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Prizernan, 1849), and Alfred Mac kinnon Attree, Esq., were called to the Degree of Barrister- THE HIPPOPOTAMUS. The expectation of the arrival in England of a real living specimen of the hippopotamus seems to be now so well-founded, that it is worth while to give a short account of all that is known of the habits and history of this extraordinary animal. The speculations con oerning him among the learned have been verynume rous, and the descriptions which have been given of him have been at times alike vague and fabulous, and it is only within comparatively modern times that the ac curate study of his structure has enabled physioiogists to determine under what class he ought to be placed. In early days, as his name imports, it was usual to consider him a species of horse inhabiting rivers and marshy grounds, and in a more especial manner the denizen of the Nile. As one of the largest and most uncommon of the race of animals, he was not unknown to the ancient world, and though, as we shall see, the descriptions which ancient authors have handed down to us are by no means so precise and accurate as the requirements of modern science demand, there can be no question that to many of those who describe him he must have been 'a much more familiar acquaintance than he has been to the modern and more learned investigators of his history. Suffice it that, if the narratives which we have of him from ancient writers are somewhat indistinct, and their tales wear the mask'of fabulous narration, we have many representations of him on coins, in sculp tue; and in paintings, which prove beyond any ques tion that the artists as well as the writers had a dis- tinct knowledge of what they meant to represent. The earliest notice which occurs in any author, and which has been considered by many to be a descrip tion of the hippopotamus, is the celebrated account in the 40th and 41st chapters of the Book of Job of what be the behemoth and leviathan. Many learned men have contended that "behemoth" really means "ele phant," and thus the Zurich version of the Bible trans lates the Hebrew by "e/iphas." Ia the edition of the English Bible printed by Robert Barber in 1615 for King James 1., and since considered as the authorized version, the word "behemoth" is preserved in the text, and the following annotation is added :-" This beast is thought to bee the elephant, or some other which is unnowen." Bochart, Ludolph, and some others, have contended warmly in favour of the hippopotamus. Cuvier thinks that though this animal is probably in tended, yet that the description is too vague for any one to hold a certain opinion on the subject. Good, on the other hand, imagines that some extinct pachyderm is really intended. We confess that we feel little doubt whicheasy,even a that the theory started by Bochart , and in the main sup ported by Cuvier, is the real one and that the description in the Book of Job, though doubtless vague, and in the highest degree poetical, has yet su ffi cient marks to while there arerender certain th peculiarities e identifi cation poe tical imagination could hardly apply to th e e l ep h an t. Thus, when Job says of him , "He lieth under the mentioned shady trees, in the covert of the reed and fens ; . the willows of the brook compass him round about," this would seem to be the description of an animal which frequented the water much more than elephants are accustomed to do. Again, in the fuller descrip tion of "leviathan," in the 41St chapter, we think it is quite clear that a water animal is intended, though what is there stated might be held to apply to the crocodile as well as to the hippopotamus ; both are animals remarkable for an extreme toughness of skin, both are almost equally difficult to kill or to take alive, and both are such as, from their uncommon appearance and wildness of character, would give to a poetical narrative an extraordinary license of description. Of profane authors Herodotus is the first who notices this animal (in the 71st chapter of his second book), but his description is far from accurate. He states . that they are found in the Papremitis Nome, where they are esteemed sacred, though they are not so considered in other parts of Egypt. He describes it as a quadruped, with cloven hoofs like those of an ox, the muzzle flat, and turned backwards, the teeth projecting, and the mane, tail, and voice like those of a horse; the size as large as the biggest ox, and with a hide so thick and hard that when dry the people make javelins of it. Aristotle, in' his History of Animals, appears to have had this passage in his mind, as his account differs but little from that of Hero dotus, only that he makes the animal no bigger than an ass. Diodorus on the other band (book i.), is more correct as to the size, for he says it is five cubits in length, and in bulk approaches that of the elephant. Pliny (Hist. Nat., viii., 25, and ix., ' 12) follows Aristotle for the