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' .4--‘: _ ' 4 4/7/,/ *,.1n4 14 .0'47: - '-' 1) -kOrri -,... - 11;,, , , .7! .- . 4 ,,,,.., ; , ,-,, r 4 , ./ 1 . . 1 • . , • . .. - ~.i, -, ..) `,:;. COUNTRY COTTAGE for aPERMANENCT. ' ,/:,,i. M, I -----; ,;- WANTED, by Lady-day or Midsummer, on any o f the \ ts?) 1 ,!53, South-Eastern branches, the Brighton or South - Westera Rai lwa y s, , .-...-.... within thirty miles of London and three 31 a station, conta inin g at '' ls" I " ' is . IS , V" CE. lea st two good sitting and four or five bed rooms, with chaise - ho use 6 i . 's' e • 1 ,"/ ' and stable attached. An old-fashioned Manor or Farm-house would .; .A raj ' suit, and a small quantity of pasture land desire'' thui- h h rem *" . " 4 15.-' - s essential. A retired situation not objected to, but a dry soil and ected" of . good water indispensable. Address, with full particulars, to M. T. Y., eptember 33, BrYd ges - s t ree t, C oven t-garden. owes see -,...,.....,.......,........y.A..............,, GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. PAD- DINGTON NEW STATION.-Notice is hereby given, That T O • 19 128.] all the passenger trains of this Company will take their departure / from Ma- from the New Station, opposite Eastbourne-terrace, on and after ..,...............................„„.,,,..........."'"'"'",.. 3 t i mulaY, the 16th inst. The entrance to the s t a tion ad j oins the Copen i and St. New Great Western Hotel, between Spri n g-street and Eastbourne- This day is publishe d, p rice Sixpence, terrace. ksliavel. All the Up-Trains will at present continue to arrive at the Old Therese, Station, where carriages must take up their passengers as heretofore. of HULL, by SAMUEL WARREN, ' ref A CHARGE delivered to theGR E, A. 4. ND , Q.c.,JDU.cI!,LY., ri altstrom By Order of the Directors. CHARLES A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburg Reorder, at the Epiphany Sessions, 1854. tht mopolite, .. 10th January, 1854. h and London ;and R. T. Ge Cussens, Hall. ____--- de' -------------- the i Forbes, Gretina, LONDON & SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. CRITICAL AND low Zea- FOREIGN TRAFFIC.-SPECIAL NOTICE. Imr. The m SeventhAoA uEdLitioAn,yin:3svole.ey Price 365. i g ib n u et r f g e h • r 1 thillipine, From and after Ist JANUARY, 1854, the existing THROUGH Review." Also, complete in One Volume, with • . RATES for Goods Traffic betwixt London and Paris, and betwixt price 21a. ; calf, HISTORICAL ESSAYS, contributedvntrfor`a‘ : I t 'h t e nd E V di i Taldemar, Paris and the Channel Islands, will be DISCONTINUED. London: Longman, Brown, Green and o g s stn 305., another Edition, in 3 vols. L fcp n . B m ve., price 218. , .j Goods will be conveyed, as heretofore, betwixt London and Havre, ----- in; nt, Algoa ba and betwixt Havre and the Channel Islands, at reduced through Just published, in One Volume, medium Bvo., price 145., rates, which include all charges from the Quay at Havre to London, or to the Channel Islands, the amount of Customs' Duty anti Marine th Insurance excepted. Facilitate the Ex- PHRASES classified and arranged so as to he T HESAURUS of ENGLISH WORDS and al , ro Goods will be conveyed betwixt London and Havre three times a pression of Ideas and Assist in Literary Composition. By P. M. rom Mon Week, each way, as heretofore. ROGET, M.D., F.R.S. Second Edition. to vs getting' For particulars of through rates, and all ether 'information, apply *,,sm Several thousand Words and Phrases, not con tained in the all float! hl London, to Mr. SIMKIN, 53, King William-street, City ;in First Edition, have now been added ; many improvements have been , Southampton, to Mr. WATKINS, Railway-station •in Havre, to made in the arrangement of the expressions ; and the wholeworklr e s _ Mr. GILLS, 5, Rue-d e -l a -G a ff e. underg one careful revision with the view of increasing its gene (By order) ARCHD. SCOTT, Traffic Manager. utility. 1 London: Longman, Brown, Gre en, and Longmans. Ai is Mobile, Railway-office, London, Dec. 24 1853. I, lat. 28, • stern rail- EXPORTERS to AUSTRALIA, EAST IN- New and cheaper Issue, in 10 vols. fcp. Bvo., price 3s. 6d. each, THOMAS MOORE'S POETICAL WORKS. sks. She DIES, CAPE, &c.-Genuine YARMOUTH BLO A.TERS. - For terms a fled yes- pply to THOMAS LErris, Fish Merchant, GreatYarmouth. Yarmouth. Author's -/- andembellished with a Per last Introduction and Notes; A Re publication of the first collected Edition, containing the and lost trait and Nineteen Steel Plates. Also, complete in One Volume, Li ), for this LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms, with Portrait and Vignette, price 21s. cloth. been in - The (Lessee, CHAS. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Ftnaam-road), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. IS In 4 w above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON. ' Bullock, in continue open every evening, with L AURENT'S en picked CELE iIitA.TED BAND. Admission, la. Doors open at half- p ast 8 ; THE ORPHAN'S PRAYER . B y GEORGE •onri New- Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and ter :Mate at half-past 11. `chool by the and presented to the Commeral Travellers' Orphan ss LINLEY This beautifci ul composition was written b , compesed, Cl oM as, has Author. • reet. London. Price 2s„ postage free. THE WELLINGTON (late Creekfertre) CLUB Published for the exclusive benefit of that Institution by Jullien and Co., 214 Regent-s Sc torn S.W. HOUSE, entrance 160 Piccadilly. Gentlemen visiting Lou-Lon don can dine in the Splendid Dining Rooms of this celebrated esta increasing blishm en t at a very moderate scale of charges. The Dining Room " THE PRESS," No. 37, This Day (Saturday), , the ship- is the largest i n L on d on ; t h e Cooking first-rate ; and tee choicest contains, among others - The Ea stern Q uestion and the ' Wines are supplied in the Imperial measure. Reading and Smoking- Minismry-Sadleirism and Peelite Purity-Crime, its Causes and . verpool to rooms are open for the accommodation of gentlemen after dinner. 11, Jan. 7, ....___________ Cure- Capitular Establishments - Romanism in England-Bread al Riots-General Lopez-The City Corporation, their Defence -" The ti 1 the wea- pURSSELL'S TWELFTH CAKES, from ss. No. 12. fo Peelites," by John of the Funnels - Sketches of Radicals, . ved.-The The Radical Gentleman-Telegraphic Blinders-Literature-Ali- to 5 Guineas each ; Bride Cakes 1 to 10 Guineas • Dessert i north of , Cakes, ls. to 10s., viz., Dundee, Madeira, School, and Savo ' s , Cakes, son's History of Europe, from the Fall of Napoleon to the . ccession became a ' Swiss and French Pound Cakes, Is. 6d. per lb. ; Swiss and Italian of Louis Napoleon-Ephemeris, or Leaves from y e Joumall of arday.-A _Pastry, Is. to 31. per doz. ; 16 sorts of Almond Cakes, Ratifiers, and macearoons. 2s. perib.Marian Drayton-Memoirs of the Princess Palatine-Princess of P Bohemia, by the Baroness 11.1ane de Burg-On the State of Man al I Be lb. :sax Med 4 %LIMO& 6d. reel built, per lb. ; Mixed Biscuits, Is. d. persaiSr Steatite% bags or boxes - , 14 arn. stove ; for Is., viz., Arrowroot, Brown, Digestive, Milk. Abernethy, Ger- ' N Eade otices cg r-- t ß t :prl i n i t e s Pr. - P in am uira phle °n ts --tafCChriorres4UpriudetYn'eePa-rt" 4-Literary ' t a l , itish Em- man Cuddy or Captain's Biscuits, Mince Pies, 4s to Gs. per doz. ; Treatment of the Paraguayan Envoy-Periodical Literature, Sec.- ' Theatres -Drury-lane-The Transpontine Pantomimes -Together a , e texture, Jellies and Soups, 4s. per qt.; Creams and Ices, 6s. per qt.; Made with all the News of the Week. a Dishes, Raised Pies, Hams, Tongues, Fowls, Bonbons, German .. THE PRESS" is published every Saturday, at the Office , No al Trees and Ornaments, Preserved Fruits, for Dessert, as sold in Paris, , s iter, from from 2s. lid. per bottle. Caution.-John R. Purcell, 162, Regent . railway stations. Money orders to be made payable to Mr. Alfred - al eastward street, and 20 Ludgate - hill, only. lye. , ught into . hull. LADIES' (D'HIVER) COSTUME DU BAL, F BERHARD . REINHARD. --If Eberhard GALON D'OR, and PASSESIEN TERIE FLOUNCING , in , long. Gold and Silver Ornament on various Coloured Tarlatans and other Heidelberg , in Ge r m an y , but who, in the y ear 1849, came to London, 5 S. ight Fabrics. with the intention of proceeding to America, will apply to Mr. POTT, 3 These Dresses, so highly approved in Paris, and all the Evening Proctor, No. 13, Godleman-street, Doctors' Commons, he will hear Sept. 24, Parties of the beau monde, may now be seen during the Selling Off at of something to his advantage. Or any person able to give informa this Establishment. ton of the present abode of the said Eberhard Reinhard, is requested tug Kong, Some of the less lavishly decorated will be sold at Eighteen Shil- to communicate with Mr. Pott. I Brigs the Dress, but it must be recollected that this will be less than ,01, off the half the real value, and the same remark will apply to the Silks , "BETT ER LATE THAN NEVER," o . Shawls, Mantles, and Family Linen, which, through the retirement b N., long. rom business of Mr. Merrett, must be sold immediately. LEWIS'S ALTERATIVE PILLS will be found i, lat 4 N. WARWICK HOUSE, 142 and 144, Regent-street. on trial, after every other means has failed, to cure the most t.' inveterate cases of Bilious disorder, indigestion, and every derange- a .--__ • meat of the Liver, Stomach, Kidneys, or Secretory system. They 1 are entirely vegetable, and, while removing obstructions, purify t he tl , long. 22 CONTRACT FOR FRESH BEEF AT CITA.THA 4 3I. blood, clear, the complexion, relieve the chest of phlegm , stre n g then 1 lat. 5 N., Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport the nerves, and restore tone to the whole system. Prepared and t Services, Somerset-place, I lth Jan., 1854. sold by HINGSTON, lISTISH, and Co., la, Old Bond-street, price t THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of is. 13C d., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., &c , retail by all medicine vendors. Sent d Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain by post ois recsipt ofpostage stamps. o and Ireland, do hereby give notice, that on THURSDAY, the 19th nstaut, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with C HRISTMAS PRESENTS.