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NV oek, ?flees, t bar- 8. 8. 15 31 4 46 2 49 :3 50 42 40 0 42 7 39 5 3$ o 8O e; )earts. peas, 1 yore t nay f me 9th 21st .Bat. hETR OPO LITAN COUNTIES and i tree , _GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE S 000 i Y, 27, Regent '. terloo-place, London. Capital, 100, TRIYSTEILS. ),4 1 / . n. Spencer IT, Walpole,M.P. I Richard Spo oner, Esq., MP. ,nrY Peter Fuller, Esq. E. Vansittart Neale, Esq .A.ssurance business transacted in all its ..3. Esq. i s • g . The bonus declared at th e l ast division branch of profits averaged 'lier cent, on all the premiums paid. F. FERGUSON CAMROTIX, Manager. A.D. 1720. 40YAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, (E stablished by Charter of his Majesty George the First), For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES. OFFICES —ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. BRANCH OFFICE-29, PALL-MALL. Octavius Wigram, Esq., Governor. George Pearkes Barclay, Esq., Saab-Governor.Sir. John William Lubbock, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. lII° 1,, tY Bainbridge, Esq. 1 e z : 1°11 c1 S. P. Calvert, Esq. t 11 Garrett Cattley, Esq. V. l , ard Maxwell Daniel, Esq. &Main D avidson, Esq. ZleXander Druce, Esq. v‘ert ersdale Virm. Grenfell, Esq. Afnadeus Heath, Esq. Hibbert, Esq. Oninees Ste Tewart Hodgson, Esq. ei ot Holland, Esq. ',ganef; John Manning, Esq. " e MEDICAL REFEEEE -- SEMllel Stilly. Esq., F.R.S. Mums u sual fifteen days allowed for payment of Fire rns falling d ue at Michaelmas will expire on the 14th October. Pre. D or raid LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Cor _atlon on advantageous terms. ' ,l the Life Department, assurmces are granted with P trofits, Or, at lower Premiums, Without such participation. he following table Rhparticipation 1.,.1a15t ows the lae BONUSES declared . u f p u t t o te th , e e_ember, 1855, on British Participating Policies of o ""Ir standing, for the sum of 1,000/. each. Hon. John T. Leslie Melville. Henry Nelson, Esq. Edward Howley Palmer, Esq. Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart. Alexander P. Prevost, Esq. Abraham George Robarts, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. Thomas Tooke, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. , Ag e 'Wh en 44311 red. Addition mane in 1848. Farther Addi•ion In 1855. Total Addition Per Cent. per annum on the sum Assured. Per Cent. on the Premium paid. 1'53 I'sB 1'67 I'7B 1'96 2'16 2'43 i I i t, !trivalent redactions have been made in the Premiums payable the"e Persons who preferred that form of Bonus. IV"_ fatura division of Profit will take place every Five years. si.Rin not ex ceeding 15,0001. may be insured on one life. Its Cor poration affords to th e A ssured Liberal Participation in Profits —with exemption from the liabi of partnership. A rate of Boone 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 ne a r ly a Century and a-half. JOHN A. HIGHAM, Actuary and Secretary. CVJARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 11, Lo mbard -street, London. DIR ECTORS. F RANCIS HART D YKE, Esq., Chairm an . Dixon,Stewart HENRY HULSE BERENS, Esq., Dep u ty-Ch a i rman. J ohn on Esq. Marjoribanks, Esq. Sir W, M. T. Farquha r , Bart, John Martin, Esq., M.P. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, En. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. T homson Ilankey, Esq., M.P. James Morris, Esq. John Harvey, Esq, Henry Norman, Es It. J r ,chn G. Hubbard, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. °rge Johnstone, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. 'John Labouchere, Esq. James Tuiloch, Esq. John Loch, Escl• Henry Vigue, Esq. AUDITORS. A.. H. Roberts, Esq. Henry Syk es Thornton, Es q . Lewis Lloyd, jun., Esq. I John Henry Smith, Esq. George Keys, Esq., Secretary, tNI Samuel Brown, Esq., A ctuary. Na m e DEPARTMENT.—Under the pr ov i s i ons of an Act of Par -4,' "'ent, thi s C om pany now offers t o f u t ure i nsurers Pour-fifths of I,„thP r ollts, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low Bat e of Premium Thy Participation of Profits. til e : 'text division of Profits will he declared in June, 1860, when 8 t 6 ) ",TelPating Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year - " 2 tin ' as 1859, will be allowed to share in the Profits. t the Ave divisions of Profits made by this Company, the total A:',V n arY Bonuses added to the Policies have exceeded 913 , 000 .. of 4t-,,,hrlstmas, 1854 . , the Assurances in force amounted to upwards more 1 11,1,0001. ; the Income from the Life Branch in 1854 w a s (474 00,000/. ; and the Life Assurance Fund (independe nt of the por r ,tee Capital) exceeded 1,700,0001. B td RISKS.—The Extra Premiums required for the East Ilet,',„%est Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the !ALID States of America, have been materially reduced. LIVES.--Persons who are not in such sound health as ellablu them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums, 01,Te their Lives insured at Exta Premiums. Ned granted on Life Policies to r te extent of their values, Pro titai,Bllch Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have A c ',,„c l in each case a value not under 501. ted"'GNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, received str,!glatered. fade pICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge will be ory c °licY Stamps. ls hereby g i ven, That F i re Policies which expire atMichael- Kntttsmist be renewed within fifteen days at this office, or with Mr. 1 , St. James's-street, corner of Pall-mall; or a ilh the Vold . "' l 3' s agents throughout the kingdom, otherwise they become • Los s , Caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this Company. A RGY LL ROOMS.—LAIIRENT'S CASINO, lioD ni . Great. Wi n d m ill- s t ree t , Haymarket.—The above ele-gan thti r :,;tre now op en every even i ng for the winter season, with to w `n , 3 celebrated Orchestra. Principal Cornet.a-piston, M. 4,8,,,0urt. The Proprietor begs to inform the public that th s tic"elo.onable place of resort ha 4 been entirely redecorated during the 410 4 7 boors open at half-past eight, commence at nine. Admls x.me Shilling. ......._ bh. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, ttl) 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-square. —Open (for Gentlemen 11 ( 1 'Mal 10 till 10, containing upwards of one thousand models h,.,preparations, illustrating* every part of the human frame in "I and disease, the race a men, &c. Lectures delivered at 12, kiv,and half-past 7, by Dr. G. SEXTON, ; and a new and ti';lY-interesting series of Lectures is now in course of delivery r. 'Lunt, at 4 p.m. precisely. Admission, One Shilling. eA.NTERRURY HALL, Westminster-road. —OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The celebrated HD St-4A krl' BAND, under tle direction of Herr KALOZDY, will perfo..n "r 3, epninz at 9 and 11 o' c l ock, in addition to the visual Vocal r. 4ter tainment. The following co mpany of tal en t e d V ocalists are e ? til anently engaged for the perform ance of Selections from all the (..,Pnlar Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Duots, Stc., viz. :—Mrs. J. Iplfield, Miss Brunei, Miss Sommers, an d Miss Pearse ; Sam Cowell, ghmans. S. Jo nes, T. Farrant, W. held, Caulfield, Herr F. lon `,"'nfr, Barker, Russell Grover. and P. C orr i e ; Masters E. Con- J e d , Austin, and Bennett , and Mr. T. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. R.A. , harmonium, J. Caulfield, Ju n , ; Mr. director ; I ‘ , ltUlfleid. Commence at seven o'clock precis e l y. suppers,' &c., twelve o'clock. NEW GOVERNMENT OFFICES.._ The Commissioners of Her Majesty's t 't mks and Public Build t,:ve notice that they are prepared to receive DESIGNS from Zt' r ehltects of all countrie+ for a scheme for the CO , CENTRATTON the pRINCIPA I. GOVERNMENT OFFICES on a Site lying Whitehall and the New Palace at Westminster ; and also e s iens for t% o "landings wt"ch her Majesty's Government have 4°te..nined to erect forthwith, as parts of such general scheme— e for the Department of the Secretaty of State for Foreign Affairs, e other for the Secretary of State for War. LilaPiens of the ground, together with a statement of the Frew - toms other particulars, Nvill be forwarded to Architects on applira• s '°4 by letter addressed to me, at this office. ALFRED AUSTIN, Secretary. Office of Works, &c., Whitehall, Sept. 20, 1856. 9REY HAIR RESTORED to its ORIGINAL r . COLOUR with ease, safety. and certainty alsoe PATENT ."LVANIC COMBS and BRUSHES, which arean unfailing li:, t , l ' e-4 3 - for nervous headache and all neuralgic affections. Illus. ',. t Ed pamphlets," stamps. Hair becomes Grey, anmed 1 1 post for four Neuralgia, and all Rheumaticaffections Aro . , Perfectly eradicated by the Patent Galvanic Flesh Brushes, the -oo . kis s% safe, simple, and efficient galvanic instruments extant : patro il ed by the faculty. Offices :—F. M. HERRING, 32, Basinghall- I f i. , e t- Agents ild. South Gallery, Crystal Palace ;g a -- voiy and ki" ° re ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond-street ; Godfrey and Cooke, Conduit- Z, l *cet ; Belittle, 12, Ticliborne• street ; Twinberrow, 2, Edwards 6r(rt, P ortman-squre ; Saunders, 315 B, Winter, 205, and Kennedy, O xford -street ; Ross, tt , ird 119, 13ishopsgate-street ; Riminell, Ger -street Soho ; Worn, 17, Dawson-street, and Birch, I, Moles ,._...______orth-street. Dublin. Sold by all chemists and perftimers of repute. . 