most part, and amplifies his description, ascribing, however, to the hippopotamus . the tail and teeth of a boar; adding, that though they are hooked they are less dangerous. He states that helmets and bucklers are made of the skin, which is impenetrable until softened by moisture, and speaks of its habit of feeding upon crops and its skill in avoiding the snares that are set for the purpose of taking it. In a later portion of his work Pliny states that it is covered with a sort of hair like that of the seal ; at the same time giving a fabulous account of the manner in which it cures itself of diseases incident to it by pressing its legs against a sharp stake in order to let blood. " Dion" (lib. li.) and " Achilles Tatius" (iv., c. 2) both mention the hippopotamus, the latter entering into several particulars concerning him, and describing him with considerable accuracy. The Ro mans had many opportunities of viewing these curious animals alive, for we have many instances recor ded in which they played no insignificant part in the trium phal processions of the conquerors on their return home. Thus M. Scaurus, in his asdileship, exhibited five crocodiles and an hippopotamus, and is men tioned as having been the first to do so. Augustus ex hibited one on the occasion of his triuoiph over Cleo patra. Antoninus exhibited some with crocodiles„ lions, and other animals; Commodus no less than five some of which he slew with his own hand. Helioga balus, and the third Gordian, also exhibited some of them. But still they could not have been common, and the demand for them seems to have exhausted the supply; for Ammianus Marcelliaus (xxii., 15) states that the hippopotami had ceased to" exist in Egypt after the time of Julian. The representations of this animal which we have by ancient artists are generally more correct than the descriptions with which they have furnished us. Thus, they are well drawn on many coins of the Roman emperors, sometimes with the crocodile, and sometimes without. They are met .with frequently on those of Trajan, Hadrian, and on those of Otacilia Severe, the wife of Philip. Occasionally they are not so well drawn, as in the figure copied by Mr. Hamilton (2g t optiaca pl. xii.) f ro m the eaves of Beni-Hassan, where the feet are represented as cloven, and the lower tusks are so enormous that it is impossible that' they should be covered by the lips; whereas the largely developed muzzle, and its consequent concealment of the tusks, are portrayed on the ancient coins with accuracy. The same may be said of .the figures on the plinth of a statue of the Nile (formerly in the Vatican), on which the hippopotamus is represented , as holding a crocodile in his mou th. In more modern times, the descriptions we have vary considerably, and are sometimes at variance with the real form of the animal they profess to de scribe. Such are the accounts preserved in Isidore of Seville, Vincent de Beauvois, Albertus Magnus, and James of Vitez. Belon and Gallus were pro bably the first who had actually seen the an i ma l hi m _ self. . • Both were at Constantinople, and both probably saw the mile. . The description of Belon is the most accurate, and it is clear that he must have examined the beast with some attention, as he points out the error in the statue alluded to above, and shows that the hippopotamus has five toes instead of four, and an undivided 'lloof. ' Lastly, LudolPh, in his history of Ethiopia, gives a full account of it, with an 'entire figure drawn upon a large scale. Thevenot, in his voyage to the Levant, me ntions one that was killed in his time (1658), near Gidgeh, and, taken thence to thatw wh ere e present Africa Cairo. - ' • at present exist ing the hippopo r.nWuisthis r f e q g u ar ad d , i t t o l,, t . h o e uld co s u e n em tries ing ; though Onesicratus, in Arrian's indica, speaks alone can claim him for its own, as of them as found on the banks of the Indus. Strabo, on the other hand, and rausaniat, doubt this asser tion ; and Cuvier and Buffon both are of opinion that Michael Boyne is wrong in supposing that it is found in China, and Liumeas unwarranted in his belief that it occurs at the mouths of any Asiatic rivers. 1 It hes been disputed in modern times whether or not there is more than on o species of hippopotamus. M. de Moulins has given reasons, drawn from obser vations of the skull, f o r supposing that those existing , on tha Nile and on the Senegal are different species ; and Cuvier has shown the same thing with respect to the inhabitants of Northern Africa, and the denizens of the country round the Cape. At present the animal is very rarely found till you have ascended the Nile far into the interior. The French savans who went as far as Syene saw nothing of him. In Southern Africa the flesh is said sometimes to be considered a delicacy, and the natives of Cape Town are in the habit of obtaining from the country farmers the fat which lies under the skin, when salted and dried. The skin itself