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EAST INDIA HOUSE, MAY I, 1850. T"E COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice That the TRANSFER BOOKS of the said Company's Stock will be SHUT on TUESDAY, the 4th June, at Three o'clock, and OP ENED again on THURSDAY, the 11th July, and That the WARRANTS for the DIVIDENDS on the said Stock, Payable on the 6th July, 1850, under the 11th Sec. of the Act 3 and 4th William IV., Cap. 85, will be ready to be delivered on that day. JAMES C. MEL VILL, Secretary. ON VIEW. T HE RIGHT HONOURABLE VISCOUNT PALMERSTON, G.C.8., M.P. PAUL and DOMINIC COLNAGIII and CO., 13 and 14, Pall- Mall East, Pall hers to her Majesty, beg to announce that they have 'IOW on view the Portrait, by John Partridge, Esq., of the above No bleman, which was presented to Lady Palmerston on the 22d, by a Committee of Noblemen and Gentlemen. The Subscribers' Names to the Engraving from the Picture, which is now in progress, nil be published from time to time. 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Le Facets not being per- 1. 4s. ; Six Months, 21. 15s. ; te Collectors on board the evesend. & 1 1 I - REGISTERED SYRIAN PALETOT. Act 6 and 7, Vic. cap. 65: B Messrs. J. SWAIN and' CO , Court Tailors, 379, OXFO itD-t , TREET. ever The REGISTERED SYRIAN PALETOT took the lead over Y o ut thither light over - coat last seitson, and will maintain it through . The Local Agents for its Sale' are— Mr, Askew - - - - - Tiverton Messr s. Ackroyd an d C o. - - Wigan Air. Abbott - - Lowestoft Messrs. Butcher and Bard - El y Mr. Brunt - - - Derby Mr. Bovi n _ . - Chester Messrs. Bastard and Son - - Mess rs. Boyd a n d C o. Cheltenham - - Clonmel Messrs. Bateman and Son - RiP.r , Messrs. Crispin and Co. - - Ipswich Messrs. G. and W. Clarke - Bury St. Edmunds Mess , s. Clarke and Co. - - Ifull Mr, Cri sp Mr. Davison : - Norwich Sheffield Messrs. J. and W. Dowling Mr. and - - - Wisbcach -- NVinclie,ter Arr. Fitzgibbon - - Cork Mr. Gresham -I in , oln Air. Hollingsworth - - . 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The above Agents represent the Syrian Paletot in their localities,. in aidition to whom, it may be had of the first merchant tailors in every c i ty o:' Great Britain and the Colonies. 2 This Bon Cleg a n t garment Is the lightest coat offered for the summer Its ~e a • ;It bears no affinity t,, the produce called Llama, possessing ex. s OWn intrinsic superiority advantages over every other cloth . s tand Manufactured exclusively by the Patentees at 379, Oxtord st ....____ D' rIANTO-FO RTES TWENTY-FIVE GUINEAS EACH. AL M AIN E AND CO, 20, SOHO-SQUARE, 1 ONDON, (Established 1785,) Sole Manufacturers of HE ROYAL PIANO FORTE, Combining al T l the Latest Improvements of Construction, with Richness of Tone and Elasticity of Touch : Possessing also bistinguished Elegance ofForm and Finished Nicety of Workmanship, Uninfluenced by the Varied Effects of Climate, 0 , and Rec ommended by the mo s t E m i nen t M us i c i ans. Coln anal 614 Octaves; height, 3 feet 9 inches; width, 4 feet; depth, 2 feet 2 inches. Manufactured in /144 nanY, Walnut, Maple, Satin, Zebra, or Rosewood, at the Uniform Nett Cash Price of TWENT earnestly solic the favour of a visit from in purchasers to inspect their Royal Pianofortes, manufactured In various woods to suit every description of furniture, at the extra ordinarily low' price of Twenty-five Guineas, ill order to meet the requirements of a large portion of the Musical Public, and to super sede the spurious articles mis-called Pianos, advertised or otherwise offered for public or private sale. As an additional guarantee after their experience of upwards of half a century, the manufacturers ap pend the following signatures of distinguished professors, which are but a few out of a large number. • PROFESSIONAL TESTIMONIAL respeeti • ng the Pianofortes of We, tke underst D'ALMAINE and CO. gned Um bers of the Musical Profession, having carefully examined el,t7 D'ALMAINE and Co 4 ,: e Plano-Fortes manufactured by Messrs. great pleasure in beating testimony to their merits and capabiliatles. It appears to us imposs'ble to pro more Instruments of the same size , e r s a sing a richer and finer tone, more elastic touch, or more equal le'rnoasps handsomement, while the elegance of their construction renders them ornament for the library, boudoir, or drawing-room. J. L. Abel. 11. F. Hasse, Iv. Benedict. W. Guernsey, Alexander Lee.) H. R. Bish op . W. 11. Holm es. A. Leffler. C . M i nas i . J. L. Hatton. F. Chatt crton, 11. M acco. E. llarrison. J• 11. Chatterton. r. Praeger. G. 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THE , , Vol. 11. •""`RS OF KILLARNEY ; REMLNISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID. y " ul That three score years and ten our course may run. epar review of almost every form (cause and cure) of ner t77'lBlY-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that haraFses ,1,;;"n old g, besets the man of pleasure, business, or study, and cm age, with tables and rules for the diet and physical regu uition4 of every -day life. IT. THE PASSIONS. " What passions hurt the body—what improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." l Shn neT : -Lite's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The advent i )f the Peeeiees• Chastity and its infringements. The casuai le of centioustiess and dissipation, with us Ind reMedi ative. Ad vocacy of early ill m trations, graphic, narrative, V. " TH E MARRIAGE STATE. recca AMME To be or not to be, that is the question." • ilgion re a d —Laws and obligations of nature, ehoice, L r b in g mar riage, to be observed by either sex. T.,..tne n d litysieal d secure health offs gure. to 3 both sides, as to age, temperament, society, , and . 1: 7 "mPl?x'" tV,.m d . piing, with the art of rearing on e ectiveness and its removal. Sterility and Its cons era . Cases ila lt 2 Y 4?* ~..__J • c_ trINERNvictL, M.D. (1641), M.R.C.S. (1827), 1,..Q.A. a weat9-flve years If *Mt ". Reeeption h edict(' and Forensic Referee ? n vile: . 011 , 114 4 . (Mrs daily till fin. Ennthigs, seven 1111 W 04.11.14-itreet, at / wlan Jerry challengc:l lier, and 41 - 1 M , . 411, 1 /14, if r ;g , t . I ,4 , • / „,,, • Won by a length aqd half. - ttoe "` The Tradesraelfs Plit'f! of 40 sors 14, r , ; , 4 F ER-744 4 " nr, , s, was wou by Ms. A. Johnstone )1 3 - - ) --`ll _ " XII. ' ' - i• ! „ Aei r. " -- -, „ t TIVERTON RACES—WEDNVAT., Ye' /*- t 1,0, ) 0, - 4 . , The Trial Stakes of 5 sots. each, and 51'.'siddf , 4 t. yot, IT .4 • I* e l , mile, (3 subs.), were won easily by Mr. Reed', [PRICE SD. The Tiverton Stakes, of 20 SOW. each, 10 ft aid 5 only if declared. Twice round and a distance (17 . Subs., 11 of whom paid fr.) Mr. Reed's Clothworker, 4 yra, 7st lib ...(Williams) 1 Mr. Waring's Manifold, 3 yr , , 6 t I lib 2 Sir J. Dun:ze nd Aiiadne, 3 yrs, Est 4ib (bolted) The Borough Cup, of 50 sovs., added to a sWrep of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft. Thrice round and a distance (7 Subs.) Mr. Reed's Clothworker, 4 yrF, Bst Sib (and iolb extra) (ILL I Mr. Waring' s Mrtnif)l.l, 3 yrs, 7 s! ( an d 71b over) .).. 2 Mr. Waring's Partiul Ecl:p.te, 3 yrs, Est 71b (bolted) %Von easy. The Ladies' Pa'e of 251., twica round, was wt.n in three heats, Mr. Purr's lit he, 4 yrs, BSt 121 b (Williams), b,ating Ima, 10st 71b, Partial Eclipse, Bst, and two others. