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' TA: ila' —Da , - .., r, 4 , 7 i.... if1 f. 1...., 1- ,:, . ) ,•,,_'',... i ' #2_____Li Lot ~ .1F it4l4, . /2:7A -GAZ/ NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. 4 DEATH OF VICE-ADMIRAL THE HON. D. It MAcrivr.—We regret to state that Vice-Admiral the Hon. Donald Hugh Mackay died suddanly,"whilst at breakfast, at h;s residence at the Albany, ye;sterday morning. The gallant deceased, it will be remem bered, was recently ccmmander-in-chief at Cork, and was superseded, on promotion, in June last. The following sketch of his career :is taken from, O'Byrne s " Naval Biography. " Vice-Admireb Mackay bad served about twenty-two years on full er B t f s ., 4! PaY CONTRACTS for CANVASS. Pcpartnitent of the Storekeeper-General of the Nary, i•omervet-pled, A.larch 25, 11150. The Cernmiseloners for executing the Office of Lerd High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain a- d Ireland, do hereoy give Notice, that on Toasoxv, the 23d of April next, at One o'clock, they ,111 he ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to Contact for suplying her Majesty's Dockyards at Deptford, Yorts rnouth, and Davenport, with ".." 44,V; 14,415 BOLTS of CSISTVASS, (incluion; 1,045 Bolts of la inches wide), to be delivered by the 31st of December next. Tenders niay be made for any quantity not less than 1,000 Bolts, and no Tender will be received unless made on the printed form, properly filled up, which, together with " Instractions for roAking the Canvass." may be obtained on application to this office. No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day f treat, nor any noticed, unless the party attends, er an agent for him duly authorised in writing. every Tender must he addressed to the Secretary of th , Admi ralty, and bear in the left-band corner the words "Tender for Can• vase," and must also be delivered at Somerset -place, accompanied by A letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become ho.6nd with the person tendering in the sun of 251. per cent. on the TAllle, for the due performance of the Contract. T A T :4 -1 1 l i ..4 N°.17,9421 LONDON , WEDN LSDAY .., . k ,A. 2 ~., e t . C t „...,,.; s • : ,i. I 1.. 'itt ~ ' t ' - [PRICE SD. GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. (Incorporated by Act of Parliament.) 71, Lombard .street. Notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS will be held at the Offices of the Company, 71, Lombard-street, on TuEsnar, the 16th of April, 1850, at Two o'clock precisely, fur the ELECTION of a DIRECTOR in the rosin of John Thos ts, Esq., deceased. Any qualified Prcprietor intending to become a Candidate for the omee must signify the sarne.by a written notice under his hand. which notice must be left at the office of the Company ten days :it least previous to the 16th of April next. By order of the Court, MARTIN PRATT. General Steam Navigation Company, March 25, 1850. wark, corn merchants—J. Redgate, J. Braithwaite, and G. Braithwaite, Stathern. Leicestershire, lace manufac turers—F. Wise and E. J. Wood, Manchester, consult ing engineers—S. W. Sexton, J. Taylor, W. J. Wood row, and F. Wilde, Openshaw and Manchester, dyers (so far as regards the said S. W. Sexton)—W. Lee and B. S. Ilickling, Coventry, 'Warwickshire. ribbon designers —W. Armstrong and J. P. Gray, Cambridge, book binders—C. de Bergue and W. C. Fuller, Arthur-street West and Manchester, patent vulcanised India-rubber railway spring manufacturers—T. floggings and J. Lang, Austinfriars, stockbrokers—O. Magga and S. Ilindley, Friday-street and Bourton, Dorsetshire, 133 x spinners. July, 1856, on so much of the 251. shares as shall be paid, and the whole take equal dividend with the stock of the comrany after the Ist of July, 1856." Mr. HASLAM, of Bolton, seconded the amendment. A long discussion ensued, and at its close only 23 hands were held up for the amendment. The original resolution, as moved by the Chairman, was then put, and carried almost unanimously, amid loud applause. The CHAIRMAN then proposed-- "That the Bill now submitted to the meeting, viz., A Bill to amend the Great North of England Railway Purchase Act, 1856, and to enable the York, Newea!tle, and Berwick Company to complete the purchase of the said railways,' be approved, and the directors be autho rised to protect the same through Parliament." PUBLICATIONS. THE !KEW LIBERAL WEEKLY PAPER. Advertisetuvnts intended for The FIRST ICUMBEZ of TH E LEA D E R roust be forwarded not later than Thursday Evening to Joseph Clayton, Jun., 265, strand. YARSCOIIB—Maiott. A COURT of MAYOR and ALDERMEN', held in the Inner Chamber of the Guildhall of the City ot London, on Tuesday, the 2611 day of 3larclt, 1850, and in the thir teenth year of the reign of Victoria, Of the United Kingdom of great Britain aid Ireland, Queen, &C. : Resolved unanimously — T hat this Court, with a warm recollection of the high talent and iiitezrity with which the Right lion. Lord Denman performed the func tions of the Common Sergeant of this City, and hiring watched the honourable advance of his Lordship to the high position of Chief Justice of Eugland and to the peerage 0 , this realm, cannot allow kis Lordship's retirment from QMCC, though lire in honours and in years, yet of rigour of mind and intellect, without expressing their deep gatitndo for his former services, their admiration of the high bear.ng of his character, and their earnest hope that he may enjoy that dignified ease which his great talents and manliness of conduct have so justly earned. =flWrrt - . 7 1.„' • WEIREWATIIER. Cl TEAM to ABERDEEN, INVERNESS, and the NORTH of SCOTLAND. REDUCTION IN FARES. Freight of Horses, Carriages, &e., constierably Reduced, The ABERDEEN STEAM NAVIGATION COMrANY'S splen did and powerful Ships will start as under, weather, Ike., permitting. For ABERDEEN—The Earl of Aberdeen, Saturday, March 80, at Ten Mornin+•. For INVERNESS—The North Star, Monday, April 1, at Nine Morning, calling off Burghead, 1 wrergordon, Cromer**, and Cha nonry Point. Offices : Spread Eagle, Regent-circus ; 82, Lombard-street; or, 257, Wapping. INSOLVEN I' PETITIONERS. Frank Cooper Good, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, veterinary surgeon. Samuel Sutton, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, agri cultural implement maker. John Chat, South Brent, Sowersetabire, blacksmith. Thomas Dingle, Tavistock, clerk of the market. Laic Buckrell, Norton-under-Hamdon, Somersetshire, bleacher. Francis James Flower, Clutton, Somersetshire, saddler. John Greenwood Martin, Swansea, house-joiner. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. J. Waddell, jun., Stanrigg, near Airdrie, coalmaster, to meet March 25 and April 15, at twelve, viithin Drum mond's Royal Hotel, Airdrie. W. H. Thompson, Leith, shipowner, to meet March 29 and April 19, at two, within the New Ship Hotel, Leith. W. Galbraith and J. Galbraith, Port Dundas, Glas gow, millers, to meet March 29 and Arril 19, at one, within the Ster Hotel, Glusgow, A. Russell and Son, Kirkcaldy, engineers, to meet April 1 and 22, at twelve, within Robertson's National Hotel, Kirkcaldy. J. Harper, Glasgow merchant, to meet April 1 and 22, at two, within Comris's Royal Hotel, Glasgow. J. B. Wandesforde, Glasgow, portrait painter, to meet April 2 and 23, at two, within the Star Hotel, Glasgow. Mr. FRUTCH, the solicitor, having read the several provisions of the Bill, Mr. HOLLAND moved the amendment which he read at an earlier period of the meeting. He wished the meeting to consider this matter carefully ere they forced the purchase shareholders to extreme measures. If the meeting adopted the Bill, and by force of numbers now carry it, they must recollect they would have schism in the camp.—(Uproar, and cries of " Spoke, spoke !" " Hear, hear I") A portion was already prepared, and would be taken before the Com mittee of the House of Commons and Lords, and measures would also be taken in the Court of Chan cery—steps which would inevitably bring on a long warfare and which would lead to the destruction of the property.—(Hisses.) Mr. MITCHELL seconded the amendment. CIRJRCII, ITS BISH E OPS AND IT D S PRIESD 4 , IN r THE B, of T " LAE SATURDAY NEXT, March 30. Joseph Clayton, Jun., Publisher, 265, Strand. CHARLES WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY, Agent. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. Several ALTERATIONS will take place In the Trains of this Company, commencing on the let proximo. For particulars, see Time Bide. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. Bishopsgate Station, March 26, 1350. LLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE. No. CCCCXIV., for APRIL. Price 25. 