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B ANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. Incorporated by Royal Charter. The DIRECTORS of the BANK of BRITISH NORTH AMERICA do hereby given notice that the YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of Proprietors will be held, pursuant to the Deed of Settlement, on TUESDAY, the 13th June next, at the Mee of the Corporation, 7, St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgato-street, at 1 o'clock precisely, when the Election of Three Directors, in the room of those going out by the provisions of the Deed, will take place. By order of the Court. A, GRAHAM DUNLOP, Secretary. London, ith, May 1856. THE LONDON and WESTMINSTER BANK issues Circular Notes of 10i. each, payable at every impor tant 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 Bead Office n The Circular Notes may be obtained at the Head Office in Loth bury, or at any of the Branches, viz : Wastmiaster Branch.... 1, St. James's-square. Bloomsbury ditto • • ..214, High Holborn. Southwark ditto •• .. 3, Wellington-street, Borough. Eastern ditto 87, High-street, Whitechapel. Marylebonc ditto • ••• . 4, Stratc , rd-place, Oxford-street. Temple-bar ditto ....217, Strand. The rate of Interest allowed en deposits of 5001. and upwards, at the Bank or any of its Branches. is now 5 per cent. J. W. GILBAET, General Manager. MR. ALBERT SMITTi'S MONT BLANC, -. ...0 TO-NIGHT, and EVERY EVENING (except Saturday), At S o'clock, and Tuesday, Thursday, and -aturday Mornings at s. Etas, es. ; area, 2s. ; gallery, la.—Egyptlan Hall, PiceaWily. ARGYLL ROOMS.-LAITRENT'S CASINO NOW OPEN for the winter season. Principal Come , a Piston, M. Boulcourt.—Doors open at 8. Admission one Shilling. H. Laurent's new Varsoviana and St. Patrick Quadrille every night. andß. W. S. ° °every'of ODDITIES.A m r 'S evening, ( a i t o B . Per formance every Saturday at 2. Box-office open from 11 till 5. Pri vate boxer, 1/. Is.; stall?, 35.; area. 28.; amphitheatre, Is. This evening, May 12, being the anniversary of its production, the above entertainment will receive novel additions and embellishments, Vocal arid Visual, including a New Loco-Joko-Motive Lyric, entitled OFF BY THE TRAM illustrated by numerous changes, facial, lingual, and corporeal.--Polygraphic-hall, King William-street, Charing-cross. DR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 4, Coventry-greet, Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen only) from 10 till 10, contalalng upwards of ono thousand models and preparations, illustrating every part of the human frame in health and disease, the race of men, &c. Lectures delivered at 12, 2,4, and halr-past 7, by Dr. G. SEXTON, ; and a new and hightv-interesting series of Lectures is now la course of delivery by Dr. Kelm, at hall-past 8 every evening: —Admission, One Shilling. BY COMMAND. -Mr. GORDON CUM MING'S ENTERTAINMENT, as represented on the Morning of Thursday, gay Bth, 1856, by Command, before H.R.H. the Prince of Wales and rI R.H. Prince Alfred, will be repeated every evening (except Saturday) at 8. Morning performance every Saturday at 3 o'clock. Mr. Gordon Cumming personally describes the beautifully painted DIOR 011, which places before the be holder the Lion Hunter's startiluz encounters with the stupendous, curious, and beautiful animals which roam the mighty solitudes of the FAR INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA. Piano by Mr. Har ries Wilson. Admission, Is ; reserved seat., 2;. ; stalls, 35. Children half price to the reserved seats. 232, Piccadilly. ROYAL PANOPTICON, Leicester-square.— Wft ITSUNTID E tIOLII9 AYS. A dmission, One Sill I lin g.— W it IT-MONDAY, May 11, WEBN ESDAY, 14, FRIDAY, 16, Three GRAND MISCELLANEOUS CONCERTS, in the came of which the following eminent Artistes will appear :—Miss Poole, miss Hughes, Msss Lascelles, Mrs. Henri Drayton, Senora Marietta, and Madame Anna Thillon, who will sing her most popular songs on each evening (her last appearance in London this season) ; Mr. Augustus Braham, Mr. Frank lioNla, Mr. Ranstord, together with the Spanish Minstrels. Miss Macfarlane (aged 9 years), she Infant Pianist, will perform a Fantaila on Broaaw.mcd's Concert Grand Pianoforte. Flute, Mr. B. Wells; Vi loncello. Mr. Horatio Chipp ; Pianoforte, Master Heinrich Werner; Accompanyist, Mr. C. Bla grove ; Grand Organ, Mr. E. T. Chlpp. To commence at 8 o'clock precisely After the Concert the Luminous and Chromatic Fountain will be exhibited. Adtn'ssion, Is.; lower gallery, Is. extra. Children and schools, hair-price. eiRYSTAL PALACE.—CONCERTS.—These Concerts, twelve in lumber, will take place on FRIDAY AFTERNOONS in May, June, and July, the first being on the 16th May. They will be supported by the following eminent Artistes : Madame GRIST, MademoisMle JENNY NEY, '- Mademoiselle DIDIEE, Mademoiselle MARIA, Mademoiselle EOSIO, Signor LABLACHE, - Signor RONCONI, Aignor GARDONI, Signor LUOfIESI, Signor TAGLIAFICO, Signor ZELGER, Herr FORMES. Signor pRAZIANI, Signor POLONINI, Signor GREGORIO, Signor SOLDI, And Signor MARIO. " The Band of the Royal Italian Opera, is engaged, and will be considerably augmented. Mr. COSTA has also most kindly offered his valuable aid, and will himself conduct a portion of the Concerts. The following Three Classes of Tickets are issued for the present Season, available from the Ist May, 18,56, to the 30th April, 1857: _ . . 1. Season Tickets (not transferable) admitting the holder to the Palace and Park on all occasions whatsoever, with the sole exception of the 12 days on which the Concerts by the Opera Company take place—One Guinea. 2. Season Tickets (not transferable) admitting the holder on all occasions, including the above Concerts—Two Guineas. 3. Transferable Tickets, admitting to the above Twelve Concerts and to the Flower Shows, but n•t 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 at the Concerts. The Tickets may be obtained at— The Crystal Palace (Centre Transept 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 circus, Piccadilly. The Railway Station, Crystal Palace. Mitchell's Library, 33, Old Bond-street. Sams's Library, 1, St. James's-street. Messrs. Keith, Prowse, and Co., 48, Cheapside. Mr. Hammnd, 27, Lombard-street. • I Messrs. Letts, Son, ,and Co., 8, Royal Exchange. Mr. T. Knox Holmes, 441, Strand. Westertou's Library, St. George's-place, Knightsbridge. Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co., 199, Regent-street. Calder's Library, 1, Bathurst-street, Hyde Park Gardens. Messrs. Mead and Powell, Arcade, Loudon-bridge Station. Mr. J. H. Smith, 22, Gresham-street, and Mr. Brill, Royal'Eaths, Brighton. Remittances from the country by Post•office order or other vise must be made payable to George Fasson. All ap lica tions must state whether the tickets are for Ladies or Gen tlemen, and none can be attended to unless accompanied by a remittance. The rates of admission to the Palace remain as before viz.:— On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fri days—One Shilling. (Excepting on the Fridays on which the Concerts take place.) On Saturdays—Five Shillings. Children under 12 years of age Half-price. (Excepting on the Fridays on which the Concerts take place). The Palace will be opened on Mondays at Nine a.m. ; on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, at Ten ; ex cepting on the days of the Concerts by the Opera Company, on which days, and on Saturdays, it will be opened at Twelve, closing dailylabout sunset. By order. G. GROVE, Secretary. R OY &L SURREY GARDENS COMPANY (Limited). The Directors of the Royal Surrey Gardens Company (limit ed) beg to announce their arrangements for the ensuing year. AT WHICH THE GARDENS WILL BE OPEN. Prom the day of opening, which the Directors expect will be in the mouth of June, it is intended that the hours of ad mission'be from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. until the end of the month of September, and from the Ist of October to the Ist of May, 1857, until sunset. On Sundays throughout the year the Gardens will be open to season ticket holders and their friends, from 3 o'clock p.m. until sunset. lI.—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 in which objects of permanent interest will bo found. 2. The gigantic Pictorial View •f Constantinople, with the harbour and surrounding scenery fronting the lake ; and a magnificent representation of the Alps, with a Swiss cottage and gardenS; fac-similes of originals, in the rear. 3. The superb Cavern and Grottos, modelled by Mr. Danson. 4. Musical performances, under the direction of Mons. Jullien, commencing at 6 o'clock each day, in the Music Hall, and continued until the fireworks are displayed. 5. Display of fireworks every evening, with a grand alle gorical tableau of Peace driving away the 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 Surrey Gardens' Music Hall. lII.—REFRESHMENTS. Refreshments of every kind may be had in the Gardens. The arrangements will be made with A view to accommodate all classes. Ices, refreshing beverages, and more solid and stimulating refreshments, will be found in the different locali ties appropriated to each, supplied by men of the highest character iu each branch, at prices regulated by fixed tariff, and of a quality never exceeded in this country. IV.- -MODE OF ADMISSION 1. Season tickets, admitting to every performance within the Gardens, including the occasional concerts and on Sun days, up to the Ist day of May, 1857, at 1 guinea each. 2. Shareholders' tickets, admitting the owner of a share Paid up in full to every performance, and on Sundays, in lieu of annual dividend. 3. Daily admission, Is, each person. Occasional concerts and particular grand days, also Sundays, excepted. The Directors aro ready to enter into arrangements with benevolent societies, schools, and other charitable institu tions, for admission at reduced rates ; and they also intend to devote particular days for admission, at prices which shall bring first-class amusements within the reach of working men and their families, They also offer to the promoters of fancy fairs, floricultural and other societies, grounds adapted to their purpose in the very heart of the metropolis. BONUS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Every ibareholder of 10 shares who shall pay up his shares in full by the Ist of Juno next, shall be entitled to a free ticket of admission for himself, so long as he shall hold 10 Shares in the Company, in addition to his annual dividend. PRIVILEGES OF SEASON AND SHARE TICKET HOLDERS. Holders of season and shareholders' tickets may introduce friends on Sundays, by procuring from the office of the Corn- Pally, during the week, such number of admissions as they flay require. None but season and share ticket-holders can Procure these admissions Season tickets will be issued on and after the Ist of May next, at the Royal Surrey Gardens, where the offices of the Company will then be held ; and also at Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. All applications must be addressed to the Royal Surrey Gardens , either to Mr. Tyler (the Manager), or to the Secretary, 'April 26, /851 i. By Order. 751 1 , L, CIS, SV-cntatY- ESTABLISHED 1837. TIRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Vitt., cap. 9. BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Empowered by her Nitdesty's Royal Letters Peent. Major-General ALEXANDER, Mack heath Park, CRAIEVAN. Every description of Life Assurance business transacted, with or without Participation in Profits. EXTRACTS FROM T MMES. (PICOTRIBTART.) r (mum...) ORIENTAL GALLERY.—GREAT GLOBE, kFAVIMISTALICX.) (MUTUAL.) —.. Leicester-square.—Extensive additions.—The Arms, Dresses, Half Whole and Ethnelogleal Illustrations of the Manners and Customs of the Half Quer- East. a First for Re- premium premium Age. Annual Yearly teily es The DIORAMIC and PICTORIAL TOUR of ' 4 Seven mainder premium Pre- Pre- EUROPE, from England to the Crimea and back. Years. of Life. mium. mlum. The MODEL of the EARTH, the SIEGF, of SEVASTOPOL, CRON- „. —.— —1 BTADT, the BALTIC and SWE ABORG. With Illustrative LEC- £ 'B. d. £ 8. d.. Years. Months X a. d. £ a. d.l £ a. d. TUREC. Open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Admission to the whole 30 1 1 9j 2 3 6; 30 0 2 7 3; 1 4 2, 012 3 building, One Shilling; Children and Schools half-price. 40 1 9 22 18 41 3 2 7 6 1 1 4 4 1 013 4 50 2 2 6 4 5 O. 6 2 7 18i I 4 60 12 5 60 3 6 8 6 13'41 9 2 8 2, 1 4 8, 012 6 MAN% 47s Od 45i id 424 Od 556 sold 232 sold 368 sold 98 soli G•l2the 0 -12tb 5 Inferior 46s od 24 , Od 30s 6d 428 011 buike to N 101 to 0a 51 to 35 64 to 3; Oa 35 03 to Or . Oil to 03 61 oa ki to 1001 —d to 6 i 1 to 2a 03 a tooa 10d 2d to 2bd 0 EK. ceipts. 