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AIR. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, Tu ,-.R. including the BERNESE OBERLAND a nd the SIMPLON, EVENING, and Every Eiening at Eight o'Clock, (excel,. ,at " l ruaY); and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings, at Three. tr 77. 3 3. (which can be taken at the box. o ffice every day from I "*" ;area, is.; gallery, U. —Egyptian Ball, Piccadilly. EAST INDIA HOUSE, 24TH MAT, 1854. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of t he EAST INDIA COUPANY do HEREBY OWE NOTICE, That the Rate of Interest payable upon the C om p an y 's Bonds not notified for discharge will be raised from 31. ss. per cent. per Annum u• per c,nt, per Annum froin and after this day. JAMBS C. MELVILL, Secretary. LOWESTOFT ROYAL HOTEL. S. HOWITT•tegs to call the attention of his Friend and the generally to the liberal arrangements of the Eastern Counties Y in the issue of Mildly ,tickets. The ieoyal Hotel is con- Iv enlarged, and every pomible comfort and convenience is horde( at the m , st moderate charge. s remaining In th Hotel are accommodated, if they desire 4 at Ixed charges. Salt-water Baths, hot and cold, on the premises. ESMERIC INFIRMARY. —The ANNUAL GENER ttL MEETING of the Subscribers and Friends will Place at June' Willis R orns, Kin.t-street. St. James's, on EDNT ES -'l7, the 7th 1854, at Half-past One, for Two o'clock precisely. MONCKTON MILNE 4, Esq., M.P., in the chair. PRESIDENT The Most Rev. the Archbishop of Dublin. Bight VICE-PRESIDENTS. Hon. the Earl of Carlisle. IR. M o nekton Milner, Esq., 151. P. `;gpt Hon. th e E ar l of Dunrtven. Rev. G. t.andby. , ;11lit Hon. the Earl Stanhope. Rev. Chauncy Harr Townsh end. 4 :il ; l l3 artin F.R.S. Professor Aug ustus de Morgan. • Langston, Esq., M.F. Professor Gregory. TREASURER John Elliotson, M.D. Cantab. F.R.S. pußs - GANT to an Order of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause, " Thomas Piekford Seabrook , . i7,(Vnst James Pickford." the CREDITOR: of THOMAS PlCR late of Nta.ket-stree., in the parish of Flattpleid, in the tuber.• of Hertford, Esq,dre, (who vied in or about the month of Oc 31,7,,' 1811 ), are, by their solicitors, on or before Wednesday, the et - tax , of May nest, to come in and PROVE their DEBT: or gi',, A l MS, at the chamber. of the Vice Ch.ncellor, Sir Richard Torin f ,,"eraley, No 15, Old-square, Line on's-ii.n, Middlesex ; or in de. ~'"w thereof they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the Bald Order. W ednesday, the 7th day of June next, at Twelve o'clock at noon, it the Said chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon u la claims. Dated this 24th day of April, 1854. CHARLES NIGH, Chief Clerk. HEDGES & STEDNAN, Plaintiff's Solicitors, 9, Care.-street, Lincoln's inn. 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A nn oy received on deposit ay 5 per cent. interest. tive Agents wanted in town and country, particularly In the a g r icultural towns and villages. r :DP I 3 7 by letter, giving names and addresses of referees as to "Vootability. JOHN MILLS, Secretary. STEAM TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. In compliance with numerous app lications from parsons de tiring to proceed to th e C a p e of Good Hope, the Directors of the mineral Screw Steam Shipping Company have determined to de rLtclh their Steam ship " CAI EOF GOOD HO 'to TABLE } I , on the 20th of June next. The "Cape of %lood Hope," H. 8015, Commander, has jest returned from a most successful 5.. 3 3.tie Constantinople with passengers and general cargo, D7O ( 7, 4, hurt.e'', and , 100 horse-pow. r Built by Messrs. Mare & Co.. Liackwail, and an extremely fast ship. Her accommodations for 14 engers are little if at alt inferior to this Company's first-class !nl ships so ell known OK the Cape and Calcutta line. The ship vl u t i load and sail from Southampton As her capacity for passalge r s k freight is limited, early applivation should be made to the Com 57'sDdices, 27, Cannon-street, City. • ser tfordshire.—The Chlldvvick Bury Estate, near St. Alban's. An 'Portant and valuable Freehold Landed Property, with its ap- Dropriate Mansion, seated in a finely-timbered Park of 120 acres. Three capital Farms, and a Water Corn Mill; also the Manor of Chtldwick, with excellent t 4 hooting ,nd Trout Fishing. Altouether fo rming an exceedingly compact and desirable Estate of about 912 . r a cres, in a beautiful part of the country, and only 23 miles from Rion. ESSRS. PAGE and CAMERON are I,„in structed to subm't to public competition, at the Auction Z u r a t, London, early in July, the above highly - attractive Property, 111 ;"' te two miles, from St. A ban's, in a delightful neighbourhood, t ht u lmmediately contiguous to Gorhambury, the noble domain of 1 0 -Lail of Verulam. It comi rises a compact, suhstantial mans on, dis tinction, respezt suitab'e for the immediate occupation of a family of notion, yet arranged on a moderate sca - e, surroun led by a park madded with rich ornamental timber and plantations. Three very ialble farms with superor homesteads, ant a water corn mill, let the iehly nspec ante find good tenants ; also several cottages, and _. a rnanor of Childwick. Ihe land is of s uperior quality, and the te is in the midst of good roads, interspersed with about 50 acres oP woodland, in detached covers, filled with thriving timber, and , -rn i n it fine pre erves for game. There is an excellent trout stream ,„ „;.nning through the estate, of more than a mile in ext,nt. Lord "' J acre'a hounds hunt the country , and there ale ff,veral packs of hart.erS in the neighbourhood, thereby combining the advantages of nsidential property, ranking as one of the most attractive in the Unty, with a first- c'aes landed investmen t. The terminus of the *t, tiban's branch line of the London and North-Western Railway t rolla atford will be within one mile of the eat te. ....be scr iptive particulars, with conoittons of sale and p l a ns annexed, ,TaYbe had, 21 clAys prior ' to the' sale, at the Mart, of Messrs. ockett and Cowburn, solicitors, 60, Lincoln's-inn-fields, and of ilelBr3- Page and Cameron, land agents and surveyors, 30, Bucklers. rY. London, and St. Alban's, Flats, of whom otters to view the mansion and estate may be obtained. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTER SHIRE . SAUCE imparts the most exquisite re lish to Steaks, Chops, ant a- . Roast Meat Grovies, Fish, Game. Sou p , Curries, and Salad, Aril ' by its tonic and invigorating properties ena ble s the stomach to pe w ,ectlY dige• t the food. „," .ne daily useof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe tuard to health. _Sold by the proprietors . Lea and Perrin, 19, Fenchurch - street , 'ondon, and 65, B ro ad-street, Worcester ; also by Messrs . Barcla y alt d Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer• ck,,„ts, L on don ; and generally by the p'-incipal dealers in sauce. „-" .B .—To guard against imitations, see t h a t the names of " LEA , h . PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. TRIESEMAR,, protected by Royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de Qazmacie de Parts, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR, No. 1, is a remedy for Relaxation, Spermatnrrho3a, and Exhaustion of the aystem. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, eff ectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely er adicates. a all traces of those Disorders which Capivi and Cubebs "e 80 long been thoug ht an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portion of the population. TRI ESE IL AR, No. 3, lathe - unt , great Continental Remedy for that clas s of Disorders, which _ ortunateiy the English phypic i an tr eats with Mercury, to the in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which al :the ser sagarilla in the world cannot remove. T RIE - iENIAs, No. 1,2, and 3, ar e alike devoid of taste o let r smtableell, 4 4 14 of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toi thout their use being suspected. ...13old in tin cases at I Is. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided ante -Z)ar ee k doses, as admiOstered by Valpeau, Laliemand. Roux, It o :: B ' - e,„•. — To be had Wholesale and Retail in London of Robert John -15,,, ' , G, Cornhill rivet. Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford- s treet; and danger, ", Oxford-street. _—_----- "THE PHILOSOPHY OF 'MARRIAGE, AND THE SECRET ~„ ‘.EIRMITIES OF YOUTH, 31.k.THOOD, AND OLD AGE t St Published, 60th Edition, price 2s. 6a.. or free by post for forty two stamps, SELF-PRESERV ATI ON a Popular Treatise on the Physiology and Functions of Nar ,4,go, with its Disqualthcations and Impediments , t racin g their ,I, 4 zin to the effects of solitary ha bits, y outhful excess, tropical ;2ty tiates, or close study ; followed b y p ractical remarks, founded on F e en h , years' experience in the trea tment of Impuissance, Nervous nebility Local Weakness, Spermatorrhma, and all diseases of the i r ,.farY and Generative system. Illustrated by NO coloured Enema , on the Anatomy of the Reproductive Organs and their relative "Oditions in Health and Disease. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D. 37 , BEDFORD - SQ UARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospita l Me dical Society. ~ ;Licentiate of koothe,c.aries' Hall, London, &C., &c. The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con. Sequences resulting from certain habits, irregularities and excesses, Which have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man hood, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any Other class of disease known to modern pathologists. Its peruse is Particularly recomm ended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their Physical condition, and whe are conscious of having hazarded the health, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are Principles of personal management which cannot be violated without Incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsid era t e self-indulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, h ow th e sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its con,equenc es may be avoided, and anove all, that there la scaraelY any degree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. The Author has for a series of years been engaged In an extensive practice in he treatment of these delicate complaints, which are Unfortunately teen too generally confided to the care of ignorant empirics, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place faith in ',heir pretensions. SELF-PRESERVATION may be had, price 2s 6d, in English, French, Spinish, Dutch, Italian, or German, o f M e ssrs. Pi p er, Brothers and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; Mann, 39, ; Starie. Titchborne-street. Haymarket; or free by post for forty-two stows, to any address from the Author's resi dence, 37, Bedford -square. At hme M daily from Eleve till Two. and from Si x till o Eight. r All lettersconsultation must contain the fee f It. ON THE SECRET CAC SES OF SELF-ACQUIRED ythirnigms AND DISAPPOINTF.D HOPES. THE SILENT FRIEND. Dtszasa C ued 0N T A :I 14 1 N i on THES i Si x L i t a E n m g i t i D a I g Illustrated by One Hundred Anatomical Colod Engravings and es—FoxFPliatisevtLE•rdiolTon; vi . Cases. New Edition, enlarged to 200 Pages, price 2s. 6d., by post, from the Work on Establishment, 3e. 6d. in stamps, y SILENT FRIEND, a Medical produced by the exhaustion and physical decay of the . syste o m r tnee a nt t sh a cre t er e meiewra o rr n aekld a ea excessive indulgence, the consequences of infecrtelov-ne,ntiv'ethleotaiotsetool-f .oewrcury, with directions for the use of the p . ie L h . very excited THE COAL AND IRON TRADE.—The iron trade is in a ' prey ed by observations on Marriage, and the dtsqualificatioßnsawnhd iron a e s 1 l a a pg v ul t e r ,tcmoot alarmingly t mley o ae f ni on t ue h fc e att ci s tlt c ehu a ar r pte c ir i gw t s y t nho e ( fa i i f kin e p ipar i is g lgl, e iron. wabhlroe , ent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured F.ngravings. By . TERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Hen rer artreet, London. Published by Sherwood and Co.. e t ut ° t l h i i ars- atreeat;erOn,aofsot d l 0 - , ' 3 w, and sold by Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford -street • don,(Tor -146, Le Idenhall-street • 95, Farringdon-street ; W. Soars, 11 d ed out • Bow Church-ard Butler:4, heside 11l Johnson, 68, Cornhi . ragg a miserable existence in a financial point of Pont I. treats 01 the anatomy and Ph of the reproductive view, and the great wonder and astonishment was how cl g, s 4 n•i, and is illustrated by 28 Coloured Engravings. they carried on, amid dangers and difficulties of no ordi raaT ~ , 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in `aligence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing nary character ; but on they went, and met the troubles them • mental and b o dily we akness, nervous excitement, and generative which surrounded with great fortitude and firmness. , nnaPacity. Illustrated by 10 Explanatory Engravings. W e a lways stated that until an equilibrium was estab tt Parr 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in fished between the produce of the raw material and e Primar or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for ti.eir treatment. This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured Engrav-• themanufacturer, such a state of things must necessa 111gl. ~ pear iv. contains a Remedy for the P revention of Disease by a and legitimate position as it regards demand and supply. "Tyle application, by which the dange r of infection is obviated. f'asa V is d • t Ito The . e , oe, the consid e ration of marriage and its duties. The table, care turned, and the pigmaker is now in the 0 causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole ascendant, and . obtaining almost any price is he pleases, onbiect critically and philosopMcally inquired into. relative ' ective entirely of any valve of manufac- T LIE (DK DIAL BALM OF 44YRI %CUM is exclusively employed irresp In while ho is equally submissive to the mine treating nervous and sexual debility. impotence, &c., 1 Is. and 335. tuned iron, Per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic owners, from whom the ore i's p rocured. Good hot ',:e,'"ned.Y. for purifying the blood in CaFea of infection, secondary blast mine pigs are rLalising from 51. 15s. to 6/. per ton, ' ;'''' t .ng, eruniiond. and the abuse of mercury, I Is. and 335. per 21s. per ton. The coal market , ''''' - ' l, . Perry's l'iirlfyina Specifi c Pills, 2,;. 9d., 4s. rd., and I Is. and ironstone i . e• f tching d 1 demand 7 bo - -r., a certain rc.nol.Y for gotiorrhcea, gleet, Ltricture, and is in a very bUoynnt state, an taecannot be ..)I,ic. intiainni4ion cf the bladder. Consultation tee, if Ivy letter, met, which has induced Lord Ward's agent to mark out ' A minute detail of th e case is required : age, habits, Alin po6i- I pits . Hundreds of acres lie in their Lon in society. 51. Packets, with advice, to be had at the Establish- some fresh coa. Establish ment . n of his lordship's residence nt only, by which the fee, 11., is saved. Messrs. Perry, surgeons, maiden state in the directio are in attendance, daily, at 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, Lon- at H' I w hic h long, no doubt, will and must be don, from 1M ey, ere 7 7 n _ Om EleTati till Twos and FM to =EMI 011 SWAM from brou ght ton Rerald 4 ffißit to Cm% into the ruerkete—WaVOrniciPP • . _-- ro,or .11 ) . • ••• bre. F t - /to No. 19,240.] COLONEL L ANDM ANN'S NEW WORK. Now ready, in 2 v 014., 21s. bound, RECOLLECTIONS of my MILITARY LIFE. By Colonel LANDMANN, late of the Corps of Royal En gineerr, author of " Adventures and Recohections." Hurst and Plackett, publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great MarlborouKh street. In 2 vols. post Bvo., with a large coloured Map, price 245., TRAVELS IN SIBERIA. By S. S. lIIi L, Esq. •'Every work relating to the Russian empire at present attracts public attention.. • . ..In Mr. Hill's olumes will be found much im portant information on regions little known in Europe, conveyed in a style attractive and interesting. They retard the observations and impressions of an intelligent and enterprising traveller as to the resources and institutions and people of Asiatic Itusisia."—Literary Gazette London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman. ME , .) 04%.' .: , ~... te, ~.17:, - ....., -- \ t • V'Z' '.. " " I T ;I -; , * t,5 0 60:, ! s ,z, e . .. frn - 6. " -1 , 4 : ... c,~~ f . r • DJt o~" LAND, _7r 7 1 4 , • , _ , ~~ C %~~ ' [PRICE SD. days af, ter arrival, in order that they may have time to form en gagements or to obtain ,dwelling places. For the protection and advantageous settlement Of female e migrants, not under the charge of relatives, the colonic 1 Government has made the most careful provi sion. '1 'he ship is on arrival immediately visited by the immig ration officer, by whom the capabilities and wishes of eac ti Woman with regard to employment are ascer tamed . The women are then landed in Government boats, and admitted to a large and commodious build ing, se here beds, provisions, and other advantages are provid ed for them. Here they remain some days te wash t heir clothes and make preparations for service, in the ch: irge of an experienced matron, under the direc tion of the immigration officer. Persons who wish to obtain their services are required to make written appli cation ; on which printed " authorities" are transmitted to appr eyed applicants, who, on presenting them at the depot, are at liberty to make arrangements with the emigre] its by mutual consent ; the women receiving such ad vice and information as they may req ui re . e No t person i is permitted to hire any fem a l e from the depot without the " authority" above mentio ne d ; an d as thispo is sent Only to those who are known to be suitable em ploy ere,. no young woman can fall into improper hands on first arri 'val in this colony. These must be seen to be v ery imj iortant advantages. Tne grea.t facility which exists of obtaining advan tae!eous ene •agements for female servants has been before ob, creed of t ; and thus females with difficulty support theinselves. at home, or whose relatives may find it in convenient. to provide for them, may safely avail them selvt !ei of fee various modes of employment presented by this colon's . T as G OLD-FIELDS LESS ATTRACTIVE THAN FOR MER Che labouring classes, for whose information this paper is chiefly intended, will probably say, that if the veorkii ig people of Van Diemen's Land found it more to the it a dvaiitage to go in search of gold than to follow their o rilinary occupations, and that the existing scarcity of labo er has thus been occasioned, would it not be more to our advantage that we also should proceed to the gold fields ? It is, therefore, proper to explain that the chief einierat ion from Van Diemen's Land to the gold fields took ph ice some time ago when the number of persons digging for gold being comparatively few, the facilities and pro ,pests of success were greater ; and that, since the arri val. in Victoria of great numbers of persons from various quarters, the chances of individual success have been c auc h smaller, and the expenses and difficulties greatly in creased ; so that, failure having become fre quent, and wages having risen in Van Diemen's Land, fewer persons have beet' tempted to try the lottery of gold di egings. The effects of the former great attraction of this pursuit are now, however, felt ; great numbers of people we gone ; and the object is to replace them with still s s ee rater numbers, to the benefit of the colon y , and of the - t :migrants who may come to it. GENT ERAL OBSERVATIONS.