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. They all contain tributes of respect to the memory of Sir ROBERT PErn, by whose untimely death, " peace and civilization have," to use words of the Constitdionnel, "been deprived of one of their most admirable defenders." M. AP.MAND .MARRAST is now regularly installed 28 one of the writers for the Credit. In the course of a long article on the recent debate on foreign policy in the English House or Commons, he thus does justice to the merits of Lord PALMERSTON : " His fellow-countrymen (says M. Armand Marrast) know that he has the eye open and tie hand ready; that, in place of sleeping honourably like Lord Abet - deco, he is agitated even to disquietude by all that touches the power of his country. Confiding with humble and simple people, keener than the most keen, pitiless towards disloyal trickery, he pursues with all the haughtiness of a Briton the traditior al policy cf the Whigs, modified only by his own nature, which seems to have a horror of repose. Add to that, oratorical powers of the first order, and which. rever showed themseves so supple as on this occasion. He appears to have been determined to differ from him self; neither sarcasm, nor challenge, nor petulance, but an admirable continuation of clear recitals and sober THURSDAY. The County Plate t f 25/., once round, was won in thrie hrats by Inuit, 10st 121 b (Mr. Wilkins) beating .li , nriett and two others, after a good race. - The County Sakes of 7 sous. each, 4 ft, and twe only if declared, with 40 atldcd. Twice round. Mr. I c en's Clothworkt•r, 4 3 ri, 10,t 10Ib (Mr. Parr) 1 Mr. Scobelt'a Duplicity, 5 }re, 10it 131 b 2 Nir. Parr's Ariudni., 3 yrs, 96t 8113 . Won easy. The Town Plate was won by Slr. Drewe's Kennett, and the Scurry Plate by Mr. Tate's Little Envy, beating several others. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. One of those delightful operas which used to de light us a quarter of a century past, 1 . 1 Matrimonio Segreto (the Clandestine Marriage) was performed on Thursday evening for Signor Puzzi's benefit. The great Lablache was in his glory, and, of course, the popular duet "Se fiato in corpo avete" was encored. Signor Calzolari sung with much taste the music of Paulin°, and the aunt and sisters were per formed with the greatest spirt and artistic finish by Mademoiselle Parodi and Mesdames Sontag and Frezzolini. Madame Sontag's fioriture were, as they always are, the acme of good taste, and were admired by every one. Fri zzolini was charming in every thing, and Mdlle. Parodi, by her excellent acting and singing, is increasing nightly in popularity. Several choregraphic displays by Anne. Amalia Ferraris were applauded to the echo ; and Signor Colletti sang the last scena from I due Foscari with the most heartrending pathos. Tne first - act of Capulette ed illiontecchi concluded the night's en tertainments, which was one of the longest Thursdays we ever recollect at the Opera. arguments, a calm exposal of all the political acts in which he had taken part, an historical summary so ably cunnected together, that his juAiflevion was reflected from it as light is from a glass. What, beside s , is the most striking matter in the whole, is the half-hidden point of the speech. He there speaks with reverence of the enterprises of Russia; but one feels that this rival power is the real moving power of the recent acts of Lord Palmerston. A formidable English force in the bay of Salamis to terrify the Grteks ! That would be highly ridiculous. But remember th a t A us t r i a _ had just placed herself under the guardianship of Nicholas ; that the hand of the Czar presses heavily on tip Danubian provinces ; and that he had just claimed in a haughty tone the Hungarian refu gees who had found an asylum in the states of the Sultan. It is then that the English fleet appeared in the Dardanelles, and when Russia gave way on that point, Lord Palmerston goes and proves to Greece that the protection of the Czar is powerless when England chooses to brave it. All this affair of Greece, violent and puerile at the same titre, is only serious when its real origin is looked to. Such is, in my idea, the double character and the double bearing of the discussion which has just taken place in the House of Commons. On the one hand, a great English interest, of a perma nent character, and which ought to arouse all her vigilance—the aggrandisement of the Russian power; and, on the other, a more geneal idea, but which'springs from the other—to de'end the threshold of the English power against accomplices of these oppressive and despotic powers, which, thanks to a similar turning round, executed sixty years back, covered Europe with blood and ruin." DONNA MARIA MARTINEZ, THE BLACK MALIBRAN, A lady of colour, with handsome regular feature., whose hair is smooth, black, and glossy, without being frisly, and of graceful form, will make her debiit at her Majesty's Theatre, in a divertissement written expressly for her, next Tuesday. She will sing several Cuban and Spanish airs, and will accom pany herself on the guitar. Madame Maria Mar tinez, called in Spain and Paris " The Black Mali bran," was born at the ilavannah of free parents, who were in comfortable ciecumstances. She was taken to Seville when very young, where she recived an excellent education. She was mar ried to a captain of St. Ferdinanci's regiment, who soon was obliged to leave his native country, and the young vocalist was left without any other re sources than those of her talents. Her reputation was so well known in Spain that Queen Christina wished to hear her. Madame Maria Martinez, therefore, arrived at Madrid, pleased very much at Court, and particularly the Queen Mother, who placed her in the royal conservatoire under Valdernosa, the most able professor of singing in Spain. Having obtained leave of absence for six months, she visited Paris, where her talent was acknowledged and ap plauded. She arrived in London on Monday, and Mr. Belle, on bearing her, was so pleased with her talents that she was engaged immediately. General BEDEAU having refused to be brought forward as a candidate for the Presidency of the Na tional Assembly, there is no longer any doubt of the reelection of M. Dorm. The Ministerial measure on the press meets with such universal reprobation that it will, it is said, be withdrawn. The levy of seamen had been interrupted, by order of the Minister of Marine. The Minister has now given orders to con:inue it in all the ports. The ship owners and fishermen, whom the levy injures consi derably, have sent delegates to Paris to represent to the Minister how injurious the late order is to com merce. PARIS BOURSE, JULY 4.—Latest Prices.—Five per Cents., 94f. 60c.; Three per Cents., SGI. 70c. ; Bank Actions, 2,185 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. Le Prophete was repeated here last evening with the same strong cast, and the same magnificent raise en scene as on former occasions. Madame V iardot, as Fides, e :cited the most intense enthusiasm. J N t: el all .y by . deed's Cloth ), worker, 4 yrr, Bst (Williams). beating Mr. Harris's Lady Day, 4 yrs, Bst, and Mr. Waring's Partial Eclipse, 3 yre, 6st 1 I lb. NO, 18,028.] LONDON FRIDAY . JULY 5 1850. • k NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU , RANCE SOCIETY. _ 26, Cornhill, London. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages with respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuties. Policies issued by this Society have a L - ,vofold advantage :—provi sion for the family of the Assured, and a:, augmenting pecuniary available resource to himself, if ne,itul, whilel iving. The Assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense, or for ttiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the Premiums paid. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The continued prosperity of the Society has e at the Annual Meeting, 110 I on the Bth of ;Ma 4!xth bonus, varying from 27 to 65 per cent. o] on each Policy effected on the profit scale. nabled the Directors iy,1850,t0 declare a n the Premiums paid EXAMPLES. ' Annual Policy Pre- taken out In Bonus ii additioz to Sum Assured. 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Each pamphlet has the signature of William Grimstone, Merchant, Herbary, Highgate, and will be found at page 11, under the copy of Mrs. Weekly's Letter to the Editor of the "Times" newspaper, 7th of August, 1846. This pamphlet is forwarded through the post, on receiving two postage stamps. The Aromatic Regenerator can be forwarded through the post on receiving a post-office order for 4s. 6d., 7s. Bd., or Us., which in cludes the postage with the case. Tho 11s:size contains four of the 4s. A few of its many virtues, as thousands can prove, are published in the pamphlet enclosed with each bottle. Reader, reflect for a few minutes, and if you are 40 years of age you will remember the thousands of blind you meet with in your walks, others with various coloured eye-shades ; indeed, such was the demand for eye-shades, that it was a business. What has re moved those sightless beings, and given place to a straightforward, clear-sighted people (the climate Is the same) ? I'll tell you the cause —the universal use of Grimstone's Eye Snuff ! and because it cured Ophthalmia, Gutta Serena, Oatar .et, Nervous Headach, and Deaf ness, the Lords of the Treasury directed it to be denominated a medi cine, and to be stamped. Although this advanced its character, 67 cases of cure being proved by the informers, still it was an act of oppression ; as in 1825 the Solicitor of Stamps, Godfrey Sykes, Esq., altered the label, and sanctioned its sale under order of the Lords of the Treasury; the letter of protecticn, signed by Herries, I sq., to Mr. William Grimstone, bearing . dice 18th F e b ruary, 15 25. This was on account of its curative qualities, being sold at that time in canis ters,aEndl other t T e F st i' i within the reach of eve r y poor family. But under thi s or d er of Government it is obliged to be stamped. o so n l i d als in , u ca n i d li e s r te t r h s e , inclosed &c. 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I !id. 28. 9d., and 4s. 6d. each, including the Government stamp. - - [ADVERTISEMENT.,—THE POUR REQUISITES FOR A CoxiroirrAnm: SHavEl— Firstly, a good Razor---t'econdly, a good Strop—Thirdlv, good Soap—Fctirthly, a good Shaving brush. And these are to be obtained, of the best quality, and newest construction, of Ross and Sons, who can strongly recommend their triple converted railway razor; their rail way strop, with hone attached; their pearl shaving-paste, beautifully scented and making a durable lather; and their medium badgers' hair shaving-b,ush. They also recommend travellers to inspect their Russian dressing-case, which contains the largest number of conveniencesin the smallest space.—Ad dram, Ron And Sons, 119 and 120 ,Bishopsgata *tree, London. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SO UT H-E ASTERN. A special meeting of this company was held yes terday at the Bridge-home Hotel, London-bridge, for the purpose of authorizing the directors to borrow money on mortgage ; Mr. J. Macgregor in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said, they had succeeded, after cm) siderable opposition, in carrying a Bill through Par liament which would have the effect of enabling the company to place its large and valuable property on a firm and final basis.— (Hear, hear) He said ad visedly permanent—because the amount of funds— namely, 1,200,0001., which the Bill secures to the company, will have the effect of enabling it to com plete the works, to fulfil its engagements, and close the capital acco un t.—(li ear, h ear. ) With reference to the opposition with which the Bill was assailed in the Hulse f Lords, he was too desirous of peace, and he saw in the interests of the company too absolute a necessity for union and hearty accord, to comment upon that opposition with any feelings of acrimony. He then referred to the opposition of Mr. Swift (a shareholder) to the Bill to discontinue the payment of interest cut of capital on the Nos. 3 and 4 shares. In addition to his own opposition he united the aid of the Railway Commissioners, which had the effect of putting the company to a consider able expense, besides involving the loss of the Bill. lie mentioned this matter with a view to deprecate those dissensions which have hitherto marred the prosperity of the company, and which so long as they continued must depreciate the common interest.— (Cheers.) The Bill having been lost, the company failed in obtaining any legislative authority or sanc tion for determining their proceedings as regards the payment of interest out of capital. The capital out of which that payment has been made has become ex haueted. The inexpediency of paying interest out of capital becomes merged in the greater physical im possibility of continuing to pay out of that which has ceased to exist.---(Hear, hear.) Under these cir cumstances, and owing to the oposition referred to, the company, in common with the board, is placed in a most undesirable position. Under the altered circumstances the directors have taken the advice of counsel, and the following opinion was obtained : " We think, under the particular circumstances of this company, as the Nos. 3 and 4 capitals are now ex hassted, and no further payment of interest can, in our opinion, be legally made out of that or any other capital, it will be fair and equitable, and the most advisable course for the general body of shareholders, to admit the Nos. 3 and 4 shareholders to an immediate partici pation of dividends, including the current hall-year's dividend without waiting for the comp l et i on o f t h e li nes for which those capitals were created. We think resolu tions for that purpose may with propriety be submitted to a general tneeting specially convened; and we doubt not that the shareholders in general will see the justice and expediency of adopting such resolutions so as to authorise the directors to meet in this way the reason able expectations of the holders of Nos. 3 and 4 shares. —(Signed) FITZROY KELLY, ROUNDELL PALMER, C. HOGGINS, HENRY ALWORTH MEREWETHER." He regretted that that opinion was entirely adverse to the intention the directors had entertained and ex pressed in anticipation of the passing of the Bill. The board, while acceding to its