—At the Social J such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying all such ‘.._) Re-unions of this Festive Seasou, the Fair and Youthful are 0 Quantities of r more than usually desirous of shining in ay, with a FRESH BEEF PERSONAL ATTRACTION asked for as may be demanded for the use of her Majesty's ships and vessels at under the gaze of many friends ; and the following unrivalled dig • well filled CHATHAM, from the Ist February to the 31st December, 1854, both coveries for the Toilet are necessarily called into increased requisl days included. tion, namely, ROWLANDS' MACAS'AR OIL, for creating and d. There The contract is not to be sub-let, and is to be taken by a person sustaining a luxuriant head of hair ; ROWLANDS' KALYDOR, for entiful. residing on the spot, and the cattle are to be slaughtered on the spot. rendering the skin soft, lair, and blooming; ROWLANDS' ODONTO, 1 id to 6id ; All parties about to tender are particularly desired to read atten - or Pearl Dentifrice, for imparting a pearl - like whiteness to the Teeth : i ' tively file conditions of the revised contract, which may be seen and ROWLANDS' AQUA D'ORO, a fragrant and spirituous perfume , b to 61d per )d to Os Od either at this office, or on application to the Superintendent of her an essential accompanhnent to places of public amusement and Majesty's Dockyard at Chatham. - crowded assemblies. The patronage of royalty and rank and fashion c 3id to 4d Every tender must specify the price in words at length ; and no throughout Europe, and the well-known efficacy of these articles, tender will be received after one o'clock on the day of treaty, nor render them a peculiarly Elegant and Seasonable Present. Beware j I any noticed unless th e p ar ty a tt en ds, o r an agent for him, duly of Spurious Imitations. The only genuine of each bears the name of authorised in writing. "ROWLANDS' " preceding that of the article on the wrapper or Every tender must be delivered at the above office, and be accosts- label. partied by a letter add resse d t o th e S ecre t ar y o f the Admiralty, at Sold by A. ROWLAND and SONS, 20, Hatton - garde n, London; s up. Bar 1 Somerset-place, and signed by two responsible persons, engaging to and by Chemists and Perfumers. up. Oats become bound with the person tendering in the sum of 1,5001. for Beans on the due performance of the contract. LIFE A SSURANCE;',' h; Od REPORT of the SELECT COMMITTEE of the HOUSE I, A FFAIRS ON THE ICE.—Rare old Winter! of COMMONS, and the DEPOSIT SYSTE M-the New and , is Gd crusty business " sliding scales" popular everywhere, the sur- Important Feature of Life Assurance adopted by The DEPOSIT It , si 4d face of the lakes peopled with industrious thousands, and the Ashes and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. P ;$ Od snoozing under a coverlet of ice some nine or ten inches thick, but The following is au extract from the Report of the Select Com- .. every individual, lady and gentleman, fully appreciating the excel- mittee : - ; Uncles of the WINTER ATTIRE prepared by E. Moses and Sox. " THE OBJECTS which persons HAVE IN VIEW IN EFFECTING IN- s 41 qrs Never was there such a promiscuous gathering on the skating busi- SURANCES upon their lives, are GENERALLY OF AN IMPORTANT AND u 87 qrs . Bess as during the past week, and never such a display of fashionable SOLEMN charactee viz., the PROVISION FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS , and comfortable Dress. after the death oitheir NATURAL PROTECToRS ; unlike any ordina r y 80 qrs ..' The success of E. MosEs and Sox never appeared so much to ad- transaction of trade, a CONTRACT ONCE ENTERED INTO CANNOT BE 67 qrs vantage, and loud and numerous were the encomiums passed on DISCHARGED OR ABANDONED, if doubts of the stability of an I , them by the skaters and the dense multitudes which lined the banks office should arise, WITHOUT • SACRIFICE OF PREMIUMS P AID IN c -12t1111 of the waters. PAST YEARS, and the necessary of effecting new policies in other , -12ths It appears that the business of E. MosEs and Sox must always offices at increased rates of premium, owing to the greater ago 5 -12ths triumph, the best Dress being prepared by them for every season, of the assured ; persons are thus placed in the ANxious AND UN- 1 -12ths cold, wet, damp, frost, or snow, variety for all classes, and comfort- HAPPY DILEMMA OF BEING COMPELLED TO PERSEVERE IN PAYING a able attire for everybody at the most economical prices. PREMIUMS FROM YEAR TO TEAR, with SOME suspicion and doubt as 4 Skaters and sportsmen all patronise the productions of E. MOSES to the ultimate advantage of doing so, OR OF INCURRING THE SE- ( and SON, the style and fit of the Garments made by them being so RIOT'S LOSS WHICH UNDER THE MOST FAVOURABLE CIRCUMSTANCES, A vheat, but • much superior to any others. MUST ATT END THE ABANDONMENT OR SALE OF A POLICY." `i Young gentlemen are MY equipped at E. MosEs and SON'S, their On the DEPOSIT SYSTEM a person is NOT "COMPELLED" to pay rulers that Attire, Hats, Caps, Shirts, Hosiery, Boots and Shoes, Re., being un- from ‘• TEAR TO YEAR," and he does not, ii desirous of " ABANDON- .. 4 7 the mer- Paralleled for superiority and economy. ING" his Policy, incur any `• SERIOUS Loss," but, on the contrary, he ipply their For freezing or thawing times and all other times, for ladies and may pay such amounts, and at such mimes es he may find most con- I look at a gentlemen, men of business, mechanics, sailors, and emigrants, the venient ;he can stop paying whenever he pleases, and he can with- , e noted 2s East and West End Establishment of E. MosEs and Sox secure as- draw the whole or part of his premiums. If the whole be with- , All de - tonishing advantages in Quality and Price. drawn the Policy Is cancelled ; if part only , t hen the value of the i The Wholesale Department affords the greatest advantages to Policy is diminished by the assured value of the part withdrawn. 1 purchasers either for the home trade or the colonies. A B, aged 20, opens a deposit policy with a payment of 51., which 82s Od to CAUTION.-E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the it will be seen he increases from time to time, and occasionally Id. Oats, Public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like diminishes. . Od to 600 falsehood. of " Being connected with 'heir Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for g -,crtor,neze , cel" , =• -• er 2; te .ei ° °- obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have r 4 I No CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE us OR OUT OF LONDON, 4 11 1 ..!::!„.....„„„ I except their own Establishments, as follows :- Ps London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, 31inories, 83, o .-.. 4 1..,evg.........T.175..ma applies of 84 ,85. and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. el " (I .`g . ad barley- London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford •street, 1, 2 E. C. r ! l ) t ll ' • o .... .-. e' c+ r-r.. el in. and 3, Hart-street, all communicating. 71 „ s ~,, i .......... nce .... 1,86 s Od Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-streets ' ei e em ..e • 0 r i ~ v ...a. . z ..,f, I- 0000 VON Gll grinding, Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. . g e'S Is* r - 8 0 ..-B°° ' 41"-A '2 17,z4g Ara; Colonial Branch, Melbourne, Australia. so new, 26s , cs ,;:,,, to 52s Od to Merchant TailosssClothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, FarrierS, Boot and rj ,s - Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. s ' el , , s ' i4 st 64s Od. IMPORTANT.-Should any article not give satisfaction, it will be nn 4 1.4 . . . . exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be' returned 8 2 se; without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest a 4'l ma 1". 11 .O . ' III' 11 - 'lll m . e; price, from which no abatement can be made. 'B.l l •V, 4 01 co cl ..., "' The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset e ; PS en Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. al r i . Post-office A new Book, "The Epitome of Comfort and Economy," contain- 14 , :,,, C 4 tiO a> . -, IN . •4 o . CI . C 4 C 4 C 4 Ing full lists of prices, our system of self-measurement, dec., Re., . `-,,, _ -4 . CI C` l - ------- snay be had on application, or post-free, r a lli I ; '---; seim, it A handsome Almanac for the year ending 1854 can be had. gratis U P ~,,.....,==... ce , - , :s tii^“f , 'a1 e '''..?.?......,......... , . 0 . - - ,iti, .n application. -4 t 'a '' A • ..""- Fn.,:iaild. lei l'on perle Francais. Qui si parte Italianos r , . ~.., _ _ Hier eerieht man Deutsch. Aqua as habla Espano il Isi . s 4„, Ea , h Mon . -e m 6. , .0 -, N..... .. 2 ... 222 ~......, me 0 -4 0 Cas Arrived MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIE S OF a YOUTH AND MATURITY. ; a - DR. SAMUEL LA'MERT , 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, c s i m d Si . ' :5 s - es ems s. Doctor of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of the University of Zi -b 4 Feb. 4 Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical cA Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Re., Re. s s - . . . . ;Undo - • —:• . • • •-•, ~.. •,:::, , ..- ~...-„, ~...,..,,,m ~.......--es Arrived the various disorders of the nervous and generative system, .4 4 . cO •4. - ".•::: , ..•e... .>.„3.1,.: Jan. 16 resulting from juvenile irregularities and excesses, which have pro- go.l 4 SW ) .',l.s " ' ''' "" dart. 20 duced more misery in youth, degradation in manhood, and prema- ;7 1 A e5.4.-sOiss-S.A 4 e . s . u . AAt `N Jan. 16 tare decay at all stages of life, than perhaps any other class of dig- es SiSi er Si es Si e-,4 Daily cases known to modern pathologists. Long and practical experience ds, . . . .... . .. . .. Jan. 16 in the treatment of these diseases has proved that there are in exist- 4.. ..., ~, ~.. .... .-...---, _----_. Jan. 16 once secret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in Arrived existence, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous Thus AB,In 10 years, has saved and invested at different inter- Debility, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfruitful Mani- vats various sums amounting to 97f., by which he had been insured Jan. 16 ages, Impotency, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their in case of death for 2GOI. 12s. 7d. ; but A B requires 22/. ;he draws endless modifications owe their almost entire origin. this sum out, and diminishes the value of his Policy by 601. Bs. 3d. It is absolutely necessary that all men should know that there are at different times, leaving him in case of death a Policy for 2001. Tu.Th.Sat. Principles of personal management which cannot he violated without 4s. 4d., and during his life a fund of 751. to draw out at any time, in Jan. 16 incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed part or wholly. the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties The first claim settled by the Deposit and General Life Assurance Tan. 10 may be mitigated, bow the sting of their bitterness may be removed, Company was upon a deposit of 101. which a parent made for each Jan. 20 and how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, of five children, instead of adding it to an account they had at the rwicedally that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional Savings Rank. One of them died a few days after the 101. was de derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. posited, and the father received 341. 