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7-11 WAR RISKS for ALL PARTS of the WORLD.--The HOME CJUNTIES an I GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 29, New Bridge-street, Black friars, London.—This Company will ASSURE OFFICERS and others, at most moderate rates of premium, against WAR RISK, Voyaging, and Climate. By order of the Board of Directors. DUENFORD, Secretary. T HE HOME COUNTIES AND GENERAL ' LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 29, New* Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London. Every dacription of risk (home or foreign) connected with Life Assurance llalf Credit premium , , on a new principle. Premiums payable yearly, half yearly, or quarterly. One-half of ail premiums after the first two years are repayable to policy holders at any time on demand, without paimnal liabi ity. Annunies graattd either immediate, contingent, or deferred, and also endowments. Po.icies indisputable. No charge for policy stamp!. • Money received on deposit at 5 per cent. Interest. Active .igcnts wanted in town or country, particularly in the agricultural towns and villages. • Apply by letter, giving names and addresses of referees as to respcetabllity. A. DURNFOIID, Secretarf. LONDON & NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. REDUCTION in the CIIARGE for SMALL PARCELS. The Pub le are requested to take notice, that on and alter the 20th February, 1854, Parcels of Ilb weight and under will he conveyed between London. and Liverpool. slanche , ter. Iluddersfield, Stock port, Chester, Warrington, and Preston duly, at aeh , rge 01 ixpimce, including delivery within the usual boundaries. And Parcels of 21b. weight and under, at a ch,irge of uric stilling. To insure the transmission of Parcels by phis conveyance, they must be delivered to the c ,nupany at one of their stat , ons named above, or at one of the following offices of their agents (al essrs. Horne and Chaplin), in London : Spre..d Eagle, Gracechurch-st.; Swan-with-two 7 Necks, Gresham-street (late Lad lane) ; Cross Keys, Wood-street, Cheapeide ; Bolt-in-Tun, G 4, Fleet street ; White Horse, 90 Fetter-lane: 90, The Borough, Southwark; George and Blue B .ar, 269, High Holborn ; White House Cellar, ls'?, P,cca dilly ; 'rose, Charing-cress ; Do., 33, Regent': -circus ; :Tread Eagle, Regent's-circus ; uriffin's Green Man and Still, 335, Oxtord street. The Company will not hold themselves liable for detention or loss to any parcel not delivered to them at one of their own offices, or to the charge of their age .ts. order of the Directors. CONTRACT FOR N'ISHING GEAR AND TWINE. Department of the Storekeeper General of the Navy, Somerset-place, 14th March, 1854. THE Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord Ilivh Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great BritAin and Ireland, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on TUESDAY, the 18th April next, at One o'clock, they be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to contract for supplying her Majesty's several Dockyards with FISHING GEAR AND TWINE Patterns of the articles may. be seen at her Majesty's Dockyard at Teptford, and a form of the tender may be o tented at the said Office. No tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any he noticed unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Adm!raity, and bear in the left-hand corner the words "Tender far Fishing Gesr, &c.," 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 1,00/, for the due per formance of the contract. Mr. John Austin's Fashionable and Superior Stock of Jewels, Jewel lery and Trinkets, Platt, Plated Articles, and Watches, removed fro 4,136, Oxford.streeT. MESSRS. ROBINS will Sell by Auction, at their spacious Rooms, in Covent-garden, on MONDAY next, March 20, and four following days, all tr,e vaMable PLATE, PLATED ARTICLES, WATCHES, JEWELS, TRINKETS and JEWELLERY forming the Fashionable, First-class Stock of Mr. JOIIN AUSTIN, removed from No. 13 , Oxford-street, who is relinquishing business in consequence of ill health, the Tease o: the premises having been dis posed of. The Stock embraces SEVERAL THOUSAND OUNCES OF HANDSOME SILVER ARTICLES, including every requisite for the Table and Sideboard, Tea and Coffee Equipages of the latest fashion, numerous ornamental articles iu chased silver, spoons, forks, and ladles, of every pattern. PLATED GOODS of the best quality, comprising dish covers and dishes, corner dishes, Salvers, ice pails, cruet, soy, and liquer frames, candlesticks, tea urns and kettles, auk. nes, bread' and cake baskets. SUPERIOR GOLD AND SILVER WATCiIr,S and REPEATERS, and a variety of elegant Watches of Geneva manufacture. JEWELS, JEWELLERY, AND TRINKETS of a fashionable and elegant description, dialiond rings, pine, brooches, studs, earrings, fine gold arnif , ts, bracelets, seveL nes, en riched AM' precious stones, guard, Albert, and brequet chains, gold and silver snuff-boxes and pencil cases, knives, forks, and spoons, and an infinity of articles in gold and silver. Cata;ogues may be bad, and %he stock arranged for public view, three days prior, at the Auction Rooms in Covent garden. Cellar of high-class Wines, selected from the most superior vintages, and lying in the cellars in Oxford•street, where they may now be _ . viewed an.', tasted. MESSRS. ROBINS are instructed by the Pro prietor, who is retiring from burin , ss, to Sell by Auction, at their Rooms, Piazza,.Covent -garden, on FRIDAY and SATURDAY next, March 17th and 18th, at 12, Alf EXTENSIVE CELLAR OF CHOICE WINES, comprising selections irdni the most celebrated vintages, in the finest condition, and presenting an unusually excellent opportunity to the connoisseur to replenish his cellar, as Y. es Ts. Robins are enabled to recommend them with great confidence. The following is a descrip tion of the Wines bin of excellent Pale SI; erry, of very superior quality; fine Gold coloured Sherry; very superior Port, vint , ge 1840; a small lot or old crusted For, in pints; superior old crusted Port, 5 years in bottle; full-flavoured Sheiry, very pale ; Pale l';olden Sherry, of high character , Duff Gor ton's Shi pp ng; I.ucellas Flock, of superi r quality, Webber's shipping; very superior Claret; l'ontet Claret ; sparkling Mos Ale, of very fine quality ; very choice Pale Sherry, shipped by Martinez; fine old Brown Eas• India Sherry; very superior old crusted Port, 6 years In bottle ; very fine old Port, Sandemaa's shipping, vintage 1834 ; pints of port, Sandeman's ship ping, vintage 1840; Amontillado, 12 years in bottle; a small quantity of rare old Port, 10 sears in bottle ; a few dozens of genuine Rudes heiner Hock ; sparkling Champagne ; first quality d'Epernay; Mar telle's flnert Brandy. The Wines may be seen and tasted daily in the cellars, by apply ing for an order at Messrs. Robins's Offices, Covent garden, and Catalogues can be now had. TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS.-A RETIRED CLERGY MAN having been restored to healthe in a lew days, alter many years of great nervous suffering. xus to make known to others the means of cure ; and will, therefore, send lree, on receiving a stamped envelope, o perly addressed, a copy of the pre scription used. Direct the Rev. E. Douglas, 18, Dolland-street, Brixton, London. -------- THIRD EDITION.—WITH ADDITIONS. Just published, Bvo., in cloth, price 55., by p..st tree, ss. GI ON TRUE Sz FALSE SPERIVUTORRII(EA, with the. View to the Correction of wlde-spread Errors in .-ciation to the Treatmcat and Cure of the Impuissant and Sexual hlypochondriacs, Translated from the German of Dr. PICRFORD. T) which is added, an E3SAY on SEXUAL DEBILITY, b 7 the Editor. _ _ "Dr. Pickford 's known to Entlish readers by hi. frequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he infos as, that he has address.ed himself to the non-medi cal reader. W rm e trust this may not be the last, if he Rhall tetect any other equally flagrant evil which it may he in his .ower to correct." ' —London Medical Gazette. May 30, 1551. The tribe of 'Wet pa thisers,' and Niedical Fri ands,' are mercilessly exposed ; and If this book could find its way into the hands of those who saffer fr mi the com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that mmy hundreds would be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of less importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much money.-- This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good."—Medical Circular, June 16, 1852. London: 11. Ilalliere, 219, Regent-street. TRIESEMAR, protected by Royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of tho Ecole de Pharmacie de Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. The long continuance of most Maladies arising Irons impurities, while it tends to render detection more certain, and thus frevently to embitter the domestic hearth, also serves to excite feelings of dis• appointment, and to induce lowness of spirits, and other sensations of a most painful kind. The TRI I SEMI iR effectually, in the short space of three days, ccmpletely and entirely eradicates all traces of these Diseases, to whatever stage they m have advanced, p ssess ing at the same time the manifest advantages of being utterly devoid of taste or smell, and of all nauseating qualities. It may lie on the toilet table without its use being suspect , . d. Sold in tin cases at I Is. eaci,, free by post, 23. extra, divided into separate doses, as administered by Valpeau, Lallemand , Roux, &c. This quantity is sufficient for any case. however virulent or protracted.