conclusive view as to the non , payment of the interest, which it does most reluc tantly, are fully prepared to carry out, with the ap proval of the shareholders, the suggestion with regard to the fair and equitable substitution to the Nos. 3 and 4 shareholders for their present position. The sub ject would be entertained at another special meeting, and every shareholder would have an ample opportu nity of stating his views either at a special meeting called for the purpose before the ordinary meeting, or at that meeting being made special for the purpose. After some further observations with regard to the necessity of unanimity among the shareholders, he concluded by moving a resolution to the effect that, " the directors be authorised to borrow upon the mortgages of the undertaking a further sum of money not exceeding in the whole the sum of 1,000,000/., at 'such rate of interest as they shall think expedient." Mr. HEWETT DAVIS said, that he perceived by the morning papers that the promoters of the Dover and Deal line had brought an action against the chairman for 8,8001., being the amount of the expenses incurred by them in promoting a Bill in Parliament, and he wished to know whether the shareholders were going to pay it. He would advise them to have nothing to do with it, and he did not think it prudent to continue the chairman in office. He objected to the principle of authorizing the directors to raise 1,200,000/. with out having a detailed statement of the mode in wh:ch it was intended to be applied. He complained that there was no share account to show what number of shares were isitied, and that the price of the shares was only 131. 154., the dividend paying 7 per cent. on that price, while the London and North-Western were 109, paying less than 5 per cent. to the pur chaser. Ile believed the resson was that the public had no confidence in the accounts or management of the South-Ea.tern Compiny, and that they had full confidence in those of the London and North-Western. [le concluded by moving; an amendment, to the effect ,hat the shareholders had no confidence in the di- rectors, and that they decline authorising them to raise any money on mortgage at present. Mr. G. SAILTH said it was painful to him to state improperpreven t their ht arecyrenamlsri doiyn had us ka c ;o s dw a n i that he had seen nothing since he became a shareholder but that which tended to destroy his confidence in the board of directors. He purchased his shares for 201. each, and the price now in the market was 141. each. They had fallen in value 61. per share during the short time he had been a shareholder, and he thought it showed that the public had no confidence in the rail way. He had a country residence on the line, and he believed if it were properly managed it would be equal to some of the best in the country. He was glad that the Bill for limiting the ply men t of interest on the Nos. 3 and 4 shares was thrown out of Parliament, be cause he thought whatever engagements a company entered into with individuals they were bound in honour and justice to fulfil them. He complained of bad management on the line, and as an instance, men tioned that a gentleman and his family, who purchased first-class tickets for an excursion train, were charged full fares for three little children. That was very b n l ee c l inugarakt lately e ,h a theiluteytehenwemdfl unfortunately altered mostn o t rt e r un. thatni d na H g i ttps train g e rl yeouafis and started tfdoba believed urb t lg il et 3 orhetfeoa t p st h tt u eanhbreulstarting c re IParlia mentary regularlyel companynntrdo-s travelledal 3 t h t a e ny d seven r ec E o t bo v ' half-pest six o'clock, and the consequence was that great numbers were disappointed. He had seen fifty persons one morning at the station expressing their indignation and disappointment at the alteration. He concluded by seconding the arm ndment. Mr. GILBARTSON complained of the manner in which some classes of shareholders had been treated by the directors, and the loss they had sustained in conse quence of their not knowing what measures the direc tors had in contemplation. He would oppose the rais ing of the money, because he had no confidence in the directors appropriating the money in a proper manner. It appeared to him from the accounts that the money of the company had been appropriated to purposes for which it was never intended. They had not a proper debtor and creditor account to show how their affairs stood— (Hear, hear)—they were quite in the dark as to the actual position of their uf lairs. He contended that the shareholders ought to have every information with regard to the disposal of the property. The CHAIRMAN said he would call a special meet ing to give the proprietors an opportunity to discuss the question of allowing the Nes. 3 and 4 share• holders to participate in the general dividend, or the next half-yearly meeting would be made special for that purpose if they preferred it. With regard to the accounts, three auditors had been appointed at the last meeting, and he bad no doubt they would present them with ample accounts in future. As to the Dover and Deal line, it was promoted in 1846, and at that time there was a rival line projected by the North Kent Company, in consequence of which the directors were favourable to the Dover and Deal scheme, but the promoters of it never completed their terms with the South-Eastern Company, and therefore, in the action alluded to by Mr. Davis, a bill of exceptions had been tendered, and it was not probable that the promoters would recover one shilling of the alleged costs and expenses. The Ashford and Hastings line would be opened before the ordinary meeting in September, and there would be no delay to the payment of the dividend. The capital of the No. 3 and No. 4 than s constituted one-half the capital of the company, and the holders hid sufficient power to obtain justice for a t h o e d m 2 s e s l h v ei•rs shares readysur e the to h m ol a d k e e rs a u r f ra t n h g e e t e s o . t l a with them. a I :e d- o uhledb wase Mr. J. WILSON said, it was essential for the share• holders to know what was intended to he done vv;.th the 1,200,000/. proposed to be raised. He thought it was a most outrageous draught upon the good nature of the fhareholrlers without giving any statement as to the intended application of the money. They would recollect at the last meeting that the Chairman had told him that if he (Mr. Wilson) doubted what he stated in reference to certain matters, he (Mr. Wilson) would have an opportunity o f exam i n i ng him on oath when the Bill was before the House cf Lords ; but, when he appeared before the Commiitl e of the Lords for that purpose, one of the counsel f r the company contended .that Mr. Wilson had no ► power to do so, and the Committee decided that he could not be heard. He whiled for an ex planation of the evidence given before the Lord Chancellor with respect to the making of the new lines, because it was at variance with the evidence given on oath before the Committee of the Lords. In one case it was stated that they had money to finish the line, and in the other that unless Parliament gave ,hem power to raise money it was impossible for them to finish the line. He could tell them that 100,000/. of their funds were now locked up in the purchase of the company's shares at from 25/. to 301. per share, and it. would he a question some day as to who would have to pay the loss. He did not think they had a right to place confidence in the board. He contended that the board was illegally constituted, because they had dismissed from the board a qualified director against his will, and therefore he considered that their acts were illegal.