1855. 3:178 916 6,128 11,553 4,80 4 170 873 5,37 5 20,021 6,79 6 25,817 26 0 5 05 4 19,321 57,47 8 1,302 12,61 9 14,36 1 614 8,893 673 812 26,5 56 2,924 4,58 4 6,42 6 936 1,20 7 37,1,1 el Poet ogles to , n dat la lir. hod. Stay 7 Jncortain 3017 Way IC Way 16 4 'martian ru.Th.Rat, May 20 ` t' rwicedort ITwicedall June Daily u tou3uM2o:, I & 20 21 Twtotdalli liby 16, 1,:20:mo. Kay 16 A 1 Grnentsin II:Imes ti. Islimill a India (via latched th 0 Saturday ,o by sea• the Hon. D on ell--• Elizabeth COMIAOII, et-street, 9ney, to 8, of Old rietol, to ~ of the hill, W• nourable TS-town, Ir. John .d, Esq., oore, of of the Tate, of the 14th Irdwell, ~:~ 112, ast7W '~ (No. 19,941.) THE TIMES LIFE ASSURANCE AND GUARANTEE COMPANY, 32, Ludgate-hill, London, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That the Seventh Annual General Meeting of the Proprietors will be held, in accordance with the provis!ons of the Deed of ettlemeut, at the Offices of the Com pany. on SATus.DAY, the 7th eay of June next, at One o'clock in the aiternoon, to receive the Balance-sheet and Report of the Directors, and to pass the Bye Laws of the cOrllDany. B. B. SIIERID:itk, Managing Director. METROPOLITAN COUNTIES and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOC[ETY, 27, Regent• street, Waterloo-place, London. Capital, 100,000/. TAIISTEES. Rt. Ern. Spencer IL Welpole, M.P. Richard Spooner, E'q., M.P. lienry Peter Fuller, Esq. l E. Vansittart Neale, Esq. Life Assurance business transacted in all its branches. N.R. The bonus declared at the last division of profits averaged 33 per cent. on all the premiums paid. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, LONDON. Policies effected with this Society now will PARTICIPATE IN FOUR-FIFTHS, or SO per cent. or 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 aralower than in many ottnr obi-established offices, and Insurers are fully protected from all risk by an ample guarantee rand, in addition to the accut.,alated 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. E. R. POSTV,R, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 11, Lombard-street, London. DIRECTORS. FRANCIS HART DYKE, Esq., Chairman. HENRY HULSE BERENS, 'Esq., Deputy-Chairman. John Dixon, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq. Sir W. M. T. Farquhar, Bart. John Wartin, Esq., M.P. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Brt. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P.James Morris, Esq. John Harvey, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq. John G. Hubbard, Esq. Henry R. ReYnolds, Esq. George Johnstone, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. John Labouchere, Esq. James Tulloch. Esq. John Loch, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq. AUDITORS. A. W. Robarts, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. Lewis Lloyd, jun., Esq. I John Henry Smith, Esq. George Keys. Esq., Secretary. Samuel Brown, Esq ~ Actuary, LIFE DEPARTMENT.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par iament. this Company now offers to future insurers Four-fifths of he Profits, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low Rate of Premium ithout participation of Profits. The next division of Profits will be declared in June, 1860, when •11 participating Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year t Christmas, 1559, will be allowed to share in the Profits. At the five divisions of Profits made by this Company, the total reversionary Bonnses added to the Policies have exceeded 913,000'. At Christmas, 1854, the ssuran , es in force amounted to upwards of 4,245,0001.; the Income from the Life Branch in 1854 was more hah 200,005/. ; and the Life Assn-mice Fund (independent of the Guarantee Capital) exceeded 1;700,000/. FOREIGN RISK s.—The Extra Premiums required for the East *nd West Indies, the Rritish Colonies, and the northern parts of the United States 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. LOINS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro vided such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have •ttained in each case a value not under 501. AS'KTONMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, received and registered. MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge will be may. for Policy Stam'. FIRE DEPART E NT.—lnsuranCeS effected upon every descrip tion of property at mode' ate rates. Losses ceased by Eloi)sion 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 now amounts to upwards of THREE', MILLIONS STERLING. _ . The Saciety'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 from their commencement up to the present time. While the Premiums are not hither than those raquirei by many other Offices, the :society does not pretend to compete with those which hold out the attractions of cheep rates, whether as the lowest which are compatihle with safety, or as being based on what is termed the " HALF-CREDIT SYSTEM." There being no Proprietary, however, those of the Assured who 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 front 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 cage 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 au addition to the Assurance payable at death, the alternatives practicable under.the laws of the office have been com mensurate In degree. In many elves, in consideration of an aban donment of the reversionary dal, s 'or Bonus Additions already de clared, such parties have either received large payments in PRESENT CASH, Or have been LONG AGO ENTIRELY RELIEVED FROM FURTHER PAYMENT OF PREMIUM, the Policies still remaining entitled to partici pate in future allocations of the prnfits. Illustrations of the application of 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 Agents in the three kingdoms. JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager. Edinburgh, March 1856. W %l. LINDESAY, Secretary. LONDON HONORARY BOARD. George Young, Esq., Mark-lane Charles Edward Pollock India Albemarle-street Houseß ister, Temple John Murray, Esq., Samuel Laing, Esq., M.P. E s , st publisher, David Hill, Sir John Thomas Brivgs. Admiralty Leonard Homer, Esq.. Home-office John Taylor, Jun., Esq., C.E., Queen-street -place LONDON AND THE SUBURBS. CENTRAL AGENT. Hugh WlCean, 4, Royal Exchange-buildings, Cornhill. DISTRICT AGENTS. h Captain R. S. Ridge, 49, Pall-mall, Agent for the West End District Renton Seeley, 2, Hanover-street, Regent-street James Harris, 38, St. George's•square, Belgrave-road, Pimlico. A.D. 1720. R OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First), For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES. OFFICES—ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. BRANCH OFFICE-29, PALL-MALL. Octavius WiTram, Esq., Governor. Geor g e Pearkes Barclay, Esq., Sub - Govern or. Sir John William Lubbock, Bart.. Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. --- Henry Bainbridge, Esq. -- Charlet John Manning, BK. rAlmond S. P. Calvert, Esq. Hon. John T. Leslie Melville. tohn Garrett Vattley, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. Alexander Colvin, Esq. Edward How!ey Palmer, Esq. Edward Maxwell Daniel, Esq. Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart. William Davidson, Esq. Alexander P. Prevost, Esq. Alexander Druce, Esq. Abraham George Hobart.% Esq. Rlversdale Wm. Grenfell, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. William Tetiow Hibbert, Esq. Thomas Tooke, Esq. James Stewart Hodgson, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Lancelot Holland, Esq. Charles Basin; Young, Esq. MEDICAL REFERED—SamueI Solly, Esq., F.R.S. Notice.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of Fire Pre tilums falling due at Lady-day will expire on the 9th April. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Cor oration OA 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' standlog, for the sum of 1,0001. each. Age when Assured. Addition made in 1848. Further addition in 1855. Total Addition Per Cent. oer annum on the sum Assured. 1'53 1.58 1 . 67 118 1'96 2.16 2'43 Per Cent. on the Premium paid. 59 . 3 94'3: 50'5 4i2 43 0 39 . 9 37'2 y th o se Equivalent p ersornesd whoacti onp preferred e t e h n a tma form d e l o t; 8 111 0 The future division of Profit will take place every Five year s. payable Any ssm not exceeding 15,0001. may be insured on one life. This Corporation affords to the Assured e nu p s r . emi . ams Liberal Participation in Profits—with exemption from 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 'warty a Century and a-half. ROYAL EXCHANGE, L ONDON. JOHN A. HIGHA.M. Actuary a n d S ecre tary. the experience Of ScHwEPP'S MALVERN SELTZER WATER. —Having leased the Holy Well Spring at Malvern, renowned for its purity, J. 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 Bottle is protected by a Red Label bearing their signatures. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. EA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE ILI SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops. And all Boast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup. Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach tc perfectly digest the food. The daily useof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe. uard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrino, 19, Fenchurch-street London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by NeFsrs. Bards: ind Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and seer hants, London ; and genera., by the principal dealers. in sauce. N.B.—To guard 'aghinst Imitations, see that the names 0 f,.. /44 ti1a..1 3 444.11314"..axa up4a Uje label isrutptu eat cop of Ilia bottle. _ ... • . ', - --- •0-4E41 ',- Pg. 1.,, __ ,.._2 , ,, - '...'-',..,,, . tis pi )., • I '',.: 1 . t, , • , - - ) l''' -. : -.._-'l-.,0,1"7 - 44 -> ". 1 ~', . . . ' ....40f/ 00-'(6' :-.-k,iip't•'•::::,c ' 4 ...' 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PROFESSOR WILSON'S WORKS. • Edited by his Son-ix-law, Professor FERRIER. This day 13 published, price 65., 7-40" 0 CTE-S AMBROSLA.NA, ,Fourth and Concluding Volume, with a Glossary and Index. William Rhelrrn oil and Sons, Edinburgh and London. , On Thursday, the 15th inst., price Three. Shillings, will be Imblished, JUNE : a Book for ,the Country in Summer TIME. • • By 11 T. STATNTON. Longman. Brown, Green. and Longmans. SAYINGS AND DOINGS DURING THE SIEGE. In a few days, in post Bvo., THE CAMP CLUB in the CRIMEA ; or, Stories from the Tents ant Trenches. Edited by Captain CURLING, Author 01" The Soldier of Fortune," &c. Charles J. Skeet, 10, King William-street, Charing-cross. In the...press, and shortly will be published, price 2s. 6d., rPHE GREAT CITY FRAUDS, of COLE, DAVID-ON, and GORDON fully Ex used. By ig rON L.INS. Assignee to Cole's Estate. London : Puhlishgd by the Author. Sold by Mann, Nephews, 39, Cornhill, and all Booksellers. The Third Edition. Just Published, price 55., by post, free, Is. 6d. ()N TRUE FALSE SPERMATORRH(EA, kir with the 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 ierman of Dr. PICKFORD. " Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contribution,. to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs as, that he has addressed himself to the non-medl -3al reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall detect any Ither equally flagrant evil which it may be in his p war to cor ^ect."—London Medical Gazette. " The tribe of Quiet Sympathisers,' end ',Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed; and if this book ;mild find its way into the hands of those who stiffer from the corn )laint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of 'es3 importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— nueb money...—. This volume is well qualified to put an eud to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhosa, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and phvelological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good."—Medical Circular. London: H. tsamere. 219, Regent-street. BE PARTICULAR to address at full length BENJAM IN EDGINOTON, 2, Duke-street, Southwark. MARQUEES, TENTQ, and RICK CLOTHS. RICK CLOTHS.—A. large quantity of canvas intended for the Crimea has been made into itICK CLOTHS, to he sold as second-hand at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. 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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. will warrant it not to irritate the flesh in the smallest degree, and the hair to be entirely destroyed.—Sold in bottles. at 3s. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. 6d. ; or applied at the liair•dyeinq 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 officeo Most certainly not. The same thing is 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 1381 -H COLLEGE of HEALTH, New-road, Lon don, this 16th dtiy of April, 1856, for the Society of Hygeists. IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY. TRIESEMAR.—On the 29th of May, 1855, an injunction was granted by the Migh Court of Chancery, and on the 11th of June following was made perpetual, against Joseph Sranklin and others, to restrain thorn, under a penalty of one thou sand pounds, from imitatinz this Medicine, which is protected by [loyal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de Pharmacie de Paris, and the Imperial Collage of Medicine, Vienna. OFFICE OF WORKS, &c., 12, WrsTEHALL-PLACE, MAT 7, 1856. T ENDERS 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 nextto the 31st May, 1857, both inclusive:_ Genuine Sperm Oil, not less than OlL lbs. to the gallon . . 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Tenders must be enclosed in sealed envelopes, directed to the First Commissioner of her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings, Cdne e of Works, 12, Whitehall-place, and marked outside with the word s , " Tender for Supplying Go v e r n ment 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 times required by the proper officer of this department, may be seen at this Office between 10 and 4 daily (except Sunday) ; and printed Forms of Tender may also be obtained at the same place. The First 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 Flrot Co i.mlssioner, for the proper supply of the articles for 'which his Tender is accepted. By Order of the FirSt Commissioner of her Majesty's Works and Buildings. ALFRED AUSTIN, Secretary. LONDON, MON DAY ! ' UtR A L Y A. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. • The Royal Mail ship aCeari Chief, Capt. T. J. Tobin, of the Black Ball line ,of Australian packets, arrived off the coast of Cornwall last night, and landed some of her passengers, amongst 41aiers Capt. James Nicol Forbes, the commander= he ill fated Schoenberg. Captain Forbes arrived in Liverpool to-night, and supplied us with files of Melbourne papers,to the 25th of February inclusive. The Ocean Chief sailed from Port Philip Heads on 26th Feb., and arrived to; St. Ives in 73 days—the fastest run made d ur i ng The last 18 months. She brought ab ou t 80 passengers and 50,000 ounces of gold, in addition to a cargo of wool and copper ore. The Royal Mail ship Marco Polo, with the Ens lish mails of Dec. 8, arrived in Hobson's Bay as the Ocean Chief was leaving, 79 days from Liverpool. The following vessels had also arrived :—At Mel bourne, Feb. 19—Helene,' from Hamburg ; 20th, John Pearse and Nimrod, frOm London ; 21st, Golden Era, from New York, and Cohota, from Boston, U.S.; 23d, New Great Britain and Land o' Cakes, from London. At Adelaide—Feb. 19 : Albemarle and Investigator, from London. At Geelong—Feb. 22 : Steadfast, frcin London. The Roxburgh Castle was to sail for London March i ; Medway, March 2 ; George Marshall,. 8 ; and Viscount Canning, 21 ' • the . Eagle, for Li verpool, Feb. 27; a n d th e , R.M.S. Mermaid, March 10 ; and the Morning Star, for Bristol, March 12. • The charge against Captain Forbes was, after some adjournments (oyving to prosecution not hav ing the case completer tried before the Chief Jus -tice.,in the Suprenie - Llnprt at Melbourne, on the 21st of Feb. Cap. Forbe§ was indicted under +he -239th clause of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1854, 17 and 18 Vic., c. 1.04. The first charged the de fendant, as master of the ship Schoenberg, 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 Merrnaid,.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 th a t l ie h a d 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 M elbourne 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 the charges against him, already published to the world. Inseams leading comments upon theseletters, the Argus says: "Certainly these letters are very staggering to any one whose mind has been prejudiced against Cap;. Forbes, but who is not insensible to the force and weight of evi dence. Nothing could be more . satisfactory or conclu sive than these testimor.ials 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 pAfessional question of seamansnip, displayed in the navigation of his vessel, or disproved in the foss 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 unsparing severity so long as the presumption seemed unfavourable. Captain Forbes has stood hii trial. He has been acquitted by a verdict of his countrymen, and it would be a gross violation of common decency as well as 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 p; emoting the re-estab lishment of steam postal communication with Europe. The Melbourne Argus says : " We have to notice the discovery of some rich quartz reefs at the M'lvor 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 laud in Thompso n ' s G u ll y, 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 156 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 20/. The Bendigo Advertiser has the following notice of mining ailairs : "The late rains have induced many to return toMyer's Flat, both from Epsom and from Fryer's Creek, Castle rnaine, &c. ; indeed the population of this district is largely on the increase. The quartz workers in Sailors' 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 mac hi nes 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 from hero 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 GO 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 takeu 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. 'is. 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' earni ng o f a party of diggers was 400 ounces, consisting principally of nuggets —one of which weighed 2 to 3 lbs. Th e opinion generally prevalent is that the Ophir country is one large rich gold field. The dates from Adelaide extend to the 19th Feb. A severe storm had visited the Macclesfield dis trict, doing great injury to the crops. Flour con tinued firm at 231. per ton at the port, and then was no change in imported produce and merchan disc. 