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'':f , *: 9 . - ~$ 4..vix .- • (4/b4/ Nfr . 7 8. . ;raphic THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK, on the iments Scottish System (Incorporated by Charter), betides the tran e, and saction of all ordinary banking business, grants cash credits, allows lidared interest on deposits and balances of current accounts, and issues pro utissory notes or bills, and circular letters of credit, and drafts or orders payable to the beaters on demand, or at any date, in any im portant town at home or abroad, and which, for merchants and tra vellers, possess some peculiar features of economy, safety, and utility. 11. Detailed terms of business will be communicated on application at the head office, Tokenhotise-yard ; or at the branches-429, Strand ; imore 77 , Bridge-street, Lambeth ; and 97, Goswell-road. Islington. e, Cal', HUGH LNNES CAMERON, General Manager. • igerr.ce, —__ ad for W ESTMINSTER ABBEY or VICTORY.— , NELSON at the BAITLE of ST VINCENT.—LEGGATT, Rufi . aa, nAY vv . A R 0, and LEGGAT r beg to inform their patrons and friends, John that T. Jones Barker's last grand historical PICTURE of NELSON elaide ; RECEIVING the SWORDS from the vanquished officers on the Protee- quarterdeck of the SAN JOSEF, on the memorable 14th of Feb ruary, 1797, at the Battle of St. V incent, is NOW ON VIEW at their Gallery, 79, Cornhill. Court Circular, Nov. 24, 1853.—Windsor.—" Messrs. Leggett had Bid, for the honour of submitting to her M ajesty and his Royal Highness r, Syd- Prince Albert, Barker's painting of Nelson receiving the swords of ne raid, the officers on the quarter-deck of the San Josef after the battle of St. Vincent." In cons rqueuce of the unfavourable state of the weather, the plc tare is exhibited by gas-light, and may be viewed. from 10 till 6. Ha( the, . . M INING INVESTMENT. —Parties seeking DIE Min-• sale and profitable investments should turn their attention Ist, i cud to the shares of those companies formed for mining, especially when ort, Iper their estates are in Cornwall and Devon. The dividends from many or these are equal to 10, 15, and 20 per cent. upon the subscribed er), out capital, while others not yet plying dividends, but having excellent It cargo prospects of soon doing so, afford aatin•latit scope for speculation , not alone from anticipated early returns to the proprietary, but likewise sate-- at on account of the great enhancement in the value of the stock at tendant thereon. alr. JNO S. LANE, 32, Pordtry, London, having 3b. Dock . . correspondents in all the richest mineral districts in England, is in a 1, when position early to advise his clients. Parties communicating will re 'Lleive all requisite information, and Mr. LANE will recommend either dividend paying. or non-dividend paying concerns, to those wishing to embark iu mining enterprise, and state his reasons for so doing h Dec., 32 , Poultry, London, Jan., 1854. tt. 3 N., C UMBERLAND HEMATITE IRON ORE COMPANY. 49 N., . 50,000/. Shares of IL each.—No deed to sign. - -NOTICE.—The Scrip Certificates of Shares to " Bea rer"in this Com- T., long• Pany will be ready to he exchanged fcr the Banker's Receipts on and after the `2lst day of January, 1854. lip, 27th This Company is not formed for the purpose of manufacturing Bar Tron under the "Joint Stock Act," but for the express purpose of it Sept., working and selling the ore in its primitive state ; and foto be carr i ed on under the Cost-Book System, limiting the liability of the share , holders to the amount of their shares taken and paid upon. th Dec., The ore is of the finest quality ; is absolutely necessary for making 1 , the best sorts of iron ; and can be produced and shipped free on board th Dec., ? at the port, 't httehaven, at 7s. 6d. per ton. The selling price is now 1' 13s. per t on . Contracts for the whole of the ore may be made at e e to ap this rate. An application is to be made by the Whitehaven and i Mgremont Railway Company, next Session of Parliament, for an Act r, 30th,- I to make that line of railway, and also a branch line of railway from their main line to this Company's property, and when made will re• duce the present charge for carriage of ore Is. 6d. per ton. llatt6 N. : The remainder of the shares not already subscribed for, are hereby 1 offered to the public at par. Applications, ttp to the 21st day , f January, 1854, may be addressed to the Committee of Management. IL 3, 2nd, or Secretary, at the offices of the Company, where prospectuses and . reports may be obtained, and samples of the ore inspected. e., long. : By order, H. HUNTER. Offices, 9, .4ustin•friars, (Remoced from 18, Cannon-street.) 11, HMO December 21o't, 1853. . - A 4 0 N., LIFE ASSURANCE; Loladon, REPORT of the SELECT COMMITTEE of the HOUSE of COMMONS, and the DEPOSIT SYSTEM—the New and 29 "VP. Important Feature of Life Assurance adopted by The DEPOSIT . 29 W, and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. The following Is an extract from the Report of the Select Corn- Dee. 11, l Mittee : - " THE OBJECTS Which persons HAVE IN VIEW IN EFFECTING IN- Oct.' 28, SURANCES upon their lives, are GENERALLY OF AN IMPORTANT AND SOLEMN character, viz., the PROVISION FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS Welre 14, ! after the death oitheir NATURAL PROTECTORS ; unlike any ordinary transaction of trade, a CONTRACT ONCE ENTERED INTO CANNOT BE DISCHARGED OR ABANDONED, if doubts of the stability of an S., long. ! office should arise, WITHOUT A SACRIFICE OF PREMIUMS PAID IN PAST YEARS, and the necessity of effecting new policies in other lvel Tool, offices at increased rates of premium, owing to the greater age am I. ISt' , of the assured ; persons are thus placed in the ANXIOUS AND UN rert cozd, HAPPY DILEMMA OF BEING COMPELLED TO PERSEVERE IN PAYING PREMIUMS FROM YEAR TO TEAR, With SOME suspicion and doubt as to the ultimate advantage of doing so, OR OF INCURRING THE SE- A. r i 'l, lat. ZIOUS LOSS WHICH. UNDER THE MOST FAVOURABLE CIRCUMSTANCES, lanser ATTEND THE ABANDONMENT OR SALE OF A POLICY." , 38 /days _ On the DEPOSIT SYSTEM a person is NOT "COMPELLED" to pay trom " TEAR TO TEAR." and he does not, ifdesirous of " ABANDON , 34 ( lays 'NG" his Policy, incur any ' SERIOUS Loss," but, on the contrary, he may pay such amounts, and at such times as he may find most con ,:enient ; he can stop paying whenever he pleases, and he can with la. 10 W. draw the whole or part of his premiums. If the whole be with , No . v. 8, _ drawn the Policy is cancelled ; if part only, then the value of the itopnaasts Policy is diminished by the assured value of the part withdrawn. 4 B, aged 20, opens a deposit policy with a payment of 5/ , which Cal (crafts, it will be s e en he increases from time to time, and occasionally . 11., long , diminishessx-----r- F 4 i .e. , ----- .00...00M.MN.M.......,....., 0,-. ~.... - 1 Fqg .;,,:-..-2- ".. .::7...9-' ~" ,! cs P- 4 . 4a:... {7,4, 7 11 , 3`41,;4, F. 2 7.74t;', 7 38 4 i .-.---. N Eit ES ---:--- i:' 5. 1 2 :1 n d ,P.',1 7 . 4 0 Mel ......70 ,-,m 1- ta to -day. i .-...-. ......... g tj zVa ..1 w-,,,---,0 0M 1-...,-.--, 0 , 1". . vs on ly of t-.. cn '.. 0 ~.. - - --- . - CM CV 1 . 1 c• iv r: , s , 44 runes ) Vi SO 1 :- i .) ` ' F "q r (1151 100 a X D a r. 4.4 Cl IS •. '.... ei r), , -:..il • id to filid ; ,-,.. 3, c.., . - . 4 I 4 25,, - 1111,,,11 - ill to €;0 P er !I . a .. -..= te? ~, ~2.•-• e. .... C. 4 id to Os r, 2 14 g R het lia * 44 - „! 41 ~ .-.•—, IMI -3 4, -▪ ) _ .0 C.4 4"; C• 7 W Li tj ;.-1, , tt: t . 1i I +l '-'' :4 '4l. 'A '2 '!..."T. tr'', ``.3 : r '• 4 '• .9 3 IT. 7cl dont. ;.1 - 2: c , 9d dovru• la ..7 . .. ••J ii 5d do' o•• rri. Ll as' cat 4toar rD ea ,n .. , 1 aci es ca o ...: at 7 -) , :i .• r. u 0 =. 4. Od <, 4 Od CI • 2 , . F i N ,Lo /3 19 , s 6•• 4 1.1 E• • - 13 qrs tili ,-- • • • • • : • - • • • : :-; z.., - -,,c,c, ,, --..,-.. c " 6 •J''AT:rr'g''g 58 qvg -1 12 qr.; la ;ri 19(arti , 44 i::1 4C ,s :o ) c='+ ' • - et,Ca'r^:e,Ceiii.- - -' ,l _' ,4 . C . 4 H M. ~, r- lo •-•-• , -12th g i F . , i ‘,2, ._~ ... . .. .. _ __ -12th g 1 -12thi ; Thus -NW 4 I vale • AB, in 10 years, has saved and invested lit different intr . various sums amounting to 97/., by which he had been insured I In case of death for 2601. 12s. ad ; but A B requires 22/. t he draws this Sum out, and diminishes the value of his Policy by 601. Bs. 3d. at 4 different times, leaving him in case of death a Policy for 2001. oci ! .. 4 d., and during his life a fund of 751• to draw out at any time, in and a 8 0 t i Part or wholly. :ade _ The first claim settled by the Deposit and Gener al Life Assurance aof 38 "",4., ' Company was upon a deposit of 101. which a pa rent made for each .„, 1 to.• 13111 2f five child ren, i nstea d o f iCiling it to an account they had at the . il O6 ' sa vings Bank. One of them died a few days after the 10/. was de an of L Posited, and the father received 341.65., being the amount of the De ed. posit Policy. 0 0 84E4 EXAMPLE No. 2. )d. 01 , 1' means n and A B, aged 23, when he opens a Deposit Policy hss the 3 Od. .3 0 um- r e ans, and continues VOLUNTARILY to pay the same sum every year n the same way as he is COMPELLED to do in the ordinary system. -__ Year. Age. of ' nppb ' OO , 4 .4 ------- - X £. s. d. eline 0 1 '- 1851 . 23 18 49 6 6 185) '" ' ... ••• • • • 48 16 o qr. Is )if er. , 18 53. • 5 18 18 47 18 0 1454._ 26 18 47 4 6 id, 81 )Ø 04 la 46 10 6 • ding , grill „A, -a,- 18 57 28 18 45 7 G ROW , to ••• .. .. 29 18 45 4 0 ne oa ‘s ,- 185,.. 18 44 10 6 . , 50s 1859.. •••••• • • " • • 31 18 43 17 6 to 64. 1 1 860.. 32 13 43 4 0 1861 . •:. •• • "• • 33 tp 90 206 7 6 1865 . 37 ? 