65., being the amount of the De r wicedalld DOCTOR LA'MERT has for a long series of years been engaged posit Policy. fan. 16 in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate com- EXAMPLE No. 2. plaints, and is the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless Supposing AB, aged 23, when he opens a Deposit Policy has the ran. 16 of the taunts and envy of the hypocritical and mock-modest, has had means, and continues VOLUNTARILY to pay the same sum every year the confidence, through the medium of the public press, to direct in the same way as lie is COMPELLED to do in the ordinary system. , eh. 1 attention to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is Sally free. In selecting this department of practice, he has been amply ran. 16 rewarded by the great success that has attended his efforts in the Year. Age. ran. 21 treatment of these cases, which are too generally confided to the care of unqualified and ignorant empiri e s, who, with their pirated - ~- £ £. s. d. publications, assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues 1851... 23 • 18 49 6 6 rwicedaily ortheir patent nostrums , ha v e inflicted serious injury on those who is. ••• •• --- • • 24 18 48 16 0 'an. 16 have been Induced to place faith in their pretensions. 18 47 18 0 an, is At home for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from 1R54... 6 18 47 4 6 )ec. 28 Six till Eight. All letters mast contain the fee of 1/., and advice and 1855 27 .-.........--- 18 46 10 6 medicines can be forwarded to any initials or address. 18 45 17 6 'an, 10 It 13 desirable that patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MERT 1857 29 18 45 4 0 • •••...•••••••••• should first obtain a copy of his work on 1858- .............. 30 18 44 10 6 SELF-PRESERVATION 18 43 17 6 l eis. 1 A. Medical Treatise on the PI dlosophy of Marriage and Nervous and 1860 . •••• • • • • ....... 32 18 43 4 0 an. 12 Generative Debility, illustrated by fifty-coloured engravings, and des -90 206 7 6 an. 16 r cribing in detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and ncertai to 37 an d may be had, price 2! 6d, in English, ........ excesses. The perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct 1865 -••• • • • an. 121 BGG description of their cases, an. 16 or German, of Messrs. Pip e to 90 190 4 6 en. 16 I French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, 42 Brothers and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street 1870:: .: :: :: .... :: ..: .. .• tn. 12 I Mann, 39, cornhiii ; Stone, Titchborne-street, Haymarket ar An k tn et o ; e d s r r fte est e . tato7l ................ 431 by post for forty-two stamps, te any address from 72 141 3 0 in. 12 1 46 S , ce.37. riIIDFO‘O-SOUARE LONDON. _____ in. 16 . -- - ------ 432 1,000 4 0 ON THE SECRET CAUSES OF SELF-ACQUIRED MISERIES 1878. to 47 in. 16 AND DISAPPOINTED HOPES. THE SILENT FRIEND. 108 194 13 6 t 52 In Six Languages-Fiftieth Edition. • • 53 will be CONTAINING THE REMEDY FOR PRBVENTION OF DISIAB,Es and to . 90 147 18 6 idia via Illustrated by One Hundred Anatomical Coloured Engraving :had th • Cases. 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By R • and L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Benters-street, Oxford street, London. Published by Sherwood and Co., 23, Paternoster row, and sold by Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150. Oxford-Street ; Gor don, 146, Leadenhall-street ; 95, Farringdon-street ; W. Sutton, 10, Pow Church-yard; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; R. Johnson, 68, Cornhill. PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive organs, and is illustrated by 28 Coloured Engravings. PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in dulgence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. Illustrated by 10 Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured Engrav ings. PART IV. contains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a simple application, by which the danger of infection is obviated. PART Y. is denoted to the consideration of marriage and its duties. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. THE CORDIAL BALSI OF SYRIACUM is exclusively employed in treating nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., 1 1 a and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary Symptom eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, 11s, and 335. per bottle. ferry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and I Is. per box, a certain remedy for gonorrhcea, glcet, stricture, and chronic Inflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, H. A minute detail et the case is required : age, habits, and posi tion in society. 51. Packets, with advice, to be had at the Establish ment only, by which the fee, 1/ , is saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, arc in attendance, daily, at 19, Berners-street, Oxford.atreet, Lon don. from Eleven till Two. anti Five to Eight; on Eleven to One. from Th premium of 18/. commencing at 23 years of age, and paid upon an ordinary Polley (As IT Nun BE) every year till A.B. is 46 years old, will secure the sane sum, viz., 1,0001., but if A 11 lives 17 Tears longer (which is the probable duration of life at the time he e ff ec ted the insurance) his Deposit Policy, for th e same p a y men ts as for an ordinary Policy of 1,000/„ will have increased to 1,5251. 6s. 6d. of Ro• TatisTEEii. e Rev. The Right Tlonourable the Lord Viscount Drumlanrig, 3r.p • P.C. Comp t ro ller of her Majesty's Household. Major-General Sir W. Clayton, Bart., 79, Gloucester-place, man ..,quare. Port. Charles Price, Bart., Banker, London. Vice-Adm i ra l Ayscough, Pro s p ect House, Southam p ton. en AMMAN. The Right Hon. tr the oller Lo of herrd Viscount Majesty's Dtunl Houns arig, ehold M.P., P.C., Comp,. DEPUTY -MADMAN. George Coosle, Esq., Victoria -street, Belgravia. sbury- derick ) Mar q., of >f the .rt, to of 5, cONSULTING ACUARYF.L.S. Francis G. P. Nelson,T STANDING COUNSEL. R. B. Crowder, Esq., Q.C., M.P., Recorder of Bristol, Counsel to the Admiralty, and Judge Advocate of the Fleet. R. Mains. Esq., Q.C., M.P., Lincoln's-inn. Chief Office, No, 18, New Bridg e-street, Blackfriars, London. Loans granted at 5 per cent. on real or perbonal security. Annuities on most favourable terms. Diseased lives and lives de clined by other offices accepted at equitable rates. For Prospectuses and further info rmation apply to the agents in the country, or C. W. evan, Rtsident SecretarY. Agents to wanted in all parts of the United Kingdom, N.ll.—Lhe Assurances effected on the ordinary plan. Useful Pamphlets, to be had gratis on application at the rublishers (if by letter enclosing a postage stun.) Jpper I the irley, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1854. EAST INDIA DOUSE, 11th JANuARY, 1854. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give Notice, that the Pap(rs relative to Dscussions between the Marquis of Dalhousie and Lieu', General Sir Ch ales James Napier, G.C.8., which were ordered by the General Court on the 21st ult. to be printed, will be ready for delivery to the proprietors on TIIESDAY next, the 17th instant, on their making application for the same at this Douse. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK have OPENED a BRANCH at 1, Shaftesbury-terrace, Victoria street, for the accommodation of the Pimlico, Belgrave, and adjoin ag districts. Interest, reckomed from day to day, on the fluctuating ,a l ances of drawing accounts, and on deposits, will be allowed agree ably to the Bank's terms of business, of which copies, and any tar titer necessary information, may be obtained at the Bank, Token house-yard, or at any of the Branches-42:#, Strand ; 77, Bridge road, Lambeth; 97, Gcswell-road, Islington; and 1, Shaftesbury terrace, Vjeteria-street, Pimlico. By order of the Court of Directors. HUGH INNER CAMERON, General Manager. R OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. MAGNIFICENT PIIOTOGRAP are PICTURES, prepared ex pressly for this Institution by Monsieur Ferriere of Paris, exhibited en a surrace of about a thousand square feet, with an ENTIRELY NEW SERIES of DISSOLVING VIEWS, daily at a Quarter past Four, and in the evenings at a Quarter -past Nine. LECTURES by Dr. BACROFFNER on WILKINS'S NEW PATENT UNIVER-AL ELECTRIC TELEGsAPE LECTURE by J. 11. PEPPER, Esq., on SPONTANEOUS COMBUS TION, with Brilliant Experiments. Open Mornings and Evenings. Admission, Is.; Schools and Children under Ten years of age, Half-price. CONVEYANCE OF HER MAJESTY'S MAILS BETWEEN SCRABSTEII PIER (THURSO) AND THE ORKNEY ISLANDS. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset-place, 13th Jan., 1854. THE Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on TUESDkY, the 14th Starch next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat for the Conveyance of her Majesty's MA LS between SCRARSTER PIER, THURSO, and STROMNESS, in the ORKNEY ISLANDS. - - - All Tenders to be made in the Printed Form provided for the pur pose. which, with the Conditions of the Contract, may be obtained at the said 01lice. - Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, nor any noticed unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Mails," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a Letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the person tendering, in the sum of 5001. for the due perform ance of the Contract. CUMBERLAND HEMATITE IRON] ORE COMPANY. 50,000/. Shares of it. each.—No deed to sign. NOTICE.