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Iv ~,,, ~:,--;% - _ , l '' ~ *7:- ,bl -: - ''-- ' r '' )- 2 , . z-`7_!):-. , , ,,- s•ii --1 it,l3 ~ •,..-', , , /tp , ~,,,,i,•• lop P" 1' < -4 rie c coi._ OLT ...-....-....,„ t o -dais as th i n the ° tir Al e and 0111 last Tao neat, and - _ NATIONAL LOAN FUND FIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY. 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON,2ISt June, 1151. NOTICE HEREBY GIVEN, That the HALF-YEARLY IN i.ttEST on the CA?ITAL STOCK of this SOCIETY, at the rate of B ONS cent. per annum, due on the 30th instant, together with the I...t i US thereon, declared at the annual enacting in May last, will ',7yinie payable on the 10th July next, and proprietors may receive rsame at this Offtce on that or any subsequent day, between the tsr ll or 11 and 3 o'clock. And notice is hereby given, that the `mhsfer Books of the Society will close on the 30th inst., and open %li the 11th day of July next. By order of the B. W Cou of Directors. W. S. B. OOLIIOUSE. Actuary. tCONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. —The Rigkt Hon. Sir T. FRANKLAND Lzwrs, Bart., 31.1'., • Chairman. BETIYY FREDERICK STEPHENSON, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. ".TAtmots —The lowest rates of Premium on the Mutual System. The whole of the Profits divided among the Assured every Fifth Year. No• charge for Pelicy Stamps, nor for Service in the Yeomanry or Militia Corps. • Number of Policies in force, 6,600. The Assurance Fund amounts t o 1,340,0001. Income dpWarlls of 220,0001. per annum. • :The sum of 397,0001. was added to Policies at thelast Division, Which produced an average Bonus of 671. per cent. on the Pre rciltmas paid. s Assiganees effected in the current year 1854, will, participate in - the Profits in 1859. For particulars apply to ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary, 6, Newßridge-street, Blackfriars, ESTABLISUED 1837. 'IIIIITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM- Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Vic„ Cap. 9, BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION, • • Empowered by Fier Majesty's Royal. Letters Patent. • COLONEL ROBERT ALEXANDER, RlMOkheath-park, alairDIRD. about description of Life Assura nce business transacted, With or ." 41 1Out Participation in Profits. E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director. • ANDREW FRANCIS; Secretary. 1 , Princes-street, Bank, London. SCOTtISH WIDOWS' FUND and LIFE . • • ASSURANCE SOCIt,TY. ...1,3 11 a FORTIETH ANNUAL GE NERAL couytr e this Society Zas held on FRIDAY, 26th May, in the Saloon of Gibbts Royal , 4 ‘'teL ARCHIBALD DAVIDSON, Esq., Sheriff of Abeideenshire, • - In the Chair. The minutes of last general court were read by the Secretary and l l'Proved of. Themanager then read the Report by the laireeto•rs, from which appeared I• That the number of policies passed - during the year 1553 was g 21, r erlng assurances to the amount o f 534;015/. • 17s: Id., whereof had been ta,ken up 770 policies, representing 504,5131. 15s. 6d. of insurances.• • §:LIU the capital bad increasedslaringsthei•Lear,..to the **tent of 1. 15s; %1.,* and luartinnted; at attstecember last, to 9 •Kr - ,585/. 5s 3d. l a. That the annual revenu e had increased to the extent of 4% 37 4s. 3d. and amou nted, at 31st December last, to 1 ,733/. 12s. 9d.; and 4 . That the deaths which had o ccurred during the year numbered 431 , covering assurances to the amount of 187,910/. 16s. 2d. The approval of the directors' rep ort was moved by the Chairman, m a lengthened and able address, and unanimously agreed to. There were then brought under consideration of the meeting two Several resolutions or bye-laws, of which notice had been previously . given in terms of the laws of t he societ y , and the objects contem. ~ated by which are explained in the following extract from the "'Airman's address:— " The first of these resolutions is a proposal to increase the amount Of the sum to which hitherto an insurance on a single life has been r estricted. According to one of the original rules of our constitu - Lien, the funds of the Society cannot be charged in favour of any :adtvidual for a larger sum tha n 5,000/. But, in the infancy if our ul Stitution, it was provided that no insurance should be taken even at this maximum amount. At first the arrangement was that until the funds of the Society amounted to 10,0001. —a sum which c ertainly looks curious enough when put in juxtaposition with the it,vro-and-a-11,,1f Millions sterling whic h we are now possessed of— „Waa provided that, until the funds of the S , ciety amou nted to ," u ,0001., no insurance upon a single life should exceed the sum of 1 ,000/. It seems, according to the numbers which have been given 1° me, that the funds had exceeded that sum in the year 1821, when We had a capital of 15,0001. sterling; but the Society did not even t hen allow that an insurance sh ould be taken on a single life to the !al extent of 5,0001. ; but proceeding in the sate and cautious way Which has always distinguished us, it was resolved in 1821 that an insurance might bb taken to the extent of only 2,6001. ; in 1 n 22, to lueextent of 3,000/. ; in 1827, to the extent of 4,000/. • and it was not until the year 1830, when the ca p ital had reached 190,000/ , that •an Insurance could be taken to the maximum amount of 5,003/. v Since 1830 up to this year , 1854, that has been the maximum. : 4 ° . "fr, it is proposed to increase it to the t xtent of 7,000/., and I b..g your attention to the circumstances in which this proposal is luade. It appears that the increase of the sum allowed to be in sured has always proceeded upon a consideration of the increase of Lhe capital, and of the total risks of the Society. In 1821, when . 0 00/. could be taken, the c spital w as 15,000/. and the risks 140,000/. 4 need not detain you by stating the particulars of the respective a mount of capital and risks at th e different periods between 1821 and _ B3O , but will merely o bserve that in 1830 the c a p ital was 190,0001., and the risks 915,000/. liow stands the case now? The risks a mount to 7,730,000/., being e i g ht to one compared with those in ? 30 while the capital, being 2,686,585/., is more than fourteen times to one the capital of 1830. (Applause.) Now, it appe •rs to 41 e that if in 1830, when our capital was only 190,000/., it was con aldered safe—and that it was sate our experience has proved—to take an insurance to the amount of 5,030/., it must surely be safe now, , Tlia such a capital as we have , incre asin g in a ratio even beyond the ' l abs; to take insurances to the extent of 7,050/. (Applause.) I rertainly would not presume to o ffer m y own opinion on such a sub act. Neither would I go much up on the f• et stated in the Report , that some London offices insure, not to the extent of 7,000 1 ., but to 'be extent of 10,000/. They may be wrong in doing that ; and it they Were wrong, it would be our duty not to imitate, but to avoid their "ample. Bat I go upon this, that this proposition comes before you With the recommendation of your directors, who have deliberately and repeatedly considered this important subject. It comes before Zu. after having gone throug h that course which the rules prescribe fore any law can be changed in this society ; and coming before ru with a recommendation from y our directors, you may rest satls ed of this, that it is a safe and proper alteration. To such a recom- Mendation no statements or arguments of mine could of course add any weight whatever. But I may observe that it would be a great Mistake if any one supposed that this resolution, if adopted, would oPerate in the slightest degree as an innovation on our fundamental rules. There is no question of principle involved here. It Is a mere question of the alteration of a matter of detail—the re-adaptation to °ur altered and more favourable circumstances of the limit in ar -I;augement which was thought necessary in our ear li e r y ears ; and I 'eel quite satisfied that if all those wise men who originated this In stitution were now here to see the success of the scheme of which They laid the foundations, they would give us the same advice 'which has been given by the Directors in their report to-day. (Ap- P l um) Then, gentlemen, I may further observe that it is only, after all, a power that you are giving to the Directors. It will be their duty to consider in every case whether this maximum amount Should be taken or not. It will be their duty to consider all the cir cumstances connected with every proposal made to them, and it will rest with them, if you give tiem this power, to exercise it with the discretion which has hitherto distinguished them. (Applause.)" the other resolution that is to be proposed has regard to the transmission of money due to persons not resident in Edinburgh. The principle hitherto has been that when we have to pay anything, the creditor comes here to get the money; but there has been a rule by which the Directors are empowered to transmit the sum to be Paid to persons living elsewhere in scotland, or in England or Ire land, the person receiving the money paying the expense of the lemittance. Objections having been made to this, it is now proposed that the Society should take that expense upon itself. It has been considered an objection that such expense should lie upon the credi tor; and the directors, who are intimately acquainted with the sub ject, are of opinion that, for the sake of the Society, this alteration should be made." The resolutions having been separately put to the Meeting, were unanimously adopted, with the exception that when the first was Put from the chair a member moved as an amendment that it be taken into consideration that day twelve mouths. The amend tnent, however, was not seconded. 