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PENINSULAR MAIL STIIAMERS ALTERATION of TIME of DEPARTURE and REDUCTION of RATES of PASSAGB MONEY. The Pr::: f 71,A1t an,'. OR I F:\"T IJ, COM PAN Y be. to aniwutice that by only. • • stoners of the Admiralty the steamers conveying the Peninsular Mails will in future be dispatched from Southampton on the 7th, 17th, and 27th of every month, instead of every Thursday as heretofore. When the above dates fall on Sunday the steamers will leave on the following day. The first departure under the new arrangement will take place on the 7th April next, and the steamers will thencefor ward call at Corunna both out and home, thus affording a direct and expeditious communication with M adrid. For further particulars apply at the Company's Offices, No. 51, St. Mary-axe, London. No. 16,420 LONDON, WEDNESDAY 4.4 ‘ : - TNT APRIL 2, 1.84& A /a . 11% 9 DRAINAGE and IMPROVEMENT of the FERGUS. It is intended (under the provisions of the Ist and 2d William IV., cap. 57) to open the River Fergus, so as to admit sea-going vessels to Ennis, the capital of the fertile county of Clare, Ireland, and to re move the obstructions up to its source, by which operation a large quantity of valuable land will be drained, embanked, and improved, and a chain of lakes lowered and discharged into the sea. Forms of proposals for shares to be had on application to me, at the Drainage Office, 18, Austin-friars, until a Committee is formed ; and, if no commission be obtained, the money, without interest, will be returned. JACKSON BARWISE, Secretary pro tern. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, MorniEg, Noon, and Night, therely insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION at ONE CHARGE. WANTED, a YOUNG MAN who has been ac customed to TRAVEL through North and South Wales, and who has a good connexion amongst the Drapers and Hatters. Applications, with the usual references, addressed to H. Box B 80, Post-office, Manchester, will have immediate attention. ------- g REAT NORTH of ENGLAND RAILWAY. Ji CONTRACT FOR COAL WAGONS. The DIRECTORS of the GREAT NORTH of ENGLAND RAIL WAY are prepared to RECEIVE TENDERS for the SUPPLY of 600 COAL WAGGONS of superior construction, spring-mounted, with malleable iron wheels, and calculated to carry about Six Tons of Coals each. Tenders will be received either for the Wagons with springs and wheels complete, or for the bodies of the Wagons only. Tenders will also be received for Springs and Wheels separately. Plans and specifications may be seen at the Great North of Eng land Railway Office, and a Pattern Wagon at the Works of the said Company, at Darlington, on and after Wednesday, April 2. Sealed Tenders to be delivered to the Secretary, before the 15th day of April next. NITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 8, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL, LONDON. Established by Act of Parliament in 1834. DIVISION OF PROFITS AMONG THE ASSURED. This Company, established by Act of Parliament, affords the most perfect security in a large paid-up Capital, and in the great success which has attended it since its commencement in 1834, its ANNUAL INCOME being UPWARDS of 72,0001. In 1841 the Company declared an addition to the Shareholders of one-half of their Stock, and also added a Bonus of 22. per cent. per annum, on the Sum Insured to all Policies of the Participating Class from•the time they we: e effected. The Bonus added to olicies from March, 1834, to December 31, 1840, is as follows : Sum Time Sam added Sum Time Sum added Assured. Assured. to Policy. Assured. Assured. to Policy. £5OOO 6 yrs. 10 mths. £683 6 8 £5OOO 4 years £4OO 5000 6 years 600 0 0 5008 2 years 200 The Premiums, nevertheless, are on the most moderate scale, and only one-half need be paid for the first Five Years, where the Insur ance is for Life. Every information will be afforded on application to the Resident Directors, Edward Boyd, Esq., and E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., of No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. H. PARKER, Secretary. Great North of England Railway Office, Darlington, March 27, 1845. EXETER, YEOVIL, and DORCHESTER RAILWAY. Provisionally Registered. NO APPLICATION for SHARES in this undertaking will be re ceived after TIIIIRSDAY, the 10th day of April instant, immediately after which the Committee will proceed to allot the Shares. JOHN CLINCH, Secretary. Exeter, A oril 1, 1845 --- "rilE DIRECTORS of the ASTUREAN MINING COMPANY congratulate their Shareholders on the now certain prospect of the FORMATION of the ROYAL NORTH OF SPAIN RAILWAY. This line, as the Shareholders are probably aware, passes through the principal mining concession of this Company, and will at once secure a cheap and ready access to the seaport of Aviles for its coal and other mineral produce. The establishment of this Railway will supersede the necessity of the Tram Railway contemplated in the original Prospectus of the Asturian Mining Company—the expense of which was estimated on ROYAL FARMERS' and GENERAL, FIRE, LIFE, and HAIL INSURANCE INSTITUTION. Empowered by special Act of Parliament. Capital, 600,000/. Offices, STRAND, LONDON. The Proprietary of this Company exceeds 1,960 in number. All persons whose Insurances with this Office fall due on Quarter Day, are respectfully reminded that, to preserve the benefit of their Policies, the Premium should be paid within fifteen days from that date, andthat the Receipts ars now in the hands of the Agents. FARMING STOCK Insured, without the Average Clause, at 3s. per cent., no duty. COMMON INSURANCE.—Private Houses and Shops, Is. 6tl. per cent, Hazardous, 2s. 6d. per cent. Double Hazardous subjeet to special agreement. HAIL-STORM INSURANCE.—Premium 6d. per acre for Wheat, Barley, and Peas ; 4d. per acre for Oats, Beans, Turnips, and Po tatoes.—Glass in Hothouses, Greenhouses, or Private Houses, 20s. per Cent. Insurance of Lives on an equally moderate scale of charges, Annual Premiums on Life Insurances for 1001. survey at 90,0001. The Directors have farther; to announce, that the whole of the Shares of the Company have been appropriated, and they have every reason to hope that the funds at their disposal will be amply sufficient to meet the current demands, as well as the expenses of the Iron Works now in progress of erection, without any additional call during the present year, by which time the Iron Works will be in full and profitable operation. The reports lately received on the Quicksilver and other Mines are most gratifying, and may be seen at the office. AW.—The Profession is respectfully informed J that the FIRST NUMBER of the FIFTH VOLUME of the LAW TIMES will be published on SartranAv, April 5, affording an excellent opportunity for new subscribers. The Volume just completed contains all the Written Judgments of the Two last Terms verbatim, as taken in Short-hand, with a Report of every Case in all the Courts, and all the Legal Intelligence of the time. Age 20 I 30 I 40 50 I 60 I 65 XI 16 1 1 2 7 1 1 3 3 5 1 4 10 3 1 7 5 5 1 9 3 4 Endowments of all kinds for future or existing children. Prospectuses may be obtained at the office, or will be forwarded, post-free, upon application. The usual Commission to Solicitors. Agents are appointed in the Principal SHA, Town W s in the Kingdom. W. Managing Director. Law Times Office, 29, Essex-street. N.B. A Number as a Specimen sent to any person inelosing Four Postage Stamps to the Publisher. THE LICENSED VICTUALLER S ' and GENERAL FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, ADELAIDE-PLACE, LONDON-BRIDGE; 444, WEST STRAND ; 23, THISTLE-STREET, EDINBURGH; WASON'S-BUILDINGS and MATHEW-STREET, LIVERPOOL ; and GREAT BRIDGEWATER-STREET, MANCHESTER. Empowered by Act of Parliament. The Company transact business in every department of Life and Fire Assurance, in Annuities, Reversions, and Loans. LIFE DEPARTMENT. ACV:TAM—J. T. Clement, Esq, At the last quinquennial meeting there was added a bonus to the Life Policies equal to 25 per cent. on the sums paid, and a bonus of 5 per 'cent. to the Shares, in addition to the payment of the annual nit ROBERT PEEL'S BUDGET.