90 , 190 4 6 42 43 this 0° 1 to 72 141 3 0 at if to 1 1 1874 ................4 6 1 rkel atte ieft' _-- ___—_-- al' 432 1,000 4 0 hire,,....,. 0 1, 1875 .• • • .. 47 7 , rth- , w e d 108 194 13 6 mi c llan,j 1880 .... 52 S DOT ar, Li It .......".. to 90 147 18 6 1885.., 57 1 •.......... 58 to . ' 108 182 10 6 been tol es'lB9l.. 63 1 .............. ...;40,. aledo ' 0.4 ,1 -- • h . JR 4' --. 738 1,525 6 6 1 ire, _.t.. )rth- 1 VY " a l Th premium of 18/. commencing at 23 years of age , and pa id u p or Shei aaa 4. - I an ordinary Policy (As IT MUST BE) every year till A.B. is 46 year! 6 4i i old, will secure the same suns, viz., 1,003., but if A B lives 17 SOIN, Year. leaser (wldeb to the nrobable duration of life at the time hi ti ---- r ------ i 07.• us. .4000..0MMMN.M., -....-4 ... ..., -a 4 3 ,:g c's F-1 4 . Y.z.;,4i1V.V.V4 i 42,74,738 -42 —,... tv El ----- i:t C r 7 l ) pi , 40N.-.0 MN ....7, ~M. . , - ,-, ..4 .-.•-• '' .. g ,- -. 0 .)! .i....... -. ~.. voN ~.. t: M I - - l - 7 44 X iD r. 4 .'" v . ' m 412,,'1 2 ~,.. oi -.. MI I-- ii co 111 N . m Cf . 44 O 4 CI ..," R Pi 44 . ""'-' . - r - -- - '"" 4 t:1 • in c, .... G. M ~, C 4 4N C. 4 M C. 4 C4C4 N ' a Li t 'A' IA 141'''g'74'7.4T4g3g Tri . il 3 = c , 2 p 4 - --J -• 5 4 6B 144Mer , D N 4 ~i,,,Dm CDOM !,,. 3 Z • <4 •:.) ';"7 I C.) It 0.. 0 _ il . 4. 4 z ,el 4 / C•I M 0 N Pg r! . •2 - -% . eq _ I - • •'' • . ill ••• • • : •,-. •' • ; :,-; •cr,MC:• c•••• 7,-.4.-'m ' Cg •-•.-.," -- ;,3 - C.l ' , 1 ,2 .,;A 17 .' ,6 t 1 di > c• m , .o .-.... ,-.--, E: I m m . m m. m. 11 1 premium of 181. commencing at 23 years of age, and paid upon ar► ordinary Policy (As IT MeST Be) every year till A.B. is 46 years old, will secure the same sum, viz., 1,0001., but if A B lives 17 .Years longer (which is the probable duration of life at the time he effected the insurance) his Deposit Policy, for the same payments as for an ordinary Policy of 1,0001., will have increased to 1,6251. 6s. 6d. TRUSTEES. )nt th il l ess ill 21 „,, )nly . 0 1 v,T) lon e The Right riononrablethe Lord Vbcount Drumlanrig, M.P., P.C., Comptroller of her Majesty's Household. Major-General Sir W. Clayton, Bart.. 79, Gloucester-place, Port- man-square. Sly Charles Price, Bart., Banker, London. We-Admiral Ayscough, Prospect House, Southampton. soniesv-, a at of w ° tione' sr e • ,nd •MM...... Esq. , 08, " Park - V W Portti lli o ll i insoli, Elizilb °lll id~ t 3d estY'S ah, for the co vegei 4're&ric Bling t°ll ,l ci W A aI. age' ishW °°- 0 k yeo 0 Bro lo 71. Susse gotlia93 1, in he '0 044 112, }To. Alla v^ CITAIRMAN, The Right Hon. the Lord Vi;CC - tliii - li'rum . Isar*, M.P., P.C., Comp trollor of her Majesty's Household. CONSULTING ACTUARY. rrsaacix G. P. Nelson, Esq., F.L.S. STANDING COUNSEL. R. B. Crowder, Esq., Q.C., M.P., Recorder of Bristol, Counsel to the Admiralty, and Judge Advo c ate of the Fleet. R. Malin, Esq., Q.C.. M.P., Lincoln's-inn. Chief Office, No, 18, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London. . Loans granted at 5 per cent. on realsed or pepersonals security. Annuities on most favourable terms. Dise s. a rate and lives de clined by other offices accepted at equitable For Prospectuses and further information apply to the agents in the country, or to C. W. 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PART IV. contains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a s imple application, by which the danger of infection is obviated. PART V. is dvvotod to the consideration of marriage and its d uties. The causes of =productive union are also considered, and the whole subject critical ly and philosophically inquired into. THE CORD IAL BALM OF S YR I A CU M is exclusively em p loyed In trea ting ner eons and sexual debility, impotence, &c., I Is and 335. per bottle. Ti tie Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary t ‘ 3r nlntons, tions, and the abuse of mercur y , I Is. and 335. p er nettle. p ur ifying Specific Pills. 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and Ile. Per bo x a eeri.ain rem edy for gonorrhcea, elect, stricture, and In, tonic inflaministion of the b ladder. Consultation fee, if b y letter, A minute d etail of the case is required : age, habits, and posi tion in society. 51. Packets, with advice, to be had at the Establish ment , , only, by v hich the fee, 11 ,is saved. Messrs. Perr y , Sur g eons, r s. attends tee, daily, at 19, Bemers-street, 04W-street, Lon b.on. from Mai *en till TWO, and Flye to Eight; on $o day from €4l lYell to One. MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. DR. SAMUEL LA'MERT, - 37,.Ei1i10165-SQUA.RE, LONDON, Edinburgh, Honor Society. Licentiate of ary Matriculated Member of the University of Doctor of Medicine, and Member of the London Hospital Medical _ Apothecaries' Hall, London, ke., &C. MAY be consul ted , personally, or by letter, on the various disorders Of - the nervous and generative system, resulting from juvenile Irregularities and• excesses, which have pro iuced more misery in youth, oflif di., a degradation in manhood, and prema turee. than h perhaps oag r o a t c h t e i r ea c t l e u xp s eorfiednices cases known to modern pathologists . decay at all stages in the treatment of these a an nd y p once secret muses of self-acquired m a t s proved that there are in exist existence, traceable to certain pernicious and disappointed hopes in Debility, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy habits, to which Nervous Marrl egel. Impotency, Local and Constitutioanny and Unfruitful ?lidless modifications owe their almost entire l Weakness, and their It is absolutely necessary that all men should know know that there are pr i nc iples of persona l mana g ement which cannot incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom be violated without the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how d these succeed may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness ma ybe eSe penalties and how the evil and its con-equenc es may be a removed, hat there 1. , scarcely any degree of physical inflrmit , nd above all, Y or functional lerangement to which the timely aid of science cannot app' DOCTOR LAWERT has for a long series of years been engaged cure. in Mn extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate ng c aged plaints, and is the only legally qualified Physician who, regard o l rn es . of the taunts and envy of the hypoccal and mock-modest has had the confidence, through the medium of the public press, to direct attention to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is free. In selecting that department of practice, he has been amply reii arded by the great success that has attended his efforts in the treatment of these cases, which are too generally confided to the pare of unqualified and ignorant emPiries, who, with their pirated publications, Assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues of their patent nostrums, have inflicted serious injury on those who nave been induced to place fai th in their pretension till Two, and from s. At home for consultation da il y front Eleven Six till Eight. All letters must contain the fee of 1/., and advice and medicines can he forwarded to any i n itials or address. 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The return of Youth to their respective Boarding-Schools induces a solid - tude from parents and guardians for their Personal Comfort and Attraction, and ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL, for accelerating the growth and improving and beautifying the hair, ROWLANDS' KALYDOR, for improving the skin and complexion, and removing cutaneous eruptions, and ROWLANDS' ODONTO, or Pearl Denti frice, for rendering the teeth beautifully white, and preserving the gums, are considered indispensable accompaniments for the attain ment of those Personal Advantages so universally sought for and admired. Beware of Spurious Imitations. The only genuine of each bears the name of "ROWLANDS' " preceding that of the article on the wrapper or label. Sold by A. ROWLAND and SONS, 20, Hatton-garden, London; and by Chemists and Perfumers. PORT-TENNANT PATENT STEAM FUEL AND CO kL COMPANY. Incorporated by Act of Parliament. Capital. £50,000, in Shares of .£1 each, to be paid up in full on Allotment. Interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum will be payable half-yearly upon the subscribed Capital until the works of the Company are in operation. DIRECTORS. The Hon. F. H. F. Berkeley, M.P., Director of the Eastern Steam Navigation Compqny. A. D Bottomiev, Esq., 62, Gracechurch•street. Robert Ford, Esq., shipowner, Brooklands, Battersea. W.V. L. Foster, Esq., Director of the Melbourne Dock and Railway Company. J. G. B. Lawrell, Esq., Gloster-place, Portman-square. Richard A. Robinson, Esq.. 53, St. George's-road, Eccleston-square. John Yates, Esq., 13, Gresham-street. (With power to add to their number.) BANKERS—Messrs. Currie and Co., Cornhill. SOLICITOR—F. P. Chappell, Esq., Golden-square. STOCKBROKER—F. A. Helps, Esq., 21, Finch-lane, Cornhill. SECRETARY— George Angus, Esq. Office, 22, Moorgate-street. This Company has been formed for the purpose of Manufacturing and Supplying Steam Fuel of the best quality and upon the most economical terms. The advantage of steam fuel over coal are :- 1. Freedom from spontaneous combustion. 2. Economy of space in stowage. 3. Less waste, either by friction or decomposition. 