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//,4/ G ; ti / 4 ,5-/W-A4- „ r,/; - 16 : • - • c) * r • ift 40. _ • 4 1 / 1 ,2r../ • • 061,, k \ in 0 s '• wi ka< 4ll - % ' 1 3 r4._ . • . Weari • • ' ALw pit Z / ' teurr il A, o 3 , ll AlL STEAM-SHIP for AUSTRALIA, , t 4, 854. The magn fie t screw st , am p ' -. 800 tons, Captain J. GOODSLL, smother of the tine fleet d.._ lig to the G enera l Screw Steam chipping Comp fly will be 83.7na_tched with her Majes y' Matle for Adelaide, Port-Philip, and 'hip bet h; ,! O n the 4th August next. This fine vessel has maintained Ip trte•tePentmtion for rapid soling and punctuality, and is a si.ter A ustral .e Argo." which has made the quickest v. Tage to and from the m an t a uP to this time. The Calcutta has been employe I carrying s i ju n ato and from England and Calcutta, and from her superior e and steaming qualities, it Passage faiy assumed that she will 86 4 ' he run in 60 days. Rates offrom 30 to 100 guineas. has, Fall be followed, on the 4th of October, by the of 2,500 pitt ;, B ?Lull Particulars as to Frei,ht and Passage Money at the Corn -_'weer, 7 Cannon-street, City. came too late. The objection shot Id be taken to ills ip. pointment of the commission. Mr. E. DENISON thought it formed part of the agree meat between the government of the day and the heads of the church and the expense of the commission should be defrayed by the public. One advantage of this was that it brought the subject annually before Parliament. Mr. HUME dissented from the doctrine laid down by the Secretary of the Treasury with regard to the payment of the commission. He was not hostile to the Church ! but he thought it unfair that the publi o s h ould be called on to pay for themanagement of church property by which that property was benefitted. Mr. V. SMITH said that the expense of commissions was frequently defrayed by the property with regard to which they were issued. That should be a fordo ri the ease with regard to a commission appointed expressly for the purpose of improving the property. (Hear.) It was high time for the government to reconsider this vote. H e was convinced that if the matter were properly represented to the bishops they would see the indecorum of having this charge paid out of the public revenues. Mr. MACARTNE ir wished to know whether the vote embraced the whole expense of the ecclesiastical com mission. gENCE. ERDAY. ie members 1210 The chief tol! I state of affairs; lucendo! Of 113 ,vourable, that 111 In the cour se,' n received a let!ifi suddenly sound!: the letter WO' LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING-, JUNE 10, 1854. [PRIOE 51). No. 19,254.] S T E, AM TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. :n coMpliance with numerous applications from persons de- G en : Proceed t, the Cape of Good Hope, the Directors of the .„,.,`4l Screw Steam Shipping Compam have determind to de inh their Steam ship " CAPE OF GOOD liOrE ' to e TA BLE B I ;: 2 on th e 20th of June next. The "Cape of ,food Hope," H. 1.0),:°?, Commander, has just returned from a most successful to n :t e to Constantinople with passengers and general cargo, is 700 orthen, and 100 horse-pow. r Built by Messrs. Mare 8; Co., p.„_ act wall. and an extremely fast shio. Her accommodations for ste ..W.ers are little If at all inferior to this Company's fir.st-class Of p,T stil l's so well known oa the Cape and Calcutta Hue. The rates i„,;:sage Money fest Class, 60 and 65 Guineas each ; See nd am T to as to 45 Guineas each. The ship will load and sail from South tivii As her capacity for passengers and freleht Is limited, early itz_eete:icti jot;.should be made to the Company's Oftces, 27, Cannon- In one volume Bvo., price 145., PROSPECTUS of the MIDLAND COUNTI ES FIRE and LIFE and HAIL STORM INSURANCE COM PANY. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital, One Million, in 80,000 Shares of 121. 10s. each, of which SUM 11. 10s. p d• Share is proposed to be pad up. The liaMlity of the Shareholdtrs will be limited, as in all other Insurance Companies, by the Deed of Sett ement, and by the Policies issued by the Company, to the amount of Shares sub- GREAT GLOBE, LEICESTER-SQUARE.-SEAT of WAR.—TURKEY in EUROPE.—LEC PUBES on the Geography of Turkey in Europe and Asia, and the Baltic, and the m. sur rounding countries of Russia and Persia.—Open from 10 a.m. to 0 p.m.—Admission is. ; schools half price. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. 7,2951., salaries and expenses of the office of Comptroller- General of the Exchequer. 20,1241., salaries and expenses of the office of Commis• sioners of Works and Public Buildings. On this vote, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY wished for some explanation of the new offices created in this department, assistant secretary and architectural assistant, the one at a salary of 4001., the other at GOO/, Mr. WILSON said the appointments had been made in consequence of the report of a commission, which recom mended these additional officers as necessary in consequence of the great increase of public buildings. Mr. HUME asked if that report had been laid before Parliament. y persons tbatr! tat I will take fr ill ; but was p i ; the fact of Wed nission I exe llt rence to me of which I receon my claimant e my account " HISTORY of the FRENCH PROTESTANT REFIPJEES, num THE REVOCATION OF THE EDICT OF ANTES TO THE PRESENT HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) The house re-assembled for the first time since the recess at five o'clock. TIME. By CHARLES WEISS, Professor of History at the Lyeee Bonaparte. Translated, with the Assistance of the Author, by FREDERICK QT. MARY'S HOSPITAL.--The ANN IVER SARY DINNER in AID of the FUNDS of this Hospital will take place at the London Tavern on Wednesday, 'the 12th of July next, on which occasion scribed for. • The Shares to be divided into separate County Stocks, as follow : Linco nshire . 17,000 I Leicestershire •• ..•• 9,000 Warwickshire .... 17 000 I Northamptonshire ...... 6,000 Derbyshire .. •• .. 13,000 Ratlandshire . • . . 3,000 I Nottinghamshire ........ 13,000 In reply to Earl HARDWICKE, The Duke of NEWCASTLE said for the first time in this country an ambulance corps for conveying the wounded from the field of battle had been established, and being now completed, a screw-steamer had been chartered to carry it to the East. This vessel, he un derstood, would be ready to leave the country the day after to-morrow. HARDMAN. OPINIONS OF TUE PRESS. " This book addresses itself not only to the historical student, but to all persors of cu.tivated mind who take an interest in the pro gress aid development of the human intellect and of true Chris tianity—and to Protestants it is particularly attractive."—Black wood's Magazine. The Hon. ARTHUR KINNAIRD, M.P., has consented to preside. Gentlemen desirous of becoming Stewards are requested to an nounce their intention forthwith. TIIOS. W. BUDD, Treasurer, Chairman of the Dinner Committee. Board-room, June 9, 1854. lope that the Pre 91 PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. Wm. Midgard, Esq., Lincoln, Chairman of the Lincolnshire Fire PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Ber Chancery, made in a Cause of CL ARK against STEVENS, Ileti, ia e , d itors of WILLIAM CLOUDEs . 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With power to add to their number. BANKERS.—Messrs Smith, Ellison, and Co , Lincoln. SEcEETARE.—Nr. Wm. Andrew, Lincoln. TEMFORARY OFFICES.—The Lincolnshire Fire Office, Cornhill, Lincoln. in placing the Prospectus of the MIDLAND COUNTIES INSURANCE COMPANY befora the Public, it may be well first, briefly to glance at the Insurance Companies at present existing in those counties. IVarwickshire has two the Birming ham Fire and the District Fire. Notingharnsh4e and Derby shire one--The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Fire and Life Office ; and Lincolnshire one— fhe Linco'nshire Fire Office. It wi 1 be noticed three of these are Fire Offices only. The two Warwick shire Companies are both of them highly respectable and well established Companies, but limited in their operations to Fire In surances, and doing the bulk of their business in their own localities. The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire has maintained, for many years, a most respectable position ; but it may be fairly asserted, without any intention of underrating the t .ffice, that it does . ot hold that rank amongst Insuran 'e Comps let which is n - cessary to render it so profitable to the Shareholders, or extensively useful to the public, as It might be. Leicestershire formerly pos sessed a local linurance Office, but it was abandoned and sod to the Sun Fire Office some years ago, although parties, well acquainted with the Leicerershire °file i. have asserted that it only required energy and perseverance to h Ivo maintained its ground success fully. Nof thainptonshire and Rutlandrhire never possessed any in surance company of a heir own. The Lincolnshire Fire office is one of more recent o' igin, but con nect, d with one of the largest counties in the singdom. It was established in 185 , is cm - posed of 495 shareholders, resident in Lincoln ur Line inshire, and although the business of the Company has been almost exclusively confined to the city and county of Lin coln, it has in three years insured nearly Two MI lions of Property. The who 'e of the pail up capital of the Company is entire, and in vested upon securities ; and out of actually realised profits during the last three years, all Fire Los es have be• n paid, a 1 manage ment expenses, Five er Cent. esch year to the shareholders upon tie paid up capied, all the charges connected with the forinati n of the Comp inY. and still there is asurpiusof nearly I,' 001. ps a reserve fund. This, in so limited a sphere of business opera tions, a.din so short a time, shows w hat ht be done upon the same principle, by combinations throughout the whole of the Midlano Coun ties taking, too, into account, that by such a c imbieation the per centage