is extensively used for whips ; it is cut into long I narrow slips, Ave foot or sin feet long, and tong. nating in a point. Mr. Layard mentions their use so far north as Mosul, among the Arab workmen whom he employed in his excavations. The great canine teeth are the most valuable portion of the animal, as the ivory obtained from them has been found to be superior to any other for the manufacture of artificial teeth. Sill CHARLES NAPIER UPON LEAVE OF ABSENCE IN 11VDIA. Head•quarters, Camp Rorie, March 20. The number of applications from officers for leave of absence obliges the Commander-in-Chief to make the following observations, beginning with the European regiments :- 1. The European private soldier has the same constitution as the European officer. He suffers equally from the effects of heat. 2. He has necessarily fewer comforts and more discomfbrts than are experienced by the European officer. 3. He has never any leave on " urgent private affairs ;" be it hot or be it cold, he passes the year in his cantonment. 4. On the other hand, the officer has every comfort and every luxury that can diminish the discomfort of a hot climate ; and the Commander •in-Chief cannot help thinking tbst the known pride which British officers take in sharing all dangers and deprivations with their soldiers will induce the former to consider that, leaving their brother officers and their men to encounter the heat of summer while they are divert ing themselves on " urgent private affairs" in the hills is very like deserting their post from fear of climate. The Commander-in-Chief himself does not go to Simla for pleasure nor to avoid heat. He goes much against his will, b ecause all the head-quarters' esta blishments are located at Simla, and to move them is not practicable. Moreover, the Commander-in-Chief can best serve the army by being near the Governor general. If Sir Charles Napier followed his own wishes, he would establish• his head-quarters at some one of the large stations, where he would be among the troops. The Coti3mander-in-Chief does not wish to prevent officers having short leave for a month or two, which is quite long enough to settle any " urgent private affairs" that an officer can have in India ; nor does the Commander-in-Chief wish to prevent officers having leave who are really ill, and whose medical men con scientiously believe that change of air is necessary. But he cannot allow the fear of climate, the love of plea sure, or the desire to escape from regimental duty to throw it on their hard-working comrades ; nor is it very encouraging to the private soldier to see his officers scampering off to the hills the moment the heat begins : no one likes extreme heat, and, there fore, no one ought to shirk from it at the expense of others. Holding these opinions, the Commander-in-Chief must call on commanding-officers to restrain applica tions for leave to those who are delicate in health, and whom they know to require change of air. Let the rest share with their men the dangers and displeasure of the hot weather. Discipline will thus be sustained. As to the officers of the native regiments, the case is different: Their presence is not required to cheer and give heart to their men. The Sepoy is at home, the heat is congenial to him, and he gets leave fre quently. He has every indulgence that can be given to a soldier. There is, therefore, no objection on that score to a Company's officer having leave. But there are objections on other points. The European officers are few in a native corps, and they cannot be spared from regimental duty. The state of discipline is such as to demand every exertion in every officer to bring it to that perfection which it ought to receive. It is idle to suppose that a regiment is not to be kept in order during the hot weather. There cannot be so much drill as there is in the cold weather ; but there may be quite enough to keep a regiment in the highest order. Over doses at drill are not good at any. time. It is a constant drill ap plied in small portions, and the constant instruction of officers by their commander, that keeps a regiment in good order. Parades and drills, however short and slight, may go on before sunrise and after sunset. A single manoeuvre performed daily, and with scrupu lous exactness, will keep a regiment in good order. There is always plenty for old officers to do, and for the young - officers to learn, at the head-quarters of every regiment during the hottest weather ; and this the Commander-in-Chief expects to be done by those who are in hetlth. His Excellency believes the mass of officers to have a sincere zeal for the public service, and great pride in their profession. All that the Indian army re quires is, that the senior officers should instruct the junior. In proportion as the number of officers is limited so must exertion increase. Sir Charles Napier will, therefore, not allow the portion of leave granted by his predecessors to officers in Queen's regiments to be