'The CHAIRMAN intimated that in terms of the Society's laws, a • Sneil General Meeting of Members would be held early in Decem ber,c f a or the purpose of considering and finally disposing of the reso lutions. On the motion of the Rev. Sir limey W. MONCREIFF, Bart., seconded by Lieut.-Colonel CADELL, the thanks of the Meeting were then given to the Directors, Trustees, and Office-bearers. On the motion of ROBERT Pan., Esq., seconded by W. Slarrn, lsq., Carbetb-Guthrle, the Courts of Directors were appointed for the ensuing year. On the motion of the Venerable Principal MACFARLAN, the thanks of the Meeting were given to the Chairman, and the Court there after adjourned. COURT OF DIRECTORS -1854-55. Par,siDENT—The Right Hon. the Earl of ROSEBERY, K.T. VICE-PRESIDENTS. The Rev. Dr. JAMES GRANT, Edinburgh. His Grace the Duke of f3UCCLEUCII, K.G. The Most Hon. the Marquis of T WEE D DALE, K.T. and C.B. The Right Hon. the Earl of ELLESMERE. EXTRAORDINARY DIRECTORS. The Very Rev. Dr. Jenne, Oxford The Hon. Lord Benholme William Penney, Esq., advocate Joseph J. Welch, Eeq., London Rev. Dr. Hill, Glasgow Alexander Blair, Esq., banker , Edinhurgh Sir W. S. Harris, Kt., F R. S. • The Very Rev. Principal M` W . Far- WB. Watkins, Esq., Manchester lan, Glasgow W. E. Aytoun, Esq. , Profes sor of Rh s teric In the University of John North, Esq., Liverpoo l Right Hon. Lord John F. G. Edinbuigh Ha lyburton, M.P. J. Raven'iill, Esq., Warminster Right Hon. the Earl of Stair William Wilson, Esq., C.• 3., Henry Bury, Bury, Esq., Manchester burgh Sir J. S. Richardson, Bart. J. Y. Simnson, Esq., P ro fessor of Rt. Rev. Lord Bishop of Lincoln. Midwifery in the Un l versity of John Amery, Esq., Stourbridge Edinburgh. ORDINARY Fleury Cheyne, Esq., W.S. Robert S. Moncrieff , Esq., of Fossaway. Alexander Thomson, Esq., W.S. Thomas G. Mackay, Esq., W.S. John Cadell, Esq.. of Tranent Alexander Dunsmure, Esq., Leith ..Thomas Beveridge, Esq., D.O .S. William J. Duncan, Esq., Edin burgh , IBECTOB.S. Lewis A. Wallace, Esq., architect A.. Murray, Esq., of Dollerie Hon. Bouverie F. Primrose George Dundas, Esq., Sheriff of Selitirks . iire C. Wood, Jun., Esq., Leith A. Davidson, Esq., Sheriff of Aberdeenshire Chts. Forbes, Esq., Edinburgh Isaac Bayley. Esq., of Manuel (TEES. I The Honourable Bouverie F. TAGS' W. Mitchell hoes, Esq., of Par sonsgreen Jas. Balfour, Esq., of Pilrig, W.q. Edward Loyd, Esq., Banker, Manchester MEDICAL OFFICER —James Begble, M.D. MANAGER —Jolla Mackenzie. AUDITOR—DonaId Lindsay. SECRETART—WiIIiam Linde say. AGENTS FOR LONDON AND THE SUBURBS. CENTRAL AGENT. nugh McKean—Office, No. 4, Royal Exch ang e -buildings, Cornhill DISTRICT AGE`ATS. Captain R. S. Ridge, 49, Pall-mall, agent for the West-end Distric of London. Benton Seeley, 2, Hanover-street, Regent-street. Ferdinand Brut, 13, King-street, Southwark. Messrs. Dallet a,d Co., Wax Charidlers to the Queen, Putney , agents for Putney. Wandsworth, Richmond, &c. Edinburgh. June, 1854. Primrose Alexander Pringle, Esq., of Whyl bank REPRESENTATION of the CITY of LON DOIL—The representatives of the City are generally expected to be acquainted with its condition and insti slature tutions, to be willing to have take a share in the bus iness of the Legi, and anxious to ad vance the interests of the countr y and its colonies. But who long represented the city, country, and colonies in their business in ? E. MOSES and Soss Wo have studied terests and resource their commerce d have gratified the wishesh ef all classes ? Who are always returned by overwhelming majorities ? E. MOSES and Sex. It is their only ambition to represent, in the most efficient manner, the various stations in society by the most suitable, artistic, and seasonable attire. To do that with the greatest care, despatch, and etonomy, they have engaged in enterprises which have no pa rallel. The taste and the claims of the world's constituency they fully understand, and no amount of business wearies their energies, or relaxes their activity. Wha t ev er professions they make they are ready on all cccasions to fulfil. Their attire for the summer season exhibits a very unusual degree of variety in materials, talent, design, and superiority of workmanship ; and to order or ready ma d e may be obtained at their City or West-end establishments, at the most economical prices. Dress for juveniles and young gentlemen c oming home for the holi days is best obtained a t E. MO SES and Soles. It has the advantage of being more fashionable, comfortable, elegant, and durable than any an d elsewhere. Hosiery goods, the richest and most useful—Hats and Caps, the newest styles and most comfortabled at E. BIOSES and e wear—Boots and Shoes, which cannot be equalled —may be proc.ur Sores, at considerably lower charges than are Bestcustomarily oe made. The largest wholesale Clothing. Shirt, and depart ment in the world is at the establishment of E. Moses and SON. d the CAUTION.—E. MOSES and S ON regret having to guar public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like falseh od of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANT OTHER HOUSE IN OR OCT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, MitIOTIeS, 84, 85, and 86, Aldgate , opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, and 3, Hart-street, all commuicating. 13radtord (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies e and Gentleme n will be IMPORTANT. —Should any article not giv satisfaction, It exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All goods are mnrk mho lain figures, the lowest price, trout which no abatement can be The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Book, with illustrations, untitled" The Echo of Public Opi nion," containing full lists of prices, our system of self-measure- Went, &c., &c., may be had on application, or post-free. Id Pon parte Francais. Qui si parla Italian°. ma haunt ma Deguell. Ago bADIA Xspano, the trans- d is Cho grade ie willers 0 0 the rnlnee S in wre quote Qtre9 3l "• 005 to 00s 51 , 8 t , 479 0 0 " oOs to 000 00s to 000 54. 1g an 34 arer than barley 1 of h i g her n linsee d )nee lore . to 67 to v", 62 to & h- 5 5 53 to i t o per 5.°1. te 101 154 101 Os Oa Od to °l° t o 001 0! oate °°ll 009 to 00 )Os to 0 / to 121 to 12 7 ' v " none no t been iet feeling s hire, ana - an 31i; 64i; Shed itieb, B . l lc Berviic icoln (1" o liviti ' fling Mid. and close transacted ; -"t/- busines s, louth-Ear t figu re : cs a sligh ')rgicas„P,'": c iao,oit hire: 15i; LondSi , ..• 30 5 : : . 2 5 4 0 24 '•• 42% .•• 07 ' " 127 1 i '" 52% •'• 53% ... FIR 0Z le 3 17 O g O 0 ;," O 0 0 ° rust-Ai °3 in dud'" 4. Eng lo " Each )10 I ergne lilncertala ,Jul 6 l ajimoye l l t a•Tb' Sat. 'J T uno 16 Twice ,Aailf 'June 16 I JuIY 1 DailY June 16 June 2 Twicedoff June n , June e 16 Janl6 Juno 14 VocertAto• June 16 June 16 ulf ---- is vrlll Ii India . h 0 6tChed Luz is °' des 111 ' 17 5 ? :„ w he grea t almost Et of A d ' wall a rich -" e, ro— in the receiv e. ' Y iatell 3 IDOL •ud 0114 • o f th° 3 o n the r s hoold . t will b e to do, o.t ar COI' [.A. wife ° w if e Of wife of h of St' t o the the bi te 18 blar r B li° reo tor perttrY, ington , ngilbp in-law , j o bs for 02a pu i NG, o . 1.12, oat' of No, 19,264. Now 'ready, at all the Libraries, in three vols., ' SAM SLICK'S -NEW WORK, " THE AME RICANS A T HOME ; or, BirE7AY, BACKWOODS. and PRAIRIES. Edited by the Author of " Sam Slick." - " In the picturesque, delineatiori: of; ejiaracter, and the felicitous portraiture of "'atonal features, no writer of the present day equals Judge Haliburton, and the subjects embraced in the present delight ful voludies call forth, in now and vigorous exercise, his peculiar powers. ' The Americans at Momewill slot be less popular than any of his previous works."—Morning Post: Hurst and Blackelt, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. NEW NOVEL. This Day, at al the Libraries , 2 vols. post B vo., TIL BURY NOGO ; or, Passages in the Life of an Unsuccessftil Man. By the Author of "Digby Grand." London: Chapman and'iittll, 193, Piccadilly. NEW NOVEL. This Day, at all the Libraries; 2 vols. post Bvo., JERNINGII-AM: A Story. London : Chapman and Mill, 103, Piccadilly. In a few clays, VIRMILIAN ; or, the - Student of Badajos ; A Spasmodic Tragedy. • - By T PERCY JONES. William Blackwood and Boa, Edinburgh and London. TO ANGLO-PERUVIAN BONDHOLDERS. —Thk R e.PORT of the CO:AriMITTEE i now ready, and can he bad. at K.etts, Son, and Steer, A, Royal Exchange. Committee Room, 33, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street. Now ready; price Is., ALETTER to LORD JOHN RUSSELL from the Right Honourable T. F. KENNEDY, relative to his Removal from the Office of Commissioner of Woods' and Forests and Land Revenue of the Crown,-with Lord John Russell's Reply, and Remarks and Currespondeaca: Names 4idgway, Yiteadiblp,.A.,l44C,Blaell, Edinburgh ; Hodges and , L 4 inith, rubric CRYsTAL PALACE, 1854. Now ready, THE OFFICIAL GUIDE and HANDBOOKS, illustrative of the CONTENTS of the EXHIBITION. To be had at the Palace and at all Booksellers and Railway Sta ti6ns, and of Bradbury and Evans, Printers and Publishers to the Crystal Palace Company, 11, Bouveric- street. ALBERT LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1838. Eastern Branch, 7, Finsbury-square. LOANS granted in connection with Life Assurance on Freehold; Leasehold, and Personal Security. W. S. VARDY, Manager. BONUS TO SHAREHOLDERS. ELOME COUNTIES AND METROPOLITAN FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY. A Bonus of 51. Bs. 4d. per cent. has been added to the past year's subscriptions, and in future interest at the rate of 51. Bs. 4d. per cent. per annum will be given on all subscriptions, with such additional bonus at the end of the year as the profits of the Society may allow. Two Estates have been purchased for this Society during the past year—that at Wood-green (chiefly allotted) has been very satisfac tory and profitable, both to the allottees and the Society at large. The other Estate (not yet allotted) promises to be a more successful purchase than the first, there being a great demaKd for plots upon it. It is situated in Wimbledon-park, in the midst of gentlemen's seats, and is adapted for first-class villas. There are two special advantages in this Society, viz., members are not required to pay down any part of the price of the land prior to choosing plots. The full amount of the shares drawn in the ballot is advanced; also that more shares are not drawn in the ballot than can be supplied with land, so that the members may have the advan tage of selling their drawn shares at a premium. A share in full is 301., with an entrance fee of I s. By order, HENRY KNIGHT, Secretary. 