-DUTY OFF GLASS. SUPERIOR GLASSES, AND SPLENDID GILT FRAMES. lICRAKE, Carver and Gilder, 181,•Waterloo e road, begs respectfully to inform the Nobility, Gentry, Artists in particular, and the public, that he has been to an immense expense in removing the partition walls, in order to allow more room for business. He has since furnished his shop with an unequalled stock of Picture Frames of every description and quality, at very low prices. All regular sizes kept ready for immediate delivery. H. C. begs to remind the public that, owing to their friend, Sir Robert Peel, they will be enabled to ob'ain Looking-glasses of any size, and other Glass at nearly half the price they are at present, by applying at 181, Waterloo-road—the duty shortly coming off. The Advertiser calls upon the public to look up all their prints that they Would like tastily framed, and send them to CRAKE, of 181, WA TERLOO -ROAD, where he is willing to do every one justice who Will patronise him. Lists of prices sent post-fee on application. Returned cases quar ter price. Recollect the duty will, after the sth of April. be taken off, and the public must look up a job or two for Crake, Carver and Gilder, 181, Waterloo-road, Lambeth. Interest. For the convenience of parties wishing to assure for a specific sum, without a prospective bonus, a new table at lower rates has been calculated, on which, as well as on the participating scale, one-half the premium may remain on interest at 5 per cent. for five years, thus enabling a person to insure his life for 1,0001. on-the immediate payment of the premium for 5001. only. The following are the annual Premiums for the Assurance of 1001. for the whole Life, one-half of which may remain for five years by merely paying the interest annually at five per cent. ; and should the Policy become a claim in the interim, the amount due will then be deducted. Age 20, without profits • . 41 13 0 With profits .• • • .... X 1 19 0 ... 4 9 6 For short periods the Premiums are considerably lower, and for any ages or contingencies not usually addertised information may be obtained on application to the Actuary or Secretary. FIRE DAPARTMENT. The Company insure houses, furniture, stock in trade, farming stock, and every description of personal property, against loss or damage by fire. The Directors beg to remind their friends whose Premiums become due at Lady-day, that no extra charge is made at this Office for the transfer of Policies, and that they will be rated on terms peculiarly favourable to parties insuring. Insurances may be effected for any period of time ; if for seven years, the Premium and Duty will only be charged for six. March 20, 1845. JOHN BIGG, Secretary. SILVER-PLATED DISH COVERS. A B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing A Silversmiths, 14, Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank of England, i•ubmit for choice in their Plate-rooms, many Patterns of SILVER-PLATED DISH COVERS, of Sheffield Manufacture, from Fifteen to Twenty Guineas the set, viz. : Double Dome Pattern. The Melon Pattern. Size. £ s d.I Size. £ s. d. 1 Plated Dish Cever, 20 in. 5 13 6.1 Plated Dish Cover, 20 in. 5 17 0 I Dish Cover, 18 in. 4 76 1 Dish Cover, 16 in. 4 14 0 2 Dish Covers, 16 In. 5 12 6 2 Dish Covers, 14 in. 6 6 6 Per set.. • • • £l5 13 6 Per set ........ £l6 17 6 Tho above have silver handles and mountings, and silver shields for engraving the crest or coat of arms. A Price Current, illustrated by Drawings, and containing every Information relative to the purchase of Silver or Sheffield Plate, may be had on application, or will be be sent into the country, free of postage, in answer to a paid letter. CLARK'S NEW BRILLIANT LIGHT. Have you seen it ? The nobility, scientific men, and all who have, admit its positive superiority, and admire its simplicity. This light causes no smoke, cannot emit blacks, breaks no chimneys, creates no smell, requires no cleaning, and in its construction is so simple that any person can trim it. I t is so economical that, while producing the light of two argand oil lamps, or the light of twenty candles, it costs no more than two candles. This perfect lamp fitted to persons own pedestals, for 23 shillings, all complete. To be seen burning at Clark's Lamp Depot, 447, West Strand (op 'wit& Warren's Blacking Manufactory). Clark and Co. have also an improved Oil Lamp used by Govern ment, and all the great light houses in the world, and only just now introduced to public notice. N.B. To prevent imposition, Clark and Co. put their name on all these lamps, L ONDON, EDINBURGH, AND DUBLIN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 3, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house, and 18, Chancery-lane, London. • DIRECTORS. KENNETT KINGSFORD, Esq., Chairman. BENJAMIN IFILL, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. Alexander Anderson, Esq. James Hartley, Esq. John Atkins, Esq. John M‘Guffle, Esq. James Bidden, Esq. John Maclean Lee, Esq. Captain F. Brandreth J. Marmadukeßosseter,Esq. AUDITORS—H. H. Cannan, Esq. ; Robert E. Alison, Esq. MEDICAL ADVlSER—Marshall Hall, M.D., F.R.S , L. and E. SECRETARY—John Emerson, Esq. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Palmer, France, and Palmer. THIS IS THE ONLY COMPANY who are bound by their Deed of Constitution not to dispute any policy unless they can prove that it was obtained by fraud, and for this purpose the Company have, by a clause in their Deed of Constitution, unhesitatingly deprived them selves of the power of objecting to any policy unless they undertake to prove that it was obtained from them by fraudulent misrepresentation. TILTS IS THE ONLY COMPANY who give to the assured on the mutual principle the whole of the mutual accumulations, and also guarantee the sums assured. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Dr. Ryan's first Series of LECTURES on the Chemistry of Domestic Life daily, and on the Evenings of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Popular Lectures on Natural Philosophy, with Brilliant Experiments, by Professor Bachhoffner A New Series of Objects, exhibiting beautiful effects in CIIILDE'S CHROMATROPE, in the PHYSIOSCOPE, and the PROTEOSCOPE. The SHRINE of the NATIVITY is one of the latest additions to the DISSOLVING VIEWS. A Curious MECHANICAL H AND, exhibiting daily on the person of an individual who has lost his natural hand. A Work ing Model of the ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY, Fifty Feet long, and other working Models and New Inventions explained. Submarine Experiments by the DIVER. The DIVING BELL, MICROS COPE, &c. &c. Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price. 'EA TRAYS, Tea Urns, Knives and Forks Dish Covers, &c., at C. WATSON'S , 41 and 42, BARBICAN , 1 2 4 1 16 , NORTON-FOLGATE. Established half a century.—A set Of 3 Paper Tea-trays, including the largest size made, 355. ; very richly ornamented all over, 50 s. a Set of Three, and u p t o 141 . ; Ja pan Tea-trays, 7s. 6d. a Set, and upwards ; a Five Quart London IMade Bronze Tea-urn 353., with the newest patterns up to live gui neas ; a Set of Six patent raise' London made Dish Covers, 18s. 6d. host imperial raised, 355. 6d. Set of Six. Elegant silver shape, 525. 6d Set of Six. lls. per dozen, Dessert, 9s. ; Carvers, 3s. 61 Ivory Table-knives , per pair. THIS IS THE ONLY COMPANY who bind themselves to pay the full amount of the policies, although the debts for which they were effected shall have been liquidated before the claim arise. THIS IS ALMOST THE ONLY COMPANY who grant in favour of creditors whole world policies, whereby the debt is secured al though the debtor should go beyond the limits of Europe. BY THE HALF PREMIUM PLAN ONLY one-half of the flsrt seven years' premium is required, the other half being payable at the convenience of the assured, thus allowing a policy to be continued for seven years, at one-half of the usual rate, or to be dropped at one-half of the usual sacrifice. TABLE. DESSERT. CARVERS. doz. doz. pair. 31-bs. handsome balance handle ... • ltts. Od. 14s. Od. 6s. 6d. 4-in. balance handle, largest and best made. 20s. Od. 16s. Od. 7s. Gd. Ditto with Watson's Albata Plate handles, equal to 51iver.......... 225. 