--To be had Nholesale and Retail at Sangar's, Oxford street, and Edward's. St. Paul's Churchyard ; Johnston, 68, Corn ; Hannay and Co., Oxford-street, London. ON THE AND SECRET CAUDI SES OF SELF-ACQUIRED MISERIES DISAPPOINTED HOPES. THE SILENT FRIEND. In Six Languages—Fiftieth Edition. CONTAINING THE REMEDY FOR PREVENTION OF Drszasz. Illustrated by One Hundred Anatomical Coloured Engravings and Cases. New Edition, enlarged to 200 pages, price 2s. 6d., by post, from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in stamps. TEE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the exhaustion and physical decay of the system, produced by excessive indulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abase of mercury, with directions for the use of the preventive lotion, fol lowed by observations on Marriage, and the disqualifications which prevent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Oxford street, London. Published by Sherwood and Co. 23, Paternoster :ow, and sold by Hannay , 63, and Sanger, 150, Ox ford-street; Gor don, 146, Leadenhall-street ; 95, Farringdou-street ; W. Sutton, 10, Bow 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 Explanstor) Engravings. PART HI. 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 V. is devoted 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 BALI OF .YRI tCUM is exclusively employed in treating nervous and sexual debility, impotence, ,1 is and Sts. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitie re medy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary ~m p ters eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, 1 ls. and 335. per, Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and I Is. bottle. per box., a certain remedy for gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and chronic inflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, N. A minute detail of the case is required : age, habits, and posi- Uon in society. 5L Packets, with advice, to be had at the Establish ment only, by shish the fee, 1/ , at 19, is saved. Messrs. Perry, re Surgeons, Brn eers-street, Oxford-st et, Lon are in attendance , daily , don. from Eleven till Two. and Five to Eight; on Sanlay from Eleven to One. ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE, AND D THE SF AGE.CIRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH, MANHOOD,OLD . Just Published, 60th Ldition, price 2s. 6d,. or free by post for forty two stamps, SELF -PRESERVATIONS an Analytical Investigation of the Physiology and Functions of I.farriage, with its Disqualifications and Impeilments, tracing their origin to the effects of solitary habits, youthful excess, tronical climates, or close study ; followed by practical remarks, founded on twenty years' esperiPnce in the treatment of Impuissance, Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatoribces, and all diseases of the Urinary and Generative system. Illustrated bY `.O coloured Engrav ings, on the Anatomy of the Reproductive Organs and their relative conditions in Health and Disease. nv SAMUEL LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the, University otEdin burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Ball, London. gke., The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearfal con whichnc resulin from certain habits, irregularities and excesses, have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man hood, and premature decay at all stages of life, than, perhaps, any other class of disease known to modern pathologists Its perusal is particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of thei physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded the realth, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. The Author has for a series of years been engaged In an extensive practice in attentiontment of these delicate complaints, and has long directed to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is free. Their treatment has unfortunately teen too generally confided to the care of unqualified and ignorant em pinks, who, with their pirated publications, assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues of their patent nostrums, Inflict great injury on those who are induced to place faith in their preten sions. The serious con' equences resulting from such mal-practice may easily be avoided if sufferers from these maladies were to ascer Pain if their medical adviser be a member of the London College of Physicians, f nrgeons, or Apothecaries ' Hall , as any one possessing either of these qualifications usually appends it to his name, and thus the legally qualified practitioner can at once be distinguished. At home for consultation daily from Eleven till Two; and from b e had, price 2s 6d, in English, I Eight. All letters must contain the fee of 11. SELF-PRESERVATION may French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. Piper, Brothers and Co. 23, Paternoster-row; IlannaY. 63, Oxford-street ; X d 3r for ;Storiet, Titchborne-street, Haymarket ;or free by Post for forty-two stamps, to any addrege..from the Author's rest dellOOM, BSPIORD4QUARE THE EXPENSES OF THE WAR. The enthusiastic manner in which the Forces left their native' land to fight the battles of freedom and commerce, will not suffer us to shrink from the responsibilities which will arise from the under taking, though, at a time of scarcity and high prices, it will be an Inconvenience to all classes. The increased Inenme-tax may seers very unwelcome, but the outlay will be refunded in the most ample and satisfactory manner to alt patrons of the establishment of E. MOSES & .ON, and their West End Branch, New Oxford-street, corner of Hart-street. It is impossible to exaggerate the capabilities of E. Moses & Son as Merchant Tailors, Hatters, flosi,rs, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, and General Outfitters. Every department is the receptacle of the newest and best Goods, and the very'economical prices which are charted by E. Moss & Son are appreciated everywhere. An immense variety of Novelties are ready, and others in course of preparation, for the Spring Season, and a combination of advan tages which no other house could secure will be asso dated in the magnificent display made by E. MOSES and Sox in elegant Attire fer Ladies, Gentlemen, and Children. Though the articles surpass all previously exhibited, the prices are considerably lower than those charged by any other hone,: Without any charge, all necessary information is supplied to emi grants, and the best and cheapest Outfits are famished by E. Moms and SON. E Mons and Son's gigantic Wholesale Department is highly ad vantageous to Merchants, shippers, and Emigrants. CAUTION.—E. MOSt'IS end SON regret Having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like :alsehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for ,bvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OIL OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minories, 83, ,4, as, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. 19 communicating. lnog: Bridge-street. L on don West-end Branch, 506,507, 50R, New Oxford-st ree t, 1,2, BradiOrd a and 3, Hart-street, all Blanch, mcj' Sheffield Branch, 36 Vargate. Colonial Branch, MPlbourne, Australia. Merchant Tailor Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, from which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset n Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Book, "The Epitome of Comfort and Economy," contain ing full lists of prices, our system of self-measurement, &c., &c., may be had on application, or post-free. A handsome Almanac for the year ending 1854 can be had, gratis application. Id Pon pale Francais. Qui ai parla Italiano. HleTspricht man Deutsch. Annan habla Espana No. 19,179.] B ErRKES' PPI II RAGE and BARONETAGE, For 1854. The Revised and Improved Edition of THE PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE FOR 1854. By SIR BERNARD BITRIC.E, Ulster King of Arms. Is now realy at all the Booksellers. Published for Henry Colborn, by his successors, Hurst and Blzekett 13, Great Marlborou,h-street. THE THIRD VOLUME Is NoW READY OF THE CHEAP EDITION of MISS STRICKLAND'S LIVES OF TIIE QUEENS Otell NGLA.ND. To be completed in 8 Monthly Volumes, 7s. 6d. each, bound, illus trated with r ortraits of every Queen. V.I. 111. comprises tie lives and portraits of Jan.: ceymour, Anne of Clevos, Ha: harine Howard, Katharine Parr, an,' Mary, First Queen lie !nant. Published for Henry Colburn, by his successors, Hurst and Blackett 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE FIRST VOLUME IS NOW READY, Price 3s. bound, with Portrait of Miss Burney, of the CHEAP EDITION of MADAME D'ARBLAT'Q DIARY and CORRESPONDENCE. Includ ing the Per.oil of her Residence at the Court of Queen Charlotte. To he cosnpleted in 7 Monthly Volumes, price only 3s. each, bound and embellished with tort: airs. Published for Henry Colbttrii, by his successors, Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough street. DEDICATED TO THE EARL OF CARLISLE. Now Ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., T HE DAUGHTER OF THE SOUTH. A Novel. By Mrs. CLARA WALBEY. Hunt and Blaclr.ett, publishers, successors to Henry Colburu, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Just published, price 45., free by post, 5s , PHYSIOLOGICAL RESEARCHES into the Causes of Nervous Debility and Genito-Urinary Maladies, tpermatorrhcea rationally considered, with unanswerable Remarks on the empirical manner these Diseases are treated ; being a Guide to health, Long Life, and Happiness. By MEDICUS. Sherwood, riper, and Co., 83, Paternoster-row. WYLD'S CHART of the BALTIC, from the Surveys of the Russian, Danish, and Swedish tlovern meets, with the Soundings and Lighthouse*, and enlarged Plan of Cronstadt, &c. One large sheet In sheet, 4s. ; case, tits.; on roller, varnished, 10s.—James Wyltl, Geographer to the Queen, Charing cross East, next door to the Post-office, and 7, Royal Exchange. WYLD'S SEAT of WAR in TURKEY in EUROPE and A , IA, the Black Sea. and the Frontiers of Russia and Persia, and including Circassias and the Shores of the Caspian Sea, with the acquisitions of Russia. One sheet, coloured. Sheet, 2s. 6d, ; case, 5s • roller, varnished, 7s. 6d. James Wyld, Geographer to the Queen, Charing-cross East, next door to the Yost•otrice, and 2, Royal Exchange. ItIR. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC , Including the BERNESE OBERLAND and the SINIPLON, TO NIGHT at Eight o'Clock, and Every Evening at Two (except Saturday), and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings. Stalls, 3s. (which can be taken a , the box- offic' eve , y day from 11 to 4 ; area, as.; gallery, ls.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. CIONSTANTINOPLE TO-NIGHT at Eight, IL) and Every Day at Half-past Two and Eight o'clock. Tho Lecture is delivered by Mr. CRAIV.ES KENNEY, and has been written by Mr. ALBERT SMITE' an I Mr. SIIIRLEY BROOKS. Admission, Is.: Reserved Seats, 2s. EiIYP MN HALL. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms, (Lessee, CHAS. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fu..iaui•road), —The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR TUE SEASON. and will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S CELEBRATED BIND. Admission, ls. Doors open at half-past 8 Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and ter !inate at half-past 11. - R OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. PATRON—II.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. DURING LENT, a POPULAR LECTURE on ASTRONOMY, SPLENDIDLY ILLUSTRATED, by Dr. BACIIIIOFFNER. on Wet nesday and Criday at three, and at eight o'clock in the evenings. MAGNIFIED PHOTOGRAPIIIC PICTURES, and a NEW SERIES of DIS:OLVING VIEW?, LECTURE by J. H. PEPPER, Esq., on PAPER MAKING and its DECORATION with COLOURS. LECTURE by Dr. IlacnoFFNza on WILKINS'S NEW PATENT UNIVEItsAL ELECTRIC TELKG,tAPEI DESCRIPTION of RUST'S PATENT TUBULAR PIANOFORTE, and of TRESTRAIL'S PATENT METHOD of RAISING SUNKEN VESSELC. Open Mornings and Evenings. Admission, Is.; Schools and Children under Ten years of age, Half-price. rIUNGARIAN CONCERTS.- ROYAL M ‘RIONETTE THEATRE.—Every NIGHT, Eight to Ten— tdmission, Is. The select , ons for the performance of the HUN ;ARIAN B %ND through the week include the finest efforts of ancient composers, with brilli nt Morceaux, popular National Melodies, Marches, Re., which, with concerted vocalism, new Songs and Ballads, hy'artistes of acknowledged merit, renders ea, h even rig a featu - e amongst the high.class amusements of the Metropods. Kalozdy, Leader of the Band. Morning Performance, Wednesday and Saturday, at Three. PROGRAMME FOR THIS DAY. Overtures (Gu'llaume Tel', Martha) ; Ori.tinal Aria, Mang Cavatina (Ilunyadizlaslo) ; Mazurka (Cracovienne); Waltz (Landes farbaden); Po ka ( adogan) • Oalop ("Temps Passuti); Quadrille (Marionette) ; .March ti r phete) • Pianoforte Solos (Morceau de Concert and La Fille du Regiment). Duetts and Solos—" Tell me where do Fairies dwell," " The two Forest Nymphs," " The Tear," " Light of my Soul," the Misses Brougham. INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COMPANY, No. 72, Lombard-street, London. TRUSTEES. Richard Mallns, Esq., Q.C. MP. , ohn Campbell Renton, Esq. James Fuller Mader, I Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. William Wilberforce, Esq. DIRECTORS. William Adams, Esq. John Atkins, Esq. IL A. Bevan, Esq. John Dangerfield, Esq. W. Willi; AUDI Robert 11. Forman, Esq. John Hamilton, Esq. J. Mathews, Esq. Chas. 0. Parnell, Esq. . iftms, Esq, ITORS. henry Adron, Esq. I Ralph W. Bishop, Esq. Charles M`Cullodi, Esq. Henry Burnett, Esq. Somorrotts.—Messrs. Atkins and Andrew. SECk ETAILY.—David Alison, Esq. Paddington Local Board, 24, Connaught-terrace, Edgware-road. The Rev. James Shergold Boone, .1 . ,s Harrington Lowther, Esq. A.M. Charles Pemberton, Esq. Captain Creed. George Y. Rob on, Esq. Roger Gadsden, Esq. W. H. Trinder, Esq. SECRETARY.—CharI es Iloghton, Esq. The Policies of this Company being indisputable (in terms of the Deed 01 Constitution duly registered) are TRANSFERABLE SE CURITIEs, their validity not beingdependent, as in the case of or dinary Policies, upon the import of past, and perhaps forgotten cir cumstances, and office documents, Used as FAMILY PROVI SIONS, they relieve the assured from all doubt and anxiety as to the future This is a purely MUTUAL SOOT Te.TY, there being no proprietary body to whom any part of the profits belong, the whole being divi sible amongst the insured them,elves. The following shows the large and steady prozressive amount of business the Company is now doing, and has done during the last five years. Sums Assured. New Premiums. 1849 . • .. £108,647 £4,3.4 1850 .. 110.215 •• .. 3,974 1851 17,488 4,438 1852 • • .. 1853...• •• ALEX. IIOBER rsos, Manager. BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH, NEW-ROAD, LONDON. 131 ORISON and HYGEISM.—Thirty years ago the great Hygeist propounded to the world a theory of disease, little then known and understood. His theory was scoffed --It is now admitted to be true uy many of the leading medical writers of the age. Not a voice is new li.tect against disease origi nating in the blood! The Hygeist discovered that blood could be purified to an extent hitherto unknown, and with a safety as striking as it is t , tie and extraordinary. Re made this discovery with his own medicine, and moved his theory by its efficacy and suitability to all diseases; or, rather one disease, exhibiting many diversified forms. One cause, corrupted blood; one cure, purgation, by which all ailments disappear, because the bloo.l originating these ali ments is purified. This is a simple, beautiful, harmonious demonstrated system. No poisons warring with and depressing the powers of life, even to death. No lancets to withdraw the vital stream, and hurry the victimised to the grave. No fees for doing too often much fatal mischief to human kind—practices that are happily discarded by all Hygeists. Nothing but a safe aperient medicine, which a little experience and written instructions can enable any one to administer, and which results most simp l y and naturally in the alleviation and cure of disease. Let the ignorant and prejudic d lAugh it they may at this rational system, it is not on that account the less ,ound, successful, invaluable, and curative. A multitude of cures obtained from the cured testifying to the truth of Morison's system and medicine, have been in the hands of agents, a portion of which may always be seen at their homes. Flom our own knowledge of patent medignes, we may safely assert that the consumption of them has increased ten fold in this country since Mr. Morison promulgated his system. Pills, under new names, are starting day after day. Can there be a s•riinger proof of the truth of the M ris mian system than the fact that such venders, 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 teemizig), scraps from the Mori soniana ? A question then arises for the serious consideration of the public, whether the vendors ,trictly adhere to the Morisonlan sys tem in its inte , rity, and whether they are in possession of a medi cine which will effectually answer the main purpose, that of cleansing the blood ? (Signed) JOAN F RASE R. General Agent for the Sale of Morison's • Medicines in Scotland, 71, Princes-street, Edinburgh. r... -•_/,, z )) .- ,-- - - ,_....-- (... ' l_ - ' .--'. ' .. ..• -,- . , . .: - - • , 11111L1N ...... • 1,0,. ., , , :7,. .,, ,,, ''''' 4 444 . 4,4 1 - e, ~.., • P ' •••,. • • . . .. , . ' . *. • 51 ; ;. :!• ' ';'•41 . . . , . ' ' '' '4 • ...'• ' ), .. ( 10 . 0 , •• -I. 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PIIRSSELL, 162, Regent-street, and 20, Ludgate bill, only. PURSSELL'S BISCUITS, in Bags, 14 for ls., or in Boxes. Is., 2s. 6d., :s., end 10s. each—viz., Captains', or German Cuddy Biscuits, have-long been esteemed for their delightful flavour, and are adapted for coffee and tea ; Milk or Cheese Biscuits, , rrowroot Biscuits for invalids, and their nutritive quality makes them adapted for children ; Abernethy Biscuits, Brown Digestive Rye Biscuits ; a large assortment of Mixed Biscuits, ls. o', d. per lb. ; Bartholiver's Wine Biscuits, Isle of Wight Cracknells; Arrow root Biscuits, Coffee, ditto, thin Captains' and thin Rusks, for wine. The Royal German Rusks, Tops and Bottoms for infants' food, sold in bags or ss. boxes. Warranted to Keep Six Months. JOUR R. PUR•iSELL, 162, Regent-street, and 20, Ludgate-hill, only. THE LATE MR. JUSTICE TALFOURD. (From the Times.) If the homage of general regret can at all assuage the severity of private and domestic affliction, the family and friends of the late Mr. Justice Talfourd should feel that the calamity which has fallen upon them is not without alleviation. Few men who have been so long before the public, and who have occupied so prominent a station, have ever succeeded in securing so large and so sincere a measure of personal regard as the man to whose cha racter and attainments we are now endeavouring to offer a tribute of respect. Personal amiability was undoubt edly the most marking feature in Sir T. N. Talfourd's character. In saying this, we would not be understood as endeavouring in the faintest degree to detract from the well-earned reputation of the lawyer and judge, or the more graceful triumphs of the poet and student. In speaking of Mr. Justice Talfourd, we naturally refer, first, to that which was his leading characteristic—not only because it was so, but because, in our opinion, this quality of personal amiability, when united with a vigor ous intellect, honesty of purpose, and manly industry, is among the rarest and most valuable gifts bestowed by Providence upon human beings. Men of ability are met with at the corner of every street—men of great ability are certainly no phenomena upon the stage of life. Any man of reasonably clear head, of determined will, and settled disregard for the feelings and fate of those around him, may achieve a considerable measure of success, as modern society is constituted. The success, however, will be one which will not attract the good-will of his fellows while living, nor obtain for him one word of