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MR. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, including the BERNESE OBERLAND and the SIMPLON, THIS EVENING, and Every Evening at Eight o'Clock, (excep‘ Eatarday) ; and Tuesday, Thursday. and Saturday Mornings, at Three. Stalls, 3s. (which can be taken at the box. ottca every day from II till 4 ; area, es.; gallery, Is.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. NATIONAL FESTIVAL, in Celebration of the UNION between ENGLAND and EItANCE.—A MEE'I ING of the GENERAL COMMITTEE for conducting this Festival will he held, by permission of the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion. horse, On FRIDAY NEXT, for the purpose of taking into consider atlma the must convenient period for holding the same. A full attend ance is desirable. The LORD MAYOR will take the Chair at 2 o'clock precisely. By order, GEORGE SE DGIVICK, Sec. NATIONAL FESTIVAL, in Celebration of the UNION between ENGLAND and FRANC E.—The object of the proposed Festival is to cultivate the amicable relations now ex isting with the French nation, by inviting to this country some of the most distinguished men connected with legislation. arts, science, literature, commerce, and agriculture, and facilb ate their acquaint ance with what is worthy of their observatEn and admiration, and demonstrate to the world the great advantages of the alliance now happily subsisting between the two nations, an alliance the con tinuance of which is eminently calculated to accomplish and to pro mote, in all countries, the permanency of peace and its consequent blessings, order, Prosperity, and happiness. Subscriptions aire , dy announced, 4 7501.108. The arrangements for the Festival must depend upon the amount of the subscriptions, which will be received by the Right Bon. the Lord Mayor (the Treasurer), and by the following Bankers :—Masttr- Man and Co. ; London and Westminster Bank ; Smith, Payne, and Smiths; London Joint stock Bank; Hanburys and Lloyds; Davies and Co.; Twining and Co ; Berries, Farquhar, and Co.; Scott and Co.; the Royal British Bank ; Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; and the National Bank of Ireland ; also at 20, Newßridge-street, Blackfriars, Where every information of the proposed Festival maybe obtained. By order, GEO. SEDUWICK, Sec. TENDER FOR CLOTHING Royal Hospital, Chelsea, 18th July, 1554. ITHE Right Honourable the Lords and others, 2L • Commissioners for the affairs of this Hospital, do hereby SW, Notice, that they are ready to receive TENDERS and to treat with such persons as may be willinz to Contract for Clothing the Efriolled Soldiers, &c., belonging to the Hospital lor two years, viz.: WHOLE MOUNTING for 1855 ; HALF Do. for Ip6. Those persons, therefore, who may be disposed to treat for the same are desired to apply at the Secretary's Office any day between the hours of eleven and three o'clock for farther particulars, where Patterns may be seen and forms of tenders obtained. the latter of which must be filled up and delivered, sealed, at the Board-room of the said Hospital, by the par,y or parties tendering, or by an agent appointed on his or their behalf, en Tuesday, Bth of August, at twelve o'clock, at which time the Commissioners will be prepared to re ceive and take the same into consideration. A. J. MOORHEAD, Secretary and Registrar, LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN RAIL WA Y.—TRAVELLING to SCOTL 'ND via CARLISLE— The Public are requested to take notice that on and after the Ist of July (and until further notice) Third-class Passengers from London will be conveyed daily to Edinburgh and Glasgow only by the Train caving the Easton Station at 9 a.m., resvhiug Edinburgh at Bp.m., and Glasgow at 8.20 p.m., and Third-class Passengers to these cities will cease to be conveyed by the 6.30 am. Tr,. in. In like manner Third-class Passengers will be conveyed from 1 , dinburgh and Glasgow to London only by the Trains leaving Edinburgh at 10.30 a.m., and Glasgow at 10.10 a.m., reaching Euston at 11.25 p.m., and Third class Passengers from these cities will cease to be conveyed by the Trains leaving Edinburgh .at 4.50 and Glasgow at 4.30 a.m. Third class Passengers from London to Stirling, -and stations north of it, are conveyed by the Train leaving the Euston Station at 8.55 p.m. 00 Mondays, Wtdnesdays, and Saturdays, and from those stations to Londo, on the same days, by the Train leaving Aberdeen at 2.33 , arriving in London at II o'clock the foll4wing morning. Passengers with first and second class through tickets by any train to Stirling, and stations north of it, may break their journey at Car lisle, by remaining the sight and proceeding the following day. The new hotel adjoin, g the station there is open. The usual allowance on family tickets (above a certain amount) will be made to parties proceeding to Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Stirling, and places to the north of the latter town. Full particulars May be obtained on application to the station-master at Euston. By order. Euston Station, Jane 1854. 1 REAT WESTERN RAILWAY. CHEAP EXCURSION to the WEST of ENGLAND. On SATURDAY, the 22d July, an EXCURSION TRAIN will leave PADDINGTON at 8 a.m., for PLYMOUTH, calling at Weston-Super-Mare, Bridgewater, Taunton, Tiverton Road, Exeter, Starcross. Dawiish, Teignmouth, Torquay. Totnes, and Kingsbrldge, and will return ftom Plymouth on Saturday, July 29th, at 6.30 a.m. First Closed Class. Carriages. To Weston-Snper-Vare or Bridgewater 20s. .. 13s. To Taunton or Tiverton Road ... 225. .. 15s. To Exeter ..... • 24s. .. 16s. To Starcrnss, Dawliah, or Teignmouth 255. . • 175. To Torquay or Totnes • ....... 275. .. 188. To Plymouth or Kingsbrldge...... • • . • 30s. .. 20s. The Excursion tickets are not transferable, and are only available fer the Excursion Trains. '1 ickets may be obtained at 27, King street, Cheapside ; 63, Bridge-road, Lambeth; 351, Oxford-street; 269, Strand; and at the Paddington Station. Further particulars will be given in handbills, which may be had at any of the above places. AFCONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. —The Right Hon. Sir T. FRANKLAND LEWIS, Bart., M.P., Chairman. HENRY FREDERICK STEPHENSON, 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 Yeomanry or Militia Corps. Number of Policies in force, 6,600. The Assurance Fund amounts to 1,340,0001. Income upwards of 220,0001. per annu-n. The sum of 397,0001. 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. ESTABLISHED 1837. BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM- Empowered bySpecial Act of Parliament, 4 Vic., Cap. 9. BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION, Empowered by Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. COLONEL ROBERT ALEXANDER, Blackheath-park. Chairman. Every description of Life Assurance business transacted. with or without Participation in Profits. E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. Princes-street, Bank, London. • SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND and LIFE ASSURANCE SOC FETY. Established A.D. 1815, upon the Principles of purely Siutuel Assurance ; and Constituted by Act of Parliament. Head Office—Edinburgh, 5, St. And,ew•square. The Report of the Fortieth Annual General Meeting of Contribu tors, held on 28th May, 1854, is now in course of circulation, and copies may be had on application at the ibiad-Office, or at any of the Societies various agencies in three kingdoms. Among other statements contained in the report, the following may be quoted as illustrating the continued prosperity and present high standing of the institution :- 1. At 31st December, 1853, the Accumulated Fund in possession of the Society, arising entirely from the contributions or premiums paid by its members, amounted to upwards of Two Millions Six hundred and Eighty Thousand Pounds. 2. At the same date, the annual revenue somewhat exceeded Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds. 3. The number of policies passed during the year 1853, and even tually taken up by the parties, was 770, reoresentilig assurances to the extent of 504,5131. 15s. 6d. ; and the amount of assurances effected with the society during the last sixteen years, exceeded, on an average, half a million sterling in each year. The affairs of the institution are invested periodically, at intervals of seven years. The next investigation and allocation of surplus profits takes places at 31st December, 1859. JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager. LINDESAy, Secretary. Edinburgh, July 1854. LONDON HONORARY BOARD. George Young, Esq„ 47, Wimpole-street and Mark-lane. Charles Edward Pollock, Esq., Barrister, Temple. David Hill, Esq., East India House. John Murray, Esq., Publisher, Albemarle-street. Samuel Laing, Esq., Chairman of Brighton Railway. Sir John Thomas Briggs, Admiralty. Leonard Horner, Esq., Home-office. John Taylor, jun., Esq., C.E., Queen-street-place. CENTRAL AGENT. Hugh M`Kean, 4, Royal Exchange-buildings, Cornhill. DISTRICT AGENTS. Captain R. S. Ridge, 40, Pall -mall, Agent for the West End District. Benton Seeley, 2, Hanover. street, Regent-street. Ferdinand Grut, 13, King-street, Southwark. Messrs. Dallett and Co.. Wax Chandlers to the Queen; Agents for Putney, Wandsworth, Richmond, &c. DR. DE JONGH'S LIGHT BROWN COD LIVER OlL—The most effectual remedy for CONSUMP TION, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, HOU r, REI ETJMATISM, and all SCROFULOUS COMPLAINTS. Pure and unadulterated, contain ing all its most active and es4ential principles—effecting a cure much More rapidly than any other kind. Prescribed by the most eminent Medierd men, and supplied to the leading hospitals of Europe. Half pint bottles,2s. Gd. ; pints, 4s 9d., IMPERIAL ME A SURE. Wholesale and Retail depot, ANS AR, HARFORD, and CO., 77, Strand, TRIESEMAR, protected by Royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de Pharrnacie de Paris, and the Imperial College 'sf Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR, No. 1, 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. TEL No. 3, is the great Continental 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 all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. TRIESEMAR, No. I, 2, and 3, are alike devoid of tr.3te 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 ante separate doses, as administered by Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux, &c., &c.