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We. re thir. rland, .nci of OCIL1)11ALL, 8111 JUNE, 1854. . •-rilE COMMITTEE for LETTING the CIT Y ' S .4th Lung will meet at Guildhall, on Wednesday next. the f or or dune inst., at One o'Clock precisely, to receive Tenders ,', t ting on Lease for 13¢ years, from Midsummer, 1854, a Home Chapel-street (south side), Curtain-road, Finsbury. 4''4,l:ther particulars and Plans may be seen , and Forms of Tender ''""ed, at the Architect's Office, Guildhall. • CHARLES PEAUSON, Comptroller, pro tern• GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.--ASCOT RACES.—On TUESDAY and THURSDAY, JUne 13th and SPECIAL TRAINS Will run between Paddington and Wind be;Omnibuses, at moderate and fixed fares, u well a large num - ° f Carriages of every description, are pr ovided to convey passen ger,s uotween the Windsor Station and t he MICO-coarse . In addi ~ua to the honking-offices at Paddington, tickets may be procured, And after Friday, the 9th une, at the Company's Offices , 27, . 11 ng - Street, Cheapside ; 2(.9, J Strand; 351, Oxford-street ; 63, 1 : 11 ge•road, Lambeth ; 25,Regent - stre et (corner ofJermyn-street) ; p " „ t° ok. Islington ; and at Messrs. Tattersalls. Hyde Park-corner. 4 1 . Particulars of the Trains, &c., are given In ' handbills, which may obtained at the Railway Stations and the above-named places. SCOT RACES.—The Proprietors of the Pad dington Conveyance Association beg to inform the Public that Itit T l,„ h ,ave arranged for a plentiful supply of well-appointed OMNI to work from the WINDSOR STATION of the GREAT ~STERN RAILWAY, on all the Four Race Da y s, which will be , rnveniently placed in the Station-yard at Windsor, on the arrival the several trains. Each Omnibus will be conspicuously numbered, t ? that parties may readily recognise, in the afternoon, the vehicle rt a t Conveyed them in the morning. Fares from Windsor to the Tuesday, and Back : ,; , eliday, June 13th ss. Thursday, June 15th • • .... Bs. "edneaday, June 14th .... 4s. Friday, Jane 16th ...• • 45. .-..—Tickets. with the number of the Omnibuses on them, will delivered to each passenger on paying his thre. These Tickets Rill e marked "inside," or" outside," and passengers taking outside tickets cannot be allowed to change to inside, nor inside passengers to outside. unless by mutual consent. B o th inside and outside tickets ate the same price. A. SCOT RACES.-JOSEPH THTJMWOOD, 1, Contractor to the Great Western Railwa y for Carriages, \ . °4l . Horses, Flys, &c., at the Windsor S tation, begs to inform the 'e„ °l , l itY and Gentry that he ha s p rovided a large supply of superior , 1 ) ' , ages and Horses, to be in attendance on the arrival of the 'arions Trains on the race days; but to prevent disappointment, be r espectfully requests that an early app lication be made. Orders sh ould be addressed to Joseph Thum wood, Great Western Station, W indsor,, which will be also forwarded to h im b y the Superintendent (4 the Paddington Station, from whom every information may be q tained. The charges will be as follows : Carriage and Single. Carriage and Pair. Tuesday. June 13th • • £1 0 0 .• .• .£4 4 0 0 Wednesday. June 1 4 th •-•• .. 1 I 0 .• • . 3 3 Thursday, June 1 5 th.. •• • 33 0 ...• 5 0 Friday, June ifith •••.• •. • . 1 1 0 .. • . 33 0 GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. CHEAP EXCURSION to the WEST of E SGLAND._ r THURSDAY; the 22d June, an EX CURSION TRAIN will 4Ve PADDINGTON at 8 a.m., for PLYMOUT H, callin g at eSton•Super-Mare, Bridgewater, Taunton, Tiverton Rout, Exeter, 'tarcross, DaWlish; Teignmouth, Torquay. Totnes, and Kingsbridge, ltd will return from Plymouth on Friday, June 30th, at 6.30 a.m. TARES THERE AND RACK. First Closed Class. Carriages. To Weston-Super-Mare or Bridgewater 203. .. 13s. To Taunton or Tiverton Road •••• • • • 225. •• Iss. To Exeter •••••• • • • • • 245. .. 16s. To Starcross, Dawlish, or Teignmouth • • 255. •• ' 17s. To Torquay or Totnes ••• • •• ••..... . 275. .• 18s. To Plymouth or Kingebridge.....• :• • 30s. • • 20s. The Excursion tickets are not transferable, and are only available Ter the Excursion Trains. Tickets may be previously obtained at 2 22 Ring-street, Cheapside ; 63, Brid g e-road, Lambeth; 361, Oxford- Street; 269, Strand ; and at the Paddington Station. Further particulars will be given in handbills, which may be had I t any of the above places. LANCASHIRE and YORKSHIRE RAIL WAY COMPANY, PRESTON and WYSE RAILWAY, HARBOUR, end DOCK COMPANY. The Directors of the Lancashire and York 'hire Railway Company, having (in pursuance of the deed of amal gamation), passed a resolution making a call on the proprietors of the Preston and NVyre Railway, Harbour, and Dock Company, of tee shillings per share on the half shares, A (121. 103 each) held by them respectively, such call to be paid on the Ist July next. The ~1 1° Prietors ()Mach shares are hereby req uested to p ay the said call .21 the day appointed to one of the undermentioned bankers, and in default thereof, they will be charged with interest at the rate of 51. Der cent. per annum from the above date, until the said call be actu 41Y paid. London : Messrs. Barclay, Bevan and Co. Preston: The Lancsster Banking Company. N.B. No proprietor is entitled to transfer his shares until the said eta' be paid Manchester, 24th May, 1854. JOHN DUNSTAN, Jun., Secretary. TOURS. IN IRELAND IN 1854, Commencing 22d May, and terminating 30th September. The Public is respectfully informed that arrangements have been again entered into by the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company With the principal Railway Companies in England, Scotland, and Ireland, by which First and Second Class " IRISH TOURIST TICKETS" Will be issued at the following stations arid prices : London (Easton (Station), liewcasHe• Dur ham, Berwick .... •• • ...... £6 10 0 £5 5 Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hull, Bristol, Carlisle, _Darlington, Scarboro' •••••• • • • • .. ..... 66 0 55 0 Worcester, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Oxford 515 0 415 0 Birmingham, Rugby, Leamington, Coventry, Lincoln ...... ... ••• • • • 55 0 4 5 0 Wolverhampton, Huddersfield, Leeds, Shef field, Derby . ......... ••• • • • ........ 50 0 4 5 0 4 10 0 3 15 0 ••••• • • • ............. .. Manchester, Warrington, Stoke , Macclesfield 44 0 310 0 Liverpool, Chester .• .• •• .. .......... 40 0 35 0 _ These Tickets (which in no case are transferable) will be h availabolders le for one month from the date of i s su e. They will enable te h t o Proceed to Chester, thence to Bangor, Holyhead, and Dublin (by the Express Boats only) ; from Dublin to Cork, situate on the pic turesque river Lee, and within ten miles of the celebrated harbour, dockyard, and naval station of Queenstown (Cove). From Cork back to Mellow , and thence by the Killarney Junction Railway to the far-famed lakes of Killarney. The tourist can remain as long as convenient to himself at Chester, Ranger (for the inspection of the Britannia Tubular Bridge), Holy head (the new Refuge and Ocean Steam Harbour), Dublin, Cork, and Killarney ; the only condition being, that his return to the sta tion in En;land, or Scotland, at which he took his ticket, must not be later than one month from the date of his departure therefrom. Supplemental tickets for Glengariff, Connemara, and the Giant's Causeway. Under arrangements which have been specially and exclusively entered into for the accommodation of English Visitors, the holder of each "Irish Tourist Ticket" is entitled (within the month it is available) to have issued to him :- 1. At the Offices of the Dublin and Drogheda the,Amiens ret, Dublin—Dublin to Belfast and back, for Tour to the Giant's Causeway :—First Class, 11. Ss.; Second Class, U. 2s. Avail able fbr Seven Days. 2. At the Offices of the Midland Great Western Company,Broad stone, D u blin—Dublin to Galway an d back, for the Tour to Conne tiara :—First Class, It. 10s.; Second Class, U. 45. Available for Seven Days. 3. At Mr. J. Fishbourne's Offices, Bachelor's-walk, Dublin ; Rail- Way Station, Killarney; Imperial Hotel, Cork ; and Victoria Rot Cork el, Gle ugar iff—For the Tour between Cork and Killarney, via the and Bandon Railway, the Kimmamee Pass, and the Lakes of Gou ' Kanebarra and Inchageelagh, and vice versa, each day (Sundays ex eapted), 175.6 d. TEETH. —By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. —Newly-invented and Patented Application of Che ralcally-Prepared White India-rubber in the construction of Artificial Teeth, Gums, and. Palates.—Mr. EPHRAIM MOSELY, Surgeon ? Dentist, 61, Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square, Sole Inventor and Patentee.—A. new, original, and invaluable invention, covalsting in the adaptation, with the most absolute perfection and success, of CHEMICALLY-PREPARED WHITE INDIA-RUBBER as a lining to the ordinary gold or bone frame. The extraordinary results of this application may be briefly noted in a few of their most promi nent features, as the following :—All sharp edges are avoided ; no springs, wires, or fastenings are required ; a greater increased free dom of suction is supplied ; a natural elasticity hitherto wholly un attainable: and a fit, perfected with the most unerring accuracy, are secured, while from the softness and flexibility of the agent em ployed, the greatest support is given to the adjoining teeth when loose. or rendered tender by the absorption of the gums. The w hen of the mouth exert so agency on the chemically-prepared White India,rubber, and as it is a non-conductor , fluids of any temperature May with thorough comfort be imbibed and retained in the mouth, all unpleasantness of smell or, taste being at the same time wholly provided against by the pecultittriatnre of its preparation. To be obtained only at 61, Grosvenor-street, London ; 22, Gay-street, Bath ; 34, Grainger-street, Newcastle-on -Tyne. ON THE SECRET CAUSES OF SELF-ACQUIRED MISERIES AND DISAPPOINTED HOPES. • THE SILENT FRIEND. In Six Languages—Flitioth Edition. • CONTAINING TOE REMEDY FON PILIVENTION 01 Dinka, Illustrated by Ono Hundred Anatomical Coloured Engravings and Cases. New Edition, enlarged to 200 pages, price 2s. 6d., by post, from the Establishment, Is. 6d. in stamps, ►PHE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on IL the exhaustion and physical decay of the system, produced by excessive indulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abuse of mercury, with directions for the use of the preventive lotion, fol lowed by observations on Marriage, and the disqualifications which Prevent it. Illustrated by 100 C oloured Engravings. By It. and L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Lerners-street, Oxford- Street, London. Published by Sherwood and Co. 23, 'Paternoster row, and sold by Hannay , 63, and Sanger, 150. Oxford-street; Gor don, 146, Leadenhall-street ; 95, Farringdon-street ; N. Sutton, 10, how Church -yard; Ratter, 4, Cheapside ; R. Johnson, GS, Cornhill. PANT I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive Organs, and is illustrated by 28 Coloured Engravings. 