4 NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN THE SCIENCE t' OF MEDICINE. de atent Offi ce S eal of Great Britain. Diplome d'Ecole PhatinaciesTienria. Pharmacien de Paris. Imperial College of Medicine, , „ T RIESE MAR No, I, 2, and' 3, prepared in the form of a ioz o e c n k g e e t i,''''olil of taste or smell, and can be carried in the waistcoat p by °1( 1 In Vin cases, divided into separate doses, as administered 'all:lean, Lallemand, Roux, Ricord, &c., F.:c. RIESEMAR No. 1 is a Remedy for RE - ft, LAXAtION, SPER NIATORRIT(EA, and all the distressing tz r t i ),sequences arising from early abuse, indiscenainate excesses, or O p iiOg residence in hot climates. It has restored bodily and sex , u re l -- rin re ..Nth and vigour to thousands of , "ebilitated individuals who and‘ N,,,Vin the enjoyment of health and the Functions of Manhood_ 1 .. ~,. itiltever may be the cause for D ISQUALIFICATIONS for 31 1 " —tll-1, they are effectually subduel by this Wonderfvl DISCOVery• TRIESEMAR No. 11., e tl. r eettial lY, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely f 4,llcates all traces of Conorrhcea, both in its mild and aggravated i?. 1.41 ,, e B , Gleets, St r i ctures, Irritation of the Bladder, Non-retention of ‘,(), Pains of the L o i ns and Kidneys, and those disorders which .1.4 . )41 v 1 and Cuhebs hI of th e health of a ave so long een thought an antidote for, to the ' vast portion cm the populatio n . 1,,,5,, 0 , TRIM 4EMAIt N o . 111 ., e great Continental Remedy for Syphilis and Secondary SymP - K!,n It also constitutes a certain cure for Scurvy, Scrofula, and all z,,,aneos Eruptions, removing and expelling in its course all cortup -4.!_,01 it from the vital stream, as altogether to eradicate 14 'airs of disease, and capell it With the insensible perspiration 1,,,... (41 th the medium of the pores of the skin and urine, and is a "2'er-failing 3 - clued}, for that cla.ss of disorders unfortunately li'7,..klitgltsli Physician treats with Mercury, of ellnevitable destruc : of the patient's constitution, and which all the s ar:Aparilla in ,Iverld cannot restore. Price I Is., or four cases in one for 335,, which saves I Is., and in Si. '",.74esi whereby there Is a saving of 1/. I 2s. To be had wholesale and 'ots.l.l in Loudon, of Johnson, 68, Cernhill; Hannay and Co., 63, Ox rd-street ; Sanger, 150, Oxford -street ;R. 11. Ingham, druggist, 46, -2,llarket-street, Manchester; H. Bradbury, boo' seller Deansgte, 1 olton ; J. Priestly, chemist, 51, Lord.street, Liverpool; Powell, hookseller, 15, Westmorelendsstreet, Dublin ; Winuall, bookseller, elai-afzeet, Hirmibgliam. REA T WESTERN RA ILWA Y.— the 12 CIIEAP EXCURSION to Bath an d Br i stol .— On SUNDAY , i e th Oct., a Train will leave. Paddin g ton at 7.45 a.m., returnin g dllC'a evenin ,from Bristol at 6.30, and Bath at 7 o'clock. Fares nstol, Its. and es. ; Bath, 9s. and ss. No luggage allowed. EA T 137 F, TFR.N RAT T, NV A I' 4T -, it i ri , -111,011. ;ve Ith, at m., returning on the tol.ornn^: 31- nday from 5,4 5 el pt 'nhaln at 5 p.m. : Gloucester, 5.15 ; Stroud, 5.35 ; Cirencester, ten 8 . --- Cirencester and Stroud, 9s. and 51. ; Gloucester and Cbel- RE . p aeu a rn. 10s. and 6s. Each passenger will be allowed one small "age of luggage only. "-....._ u r REAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- Cheap Excursion to Cbippenham, Melksham, Trowlnicl7, 114 8tb le o ,11 .3 r, Frome, Bruton, Castle Carey, and Yeovil.—A Train will 04 theaddington on SATURDAY, the I Ith Oct., at 6 p.m., returning pcitofollowing Monday, from Yeovil at 4 p.m. ; Castle Carey, 4.20 ; kep. n, 4 .30 • Frome, Westbury, 5.5 ; Trowbi.dge, 5.15 ; "Alien, 5.2 ' 8 and Chippenham, 5.45. Troyh ip , FARES. and Melksham . • trtit o rl 4' o , Westbury, and F rome l os. Od . .. Gs.. Od. t eo , l ll and Castle Carey ......... ' • • Passenger will be allowed one small package of luggage only. -----..._ IPITE LONDON and WESTMINSTER BANK tatl t , i ssues Circular Notes of 10/. each, payable at every r e, are piece in Europe. These Notes are issued without chargf, and re, :re cashed abroad free of commission.. The Bank also issues, Hof c harge, Letters of Credit on all the principal cities and tovi iq 4 1 ,12 1 ? e• The Letters of Credit are issued on ly a t th e Head °lice Oill e ,„""ury. The Circular Notes may be obtained at th e H ea d Lothbury, or at any of the Branches, viz.:— IV ir am estiplaster Branch....James's-square. bury ditto ....214, , High Holborn. outhwark ditto .... 3, Wellington-street, Borough. Eastern ditto .. • • 87, High-street, Whitechapel. kar ylebone ditto •... 4, Stratford-place, O x f or d- s t ree t. , n , .. l'enl Pie-bar ditto .... 217, Strand. ti i ;oe rate of Interest allowed on deposits of 5001. and upwards, at auk or any of Its Branches. Is now FIVE per cent. J. W. GILBART, General Manager. t, sw-a:11111111111:2-'2:41: t(.: • 4--" 7 4, " -<„• 7 : 7 771-7' , stfrl • 4.. t r Nava] and fitilitary Intalligence • 4 QUI - 34 S ~a4„,„.„1 " 8; 4 • 4 77:- 4 t1 3 4 111k; V 7-' . N.. .DIE — p Yesterday morning a detachment of 112 non-coranika sinned officers and men belonging to the 19th and 82d ReeinieLts, with a draught of the Rifle Brigade, left St. Kery's barrack'e, Chatham, for Fort Pitt, where they were medic a lly i ns p ec t e d by D r . J. R. Taylor, C. 8., an order having been received at the invalid establishment, Chatham, for the discharge of those non-commissioned officers and men who were considered unfit for further order for their cb a p u e la n tu si , o from e has service. The troops inspected yesterday were a ll C r i mea men sufferi ng f rom wounds, or b e i ng otherwise dis abled, an d each man wears the Crimean medal with two and three clasps, several having 15 or 20 years' ser v i ce . The whol e of them will he discharged as soon a s th e vali'dhedtp depot, of th e Medical Staff Corps, upwards of 500 rl ch b e e l e s u ea forwarded The Hospital. to the in strong, now stati one d at Chef;ham, under the command of Brevet-Major S. G. Bunbury, are in expectation of being removed front that garrison to Southampton, at which stetion it is expected the Government will Ex the head-quarters. The e bi to be no increase to the strength nt this carps, which has bsen lately reduced, owing to a number of men having been discharged, and in addition to which 53 men are now waiting to receive their discharge. Capt. Knox's Company of the 9th Battalion, rind Capt. Locgton's Company of the 13th Battalion Royal Artil lery were inspected ye=sterday in front of head -quarters, Woolwich, by Major-General Sir W. F. Williams, Com mandant of the Garrison and Staff, on their return from Itelan having Pullen, l I e inn tow four new gun -b ea t s f rom th e eastwar d. , arrived he The Salamander, 6, paddle-sloop, Command er M echam , having shipped the wh o le o f her cargo of st ores, medi cines, beddings, &c., f o r th e sufferers from ch o l era at Madeira, left Portsmouth harbour yesterday after noon, and sailed direct for her destination. The Dee t Portsmouthadd l paddle-sloop, sl o o y p e , s tor d blaster-Commanderay afternoon, The Drago n , 6, na ddl e • s l oo p, C apt . W. H. Stewart, C. 8., w en t out o f P ortsmouth har b our yester d ay, an d anchored a t S p i t h ea d to ta k e i n powder and shot pr i or to leaving fo r h er d est i nat i on. The Fox, 42, converted into a screw steam storeship, went out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday to test her machinery. It is reported to have worked satisfactorily. The Industry steam storeship sailed yesterday morn ing from Portsmouth for Devonport with Royal Marine artillery and stores. The Amphitrite, 24, fitting as a coastguard ship for Newhaven, was taken into the fitting basin at Ports mouth yesterday to be docked. The Rhea Silvia transport, Captain Silvia, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday with 25 men of the polioe of Scutari, who were under the command of General Storks, and were the last of the British to leave.Scutari. She also brought five women and three children ; all the passengers being under the medical orders of Staff-sur geon Fairburn. This vessel brings some medical stores, fire-engines, &0., from the hospitals at Scutari. The Powerful, 84, and the Leander, 50, both of which vessels were recently paid off at Chatham, having been stripped and dismasted, have been placed in ordinary in the Medway, and attached to the Chatham division of that fleet of vessels. The Resistance, Government troopship, Com. J. T. Russell, is to be paid off. The following transports have arrived at Woolwich since Saturday—The Irene and Andover, laden with me dical comforts; the Preciesa, with 200 tons of land trans - port and hospital stores and 1,000 bags of bread; the Medium, No. 104, with powder, military clothing, blan kets, &c.; the Foster, with shot, shell, and guns ; the Riverdale, with ammu n iti on ; an d the Andover C. 223, Capt. Peterson, has brought 80 casks of wine, a number of iron tubes, blankets, 900 bed boards, sundry casks of ale, vinegar, whisky, potash water, sherry, Marsala, port nine, lime juice, &c. The ireightship Wigrams is em barking 44 tons of Ordnance stores and timber from Woolwich Arsenal for St. Helena, and will sail from St. Katherine's Docks. [PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD• r wise to collect together all the sewage and the rain• fall, and instead of at once passing it into the river near where it fell, to take it in a covered sewer for thirty miles to the sea. The withdrawal of that rainfall alight have a prejudicial effect on the Thorne's, and might at some future time be brought as a serious charge against them. In this matter be believed they might rest on the judgment of Mr. Bazalgette, their engineer, and therefore he (Mr. Seeley) leaned to the side of economy by adopting the cheaper and safer mode. Mr. Dour,ToN said he should move an amendment to this motion, and at some length contended that if this motion was agreed to, and they went up to Governrnent with the plan, it would be returned to them, like their former one, for it was not in compliance with the terms of the act of Parliament. The 135th section of the act of Parliament which they were called upon to carry sot, said that the sewage should not