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',AO ______ 14- _ z )li 7t77: . _ lions of a Journey to Jellalabad" is the narrative of the adventures of Captain Mackenzie, who was hostage to Akbar Khan in 1842, and was despatched by that chief to propose terms to General Pollock. " A Tour in Europe," by Grace Greenwood, re lates that lady's impressions of Rome; her view of the city from the tower of the Capitol, and the feelings excited, she describes with eloquence and fervour. " The Adventures of Benjamin Bobbin the Bagman " are continued, and an account is given of a " Ramble to Sweden," and a " Visit to' Bomarsund." [PRICE SD. LONDON; MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 1854. No. 19,350.] Oftlo of Ordnance, 25th 1854. THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of HER MA JESTY'S ORDNANCE do HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that they are !Trey to dispose• of, to such persons as are willing to tender for the same, a quantity of Old Shot and ShelS,'Cast, Wrought, and Refie:e Iron, in store at the Royal Arsenal, at Woolwich, which has been Divided into Lots, and may be viewed upon application to the Storekeeper at that place, any day (Sunday excepted) previOus to the day fixed for tt'e delivery of the Tenders. A catalogue of the several Lots utity be obtained by persons willing to become purchasers;at the •Storekeeper's Office, Woolwich, the Storekeeper's Office at the Tower, and at the Secretary's Office in Pall-mall, where the Tenders for the whole, or any number of the said Lots, are to be dalivered on or before Monday, the 9th October. By Order of the Board. C. POIGNAND, pro Secretary. et REAT-IN ESTERN RAILWAY. -CHEAP EXCURSION to BATH and BRISTOL.—A Train will leave Paddington on Sunday, October Bth, at 7.45 a.m., for Bath and Bristol, and will return the same evening, at 6.30 p.m., from Bristol, and 7 p.m, il'om Bath. Fares—Bristol, 10s. and 65.; Bath, 9j. and ss. Tickets mAy be previously obtained at the Great Western Booking Micas, 27, Ring-street, Cheapside; 63, Bridge-road, Lam beth; 351, Oxford-street; 269, Strand ; and at the Paddington Station. , . ESTABLISHED 1837. B RITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM . PANY. Empowered bySpoclal Act of Parliament, 4 Vie., Cap. 9. BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION, Empowered by for Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. Cotorraf, ROBERT ALEXANDER, Blackheath-park, Chairman. Every description of Life Assurance business transacted, with or Without Participation in Profits. E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRSNCIS, Secretary. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, London. SHARE OF PROFIT INCREASED FROM ONE-HALF TO FOUR-FIFTHS. Policies effected with this Society after Midsummer, 1850, and re maining in force at each Septennial period of division, will PARTICI PATE IN FOUR-FIFTHS of the Net Profits of the Society accru ing after Midsumm, according) proportion to their contributions to those profits, and to the conditions contained in the Society's Prospectus. The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young Lives are lower than in many other old-established offices, and Insurers are fully protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in ad dition to the accumulated funds derived from the investments of Premiums. Policy Stamps paid by the Office. Prospectuses may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street, London, or of any of the Agents of the Society. CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary. rIPURIISH EXHIBITION and ORIENTAL INUESETI3I, ST. GEORGE'S 61ALVERY, Ityde-park-oorner, iccadiIyCIIAELSIAS HOLIDAYS.- OPEN DAILY, from Eleven till Ten, Saturdays excepted, when it closes at Six. Admis sion, 2s. 641: ; children, Is. 6d. ; Saturdays, ss. ; children, 2s. 6d, Family Tickets fer live, 10s. Schools admitted at Dadf-price. Tar. J. Osborne Williams will preside at the Grand Pianoforte and Harmonium. An Illustrated Handbook is published, price Patent One Shilling. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms, (Lessee, Cass. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fulham-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 Waits, and Overland Mail Galop, by D'Albert ; also, by H. Laurent , the following Waltzes —La belle Frangaise, Leonora, TIM- Ms and his Dinah. Admission, Is. Doors open at half-pt . Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-pas t a 1 sl. 8 MICHAELMAS HOLIDAYS. PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Alit An entirely new DUBOSCQ'S ILLUMINATED CASCADE APPARATUS, throwing three Jets instead of one, and displaying a variety of beautiful colours, exhibited every evening at a Quarter past :tine.. Also, DUBOSCQ'S NEW SUBMARINE ELECTRIC LAMP. MODEL of the HARBOUR and FORTIFICATIONS of SEBA STO rm. made by Sergeant FALKLAND and Corporal THOMAS, of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Woolwich. DP= SOLVING YIEWS of the SEAT of WAR in the B kLTIC and DLACK SEA, with new PICTURES ofte HOLY PLACES, and the EARBOLTRS' of SEBA.STOPOL and CRONSTADT. LECTURES on the OXY-HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE, NATURE PRINTING, and en CHEMISTRY. The LARGE CHEMICAL LABORATORY, and the PHOTO GRAPHIC SCHOOL and PORTRAIT GALLERY, open daily. In consequence of a family bereavement, Mr. Brayley's LECTURE on GEOLOGY is on postponed until Monday, the 16th inst. A LECTURE on CIIEMIAwiII be given PEPPER Esq., F.C.S., A.C.E., Stc., in its stead, on Monday, the 2.d inst. TETLEY'S EAST INDIA PALE ALE. SEASON 1854-5. ORDERS for the OCTOBER BREWINGS are now being regis tered. THE BREWERY, LEEDS. BaArial ESTABLISHMENTS. a LoNDON ...... ........ 169, Upper Thames-street. DUBLIN 60, Middle Abbey-street. ....... ••••• • •• •• Swinegate. loaz . MAlsmu s rza ••• • • . T' a HOLER A!!! Prevented by the destruction of all noxious effluvia. citE w s ,s DISINFECTING FLUID, recommended by the Col legerdansa the Londcn Board of Health. The Cheapegt of Ph and Strongest CEILORIDE of EiNg. Quarts, 2e., Pints, Is., Half pints, 6d. Suld bY all Chemists, Druggists, and Shipping Agents, and at Commercial Wharf, Mile-end. London. N.B.—CREW S CULORIDE of ZIA,' is a cheap, powerful, and finer preparation. —Medical Circular. GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF SIR WM. BURNETT'S DISINFECTING FLUID. Gallons, ss. Quarts, 2s. Pints, Is. Half-pints, 6d. This Valuable DEODORISER and DISINFECTANT instantane oults DdrectSeNla,ErLryvvrEi!,l7trllodl.LcEiniiTAanaynaitsaelllf.CON. Ita TAGIOUS DISEASES. Sold by all Chemists and Druggists, and at the Office, 18, Cannon street, London .R. I : LB.—Beware of a spurlous Imitation. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE at HARPENDEN. " Harpenden, June 16, 1854. " Gentlemen,—l have great pleasure in adding my testimony to the value of your Fireproof Safes. '• Last Monday night my house, warehouse, and premises were ; the fire raged very fearfully for about unfortunate ly burned do wn two hours, and, o wing to the great scarcity of water, the whole of my premises and s tock were consumed. " The safe I purchased of you had a most severe test, in conse quence of a barrel of brimstone standing close to it and melting with the heat of the fire, the burning lava running all over and under the safe, whi„lh greatly added to the intensity of the heat; it remained in that position about four hours, a when nd e with great difficulty it Was got out of the fire and opened, I foumy books and papers all uninjured. "You are at liberty to make what use you p lease of this informa tion. _ __ N ATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION 48, Gracechurch-street, London. For Mutual Assurance on Lives, Annuities, &c. DIRECTORS. Chairman—SAMUEL HAYIIURST LUCAS, Esq. Deputy-Chairman—CHAßLES LUSHINGTON, Esq. John Bradbury, Esq. Robert M. Holborn, Esq. Thomas Castle, Esq. Robert Ingham, Esq., M.P. William Miller Christy, Esq. Robert Sheppard, Esq. Edward Crowley, Esq. William Tyler, Esq. John Feltham, Esq. Charles Whetham, Esq. Charles Gilpin, Esq. "I am, gentlemen, yours respectfully " WM. WALKER. Mears. Thos. Milner and Son, 47a, Moorgat e-st enden r , Jul y Lond 18540 n." Agricu lt u ral Laboratory, Harp 6, . "Gentlemen,—l was present at the late fire which destroyed the premises of Mr. Walker, Harpenden, and was much surprised at the great amount of heat your safe resisted, and still more surprised (when it was made known to me that a barrel of sulphur stood near it) that it was not entirely destroyed. " Being anxious to see if it had been attracted by the sulphur, I seraped some of the blistered iron from the inside and outside of the sate, and, from analysis, flnd much sulphuret, so that it must ham been greatly acted upon by the sulphur, yet the books and papers were perfectly uninjured. " I must in justice say that your safes are invaluable, and very ttecesssu7 for every one who has books aad accounts of any value. I am, Gentlemen, yours very faithfully, " F. W. SIXECOE. " Messrs. Thos. Milner and Son, 47a, Itoorgate-street." . , R A VESEND S PACKETS. No other Packets call at the Greenhithe and Fuel The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND, eet Pie permit WE____EK 1 2:------ .., __________----------cSIINDr. 