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The Chair will be taken at One o'clock precisely. JAMES LEITII, Secretary. Q u een -street-place, April 20, 1850 -_____ NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital £lOO,OOO. Empowered by Act of Parliament. antic The leading features of the Society are guaranteed of an rr ° PrietarY Capital. Moderate Rates of Premiums. Two-thirds Premium Loaned to the Assured. Annual Division of Profits. the Premium may remain as a Loan for Five Years. !-xiensive Travelling Leave granted, without extra Premium. Moderate extra Premium for Residence in Tropical Climates. __ u A.B. The l as t A nnual Bonus to the Assured varied from 2 7 t o 65 ' sr Ce nt. (according to age) on the Premiums paid. Examples of Bonuses already Declared, and Options. c \ A ;„ • • l ri t ;?, l . • Pk. b 4 a h 4 .711 ,\ '• oray• • ,ik*.zrtY.::si:,„ , /1 4- 11 - • n 7 • , _ 1 , • , `. 4 , , • \ • Zir - -01"1.• ' r _apcu - ;"•;i:tl . ; •s,' • / ir -N .4: 1 446 S '" 2:101 . 0 "f 4' 4 \ f ' • ' ' [PRICE 6D. ./ • s sam coast was u9seasingly ravaged B nguingui, and yik pirates. But,." wish t establish a fact, w vat rattier 44ote the* words of a journal written‘ jl*ikrl4.4. , living di" :)t, and writing for aco able, _ of; 4 - teCting and contradicting the rant ey ventured upon any erroneous 'atnleVil,S4lA " A few, a very few years ago, no European merchant vessels ventured on the N.W. coast of Borneo; now they are numerous and safe; formerly shipwrecked crews were attacked, robbed, and enslaved, now they are pro tected, fed, and forwarded to a place of security. Five years ago there was no safety for the white mart, and no white man visited the towns on the coast; now, from the Sultan of Brune to his meanest subject, from the Lanun Sultan S a Tabok to the least amongst ' his pirat e f o ll owers , not a finger is dared to be raised again s t th e life or property of an English man; the flag of England commands the respect which is its due, and her subject; receive the protection to which they are fully entitled, and may trade or reside a mongat the natives without fear or without dar%Ter: '1 he native trade now passes with careless confidEm;e over the very same track between Malls du and Sion,pere, whore, but a littl e w hil e a;:o it was Hanle to the ,;e ril of capture ; the crews of hundreds f prahm; crc no 1, anger exposed to the loss of life or the loss of libt,rty, s :,d a degree of secur;ty now reigns so remarkabii, so strikingly contrasted with the insecurity cf past t 11105, that we may well be tempted ouwsrd in a career t eoom mended by policy and tested by experience." The writer in the Singapore Free Press col tracts the past with the present condition of affairs. lie mentions the detention of the English men and women, the enslavement of the Indian Laset.ra of the ship Sultana by the Sultan of Brune, acid by Sheriff' Osman of MAlludu Bay, the plunder of a stranded vessel by the latter, the attack on the *boats of the ship Melbourne off Barram, and the attempts to capture the boats of her Majesty's ship Dido off the island of Sirhassan. We mention these particu lar facts, as they may serve to quiet the scruples of the captious gentlemen who ask for specific instances of the attacks of these piratical hordes upon British subjects. It is satisfactory to find that the colony cf Labuan is now progressing, and that the apprehen sions which had at first been entertained of the un healthiness of the station have been completely set at rest. The climate for six months of the year is described as delightful, and for the other six months much the same as Singapore. The fever has been throughout limited to the plain •which bounds the harbour, and is disappearing before drainage. The stationary population of the settle ment now consists of about 700 or 800 souls ; the shifting population varies from 300 to 1,000. The hospitals are empty, and the returns show that the average number of deaths is about the same as in London. The revenue of the island, direct and indi rect, is estimated already at one-third of its expenses ; and, as the first sale of land has gone off with success, and the erection of the new town is rapidly proceed ing, there is good hope that within a reasonable time this important settlement will pay its own way. The Chinese merchants are moving in a body from Brune to Labuan, so that all circum stances unite to inspire us with cheerful expec tations of the result of this great experiment in the Eastern seas. Let us add, in conclusion, upon the same authority—and we observe the state ment was adopted by Earl Grey—that whereas the price of coal in Singapore, as ascertained at Somerset-house, was 335. per ton, at Labuen it can be laid down on the beach for ss. per ton. It is asserted, moreover, that there are at least 100,000 tons of coal within 500 yards of the seashore, and a sufficient supply for years can be obtained within a circumference of half a mile. Such, then, are some of the first fruits of the Quixotism of " the romantic Englishman"— the freedom of the Eastern seas from piracy, and the establishment of a flourishing settle ment, which will, in all probability, be the means of giving a strong impetus to British commerce. There is but one drawback to this intelligence, which is, that Sir James Brooke, the main author of so much good, the guardian and protector of the peaceful natives against the attacks of the piratical hordes, is represented to be himself suffering in health. That so valuable a life may long be spared, and that he may in due time return amongst us to receive the rewards of his gallantry and humanity, must be the prayer of every true-hearted Englishman. Such men as Sir James Brooke are an honour to their country and their age—unhappily they are too few in number. THE EXHIBITION OF ISSI. Her Majesty's Commissioners for promoting the exhibition of 1851 having had several questions put to them as to the anode in which articles of different kinds, the produce of the same manufacturer, will be exhibited, and as to the possibility of keeping to gether the productions of particular towns and dis tricts, and on other points closely connected with the foregoing, have resolved upon publishing the following statement, explanatory of the principles by which they will be guided in such matters. They have already stated, in the paper published for the guidance of foreign exhibitors, that it will he necessary that the productions of all nations should be exhibited together, according to the nature of the article exhibited, and not according to the nature of its origin ; but that, wherever it can be done without disturbing the harmony of the whole, the several articles falling w ithin any particular section shall be, as far as possible, arranged according to the nation of which they are the produce. They propose to apply vrecisely the same principle to the articles exhibited by British manufacturers. The harmony of the whole exhibition will be the leading consideration, and it will be impossibe to admit of any local or individual arrangements which would materially disturb it ; but the Commissioners are sensible of the great advan tages to be derived from arrangements made under the inspection of the party exhibiting, and will give every facility for their adoption within such limits as will prevent confusion in the general classification. Any manufacturer exhibiting articles which can pro perly be placed together according to the classification already announced will be at liberty to arrange such articles in his own way ; and his arrangements, if compatible with the convenience of other exhibitors and of the public, will not be disturbed. In like manner, if it be wished to exhibit together the pro ductions of a particular town or district, all such productions, if they can fairly be said to be of the same sort, will be admitted together. The decision whether they are so admissible or not must of course, rest in each case with the discretion of the Commis sioners. Having stated the principles on which they will proceed in arriving at it, they need not go into more detail at the present time. They may add, however, that where it is desired to exhibit processes of manufacture, a sufficient number of articles, how ever dissimilar, will be admitted for the purpose of illustrating the process; but they must not exceed what may be actually required with that object. In all cases where the productions of an indi vidual are exhibited together, his wishes with . regard to the treatment of them will be complied with as far as possible ; but should they be of a nature to involve additional expense, the Commissioners cannot undertake to meet teat expense out of their funds , hut must call upon the e xhibitor to defrayis himself. Glass cases, frames and stands of peculiar construc tion, and similar contrivances for the display or pro tection of the goods exhibited, must in like manner be provided by the person requiring them at his own cost. He will also be at the charge of insuring his own goods, should he desire this security. The Com missioners take this opportunity of stating that, how ever careful they may be in the construction of the building, it