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Just published, price 29., illustrated with cases ; free by post for 30 stamps, • NERVOUS DEBILITY; An Essay on Spermatorrhcea, with Practical Observations on a sitter and more successful mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative System, obtained by , the use of the Microscope in detecting and distinguishing, by urinary examination, the real cause and effect of every variety of complaint. whether arising from solitary habits, excesses, accident, or climate , fo llowed by practical remarks, founded on twenty years' experience in the treatment of Impuissance, Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Sperrnatorrhcoa, &c. To which are added, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage. with Pre cautionary hints on the evils emanating from empirical practice, and on the dangerous remedies advocated by Various writers on these important disorders. By SAMUEL LA'NERT. M. D. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor ofjiledicine, Matriculated Member o f the University of Edin -burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate o' Apothecaries' Hall, London, roc., &c. The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearfal 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 perusal is particularl recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and who 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 a re Principles of personal management which cannot be violated without Incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties may be y mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or Ihnetional 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 the treatment of these delicate complaints, which aro unfortunately teen too generally confided to the care of ignorant eraPirics, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place faith in •.heir pretensions. NERVOUS DEBILITY may be had, price 2s, of Messrs. Piper Erotbers and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street Mann, r 39. 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Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn On Friday next will be published, in crown B vo. , price 9 s. 6d . cloth, THE LAST of the OLD SQUIRES : A Sketch. By CEDRIC OLDACRE, Esq., of Sax-Normanbury, some time of Christ Church, Oxon. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. This day, One Volume, Bvo., 18s, TRANSCAUCASIA: Sketches of the Nations and RaCes between the Black Sea and the Caspian. Ey Baron Von IlexwauszN. With Illustrations by C. GUAEB, printed in Colours by Leighton. " The nations and races who live under the shadows of Elbrouz and Ararat are daily becoming more interesting ; and the present volume, so well timed in its publication, and yet so careful in execu tion, is exceedingly welcome. It is full of information of the most varied kind."--Athenmum. London: Chapman and Halt, 193, Piccadilly. • NEW NOVEL. This day, at all the Libraries, one vol., post Bvo , 9 s. TRANSMUTATION, or the Lord and tho Lout.—A Novel. By N. or M. Forming the New Volume of Chapman and Hall's Series of Original Works. London : Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. CHEAP EDITIONS. On the 10th, in a handsome small Bvo. volume, 2s. THE BACHELOR of the ALBANY. By M. N. SAVAGE, author of" The Falcon Family," &c. Also, just published, MARY BARTON. By the author of " Ruth," &c., 2s. The BLITHEDALE ROMANCE. By NaTuaNirtilairruoaNE, 2s. London : Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. DR. MADDOCK'S NEW WORK. This day, Bvo., price ss. 6d., ON MENTAL and NERVOUS DISORDERS : comprising a selection of interesting Cases of Melancholy, Lunacy, Sleeplessness, Despondency, Groundless Anxiety, Nervous Excitement. and Debility, &c., &c., with the modes of Treatment which were successfully adopted by ALFRED B. MADDOCK, M.D., formerly resident phys clan of the Mailing Asylum. " Evidently the results of a sound Judgment and extensive observa tion."— Asylum Journal "Full of matter intpresting to the general reader."—Sunday Times. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., Stationer's-hall-court; li. Bailliete, 219, Regent-street. • NERVOUS AFFECTIONS. Just published, price 25., post-free 2s. 6d., AN ESSAY on SPERMATORRHCEA. ; Its Nature and Treatment, with an exposition of the Frauds that are practised by persons who advertise the speedy, safe, and effectual cure of Nervous Derangement. By a MEMBER of the ROYAL COLLEGE of PHYSICIAN'S, London London: Aylott and Co., 8, Paternoster-row. GREAT GLOBE, LEICESTER-SQUARE.-SEAT of WAR.—TURKEY in EUROPE.—LECTURES on the Geography of Turkey in Europe and Asia, and the Baltic, and the surrounding countries of Russia and Persia.—Open trout 10 a.m. to 0 p.m.—Admission is. ; schools half price. -I ,V YLD'S NEW MAP of the NORTH and BALTIC SEAS, with the w surrounding countries, extending from LOndon to St. Petersburg, ith the various acquisitions of Russia. In sheet, 2s. 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HANWELL LUNATIC ASYLUM.- Persons willing to TENDER for SUPPLYING the above named Institution with COALS (the quantity usually required being about 1,400 tons) during Twelve Calendar Months, from the Ist July next, are requested to send sealed tenders, addressed " To the Com mittee of Visitors," at the Asylum, at [Unwell, before Twelve o'clock on THURSD.kY, the 22d June, and to attend there personally at that time, with the names and addresses of two responsible sureties. Blank forms in which the tenders must be made may he obtained, and the form of contract may be seen, either by application to me at this place, or to the Storekeeper, at the Asylum. The Committee will not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any other of the Tenders. Dated this 10th of June, 1854. -- • CHARLES WRIGHT, Clerk to the Visitors. Sessions-house, Clerkenwell. CONTRACT FOR LESION JUICE BOTTLES. Department of the Comptroller for Victualing and Transport Services, Somerset-place, 10th June, 1854. 91111 E Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on THURSDAY the 22d instant, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to contract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualing St res at Deptford, No. 50,000 LEMON JUICE BOTTLES. No tender will be received for a less number than 5,000. Tenders must express the price in Words as well as Figures. A Pattern Bottle, and the conditions of the Revised Contract, may be seen at the said office. No - Tender will be received after One o'clock, on the day of treaty, nor any noticed, unless made on the printed form provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at the said office. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words "Tender for Lemon Juice Bottles," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place. ALBERT LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1838. Eastern Branch, 7, Finsbury-square. LOANS granted in connection with Lite Assurance on Freehold Leasehold, and Personal Security. W. S. VARDY, Manager. NORWICH . UNION REVERSIONARY INTEREST COMPANY. Notice is Hereby Given, That the Annual General '.ieetinß of the Proprietors, pursuant to the Deed •f Settlement, will be held at the Company's Offices, 23, Lincoln's-Jim-Fields, on TUESDAY, the 27th June .nst., at 1 o'clock precisely. June 10, 1854 HENRY NORRIS, Secretary. ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, —The Right Ron. Sir T. Faxitistarrn LEWIS, Bart., M.P. Chairman. . 'UNIT FREDmum STEPHENS" Esq., Deputy-Chairman. ADVANTAGES —The lowest rates of Premium on the Mutual System. The whole of the Profits divided among the Assured every Fifth Year. No charge for Policy Stamps, nor for Service in the Yeoma nr y cr Militia Corps. Number of Policies in force, 6,600. The Assurance Fund amounts to 1,340,0001. Income upwards of 220,0001. per annn - n. The sum of 397,000/. was added to Policies at the last Division, which produced an average Bonus of 671. per cent. on the Pre miums paid. Assurances effected in the current year 1854, will participate in the Profits in 1859. For particulars apply to ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary, 6, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, (Established by. Charter of his Majesty George the First). For SEA, FIRE, LIFE. and ANNUITIES. OFFICES—ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. BRANCH OFFICE-29, PALL-MALL. Esq., Governor. elville, Sub-Governor. Esq., Deputy-Governor. Octavius Wigram, The Hon. S. T. Leslie 3 George Pearkes Barclay, DIREI 119. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Charles John Manning, Esq. Edmond S. P. Calvert, F:sq. Henry Nelson, Esq. John Garrett Cattley, Esq. Edward Howley Palmer, Esq. Alexander Colvin, Esq. Sir John Henry Petty, Bart. Edward Maxwell Daniell, Esq. Abraham George Roberts, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, Esq. Thomas Smith, Esq. Robert Hanbury, jun., Esq. William Soltau, Esq. Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq. William Tetlow Hibbert, Esq. Thomas Tooke, Esq. Lancelot Holland, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Sir John Wm. Lubbock, Bart. Charles Baring Young, Esq. MEDICAL Beni= —Samuel Solly, Esq., F.R.S. liotice.