—The facts above stated re garding the actual condition of Van Diemen's Land ap peal to plain common sense, and must, be convincing that there is `every inducement and just ground to urge upon the att se tion of the labouring classes of the United Kingdo: n the benefits to be derived by themselves, and to resell t to the colony from emigration to Van Die men's La nd. It is well known that thousands suffer privation or absolute want at home, who might live in comfort and abundance in this colony. The colonists are ready to pay not only well, but extravagantly for labour, if they can but. get it. Constant employment and most liberal wages ai'e ready for all those who choose to work. They may co no e by thousands without fear, provided only they are able and disposed to work. There is no ground to apprehen d that there will be too many of them, or that at any or dinary rate of immigration they will come too fast. W ere it even probable that such would prove the case, t' tie Government would not pay the passage of more emigre nts than were required. The increase of population will lead to the discovery of new , sources of employment ; and a longer space of time tl ann this generation has any immediate concern with r nest elapse before the amount of labour will supply the de Oland, or wages cease to be much higher than in Engle: xl ; and surely those who are in want at home, or those v vino have barely enough, should strive to come to a land where they can obtain constant employment and ample 'swages, and even though they should not—as many etppear to expect to do—rise at once, and without exertio n, from want to affluence. READING% FOR TRAVELLERS This day, fcp., Is. 6d., P ICTURES from the EAST (CEYLON). By JOHN CAPPE " ,uthor of "The Three Reside ncies of India," Oar Gold Colonies , " Soc. Recently published, , SAMUEL JOHNSON By noises CenLYLE. Is. BURNS. By JOHNSON CARLYLE. I s A VISIT 10 BELGRADE. Is London : Chapwan and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. Immeaiatelv, in one volume Svo., TRANSCAUCASI A. : SKETCHES of the NATIONS aud RACES between the BLACK SEA. and the CASPIAN. By Baron VON HAXTHAUSEN, Author of " Studien Wier die Innen' Zusta de Russ Leighton. lands." With illustratioss by C. Graeb, printed in coloura by London : Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. Now ready, at all the libraries, 3 vols., post Bvo. AGNES V ALMER. A Novel. " lt has the one great merit of a novel—that it main tat s the reader's curiosity, interests and amuses him. The reader will he nAlikely to lay down the work he has tnished it, and he will find it tedious no where."—Exa iner. "We have read this novel with mu -h pleasure, for it is full of feeling ; and abigh conscientious moral tone pervades it. The prin cipal characters are w. it p ,rtrai ed, and are in themselves interest ing st 'diet: the dramatic SiIUatIQRS they a e placed ln„extraordinar% enough to satiny in at lovers o• the reinitiate; attlthe the intere.t dialogue being earn don in a natural life -like st y le, keeps up the story to the c,nclusion."—Atlas. London. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. DR. MADDOCK'S NEW WORK. This day, Bvo., price ss. 6d., ON MENTAL and NERVOUS DISORD ERS : cony rising a selection of interesting Cases of Melancholy. Lunacy, Sleeplessness, Despondency, Groundless Anxiet Ty, reatmet, Nervous Excit t ment, and Debility . &c. , &c., with the modes of which were successfully adopted by ALFRED B. MADDOCK, formerly resident phy s can of the Mailing Asylum. " Evidently the results of a sound judgment and extensive observa tion."— Asylum Journal " Full of mai ter int , r estin g to the general ruder. „ --Sunday Tim.s, Simpkin, Marshall, and 219 Co., Sta eger t-stionetreetr's-hall-conrt ; e , R. 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TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS. -A RETIRED CLERGYMAN having been restored to health M a few days, Mier many years of great nervous suffering, is anxious to make known to others the means of cure. He will, therefore, send freere , on receiving a stamped envelope , pr o p erl y addressed, a copy of the p scription used. Direct the Rev. E. Douglass, 18, Holland-street, Brixton, London. DR. KAHN'S MUSED-M.- (800 Anatomical Wax Figures), SALLE ROBIN. 232, Picca • duly. OPEN or gentlemen from 11 till 5 morning, and from 7 Sex till 10 evening. New Lectures at 12, 2.4, and half-pact 7, by Dr. ton, F.R.G.S. On Wednesdays and Fridays, a p on of the Museum Is opt n for ladles only, from 2 till 5. Lecture at 3, by Mrs. Sexton. Admission, One Shilling. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE ROOMS, (Lessee, CHAS. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fthaam-road), The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR TUE SEASON. ind will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S CELERRATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polka, Fair Star Waltz, end Overland Mail (}slop, by D'Albert ; also, by H. Lasrent , the following Waltzes La belle Fraugsise, Leonora, Villi kiss and his Dinah, Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past . Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and ter uinate at half-past 13. 8 ATTRACTIVE NOVELTIES. R OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTIO N . PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCn ALBERT. The SEAT of WAR, showing the princtAl places on the DANUBE, KALAFAT, WID DIN, GIURGEVO, SEBASTOPOL, the entrance to the BLACK , BATTLE of SINOPE, and DEATRUCTION of the TURKISHSEA FLEET, and other scenes (kindly supplied by the proprietors of the Illustrated London News"), EXBIRITED in a NEW SERIES of DIS•;OLVING LECTURES by J. H. PEPPER, Esq , on the CHEMISTRY of our DAILY BRED, in special relation to that made by the NEW PROCESS at the MARYLE /lONE WORKHOUSE, daily at Two o'clock ; and In the Evenings on the MANUFACTURE and DECORATION of PAPER. LECTURE by Da. BACHIIOFFNER on ELECTRICITY, and the ELECTRIC LIGHT. E x hibition of Trestrail's Method of Raising Sunken Vessels, &c.. &e. Open Mornings and Evenings. Admission, Is.; Schools and Children under Ten years of age, Flair-price. T' CHOLERA!!! Prevented by the destruction of all noxious effluvia. CREWSN DISINFECTING FLUID. RECOMMENDED BY THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS. THE CHEAPEST AND STRONGEST CHLORIDE OF ZINC. Quarts, 2s. ; Pints, Is. ; Halt- p ints, 6d. Sold by all Chemigts, Druggists, and Shipping Agents, and at • Commercial Wharf, Mile End, London. Agents—Messrs. D.eve, Heyward, and Barren, Bush ane, Cannon-street, City. EVENTS of a RACE.—An ANTICIPATION of the DERBY DA Y. —Custom has in.iuced thousands who do not call themselves sportsmen to visit Epsom on the Derby Day; a vast sum will be staked on the race ; nut itntnense numbers will take a trip to the I iowns to sae the eidnpany and enjoy the pleasures of a country excursion. The events of such a day are long taiked of, and everybody knows how everyboly else were dres ed. For a nuaibei of years E. MO4Es and sot; have male the most exten‘ive arrange ments to supply all classes with the most striabie Attire for thy; Derby Day, and have fully entered into the contest of fit nisinevery article bet er and cheaper than any other house in the world. Daily events show that they always win the race in t-e most triumpha t manner, and have prepared everyone to anticipate all the nov , ltics and comtor sof Attire for every season and occasion. In anticipa tion of the Derby D y, as a season of pleasure, every person, sports tinn or not, should inspect the splendid stock of Dress prepared by E. Moses and -on ; it will resist sun and dust, look elegant and feel comfortable, and may be obtained at their City Establishment. or their West-end Branch, foi considerably less money than might be paid elsewhere. The Hat, Cap, Hosiery, and Boot and Shoe Departments are the recedtaclea of a Magnificent Stock, all new illustrating the of all countries, and the ex perience and enterprise of E. Moses and skill Son in th .it selection. The Wholesale Department contains the largest and most select stock tray Busts and Shnes, Shirts, &c. for the home or ex port , o and furnishes advantages in quality and ,rice entirely unprecedented. Outfits for all classes of Emigrants. Ladies and Gentlemen. tull lists of which may be had on application or post free, CAUTION. —E. MosEs and sON regret na , ing to guard the aublic against imposition, having learned that the nate adesman -like falsehood of " Being connected with ..heir Establistim nt," or It's he same concern," has been resorted to in many Instaneei, ania for ibvions reasons, they beg to state that they have g 0 CONNEXION WITH A.NY OTHER HOUSE IN OS °UT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minories, 84 85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch , 506,507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1, 2, and 3, Hart-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-Street. Sheffield Branch, 36 Fargate. Colonial Branch, Melbourne, Aastralia. M e rchant railo.