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NOTIC E. CONSTANTINOPLE. The Lecture accompanying the GRAND MOVING DIORAMA of CONSTA.NTINOrLE is now delivered on Wednesdays and Satur days by Mr. J. 11. STOQUELER, when the progress and localities of the War will be more particularly explained; and o❑ the other days, as usual, by Mr. CHARLES KENNEY. A very clear and excellent Map has been added to the illustrations.—Daily at Half- PM Two and Eight.—Admission, Is. EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY. EASTER HOLIDAYS.—Next the Polytechic, Mr. FRIEND'S GRAND MOVING DIORAMA of CANADA and the UNITED STATES, is now open daily, at Three and Eight, With DESCENT of NIAGARA and RIVER ST. LAWRENJE, with songs, glees, and choruses, Admission, is., 25., and 3s. Box office open daily. SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS.—The FIFTIE i H 4.‘NUAL EXHIBITION will Open at their Gallery, 5, Pall-mall East, on MO • DAY nest, the 24th Of April. Admittance Is. Catalogue 6d. JO.;E PH J. JENKINS, Secretary. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms, (Lessee, ens!. C. 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The association embraces life assurance on the mutual principle in all its branches, and offers to all climes of society the peculiar privilege of securing absolut-ly to the widow, widower, or children, the amount assured, free from probate or legacy duty, ur any other charge Prospectuses may be had at the office of the Association. By order of the Board, P. H. BYRNE, Secretary. 15, Moorgate-street, April 1, 1854. THE CHOLER A!!!! ITS RES r ANTIO')TE ! ! ! 1 Sir WM. BUR, ETT'S DISINFECTING FLUID, (the original and genuine Chloride of Zinc), highly recommended by the Faculty in all cases of Cholera and Contagions Di-oiasesi„ Soil by ail Chemists, Drug data, and Shipping Agents througlhont th 6 United Kingdom, and at the Office, 18, Cannon-street, London bridge. CONTRACT FOR HAIR FOR SEAMEN'S BEDS. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset-place, 11th April, 1854. THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain .ktd Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on TAITILSDAT, the 27th last at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such per -4143 as may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering , ate her Majesty's Victualling Stores at DE PTFOR D When to be delivered. Half by the 30th Tune, and lbs. the remainder by the 31st for SEAMEN'S BEDS, 50,000 August next, or earlier, if preferred by the party tendering Samples of the Hair proposed to be supplied to be produced by the „_ h,, Aißrties tendering. No tender will be received unless made on the printed form pro td for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at tho said Office, ar to Commander Bevis, conducting the Packet wrviee at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs at Bristol. Tenders will be admitted for any portion of the above quantity. t , The conditions of the revised contract . to which particular atten to!:l to called, may be seen at the said office, and at Liverpool and f_ trlistol. No tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of ty, and it will not be required th it the party tendering. or an ztit on his behalf, a' mild attend at the ffice on the day of con n a• the result of the offer received from each ty-rson will be com cated to him and his prorosed sureties in writing. a,... Ev ery tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, W I . bear hi the left-hand corner the words •` Tender for Hair," Ind also be delivered at S merset-place. JOZEAU'S COPAHINE-MEGE, or Saccharatt, C 4.PSULES, approved by the French College of Physicians. Zt u e..sflilly administered in the Patis and London Hospitals , and 'nowledged by them to be the best remedy for the cure of 6d. 'ileases (see " Lancet " 6th Nov., 1852.) P^lce, per 100, ; 50, 2s. 9d.—To be had of the Inventor, Gabriel Jozeau, th -14 c 1 1 Chemist, 49, Haymarket, London. whose name is printed on Government stamp ; and all the principal chemists. TRIESEMAR, protected by Royal Letters 1,,, Patent of England, and semred by the Seals of the Ecole de " r rnacie de Paris, and the Imperial . 'ollege of Medicine, Vienna. Is TRtE-;EMAR, No. 1, ft,.reMedy for Relaxation, Spermatorrhcea, and Exhaustion of the n:. TRIESEMAB, No. 2, , in the short space of three days, completely and entirely k s Wicates all traces ot those Disorders whi , h Capivi and rubebs or be e kf long en thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the heal th ' v ast portion of the population Th e TRI,SE WI IR, No. 3, th e great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which ir ci ,nately the English physic'an treats with Mercury, to the in 41e destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the ;LaParilla in the world cannot remove. lEEMAk, No 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell, I , rlth ° _ r all nauseating qualities They may lie on the toilet table ,eut their us e being suspected. ser,l4 In tin cases at I is. eacl,, free by post, 2s. extra, divided into rates do as administered by Valpeau. 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Published by Sherwood and Co., 23, Paternoster '47, and sold by Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Gor h_ll. 136, Leadenhall-street ; 95, Farringdoi,-street ; W. Sutton, 10, ► C hurch-yard ; Batter, 4, CheaPside ; R Johnson, 68, Cornhill. P ST I. treats of th e anatomy and physiology of the reproductive 0., _ avid is illustrated by 28 Coloured Engravings. Pear 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in 4lence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing De n! t t anti bodily weakness, nervous excitement , and ge n e rative c aPacity. Illustrated by 10 Explanatory Engravings. , t k ,'Altr 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in e Primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for treatment. This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured Engrav -44.1. PART IVr . contains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a `an.ple application, by which the danger of infection is obviated. The V. is devoted to the c ons id erat i on o f marriage and its duties. she causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole In Nect critically ami philosophically inquired into. THE CORDIAL BALM OF , YRI A.CUM is exclusively employed in treating nervous and sexual debility, impotence, Sec., l Is. and 335. tat bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Esse nce , an a n ti-syphilitie sZ le dY. for purifyi n g the blood in cases of infection, secondary , nptorka, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, I Is. and 335. per Dotti e, perry ,, p u rifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9d. 4s. 6d., and 1 ls. t't box, a certain remedy for gouorrhcea, gleet, stricture, and conic i n fl amma tion of the blad d er. consultation tee, if by letter, •t4„__ minute detail of the case is required : age , habits, and posi "ii in society. 5/. Packets, with advice, to be had at the Establish tnent ap. MY, by which the fee, IL, is saved. Messrs. Perry„surgeons, 4 ; 4 ' In attendance, daily, at 19, Bernersth-streiegt, Oxford-street, L0n v,,114 from Eleven till Two. and Five E ht. on Sunday from ett to One. !ix THE PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE, A A \ TD D THE SAEncERET 4.III:FIRMITIES OF YOUTH, MANHOOD, " u t Published, 60th Edition, price 2s. 6d.. or free by post for forty. SE two stamps, LF-PRESE B , NT ATI ON a d Functions of Mar ris„„ Popular Treatise on the Physiology with its Disqualifications and IMP thml excess, tronical eadniments, tracing their si i ; l s;r l to the Pffects of solitary habits, you re ar tounded on to Nl at es, or close study ; followed hy practical m bsb il Y Years' experience in the treatment diseases of the trpi„ tY, Local Weakness, •-permatorrhcea, and, tip nary and Generative System. Illustrated by 0 coloured Engra,- Ernpuali.s.isance, Nervous ter.:. ° T l the Anatomyand of the Reproductive Organs and ion e in Heal Disease. •ty 4AMITEL I.A'MP,RT their relative b oet t 7, ItEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Soclet)l, r of Medicints, Matriculated Member of the University oi Edl Honorary Member of the Londe , Hospita l Medical :e-entiata of koothecaries' Hall. London. ike., The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con srillellees resulting from certain habits irregularities and excesses. have produced