0 '' e - ti Fa a 4 - . A. Terrace Time I 5 0 rB,i' ~ . 4 8 Pier A i ..... ':, i t 3 C. 6' ' 4 0 ---- --.-. --- _ - --- - 11 36 - - -' - 3 •,i b 3,g 6 6 Direct Trains from the Boats marked t Omnibuses from Fenchurch-street Station to all parts ef London every quarter of an hour. ISRUNSWICK WIURF, BLACII.WILL, on the arrival of the fol lowing Trains from the Fenchurch-street Station. Ln direct. Fore Cabin. Saloon. To or from GraTesend and 10d. .. Is. 2d. Gravesend and Blaelcwail or Woolwich Bd. .. Os. 10d. Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d • .. Os. Bd. BOAT TICKETS. —Twelve Months, 54. Os.; Six Months, 3/. Os.; I riree Menths, 27. Os. ; to be had of the Collectors on board the Packets; or of Mr. Monk , Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Sept. 26th, 1854. ---• TIIE SECRE'Ie INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. I Just published, Price 28., illustrated with cases, free by post for 30 stamps, JRVOUS DEBILITY; N It s Causes, ~,. roPtems, and Care. — A n Essay on Spur- • St . matorrhant, w itil Practical Observations on a safer and more succe ssful m ode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative System, obtain ed by the use of the Microscope in detecting and distinguishing, by urinary examination, the real cause and effect of every variety of complaint. whether arising from solitary habits, excesses, accident, cr dinette, followed by practical reruerks, founded on twenty ye ars' ee perience in the treatment of Impuissance, Nervous Debit ty, Local Wea;med s, SPermatorrlicea, Sec. To which are added, Conamentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre cautionary hints on the evils emanating from empirical practice, advocated by various writers on and on the ei eagerons remedies these importane disorders. By SAMUEL LAIM R , T I e M.D. 37,- BEDFORD-SQUA''' LCi NDON , DOctor of Mod ;clue, Matriculated Meinber et the University of Edi n- Noah, Tfono racy Member of the London llesPitel Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, fee. , &e. int out the fearful con- Tee eseentia t object of this treatise is to P° Sequences resu sting from certain habits, irreg u larities, and excesses, which have p roauced more miser in Youth, degradation in Man hood, and pren tattoo decry at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any other class of illsease known to modern pathologistS. Its perusal is Perticuierly re tommended to persons entertaining Secret h doubtsdeod Isles ,heir physical condition, and who are co nscious of having azar the health, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is catitled. It is absolutely necessary thatch man should know, that the re are principles of personal management which cannot be violated With oti Incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret Without Incurring e\e heyday oi: inconsiderate self-indulgence, how the se everl, m. ty be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be retn ant i how the aye end its consequences may be avoided, an d above all, p that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functiona el deranc ement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cur TheAuthar has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which have nnfortuoately teen too generally confided to the care of ignorant e f neiries, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place faith in their p zetensions. NERVOUS DEBILITY may be had, price 2s, of Messrs. Piper, Brothers, and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Horne, l 9, teleastee-square; Mann, 39, Cornhilt ; or free by post for thirty stamps to any address from the Author's residence, 37, Bed ferdesquare. At home fot conliultation daily from Licveu till Two, wad (rem Six till Light) rwrsiciAws. J. T. Conquest, M.D., F.L.S. I Thomas Hodgkin, M.D. TRUSTEES. J o hn Feltham, Esq. I Samuel H. Lucas, Esq. and Co., and Bank of England. Robert Ingham, Esq., M.P. Charles Lushington, Esq. 113 Davidson, Esq. BANKERS—Mess. srosCrown, Janson, se pjin Cowsramuso ACTUARY—CharIes Ansell, Esq., F.R.S. Extracts from the Report of the Directors for 1853 : " The Directors congratulate their fellow-members on the very grati fying result of the recently-completed Quinquennial Investigation of the assets and liabilities of the Institution, by which it appears that. on the 20th November, 1352, after providing for the present value of all the liabil , ties in the Life Assurance Department, a surplus re-• nsained of 242,6271. Os. • Od., which has been duly apportioned as heretofore. " The reductions range from 5 to 89 per cent. on the original Annual Premiums, according to the age of the party and the time the Policy has be en in force ; and the Bonuses vary in like maner, from 50 to 75 per cent. on the amount of premiums paid during the last five years. " The total amount of the reductions per annum for the ensuing five. years is 33,3481. 17s. 2d. " The Bonuses assigned to those policies on which the original pre miums continue to be paid amount to 89,8801. Is. 0(1. ; this, together with Bonuses apportioned at former divisions, makes an aggregate addition to the sums assured by the Policies in force of 126,5641. "Notwithstanding the great reduction of Premiums, tho net annual income arising from 12,326 existing Policies is 163,9121. 74. Id.: this sum, with the interest on invested capital, viz , 37,2981. 7s. 3d., shows a total annual income of 201,2101. 14s. 4d." The amount of Capital exceeds ONE MILLION STERLING. Members, whose premiums fall due on the lst July are reminded that they must be paid within 30 days from that date. Prospectuses and all other information may be obtained on appli cation to the Office. June 24, 1854. JOS•JPII MARSH, Secretary. - Wad Data. "l_____ __ CKSON'S PATENT PREPARATION for Yen- :cs . g 1 6 , i Fen- 4 1 44 ~ ,,4 ' '' JAtbe PRESERVATION of POTATOES, SEEDS, &c.—This - curia. S..t cO '?, _.„_ii church 5 .:t , . valuable discovery, for which Letters Patent have been obtained, is o ~, I , Street 4 5 5 . 1 au...at 7 4 8 the result of fourteen ye Ira' study and experiments in the preserve '..) o P. ' a g 1r za Pt Lion of vegetable matters. It imparts health and vigour to the Plants ---•-- -- -- ----- -- -- --- and Seeds subjected to its action, and effectually prevents the 9% -- 91 ,4 POTATO DISEASE, the SMUT in WHEAT, MILDEW and ROT, 10%, all FUNGAL DISE XSER, and the attacks of INSECTS and VER. 0 4, -- 1114 *-- 11 MIN, and further recommends itself to the farmer, the planter, and 12 1 A 2 1 4 the public generally, by the extreme simplicity of the mode of its -- 3 application. 2 1 4M '-- 5 It is sold by all seedsme n and Chemists, in packets of one, two, three, and four pounds each , with instructions for its use, and parties 514 requiring larger quantities for their own use or for exportation, can passages marked * are run direct. he supplied on advantageous terms, by addressing to Mr. Jackson, the Fore Cabin. Saloon. Patentee, 18, Cannon-street, London-bridge, where the article is To or Prom G _ . ......1 ni.ckraTesend and wall or London.. •• •• .... 10d• •• Is. 2 . 1 . always on sale, and the fullest particulars and directions for its use _ W oo l w i c h Sd. .. Os. 10d. ...•„- ~, can be obtained. SEASONABLE ANNOUNCEMENT. LL E. MOSES and SON have now ready for inspection the NEW MATERIALS for AUTUMN and WINTER DRESS which have been selected from all parts of the world. E. Moses and Son had never greater success in securing a vast and novel stock of the most fashionable fabrics fur Autumn and Win ter, and they are confident in the pleasure and satisfaction which will be expressed by all classes of their friends, patrons, and the public. F. Moses and Son have very many new designs in seasonable ATTIRE; their well-known skill and experience, and the most artistic cutters and workmen in the trade, are sure to maintain for them the elevated position they have so long enjoyed. E. Moses and Son's new PALETOT is the most novel and gentle manly garment of the season, and the most suitable article of Dress for the approaching Autumn. Its price, 253., renders it the best illustration of economy in Attire of which the present age can boast. E. Moses and Son's Hosiery Goods for Autumn are ready for Ladies and Gentlemen to make their selection. They consist of a gigantic assortment of rich and useful articles, and will show the progress of manufacture in all countries, and the perfect capabili ties of E. Moses and Son to otter the best and most fashionable articles at the most economical prices. Merchants, Captains, Emigrants, and others may select the best and cheapest Clothing, Shirts, Boots, and Shoe:, Rtc., in the magnifi cent Wholesale Department at E. Moses and Son's Establishment. Full Lists of Outfits for Ladies and Gentlemen, with ship sailing information, may be had gratis, on application, Gen t le me n, post free. CAUTION. —E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, hevine learned that the untradesman-like fal;eh 01 of "Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instance . s, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No C4NNEZION WITH ANY OTISER NOOSE IN OR our OF LONDON, except thoir own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155, 155, and 157, Minories, 84, 85, and 86, Aldgele, opposite the Church. all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, and 3, Hart-street, all commuicatlng. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 10 and 10, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 35, Fargate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant Tailors. Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Oatlitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. ISIFORTANT.--Shauld any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All good.; are marked in plain figurea, the lowest price, tram which no abatement can be made. entitled"um e t 111 The 12 o'clock. The Establlstments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset trihulu businesssillustrations, i l o s of Public Opt nrse,s A new on Saturdiitlosok,w‘hyle containing full lists of prices, our system of self-measure &c., may be had on application, or post-free. self-measure ment, l'on psxle FraneatS. Qui 51 parla Italian°. Mee eprlClll 110311 Deutsch. Aqua as Labia sPa ll 9. - - PUBLICATIONS. T HE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE for OCTOBER, price 2s. 61, contains : .. Gleanings in Corn Fields. • 2. Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes. 3. A Pilgrimage to the Land of Leix and Ossory. S econ d Article. 4. Mosses upon Gravestones. —Chapters XVII. —XX. 5. The Three Mr. Smiths.—A Scene in the Far West. 6. The Slave Trade, from an American Point of view. 7. Miscellanea Literaria. No. 111. 8. Our Harvest Home. 9. The Spasmodic Drama. 10. Milman's Latin Christianity. Dublin : James M`Glashan, 50, Upper Sackvllle-street, and all booksellers. • M INE RALOGY. -KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON. —Professor TENNANT, F. 0.8., will commence a COURSE of LECTURES on MINERALOGY, with a view to faci litate the study of GEOLOGY and of the application of Mineral Subit,nces in the .4 RTS. The lectures will be illustrated by au ex tensive collection of specimens, and will begin on FR[DAY, October 6th, at Nine o'clock a.m. They will be continued on each succeeding Wednesday and Friday, at the same hour. R. W. JELF, D.D., Principal. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSIM ANCE SOCIETY, No. 26, Cornhill, London. Established in 1833. D nacTor.s. A. Campbell Barclay, Esq. I John Moss, Esq. Charles Bennett, Esq. I Thomas Nicoll, Esq. Hugh Croft, Esq. I E. S. Symes, MD. John Elliotson, F.B.S. IJ. Leander Starr, Esq. Thos. Colley Grattan, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. MANAGING DIRECTORS. J. Leander Starr, Esq. (General). 1 Chas. Bennett, Esq. (Financial). _ . AUDITORS. Professor Wheatstone, F.A.S., and Professor John Radford Young. MEDICAL EXAMINERS. J. Elliotson, M.D., F.R.S., 37, Conduit-street. E. S. Symes, M.D., 33, Davies-street, Berkeley-squard. ACTUARY. W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S., F. 8.5„ &c. ASSISTANT ACTUARY. • Darker Woolhouse, Esq. - • RANNERs. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 56, Lombard-street. SOLICITOR. C. Ewens, Esq., 61, Moorgate-street. Total number of Policies granted from December, 1852, to December, 1853-1,194. _ _ Under the following heads are briefly enumerated the leading principles of this Society : OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY. I. A Life Assurance may be effected either by One Paymeut, or by an Annual Premium. 2. Policies may be effected WITH or without the privilege of withdrawing one-half of the Annual Payments. If with out this privilege, the rates are lower. 3. A Life Assurance may be effected on the life of another, on Joint Lives or Survivorships. 4. Annuities, Immediate, Deferred, or Contingent, will be granted; also Endowments for Children. 5. Naval and Military Men, not in active foreign service, as sure i without extra charge, and allowed to go abroad with out forfeiture of Policy, on payment of an extra Premium, according to climate. In the event of the Assured (when on the Withdrawal System) not requiring to continue the Policy, on its surrender one-half the annual payments will be returned by way of purchase of his interest therein. By this means, apprehension of great pecuniary loss and doubt as to the intrinsic transferable value of each Policy is r,- moved, its cash value being fixed and determined beforehand by the Society at one-half the annual'premiunts paid thereon : a vast class of society will thereby be admitted; and every individual, while steadily pursuing one object—a provision for his family at death— will have, by the plan of this Society, a door open to his savings, which will never be closed against his wants or his use. Prospectuses, Report of last Annual Meeting, Forms of Proposals for Assurance, and every description of necessary Blank Forms, with Tables of Rates, and full information on all points, furnished, on ap plication at 26, Cornhill, or at any of the Company's Agencies. A.D. 1720. • R OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First), For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES. OFFICES—ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. BRANCH OFFICE-29, PALL-MALL. Octavins Wigram, Esi., Governor. The Hon. J. T. Leslie Melville, Sub-Governer. George Pearkes Barclay, Esq., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. . . Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Sir John Wm. Lubbock, Bart. Edmond S. P. Calvert, Esq. , Charles John Manning, Esq. John Garrett Cattley, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. Alexander Colvin, Esq. Edward Howley Palmer, Esq. Edward Maxwell Daniel, Esq. Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart. William Davidson, Esq. Abraham George Roberts, Esq. Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. Robert Hanbury, j an., Esq. William Soltau, Esq. Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes; Esq. William Tetlow Hibbert, Esq. Thomas Tooke, Esq. James Stewart Hodgson, Esq. Williad Wallace, Esq. Lancelot Holland, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. MEDICAL itEFERER—SamueI Solly, Esq., P.R.S. Notice.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of Fire Pre !shuns falling due at Michaelmas will expire on the 14th of October. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this 'Cor poration on advantageous terms. The Assured are exempt fl•om the liabilities of partnership, and payment of their claims is guaranteed by a large invested capital stock. In the Life Department, assurances are granted with participation in profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such participation. The Reversionary BONUS on Life Policies has averaged 2 per Cent. per annum on the sum assured, or 46 per cent. on the Premiums paid. Any sum not excee ling 10,0001. may be assured en one Life. The Corpbratien bears the eost of-Policy Stamps and ,Vedical Fees, and requires no entrance-money. The Assured are subject to no expense but the Premium. No extra charge is made for service in the militia. 'LOANS are granted on Life Policies to their full values. This Corporation affords all the advantages of modern practice, with the stability of an office safely constituted under Royal Chatter and Special Acts of Parliament, and tested by the experience of nearly a century and a half. There Is but one older life office in existence. FARMING STOCK. The Corporation having determined on a reduction of " One Shil ,ng per Cent." in the rate of Premium for the Insurance of Farm ,ng Stock and - Utensils in England and Wales, the Company's agents have been fully instructed upon the subject, and are authorised to accept Insurances on that class of property accordingly. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. JOHN A. 111011.111, Adtuary and Secretary. ws. tting OFFICIAL DESPATCHES FROM GENERAL LORD RAGLAN. _ FROM A SUPPLEMENT TO FRIDAY'S GAZETTE.] DOWNING-STREET, S2PT. 30. Two despn.tches, of which the following are an extract and a copy, have been received by the Duke of Newcastle from General Lord Raglan, G. 0.8. : Extract of a Despatch from General Lord Raglan, G.C.8., to the Duke of Newcastle. Yarns, Aug. 20,1554. The embrzkation is proceeding rapidly and successfully, thanks to the able arrangements of. Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, and.the unceasing exertions of the offices s and men under his orders. It is impossible for me to ex press in adequate terms my sense of the -value of the assis tance the Army under my command derives from the Royal Navy. The same feeling prevails from the highest to the lowest ; from Vice-Admiral Dandas to the youngest sailor, an ardent desire to co-operate by every possible means is mani fest throughout ; and I am proud of being associated with men who are animated by such a spirit, and are so entirely &voted to the service of their country. Camp above Old Fort Bay, Sept. 18, 1854. My Lord Duke,—l do myself the honour to acquaint your Grace, that the combined fleets and their convoys appeared in the Bay of Eupatoria on the 13th inst., and to the course of the following night proceeded some miles in the southward, where the Allied Armies commenced dis embarking early in the morning of the 14th,-- the French in the Bay below Old Fort, the English in the next Bay nearer to Eupatoria—and before dark the whole of the British Infantry, and some Artillery, and most of the French troops, were on shore. Shortly before dark the weather unfortunately changed, and it became hazardous to attempt to continuo landing either troops or guns. The surf on the beach impeded the operation the follow ing morning, and since on more than one occasion ; but thanks to the great exertions of the navy, under the able and active superintendencefbf Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, who was charged with , the whole arrangement, every obstacle has been overcome, and I am now enabled to report to your Grace that the disembarkations have been completed. I should not do justice to my own feelings, or to those of the troops I have the honour to command, if I did not prominently bring to the knowledge of your Grace the deep sense entertained by all of the invaluable services rendered by her Majesty's navy. The spirit by which both officers and men wore ani mated made them regardless of danger, of fatigue, and indeed of every consideration but that of performing an arduous and , important duty ; and that duty they dis charged to the admiration of all who had the good fortune to witness their unceasing efforts to land horses aad car riages, with the utmost expedition and safety, under fre quently the most trying circumstances.—l have, &c. (Signed) RA.G.LAN. His GraCe the Duke of Newcastle, &c. ADMIRAL BAMELIN'S DESPATCHES. The following despatches, published in the Mo niteur of Saturday, aro important contributions to the history of the Crimean expedition : Ville de Paris, at Sea, 12th Sept. By my despatch of the sth inst., which I sent off after putting to sea, and while waiting for the English squadron, I informed your excellency that I hoped to be joined by Admiral Dundee on that day or the next ; but it was only on the Bth that the English squadron and the two convoys reached the anchorage of the steamers. The French convoy was ready to sail on the sth, but of course I waited for the English to avoid con suming our coal to no purpose. At the time the junc tion was effected the French and Turkish vessels were off the mouth of the Danube: On the Bth, after all the forces had joined, a conference of the Admirals and the Generals of the land forces was held on board the Caradoc. The result of this conference was that before definitively fixing the point of debarks• tion, a committee, composed of general officers, naval and military, should repair to the coast of the Crimea, between Cape Chersonesus and Eupatoria, to ascertain what preparations for defence had been made by the enemy. In consequence the steam corvette Le Pri manna, having on board the General of division, Can robert ; the General on the staff, Martinprey ; the Gene ral of Artillery, Thierry ; the General of engineers Bizot ; the Rear-Admiral Bouet-Willaumez, and Colo nels Trochu and Leboeuf, sailed for the Crimea in com pany with the Caradoc, on board of which were the English Generals Lord Raglan, Burgoyne, and Browne, and the Agamemnon, on board of which was Rear-Ad miral Lyons. The Sampson was added to this small squadron, lest the Russians should take it into their heads to impede these officers id their exploring opera tions. On the morning of the 10th the four ships approached the land off Cape Chersonesus, where they found a numerous camp of Russians. At a short distance from land they ran along the shore from Cape Chersonesus to Cape Loukoul. The aspect of the harbour of Sebas topol, and the position of the Russian ships remained unchanged ; but since the previous reconnaissance new camps, with artillery, had been established on the princi- pal positions of the Chersonesean peninsula and the rivers Alma and Kartcha. The staff officers estimated the troops encamped along this part of the coast at not less than 30,000 men ; the coast was minutely examined at a very short distance. The four vessels continued to run along the coast from the Alma to Eupatoria, and saw, half way between those points, about 45 deg. of latitude, a beach very fa vourable to the landing of troops. Moreover, after having examined the bay of Eupa toria, the officers of the exploring expedition eame . to the conclusion that it would be advantageous to occupy the town as a point d'appui to the armies and fleet, and that a lazaretto of considerable size, close to to the beach, might serve for shelter to the troops landed. Lord Rag lan, therefore, having called the naval and military officers together, it was resolved with the reserve if it met the approbation of the Marshal and the two admi rals in command, who had remained on board the Ville de Paris: 1. That the disembarkment, instead ef being made under the enemy's fire in the bays of Katcha and Alma, should be made on the beach midway between those rivers and Eupatoria. at a place called Old Fort on the map, in latitude 45 degrees. 2. That the same day Eupatoria should be occupied by 2,000 Turks, a French battalion, and an English batta lion, supported by two Turkish and one English vessels ; doubts were entertained whether the place was garri soned. 3. That three or four days after the landing the army should march' southward, its right keeping close to the sea, while a squadron of 15 vessels or steam frigates should follow along the coast, to cover it with their guns, and secure its supplies of provisions. These proposals have been approved by the marshal and admirals , in-chief, and at this moment we are under sail towards the point selected for landing, from which we are only a few miles distant. There is a considerable village near this point, with numerous flocks and good pastures round it ; and this had considerable weight in determining the selection of the landing-place. The coast between this point and the Alma appears equally abundant in pasturage and flocks. Heaven grant that the wind and sea may continue favourable for maintaining the communication between the fleet and the army. P.S., 13th Sept.—Last night a violent gale 'came on to blow from N.E., and retarded the progress of some of our transports taken in tow by the frigates and steamers. To-day, at mid-day, as I am closing the letter, I am anchoring in the bay of Eupttoria, l6 a . to and sending steamers in every direction to br in g u p the lag . garde. The English fleet is only a few miles distant from the bay, and will cast anchor th is evenin g. I expected Y sailro uilede f P m the Bay o E aroffthef Crimea,upa Sept. t toria on the night of the 13th, with the fleets, in order to anchor at Old Fort, on the west coast of the Crimea, seven leagues north of Sebastopol. The fine weather which on the night between the 13th and 14th succeeded the gale which we experienced on the night between the 12th and 13th, admitted of our accomplishing this movement, At half-put two a.m. I Ognalled the French fleet to sail ; Admiral bundas made the same signal. to the English fleet.