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A' - \ ;A9O --- tr' 7 24 7 4 , . • EAST INDIA. HOUSE, 3D MATtclii& 856 . HEREAS, in pursuance of the by-la - "ef the ~T , Last India Company, cap. 7, sec. 6, it ordained. tk o L at A list 'halt be puidi,lied thirty days betere the biennial 9itClbf Directo's, cemtalning the names of such proprietors, theft desire 'agreeable to law, as shall ify in writing to the secretary -e' sire of becoming candidates for the direction thirty-tWo days before. 4 such biennial elect , on," Qr. e COURP of DLit P:CTORS of the said Company DO HEREBY rid bylaw, :NO f ICE, in order that the Proprietors mar conform t o t he L,i `, bylaw, that the ensuing Electicn of Five Dirrcto r s ° film East i th Company, for six years, Is appointedA for WEDNESDY, the April next, and that such list will he published thirty days before the said Election, as the above-mentioned by-law directs. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. The CVO. Oli LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1856. No. 19,7861 [PRICE 4D: STAMPED E.,313.4, cd 1 -old s 1 g. , ld 2 sold .12ths 12tbs Farld l or 1 0 5 1 Is 10 0 ; o s 10; to 20 a of c fai r ' r. 14 r. 6 I hoto . '" 20' b 46 Ice 0100 1 e Wife I.lfll a r. V' wio ! S ir ter of 1 01 0 , 1 " p ork , rod' Di .5' rteg r Pa rk, wes t lder~ Oil , roOat [Cell • Liam .~~" 1?2, di -~ IWADAME J ENNY GOLDSCHMIDT-LIND. ExETER HALL. THE. NIGHTINGALE FUND. It j s e „ s respectfully announced that Mr. and Madame GOLD- Lf .,rtMIDT will give en EVENING CON4?EitT of SACRED and i ,S CELLANKOUS MUSIC, with Full Band and Chorus, at Exeter 4 1 11 '. 00. TUESDAY EVENING, Mach 11, 1'; , 56, the proceeds of will be presented to the Nightingale Fund. _lie Programme will comprise Mendelssohn's Hymn, " Hear my Q r t :' , Yer, 0 God," for Soprano. Chorus, and Organ. Madame JENNY 4h ,",,scuitinr. Beethoven's Choral Fantasia, Pianoforte, Orchestra, for ; Pianoforte, Mr. Otto Goldsc)stnidt. '1 he 13t1th Psalm, ooprano, Solo, and Chorus, by Mr. Otto Goldschmidt (first time Performance) ; Solo part by Madame JENNY Gotnsonstinr. i i, Yerbeer's Trio, " Horst Dit,"forSoprano and Two Flutes , Madame GOLDSCIMIDT ; Flutes, 31 easra. Pratten and Remusat. n 4 le to Weber's " Euryanthe ;" Sepr ma part, Meanie JENNY 7 1.11 : 19 CTIMIDT. Beethoven's March and Chora' from "The Ruins d„ . ' kt hen Ms." Ben Thedict.e Full Programme will be daly announced. Con r. .-'0 this occasion the seats throughout the Hall will be numbered ‘. l Reserved, price One Guinea each. Ppliention for Tickets received by Mr. Mitchell, - Royal Library, 33, „, Bond -street. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, tk TO-NIGHT, and every evening (except Sitnrday), at 8 o cir and Tuesday, Thursday, and aturday Ntorning,s at :4 ""s b.; area, 2s. ; gallery, ls.—Egyptian Hall, ,A,,431t NOW ROOMS.-LAUREN T'S CASINO w OPEN for the winter season. Principal Cornet Zi' s,l l, Bonleourt.—Doors open at S. Admission )no Shilling. 4 rent's new Varsovtana every nlght. 4R. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES. Fifty instantaneous Metamorphoses of Voi , o, Characer, t-4 Lesdi with an impersonation of Mlle. Rachel. as 4111111 e In " Horace.f." Every evening', at 8. Mornieg Per "ntanee every Saturday at 2 o'clock: night at 8. Private ox's Slid stall s may be secured in advance, without extra charge. Poly tr4bic-hall, King William-street, Charing-cross. PRINCE'S CLUB RACQUET and. TENNIS GROUNDS.—Gentlemen desirous of becoming memb ri are • Orsted to communicate with the Secretary, Mr. Piti NCE, It, -- " 013 t-street, Waterloo-place, wh3 will furnish every information MIETROPOLIT4N COUNTIES and' !p._ GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCNETY, 27, Regent icaterloo-plitet!, .I._.ondon. Capital, 109,0001. R trarsTEts. n• spencer H. Walpole, M.P. Richard ;"pocier, E• q., M.P. PrY Peter Fuller, Esq. I E Vansittart Neale, Esq. Hle Assurance business transacte 1 in all its branches. ta3The bonus declared at the last division of profits averaged Per cent. on all tho premiums paid. F. FERGU-O,N CAM ROUX, Manager. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, LONDON. 4,013.11e1es effected with this Society now will PARTICIPATE TN P o t t , it - FIFTHS, or 80 per cent. of the Net Profits of the Society, -7 4 .4ing to the conditions contained in the .cety's Prospectus. t re ,_e Premiums required by this Society . for insuring Young l.lves :t re 'ower than in many oth.ir obt-establisho, offices. and Insurers Ltto,,T l IY protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in h.'"" In to the accuumiated fund; derived from the investments of Po licy stamps paid by the Office. P rospectuses 4, 4 ,., may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street, or of any of the Agents of the Society. CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary. lESBADEN RAILWAY COMPANI . London Agency, 18, Cannon-street. COUNCIL. „* ...A.RTLEY KENNEDY, Esq., Alderman, Sheriff — President. ~ A ./;tLES STOKES, Esq., London—Vice- president. Theo dore C. Ewart, P Liverpool. sl, ue odore W. Rathbone, Esq., Liverpool. illiam Nicol, E q. (Nicol, Duckworth, and Co.), Liverpool. ~. Valiant, Esq., London. ;hornas Green, Esq., London. "Wee Lejeune. Esq , Consul, Antwerp. Carl Kalb, Esq., ba . riker. Wiesbaden. " L ogUat Ilergenhahn, Esq., Judge of the Supreme Court, Wiesbaden. BANKERS. London—Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co. Paris —Messrs. de Rothschilds, Brothers. Frankfort—Messrs. M. A. de Rothschild and Sons. Eight per cent. Preference 'shores. The Company is prepared to receive App ications for Preference il ettr 4l ,es Of 6/. each, bearing Eight per Cent. inter , st, payable nalf , ' 3 ' In London, Paris, or Frankfo , t, at the option of the holders. l•th e "' lirst instalment of 21. per share will be payable on allotment, al e i tond 21. on the 31st March next, and the remaining 21. on the :t,„ay nest. The amount of these shares to be issued l ik e not 4 4 - ,,u 100,0001 , being the amount required to open the to :-losheim, opposite to Bingen. 40ia..1)plleations may, until the Bth March next, be made in the sub . g . 'el form to the Company's brokers, A. A. Hoghton, Esq del - court, Throgmorton-street ; acrd Messrs. Bragg and Stock 6, Throgmrton-street; or to the Secretary, at th - , , se offices. issu e r of preference shares was unanimously approved at a the 14th of English shareholders, hell at Guildhall Coff;e-house, on ll oe ', 4 ,th February last. The-effect will be to complete and open the ,`, 4 ,. 1, spring. at a cost of less than 13,0001. per mile ; and , as it is o „ la Ito c i" „nnation of the prosperous Taunusway from Frankfort, N 8 ' n ence reaches a convencnt landing place oppos:te Bingen, at N A T '', I nt wher 3 the difficulties of the Rhino navigation begin to be serious, there can be no t doubt as to Its profitable trafll.l. or as h o u e security offered by the preerence shares. The Rhine Railway 4 4 : obtained the concession and formed its capital for extending its th e 'to Coblentz, and erecting a railway bridge across the Rhine at fr o ,.,,cit.r. This will make the Wierbaden Railway the direct route 14 - C 4 ,_ Cologne to Frankfort, arid it will thas become the connexioa Itt `Yeen the existing trunk of North and South ,ermany, when 1, coetinued to Lahlistam- For tire present the con-many has Clilutht it best, und,-r the circumst dices of an metal pressure, to st re L jts exertions to the first highly prolitible section. The line is ke44,l3'' completed to Mosbach, Schierstein, Niederwallsrf, Eltyille, St,f, E „ r bacli, and the works n on the remaining portion of the line are alvanced as to leave o doubt of its prompt completion for the new sought to be raised. By order of the Council. W. W LANDER, Secretary. FORM OF APPLICATION. Tithe Council of Administration of the Wie= baden Railway Company. I,: e htlemen,--1 request that you will allot me Eight per Ce n t. ( erence Shares Cl' 61. each in the Wiesbvlen Ratlway Cs•npany, 411 'I agree to accept the Sams or any less number that you may me, and to pay tre iostalments thereon at the dates fixed in As advertitement of the 16th February, 185'3. Name Address.. .• •• •• • • .. • • •• Date .. • • •....... Reference .... •.. .... NEW LABEL.—In consequence of the great k 4c , variety of counterfeit labels of A. ROWLAND & SONS' . 4 tSSAR OIL, now in circulatioa, and which so nearly resemble A, i f *V nal as frequently t' deceive the unwary—they have em- Led those eminent artists Messrs Perkins, Bacon. & Co., who, reat cost, and by a peculiar process of their own, have succeeded Itil °l,l eing from steel " A. NEW L ABEL," which cans , the for:led. l u i ci e °mPosed of a section of an engine -tuned circle, repeated one op o „mt and thirty times —and forris an original lace-work ground, " which is engraved in white lette-s, Fo R .„ " RO WL ANDS' MNC kSS AR OIL, - Ana GROWTH, RESTORATION. AND FOR BEAUTIFYING THE HUMAN IiAIR." tT Ader WhiCh is the Signature of the Prmrietors in Red Ink Bsid h " A. ROWIAND & sb . ." % 4 - t rf -Y them at 20. Hatton-garden, London, and by Chemists and 1,1 A.IR DESTROYER, 1, Little Queen-street, High Holborn —ALEX. HOSS'S DECIMATOR Y, for rem,v -14 el lectually Superfluous Hair fom the Face, Neck, Arms, and lt „ I'M % Without the sl , ghtest injary to the skin. A. R. will wArrant t ,.'0l to irriate the flesh in the smallest degre,, and the hair to he 4urelv destroyed.