- Clothiers, Hat ters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Oatfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will bd e exchanged if desired, or, if prefe rred, the money will be returne without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figura% the lowest price, from 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, with illustrations, untitled" The Echo of Public Opi nion," containing lull lists of prices, our system et self-measure meet, &c., &C. may he had on application, or p ost-free. A handsome ' Almanac for the year ending 1854 can be had, gratis, oil application. Ita l'on parle Francais. Qui si parts Italian°. liter 411richt mail Deutsch. Aqua se habla lisoanO. PARIS EXHIBITION OF 1855. The following circular is now being issued by the De partm en t of Science and Art Marlborough House, Pall-mall, May 25, 1854. " Sir (or Gentlemen),—The Department of Science and Art has been directed to take the preliminary steps for ascertaining the probable amount of space which the manufacturers and other producers of Great Britain will be prepared to occupy in the Paris Exhibition of 1855, iLt being of importance that these demands should be con umunicated to the French Imperial Commissioners with as little delay as possible. " I have, therefore, to request you will acquaint me, as soo n as convenient, whether you are disposed to ex. hibit, and if so, that you will fill up and return to me the en closed form (No. 3) before the Ist July at latest. " B:aving been directed for the present to conduct the correspondence upon the subject of the French Exhibi tion, I shall have great pleasure in affording, or obtain ing for you, any further information that may be requi site. "I enclose a copy of the decrees and regulations is sued by the French Imperial Commission, as well as a summary of the assistance offered by them and by the British Government to intending exhibitors. "I ani, Sir (or Gentlemen), your obedient servant , "H. C. OWEN, Captain, R.E." The :following is a brief summary of the conditions upon which the Exhibition will be conducted :-- "The decrees and regulations issued by the Imperial Commission of France give very full information as to the principles upon which the Imperial Government pro pose to conduct the Exhibition of 1855, and an attentive perusct 1 of them is recommended to all those who desire to co-operate in securing a fair representation of British industry on that occasion. " Those regulations appear to be conceived in the most equitable and liberal spirit, and there is no doubt that that spirit will be met in a becoming manner by the manufacturers and other producers of the British empire and her colonies. " It may be useful to sum up briefly the principal con ditions upon which the Exhibition will be conducted, comprising the assistance offered to exhibitors by the French commission, and that which the British authori ties will probably be empowered to offer. "1. The Exhibition will open in Paris on the Ist May, 1355. " 9. The French commission will only communicate with exhibitors from foreign countries through the com mission appointed by each country for that purpose. " 3. No articles will be admitted from foreign coun tries except with the sanction of such foreign commis sion. "4. Every article produced or obtained by human industry, whether of raw materials, machinery, manu factures, or fine arts, are admissible, except— " i. Living animals and plants. "ii. Substances liable to become putrid from keeping. "iii, Detonating and other dangerous substances. " iv Articles of extravagant size. "5. All goods must reach Paris between the 15th of January and 15th of March, 1855, which period may, in a few exceptional cases, be extended to the 15th of April. "6. The French commission offers to convey all goods from the French ports or frontier to the building in Paris without charge. " 7. No charge will be made for rent. "8. Exhibitors and their agents will be admitted free to the building during the whole period of the Exhibition. " 9. Plain counters and partitions will be provided without charge. " 10. The French commission will find labourers for unpacking, transporting, and arranging goods under the direction of the exhibitors or their agents. " 11. The French commission will provide shafting, steam, or water-pressure for machines in motion. " 12. Exhibitors will be responsible for accidents, loss, or damage, but the fullest precautions are promised against such events. "13. The current trade price may be affixed to any goods if the exhibitors desire it. " 14. Goods may be exhibited in bond, and no duty will be charged if re-exported. "15. Exhibited g oods at present prohibited by the French tariff may be admitted for consumption in France at an ad valorem d ut y of 20 per cent. "26. Arrangements will be made to insure one year's protection to designs and i nventions if exhibited, with out cost to the exhibitor. 17. The goods will be examined by an international jury, and rewards given, the nature of which will be pub lished. "18. Tho British authorities will undertake all ex penses of general organisation and management, and will defray the expenses of the transport and custom- house agency of all goods delivered within a specified time. "19. A sufficient staff will be provided for w giving that attention to the goods of exhibitors which un dertaken by the Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851. " 20. The expenses, which must in every case fall upon exhibitors, will be— "i. The carriage of the goods from the manufac tory or residence of the exhibitor to London. "ii. The expense of glass-cases, shelves, brackets, awnings, hangings, o r d ecora ti ons o f th e s t a ll s , w hi c h must all be undertaken under such restrictions as the officers of the French commission may impose for the sake of the gen e ra l arrangemen t s or appearance of the Exhibition. " iii. The unpacking, arrangement, and general care of the goods during the Exhibition, except as far as provided by paragraph 19. " 21. Demands for spa,ce are to be sent in before the Ist of July, if possible, and in no case later than the Ist of August. "Forms of application for ~macs, and other informa tion, may be had on application to the undersigned. " H. C. OWEN, Captain " Marlborough House, Pall-mall, London.' ~~ Sl if' '' 7.,.,,, S ~41). • f ' . 1 1 , , e hi! i 4,-. : .4.,: TIIE WAR. , rI,T morning, about half-past 6 o'clock, off Plymouth, under steam only. Wind light. The Otter, steam-gun vessel, Commander Lieutenant Hunt, late of her Majesty's ship St. George, having completed her crew and armament, is appointed to leave Woolwich for the Baltic this day (Thursday). She will be followed immediately by the Pigmy, Minx, and the other vessels appointed to this service. - The indefatigable, 50 guns, fitting at Devonport, will carry the flag of Rear-Admiral W. J. Hope Johnstone, appointed to the command on the South American station. We are authorised to state that a paragraph which has appeared in a weekly newspaper, in which it was stated that the Admiralty was in want of dispensers of medicine, at the salary of 100/. a year, is without foun dation. Assistant-surgeons only are required, if qualified according to the established regulations. Isaac Western, leading workman of engine-smiths, 7 engine and boiler-smiths, 7 fitters, 1 .coppersmith, and 1 moulder in brass and iron, have volunteered from the factory at Woolwich dockyard to proceed to Malta for service there. There are 17 in all, of whom 13 are mar ried and four single. Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.B. Surveyor of the Navy, Mr. Isaac Watts, Assistant-Surveyor of the Navy, and Mr. Thomas Lloyd, Chief Engineer and In spector of Machinery, left Somerset-house on Tuesday evening for Paris. The Camperdown Indiaman, one of Dunbar's fleet, is corning to Portsmouth to ship an enormous quantity of provisions for the naval victualling depot at Malta. She will take from the Clarence-yard, where the supplies are all ready for her, 2,500 casks of beef and pork, besides other stores. - - NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. MALTA, MAY 17. The continued arrival of English and French troops, en route to the eastward, forms the only subject of local information of the least interest. Up to the evening of the 11th inst. the total amount of French troops and horses that have passed through were—troops, 4.721 rank and file, exclusive of officers ; horses, 1,883 ; mules, 67. - Up to last night at gun fire the following is the gross total of French troops, with horses and mules, viz., troops, 5,636 ; horses, 585. Grand total, troops, 10,357 ; horses, 2,468 ; mules, 67. It is not a little remarkable that the amount of casualties among the French horses has been. of a very insignificant nature, while the English have lost a con siderable number, and among them some very valuable animals. The glanders has appeared among the French horses, and five of them have been destroyed. The Vulcan is about to proceed to England. The number of English troops that have arrived is : By the Blundell. —45 horses, Captain White, Lieu tenant Thomson, Assistant Surgeon Brady, Veterinary Surgeon Constant, and 55 rank and file of the 17th Lancers. By the Bombay—Lieutanant-Colonel Barlow, Major Watson, Captains Budd, Dwyer , D ou g las, and Trevor, Lieutenants Hawley, Segrave, Grogan, Barlow, Smythe, Heywood, Bower, Mathews, and Wilson (Adjutant), Ensigns Inglefield, Vivian, Crosby, and Blunt, Paymas. ter Hall, Quartermaster O'Connor, Surgeon Denny, As sistant-Surgeon Bleckley, and 749 rank and file of the 14th Regiment. By the Edmundsbury-35 horses, Captain Morgan, Lieutenant Knight, Paymaster Stephenson, Surgeon Powell, and 40 troopers of the 17th Lancers. By the St. Vincent—Dr. Baxter, 54th Regiment, Lieutenant Davidson, and 51 rank and file of the Royal Artillery. By the British Queen -264 rank and file and officers for the service companies of the regiments in garrison here, Lieutenant Maxse, aide-decamp to Lord Cardigan, and Major Mayow, also attached to his staff, arrived by the British Queen. By