6d. ; by post as. CONTENTS. ARGYLE SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, it. James's. The MinistArial Measures. Britain's Pr osperity. A New Seng. My l'eninsu.lar Medal. ity an Old Peninsular. The Dwarf staid the Oak Tree. A Vision of 1850. Festus. Cash and Pedigree. Caird'e High Farming Harrowed. The Clearing of the Glens. Dies Boreales. No. VI. Christopher under Canvass. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. Orders received by all Booksellers. For the amendment only nineteen hands were held up, and for the original motion 125, which was de clared to be carried. " PAIt K CLU B. T - COMMIT/En. -- Rev. Charles Boone, Kensworth , C. M. Elderton, Esq;, Barrister, Herts. Lincoln's Inn. Fredk. Bird, Esq., M.D., Brook- John Hoard, Esq., rail n, all. street, Grosve,norssquare. John Frederick IsaacscnEsq., Captain George N. Clarke (late Norfolk-street, Strand. 17th Lancers), Junior United Waller Lewis, Esq., M -square I. Ed- Service Club. . ward-street, Portman. James Cockburn, Esq., Merehant, Captain J. Potter Macqueen, New Broad-street. Stoke, Plymouth. Robert Clarke, jun., Esq„ titer- Davd Moore, Esq., Clarendon ' 'haat, Cheapside. road, Kensington. W. Guest Carpenter, F.E.C.S„ T. 11. Plaskett, Esq., Merchant, West-It set, Finsbury. Old Burlington-street. Anthony Dunlop,Esq.,Merchant, H. G. Robinson, Esq., 6, Half- Now Broad-street. Moon-street, Piccadilly. Vincent 0. Dowling, Esq., Nor- Thomas Hull 'feria], Esq., Bar folk-street, Strand. rister, Lincoln's Inn. Th oma s Chambre, Esq., Fernhill, A r th u r Welch, Esq., Barrister, Windsor. 1 Lincoln's Inn. Bankers—Metsrs, Cocks, Bidduirh. and Co., 43, Charing cross, L4oa oll . It is proposed that this Chats shad consist of Noblemen and Gen tlemen, members of the learned professions, Officers of the Army and Navy, Merchants, Bankers. Stc., without reference to their political principles, and shall not exceed Two Thousand Members. A well-regulated Club presents se many advantages to its Mem bers that it is unnecessary to enlarge en the subject ; in Intro ducing, it to Gentlemen disposed to avail themselves of the oppor tunity new offered, it will be sufficient o t n o t h e principles say that the foofund the ers of this Club propose to e stablish' it " UNION." It is intended tha t a well-selected Library, and the other usual accommo dations, including a str an g ers' room, shall bt. attached to the Club. The general entrance fee will be twenty gu ineas, and the annual subscription five guineas, but the first five hundred Members will be admitted on paying an entrance fee of ten guineas, and the next ineas; five hundred. on paying an ent rance fee of fifteen gu the anneal subscription to be payable is advance. Candidates for admission to the Club will, on their election as Members, be required to pay their admission fees and first year's subscription into the hands of the Bankers of the Club ; but those moneys will not be dealt with till the Club is fully formed, and !Should such not be the case, will be retarr.ed without any deduction. The Committee have made provisional arrangemeras which will enable them to rent or pur chase, on very desirable terms, Buck ingham House, Pall-mall, which is singularly well suited for the ac commodation of the Club; and the premises may be viewed by any Gentleman desirous of becoming Members. It is intended to open the Club for the accommodation of Members within one month after its formation. Gentlemen wishing to become Members are requested to intimate the name to the Secretary, from whom prospectuses and all parti culars may be obtained. BY ORDER OF THE CO UMITTEE. Buckingham House, Pall-mall, London. REWAIII).—The Person who called at a Bank scar the Mansion House, on Thursday afternoon last, and left a paper which he had found in a public-house, is requested to CALL immediately upon Messrs Busk awl Mullens, Solicitors, 7, Ilildred's-court, Poultry. He will be remunerated for his trouble. :7t. March 25, 1850. MESSRS. J. P. and E. WESTHEAD and Co., Manchester, take the opportunity of informing their Friends and the Pub ic, that notwithstanding the total destruction by fire of their WAREHOUSE and STOCK on Friday morning last, they will on WEDNESDAY MOANING next, 27th inst., be prepared at the 'Extensive PreDIISeE, numbered 35 and 67, PICCADILLY, with large itrid well selected Stocks in the various Departments of their Business, and on and after that day orders entrusted to them will be executed with the same facility and forwarded with the same dis patch as heretofore. Manchester, Monday Evening, March 25th, 1850. T' UNION OF LONDON. A RT'-'UNION by Royal Charter. The Subscription List for the current year WILL CLOSE on SA TURDAY NEXT, the 30th inst. Each Subscriber of One Guinea will receiTe, in addition to one share la the next Annual Distribution of Prices, a Pair of Lino Eagraoings after T. Webster, R.A., " The Smile" sad " The Frown," WHICH MAY BE HAD AT THE TIME OF PAYING THE SUBSCRIP TION, and a Series of Etchings after 1). 31acliso, R.A., illustrating fihalopere's "Seen Age G EORGE GODWIN,I LEWIS 444, West Strand. GUARDLkN FIRE AND LIFE ASSUR .ANCE COMPANY. N o. 11, LOMBAXD-STR EET, at the Entrance of the Old most. ornce, London. DIRECTORS. JOHN mmtns, Esq., m.r., Chairman. THOMFON HANKEY, jun., Esq., Deputy-Chalrman. Frenry Hulse Berens, Esq. Lewis Loyd, jun., Esq. John Dixon, Ese. George Lyall, Esq. Francis Hart Dyke, Esq• Stewart Marjoribanks, rsq. Fir Walter It. Farquhar, Bart. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. Jelin Harvey, Esq. James Morris, Esq. John G. Hubbard, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq. Geo r ge Johnstone, Esq. Henry It. Reynolds, jun, Esq. John Lalxmchere, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. Jolla Loch, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq. AUDITORS. A, W. Behar* Esq. V v I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. ACTusltY—Grifilth Davies, Esq., F.R.S. In the LIFE DEPARTMENT, Assurances may be effected at low Rates without participation in the Profits ; or at moderate Rates w ith participation in on e moiety of the Profits every seven years. At p each of the three Sep tennial Divisions which this Comany h a s made, the Bonuses amounted to about 1 per cent. per annum on the sum assured, or about 27 per cent. on the amount of premium received and the whole amount of Reversionary Bonus allotted by the Com pimy exceeded 530,0001. LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro vided such Pellicies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have attained in each case a value not under 501. In the FIRE •DEPARTMENT, a Return of profit was declared on the 6th of June, upon the premiums received on all POliCieS which had bees in force seven years at Christmas 1848, and they same is now in course of payment daily (Friday and Saturday et, *etween the hours of ten and three o'clock, at the Head office ; and Cso by the Agents in the Country Districts. Notice is hereby given, that Assurances which expire at Lady Day must be renewed within fifteen days, at this office, or with Mr. Sams, .No. I, St. James's-street, corner of Pall-mall; become with •he Company's A ge nts throughout the kingdom , oth erwise they become void. . _ GEORGE KEYS, Secretary: PROMOTER LIFE ASSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY, 9, Chatham-Place, 11l ackfriars, London.—Established in 1826. Subscribed Capital, 240.000/. This Society effects Assurances both on the bonus and non-bonus Systems, at the option of the Assurer. Those who adopt the bonus rates participate in three.fourths of tbe profits, whilst the following example illustrates what is the imme diate advantage secured by those who assure a the low, or non-par• ticipating rates of the office : A nnua l Premium require d by t h os e Societies which use the Northampton data, for an Assurance of 5,0001., at 25 ye:.re of age • • • • •• Promoter rreilliUtri for the like sum at the same age • • .. £l2O 4 2 01 0 10 Difference •• •• £29 3 4 The expectation of life, by the best tables, at 25 years of age, is 37 years. And an annuity of 291 30. 4d., accumulated at compound in terest for 37 years, at 5 per cent., will amount to 2,9641. 3s. I Id. There may have been instances where a larger bonus than that sum has been received, when the party has lived beyond the average du ration (elite, but it is difficult to conceive that all those who have assured for 5,0001. at 25 years of age, have had, on the average, such an addition to their policies. Prospectuses, and all farther information may be obtained at the situ. M. SAWARD, Secretary. ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE COMPANY. (Completely registered under the Act 7 and 8 Von ic., c. 110.) 