more misery in ' Youth, degradation in Man st4.s.,_ and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, an} D.ZT class of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusa iis re , ommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of th,r,Physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded ttiti tie d"ealth, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is It is tri bet absolutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are Itlce r p l t of Personal management which cannot be violated without th e 1, `"g grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed rnael_ e YdaY of inconsiderate self-indulgence , how these penalties a b d u ° o Mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, th et r u w the evil and its con equenc es nosy be avoided, and above all, 1 14 re searcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional ith: n A glnent to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. kacti h_thor has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive finis n ,,'° In *he treatment of these delicate complaints, which are ein s i,,," a tately been too generally confided to the care of ignorant faithr, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place yti n ,,,'h,eir Pretensions. Pr '',..BEiERVATION may be had, price 2s 6d, in English, tr e otii". , Spanish , Dutch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. Piper, Yi s „ vra and Co., 23 Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Post7n32 elruh ' Titchborne-street, Haymarket ; or free ot _ e for tw oforty stems to any address from the Author's rest -11,e-37, Bedford-square. 4 rue for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from Sight, All batten itIUSt Celltaiil We fee of U. THIRD EDITION.—WITH ADDITIONS. Just published, Bvo., in cloth, price 53., by post free, ss. 6d. N TRUE az FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, with the View to the Correction or wide-spread Errors in relation to the Treatment and Cure of the Impuissant and Sexual Hypochondriacs, Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD. T 3 which is added, an ESSAY en SEXUAL DEBILITY, by the Editor. Dr. Pickford ts known to English readers by his frequent prit3l - contributions to German medical literature This is the first me, he informs as, that he has addressed himself to the noa-medi al reader. We truss this may not be the last, if he shall 'etect any ether equally flagrant evil which it may be In his -ower to correct." —London Medical Gazette. May 39, 1851. The tribe of 'Quiet Sympa thisers,' and • Medical Frlends,'are mercilessly exposed ; and if this book veld find its way into the hands of those who suffer from the coin ,laint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would e saved much needless suffering of laody and mind, and what is of ess importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much money ......This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to plats the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good."—Medical Circular, June 16, 1852. 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Just published, price 45., free by post, 55., PHYSIOLOGICAL RESEARCHES into the Causes of Nervous Debility and Gen , to-Crinaly Maladies, Spermatorrbcea rationally considered, with unanswerable Remarks on the empirical manner these Diseases are treated ; being a Guide to Heath, Long Life, and Happiness. By MEDICI:I'S. Sherwood, Piper, and Co., 83, raternoster-row. This day, Bvo., pp 240, price 53. Gd., with numerous ewes. ON MENTAL and NERVOUS DISORDERS ; more es eci lly when arisii.g irom traltional deran_e cent of tit Liver, Stomach, Heart, Utrus, Kidneys, &c., or from the effects tropical climates, intemperance, arid other pernicious habits of life. By ALFREit B. mA,DoocK, vi.D., formerly resideutphys.clan and pri prietor of the Mailing Lunatic Asylum. t.impkin, Marshall, and Co., Stationer's-hall-court; H. BMWere, 2,9, Rege , t-etreet. Now ready, p Ice One ShlllinT. THE BISHOP of LONDON'S CORRESPON DENCE with the Chun hwarden of St Paul's, Wilton-place, .3 the Popish practices at the said church, with the Adjudication of his Lordship and Archdeacon Sinclair, Charles Westerton, Hyde-park Corner. CIRCULATION of the MEDICAL JOUR NALS.—The newspaper stamp return shows the " Medical Circular" to have the largest circulation of the Medical Journals The numbers being, " Medical Circular,' 106,546 ; " Lancet, 22,000 ; " Medical Times," 65,022. A copy sent on receipt of foal' postage stamps Office, 128, Strand. THE ACHILLES INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital, 100,0001. Every description of LIFE ASSURANCE transacted. LOAN S to policy holders on liberal terms. Prospectuses on application to chief office, 25, Cannon-street, City. 11. B. TAPLIN. PURSSELL'S BRIDE CAKES, 1 to 10 Guineas; Dessert Cakes, is. to 10s., viz., Dundee. 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ALLS , and SONS beg to inform the TR iiDE that they are now registering orders for the March Brewings of 'heir PALE %LE, in Casks of 18 Gallons and upwards, at the Brewery, Burton-on-Trent; and at the undermentioned Branch Establishments : LONDON, at 61, King William-street, City; LIVERPOOL, at look-street; MANCHESTER, at Ducie-place ; DUDLEY, at the Burnt Tree ; GLASGOW, at 115, St. Vincent street; DUBLIN. at 1 Crampon-quay; BIRMINGHAM, at Market Hall; SOUTH WA! ES, at 13, King-street, Bristol. Vetsrs. ALLSOPP and SWICS take the opportunity of announcing to Private Families that their Ales, so strongly recommended by the medical profession. may b. procured in Draught and Bottles Genuine from all the most respectable Licensed Victuallers, on "ALL 'OPP'S PALE ALE" being specially asked for. When in bottle, the genuineness of the label can be ascertained by is having "ALLSOPP and SONS" written across it. riz f e ~~ - • r - r $ ' • 3 -• .111• * ,•1( ' •e' 1 14 • 4-•-• • ' 4 64 •, ' 4 1 ----,.. s t \f - 4141'*ftlir . •. - • • s t . * 10 11 k,, IL T 4, 0 1: • "itapjh o. C4 ••• , ,A ik , , fr k v • • \ 40' ' ,•• •- • •-• , m * ' ' „ . . ntr 4 itOIT , LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1854. INDISPUTABLE LIFE - POLICY COMPANY. No. 72, Lombard-street, London. • TRUSTEES. Richard Malin% Esq., Q.C. M.P. I John Campbell Renton, Esq. James Fuller Madoa, Esq. Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. William Wilberforce, Esq. DIRECTORS. THE WAR. fantry, a more unbecoming or unsoldierlike change has not been devised for the disfigurement of the wearers, The colour is a very light dusty-looking silver grey, daubed down the sides with a broad yellow stripe, the glare of which contrasts abominably with the dull hue of the canvas-looking affair which is to supersede the hand some dark blue at present worn. by the cavalry. The Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland has been pleased to appoint Captain Sir William Russell, Bart. (7th Hus sars), to be Aide-de-Camp, in the room of Captain the Hon. J. J. Bourke, 88th Foot, who has proceeded with his regiment to the seat of war. A strong recruiting party from the Royal Marines has arrived in Dublin, being the first time for many years past that this corps has been engaged on a similar service in the Irish metropolis. Ireland, however, is essentially a nursery for the land force, and, except in a few localities, offers no inducements to the emissaries of the Admiralty. Neither marine nor seaman would have any chance before a "regular" red coat. The 91st Regiment, now in Dublin, have received orders to hold themselves in readiness for Cork. The third depot, stationed at Naas, are under similar orders for Limerick. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The crew of the Nile, 91, Commodore Martin, were paid advance of wages on Saturday, and at half-past six o'clock in the evening she sailed from Plymouth for Portsmouth. The Stromboli, 6, paddlewheel steam-sloop, Comman der Robert Hale, which arrived from the Brazil station on Friday, discharged her powder and came into Ports mouth harbour on Saturday, preparatory to being docked and refitted for the war service. The Portland, 50, Captain Chade, flag of Rear-Ad miral Moresby, C. 8., is hourly expected from the Pacific. The Majestic, 91 guns, new screw steam-ship, Captain James Hope, C. 8., &c., on Saturday had her compasses adjusted under the superintendence of Mr. John C. Bar low, master of the Waterloo flag-ship. She has been swung at her moorings. Her crew crew will be paid their advance in the early part of this week, and she will leave Sheerness for the Downs about Thursday or Friday next on her way to the Baltic. A number of seamen volunteers have been draughted from the flag ship for service in her. A draught of seamen volunteers and lads left Sheer ness on Saturday to join the Hannibal. This ship is being fitted in dry dock, and all the available force is put on her to expedite her fitment. Several of her officers are sent to the northern ports to procure seamen volun teers for her. The Ganges, 84 guns, now under repair and nearly ready to be put out of dry dock, is to be forthwith fitted for active service in the Baltic. The Columbine, at Chatham, is jury-rigged, and is nearly ready to proceed as a sailing coal depot for the supply of steam coals to any of the fleet requiring them. She will be partially armed, and fitted with two long 32- pounders on traversing pivots. The water tank vessels also belonging to this port are to be fitted with similar guns and proceed to the Baltic. The Miranda, 15 guns, screw steam-ship Captain Edmund M. Lyons, will be ready for departure to the Baltic in a few days. The Wildfire, paddle-wheel steam-v esse l, ( ten d er to the Waterloo), 'Master-Commander Mr. George Brock man, is making good defects in the Basin. The Wild fire is to be engaged on particular servi ce . The Hart, sailing tender to the Wellington, Second- Master J. Anstey, has sailed for Stockton-on-Tees on particular service. The African, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, J. Gill, Second-Master, is undergoing repairs and making good her defects to prepare her for particular service. The Rhadamanthus, steam-transport, Master-Com mander Belam, went into the steam basin at Portsmouth on Saturday, to land machinery for the Colossus, 80, under process of conversion to a screw ship. Captain W. H. Kennedy, R.N., late Inspecting Com mander of the Plymouth Coast-guard, has been appointed Deputy-Controller-General of the Coastguard, vice Cap tain E. Ommanney, R.N., and Commander Walker, R.N., Scientific Examiner of the Mercantile Marine Board of this port, has been appointed Superintendent of the Breakwater, vice Stewart, deceased. By letters from the Black Sea fleet, we learn that one third of the executive officers belonging to the gunroom of each ship are ordered to be discharged, to serve in the Baltic fleet, and are coming in the Apollo troop-ship. There will be about 60 mates and midshipmen. The launch of the Royal Albert, 131. screw steam ship, has been postponed to Saturday, May 13, when it will take place in the presence of the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and other members of the Royal family. The ceremony of naming the ship will be performed by the Princess Royal. The launch of the Cossack screw steam-frigate 2 pierced for 30 guns, with one large pivot-gun, all on the upper deck, and built for the Emperor of Russia by Mr. Pitcher, ship-builder Northfleet, took place on Saturday, at half-past 2 o'clock ; she was navigated to moorings alongside the Salsette receiving-ship, where she remains for the present, and will be completed for active service. She appears a remarkably finely-built vessel, on good lines. She has the figure head of a Cossack, and when rigged will have a similar appearance to the Highflyer, except that she is apparently longer. The Simoom, 18, iron (screw) troop-ship, Captain Smith, after a remarkably long passage, arrived at Spit head at 1 p.m. yesterday. She will of course refit for further service without delay. She brought to Spithead 100 military invalids, Lieutenants Arbuckle, of the 57th (in charge), and Hebden, of the 50th ; also William Armit Eyre, a convict, formerly Paymaster of the 47th Foot, sentenced by court-martial to transportation for embezzlement of public money. The Simoom, it is re ported, will be refitted to convey the 79th Highlanders from Portsmouth to Turkey: :She left on the 25th of March, when the Ceylon, Vulcan, and Vesuvius were the only men of war there. She passed Gibraltar on the 3d inst., where lay the Frolic, 16, Commander Nolloth. In the Mediterranean the Simoom saw 18 Government transports, three of which were numbered 4, 5, 6, and had artillerymen on board. Since then ehe has experienced fine weather, but strong contrary winds, especially in the chops of the Channel. The air pumps, slides, and other parts of her machine r y are o ut of order, and she put into Plymouth for coal, being bound to Portsmouth. The Echunga transport, No. 44, embarked Captain Longmore's troop of the Bth Hussars on Saturday morn ing, and in the afternoon she was towed by the Confi ance steamer from Homoaze into the Sound. The Mary Ann, horse-transport, which arrived on Friday, was placed alongside the jetty in Hamoaze on Saturday. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam-ship Company's ship Euxine embarked on Saturday and yesterday the following staff officers :—Captains De Morel, Hackett, and Wetherall, and Dr. Jamieson ; also Captain Chip pendale, one subaltern, and 20 men of the 19th Foot, who arrived by rail on Saturday. The Euxine also took on board an immense quantity of the munitions of war from the Ordnance stores, large supplies of provisions from the Clarence-yard, 17 tons of cartridges, also the horses of Colonel Lord de Roe, Major Wellesley, and Major Claremont, with their servants. The Euxine will complete her shipments of war stores to-day, and sail in the evening for Turkey. Captain Engledue, manag ing director of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Com pany, came round in the Euxine to see the shipments, in conjunction with the military authorities of Ports mouth. The Albatross, screw steam-ship, hired from a mer cantile company, and chartered by the Admiralty for six months service, came into Portsmouth harbour on Saturday from Queenstown, to be armed as a man-of war transport, and fitted and manned with an efficient crew, for the Eastern expedition. Her mercantile com mander, Captain Lyell, of the Preussische Adler, is to command her, but an Admiralty officer will be on board. She is ordered to be fitted for staff-officers. The hired freight-ships Ganges, Pride of the Ocean, Dunbar, Bombay, and Semezli, taken up to convey the 17th Lancers from Portsmouth to Turkey, arrived at Spithead on Saturday morning from the Thames, and were towed into harbour on Saturday and yesterday by the steam-tugs. The Lancers embark to-day, and sail to-morrow for their destination. The workmen at the Royal Arsenal were at work all Good Friday to forward the munitions of war required for service in the East. While some of them were em ployed in making rockets one of these misiles exploded, igniting a portion of the composition. Although the roof of the shed was blown off, and a portion of one of the sides thrown down, strange to state none of the men were injured to any dangerous extent, having been only blown some distance from the positions in which they were at work. Fortunately, in consequence of former dangerous explosions having taken place, which were sometimes attended with fatal results, great care is taken in having the made rockets carefully covered as each is finished and put aside, and, consequently, those in the shed which had been previously limb remained unignited and perfectly safe. The Royal Sappers and Miners were promptly on the spot with their fire-engines and buckets, but all the aid required of them was to re pair the shed, that the men might go on with their work. About 50 pensioners arrived at Woolwich garrison on Saturday evening, and are quartered in the west square of the Royal Artillery barracks, which is to be the head-quarters for those who have volun teered for service in the East. They will num ber about 500, and will be draughted as opportuni ties offer to the seat of war. Several of the pensioners from Dublin have on their local uniforms, and the others are in plain clothes. They are to be allowed pay at the rate of ls. 3d. per day, in addition to the pension they receive at present ; and, in the event of their services being required for any length of time, they will be allowed to calculate the full period from the time they volunteered for an increase to their present pension. The spare men and horses of the first division of Royal Artillery for service in the East are to embark at Woolwich to-morrow. On Saturday morning at four o'clock the fourth com pany of the 19th Foot proceeded to Portsmouth, there to embark in the Euxine for Gallipoli. Another