6d. 18s. Od. Bs. 6d. „ Forks half the above price. C. Watson's handsomely Illustrated Catalogue and Price Current is just published, and families who regard economy and elegance should possess themselves of this usefhl book, which may be had gratis:, and post !tee, from the above address. Sole Inventor of the celebrated Albata Plate, which is so rapidly superseding Silver. TRE LIMP WONDER, C. WATON'S PARAGON CAMPHINE Prospectuses and schedules are forwarded free of expense. ALEX. ROBERTSON, Manager. BRITISH AND FOREIGN INSTITUTE. Wednesday, April 2 .. Musical Soirée Friday, April 4 •.. • • ...• • • Discussion—Cromwell Tuesday, April 8 .• • • •• Monthly Dinner. Country Members intending to be in town on the Bth, may have their places reserved at the Dinner by an early intimation of their wishes by post. Town Members' names must be entered by Satur d:ty, the sth of April, to. insure reserved places. .AW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, e Fleet-street, next St. Dunstan's Church, March 14, 1845. Notice is hereby given, that the BOOKS for TRANSFERRING SHARES in this SOCIETY will be closed on THURSDAY, the 27th instant, and will be RE-OPENED on THURSDAY, the 10th day of April next. The Dividends for the year 1844 will be payable on Thursday, the 10th day of April next, or on any subsequent day, Tuesdays ex cepted, between the hours of ten and three o'clock.—By order of the DirectorS, • • GEORGE KIRKPATRICK, Actuary. ARGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 39, THROGMORTON-STREET, BANK. EMPOWERED by SPECIAL ACT of PARLIAMENT, 5 and 6 Will. IV., c. 76. THOMAS FARNCOMB, Esq., Alderman, Chairman. WILLIAM LEAF, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Richard E. Arden, Esq. James Clift, Esq. William Banbury, ESQ. Rupert Ingleby, Esq. Edward Bates, Esq. Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman Thomas Camplin, Esq. Jeremiah Filcher, Esq John Humphery, Esq., Alderman, Lewis Pocock, Esq M.P. BANK RETURNS• PrEitsICIAN—Dr. Jeaffreson, 2, Finsbury-square. SURGEON-W. Coulson, Esq., 2, Frederick's-Place, Old Jewry. CoNSULTING AcTuAßE—ProfeSsOr Hall, of King's College. (From the London Gazette of Tuesday.) An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes, of the several Banks of 'lssue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 22d day of March, 1845 :- Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Abingettin Bank, Abingdon-Knapp and Co £26,845 Andover Bank, Andover-Heath and Co 14,478 Ashford Bank, Ashfurd-Jemmitt and Pomfret 11,887 Aylsharn Bank, Aylsham-R. and E. Copeman 5,723 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Bickford andhunt Baldock Think and Baldock and Biggleswade :laldock-Wells, Hogg, and Lintlsell ... 36,273 Barnitapie Bank, Barnstaple-Drake and Co 14,824 Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke-- Cole, Seymour; and Co. Beifold Bank, Bedford-T. Barnard Bedford and Bedfordshire Bank, Bedford-. ..I'rapp, Halfhead, and C 0......... . Bawd ley Bank, Bewdley-Nichols; Baker, and Crane 16,968 Bie2stet• and Oxfordshir4 . Bank and Oxford Bank. Bicester-Tubb4V . ootten, and Co. Birmingham Bank, Birmingham - Attwoods , Spooner, and Co ,dtti 22,573 13irtntrgham and WarwiWthire Bank, Birming harn-Lewis, Muilliett e sesd Co 14,198 Blandfoid Bank, Blandford-Bastard and Oak Boston dank, Boston-Garfit and Co 59,774 Boston 13ank, Boston-Gee and Co. 11,192 Bridg water Bank, Bridgwater-E. &J. Sealey 9,669 Bristel Bank, Bristol-Miles, Harford, and Co. 39,529 Brosoley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley-Messrs. Pritchard 24,043 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham-Bartlett, l'arrett, and Co. Bury a:.d Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Market Bank, Bury-Oakes, Bevan, and Co .... 76,283 P.aol ury Bank, Banbury-Gillett and Tawney. 33,243 Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Messrs. Cobb... 44,055 Bati City Bank, Bath -bigger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton I luzsard-Bassett and Grant 34,957 Biriningliam Bank, Birmingham-Taylor and ' Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-II and A. Harris Brecon Old Bank, Brecon -Wilkins and Co 62,352 l3ridport Bank, Bridport-S. and W. E. Gundry 22,709 Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington- Harding, Smith, and Co 10,446 Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- Worlledge and. Co. Bromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Bromsgrove-Rufford, Briggs, and Co. 14,492 Cambridge Bank, C a mbridge-Mortlock and 8,480 LOW RATES OF PREMIUM. In addition to the subscribed Capital of 300,0001., the Assured have the security of the Company's income of nearly 60,0001. per annum, yearly increasing, and an accumulating Assurance Fund invested in Government and other available securities, of considerably larger amount than the estimated liabilities of the Company. The rates of premium are reduced to the lowest scale compatible with the security of the Assured, and the stability of the Company, thereby, in effect, giving to every Policy Holder an immediate and certain Bonus without risk, in lieu of the deferred and frequently delusive prospect of a periodical division of Profits. ANNUAL PREMIUM TO ASSURE £lOO. 3,117 22,287 Average Amount. Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich—Harveys and 44,573 Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys r.nd Co 67,407 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not- • tingham—Hart, Fellows, and Co 10,566 Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddcock and 4,747 Naval Bank, Plymouth—Harris, Harris, and 26,425 New :: , r_rum Bank, Sarum—lietley, Everett, and Co 13,057 Nottingtiam Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co 28,983 Os% estry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os wefttrv—Croxon and Co 15,254 Oxford Bank, Oxford—J. and R. Morrell 13,289 Oxford 31dBan k, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Thompson Old lisik Tonbridge, Tonbridge and 'Tonbridge Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells and Sevenosks Bank, Tonbridge— Rewting and Sons Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney—Williams, Clinch, and Co - Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 47,378 Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and Co 10,041 Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough—Messrs. Yorke Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson, White, and Simpsein 10,145 Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and W. Walters Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank, Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven, and Co Reading Bank, Reading—Simonds and Co 32,315 Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and Co 38,090 Richmond Bank, Richmond—Stapleton:and 5,031 Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood—Ledgard 9,977 8,243 and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds, and Co Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter—Day and Nicholson Romsey and Hampshire Bank, Romsey—Foot ner and Son . 3,566 Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons... 15,032 Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son 11,399 Rye Bank, Rye—Curteis, Pomfret, and Co 25,368 Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and 12,256 Co Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaw ay Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd , and Co 17,115 Scarborough Old Bank, f3carborough—Woodall and 23,458 Co Shrewsbury and Market Drayton Bank, Shrews bury—Adams, Adati.s, and Co Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury--Rocke, Eytons, and Co. Sittingbourne and Mitton Bank, Sittingbourne —Valiance and Son Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddicon and Son Southwell Bank, Sou thwell—Wilde and Co. St. Alban's Bank, St. Alban's—J. S. Story 2,880 Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie 20,270 Shaftesbury Batik, Shaftesbury— Brodie and 9,4 7 4 Sons Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge-Messrs. Forsters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and Co • 28,631 Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen -Morris and 20,318 Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-Messrs. La Coste 2,799 Colchester Bank, Colchester-Round, Green, and Co. 21,654 Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex Bank, and lladleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester -Mills, Bawtree, and Co 40,103 Cornish Bank, Truro -Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little and Wcod cock City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co 20,746 Craven Bank, Settle-Birkbecks and Co 75,584 Christchurch Bank, Christchurch-Tice, Welsh, aid Co 1,770 Cardiff Bank, Cardiff-Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow-Bromage, Snead, and Co. Derby Bank, Derby-Messrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby-Smith and Co. Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and high Peak Bank, Derby-Crompton, Newton, and C 0.... 26,710 Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes-Hughes, Locke, and Co 17,920 Diss Bank, Diss-Oakes, Fineham, and Co 10,262 Doncaster Bank, Doncaster-Leathain, Tew, and Co. Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster- Cook and Co. ...................................... 53,642 Dover Union Bank, Dover-Latham, and C 0.... 8,180 Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Toes Bank, Darlington-Backhouse, and Co. ...................................................... 76,42 Devonport Bank, Devonport-Bodge and Nor man Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester-Williams and Co East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Foster, and Co East Riding Bank, Beverley-Bower, Hutton, and Co. ......................................... • ••• 48,033 Essex Bank • and • Bishops • Stortford •Bank, Chelmsford-Sparrow, Walford, and C 0....... 51,833 Exeter Bank, Exeter-Sanders and C 0.......... 37,062 Eakenham Bank, Fakenham-Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co. ...................................... 20,240 Farringdon flank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon-Barnes and Medley ..................... 8,484 Farnham Bank, Farnham-Messrs. Knight ...... 13,775 Faversham Bank, Faversham-Hilton and Co. 5,536 Godalming Bank, Godalming-Mellersh and King ..................... . ..................... 5,605 Grantham Bank, Grantham-Kewney and King 17,303 Guildford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon..• 13,130 Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and C 0.... 28,233 Hastings Old Bank, Hastings-Smith, 'Elder, and Co. ............................................... 32,460 Hertfaashire Bank and Ware Bank, Hereford City and County Bank, Here ford- MaUews and Co. ................................. 18,503 Ware- S. Adams and Co. ............................. 23,166 .... Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull -Smith, Brothers, and Co. ..................... 19,060 Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don-Rust and Veasey .......................... 48,918 Harwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Co. 5,345 Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hemp 23,710 and Whittingstall .......................... 23,710 Iloniton Bank, Honiton-Flood and Co. ......... 13,326 Hertfordshire, Hitchen Bank, Hitches -Sharpies and Co. ............................... . ................ 38,289 Ilereford, Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford -Morgan andHoskins ......................................... 26,212 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and C 0....... 21,780 Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich Alexatders and Co. . . ............................ 9,653 Kentish Bank, Maidstone -Mercer, Randall, and Mercer .......................................... 19,750 Kington and Radnorshire Bank, King.. ton-J. lkivies and Co. ............................... Knighton Bank, Knighton-J. Davies and Co 7,425 Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough-Terry and Co 20,935 Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson, uudo9. Kettering Bank, Kettering-Gotch and Sons 8,350 Latupeterßank,Lampeter-Jones,Evans,andCo. 4,540 Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End-C. llarwy and Son .................................... 5,521 Leeds Bank, Leeds -Beckett and Co 51,880 Leeds Union Bank, Leeds-W.Williams, Brown, and Ca. ......... . Leek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and Congleton Bank,Leek-FowlF,Gaunt, and Co. 3,385 Middle- Lei/tester Bank, Leicester-Pagets and Kirby 28,259 Lewes Old Bank, Lewes-Molineux and Co 37,072 Lichfield Bank, Lichfield -Palmer and Green 19,405 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln-Smith and Co 84,365 Lirerdyo_veDryaßviadnl Jones coanneds a L n l d an c d o il . o Bank, Llando -13,550 Lymington Bank, Lymington-C. and S. St. L oug hborough a d ß o a c n k k , .............. ..... ................. Barba ................................................ Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynnßegis -Gurneys and Co. ................................. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank,. Lynn Regis- Massey and Co. ................................... Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield-Brocklehurst and Co. ................................................ Manningtree Bank,Alanningtree-Nunn and Co. Jon and and Hillier es M ar lborough Bank, Ma rlborough and Wi lts Old Bank, Marlboro u g h Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and H un g erford Bank , and Hungerfordßank , Marlborough-Tanner and Pinckney ........................................ Marlborough and N orth Wiltshire New Bank, tirlb or Merionethshireough Wi11iam5......................... D M o e i rr gei im v at Miners' Bank, Truro-Willyums an Co Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny-Baileys and Co Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth -Bromage and Snead Monmouthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport -W. Williams and Sons Newark Bank, Newark-Godfreys and Hutton Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Newark-Handley, Peacock, and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury-Bunny and Slocock Newmarket Bank, Newmarket-Eaton, Ham mond, and Son Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Diss-Taylor and J)yson 4,340 9,686 4,273 8,328 For One Year. I For Seven Years. I Whole Term 9,442 20 £0 17 8 30 1 1 8 40 1 5 0 50 1 14 I 60 3 2 4 King Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherly and Fall Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore ' 6,965 Stourbridge Banlc, Stourbridge Rufford, Wragg, and Co 17,269 Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co 12,226 Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley, and Co. Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge—Bate and Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. 22,656 St. Alban's and Herts Bank, St. Alban's—Gib son and Sturt Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs.Badcock 26,447 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and Co 12,254 Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rol ph, Yates, and Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns ford and Barne 11,944 Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—J. and S. Percival Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co. 23,782 Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Wells and Co. 12,030 Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— Kelynge, Greenway, and Co. 28,163 Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox, £0 19 1 1 2 7 1 6 9 1 19 10 3 17 0 11,090 X 1 11 10 2 0 7 2 14 10 4 0 11 6 0 10 8,715 5,575 One-third of "Whole Term" Premium may remain unpaid at 5 per cent. compound interest, as a debt upon the policy for life, or may be paid off at any time without notice. In Assurances for Advances of Money, as security for debts, or as a provision for a family, when the least present outlay is desirable, the varied and comprehensive tables of the Argus Office will be found to be particularly favourable to the Assured. The Medical Officers attend daily at a Quarter before Two o'Clock. EDWARD BATES, Resident Director. A liberal Commission to Solicitors and Agents. Brothers ... West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield—Leatham, Tew, and Co. ... 