will be quite impossible to erect one of the required dimensions which shall be absolutely fire-proof; and although every precaution will be taken to prevent fire, and to extinguish it should it unfortunately occur, the Commissioners cannot be responsible for losses which may he occasioned by this or any other accident over which they bare no control. The Commissioners will provide for the general security and police of the exhibition ; but should any exhibitor desire to employ a servant of his own to preserve or keep in order the article he exhibits, or to explain them to visitors, he may do so after obtaining permission from the Commissioners. Such persons, however, will in all cases be forbidden to invite v end a visie tors to purchase the goods of the ir employs ; any violation of this rule must lead to their exclusion from the building, the exhibitio n being i ntended for the purpose of display only, and not for those of sale. For the same reason the Commissioners ave decided that prices are not to be affixed to the articles ex hibited. As the cost at which articles can be produced will in some cases enter into the question of the dis• tribution of rewards, the Commissioners, or the per sons intrusted with the adjudication of the rewards, may have to ma k e inquiries, and possibly t o take evidence upon the s ubject ; but they do not consider it expedient to affix nute of the price to the articles displayed. 'When the exhibitor considers the merit of his article to consist in its cheapness, he should state the price in the invoice sent to the Commis sioners. (Signed) J. SCOTT RUSSELL. 'STAFFORD H. NORTIICOTH. PEMBROKE DOCKYARD, APRIL 1 9.--It appears from the official list which has been issued by the Lords of the Admiralty, that oily two launches will take place in this yard during the year 1850-1; and both these ar e of minor importance. however, it is intended that every build ing slip shall be occupied by men-of-wa'r in various stag es of progress, the work on which will be duly and regularly advanced, so that an uninterrupted suppliy of vessels will be sent forth trom the various dockyards ih 'order ade quately to meet the wants of our marine. The 'trbops is garrison at this dockyard have commenced their - custo mary drill preparatory to the usual half-. yearly inspection by Colonel Love, the officer commanding shy South Wales district. Ball-cartridge firing has been praciisedliy .the troops with great success; the inspection will take'plie in a week or two. The Gallant Colonel has,.lin cs gijkiiietido with the civil powar, been enged in restoring gs )od feeling and harmony tietwedn the troops and the'inhabit: Lilts of the town and the judicious measures adopted have l peeu completely' auccaisful. 4- IT -- 1 1 .. T. kg, =smug 15r.17,964.] LONDON, MONDAY .", eir CAA • 4 • A • e S APRIL 22 , 1850. CHEAP EDITION OF " JANE EYRE." Now ready, in One Volume small post Svo., price 6i. In embossed cloth; the Fourth Edition o J ANE E Y By CURRER BELL, Author of " Shirley." London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 63, Cornhill, It E. --.--.... va .uvii.es aireacty vcciareu, ..0 v pk,55,..... afr. --1: t Annual Policy ' ~,,On the 30th instant will be published (to he continued Monthly, with Pe a- Sum , the Bonus in - the Magazines), price 2d., or Stamped 3,1., *" -. , Pro- take .' addition Bonus nent Re- Assured in ductlen of MAY bor- r r HE HOUSEHOLD NARItATIVE OF :], Miura. out in 1 t° Suitt ' ' - vissured. Cash. 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( I ,,ONGS SCOT A N Uncle: the immediate Patronage of the Itiglit Honourable "mill MARC UA C. HILL, the Right Honourable Lord KI NNAIRD, to night Ilonourahle Lord SALTOCN, :••ir JAMES DUKE, Bart. d.P., and other Distinguished Parties. Mr. NIILNE (the Scottish Vocalist) and the Misses SMITH beg to announce to their bningrous Patrons and Frionds that they intend riving a SCOTTISH ENTERTAINMENT, at the MUSIC-HALL, STORE-STREET. BEDFORD-SQUARE, Tins EVENING, April 22, at Eight o'clock. Pianoforte, Mr. F. Smith. Tickets, is.; Reserved Seats, 25.; Box's, 3s. ; Private Boxes, 15S. Tickets to be had at the Hall, and all Musicsellas. IV of witt ed 1:), ! t uns. With tables of rates, &c., may be had at the office its ►ranchos lu the country ; or, on application, will be for )st fro°. W. S. B. WOOLHOUSE, Actuary. TIM LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COMPAY trpo INC ORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT, 11 th e Principle of Mutual Life Assurance, the whole Proflts p+HE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. LECTURES on MUSIC by Sir HENRY R. BISHOP resumed, with an increased number of VOCALISTS for the Illustrations on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at Eight, and on Tuesday, Thu• s day, and Saturday, at Three o'clock.—Dr. Bachhoffner's Second Lecture on the Philosophy of Scientific Recreation with Optical Effects, daily at Two, and on Tuesday and Thursday Evenings at a quarter-past Nine. — Lecture by J. 11. Pe pp er, Esq., on the Chemistry of Hydrogen, with special reference to its application for conveying by Balloons Pyrotechnic and ether Signals to Sir John Franklin, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at Three, and on Tuesday and Thursday Evenings, at Eight.—Discolving Views, illustrating the Arctic Regions and Ceylon ; also Views of London in the Sixteenth Century, and as it now is.—Diver and Diving bell, &c., belonging to the Assured. No. 72, LOILBARD-STREET, LONDON. .Toh nn ., TRUSTEES. 14' on DbellRenton,Esq., M.P. I Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. ' , Lard aline," rag.. Q.C. I James Fuller Madox, E. Admission, Is.—Schools, Half-price. Analyses and Chemical Experiments conducted in the Laboratory, under the direction of J. H. Pepper, Esq. A RGYLE SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, St. James's. Musical Director and Conductor, M. LAURENT, jun. This ACADEMY, for Tuition' and Practice of DANCING, is NOW OPEN for the Season. Teaching by Professors Calkins, Mosey, and Franconi. For Terms of Private Tuition apply at the office.—Terms of Sub scription, for morning and evening practice :—Six months, 5/. 55.; one month, IL Is.; one eveaing, Is. Subscribers' tickets not transferable. The Academy will open for evening practice at a Quarter to Eight o'clock, and terminate at Half-past Eleven precisely. RAZING AND ARABLE FARM. FOR SALE, on terms advantageous to a purchaser, a rich GRAZING and ARABLE FARM, bold by lease under the See of Ely for three lives (which are insured), and consisting of a home stead and 290 acres of land. The farm adjoins the city of Ely, lies nearly within a ring fence, and is distant a few furlongs only from a railway and an excellent navigation. Apply to Messrs. J. and G. Archer, Solicitors, Ely. EYEBROWS MUSTACHIOS, and WHISKERS produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed and prevented, by the use of GRIMS TONE'S AROMATIC REGENERATOR. If you are in want of that beautiful adornment of the human figure, a natural supply of human hair, obtain through the post, or of any wholesale or retail chemist or druggist, or perfumer, an 11s. bottle of Grimstone's Aromatic Regenerator. This is an essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers (grown at his Her bary, Highgate), which has been long known to the nobility and gentry, by whom it is highly appreciated for its manifold virtues, too numerous to be set forth in au advertisement, but may be read in his pamphlet, in which the bottles are enclosed. Each pamphlet has the signature of William Grimstone, Merchant, fferkwy, Highgate, and will be tound at page 11, unier the copy of Mrs. Weekly's Letter to the Editor of the " Times" newspaper, 7th of August, 1546. This pamphlet is forwarded through the post, on receiving two postage stamps. The Aromatio Regenerator can be forwarded through the post on receiving a post-office order for 4s. fid., s. Bd., or Lis., which in cludes the postage with the case. The ifs. 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 Gemstone's Eye Snuff! and because it cured Ophthalmia, Gutta Serena, Cataract, 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 protection, signed by Berries, Esq., to Mr. - William Gemstone, bearing date 18th February, 1525. This was on account of its curative qualities, being sold at that time in canis ters, within the reach of every poor family. But under this order of Government it is obliged to be stamped. GItIMSTONE'S MEDICATED EYE SNUFF, sold in canisters, inclosed in a pamphlet of medical and other testimonials, under the Government order, at Is. lid., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. each. The Pamphlets sold at Id. each. If through the post, Is. Bd., 3s. 6d. and Is. Sd., including postage , &c. The following letter is one out of the many thousand proofs. Read the. following Medical Testimony to the cure of five cases of Gutta Serena, from G. 11. Boutell, Professor of Galvanism:— " Southsea, near Portsmouth, Hants, sth Nov., 1848. " MR. W. GaistsTosre.