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--,_ C )_ - ' 1 " • 1 / 4 ” 44 11 4r: 41411 4 A ' tts, •t, , 7 4t. tt , *V" • „ , arc t /4 "_ 4 ` # . j s ! grk *1 74#1 ,, • cie 2 • ' 4,4 4.' ;•( • a. • • 0 02? V • io • Alp N pirEAST DTDIA. HOUSE, SEPTEMBFB, 18, 1850. HE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do , hereby give notice, Q That a Proprietor of East baffle Stock leas given notice, that at the t -t , rte r l 3 7 General Court of the said Company, appointed to be held Z_ House in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 25th inst., e will submit the following motion, viz.:— " That this Court recommend their E xecutive to take into their „, ",.. m sideration the expulsion of Captain P eter Gordon from Madura e npie 20th October, 1826." ion hat another Prsprietor has given notice that he will submit the ~° W irlg motion, That the Court of Directors be requested to have prepared and laid upon the Table in the Proprietors' Room the following Papers : or — "Schedule of those Collectorates under the Dorni.ay Presidency, tinin exist either the original surveys or fac-similes thereof documentsP r inview to the earliest possible puncation of those valuable in the most convenient form, as- in the case of the Ord nance Survey of England, and of a like publication of the whole of is _ a uladras, and of a lavge portion of the Bombay. Presidencies, and hstitution of the very meagre and inaccurate maps aions pro urable L em at any of the Scientific Institutions or Mapsellers throughout uon. the"nSohedule of the made Roads, excepting those of the Towns, and 13 0 ,4% 11 and Military Stations, throughout bach Colleeborste of the sucaY scarePresidncy, specifying, their lengths and general widths, 11 ,4",f>f them metalled and bridged, such as are metalled only, .. 81 .!' u use which are constructed of moorum or a like soft superlayer ti„_ 4 0 the obstructions from drainage, or dangerous ellvi va to Which the transit ofmerchandise along them is subject." J. D. DICKINSON, Deputy Secretary. EAST INDIA HOUSE, JULY 31, 1850. 1 111 E COURT of DIRECTORS 'of the EAST Thw INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, wa QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said Company ue held at their House, in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, 45ththe September next, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. CONTRACTS for WHEAT, COCOA, SOAP, PEAS, and RICE. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport The Services, Somerset-place, Sept. 23, 18 50 . v t , oramissioners for executing the office Ir e land High Admiral* liAr e United Kingdom of Great Britain and do hereby give ee, that on TircaiDAT the 31 October next , at One o'clock, Y.Y will be ready to treat With such persons as mays e willing to E.Otract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty' Victualling at Deptford the undermentioned articles, When to be delivered. Quarters.l Half of each in 1000 three weeks, 500 and the re- Tons. mainder in 100 ; three weeks 30 J afterwards. Half of each in Quarters. a fortnight, 500- and the Re- Tons. mainder in a 29 j fortnight af terwards. 4 Cocoa and Rice to be exempted from the Customs' Duties. sa mples of the Wheat and Peas (not le ss than 2 quarts of each), Rote Cocoa and Rico (not less than 2 lbs. of each), and of the Soap c eh ~ess than a bar), must be produced by the parties tendering. The z s r os of the Contracts may be seen at the said office. nor 0 Tender will be received a ft er One o'clock on the day of treaty, 9 all doer Y noticed, unless the party attends, or an ageat for him duly ed in writing. raijTender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi " ;old bear in the left-hand corner the words "Tender for and mutt also be delivered a t S omerset -place, and those for %ble°e°a must be accompanied by a letter sig ned b y two respon bowPorsons, and those for Rice by one person, engaging to become sae wit h the person tendering in the sum of 251. per cent. on t he for the due performance of the Contract. /t IIEAT 1 Red........ . White...• • • :.:: COOOl • hoo • . 4,,,,j•••• 1 E .S.. iqet (Bengal White) • 14 LAST TRIP THIS SEASON. ARCUS' EXCURSION TRAIN to EDIN BURGH BURGH and GLASGOW and BACK, for 375. 6d., will che Euston Station on Monday, October 7, for 5 or 12 days. fo r 40 41) Excursion from London to Dublin and Back, via Holyhead, Cheap 01l Monday, October 7, offering a choice of 5 or 12 days. 4t o „, i al) Excursion to Liverpool or Manchester and-Back, for 21s. on e Van October 7, ofleriug a choice of 5 or 12 days. O cte ",,eaP Excursion to Bangor or Conway and Back, on Motility, c h ,"r 7, for 265. Cherg a choice of sor 12 days. (t ore V,,aP Excursion to ter or Shrewsbury and Back, on Monday, c h 'r 7, for 205., offering a choice of 5 or )2 days. ea P Excursion from London to Hiimingliam and Back, for 12s. enclosede carriages), on Monday, October 7, for 5 or 12 days. P oh .Tala Exursion from Lndon 'to Carlisle and Back, for 345. 6d. ; , th and c B ac k, 34 5 . 6d. 0 ; Wlndera.ere and Back, 325. Ed.; Ken -233 4 G 1 ,, d nack,Lancaster and Back, 255.; Preston and Buck in, ..; Huddersfield and Back, 255.; on Monday, October 7, offer , r• choice of 3 or 12 days, from Euston S tation, Euston-sonare. r be e c h k e eta, bills, and every information for the above Excursions, may eros V ainc- chambers-chambers ,of Mr. Henry Bishopsgate -sry R. Marcu s treet Within ~ Manager an d Conductor, Yg H 2 5 ROYAL PANOPTICON of SCIENCE and ART. B=urdenAt a VESTRY MEETING of the Par ish of St. Paul. Covent , beld on Friday Evening, the 20th of September, 1850, It "r* GEORGE WILKINSON, Churchwarden, in the Chair, e on , e was duly resolved, upon the motion of Mr. Peter Broad, se ri,'" (1 by Ain Benjamin Verity,— by:un at it is the opinion of this meeting that the erection of the Royal t rie°n a Science and Art in the parish ought to be encouraged b er of parishioners on the ground that it will bring an unusual num thereofPers°us into the parish, and of necessity increase the trade Thu i n„,,_ tis also the opinion of this meeting, that, after hearing the there`'ne!al statement of Mr. Clarke, the promoter of the undertaking, t h,, 18 every probability of its yielding an ample return, in the "Pe of interest, to those who may embark in the concern. THOMAS MOSELEY, Vestry Clerk. To PARENTS and GUARDIANS. —A portion Au, s , r 0 ., f ,. the exensive premise in Regent-street, occupied by ~T. A 'COLL, t will in fatures be devoted for the production of Bo y ta ste ' and YOUTHS' CLOTHING, such to exhibit unusual good hei r 'i t Y le, and finisk, besides haying a farther recommendation in College arability and 'very moderate cost. for Caps and Gowns, with every kind of Garment calculated et: l3 t l i e e a ,_n s e u n re, duties or exercise, and such as are worn by Young at the Coll e ges and Great Public Schools. These are al- LOLL T d Y to be met with at the Warerooms of c loth , terchant Clothiers, Paletet Patentees, and Manufacturers of 0, ' Regent -street (from 114 to 120 inclusive), and 22, Cornhill. b i 4TioN.___Many have assumed the use of the word " PALETOT," ttri.. , essrs. NICOLL are the Sole Patentees of the design and ma tt,:(lll Winter or Summer Substances) employed in the manufac of this Inexpensive and gentlemanly article of costume. --------- pORD'S WELLINGTON FAMILY and COMMERCIAL HOTEL, DALE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. b, s ,ui Hotel, situated in the i mmediate vicinity of the Exchange, "Tas, and other places of public and commercial resort, is fitted up in ~,..rst-rate style, and the accommo dations for American, Foreign, as p e ;," as English strangers. will be fo und everything that is desirable, c ( ;` ,3 9, the arrangements of the "Cuisine" a re in the hands of a first-rate The Proprietor urther wishes to intimate that his Coffee an d Commercial Rooms, as well a s S ittin g and Bed Rooms, will be , `°and second to none in the kingdom. The charges for servants are included in the Bill (except those : 11 0 Only stay a few hours), viz., Waiter, Porter, and Chambermaid, " it is respectfully intimated that all f u rther payment i,s unne ""sary, OOR CLOTHS. nest Quality Warranted - 23. 6d. per square yard. Persian and Turkey pattern - 2 do. 3. 9d. do. Common. Floor Cloth from - Is. 10d. quantity of Remnants eheap.—N.ll. So hi g her Prices. JOWETT, Manufacturer, 532, New Oxford-street. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. toms The LAST WEER in London of the ALPINE SINGERS - our tYria who will per`orm several of their National Melodies, at ll _ , , and in the Evenings at Half-past Eight.—Lecture on the , t h . ) -Electric Machine, by Dr. Bachhoffner, daily at Two, and in P epper, Evenings at a Quarter -past Nine.—Lecture on Chemistry by J. lin„ E sq. , illustrating the Ancient Firey Ordeal and the Matri xNZ of Red Hot Metals, daily at a Quarter -past Three, and in the w a '2 l ng 3 at Eight.—Model of Weston's Patent Nova-Motive Rail ,orne at work daily.—New Series of Dissolving Views illustrating the Evenings the Wonders of Nature, daily at Half-past Four, and in the Arctic at a Quarter to Ten ; also a Series, exhibiting Scenes in bi,,i - Z e tic Regions and Ceylon, daily at One e'clock.—Diver and "5- 1 1011, &c, &c. - Admission, 10.