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/6- IA E A " • eillibik's" qtr i r. !, , t •10. . - . . V steaL A imvE L er OF THE A rt R Afri PO ca OL ;e M h o a N v D e AY adv vaill i • , + iv 4:Fc '; r ,„. /+// 2 '4-1t A : R th A. 11 .), _ S l4O /.._ zrt It" . 44 - • New York to the llth inst. 'T& THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK, Incor porated by Charter, on the Scotch System, aflow Interest 01 1 the fluctuating balances of drawing accounts, and on deposits of any amount for fixed periods, calculated from day to day at rates v arying from One to Four per Cent. per annum. Grants cash credits and advances on convertible securities, and issue circular and Promissory notes, and bills of exchange in triplicate, negotiable by the Bank's correspondents at every place of any importance at home and abroad, without charge to the bearers. Copies of the detailed terms of business, and any further information, will be supplied at the Bank, Tokenhouse-yard ; and at any of the branches-429, Strand; 77, Bridge-road, Lambeth ; 97, Goswell-road, Islington ; and 1, Shaftesbury-terrace, Victoria-street, Pimlico. By order of the Court of Directors. INNEs CAMERON, General Manager. 20. ,u at our mol°4 OATS. I BR I J 37s Od I 52s 1d 32s 6d I 4 88 o j 19s Od 1 45 s 493 qrs., 3r4 l a g 828 qrs. 776 s ol d 465 qrs., 400 so l d 96 qrs., 96 so 5 9 10-12ths 9 5 4-12ths 2 6 4-12ths 8 1 6-12ths She has brought 95 passeigers, and $910,000 in specie on freight. Neither the steamer Baltic, from Liverpool, nor the Cambria, from Havre, had arrived at New York. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1854. No. 19,136.] [PRIDE SD. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY or CAN AD A.—Notice is Hereby Given, That the Directors havA made a CALL of 2/. 10s. on each and every share of the A series of the company, and a CALL of 10 per cent. on each class of the l)e -begtures I the company, payable at the Bank of Messrs. Glyn, Mile, and Co., Lombard-street, London. The said Calls are due on Monday, the 6th February, 1854. If not Paid on or before that date, interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum will be charged on those in arrear. Shareholders have the power of paying up the whole or a rort'on Of their shares in full, and interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per an num will be allowed on all sums paid in ant'cipation of Calls. The Directors further give notice, tit t by a recent Order in Council to the Government of Canada, the Debentures of the Province will be issued in Jannary next to those shareholders who shall pay to Ilesss. Glyn, Mills, and ,;(3 51 pc , share (that is, 21. 10s. per share in addition to the Call now advertised) on each of their shares, and in full on the Debeututes of the Province to which such snares are entitled. By order of the Board. WILLIAM CH A PM AN, Secretary. DR. CUMMING'S NEW WORK. This day, in fcp , cloth, full gilt, price Os., THE TENT AND THE ALTAR ; or, Sketches F It. P tTKLARCUTAL LIFE. By the Rev. JOHN CUM ti ING, F.E.S.E., with vignettes, uniform with " Apocalyptic Siietches." Arthur Hall, Virtue and Co , 25, Paternoster-row. WRECK OF THE TAYLEUR.—NOTICE TO PASSENGERS. THE surviving Passengers, insured in the M RITHNIE PASSENGEIt'S ASSURANCE COMPANY, can have their policies endorsed, free of expense, authorisng them to sail in airy other first-class ship, by application at the Chief Offices, or to the A gent through whom the insurances were effected. The legal representatives of passengers who were lost, should immedi ately give notice to the Ite.sident Director, when they will be supplied with the usual form of claim. 4, lloorgale-street, London CITY OF LONDON COMMISSION. (From the Times.) The investigation into the affairs of the London Corporation is in slow but steady progress. The higher officers of the corporation have been for the last few days under examination, and, as might have been expected from their position, not very much has been elicited from them which would be DREADFUL SHIPWRECKS. day, they succeeded in again getting her into the bay, the Prince Albert having been sent from Dublin to their aid, but from the violence of the sea and wind, S.W., broke all their tow ropes, when the ship drifted on the North Bull, where she will become a perfect wreck.' In the course of Saturday morning a party of the Coast Guard from the Ciontarf station went off to the wreck, by the direction of Captain Lawless, who kindly communicated a part of the above facts,•and with much difficulty succeeded in getting on board, the sea being ♦ery heavy. Not finding any person in the vessel, they returned at 1 a.m. on Sunday morning, but the weather having moderated they again went off to the ship, and remained on board her to protect the cargo. The crew had previously been taken off the wreck by the life-boat of the Prince, and had reached the Sailors' Home." LOSS OF THE SHIP TAYLEUR. AN. 19. rice 5s down, and p 4cl down, c ur 1 down Bal e / and l o west 1 1 ;op, current pri ce ce. This day, in poet Bvo., with vignettes, 600 pp., n^atly bound, price lOs 6d. ROME, REGAL AND REPUBLICAN, a His tory for Families. By JANE STRICKLAND, edited by Ague Strickland, Author of " Lives of the Queens of England," &c. JOIIN GEARY, Resident Director. `AGENTS WANTED for an established LIFE and FIRE AS SUR INCE CO IIPA Y. Commission allowed, 25 percent. upon new Life PremMins, and 5 per cent. renewal, also IS per cent, Fire Premiums, new and renewal, with any necessary chu g s., suds as postage, &c. Address to C. Y., 4. Broadway, Lud gate-hill, London. t. d l nferior c i 470 o d ...... l BO (11 d 28s m °l a ld. Arthur Hall, Virtue and Co., 25, Paternoster-row. 2 , Leadenhall-street, London, Dec. 3, 1853. WESTMINSTER ABBEY or VICTORY.— NELSO.',; . at the BA. TLE of •-;T VINCENT.-LEGUATT, HAYWARD, and LEGGAT r beg to inform their patrons and :riends, that T. Jones Barker's last grand historical PICTURE of NELSON RECEIVING the SWORDS from the vanquished officers on the quarterdeck of the SAN JOSEF , on the memo r ab le 14th of Feb ruary, 1797, at the Battle of St. Vincent, is NOW ON VIEW at their Gallery, 79, Cornhill. Court Circular, Nov. 24, 1853.—Windsor.—" Vessrs Leggett had the honour of submitting to her "ajesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Barker's painting of Nelson receiving the swords of t he officers on the quarter-deck of the San Josef after the battle of St. Vincent." In cons quence of the unfavourable state of the weather, the pic ture is exhibited by gas-light, and may be viewed from 10 till G. lINGARIAN PROMENADE CONCERTS. Admission, Is—ROYAL RIO NE E TEIEAIRE Adelaide-street, West strand—Every EV E N IN.;, at Eight, by the renowned HUNGARIAN B ND. whose performanceg have created such intense interest throughout the leading European cities The programme is varied nightly, and include• the finest cornpo , iti ins of ancient and modern masters, as well as Hungarian and other na tional Melodies, Mazurkas, Waltzes, talons, and Quadrilles. ICa lozdy, conductor. Soloists—Flugelhorn, Horanvi ; ciarione. te, M. Augarde; piano, Miss J. Warman. V , calists The Misses Brougham. Morning Performance, Wednesday and Saturday, at Three. PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY. PAti T I. Introduction (Robert Le Diable). Meyerbeer ; Duett (Annie Laurie), arranged by G. Linley, the Misses Brougham ; Solo, piano forte (La Violette), Miss Julia Warman Waltz( My Pream) Lich tenstein; Serena le (Light of my Soul), W Asp:ll, Miss Josephine Brougham; Duo (Ernani), Verdi; Solo, fluzelhorn, Herr Ilor,nyi ; Solo, ciarinette, M. Auga , de ; Polka (The Royal missex Militia), arranged by T. Distin ; Quadrille (American), Jullien. PART II Selection (La Sonnambula),Beliini,• Duett (The Cousins), G. W. Glover, the Mis;es Brougham ; Solo, pianoforte (Grand False de Concert), Miss Julia Warman ; Polka (Rendezvous), Strauss ; Qua drille (Salon), Kalozdy ; Ballad (I'll Sneak of thee), M. B. Hawes, Miss Elizabeth Brougham; Galop (Cuckoo), Arranged by T. Distln ; March (Le Prophete), Meyerbeer. RE -COMMENCEMENT of SCHOOL TERM. —Parents should not suffer their young "scions" to return to school without a suit or garment from L. " Schoo of Design" in JUVENILE ATTIRE. Huss trs, Tunics, Polkas. Polo naise, and other styles, are dispalyed in perfection, nrofusion, and variety becoming the character of a City Establishment, where Quality and Economy are parillel principles in business L. lIYAIf, Tailor, Clothier, and General Outiltter,36, Gracechurch street, City. ANNUITIES ON THE MUTUAL PRINCIPLE ENGINEERS', MASONIC, and UNIVERSAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 345, strand, London. , PURIIHASERS OF ANNUITIES ADMITTED TO PARTICI- PATION IN THE PROFITS. Policy Stamps paid by the Society. Assignments of Policies Registered Free of Charge. A Liberal Commission allowed to Solicitors and Agents on the i ntroduction of business. ANTHONY PECK, bf.A., Assistant -Actuary. r pE INDEPENDENT FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY, I, MANCHESTER BUILDINGS, WESTMINSTER, Members not liable beyond the amount of their respective Shares. Shares, 301.; payable Weekly, Is. ; Monthly, 4s. No Back Payments or Fines. Money advanced to build at 51 per cent , thus avoiding the heavy rate of Interest required by many Buil ling Societies. This Society differs materially from all other Land and Building Societies, and is established upon the most imoroved principles, securing to its members greater advantages than any other Society Yet placed before the public. Any member may choo , e a Plot for himself in any locality suiting him, and have an advance of the pur chase-money, and the means of erecting a house thereon. Prospectuses and Shares to be had of the Secretary daily, between 10 and 4, and 7 and 9 on Tuesday Evenings ; or a Prospectus for warded on receipt of one postage stamp. LIFE ASSURANCE; REPORT of the SELECT COMMITTEE of the HOUSE Of COMMONS, and the DEPOSIT SYSTEM—the New and Important Feature of Life Assurance adopted by The DEPOSIT and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. The following is an extract from the Report of the Select Com mittee : - " THE OBJECTS which persons HAVE IN VIEW irt EFFECTING IN SURANCES upon their lives, are GENERALLY OF AN IMPORTANT AND SOLEMN Charade - , viz., the PROVISION FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS after the death of their NATURAL PROTECTORS ; unlik , any ordinary transaction of trade, a CONTRACT ONCE ENTERED INTO CANNOT BE DISCHARGED OR ABANDONED, if doubts of the stability of an Office should arise, WITHOUT A SACRIFICE OF PREMIUMS PAID IN ?an YEARS, and the necessi'y of effecting new policits in other offices at increased rates of premium, owing t, the greater age of the assured ; persons are thus placed in the ANXIOUS AND UN HAPPY DILEMMA OF BEING COMPELLED TO PERSEVeRE IN PAYING PREMIUMS FROM YEAR TO YEAR, with SOME suspicion and doubt as to the ultimate advantage of doing so, OR OF INCURRING THE SE RIOUS LOSS WHICH UNDER THE MOST FAVOURABLE CIRCUMSTANCES, MUST ATTEND THE ABANDONMENT OR SALE OF A POLICY." On the DEPOSIT SYSTEM a per.On iS NOT " COMPELLED" to pay from 4 TEAR TO YEAR." and he does not, if desirous of " ABANDON ING" his Policy, incur any SERIOUS LOSS," but, on the contrary, he may pay such amounts, and at such iimes -s he may find most con venient ; he can stop paying whenever he pleases, and he can with draw the whole or part of his premiums. If the whole he with drawn the Policy is cancelled; if part only, then the value of the Policy is diminished by the assured value of the part withdrawn. A B, aged 20, opens a deposit policy with a payment of 5/ , which .t will be seen he increases from time to time, and occasionally diminishes. z 1`.. 