—Sold in bottles, at 3s. 6d., ss. id., an I les. 6d fir lied at the H d air-yeing Establishment, as above. Forward ed 'tamps, fres by post, eightestablishment, extra. ..._ I TOZEAU'S COPAHINE, or SACCEIARATED Nu e _CAPSIJLES, approved of by the trench College of Physicians, k 1 74 5,,„ fully administered in the Paris and London hospitals, and (grrledged by them to be the best remedy tor a certain disorder. tiF 'Lancet" of Nov. 6, 1852.) A copy will be forwarded on applt &th ... °4, —Priee per 100, 43.6 d. ; 50, 2s. 9d. To be had of the inventor, O ." , tIELJOZIiIA.U, French chemist,.49, Haymarket, London, and ' 6 Principal chemists. IN THE HIGH COURT OT CHANCERY. TRIESEMAR.—On the 29th of May, 1855, an injunction was granted by the Migh Court of Chancery, ani 1, 1 ,2' 1 6 llth of June following was made perpetual, againit Joseph 14 4 'lltlin and others, to restrala them, under a penalty of one thon :4 Pounds, from imltatin; this Medicme, which 12 protected by tjr• et Lters Paten de Paris, t of England, and secured by the Seals of the ' e de Pharmacie and the Imperial College of Medieinc, etul, It a TRIESE_MAR, No. 1, atm—_ — nledY for Relaxation, Spermatorrhcea, and all the distressing e,C7Nuences arising from early abuse, &c., and its effects are end ar:`°4ll in youth, manhood, and old ago ; and t • those persons who Prevented entering the married state from the results of early iota it is invaluable. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, a leet , In the short space of . thres days, completely and entirely 1 1 4 oates all traces s o ot those Disorders which Capatvi and Cnbebs Vio so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health a Vast portion of the population. TRI MSE M AR, No. 3, th 1 14 , e great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, whick ._.,ertunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in ~~ l arUla destruction of the atient's constitution, and which all the in the world can remove. a Ncs. 1,2, and 3, arc alike devoid of taste or smei : 1 ' of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet ta , sl them their use being suspected In , I 'IIfE S ENIAR, Nos. 1,2, and 3 , e s %'4l in tin CAW, price lie., or ti, 4 , 1. oases in one for 333., which saves I is.; andcases, whereby te 'ro is a saving of I/. 125.; divide , inn- s ..),u3te loses, as aduainis r,,,s'l Valpeau Lelleciand, Roux, &., r, ' 0 be had Wholesale and Ro.all in London of Johnston, 65, itorlibill; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-air , et: Inc! ,anffer. Iv% Ox irl,:atreet ; H. Ingham, druggist, 46, , iarket-street, Manchester ; l sradhury, bookseller, Deanagate, Bolton; J. Priestly, chemist, 52, , Th itstreet, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland -street - Olin ; Winnall, book:eller, ,tir `SECRET INFIRMITIES OY YOUTH aNc. Just published. eree is.. illustrated with , itsel and numerous f ree by por fog 14 stamps, Nengravings . ERvoCS' DEBILITY - , Its Ceases, Symptoms, anti Cure.-9n Essay on Sper- Zi.'wrshcea, with Practical Observations on A safer and more 3, cc , , ssful mode of treatment of the disea c os of the Generative 4,`bro, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and ;'"u•Sulsiing, by urinary examination, the real cause And effect of 1. Cry variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, e "os, accident, or climate, followed by practisal rem..trks, founde • twenty years' experience in the treatment of freptessance. er vons Debility, Local Weakness, Bpermatorrhma, &c. Ti) which 3 • ae4 eds Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre ▪ onary hints on the evils emanating front empirical pri:xtice. on the dangerous remedies advocated by various writer 3 or s important disorders. • By iIiAMIJEL LA'MERT U' REDFORD-BQU A LONDON. , ctor of Medicine, Matrlcalatod Member of the traiversity of Ed! l ergb, Honorary Member of the London TToapital Medical Societi rho essential of Apothecartee Hal, Louden, Lc., lize. essential olo',ect of this treatiao is tai point out the fearful con -- v lhences resulting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses d ela have produced more misery in Youth, dogradetio:t in Man ; D M, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, an ; "ler class of disease known to necrkrit pathologists. Its perusal i ;rticularly recommended to per,cns en , ertaining secret doubts o ir Physical condition, and who are conscious of haring hazarder health. happiness, and privileges to which every human being is et titled - It is absolutely necessary that all men should know, that there ar , Orin c i ' I nc Pes of personal management which cannot be violated withon. ~4 rl: big grievous penalties, ard when wisdom and regret succeed herdav of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties ma y mitigated, hew the sting of their bitterness may be remove:. ▪ now the evil and its consequences maybe avoided, and above all, ,St there -ere ia scarcely any degree of physical inarmity or functioneV 2,, i 1• 'oitement to which the timely aid of science cannot ar,Ay a cure. e Author has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive doteoe in the treatment of these delicate eorapiaints, which hay , ntanately been too generally eotafided tc the oars of ignors-.: Zi..iric's who inflict great War! on those who are Inducted to PlaN T l jh the r pretax dons i 3 DEBILITY may be had price ls, of Messrs. Sher and Co., 98, p a t erms ter-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; j'orae,l9, Lbicaeter_squar eg mow 89, Cornhill; or free by post for fo rc i "t "Pe to any address from the Amilior's residencs, 37, Bed -square. At ho ti m ine for consultation daily from eleven till two, and from six Vint hel 0 o'; ) esecd ,akero, 36s O a ,•••• oerts! r fi 26 5 26 ; 20D iC .. _ In ;16 ~,f1 ;Is wn° (11; s have diro' let,tre• its, 0(1 PUBLICATIONS. Just published, In 2 vols., 21s. bound, - SCOTTISH HEROES in the DAYS of WALLA.CI: and BRUCE. By the Rev. AL XAN DER LOW, A.M. " A valuable addition to Scotti , h history."—Nfessenger. " We have found Pie work very agreeable reading."—Examiner. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburs. NEW NOVEL BY COLBURN MAYNE, ESQ. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., MADELINE CLARE. By COLBURN MAYNE, Eqi. Hurst and Blackett, publishers, successors to Henry Con Urn, 13, Great 3iarlborou4h-street. FASTERN QUESTION ; A NEW VIEW : 'I being a Second Letter to the Right lion. Lord John Russell, with an Appendix on the Present Policy pursued in the lonian Islane.s, is now published, price Is.; free per post, fourteen stamps. _ _ _ _- • - - - London: Edward Stanford, 6, Charing-cross, Now rea4y, price 1s THE DR AINAGE of LONDON : A Letter to the Metrop , 2ltan P.o-trd of Works on the 'Value of - ewage, the most economics! mode of disposilg of it, and the means of effect ing its applicati , :n to Agricultural Purposes. By W. W. POCt)CK, Esq 8.A., F.R.1., e'ected Member of the Board of Works of the Westminster District. James Ridgway, Piccalilly. T HE IDLER, No. 3, for MARCH, 61 pages, Price Sixpence, contains : I. Hertrude's Guardim, by John Cordy ..eaffreson. • • 2 Letter to an Adminktra , ive Reformer. 3. The 1, ry ttate, be Mortimer Collins. 4. The Old Service by Willi.an Murton. 5 la:ks and Halfpence. 6. Eminent Modern Writers. No. 3.—Mr. Peter Cunningham. 7. Pazot's Youth, by Jamet Hannay, chaps. 5 and 6. 8. The Idler. 9. Palmer is innocent. by Herbert Janvrin. 10. Art and its ‘rnateurs. 11. Polincbrolie chap I. 12. Reviews : Charles Knight's History of England —Men 'of - the Time—Shaving of she pat, &c., &c. London: Robert Harduricke, 26, Duke-street, Placadilly, and all Booksellers. . _ The Third ElWow Just Published, Price :35., by' pest free, Se: it t: d. ON TRUE & FA.IJSE SPKRMATORREREA, waf, the view of distinguishing the Imaginary from the Real Sufferers under this disease, and Correcting of wide-spread Errore in rol Won to their Treatment and Cure. Translated f.. - cm the german of Dr. ['ICI:FORD. " Dr. Pickrord la known to English readers by his rrequent praeti ,al coniributtom to German medleal literature. This is the first rime he informs as, that be has ttelriressed himself to the nos-nuedi sal reader. We trust :his may not be the last, if he shall ;etect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be In his piwer to cor rect." --Lendon ed I cril i ;rizette. " The tribe n' Quiet Sympathisers,' and ' Medical Friend s•,' are mercilessly inposed ; and If this book could find its way into the hands of those who saff..r from the com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would be 911 , 01 much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of teal importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much m0ucr...... This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empiricarsy<tern of treating Spermatorrhma, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do mire? good." I,oitri - en H. Ralll ere, 219, Regent-sleet . GENTLEMEN. —Mr. COO PER at home for consultation daily.