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of Fire Pre miums falling due at Lady-day will expire on the 9th of April. Life Assurance may be effected to the extent of Ten Thousand Pounds on one Life; with, or, at lower Premiums, without partici pation in profits. The Reversionary BONUS on Participating Life Policies has averaged 2 per Cent. per annum on the sum assured, or 46 per cent. on the Premiums paid. The Corporation bear the cost of Policy Stamps and Medical Fees. The Assured are subject to no charge hut the Premium. No extra Premium is required for service in the militia. The Corporation affords to the Assured all the advantages of modern practice, with the stability of an office safely constituted under Royal Charier and Special Acts of Parliament, and tested by the experience of nearly a century and a half. There is but one older lite office in existence. Persons assured in this Office in any department are exempt from the liabilities of partnership. FARMING STOCK. The Corporation having determined on a reduction of ".One Shil ling per Cent." in the rate of Premium for the Insurance of Ferm in; Stock and Utensils in England and Wales, the Company's agents have been fully instructe d upon the subject, and are authorised to accept Insurances on that class of property accordingly. ROYAL EXCLIANGE, LONDON. JOAN A. LIIGEtAId, Actuary and Secretary. r ~i I lir 1 i 14': tv - „ ~,, , , , --(\'. , /N. • . , , • 0. • . , . . •' * - - f , ' . .. 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Capital, .One Million. in, 80,000 Shares of 121. 10s. each, of which ''sum 11. 10s. per Share is proposed to be paid up. The liability of the Shareholders will be limited, as in all other Insurance Companies, by the Deed of Sett!ement, and by the Policies issued by the Company, to the amount of Shares sub scribed for. The Shares to be divided into separat e County Stocks, as follow : Lincolnshire ...: ........ 17,000 I Le i ces t e rshire •• ..•..... Warwickshire .......... 17,000 1 Nort h am ptonshire ...... 8,000 Derbyshire .• .• ........ 13,000 li a thuidshire .... • • .•• .. 3 , 000 Nottinghamshire .. .• .... 13,0 00 I T0ta1.... —BO,OOO PROVIsIoNAL COMMITTEE. Wm. Ruagard, Esq., Lincoln, Chairman of the Lincolnshire Fire Office. Wm. Hy. Brooke, Esq.,-Lincoln, Deputy Chairman, of the Lincoln shire Fire Office. Wm. fly. Adams, Esq., Hoston. Wm. Foster, Esq., Canwick. near Lincoln. Directors of the Lin- Wm. Marshall, Esq., Lincoln. colnshire Fire Jno. Rawson, Esq , Boston. Office. Jno. Geo. Stapleton Smith, Esq., Lincoln. Thos.' Winn, Esq., Lincoln. With power to add to their number. BANKERS.—Messrs. Smith, Ellison, and Co , Lincoln. fixatrasear.—Mr. Wm. Andrew, Lincoln. TEMPORAIty OFFICES.—The Lincolnshire Fire Office, Cornhill, Lincoln. In ,placing the Prospectus of the MIDLAND COUNTIES. INSURANCE COMPANY before the Public, it may be well first, briefly to glance at the Insurance Companies at present existing in those counties. Warwickshire has two - the Birming ham Fire and the District Fire. Notinghamshire and Derby shire one—The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Fire and - Life Office ; and Lincolnshire one—The Lincolnshire Fire Office. It will be noticed three of these are Fire Offices only. The two Warwick shire Companies are both of them highly respectable and well established Companies, but limited in their operations to Fire In surances, and doing the bulk of their business in their own localities. .Tho. Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire has maintained, for many years, a most respectable position ; but it may be fairly asserted, without any intention of underrating the Office, that it does not hold that rank amongst Insurance Companies which is ne cessary to render it so profitable to the Shareholders, or extensively useful to the public, as it might be. Leicestershire formerly pos sessd a local Insurce Office, but it was abandoned and sold to the Sun e Fire Office some years ago, although parties, well acquainted with the Leicestershire officeasserted that it only required energy and perseverance to have maintained its ground success fully. Northamptonshire and Rutiandshire never possessed any in surance company of their own. The Lincolnshire Fire Office is one of more recent osigin, but con nected with one of the largest counties in the kingdom. It was established in 185 ~ is composed of 495 shareholders, resident in Lincoln or Line ,inshire, and although the business of the Company has been almost exclusively confined to the city and county of Lin coln, it has in three years insured nearly Two Millions of Property. These/hole of the paid up capital of the Company is entire, and in vested upon securities • and out of actually realised profits during the last three years, all Fire , Losses have been paid, all manage ment expenses, Five per Cent. each year to the shareholders upon the paid up capital, all the charges connected with the formation of the Company, and still there is a surplus of nearly 1,0001. tons, and in so short a time, shows what might be done up business the same principle, by combinations throughout the whole of the Midland Coun ties, taking, too, into account, that by such a combination the per centage of working expenses would be considerably reduced, and the amount of local interest brought to bear, tenders success certain. The shares of the Lincolnshire Fire Office have attained a pre mium of cent. per cent upon the paid up Capital. The Office was originally intended to have been a Life, as well as Fire Office ; but it was decided first to try its working as a Fire Office before undertaking Life risks. The success of the office has now, however, been so great, that It is determined by the shareholders to undertake Life, and also Hail Storm Insurances, in addition to the Fi' e business, and to extend the business to the whole of the Mid land Counties, wither body of shareholders in each county. This is proposed to be done by the dissolution of the Lincolnshire Fire office, and the formation of an entirely new Company, to be called " The Midland Counties Fire and Life and Hail Storm Insurance Com pany." The books, papers, and business of the Lincolnshire-office to be handed over to the new Company upon the following terms : The ehareholdes in the Lincolnshire office to receive in shares (not in money) 30s. per share premium, as the market value of their interest in the Company. To raise a fund for this pur pose, so as to keep the Capital of the new Company untouched, the new Shares are - to be allotted at a Premium of 2s. Bd. per Share, which will raise a fund amply sufficient for the purpose. This 2s. Bd. Premium will. of course, not be charged upon the Shares allotted to the Lincolnshire Fire Office Shareholders in lieu of their present Shares. To ensure a permanent resident Proprietary, the Shares of the MIDLAND COUNTIES are proposed to be divided into sepa rate Stocks for each County, the shares inothe such severalby Count par y Stocks not being capab le of being held r than ties resident- in such lints Counties ; and to ensuee a Pro priety having an undivided rest in the prosperity of the Company, no person, whilst holdieg Shares in this Company, is to be allowed to hold Shares in any other Insurance Company. Th ese restrictions may at first sight appear stringent, bat they must and will ultimately tend to promote the interest of the Com pany infinitely more than an indiscriminate holding of shares by parties not resident in the Midland district, and possessing such isnhaasermceormelypaansieasn,...innvieiosttreigievieitLournwdliivoi,dterod ni sup eo po i r i t fi to let t i h ng e C interests of which, as shareholders, they ,profess,and ought, to be the sup porters. As to the Life Business, the district of the Midland Counties com prises a population of between two and three millions, entirely destitute, except as to the Nottinghemshire and Derbyshire Office, of ,any local Life Office, and offering to the Midland Counties Company ample scope for a most profitable business fu that department of In surance, and still in so doing to promote a great public benefit, as every well conducted Life Office undoubtedly is. As to the FIRE BUSINESS, the district of the Midland Counties is most favourable, the experience of all the existing Companies in those counties shows. As to the HAIL STORM INSURANCE, this has not been added to the Life and Fire business without careful consideration, and upon details obtained from sources which may be relied upon; and the union of these three branches of insurance in a district so good as the Midland Counties, combined with careful and energetic ma nagement, may well be expected, ere many years pass, to enable the Midland Counties Company to take its stand as One of the most in fluential Insurance Companies in the Kingdom. According to the arrangement entered into with the Shareholders of the Lincolnshire Fire Office, they will take 12,000 of the 17,000 shares forming the Stock of the Midland Counties Company, in Lin colnshire, therefore, there will be only 5000 new shares to allot. at the 2s. lid. premium, and, although. many of the Lincolnshire Office Shareholders have a claim to be allowed to increase their amount of shares, yet the Provisional Committee will view with groat plesure and carefully consider applications for shares from parties of influ ence and standing, who are not at present shareholders in the Lin colnshire Office. '. No person can hold more than 300 Shares in the new Company.— The Head Office is proposed to be held in Lincoln, with local boards at Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, and Northampton. — The Board of Directors to be composed of 25 Gentlemen, chosen as follows : . Lincolnshire ....... •••••• . . . . 5 Leicestershire .... ...... ..... 3 Warwickshire •• • • .... ..... . 5 Northamptonshire .• •.. • ..... 3 Derbyshire .•• .. ...... ...... 4 Rutlandshire .. • ....... ..... Nottinghamshire • • •• ........ 