4. Saving in the wear of boilers and fire bars. None of the existing Steam Fuel Companies possess the advantage of being entirely supplied from their cwn collieries with coal specially adapted for the manufacture of the fuel. It has hitherto been the practice to manufacture the small coal or refuse only into steam fuel, and the heavy royalties paid to the patentees, and the expensive machinery employed, have left a com paratively small sum available for the purchase of even small coal of the requisite quality, without a material reduction in the profits. With a view to meet these objections, this Company has secured, upon advantageous terms, the right of using an eeonornical patent Process, and the patentee has entered into an agreement that the cost of the fuel, tree on board (inclusive of the cost and transit of the coal) shall not exceed Bs. 91. per ton. The present price of the fuel at Swansea is I ts. : thus leaving a nett profit of ss. 31. per ton to the Company. The patentee has engaged that the first works, capable of produc ing 100 tons a day, shall be completed within four months from their commencement. The works will be enlarged with the increasing de mand for the fuel. As the enlargement of the works will not cause any addition to the expenses of management and other fixed charges, it is fair to presume that this will result in a considerable augmenta ... - - . Lion of the divisible profits. The Company has also secured the lease of a valuable colliery of 500 acres in extent, with an unexpired term of 94 years, and subject to a royalty of 6d. per ton. There are five seams of bituminous and free burning coal, aggreg sting about 20 feet in thickness ; one seam has been already opened by level. The coal field is situated 300 yards from the Port Tennant Canal, which communicates with Brit ton Ferry, the siVpping port of Is eath, and the eastern side of wan sea harbour. These two ports nearly approximate the lines of the South Wales and Vale of Neath Railways. The coal on this property is peculiarly adapted, from its purity and strength. to the purpose for which it is intended; and it c in be easily won and worked as may be seen by reference to the geological map of the district, and the reports of two engineers and colliery viewers. Considering the very large quantity of coal which the colliery is capable of supplying beyond that which is requisite for the manufac ture of the patent fuel, the surplus can be sold for steam, manufac turing, or household purposes ; and from this source alone a large re venue will arise to the Com any. Two levels can be opened in six weeks ; and the coal can be sold in any quantity and at a very remu nerative price, in Swansea and the contiguous markets. The Patent Fuel has been subjected to frequent Vials, of which the most recent was made in the cour,e of the month of June last, in the Wave Queen Steamer, and the very favourable result is detailed in the annexed reports by Messrs. Dickson and Graves. The long experience which each of them has had in the testing of various kinds of steam fuel, sod the careful manner in which the trial was made, impress a peculiar value upon the unanimity of their opinion. The characteristics of this fuel are- -its being well condensed and carbonised; its showing a clean fracture when broken, and being free from slag or other impure matter. It rapidly generates boat, brings out a clear fire under the boilers (which Mr. Graves designates as "brilliant"), with little smoke, cinder or clinker, and can be easily stoked. The economic value over coal consists in the fuel being free from decomposition and waste during a long voyage ; whilst it effects a saving equal to thirty-five DEPORTS. r cent. in stowage. R - Mr. J. DICKSON, Mechanical Engineer at the Millwall Iron Works,' (late Engineer to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company). Millwall Iron Works, London, June 16, 1853 Gentlemen, —In reply to your application for the result of the Patent Fuel you sent to the Millwall Iron works, I have tried it for four day, against four days of West Hartley, one day of Patent Fuel and one day of W. IL alternate, and made each evaporate the same quantity of water, and the result is as follows :—Patent Fuel, 1,5881 b. ; West Hartley , 1,7921 b. I have tried it twice on board the Wave Queen steamer, and it save me every satisfaction for steam and no appearance of choking the tubes. I have ised some hundreds of tons of fuel on board steam-ships, but yours is superior to any I have used. I remain, yours truly, J. Dicxsow. Mr. JOHN GRAVES, Acting Captain to the Wave Qneen steamer. June 11, 1853. Gentlemen,—ln reply to your note, requesting me to give you a report of your Fuel tried on board the Wave Queen, I have much pleasure to forward you the following. Having had five years' experience in the consuming and manage ment of Steam Fuel, I can with great safety state the fuel used on board the Wave Queen on her trial trip is certainly the best that has come under my notice. First. Your blocks are much larger than any I have seen, each weighing 211 b.: the other company's fuel weigh but 161 b. If your blocks could be made to weigh 601 b. you would have still greater ad vantage, as each man would carry and break his 681 b. block as easy as the 211 b. Secondly. Your fUel is much harder than any I have seen, that being a great advantage for long voyages in sailing ships, as most fuel is found to be wasted from ten to twenty per cent, by the heat of the ship's hold. I have known sixty tons to be shipped for the West Indies ; when it was unshipped, the slack weighed six ton . Your fuel might, with safety be shipped to any part of the world. I feel convinced it will not soften. I placed a portion of the fuel under the ashpits : it remained there one hour ; and I found on in s;,ection it was as hard as when I placed it there. Thirdly. The Wave Queen steamed fourteen miles and a half per hour on her trial trip, having plenty of steam blowing off; her fires were brilli,nt ; the fuel when thrown into the furnace swelled out to, I may say, twice the ,size it was when put on. I can say nothing about ashes, as I left the vessel before they were cleared out. (Signed) JOHN GRAVES. Applications for shares in the usual form may be made at the offices, or to the brokers of the company LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, 1854. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE ROOMS, (Lessee, CHAS. C. LAURENT, 0 abloom-house, Ftaam•road), The above Rooms are now OPi/N FOR THE SEASON. and will continue open every eve.ling, with LAURENT'S CELEBRATED BAND. Admission, Is. boors open at half-past 8 Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and ter ninate at half-past 11. ALBERT SMITH'S IVIONT BLANC, A V JIL including the BER,NESE OBERL.A2N and the SIMPLON, EVERY EVENING at Eight o'Clock, (exrept Saturday), and Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Mornings, A t Two. Stalls, 35., which can be taken at the box Mlle , every day from II to 4 ; area, 25.; gallery, la —Mont Blanc, Egyptian Ilall, Piccadilly. R OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. PRIgCE ALBERT. MAGNIFICENT PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES, prepared ex pressly for this Institution by Monsieur Fe rriere of Paris, exhibited en a surface of about'a thousand square fe, t, with an ENTIRELY NEW SERIES of DISSOLVING VIEWS, Sally at a Quarter past Four, and in the evenings at a Quarter -past Nine. LECTURES by Dr. BACHOPFRER on WILEMPS NEW PATENT UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC TELEGRAM LECTURE by J. H. PEPPER, Esq., on SPC.IIFAIrEOUS COMBUS TION, with Brilliant Experiments. Open Mornings and Evenings. Adm ission, Is. SchOols and Children under Ten years of age, Half-price. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH (used in her Majesty's Laundry), and WOTHERSPOON'S Machine made CONFECTIONERY, MAR A A LADE, JAMS, JELLIES, &c., (which gained the Prize Medal of 1851), may be had of all Grocers ; Wholesale of Wotherspoon, Mackay, and Co., 66, Queen-street, Cheapside, London, and Robert Wotherspoon and Co., Glasgow. ALLSOPP'S INDIA PALE ALE. In C ASKS or BOTTLES. PARKER and TWINING (late Harrington Parker), 5%, PALL-MALL, are now delivering the October brewing in casks of 18 gallons and up wards. Also in Bottles, Imperial Measure. Quarts, Bs.; Pints, ss. ; Half-pints (for luncheon), 3s. per dozen. EXPORTERS to AUSTRALIA, EAST IN _ILA DIES, CAPE, &c.—Genuine YARMOUTH BLOATERS. — For terms apply to THOMAS Lmrris, Fish Merchant, Great Yarmouth. GEOLOGY. —King's College, London.—Pro fessor TENNANT, F.G.S., will give a COURSE of LEC TURES on GEOLOGY. To commence on WEDNESDAY MoWNING, January '2sth, at Nine o'clock, and to be continued on each succeed ing Friday and Wednesday, at the • ame hour. R. W. JELF, D.D., Principal. ANNUITIES ON THE MUTUAL PRINCIPLE. ENGINEERS', MASONIC, and UNIVERSAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 345, strand, London. PURNIASERS OF ANNUITIES ADMITTED TO PARTICI- PATION IN THE PROFITS. Policy Stamps paid by the Society. Assignments of Policies Registered Free of Charge. A Liberal Commission allowed to Solicitors and Agents on the introduction of business. ANTHONY PECK, MA., Assistant-Actuary. MORRIS'S BLACK SWAN HOTEL, SNIG-HILL, SHEFFIELD. Commercial Gentlemen and others are respectfully solicited to give this Hotel a trial. The house has been thoroughly Re-furnished, and affords every domestic comfort. Spacious and excellent Stabling. T. S. and R. M. MORRIS (late Head Waiters at the Royal Hotel, Sheffield, and Angel Hotel, Whitby), Proprietors. VIE INDEPENDENT FREEHOLD LAND 1, MANCHESTER BUILDINGS, WESTMINSTER. Members not liable beyond the amount of their respective Shares. Shares, 301.; payable Weekly, Is. ; Monthly, 4s. No Back Payments or Fines. Money advanced to build at 51 per cent., thus avoiding the heavy rate of Interest required by many Building Societies. This Society differs materially from all other Land and Building Societies, and is established upon the most improved principles. securing to its members greater advantages than any other Society yet placed before the public. Any member may choose a Plot for himself in any locality suiting him, and have an advance of the pur chase-money, and the means of erecting a house thereon. Prospectuses and Shares to be had of the Secretary daily, between 10 and 4, and 7 and 9 on Tuesday Evenings; or a Prospectus for warded on receipt of one postage stamp. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY or CANAD A.—Notice is Hereby Given, That the Directors hay , made a CALL of 21. 10s. on each and every share of the A series of the company, and a CALL of 10 per cent. on each class of the De beqtures r f the Company, payable at the Bank of Messrs. Glyn, Mi Is, and Co., Lombard-street, London. The said Calls are due on Monday, the 6th February, 1854. If not paid on or before that date, interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum will be charged on those in arrear. Shareholders have the power of paying up the whole or a portion of their shares in full, and interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per an num will be allowed on all sums paid in antlcipation of Calls. The Directors further give notice, th4t by a recent Order in Council to the Government of Canada, the Debentures of the Province will be issued in January next to those shareholders who shall pay to Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co 51. per share (that is. 21. 10s. per share in addition to the Call now advertised) on each of their shares, and in full on the Debentures of the Province to which such shares are entitled. By order of the Board. WILLIAM CIIAPMAN, Secretary. 2, Leadenhall•street, London, Dec. 3, 1853. CONTRACT FOR WELSH COALS FOR THE COAST OF AFRICA Department of the Storekeeper General of the Navy, Somerset-place, 20th Jan., 1854. THE Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on TUESDAY, the 7th February next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to contract for supplying and delivering into Store, at the undermentioned places, the following quantities of SOUTH WALES COALS, tit for the service ofher Majesty's steam.ves,els Sierra Leone, .. :........... 2,000 tons. Fernando Po St. Paul de Loando ...... • • 1,500 „ Ascemiou .......... • • .. • • 1,000 A Form of the Tender may be seen at the said Office. No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any be noticed unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Coals," 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 4,0001. for the due perform ance of the Contract. THE HIGH PRICE of COALS and PRO VISIONS. Memorable winter this—excessively cold —extraordinarily wet and damp—high prices charged fir everything but the CLOTHING ma nufactured by E. MOSES and SON. Coals are "Black Diamonds" now, as far as price is concerned, and the law of corn Is " higher and higher." Under these circum stances, Economy is a desideratum—a good set-off against the high price of coals and provisions is superior Clothing at a very low price. It is as impossible to dispense with Attire a 4 with coals and pro visions ; but it is a great advantage when the very best Dress can be had for a very small sum. The high prices charged for coals and provisions directly or indi rectly affect all classes; and it is right they should apply the only remedy at present within their reach. For every class the principle of cheapness and superior quality is applied by E. MosEs and Sox, and the perfections of Art are associated with a completeness of Experience and Skill. The Bespoke Department is available for every one, inasmuch as the most distinguished talent, British and Foreign, and the most ac complished workmanship, are associated with the most moderate charges which can be made. E. MOSES and Soxoffer advantages in the Hat, Cap, Hosiery , Sh i r t, 1 and Boot and Shoe Departments, which cannot be obtained at any other house. Their immense Wholesale Branch secures to Merchants, Captains, Shippers, and Emigrants a selection from the Best, most Suitable, and the Largest Stock in the World. CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition,having learned that the untra.desman4ike !alsehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have NO CONNEXION WITH ANT °THEE HOUSE IN OD OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minories, 83, 44,85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1, 2 and 3, Hart-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36. Fargate. Colonial Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant Tailo.. Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and 3hoe 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, trom which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset on 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., nay he bad on application, or post-free. A handsome Almanac for the year ending 1854 can be had, gratis on application. le Von parie Francais. Qui si parla ltaliano. ►iler ++rrie•ht man Deutsch. Mugge habla Espano RAILWAY DEPOSlTS.—Yesterday a, sale of articles, which it is likely were not contemplated among their profits by railway speculators, took place by auction, by order of the directors of the Great Northern Railway Company. They consisted of a miscellaneous collection of property, which had been left by passengers in rail way trains, and comprised trinkets, carpet bags, um brellas, parasols, sticks, shawls, furs, books, &c. There were above 100 walking-sticks, above 20 silver-mounted whips, 83 parasols, 161 umbrellas, 38 shawls, 380 gloves, &c. There were altogether 153 lots. INTENSE FaOST.—The Porres Gazdte says that the frost was so intense in Elgin during some days of last week that all liquors, even in bedrooms, were frozen. Several merchants had also to use candles in their shops, in consequence of the gas meters being frozen up. GREAT REFORM BANQUET AT SHEF- FIELp. A great Reform banquet was held at Sheffield on Thursday evening in the Music-hall, which was crowded to excess, between 900 and 1,000 ladies and gentlemen being present. Mr. Alderman Henry E. Boole offici ated as president, supported by Messrs. Wostenholm, J. G. Robson, E. Bromley, and H. Vickers as vice presidents. Among the guests were Messrs. R. Cobden, M.P. for the West Riding ; J w Bright, M.P. for Man chester ; Lord Goderieh, M.P. for Huddersfield ; Messrs. L. Heyworth, M.P. for Derby; F. Crossley, M.P. for Halifax ; T. Barnes, M.P. for Bolton ; G. Hadfield, M.P. for Sheaeld; J. PilkingtOn, M.P. for Blackburn ; J. Kershaw, M.P. for Stockport ; John Cheethatn, M.P. for South Staffordshire ; Mr. Edward Baines, Leeds ; the Mayor of Sheffield (Mr. Boole) ; Samuel Lees, Manchester ; and James Edwards, Manchester. Letters of apology were read from Mr. Locke King and Mr, T. Alcock, members for East Surrey ; Mr. W. Brown, M.P. for South Lancashire ; Mr. S. M. Peto, M.P. for Norwich ; Sir J. Walmsley, M.P. for Leices ter ; Mr. J. B. Smith, M.P. for Stockport ; Alderman T. Challis, M.P. for Finsbury ; Dr. Bowring,'Sir Joseph Paxton ; Sir Isaac Morley, of Doncaster ; Mr. Alder man Solly, of Sheffield ; Lord Milton, Mr. Oliveira, M.P., and Mr. C. Ilindley, M.P. After the only toast of the evening—"Thei Queen ! God bless her"—which was lotaly cheered, Mr. COBDEN was called or.. to move the first resolu tion, which was as follows : - "This meeting regards with much satisfaction the ex pressed intention of her Majeity's Ministers to bring forward, in the coming session, a measure of Parlia mentary reform, and would ur*e upon the Government the propriety and the duty of placing the representation of the people in the House of Commons upon such a basis as shall do equal justice to all interests and classes of the population of the united kingdom." He said that he had taken very little part in his public career in the agitation for what was called " organic change." He had given his vote for measures of reform very much in advance of the great majority of the House of Commons ; but, out of doors he had not given much attention to the question of Parliamentary reform. But while labouring to set commerce free—to increase the de mand for labour—to multiply those commodities which enter into the ordinary subsistence and comfort of the working people in England—he had been labouring, and, perhaps, quite as practically, in the cause of Parlia mentary reform as he should have been if he had been attending meetings called simply for the purpose of raising the cry of an extension of the franchise. (Applause.) He would extend the same meed of merit to those social reformers who had been in any way ad vocating principles calculated to elevate the character of the working classes of this country, foremost among whom he placed the temperance reformers. (Hear, hear.) And, again, whomsoever he found endeavouring to improve the education of the people by any means through which the amount of knowledge diffused among_ the workir.g classes would be increased, they, too, he considered, though apparently in an indirect way, im mediately promoting the extension of the political rights of the people—(hear)—for let them give him a prosper ous, intelligent, sober community, and he defied all the oligarchies, and all the political factions that ever did or could exist, long to exclude such a community from their full and fair share of political power. (Applause.) On the other heed, he would say—and the experience of the world had lately very much proved it —you may write upon parchment whatever form of constitution you please—it may be a Republic, written in cha racters of red ink—or