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, 4, -- -•‘‘ -. • , I 7 r• -- -- Gee , • ~ ; • • ,- ;46. ,- VD THE BOARD and RESIDENCE. —A Gentleman ' • - t'r - , . -,, .„, ‘ ktitite, ~..-..-_ - , , . (1.17 z • -. • ~.., .•,!--, 411111111111111111 or steady habits can he received as a permanent ) BOARDER A 4 4 ,, ~ . 4:14 . 6 1 ' '4' 'V it , 41, I n . a ne.pectable Private Family, at 255. per week. A oung man i i - 1 ~ 1/ 4 V- 1 f 44 1 a -16. ~4, ' '. 7" . :Z4T 4 ) '',. ' '"?' , i N' 4 :... ...f ° .0 * PA .O . ' i 4, , , . +tom the country leaving home for the iirst time wll tind this a cle.ir- ?il l ilit 1 . 41 ' -, '' ~' at* • ' - ,i.,,%, . ' _7 ••_'•` +..! 4 , ;,.,.. , •_, ' 0 '0 .. «. able opportuinty. UneNceptionable references gis en and recp..ired. i - :4: ! ti - / , 3 ' ..- - ' "W. , — 4., .44.' - \f ,, . 744 #-., ,-, ..7 , 0 t • 1 6,,Mtv •._.1 :: -. ... 4- s.-- ~.... ve•-.. i .,-. , „ ,a - .... ~, Address—W. G. P., Stevens's Library, Albany-street, hegent's. - 1s :0/ ' ' - ---- 1 -. — F 4- ' 1 Xi s 4" f ' ''''' '''' ' 4 > • rA,#.,lie i , *.1fJ.„,'.,... ----- I, ,,, 'IL, Park, ''''6*fr. }'. 9 ^ . - : zE r ... " M., Diy,i3" ~, Z' ...... • 1 - 40 14 \ , 1.1, -'" .3'61, ~,,,..,D, '' t • 'WM . ns , "i'' . „ ~,..44 ' -It o 1L,„,.....;.' 2 ,-.4 . k.. 4 010 ‘ , 2,.. ~~ /7- r r. r y ' ~Z/C/~ ~~ the tauten in the meantime going into the open mstrket to buy yarn for weft (the throstle spinners who provide for warps having already returned to work) to keep the weavers going. The weavers and other classes of hands (tuulespiuners excepted) at the other mills are also offer ing to return to work, and the Stockport strike, like that of Preston, is virtually at an end. By some of the Stockport millowners it was stated yesterday that even their mulespinners (especially those employed on hand mules) had resumed labour. lave only been went—viz., Sir Sir Francis d performed the the department. ;mat Post-office )e and his wil• views. At Sir Bce was in dis• rm ; its revenue 1 belief that the the spirit and, utenant-Colonel Cote-mons, had )r his business Sig government f course, was a it. He had not )wland Hill pro. lel Alaberly was however carried, into the depart le colonel. This colonel Mat erlf s now succeeded LONDON & NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. REDUCTION in the CHARGE for SMALL PARCELS. T- he Public are requested to take notice, that on and after the 20th t - -arY, 1854, Parcels of Ilb weight and under will be conveyed etiveen London and Liverpool. Manchevt er, Huddersfield, Stock port, Chester, Warrington. and Preston only , at a char g e 01 !sixpence, ..... 64d ing delivery within the usual boundaries. And Parcels of 21b. "eight and under, at a charge of One shilling. To insure the transmission of Parcels by this conveyance, they !Mat be delivered to the c.,mpany at one of their stations named t'iove, or at one of the following offices of their agents ( Messrs. orne and Chaplin), in London : Spread Eagle, Gracechurch-st.; Tau - with-two-Necks, Gresham-street (late La d-lane) ; Cross Keys, H ood -street, Cheapside ; Bolt-in.Ttut, 64, Fleet. street ; White It. Morse, 90, Fetter-lane; 90, The Borough, Southwark; George and e•R •ar, 269, High Holborn ; fdd White HOMO Cellar, 154, Picea ; Golden Cross, Charing-cross ; Do., 33, Regent'. -circus ; Spread • Regent's-circus ; Griffin's Green Man and Still, 335, (Word street. The Company will not hold themselves liable for detention or loss an y Parcel not delivered to them at one of their own offices, or to Lae charge of their agents. By order of the Directors. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1854. [pßia SD. ~ ~ HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. NO. 19,221.] CITY COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS To be had at all the Libraries. THE NEW AND POPULAR NOVELS. Published by HURST and BLACKETT, successors to Henry Col burn, 13, great Marlborough-street. AUBREY. By the Author of" Emilia Wyndham." ATHERTON . . By Mist MITFORD. PROCIRFSS AND PREJUDICE. by Mrs. GORE. I'HEMIE MILLAR. By the Author of " The Kinnears." REG 1 NAL L LE. By Miss PARDON. JANET MOWBRAY. By CAROLINE GRANTOFF. Also, just ready, in 2 vols, EDWARD WILLOUGHBY. By the Author of " The Discipline of Life," &c. MislamMON.— • IVR. ALBERT SMITH' S MONT BLANC, Including the BERNESE OBERLAND and the SIMPLON, THIS EVENING, and Every Evening at Eight o'Clock, (except Saturday) ; and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings, at Two. Stalls, 35. (which can be taken at the box• office every day from II till 4 ; arca, 25.; gallcery, is.—EgyPtlan Hall, Piccadilly. THE WAR. pressly constituted to pay a visit of mingled curiosity and courtesy to the noble fleet in our Downs. Our party first ran alongside the little Lucifer, steamer, 200 horse power. We were received with the greatest politeness and shown down below, where a gallant young French gentleman made one of my fair companions a present of a bouquet which he had brought direct from Brest. The squadron consists of the following vessels :—ln flexible, 90, Vice-Admiral Parseval ; Duguesclin, 90, Contre-Admiral Penaud • Tage, 100 ; Jemmappes, 100 ; Hercule, 100 ; Breslau, 90. Frigates—Poursnivante, 50 ; Virginie, 50 ; Zenobie, 50 ; Steamers—Darien, 450 horse power ; Lucifer, 200. The following ships also will form a subsidiary division :—Duperre, 74 ; Trident, 74 ; Semillante, 60 ; Andromaque, 60 ; Vengeance, 60 ; Psyche, 40. Steamers—Phlegethon, 409-horse power ; Milan, 200-horse power , Souffieur, 200-horse power ; Daim, 120-horse power. With all this goodly show, however, every Frenchman I have met with cheerfully acknowledges the supremacy of Great Britain on the sea. "Your domain," say they, "is on the sea ; ours ( From the .Repert of the Registrar-General. ) Yesterday a court was held. THE CITY CEMETERY. O T I CE. CONSTANTINOPLE. The Lecture accompanying the GRAND MOVING DIORAMA of CONSTANTINO i'LE is now delivered on Wednesdays and Satur days by Mr. J. 11. STOQUE LER, when the progress and localities of the War will be more particularly explained ; and on the other dlys, as usual, by Mr. CHARLES KENNEY. A very clear and excellent Map has been added to the illustrations. —Daily at Half past Two and Eight.—Admission, 18. EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY. MINER IIRDAY, the tyed through wecn Easton :er, and Wol- The THIRD VOLUME is DOW ready, price 3s. bound, with Portrait, of the CHEAP EDITION OF MADAME D'ARBLAY'iA DIARY AND CORRF.SPONDEN CE. Comprising the Narrative of her Residence at the COURT of QUEEN CHARLOTTE. Pip lished for Henry Colburn, by his successors, Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. • LAIJRENT'S CAS I NO, ARGYLE Rooms, (Lessee, CHAS. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fmaam-road), —The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON. and will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S CELEBRATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polka, Fair Star Waltz, and Overlan4 Mail Galop, by D'Albert ; also, by H. Laurent , the following Waltzes - La belle Francaise, Leonora, Wil kins and his Dinah, Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8. Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and teraiinate at half-past 11. OXFORD, WORCESTEI a A ls t HAMPTON R IILWAY. — On 1854, Passengers will be boa] r t with out br ea k at gauge or change 01 Cation, London, awl Stations on the Ox V erharapton Railway, by the following 'II WEEK 1) kI(A.-1)01VN t, and \ id after SATI ied and conve, carriage, bet ford, Worcest rains:— Express Ist and 2d Class. TRAINS. Ordinary Ist and 2d Class. Express Ist and 2d Class. Now ready, in 4 vols. demy Bvo., with Portraits, &c., price 10s. (d. in its integrity iil securely rest, ratified by th e 11 has now ba d machinery and have nothing to that all postal 'ith the d e part . Men intiinately Post-office, wh o were, that keep ifficulties in any erceive nothing lave discovered , k that it is p . os' rents that pro' mrseverance and )kind have bees had his aspira• rnment an d the ion, by which be nniental depart' be a blessing to romoting & Ws' icial intercourse , nything can cos' ic world. at on offer to•asit ast week's price s :, 'Pring corn of 1,11 white, old 603 to o 80s, new 59q to 38 s ; gr i n clinvt lAs to 68s ; oa ts, white, 473 to 493; ; beans, tick , 40' ;an, 3Us W 403. 29. white, 76s to 88 9 ; 28s to 333 ; WO , 443 to 483 ; &c., •ea real/ 01 ig ports, 39. ed supplies of at finished deel'- lats. I Segue. i Oct i Os v I Od I Os °a I Od 1 Os Od k Oct to 52s Od. the market :-- 11send, &C. 9. d, 16 ; etton 11 6 18 g 17 ° lepooi ..... 617 3 )e 17 6 iS n Graigola 19 " ...... titer Hartley. 