4 Three of the Directors to be paid by salary, and expected regu larly, if possible, to attend the Board Meetings, so as always to form a quorum for business ; the remaindeeof the Directors to be unpaid, but to be allowed their travelling expenses, when they choose to attend Board. Meetings, at the Head Office.—The Chairman of the Board of Directors to be ex officio, a member of all the local boards. The Annual Meeting of the Company to be held alternately, at Lincoln, Birmingham, Derby, Nott ngham, Leicester, and North ampton. The Provisional Committee will proceed to allot the shares com prising the Lincoln stock, but do not propose to allot shares in any of the other counties until some influential gentlemen connected with those counties have applied for shares, and whose advice and direction p ips ocal committees may be rendered avail intendede selec tion of ropr parties as shareholders, as it is not to allot the shares at random to any one applying, but only to such parties as, by their position, are likely, not only to advance the interests of the Company by their Insurances, but by their association with it to givethe public full confidence on the soundness of its foundation. It should also be stated gene no deposit will be required upon the allotment of shares, as is grale , the case, for all applicants for Shares will be held perfectly clear of all individual liability or ex pense, as when the Company is actually and legally formed, (which it is sure to be), then the expense of its formation will be paid out of the funds of the Company. o c u m nt e i e es tin to gs e. w p i l il ai b n e m h o e r ld e This is a brief sketch of the proposed Company, but influential agents wills eortly be appointed in every county town in the Mid land district, who will represent the Midland Company for that in n ou a n l l t ythaes principalregards fully the principles and details of ass Company, but it is confidently believed that a Company formed this is proposed to be, and com i t t s co towns foundation,tn file prising probably between 2,000 and 3,000 influential shareholders, and severalpub lei cannot fall to prove most creditable, and a profitable investment to all connected with it. While thus advocating - the formation of a new Company it ought not in fairness to be torgotten that half a century ao, the enter prise, intelligence , and ca p ital of the Metropolis g , promoted and f or med Insurance Institutions , which have been, for years, and are still amongst the proudest and wealthiest of our National Institutions, and supplied for the provinces of the Kingdom, at that time, what has been amply rewarded long ago by profits almost beyod they were not then in a posit on tb supply for themselves. But this en terprisenbelief ;in many cases until the pale-up capital has the cre evelopment ased to ten and twelve times its origina l ansount, and now by the d of various national improvements. the Provincial Counties are as well able to found these Institutions for themselves, as the Capi talists of the Metrorolis were in former years; and in confirmation of this, reference need only be made to such offices as the Norwich Union, the West of England, the Yorkshire, and other local offices. It ha u ler many years, been admitted that investments in well estabshed Insurance Companies are the most profi•able, permauent, and least halt that are ever offered to the pubic ; and it is believed that many ' will read this Prospectus with doub and hesita tion, who, in after years, will regret for themselves and their families that they did not throw a small amount of their capital, and the whole of their influence, into the promotion of this Company. Power will be taken by the Deed of Settlement to increase the capital of the Company to two millions by the issue of 81,000 fresh shares, upon such terms as the existing shareholders of the Midland Counties company shall determine. This is provided for the pur pose of meeting any arrangement which may hereafter be thought advisable for the juncron wish the Midland Counties Company of any of the Insurance C ,mpanies which at present exist in those counties. Printed Prospectuses, and forms of applications for Shares, will be out in a few days, and may be had upon application to me at the Lincolnshire Fire Office, Lincoln ; or of any of the A gents of that Company ; or of any of the Agents of the Midland Counties Com pany ; who will shortly be appointed in Birmingham, Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Northampton, and Oakham, and of whose appoint ment notices 'will from time to time appear in the provincial papers. By order of the Provisional Committee. , WM. ANDREW, Secretary. Lincoln, 7th Julie, 1854. THE CRYSTAL PALACE PROMENADE. ALL Classes will see the Crystal Palace, and every one will derive a considerable amount of pleasure and instruction from the visit. The opportunity of witnessing the im posing ceremony of the opening was limited to persons of rank and holders cf season tickets; but the grandeur and Majesty of the spec tacle was wonderfully supported by the costume of the Visitors, and amongst the thousands present on that occasion, it was generally re- Royalty, nobi Its-, gentry, tradesmen, marked, " What progress and improvement is made in the ART of gl m is e h ei t in ociteett displayed those elegancies in ATTIRE w hi c h have given the first. rank in the merchant and manufactur ing tailoring business to E. MOSES and SON , and in all fu - D se ß rv E a S n S ts b , ya English d fu ture Promenades the Dress they furnish will constitute the chief novelty, their arrangements for this are based on a plan so ample that every individual may ensure the first order of fashion, the most elegant and seasonable Garments, Official Costumes, Liveries, Sporting Dress, Hats, Caps, Hosiery, Shirts, Boots and shoes, Bpc , SC., at their City E stablishment and their West-end Branch, and either to order or ready-made every article is charged considerably more economical prices than at any other house. For the ensuing Midsummer Vacation E. Moses and Sox have made entirely new arrangements, which will secure to young gentlemen the most com fortaele, the most fashionle, and the best fitting Dress, for which the most econo mical price swill be charge.d. Mer chants, Captains, Emigrants, and all business men who desire to make the most pro fitable investments should visit the gigantic Wholesale Clothing, Shirt, and Boot and Shoe Department at E. MOSES and Sox's. CAUTION: —E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the pabl c against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like falieh od of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " it's she 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, 84, 85, and 83, Aldgate, opposite the Church. all communicating. London West-end Branch, tO6, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, and 3, Hart-street, all commuicating. Bradtord (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, if argate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant l'ailors Clothiers, Hatters, Homers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General it Outfitters for Ladl es sa nd Gtisfactio entlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShonId any article not givn, will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without he:Ration. All goods a re marked in plain no• price, trom which no abatement can be made.--owes, the lowest The Establishments are clbsed froM sense' on Fridays to sunset ' on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. 1 A new Book, with illustrations, entitled" The Echo of Pablic Op!- mcnt, &c., &c., may be had on application, or post-free. ' ' nion," containing full lists of prices, our system ci self-meastm lei l'on parle Francais. A qua Si parla Italian°. flier oprieht man Deutsch. Aqua aa hubla Espano. MR. ALBERT. small's MONT. BLANC, including the BERNESE OBERLAND and the SIMPLON, THIS EVENING, and Every Evening at. Eight o'Clock, (elm% Saturday) ; and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings, at Three. Stalls, 3s. (which can be taken at the box• office every day from 11 till 4 ; area, 25.; gallery, Is.—Egyptlau Hall, Piccadilly. ' ( N Z T. MARTIN'S HALL.—Tenth and Last 1,..3 Concert of the Season.—Mendelssohn's Elijah will be per formed on Wednesday Evening neat, June 14th, under the direction of Mr. John Hullah. Principal vocalists, Mrs. Endersohn, Madame Weiss, Miss Dolly, Miss Freeman, Mr. Lockey, Mr. Montem Smith, Mr. Henry Buckland, Mr. Weiss. Tickets, One Shilling ; Galleries, Half-a-Crown ; Stalls, Five Shillings ; may ae bad of the Music sellers, and at St. Marthfaliall. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms, juj (Lessee, Cuss. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fmaam-read), The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON. and will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S CELEBRATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polka, Fair Star Waltz, and Overland Mail Galop, by D'Albert ; also, by H. Laurent , the following Waltzes —La belle Frangaise, Leonora, Yilli kins and his Dinah, Admission, is. Doors open at half-past 8. Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in the matter of the Estate of WILLIAM OLNEY, late of Miley, in the county of Hertford, farmer and butcher, deceased, in a cause of THOMAS OLNEY and others, against WILLIAM BATES and others, all persons claiming to be creditors or who claim to be incumbrancers on the real estate of the above named William Olney, the testator in the proceedings in this cause named, who died in or about the month of January, 1843, are, by their solicitors, on or before the 29th day of June, 1854. to come in and prove their claims, at the chambers of the Vice-Chancellor, Sir Richard Torin Kindersley, No. 15, 01d-square, Lincoln's-inn, Middle sex ; or in default thereof they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Decree. Friday, the 7th day of July, 1854, at Twelve o'clock at noon, at the said chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the claims. Dated this 2d day of June, 1854. CHARLES P MITT, Chief Clerk. Further information, if required, may be obtained on application to Mr. Fesenmeyer, 23, Bedford-row, Holborn, Solicitor for the Plaintiffs, to whom, and also to Messrs. Hopwood and Son, of No. 45, Chancery-lane, and Mr. Wade, of Sedalia's-inn, Fieet•street, Lon don, Solicitors for the Defendants, notice of the claims, when duly entered must be given. TRIESEMAR, protected by Royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de Pharmacie de Paris, and the Imperial College sf Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEidArb, Is a remedy for Relaxation,!,Spermatorrhcea, and Exhaustion of the System. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, effectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely eradicates all traces of those Disorders which Capivi and Cubebs have so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portion of the population. TRIESEMAR, No. 3, is the great Conttental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which unfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which al the sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. TRIESEMAR, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taate or smell, and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet table without their use being suspected. Sold in tin cases at I Is. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided into separate doses, as administered by Valpeau, Laßemand, Roux, &c., &c.—To be had Wholesaleand Retail in London of Robert John ston, 68, Cornhill ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-,treat; and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street. FIRE.—A fire of a very alarming character occurred on Saturday morning on the premises belonging to Mr, Bowyer, a beershop-keeper, carrying oa business at 13, John's-row, St. Luke's. The discovery was not made until the flames were ascending from the rooms behind the bar through the staircase. At that time the resi dents were in their bads asleep. The police on duty hav ing raised an alarm, they, after considerable trouble, succeeded in arousing the inhabitants, some of whom managed to leave the house in safety ; but upon two women and a boy reaching the staircase they were driven back by a huge sheet of flame, and were nearly suffo cated with hot smoke before they could get back to their bedroom. Having, however, regained their apartment, they opened the window and called for help, and whilst in this position the heated smoke entered in such dense bodies that they expected momentarily to fall a prey to the fire. As a last expedient they got out of the win dow, and were seen hanging to the sill. At that moment John Waken arrived, with the St. Luke's fire escape belonging to the Royal Society for the Preservation of Life from Fire. He immediately adjusted the apparatus, and brought down, amidst the applause of the bystand ers, the two females and boy, and thereby prevented a sacrifice of three lives. The engines of the parish and two of the London brigade attended as quickly as pos sible, and a plentiful supply of water having been pro cured, the firemen, strangers, and inmates succeeded in extinguishing the fire, but not until considerable damage was done, that part of the premises in which the out break began being burnt out, and the remainder severely injured by the flames. Unfortunately, the sufferer's stock in trade, eze. '• wer e not insured, but the building was insured in the West of England office. The origin of the disaster is not known. A FAST VESSEL.—SAN FRANCISCO, April 29.—The clipper ship Flying Cloud, Captain Cressy, which goes to sea this morning at daylight, for Hong Kong, will at that time have been 97 days and 13 hours from New York. During this time she has made her passage from New York to San Francisco, discharged her cargo and taken in ballast, and is ready to start on the return pas sage. She is but 2 years and 11 months old, and during that time has performed two voyages round the world, one to San Francisco and back to New York, and is now on her way on her third voyage round the world. Her first trip to San Francisco was made in 89 days and • 21 hours, and her last one in 89 days and 8 hours, a • difference of but 13 hours, exhibiting the fact that the sailing qualities of this vessel can be made the subject of calculation. THE CRYSTAL, PALACE. In our first edition of Saturday we were enabled to bring our account of the opening of the Crystal Palace up to the arrival of her Majesty at three o'clock. We now proceed to lay before our readers an account of what took place subsequent to that hour. Her Majesty was received at a private entrance prepared for her on the right of the grand transept by the directors of the company. Within, the cheers of the multitude outside proclaimed the fact, and at once there was a movement of height ened interest throughout the building. A short time previously the police had quietly made all the arrangements for giving full effect to the proces sion by clearing the broad avenue of the nave. When, therefore, preceded by the directors and sec retary of the company, and more especially ushered in by Mr. Lain°. and Sir Joseph Paxton, the Royal party appeared in the grand transept, the whole assemblage, rising to welcome them, thundered forth its cheers with electrical effect. They pro ceeded at once to the raised dais, where the Queen took up her position, with the King of Portugal and his Royal Highness the Duke of Oporto, the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Royal, and the Prin cess Alice on her right, and with his Royal High ness Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Mary of Cambridge on her left. Behind stood the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Breadalbane, the Marquis of Abercorn, the ladies in waiting, household officers, equerries, and other personages usually upon such occasions in attendance upon Royalty. They all appeared in full dress except her Majesty and the Royal chil dren, who wore morning costume. Scarcely had the illustrious party taken their places, and the cheers with which their arrival was welcomed sub sided, when the music of the National Anthem was rolling in rich volumes of sound over the length and breadth of the Palace. The solo parts were sung by Clara Novello with most thrilling effect, while the reverberation of a Royal salute fired from the park served to mark with an additional gran deur the powers of the great orchestra and chorus. Never, perhaps, was this noble anthem heard with more overwhelming effect. When the performance of the National Anthem had terminated Mr. Laing came forward, and, having ascended the steps of the dais, though still " standing afar off," read to her Majesty the following address : " May it please your Majesty graciously to accept the assurance of our devoted loyalty and attachment to your Throne and person, and of our gratitude for the kind condescension with which your Majesty has con sented to honour with your presence the ceremony of this day. "Among the many memorable events of your Ma jesty's happy reign, the Great Exhibition of 1851 occu pied a prominent place. The idea, for which the nine teenth century was indebted to your illustrious consort, Prince Albert, of an Exhibition open to the products of all industries and of all nations, marked of itself an era in the annals of civilisation. It marked the disap pearance of old commercial jealousies and international prejudices, before the combining influence of modern science, and the liberal spirit of modern legislation. " The realisation of this idea was worthy its con ception. An entirely novel order of archit • Ire, pro ducing, by means of unrivalled mechanical 1 igenuity, the most marvellous and beautiful effects, sprung into existence to provide a building. In this building, a col lection of the choicest products of all that the human intellect contrives, and the human hand executes, was exhibited during a period of six months, for the instruc tion and delight of assembled millions. " The conduct of these millions was, of itself, one of the most remarkable features of this great event. The per fect order and decorum which prevailed, the enlightened interest and ready appreciation which were displayed, afforded the most conclusive refutation of the prejudice which regarded the industrious masses of our English nation with mistrust, and represented them as rude, des titute of refinement, insensible to the humanising influ ences of art, and incapable of rational and enlightened enjoyment. "The Great Exhibition of 1851 afforded a conclusive proof, by the enlightened interest and ready appreciation which were displayed, that the people of England were prepared to receive instruction when it was afforded to them, and to embrace whatever opportunities were given for the cultivation of taste and for the development of the instinctive love of the beautiful. "The establishment of this fact, and the recognition of the civilising influences so widely exerted by the Great Exhibition, led to a general feeling, when its re moval from Hyde-park became necessary, that some attempt should be made to perpetuate those influences in a more permanent form in another locality. " This undertaking, the inauguration of which your Majesty this day honours with your presence, origi nated in this feeling—Private enterprise, appealed to in the interests of civilisation, supplied the funds. The men whose names had acquired European ability in con• nection with the Crystal Palace of 1851, placed their services at the disposal of the directors in their respec tive departments. The enlightened patronage of Roy alty, the sympathy and support of public opinion, the generous cooperation of distinguished men in science and art, urged on the undertaking and impressed it with a national character. The liberality of foreign governments threw open every museum, and afforded facilities never before known for acquiring a com plete series of the finest works of ancient and modern at' "Thus aided and encouraged, the original idea ex panded into wider dimensions. It was resolved to attempt