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ted" of Member om Ma- Copen and St. shaven 'herese, tstrora- opolite, Forbes, lretins, w Zea- Nlipine, ddemar, Algoa ;in Mon getting :h float- ' r Mobile, lat. 28, ern rail- Es. She led ves and lost , for this been in Bullocji, n pied Neyr- Imas, 1114 OM S.W. icreasitg the ship• envoi to 1, Jan.:7, the wea ed.—The north of beesmea ritay.—A vel built, rn stove; .tish Em texture, Per, from eastward aght into hull. S., Icing, Sept. 24, ng Kong, 01, off the N., Inng. , lat 4 N. , long. 22 Ist. 5,N., ay, with a olred. for well filled d. There entiful. id to qd ; to 6,,d per NI to Os Oa 3id ta up. Bar• up. Oate Beans on le Od is 6d 's 4d ,s Od 41 qrs 87 qrs 80 qrs , 67 qrS -12ths -12ths -12ths -12th wheat, but rmers that r the flier ipply their look at • e noted 20 . All de• , 82s Od to )d. Oats, Od to 600 upplies of nd barley. d, 86s Od grinding► new, 26s , 52s Od to to 645 Od. Poat•oftice due in England. Each Mon lAxr' , fed Feb. 4 Uncertain. 'Arrived I Jan. 16 'Jan 20 Jan. 6 pally Jan. 16 IlJan. ! Arrived Jan. 16 ,Tu.Th.9at• Jan. 16 Jan. 10 Jan. 20 Twlcedal l / Twlcedaill Jan. 111 'Jan. 16 Feb. 1 Daily Jan. 1 6 Jan. 21 Twicedail Jan. 16 Jan. 16 Dec. 23 lan. 10 Feb. 1 Jan. 12 Jan. 16 Uncertal Jan. 12 Jan. 16 Jan. 16 Tan. 12 Tan. 12 Tan. 16 Tan. 14 Is will ' 3 India Vl° tched the 0, B•ye' e of Ito' he Rev. msbury' rederick to 3far" Esq., of of the Art, to 1., of 6, , Upper 1 of the Shirley , ............ )UNOP T 0.1 12, anti of COUNTRY COTTAGE for a PERMANENCY. WANTED, by Lady-day or Midsummer, on any of the South -Eastern branches, the Brighton or South-Western Railways, within thirty miles of London and three of a station, containing at least two good sitting and four or five bed rooms, with chaise-house and stable attached. An old-fashioned Manor or Farm-house would suit, and a small quantity of pasture land desirable, though not essential. A retired situation not objected to, but a dry soil and good water indispe nsa bl e . Add ress, with full particulars, to M. T. Y., 33 , Brydges-street, Covent-garden. GENERAL POST •OFFICE, JANUARY, 1854. nrm JraE POSTMASTER-GENERAL will receive . TENDERS for the u of WAX, COMPOSITION, and TALLOW CANDLES, OIL, and y SOAP, for the use of this Depart ment during the present year. The Tenders must be delivered at the Secretary's Department of this Office, at or before noon, on MONDAY, the 23d instant, and they Must be enclosed in sealed covers, addressed to " Her Majesty's Post master-General," and endorsed "Tenders for Candles, &c." CHURCH OF ENGLAND LIFE AND FIRE SSURA.NC E I STITUT lON. N OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Half-yearly Dividend on the Shares of this Institution will he in course of payment at the Ilea.l' Office, No. 5, Lothbury, City, on and atter the 16th day of January instant. By order of the Board of Directors. WILLIAM EMMENS, Secretory 12th tianuary, 1854 GREAT WESTERN' RAILWAY. - PAD DINGTON NEW STATION.—Notice is hereby given, That all the passenger trams of this Company will take their departure from the New Station, opp3site Eastbourne-terrace, on and after Monday, the 16th inst. Th e en t rance to the stat i on ad j o i ns t h e New Great Western Hotel; between Spring-street and Eastbourne terrace. • All.the Up-Trains will at present continue to arrive at the Old Station, where carriages must take i.p their passengers as heretofore. By Older of the Directors. 1 0th January, 1854. CHARLES A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. LONDON .1'; SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. FOREIGN TRAFFIC.—SPECIAL NOTICE. From and after Ist JANUARY, 1854, the existing THROUGH RATES for Go.xis Traffic betwixt London and Paris, and betwixt Paris and the Channel Islands, will be DISCONTINUED. Goods will 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 Channel Islands, the amount of Customs' Duty and Marine Insurance excepted. Goods will be conveyed betwixt London and Havre three times a week, each way, as heretofore. For particulars of through rates, and all ether information, apply in London, to Mr. SIMKIN, 53, King William-street, City; in b outhampton, to Mr. WA MINS, Railway-station ; in Havre, to Mr. GILLS, 5, Rue-de-la-Gaffe. (By order) ARC HD. SCOTT, Traffic Manager. Railway-office, London, Dec. 21 1853. ALLSOPPS INDIA PALE ALE. PARKER and TWINING (late Harrington Parker), 5 PALL-MALL, are now delivering the October brewings in casks of 18 gallons and up wards. Also in Bottles, Imperial Measure. Quarts, Bs.; Pints, ss. ; Half-pints (for luncheon), 35. per dozen. 111:R. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, TX including the BERNESE OBERLAND and the SIMPLON, EVERY EVENING at Eight o'Clock, (except Saturday), and Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Mornincs, at Two. Stalls, 35., which can be taken at the box office every day from 11 to 4 ; area, 2 5.; gallery, Is —Mont Blanc, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE RA's, (Lessee, CHAs. C. LAURENT Onslow-honse, Fu.aam-road), The above Rooms are now ' OPEN FOR THE SEASON. and will continue open every evening, with DADRENT's C ELEBRATED BAND. Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past'S ; Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC READING AND CHESS ROOMS, 5, CAVENDISH-sQUARE. Nublumen and Gentlemen are respectfully informed that the An nual subscription to these Rooms is reduced to Two Guineas, which Includes the entree to the Institution. R. I. LONGBOTTOM, Secretary. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. MAGNIFICENT PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES, prepared ex- Pressly for this Institution by Monsieur Ferriere of Paris, exhibited on a surface 35 feet by 28, with an ENTIRELY NEW SERIES of DISSOLVING VIEWS, daily at a Quarter past Four. LECTURES by Dr. BACHOFPNEtt on WILKINS'S NEW PATENT UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LECTURE by J. H. PEPPER, Esq., on SPONTANEOUS COMBUS TION, with Brilliant Experiments. LAST WEEK of an HISTORICAL and MUSICAL LECTURE Illustrated with DISSOLVING SCENERY, entitled " The ROAD the RIVER, and the RAIL," by J. E. CARPENTER, Esq., assisted by NllB3 Blanche Younge, every eveaing, except Saturday, at Nine o'clock. Open 3fornines and Evenings. Admission, Is.; Schools and Children under Ten years of age, Half-price. pURSSELL'S TWELFTH CARTS, from ss. to 5 Guineas each Bride (lakes 1 to 10 Guineas ; Dessert Cakes, Is. to 10s., viz., Dundee, Madeira, School, and Savoy Cakes, Swiss and French Pound Cakes, is. 6d. per lb. ; Swiss and Italian Pastry, Is. to 3s. per doz. ; 16 sorts of Almond Cakes, Ratillars, and Maccaroons, 2s. per lb. ; Rout Cakes, 3s. per lb. ; Mixed Cakes, Is. 6d. Per lb. ; Mixed Biscuits, is. 2d. per lb.; Biscuits in bags or boxes, 14 for Is., viz., Arrowroot, Brown, Digestive, Milk, Abernethy, Ger lnan Cuddy or Captain's Biscuits, Mince Pies, 4s to 6s. per doz. ; Jellies and Soups, 4s per qt.; Creams and Ices, 6s. per qt.; Made Dishes, Raised Pies, Hams, Tongues, Fowls, Bonbons, German Trees and Ornaments, Preserved Fruits, for Dessert, as sold in Pints, from 2s. 6d. per bottle. Caution.