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 bad recently paid a visit to Nelson, which bad added considerably to hi, popularity. The Nelson Examiner gives . glowing accounts of the progress of the settlement; the ea 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. The third session of the provisi o nal council of Wellington was opened on Thursday, Doc. 27. The superintendent, in his opening address, estimated the revenue for the year 1856 at 38,000/, which in cludes a balance in the treasury of • 15,000/. The cost of the several departments of gOvernment he does not think will exceed 10,000/. ; a balance of 28,000/. 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. MELBOURNE, Feb. 25.—The tendency in the gold market has been upward, and the price of gold has been for the past two days 3/ 16e. 6J. 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 oonsequense of the number of first class vessels on the berth for London the demand is likely to c•'ntinue 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 disgings. Advanced rates have been paid for eevera.l 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 sctrcer. Some sales by auction o , dry goods have brought good rates when compare.' 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 cororpand extreme rates. Hides - are very firm. Large parcels . much wanted. At Auction s.anualislo.esinterior ,broug)st 11s. ; heavy well cured are worth 133. 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 compsttion, and prices of wool ruled id per lb. over the rates of the previous sale. Breadstuffs declining in value." MELBOURNE LABOUR MARKET. —Thu 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 fur mechani cal labour is improving, and the prices now given for every branch leave the employ 6 no just grOund for com plaint, considering the reduced state of the markets. Females are in good demand, and at very high eages ; 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 801. ; ditto (with fami lies), 551. to 651. ; gardeners, 521. to 65/. ; grooms, 521. to 601; stock-k-eper,, 501 to 551; s .ep ierd-t, 301 to 35/ ; hutkeepers, 26/ to 28/ per annum. Farm labourer•, 20s to 25s per week ; ploughmen, 25s per week ; shearers, 16. s to 20s per hundred ; sheepwashers, 25s per week ; male cooks, 20s to 453 per week ; waiters, 203 to 383; and blacksmiths, 50s to 60s per week. Without rations —Blacksmiths, 4l to 4/ 103 per week ; carpenters, lOs to 12e ; masons, 12s to 14s ; bricklayers, 12s to 14; ; plasterers, 12s to 14s ; quarrymen, 10s to 12s ; and la bourers 8s per day. Stonehreakers, 53 to Os per yard ; corepositsrs, is 4d per 1,000 ; pressmen, 4/ to 51 per week. Female domestics—Tnorough si rvaet.s 30/ to 351; housemaids, 261 to 301 ; laundresses, 301 to 351 ; cooks, 35/ to 40/ ; 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 fewest, domes tic servants during the past week, and the demand has been good. We have a gold demand for threshers, bul lock drivers, and some other descriptions c f 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. BALLARAT, 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 dills and that neighbourhood still contiliue to get off a quantity of goods. Magpie has only a small con mmptiun. 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 horn towns are greatly stopped, as it is found that they cannot be landed herd from that quarter so cheaply as by our far mers in the neighbourhood. Flour is quoted at 391 to 411 for Chilian, and 421 to 451 for colonial. The•price cf gold is qu , ited at 31 16s 3d to 31 las 6d, and in some instances 31 17s has been given. HOBA.RT TOIVN, 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 134 per bushel; flour, first quality, 421 to 451 per ton ; oats Os 6d per bushel ; butter 2s per lb; beef 8d to 9d ; and mutton 6d to 7d per ib. LAUNCESTON, Feb. 21.--Fanners 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 iur co Melbourne. Flour must come down in price in Launceston, as it is dearer here than in any of the neighbouring colonies. Flour 321, seconds 301 per ton. Wheat, prime samples, 103 6d. per bushel. Oats 5s per bushel. English barley 7s, and Cape Os per bushel. ARRIVAL OF THE ALBATROSS. The Eagle lino 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 ou 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 flan' at their head, and defil e d b e f ore th e h ote l of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and that of the Interior, around the park and the Place Royale , amid shouts of Vive la Constituti on !" Vive le Vicomte Vilain XIV. I' Neither of the Ministers was at home, and the address was left at the Foreign-office. Then the crowd passed the Montagne do 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. Tile 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 him 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 resume 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 and 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 attai n b y 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 - th e cap i ta l Which, at 4 per cent. interest, represents the yearly i ncome o f the Sound dues. Although this arrange- [PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD• 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 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 iu 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 influent: and hegemony. From this point of view I think England might try to identify its own advantagt , 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 making away -with old traditions. It - is a well-ktiown political maxim that great powers ought to seek their alliances with weak°, countries, and it certainly would not tell agains• British interest to promote and strengthen the sym p allies of a people so attached to, and such great. admirers of, British institutions as the Danish nation. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. (From the Morning Post of this day.) The 10th of May, 1850, wall long be retu - einhered the annals of the operatic stage as the day on which her Maj-sty's Theatre—one of the oldest and greatest lyric temples in Europe—was reopened, aft-r having remained closed, and, to all appearance, hopelessly closed, during nexrly 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 old friend who ha.' long been given over even by the cleverest doctors. We can scarcely believe that be is really alive; and clasp his hand, and say, " How aro you old fellow I—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 affectioa, love to think only of his good qualities, and hope that the others, if such existed, may be reformed in the new career upoi which he is entering. It was truly pleasant to see on Saturday night the old familiar Majesty's Theatre face, —even the humblest of those connected with so many happy recollections. It seemed as though the four year• watch 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 awakenin g from a trance prod uce d by some en chanter's wand, or have we been dreaming all thin 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 vehicle, at the risk of their necks. We recognised them at a glance, and verily believe they had not exercised their dangerous and tormenting trade since 1852. The cus tomary file of soldiers, too (alas 1 we cannot answer for their being the sarne)—the aristocratic and zealous Mr Nugent (we are quite sure of him) looking rubicund an(' good natured as ever—Fish (still of the freshest), tin well known stage-door keeper, one of the oldest an , ' 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 lea ling to that mysterious region " behind the A3neg," and whose hair is not a bit whiter or thinner than it was. In fact, ticket-takers, check-takers, box •Teners, lean and vociferous carriage and cab-callers. who are always painfully hoarse, and seem to have a understandin; with the horses which were never known to kick them, though they are constantly under their feet. " Cloak-room" attendants, who appear tn live in constant enmity with frock-coats, and c.3loUred cravat, all, or nearly all, were the sane as in former years. So far, then, the illusion was compl e t e ; an d we walked into the theatre fully and happily persuaded tha 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 beast was again presented to our eyes exactly as it ap• peered in days of yore, Then we recognised in the or the tra 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 years older without ren dering us wiser or better. VVii need not dwell longer upon the aspect of the salle Everybody knows the gay yellow box curtains, which set off the ladies and th e i r cos t umes to as much advan- tags a, 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 company 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 and delightful scene which the ex tra,irdinary 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 llmetti, the new conductor, made his first bow to a London public, and was very kindly 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 sudden 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 ivery 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 pin mesta," ren dered ley Madame Alboni with such wondrous fluency, explisite grace, and apparent facility, as threw all her previous efforts into the shade, and proved that more timings existed in bravura vocalism than were dreamt of in our philosophy. Need we say that the mar vellous contralto was applauded with the utmost furore, or th at she deserved all the honours bestowed upon her. Num berless floral tributes and a laurel crown were thrown at her feet, and Vie " Non piu mesta" was una nimousl y redernanded. In sho r t, eve ry possible homage was of fered to Madame Alboni ; but the demonstrationsn them were genuine and thoroug h ly merited, and we j o ined heartily, although a tolerably long experience of theatres has taught us to be somehwat mistrustful of first- n i g ht " ovations." Signor Calzolari has made gre a t pro gress in his art since last we heard him, and we doubt very much whether any artiste at present on the Anglo- Italian stage could sing the difficult music of Don Ramiro better than be did on this occasion. Signor Calzolari's execution was quite irreproachable ; he sang, too, with much more expression than formerly, and his 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 might com pensate for his physical defects. We have never seen a less amusing 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 Benevaiffauo has a flue 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 part and the chorus did the little they had to do in a highly satisfactory manner. At the termination of the opera the rational anthem was sunei, the solo verses being taken by Madame Al boni and Signor Caizolami. To the performance of ballet divertissement " Les qua re saisons "we can award the highest praise. Marine. Riechetti, and Madlle. Bellon are dancers of the very nest kind ; that is, they are intellectual, refined, poeti cal dancers, whose movements express ideas, not mere TRIESEMAR, No. 1, ►s a remedy for Relaxation. Spertnatiwrhcea, and all the distressing consequences arising from early abuse, &c., and its effects are effi cacious in youth, manhood, and old age ; and to those persons who are prevented entering the married state from the results of early errors it is invaluable. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, Jfe2tuaily. in the short space of three days, completely and entirely endleates all traces of those Disorders which Capaivi and Cubebs ha ,e so tong been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portion of the population. 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Priestly, chemist, 52, Lord-street, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street, Dublin Winnall. bookseller. High-street. nirminghatn• ~~t ,/ jamb t4";l4,v_z6 , a44...tz›6 Y, 4//2 'Z - 7 N pgrg, or overall, or thin-strokerg, like some of the6l --) -- contemporaries. Some of their attitudes were , were perfectly , i 4 j - 1;; ;44 beautiful. Madle. Katrine, too, is a graceful, .charming,i3 artiste. The ballet, then, like the opera, g's ad,Ved, noir 4 4; cede, and we may congratulate Mr. Luraiey : *attArtipor the very auspicious commencement of his new mai:lag:gig.' - o career. Between the acts of the opera the is itvcsarfo was unanimously called for, and walked across the stage amid enthusiastic cheering. (From the Times.) We firmly believe that when, by 8 o'clock on Saturday evening, the huge audience 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• reutola had not yet uttered her opening phrase of self commendation. There