1 Q 0 Merthyr ......25 es—the destruc. -in war—has, sve land and France Ts of marque to • Government bag nation not to to, iin its jurisdict ion f the belligerents. Ily carried out 0 oh exists, of our et. A few yeqrs ith Mexico. Oar and if privateers ance, or either of xico, the &M g ° ild have been it war not a sing' on the high seas. rich Governmenta acts of robb er ' aence to prevent an op portun iti leans let her (I°, reciprocity, 131 % i t s opposite 1'- United Stater; under negotia tioa th prevent pri or itual consent the tilted States, that ontraband of svi'r,' a part of the be'' and for our vet? and sailing Ter ers, it will e giv English, French* als of any other as our Govern' their privi le g e" pect some wool.; the war ; but ' ider provocationo will not harm ue' as an umpire be' tes has its proper be f oun d want ery from a vast cod' to Le, is recorded ju Lay, 3d April, 185 4 ' ar Du Barry's WI to you my unfe ign ! with, at your hati°sl.: osa ay benefit ot er sni at your disp, , ceased lungs, Pi t in the ears. 000_4 gh, and durin.t 074 Y say L ligve ind doctor's. 41134.. ilments without til,. vas in utter desPnitc; fortunate enoligl' a, which, lleael.l_7l long since desPs76 nd ears area ll ' l c .11 to all mY Wood 31e- " ind with full insti, lb., 22s super r o e a lb. carriage fre' to an d Co., 71, Itegen !yers to her Di WI: .:echurch-street ; Le wife cf W. 6. i cultural College, [aygarth. Area, Liverpool, me, the wife of Pelt Dorking, by Gill Fu null, o f Martha, youngest of i:f.ad. rshain, C3r°line' ;ed 80. Edinburgh, Anne 1 daughw i_ r of 5' Hyde - Pa rl "' 3' J4DO YOUNO, n Office, No. 112, in the county ci Leave London 4rii r e at Worcester •• • • •• Kidderminster • • Stourbridge Dudley • • •• • • • • WE hIK Lee Dudley' ..... • • • '• • • Fitourbridge • • •• • • •• Kidderminster ..... Worcester •• • Ikr rive at London • By order. ♦ M. 10.25 10.45 11. 5 NOON. 12. 0 P.M. 5. 0 W. T. ADCOCK. AM. 9.30 P.M. 1. 0 1.38 1.50 2. 5 IAYS.-UP Express Ist and 2d Class. A.m. 6.30 6.45 6.58 11.15 IDDLESEX.—HOUSE of CORRECTION, The Coldbath-fields.— WANTED, a CLERK for this PRISON. salary is 20el. per annum, without perqui-ites of any liescrip ,r. He must be thoroughly acquainted with b ok-keeping and ac- H unt 3 gene ally, and not under thirty nor over forty years of age. e will be required to attend at the prison daily at Half-past Eight Z3 r11 ., and devote the whole of his time a nd attention to the duties of r °Mee; he will be restricted from bein g engaged directly or indi rectly in - any other business or profession, and must give security in h a ?,, s uln of 1,0 0/ , either wholly from a guarantee society, or several of two responsible sureties. Testimonials of character and ,"5Y to be sent in directed to "The visiting Justices of the House t ;orrectiun," under cover to me. at th i s pl ace, on or before Mon ar, the 15th day of May next. and cand idates must attend at the t,. v,...",!, 501 1 on Friday, the 19th of May, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon. Dated this 28th of April, 1854. CHARLES WRIGHT, Clerk to the Visiting Justices, Ses,ions-house, Clerkenwell-green. LOOKING -GLASSES.—C. NOSOTTI be g s to alte, inform the public that, having c ommenced his extensive atious and enlargement of premi•es, the whole of the valuatle sto o . _ ct I.OOK ING-GLAiSES GIRAN DOLES' , andECORATIVE Dr y ` _ 4 NITURF, is offered at an , immense reduction from the orlginil ni,,.' e s- Parties furnishing will find this a most favourable opportu ' An early visit is respectfully solicited.-395, 399, Oxford-street. OPENING of the CRYSTAL PALACE, 1854. f'A-itth is Intended to OPEN the CRYSTAL PALACE and s t liK ate end of MAY ; after which they will be open daily, Vclays excepted. e he following are the arrangements for the adm i ss ion of the pub u b.,, P rvE Sninisro Thors.—On Saturdays the public will be admitted in:tent at the doors by tickets of ss. each, and by tickets to in clude conveyance by railway. u. V.F-CaowN DAYS.-011 Fridays tha public will be admitted by b. i n u e 3 iikut at the doors by tickets of 2s. 6d. each, and by tic iets to conveyance by railway. damktaasna DAYS.—Mondays. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thurs d's 'Will be shilling days. At the gates, a payment of Is. each will Font the public, or tickets entitling the holder to admission to the k i a t e and Park, and also to conveyance along the Crystal Palace [rem London-bridge Station to the Palace and back, will be 41 ea at the following prices : Including First-class Carriage.• .............. 2s. 6d. Including Second ditto •..• • • .......... 2s. Od. Including Third ditto •• ..... Is. 6d. _Carta) REN.—Children under twelve years of age will be admitted.l, half the above rates. k nouas OF OPENING.—The Palace and Park will be opened on e ,ndaYs at Nine o'clock, on Tuesdays . Wednesdays , and Thursda y s itt Ten o'clock a.m., and on Fridays and Saturdays at Twelve o'clock, and close every day an hour before Sunset. .„, 0 1 3 ENtsna DAL—The open rig will take place about the end of aY. The precise day will be announced as early as possible. On wet occasion season tickets only will ba,admitted. &assort Ticir rs.—ieason Tickets will be.4ssued at Two Guineas t4 Oh, to admit the proprietor to the Palace and Park on the day of o pening, and on all other days when the building is open to the PUblic... I.'eason tickets, to "Include conveyanc e alon g the Crystal Palace ztallway from London -bridge to the Palace and back, without fur ther charge, will be issued at Four Guineas each, subject to the re gulations of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Corn ; but these tickets will be available only for trains trom and London and the Palace on such days as it is open to the public, ‘nd will not be available for any intermediate stations. 110 season ticket will be transfe rable or available except to the .. %„ rs6ll whose signature it bears. z ARMY SEASON TICKETS.— Nembers of the same family who re :!lother will have the privilege of tai.ing season tickets for ,„,,need terms : ". Own use with or without railway conveyance on tke following )"" -,., to ! amities taking two tickets will be entitled to 10 per cent. (lie urt on the gross amount paid for such tickets ; taking three sets, to a discount of 15 per cent.; taking four tickets, to a tits ti o2 l r' Of 20 per cent. ; and five tickets and upwards. to a discount I n „ Per cent. Families claimin: the above privilege. and dew 'o avail themselv. s of it, must apply in the accompanying 111 ; and these tickets will be availa' le only to the persons named o% 4 ehappl•cation Printed forms of application may be had at the ' e t 3 , Adelaide-place, and at the other offices far tickets. eason tickets will entitle to admission from th e o p enin g day till the April 1855. c o Pleation; may be made for season Vekets at the Offices of the t ll: ll ' a nY, 3, Adelaide-place, London -bridge. Season tickets, as as ready will be delivered in the order in which the applica • b i )4 have been made, at the Offices of the Company, 3, Adelaide- London-hridge, and 14, Re , ent-street ; and at the Crystal 11 fs „ ae -e; also at Mr. • , ams', 1, St. James's-street Mr. Mitchell's, i' r rl - street ; Westerton's Library, Knightsbridge ; London and s b ' h ton Railway Terminus, London-bridge. e,ECIALand re REGULATIONS AND BYE-LAWS —All the general provi bo;'''regulations mentioned above are to be understood as ling subservient to such special provision?, regulation, at d bye -144 1 on the part of the Hallway Company and the Palace Company as - 48 special found necessary to regulate the traffic, and to meet special — "ions and circumstances which may from time to time arise. By order of the Board , G. GROVE, Secretary. Adelaide -place, London -bridge. April 13, 1854. PORE[ OF APPLICATION FOE FAMILY SEASON TICKETS. To G. Grove, Esq., Secretary, 3, Adelaide-place, London -bridge. good enough to supply me with family season tickets Kith and the following members of my family, who are all r esiditor ng nle.—"Yours obediently, Name .................... Address • • .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Designation •• ..:. ....... each, bound, pEPY'S DIARY and CORRESPONDENCE. Edited by Lord BRAYBROOKE. New and Improved Edition, comprising all the Restored Passages and numerous additional Notes and Letters. "The most remarkable production of the kind that has ever been given to the world."— Edinburgh Review. Published for Henry Colburn, by his successors, Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. LIEUT. HUGO JAMES' NEW WORK. This day is published, 2 vols., post Bvo, 18s. VOLUNTEER'S SCRAMBLE through A SCIN DE, the PUNJAB, HINDOSTAN, and the HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS. By Lieut. Hum) JAMES, Bengal Army, and for merly with Major Herbert Edwardes. W. Thacker and Co., 87, Newgate-street, London. DEBILITY, NERVOUSNESS, &c. Just published, price 45., free by post, 55., IFOHYSIOLOGICAL RESEARCHES into the Causes of Nervous Debility and Genito-Urinary Maladies, Spermatorrhces rationally considered, with unanswerable Remarks on the empirical manner these Diseases are treated ; being a Guide to Health, Lang Life, and [happiness. By MEDICUS. Sherwood, Piper, and Co., 83, Paternoster-row. CRYSTAL PALACE, 1854.-ADVERTISE MENTA for INSER rION in the various HAND BOOKS, illustrative of the Con ents of the EXHIBITION will be received from this date, by Messrs. BRADBURY & Evaivs, Printers and Pub lishers to the Crystal Palace Company, at their office, No. 11, Bou verie.street, where a scale of prices and all necessary information may be obtained *.