—Sir—l must in justice to you send the fol lowing Testinsonial with regard to the extraordinary efficacy of your Eye Snuff in cases of Gutta Serena. I have used it in five cases with the most astonishing benefit and cure. Sir, you may advertise this ! or make what use you please. The cures have wholly astonished me and thousands of others.- - 1 am, Sir, &c., G. 11. HOUTELL, Professor of Galvanism." All letters to Mr. William Gemstone, Herbary, Highgate, near London, at which establishment he continues to manufacture his far-famed HERB TOBACCO, so much esteemed in all foreign parts. The following letter, in testimony of its delightful qualities, is from the author of the " Pleasures of Home :" " Springfield Cottage, Honiton, Devon, 15th August, 1848. " Sir,— I cannot deny myself the pleasure of stating how highly I esteem your Herb Tobacco. I have now found in it a substitute for the choice leaf, hitherto obtained by me from a friend in Constanti nople. I am sure that lovers of mild, fragrant Tobacco would find yours a great and acceptable gift, at a very reasonable price. " I am your obedient servant, " STUART FARQUHARSON, D.C.L. " To Mr. William Grimstone, Herbary, Highgate." This extensively-famed Tobacco is sold by all chemists and drug gists, and others, with W. Gemstone's signature attached, at 73,4 d., Is.l lid. 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. each, Including the Government stamp. DR. LA'MERT ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH Ni)A MATURITY.—WITH 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. Just published, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. 6d., or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two mans es, (. ELF -PRESERVAT ION ; a ,k 'Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate .he physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural eelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, whether arising from these causes, close study, or the Influence of tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Ind's -.Teton. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the tnatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, -xplaining their stractures, uses, and functions, and the various iniurles that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and infection. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, &c. This work contains an accurate and complete account of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs. It un fortunately happens that the unhappy victim of excessive indul gence and vicious habits, while suffering from their invariable con .3equences, unwisely entertains a tear of aplying to a qualified physi cian for relief. Shame and the dread so frequently, but erro neously entertained that these complaints are beyond the reach of art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking 'or assistance where alone it can be procured. Dr. LA'MERT has taken the highest medical honours, as his diplomas testify, and the great extent of his practice fer many years is a guarantee for his professional experi ence. which has reference almost solely to the treatment of these diseases. Published by the Author, and may be had of Kent and Richards, 52, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Starie, Tichborne street, Haymarket; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street, London ; or, free by post for torty-two stamps, from the Author's Residence. 37. Bedford-square London. THE WEST INDIA MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, Aram 21.—The Royal Mail Com pany's steam-ship Avon, Captain Hast, arrived this morning at seven o'clock, from the West Indies, with the usual mails, in charge of Lieutenant South, Ad miralty agent. The Avon on her homeward voyage experienced stormy weather off Nassau, and from thence to Ber muda strong N.E. winds and exceedingly heavy rains. After leaving Bermuda the weather was fine, and she has consequently made a very good %'O:, age. The latest dates brought by the Avon are—VP ra Cruz, March 19 ; Tampico, 17 ; Havannah, 29 ; Ja maica, 25; Demerara, 21 ; Trinidad, 23; Barbadoes, 27; Grenada, 25 ; Porto Rico, 25 ; St. Thomas, 31 ; Bermuda, April 7 ; Mobile Point (New Orleans), March 24 ; Nassau, 31 ; Antigua, 29 ; Martinique, Dominique, and Guadaloupe, 28. The freight brought by the Avon is 233,986 dolls. on merchants' account, 81,505 dolls. for the Mexican dividends, 25,286 dolls. in gold dust and gold bars ; 3821. i❑ British coin ; 235 serous of cochineal, 2 ditto jalapa, 156 half-barrels arrow-root, 37 barrels of ditto, 10,000 varilla beans, 69 cases of cigars, 46 bales of tobacco, 33 turtle, 69 barrels of new potatoes, 7 cases succades, and 41 packages sundries. JAMAICA. The Avon has brought us our customary dispatch from our correspondent at Kingston, Jamaica. The steamer left the harbour of that place at daylight on the morning of the 25th March. There is no intel ligence of particular interest. The Right Honourable the ]?arl of Dundonald, Vice-Admiral of the West India station, left Port Royal, in the ship Wellesley, 74, for Bermuda, a few days before the departure of the steamer. An address was prepared and presented to his Lordship by the in habitants of Kingston, welcoming his Lordship to the island, and at the same time representing to him' the inconvenience and injuries that will probably arise from the alteration in the routes of the Royal Mail Company's steamers. His Lordship made a suitable reply, and promised to use his official influence for the benefit of the island in respect to the measure. _ In reference to the subject, on the following day his Lordship addressed a second letter to the Mayor of Kingston, in which he observes : " Referring to our inclosed resolutions, passed at a meeting of the merchants and other inhabitants at the Court-house, on Wednesday, the 28th of December, 1849, I have no doubt that to exclude Jamaica from direct communication with the mother-country, to di minish the number of mails, and convey them by St. Thomas's, would be injurious to the trade and commerce of this island; that the geographical position of Jamaica points it out as an entrepot of commerce between Great Britain, Yucatan, Maracaibo, the Northern and Western coasts of South America, the Isthmus of Panama, and Gulpn of Mexico; that Jamaica possesses a harbour of great capacity ad convenience, its marginal depth of water at Kingston faailitating the coaling of steam vessels, and the debarkation or embarkation of cargo and passengers, without the intervention of boats, and that all kinds of refreshments can be afforded here to the passengers and better than at St Thomas's, which is an island destitute of vegetation." His Lordship then proceeds to point out the im policy of the island authorities of Jamaica in sub jecting vessels arriving there to the payment of ton nage dues, and recommends their assimilating their laws in this respect to those of St. Thomas. There were several vessels of war lying- in Port Royal. The following is a list :—Ship Imaum (72), Commander Sandom, with broad pendant of Commo dore T. Bennet; ship Trincomalee (26), Captain R. L. 'Warren ; brig Helena (16). Commander N. De Courcy ; brig Sappho (12), Commander the lion. Lieutenant Cochrane ; brig Persian (12), Com mander A. G. Bullman ; steamer Plumper (6), Commander M. S. Nolloth ; schooner Bermuda (2), Commander Jolly ; U. S. ship Raritan (60), Captain Page. The island newspapers contain a report of a case of quite a novel character, recently adjudicated by a Court of Admiralty sessions. It appears that upwards of twenty-six years ago, a person named Klaber in duced an old black woman named Betsey Neilson to proceed with her to Cuba, where, on their ar rival, she sold her into slavery. The old black woman subsequently got her liberty, and after a very long absence returned to Kingston, where she acciden tally met Klaber. The prisoner was convicted, and sentenced to an imprisonment of three years in the penitentiary. The Jamaica Bank had made its usual half-yearly report, which was considered satisfactory by the shareholders. In the parish of Trelawny a very useful associa tion has just been set on foot, called ' The Trelawny Joint-stock Agricultural Association." Its object is to cultivate the minor products of the soil, and, at the same time, to furnish the means of employment to many at present unemployed. The project has been very highly spoken of by the press. The weather was unchanged, and the island re mained healty. EXCHANGES ON LONDON.