- The two squadrons were taken iu tow by the steamers l Your Excellency can scarcely imagine that such a manoeuvre, rendered so difficult by the crowding of 250 ships which composed the combined fleets, could be effected without accidents and even serious damage ; and yet, thattlis to the skill of the French and English captains, note oc curred. At 7 a.m. the Ville de Paris anchored at the post as signed to it ; the rest of the squadron followed the ex ample without delay, every frigate showing the greatest alacrity in discharging the part assigned to it in the order No. 339, which I had the honour to transmit to your Excellency. I now transmit the joarnal kept from hour to hour by First Aide-de-camp Lieutenant Gar naud. By glancing over it your Excellency will see that the directions of this order were almost literally carried into execution. Though no enemy was seen on shore, I deemed it ad visable to Cause four barges of our three-deckers, armed with guns and congreve rockets, to anchor immediately south of the landing-place. I also sent a frigate and twe swift steamer 3 to cover the landing of the troops-in case the enemy should appear. The moment these arrangements for covering the landing had been made, at a quarter past 8 I ordered tbe operation to be begun. All the various descriptions of boats, filled with soldiers, principally of the Ist divi sion, pulled for the shore, where the French flag was already floating, General Canrobert and Admiral Bonet- Wiilaumez having planted three flags to mark where each division was to land. It is now half-past eight, and the landing of the French troops with their field artillery continues uninterruptedly, and with prodigious activity. I transmit to your Excellency a sketch, which may convey some notion of the scene on the beach. It is now 9i a.m., and the disembarkation of the Eng lish troops is in active progress. A cannonade is heard in the direction of the Kartcha, three leagues to the south of where we are. It is a false attack made by five French frigates or steam corvettes, having troops of the 4th division on board, and three English frigates. Half-past 12 Noon.—The three divisions and 18 guns are on shore—that is to say, almost the whole of our French troops. Every effort is being made, by my orders, to get ashore a squadron of spahis, the rest of the field of artillery, and the horses of the staff. The matshal, who has superintended all these movements on the deck of the Ville de Paris, will then disembark with his staff. _ _ It is night, the Fourth Division has arrived from the Kartelaa. To-morrow morning it will be set on shore, with the Turkish troops, although the surf which the west wind causes to break on the shore interposes great difficulties. The French and English troops are estab . . lished in position between Old. Fort and the point marked on the map which I transmit to your Excellency. To-day we complete the landing of the horses and stores requisite for the army on its march along shore towards Sebastopol. It will probably start to-morrow, and I will follow with nine ships of the line and as many frigates and steamers. The rest of the squadron returns to Varna to embark 9,000 men and 900 horses. It i$ probable that the combined army will have its first combat with the enemy at the passage of the Alma, and its first battle at the passage of the Balbek. I will support the operations of the army with the artillery of our vessels. • There were no Russian soldiers at Eupatoria, and the town surrendered at discretion. I have stationed the . Jena there to make sure of water for the squadron. MARSHAL ST. ARNAUD'S .DESPATCHES. The French Minister of War has received from the Marshal Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the East the following report on the debarkation of the Allied troops in the Crimea : At the Bivouac, Old Fort, Sept. 16, 1854. Monsieur le Mar4ehal,—l have the honour to con firm to you my telegraphic despatch, dated this day. Our landing was effected on the 14th, in the most for tunate state, and without a sign of the enemy's presence. The moral impression produced on the troops has been excellent, and it was to the cry of " Viva l'Empereur " that they stepped lon land and took possession of their bivouac's. We encamped on the steppes, where water and wood are scarce. The necessity of effecting a landing, difficult and complicated beyond all that can be said respecting it, opposed by a sea-breeze that often rendered the beach inaccessible, has detained us until this day in these bad bivouacs. lat 'first wished to occupy Eupateria, the roadstead of which, only wide enough for two ships to anchor abreast, is the sole refuge open to us along this difficult coast. But I found the feeling of the inhabitants so accommodating that I felt satisfied with establishing there 'a naval station and some agents, who are charged with collecting the re sources that may be found there. The Tartars begin to come to the camp ; they are very gentle, very inoffensive, and appear to sympathise much with our enterprise. I hope we shall obtain from them cattle and vehicles. I carefully cause them to be paid for whatever resources they offer us, and I neglect nothing to render them favourable. ' This is a very important point. On the whole, our situation is good, and the future presents itself with guarantees of success that in the outset appear very solid. The troops are full of confi dence. The passage, the disembarkation, were assuredly two of the most formidable eventualities 'presented by an enterprise without precedent, taking into considera- tion the distances, the season, the innumerable uncer tainties surrounding it. I consider that the enemy who allows such a storm to gather only a few leagues from him without doing anything to dissipate it at its origin is getting into an Awkward situation, the least incon venience of which - is to seem to he struck powerless in the eyes of the population. I have:the honour to enclose to you the order of the day I caused to be read to the troops at the moment of disembarkation. Deign to receive, M. le Marechal, the expression o' my very respectful sentiments. The Marshal Commander-in-Chief, A. as T. ARNAUD. GENERAL ORDER. Sept. 14, during the landing on the coast of the Crimea. Soldiers,--You have been seeking the enemy five months. He is at last before you, and we are going to show him our eagles. Prepare to undergo the fatigues and privations of a campaign that will be difficult but short, and will raise in the face of Europe the reputation of the army of the East to a level with the highest mili tary glories of history. You will not permit the soldiers of the Allied armies, your companions in arm., to surpass you in vigour and firmness before the eneuiy, in fortitude during the trials that await you. You will remember that we do not wage war against the peaceful inhabitants of the Crimea, whose feelings are disposed in our favour, and who, re•assured by our discipline, by the respect we shall shOw towards their religion, their customs, and persons, will not fail to come to us. Soldiers, at this moment, when you plant your colours on the land of the Crimea, you are the hope of France ; and in a few days you will be its boast. Vive l'Empereur I _ . _ The Marshal Commander-in• Chief. A. DE ST. ARNAUD —A few days ago the remains of Jo A hn buried i n th e o ld p ar i s h churchyard, CBEaNttTIEeN were Ani.e.ii . Trowbridge, Wiltshire. Ho had reached the advanced age at 103. COLLECTION OP AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.—SeveraI boards of guardians in the West Riding, comprised in Mr. Manvvaring's district as poor law inspector (13 in number), with one exception, have nominated statistical committees, and appointed classifiers and enumerators to carry out this measure.—DoneastelGazette. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway ' s Ointment and Pills have cured an ulcerated arm.—?elr. Robert Gregg, jun., of Clerkeeland, Clowes, Ireland, was sorely afflicted with a, severe gathering in his armpit, which discharged very copiously for nearly three yoare ; another wound also broke out in his shoulder. His father felt alarmed, having consulted the most eminent surgeons to no pur pose, while his son continued to waste away. At this juncture a friend advised a trial of Holloway's pills and ointment, which was made, and, in six weeks, they per fectly cured him. He is now getting fat and hale, and, to use his own expression, as strong as a horse. Sold by all Druggists. and at Professor Holloway's Establish ments, 244, Strand, London. [ADVERTISEMENT]. —HEREFORD NEW HOP MAIM - UT. —The next market for the sale of hops will be held on Wednesday, October the 14th, 1354, and continue dur ing the season. The first market was held on the 27th September, at which there was an abundant supply, and which may be expected throughout the season,—Here. ford, Sept. 2S, 1804. LIT BR ATUBB. Blackwood.