be discharged within the metropolitan area, and yet they proposed to go up with a plan that did not meet those terms of the act of Parliament. He concluded by moving as an amendment, "That this, board, having had under their consideration the 135th section of the Metropolis Local Management Act, together with the interpretation put upon its words by Mr. Austin's letter of 2d July, 1856, and by the clerk, in his opinion delivered to the board on the 22d of July, 1856, is not prepared to approve of any plan for the drainage of the metropolis which would permit any part of the sewage thereof to flow or pass into the River Thames, or return within the limits of theirjurisdic tion." Mr. Howe seconded the amendment, and was in favour of discussing the entire question whether they should go at once to Sea Reach., ;It they adopted-the plan proposed by Mr. Carpmael, and they went up with it to Government, he believed that it would be returned to them, wad they would be again "snubbed," as they had been before. Mr. WARE said he had heard it stated that whatever plan was adopted a certain portion of the sewage must ind its way into the Thames, and if that was so, the objection conveyed in the words of the amendment would apply to all schemes that might be proposed. The CHAIRMAN said that it could not be supposed in cases of storm and overflow rainfall that all sewage could be kept out of the Thames ; and thought if the amend ment was carried that it would tie up the hands of the board from adopting any plan whatever. Therefore he thought the amendment was one that could not be put. Tee amendment was then, by leave, withdrawn. Mr. WILKINSON' thought, considering the difficulty that existed as to the terms of the act of Parliament, that before finally adopting any plan, they should have au interview with the Chief Commissioner of Works, to ascertain his interpretation of the terms of the act of Parliament. Mr. LESLIE said that few persons appeared to under stand the words of the 135th section of the act, for by the first part of the clause they were required to make sewers to carry away the sewage, and by the last part of it to make other sewers to carry off the drainage and rain overflow. He wished to ask the legal adviser of the board whether that was not the proper interpretation of the act ? The CLERK (Mr. Woolrych) did not consider that the board were called upon to make two sets of sewers, but were left to their discretion, and to enable them to do so the Legislature had conferred upon them large powers, and, in addition to main sewers, to form collateral sewers to effect that object. Mr. Davis opposed the resolution, and objected alto gether to any scheme for going under the Thames. Mr. Deputy HARRISON was willing to take the opinion of their own engineer, as set forth in pa ge 8 o f hi s re port, in which he said—" I am still, after mature con sideration, of opinion that the second proposition, or the extension of the outfalls to Halfway Reach, would fully satisfy the requirements of the Legislature, and be effec. tive in a sanitary point of view, as already explained in my former reports upon this subject. This plan would not greatly increase the engineering difficulties in execut ing the works ; ana, as regards expenditure, it presents considerable advantages over any of the other plans. The extension to Long Reach appears also to meet the required object, in a sanitary point of view, although the outfall would not be so remote from habitations as that at Halfway Reach ; and if the former is objected to, it becomes questionable whether this will be con sidered sufficiently advantageous to justify an increased expenditure of upwards of three-quarters of a million." If the plan was adapted a B it would serve all the requirements of the public, and save an enor mous expense, and therefore he was at issue with those gentlemen who wished to carry the sewage down to either Margate, Worthing, or Brighton. It they were to carry the outfall to Mucking-creek, in Essex, it would be most unfair to the inhabitants of the city of London that those works should 64 done at tIA is outap..ne_ it the inhabitant, of Essex were to have the benefit of the drainage, they ought in common fairness to contribute something to the expense. Alter souse further observa tions, he said that he was in favour of the point of out fall being at B on the plan, which went three miles lower down the river than the limits of the metropolis, and he hoped that it would be adopted. Mr. SAVAGE moved an amendment to the effect that the ()titian for the sewage should be at a point that was not within the limits of the metropolis. Mr. BRISTOW, seconded the amendment, and in doing so said he regretted that a motion he submitted on a former occasion was negatived, which was that the chairman and several members of the board should wait upon the Chief Commissioner of Works and ascertain what were his views upon this subject, for if they went on discussing a plan which the Government would not sanction they would only be wasting their time, and that they would not only have the vox populi, but their own consciences against them. Their own clerk had given his opinion as to the point proposed, in which he had said that if the sewage was discharged iu Halfway Reach it would be a "close shave." Such being the legal opi nion of their officer, it was his (Mr. Bristowe's) belief h expenseich should f a b e large effectual and and effi cient that if they adopted that close sh ave th e i r p l ans would he sent back to them. He did not b e li eve t h at the public system would o o f b j s e e c u t , tora sewerage w e relieve the Thames from its present impurities. Mr. TURNER supported the resolution, and said that he was surprised to hear persons urge that Erith, Gravesend, and other towns would be injured by the works proposed. Did not all the sewerage of London go by Erith and Gravesend now, and could they make it worse than it was at preseat ? Why, by the contem plated works Erith, Gravesend, and Tilbury would be benefited, inasmuch as they would not have a particle more sewage past Erith than they had at present, and that it would be diluted with a much larger amount o water. The freight-ship Nautilus is being laden with Ordnance stores from Woolwich Arsenal for Bermuda, and has likewise a number of cabin passengers. Tho 16. gun screw steam-sloop Fawn, launched on Thursday at Deptford, arrived at Woolwich yesterday incrning, and was taken into the fitting basin to have her engines, of 100-horse power, and machinery applied. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty : W. H. Parker, master, to the Devastation ; Jehn Molloy, second-master, to the Starling ; Edward d'Auvergne, James Wade (B), and W. B. C. Christy, surgeons (additional), to the Boscawen ; Edwd. Sexton and Daniel O'Sullivan, acting•assistant- surgeons , t o th e Boscawen ; Richard Evans, assistant-surgeon, to the Formidable. W. Johnson, C. R. Wilkinson, G. H. Allen, and V. F. Johnson, second masters, w,re yesterday pro moted to be masters. THE AMERICAN FRIGATE MERRIMAC. The local variation of compasses on board ships is a matter of the most serious consequence, and of the greatest interest. It Las been already stated in The Sun that such variation is prevented on board the United States rserew steam filgete mei rimae, now lying in South ampton Water, by three magnets. Each of these mag nets is about 2 feet long, a little more than one inch in width, and about three-quarters of an inch in thickness. One of the magnets is placed immediately under the icompass on the upper deck, its direction being fore and aft. •Another is placed under that one in the same direction, and is fastened to the ceiling of the main deck. The third is fastened to the same ceiling, about 4 feet distant on the larboard side, and its direction is athwart the ship, so that it is at right angles with the other two magnets. The invention of this contrivance for counter acting local variation is due to Capt. Morris, the com mander of an American coasting steamer, and is much in use in United St a t es merc h ant ships ; but the Merri mac is the first man-of-war in which it has been tried. The Americans have done away with the old-fashioned cutlass fur sailors, and the substitute for it is a straight, short Roman sword, adapted to cut and thrust, and is an exceedingly bandy and formidable weapon in boarding, where fighting men are crowded together. Both the Mini° rifle and Brown Bess are on board the Merrimac, and the men are armed also with pistols, and the officers with revolvers ; 130-pound and other heavy shot can be thrown from the enormous guns of the Merrimac, with good aim, upwards of two miles, and would do terrible execution that distance. The lug on which the gun-lock works on Dehlgren's guns is cast with the gun, and there is a spare lug which could be easily made available should any damage be done to the one in use, Every one of the guns on board the frigate has the elev a ti ng screw. The gu n carr i ages are th French pattern ; they have only wheels forward, and the hinder part rests on the deck, and acts like a break to prevent too great a recoil in firing. The hinder part of the carriages is as sisted forward again by roller handspikes. The shells used on board the frigate have an improved fusee, which cause them to burst with great accuracy. The head of the mop used for sponging out the guns is made with bristles, which is a great improvement on the old sheep. skin sponge. Flogging has been done away with in the American navy for 4or 5 years past. The punishments resorted to on board the frigate are solitary confinement, reduction to the next inferior rate, deprivatio n o f lib er t y on shore, extra police duties, and loss of pay. The fri gate's crew have fresh meat and bread now they are in harbour, each man being allowed llb of meat a day. They have beef