—Jamaica Bank, 90 days, par ;60 days, per cent. prem.; 30 days, 1 per cent. prem.. Colonial Batik, 90 days, per cent. prem. ; 60 days, 1 per cent. prem. ; 30 days, 11 per cent. em. TRINIDAD. The Port of Spain Gazette publishes a detailed ac - count of a destructive fire which took place at that town on the night of the 7th March. It says : "It is our painful duty to record to-day the most ex tensive loss of property, by fire, which has occurred in this town since the memorable conflagration of 1808; but at the same time, with heartfelt gratitude, to return thanks to that Divine Providence which, in its mercy, so signally aided the efforts made for arresting the pro gress of the devouring element; but for which gracious interposition the whole of the most valuable portion of the business part of the town—the substantial buildings and the immense amount of property stored in them — Must have been consumed to ashes; many of our most prosperous merchants reduced to bankruptcy, and num berless families involved in the general beggary and ruin. The loss sustained on this occasion cannot be es tim,,ted at less than 12,0001. sterling. It is divided be tween Dr. Garcia (the owner of the whole of the build ings that have been consumed), Messrs. J. S. Wain wright and Co., Mr. Craddock (proprietor of the Crown and Anchor Hotel), Mr. N. Garcia, Mr. Carrera, Miss Parker, and other owners of retail shops." The news from Mexico by this arrival is not 01 the slightest importance. At Vera Cruz and Tam- pico there is considerable activity in commercial affairs. At Cuba we learn that the crop of coffee was likely to be a failure. The tobacco crop, on the contrary, would be most abundant. Mr. Bankhead, her Ma jesty's Minister for Mexico, took his departure from the Havannah, in the Medway, on the 26th of March. At Barbadoes nothing worth noticing has trans pired since our last advices. The island was healthy. About one P.M. on Saturday, the 30th March, the town and harbour of Nassau were visited by a sudden squall, termed a " tornado," which scarcely lasted one minute, but during that time it did much damage, having destroyed about fifty houses, teacittloup large trees by the roots, &c. Eight personi',were killed ; one man had his head carried clean oft Many per sons were severely injured; eight qiie.are danger ously hurt. Several vessels •weo:glitik and others dismasted in the harbour. . ATTEMPTED MURDER BY A 1307.—0 n Thursday a boy about sixteen years of age, named James Smith, was charged at the Man , :hester Borough Court with attempting to cut a lady's throat on the previous evening. Mrs. Knight said her husband was a pawnbroker in Butler-street, Oldham. road, and the prisoner had been in their employment for some time past. On the previous evening she was in the kitchen, no one else being in the house at the time but the boy, when the latter, who was engaged in cleaning some knives, aimed a blow at her neck from behind with a carving knife. The wound was apparently inflicted with the blunt side of the knife, not being a serious one. She had given him no provocation, and was quite unable to account for his conduct. The doors were all fastened, so that no one could have entered without witness's knowledge. She screamed for assistance, and she freed herself from the boy's grasp, and took refuge in the house of a neighbour. Mr. Knight said the boy had been detected on the previous Saturday stealing some money from the shop, and he thought he had perhaps been actuated by a desire for revenge in committing the violence with which he was charged. The prisoner de nied the charge, and said the assault was committed by a man who had rushed in unobserved, and run out again im mediately the prisoner caught sight of him. He said the man was dressed in a Scotch cap, a round jacket, and a light vest. Mr. Hodgson, and the other magistrates on the bench, without as yet pronouncing any opinion on the case, ordered the depositions to be taken.—Leeds Mercury. 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Another new writer from the ranks of the aristo cracy is spoken of as about to make her debut in the literary world ; and it is said that her production is one singularly adapted to meet the religious feeling which has arisen front the recent schism in the Church. The work takes the popular form of the novel, and bears, the title of " Sin and Sorrow." It is reported to be a touching exposition of the evils that necessarily follow the development of human pas sion uncontrolled by religion. The author, we understand, is a relative of the Marquis of Sligo, and from her reputation for talent her work is looked for by her numerous friends with considerable interest. At Antigua, the House of Assembly had been I specially called together by the Governor, in conse quence of the impossibility of adjourning at the pre vious meeting, owing to the separation of the council before the adjournment was decided upon by the House. A Bill authorising the treasurer to effect a loan of 7,5001. was passed. Mr. Baker's Bill to pro.. hibit the use of acetate of lead and other poisonous substances in the manufacture of sugar, was read a third time and passed. Mr. Walter's Bill to repeal the Bill for encouraging the introduction of labourers from Madeira, was thrown out by the consent of its introducer, with an understanding that the House would pass a Bill making the period of indenture of such labourers three years, instead of one year, as at present. A message from the Governor was received, intimating his Excellency's intention of visiting Eng land on leave of absence, and informing the House that the general Government would be administered during his absence by the Lieutenant-Governor of St. Kitt's. The house stands adjourned till the 4th of April, when it is expected his Excellency will pro rogue the Legislature previous to his departure for England. The weather during the last week had been fa vourable to vegetation. The late long-continued drought had been most severely felt. Th© scarcity of grass and water had been so great that in many places the cattle had died for want of food. The Jamaica Dispatch, of the 25th of March, has an account of the wreck of the Clarence, from Liver• pool to New Orleans. Her commander (Captain James Mitchell) is said to have been accidentally drowned on the Bth of February, when the mate took charge of the ship. Being short of water she neared Port Maria, in Jamaica, and got a boat on shore, and in trying to get near the shore to meet the boat, she missed stays, and was totally wrecked near Castle Gordon. The crew and their effects were I saved. An accident attended with loss of life occurred at Demerara on the Bth of March. The royal mail t steamer Eagle, with the mails, on going out of the harbour, ran foul of the schooner Tay, and so injured NOTTINGHAM TRADE.—Lace—We have had fewer buyers than usual since our last report, and the trade may be' reported niore quiet than for some time the t still stocks are low, and prices remain tolerably stationary. Hosiery—Therel is not much doing in this market. We have but a very limited demand for the home trade, and not much yet fur the foreign, although a few American orders have been received. We regret to announce a further ad vance on the price of cotton again in Liverpool this week, as it has a most unfortunate effect upon - this branch of business, especially in heavy goods. Nottingham Journal. her that she filled and sank in a few moments. The Tay had a large number of passengers on board, and, notwithstanding that immediate assistance was rendered, three or four lives were lost. Captain R 43- tarriek is fully acquitted of all blame. The British iron brig Josephine, of Liverpool, was on the bar at Tampico, the cargo saved. A small steamer and two barques (Americans), en route to California, put into Bermuda in distrese. The English schooner, Scots wood, of Newcastle, Ellis, master, bound to Cork or Falmouth, was run down in the Bay of Biscay on the night of the 6ia February last, by the English barque Ivanhoe, of Liverpool, and brought to the Havannah 26'h Marc}:, all hands saved. The English schooner, Return, of Halifax, was totally lost near Mariel, 15 miles west of Havannah, within twelve hours after leaving port. Foreign Vessels of War—Left at Havannah : The American frigate Raritan, Commodore Parker; American schooner Flirt ; Spanish brig Isabel 11., Spanish ship Soberano, Spanish corvette Colon; Louis Ferdinand, 24 guns, sailed March 27. Stations of her Majesty's Ships—Sappho, Persian, Plumper, Vixen, and Bermuda, at Jamaica. Trin comalee and Alarm at Barbadoes. Wellesley (Vice- Admiral the Earl Dundonald), at Bermuda. No English ship-of-war in the Gulf of Mexico or Havannah. _ line, in the operation of taking whales. Around the gunwhale outside battens are fitted for men to hold on to, in case of their being thrown out of the boat ; and also along the bilge of each boat battens are also fitted fur men to hold on in case of the boats being Stations of the Company's Steam-Ships—The Great Western, Captain Wolfe, at Havannah, bound to Jamaica; the Tay, Captain Chapman, down the Spanish Main ; the Medway, Captain Simmons, sailed from Havannah 28th March, for Vera Cruz ; the Clyde, Captain Moss, arrived at Bermuda sth April, from St. Thomas's ; the Conway, Captain Woolley, arrived at St. Thomas's 31st March; the Eagle, Captain Reatarick, at Barladoes. capsized. The air-trunks on each side these boats are fitted in a similar way to those fitted in life-boats. The SharpshOoter sere w-shooner, Lientenant-Com m:i.nder Bailey, is still at Devonport. The Somerset House surveyors have returned to London ; but there a quarrel between the commander and the master shipwright, which will most likely have to be settled by the Admiralty. The Superb, 80, Capt&n Purcell, will he paid down six months to-morrow, in Plymouth Sound, and her JAMAICA MARKETS. GENERAL REMARKS.