—Park•lane, 9, Chapcl•street. as ANK OF DEPO SIT, No. 3, PALT..MALL EAST, LONDON. Established A.D., 1841. Parties desirous of INVEiTING MONEY ars requested to examine tho Plan of the Bank of Deposit. Prospectuses and Forms for Opening Accounts sent free on application. I'E TER MOUT:NON, Managing Director. B " OF LONDON, Threadneedle street. and Charing-cross. CHATRMAN—Sir JOHN VILLIERS SHELLEY. Bart., M.P. Vice-t!natEmaN—JOHN GRIFFITH FRI 111. Esq. Current Accounts are received, and interest allowed on Balances. Si. per cent. Interest is allowed on deposits, with 10 days' notice of withdrawal on sums of 101. end upwards. By order. MATTHEW MARSHALL, Jun., Manager. BENJAMI NT SCOTT, Secretary. Th^cndneedie•street, January 19, 1856 PRICE'S PATENT CANDLE COMPANY (LI gI I ED). The Directors of this Company aro prepared to receive applica tions fir the Comp - my's Bonds to the amount of 53,3001, to b 3 Issued at the rates and for the periods followin4 : If far six months certain, or for live years stNect to three months' nitice by tither party, at 6 per cent per ty mum ; If for mar- than six months certain, but not more than eighteen months, 33 per cent per annum ; If for more tkan eighteen mmths certain, 5 per cent. per annum. The subscribed Capital of the Company is 750,0001., of which 650,0001. is paid up The Coniany's total borrowing power is 101,000/., which has already been exercised to the extent of 46,7001. ApplicAti , ns to be addresed to the Secretary, at No. 1, Copthall buildings, Tlarogmorton-street, London. By order of the Board. WAI. lIENRY WITHALL, Secreta•y. Lon Jen, 28th February, 1856. STAR PACKETS from the TERRACE PIER, (111AVESEND, 9, 2. titt• • NmWICK W UAW'. 111.M111WALL, on the err.vai of the fol!owing Trains from Fenehurch-street, 10 314, weather permit- Ulu?. The Packets will call at the Roahervilla, Greenhithe, Puttee! and North Woolwich Piers. To or f ‘aravd,enct and G0nd0n•........• 104. .. Is. 26 iravesend and Blackwall or Woolwiett Bd. .. Oa. Ili, t•Tith and London • . ....•••• • ...... ad. .. Os. 104 i.rith An I Tilackwall or W001wich...... 6d. .. Oa. 8d eiw raves •nl and Intermediate Piers.. 64. .. Oa. 84 October 23,1855. ESTABLISTIED 1837. BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Viet., cap. 9. DIRECTORS. Major-General ALEXANDER, tilackheath Park, C111.11N4.1f. William Bardgett, Esq., 149, Fenchurch-street. George Revington. Esq., tieckinger Mills Bermondsey. F. P. Cocked'', Esq., Shady:,ll and Twickenham. George Cohen, Esq., Shack'mei'. Millis Coventry, Esq., White Hart-court, Lombard-street. John Drewett, Esq., 50, Comb'''. Erasnms Robert Fo,tor, Esq., I, Princes-street, Bank. T. Gt. Girdler, Esq , 7, Tokenh use-yard. H. L. Smaie. Esq., Doctors' Commons. STANDrNo COIINCIL.—H. rtellenden Ker, Esq., 8, Old-square, Lincoln's Inn Sotrerrorts.—Messrs. d and -tenning, 16, London-street, Fenchurch•stmet. BANIZILL—Messrs. Dimsdsle, Drewett, Fowlers and Barnard, 50, Comb'll. Increasinz Rates of Premium for securini; Loans of Debts. Pi alf Premiums, only, required during first seven years. ;um aTsured payable at Sixty or at death if occurring previously. Provision, during minority, for Orphans. • BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Empowered by her Majesty's Royal Letters Ps`ent. Profits divided annually. Premiums computed for every three months' difference of ago. Half-credit policies—the unpaid half premiums liquidated out of the profits. (PROPRIETARY.) (MUTUAL.) Half Whole I Half Quer is premium premium First for Re- Age. Annual Yearly telly iSeven maunder premium Pre- Pre- Years. of Life. I mium. mium. £ s. d. £ s. d. Years. Months £ s. d. , £ s. d.l £ s. d. 30 1 1 9 2 3 6 30 0 2 7 3' 1 4 2 , 012 3 40 1 9 22 18 4 3 2 7 6 1 4 4 1 012 4 50 2 2 6 4 5 0 6 2 7 10 1 1 1 4 6 i 012 5 so 3 6 8 613 4, 9 1 2 8 2, 1 4 8, 012 6 E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. DESTRUCTION OF DARTRY CASTLE BY FIRE.--Bal libay, March 1, 12 o'clock at night.—Dartry Castle, Rockcorry, county Monaghan, the residence of the Right Hoe. Lord Cremorne, hal been on fire since early this evening, and before this reaches you it will be re duced to ruins. Dartry Castie has been only 10 years erected, and was considered one of the finest and best buildings in the north of Ireland. Lord Cremorne is at present in London. There is a rumour that one of the Cootehill constlbulary has lost his life in trying to ex tinguish the fire. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Whilst we have constantly to lament the failure of medicine to effect the cure even of thou dis eases which have been longest known, and have for centuries baffled the labours of surgeons and physicians, it is a cheer ing thing to learn, on trustworthy and indubitable autho rity, that science has at length discovered, not a drug, not a nauseating and disgusting compound, but a simple and de lightfal article of natural diet, which insuresspeedy and effec tual relief in cases w h ere a ll o th er a ppliances bad failed. Fifty thousand personal testimonies to the efficacy of Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, give the most substantial reason for encouraging the hope, and we feel justified in say ing that which we should be reluctant to affirm, except in the face of a body of evidence which it would be absurd to gainsay, that there really appears to us to bo no rea .on why any person, however afflicted, if there be a moderate por tion of tae vital stamina remaining, should now despa r of the recovery of health and vigour. 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Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., Purveyors to her Majesty, Piccadilly ; also at 60, Grace church-street ; 330 and 451, Strand; 4, Chcapside ; 68, Cornhill ; 49, Bishopsgate-street; 55, Charing-cross; 54, Upper Baker-street; 63 and 150, Oxford-area. . :y`: ... :si e:. OFFICIAL DESPATCHES. War Department, March 3, 1856. Lord Pannaure has this day received three de spatches, and an enclosure, of which the following are copies, addressed to his lordship by General Sir William °Arington, K.C.B. Sebastopol, Feb. 16, 1856. My Lord—l have the honour to acquaint your lordship that a Russian force, estimated at about 3,000 infantry and cossacks, appeared on the morn ing of the 12th instant, on the ridge of Kardoubel, above the valley of Baidar, but retired after a short reconnaissance. The French Engineers blew up, on the 12th in stant, two portions of the aqueduct which formerly supplied the docks of Sebastopol. Some blasting experiments have been made on the walls of the large barracks, near tho dockyard, and the mining is in progrev. • . _ _ .The weather - , for some days past, has been show ing the gradual approach of spring, and the health of the army continues excelleut. G2neral 'Sir Colin Campbell rejoined this army on the 14th instant.—l have, &c., W. J. CODRINGTON, General Commanding. The Lord Panmure, Sebastopol, Feb. 19, 1856. . My Lord—The health of the army remains good, and we have been enabled lately to continue ball practice and the assembling of regiments for exer cise during the very favourable weather of the last ten days. On the evening of the 17th orders were given for the assembly of the whole infantry of the English army in contiguous columus, on the brow of the plateau ; but fog and drizzling rain in the night turned to sleet in the morning,. changed the state of the ground, and sent the thermometer down to 18 deg., and to 9 deg. last night. The parade had been of course put off ; but it would„have shown to us . all troops rendered effi• cient in health and strength by the care of - the Go vernment at home, and by the exertions and super intendence of the officers commanding divisions, brigades, and regiments. I am quite sure that any of our allies, inclined to he present, would have been glad to see the effi ciency of part of the army which !cts with them. To-day is a fine clear day of a Canadian winter, thermometer at 14 (leg , bitterly cold from the strong breeze ; and this change having come so suddenly want of caution may very probably have produce some frost bites. We shall be enabled soon to add to the interest taken in the ball practice with that beautiful arm the Enfield rifle, by giving a few prizes, subscribed for among ourselves, to the best shots.—l have, W. J. CODRINGTON, General Commanding. The Lord Panmure, &c. Sebastopol, Feb. 19, 1856. My Lord—l beg to inclose the weekly report of Dr. _Elall.