* Early application is earnestly recommended. May 1, 1854. SONS OF MISSIONARIES. — The FOREIGN BAZAAR. in AID of the BUILDING FUND will be held in the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, Friday, May 12th; Saturday, 13th ; Monday, 15th, and Tuesday, 16th, when the mag nificent contributloni from China, India, the West Indies, and the Continent, will be on sale. Doors open at 12, and close at dusk. First day, 2s. 6d. ; following days, Is. THE CHOLER A!!!! ITS BEST ANTIDOTE ! ! ! ! Sir WM. BURNETT'S DISINFECTING FLUID, (the original And genuine Chloride of Zinc), highly recommended by the Faculty in all cases of Cholera and Contagious Diseases. Sold by all Chemists, Druggists, and Shipping Agents throughout the United Kingdom, and at the Office, 18, Cannon-street, London bridge. THE CHOLERA! !! Prevented by the destruction of all noxious effluvia. CREWS'A DISINFECTING FLUID. RECOMMENDED BY THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS. THE CHEAPEST AND STRONGEST CHLORIDE OF ZINC. Quarts, 2s. ; Pints, Is. ; Half-pints, 6d. Sold by all Chemists, Druggists, and Shipping Agents, awl at Commercial Wharf, Mile End, London. Agents—Messrs. D. ew, llcyward, and Barren, Bush lane, Cannon-street, City. TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS.-A RETIRED CLERGYMAN having been restored to health M a few days, after many years of great nervous suffering, is anxious to make known to others the means of cure. He will, therefore, send free, on receiving a stamped envelope, properly addressed, a copy of the pre scription used. Direct the Rev. E. Douglass, 18, Holland-street, Brixton, London. READING SAUCE, FOR FISH, GAME, GRAVIES, RASHES, STEAKS, &c. JOHN & CHARLES COCKS, the Sole Pro prietors and Manufacturers of the celebrated READING SAUCE, beg to CAUTION the Public against the daily frauds prac ti.ed by many Persons, who are offering their spurious Imitations as the GENUINE READING SAUCE. This SAUCE is patronised and recommended by most Families in the Kingdom, and for general use it stands unrivalled. It is sold by all respectable Fish Sauce Venders. Be particular in asking for "COCKS'S READING SAUCE," which is prepared ONLY by John & Charles Cocks, at their Manufac tory, Duke-street, Readini.—All others are counterfeits.—Observe tile name, "J. & C. Cocas, Reading," on the Seal and Labcl of each Bottle : without this none are Genuine. ALLSOPP'S PALE or BITTER AL E.— riL._ Messrs. S. ALLSOPP and SONS beg to inform the TRADE oat they are now registering orders tor the March Brewings of heir PALE ALE, in Casks of 18 Gallons and upwards, at the Brewery, Burton-on-Trent; and at the undermentioned Branch Establishments : LoNDON, at GI, King William•street, City; LIVERPOOL, at Cook•street; MANCHESTER, at Ducie-place ; DUDLEY, at the Burnt Tree; GLASGOW, at 115, St. Vincent. street ; DUBLIN, at 1. Crampton•quay ; BIRMINGIIA.M, at Market ; SOUTII WALES, at 13, King•street, Bristol. ALLSOPP and SONS take the opportunity of announcing to Private Families that tl}eir Ales, so strongly recommended by the medical helmsoesion. may be procured in Draught and Bottles Genuine from all st respectable Licensed Victuallers, on " ALL OPP'S PALE A LE" being specially asked for. When In bottle, the genuineness of the label can be ascertained by its having " ALLSOPP and SONS" written across it. TRIESEMAR, protected by Royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de Pharmacie de Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR, No. 1, is a remedy for Relaxation, Spermatorrhtea, and Exhaustion of the System. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, effectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely eradicates all traces of those Disorders which Capivi and Cubebs have so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portion of the poulationE3l . TR p IES kit, No. 3, is the great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which unfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. TRIE-;EINEAR, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell, and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet table without their use being suspected. Sold in tin cases at I Is. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided into separate doses, as administered by Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux, gm ' &c.—To be had Wholesale and Retail in London of Johnston, 68, Cornhill ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street. ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE, AND THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH, MANHOOD, AND OLD AGE. Just Published, 60th Edition , p rice 2s. 6d.. or free by post for forty two stamps, SELF-PRESERV AT ON a T P o pular Treatise on the Physiology and Functions of ?Aar riage, with its Disqualifications and Impediments, trng their origin to the e ff ects of solitary habits, youthful excess aci , tropical climates, or close study ; followed by practical remarks, founded on twenty years' experience in the treatment of Impuissance, Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrhcea, and all diseases of the Urinary and Generative System. Illustrated by 50 coloured Engrav ings, on the Anatomy of the Reproductive Organs and their relative conditions in Health and Disease. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honorary , Member of the London Hospital Medical SOelety, Licentiate of koothecaries' Hall. London. &c., &c. The essential object 01 this treatise is to point out the fearful con sequences resulting trom certain habits, irregularities and excessee, which 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 Ito peruse is part i cu l ar ly recommended to pers ons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and whe are conscious of having hazarded the health, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. It is absolutely necessary that all men should know, that there are principles of personal management which cannot be violated without incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self -Indulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated , ho w the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its con-equenc es may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional derange ment to which the time l y aid of science cannot apply a cure. The Autor has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in +b e treatment of these delicate complaints, which are unfortunately teen too generally confided to the care of Ignorant e mpirics, nfortuna w te ho Inflict great injury on those who are induced to place faith in '.heir pretensions. SELF-PRESERVATION may be had, price 2s 6d, in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. 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New Edition, enlarged to 200 pages, price 25. 66., by post, from the Establishment, 3s 6d in stamps, • pin SILENT FRIEND, *. a Medical Work on 1.. the exhaustion and physical excessive indulgence, the conseq uencesdecay of the system, produced by mercury, with directions for the u se of infection, or the abuse of lowed by observations on Marriage, and th e tle preventive lotion, tol disqualifications which prevent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured E PERRY and CO., Consulting Surg eons o ng u ravlngs. By R. and L. Oxford street, London. Published by Sherwoo'd Lderners-street, 23, Paternoster row, and sold by llannay, 63, and Ranger, 150, C)" Gor don, 146, Leaclenhall-street ; 95, Parringdo'n- st ree t ; Oxford-street; t Bow Church -yard; Butler. 4, Cheapside • P ee'W. Sutton, 10, . . 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ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, with the View to t he Correction of wide-s p read Errors in t, r elation to the Treatm ent and Cure of the Impuissant and Sexual 4440 chondrlacs, Trd fro ESSAYrMO.II of Dr. PICRFORD. addld anen SEXUAL DEBILITY, by the Editor. en; s _ br .Pinkford Is known to English readers by his frequent practi tin ru s _tributions to German medical literature. This is the fi rst en' _"Le Informs as, that he has addressed himself to the nos-medi ntheuer. We tr ust this may not be the last, if he shall letect any , equally flagrant evil which It may be in his • ower to correct.' thi.. ' on Medical Gazette. May 30, 1851. 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Full particulars as to Freight and Passage money at the Company's Offices, i, Adelaide-place, London .bridge. BRIGADE OF HOSPITAL CONVEYANCE. We extract the following from a recently published pam phlet entitled " Some Account of the Brigade of Hospital Conveyance Carts attached to the army in the East, formed on improvements suggested by Lieut.