—The Scrip Certificates of Shares to " Bearer" in this Com pany will be ready to be exchanged for the Banker's Receipts on and after the 21st day of January, 1854. _ _ This Company is not formed for the purpose of manufacturing Bar Iron under the "Joint Stock Act," but for the express purpose of working and selling the ore in its primitive state ; and is to be carried on under the Cost-Book System, limiting the liability of the share holders to the amount of their shares taken and paid upon. The ore is of the finest quality ; is absolutely necessary for making the best sorts of iron ; and can be produced and shipped free on board at the port, .vshitehaven, at 7s. 6d. per ton. The selling price is now 13s. per ton. Contracts for the whole of the ore may be made at this rate. An application is to be made by the Whitehaven and Egremont Railway Company, next Session of Parliament, for an Act to make that line of railway, and also a branch line of railway from their main line to this Company's property, and when made will re duce the present charge for carriage of ore Is. 6d. per ton. The remainder of the shares not already subscribed for, are hereby offered to the public at par. Applications, up to the 21st day f January, 1854, may be addressed to the Committee of Management, or Secretary, at the offices of the Company, where prospectuses and reports may be obtained, and samples of the ore inspected. By order, Offices, 9, Austin-friars, (Removed from 18, Cannon-street.) December 21st, 1853. H. HUNTER. QUBURBAN VILLA. and VILLAGE ASSO- L 3 CIATION. Shares 251. each, payable in full, or in five years, by equal monthly or other payments. Entrance fee, Is. per share. Under distinguished patronage. Consulting Counsel—S. F. T. Wilde, Esq., Inner Temple ; J. W. Williamson, Esq , Lincoln's-inn. Architect and Surveyor—W. B. Moffatt, Esq., 2, Adelaide-place, London-bi idge. Bankers—London and County Bank, Lombard-street. Solicitor —James M. Dale, 9, Warnford-court, Throgmorton-street. Secretary (pro tem.)—Mr. John Green, 60, Murray-street, Horton. Offices at Mr. Dale's, 9, Warnford-court. Established to erect for its members freehold and leasehold villas, and cottage residences, of various sizes, with garden, &c., near the Crystal Palace. at a wholesale cost, to be allotted at cost price, by ballot, and seniority to the members, as tenants, for letting or occu pation, at a low rent, for about five years, and thenceforth as abso lute owners ; and to afford a safe investment for largeor small sums, paid at convenience, at 51. per cent. and upwards. Four shares will secure a seven-roomed villa, with garden and every convenience, well worth 3501., but costing the Society only about 2501., which will be conveyed absolutely to the member wheei his four shares are paid up, and the balace of the cost defrayed by the payment of a few years' rental. • Two, three, and four share houses, and upwards, will be erected. At the first public meeting, held on Wednesday, the llth January inst., at Exeter-hall, Edward Augustus Lamb, Esq., J.P., in the chair, a public Ballot, for rights to choose sites and dwellings on the Society's estates, took place, when the following sh •res were drawn: 52, 87, 51, 80, 14, 94, 39, 24, 63, 26, 165, 149, 150, 175, 13 , 134, 125, 185, 152, 165, 214, 237, 235, 221, 253, 2 , 2, 04, 274, 254, ',85, 310, 375, 382, 320, 314, 308, 3 , 3, 368, 353, 315, 437, 485, 413, 412, 48 , , 459, 440,414, 479, 466, 515, 549, 513, 574, 565, 561, 586,580, 561, 504, ( , 54, 633, 618, 615, 636, • 4s, 834, 623 613, 655, 611, 20, 2, 75, 12, 9, 46, 32, 41, ?8, 86, 117, 152, 121, 157, 139, 164, 102, 129,116, 186, 2 7, 2sB, 203, 258, 262, 248, 217, 290, 259, 20, 385, 321, 3118, 3 379, 300, 357, 311, 37', 327, 493, 429, 44i‘, 404, 463, 486, 476, 408, 450, 457, 590, 591, 572, 517, 523, 573, 583, 5.7, 544, 534. The second public meeting, to enrol members and ballot for 100 rights to choose sites and houses, will be held at Crosby-hall, on Wednesday, the Bth Ferruary next, at 7 o'clock p.m. In the mean time shares may be immediately taken up, so as to secure an early right of choice by seniority, on application to the Solicitor or Secre. tary. JOHN GREEN, Secretary. MORISON and HYGEISM. From our own knowledge of patent medicines, we ro sy safely assert that the consumption of them has increased tenfold in this counsry since Mr. Morlq)n promulgated his system. Pills, under new names are starting day after day. Can there be a stronger proof of the , truth of the Morisonian system than this fact and like wise that the vendors, in order to popularise their pills, describe them as being of a purgative quality, and embody in their advertisements (with which the public press is now teeming) scraps from the " Mo. risoniana !" A question then arises for the serious consideration of the public, whether the vendors strictly adhere to the Morisonian system in its integrity, and whether they are in possession of a me dicine which will effectually answer the main purpose, that of cleans ing the blood ?—BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH, New•road, London. CITY OF• LONDON COMAISSION. The commissioners met again on Thursday in the Privy Council-chamber, Downing-street; Mr. Labou chere in the chair. The inquiry was resumed by the re-examination of Mr. Benjamin Scott, the Chamberlaidsiehief clerk, who stated—There was one point on which Ilelt some diffi culty yesterday in giving the fullest information to the commissioners. I felt that I had in setae respect been confidentially employed by the committee, and that per haps I could not answer the commissioners in the fullest manner without first communicating with the committee, and ascertaining whether I was at liberty to do so. I refer to the questions which were put to me relating to a secret service fund, and I stated that there was no such fund, but that there had been an expenditure of a conditional nature for the purpose of opposing bills in Parliament where the City interests were materially . concerned. The reason why I felt any difficulty in an swering fully the questions that were put to me was in consequence of my having been employed confidentially in the matter of opposing the Government bill for the re moval of Smithfield Market, and of prorioting the City's measure for an improved and central market. On that occasion the markets improvernentcommittee of the cor poration, to forward the views of the corporation, con fided to me the trust of checking the expenditure of the Parliamentary officer in this matter. I was, there fore, confidentially aware of this expenditure, and con sequently did not know whether I was at liberty to state what was entrusted to me, not officially, but confiden tially. As chief clerk to the Chamberlain, I had nothing to do with this matter, and s i mp l y aead as an indivi dual who possessed the confidence of, those who em ployed me. The expenditure to which I referred amounted altogether to the sum of 2 7 ,750/., which ap pears in the City accounts for 1850 and 1851 as having been paid to the Remembrancer for disbursements of the markets improvement committee. i t The committee instructed the Remembrancer in these words—they au thorised him to take measures for obtaiiipig opinions and expressions of public opinion which vrisuld be against the Government measure to deprive the Cityof its market and of its tolls, and in favour of a central market with im provements such as the corporation submitted to Par liament. In consequence of these directions the Re membrancer took steps and reported them to the com mittee. The committee having heard his report the money was drawn by warrants in the usual form, signed by seven members of the committee, and was paid in the usual manner in the chamber. The only difference was this, that instead of the expenditure coming before the committee in detail, they directed me to check it, and it was treated as a confidential matter. The sum of 2,7501. was the whole amount, and it was expended in this manner —viz., for canvassing, agency in procuring numerous petitions from all parts of the country, and printers' and law stationers' charges. Mr. Adam!, who at that time was secretary of what was called the Central Markets Association, consisting of butchers and dealers at Smithfield Market, and other parties interested, was employed by the Remembraucer upon that occasion, Mr. Acland being fully conversant with the scheme and well qualified to get up petitions of this kind. The Chairman--You mean on behalf of the corpora tion ? Mr. Scott—Yes, and a large portion of the money was paid to him. These expenses covered 2,6501. of the whole 2,750, and were incurred exclusively, for pro moting petitions and getting up a memorial from 7,000 inhabitants of London to the City members, and for ascertaining the validity of the signatures ; for there are frauds committed in the signing of petitions, and the whole of the names appended had, therefore, to be tested by agents who waited on the parties. These ex penses absorbed !the whole 2,650/. within a pound or two, and the remaining 1001. was paid to gentlemen at the bar for literary services. The Chairman—What do you mean by literary ser vices ? Mr. Scott—They had placed before them the reports of committees of the House of Commons and other Parliamentary documents, and they drew up papers with the Remambrancer, and assisted him in a literary way. The Chairman—Do you mean that they wrote articles for the newspapers ? Mr. Scott—l am not aware that they wrote articles for the newspapers, but I dare say some of them found their way to the newspapers, although they were not originally written with that view. These members were retained, but it was not considered that their names ought to be made public. The whole amount so ex pended did not exceed 1001. _ Mr. Lewis— Were not the charges of the Remem brancer included in either of these amounts ? Mr. Scott—No ; all the regular charges of the Re membrancer appear in the usual accounts. lam speak ing entirely of that expenditure which was considered confidential. It was considered that petitions to be presented to Parliament and measures for eliciting pub lic opinion would be regarded as being more powerful i f the hand which moved in the matter was not made pub lic. This is the information which I have to give, and the committee do not wish me to disguise anything. The opponents of the corporation in regard to Smithfield Market made exertions to procure lietitions likewise. These opponents had a committee, and employed Mr. Brown as their Parliamentary agent, and they adver tised a subscription list to defray their expenses. The Chairman—Was the oppositicn as you term it, conducted by individuals, or by the Government? Mr. Scott-1 am not speaking of individuals. The coporation thought that as their market was to be removed, and their tolls taken away without compensa tion, they were justified in making use of every means in their power to prevent the passing of such an act of Parliament. The Chairman—When the accounts came to be audited, did the auditors take no notice of this sum thus lumped together ? Mr. Scott —It was not lumped together in the ac counts laid before the auditors. The blue-book before the commissioners contained an abstract ; but the audi tors had the warrants of the markets committee, autho rising the