four times and pork three times a week. There is divisional exercise of guns on board on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. On Mondays general exercise of guns takes place, and on Saturdays there is exercise at fire quarters, when every movement is gone through, as if a fire were on board. The arrange ments in case of fire are very complete. The force pumps and fire hose are kept in the most perfect readiness: 1 The windlasses and capstans do not appear to have the improvements that are to be seen on board Bri tish men-of-war. Dinner tables for seamen have not been introduced into the American navy, and the men still sit on the decks to eat their meals. The seamen of the Merrimac have a small library ; they are also getting np theatrical amusements, and forming among themselves a choir of Ethiopian singers. The same order, quietness, and cleanliness are to be observed on board of her as are noticed in English line-of-battle ships. Admiral the Earl of Hardwicke and other naval officers have visited the American frigate, and have examined her with the iAtmost minuteness and interest. The following is her list of e2cers :—" A captain, seven lieutenants, one master, one surgeon, one past assistant-surgeon, one as sistant surgeon, one purser, a captain and lieutenant of marines, four past midshipmen, and four midshipmen. There is no chaplain on board. The captain is bound by law to have Divine service at suitable times and places, but he is not limited to any particular form of worship. On board the Merrimac, however, as in board most American ships of war, the Church of Engl an d service is re a d. Th e off i cers of the Merrimac have been elect ed honorary members of the Southampton Club during t h e stay of the frigate at the port of Southampton. A" to per sons are allowed to visit the frigate, American republican notions to admit by tickets•expected make any distinction between persons. It from that a small steamer will run to the Merrimac should there Southampton for the convenience of visitors, be any continuance of fine weather. _ as it is contraz to Mr. LESLIE said of all the transparent fallacies he had ever heard uttered, the speech just delivered by the hon. member for Hampstead was the most so, for his argu ment was that although they might have the same amount of sewage past Grays and Gravesend there was a great difference in having it pent up in an enormous reservoir of 15 acres, and discharged in two hours, to having it passing gradually at all hours of the tide. It had been said that they had got three miles beyond the metropolitan area, but, having recently measured it, he was prepared to say that taken in a direct line it was only five-eighths of a mile below that area. He would ask the inhabitants of Hampstead, who returned the hon. member, if they were prepared to support him in the enormous expense that would be incurred in taking the rainfall into the sewers, which added 105 per cent. to the entire estimates of Mr. Bazalgette? The present plan would merely create an enormous cesspool at a cost of five millions, which they would never be able to raise under the authority of the present act ofFarliament, and in conclusion he hoped, as the only safe course, that they would negative Mr. Carpmael's resolution. The CH2,1114101 then put the question, when there ap peared— For the amendment - 14 Against it l7-3 Mr. CHELLIN then moved, as another amendment, " that the deodorising works recommended by the en gineer at Barking-creek be adopted" but this amend- ment was not persevered in. Mr. WRIGHT said he should vote for the motion on the ground that scientific men at the present day had not made up their minds as to what should be done with sewage manure. Until that cptestion was determined it would be impossible for them to say whether or not they should carry the outfall line down the river. Thu CHAIRMAN then put the original motion, when there appeared— For the motion l5 Against it The motion was therefore negatived. Mr. IRVINE then rose to move the subject of which he generally had given notice, which was fur the purpose of freeing the Thames from offensive sewage matter, and prepar ing the same for apTiceitural purposes. In support Of made of the public sewers, c h o is w t; e ie m a n s et h i e t p h r e o p d r u e e 6 e:d i lt u l:g document, which and the it judicious conclusions to which some persons had rushed in the abolition of cesspools. The offensive matter, it was alleged, might be removed in the night by means of waggons from collecting sumptzi, and con vered into sewage manure for fertilising purposes, which could not now be don e w h en it was 111i:cid and dtiu:ed with raiufali and subsoil water, Ho coneitLied by moving " thot the wiginoer directed to report whe ther, j , id;;tnent, any practical 'nouns can be adopt ed for ti3o purpo ,, e of diverting tLe oansivo eeaage matter tile Thames other than those pointed out in his r,?v , rt." DAvis st,condet; the mo'.ion. f -al,l that he had lately s Lel PA a:id 1.1 ;.thorn luquirtd as to what was done with the scwai - o of f tat city, Ho . I,;und that is was itinoved tic:u . ies at ..61eraille to the il,ha'ui tal!ts, cafe of it was a.; but unptokluctive. put nod negatived. Th e )urno . shortly b:!fors 5 o'clock weLk. taken by Mr. THE LONDON COFFEE AND EATING HOUSE IKE E p Erts , —Yesterday eveni t g the BENEVOLENT A SSOCIATION. committee of this association, with a number ot their friends, assembled on the occa6ion of their annual su pper a ff t a F rd r i e u e g n:as th o e ns' president Tavein, of T t h :e_ c_ehoaci;t7ya s fo r the current year, who was supported by Mr. Kirton, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hammond, S. There weie upwards.of forty gen tlemen present. After the entertainment. which was on a most liberal scale, ayd excellently horved, the chairman proposed ~ Th. Queer,, Prince A!bert, Alb eit P r i nce of iWinauileesd'i:tiiedlytthllowrest the Royal Family," w hi c h wag ed by " Prosperity to the Coffee and Eating House Keepers sx) A —ciation. ' Mr. KirLon then : tae's ..The President of th e past year, Mr. Baker, " and t ri doing so pressnted to that gentleman, on behalf of the committee, A ‘ , l ritt(-11 testimonial of his valuable ser vices to the 'association during his term of office—an acknowledgment which was manifestly most cordially opresent. Mr. Baker having briefly returnedicr td ii thanks,Mr. ogers proposed the health 0f l'ilr. Herding, th e president ; and Mr. Lawson, the vice curi by all president, of th e inetituzion. The Chairman and Mr- Lawson respectively returned thanks. Among the r e- B maiiiing toasts ware "The past Presidents of the Asso ciation," no le ss t h an s i x of whom were present; The Tr easurer, Mr. Rirten, and the Committee a nd M r. gnat;" The proceedings of "The Secretary, Mr. Roere," etc. the evening were highly satisfactory, and could hardly " Tho Press ;" "The Visitors and Mr. Shaw;" fail to conduct, indirectly at leapt, to the prosperity of the excellent ikrAitution with which they were connected. NEW LIBRARY AND M USEUM AT LIVERPOOL. -- The prize of 150 g u i neas o ff ere d b y t h e town c ouncil of Liverpoul for the be s t desi g n for s new-library and !nuseurn has been awarded to Mr. Allow, of Thcrnhill chambers, St, atiartin's-lane, and the second prize of 100 guineas to Mr. Holmes, of Bury—bath bubject to the opinion of the surveyor as to whether these desigris can ho executed for 20,001. LONDO'N, TUE,sDAY EVI4.I4NING, OCTOBER 7, 1856. (N o. 20,064) PUBLICATIONS. MRS. 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They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be disti ngu i shed from the original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever b e f ore used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that arcs:u3SC, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastic tiu 2l .Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mastication.-52, Pleet-stiect. At hems from ten till five. ROYAL BRITISH BA &K'. Last night a meeting of the depositors in the Royal British Bank was held at St. Martin'e Hell, for the pur pose of receiving the report of the committee appointed on Friday, the sth Sept. ; Mr. J. Wyld in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said that cireemstances had arisen since the last meeting which had induced the committee to think it desirable to call the depositors together to lay before them a statement of their past traneactions, and to take their instructions as to their future conduct. He would now read the report that bad been drawn up by the committee for the approval of the meeting. The chairman then read the report, which was as follows : " The committee appointed to watch over the interests of the depositors of the Royal British Bank find it desir able that they should lay before the body of depositors the present position of the depositors, and the necessity of a strong and continued effort for the preservation and resti tution of their property. At the last meeting it was re ported that an application had been made upon the part of some of the shareholders to Vice-Chancellor Kindersley for an order to wind up the affairs of the Royal British Bank, under the Joint-stock Companies Winding-up Act of 1848 and 1849. The application was made at Bury St. Edmunds on the 24th of Sept., and an order was made by Vice- Chancellor Kindersley for the winding-up on all four appli cations. Mr. Linde, a solicitor, attended on behalf of the depositors, and requested that he might be allowed to re present them in the proceedings and protect their interests. The directors of the bank opposed the order for winding up, and wished the affairs of the bank to be wound up under a committee of management. In consequence of the order then obtained, Messrs. Chilton and Burton, of 7, Chancery-lane, who are the solicitors for Mr. Mee, and Messrs. Amory, Travers, and Smith, of 25, Moorgate-street, the solicitors for Lieut.