de tachment leaves the Tower this day, travelling by the North-Western Railway to Liverpool, there to embark for Gallipoli. The main body of the regiment is ex pected to embark on Tuesday at Portsmouth. On Sa turday afternoon the third company of the 19th, which had been quartered at Kensington, marched into the Tower. The regiment leaven 400 recruits to be disci plined before joining. On Saturday morning the light company of the 97th Regiment of Foot marched from the Infantry Barracks, Windsor, under the command of Captain Bourton, Lieut. Heron, and Ensign Vickers, and proceeded by the Great Western Railway to Paddington, whence they marched to Kensington Barracks, to relieve the 6th Carbineers, a squadron of whom had recently furnished the guard to Kensington Palace. On Monday last a squadron of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) marched from Windsor to Hampton Court, where they relieved a squadron of the 17th Lancers, and have continued to take the garrison duty up to the present time. The 3d Dragoon Guards, now stationed in Dublin, have been chosen as one of the first regiments for the display of experimental tailoring. On Good Friday the new pattern overalls were taken into use, and, si nce th e adoption of the celebrated " Albert" ohaco by the in William Adams, Esq. Robert H. Forman, Esq. John Atkins, Esq. John Hamilton, Esq. H. A. Bevan, Esq. J. Mathews, Esq. John Dangerfleld, Esq. Chas. 0. Parnell, Esq. W. Williams, Esq. The depot of the 68th Light Infantry, at present sta tioned in Newry, have received orders to hold them selves in readiness to proceed to Belfast early next month. A letter received in Dublin by a relative of a non commissioned officer in the 80th Regiment, stationed at Prome, India, states that that corps, which, along with others, was under orders to return home, had received a notification that its services might be required at the seat of war in Europe. The writer also mentions that a similar order had been received by the 87th (Royal Irish) Fusiliers. On Thursday 18 pensioners, belonging to Majors Crompton and Harris's divisions of volunteers for service in Turkey, left Dublin en'route to Woolwich, at which place the whole of the pensioners selected for this duty are to be assembled, preparatory to their formation for foreign service. These men are healthy, robust fellows, well able to perform the duties assigned to them—viz., attendance upon the sick and wounded, and drivers of light carts attached to the hospital staff. Brigadier-General Scarlett, sth Dragoon Guards, has presented 2001. to be divided among those wives of the men of the regiment who cannot accompany their hus bands to the East. Major Bolton, late of the regiment, has presented 601., and Colonel Balders and the officers have subscribed 1501. for the same purpose. Lieute nant-Colonel Balders, C. 8., sth Dragoon Guards, has been appointed by the General-Commanding-in -Chief to be second commandant of the cavalry depot at Maid stone. The Courier transport, 1,000 tons burden, which ar rived at Queenstown on Monday, has been fitted in every respect for the accommodation and comfort of the troops. She is under immediate orders for departure for the East. On Tuesday the Timandra, under com mand of Captain Tozer, and the Star of the South, 1,052 tons burden, Captain Freyel arrived in this port. They will be followed by other vessels intended for the transport of the 39th and 89th Regiments to the scene of the war in Turkey. These vessels have not yet been supplied with stores, but it is expected that they will take them in at Haulbowline. THE MILITIA. The Third West York Militia will assemble in Don caster on Tuesday, and the permanent staff are exceed ingly busy making the preparatory arrangements. Pub lic notices have been issued that special trains will leave Sheffield and Leeds early on Tuesday morninc , for the conveyance of the men to Doncaster. The first day, no doubt, will be occupied in forming the men into com panies and delivering out the clothing, and as each man will receive the same clothes as he wore last year, the regiment will present a much more soldierly appearance than they did on the last occasion. A considerable num ber have volunteered into the regular service, bur their places have been supplied by new recruits, and the regi ment will assemble in Doncaster in as strong force as it did last year. The lat Regiment of Cheshire Militia, above 900 strong, has just completed its 28 days' training and exercise at Chester, under the most favourable circumstances. The fineness of the weather enabled the men to be exercised for five hours daily on the racecourse, and the regiment has made immense progress, both in battalion drill, squad drill, and blank ammunition practice. The regiment was inspected on Friday the 7th inst. by Colonel Derinzy, Inspecting Field Officer of the Liverpool district, who was pleased to express himself in the most unqualified terms of praise and approbation, not only with the clean liness of the men and their arms and accoutrements, but also with their steadiness under arms, and the rapidity and precision of their field movements, adding, in con elusion, that he was surprised at the extent of knowledge and information which had been acquired in so short a period. The regiment was complete previous to assem bling, but owing to numerous enlistments and some few casualties, the numbers are at present rather deficient, but no difficulty will be experienced in completing them, numbers having been refused on account of the quota having been complete. AUDITORS. Henry Adron, Esq. 1 Ralph W. Bishop, Esq. Id Charles •Culloch, Esq. 1 Henry Burnett, Esq. SomaToas.—Messrs. Atkins and Andrew. SECRETARY.—David Alison, Esq. Paddington Local Board, 24, Connaught-terrace, Edgware-road. The Rev. James Shergold Boone, Jrai Harrington Lowther, Esq. A.M. Charles Pemberton, Esq. Captain Creed. George Y. Robson, Esq. Roger Gadsden, Esq. W. H. Trinder, Esq. SECKETART.—CharIes Hoghton, Esq. - - The Policies of this Company being Indisputable (in terms of the Deed of Constitution duly registered) are TRANSFERABLE SE CURITIES, their validity not being dependent, as in the case of or dinary Policies, upon the import of past, and perhaps forgotten cir cumstances, and office documents, Used as FAMILY PROVI SIONS, they relieve the assured from all doubt and anxiety as to the future. This is a purely MUTUAL SOCIETY, the profits being divided amongst the Assured therwelvPs. The following shows the large and steadily progressive business the Company is now doing, and has done during the last five years. Sums Assured. New Premiums. 1849.•...... £108,647 .. £4,364 1850........ 110,215 3,974 1851 . •• .. 127,488 4,438 1852 .• ...... 115,196 4,296 1853 ... •• .. 123,093 4,532 RAILWAY LIFE ASSURANCE, BY ONE PAYMENT. This Company grants policies to Members of their own Company, assuring against death by railways on payment of only one stun of four shillings per cent. Thus, a person aged 30, who has an ordinary Assurance with the Company for 1001, for which he pays V. 4s. lid. annually, may have a rail , ay policy for 1,0001. for one single pay ment of 40.., payable in the event of his death by railway accident, and in addition to the 100/. secured by the ordinary policy. SELF-PROTECTING LIFE ASSURANCE. This Company have introduced a plan of assurance, whereby the following important advantages are secured by one policy :- 1. The payment of a principal sum to the st.isured himself at a specified age. _ . 2. An alinnity to commence at that age. 3. The payment of a principal eum in the event of death, when ever that may happen. _ . 4. The fell benefit of all sums paid, although the premiums should at any time he discontinued. G. Relief from the payment of premiums after a specified age. 6. Small periodical payments, so as to suit the convenience of the assured The premiums are made payable quarterly, half-yearly, or yearly ; bat by an arrangement with an agent, acting for the Company, they may be paid weekly or monthly. All these advantages are obtained by one policy, and there is no acrifice of any sum that has been paid, in case the party should not ontinue his payments. As an example, a person aged 25, by paying 14s. quarterly, will secure 501. to himself on his attaining 60 years of age, and an an nuity of 101. on reaching that age ; and in the event of his death at any time (however soon that may happen after he has made the first payment), the 501 will be paid to his representatives. Tic doublying the premium the sum assured will be 1001, and the annuity 201. If in place of fixing upon the age of 60, he should pre fer the age of 55, the premium for an assurance of 501., and an annuity of 101., would be 31 16s. 9d. yearly. As an example of the effect of discontinuing to pay premiums, suppose a person aged 25 to take a self-protecting policy for 1001., and an annuity of 201., payabl• on attaining 60, and to continue the payment o f premiums only until he reaches 35 years of age, in such case the policy will remain effectual to the extent of 271. 