—Schools, Half-price. _____------, APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. i -A • and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE aT i r BAxrcE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, an by Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, Perfectly its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to ",,,' l rtlY digest the food. ginart, daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe u to health. B°ld by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 6, Yetc-street, Oxford Street i , London, and 68, Broad-street , W orcester ; also by tare Messrs. and ;Irehan and Sons Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other Oilmen e ;ac e. London ; and generally b y the principal dealers in 11 -B. To and pv--Lv,„- guard against imitations, se e that the names of "LEA INS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. ii .„-AI ( OTHER CURE OF INF LUENZ IL T HIS WEEK BY _UR. LOCOCK ' S PULMONIC WAFERS. , "Having been completely cured of Influenza and Irritation return thy sincere 4 ngs by Dr. Locock's Wafers , I think it my to of the ti dut y time I thanks. The first wafer I took relie ved me, and by ''''' the had taken one box I was quite cured, 844., &c. (Sig ned) " S. DODSO N. : ` Orchard-street , Poplar New Town, Sept. 21, 1850. ,4' Mr. Kernot. Surgeon, Crisp-street, is a ware of the accuracy of ..8 statement . ive instant relief and a ” 1 )r. LO COCK'S PULMONIC WAFERS g b pu cure of Asthma, Comnmption, Coughs, and al l disorders of the ''' r aih and Langs. venders. Is. Ili d. 2s. 9d., and I Is. per box. Sold by all Medicine " so ~ nt , u , • LOCocic A FEMALE WAFERS, hig hl y recommended to F emales. Have no taste of medicine. •'r ,!ce Is. 1% d., 2s. 91., and 1 Is. per box. ..."11 Pills under similar names aro Counterfeits. ---....... LAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS. 1 14r _ The acknowledged efficacy of BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEU: bee n :'' PILLS, by the continued series of testimonials which haN e h„.. rendered to and published by the proprietor for nearly twenty years, - " ... 5 uderecl this medicine the most popular of the present age ; and b y .'.':rroboration of which the following extract of a letter, written • i nn .",ehn Mollard Whee'er, Esq., Collector of Cnstoma, Jamaica, hav ,..7,neen handed by his brother, at Swindon, to Dir. Front for publi cation, will fully confirm. let „ I I know ou have never ad occasion to take Blair's Pills, but e empha y tically tell you, i h n inercy.to any friend who may suffer from S e at , rheumatic gout , lu mba g o, sciatica, rheumatism, or any b ranch of that widely-allied family, to recomm end their using them. , Is country they are of wonderful effic ac y : not only am I person ally receiving of their powers, but I See my friends and acquaintances them ea Unfailing benefit from their use. I would not be without ills 7ea any account. If taken in the early stage of disease they ate it altogether ; if in a later, they a lleviate pain and effect ,p t ,' ll speedier cure than. by any other means within my knowledge." a • went' by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appoint -84 by all respec+able Medicine Vendors throughout the United ngdora. . - A.,_ rime 2s. 9d. per box. tha-•' for BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe , pr - e ,: e nle and address of "Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London,' Un- Qa—ed upon the Government Stamp affixed to each box of the 4 MIIO Medicine. __..--------. R. CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. 14 7 , had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster -row ; Carvalho; Dice-!:et -street ; Mann, 39, Cornhill; or direct from the author, One Sh ill ing each ; by post, Is. 6d. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. c ovrri , "Health, Recreation, and ratienal Ilse of Time." r etuv,_ NTS :—Early Rising—Spring and Summerjo Lanes, Forests, about the. Environs of London —The Par Tri.7!".B. Fields, High-roads, and other pleasant places —Country .414 and Rambles—The Sca—London at Night —Evening. at Home lie st s , D rama —On Eating, Drinking , Sleeping, Bathing, Air, Ease, Occupation, &e., &c. . • PRAQMENTS FROM THE MOU NTALSS. Two Tole. A ol L VISIT TO THE LAIcKS; V SIKETCII_OF EDLITBURGII, &c. Tam Vol. 11. • LAKES OF KIL LARNEY; REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN, Lc. WHAT TO EA.T, DRINK, AND AVOID, "That threseore years and ten our c ourse may ran." e - VeerPular review of almost every for m (cause and care) of ner tt,e Y-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses I:44:anng. besets th e man of pleasure, business, or study sibd em hti ° 4l age, with tables and rules for the diet and phy regu• (41 Of every.day life. Iv. THE PASSIONS. !` What Truths passions hurt the body—what improve, as refined as Athens ever heard." _ nsyEn v uft E h -We's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The advent u_ Passio. Chastity and its infrigements. The hic, casualties of ,n utiousness ns and dissipation, with illusntrations, grap narrative, r ernediative. Advocacy of early maniages• - V. THE MARRIAGE STATE. • rioutmmE.To be or not to be, tha t is the question." Laws and obligations of nature, society, and re- M n e ides re gar di " , g marriage, to be observed by either sea. Ti me . and ° n tur ,on both s, as to age, temp er ament, comple xion, and a ' t ° secure health offspring, with the art of rearing them. K.,Yslcal defectiveness a y nd ita removal. Sterility and its conversion. &e 11 Y It ; u • CULVERWELL, M.D. ( 1841), M.E.C.S. 082 ) , L.S.A. ts;44\ ti,,, tt 2 Twenty-five years Medical and Forensic Referee in these v 2. Itecd rBYII-place, v2.eption boors day tin tivot LETcainglifOOTOn till Wile! lg A Regent-street. N° 18 097.] . L OND ON, T y LA A t • tive „ 4l DXSPU.7'.I7:33 POL3CIEO. " A trial of considerable interest to Life Assurance Offices and the public was concluded yesterday in the Court of Exchequer. The Eagle Company held a policy for an assurance of 5391. in the Albion Company as security for an advance, the payment of which policy was now disputed by the Albion, on the ground that at the time it was effected the fact of the assured party having been a man of in temperate habits was concealed from the office. The chief evidence turtle] upon the question'as to the degree of intemperance that had been exhibited, and the result wao, that a verdict was given against the resisting office, not only for the arnount.of the policy, but also for 407. interest from the date When it became due. The circumstance of the action being brought by one office against another presents a striking illustration of the uncertainty which inay attach to all po licies under , the present system, and shows that the only mode by which absolute security can be obtained by the public must lie in the general adoption by Assurance Offices of the plan of protecting them selves in every case by due inquiries before the grantinf f each po licy, and of afterwards assuming the full responsibility ot the com pleteness of such inquiries by'' holding themselves precluded from raising any future question. In the present case two offices are found to , be diametrically opposed In their opinions as te what can properly invalidate a claim, and yet the public are expectel te be able to gyare themselves against such contingences. Similar cases have occurred before, and even if they were more rare , they would s eriously injure the progress of life assurance. The very princip upon,which the business is founded is the removal of uncertainty, and whenever that princlple is counteracted in the slightest degree, the people who would be the first to resort to its advantages are the first to be deterred."—Times, July 11, 1850. THE LONDON LICY INDISPUTABLE LIFE PO COMPANY. No. 72, LOMBARD-STREET, LONDON. TIIITSTEES. 1. Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. I James Fall Richard Spo er on M er, Esq E ., M . .P. Richard Malins, Esq., Q.C. adoz, M. Wilberforce, Esq. =LECTORS. Robert Henry Forman, Esq. John llamilton, Esq. James Fuller Madox, Esq. John Matthews, Esq. Octavlus Parnell, Esq. William Adams, Esq. JOhn Atkins, Esq. Henry Augustus Bevan, Esq. J. Thompson Bramwell, Esq. Jahn Dangerfield, Esq. AUDITORS. George Cumming, Esq. • IJames Turner, Esq. William D. Starling, Esq. !David Henry Stone, Esq. SZCRETART—David Alison, Esq. Disitessrs. Spooner, Attwoods, and Co. PADDINGTON LOCAL BOARD. 24, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware-road. Rev. James Sherbold Boone, A. 31 , Stanhope-street, Hyde-park. Captain Creed, Norfolk-crescent, Oxford -square. Charles Pemberton, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, and Lin coln's Inn-fields. Thomas Jervis Amos, Esq., York-street, Portman-square. George Y. Robson, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, and New square, Lincoln's Inn. Secretary, Chas. Hoghton,Esq. The POLICIES of this Company, being INDISPUTABLE, form Family Provisions and Negotiable Securities, for their validity is not dependent, as in the case of ordinary Policies, upon the import of previous reports and other documents. Owing to this important improvement in the practice of Life As surance, the progress of this Company has been rapid from the com mencement of its business, and is steadily advancing. Copies of the Report of the last Annual Meeting will be forwarded, on application, to Solicitors, to whom Commission is allowed. ..ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, Manager. OATIIOLIC ). LAW AND GENERAL LIFE „Assu4.4.lspE COMPA NY, 8, NEW COVENTRY-STEMT, LEtCeSTER-SQUARE, LONDON. The FOURT a ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprie tors of this Company took place on the 25th instant, at the Head Office;at One o'clock precisely. The following is extracted from the report, which is too lengthy for publication: — During the past year no claims have arisen from deaths in England. and but two in Ireland—one for 5001. and the other for 2601. —making together 7001., which have been paid. This is far below the expected mortality, and is especially favourable, when it is remembered how severely the life offices generally suffered from the epidemic of last year. • The number of lives assured between the Ist of June, 1549, and d the 31st of ay, 1850, was more than double the nuissued M the twelve months preceding. . Proposals were made for 135 Policies, amounting to 52,963/. 