14, Chatham-place, Blackfriars. ATTRACTIVE NOVELTIES. R OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. PATRON—II.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. Four important ILLUSTRATIONS JUST ADDED to the VIEWS of the SEAT of WAR on the DANUBE and in the BALTIC. The BALTIC FLEET in the DOWNS, CASTLE of KRON BERG, Forts ALEXANDER and PETER, at KRONSTADT, CROWN QUAY, ST. PETERSBURGII, KALAFAT, WIDDIN, SEBAS TOPOL, entrance to the BLACK SEA, BATTLE of SINOPE, and DESTRUCTION of the TURKISH FLEET, &c. &c. LECTURES by J. H. PEPPER, Esq., on the CHEMISTRY of our DAILY BREAD, in special relation to that made by the NEW PROCESS, on Tuesday and Thursday, at Two o'clock; and hi the Evenings on the DECORATION of PAPER. LECTURE by DR. BACKHOFFNER on ELECTRICITY, and the ELECTRIC LIGHT. Open Mornings and Evenings. Admission, Is.; Schools and Children under Ten years of age, Half-price. EXTRAORDINARY MECHANICAL MODELS. MR. BECK, Dentist, begs to call attention to his Anatomical Models for developing the structure of Arti ficial Teeth, (true to nature and in full action for mastication and articulation), fixed from one tooth to a complete set, as exhibited at the Paris Exposition. Single Tooth, 10s.; Set, 101. and 20/. * 4 ,* 47, Great Russell - stre et, opposite the British Museum, London. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms, (Lessee, CHAS. C. LAURENT, OTISION-h017.6), Fulham road), The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR TIIE SEASON. and will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S CELEBRATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polka, Fair Star Waltz, and Overland Mail Galop, by D'Albert ; also, by H. Laurent , the following Waltzes - La belle Frangaise, Leonora, VlM and his Dinah, Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past . Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11. 8 APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. .EA and PERRINS' WORC ESTERSHIRE 11 SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly dige=t the food. The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer chants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. guar against imitations, see that the names of " LEA and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. TRIESEMAR, protected by Royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de Pharmacie de Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR, No. 1, is a remedy for Relaxation, Sperruatorrhcea, and Exhaustion of the System, TRIESEMAR, No. 2, effectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely eradicates all traces of those Disorders which Capivi and Cubebs have so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portion of the population. TRIESE MAR, No. 3, is the great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which unfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. TRIESEMAR, No. 1,2, and 3, arc alike devoid of taste or smell, and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet table without their use being suspected. 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Illusaaied by 100 Coloured Engra 9 vings. ers By -street, R. and L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Sr ,y eons, 1, Ilern street, London. Published by S,,erwood and Co., 23. Paternoster row, and sold by Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Gor don, 146, Leadenhall-street ; 95, Farringdon-eireet ; W. Sutton, 10, how Church-yard; BRtler, A, Cheapside ; R Johnson, 68, Cornhill. PART I. treat Eof the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive organs, and is ilustrated by 28 Coloured Engrav l rgs. PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in dulgence, and their lamentab l e e ffects on the system, produ cng mental 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. 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To which are added, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre cautionary hints on the evils emanating from empirical practice, and on the dangerous remedies advocated by various writers on these important disorders. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con sequences resulting from certain habits, irregularities and excesses, which have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man hood, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any other class of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is particularly recommended to persons entertaining- secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded the health happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are inof personal management which cannot be violated without incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the pay of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequences maybe infirmity avoided, an ordfunctional above all, that there is scar cel y any degree of physical derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. The Author has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which are unfortunately been too generally confided to the care of ignorant empirics, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place faith in ',heir pretensions. be had, price 21, of Messrs. Piper, NE RVOUS DEBILITY may Brothels and Co., 23, Paternoster -row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford- street ; Mann, 39, C3rnhill ; or free by post for thirty stamps, to any address rom the Author's residence, 37, Bedford-square. At home for gas Fight, from Eleven till Two, and from v i iß. ALBERT SMITIrS MONT BLANC, including the BERNESE OBERLAND and the SIMPLON , THIS EVENING, and Every Evening at Eight o'Clock, (except. Saturday) ; and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings, at Three. Stalls, 3s. (which can be taken at the box. offic4 every day from 11 till 4 ; area, is.; gallery, ls.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. 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I have the honour to be, • Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, CHARLES DECIMUS CROSLEY. Sun-court, Cornbihl, June 21, 1854. COMME RCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS, Wanstead. FRESIDENT —JOHN MABTER,MAN, Esq., M.P. TRUSTEES. James Peek, Esq. I llananiah Teape, Esq. Robert Clarke, Jun., Esq. • TREASURER —George Moore, Esq. CrteiumAN OF TUE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT—Robt. Wilco:mon; Esq. HONORARY SECRETARY —George Lawrence, Esq. ,Notice is hereby given, that a GENERAL HALF-YEARLY :.`,OUKT,of the Governors of this Institution will be hel l on WED NE.AD AY. k the 28th instant, at the London Taveril, to commence at Ten 'o'clock` in the - T'erenoon, when Rn Election of Childreq (eight boys and four girls) will take place. 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PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause, ADLINGTON against CHIP PINDALE, the Creditors of EDWARD HASTINGS, late of No. 63, Upper Norton-steet, Fitzroy-square, in the County of Middlesex, Esquire, who died in or about the month of July, 1853. are, by their Solicitors, on or before the 15th day of July, 1854, to come in and prove their Debts, at the Chambers of the Vice•Chaacell:l Sir Richard Torin Kindersley, No. 15, Old. square, Lincoln's-inn Middle sex; or in default thereo f, the y will be peremptorily excludedl from the benefit of the said Decree. Wednesday, the 19th day of July. 1854. at 12 o'clock at noon, at the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the Claims. Dated this 16th day of June, 1854. FREDC. ERS. EDIVARDS, Chief Clerk. RICHD. HA.YNES, Plaintiff's Solicitor. 2, Hunter -square, Brunswick square. THE MAIL STEAM-SHIP for AUSTRALIA, August 4, 1854.—The magnificeat screw steamship " CAL (CUTTA," 1,800 tons, Captain J. GooDALL, another of the fine ill be fleet belonging to the General Screw S team Shi pp ing Company, w , despatched with her Majest3e 4 Mails for Adelaide, Port -Philip, and Sydney, on the 4th August next. This fine vessel has maintained tier high reputation for rapid sailing and punctuality, and is a sister ship to the " Argo," which has made the quickest voyage to and from Australia up to this time. The Calcutta has been employed carrying the Mails to and from England and Calcutta, and from her superior :sailing and steaming qualities, it may lie fairly assumed that she will make the run in GO days. Rates of Passage from 30 to 100 guineas. She will be followed, on the 4th of October, by the Cacesus, of 2,500 tons. Full particulars as to Freight and Passage Money at the Com pany's Offices, k 7 Cannon -street, City. ,STEAM TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. In compliance with numerous applications from persons de siring to proceed to the Cape of Good Hope, the Directors of the General Screw Steam Shipping Company have determined to de atch their Steam ship " C APE OF GOOD HOPE" to TA ABLE BAY, on the 7th of J ul y next. The " Cape of Good Hope," D. BeNsoN, Commander, has just returned from a most successful voyage to Constantinople with passengers and general cargo, is 700 tons burthen, and 100 horse-power. Built by Messrs. Mare & Co., ot Illackwall, anan extremely fast ship. Her accommodations for passengers are little if at all inferior to this Company's iirst-class steam ships so well known on the Cape and Calcutta line. The rates of passage money are,—First Class, 60 and 65 Guineas each; Second 'Class 35 to 45 Guineas each. The ship will load and sail from South ampton. As her capacity for passengers and freight is limited, early application should be made to the Company's Offices, 27, Cannon street, City. ME BALTIC FLEET. VACANT GROUND NEAR ST. PAUL'S.