47,159 Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man and Co 12,633 Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Baak, Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Elliott and Pearce Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirkesworth—ArkwriFht and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurney and Co. Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W. Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good ricke and Holyoake. Worcester Bank, Worcester —Farley, Lavender, and Co. 12,947 Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 78,491 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley and Turner Whitby Bank, Whitby—Frankland and Wil kinson Walsall Old- Bank, Walsall—CharlesFoster and 19,175 Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster— Everett and Co, BRITANNIA LIFE OFFICE, 1, Princes-street Bank, and 448, West Strand, London, January 1, 1845. Notice is hereby given, that the BUSINESS of the LONDON and WESTMINSTER MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY has been TRANSFERRED to this Company ; and all persons holding policies issued by the said Society are informed that, as soon as the renewal premiums thereon shall become payable, new policies will be granted to them by the Directors of this Company, at the sama rates of pren - tiunt which they sow pay, and without any charge for stamp-duty; and all claimants on policies issued by the said London and Westminstor Mutual Life Assurance Society are informed that such claims will be discharged by the Direc tars of this Company, a soon as the the same shall have been substantiated. PETER MORRISON, Resident Director. 6,487 4,232 39,864 4,736 1,155 22,724 ............... , Jo Wrexham Bank, Wrexham -J. and S. Kenric k 2,595 Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton- Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth-Gurney, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth-Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 11,099 Yeovil, Old Bank, Yeovil-E. and J. Batten York Bank, York-Swann, Clough, and Co• 43,847 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 47,549 Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington . Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 13,896 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company, Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank , C arlisle 17,544 Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley 36,825 Derby 19,720 Derby and Derbyshire Banking C om p an y , Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com -pany, Darlington 25,411 East of England Bank , Norw i c h Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester. 14171:350161 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank , H alifax Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 36,244806 Hull Banking Company , Hull 29, Halifax 1,448 Halifax Commercial Banking Com p an y , ,2,308 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax 43,706 Helston Banking C om p an y , Helston 1,421 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 19,589 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough • 28,060 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 4,145 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 57,739 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 49,305 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamingt_c.in Priors . - 12,148 3,822 11,169 7,109 14,233 10,214 7,665 17,384 27,281 13,055 8,610 25,892 Leeds and " West Riding Banking Company, 47,193 29,816 Leeds... .................... ....... Leeds Commercial Banking Company, Leeds 13,241 Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 9,558 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 33,799 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint- 20,848 3,019 PRICE sd. TILE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE 0 CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Even:7lg Sun) is Published in Time for the AFTERNOON TRAINS and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN 0 CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that Hour. AawageAmount Stock Banking Company, Newcastle 70,017 National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London North Wilt:. Banking Company, Melksham 55,173 Northamptqnshire Union Bank, Northampton.., 76,201 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 45,197 Pares's Leis2sttrshire Banking Company, Lei cester . Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth 6,337 Sheffield Banking; Company, Sheffield 34,411 Stamford, Spa.lot.ig, and Boston Banking Com- pany, Stazinbt d .- Stuckey's Bankiog Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, al:ct Somersetshire Bank, Lang port Shropshire Banc. ir.g Company, Shiffnall ... Stourbridge awl kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbt idge Sheffield and 1111:4mshire Banking Company, Sheffield .. . 23,086 Sheffield and R tti , f-rham Joint-Stock Banking Company, Stoiliz!ti Swaledale and ;Va:sleydale Banking Company, Richmond ... ..... Stockton and Dit.•!tam County Banking Com pany, Stockt r. 6,510 Storcy and Tlionias's Banking Company, Shaftesbury Sheffield and Itu tord Bank, Sheffield .. Suffolk Bankine Ofinpany, Ipswich Wolverhampton tpid Staffordshire Banking Com pany, Wolverhampton 33,001 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 13,473 Whitehaven Joint Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven ~ Warwick and Letouh_gton Banking Company, Leamington West of Englan4 aid South Wales District Bank, Bristol. Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 68,647 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud dersfield Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch 6,182 Worcester City and County Banking Company, Worcester... . , 4,500 York Union Banking Company, York 67,924 York City and County Banking Company, York 87,129 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds P. LEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns. Stamps and Taxes, March 29, 1845. 57,335 51,783 way locomotion." .. • -1 1.: II / . dek .4 ' rs - ~.Z:.--"( 7 ) 1 7 --:.---''?..(--- . I, (- z / / ' ' 61 (.., ,s;7. 7, ''..'.? "4 V -2 # 4.. -•: i- ) -1---di--------- it • e.% '- '' - f ---,, r ,A _ •••••• . • .. /...-- // - , • . •_ , ._ . ~.. .. 1 ,...„-,..„. • • •• ... ~..,.. '7 . ,47 : ' . S , .. ---•• ••• ,IN. - - • t; 1 : . . ' '"...' '..... ; ..- A 4 -, , " .. `,.....:. . 4% AT ,er seven - 1 - ..4: - ,;0::, ac " l s- • i' , is ,4 an • k it ''' --. 4 and 4 planes extending over two miles k +7A .1-' , ;'N..t ... . \ '.•t•....._4,f4T . ,••-•,:.,, 4 ... lt / Th r iPS 1 --- - * .f 0 , s * ‘-. . . • Aii i i , ~ It i k .,, ' , •: I ) 41.._. ~. \ ,_ ,: , . ' '''' t. ----- , C - 1. ' l i t ' .., t 4: ' .., , ~„ „....\ 4. -' l , -. :, ... ,-.- , . - 4 . , , I v A'' •• ' • 4'.- "6 - . . „.. • -7 ; 7 4...--i:t .' '' ' A • -,... ,-. L, , D4 .4 ' ..*A.;1..:. • I '''' I 4 i , t.L," \ i 24 _ \ 4, 1„1/ ‘ ,, , ~.,,,,. iiii i . ..., )'O 4 ' Z 'ri, • ilb N .'" ;'-' l° -4 -1 ' i• , , ••••4. ' ~, 7.... ......, 4 , I 1 4 t . , - A1:.4..4 t z A'fieff - • ''k ‘ 1 ••‘"' , • ' s- -e\ 0 8.4 u ~-,: - , • -Lik . -4,0' ' 1.,,' , - --- its- \• ":„ \---- . . , - „... „1.„, 7 4-,,- ••-„,,.., -2_, • , + \.‘.. , :kitt ; 4 , ) . ~,.„ _ J., ......._ ......