-Colonel Tulloch and Mr. Guthrie." Her Majesty's Government having decided on the esta blishment of a corps of hospital conveyance, for the pur pose not only of assisting the over-fatigued soldier on a march, by relieving him of a part of his incumbrances, but of carrying the wounded as soon as possible from the field of battle to the nearest eligible place of safety, until the principal medical officer of the army shall be able to remove them to a general hospital fitted for their reception, a corps has been formed composed of pen sioners and others under the command of a superior offi .er, and an adjutant quartermaster. It is intended to furnish servants from it for the officers of the general medical staff of the army ; to supply the general bc spitals, if possible, with non-commissioned officers and orderlies, so as to prevent the necessity for efficient soldiers being retained from their regi ments for these services ; and to take care of the carts and horses necessary for the conveyance of the sick and wounded. A brigade has been permitted to be formed, under the direction of the quartermaster-general, by Lieutenant-Colonel Tulloch, of the Royal Artillery, and Mr. Guthrie, on au im proved principle, to be attached, on trial, to two divisions of the expeditionary army in the east, complete in every way for duty in the field. It is composed of twenty carts, four store waggons, one forge cart, and one portable forge, in a store cart. Each cart is drawn by two h orses —one in shafts, the oth er affixed by au outrigger, al though when loaded it can be drawn by one horse ; and in a difficult country, a third and fourth horse can be attached to the wheelers. She cart weighs 104 cwt., the stores 14 cwt. The store waggons are drawn by four horses, the forge cart, and the portable forge cart by two horses ; and whilst they can always move faster than troops can march, the carts can, if necessary, keep up with horse artillery on any service ; the first principle of military medical conveyance being that wherever a gun can go a spring cart should be able to follow. The cost of a cart is computed at the arsenal at Woolwich to be 251. A brigade thus constituted is sufficient for two divisions of an army, provided each regiment its furnished with two wag gons, drawn by oxen or horses, as the custom of the country may be. These country waggons are to be sent to the rear with the sick when an action is imminent ; but one of the conveyance carts is to be attached to each of the six regi ments of a division, and is to remain with it under all cir cumstances, the remaining four being iu reserve, the whole under the superintendence and charge of the staff surgeon of the division. The value of a well-appointed hospital conveyance wil be perceived by its being able to carry the wounded from the field in its carts and by its bearers ; and by its being able to supply from its owu stores most things necessary for their surgical care for many days, even after a general action of importance : and to continue it until the wounded can be re ceived into a general hospital. The brigade is essentially adapted for, and is only equal in point of numbers to, divisional duty in the field ; and ought not to be employed for any other objects, unless the army is at a distance from the enemy, or under particular circumstances, by order of the general commanding-in-chief. Au hospital conveyance cart runs on two wheels, corre sponding with those of the artillery. It is covered with a white painted canvas, has curtains of the same material all round, and au apron attached to the footboard before and behind. Each cart carries under the scat iu front a small chest of utensils, two sets of iron splints in boxes, and a small box of surgical stores, with a strap attached for the convenience of carriage, a lantern fer oil, pickets and ropes for the horses, a pick-axe, spade, saw, in case, ten stretchers or bearers with appropriate slings, two empty ton gallon casks hung underneath for water, a bag with hammer, nails, two brass cocks for the water casks, and four horse shoes ; a filter made of gutta percha, with a moveable spout, in a wooden case and sling, capable of yielding four gallons of clear water each day when in use. Two spare springs, and one spare axle aro carried for every three carts in the store waggons. Ten of these carts have round tops or covers, ten have flat ones; the ten round-topped casts have seats inside, and will carry sixteen persons ; the ten flat-topped carts carry two bearers ou vulcanised springs and rollers on the floor of the cart ; and nine persons before and behind, in all eleven, and a twelfth may be added on a bearer slung to the roof. These carts might also have side seats, to be raised if necessary, when the bearers on the floor are not required. On drawing out two iron supports at the end of each cart, the front seat, which is moveable, makes a table when placed upon them, for operations or other purposes. The carts are lettered " Hos pital Conveyance Carts," and aro numbered from 1 to 20. The four waggons are lettered " Hospital Conveyance Store Waggons, A, B, C, D," the boxes, bales, tents, etc., in them, as well as in the carts, are properly secured or locked, the keys being firmly affixed to or upon them, and the contents of each are painted or printed on the covers or lids in two places, to prevent trouble. The store waggons, when empty, weigh 16 cwt. each ; the stores of all kinds are 29 cwt., in all about 45 cwt. The waggons, having been in the arsenal for several years, are no additional expense. The firelocks and knapsacks of the wounded soldiers may be carried below the carts, the barrels of water and the stores being left at the field hospital. One sergeant-major of approved character, four other mounted non-commissioned officers, and 62 drivers, including three farriers, in all 67, is the least number of men with which the duties of this brigade can be efficiently performed, and the same number of horses will be required. In the event of a general and decisive battle, attended by great loss, one surgeon only should remain with the troops per brigade, including the artillery in the first instance. The whole of the remaining medical officers should be employed with the wounded. A regiment of 800 bayonets, when before the enemy, should have present, if possible, one surgeon and three assistant surgeons, of at least one year's standing ; officers who under stand their duties as well as surgeons. An assistant staff surgeon may be attached to each regiment, as a fourth, for instruction as well as use, for good and sufficient medical men never were in proper numbers on a field of battle, and unless these additions take place, it may be doubted whether the de ficiency will not again occur. by o f separating the linings Under the most unfavourable circumstances of no village encampment being at hand, the corps o f h o s pital conveyance attached to two 6 divisionslae hospital would marquees, furnish a n which, and making poles, may be 12. 21 Portuguese officers' large tents : 10 empty carts (the other 10 accompanying the divisions, with stores and bearers) and 4 empty stow waggons, all, when unloaded, allording cover within and b e l ow . Th ere would be left with the wounded 130 firm bearers, capable of being raised 1 foot from the ground; 30 ai , • beds and pillows ; 54 sets of bedding, 3 sheets to each set ; 10S water decks, defending 108 men from damp ground - so that some kind of comfortable accommodation would be afforded for perhaps all the badly wounded ; particularly if dry oat straw could be obtained to fill the palliasses and to make mats ; thus giving to the wounded soldier assistance unknown during the last war ; whilst his means o f su b s i s t ence s h ou ld also be atten ded to, which were then much neglected. The remainder of the pamphlet contains some excel lent advice to surgeons, extracted from Mr. Guthrie's " Commentaries ou Surgery for the Exigencies of a Battle-field." INSPECTION OF THE HOUSEHOLD TROOPS.—According to custom, the half-yearly inspection of a portion of the Household Brigade took place yesterday on the grand parade, St. James's-park, at ten o'clock, in the presence of a very large assemblage. At the conclusion, Lord Hardinge expressed his satisfaction at the soldierlike bearing and efficiency of the several corps brought un der his notice. [ADVERTISEMENT.]- -Holloway's Ointment and Pills the most effectual remedies for Gout and Rheumatism. —Extract of a letter from Mr. Thomas Wyborn, drug. gist, Eton, dated April 2 G, 1852:—" To Professor Hol loway. Sir,—A case has lately come under my notice which I think should be publicly known. It is that of a poor man, who suffered so dreadfully from chronic rheumatism, that he lost the use of one side and en dured incessant pain. He was under different medical treatment, and at Westminster Hospital the faculty pronounced him incurable. However, this was not the case, for by the use of your ointment and pills, he has been restored to health and strength."—Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Gladiator, 6, paddle-wheel frigate. Captain Broke, went to Spithead yesterday and took iu her powder. She will be paid advance to-day. The Tyne store-ship, Master Commander Tucker, was towed out of Portsmouth harbour, yesterday, on her way to the Baltic, with supplies and a mail for the fleet. The Alecto, 5, paddle-sloop, Commander Crofton, left Portsmouth yesterday for Woolwich, to be paid off. The Meander, 44, Commodore Charles Talbot, on her return from the Cape of Good Hope station, will have her crew turned over to the Algiers, 91, screw steamship, and Commander Talbot will take the command of that ship. Commodore Bailey, at present studying steam at the factory at Woolwich Dockyard, will, it is said, be appointed to the Meander, as she is to be recommis sioned, and will proceed to Lisbon to be stationed there. The Argus revenue cruiser, Commander John S. W. Grandy, was recoaled yesterday at Woolwich, on her return to the Nore, after having brought up one of the Russian prizes to the London Docks. The Medusa paddle-wheel steam-vessel, of 312-horse power, was brought down from Deptford to Woolwich yesterday, preparatory to being commissioned at that port. The steam-tug Jasper has had her defects made good, and is now out of the shipwrights' department. She is to have a long gun fixed on a pivot forward. The Portuguese screw steamer Donna Maria Segunda, from London for Lisbon, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Monday. Yesterday afternoon the 12 Russian prisoners taken on board the Carlos by her