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Feb. 14 ,Jan. 29 Feb. 4 Feb. 1 naf ty Feb. 1 4 Feb. 14 Tan. 26 ran. 26 ran. 96 u ru.Tb. , " 1 Feb. I Tan. 30 4 'eb. 4 qi Cynceis& Feb. 6 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 Dear . Feb. I" Feb. 4 Jan. 29 I ,Toriced llll Feb. Feb. 1" Feb. 14 Jan. 29 Tan. 26 Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Feb. 1 Uneerts $ Feb• 2 Feb .5 Feb. 1 Jan. 2 6 Feb. 2 Feb. 2 Feb. 1 —"------- Is WM 1J I n dia vi" tched 06 tlernany nd NO° left h lB )sterdAi that he ......!. __, tess of a Rev. eso of EAST INDIA HOUSE, /sth JAN., 1854. THE COURT of. DIRECTORS of the EAST INDiA. co ‘i PANY do HEREB V- Or {VC NOTICE, VARe The t a TERLIC GENERAL. COURT of the, said Company vvll held at their House in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 121 ~larch next, at Ele/en o'clock in the Forenoon. JAMES - C. MELVILL, Secretary. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC READING AND CHESS ROOMS, 5, CAVENDISii-SQUARE. Noblemen and Gentlemen are respectfully Informed that the An nual lo these Rooms is reduced to Two Guineas, which lacludes the entrée to the Institution. • R. I. LONGBOTTOM, Secretary. MR. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, EVE including the BERNESE OBERLAND and the SIMPLON, I,'RY EVENING at Eight o'ClOck , (exc e p t Saturda y ), and W es d aY, Thursday and Saturday Morn in g s, at Two. Stalls, 35., ....eh can be taken at the box Mlles every day from 11 to 4 ; area, `,.; gallery, Is.—Mont Blanc, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. tGYPTIAN HALL.-CONSTA_NTINOPLE is now open Every Day at 236 o'clock. and Every Evening at flght The Lecture is delivered by Mr. CHARLES KENNEY, and ' 4B been written by Mr. ALBERT SMITH and Mr. SHIRLEY ItIto ORS. Admission, Is.; Reserved Seats, 2s. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms, (Lessee, CHAS. C. Lamm:cr., Onslow-house, Fthaam-road), The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON. 1 , 1 !. 1 . 1 will continue open every evening, with LAITRENT'S ;', 4 'LEBRA.TED BAND. Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8 ' u alicing to commence at 9 o'clock, and ter idnate at half-past 11. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES, prepared ex- Pressly for this Institution by Monsieur Ferriere of Paris, exhibited en a surface of about a thousand square feet, with an ENTIRELY 1 41 W SERIES of DISSOLVING VIEWS, daily at a Quarter past r our, and in the evenings at a Quarter-past Nine. LECTURES by Dr. BACROFFNER on WILKINS'S NEW PATENT UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I 'ReTITRE by J. H. PEPPER, Esq., on SPONTANEOUS COMBUS TION with Brilliant Experiments. Open Morning and Evenings. Admission, Is.; Schools and Children under Ten years of age, Half-price. UNGARIAN PROMENADE CONCERTS. -- A d IS.—RO ICA 14 MARIONETTE THEATRE, Adelaide street, West Strand—Every EVENING, at Eight, by the renowned HUN"( ;ARIAN B kND, whose performances have created s uch intense interest throughout the leading European cities. The programme is varied nightly, and includes the finest compositions of a ncient and modern masters, as well as Hungarian and other na !tuna' Melodies, Mazurkas, Waltzes, Gahm, and Quadrilles. Ka iozdy, conductor. Soloists—Flugelhorn, Horanyi ; darionette, M. -.4Ugarde; piano, Miss J. Warman. Vocalists The Misses itrougham. Morning Performance, Wednesday and Saturday, at Three. PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY. PART I. Overture (Der Freyschutz), Weber; Dnett (Bonny Mary Jami e G. Tinley, composed expressly for the Misses Brougham, second tim e ; Waltz (Eglinton), Kalozdy ; Solo, pianoforte (Carnival de Yenise), Miss Julia Warman : Original Aria, Mang ; Solo, clarinette, Augaide ; Song (The Tear), Kucken, Miss Elizabeth Brougham; Polka (The Royal Sussex Militia), T. Distin ; Quadrille (Creseent), Saikozij. PAST II Selection (La Sonnambula), Bellint ; Dnett (The Cousin.), C. W. 'ilover, the Misses Brougham ; Polka (Roccoco) , Kalozdy; Solo , Pianoforte (Morceau de Concert), Miss Julia Warman; Aria (Hun- Zadii laszlo), Erkell ; Song (Coming through the Rye) , M iss Josephine zroughar a ; Quadrille (American), Jullien ; Galop (Times), Kalozdy. LAW LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, Fleet-street, London, January 2, 1854.—Nonce rs HEREBY axe e, That, a GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of the N'T Lite Assarance Society will be held at the Society's Office, 'Jeet-street, London, on TIMBSDAY, the 2d day of February next, at F - Past 11 o'clock in the forenoon, pursuant to the provisions of the , l et Y's deed of settlement, for the purpose of receiving the Au- Vera' Annual Report of the Accounts of the society up to the 31st ; I „ b ecember, 1853; to elect two Directors in the room of Anthony 1 ,,, (4 vi1, Esq., deceased, and the Right Hon. Samuel March Phillips, r e - election name was withdrawn at his own request when proposed fox to in June last ; and for general purposes. The director =b e e chosen in the room of Anthony Brown, Esq., will remain in n 7, e until 24th Jane, 1855. The director to be chosen in the room i 4 ,t h e Right Hon. Samuel March Phillips will remain in office until 6. June, 1857. By order of the Directors, WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. NEW DISCOVERY IN TEETH. MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, bE FLEET-STREET, has introduced an ENTIRELY NEW SCRIPTION of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs "'Me. or ligatures.. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth, VI not to be di s ti ngu i s h e d f rom t he o r ig inals by the closest observer ; eY will never change colour or decay, and will be found superior to "eY teeth ever before used. This method does not require the ex- Faction of roots, or any painful operation, and will support and pre ': rre teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and Mastication. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mas meation. 52, FLEET-STREET.—At home from Ten till Five. RE -COMMENCEMENT of SCHOOL TERM. to —Parents should not suffer their young "scions" to return se4 ool without a suit or garment from L. HTA.H'S " School of . „ e, ign" in JUVENILE ATTERE. Hussars, Tunics, Polkas, Polo alse, and other styles, are dispalyed in perfection, profusion, and var iety becoming the character of a City Establishment, where Nttality and-Economy are parallel principles in business. L. HYA.H, Tailor, Clothier, and General Outfitter, 36, Gracechurch- Street, city. NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION, 48, Gracechurch-street,,London. For Mutual Assurance on Lives, Annuities, &c. DIRECTORS. Chairman—SAMUEL HAYHURST LUCAS, Esq. Deputy-Chairman—CHAßLES LUSHINGTON, Esq. John Bradbary, Esq. Robert M. Holborn, Esq. Thomas Castle, Esq. Robert Ingham, Esq., M.P. William Miller Christy, Esq. Robert Sheppard, Esq. Edward Crowley, Esq. William Tyler, Esq. John Feltham, Esq. Charles Whetham, Esq. Charles Gilpin, Esq. o John Feltham, Esq. Robert Ingham, Esq., M.P. TRUSTEES. Samuel H. Lucas, Esq. f Charles Lushingtou, Esq. PHYSICIANS. J. T. Conquest, M.D., F.L.S. I Thomas Hodgkin, M.D. BANNERS—Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co., and Bank of England, SOLICITORS —Septimus Davidson, Esq. CONSULTING ACTU SNT—Charles Ansel], Esq., F.R.S. Extracts from the Report of the Dlrectors , lar 1853, presented to the Eighteenth Annual Meeting of Members, held at the Londen Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, 22d December, 1853. The Directors congratulate their fellow-members on the very grati fying result of the recently-completed Quinquennial Investigation of the assets and liabilities of the Institution, by which it appears that, on the 20th November, 1852, after providing for the present value of all the liabilities in the Life Assurance Department, a surplus re mina of 242,6271. Os. Od., which has been duly apportioned as heretofore. The redactions range from 5 to 89 per cent. on the original Annual Premiums, according to the age of the party and the time the Policy has been in force; and the Bonuses vary in like manner, from 50 to 75 per cent. on the amount of premiums paid during the last five years. The total amount of the reductions per annum for the ensuing live years is 33,3481. 17s. 2d. The Bonuses assigned to those policies on which the original pre miums continue to be paid amount to 89,880/. ss. Od. ; this, together with Bonuses apportioned at former divisions, makes an aggregate addition to the sums assured by the Policies in force of 126,5641. Os. Od Notwithstanding the great reduction of Premiums, the net annual income arising from 12,326 existing Policies is 163,9121. 74. Id.; this sum, with the interest on invested capital, viz., 37,2981. 7s. 3d., shows a total annual income of 201,2101. 145. 4d. In the twelve months ending the 20th November last, the Board has issued 1,33 i Policies of Assurance, the Annual Premiums on which amount to 21,121/. Os. 4d., being an increase of 209 in the number of Policies, and of 3,3941. 16s. 3d. in the amount of New Premiums thereon, over those of the preceding year. The total sum paid, and in course of payment, to the representa tives of deceased Members since the establishment of the Institution is 371,3171. 17s. 7d. The accounts for the year ending the 20th November last have been duly audited, the balance of receipts over disbursements in that period is 98,810/. 18s. ld., increasing the capital stock of the institu tion to the sum of 974,497/. 