commenda tion or regret when he is called away to another scene, where those who have lived only far themselves here below no doubt attain exactly the reward which they have deserved. Far different was the case of the kindly, warm-hearted man, whose sudden loss we have now to deplore. It may be said with truth of Mr. Justice Talfourd, that the only pang he ever caused to all who had the happiness of his friendship was by his untimely death. He was as singularly constant in his attachments as he was ready to attach himself to all those whose qualities of heart or intellect might seem to challenge his consideration and regard. The union of the two qualities is rare indeed, but it existed in him. It should perhaps be added, before we pass on to other points in his career, that, as a genial and classic companion in his convivial hours, when the hard labours of the day were at end, and the harder labours of the night had not yet begun, few men at the English bar or in London society could compare with him. A diligent student of litera ture, ancient and modern, he was ever ready with the apt quotation or the graceful allusion—so much so that it was a matter of surprise to all who knew him and were aware of the unflinching industry with which lie applied himself to the labours of his profession, how he could find time for acquiring and keeping up so exten sive a knowledge of literature. Even at such moments, as in all others, the mirth of Talfourd was that of a gentle nature and a warm heart. He was not one of those who take advantage of superior wit or readiness to point an arrow which, although shot in seeming sport, may long rankle in the breast of a stranger or a friend. It seemed but right to speak first of this singular kindliness of nature, which we take to have been the leading feature in the character of the deceased Judge. If we pass on from this, we find that he made himself known to his contemporaries on the stage of public life in three distinct manners. He was a lawyer—an orator —a poet. There have been more astute lawyers, more accomplished orators, and more transcendent poets cer tainly than Talfourd, but it is much to have earned dis tinctions so various in such different fields of action. We question if any man in the records of the bar, who lived so earnest a life of legal industry, ever won so much distinction in literature as the author of lon. To have attained a puisne-judgeship is a success in life, even though a man has not a soul above a demurrer or a legal point ; to have made half-a-dozen good speeches in Par liament would certainly put a man well with the club coteries and attract the attention of the Treasury bench ; to have written a successful tragedy has been accom plished by three or four men only since the Puritans shut up the theatres. Talfourd did all these things. He was no Follett at the bar, and no Mansfield on the bench ; but in either post he was an industrious, clear headed, and pains-taking lawyer, certainly equal, and, probably, above the average of those who have risen to the distinctions of the profession. There are not, again, many men, other than professed orators and statesmen, who have addressed the Lower House of Parliament in a more effective manner than was done by Talfourd on the copyright question. With regard to that dramatic work, as the author of which this eminent man was chiefly known to the general public, although we are not here writing a literary criticism, it is but fair to say that the play was eminently an original one. Such as it was, it was the growth of his own mind. The author had not copied from any contemporary or immediate predecessor the trick of his diction, the turn of his plot, the cast of his characters. Even unfavour able critics must admit that the play or poem of lon contains many passages of singular grace and exquisite feeling, and that it was constructed with a great know ledge of stage effect, attained, not by artifice or claptrap, but by the natural development of a simple though effective plot. If we are not mistaken, the lawyer and judge will be remembered in English literature as the author of a most chaste and classical drama, which will be long read and admired. Speaking, then, of the intel lectual qualities of Talfourd, we are not disposed to place him among the foremost men in any walk of active or speculative life. Such pre-eminence is generally won by the sacrifice of all the faculties and capacities save one, to the immoderate cultivation of that one quality on which the success `of a life is staked. In Mr. Justice Talfourd we note rather the singular blending and union of so many intellectual properties, seemingly so diverse, in one harmonious whole. It remains to speak of his unflinching industry—of the unsullied name which he has bequeathed to his children as their best inheritance. In consequence, we believe, of family reverses, Talfourd was thrown early upon his own resources, and manfully prepared himself for the struggle of life. From the humble but honourable position of a reporter on this jour nal he advanced to the prosecution of his studies at the bar, and these were carried on with a success which in time brought practice. The practice was moderate at first, but certain. Talfourd never faltered in the career which he had commenced with a determi nation to succeed, -and so year followed year, and time brought with it honour, experience, and gain. It was said at the time that the success of his tragedy brought with it some discredit as a lawyer—not because he had shown himself a bad lawyer, but because he was proved to be a good poet. We know not how this may be, and it boots nut much to inquire. The fact remains that he practised his profession with so much success that he was in time thought worthy of the judge's ermine. Few men can expect to be so much regretted, as few have been so generally esteemed, as Thomas Noon Talfourd. PREPARATIONS FOR WAR. THE BALTIC FLEET. DEAL, MONDAY, 1 P.M. The squadron under the orders of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier is lying at single anchor in the Downs, awaiting final orders, and comprises the following ships : —The Duke of Wellington, 131 (screw), with the flag of the Commander-in-Chief at the fore ; Royal George, 121 (screw) ; St. Jean d'Acre, 101 (screw) ; Princess Royal, 91 (screw) ; Cressy, 80 (screw) ; Edinburgh, 58 (screw), flag of Rear-Admiral Chads, C.B. ; Blenheim, 60 (screw); Hogue, 60 (screw) ; Ajax, 58 (screw) ; Imp6rieuse, 50 (screw) ; Arrogant, 46 (screw) ; Amphion, 34 (screw) ; Tribune, 30 (screw) ; Valorous, 16 • Leopard, 12, flag of Rear-Admiral Plumridge ; and Dragon, 6, paddle fri gates, in all 16 sail, mounting in the aggregate 953 guns, and with a total complement of 9,390 seamen, marines, and marine artillery. The Ajax shifted her mizentopsail in the forenoon, and exercised a portion of her crew at general quarters. The whole of the ships have their fires banked up, so as to be ready to weigh at a mo ment's notice. The Hecla steamer, Mr. Peter Welling. ton Master Commanding, having embarked the North Sea pilots, &c., left yesterday at 8 p.m., for Spithead. Hundreds of persons have been afloat to-day in steam vessels and shore boats, to witness the imposing spec tacle the Downs present. The Deal boatmen are reap ing a rich harvest, charging in many instances 10s. a head far the conveyance of passengers to and from the shore. 2.30 P.m.—The signal " Prepare for Sea" has just been made, and the various ships are about to weigh anchor. MONDAY, 7 P.M.—Shortly after two o'clock this after noon the fleet got under weigh, and proceeded in regular order, the Duke of Wellington being the last to start. By five o'clock the ships were all out of sight. Not withstanding the immense concourse of persons assem bled, and the natural excitement everywhere prevailed, not a single casualty occurred to mar the imposing gran deur of the scene, which stands unprecedented in modern times, and as such will be handed down to posterity. May the achievements of our fleet be equally as brilliant and successful !—Kcntim, Gazette. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 14. Intelligence has reached this port to-day of the arrival at Gibraltar, on the 3d inst., of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Himalaya. She made the run from Plymouth in three days 12 hours, the quickest voyage across the Bay of Biscay ever accom plished. The troops were in excellent health and spirits. The Himalaya, it will be recollected, left Plymouth on the 28th et February, five days after the departure of the Orinoco, Ripon, and Manilla from Southampton. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 14. The Neptune, 120, Captain Hutton, flag of Rear- Admiral Corry ; the Boscawen, 70, Captain Glanville ; and the Bulldog, 6, paddle frigate, Captain W. K. Hall, are under orders to leave Spithead to-inerrow, to join the fleet of Sir Charles Napier in Wingo Sound. The Neptune's complement of 970 is fully made up, and such is the estimation in which her Admiral and Captain are held that she might have been far more extensively manned had it been necessary, 30 volunteers having pre sented themselves only yesterday. Her newly-entered men have been paid an advance to-day, and she has re ceived all supernumeraries and packages for the Baltic fleet, and is perfectly ready to sail, but is detained for the Boscawen to make up her crew, to enable her to do which 80 Coastguardinen are being brought in, either by the steam-frigates Magicienne or Vulture, or by railway, and are hourly expected. The Neptune's extra number was made up entirely while in harbour by volunteers from other ports. The whole of her crew had leave before going to Spithead, and all have punctually returned, except two or three, whose room will be far more desirable than their company. The Bulldog got up steam, and cruised about Spit head for a couple of hours this forenoon, to try her boilers. These three ships are to proceed direct to Wingo Sound. The Odin, 16, paddle-wheel frigate, Captain Francis Scott, will follow on Saturday- She is refitting her boilers, &c., with night and day despatch, and will steam direct from the basin to sea. This will be the first chance offering to relatives and friends to com municate with the fleets ; and Capt. Scott has been be sieged with letters, soliciting the conveyance of articles fur officers and men in the various ships now on their way to the Baltic, in answer to which he requests us to state that everything for the fleet of Sir Charles Napier, from persons having friends serving therein, which may be put on board her Majesty's ship Odin before Saturday next, the 18th inst., shall be carefully secured and for warded to the address upon each article. The Cassar, 91, screw, Captain Robb, steamed out to Spithead to-day. She has large gangs of artificers still in her employed upon her internal fitments, and has no guns, but they arrived for her last night, and she will ship them forthwith. The alacrity with which this ship has been got to Spithead, almost ready to sail, reflects the highest credit upon every department employed. The St. Vincent, 101, flush-deck three-decker, Captain E. H. Scott, has hee brought down the harbour to-day, knd placed. aleutithe'citteiriperd te be eipediteci in her fittings as a sea-goink Ship. The Gladiator, paddle-frigate, ,-and Scourge and Sphynx, paddle-sloops, are being' expedited for commis sion. The pendants are expected to be hoisted daily. The troop and store-ship Resistance, Master-Com mander Bradshaw, in dock, has received new lower rigging, and is nearly refitted. She is wanted for ser vice without delay. The Prince Regent, 90, Captain H. Smith, C. 8., is refitting her rigging at Spithead. She has been exer cising her ship's company at great gunnery to-day. She will be some time manning if she is not supplied by draughts.. The British and Irish Steam-packet Company's ship Foyle arrived to-day from Dublin with 133 volunteers from the 92d Regiment to the 42d and 79th High landers, both in this garrison, and under orders for fo reign service. _ _ _ Twenty volunteers have been selected from the Royal Artillery at this station, and proceeded to Woolwich yesterday to join Captain Swinburn's company, ordered for foreign service. One hundred volunteers are expected from the 72d Regiment, to complete the 79th ordered on foreign service. The Fairy, steam-yacht, Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman, Is ordered to convey her Majesty and the Court from Osborne to Gosport, en route to London, on Friday morning. Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.O .8., Port Admiral, having gone on leave until Friday, the duties of Commander-in-Chief are being carried on pro tem. by Rear-Admiral Corry. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 14. The screw steam-ship Golden Fleece, Commander Stewart, sailed to-day for Malta. On leaving the Sound h the St. George , 121, Captain Eynes, lying inside the Breakwater. A letter, written by an offi cer o f one o f th e 60- gun the a soldiers ater. of the 4t h were cheered most heartily by ships belonging to Sir Charles Napier's fleet, and dated in the Downs on Sunday, expresses the great gratifica tion which they all experienced at the condescension of her Majesty Light, and at the manifest interest of the spectators, who dotted head-landiievaecrcyompayingthem as far as the Nab ashore. They were also -vessel, whether col lier or clipper, w hich t hey passed in going to the heartily greeted by every merchant Downs. The expected harbour for rendezvous was Wingo Sound. WOOLWICH, MARCH 14. APPOINTMENTS. Master George Biddlecombe (1835), recently serving in the St. George, 121, when guard-ship of ordinary at Devonport, and subsequently transferred to the Royal William, is appointed to be master of the Baltic fleet. He was second officer in an East India Company trans port during the Burmese war, in 1825, and second mas ter of the Etna, surveying the west coast of Africa. He was employed at the siege of Oporto, in 1832 ; master of the Talbot, and rendered important service in sur veying the shoals of St. Jean d'Acre, previously to the bombardment in 1840. Surveyed Keith's Reef and examined the shores of the Black Sea ; and was pre sented with a chronometer by the merchants of Jamaica for services rendered at that island. Alexander M'Kechnie, M.D., recently promoted to be Inspector of Hospitals, is appointed to the Belleisle hospital-ship, in a ttendance on the Baltic fleet. Surgeons—Robert Beith, M.D. (1852), from the Vulture paddle-wheel steam-frigate to the Belleisle ; James J. Martin, M.D. , ( 185 3), to the Belleisle s Ed ward Groves (1846), to the Gorgon paddle-wheel steam sloop, at Portsmouth. Chaplain Joseph M. Clark (1854), to the Valorous, 16, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, of the Baltic fleet. Assistant-Surgeons. —Wil liam L. Gordon, M.D., of the Woolwich division of the Royal Marines, to the Majestic, 81, screw steam-ship, at Sheerness ; John C. Messer (1852), to the Arrogant, 47, screw steam-frigate, of the Baltic fleet. Acting Assistant -Surgeons.—John Fisher (1854), to the St. George, 121 ; John L. Thornhill (1854), to Haslar Hospital, at Portsmouth. Acting Naval Instructor. — Joseph W. Jeans (1854), to the sar, 91, screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth. Clerk.—Francis Braddon (1854), to the Impregnable, flag - ship, at Devonport. PROMOTION. Arthur A. W. Onslow, late acting -mate of the Volcano, who passed at the Royal Naval College on the 9th inst., is promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. The Lightning s t ea m-vessel, Capt. Suli van , was t a k en out of the basin to-day , and is to leave Woolwich on Thursday, on surveying-service with the Baltic fleet. Two additional horse transport-ships, No. - 3, Her Majesty, and No. 5, the Resolute, arrived at Woolwich to-day, from Deptford, and were immediately taken into the basin. THE ROYAL EXCHANGE CLOCK.—For some time past the clock in the tower of the Royal Exchange has been undergoing repairs, for which purpose the h an d s were removed. The necessary repairs having been effected, the hands have been replaced, and the clock rendered of the ordinary service to the public at this important part of the City. CITY COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS. The Commissioners sat at Guildhall, Deputy Peacock in the chair. The Secretary to the Great Central Gas Company attended to account for the conduct of the servants of the company in extinguishing the public lamps sooner than the time mentioned in the contract. The Court were satisfied with the explanation given and dismissed the complaint, but not without inflicting an admonition. An application from the rector and churchwardens of St. Alban Wood-street, to have their churchyard levelled and paved, was referred to a commiteee. Several owners of property in a bad condition were summoned, and ordered to complete the sanitary works in seven days. THE NEW CITY CEMETERY. Upon the report of committee the Court executed the preliminary contract for ground for the future cemetery at Little Ilford. This may, therefore, be con sidered as a closed question; and the works in connexion with it will be allowed to proceed.—Adjourned. tOYAL DANISH RAlLWAY.—lnstructions have been given to MeseG•s. Peto and Co., contractors of this line, to complete the portion between Tonning and Flensburg with the least p ossible delay, and these gentlemen have undertaken tilt:4 it shall be ready for traffic in the first week of next month. The line will then be available for communications between England and such portion of the Baltic fleet as may be stationed at and near Flens burg in thirty-six hours, instead of from seven to ten days, as at present, by circuit round the whole of the Danish Peninsula. The distance from Tonning to Flens burg is 43 miles.---Railway Times. SIR RALPH LOPEZ, BART.—The will aid codicils of the late respected baronet were last week proved in the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The personal estate within the diocese was sworn under 180,0001. The Maristowe and all the Devonshire estates, and the Westbury property, descend to the present baronet. The Somersetshire estates, partly under the will of the first baronet, and partly under the testator's will, become the absolute property of Sir Ralph Lopes. The bequests are numerous. THE PRESS. The growing importance of the press has excited the alarm of Lord Fitzwilliam, but, though grie vously frightened, he has not suggested, and pos sibly may find it very difficult to suggest, any remedy for this inroad into the domain of here ditary government and exclusive party influence. Much were it no doubt, to be desired that the press should be what it once was,—that, con tent with registering births, deaths, marriages, celebrated trials, and such scraps of aristo cratic eloquence as might from time to time be deemed worthy of immortality, it should leave matters of State to Parliament, and nei ther presume to have more information nor to draw more inferences from it than the press in foreign countries. But, as the present state of things seems inevitable, we beg, by way of conso lation to Lord Fitzwidiam for the degeneracy of these modern times, to offer him some suggestions as to the true functions of the press, and to quiet his mind when he regrets that we are either too mixed up with Ministries, or enjoy too large and exclusive sources of information. We have no ad ministrative duties to discharge, no party consi derations to attend to—our object is to present a true reflection of passing events, and a true estimate of prominent characters, and when we have done this we have satisfied the duty of public writers. It is attempted to identify us with the Ministry, and to represent us as the peculiar recipient of its favours, and the organ of its opinions. We