—John R. Pursell, 161, Regent street, and 20 Ludgate-hill, only. LADIES' ( D'HIVER ) COSTUME DU BAL, GALON D'OR, and PASSE:WEN YERIE FLOUNCING. in Gold and Silver Ornament on various Coloured Tarlatans and other fight Fabrics. These Dresses, so highly approved In Taxis, and all the Evening Parties of the beau monde, may now be seen daring 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 or Mr. Merrett, must be sold immediately. WARWICK HOUSE, 142 and 144, Regent-street. CONTRACT FOR FRESH BEEF AT CHATHAM. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset-place, 11th Jan., 1854. THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do h ere b y give notice, that on THIMSDAT, the 19th natant. at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying all such Quantities of FRESH BEEF 'nay be demanded for the use of her Majesty's ships and vessels at HAM, from the Ist February to the 31st December, 1854, both days included. The contract is not to be sub-let, and is to be taken by a person rea lding on the spot, and the cattle are to be slaughtered on the spot. all Parties about t o t en d er are par ti cu l arly desired to read atten tively the condition of the revised contract, which may be seen tither at this office, or on application to the Superintendent of her 244jesty's Dockyard at Chatham. Every tender must specify the price in words at length ; and no tender will be received after one o'clock on the day of treaty, nor 'WY noticed unless the party attends, or an agent for him, duly a uthorised in writing. Every tender must be delivered at the above office, and be accom panied by a letter add resse d t o th e S ecre t ar y o f the Admiralty, at ternerset-place, and signed by two responsible persons, engaging to c ome bound with the person tendering in the sum of 1,5001. for the due performance of the contract. AFFAIRS ON THE ICE.—Rare old Winter! crusty businesa " sliding scales" popular everywhere, the snr 'ace of the lakes peopled with industrious thousands, and the fishes sn oozing under a coverlet of ice some nine or ten inches thick, but ', 7 e 1 7 indisidual, lady and gentleman, fully appreciating the excel &cies of the WINTER ATTIRE, prepared by E. Moses and Sox. -Never was there such a promiscuous gathering on the skating busi ness as during the past week, and never such a display of fashionable and comfortable Dress. The success of E. MosEs and Sox never appeared so much to ad 'vantage and loud and numerous were the encomiums passed on thera by , the skaters and the dense multitudes which lined the banks Of the waters. It appears that the business of E. MosEs and Sore must always trio appears the best Dress being prepared by them for every season, cold, wet, damp, frost, or snow, variety for all classes, and comfort able attire for everybody at the most economical prices. Skaters and sportsmen all patronise the productions of E. MosEs and Sox, the style and fit of the Garnients made by them being so la leh superior to any others. Y(lung gentlemen are fully equipped at E. Mons and Sores, their Attire, Hats, Caps, Shirts, Hosiery, Boots and Shoes, &c., being un paralleled for superiority and economy. For freezing or thawing times and all other times, for ladies and gentlemen, men of business, mechanics, sailors, and emigrants, the klast and West End Establishment of E. MesEs and Sox secure as tonishing advantages in Quality and Price. The Wholesale Department affords the greatest a d van t ages t o Purchasers either for the home trade or the colonies. C AUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like . t iellood of " Being connected with th e i r E s t a bli s h ment, " or " It ' s the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minories, 83, 8 4,55, 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, 3f, Fargate. Colonial Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant Tailo.c Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and Geirieral 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, Rom which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset ca 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 ., Slay be had on application, or post-free. A handsome Almanac for the year ending 1854 can be had, gratis application. lei Pon parle Francais. Hier errlcht man Deutsch Qui si parla Italian. Mull se bahla Espana MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES: YOUTH AND MATURITY. IRMITIE2 OF DR. SAMUEL LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE , the University LONDON, of Doctor of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of ~ . Med i c al Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London llosp t ili c 7.‘"' R cciety. Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, 2 system, MAY be consulted, personally, or by letter, on the various disorders of the nervous and generati7e__ Pro. resulting from juvenile irregularities and excesses, which h a v e preMa duced more misery in youth, degradation in manhood , hare decay at all stages of life, than perhaps any other an d .°f.edh_l: Cases known to modern pathologists. Long and practical expert 1 . 