—(Great disapprobation.) After entering into matters of a personal nature with respect to the chairman and other parties, the Hon. Gentleman was stopped by cries of " Question" and " Order." The CHAIRMAN said he would not check Mr. Wil son w bile he was making those improper charges against him ; he would leave the shareholders to judge.—(Great Ppplame.) Mr. SCOTT objected to the course adopted by Mr. Wilson. Mr. HOYES remarked that no one had a right to cast any doubt on the solidity of the company. It was a most improper and unwise course for the share holders to pursue. Their great object was to meet their liabilities, complete the works, and close the capital account. A discussion then ensued, in the course of which it was stated that 500,000/. of the 1,000,0001. proposed to be borrowed would go to pay off existing deben tures. Mr. Ben Low stated, that his estimates with re ference to the works were 500,0001. below the original estimates, and there was no reason to expect that they would be exceeded. The CHAIRMAN explained that at the last meeting it vs as decided to reduce the number of the directors to nine, and that the board was legally constituted according to the Act of Parliament. With regard to the estimated cost of the undertaking, and the amount of capital that would be required, they had been fully stated at the last meeting. The bond debt of the company now amounted to 1,176,0001., and the effect of their financial arrangements would be to add 370,0001. to that sum. I'he amendment was then put and lost. Mr. WILSON proposed another amendment, to the effect, that the meeting be adjourned until the direc tors shall have ascertained and reported upon the amount requisite to complete the works and to pay the bond debt now falling due. The amendment was put and negatived by a large majority. The resolution authorising the directors to borrow 1,000,000/. was then carried by a large marjority, only four appearing against it. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. The Pr. only one- Rushee i. •emiums, nevertheless, are on the most moderate scale, and -half need be paid for the first five years when the In ,s for Life, Every tor, No. information afforded on application to the Resident Direc 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. London. 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Clark's Harvey's and Reading Sauce, per bottle - 0 6 „ Essence of Anchovies 0 6 , Mushroom Ketchup „ Walnut Ketchup „ Chili Vinegar - - - Fre:.ch Capers • - - - - 0 6 ft Ditto Cay. nne Pepper - - - - - - 0 6 The above articles are charged by most other houses from ls. 6d to 2s. each. Real Chin t Soy (usually charged from 2s. to 2s. 6d. per 1 ottle) teal Gorgona Anchovies, per bottle - - - - per lb Anchovy Paste, for Breakfast, Luncheon, &c., - - - Fine Bloater Paste, made front real Yarmouth Bloaters, per pot 0 8 13,st London Pickles, per bottle - - - - - -0 7 Ditto do. in quarts 1 0 Mustard, in lb. bottles, each from - - - - 6d. to 1 4 Superior Table or Pickling Vinegar, in half-pints, 3d.; p;nts, sd. ; quarts, each - - - - - - - 010 The bottles are given in at the above low prices, and there is not a better article in the trade. It may be had also in any sized packages, at Is. 4d. to 2s. 6d. per gallon for the finest article. 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Amongst the peculiar properties possessed by this Tubing which render it an article of great value not only to manufacturers, but to the public generally, are the following : Lightness, combined with remarkable strength (a tube haying resisted a pressure of 337 lbs. on the square inch). Non-affection by the carbonic, acetic, hydrofluoric, or murlatic acids, or by the most caustic alkalies This remarkable property renders Gutta Percha so valuable for the conveyance of water, lining of cisterns, &c., being free from the deleterious effects to health re sulting from the use of lead for those purposes. Peculiar power of resisting frost. Readiness bf which it can be connected (by means of the Gutta Percha Union Joints) with the water-tap, or pump, and used for watering gardens, washing; windows, carriages, &c. - Great lengths in which it can be made (50 to 500 feet) without a joint. Ease with which the requisite joints can be made. Facility with which it can be cut open, and again repaired, in case stoppage. Extraordinary power of conducting sound. APPLICATIONS OF GUTTA PERCHA TUBING. The conveyance of Water, on, For Watering Gardens, Streets, Acids, Gas, and other Cheini- Washing Windows, &c. eals, Liquid Manures, &c. Ventilatio;A of Mines, &c. Drain aid Soil Pipes. Ship Pumps, &e. Suction Pipes fur Fire Engines. Ear and Mouth Trumpets. rca r a h . e c G it U y. t r T o Pump Barrels and F ee di ng Pi pes . S pea ki n g T u bes in li eu of Bells, Syphons. I &e. •A A d, P L E en it d C O I.I n. A COMPANY PATENTEES, 18, Wharf- PACITY New Edition Itustrated b THIRTY-FIRST EDITION. DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA ON v iiirsicAL Y 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. by post, die eni AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. I. the infirmities et tr arged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d or SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on Illustrated'e and SHE n the Establ•shment, 35. Gd. in postage stamps, " ~ Consulting ,:essive indulg ence, ii anlecay of the generative system, from ex the means of obviating certain die: with remarks on marring and the inordinate use of mercury, by 26 Coloured Engravings. By It. and lualifleations. Lordi i . , l i l , E sat i tr t ee i re t n Y t 0, sL a t n en r d n-dr ,: i no O nw. ; tuabasaby,:d g Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Ox market • 6 bY the Authors : sold by Strange, - 1 . , and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Starie, 23, Titchborne-street, n a3 physiology of the re-productive e s isEul gingviftricgut excessive in - hall-street. , and Gordon, 146, Leaden- PART I. treats of the anatomy a n d ph excitement, producing guns, e A n ß s T , ainid. treatsi s illustrated nf tne b y Six consequencesc oi o 34r dulgeuce, and their lamentable effects on the mental and bodily weakness, nervous Incapacity. Illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings, and i generative PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from intevetritcr, the primary or secondary form, and c&aitains explicit directions neither in their treatment. This section is illustrated by Seventeen, for Coloured Eitel airings. PART IT. contains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a simple application, by which the danger of infection is Obviated This important part of the Work should not escape the— reader's notice. PART V. Is devoted to Hit eonsideration of marriage, and its du ties. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically Inquired into. THE CORDIAL BALM OF livntScom is exclusively employed i n treating nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., 1 is. and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy , for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symptoms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, I ls. and 335. per bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific Pills., 25 • 0,1 , 45.6 -and I Is. per box, a certain remedy for gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and chronic inflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, It. A minute detail of the 'case is required: age, habits, and posi tion in society. 1/. Packets, with advice, to be had at the F.ta bllalunent only by which the fee, 1/., Is saved. Messre. Perry, Surgeons, are in attendance daily at 19, Berners-street, Oxford street, L ondon, from Eleven till Two an 4 Ely, to Eight; on Hun slay train TA 'a to One NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Commodore Lord John Hay, C.B, superintendent of Devonport Dockyard, entertained at dinner at his official residence ou Wednesday evening, the port admiral, Sir W. H. Gage, G.C.H. ; the military com mander•in-chief of the district, Lieut.-General the Hon. H. Murray, C. 8.; Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, C.B. (Impregnable), and Lady Maitland, Captain Nias, C.B. (Agincourt), Captain Codrington, C.B. (Thetis), Colo nel and Mrs. Torrens, Captain Protheroe, A.D.C., and Mrs. Protheroe, Mr. Secretary Irvine, Mr. Secretary Dyer, Flag-Lieut. Warren, Lady Sophia Wyndham, Lady Jane Hay, and Miss Cameron. Cygnet, 8, has been taken to the sheer hulk to be masted. Commander White has taken up hie commis sion, and she has hoisted the pendant. Sealark, 8, Commander Sotheby, embarked her mails for the coast of Africa, but the weather being foul has prevented her from sailing. She was to leave as socn as the weather moderated. Ferret, 8, has been docked at Devonport for repairs. Howe, 120, Captain Sir James Stirling, was at an chor in the Downs yesterday, when the Rhadantanthus and two other steamers were dispatched to tow her to Sheerne-s to be paid off. The Thetis will be paid off on Saturday, and re-com missioned on Sunday by Captain Augustus S. Kuper, C.B. The Vengeance, 84, Captain Sir Henry Blackwood, sailed into Portsmouth Harbour in very good style on Tues Jay evening, with a wind at west, blowing halt a gale. She carresi double-reefed topsails, courses, jib, and spatker. When off the King's Rooms she brailed up her courses, and when oft the Platform Buttery she dewed up her topsails, coming up to the dockyard under her .j , b and spanker. The tides being dead neap, and the Vengeance drawing much water, she had to lighten to cane into harbour, and, as it is customary, took out her lower-deck guns and emptied her shot locker at Spthead. This practice is invariably fol lowed by a . l line-of-battle ships when coming into Portsmouth Harbour at neap ticks. When a ship has to come into harbour under canvass, this custom is de cidedly a bad one ; instead of discharging the lower deck guns, those on the weather and maindecks should be got out ti lighten her draught. The Vengeance came in with a strong aids-wind. She inclined over very much, nut only from the force of the wind, but also from her top weight. Now, had she met with a scant wind in the Narrows or a severe squall at the entrance of the harbour, this ship iwould not have been half so stable, nor could she have -been managed half so well as she would have been - bad she been in bitter trim —namely, with her lower-deck guns in and her upper deck guns out. She is alongside the dock, and returning ter unserviceable stores. She will probably pay off on Saturday. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—Hard westerly gale, with much rain. The New York packet-ship Devonshire is detained at Spithead by it. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. BIRMINGHAM, JULY 4.—At Gloucester and Worces ter markets, on the 29th, wheat of ull kinds was fully as dear, but no quotable advance could be obtained on any description. Barley, beans, and peas, all more inquired for, and the turn dearer. Oats unaltered in value, with a slow trade. During the present week we have had a fair business doing in wheats, and previous currency has been readily paid, but buyers submit very reluctantly to higher rates. We have an improved re'ail demand for grinding barley, particularly for heavy qualities. Oats unaltered. Few transactions reported in beans Peas in more request. We have had some fine rains this week, which were wanted by the spring crops. At this day's market there was only a limited supply of wheat from the farmers, and the price ruled the turn in favour of the seller; but we make no alteration in our quota'iona. We had a free sale for grinding barley. Very little inquiry for oats. Beans neglected. Peas is per quarter dearer. BRISTOL, JULY 4.—The supplies of English wheat are only maderate, and short of good sweet foreign. Prices on the week have improved for each is per qr. English new wheat fetchtd 38s tc) 44s per imperial qr.; foreign white, 42s to 45s per 4801 b.; ditto red, fine qualities, 40a to 43s per 4801 b.; ditto red, orditary qualities 38s to 40s per 480I6.; ditto hard, 35s to 37s 6d per imperial quarter. Flour folly is per sack dearer. English seconds, 28s to 30s per sack; American, &c., sweet, 23s to 24s per bar rel. Grinding barley attracts rather more attention. English malting, 23s to 26s per imperial quarter; ditto and foreign grinding, 183 .to 20s per 4001 b. Oats and beans very dull, and t'e turn in favour of the buyer. Oats, Devon and Welsh, 15s to 163 per imperial quarter; Irish ehi e, 16s to 17s 6d per 3201 b; ditto black, 15s to 163 per imperial quarter. Foreign none. The arrivals for the week have been—wheat, 5,101 quarters; ea .,, 2,710 quarters, 2,179 barrels; barley, 725 quarters, 300 barrels; beans, 280 quarters; flour, 590 sacks. The averages—Wheat, 40s 2d; oats, 15s 7d; barley, 19s; beans, 28s. GLASGOW, JELY 3.—We have had copious showers of rain for the last eight days, with a cool atmosphere. Coastwise, and from Ireland, our supplies have been light. From Canada, about 1,900 quarters of wheat, 745 quarters of peas, and only eight barrels of flour, have arrived. At Grangemouth about 2,241 quarters of wteat, 3,782 quarters of oats, 824 quarters of beans, and 10 quarters of peas were reported from the Con tinent. A moderate business occurred during the week, at the currency of last Wednesday. This day's market was thinly attended. Wheat and flour met a limited demand at late rates. Barley, beans, a n d peas were obtained on rather easier terms. Oats and oatmeal a fair sale, without change in value. Indian corn and r} 'e attracted little notice. BosToe, JULY 3.—Wheat, red 35s to 41s Od, white 41s to 435, extra 43s to 45s ; barley 005 to 00s ; oats 14$ to 18s; beans 2 s to 28s ; peas Os to Os per quarter. AEroan.—Averages for the week ending July I—Wheat 395 sld ; oats 17s per qr ; flour, best 010 d, seconds Cs Od. LYNN, JULY 2.