was the sensation of being once more in the old house that bad ea long held an undis puted preeminence 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 thou , and associations more or lees 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 had all t he 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 habitués 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 had met in the same place seemed to fade away like a dream, or like the trance of that, min - arch in the Eastern tale, who dipped his head Jett, a tub of water, and, after passing through a series f imaginary adventures, found, on his emersion, that trey hal all take❑ place within the limits of a second. There had occurred, indeed, a few trifling events to give s imething like reality to 1853 4 5, and many within the period indicated by those figures bad found their geo- • graphical knowledge enlarged by familiarity with such names as Sebastopol, Balaklava, Inkertnan, and the ike, but that reality could hardly stand its ground be fore the spectacle of Saturday last, so exactly did it fit the ancient or er 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 SPpternber, 1752, should be reckoned as the 14tb, an indignant mob gathered together, shouting, "Give us back our 11 days I" Could we not, with this old story in our recollection, almost imagine that the ele gant multitude of Saturday, finding the interval between 1852 and 1856 completely shrivelled up, was inclined to -jacula•e, " What has become of our tines 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 hand, very bright with new painting and gilding, the link would have been broken—those three years would have had 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 ook unchanged en its resuscitation. There was the whole affair all over again, under its most pleasing ,spect—namely, that of being occupied by an audience that filled it in every part. One other circumstance of identity ought not to be iverlooked. There was still the same manager as in the '• good old times," the Fame Luniley to whom the public bad been indebted for refined amusement fur such a long series of years, and for whom it had so often .pouted on the occasion of some brilliant success. Cer t•tin we are that no figure was more thoroughly present to the minds of the whole audience on their fild. entrance into her Majesty's Theatre than that of the opera-chief tain, whose rule had been distinguished by the debut )f Jenny Lind, the immortal pas de quatre, and so many glories both of the lyric drama and of ballet. No sooner ead 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 tormance. So much for the influence of the past on the brilliant put lie which, on Saturday, wa,i gathered within the Nails 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 ;ions do not take the form of heraldic proclamations. Such influences while they promoted good humour, also neightened expectation, and, therefore, we should hasten u add that rarely have expectations been more corn itetcly satisfied than on Saturday last. The good iumoar that went in at eight o'clock was heightened .uto positive joyousness before twelve. ( Frointhe Morning 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 ary degree of interest in fashionable circle•s and boxes Luci stalls were purchased with great avidity. The pot.- ' als opened, it was not long before the house was corn dately filled, and by an audience of unsurpassed bril iancy and splendour. The extinction of Covent-garden riseatre bas doubtless had much to do with this revived feeling in favour of the old establishment in the Haymar- Ket, the prestige of which has never been forgotten, not withstanding the temporary embarrassments in which it has been immersed. That there was pleasure felt in once more setting foot in 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, we 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 in 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 I" 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-t wenty hours had hardly elapsed since it was last opened. The Pompeian paintings of Mr. Ab solon avid his coadjutors are as bright and warm as ever, and the ham, , ings 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, r evived one of those coups 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 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 an d fashion, the last thought that could have entered his mind would have been that the theatre had for some years been closed. Even bad not the subsequent per. farmances afforded proof that we were about to have an excellent musical season, the aspect of the house, not m erely in the audience part—but also in the avenues an d outs)de—the freshness of the decorations—the mag nificent orchestra—and the perfection of the minor ar rangements—bore te-tirriony to the sincere anxiety of the manager to ieleem his promises to the public. To have performed such wonders in so brief a space of time is a real triumph of energy ai d moral courage. Scarcely more than two months have elapsed since the calamity wLhuniy, ich e reduced Covent-garden Theatre to ashes. Mr. although always possessed with the determina tion to re-open his theatre sooner or later, had 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 the 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 r esources. Undaunted by the terrible catastrophe that bad 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 had also to commence his arrangements pre. cisely at the epoch when artists of every grade in their profession have already made their engagements, and therefore, the greatest skill and taste in culling the elements o f a company must fail, or at least be impeded. We have he a rd 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 bee .has done. His opening performance was in every r. jspect creditable, even triumphant—far above the average. of such occasions in former years, when all the resour, ; es of a permanent establishment have been at his comm• hnd, and all its machinery has been ready for acting,.. Titus much of praise is duo to Mr. Lumley as an in , lividual. Eriglishmen know how to respect a man who ECU nw how to respect himself ; and the same im pulse. •which led the London public to admire the cou,ragi j with which Mr. Gye rose up under difficulties