payments, before them. The Chairman —Do not you think that the auditors ought to take care that the accounts are distinctly ren. dered, and that the expenditure is made completely in telligible ? Mr. Scott—As the law now stands, the auditors are required to see that there is a competent authority for drawing in the chamber on the face of every order, and that the order is such as the committee has the power to draw, but they have not the power to control the expenditure. The Chairman — Admitting that the auditor ought not to have the power of determining whether the expendi ture is a proper expenditure or not, yet in the perfor mance of his duty, which is to take care that the ac counts are intelligible and afford the means of testing the expenditure, do not you think he should have the power of pulling such sums as these to pieces, and put ting each item under its proper head ? Mr. Scott—lt might be advisable to increase the power of the auditor in this respect. I merely speak of the system now existing, under which an auditor has no power to question the propriety of the expenditure of the corporation. The Chairman —I do not speak of the right to ques tion the propriety of the expenditure, but simply of a matter of account. Ought not the auditor to take care that the accounts are published in such a form as will enable the public to judge exactly of how the money has been spent? Mr. Scott—l think it very desirable that the fullest information should be given on the face of the accounts, provided that the auditor is not made the controller of the expenditure made by the large body who are elected by the citizens. The Chairman —But if so large a sum can be wrapped up under one head, does it not open a door to abuse ? Mr. Scott—l believe that it may open a door to abuse, but I do not think that there has been abuse. Mr. Scott then withdrew. Mr. Sergeant Merewether, town-clerk of the City corporation, was next examined. He said that he had held his present office for eleven years, having before that period occasionally acted as c ounse l f or th e corpo ration. The town - clerk' s duty was to attend to the whole business of the corporation, and be present at the meetings of both courts, to see that the proceedings are conducted with regularity. He had also to attend the Lord Mayor when required, in order to give information and advice. He att ends ever y Court of C ommon Coun cil and every Court of Aldermen that is held. He has to see that the minutes of the Common Council are pro perly entered and printed for immediate circulation. He has to attend courts of conservancy, and also, when ne cessary, has to be present a . t the sittings of the naviga tion committee. His duties occupy the whole of his time, and all that of t he clerks in his office. Since I have been in office I don't think I have done any pri vate professional duties except in one ur two cases. I devote myself exclusively to the corporation. The salary has never exceeded 2,000/. a year, except on one occa sion. 9001. a year of this sum comes out of the City cash, and the rest from other sources. The Common Council are of opinion that the town clerk should have a fixed salary in lieu of fees, and they have referred that subject to a committee. The Lord Mayor's Court is not open to all members of the bar, but the question is now under consideration. lam nominally registrar of the Lord Mayor's Court, but the duty is discharged by a deputy, who is thor ou g hl y acquainted with the business. The fees for that office fluctuate consi derably. As far as lam personally concerned, I should prefer a fixed money payment instead o f f ees. Th e business of the Lord Mayor's Court has much increased of late years, in consequence of arrangements carried out under the direction of the Recorder ; but I have de y portion of the increa se d f ees in clined to accept an excess of the salary which I was led to expect on taking the office of town clerk. When I entered upon the office I determined that it should not be a money matter with me. I believe that the corporation are most willing to throw open the Mayor's Court to the members of the bar, and also to solicitors ; and the only remaining im pediment is the question of compensation to those who can establish a right to it. In point of fact, the court is now open ; but an action has been brought by one of the privileged attorneys against a solicitor who had attended the court, and the suit is still pending. The Sheriffs' courts pre also privileged courts ; but when the 1 entity court system was introduced a new court for the city of London was obtained by act of Parliament, and it is still called the Sheriffs' Court, and in it some of the officers of the old court are employed. Ido not inter fere with the legal business of the corporation, or with the duties of the City Solicitor or th• City Remem brancer ; and I am not responsible for the conduct fof the legal business, but both of the officers abovenamed at times consult me, on matters connected with their duties. The charters of the City are in my custody. They are about 120 in number, and are not all translated. I hold in my hand a volume containing all the charters down to the reign of Edward 111. I have also the charter of Charles, which includes almost all the other charters. The charters have been published in print by Luffman, but never under the authority of the City. The book which I hold in my hand contains the sub stance of all the charters of the City, and all it wants to render it quite authentic is the official seal of the corpo ration. The complaint that persons cannot see the charters of the City, in the event of litigation, is, in my opinion, frivolous and unfounded. At the same time I would not allow any person litigating with the City, who is not a freeman, to inspect the charters. The Chairman—ls a corporation like the city of Lon don, with a public trust committed to it, justified - in acting with regard to its charters in the same way as a private proprietor of an . estate with his title deeds ? Mr. Merewether—l can see no difference ; and other corporations, when they have been attacked, have shut the doors of their muniment rooms against their as sailants. Sir J. Patteson—But supposing the case to be that the action is not brought against the corporation, but that the corporation brings the action against the other parties, such as occurred in the case of Combo and De lafield, and that the defendants challenge the production of the documents on which the City grounds its claim against them—would you refuse to produce the charters in that case likewise ? Mr. Merewether—l know of no difference in law be tween the two cases. I have had nothing to do with the suit with Messrs. Combo and Delafield. The Chairman—But if the substance of the charters is already published, what objection can there be to their production by the corporation ? Mr. Merewether—That is entirely a dry question of law, and would depend on the course which the suit may take. But lam confident that no step of this kind is taken without the impartial and unprejudiced advice and opinion of the first lawyers of the land being taken. The 120 charters went as far back as the reign of Wil liam the Conqueror. I do not think there is any charter containing anything material which is not in print. There is a book published by Mr. Norton containing about 50 charters: More than half the 120 charters are in print, and those that have not been published are unimportant. The officers of the corporation are pre cluded from exhibiting or exposing the City records and charters to any person not a member of the corporation without the license of the court. I now produce these charters under the sanction of the corporation, who de sire all the officers to afford the commissioners every information, oral and documentary, in its power. 'Mr. C. Lewis—lf an action like that against Messrs. Combe and Delafield for metage is brought by the City, is it not reasonable that the defendants should be allowed to see the charters or muniments upon which the City bases its claim against them ? Mr. Merewether—lf any public right of the corpora tion is in question, I do not consider myself competent to answer ; but if it is a private right that is involved, I think it would not be right to show its charters. With regard to the case of Combe and Delafield, as a member of legal profession I would rather refrain from giving an opinion on a case which is still pending. As I have said, all the proceedings in that case on the part of the City were taken under the highest professional advice. If the defendants wish to know the contents of the char ters, they have the little book I hold in my hand to refer to ; but how far it would be advisable to give them copies from the archieves of the corporation, I must be excused from expressing an opinion. What has been demanded of the Messrs. Combe and Company has been demanded of everybody else on the river Thames, from a time as far back as there is any trace of. There is no general charter describing the general constitution of the city of London. The customs of the city of London are constantly referred to in the charters. The corporation is empowered to alter any customs which requires it, and to make such provisions as shall be "good for the king and the public." No plan has been attempted to be framed for codifying the by-laws and charters of the City. No confusion arises to the public from the charters of the City remaining as they now exist, and they gave rise to no litigation ; at least the only cases are those of Combe and Delafield with regard to the metage, and the action involving the right to the soil of the river. There is no charter constituting the governing body of the city of London, and specifying the number of aldermen and common councilmen, the ward divi sions, &c. The boundaries of the City are the City pro per, and the liberties without the walls. For a long time the city of London was co-extensive with the me tropolis. The corpus of the City, if he might s• speak, was, in early times, the whole of the metropolis. There are no liberties where the City terminates at or abuts upon the river, as the river was considered sufficient protection. The total area of the City is about a mile. The present boundaries appear to have been unaltered since the earliest times, and I know of no attempt hav ing been made to extend the limits of the City in propor tion to the growth and extension of the metropolis, ex cept in the case of the borough of Southwark. The present position of Southwark is very unsatisfactory. It is not quite certain that the borough of Southwark is legally a part of the