—Since the publication of our postcript issued on the 16th instant, for the American steamer Crescent City, no new features of any moment have been apparent in the condition of the market. In deed we may report business as being unusually dull, the trade supplying themselves only as their stocks be come exhausted. With the exception of the disposal of two cargoes of Halifax fish, the business transacted since the 16th has been trifling and unimportant ; but pries generally rule high, while the consumption of many articles has, in consequence, been considerably restricted. The stocks of all articles of every day use are fully ample for the confined demand, especially of fish, of which there are now three cargoes iu the market unsold, and of breadstuffs which remain in large quantities on the hands of importers. Our stock of East India and Caro lina Rice is, however, very low ; there is not any in first hands, but it does not appear that the deficiency of this article has called any other into more active consump tion. The abundance of our native• vegetables un doubtedly affects the sale of foreign breadstuCfs. new hands will b 2 pai(l advance. The Trincomalee, 25, Captain Warren, is ordered home from the West Indies to be paid off. She has been in commission since July, 1847. The royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord A. Fitzelarence, has now her engine completed, and steam was got up for a few hours on Saturday. She has taken on board some coal, is rigged, and will probably be taken out of the new steam-basin at Ports mouth to try her engines at Spithead about Thursday next. Should her engines and new boilers prove all right, she will, after her trial, go into the old basin to be gilded and painted. THE DOCKYARDS.—The Admiralty have ordered that officers in the Royal Dockyaras who may desire to have gas lights in their official residences, are not to claim the right of being supplied at the rate con tracted for by the Government for lighting the estab lishment, but they are to make their own private ar rangements as to price with the gas companies. Inti matioH has been given to all the dockyards that the Rev. Mr. Moseley will visit the establishments in May next, for the purpose of examining the schools and selecting the pupils for the Central Mathematical School at Portsmouth. The number of men at Portsmouth factory is ordered to be still further reduced—the strength is not to exceed 480. Mr. Dotterell's tender for the or dinary repairs of the buildings of Portsmouth yard has been accepted. Dr. dames Clerk, assistant surgeon, died, at his re sidence, at the Royal Naval Hospital, Ireland Island, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PROMOTION FOR SUCCESSFUL CRUIZING AGAINST SLAVERS.—Lieutenant Stephen Smith Lowther Crof ton (1842), in command of the Rifleman, screw schooner, on the coast of Brazil, has been promoted to the rank of commander for his gallant, indefatigable, and successful services against the slave-trade in the neighbourhood of Rio, his last capture having been that of a steamer, the Providentia, which had previ ously escaped ail the fast cruisers on the west coast of Africa, and had landed many thousands of slaves in a very short period of time. The Contest, 12, Com mander M'Murdo, all but captured her on one occa sion. Commander Crofton entered the navy, Novem ber, 1831 ; passed his examination June, 1838 ; served as mate of the Wellesley, 72, in the attack on the batteries and defences of Amoy, August, 1841, and commanded the ship's pinnace at the reduction of Chinghae. Was promoted January, 1842, and as a lieutenant before his appointment to the Rifleman, served in the Devastation, steam-sloop, for some time as additional of the Howe, 120. We are glad to find that the Admiralty are at length bekinning to turn a deaf ear to the complaints of the Brazilians against naval officers for their too great activity in suppressing the slave-trade ; and that, instead of trying them by court-martial, or placing them on their black list, for doing their duty ho nestly and zealously, they are determined to give them every encouragement by promoting them. Let the Government only show the slave owners at Brazils, and the slave-dealers on the coast of Africa, that they are determined to take full ad vantlge of the powers they possess, by existing treaties; to put down the slave-traffic—that they will no longer listen to stories from commanders-in-chief, derived from slave-owners and slaver-captains; that they will not henceforth allow commanders of any of her Majesty's cruisers to give up their cabins to, or to make boon companions of captured captains of players, under any circumstances whatever ; let them show by the promotion of officers who have rendered themselves obnoxious to the Brazilians by their gal lantry, zeal, and success in ferreting out, harassing, and capturing the slave-ships, empty or full, that they are really desirous of putting down the slave-trade, and we shall soon hear of a very large falling-off in the inhuman traffic, and of very , few slavers escaping the vigilance of our cruisers. We trust that the gal lant commander of the Rifleman has not been pro moted for the purpcse of superseding him, but that the complaints of the Brazilian slave-dealers will be considered as additional recommendations to official favour, and that he will be continued in command of his vessel, to follow up with greater zeal that success which every day's experience on the coast of Brazil must ensure to an officer of his intelligence, spirit, and deternaination.—Herald. APPOINTMENTS. Commander Jonas Archer Abbott, appointed a few days since to the Coast-guard service, is to be in command of Westport district, vice George Augustus Henry, to the Southend district, vice Grant, deceased. Lieutenant William Frederick Gloucester Fead has been. removed from St. Alban's Head Coast-guard station to No. 2 Battery (Folkestone), vice Mr. James Connolly, whose appointment has been cancelled. Lieutenant E. R. Power (1839) has recently been appointed agent to the transport about to proceed with stores for the Arctic ships. We trust that this officer, who commanded the Locust steamer, in the Mediterranean, will be lucky enough to get his pro motion on his return. If so, he will be more fortu nate than Lieutenant B. Griffiths (1815), now ap pointed, at an advanced period of life, superintendent of liberated Africans at St. Helena, who was the last n aval officer in this country who had communication with Sir John Franklin, Lieutenant Griffiths having proceeded in charge of the Baretta, Junior transport, with the Franklin expedition to the Whale Fish lilands, with stores. Lieutenant Griffiths, during his many years of active service in the war, suffered shipwreck, and was severely wounded in one of the sharp actions in which he was engaged. Second Master—John G. Anderson (1843), of the Athol, to the Resistance troop-ship. Midshipmen—Charles Vyvyan, to the Encounter screw-corvette, squadron of exercise; A. 0. Fulton, to the Conflict screw-sloop, squadron of exercise. Naval Cadets—William L. Bridges, to the En counter; A. G. R. Roe, to the Conflict; Henry L. Percival, to the Indefatigable, squadron of exercise. Masters' Assistant —D. 0. Burdwood, to the Southampton, 50, flag-ship, Monte Video. Gunner, George Corney ; boatswain, John Grigg, carpenter, John Burton (acting), to the Resistance troop-ship. We regret to hear that Vice-Admiral Curry is dangerously, ill at Devonport. The gallant officer, we believe, is now at a very advanced age ; he com manded a bomb-vessel in the expedition to Egypt. Commander Christopher William Betty (1832), on the retired list of 1816, died at Cawsand, April 7, at at advanced age. This gallant officer, who served 16 years afloat during the war, entered the navy, Aug. 1, 1793, as A. B , in the Invincible, 74 ; as midship man in the Majestic, 74, was in Lord Howe's action, June 1, 1794 ; in the Mars, 82 guns, 634 men, was present, April 21, 1798, at the capture, off Brest, of the French ship Hercule, of 78 guns and 680 men, after a deadly yard-arm and yard-arm conflict of more than an hour's continuance, during which the British sustained a loss of 30 killed and 60 wounded, end the enemy of nearly 400 killed and wounded. Was promoted as a reward for his meritorious conduct on the above occasion to a lieutenancy, September 17th, 1801, in the Atlas, 98 ; was on board the Dreadnought, 98, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Coning wood, and was slightly wounded in the ensuing battle of Trafalgar. Not having been employed since August 1813, he at length accepted the retired rank, April 4th, 1832. Paymaster and Purser Thomas Brett (1809) died a few days since, at eenzance, Cornwall. THE BOATS FOR, CAPTAIN AUSTIN'S ARCTIC Ex- PEDITION —The four boats built by Mr. White, of Cowes, for Captain Austin's ship, w ere r ece ived in Portsmouth-yard on Thursday last, and probably will be sent round to Woolwich in the early part of this week in the Echo steam -tug. They are all beautifully formed boats (something between a whale and a paddle box boat), built as life-boats, with hollow and water tight sides, from the gunwale to the upper ends of the fore timbers. They are carvel built outside, with a diagonal frame