7, Bank - bu ildings, Lothbury, Lond, Adjoining the Gov ernment Annuity Ofllcc, Old Jewry. DIRECTORS. KENYON" S. PARKER, Esq., Q.C., Lincoln's Inn, Chairman George Ives Raymond Barker, Esq., Daabgworth, near Cirencester The Lord Thomas P. Clinton, Ca,lten Villas, Edgware-r oad ou thwell, Notts. Ri c h a rd Fawkes, Esq., Laurel Lodge, Barnet The Lord A. E. Hi ll, M.P., Norwood Park. S Thomas Knox Holmes, Esq., Fludyer-street, Westminster Ron. Richard E. Howard, Temple lane J o hn PhiHipps Judd, Esq.. 6, Mark- Captain Lowther, M.F., Ist Life Guards Ilenry Blair Mayne, Eq., 3, Chester-street, Grosvenor -place James Mitchell, Esq., 58, Chansery-lane Charles Snell Paris, Ssq., St. Salvador House, Bishopsgate -street TRUSTERS. George Woclehouse Cunie, Esq., 29, Cornhill • K e nyon S. Pat ker , Esq., Q.C., Lincoln's Inn. AUDITORS. • Thomas Esq., M.P., 9, New Broad-street Robert Tower, Esq., St. Salvador Home, Bishopsgate-street Thomas M. Weguelin. Esq., 5734, 014 Vroad-street. BANTERS—Messrs. Currie and Ce , 29, Cornhill. Soraccroas—Messrs. Maltby and Rebi ison, 7. Bank-huildingS. C ONSULTING ACTUARY—EdWard Ryley, Esq., F.R.A.S. SECRETARY —William Young. This Company insures the lives of a ll classes of persons, Case of death from violence or accident. CLASS I.—ORDINARY BUM Single payment, 21s. for 1001. Annual payment. 2s. 6d. for 1001. Prospectuses, forms of proposal for insurances, and applications for Shares and further information may be obtained at the offices of the Company, or on application to any of the Company's Agents. By order of the Directors, WILLIAM YOUNG, Secretary. VILE Y-F IftSl EDITION Illustrated by 2b Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. OF PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA2A • CITY, AND ISIFEDIM E es NTS T pu O MARR ed , lAGE. 28. 6d., or New Edition, enlarged to 196 pag. Just blish price b• poet, direct from the Estab lishment, as. Gd. in postage stamps. THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex cessive indulgence, Infection, and the inordinate use of merestry, with remarks on Marriage, and the means of elsylating certain Ca qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PEREY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, IS, Berners-street, Ox ford-street, London. Published by the Authors : sold by Strange, 21, Paterno ster -row ; Ilanuay,63, and Sanger, 150 , Oxford - street ; Starie,23, Titchborne-street, Haymarket: and Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street. PA Band eats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productlye Orgam., is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessiyelidta 'erne. and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative ncapacity. Illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. treats cn tuu thtemuo resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and centalts exp li cit direction, ler their treatment. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured itigravings. FAST iv. contains a Bemedy for the Prevention of Disease by a simple application, by which the danger of infection .1 oli- Viated. This Important part of the Work should no pi t e t t,, the rsader's notice. Pa= T. is devoted to the conaideration of vutrr 4 age and its duties. The causes of unprod uctive union are also zonsidered, and the whole subject critically and philosophicslly inquired into. TEDICOIDIAL BALM OF Eiir.i.souse is exclusivsly employed in treat ing nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., 11s. and 335. per b ntle. The Concentrated Detersive resence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood Jr cases ofinfection, secondary rymp toms, eruptions, and the abuse oft; ..::cury, lle. and 33e . per bottle. Perry's Puttying 6Pocifis Ins, 'lr. 9d., 4s. 6d., and I is. per boa, a certain rculedy for gonorrhccit,gleet, stricture, and chronic inflasnma if by letter, 11. A minute lion of Me bladder. ,onshltation fee, detail of the case is required : age, habits, and position in society. 11. Packets, with advice, to be haU at the Establishment only, by wh i c h the food b. Jo saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, are in atten dance daily at 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London, m MO. Ten till Tyyo, awl Lye to gtglit; 1113C14/4 fr9 lll to QUO, LIBRARY EDITION OF ALISONS'S EUROPE. This day is p ALISON — 'S HISTORY of EUROPE, Vol. XIII. of the Library Edition. This Edition is handsomely printed, in demy octavo, on superfine paper, to range with Standard Editions ()fibs English Historians, and is embellished with Portraits. Vol. XIV., completing this Edition, will contain a very carefully compiled INDEX, and will be published on the I st of June . ARE -ISSUE of the ATL AS to accom p an y the Library Edition of Alison's F.J:tory, is puolishlng in Monthly Parts, chronologically arranged, in demy quarto. Price 3s. 641. each. William oreßlackwod and Sons, Edinburgh and London. Orders mived by all Booksellers. INFLUENCE OF WOMEN IN FRANCE. Now ready, in 1 vols. post Bvo., with Eight Portraits o rearkable F renc h Women, price 245., elegantly bound In embossed c m loth, ACNentulrNy F B RA y Ju N LI C A E d k u v r A in N g sx th n e Eighteenth " DeliglAtl volumes : not only of immense interest, but of per manent value." —B, itannia. " An attractive and pleasant book on an impertant subject ; teach ing history ir. a d, lightfal manner."—Economist. 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LITERATURE of POLITICAL ECONOMY. 14s. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. ----- With Portrait, tomplete in One 'Volume, price One Guinea, cloth. Just published, R. MACAULAY'S CRITICAL and lIIS- M TORICAL ESSAYS. A Now Edition, in One Volume, square crown Svc ; with a Portrait by E. U. Eddie, engraYed in line by W. Grentbach, and a Vignette-title. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. With rertralt, complete in One Volume, price One Guiles cloth. Just published, THE REV. SYDNEY S MITH ' S WORKS; including his Contributions to the Edinburgh Review. A New Edition, in One Volume, square crown svo. ; with a l'Ortritit by E. IJ. Eddie, engraved in line by W. Greatbach, and a View Lf Conabe Florey Rectory, Somerset. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. This day, eve., price Sixpence, WORD in SEASON respecting the CON ASOLIDATION of the NATIONAL DEBT, addressed to JOHN BULL, by CHRIS. RICHARDSON", of Lincoln's Inn. London : T. 11. Rioe, 14, Charles-street, Bt. James's ; Mitchell and Co., 39, Charing-cross ; and Efilnghaqs Wilton, Royal Exchange ; Whitby : R. Kirby; and S.W. Theakston, Scarborough. ❑E CASE of ANN MERRITT, with most Important observations as regards the public.—See the 105th Number of THE lITOEIST, to be had at the Office, 168, Strand, London. trice On Penny, or Twopence by post. ir the undersigned WILLIAM JENNER, of Pixenix Wharf, clink-street, Southwark, Carman, do hereby acknowledge that the charge lately made by me, at the Lambeth Police-office, against Mr. ROBERT lIAGON, of No. I, 'Cliarles.place, East-street. Wal.orth, Baker, was ad e under a mistake, having proce , ded upon the information of another person, which afterwards turned out to be erroneous. I hereby express my regret for the troub le, anxiety, and annoyance which I h occasioned Mr. Hagen in the in .tter, and consent to this being in serted in such newspapers as he may think tit. Dated this 21st day of March, 1850. WILLIAM JE KNEE. Witness, Henry Simpson, 8, Wellington-street, Soithwark, Attormy for the said William Jenner. Parma- Sum the knitnal Policy Bonus in .•4 •g - vent Re- A..n - I kgo. gi , Pre- taken addition Bonus in duction of may bor. z : mium. out inl to Sum Cash. Annual row on Assured. Premium. Policy. ---- --- ---- - - -- -- ----- X s. A. X s d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1837 276 14 3 128 14 3 21 7 2 593 6 8 1838 251 18 10'115 11 8 18 12 8 543 17 9 £ £ s.d. 1839 226 6 0102 15 1 16 2 9 494 810 GO 1000 74 a 4. 1840 178 0 0 I ,82 14 2 1 2 14 11 115 0 0 1841 174 0 0 1 78 3 4 12 3 0 355 11 1 1842 147 4 2 65 15 10 10 2 4 346 2 3 1843 99 18 4 44 8 4 6 15 1 296 13 4 - 1844 J 62 6 8 27 13 4 4 4 • 247 4 5 ---------. DEFERRED ANNUITIES. Tt v the operation of the same principles, the Society is enabled to ' -'- DEFERRED ANNUITIES. By the operation of the same principles, the Society Is enabled to 'fiord to the public a plan of Deferred Annuities far more advanta geous than any hitherto offered, whereby an individual, by the con tribution of a very small annual, monthly, or weekly saving. may se cure either a comfortable provision for himself in advanced age, er, at his option, a large sum of money, or a policy to his family at his death ; while by giving to the purchaser, at any time, the power of borrowing two-thirds of all previous payments, it removes all risk el forfeiture from inability to continue premiums, besides affording an ample resource during sickness and want of employment ; and should the purchaser die before arriving at the stipulated period, two thirds of his payments will be returned to his representatives. The following Table is a specimen of t great and varied a secure dvan tages which the judiciou he s application of a small saving Cal through this Society. I. BENEFITS ecured on attaining the age of 65, by an Annual Premium of 21. Us. N * • Annuity 11. PREMIUMS To securel 1 o n attain- Annuity.