„ t. /. bfEv, - :, '' , 4"ii ,- , 4 k,,, ~ , v ~ A , I).R 0] T ~..,- -, ; \ - unt gtaA. , / • • (--...., ? I 4 miles thirPtilaig S M-Zb i fifty chains, from in 110 to lin 200. le remainder is either level or latter than 1 in 200. These gradients are severe, but not nearly so objectionable as the_ gradients on the Direct Portsmouth line. But the latter is proposed to be worked atmoipheri eilly, while on the former locomotive engines are to be used, and the advocates of the atmospheric system con tend that bad gradients are more easily , overcome by their method than by the other method. This brings b:fore us the whole atmospheric question. It is there fore necessary to repeat, what we stated in cur report on the Newcastle and Berwick Railways. " The experiment at Dalkey may be considered, to a great extent, conclusive as regards the success of the atmospheric system, considered merely as a mechanical problem. It is demonstrated that trains may be pro pelled by means of it at high velocities, with safety and convenience to the public; and there appears not sufficient reason for doubting that, as far as mere mechanical ar rangements are concerned, the same result may be at tained when the separate consecutive portions of line over which the trains have to pass are multiplied inde finitely. This, however, is a point which will soon be brought to the test of experience by the experiment about to be tried on the Croydon and Epsom line. " It is impossible, therefore, not te feel the highest interest in the progress of an experiment whose success hitherto has been sufficient to induce eminent authorities to entertain strong hopes that the result may . be an acceleration of speed in travelling, combined with the general introduction of a system of very frequent trains and low fares. " The question, however, assumes a different aspect when we are called upon, in forming a judgment upon competing schemes, to assume the complete success of the atmospheric system, not merely as a mechanical theory, or as applicable under peculiar circumstances, but in a practical and commercial point of view, as ap plicable to railways generally. " While we wish to guard ourselves against being supposed to express any opinion whether the atmospheric system may or may not be found ultimately to be so ap plicable, it becomes necessary for us to state a few obvious reasons why we should not be justified at present in allowing the assumption of such success to enter as an element in the comparison of such lines as are now under consideration. " Assuming for the moment all mechanical difficulties to be overcome, the question still remains by which the practical success of any system of propulsie n must be tested, viz., that of expense. Under this head the im portant question is not yet fully solved, whether a double fine may not be equally required with the atmospheric as with the locomotive system for the convenient work ing of a large and mixed treffic over an exteuded liae. Upon this point the opinion of some eminent authorities has been strougly expressed to the effect that a double line, with double tube, &c., would be indispensable, un less upon a short line, where the traffic should consist of a certain cumber of trains starting at regular intervals from each end; nor is there anything in the expe rience of the atmospheric system, up to the present time, that would warrant us in assuming this opinion to be altogether unfounded. But if we were to assume a double line to be necessary, the first cost of construe tioa under the atmospheric system would be so greatly in creased, that no reduction in the rate of workir e , ex• peases could compensate fur it, unless the traffic w; exceedingly large. The cost of the atmospheric appa ratus is estimated by Messrs. Samuda, in their evidence last year before the Croydon and Epsom Committee, at 4,0001. per mile of single line, independently of the cost of stationary engines, which is estimated at about 5,0)0/. for every three miles, or 1,7001. per mile. The actual cost of the propelling power by the atmosphcr:c system was stated by the manager of the Dalkey line, in his evi dence before the Croydon and Epsom Committee, last year, to have been a fraction over 7d. per mile ; and, including the cost of maintenance of way, the com parison was stated, by the same gentleman, to stand as 9d. per mile under the atmospheric system, against Is. 4id. per mile under the locomotive system. It is evident, therefore, that even if st e could assume the sufficiency of a single line under the atmospheric system, we should not bo warranted in assuming the success of that system, in a commercial point of view, as an established fact, espeecially when the traffic is not likely to be large. It is also the opinion of many prac tical men, that the atmospheric system could not be applied with advantage when the traffic is of a mixed character, consisting, in a great measure, of heavy trains of goods and minerals, and there are, as yet, no sufficient data to warrant us in assuming this opinion to be alto gether without foundation. " Under these circumstances, and considering that, on the one hand, a good locomotive line can always be ren dered available for the atmospheric system, should that system be found to succeed; while, on the other hand, a line laid out expressly for the atmospheric system might not, in the event of its failure, admit of being readily converted int ) a good locomotive line, we have not thought ourselves justified, when comparing two rival projects presented to us, in assuming the complete suc cess of the atmospheric system, which is still under experiment, but have thought ourselves bound to form our opinion upon them with reference to the prevent, and not to the future or possible state of the science of rail- isle shall proccei therefore to compare the lines, apart from all considerations as to the atmospheric system. We have seen that with regard to gradients, the South-Western scheme possesses a great superiority over the Direct Po tsmouth ; but if these hotter gra dients were to bo obtained at the sacrifice of a . greatly increased cost in the construction, and if the inferior gradients were attended by n proportional economy in the first cost of formation, it would have been a ques tion of degree as to whether the advantages, together with the greater outlay, were on the whole to be pre ferred to the smaller outlay, coupled with the attending disadvantages. But the reverse is the case : the liue with the better gradients has not only fifteen miles less railway on the main line to construct, but the construc tion will be less costly, as there are 3,717 yards of tun nelling ou it, compared with 4,243 yards on the other scheme, the earthworks being about on a par. The Direct Portsmouth scheme does not offer any connexion between Havant and Fareham; so that if this scheme were carried into execution the communication along the coast would necessarily be carried on by means of the Gosport and Bishopstoke branch of the South- Western Railway, and be subject to the interruption caused by Portsmouth Harbour, which interruption would prevent the continuation of the electric telegia2h, and interfere with the national advantages afforded by a continued coast communication. It is manifest that, from Havant to Fareham, the construction of a railway can never be remunerative simply as a mercantile specu lation; and as it would compete with the existing branch from Gosport to Bishopstoke, the South-Western Rail way Company never would have proposed to construct it, unless with a view of excluding other parties from that portion of the district, and at the same time providing national advantages which should render their entire scheme as comprehensive as possible. The completion of a chain of coast communication has been adverted to by Parliamentary Committees as an object of great public importance. On this point the Direct Portsmouth is defective, and any railway scheme through this district which does not afford this uninter rupted communication is manifestly incomplete. The Brighton and Chichester Extension affords a good coast communication, but fails with respect to the direct communication from London to Portsmouth; and, considering that three distinct companies have come for ward for the purpose of affording such direct communi cation, we are of opinion that public reasons are not sufficient to justify the sanction of the Brighton and Chichester Extension, to the exclusion of the others. Thus, then, we have three schemes ; the extent of railway which each has to construct being as follows South-Western Scheme. rt. CH. Guildford to Portsmouth Fareham Branch 6 0 Total 5l 60 London and Portsmouth Direct. Epsom to Portsmouth Chichester Branch 8 65 Total 69 10 Stephenson's Line. Wimbledon to Arundel 47 50 Arundel to Chichester Chichester to Portsmouth l5 75 Shoreham Branch Total BS 47 9 0 on account of the Brighton a n d Chi es t a c b e o s u t f rom p ortsmouth to London by these chester Railway, for w hi c h au A ct has already been obt a i ne d, l eav i ng 79 47 The D d d i u n c t a schemes respectively are, by the— South-Western scheme, 77 miles rd to Hungerfo - bridge. London and Portsmouth direct, 79 miles t bridge. Stephenson's line, 