3s. Sd., which, with the exception of 29.9461, advanced on loan at interest to members on security of their respective policies, is invested in real and Government Securities. The following statement shows the progress of the Institution : NUMBER OF romans ISSUED — From 15 Dec. 1835, to 20 Nov. 1842 (7 years) From 20 Nov. 1842, to 20 Nov. 1847 (5 years) From 20 Nov. 1847, to 20 Nov. 1852 (5 years) From 20 Nov. 1852, to 20 Nov. 1853 (1 year) .. 3,215 .. 4,575 .. 7,066 .. 1,336 Total number Issued • • .. AMOUNT OF INCOME— 20 Nov. 1842 .. 20 Nov. 1847 .. 20 Nov. 1852 .. 20 Nov. 1853 (after allowing the reduction on premiums) .. .. • • . • AMOUNT OF CAPITAL. .. £39,360 9 7 .. 111,113 13 0 .. 206,700 11 5' 201,210 14 4 20 Nov. 1542 .• ..X139,806 1 7 20 Nov. 1847 .. .• •• 417,172 16 0 20 Nov. 1e52 •• .. 875,686 5 7 20 Nov 1853 .. `0: .. 974,437 3 8 Members, whose premiums fall dne on the Ist January, are re• minded that they must be paid within 30 days from that date. Dec. 23, 1853. JOSEPH MARSH , S ecretar y . At a ballot taken at the Meeting the two retiring Directors. THOMAS CASTLE. ESQ., land Wee. MILLER CHRISTY, ESQ., were de. dared to be reelected. ANOTHER NOTE. ANOTHER Note is sent to Russia, possibly perfumed with gunpowder: the Principalities are to be relin quished, and the Northern forces to retire. Notes of Interrogation ? and Notes of Admiration! are the notes most applicable to the Esta blishments of E. MOSES and SON. For the advantage of those who 'ire not thoroughly acquainted with London, it is necessary to oh a"ve that E. MOSES and Sores gigantic houses of business are, r i nories and Aldgate (opposite the Church), and their West - end is New Oxford-street, corner of Hart-street. But many ask, "at are E. MosEs and Son? They are the most noted merchant t a lons of the age ! The producers of the best fitting, the best male, d tpa most fashionable Clothing in the world I For whom do they 4 it ? For nobl e men, clergymen, men of business, mechanics, 'l l e a all others ; for adults, youths, and children 1 What are their Nes ? The most eeonomical prices are asked for first-rate article What do they make besides attire? Shirts, the best in the most fashionable in make, the most elegantly em- Zo dered, and the largest quantity of plain shirts (in all sizes) which a r e t r e ever made by any house of business They also make every rai de of clothi ng f or ladies, for which they charge the most econo y—eal Prices. What do they make, and what do they sell? All .shionable articles of hosiery for ladies and gentlemen. Furs, hats, ca p s boots and shoes, &c., and the best selected outfits for emigrants aaY country or climate. CA UTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to g uard the im , ` ull i e against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like he „ e d of " Being connected with their Establishment," or ob N , - " ro e concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for zilens reasons, they beg to state that they have CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOME IN OR OUT OF LONDON, except their Establishments, as follows : ~,nnrion City Establishment, 154, 155. 1 56 , and 157, Minones, 83, ' .1,85 , and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1, 2 „ and 3, Hart- s t ree t, all communicating. tiradtord (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. .11olonial Branch, Melbourne, Australia. „n_aterchant Tailorg. Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, FUrriers, Boot and . '°:;.ni Makers, and General.Outlltters for Ladies and Gentlemen. ei IIB ORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be %.,2anged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned p — ri nut hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest trom which no abatement can be made. off aLs ae Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunse t A'4„ s4l,' t urdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. in„ : Book, " The Epitome of Comfort and Economy," contain -1411 lists of prices, our system of self-measurement, &c., &c., slay be had on application. or post-free. _ handsome. Almanac for the year ending 1854 can be had . g ratis a pplication. L ei P on Parle Francais. Qui *li parla Italian. nter arricht man Deutsch. Aana se habla Espana MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. Ds • SAMUEL LA'MERT, 37. BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doc tor of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of the University of E. l lnlaurgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. Air AY We consulted, personally, or by letter, on 1 ....., the various disorders of the nervous and generative system, Lure from juvenile irregularities and excesses, which have pro tu-ced more misery in youth, degradation in manhood, and prema e.r.e d ecoy at all stages of life, than perhaps p re other class of 1 ,7 044 known tomodern pathologists. Long andctical experience ~'",`, the treatment of these diseases has proved that there are in exist secret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in b ei l t n e i nce, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous . n. ,_ ty, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfrultfhl Marri .7", impotency, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their Voss modifications owe their almost entire origin. „,., is absolutely necessary that all men should know that there are r"ncildes of personal management which cannot be violated without the rring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed ~... heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties 41 , 4 , 3 ' be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, '.`o bow the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, that there it scarcely any degree of physical Infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. DOCTOR LA'MEItT has for a long series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate com plaints, and is the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless Of the taunts and envy of the hypocritical and mock-modest, has had the confidence, through the medium of the public press, to direct attention to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is free. In selecting this department of practice, he has been amply re w arded by the great success that has attended his efforts in the treatment of these cases, which are too generally confided to the care of unqualified and Ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated Publications, assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues ?f their patent nostrums, have inflicted serious injury on those who have been induced to place faith in their pretensions. At home for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from 114 x till Eight. All letters must contain the fee of 1/., and advice and l bedicines can be forwarded to any initials or address. It is desirable that patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MERT should first obtain a copy of his work on BELF•PRESERVATION -4 Medical Treatise on the Philosophy of Marriage and Nervous and G enerative Debility, illustrated by fifty-coloured engravings, and des .erty bbli? in detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and r f eess co• The perusal of this treatise will , assist in the Ascription of their cases, and may be had, price th in e E m ng rr li ect sh, of s Messrs. Piper e ncb, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, or German, Brothers and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; kin. . ,-, Haymarket ; or free b-• &, Cornhill ; Storie, Titchborne-street, Hannay, 6, Oxford-street ; ~3 ' . host for forty-two stamps, to any address from the Au th or's real ___'' en ce. 37. B EnFORD-SOl7 ARE LONDON. ---- ON THE SECRET CAUSES OF SELF-ACQUIRED MISERIES AND DISAPPOINTED HOPES. THE SILENT FRIEND. In Six Languages—Fiftieth Edition. 4 i n , CONTAINING TRE REM:EDT FOR PREVENTION 07 DISEASE. u ustrated by One Hundred Anatomical Coloured Engravings and Cases. Edition, enlarged to 200 pages, price 2s. 6d., by post, from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in stamps, THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the exhaustion and physical decay of the system, produced by exce ssive indulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abuse of e miry, with directions for the use of the preventive lotion, fol "fed hY observations on Marriage, and the disqualifications which Rvent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravings. By at ar( and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19 g Bern e Oxford reet, London. Published by Sherwood and Co. 23, Paternoster 7duw, and sold by Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150. Ox f ord - street; Gor 8°,,n1146. Leadenhall-street ; 95, Farringdon-street ; Sutton, 10, Church-yard ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; R Johnson, 68, Cornhill. 0 ART I, treats of the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive i ris, and is illustrated by 28 Coloured Engravings. d ui A RT treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in nr gene% and their lamentable e ff ects on the system, producing ental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. Illustrated by 10 Explanator3 Engravings. PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the Primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured Engrav ing,. PART IV. contai n s a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a simple application, by which the danger of infection is obviated. PART V.is devoted to the consideration of marriage and its duties. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. . T HE CORDIAL BALK OF SYRIACIINI is exclusively employed .0 treating nervous and sexual debility, impotence, 8z3., 11 s and 335. Per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphllitte ru uledY, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary "Mils, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, 11s. and 335. per Specific Pills, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., an d 1 i s. bottle. P erry ' s Pur i fy i n g Per box, a certain remedy for gonorrho3a, gleet, stri c t ure, and ch ronic inflammation of the bladder. Con s ultat i on fee , if by letter, ' l * A minute detail et the case is required : age, habits. and posi tion in society. 51. Packets, with advice, to he had at the Establish.. 'Bent only, by which the fee, 1/ ,is saved. Messrs. 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ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORREKEA ' with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors n relation to the Treatment and Cure of the Impuissant and Sexual Hypochondriacs, Translated ftOra the German of Dr. PICKFORD. T which is added, an ESSAY ditor. en SEXUAL DEBILITY, by the E "Dr. Plckford 's known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs ns, that he has addressed himself to the non-medi cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall letect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his -ewer to correct." —London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. The tribe ' Q of uiet Sympa thisers:and • Medical Friands,'are mercile ssl y exposed and if this book could find its way into the hands of those who sear from tbe com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of leas importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much money.— —This volume is well qualified toput an end to the lace the treat empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea , an d to P ment upon a more rational and physiological bas is. It is, therefore, likely to do much good."—Medical Circular. June 16, 1852. London : H. Balliere, 210, Regent-street. FRENCH AND SPANISH BOUNDARY.—Generals Moute verde and Collier, the plenipotentiaries appointed to arrange the long-pending boundary question between France and Spain, have arrived at Bayonne, from Madrid. 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Parliamentary Reforms from Within. The Great Ant-Eater. General Bounce; or. The Lady and the Locusts. By the Author of " Digby Grand." Chaps. 111. and IV. Researches in Dutch Literature. Paris Gossip. The Decline and Fall of the Corporation of London.—ll. The Corporation as Conservators of the Thames. The Bridal. By Frederick Tennyson. Russia, Norway, Denmark, and the Baltic. Les, Femmes." The Irish Tenant-Right Question. London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. D URSSELL' S. —BALL SUPPERS and .111_ WEDDING BREAKFASTS SUPPLIED in thft first style; public breakfasts, dinners, and promenade suppers supplied by con tract ; a taro stock of bride cakes for immediate use, from one to twenty guineas eacll ; a handsome cake for five' guineas, packed and sent to any part of the country if required, and warranted to keep 12 months.--JoHN K. PuassELL, 162, Regent-street, and 20, Ludgate hill, only. GR AVESEND STA PACKETS. No other Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and rurfieet The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permittii FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. WEEK DAYS. Terrace) ~, Pier. 4 S g sts9, t 9774 11% Itiy Direct Trai Omnibuses every quartet RBUNSWIC lowl SUNDAYS, iidays" dris from the Boats marked t from Fenchurch•street Station to all parts of London r of an hour. !K WHARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the fol- Ing Trains from the Fenehurch-street Station. IS I atui . - ' -0.,.,,,,-2:-."?:' t, / A c e---Z ' l i till -- d . ..,, /, ,1 . ~.7 , \,...4,, . V . („..... , .. . . . --- 0--440 • tat* ,6•2. • . . ^ !•,*; $ - .. 'L • . 4 44 A ! 0.4. ,-. 7 7 . 4 , ~...,.... c..,,1 ) AV ( kW - „ - -----,- 7.. 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But probably the man who does the duty of chairman best in the transaction of the business, does equally well to take the chair at dinner. Mr. C. Lewis—Do you believe the system of dinner allowances is necessary in order to secure a proper atten dance at the committee business meetings? Mr. Bower—l do not, because I belong myself to one committee which has no allowance, and where there is no difficulty in obtaining a good attendance. At the same time I think it is but fair, when gentlemen attend to public business, and have their social habits broken into by being detained beyond their family dinner hour, that they should have a dinner provided for them at the close of their duties. But this I consider is a matter of very small moment either way. There is another point in Mr. Bennoch's evidence that calls for remark. That gentleman stated that the corporation consisted only of retail dealers and men of no influence. On such a point every one must of course speak from his own experience, and I can only say that my own ward has eight representatives, and there is not a retail dealer among them—they are all men of education, respecta bility, and considerable wealth. Mr. C. Lewis—Then you think it is not true that the members of the corporation generally are composed of retail dealers ? Mr. Bower—No ; their general character is quite the reverse of that. Mr. W. Lawrence examined—l am one of the twelve rulers of the fellowship porters. The rulers are elected by ballot by the whole fellowship. Their duty is to meet once a month, and also to attend the quays and see that the different branches of the trade are supplied with men. I was elected ten years ago. I am constantly on duty, and receive 361. a year for acting as a ruler. I derive 60/. a year more for attending at the Fellow ship-hall and collecting all the porterage dues and other moneys, and seeing that the nut and orange trade, and the trade at Billingsgate, does not suffer from want of hands. Each porter pays down 51. admission-money, and finds two bondsmen of 401. each, as security for his honesty. In the case of death, 31. is paid out of the fund for the burial of each member of the fellowship. The employment of the fellowship is more regular and constant than that of the other classes of porters, but their payment is not any higher than theirs. There is more of our work to be done now than was formerly the case in the port of London, but it goes to the docks, from which the fellowship are excluded. The employment of the fellowship has been falling off for the last five or six years. Mr. Rushton, the corn shifter, pays the men their money daily, and he holds a large sum in his hands, be longing to the fellowship, as a security for his own repay ment from the importers. There is a deduction made from the earnings of the men, of which Mr. Rushton receives 41 ' per cent., and the other 31 per cent. goes back to the fellowship. We think that Mr. Rushton does not pay back a large enough sum to the fellowship. I consider that 2,000/. would be quite a sufficient fund for Mr. Rushton to retain in his hands as his security, instead of so great a sum as 5,5701., which he now holds to carry on the business, and for which he pays no inte rest to the porters. The greater part of the fund ought to be repaid to the porters. I believe that the evi dence of Mr. Brown is perfectly correct where it states that Mr. Rushton, the corn-shifter, has received, since his appointment in 1827, no less a sum than 87,000/. I believe he received the whole of this sum for his own use. Deficiencies in the collection are not made good by the " shifter." One of the potato-meters takes a penny in every shilling earned by the porters at the potato work, and in consideration for this pays back to the fellowship 1301. a year, which is not sufficient. I regard the fellowship as a very useful body of men, who arc in favour with the trade of the port for their efficiency and good behaviour. They make good all losses to the importers, and there is hardly a box of oranges missing in a year. 111 i-. Samuel Baylis examined—l am the collector of the tonnage dues levied in the port of London, and was appointed in 1849 by the corporation, at a salary of 2001. a year. I employ a clerk and messenger, whose remu neration reduces my net receipts to 80/. ; but in addition to this lam also collector of the City wine dues. The present rates of the tonnage dues levied by the City in the port of London are as follows---Id. per ton register for every coasting vessel coming from or going to any port of the United Kingdom ; per ton on every ship coming from or going to any foreign port in Europe north of Cape Ushant ; id. per ton on every ship coming from or going to any port in Europe south of Cape Ushant ; and Id. per ton on every ship coming from or going to any port in Asia, Africa, or Ameri ca . Th ese tonnage dues formerly belonged to the Government. No charge is made upon vessels coming or going in ballast. The wine dues levied by the City amount to 4s. 9d. per tun of 252 imperial gallons. The tonnage and the wine dues are paid into the Chamberlain's office. The inquiry was then adjourned till this day. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST. Yesterday, the half-yearly meeting of this company took place at the Bridge-house Hotel,—Mr. S. Laing in the chair. The advertisement convening the meeting, and the report, as already published, having been read, The CHAIRMAN said he would offer a few observations relative to the results of the last year. Looking at the gloom and despondency which prevailed in the company five years ago, he believed there were few who then ex pected to see so satisfactory a return as five per cent. on their oapital. Five per cent., however, was but a poor return on one of the most prosperous of the English railways, when compared with those of foreign countries, and reflected no credit on the rail way legislation of England. At one time it became a question with the` directors whether they should keep down the number of the trains or extend the public accommodation, and thereby in some measure increase the expenditure. Perhaps the most popular course to have pursued would, at the time, have been to keep down the expenditure, and leave the receipts to shift for themselves. That, however, would not do on the Brighton line, which required that the traffic should be brought to, he might almost say forced on, the line. With the exception of Brighton, they had no other town of importance on the line of 170 miles in extent. It was true they were connected with Hastings and Portsmouth, but the traffic of one place they had to share with the South- Eastern ; and of the other, with the South-Western ; and they only got a small portion of it. The same might be said of Reigate, which they also shared with the South-Eastern. They had, therefore, mainly to depend on Brighton and the suburban traffic of the Croydon line nearly 100 miles of their railway running through a thinly peopled district, with the sea on one side of them, and the South Downs on the other. Accordingly they had to do everything in their power to promote the traffic, and the result was, that whereas in 1848.9 the number of miles run was about 1,000,000, they last year amounted to 1,700,000 ; and the number of passengers had increased in a still larger ratio, the number in 1848-9 being only 2,500,000, whilst in 1852 they had increased to 3,500,000. and in 1853 to 4,500,000. It was right to add, whilst speaking of the number of passengers, that arrangements had been made for carrying large numbers of workmen to and from the Crystal Palace daily, and probably a deduction of about 300,000 ought to be made on that ground, as they could not be considered as belonging to the regular traffic, and therefore the numbers would stand at about 4,200,000 in 1853, as compared 2,590,000 in 1849; and that, be it observed, was irrespective of the season and periodical tickets, the receipts for which had increased in the sametime from 10,4001. to 27,000/., or nearly threefold, notwithstanding that reductions of from 30 to 50 per cent. had been made in the rates of charges in the meantime. Another feature in their prosperity was to be found in their cc2relei4pa tsose g od o oh o f art d doo s m t s r ds6 7 lu: ob c 00 , 10e0 w 0d.1 1; t c thh h oee 1n miles oea (exclusive sogoer luslh o oa f h:a c de d a d ritananegr whilstee)a increases had etdh ef r o i r n ome 70f per cent, on the last year, as compared with 1849, but the cost per train per mile run was, in 1848, 3s 44 ; in 1849, 3s. 6d. ;andin ; IbBust3, as to u lle b . etb T e h r is tb h . ey e thought very satisfactory could maintain the 5 per cent. dividend now declared was a matter of anxious consideration. Irrespective of what might be expected from the Crystal Palace, which would open in the course of the summer, he had no doubt then that the traffic, if it was not stayed by some extraordinary disturbing cause, would be maintained, and he trusted the time might arrive when 5 per cent. would not be looked upon as the maxi mum dividend. When, however, that period arrived, he should propose that the public should have a share of the advantages. His policy was, not to screw as much out of the public as possible, but giving them every possible accommodation, and he was sure that in the long run that would pay them best. In paying the five per cent. dividend on the line, he supposed it was generally understood that it was benefited to the extent of about 4s. per cent. by the stoppage of the 10,000/. per annum formerly carried to the reserve fund, and which was deemed to be no longer necessary. He had formerly estimated the amount required to complete their works at 7,670,000 i., whilst the bill before Parlia ment asked permission to increase it to 7,800,000 i. In conclusion ' he begged to m o v e th a t th e repor t b e re ceived and adopted. Mr. LEO SCHUSTER seconded the motion. After a few explanations on matters of account, in answer to questions by Mr. Herapath, The report was adopted, the agreement with the Crystal Palace and West-end Company approved of, the dividend declared, and the retiring directors and audi- tors re-elected. Captain YOUNG then brought forward a motion for the discontinuance of all Sunday traffic, excepting in cases of necessity and mercy, which, upon being seconded, was put to the meeting and negative in d by a larg e ma . jority, only four hands being held up its favour. A vote of thanks .was then given to the chairman, and the meeting separated. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURN. SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for th' week ending_ Jan. 22, 1854 V,,504 15 51 Corresponding week last year 2,573 16 7al LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1854. THE OFFICE OF PRIVY COUNCILLOR. We refer our readers to a letter of Mr. Toulmin Smith, under the head, " Coronation Oath, and the Act of Settlement," which will be found ix another column. We regard this communication as one of the ablest and most conclusively reasoned letters which has yet ap peared on the disputed right of a foreigner to hold the office of Priv' Councillor.—Morning Advertiser. COSMOS INSTITUTE. Yesterday a meeting was held in the small room, Exeter-hall, "for the purpose of developing the objects / of the Cosmos Institute in connection with the promo tion of educational and geographical pursuits, and for the diffusion of information on the colonies and emigra tion." In the absence of Lord Stanley, who had re signed; Sir John Dorat took the chair. Mr. HYDE CLARKE read a written address, explaining the objects of the institution to be the acquisition kff the "Great Globe," Leicester-square, and the collection of maps in the possession of Mr. W y kl ; an d , se c on dl y , the establishment of a library and reading room for co lonial newspapers and information. Further, it was proposed to establish an ethnological museum, and in short, generally to aid the diffusion of knowledge on colonial and geographical subjects. The remainder of the address referred to the details by means of which the design was to be carried out. DifT. DIGBY SEYMOUR, M.P., in proposing the first resolution, said he regretted the absence of the noble lords and right rev. prelates who had given the society the benefit of their names. The object of this institution was, he said, to aid the masses of the people in the pro cess of self-development, and especially in their inquiries on geographical and emigrational topics. He congratu lated the meeting on the absence of political agitation, as making the present a peculiarly favourable moment for projects of social advantage. There were signs of progress in every quarter, and although there was a dark cloud in one quarter of the horizon, he still hoped that it might not burst over the heads of the nation. Even if it did, however, Eaglishmen 'were now, as they had always been, ready to brave the storm. (Loud cheers.) But the great question of the day was the education of the people. The people themselves had determined that education they must have, and the only question now was, how was it to be given, and what it was to be. After some further general observa tions, Mr. Seymour concluded byrecapitulating the objects already stated in the address, adding the fact that, out of 1,200,000 persons who had visited the " Great Globe" during the past year, 400,000 had been gratuitously ad mitted by the present proprietor, Mr. Wyld. The reso= lution pledged the meeting to the general principle of national education and the support of educational insti tutes. • • Mr. EMERSON seconded the resolution, addressing himself principally to two topics. The first was the great ignorance of the people of England as to the colonial possessions of the British crown. One object of this society would be to enlighten that ignorance, which was nowhere greater than in the great metropolis. The second was the great want there was in this city of any place of resort and information for visitors from the colonies. To remedy that defect would be another ob ject of the proposed institute, and therefore he, as a colonist, felt bound to give it his support. Mr. A. CAMPBELL, who described himself as a work ing man, supported the resolution. He considered that the proposed arrangements were very liberal towards the working men, who would, he was sure, give the institute their support. The resolution was put and carried unanimously. Captain INGLEFIELD, R.N., the celebrated explorer of the Arctic regions, who was received with loud applause, proposed the second resolution, which was to the effect that the promotion of geography and its kindred sciences was of great value to a commercial and mercantile e p e e n o t p r l e e, o a f n in d fo th rm at the Cosmos ationtopers l on n s s e t m itu ig t r e a w tin o g ul , d an s ci er t v o e as a