£ lo le 0 i ng th e age Cash .. 82 10 0 of 65, the Policy.. 97 8 6 option of 4 ; , I 1 Payable • Payable 1 Payable ..c .. . Annu- 'is on• for Dis t. , ally. sum. parity. c' s• d 20 47 16 4 30 26 15 1(1 40 IS 19 Cash. I Policy. :£ 5. d. 20 010 11 30 019 6 40 1 17 3 X r. d.',s a. d. 10 0 10' 0 0 0 16 7 1 7 3 11 27 3 11 19 4 10 granted by the Society on liberal Rowing extracts from the Tables, tuity upon every 1001. deposited :- 14s. 3d. I Age 70, £l4 2s. 2d. :s of Rates, &c., may be had at the se Country ; or, on application, will S. B. WOOLBOITSE, Actuary. c cdZ 394 11 0 46€ 221 0 0 261 115 3 0,136 S. Q. 166 0 0 ' 0 0 6 0 Immediate Annuities are also ; terms, AS will be seen by the fol showing the annual amount of anni Age 50, £7 Bs. I Age 60, £9 1 The Annual Report, with Table office, or any of its Branches in th be forwarded post free. 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With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Inatonly, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, ,xplaining their strectuies, uses, and functions, and the various Injuries 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 eomplete account of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs. It un tertunately happens that the unhappy victim of excessive indul genoe and vicious habits, while suffering from their invariable con gequences, unwisely entertains a fear of applying 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'MIttRT has taken the highest medical honours, as his diplomas testify, and the great extent of his practice fur 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, )2, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Starie, Tichborne street, Haymarket; M2llll, 39, Cornhill ; Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street, London ; or, free by post for torty-twe stamps, from the Anther's Residence. 37. Bedrorri-souare London. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. Ma jesty At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 211 day of March, in Council. present This day Queen's the Excellent Moat Most Honourable Richard Marquis of Westminster was, by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accord ingly. BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH, ST. JAMES'S PALACE, Marten 22, 1850. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Ho nourable the Marquis of Westminster Lord Steward of her Majesty's Household, vice the Right Honourable Earl Furteecue, resigned. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, Mancn 13. The Queen has been pleased to appoint James Tyler, Esq., Lieutenant of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentleman at Arms, vice Sir Matthew Wyatt, retired. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MARCH 23. The Queen has been pleated, on the nomination of Lord Foley, to appoint William Topham, Esq., ono of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, vice Little, retired. DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 23. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Charles Alex ander John Piesse, Esq., to be Colonial Secretary for the territory of Western Australia. ITEHALL, MARCH 25. The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend William Sutherland to the church and parish of Ding wall, in the presbytery of Dingwall, and county of Ross, 'recent by the death of the Reverend Hector Bethune, late minister thereof. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshire. The Hungerford Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry—Henry Coe Coape, Gent., to be First-Lieutenant, vice Alex ander Hugh Leyborno Popham, resigned, Jan. 28 ; Capel Coape, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Edward Morris, resigned, Jan. 30. WHITEHALL. MARCH 13. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Thomas Wash bourne Gibbs, of the city of Bath, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. James Riley, private boarding-house keeper, South street, Finsbury, to surrender April 6, at eleven, and May 7, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Hooker, Bartlett's-buildings. William Billby, warehouseman, Essex-place, Dalston, April ll, at twelve, and May 10 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane; Van Sandau and Cumming, King-street. Cheapside. George Everard, earthenware manufacturer, Stoke upon-Trent, Staffordshire, April 11 and 25, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Young, Longton, Staffordshire; Smith and James, Birmingham. John Watson and Robert Young Watson, shipbuilders, Sunderland, April 11, and May 10, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Fell, S un derland; Rolfe and Edmunds, South - square , G ra y 's DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. Ward, Bishopsgate-street Within, chemist and druggist, April 13, at twelve—F. Macqueen, Leaden hall-streer, merchant, April 13, at eleven—W. Ward, Waruford-court, City, merchant, April 18, at eleven. In the Country. V. Cooke, Worcester, cabinet maker, April 24, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. R. C. Sweet, Birmingham, builder and carpenter, 35. 6d., on Thursday, April 4, or any subsequent Thursday, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. J. liansor, Hanley, Staffordshire, merchant and drug gist, is., on Thursday, April 4, or any subsequent Thursday, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. G. Cowan, Coventry, draper, 4s. 10d., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. N 0 TICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. Hawke, King William-street, City, batter, April 17, at eleven—E. Bell, Lambeth-walk, grocer, April 18, at twelve—T. R. Kemp, Abchurch-lane, till broker, April 18, at twelve—W. Steane, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, grocer, April 18, at half-past one—J. Matthews and J. Martin, Chichester-place, King's-cross, drapers, April 10. at twelve. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. J. Bush, Darkhouse-lane, Billingsgate, coffeehouse keeper—W. Keys, Robert's-place, Commercial-road, East, linen and woollen-draper—W. Lilley, Albert-road, Peckham, shipowner—C. W. Davies, Brownlow-street, Holborn, licensed victualler, certificate of the third class —G. Rackham, Southtown, Suffolk, wine merchant, certificate of the third class—G. J. Armstrong, Princes square, Ratcliffe-highway, coal merchant, certificate of the third class—R. Noble, Leadenhall-street, tailor, cer tificate of the second class—G. M. Cowley, Nottingham, scrivener and bill broker, certificate of the first class— Z. Stafford, Nottingham, innkeeper, certificate of the third class, after six months, from March 22—J. Cow lishaw and J. Cowlishaw, Derby, railway carriage builders, certificates of the first class—G. Rennie, Liver pool, merchant, certificate of the first class, after 21 days, from March 22—J. Dixon, Liverpool, grocer, certificate of the first class, after 21 days, from March 21. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Williams and J. Holmes, Lower Wookey Mills, So mersetshire, paper manutacturer 3 —J. T. Noakes and I. Goble, Three Crown-square, Southwark, hop factors— C. Tatham and T. Gray, Poplar, surgeons—T. Ki ngs , lord, C. Kingsford, and J. Parker, Mark-lane corn fac tors (so far as regards the said J. Parker)--A. Lucas And Bennett, Triuitl-terrace, Trinity-square, South- RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. YORK, NEWCASTLE; AND BERWICK. A special meeting of this corepany was held yes terday at York ; Mr. G. Leeman in the chair. The objects were to discuss the merits of two Bills, and for enabling the company to complete the purchase of the Great North of England Railway, and to effect alterations in certain branch lines • also to consider the position of the Great North of England Purchase shareholders. There was a tolerably large number of proprietors present. The late Secretary (Mr. C. Close) having read the advertisement calling the meeting, The CHAIRMAN introduced Captain O'Brien, the new secretary, and then proceeded with the business of the day. He said the subjects that were to be dis cussed were of great magnitude, and in order to come to a right decision upon these subjects he asked their attention whilst he placed before them the whole position of the company. This company pos sessed nearly 300 miles of railway, the greater pro portion of which had been constructed by the ordi nary capital of the company. The company had leased the Hartlepool line, and also the Great North of England ; the latter at a rent of 149,0001. a year ; and they were under an e n g a g ement to purchase that line on the Ist of July, 1850, at the sum of 3,547,5001. This was an engagement in which the whole company was concerned, and not any particular section. In 1846 the shareholders were called together, and a plan was then laid down by which the payment of that sum should be made to participate in the stock then proposed to be created for the purpose. At that time the plan was con sidered to be advantageous, and looking at the value which the stock then bore, no man could deny it was an advantage. Accordingly, the shareholders took up that stock, having attached to it a guaranteed di vidend of 6 per cent. until the Ist of July, 1850. Immediately after October, 1846, the directors com menced purchasing up the shares of the Great North of England Purchase. There was no direct authority to pursue that course, but it was perfectly well known that the directors were proceeding to the pur chase of those shares at the prices at which they were then selling in the market, the difference between that price and the par value being the profit which was expected to be realised by the company. In order to enable the directors to perform their duty, they made calls to the extent of 81., which they had applied to the purchase of these shares, and to other purposes the construction of the ordinary works of the company, and another portion was applied to the payment of the 6 per cent. guaranteed to the holders of the purchase shares. In 1847 a gloom came over commercial affairs, and no call was made ; 12348 came, and there was a continuance of the gloom, and there was an unwillingness in the direc tors and shareholders bo any call being made. On the arrival of 1849 they all knew what burst upon the railway world, and, in the midst of such suspicions and revelations as were engendered and brought out, it was not likely any calls would be made. Then the present board came into office on the 25th of October last, and he wished the shareholders to remember the position in which the Great North of England matter stood, and for this reason—that with in the last few days he had received letters question izig the validity of the agreement between this com pany and the Great North of Ungland. When the present directors came into office the policy of the company in respect of that purchase was decided upon ; and in support of this he quoted from the re ports of the committee of investigation to show that that committee had recommended a certain line of conduct, ' which had been adopted by the shareholders. The principle laid down by the committee, and adopted by the shareholders, was this—that the purchase shares now bearing interest should take dividend with the general stock, and the guarantee of six per cent. should cease after July Ist, 1850. When these mat ters were brought forward not a whisper was heard against the recommendations of the committee. He then stated the terms which were ultimately arranged between the Great North of England and this corn pang, viz., that three-tenths of the purchase money shall be paid on the Ist of July, 1853 ; four-tenths on the Ist of July, 1855 ; and the remaining three tenths on the let of July, 1856. When these terms were made known to the shareholders still not a whisper was heard against them, and the first inti mation that was given to the directors was a meeting held in London, which was convened by a gentleman of the name of Douglass. That gentleman was pre sent to-day, and as he was present he would tell the meeting when Mr. Douglass became a shareholder — it was on the 4th of February.—(Sharne.) Ile did not understand how it was that men who had become shareholders so recently could be so patriotic as they wished the shareholders to suppose they were. — (Shame.) If Mr. Douglass had been an original shareholder, then he would have been justified in doing his utmost to support his interests ; but to be come a shareholder so recently, and now to be sowing the seeds of discord as he had done, he could not un derstand. Mr. Holland of Liverpool, also was mixed up in this opposition, but he was not a holder until November last. _ Mr. HOLLAND—I have held for years in this com pany.—(Hear.) The CHAIRMAN said, he was now quoting from the books, and they showed that since November Mr. Holland had purchased 696 shares, and that only a few days ago he had transferred 420 shares, at ss. a share consideration, to a gentleman named Cood.— (Shame !) He then went on to observe that, as the result of what had been mooted in London and elsewhere, the directors had come to the conclusion that they would best meet the requirements of the purchase holders by proposing that they should pay a call of 11. on the Ist of July in this year; 11. ss. on the Ist of July, 1852 ; and 11. ss. on the Ist of Ja nuary, 1853. This, however, was rejected; and he would leave it to the opposition to say what were the terms which they did wish the company to accede to. He would a s k, cou ld any directors have met the pur chase-holders in a more liberal spirit than they had done ?—(Hear, hear.) Be concluded by moving a resolution to the effect that the 81. already paid up be made consolidated stock, and that interest at the rate of 4 per cent. be paid on so much of the remaining 171 as shall be called up.—(Applause.) Mr. DouGLAss then addressed the meeting, ob serving he never did anything of which he was ashamed in his life. He would ask Mr. Close if he was not a shareholder before the time specified by the chairman ? Mr. CLOSE said, Mr. Douglass was a shareholder previous to that time, and in different classes of shares. Mr. Douciisssa then proceeded to defend his con duct in reference to the part which he had taken on the proposal made by the directors. lie urged that the company ought to borrow money to enable them to carry out this purchase. The CHAIRMAN said they had no powers to borrow.--(Hear, hear.) Mr. HoLLAND also answered the chairman, and said that when the proposition respecting the passing of the Great North cf England Purchase Bill should be proposed he should move that it be not entertained. Mr. TuoairsoN, of Moat-hall, spoke in favour of the motion. Mr. SCOTT also replied to the chairman's state ments ; and Mr. WYLIE, an auditor, followed, suggesting that a middle course should be taken by deferring the call of July and January next until 1852. Mr. Mans, another of the auditors, moved as an amendment, " That interest at 4 per cent. bo paid until the lot of Mr. HoLLAND then demanded a poll. Scrutineers were appointed, and the shareholders proceeded to poll. After an ineffectual attempt to get Alr. Holland to withdraw his demand, The CHAIRMAN said that the directors held double the number of proxies that Mr. Holland or any other gentleman did. The next motion was for authorizing the directors ' to proceed with a Bill enabling the company to alter the levels of a branch line, and other objects of a similar nature.—Carried. Mr. MAUD then moved a resolution to the effect that, at the option of the Great North of England Purchase shareholders, they receive back on the Ist of July, 1852, as much of the money as they may have paid in advance of calls. The resolution was lost, only a few bands being held up in its favour. The CHAIRMAN then proposed a resolution, em bodying the sentiments contained in the close of his speech, relative to the calls to be made on the Great North of England Purchase shareholders; which was carried almost unanimously. The adjourned half-yearly meeting was then held, when Mr. Plows and Mr. Alderman Hodgson were re-elected directors. Messrs. Wylie and Maud were re-elected auditors, and it was resolved that their yearly salary be raised to 1201. each. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Love for his able services as a director, and another to Mr. Close for his attention to the duties of his office since the present board took office. The special meeting then resumed, and the result of the poll was stated to be as follows ;—Personal votes and proxies for the 8i11,20,001 ; ditto against it, 7,935. The proceedings then closed at a quarter past nine. LAND TAX ASSESSMENT. An extraordinary general meeting of the Com missioners for levying the land tax in the county of Middlesex was held yesterday in the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell, for the purpose of taking into considera tion, at the request of the Commissioners for the Holborn division, the present unequal distribution of this tax in the different parishes and divisions of the metropolis, and to take such measures as might be best fitted to effect an equalization of assessment. On the motion of Mr. WOODWARD, chairman of the Finsbury division, seconded by Mr. Louis, the chair was taken by Jamer Hargrave Mann, Esq. Mr. Lush acted as clerk to the meeting. The CHAIRMAN said he believed that there had been no meeting of the Commissioners of that part of the county called in the Act of Parliament " the rest of the county of the Middlesex," since the year 1826, except when they were called together to select a commissioner under the Property and Income-tax Act. It was under extraordinary circumstances, some of which he would briefly state, that they were now assembled. Some time in the early part of October last a gentleman of the name of May, having property in the Holborn division, made an appeal, with the view to have an alteration made in the assessment of his property, and what was still more important, he endeavoured to effect an alteration in the quota levied on the pro perty of the parish in which he was. He availed him self of the assistance of counsel, whom the Commis sioners readily consented to hear, for though under, the Assessed Taxes Act barristers were not permitted to be present at appeals against the land-tax, they were permitted to be present at appeals under the Property Act. 'The reason of this appeared to be, that under the Assessed Taxes Act the decision could be repealed, but under the Property-tax Act there was no appeal, and parties were therefore allowed to have the benefit of counsel. The result was, that the Commissioners having availed themselves of the legal knowledge and great experience of his friend, Mr. Burchell, and having given due consideration to the clauses of the Act of Parliament relied on by Mr. Miller, the counsel for the appellant, thought that the view which he had taken, namely, that no parochial assessment should be taken, but that divisional as sessments should be made, was not correct, and they decided, by an almost unanimous vote, of twelve to one, that they had not the power of granting the relief that was required. Mr. Miller retired dissatisfied, but not, as he (the chairman) believed, disappointed with the decision, and he shortly afterwards waited with a deputation on the Chancellor of the Exchequer, wanting to obtain relief from the Government. If the reports in the newspapers were correct, Mr. Mil ler, at that deputation, had put into the mouths of the Commissioners language which they had never uttered, and had thereby committed a gross act of in justice to an honourable board. Mr. Miller was re ported to have said. " The Commissioners refuse to grant relief on the ground that it would be very in convenient to re-assess the old divisions." That statement had not been made on any occasion by the Commissioners, who never had, and never would allow, mere consideration of convenience to inter fere with the discharge of their duties, and other interests of the ratepayers. The Chancellor of the Exchequer replied to the deputation that they had not exhausted all the remedies afforded by the Act, and that he could not, therefore, give them any assistance. The Chancellor of the Exchequer could not have given any other answer, for he must have felt, that if the Commissioners had refused relief merely on the score of convenience, the appellants might have gone to the Barons of the Exchequer, in stead of to the Government, for redress. In conse quence of the reply of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, the party had made another appeal to their board, forgetting that, according to the Act, when ap peals have been once decided they cannot be reheard. But, considering the importance of the question, the Commissioners of the whole of Middlesex had been called together that day to see if they could not afford the relief which the Holborn Commissioners could not give. It was another object of the meeting to con sider whether it was not the duty of the Commis sioners to have an annual meeting of the entire body. He requested that any resolution that might be pro posed should be in writing, and concluded by hoping that they would come to a determination which , if not satisfactory to the parties, would at least enable them to go with a good case before Parliament. Mr. COPPOCK quoted the 38 Geo. 111. c. 5, and 54 Geo. 111. c. 173, s. 142, to prove that it was the duty of the Commissioners to meet together once every year, on or before the 30ch of April. This course was necessary to legalise the making of a land-tax ab initio, and he fearlessly asserted that without such a meeting they could not enforce the payment of any assessment of land-tax.—(Hear, hear, and murmurs.) In order to bring the case fully before the Commis sioners, the speaker then entered into a detailed exa mination of the various Acts relating to the land tax, from the 4 Will. 111. c. 1, when the present form of the land-tax was substituted for the more sc 3 u s ta ci g e e e s,. c. p 6 a o ri , o iN d , i h c e a n l ancient m assess ments, t sdownh yd l a es g toihe from being an annual one, was made permanent, and subject to redemption by the landowner. He then showed the great inequality of pressure with which the land-tax weighed upon the differe n t parishes and divisions of the metropolis. 'The sum to be raised from Holborn division was 13,6291., while that to be raised from the wealthy Marylebone, which was sepa rated from Holborn in 1806, amounted to less than 6001. The law, he contended, gave the Commissioners the power of making a new assessment, so as to make the tax more just ant equal. Mr. Wood, the chair man of the Inland Revenue Board, stated the present custom to be " to copy the amount of assessment made from year to year from previous assessments, unless in case of appeals the inequality rendered it necessary to make a new settlement." That custom arose from the false notion that the Act of Parliament bound them down to a certain assessment which they could not alter. The hardships arising from this uni form assessment had now been suffered for a consider able period; but length of time did not legalise in justice, and it was now in their power to apply a re medy. He concluded by moving :—" That the un redeemed portion of the land-tax, payab'e by that part of the county of Middlesex, which, by Act of Parliament, made and passed in the 38th year of King George 111., c. .5, is charged with the sum of 107,6021. 1 ls. 7d., be re-assessed by an equal pound rate upon all property liable to the tax, within every hundred, lathe, wapentake, rape ward, or other divi sion within that part cf the said county." Mr. STALLWOOD seconded the motion. Mr. OFFER stated, in illustration of the unequal distribution of the land-tax in different districts, that there was a street in Wapping, one side of which was assessed at above 35., while the other side of the same street, happening to be included in the parish of St. George-in-the-East was assessed at 6d. Let them look again at the vast disproportion between 30,0001., the assessment levied on the Tower Hamlets, and the 500/. or 6001. raised from Marylebone. He admitted that they could not alter the quota named in the Act of Parliament, but he thought they could alter the assessment so as to distribute it equally over all the parisbes.—(Hear, hear.) He conceived that the re demption of the land-tax was one of the greatest blunders ever sanctioned by the Legislature. In the Tower Hamlets, whenever a house fell into decay, the landlord redeemed the tax before the house was re-built, and consequently a larger sum was required from the rest of the division ; and if the present sys tem continued, the result would be, that the assessed landlords would throw up their freeholds rather than be subject to a tax so heavy, that no amount of rent that they could obtain would repay them. Mr. PAYNE, coroner, denounced the present system of assessment as iniquitous, but he thought it impos sible for the Commissioners to take any steps towards remedying the evil, until it was ascertained whether they had the power under the present law to do so. In the case of "The King v. St. Paul's, Covent garden," in which relief was sought for from an ex orbitant assessment, Lord Mansfield said, " There is great hardship in this case, but the law is clear and decided, and we can give no relief. We have no au thority to make any change in the assessment, al though we are convinced that considerations of equity require that the change should take place." He (Mr. Payne) thought that that opinion of Lord Mansfield was decisive against the view of the powers vested in the Commissioners taken by Mr. Coppock, and he should, therefore, move as an amendment, that it be referred to a committee, to consider whether the body of the Commissioners have the power to make any change in the assessment, and to report thereon to the Commissioners. A COMMISSIONER seconded the amendment. Mr. RAMSDEN feared that, if they sanctioned the original resolution, numerous protests would be made against it unless it were fortified by a legal opinion. He approved of the appointment of a committee, but was at a loss to know how its expenses were to be paid.