—On Monday . and Tuesday the committee appointed by the Institute of British Architects, consisting of Sir Charles Barry, Messrs. Donaldson, Angell, Penrose, Scoles Nelson, :and most of the leadine• a rchitects, headed by the chair man of the committee, Mr. Tite, hal interviews with Sir W. Molesworth and Lord Palmerston, in order to solicit 'she support of the Government to this most desirable improvement. The proposal for leaving open this land met with the most decided approval of both the Minis ters, who promised their cordial support, as well on.th grounds of public convenience and health as on the ar tistic grounds which are now so distinctly felt and Imknowledged by every one who has seen the cathedral from this spot. The authorities of the cathedral are willing to co-operate in this movement and in a large scheme of improvement in that neighbourhood. It ap pears that the Commissioners of Sewers and the Corpo ration have arranged for continuing Alders ate-street southwards, so as to set back the whole eastern end of Cheapside as soon as the leases of the two houses stand ing there have run out, and a plan was submitted to Lord Palmerston by which this communication was pro posed to be carried to a new bridge (on a site often sug gested) at the bottom of Old Change, by which a great communication across the city from north to south would be effected, and the whole east end and south side of St. Paul's completely thrown open. It has been sug gested by some members of the corporation that the means of effecting a considerable part of these improve ments might be found by continuing the coal-tax for one year after 1862, at which time it expires. That tax, of is. Id. per ton, produces now about 180,0001. p er an num ; of which the proportion arising from 9d. per ton is paid to the Government and the Commissioners of Woods and Forests for Improvements in other parts of the metropolis, and the remaining 4d. is reserved to the corporation for the improvement of New Cannon-street. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Du Barry's Delicious Revalenta Arabica Food invariablyrestores health, without medicine, inconvenience, or expense, as it saves 50 times its cost in other remedies. We extract a few out of 50,000 testi monials of cures, which had resisted all medicines. Cure No. 180.—" Twenty-five years' nervousness, constipation, indigestion, and debility, from which I had suffered great misery, and which no medicine could remove or relieve, have been effectually cured by Du Barry's food in a very s h o rt time.—W. B. Reeve, Pool Anthony, Tiverton." Cure No. 4,208.—" Eight years' dyspepsia, ne rvousness, debility, with cramps, spasms and nausea, have been effectually removed by Du Barry's delicious food in a very short time.—Rev. John W. Flavell, Ridlington Rectory, Norfolk.' Cure No. 1,784—" Not expected to live six days longer. I was cured by Du Barry's admirable food. —Magdalena Purvis, Moffatt, Scotland." Cure No. 51,416.—" Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, s i c k n ess at the stomach and vomitings, have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food.—Maria Virorthain, 'Ling, near Diss, Norfolk." Cure No. 3,900. " Thirteen years' cough, indigestion, and genera. debility have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Focd.—Jaines Potter, Athol-street, Perth." Cure No. 81.—" Twenty years' liver complaint, with disorders of the stomach and nerves, have been perfectly cured by Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica.— Andrew Frazer, Haddington, East Lothian." " Trevagler, Gulval, near Penzance. Feb. 20th, n 1851.—Ei the heghte n e years' ner vous debility, violent palpitatio of art, th rob bing of the temples, violent pains in the left side and hack, shortness of breath, coughs, numbness of the extremities, cramps, spasms, flatulency, retching, and such general weakness, that rwas constantly fearful of falling when On my leos ;a c e these symptoms have been removed by Du Barry; exellent Food. —Mary Gilbert."—ln canisters suitably packed for all climates, and with full instructions —llb., 2s. Od. ; 21b., 4s. 6d. • 51b., lls. ; 121 b., 225. ; super-refined, 11b., 6s. ; 21b., ; 51b., 225. ; 11b., 335. The 101 b. and 121 b., carriage free, on post office order. Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., purveyors to her Majesty,kPic cadilly ; also at 68, Cornhill; GO, Gracechurch-street ; 330 and. 451, Strand, 63 and. 150, Oxfyra-street ; 55, Cliarilig-cross ; Cheapaide. lacca. P aymas t ers —William Pinhorn (1836), to the Royal Albert, 131, screw steam-ship, at Sheerness ; Morgan (1841), to the Algiers, 91, screw steam-ship, for service with the Baltic fleet; Robert G. Webber (1851), to the Malacca. Yesterday the directors of the East India Company gave notice at Lloyd's that a vessel was required to convey troops from the Thames to Calcutta some time between the 23d of July and the 24th of August. The Tonning, hired screw steam-transport, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday, and went into harbour in readi ness to embark troops again for Turkey. The Portsmouth division of Royal Marines, under Colonel-Commandant Menzies, K. 41; -Aide-de-damp to the Queen, underwent the annual heacial inspection on Tuesday at Forton, near Gosport , by Major-General Simpson, attended by Colonel Owen, Deputy-Adjutant- General of the Royal Marine forces. The corps being drained of nearly all its effective men, there was but a skeleton division to inspect, but it passed muster very satisfactorily. The artillery companies of the corps, under the command of Lieutenant:Colonel Phillips, were inspected by the same officers yesterday at their head quarter barracks, Portsmouth, and also in great gunnery practice at the Fire-barn on Southsea-common. These also went through their drills and gunnery evolutions highly to the credit of this important arm of the service and to the gratification of the inspecting officers. The practice seawards from the guns mounted on Fort Cum berland will take place in presence of the inspecting Generals to-morrow. They were sumptuously enter tained on Tuesday evening by the Commandant and officers of the divisional companies at Forton, and by the Commandant and officers of the artillery companies last night. Two troops of the Ist (King's) Dragoon Guards em barked at the North-wall, Dublin, on Tuesday evening, in the Royal William, one of the City of Dublin Com pany's steamers, en route to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, there to be stationed. A squadron of the Scots Greys arrived in Dublin on Tuesday, and occupy quarters in Portobello and Island bridge barracks. A draught of 30 volunteers from the depot of the 2d Regiment, at Athlone, arrived in Dublin yesterday, em route to join the 77th Regiment. Dublin garrison—until recently the most formidable in the United Kingdom—is now reduced to three regiments of infantry—namely, the 21st, the 60th, and the 90th ; and two regiments of cavalry, the Ist and 3d Dragoon Guards, together with a troop of Horse Artillery and a field battery. Hitherto there were six regiments of in fantry and three of cavalry. The weekly field-days in the Phoenix-park are now greatly shorn of their old at tractions, especially to strangers visiting the Irish capi tal, to whom a " sham fight" on the Fifteen Acres formed an agreeable novelty. MILITIA AND YEOMANRY. The different divisions of the enrolled out-pensioners of Chelsea Hospital resident in Londonderry and other parts of the north of Ireland are now out for their annual drill, which will terminate on the 28th inst. Lieuten ant-Colonel Tulloch, the superintendent of the enrolled pensioners, is now on a tour of inspection, and will visit the different divisions before they are dismissed. The West Kent Yeomanry Cavalry completed tbeir drill at Maidstone on Monday, when the regiment was inspected and put through a number of evolutions, the whole which were well accomplished. Previous to being dismissed a number of silver cups were awarded as prizes for superior swordsmanship. The Denbighshire Yeomanry Cavalry assembled on the 10th inst. at Wrexham, and were, after eight days' drill, dismissed on Saturday, the 17th inst. Major Unett, attended by Lieutenant Slade, both of the 3d Light Dragoons, inspected the corps on Friday, the 16th, and expressed himself quite satisfied with its effi ciency. The regiment is in hopes of receiving orders for barrack duty, to enable it to become thoroughly ac quainted with military duties. The Norfolk Artillery having completed their 56 days training at Great Yarmouth have been dismissed to their homes. During the past week gun practice has been carried on from the 24-pounders mounted on the South Denes Battery, at a range of 1,250 yards, at a target moored in the roads. From the very excellent practice made (the target, although only a small object, having been struck several times) it cannot be doubted that these volunteers would perform good service to their country in the event of their being called upon to render it. Previous to dis missal prizes were awarded to those who had made the greatest progress in the several drills, and in a very flat tering letter from the Mayor to Lord Hastings (the noble commandant) the magistrates of the borough have presented the thanks of the town to the corps, for the orderly and soldierlike behaviour evinced during their two months' stay. The 4th Middlesex Militia completed their tea days extra drill on Tuesday at Hounslow. Previous to being dismissed nearly the entire regiment volunteered to be oily, I embodied. THE CRYSTAL PALACE. —Yesterday, which was a shil ling day, the number of persons w ho paid for admission at the doors was 11 , 252 ; those admitted by season tickets were 1,356, making in all 12,608. SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE AMENDMENT OF THE LAW.