4s. 6d., and an annuity or Cl. Ss. 10d ALEX. ROBERTSON, Manager. London, 72, Lombard-street. A.D. 1720. R OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, (Established by Charter of his MajeAy George the First), For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES. OFFICES—ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. BRANCH OFFICE-29, PALL-MALL. Octavius Wigram, Esq., Governor. The Hon. J. T. Leslie Melville, Sub-Governor. George Pearkes Barclay, Esq., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Charles John Manning, Esq. Edmond S. P. Calvert, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. John Garrett ('attley, Esq. Edward Howley Palmer, Esq. Alexander Colvin, Esq. Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart. Edward Maxwell Daniell, Esq. Abraham George Roberts, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, Esq. Thomas Smith, Esq. Robert llanbury, 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, Req. MEDICAL REFEREE —Samuel Solly, Esq., F.R.S. Notice.—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 eremituns, 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 but 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 Charter and Special Acts of Parliament, and tested by the experience of nearly a century and a half. There is but one bider lifevffice in - - - - - Persons assured in this Office in any departme elempt from the liabilities of partnex,hio. FARMING STOCK. The Corporation having determined on --- a reduction of" One Shil ling per Cent." in the rate of Premium for the Insurance of Farm ing cuock and Utensils in England and Wales, the Company's agents have been fully instructed upon the subject, and are authorised to accept Insurances on that class of property accordingly. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. JOEIN I, INGHAM, Actuary and Secretary. VESEND ST AR PACKETS. call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purfleet Piers. 1 at the Piers as underlined weather permitting SI TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. SUNDAYS. Time. THE SEIZURE OF VESSELS IN THE TB AMES. The following correspondence has taken place respecting the seizure of certain vessels ordered by the Russian Government to be built by Mr. Pitcher, of Northfleet, upon whose conduct in the affair severe remarks were made by s•me of our contem poraries. It will be seen from the correspondence that Mr. Pitcher was entirely blameless : Northfleet Dockyard, April 8. Sir,—Accusations having been brought against me in the columns of the Daily News and other papers, charging me with treasonable conduct in building two ships of war fer the Russian navy (the contract for which was entered into by me with the Russian authorities at the close of the year 1852), and also accusing me of connivance with the Russian Government, of attempting concealment and withholding information from the Government as to the ships building by me at Northfleet, I have to request the hon. Board of Admiralty will be kind enough to express their sentiments whether I have at any time refused information and aid to the Admiralty Board or the Surveyor of the Navy, in order to hinder or prevent the seizure of the said ships by the Government, or directly or indirectly refused compliance with any request made by the Government, or withheld or refused any information required of me with reference to the ships in question. I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient humble servant, WILLIAM PITCHER. B. Osborne, Esq., Admiralty. Admiralty, April 12.14 Sir,—With reference to your letter of the Bth inst., wherein you state that you have been accused of attempt ing concealment and withholding information from her Majesty's Government as to the ships building by you for the Russian Government, I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you, that on inquiry being made by officers from the department of the Surveyor of the Navy as to the circumstances under which the two vessels in question were being built by you, you behaved in the most candid manner, and afforded every information, stating that they were being constructed for the Russian Government, and that in subsequent commu nications with you on the subject of the transfer of these vessels, and their equipment for the purpose of being fitted and adapted for her Majesty's service, you have afforded every information and facility. Their Lordships command me to add, that so far from having reason to complain, they are of opinion that throughout this transaction you have behaved with perfect candour and honour. I am, sir, your most obedient humble servant., B. OSBORNE. IV. Pitcher, Esq., Northfleet Dockyard. IRONMASTERS QUARTERLY MEETING. DUDLEY, Saturday Evening.—The final meeting of the ironmasters of this district for the current quarter has been held here this afternoon ; there was not so large an attendance of the trade as usual, but it was said that fully an average amount of business was transacted— more indeed than was anticipated, in the present posi tion of affairs when the ironmasters are indisposed to enter into new engagements. The same feeling prevailed which existed at Birmingham, namely, that bars ought to be advanced ten shillings at least, but the quarter-day closed without the declaration of any advance whatever; in fact, it is tolerably certain that if any further rise was attempted at the present time, a derangement in the labour market would be the result ; whereas, under the present order of things, the men are all working content edly with existing prices ; but the difficulty o f procur ing a sufficient supply of labour increases daily, and at many of the works in this part of the district especially operations are very materially circumscribed by reason of the impossibility of procuring a sufficient number of workpeople. It is a pleasant thing to contemplate cer tainly that in such a large manufacturing district, teeming with population, that there should be full work and to spare for everybody, and that the position of labour should be one of complete independence; still that same prosperity has in its train embarrassments tending to cripple industrial operations even at this moment, and these bid fair to increase and to present a subject for very serious consideration on no very distant day. It was announced in the course of this afternoon that there are some large orders in for rails for the North of Europe, and that the very last American steamers have brought in a further supply of orders large as were those to hand pre viously. Here, the Northamptonshire ironstone is finding more favour. An ironmaster of great mechanical skill and scientific knowledge is himself usingit. Some persons think that it will ultimately come into favour, and Welsh makers are already, it is said, using it in large quantities; but the weight of opinion and practical experience at present seems to resolve itself into this--that to bring the new ore into operation will be a work of time, and that it will require judicious selection ; at the same time it is very confidently predicted, that it will never acquire such a reputation as Staffordshire pigs have attained. Again, we have to report that this the last of the series of meetings passed off as satisfactorily as could be wished ; accounts were again most punctually paid, and manufacturers, looking grave at the high price of the raw material, confess that they have as many orders as they know what to do with, and that these have in no degree abated by the advanced prices. We are glad to be able to add, that throughout the district there is the best feeling existing between the employers and the , employed. [PRICE SD. THE .NEWSPAPER STAMP RETURNS.; ( From the Empire. ) For the gratification of public curiosity, the guidance of advertisers, the glorification of large Journals, and the further humiliation of small ones, the Newspaper Stamp Returns have again been published . by th e au th or it y o f P ar li amen t. Th e y comprise a period of three years, and show the number of stamps issued to each newspaper or stamped periodical in the United Kingdom in the years 1851, 1852, and 1853 respectively. In an other part of our impression we give that portion of the returns which relates to the Metropolitan papers—no less th an 125 in number, with circula tions varying from th e 14 millions per annum of the Times to the 6 . 