Majesty's steamer Avon, in the Channel, were put on board her Majesty's ship Cro codile, off the Tower, that vessel having been brought round to the port of London and deposited in the West India Docks. The British crews who.worked home the Russian prizes Aina and Nadischda from the Baltic have been put on board her Majesty's steamer Miranda to return to the Conflict, in the Baltic. Yesterday the entry of men to complete the crews of the first portion of the flotilla of steam gun-vessels des tined for service in the shallow waters of the Baltic, the Gulf of Finland, and Bothnia, commenced at the Royal Naval Rendezvous, Tower-hill. The Pig m y, Ott er , Jasper, Lynx, Cuckoo, and Minx will form the advanced squadron. The certainty of au unlimited amount of prize-money that this service holds out insures ready volunteers. The following appointments have been made : Master George L. Bradley (1832), Master-Commander of the Crescent, 42, receiving ship at Rio de Janeiro, is appointed Master in command of the Indus. Chaplain Rev. William H. Holeman, B.A. (1850), re cently serving in the Portland, 50, when flag-ship on the Pacific station, to the Powerful, 84, commissioned by Captain George Manse', at Portsmouth. Some of the transports for the embarkation of the 13th Light Dragoons arrived at Portsmouth yesterday. The Sicnoom7lB, screw troop-ship, Captain Smith, got up her steam in the steam-basin yesterday morning at Portsmouth, and afterwards made a trial of her machi nery. She then lashed alongside the jetty of the dock yard, in readiness for shipping the baggage of the 79th Highlanders this day. The troops embark tomorrow. From Southampton we learn that the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Manilla, which left that port yesterday (Tuesday) for Constantinople, took out a large quantity of warlike stores, including 600, , 000 rounds of ammuniton (musket ball cartri d g es,) and 750,000 per cussion caps, on account of the Government. The Hi malaya is expected at Southampton in a day or two from Malta. She is coming home with only one engine in use, the other having been disabled by the fracture of the pis ton road. This defect was fortunately observed while the machinery was at rest, or the consequences might have been disastrous. The spare piston, which is ready, can be fitted in a few hours. We understand that the Hima laya will be sent off with cavalry in a week or a fort night after her arrival, or as soon as the requisite ar rangements for the accommodation of the horses can be made on board. The Peninsular and Oriental Co.'s new screw steamer Simla, the departure of which with the outward India and China mails has been postponed from the 4th to the 6th inst., will take out about 20 officers and the same number of horses. The whole will be trans ferred at Malta to the Manilla for conveyance to Con stantinople. The General Screw Company's steamer Hydaspes will be ready for sea in a few days, and is to embark troops for the East. The repairs of the transport-ship Wilson Kennedy were completed, on Monday evening by the artisans of Plymouth llocllrd. She received the last troop of the Bth Hussars, 85 in all, and the head quarters yes terday, and sails to-day for the Mediterranean. The troop-ships Glendalough and Asia sailed from Live rpool on Monday, and the Warcloud and Paramatta yes terday for Kingstown, where they will embark troops for the East. The Warcloud and Paramatta will take the 11th Hussars (Lord Cardigan's), with bedding, supplies, &c. The Mediterranean screw steamer Baalbec, also sailed yesterday front Liverpool for Cork, where she will em bark about 500 troops for the seat of war. A Govern ment steamer, bark-rigged, made her appearance in the Mersey yesterday afternoon ; but no communication had been held with the shore at the time our usual parcel was despatched, and it was unknown what she was, or whence she came. To-day two other troop-ships, the Tyrone and the Penole, will take their departure from, the Mersey for the Irish ports. A considerable number of tenders of other ships for the conveyanee of troops and supplies have been received by the Admiralty agent at Liverpool, but no further engagements have yet been entered into. Captain Broughton's company, 2d battalion of Ar tillery, arrived at head quarters at Woolwich yesterday from Hull and Carlisle. Captain Graydon's company, Ist battalion, arrived at Woolwich yesterday from Portsmouth. Captain Pack's company, from Bristol, also arrived at head quarters yesterday afternoon. Captain Cannon's company left Woolwich yesterday for Sheerness, to relieve Captain Adye's company, which has arrived at Woolwich. These changes have been made for the purpose of hav ing companies at head-quarters fit for garrison duty, the companies sent to the out-stations being mostly recruits. The head-quarters of the 18th Regiment landed at Gravesend on M .nday, having come home in the ship Southampton, from India in four months. They remained five days at the Cape of Good Hope. They at once proceeded by the North Kent Railway to Strood, and were played all the way to Brompton Barracks by the band of the Chatham division of Royal Marines and the drums and fifes of the provisional battalion. THE MILITIA. Yesterday the King's Own Regiment of Tower Ham lets Militia, Colonel the Marquis of Dalhousie, assembled at the head-quarters in the London-fields at Hackney for drill and training. The men of this regiment have already been out twice, and have therefore made some progress in the knowlege of their duties. The 2d, or Queen's Own Regiment of Tower Hamlets Militia, also met yesterday at their head-quarters, Bethnal-green, for 28 days' training. The Elmthorpe Middlesex Militia, Colonel Villiers, commenced their training at Uxbridge on Friday. The Royal Westminster Militia, Colonel Lord Chelsea, commence their training at Turnham-green on the 10th inst. Yesterday, in pursuance of a notice, the men of the East Middlesex Regiment of Militia, which is under the command of Colonel Thomas Wood, assembled with their officers near the Spaniards, Hampstead, to go through 28 days' drill. There was a very full muster. For some weeks past there has been a drill of the ser geants connected with the regiment, who are in a very efficient state to conduct the drill of the men. A part of the corps, consisting of four companies, generally meet at Highgate and march thence to Hampstead. A. militia infirmary—the first, we believe, that has been established since the organisation of the present militia force—has just been opened at Doncaster for the accommodation of those of the men of the 3d West York Regiment, now assembled in that town, who may be disabled from duty by casualty or sickness. A small library for the reading of the invalids has also been pro vided by the officers of the regiment. The Hampshire Militia Artillery received orders on Saturday to remain on duty for 28 days after the conclu sion of the period for which they had been enrolled. Ott Sunday morning a counter order was received, and on Monday the men were paid off and sent away to their own homes. It is understood the counter order arose from some legal difficulty respecting calling out the men for more than 28 days at a time. The men of the 4th Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia will muster at head-quarters, Hounslow, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Begot, on Monday, the 15th inst., at 12 o'clock noon, for 28 days' training and exercise. Friday, the 2Gth inst., has been appointed as the day on which the East York Regiment of Militia will assemble under the command of Colonel Gritnston, at Beverley. Tho following gentlemen have been commis sioned lieutenants of this regiment :—Charles Thornton Duesbery, William Hall Wilkinson, and William George Smyth Wyndham. Captain Holman has just issued an official notification to the men of the Ist Devon Militia to assemble, on the 31st inst., in the Cavalry-barracks, at Exeter. In consequence of orders received by Captain Fisk, Adjutant of the 2d or South Devon Militia, notices have been issued to the officers and men to assemble at Ply mouth on the 31st of May for 28 day's training. 1,140 men have been enrolled, but a large number have joined the regular forces before the free discharge from the militia was permitted. THE FRENCH SHIPS OF WAR IN THE DOWNS. _ . DEAL, TUESDAY.