of working, expenses would be considerably reduced, and the amount of local interest brought to bear, renders success certain. The shares of the Lincolnshire Fire Office have attained a pre mium or ce.a. per cent up• n the paid up capital. The Office was originady intended to have been a Life, as well as Fire Office ; but it was decidi d first to try its working as a Fire 0111, e before under ailing Life risks. The success of the office has now, however, la en so great, that it is determined by the shareholders to undertake Life, and alas Hail storm Insurances, in addition to the Fi e business, and to extend the bosiness to the whole of the Mid land Counties, with a body of shareholders in each county. This is proposed to be done by the dissolu' ion or the Lincolnshire Fire office, and the form ition of as entirely new Commas , to be called " The Midland Counties Fire and Life and Hail Storm Insurance Com pany." The books, papers, nd business of the Lincoins ire-office to be handed over to the new Company upon the following terms: — The sharehol les in the Lincolnshire office to recei • e in shares (not in money) 30s. per sh ire prem urn, as the market value of their interest in the Company. To raise a fund for this pur pose, so as to keep the Capital of the new Company untouched, the new Shares are to be allotted at a Premium of 2s. ad. per :shire, which will raise a fund amply sufficiew for the purpose. This 2s. 8,1 Premium will, of course, not be charged upon the Shares allotted to the Lincolnshire Fire Office Shareholders in lieu of their present Shares. To ensure a permanent resident Proprietary, the Shares of the MIDLAND COUNTIES are proposed to be divided into sepa rate Stocks for each County, the shares in such several County Stocks not being capable of being held other than by par ties resident in such several Counties; and to ensure a Pro priety having an undivided interest in the prosperity of the Company, no person, whilst holding Shares in this Company, Is to be allowed to hold Shares in any other Insurance Company. These restrictions may at first sight appear stringent, but they must and will ultimately tend to promote the interest of the Com pany inflni , ely more than an indiscriminate holding of shares by parties riot resident in the Midland district, and possessing such shares merely as an investment; or who, from conflicting interests in other cornaanies,cannot give an undivided support to the Company of which, as shareholders, they profess, and ought, to be the sup porters. As to the Life Business, the district of the Midland Counties com prises a population of between two and three millions, entirely destitute, except as to the Nottingh imshire and Derbyshire Office, of any local Life Office, and offerinz to the Midland Counties Company , ample scope for a mo-t profitable business in that department of In surance, and still in so doing to promote a great public benefit, as every well c•inducted Lite Office undoubtedly is. As to the FIRE BUSINe.• S, the disaict ot the Midland Counties is most favourable, the experience of all the existing Companies in those counties shows. As to the HAIL --TOR .7,1 INSURANCE, this has not been added to the Life and Fire business without careful consideration, and upon details obtained from sources which may be relied upon; and the union of these three branches of lniuram e in a district so good as the Midland Counties, combined with careful and energetic ma nagement, may well he expected, ere many years pass, to enable the Midland Counties Company to take its stand as one of the most in fluential Insurance Companies in the Kingdom. According to the arran;ement entered into with the Shareholders co' the Lincolnshire Fire Ottice, they will take 12,000 of the 17,000 shares forming the Stock of the Midland Counties Company, in Lin• coltishire, thia-efore, there will be only 5000 new shares to allot. at the 2s. - d premium, stall, although, it any of the Lincolnshire office Shareholders have a eiairn to he allowed to Increase their amount of shares, yet the l'rovisional C , mmittee will vi w with great plea ure and carefully consider sppiications for shares from parties of influ ence and standing, who are not at present shareholders in the Lin colnshire Office. . ......._...._ „......... No person can hold more than 300 Shares in the new Company.— The Head Office is proposed to be held in Lincoln, with local hoards at itiroringliain, Leicester, Nott ugh Am. Derby, and Northampton.— The board of Directors to be comp sed of 25 Gentlemen, chosen as follows : - Lincohrhire .. ••.. • • ........ 5 Leice,tersht e ..... • .... ..... 3 Warwickshire • • ............ 5 N •nit .mpt ,nshire .• • ........ 3 Derbyshire .• • .............. 4 Rutlandshlre .. • ..... • • .•• • • I Nottinghamshire • • •.. • • •• 4I Three of the Directors to be paid by salary, and exp^cted regu larly, if possible, to attend the Board Meetings, so as always to form a quorum for business ; the remainder of the Dir ctors to be unpaid, but to be a lowed their 'r vel ing experts s, when they eho , se to att nd Board Meetings. at the Head Office.-0 he Chairman of the Board of Direct rs to eex coal io, a tnember of all the loci boards. The Annua Meeting of the Co tip= to I.e held alternately, at Line In, Birmingham, Derby, Nutt ngham, Leicester, and North ampton The Provisional Committee will proceed to allot the shares com pr's ng the L neoln stoil, but do not prop se to allot shares in any of the to. her counties until some influential gentlemen connected with those connties have applied for shares, and whose advice and direction In local corn tees may be rendered avai able in the se'ec lion of - proper parties as shareholders, as it It n: , t intruded to allot the shares at random to any one applying, but only to such parties as, by the r position, are likely, not only to advance the interests of the Company by their Insurances, hut by their association with it to give the public full contidence on the soundness of it . foundation. It should also be stated that no deposit will be required upon the llotment of shares, as is general y the Caie, tor all applicants for shares will be held perfeetiy c ear of all individual lialtilit) or ex pense, as when the Company is venially and legally fr , rm.d, (which it is sure to be), then the expense of its fautatiou will be paid out of the funds of the Codipany. This is a brief sketch ef the proposed Company, but influential agents will s ort'y be appointed in every county town in the M(cl laud distri t, who will represent the Midland Company for that county as reg.aels its limn laden, and public meetings will be held in all th , principal towns in the s-verai cowries to explain more fully the principles and details of the Company, but it is confidently bell ved that a Cempany formed ai this is proposed to be, and com prising proba , ly bete,. en 2,000 and 3.000 influential shareholders, cannot fail to prove most creditable, and a profitable investment to all connected with it While thus advocating the formation of a new Company it ought not in fairness to be forgotten that half a century ago, the enter prise, intelligence, and capital of the Metropols, promoted and formed Insurance Institutions, which have been, for years, and are still amongst the proudest and wealthiest of our National Institutions, and supplied tor the provinces of the Kingdom, at that time, what they were not then in a posit on to supply for themselves. But this en terprise has been amply rewarded long ago by profits almost beyond belief ;in many cases anti, the pale-up capital has increased to ten and twelve times its original ansount, and now by the development of various national improvements, the Provincial Counties are as well able to found these Institutions for themselves, as the Capi talists of the Metro olis were in former years; and in confirmation of this, reference need only be made to such offices as the Norwich Union, the West of England, the Yorkshire, and other local offices. It has, for many years, been admitted that investments in well established Insurance r ompanies are the most profl , able, permanent, and least hazardous, that are ever offered to the public; and it is believed that many will read this Prospectus with doubt and hesita tion, who, in after years, will regret tor themselves and their families that they did not throw a small amount of their capital, and the whole of their influence, into the promotion of this Company. Power will be taken by the Deed of Settlement to increase the capital of tt.e Company to two millions by the issue of 80,000 fresh shares, upon such terms as the existing shareholders of the Midland Counties ompany shall determine. This is provided for the pur pose of meeting any arrangement which may hereafter be thought advisable for the junction wish the Midland Counties Company of any of the Insurance Companies which at present exist in those counties. Printed Prospectuses, and forms of applications for Shares, will be Lincolnshire Fire Offichyef,abtmLheeipnatpcoAop:lo,neiann: appointed des o d r oo ri o 4l f tt: iß a ea n it nr y mi ao: Birmingham, dathnhoateitm, whose gho Nottingham, e t tt s ti ien o gf Com panyh thatan out in a few days, and may be had upon application to me at the C p o e ni rb p y; a , n wL y he i ioc o e sw r , it o lel f r , s a h x n o y o r r t appoint ment notices will from time to time appear in the provincial papers. -By order of the Provisional Committee, WM. ANDREW, Secretary. Lincoln, 7th June, 1854. THE LONDON . AND NORM-WESTERN RAILWAY AND THEIR ENGtSL-DRIVERS.. SETTLEMENT OF THE DISPUTE. Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the directors of the London and North-Western Railway Company was held in the board-room at Euston station, for the pur pose of considering the recent dispute which has arisen between the locomotive authorities and the engine drivers employed on the southern division of the line. Captain Moorsom, the deputy-chairman, presided, and Captain Huish, the general manager ; Mr. J. E. O'Con nell, locomotive superintendent ; Mr. J. P. Bruyeres, general superintendent, and others of the head officials of the line were present. A deputation from the engine-drivers of Birmingham, Rugby, and Camden stations, appointed by the men, were in attendance, and were received by the directors in the most courteous and friendly manner. The drivers entered into a statement of their grievances, and the reason of their hostility to the contract system of working their engines, as a compulsory measure. The main point of complaint was that a demand - had been made upon every engine-driver to put down his name in terms of the contract, and that those who did not do so were threatened with dismissal. They also made state ments to show that if the contract system was made compulsory upon them they would be great losers. The directors, having deliberated for a considerable period, ultimately came to the following resolutions : " The directors having considered the representations of the en gine -drivers, resolved— " That the trial of the contract system by the engine drivers must be entirely optional. " It was proposed, under the expectation that it would work beneficially both to the men and to the company ; and if any constraint on the subject has been exercised, it has been quite contrary to the orders and wishes of the directors. "The directors, therefore, wish the men to be informed that such as prefer it may continue to work on wages as heretofore, while such as prefer working on contract may do so. " With this explanation to the men, the directors have only further to state that on comparison of the scale of wages on the London and North-Western railway with the wages given on other lines, they do not find that there is any fair ground for complaint. (Signed) "C. E. STEWART, Secretary." The drivers were called in, and these resolutions were read and a copy furnished to them. They expressed their perfect satisfaction with the conclusion come to, and, as a proof of the good feeling between the directors and the men, those of them who had come from the other end of the line had their passage-money refunded and free return passes ordered them. A VOICE FROM THE PROVINCES.-I,Vrio OUGHT TO BE MINISTER OF WAR ?—The first Minister of War, the creation of which office may be held as settled, has not yet been appointed ; but if the public voice and ex pectation are to have weight, Lord Palmerston will be the man. Any other appointment, however high the claims of the person from abilities or from his present office, would undoubtedly be received with disfavour. —Sc ,tsnian,. [ADVERTISEMENT.] ASCOT RACES. -- SPORTS MAN.—Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent, for valu able and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the dikis tances of objects viewed through them—of great im portance to the army, navy, and others. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel. --Those telescopes pos sess such extraordinary powers that some, inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same tele scope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 12 to 14 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly.— The Royal Exhibition, 1851. Valuable, newly invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1 A mile distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-Course, at the opera-houses, country sce nery, an_l ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer -stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepe rs, and tourists. Oper a , race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wond er f u l power ; an object can be dearly seen from 10 to 12 miles distant. Newly-invented Spectacles ; immediately they are placed before extremely imperfect vision, every object becomes clear and distinct; the most aged, de fective eight is brought to its youthful, natural, and ori ginal state. Deafness—New Discovery--The Organic Vi brator, au extraordinary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument, for Deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has been, or pro bably ever can be, produced. Being of the sam e colour as the skin, is not perceptible ; it enables de a f persons to hear distinctly at church and at public as semblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely remo ved ; and it affords all the assist ance that possibly could be desired.- 9 , Albemarle-street, Piccadilly- Observe. opposite the York Hotel. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —The Earl of Aldborough and Holloway's Pills.—An astounding cure by this miracu lous medicine after every other means had failed. See extract from his lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. To Professor Holloway. Sir—l beg to acquaint you that your pills have effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach, which all the most eminent of the faculty at home and all over the Continent had not been able to effect—nay, not even the waters of Carlsbad or Marienbad. (Signed) Ald borough." These wonderful pills will cure any disorders of the liver or stomach.--Sold (also Holloway's oint ment) at Prosessor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London, and by all medicine-venders through. out :he world, TARES :- First Class. Second Class. tingle Journey .......... otude Journey then,llble Journey Tickets con be obta.ned, on and after Mon lav, 4 21 11. at Messrs. TA ttersal's, Hyde ark•corner ; dat the larg . rsal Office, Regent-ci•cus ; Swan with Two Necks, Or sham -44,1,_1110,50m's Inn, Lawrence•lane. Chcapside ; 53, King William ttrni,ty ; Spread Eagle, Gracechurch-street ; Bolt-in-Tun, Fie.-t -1 fi t ; 4,0 den cross, Charine-cross ; Green Man and Still, Oxford -11431', ; and at the Georee and Blue Boar, Holborn; any day (Sun tae's"Pted) until 'Thursday, the 15th of June rriagei and Horses will only be conveyed on Tuesday and Thurs. by . spec al train, leaving Waterloo at 7•0 a.m., and returning heme Indoor at 10'0 pm. A day's notice required, in order to 0 arse Boxes and Trucks. ki D i e b nibases will be continually running at moderate and fixed fares, to co ri nr Conveyances can be procured at Windsor during the Races. ol' nvey parties to and from the course. ' )1 Carriage Tickets will NOT be issued on the above days. ARCIID. SCOTT, Traffic Manager. ~_Waterloo Station, June. 1854. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY of Dep., 4 %A.NAD otice is tlereby Given, That alos. Itt," n u are On each and every share of the serlei of the shar s hesenVany has been made. and will be due and payable on Weil hs‘. t , e 7th of.tuhe, 1854 A CALL of 101 will also ha due and b e ' s ahle on each of the Certific ites exchangeable for Company's lie tOr6,,, and iO/. on each of the Certificates exchangeable for the st , htures of the l'r vince of Canada. sr.? , Per cent. interest will be charged on the Calls as long as they arrear. : Call Letter will be sent to each shareholder for the payment of the on hls shares Th- Debenture Certificates st be presented Bankers, in order that the payment of the Call may be marked a them. 4.tiolders have the option of oaving up in full On their shares and tratur(s. Interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per an urn ,s aid on k ttri tants paid in advance of Calls on either shares or debentu es, 1, 4 :, by ord rin Council or the (.; vernment of C mada. oersons tn 4 the present ca'l, and in full on th.ir Dehentnre Certifica , es 2 , will be entitled to at once exchange the same for the Debeu es or the Province. W A :: Payments to he made at the Banking House of Messrs. Glyn, ~. 67, Lombard •,treet. By order of the Board. WILLIAM CH 4 PM AN, Secretary. 2 — ettdenhall•street. May 6th, 1864. SECRET CAUSES Or SELF-ACQUIRED MISERIES • AND DISAPPOINTED HOPES. THE SILENT FRIEND. In Six Languaces—ri;ti eth tin t 6314 'renvtNa THE REHEAT FOR PRE VENTION or DIEIZAII. trated by One Hundred Anatomical Coloared Engravings and 210 Cases. W Edition, enlarged to 200 paces, price 23. 6d., by post. from the F.stablishment, 3s. 6d. in stamps, I' IN RE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on ett..„, the exhaustion and physical decay of the system , produc ed b y uive indulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abuse of low . d r ), with directions for the use of the preventive lotion, f01k...7.4 k...7. 4 0 3 , observations on Marriage. and the disqualifications which I.iant ft, Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engraving& By R. and L. et.r n 7'E and CO. Consulting Surgeons 19, Beniers-street, Oxford bow London. Published by Sherwood and Co. 23, Paternoster and Sanger, 150. Co., Gor don' , 4 hd sold by HannaY, 63 . 130 Leadenhall-street ; 95, Farrincdon-street ;W. Sutton 10, uhurch-yard ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; R. Johnson, 68, Cornhill. 0 treats of the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive 1; 4 , and is illustrated by 28 Coloured Entrravings. 11. treats o f the consequences resulting from excessive in -1116ne44 and their lamentable effects on the system, producing In - ` II, L an bodil weaknss, nervous excilement, and generative ItPacity. d Illustrated y by e 10 Explanatory Engravings. the AZT 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in t;:_,Prlmary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for elr treatment. This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured Engrav- PART IV. contains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a maple application, by which the danger of infection is obviated. V.'s devoted to the consideration of marriage and its duties. LT' , causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole 'N2lect critically and philosophically inquired into. i n T ,TIE CORDIAL BALM OF SYRI kC UM is exclusively employed heating nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., 11 s. and 333. 