—To be had Wholesale and Retail in Loudon of Robert John ton, 68, Cornhill ilannaY and Co., 63, Oxford-street; and Sanger, 150, Oxford -street. THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. Just published, price 25., illustrated with cases; free by post for 30 stamps,NERVOUSDEBILITY; Its Causes, Symptoms, and Cure. —An Essay on matorrhcea, with Practical Observ a ti ons on a safer and Sper 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 r,ause and effect of every variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, excesses, accident, or climate, followed by practical rem ar k s, founded on twenty years' experience in the treatment of Impuissance, Practice, , Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrho3a, &c. T o which are added, Commentaries on the Physiology Marriage,oofmeinpirieal ctice w pre cautionary hints on the evils emanating 0 . and on the dangerous remedies advocated by various writers on these important disorders. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., B to. Theessential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con leanenceis 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 Particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical conditi on , and who are conscious of baying hazarded the health happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are Principles of personal manacement which cannot be violated without in curring grievous penalti es , an d w h en w i s d om an d regr et succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. The Author has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which are unfortunately teen too generally confided to the care of ignorant empirics, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place faith in their pretensions. NERVOUS DEBILITY may be had, price 2s, of Messrs. Piper, Brothers, and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; Horne, 19, Leicester-square; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or free by post for thirty stamps, to any address from the Author's residence, 37, Bed ford-square. At homo far consultation daily from EleYen till Two, and from citz tin Eight. QUESTION EASILY ANSWERED.- It every question could be easily and satisfactorily answered, the business of the world would be carried on with half the ordinary trouble and expense. Questions often require vast outlay to answer and time to settle. As Russians have not satisfactorily answered questions of national right, they must pay dearly for the experiment It would be difiiculc to answer for the weather—Wet or D y ? but it is easy and inexpensive to prepare for it at the establishment of E. MOSES and SON. As everybody knows how far E. MOSES and Son can excel all others in their line of business, and everybody else asks what that line of business is, allow us for once to answer for them. E. MOSES and Sox make those kinds of Dress which display the highest order of fashion, taste, comfort, and economy—they sell, in suits or single garments, the Attire which is approved by every one, and suits the season in every respect. They are the Tailors of the Army, Navy, and the Professions, the Manufacturers of Liveries. Sporting Dress, I allies' Habits, &c. In each branch E. MOSES and Son have the lead for Style, Elegance, Comfort, and Economy. They have the greatest variety of fashions iu Juvenile Attire, and beyond any question they have produced the most popular and satisfactory articles which were ever offered. They are Hatters and Hosier, having the newest fashions, the richest and most useful goods ; there is, therefore, no question about every one being able to make the most profitable selection at their establishment, or their West-end branch. They are Wholesale Merchants, Outfitters, and Exporters to all parts of the world. They have the largest Stock of Clothing, Shirts, Boots and Shoes, &c.; for the Colonies or the Home Trade; and the question of profits, without the possibility of loss, will be easily settled by Merchants, Captains, and others inspect ing their goods, which are unrivalled for superiority and Cheapness. Full LISTS of OUTFITS for Ladies and Gentlemen, with ship. sailing information, gratis on application, or post free. CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like falseh od of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " it's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, anii for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No. 19,287.] PUBLICATIONS. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 cols , CREWE RISE. ByJOIIN CORDY JEAFFRESON. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. " A clever novel, and one that, without any great wealth or diversity of incid , nt, contrivee to be deeply interesting."—Athenteutn. "An exceedingly well-written and attractive romance."—John Bull. _ . " The author has not only an eye for the picture-que in nature, but a heart ready to feel what is beautiful in man "—Examiner. "Crewe Rise possesses all the requisites of becoming oue of the popular nowt is of the season."—Observer. mr. Jeatlreson possesses in no ordinary measure the chief quali flcations of a novelist acuteness and accurivy of observation, a keen appreciation of character, much reflection upon the motives which influence the conduct of men, orbginaity of fancy, and dramatic force and vivacity of style "—Morning Post. Ilurst and Blackett, Pubdshers, successors to Henry Colburn. This day, two vols., foolscap octavo, 9s , CLARA MORISON : a Tale of South Australia during the Gold Fever. " No hook of travels, no sketches, no express description of society at Adelaide, would convey so real an idea of the people, their charac ters, behaviour, and daily occupation, as is done by the scenes and coin ersations of ' Clara Morison.' "—Spectator. London : John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. T" No.QUARTERLY REVIEW, CLXXXIX , is published THIS DAY. CONTENTS:- I. The House of Commons. 11. Milman's History of Latin Christianity. 111. The Drama. IV. Classical Dictionaries. V. The Electric Telegraph. VI. Melanesian and New Zealand Missions. VII. Queen Elizabeth and her Favolrites. VIII. Lord Lyndhurst and the War. • John Murray, Albemarle-street. COALS, 21s. 6d. per Ton, best Derbyshire, screened by machinery; best Silkstone, 225. 6d. ; best Clay Cross, 225. Gil. ; best Wallsend, 255. ; 5m411,)155. ; for cash only, delivered immediately.—Address, T. Jones, manager, Northern and Ea tern Railway Coal Office, 32, Great Marlborough-street, Regent street. FREEHOLD LAND AND BUILDING SOCIETIES.-TO MEMBERS. Now Publishing, No. 10 of the FREEHOLD LANI) TIMES and BUILDING NEW-t. (Mice, 20, old lioswell-court, Temple-bar. To be had of all newsyenders. Price 4d., stamped sd. No. I I will be published on the first day of August, and will con tain a lull report of the Meeting of the Metropolitan and General Freeheld Land Society. This journal is devoted to the interests of shareholders in Freehold Land and Building Societies, and is conducted upon independent principles, being under the control of no society. AT LOCKE'S, 119 Regent-street.—Now Ready for SALE, a Splendid Assortment of CLAN TARTAN Po i-LINS, 24 inches wide, and of the finest fabric.—Observe, LOCKE'S, 119, Regent-street. INDIA-RUBBER SFIOES, manufactured by GRO6'SMANN and WAGNER, Paris, preferable to the Ameri can Shoes for beauty of shape and finish, for durability and price. Wholesale. EXTRAORDINARY MECHANICAL MODELS. 31R. BECK, Surgeon Dentist, begs to call attention to his Anatomical Models for developing the struc ture of Artificial Teeth, (true to nature and in full action for masti cation and articulation), fixed from one tooth to a complete set, as exhibited at the Paris Exposition. Single Tooth, 10s.; Set, 10/. and 201. 47, Great Russell-street, opposite the British Museum. TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS.-A RETIRED CLERGYMAN having been restored to health in a few days, after many years of great nervous suffering, is anxious to make known to others the means of cure, lie will, therefore, send free, on receiving a stamped envelope, properly addressed, a copy of the pre scription used. Direct the Rev. E. Douglass, 18, Holland-street, Brixton, London. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms, (Lessee, Cnes. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fulham-road), —The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON. and will continue open every evening, with L ACRE NT'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 Franeaise, Leonora, Villi kins and his Dinah, Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8. Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past H. PATRON-11.R.11. PRINCE ALBERT. R E -OPENING of the ROYAL POLY TECHNIC INSTITUTION, Under Entirely New Management. Mr. J. IL PEPPER, the Resident Director, begs leave to itiorm the PubliC that the Institution having undergone great Alterations and Improvements is again open to Visitors. Among the most prominent of the New Facts in Science wile!' will be Lectured on by Mr. Pepper, are Mons. DUROSCZ'S splendid EXPERIMENTS in OPTICS with the ELECTRIC LIGHT. LECTURES by Dr. BACCIIHOFFNEIt on the PT URALITY of WORLDS, illustrated by ASTRJNOMICAL DIAGRAMS.—Courses of L ECT UR 4 :S are being arranged fur the INDUSTRIAL CLASSES, who will be admitted on advantageous terms.—A PHOTOGRAPHIC • GALLERY for taking PORTRAITS, and for TEACHING the ART, is now open, under the direction of Mr. SCOTT. The CHEMICAL LABORATORY is open for Pupils and Analyses. The OXY-lIY DROGEN MICROSCOPE and objects will be explained. A new Series of DISSOLVING VlEWS—alter TURNER—illus trating the Scenery on the banks of the River Loire. In France. The Views of the Seat of War in the BALTIC ~ n d the BLACK SEA will also be shown. Demonstrations in Mechanics. and Explanations of Models by Mr. Jouxs. The Venti ation and the Purification and Combustion of the Gas hive b , en perfected under Mr. LESLIE'S PA TENTS and is personal direction. A Band of Music, conducted by Mr. 'Maul), of the Royal Italian Opera. Stalls have been erected in the Theatres which may be re tained the whole day or evening. Admission, is. Stall+, 2s. Schools and Children under Ten years of age half-price. ()nen daily from 11 till 5, and every evening except Saturday, from 7 till 10 o'clock. TEA i PERR WORCESTERSH I RE APPETITE and DIG , ESTION IMPROVED. _LI nNS SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game. Soup. Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly digest the food. The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fcnchurch-street, London, and 6s, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and men chants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.B.—To guar against imitations, see that the names of " LEA and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. AUTlON.—Messrs. ALLSOPP and SONS find it necessary to caution the Public, and especially Shippers of their Ales to the C. lorries, agn'tist frauds committed by parties in selling spurious les for those of Messrs. AllsopP and Sons. Messrs. ALLSOPP and SO)NS have felt compelled by the extent to which this disgraceful practice has been carri ed, to proceed in several cases by obtaining irjunctions from the Court of Chancery, and have ultimately been driven to prosecute criminally for the com mission of this offence. They beg to call attention to the Case of the QUEEN Y. GRAY and Gomm's, In which Lord Campbell sentenced the parties charged to " Twelve Months' Imprisonment, with Hard Labour."—Vide " Times" and " Morning Advertiser," of the 18th May. Messrs. ALLSOPP and SONS will thank all persons having rea son to doubt the genuineness of any article sold under their name, to send them the earliest information, in order that immediate steps may be taken for prosecuting the parties. Messrs. ALLSOPP and SONS will be Lappy to itrnish the names of respectable houses, where a supply of their Ales may be depended on as genuine from the Brewery. Brewery, Burton-on• Trent. No CONNEXION WITH ANT OTIIER ROUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : 7 n d London B6 City d g E a t s e t a , b o i p p s h o s m i t e e n the e ls C 4 h , u 1 r 5 c 5 h ..1 a1 56 1 , a o 1%1 u s n 7 i , R AI n n g . r 1 e , 84, London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-Street, 1,2, and 3, Hart-street, all commuicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch. 36, Fargate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant Tailors Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General O u tfitt ers f or L a di es an d G en tlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any ar ti c l e no t g i ve sa ti s f ac ti on , it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, from which no abatement can be mado. The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset on Saturdays, when business Is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Book, with illustrations, untitled " The Echo of Public Opi nion," containing full lists of prices, our system of self-measure meut, &c., may be had on application, or poat-free. Id Von parie Francais. Qui si parla Italiano. Hier snricht man Deutsch. Acme sa liable FADano. • THE Hors.—Throughout the whole of Kent we find, with but very few exceptions, the plantations are in a worse condition since our last publication—the majority of the gardens present the most gloomy appearance. To a casual observer some grounds look somewhat better, but from close inspection it will be seen the vermin and honey-dew, and in some cases mould, pre clude the chance of their escaping blight. In many grounds we hear of fresh fly and lice having attacked the young shoots. A month's hot sun, may effect some im provement ; but the general opinion appears to be, that they are in most instances past recovering. The ques• tion is no longer, " Shall we grow a few hops or man y ?" but " Shall we grow a few hops or none ?" Let the weather be what it may, but little good can result, Most of the growers whom we have consulted pronounce the plantations to be in a worse state than they ever remember.—Kentish. Gazette. CRYSTAL PALACE, July 19 . —SHILLING DAY.—NIMI ber of season tickets sold to this date, 20,370.—Admis sion at the doors, 15,606 ; admission by season tickets, 1,164. Total, 16,770. / ( /: ( , •' -1301 l t:-r:Y .' '! .;.-.: ',?, //--- - . , 111111- - ... "A. / 4' l: ilitilli al , " • 'l' ' cg_..i";j. ' '-..'1:115A,4-,c'U '" e: ' ' • V ) S , *.-',., ,-- - , 4-.., 4'' - • . t . -,4*. - -- s'` ' 01 -,Z. 1 1:1..1 44vt :4 - ~) 7 ----.l `' ,- . • ‘ *4 : „• . :. . " ' s• A.. / i 1- AV - 1 . ".1:11 ' .5r 4%,4' ~., ; ft:4 , ,, ~ .„., ~.6 C *l.x. ;-- -----44*4 ---,;N:4' ). i : i l n r 2 l ; ''.... 1: : . 10 11 /4.. \ v•-,-.;-- • . ~,,,...„, ‘t_.:- .ii 4• • .....,7 : - .- - •.' ‘, ".7. 1. 10a - ~,, ,1,.. 'Ilt.40 1k 1 1 :---l°, t r. r . ' 4!' .. ./ 4 , • " .'V '' ' 4 11. 4 , .1‘....„ 71,, t.. .g _____*^, 4. , ..........„ „. , • It. 1 ...- •-..., 1 , - ,ji .., ..,. :,;t,, 4,,,.. 0,0 ..._.•-• V . 7,,W 6 ''!' ' ..t, _, " " T)1 Vt- ' .., 1 / 4 . .P. -•"4.:-..._ ~ , ' 'VS, ••- -"=" 1, . 4 10] 7 ---I''' '4 f, ; :,- , • ,,, ,Xfi k , ' 4 -7."7: 0fr " - '-‘1.—,......;-- - ... --z- .. ,, ,,ie/W -- .4Z;,;,,c,:/ • ~,,;.',......" 4" , .d....:-.--' , ......_.... _...:-' - LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, J ULY 20, 1854. THE WAR. officers, under command of Lieut.-Colonel W. R. Faber, emLarked at Gravesend yesterday morning in the Devon shire for Calcutta. The officers are—Captain Chatter ton ; Lieutenants Blyth, Harris, and Moore ; Ensign Davis, and Assistant -Surgeon Patterson. About 500 men, with 16 officers, assembled yesterday morning on the genera l parade, atChatham, for inspec tion by General M. Beresford. The troops were of various corps—viz., 10th, 24th, 32d, 52d, 53d, 60th Rifles, 61st, 75th, 86th, acrd 87th. The whole of these troops embark this morning at Gravesend in the Earl Grey, Lord Auckland, and the Wellington, for Kur raehee ; 6 men of the 10th • 101 men, 53d ; 47 men, 61st ; 70 men, 75th, with Ensign Home Purvis, 10th ; Ensign W a lt er R . Logan, a 24th Lieutenant E. D. Fenton, 53d ; and Lieutenant Harris, 75th, proceed in the Earl Grey ; 20 men of the 10th ; 40 men of the 24th ; 72 men of the 60th Rifles ; and 60 men of the 87th, with Lieutenant G. W. Graham, 10th ; Ensign Robert C. Streatfield, 24th ; Lieutenant J. H. A. Steuart, Lieutenant J. D. Dundas, and Lieu tenant James Hare, 60th Rifles ; Second Lieutenants J. R. Simpson and Robert Lampen, 87th, go in the ship Lord Auckland ; and for the ship Wellington, 80 men, with Cornet R o b ert B lair, 9th Lancers ; 21 men , 32d Foot ; 14 men, 52d ; and 36 men, 86th ; with Lieu tenant Hon. D. J. Monson, Ensigns W. Atkinson and Wroughton, 52d, and Ensigns A. F. Ord and Francis D. Edwards. Private James Condo; of the 45th Regiment, sen tenced to six months' imprisonment, with hard labour, in the military prison, Fort Clarence, for attempting to murder himself when on sentry by shooting himself. Private Mullins, 51st Light Infantry, was tried yes terday by district court-martial, at Chatham, for disobe dience of orders and using threatening language towards the non-commissioned officers in the execution of their , duties. Major Henry T. Vialis, 45th, was president. This is the second time that the prisoner has been tried for a similar offence. of any foreign Power, and the other Cabinets of Europe can have no desire but that the Spaniards snould settle their own affairs. In the event, how ever, of occurrences which might affect the rela tions or engagements subsisting between the Crown of Spain and foreign States, we may be permitted to hope that the alliance now in full force and activity between this country. and France would oppose an effectual and salu tary barrier to that struggle of rival influences at Madrid which has so often proved alike injurious to Spain and to ourselves. In some respects the dissolution of the fitinily tie between the reigning dynasties of France and Spain is of advantage to the independence of the latter kingdom ; and, although the relations of those States must ever remain of a close and friendly character, the descendant of Louis XIV. in Spain have no longer any claim for support in their mis deeds from that parent stock which placed them on the throne, and has more than once maintained them against the just resentments of their sub jects.