—l have, ezc. W. J. CODRINGTON, General Commanding. The Lord Panmur©, (Enclosure.) Head-quarters, Camp near Sebastopol, Feb. 18, 1856. Sir—T have the honour to inclose the weekly state of sick. The sanitary condition of the army continues most satisfactory ; indeed, it could scarcely be ex celled, and the mortality at present is under that of the household cavalry in England, which is a body of men as well taken care of as any troops in the world. During the present week no casualty has taken place in either the 3d, Light, or Highland Divi sions. The Ist, 2d, and 4th Divisions have lost one man each, and four have died of the Artillery, making a total of seven ; or a ratio of mortality of o.olper cent. to strength. Taking the last eight weeks the ratio of mortality has only been at the rate of 151 per thousand per annum, which is considerably under that of the Foot Guards when doing duty in London. The above calculations are exclusive of the Land Tran sport Corps, and excluding them this week the ad missions to strength have been 2 02 per cent., sick to well 4.36 per cent. Including the Land Transport, the admissions have been 2•21 per cent. ; deaths 0.02 per cent. ; sick to well 4.56 per cent. Fevers and pulmonic affections are the moat prevalent complaints ; but diseases of the stomach and bowels have consider ably decreased. There is an apparent increase under the head of ophthalmia, but this has been occasioned in part by the transfer a eases from their regimental hospi tale in camp to the general hos ital at the monas tery. —I have, &0., J OHN BALL, Inspector-General of Hospitals. General Sir William Codrington, Commanding-in Chief. her compasses and completed her stores, ammunition, shell, &c., is now waiting orders for her departure from Sheerness. The Heron and Louisa gun-boats, both of 80 horse power (nominal) high pressure, carrying each two Lan caster long guns of large calibre, left Sheerness yesterday morning to join the gun-boat squadron at Spithead. The Duck, Second Master Commander sr. Veal, ar rived at Sheerness yesterday morning from Portsmouth, having on board stores for the Cressy, which ship she passed in the night between Portsmouth and the Downs. The Duck proceeds for Chatham, and the stores for the Cressy will be immediately sent to Portsmouth. The Cressy, during her stay in the Downs, entered 150 volunteer seamen an] boys, •principally from service in the Margate, Ramsgate, Deal, and Dover loggers. They have all entered for general cervices. The Esk, 21 guns, screw steam-corvette, Capt. Thos. T. Birch, has been paid off, each seamati receiving his fall annunt of pay. They are all transferred to the Waterloo fllgship, with permission W volunteer for any ship in active service. Many have volunteered for their old ship. The Chesapeake, new 50-gun screw steam-frigate, of 400-horse power, now lying at Folly Point, is daily ex pected to be commissioned. The Mars, 80, new screw steam-ship, now in the fit ting basin at Sheerness, is ordered to be brought forward with all possible despatch to be commissioned. The Porcupine, 3 guns, paddle-wheel steam-vessel of 132-horse power, Lieut.-Commander Geo. M. Balfour, now at Sheeruess, refitting, is ordered to complete her refitting with all possible despatch' to be ready for im mediate service. The Manly and Drake mortar-vessels have completed their refitting and have been put out of Sheerness basin with ord.rs to complete stores, to be ready for imme diate departure. The Cuckoo, 3, Lieutenant:Commander Augustus G. F. Murray ; the Otter, 3, Lieutenant-Commander. John H. Glover, and the Locust, 3 guns, 'Lieut.-Commander John Bytheset, paddle-wheel steam-vessel 4, have all c iropleted their refitment, and are ordered to be ready for immediate departure from Sheerness. • Commander M‘Denald bavieg taken up his appoint ment as commander of her Majesty ri ship Perseverance has giveutrofer the duties of lii4depar,l4 l / 4 ,14, -4 4 as superintendent of the transport service, to Mr. J. und ors, It N. The screw transport Norman, No. 155, Capt. Vallins, 530 tons re2. 4 st-r, went down to Woolwich yesterday m , rning, from Deptford, to embark troops for the Crimea. Toe fo , lovrinir officers and men of the Royal Horse Art , ilery are to be received on board, to-day : Tieetenant Booth a , :d 1 sureeen, 1 farrier, 3 non-corn mi ,> Toned officers, 46 gunners and drivi re, and 54 horses. A. company of the Foot Artillery will likewise leave Woolwich to-day for Liverpool, where they will embark on board the transport Sarah Sands for the Crimea. The company mill be under the command of Captain Mercer, Captain Grill, Lieutenant De Vismes, 1 surgeon, and 1 veterinary surgeon ; arid consists of 6 ,nn-commissioned officers, 60 privates, 3 artificers, and 104 horses. The Saepho, 12, Captain Fairfax Moresby, took her departure from BlackAakes, in the Medway, yesterday morning, and proceeded to the Duwns in charge of a Government pilot. _ _ The Wanderer, screw steam-vessel, Captain J. P. Luce, fitting for sea at Chatham, is expected to be taken out of dock to-morrow, immediately after which she will proceed to sea. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty : Lieutenant W. A. Smith, to the Sappho; John Lyon, assistant-paymaster (secretary's clerk), to the Calcutta ; Edward Foster, assistant-paymaster (secretary's clerk), to the Conway; Frederick F. Miller, assistant-paymaster (secretary's clerk), to the Edinburgh; Samuel G. Robison, clerk, to the Calcutta. The Royal artillery now at Leeds barracks, amount ing to 247 men, besides coinnissioned dlicer4, with 200 horses, will leave Leeds this week, orders having been received for their embarkation at Liverpool on Saturday next, for the Crimea. Orders have been received at the depot of the 13th Light Dragoons, Dorchester Barracks, for a detachment of SO men and horses to be in readiness for immediate service. Although the regiment suffered considerable losses in the Balaklava charge and during the Crimean campaign, recruiting has gone on so successfully that it is now considerably above its strength, and the recruiting serjeanto have received instructions to enlist for other regiments. The detachments belonging to the 74th Highlanders and the 84th Regiment, who are to proceed to India to instruct the troops stationed in the Madras presidency in the use of the Enfield rifle, will leave Chatham this morning, and embark on board the Earl of Hardwicke. Brevet-Major J. M.`Carthy goes out in command of the detachment. Lieut. R. W. Ellis, 52d Light Infantry, has been ordered to proceed to Tilbury Fort to relieve Lieut. M. Fanning, 64th Regiment, who has been appointed a cap tain in the Turkish Contingent. Naval,. and Military Intelligence. It is rumoured in the fleet at Portsmouth that a re view and mock engagement of the gun-boat flotilla is likely to take place shortly in the pre. , ence, of her Ma jesty. The fleet at Spitheed shifted berths yesterday afternoon, to make more room for other ships to j The Griper and Herring gun-boats, Lieutenants Singer and Gensete, joined yesterday from the eastward. The Rodney, 92 Captain Wileon, was taken out of dock yes terday and mated. The Hawke, 60, Capt. Ornmanney, is ordered to hold herself in readiness for sea. Captain the Hen. Janes Drummond, C. 8., is ap pointed to suceeed Captain G. T. Gordon as flag-captain to Vice-Admiral Sir George F. Seymour, K.C.8., G.C.H., Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth. Captain Gordon has completed the required time for his flag on the 'active list. Her Majesty's ship Grampus, 50, sailing frigate, has been turned over to the Ordnance authorities for a sup plementary powder depot at Portsmouth ; and the Neptune, 120, will also be appropriated for similar service. The following troop and horses were expected to ar rive at Southampton last night to embark on board the Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steam-ship Candia, transport No. 213 :-6 officers, 217 men and 180 horses, forming the D troop of the C battery, and remounts of the Royal Horse Artillery ; Colonel Hyde, 93d Regiment ; Lieut. Rennie, 90th Regiment ; Comman der G. B. Burgess ; Captains Rice, J. R. Griffith, J. R. Ibetson, and Tenneesey, and 21 intermediate passengers. The screw steam-ship Sanspareil, Capt. A. C. Key, with the ganboats Skipjack, Sheldrake, Redwing, Lark, Magpie, and Badger, arrived in Portland Roads on Thursday evening last, forming the first portion of the divisions which are to rendezvous in those waters. The General Screw Company's steamer Golden Fleece, transport No. 75, which arrived at Southampton on Sunday morning from the Black Sea, has been ordered to be again made ready for the transport service. There are now lying in the Southampton decks the fol'owing fine steam-shies—viz., her Majesty's screw steam troop-ship Himalaya, 3,500 tons burden, 700- horse power. Royal West India Mail Company : Orinoco (paddle), 2,901 tons burden, 800-korse power ; Great Western, 1,775 tons, 420 horse power; Avon, 2,069 tons, 450-horse power ; Magdalena, 2,943 tons, 800-horse power. Peninsular and Oriental Company : —Pera ( , crew), 2,620 tons burden, 450-horse power ; Candia, 2,200 tons, 450-horse power ; Manilla, 535 tons, 60-horse power ; Indus (paddle), 1,700 tens, 450- horse power ; Tagus, 800 tone, 230-horse power ; Euxine ' 1,200 tone, 400-hors e p ower ; Q ueen o f th e South, Calcutta, and Hydaspes, 1,800 tons burden each, 300-horse power; and the Argo, of 1,850 tens burden and 300-horse power. The combined tonnage of these first-class mail steamers amounts to the enormous ag gregate of 34,593 tons and 6,160-horse power. Besides these there are a few steam-ships of a smaller class. The Atrato, the second largest paddle-wheel steamer afloat, may also be considered as among the ships assembled at one time at Southampton, as she only sailed from that pert with the West India mail, yester day afternoon. Of this number there are engaged in the transport-service the Orinoco, Great Western, Golden Fleece, Jason, Queen of the South, Calcutta, Argo, Hydaspes, and Candia, The Australian Government steam-sloop Victoria, Captain Norman, will sail from Southampton direct for tdelhourne this day. This vessel has been delayed three months in consequence of the screw requiring repair. The Victoria is fitted with Maudsley's propeller, upon the differential patent gear principle, which gives the facility of altering the pitch of the screw while the vessel is being propelled throueh the water at the greatest speed. It is the intention of Captain Norman to sal as much as possible during the voyage, as he has provided himself with not more than nine days' coals, and will only avail of the steaming facilities of the vessel down channel and in calms. The Victoria is of 160 horse power, and is built to carry two 32-pound guns, 9 feet 6 in. in length, and weighing 56 cwt. each, and 6 32. pounders of 25 cwt. each, intermediate size. It is ex pected from the large amount of canvass which this ves sel can spread, and her admirable sailing qualities, that the voyage to Melbourne will be made in about 65 days. The Victoria will touch at Plymouth to take a mail for the Australian colonies. The Amphion, 34 guns. screw steam-frigate, Captain arousing the country from one end to the other for the Aetley C. Key, C. 8., is ordered to hare her compasses purpose of getting rid of the centralisation system, which adjusted, and to take in her ammunition, shell, &c., to- it appeared to be the object of the present Go day, and be ready for immediate departure from Sheer- vernment to introduce. (Hear.) He moved, "That Lees for Elsinore. a copy of the bill, together with a copy of the pe- The Retribution, 28 guns, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, tition, be forwarded to every c or poration in th e country." Captain Th o mas Fisher, bearing the ff.