it may be a Monarchy with universal euffrage—whether it be in Europe, or whether it be in South America—you may give such constitutions to a community who are ignorant, debased, superstitious, and degraded, but you won't make them a free people any more for that. (Applause.) Now, having accepted this first resolution at the hands of their chairman, it must at once be be lieved that be considered the people of this country, at all events a large section of the people of this country, were fit for the enjoyment of an extension of political rights. He was not here speaking as an advocate of universal suffrage. He did not say that 1,000,000 of the agricultural labourers of this country were intelligent enough, or independent enougja, to exercise political rights with advantage to themsaveis or to others—(hear) —but he did say he believed taxis was a large section of the community outside of the present electoral pale who were fit to enjoy the franchise, who ought to possess it, and to whom the extension of political power, in widening the basis upon which the fabric of our con stitution rested, would tend to render the stability and durability of our constitution more permanent than under the present system. (Hear, hear.) He believed the extension of the franchise would so promote ithe principle of self-preservation and the power of upraising and enlightening the mass of the people, as to tend rapidly to remove any danger which at first sight they might think would arise from altering the de pository of political powers. (Hear, bear.) He was not an alarmist, nor should he fear the extension of the fran chise to any possible extent to which it might be granted ; but let them not be alarmed ; we did not move very fast in this country; we were rather Chinese in our habits, and anything that had been a precedent for the last 20 years we were not likely to get rid of very soon. We were not likely to have universal suffrage in England yet, he promised them—(laughter)—but he should like to see a measure brought in by her Majesty's Ministers to introduce at least 1,000,000 more of the men of this country within the electoral pale. (Applause.) If they looked back for the last 22 or 23 years, and considered the large effect• produced upon the middle class of this country by the possession of the 101. franchise—their intelligence quickened, their self-respect promoted, their patriotism fostered by the sense of the duty and obliga tion which rested upon them, and the responsibility they knew themselves to be lying under by the possession of political power—if they compared the present position of this part of the population of our towns with what it was 50 years ago, every one must see the improve ment that had been going on among the middle classes by the possession of the 10/, franchise. How could it be doubted that it would produce the same effect upon others ? But he had heard it objected that the skilled labourers and mechanics of this country were liable to undue influence, and were not sufficiently inde pendent to be entitled to possess the franchise. But his experience had not led him to doubt that that class of people, if invested with political power, would exercise it with as much purity as those filling a more indepen dent position in the political scale now manifest. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the independence of the electors, lie held that they were bound to provide, as a part of their new scheme of Parliamentary representation, an efficient remedy for the coercion and undue influence which were brought to bear upon the electors of this country. (Hear.) Now, he would not take the bread out of the mouth of his friend Mr. Bright— though he had done so before—(laughter), and yet he throve very well notwithstanding— (continued laughter) —but . he might siv this, with regard to the ballot, that he had never regarded that question as one that involved so much of a democratic tendency as some people supposed. He was not one to believe that the people of this country were democratic at all. He did not think the germ of what was called democracy had budded in this country ; and that, if people possessed the ballot, they were going to run to-morrow into any extreme of democratic and revolu tionary sentiment, merely because they could vote as they pleased—(applause) —but he believed the ballot was a moral engine that had never been sufficiently appreciated in this country, because they nad never seen it tried. Let them see one large town conduct its election by ballot, and it would spread like wildfire ; it would be an instant remedy for the blackguardism, the ruffianism, the brass bands, and all the tumult and disorder which now disgraced periodically their elections. (Hear, hear.) At prdent an election every two or three years was a sort of Saturnalia, where scenes little short of mortal combat were to be witnessed. This was not the case in countries where they had the ballot. He had seen the ballot in i operation in America and Spain, and, though he had not seen it in France, he bad peard of it. An election in America or in France was -as tranquil an o p era t ion as their proceedings on a Sabbath day, when they went to their churches and chapels. There was lord John Rus sell and almost every Whig and Tory in the House of Commons of statesmen class resisting a trial of the ballot. He had only asked that they should give the permissive right to try it ; but, no—they resisted it to the last. He would tell them why they resisted it. It was a feudal institution of this coun try ; it was as much a badge of feudalism as had been the Corn Laws. (Applause.) It was because everybody in this country thought he had an hereditary right to control somebody else's vote. (Hear, hear.) Free trade was not more demonstrably proved to be sound and fair by such men as Adam Smith, M'Culloch, and Ricardo than the ballothadbeen proved by Bentham, Grote, and Mill, and others, to be right and fair as a mode of voting at Parliamentary elections. Argument had been adduced, but argument would not do in that question ; it wanted organisation to do it. And he would add, with all sincerity, his firm belief that if instead of being nearly 50, he was 30, as when they began with the corn laws, he would, by an organisation in this country, undertake to pledge himself to carry the_ballot in less than 5 years. (Applause, and a voice, "Do it now.") Though belonging to no class, but belonging to the people, without owning any allegiance to any feudal aristocracy of this country, he had looked with shame I and humiliation at the conduct which had been pursued I by the borough constituencies upon thi s ver y quest i on during the last 12 months. Why had not the con-ti tuencies risen up and demanded with an irresistible voice the ballot, and said to the Government, " You have been paltering with this thing in the House of Commons ; you are not in earliest ; let us try the ballot, which the acutest logicians and ablest men of this coun try have pointed out as the remedy for the evil ? Give us the ballot, and see if it will put a stop to this evil, and improve our borough elections. We demand to have it before you continue to stigmatise and condemn the borough constituencies as unworthy the franchise." They had all seen that there had been a vast amount of information gathering in official quarters, and it was hinted that, instead of extending that fair amount of electoral power to the boroughs which they ought to possess, they were to give further electoral power to the counties. Now, he had watched the argument as it had gone forward, and he found that it was put on the assumed corruption and unworthiness of parti cular borough electors. Now, as one of the county members, he said that the borough constituencies were the most patriotic and independent of the coun try ; and, so far from being deprived of their fair portion of the franchise, it was for the interest of the country that they should have a larger portion than they now possessed, and that they should be accompanied by the ballot. (Applause.) They could point to the coun ties and say, "There have been no such scenes of cor ruption there as you have had in your boroughs." No, corruption and intimidation had ceased in the counties ; domination had taken their place. (Applause.) There was no electoral life at all in five-sixths (he might have said nine -tenths) of the county constituency of that country. They were handed over from the scion of one great proprietor to another in the dining room of the greatest proprietor in the county or division. (Hear, hear.) He hoped that there would be somebody pre pared to make a hero or a martyr of himself, and organise the electoral body on this question. (Hear.) What made him most indignant in talking of the ballot was that the very clr.ss who refused even a trial of the ballot were the very class who were using it in all their clubs and societies. (Hear, bear.) The other day he paid a visit to Oxford. Now, Oxford University was certainly the very last place in the world that he should have supposed to be addicted to anything revolutionary or un-English ; still, in all their proceedings in Convoca tion, in all they did, except in the election of members of Parliament, they voted by ballot. If he was but 15 years younger, he would go—(laughter and applause) —be would go through the country and say, " Let us vote as they vote at Oxford." (Cheers and laugh ter.) Now, what they meant by vote by ballot was this—that there should be no record kept of how a man voted. The present system was to record a man's name and how he voted, and then in case a steward wanted to persecute a tenant, or in case certain customers wished to apply the principle of exclusive dealing, or any other injustice was to be exercised, persons had only to go and take of a copy of the polling-book, and they knew how people voted. (Hear, hear.) He was trespassing, how lever on Mr. Bright ; but they h a d a R e f orm Bill pro . rinsed them, and the Government, he believed, was now going to deal with it. He would not flatter the public to say they were not liable to . make mistakes with the franchise, but this he said, the wider the franchise, if mistakes were made in legislation, they were sooner felt by great masses of the community than by a section of the community, and the error was the snore likely soon to be corrected. (Hear, hear.) He would give them an illustration. They had all read of, and some of them, perhaps, remembered the breaking out of, the war of the French revolution in 1793. It was a very popular war. Everybody called out for a war with France ; but when two years' experience had taught the people that this war brought famine, high prices, bad bread, increased pauperism, beggary, and misery they assembled round the carriage of George 111. and Mr. Pitt, and cried out, " Peace, peace I—Bread !