—Times. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The steam gun vessels to operate against the Russians in the Baltic are rapidly approaching completion, the Arrow, Curlew, Wrangler, and Beagle having been launched in the port of London ; the first three are nearly ready for sea. The Swallow, launched at Devon port, is being brought forward with all expedition. The clipper cutter Wool Packet, John M. Jackson commander, has been appointed to convey wines, spirits, and dry goods out for the Baltic fleet. This has been done at the particular solicitation of a number of naval officers in command in the Baltic. The Wool Packet sailed from Sheerness yesterday, with a fine fresh breeze from west-south-west. The Agincourt and Hotspur arrived at Spithead yes terday morning with detachments of troops for the East Indies. The hired screw steam-transport Golden Fleece, Stewart master, in charge of Commander Mason, Ad miralty agent, arrived at Spithead yesterday from Tur key. She left Varna on the 26th ult., having landed the 38th Foot from Scutari on the previous day. The first division of the combined forces was to leave Varna on the 30th of June. The ships at Varna when the Golden Fleece left were the Bellerophon, 78, Capt. Lord George Paulet ; London, 90, Captain Eden ; Arethusa, 50, Captain Symons ; Simoom, 18, Captain Henry Smith ; Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord Edward Russ sell ; and the French Trident, Henry IV., and Bayard. The troops were all very healthy. There was a good supply of water, and plenty of fresh pro visions obtainable. The Turks were in high spirits at the allied forces being so near them. The Golden Fleece conveyed Mussa Pasha, late Governor of Silistria, his aide-de-camp, and baggage, from Varna to Con stantinople ; also 60 Turks who had been wounded at Si listria. She left Constantinople onTuesday, June 27; on the 28th she passed the transports 89, 91, 90, and 101, in succession as named, beating through the Douro Pas sage; on the same date the transport 98, off Poulo Bello. She arrived at Gibraltar on Tuesday, July 11, having had strong head winds both in the Greek Archipelago and Mediterranean, and had to stop twice to repair machi nery. She left Gibraltar July 12 ; passed the Orinoco, with troops (the first battalion of the Rifle Brigade), on July 18; also a large steamer off Ushant. "Up to the time of our leaving Varna (says an officer of the Golden Fleece) there was great dissatisfaction about the postal arrangements (or rather the want of them,) as it was a matter of impossibiiity to get letters. On the 24th June there was upwards of one ton of letters accumulated at Constantinople from England, but no one had authority to break the seals on the bags. Letters were sent from Scutari to Constantinople, thence to Varna, then back, and if we get letters six weeks old we considered our selves fortunate. The Golden Fleece goes to Southamp ton to be docked. Sir Joseph Thackwell, accompanied by his aide-de camp, Major Roche, of Baliymonies, has arrived at his residence at A ghada, Cork, where he makes a limited stay. Sir. Joseph has just returned from inspecting the cavalry stationed in Newbridge. THE ARMY List —lt may not yet be generally known that a new and extraordinary feature has been introduced into this official periodical. The Secretary at War an nounces be will take approved advertisements at 21. per page. In th e num b er o f t hi s month there are 12 pages. W presume the price is intended to be reduced. THE MILITIA. The non-commissioned officers and privates of the Pembrokeshire Artillery Militia have presented to their commanding officer, Col. Owen, the following address : —" We, the non-commissioned officers and privates' of the Royal Pembrokeshire Artillery Militia, having heard that the Royal Monmouth Regiment of Militia have volun teered for any duty which may be required of them, and are to take the duty at Pembroke Dock, are determined not to be outdone in loyalty to our Queen, or zeal for the service generally, and respectfully beg to tender our services for garrison or any other duty her M a j esty may think proper to command." Capt. Child had offered to give an additional sum over the bounty to induce men to volunteer as a company with him to do duty in any part of the country, but this generous offer has been declined with thanks by the Secretary at War. The Admiralty yacht Black Eagle, Master Commander Petley, and the Admiralty yacht-tender Vivid, Master Commander Allen, left Dover yesterday afternoon—the farmer for Portsmouth and the latter for Woolwich, all the French troops having embarked at Calais. The Rhadamanthus, 4 guns, paddle-wheel steam tran sport, Master Commander John Belam, is now at Chatham, loading timber for the royal yacht now build ing at her Majesty's yard, Pembroke. The Rhadaman thus will assist the Melampus store-ship to Glasgow, to take in the engines seized there as Russian property. The Hornet, 16 guns, screw steam-sloop, Commander Frederick A. Campbell, left the Nore on the 17th inst., at 7.50 p.m. The Lizard, iron naddle-wheel steam-vessel, left Sheer ness for sea on the 18th inst., at 10.15 a.m. Mr. George Patrick, acting second master here, doing harbour duty, has passed his examination at the Trinity house as a Queen's pilot for the river Medway. Notice has been given that the Fisgard, flag-ship at Woolwich, will receive immediately 20 first-class boys for entry for service in the fleet, all of whom must bring their baptismal register, and those who have previously served in the boats will be preferred. One bombardier and 7 gunners of the Royal Marine Artillery, and 1 colour sergeant, 1 drummer, and 10 privates of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines, embarked at the dockyard, Woolwich, yesterday, for service in the Spiteful, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, com missioned by Commander Kynaston at that part. Notice has been posted at the Woolwich Dockyard gates, that "Letters for the Baltic fleet will be des patched by her Majesty's steam-frigate Vulture on the 24th inst., from Sheerness." Letters for seamen, marines, and boys serving in the Baltic will be fcrwarded by this opportunity, if poste' in time, and marked " By her Majesty's steam-frigate Vulture, Sheerness." The postage of one penny mus t b e pa id on t h e l etter at the time of posting. By the electric telegraph from Plymouth we learn that the steam-ship Simla, with the 4th Light Dragoons, came down harbour at 12, atld brought up inside Ply mouth breakwater at 1 o'clock yesterday. After receiv ing her powder and ammunition she sailed for the Medi terranean. The steam-ship Avon, from Southampton, was spoken on Tuesday, by Mr. Brooks, Plymouth pilot, at 10 a.m., 15 miles south of Star Point. The Rajah steam-transport, hired of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, left Ports mouth yesterday for the Baltic, with a full cargo of pro. visions for the fleet, stores, &e. Lieutenant Edward G. Hero has arrived at Woolwich from the Baltic, where he was serving as First Lieu tenant of the Conflict, and has taken up his commission as Lieutenant Commander of the Beagle screw steam gun-boat, having been appointed yesterday to the com mand of that vessel. In the posting-bills he has issued, stating that he requires petty officers, seamen, and stokers for navigating her and working her guns, he states that the Conflict had taken 26 prizes. Lieutenant Risk, now in command of the Tartarus, 4, paddle, will be transferred with his crew to another of the despatch vessels, Wrangler. APPOINTMENTS. Surgeon Thomas W. McDonald (1830), serving in the Victoria and Albert, royal steam-yacht, is promoted to be Deputy Inspector of Hospitals, and appointed to Yar mouth Hospital. Surgeon John M. Minter (1845), is appointed to the Victoria and Albert, royal steam-yacht, vice McDonald. Master Charles C. Scott (1854), reccntly serving in the Gladiator, steam-frigate, to the Coast Guard. Clerk Abraham Howard (1854), to the Vulture, pad dle-wheel steam-frigate, at Sheerness. SAPPERS AND MINERS FOR THE BALTIC. Orders were received at Chatham on Tuesday that as soon as another company of the Royal Sappers and Miners can be completed in their duties, they are to be sent to the Baltic to join General Harry D. Jones. A special parade was formed, and a number of experienced men were selected for forming the company. The total amount of men and horses of the British and French armies that touched at Malta to Saturday, the Bth inst., from 24th March, are— English Troops-31,473. Horses, 4,928. French Troops-46,272. Horses, 7,426. Forming a total of allied troops of 77,745 men. THE 63D REGIMENT. The service companies of this regiment will embark at Queenstown, on Saturday, for Varna, in the Avon, paddle-steamer, for Southampton. 68TH LIGHT INFANTRY. MALTA, July 12.