% of Rear-Adcniral _ Mr. H. L. TAYLOR seconded the motion, witieh was of the Blue, Robert L. Bayne', C. 8., having adjusted r c rried unanimously, end the Court adjournei; THE ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE SURREY THEATRE. Yesterday Frederick: Quenmell was brought up at the Southwark Police•court, before Mr. A'Beckett, for final examination, charged with attempting to murder Wil liam Hurcum in the Surrey Theatre, on the night of Sa turday week last. The investigation excited coneidera'.le interest, and several of the corps dramatique of the Surrey, Victoria, and AAley's Theatres were in attendance to hear the evidence. _ _ _ Mr. Neale, solicitor, of Kennington, attended for the prisoner. William Hurcum, whose head was bandaged up, and hia coat spotted with blood, said—l am a dresser at the Surrey Theatre. On Saturday night week I was in an ale shop near the theatre, where the prisoner asked me to partake of a glass of ale, which I drank, when be (the prisoner) said, " I mean to have your life this night, and I will be hatiged for you at Horsemonger•lane, like my cousin was." I asked him what he thought would be come of him if he did so, and why he wanted to do such a thing, when he replied, "You did something to me a year or so ago, and I don't forget it." I then left him playing at dominoes, and I went into the theatre. Some time afterwards, as ho was wanted at the theatre, I went again to the ale-house, and told him he was wanted. He replied, " Thank you, I am much obliged to you." I again saw him 10 minutes afterwards in the dressing room, when he said that he would have' my 'blood, and challenged me to fight for ss. a side. I replied that I had not ss. to lose, and pushed him on one side. He then went out, and as he left said, " I will have blood for blood." Mr. A'Beckett—Did the prisoner appear as if he had been drinking ? Witness—Yes, he appeared to have been drinking, but he was not drunk. Examination in chief resumed—Ho was away about 10 minutes, when I was called to the lauding of the theatre to take some money from a Mr. Leonard, when I heard him say, "You rascal, I will do for you to-night, and will be bung for you." I then was in the act of stooping down to look at the money I was about to take, when I received a blow on my head. I think I had my cap on, but I became insensible, and therefore .cannot _tell ppaitively. I put up my band, and received other blows on my arms and legs. When I recovered my senses I found myself lying on the table in the dressing room of the theatre. I have been in bed ever since till this morning, . . . . By Mr. krßeekett—l have not been in the hospital, bu% in bed at my own house, and attended by Mr. Dona• boo, of the Westminster•road. Cross-examined by Mr. Neale—l have been engaged at the Surrey Theatre for twelve years. I have known the prisoner for three or four years, and I never bad any quarrel with him before, and I cannot account for the way the prisoner served me on the present occasion. The prisoner was playing with John Bigley, who was also engaged in the Surrey Theatre. All that I said to the prisoner -wag, "You have not taken a chalk on the game." Several persons were present at the time of the attack, but no females. Wm. Leonard said—On Saturday night last I went to the dressing-room of the Surrey Theatre, and saw Mr. llurcum there. I said to him come outside, and while I was in the act of paying him some money he was knocked down, and blood spurted from his head. I looked round and saw the prisoner strike him with an iron rod, which I wrenched from his grasp. After the first blow was given I heard the prisoner say, "Yon -- I will kill you." I then seized him, took him into the hall of the theatre, and sent for a constable. Cross.examined—lf any words had been used by Hur cum before the first blow was given I must have heard it. He received the second blow as he was falling. John Measures, 160 L, proved being called into the Surrey Theatre on the night in question, between 8 and 9 o'clock, and taking the prisoner into custody. On con veying him towards the station-house he said that Hur cum had struck him, and he could not stand against him. He received the rod produced from some one, but he could not tell from whom. Dr. T. M. Donahoo, No. 3, Westminster-read, said— On Saturday evening week I was called to see the pro secutor in the Surrey Theatre. On my arrival I found him wounded on the head by some blunt instrument. He was then bleeding from a scalp wound. I dressed it, and found that it was a severe wound. By Mr. Edwin, the chief clerk—He is now progress ing favourably, but it will be a long time before he can perfectly recover. He has no dangerous symptoms at present. Mr. Neale wished the prisoner to be further remanded, so that he could call further witnesses to prove that his client had received great provocation from the prosecu• tor before he struck him ; if so, his worship could deal with the case summarily. Mr. A'Beckett said it was too serious a case to be disposed of in the way suggested, and if he had any ad ditional witnesses to call they would be heard at his trial. He had received a letter, it certainly was not an anonymous one, or he should have destroyed it, but it was very imoroper to send to a magistrate. The writer stated the prisoner had received great provocation. It was signed, " Sarah BokeT." Mr. Bokes, of the Surrey Theatre, who was in the court, said that his wife's name was Sarah, and after looking at the writing sail it was not that of his wife, but he could prove that the prisoner had received great provocation from the prosecutor before he committed the attack. As he :Vag not present when the prosecutor was in jured, the worthy magistrate said that his evidence could not be received, and the prisoner was fully cJin mitted to take his trial ,at the sessions at the Central Criminal Court. THE LATE ROBBERY AND ALLEGED ATTBMPT2D MURDER IN WA ' FORTH. Yesterday, at the Lambeth Police-court, the young woman, Lacy Constable, was brought from St. Thomas's Hospital by Sergeant Coppin, and as soon as the night charges had been disposed of was placed at the felon's bar, before Mr. Elliott, on the following charge : Mr. Lund, tho superintendent of the P division of police, addressing Mr. Elliott, said the circumstances at tend►n; the charge against the young woman at the bar were of a somewhat singular character, and he begged to state them as briefly as he could. The prisoner, Lucy Constable, had been for some months in the service of a gentleman Lamed Knott, residing in Sutherland•square, Wal worth, and on Sunday night week was left in charga of the house, on the family going to church. During the absence of the family she (the prisoner) gave an alarm, and on assistance coming to her it was found that she had a wound in her throat and one also on the right hand, and these she said had bean inflicted by some thieves who had got in and robbed the house. It was found necessary to remove her to the hospital, and while there, as would be stated by Sergeant Coppin, she bad inflicted the wounds in her hand and throat herself. He (Mr. Lund) felt it to be his duty to place the whole of the circumstances before Sir Richd. Mayne, and that ,gentleman directed that the prisoner should be brought before his worship on a charge of cutting her threat with intent to destroy herself. Sergeant Samuel Coppin was then sworn, and stated that, from what he had heard, lie, on the night of Sun day, the 24th of last month, went to the house of Mr. Knott, Sutherland-square, Walworth, at about eight o'clock, and there found the prisoner, who was bleeding from a wound in her throat, and was at tended by a surgeon, who was dressing the wound at the time, and she was then taken to the hos pital. On the following day he called at the hospital, and, seeing the prisoner, he asked her to give him some account of the occurrence. She said that after the family heel gone to church she heard a ring at the bell, and on going up, and taking the chain off, the door flew open, and a man, who was standing on the steps, threw a coat, or something of the