1 7 . in the treatment of these diseases has proved that there are in eat in ence secret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes i 3 existence traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervon Juebility, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfruitful Marti age3' Impotency, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their endless modifications owe their almost entire origin. It is absolutely necessary that all men should know that there are Principles of personal management which cannot be violated without ince h urring grievous pen a lti es , an d w h en w i sdom and regret succeed t heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequenc es may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure, DOCTOR LA'MERT has for a long series of years been engaged in en extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate com- Plaints, and is the only lega qualified Physician who, regardless of the taunts and envy of th eyypocti and mock-modest, has had the confidence, through the medium of the public press, to direct attention to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is free. in selecting this department of practice, he has been amply rewarded by the great success that has attended his efforts in the treatment of these cases, which are too generally confided to the care of unqualified and ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated Publications, assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues of their patent nostrums, have inflicted serious injury on those who have been induced to place faith in their pretensions. At home for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from Rix till Eight. All letters must contain the fee of 1/., and advice and medicines oan be forwarded to any initials or address. It is desirable that patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MERT Should first obtain a copy of his work on SELP.PRESERVATION. A Medical Tr ea ti se on the Philosophy of Marriage and Nervous and Generative Debility, illustrated by fifty-coloured engravings, and des :"bilig in detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and 7 ce sses. The perusal of this treatise will ass i st in the correct Zr"''' cr iption of their eases, and may be had, pri ce 2 s 6d, in English, I: e nch, Spanish, D u tch, Italian, or German, of M essrs, paper Litters and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; h,.. — ""n, 39, Comhill ; Storie, Titchborne-street, Haymarket ;or fi ve -, Post for forty-two stamps, to any address Prom the Anthoes reg. eV; B 2 DroaD•scinanE LONDON. No . 19,1:27.1 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 conclud ng volumes (3 and 4), at the same 'mice as the present edition, nimely, 6s. per volume. Published for HenryColburn, by his successors Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. PEOPLE'S EDITION. ALISON'S HISTORY OF EUROPE From the Commencement of the French Revolution tti the Battle of Waterloo. To be completed in 44 Shilling Parts, forming 12 vols., at 49., bound in cloth. Vols. 1., 11., and 111., and Parts r. to X. are row pub lished. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. Sold by all Booksellers and Newsmen. NEW GEOGRAPHICAL WORKS, by ALEX. KEITH JOHNrTON, F.R.S.E.. F.R.G.S , F G.S., Geographer 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 Histoty. end in which the subject is treated in a more simple and elementary manner than in the pre vious works of the author. 18 maps, imperial 4to, half-bound in Bvo., 12e. 6d. NCI_TOOL ATLAS of CLASSICAL GEOGRAPHY, comprising, in twenty plates, maps and plans of all the important countries and localities referred to by the classical authors, constructed from the 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.. , Oxon, one of the Classical Masters in the Edin burgh Academy. 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These Atlases lay claim to a degree of accuracy and an amount of information not hitherto attempted In Educational Works. The Maps have been constructed with a special view to the purposes of Bonn i instruction, and are not copied from any existing Atlas ; hence they will be found free from the common faults of overcrowding and confusion with which so many School Atlases are Justly chargeable. By 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 elegance, unapproached by former methods. COMPANION TO THE CLASSICAL ATLAS. This day is Published, price 45., ELEMENTS of PHYSICAL and CLASSIC AL 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 Pornmss. ACCOUNT OF THE SOLAR SYS TEM, and suggestions as to the best mode of Teaching Geozraphy ; 2. An OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE GLOBE ; 3. A DIGEST Of all that is known of the PROPERTIES AND RELATIONS OF THE HEAVENLY BODIES, arranged in a TA.hular Series. By PROFESSOR PILLANS, of the University of Edinburgh. W. Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. Sold by all Booksellers. ' EXPORTERS to AUSTRALIA, EAST IN DIES, CAPE, &c.—Genuine YARMOUTH BLOATERS.— For terms apply to Thomas LETT'S, Fish Merchant, Great Yarmouth. WINTER TN EARNEST. IF Warm Winter ATTIRE i s no t now a b so l u t e l y 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. HYA IV, which for excellence of material and neatness and durability of manufacture is such as will meet the requirements of all classes of purchasers. L. HYAM, Tailor, Clothier, and General Outfitter, 36, Gracechurch treet, 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 orginals by the closest observer ; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the ex traction of roots, or any painful operation, and will supp.)rt and pre serve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mas tication. rf.FET-STREET.—At home from Ten +-"' MORIS ON and HYGEISM. From our own knowledge of patent medicines, we may safely assert that the consumption of them has increased tenfold in this coml. ry since Mr. Mori.on 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 embody in their advertisements (with which the public press is now teeming) scraps from the " Mo • risoniana !" 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 blood ?—BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH, New-road, London. 52, FLEET-STREET.—At home from Ten till Five. CIRCULATION OF THE MORNING PAPERS. SUPPLEMENTS TO THE MORNING ADVERTISER. THE extraordinary increase which has taken place 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 indispensable the publication of a series of SUPPLEMENTS after the commencement of th. approaching session. Supplements to the "Morning Advertiser will according'y 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 .. •............. • • • • 1,152,000 Morning Herald .............• • • 1,139,000 Morning Chronicle ; • • ...... 912.547 Morning Past .......• ...... 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 Our morning contemporaries asauming that their circulation has undergone no diminution—would be as f llows: MORNING ADVERTISER .. • - Daily News . 1,152,000 Morning Herald •• • • .............. 1,139,000 Morning Chronicle ..... ............... .... 912,547 Morning Post .... ... • ••.. • • • . 828,000 It will be seen that the present circulation of the "Morning Adver tiser" is more than double that of the two highest of its four contem poraries, and nearly treble that of one of their number. The annals of journalism contai t no instance of success at all approaching to this. Such brilliant progress is the best compliment which could be paid to the " Morning Advertiser's Entire Independence of all parties and Governments, and its earnest and unceasing advocacy 01 the popular cause. Published every morning at 127, Fleet-street. January, 1854. G " N,Tother Packets The Packets call FRO] Terrace' Pier.: 734 *18!