—The 68th Light Infantry, now quartered at Malta, have received orders to proceed to Gallipoli, to relieve the 4th Regiment, which proceeds to Varna. The following order (by the way, as compli mentary and well deserved a one as a dashing set of fel lows could desire to read), was issued by Lieut. Colonel H. Smith on the 7th : "The commanding officer having received orders to hold the regiment iu readiness for an immediate move to the East, trusts the regiment will recollect the high character it has always held, and that every one will do his best to maintain that character. The old soldiers must set the example to the young, and all must do their duty. " By cheerfulness and obedience to orders, under all circumstances and difficulties, steady conduct on . the line of m arc h and in quarters, and a determinationin every one to keep up the credit and discipline of the regiment, be feels confident that the happiness of every one under his command will be increased, and the good name which the regiment has gained will always be maintained." The Royal Horse Guards (Blue) will be inspected in Windsor Great Park to-morrow (Friday) morning, by Lieutenant-General Sir Joseph Thackwell, G.C.8., K.H., attended by a brilliant staff, and in the presence of numerous officers in garrison at Windsor, Hounslow, and London. This fine regiment of household cavalry is understood to be in a high state of efficiency, and ready to take active service at the shortest notice. The wives and families of the soldiers belonging to the 46th Regiment, to the number of more than 200, have been sent from Windsor, preparatory to the marching of the service companies for the seat of war in the East. The day for the departure of the 46th has not yet been fixed. The final arrangements for the future garrison of Windsor have now been decided upon. The Stafford shire Militia (King's Own), at present quartered at Dover, will relieve the 46th, and continue at Windsor for a month. The duty will then be taken for a similar period by the Royal Bucks (King's Own) Militia, now quartered at Weedon. At the latter end of Sept em b er, barracks s the b o Court rot expectedcicsupi ed bby the at tn i o l t l bry p er rObably remain th e w h o l e of the wi toEhrsensbetCeexgar.isntnl Rifles, e i , n g th o w e f o n O f w e a _ - Yesterday afternoon the 46th, commanded by Colonel Garrett and Majors Maxwell and Fyffe, had another field-day in the Home Park. 7111 DRAGOON GUARDS.—A squadron of this regiment have marched from Athlone, and are expected t o arr i ve in Dublin on Monday. They will occupy Island-bridge Barracks. The third division of the 35th Regiment, with seven THE SPANISH INSURRECTION. The elements of popular disaffection and of mi litary revolt are so abundant in Spain that the only wonder is how the oppression of the Govern ment and the scandals of the Court could be en dured so long by a nation once jealous of the liberty of the people and the honour of the Crown ; in deed, the worst symptom in the condition of the country seemed to be that the nation was inca pable of asserting its rights or its power until the army gave the signal of insurrection. It had, however, long been foreseen that by some part of the army this blow must eventually be struck. The attempt of Brigadier Hore at Saragossa in February last to induce the garrison of that city to declare against the Government of Sartorius, and to demand the convocation of the Cortes, was one of those premonitory symptoms the failure of which attests the existence of a deep seated hatred of existing authority, and pre pares the way for a more successful repetition of the attack. The Court, not warned by this oc currence, persevered in a course of policy recom mended only by men whose talents and whose character were alike unworthy of the public con fidence, and attempted to impose the most unpo pular of measures—aforced loan —upon the country. It was commonly believed that a plan was in pre paration for the entire subversion of the consti tutional system, and that a coup d'etat might any day be attempted to confer absolute power on the wretched and profligate rulers, who had already abused every power vested in them by the law. Every man in the army or the civil service of the Crown who had any claim upon the gratitude of the Queen or the respect of the country had been disgraced and banished ; and even among those who retained military rank or civil power the greater number were silently watching- , the ap proach of a change which the vices and follies of the Court rendered inevitable. whether Under the first s t demonstrationcircumstances, it of the mattered l military ittle suc insurgents in Madrid was attended with success, for it was evident, althou9h the aloof from General D I ' • u ce s pronunciamento, that the skirmish outside the gates did not decide the fate of the movement, and that General O'Donnell's retreat was not so much a disorderly flight from the Queen's forces as an appeal to the provincial garrisons and to public • • opinion throughout the country. In th e f ortn i ght which has succeeded the disturbance at i Mad d General Blaser, the ar, Minister of W r , has failed to check the insur gents in their march upon Andalusia ; the Regi ment of IVlontesa, which had been summoned to strengthen the • garrison of the. capital, deserted its officers a few miles from Madrid ; the Regi ments of Navarre and Guad alaxara, form ing the garrison of Barcelona, declared them selves against the Government ; and on the follow ing day two b a tt a li ons of the Regiment of Bour bon, at St. Sebastian, followedexample. The .their forces which had • previously joined O'Donnell may be inconsiderable in numbers but although the , b , Minister of War is in ' head pursuit of them at the of a column of more than P men, he has failed 10,000 in h i is attempt s to d isperse them, and the simulta neous movement in other parts of Spain, and espe cially at Barcelona, confirms our opinion that this insurrection will seriously the present Go vernment of Spain. It imperil assisted only by the may struggle fora . while, indifference of the nation, but, if it perishes, it will • without one line in perish history to palliat e i ts crimes, or one partisan to lament its fall. At present the movement has been so entirely military, that it is not easy to assign to it any marked political character• c• and probable t .ha t the opposition to the Queen's Government has in the first instance rallied men of very different opi • nions to the same standard. Some of th e bands which have taken up arms are said to be Republicans, and it is probable that the disgust excited by the Court in the minds of the people has given the Republican party greater in fluence in Spain at this time than it ever be-1 fore possessed. Others are d • estrous to restore the Constitution of 1837, and others again are pursing the common objects of military ambition la•t• military am i ion in civil war. General Dulce has published a letter, in which he openly declares that in his opinion the Queen has been wanting to her oath, and that he and his troops have therefore thought it less treasonable to forsake their Sovereign than to betray the nation. General , O'Donnell, in a proclamation iu which he styles himself the Com mander-in-Chief of the Constitutional Army, drops all pretence of allegiance to the House of Bourbon, and declares significantly that he desires the main tenance of the Throne, but without the camarilla which disgraces it. H e also announces that the provincial juntas about to be fo rmed in the libe rated provinces will precede the convocation of the national Cortes, e l ecte d on a liberal basis, to estab lish• nof the nation. We the regenerate: , know not whether General O'Donnell has all the necessary qualifications to play . the part liberator of a or to , direct the affairs of Spam in the midst of another revolution ; but he i s a man of wealth, station, and ability, far removed above the soldiers of for tune who have sometimes contended for supremo power in that unhappy kingdom ; and it is not improbable that he will ere long be joined by men of high reputation, who have suffered from the caprices and avarice of the Court. The conduct of Narvaez and of Espartero, who are now said to be reconciled to each other, cannot but be watched at such a crisis with peculiar interest, and. it is probable that the best chance for the. preser vation of Queen Isabella's crown would be to throw herself without reserve on the protection of those who established the Constitutional Government, and were long the firmest champions of its cause. The expulsion of Queen Christina and the whole Munoz race would of course be their first condition, but it will require more address than has yet been shown to prevent the race of Bourbon from fol lowing its connexions into exile. It happens fortunately that there is at present nothing in these occurrences which either invites or justifies in the remotest degree the interference • FREE TRAM? IN BEER. The Select Committee upon Public-houses have made their report. The scope of their inquiry was of a very considerable extent, for the subject in cluded not only the general regulations affecting all places of public entertainment, but the whole bearing of the licensing system and the laws affect ing the sale of intoxicating drinks. Of course, such a committee is only appointed on a presumption of abuse or error, and the abuses in this case were universallyheld to be manifold. The law in the first place was complicated—that is to say, there were numerous varieties of licenses admitting in a propor tionate degree of deceit and evasion. In the next place, it was oppressive, for, as the issuing of the most lucrative