3 1 Ev „ 6...?: ... = ... , ....„... ,, 4 Ft3g. 4 Gsw -g t 4 1::7,4g.V 4 V""-'-"8 r ~..-m.,... ' ii w Uit 1:1 .k...... m. -,0 ~ .., . ..mi,- a z ~ g 6 ti WEj. ad ^ gi, c.5.v.,..—. LOM U) 7,1 '' .. , ..N M . M . NNVa CaNM .., N .• 1 b J n 4 -6 0 N , Cc) i ) : " • -. coi CM . -. 1 Pr '' ' 'B MI 11 — H11 4 - ,7,8 4 1 m .—• CI .—. ~... .4 04 ' ta 1 gi 74 C m .. mI .... NC...m o il 3 c 4 i., U 1. 1 g ID. dtrg 41'74:an ' 22 , ?. 2 VA L4.7.23a v i 0 C 3 !., 1 ti M 4 6.!! 4.. , 0 ci. 0.. 00. 17 , - I uA - E,.; U & tl I— q t 1 ,-, .... E.' _ ..... NI . .• . • • c ; : •.-.. • • .:. it. —•. • c 4 • •. —.—c, ›...•...;-• -.; ,; 6 1E . 42 . Sogtidg 4 N 4 A -,,,. r 4 . , 1.... . . . . I. . . . . . —, a! co w,o .cc op Thus AB, in 10 years, has saved and invested at different inter; vals various sums amounting to 97/., by which he had been insured in ease of death for 2601. 12s. 7d ; but A B requires 22/. ; by draws this sum out, and diminishes the value of his Policy by 60/. Ss. 3d. at different times, leaving him in case of death a Policy for 2001. 4s. 4d., and during his life a fund of 75/. to draw out at any time, in Part or wholly. The first claim settled by the Deposit and General Life Assurance Company was upon a deposit of 10/. which a parent made for each of five children, instead of a 'ding it to an account they had at the Savings Bank. One of them died a few days after the 10/. was de- Posited, and the father received 34/. 65., being the amount of the De posit Policy. Supposing A B, aged means, and continues i in the same way as he EXAMPLE No. 2. 1 23, when he opens a Deposit Policy s the VOLUNTARILY to pay the same sum every year 3 is COMPELLED to do in the ordinary system. Year. 185 185) .• •• • 1853 ......•.. ...••• 1856 to 1865 .. • 1871.••• ••-• •••• •• to 1814. ..... •• 1 875,.. 1881. iR„... .. X. s. d. 49 6 6 48 16 0 47 18 0 47 4 6 4G 10 6 45 17 6 45 4 0 44 10 6 43 17 6 43 4 0 206 7 6 190 4 6 141 3 0 1,000 4 0 194 13 6 147 18 6 182 10 6 1,525 b 6 Igi .. Th Premium of 151. commencina at 23 years of age, and paid upon , ordinary Policy (As IT MUST BE) every ye ar till A.B. Is years 0 , 7 1 ld, will secure the same sum, viz., 1,00 bnt if A B lives '7 years longer (which is the probable (titration of life at the time he reeted the insurance) his Deposit Policy. for the same Payments for an ordinary Policy of 1,0001., will have increased to 1,525/. 68 . 6d. TRUSTEE!?. The Right nonourahle the Lord Viaeount Drumlanrig, M.P., P.C., Comptroll,r of her Maie.tv's Household. M ajor -General Sir W. Clayton, Bart., 79, Gloucester-Place, Port- man-square. Charles Price, Bart , Banker, London. Vice -Admiral Ayscough, Prospect House, Southampton. CHAIRMAN. The Right Hon. the Lord Viscount Drumlanrie. M.P., P.C., Comp- troller of her Majesty's Household. CONSULTING ACTUARY. Francis G. P. IC ei !son, Fzq., F.L.S. STANDING COUNSEL. R. B. Crowder, Esq., Q.C., M.P., Recorder of ilristol, Counsel to the Admiralty, and Judge Advocate of the Fleet. R. Malin% Esq., Q C.. M.P., Lincoln's-inn. Chief Office, No, is, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, Landon. Loans granted at 5 per cent. on real or per.onsl security. Annuities on mast favourable terms. Diseased lives and lives de kclined by o th e r o ffices accepted at equitable rates. For Prospectuses and in ther information :41,p1y to the agents in t2e country, or to C. IV. Bevan, 11...sident , ecretarv. A ge nts wanted in all parts cf the United Kingdom, I'LLLife Assurances effected on the ordinary pl an . Useful Pamphlets, to be had gratis on application at the Publishers (if by letter enclosing a postage stamp.) ON THE SECRET CAUSES OF SELF-ACQUIRED MISERIES AND DISAPPOINTED HOPES. THE SILENT FRIEND. In Six Languaires--Fittieth Edition. CONTAINING THE REMEDY FOR PREVENTION OF DISEASE, Illustrated by One Hundred Anatomical Coloured Engravings and Cases. • _ . pages, price 2s ' . . yew Edition, enlarged to 20 1 1 64 , by post, from the Pstabllshment, 31 f i in stamps, Medical r rFIE SILENT FRIEND ' Work on t the exhaustion and PbYsical decay of a exces sive indulgence, the consequences 01 inrection, or the abuse of the system, produced by me rcury, with directions for the use of the l o wed by observations on Marriage, and the preventive lotion, fol Iquali pre vent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravings. fications which igs P ERRY and CO.. Consulting Surgeons , 1 9 , uern n e tre, Oxford street,. By R. and L. London . Published by Sherwood and Co., r52-s3' petaternoster 70w, and sold by Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street; oon, 146, Leade nhall-street ; 95, Farrinvios,-street ; NV.. Sutton,reet;(:".- 10, now Church -yard; Butler, 4, Chcapside ; R Johnson' 68, c°milli]. P A RT I. treats of t he anatomy and Physiology of the reproductive organs, and is illustrated by 25 Coloured Flii,,raving, PART 11 treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in dulgence, and their lamentable effects on the system, ProdUchi ,, m ental and b -dily weakness. nerv , iu s excitement, and generative incapacity. Illustrated by 10 Explanator3 Engravings. PART M. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and coi , talns explicit directions for their treatment. This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured F.ngray inv. Pstur IV. contains a Remedy for the Prevention of !Nis ei ," by a simple application, by which the danger of infection is obviated. PART V. is devoted to the comsideration of marriage and Its duties. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosopi Rally inquired into. TILE CORDIAL BALA OF SYIII.ICITNI is exclusivelise lyemployed 33, In treating nervous and sexual debility, impotence, and per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-Syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symptons, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, lie, and 335. per bottle Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, 25. 9d., 4s. 6c1., and Ile. per box. ' certain reined ,. for gomrrlices, gleet, s.rieture, and elm , is iiriAmination of the bladler. Consultation tee, if by letter, 1/. a „;it: de detail of the casr. is re, aired : age, hab•ts, and posi tion in society. 5/. Packets, with advice, to he had at tlic Establish :Dent only, by which the fee, 11, is saved. Messrs. ferry, Surgeons, are in attendance, daily, at 19, Berners-street, Oxford -street, fr Lon don. from Eleven till Two. cud Five to Ei g ht ; on B.Mas7 om Eleven to One. e." .* ‘-).7 , '- ,, i- 9s 6d to 309 0 ` 1 .,; 20s 6d, 401bs P e a. bushel ; barley' . at, red, 65s Od 78s Od to 82s 25s Od per b oll; ons—Beef, per l ditt o , 5d to 00, , lb, Os Od to Os 0 • 4 , 3,5 s 9d to Os 0 Per lb, 8d to_ r i ! ) er pair, 3s Od 6a lucks, ditto, 25 Os ; tirloL 6 to 4s Od ; but" — 84s to 00s t 3 wholesale pri er ' b ' loaf, 4d ; P °l. '" Os Oct to Os 0 ,1 ; , r imperial St°l36 VETS. 1. 6 fair business —East Anglian' 624 ; Lonna Sheffield, a. Consols, 604 er° ih-Western 1° g quotations tour Valley, Shrewsbury litto, guarant' - ;, tiffs. again closed dolli ci North Midi° meted on 'a ll / 1. Only one Mock, at 62i. General Post.o o i m what Port )atched. W ile : 1 1 l el ite En; 4 1, , )(°' Each rpool rpool ... hamp ti , hampt. , z ....., rpool Tomb hamptonl. hamptow] ;T. lamplon larnp ton's iouth larn pion touts) Feb. 4 JO. 29 Fe:). 14 41 south MIL 2° o , Campton ITul* lamptoniFeb• r 4 3° Camptonrob.mill ce r Tvvico lampton!Jan• 2" , amptoneb. iampton Feh• r lamptou'reb. lamptori Feb r ....;Jarl. , r...... lead ..rrsciel7 s ampton 'Jan , ' t; f ampton Feb' 1 4 Dinh Feb. • • 99 Dinh • L. 26 ampton q g 7 , IJan. ampton 'Feb. ; t i 0 us ports ithic e o ampton ampton Feb* 2 6 With 'Jan. !Jan' Jan• 9 % • I)• I tmpton • e the mails s of the 101 00 dispatCll." 'aturday.) f in' signs 0 1 they 11 ; 0 , as adrali c ' e , at the An l : e 5 uance, /self our consul; at prices m ap arness of $1; sed to ope ra afacturers are ntract, to be: r i c h co ntin t s ° ?ret is excit e ers and S°l' 0 70 000 u.. to . .at 84,0 0 u" operty 0 0 , 14 ; its case th ssets. visited our 7e visited e fly cono 9- 0. on in ygr% 't kinds kee p )al trades of in ber rage nu , to so Jar t and —CopY ° i f ! ron, VW; wa y, Sir ,- ' on my to ulcere'" e any or tad dicines 1 0 A )ut a Mee' and :ored to ;old by AL iblisbraot, ,_- -- 3rein •deneft , Lieutenati" ras Native fyde - pa rk, r. the .'esr' )nel -Wed' ~, 54., v jer ce, Boq't - r. Alfred. Le Union ' 'own, in lastor 2d 12, Bow Cambay. Chelsea, missarr !slighter her age. 0 1 ' 114 qe. ll2 t an ty of 'An. 24 f)Ailf Feb, I" 6 Feb. MIL 26 \ A . _ , . - . • ROBERT COCKS and CO.'S OCTAVO E 1) TION of" MESSIAH," from Mozart's Score, with the oioendix. By Jourt BISHOP. Imp. Bvo., pp. 257, 6s. 6d. ; foli 15s. ROBERT COCKS and CO.'S OCTAVO EDITI')N of "TILE CREATION." By Joitx BISHOP . I p Bvo., pp 181, 4s. 6d. ; 15s. ROBERT COCKS and CO.'S OCTAVO EDITION of "SAMSON." By Dr. CLARKE. Imp. Bvo., pp. 324, 65.; folio, by JOHN BISHOP, 15s. London : Robert Cocks and Co., Publishers to the Queen, New Burlington- , tre. t. HAYDN'S CREATION.—ROBERT COCKS and CO.'S STAN ARI) OC I'AVO E DIFION. 