-Gen, Aitchison and others, pro posed Mr. Harding, of Lothbury, as the official manager ; and the judge has nominated Mr. Harding the interim manager; and advertisements are imbed for the appoint ment of the official manager at the chambers of the judge, 3, Stone-buildings, Lincoln's-inn, on Monday next, Oct. 13 ; and the advertisement states that all parties interested are entitled to attend and offer proposals and objections to any such appointment. Since the last meeting of deposi tors, the chairman and Mr. Taylor, deputed by the com mittee, have waited upon Mr. Coleman, who had prepared the statement of the accounts of the bank, and who, before the appointment of the interim manager, kindly gave them every information in his power, and he has stated that he is assured of an available dividend to the depositors of I2s. in a short period, and that ho was prepared to carry out an arrangement for a composition with the crc liters, if they approve of it. Mr. Coleman has promised to attend this meeting and to state his views to the depositors. And on the 2d of October the chairman received the fol lowing letter : " In the matter of the Joint-stock Companisi Winding-up Acts 1848 and 1849, and of the Royal British Bank. "`4, Lothbury, London, Oct. 2,185 G. " Sir,—l shall be glad to see you at your earliest con venience relative to the claims of the depositor.) of the Royal British Bank. " Will you favour me with an appointment?—l am, sir, yours most obediently, " R. P. HARDING, Interim Manager. " 'James Wyld, Esq., Charing -cross.' Tho chairman attended the next day, Oct. 3, and saw Mr. Harding, who then stated that ho had bean appointed the interim manager by Vice-Chancellor Kindorsley, and that he intended to conduct the affairs of the Royal British Bank without reference to the interests of the solicitors; and as an earnest of his intentions he had issued forms for the proof of the debt of the depositors, and that, ac cording to his powers under the act, he intended himself to carry the proofs before the judge, and that he would thereby save the estate the expenses of the attorneys' charges, which he estimated would, under the former practice of winding up joint-stock companies, have amounted to 6,000/. or 7,0001,; that he found the claims against the bank to be 6,000 in number; that he proposed to commence taking the proofs of debt at the Strand branch on Bth October next, and as he estimated that he could not receive more than 300 claims on each day, it would be the end of this month before the proofs of the deposit credi tors' claims would be completed ; that during the same time he should be preparing to carry before the Vice Chan cellor a list of the contributor., according to the Stamp office list, but that with all despatch he could not declare a dividend before the and of the year ; that, with the in formation at that time before him, ho could not declare a dividend of more than ss. in the pound at the end of the year 1856 ; and that his impression was that the whole affairs of the bank, under the ordinary course could not be wound up under two years, but that he was prepared to ob tain advances on the securities of the bank, and that, if the depositors would accept a composition of 15s. in the pound, he would pay a dividend of ss. in the pound in the month of December, 1856, and issue promissory notes under the authority of the Court of Chancery for the payment of ss. in the pound at the end of six months, and ss. in the pound at the end of 12 months. Hitherto the efforts of the committee have been to effect some arrange ment for the settlement of the affairs of the bank, and the speedy repayment of the moneys of the depositors upon a re s a e dg t t le C ne a a o eb u si u o ttlrdhtfayerdori neither ov e f tf n fah C rn d eo h c l nlyade shareholders,ni f b rteoe a herc s re i tya basis, and r;isarhemnc otiht croaar s ttvsb v hhe i l neeo t thfheseateohurhymratearhmenbtahghiadtoenetllmidni:eenynrnrt shareholders v roafea e pvrt n noeo t dmst i im o otyi n aoasonadun o yyer, f just and friendly basis, and without the intervention of t ah h h a n committee are fearful that, acting under the advice of soli citors who are looking to make large bills of costs out of the estate, and desiring, if possible, to avail themselves of lega technicalities to evade their liabiiity to the depositors, they aro anxious to throw the winding up of the bank into the Court of Chancery, and to obtain the nomination of individuals to conduct the winding -up who may be friendly to their interests, and who, by delaeing the divi sion of the assets and the speedy enforcement of contri betious from the shareholders, may protect the interests of the shareholders, to the sacrifice, if not the total destruc tion, of the rights of the deposit creditors. And your committee would call attention to the fact that the bank stopped payment on 3d Sept., and every act on the part of the directors and shareholders has been that of delay, and that, according to present appearances, no progress will be made until after the appointment of the official manager, on the 13th October—a period of five weeks since the stoppage of the bank. That Mr. Coleman, who from his high position would have had the confidence of the depo sitors, and who had made himself completely acquainted with the state of the affairs of the Royal British Bank, is not permitted to become the interim manager, but another gentleman is appointed, and who up to Friday last had not received from Mr. Coleman the detailed statement of the bank affairs, but merely a balance-sheet of the ac counts ; whereas Mr. Coleman, who is perfectly acquainted with the whole matter, could have entered upon the winding -up immediately, and thereby saved at least a fortnight's delay —a delay fatally ruinous to some of the depositors. At the same time the committee cannot, in justice to Mr. Harding, refrain from stating that they can have no other objection to his appointment, excepting that he is the nominee of the interested shareholders, and that he must necessarily occupy some time in acquainting him self with the affairs of the bank. And your committee call upon the depositors to assist them in their appeal to the Vice - Chancellor that they shall be duly represented before the judge, and that they should be fully entitled to, at least, an equality of representation with the shareholders in all matters relating to the Royal British Bank ; for they sub mit that the winding -up of an ordinary joint-stock-com pany differs in all its elements from the proposed winding up of the Royal British Bank, not only from the magni tude of the transactions to be dealt with, but also from the different position of the deposit creditors of the bank to the ordinary trading creditors of ajointstock company. In the instance of an ordinary joint stock company the creditor has not entrusted the company with his whole capital, and has only credited the company with a small amount com pared with his property; but as the operation of the bank was carried on in the districts of Lambeth, the Borough, Islington, and Virhitechapol, not before subject to banking iandn are reduced ey ah to should ldruin be and fully d u fu operations, the d eposit creditors of the British Bank, in a majority of i ns t ances, have entrusted the Royal Bank with t t t h o e n i t w h h e whole areca p o i f t a o 1 p , io n ae that t repre sented b e f ore th e Vi ce-Chancellor, and before the officialmanager, y e r s e t p i t re manager, that th e y may b e enabled to influence once the speedy distribution of the assets, and the prompt enforcement of the contributions required for the payment of tho credi tors, because it cannot be doubted that unless the judge will take more than an ordinary interest in the . failure, and that the official manager will use calamitous use more than the ordinary exertion in winding-up the estate, the trade of large districts in the metropolis will bo seriously da maged, a l arge amount of the working classes will be de pi-wed of employment, and many industrious persons re duced to pov er t y and want. And the committee re f that unfortunately th e i nterests of the shareholders adversea to the interests of the depositors; that the ehareholdere may seek for delay by litigation and eb,tructieus, vihilst the depositors seek for the immediate return of the moneys with which they intrusted the deliuquent coreoretion ; and it must be recollected that since the establishment of the bank the shareholders have received largo dividends upon their shares ; that they possessed the power, if they had chosen to exercise it, of investigating into the affairs, of the bank ; that they have failed to do so ; and that the failure of the bank has arisen from the want of due care and inquiry upon the part of the shareholders; whereas the depositors, receiving the statements presented to their half-yearly meetings, awl sanctioned by the approval of the shareholders, as true and faithful reports, have tpon these statements, entrusted the corporation with their property. If, therefore, there is any preference in the choice of the individual or individuals to protect the future interests of the creditors, it should be given to the depositors, and not to those who have failed in their duties towards their creditors and themselves. The committee have also taken an office in the City, 10, Lombard-street, at which a clerk will attend from ten a.m. to four p.m, to receive communications and to answer the inquiries of the depo sitors. They are also ondeavouring, ae.thev now possess a list of the depositors, to effect an organisation by which they can at once communicate with every depositor; and they are also taking the necessary steps to ascertain the ability of the shareholdels to pay the claims of the