81 miles to Hungerford-bridge. From Chichester to London the distances will be re spectively, by th e — South- Western scheme, 62 miles to Hungerford bridge. By the London and Portsmouth Direct, 80 miles to London-bridge. By Stephenson's line, 65 miles to Hungerford-bridge. Even if these throe schemes were equally good in all their points, we think that the South-Western Railway Company would have a claim for preference, in conse quence of that Company having already expended, on their Gosport branch, a capital of 400,000 L, upon which, as yet, very :little profit has been realised, and which would be rendered entirely valueless if the Direct Ports mouth line were made. Having therefore taken into consideration that the Guildford, Chichester, Portsmouth, and Fareham branch scheme, has fewest miles of railway to make ; that it affords the shortest route between Portsmouth and London ; that it completes the coast communication, and that it does not interfere unnecessarily with the existing interests of railways already sanctioned and executed in the district, we have decided that there are public reasons which, in our opinion, are sufficient to induce us to report to Parliament that it is to be pre ferred to the Brighton, Chichester, and Portsmouth Ex tension ; to the Direct London and Portsmouth ; and to the London and Portsmouthlwith branches to,Shorehasir bridge, Fareham, and Reigate:schenies. In treating of these projects, we have not noticed the branches to Reigate proposed by the Direct London and Portsmouth, or by Mr. Stephenson's scheme, as they are of minor importance, and do not in any way affect the main question. 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Ditto, F rock Coat' best manufactured ........ .. 2 15 0 ..... ........ ..... • 1 15 0 Ditto, the b e st tnaunf . actured .. .•• • • •... •• • •••• ••""• • ' • 3 3 llors Hussar Suit ...... . ..... 1 7 0 Mining to any extent can be had at five minutes' notice, at the onris : Men's Snits: dress coat, fo ve ll st, wi an g dt p rou ce sers ..........from 1 16 0 Ditto, jacket, vest and trousers •• . luroarsur.—Any article purchased or ordered, if sot approved of, exchanged, or the money returned. nWObserve —E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Wholesale and Retail o ollen Drapers, Outfitt ers, and General Warehousemen, 154, Mino ries, and 86, Aldgate, City, opposite the Church. tC u•nox.—E. Moses and Son are obliged to guard the Public gainst imposition, h av i ng learned that the untradesmanlike false •,_°°4 "lacing connected with th em , or i t ' s the same concern, has well resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons. They Neve no connexion 'whatever with any other establishment, In or out of London, and those who desire genuine Cheap Clothing should (to Istvent disappointment, &C.) Sate, oPPcoite the Church. call or send to 154, Minories, or 86, l ixt. No busin ess transacted at this Establishment from sunset on o'cloc - . 7 . 4 Bentinset Saturday when business is returned till twelve k. BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM PANY, 1, Princes•street, Bank, London, empowered by spe cial Act of Parliament, 4 Vic. c. 9. HALF CREDIT RATES OF PREMIUM. Persons assured according to these rates are allowed credit (with out security) for half the amount of the first seven annual premiums, paying interest thereon at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, with the option of paying off the principal at any time, or having the amount deducted from the sum assured when the policy becomes a claim. Policies may thus be effected at lower rates than are generally re quired for the term of seven years only ; whilst the holders have the same security for the payment of their claims, whenever death may happen, as if they paid double the amount of premium, which would be charged for assurances effected in the usual way. Extract from the Half Credit Rates of Premium. Annual Premium required for an Assurance of 1001. for the Whole Term of Life. Half Premium for Whole Premium Age. seven years. after seven years. -- £ 5. d. X s. d. 30 1 1 9 2 3 6 35 1 4 11 2 9 10 40 1 9 2 2 18 4 45 1 14 10 3 9 8 50 2 2 6 4 5 0 55 2 12 9 5 5 6 60 3 6 8 6 13 4 PETER MORRISON, Resident Dire 4 URES of SMALL PDX by MORISON'S PILLS, of the British College of Health, New-road, London : To Mr. A. Charlwood, Orford Hill, Norwich, General Agent for Morison's Medicines. Dear Sir,—l am rather surprised that you hare published no cures of Small Pox, that have been so long prevalent in the City ; and I see by a bill put into my hands this day, that it is still spreading to an alarming extent, and that there has been three hundred deaths, most of these, I suppose, under the care of doctors. My two youngest childen caught the disorder, and I emploed no doctor but Morison's Pills, r which I gave them daily, and ke y pt their bowels well open one soon recovered, but the youngest had it very severe, and was blind five days; but I persevered with the Pills, and fully believe they were the means of saving her life. I know this is contrary to the opinion of some that say the bowels ought not to be kept open in Small Pox. I can only say it was attended with the best effects on my children. Yours res p ectfully, T. WOOD. Magdalen-street, Norwich, March 25, 1845. P.S. 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The CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, an anti-syphi litic remedy for searching out and purifying the blood from scurvy, blotches on the head, face, and body, ulcerations, and those pailful affections arising ftom improper treatment or the effects of mercury, removing secondary symptoms, mid all eruptions of the skin. Price lls. and 335. per bottle. PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS, price 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and I la. per box, are the most effectual remedy for strictures, inflam mation, irritation of the bladder, &c., without hindrance to business. Consultation fee, if by letter. U. Minute detail of cases necessary. Messrs. Perry are in daily attendance, for consultation, at their re ridence, 19, Berners-street, Oxford. , ttreet, London, from 11 till 2, and 5 till 8. On Sundays ftom 10 till 12. One personal visit is only ne cessary to effect a permanent cure. PATENT .BELMONT SPERM CANDLES ONE SHILLING per lb, ; PATENT BELMONT SPERM OIL, FOUR SHILLINGS per Gallon, burning more brilliantly than the ordinary Sperm Candles and Oil, and differing from them in being principally prepared from a pure vegetable material, instead of an impure animal one. PRICES PATENT CANDLES, 1010. per lb. . VAUXHALL COMPOSITE CANDLES, B%d. per lb. PATENT BELMONT WAX CANDLES, Is. per lb. Families wishing to try any of the above are recommended to order them through their own tradesmen, taking notice, however, th a t these being the London Cash Prices, the Country Dealer must charge higher to cover his expenses of carriage. Where no dealer can be found willing to sell them, Edward Price and Co. will supply quantities of not less than Si. worth, direct from their manufactory, at Belmont, Vauxhall. 