—The annual meeting of this society was held yes terday, and was unusually well attended. Lord Brougham presided, and amongst those present were Lord Beau mont, Mr. Adderley, M.P., Mr. Baring, M.P., Mr. Commissioner Pane, Mr. Commissioner Hill, &c. The ' report of the committee, after congratulating the society on the progress made by the question of law reform dur ing a year of great public excitement, proceeded to ' enumerate the subjects which had chiefly occupied their attention since the last annual meeting, viz., the changes in the ecclesiaStical courts, the 'reformation of juvenile offenders, the assimilation of commercial laws, the com mission on the inns of court, and the appointment of a public prosecutor. The report was unanimously adopted, as were also two resolutions founded thereon, and the proceedings terminated with a vote . of• thanks to the president. • - Our letters from the Baltic fleet show its constant activity, and yet the Tory Mrs. Gany—with toothless virulence—abuses Sir Charles Napier ;nominally be cause he has not yet battered down Helsingfors' but really because he is not only a brave and practical sea man but a Radical Reformer also. It was a complaint sometimes made by Nelson, and often by Wellington, that people at home (generally political foes) were always expecting victories. No sooner was one gained than they began to reckon how soon there might be another. They seemed to think that great sea-fights and Peninsular battles might be brought on any day, at the will of the commanders—forgetting that between allies, and foes, the season and weather, and the having to repair ships, and feed men, and transport armies, and wait for a wind, and so forth, there must be much preparation for any conflict of importance, and a considerable interval be tween any two. It was when the prompt spirit of Bonaparte, ex hibited at the cost of every nation on the Continent, had communicated itself to all Europe, that the "igno rant impatience" of enemies at home began to give most trouble to our champions abroad. If BonaParte, pro ceeding on a new principle of attack, was enough to spoil the world's patience on land, Nelson was no less so at sea. Never in a hurry—able in critical moments to seal a letter in due form and order, and to eat his dinner in leisure and comfort, that his officers might do the same—his promptitude was, to say the least, as marvel lous as that of Bonaparte. Being always ready, he had no occasion to stop, even for a different time of day. A. fair wind was, in those days, the main condition of action of any sort at sea : and when Nelson saw the topmasts of the enemy, on he went and took or sunk them, mar shalling his force, distributing his orders, and seeing that his people ate their breakfast or their dinner by the way. Yet this promptest -e6ommanders had to leave the nation waiting for news so long—occasionally for so many months at a time—that they grew disheartened, and he vexed with them, and the elements, and the enemy ; and lastly with himself for being vexed. It may be feared that as Bonaparte's speedy ways taught people to expect unrea sonably from their own generals, the improvements in the sciences and arts within the period of the peace may have made us yet more exacting in our imaginations of what our Napiers and Raglans may be expected to do. When the Baltic fleet was going out, a saying was invented for Sir Charles Napier, which shows how far some of his countrymen then were from appreciating his position. He was reported to have said that he should take Cronstadt first, and be in St. Petersburg in a month—the ice being then more than a month from its first appearance of breaking. Now, of all the per sons concerned, Admiral Napier is the one most certain not to be guilty of unnecessary delay. Such apprehen sion as there was about him was all the other way. It was feared that his headlong courage would lead him into rashness ; yet there he is still, ready, active, quiet, well-prepared, about to do great things, we all believe, but detained thus far by hindrances that had not been duly anticipated. Leaving the land expeditions to work out their own justification, we may profitably remind one another what the delays were that our fathers were obliged to have patience with, in the intervals of the great battles of our history. Like Admiral Napier, Nelson put to sea before the declaration of war was made, ater the peace of Amiens. Like Napier, he went forth without any doubt that the state of war would soon be clear enough. He went to the Mediterranean as Napier went to the Bal tic, to catch the enemy's fleet as it came out of harbour. Unlike Napier, he had no means of locomotion but the wind ; and no projectiles that gave bim power over an adversary but one that was face to face with him, within what we should now consider very short range. How long did he wait off that harbour of Toulon ? Fourteen months ; and from May to August twelve months he never left his ship but three times ; and then on busi ness, returning within the hour. The Corporation of London, trying to be patient, complimented him on his blockade of Toulon ; and then he was really angry—to be supposed by London itself to be blockading, when the whole desire of his heart was that the hostile fleet would come out. He wrote back that he was not blockading Toulon, but "quite the reverse." His ships began to break up under the storms of the Mediter ranean, and his health under the suspense. When the enemy did get out, it was under cover of a fog, in the middle of January, and Nelson missed them. He hunted them in vain, and could neither see nor hear anything of them ; and in March they slipped through the Straits, and were off into the wide ocean. Now it may be as well to ask ourselves how we should bear 14 months of expectation, and failure at the end of the sixteenth month. Such a course of events is impOSsible now ; but is it impossible that we may have a lower stock of patience than is wanted for our shorter needs t Let us see, then, what followed, While north-east winds were carrying the enemy where they wanted to go in the Atlantic, westerly winds within the Straits kept Nelson a chafing prisoner till May. When he got out---the French and Spanish fleets had joined, and were terrifying* our West India Colo nies. For weary months he chased and explored, over all the broad and narrow seas where the enemy could go, and not an inch of their masts could he see, and not a reliable word of their whereabouts could he hear. Half broken hearted he went to his own house in Eng land to rest. Then came the news that the hostile fleet had certainly got into Cadiz ; and forth he went again —this time solacing himself (for thus it really was) by carrying his coffin. He was resolved to exclude the idea of further suspense. A brother officer had given him this coffin, made ont of the mainmast of the Orient, which went down at the battle of the Nile. Excluding the idea of suspense, Nelson had its history engraved on the plate, saying that he should soon want it. He meant to go into action ; and he knew that he was the mark for every Frenoh gunner and marine that could get a sight of him. His-departure cheered his heart. The unbounded enthusiasm of the people who saw him off proved that they could bear sus pense without quarrelling with him for it. He was going to give them a victory at last. His promptitude insured the opportunity. An American at Cadiz assured the French Admiral that Nelson could not possibly be with the fleet, as he was certainly in London streets a few days before. If the American had got to Cadiz, so had Nelson got within sight of it. Even now there were delays and suspenses from want of frigates, and consequent uncertainty what the enemy were about. Nelson encouraged his ta rs to act plays and h av e fun the evenings, while he kept his cares to himself. It was a month before the moment came at last ; and how many months before anything could be really said to have been achieved, except the taking of two ships in the Atlantic by Sir Robert Calder ! The delay had been too long for Nelson's elasticity of spirit. While calm and cheerful, he did not manifest the old exhilaration in the prospect of action. At Trafalgar, as now in the Baltic, the enemy had a good harbour in their rear ; and then, as now, a chief danger of the British was from rocks and shoals. Here the parallel ends. Nelson felt him self more equally matched, as to both skill and bravery, than he had ever been before ; and the foe were men who had a country and were fighting for it, as citizens and not as slaves. However many ships the Czar may now count in the Baltic, his material preparations are certainly very inferior ; and his serf-sailors can assuredly be no match for the mariners of England and of France. This, however, is not the topic of the moment. "What we would say is, that anything in the way of suspense that we have yet experienced is a mere trifle compared with what our fathers bore—not for weeks only, but months and years. And with that suspense ended the war, as far as naval conflict was concerned, a consummation very likely indeed to be repeated. Preparations so careful nal patient on the part of a Napier—of an embodiment of energy—justify such a hope. Whatever may be his next great act, it will be some thing to make us ashamed if we have been fancying meantime that we could have taken St. Petersburg in a month from Portsmouth without waiting for our ally, or a thaw, or other needful condition. It is true the sum mer is short in the Baltic. It is true, we all believe the Gulf of Finland to be the great battle-field in this war. But these true things are iu our Baltic Admiral's mind as well as ours, and no doubt much deeper down in his heart. He has gone about his duty in his own way — which is action, after preparation : and we must see to ours—which is patience and generous trust, after having chosen our commander well. Let, therefore, the tooth less virulence of the Tory slanderer be stilled.