inside. Two of these boats are 30 feet each, fitted to pull ten double-banked oars; the other two are 27-feet boats, fitted for eight' double banked oars. They are all sharp at both ends,'.and have a spring, like whale-boats, and are fitted like whale boats, with a strong upright bit for towing or veering ing that of being thrown bodily upon the rocks. But, to avert any risk of this kind, a gentleman has been engaged as commander who should know the course between Great Britain and America almost as well as if milestones had been placed along the road, viz., Capt. Mathews, who has crossed the Atlantic 90 times as an officer, and 26 of these as commander of the favourite Great Western—a gentleman who, by the testimony of all who sailed with him, is entitled to the character of " every inch a seaman." The hands to be directed by this able head appear to make up a very adtqaate complement—these being in all devoted exclusively to the business of the ship, first, second, and third officers, twenty seamen, four engineers, nine firemen, and five apprentices ; while to minister to the wants of the passengers there are twelve stewards, two steward esses, one baker, one cook, four assistants, a band of musicians, with brass and stringed instruments, and lastly a doctor, with an ample medicine chest—a functionary, however, who is in the meantime kept in the background, for it is not conceived that any one can be or should he ill when so many appliances are at hand to keep him well. It is worth while to mention, to the credit of Messrs. Tod and Macgregor and the captain, that the crew is truly a picked one, consisting of able and experienced, and mostly mar ried men, belonging to the port of Glasgow, who have been made well aware that steady conduct will ensure encouragement and permanence of situation, but that negligence or a single case of drunkenness on duty will cause the forfeit of everything. After accommodating the passengers the ship has room for 1,000 tons of cargo, which is already occu piod by manufactured goods, the product of Glasgow. Wrought iron, we obierve, formed no small portion of it. She also carries 400 tons of coal, but has the advantage of being bark-rigged, with which she shows she can bear heavy canvass and sail fast. As we have formerly stated, the ship has beam engines of 350-horse power, a screw of 13 feet diameter, with a pitch of no less than 18 feet. To make all safe as precaution can make it, we may mention that the City carries six boats, viz., two life-boats, two cutters, and two gigs, which in all are commodious enough to carry 200 persons. The state rooms are entered from the saloon by lobbies, which are fitted up with patent lamps, enclosed in glass cases. Each lamp lights a lobby and two state rooms, and is placed under lock and key. The berths in the first class are fitted up with beautiful Tourney curtains, with fringe and silk hangings. Teach state room contains two berths, with sofa, marble basin stand, gilt mirror, and every convenient requisite for comfort and cleanliness. There are also two large state rooms, containing four bertha each, which can be let as family rooms. They are di vided with damask curtains. The ladies' cabin communicates with the saloon, and has also a separate entrance to the main deck : it is fitted up with rosewood sofas, covered with crimson Utrecht velvet, and contains eight berths, adorned with silk curtains, gilt mirrors, &c. The bulkheads and ceil ing are painted white and gold, with ornamented panels of fruit and flowers. Each passenger has drawers for clothes and other necessaries, furnished with separate keys. In the entrance lobby to the saloon is situated the captain's cabin ; and on the other side is the steward's bar, fitted up with racks for crystal, china, stone ware, &c., and glass cases for containing silver plate, of which there is a large supply. The main deck forms an unbroken promenade, se cure from all weather, of upwards of 130 feet, along which are placed ranges of state rooms. Abaft the funnel are placed first-class rooms, fitted up in every respect similar to the saloon berths. Before the fun nel are situate the second-class state rooms, done up with mahogany sofas, covered with hair cloth, which turn up to form beds, each room accommodating four passengers. There is here also a ladies' cabin, with separate entrance, and also some family rooms, con taining eight berths. In the centre, between the funnel and the fore hatch, and enclosed by damask curtains, is a clear space of 46 by 16} feet, which is fitted up as a dining saloon for second-class pas sengers, and is capable of accommodating between 60 and 70 persons. The requisities of hot, cold, .and shower bath are of course amply supplied. We look upon this enterprise with considerable in terest. It is an effort to combine a reasonabe degree of speed with certainty and cheapness, and it is in tended to link the west of Scotland with the principal seaport of the New World. We may expect in due course to see tourists taking advantage of the City of Glasgow for a pleasure trp to the United States, in the same way as they have hitherto made a voyage along the Rhine or a run to the Highlands of Scot land ; and there is little doubt that the same facilities and moderate scale of charge will induce our Yankee riends to extend their personal acquaintance with he land of their fathers. on the 28th Ult. MALTA, APRIL 12. —A melancholy event occurred on board the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Indus on the day of her arrival in port. Dr. Macdonald, -an officer of the Madras service, who, after thirty-one years' service, was returning home, was struck by a fit of apoplexy on the morning of the 10th inst., and in two hours expired. His :remains were interred yesterday morning in the Lazaretto. The wife and two sons of deceased were on board when the melancholy event occurred. The Volage left port yesterday to resume her sur veys in the waters of Candia. The Triton, with mails from the lonian Islands and Greece, arrived yesterday. The French steamer from Beyrout and Alexandria, by which duplicate papers from India are not unfre quently received, has not yet been telegraphed. PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAT.—The Locust steam-vessel, which arrived on Friday night from the Mediterra nean, has proceeded to WoolwiCh to be paid off. The Vengeance, 84, Captain Sir Henry Black wood, ordered home from the Mediterranean, will be paid off at this port. The Dragon steam-frigate, Captain W. H. Hall, is ordered home from the Mediterranean to be paid off. The expedition now fitting out by Mr. Henry Grinnell, of New York, to go in search of Sir John Franklin, will be ready to sail by the Ist of May. It consists of two vessels, called the Advance and Rescue, which are to be fully equipped, guarded, and strengthened in the most complete manner against the ice, and provisioned for a two years' voyage. They are to search the shores of Wellington's-inlet and Cape Walker for copper canisters which Sir John Franklin was instructed to throw overboard enclosing notes of his voyages. Mr. Grinnell heads the list of subscriptions for this object with 30,000 dollars. There is some expectation that Lady Franklin will visit America before the expedition starts. It is to be under the command of Lieutenants de Haven and Griffin. The Simoon new steam-frigate, of 2,000 tons, built of iron, and with screw power of 350 horses, is daily expected at this port from Glasgow, in tow of the Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord A. W. Beauclerk, to be placed in the steam-basin. She is rated only as an 18. gun corvette. Itis reported that the crew of the Crocodile troop ship, lately bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Dixon, at Queenstown, are ordered to be turned over to the steam-ship Ajax, 60, at this port, which is destined as the flag-ship on the above station in future. Letters from the Rattler screw-sloop, Commander Cumming, off Ambriz, west coast of Africa, dated February 22, announce her capture of a fine prize, with 550 slaves on hoard. Letters from the Pluto steam-vessel, Lieut. Joliffe, of Ambriz, dated the 14th of February, announce her capture of a fine slaver lug of 180 tons, fitted for the traffic, but having no slaves on board. The schooner yacht Circassian hauled out of Hasler lake yesterday, in order to prepare for her voyage to St. Petersburgh, being sold to a Russian nobleman. The out-pension of Greenwich Hospital,relinquished by Captain Sparshott, has been bestowed on Captain Richard Pridham. Mr. Fulton, Master-Commander of the Hercules store-ship, it is understood, will succeed to the Master Attendant ship of Malta dockyard shortly. Mr. John Baker, inspector of caulkers in this dock yard, to be foreman ; Mr. W. Ray, leading man, to be inspector. PLYMOUTH, APRIL I.9.