—Wheat 34s to 38s, fine 401 42s to 445; barley Os to Os, fine Os to Os per qr. UrrpronAM, JULY 3 —Wheat 38s to 42s 03; barley 21s to 23s ; oats 17s to 20s ; beans 26s to 28s per quarter. Butter to Sid per lb ; eggs 22 for Is. MELTON MOWBRAY, JULY 2.—Wheat 38s Od to 425; barley 23s to 26s ; oats 18s to 21s ; beans 263 to 30s per qr. Butter Ild to 12d per lb ; eggs 20 for ls. NEWARK, JULY 3.—Wheat, white 44s to 465, extra 48s, red 41s to 435, extra 44s ; oats, feed 16s to 20; beans, 27s to 235, extra 2 2 9 s ; peas 28s to 30s ; tares 343 to 36s ; malt 54s to 463 per qr ; Saale and Bohemian malting barley 22s to 23s Cd, Danish and Russian grinding I9s to 20s ; tares, feeding, 20s to 21s per qr ; linseed cake, English 616 s to 715 s per ton. CARLISLE, JULY 2.—Wheat, 45s lid; barley, 24s Cd; oats, 2ls id per quarter. DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, JULY 2.—The supply of fat beasts to-day was again large, ss ith a good attendance of purchasers ; no alteration in the price. The sheep pens were well filled with sheep and lambs, but the demand for both was flat. Fat and store calves were again plentiful. Beef, 41(1 to Std; mutton, 4id to stl ; lamb, 6d to 6/ I d; veal, 4d to 4id per lb ; pork, 7s per score. Rough fat, 33 3d per stone of 141bs. Hides, lid to Ibd per lb; calf skins 3d to . 4d per lb. LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, JULY 4. Boulogne and Amiens, 6'4—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 1374—East Indian, 7N—Great Indian Penin sula, 5 1 / 2 —Luxembourg, 1 1 , 1 —Ditto, 2'6—Namur and Liege, 7—Northern of France, 137{ 4 —Orleans and Bourdeaux, ^% —Paris and Rouen, 23—Rouen and Havre, °%—Tours and Nantes, 2. GERMANY. The news of the Ministerial victory in the House of Commons on the question of the foreign policy has produced the most happy effect upon the German people, who all consider the continuance in power of Lord PALMERSTON as absolutely recessary to pre serve to Germany her independence, and to prevent her being a vas , al of Ittria. The AUTOCA.AT had, as early as last October, summoned a Congress of Ger man Sovereigns to meet at Warsaw in the spring, there to receive his commands as to the mea , ures to be adopted in their respective territorit s for the purpose of putting down constitutional government, and restor ing the reign of absolutism and priestcraft. The vigorous proceedings, however, of Lord PALMERS TON in sending a fleet to the Dardanelles, and in in slating on satisfaction from Greece, in rpite of the op position of Itu,sia, opened the eyes of the EMPEROR to the datzer of his position, and the intended Congress ended in a review and a dinner. Thus has Europe been saved from an irruption of barbarians by the firmness of Lord PALMERSTON. We are not surprised at the malignity with which he is pursued by the Russian agents in this country in the peerage and the press. A change of Ministry is spoken of in Berlin. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET JULY MEETING. BETTING ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. CIMTERFIELD STAKES. 6 to 4 agst Ariosto 5 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's 3 to 1 agst Misserima two 5 to 1 agst Prestige 6 to 1 agst Oleander LIVERPOOL CUP. 3"j° 1 agst Windischgra:z I 7 to 1 agst Backbiter sto 1 agst Ccckermouth Il2to 1 sgst St. Rosalia GOODWOOD STAKES. 9 to 1 agst Borneo 110 to 1 agst Won't-you come-out-te-Dight DERBY. 0 to 1 agst Grecian 1 40 to 1 apt Ariosto 20 to 1 ugst Hippolytus(t)l THURSDAY'S RACES. Match-200, 50 tit. A. F. Mr. Listrr's Peasant Girl, Sit 41b (Marlow), bea#: Mr. Forster's The Arab, Bst 71b (Flatman). Betting-6 to 4on Peasant Girl. Won easy by 1 alf a length. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sous. each, 10 ft 6 furlongs and 181 yards. (6 Subs.) Sir R. Pigot's California, 3 yrs. Est 21b...(T. Smith) 1 Count Hahn's Meridian, 5 yrs,7st 101 b (Whitehouse) 2 Lord Clifdei,'s Honey comb, Bst 10ib --(Robinson) 3 The following also started:—Mr. Mare's The White Lady, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (Flatman)—Mr. Rayner's Pulehtr rima, 4 yrs, 7st (G. Browii)—and Lord Exeter's Pres law, 3 yrs, 7st (J. Mann). Betting-5 to 2 agst White Lady-7 to 2 agst Pal cherrima—aLd 4 to 1 each agst Preslaw and Honey comb. This was a regular tailing race. California taking the running from the White Lady, and winning in a canter by two lengths, the same between the second and third. The rain fell so heavily during this race that it vi a 3 impossible to take the time. The Chesterfield Sialtesof3o sous. each, 20 ft, for two rs old colts, Bst 71h; and fillies, Bst 41b. Last half of BM. (43 Subs.) Sir J. Hawley's Teddington ....... ....(Tcmpleman) 1 Mr. Greville's Ariosto (Flotation) 2 Mr. Gordon's Turtle The following also started, but were not placed.— Lord Lt nnox's b f by Don John, d by Dr. Syntax (S. Mann)—Mr. Ford's f by Epirus out of Castaside (Bar tholomew) Lord Exeter's Phl'gra (Marlow)—Mr. Howard's Prestige (A. Day)—Duke of Rutland's ch f by Pantaloon out of Virago (W. Boyce)—and Lord J. Scott's Misserima (Whitehouse). Betting-7 to 4 agst Arksto, 2to 1 agst Teddington, and 3to 1 agst Misserima. Ariosto, with the whole lot laid up, made play for about a distance and a half, and was then headed by Turtle, the Don John filly, and Teddington, Turtle leading; they ran in this order to the bottom of the hill, where 'leddington took a slight lead, waited on by Turtle and Ariosto; a close race be tween this trio vial won cleverly by Teddington by a neck, Ariosto beating Turtle by the same; the others were close up at the finish, with the exception of the Duke of Rutland's filly and Phlegra. Run in 54 secs. Ariosto was backed for the Derby before the rt.ce at 30 to 1, and Teddington at 35 to 1. CARLISLE RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Speculation Plate of 5 sovs. tack, 3 ft, with 25 sovs. added from the Fund. Mr. Sotheran na br f Miss Lottery, 3 yrs... (Arnold) I Mr. T. Walter's br m Alystical, 4 yrs 2 Mr. Hesseltine's b c Andalusian, 4 yrs 3 Betting--3 to 4 agst Andalusian, 2 to 1 agst Mies Lottery, and 4to 1 agst any other. Miss Lottery took the lead, followed by Andalusian and Mystical ; was never headell, and wi n by a It ngtt , . The Cumberiand Plate of 100 guineas for horses, &c., of all ages, ath . .eii to u Hanuicap SA eel stakes ot 15 toys. each, 10 it and 5 only if c;eefa,:ed on or before the Ist of April. Twice round and a distance. Mr. A. Johastone's b f Jenny Lind, 4 yrs (G. Oates) I Mr. It. Russell's b m Lizze c f Brampton, aged 2 Mr. J. Osi/orne's gr zn,LaCly Hylda, 6 yra (G. Abdale) 3 Mr. Bintie's elk c, Sir Astley Cooper, 3 yrs (T. Dodd) 4 B'lting--Even on Jenny Lind. 2 to 1 agst Lady Hylda, 4 to 1 agst Sir Astley Cooper. Lady Ilylda took up the runn.ing, and maintained it till the Style Turn, when Jenny Lind and Lizzie of Brampton challenged bar, and the three ran a)treast to the distance, when Jenny Lind came away, and won by three lengths; the `acne distance between second and third. The Carlisle Stake of 20 soya. each, p p., with 10 sous. added. One mile and a halt. Mr. Graham's b f Durbur, 4 yrs (J. Graham) 1 Captain Pret Lyman um b g Jerry, aged ..•.,.