—No Pitt, and no war !" But they had not the power to change their policy ; the power was in the hands of an exclu sive class—the oligarchical class—and, unfortunately, that class, finding that war had brought higher prices, were bribed to continue the war for 20 years, against the interest of the people, who had originally urged the war, but who, according to historians, would have put an end to it 15 or 16 years sooner than it was stopped by the exclusive class. Now, he thought this was, of all times, the moment when reform in Parlia ment might be carried out. It was a time of great political calm, and it was a time, notwithstanding the adverse circumstances of a threatened war and high prices, of unusual prosperity. Such were just the times when' a wise Government would carry out a plan of political reform, because he could not fear that, under the influence of passion, those upon whom the franchise was conferred would make a bad use of the power. If they preserved peace they must prosper, and comfort and increased intelligence must result. In conclusion, the hon. member expressed a hope that that meeting might be the means of a union, and reunion, if ever there had been disruption, of all reformers in Sheffield. (The bon. member resumed his seat amid loud and con tinued cheering.) Lord GODERICH, M.P., in seconding the resolution, said he trusted that the Government, having taken a year to think upon the matter, would now redeem their pledge, not in the letter only, but in the spirit, and that they would bring in an honest measure of reform—one which was likely to satisfy the demands of justice, and set at rest this question for some time to come. (Ap plause.) Set at rest finally, it doubtless would not be by any measure likely to be now carried, for he found that final settlement nowhere in human affairs. He had con fidence in the honesty of the present Government; but if they intended to satisfy the wishes of the country, and to stay agitation upon this question, they must make up their minds to face it boldly, and grant reform with no laggard hand. He had no doubt that the granting of a right to vote to 101. householders in counties would be an act of justice. Lord John Russell resigned because Mr. Locke King beat him about it, and now Lord John was represented as making it the only feature of his bill. He hoped he would have a little more regard for his character and self-respect than to leave out the 51. bo rough franchise which he promised in his own bill, and admit the 101. county franchise which turned him out. (Applause.) Looking to the position of public affairs, they ought not to expect too much of the Government ; but without the outbreak of a war they must fulfil the pledge. Their character as statesmen—their character as men of honour was staked upon their doing so ; and their cha racter for political wisdom upon their doing so in no trifling and paltry manner, which would be a mockery of a Ministry of all the talents. It had been said that the people of this country did not want reform, and he was asked the other day by a supporter of the present Government (not in the house) what he thought would be the best means for Government to get out of their pledge. They had got into a mess, he was told, through Lord John's obstinacy in promising a Reform Bill when nobody wanted one, and the gentleman wanted to know how they were to get out of it ? All he could say was, if they had got into a mess he hoped they would keep them in it. (Applause.) The noble lord concluded by thanking them for the kindness of their reception, and sat down amid continued cheering. The resolution was carried unanimously amid loud cheers. Mr. Cheetham, M.P., and Mr. Barnes, M.P., having addressed the meeting, Mr. BRIGHT rose to move the next resolution : "That this meeting is deeply sensible'of the evils and disgrace which arise from the prevalence of intimi dation and corruption in various forms among the county and borough ccnstituencies of the kingdom, and would urge upon the Government the necessity of afford ing to the whole electoral body the shelter and protec tion of the mode of voting understood by the secret ballot." He said he was one of those who did not believe in what was called the universal apathy of the people en the ques tion of reform. Men measured the feeling on this sub ject by the remembrance of what existed 21 years ago, when the Reform Bill of 1832 was under the discussion in both Houses of Parliament ; and they fancied that, if there were not enormous meetings at Leeds, Manches ter, Birmingham, and Glasgow, the people were not thinking much about this question. What was the state of things then ? The very right which now all men admitted, that their representation should be real, and not a sham, was contested by their Sir C. Wetherells, their Mr. Crokers, and other speakers in Parliament of that day.' Why, on the contrary, now everybody was for Parliamentary reform. There was not a newspaper in the country, be it as Conservative as it liked, that was not t e in to fa p v a o r u li r an o l f en P t a l r 7 ha m m ei?i ent b a e r r y s, r t e h fo e rm p . opu T ila h t e io p n ro o - f posed measure of Parliamentary reform, whatever it was, would, he trusted, bring into the House of Com mons a fair representation of the intelligence and virtue of the people, and he was ready to trust, for himself and for his children, that the institutions of this country, let them be what they might, should rest upon this one foundation—that they should be heartily supported and entirely approved by the intelligence and virtue of the British people. When the present Government wa s being elected there was the most distinct promise that the question of reform should be soon taken up. Sir J. Graham spoke of " large measure of Parliament ar y re form ;" and he being one of the Cabinet Counci l Com mittee to whom this new Reform Bill was referred, they might hope that the propositions whi ch he made at Carlisle would not be forgotten now t hat he was engaged in the work of concocting the new Refor m Bill. (Hear.) Their county had been called an epi tome of this kingdom, in its prosperou s agricultural,.il its ! manufacturing, and its shipping inte rests, and the variety of its population. But it wa s not less so in cor ruption, and in the wretched condition of their represen tative system ; and he thought th at, as the y were in Yorkshire, they might as well loo k at the evils aroun d them as travel several thousand miles in search of some thing to do. (Applause.) What did they thi n k o f the fact, that there were ten bor ou g hs in Yor kshire which those ten boroughs being very little more altogether than [I I RIOE SD. half the population of Sheffield ? There was Richmond, with 243 voters, returning two membe rs . N ow , h e cou ld riot see why th e 5,000 electors of Sheffield should send two members and Lord Zetland sh ou ld sen d two mem bers to d o his bidding. (Hear, hear.) Northallerton had fewer than 5,000 inhabitants, and returned one mem ber ; Thirsk had 5,308 population, and one member ; the borough of Knaresborough bad a population of 5,500, and they returned two members. There was a peculiar circumstance at the last election for Knaresborough. They were so highly skilled in electioneering tactics that at the last election there were three candidates, and they all had exactly the same number of votes. (Laughter.) Then Ripon had 6,000 population, arid returned two members ; Malton, 7,600 population, two members Beverley, 10,000 population, two members ; Whitby, less than 11,000 population, one member • Ponte• fract, 11,500 popu l at i on, two members • Scarborough, 12,700 population, two members ; the total being 80,000 population, while he understood the borough of Sheffield had at least 140,000 inhabitants. (Hear, hear.) But look at those boroughs in other ways. The borough of Richmond was connected with the Earl of Zetland. Ripon at present returned its members at the bidding of the Earl de Grey. The members for the bo rough of Malton, it was said, were i eturned by Earl Fitzwilliam. He also returned the members for Peter borough. But there had been a sort of rebellion about that case. (Laughter.) He feared there would be no rebellion at Malton. One of the two members for that borough was returned at the last general election without being present. Nothing was known of his opinions or his antecedents. After that, for a long time he was not heard