2s. 6d.: of these 123, comprising 106 lives, were accepted for 45,1251. 6s. Sixteen Policies lapsed, representing 6,0487., upon which 3201. 35. was received by the Company in the shape of premiums. Since the commencement of the Company to the Ist of June last, assurances were effected to the extent of 110,9727. Its 6d., pro .thicing in annual remiums 3,732/. I Is. 6(1. Of these 54 laed, amo unting to 23,930 p/. 165. 6d., of w hich the annual premiums were 7411. ls.' leaving the yearly income on the Ist of June last equal to 2,991/. 155. lid. inee last meeting loans were applied for to the extent of 17,7001., but 1,1831. 1 Is. 10d. only was advanced. The Directors were also highly gratified to report t hat within the last four months they had considerably extended their business on the Continent, having appointed, as Head Agent in France, Monsieur de I'Etang, a gentleman of high standing in Paris. distinguished for his integrity and ability in financial and in all assurance matters, who, under the sanction and patronage of the Archbishop of Paris, the Cardinal Archbishop of Lyons, and Monseigneur Fanjets, Eveque she Langres, has already within the last three months effected a con• siderab!e amount of business, not only in Life Assurances, but in An nuities both Immediate and Deferred. After various resolutions , approving of the Report, and r eturning thanks to the Right Reverend Chairman, Bishop Morris, the Vice- Chairman, Actuary, secretary, and Medical Officers of the establis results h ment, the meeting sep arated, highly gratified at its pre and future prospects. ______-------. GE ASSURANCE .ATION, his Majesty George 1., A.D. 1720), LIFE ASSURANCES. XCHANGE, LONDON. PALL-MALL. )mas Tooke, Esq. illiam Sampson, Esq. Hon. J. T. Leslie Melville. Trona. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Sir John Wm. Lubbock, Btfrt. George Pearkes Barclay, Esq. Charles John Manning, Esq. Edmond S. P. Calvert, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. John Garrett Cattley, Esq. Edward Howley Palmer, Esq. Alexander Colvin, Esq. John Henry relly, Esq. Abraham George Robarts, Esq. Edward Maxwell Daniell, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. con, Esq. 'Thomas Smith, Esq. John Dea Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, Esq. William Ronan, Esq. Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Soames, Esq. William Tetlow Hibbert, Esq. Octavius Wigram, Esq. Lancelot Holland, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. MEDICAL REFEREE-SAMUCI Say. Esq., F.R.S. Notlee.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of Fire Pre miums talliug due at hi ichaelmas will expire on the 14th October next. This Corporation has held of igh. position during upwards of a Century and a Quarter, and rds unquestionable security by its capital-stock. Ten Thousand Pounds may be assured on one Life. The Reversionary BONUS declared on British Participating Life Policies has amounted on an average to rather more than 2 per Cent. per Annum on the sum assured, or 46 per Cent. on the amount of Premium paid ; or equivalent reductions have been made in the Annual Premiums. ted for securing payment of Endowmen t Assurances may ba effec a given sum on the attainment of any specified age, or upon death if that should previously occur. The customary Fees are allowed to medical practitioners referred to by persons proposing Life Insurances. ALEX. GREEN, Secretary. OYAL EXCHA: CORPOR (Established by Royal Charter of For SEA, FIRE, and OFFICES—ROYAL E.: BRANCH OFFICE GOVERNOII — Tho SUB-GOVERNOR — Wi DEPUTY-GO.VERNOIt — The DIIIE4 WITISI-I EMPIRE MITTU-A.L LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE OFFICE ondon S, 37, New' Br id g e. street, Blackfriars, L. Incorporated under Act 7 and 8 Vic., c. 110. DIRECTORS OF F IRE SOCIETY -1 Gould, George, Esq. LOW, James, Esq. Miers, Thomas, Esq. Olney, Thomas, Esq. Wllmsburst, Joseph, Esq. Blyth, John, Esq. Cartwright, Richard, Esq. Cuff, J. Harcombe, Esq. Cuthtertson,Francis, Esq. Freeman, G. S., Esq. AUDITORS. I POWtTCSS, Joseph IV., Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, Trltton, and C.lO, SOLICITORS. _ ' Latter, Robert, Esq. Messrs. Watson and Sons. The extraordinary success of the BRITISII EMPIRE MUTUAL FIRE ASSURANCE SOCIETY has exceeded the highest expecta tions of Its fi lends. The whole of the profits are divided among the assured members. One-fifth of the premiums have paid all losses. Assurances effected without trouble o r unnecessary expense at the head end provincial offices. There are some towns in which the Directors are open for re spectable and efficient agents. The BRITISII EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE COM PANY is under a separate direction, though conducted on the same principles. WILLIAM SUTTON SecretaryVEli, d THE LIVERPOOL and LONDON FIRE and LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. _NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on the 29th instant, the Chief Office of this Company in London will b e REMOVED to Nos , 20 and 21, POULTRY. BENJN. HENDERSON, Resident Secretary. 3, Charlotte-row, Mansion -house. September 3, 1850. This Day, Third and Cheaper Edition, Is., of EASY POETRY for CHILDREN. Lately published, POPULAR POEMS. Selected Ly E. Parker. Second Edition. 3s. 6d. READINGS in Londo P rk OETRY. Tenth Edition. n : John W. Pae Nest ---id. A RGYLL SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, St. James's. Open every Evening with Laurent's celebrated and unrivalled Band. Principal Cornet-a -piston, Mons. BOULCOURT, from Paris, and Artiste Attaché to Mr. Strauss's Orchestra at the Baths of Vichy, France. The Subscribers are respectfally informed that Mr. Laurent, jun., having become Lessee to the above Rooms, begs to announce his in tention of applying to the Honourable Magistrates for a Licence to the same Rooms, and, if granted, he w.ll ►give CONCERTS of a very superior description, in conjunction with his Dancing Academy. Mr. Laurent, jun., solicits the patronage of the subscribers and nobility in this new undertaking, pledging himself strenuously to cater for teir amusemnt, and hopes to deserve a continuance of that liberal support which e has hitherto been bestowed on this distinguished and popular establishment. Terms of Subscription: — S ix months, Si. ss. one month, IL Is. ; one evening, is. Doors open at Half-past Eight, Dancing commences at Nine pre cisely, closing at Half-past THIRTY-FIRST EDITION. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured ngravings on Steel INCA ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. N e w Edition, enlarged to 196 p a g es. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or by post, direct from the Establishment; 3s. 6d. in postage stamps, T HE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the infirmities and decay of th 3 generative system, from ex cessive Indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, with remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviating certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Ox ford-street, London. Published by the San g Authors sold by Strange; , 11, Paternost er-row ; Hannay, 63, and er, so ld by Stacie, 23, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; and Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street. and physiology of the re - product ive PART I. treats of t he anatomy organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. FART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in dulgence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. Illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured agt !wings. PenT IY. contains a Remedy for the Prevention oof Disease by a simple application, by which the danger of infection is obviated. This important part of the Work should not escape the reader's notice. PanT V. is devoted to the eonsideration of marriage, and its du ties. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. THE CORDIAL Batta OF STRIACOId is exclusively employed in treating nervous and se sisal debility, impotence, Sec., 1 ls. and 335. per bottle. 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The Proprietors take this early opportunity ofinlimating that this Establishment, with all its attractive resources, is placed, for one day, at the service of the Widow and Eight Children of the late Lieu tenant Gale, the aeronaut, whose disastrous and lamented fate is re corded in the public journals. Due notice of the Benefit will be iven, and the co-operation of friends is earnestly solicited. In active preparation, a Grand Chinese Fete. On Saturday, for the future, the usual entertainments will be pre sented, instead of the Bal al Fresco, and the usual charge for admis sion restored. viz., la. NEPAULESE ARCHERY GROUND. ..01.•JA. Ladies and gentlemen can here enjoy the health-promoting elegant exercise of the graceful bow, with the advantage of proper instruc tion,-gratis l Shooting three dozen arrows before Five o'clock, Is. ; after Five, 6d, per dozen Matches for Dinner, Wine, and a Prize Bow are always open. Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to be had of Mr. Teetgen, Archery Manufactory, 164, Bishopsg,ate •street. The Magic Cave—The Shooting Gallery—Burns's Cottage, with Groups of Figures illustrative of his Works—Summer and Winter in the Arctic Regions—The Maze—Statuary of the finest Classical descriptisn—The American Giant—The Log Hut of the Ca lifornian Gold Diggers —.4ncient and Modern Groupings, by Duffel, &c., &c. Be it recollected, on Sundays, admission by Refreshment Ticket, Sixpence. Never were these delightful grounds in such high perfection as at the present moment. Visitors to. London should not omit a stroll 'neath the shade of the lofty trees and amongst the variegated beds of flowers at Cremorne. Everything has been done to render this magnificent place of amusement worthy the most extensive patronage. The attention of the French in London is particularly requested to this metropolitan ducosse. The grand Bowling Saloon of this establishment is open free to the Public. N.B. 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With Forty coloured Engravings, Illustrating the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their structures, 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 complete account of the Anatomy and Physiology of . the Reproductive Organs. It un tertunately happens that the unhappy victim of excessive indul gence and vicious habits, while suffering from their invariable con sequences, 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 for 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 for 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 he had of Kent and Richards, ss, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Start% Tichborne itrect, Haymarket; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street, London ; or, free by post for forty-two stamps, from the Author's Residence. 37. Redford-square London. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. CALEDONIAN. The report of Mr. Abbatt, the auditor of this com pany, states that the accounts for the half-year are correct. The revenue account, however, contains some items of expenditure which cannot be looked upon as a charge upon the six months' receipts ; for instance, the expense of locomotive power and stores embraces a perioi of 28 weeks, and therefore includes about 3,0001. which is chargeable to a prior period; the item of compensation and damages including a sum of 1,500/. paid on account of an accident which occurred about two years ago at Rockcliffe. In the accounts for the half-year ending the 31st of De cember last 60,0001. was set down as money expended in Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen plant, and 38,000/. for DUndee and Arbroath, and Dundee and Perth shares, in respect of which expenditure it was decided, at the general meeting in February last, that no demand should be made against the late board. Of the above sums 68,0001. was paid in cash and deben tures, which has now been carried to the debit of the Dundee and Perth Company, and the balance, 30,0001., being bills granted by the late beard, and which are still over due or current, has been Cancelled, as the present board deny the liability of the company for this sum. The principal stores are kept at the extensive workshops belonging to the Caledonian Company, situate on the grounds of the Greenock Railway Company, more than 20 miles distant from the Caledonian line. Here several men are employed by the company under the locomotive superintendent, Mr. Sinclair, who also fills the same situation on the Greenock Railway. In the present relation of the companies it may be an important question how far the present system of employing the same workmen and stores for the works of both companies should be continued. In the peculiar circumstances of the Ca ledonian Railway, and the great disproportion of the number employed who are interested in economy to those who are not interested, Mr. Abbatt is of opi nion that by contracting for the manufacture of the rolling stock and the execution of the more extensive repairs considerable saving would be effected. By a judicious attention to excursion or pleasure traffic during the summer months a considerable increase of net revenue might be derived. After the payment of the Garnkirk rent a balance of 2,822/. only is left. There is, consequently, a deficiency to meet the gua ranteed claims of 64,1081. for the half-year, taking into account 8,5001., the net earnings of the Greenock Company, but omitting the net returns, if any, which the Barrhead line may famish. The traffic on the Caledonian may be affected by the completion of the Nithsdale Railway, which will be opened next month. But although the present revenue of the line is maintained, or even increased to some extent, it is evident that the amount guaranteed to the various 'lines must be modified to a considerable amount be fore there is a possibility of meeting the company's engagements, and restoring its credit. It is true the Bill introduced late last session would have reduced the above half-yearly deficiency to 45,0291.; but the serious objection of having repeatedly to adjust those claims must, according to past and present experience, swell the amount of-Parliamentary and law expenses, and ruinously affect the already greatly damaged in terests of all parties. DUNBLANE, DOUNE, AND CALLANDER. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held last week at Dumblane, Mr. Stirling in the chair. After some discussion it was proposed to take pro ceedings under the Railway Abandonment Act, passed in the last session of Parliament, with a view to abandon the railway and to wind up the affairs of the company. This proposition being approved by the majority, a resolution to that effect was passed. It was shown in the accounts that there was a proba bility of returning 235. per share to the shareholders out of the 525. 6d. per share originally deposited. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, SEPT. 23. STOCK EXCHANGB.—The share market was dull to-day, and little business doing. Prices have considerably de clined. The transactions were as follow :—Great Western, 674 Taff Vales, Quarters, 33 ex div. Bristol and Exeter, 67. LIVERPOOL, SErr. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The share market was dull to-day at the quotations. The transactions were as follow : Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consolidated, 404—Ditto, Fifths, 85-16 dis.—London and North-Western, 1104—Ditto, New Quarters, 1% p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 1714—Midland, 39—Ditto, Halves, 23 1.16 dis.—North British, 64 —North Union (B.), 16614—North-Western, 1334 dis.—South.Eastern and Dover, 19%—Ditto, (No. 4), Registered, 64—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Original N. and B.), 164 —York nd North Midland, 19%—Dublin and Belfast Junction, 28,4 die. —Dundalk and Enniskillen, 41,4—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 15 dis. —East Lancashire, 954 —Caledonian, 8 I.l6—Lancaster and Carlisle, Thirds, 2 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 11. MANCHESTER, SEPT. 23. STOCK ED:MALCOM—The share market opened heavily to-day, but afterwards rallied, and closcd firmly. The transac tions were— Leeds, 46 4—nit to, Preference, 8 7-16 South-Eastern and Dover (N0.13),19 1 / 2 —Ditto (No. 4), 6 7-16 —Sheffield, Preference ' 84—London and North-Western, New Quarters, I:r 4 p,--G re at Northern, 124 dis.—Midland Stock, 38. BIRMINGHAM, Smr. 23. Roos EXCHANGE.—We have little change to notice in this share market. Only a small business has been done, and prices remain without any material deviation, the only transaction reported being Midland (Birminglam and Derby), 20—South Staffordshire, 3/. 16s. 3d. dis. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —By far the Best Account of the Four Days of the Doncaster appeared in Bell's Life in London of September 22,in which journal races were given to the extent of nearly six folio columns, including an En graving and description of the Cup.—The early publication and country edition of Beli's Life commences at four o'clock Saturday mornings, in time for all the Saturday morning early post and railways. The average weekly sale of Bell's Life accede 29,000, the price 6d, Or forty felie CRANBROOK, KENT. Sir,—The southern portion of Kent, lying under the " ragstone bill," constitutes the " Weald," OT wealden district, which runs parallel with the chalk and green sand formations in the direction of east and west ; through the county. This district consider of two geological divisions, the weald clay, and the Hastings sand, and the character of the soil ane scenery of each division differs greatly. The weald clay district is a low and generally leve l tract, resting for the m os t part on a yellow clay, which forms a strong subsoil, very retentive of water ; in places there is a gravelly subsoil, chiefly near the . rivers, where a deeper and alluvial soil obtains. The natural drainage in this tract is effected by the rivers Eden, Beult, and Medway. The width of the weaid clay district varies from three to seven miles. The South-Eastern Railway, which enters this county near Edenhridge, runs directly through the weald, and fur the g rea t p a rt of its length through" the weald clay di s tri c t. Th e soil of the weald valley is very uniform in q u ality, being heavy, cold, and adhesive; save on the margin of streams, where the soil resting on gravel is more naturally fertile. Every where draining is needed. But in parts of the valley the land lies so flat that there is great difficulty in obtaining sufficient depth of outfall to carry off the water. This is the case with an extensive area of level land, the waters of which must be carried eft' by the river Beult ; but to effect such drainage that river requires to be deepened and improved, only to be effected by a combination of the landowners of the district to promote that object. A local Act of Parliament would he necessary, but there are few districts in