license was optional, and the grant of this privilege was lodged in certain official hands, the whole system was exposed to the opera tion of jobbery. Finally, and as a result of these mistaken provisions, the public were grievously wronged in their " drinks, which appear to have been adulterated to an extent perfectly abominable. To all these evils it is attempted to apply some remedy. With respect to the confusion of licenses we need say little except on one particular point. There is one license for the sale of beer, and another for the sale of beer and spirits—the former constituting a beer-shop, and the latter what is known by the name of a " public-house." This distinction ori ginates in the act called the Beer Act, which was especially intended to secure the public in a good, cheap, and wholesome supply of the national beve rage. Before the year 183 J beer, like spirits, could be obtained only at p u bli c -h ouses of the old de scription ; and, as these were mostly under the command of brewers-, who at the same time exer cised material influence over the licensing board, it was evident that the public suffered, while the rich monopolists were gainers. By way of amend ment, therefore, it was decided that the sale of beer, as a wholesome article of consumption, should be disassociated from the sale of spirit s , and that a license to deal in malt li quor should be obtainable by any person as a right, upon certain securities for good conduct being forthcoming. It was in this legislation that " beer shops" arose ; but the result has not been commensurate with the expectations conceived. The possession of the override ation of a p n u d b i c e l i i p o p u l s e e h h e a sbeene beer - b s l i e ) o d p s t1 ; 1 e beer is general and serious ; drunkenness has not t b l r l e e w a e d rs ul t t o er diminished, and the public is little better off than before. It cannot be denied that the chief part of these evils is traceable to the present system of licensing. It is quite true that, as far as beer is concerned, any reputable person may obtain a license to deal in that commodity ; and as he may, if he so pleases, brew his own ale, it seems as if sufficient security existed against anything like monopoly. But it is found in practice that the beerseller who deals in that article only is no match for the publican, who deals in other articles besides. Not only are spirits attractive in themselves, but they furnish the retailer with the means of reducing the price of his beer below the rate of legitimate trading, and making up the loss at the spirit-tap. The profit upon gin serves to cover the sacrifice upon malt liquor, and the publican is thus kept harmless by an expedient which is beyond the reach of the beer-seller. The obvious resource of the beer-seller in these straits is to apply for a wine and spirit license for him self; but here he is stopped by the law, for the granting of such a license is not compulsory, but is left to the discretion of the magistrates. How this discretion has been exercised we need not at present consider. The report alludes to a preva lent "suspicion " that "licenses are held and granted capriciously, and that the influence of builders and brewers is more potent than either the character of the applicant or the requirements of the public," and for such suspicion we venture to say there are pretty good grounds. Sometimes the refusal of licenses takes the form of a general objec tion to multiply drinking-shops; but, whatever may be the motives .?,t work, the practical result is, that a spirit license is only attainable by the aid of considerable influence, and the advantages which it conveys are consequently monopolised by those whose position enables them to obtain it, or who possess it already. The Beer Act, therefore, has been a failure, but it has been a failure only because the principle of open trading, which 'it professed to establish, was not in reality established at all. It was designed then, and it is desirable now, that any person should be able to sell beer on equal terms with any other person, subject only to securitiesfor good behaviour, whereas, in point of fact, a dealer starting in this business would be instantly undersold by a publi can possessing superior opportunities of trade. Against this evil the committee direct their princi pal suggestions, by recommending that the distinc tion between beer-shop and public-house licenses should be discontinued ; that one uniform license for the sale of intoxicating drinks should be adopted, that this should be open to all persons of good character, on compliance with certain conditions, and the payment of a certain annual sum. Such a regulation, it is hoped, would break down the existing monopoly, and establish a genuine free trade in beer. h d ti oc o d os t h u a e c n a c t ire hlea a w s me mightsnc ef i u c o - s n h oefunosolelunsgdwheh already ll n uTmob number h r the fu o pm b j ue e br c lo t i occasion we may simply r e ply, th a t suc h h ouses are attaching to the abuses of the trade. It may very safely be asserted that no man was ever yet prevented from getting drunk by the want of a public-house, nor could the sobriety of a district possibly be affected by the substitution of three free houses for one belonging to a brewer. The adjustment of the supply to the demand may fairly be left in this, as in all other matters, to self-regulation. We do not imagine that more beer or more spirits would be sold under the operation of the new system than at pre sent, though we sincerely hope both spirits and beer would be found of a better quality and at a lower charge. As things now stand, the great brewing firms can:virtually fix and determine the price of malt liquor at their own discretion, and without fear of competition. The consequence is a very high wholesale tariff, and a large adulte ration of the commodity before the retail trade can become remunerative. We are even treated to one of the special recipes for such an operation : —" To a barrel of porter, 12 gallons of liquor (the professional term for water), four pounds of foots, one pound of salt ; and then there is sometimes, to bring a head up, a little vitriol, cocculus indicus, also a variety of things very minute." To so vast an extent are these delectable practices carried, that Mr. M'Culloch estimates the mere fraud upon the revenue by the substitution of water for beer at one-fourth of the whole malt-tax ! The reader need not be apprehensive of any increase in these or other immoralities by the proposed enfranchisement of the le tra • ( —on the contrary, it is designed in this respect to give additional powers to the law , which, with all its present jealousies, provides little effective security for good conduct, and no sufficient reedy_tn .s for wrongdoing. How much is to b e accompli hed in this direction no householder can be slow to feel. We believe that the public could b e served with in finitely better articles than at present at materially smaller charges, if places of entertainment___ we re but brought under the operation of liberal an d wholesome system of management. In support of need only this opinion, indeed, we point to the refreshment department of the Crystal Pala ce , were a really economica l tariff is found compatible not only with good provision,but, as the report of the company shows, with a satisfactory return.— Times. BUENOS AYRES, June 1.--The i war seems t o b e engng• • g all the ideas of y our folks n autho r ity , and they are j e n- ,i v i n g this part of the world to look after itself, British interest suffering thereby. We know not what to think of it, both as regards this and Monte Video. Her Ma jesty's steamer Vixen was all well at Buenos Ayres on June 1, and about to leave for Monte Video—Plymouth, A Nove: (-• [PRICE 51). ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. MEETING AT LINCOLN. LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY. The business of the society may be said to have commenced to-day, as the implement-yard was thrown open this morning to the public at the charge of half-a-crown, when a greater number availed themselves of the opportunity of seeing the collection than i s usua l a t t hi s comparatively high charge. The show of implements is unusually large, occupying with their descriptions, an octavo catalogue of 230 pages. The number of imple ments seems to increase year by year, the agricul tural implement makers throughout the country having become increasingly alive to the importance of these annual exhibitions of their manufactures. At the same time, it must be owned that they greatly abuse the privilege. The implement-yard has become, in fact, a sort of bazaar, for the show of every kind of smith's and wright's manufacture that can, by the most strained courtesy, be consi dered as connected with agriculture, while these implements that are more germane to the matter are heaped together with a profusion that renders inspection next to impossible, and suggests th e id ea that the implement makers have swept their shoes to make a good show, rather than they have made a selection from the newest or most useful articles. If a breeder were to send his whole stock to occupy the cattle-yard, he would not be acting one whit more absurdly than the implement makers, do in sending specimets of every implement they manufacture. There is another point in which the implement yard might profitably receive a lesson from its sister department. There is not, as