02 copies o f th e Lambeth Gazette, and the 280 copies of the Jewish _Herald. The mere list of the titles alone is cur i ous , b eg i nn i ng with Allen's Indian Ma i l, en di ng with the Wes leyan, Times, and exhibiting i n i ts course a varied and imposing specimen of new. spapar nomenclature only to be surpassed by the titular fancies and pre tensions of the Yankee press, over which no stamp office dares to take cognisance. In the p ersona l and professional category we have Builders, C r iti cs, English Churchmen, Econom ists, Examin ers , Friends, Inquirers, Leaders, Merchants, Noncon formists, Observers, Patriots, Reporters, Spectators and Watchmen, mixed up among Globes, Stand_ ards, Posts, Records, Chronicles, and Dispatches. The purely symbolical titles are not numerous, nor yet are the classical—Atlas and D enes being the only representatives of antiquity . in the list. The (Times appears to be a favourite title, .for, besides the leviathan, we have the Christian Times (by way of distinction, we presume, from the great heathen of Printing-house-square), the Gas and Water Times, the Railway Times, the Law Times, the Wesleyan Times, the Sunday Times, the Weekly Times, &c. Then there are wonderfully large families of Journals, Chronicles, and Ga zettes, with Public Ledgers, Circulars, and we know not what besides. Of the accuracy of these returns there can be no question ; but in some instances a little accompany ing explanation to the figures would have been serviceable to the public, and only fair towards the proprietors of certain papers. Thus, in our own case, the number of stamps issued to the Empire in the year 1853 is given as 48,700, but it does not appear on the face of the return that the Empire was only established in November, 1853, and that therefore the 48,700 stamps were in reality for eight weeks, and not, as the reader would otherwise suppose for the entire year. Then, again, there are a number of periodicals, not strictly newspapers, which require stamps for a portion only of their impression. Among these we may name the Atheneum, the Critic, the Builder, Punch, Diogenes, Household Words, &c., to the ag gregate circulation of none of which do the stamp re turns form any clue whatever. Thu s our very popular friend Diogenes has credit for 14,500 stamps during 1853, which would give an average of 278 only per week. This, however, merely represents the num ber of copies sent through the post and requiring a stamp for that purpose • so that the lantern-bear ing philosoph er h as an absolute injustice and injury done him in the eyes of the uninitiated by these returns. The same remark will apply to a number of other periodicals which are permitted to circu late everywhere but through the post without a stamp—a privilege which, by the way, is mar k e d by great and indefensible partiality. Why, for instance, should the Atherueum, the Builder, the Critic, or the Racing Telegraph be permitted an unstamped general sale, while the Leader, the Examiner and the Empire are taxed a p enny on every sheet they sell, whether it passes through the post or not ? The answer is, that the former are not newspapers in a Somerset-house point of view, while the latter are. This of itself will be news to many people, but so it is. A man may cram a paper like the Builder or the Racing Times with news of one kind, or he may get up a literary inno cent of a paper like the Athenceum, the Critic, or the Notes and Q ueries, all replete with information, without fearing the exactions of the Stamp-office, except upon such copies as have to pass through the post ; but the moment he enters the arena of the world and collates the general news of the day, his every sheet must bear a tax of 100 per cent upon the cost of the material. This is the freedom of press in England, as arbitrarily adjudged by our Stamp office authorities. The literary recluse may have his paper laden with interesting treasure, untaxed —the man of the turf may learn the latest state of the odds and be kept an courant with the myste rious movements of the sporting world, without any special contribution to the revenue—but the people may not learn what is going on around them to influence their political destinies, they may not be apprised of the proceedings of parliaments, the movements of armies, the fate of empires, and all that our legislators tell us it is their interest and their duty ''to know, without the interposition of the tax-collector. The newspaper stamp, then, is a tax upon the people, an obstruction to popular intelligence, a lowering of the foot-lights on the great stage of the world. It is not, as has been pleaded, a mere charge made to reimburse Govern ment for the expense of transmitting newspapers through the post, for a great portion of newspapers don't pass through the post at all. If Government would be content to make the newspaper tax con tingent solely upon the privilege of postal trans mission, the public would be satisfied, and amongst newspaper proprietors no one would more heartily acquiesce in the arrangement than ourselves. But, as the saying is, " between you and me and the post," our legislators have a deeper object than the indemnification of the post-office in retaining this tax upon newspapers. A few words more upon the present Stamp Re turns. Like their predecessors they show that throughout the country the Liberal are the popular and most successful papers ; but like their prede cessors they also show that, whether Liberal or Conservative, the press of England has a most de pressinc, incubus to bear in the newspaper stamp duty. The number of papers in the metropolitan list is 125, but the greatest proportion of these are either literary periodicals, or class publications of limited circulation. Take away the mining and railway journals, trade circulars, the ecclesiastical and sectarian organs, &c., and the number of papers of general information is really miserable, and still more miserable is the sale which they have in the midst of a population of some millions. Of the eleven daily papers, exclusive of the Times, the average circulation each is only about 2,600 ; and in eight cases out of eleven the returns for 1853 show a decrease of circulation upon the returns of 1852. As regards the weekly papers, where there is one which shows an increase there are at least two which show a decrease of sale ; and when the present enormous price of our excise-taxed paper is taken into account, it is not too much to say that the inajority aro now carried on with little or no profit to the proprietors. This cannot be a healthy or satisfactory state of things in a country of professedly pre-e= nent civilisation, and in an age when diffusion of intelligence is constantly apostroihised as the highest mission of statesmanship a nd thropy. If any fact can be deduced froin the m turns before us it is, that the British press, to be equal to its calling and deserts, must be untaxed— that the badge of oppression implied by the new removed—: k d. knowledge, must that the duty on stamp must be rem on paper, the common vehicle of be abolished. ALARMING EXPLOSION OF WAR-ROCKETS AT THE ROYAL ARSENAL, WOOLWICH. The above casualty, which at this moment is so calcu lated to exci te apprehension in th e pu b l i c mind, took place at the Royal Arsenal on Good Friday, between ten and eleven o'clock. It appeared from information collected from authentic sources, that two unfinished 241 b. rockets had exploded. The accident first occurred in a compartment worked by a man named Parrot, and spread itself into the adjoining one, where a docky ar d man named Newstead was at work. The men employed in the rocket-house rushed out in a state of terror, and Mr. Pickering, the master congreve-rocket maker, arrived and found a portion of the building in flames. Considerable apprehension existed that the large barrows of rockets, arranged by the men when finished, would ignite, and gangs were immediately set to work to remove them. The engines of the Arsenal were speedily and most