4s 6d. V: store to St. M rtin'e Hall on Wednesday, the 25th, will End this elegant Handbook a suitable companion. It will be equally appro priate as a handsome me ~orial upon the drawing-room table or piano orte. Specim. it pages (or the work itself) may be had at St. Martin's Hall, Long-acre. PRINCE ALBERT'S DEFENCE ! Price Threepence. J. Gervish, 113, Fleet-street. Post free, Four- p,_nce. T. MARTIN 'S-HAL L. —Haydn's CREATION will be reoeated on WEDNESDAY Ne:xT, January„2s, under the di-ection of Mr. John Hullah. Principal Vocalists—Miss Birch, Mr. T. E. Williams, Mr. Frank Bodda. TIcKETS, ONE SHILLING. Gallery, Half-a-Crown ; Stalls, Five Shillings Doors open at a Quarter before Seven, commence at Half past Seven o'clock. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE ROOMS, (Lessee, CHAS. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fu.aam-road), —The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON. and will continue open every evening, with LAURE , ;T'S CELEBRATED BAND. Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8 Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and ter inate at half-past 11. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. MAGNIFICENT PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES, prepared ex pressly for this Institution by Monsieur Ferriere of Paris, exhibited en a surface of about a thousand square feet, with an ENTIRELY NEW SERIES of DISSOLVING VIEWS, daily at a Quarter past Four, and in the evenings at a Quarter-past Nine. LECTURES by Dr. BACFIOFFNER o❑ WILKINS'S NEW PATENT UNIVER-AL ELECTItIC TELEG'IAPFI LECTURE by J. 11. PEPPER, Esq., on SPONTANEOUS COMBUS TION, with Brilliant Experiments. Open Mornines and Evenings. Admission, Is. ; Schools and Childr_n under Ten years of age, Half-price. EDNESDAY EVENING CONCERTS, EXETER HALL. UNPRECEDENTED Al TR kCTION. DELIGHTED AUDIENCES. TO MORMW, selections from BELLINPS OPERA, LA SON NAMBUL A.. Atter which, Miiscelianeous Music, Glees, Ballads, Songs, VOCALISTS.—Madame Newton Frodshsm (late Mrs. Alexander Newton), Miss Poole, Madame Lablache, Miss Grace A Ileyn Miss Lagcelle•, Mr. Augustus Braham, Mr. Thomas Young, Mr. Lawler, and Signor P. Lablache. SOLOISTS.—Grand Pianoforte, Mdlle. Graver (her first appear ance in England); Violin, Mr. Viotti Collins; Violoncello, Mr. G. Collins. UNRIVALLED BAND.—Conductor, Herr Meyer Lutz ; Leader, Mr. Thirlwall ; Director of the Music, Mr. Box, Manoging Director, Mr. W. Willot'. Admission. ls., Is. 6d., 2s. 6d., and stalls, ss. Tickets to be had at the H. 11 ALLSOPP'S INDIA PALE ALE. In CASKS or BOTTLES. PARKER and TWINING (late Harrington ra•ker), s>a, PALL-MALL, are now delivering the October brewing in casks of 18 gallons and up wards. Al. in Bott'es, Imperial Measure. Quarts, Bs. ; Pints, ss. ; Half-pints (for luncheon), 3s. per dozen. MOTHER NOTE ANOTHER Note is sent to Russia, possibly tatfuu,d with gunpow‘'er : the Principalitiqs are to he relin qu 'o and the Vorthern forces to retire. Notes of Interrozation ? and Notes of Admiratio e! are the notes most applicable to he Esta blishments of E. NIO , KS ands )N. For the advantage o those who are not thoroughly acquainted with London, I' is necessary to ob serve that E. MosEs and -ott's gi,gaptic houses of business are, Minories and Ahlgate (onposite the Church), and the ir West-end branch is New Oxford-street, corner of Hart-street. But many ask, what are E. MosEs and Scot? They are the most noted merchant tailors of the age ! The pro iucers of the best fitting, the best male, and the most fa•hionab e Clothing ri the word ! For whom do they make it ? For noblemen, clergy men, men of business, mechanics, and all others ; for adults, youth., and children ! What are the r charges ? The most economical prices are asked for fir=t-rate article. ! What do they make besides attire? Shirts, the best in materials, the most fashionable in make, the most elegantly em bro.dered, and the large t quantity of plain shirts (In all sizes) which were ever made by any house of I usirws. I They also make every article of clothing for ladies, for which they charge the most econo mical ',rug. What do 'hey make, and what hey sell? All fashionable articles of hosiery for ladies and gentlemen. Furs, hats, caps, boots an shoes, &c., and the hest selected outfits for emigrants to any country or climate. CAUTION.—E. MO; ES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like ellsehood of " Being connected with 'heir 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 ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155. 150, and 157, Minories, 83, 41,85, 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 communicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. .Aheffield Branch, 35 Parzate. Colonial Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant Tailo. t . Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers. and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, from which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset on oaturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Book, " The Epitome of Comfort and Economy," contain ing full lists of prices, our system of self-measurement, &c., &c., 011 V he had on application, or post-free. A handsome Almanac for the year ending 1854 can be had, grath on application. - - lc? l'on pgrle Francais. 4 4 nr ...r.r.ht man npvitge.h. Qui ai parla A.nuß ao hahla Estganr, MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. DR. SAMUEL LA'IMERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQU VRE, LONDON. Doctor of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical goeiety, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall. London, &c., &c. Mbe consulted, personally, or by letter, on the various disorders of the nervous and generative system, resulting from juvenile irregularities and excesses, which have pro iuced more misery in youth, degradation in manhood, and prema ture decay at all stares of life, than perhaps any other class of dis eases known to modern pathologists. Long and practical experience in the treatment of these diseases has proved that there are in exist mice secret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in existence, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous Debility, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and UnfruitfUl Marri ages, Impotency, Local and Constitution& Weakness, and their endless modifications owe their almost entire origin. It is absolutely necessary that all men should know that there are principles of personal management which cannot be violated without incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties may he mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its con , equenc es may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. DOCTOR LAWERT has for a long series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate com plaints, and is the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless of the taunt , and envy of the hypocritical and mock-modest, has had the confidence, through the medium of the public press, to direct attention to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is free. In selecting this department of practice, he has been amply re , arded by the great success that has attended his efforts in the treatment of these cases, which are too generally confided to the care of unqualified and Ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated puhlications, assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues of their patent nostrums, have inflicted serious injury on those who have been induced to place faith in their pretensions. At home for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from six till Eight. All letters must contain the fee of 1/., and advice and medicines can he forwarded to any initials or address. It is desirele Girt patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MEIIT should first obtain a copy of his work on SF:IF-PRESERVATION A Medical Treatise on the Philosophy of M arriage and Nervous and Generative Debilitl,lllustrated by fifty-coloured engravings, and des sribing in detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and excesses. The perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct iescription of their ca.ses, and may be had, price 2s 6d, in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. Piper Brothers and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, oxford-street ; Mann, 39, Cornhill t Stone. Titchborne-street, Haymarket; or free by post for forty-two stamps, to any address from the Author's resi d en re. 37. 11F.DFOID-SOIJ ARE LONDON. r N,. 5.,, 11010m11WaiSti likely to gratify public curiosity, or to throw much light upon the matter in dispute. The great dif ference between the evidence given by them and that offered by previous witnesses lies rather in the manner of the deliv er y th an i n th e substantive facts to which they address themselves. It may well be that they correct an exaggeration here, or smooth down an awkward statement there. For example--Mr. T. P. Rose had stated that Sir John Key had informed him that the expenses of his election to the office of Chamberlain had reached the enormous sum of 7,0001. Sir John Key, who was on Thursday examined before the Commis sioners, corrected Mr. Ro se ' s s t atement b y inform ing the Commissioners that his expenses had, in reality, amounted only to 5,000/.—a sum scarcely Less considerable, and well nigh equally preposter- PRIVATE TUITION.—A Married Clergyman, without parochial duty, and whose time is wholly devoted to he Education of ria Pupils, has a VACANCY for one, for whose health and intellectual improvement the greatest care and atteir lon are essential. The highest references can be given.—Address, Clericus, Clifford's Library, Tonbridge Wells. GEOIA)GY.—King's College, London.