—Daily rem. PRIVATE AND JOINT-STOCK BANKS. The Banker's Magazine furnishes the returns of circu lation of the private and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending the 13th of May, 1854, and gives the following as the average weekly cir culation of those banks during the past month, viz. : Private banks Joint-stock bank s 3,135,188 Average weekly circulation £7,085,211 On comparing the above with the returns for the pre ceding month, ending the 15th of April last, it shows — An increase in the circulation of the private banks of A decrease in the circulation of the joint-stock banks of Increase on the month £27,611 and, as compared with the return for the corresponding period of last year, viz., May 14th, 1853, it shows — An increase in the circulation of the private £33,502 banks of A decrease in the circulation of the joint-stock banks of Increase on the year ..................... £38,056 On comparing the a b ove with the amounts of the fixed state issues, the following appears to be the comparative of the circulation : The private banks are below their fixed issues... £657,129 pe n t- s tock banks are below their fixed issues 190,669 The joi £848,098 Total below their fixed iesueB —'—''' JOINT STOCK BAN/O.—The whole of the London Joint-stock B anks are now part i cipating in the arrange ments of the Clearing-house system, with the exception of the Royal British Bank. The latter establishment has also made application for the purpose, and will b e ad also in a few days. The CHAIRMAN announced that certain accounts and papers which had been presented to Parliament had been laid before the court. He also announced that the byelaws as amended would be laid upon the proprie tors table, and submitted to them for confirmation at the next quarterly meeting. THE MUTINY OF THE LIGHT CAVALRY OF MADRAS. Mr. LEWIN again brought before the court the cir cumstances connected with the mutiny of the 6th Light Cavalry at Madras, which took place between thirty and forty years ago. Having detailed the facts at con siderable length, he moved : "That the time is now ar rived for taking into consideration the sufferings or the military who were punished on the ground of a mutiny of the 6th Light Cavalry of Madras. Mr. JONES, who declared that he never heard of the matter before, said he would second the motion rather than allow the subject to drop. (Laughter.) The CHAIRMAN said that none of the parties referred to in the motion were now suffering any penalty. It was true that the sentence of death had been passed on two of the parties, but they were tried and sentenced by a court-martial, and he had the highest authority for ' saying that the proceedings were regular and proper. With regard to the officers who were dismissed, their families were now in the enjoyment of p e nsions. lle did not see the necessity of again taking into considera. tion a matter which had been fully disposed of. (Hear The motion was-then put and negatived. - ADMINISTRATION OF SIR C. NAPIER IN SCINDE. Mr. LEWIN moved that the Court of Directors do lay before the proprietors the several reports of Mr. Pringle, Sir George Clerk, and Mr. Frere, tending to explain the administration of the late lamented Sir Charles Napier in Sciude. He considered the production of those papers necessary for the vindication of the character of Sir C. Napier from the attacks of the Duke of Wellington, who was capable of any injustice. (Oh, oh.) It was the general opinion throughout the army that the Duke of Wellington was one of the most unjust men that ever lived. (Loud expression of dissent.) _ A PROPRIETOR seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN expressed his deep regret that such observations should have been made to the Court. (Cheers.) With respect to the motion, all he could say was, that the directors were desirous of giving every in formation that could be required for the purpose sug gested by the hon. proprietor. The correspondence, however, was so voluminous, that he trusted the hon. proprietor would specify what papers he required. He saw no real reason for the production of the papers, and he did not believe they would bear out the impression of the hon. proprietor. A PROPRIETOR said that the friends of Sir Charles Napier were very desirous that every paper should be produced which could have a tendency to vindicate his administration in Scinde. The CHAIRMAN said, if the hon. proprietor would give the names of the papers which he required, with their dates, he would take care they should be produced if they had been laid before Parliament. He could not promise the production of any others. The motion was then put and negatived. CASE OF MR. LE GEYT. Mr. HELPS moved that the Court of Directors be re quested to reconsider its decision with respect to the case of Mr. Le Geyt. The hon. proprietor was proceeding to state the circumstances, when Mr. CLARKE rose and said that the family of Mr. Le Geyt did not wish to have the discussion re-opened, and he trusted that after such an intimation no hon. pro prietor would have the bad taste to persevere with it. Mr. HELPS believed he should exercise a sound dis cretion in proceeding with the matter, and then went into a detail of the circumstances connected with the dis missal of Mr. Le Geyt from his office of judge in Bom bay, but as they have been so often brought before the public, any further statement is quite unnecessary. Mr. LEWIN seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN said it was most painful for him to say anything on the subject, and ho regretted that the matter had not been allowed to rest. The question was whe ther Mr. Le Geyt did or did not bring discredit on the court with which he was connected, and the adminis tration of justice in India. The Government of India decided on his removal from the bench, and the court of directors having taken the case into consideration, and gone minutely into all the circumstances, came to the conclusion that it was not fur the interests of the ser vice, or consistent with justice to the individuals, to re verse the decision. He thought it would be much better to leave the matter in the hands of the directors. Colonel SYKES, as a friend of Mr. Le Geyt, expressed his concurrence in the remarks of the chairman, and trusted that his suggestion would be acceded to. Mr. HELPS said he had no objection to withdraw his motion, but Mr. LEWIN refused his consent. The question was then put and negatived. MEDICAL SERVICE IN INDIA. Dr. BURNES (late Physician-General at Bombay) in quired whether any means had been taken to remedy the injury done to the medical service in India under the re gulations of 1852, by placing them on a different footing from the military l The CHAIRMAN could not admit that any injury had been done ; but, in answer to the question, begged to say that no alteration was intended to be made in the regulations, and that they were a pplicable to the medical service as well as to the military service. INDIAN RAILWAYS. Mr. SULLIVAN inquired whether it was true that the East India Company had granted a loan of money to the East India Railway Company for five years, on a gurrantee of 41 per cent. ? • The CHAIRMAN said the railway company had found some difficulty in raising money in consequence of the state of the money market, and therefore the directors had agreed to make an advance of 1,000,0001. at 41 rather r ce nt , to be redeeme d at the end of five years than allow the construction of the railway to be delayed. Dr. BURNES then brought under the consideration of the directors the claims of the medical service to be restored to an equality of pension with the mili tary, and moved a resolution, requesting the directors to consider the pension rules for medical service. The motion, not being seconded, fell to the ground, and the Court then broke up. MORE LOSSES BY FIRE AT SEA.-THREE SRI PS DESTROYED. Since the announcement of the sad burning of the Europa, transport ship, three other losses of valucble ships by firo have been made known at Lloyd's, a nd which, there can be no doubt, were occasioned from theme me use - spontaneous combustion. The following the par titulars : The ship John Cooper, 6 60 ton s bnrthen, Captain Gil , kison, master and owner, belonging to Glasgow, was totally destroyed by fire at sea, on the night of the 2lst of April last, off the Cape of Good Hope. She was bound to London from Cochin, and was laden with a valuable and other articles. On the c a rgo of oil, cott on, evening of th hand smoke was discovered issuing from the cargo. All set to work to ascertain the locality of the fire, by hauling upon deck some of the cargo, but were pre vented andscontnung their operation in consequence of smoke and heat, shortly afterwards a body of flames burst from the main hatchway. In vain the craw endeavoured to extinguish the fire by throwing water into the hold, but to no purpose ; and the captain, perceiving that the vessel was lost, ordered the boats to be launched, and with his crew, all of whom safely got into them, abandoned her. ithin half an hour afterwards she was completely in flames, her masts having fallen over her sides. She con tinued burning several hours, when the wreck disappeared. Captain Gilkison and his men were picked up the follow ing day by the Hoppe% Captain Beaumgardt, from Arra can, bound for Plymouth, which landed them at St. Helena on the 6th of last month. The ship and cargo were but partially insured. The next loss by fire was that of the ship Mary