efficiently worked by the military and men, aided by Mr. Inspector Grave stock and the dockyard police. A company of Sappers and Miners, under the direction of Colonel Walpole, also did good service. Colonel Wilson and the foremen of the dock men were present, encouraging and stimu lating the men in their duty, and in the space of 15 minutes the devastating element was conquered. Considerable fears were at first entertained for the men, numbering about 50, who were at work in the rocket-house, but after the tumult had subsided it was happily found that neither life nor limb had been sacri ficed. The cause of the accident is conjectured to be the overloading of a Parrott's case ; and the force of the explosion may be imagined when it is stated that the west side of the house was completely blown down. Several windows in the neighbourhood were also demo lished, and the report could be heard for miles distant. A similar accident, it is stated, occurred about two years since. G R A N, other Packets The Packets cal] FROI N E 41{ Terrace Pier. 7% * tB l ,ll 1'9% 11% 1 y 4 Direct Trains from the Boats marked f Omnibuses from Fenchurch-street Stat ev ry quarter of an hour. BRUNSWICK WHARF BLACKWALL, lowing Trains from the Fenchurc Fen church Street 10% 12% 2% 4% 5% W URIC DAU. Fen church Street. 9 4 11 214 334 Passages marked • are run direct. Fore Cabin. Saloon. Co or from Gravesend and London.... • • 10d. .. ls. 2d. , Gravesend and Blackwall or Woolwich Sd. .. Os. 10d. Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Sd. BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 56. 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. Fast and superior Packets to be Let for Excursions. Apply to Mr. W. Morgan, Agent, Star Company, Star Office, Fenchurch street Terminus,•Blackwal Railway. April lst, 1854 ALARMING FIRES. Yesterday morning, between the hours of one and two o'clock, a fire of an alarming character, and at tended with a considerable loss of property, broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. James Bradbury, a tailor and clothier, carrying on business at No. 197, High-street, Southwark. The discovery was made by a police-officer of the M division, who in passing the premises perceived smoke issuing from the shop on the ground floor. The constable at once gave an alarm, and forthwith commenced knocking at the front door ; but, owing to no one making an appearance, it was at one time feared that the owners of the building had perished. Fortunately, it subsequently transpired that no persons were sleeping in the house at the time of the outbreak. The Royal Society's escapes and six engines of the London Brigade were promptly in attendance, under the direction of Mr. Henderson, the head officer of the D district. A plentiful supply of water having been obtained, the firemen went to work in an admirable manner, and eventually they succeeded in getting the flames subdued ; but not until some hundred pounds worth of property was destroyed, and the building severely damaged. The origin of the fire is unknown, neither could it be ascertained whether or not the sufferer was insured. Yesterday forenoon considerable alarm was caused in the immediate vicinity of the Waterloo-road, Lambeth, in consequence of an alarm being raised that the pre mises adjoining Christ Church workhouse had taken fire. The engines of the West of England Office and those of the London Brigade from the Waterloo-road and Far ringdon-street stations, attended, followed by that of Messrs. Hodges, the distillers. It was then found that the premises occupied conjointly by Mr. Twyman, a sur gical instrument maker, and Mr. Beevers, an engineer, were on fire. The inhabitants and the firemen fortu nately succeeded in getting the flames confined to the upper floor, and very little damage was done to the valu able steam machinery below, belonging to Mr. Beevers. The overheat of the furnace flue was the cause of the disaster. On Saturday morning, between 12 and 1 o'clock, a very serious fire broke out at Stockwell-street, Green wich, which threatened the most appalling consequences. It appears that some of the police on duty discovered the fire raging on the premises of Mr. G. Grove, wheelwright. Immediately behind the house the workshops, neces sarily filled with combustible materials, blazed up with great rapidity. The fire-engines from Deptford Dock yard and Greenwich Hospital were soon on the spot, and messengers were despatched to Watling-street for the London Fire Brigade engines, which shortly arrived and got to work. The flames communicated to Mr. B. Suf ferin, licensed victualler, the roof of whose billiard -rooms was destroyed. The house of Mrs. Hudson, plumber, Busby-court, London-street, in the immediate vicinity, was also considerably damaged. The cause of the fire is unknown. Two other fires also took place yesterday morning, viz., one in the Caledonian-road, and the other in Spital fields, but the damage done at each was inconsiderable. lon to all parts of London , on the arrival of the fol !1-street Station. SUNDAYS. / - s_ A / T~~~~ a~J NEFiI - TBE PRESTON STRIKE. PRESTON, APRIL 15. The proceedings of the Mediation Committee are still kept strictly private. The number of immigrants who have arrived by rail during the week is reported at 99, about 74 of whom were available for working or learning to work. From 20 to 30 immigrants have been sent to various localities. The number of old skilled hands returning to their employments is so v ar i ous ly es ti ma t e d, that it i s i m p oss ibl e to give anything approaching an accurate statement. The secretaries to the Master Spinners' and Manufacturers' Defence Association re port that 700 hands were received to work at the dif ferent mills in Preston, during the last week. Messrs. Horrockses, Miller, and Co., the largest employers in town, have now 1,390 persons at work ; and, it is said, receive daily accessions. Complaints are made of th e course now b e i ng pursue d b y t h e assoc iated masters towards hands who have resumed work, but selected new employers. It is alleged that no sooner does a man or woman resum e wor k at a fres h p l ace , th an their former employer, though he has not employed them for the last six months, insists on their return to his esta blishment, and the new master dismisses the new hand, who is thus compelled to return to his old master, turn unionist, or starve. The total number of hands relieved this week by the operatives' union was 13,813, at a cost of 3,1951. ss. 9d. Last week the number relieved was 13,875, and the ex penditure.3,2l6/. 10s. 3d. Decrease in the number of hands receiving relief, 62 ; decrease in the amount paid, 211. 4s. 6d. The balance-sheet of the power-loom weavers shows that the amount received this week from all sources, including 1021. remaining over from last week, was 2,0861. Bs. 91d. ; that their expenditure was 2,1361. 12s. ld. ; and that there is a balance due to the treasurer of 50/. 3s. 3id. At a recent meeting of the weavers, one of the delegates stated that many parties— not less than a thousand it was believed—had imposed upon the committee and obtained relief from their funds, although they had never worked in a mill for many years. This matter was about to be looked into, (the speaker added), in !order that the committee might try to raise the wages of those who had legitimate claims upon them. A voice here exclaimed " That's what they should have done long since." It was also announced that Black burn, after sending 6001. a-week for the last fortnight, had 2501. in hand. Accrington and other places had also reserved funds, with the view of making up the usual amount for Easter week, when little work was done. The spinners' balance-sheet shows the receipt of 6131. 7s. 104 d., and expenditure of 7081. 7s. 84d. , and a deficit of 941. 19s. 10d., w hi ch has been taken fr om their re served fund. The card-room hands had an income of 4571. 16s. 2d., and their expenditure was 4611.175. 10d., showing a deficit of 41. Is. 7d., which, added to a pre vious debt of 361. 145., makes the amount due to the treasurer 401. 