the creation of a palace and park which should be at once a fitting ornament of the greatest metropolis of the civilised world—an unrivalled school of art and instrument of education—and a monument worthy the age, and of the British empire. "It was hoped to prove that the spirit of a free people can not only create wealth, extend commerce and colonies, and take the lead in every department of moral and material progress, but can at the same time rival the proudest works of absolute monarchs, lavishing the, re sources of nations in the decoration of a favourite resi dence or the embellishment of a chosen capital. " With these views the Directors embraced three lead ing objects in their undertaking—amusement and recrea tion—instruction—and commercial utility. "The first object was sought to be attained by the creation of a new Crystal Palace, far exceeding the original structure of 1851 in dimensions and in architec tural effect— of a terraced Garden and Park on a scale of magnificence worthy of the Palacc—and of a system of fountains and waterworks surpassing anything which the world has yet witnessed. " The educational object embraces a complete histori cal illustration of the arts of sculpture and architecture from the earliest works of Egypt and Assyria down to modern times, comprising casts of every celebrated statue in the world, and restorations of some of its most' remarkable monuments. _ _ "In science, geology, ethnology, zoology, and botany receive appropriate illustrations ; the principle of which has been to combine scientificaccuracy with popular effect, and in its ultimate development the directors are bold enough to look forward to the Crystal Palace of 1,854 becoming an illustrated encyclopastlia of this great and varied universe where every art and every science may find a place, and where every visitor may find something to interest, and be taught through the medium of the eye to re2eive impressions kindling a desire for know ledge and - awakening instincts of the beautiful. " Combined with art and science, industry receives its due representation. The Industrial Exhibition is based on principles of commercial utility, taught by the experience of the Great Exhibition of 1351. The advantage to na tional interests of a place where the best products of different inclUstries and localities could be seed and ap preciated was no less manifest than the importance to individual producers of such au unrivalled means of publicity, and the conveniences to buyers and sellers of such a World's Fair for the exhibition and inspection of goods, and the, transaction of mutual business. • ""The Crystal Palace of 1854 will perpetuate these ad vantages under regulations suited to the permanent charac ter of the Industrial Exhibition. As in 1851, the doors will be thrown open freely for the products of all nations ; and the presence of so many distinguished representas tives of foreign Governments, on this oceasion, affords a gratifying proof that enlightened men throughout the world are alive to the advantages of such comman centres of friendly union, both to the arts of industry, and to the higher interests of peace and of civilisation. " Such, may it please your Majesty, is a brief outline of the objects which the promoters of this undertaking have proposed to realise. It will be apparent that the comprehensiveness of the pla n p recludes the idea of abso-,' lute completeness. The colossal scale of the proposed system of water-works makes another year requisite to insure their proper display. The industrial department being of a permanent character, cannot, as in the case of of a temporary exhibition, be finished by a given day. The plants and flowers which will form such a main feat ure of attraction, require time for their growth. The educa tional scheme is purposely traced so as to leave room for future development. "Under these circumstances, the directors have con sidered it their duty to throw the Palace and Park open to the public as soon as they are sufficiently completed to enable a fair judgment to be formed how far the under taking deserves success, and how far it has achieved it; "Your Majesty has heard the statement of the motives in which this enterprise originated, and of' the prin ciples on which it has been conducted it rests with your Majesty now to judge whether the performance equals the promise, and whether the Palace and Park, with their varied contents which surround us, are worthy to lie considered —What the directors, whose organ I am, wouldthink their highest praise—a' legitimate offspring of the Great Exhibition of 1851, and an appropriate development of one of the noblest ideas of modern civilisation." To this address, which Mr. Laing presented to \ ATTRACTIVE NOVELTIES. R OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. PATRON—II.R.H. PKINCV ALBERT. Four important ILLUSTRATIONS JUST ADDED to the VIEWS of the SEAT of WAR on the DANUBE and in the BALTIC. The BALTIC FLEET in the DOWNS, CASTLE of KROXBERG, Forts ALEXANDER and PETER, at KRONST AUT. CROWN QUAY, ST. PETERSBURGIL KALAFAT, WIDDIN, SEBAS TOPOL, entrance to the BLACK SEA, BATTLE of SINOPE, and DESTRUCTION of the TURKISH FLEET, &c. &C. LECTURES by T. H. PEPPER, Esq., on th e 'CHEMISTRY o f our DAILY BREAD, in special relation to that made by the NEW PROCESS, daily at Two o'clock; and in the Evenings on the DECORATION of PAPER. • LECTURE by Ds. BACIIHOFFNIR on ELECTRICITY, and the ELECTRIC LIGHT. Open Mornings and Evenings. Admission, is. ; Schools and Children under Ten years of age, Half-price. MR. MECIII'S ASSISTANTS at the CRYSTAL PALACgtwIII attai►d constantly to receive Orders and dispose of his Manufactures there. 4, Leadenhall•street, June 10, 1854. THE STRA.NLIEWS CLUB, 66, ST. 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There are tea trains per day to and from London. CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Sec. STEAM TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. In compliance with numerous applications from persons de siring to proceed to the Cape of Good Hope, the Directors of the General Screw Steam Shipping Company have determined to de spatch their Steam ship "CAPE OF GOOD HO eE " to TABLE BAY, on the 20th of June next. The " Cape of Good Hope," H. D. BENSON, Commander, has just returned from a most successful voyage to Constantinople with passengers and general cargo, is 700 'tons burthen, and 100 horse-power. Built by Messrs. Mare & Co., 'ol Biackwall, and an extremely fast ship. Her accommodations for passengers are little if at all Inferior to this Company's first-class steam ships so well known oa the Cape and Calcutta line. The rates of passage money are,—First Class, 60 and 65 Guineas each ; Second Class 35 to 45 Guineas each. The ship will load and sail from South ampton. As her capacity for passengers and freight is limited, early applimtion should be made to the Company's Offices, 27, Cannon street, City. THE MAIL STEAM-SHIP for AUSTRALIA, August 4, 1854.—The magnificeat screw steam-ship " CAL CUTTA," 1,800 tons, Captain J. GooDALL, another of the fine fleet belonging to the General Screw Steam Shipping Company, will be despatched with her Majesty's Mails for Adelaide, Port-Philip, and Sydney, on the 4th August next. This fine vessel has maintained her high reputation for rapid sailing and punctuality, and is a sister ship to the " Argo," which has made the quickest v 'gage to and from Australia up to this time. The Calcutta has been employed carrying the Malls to and from England and Calcutta, and from her superior sailing and steaming qualities, it may be fairly assumed that she will make the run in 60 days. Rates of Passage from 30 to 100 guineas. She will be followed, on the 4th of October, by the Camas, of 2,500 tons. Full particulars as to Freight and Passage Money at the Com pany's Offices, 27 Cannon-street, City. BARON LIEBIG on ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE.—" I am myself an admirer of this beverage, and my own experience enables me to recommend it, in accordance with the opinion of the most eminent English physicians, as a very agree able and efficient tonic, and as a general beverage, both for the invalid and the robust.—Giessen, May 6. ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE ONLY is BOTTLED by PARKER and IMPERIAL ME ASURE. —Quarts, Bs.; Pint Pints, s3. 53.; TWINING, Beer Merchants, 514, PALL-MALL. (for luncheon), 3s. per dozen, Also in Casks of 16 gallons and upwards. Half-pints ------. BRECKNELL'S SKIN SOAP.—Recommended as the best for producing a clear and healthy skin; being the OLD YELLOW SOAP made expressly for the purpose of the best mate rials and not scented. Bold only , in Shilling packets of either four rounded tablets or eight squares. BRECENELL, TURNER, and Sorts, Wax and Tallow Chandlers, Soap and Oil Merchants, &c., to her Majesty, Beehive, 31, Ilaymarkot, London. Observe, each Tablet and square is stamped " Brecknell's Skin Soap." _ . .