the Baalbec detachments for the East also arrived, but no report has been as yet made. Up to post hour the Simla, with the India mails (out ward), had not been telegraphed. She has been ex pected since the 14th. No. 90 transport passed down the river yesterday from Deptford on her way to one of the western ports, to embark horses and troops for the seat of war in the East. Yesterday morning the first division of the 35th Regi ment of Foot marched from the Tower and proceeded by railway to Chatham. The 18th Regiment of Foot were paraded on Tuesday at Chatham for the inspection of Colonel Marcus Beres ford, Commandant of the Garrison. Eight companies left Chatham at 6 a.m. yesterday for Canterbury, and will billet at Sittingbourne and Milton. Two companies, with the head quarters, will leave Chatham to-day, and proceed en route to Canterbury. The regiment is to be supplied with new arms, &c., as soon as possible. Captain Oldfield's company of the Royal Artillery embarked at Belfast on Tuesday for Fleetwood, en route to Woolwich. It is understood that this company has been ordered to join Lord Raglan's forces in the East. The 46th (replacing the 97th, ordered to Candia), 63d, 21st, 20th, and 34th Regiments, and the Ist battalion of Rifles, now forming the reserved division, are under orders fur Greece. The 63d numbers 1,300, and the 218 t 1,260 rank and file. Accounts from Cork say —" The number of recruits that arrive here weekly from England for the depots serving in this country are incredible, while the few that enli , t, here are scarcely to be counted. The enlistment of men in England for active service is going on very briskly, so that the requirements of the service are fully provided for. On Sunday and Monday about 70 English recruits arrived here from London, Liverpool, and Bris. By the Peninsular and Oriental company's steamer Ripon, which arrived at Southampton yesterday, we have accounts from Gibraltar to the 18th inst. The British transport ships Courier, Timandra, Star of the South, and Gomelza, which had landed the 39th and 89th Regiments at Gibraltar, sailed thence on thq 6th, laden with Minig rifle ammunition, stores, and coals, for the East. The transport-ship Dunbar, with the head quarters of the 17th Regiment, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel M‘Pherson, C. 8., arrived at Gib raltar on the 7th, from Cork. The 55th Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Warren, C. 8., embarked on the 10th inst. by the Medway steam-ship from Gibraltar for the East. Their de parture was the signal for a complete ovation on the part of the inhabitants of the garrison. The steamer Admiral, six days and a half from Cardiff, with hay, •beef, and pork for Constantinople, touched at Gibraltar on the 9th. The screw-steamer British Queen, five days from Cork, with detachments of the 3d and 9th Regiments, for Malta, arrived on the 10th inst. The transport-ship No. 43 passed the Straits of Gibraltar on the 10th inst. The steamer Baalb3c, with a draught of the 55th Regiment, from Cork, touched at Gibraltar on the 11th inst., en route to Constantinople Tire left wing of the 17th Regiment, under command of Major Bourke, arrived at Gibraltar on the 12th inst., in the transport-ship'Cornwall. Her Majesty's screw troop-ship Suroom, having on board the 79th Highlanders, commanded by Lieutenant- Colonel Elliott, touched at Gibraltar on the 12th on her way to Constantinople. The gallant Highlanders met with a most enthusiastic reception from the troops in the garrison during their short stay at Gibraltar. The British transport Rodsley, No. 37, 18 days from Wool wich, with a detachment of the Royal Horse Ar tillery, arrived at Gibraltar on the 13th inst., and left on the 14th for the East. The transport Sultana passed the Straits on the 15 inst., and the Rubicon on the 17th inst. Each week a similar number are lauded here." Recruiting is going on briskly in Belfast. The 62d picked up last week 70 serviceable-looking young men. A suns of above 5001. has been subscribed by the offi cers of the 13th Light Dragoons, which forms part of the expeditionary army to the East, for the support of the wives of the men and their families during their ab sence from England. The money is deposited in the hands of Lady Gore (the wife of Major Gore, accom panying the regiment), who resides at Hampton•court Palace. Her Ladyship has visited several of the women, and has distributed some of the money among them. This will be continued weekly till the fund is exhausted. ARRIVAL FROM THE BALTIC FLEET. The Holyrood, screw steam hired transport, Coro mander Lovett, arrived at Sheerness at 7.30 a.m. yes terday from the Baltic fleet. Commander Lovett left Sir Charles Napier with his flag-ship the Duke of Wel lington, and his squadron, cruising N.N.E. of the Island of Gottska. Sandoe, distant about 30 miles. No attempts up to the 16th inst. (the day on which the Holyrood left the fleet) had been made to attack either Revel. the Island of Aland, or any other Russian port. The English fleet were then waiting the arrival of the French fleet, and no operations are anticipated until the fleets unite. Only one ,French line-of-battle ship had joined Sir Charles Napier's squadron, but the whole of the French fleet were daily expected. On the 17th inst. the Royal George, 121 guns, sent a boat alongside the Holyrood for information, and she reported having passed six sail of the line of the French fleet on the pre vious day. The Holyrood has brought home 61 invalids from the fleet ; 63 were sent on board, but two seamen (invalids) died on the passage home ; one died on the 17th, and the other on the 22d, from the effects 'of in termittent fever. Captain Dunlop (who went out passenger in the St. Jean d'Acre) has taken a passage home in the Holyrood. A Mr. Ringrose, mate, is among the invalids sent home; also a boy named Parsons, who lot his right arm by firing a musket. On 'the 18th inst., the Holyrood passed the Penelope steam-frigate, with the Water Tank in tow, in the East Sea ; the Penelope steam-frigate sent a boat alongside, and reported all well. The Holyrood arrived at Copenhagen on the 18th, and left there on the 20th inst., passed .Elsinore the same day at noon, and cleared the Scaw at 1 a.m. the follow ing day. She did not afterwards pass any English or French men-of-war, and saw no vessel bearing the Rus sian colours during her passage home. The Holyrood has steamed home from Copenhagen in 74 hours. Mr. George Frankish, pilot for the Baltic, came home as passenger in the Holyrood. Mr. Frankish left the Edinburgh, 60 guns, Rear-Admiral Henry D. Chads. The Edinburgh was then in company with Sir Charles Napier's squadron. The Basilisk, 6 guns, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, bad been close in off Hango Head, and sighted the Russian fleet, from 10 to 12 sail. A shot was fired from the bat tery, which fell short of the Basilisk. After recon noitring sufficiently, she returned. Up to the time of the Holyrood leaving the allied fleet had not been above Revel, the ice not having cleared away. LONDON, TH_URSDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 1854. VAN The following information regarding the colony of Van Diemen's Land, intended for the use of emigrants, has been printed by order of his Excellency Sir William Denison, Lieutenant-Governor of the colony : DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY. —The avernge length of Van Diemen's Land is 165 miles, and the average breadth 155 miles. The island . contains about 16 millions of acres, of which nearly three millions are private property. The remaining 13 millions are Crown land ; and about two millions of the latter are occupied by the settlers under grazing licenses. With this limited area there is an extensive line of coast, broken into at various points by deep bays and inlets, af fording not only accommodation for any amount of foreign trade, but facilitating the transport of produce from one part of the colony to another—a matter of no trifling importance, when the delay and difficulty attendant upon transport by land in a new country is considered. Hobart Town, the seat of Government, is situated on the estuary of the Derwent, 40 miles within the southern boundary of the colony. Launceston is situated at the head of the navigation of the river Tamar, about 40 miles within the northern line of sea-coast. ----- -- Spring Bay on the east, and Port Davey and Macquarie Harbour on the west, afford shelter for vessels : the latter, which reaches far into the interior, has, however, a bar at the entrance. The means of communication are of a better descrip tion than are to be found in the other colonies of Aus tralia. A good turnpike-road extends from Hobart Town to Launceston, a distance of 120 miles ; and this is traversed by coaches at the rate of 10 miles per hour ; the traffic being sufficient at present to support two day coaches and one night coach each way. The island, in general, is covered with an open forest, without much underwood, and consisting of the different gum trees, wattles, stringy-hark, she-oak, and other trees bearing colonial names, all of which are evergreens, the timber being in some situations close and heavy, and in others the scenery resembling that of a park ; and the natural pasture of both hills and plains affords support to sheep, which are the chief source of profit to the set tlers, and also to cattle and horses ; turnip husbandry is becoming general. The wheat of Van Diemen's Land is considered of the finest quality ; and the potatoes are excellent, forming an important article of the most pro fitable exportation to the neighbouring colonies. The soil arid climate are highly favourable to English fruits and vegetables, to the culture and