deposi tors, and the result of their present information is, that ample means exist amongst the shareholders for the repay ment of all the moneys of the' depositors. Theinterim ma nager has issued forms in which he asks the depesitors if they will accept a composition. It is for them to deter mine if they will await the realisation of the funds neces sary for their full zepayment ; or, if it be pohsible; that an arrangement be made by which they will accept a compo sition for their debts. " R. TAYLOR, " A. POLICES, H. MITCHELL, J. ROBERTS, G. J. RAIN, H. S. GITTING, W. WAKLEY, G. E. HEALY, - IL RICHARDSON, WM. PLOTHIER." That was the report of the committee, and 4iTozw - moved its adoption, but before he sat down he wished to offer a few observations. Most of those present, no doubt, had. received a letter from the intsuim manager, which they were required to fill up and' address to him, stating at the bottom whether they were willing to receive a compo sition or required to be paid in cash. Now, before they did that therewere two questions for themto consider. Upwards of five weeks had elapsed since the suspension of the bank, but as yet no action had been taken by the directors for re payment of money to the depositors, or to relieve them from their distresscs. Instead of that they had been entirely silent, and although they had shown every anxiety, the di rectors had evinced no disposition whatever to meet them. He had received a number of anonymous letters threatening them that if they did not accept anything that they could get, that they would get nothing ; but they world learn that they were not to be intimidated by such documents from taking the course that they had previously deter mined upon. Now, before they accepted a composition, or before they paid any attention to such intimidations, let them look to see what the state of the bank was, an d whether they would accept a composition or not. If they did, out of what element °Light that composition to be paid ? Mr. Coleman was hero that night, and could answer for himself. At a meeting of the shareholders of the Royal British Bank, held he thought on the 20th of Sept., it was stated that the assets of the bank amounted to 288,6481. be. lid., and the liabilities amounted to 539,30/., that 288,6481. being exclusive of the Welch coal works. Amongst the shareholders were many individuals of large property, who could afford to pay either 501. or 801. upon each share, and it would be for them to consider before they left that room to-night whether they would accept a composition or not. Tho object the committee had in calling them toge ther was twofold. First, to ascertain their sentiments in respect to the appointment of an official manager who would thoroughly do justice to both parties, to the inte rests of the depositors as well as the shareholders. The ether object was to ascertain if they were disposed to re ceive a composition for their debts, and if possible to ob tain a standing before Vice-Chancellor Kindersley, when they should have some one to take charge of their inte rests. Whatever course they might take, it would be well to consider whether two official managers would not do better than ono, and the Vice-Chancellor had the power of ordering the second appointment. He concluded by call ing upon Mr. Coleman to address the meeting.. Mr. COLKIAN said that he had attended there at the request of the committee, and he felt it to be a duty as a public man to accede to the request which had been made to him. He thought it would be acceptable to the meeting, from his position with the back, to know his views of it. He also wished to inform them that at the time of this catastrophe—for so he must call it—he was at the Isle of Wight, and unable to attend to his busi ness, and those gentlemen who called at his office bad only seen his chief clerk ; but on hearing of the circum stance he can,. to town on the Wednesday, and one. oieded so far in investigating the affairs of the bank as to enable him to lay the statement which had been pub lished before the meeting on the 25th ult. This was done without fear either of directors or-shareholders ; for he considered it to be his duty, as a public man, to lay all the proofs that bad come to his knowledge before the meeting. He spent no little time in doing so, well know ing that, as a public man, he would be called upon to verify his statements ; and it was his firm belief that all the assets he had stated could be realised. He was strong on that point, for he had made a statement, and he would be guilty in no fraud in his assertion of what the depositors ought to have. Ile had gone carefully through the assets, and Gen. Aitchison had compli mented him upon it, and given it as his opinion that, if the assets were as he had stated, the alTairs of the bank might be brought to a speedy termination. After a very long investigation of the affairs of the bask, it was his advice that the depositors should accede to a composition, (No, no.) Those were the principles which he had a.lvo cated at the general meeting ; those were the principles he advocated that night. If they did not accept those terms, and went on to obtain the full amount of their de posits, the shareholders would contest their liability ; and, therefore, he recommended them to get the rebate into their hands, which they could use in trade, and he at the same time relieved from ail litiiiaticn. That was the coarse which he advised them to pursue. He was nut aftb i•s a no w l f ri ne a d t k r h h l r e a e et until hch committee, .r cicp proposition rhpbloaoepeneseinecrt Chancellor :yti complimented m r wr t e a ls poK j s nin h ds a d a es r n t i rti ans l o st o re eh m e e : t . had put pound, hpl ua e ad ; tinr attended forward ht t re h ewa e dda r ierd e dd p nb o oser so y by at th ß a u t ry lea S r t n . e E d d j m ud u g n e d' o o n , the way in which the accounts of the depositors had been brought before him, and he would advise the meeting before they came to any conclusion to reflect on the sug gestion which he had made, for the assets did not show more than 12s in the pound, independently of the liabili ties. He urged a compromise beta reen the depositors and the shareholders, feeling satisfied, that the shareholders would be but too glad to meet the , ia, for they were now in Chancery, and could not get out of it without the judge's sanction. If he was appointed as o flicial manager be would do all in his power to get as large a dividend as possible. (Cries of " We will have all or :none.") A DEPOSITOR wished to kucew if the 70,000/, was in cluded in the 288,0001. set down as assets I Mr. COLEMAN said the account of Mr. Brown was in cluded, with many others. He had gone through 800 bonds and valued the whole of th ens, and be believed that the whole of the assets he had set down ought to be rea lised. He had gone through the securities given by Mr. Brown, and had put a very differ ent value upon the pro perty to that placed upon it by a directors. Another DEPOSITOR wished to know what proportion of the assets belonged to the dapositors ? Mr. COLEMAN said the gentlealan had put rather a legal question than one of fact ; but he would answer it to the best of his ability, by seating that he thought no distinction could be drawn between them and those of shareholders. Mr. R. TAYLOR said he 'ryas about to move the first resolution, and he would recommend the meeting to adopt it • but before he did. s o, as one of the comniittee, he wished to express his o•wn feelings of what be had wit nessed in the course of the inquiry, and ho was bound to say, as a commercial man, that he never met with anything so completely disgusting as the way in which the affairs of this bank bad been conducted. He felt that indignation which every man ought to feel when a wrong bad been committed upon him, and money had been taken out of his pocket against; his will, and that by men who lived as patriots, but who had shown themselves—should he say it ?—little better than swindlers. (Hear, hear.) He would speak plainly, but be would not go one hair's breadth beyond the truth. He would except in his ob servations three gentlemen„who had entered th e direc tion within a few week s , one o f th e m being a neighbo ur of his own, and he felt assured be was not a man who would do a dishonest aezion. The bank had been launched into the world by M r. Macgregor, who had been selected by the citizens of Glasgow to represent them is Parliament, brit had uo sooner introduced the British Bank to the public than be made use of his position to use the briuk funds. just as much as the honest manager would allow It had been chro nicled that Mr. Macaregor was ;a debtor to the extent of many thousands of. pounds, anti if Mr. Coleman could be asked the question, he had no doubt he would t e ll them that his assets were not w , :xth much. Then there was Mr. Brown, another membt a. of Parliament, and if they couid not get it from a member of Parliam ent , from whom could they eXpeel. honesty and integrity ? Surely, then, it, was fitting for th i )m to express their indig. nation, for ho believed that if M r. Brew n bad not been a member of Parliament ho cool , never have been able to get 70,0001. out of their bar: It hacl been said that tOr the sum . Nix. Brown had to 'ten he Lad given securi ties ; but they were only pereo ;nal aeosptances. When they found a number of indiviri uals thus plundernd, the meeting had a right to _know what had been learnt by the committee in the progre is of their investigation. There were two gentlemen in ' the direction who were at the present time debtors to tilt 3 bank, and he hoped they would bo able to pay 20s. it , the pound. (A. Voice.