—Pro fessor TENNANT, F.G.S., will give a COURSE of LEC TURES on GEOLOGY. To commence on WEDNESDAY MORNING, January 2 , th, at Nine o'clock, and to be continued on each succeed ing Friday and Wednesday, at the • ame hour. R. W. JELF, D.P., Principal. ous. CONTRACT FOR WELSH COALS FOR THE COAST OF AFRICA Department of the Storekeeper General of the Navy, Somerset-Place, 20th Jan., 1854. THE Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord Hi !h Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on TUESD tY, t' , e 7th February next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to contract for supplying and deliveri-g into Store, at the undermentioned places, the following quantities of We take the point at random from reports which 1 e ' s e i p r bt Opponents. I. nv N v ie Il i i t en h m d o sme n e s f t i cover the proceedings of an entire " any wish or endeavour to select a fact which may /NT RAC T D F r O pa ß n W m E en L t S o ll t. C o o e A s L t S or F ek o e ß e pTerHGE,CneOrAaIS ofT O th F eNau, AFRICA Somerset-Place, 20th Jan., 1854. week, without th All we desire is to give to as many of our readers PHE Commissioners for executing the Office of L Lord IDA Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain tellwaillganlioitst be eheat Ctohr:opraaitniosnofwwithadpinegcutlitairroufogrhcea. de d Ireland, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on TUESD VY, WS a 7th February next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat as th such persons as may be willing to contract for supplying and the character of the proceedings at their present P i ' liverisg into Store, at the undermentioned places, the following mass of very voluminous evidence some notion of ar: antities of defence Those lo h ahsor a ee e t mr wu t oi h h unr 0:: fa: Fernando SOUTH WALES COALS, for the service other Majesty's steam-ves , ell :- stage.statement than unreservedlyos fthho theou sl those of Corporation f l s accepted ch c t Sierra Leone,.. • • .. •....... 2,00" tone, Fernando Po .. ••••.. •• •• •• •... 500 500 „ St Paul de Loando ........ 1,500 „ As •.•. - .• - .....• 1,000 „ q th uir b y e o li e n ef- rom wl a i i a n t s m y a o y t beto th A Form of the Tender may be seen at the said Office. No Tender are dbre or guog ihi virtually o u t their t o h ne excaricross witnesses aet aol for the chief-what 11 be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will y be noticed unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly thorised in writing, it conductedproc of according a 000 rt 0 f t to law th e ; 25nIi Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty , , >, ne seen. Of course, in the present instance, the 0,, f• .d hear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender fit Coals , id must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by Letter si g ned by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound th the person tendering, in the sum of 4,0001. for the due perform- u pr s o u c a e l ss so l l v e i m il nie not s be and atie ice of the Contract. but we hope to arrive at an e qually satisfactory result by the machinery of statement and coun- to seiul Pamphlets, to be had gratis on application at the Publishers. ter-statement. Meanwhile the difference be- Pe (if by letter enclosing a posta g e stamp.) A TKINSON and COMPANY'S PRICE CUR- tween the testimony of the Corporation wit- In nesses, when they endeavour at all to grapple ve AL RENT of Useful and Ornamental FURNITURE, UPHOL PERY, LOOKING GLASSES, BEDDING, &c. Also, THE with the charges and that of their opponents, is, m A.DIES! MANUAL, or Guide to the Extensive st ercantile Estab- as we before said, much more one of tone than of D ,hment of ATKINSON and COMPANY, DRAPER-, SILK and -lAWL MERCERS, HABERDASHERS, HOSIERS, and LACE- anything else. This is natural enough. It is not Or EN. easy to convince a man of the injustice of a system London: Published by the Proprietors, Atkinson and Company, under which he himself receives 2 ,000/, per annum re. 1, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, and 75, Westminster -bridge-road, Lambeth. and fees. "I have dined succulently," said the Prince to rHOMAS SALT and C 0 ~ this the influence produced on the minds of the ex in Voltaire's tale; "my subjects are happy.' , Add to P C EAST INDIA PALE ALE BREWERS, BURTON-ON-TRENT. members of a narrow coterie by inherited prejudices al STORES. and mutual approbation, and it will not b e d i ffi cu lt a t London.... ~........ 22, Hungerford-wharf. to understand that the chief officers of the Corpo- at Liverpool ............ 52, Henry-street. Manchester ••.. - .... 37, Brown-street. ration take a different measure of the servi ces they se Birmingham •• • • ..... 26%, Bull-street. render to the public and of their own emoluments e n Bristol .... • • ...... - Back Hall, Baldwin-street. than persons not placed in so very peculiar a situa e Nottin g ham -• • ...... 14, Milton. street. - In Dublin . .• .... -..... 4, Crown-alley. tion. Sir John Key, the chamberlain, thinks that , th Edinburgh Dundee .............. 13, New Inn Entry, high street. verse witnesses think otherwise. The decision dc lies with the commissioners, and with the public. to riLOSE OF HOLIDAYS. - The return of It is also to be remarked that some of the wit- th Li Youth to their respective Boarding-Schools induces a soliei nesses who have been recently examined are really hc use from parents and g uardians fir their Personal Comfort and ttractior., and ROWLANDS' MACASsLAR OIL, for tv celerating the men of high character and respectability, who have pc •owth and improving ant beautifying the hair, ROWLANDS' always been separated in public estimation from th .ALYDOR, for improving the skin and complexion, and removing ataneous eruptions, and ROWLANDS' ODONTO, or Pearl Denti- the general staff of the Corporation. The Recorder th ice, for rendering the teeth beautifully white, and preserving the of London, Mr. Stuart Wortley, is a most upright • urns, are considered indispensable accompaniments for the attain - 1 3, and capable judge. He earns his salary, and earns lent of those Personal Advantages so universally sought for and imired. it well. With the 1,6001. per annum paid to the ti( Beware of Spurious Imitations. The only g enuine of each bears Common Sergeant, Mr. Edward Bullock, few per ms name of " ROWLANDS' " preceding that of the article on the 'rapper or label. sons would be disposed to quarrel. The duties Soli by A. ROWLAND and SONS, 20, Hatton-garden, London; discharged by the Common Sergeant as a crimi- ni ad by Chemists and Perfumers. na l j u d ge are onerous an d constant ;itis of the W highest importance to secure for the post the ser- be A NEW DISCOVERY IN TEETH. R HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, vices of a discreet . and intelligent man. . Mr. Rus- an NI • FLEET-STREET, has introduced an ENTIRELY NEW sell Gurney, again as judge of the Sheriff's Court th , E gi RIPTION of SRTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, and Small Debts Court, receives 1,2001. per annum. m , Tres, or :igatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural, teeth. He ts i a County Court judge the more, and does Lt i not to be distin g uished from the orginals by the closest obs a rver ; ;r _ _ , ley will never chan g e colour or decay, and will be found supeiitor to his work admirably. The selection of such men as ha ny teeth ever before used. This method does not re q uire the ex- these for such posts, and the Manner in which they action of roots, or any painful operation, and will supp art and pre- ~ .., lel 'rye te"th that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation discharge their duties, we have always held to be id mastication. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mas- among the best points connected with the corporate t° cation, administration of the city of London. The ques- hc 52, F LIIET-STREET.-At home from Ten till Five. tion remains whether, under a total revision and w: it would be for thepublic r HE LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE change of system, ad- th POLICY COMPANY, 72, Lombard-street. vantage that the power of appointing should be left st TRUSTEES. in the same bands. The whole subject of judicial f a . Campbell Renton, Esq. I Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. administration in the city of London, from the ichard Matins, Esq., Q.(3., M.P. James Fuller Maddox, Esq. William Wilberforce, Esq. Central Criminal Court, in which the Recorder fa 2 =Evens. presides, to the Police-court, in which the Alder- William Adams, Esq., Henrietta-street, Cavendish square. man is nominally the sitting magistrate, while the al John Atkins, Esq., White Hart-court, Lombard-street. clerk transacts the real business of the office, must e' Henry Augustus Bevan, Esq., John-street, America-Square. be considered together, and each portion of it as n John Ii nuerfield, Es q ., Craven-street. Strand. R. Henry Forman, Es q ., Ordnance, Pau-Mall. part of a whole. Little as yet has been urged in la John Hamilton, Esq., Alfred-place, Thurlow-square. defence of the aldermen-magistrates which would h John Matthews, Es q ., Arthur-street West, City. • C. Octavius Parnell, Esq , Norfolk-street, Park-lane. seem worthy of much regard. A few compliments, li William Williams, Es q ., Rood-lane, Fenchurch-street. of course, have been paid to them by their own law s , PADDINGTON LOCAL BOARD. officers. The highest of these would appear to be En 24, Connaught-terrace, Edgware-road. 'he Rev. James Shergold soone, A.M., Stanhope-street, Hyde-park the statement made by Mr. Wortley, that, although vi !aptain 'Creed, Betlfori-square. and St. Albans. present in his court during session time, they take lo g er Gadsden, Es q ., Maida-hill West, and Bedford-row. no share in the trial of cases. u !harles Pemberton, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park , and Lin coln's-inn-fields. Passing from the judicial hierarchy of the city t ( teorge Y. Robson, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Ilyde-park , and New - and its functions, we would first call attention h square, Lincoln's-inn. V. H. Trinder, Esq., John-street, Bedford-row. to a statement which fell unawares on Thurs- tc SECRETARY-Chas. Hoghton, Esq. day from the mouth of the Chamberlain. Sir si The policies of this Company being indisoutable, form FAMILY John Key was on that day endeavouring to explain tl 'ROVISIONS and NEGOTIABLE SEIIUR ITIEA', for their valid ty 3 riot dependent, as in the case of ordinary policies, upon the import to the Commissioners the onerous nature of his I N f previous reports and other documents. functions, and the return he made in service for N ALEX. ROBERTSON, Manager. his salary. The great point w a s the enormous i amount of the fund which passed annually through , G RAVE S E N D ST A B his hands , for the safe custody of which, and for b fr PACKETS. its general management, he was accountable. Mr. 10 other Packets call at the Grays, Greerthithe, and Purfleet Piers. Travers had stated that the office of Chamberlain ri The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting I FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. was a sinecure, and so the Chamberlain was piqued p into loquacity. " I am responsible for the whole a e fo c r ity w f h u i n oh ds. l w D a u s rin ro g sp t o h o e sib la l s e t , g 1 , O; K DAYS. SUNDAYS. r g . .:4 • *ea sl ..9 s .0 .si tri amounted to 1,219,5111., Terrace .'