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. LOVELL said the evil was not confined to Mid dlesex, but extended over the whole country.— (Hear, bear.) The question was mixed up with so many difficulties, that he did not think there was any adequate remedy except a declaratory Act of Parliament, which should cover all England. Mr. H. POWNALL said that the objections to the present mode of assessing the land-tax had not emanated from the present generation, but were almost contemporary with the Act by which the tax was established, convincing the public mind more and more of the necessity of some change. He could not entirely agree either with the motion or the amendment which had been proposed, and he would therefore move that —" Whereas much dissatisfaction is expressed by the inhabitants of Holborn and other parishes in Mid dlesex, and much difference of opinion exists as to whether the Commissioners have the power to alter the quota and assessment of the land-tax, resolved, that the Commissioners petition Parliament for an Act in which their powers shall be more correctly defined, and that a committee be appointed to carry out that object."__ Mr. WOODWARD seconded the amendment. Mr. CorrocK having briefly replied, The CHAIRMAN put Mr. Payne's amendment, which was lost by a majority of 25 to 18. The original motion was also declared to be lost, 14 hands only being held up in favour of it. Mr. H. Pownall's amendment was carried by a majority of 43 to 9. A committee wat then appointed to take charge of the petition to be presented to Parliament, consisting of Mr. IL Pownall, Mr. Coppock, Mr. Payne, Mr. Elliott, and the chairman of the divisional boards of Commissioners. A vote of thanks having been passed to the chairman, the court then adjourned to Thurs day, the 4th proximo, when the question of the assess ment of the tax fur the present year will come under consideration, PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.i TUESDAY, MARCH 26. TilE ROYAL ACADEMY. Motion made, and Question put, " That there be laid before this House an Account of the Receipts and Expendi ture of the Royal Academy of :Arts each year since 1E36, with a detailed statement of the sums appropriated to salaries, and to the various general and incidental purposes of the Establishment; also, the amount of money funded, which, in lac, was 47,0001. Th• House divided: MINORITY—AYES, 19. A.rlcwright, G. Barris, Richard Stuart, Lord D. Brotherton, J. Henley, J. W. Thompson, Colonel Cobden, Richard Kershaw, James Walmsley, Sir J. Divett, Edward Meagher, Thomas Duncan, Viscount Mullings, J. It. MLLES. Duncan, George Peto, Samuel Hume, .Th.seph Greene, John Balwey, Colonel E wart, William Ilan, Sir B. Stanley, E. 11. MAJORITY—NOES, 47. Armstrong, R. B. Forster, Mathew Pelham, D. A Bellew, It. M. French, F. Plowden, W. IL Berkeley, Henry F. Fuller, A. E. Power, Nicholas Blackall, S. W. Gordon, Admiral Price, Sir Robert Boyle, Colonel Gore, W. R. 0. Scrope, G. I'. Campbell, W. F. Grace, O. D. Shell, R. L. Coles, It. U. Gretna, Charles W. homerville, Sir W. Cowper, W. P. Grey, R. W. Spooner, Richard Craig, Sir W. G. Hayter, W. G. Talbot, J. H. Dawson, T. V. llobhouse, Sir John Townley, R. G. Duncombe, 0. Lewis, G. C. Tufnell. 11. Dundas, Admiral M'Cullagh, W. Wilson, James Dundas, Sir David Morgan, 11. K. G. Wodehouse, Edmund Dunne, Colonel ' Newdegate, N. Ebrington, Viscount Norreys, Sir D. Elliot, John O'Connell, M. J. Fairer, James Parker, John TILLERS. Hawes, Benjamin lloward, P. IL MISS EMMA STANLEY'S MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC MELANGE. Miss Emma Stanley, the actress so long a favourite with the audiences of the Princess's Theatre, gave last evening, in the Princesss's Concert-room an en • tertainment in the nature of a monologue, interspersed with music. The intelligence and versatility of this lady, so often displayed on the stage, fully justified her in the somewhat bold attempt to entertain an audience with a performance of this kind, in which so much address and variety of talent are required, in order to keep up attention without factitious aids. In all that depended upon herself, Miss Stanley was most successful. Her manner was piquant and self possessed, without effort or obtrusiveness, and she ex hibited great skill in the ease with which she glided from one subject to another, from anecdote to illus tration, from the didactic to the satirical and the mi metic. She might have had provided for her materials more pointed and racy, but such as they were she cer tainly made the most of them. These dramatic and musi cal monologues have usually the same general charac teristics/There is always too much lamentation over the neglect of the native drama for the sake of foreign at tractions, and too little illustration of that indigenous talent which;when displayed, is quite as much appre ciated in this country as in any other. Miss Stanley's delivery of what she termed her " explanatory and de precatory prologue" was very pointed 'and graceful-- indeed, this formed the best feature in the literary portion of the entertainment. In her stage anecdotes, chiefly of contemporary managers, actors, and ac tresses, among whom were an " eminent" tragedian and the charming Anna Tbillon, were very happy; and in an air from the Ambassadrice, sung with a happy imitation of the French accent of that delight ful vocalist, Miss Stanley commanded an encore. In the second part there was a clever sketch of Rachel, and Miss Stanley exhibited her versatility and mimetic powers in some happy imitations of national charac teristics. Upon the whole, we congratulate this lady on having made a very successful essay in a kind of performance requiring, more especially in her sex, a rare combination of courage and tact. THE ART-UNION OF LONDON..—..Crowds have been rushing into the office in the Strand daring the last two or three days to obtain the engraving of " Sabrina," the delivery of which began on Monday last. Maclise's fine illustrations of " The Seven Ages" are all engraved, and in progress of printing. A medal in honour of Bankes, the sculptor, has been determined on. The council have selected a fine antique tazza from the British Museum to be produced in cast-iron. The bas relief of Christ entering Jerusalem has been very suc cessfully engraved by the ruling process (or anaglyp tograph, and is ready for press.—Some time ago Prince Albert directed the council to have prepared tor him a set of the bronzes and statuettes which have been issued by the Art-Union. This has been done, and last week one of, the officers of the society accompanied them to Buckingham Palace, when his Royal Highness was pleased personally to express great satisfaotion,—Builder. The lion. Donald Hugh Mackay, born Deoember 31, 1780, was second surviving son of the Hon. George Mackay, of Skibo, M.P., in 1754, for the county of Sutherland, and afterwards Master of the Mint of Scot. „- land, by Anne, third daughter of Eric Sutherland, only son of the attaint e d Lord Duffus, who was at first a captain in the British, and then a flag-officer in the,: Ressian navy. H e vi as nephew of Lieutenant-Genera-74 the Hon. Alexander Mackay, appointed in 1780 com mander-in-chief of the forces in Scotland, and brother of the present Lord Reay. This officer entered the Royal Naval Academy in January, 1792; and embarked, in October, 1794, as midshipman, on board the Daedalus, 32, Captain Thomas Williams ; on accompanying whoa into the Unicorn, of 3S guns, he assisted at the capture of the Dutch brig of war Comet, of 18 guns, as also, we are informed, after a severe action, of the French frigate La Tribune, of 44 guns, and 339 men, 37 of whom were killed and 15 wounded, with impunity to the British. After an active service of more than eighteen months with Sir Richard Strachan, in the Ikielampus and Diamond frigates, on the home station, he was made lieutenant, March 27, 1798, into the Ariadne, 20, Cap tain James Bradley, in which ship, it appears, he accom panied an expedition under Sir Home Popham, having for its object the destruction of the locks and sluice.. gates of the Bruges Canal. In the Isis, 50, flag-abip of the late Sir Andrew Mitchell, he witnessed the'fall of the Helder fortress, and surrender of the Texel squadron, and commanded a tender at the capture of four Dutch gun-vesselF, forming part of the flotilla collected for the protection. of Amsterdam. 