(>' ->- /; , H M . - [PRICE SD. her Majesty, the Queen made the following most gracious reply:— " I receive with much pleasure the loyal and dutifu address which you have presented to me upon the pre sent occasion. "It is a source of the highest gra tification to myself and to th e P r i nce, my Consort, to find that the Great Exhibition of 1851, which was so happily inaugurated under our auspices, suggested the idea of this magnifi cent undertaking, which has produced so noble a monu meLt of the genius, sc i ence, an d enterpr i se o f my su bj ec ts. It is my earnest wish and hope that the bright anti cipations which have been formed as to its future destiny may, under the blessing of Divine Providence, be com pletely realised ; and that this wonderful structure, and the treasures of art and knowledge which it contains, may long continue to elevate and instruct, as well as to delight and amuse, the minds of all classes of my people." Mr. Fuller, as managing director, then had the honour of presenting to her Majesty a fine series of medals struck by Messrs. T. R. Pinches and Co., to commemorate the opening. Mr. Laing again addressed her Majesty, and said— " May it please your Majesty,—Sir Joseph Paxton, to whose genius we are indebted for the design of the palace, park, and waterworks, will now, with your Ma jesty's permission, have the honour of presenting the general hand-book descriptive of this undertaking, an undertaking which owes its existence in so great a de gree to the unparalleled zeal and ability with which he has superintended its progress." When Sir Joseph, who was loudly cheered by the assemblage, and favoured with a most gracious recognition from the Queen, had presented his hand book, the Chairman said — "May it please your Majesty,—Mr. Owen Jones, who, in conjunction with Mr. Digby Wyatt, brought toge ther the treasures of art in this building, and who has presided over its artistic decoration, will now, with your Majesty's permission, have the honour of presenting handbooks describing the Egyptian, the Greek, the Roman, and the Alhambra Courts, and the Courts of Modern Sculpture, works executed under his immediate superintendence. The names of those who have mainly contributed to the perfection of those works are recorded in the various handbooks." Mr. Owen Jones, having presented his hand books, Mr. Laing spoke in the following terms of Mr. Digby Wyatt : "May it please your Majesty,—Mr. Digby Wyatt, who has shared with Mr. Owen Jones the responsibilities of the department of art throughout the undertaking, and whose restoration of the Pompeian-house and series of courts illustrating the progress of Christian art are among its chief ornaments, will now, with your Ma jesty's permission, have the honour of presenting hand books descriptive of these works. In them he has re corded the names of those from whom he has received most assistance in his labours." Mr. Samuel Phillips, in presenting his handbooks to her Majesty, was thus spoken of by the Chair- man : " May it please your Majesty—Mr. Samuel Phillips, the director of our literary department, whose name is honourably associated with efforts for the diffusion of popular literature, will now, with your Majesty's per mission, have the honour of presenting the remaining series of our general handbooks, which have been pre pared under his eye, and from whose hands sonic have proceeded. " Among the latter may be specially mentioned a handbook containing short biographical sketches to ac company the very complete series of busts of remarkable men of ancient and modern times which has been brought together in this building. 66 The directors trust that these handbooks will be found to constitute not the least important of the edu cational means which they hope to make gradually useful to the public." Of Mr. Fergusson Mr. Laing said— " May it please your Majesty,---The discovery by an English traveller in the East of a gorgeous palace of long forgotten kings buried under mounds of rubbish—the identification of those kings with the race of Assyrian conquerors mentioned in Holy Scripture—are events which strike every reflecting mind with reverential won der. This palace, restored under our crystal roof in all its ancient splendour, carries us back from the midst of the 19th century to the days of Sennacherib. " Mr. Fergusson, who has superintended this resto ration, will now, with your Majesty's permission, have the honour of presenting a handbook, written by Mr. Layard, in which this interesting memorial of bygone ages is fully described." In presentinc , Professor Owen and Mr. Water house Hawkins ' Mr.Laing expressedhimself thus : " May it please your Majesty,—The restoration from a single fossil fragment of complete skeletons of creatures long since extinct, first effected by the genius of Cuvier, has always been considered one of the most striking achievements of modern science. "Our British Cuvier, Professor Owen, has lent us his assistance in carrying these scientific triumphs a step further, and bringing them down to popular apprehen sion. "Aided by the zealous and indefatigable exertions of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, who with his own hand moulded their forms, the gigantic iguanodon, the iethyo saurus, and other monsters of the antediluvian world will now present themselves to the eye as they once disported themselves and pursued their prey amid the forests and morasses of the secondary and tertiary periods. " In the illustrations of geological strata the directors have had the valuable assistance of Professor Ansted. " Professor Owen, with your Majesty's permission, will now have the honour of presenting the handbook in which this department of our undertaking is de scribed." The last presentations were those of Dr. Latham and Professor Forbes, who were supported by Mr. Waterhouse, Mr. Gould, and Mr. Thomson, and of whom Mr. Laing said May it please your Majesty,—Dr. Latham and Pro fessor Forbes will now, with your Majesty's permission, have the honour o 1 presenting the handbook which de scribes the attempt made to illustrate the sciences of natural history, comprising ethnology, zoology, and botany, by representations of characteristic groups of different races of the human family, surrounded by ap propriate illustrations of the animal and vegetable world. " Dr. R. G. Latham has superintended the ethnological department, and Professor Forbes those of zoology and botany, assisted by the valuable aid of Mr. Waterhouse and Mr. Gould, and the zealous exertions of our super intendent of the natural history department, Mr. Thomson." "While this part of the ceremony was in progress, the vast assemblage amused themselves by watching the manner in which the blushing authors of the handbooks went through the difficult process of re tiring from the Royal presence down two flights of steps without turning their backs. Sir Joseph Paxton, in designing the dais, had probably not foreseen the formidable obstacle ho was raising in the path of loyal gentlemen unaccustomed to perform such courtly evolutions with small swords slung by their sides, or perhaps he intended it as likely to afford some practical fun by way of set-off to the chairman's speeches, which, however well expressed and just, nobody could hear. Happily all Caine down safely, though two or three had very narrow escapes, and one distinct case of stumbling was followed by a precipitate and unceremonious Iretreat, much to the amusement of the spectators. A procession was then formed in the following order : Superintendents of Works and Principal Employes. Contractors. Architects of Industrial Courts. Principal Officers and Heads of Departments. Directors. Sir Joseph Paxton. Mr. Laing, M.P. THE QUEEN. H.R.H. The Prince Albert, the King of Portugal, the Royal Family, H.R. H. the Duke of Oporto, and their respective Suites. The Archbishop of Canterbury. The Cabinet Ministers. The Foreign Ambassadors and the Foreign Ministers. The procession turned to the right, moved to the south end of the Nave by its west side, return ing by its east side, and then passed, round the east side of the Central Transept, and down the north end of the nave by its east side, returning by its west side to the Central Transept. The 'pro cession all along its route was received with loud and continuous cheers. The dais being again reached, Costa awakened from the lull into which, with the orchestra, he had fallen after the first performance of the National Anthem, waved his baton with more than usual energy, and the majestic music and noble words of the Hundredth Psalm pealed through the vast edi fice. The Archbishop of Canterbury then invoked the blessing of the Deity on the undertaking in the following words : "Almighty and everlasting God ! who Bost govern all things both in heaven and earth, incline Thine ear, we entreat Thee, to Thy people, which call upon Thee, and graciously receive our prayers. Without Thee nothin ,, is strong, nothing is h o l y . ' E xcept the Lord b u ild t h e house, their labour is but lost who build it.' And now we entreat Thee to bless the work which we have accom plished in this place, and to render it the means of pro moting Thy glory. May those who admire the wonders of nature whi c h are h ere di sp l aye d b e t aug ht to perceive i n those the viaour of that creative wisdcm by which all things fulfil the purposes which they are designed to serve ; enable those who survey the wonders of art and industry which surround them to remember that it is by I Thee that knowledge is increased; and scie nce made to minister to the benefit and comfort of mankind .; for the spirit of man is from Thee, and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth him understanding ; therefore, ' Not unto us, 0 Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy ' ' name be all the praise.' While we contemplate the 4 1 ~°' _~ ~---~--~ t remains of former ages and the monuments of ancien greatness, enable us to profit by the examples they afford of the instability of earthly things, and ever to bear in mind that according to Thy providence no, Cons flourish or decay ; that Thou bast but to give the word and the richest may become poor, and the proudest be levelled into dust. Therefore, 0 Lord, we entreat Thee so to regulate the thoughts of our hearts, that they may not be lifted up, that we forget the Lord our God, as if our power or the might of our hands had gotten us this wealth. It cometh of Thine hand, and is all Thine own ; both riches and honour cometh of Thee; and Thou reimaest over all, and in Thy hand it is to make great and to give strength unto all. Now, there fore, 0 Lord, we thank Thee, and praise Thy glorious name, and beseech Thee to grant that the many bless ings vouchsafed to our nation may dispose our hearts to serve Thee more faithfully, and in all that we undertake to seek Thy honour and glory. Above all, teach us so to use the earthly blessings Thou givest us richly to en joy that they may not withdraw our affections from those heavenly things that Thou bast prepared for those that love and serve Thee through the merits and media tion of Thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, in whose pre vailing name and words we further call on Thee." The splendid chorus of Hallelujah