county of Surrey ; because, on one occasion, the officers of the corporation litigated a ques tion involving the jurisdiction of the sheriff of the county of Surrey to issue writs in Southwark, and were suc cessful in their resistance. The City had abstained from incorporating Southwark with itself, because the diffi culties in the way of such a measure were found to render'it impracticable. From what has passed in the corporation, I think the incorporation of Southwark with the City would not be distasteful to the corpora tion ; but beyond that I cannot speak. The meeting recently held in Southwark was very small, and could not be considered as a sufficient exponent of the feeling of the inhabitants of that borough. The corporation of the City had regard to the interests of the rest of the metropolis in its administration, and did not confine itself to the interests of the City proper alone. Its im provements were effected for the benefit of the other part of London. It did not,' however, presume to act in a representativ e ca p ac ity f or th e whole metropolis—it only interposed for the public good, and in the distribu tion of its charities the corporation went beyond its own boundaries ? • Mr. C. Lewis—The document yesterday speaks of the Lord Mayor as the first magistrate of the first city in the world—does not that imply a kind of representative capacity for the whole metropolis ? Mr. Merewether—The document was drawn up in a great hurry. Mr. C. Lewis— Do you object to this expression ? Mr. Merewether—No, I do not. The witness was then examined with regard to the du ties and emoluments of the Lord Mayor. He said the duties were very numerous and heavy ; and he had known lord mayors to sink under the weight of their labours. The expenses of the office pass through the Chamberlain's-office. The Lord Mayor receives 500/. as compensation for the loss of fees on coal metage. fie has also an allowance of 5,9971. Bs. Od., also 3001. for conservancy expenses ; allowance for wear and tear of furniture, 1001.; income tax (paid for him), 228/. 7s. 6d.; gown, 181.; cocket dues, 1,0001.; "benevolence," 501. ; fees from the Old Bailey, 401. ; other fees, M. 2s. 4(1., making together 8,3191. 18s. 2d. On the demise of the Crown the Lord Mayor has been usually summoned to the Privy Council by the Secretary of State. Mr. C. Lewis—What do you think of the hospitality of the Lord Mayor ? Mr. Merewether—l have only to say that all the officers of State, the judges, the Archbishop of Canter bury, and in fact almost all the higher ranks of English society usually practice similar hospitality—it seems to pervade the higher ranks. The Chairman—The document read yesterday says that the annual cost of the Lord Mayor's procession is only 2001.—is that accurate Mr. Merewether—l believe it is. The practice of foreign attachment, which prevails in the City, is an almost necessary consequence in a great commercial town. But for this power there might be great difficulty in giving or obtaining credit. It is desirable to retain the custom as a beneficial one for all parties. Mr. C. Lewis -But if it is good in Fleet-street, would it not be equally good for the Strand ? Mr. Merewether—lt would be a good practice, in my opinion, to extend all over the metropolis. The nature of foreign trade has much altered since there was a law in the City prohibiting a foreign merchant from residing in it for more than 40 days, or" from taking a house there ; but I think it desirable to retain the custom of attachment, as being a prompt and satisfactory mode of recovering a debt. It enables a creditor to seize the money of debtor in the hands of a banker, and the custom is frequently exercised. Mr. C. Lewis—Then your opinion is favourable to foreign attachment, and rather than abolish it you would extend it to the rest of the metropolis, and even over the whole of the country? Mr. Merewether—lf it is proved to be a good system in the City I do not see why it should not be extended to the rest of the metropolis ; but of course the foreign transactions in the City are more numerous than they are anywhere else. The witness then stated t hat the elections of the aldermen were conducted wit h g reat fairness, and there was a cordial feeling between the aldermen and their wards. The size of the wards was unequal ; and this matter had often been considered_ by the corporation. The aldermen were electe d for life, but they could be removed for a reasonable cause. Tiley could be removed by quo warrant°, or by order of the Court of Common Council, of which there was a case on record. If there was one privilege which was more dear than another to the citizens, it was the power of electing their own magistrates. It was one of their favourite rights, and they would generally regard its abolition with great disfavour. The aldermen were con sidered to be better acquainted with the transactions and customs of the citizens than a mere stranger would be. They were assisted by a paid clerk, who did not exactly , act like an assessor to them, but who advised them on points of law ; but they followed their own judgment on [I)R10E SD. the facts, and justice was therefore substantially admi nistered by them. Mr. C. Lewis— Then the aldermen are like a petty jury who are assisted by the judge ? Mr. Merewether—The assistance I would rather say is like that which a judge receives from the clerk at Nisi Prins, or from the clerk of the arraigns. The Court of Aldermen consists of the Lord Mayor and aldermen, and the two sheriffs. The sheriffs cannot vote as sheriffs, but one of the two is frequently an alderman as well as sheriff. The Court of Aldermen sits about twice a month, and their duties are various and important. The aldermen have the management of the prisons, and they consider all presentments made by the wardmotes. The Court of Aldermen meet usually on Tuesdays, and the Court of Common Council on Thursdays. Sometimes business is initiated in the one court, and sometimes in the other; but the feeling of each court is not to inter fere with the business of the other. Both courts have the power of drawing upon the City cash, but the alder men practically confine their control over the City cash to matters connected with the prisons, the (magistracy, the police, and the conservancy. They also grant pen sions, but very rarely, and with' full notice, to decayed members of their own body, or their widows and chil dren. Both courts have unlimited power of drawing money for objects within their own jurisdiction, but the general feeling is in favour of a proper economy. With regard to the proceedings of the Court of Common Council, every subject is watched with the greatest jealousy ; and although in the discussions there was an occasional warmth of feeling displayed, as would some times happen in all popular bodies, the result generally arrived at was one in accordance with good sense and propriety. The Court of Common Council was the supreme representative body of the commonality ; and the division between the functions of the two bodies could not be legally disturbed by either, being, as they are, fixed by law. The present system of the corpora tion works exceedingly well, and I could not suggest anything likely to make it work better. I have consi dered the matter fully, and asked myself what is the evil, but I could detect none. The manner in which the business of the committees of the corporation is con ducted is highly satisfactory. Indeed, I cannot imagine the possibility of its being conducted better. The com mittees carry their feeling against every thing like job bing to the most scrupulous extent, and to an extent even which is often prejudicial to individuals. At the close of the sitting, the Commissioners ad journed the inquiry till the next day. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DEATH OF REAR ADMIRAL FALCON. This gallant officer died on the 11th inst., at his re sidence. Westbourne-terrace, Hyde-park. By the admiral's decease Captain the Right Hon. Earl of Hard wicke (1825) attains his flag rank ; but his lordship, not having served his full sea time within four months, he will, therefore, be placed on the reserved half-pay list. Captain Chads, C.B. (1825), of the Excellent, the next qualified on the active list, will, therefore become rear admiral of the blue. Retired Captains John Shekel and George 0. Lempriere, being seniors to Lord Hardwicke and Captain Chads, also obtain their promotion to flag rank, but without increase of pay. Rear Admiral Falcon has served on full pay for 82 years. He entered the navy in 1794, as A. 8., on board the Sheerness, Captain Wm. George - Fairfax, flag-ship, in the Channel, of Rear Admiral Henry Harvey, but soon attained the rating of midshipman, and accompanied the former qfficer into the Repulse and Venerable, 74's, the latter bearing the flag of Admiral Duncan, whom, after par ticipating in the battle off Camperdown, Oct. 11, 1797, he followed into the Kent, 74 ; during his attachment to which ship, he appears to have been lent, for three months, in 1798, as acting lieutenant to the Champion, 20, Captain Henry Raper. In May and September, 1799, he successfully joined, in the same capacity, the Busy, .18, and Hymna, frigate, Captains John Acworth Ommaney and David Lloyd ; and on May 15, 1800, he was confirmed into the Wright, armed-ship, Captain Thomas Campbell. His subsequent appointments as lieutenant were on the West India, North America, and Lisbon stations-August 23, 1800, to the Andro meda, 32, Captain James Bradby and Edw. Durnford King ; June 9, 1802, and July 21, 1803, to the Cam brian, 40, and Leander, 50, flag-ships lof Sir An drew .Mitchell • and in 1806-8-9, to the Leopard, 50, Barfleur , 98,, Ganges, 78, and Barfleur again, bear ing each the flag of Hon. George Cranfield Berkeley. While in the Leander Mr. Falcon assisted, under Cap tain john Talbot, at the capture, .Feb. 23,1805; of-La Ville de Milan, French frigate of 46 guns, and the si multaneous re-capture of her prize, the Cleopatra, 32 ; and when with Captain Salusbury Pryce Humphreys, in the . Leopard, he was one of the officers sent to search the United States frigate Chesapeake for deserters, after that vessel had struck her colours, March 22, 1807. On March 8, 1811, while acting as captain of the Macedo nian, 38, he was made commander into the Meloomene,- troop-ship. - Attaining post rank, October 29, 1813, he soon afterwards joined the Leander, 50, and on March 14, 1814, obtained command of the Cyane, of 32 guns and 171 men. After a furious action off Madeira, in which, besides being much cut to pieces, she sustained a loss of 6 men killed and 13 wounded, -the latter vessel, together with her consort, the Levant, of 20 guns and 131 men, was unfortunately captured by the American ship Constitution, of 54 guns and 469 men, Feb. 20, 1815. Captain Falcon subsequently became a prisoner of war, but, peace soon restoring him to liberty, he re turned home, and was afterwards appointed, June 24, 1817, to the Tyne, 26, in which vessel, in October, 1820, he brought from South America to England specie to the amout of nearly 700,0001. ; March 1, 1823, to the Isis, 50, lying at Chatham ; June 23, 1823, and August 21, 1825, to the Spartiate, 76, and Wellesley, 75, flag ships of Sir George Eyre, on the South American sta tion ; and May 1, 1833, and Sept. 5, 1835, to the San Josef, 110, and Royal Adelaide, 104, bearing each the flag of Sir Wm. Hargood, commander-in-Chief at Ply mouth, where he continued until paid off, April 30, 1836. On Feb.'l7, 1845, he was employed as captain of the Royal Sovereign yacht, and superintendent of the dockyard at Pembroke. Captain Falcon married, Oct. 7, 1834, Louisa, widow of the late Captain Cursham, and daughter of the late Richard Meyrick, Esq., of Runkton, county of Sussex, by whom he had issue. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 13. The Vulcan steam troop frigate, Commander Von Donop, arrived at Spithead this morning from the West India and North American station. She sailed from Halifax on the 14th ult. and Bermuda on the 25th, from which latter place she has brought a mail. Four teen officers, six ladies, 232 rank and file of the Royal Artillery, 59 women, and 129 children, have come home in the Vulcan.; also Lieutenant M'Donnald, of the 36th Regiment, on sick leave. Among the party are Mr. Inglis, Assistant-Surgeon, from Bermuda ; Dr. and Mrs. Hall and daughter ; Mrs. Callam ; Captains Tur ner and Dixon, R.A., in command of companies, &c. The Vulcan is ordered to Woolwich. The Sprightly, steam-vessel, Master-Commander Allen, proceeded to-day to the eastward with supernu meraries. The Manceuvrer navy lighter was got off the Woolsnei shoal this morning, and towed into the harbour by the Pigmy tug, having apparently sustained no damage beyond losing her rudder and false keel. WOOLWICH, JAN 13. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants----Thomas Davies (b) (1844), to the Hogue, 60, screw steam guard-ship at Devonport, vice Stevens, promoted ; Charles T. Dench (1844), to the Dauntless, 24, screw steam-frigate, at Portsmouth ; Charles M. Luckraft (1845), to the Euryalus, 50, screw steam-frigate at Chatham ; Charles F. F. Boughey (1846), to the Trafalgar, 120, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral J. W. D. Dundas, C. 8., on the Mediterranean station, and at present in the Black Sea, vice Mends, promoted ; Frank K. Hawkins (1845), from the Impregnable. flagship at Devonport, to the Leander, 50, on the Mediterranean station, vice May, promoted ; William T. F. Jackson (1846), to the Impregnable, flag-ship at Devonport. Chaplain—The Rev. Joseph W. Dickson (1843), to the Euryalus, 50, screw steam-frigate, at Chatham. Clerks-in-Charge—H. E. L. P. Bailey (1846), to the Caradoe mail steam-packet, on the Mediterranean sta tion, vice Tucker, promoted ; Charles William nuke (1848), serving as clerk of the Plumper steam -sloop, on the West Coast of Africa station, to be clerk-in-charge of the Antelope steam-sloop, on the same station, vice Bowman, promoted. Master's-Assistant George H. Downing, to the Race , horse, 14, sloop, at Devonport. PROMOTIONS. Mates—Richard P eache y Gresham (1850), servin g in the Tartarus paddle-wheel steam-vessel, on particular service ; J am es Hennessy Coxon (1850), serving in the Furious, 16, pa ddle -wheel steam-frigate, o n t h e Medi terranean William Clark (1850), Fi rst M ate of the Vixen, s t a tion ; 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, on th e south east coast of Ainer!ca station ; Hamilt on Ed ward George servingin the Sharp s h oo t er, 8, iron screw Earle ( 1850 ) , steam gun vessel, on the south- eas t coast of America sta tion ; Walter Lidney de liantzow (1850), First Mate of the Electra, 14, sloop, the Australi an s t a ti on ; Ed war d Bond Harrison Franklin (1850), Acting Lieutenant in the Amphitrite, on the Pacific station ; Wm. Dawson (1 850), First Mate of the Excellent gunnery ship, at Portsmouth ; William Fred. Blunt Edwardes (1851), First Mate of the Slalom iron screw steam troop-ship, at Portsmouth ; Claude Augustus Champion de Crespigny (1851), First Mate of the St. Jean D'Acre, 101, screw steam-ship on the Mediterranean station ;Wm .Weymouth (1851), First Mate of the Sampareil, 70, screw steam-ship, on the Mediterranean station ; Thomas Sherlock Gooch (1851), Acting Lieutenant in the Fox, 42, on the East India station ; • James Blair Grove (1851), serving in the Assistance discovery ship in the Arctic Seas ; Cecil William Buckley (1851), First Mate of the Royal George, 120, screw steam-ship, at Devonport ; William George Hope. Johnstone (1851), First Mate ,of the Arrogant, 47, screw steam-frigate,- Rear-Admiral Corry's western squadron ; Charles George Grey Perceval (1851), serving in the Fury, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, on the Medi terranean station ; Charles Edward Somerville Wood man (1851), serving in the Princess Royal, 90, screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth ; Edward Thomas Nott (1851), First Mate of the Queen, 116, on the Medite!- ranean station ; James Bower Balfour (1851), serving in the Sidon, 22, paddle-wheel steamtgate, on the Medi terranean station ' • Henry LewiiPound (1851), Actin Lieutenant of the Fox, 42, on tke East India station ; James Saumarez (1851), serving in the Trincomalee, 42, on the Pacific station • John Hobhouse Inglis Alexa,n ,cler (1852), Acting ' Lieutenant in the 'Furious, 16, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, on the Mediterranean sta "don ; William Frederick Irwin (1852), First Mate of the Wasp screw steam-sloop, on the Mediterranean, station ; and L or d F ranc i s N. Conygham (1852), serv ing the Cumberland, 70, flagship, on the North America and West India station, to the rank of Lieutenants. SUBURBAN VILLA AND VILLAGE ASSOCIATION. On Wednesday night a very fully att en d e d mee ti ng was held at Exeter-ball, to heas an explanation of the objects of this association. The chair was taken shortly after 7 o'cloek by E. A. Lemb, Esq., .J.P., of Iden Rye, Sussex. The object of this association which is to be entirely self-supporting, is of enabling its members to obtain healthy residences out of town, of various sizes, adapted to their several wants, combining all the advantages of modern domestic architecture, ventilation, drainage, and with alarge garden, at a less rent, including railway expenses, than they now pay for unhealthy dwellings or lodgings in the confined localities of the metropolis, and at the same time, of becoming owners of the property in about seven years. It is proposed that the members shall have the option of acquiring the freehold of their respective residences. To effect these objects, commo dious dwellings will be erected in appropriate sites se cured for the purpose near to railway stations, and at such distances from London as will enable the mem bers of the association to procure an annual ticket for 51. The following plan is the method by which the objects of this institution will be accomplished. The offer of eligible sites having been secured for the purpose near the Crystal Palace, in the healthiest of the suburban districts, according to the Registrar-Generals returns, upon very favourable terms. Public meetings will be held fOr ballots for priority of right to choose sites and dwellings, amongst all the members holding one share and upwards, provided their payments are not in .arrear. Those who obtain such rights, whether in the ballot or by seniority, or by purchase from those who thus obtain them; or otherwise, will, in the order of their rights, be entitled to choose sites and houses on taking up shares, according to the size of house selected. The various dwellings will then be erected by the society out of the funds subscribed, at the wholesale price or cost ; and, from the saying of expenditure thus effected, combined with that of the builder's ordinary profits, of a large amount of legal expenses, and the difference between cash.and credit prices for material, it is ascertained that the cost to the members of their dwellings will be at least one-third less than their market price, and there fore than the sum which the members would have to pay in order to purchase them. The dwellings, when built, will be allotted amongst the members who have chosen them or their transferees, to be held by them, in the first instance, as tenants of the association, for letting or or occupation for about five years, at a very moderate rental, and thenceforth as absolute owners for a long term of upwards of 90 years, at a trifling ground-rent, with the option, when desired, of putchasing the free hold. Each estate to be allotted will be divided into three portions, namely, one to be allotted to those mem bers who have paid up the full amount of their shares ; a second to those members who have not paid up their shares in full, whose priority of choice will be decided by ballot amongst all the members whose subscriptions are not in arrear at the time of the ballot ; and a third to members according to seniority of membership, provided their subscriptions are not in arrear. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said free hold land societies, and building societies, had now be come a social fact. Some years ago it was proposed to ". construct a grand railway street ; it was thought a matter easy to be performed, but it turned.ont other wise. The Dean and Chapter of Westminster, on being applied to for their sanction at once to their honours refused it, and stated as the ground of their refusal that by sanctioning the- proposed railway street a great Mimber of the poorer class would be itn housed. This circumstance first gave rise to the present idea, and it propoied by this society to enable the poor man as well as the rich to enjoy the pleasures of a resi dence out of London. Railway directors had no objec tion to grant first and second class periodical tickets at a reduced price, but now their minds were expanding, and the third-class passengers were about to participate in the benefit. The third-Class ticket being the chief difficulty, and that being got over, the success of the scheme was placed beyond the possibility of doubt. The carrying out of the proposed scheme of thiS society had been long delayed, and if that delay was suffered to exist much longer, land would so increase. in value that it would soon be found impossible to obtain it. The asso ciation was unconnected with party spirit—their was no religious test or party fetter, and there was no charity, for every man would have as good a right to his land as the peer when once he had paid up his share. He would notfurther detain them, but once call upon Mr. Dale to address them. Mr. DALE then rose and said he would address them with as much as brevity as was consistent with per spicuity, as the schoolmaster would say. The resolution which he held in his hand had in a great measure been anticipated by the large number of shares taken up. Mr. Dale then entered at some length into the state ment of the plans and objects of the society, which we have given above, adding, as an illustration of the ac quisitioh of a residence the following :—"A member holding (say) four shares of 251. each will pay, either at once, or by instalments, at his convenience, the sum of 1001., and also, upon a residence being allotted to him, a rental of 301. per annum for five years, exclusive of ground rent, making together a payment to the society of 2501., which it is estimated will be the total cost of the house to the society ; and for this sum, in conse quence of all the arra ngemen t s an d purchases being 'made at wholesale prices, the member will obtain a residence containing seven rooms, with all necessary conveniences ' worth, at least, 3501., a n d w i t h a certainty of a rapid and considerable increase in value before the end of his five years' tenancy." It was laid down in the rules that, should a member un fortunately through sickness, want of employment, or temporary depression, time should be allowed for the payment of the monthly subscription by smaller sums for a longer period, or in such a way as was best suited to the interests of the members. The society was formed upon the best and surest principles known ; and he had not the least doubt but that it would be most extensively . embraced. He concluded, by moving the following reso lution :—" That the principle adopted by the various freehold land societies in the wholesale purchase and the distribution to their members at the cost price of freehold land—and which has been productive of so much com mercial and social benefit may be offered with equal, if not with greater advantage to the wholesale erection of dwellings ; and that it is desirable that a society with this object, should be forthwith formed." Mr. CAMPBELL briefly seconded the resolution. A desultory discussion here took place, in which some gentlemen in the body of the meeting took part. The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution to the meet ing, and declared it carried. Mr. MURRELL moved the second resolution, as fol lows :—"That the Suburban Villa and Village Associa- tion which is established for the wholesale erection of freehold and leasehold dwellings for its members, is both from the simplicity, safety, and soundness, and the principles on which its intended operations are based, and the peculiar advantages which it offers to its mem bers, from the easy acquisition of suburban residences at the lowest possible outlay, eminently entitled to the support of this meeting. Dr. HATFIELD begged to second the resolution. Mr. CAMPBELL, secretary to the Church of England Freehold Land Society, begged to offer a few observa tions to the meeting with respect to this association. Since the proceedings of the evening had commenced, he had_ obtained a copy of the rules. He found they carefully avoided the pitfalls of all societies with similar oitjects to their own. He also learned, by those same rules, that their direction was to consist of fifteen gentle men, five to form the executive ; the whole of their pro perty was to be invested in trustees ; all money paid in to be immediately lodged with the bankers of the asso ciation ; and the auditors to be selected from amongst the general members. Thus it would be the duty of every shareholder to sift every partsand everything con nected with the society, and if any parties were appointed to offices which they were unable to fill, there would be rr nobody hn to cli A b i l ß a 3 m fA e b mi u la t v t i h n e g m p s n e t ives. the resolution to the meet ing, d s e li c l la u r E e u d n it p c m arLied Ar u e np. m n e i nim heuereslytt.llowed to withdraw A with loss ? A l t_ liberty to withdEravewr y wh member of thi s assoc i a ti on i s a t withdraw a l s h ou l d take e place er withinhe t society's op era ti ons, he would thinksproper. receive he th fi e rst n et year a m lof o f u thh n ies t paid in, after the first year, in addition to the sum he had paid in, he would receive 4 per cent. Mr. MURRELL then moved a vote of thanks to the chairman. The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, said he felt highly pleased at the proceedings of the evening. He had the pleasure of stating that upwards of G5O shares had been taken representing a subscribed capital of 45,0001. The balloting for 130 rights of priority to choose sites and residences then commenced, and, at its conclusion, the proceedingi terminated. . THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAlLWAY.—Yesterday the inquest upon the bodies of Hanton, Hipperson, and Smith, three workmen em ployed by the company, who were killed by the collision which took near the Harling station on Thursday week was resumed and concluded. There was no additional evidence of importance. The coroner (Mr. E. Press) in his address to the jury, remarked that the wit nesses who had been examined were servants of the company, and, although they had given their evi dence fairly, they naturally had a leaning towards their employers. He thought the jury also should have the same feeling towards the company, a s they blic in were acting in perfect good f a ith to wa rds the pu endeavouringemleavourin to clear the line of the obstructio n w hen the accident occurred. The fact of the train having been brought from Thetford upon the wrong line of rails at a rate of something like 20 miles an hour, in contraven tion of the company's regulations, formed a subject for grave consideration. The jury, after deliberating for an hour, returned a verdict of manslaughter against Mr. Ashcroft and Mr. Latham. The jury added to their verdict a suggestion that the directors should in future enforce a rigid observance of the rules of the company, and also that they s hould discontinue the running of all passenger trains after a heavy fall of snow until the line was cleared from every obstruction c a l cu l ated to endanger the safety of the public. ST. CLEMENT DANES. On Thursday evening a Vestry meeting was held at the Vestry-room, St. Clenient's-churchyard, for the pur pose of assessing a rate for the poor and the nomination of overseers ; Mr. Churchwarden Lane in the chair. The Vestry Clerk, Mr. Isaacson, having read the minutes of the last Vestry, stated that, upon the appli cation of the Commissioners of Taxes, the sureties of the present collectors had assented to enlarge their respon sibility to the amount of 2,6001., on account of the defal cations of the late collector, Mr. Thomas Bolton. Mr. TAYLOR, in proposing a rate for the maintenance of the poor for the current quarter, said he much re gretted that, owing to the inclemency of the weather and the dearness of provisions at the present period, there was found a great difficulty in obtaining payment of the rates ; and in order to obviate the evil of increas ing the distress by enforcing strictly immediate payment, which must make things worse, he had to propose a small increase in the assessment of last quarter of 10d. instead of 9d. in the pound. This would place in the hands of the overseers a small floating capital, enabling them to wait till a more favourable change took place. Mr. CHAPMAN moved an amendment that the rate should be limited to 9d., and entered into a long financial statement to show that there was already a balance in the overseers' hands of about eleven hundred -pounds, sufficient for all purposes. Mr. MASON said the available balance in the hands of the overseers did not exceed 2601. The VESTRY CLERK corroborated this statement. Mr. OSMOND observed that if Mr. Chapman's state ment was founded in fact, he should vote for the 9d. rate, but if the parish officers were correct, for the larger sum. Mr. JAMES, who seconded the amendment, considered the question was whether the overseers should have a floating capital in hand of 3001. or 6001. He was the last man to wish to oppress the poor, but he thought the former sum quite ample for all necessary purposes. He then proceeded to charge the parochial officers with falsifying the accounts, particularly in the assessment of the rates of Mr. Spillman, Messrs. Abbott and Son, and others. After an angry discussion, the Chairman put the amendment to the vote, when there appeared for the 9d. rate 13 ; on the contrary, an immense majority. The original motion for a temporary rate was then carried. Mr. WILLETEIt moved that the two present overseers, Messrs. Mason and Taylor, be elected for another year. Mr. OSMOND was opposed to this double service of overseers, and the system by which it had been attempted to be carried out. It prevented parishioners from enter ing office, and he knew in one instance, quite a youth— a Mr. Judkins---serving the office to the detriment of old inhabitants of the parish. This arose from the affairs of the parish being managed by a clique of a few per sons, who wanted to have all their own way. (Hear.) He had 'been a parishioner for 25 years, but never sought office—in fact he had lived in the parish for fifteen years without knowing where the vestry room was. (Laugh ter.) They could not accuse him of being an agitator, for he never sought office, nor would he ever serve. He' could bear testimony to the high respectability and talents of the two present overseers, more worthy men could not be elected, but he thought the election for two years was improper and got up on a bad system. Mr. LEWIS objected to the list of names banded in to serve the office, as giving rise to the charge of the affairs of the parish being managed by a clique. He moved that the names of the present overseers in the list be omitted and two others substituted. After a prolonged and tedious discussion, the amend ment was finally carried, the numbers being For Mr. Lewis's amendment l6 Against it 13 The original Maj motion ority-3 was consequently lost. After thanks had been voted to the chairman for his great im , partiality in the chair, the meeting dissolved. rNG, ,112, tir of