(Owner) 2 Even on Unbar, 2to 1 agaii,st Jerry. Dutbar took the lead, and .maintained it until going along the flat, NEW STRAND THEATRE. The story of Alcestis has been turned into a bur lesque with considerable talent by a son of Sir Thomas Talfourd, and his work was produced last right. fie has followed pretty closely the outline of Euripides' tragedy, and hence his piece does not ab :mod in strong burlesque situations. His great strength is shown in his dialogue, which is bristling throughout with puns, some of which are quite new, and remarkably good, while others smack somewhat ( f antiquity. Of the use of popular melodies in works of this kind, Air. Talfourd has a keen percep tion, and we have rarely heard comic songs tell with better effect than in this piece of Alcestis. The EuripiCean dramatis persome, consisting of Admetus, ' Hercules, 'Thanatos (here callrd " Orcus"), and Alce•tis, are very well played by Messrs. Compton, W. Farren, jun., 11. Farren, and Mr. Leigh Mur ray; but the character that is most conspicuous is a policeman extraneous to the plot, who is a sweetheart to the housemaid of Alcestis, and is played by Mr. Shslders. That gen'leman, who is the scene-painter to the theatre, has a countenance rernatkably fitted for comic expression, and great talent in the art of inaking droll grimaces. if hi, peculiarity does not lead him astray, there is much chance of his taking a position as an original comic actor. The piece was received with the loudest plaudits, and the author being called, walked across the stage. SOUTH SEA COMPANY.—The half yearly meeting of the court of proprietors of thil company was held yester day, at the South Sea House, Threadneedle-street ; George Franks. Esq., sub-governor of the company, in the chair. The secretary read a statement of the affairs of the company made up to the sth inst., with an account of its clear re venue and profits during the past half-year, from which it appeared that the company's stock, consisting of Three per Ceet. Annuitie , , Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities, Old and New South Sea Annuities, and other public securities, amounted to 819,098/. 14s. ltd., to be set against debts and liabilities amounting to 725,T,091. 19s. 7d. There was, therefore, a surplus sufficient to allow of a dividend of per cent. for the half year, and to leave a balance in favour of the company of k 9,7911. 19s. The income for the half year amounted to 154,82.8/. Is. 3d., and the expenditure to 89,8:38/. Os. 10d , leaving a balance of 64,9901. Cs. sd. Of this amount the half-year's dividend consumed 64,098/. 14s. 6,1., while a surplus remains of 8911. ss. lid. to be carried to the next halt-year's account. The chairman they moved that the accounts as read be received, and that a dividend be declared at the rate of l per cent. for the half-year on the company's stock, payable at the same time with the Go vernment annuities. The motion was agreed to and the court immediately adjourned. DEATH OF SIR. RALPH RlCE.—This gentleman died on the 3d instant, at his residence in the Royal Crescent, Brighton, aged sixty-nine. The deceased was member of an old CarmarthensLire family, latterly settled in Surrey. He was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1805, and went the western circuit far a considerable period. In 1817 he was appointed Recorder of Penang, and he sub sequently became one of the Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court in Bombay. Taoors FROM THE CAPE —On Wednesday after , - noon,invalids of corps serving at the Cape of Good Hope ar rived at Fort Pitt, Chatinun, from Gravesend, at which place they disembarked from the ship Protector, or 400 tons burden, Captain Crouch. The detachments consist of 1 man of the 6th Foot; 2 sergeants and 14 privates of the Ist bat talion, and 2 sergeants, 1 corporal, and 7 privates, 2d bat talion of the 45th Regiment; also, 2 corporals, 10 privates, 73d, and 6 men of the 2d battalion 91st Regiment, and 2 men of the Ist battalion Rifle Brigade, with 1 sergeant and 4 pri vates of the Cape Mounted Rifles; 3 women, and 14 childrea c Ine with the above in charge of Major William Glendon wyn Scott, 91st. Dr. Brinsley Nicholson, of the Medical Staf4 had medical charge of the troops. OPENING OF THE VICTORIA Doss AT HULL.-- This new duck was opened on Wednesday with the usual for malities. At the time of high water, about eleven o'clock, the lock-gates were opened, a task hich was not accom plished without some difficulty, in consequence of the stormy state of the weather. The approach of the Trinity House yacht, which was the first vessel to enter, was hailed with loud cheers by the assembled multitude; other vessels, yachts, and steamers, followed in her wake. At the conclu sion of the ceremony, and after a variety of speeches had been delivered, the various authorities that took part in the proceedings adjourned to the Dock House to lunch. In the evening the Dock Company gave a sumptuous dinner, which was attended by about 20J gentlemen connected with the docks and port of Bull, including also the Mayor andm em hers of the corporation, and the resident gentry of the im mediate neighbourhood. From the boisterous state of , . the weather some accidents were apprehended, but as far as: we know, fortunately none occurred. - The railway line of the Manchester, Shefneld, _and Lincolnshire Company, running out of the Great Northern line beycnd Saxilby to Rettord, was to have been opened by Th the Great Northern Company on Monday last. route was named in the time-tables; but the Manchester, new Sheffield, stud Lincolnshire Company blocked up . pie line The Great Northern with trucks, set up zed flags, and even g r ot e men to lie across ;rains up to Gainsbo end thence along the line of the other com pany.—Lincoln 211er cm; y. twi-ieeremtellearietfoorte'rceovnTptelliejed u tei se r i u t n . t t h l e te l i i r n MONUMENT TO ARCUDISIIOP HOWLEY.—The mo nument to the memory of this most reverend prelate has lately been erected in Canterbury Cathedral, nearly opposite to the throne. It is a recumbent statue, after the mediaeval style, with the Book of Life clasped in death to his heart. BEDFORD GAOL.—Mr. Charles Foster, the chief clerk to the governor at. Prison, was, at the Bed fordshire Quarter Sessions, on Tuesday, appointed governor of the Bedford Gaol. There were sixty candidates. The Provincial Papers rcecived yesterday are, as might be expected, uoanim6us in their e xpressions of regret at the loss experienced by the country by the death of Sir Robert Peel. One of the coaches running between this town and Sunderland passed along the high Level Bridge, on Tues day last, being the first four-in-hand ever driven along that magnificent structure.— Naccastk Journal. London: John W. Parker, West Strand, POPULAR LIBRARY-NEW VOLUME. Just ready, price One Shilling, fancy boards, The LIFE of the Right Hon. Sir ROBERT PEEL, Bart., Political and Social— as Subject and Citizen—as Legislator and Minister—and as Patron of Learning and the Arts. " We feel assured that whatever honours the nation has heretofore awarded to its most distinguished statesmen—it will also award to the man who entered the service of his Sovereign ere Wellington turned the fortunes of the European War, and whose legislative and administrative labours have so materially contributed to raise this empire to its happiness, security, and grandeur."—Times, July 3. London : George Routledge and Co., Soho-square.