* t 914 1134 WEEK 1. VESEND STAR PACKETS. call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purfleet Piers. I at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting NI TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. SUNDAYS, Time. H • ati =i= all parts of London the arrival of the fol eet Station. 8 1 ,4 11% 04 3%4 Satui I I trdays Direct Trains from the Boats marked t Omnibuses from Fenchurch-street Station every quarter of an hour. BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACK WALL, on lowing Trains from the Fenchurch-st Winuc DAN'S. SUNDAYS. a, ... . . 4. ) tt • Fen- 3 r e: It fl a 2 Fen- 5 f... „,-• ,„," E church '6'l I::: '2 id co church '6' ' v.l . Street -.a p i-, a ,2 Street. - 8 - g S 8 'Fs ? -. ' 0 x Et 8 = I 9 I) 1/ 4 —II — - ___ 12U — 2 2 - 3% —3% 5 .un direct. Fore Cabin. Saloon. ro or from Gravesend and London.. • • .... • • 10d. .. Is, 2d. Gravesend and Blackwall or Woolwieh Bd. .. Os. 10d. Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Bd. BOAT TICKETS. —Twelve Months, st. 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, 1853. Passages marked . are ri ON THE SECRET CAUSES OF SELF-ACQUIRED MISERIES AND DISAPPOINTED HOPES. THE SILENT FRIEND, THE L R a z n m g u z D a y ges—Flitieth Edition. R PaxvENTION OF DISEASE. Cases CONTAININGG n Illustrated by One Hundred Ana to micall' Coloured Engravings and Establishment, is, price d i 2s. 6d., by post, fr om the SILENT FRIEND , i n s. New Edition, enlarged to 200 pag es ' s t a i n e l le al Work on T il B the exhaustion and physical decayof excessive indulgence, the consequences of inPle system, produced by mercury, with directions for the use f infection , or the abuse of o the prevent! • lowed by observations on Marriage, and the disqualifications.ve lotion, fol. prevent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravin which PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 10 - -. BernegrsSl st ßy B. and L. street, London. Published by Sherwood and Co. 23, rrt, Oxford row, and sold by Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, street;Oxford-aternoster don, 146, Leadenhall-street; 95, Farringdon-street ;W. tGor now Church -yard; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; R Johnson, 68, Cornh 10, PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive organs, and is illustrated by 28 Coloured Engravings. PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in dulgence, and their lamentable effects on the system, Producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. Illustrated by 10 Explanator3 Engravings. PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains- xplicit directions for their treatment. This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured Engra, ings. PART IV. contains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a simple application, by which the danger of infection is obviated. PART V. 16 deNoted to the consideration of marriage and Its duties. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. THE CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACUM is exclusively employed in treating nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., 11 s. and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence , an anti-syphilitie remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symptons, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, 11s. and 335. per bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6c1.. and I Is. per box, a certain remedy for gonorrhoea. Sleet, str i c ture, and chronic inflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, 1/. A minute detail of the case is required : age, habits, and posi tion in society. 51. Packets, with advice. to he had at the Establish ment only, by which the fee, 11, is saved. Messrs. Perry, SUrgeon% arc in attendance, daily, at 19, llerners-street, Oxford-street, Lon don, from Eleven till Two, and 1 1 199 to Eight; on 8=417 from Eleven to One. 1 - , -‘,...,.,.. ~,_ .1 k ... .... t , 4 Ho, ':. , • ~, e - , ,--,i-.--,:-,--•: ~_,41 4 .,- , : % ~,,..k-,...„, , t,,,-7 ! !, ,1 , 4 4 4 ,c ,, , , e 67 ,_Ol.. ._.., 0 147.- ti -, 1 0 - ""' LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1 1851. THE CORPORATION OF LONDON. ( From the Times.) The corporation of London appear to be aware of the value of the last word. It is generally known that the course proposed by the Commissioners Was, that the evi dence should be taken against the corporation in the first instance. Then there was to be a pause in the inquiry, that the members of the corporation might prepare their minds for business with a little Christmas festivity, and, when this day of grace had elapsed, they were to be heard in turn. There was never any kind of idea that the hands of the Commissioners were to be tied up u hen they had heard the evidence of the corporation and the cor poration witnesses. They were to be free to 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 themselves down by the strictest forms of a court of law. They sit to hear evidence in any shape in which it may present itself—nor is there any reason why they should close the door against any witness until they have satisfied themselves that they know all that can be known on each successive point that may arise. It , was natural enough to take the charge before the defence, but there is something more in the present inquiry than a mere proceeding between accuser and accused., Had not any man in the first instance raised his hand against the Corporation, they would equally have been bound to lay a full account of their constitution, revenues, ex penditure, abuses, &c., before the Commissioners, who would no doubt have examined witnesses upon the points disclosed in the case made out by the Corpora tion. The members of this body, in a word, desire to confine their numerous opponents to the evidence de livered before a particular day, and then to take their own time for an answer, without having to dread any further contradiction. It would seem a much more ra tional course to give the Corporation an opportunity for replying to any charge which may be urged against them, but not to shut the doors, on the other hand, against • any accuser who may have a rational charge to prefer at any stage of the inquiry. This is, in point of fact, the course which will be adopted by the commissioners, who—we will borrow the words used by Mr. Labou chere