.,, '>, ;:a• a, s . ?. _ ... .. ; sif, ii nl year a g t e h in e ereceipts,and the payments to h Pier. ~ - g , F . 4 1 46. -,,,. Time. .c 4) as 5 ~., 2 - , 8 a 0 p 7., ' 1 229,242/., making the gross total of money pass cs ~. • ~ , v ___ -___ 2....'. _ ..':' _ ing through my office in OHO year 2,448,7531." 7% - - - - B'4 - - - - - Thus the truth has oozed out at last, and the state- s «. 104 i i lA, _ - - - t :2 - - ment of their own Chamberlain may be accepted i i - - - 3y. as the most complete answer to the allegations ° 1 ki s - - - - 5 - - of the earlier Corporation witnesses, who endea- s 5 - Saturdays only -- voured to explain down the city income to a N mere paltry provision for the cherishing, foster- c Direct Trains from the Boats marked t ins, and mainte n ance of a dozen aldermen or so. s Omnibuses from Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London of every quarter of an hour. We care not what or hAw many portions of a BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the fol- this stupendous income may be allocated to this OT i lowing Trains from the Fenchurch-street Station. that m particularillio million purpose but will any person of un- t prejudiced mind that, inclusive of lighting, WEER DAYS. SUNDAYS. t paving, watching, and sewerage, the Corporation of London give the citizens annually a fair return 1 quarter ; of sterling pounds ? I Fen- .-,. ~,, . •-, r, t Fen- 4 4 T', \ -,- .4 church 3' tE T.S, silj ..9 church 8 - ' a a ,0. , for their t a i - / The truth is-allowance being made for exaggera- : Street ''. '6 Si Si Street. ' E z h ic es s e erv u i n c s P-: 8 4 6 tion on the one side and self-interest on the other f - - - - 9 4 - - - - - 9 1 , -that some of the duties of the Corporation (the I 10% 11 -- —..- --- sewerage, for example) are well-conducted, and I 2 1„S - 214 - - - s 3% - - - - - others (as the conservancy of the river) most raise -3',4 -- - - - 5 - - rably discharged. The truth is, that the salaries 5 ___ paid to officers are excessive in amount, and the Passages marked - are run direct. officers themselves, in far too many cases, wholly Fore Cabin. Saloon. c r h tl a t r h ge is s: , Gravesend and Blackwall or Woolwish Bd. •• Os. 10d. Lo or from Gravesend and L0nd0n.......... iod. .. Is. 2d. unnecessary c i e i s i s o a r r d y e f r . ° r t o the e p e u t b t l Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. SO. the Corporation have been forced to retain and n e ece T ss h a e ry t BOAT TICKETS.-Twelve Months, 5 .0, ; Six Months, 3/. Os.; Three Months, 21. Os. ;to he had of the Collectors on board the exact many imposts of a most vexatious kind, Packets ; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. I which might have been well enough in the days of Nov. 17, 1853. the Plantagenets, but are now wholly out of date, _ DISTRESSINGpoIis. The truth is, that their charters and SCENE IN Sr. MARY'S CHURCH, LAM of title-let the town-clerk say what BETH.-A very painful sensation was caused during the muniments performance of divine service on Sunday forenoon last, he will-have, in . practice,been so studiously in the ancient church of St. Mary's, Lambeth. It ap- kept out of the public sight, that no one could tell pears that the Rev. W. D. James, the senior curate of what the revenue derived from their estates really the parish, was in the desk reading the morning service, was, or whether the Corporation of London were when, on getting almost to the end of the litany, a sud- dealing fairly or foully with the property of which den scream was heard, and in an instant afterwards the they were trustees. All the complaints about tam reverend gentleman fell in his desk, apparently in a fit. vested pering with theirrights pass by like the The Rev. Mr. Easom, his brother curate, ran to his as- • wind. The citizens of London are not the idle . sistance, and succeded in carrying the unfortunate gen- ' tleman into the vestry-room, where he was attended Corporation of London, and have little or nothing the proceedings of' that body. The upon by Messrs. Sewell, Wagstaff, and Collombell, sur geons, who were in the church at the time, and after government of the are some time he recovered sufficiently to be removed to his of a sma ll minority, who_ now summoned to own residence. An apoplectic fit, it is presumed, was render up an account of their stewardship. To the cause of the reverend gentleman's attack. The re- whomsoever the prop Which property w they now adminis mainder of the service was finished by the Rev. Mr. ter in the twilight of their own offices may belong, Sparkes, who alluded, in most feeling terms, to the most assuredly it cannot with propriety be said to melancholy scene the congregation had just witnessed. belong to them. Again, it may be urged that, if REWARD TO THE GOLD DISCOVERERS IN AUSTRALIA.-- the Monarch in despotic times granted, the Parlia- The Legislative Council of New South Wales has been meat in more constituti onal da y s may surely revise doing an act of justice, and they deserve great credit for the Brant. There is no idea o: confiscation present it. The sum of 6,000/ , had been awarded to Mr. Her- t• • to the mind of any man. The simple desire is to graves for his services in the discovery of gold. This Corporation of London what it is in has been increased by the Legislature to 10,000/. ; and an make the . additional 1,0001. has been awarded to W. Tom , J. t heor y , but not in fact-a fair representati on o f the Torn, and J. Lister, in equal portions, in consideration citizens -or, if it shoul a seem more desirable, to of their instrumentality, in a subordinate degree, in as- consider if further changes might not with advau sitting Mr. Hargraves. A further sum of 1,0001. has tags be introduced for the benefit of all Londoners, been awarded to the Rev. Mr. Clarke, on the completion without prejudice to the citizens. of his geological exploration. The latter ground is , remarkable, The sum is not given to Mr. Clarke for his ' --- many years research after -old long before Mr liar- I IRISH ELECTIONS. -Mr. Butt, M.P., has the follow ' graves discovered it, in consequence of Mr. Clarke's pre- ' jug notice of motion on the ord3r-book of the House of vious d emonstrat i ons o f i ts exis t en ce, but on the coin" Commons, winch he is to move on the meeting of Par ' pletion of e. service to w hi c h h e was a pp o inted by the li ame nt :-" To call attention to the special reports I Government in common with others. The Council i made during the session by die committees who tried . should ha ve gone a s t e p farther, and should have I the election petitions from the counties of Clare and awarded a s um t o Sir R. Murchison for reprophesying . Mayo, the city cf Cork, and the borough of Sligo, and 7 , Mr. Clarke's for mer prophecies respecting gold.- I to the facts of intimidation and clerical interference to A ustralian and New Zealand Gazette. ,1 which these reports referred ; an d to mo ve for a select I OFFICIAL ENVELOPES.--The L a w Courts and Govern- comm itt ee to inquire how far similar evils prevailed at meat Offices are now suppli e d with envelopes for the the last general election in Ireland ; and to consider the - ..eqpective places, in order that they be not used for present state of the law relative to intimidation and un ;, other than purposes connected with the particular de- due influence, and the necessity and expediency of L . ; partment. The name o f th e cour t or o ffi ce is denoted , adopting- any new provisions to secure freedom of elec t'. . in a legible manner, on a large seal of the envelope. tion." SOUTH WALES COALS, fit for the service of her Majesty's steam-ves , els Sierra Leone, .. • • • • ........ 2,00" tons. Fernando Po .. •• • • 500 „ St. Paul de Loando 1,500 „ Ascen-ion •• • .• —...• 1,000 „ A Form of the Tender may be seen at the said Office. No Tender will be received after One o'ciock on the day of treaty, nor will any be noticed unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and hear in the lett-hand corner the words " Tender f , r Coals," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a Letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the person tendering, in the sum of 4,0001. for the due perform ance of the Contract. Useful Pamphlets, to be had gratis on application at the Publishers. (if by letter enclosing a postage stamo.) ATKINSON and COMPANY'S PRICE CUR RENT of Useful and Ornamental FURNITURE, UPHOL STERY, LOOKING GLA , SES, REDDING, &c. Also, THE LADIES' MANUAL, or Guide to the Extensive NI ercantile Estab lishment of ATKINiON and COMPANY, DRAPER;, SILK and SHAWL MERCERS, HABERDASHERS, HOSIERS, and LACE MEN. --- . London : Published by the Proprietors, Atkinson and Company, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, and 75, Westminster-bridge-road, Lambeth. THOMAS SALT and CO., EAST INDIA PALE ALE BREWERS, BURTON-ON-TRENT. STORES. London.... 22, Hungerford-wharf. Liverpool 52, Henry-street. Manchester •• •..... 37, Brown-street. Birmingham ••• • ..... 26 1 /,,,, Bull-street. Bristol • • ........ Back Hall, Baldwin-street. Nottingham •• ...... 14, Milton•street. Dublin .• 4, Frown-alley. Edinburgh Dundee 13, N ew Inn Entry, High-street. CLOSE OF HOLIDAYS. The return of Youth to their respective Boarding-Schools induces a solici tude from parents and g uardians fm their Personal Comfort and Attraction, and ROWLANDS' MACAS-AR OIL, for a , celerating the growth and improving an i beautifying the hair, ROWLANDS' KALYDOR, for improving the skin and complexion, and removing cutaneous eruptions, and ROWLANDS' ODONTO, or Pearl Denti frice, for rendering the teeth beautifully white, and preserving the gums, are considered indi9pensasle accompaniments for the attain ment of those Personal Advantages so universally sought for and a 'mired. Beware of Spurious Imitations. The on'y genuine of each bear! the name of " ROWLANDS' " preceding that of the article on the wrapper or label. Soli by A. ROWLAND an SONS. 20, Hatton-garden, London; and by Chemists and Perfumers. 31 R. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52 , FLEET-STREET, has introduced au ENTIRELY NEW DEA( RIPTiON of iiRTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or :igatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural, teeth. as not to be distinguished from the orginals by the closest obss.rver ; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found supeitOr to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the ex traction of roots, or any painful operation, and will supp)rt and pre serve teeth that are loose, and is guaranti•ed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mas tication. T HE LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COMPANY, 72, Lombard•street. TRUSTEES. .T. Campbell Renton, Esq. Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. I ltichard Matins, Esq., Q.C., M.P. James Fuller Maddox, Esq. DIRECTORS. William Ultras, Esq., Henrietta-street, Cavendish-square. John Atkins, Esq., White Hart-court, Lombard-street. Henry Augustus Bevan, Esq., John-street, America-square. John I nuerneld, Esq., Craven-street. Strand. R. Henry Forman, Esq., Ordnance, Nall-)fall. John Hamilton, Esq., Alfred-place, Thurlow.square. • John Matthews, r:sq,, Arthur-street We-t, City. C. Octavius Parnell, Esq , Norfolk-street, Park-lane. William Williams, Esq., Rood-lane, Fenchurch-street. PADDINGTON LOCAL BOARD. 24, Connaught-terrace, Edgware-road. The Rev. James Shergold tonne, A.M., St AnhQpe-street, Hyde-park Captain Creed, Bedfori-square. and St. Albans. Roger Gadsd'n, Esq., Ntaida-hill West, and Bedford-row. Charles ►'emher!en, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, and Lin- coin's-inn-fields. George Y. Robson, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, and New- square, Lincoln's-inn. W. H. Trinder, Esq., John-street, Bedford-row. SECRETARY— Chas. Hoghton, Esq. The policies of this Company being indismitable, form FAMILY PROVISIONS and NEGOTIABLE SE , IURITIE , ', for their valid ty Is not dependent, as in the case of "rdinary policies, upon the import of previous reports and other documents. ALEX. ROBERTSON, Manager. G R AVESEND STAR PACKETS. No other Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purtleet Piers. The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting ) Direct Trains from the Boats m; Omnibuses from Fenchurch-str every quarter of an hour. Terrace ) Pier. The following are the fullest particulars which have been yet gathered with respect to the melancholy loss of the magnificent new iron emigrant ship Tayleur. The Freeman's Journal says : " Our city was startled yesterday by the intelligence of one of the most lamentable shipwrecks which we have ever had to record. The vessel s to which this awful calamity occurred was the Tayleur, or John Tayleur, Captain Noble, bound to Melbourne with emigrants. Owing to the severe weather which has prevailed for some days, intimation of this sad event did not reach the city until an advanced hour yesterday, so that we have been able to obtain but few particulars of it. But, from all we can learn, it appears that the ill-fated vessel left Liverpool on Thursday, having on board 460 pas sengers, besides the officers and crew. Having been driven by stress of weather out of her course, she was on Saturday night on a long tack for the purpose of avoiding the land, when it was discovered that she was close upon it. This alarm proved to be too true, for in a few moments she struck with frightful force upon the shore of Lambay Island. It is impossible to describe the dreadful scene of terror, confusion, and despair that ensued. The passengers rushed on deck, and, as it was evident that the vessel must soon go to pieces, desperate efforts were made to reach the land. We are are unable to say whether the boats were used for the purpose, or with what effect ; but it is stated that a rope was run from the vessel to the shore, and made fast there. To this a large number of the unfortunate passengers clung with the hope of reaching land,, but while they were endeavouring to do so the vessel gave a sudden lurch, by which they were almost every one precipitated into the sea, then fearfully beating upon the rocks, and deprived of the means and the hope of escape. The greater part of them thus perished. Out of the entire number on board it is stated that about 250 succeeded in making the island ; so that, according to this estimate, more than 200 of the wretched sufferers perished within sight, and almost within reach, of land. Intelligence of the dreadful calamity having been con veyed to Mr. Walsh, the agent for Lloyd's here, he com municated with Mr. Howell, secretary to the City of Dublin Steam-packet Company, who immediately ordered the Prince steamer, Captai❑ Dearl, to be got ready as quickly as possible and proceed to Lambay, to take off the survivors, who were without food, and ex posed to the danger of perishing from cold, hunger, and exhaustion. The Prince proceeded from the quay shortly after 4 o'clock, and it was expected that she would be able to take off the unfortunate passengers and land them at Kingstown at 10 or 11 last night ; but, owing to the severe gale blowing, it must have been impossible to effect this humane task within that time. A reporter from this office, who went in the Prince to the scene of the wreck, has not yet returned, that vessel having doubtless encountered the difficulties and delay alluded to. We are, consequently, left without the details of this most deplorable occurrence. We may indulge the hope that the loss of life has not been so great as is re ported, but, to judge from what we have heard, we fear the sad reality will prove fearful indeed. We may add that the vessel has become a total wreck and gone to pieces." The Express report of the disaster adds some addi tional information : "At noon on Thursday the Tayleur, Capt. Noble, &mag nificent vessel, of the White Star line of Pilkington and Wilson, left the Mersey for Melbourne, without a solitary berth disengaged. Her adult passengers numbered 496, and her crew, it is stated, 80 men. Including children, there were probably 620 souls on board. On Saturday morning she approached the Irish coast, and was off Lambay, a few miles to the northward of Malahide, at half-past 11 o'clock. At 12 o'clock, just 48 hours after leaving the Mersey, she struck, and commenced rapidly to fill—so rapidly that, melancholy to relate, in half an hour she went completely down, in seven fathoms of water, only a few feet of her upper spars appearing above the surface. Fortunately the disaster occurred at only a short distance from the shore, and lines were heaved and fastened to the rocks, and by these many escaped. So far as can be ascertained, the number saved is about 250. Among them are included the captain, the first and third mates, and, it is said, 10 of the crew ; but, even taking this as the aggregate of the saved, the fearful number of 400 persons have met an untimely and me lancholy doom. At least 100 of these would, in all human probability, have escaped, as they were on the lines in the act of going ashore, when the vessel gave a sudden lurch, and they were every soul shaken into the surge. Yesterday forenoon three of the passengers who were conveyed to the mainland in a fishing boat arrived in town by the Drogheda Railway, and gave information to the proper parties. Steps were immediately taken to have assistance rendered to those who fortunately got to land, and the Prince steamer, Captain Dearl, had steam immediately put up, and left her moorings for the scene of the disaster shortly after 3 o'clock, having Mr. Allen, the Dublin agent of the ill-fated vessel, Mr. Walsh, the humane and active agent of Lloyd's, and other gentlemen on board. The news began rapidly to spread in town, and those who had friends in the Tayleur, and whom the intelligence reached, were in a state of anxiety not easily to be de picted. Mr. Allen had preparations made both at Dublin and Kingstown for the accommodation of the passen gers who were saved. The Prince was expected at about 11 o'clock, and many persons crowded the quay, awaiting her arrival, eager to know the fate of those of their circle who were on board. Up to five o'clock this morning the steamer had not returned, nor was she visible at Kings town when our last accounts left there, at half-past two o'clock. We are, therefore, without any list of the saved, or even a reliable estimate of their number. The vessel went down stern foremost, it is said ; and, by an other account, only two ladies have been saved. The wretched plight of the passengers at Lambay is described as truly distressing. The coast-guard men were unceas ing in their exertions to alleviate as much as possible the misery of the situation of those who most needed their good offices. One man, we understand, when the vessel struck, mounted to the topmast for security, and lashed himself there in a sail, where he was some hours afterwards picked off, being at the moment, strange to say, asleep. Further intelligence of this deplorable acci dent will be awaited with anxiety." WRECK OF THE TANCRED. The Tancred, Mason, master, from Liverpool to Smyrna, with coals, struck on the Arklow Bank, on Wednesday, about 10 o'clock p.m. The crew were brought to Dublin on the evening of the 19th inst. The crew of the Tancred were directed to one of those places called "Sailors' houses." Mr. Marshall, secretary of the Sailors' Home, understanding that their board was stopped by order of one of the mates of the ill-fated vessel, on inquiry found it true, and that the poor fel lows were refused their breakfast, although a charge of 2/. 13s. Bd. was made for one day's board and two nights' lodging for 10 men. He this enormous bill immediately settled, and both crews are in the Home, 31 in number, and their wants well supplied. RUSSIAN AGGRESSION. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 23. A crowded and enthusiastic public meeting was held this evening in the Town-hall, called by the Mayor, pursuant to a numerously signed requisition of the in habitants, for the purpose of taking into consideration the important question of the unprovoked aggression of the Emperor of Russia against Turkey, and to memo rialise Her Majesty the Queen to adopt immediately, in conjunction with her powerful ally, the Emperor of France, such prompt and energertic measures as will tend to preserve the integrity of the Ottoman empire, and compel the Czar to submit to such conditions as will guarantee the future peace and tranquillity of Europe and Asia. Mr. J. T. Tucker, the Mayor of the borough, occu pied the chair. The first resolution was moved by Mr. T. FALVEY, who, in an able and lengthy speech, reviewed the origin and progress of Russian policy in the East, and explained its probable future bearing, if unopposed, upon the commercial and political interests and supremacy of this country, and upon the balance of power in Europe, as provided for by existing treaties on the part of the great Powers. Mr. BORRETT seconded the resolution, which was to the following effect : "That, in the opinion of this meeting, the insolent demands of the Emperor of Russia, to exercise a protec torate over the Christian subjects of the Sultan, are not only incompatible with the honour and integrity of the Turkish empire, but opposed to the laws of nations and the just rights of independent States." The second resolution was moved by the Rev. J. W. WYLD, and seconded by Mr. S. BROAD, and was as follows : "That the present war in the East has been caused solely by the Emperor of Russia, whose invasion of the Danubian Principalities, in violation of treaties and pub lic law, was an outrage which the Sultan was fully jus tified in resisting by all the means in his power." The third resolution, which is subjoined, was pro posed and seconded respectively by Mr. T. L. HARMAN and the Rev. S. S. Paw : " That the four great Powers of Europe—England, France, Austria, and Prussia—who were parties to the treaty of 1841, made for the special purpose of securing the independence of the Turkish empire, having called upon the Emperor of Russia to withdraw his armies from the principalities, and he having decidedly refused to do so, those Powers are bound in , honour and the in terests of civilisation to aid the Sultan, if necessary, by force of arms in expelling him, to require that he should pay all the expenses of the war, and also, in entering ' into any new arrangements, to take measures for secur ing the future tranquillity of Europe by a well-defined treaty, which shall have for one of its conditions the opening of the Black Sea at all times to the ships of all nations." Mr. J. C. Cox proposed, and Mr. NORRINGTON se conded the third resolution, as follows : " That the cordial union now existing between the English and French Governments, as well as betwee❑ the people of those two great nations, afftrds us the most sincere satisfaction, and that we highly approve the decision by which the combined fleets are now cruising for the protection of Turkey in the Black Sea." " A fifth resolution was then agreed to, authorising the Mayor to embody the foregoing views and expres sions in a humble memorial to her Gracious Majesty, to sign the same on behalf of the meeting, and forward it through Lord Clarendon for presentation to the Queen ; and it was also agreed that a copy of the reso lutions should be forwarded through the French Ambas sador in London to His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of France, and likewise through the Turkish Embassy in London to the Sultan at Constantinople. After the usual complimentary vote of thanks to the Mayor, the meeting separated, the proceedings having excited considerable interest. LUMLEY V. GM—This action, which has been pending for some time, is now drawing towards a conclusion. It will be remembered that in the present term the Court of Queen's Bench granted a rule for a new commission, directed to the Royal Court of Berlin, to examine Mdlle. Wagner and others, at the instance of the defendant. The condition precedent of the new commission was the payment of the costs of the former, which terminated in consequence of the parties refusing to give evidence. The rule for the new commission was to have been drawn up within four days, but it was not done ; and the result is, that the parties will proceed to trial with. out the evidence by a commission. Notice of trial has been given lby Messrs. Lewis and Lewis for the sittings after term at Guildhall, and the cause is expected to be tried about the 20th proximo, before a special jury. The Attorney-General, Sir F. Thesiger, and other barristers have been retained by the respective parties. The dam ages are laid at 30,0001., and the action is to recover compensation for an alleged breach of an engagement of Mdlle. Wagner through the defendant. THE LONDON ORPHAN ASYLUM. Yesterday the annual general meeting of the friends and subscribers to this charitable institution, founded in 1813 for the re ception of destitute orphans from every part of the king- WRECK OF THE SCOTLAND. doin, was held at the London Tavern, for the purpose of receiving the report and upon other business. Mr. John DUBLIN, MONDAY MORNING. Norbury, one of the vice-presidents, presided. The be. On Friday morning the ship Scotland, of 600 tons, eretary read the report, from which it appeared that James Finnegan, master, while being towed towards since the general meeting of 1853, 79 children having corn- Kingstown Harbour in a disabled state, broke adrift, and pleted their term, had left, two had died, 72 had been the d le ts I t :iy that election), a and the a e t e te e p n re e s m en h t er ti e nn er wr e went ashore on the North Bull, where she is now aground. The Scotland had left Liverpool on the 16th inst. on a protection of the institution was 398, making the total trading voyage to the Bonny River, in Africa, with a number benefited by 'he charity 2,111. The balance cargo of ruin, tobacco, salt, and 1,400 barrels of gun- showed the total receipts for the past year (including a powder. About half-past twelve o'clock on the night of balance from the last account of 4501. Bs., and dividends on stock 1,6891. ls. 10d.), to have amounted to 10,9371. Thursday, the 19th, the weather being very stormy, she 4s. 10d., and after all the expenses had been defray ed, drove over the Kish Bank, and, after carrying away there was a deficiency of 3011. 12s. 3d. The b alance her rudder, came to an anchor. She parted from her against the society was caused by t he enlar g ement of anchor, and drove again l and trawlers stood towards the asylum, so as to accommodate 400 children, h. and the her for the purpose of rendering assistance. The follow. re-building of the infirmary. The chlirdrernepeatO gns ing and 20 received and adopted, and 3 ing statement of what occurred was supplied by Denis Mooney, master of the pilot cutter Alert : the meeting JANUARY was passed to the chairman, and JANUARY 21, 1854.—0 n Thursday morning the 19th separated. PARIS. —It is understood instant, at nine a.m., when blowing strong from south, THE NAPOLEON DOCES AT reforms contemplated by the Kish thick weather, saw a large vessel outside of the boys) elected, from a list of 122 candidates, a vote of thatren among French c the e commercialt,the establishmentr of the system of e Kish Bank, stood towards her, but ship's head being to bonded warehousesovernmn comprised in the proposal for the the eastward, did not get to her until near noon ; found construction of the Napoleon Docks at Paris is likely her to be the barque Scotland, of Liverpool, with gene- to be carried forward, whatever may be the impediments ral cargo, for Africa. She had unshipped her rudder, interposed by the existing state of political affairs to the and was very leaky, having been aground on the Kish general i e v n en er s p ome time ba c e o k nc t e e ssion for these docks, i Bank four hours ; the Scotia steamer, on the way to y embraces the exclusive privilege fora ptubbeli.sescuoemoi Holyhead, had taken the Scotland in tow. The master I,:vaanri;nts analogous to those issued in this country for of the pilot-boat went in his yawl with four men, and goods in bond, and which constitute a facility to trade offered his services ; the master of the ship referred him hitherto unlcuow t • e n i t n he France. They are to apply alike to the master of the Scotia, who would not receive or to goo u d liable :dei. the general Customs' duty and to those which an permit their assistance or advice. The Scotia having nneuill:levalue of the articles of raw material m la at w e s ri ; al a a n e d 4 a e s ee th su e li carried away her hawsers, and not having succeeded in runehofivnasewg tion, together with that of free goods that enter Paris l would introduce, the n getting the ship's head towards Howtb, abandoned the is estimated, even under the existing . arrangements, at Scotland, at half-past twelve. The master of the pilot- 40,000,0001., of which one-half at least are likely to be boat got the charge of the ship, and placed his cutter warehoused, At the ee same measure would be of a momentous cha racter.friteiTml des of f r f o r m ee t t r h a e de si mp believelificiattwioenelidt astern to steer her ; made sail on the ship, put men to the pumps, and a trawler a-head towing ; suc ceeded in be of considerable valu e i n acce l era ti n g that movement. Under thes e c i rcumstances, it i s state d t h at M r . A r th ur Berryer, th e son o f t h e orator, h as recen tly been g t o e t a t ti m a g n c h h e o r r h i e n a ( I I r t o o l a t n h d e ,s a . e , eyset Roadsward, a ; n t d il e a t p 4 ri n p c . e m . came r ! des seeing the state of things, offered her assistance, and I patched ,. , to England on a special mission from the French cwhahianwosearbsleanit! rznrensiisn Pack, g e t a r e d f i n our in tow, the pilot-boat still acting on her steerage, i K port he mabondelcele warehouses, andt anchored near all night. On the 20th, at noon, she took d tgr ue v , e a rn a m ed ent to gather full informat h io e n e A . .e e with interest b there her and all hands from trawlers, &0., at the pumps, by mercantile may make is anticipated y the which means she was barely kept afloat. The ship was \ THE LATE LORD BERESFORD.—It is stated by a local got into Dublin Bay, but had to anchor at 5 p.m. last paper that the late Marshal Beresford has bequeathed ev ening, one mile we st of the Bailey Light, in conse. his estates in the county of Carlow, together with a s u m of 15,0001., to the eldest t son ;of one d o f th hi e s gallant corn-eralborfetahkei breaking. violence Th eo shipft the of the coup of Kilk a t t rh en F enny. e money two hours, and drifted out of the bay, the Prince and is to be expended in building a suitable residence on the pilot cutter still attending, and towing. At 8 ao.n., this t property. e wind, parted a n h d e her tow . 1 ci chainsuenee There had been another large fire in New York, the Laffarge-house and Metropolitan.