110,.' pe L bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic ZedY, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary •,;`,tilltons, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, Ils. and 33 5. per 1,74t1e. Perry's P pfi Pills, 2s. 9d., el box . a certain remedy for gonorrhonit, gleet, stricture, and t nie inflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, A minute detail of the case is required :.age, habits, and posi ,:dl in society. 5/. Packets, with advice. to be had at the Establish ingt onl y. by which the fee, IL, is saved. Mensrs. Perry, Surgeons, in attendance, daily, at 19, Berners-stress, Oxford-street. bon fr"in Eleven till Two. and Five to Ent ht: on Sunday from '' r en to one Tpsv, n . E 44, -- , SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUT AND MATURITY. ' published, price 25., i.lus t ra ted with cases; ; free by post for 30 IN - .tatTIP 4, ERVOIIS DEBILITY; An Essay on ASPermatorrheca, w ith Practical Observations on a safer and IA '' successful mode of treatment of the disuses of the Generative 'listin •.. obtained by the use of the Micro/scope in detecting and et,„. -- gilishing, bY urinary examination, the real cause and effect of ea t .. — ' variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habit., c eases, accident, or climate. followed by practical remarks, founded li e • ivrenty years' experience in the treatment of Impuissce, 4 ° ,ml Debility, Local Weakness, S perma torrhasa. &c. To which 4 4%4: 4( 4 Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre tea "nary hints on the evils emanating from e minrinsi practice, nu the dangerous remedies advocated by var ious writers on p, —0 important disorders. ay SAMUEL LAWERT. M.D. 47 . REDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, h _ . of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin ir.__h, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medi cal Society, T▪ he tiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London. &c., Sze. essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearflil con seCeets resulting from certain habits, irregularities and excesses, hoed .... h ave produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man- O 4 ~lase decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any pa rtin .,,of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is thet r . ,.`",arlY recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of D I , h !'nYsical 'condition, and who are conscious of haying hazarded eati u t e lltb, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is It is la _.absolutely necessary thatall men should know , that the r e a re r'Les of personal management which cannot be violated without the h '''''g grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed i tay eYday of i ncons iderate self-indulgence, how these penalties kat h *"' Mitigated, bow the sting of their bitterness may be removed, Hu t t I t i7 tke evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, damn...re is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional t h - .. u ement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. r Z e l t , thor has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive tinf en „„_ e° ill the treatment of these delicate complaints, which are era D i ri s"',... ielY been too generally confided to the care of Ignorant faith 110 inflict great injury on those who aro induced to place ~,,,___, n eir pretensions. B athers DEBILITY may be had, price 2s, of Messrs. Piper, Maw 89. and Co.. 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford - street; fr. - 7Z tt 8 9. Cornbill ; or free by post for thirty stamps, to any address 1 44 Anther's residence. Er. BedfOrd = hatre 2 ' l COligneekei 4017 VOIR B _ till Ms 144 flOm P %TENT SELF-ADJUSTING TRUSSES. SLMON, ODY, 4.7; CO., most respectfully in -1.,r0t the Pubic, 1114 their PATENT SF:i.e . -ADM' , fix() lIICTSSEA alord more ease and security fur the relict of HERNIA than a. y other b,struinent for the purpose. They wit answer for r ght or I. ft -hie, req , iii ing no uhder•btrap or any gating Bandage. Pers 4 , 5 in the co.intry are re it ested to send the circumference of the Body one inch below the Hips. CAIITION.—As many mercenary Druggists are vending an inferior Article, Purchasers are regu..sted to observe, that SAL stON, ODY, & CO , 292, Strand, i on on, is marked upon the Leather Case. Sold by one or more Druggists in every City and Principal Town in the United RI goon TRIESEMA.R, protected by Royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de Pharmacie de Paris, and the Imperial College tf Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR, No. 1, Is a remedy for Relaxation,„Sperniatorrhcea, 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 porticn of the popnlation. TRIEs'EUAR, No. 3, Is the great Conrnental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which unfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which al the sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. TRIE-lEMAR, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of trace or smell, and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet table without their use being suspected. Sold in tin cases at I Is. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided into separate doses, as administered by Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux, 5tn.,,&6c8.,--cToronbheinh;adllWailloalyesalaneriacnod,R6erol n o L r d o - n s d tr o e n e t o ;f Bangßanobdert j r 150, Oxford-street. SUCCESS OF THE DERBY DAY. G R re E ce A rt T i ,nPort. ecrztti,o—ntshebinraavinhagyibt,geeeneamseda,de andfothretshuen having taken out an order for continued rays—the Downs were a scene of great excitement ant splendour. The calculations of those acquainted with sporting affairs are always regulated by the qualifi cations and circumstance= which attend the successful. Such calcu lations are very rational and businesslike ; in t his wa y every one is accustomed to regard the establishmenis of E. MOSES and SON, taking the qual.fication., talent. and experience they have e , h;bited, with the , -ucceas they have had for a great number of years every person looks upon then as the model of comme. dal population, and Sp rts men or not, will at any time venture five hundred to one on the superior quality, unparalleled fit, first-rate fashion, endless novelty, perfect suitability - and unequalled cheapness of the Attire made by E. MOSES and Sore. It would require a very long art cle to mention but a traction of the success which attended the productions of E. Moses and ON on the Derb' Day, toe gentlemanly apocarance they Imparted, the cointort they secured, the consc*ousiii as of ,11 criority in style and tauhion which ' he, gave, and the private satisfaction every one had in the remembrance of their trifli g cost In compari fosnoonrrte greatestprepared ;iretxpea tret Juvenileselementshd what at to:Nid: w don i o n o, i t i n t e i d dlaeelnthaveother,E. e e mv s h e - o a o s lyzaf Moses athdaorent every dve b i ; seer Orypt Derby i nys i dtp f yoh elsewhere,laioeay ,i;one f, ico,er Summer Caps, occasion, " iVoe shouldnr. Attire tt h, ,ttinher Hosiery,yyee Ladies' and Childrens' Dress, Liveries, Uniforms, Sailors' and Me chanics' Clothing, Outfits for Military, Naval, an 1 Professional En , gagements, and for Ladles' and Gentlemen emigrating to anyclimate in the Werlrl, are at any moment to be obtained at E. Moses and box's at the most economical prices. E. MOSES and Sox's Whole aleCloth'ng, Shirt, and Boot and Shoe departments, offer advantages in quality and price which it is im possible to find at any other Huse. C &UT fON.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the pail c against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like falsch od of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, ant, for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANT OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, e xcept their own Establishments, as follows : Lond'n City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, 65, and 86, Aldgate , opposite the Church, all communicatinMinories, 84, g. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, and 3, Hart-street, all com muleatin g . Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch , 19 a nd 20, Brid g e-stre et. Sheffield Branch. 36, fargate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant Tailoze Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemn. IMPORTANT.--Should any article not give satisfaction, it e 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 abatemen t can be made. The Establishments are closed from sumo' on Fridays to sturet on Saturdays, when business is resumed 'ill 12 o'clock. A new Book. with illustrations, entitled" The Echo of Public Opi nion," containing roll lists of prices, our system of self-measure meat, &a., &c., may be had on ran pwle Franc:Lim. illtr ppricta pia Pat*. a ppliegtion, or post-free. Int Qui di pent Italian°. Mu* 04 Oblii Ppano. - - —' .. DEER STALKING & GROUSE SHOOTING. —TO THE SPORTING WORLD.—The Subscriber (who, 'n the Great Exhibiti , n of all Nations, received a Prize Medal), has arrived in London with Patterns of al the necessary Clotting for Peer Stalking, Grouse Shooting, Salmon Fishing, &c. Plaids, Tar tans, Socks, Stockings, Bonnets, Wranpers, Capes, Cloaks, Zeatland Goods, Br,c. Very fine Pla , ds and Tartans for Ladles. The Highland Dress correctly made up. D. MACDOTJGALL, of Inverness. Rooms-19s Golden Square. Open from 2to 6 o'clock, until is July, when Mr. Macdougall returns to Inverness. THE DEPOSIT AND GENERAL LIFE AS RANGE COMPANY. Bead Offices-18, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London. DIRECTORS. Esq., M.P., St. the Abbey Right Hon. toe Lord Viscount Dnt lanri m N c., t'omptroller of her Majesty's Household. James's-place, Viceo-Chairmen G---10enusceoleryrit,H, iKagnimnsa,lne, mayo. Hoe ere YallOWley Barnes, Esq., City-road, Finsbury. Stephen Cracknall, Esq., St. John's-Gardens, Notting-hM, andNe square, Lincoln's-inn. Ge“rge Knox, e.sq., Connaught-square, Hyde-park, and house, atop, Alax a .der Maclean. Fsq , Harrow on-the Hill. David C. Poole, Esq., U pper Seymour-street, Portman-square. William 1'; inset+, Esq , Hyde-park-place West. Rob3rt Andrew Riddell, Esq , Bryanston-street, Portuare. Dr. Scanlan, Upper Seymour-street, West, Hyde-park.m an-sq Major Sperling, St. James-square. CONSULTING ACTUARY. Francis G. P. Nelson , Esq., F.L.S. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Norris and Sons, 2, Bedford-row, Solicitors to the Commer cial Bank of London. The Deposit System is a novel and important feature, combining the a tvantage of a Savings Bank with a Life Assurance Company, entirely removing all the obstacles to the ordinary system, and is admirably adapted to the wants of those classes of the community whose incomes are of a precarious nature. Every description of Life Assurance on the Ordinary System Business is transacted. Annuities are granted on the most liberal terms. Declined and Diseased lives are assured at equitable rates. For Prospectuses, ant the Second Report of the Directors, apply to the Agents, or to the Head Office. C. W. BF,VAN, secretary. N.B.—As a proof of the estimation iu wnlch this Company is held by all classes, the Public is invited to read the Second Report of the Directors, showing that there have been issued in the eighteen months ending 25th March, 921 Policies, Assuring 255,3211., and produCimg ADII4I Timing ej1(0436 p. pd. BARON LIEBIG on ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE.—" I am myself an admirer of' this beverage, and my owit experience enables me to recommend it. In accordance with the opinion of the most eminent English physicians, as a very agree able and efficient tonic, and as a general beverage, both for the invalid and the robust.—Giessen, May 6. ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE ONLY is BOTTLED by PARKER and TWINING, Beer Merchants, s}i, PALL-MALL. IMPERIAL MEASURE. Quarts, Bs.; Pints, 55.; Half-pint; (for luncheon), 3s. per dozen, Also in ~asks of 16 gallons and upwards. ago (offered) , :kwell (taken).,, Australian (0./ and StoclolB/1 ng Tom (taken) (offered) n (take 20 to 1) EIR ENGA°I? se, Ortolano,ll24 n, on the Su A l n so Clare, on the Sambo, PO" liddleton data 69 , astgirtb, 0%, 011 ' , sto, and NAP"' I each, h ci i° r 21&. The osvl is stake. Pe' 3st 51b. (We 11o) 5 (G. Oates) 5 (Palmer/0 g Craton, Fairfie on. Won ensi l f Dnd and third. Iva each, with, Is. Certain Wl° 18 subs. , 1 b ...(Flatinal 3 / $ (",)Ib. (Basba o3 ) $ (Bates ) rill, Wl:l:Jabal' , I 4, at Bianca, 6 v" length. A — bo° and third ; of 200 soil c : takes of 20 9° , 'ertain teive 50 sows 1 . „ tarter. 84 s p a ' weight aceept l A tl ' and the d' (Flatman) $ (B a tes) $ (Templemeo ) 4 • • •(J. Goater) n's J ou veneet Lres Hope 0 1 b) s' rne's Seducertia, Sampson 0 1 W r I g tOn 'S PrOfeo to 1 apt 10 1 onvence t 12 g o tad third. • L ii: mvence seveo 1 ; three-yr- 0l t : ; six and ag 1 • .ost 21b ...... 5 with 50 adde ti ', Mr. J. J. 0 1 8 Orsin((sea"c -a" Eight ran. NExT. ASE. Yri S ._ ............... • 4 ............ .... . 8 ............... . . 3 ) DAY. )D Cur. Yr' rior ........... • 6 ............ ..• d in France) 4 plied with ), was g a t, r of sheep number of ef, rid to 8,1; 6id to 7a V fat, 6e to 0. kiwi, Sid 03 7. 16 ld, dolt I down. vr k e Beans on 1- I 696 qrs 161 go 478 qrs 42 qrs b 80s Od b 40s 6d b 39s Od b 523 61 1-12ths 1-12ths 6-12ths 8-12 the idance of sort of grol' rather rn ° .l r at declirOP Lite 730 Oa t° 3. Oa. Otg; 463 Od to tr Dly of vibe... eek. red, 80 , 1)(1 , ; grindi% d; new, ri o as, 509 0 " io 00s tip* rAtdy Lotlo 3apaide, ti ll D. ;'s-pezig, il3* e of Veit"' Mellor Jane, on,'' Willistai Due, 'ldes R_ N ~ ev. li s ri o gri. 101)11 I it in, BsP — l o f pas tor Catheril a. Con 11 , iral S t° YO EJ l ' No. 115 0 e • coustl LOWESTOFT ROYAI, HOTEL. S. HOWITT begs to call the attention of his Friend , and the Puolic generally to the liberal arrangements of the Eastern Counties Railway in the issue of family tickets. The Royal Hotel is con sideraroly enlarged, and every possible comfort and convenience is afforded at the most moderate charge. Families remaining in thy: Hotel are accommodated, if they desire It, at fixed charges. Salt-water Baths, hot and cold, on the premises LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE ROOMS, (Lessee, Cues. C. Latrannr, Onslow-house, Fu.aam-road), —The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON. and will continue open every evening, with LAURENT's CELEBRATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Poll:a, Fair Star Waltz, and overlan4 Mail Galop, by D'Albert ; also, by H. Lawent , the following Waltzes —La belle Frameaise, Leonora, Villi kins and his Dinah, Admission, ls. Doors open at half-past 8. Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11. ATTRACTIVE NOVELTIES. • ROYAL POLYTECHNIC ' INSTITUTION. PA tRON--11.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. Four important ILLUSTRATIONS JUST ADDED to the VIEWS 01 the SEAT of WAR on the DANUBE and in the BALTIC. Toe nALTIC FLEET in the DOWNS, CASTLE of KRON BERG, Forts ALEXANDEN and Pr.TER, at KRONSTADT, CROWN QUAY, SF. Pi.TERs.BUROH , KALAFAT, WIDDI N. SEBAS TUPOL, entrance to the BLACK SEA, BATTLE of SINOPE, and DE •TRUCTION of the TURKISH FLEET, &c &c. LECTURES by J. H. PEPP, , M., Esq , on the CHEMISTRY of our DAILY BREAD, in special relation to that made by the NEW PRO,;ESS, daily at Two o'clock; and in the Evenings on the DECORATION of PAPER. LECTURE by Da. 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Persons willing to contract may see patterns and samples, according to which the tenders are to be made, and obtain the necessary forms of tender, upon application at either of the said Houses of Correction. Sealed tenders are to be delivered before half-past 10 o'clock on FRIDAY. the 16th Instant, at the Sessions House, Clerkenw.ll - ; and the persons tendering, or some authorised agent, must be in attendance there at 11 o'clock precisely, with the names and addresses of two responsible sureties. The Visiting Justices do not bind themselves to accept the lowest, or any of the tenders. Dated this 6th day June, 1854 . CHAS. WRIGHT, 1 Clerks. CHAS. P. ALLE/I, THE WAR MINISTER. The Earl of DERBY said he understood that a new writ would be moved in the other house that evening for the city of London, in the room of the noble lord the leader of that house, who was to be appointed to the office of President of the Council. He wished to know whether the noble lord had formally accepted that office, and also whether the Government would have any ob jection to explain the precise duties and functions of the Minister of War whom it was proposed to appoint. The Earl of ABERDEEN said his noble friend, Lord John Russell, had accepted the office of President of the Council, and would continue to remain in the House of Commons. He had further to state that it was intended to separate the functions of the Secretary of the State for the War and the Colonies. This separation would be carried into effect before the next meeting of the house. The functions and powers of the Secretary of War would be the same as those now possessed by the Secretary for the Colonies. What further changes might hereafter take place in the military department he was not now prepared to state. A NOBLE EARL inquired whether the new Minister would have anything or nothing to do with the financial department of the army I The Earl of ABERDEEN—Nothing whatever as at present determined. Lord PANMURE was glad to find that the Govern ment had at last, owing to the opinion expressed in both houses, and the opinion of the public as conveyed through the press, adopted that course which he thought would eventually turn out to be the only expedient one for the administration of military affairs in this country. The Earl of DERBY must again inquire whether the War Minister would be invested with a power with re gard to the finances and the patronage of the army, and whether it was proposed only to appoint him during a period of war. The Earl of ABERDEEN replied that he would not have such powers, but he would have the entire admi nistration of all other matters relating to the army. That would at least be enough during war ; and as to a time of peace, perhaps the noble earl would be good enough to wait until that event arrived before expecting an answer to his question. If that happy day should ever come, the Government would then be able to make an arrangement with regard to the other duties of the office. (Laughter from the Opposi tion.) He considered that the appointment of the new minister would be of great benefit to the public service. MILITARY ORDER OF ST. GEORGE AND THE GARTER. The Earl of ALBEMARLE moved for the appoint ment of a select committee to inquire into the adminis tration of the funds of the charities connected with the military order of St. George and the Garter more espe cially with relation to the early grant o f King Edward 111., commonly called the Old Dotation, and that of Elizabeth, commonly called the New Dotation. The LORD CHANCELLOR opposed the motion, on the ground that the question involved was one of legal right, which could only be prosecuted in the Court of Chancery. Lord CAMPBELL and Lord BROUGHAM concurred in the view taken by the Lord Chancellor ; and after some observations from Earl FITZWILLIAM the motion was withdrawn. NUISANCES REMOVAL AND DISEASES PRE VENTION ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill passed through committee. DUBLIN PORT BILL. This bill passed through committee. CONSOLIDATED FUND (8,000,0001.) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. INCOME TAX BILL. This bill was read a second time. The High Treason (Ireland), the Church Building Acts Amendment, and the Industrial and Provident So cieties Bills, were severally read a second time. Their lordships adjourned at a quarter after 7 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMIONS-(YESTERDAY.) Thn SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Th 3 Lords Amendments to the Clyde Navigation Bill were considered and agreed to. _ _ The following bills were read a third time and passed : —Caledonian Railway (Lesmahagow Branches, &c.) ; Glas gow Suspension Bridge; and Great Western Railway (Berks and Hants, &c.) Mr. J. FORSTER. moved that the order for the third reading of the Sonth•Eastern Railway (Lewisham to Bromley, etc.) Bill be discharged, and that the bill be withdrawn. Mr. GEACH complained of this motion as a breach of faith towards the inhabitants of Mid Kent. • . . _ Mr. JAMES MACGREGOR protested against the mo tion, as being adverse to the interests of the South Eastern Company. It should have been left for the shareholders to reject the bill, or otherwise, at the ordinary Wharn cliffe meeting. After some further discussion, the motion was agreed to. Mr. WILSON replied in the affirmative. In answer to Mr. PELLATT, Sir W. MOLESWORTH stated that there would be no law charges beyond the amounts voted as salaries to the law officers of the board. Lord SEYMOUR. said, in answer to a remark of Mr .W. Williams, that he had substituted the p a y men t of •the solicitors by salaries, instead of fees, in accordance with the wish of the house that the fees should be discontinued. The business, as a matter of convenience, had been divided between two legal gentlemen. Mr. HUME asked if the solicitor in this department wa s also solicitor to another department. Mr. WILSON said that Mr. Gardner was solicitor to the Office of Works, and also to the forest department of the Office of Woods. Mr. W. WILLIAMS said he understood the two gentle men, Mr. Gardner and Mr. Pemberton, were in partner. ship, and very large sums were paid to them as salaries. Mr. WILSON said this was so, but the duties of the offices were extremely heavy, and the fees, which had been abolished, were very lucrative. Mr. HUME wished to have a statement of the number of leases prepared and sales effected. There also had been purchases made ; he wished to know on whose authority. This system ought to be checked ; and the crown lands should be properly defined. It had appeared before Lord Duncan's committee that the expenditure in this way was enormous. He hoped to see it altogether put an end to. There was one forest which only produced a few thousand pounds, which, under proper management, might be made to yield at least 400,0001. Lord SEYMOUR said a book was laid before the house every year, from the land revenue department, showing all the sales and purchases of the year. He agreed as to the necessity of consolidating the crown property, by disposing of the small detached portions, which were scattered over forty counties; but it would not do to force these pro perties into the market. The London property alone yielded 100,0001. a-year, and he was certain that it was managed at one-half the cost of any other property of equal value. - Mr. W. WILLIAMS said there was but one commis sioner of his department, and hitherto there had been but one secretary; now an assistant-secretary was appointed, at GOO/. a-year. He could not suppose that there had been any necessity for this. What were the additional duties ? There was also an increase of fees to counsel, and other matters, amounting to 4001. Sir W. MOLES WORTH said a committee of the Trea sury had been appointed to inquire into the constitution of the board. They thought it impossible that the duties should be properly discharged without an assistant secre tary ; and upon their recommendation, one had been ap pointed. The increase in the other items referred to was owing to the uncertainty which prevailed beforehand as to the amount that would be required. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY tusked if the report of that com mission of inquiry was on the table of the house. The in crease in these items would be more intelligible if they saw the reasons assigned by the commissioners. Why had an architectural assistant been appointed, as well as an as sistant secretary. Sir W. MOCESWORTFI said this apointment had also been made on the recommendation of Sir' C. Trevelyan and the other commissioners. Mr. W. WILLIAMS said the right hon. baronet ought to have come and asked the house for assistance, if ho needed it, on his own responsibility. Sir W. MOLESWORTH said the appointment of the commission had taken place on application to the Treasury, as he felt that the department was not sufficiently strong. Their recommendations had been embodied in a report, and laid before the house ; and the consequence was these increased estimates. After a few words from Mr. A. Pellatt, Mr. Williams, and Sir John Trollope, Mr. HUME asked who were the gentleman who had re ceived these appointments, and whether the new prin ciple had been acted on of inquiring into their qualifica tions. Sir W. MOLESWORTH said the Assistant-Secretary, Mr. Phillips, had held the office of clerk in the Board of Works for many years, and ho had been apointed for his meritorious services. The architectural assistant was Mr. Smith, who had been employed at Constantinople, and had always been in the establishment of the Board of Works. He had been sent out to Constantinople to su perintend the repai•s of the embassy there. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY expressed fear that the appoint ment of these additional officers would lead to additional expense. Mr. WILSON said Mr. Smith was not a new officer at all ; ho had been in the Board of Works for years before he wont out to Constantinople. While he was there, his salary did not appear in this estimate, but was charged to another department. There was really, therefore, no in crease in the amount of salary at all. Mr. HUME bore testimony to the efficiency of Mr. Phil lips. He thought it desirable that the department should have an architect of its own, who was totally independent of other parties. He wished to know who now filled the place of Mr. Smith at Constantinople. Mr. WILSON said the duty there had been performed and no other appointment had been made. Mr. Smith would not go out again to Constantinople. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY still objected to the increase. After a few words from Sir J. V. Shelley, Mr. Vance, and Mr. 1111111 C, who recommended that the Board of Works should present a report annually to Parliament, the vote was agreed to. 22,8461., salaries and expenses in the offices of Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues. On this vote. Mr. VANCE called attention to the fact that a very small portion of the revenue of this department was ex pended in Ireland, though about 30,0001. of it was drawn from that country. Tho commissioners applied large sums for the improvement of streets in London ; but they had recently refused a small grant for widening one of the approaches to the railway station in Dublin. Sir J. V. SHELLEY asked if any one had been appointed in the place of Mr. Kennedy, late a commissioner. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ssid that the office was virtually vacant ; but the mode in which it was to be supplied was rather a serious question, and ono involving much consideration. _ . Sir J. - PAKINGTON wished to call the attention of the right hon. gentleman to an outrage which had been com mitted on a respectable lady in Richmond-park, in broad daylight. A footpad came up to her, and, presenting a pistol at her, obtained possession of her watch and other property. Since then he had heard of another outrage, though not of so aggravated a character, which had been committed in the same park. Great alarm was naturally felt in the neighbourhood in consequence of these outrages, and some security should be given to protect the public against them by the employment of police. (Hear.) Sir W. MOLES WORTH said he had heard of the rob bery in question, but he understood it was an isolated case. That being so, be did not think that there was sufficient ground to ask for an increase of expenditure, which must take place if a body of police was to be placed in the park, which was several miles in circumference. Mr. HUME said that the house voted last night a sum of 5,252/. for the maintenance of the park for public use. Of this sum 2,8431. was for the ranger. He should have thought that protection to the public ought to be secured by this expenditure. (Hear, hoar.) Sir J. PAKINGTON hoped that after what had been so justly stated by the hon. member for Montrose, some explanation would be given as to the expenditure of the money. The right hon. gentleman said that only one in stance had occurred. His information was different; but, even one case of the kind was sufficient to show the neces sity of due protection being afforded. He had been in Richmond a good deal lately, and he saw many objection able characters about. Sir W. MOLESWORTH had no objection to give a re turn showing how the money was expended. He would have the subject considered, and ascertain what the cost of a sufficient police force would bo. But if it was decided that such a force should exist, they must be prepared to vote a considerable increase in the estimates. Mr. FRENCH said the hon. gentleman (Mr. Wilson) had not replied to the question of the hon. member for Dublin. Mr. WILSON said that the view taken with regard to the expenditure of public money by the hon. member for Dublin was erroneous. Though it was true that the ex pense of improvements in London was defrayed, in the first instance, by the office of works, it was in reality borne by the people, who suffered themselves to be taxed by an additional coal duty. With regard to the crown property in Ireland, ho was sorry to say that it was not well paid. Their object was to sell the outlaying small property, and to concentrate it in cities. Crown property had been sold in the Orkneys, a nd other remote parts with that view. When t he y effected sales of crown property they were obliged to buy other property with the proceeds, because they were not at liberty to dispose of any part of the capital of such property. Mr. 