— Where's Cameron Ho (Mr s, Taylor) had got his name down, and he would say a word about Wm. He was the greatest delinquent, for he had alliwed wrong to bel done because in the first instance he had done wrong himself. Ho believed that Cameron began to put his hand into the till of the bank as scion as the depositors began to put money into it. He would ask if the direc tors ought not to have had their suspicions aroused when they found him living in a large house near Kensington gardens, and rolling into town in his carriage to perform his duties at the bank. Such a state of things ought to have excited the suspicions of the directors ; and firmly did he (Mr. Taylor) believe that the three names he had mentioned would never have their deserts until they saw e'en) at the bar of a criminal court. (Tremendous cheer ing.) He was aware that that assertion would go forth to the world, and by that time to-morrow the intelligent people of Glasgow might be reading what ha hail said of a man they knew something about. He might mention one case th a t h a d come under his knowledge, as a jus tification of what he had said of him, where a poor man bad invested 201. to make up 401. on the morning the bank suspended payment. The man was ruined, and at the present moment he had his wife lying a corpse, with an execution in his house, and therefore if he (Mr. Taylor) was correct in what he was saying, that man to whom he alluded ought to be brought to the bar of tho Central Criminal Court. In the course of their proceedings they must mini; furget the fact that many of the shareholders bad placed con fidence in great names —many of whom were widows, who believed that a safe investment might be made under those great names, but who bad been suddenly thrown into the lap of poverty when they be. lieved that they were in a state of comfort. In their future proceedings, as far as those shareholders were concerned, they should temper mercy with justice. After a few other observations, Mr. Taylor concluded by moving the following resolution :—" That it is the opinion of this meeting that the interests of both the depositors and shareholders will be best consulted by the appointment of Mr. Coleman as official manager, and this meeting pledges itself to support Mr. Coleman, by signing the forms recommending his appointment, by application to the Vice-Chancellor, and by the adoption of such other means as may be deemed most expedient." Mr. G. J. KAIN seconded the resolution, and said he could not see the reason why Mr. Harding should be ! substituted for Mr. Coleman, who was a matt of great energy and ability. Mr. GODDARD advised the meeting to accept a com promise ; for if they sold up all the shareholders there was no chance of their getting 20s. in the pound. It was for their interest to take what they could get rather than sell them up and drive them from their country, and after all they would not get 108. in the pound. A DEPOSITOR did not believe that the money that was taken out of the bank was the cause of its failure ; and he was opposed to any such assertion going forth to the world. He believed the cause was the false princi ple of paying interest. (No. no.) Mr. MAXWELL, as the representative cf a large amount, asked periuissioa to b e h ear d, and :.tale bcfore be came to that meeting he had offered a solicitor 2001. net of his own pocket if he would undertake to arraign at the Old Bailey the whole of the directors. (Great applause.) That was not the time for mealy•mouthedness, for he must say that they had been grossly swindled, and it was their duty to punish the swindler. He had been asked to agree to a compromise, but he, for one, would hear of no compromise that did not give them quid pro quo. (Loud cheers.) He concluded by moving, as an amendment, that Mr. Charteris be elected as officia manager. The motion having been seconded, Mr. CHARTERIS addressed the meeting on their pros pects, and said that if he was appointed official manager he could obtain them 15s. in the pound. The CHAIRMAN then put the question, and declared the original motion to be carried. Mr. MITCHELL moved the next resolution—" That this meeting will use its best endeavours to appear be fore the Vice-Chancellor (through its committee) to re present, watch over, and protect the interests of the depositors." He said there was .no doubt that the desire of the shareholders was delay, and to drive the affairs into the Court of Chancery. He for one would not accept a compromise, unless it was a very large one. It was the intention of the committee to open an office, to which all parties could come far information, and so get up an organisation that would get the interests of the shareholders properly represented before the Vice- Chancellor, and the affairs of the bank speedily wound up. - Dr. WAILLEY seconded the resolution. Dr. MAXWELL moved as an amendment that Mr. Obarteris be allowed to act in conjunction with Mr. Coleman. The CHAIRMAN put the question, and the original motion was carried by a large majority. Mr. ALLOM then moved, " That in the event of the Vice -Chancellor appointing Mr. ttarding official man ager, the committee be empowered to apply to have Mr. Coleman appointed to act with him." Mr. SYMONDS seconded the resolution, which was put and agreed to. Mr. FRANCIS then moved, "That the committee be empowered to entertain any proposal fir a reasonable compromise." Mr. MORRISON seconded the motion. Mr. RICHARDSON urged the acceptance of a compro mise of 15s. in the pound. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. A vote of thanks having been passed to the chairman, the meeting was dissolved. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. A. special meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Work's was held yesterday in No. 1 C ommittee-room, Guildhall, for the purpose of considering the report of the engineer of the board on the whole question of the northern and southern drainage, with comparative estimates of diffe rent points of outfall, and modes of disposing of the sew oge. Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair. In consequence of s previous determination that the outfall should be at Barking Creek, a notice for the re scinding of that resolution was given at the last court, and the first subject on the paper was the consideration of that question. Mr. *RIGHT, in pursuance of that notice, rnove4 " That the resolution of the board of the 17th Juno, 1856, adopting the report of the engineer far :19 t re• !mos to the extension to Barking. Creck, and also the re• solution of the board of Aug. 12, 1856, negativing the following amendment, viz., 'That the discharge ot the main outfall sewer on the southern side of the Thames be made at a point in the River Thames on the Surrey side, woetward of Erith,' be revoked, with a view ta the con sideration of all, and theadoption of either of the several systems of drainage set forth in the engineer's report of Sept. 25, 1856." Mr. Flows seconded the motion, and regretted that on a former occasion they had been tied up from the consideration of the whole question through regulations made by themselves. Mr. DIPPANGER supported the motion, which was put and carried. The resolution was then rescinded. Mr. CARPMAEL, who had the following notice of mo tion on the paper, "That the engineer's report be adopted so far as it relates to the outfall at B on the plan," said he regretted to find that many members of the board were still in favour of what , he must call a most mon strous scheme in their desire to carry the sewage of the metropolis to Sea Reach. He contended that it was a monstrous scheme, for one part of the sewer wo u ld con tain 16,000,000 cubic feet of sewage ; and if they added the branch from Greenwich they would have an aver age discharge of nearly 20,000,000 cubic feet of sewage which they proposed to carry to the sea. He did not consider that he could better describe such a scheme than by adopting a description that had already been given to it by Mr. Leslie, for it would become one vast and elongated cesspool from London to the sea. It might be considered by some persons very desirable to erect a tower which should reach to the skies, while an other would wish to penetrate to the antipodes, so that the names of the projectors of such scheme should be handed down to posterity ; but it would be for the board to say if they were prepared to cast the burden of such cost upon the ratepayers. He doubted as to the possi bility of doing t ; bus, as to the piropriety of doing so he believed that every engineer, their own included, would set his face against it ; and therefore he at once die missed No. 4 scheme as one that the board could not for a moment entertain. If some members contended that under no circumstances should they discharge the sew age into the Thames, neither of the schemes at present before the board would get them out of the difficulty, and, such being so, he knew of no plan for an outfall that was so nuobjectionable, and so far removed from human habitations, as that proposed between Erith and Woolwich. He should have wished that an immediate answer had been returned to Sir Beejamin Hall, point ing out to him the desirability of carrying out the works at the point proposed, although it might be opposed to a technical difficulty in the act of parliament. If his proposition was carried, he should propose theta deputa tion should wait upon the Board of Works, to point out the reason why they were called upon to spend upwards of two millions of money for carrying the sewage be yond the place they considered necessary, and that if they did so it would be merely for the purpose of complying with a technical difficulty in the act of pfirlia ment. But fur the interference and veto of the govern ment they should have made progress in their works, and he doubted not but for the letter of Sir B. Hail they should have had a number of contracts ei.tered into for carrying out the works they originally proposed. He concluded by tr.:eying the adoption of the englucr's report, so far as it relates to the outfall at B on the plan. Mr. SEELEY seconded the motion with great pTeasure as a lay member of the board, for he looked at the ques tion in a popular and not on a superficial groyn-1 Fie - had lately looked at all the plate, and he thcr?glit it was the duty of thou board not to spend 140,000/. unless it was considered to be absolutely necusetzy, fur they ought to take care of the interests of the ratepa}crs, and be opposed to the trial of experiments which might pos sibly fail. He Should be extremely sorry to See the board stuck fast, and was opposed to their passing th e sewage under the Thames. That was a risk whlch Le would rather not incur, unless they had an assurance of 50 to 1 against a failure, when he perhaps might make uplhis mind to it: As it was, however, he saw be fore them a cheaper and a better plan, and be preferred one in which no such risk was incurred. There was another question and it certainly did not to him appear ORIENTAL INLAND STEAM COMPANY (Limited). For establishing Steam Naviga tion on the Rivers of India. Capital 250,0001. in 25,000 Shares of 101. each, with power to increase it to 1,000,000/.