increased ; this has been for the last 15 years as followS : reserving— Cavalry—Two field officers, four captains, and 14 subalterns ; these are always to be present and fit for duty at head-quarters. Infantry—Two field officers, five captains and 16 subalterns ; these are always to be present and fit for duty at head-quarters. " Commanding officers must satisfy themselves, in communication with the senior medical officer of the regiment, that there is no probability of any subse quent application being made for others on medical certificate, that his Lordship may not be forced into the necessity of cancelling the leave previously granted to others on private affairs." Such was the order of Lord William Bentinck, and officers commanding regiments are answerable that this full allowance of officers shall be always at their head-quarters. _ _ By order of his Excellency the Commander-in- Chief, ARMINE S. H. MOUNTAIN, Colonel, Adjutant-General of her Majesty's Forces in India. THE BOROUGH OF FINSBURY. The following letter has been addressed by Mr. Wakley, M.P., to the Chairman of a meeting of electors of Finsbury : " Harefield-park-wood, Middlesex, May 21. " Sir,--A friend has informed me of the object for Which the meeting of this evening is held. Had I been favoured with an invitation I should have at tended. !` I am not surprised that a feeling of discontent should exist in Finsbury relative to the state of the representation of that borough in Parliament ; and it is my misfortune, and not my fault, that I am one of the causes of that feeling. During 13 years a close attention to my Parliamentary duties obtained for me frequent expressions of approbation from my generous and indulgent constituents. After a long, zealous and anxious servitude, my health gave way, and the duties which I had to execute in Parliament remain undis charged by me from a powerful and irresistible neces sity. In the last session I could not attend the House of Commons at all ; in the present session my at tendance has been both seldom and irregular. Ill ness alone, of a distressing kind, prevented me from speaking and voting against the detestable window tax, when the motion for its repeal was last before the House. " These things have caused me much anxiety. I feel that I have no moral right to continue as the re presentative of Finsbury, if I cannot perform the duties of the great trust that has been confided to my charge. If I were to act so unworthy a part I should ill requite my noble-hearted constituents for their generous forbearance - during my protracted illness. I place myself, therefore, entirely at their disposal. It is a duty which I owe to them, and I do not shrink from its avowal. " The end of the present session of Parliament is rapidly approaching, and hence my resignation at this time would be of little utility. Permit me, there fore, with perfect frankness to state that if I were to be allowed to make choice of the course of proceeding at this juncture, I should prefer to remain in the ho nourable position of your representative until the com mencement of the next session of Parliament, at which time, should my health not be sufficiently re established to enable me to resume my labours in the House of Commons, I shall, without hesitation and with the liveliest feelings of gratitude, restore to the patriotic and independent electors of Finsbury that honourable and dignified trust which I have so long cherished as the highest object of my ambition. " I have the honour to remain, sir, your obedient servant, 44 THOMAS WATILET. " To the Chairman of the Committee of the Fins bury Liberal Electoral Association." PAROCHIAL CONTEST IN ST. PANCRAS.-ELEC TION OF VESTRYMEN.—The parochial contest for the elec tion of vestrymen and auditors of accounts for the parish of St. Pancras was progressing yesterday with lore spirit than on the first day's poll (Tuesday). At the close of the poll, at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, the numbers were— For the Pink list, proposed by Mr. Brettingliam 1,191 For the Blue list, proposed by ➢ir. Douglas Majority in favour of the Pink list The poll finally closes at four o'clock this day (Thursday.) Wu AT IS MIN ?—An American author describes man " as the only. animal that drinks sherry cobblers."