improvement of which much attention is paid. Apple, pear, and other fruit trees grow here, and come into hearing with a rapidity unknown in England ; and apples, preservesand onions are extensively exported with great advantage. The cul tivation of hops is followed to a considerable extent ; and irrigation has in several places been successfully adopted. There are large dairy establishments ; and considerable attention is given to the manufacture of butter and cheese, which realise, the former 2s. 6d. to 35., and the latter is. ld. to is. 3d. per lb. retail. Various kinds of excellent fish are obtained ; and also oysters ; and, with more attention than has hitherto been paid to it, this branch of colonial industry might, in all probability, be much increased. The timber of Van Diemen's Land is valuable for ship and house building, furniture, &c., and some kinds which split readily are extensively employed in making post and rail fence for the enclosure of land, and also for making shingles, with which the houses are covered instead of slates. The colonial gums are also useful ; and the bark of the wattle tree is largely ex ported for tanning, and also used in the colony in the manufacture of leather. There are no formidable wild animals, and the aboriginal natives are almost extinct, the few who remain living willingly in one place, pro tected and supported by the Government. Van Diemen's Land has, from the commencement of the colony, been resorted to by tree settlers of un questionable respectability. A large portion of the island is either owned or rented by persons of established character, many of whom are retired officers. The majority of these persons have been long settled on the land which they occupy. Their possessions are of various extent, from perhaps 70,000 acres downwards. The settlers are engaged in agriculture, in sheep and cattle farming, and the cultivation of hops, &c. The country is studded with their mansions, houses, and farm buildings, which, in many instances, are of the most substantial and superior description. Hobart Town is a city of con siderable size, containing 23,000 inhabitants, and 16 places of worship. Here, and in a smaller proportion at Launceston, are numerous clergymen, merchants, pro fessional gentlemen, shopkeepers, master tradesmen, and mechanics, and many Government officers and others, of character certainly equal to those in a similar position in other countries. DEMAND FOR LABOUR.—The consideration of the preceding observations will show that, even under ordi nary circumstances there must have been in Van Diemen's Land a very considerable and increasing de mand for labour. There is now a most urgent necessity for ordinary working people of all kinds, both male and female, and this has been produced by a combination of various causes. The sudden increase of population in the adjacent colony of Victoria, in consequence of the discovery of gold, has raised the price of grain and other produce, and has also oreated a greatly increased demand for them ; and, as a large number of persons of the labour class have left this colony in search of gold (which pur suit, as will be hereafter explained, was formerly more attractive to the inhabitants of Van Diemen's Land than at present), the available agricultural labour of the colony has been greatly diminished, at the time when a large addition to the ordinary amount is rendered ne cessary by the increased demand for produce above re ferred to ; and, in a similar manner, the amount of labour of all kinds has been reduced to an extent highly injurious to the interests of the colony. At the present time, expenses of some kinds are con siderable, and particularly house•rent and butcher's meat. Beef is Bd. to 9d. per lb., mutton 7d. to Bd., and bread is 61d. the two-pound loaf ; but agricultural labourers and domestic servants are provided by their employers with lodging and a liberal supply of food—. and the wages of the mechanics are so high that these expenses are not felt by them as oppressive. Wearing apparel and cloth, being imported, are, of course, not so cheap as at home, but are reasonable in price. Tea and sugar are cheaper than in England ; the former being about Is. 6d. per lb. of an ordinary description, and coarse sugar 3d. per lb. ; and a removal to this colony must generally be to emigrants a change from poverty or absolute want, not merely to comfort and an abund ance of all the necessaries of life, but to so great a facility in obtaining money as enables the industrious and care ful to acquire property, and greatly to advance their condition in life. RATE OF WAGES.—Good carpenters, 10s. to 12s. per day. Bricklayers, stonemasons, stonecutters, blacksmiths, coppersmiths, and brass-finishers, moulders, good hands, Bs. to 10s. per day. Wheelwrights and millwrights. 10s., 125,, and 15s. per day. Engineer and fitter-up, 15s. per day. Cabinetmakers and upholsterers, 11s. per day. Some of these can make 51. or 61. per week by piece-work. Sawyers, from 10s. to 14s. per day, in Hobart Town ; but they make much more by piece-work. Sawyers at Huon River, where sawing is largely carried for home consumption and exportation to Victoria, receive from employers at least half the price of the sawn stuff, which at present sells on the spot for fully 20s. per 100 feet. It is considered that a pair of good sawyers can thus earn with ease 101. per week. In general, sawyers prefer sawing on their own account, paying ls. a week for liberty to cut timber on Crown land or making agreements with owners of land for the same pur pose. In this manner they are able to earn much more than the amount above stated ; and, in whatever mode they are employed, many of those who work steadily accumulate large sums of money. Persons employed in splitting shingles and paling also realise large amounts in a similar manner. Sawyers. axe-men, and navigators are now advertised for at 11. per, day for six months certain. Shoemakers work by the piece, and are paid about the following rates :—For making and closing strong boots, 9s. 6d., for making and closing Wellington boots, 20s. ; women's shoes, for bottoming, 6s. ; women's boots, for bottoming, 6s. 6d. Good hands may earn 4/. a week. Tailors are also paid by the piece, and a fair workman can earn 4/. 10s. per week. From 31. to 51. per week is made, according to abilities. Painters and glaziers, ordinary, 6s. to Bs. per day. Good ornamental painters are so scarce that no rate can be named for them. In this trade there is not so great a demand for labour as in others, as painting is generally deferred till a cheaper time. Seamen receive, for short colonial voyages 101. per month and provisions. For lo i ger voyages they receive even more, and no certain rate can be mentioned. Married agricultural labourers obtain from 351. to 70/., or upwards, according to the qualifications of both persons. Single agricultural labourers, 181. to 30/. Men servants, domestic, receive from 20/. to 30/., ac cording to ability. Female domestic servants, from 12/. to 30/., accord ing to qualifications. Ordinary and useful domestic servants, 14/. to 16/. Good cooks, 20/. to 25/. Good needlewomen, who will be otherwise useful 16/. to 20/. These rates of remuneration are excessive, and are the consequences of the discovery of gold. They may, h weve continue for a considerable period : the fall will r, be gradual, and wages must be hi g h for many years to come. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ASSISTANCE AND PROTEC TION OF IMMIGRANTS, AND ESPECIALLY CF FEMALES.— In order to prevent embarrassment and inconvenience to emigrants on first reaching their destination, the Government emigrant ships despatched by the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners are under engage. ment to support them on board for fourteen working NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants—William Dawson (1854), recently pro moted from mate of the Excellent, gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, is re-appointed to that ship as lieutenant ; Hon. H. W. Chet wynd (1850), recently sewing in the Cumberland, 70, to the Sphinx ; T. E. Smith, from the Britomart, 8, brig, on the west coast of Africa station, to the Sphinx. Paymaster—James W. Ashby (1852), to the Sphinx. Masters' Assistants—A. J. Armstrong, to Nautilus, 6, brig, tender to the Impregnable, fiag•ship, at Devon port ;W. R. Cronin ; to the Victory, flag-ship, at Ports mouth ; W. H. Willing, to the Indefatigable, 50, at Devonport. Assistant-Surgeon—John Barclay, M.D. (1846), borne as additional assistant-surgeon on the books of the Victory, flag-ship, at Portsmouth, for service in Haslar Hospisal, to the Fisgard, flag-ship, at Woolwich, fur dockyard service, vice Jenkyns, promoted. Clerk—John Mumford (1848), recently serving in the Fox, 42, on the East Indies station, to the Fisgard, flag-ship, at Woolwich, vice Fisher, appointed to the Hornet, 17, screw steam-sloop. Clerk's Assistant—A. L. Eversfield, to the Sphinx. Gunner—Guithard Henry, to the Hornet, at Wool wich. Boatswain—William Oliver, to the Hornet. Carpenter—William J. Gibson, to the Hornet. A c ting-Gunner—Emmanuel Farewell, to the Medina, paddie•wheel steam-sloop, at Woolwich. The Tribune, 30, screw-frigate Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie , arrived at Shithea d yesterday morning from Sheerness to await orders. She dressed ship at 8, and fired a Royal salute at noon. The Sprightly steam-tender, Mr. Allen, Acting- Master, commanding, proceeded to Sheerness yesterday with supernumeraries, and conveyed thither also Lieut. Crawley and the other officers and men of the late steam gun-boat Jasper. The Resistance, 10 guns, troop-transport, Master- Commander M. Bradshaw, sailed from Sheerness for the Baltic at 7 30 a.m. yesterday. Mr. R. Leighton, master mariner of Hartlepool, proceeds in the Resistance as pilot for the Baltic. The Isis, 44 gun frigate, is in dock at Chatham, masted, and being prepared for the pendant with all possible despatch. The Wolverine, 12-gun sloop, at Chatham, is progres- ' sing very smartly with her equipment, and will shortly be ready for sea. The Spy, 3 guns, brigantine, at Chatham. has had her masts stepped, and is being rigged with all possible VALUE OF LAND IN ME LBOURNE. —The price of town land is almost beyond credit. There is no limit to the despatch for service in the Baltic. The guns, new screw steam - ship, Cap- extravagant opinion t hat bu y ers and sellers entertain of twin the Hannibal,H o 1 Frederick W. Grey , it is now sta t e d , will its valu e . Innumerable instances might be quoted ; in not be ready to be put out of dry-dock at Chatham until one case, a house, purchased for 2501., lately fetched the 10th of next month. 