receive favours from no one, and represent no opinions ex cept our own. Such terms as these embody the perma nent delusion which still clings around the minds of the titled vulgar. Time was, no doubt, when every thing in this country was regarded, and with con siderable justice, as the property of one of the two great parties into which, for their own purposes, the aristocracy divided themselves. Almost every borough was Lord Somebody's borough, every member Lord Somebody's member, every newspa per the organ of a party, or the humble minister to the selfishness and prejudices of a clique of pribi leged persons. In those glorious days the public went for little or nothing, and all the apparatus of free government and free discussion was only so much artillery to be played off by two aristocratic factions against each other. But times have greatly altered since those halcyon days, though the leader of the Tory party has apparently been the last to perceive it. The aristocratic factions remain, but they no longer divide the country between them. There has grown up a third element—the public—.which is neither with them nor of them, but which has become infinitely more powerful than either. It is for that public that the author writes ; it is to that public that the statesman speaks ; it is from that public alone that the press hopes for its reward or fears censure. If society and political life in general have outgrown the trammels of aris tocratic party, how much more the press, which, of all the elements of our social system, has received the most rapid and complete development? A news paper such as the Times is in the position rather to confer than to receive favours, and rather to act as umpire than the tool or instrument of party. It is not in the power of any Government to make or mar the prosperity ofsuch an undertaking, which rests on foundations infinitely more solid than aristocratic favour or party support. It has been our lot to survive innumerable Governments, and we see no reason to suppose that our long career draws to wards its close. How, then, should that which is in its nature permanent submit itself to the control of that which is in its nature transitory, and pros titute the high duties of truth and justice to sup port the objects of a party doomed to pass away sooner or later, and make room for that which best represents the next phase of public opinion. We believe that the position occupied by the more respectable and independent portion of the press is a phenomenon of modern civilisation very imperfectly understood by many arrogating to themselves the title of statesmen. The vocation of Government is so purely practical that it does not satisfy all that the public mind requires in the conduct of affairs. Mankind needs not only to know what is done, but to be reminded and informed as to the principles and objects with which it is done. Not only do we need executors of the public will, but informers of the popular understanding, and enlighteners of the people's conscience. his was the one great duty performed by the Church in the middle ages, and which, with all its faults and superstitions, fairly entitles it to be numbered among the benefactors of mankind. Whatever lawless force might overbear or subtle fraud overreach, in the Church there was always a witness for justice and morality, as mankind then understood them, --a check against the abuse of power, and a monitor against the vices of a barbarous and perfidious age. By becoming itself a political power the Church abdicated this lofty mission, and the reaction against its ecclesiastical abuses effectu ally overthrew its pretensions to act as the incorpo rated conscience of Europe. Ages of intellectual and social anarchy have attested the want to modern civilisation of some such agent, which, entirely re moved from the interests and intrigues of politics, might testify for truth and justice, without refe rence to the expediency of parties or the caprice of monarchs, neither imperiously leading nor blindly following public opinion, but supporting its power on the immaterial and intangible foundations of reason and truth. We are far from saying that we or any portion of the press of this country adequately discharge the mission with which we believe we are intrusted ; but we are at least so far true to it, that we ought not to be treated as the servants of any political party, or as prostituting our influence in their interest, because the views which we put forth on public affairs happen to coincide with theirs, or because we lend them that support to which the justice of their principles and the ability of their administra tion fairly entitle them. Let statesmen and pub licists learn to know each other better. The powers of the press and of the Minister are co-ordinate and co-extensive—to one is allotted the field of speculation, to the other that of action; to the one the search after truth, to the other after expediency. Both are necessary to the well-being of society, and the as between the practical politician and public writer ought no more to be a matter of reproach than their dissension should be one of surprise.—Times. SOLDIERS' CHILDREN. Lord St. Leonard's presents his compliments to the editor of The Sun, and requests him to give insertion to the inclosed circular. He hopes that the editors of other papers will be so good as to afford it the benefit of their circulation. Boyle Farm, March 13, 1854. " The plan adopted in Thames Ditton, and by several other parishes, is to place the children in small numbers in the several parishes and villages in England, with respectable elderly women, to board, lodge, &0., to let them attend the school gratis, and to give them the benefit of the dispensaries, and to place them under the supertitendence of the committee to be formed. After the plan bad been started in Thames Ditton a general subscription was raised there in a few hours—the servants and the very school chil dren voluntarily subscribing—and three more children have been sent for. This plan takes away all appear ance of charity, and renders any expense for buildings and officers unnecessary, and his the merit of not bringing the children together in large numbers. At present prices it would not be safe to estimate the ex pense under 10/. per annum for each child ; the clothing 1/. a year. The plan indirectly assists the mothers, by relieving them from the care of their child ren , an d en abling them to obtain their own livelih oo d, It i s no t intended to sever the tie between mother and child ; the mothers will be at liberty to visit their chil dren, and the committee will once a quarter inform them of the condition of their children. It is also intended to assist the plan by taking children into the industrial schools at 8/. a-year. This is a great benefit. They who want children may apply to Captain Arthur' Pack, Deputy-Assistant - Adjutant-General, Horse Guards who will afford them the necessary inf orma ti on , an d they who want funds in aid of their local subscriptions may apply to the association which lat e ly me t a t Willis's Rooms, although it is not known what scheme they may adopt. The plan has met with the approbation of the General Commanding-in-Chief and of the Secretary at War, and it is under their authority that the references may be made to the Horse Guards. A general meeting is to be held at the Town-hall, Kingston-on-Thames, at 11 o'clock, in support of this plan. It should be added that the South-Western Railway Company have kindly consented to carry the children gratis, and it is hoped that the other railway companies will follow this ex ample." SUDDEN DEATH OF A RETIRED BARRISTER. — This morning, Thos. Wakley, Esq., received information of the sudden death of Robert Chambers, Esq., Hamp stead, under the following circumstances :—lt appears the unfortunate gentleman went ou i n his usual health, while walking down Southamptot street, Hampstead road, he was observed to stagger at I fall; the policeman near the spot ran to his assistame, in the meantime a medical gentleman was sent for, who, on arriving, pro nounced life to be extinct. The unfortunate gentleman had amassed e. large fortune by his extensive practice. //~ i~ ~/ ~. [PRICE SD. THE DEPARTURE OF THE BALTIC FLEET DINNER TO SIR CHARLES 11 'A We believe we are correct in stating that the fleet in tended for the Baltic will quit our shores this day. If we cannot without emotion contemplate the departure of so many noble ships and gallant men, the feeling is accompanied neither with depression of sprit nor fore boding of evil. Humanly speaking, Sir Charles Napier goes to assured victory. The circumstances and con ditions under which we enter into this contest are totally and auspiciously different to those under which Nelson sailed for Trafalgar. By a strange destiny the heir and nephew of our most powerful enemy at that time is now our close and trusted ally. His empire, though not invested with the dazzling glare of conquest, is as potent as the first, and far more firm, because it is avowedly based on the foundations of justice and respect for the rights of weaker States. It is this which gives to Napo leon the Third the moral force which, quite as much as his undoubted abilities and his organised power, has acquired for him the respect of nations, and enabled him to take such a marked and leading part in the affairs of Europe. The English people are just, and now, when they aro reaping the benefits of the French alliance, they will not forget to whom it is mainly due. They will remember that, when Sir James Graham and Sir Charles Wood were insulting the French Emperor by ribald abuse before tumultuous and bacchanalian as semblies, Lord Malmesbury, the Foreign Secretary of Lord Derby's Government, had frankly recognised the imperial authority of Napoleon, had discovered the capacity fur sovereign rule which he has since dis played, and calculated on the good