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THE ATRAPILATORY, or LIQUID HAIR DYE ; the only Dye that really answers for all colours, and does not require re-doing, but as the hair grows, as it never fades or acquires that unnatural red or purple tint common to all other dyes. ROSS and SONS can, with the greatest confidence, recommend the above dye as infallible, if done at their establishment; and ladies or gentlemen requiring it, are requested to bring a friend or servant with them to see how it is used, which will enable them to do it afterwards without the chance of failure. Several private apartments devoted entirely to the above purpose, and some of their establishment having used it, the effect produced can be at once seen. They think it ne cessary to add, that by attending strictly to the instructions given with each bottle of dye, numerous persons have succeeded equally well without coming to them. Address Ross and Sons , 119 and 120, Bi shopsgate - stre et, the cele brated Hair-cutters, and Hair-dyers. their own residences, whatever the N Bdistance.. P P e r r u a r t i q e ste s a r s t , te P n e d ir a e t r s t Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colo nial-office for the Governors of the 'Nest India colonies. The Earl and Countess of Enniskillen arrived at Farrance's Hotel yesterday from Hatfield. RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. REPORT OF THE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT OF THE BOARD OM TRADE ON THE SCHEMES FOR EXTENDING RAILWAY COMMUNICA TION TO PORTSMOUTH. Railway Department, Board of Trade, Whitehall, 31st March, 1845. The Board constituted by the minute of the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, for the transaction of railway business, having had under con sideration the several schemes for extending railway communication between London and Portsmouth, and in the intermediate district, viz., the Brighton and Chichester—Portsmouth Extension • the Direct London and Portsmouth; the Guildford, Chichester, Portsmouth, and Fareham Branch • London and Brighton — Horsham Branch ; London and Portsmouth, with branches to Shoreham-bridge, Fareham, and Reigate, have deter mined to submit the following report thereon for the consideration of Parliament : Portsmouth is too well known to render it in the least necessary for us to enlarge on the desirableness of giving to it an east and west communication along the coast, as well as a more direct connexion with Lond•in than it at present possesses, by means of the Gosport and Bishop stoke Branch of the South-Western Railway. To effect these objects, the following railway schemes have been projected, viz.:— The London and Portsmouth, with Branches to Shoreham -bridge, Fareham, and Reigate. The Direct London and Portsmouth. The Guildford, Chichester, Portsmouth, and Fare ham Branch. The Brighton and Chichester—Portsmouth Exten sion. .... . It is necessary to observe, that the traffic between Portsmouth and London has not equalled the expecta tions which were formed by the original projectors of the South-Western Railway according to the statements made to Parliament when its sanction was obtained to make the branch from Bishopstoke to Gosport. It has been alleged that the traffic would have been much greater if the pr,jectors had carried the branch into the town of Portsmouth, instead of only to Gosport, since much inconvenience and delay arise from the necessity of using the floating bridge to cross Portsmouth Har bour ; but as there are four companies in the field to effect these communications, in a greater or less degree, and the returns of traffic which they bring forward are sufficient to show au expectation of a moderate profit, we may assume that the question is reduced to one of preference between the competing schemes. The London and Portsmouth scheme, which has been termed for the sake of brevity and distinctness, " Stephenson's Line," is the same, or nearly so, in its general character, with that which Mr. Robert Stephen son originally projected between London and Brighton, and which was rejected by Parliament in favour of the line now in use. This line, leaving the South-Western Railway near Wimbledon, passes close to Leatherhead, through the valley of the Mole, to Dorking; it passes a mile to the westward of Horsham, near which it throws off a branch to New Shoreham; the main line being continued by Arundel, Chichester, Havant, and Ports mouth. The Direct London and Portsmouth Railway is pro posed to be worked on the atmospheric system, being in fact a continuation of the Epsom and Croydon line, for which a Bill was obtained last year. From Epsom it takes a course by Leatherhead through the Valley of the Mole to Dorking, whence it proceeds by Godalming, Haslemere, Petersfield, and Havant, to Porstmouth. In the session of last year an Act was obtained for the purpose of making a railway from the London and South-Western Railway, near Woking, to the town of Guildford, its length being six miles. The South- Western Railway Company having made arrangements to purchase this Guildford Railway, and to continue it by Godalming to Chichester, and from Chichester by Havant to Portsmouth. The Brighton and Chichester Railway Company, whose works are in course of construction propose to extend their line from Chichester to Portsmouth. These companies, with the exception of the Direct Portsmouth, also propose to complete the coast communication by connecting Havant with the South-Western Railway at Fareham. In comparing the three schemes for giving direct communication between London and Portsmouth, it is necessary to observe that all of them are of an expensive character. Stephenson's line gives direct accommoda tion to Horsham and to Arundel from London, but fails to serve a wide extent of country which lies between its proposed course and the South-Western Railway. Be sides, its branch to Shoreham would render it a directly competing lino with the Brighton Railway. And here it is right to call the attention of the Committee on the Bill to circumstances connected with the first formation of the London and Brighton Railway. Three distinct projects were in the field in the year 1837 to accomplish this object. In order to enable Parliament to form a correct judgment between them, a Government engineer was directed to report on the competing schemes ; and in consequence of the report so directed to be made, Parliament sanctioned the line which is now in opera tion, to the exclusion of Mr. Stephenson's proposed line. Since that time the question has been raised whether, notwithstanding the report of the Government engineer, the best line, under all the circumstances, was selected ; but this is immaterial, as the prominent facts to be re garded are, the efficiency of the present railway, and to what amount of protection its proprietors are fairly en titled. No fault can be found with the directness of the line or the speed at which the trains are run ; and it is generally acknowledged that considerable accommoda tion is afforded by the Company. No objection can exist, therefore, on the gro und of i ne fficiency. With respect to protection, the Company have reasonable claims, as they carried into effect the views of ofParlia Parlia ment at an immense outlay of capital, h them selves safe, at any rate, from any competition with a line which had been pronounced by the Legislature to be worse than the one which they were obliged to adopt. If the established Company refused to extend accom modation they would have no ground for complaint; but such is not the case. They are in alliance with the Brighton and Chichester, now proposing to extend to Portsmouth ; and they desire to ma k e a branch Horsham, to give railway com mun i cat i on with the me tropolistu in a more convenient manner than is proposed to be given by Mr. Stephenson's line, which only comes within about a mile of that town. Considering all the it circu circumstances of the London and Brighton Company, might appear hard on them if the proposed line of railway were permitted to come close to theirs, unless somegre . at . public advantage were to be derived therefrom ; but in this instance no great public advantage is perceptible. With regard to the Direct London and Portsmouth, and the Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth lines, the earthworks and tunnelling are far beyond an average with regard to extent and cost upon each. The differ ence between the two lines with respect to gradients is considerable. On the direct Porstmouth the gradients are very severe; the whole line is divided into 65 planes, of which 10 are at 1 in 80, one of these being two and a half miles, and the three others about two miles in length —the whole amounting in the aggregate to fourteen miles twenty-five chains: 19 planes, extending over sixteen miles, 'are at 1 in 100, and the greater portion of the remainder of the line is subject to a steeper gradient than 1 in 200. The South-Western scheme shows nothing steeper than I in 100; at this gradient are 4 planes extending over four miles seventy chains; from 1 in 100 to 1 in 110 SIR J. MACKINTOSH'S WORKS. In May will be published, 3 vois. Bvo., SIR JAMES MACKINTOSH ' S MISCELLANEOUS WORKS. Including his Contributions to the Edinburgh Review. Collected and Edited by his Son. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.