of, and whether he had yet received intelligence that he was member for Malton he did not know. There never was such a place as Beverley, for some landed proprietor of vast revenues, or some great East India director, who could come there, if not offering induce ments, at least supposed to be able to offer inducements, which would justify men of very sensitive character in those matters in giving him their support. Next, there was the borough - of Pontefract, which, he had been told, was the only one in the kingdom where the ballot was known to be absolutely unpopular. Well, let them come to their own county on the general question of the extension of the franchise. They had a popula tion of about 1,800,000, and 450,000 houses. All the voters, both county and borough, amounted to 88,000 ; but a great number of them were voters for borough and county ; therefore actually the number of voters must be considerably smaller. That gave but one vote to every five houses in the county. Now, did any man in his senses believe that with the platform free in this country, that with the press to some extent free (and they hoped by and by it would be wholly free, by the abolition of the penny stamp), a system could be maintained that said to four out of every five of all house holders in this country, " You live in a free country, with a limited monarchy and a representative system, hitt only one out of five of you can vote. Four of you are too ignorant, too debased, toe desperate in your theories, too destructive in your projects, to be admitted into the pale of the representative institutions of your country." If any man supposed that that state of things could continue, he must have been asleep fdr the last 20 years, and it was not of much use his opening his eyes. If they had a parliament in Yorkshire, and York shire was a kingdom to itself, would the people of Shef field stand such, he had almost said nonsense ? but it was not nonsense. (Hear, hear.) It was an insult, an injury —(loud applause)—that ten little boroughs should require 17 members, those boroughs not having half the population nor a quarter of the industry that was to be found in that single town of Sheffield. (Renewed cheer ing.) What he saw in the House of Commons, and what was the most deplorable feature of that house was this—that one half at least of all the members seemed to act under no kind whatever of responsibility to an intel ligent or controlling constituency out of doors. (Hear, hear.) They came when they liked ; they voted as they liked. They must have a wider franchise. Manchester had 80,000 grown men in it. There were 18,000 upon the list of voters ; 60,000 were therefore excluded. (Hear, hear.) Should he take upon himself the respon sibility of saying to those 60,000 men in Manchester, not to one more of them, that unless by some means they could get into a 101. house they should not have a vote for that borough, when he found that for many years past there had been a great improvement in the education of the people, a remarkable diminution of crime, a regard for order which no ruler of a people could scarcely hope to see exceeded, and when he found the people ingenious and energetic and loyal, and de voted in a noble degree to all the duties of citizenship ? What harm did a man do with his vote ? Let them take in Sheffield—the most destructive and the wildest theorists, and when it came to the election of members of Parliament, in nine cases out of ten they would find that the population of this county would only vote for men who they have reason to believe were men of good character, common honesty, fair intelligence, and busi ness habits, and disposed in Parliament. to use their in fluence for the common interests of the community. The Government could take, on its own responsibility, whatever steps it pleased ; it might add 1,000,000 or 2,000,000 to the elective body ; but there was no propo sition for the extension of the franchise which they could make that he should hold to be so dangerous that he should withhold his support from it. As to the ballot, he affirmed that no man ever heard a fair, tenable argument against it. He knew a distinguished statesman who always opposed it, but who admitted that it was a very difficult question to argue against. People looked at it as some new, some great and dangerous principle, but, in fact, it was only a mode of giving your vote ; and it was because the aristocracy of this country—for Whigs and Tories were very much alike in this matter—wanted their voters to be hustled in the street, to be kidnapped, to have suspended over them debts and threats and taxa tion, and influences of every kind but those which the true spirit of our constitution recognised, that they op posed the ballot. It was hundreds of years old. In a copy of the charter from James I. to regulate the choice of mayor of Pontefract, it is provided that the very practice they contended for was established by his free will, " to the intent that the aforesaid election may be without any contention and malice in any shape." In Massachusetts they agreed on this mode of voting—that every elector should receive an envelope, and having been suppliel by his friend or respective candidates with ballot tickets, should enclose in the envelope the tickets of the persons for whom he intends to vote, and drop it into the ballot-box. Perfect secrecy was thus secured. At the last election for Cork those who came out of the polling-booth, having voted openly for the unpopular can didate, were chalked on the back, and consequently exposed to annoyances and aggressions as they passed through the streets. If he had had one of these envelopes, no man would have known which way he had voted. Why not have the secret ballot here also ? The Attorney-General of the United States—a man of remarkable intelligence and liberality, and possessing a large fund of information on all subjects —said to him the other day, speaking of the ballot, "We consider the basis of freedom to be re presentative institutions, and we consider the ballot to be the basis of representative institutions." And . they might rely on it that the ballot would give what the law often failed to afford—it would give the vote, actually, posi tively, and solely, to the man .whose name was on the register. Lord Aberdeen stated that when the whole question was brought before Parliament, next session, and before the attention of Government, during the re cess, the ballot should be taken into consideration as an important subject for discussion. It was said that the committee, appointed to frame the Reform Bill in 1831 actually reported in favour of the ballot. Several mem bers of the present Government, including, he believed, one member of the Cabinet, were in favour of the bal lot. Then, why, not give it us now ? There would be great difficulties in the way of passing the bill proposed by Government. It was very necessary that public feeling should be aroused in its behalf; and he be lieved that the introduction of the ballot would create greater enthusiasm in its behalf than anything else. and would do more to insure its passing than the introduction of any other provision which could be placed in it. The Government did some things well last session. The budget was a good one. Their suc cession-tax was a judicious and just measure. They re pealed the advertisement duty, after a world of trouble was taken with them ; and they distributed theirsuerf sur plus, perhaps as well as they could, in the reduction taxes. Let the Government bring in measure, and it would be evident that the apathy which now pervaded the country was more apparent' be than good one ? Now, what %In to real. must they do, supposing this b When he said a good bill, he did not mean one including all the five points of the Charte r, for it might be good without giving them eve b r l y e t . h . ng that they wanted. Don't All the members of the let them be unreasonable. boroughs proposed to . be disfranchised would be arrayed in opposition toParlia mentarythe bill. The great question of must be carried out en the great prin ciples of justice, and not to serve individual interests, or suit the views of party. Should the latter v i ews prevail, the people would not support the measure of Government, and it must consequently be lost. The Opposition was disorganised last sess i on, but they wou ld now, in all probability, pluck up their spirits a little, and return together again when they found that anything seriously affecting their interests was brought forward. They would probably find that that distrust of Mr. Disraeli which existed in some of their minds would vanish, and 250 or 260 mem bers would be found on the Opposition side ; while some of those gentlemen who had a pardonable affec tion for small boroughs would find themselves compelled to vote against the Government. If Government were placed in a minority they would be sure to dissolve upon it ; and he thought it was very possible that a dissolu tion might take place on this question ; for no liberal Government would lose office without testing the opinion of the constituencies of the country on a ques tion this. He trusted, however, that the spirit which existed 20 years ago in England, and caused the great reform which then took place in the representa tive system, would again be aroused when the occasion for its exercise arose. He believed the bill would be worth something ; that it would give a considerable extension to the constituen c i e s, disfranchise many small uoroughs, give additional members to large constituencies, and create new boroughs. Now, that meeting was no proof of any apathy in