those colonists who visited the motlier country. He was happy to state that the Board of Admiralty and the authorities at the Horse Guards liberally supplied books to the navy and army, and that the men eagerly availed themselves of these contributions of books for libraries. He knew that both in the army and navy there were those who and wnly more lacke c d l e s v u e c r h stoker, who, on his last voyage, through the chief en maneni.nstHituetimonenatsitohniesdtoabneicnosmtaengeereoaftear, gineer, had asked for the loan of a book out of his library—that book was Humboldt's "Cosmos." This man had studied the book, and had made some very ab struse calculations on the eclipse of the sun, and he was now engaged at Woolwich. He (Captain Inglefield) ex pected to go another voyage to the Arctic regions, and he hoped to take this man with him. Of all sciences, there were none which admitted of so much extension as that of geography. If they turned to painting, let them look to the old masters. Could they find any thing superior to the works in the present age ? So in music—the old ballads always charmed. But geo graphy involved with its study many other sciences, and this institution offered an opportunity to every man to instruct himself in any one branch of geography. Ignorance pervaded not only the humbler classes, but the very highest in this respect, as he had himself re cently witnessed. The discowiesvade in the Arctic regions had been productive oefirglity results. With reference to our gallant missing countrymen, the world believed they were lost, but be did not. (Loud applause.) This was a broad assertion to make. He had been twice in the Arctic regions, and he had penetrated 120 miles further north than any other previous voyager, and he would speak of what he had seen, and he must refer to the vast supply of animal food to sustain the voyagers. One night, when the sea was calm, he had sailed through what he termed an ocean of birds ; and the natives within 10 3 / 4 degrees of this were able to find everything they required from the beasts by which they were surrounded. And here he would allude to what had been declared by Sir Edward Parry at the dinner given at Lynn to Lieut. Cresswell—that he believed where the Esquimaux lived Europeans might also exist. Had they a right, then, to give up our gallant country menPl Poor kFranklin,and d still their alive, average agest be did hismen wereaslost? a not exceed 33 or 35 years. These, then, were not the Men to despond. They lived upon hope. He had, in those latitudes, with his own gun, killed in three hours 150 birds. They were carried to Beechy Island, and being frozen, they remained as fresh food. For himself, he had spent his life in every clime, and it was his busi ness on this occasion to return thanks for the seamen to Mr. Wyld, for the manner in which he had opened his exhibition gratuitously to his brother sailors. (Cheers.) The Rev. Mr SEYMOUR, of Chelsea, seconded the resolution, and promised the aid of the working clergy to the institute. He contended that the diffusion of knowledge, instead of weakening, as some thought, would tend only to strengthen religious convictions throughout the community, Mr. STOOQUELER moved the third resolution, approv ing of the Cosmos Institute. He showed that our re cent geographical discoveries would enable us to be very independent of Russia in the event of a war, as tallow and isinglass could be brought from India. He was of opinion that ignorance of geography was as much a blemish among the upper and middle classes as among the lower, and instanced a case of a lady having asked him if he ever rode from Calcutta to Bombay to see her son. Mr. GRIFFIN seconded the resolution. A vote of thanks was then tendered to the chairman, and the meeting broke up. POSTAL STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH AUSTRALIA. A public meeting was yesterday held at the London Tavern, for the purpose of taking into consideration the most desirable steps to be taken for promoting the most desirable steps to be taken for promoting semi-monthly postal intercourse between this country and our Austra lian colonies ; Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN informed the meeting that the ques. tion it was met to consider was one of the most impor tant of the day, affecting, as it did, not only the com mercial interests , of the city of London, but of the whole kingdom. Great exertions bad been made in 1850 by gentlemen representing various important interests in different parts of the country, to obtain that more rapid and regular communication with Australia which it was the object of the meeting now to obtain. But if such improved communication were necessary in 1850, much more had it become essentiallat the present time, in con sequence of the immense increase of our trade with the colonies, consequent upon the discovery of gold. The number of letters passing between Australia and this coun try was already greater than between India and the United Kingdom, and he had no doubt that it would continue to increase to a still greater extent. With respect to the expense of affording increased postal communication with Australia, he believed that the increased revenue obtained would more than cover the additional expense, for the great increase in the correspondence of this country had been found to arise not more from the re duction in the rates of postage than from the great facilities afforded by frequent deliveries. (Rear.) Mr. MOFFATT, M.P., in moving the first resolution, stated that he had no doubt the Post-office authorities would shortly propose a uniform rate of 6d. for letters to Australia, 2d. of which had been appropriated for the land service in the United Kingdom and the colony, and the remaining 4d. he thought ought to be given entirely tc, those who conveyed the letters by sea. He did not think that the Goyern ment would be justified in refusing to concede to any company offering proper securities a proposition to esta blish semi-monthly communication with the Australian colonies, on the condition of receiving the whole of the sum to be paid for the sea passage of the letters. (Hear, hear.) The Government had received in 1851 not less than 56,0001., and he had no doubt that with increased facilities a revenue of at least 200,0001. could be obtained from the postage of Australian letters. (Hear, hear.) He moved, "That the immediate establishment of regular semi-monthly communication with Australia was im peratively called for by the extended commercial relations and growing wants of the mother country and her Aus tralian colonies." Mr. Lents (formerly a member of the legislative council of Sydney) seconded the motion, and stated that the colony of Victoria had offered a large subsidy to any company which would molt efficiently promote the postal intercourse between that colony and the mother country ; and he had no doubt that if the authorities at home were to reduce the postage to a uniform rate of 6d., the colony would be content to reduce the postage on their side from 2d. to id. upon alit letters previously sea-borne. Mr. MALINS referred to the great expense of main taining steam communication with Australia, and stated that the consumption of coal on the voyage out and home amounted to not less than 11,500/. He considered that no arrangement short of giving to the steam com panies the whole amount earned from port to port would be satisfactory. (Hear.) Mr. RIDGWAY considered; that a great saving of time would be effected, if all steaz n ers for Australia left Milford Haven, instead of Liverpool and Southampton, and were not compelled to touch at efvery port in Australia as was now the custom. The resolution was then :agreed to. Mr. DONALDSON moved the next resolution, "That in the opinion of this meeting, the geographical position of the two great emporii of the' south, Melbourne and Syd ney, required distinct and independent lines of steam communication." He considered that that the Post office authorities were greatly to blame in acting with so much tardiness in a matter of such great national im portance as that of increased postal communication be tween this country and Autstralia. The conduct of the authorities at home in this respect contrasted most un favourably with that of the colony of Victoria, which had just agreed to grant a sum of 3,0001. monthly to any company which would bring out the letters from England in 65 days. (He ,a r, hear.) It was unworthy of Great Britain to take on o farthing of the sums derived from the colonial correspoi idence of Australia, in order to swell the revenues of th in country. (Hear, hear.) Mr. J. MACGREGOR, seconded the resolution. He considered the question of speedy and certain com munication with the Austrldian colonies one of so much importance, that it would have done honour to the Government had it called Parliament together at an earlier date for the sole purpose of effecting this desired object. When he looked at the rapid progress of the commerce of the United States it appeared unprece dented, but when he compared it with thj trade with Australia, the increase h:rd been much less rapid and extensive. Our exports of British manufactures to Australia for the last year amounted according to his estimate to 15,500,0001., and if the value of the colonial and foreign produce also 'exported were added to this, the total exports of the United Kingdom to Australia would not be less than 17,5+00,000/. (Hear, hear.) Con siderable apprehension appeared to be entertained with respect to