which so much improvement might be effected by creating an effective outlet for drainage as in this district. Without it no efforts. of individual landowners can be of much avail for the improvement of their properties. On the weald clay district considerable improve ments have been effected by road-making, for within a period comparatively recent the leading thorough fares in many parishes of the valley were nearly im passable during the winter; and there are many per sons-still living who remember the time when the en tire district was destitute of hard roads. Now there are few districts which possess better roads, for making which sea-beach has been brought by the Rother from the coast, and stone from the rag-stone hills. The South-Eastern Railway has, however, opened to this country the Most effective facilities of trans port, and the improvements which have thereby resulted are very numerous, and are extending. '1 he Hastings sand district contains series of alter- nations of sand, gravel, and clay ; and the surface is beautifully diversified and undulating. The area of the Hastings sand division of Kent is about the same in extent as the weald clay, the widest part being between Biddenden and Sandhurst. All the weald district is densely wooded, and pro duces large oak timber of the best quality. The Hastings sand division presents to the lovers of beau tiful and various scenery charms which it does not possess for the eye of the agriculturist ; for though there is much land capable of producing large returns, and all of it may be immensely improved, there are few districts in which I should be more unwilling to undertake a farm than in either division of the Weald of Kent. Around Tunbridge Wells there is a sandy tract of broken, uneven ground, than which nothing can be more delightful for the mere visitor at any sea - son of the year, but to farm it must be an enterprise of no great hopefulness. Much of it is planted with larch and other wood adapted for hop poles; and as a matter of profit, 1 apprehend by far the greater portion should be applied to the same purpose. Here the farms are all on a small scale, as indeed they are throughout the weald. And small farming must, I apprehend, continue, for the fields are so small, the hedgerows so numerous, and the quantity of timber :so great, that few men would undertaketo farm a tract of the land in its present state, and to clear - it is a work that none but proprietors can accomplish with advantage. Wherever any improvement has been effected in this district, the first process has been to drain, and to let in the light and air by reducing the hedges and the timber. Thus Mr. Schreiber, of Henburst, who has an estate on the stiff yellow clay of the weald, has, by draining, enlarging his fields, and removing the trees, brought a stubborn clay farm into a state of high cultivation and productiveness, of which many persons thought it incapable. His course of cropping will illustrate the character of the soil. He begins with-1. A clean fallow. 2. Wheat. 3. Oats. , 4. eels _mown. e 5. Seconclar'e souls fed off by either cattle or - INTO ; 6, "benne -or peas ; 7, tares, and roots as a preparation for wheat again. It is stated as a significant fact that Mr. Schreiber, when he commenced the improvement of weald clay land, brought with him " most of the approved modern implements of the eastern counties," and that after much perseverance and repeated trials he has abandoned them, and has adopted the imple ments and modes of culture common to the district. And it is stoutly asserted in this district that persons who have been brought up to farming on the weald succeed much better than strangers. Now I have no doubt that in every rural district there are local pecu liarities of soil, or climate, or both, which have in a great degree induced local practices in husbandry, and no prudent farmer will dismiss such practices without full consideration, but why approved im plements, if really useful tools and good for tilling the strong clays of Suffolk or Essex, should not be found equally useful on the weald clay, I could not see, and did not hear a n y s ufficient cause. I believe the chief difficulty in importing ne w implements into any rural district consists in the unwillingnes s of the farming servants to depart from their accustomed ways. To correct this requires both firmness and dis cretion on the part of the master; but unless the useful implements and b e tt e r practices of one district can be judiciously transferred to other districts where inferior husbandry prevails, half the advantages of our modern facilities of communication will be lost to farmers. The mistake too frequently made in this respect is to attempt the wholesale adoption of the system of another district, and failure is usually the result; whereas by selection and adaptation to the locality of parts of the management of other places im mense improvement may often be effected. Certainly the cultivation of the great majority of the weald farmers is not such as to lead to any great faith in the value of a weald of Kent agricultural education. The ordinary course of the weald ie 1. a year's fallow; 2. wheat; 3. oats, with, perhaps, some barley, sown with clover, trefoil, and rye grass; 4. seed, fed off the second year, and then another year's naked fallow to prepare for wheat. Some tares and a few turnips have of late years been grown on a portion of the fallow. Lime was at one time uni versally, and is still much used, but where the land has been repeatedly limed, little advantage is derived from its use. In the valley of the Beult there is some better land, on which the,following rotation is in use : —l. beans or peas ; 2. wheat; 3. oats ; 4. tares ' • 5. wheat; 6. clover. Manure is generally applied to the wheat, and from 3 to 3} quarters per acre are deemed an average crop. Here and there a few farmers on the Hastings sand division of the weald grow wheat in alternate years, but the general opi nion seems to be that a more extended rotation is on the whole a more profitable system on this soil. I believe, however, that it is entirely a question of ma nagement, and I see no reason whatever why, with high cultivation and plenty of stock, wheat should not be profitably grown here; the climate is un questionably very favourable, and where the land is not too sandy it is capable of being rendered very fertile. I found many of the farmers on this formation haunted with apprehensions that the clover and turnip crops, if repeated too frequently, would fail, and undoubtedly. such failures are not unknown ; but my impression is they are more due to want of condition in the land than anything else. The following course was mentioned with much ap proval, as providing against such failures :-1. fal low ; 2. wheat; 3. beans, peas , or turnips ; 4 . oats; 5. tares; 6. wheat; 7. seeds; 8. oats. Hi g h cultivation will prevent the n ecessity of such and I observe that the practiceleng repetitions t h en e lengthened of o r o fm t atothsi most o f o o n s sa, same a eo n ue d rr owp: will farmers proves that lst allow more frequent simpler rotations are most successful. Hops are largely cultivated in the Hastings sand district, and more plantations have of late years been formed on the weald clay after drainage, for a dry soil is essen tial to hops. The "gr ape " and " Jones's" hops are chiefly grown in this district ; and the " Colgate" hop has lately come a good deal into use. This is a smaller and later hop than the others, but is hardy, and when quite ripe produces a good sample. The expTuse of hop cultivation I mentioned in a former letter from Mid-Kent, and there is nothing peculiar to the hop cultivation of this district, except that it seems to want that extreme neatness which was its characteristic in M id-Bent. And here I think it does often occur that the hop-garden robs the rest of the farm, without affording the farmer any sufficient remuneration for his too exclusive attention to its culture. But even here I see no reason for giving up hop culture. Certain farms and particular farmers would no doubt be as well, perhaps better off, without hop-gardens than with them ; b the unsuitableness of capital on the part of the the ut soil that or arises s thees ma inlywant o f froth tenant. Generally hops on the weald are not quite SEPTEMBER 24 , 1850 • precarious as the more delicate growth of Mid- Kent, and they never occupy se large a portion of a weald farm as they do in " the garden of Kent." Upon the whole, my impression is much more favour oble hop culture as a source of profit in husbandry .ince I have inspected the hop districts and conversed with hop-growers upon their farms. Most of the _intelligent farmers, though admitting the precarious nature of the crop, and deploring the losses which occasionally happen, declare that their hop cultivation :a in a series of years a source of considerable profit.. There are some cattle reared on the weald, chiefly the large red Sussex breed, a hardy sort, which, when well fed, attain large size. They are, however, slow feeders and large consumers. As working oxen they cannot be excelled. I believe that if this breed had received the same attention as short-horns or Devons have bad from their respective breeders, they would have been found capable of immense improvement. &Ir. S. Selmes, at Beckley, on the borders of Sus. aex, is the 'post celebrated breeder of this stock ; and as I intend to visit his herd before I leave this part of the country, I shall defer until that occasion all gene ral remarks on Sussex cattle. There are some good farmers on the weald, and especially on the sand division, and considerable im provement has taken place of late years