—This number opens with the con tinuation of the articles on " Speculators among the Stars." Part 11. of this" series undertakes to set forward the arguments maintaining the exist ence of a plurality of worlds. The writer, however, evidently inclines to the opposing doctrine. In deed, he is scarcely just in the method of his arrangement, as he put forward Dr. Whewell's views without any contradiction, while Sir David Brewster's he continually contrasts with those of his opponent. The article is evidently the work of one who has studied the subject, which is one eminently calculated to attract and. oceupy the highest intellects. At the same time, the decision and animosity evinced by the holders of antago nistic opinions on a point on which, after all, cer tainty is impossible, may well justify the author's- quotation. from John Wesley, '• Be not so positive, especially with regard, to things which are neither easy nor necessary to be determined." The next article comes like a hint to the disputants that the world we know is more than we can manage. It is entitled " King Otho and his Classic Kingdom," and. takes an almost despairing view of the per verse and incapable sovereign, and the vain and degraded people. It is unfortunate that the grand old names and memories that the nation still che rishes should not exercise on them a more elevating influence. The writer coincides in the gene ral opinion, by observing that " the political morality of King Otho, in his foreign as in his in ternal affairs, deserves the severest condemnation." A paper on " Civilisation and the Census," after propounding the perplexing question of " What is Civilisation," indignantly olteets to the right of the Great'Busybody, as it calls a census commission, to pry into private - affairs. 44 A- Russian Reid niscenee" is the account of an old doctor, who had been assistant-surgeon in the French army in 1812. The horrors of that campaign, or rather of the retreat, are here vividly portrayed. It is fol lowed by one of the most interesting articles in the Magazine, which is called, " Records of the Past— Nineveh and Babylon." After some introductory remarks on the vast expanse of ancient history, its scope, its influence, and its fascination, the writer goes on to regret that the task has hitherto been so inadequately performed " Let, then, some Newton or Humboldt of history- , - some one who grudges not a lifetime of genius to the task, and to whom Providence may give length of days, —let such an one take up the theme of those old nations. By the might of his graphic pen let him evoke them and their crumbled empires from the dust, and place them in their pristine glory before the eye of the reader. Let him paint the people, the land in which they dwelt, the temples in which they worshipped ;—let him glance with graphic touch over the leading points of their history, the master-spirits who influenced, and the poets who adorned it ;—let him depict the arts of life and the arts of beauty which characterised them ; and, hardest task of all, let him dive into the depths of their religion and philosophy —not the fantastic crust of superstition, but the more spiritual dogmas which lie below ; and, wasting but little time upon what was false, set himself to eliminate the true, and place it once more before the world." After a summary of the chief nations of the ancient world he goes on to give us an interesting account of the rival cities of Nineveh and Babylon. Remarking on the difference between the two old empires of Assyria and Egypt, it is observed that their character was symbolised by their different styles of architecture, the Egyptians having built with granite, and the Assyrians with alabaster and painted brick. In both countries granite and other stone existed in the mountains, but the Assyrians, fond of ease and display, preferred the softer and more attainable materials,while the Egyptians, de sirous of solidity and durability, sent several hun dred miles for the more lasting material. The con sequence is, that it is after centuries of oblivion faint traces are found where once stood the proud Assyrian capital, while the obelisks and sphinxes of the Valley of the Nilo remain to commemorate the history of their architects. The number con cludes with an able analysis of " Spanish Politics and Cuban Perils." Colburn's New Monthly.—The New Monthly opens with a paper on " The Life and Correspon dence of the late Lord Metcalfe." It is followed by No : 24 of "Literary Leaflets," which gives us a criticism of " Firmilian." A notice of the fourth volume of " Dr. Veron's Memoirs," which has re cently been published in Paris, appears under the title of "Louis Philippe and Mademoiselle Rachel." It gives some lively political anecdotes of the,citi zen King, and some interesting details of the life of the great tragedienne. A description of " Cos tume in the Eighteenth Century" furnishes us with some amusing accounts of the toilettes of celebrities of that day. The continuation of the " Diary of a First Winter at Rome" describes the baths of Titus, and recounts a visit to Cardinal Antonelli. " Mildred, Arkel]," by the author of " The Unholy Wish," is a story of real life, which possesses much melancholy interest. The chief point in it is an unfortunate mistake, in which the young lady in tended for the bridesmaid b,elieyes herself to be the chosen bride. " A Righi Day" is a narrative of a tour in Switzerland. The poetical contributions consist of " A Late Night Scene on the Baltic," by Nicholas Michell, and a rather perplexing ballad from the German by Captain Medwin. There is also a lively tale by Dudley Costello, and articles on the loss of the Tiger and the Greek insurrection. Colburne'sUnitedService.—A paper on "The Sea . of War in Asia" commences this number. It gives a summary of the chief geographical features, and is accompanied by a map. A. brief account is given of the origin of the dispute between the inhabitants of Greytown and its American assailants. " A Canter through Bulgaria" is the first part of a narrative of an excursion to Schumla and Silistria. " A Turk's Account of the Downfall of Constanti nople Four Centuries ago" possesses at least the merit fit* an ti q uity. The " Extracts from the Journals of the late MajorMacready" are continued. A new series of papers is commenced on the " French Naval Annals." The unfortunate Vil leneuve is selected for the first memoir, "from a desire to do justice to his character." The num ber contains much information respecting the ex pedition to the Crimea, and other military move ments. The following extract is from an interest ing account of the great seal fishing trade of the Arctic Seas "Or SEAL FISHING.—It is not necos nary for me to write the history of seal fishing in the Polar seas. Everybody knows that, in the 17th century, and later in the 18th century, regular fleets annually left the ports of Holland, the Hanseatic towns, of England, and the Basque provinces, in pursuit of the whales, the morses, and the seals, which abounded on the coasts of Spitsbergen and Greenland. These fisheries were so productive, that the parties engaged in them disputed, in desolate regions, the possession of the havens which offered conveniences for an establishment on shore, and international treaties determined the ports belonging to each. It was to these fisheries that Holland owed its power as a maritime state, which rendered her the ma ritime rival of England and France. " HAUNTS OF THE SEAL.—For some time past the seal has abandoned the neighbourhood of Spitzbergen, and is now found in great numbers along the coasts of Greenland, in about 75 deg lat. It is upon the fields of ice united to the mainland, and amongst those which extend to the north and to the east, as well as under the meridian of Iceland, that immense flocks of seals abound, whiCh the sailors pursue as they advance northward. The number of these animals is so considerable, that the little fleet, composed of at least forty vessels, which an nually leaves the Scotch ports, never returns with less than 100,000 seals, killed in the space of a few weeks. There is no reason to suppose that their number is dimi nishing, as all the statistics which I have consulted show that seal fishing is increasing. • ARRIVAL AT THE ICE-FIELDS.—The vessels which have quitted the fitting-out ports of Scotland, with four mouths' provisions if intended for the seal fisheries, and with eight months provisions for whaling, quit the har bour of Lerwick in the first day of March, and steer for Greenland. Arrived at the localities frequented by the seals, a constant look-out is kept from the mast-head by a man placed in the crow's-nest, a sort of sentry-box lashed to the main-top-gallant-mast, which serves to pro tect the watcher from the cold. " When a flock is signalled, the vessel approaches the ice-floe, and it is then when the captain requires all the coolness and dexterity which great experience, and unlimited confidence in himself and ship can alone give. Tiie approach to the ice field is frequently ren dered a difficult and delicate operation, by masses of floating ice, which the winds and the currents carry violently along ; by fragments of glaciers on a level with the water, and therefore doubly dangerous; by lofty icebergs, which, sometimes losing their centre of gravity through the breaking off of portions, regain their equi librium in the midst of a tremendous fracas. It is in the midst of these perils that the captain must determine at a glance the course he is to steer for the mouth of one of the numerous passages leading to the required haven from whence the fishing is to bo carried on. On cach ing smooth water, the vessel is moored to the ice by means of grappling irons—the boa4s are lowered—the cask and hunting