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An olthift.hioned Manor or Farm-house would \ , ~,o . „ ~ .. . -.. - ..t, and a small quantity of pasture laud desirnble, though not \„,. , , '' , l,.: 4 j' I N r.^ ,/ - / '..-,.V (--411111* __-.,...4.4n11011i1 0 'ossential. _A. retired situ lion not objected to, but a dry sod and --------- \ „.;,...cs".- nit ...-,' ''' !Hi,* i I s ' i r - '-'°' -- -- IT ' ''' • - rod Water indispensable. Address, with full particulars, to M. T. Y., d ' ilr Ydges-street, Covent-zarden. i to of 16 stone , 5s 6d to 6s Od , d per stone. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 1854. TAN. 10 . GENERAL POST DFFICE, JANUARY, 1854. THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL will receive TENDERS for the supply of WAX, COMPOSITION, and TA LLOW CANDLES, OIL, and SOAP, for the use of this Depart- Merit during the present year. The Tenders must be delivered at the Secretary's Department of i nis Office, at or b e f ore noon, on M oNDAY, t h e 23d I nstant, and they Must i he enclosed i n sea l e d cover ' , a dd resse d t o " H er Ma j esty ' s Post tlaster-General," and endorsed " Tenders for Candles, &c." No . 19,127.] ri)RIOE SD. i oatmeal, each :-28 at 2/. 61, THE THIRD VOLUME OF THE CHEAP RE-ISSUE OF EVELYN'S DIARY AND CORRESPONDENCE Is just published. To be completed in one more volume, price 6s. bound. N.B. The subscribers to the former Edition of Evelyn's Diary who have not completed their sets have now the opportunity of being supplied with the concluding volumes (3 and 4), at the same price as the present edition, namely, 6s. per volume. Publithed for f/r ary Colburn, by his successors Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Atarlhoromgh-street. T.Elli CORPORATION OF LONDON. THE SHIPPING TRADE. IRONMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETINGS. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. AN. 9. ond. Third• Od 39s al od. — s 0 , 1 Od -s 0(1 is Od —s Ca CHURCH OF ENGLAND LIFE AND FIRE A SSUR A.NCE I N STITUT lON. NOTICE HEREBY GIVEN, That the Half-yearly Dividend n the Shares of this In.titic ion will be in course of payment at the Ilea 1 Office, No. 5, Lothbury, Yity, on awl after the 16th Slay of Janttary instant. BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY. The most important of the South Staffordshire iron mnasters' meetings of the quarter was held in this town to- day, and the hall at one time was crowded. The following appointments took place yesterday : Lieutenants—C. F. H. Boughey, to the Trafalgar ; Thomas Davis, to the Hogue ; C. M. Luckraft, to the Euryalus ; C. J. Dench, to the Dauntless. Clerk in Charge—H. E. L. P. Bailey, to the Caradoc ; C. W. Luke, to the Antelope. At the meeting held at Wolverhampton yesterday prices were described as being extremely firm, and that if there was any inclination for a movement it was up wards, rather than downwards ; but the great firms, by whose decisions in prosperous times the smaller ones are generally regulated, have determined to abide by the advance of 1/. which took place in the middle of last quarter, so that prices of manufactured iron may be considered as at present fixed 1/. higher than in October last. By order of the Board of Directors. )VILLI.I3I LAIMENS, Secretary. 12th January, 1854 PED F. I'L'S EDITION. ALISON'S HISTORY OF EUROPE From the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Battle of Waterloo. at make oil/ irm, and th. 's rates. BBX' .dvance. Oats GRE' 4.T WESTERN RAILWAY. - PAD DINGTON NEW STATION—Ntdice is hereby given, That stil the passenger•trains of this Company will take their departure . 1 ;40 0 T the New station, opp,site Eastho urne - terrace, on an d a f ter I laY, the Vali inst. The entr,rice to the station adjoins the 24.Zew t=reat Western Hotel, between Spring-street and Eastbourne terrace. Ad the U p -Trains will at present continue to arrive et the Old rit ation, Where carriages must take !ip their passengers as heretofore. BY Order of the Directors. 1001 January, 1854. CHARLES A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. To be completed in 44 Shilling Parts, forming 12 vols., at 45., bound In cloth. Vols. 1., 11., and 111., and I'arts I. to X. are tow pub lished. William Blackwood and Son., Edinburgh and London. Sold by all Booksellers and Newsmen. NEW GEOGRAPHICAL WORKS, by ALEX KEITH JOHNSTON, F.R.S.E., F G.S., Ua•owrapher in Ordinary to her Majesty for Scotland, author of the " Physical Atlas," &c. SCHOOL ATLAS of PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, illustrating, in a series of original designs, the Elementary Facts of Geology, Hy drology, Meterology, and Natural Ilistotir and in which the subjact is treatea in a more simple and elementary manner than in the pre vious works of the author. 18 maps, imperial 4to, half-bound in Bvo., 12s. 6,1. narket : rid, &e. a. R. 38 • 38 0 Di. wen .i 8 38 ° 0 alto 36 LONDON R , SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. FOREIGN TRAFFIC.—SPECIAL NOTICE. From and aft er Ist JANUARY, 1554, the existing THROUGH RATES for Goods Traffic betwixt London and Paris, and betwixt Pa(r;losotgt gall Channel Islands, will be DISCONTINUED. be conveyed, as heretofore, betwixt London and Havre, and betwixt Havre and the Channel Islands, at reduced through rates, Which include all charges from the Quay at Havre to London, or to the Ch annel Islands, the amount of Customs' Duty and Marine Insurance excepted. G oods will be conveyed betwixt London and Havre three times a W eek, each way, as heretofore. 1;1 For particulars of through rates, and all ether information, apply Louden, to M r . S I MKtN, 53, King William-street, City; in Ont hampton, to Mr. WATKIN O ,, Railway-station ; in Havre, t o at r, GILLS, 5, Rue-de-la-Gaffe. y-o(by order) ARC EID. SCOT T, Traffic Manager. -Railwaffice, London, Dec. 24 1853. ALLSOPP'S INDIA PALE ALE. PARKER and TWINING (late Ilarrington Parker), 53i, PALL-MALL, are now deliveri ng th e ctober br ewings in of 18 up- Wards. Als,) in Bottles O , Imperial Measure. casks Quarts, gallons 88. ; an Pi d nts, ; half-pints (for luncheon), 3s. per dozen. MR. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, It including the BERNESE OBERLAND and the SIMPLON, EVERY EVENING at Eight o'Clock, (except Saturday), and Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Mornings, at Two. Stalls, 35., 'Which can be taken at the box office every day from 11 to 4 ; area, 2 s•; gallery, Is —Mont Blanc, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. LAIIRENT'S CASINO, A RGYLE R ooms, (Less, CHAS. C. LAURT, Onslow-house, Fuiaam•roed), — The abov ee e Rooms C are now EN OPEN FOR THE SEASON. an_ will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S v ,RjELEBIZATED BAND. Admission, Is. Doors open et half-past ; "'"eing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11. 8 ROYAL POLYTECHNIC READING AND CHESS ROOMS, 5, CAVENDISII-sQUARE. N oblemen and Gentlemen are respectfully informed that the An nual to these Rooms is reduced to Two Guineas, which includes the entree to the Institution. R. I. LONGBOTTOM, Secretary. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. PATRON—II.R.II. PRINCE ALBERT. MAGNIFICENT PIIOTOGRAPITIC PICTURES, prepared ex- Pressly for this Institution by Monsieur Ferriere of Paris, exhibited sni a surface 35 f.et by 28, with an ENTIRELY NEW SERIES of 3OISSOLVING VIEWS, ditty at a Quarter past Four. LECTURES by Dr. BACIIOFFNER on WILKINS'S NEW PATENT UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC TELEG!SAPH. LECTURE by J. 11. PEPPER. Esq., on SPONTANEOUS COMBUS TION, with Brilliant Experiments. 11l usAt L$T WEEK of an nrsToeAL and MUSICAL LECTURE rratc,l mwith DIsSOLVING , CENERY, entitled "The ROAD e RIVER, and the RAIL,' by J. E. CARPENTER, Esq., assisted Miss Blanche Youilge, every evening; except Saturday, at Nine o'clock. OPen Mornings an d E venings. Admission, Is. ; Schools and Children under Ten years of age, Half-price. IFIITRSSELL'S TWELFTH CAKES, from ss. to 5 Guineas each ; Bride Cakes I to 10 Guineas ; Dessert Cakes, Is. to 10S., viz., Dundee, flladeira, School, and Savoy Cakes, Swiss amt French Pound Cakes, Is. Gd. per lb. ; Swiss and Italian Pastry, Is. to 3s, per doz. ; 16 sorts of Almond Cakes, Ratilars, and Maccaroons, 2s. per lb. ; Bout Cakes, 3s, per lb. ; Mixed Cakes, Is. Gd. per Ib. ; Mixed Biscuits, is. 2d. per lb.; Biscuits in bags or boxes, 14 for Is., viz., Arrowroot, Brown, Digestive, Milk, Abernethy, Ger rnan Cuddy or Captain's Biscuits, Mince Pies, 4s to 6s. per doz.; Jellies and Soups, 4s per qt. ; Creams and Ices, 6s. per qt.; 'l ade Dishesßaised Pies, Hams, T ongues, F ow l s, Bonbons, German Trees and Ornaments, Preserved Fraits, for Dessert, as sold in Ptris, from 2s. 6,1. per bottle. Caution.—John It. Pursell, 162, Regent street, and '2O Ludgate-hill, only. LADIES' ( D'HIVER ) COSTUME DU BAL, GALON D'OR, and PASSE VENI'ERIE FLOUNCING. in Gold and Silver Ornament on rations Coloured Tarlatans and other fight Fabrics. These Dresses, en highly approved in Paris, and all the Evening Parties of the beau monde, may now be seen during the Selling Off at this Establishment. Some of the less lavishly decorated will be sold at Eighteen Shil lings the Dress, but it must be recollected that this will be less than half the real value, and the same remark will apply to the Silks, Shawls, Mantles, and Family Linen, which, through the retirement rom business of Mr. Merrett, must be sold immediately. WARWICK HOUSE, 142 and 144, Regent-street. CONTRACT FOR FRESH BEEF AT CHATHAM. Departtnent of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset-place, 11th Jan., 1854. TRE Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain And Ireland, do hereby give notice, that on THeRSDAT, the 19th natant, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with "eh Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplyin; all such Quantities of FRESH BEEF Zli'laY he demanded for the use of her Majesty's ships and vessels at da ATg AM, from theist February to the 31st Dece m b er , 1864, b o th Ys included. Th e contract I s no t to b e su b-l e t , An d i s to he taken by a person residing on on the spot, and the cattle are to be s , aughtered on the spot. ti PArties about to tender are particularly desired to read a seen either the conditions of the revised contract, which may be seen atller at this office, or on application to the Superintendent of her Alinesty's Dockyard at Chatham. tenEdvery tender must specify tone in words at length ; and no Bny tend e r rµ be received after o'clock on the day of treaty, nor noticed unless the party attends, or an agent for him, duly aut hori.sed in writing Every Wilde* must . be delivered at the above office, and be accorn g‘ nalicedrbtyp!aXter addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, at and signed by two responsib, to tl7_,'nese hound with the person tendering in le the persons sum of engagin 1,5001. g for e clue performance of the contract. A FFAIRS ON THE ICE.