throughout the district. Scuffiera and cultivators have of late been a good deal employed on the stubbles in autumn, by means of which winter tares have.been grown ex tensively. Drilling, too, has extended, as has also 'he growing of roots. Draining, too, is increasing; and throughout the weald draining is much wanted. Even in the Hastings sand district there are such frequent beds of clay that there are few fields in which some springy places do not require to be laid dry; while on the weald clay every acre must be drained before it can be much improved. But to suc cessful drainage the small fields and numerous trees offer almost insuperable obstacles. It is estimated that one-eighth part of the arable land of the weald is occupied by hedges and trees, allow ing far their shade and roots. Fields of three, four, and five acres abound, and a larger one is rather a rarity. Here four horses at length are usually worked in ploughing, and it may easily be conceived in what a state the heavy wet headlands on which they turn must be in wet seasons. Sometimes after a year's fallow, and a dressing of manure, the cold adhesive land, shut in from light and air, cannot be sown, and becomes, as it is emphatically called, a " lost fallow." • The corn near the hedges is small, much devoured by , birds, and in stormy harvests soon' sprouts ; and it is stated, as I believe truly, that there are many thou sands of acres on the Weald of Kent, which cannot, Ire their present state, be cultivated without an actual • loss; yet this is all good cornbearing land, and might be made to yield of most sorts of grain a full average of the kingdom. A striking illustration of the disadvantage at which this land is farmed as compared with the more fertile land of Mid Kent has come under my observa tion. About twelve years ago a man left two estates —one of 150 acres on the green sand formation in Mid Kent, the other on the weald clay, containing 300 acres. The two properties were deemed of about equal value, and each of his two sons was to take one of the farms, the eldest having the first choice. He selected the green sand farm of 150, which he has ever since occupied with advantage to his fortune. The other brother also occupied the clay farm, culti vating it according to the ordinary system of the dis trict; and, after struggling with difficulties for years the farm has been sold for a sum that will not much more than pay his debts. The fatal error was to allow high hedges and trees to grow around the arable land. And this is the prevalent mistake of the district. There is much broken ground, and innume rable ravines in this district, where wood and wood alone can be profitably grown, and there are extensive plantations in which timber and hop poles yield a larger revenue than could be derived from the land in any other way. But hedge-row timber is generally knotty and stunted, and can never be profitable to the owner, while it is absolutely destructive to the tenant. In order to improve this district three-fourths of the hedge-rows ought to be grubbed up, all the hedge row timber removed, and then deep and effective draining executed; we have no hesitation in saying that in a few years, by such means followed by good cultivation, the value of much of the land of this district might be doubled, and the timber which now cumbers and shades the ground would go far to pay for the amelioration. Hitherto shallow draining has been most used when the land has been drained at all ; but latterly three and four feet drains have been laid with so much benefit that the plan of deep draining bids fair to become general. I everywhere saw tile yards containing large heaps of draining pipes. These pipes, of one and two inches in diameter, are sold fur from 12s. to 18s. per thousand ; and in soils free from stones, drains three feet deep can be cut for Gd. per rod. The farms on the weald of Kent are commonly small, many of them not exceeding 50 acres; but Isere, as elsewhere, the consolidation of small farms, when belonging to the same owner, is going on. Rents are low, varying on the larger estates from Bs. to 18s. per acre, and from 33. to 7s. per acre for tithe. Tenants usually hold their farms from year to year. But what redeems this district, and, not withstanding its many disadvantages, gives its farms an appearance of comfort and inde pendence, is the number of small freeholds occu pied by the owners. His land may not be highly cultivated, his fields may be a s small, his hedges as high and rude, and the timber almost as re dundant as the farms of his large landowner, but there is about the home of the yeoman farmer evidence of care and attention, a something eluding descrip tion, which tells that it is his own. One gentle man pointed out to me a stack of curiously or namented chimnies, " more than 200 years old," and to the manner in which his own improvements and adornments harmonised with the ancient character of his dwelling, with a degree of pride and satisfac tion seldom felt by the nominal or encumbered owner of a vast demesne. And when, he added, after re ferring to the substantial state of his old buildings, and the well-executed new ones he had erected, that, after all he had done in the way of improve ment,d ewaouffinrtohtirnratgaisl h tabhi he tni had msgof tothhac the condition territorialu saved mp ae aonns oo ffmokhfeakeeping upnicfanahtgream, considerable uwy , peh l o s oa m u c spe o m pa u elna l a d o rrpa f ar n neo o e m pee t rs o si h te. n a e t e to l e y p loadedmbeolit believe vea st w hm i a t ut h an d ni e m b E t pnr a co n uv d emmb eenret (li fettered nlEs entail, nt b ag y tleanßdi lal s w ot scarcel y uisl dlikpreoly. to do in Ireland, and not the least of such improve ments would be the increase of the number of holders of moderate-sized landed estates. A MIDLAND COUNTIES FARMER. Sept. 1850. EXPLOSION AT THE PROOF HOUSE, BIRMINGHAM. BIRMINGHAM, SEPT. 23. —A serious accident, which but for the most providential circumstances, might have resulted in a lamentable loss of human life, occurred at the Gun-barrel Proof-house ihis morning. _ _ The Proof-house in Birmingham is established by Act of Parliament for the purpose of testing the qua lity and safety of gun-barrels previously to their being admitted into military stores or issued for public use. Some hundreds of thousands pass through this orderl in the course of a year. The extreme danger of the work here performed may in part be judged of by its nature, and by those terriffic reports of over-charged and unproved barrels to which the inhabitants of Birmingham are accustomed to listen every hour of the day. The facts connected with the explosion, so far as we have been able to ascertain them, are as follows : Shortly before eight o'clock a loud noise was heard to proceed from the back part of the premises, and at the same time the inner yard was darkened by dense clouds of smoke and dust. It was soon ascertained that an explosion had occurred i n the room in which barrels are loaded previously to their being fired. The roof of the building was blown off, and the outer walls completely destroyed. At the moment the ac cident occurred the only two men employed in the process of loading were John Derry and John Pal mer, both of whom, as soon as the rubbish and mate rials by which they were covered or surrounded could be removed, were extricated from the demolished building. They were both dreadfully burnt and much hurt—Derry, it is feared, fatally injured ; his piercing screams are described as agonizing. The men were both conveyed to the General H osp it a l , and every at tention promptly paid to them. J ust prev i ous to the occurrence of the accident the p roo f- master was i n the room, and having loaded several barrels gave them to Derry and Palmer to " ram." Had he remained in the building half a minute longer he must unques tionably have been amongst the sufferers. How Derry and Palmer escaped instant death appears to be mira• culous, How the explosion was caused is as yet a matter of speculation, although, from the few words which have escaped one of the injured men, it is not impro ba'Jle that it was accidentally the cffect of friction. All the instruments or implements used in the loading-room are, for safety, of copper material, but it is believed that one of the men dropped together a number of gun barrels on the floor, and that a spark, the result of friction, caught [PRICE SD. the gunpowder. The exact quantity of gunpowder that was in the building is not known; but it must have been considerable. The barrels, before beina , suljected to proof; are loaded with ball, and there is reason to apprehend that one is lodged either in the side or hip of Derry. The concussion caused the destruction of many windows in the wighbourlicod. The Proof-house in this respect is sadly damaged, and the adjoining pre mises of Messrs. Peyton and Ilicklin, manufacturing chemists, haVe suffered to some extent. The surface of the Birmingham Canal, which runs immediately behind the Proof-house, was strewed with fz agrnents of the building, and bricks were propelled to the dis tance of nearly 100 yards. The Magazine in the centre of the Proof-house-yard—a massive stone fire-proof erection—was uninjured. had the shock been suffi cient to move this from its foundation, the conse quences would have been terrible. The last explosion of the kind took place 32 years ago, but on that occasion little personal injury resulted from the oc currence. The business of the Proof-house—so commodious are the premises—will not be materially checked, so that the gun trade of Birmingham will not be se riously inconvenienced. THEATRE ROYAL, HULL. (From the Hull Advertiser.) Oa Monday evening an