losing our trade with Russia. But the total value of our exports to. Russia did not amount to 2,000,0001., while our commerce with Australia was more than eight times that amount, and we could get from Australia alma st every article that we now imported from Russia. (Hear, hear.) The whole of our exports to the United States did not exceed those to Australia, which already amounted to one-half of the whole of our exports in 1831. He hoped that no exertions would be spared in order to obtain that amount of communication between this country and the Australian colonies which the extent of the commerce and the social interests of the two countries imperatively required. (Hear.) After a short discussion, the resolution was agreed to unanimously. Mr. LINDSAY moved the next resolution, to the effect " That an humble address to her Majesty, and petitions to both Houses of Parliament, should be adopted and signed by the chairman on behalf of the meeting, and that the chairman should be requested, in conjunction with the committee of the Postal Steam-communication Society, to impress upon the Government the serious in jury inflicted upon the trade and industry of the coun try by the present inefficient system of postal communi cation between England and the Australian colonies." He called the attention of the meeting to the enormous rate of charges at present made for the conveyance of letters to Australia, and the inefficient mode of obtaining their conveyance by the present system of offering a sum of 1,0001. to any vessel that would undertake to convey the mails to Australia within the time specified by the Post-office authorities. Mr. KIAD having seconded the motion, it was unani- mously agreed t 0... Resolutions were also passed awarding the thanks of the meeting to the Postal Steam Association for the energy displayed by it in promoting an improved system of steam communication with the Australian colonies, and to the chairman for presiding on the occasion, after which the meeting broke up. DEATH OF MR. PHILIP BLITZ, PROFESSOR OF MUSIC. —lt is with a very deep feeling of sorrow and regret, in which a large proportion of the public of Southampton will participate, together with large numbers in the principal towns of the southern counties, we record the decease of Mr. Philip glitz, professor of music, who died after a brief illness of bronchitis, yesterday morning, at the age of 49. He was born at Lymington, where his father established his reputation as a musician of con siderable eminence, and brought up six sons to his pro fession. Philip, the eldest, early became a popular com poses of ballroom music of the highest class, and his compositions became fashionable for their respective periods. He came to reside in Southampton about 25 years ago, and showed the versatility of his talent by composing, besides much classical music, a variety of ballads, of which the words were frequently his own ; and ono series of naval songs, called "The Songs of the Mid-Watch," the Admiralty did him the honour to be added to Dibdin's, in a special edition published for the Navy. Besides his musical works, he was the author of "Tales of the New Forest," which he was well quali fied to write, from his intimate acquaintance with the scenery of the forest and the manners of its people. He was a great advocate for the Hullah system, and intro duced it in Southampton and other places, andindeed sought to cultivate a musical taste among the young ge nerally. His lectures on music were exceedingly attrac tive at all the literary institutions of these counties. He was a most brilliant performer on the pianoforte and violin, and conducted Paginini's concerts when very young. He has for many years held the office of organ ist at All Saints' Church, and the re, as well as previously at other churches, raised and t au g ht a choir, and per fected the vocal service. His wife and an only son have to mourn the loss of an affectionate husband and father —the profession of one of its most meritorious and ac complished members—and the masonic brethren a brother whom they esteemed. He always gave a willing assistance to the craft, and distinguished himself amongst them, and was P.P.G.O. of Hampshire. One of his masonic compositions, " Faith, Hope, and Charity," is possessed by every lodge in the province, and is intro duced at most of their festive entertainments.. Hamp shire Advertiser, Jan. 14. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING ADVERTISER, Sts,—My attention has been called this day to a paragraph in the Morning Advertiser, of the 14th inst., which states—" That if these noblemen (Lord Stratford de Redcliffe and Lord Westmoreland) were called on to state what had passed in writing between an illustrious personage and themselves, relative to the Eastern ques tion, and to produce the correspondence, we have no doubt that disclosures would be made that would startle the people of England from their propriety." I lose no time in informing you that there is not the slightest foundation for the supposition therein contained. I have not had any communication directly or indi rectly with the "Illustrious Personage" alluded to since I first came to Vienna. I never received a letter from the Prince containing one word upon politics, public men, or public affairs. The only letters with which his Royal Highness has honoured me, have re lated to matters of art and benevolence. I feel satisfied that you will take an early oppor tunity of giving publicity to this contradiction of the report circulated in your paper. . Your obedient servant, Vienna, January 22, 1854. WESTMORELAND. THE CORONATION OATH, AND THE ACT OF SETTLEMENT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING ADVERTISER. SIR,—It oftens happens that, in the discussion of a topic, an incidental point arises of more real interest and importance than the matter whence it arose. It seems to me that such has been the case, at the present time, as regards one of the statements that have at tracted such wide attention, with reference to the Prince Consort. His rightful position as Privy Councillor has been disputed, and has been defended. I am not going to enter the lists on that subject. I will only remind all whom it concerns, that every resolution taken in the Privy Council is bound, by the law of England, to 1)e " signed by such of the Privy Council as shall advise and consent to the same ;" which rather simplifies some disputed questions. The point that has attracted my particular attention has been the extraordinary nature of the answer that has been set up, by those who have maintained the legality of the Prince Con sort's seat in the Privy Council. That answer amounts to an announcement to Englishmen, that all our most cherished constitutional guarantees are worthless. Let me try, in a few words (for its full development would take a volume) to make this understood. Few countries are content to have a sovereign installed without some obligatory form of coronation oath. Fer dinand of Austria and Hungary had hence a twinge, which led Jesuitical statesmen to substitute Francis Jo seph, who had taken no oath to Hungary, for the old King of Hungary who had taken such oath. The law and custom of England have always required such oath to be taken. Has that oath less meaning and reality, as a pledge for the maintenance of our English laws and liberties, than the oath of Ferdinand of Austria had ? The Coronation Oath Act (1689) expressly requires the King or Queen to "solemnly promise and swear to govern the people of this kingdom of England, and the dominions thereto belonging, according to the statutes in Parliament agreed on, and the laws and customs of the same." A reference to the older forms of the oath, as well as the express separation of the parts of this clause, show that here was a distinction intinded to be drawn between the temporary regulations made by Parliament, and the great constitutional landmarks. Are a Cab Act and a Gas Act to be put into the same category with the statute de tallagio non concedendo, or the Bill of Rights? The Act of Settlement (1700) again expressly requires the same coronation oath to be taken, by every King or Queen occupying the throne under the act ; and under which act alone it is that Queen Victoria now sits on the throne. I cannot conceive that any person can do otherwise than recognise it as a fact that the acts of 1689—" de claring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject, and settling the Succession of the Crown," and of 1700— " for the further limitation of the rown, and better securing the rights and liberties of the subject," are fun damental acts and laws of the realm, to be altered only under circumstances analogous to those under which they originated. It is, these acts only that exclude a Papist from the Throne' Of England, and deelttre that " the people of these realms shall be and are absolved of their allegiance" to any heir to the throne who shall be or become a Papist. Is such a provision to be altered as glibly as a London Cab Act ? Verily, Englishmen must look about them if' such is to be the teaching. And unquestionably such is the teaching now. The provision as to Privy Councillors is even more emphatic, in one respect, than that as to a Papist filling the throne, though part of the same act. The same parties who would evade the former would assuredly evade the latter. It is expressly declared, in the Act of Settlement, that "it is requisite and necessary that some further provision be made for securing our religion, laws, and