—Rare old Winter! crusty businesa " sliding scales" popular everywhere, the sur -2e of the lakiis peopled with industrious thousands, and the fishes . '',oozin:.; under a coverlet of ice some nino or ten inches thick, but :nerr i ndividual, lady and gentleman, fully appreciating the exoesl evee"rtvastht l e ie W re l s N u T g p A ro l in t i c ß u F o .' u p s r e g p a a t r ile d ri b irg E o n M t he s sl i al t i n n d g bust sl.l:lB s t'dnring the past week, and never such a display of fashionable c omfortable Dress. The success of E. MOSES and Sox never appeared so much to ad thtn bY-Ltage, and loud and numerous were the encomiums passed on of the skaters and the dense multitudes which lined the banks the Waters. It a. ppears that the business of E. MOSES and Son must always u d r flPh, the best Dress being prepared by them for every season, ablwet, damp, frost, or snow, variety fer all classes, and comfort e attire for everybody at the most economical prices. Skaters and sportsmen all patronise the productions of E. MosEs IDs Sort, the style and 'lit of the Garments made by them being so superior to any others. ° ung gentlemen are fully equipped at E. Mesas and Sores, their attire, Hats, Caps, Shirts, Hosiery, Boots and Shoes, &c., being un- Paral leled for superiority and economy. Ev freezing or thawing times and all other times, for ladles and n il emen, men of b u si ness , mec h an i cs , sa il ors, an d em i grants, t h e fiat and W est End Establishment of E. MOSES and Son secure as lotlshing advantages in Quality and Price. p jhe Wholesa'e Department iiffords the greatest advantages to chi isers either for the home trade or the colonies. CAU TION. --.E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the r blie e j„ against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like " i'enood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's same concern," hits been resorted to in many instances, and for ° Tousreasons. they beg to state that they have e*NNERIE T IVITIUANT OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT Of LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minories, 83, 51 . 85, and 86, Aldgate; opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, Now Oxford-street, 1, 2 and 3, Hart-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, rargate. Colonial Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant Tang .= Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and shoe Makers. and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, It will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned Without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest Price, 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 'ng full lists of prices, our system of self-measurement, &c., &c., may he had on application, or post-free.ending 1854 can be had, gratis A handsome Almanac for the year application. Qui el purls Italians. - l'on perle Francais. Amin se habla Esnano Hier srricht man Deutsch. MEDICAL ADVICE ON TILE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. DR. SAMUEL LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Society. Licentiate of Apothecaries' flail, London, &C., kc• resulting generative system, consulted, personally, or by letter, on the various disorders of the nervous and genera ducsA juvenile irregularities and excesses, which o tu •••• more misery in youth, degradation in manhood, and prema rs decay at all stages of life, than perhaps any other class of . dis have pr ?" 1,43 8 known to modern pathologists. Long and practical textexpeience. tn the treatment of these diseases has proved that there are in t o once secret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in existence traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervou s eebillty, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfniltftti Mart - I nipotency,y, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their Modifications owe their almost entire origin. prii i; 13 absolutely necessary that all men should know that there are Inc: 4 ' 4 , l°Bo f Personal management which cannot be violated without th e r i r i :"g„ grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed m ay b 'YuaY of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties and h e e „ Mi tlgated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, that theree evil and its con , equenc es may be avoided, and above all, der "carcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional i; t i 3ornent to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. a DOCTOR 111 LA'MERT has for a long series of years been engaged plat e n ,. exl coalve practice in the treatment of these delicate com of is the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless t h ,re t aunts and envy of the hypocritical and mock-modest, has had confidence, through the medium of the public prass, to direct .6eiention to th ese enormous ev il s , f rom w hi c h no gra d e o f soc i e t y i s e • In selecting this department of practice, he has been amply owarded by the great success that has attended his efforts In the trea tment of these cas es, which are t oo genera lly confided to the edge , l, 01 Unqualified and ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated 1 , ti, ' .,_ dea tions, assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues )i' w eir patent notrumi, have inflicted serious injury on those who are been induced to place faith in their pretensions. At home for con su ltation daily from El even t ill T wo, and from out till Eight. All letters must contain the fee of 11., and advice and cliedleines can he forwarded to any initials or address. „,_lt 13 desi ra bl e th n t p a tients wishing t o consult Dr. LA ' MERT • neuld first obtain a copy of his work on SELF -PRE SERVAT lON. __AL Medical Treatise on the Philosophy of Marriage and Nervous and uenerattve Debility, illustrated by tifty-eAloured engravings, and d es tribing in detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and I'Zcesses. The perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct t e scription of their eases, and may be had, price 2s 6d, in English, ench, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. piper jothera and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; ~san, 39, Cornhill ; Storie, Titchborne-street, Haymarket ; or free 67 canr forty-two stamps ,Lomax ddrese from the Author's reit- EZDTOSD-6417A/11 13. dull and quiet 3t been ma in. !s, 12a 11-16; •ricsbi re' 63} ; [, 60 j ; N o rth 8 per cent.), taunted, but —Leeds, 631; tans,. 26. day was ins' Change. TO tho previa° morning 13131 )as t. Buy'er i and s eller/ et at the pre 'ning were il l former at the and Alidlaaas Down, 48 1 ' 2ao, 50. eral Post-off' W:lcn due 1 0 4 Each Axived Feb, 4 I tTneprtiO Arrived Jan. 1 6 2 Jan.; lr : Daily 'Jan. ian Ir ' ,jArrived Jan. 16 I TELTII. 4 -$ l4 , 16 , Jan. ) ) Jan. 1 0 Jan. 20 ;Jan. 16 :Tan, i 6 ( 1, Feb. 1 •• Uaily 011 Jan. l a on jam 21 •• on Zan. on Jan. . e ,9111 i 6 16 •.;Jan. 10 'Fcb. Jan. I )r. Jan. I° ,Uprert •• Jan. 1?. Jan. IP in Jan. 16 :: Jan. 12. , n Jan. 16 • n Jan. 1 6 mils will !? 1e India / patched Elj- 11S 8. . ind CO. lon, an ,nd •aeulotiO See e ,14 fossil's , llowai; effects iich all ver the ven the A.LDBO' sordere tment, ;trawl/ ut the -.... 0 ---• :a, the it, Eel; ?T ip ) of ander olonel - . .„.. SCHOOL ATLAS of CLASSICAL GEOGRAPHY, comprising, in twenty plates, maps and plans of all the important countries and localities referred to by the classical trthors, constructed from tha best materials and embodying the results of the most recent inves tigations. Printed in colours, uniform with the author's General and Physical School Atlases, and accompanied by a complete Index of Places, in which the proper quantities of the syllables are marked, by T. HARVEY. M.A , Oxon, one of the Classical Masters in the Edin burgh Academy. Imperial 4to, half bound in Bvo., 12s td. SCHOOL ATLAS of GENERAL and DESCRIPTIVE GEO. 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The Maps have been constructed with a special view to the purposes of soun I instruction, a , id are not copied from any existing Atlas; hence thee will be found free from the common faults of overcrowding and confusion with which so many School Atlases are justly chargeable. ►ly means of a new process of production, the Maps combine the accuracy and neatness of the highest style of engraving with a mechanical application of Colours, the effect of which is to secure a clearness, correctness, and eh gance, unapproached by former methods. COMPANION TO THE CLASSICAL ATLAS. This day is Published, price 45., ELEMENTS of PHYSICAL and CLASSICAL GEOGRAPHY, comprising the Geography of the Ancient World, in so far as it is subservient to the understanding of the Classics. With an Intro duction, containing-1. A. POPULAR ACCOUNT OF TILE SOLAR SYS TEM, and suggestions as to the best mode of Teaching Geography ; 2. An OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF TILE GLOBE ; 3. A DIGEST Of all that is known of the PROPERTIES ♦ND RELATIONS OF THE HEAVENLY BODIES, arranged in a Tabular Series. By PROFESSOR PILLANS, of the University of Edinburgh. W. Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. Sold by all Booksellers. Ul XPORTERS to AUSTRALIA, EAST IN DIES, CAGE, &c.—Genuine YARMOUTH BLOATERS.— For terms apply to THOMAS LErrts, Fish Merchant. Great Yarmouth. WINTER IN EARNEST. IF Warm Winter ATTIRE is n o t now a b so l u t e ly necessary, then, indeed, may it be dispensed with altogether. intense frigidity of atmosphere, sudden, inclement changes, and heavy snow-falls, materially enhanced the value of really needful Clothing like that of L. HY Abi , which for excellence of material and neatness and durability of manufacture is such as will meet the requirements of all classes of purchasers. L. HYA.M, Tailor, Clothier, and General Outfitter, 36, Gracechurch treat, City. A NEW DISCOVERY IN TEETH. MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, FLEET-STREET, has introduced an ENTIRELY NEW DESCRIPTION of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth, as not to be distinguished from the originals by the closest observer ; they will never change colour or decay, and will he fourd superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the ex traction of roots, or any painful opera , on, and will supp3rt and pre serve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mas tication. 52, FLEET-STREET.—At home from Ten till Five. MORISON and HYGEISM. From our own knowledge of patent medicines, we may safely assert that the consumption of them has increased tenfold in this mut - pry since Mr. Morison promulgated his system. Pills, under new names, are starting day after day. Can there be a stronger proof of the truth of the Morisonian system than this fact, and like wise that the vendors, in order to popularise their pills, describe them as being of a purgative quality, and emoody in their advertisements (with which the public press is now teeming) scraps from the " Mo risonlana!" A question then arises for the serious consideration of the public, whether the vendors strictly adhere to the Morisonian system in its integrity, and whether they are in possession of a me dicine which will effectually answer the main purpose, that of cleans ing, the bIood?—BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH, New•road, London. CIRCULATION OF THE MORNING PAPERS. SUPPLEMENTS TO THE MORNING ADVERTISER. THE extraordinary increase which has taken piece in the circulation of the " Morning Advertiser" since Its enlargement, three years ago, has been followed by so great an influx of advertisements as to render indi•pensable the pulication of a series of SUPPLEMENTS after the commencement of th , approachimt sesdon. Supplements to the " Morning Advertiser will accordingly be issued as often as the pressure of Advertisements or intelligence may render their publication requisite. To form an idea of the increase which has taken place in the circulation of the Morning Advertiser," it will only be necessary to give the News paper Stamp Returns for 1850, and the circulation, as nearly as may be ascertained, of the various morning papers. except one, at the present time. In 1850 the Stamp Returns gave the following re sults : MORNING ADVERTISER...—. ..„ „ .... 1,549,843 Daily News ...... „ .......... ...... ...... 1, , 52,000 Morning Herald ........ . 1,139,000 - Morning Chronicle 912.547 Morning Post 823,000 It will be observed from this statement, that, omitting the" Times," the circulation of the "Morning Advertiser" was then far above that of its morning contemporaries. Were the Stamp Returns to be given down to the present time, the relative circulation of the" Morning Advertiser to its four morning contemporaries assuming that their circulation has undergone no diminution—would be as f llows: MOR SIN G ADVERTISER • ....... 2,356,260 Daily News • • • Morning Herald .. . Morning Chronicle.. •••••••..••• • • • • • • • • • • 912,537 Morning Post .- . .. ••••.. • • • ... 828,000 It will he seen that the present c•rculation of the " Morning Adver tiser" is more than - double that of the two highest of its tour contem poraries, and nearly treble that of one of their number. The annals ofjournalism contain no nstance of success at all approaching to this. Such brilliant progress is the best compliment which could be paid to the " Morning Advertiser's c ntire independence of all parties anti Governments, and its earnest and unceasing adiocacy of the popular cause. Published every morning at 127, Fleet-street. January, is 4. SUNDAYS. Terrace ) eier.:l Time. I —t ISattu irdays 8% 11% 1% 3% " c -' + ' Ir, _ 1 _ iireet Trains from the Boats marked t Omnibuses from Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London every quarter of an hour. BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the fol- lowing Trains fioni the FenehurOh-street Station. WEISZ DAYS. SUNDAYS. ,'. is .2 Fen- `'• .... ' a ' - -,5 .i - , ...- ~... Fen- ,1 ~ t ; V church — t .,.. ' - pi Li" o church .?: 1 2 b Street •'4 gz . • t•;j 7sl Street. Z,2 t a t z , 4 1-. CD g R. 6 g 10% 12 2li • 3 1 ,4 -—5 ____ an direct. e Ca bin. Saloon. Po or Prom G ravesend and London ........ For 10d. Gravesend and Blackwall or Woolwich Bd. .. Os, 10d. Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Bd. BOAT TI CKETS. —Twelve Months, bo. Os. ; Six Months, 31. Os.; Three Months, 21. Os.; to be had of the Collectors on board the Packets; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Nov. 17, 1/453. passages marked * are ri ° N THE SECRET DT CAUSES DISAPP O O P I Ts SELF-ACQUIRED .TFERDI lIE. MISERIES In Six L u a r n m g z u p ages--Flitieth Edition. Corr? ammo Ills Illustrated by One Hundred Anatomic al PRIIVENTION or Dina= Establishment, pri Cases. mical a co m lo 6 u ed re d„ d ibealy En p gr ows a t : ofr itl or g km s and e pace 2s. 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The Concentrated Detersive Essence , an anti-syphilitie remedy. for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symptons. eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, I Is. and 335. per bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and 11s. per box, a certain remedy for gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and chronic inflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee , if by letter, 11. A minute detail at the case is required age, habits, and posi tion in society. bl. Packets, with advice, to be had at the Establish ment only, by which the fee, 11, is saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, arc in attendance, daily, at 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, Lon don, from Moven till Two. and rive to Eight; on Bandoy from Mom to One. WVEr 1)A74. (From the Times.) ! The following review of th e s hi pp i ng t ra d e o f t h e ' The corporation of London appear to be aware of the past year is from a circul ar i ssue d yester d ay b y value of the last word. It is generally known that the Messrs. W. S. Lindsay and C o. I t d escr ib es the course proposed by the Commissioners was, that the evi- extraordinary advance th a t h as taken lace of dence should be taken against the corporation in the first p nearly 50 per cent. in the p r i ce o f s hi ps, an d o f 1 0 0 instance. Then there was to be a pause in the inquiry, continuance of these prices f or some ti me , an d o f that the members of the corporation might prepare their per cent, in rates of frei g ht, an d the prospects of a a partial .. reaction ultimately from th e increased minds for business with a little Christ m as festivity, and, rapidity of construction. It a l so refers to the when this day of gr ac e h a d e l a p se d, th e y w e re to be heard in turn. Th ere was never an y ki n d o f id ea th a t th e handshad greys and results of th e competition between this pro of the Commi ss i oners were t o b e ti e d up as hen they heard the evidence of the corporation and the cor- country and the United States, with the advanta effects during the year of the favourable accounts ges afforded us by our supply of iron ; to the of the goldfields, and of the demand for breadstuffs, poration witnesses. They were to be free to and finally, to the contingencies to be kept in view reconcile discrepancies and to extract the truth from counter-statements in any way they might please. , There is no reason why the Commissioners should bind sia, both as regards liability to seizure and rates of in connexion with the coming hostilities with Rus themselves down by the strictest forms of a court of law. They sit to hear evidence in any shape in which insurance : it may presentset itself—nor is there any reason why theythe y from open competition and the tree exchange of comm. "In 1852 we commenced to feel the benefits arising should he door against any witness until by rapid intercourse through the aid of steam, and the have satisfied themselves that they know all that can dities with other nations, increased to a surprising degree i aennoeermoofusootaralsde wFhircehiashttesamrositeselafncdreaatileddieneetrhie descriptions seyof be known on each successive point that may arise. It was natural enough to take the charge before the defence, ! vessels were materially enhanced in value. A still p more but there is something more in the present inquiry than a m ere proceeding between accuser and accused. Had not ' rapid increase, however, took place aft e r the discovery of any man in the first instance raised his hand against i the goldfields in California and Australia. The price of ' the Corporation, they would equally h ave b e e n b oun d our highest class B r iti s h ship s rose f rom 151. to 21 1 . and ! 