English operatic party, including Mr. W. Harrison, r. Weiss, Mr. H. Corri, Miss Louisa Pyne, and lrs. Weiss, commenced a short engagement at this theatre, when each ap . peered in good voice, and, by their efforts, determined to merit approbation. Such an array of talent could not fail to attract good audiences, including a more than usually large number of that class in whose education music, witla its' refining and mind-ennobling influences, forms a prominent feature. Would thatthe means of such an acquisition were within the reach of all ; then would the opera realise one of the great ends intended to be accomplished by its talented masters. Operatic performances, by such a talented band of artistes as above enumerated, are always welcome in a provincial theatre, affording, as they do, an agree able relief from the heavy routine of dramatic repre sentation. On Monday evening, as, indeed, through out the week, the audiences have been of the most flattering kind. The dress boxes have presented a brilliant appearance—the_elite of the town and neigh bourhood being present. The opening piece was Balfe's Bohemian Girl, in which the whole quintette appeared. The first solo in the opera deserving notice introduced to us Miss Louisa Pyne, the prima donna of the party, in that rather hackneyed but.pleasiag ballad, "I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls," the rendering of which at t o h n e c e audience. gae i cl fo r m h e r r s t h Weiss, ei unequivocal ss,ns the Gipsyapprobation u o f Queen, e n delivered the music incidental to the part in as agree able a manner as the monotony of some of the passages would allow. Mr. Harrison received a hearty wel come on his first entrance, which was continued throughout the evening : he was encored in the popu lar ballad , " When other lips," which he sung in his wonted style. Mr. Weiss, in " The heart bow'd down," made a very favourable impression; as also did Mr. H. Corri, as Devilshoof, the humorous traits of which character he brought out in a style which would do no discredit to Paul Bedford himself. But the gem of the evening was unconnected with the opera, and which, from the want of proper publicity being given, was listened to by not more than one-half of the audience. We allude to the " Variations on Rode's Air,".by Miss Pyne. It is impossible to describe the artistic manner in which this was given ; Richardson's i p n u s r t i r t u y of tone meacoul ad d n n r o a t pi s d ur fingering of h surpass the delivery favourite eryofthis magnificent piece of vocalisation. The sustained shake in D in alt was listened to with silent amaze ment by her delighted audience. An unanimous encore followed, which was instantly responded to by this charming cantatrice repeating the bravura passages. On Tuesday evening Wallace's opera of lifaritana was brought out, the two principal characters—Don User and Maritana—being sustained by Mr. Harri son and Miss Pyne. The lady, although small in stature, .is remarkably prepossessing in appearance, and possesses vocal powers well adapted for giving effect to the many rich songs and concerted pieces falling to the lot of the joy ous and aspiring gitana. She displayed judg ment and precision, both in her acting and singing, which would do credit to maturer years. The " Harp in the air," in the first act, was a charming effort. Her clear, full voice, now swelling with powerful melody, and anon breathing the silvery.tones of .the_ harp, quite enraptured the audience, and at the out set won for her their especial favour. Throughout the piece, including that sweet aria," Scenes that are bright est," in which she received a fl.ittering encore ; Miss Pyne exercised her vocal powers to advantage, and with such freedom and grace as will undoubtedly secure for her a high pcsition in her line. Mr. Corri, as Charles the Second, and Mrs. Weiss, as the faithful page, Lazarillo, were equalled good. Perhaps the gentleman might have dressed a little more becoming a king. We often look in vain for the display of that charac teristic benevolence which the page manifests to his preserver, and that delicate and artless acting which is essential to a successful development of the plot ; not so, however, on this occasion ; all was to the life, and the singing, especially " Alas ! those chimes so sweetly pealing" (encored), was,;if anything, more pleasing than her personations. Mr. Weiss, as Don Jse elthlmaho lame n t ed rorepes , nnwe eaot t ene . cin u odith l iroa l cta y lrhrsevi ts s s ssohae u toul erhesnti such t enohh a t wsof i eatmnßaratfoeenhanoubddecrf‘ But it aße h srei ai orchestra,t mad-cap notwo s pai yushseaapt Bacchanalian h r tm ,sao e oatecn v earwof fie, i ereo, o hyhe: u aboaomihs s yneci, eainannp r ai ilalsti e ridtsisaob p edstnna u laummh t nscr a iaer t moreas i v. tf o cHese n 0 actor, rtonlr. Harrison r ei was sxaloa de pictedstennef- cution of some of th e fi rs t t enor songs i n the piece. better voice ; yet he was th e " sou l" o f the piece. It is excels, and however hi g h we may rate hi s talents as a a i o y n e s e t d a h s iffi i e on p eti r ; ovinces, and this was very evident o n d ncl of ofeh"i" at th elwr is s compen sating for, actually increased the defect. THE OUTRAGE on Mit. CURETON. The police belonging to tha City and metropolitan divisions were actively engagtd during yesterday (Monday) in endeavouring to trace out the perpe trators of this outrage, but up to nine o'clock last night no tidings of them could be obtained. Mr. Cure - ton is now nerfectly convalescent, but it is the opinion of Mr. Brand, the surgeon who was called in, that his life was saved only through Mrs. Wilson, the land lady of the house, going up to his room at the instant she did The following were the articles taken away, the publication of which may probably have the effect of preventing their sale in the market, and may lead to the apprehension of the would-be murderers :—A silver lever watch, with double bottom, engine -turned, open face, capped and jewelled in eight holes, steel balance, going fuzee, hard enamelled seconds dial; number stamped in cases and engraved on watch, 7,504; maker's name John Hux, Percival-street, London. A large gold curb chain and three gold seals, one a Persian, attached to the above. A small diamond pin. Anglo- Saxon coins of Alfred and very many others. Crowns from Edward VI. to Victoria, in great variety of types and dates; the Victoria's are proof.; with plain edges. Half-crowns from Oliver Cromwell to George 111., in great variety of dates and types. Shillings from Henry VIII. to Victoria, a very extensive assortment, many of great variety. Groats from Edward IV. to Charles 11., including koala of Richard 111. • a very large collection. Scotch co i ns , including three shil lings of Mary with her portrait, and a sixperee of the same type, but with a counter mark, and vario us o th ers from Charles I. to Anne. Some dollars of Mary and Henry, and some specimens of the coins of James VI., three-quarter length. A very large collection of siege coins 01 Charles 1., Newark, Pomfret, Ormond, &c. PRIDE THAT APES HUMILITY —An anecdote is related of th e li on , and Rev. Mr. • Spencer. now "Father „ I gnatius" Habited in the garb of the Passionist Order, bareheaded and barefooted, he applied to a cabman in the Strand to carry him to Buckingham Palace, to see his sister, Lady Lyttleton. The cabman looking knowingly at the Rev. Gentleman, replied, 'No, no; poor fellow I What asylum have you made your escape from ?'—and declined accepting his fare though offered in advance." THE ADDUCTION ; OR, THE MARVELS OF Mrs- ERIS3I. —This new and original novel, by the Baroness Procharaka, in 3 volumes, is published this day by Mr. Shoberl, •20, Great Marlborough-street, and Italy he had at all respectable libraries. Also, now ready, 2. "Royalists and Roundheads; or, the Days of Charles the First," 3 vols. "Reminds us very much of Mr. Warburton's Prince Rupert and the Cavaliers,' and, like that amusing work, does justice to t he subject,and sets it out in a new but not less pleasing light." —Bell's Messenger. 3. "The Miser's Secret; or, the Days of James the First," 3 vols.—" Whoever the writer may be, we can safely prognosticate a long series of successes. An easy style, pictorial power, and truthful colouring, place this novel high on the list of modern historical romances."--Vorning Chronicle. rADVERTISEMENT.j—THE EARL OF ALDLOROUGEI arm Ilot.Lowsy's Pfr..r.s.—An astounding cure by this miraculous medicine, alter every other means had failed. See extract from hi Lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. Professor Holloway—Sir : I beg to acquaint you that your pills have ef fected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach which all the most eminent of the faculty, at home and all over the continent, had not been able to etlect ; nay, not ever the waters of Carlsbad or Ma rienbad. (Signed) " ALDBOROIJGH." These wonderful pills will cure any dieease of the liver or stomach.