Sheppard, a new vessel, 625 tons burthen, bound to Shanghai, with a cargo of steam coal. She sailed from the Downs on the 22th of last October, and nothing appears to have transpired to alarm the crewnntil the 20th Feb.: the ship was then making for the island of Catand ness, she having encountered very bad weather, a heavy sea took her long boat out of the chocks, and stove in the deck, besides doing other damage. After the gale had abated steam was seen ascending from the hatchways, with a strong smell of gas. By pouring water down for nearly.? week this somewhat ceased, but on the 23d of Apr,4 ll t again became visible, and hourly increased. On I ;o re u a nT l t g o down the main bulkhead, some of the beams theheat and be burned quite through. The next smoke became so unbearable that the shiladawyliasrehoodvye tino, cane the long-boat hoisted out and provisiowq , of emergency. The men continued to throw water down in copious quantities, but still thhestsmno_ke gained instead of ight the island of St decreasing. At eight o'clock t Bernardtuno bore S.E., distant about seven miles. * e other boats were then lowered, and whoa left te until and his officet;s, rem ah ßi ner a ee pd own° Were 1 1 the h e e i then except Capt, 'n al; abandoned . There spar deck until it almost fell , shoved off, and the ship was d the boats , b esides the crew, several passengers, whose safety were first secured before the men got in. Almost directly a ft e r the boats left, the sails, rigging, and masts were in flatnes, and in a few hours the ship was burned to the water's edge. The boats' crews were eventually picked up and conveyed to Manilla. The ship's loss is estimated at 16,000/. The third shipwreck by fire was the British brig Fanny of Sunderland, bound for New York. On the 30th of May, wben about 12 miles off Madeira, she was found to be on fire, and, notwithstanding alrthe efforts of the crew, she became a total loss, the crew escaping in the boats. The master, in his protest, believes the fire to have arisen from spontaneous ignition of some , bales of rags, which were stowed in the hold. ETON COLLEGE, Wednesday.—A resignation arrived at the college yesterday evening from the Provost of King's College, Cambridge. The vacancy is caused by the death of Bernard Win, Francis Drake,_Esq., which ch of the s took place on the 3 0 th ult., at Fun ti Madeira. Mr. Henry F. Burnaby, K.S., now captain chool, and eldest son of Mr. Burnaby, of Newark, Notts, will succeed to the vacant scholarship, and Mr, Shaw will be the new captain. THE WAR NAVAL AND MILITARY jNTELLIGENCE. Yesterday the 20 day's notice-Oquired to be given by the Court of Admiralty expired' with reference to the Russian ship Emilie, of which Gibriel Lundholm was master, taken a prize by her Majesty's steamer Bulldog, and she will forthwith be sold, for the benefit of her captors. All the Russian prisoners brought from time to time on board the Crocodile receiving-ship, lying off the Tower, having signed their, parole, have been released, and have obtained employment in the British merchant service, except two, who still remain on board. A mail for the British squadeob in the White Sea will be made up and forwarded, via Hull and Christiansand, from the General Post-office to-morrow. Officers' let ters will be liable to a postage of is. the half - ounce, and so on ; seamen's letters *ill be charged 9 d. the half-ounce. The postage mush be paid in advance. The Locust and the Lacosse,- French - war steamer, ar rived yesterday in the Downs, on. their way to join the fleets in the Baltic. Inquiries have been instituted fOr the French Govern ment to ascertain the practicability of supplying the camp at St. Omer with live stock from Ireland. Large quantities of oats have been purchased in the London market for the French cavalry. The King of Portugal is expected to visit Portsmouth dockyard this day, accompanipd by his brother, the Duke of Oporto, and suite. The-Admiralty have issued orders for every mark of respecta,crowned monarch can receive to be paid his• Majesty. Her Majesty's brig Mariner, 12, Commander John . stone, sailed from Plymouth on-Monday- The crew of the Indefatigable -,50, Captain Hope, flag of Rear-Admiral H0Pc4,9 4 / 2 -PlTLite, at i'llumputh„has g(4 up topmasts and topmast crosslrees. 'She is in a for ward state, and many men are entering. Captain Superintendent William Sandom, Royal William, Victualing-yard, Plymouth, has advertised for tenders for supplying that establishment with 2,500 qrs. of wheat, 100 qrs. of peas, 100 barrels, 100 half-hogs heads, tight casks, and 950 barrels, 600 half-hogsheads, dry-casks, The Assistant-Surgeon of the Vulcan is in medical charge of the Apollo, vice Dr. Squire, sent. to Malta Hospital for an injury he sustained by a fall. Dr. Rees, Deputy Medical Inspector, was at Constan tinople on he 10th, on a tour of inspection of the sick quarters at Therapia, the executive superintendence of which establishment is now transferred from Vice-Ad miral Dundas to Rear-Admiral Boxer. Mr. Dineen, inspector of machinery afloat has been at Constantinople for some days (says a letter of the 10th) superintending at the factory of the arsenal the repairs of defectssent from the steamers in the Black Sea fleet. • A serious altercation took place on the Bth at Con stantinople between some liberty men of the Sidon and some Austrians in a wine shop. In the melee two of the Sidon's men were stabbed (one in the side and one in the neck), but both, we are glad to add, were "more frightened than hurt." The cowards who inflicted the wounds escaped, but some Guar dsmen who ha p pened to be present left unmistakable imp ressions of their fists upon their countenances. The Bellerophon, 78, is atVarna,, superintending the disembarkation of troops. Mr. Innes, acting clerk at Malta Dockyard, has been sent to Constantinople to do duty in the office of the naval storekeeper, at a salary of 2001. per annum. Rear-Admiral Boxer's flag is flying on board the Cyclops until the arrival of the Harpy. The prisoners of war who arrived at Constantinople in the Sidon have been transferred to the Magxra. The captain and officers of the Danish corvette Val kyrien (in number about 40) inspected the dockyard at Portsmouth yesterday. The following appointments have been made : Captain Henry D. Trotter (1835), who formerly com manded an expedition to the Niger, is promoted to be Commodore of the second class, and to command the Seringapatam at the Cape of Good Hope, where he will hoist his broad pendant as Commander-in-Chief at that station. Lieutenants—Robert H. Burton (1849) to the Ma lacca, at Chatham ; E. A. Tweedale (1854), to the Ma- " - • 1: W7s -- -. 4 4 ' :: i ' 3. 4 1 tat , v .( "-- -1",..; ±.4- , ? , ;,.' •• 4 7& 1*7 .." ;qs•';'• 1 ,..f RAILWAY INT ELLz-(111Tc - z. - " 4 LONDON AND NORTH-WritgrißN -- ' 4 ' - 1 ,7 ' Y A special meeting of this company was held yesterday di, :: i ... the Euston Station, to consider seven bills now• pending itr - ,, , ,. Parliament, in compliance with the standing orders of he b 7,. House of Lords—the Marquis of Chandos in the chair. Mr. C. E. STEWART, the secretary, read the notice conven ing the meeting. The Cna.IRMAN said that since the notice was issued, the proceedings in Parliament had reduced the number of the bills he had to submit. The bill for leasing the Birkenhead, Lan cashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway, and for authorising traffic arrangements between the latter and the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company, was rejected by Parliament : also a bill to amalgamate the North Staffordshire Railway Company and the London and North-Western Railway Company and another bill for authorising traffic arrange• ments between these two companies were also rejected. With regard to the North Staffordshire amalgamation bill, it was promoted for the benefit of both companies, as well as for the purpose of accommodating the public, and ou that ac count he thought he should have been able to submit it for their approval. Although the bill was rejected by the com mittee of the House of Commons, the directors saw no reason why the same friendly agreement should not be car ried out with the same advantage, the same spirit, and cor dial feeling as was intended under the amalgamation bill, had it passed. It was true that under the amalgama tion certain advantages would have arisen to the companies from a union of management and a savin g o f e xpense, which co uld not be obtained under a simple agreement. They were now left free to carry on the traffic of the two compa nies unfettered by any conditions or restrictions which would have been imposed had the amalgamation bill been granted. They were, therefore, in no worse position than they were lA. fore by the rejection of the bill. The same arrangements would be made with respect to the traffic and for the accom modation of the public as originally intended. Under the agreement with the North Staffordshire Company, the London and North-Western Company were boun d to apply in three successive sessions of Parliament for the sanction of the Legislature to the Amalgamation or Traffic Arrangements Bill. It would, therefore, be his duty to submit the bill again to the m i n th e next session. With regard to the bills he had to submit for their approval, the first was a bill for authorizing the transfer to the London and North-Western Railway Company of the Haydon square branch of the London and Blackwall Railway, and for other purposes, and of which the short title is " The Lon don and North-Western Railway (Haydon-square) Act, 1854." 4 The object of the bill was to enable the company to purchase a short branch line to Haydon-square, to deprive the Shrews bury and Birmingham Company of the use of the Stour Val ley Railway and New-street station at Birmingham on and after the Ist of JanuarA.s: .- in consequence of the union of the Shrew: 2 ..7lry and ..