—It is a matter of surprise to several of us down here who road the London journals to find that so little notice has been taken of the stay of the French fleet and the behaviour of their sailors since last Thursday. Probably the rain and strong winds have deterred persons from visiting the ships ; but 1 can assure you that, notwithstanding all such disadvantages, those who have been on board have found their trouble well repaid, On Saturday I formed one of a party ex- on land." My friends and myself afterwards sailed out to the Tage, the crew of which were exercising their guns at the time. The precision, celerity, and earnestness with which the guns were served, showed a high state of discipline. The sailors were most of them fresh coloured, good-looking, young fellows. The ships of the squadron have been very good cus tomers to this little dull town, having spent 1,0001. for fresh meat, and one baker was nearly overwhelmed by an order for 14,000 loaves. An attempt was made by some local enthusiasts to move the mayor, and others, to give the Frenchmen a ball, or a fete, but in vain ; the magistrates .could not see the grace of such an act, and contented themselves with the cheap testimonial of an address of welcome. A fiddle, a glass of sugared water, and a pretty partner, is nearly all that a Frenchman wants at a ball, but the Deal functionaries had not spirit enough to provide even these delicate attractions. TUE FIRE AND LOSS OF EIGHT LIVES AT W.HITACHAPEL. Yesterday evening Mr. William Baker, the coroner for East Middlesex, and a jury of thirteen householders of the parish of St. Mary, Whitechapel, assembled in the large dining-room of the Whitechapel Workhouse, Whitechapel-road, touching the respective deaths of Mark Zeigler, aged 22, a hawker of jewellery ; Francis Miller, aged 30, a tailor ; Christian Mishowsky, aged 40, a Hungarian refugee ; John Vick, aged 38, a com mission agent ; John Dunkleman, aged 37, a carpen ter ; Thomas Zerham, aged 30, a slipper-maker ; a Ger man named Lins, aged 20, a slipper-maker ; and a male person unknown, apparently about 20 years of age—the unfortunate persons who perished in the late calamitous fire on the premises of Mr. Nicholas Bros sette, a beer-shop keeper and licensed lodging-house keeper, of No. 1, Colchester-street, Leman-street, White chapel, on Saturday morning last. The first witnesscalled was Nicholas Brosette, the late proprietor of the house where the recent catastrophe took place, who said—l am a Frenchman, and my present residence is No. 5, New-buildings, Cross-street, Southwark. - I kept a licensed lodging-house at No. 1, Colchester-street, Leman-street, Whitechapel. The premises- were duly licensed under the late act of Parhanent. lam a baker by trade, and sometimes lodged twenty, and occasionally thirty. It was registered for forty individuals. I have rented the house since August, 1853. Coroner—Has not the house been on fire previously ? Witness—Yes, twice before. The first was in the summer of 1853, and the last in January, 1854. On the first occasion the fire was caused by a man with a candle —the second through the oven in the bakehouse in the cellar. The furniture was insured for 4001. in the Sun Fire office. There were eight rooms, the whole of which were generally occupied by casual lodgers. I rented the house yearly, and it was insured in the Royal Ex change•office for 2501. I value my property at 5001. Thelast time I baked bread in the oven was on Friday night last, and left off at 12 o'clock. The deceased John Vick assisted me, and he was quite sober. " I have seen all the bodies, and I can recognise the following—John Vick, Francis Miller, John Dunkleman, Mark Zeigler, and 'Christian Mishowsky ; but the body of Thomas Zerham is so much burned that I cannot identify him. I knew him when he was alive. The deceased Lins and the other man I have seen I cannot recognise, _. . owing to the dreadful state the bodies are in. The man Frost, who jumped out of window, I knew well, and he was a cigar-maker. Coroner—Has not there been an illicit still on the pre mises. Witness—No. I went to bed at 12 o'clock on the Friday night, and slept, with my wife and three chil dren, in the front room on the first f100r... I and my family escaped by the fire escape. I had only time to put on my trowsers. Wood, the escape man, rescued my wife and children. I did not see Frost jump out of the window, and I am not aware what time, or the place where, the fire commenced, but the first I saw of tho flames was when I awoke. The fire and smoke were coming into my room from the staircase. No one was allowed to sleep in the cellar or bakehouse. Seven of the persons who are burned paid for their lodging. The other two must have got in without pay ing for their beds. They must have come into the house from the yard and gone upstairs unknown to me or my wife. The house was entirely burnt down to the basement. I placed some wood in the oven at twelve o'clock, which was my usual custom. It was there the morning after the fire. _ Samuel Wood, 5, Milton-street, Cripplegate, the fire escape conductor, was next examined and said—l was called by a young man on Saturday morning last about twenty minutes past three o'clock. I proceeded from Whitechapel Church to the house in question, and found every part of the house filled with flames. I placed the machine against the building, and heard groans. I ascended the ladder and saw several persons at the first floor window. I rescued Mr. Brossett, his wife, and three children. I then made an attempt to enter the window on the second floor, but could not in conse puence of the great mass of flames and smoke issuing from the lower and upper parts of the house. I can not account for the cause of the fire, but my impression is that it originated in the lower portion of the premises. Mr. William Culverhouse, of No. 10, Osborn-place, Brick-lane, Whitechapel, said—l am one of the trustees of the parish. I was passing the end of Colchester street, on the afternoon of Saturday last, about 4 o'clock, when I saw Mr. Patrick, one of the late churchwardens. He called my attention to the ruins, and informed me that there were seven persons sup posed to be buried in the rubbish. It was then about twelve hours after the fire had been extin guished, and no steps whatever had been taken by the firemen or the parish authorities for the finding of the bodies. If there had been any person alive under the ruins no attempt was made to rescue him. I appealed to Mr. Oliver, the district surveyor, but nothing was done until I and Mr. Patrick procured a gang of labourers, who we set to work at our own individual ex pense. I and the men dug 18 hours altogether, and found the first body about twelve o'clock on Saturday night, another about one, and the remaining six about five o'clock. They were much burnt, and some were more so than others. lam of opinion that there is great blame somewhere, and my impression for such a delay is that the responsibility falls on the shoulders of the parish officers. Elias Davis, of 2, Palmer-street, Spitalfields, a general dealer, proved the identity of Mark Zeigler, who was a Jew, in the habit of hawking articles about the street. Inspector Price, the lodging-house superintendent, said the house wtich had been burnt down had been duly licensed and examined by him in the usual manner accord ing to the act of Parliament. The place was registered for 40 lodgers, and the rooms used for the purpose gene rally held about nine persons, chiefly foreigners from Germany. The house was always kept clean, and in conformity with law. The Coroner here asked if Mr. Fogo, the foreman of the fire brigade was present, as he should like to take that officer's evidence before proceeding any further in the case. Mr. Webb, the summoning officer, said Mr. Fogo had not been summoned, for there had not been time to collect the necessary testimony in such an important inquiry. The Coroner, thereupon, adjourned the investigation until Thursday afternoon, giving the constable orders to get the gentlemen from the Sun Fire Office, and all the evidence he could together by the time mentioned. The proceedings then closed. Orders were given for the burial of the eight unfortu nate sufferers. LARGE ARRIVAL OF MERCHANT SEAMEN IN THE PORT OF LONDON.—Within the last two or three days, since the wind has got round to the westward, between two and three thousand sailors have arrived in the port of London, by the large homeward-bound fleet which was recently reported coming up the channel. Most of the men are English, and have been long voyages. Their arrival has been most acceptable to the traders of the east-end of London and the outward bound ships. for since the great demand of Government for men, and the uncommon dearth of sailors, there •has been little trade doing ; while the rate of wages has gone up prodigi ously, more than 51. per month being paid. The fleet of homeward-bounders which has lately reached the Thames comprises vessels from all parts of the globe, laden with the most valuable cargoes. Among them are ten from Australia, each having a quantity of gold on board ; twenty from China, Singapore, Madras, Cal cutta, &c. ; as many more from the Mauritius, Ceylon, Cape of Good Hope, &c. ; two or three dozen from the West Indies, South America, United States, &c. ; while the Mediterranean Fruit and Channel Islands trades have contributed a large proportion of the arrivals. To this list must be added a con siderable fleet from the ports in the north of Europe ; the whole giving employ ment to many thousand labourers in the docks on both sides of the Thames ; and, indeed, much activity to every branch of trade connected with the port. A large num ber of the crews, on leaving their ships, proceeded to the Sailors' Homes ; but many continue to locate them selves in the lodgingliouses about Ito,teliff-highway an d Shadwell. The CHAIRMAN (Deputy Peacock) informed the court that the purchase of 200 acres of laud, which was de clared by able judges to be perfectly suitable to the pur poses of interment, had been completed. The City did not (he said) require so large a space of ground, but that part which was not necessary for the City's use would, he had no doubt, be taken by the various parishes on the line of the Eastern Counties about Ilford ' where the property lay. Al rea d y app li cat i ons had been made for the accommodation. VALUATION OF HOUSES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. Deputy Corney moved that the resolution passed on the 11th of April last, for valuing the houses throughout the City, be rescinded. He thought that a wholesale valuing of the kind would lead to a great variety of im posts, and to great contusion, whi c h wou ld b e avo id e d by just doing nothing at all. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Christy seconded the motion, upon the ground that it was rather too hard to put the citizens of Lon don to the expense of 2,5001., the cost of the survey, when the general impression was that the wards them selves were the beat qualified to judge of the valuation. Deputy P_ ewtress thought the idea of a new valua tion not adapted to the present time. Ho believ e d th a t the existing plan of valuat ion was fair, and that, at a ll events, the present was not t he exact time for excite ' ment upon the subject. Deputy Harrison supported the original resolution. He knew that the discrepancies were very great—that some houses were rated infinitely beyond others ; that the last revision, which had touched but a few wards, proved the extraordinary inequal it y ; and that justice could not be done to the great body of his fellow-citi zens without adopting the plan of a complete valuation. Mr. T. H. Hall also supported the original resolu tion,, as did other members ; but Deputy Corney 'a mo tion to rescind it was carried.—Adjourned. In the last return a rather high mortality was remarked and the present shows that it continued to prevail last week. In the week that ended on Saturday 1,211 deaths were registered in London ; in the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1844-53 the average number was 973, which if raised in proportion to increase of population becomes 1,070. The present return, therefore, exhibits an increase of 141 above the estimated amount. The mortality from scarlatina and typhus increases. Last week the former numbered 64 deaths, and it is now the most fatal in the epidemic class ; the corrected average of this disease for corresponding weeks is 29. Typhus was fatal to 56 persons, whilst the average is 41. From small-pox there were 10 deaths ; from measles, 36; from hooping-cough, 59 ; from diarrhoea,, 19 ; from in fluenza, 3 ; from purpura, 2 ; and from intermittent fever, 1. An increase of patients in the London Fever Hospital is reported by the registrar of the district in which it is situated. Fatal cases of carbuncle are numerous in this return. Last week the births of 742 boys and 824 girls, in all 11,566 children, were registered in London. In the nine corresponding weeks of the years 1845.53 the average number was 1,487. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barn heter in the week was 29.944 in. The we m daily readiur was above 30 in. on Monday, Tuesday, an d W e d n esday. The reading rose to 30.32 in. by 9 h. p.m. on the 24th, and continued at about this reading till 9h. a.m. on the 25th (Tuesday). The mean temperature of the week was 43.0 deg., which is 5.8 deg. below the average of the same week in 38 years The mean daily reading was below the average on every day of the week. On the coldest days (Sunday, Mon day, and Tuesday) it was about 8 deg below it. On these day s th e mean temperature was about . 40 deg. The highest temperature occurred on Wednesday, and was 57.8 deg. ; the lowest on Tuesday, and was 28.3 deg. ; showing a range of 29.5 deg. The mean dew-point temperature was 37.2 deg. Between this and the mean temperature of the air the difference was 5.8 deg. Th• wind blew generally from the north ; from the north east at the beginning of the week, from the north-west towards the end of it. The rain-fall of the week was 0.19 in., of which 0.13 in. fell on Thursday. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, APRIL 29. Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Blood - vessels 4B Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations 6 Premature Birth and Debility 39 Atrophy Old Age Sudden Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 2B Causes not specified DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES Population Deaths in corre- Deaths Enumerated. sponding week in ths 1851. of 1853. Week. West Districts North Districts 490.396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts Totals Males Females 1,182 1,211 603 608 METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS. A general court of the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers was held yesterday at the Court-house, in Greek-street. Present—Mr. R. Jebb (in the chair), Lieut.-Colonel Dawson, Mr. George Baker, Sir Charles Fellowes, Mr. Thomas Hawes, and Mr. George Spencer Smith. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE COMMISSION OF SEWERS. Lieut.-Colonel DAWSON, who had given notice at the last court, that he would this day ask the following question :—" What progress had been made with the arrangements for reconstructing the commission," said, before this question, he would ask that the letter received from Lord Palmerston be now read. Mr. WooLitYca, the secretary, then read the follow ing letter : " Whitehall, Feb. 18, 1854. " Gentlemen,--I am directed by Viscount Palmerston to transmit to you the enclosed copy of a letter from Mr. F. 0. Ward, relative to the comparative advantages of the systems of drainage advocated by the commissioners of sewers and the Board of Health respectively ; and I am to state that, in his lordship's opinion, the system of drainage recommended by the Board of Health, is that which ought to be adopted, as combining the greatest degree of effi ciency with the greatest degree of economy. " I am, sir, your obedient servant, " HENRY FITZROY." Lieut.• Colonel DAWSON then said—The letter that has just been read bears the date of the 18th of February, and we have now arrived at the 2d of May. I rise to ask the question of which I gave notice on the 4th of April, and which I will now repeat, although I have no wish to cause any embarrassment to the management of the commission at any period that may be unreasonable or unnecessary. Nor do I ask the question solely for my own information, as I have obtained sufficient for my own purpose, but I wish the public to know, after what has passed, why we are continued in office, and for what further period. I now, sir, ask what progress has been made for reconstructing the commission ? The CHAIRMAN- -The gallant colonel has asked me what progress has been made towards reconstruction, and what the Government has done towards placing the commission on a new footing, and re-establishing it on a permanent basis? I have a difficulty in answering the question, as I have not the means of answering him how soon it will take place. In the next place, I have had no communication from the Government ; but I have been in correspondence with them, and am so at the present time, on the measures likely to be adopted, but I am not in a position to give any information on the subject. The Government have the subject under consideration, and I have no doubt before long it will be brought before Parliament. Probably they should know nothing of the matter until it was brought before the house, but I have seen nothing of the bill having been brought before the house, as far as I have been able to learn from the public papers, and I know nothing further about it. The conversation then dropped. The other portion of the business was quite of a routine character, and of no public interest. THE PRESTON STRIKE. PRESTON, May 2. Yesterday, after the retirement of the weavers had been made known, the operative spinners and self-actor minders were called together, in order that they might instruct their committee whether they should proceed with the contest or abandon it. The spinners and minders, with the piecers and others connected with them, number about 3,000, and having had a " union " for many years, are understood to be in possession of a considerable fund. There was a full attendance at the meeting (which was held in the large room of the Albion Inn), and the proceedings were characterised by the ut most unanimity. Mr. W. Parkinson presided. After an introductory speech from the chairman, Mr. THOMAS BANKS proposed the first resolution, which was as follows : " That we, the spinners and self-actors of Preston, pledge ourselves to stand by the committee under every circum stance." Mr. R. GREENOUGH seconded the resolution. It was supported by a delegate from Bolton, and carried amid enthusiastic cheering. The second resolution, moved by Mr. R. Iticiimm- SON, seconded by Mr. J. SARGEANT, and supported by Mr. TURNER (of Stockport), was also carried unani mously. It was, " That we the spinners and self-actor minders of Preston do hereby pledge ourselves not to resume work until we gain our object—that is, the same prices we had previous to being locked out, or an average of the trade." The annexed resolutions were then adopted, after ad dresses from Messrs. G. Eccles, J. Richardson, R. T. Hodgson, Livesey, and M'Clean : " That we, tie spinners and self-actor minders of Pres ton, do hereby return our sincere thanks to the public and trades of this country for their generous support, and beg respectfully a continuance of the same until we have gained the just claims for which we are struggling." " That this meeting returns its sincere thanks to the Amalgamated Committee for the noble