faith which his sub sequent acts have verified. Nor will it be forgotten that the predecessor of Lord Malmesbury—at once the most brilliant member of the Coalition, and the least acquiescent in its policy—ceased to belong to the Whig Government, because he also had expressed confidence in the ruler of France. Lord Pal merston, at the banquet given to Sir Charles Napier, in proposing the health of the Emperor, said : We havo had to do, during now more than a twelve month, with a most difficult and complicated negotiation with the Sovereign of France. We have been met on his part with the greatest straightforwardness—(loud cheers) — with the most perfect good faith—(cheers)---with a single minded sincerity, and with an energy of purpose and a community of determination which have inspired in our minds the same full confidence in him that I am proud to say he has always expressed in us. (Loud cheers.) Lord Palmerston could say with pride as well as truth, but it would be curious to know with what feelings it was listened to by his colleague, Sir James Graham. His experience may have brought with it mortification, but it had not taught him prudence, as his subsequent speech attested. The inopportune hostility of his gibes at our ally was replaced by maladroit congratulations on the party advantage of having two "Reformers" at the head of our national armaments. To narrow his position further, by distinguishing himself from another Reformer his Leader in the House of Commons—he even went out of hie way to empha sise the confidence which he himself felt in the " discretion" of Sir Charles Napier. He stopped short, indeed, of the climax, that a greater gain to Reformers was the consequence of his own countenance of their " large measure," in the acquisition of his own adminis trative discretion at the Admiralty. From these paltry pretensions we cordially turn to that which a party may remember with j uster satisfaction. We may not be able to boast that Conservative admirals or Conserva tive Lords of the Admiralty are to have the exclusive, or indeed any, share in the triumphs of the coming war. But this circumstance will neither diminish the alacrity with which Conservatives will do their best for the common cause ; nor will it lessen their pride that they were deprived of their fair official opportunities by the policy to which it is now recognised that this cause is indebted. Others, including reforming Secretaries of the Admiralty, may reap the advantage of a position they have done their best to undermine ; but for the alliance which is invalu able at this moment we are indebted neither to them nor generally to their reforming colleagues, whether Whigs or Peelites, but to the statesmen they opposed, and to the Ministry they supplanted,—Tke Press. TILE PRESTON STRIKE. MONSTER MEETING AT HOGHTON. PRESTON, MARCH 13.—Large as was the gathering which took place at Hoghton on Saturday, the meeting held yesterday at the same place was far more nume rously attended, having probably bad no rival since the Chartist assemblies at Blackstone-edge, on the borders of the neighbouring counties,. For several hours previous to the time appointed for the commencement of proceedings (3 o'clock), the various roads leading to Hoghton, and especially those from Preston and Blackburn, were thronged for miles with pedestrians of both sexes and all ages. The ordinary trains on the East Lancashire - Railway conveyed large numbers to the scene ; and, be sides these, there was a special train from Preston, con sisting of about 40 carriages, which were crowded to excess, the roofs of some being occupied as well as the interior. People were present from all the manufac turing towns within a circle of about 20 miles, of course not a tithe of the vast multitude could hear the addresses delivered on the occasion, but they seemed contented to look on. Mr. K. Smith, of Old ham, having been called to the chair, the meeting was opened with the singing of an " Operatives' Hymn," commencing : " Assembled beneath Thy broad blue sky, "To Thee, 0 God, Thy children cry." The CHAIRMAN then offered a few introductory re marks, after which, Mr. MATTHEWS (of Heywood) said, there was a class of people in the country who declared their opposition to war and who professed to be in favour of arbitration. Yes, they approved of arbitration if it was between the Em peror of Russia and the Sublime Porte, but, if it was between the factory operatives and their employers, it then became a very different thing in their eyes, and they would ask,—" What right has any body to inter fere ?" The speaker condemned the proceedings of the local authorities, and observed that the operatives, with their pence, were willing to fight the manufacturers with their pounds, but they would not bare their breasts against the bayonets of the soldiery. (Applause.) Mr. SYKES announced that he had that day brought 2501. from Stockport, and intimated that, so long as this strike continued, he could guarantee that that sum would be forthcoming weekly towards the maintenance of the people of Preston. (Applause.) Mr. LAWLESS (of Warrington) remarked that they were again met to express their sympathy with the brave and heroic people of Preston. Miles had they again walked to show forth to those who were opposed to them, and to the world at large, that charity still reigned paramount in their hearts. The bonds of sympathy were growing wider and wider, and the power of the people would every day be more felt through the medium of such monster gatherings as that. Too long had they been sunk in the depths of degradation and slavery ! Too long had they borne the proud man's contumely and the rich man's oppression ! Too long had they sat and winced and writhed, humbled and cast down in spirit ! But now they begun a new era ; they had at length determined to gather up their strength, to husband their might, and to come forth in their thousands, and proclaim before men that they would, they dared be free. (Cheers.) Oh that the poet could look upon that vast meeting ; he would say in his soul— " Gather ye, gather ye, come o'er the heather, Flock in your tnyriads from mountain and glen, Number like trees of the forest together— Counsel your union—be brothers, be men." In this question of life and death, of justice against in justice, of liberty against oppression, they mus t, th ey would be more than men. If they wished to exercise their power, now was the time to lay the foundation of that power. Thousands of pounds had been sent to Preston ; let thousands more be rolled in ; for every man in that assembly must know the great fact, that money was the sinews of war. The fiat had gone forth—the people's mandate had been issued—that they would never resume work until justice, long withheld justice, had been done to the men and women of Preston. To those who admired the heroic fortitude evinced by the people of Preston throughout this protracted struggle—to those he appealed ; and he would say to every man, woman, and child, who had a penny to spare, let it be thrown in at the altar of liberty. He would conclude in the lan guage of the poet— " Arouse, ye toiling, bleeding slaves ! Unite, unite ! why stand ye tamely by ? In voice as loud as ocean's rolling wave, Proclaim your will through earth and sea and sky." (General applause.) Mr. COWELL said, he was firmly persuaded that if this struggle were lost by the factory operatives of Preston, it would ultimately affect the entire working population of the British dominions ; whereas, if it were brought to a successful issue, they might depend upon one thing, that lock-outs would for ever be at an end in England. After taking a show of hands in favour of persevering in the contest, Mr. Cowell concluded by announcing that the income from the various districts that day amounted to about 2,2001., the following being the chief contributions :—Blackburn, 6601. ; Stockport, 2501. ; Preston, 1211. ss. ; Ashton-under-Lyne, 1401. ; Glossop, 1301. ; Over-Darwen, 1231. ,• Oldham, 1021. ; Tintwistle, 60/. ; Staleybridge, 60/. ; Great Harwood, 631. 14s. ; Church Parish, 55/. ; Accrington, 371. 10s. ; Compstall bridge, 321. ; Heywo o d, 30/ . ; Durnley, 23/. ; Droylsden, 231. ; Chorley, 221. ; Clitheroe, 20/. ; and Littleborough fullers and weavers, 281. 10s. The other speakers were Mr. Walton and Mr. Bar- low, of Blackburn ; Mr. Swinglehurst, of Preston ; and Mr. Grimshaw, of Great Harwood, who stated that be fore long they would convene a meeting at Blackstone edge, and summon the labourers of Yorkshire and Derbyshire to the rescue. Mr. Ernest Jones attended the meeting for the purpose of advocating the " mass movement," but the Operatives' Committee would no t allow hi m to take any part in the proceeding, being re solved to keep the wages' question distinct from all others. Another hymn havin g been sung, the p rocee di ngs were brought to a close at 5 o'clock. A. collection made among the crowd realised about 71. 4Z - jr:...... r "'~ 1 OHAI OP CORRUPTION AG AINIP IRISH MEMBERS. 5 , N. , 5 „...--,_ This com mi tt ee re - assem bl e d y es t er d ay a t 12 , Yialocir.f -. 1- , i , The proceedings commenced by the re-examination 0 ,4 :4a,,..„‘ ..m i va Mr. Napie r , th e l a t e Att orne y -G enera l f o r I re l an d, w ho appeared i n th e w i tness -b ox a t h is own request to amplify , 4 •?! 11,,t 4 and correct th e exp l ana ti ons h e h a d g i ven to M r. Keogh - Lt - ::eei on Saturday, as to certain Irish legal appointments 2.