followed, and a grander performance we never heard before. The Queen and Prince Albert, as well as the Royal personages who surrounded her, repeatedly turned to the vocalists and musicians, as if astounded at the wonderful and successful effect they produced. When the music ceased, the Marquis of Bread albane, the Lord Chamberlain, came forward and announced that it was the wish of her Most Gra cious Majesty, that the Crystal Palace of 1854 should now be declared open. Thereupon a tre mendous burst of applause proceeded from every portion of the building, and rent the air with its echo—the orchestra threw all their energies into " God Save the Queen," during the performance of which her Majesty retired. The cheerin g was renewe d again and again, un til the procession disappeared. After remaining a few minutes in the p re ttily fitted-up ante-room, which had been prepared for her reception, her Majesty, leaning on the arm of the King of Por tugal, walked to her carriage, which was in waiting at the centre transept, an d on en t e ring it was greeted in the same enthusiastic manner by the crowd outside. The Royal party occupied three or four open carriages, which were escorted by a small detach ment of Guards. Her Majesty wore a light blue muslin dress with white lace mantle, and a white silk bonnet, trimmed with pink flowers. The dress of the Princess Royal was equally simple, being of a light pink muslin, with a plain white lace mantle, and white silk bonnet without any ornament whatever. The King of Portugal and his brother appeared in a blue military dress with gold lace epaulets. The barriers which had kept the nave and tran sept clear having been thrown open, the public were allowed to circulate freely throughout the palace and park, and of this privilege a large pro portion of those present availed themselves, for it was late, and evening was closing in before all had departed. THE NEW PRESIDENT OF TEE COUNCIL. Lord John Russell's appointment to the office of President of the Council is gall and wormwood to pseudo-Liberals and re-actionary Tories. The invete rate malignity displayed in the newspaper organs of leso cliques on Saturday, though melancholy as tending to lower one's opinion of human nature, has also its ludicrous side—its toothless mumbling, its combined eagerness and incapacity to bite. There is also something provocative of mirth in the exact coincidence in the cavils of the professing friends of freedom, who hold a brief from Russia, and the blatant adherents of oligarchical corruption, who have been making Lord Aberdeen's Russian sympathies their great card to play against him. These two factions have been scratching and calling each other names for months past ; but their common fear of Lord John Russell now makes them rail against hiu► in har monious concert. Their tirades are real compliments to the new President of the Council. Nothing could have inspired them but the consciousness that though earnest Reformers may often quarrel with Lord John Russell, yet on the whole there is no living statesman who, taking him altogether, enjoys to such an extent the confidence of sincere Liberals of all shades of opinion —confidence earned by a loyal and consistent adherence to principle, unhappily too rare in the Rouse of Com mons. Of course the cause of their spleen is carefully concealed by the Peolites, the Tories, and pseudo-liberals who do Tory work ; the pretexts they have been obliged to invent, in order to assign a reason for their snarling, are sufficiently amusing. A Conservative print, worthy of notice, since it so faithfully mirrors the feelings of its party, is indignant at Lord John Russell's appointment, not because he has carried one Reform measure and attempted another ; but because that staunch Whig, Mr. Strutt, has been shelved amid the various transposals in office which that appointment has led to. We have no reason to believe that the arrangement complained of has been made without first informing Mr. Strutt and obtaining his as sent, or that he is in any way annoyed at it ; but be this as it may, there can be no doubt that he thoroughly un derstands and justly appreciates the sincere and disin terested sympathy of the Conservative worthies who are raising a kind of Irish death-howl over his official pros- pects. The Coryphseus of the malcontents, however, is that ultra-Russian champion the Times. Every cavil that has been urged against the appointment of Lord John to preside over the Council, by the host of Tapers and Tad poles, is caught up, and repeated with exaggerated em phasis, by this consistent and liberal journal. The first ob jection of the Times rests upon a question of etiquette wor thy of a gentleman-usher. The office has hitherto been cus- tomarify filled by a peer, and " such departures from ancient constitutional usage are not to be recommended unless they are justified by obvious public utility ; and Lord John Russell should be the last man to break through these traditions, when no case of public utility can be said to require it." If the office has been usually or uniformly filled by a peer, the reason has not been that there was any greater fitness or utility in placing it in a member of the Upper House than a member of the Lower. The truth is, that from the time of the Revolution until very recently (when the President of the Council was declared ex officio chairman of some im portant Ministerial committees) the office was more one of form than real work, and therefore better adapted for some peer of more social influence than talent, than for the practical statesmen trained in the rough contests of the Commons. The reason why Lord John has been appointed to it is, that its almost en tire exemption fro m d e p ar t men t a l l a b ours l e aves him more free for his onerous duties of Parliamentary Leader, and that it at the same time gives him a more definite ministerial character than a mere seat in the Cabinet without even a nominal department. Perhaps some persons may entertain a notion that the dignity of the office is lowered by conferring it upon a commoner, but these worshippers of the peerage may console themselves with the reflection that even a cadet of the house of Bed ford is a more aristocratic personage than the wearer of many a mushroom coronet. But the piety of the Times has been even more outraged than its delicate sense of courtly etiquette by the Presidency of Lord John Rus sell. The Times is shocked to see the departnieukt of public education entrusted to a Minister " who is tp this day the head of the Dissenters' Education Soiety." In the columns of a "Church and State" newspaper such an appeal to sectarian influence, whatever its character in other respects, would probably have been an honest expression of sincere bigotry ; but who can attribute such a character to it when found in the column of the Times? There is not one educated gen tleman among our High Churchmen but must feel out ragzal by the vulgar hypocrisy of this canting utterance of language whien would have been sincere if used by himself. This low and mean appeal to sectarian preju dice, with a view to injure Lord John Russell, will, it m ay safely be predicted, prove a total failure. The carpings of Lord John's enemies,—coming whence they do-- have a natural tendency to strengthen the c onfidence reposed in him by Liberals, and from the indirect glimpses with these attacks afford of what is passing in the minds of the writers, Liberals may the hithertoc Council be inclined to attach inure importance to his new uncdil done. Though little of the ap pointmentoffice o th f an rre t s h i e d y ent ha: f •e onerous departmental duty attached to it, part of that duty is the presidency of the standing committee of the council on education. It is gratifying to see this impor tant charge devolve up on a tried Liberal deeply imbued with a taste for intellectual pursuits. Again, it has been customary in selecting a candidate for th e o ffice of Pre sident of the Co unc il , to have regard chiefly to his qua lifications for Pres • erving harmony and concert among his colleagues. Since the Premiership has come to be regarded as attached to the office of First Lord of the Treasury the President of the Council has generally been de facto, though not ostensibly, a kind of deputy or Vice-P • remier. Here is the true source of the rancour which Lord John Russell's . appointment to the office has elicited, his Tory and pseudo-Liberal ill-willers look upon the conjunction of the Presidency of the Council with the Leadership in the Commons as p lacin g their holder, in respect of influence in the Cabinet, nearly, if not altogether, on a footing with the First Lord of the Treasury ; or as, at alt events, giving him a prior claim to the reversion of that office at the first vacancy that occurs. It is natural that all the enemies of popular principle arid progress should be irritated by this strengthening of Lord John Russell's position in the Cabinet. But this very consi deration ought to teach Liberals to see in his recent ap pointnont a counteraction to a certain tendency to lapse more and more into obstructive Conservatism, of which various Ministerial movements have of late been alarm ingly symptomatic. In short, the Peelite section of the Cabinet and their friends in the Press are disgusted to find the more Liberal half of the Coalition getting addi tional power. This consideration cannot be without its weight amon the City Reformers. True it was scarcely needed, for the Tories, instead of mustering an opposition to Lord John seem entirely engrossed with the labour of invent ingplausible excuses for not contesting the election. There g is every appearance th a t hi s return will bs unani mous and unopposed ; for even though it should enter the wayward brain of some semi-lunatic or conceite separatist to have himself put in nomination, such cater ing to the amusement of the electors assembled category of in Guild hall scarcely com es under the what can with strict propriety be called opposition.—Daily News. arah, :cond Sur- rani, ieriff by of e to ura rth, ore- Hirt de and