—Sold (also Holloway's Olutmsnt) at l'rofessor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, and by *ll medicine vondors throughout thetivllisod world. - zz __AVIASOBANQT_TET TO THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON. The Lord Mayer having accepted the invitation of the Freemasons of Southwold, to a banquet on Mon day, the 23d instant, the Mayor-convened a public meeting of the inhabitants on the 17th instant, to adopt measures for giving his Lordship a due re ception. The Lord Mayor and Sheriff Nicoll reached South wold at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, and pro ceeded at once to Hill House, the residence of Cap tain Hill, who had made preparations on the most liberal scale for the entertainment of his Lordship and the Sheriff. His Lordship was accompanied by Me. Starling, Mr. Cox, and his Lordship's chaplain, the R Charles Marshall. The Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of Southwold presented to the Lord Mayor the following address : " We, the Mayor ' Aldermen, end Burgesses of the borough of Southwold, beg to express to your Lord ship the sincere gratification which we and the other inhabitants of South Wold derive froto your Lordship's visit to their ancient town. In common with all classes of her Majesty's subj ects, we regard with just pride and pleasure the dignity and importance of the vast city over which your Lordship presides. As Englishmen, we glory in the unrivalled greatness of is commerce, the splendid privileges by which it is distinguished, the magnificence of its public institu tions, its unexampled benevolence, and the unequalled wealth, and power, and greatness, which constitute it the first and noblest city in the world. "At any time, my Lord, it would be an honour and gratificgtion to welcome to Southwold the head of such a city as the great metropolis of her Majesty's dominions, but our pleasure at the visit of your Lord ship is two-fold. It not only of girds us an oppor tunity of testifying our admiration of the city of London, but also of expressing our respect, personally and individually, for one in whose hands the power and dignity which rightfully belong to your high office, are supported with unexampled splendour,mag nifieence, and hospitality. " Be assured, my Lord, that we, and indeed every inhabitant of Southwold, are desirous to do whatever is in our and their power, to render the visit of your Lordship to their town in the highest degree agree able to your Lordship. "In no place in the United Kingdom (although at an immeasurable distance from those localities and boroughs which.have received, or are about to enter tain, your Lordship as their honoured guest, in re spect to wealth, population, and influence) will your Lordship find more devoted loyalty to our Most Gra cious Sovereign greater respect for th e c ity o f Lon don, or more unfeigned admiration of your Lordship's conduct in your office of chief municipal magistrate in the kingdom. "Entertaining these sentiments, we respectfully offer to your Lordship a most hearty welcome, and have to beg your Lordship to believe that, however deficient your reception has been in splendour and magnificence, it is, at all events, replete with cor diality, sincerity, respect, and friendly feeling ; and in taking our leave, permit us to wish your Lordship health, happiness, and a long time to enjoy the fame and public estimation which your Lordship's libe rality, princely hospitality, merits, and character, have so effectually achieved." To which his Lordship gave the following reply : "Mr. Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of South wold,—Your address, to which I have listened with deep interest, is, I aysure you, highly gratifying to my feelings, whether I consider - the respect which you have paid to the city of London, or the kind expres sions which you have made towards myself as the chief magistrate. " To visit your borough on the present occasion is to me a source of much pleasure, and the pleasure is increased by a consideration of the especial object of my visit—to meet with many of my brethren of the Masonic Order. "I hope that during the remainder of my year of office I shall continue to give satisfaction to my fel low-citizens, and that at the close they will give me credit for having desired to discharge it:; important duties faithfully. I beg again to assure you of my secse of your kindness, and to express, for the marked respect which you have paid me, my cordial thanks." The Town Hall was appropriated by the corpora tion to the banquet. The entertainment was of the very highest character, and the wines, which were supplied by Messrs. Hooper and Sons, wine-mer chants, of Queenhithe, were all of the first-rate quality. The town was brilliantly illuminated in the evening. Every one present was a Freemason. There could not have existed stronger evidence of complete brotherhood than were displayed throughout the day. The Lord Mayor leaves Sluthwold early this morn ing, to attend a Court of Aldermen for the election of a Recorder. REPRESENTATION OF POOLE. POOLE, MONDAY.—One of the most disgraceful scenes that ever brought discredit on a constituency has just been enacted in front of the Town-hall here, under the guise of a nomination. All the candidates save Mr. Seymour and Mr. Savage had retired, and as each day the result of the contest continued enve loped in uncertainty, the friends of these two gentle men continued to manifest the greatest amount of agitation and party spirit. At first the business of canvassing proceeded with much good humour and quietness; but as the nomination day approached hand bills of a most scurrilous character were circulated, and affrays took place. ,In front of the hustings to day were displayed, not simply the large and small loaves that are used to indicate free-trade and protec tion, but personal effigies, including a savage, two or three rabbits, and a dog, the latter baring reference to some transactions in which the name of one of the candidate's valets (!), was introduced, and the rabbits indicating a prosecution which Mr. Seymour was said to have instigated against some poor men. The first half-hour after the arrival of the respective candidates was spent in vociferations, so that by the ' time the Sheriff appeared the most noisy of the party were hoarse. The address of Mr. Ledgard, in pro posing Mr. Savage, was listened to very patiently; but the appearance of Mr. Parrott to propose Mr. Seymour, simultaneously with the advent of a large banner, exhibiting a painted savage guarding a large leaf, was the signal for the commencement of a row of the most discreditable nature to any " free and en lightened" body of electors. It commenced with the hooking down of the banner, which was quickly torn to ribbands, and the flag-poles broken; a second flag shared a similar fate, amidst the loud plaudits of the gentlemen on the hustings. Then followed a few fights, in which hats were l os t an d h ea d s were b roken. Mr. aymeur's party then retaliated, being cheered -on in the destruction of flags by their leaders. The black loaves exhibited by the Blues were broken to pieces and flung at the speakers and those on the platform. Then followed rotten eggs, stones, potatoes, rind carrots, in sufficient quantity to keep a poor family a week ; and lastly, after the countenances and attire of the leaders (which latter had had con siderable cure bestowed upon it) had been thoroughly smeared with eggs, some one let loose a great quantity of flour, and gave the carefully attired gentlemen the appearance of a family of millers. A great many suits must have been entirely -spoilt, and several individuals received personal injury, though, we believe, Mr. Seymour's steward was the only person who was badly hurt. He, it was feared, had had his ribs broken. The usual formalities having been observed, Mr. GEORGE LEDGARD, banker, proposed Mr. Savage as a fit and proper person to represent the borough in Parliament, observing that he did so on public principle. 'The contest lay between free trade and protection, and on no other grounds did he wish the contest to be fought. When he advocated protection he begged distinctly to declare that he was no friend to monopoly. Mr. SLADE, merchant, seconded the nomination. Mr. PARROTT proposed Mr. Seymour, and then en sued the scene which we have attempted to describe. We noticed one of the gentlemen take off his hat, which was in en instant converted into the receptacle of a rotten egg. Unwittingly the hat was placed on the head only to be indented by a turnip, and when a few moments after he removed his hat to address the people the egg fell down on to his waistcoat. The most violent on the hustings were cheering on their party, when an egg settling on a frilled shirt or clinging to a whisker, suddenly checked their enthu siasm, and sent them to the back of the hustings. One gentleman received fifteen eggs, and his appearance, after the flour had settled on their remains, may be imagined but scarcely described. Mr. GEORGE PENNY seconded the nomination. Mr. SAVAGE then presented himself. He was, he said, the advocate for moderate protection, and had been so since 1847, from which period he had held held himself in readiness to come forward in opposi tion to anything like nomineeship. He was opposed to any further grant to the liomish Ciaurch, and a friend to education. Mr. SEYMOUR, whose address was all but inaudible, said he stood forward as the supporter of Reform prin ciples. The two principles, the old and the new, were now fairly before them. Were they prepared, after untaxing the necessaries cf life and having ta , tscl the blessings of frse trade, were they prepared to re turn to protection ? Would it not be better to go on in the same course and release gradually from taxa tion all the articles of necessity and comfort, and thu3 increase the wealth and happiness of the people ? After some other remarks wholy inaudible, the show of hands was taken amidst the wildest confusion, and declared in favour of Mr. Seymour. The poll was fixed for to-morrow (this day). Mr. Seymour afterwards, in addressing the crowd from the hotel, warmly deilied an insinuation that he was a nominee of Sir John Guest. EASTEIIN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—This company are prosecuting several country carriers for an extensive robbery of tarpaulins from the railway, amounting to about 100/.