... Ft4nch, M. HALEVY. For the last fifteen years this great composer has enjoyed a high reputation in England, whether from the success of his works in France,"i or from their re production on our own stage. Circumstances have, however, lately combined on all sides to attract ge neral attention towards him. The French composers have lately superseded the Italian maestri, and at the opening of the theatrical campaign in London this year two of his minor works were given with signal success at the St. James's Theatre; another was no less successful at the Princess's ; and whilst the Covent Garden establishment announced the produc tion of two of his serious operas, it was found likewise that he had been engaged, in conjunction with M. Scribe, in writing another, of the most impor ant and promising character, on the subject of Shakspere's Tempest. On the eve of the production of this work, on account of its authors and of its actors equally the object of general curiosity, some account of the life of M. Halevy cannot fail to prove interesting. Fromental Halevy was born in Paris at the begin ning of the present century. His father was a Ger, man, his mother a French lady. As the boy showed a precocious understanding, and his father, like most of his countrymen, was devotedly fond of philosophy and belles lettres, the young Halevy was at an un usually early age sent to an academy. However, a few lessons on the piano -forte having been given him, with a view to employ his leisure moments, and to vary and relieve his attention , an invincible love of the musical art absorbed all his thoughts. His father finding at last that he could not surmount this pro. pensity, wisely gave way, and placed his son, at ten years of age, at the great Conservatoire. There, so rapid was his progress, that being only twelve years of age, he won the grand prize of harmony against all his seniors. Soon afterwards he had the still greater good fortune of attracting the attention of one whose name and works will endure as long as the art of music—at thirteen he studied composition under Cherubini. Only two years afterwards, when that great master was obliged to visit London (in 1815), so high an opinion did he entertain of the young Halevy, that he chose him as his temporary:sub stitute to:direct his class at the Conservatoire. From this moment the great object of ambition with the young artist was to follow the example of Mozart, and visit the schools of Italy. A new triumph afforded him this opportunity. In 1819, having won the grand prize for composition at the Institute, he was sent by the Academy of France to Rome. He spent three years in Italy, travelling from one great musical city to the other, examining the works of such old composers as Marcello and Palestrina, studying under such renowned masters as Galieri and Zingarelli. From Italy he went to Vienna, pur posely to visit one who was the peculiar object of his reverence—one who like him had been a favourite pupil of Cherubini—Beethoven. This sublime composer received him kindly, but gave him a melancholy proof that he had lost one—his most perfect and exquisite sense—that of bearing; for, to give him a sample of his inspiration he played on a harpsichord with broken strings, and so totally out of tune as to produce nothing but clashing discords, although the unconscious performer did not per perceive it. The time was now come, when the young Halevy must return to Paris, and shsw "the mettle of his pasture." His first compo sition was Pygmalion, a work which he offered to the Grande Academie de Musique. It was immedi ately accepted, and its combination of Italian melody with German harmony created a great sensation amongst the critics. Political troubles, however, soon interfered to prevent the production of his opera. Halevy resumed his studies until 1827 ; at the be ginning of this year he gave the Opera Comique a work entitled Phideas. Its success was such that another was immediately demanded. This was the Artisan, which fully sustained the opinion enter tained of his abilities. _ I --- ----- Passing over minor works, we most particularly notice an opera which he subsequently gave at the Italien in 1829. This was an Italian opera buffs, entitled Il Dilettante. It was performed for two con secutive seasons with immense success by Malibran, Zuchelli, Donzelli, &c. In 1830, he produced at the Academie de Musique, a ballet, Manon I'Escaut, and in 1831, at the same theatre, a ballet opera, La Tentation, which was performed not only in Paris, but in all parts of Europe; its catching, sprightly, popular, and highly original melodies being repro duced on every hand-organ then manufactured, for the peripatetic musicians of the streets In 1832, Herold having suddenly died in all the flush of his triumphs, leaving his score of I.udovie imperfect, Halevy undertook the pious duty of finishing and producing it on the stage; and this year he like wise composed Les Souvenirs de la Fleur, for the re-appearance of the celebrated Martin. In 1835 he produced,:at the lcademie de Musique, an opera of the highest pretensions—La Juive, whose suc cess was such that it was immediately brought out in every capital in Europe. As if to show the ver • utility of his genius, he next produced, at the Opera Comique, L'Eclair, which has remained ever since one of the brightest gems of that theatre's repertoire. In 1837 it was the turn of the Academie de Mu sique to enjoy one of his cheldceuvres. There he produced his grand opera, Guido et Ginevra, of which one song, " Apres la fete," has become the cheval de bataille of every tenor who has since ap peared in the musical world. He successively produced works whose