in the case of the live stock, any attempt at classification. A breeder may enter animals for competition in every class of stock for which prizes are offered ; but his property is not collected together under one stall bearing his name—cattle are placed with cattle, horses with horses, and even Devons, Herefords, and short-horns are not allowed to be intermixed. But this is not the case with the stalls of the great exhibitors, which contain everythi ng th a t can b e used on a farm, from a portable steam-engine to a pitchfork, and to compare plough with plough, or turnip drill with turnip drill, the visitor must run backwards and forwards two or three times over the field, while the chances are that he has for gotten the peculiarities of one before he comes to another. It is true that this evil is in part removed by the trial of implements in farm work ; but be sides that this applies only to a small portion of implements, it is farther to be remembered that the trials are not attended by 99 in every 100 of those who come to the show. The evil is loudly complained of by many practical agriculturists ; and their complaints become more and more fre quent with the annual increase of the nuisance. Among the machines exhibited, however, there were several which attracted notice from their novelty of construction, and their adaptation to important farm purposes. The reaping machines come in for the largest share of attention. They had been brought in from the trial field, and, lying out of gear iu the implement yard, a very inadequate view of their powers could of course be obtained, but the peculiar mode of action of each would still be shown, and they were surrounded throughout the day with eager groups of visitors. It will be seen by reference to the prize-list, which we sub join, that Bell's reap i ng machine, which has hitherto been the most successful, has failed this year in carrying off the prize, which has been awarded to the machine exhibited by Messrs. Dray and Co., of London. This machine is an improve ment on Mr. Hussey's original reaping machine, being lightened in its draught, and provided with a skeleton knife instead of the old solid blade, which was apt to choke the cutters with the weeds that form the undergrowth of the harvest. We under stand that the judges hesitated for some time be tween Mr: Dray's machine and Bell's reaper as manufactured by Croskill, and at last the palm was awarded on the ground that Bell's laid the corn with most precision, yet in cutting of the corn Dray's was far superior to the other. The French engine of M. Mazier, though confes sedly imperfect in its details, was much admired for the simplicity of its construction and lightness of draught. It was felt, .however, that the roller for lifting corn that has been laid by the action of the rain —which, by the way, no other machinist of these implements has attempted—requires much improvement before it can be fit for prac tical use. The prize for the best plough for general pur poses is awarded to Messrs. Ransome and Sons. The prize for the one best adapted to plough more than ten inches deep was, after a severe struggle, and trials repeated three or four times over, finally awarded to Messrs. Howard's (of Bedford) imple ment over one by Ransome. Of the steam-engines, which were found last year the most difficult to decide upon, the prize for the best portable steam engine has this year been awarded to Messrs. Hornsby and Son, of Grantham, Lincolnshire. Messrs. Ransome carried off the second prize for a fixed and the first for a portable steam-engine ; while Messrs. Dray obtained the second prize for the fixed engine. Both of these fixed steam-engines were distinguished for simplicity of construction, the smallness of space they occupied, and the easi ness of access to all parts of the machinery. The economical distribution of manure is every year rising in importance as a portion of the management of a farm. Several machines for that purpose are in the yard. That which obtained the prize is a broad-cast manure distributor, invented and manufactured by Mr. Chambers of Fakenham, Norfolk. The principle of this machine consists of a barrel formed of a series of rings, each having mov able projecting pieces (for the delivery of either highly comminuted or rough manure), which come in contact with scrapers so placed beneath the box that the manure has to slide down them; the pres sure of the scrapers on the barrel being regulated also, by moveable weights, to the greatest nicety, according to the adhesiveness of the manure used. It is also fitted with a quite novel and excellent stirrer, of an horizontal movement, by means of a pair of bevil wheels and crank, which never fails to give a constant and regular delivery from the box to the barrel, however moist the contents of the box may be. There was, however, another implement in the yard which attracted much attention, being a ma chine for the distribution of liquid manure. It is the invention of Mr. Hall, of Princes-gate, Nave stock, Essex, himself a practical farmer. The ma chine itself is in principle no more than a barrel, and as it revolves as it is dragged along, the fluids with in are kept in a constant state of agitation, so that it is impossible any sediment should remain in the cart. The machine dispenses with the use of axle trees cross bands, or wheels, and the fluids are dis tributed by the application of a common syphoon. It would be equally adapted for the distribution of water on common roads. Thisingenious implement was not brought into trial on the previous days, but to-day it was exhibited in full work in the trial yard, to the admiration of all who witnessed the simplicity and efficiency of its working. There were several subsoil and trench ploughs in the field. Many of them attracted attention. That which, upon the whole, secured the lar g est circle of admirers, was one invented by Mr. Cotgreave, of Ipswich. By an ingenious arrangement this im plement combines the common plough, the trench plough, and the subsoil plough in one, is capable of tilling the land to any required depth, from 10 to 18 inches, and one ploughing will generally be found sufficient for each course of cropping. To the beam of the plough is attached a foot, f or regu lating the width and depth. of the furrow, to which are fixed revolving discs, acting both as coulters succeeded by the and heels ; this is followed by the part resembling gtahiensoil up an inclined h,wiiic plough, h t b o r b i Il e g a s plane to the surface ; lastly, t t r h e e n c c o li m pro o u l g i ,the subsoiler comes into operation, pulverising the b • su soil the required depth. This implement was • out in the trial field, and the manner in which it performed its work was the theme of general approbation, as it left little to be done for th e l and over it. after it had once passed It is unnecessary further to dwell upon the im plements exhibited f for ordina r y f arm purposes. They may be dismissed with the general remark, that while some approach is made to simplicity this year as compared with former years, there is still much to be done in that • direction before the class of improved farm imp • l ements can be more than in genious toys. The number and complication of wheels, cogs, nuts, and screws that bristle on the face of every machine are of the most formidable description, and if one were to form a judgment simply from the articles that appear in the show yard of the society, he would come to the conclu sion that the most highly skilled labourers in Eng land were to be found in the farm servants who use them. The principle has in former years been car ried to au absurd extreme. We are happy to ob serve that the tide is now upon the turn, the idirectors of the society having been most assiduous to inculcate upon the exhibitors the necessity of simplicity, economy, and durability in 14 1 1 their implements intended for exhibition. But there is much still to be reformed in thin department. There is, however, an engine connected with $ special process of agriculture which deserves pecu liar notice. We allude to an engine which was exhibited in full work to-day in the trial yard, and which the inventor, Mr. Davy, of Crediton, has called aft er hi s own name, " Davy's P a t en t Desor ticator," under which rather pedantic title he desig nates a machine that bids fair to abolish the old process of steeping flax before beating it. Every ; one knows that hitherto the stalks of flax have been obliged to be steeped in water for several days pre vious to its being beaten, a process requiring much care and delicacy in the operation, as the whole crop might be spoiled by its being left a day too long in the water. The object of the steeping is to rot the woody part of the plant, in order to separate it from the fibrous matter, and this was seldom accomplished without more or less injury to the fibre itself. The design of this machine iif to sip,- rate the wood from the fibre without :the tedious and dangerous process of a previous steeping; a nd, in the presence of a great many spectators, the machine showed itself fully equal to-itipurpose • c ß o y m a bs n ingenious ta a l rra k, might , ar, have been brought from the harvest_ field, n in ge t ni he en same t of s rollers , tate in whichbeaten, was put in at one end of the machine, while the other,loo gdeallileate tehfibwroeosdoyf andthe prl:fnutsecam math e t o ter ut foi at the down into a receptacle below in dirt ancl.7, having