—The sails of her Majesty's ship Superb, 80, were bent yesterday, preparatory to going into the Sound. The packet-brig Petrel, having been repaired and coppered, was taken out of dock on Wednesday, and the packet Seagull was placed in dock for examination and repair. The merchant-barque Rawlings, Captain Daid, of and from London for Quebec, came in this afternoon, having received considerable damage when off the Dodman in thick weather, at one o'clock this morn ing. She was in stays, when a large full-rigged ship reaching in, with her port tacks aboard, attempted to pass under the barque's stern, but her jib-boom caught the lee-leach of the barque's mainsail, and carried away the mizen topmast and rigging, and mainboom, tore her main and mizen sails, and fetching a sliding blow on the barque's port-quarter, broke down her bulwarks, and stanchions quarter-badge, steering wheel, binnacle, &c., and did other serious damage to her stern. The ship is supposed to be the Emigrant, which left this port yesterday fore Moreton-bay. Wind S.W. ; thick. WOOLWICH, APRIL 20.—The Stromboli steam sloop, Commander Lord Amelius Beauclerk, is or dered to come round to Woolwich, and is expected to accompany the vessels of Captain Austin's Arctic expedition to the edge of the ice. The Stromboli was employed on similar service when Captain Sir James Clarke Ross's expedition left for the Arctic regions In May, 1848. SAILING OF THE FIRST STEAM-SHIP BE- , TWEEN GLASGOW AND NEW YORK. The following is a fuller report of the sailing of this vessel than appeared in The Sun of Thursday : GREENOCK, TIIESDAY.—it 20 minutes past two o'clock the first steamer, the City of Glasgow, in tended to connect the Clyde with New York, started on her first trip from the Broomielaw. The event gave occasion to something like a holiday in the city, and it is computed that fully 100,000 people lined the banks, and the good ship got under weigh amidst the booming of guns, the strains of music, and the most enthusiastic cheering from the shore. After ,gettiflg clear of the narrow part of the river, the steamer proceeded down the Clyde at the rate of 10i knots an hour, although the pressure was only at the rate of jib. upon the square inch. Oa reaching the "Tail of the Bank," below Greenock, a select party of ladies and gentlemen, who had accompanied their friends down the river, left the ship by the pilot boat, and the City got up full steam, and went right out to sea, after a round of parting cheers. A painful instance occurred just as the ship was leaving the Broomielaw. A sheriff's officer appeared with a judge's warrant, and took a young lady into custody, at the instance of her brother, for debt. The lady protested that it was an infamous case of oppression, but as there was no opportunity of taking the case before a magistrate, she was com pelled to accompany the officer amidst the sympathy of all who witnessed the scene. The City carries 110 passengers, amongst whom are the Hon. Adam Ferrie, one of the members of the Canadian Legislative Council, and his lady. There are 52 first cabin passengers, at 20 guineas each, and 58 at 12 guineas each. Amongst them are upwards of 30 ladies. She is expected to make the passage in fifteen or sixteen days. This ship was commenced to be built only in August last, and she is already off to sea; while the Simoon frigate, the building of which commenced four years ago, has not left the Clyde. Stich is the difference between public and private enterprise. , . The ship is as strong as iron plates, bars, straps,. and rivets can make her, and she is divided into five water-tight compartments, which would secure her I against almost every contingency of accident, except- William Wilberforce, Esq. DIRECTORS. Wil l, t arn Adams, Esq., New Broad-street. s ghu Atkins, Es q ., Whit e Hart -court, Lombard-street. enr Y Augustus Bevan, Esq., John-street, America-square. Thom Non Bramwell, Esq.. Prospect-place , Kilburn. Jahn Dangerfield, Esq., Chancery-lane. bort Henry Forma n , Esq., Ordnance, Pall-mall. John Hamilton, Esq., Alfred-place, Thurloe-square. Jame s F John octavi uusllerrlalrandellox,, Esq.,Esq., Clement's-lane. .Matthews, Esq., Arthur-street West, City. Ncrfolk-street, Park-lane. Geer ra arrtrrroxs. DWI , Westbourne-grove. , ana D. Starling, Esq•, Change .alley, City. vapid Turner. Esq., Parliament-street. 4.Pavid Henry Stone, Esq., Poultry. 13 Alsxzse—gessrs. Spooner, Attwoods, and Co. SRCRETART —David Alison, Esq. ?ADDINGTON LOCAL BOARD. Ca°Re 24, Connaught-terrace, Edi,:eware.road. Cam" James Shergold Boone, A.M., Stan ope. street, Hyde-park s i r eed, Norfolk -crescent, Oxford -square. Thom as Jolnherton, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace. Ilyde-park. "via A.raos, Esq., York street Portman square. 4 . Robson, En., Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park. Secretary, Chas. Iloghton, Esq. I The POLICIES issued by this Company being anytimeINDESPUTAi, re tra na erable and negotiable Securities. They may at depen7, av ailable in money transactions, their validity not being oth er Z a t. as in the case o f or dinary Policies, upon the import of eared t i . nunents. Used as Faintly Provisions, they re li e ve the s- Bier b ulad al l doubt and anxiety as to the result of As surances e certain s ara lt e ng to this important improvement in the practice of Life As tatn„.2, to Progress of this Company has been rapid from the coin pro,zine of its business, and is steadily increasing. Dect uscs, Reports and every other information, may be ob ., at th e Chief Office, or any of the Agencies. ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, Marager. I.lpr -lOYAIENT.—Ladies and Gentlemen may zYste m of---6b,prOfitably occupy leisure time by acquiring the elegant ART lotirs,73-LNIENTING PAPIEII 3IACIIE In Pearl, Gold, anti Co . Practically imparted by the Advertiser, .on an improved the n ,..1 S'' which 21. a week can be realized. Premium 105. 6d. As Iti ft k e ",,m, b , er must be limited, th se desirous of engagement should liird,,:'4l,lT must to . Mr. Wright, 20, Tavistock.street, Covent .........`.:Liront Ten to Four. M b SUPERBEes TEA. TRAYS, IN API ER MAMIE (Manufactory, 4, Leadenhall-street, Passi n ,. are unrivalled specimens of jap in work, infinitely snr tive,,,..6. th? Chinese. Tlyt prices vary from a very low figure up to art,Z.g.,uineas the set. They comprise some brilliant specimens of The B,ll_UreS. landscapes, flowers, and birds, with NMI gold. alwoo:ule manufacture is applied in work-boxes, dressing-cases, la , lies , ': e lses, netting-boxes, glove-boxes, playing-card-boxes, and lokstanZiting card-cases, hand-screens, po e-screens, card-racks, ladles' work-tables, chess-tables, portfolios, note and in Pa,,, B4e ts , ladies' desks letter-boxes, &c. The foregoing are all tle c hi P : s e r Maeli6, and very cheap, say from 13s. up to 20/. ; and atirp as :a e‘snildently assort that his establishment for . these articles in th e .„7 1 . 11 Price, quality, and extent of stock any similar concern dressinunited Kingdom. Mechi is sole inventor of the Mochian tlisi,l o. e:-ca4esl , the patent castellated tooth-brushes, 9d. each ; the razo r ', l'agatelle tables, the magic razor-strop, and peculiar steel tiro" o iL visit to his establishment will gratify those who are de tilaYed in" ng ei the most perfect manufactures of this country . the most attractive form. A APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE 4 nd all T-Ij" imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, knd by -oast Meat Gravies Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, Perf en it s tonic and invigorating properties enables tho stomach to Th. Z daily the food. taa re i "CY use of this aromatic and delicious sauce is the best safe to health mold b • atre et, ,; the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 6 , Vere - st reet, Oxford- Ilarc a ' oll don, and £B, Broad-street, Worcester; also b y Messrs. „, sauceand Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other Oilmen sauce7archants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in and ? En ° gdard against imitations, see that the namr•s of " LEA ..ItINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. FRAUDS AND COUNTERFEITS. lIIITRGESS'S ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES. call; ~IY CIIINCERY]—" Burgess Y. Collins," and " Burgess v. Ont t •th of March, 1856, his Honour Vice - Chancell or Air J. L t B ruce granted au INJUNCTION to restrain John Collins -I'l%lio l 4 ° , 4 ' o nd-row, Liverpool, from manufacturing any sauce or coin contri,,;',ilThrPortin,, to he " Burgess's Essence of A nchovies," or so or expressed ' as to vpresent that the sauce or composition of iteeo.ured and sold, or exported, is the same as the essence of sia"rvea-‘,3 manufactured by Joins Burgess and S , on. And on the 14th 4 .,,Tlem er n ! 