22/. per ton, and colonial fromt o 11/. per ton. to lay a full account of their constitution, revenues, ex- Freights, in many instances, advanced more than 160 per penditure, abuses, &c., before the Commissioners, who cent., and it was soon discovered that, though we had would no doubt have examined wit nesses up o n the ' opened our carrying trade to the vess e l s o f a ll ot h er na points disclosed in the case made out by the Corpora- ! tions, our merchants could not find sufficient tonnage to tion. The members of this body, in a word, desire to I execute legitimate orders ; for, unlike many branches of confine their num e r o u s o pp onen t s t o th e ev id ence d e - commerce, the demand was to supply ac t ua l wants. livered before is particular day, and th en t o t a k e their Throughout 1853 f re i g ht s f ro m Odes sa h ave r i sen f rom 655. to 1205., and at that port as hi g h as 170 8 , an d own time for an answer, without having to d rea d any ' 180 s. per ton has been paid. Freights from America, further contradiction. It would seem a much more ra- both in timber and grain, have advanced fully 100 s. per tional course to give the Corporation an opportunity for cent. above former rates ; from the Baltic in like proper replying to any charge which may be urged against them, I tion ; and even in the coal trade between Newcastle and this port the usual standard rate (certai n ly a very unre but not to shut the d oors , on th e ot h er h and, against ve one) of Os. per ton his be en more th an any accuser who may hav e a ra ti ona l c h arge to prefer munerati doubled. From India and China dere h as b een, how at any stage of the i n qui r y. Thi s is, in point of fact, G e er , very little advance on the average of former years. the course which will be adopted by the commissioners, By all appearance, the present rater in every branch of who—we will borrow the words used by Mr. Labou- trade are likely to be maintained throughout the w h o l e there yesterday—" although de s i rous o f pur su i ng the of this year at least. their presentbut,thoughlairandimasteraianld though materials course which had been pointed out, m us t y e t reserve i n arepr ourcarryingttycertain trade continues to o maintain increase, proe the their hands the most unfettered disc re ti on o f calling power of producing ships, not merely in our own country evidence afterwards upon any points which either might and in our colonies, but also in America and in the nor appear not to be sufficiently cleared up or to requir e them parts of Europe, is so very great th a t t onnage e— dto e a explanation." With this decisive blow this little p ro - ma e y ase ev en before the ex hec t l e o n s et than th of theeeqn presentrierrne ye z of be our 'trade—one on gr in ject of the corporation was knocked to pieces, and th e i r or extreme eate too often begetting anothe r — so th a t zealous advo c ate was compelled to leave them to their for a time we may experience a reac:ion in our rates of impending fate. freight and in the price of ships. There was a great gathering of the city magnates on ~ In the models and in the mode of constructing our sd Wedneay in Downing-street. The Lord Mayor was vessels there has been a marked improvement since 1850 there, and the Recorder, and the Town• Clerk, and the when we were thrown into open competition with those Remembrancer, and the late Clerk to the Remem- of other nations. The result is, that our ships have brancer, and the Chamberlain, and the Controller of fully maintained the superiority, and though the ' clip- Bridge-house Estates—all the city notabilities, in short, per' ships of America bade fair (and many of them are, except Gog and Magog. A statement of the city case indeed, magnificent specimens of nsval architecture) to had been drawn up, and was read by the Recorder to monopolize our carrying trade from China, we have pro the Commissioners. The document will be found duced ships fully equal to theirs in speed, of greater in another portion of our columns this day in the capacity in proportion to the register tonnage, and sups report of the proceedings in Downing-street. For nor in strength, as the clipper ships of this country have the present we will only direct the attention of our certainly delivered their cargoes from China this season readers to the examination of Mr. B. Scott, the in much better condition than their American competi late Clerk to the Remembrancer. This gentleman tors. American builders appear to have in the constuc is not only unable to disprove any of the statements ! tion of their clippers overlooked an important fact—that which have been made, but absolutely discloses matter the strength of fastening should be increased quite as as damaging to the interests of his employers as any much, if not more, in proportion to the speed than to which had been pronouced by the adverse witnesses. We the size. find again the little story of the newspaper, the Citizen. "In iron we have a material which will enable us to Mr. B. Scott advanced 2501. out of his own pocket in build vessels of still finer mould and greater strength ; the course of this transaction, which was afterwards re- and in ships of that construction, which ar ver, .nosh paid to him under the head of "Miscellaneous Expendi- on the increase, we have little i5.....50n to dread compe- ture." The transaction was, of course, a " confidential tition even wit'. tl.- shipowners of America, who are, matter." Again, Mr. B. Scott was risked if there had in a manner creditable to themselves, straining every been any expenditure in Parliamentary matters of a nerve to attain a maritime supremacy. That they will "confidential nature ?" The question and answer, or do so in amount of tonnage is unquestionable, for the answers, stand as follows in the report : tonnage owned in the United States is now nearly as " Has there been any expenditure in Parliamentary great as the whole of the tonnage owned in Great matters or in any other things by the city, except the Britain, her possessions, and her colonies ; and New transaction to which you have referred, which may be York alone now owns a b out as great an amount o f ton called of a confidential nature, and of which a full ac- nage as London and Liverpool combined. On the 31st count has not been given ?—I am not aware of any sums of December, 1852, London owned 681,713 tons ; of money respecting which a perfect knowledge has not Liverpool, 633,485 tons ; while so far back as the 30th existed in the minds of those who administered the funds, of June, 1852, New York owned 1,016,599 tons of although the matter may have been sufficiently confi- shipping. dential to be referred to a sub-committee of a f ew p er - , i The season for chartering from the West Indies and sons, instead of to a large number. Brazils being now at hand, the merchants show con "ls there any system of expending money for what siderable anxiety for tonnage to and from Havannah, you call `private and confidential' purposes of which no Porto Rice, Rio de Janeiro, and Bahia, so that from all detailed accoun t is rendered tee?—Tre are very many these ports rates much hi g h er th an were pa id l as t season entries in the accounts of which h totals are given ; can now be realised. but the details are not rendered. The details of Par- “In timber charters an immense business was done liamentary expenditure could not be given. in the Autumn, so that we have now in port an excel ' Is that because there is anything in that expenditure sive supply of wood, which it may take long to dispose pp which requires to be kept secret ?—lt is not desirable of, but still many are of opinion that our Canadian and in matter h s of at kind to!publish to the world the precise Baltic timber freights will open at higher rates than nature of the expenditure. even those paid in autumn. Our general spring Baltic " Why not ?—lt has been so considered. rates d epend entirely on the question of peace or war, " Why has it been so considered ?—Because it is an d we h ave no transactions in anticipation of either. thought, probably, that the opposition would be more ,r The Australian trade has fluctuated less than might effectual by not publishing to the world the precise have been anticipated, for, although the quantity of means by which the bill is opposed or public opinion goods sent out has been immense, and the Emigration elicited." Commission have been chartering regularly throughout Really, the most determined opponent of the Corptoras the year, the number of private emigrants has been very tion could scarcely render them such disservice as their small as compared with the numbers whose exodus to own late servant. When we come to-morrow to consider wards the close of 1852 gave rise to much speculation in their written statement we must beg our readers to re- freights. The increasingly favourable accounts which member that we are dealing with a document issued bY we receive from time to time from the gold fields may be gentlemen who are in the habit of getting over awk- ex p e cted to attract many this year who have been in ward point s by d e aling with th em i n a "confidential eluted to remain a t home hitherto by the high rates of manner." wages which they have b een a bl e to command in this country. • "The large exports to India and China caused the outward freights to those places to advance steadily till the autumn, since which they have remained about sta tionary. Seeing the demand which still continues in other trades, which can give employment for ships of larger size, the freights of these cannot fall materially at present, even though many of our merchants may delay their shipments. ~ The grain trade, above all others, has been charac terised by extraordinary activity, the result of a combi nation of events which it was impossible to foresee. The shortness of our supplies of grain, added to,the practical closing of our most important granaries by the war be tween Russia and Turkey, has given rise to very large importations from the United States and other parts. " Should this country be unhappily plunged into war with Russia, then neutral flags will have a preference in our carrying trade, as these ships are not liable