'Was advanced to the rank of commander April 29, 1802, and attained post rank January 22, 1806, and was afterwards invested with the command of the Druid frigate, on the coast of Ireland ; fur three months, of the Inflexible 64, fi tting ! for Halifax ; of the Volage, 26, Malacca, 42, and Minden, 74, all on the East India station, whenoe he returned about April, 1516 ; and November 7, 1831, of the Revenge, 78, which ship, after having been in termediately attached to the force off Lisbon, was put out of commission in the early part of 1834. He was actively employed, under the orders of Sir Samuel Hood, in the Eastern Archipelago and China Seas, where hia duties were of a very arduous character. In the Malacca he co-operated with a squadron under Captain George Sayer, in a serious attack made, in June, 1813, upon the piratical settlements of Sambas, in the island of Borneo. He attained flag rank June 28, 1838." By the :death of Vice-Admiral Mackay the fol lowing promotions and alterations in the .Nary List take place:— Rear-Admiral Sir George Francis Seymour, C.B , G.C.H , to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral Sir William Henry Dillon, K.C.H., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red, vice Seymour. Rear-Admiral Barrington Reynolds, C. 8., Com mander• in-Chief on the south-east coast of America, to be Rear-Admiral of the White, vice Dillon. Captain Sir John Marshall, C. 8., K.C.H., to bis Rear-Admiral of the Blue, vice Reynolds. Captain Henry Jenkinson (1814), on the retired list of 1846, to be Rear-Admiral on the retired list, but without any increase of pay. The lien. J. Poulett is now the senior 'Vice-Ad miral on the list for promotion. Captain J a m es Erskine Wemyss (1814) is the senior captain on the active list ; Captain Edward Sauren (1814) on the re tired list; Captain F. W. Beechy (18'27) comes within the 14s. 6d. a day half-pay list ; and Captain William Hillyar (1836) becomes entitled to 12s. 6d. a-day. 'By - the promotion of Sir John Marshall, a captain's good service pension reverts to the patronage of the First Lord of the Admiralty. APPOINTMENT. WOOLWICH, MARCH 26.—Master-Assistant Charles Cooke, to the Hastings, 72, flag-ship on the East In• dies and China station. The Widgeon steam-vessel, Captain Bullock, left Woolwich on Saturday for Yarmouth. The Vivid steam-vessel, Captain Smithett, left Woolwich this morning to resume her duties is a mail pack►t on the Dover station. The D warf steam-vessel arrived here yesterday, and was taken into the basin to-day, preparatory to having her engines taken out, when she will be broken up. The Rosamond steam-sloop, Commander Foote, is ordered home to Woolwich to be paid off at this port. Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.B. Surveyor of the Navy, arrived at Woolwich Dockyar d one o'clock r.ss. to-day, on an official visit to inspect the progress made with the Pioneer and Intrepid, screw-propelled steam-vessels, fitting for the Arctic expedition. The Gallant Officer was accompanied to these vessels by Commodore Henry Eden, Superintendent of the dockyard ; Captain H. T. Austin, C. 8., of the Reso lute ; Captain Ommanney, of the Assistance ; Mr. Lang, master shipwright; and Mr. Humphreys, chief engineer ; with Mr. Chatfield and Mr. Peake, as sistants to the master shipwright. The progress of the vessels towards a finished state is now satisfactory, although fears were at first entertained relative to the Free Trade, owing to the delay in her being banded over to Government. She is now, however, in an ad vanced state, the half of her doubling from the gun wales to the keel being already put on. The caulkers employed on the Pioneer are to be paid by piece work, and as every caulker belonging to Deptford dockyard has been sent here, they will soon finish that vessel. The Resolute and the Assistance are expected from Blackwall in the early part, or at latest the middle, of next week, and the provisions and other stores will soon be put on board, as they are all in readiness. The official report of the draught of water of the Nankin, 50 •gun frigate, on the day she was launched, and when taken down the river, is fourteen feet six inches forward, and sixteen feet aft, or one foot six inches by the stern. A very pretty little vessel has been constructed at Chatham from the launch of the Vernon, 50-gun frigate, and was brought round to Woolwich on Fri day last. On Friday the vessel was taken to Green. wich to be rigged by the boys there. She has been painted to represent a frigate, and has a neat bust of the Prince of Wales in his naval costume for a figure head. The general impression is that this miniature frigate is intended for his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. There are three 50-gun sailing frigates being built, or ordered to be built at Devonport Dockyard, namely, the llcebe, the Narcissus, and the Liffey. The Liffey is waiting orders, it is to be hoped, for screw arrangements. There are building, also, at Devonport, three,two-decked ships, namely, the Exmouth, 90; Algiers, 90; and Sans pariel, 84. Though not progressing, the St. Jean D'Acre, 90, makes a fourth ship. Her progress is im peded by want of drawings. It is much discussed, whether the Sanspariel shall be a mere sailing ship, or have auxiliary steam power. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1850. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... *l6l Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ... ... ... 34 Tubercular Diseases ... ... ... ... ... 170 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 120 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... .. 47 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... ~. ... ... ... ... 231 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... 53 Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. •• , Childbirth Diseases of the Uterus, &e. .... ... 15 ... 12 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. ... Malformations... •.• ••• ... ... •.• - Premature Birth •.• •• •.• ••• 2g Atrophy .•• ••• •.• ••• ••• ••• IS Old Ago ••• ••• ... ... SO Sudden ..• ••• ••• 31 ••• ••• .•• Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance ... 36 Causes not speeified ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 7 ... 41 ... ... 1 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... Population Deaths 11 wrre- Deatlll Enumerated, opoading week in the 1841. of 1849. Week. West Districts... 301,189 . . 156 ... 131 North Districts.. 376,568 .. 221 ... 217 Central Districts 374,199 ... 204 ... 179 East Districts ... 393,067 ... 210 ... 214 South Districts.. 503,346 257 ... 277 1,026 Totals... ..... 1,948,369 ... 1,046 Males Females ... 1,026 ... 620 ... 506 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females ... 769 ... 693 Total ... ... ... ... ...1,462 *ln this number &re included 14 by Scarlatina, 31 by Typhus Fever, and 20 by Diarrhoea. Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps ; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be.—Eliza C°°4ll ' B Journal. MANCHESTER RECTORY DIVISION BILL.—The Select Committee upon this Bill re-assembled yesterday— Mr. Deedes iu the chair---when Mr. Talbot delivered an able speech against the preamble, on the part of the Dean and Canons of the Cathedral Church of Manchester. The evidence of Mr. J. C. Marten, the Rev. Archdeacon Rushton, the Rev. Canon Clifton and the Rev. Canon Sargent, was th ir. en R ta u k ss e ell nt , o w p h r o oNveallegations of the Learned Counsel. appeared for Sir Thomas de Trafford, stated that an arrangement had been effected with the Counsel for the promoters, in consequence of which he withdrew his op position to the preamble, with the understanding th a t alterations were to be introduced in the clauses to save his 1 client's rights. The Committee, after some deliberation, then declared the preamble to be proved, but it, which, that certa i n verbal alterations should be made i n which, it is said. will re-open the whole question upon the cl aw, Tit COW matte then adjourned until the Pat of April. THE APPRENTICESHIP OF LIFE. A Novel. By G. H. LEWIS. Author of " Ranthorpo," " Rose, Blanche, and Violet," &C. Chapter First in 1 1 H E I, E ADER, of SATURDAY, March 30. Joseph Clay ton, Jun., 265, Strand. THE LIONS AND THE OXEN, A Political Fable for WO, in T H LE ADER , E of SATURDAY, March V. 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