18 5% his Honour Vice-Chancellor knight Bruce granted ett le Injunction to restrain Triel Hal l, of 3, satchwell-r en ts, tle krit , reen-road, London, from se llin g an y sa u ce or compos i tion And 1,,T i 1 as or purporting to be " Burgos's Essence of Anchovies." tak,,"nAct s hereby given, that proceed i ngs will be immediate l y Pori; a'4ains t all oth e r person: manufactu rin g and vending or ex le thetg es sence of anchovies in bottles labelled in a similar manner tared ~b ot tles in which the genuine ess ence of anchovies raanufac talem'ai J ohn Burgess and Son is labell ed, or labelled in any ma n ner to induce the public to believe that such spurious .0114 A rti Iler T, llrg ea Is the and Son, genuins of essence anof anchovies manufactured by '-' 107, Strd, n. 11, THOMAS PETER, Solicitor to th e Plaintiff. Y-place, Finsbury-square, London. IEt L AIR 'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS. Itk T ,T2?e acknowledged efficacy of BLAIR'S GOUT a nd RHF.U- Deen TILLS, by the continued series of testimonials which have has rVit to and published by the proprietor for nea rl y twent y y ears, In o,2ldered this medi c i ne the most popular of the present age ; a nd by jj ober ation of which the following extract of a le t t er, written ln6b e g e n n tellard Wheeler, Eq., Collector ,. of Customs, Jamaica, hay cation, wide(' by his brother, at Swindon, to Mr. Prout for publi- I ki,"111 full confirm. let —6 w you have never had occasion to take Blair's Pills, but frol, l :! n lPhatically tell you, in mercyto any friend who may suffer be ",rut, rheumatic gout, lumbago, sciatica , rhe umatism, or an y In th V of that widely-allied family, to recommend their using them. ally a4we, s 6 .untry they are of wonderful efficacy : not only am I person l'eccavi:le of their powers, but I see my friends and acqu- intances thein o "g Unfailing benefit from their use. I would not be without ' ,1 7 account. If taken in the early stage of disease they in ue l i 7 it siltogether ; if in a later, they alleviate pain and effect a , gold speedier cure than by any other means within my knowledge. ' b Y honlas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appo . int- Y .all respectable Medicine Vendors throughout the United ,Cann Price 2s. 9d. per box. the ior BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe Dres s : l " and address of " Thomas Trout, 229, Strand, London," im %twin 41° ed ll i the. Government Stamp affixed to each box of the Itene CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. 147 , .0 be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster - row ; Carvalho, Prie,`,.!eiet-street ; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or direct from the author ; e Shilling each ; by post, ls. 6d. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. 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" What passions hurt the body—what improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." :—Life's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The advent nenti n '„ aB „, si°ll s. Chastity and its infringements. The casualties of mad r . - ness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narrative, r oul ediative. Advocacy of early marriages. V. THE MARRIAGE STATE. , " To be or not to be, that is the question.* ehotee--garding marriage, re tags:—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and re to be observed by either sex. Time and figm,'°n both sides, as to age, temperament, complexion, and Phy - ,;" 0 secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them. eQ 3 ` , e3. B l ,e defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion. 11 3 r it die. (1824) . • ,S CULVERWELL, M.D. (1841). M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. Matt er , '_wenty-tive years Medical and Forensic Referee in these 10 A s ,' eception hours daily till five. Evenings, seven till nine. t4c Regent-street TIIIRTY-FIRST EDITION. 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T 1 . treats of the anatomy and physiology 0 . 1 the re-productive P ST I Lts l and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engraviii.s. d ta .l. tre a t s of the consequences resulting from excessive in rooiZets, and th e i r lamentable effects on the system, , pr n ,.:l r u a c t ii v ig e keg and bodily weakness, nrirvous excitement, and „e i ,PacitY• Illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. AA'r II1• treats of th e diseases re - suiting from infection, either in Z.Prirnary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions r f e o d r xoelrr_lTeatrnent. 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Consultation fee, if by letter, u on i 'l M a 'flute detail of the case is required: age, habits, and pcA bll3ll4la7. 11. Packet+, with advice, to be had at the Fsta ttialtri:eis I : 4l o . ll Y , ,tl b .o y m sohich the fee, 11., Is saved. Messrc. Perry, Street, Lo ar e in zdtendanze daily at 19, Beruers•street, Oxford- Eleva3 till Two and Five to Eight ; on Sun "l4l ZIOTOU to tha t , SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS FROM TIIE MORNING PAPERS OF Tuts DAY. TIMES.—Some little time hack the controversy with regard to Sir James Brooke's operations in I3Jrneo appeared to have been set at rest fin- ever. The disgraceful outcry raised against him here in London had so evidently told against its originators that we had hoped henceforward to have passed over in silence any repetition of such attacks. We are compelled, however, by the debate that took place on Friday night in the House of Lords, once again to return to a controversy which ought to have been long since concluded in the mind of every reasonable man. In the course of a discussion that took place upon the repeal of the " Pirates' Head-Money " Bill. Lord Ellenborough took advantage of the occasion to re commence the attack upon Sir James Brooke in just such a manner as might have been expected from the character and past history of the man. The Samson of Somnauth is, it appears, incredulous as to the policy of any future warlike operations in the East, even although these operations should be confined to the putting down a gang of pirates and establishing an insular post for our commerce off the island of Borneo. With a singular inconsis tency he attacks Sir James Brooke on two grounds. In the first place, we are told by Lord Ellenborough, —" It was said a company was formed to work the mines of coal Labuan contained. Whether such a company had ever been formed he could not say, but this he knew, that no company had yet worked any mines there. It was utterly useless to England, but it was not useless to those who, like Sir James Brooke, were speculating in Borneo.' " This accu sation, however congenial it might have been to the atmosphere of other centres of attack against Sir James Brooke, was little fitted to find favour with an assembly of English gen tlemen. In reply, Earl Grey showed the House that the object of Lord Ellenborough's attack "had sacrificed much of his fortune in the great enter prises which lie had undertaken for suffering humanity. lie likewise greatly feared that Sir James Brooke had endangered not only his property but his most valuable life." The feeling of the House, and the force of conviction, were too strong for Lord Ellen borough, and he was compelled to retract his first accusation ; but, in the true Parthian spirit, even in his flight, he endeavoured to let fly a shaft at the man of whose Eastern reputation ho probably entertains a jealousy—for, certainly, no two men ever produced two such different results in those distant regions as Lord Ellenborough and Sir James Brooke; the one with all the resources of the British empire at his dis posal, the other subjected to the hard conditions of a single-handed fight. Forced to retract his unwarranted charge by the indignant clamour of the assembly before which it was uttered, see the terms in which the recantation was made : " lie had not intended on this occasion to enter into any discussion on the conduct and character of Sir J. Brooke. Ile would say candidly of him that he (Lord Ellenborough) thought him (Sir J. Brooke) a great, generous, and romantic English gentleman." Why, then, accuse him almost in the same breath of being actuated by the most sordid and contemptible motives ? Why charge this " great, generous, and romantic English gentleman" with the desire of in creasing the balance at his banker's by pushing the home Government on to a scheme of colonization hurtful to the public interests—of benefit to no one but himself? Why leave it to be inferred from the whole tenour of his speech that the recent warlike operations on the Bornean coast were planned by this senti mental Quixote for the ultimate benefit of his own inter ests ? We are prepared for contradictions in the character of the most remarkable men, but never yet did such an anomaly exist as a union in the same person of the qualities ascribed by Lord Ellenborough to Sir James Brooke. Let the accused be judged by results, and we are sure it will be found that Lord Ellenborough is as utterly mistaken in his sneer as his accusation ; in the manner of h is apology as in the unjustifiable expression which rendered some kind of apology an absolute necessity. We have now before us a file of the Singapore Free Press, which seems to have f u rnished Earl Grey Friday with the leading facts of hi s s p eech on night. From this, as well as from o ther sources, we learn that the signal chastisement inflicted upon the piratical hordes has been attended with complete success. The pirates of Sarebas and Sakarran h ave sent in a deputatio n praying for mercy, and enga g i ng themselves to aba ndon their evil ways. From T an j ong Daku to Mall adu Bay—a distance of five hundred miles—unarmed merchant vessels and native prahus for the first tirse pass safely to and fro. A few years ■ 1