12,0001. ; another, offered to Government for the use The Rhadamanthus, paddle-wheel steam store.ship, of the military officers, for 3,0001. a month, afterwards left Woolwich at noon yesterday for Sheerness with a was valued at 5,0001. ; they still hesitated, and the portion of the engines for the Royal Albert, 131, fitting declined y rose to 6,6001., which sum Government at that port. giving, having about that period received iron Her Majesty's steam-vessel Prometheus, having had barracks. As another instance, the Government have her copper examined and repairs made good, will be long desired Depraves' fine blue stone st o re, and have taken out of dock at P l y mouth on Wednesday. She made many liberalb o vertures, but withoutmp has received orders to proceed to Lisbon. proprietor to sell. They at last asked him to name a The crew of the Calcutta, 84, Captain Stupiord, gut price—a final figure—in order that me they might settle the her lower rigging over her m astheads on Tuesday. affair one way or another. He meditated awhile, and The screw steam-ship Himalaya, Capt. Kellock, from I then as his ultimatum, na med 85,0001.—The Land o f Southampton to Cork, was observed on Wednesday t Promise. V 4l , THE MILITIA AND YEOMANRY. By her Majesty's gracious command the regiment of Essex Rifles is now desii,,nated " the Royal Essex Rifles." Within the last few days the men have been supplied with great-coats, and are about to change their present uniform for one of silver grey, somewhat after the fashion of the Tyrolese Riflemen, with helmet resembling that recently assumed by the officers, except that the plume will be of horsehair instead of cock's feathers. The mous tache is also to be worn by the men. The first detach ment, under the command of Major Groves, was to leave yesterday for the Tower to relieve the 35th Regiment, and the remainder were to follow. 'Within a fortnight the regiment is to be inspected at the Tower by Viscount Hardinge, the General Commanding-in-Chief ; and it is understood that after two or three months' duty in Lon don the regiment will be encamped on the new military training ground, Aldershott-heath, Surrey. The em bodiment of the regiment has given quite an impetus to enlistment in Essex, and recruits are daily coming in. Orders were received at Doncaster on Tuesday for the embodiment of the 3d West York Militia, whose extra period of training would otherwise have expired to-day. The regiment is to be sent into barracks at Berwick-upon-Tweel. The staff are making out lists of the married men, in case they should be excepted from permanent duty. Tho percentage of married men is very small. The officers, as well as the great majo rity of the men, have received with satisfaction the order for their removal into garrison. On Monday last the Shropshire Militia (more than 800 strong) assembled at Shrewsbury to go through their 28 days' training, and on Tuesday morning they were addressed by their commanding officer, Colonel Hill, who, having ascertained the willingness of his officers to be permanently employed, then called upon the men of the regiment to say if they were ready to accompany their officers, and, if so, to show their assent by giving a hearty cheer for their Queen. This was responded to in a manner most gratifying to every English heart. From ! the efficient state this corps was in at the end o . f . last year's training, we feel convinced that they will be found as ready as they are willing. BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES. The progress of the British North American colonies has again been illustrated by returns just issued of the immigration of the past year, and the continuous demand for labour. It appears that, notwithstanding the current to Australia, the total arrivals in Canada from Europe in 1853 were only 6 per cent. below those of the pre ceding year, the numbers having been 36,699, against 39,176. Of this number, 18,972, or rather more than one half, were natives of Ireland, 4,913 of Scotland, 3,928 of England, 3,135 of Germany, and 5,123 of Norway ; while the remaining 628 were from Holland, Sweden, and other places. In the Irish emigration the n umber of females preponderated in a remarkable degree over that of male 3, the difference being more than 18 per cent. This fact is attributed to the shipment of young women from the poor unions, coupled with the extent of remittances from settlers already prosperous, to enable their wives and sisters to join them. Of the en tire number of 36,699 immigrants, the proportion that remained in Canada was 25,195, while 11,504 passed through to the,United States, nearly the whole of the Norwegian arrivals having been among the latter, owing to the difficulties they experienced from ignorance of the language, which would be obviated in the United States by their availing themselves of some ex t e nsiv settle ments already opened by their own countrymen in Wis consin. Their habits of industry and general suitable ness to the Canadian climate caused their departure to be regretted. About 20 0 , however , were induced to accept railroad employment at Hamilton, and it is hoped that these may form a nucleus to induce others for the future to become settlers. With regard to the general health of the emigrants of the past season the accounts are satisfactory. The total mortality was only 0.81 per cent., and the slight excess which this shows over the previous year is attributed entirely to the unusually protracted passages to which several vessels were subjected, the average number of days occupied by the various ems grant-ships from all the ports of Europe having been 48, against 39 in the previous year. The number of ships wrecked was four, involving a loss of 317 lives, and the instances in which risk and discomfort were found to prevail were mostly those in which iron formed the chief part of the cargo—a fact that has led ore to the suggestion a certain m of some regulation being made to prevent vessels con veying passengers from carryi n g proportion of dead weight. On the questio th n as to the success of the several immigrants in finding employment, nothing could be more decisive than the accounts presented. In most cases they at once proceeded up the country, and on reaching their destination were seldom snore than a few hours unemployed. During the present season the demand for labour at high wages is greatly increasing, owing to the vast railway undertakings in progress, and with regard to women qualified to act as servants, it is said the scarcity is such that several thousands could be annually absorbed. The immigration described in the present report refers only to that which takes place by sea. A large number of settlers arrive via the United States, the total during the past season being estimated at 5,000, irrespective of a great number of railway labourers temporarily at tracted from the Western States, owing to the cessation of work in those regions, con sequent upon the long continued pressure in the New York money market. y l ANNUAL VOTES. I A Parliamentary paper which has just been delivered recapitulates the amounts voted in supply during each year from 1835 to 1853, under the several heads of Army, Navy, Ordnance, and Miscellaneous Services, as well as the sums voted in particular years on extraordi nary occasions, the recurrence of which is not to be an ticipated. Under each head there has been a great in crease since the beginning of the period in question, and in most cases the increase has been continuous, or nearly so. The following figures will enable the reader to see at a glance the difference between the amounts of the first and last years in the series : 1835. . 1853. .. Army £5,793,4,6218 ...... £6,025,016 861 Militia , ...... 