sort, over her head, and at the same time struck her a violent blow on the side of the head. He then pushed her down before him to the bottom of the stairs, when he gave her another violent blow on the other side of the head, which knocked her down, and she became insensible. When she recovered, she saw a man standing opposite to her, and she called out, "You, villain, you are murdering me." The man upon this took up a knife off the dresser and came to wards her ; and, perceiving that he was aiming a blow at her, she raised up her hand, and he chopped it. She then put her arm before her eyes, and she immediately felt the blood trickling down over her bosom, and she became insensible. She did not recollect anything after until she found herself in a water-closet. She staggered from there as well as she could, and getting to the front door, which she found shut, she opened it and called out " Murder;" and some gentleman came to her assistance. On the Tuesday he saw her again, when he asked her about some young men she had been -seen to speak tc before the robbery, but she positively denied speaking to any one. On the Thursday ho again sage her, and as soon as she saw him she commenced crying, said she was a very wicked girl, and would tell all. She then said she had seen the men he had been speaking to her abent, and had made an appointment with one of them to call on her on the evening of the robbery. He called after the family had gore out and rang the hell, and she let him in and asked him into the back parlour. He then asked her to dress and go out with bins, and he remained in the back parlour while she dressed. While in the back parlour, he asked her if she could get a glass of wine, ! and she told him she could not, as the wine was locked up. He said it did not matter, as they should have one when they went out, and that he expected to meet his sister at the Elephant and Castle. They then left the house, and went for a walk, and on reaching the Elephant and Castle remained there for some time, waiting for the young man's sister, but did not see her. They next proceeded to a public-house, where they had a glass of brandy and water, and the young man accompanied her to the end of the street, where they parted, with the intention that they should meet at one o'clock on the following day, and spend the afternoon together. On going to unlock the door, she found it ajar, and on going in found that the house bad been robbed. On discovering this she did not know what to do, or how to contain herself, but thought she would make up a story about thieves having got into the house, and took up the knife and choppeci her hand ; hut after this not knowing how to face a her master or mistress, she took up the knife again in tzncling to kill herself, and inflicted the wound on her throw. Mr. Lund said that this was all the evidence be in tended placing before bis worship at present, and should therefore request a remand to a future day. The prisoner, who is a - very fine and pretty girl, was then remanded for a week, add was removed from the bar without saying a Single word. COURT OF COMJION COUNCIL. Yesterday a special court was held for the purpose of agreeitior upon a petition to Parliament against the Po lice (Counties and Boroughs) Bill. The court was un usually crowded, and there was a large attendance of alde‘'meti. Mr. J. WOOD, chairman of the Consolidated Commit tee, brought up the following report : " We of your Consolidated Committee, to whom on the 28th of February it was referred to consider a bill to render more effectual the police in counties and bo roughs i❑ England and Wales, and to report thereon, do certify that Mr. Remembrancer having laid a copy of the bill before us, we proceeded to consider the same, and find that it proposes that the constables of the mu nicipal boroughs in England and Wales shall, in addi tion to their ordinary duties, perform all such duties connected with the police as are from time to time, by any regn , ations made under the add bill by the Secre tary of State, declared to be police duties to be per formed by such constables, and that it shall be lawful feu. one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State float time to time to make such general regulations with respect to the duties of constables appointed by muni cipal corporations as he may see fit. That it is also pro! posed to authorise one of her Majesty's Secretaries of State from time to time to make rules for the Govern ment, pay, clothing, accoutrements, and neee,saries of constables appointed by the municipal boroughs. " That your committee are of opinion that such powers will virtually deprive municipal corporations of the management and control of their police, and place the same in the hands of one of her Majesty's Principal Seeretsries of State for the time being. " That your committee most strongly object to such an infringement of the rights and liberties of the people, and recommend your hon. Court to oppose the said bill. That the tendency of legislation towards centralisation is, in the opinion of your committtee, subversive of that principle of self-government which is so congenial to the spirit of this free nation, and which experience has shown to have materially contributed to advance the prosperity and promote the liberties of the country. " That the persevering efforts of the Government to reduce the responsible local administrations of free muni cipal constitutions to the condition of mere agents of a Minister of the Crown display a tendency towards cen tralisation of the most objectionable character, calculated ultimately to subvert and destroy the principles of local self-zovernment enjoyed by the people and recognised by Parliament. " That Mr. llemembrancer having, by the direction of your committee, prepared the draught of a petition to the hon. the House of Commons against the said bill, we have approved thereof, and recommend the Barad to your hon. Court for adoption. All which is respect fully submitted. "Dated this 3d day of March. "JOHN WOOD " G. VILE " P. LAURIE "D. J. M'LAucHLAN " W. CUBITT " IT. DE .TEnssr " T. CORNET " H. BLAKE "J. PARKER " T. H. HALL "B. BOWER "J. ANDERTOIt " W. WILLIAna " J. CAUSTON "T. ROWLEY " F. FARNCOMB " W. S. HALE " H, L. TAYLOR "E. HICKSON " W. A. ROSE "J. HUMPHREYS " W. HUNTER "W. JONES " T. DAKIN." "T. J. 110 LT Mr. WOOD, in moving "That the Court agree with the committee in their report," said that the committee had approached the subject with the greatest anxiety to do justice to its importance, and were unanimous in the recommendations which it contained when it was very fully discussed on Friday last. Although the corpora tion itself was exempted from the operation of the bill still the committee felt it their duty to recommend to the Court that they should oppose the principle involved in it. (Hear, hear.) About 80 petitions from boroughs in England had been lodged against the bill. He knew that there had been and were in London delegates or deputations from all parts of the country whe enter tained similar views in respect to the bill with those stated by the committee. Mr. W. JONES seconded the motion. Mr. H. WELLINGTON VALLANCE said that the bill was another step in the system of centralisation which had marked the course of all, but particularly so-called Libe ral Governments, for the last quarter of a century. Centralisation was but despotism in disguise ; it im plied the taking of all power from the people and lodg ing it in the hands of the Central government. (Hear.) The motion was carried unanimously amid applause. A petition to the House of Commons against the hill was then unanimously adopted. Mr. ANIJEETON sail that, so far from finding fault with the Government for introducing the bill into Parliament, he, for one, very much rejoiced that they had done so, because he was certain that it would be the means of AFFAIRS OF. CANADA. TORONTO, Feb. 18.—The Provincial Parliament was opened in the wtw capital, with much "pomp and circumstance," by his Excellency Sir Edmund Head, on Friday the I.6th inst. His Excellency read the following speech : . "HONOURABLE 6ENTLEMEN OF THE LEGISLATIVE CouNcrr,, "GENTLEMEN OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY; "I have thought it right to call you together at this seas- n, because I believed it to be the wish of the coun try that your task of legislation should not. be delayed until a later period of the year, and because it is at once the desire anol'the duty o f th e ecutive Government to profit by your advice and 'assistance when it may be mo I convenient'y of faded, "In referring Co the labours of your last session, I cannot help congratulating .you on having Fettled the disputed question of the Clergy Reserves.. You will find, I believe, a large balance of funds arising from this source, available for distribution among the municipali ties, but I think it likely that your assistance as legis lators may be required to give full effect to the fair and equal allotment of these sums. " In Lower Cousda the Act for the Abolition of the Seigniorial Tenure promises in like manner to close a long•peuding controversy by an equitable adjustment or existing claims. No time has been lost by me in acting on the powers conferred. by this law, and I trust that you will be satisfied with the progress which has been made. " The subject of