15s. 7d. The other committees have small balances in hand. The balance -sheets contain various items of expenditure entailed by4families emigrating to other localities. The power-loom overlookers, in their report, express their opinion that "it is quite time for this desperate contest to be brought to an immediate settlement." The tape machine sizers allude in their balance-sheet to the commencement of short time at some of the mills in Blackburn, and also to the state of affairs at Stockport, adding that matters begin to look serious, but to what extent Preston will be affected they are not able to anticipate. In the early part of the week the amalgamated trades issued another appeal to the public for augmented sup port, and to-day their example has been followed by the cardroom hands' committee. Neither of these docu ments, however, contains anything new. A. petition to Parliament is now in course of signa ture by the factory workers of this country, alleging that " in many parts of the manufacturing districts, the fac tory acts are systematically violated by masters, who work females and young persons in factories for a greater length of time than is permitted by law, and that the time of working permitted by law is too long, and con trary to the principle of the Ten Hours' Act, to which the honour of Parliament was and still is pledged." The petitioners pray that the hours of labour may be limited to ten on the first five days of the week, and to seven and a half on the Saturday, accompanied with a restric tion of the moving power as the only means of enforcing the law. The treasurer of the delegates' defence fund has just issued a balance-sheet, front which it appears that up to the present time nearly 701. has been received towards defending the delegates at the August assizes. The com mittee expect before that time to increase the sum to at least 1001. This afternoon the unemployed held a meet ing in a brickfield, about two miles from the town. The state of affairs at present existing/at Stockport was the chief topic of discussion. The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Waddington of Preston) said—lf there is no money to come from Stockport, there are places where the deficiency will be made up. To-morrow the subscriptions which will come to the Cockpit will speak for themselves, whether there be any from Stockport or not. We are not going to be beaten for want of funds, whatever they may do in Stockport. I have come from Stockport to-day. They had a large meeting there yester day, and the people of Stockport are determined to resist the masters of Stockport in spite of everything. They will resist them to the utmost, and will have their ten per cent. if they die in the street for it. The maaufac turers there have not all given notice to take off the 10 per cent. Two firms, in particular, have withdrawn their notice for another fortnight ; two others have aban doned it altogether, and one has actually put a penny a cut on one sort more than ever he paid before. (Cheers.) Mr. COWELL stated that whilst one master in Black burn had commenced working short time, another was running his mill from light to dark, and had informed a deputation from his workpeople that he could sell still more cloth if he'could maks it. If they were to believe the Manchester Guardian, the markets had this week been tolerably good, and the manufacturers had not only been enabled to get rid of their goods, but now they were beginning to hold out for higher prices. And whilst this was so, some of the Stockport manufacturers were wishful to pay lower wages. Why (said the speaker), supposing we had a universal reduction of ten per cent., would it profit the employers of England anything ? I very much question it. I feel perfectly satisfied that the taking off of ten per cent, would not create a better market—nothing of the sort. Now, I put the matter in this way—Here is a young woman who has fine dresses, and all those dresses are perfectly good ones. As a necessary consequence, she does not want a new one. If the masters were to reduce wages 10 per cent., would it follow that the woman would want a new dress any sooner ? Trade depends just upon the quantity consumed ; and if a reduction of wages would cause any given article to be consumed faster, then, as a natu ral consequence, it would give a stimulus to trade. But unless a reduction of wages would give a stimulus to consumption, then, I say reductions are out of the question. Give a man more wages, and place him in a position to increase his stock of clothing, and then you give a stimulus to trade, though he would not wear his clothing any faster. (Cheers.) The meeting concluded in the usual manner, with cheers for the 10 per cent. THE STRIKE AT STOCKPORT. The extent to which the strike would spread was not ascertained up to Saturday night, even by the most active of the leaders engaged in counselling resistance to the proposed reduction. The magistrates having pro hibited the open air meeting which was to have been held in the borough on Friday, the promoters of it had bills placarded on the walls under cover of the night, stating that it would take place near Bredbury tollbar, about a mile along the road to Hyde, and just where a sudden bend of the wall of the Mersey hides the town from view. The spot chosen was a field beyond the jurisdiction of the borough magistrates. The meeting was small for en out-door demonstration, consisting only of about 3,000 persons of both sexes. Nine dele gates from variou s places were the speakers, including Mr. Cowell, from Preston. The most remarkable speech was that of Mr. Matthew, of Heywood, who commenced the often-used asser ti on t h at cap i tal and labour Ying were identical in thei r i n t eres t s. H e said the fact that a master could put up a notice in hi s m ill they to take away their wages sho we d th ere was a power b w hich should not exi s t. Th e masters said they could n ot sell their cloth. W e ll , t h ey were not asked to give it away ; let them wa it till t h ey could sell it. The Mai. classes)tmustle compete sea(si id; snoo t l wo w na i gn t with at foreignersso theyeo t h did ithed ;t that t t c ktt they e e oy y f tens (th s said e w people across must destroy th e h ome mar k ets. So long as they sent bales of cloth abroad in ships, the working people at home were injured, for every inch the ship sailed from these shores the cloths on board her depreciated in value, Why all this talk about Turkey—this equip meet of fleets and armies to protect her liberties— while the people were so little cared for at home by those who were in power ? He wished them to under stand this question of foreign trade. He could not walk to the other end of that platfrom with so little deprecia tion as he could to the middle only, and so it was with the cloth they sent abroad ; the further they sent it the greater was the depreciation in value. The further they took their goods to market the more men they had to employ in taking them, or in unproductive employment, - and the more men not employed in producing wealth the more work, of course, must be entailed upon those who did produce it. He was one of those w ho believed in the old-fashioned doctrine that those paren ts who did not care for their own households were worse than ' infidels, and those who did not care for their own people. at home were no better. Ever since we had been ex porting goods from our country in the same ratio had our people been deteriorating, and wealth in the hands of those who produced it had been growing less. Mr. COWELL, of Preston, said that the masters of Preston had sent agents to Ireland, who had brought from workhouses and elsewhere a large number of miserable, degraded, and poverty-stricken people, in order to fill the mills and to frighten or starve their old hands into submission. Because he and others had used their influence to send those people back, a bill had been filed against them for conspiracy ; but, instead of this step terrifying the Preston hands, the arrest of himself and 10 others only enlivened and emboldened all, and some 20 or 30 men of ability, talent, and energy came forward and promised to conduct the agitation in case he (Mr. Cowell). and his companions were incarcerated. They were to be tried for conspiracy simply because, seeing the cotton-masters growing richer and richer, and the workers growing poorer and poorer, they lifted their voices to tell the people that the time had come to rea a portion of the benefits and profits of free trade. they were all unanimous, the 10 per cent. cause must triumph throughout the length and breadth of the land. The proceedings lasted two hours, and another meet ing was announced on Monday morning of • all who should be on strike. T" CIIOLER AII! Prevented by the destruction of all noxious effluvia. 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