to con demnation as prizes ; but it must be borne in mind that all cargoes, even in them, if the property of the people of either of the countries engaged in hostilites, are equally liable to confiscation. " The extension of foreign trade, both export and import, and the consequent a d ditional employment of shipping, have caused a corresponding increase in the business of insurance, both on ships and produce. The general cliaracter of the weather since the autumn of 1852 has, on the aver age, been unfavourable, and most premiums are rather higher than they had been previously to 185 3, and the tendency is still upward. The unsettled state of Eastern politics ' • has led the underwriters to require either a warranty from cap ture, seizure, and detention, or an additional premium. The risk of capture, however, b ein g trifling, except on vessels in the Baltic and Black s eas, the additional rate demanded on all other risks has been small ; and, as it has been uncertain whether w e should be involved in war, few merchants or shipowners have been willing to give a high extra premium on tire Baltic and Black Sea risks to cover a casualty which may never occur, but have preferred should the danger to actually ar and ise PaY." even a higher rate, INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. The usual weekly meeting of this institution was held on Tuesday ; James Simpson, Esq., president, in the chair. The proceedings of the evening were commenced by an address from the president, on taking the chair for the first time after his election. After expressing his sense of the distinction conferred on him by his election tion to the post of president, he embraced the oppor tunity of acknowledging the debt of gratitude he, in common with many other members of the profession, owed to the Institution of Civil Engineers, where they had first found a field for the exhibition of their ta lents, and had there formed the valuable and last ing friendships to which might be attributed the good feeling prevalent in the profession. He then alluded to the difficulties formerly experienced by young engi neers, at the commencement of their. career, chiefly from want of opportunity of contact with, and expe rience of, the proceedings of the older practitioners ; contrasting it with their present freedom of commu nication with the seniors at the meeting of the insti tution, where all met on a footing of equality, and with a predisposition to afford the aid or advice that might be required. He then gave a slight sketch of the pro fessional career of his father, who entered the metro polis as a millwright in 1778, and, before his decease, had raised himself to eminence as a civil engineer, and was the coadjutor of Smeaton, Jessop, Watt, Rennie, Telford, and others. "Under him Mr. James Simpson commenced his practical career, of which he gave a rapid outline. As a very old member of the institution, having been elected in 1825, and chosen a member of council in 1826, he ventured to give some sound practical advice on the subject of agitation in societies. He then gave a succinct account of the great engineering works in pro gress in India, Egypt, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Canada, Australia, Cuba—on the European continent generally, and in Russia ; chiefly under the direction of members of the institution. The maritime works OD the Thames, the Tyne, the Severn, the Clyde, the Avon, &c.—the harbours and docks at Harwich, at Dover, at Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Portland, Holyhead, Ply mouth, Leith, Hartlepool, and other places • the works at the Norfolk Estuary, the reconstruction of the Bishop's Rock Lighthouse, and other important labours of civil engineers, were also noticed. He also alluded to the subject of screw propulsion, and the valuable, and hitherto unrewarded, labours of Mr. F. P. Smith, as triumphantly demonstrated in the late naval review at Spithead, and the general adoption of the system for an improved class of steam and sailing vessels. The new system of propulsion invented by Ruthven, and intro duced by ,Mr. Clark, for the Deep Sea Fishing Com pany, was also mentioned. The improvements in the supplies of gas and water, particularly of the latter, were noticed, in contradiction to assertions, made " by authority," that little or no amelioration had taken place. A short history of the waterworks of the me tropolis was given, to show that the extensions and ameliorations of filtering and high service had closely followed the facility for obtaining cast iron pipes, in large quantities, and at a reasonable rate ; and that the improvement in steam-engines and pumping machinery had also produced corresponding advantages. Attention was directed to the present state of the sewerage of cities and towns, and also that of the drainage of farm lands ; for the former it was urged, that more had been done than was generally admitted, and for the latter, the par tial steps hitherto taken were contended to be inef ficient, unless the system was introducer OA a larger scale, and extended to arterial and trunk drainage, and the improvement of the principal drains and water courses in the lowlands. The regulations for the pre vention of the nuisance of smoke, from steam and other boilers, were noticed, and the various trials already made were examined. The present general employment of members of the profession was alluded to with plea tesain en r g ded e i : n pe roeauersbt published n so t g hh had not demonstrati ng e xp t e h r a i e t n t n h e e d s a c n i e y n c c e h e nandcheck ; andpractice with o a f eed assistancej w u i n t i h o i junior nt the his ie e i mmpibnneuwr minutes of power, the ot fht proceedings. r e por s ce o es c ei in t nn y g , t o . f any concludedad his address, whi c h was unanimously voted to be printed- The discussion was resumed on Mr. Harrison's paper, " On the Drainage of the District South of the Thames ;" and was adjourned until Tuesday, January 17, when it was announced that the whole evening would be de voted to the subject. ALARMING FIRE IN THE, _BLACEFRIARS-ROAD.—Last night, shortly after nine o clock, afire, att en d e d w ith the destruction of at least some hundred pounds' worth of property, broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. D. Davis, china and glass merchant, carrying on busi ness at 45, Blackfriars-road. The building was of con siderable extent, and stretched backwards from 80 to 100 feet down Cross-street. The premises were closed at a few minutes past nine o' clo ck by the f oreman o f t h e warehouse, at which time the place seemed perfectly safe. In about five minutes afterwards police-constable No. 449, of the A division, was passing a l ong h i s beat when he perceived smoke pou ri ng forth from the area gratings. He at once came to the conclusion that the basement warehouse was on fi re. — l-1- e, th erefore, sprang his rattle for assistance, and then sent off for the engines. In a very brief period the engines of the parish, London Brigade, and West of England offices attended. By that period the flames had extended from the base ment, through the flooring, and had seized upon the valuable stock on the ground floor warehouse. An abundant supply of warer . was pan mains t he inst ant t h e plugs obtained f rom the Lambeth Co m were drawn, and the firemen, taking advantage of the the same, set their engines to work, the men being directed by Messrs. Henderson, Connorton, and Ham bleton. Having got the hose of the engines well charged with water, the front shutters were removed, when the flames rushed out half way across the foot -pavement, threatening the most disastrous results to the entire building. The firemen, however, followed the fire with their branches in hand, and as they beat down the flames in front they were enabled to reach them at the back, and finally they succeeded in entirely extinguishing what at one time threatened to be a terrible conflagration. The damage done, however, will reach to several hun dreds, if not 1,0001. Fortunately the sufferer was in sured in the Alliance Fire-office. A crowd numbering some thousands congregated on the spot, but ow i ng to the admir a bl e arrang ements of the police, under Mr. Inspector Cowlen and Serjeant Harris, a road was kept clear for the firemen. The general report in military circles is that twelve regiments of English militia are to be sent to Ireland, and that two troops are to be added to each cavalry re giment.--Limerick Mronitie. There is no alteration in the rate of wages given to the ironmen, which were raised twelve months ago. One of the chief iron -masters, and the maker of the best desoriptions, stated to-day that he could not recol lect the period when the demand was so great. The orders for North America are immense ; whilst the building of iron ships in almost all the principal ports of Great Britain, is unquestionably one of the chief causes of the present great increase in the manufacture of iron; but, according to the authority of the gentleman to whom we have referred, iron has more than ever become a necessity in the manufacture of articles of home and domestic use. The home consumption was scarcely ever greater ; and the demand not for purposes of specula tion, but required, as stated, for immediate use. The rage which there has been for the last few years for building—as a matter of course iron being required in every branch of the workmanship as a principal commo dity—is one principal reason of the present overflow of work in the iron works. The demand is equally exces sive for bars, hoops, sheets, rods, &c. ; but if any differ ence is to be observed as greater than the rest, sheets are most in request. Iron stone i; very scarce and dear, but it is hoped that the great discoveries and yield in Yorkshire, recently brought to public knowledge, will have, by means of railways, the effect of bringing additional surplies, and reducing the high prices of ore. The coal market to-day in the Town-hall was described as being extremely stringent, and prices, owing to wea ther and the state of the pits, rather more than main tained. The general accounts payable at quarterly meetings by the manufacturers of Birmingham, were said to-day to have been punctually and satisfactorily met. Not withstanding the impediments thrown in the way of trade during the last quarter by high prices and the weather, we heard of no defalcations ; but, so far as we could understand, all arrangements and past bargains were faithfully and honourably fulfilled. TEE FATAL COLLISION ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWIY. VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER. THETFORD, Thursday Evening.