478.7'" Commissariat 175,974 557, £7,060.882 7,333,805 Total army services Navy Ordnance 1,296,059 £17,540,912 4,802,318 Total army, navy, and ord nance ... Civil services.... £11,730,073 2,393,182 Total supply services voted £14,123,255 The estimates for the current year, original and sup plemental, are as follows:—Army, 7,157,4861. ; Ord nance, 4,588,0101. ; Commissariat, 644,673/. ; Navy, 12,041,6791. ; total, 24,431,7481. ; Civil Services, 5,294,9151.; grand total, 29,726,663/. The expenditure in the army increased, it will be seen, but little during the period which must now be called the last twenty years of peace. The maximum was reached in 1842, when the amount was 6,364, 4261., and for some years there was a decline ; but in 1848 the total had risen to 6,343,6861., after which it again fell to somewhat below six millions, its amount in 1851. The vote for the militia gradually fell to 103,7001., at which sum it stood in 1851 ; but the measures adopted in 1852 raised it at once to 386,7151. in that year, and a further augmentation is observable in the vote of 1853. In the vote fur the Commissariat there were very consi derable fluctuations, the maximum (attaindti in 1849) having been 5 97,397/. The increase of expenditure upon the navy was almost continuous up to the year 1848, in which the total grant ait rose mi llion i u athned faollouawingter, l q l o u v, a , r i I t ) e g r, y e b a u r t, t o a ; he b B e o f s o l r e . been amounted to 7,764,0201 . I n 1852, i t had decl i ne d a b out s 2 e v ilta ot t e ed of last ye ar for the ordnance exce eded ' by about 300,0001. that of any preceding year. If the peace of Europe had remained undisturbed, not a few taxpayers might have been disposed to murmur at the addition of si x m illi ons to our naval and military ex penditure, shown by th e fig ures which have been quoted ; but•it is a fact beyond dhapute that we are at t hi s mo ment reaping the advantage of the prudent policy adopted by successive Administrations. We have paid a large and an increasing annual premium for insurance, and the time has arrived at which every sum that has been so invested may be wanted, nor need we entertain a doubt that it will be returned to us with compound inte rest. Large sums were expended in equippin g paddle wheel steamers ; and the expense was, of course, a bur den which the nation would willingly have escaped. The screw principle was then found to be superior, and costly alterations were 'requisite. Again there was a natural reluctance to incur the necessary expense, but prudence prevailed, and the new construction was adoptel. The same observation applies to the votes for the ordnance service, the outlay of which has been vastly increased by the improvements which modern science has suggested. It is not necessary now to inquire what would have been our position had these precau tions been neglected ; but it is certain that even the largest outlay would not have made up for past par sbnotly. Ships cannot be built in a day, especially if they are to be constructed of timber procured from the royal forests, and if, according to established custom, a mass of correspondence almost as ponderous as the timber itself is on each occasion to pass between three or four Government offices—nor can an army be trained in a day. The truth is, that we are now able to raise the supplies for the year within the year, because we have been accustomed to raise within the year the sup plies which might be required in future years. The increase in the civil services usually termed " Miscellaneous " has also been very large, and, with hardly an exception, continuous. Detailed comparison, however, will show that a considerable part of the aug mentation has been occasioned by the assumption, on the part of the Government, of functions which it did not in former years attempt to discharge—that other items appear in consequence of re-distributions of the national burdens effected within the last few years—and that, of tile remainder, a portion not insignificant is at tributable simply to the manner in which grants which might have been voted entirely in any one year have been divided over a series of years. As an illustration of the latter observation, we may take the first class, which comprises public works and buildings. The New Houses of Parliament were in each year the subject of a vote, but the annual .amount varied from 30,0001. (its minimum), in 1840, to 215,7741. (its maximum), in 1853. In like manner, the vote for harbours of refuge, which. was first taken in 1845, and in the succeeding year was only 30,0001., also reached its maximum in 1853, and was then 226,0001. In the second class, which provides for the salaries of public departments, the expenditure connected with the administration of the poor laws has risen from 54,0001. to 214,0001., because new charges for schoolmasters and for medical relief have been in troduced in the course of the period.' Again, the ex pense of prosecutions and maintenance of prisoners, formerly defrayed by the county rates, which enters for 80,000/. only in 1835, had in 1853 risen to 240,0001.; and the charge for Government prisons, transportation, and convict establishments in the colonies, which little exceeded 310,0001. at the commencement of the period, had reached almost 900,0001. at its close. The grant for public education in Great Britain and Ireland, which was 80,0001. in 1835, has also steadily risen to 442,0731. in 1853; and the vote for the department of practical art under the superintendence of the Board of Trade, which first appeared in 1836, and was then only 1,3001., had last year increased to 44,476/. Our limits do not allow of our pursuing in detail the several variations which are observable, but the instances which have been given are sufficient to show that, large as the increase in these estimates has been, it is to a great extent accounted for by the circumstances which have been mentioned. Year after year, the necessity of improving prison dis cipline and of promoting national education has been urged upon successive Governments, and it must have been obvious that each attempt would involve an in crease of expenditure ; nor is it to be doubted that the money has been advantageously expended. The aug mentation in the Poor-law department, and the charges which have been taken from the county rates, are also to be looked upon as redistributions rather than aggra vations of the national burdens ; yet the alterations in their incidence may have to be considered when the long unsettled accounts between real and personal pro perty are finally adjusted—as some financiers are san guine enough to believe that they may be—with a view to determining equitably the amount which ought to be levied ou each for the necessities of the State. TRIAL TRIP OF THE TAMAR..—SOUTLIAISIPTON, Wed ne,day.—The trial trip of this ship, which has been built for the Royal Mail Company by Messrs. Pitcher, of Northfieet, took place to-day. There were on board Captain Chappell, managing director ; Captain Lyatt, Captain Vincent, superintendent to the company at this port; Messrs. Brown and Lynn, Government inspectors; Mr. Mills, superintending engineer, &c. The Tamar is a fine ship, of 1850 tons burden, with engines of (nomi nally) 400 horse-power, but which during the trial worked up to 1,553. The ship, upon leaving the docks, went to Stoke's Bay, where the measured mile was, owing to the throttle valve of the engine being closed during one of the runs, traversed seven times. As is usual on occasions of the kind, sundry reports generally give varied results, but the Government return, as fur nished to us, ex hibits a speed of 14.646 knots, or equal to about 161 miles per hour. The result is deemed highly satisfactory by the owners of the vessel, who no doubt will experience all their expectations when she takes her place, as a mail contract ship, upon either the West India or Brazil btation. It is, however, very probable that she will be selected to convey the West India mails of the 17th proximo. A FUGITIVE DISCOVERED.—More than a year and a half ago defalcations to the amount of upwards of 1,000/. were discovered, it was alleged, in the accounts of George Jennings, a clerk, who held a post of trust in th bank of Messrs. Sparrow, Round, and Co., of Chelms ford. He at the time absconded, and, notwithstandin the active pursuit of the Essex police, their patient watch of a vessel in which it was found he had paid his passage for Australia, and the apprehension of Langham, an emigration agent (who subsequently brought an action for false imprisonment), on the charge of assisting his escape, he baffled all efforts t o capture himp.lage on tw m as e be lieved at the time that the pay ment o f his ass at a shipping-office was a the to put the pursuers off the scent; b that an J o e t n h n e i r n g y s e i s n s el and meantime had in e c ff e ec r t e e a d ch h ed is escape liadlon long since the United States or the diggings. It now appears, he actually intended to proceed in the ship that sa il ed from Liverpool—that he was in the train in w hi c h Superintendent iNlay proceeded to that town, but, having caught sight of the officer, and guessed his errand, he got out at an intermediate sta tion, and so eluded him. The sacrifice of his passage' money, however, so far exhausted his finances as to pre vent his adopting other means of escaping f rom the country, and he has been shifting about till a few months ago, when' he obtained a situation at a guinea a week as farm-bailiff to Mr. Mears, at Mitcham, in Surrey, where he does not appear to have adopted much precaution for disguise or concealment beyond changing his Christian name from George to Charles ; it is ()Veil stated that he was present not long ago on business in Romford market, but this is not credited. Last week the police received a hint, it is understood from a person connected with Chelmsford, as to his location, and Inspector Rayment, who is sta tioned at Roinford, and is well acquainted with his person, was sen t to Friday, apprehend him. That officer .pro ceeded to Mitcham on ay, and while at a public house taking some r efreshment near the window, an d keeping a look out at the same time, he saw J enn i ngs coming up the street, on his way to Mr. Mears's farm. who was in plain clothes, stopped Rayment,him, and i n quired if he was aware he was a policeman. Jennings re plie,l he was not. " But I am,' responded the officer, ,‘ and 1 shad apprehend you on the charge , of robbing the bank at Chelmsford." To thi s no resista:ice was offered, and, having taken him into custody, Rayment conveyed him to Croydon, when a magistrate re manded him to Chelmsford for examinati on, formallylv" fully committed on Mond a y. —E ssex Herald :11a ice Od Od. Od. 0(1 t-'~'-