titles alone suffice for an eulogy. In 1838, a successful piece at the Opera Comique ; in 1842, La Reine de Chypre, at the Acadamie ; in 1843, Charles VI., at the same theatre. I❑ 1844 he produced the Guitarero, and in 1846 Les Mousquetaires de la Reine, at the Opera Comique. In 1848, owing to those revolutions with out precedent which then perilled the very existence of society, and seemed to render every enjoyment and every solace impossible in Paris, at the earnest prayers of the director of the Opera Comique, whose theatre had been nearly forsaken, he gave Le Val d'Andorre, which was performed 165 nights running, and restored at once, and in spite of every inauspicious circumstance, the vogue and fortunes of that theatre. Last year he was equally successful at the Opera Comique with La Fee aux Roses, of which a transla tion is at this moment performed in London. Halevy has long since received the highest rewards his country could confer on him. At the Court of Louis Philippe ho enjoyed the highest favour. The unfortunate Duke of Orleans, and his noble-minded widow, the Duchess of Orleans, had placed him at the head of their Chapelle. The Conservatoire conferred on him the title of Professeur de haute Composition. 1.1-3 is an officer of the Legion of Honour, and of a number of foreign orders conferred on him by the different sovereigns who have listened to his compositions, and he enjoys the highest title that can reward exalted merit in France, that of Member of the Institute. 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It has the peen literity of resisting, or counteracting, in a most singular manner, the intense heat of the sun's rays, and is so light (weighing but six ounces) that it can be conveniently WORN OVER ANOTHER JOAT, which it thus effectually preserves from dust; and as it oc cupies, when folded, no more space than a pocket-handerchief, it !nay be concealed in the same manner when not wanted. It, more over, conveys a most gentlemanly appearance, is very durable, and when soiled; becomes new again by the simple process of washing. The price is most moderate, but the'invention and application of this article in the manufacture of Paletots or Overcoats is PATENTED V H. J. and D. NICOLL, 111, 116, 118, 120, REGEITT-STREET, and 22, CORNHILL, LONDON. rro LADIES.—The high and universal celebrity .11_ which ROWLAND'S KALYDOR continues to maintain as an active, yet mild and soothing extirpator of all impurities of the Skin, is, during the period of Spring, most pleasingly evinced. This pre,nration, eminently balsamic, restorative, and invigorating, is equally distinguished for safety in application, as for unfailing effi cacy in eradicating all redness, tan, pimples, spots, freckles, discolo rations, and other cutaneous visitations. The radient bloom it im parts to the cheek, and the softness and delicacy which it Induces on the hands and arms ' • render it Indispensable to every toilet. To ladies daring the period of nursih g, and as a wash for infants, it cannot be too strongly recommended. Gentlemen, after shaving, will find it allay all irritation and tenderness of the skin, and render it soft, smooth, and pleasant. Its purifying and refreshing properties have obtained its exclusive selection by her Majesty the Queen; the Court, and the Royal Family of Great Britain, and the several Courts of Europe. *,,,* Beware of spurious ." KALYDORS" for sale, containing mineral astringents utterly ruinous to the Complexion, and by their repellent action endangering health. The words " RowLario's KALYDOIL" are on the wrapper of the genuine article. Price 4s. 6d. and Bs. 6d. per bottle. Sold by A. RO WLAND and SONS, 20, HATTON GARDEN . LONDON, and by Chemists and Perthmers. . APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. AEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE ' SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stoinabh to perfectly digest the food. The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea a nd Perrin!, 6, Tere-street, Oxford street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other Oilmen and Merchants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. • N.B. To guard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. DR. LA'MERT ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY.-WITH 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. _ _ Just pnblishad , s,nd may be had in French or English, in a goaded Envelope, 25..6d., or. post-free, from the,Author, for forty-two stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION; Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate he physical and mental powers, diminish aid enfeeble the natural 'eelines, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical lbservations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, cbether arising from these causes, close study, or the influence of ropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from India- Talon. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the taatomy, Physiology, and Diseases Of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their straetm es, 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. D'etor of Medicine. Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, honorary Member of the London Hespital Medical Society, &c. This work contains an accurate and complete account of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs. It tut fortunately happens that the unhappy victim of excessive indul +ence and vicious habits, while suffering from their invariable con sequences, unwisely entertains a fear of apply in g t o a qualified physi cia for relief. Shame and the dread so frequently, but erro neously entertained that these complaints are beyond the reach of alike restrict him and prevent his seeking for assistance where alone art, '3IERT has taken the highest medical testify, and the great extent of his dica i i tcan be honours, procured . as his. di Dr. LA L-4 practice for many years is a g uarantee for his p rofessional experi ence, which has reference almOßt solely to the treatment of these diseases. Yubusited by the Author, and may be had of Kent and Richards, 52, Paternoster-row ;Han nay, 63, Oxford-street; Starie, Tichborne 3treet, Haymarket; Marx, 39, Cornhill ; Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street. London; or, free by post for torty•twe Stators Ness tW Autuoes Reatclenc., 57,8odtcatl4ngs Loops, k 4 10 47 18 'l c " 15 1( 14 WHITSUN HOLIDAYS. ROYAL PoiYikoffiiiCiisTSTlTUTlON. During this week the ALPINE SINGERS will perform several of their National Airs, daily at Four, and in the Evenings at Half-past Eight. Dr. BACHIIOFFNER'S 'SECOND LECTURE on the PHILOSOPHY:of SCIENTIFIC RECREATION,Iwith OPTICAL EFFECTS, daily at Two, and every evening at a Quarter-put Nine.—Lecture by J. 11.. Pepper, Esq., on the Chemistry of Hydrogen, with special reference to its application for conveying by Balloons Pyrotechnic and ether Signals to Sir John Franklin, daily at a Quarter-past Three, and every Evening at Eight.—Dissolv ing Views illustrating the Arctie Regions and Ceylon; also Views of London in the Sixteenth Century, and as it now is.—Diver and Diving-bell, &c., &c. Admission, Is.—Schools, Half-price. A RGYLL SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, St. James's. Musical Director and Conductor, M. LAURENT, jun. This ACADEMY, for Tuition and Practice of Dancing, is' NOW OPEN for the SUMMER SEASON. Teaching by Professore, Daily. For Terms of Private Tuition apply at the office.—Terms for Evening Practice:—Six months, 5/. 55.; one month, 11. Is.; one evening, Is. The Subscribers are respectfully informed that the doors will open at Half-past Eight, Dancing to commence at Nine o'clock, and the Band will not leave the Orchestra till Half-past Eleven. N.B. On WEDNESDAY, June b, a GRAND FULL-DRESS BALL, for the joint Benefit of Messrs. R. Bignell and G. F. Bryer. Gen tlemen's Tickets, 10s. 6d. ; Ladies, ss. Ii r HERE SHALL WE GO TO-NIGHT ? Tq CREMORNE. Where else would you go ? Well, I was thinking of --. Don't think about it ; finish your glass and come along, we can get the Steam-Boat at any Pier. I prefer the Bus, as I have'nt my great coat with me. Well, there are Omni busses at Charing-cross and a dozen other places ; the Fare is the same as by Boat, three-pence. Is the Band a good one for Quad rilles ? The first in the world, conducted by Borini, and led by Richard Hughes ; there is no Band equal to it for dancing, Then say no more, With you I'll go, And trip it on fantastic toe, , the first step into a Chelsea Omnibus. GRAVESEND STAR PACKETS. Fore Cabin and Second Class Railway NINEPENCE to or from London and Gravesend. Saloon and First Class ditto, ONE SHILLING. To or from Blackwall. Fore Cabin— 6d. Chief Cabin.. • • 9d. 1 , 70 O th Intermediate Piers •... 6d. er Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Pulled Piers. 40 rackets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting). FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. DAYS. I SUNDAYS. Tim e Oghr. Grays !Green- Pur i lithe. fleet Ti ,„ I Roshr- Green-! Pur- Tine. 9 I hithe. Root t 7 t)% iy - 72 1 i I •••• n_Dlreet Trains from the Boats marked Ste v ' m r,.. bu ses frOm Fenehurch-street Station to all parts of London l c quarter of an hour. 4 BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival o s4Trains from the Fenehurch-street Station of the Blackwall pay. t,._,„................_____EXX DAYS SI7NDA7S. -uae. 1 ''''.-- Par- Green- n .„ Roshr- Cime. ! Fur- Green- Roshr `fleet H. hi I S -- "'" . • .---.... ...___. -!--. -.- ...- --- IN' - "' -- 9 lf ' 10 ! "" --- 11 IX-- , 2 —.— IN, .eyi i _ 614 .--.----___ • greet . rr e These are the times of the TRAINS leaving Fenchurch h, bllttiFes marked • are ran direct, the Packets not being per- InAir 00 P at Piers or for Boats. TI CKETS.—TweIve Months, 41. 4s. • Six Months, 21. 155.; Mcnths, 11. 15s. • to be had of the Collectors on board the F sor 3dr. Monk, ' Terrace Pier, Gravesend. 