yesterday—" although desirous of pursuing the course which had been pointed out, must yet reserve in their hands the most unfettered discretion of calling evidence afterwards upon any points which either might appear not to be sufficiently cleared up or to requir e explanation." With this decisive blow this little pro ject of the corporation was knocked to pieces, and their zealous advocate was compelled to leave them to their impending fate. There was a great gathering of the city magnates on Wednesday in Downing-street. The Lord Mayor was there, and the Recorder, and the Town-Clerk, and the Remembrancer, and the late Clerk to the Remem brancer, and the Chamberlain, and the Controller of Bridge-house Estates—all the city notabilities, in short, except Gog and Magog. A statement of the city case had been drawn up, and was read by the Recorder to the Commissioners. The document will be found in another portion of our columns this day in the report of the proceedings in Downing-street. For the present we will only direct the attention of our readers to the examination of Mr. B. Scott, the late Clerk to the Retnembrancer. This gentleman is not only unable to disprove any of the statements which have been made, but absolutely discloses matter as damaging to the interests of his employers as any which had been pronou ced by the adverse witnesses. We find again the little story of the newspaper, the Citizen. Mr. B. Scott advanced 2501. out of his own pocket in the course of this transaction, which was afterwards re paid to him under the head of "Miscellaneous Expendi ture." The transaction was, of course, a "confidential matter." Again, Mr. B. Scott was asked if there had been any expenditure in Parliamentary matters of a , "confidential nature ?" The question and answer, or answers, stand as follows in the report : " Has there been any expenditure in Parliamentary matters or in any other things by the city, except the transaction to which you have referred, which may be called of a confidential nature, and of which a full ac count has not been given ?—I am not aware of any sums of money respecting which a perfect knowledge has not existed in the minds of those who administered the funds, although the matter may have been sufficiently confi dential to be referred to a sub-committee of a few per sons, instead of to a large number. "Is there any system of expending money for what you call private and confidential' purposes of which no detailed account is rendered ?—There are very many entries in the accounts of which the totals are given ; but the details are not rendered. The details of Par liamentary expenditure could not be given. "Is that because there is anything in that expenditure which requires to be kept secret ?—lt is not desirable in matters of that kind tolpublish to the world the precise nature of the expenditure. "Why not?—lt has been so considered. " Why has it been so considered I—Because it is thought, probably, that the opposition would be more effectual by not publishing to the world the precise means by which the bill is opposed or public opinion elicited." Really, the most determined opponent of the Corpora tion could scarcely render them such disservice as their own late servant. When we come to-morrow to consider their w r itt en statement we must b eg our rea d ers t o re member th a t we are d ea li ng wi th a d ocumen t i ssue d by gentl emen w h o are i n t h e h a bi t of getting over aw k• ward poi n t s b y dealing with them in a " confidential manner." THE SHIPPING TRADE. The following review of the shipping trade of the past year is from a circular issued yesterday by Messrs. W. S. Lindsay and Co. It describes the extraordinary advance that has taken place of nearly 50 per cent. in the price of ships, and of 100 per cent. in rates of freight, and the prospects of a continuance of these prices for some time, and of a partial reaction ultimately from the increased rapidity of construction. It also refers to the pro gress and results of the competition between this country and the United States with the advanta ges afforded us by our supply of iron ; to the effects during the year of the favourable accounts of the goldfields, and of the demand for breadstuffs, and finally, to the contingencies to be kept in view in connexion with the coming hostilities with Rus sia, both as regards liability to seizure and rates of insurance : "In 1852 we commenced to feel the benefits arising from open competition and the tree exchange of commo dities with other nations, increased to a surprising degree by rapid intercourse through the aid of steam, and the enormous trade which steam itself created in the convey ance of coals. Freights rose, and all descriptions of vessels were materially enhanced in value. A still more rapid increase, however, took place after the discovery of the goldfields in California and Australia. The price of our highest class British ships rose from 151. to 21/. and 221. per ton, and colonial froi 64. 10s. ,to 11/, per ton. Freights, in many instances, advanced-more than 160 per cent., -.IC. i; was soon discovered that, though we had opened our carrying trade to the vessels of all other na tions, our merchants could not find sufficient tonnage to execute legitimate orders ; for, unlike many branches of commerce, the demand was to supply actual wants. Throughout 1853 freights from Odessa have risen from 655. to 1205., and at that port as high as 170 s. and 180 s. per ton has been paid. Freights from America, both in timber and grain, have advanced fully 100 s. per cent. above former rates ; from the Baltic in like propor tion ; and even in the coal trade between Newcastle and this port the usual standard rate (certainly a very unre munerative one) of 6s. per ton has been more than doubled. From India and China there has been, how ever, very little advance on the average of former years. By all appearance, the present rates in every branch of trade are likely to be maintained throughout the whole of this year at least. But, though labour and materials are pretty certain to maintain their present prices, and though our carrying trade continues to increase, the power of producing ships, not merely in our own country and in our colonies, but also in America and in the nor thern parts of Europe, is so very great that tonnage may even before the close of the present year be in creased to a greater extent than the requirements of our trade—one extreme too often begetting another—so that for a time we may experience a reaction in our rates of freight and in the price of ships. "In the models and in the mode of constructing