•.,,)ii. 6 :..:ni '7l the Great Western legalise the assuranee Aished for the officers ... - - scheme and superannuation of the company. The SECRETARY read the heads of the bill, from which it ap peared that the officers of the company subscribe towards the fund 2 3 / 4 per cent. of their salaries, and the company a like a mount; a committee of officers and a committee of director s manage the affairs of the society ; certain retiring allowances are provided after ten years. The bill also authorises the di rectors to provide hotel accommodation at Euston-square, and to acquire lauds and houses for that purpose. After some observations from Mr. Wnmems, Mr. GLYN, M.P., Mr. CROSSFIELD, Mr. HADFIELD, M.P., and other pro prietors, in respect to the superannuation fund and the an nual Parliamentary expenses, the resolution approving the bill was carried unanimously. In reply to questions respecting the proposed terms of amal gamation with the North Staffordshire Railway Company, it was stated that the traffic on the lino justified the improved terms proposed to be given to that company—vis., 3 3 / 4 per cent. afterwards, with the option of allowing the proprietors in 1859 to become proprietors in the London and North. Western Railway Company at par. to the amount of their holding in the North Staffordshire Railway Company. Mr. RICARDO, M.P., chairman of the North Staffordshire Railway, who sat at the board as a director, said that Messrs. Stephenson and Hopo Scott, the arbitrators, had recom mended the modified terms ; and it was intended to carry out that arrangement fully between the two companies, and to make it as binding as they could. They would endeavour to make such an agreement as would tend to the harmonious working of the two lines. The SECRETARY then read the heads of " A bill for deter mining the existing lease of the West London Railway to the London and North-Western Railway Company, and for enabling the last mentioned company and the West London Railway Company to enter into fresh arrangements for the sale or lease of the undertaking of the West London Railway Company to the London and North-Western Railway Com pany, and for the settlement of all disputes between the said companies, and for other purposes." Mr. GLYYN stated that the object of the bill was to get rid of litigation, and to determine the amount to be paid for the line. A resolution approving of the bill was carried unani mously. The CHAIRMAN said the next bill he had to submit was " A bill for making a railway from the London and North- Western Railway, near Stockport, to Disley and Whaley bridge, all in the county of Chester, and for other purposes." The line was promoted by local parties, and would be con structed by them. The London and North-Western Com pany had no further interest in the undertaking than to work the traffic on it when completed. The powers were permissive, and the working agreement would not take effect until approved by three-fifths of the shareholders present at a meeting specially convened for the purpose. Mr. HADFIELD objected to the measure, and said the lino would not pay its working expenses. He strongly protested against any further liabilities being entered into. In reply to questions, it was stated that the line was to be worked for 50 per cent. of the gross receipts ; that it was 10 miles in length, and that the company could not refuse to work it under the circumstances. A resolution, approving of the bill, was carried, after the withdrawal of opposition from Mr. Hadfield and three other proprietors. The SECRETARY read the heads of " A.bill to reduce the capital and define the undertaking of the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company." It was stated that the shares of 201. each would be reduced by the bill to 61. 10s. each. A resolution, approving of the bill, was carried unani• mously. The CuarrustAx, In reply to a question, stated that the notice in the circular of a call in July next on the 10/. and 201. shares of the company was given as a matter of precaution, but it was not intended to make that call. Should a call on those shares be required, the directors would give further and due notice thereof to the proprietors. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST. A special meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Bridge house Hotel, London -bridge—Mr. S. Laing, M.P., in the chair. The CIIIARMAN explained the object of the meeting, which was to authorise the directors to raise additional capital to the amount of 359,0701., partly by the creation of new shares and partly by loan. This would increase the capital of the company to 7,800,000/. Parliament had decided that the new capital should be raised on preference shares, bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. In reply to Mr. Horapath, he said that the directors had no power to redeem the new preference shares, but he believed the gua rantee of 5 per cent. was not a matter of any groat moment, having regard to the amount of tho proposed stock and the present rate of dividend on the ordinary stock, lie though t it was not too much to say of the latter that it would be rather more than less than 5 per cent. in future. After some observations from Admiral Kelly, Mr. Mawds ley, and Mr. llerapath, a resolution authorising the directors to raise 252,000/. on 5 per cent. preference Shares and 107,070 1 . on loan was unanimously adopted. The meeting then separated. SHROPSHIRE UNION. A special meeting of this company was held yesterday at Shrewsbury, to consider a bill now before Parliament. The Earl of Powis presided. The CHAIRMAN said, they were met, in pursuance of the standing order of the House of Lords, to give their approval to the bill before Parliament for reducing the capital of the company, after its passage through the House of Commons. The Solicitor, (Mr. Barnwell) read the marginal notes of the bill, the object of which is to reduce the capital from 201. per share to 6/. 10s., the amount already paid up, to alter the scale of voting, and also to amend the existing acts relating to the company. On the motion of the Cnentmax, seconded by Mr. Toom, • formal resolution, approving of the bill, was agreed to nem dis. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON RAILWAY BILLS. EASTERN COUNTIES (STATION ENLARGEMENT.) Sir J. DUCKWORTH reported from the sub-committee ou this (re-committed) bill that they had amended the preamble of it, by striking out so much thereof as relates to the proposed branch to the river Nene, the promoters of the bill being de sirous of abandoning the construction of such branch, and had made further amendments iu the bill. HORNCASTIE AND ICIRKSTEAD. Sir J. DucxwouTu reported from the committee on this (re. committed) bill that they had made further amendments thereunto. SHREWSBURY' AND HEREFORD (LEASING.) Mr. LAKELLEs reported from the sub-committee that the object of the bill is to enable the company to lease their un dertaking. The committdTeeofhroasmdELe:thamoenienoLemdEralthisteEteela.ll:t:OthtleSyCLon• ILLNCIABBI:IIc:Iined in the tabled in the bill, and found the same to be true. AND CHESHIRE Juxer s BIRKENHEAD , proved to t h eir exa3rafri.nLedAstentaix(riergweaptEiooßie bill, but the same had not been P e ra r eamthootifothe STOCKPORT, DISLEY, AN D W HALg y_B RIDa t. Mr. Isamu( reported from the sub-committee that the pro. posed capital of the company is 150,0001., and the amount of loan 50,0001, The 41 shareholders who may be considered as having a local interest in the line have subscribed 59,360/.. and the amount subscribed by 20 other parties being share holders is 54,3001. The length of the line is 10 miles 6i chains, and the cheapest gradient on it is 1 in 60. There is one tunnel on the line 40 yards in length, 28 feet in breadth. and 2,0 feet in height. It is intended to cross on the level one road. The estimated cost of the ra il w a T y h i e s c l e s m o m ,O i o t o t / e . e , and e the quantity of land required 92 acres. Ip:Oinitmo f l Nrl view NORTH of the satisfied of the fitness in an enineiczgs proposed railway. YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BEIMIOK , MIDLAND, AND LEEDS NORTHERN COMPANY'S AMAL GAMATION.thee y sub-committee erk and N e rth that idl a the d Mr. DIVETT reported frolu ob ject of the bit is to dissolve th . and Leeds Northern Rai lwa y Compmes, and to vest their under takings in the York, Newcastale,Berwick Railway Com pany, and to auth o r ise such united company to make work ing alcraina ton of that company with such united ing arrangements with th t e Mlton Driffiehl Railway COM. committee have decided to recommend the -orrnellaoenifth undertakings as above stated, in cense , p ac i n n a y ipg , aa a nin n y d a. t t i queue° of the special circumstances of the case, it having been proved to the satisfaction of the committee, that material portions of the main line of ono or other of the companies formed part of the original scheme for the railway, in the district, or were promoted as essential to it. The committee are of opinion that the result of the amalgamation will be to promote economy of management, and afford still greater faci lities of communication to the public at large. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. . THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—Traffto return for the week ending June 11, 1854 - £17,487 13 9 Corresponding week last year - 15,825 16 5 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RanwAy„—Trafilo return foe the week ending June 18 1854 ..........:......£4,874 13 11 Corresponding week last year ....... . ............. 5,159 15 6 Decrease in 1854 „ ..................... £285 1 6 EAST INDIA HOUSE, The quarterly general Court of Directors of the East India Company was held at the house, Leadenhall street, yesterday, Major Oliphant in the chair. After the minutes of the last meeting had been read and confirmed, July 4 .Tull I