-hall having been entirely destroyed on the morning of the Bth inst. The loss was estimated at 500,0001. The steam-ships George Law and Star of the West had arrived at New York with the details of nine days' later news from California, to the 16th ult. The George Law had upwards of $1,000,000 in golddust on freight, and the Star of the West $1,296,000, besides a large amount in the hands of passengers. The total sbmi monthly shipment of golddust from San Francisco amounted to $2,312,726. Intelligence bad been received in San Francisco, on the 13th ult., that a number of foragers had been attacked by a party of Rancheros from San Thomas, and after a slight skirmish the Americans were forced to retreat, leaving about 20 of their number dead upon the field. 300 men had been despatched from San Francisco in pursuit of the assailaants, each armed with a rifle, two revolvers, and a bowie knife. The intelligence from the mining districts was very satisfactory. The commercial accounts from San Francisco were rather unsatisfactory, the continued heavy importations of goods and limited demand from the interior having caused dullness in every depart ment of trade. From Washington we have no news of import- , ance. A very destructive fire occurred. at Portland, Maine, 'on the 7th ult., the Custom-house, Post office, and nearly half-a-million dollars' worth of property having been destroyed. The brig Athens, from New York for Liverpool, was ashore on Nantucket Shoals on the 6th inst. The crew were saved. The ship Alban, from Bris tol, for Norfolk, went ashore on the 10th January, near Cape Henry ; crew saved. From Jamaica our advices are to the 27th ult. The news was not of much importance. There was scarcely any new feature in the political news of the colony, the Legislature having adjourned to the 17th of January. The members of the Legis lature had determined to appoint two or three members from the House and one from the Council to form a Cabinet, or Executive Council, by whom are to be proposed all the important measures of finance and general policy. Each member of the Cabinet was to receive 8001. per annum, and 5001. extra were to be allowed for the expenses of the office. The weather was cool and pleasant, and the pub lic health was very satisfactory. From the Sandwich Islands advices are to the 19th of November. The subject of annexation to the United States continued to be ag itated. The mass of the people were favourable to it. The small-pox still lingered in the Islands, but it was far less fatal than previously. Very little business had been transacted in the New York Stock-market, and the market closed heavily. There was no change to notice in the Money-market. Exchange on London 109 to 109 g. The cotton-market had been very regular, with out any general demand. The sales for the week amounted to 8,400 bales, of which 4,911 were for export, 2,772 for home use, and 717 on specula tion. Flour and wheat were in good demand, without any material alteration in prices. The stock of flour in New York was estimated at 283,000 barrels. Indian corn was much inquired for ; with a very firm market. In provisions no alteration. Freight to London slightly advanced. SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE. The packet-ship Antartic, arrived here this even ing from New York, has brought a portion of the passengers and crew of the illfated steam-ship San Francisco, before reported to be disabled on her voyage from New York to San Francisco. The San Francisco sailed from New York on the 18th of December, with upwards of 700 persons on board, the greater portion of whom belonged to an American artillery regiment bound for California. On the 24th she was struck by a sea and had her decks swept, masts, Szc., carried away, an d ma chinery disabled. She continued in this pitiable state until the Ist of January, when her passengers and crew were taken off by the ships Antartic, arrived here, the Thi ee Bells, bound for New York, and the Kilby, bound for the same port ; 142 per sons were washed overboard previously to the above ships falling in with the San Francisco, and 59 died after being received on board Antarctic. MAMari THE WAGES MOVEMENT. PRESTON, Jar. 23. This we,m s income of the power-loom weavers' corn• mittee amounts to 2,0811., including a balance of 981. remaining over from last week. The chief items re ported at the delegate meeting yesterday were as fol lows :—Blackburn, 6501. ; Stockport, 3001. ; Over Dar wen, 1501. ; Ashton-under-Lyne, 1501. ; Preston, 1301. ; Oldham, 90/. ; Staleybridge, 70/. ; Church Paris, M. ; Accrington, 45/. ; Clitheroe, 44/. ; Hyde, 401. ; Bolton, 30/. ; Drovlsden, 28/. ; Padiham, 296/. 10s. ; Chorley, 201. ; Enfield, 201. All the other sums were under 201. An important placard, headed, " Are the delegates anxious for a settlement of the dispute ?" has been issued to-day by the printers for the masters' association, and therefore, I suppose, with the authority of that body. The following is a copy : " Many of the writers upon the wages question have laid great stress upon the fact that the leaders of the strike—those who direct the movement—are paid agitators,' and that, therefore, any recommendation of their must be viewed with suspicion, as not being disin terested. We have, hitherto, not attached much im portance to this objection, because we have thought that when men were really working for their fellow opera tives they had a right to remuneration ; and, when they were acting mischievously, we preferred raising objec tions to their proceedings on their intrinsic merits, with out making insinuations of corrupt or interested motives. We have reason, now, however, to believe that those who lead the Preston operatives in this war with their em ployers are n t anxious for its settlement, and, indeed, care little how it is prolonged. Our reasons for express ing this opinion are formed from the conduct of Mr. Cowell himself. " On Monday, the 2d inst., a communication was made to Mr. Cowell, to the effect that a gentleman of position and influence, one practically acquainted with the cotton trade, though in no way interested in it, seeing the misery caused by the obstinacy with which the dispute was being prolonged, and anxious for a settlement of it, offered his services as a mediator. He had no doubt that any proposals made in a proper spirit would be similarly received by the masters, and there was a reasonable pro bability that a negotiation conducted in good faith might have led to a satisfactory issue. Mr. Cowell received the suggestion favourably, and promised to make .the communication to the committee, who would at on' give an answer to it, —acknowledging at the same timer the kindness which led to the proposal. Will it be be lieved that, on Mr. Cowell being asked this week for the answer—more than a fortnight after his receipt of the offer—be had never mentioned the fact to the committee at all ? His excuse was, that he had e p s la a ys lar a g n e a e m nd o o u w nt me o n f t i o n f daer cre dulity to accept this answer as satisfactory ; but, if c fo o rg rre o e t t t , en it it. certainly It . e nce to the great m requires at stake whi c h we cou ld no t re have believed possible. The strike is continued because Mr. Cowell forgets what is communicated with a view of putting a stop to the agitation. Defective memories are awkward things for professional agitators to be troubled with, but we find them generally prevalent in that class. It i s ev id ent that Mr. Cowell will take no step to bring the disputants together. Comment upon such a fact is, however, needless ; it tells its own story." In reply to this placard, Mr. Cowell says that the de legates have done all they could to bring the dispute to an amicable settlement, but without the least success. " We have offered," he said, " to abide by the result of arbitration ; we have offered to meet and confer with the masters, each appointing an equal number ; we have offered to send them deputations of their own work people ; we have offered to resume work on being paid according to the Blackburn standard list ; and finally, we have invited them to make propositions of their own, pledging ourselves to accept them if they were based on equity. While we have held out these propositions, all that the masters have done has been to offer to re ceive the names of those who were willing to resume work at the March prices." There was a meeting of ' the unemployed held in the Orchard at noon to-day—Mr. Beever in the chair. Addresses were delivered by Messrs. Smith, Rhodes, Grimshaw, Cheetha,m, and Cowell. The last named • sp.-Aker submitted a list of poor law guardians who had rendered themselves obnoxious by the course they bad pm sued towards those factory operatives who had sought parochial relief, the meeting being reminded that the day when these gentlemen would offer themselves for re election was near at hand. Mr. Cowell also stated that the weavers' committee were removing families from the town by wholesale, and that, as a consequence, when ever the mills opened there would be a dearth of hands. He implored the masters at their meeting on Thursday next, to reconsider the line of policy they had been pur suing. "They say," be added, " that this is not a wages question, but a question of mastery. Let them give us a trial, pay the wages we ask, and then, if any of the hands are insubordinate, discharge them. Here they are bringing bankruptcy upon ma n y of their own class, and ruin upon the middle class of Preston. The town is receiving a shock from wh ich, perhaps, it will never recover. The manufacturers ought to consider these things, and it is to be hoped the,matter will receive seri ous attention on Thursday next. As usual, the meeting concluded with several rounds of cheering for the 10 per cent. rik I - R. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, including the BERNESP. OBERLAND and the SIMPLON, EVERY EVENING at Eight o'clock, (except Saturday ), and Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Mornings, at Two Stang, 35., which can be taken at the box oflica eve y day from 11 to 4 ; area, es.; gallery, is —Mont Blanc, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. EGYPTIAN HALL.-CONSTANTINOPLE is now open Every Day at 2 o'clock. and Every Ev ribig at 7yc z . The Lecture Is delivered by Mr. CHAR ..ES KENNEY, and hss been written by Mr. ALBERT SMITH and Mr. SHIRLEY BROOKS. Admission, Is. ; Reserved Seats, 2s. - Age.