our vessels there has been a marked improvement since 1850 when we were thrown into open competition with those of other nations. The result is, that our ships have fully maintained the superiority, and though the ' clip per' ships of America bade fair (and many of them are, indeed, magnificent specimens of naval architecture) to monopolize our carrying trade from China, we have pro duced ships fully equa to theirs in speed, of greater capacity in proportion to the register tonnage, and supe rior in strength, as the clipper ships of this country have certainly delivered their cargoes from China this season in much better condition than their American competi tors. American builders appear to have in the constuc tion of their clippers overlooked an important fact—that the strength of fastening should be increased quite as much, if not more, in proportion to the speed than to the size "In iron we have a material which will enable us to build vessels of still finer mould and greater strength ; and in ships of that construction, which are very much on the increase, we have little reason to dread compe tition even with the shipowners of America, who are, in a manner creditable to themselves, straining every nerve to attain a maritime supremacy. That they will do so in amount of tonnage is unquestionable, for the tonnage owned in the United States is now nearly as great as the whole of the tonnage owned in Great Britain, her possessions, and her colonies ; and New York alone now owns about as great an amount of ton nage as London and Liverpool combined. On the 31st of December, 1852, London owned 681,713 tons ; Liverpool, 633,485 tons ; while so far back as the Roth of June, 1852, New York owned 1,016,599 tons of ‘‘ - The season for chartering from the West Indies and Brazils being now at hand, the merchants show con siderable anxiety for tonnage to and from Havannah, Porto Rico, Rio de Janeiro, and Bahia, so that from all these ports rates much higher than were paid last season can now be realised. " In timber charters an immense business was done in the autumn, so that we have now in port an exces sive supply of wood, which it may take long to dispose of, but still many are of opinion that our Canadian and Baltic timber freights will open at higher rates than even those paid in autumn. Our general spring Baltic rates depend entirely on the question of peace or war, and we have no transactions in anticipation of either. " The Australian trade has fluctuated less than might have been anticipated, for, although the quantity of goods sent out has been immense, and the Emigration Commission have been chartering regularly throughout the year, the number of private emigrants has been very small as compared with the numbers whose exodus to wards the close of 1852 gave rise to much speculation in freights. The increasingly favourable accounts which we receive from time to time from the gold fields may be expected to attraot many this year who have been in duced to remain at home hitherto by the high rates of wages which they have been able 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 nixny 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 granarie s by th e war be tween Russia and Turkey, h as given rise to very large i m portations from the United States and other parts. et should this country be unhappily plunged into war w ith Russia, then neutral flags will hav e a p re f erence i n ou r carrying trade, as these ships are not l i a bl e to con demnation as prizes ; but it must be borne in mind that all cargoes, even in them, if the property of the people e of either of the co untri es engaged in h os tilites, are equally liable to confiscatio n. "The extension of foreign trade, b o th expor t an d import, and the consequent additional employment of shipping, have caused a corresponding increase in the business of insurance, both on ships and produce. The general character of the weathe r since the autumn of 1852 has, on the average, been unfavourable, and most premiums are rather higher than they had been previously to 1853, and the tendency is still upward. The unsettled state of Eastern politics has led the underwriters to require eithe r a warranty from cap ture, seizure, and detention, or an additional premium. The risk of capture, however, being trifling, except on vessels in the Baltic and Black Seas, the additional rate demanded on all other risks has been small ; and, as it has been uncertain whether we should be involved in war, few merchants or shipowners have been willing to give a high extra premium on the Baltic and Black Sea risks to cover a casualty which may never occur, but have preferred to wait, and pay even a hi g h er ra t e , should the danger actually arise. ' ALARMING FIRE IN THE BLACRPRIARS-ROAD. Last night, shortly after nine o'clock , afire, att en d e d w i t h 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'clock by the foreman of the warehouse, at which time the place seemed perfectly safe. In about five minutes afterwards police-constable No. 449, of the A division, was Passing along his beat when he perceived smoke pouring forth from the area gratings. He at once came to the conclusion that the basement warehouse was on fire. He, therefore, 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 obtained from the Lambeth Company's mains the instant the plugs 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 H am . bleton. Having got the hose of the engines well charged with water, the front shutters were removed, whe n th e 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 w h a t 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 owing to the admirable arrangements of the police, under Mr. Inspector Cowlen and Serjeant Harris, a road was kept clear for.tha 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 Chronicle. IRONMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETINGS. BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY'. The most important of the South Staffordshire iron masters' meetings of the quarter was held in this town to-day, and the hall at one time was crowded. 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 aro generally regulated, have determined to abide by the advance of 11. which took place in the middle of last quarter, so that prices of manufactured iron may be considered as at present fixed 11. higher than in October last. 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 descriptions, 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 snore 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 is 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. THE FATAL OOLLISIOY ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. 