support which they have given to us during our struggle." A spinner from Manchester, who, with a number of his companions, had been brought to work in the mill of a Preston manufacturer, reported that he and his friends were dissatisfied with the prices paid them, and they had that day turned out for an advance of 20 per cent. The meeting, which occupied about three hours, con eluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. To-day the weavers have been paid by their committee half-a-crown per head. THE STRIKE AT STOCKPORT• Except on the part of the mulespinners, there appears to be no obstruction to a general resumption of em ployment, and considerable numbers of w orkpeopleare presenting themselves at the mill s . The mulespinners,wody, hole b, although in numbers only a fra ction oft the oolong the might by their stubbornness seriously p struggle, were they unanimous, but even tevmendissomef resuming f e th fi o r s m e have returned to work. In the t there were between 1,800 and I w , r 9o w o peop e l e e lep s i n em mi e i n ig t he e employment yesterday, beino , the minus about 80 mulespinners . The y and 80 of the senior ounger piecers piecers, or assistant sp i b n :lt iers the older ones (the more skilful piecers, in were willing to wfaorekt, w ith whose assistance a shift m i g ht be made, even in the absence of the spinners) clung to the st rike. The mule spinning is about the best paid labour in cotton factories, and the number o f these workmen in proportion to other hands was for merly much larger than now. They were al wa y s th e i n strikes, and stories are told of them i n th e ear li er firstday sof cotton spinning, and within the memory of many now living, which sound almost like romance—how they earned such liberal wages, that, something like, gold diggers of the present day, they began to feels very independent of work for periods extending over days an d weeks ; betook themselves to taverns, and other places of enjoyment ; and it is saicl that, when occasionally discovered by the anxious ; and harassed millowner, they sometimes refused to returi to the mill, unless he would pay for a coach that they might ride to work. Such annoyances had to be born e with by millowners for the time, but plotting heads and hands were at work from time to time to lessen their power. Nothing struck so severe a blow, perhaps, at their sometimes wanton disregard of the employers' in terests (as well as their own) as the invention of the self actor. This new spinning -frame, while it considerably reduced the number of men required, had the effect o f forcing down wages ; and, instead of complaints tha t spinners are too well paid to work, the often-raised Cr y of being too poorly paid has certainly more of reason - in it than was the case not many years ago. Without s:. y ing whether they are justified in their present strike, or in keeping unemployed so many people in other brand Les who depend upon them, it may be stated that the m 11- owners are now at work leaving no means untried to do without them. Already, with the assistance of o •er lookers in the mills and of piecers more or less skil' ted, the employers have succeeded in starting many thou" .and .e of mule spindles ; and if, in the present corD t'v slackness of trade, mulespinners, for whom th . ere is no room at Preston or elsewhere, do not offer themsd - yes at Stockport, it is proposed to train up a number of ;wads, BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females.. Total .. 742 824 1,566 RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. EAST LANCASHIRE. An extraordinary meeting of this oompany took place at Bury on Monday, in compliance with the standing orders of the House of Lords, to submit the bill now before Parliament, vesting certain parts of the Manches ter and Southport Railway in this and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company, and the bill, also now before Parliament, for enabling the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company to make a railway from Kirkdale to the Liver pool Docks, and to ask the approval of the shareholders thereto. Mr. Dugdale presided. Mr. J. Grundy, solicitor, read the marginal references and other portions of the two bills ; and resolutions ap proving them were proposed by the chairman, and car ried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN stated, in answer to a question, that nothing had been done since the last half-yearly meeting to carry further the proposed amalgamation of this and the Lancashire and Yorkshire lines. Whenever such amalgamation was determined upon, the subject would be brought before the shareholders. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE. An extraordinary meeting of this company was held at Birmingham yesterday, according to the standing orders of the House of Lords, to consider a bill enabling the company to make branch railways to Cannock and Norton. Mr. R. C. Chawner presided. The CHAIRMAN said, that in askin g Parliament for a renewal o the powers granted to them for making the proposed line, they were only acting in self-defence, and if they had not determined upon it they must at once give up the district. He believed that the line would be completed without making a further call on the share holders. In reply to questions, it was stated that the cost of a double line, including land and rails, would be 120,000/. They had unexhausted powers to borrow to the a mount of 104,4101. The London and North-Western would pay up 38,250/., and the Canal Company 7,500/. The lessees were bound to pay the interest borrowed for the construction of the proposed line. Thus the company had ample means of completing the works, independent of any further call upon the shareholders. A resolution approving the bill was carried, and the meeting separated. EASTERN OF FRANCE. The ordinary meeting of this company was held on Wednesday at Paris-3f. Segur presided. The report stated that the total receipts on the line for the year 1853 amounted to 25,329,109 f. (1,013,1641.) on 627 kilometres, and for 1852 to 15,928,460 f. (637,138/) shoin an increase in the receits of on 508 kilometres , 9,400,649 f. (376,0261.) or o g r 59 per cent. The receipts per kilometre in 1852 amounted to 30,798 f., and in 1853 to 40,397. heinfi an increase in the receipts per kilometre of 9,599 f., or 31 per cent. The receipts for passengers on the line in 1852 amounted to 8,510,174 E, and in 1853 to 11,425,041 f. while the receipts for goods increased from 5,735,834. in 1852 to 11,680,478 f. in 1353. The sum of 516,660 f. for interest on deposits were added to the gross receipts, and 1,843,501 f. was deducted for va rious charges, leaving 24016,407 f., out of which the sum of 10,038,569 f. was deducted for workbag expenses, leaving the net revenue 13,977,838 f. (559,1131.) From this was deducted 5,000,000 f. (200.0001.) interest paid on shares, 925,000 f. interest on loans, 75,001 f. other charges, and 398,891 f. for the reserve fund, leaving 7,578,946 f. for dividend, or 30 . 31 f. per share. This sum together with the 20f. per share paid as interest, makes the total amount per share for 1853 50'31f . 1 or at the rate of 10'06 per cent. per annum. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, ap proving the accounts, ant deelarine , a dividend of 30 . 3 0 f. per share, payable on and after the Ist of May inst. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON RAILWAY BILLS. AYR AND MAYBOLE JUNCTION. Mr. Bouverie reported from the committee on this bill that the proposed capital of the company is 33,0001., and the amount of loan authorised 10,0001. The length of the line is 5 miles 16 chains, and the steepest gradient 1 in 75. The estimated cost of the railway is 33,0001., and the quantity of land required 43 acres. The cons' mittee are satisfied of the fitness, in an engineering point of view, of the proposed line of railway. CARLISLE AND SILLOTH BAY RAILWAY AND Door. Viscount Jocelyn reported from tho sub-committee on this bill that they had examined the allegations contained in the preamble of the bill, but the same had not been proved to their satisfaction. DARLINGTON AND BARNARDCASTLE. Mr. T. Egerton reported from the sub-ccoommittee 0 is this bill that the prop osed capital of the mpany 100,000/., and the amount of loan 33,3001. The length of the line is 15 miles 2 f ur longs 5 chains, and the steepest gradient 1 in 81. The estimate l d cost of . the fand aren. required i railway r eiss. 10s0i,x00hOig/ii,waanyds andqnunaenttliitrynpoi ke road tended to be crossed on the level. The committee are satisfied of the fitness, in an engineering point of view, of the proposed railway. No powers of sale, lease, or amalgamation STOare containe ND d in the bill. CK TON A DARL INGTON. Mr. T. Egerton reported from the sub•committee on this bill, that the proposed additional capital to be raised by the company under the bill by the creation of new shares is 150,0001., of which 42,1701. are required for the construction of the proposed branch to the Shildon• tunnel, and the acquisition of additional land, and the residue for general purposes. The length of the branch is 2i miles, and the steepest gradient is Ito 170. The es timated cost of the branch railway is 41,1761., and the quantity of land required 261 acres. The commit tee are s atisfied of the fitness, in an engineering point of Yiew o of the proposed railway.