'WHITESIDE sai it was the duty of the Govern ment to provide proper courts for the administration of justice. The people of Dublin offered to have themselves taxed for the contemplated improvements, but their offer was refused. Mr. MACARTNEY complained that the Crown pro perty in Ireland was so extremely mismanaged that it in jured other property in the neighbourhood. Mr. HUME said that the ranger of Richmond Park was the Duchess of Gloucester, and as she, of course, employed a deputy, ho should like to know who he was. Ample and adequate allowance was made for the branches of the royal family, and he objected to their getting more money under cover of duties which they did not perform. If th e allowance was not ample enough, let it be increased in tau open way. Sir W. MOLESWORTH said the vote for Richmond Park had been agreed to last night, and it was irregular to re-open the discussion. Mr. HUME said he would move for a return of the expenditure of the money. It was understood that the duties of departments from the receivers general to the lowest officers were not t o be performed by deputy. The vote was then agreed to. 2,791/. for the expenses of the State Paper-office was agreed to. On the vote of 3,4631. for the expenses of the ecclesias tical commission, Mr. WILLIAMS said he would divide the house on this vote, on the ground that it was unjust to make the public pay for the management of church property. Church pro perty had been greatly improved since it was placed under the commission, and that was a further reason why the expenses of management should be defrayed from that property, and not by the public at large. (Hear.) Mr. HADFIELD would cordially support the hon. gentleman's amendment, as he would support all proposi tions directed against the taxing of the people for the maintenance of doctrines of which they did not approve. Mr. WILSON said that the commission was appointed b 7 rarliarant, wad the pi,jectio pay hr osusea Mr. 3. WILSON said the commissioners wore paid out of the funds of the commission. The committee then divided— For the vote Against it On the vote of 210,9021. for the expenses of the adminis tration of the law for the relief of the poor, Colonel DUNNE said he could see no necessity for having two commissioners for Ireland. (Hear, hear.) There was, too, an unnecessary number of assistant com missioners of architects, assistant architects, and assistant architects. Now that the workhouses had all been built, and the arrangements made, it could not be requisite to maintain so large a staff ; and he hoped the right hon. baronet (Sir J. Young) would give them some hope of reduction under this head. There was one item which exhibited great unfairness towards Ireland. There were grants for the payment of half the auditors' salaries and half the schoolmasters' salaries for England ; and there was also a grant for the medical attendance in this country There were no such grants for Ireland; and he could not see why there should be such a distinction between the two countries. Sir G. PECHELL said, having for a long time made complaints with regard to the poor law administration, he wished t o say th at he had viewed with great satisfaction the administration of the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Baines), and ha knew that a similar feeling prevailed amongst those who had been most opposed to the new poor law. He must say, however, that some parts of the poor r r ie ec s i t of the t h anfonrse a c p r were l no aw less establishmentth too i e m board l . arg Th e. er n e w e :: one secretary at 1,500/. a Pe y te e aa ar, another at 1,0001. another at 1,203/. and another at 8001. These secretaries were all for England ; and when a Lord of the Treasury wa only 1,000/. a year, a Lo r d o f the Admiraltyl s o l o d and that excellent officer, Sir 13. Walk er , the Su"r veyor of the Navy, only th e same amount, he. could not understand why such largo salaries should be paid to the poor-law secretaries. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. baronet (Sir J. Trollope), when he was at the head of the poor-law department, proposed to do away with some of the superfluities of the board ; and he hoped he would now support him in the proposal to deduct 500/. from this estimate. The hon. member concluded by moving that the vote should be reduced from 210,9021. to 210,402. Mr. BAINES said as the hon. member complained of the expense of the secretaries of the Poor Law Board, he must recal to his recollection that before the Poor Law Board was changed there were three commissioners, each of whom received a salary of 2,0001. a year. In the place of those commissioners there had been set up a president and two secretaries, at an expense of 4,5001. a year; so that, in fact, there was a saving of 1,5001. a year. In the course of last year there was a very careful inquiry into the whole establishment of the poor law board. The re sult of that inquiry had been laid before Parliament, and would be found at page 193 of the report, with regard to the public offices. The present estimate was formed in accordance with the recommendations of the committee by whom the inquiry was conducted. The committee scru tinised the salaries of the secretaries and of the whole establishment ; and their deliberate recommendation was implicitly followed. With regard to the clerks, it was found that they were paid much less than their merits re quired that they should be, and less in proportion then the clerks of other public departments. There was this pecu liarity in their case, that though many of them displayed great zeal and ability in the public service, and had held their offices for twenty or thirty years, they had no claim to superannuation. There had been an increase in their salaries, but it was not more than was warranted by the circumstances. There was an increase also under the head of travelling and incidental expenses of inspectors; but that, too, was founded on the recommendation of the com mittee. He thought that if his hon. friend had read the report to which ho had referred, he would not persevere in his motion. Sir J. TROLLOPE said when he held the office now so well filled by his right hon. friend, ho thought it his duty to call the attention of the Government to the condition of the clerks. An inquiry was, in consequence, instituted, and the result was the recommendation of the increase now complained of. The establishment in England would cer tainly bear a favourable comparison with that in Ireland, especially as in England the poor rates amounted to 6,000,0001., and in Ireland they did not exceed 800,0001. He must say there was no department in which the public service was conducted in a more efficient and economical manner. Mr. F. FRENCH was glad that attention had been called to the waste in the Irish poor-law establishment. Mr. W. WILLIAMS had great pleasure in bearing tes timony to the efficient manner in which the poor-law de partment was managed by the right hon. gentleman. (Hear, hear.) When that right hon. gentleman first ac ceded to office, the poor-law had got into bad repute ; since that time he had heard scarcely a single complaint. He was very glad to find Irish members coming forward for the first time as economists. (Hear.) It was impossible to examine the figures without being struck with astonish ment. In England the expense was 35,700/. ; in Scotland, 3,800/. ; in Ireland, 40,700/. ; and this although the amount to be managed was only one-eighth of the amount in Eng land. Mr. BANES said no office could be filled with more ability than that held by Lord Courtenay as permanent secretary to the Poor Law Board. Mr. MACARTNEY urged upon the Government the necessity of appointing a commission to inquire into the working of the Irish Poor Law with a view to effecting a considerable reduction in its cost. The expense of the poor-law in Ireland, comparatively speaking, far exceeded that of the poor-law in England. Sir J. YOUNG told the committee that it was unfair to make a comparison between Ireland and England, because in England the poor-law system had been long es tablished, and its working was well understood, while in Ireland it was a novelty requiring a staff to carry it out more numerous and expensive than the state of th coun try, or the number of unions would seem to justify at first sight. Nevertheless, of late years great reduction had been made in the poor law expenditure of Ireland, and, from time to time, as it could be accomplished, still fur ther reductions would be made. Mr. WHITESIDE reminded the committee that peti• Lions were constantly pouring in from Ireland, imploring Parliament to inquire into the whole system of the poor law, and contended that it was monstrously absurd to keep up an expensive staff contrary to the wishes and opinions of the entire community of Ireland. Mr. KIRK insisted that Ireland was too poor to bear an expensive and cumbersome administration of its poor Mr. HI ME had never hoard a stronger case for inquiry made out than this, and since it should be the object of the Government to deal with Ireland precisely iu the same manner that they dealt with England, ho called upon them to give a pledge that an inquiry should take place. Sir J. GRAHAM begged the committee not to forget the different circumstances attending the administration of the poor law in the two countries. The poor law was forced upon Ireland by Parliament against its will, and though it bad since been found to work exceedingly well, it still required that especial care should be taken in working it out. At first the executive staff was extremely heavy, be• cause of the novelty of the system in Ireland; but of late years considerable reductions have been made in the ex• penditure, and now his right hon. friend the Secretary for Ireland, had given a pledge that sti ll further reductions should be made when it was possible to do so. Now to his mind such a pledge as that given on behalf of the Go vernment ought to prove far more satisfactory to the com mittee than even the appointme nt of a commission of in quiry. A suggestion had been made that some of the workhouses in Ireland should be closed ; but those who entertained that opinion should remember that, though