implements embarked—the men are provided with provisions in case of accidents separating them for a time from the ship—signals are established, and lines are so disposed as to conduct the men on board in case a fog sets in. "The fishing then commences. The slaughtered seals are carried to the boats, where the shins are separated from the blubber, the latter being thrust into barrels through bungholes enlarged for the purpose. On the return of the boats, the blubber is placed in iron tanks in the hold, or kept in barrels, and the skins after being salted are stowed away in heaps. " When the seals are very numerous, and all hands are employed in their pursuit, the separation of the skins is not instantly made, the entrails only being extracted, after which the seals are promiscuously thrown into the tanks. At a later period, when the vessel is at sea in search of more flocks ' the arrangement of the skins and blubber is proceeded with at leisure ; the great thing being to profit as much as possible by a run of luck. In this manner captains frequently complete their cargoes in two or three hunts, whilst others, separated from the ice fields by insurmountable obstacles, see from the mast head flocks of seals which they cannot reach. It is then that large vessels have the advantage over small ones; because, when forced on by a press of sail, their weight, sad the strength of their hulls, enable them to force a way through the floating ice. Every effort is then made to give the ship increased powers of resisting the pressure of the ice, but it is seldom that accidents or wrecks occur." Fraser.—The first article is on the intere s ting subject of Psychology. It is founded on a work recently published which is entitled "Psychological Inquiries : a Series of Essays intended to Illustrate the Mutual Relations of the Physical OrgaTsation and Mental Faculties." It cites many curious in stances of the effects of derangements of the nerves. " The Turk and his Future" is a paper on the question that now engrosses the attention o f Europe. It is remarked that whatever may be the feeling of the more enlightened Turks towards their Western Allies, the Moslem of the old school re gards the presence of our fleets and armies as the beginning of sorrows. It is' affirmed that the people themselves believe in a destiny which will .ono day forep..,theni. to gviiithe-Roja9ta efoSiitcr boul:- " A - Week - iin nt of the exploits of a salmon-fisher. " General Bunce " is continued ; and the reader will rejoice to learn the escape of " Cousin Charlie" from all the dangers that threatened him, to which is added in this instalment a shipwreck on his way . home. Affairs appear to be likely to be satisfac torily arranged between the lovers. " A Lady's Unpublished Journal of Travel" gives an interest ing account of visits to Antwerp, Cologne, and the Alps. A second paper on the Russian Army con tains much information respecting their military arrangements. There are also articles on our Public Schools and the Indian question, and some very pleasing verses entitled " Autumnalia : a Dirge, and its Answer." Ainsworth's Magazine.—There are several stories in this number, some of which are romantic, and others more of a satirical style. "A Dream of a Re venge" is a most awful narrative. It consists of the plan of a young lady to revenge herself for some slights that she had received. It ended in her poison ing herself, and some time afterwards her revenge succeeded, for Henry Mowbray followed her exam ple. " The Robber's Wife" is continued. It becomes more complicated. Leopold Kliebes resolves to fly away and begin a new life in a foreign land, but the plan is frustrated, and he is left a prisoner. " An Unfortunate Day" is an amusing sketch of the series of accidents and varied annoyances that befel an individual in the course of one day. His child swallowed a ten-pound-note at breakfast ; his purse was taken in the railway, &c. " The Last of the House" is continued, and is very melancholy. A robbery is committed, and Merton takes leave of the Wallfords for ever. Dublin University.—One of the most entertain ing articles in this periodical is entitled " Biogra phical Sketches and Notices." In it are given brief but effective delineations of many celebrated and interesting personages. Marshal Turenne is the first sketch. It is said that he was in- ' tended for the Church, his parents asserting that he was too delicate to be allowed to follow his own will and enter the army. In order to prove the falsity of this declaration, Turenne stole away ono night, " and was found the next morning asleep upon a cannon on the ramparts of Sedan." After this exploit he was allowed to follow his own course. It is observed that a great proof of his merit was given after his death, when the great Cond6 exclaimed, when he was puzzled by some dilemma previous to a battle—" What would I now give for a quarter of an hour's conversation with the ghost of Turenne." Inez de Castro is another name that appears. It is mentioned that the sad fate of this princess has been the subject of five tragedies, two in English, one in French, one in Spanish, and one in Portuguese. The awful scene, unparalleled in history, is described when Don Pedro showed his souse of the wrongs done to his beautiful young wife by having her body taken from the grave, to receive in death the crown and sceptre which had been denied her in life. " Lope de Vega" was a celebrated Spanish poet—he was of the class that writes more than can be road in a life-time. It is said more than " twenty-one million and three hundred thousand of his lines have actually been printed." Made moiselle de Maupin was a very remarkable charac ter, more to be wondered at than admired. Her exploits are amusingly related. The two Michael Angelos are the last personages recorded here. It is observed that they are often confounded with each other, although the first died before the second was born. " Mosses upon Grave-stones" is con tinued, and increases in mystery as it proceeds. The private life of Lord and Lady Roseville is de scribed to Morton by a discarded valet of the earl. This recital discloses some of the horrors perpe trated by Lord C—, of whom Morton was in chase, and of whose life and actions he desire d ear nestly to be informed. " The Three Mr. Smiths : a Scene in the Far West," is a very lively little account of the mistakes and misunderstandings that arose from the plurality of names commencing with S. " Gleanings in Corn Fields" contains some Pleasing verses among the prose remarks. One of the best is thus entitled, " Epicedium," on one nterred in a military cemetery I heard the blithe strain that I know Once sounded so sweetly to thee, When the future seemed bright to thy view, And the present was joyous and free. I heard them, and thought of the days When I saw thee in beauty's young bloom ; Alas ! thou art lost to my gaze, Thy relics are cold in tho tomb. But fair is the scene of thy rest— There laurels with cypresses wave ; For Honour those precincts hath blest, Where thou sleeps't in the midst of the brave. There many a trophy gleams bright O'er warriors that peacefully lie ; Still comrades in death they unite, And none but the valiant are nigh. And oft-times sweet Echo is there, She cones to waft music around — The drum's distant boom on the air, The bugle's afar-swelling sound. They blend with the voice of the sea That sighs round the isle's sandy verge, With the low murm'ring breeze—and for thee They breathe as in chorus a dirge. Pure spirit ! though few were thy years, Mature were thy mind and thy worth ; And bedew'd with the tenderest tears Thy form was consigned to the earth. But sweet is thy mem'ry ;—we know For thee it was blessed to die ; Thy dust is with heroes below, Thy soul amid angels on high." Bentley's Miscellany.—The first article is on the Boulogne fetes and the French Emperor. It contains nothing - very new, but takes a quiet and impartial view of the aspect of affairs. A paper entitled " Sevastopol" gives long extracts from Mr. Scott's travels in the Baltic and Black Sea. " Aspen Court" is continued in two chapters, the last of a painful interest. It narrates how all the considerate plans for breaking gently to the afflicted mother the dangerous illness of her child are defeated by her tyrannical and unfeeling hus band. At the same time, it is scarcely likely, and certainly not very prudent, for two gentlemen to stand talking secrets on one side of a large cur tain. The narrative of " Arthur Arden, the Medical Student," relates a startling catastrophe pli: in the suicidg of the disappointed candidatei, f medical diploma. The " History of the Theatres' of London" gives an account of herl t Bos The w t en e r t Itdy b v u e i n l - Theatre and of Covent Gam i l n en i • ing was destroyed by fire persons lost their the attempt to save the f i _H n a a d n a del, which was valued h as destroyed, a n d o th er at 1,0001., T a i n ie d or w g l h a iv n ie e l o s i been presented as legacy to the theatre , which e .t l h )r e es m en o t s hus Most house, riot connected wi th dramatis l c o o s s s t e s 1 w so e , r o e o g o r l. e , a ls t t.!, history took place. Th e prices had been r aised, and the audience would as l o V p h e e n nw ed th , not suffer a word to be heard, but the cry of " old prices" resounded through the house. Subse quently banners were exhibited in the pit, and the audience directed their satire against Mr. John Kemble,who was Continually addressing them. These scenescontinual for 66 nights. At length the demands were acceded to, and a treaty of peace agreed to at a public dinner by a committee of the pub lic and the managers of the theatre. 