—Deposit 10s. per Share. TRUSTEES. JAMES ALLAN, Esq., Managing Director of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. The Honourable W. WILBERFORCE BIRD, Esq., late Deputy- Governor of Bengal. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Hon. W. WILBERFORCE BIRD, Esq,, late Dep.-Governor of Bengal. Captain BOLD, K.T.S., Belvidere Villa, Millbrook, near Southampton. HARRY BORRADAILE, Esq., late Civil Service, Bombay. JOHN BOURNE, Esq., late of Messrs. John Bourne and Co. Lieut.-General Joinc BRIGGS, Madras Army, late Political Agent in Candeish, and officiating Resident at Nagpore. Colonel A. COTTON, late Chief Engineer of Madras. Capt. COTTON, R.N., Alport House, Whitechurch, Salop. Major-General DICKINSON, late Chief Engineer of Bombay. MONTAGUE GORE, Esq., South Audley-street, Grosvenor. square. Lieut.-Col. GRIMES, Hon. E.1.C.5., lately stationed at Nagpore. Capt. C. H. HurcurNsoN, Hon. E.1.C.5., Asst. Civ. Eng. Godavery, Col. ATWELL LAKE, C. 8., Aide -de-Camp to the Queen, late Engineer of the Kistnah Irrigation Works. G. MAY, Esq. (Messrs. May, Mathewson, and Co.), London and Calcutta. • Colonel the Hon. R. T. Ilowur, 47, Berkeley-square. (With power to add to their number.) MANAGING DIRECTOR —JOHN BOURe, Esq., late of Messrs. John Bourne and Co., Glasgow and Greenock. ENGINEER —JAMES KENNEDY, Esq., late of Messrs. Bray, Curtis, and Kennedy, Liverpool. SOLICITOR —HENRY R. HILT., Esq., 23, Throgni orton-street. BANKERS—Messrs. WILLIAMS, DEACON, and Co. MATHEWSON, Esq. Offices, 9 141 liter-street, London. This company is established for two reasons—first, because it is wanted ; and second, because it will pay. India wants cheap means of conveyance for her produce; water conveyance is cheaper than any possible mode of conveyance by land ; and ten thousand miles of this cheap water conveyance will be afforded by the great rivers when properly navigated by steam. Tne last dividend of the Ganges Steam Company was 48 p er c ent. Per annum, and the latst returns of a Navigation Com pany on the Godavery was 55 per cent. The field, however, is far too large to be adequately filled by local effort, and an English Company is necessary, which, Rath adequate capital, will render available the resources of European science. Prospectuses and Forms of Application for Shares may be obtained at the offices, 9, Billiter-street, London. Re Charles Hallowell Hallowell Carew, Esq., of Beddington- Park, in the county of Surrey. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That by Indenture bearing date the sth day of May, 1856, made between Charles Hallowell Hallowell Carew, of Beddington-park, in the county of Surrey, Esq., of the first part, Robert Hallowell Carew, of Hackbridge, in the s ame county, Esq., and William Augustus Ford, . of Henrietta street, Covent-garden, in the county of Middlesex, gentle man, o f the second part, and the several persons whose names and seals are subscribed and affixed in the schedules thereto, being creditors of the said Charles Hallowell Hallowell Carew, of the third and fourth parts, the said CHARLES HALLO WELL HALLOWELL CAREW bath Conveyed, Granted, Released, and Confirmed unto the said Robert Hallowell Carew and William Augustus Ford, and their Heirs, all that his Mansion-house and Park at Beddington aforesaid, called Beddington-park, with their appurtenances; and also all those the Manors or Lordships of Beddinston and Bandon, in the said county of Surrey, with the Rights and Royalties thereof respectively, and the Advowson of the Rectory of the Parish Church of Ecddington aforesaid ; and also all and singular the Manors or Lordships, Messuages, Farms, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments whatsoever in the said county of Surrey, comprised in and devised, or intended to be devis ed, by the will of Ann Paston Gee, therein recited, or of which the said Charles Hallowell Hallowell Carew, or any person or persons in trust for him, is or are seised or entitled to, an Estate of Freehold and Inheritance, or o". Freehold only, in possession, reversion, remainder, or expectancy, together with all and singular the Rights, Royalties, Members and Appurtenances whatsoever to the said Hereditameuts, or any of tem h belonging or appe r t a i n i ng ; an d also all and every Sum and Sums of Money, Stock, Funds, or Securities, from io7n.pietosfietheeso:fkuvle. Csoaiid•ewso,i't',wahniedh amlligithtighnto?tTbietlere, time to ti me standing to the credit of a certain cause, q l u n i t r e e r d e s f t o , r a t n h cl e wha tsoever of hi m , th e sa id C harles Hallowell Hal lowell Carew, in, to, or out of, or under the said suit and the several pleadings therein, and the Moneys recoverable thereby —to hold the said Mansion-house, Manors, and unto and by the saidltober Hallo b sTell Carew Hereditaments, andto have, receive, and take the • ' 1 Moneys and Premises, and William Au gustus Ford, and their h e i rs an d execu tors, administrators and a i FIT of the CREDITORSssogfri, st,huepsoanidnufsatilowfoeruthieiaßllEoNswEll- Carew, who should execute the same Indenturewithin the space of six calendar months And the date thereof, or other wise as therein mentioned• and appointed th e said Robert said Charles Hallowell Hallowell Carew nominated, consti tuted,ud by the same Indenture, the and the survivor Hallowell Carew and William Augustus Ford, exe cutors or administrators of suelasusurvrvtiorio. and e t m h , e i i i i n . d o r t the his as- signs, the ti ile ar d lawful Flatatioinrner, and attorney of him, nam we 1 Carew, irrevocably in the said Charles Hallowell A.no.near them, the said Robert his name, or in the names or rtQadinini str u n a s to F , rs ord oi such survivor, or Ca t r h e e w ex a e n e d u l t V or il s li oa or the survivor of Hallowell them, to carry on and prosecute the suit therein mentioned, or any other suit or other v. Waugh" the purpose of setting aside or refoimis. eiproceeding for settlement of the 9th of March, 1850 (being the Indenture of post nuptial settlement executed by the said Charles aall well Carew nine days after he attained 21, owe h ll Hallo consideration, and, as the said Charles Hallow:111t o a ut any Carew alleges, in total ignorance of his rights, or th li a,. hellowell absolutely entitled to the freehold of the said estates ), ' was or for order for sale of the heredit ament procuring an s and premises therein comprised. " b e said Indenture, s s every of the several creditorsh t _e a eh and , parties thereto of the third and fourth parts respectively, granted teethe said Charles Hallowell Hallowell Carew full licence,,alithority, and saf e conduct to pass and repass, and attend t . ? ‘ his aff a i rs without any attachment or execution against his person, to be sued out or enforced by any of his said creditors, parties thereto of the third and fourth parts respectively, or by their or any of their procurement. And the said deed was duly executed by the said Ch ar l es H al l owe ll H a ll ow ell Carew on th e said sth day f .". °- —ay, 1856, deed my presence, and attested by u se, and that the same deed was executed by the said Robert Hallowell Carew and William Augustus Ford, as such trustees as aforesaid, on the 6th day of May, 1F56, in the presence of and attested by Thomas Salmon Selv‘ay, and the said deed now lies at iny offic e fur the signature of the creditors of the sa , d Charles Hallowell 0 d day of Hallowell Carew.—Dated this s of October, 1856, GEORGE SAMUEL FORD, Solicitor, S, H enrietta-street, Coveut-garclen, London. CHARGE OF STEALING A PLUM. AL Illlisham' Sus sox, the Rev. Sir John Culine Seymour, Bart., and J. H. C. Seymour, Esq., hi s son, were charged last week, the former with stealing on e pl um, valued at Ff., and the latter with stealing two pl ums, valued at 2d., and one: peach valued at 4u., the proprty of ilenry ‘Vincljeter : On the Ist of September the Rev. Sir J:Seymeur anti h i s s on went to proseeutcr',4 garien, intending- to purchase some fruit. They called for the gardener, but he did not come, and while they were waitiniz they picked three plums and one peach between them. The gardener then made his appearance, and tlA y went up to him, and stated that they had picked s ome fruit, and desired to know how much they cad to Pa — . y The gardener was very angry at their picking the fruit without his leave, and was so excited that he refused to listen tc any exp l ana ti op . The chairman said that the bench quite absolved the defendants from any intention of stealing the fruit, but fined them ls. and costs for iml properly ,takiEg the fruit. 59'3 54.3 50'5 46'2 43 . 0 39 . 9 37-2 , and, Bar old ..eived from f 4 g r 4 620 Od 041 Od fileo en In end. ten ITIO 9th Lally I, 26