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. H e th en a ll u d e d 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 vience 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 on 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 introduced b 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. ?'he present general employment of members of the profession was alluded to with plea sure, as demonstrating that the science and practice of engineering had not expertenced any check ; and with a tender to the junior members of the society, of any ad vice, or assistance in his power, the president concluded his address, which was unanimously voted to be printed and published with the :minutes of proceedings. The discussion was resumed on Mr. Harrison's paper, " On the Drainage of th e Di str i ct 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. VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER, THETFORD, Thursday Evening. —This morning 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 liarling-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 Ashcroft, the superintendent of the works, in both cases of death— that of the Rev. Joseph B e ll 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 at the 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 has left seven to lament his sad end. [PRICE SD• NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. 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. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 12. The Apollo store-ship, Master-Commander Johnson, came 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 Manceuvrer navy lighter remains in a very criti cal position in the Woolsner Sands off LangstonHar bour. Should it come on to •blevhrom 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 Charles Vineents, Alfred Manners:Fairlie, Henry Baillie Hamil ton, Constantine M'Dougall Moorsom. For Masters' Assistants—Smith Edward Hannington, Francis Blueman Christian, George Alexander Brown ing, William Edwin Archdeacon. For Clerks' Assistants—George Menion Pedler, Joseph Hume Manley, Alexander Macall, William Henry Sheriff Batt. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 12. Her Majesty's steamer Rhadamanthus, Master-Com mander Belam, from Sheerness, for .Pembroke, 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 Phcebe, building in No. 2 slip. Yesterday afternoon Lieutenant Frank B. Hawkins, of the flag-ship Impregnable, 104, was shooting wild fowl in a boat in Hamoaze, and while a ljusting the lock of the gun it unfortunately went off, and the charge was lodged in the thigh of the boatman, William Algar, of Devonport, who was immediately conveyed to the Devon and Cornwall Hospital, where he lies in a dangerous state. DR. BO WRING 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 Baxley, and Mr. J. A. Tur ner. Benjamin Nicholls, Esq., the Mayor, introduced 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, mid 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 ho 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 orders 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 th ere ere l ong , an d 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 th e same t im e believed that a our own relations with that c oun t r y wou ld more important and benefici a l c h arac t er . (Applause.) The meeting concluded with a vo t e of thanks to the chairman. yet Flssum ANOTHER HEAVY FIRE AT MONTREAL.—lntelligenoe reached London yesterday (Jan. 12) that on Christmas morning a very destructive fire occurred in 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 offices.— Globe, 10.0001. ; Roy a l, 5,000/. ; 3,000/. ; Equitable, 2,100/. : Li ver pool and London, 2,000/ . Local offices.—Ha r tf or d, 2,0001. ; Home, 2 ,000/. Etna, 2,6001. ; P ro t ec ti o n, 1,2001. Total, 29,900,-: .Post Magazine, 7 - • . T,. e.v-., . T'i • "g-- -1 _• r ; { (._ 44 I Nt 7. ,... i.,_, APP --s.-+ 4 02 41 17' Mat s e'ir--ZZ" .!' , ,~% j.~ 54 ~~ R (( ) O / N. ~~ ~e~~ fuze ~ _ - 7 .4,0 4 $(/:. .•co ~ , :.-,-) !, , -4,410 .., .. , -..,_ 5 , , ~,,,,,- 0,,,,r. -, - ~,, 4,......„, i .., z ~..... „ , _ —,.. ,.. ..el oe ' 4 i:PF I ;. I ... , '' ~ d 1 1, \ .... 1..,,e,F,44„ ,-- ..,,,..) i . t 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 Rawnaley, Royal Artillery, has relieved Capt. Beatty, at Kilkenny. Ensign Fitzgerald, 58th, 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 tant 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. Captain Leacb, 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 be daily 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 visitors. 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 Brarnah Poutras (No. 588), bred by Dr. Gwynne, of Sandbach, Cheshire, was sold to the Rev. Mr. Calvert for 40/. 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 15/. 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 bir t ds e remain ing unsold will be disposed of by auction, h returning them many miles into the country being very great. LAMBETH BATHS AND WASH-HOUSES. —Yesterday the half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors ldat t of the the bd. above oar named baths and washhouses , was he room, Westminster-road ; Mr. H. Taylor in the chair. The chairman, in opening the proceedings of the day, observed that in c onsequence of the contractor h av i ng proved bankrupt, a portion left unfinished, of the building had b een unfinished, and that, therefore, the baths had not proved as remunerative as had bee n anticipated, althou g h i n d eed on one occasion they had to close them for want of towels. Be contended that the private bath s wou l d pro duce a monthly revenue of 150 i., or 1,800/. per annum, and that the two swimming baths, which were the largest in L o ndon, would, for four mo n th s of the season, yield 1, 0001., and for the other two 300/., making an income of 3,100 1 . per annum. The expenditure he estimated at 1,864/, 165., which would give a surplus profit of 1,235/. 4 5 ., or fully 20 per cent., although by their deed they would be prohibited from dividing more than 10 per cent. They would, however, require 2,500/. to complete the establishment, which they proposed to borrow from Mr. Pete, which they would pay off at the rate of 500/, per annum. Mr. Williams, M P suggested the propriety of delaying the repayment for two years, and applying what would be 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/. 138. 9d.; in August, to 232/. 6d. ; in Sep- tember, t o 97/. 