a change in the constitution of the Legislative Council, by rendering it elective, will again be brought before you. "A measure for the organisation of a provincial po lice, capable of being applied by the Crown, for the pre vention of crime and the speedy apprebenSion of offen ders, deserves your attentive consideration. "The increasing wealth and prosperity of the country demand it creased protection for property, and the ad vance of civilisation in Canada should be marked by the strict enforcement of law, and, by the perfect sense of security from outrage. " It is to you that I must look for the power of insur ing these great objects. " I have spoken of our increasing prosperity. No mark of its existence can be stronger than that afforded by our extended lines of railway. Nor is this progress confined to one section of the province. Ere tward to St. Thomas, and westward to Guelph and Hamilton, these lines, at once the sign and the cause of progress, are already completed. I may congratulate you on the fact that, since your last meeting, nearly 250 miles have been got into working order, whilst it is hoped that not less than 250 more will be finished before next year. " Legal reforms are needed both in Eastern and Western Canada. One measure, at least, will be sub mitted to you having reference to this important subject. It may not be possible in the present session to effect all that you desire, yet I trust that some progress will be made in simplifying the procedure and facilitating the working of our courts, by the adoption of practical amendments. " I should see with great satisfaction the adoption by you of any general measure which tended still more to abridge your legislative labours, in providing for the in corporation and for laying down the conditions of private institutions of every kind. " I regret to say that the presentments of numerous grand juries throughout the country, which I have directed to be laid before you, show too clearly the want of improvement in the construction and discipline of our gaols. " Your zeal in the cause of education is known and appreciated by all the world. It is important:to consider whether we cannot combine the reform of the juvenile offenders with the punishment of their crimes. At the very least, it is incumbent upon us to take care that such punishment does not in itself afford fresh oppor tunities for debasing the criminal and instructing him in vice. " The B oard of Audit constituted by the act of last session is already at work, and it will, I trust, contri bute to insure a satisfactory examination of the public accounts, " With regnrd to the Militia Act, the ready loyalty of the inhabitants both in Upper and Lower Canada has enabled me to authorise theformationofnumerous troops and companies of volunteers, w hose conduct and discipline will undoubtedly doer e ditto the province. I have, more over, with the assistance of the Adjutant-General, done my best to carry out your wishes by organising the Sedentary Militia. "The Government, in pursuance of the wishes of the Legislature, has taken on itself to conclude a fresh ar rangement calculated to secure a line of ocean steamers from the St. Lawrence to England during the approach ingseason, "That the timber trade has been depressed is a deep source of regret to me and to all others who have at heart the welfare of the province. I trust that we are about to witness iti revival, and that the commerce of Quebec and Montreal will have suffered but a temporary check. "GENTLEMEN OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, " The accounts of the last year, and the estimates for the present, will be laid before you. " You will find that, on the whole, our finances are in a satisfactory state. The people at large have reaped the benefit of those reductions in the Customs Duties which you made last year. " The diminution the receipts, corvegnent on such reductions, ❑early corresponds with the calculation sub mitted to you by my advisers. A large decrease has been caused by the Reciprocity Treaty with the United States ; but I conceive that any sue'," apparent loss is more than coin;)ensated by the increased commerce, and by the facility of intercourse between the two countries. " It will be the duty of my Council to ask y ,, ti in the present session for such supplies for her Most Gracious Majesty as you may see fit to grant. " HONOURABLE GENTLEMEN AND GENTLEMEN, "The year just ended has been one of difficulty and conflict in Europe : on this side of the Atlantic we have, by the blessing of Providence, escaped the direct evils of war. In no part, however, of the Queen's dominions has a deeper sympathy with her arms been shown, or more fervent prayers for their success been offered than in Canada. " Our people have eagerly watched every turn of the contest, and consisting as they do of men of French and English origin, equal members of th• same free commu nity, and loyal subjects of the same Queen, they have grieved at the sufferings, and exulted in the success, of the allied armies. " iu like manner, should it please God to establish a firm and honourable peace, Canada will, I doubt not, re joice at the termination of the war. May it be my lot, before the end of the present cession, to congratulate you on so auspicious au event. "At present I have only to leave you to the dis charge of your important duties. AIVOTHER COBURG VISITOR. It may be well to apprise the country that the visit o : the King of the Belgians to England, which is to take place in a day or two, has other objects in view than those which are stated in a paragraph which has been sent by the Court to the public journals. We happen to be cognisant of the means which have been employed to fix public attention on the alleged reason ass fined for Leopold's visit, namely, his being present at the Confir mation of her Royal highness the Princes Royal, who, we are very particularly informed, is his Majesty's god daughter. There is an instructive and curious coinci dence between the fact of the confirmation of the Prin cess Royal and the visit of Leopold taking place at this eventful crisis in the history of Europe. How marvel lously convenient to the King of Belgium is the time fixed on for the confirmation. There is a well-known story touching the pract,cabil.ty, under certain circain staoces, of killing two birds with one stone. Leopold will, politically speaking, accompieh this feat in his visit to England. He will he present at the confirmation of the Princess Royal, and at tte same time carry out },is Coburg views with a cunning and a perseverance never surpassed ; for he is confessedly the most consummate and inveterate intriguer in Europe. It bodes ill for the results of the Conferences in Paris, so far as Eng land is concerned, but well for the interests of the Czer, that Leopold should be at the Court of St. James at such a critical juncture as the present. Austria and Ru'sia may well rejoice that the cunning old Coburg is just at this moment in a position to pour his Germanism into the ears of British royalty.—Morning Advertiser. THE MAILS. SOUT.EIA MPTON, MONDAY. The Royal Mail Company's steato-ship Atrato, Capt. w oo li e y, left this day with the usual West India mail, a full cargo, specie to the amount of 43,0001., jewellery and 93 passengers, amongst w h om i s t h e Mar -12,0001., quis de Thmtueul. Tire United States mail steam-ship Washington, with the American mail, may be looked for on Sunday next. The Parana, Capt. Ellison, with the homeward West India mail, may be looked for to-morrow. The Euxine, Capt. Joy, will leave to-morrow with the East India and China raail. The Ava, Capt. Field, will bring the heavy portion of the homeward East India and China mail, on or about the 7th. The Tagus, Capt. Weeks, will carry out the Penin• sular mail on the 7th. The homeward Peninsular mail will be brought by the Sultrn, Capt. Cook, and may be expected on the sth. The next Brazil and River Plate mails will be taken out by the Avon, Capt. Revett, on the 9th. The homeward Brazil and River Plate mails will be brought by the Tamar, Capt. Bevis, and may he looked for on the 9th. "Ar,t io ari efittai r i ‘ r i 3 a)e . .2:STERN AND BRENTFORD. (MEETING THIS DAY,) half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this undertaking wns held this mornirka at Fendall'a Hotel, Westminster ; Viscount Villiers in the chair. Tae * report stated that the position of the company had greatly improved siuce the last half-yearly meeting, Ira was evinced by the important additions that bad been made to the share-list. No time had been lost in making the necessary arrangements for commeneieg the works, and that contractors of the greatest respectability had undertaken to execute the works for a sum within the Parliamentary estimate. The daily increase of the mineral and heavy goods traffic upon the Great Western Midway rendered it of the greatest importance that the works should be completed with - as little delay al pos.ible, in order to give to the proprietors at the earliest possible period a remunerative return for their capital. The accounts showed that the capital received to the 21st December, 1355, amounted to 6,423/. 10s. The current account showed total receipts a inclucling advances, cte., of 12,3137. 17s. 11d., and the expenditure, up to that time, to 5,0521. 7s. SI, leaving a balance of 7,2611. 