—Thismorning Mr. R. E. Clarke, borough coroner, resumed the inquest, adjourned from Monday last, upon the bodies of the Rev. Joseph Bell, curate of Bunwell (Norfolk), and George Baldwin, stoker, who were killed by the colli sion which took place on the Eastern Counties Railway between this town and Harling-road Station on Thurs day last. Additional evidence was given in considerable detail, the general tendency of it being to show that Mr. Ash croft, superintendent of the works, had transgressed orders in. going on the up line. At the close of the examination of witnesses, The jury retired, and, after being absent about half an-hour, returned into court with a unanimous verdict of "Manslaughter" against Mr. Peter AEhcroft, the superintendent of the works, in both cases of death— that of the Rev. Joseph Bell and that of Geo. Baldwin. The Coroner then issued his warrant for the appre hension of the accused, and bound over the witnesses to appear a+ `he trial, next assizes at Norwich. Mr. Ashcroft quitted the town shortly before the ver dict was announced. We regret to state that the condition of Mr. Ellison, the barometer maker of Norwich, who was a passenger in one of the trains, and sustained very serious injury, as already noticed, was of such a character, when this report was despatched, as to create much anxiety for his life. A change had taken place in the course of the day, and he was reported to be sinking. Mr. Phillips is progressing favourably. One of the melancholy results of the collision has been to render fifteen children fatherless. One of the plate layers who was killed hasleft seven to lament his sad end. DR. BOWRING AT MANCHESTER. Yesterday morning, an interesting and highly influen tial meeting was held at Manchester, in the Mayor's parlour, to which the members of the Chamber of Com merce and Commercial Association were invited to be present, along with the leading merchants and manufac turers, to meet Dr. Bowring, previous to his departure for China. Amongst the leading gentlemen present were :—Mr. James Heywood, M.P., Mr. J. Kershaw, M.P. ; Mr. George Hadfield, M.P. ; Mr. Alexander Henry ; Mr. Thomas Bazley, and Mr. J. A. Tur ner. Benjamin Nicholls, Esq., the Mayor, introduced Dr. Bowring, who having expressed the gratification he felt at meeting so many gentlemen eminently connected with the industry of the country, delivered an ad dress, of which decimal coinage and our commer cial relations with China were the more prominent topics. He believed the empire of China was destined to fulfil a great mission by the emigration which was now going on from thence through all the eastern na tions. Such was the population of China that there was not a foot of it scarcely but was cultivated. Such was the over population, in fact, that, notwithstanding the most violent interdicts against emigration, its sur plus streams were overflowing the countries of the east. In the island of Java he found 25,000, in the islands of the Indian Archipelago he believed there were not less than 70,000 Chinese ; whilst in San Francisco there had been settled 25,000 more, and great numbers were emi grating to Australia, and the islands of Polynesia, or wherever there was a field of labour open to them. It appeared to be a law of Providence that the superior races of mankind should supplant the inferior, and we saw in the progress of time the inhabitants of the West India islands swept away—that the Anglo- Saxon population was invading and removing (he would not say destroying) the red Indian tribes of America. So the Chinese race was setting aside the Malay in the same way that they (the Malays) had set aside the Dyaks. He ought also to have referred to the great and growing importance of the opening in Western America, in the great changes taking place in Australia and in India, which had opened a trade with India equal to that between Great Britain and China. All these subjects afforded topics for reflection and for encouragement, and he would say that he had seen in China an exemplification of its value, to which he might be excused for refer ring. When we first reached China many ships came there from this country, which were an opprobrium to the name of England. Such was the character of craft from this country, and when two years ago the Americans introduced their magnificent clippers, they could obtain no more than two guineas, whilst the Americans obtained seven guinea freights to load tea for England. At that time the gentlemen present knew what were the appre hensions of merchants as to the results of free trade, if it were allowed to touch its last stronghold of monopoly, the shipping interest. It was introduced into shipping, however, and as all were aware, there was no interest which had been so benefited. (Cheers). And when he left China the ships built in England under this system were some of the finest that ever glided over the great waters and the freights which they were able to command were equal to the average of those given of the finest clippers of America. (Cheers.) Some alarm had been expressed he was told, that if we opened the tea trade more fully least there should be an efficient supply, but he could assure them there was no fear of that. The quantity used here was but a drop in a bucket to what the Chinese themselves used, and to what was necessarily therefore produced. Tea was drunk in China by three hundred to four hundred millions of people as many as three or four times a day, and there was not a cottage at which you could call, where it could not be supplied. They did not use it as we did ; they did not fire up black tea to the black ness of ours, and they did not paint their green tea to the extent we required—(laughter) —but it was, never theless, an article of universal request. He had no fear but China would be able to supply any amount of tea we might ever require ; and as to silks, he would only call attention to the progress in exportation which was already taking place in that article. Its value was more fully recognised he believed every day, and, strange to say, this country had almost a monopoly of its importation. When he was in France the other day this was mentioned to him, and he believed the reason was the singular trait in the French character which so soon discouraged him. He had been asked how' it was there was not a single French merchant' at Canton ? They had sent orders to Shanghai for silk, but those erders had not been preceded by the arrangements which the English merchants had made to secure a supply. He was of opinion, however, that they would have French merchants there ere long, and thought we could hardly expect to retain the whole trade of that important branch of Chinese exports. He admitted that great mists and doubts and darkness overhung the future of the Chinese empire, but at the same time believed that our own relations with that country would yet assume a more important and beneficial character. (Applause.) The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. ANOTHER HEAVY FIRE AT MONTREAL. — lntelligence reached London yesterday (Jan. 12) that oz Christ mas . morning a very d es t ruc ti ve fi re occurred one of the finest blocks of buildings in Montreal, entirely destroy. ing it, partly occupied by J. and D. Lewis as dry goods stores. The losses are as follows :—London offic es ._ Globe, 10.000/. ; Royal, .5,000/. ; Phcenix, 3,000/, ; Equitable, 2,100/. ; Liverpool and London, 2,000/ Local offices.—Hartford, 2, 000 /. ; Home, 2,000/..• Etna, 2,6001. ; Protection, 1,200/, Total, 29,800. Magainr. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 12. The Apollo store-ship, Master• Commander Johnson. carne into harbour to-day, to fill up with provisions for the fleet in the Bosphorus The Simoom, 18, iron troop-ship, Captain Smith, is ordered to refit her boiler department, and prepare for further troop service. This ship is fitted with Grant's galley, which cooked provisions for 750 men and 26 officers per day on the passage from the Cape, besides distilling 650 gallons of water per day---no mean item in comfort for a troop-ship. An awful case of unexpected death occurred in this dockyard this morning. A respectable man named Blake, a messenger in the Storekeeper's-office, was gently walking down the yard on duty, when, from some cause unexplained, he ruptured a blood-vessel, and ex pired immediately. He was a remarkably steady, well conducted man, and the support of an aged father and a wife and three children. The Banshee steam despatch vessel, Lieutenant- Commander Reynolds, remained at Spithead awaiting despatches to the Commander-in-Chief and British Am bassador at Constantinople. The Manotuvrer navy lighter remains in a very criti cal position in the Woolsner Sands, off Langstone Har bour. Should it come on to blow from the south-east (of which there is every probability), she must very soon go to pieces. _ _ - The Serpent, 12, Commander Lambert (acting), came into harbour this morning to be paid off. ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE. —The following young gen tlemen passed their examination at the Royal Naval College : For Naval Cadets—Duke Douton Yonge, Robt. Kemmis, William Henry Maxwell, Francis Charle:, Vincents, Alfred Mannors:Fairlie, Henry Baillie Hamil ton, Constantine M`Dougall Moorsom. For Masters' Assistants—Smith Edward Hannington, Francis Blueman Christian, Georg* Alexander Brown ing, William Edwin Archdeacon. For Clerks' Assistants—George Menion Pedler, Joseph Hume Manley, Alexander Macall, William Henry Sheriff Batt. PLYMOUTH, DEO. 12. Her Majesty's steamer Rhadamanthus, Master-Com mander 1341!am, from Sheerness, for Pem broke, with materials for the Queen's yacht, put in here yesterday morning, and, having coaled, left again at 3 o'clock for Pembroke. The repairs of the Magicienne are ordered to be made good forthwith. She will probably be ready to go out of harbour on Tuesday. Shipwrights have commenced laying the groundways for launching the Phoebe, building in No. 2 slip. Yesterday afternoon Lieutenant Frank B. Hawkins, of the flag-ship Impregnable, 104, was shooting will fowl in a boat in Hamoaze, and while a justing the lock of the gun it unfortunately went off, and the charge wa,- lodged in the thigh of the boatman, William Alg►ar, of Devonport, who was immediately conveyed to the Devon and Cornwall Hospital, where he lies in a dangerous state. PRESTON, JAIL 12. Mr. Hollins's manifesto elicited a lengthy reply from the Power-loom Weavers' Committee, the chief para. \ graph of which is as follows :—" Mr. Rollins (says the committee) has given a list of the average earnings of six weavers in October, 1847, and the average earnings of _ six other weavers in the month of October, 1853 ; and in 1847 he gives it as 75. 6d. per pair of looms, and in in 1853 as 12s. 6d. But h e f orgets to explain that the "i ;ix weavers he gives in 1847 were probably working in- s feriorly paid reels, whilst in the li s t of 1863 he has taken care e thoseare w who on havey the tw o arrangements. beenoomworkingvv eav e r sa t , h t the Sove reign n b d e s c t 0 - paid sorts,. ( l y, give i reign Mill, those who have received a b onus of 10 per cent. because they had averaged m ore than ten shillings per week during the month of O c t o b er. Four. loom weavers were not allowed this b onus , w h atever their average earnings might be ; so t h a t i t i s only a friction of the hands who receive any b ene fi t f rom i t. uent lo and accordingvwho If Mr. Hollins had given the average earnings of these weavtrs without the bonus or the advance he was giving in the month of October, 1853, we presume that it would he found that the average earnings of these six weavers, upon his best-paid sorts, would only average about 10s. per week, whilst we have the authority of his own hands to state that the average earnings of the whole weavers, with the advance paid in October last, would not exceed 9s. 9d. per week. But it appears that Mr. Hollins's weavers cannot understand what he intends to do. In October last he was paying prices that were satisfactory to his workpeople. They are prepared to resume work at those prices at any time. In r ferring to-the ave rages earn e d i n O cto b er, 18 53 ( t h a t was th e l as t mout h he worked hi s m ill b efore turning h i s wor k peop l e out), he says :—" I h ave o ff ered, and st ill d o o ff er, t o pay the rate upon which the latter statement of wages was earned ; higher than that I cannot afford to pay, having reference to the demand for that particular class of goods which I manufacture." We ask Mr. Hollins what he means by this. Our understanding of it is this—that he has offered, and still does offer, to pay the prices paid during the month of Octobei, 1853 ; and if he does mean this, and is intending do so, why not inform his workpeople when they waited upon him of such intention ? Had he done so, we feel confident that he would have had a full complement of hands be fore this ; but if he does not mean this, if there is some other arrangement not fully specified, we thick that we are not presuming too much to ask Mr. Hollins to in form the public clearly and explicitly what that arrange. ment is.' Subsequently an interview took place between a depu tation of Mr. Hollins's workpeople and that gentleman's manager, the result of whic'i was made known by a placard headed "The Mystery Unravelled," issued' "by order of the weavers' late in the employ of Mr. Hollins." In this document the hands state that, having hoped that Mr. Hollins was prepared to pay the prices of last October, they found themselves sadly mistaken. To-day, Mr. Hollins has sent forth a second manifest*, a copy of which is subjoined __ "THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN MILL. " TO - THE PUBLIC AND OPERATIVES OF PRESTON. "In reply to a placard headed Edward Hollins and his Statements,' I fear I shall be obliged to trespass further on your time and attention than I hoped would he necessary. At the commencement of this unfortunate lispute, in August last, I was waited upon by a de:asta- Lion from my weavers, with a request that I would make a general advance throughout my establishment of 10 per cent. After some conversation with them, I replied :hat I would give this advance on the prices of 1847 throughout the mill on all descriptions of work not already increased, alluding to about twenty fabrics, which, as I have before stated, had been advanced within the previous two years from 7i to 17 per cent. " To the justice of this proposition they appeared to accede, but, to my astonishment, they returned again in t i l o ie p c e o r u c r e s n e t. of up a few hours, onallsort saying s,regrdtihesast of f h an m y ueta previous hve advance. I again begged them to reconsider this ques tion, showing them, at the same time, that this demand (being from 20 to 30 per cent. over my lowest, and con sequently least remunerative, sorts) would, in effect, de ,troy my trad e ; an d although I entirely disapproved of combinations, such a course as that (for they determined not to work on any other terms) would drive me to act with the associated masters, and I did hope, from the fair .wages I was willing to pay, they would allow me to re main master of my own worles. They again retired, and Ater a further consultation with parties apart from the mill, they returned, saying they must have the 10 per cent. on the payments of the previous week. I then told them to go their work (having orders to complete) on their own terms, but I was sure they would regret this decision. About two months afterwards I gave notice that it was my intention to close my mill, but to prevent any misunderstanding with any of my opera tives on the subject, I called a meeting of all in my em ploy, and then stated . why I considered the stoppage I had advised them of to be necessary. I told them I was not allowed to regulate my own prices, or, in other words, to be the master of my own mill ; and that, for the good of all concerned, the sooner a clearer under standing was come to on this point the better. I also stated that, as I now considered it a question of autho rity and not of wages, it would be dishonourable, if not dishonest, towards my brother manufacturers if I worked my mill during the present contest. " In a day or two after this meeting I was again visited by my weavers, who offered, through my ma nager, to work through me at the prices of March last; but this I declined to do, as I felt sure that this offer was made merely to promote the object of their union, and would therefore only prolong this unfortunate con test we are still engaged in. With respect to the prices I now offer, I beg to reiterate that they are, taking the lifference of the hours worked into account, quite equal to the advance stated in my former addr.ss ; and I am so satisfied that I have rather understated than other wise this part of my case that I will willingly allow any disinterested party to see my Li oks, and thus confirm or disprove any of the statements I have made. There is, however, one error which I wish to correct, although in reality not affecting any previous statement—it is that the bonus if given to any pair-loom weavers is five per cent. on 40s. and ten per cent. on 445. per month, instead of ten per cent. on 40s. as before stated ; this error arose from taking a bonus list of 1851, instead of a later one issued in 1852. " In conclusion, I beg to say that a deputation of my weavers of Wednesday last intimated to myself and to my manager that they were satisfied, and they hoped to return to work at the prices I was offering ; and I feel convinced that were they and their fellow-operatives free agents in this affair, and, like myself, the members of no combination, this sad struggle would have ended long ago, and that the town of Preston would never have witnessed those scenes of misery and demoralisa tiun always attendant upon labour warfare. " EDWARD HOLLINS. " Sovereign Mill, Jan. 11, 1854. Mr. Hollins has succeec4d in getting a few looms to work, having obtained some hands from the suburban village of Farrington. These people were locked out, and, not being connected with the trades' union, have suffered extreme privations. A man who was deputed to convey the last week'a sub,cription of the Dam win people to Preston has ab .,conded with 160/., and as yet has contrived to elude toe vigilance of the police. THE ARMY. The Right Hon. Sir Edward Blakeney, G.C.8., com manding the forces in Ireland, has approved of ammu nition and gunpowder being forwarded by railway, under military escorts, instead of proceeding by march. Lieut. Feilden succeeds Captain Alison as adjutant 72d Depot, in this garrison. Serjeant Barrett, 14th, is detached on the recruiting service to Shrewsbury. Captain Marsh, 3d Dragoon Guards, is in command of a squadron at Athlone. Captain Rawnsley, Royal Artillery, has relieved Capt. Beatty, at Kilkenny. Ensign Fitzgerald, 68th, is on leave to February 20th. He is son of the late Thomas Joseph Fitzgerald, Esq., of Ballinapark, county Waterford, who died on the day that his son was gazetted. By the father's decease this young officer becomes entitled to 1,2001. a year. The Maryborough district command of pensioners, held by