Sheffield ; and he believed that they might go to any other large town like that, or even to smaller places, and address meetings which would exhibit similar manifestations of enthusiasm and unani 4nity. He belie —and and an earnestness that " that they would watch ti intense anxiety and a would examine every ff would endeavour to detect points —to protest agains, other. (Applause.) But of honesty in the propoith man or body of men persuade them, for any other purpose whatever to withdraw their support from a Government which proposed a measure like that, or from a measure like that, so long as it should not be enacted upon the statute-book of this country. (The hon. gen tlemen concluded amid loud applause, having spoken an hour and a-quarter.) Mr. KERSHAW, M.P., having seconded the resolution, it was carried unanimously. Mr. HADFIELD, M.P., and Mr. CROSSLEY, M.P., having also addressed the meeting, the usual vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the aNiemblage dispersed at 11 o'clock. THE SHEFFIELD REFORM ..41EETIN,7. ( From, the Times.) While every one is waiting for the reverberation of the first cannon shot which shall boom over the • waves of the Black Sea, Sheffield has fired the first signal gun of the coming Parliamentary conflict. Although there are many matters on which we ' cannot agree with the speakers who met to do honour to the Spartan virtue of Mr. Had field, whom not even the dainties of a Lord Mayor's feast could tempt from his bench in the House of Commons, we must admit in all fairness that th•e meeting was moderate in tone and creditable in: point of ability and taste, the only exception to this latter mer it b e i ng t h e extravagant eu l og i ums lavished on a not very remarkable speech made by Lord Goderich. Nobody has so sincere and heart felt a respect for the peerage as your out-and-out Radical, and no candidate is so certain of success with a large constituency as a democratic Lord. On one point we congratulate the party of gentle men assembled to discuss the prospects of reform. No one among them all was found absurd enough to advocate that ridiculous nostrum for aug.' menting the evils of our present system--trien nial Parliaments. That article seems to have dropped out of the Radical creed, and we sin cerely rejoice that it has done so. Next to the suppression of this once popular topic, we have to observe on the carefully concealed, but still very remarkable, divergence of opinion with reference to the extension of the suffrage. Of course, at such a place and on such an occasion it was necessary to say something with regard to the' franchise, but, while Mr. Heywood spoke ofuni versal suffrage, and Lord Goderich of the five pound franchise, Messrs. Cobden and Bright con fined themselves to safe generalities, and preferred dealing in millions to coming to close quarters with this most embarrassing question. Nobody can doubt that the constituent class ought to be aug mented, but the admirers of a five-pound franchise will seek in vain for any advocacy of that measure in the speeches of Messrs. Cobden and Bright. Obviously, the events of the great European revo lution have not been wholly without their effect upon the minds of our popular leader, and they are, much to their honour, free from the reckless ness which would take the government of this country out of the hands in which it is now placed in order to give it to untried and unknown classes for the sake of rounding a period or raising a cheer. It is remarkable, also, that such arguments as were brought forward in favour of reducing the franchise were based almost entirely on collateral considera tions, and avoided studiously the question which is decisive of the whole matter. We are told that by reducing the franchise we shall develope a public spirit and patriotic feeling in the masses, which the very terms of the argument presuppose not now to exist. We are told that by lowering the franchise we shall enlist the upper classes of this country heartily on the side of education, and inspire them with a genuine desire to humanise and instruct those who will have become masters of their des tiny. But surely this is beginning at the wrong end. On behalf of those who have anything to lose in this country, on behalf of the classes who will be swamped by the vast infusion of new electors, we humbly beg that the education may come first, and, instead of giving men the franchise iu order to induce them to fit themselves for it, let us have some evidence of aptitude before we hand over the trust. A country just released from despotism, and seeking for institutions of a popu lar character, must necessarily t rus t somet hi ng to chance ; but we are under no such compul sion. Even if our Parliament were not reformed at all, we possess in it an assembly which trans acts with zeal and honesty an incredible amount of public business, which is very sensitive to the expression of public opinion, and which certainly need not shrink from a comparison with any representative body in the world. It were small wisdom to hazard the continuance of these useful qualities for the sake of giving the working classes a more perfect experience of public duties. The institutions of a free country should neither lag behind nor advance beyond the state of its moral or intellectual development. The first is full of discontent, and the second of danger. The franchise is no arithmetical question. It can not be solved by counting up thenumbers who pos sess votes, and comparing them with the much larger numbers who do not. This proves nothing. Mr. Crossley may have a thousand carpet-weavers who have no vote, but the fact of their being a thousand gives them no greater claim to the suffrage than if they were only ten. The real question, which every speaker seems sedulously to avoid, is, will the enfranchisement of the lower classes in our boroughs give us better and abler members of Par liament, or infuse a more enlightened and patriotic spirit into its deliberations ? Will men who are starving themselves and their fandlies to support in idleness and misery of their own choosing thousands who have turned themselves out of em ployment because they are too ignorant to under stand or submit to the well-known laws of demand and supply, be fit choosers of lawmakers for a great commercial country whose very existence is involved in conducting its legislation on sound economical principles ? We apprehend not. Mr. Cobden appears to regard with disfavour the enlargement of the county constituences, and the proposal to extend to them a greater portion of the representation of the country. The towns are, he says, more intelligent than the - counties, and therefore have the better claim for an increase of representation, and for a greater diminution of the franchise. It is impossible to accept this as a fair statement of the case between town and coun try. If the counties were to remain as at present, the mere appanages of large landed proprietors, we should be disposed to agree that no more re trograde step could be adopted than to increase the number of their representatives ; but the counties as they are now, and as they would be if their franchise were made uniform with that of the boroughs, are quite distinct things. The num bers added to the county constituencies by such, a change would be, we venture to say, infi nitely superior both in respectability and inde pendence to those who occupy the lower ranks among the borough voters. They might not be s followers of Mr. Cobden or enthusiastic admirers of who pent Mr. Hadfield or of the other gentlemen so happy at Sheffield amid their own mutual laudations,an eveni ng but they would be able to think and act for themselves, and would, we believe, keep alive amid all political and social changes a thoroughly English spirit of honesty and inde pendence. The town constituen c i es are bi tterly reproached for their apathy on the subject of the ballot. They seem unaccountably dead to their wrongs, and it may well grieve Mr. Cobden to find that those whose hard fate he has so long been describing cannot be brought to a sense of the misery he de plores. It looks as if the public had taken the measure of thi s quest i on, and, making by its prac tical good sense the enormous allowance for the difference b e t ween th eory an d practice which such a case peculiarly demands, had arrived at the con clusion that this great panacea of political ills had, neither the good nor the evil so constantly ascribed to it. The point on which we suspect public sympathy will go most heartily with the reformers of Shef field is Mr. Blight's clear and masterly exposition of the anomalies of our electoral system. Unlike the franchise, this is a grievance which figures may fitly represent, and fully do justice . to. The only advantage which is gained from small boroughs seems to be the representation of such opinions as do not generally find favour with the majorities of large constituencies. But this soli tary advantage can easily be compensated by some plan for the representation of minorities, and if that be done we shall regard the extinction of these discreditable anomalies as a good unalloyed with any mixture of evil. Upon the whole, con sidering that the speakers at. Sheffield constitute the most advanced party in Parliament, we re gard the tone they adopted as creditable to their moderation, and the arguments they e mployed as well worth the consideration of those who have undertaken to frame a measure which shall nei ther needlessly alarm the timid, nor disappoint the reasonable exigencies of enlightened Opinion. 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