liberties." Prominently among these "requisite and necessary further provisions," comes the one " that, after the said limitation shall take effect [by which, having taken e f fect, Victoria is Queen of England] no person born out of the kingdoms of England, Scotland, or Ireland, or the dominions thereunto belonging (al though he be naturalised and made a denizen, except such are born of English parents), shall be capable to be of the Privy Council." The difference between a constitutional monarchy and an absolute one consists mainly in this—that under an absolute monarchy the crown is personal and dynastic ; under a constitutional one it is representative—an im personation of the unity of a people. Hence the former fixes all responsibility directly on the occupier of the throne ; the latter maintains always the principle of impersonation, and rightly reckons the advisers of the Crown as, except under very special circumstances, the responsible parties. The Lord Chancellor is called " Keeper of the Crown's conscience." The occupier of the throne takes the Coronation oath, as a pledge that the embodied power of the State will be used to uphold the Laws and Liberties of the Realm. If the Corona tion Oath is violated, every one well knows that it is the Ministers of the day who are responsible. It behoves every one, then, who thinks any guarantees of our Laws and Liberties worth preserving, to ask what is the mean ing of the plea set up, that the provisions of the Act of Settlement, as to Privy Councillors, are avoided by any later act, brought in by a courtly minister, and passed by Parliament, —probably unheeded,—certainly with the consciousness that any opposition would be construed into personal hostility to " illustrious personages ?" Surely there is revolution enough floating about in these days, without those who should be our teachers setting before us the lesson that our finest constitu tional guarantees are waste paper, and the Coronation Oath a mere delusion. Our dearest institutions are being daily undermined. Continental notions of cen tralisation are, step by step, annihilating the manliness and the spirit of our nation. Is theie to be no hold left, to which we may cling—no guarantee that we can re gard as sacred ? " NO," say the sycophants of courts. If Acts of Settlement, Bills of Rights, or Coronation Oaths, stand in the way of Juggernautish servility, they may all be scattered to the winds by five lines of a mo dern smuggled act of Parliament I I will only say, in conclusion, that our fathers must have been a very different set of men from our contem porary (so-called) statesmen, when Lord Coke could de clare, as he does, that, "in many cases, the Common Law will control acts of Parliament, and sometimes ad judge them to be utterly void ;" and when it could be L proclaimed, as it is in the no ble language of the last clause of the Act of Settlement itself, that "the laws of England are the birthright of the people thereof ; and all the kings and queens who shall ascend the throne of this . realm ought to administer the government of the same _ according to the said laws ; and all their officers and Ministers ought to serve them, respectively according to the same."—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, TOULMIN SMITH. Highgate, Jan. 26, 1854. NEW CHURCH AT READING, IN BERKS.—In the centre of the Castle-hill estate, fronting the Bath-road, in Read ing, a plot of ground had been apportioned by the ori ginal proprietor of the property for a square, which was surrounded by a very handsome iron palisading, with large gates at each corner. The land having been re cently purchased for the Conservative Land Society, the executive committee have decided that the ground in the centre of the square shall be given for the erection of a new church, the increasing population of Reading ren dering this gift very useful and beneficial to the locality. This is the second grant of land for the building of a church by the Conservative Land Society. THE GRAVE-YARDS. -- Dr. Sutherland, one of the medi cal superintending inspectors of grave-yards attached to the Home Office, has been seriously indisposed from the effects of inhaling , the gases arising from decaying corpses in a vault visited by him. He is now in a fair way of recovery. Dr. Waller Lewis has also suffered from a similar cause.—[Mr. George Alfred Walker, the pioneer in the cause of suburban interment, and unrecognised " medical superintending inspector, of grave-yards," has often perilled life and health in the prosecution of his inquiries into the state of London grave-yards.—ED.] — Leicester Chronicle. How ABOUT A GREEK EMPIRE ?—What it would be may be imagined from the following anecdote :—A Greek gentleman returning to his country after some years spent in America, proposed the establishment in his na tive city of a debating club. Several young men ex pressed their willingness to join, and a meeting was held to settle preliminaries. The first thing to be done was the selection of a president. The ballot-box was pro duced, and each member placed in a paper with the name of his nominee. On opening the box it was found that no man had a majority of votes, but that each name had one vote. Every member had voted for himself as president I—Speculations on the Eastern Question. By a Soldier. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE. — The market opened at a slight im provement, and gradually stiffened to about the highest rates of yesterday, but closed rather easier, and with a flat tone. Coledonian, 25a ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 614 14 ; Lancaster and Preston Twelfth Shares, 94 p. ; London ; Manchester,M Sheffield, ni, 74 7-16 ; South-Eastern and Dover, 17a 11-16 a ; Dutch Rhenish, 3 d. North British, at Lincoln, and North-Western, ; xrdlan Midland, 1 6 04 3 II BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.—This market ra th er i m p r oved in ;one to-day. Shropshire Unions Were done at 3 1 dis. MANCHESTER, 'TAN. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has been greater firmness amongst sellers, but it had the effect of checking business for want of a corresponding exhibi▪ tion of confidence on the part of buyers, and the sales were exceedingly limited. Lancaster and Carlisle New Thi▪ rd, 12 p. ; Caledonians 25 ; Leeds 61i ; East Lancashire, 15$ ; Sheffield, (New Pref.), 1-16 p. LEEDS, JAN. 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market thi s morn i ng h a s fully sustained the little improvement of y es t er d a y, b u t the transactions have been few : Midland were done at 604 ; Lancashire and Yorkshires, a t 6, , it ; Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, at 21g. DUBLIN, JAN. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—DubIin and Wicklow (Cl. paid), 21; Great Southern and Western (501. paid), 49/. TESTIMONIAL TO FRED. GOODYER, Es Q, CHIEF CON STABLE OF THE COUNTY OF LEICESTER. —It is pleasing to notice, while in the adjoining county of Nottingham the police are at variance with their head officer, and in other counties divisions are prevailing in their respec tive constabulary bodies, in Leicestershir e the entire corps is animated by a desire to do its duty and by a spirit of cordial unanimity. This fact is undoubtedly owing, in great part, to the admirable manner in which Mr. Goodyer fulfils his part, being ever anxious to merit the approbation of the magistrates, the confidence of the public, and the respect of the fficers and con stables under his control. It is no undeserved eulogy to say that he has succeeded in realising these frequently difficult results. The force itself has long been impressed with a feeling of zealous attachment to, and firm reliance on, its chief, and has at last manifested it in a way highly creditable to him and to itself. The form in which the testimonial has been offered is in the presen tation to the chief constable of a service of plate, con sisting of tea-pot, coffee-pot, sugar basin, and cream-jug. The articles are richly embossed, and on one of the sides of the tea pot, divided into three parts, an inscription has been neatly engraved by Messrs. Nall and Co. The articles were procured through Mr. Thos. Johnson, Bank-buildings, Gallowtree-gate, whose liberal conduct in the matter has highly pleased the constabulary. The presentation took place on Monday morning last, in presence of superintendents Deakin, Hague, Condon, Goodall, and Burdett, and Sergeants Moore, Wetherell, and Iliffe, who represented the force on the occasion.