10s. 31 , of which 0,7501. were invested with the Ao countant-General. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption and printing of the report for circuiatior, said that the report touched on the principal points conuecte•l with the undertaking, and would not require many observations from him in explanation. lie had much pleasere in iuf•orming them that the shares were being rapidly taken up, both by persona in the locality and those connected with com mercial matters, generally no doubt from the advantage it offered as an outlet from the Great Westera Railway to the Thames. In consequence of that the directors had acted on the principle they announced os a former occasion to the shareholders, that they would pnt the works forward as speedily as possible, in order that they might obtain a return for the capital they had in invested in the undertaking. The directors had, there. fore, concluded contracts within the Parliamentary esti mate, and he thought, on looking at all the circura trtar.ces connected with the undertaking,[there was every reason to believe it would be a prosperous one. Mr. P. DAVY, after alluding to the advantage of a communication with the Thames, in connection with the Great Western Railway, seconded the motion. I❑ reply to a question from Mr. Bunn; The CHILIRMA.N said that by the Act, a call of only 21. per share could be made at intervals of three months. The directors had not yet decided when the first call should be made, but no delay would be carased in the prosecution of the works, beverage the contractors Gould make no demand on them until they had completed a certain portion of the line. The motion was unanimously agreed to, and the meet. iog separated, after a vote of thanks to the chairman. CALEDONIAN AND DUMBARTONSIHRE. The report of the directors of this company states that the revenue for the half-year ending the 31st of January last amounted to 6,721/.,the working expenses to 2,G16/.. and the interest on loans to 8381., leaving a balance of 3,2661. Out of this sum the directors recommend a di vidend at the ratrf 4 per cent. per annum. The gross receipts show an increase of 385/. over those of the cor responding period of 1855. GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN. The directors of this oompany recommend the pay ment of a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum for the half-year ending 31st of January 'wt. EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held in Glaegow on Thursday ; Mr. Henry Dunlop in the chair. The report stated that the receipts now included those of the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway, both for the half-year ending the 31st of January last and the corresrondiug period of 1855. The receipts for passen gers amounted to 63,134/., and for the corresponding period of 1855 to 58,7841., showing an increase of 4,350/. The receipts for goods, parcels, and mails amounted to 67,0611., and fur the corresponding period to 70,468/., showing a decrease of 3,4071., which deducted from 4,3501., increase from passengers, showed the actual increase to be 943/. Competitive rates were charged during the whole period of the past half-year and during 16 weeks of the corresponding half -year ending January, 1855. The working expenses consumed a large per cottage of the receipts, as the traffic had been carried on at very low and unremunerative ratee. The net balance of revenue, after payment of rents and provision for 5 per cent. dividend on the 5 per cent. preference stock, amounted to 23,253/., from which the directors recommended a dividend at the rate of 21. per cent. per annnw, and that the balance of 1,0191. be added to the rest. The branch to Sighthill has been finished and in use from the let Feb. The board has concluded a satisfactory arrangement with the Scottish Central, by which this company grants it for 10 years the use of a goods shed on a siding of tkis has, for all the goods coming to Glasgow, at the fixed payment of 2,0001. a year. it agrees to work these goods from Greenhill junction by its own trains and at its own expense, pay. jug a toll of is. 4d. per ton. The report alludes to the laudable exertions of a Manchester committee of share holders, consisting of Mr. Hadfield, M.P., Mr. Bruck ehaw, and Mr. Joynsen—to bring about a settlement of differences between the Caledonian and the Edinburgh and Glasgow Company, and expresses a hope that the exertions of those gentlemen might prove successful. and that there be no longer au occasion to charge only 2s, first-class and ls. second-class from Edinburgh to Man go w. The capital account showed that 3,460,76411. had been received and 3 426,432/. expensed, leaving a balance of 34,2781. The revenue account for the half. year ending the 31st Jan. showed that 134,2401. had been received and 66,554/. expended, leaving a balance of 67,036/. From this was deducted 24,456/. interest on loans. 4,1251. dividend on Stirlingshire stock, 4,760/. rent of Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway, and 10,400/, set aside to meet the rent of the Stireing and Dunferm line Railway, leaving a balance of 23,955/. applicable to dividend upon 2,214,5841. of consolidated stock. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re port. stated that a ueaee had been concluded between the Edinburgh and Glasgow and the Caledonian, which he hoped would be satisfactory and of long duration. The terms of the peace were not quite concluded, these being left to the arbiter. Both companies had concur. red in the appointment of one arbiter, and, within cer tain Emits, he would decide what belonged to each of them. The arrangement provided that, as formerly, there should be a joint purse for the two lines. Both companies were to work their respective lines, and the net revenue was to be divided between the two com panies. The precise scale of division was not yet de• termined, this being left to the arbiter, Mr. Houlde worth, of Cuitnees, who resided in Manchester, and was formerly chairman of the Yorkshire and Lancashire ReilwaV. He trusted there would be no renewal of such warfare, and that both companies would be left to work out their respective lines to the best of their ability. There would be a great saving in the work ing expenses now that the companies were working in harmony. It was evident that the working expenses must bear a very high proportion when the rates for passengers and goods were so very low, and when they bad to run duplicate trains. Both parties had now an equal desire and interest in the reduction of the work ing expenses. They were under a deep obligation to the three gentlemen from Lancashire who had brought 'about the amicable arrangement to which he had re (erred. After some observations with respect to free passe , , and the non-attendance of the English director at the board, the report was adopted, and the retiring directors were re-elected. The meeting then separated. LANCASTER AND ULVERSTONE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Tuesday at Ulverstone ; gr. J. Brogden in the chair. The report stated that during the past half-year 19,527/. had been received on eapital account, an d 23,440/. expended on the works, which have made con siderable progress. Owing to the difficult state of the money-market the directors would not be able to cp f n the porti , n of the rai!way between Carnforth and Ara. side—a length of six miles—before midsummer. The CHAIRMAN. in moving the aloptiopnostibtlhee. report, m s tated that the directors were using every ertion to get the line finished as expeditiously as possible. Mr. S. JACKSON expressed great satisfaction at the stability of the works. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN the report was adopted, and after EOMO formal business the meeting separated. IRELAND. DUBLIN, MONDAY EVENING. THE MURDER OF MR. CALLAGHAN. The correspondent of the Evening Mail, writing from Portumna on Saturday, supplies the following addi tional particulars : " It appears that on Friday night last, as Mr. Calla ghan was returning from a tenant's house to bis own cottage, on the estate of Ballinruane, he was met by some persons who murdered him in the most brutal manner. beating in his entire forehead from temple to temple, knocking out his eyes, and actually burying his right eye-ball in an immense gash upon his cheek. The spat where he was murdered is about 150 yards from his residencz , , and yesterday exhibited one of those spec tacle?, easier conceived than told—a round deep pool of clotted blood, surrounding nu indentation in the soil the size and shape of the binder portion of the human skull ; ant into this cavity, hard beaten ; the head of the un fortunate gentleman WaS pounded with stones on almost every side, while the sward about for several yards is spotted and spattered with his blood. Many rumours are rife, but the main facts, I believe, show that Mr. Callaghan had obtained this property lately, had ejected some of the occupying tenants, introduced a Scotch steward—in fdct, had commenced upon the alienating system. However this may be, he was killed on Friday night last, about 11 o'cleelt, at the end of a house out of which he had evicted a widow, and from within the walls of which it is thought was hurled the first stone. " Mr. Lynch, the coroner, from Loughre3, will bold an inquest to•morrow.", ,~,` -