the late Lieut. Lloyd has been reduced, and the stations transferred to the adjacent districts of Athlone, Birr, and Kilkenny. Transports are daily expected in Queenstown, for con veyance of the service companies of the 9th and 62d. Captain Mancor is appointed paymaster of the depot of the 48th, vice Lieut. Kippen. Lieut. Baker has suc ceeded Captain Gubbins, as paymaster of the depot 85th. Lieut. Skiffner succeeds Lieut. Clarke as adju tai.t of the depot 54th. Lieut. Daubeney is appointed adjutant of the 67th, Dublin. Lieut. Smith, 71st, lately relieved from the recruiting service in London, has been re-appointed to that duty at Clonmel, in succession to Lieutenant Mercer, of the 89th, who embarks with his regiment for Gibraltar. A massive silver inkstand has been presented to Quartermaster Cole, 35th, on his retirement from the regiment. `Lieut. Preston, 26th, is appointed paymaster of the 18th Regiment. Lieut:Johnstone, depot adjutant of the 41st, is ap pointed regimental adjutant. The 9th Regiment embark at Cork in the ship Canter bury, for Malta, and the 62d in the Sir George Pollock, for the same destination. The recruiting party of the 10th is removed from Cahirciveen to Listowel, and that of the 18th from Kil rush to Ennis. . Cant= Leach, R.E., for some months engaged in the Ordnance survey in Londonderry, has re ceived a vote of thanks from the corporation of that city at the close of his labours and removal to Belfast. Ensign Bell. 9th ; Lieut. Hepburn, 30th ; Captain Rundell, 40th ; and Lieut. Gervis, 52d, sold out of the service on Friday last. Lieut. Orlando Bridgeman succeeds Lieut. Clements as adjutant of the Queen's Bays The 85th enjoys good health at the Mauritius, and their amateur theatre affords the greatest amusement. The 27th is completed to its full establishment of rank and file. GREAT METROPOLITAN EXHIBITION OF POULTRY.— The interest excited by this novel exhibition of live stock appears to he duly on the increase. The com mittee to whom the conduct of the show has been con fided resolved to lower the price of admission yesterday, and the effect was a large concourse of visit ,, rs. At one period the crowd was so great that it was difficult to move along the promenade The wild uproar caused by nearly 4,000 birds added very much to the novelty of the spectacle, which all admitted to be extremely curious in its way. The pen of Brainali Poutras (No. 5881, bred by Dr. Gwynne. of Sandl.ach. Che -.hire, was sold to the Rev. Mr. Calvert for 401. The silver Poland fowls (pen No. 784) were purchased by Mrs. Brunnel for ten guineas. There was a brisk demand throughout the day, not only for the "rougher sort," but also for many of the first-class birds. Lord Robert Grosvenor claimed No. 135, Class VI., a Dorking cock and two pullets, bred by Mr. Edward Terry, of Aylesbury. These birds obtained the se cond prize in the class, and were sold to his lordship for 151. Several ladies became purchasers. Lady East bought several lots. The Spanish, Poland, and Cochin China fowls have plaid a great quantity of eggs since their imprisonment in the pens, but the committee have not allowed any to be sold, lest the interests of the ex hibitors might suffer. A pin hole is made in each egg, by which the possibility of their being hatched is effec tually prevented. They are then given to the sub scribers and their friends. The number of pens sold up to last evening was 100, and the amount received 800. Among the distinguished visitors to the exhibition to day were Lord Berwick, Lord Hastings, Lord Robert Grosvenor, the Hon. Mr. Astley, the Hon. and Rev. Noel Hill, Lady East, .&c. The exhibition will finally close to-morrow evening, and many of the birds remain ing unsold will be disposed of by auction, the risk of returning them many miles into the country being very great. - _Yesterday the LAMBETH BATHS AND WASH - HOUSES. half-yearly general meeting of the pros held at the board room, of the abov e named bathe and washhouses, wa room, Westminster-road ; Mr. H. Taylor in the chai r . The chairman, in opening the proceedings of t h e d ay, observed that in consequence of the contracto r h av i ng proved bankrupt, a portion of the building h a l been let unfinished, and that, therefore, the .. baths hail not p rove d as remune ra tive as had been anticipated, alth oug h indeed onone oc casion they had to close them fur want of H e contended that the privat e b at h s would towels. pro duce a monthly revenue of 1501 . , or 1,800/, per annum, and that the two swimming baths, which were the largest in London, would, for four months of the season, yield 1,000 1 ., and for the other two 3001., making an income of 3,100 1 . per annum. The expenditure he estimated at 1,864/. 165., which would give a surplus profit of 1,2351. 4 5 ., or fully 20 per cent., although by their deed they would be prohibited from di,‘ iding more than 10 per cent. They would, however, require 2,5001. to complete the establishment, which they proposed to borrow from Mr. Peto, which they would pay off at the rate of 500/. per annum. Mr. Williams, M.P., suggested the propriety of delaying the repayment fur two years, and applying what would he the inst a l ments to complete ' the wash houses. The re port stated that the fees paid by bathers amounted in July to 268/, 13e. 9d.; in August, to 2321. 6d. ; in Sep tember, to 971. 95.; in October, to 50/, 11.. Bd. ; and in Novemb er , to 24/. 17s. —in all 673/. 17e. sd. The balance on the revenue account amounted to 1531. lls. 57 1 d. It was expected that the baths, when fi n i s h e d , would be a great boon to the neighbourhood, and have an increasing number of bathers. The assets amounted to 8,582/. 12s. 104 d., and the liabilities to 3,645/. 15s. 10d., leaving a balance of 4,936/. 17s. Old. There was also a balance of 3691. 12e. 9d. on the capital account, the expenditure of which had been, fur the half-year 2,7401. 17e. lid. The report was unanimously adopted, directors and auditors elected, and the beard authorised to borrow 2,500/. A vote of thanks to the chairman ternainsted the PrOCOldirif. . - MEETING OF LONDON DELEGATES. Last evening the usual weekly meeting of delegates from the London trades, on behalf of the Preston opera rives. was hell at the Bell Inn, Old Bailey ; Mr. G, W. Prideaux in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said this was now the fourteenth week f the lock-oat, and matters stood touch in the same eolith' int! as at first. Thom , had 1. ,•ti one overture made i) 3 7 Mr. Hollings, of PreAtton, which the men refused to listen to, it not being considered by them as equitable or just. A small mill at Derby had been opened, and the men had gone to work at the advanced prices. (Cheers.) This, therefore, was something gained by the movement. The amount received weekly was aspro mising as ever, and during the last weak the trades_ .of London o,ati a had —s o a ni c t e e d, of he e m might i havinggh Ray, m m a du; grantsificent of i a l munificently in their d amount. He concluded by appealing for continued support. The SECRETARY stated that during the week a letter had been received from the Farington lock -outs appeal ing for support, as they were in a nios• de s tit u t e con dition, having only received 2s. sd. per man from the a uff m te a rw l egdearmteoartgeefodu ts committee yt m s i t n ehi c le e t p t h r r ei:e l o paidkn a -o n u icr t ii a. March s T at rahe last h e a nb d t, fur the week showed the income to be 1161. 3s. 9/cLr and the expenditure 991. 6s. 6d. The amount sent to . Preston durin g th e week was 951. A balance remained in hand of 16/ . 17s. 3d. (Cheers.) It had been deter mined by the committee to have a benefit at one of the London theatres on behalf of the Preston lock-outs, and applications were about to be made to the various theatres for the purpose. (Hear.) The CHAIRMAN read an account from Preston, stating that the receipts from all trades were 2,0831 131. 2d., a; d the total amount from all sources 40,0001 A letter from the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, Gia,gow, was read, stating that there was a strike at Glasgow, and that the men there required assistance from the London committee as much as the Preston men, and to which they considered themselves equally entitled. Reports were then read from various trade societies ; among which a gift of 2001. was announced to be made by the London compositors, in ten weekly payments of 201. each. The machine printers had given 51. ; the hatters, 71. 10s. ; operative plasterers, 581. ; hatters, meeting at the Black Bull, Gray's-inn-lane, 101. ; the cabinetmakers meeting at the Bald-faced Stag, 51. ; and the tinplate workers, 301. in three payments. Other reports of a favourable nature were given. A communication from the operative corkcutters WAS read, stating that 200 of that body were now on strike► in consequence of an attempted reduction of wages, and appealing to the committee for support, but the propo sition was not entertained. Mr. CASE attended from the London cab-drivers, and advised that subscription books should be opened at coffee and public houses, as he had no doubt the body to which he belonged would come forward handsomely. He handed in a list of the most likely houses to carry out the object. In addition to the 894/. 13s announced last week, 4201. further subscriptions had been received. Th• amount paid in during the (waning was about 1101. The usual vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. THE i R MILITIA. - -We have he ar d f rom Dublin, ongee d a i n s t i tority, that it is intended, soon alter the mee ti n g of Parliament, to propose that 20,000 Win of 10, 41 irisas aall b. onrollei. GR AVESEND STAR PACKETS. No other Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purfleet Piers. The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting .• FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. Mrs!, :ient• toma! ;er c. inst., third C. 8., tunes ;too• , Ca ney, IVO , iaIYM• der' ra,