46 Recollec- The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Be view.—Some remarks are made on the career of Pompeo Litta, whose chief work was the " History of the Celebrated Families of Italy." He was in the French army for some time, and it was then and there that he planned the work which after wards gave him fame. He heard the French re ferring to the glory of their ancestors, the great ness of their houses, with which they boasted the Italian could not compete. Pompeo was unable to reply from ignorance, but pride induced him to study the subject at his leisure, and on his soon. after leaving the army he betook himself to litera ture. His work, it is said, is not merely conducive to genealogical rarity, but it is descriptive of Ita lian history and the condition of Italy. It is ob served that it is to be regretted that there has been no history of a similar nature illustrative of noble ; English families. " What history can compare with that of England is the interest and value of its incidents ? There is hardly a passage of arms, certainly not a political' combination, of our Noble Families of English Celebrity, that did not bear relation to the common weal. No nation has waged foreign war with greater courage, higher genius, or more success. The merchant princes of England were among the first to girdle the earth with shipping. France and Italy may boast—justly and proudly boast--of the great names inscribed in their roll of nobles. But what of the Nevilles and the Percys ? What of Grey, Stanley, and Howard, Clinton, and Courtenay ! Are not these names of equal rank with those of any aristocracy in the world, it we regard personal character, place in council, or prowess in the field ? Of three of these families private histories have been printed, of the rest we believe none ? "We trust that the present generation will not pass away without some man, ' who hath an apprehension of n obleness, ' being enabled to write the History of the Noble Families of,Englead from their 'muniments, with oirgiireorogetteat wadiiippori.—= a still teein with: affection the great forms of the past which present them selves in that aspect of ideal grandeur Time imparts. Poetry still stirs the heart like the sound of a trumpet which is associated with them. The age of chivalry is past ; the courteous reverence of it still exists. What a Title of Honour is a name enrolled in the Ballad of Chevy Chase !" " Fifty Years in both Hemispheres" contains a summary of the adventures of Vincent Nolte. They are anything but enviable, these fifty years in both hemispheres. As the writer observes in this article, " they were spent in fierce struggles to achieve fortune, and the end is worse than the be ginning thus far." "Northamptonshire Words and Phrases" is interesting. It is said that there are thirteen thousand words in common use in England which do not appear in any dictionary. It is curious to observe how a short distance can change the mode of expression. In one parish the speech is quite strange to those residing in the next. A labourer went some miles to see his rela tions, and said he could not understand them. A description is given of Neville's Cross, Durham, to which a plate is affixed. It was built to comme morate a victory obtained over David of Scotland. " Reminiscences of Cambridge," from the year 1780, furnishes details of the customs carried on at the university at that period, which are interest ing enough to merit attention. They are quaintly described, and may please those who compare the past with the present. GRAND REVIEW NEAR BOULOGNE. REJOICINGS AT THE CAPTURE OF SEBASTOPOL. BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, SUNDAY. Yesterday there eves the grandest review at Honvault of the troops that has as yet taken place. At least 50,000 men were under arms. The Emperor rode upon his favourite chesnut horse, which was purchased for him in England, and which is celebrated for its peculiar grace and beauty. His Majesty appeared on the ground at about 1 o'clock, surrounded by a brilliant staff of officers, and followed by the Cent Gerdes. The Empress soon afterwards arrived in a carriage and four. She was dressed in riding costume, and in her hat she wore a white feather. She immediately alighted from her carriage, and conversed for a considerable time with La Duchess° D'Essling, and some of he distinguished officers that formed her Her horse, a beautiful grey, which was in waiting, was richly caparisoned, the saddle cloth was deep scarlet, with a profusion of gold em broidery. The Emperor, on being apprised of her arrival, galloped across the field to where she stood, when, having been assisted by her attendants, she mounted her horse and.rode beside his Majesty through• out his inspection of the troopti. The scene was grand and imposing in the extreme, and the country around being of a hilly and undulating character added greatly to the beauty of the spectacle. While the Emperor was thus engaged, a despatch w as received by him, which, after perusing, he handed to some of his generals that accompanied him. He then turned towards the troops, and in a loud voice said, " Sebastopol est prise." This important intelligence was received with tumul tuous cheers by the soldiers, as well as the spectators within hearing ; and continuous cries of " Vivent l'Er• pereur et l'lmperatrice" greeted the royal party through- out their entire progress. The review did not terminate until about four o'clock, soon after which the Emperor and Empress returned to town. About six o'clock their Imperial Majesties paid a visit to the cathedral. The news of the capture of Sebastopol having been officially announced, the town of Boulogne was brilliantly illuminated throughout the night. The Emperor and Empress having attended divine service at the chapel at Capecure, left Boulogne for Paris by railway at 12 o'clock. The following has since been published : THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH TO THE SOLDIERS OF THE CAMP OF THE NORTH. Soldiers,—l part from you, but will return soon to judge for myself of your perseverance. You know' that the camp of the north was called into existence for the purpose of bringing our troops nearer to the coast, in order that they might more speedily be combined with those of England, whence it was necessary for them to depart for any place where the honour of the two nations required their presence. The camp was created to show Europe that without denuding any point of the interior we could easily assemble nearly 100,000 men between Cherbourg and St. Omer. It has been created to accustom you to military exercises, to marches, to fatigues ; and believe me that nothing is so useful for the soldier as this living in common in the open air, which teaches him to appreciate and withstand the inclemency of the weather. Doubtless it will be a hardship to continue in the camp throughout the winter ; but I collet upon the efforts of every one of you to make it profitable to all. Besides your country demands your active services ; some pro tect Greece from the direful influence of Russia ; some maintain the independence of the Holy Father at Rome ; others confirm and extend our dominion in Africa ; others again are perhaps at this moment planting our eagles on the walls of Sebastopol. Well ! You who are stimu lated by such noble examples—you, of whom one divi sion has distinguished itself at the taking of Bomar sund—you will be the more able to contribute your part to the common work, the more you are hardened to the toils of war. The classic soil you tread has already formed heroes ; that column, raised by your lathers, recall great memories ; and the statue which surmounts it appears by a providential chance to point out the road you are to follow. Behold this s tatue of the Em peror : it stands on the West, and menaces the East. There, in fact, is the danger which threatens modern civilisation ; here the rampart to protect it. Soldiers, you will be worthy of your noble mission. NAPOLEON. suite. Boulogne, Sept. 30, 1854. 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