95.; in October, to 50/. ile. Bd. ; and in Novemb er , to 24/. 17s.—in all 6731. 17s. sd. The balance on the revenue account amounted to 1531. lls. s,id. It was expected that the baths, when finished, would be a great boon to the neighbourhood, and have an increasing number of bathers. The assets amounted to 8,5821. 12s. 104 d., and the liabilities to 3,6451. 15s. 10d., leaving a balance of 4,9361. 17s. 00. There was also a balance of 369/. 12s. 9d. on the capital account, the expenditure of which had been, for the half-year 2,7401. 17s. 10. The report was unanimously adopted, directors and auditors elected, and the board authorised to borrow 2,500/. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. e //,_ --4-44,,.,6, TEE _PRESTON STRIKE. PRESTON, JAN. 12. Mr. Hollins's manifesto elicited a lengths reply from the Power-loom Weavers' Committee. the chief para graph of which i s as follows :—" Mr. Hollins (says the committee) has given a list of the average earnings of six weavers in October, 1847, and the averacte earnings of six other weavers in the month of Oetol iZ r, 1853 ; and in 1847 be gives it as 7s. 6,1 per pair of looms, and in in 1853 as 12s. 6d. But he forgets to explain that the six weavers he gives in 1847 were probably working in feriorly paid reels, whilst in th e li st of 1853 he has taken care to give those who have been working the best-paid sorts, and who are only two-loom weavers, and conse quently, according to the arrangements at th' e Sove reign Mill, those who have received a bonus of 10 per cent. because they had averaged more than ten shillings per week during the month of October. Four loom weavers were not allowed this bonus, whatever their average earnings might be ; so that it is only a fraction of the hands who receive any benefit from it. ' If Mr. Hollins had given the average earnings of these weavers without the bonus or the advance he was giving in the month of October, 1853, we presume that it would be found that the average earnings of these Six weavers, upon his best-paid sorts, would only average about 10 s , per week, whil s t 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 referring to the ave rages earned in October, 1853 (that was the last month he worked his mill before turning his workpeople out), he says :---"I have offered, and still do offer, to pay the rate upon which the latter statement of wages was. earned ; higher than that I cannot afford to pay, having ref erence t o t h e d emand for that par t ic ular 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 October, 1859; and if he does mean this, and is intending da ish.,ll ll l - ; not infornitiil workpbolilnAilieirtheY 'Waited nrio n . 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 think 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 which 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 manifesto, a copy of which is subjoined "THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN MILL. " TO THE PUBLIC AND OPERATIVES OF PRESTON. " Idreply to a placard headed ' Edward Hollins and his Statements,' I fear I shall be obliged to trespass further on your time and attentim than I hoped would be necessary. At the commencement of this unfortunate dispute, in August last, I was waited upon by a de ,uta don 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 that 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 74 to 17 per cent. "To the justice of this proposition they appeared to accede, but, to my astonishment, they returned again in the course of a few hours, saying that they must have 10 per cent. upon all sorts, regardless of any previous 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 stroy my trade ; and 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 Inc to re main master of my own works. They again retired, and after 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 maste r o f m y own m ill ; 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 difference of the hours worked into account, quite equal to the advance stated in my former address ; 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 books, 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 tion always attendant upon labour warfare. " EDWARD HOLLINS. " Sovereign Mill, Jan. 11, 1854. Mr. Hollins has succeeded 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's subscription of the Darwin people to Preston has ab sconded with 1601., and as yet has contrived to elude the vigilance of the police. - -Er- MEETING OF LONDON DELEGATES. Last evening the usual weekly meeting of delegates from the London trades, on behalf of the Preston opera tives, was held at the Bell Inn, Old Bailey ; Mr. G. W. Prideaux in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said this was now the fourteenth week of the lock-out, and matters stood much in the same condition as at first. There had been one overture made by Mr. Hollings, of Preston, which the men refused to listen to, it not being considered by them as equitable or just. A small mill at Derby bad 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 weeklywasaspro . _ liaising as ever, and during the last week t htra d e s i of London had acted, he might say, munificentlye t l eiri in donations—some of them having made grants of a large 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 most destitute con• dition, having only received 2s. sd. per man from the amalgamated committee since their lock -out. They had offered to go to work at the prices paid in March last, but were refused employment. The financial statement for the week showed the income to be 1161. 3s. W., and the expenditure 991. 6s. 6d. The amount sent to Preston during the week was 951. A balance remained in hand of 161. 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. 13s. 2d., and the total amount from all sources 40,0001. A letter from the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, Glasgow, 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, 5/. ; and the tinplate workers, 301. in three payments. Other reports of a favourable nature were given. A communication from the operative corkeutters 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. CABS 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/. is announced last we e k, 4201. further subscriptions had been received. The amount paid in during the evening was about 110/. The usual vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. T —We have he ar d f rom Dublin, on gHOEO that it is intended, soon alter the good IRISH authority, Al I L T I meeting of Parliament, to propose that 20,000 men o f the Irish militia nhall be enrolled. iM111.1b..0 , C E. '