been perfectly separated from the fibre the course of the operation. The advantage machine to the flax grower will be that, instead Of carrying to market straw of three or four tons weight, for which he is only paid the price of one, he will, by scutching the flax on his own ground, only require to carry to market that which is valuable, and for which he is paid, while the refuse, hitherto lo s t t o hi m , w ill now b e res t ore d to his fields in the shape of manure. The increased attention which is every year given to the cultiva tion of flax will render this machine, we should imagine, an article much p r i ze d b y t h e flax-grower, as it goes far to remove one of the principal draw backs that retarded its general adoption as an ar• title of cultivation. The cattle yard was not opened till a late hour this afternoon, in consequence of the time occupied by the judges in awarding the prizes. The show of live stock is superior in numbers to that of several former years, and, from a hasty glance, we should say equal in quality. Upon the whole, the show promises to be one of the most successful that has been lately held. The weather 'continues to be propitious, in spite of a slight shower that fell about the middle of the day. The following is the list of prizes awarded by the judges for implements For the plough best adapted for general purposes, 84, to Ransome and Sims. For the plough best adapted for ploughing more than ten inches deep, 51., to James and F. Howard. For the best machine for making draining Wei or pipes for agricultural purposes, Si., to Thomas Scragg. For the best cultivator, grubber, and scaritier,.sl., to B. For the best drill for general purposes, 101., to Richard Hornsby and Son. For the best corn and seed drill, 101., to Richard Hornsby and Sr For the best and most economical corn drill for small occupations, U., to James Smyth and Son. For the best and most economical small-occupation seed and manure drill for flat or ridged work, 51., to Richard Garrett and Son. For the best turnip drill on the flat, with manure, Si., to Richard Hornsby and Son. For the best turnip drill on the ridge, with manure, 51., to Richard Hornsby and Son. For the best liquid manure or water drill, 51., to Hugh Carson. For the best manure distributor, 101., to Thomas Cham bers, jun. For the best horse hoe on the flat, 51., to Richard Gar rett and Son. For the best horse hoe for setting out or thinning tur nips, 51., to Richard Garrett and Son. For the best reaping machine, 201., to Wm. Dray and Co. For the best portable steam engine, not exceeding 8• horse power, applicable to thrashing or other agricultural purposes, 201., to R. H orns b y and Son. Fvr the second best ditto, 101., to Ransome and Sims. For the best fixed steam engine, not exceeding 10-horse power ' applicable t o th ras hi ng or other agricultural pur poses, 201., to Ransoms and Sims. For the second best ditto, 101., to Wm. Dray and Co. For the best portable thrashing machine, not exceeding 6-horse power, for larger occupations, 101., to R. Hornsby and Son. For the best portable thrashing machine, not exceeding 8-horse power, with shaker, riddle, and winnower, that will best prepare the corn for the finishing dressing ma chine, to be driven by steam, 201., to Clayton, Shuttle worth, and Co. For the best fixed thrashing machine, not exceeding 8• horse power, with shaker, riddle, and winnower, that will best prepare the corn for market, to be driven by steam, 201., to Clayton, Shuttl ewor th, an d C o. or the best grinding mill for breaking agricultural pre duce into meal, 51., to Clayton, Shuttleworth, and Co. For the best chaff-cutter, to be worked by hand power, 31. to James Cornea. For the best turnip-cutter, 31. to Bernhard Samuelson. For the best machine to reduce roots to a pulp, 31., Fre derick Phillips. MISCELLANEOUS. For a useful farmer's cart, medal, to William Busby. Ditto, medal, to Thomas Milford. A cottage stove and cooking apparatus, medal, to W. N Nicholson. A useful and economic drainage level, medal, to Henry Atwood Thomp.ou One-horse cart, modal, to Wm. Crosskill. For corrugated piping, medal, to Burgess and Key. Improved mode of screening clay, with a high commen dation of his tile machines, medal, to John Whitehead. Patent steam draining plough, medal, to Fowler and Fry. SPECIALLY COMMENDED. For combined thrashing machine, exhibited by E. and T. Humphries, stand No. 77, article No. 3. THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES WERE HIGHLY COMMENDED. Drill for general purposes, exhibited by Richard Garrett and Son, stand No. 21, article No. 1. Corn and seed drill, exhibited by Richard Garrett and Son, stand No. 21, article No. 11. Turnip drill on the ridge with manure exhibited by Richard Garrett an d S on, stan d No. 21, article No. 3. For the plough adapted for ploughing more than tea inches deep, exhibited by Ransoms and Sims, stand No. 115, article No. 13. For the plough adapted for general purposes, exhibited by J. and F. Howard, stand No. 46, article No. 2. Hand chaff cutter, exhibited by Barrett, Exall, and An drews, stand No. 16, article No. 12. Ditto, exhibited by Ransome and Sims, stand No. 115, article No. 51. A useful application of tubular iron to agricultural purposes, exhibited by W. N. Nicholson, stand No. 109, article No. 11. Stoves for cottage bed-rooms, exhibited by W. N. Nicholson, stand No. 109, articles No. 57 and 88. Improved patent horse rake, exhibited by J. and F. Howard, stand No. 46, article No. 35. Improved horse drag rake , exhibited by Ransoms and Sims, Stand No. 115, ar ti c l e No. 26. Bruce's patent stable fittings, exhibited by Ransome and Sims, stand No. 115, article No. 58. Haymaker, exhibited by Smith and A shby, stand N 0.55. For a useful plank-sided cart, exhibited by John Cook, stand No. 30, article No. 8. For models connected with drainage, exhibited by J. Bailey Denton, stand No. 42. _ • For his improved cauldron for preparing asphslte, hibited by John Woods, stand No. 60, article No. JO. For a useful three-ton cart, and cattle weighing ina• chines, exhibited by Richard Forshaw and Co., stand No. 75, article No. 1. Farm and village fire engine, exhibited by Richard For. shaw and Co., stand No. 75, article No. 13. FATAL OCCURRENCE ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAlL vvia.—M,.. W. Payne held an inquest yesterday at St. Thomas's lom fromag g os pit a l, on the body of Willi am Cullen, who d extensive injuries received at the Hampton court station of the South-Western Railway. 'Thomas John Heath, of East Moulsey, said he was a porter at the Hampton-court station of the South-Western Rail way, and knew the deceased, who was also a porter at the same place Three weeks ago last Friday, at half past three in the afternoon, witness was by the side of the train that was then about to start for London. There was a horse-box to go up by the train, and the deceased was in the act of coupling it to the carriages, but before he had time to do so, the signal was given, the guard blew his whistle, and the train started. The deceased called out, but the train went on, and he saw both wheels of the horse-box on the right-hand side go over his right leg, and it was not until the train had passed on that he could render him any assistance. The horse box was the last carriage to the train, and there were nine or ten carriages to the train. The guard's name if Blake, and he was now working aWindsor train. Stacey, a policeman, rang the bell, and the guard took the signal from him. The policeman was behind the train when he rang the bell, and the guard about mid-way of it. When witness heard the whistle, he told the deceased to look sharp. Witness and a man named Wiggins had been as sisting Cullen in pushing the horse-box on the line. Wil liam. Smith, o f F r i en dl y - p l ace, Bermondsey, said the T'7 ceased was his cousin, and that he had seen him in_he the hospital. He as k e d hi m h ow th i s happened, and and had said h e was i n t h e act of coupling a horse not given more th an one or t wo turns guar , n _ instead the train d walking d o wn th e t ra i n , bl ew hi s w hi s tl e a went on. He had n o t su ffi c i en t time to g et out of the way, an clear, but he and endeavoured to throw himself fell, and both w h ee l s o f th e h orse -b o x went over him. He asked him if he had mentioned w ithb xYthe s .of it to anybody, and w when the bell was rung , an d t h e d ought to have seen guard into any trouble. h started. The deceased he said he had not done so, T the train was all right bef ore e f an d knew a guard's duty. The had been a guard himse h a e s pheadrdid not wish to get the was the guard's duty of St. Thomas's Hospital, said the Webster, surgeon, in three weeks ago with a severe policeman rang a bel because the all triimghetwasmurp., Henryand it deceased was broug ht his of he th eii r ight beg laeng to . sink, R Re went and d o i n ed we o l n i t N o l r o a nd f a e y w ino - rning. The jury expressed their surprise for summoning that none of the railway o ffi cials or the guard were pre sent, and to allow time them the inquest compound da f y ra e c ; tu h r u e t was adjourned. SALE OF THE PARISH OP E LMT O I7.--This estate was when 7 8 e 0001. sale wa by a uction at D er b y, on Thursday last, , 's bid for the whole ; this not being considered a sufficient sum, the estate was bought in for 82,0001. It is not improbable that the estate will shortly be offered for sale is detached portione.—Derbr Mercury.