Ireland was now in a state of prosperity, a change might take place, when a return of adverse circumstances would. render the existence of those workhouses absolutely ne. cessary. Sir B. HALL remarked that the increasing prosperity of Ireland must be satisfactory alike to the committee and the country. It appeared from the evidence given by all the members from Ireland that pauperism was materially diminishing there, and the condition of the peasantry ra pidly improving ; but, although that was so, he agreed with the right hon. baronet the First Lord of the Admi ralty that it would be extremely unwise to shut up any of the workhouses. The workhouses were a check upon. Irish pauperism, and if they were closed and out-doer relief again resorted to, we should have a repetition of the scenes of destitution that were exhibited in Ireland some yearsago. Lord NAAS thought the Irish members ought to rest satisfied with the assurance that had been given that fur ther reductions should take place, thoughhefor one b o g e• lieved it would not be inexpedient temporarily some of the unoccupied workhou se s. After a few words .TNE y fromCapt. complained S c°BELL, the a m en d men t that there were m a ny wa ll s r w . i m th l r c a A w i t charges in Ireland such as the cost of convicted criminals were which t h were r olsm borneupon the bth e e on c s o o u l n id ties, while in En g l an d th e y direct opposition t o th e assurance g f i u v n en d. b N y o th w e t l h at a e t s w i a r s ß in . Peel when he repealed the corn laws, and repeated after wards by the Government when they extended the poor law to Ireland. He certainly thought that this part of the sub ject ought to be inquired into. Mr. objected so large a sum should_ be s u et ' : bring fo T r h s e chool masters and schoolmistresses in Poor-law schools in unions really did little more than up a race of paupers. The number of pauper children in England was at the present time 25,000. If these were divided into batches of 500 each, and placed at the district schools, he believed that the present vote would quite cover the expense, and hefelt sure that the result would be very beneficial. Three such schools were in operation near Lon don, and others in different parts of the country, and with the happiest results. Mr. BAINES thought the hon. gentleman would admit that ho had given his co-operation in endeavouring to form district schools. (Hear, hear.) He quite agreed with the hon. gentleman in thinking that district schools were highly satisfactory in their working, and he had never lost any opportunity of doing anything in his power to induce the guardians of Poor Law Unions, who were the parties with whom the power really rested, to establish district schools. He did not, however, agree with those who found fault with union schools in the mans. Many of these schools were exerting a high beneficial influence. Mr. J. BALL thought that au additional rate would b e better than Parliamentary aids for schools. H e Was of opinion that the whole matter ought to undergo revisi e n. With regard to the expenses of the poor law b oar d England and Ireland he be gg e d to point tljoulithatthexas tpheantseofi n t connexion n E e n xi g l o i n s hw poorith the a w lrishbut tpot,iilra that awd not contrary exceed the fact. In England the expense was 5 0,000/., while in Ireland it was but 40,0001. But it was also true that the English and Irish systems were essentially different, and properly so. To endeavour t o a lt er the 'lrish system for the sake of a few pounds would prove the dearest course in the end. Captain SCOBELL thought it his duty to point out to thQ OQPIPaIqOI siTiDg k pod OCIWASCG t 9 RUM! NEWSPAPER STAMP. Mr. M. GIBSON wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what course the Government meant to adopt in regard to the resolution agreed to by the house on the 16th of May, stating " that in the opinion of the house the laws in reference to the per odical press and newspaper stamp aro ill defined anti unequally enforced, and that the subject demands the early consideration of Parliament." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in answer to the question, said the state of the law had since the re solution been taken into especial consideration, and was still under the consideration of his hon. and learned friend the Attorney-General. Mr. M. GIBSON asked how long the consideration would last, as there had already been many considerations of the question. (Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER must leave that question to be answered by the Attorney-General. At a subsequent stage of the proceedings, Mr. BRIGHT rose and said—ln consequence of the an swer which the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave to my right hon. colleague, I think I am entitled to put another question to him. The right hon. gentleman said that the last question of my right hon. friend should be addressed to the Attorney. General. Now, on more than one occasion, the right hon. gentleman has given us to understand that it was not one which even he himself as Chancellor of the Exchequer could decide, but that it was a matter which demanded the consideration of the whole Cabinet. As the answer which he gave to my right hon. friend did not appear to be satisfactory, I wish to ask him whether he can give us any reason to expect that at an early period some determination will be come to on the subject by the Government? The reason why I press that question is this. At the present moment there are persons connected with the existing stamped press who, believing that the stamp will not last much longer, are making preparations for publishing unstamped newspa pers ; and therefore it is highly important that some de termination should be come to, and that the Chancellor of the Exchequer should inform the house as soon as that decision has been arrived at. (Hear, hear.) I hope the right hon. gentleman will not send us to the Attorney- General, who may send us back again to the Treasury, but will at once let us know what is going on, (Hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—I must be excused for expressing my disapproval of a practice which I am afraid is becoming rather too common, namely, that of hon. gentlemen advancing arguments and state ments whenever they have occasion to address questions to members of the Government. (Hear, hear,) I think it is calculated to lead to great inconvenience, and I should certainly regard it as an abuse of my own privilege if I took this opportunity of discussing the various topics which the honourable member for Manchester has intro duced to the notice of the house. (Hear, hear.) I have already stated that this matter has been referred to the Attorney-General ; and I may now add that that course has been adopted because it is a step which it was the ob vious duty of the Government to take upon the resolution of the house. It pleased the house to pass what is called an abstract resolution ; and looking to the terms of that resolution, I do not think that any other step ought to have been taken than that which we have adopted. I think the honourable member for Manchester is right in saying that there are other questions involved upon which we do not expect that the advice of the Attorney-General will preclude further and more deliberate consideration upon the part of the Government and the house ; but what I say is, that the first step which ought to have been taken has been taken, and I must again repeat that I think the Attorney-General is the proper person to state what time he will require for the consideration of the case that has been submitted to him. At the same time, I quite agree with the honourable member for Manches ter, that the question is one which ought not to be post poned beyond the time which is bona fide required for its consideration. (Hear, hear.) There are several points of considerable practical difficulty connected with it ; but am quite sure that my honour able and l e arned friend the Att orne y-General will not take m ore time than he finds to be absolutely necessary for th e consideration, in a man ner becoming his professional character and official posi ' tiGn, of such an important question. (Hear, hear.) STAMP-OFFICE PROSECUTIONS. Government to reim whether it was the intention of the . Mr. LUCAS asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Journal, jn tbe b an u y r, eve3rtlri.eSnhaeiwt,hteheeepertosperfietthoer orfetcheentC. ° pr iTh o iner sec c A periodical Court of Exchequer in Ireland, for publishing an unstamped to the law arising out of this action had been submitted The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said a case officers of the Crown in England. that an earl d h e Mr. I n d l o rr u a n asked yex tl p m e right hon• gentleman . whether some detQrmination could be ctation co me to onat the subject p of en, the newspaper stamp. stated, except that he nothing to what he . had already The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could add thought should be come to on the subject. it highly desirable that a speedy determination SUPPLY. The house then went into committee on the civil services estimates. The following votes wore agreed to : 2,7004. for the Lord Privy Seal's Establishment. 23,8501, salaries And expenses of the rpormaater•G t ioneraVe• office, ASCOT RACES by SOUTH-WESTERN RAILW kY to WINDSOR.--Superior Private Carriages and at Horses w.ll be in attendance' on the arrival of the Trains :.t.t pat Station on application w being made to the Proprietor of the , 11 e Hotel, W indsor, on or be Saturday, 10th June, at the fol ' nog charges Carriage and Steele Horse, Tuesday Do. Wednesday and Friday 1 1 0 c Do. Thursday 3 0 striage and Pair of Hors's, Tuesday 4 4 0 Do. Wednesdty and Friday .. ••.. • • ,I ) o. Thursday •• •• •• •• „„, „., • 5 5 0 ir,,Plentlful supply of w.ll-appointed Omnibuses will meet every if, to convey to and trom the Course. s t .:"„les• there and back, Tuesday, 55.. 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