-',4 , ;;„,..1 4'; , /' - ,e., '..7. Ad - 7 made during L or d D er b y ' s G overnmen t. . , A s s, By Mr. Butt—Mi x i ng i n soc i e t y an d h ear i ng suc h a 4...... thing generally talked of, he had contracted a general S impression, upon which impression he had founded a belief, that the selling of places for money by members of Parliament was a reality, and not a mere rumour. That impression resolved itself into an accusation against not more than three or four members. Mr. Butt—ls there a general impression that such a thing is done by members of the present Parliament '1 Mr. Napier—Well, if I were to answer that question, it would bring me to the case of individuals, and I care fully abstain from allowing general reports to attach themselves in my own mind to any individuals. Mr. Moore—Are you under an impression that the report you heard is necessarily confined to men who are not members of the present Parliament ? Mr. Napier—No, I do not think it is so confined, either to those who are, or to those who are not. Mr. R. D. Kane, solicitor, at Dublin, then again ap peared in the witness-box. He said he had stated on a for mer day his impression that the loan of 4001. from Mr. Howley to Mr. Somers had been arranged by those two gentlemen in the country. He would not now say so, for he could find no communication from either of them on the subject. At the same time it appeared to him that he had nothing to do with the original negotiation of the loan, for the first communications he received on the subject was a note written by Mr. O'Hara, as Mr. Somers' solicitor, to witness, as Mr. Howley's, along with a statement of Mr. Somers' title. Witness had frequently been instructed by Mr. Howley to proceed against Mr. Custis, but never against Mr. Somers. That, however, was explained by the circumstance that a re ceiver was placed over Mr. Somers' property. M. T. Arkins said, that he held the office of, Sword bearer to the Corporation of Dublin. In the year 1849 that corporation was reconstituted by a bill which also transferred to it the duties of various boards, the officers of which c ease d to exist. To many o f t h ese o ffi cers „„ compensation was provided by the bill ; but to smiths, weighmasters, and others, nothing was proposed to be given. However, Mr. Reynolds, one of the city mem bers, by great exertions in the House of Commons, pro cured for them admission into the compensation clause as well as the others. Witness then concei'red the idea of making the member a present in return for his ser vices, and he went round among the officers interested and requested them to subscribe 19 per cent. on the first year's compensating salary. By this means he raised between 2001. and 300/., and presented it to Mr. Rey nolds. Lord Barrington—Did he take it ? Witness—He did, he did, sir. Witness had often collected money for Mr. Reynolds. About the period of the Dublin Election Committee, which sat for 7a days, he was engaged in collecting money for him for between three and four years. Mr. James Walker, solicitor, said, he resided some times in Sligo, and sometimes in Dublin. As to the matter under the consideration of the committee he knew nothing of his own knowledge ; he knew nothing in particular. Mr. Bright—Do you say that before Dr. Gray's speech at Tuam you never heard of any person in the town of Sligo having given money to members of Parliament or other persons as compensation for obtaining any situation in any department ? Witness could distinctly say he never heard of such a thing. He had heard that Mr. Somers had obtained a great many situations. He was said to have a great deal of influence with Sir William Somerville, Lords Clarendon and Palmerston, and Messrs. Tufnell and Hayter ; but witness never heard it said that he received money for his appointments. Witness's father formerly supported Mr. Somers at Sligo. He supported him in 1847, but that was the last occasion. In 1852 he sup ported Mr. Towneley, and in 1853 Mr. Sadleir. Several Government appointments had been received by members of witness's family. In 1839 one of his brothers received an appointment in the London Customs through the in fluence of Mr. Somers. In 1849 another brother re ceived a Mayo cadetship in the Irish constabulary, worth, perhaps, 130/. A third brother had subsequently been appointed clerk of the Customs at Westport. Both these appointments were obtained through Mr. Dillon Brown, member for Mayo. Lastly, a few months ago, a fourth brother received a landing-waitership at Sligo. from Mr. Sadleir, at that time a Lord of the Treasury. Mr. Charles O'Hara said, that he was an attorney at Westport, in Mayo. He was well acquainted with Mr. ' James Fair, and had some conversations with him about the situaton of poor-law guardian, when he was a candi date for it. Witness mentioned to him the names of Dr. Gray and Mr. Graham, solicitor, as persons likely to be able to give him advice and assistance. Mr. Fair suggested to witness that if he could obtain the appoint ment by means of a sum of money, he would not hesi tate at making a sacrifice in that way ; but no sum was ever specified. Witness was serving his apprenticeship at the time ; he was aware of the danger of mixing one self up in such a business, and so he kept clear of it. He happened to be present at a conversation between Mr. Fair and Mr. Graham, and not a word then passed about money. Witness's impression was that the money was to be given, not merely to members of Parliament, but to any person whatever who would procure the ap pointment. _ _ Mr. Charles Peyton Graham, solicitor at Dublin, said that he knew Mr. Charles O'Hara, but had never had more than ten words or so with Mr. Fair. He did not recollect the conversation with him of which Messrs. O'Hara and Fair had spoken ; but certainly, at all events, nothing ever passed between him and them about money for the situation Mr. Fair was looking for. In short, he knew nothing whatever of the matter with which his name had been connected. Witness was Mr. Somers' solicitor, and had conducted several elections for him. He had now a bill of 1,0001. at least against him. Mr. Somers had given him two Government appointments for his relatives. Dr. Gray then gave some explanations as to differences of recollection that had appeared between him and other witnesses.—He will appear again before the committee on Thursday, at 12, to which date the proceedings have been adjourned. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, MARCR 14. A Convocation was held this day at two o'clock, when the statute establishing a professorship of the Latin law. guage and literature, which has been for some time be- fore members of Convocation, was promulgated and put to the vote. On a division the numbers were declared to be 26 in favour of the statute and 17 against it. The statute is accordingly passed. At present only two per sons have declared their intention of becoming candi dates for the new professorship—viz., the Rev. George Butler, M.A., late Fellow of Exeter, and J. Conington, M.A., Fellow of University. Both candidates obtained first classes in literis hunianioribus—both were Latin scholars, the former in 1841, the latter in 1844, and both are at present examiners for the Latin scholarship of the current year. Mr. Conington obtained likewise the prize for Latin verse and the Latin essay. He is at pre• sent one of the Moderators. Mr. Butler was Public Examiner in 1851-52. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. COVENTRY RACES-TUESDAY. A SELLING FLAT RACE of 3 sovs. each, with 20 added, 3-yr•olds and upwards ; mares and geldings allowed 41bs ; maidens, 4lbs. Optional selling allowances, &c. One mile. (7 subs.) Mr. W. K. Walker's Bull's Eye, 5 yrs (201.), Bst llb (Denman) 1 Mr. Dennistoun's All Serene, 4 yrs (301.), 7st 91b (Cliffe) 2 Mr. James's Telegraph, 4 yrs (201.), Ist 91b...(We115) 3 The COVENTRY HANDICAP of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 50 added. The second to save his stake. One mile and a half. (20 subs., seven of whom declared and paid three sovs. each.) Mr. Oliver's Battery, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (Oliver, jun.) 1 Mr. William's Wellsbourne, 5 yrs, Bst 31b ...... (Yates) 1 The CRAVEN STEEPLECHASE (handicap), of 20 SOTS. each, 10 ft, with 100 added. The second to save his stake. Winners extra. Four miles. Mr. Moseley's Bourton, 12st (including 91b extra) (Maker) 1 Mr. Choyce's Spring, lOst (including 51b extra) (W. Archer) 2 Mr. Moseley's Vainhope, lOst ...............(W. White) 3 A SELLING STEEPLECHASE, of 3 sOvs each, with 20 added, list each. Optional selling allowances. About three miles. Mr. Jones's Wid ow M ac hree (20 1 .), 9 st 101b...(Sait) 1 FREE HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 5 soya eac h, w i t h 30 added. Winners extra. Two miles. Mr. Brown's Tom Gurney, list 31b (Tasker) 1 Mr. Choyc e ' s M a yday, list (G. Ste vens ) 2 Mr. Harris's Sweetheart, list (T. Burrowes) 3 Mr. Barry's Geraldus, lOst 121 b ............... (Debeau) 4 Mr. Higgins's Old Rake, lOst 91b (including 51b extra) (Weever) 5 A HANDICAP of 3 sovs each, with 15 added. One mile. B B . 10; s,s f y T hsepoadn Spanish j i e, 5 yrs , ae 7st lib (L an d , j un. ) 1 Mr. k - , .spoir, 3 yrs, 6 et. 81h............................................. Mr Harris's Sweet h eart , aged, 7st 121 b (T. Cliffs) Mr. Copeland 's Landscape, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Stanway) BETTING ON THE COURSE. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKE S. 7to 1 agst Lamprooles (taken). Bto 1 apt Defiance (taken.) GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Ariosto (taken). 14 to 1 agst Jonathan Martin (taken). 100 to 0 agst Rataplan (taken). CHESTER CUP. 30 to 1 agst Brown Brandy (taken). DERBY. 9to 1 agst Dervish (taken). 35 to 1 agst Bessus (taken). 2,000 to 40 agst Gamelass colt (taken). 1,000 to 15 agst Phaeton (taken). Cheltenham Steeplechase—Needwood is scratched. SOUTHERN WHALE FISHERY COMPANY.-At an ad journed meeting of the Southern Whale Fishery Com pany, held yesterday, resolutions were agreed to autho• rising the directors to wind up the undertaking, id accordance with the terms of the deed of settl emen t, three-fourths of the capital having book lost. 141 , ;inia, ;ants ?les ; ster lip. Veir, Eliza a at , got .tugt niles ) St. feces 12th yes hich iter, -oral ian- I on ved. rove tris .w. the t of 1