— . Leicester Chronicle. [I'RIOE SD• CITY OF LONDON COMMISSION. The Royal Commissioners resumed their inquiry again in the Privy Council Chamber, Downing-street, yester day.sr J h C n o m pypter m aeatao i dt s r seteshsrioooennrni circumstances s t he r she p te r otc e unh s Cinse e t nydi commencement w t eyo , n: M ror wnihel rhi had ipdni e C trhnoo o ebre r tn,tee n heee e anedn w p et pg a sdoe l eof l iaoaztr L ide e ddas ss onoit i sfstnott andex plain to ri t s r G r e y e f M u n a s tr n a l i t,hC to e fi a. take up his freedom. He said that Mr. Gen induce them to take up their freedom, and, judgment having been signed against each of them, six writs were placed in the hands of the officer of the corporation, who was instructed to inform the parties that the pro ceedings had been taken, not for the purpose of recover ing the penalties, but to increase the constituency, and that if it were their pleasrue to take up their freedom, and they would apply to him, he (Mr. Pearson) would relinquish his costs, and that he had no doubt the com mittee would relinquish the fine also. In consequence of this representation, five of the parties took up their freedom, and the costs and fines were relinquished accordingly ; but the officer reported that Mr Gentry refused to make any such application—that he said he would not step over his threshold on the matter if anybody were to offer him 501. to do so ; and, in fact, that he dared the corporation to proceed against him. He (Mr. Pearson) then told the officer that in that case he must do his duty, but at the same time begged him to state to Mr. Gentry that if he would still come to his office on the subject he would not con sider what had taken place as an affront offered to himself, but would stay the execution of the warrant, in the same way as he had done in the five other cases. He (Mr. Pearson) afterwards saw Mr. Gentry himself, and remonstrated with him on the matter, telling him that if he would even then take up his freedom the money would be returned. Mr. Gentry then spoke in a sub dued tone, and he sympathised with him ; but he sub sequently came to his (Mr. Pearson's) office and com plained of the manner in which the warrant had been executed. He then once more repeated the offer that if he would take up his freedom the penalty would be relinquished ; but Mr. Gentry had chosen to take his own course, and all he (Mr. Pearson) could say, under the circumstances, was, that what had been done in lawha d wbeen' good d e in due e or cour s enot was of leaxwec;utainndg whether et ra an entirely different question. He (Mr. Pearson) had made this statement in order to vindicate his professional warrant the n t character, and to show that he had not acted with any degree of harshness ; hitt that, on the contrary, he had gone out of his way, and sacrificed his own profes sional emoluments to prevent the possibility of any such imputation being cast upon him. The officer who exe cuted the distress was now present, and would explain his own part in the transaction to the commissioners. Mr. J. Z. Gore examined—l am sheriff's officer of the city of London, and was employed by the C►ty Solicitor to execute a distress warrant against the goo . ds of Mr. Gentry. It was on the 3d February that I received my instructions to do so. I then went and asked Mr. Gentry if he would discharge the claim, and avoid un pleasantness. He said lie would do no such thing. I then requested him to call and see the City Solicitor, to prevent the necessity of my removing his goods and in curring further expenses. He, in answer to this, de clared that he would take no trouble to see anybody, and that if the corporation had authority to seize his goods they must do so ; that the corporation had almost ruined him by making him remove his place of business and driving away his customers ; that he had sustained the loss of several hundreds of pounds by pulling down his premises, and he had been led to expect compensation for it, but that it had been denied him. I saw him again afterwards, and he was still of the same mind, and would not take up his freedom, or go and see the City Solici tor on the subject. I was therefore obliged to enforce the writ against him. The sum to be levied was as follows :—Cost of writ, 4s. ; bailiff's fee, ss. ; man in possession (two days), 10s. ; appraisement, 21s. ; van and men, 7s. Bd. ; warehousing goods for several days before they were sold, 20s. ; carting goods, ss. ; auctioneer's fees, 235. ; making the total expensed, 15s. Bd. The amount for which the writ itself was obtained was 8/. 6s. 4d., which added to the expenses ;hove stated, made a total of 131.25. To recover this amount a portion of Mr. Gentry's goods were sold, from which the 13/. 2s. was deducted, and the remainder handed over to him. That is all I know of the transaction. Mr. Child examined—l have been surgeon to the City police since the year 1844. Mr. Acland had stated that I was the son of the partner of an alderman ; but that is not the fact. Mr. Acland appears to hare confounded my name with that of one of the other can didates for my situation, who was the son-in-law of an alderman. When the appointment I now hold became vacant there were 25 candidates for the place, and I was selected for the office without any interest, and solely on the ground of professional qualifications. My salary is now 5001. a year, without fees. The amount has been raised in consequence of the onerous nature of my duties. The witness having detailed the various duties he had to discharge said—The City police is a very fine body of men ; its standard of height is five feet eight inches, the standard of the metropolitan police being one inch below that. lam not aware why taller men should be more necessary for the City than for the rest of the me tropolis ; but I think the practice secures a vigorous and efficient body of men. The metropolit an an d th e City police act interchangeably in each other other's districts when necessary. The two bodies co-operate harmoni ously ; and the feeling between the two is the same as that between two policemen on different beats. Mr. Benjamin Bower examined—l am the deputy of the ward of Billingsgate, and also deputy-governor of the fellowship porters. The governor of that body does not act personally in his office; and practically I dis charge his duties. I have been connected with the fel lowship only one year. There are 12 " rulers" of the body, whose duty it is to meet oncea month to manage the finances, settle disputes between-I he meters and workmen, acid hear complaints against the porters. The deputy-governor has the power of appointing the men, of fining them for misconduct, and even of dismissing them if necessary. The fellowship porters claim their rights by prescription, like the privileged watermen. I suppose that, originally, the corporation claimed the right of performing all porterage within the port of London, and that they employed these men as their servants to do the work. The corporation has no other interest in the matter, and derives no revenue from the present system. There are 2,000 fellowship porters on the books, but a great number of them do not attend to do the work at all, or work only occasionally. From 800 to 900 of the fellowship, on an average, are at work constantly. The fellowship porters must all be freemen, and they have to apply for appointment to the deputy-governor. Each porter, on his admis sion. deposits 51. as a sort of security for his good conduct. The men arc all reqtfired to be strong' and able-bodied. I think it would be in the power of the corporation to dissolve the fellowship, as it was constituted by an act of common council ; but I believe the porters are a very useful body, and in my own trade (the fruit trade) I am satisfied that we could not do without their services. The ordi nary class of unprivileged porters cannot be so well trusted as the members of the fellowship, who are an organised body acting under a kind of surveillance, with security for efficiency and good behaviour. Our trade has forty fellowship porters allotted to it, but that num ber is often inadequate, and the fellowship in these cages do not object to work with other parties, but on the contrary guarantee their fidelity, by which, however, they frequently lose money. I do not consider the fel lowship porters are over-paid—indeed, in some cases, thank they are paid too little. They ha ve a of their own, amounting to 3,5001., which is invested in Government securities. This fund is created out of the entrance money paid by each porter (Si.). There is a further fund, of 5,57 01 ., kept i n the h ands o f Mr. Rush ton, the "shifter," who alw a y s retains it in his posses. sion, in order that he may be able to pay the men from it immediately their work is done, and afterwards collect their wages from the persons who employ them. I think, however, that 5, 5701. is a much larger sum t h an there is any necessity for the shifter retaining as a se curity for this purp ose, and an alterationin this respect might be beneficial. Mr. C. Lewis—Are the fellowship porters a distinct c orporation ? Mr. Bower—l hardly know. Mr. C. Lewis—They cannot s ue an d b e sued, can they, as a body ? Mr. Pearson here interp ose d to explain that the fel lowship was not a legal corporation, and for that reason it applied to the corporation of L on d on to lend the fel lowshipits name in bringing the action against the Messrs. Combe and D e l af i eld. It was, however, a quasi corporation in some respects. • Mr. C. Lewis—Have you anything else you wish to state, Mr. Bower ? Mr. Bower —If I may be permitted, I would like to say a word or two on an entirely different subject. It has been stated to the commission that it is the practice of the committees o f th e corpora ti on to choose for their chairmen the men who are fondest of conviviality. This is not the fact. The practice rather is to select for chairman the man who has shown the greatest know ledge and aptitude for the business which the committee has to discharge. The best business man may not always be the most brilliant speechmaker. Mr. Bennoch was never elected to a chair, because he was a man who looked in at the committee room to gossip for half an hour with somebody, and then went away. He was not a man who attended patiently and regularly to the business, but preferred to be showy and to make a display. Sir J. Patteson—But would not the fact of a chair man of committee declining to partake in the convivial 16,192 MIMI f V" tw l3 '' hie!, , J I I I , Time.