4 1 1. 1850 • AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. k hti ,f',of FOURTH INSTALMENT on 251. SHARES of 1846. ?egui.r.c . IS hereby given, that the Directors, In conformity with the Ireht.,7,,na Published on ' the sealed certificates of the 251. shares tOlll - 6,..1 11 of August, 1846, have to remind the Proprietors that a J CLINSTALMENT of 5/. per share' becomes PAYABLE in the i i,!_ptt, and that they have ordered such call to to paid to one of I.4Ternientioned bankers, namely— ' 114 4 ,Z :1— Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, arid Co. ; Liv ei "„_gbaru—The Birmingham Banking Company k ki ,,,Pu.r---Messrs. Moss and Co., or the Bank of Liverpool ; 411111 4 1'ester—Sir Benjamin Heywood and Co.; or the Manchester 0 ,..',rP00l District Bank ; sh„Loolbe the 10th day of JULY next ; and the several Proprietors 251, shares are required to pay such accordingly. GEORGE CARR GLYN, Chairman. CHARLES LAWRENCE, Deputy-Chairman. By order, HENRY BOOTH, Secretaries. CHARLES E. STEWART, • ' bj/t ° ll Sfation, London, May 21, 1850. - • • _2l ~.- „.„ 44) ..._ .„7:. . .. Ls. //' / eN.; /y_ o, [PRICE SD. of zinc costs 216 d., while a hundred iweight of c oal 4/25,1/6krut 9d. ; and when to this was added the reeluc tof power in electro magnetism the moment co_ commenced, he had no hesitation in saying that :0 13tb e cost /of the latter as a motive power would be ; 150 to 200 times as great as that of steam power. An interesting conversation ensued, after which the thanks of the society were voted to Mr. Hunt, and the meeting separated. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. A series of lectu res on th e c h em i stry of hydrogen, with special reference to its application for conveying by balloons pyrotechnic and other signals to Sir John Franklin, has been just commenced by Mr. Pepper, chemical . professor at the institution. After com menting on the present doubtful position of the Arctic Exp e diti on, the audience was informed that it was not a lecture on aerostation, the object of the lecture being to introduce certain ingenious signals invented by Mr. Darby, of Regent street, Lambeth, which the balloons were to carry. The materials and construction of the balloons were first noticed ; as they might be made of oiled silk, gold heater's skin, or prepared paper, the latter was pre ferred, because with ordinary care it lasted very well, and had the great additional advantage of cheapness. A five-feet gold-beater's skin balloon cost 101., whilst a dozen paper ones could be made for 3/. 161. ; thus the number of balloons to be sent might he increased, and the chances multiplied of some of th e s i gna l s finding their way to the missing expedition. The chemical nature of hydrogen was then demonstrated b y various experiments, and its extraordinary light ness shown by comparison wi:h coal gas. A five -feet balloon was now sent up with Darby 's petards or shells, which are attached to a fuse or quick match lined to time, and yield a report directly they touch the ground equal to a 6-pounder cannon, one being dropped every quarter of an hour. The bill -distri butor, to which so many aeronauts lay claim, was next shown, being printed bills which are to be scattered as the balloons travel over the range of country. The land and water signals next claimed attention, being composed of gutta percha car, and cork, and standing erect on earth or water, and can be seen at a distance of two miles by an ordinary telescope, and would be more likely to attract atten tion than the little paper slips. The buoy signals, to be used in case of distress by the searching party —the pyrotechnic signals by parachutes—the rocket signals, and Darby s arrangements for firing, are all clearly explained. The structure of the fuse or quick match employed, and its admirable principle (the argand), was likewise demonstrated ; and it was shown that it would burn just as well for a few minutes as finr several consecutive hours. Many of the balloons era on the plan adopted by Mr. Shepherd, to commu nicate with missing voyagers in the arctic regions. The numerous experiments exhibited by Mr. Pepper were admirably done, illustrating his discourse in a popular and instructive manner. The lecturer was greatly applauded at the conclusion of his discourse. SOCIETY OF ARTS. The twentieth ordinary meeting of the session was held last evening at the society's rooms. The meet ing was numerously attended; Mr. F. Cooke, vice president in the chair. Mr. ROBERT HUNT delivered an interesting lecture on the application of electro-magnetism as a motive power. After briefly describing the various disco veries made and experiments tried in electromag netism, both in this country and on the Continent, and more especially the great series of experiments con ducted, by command of the Emperor of Russia, by Professor Jacobi, at St. Petersburg, and which had been abandoned after an expenditure of more than 30,0001., Mr. Hunt proceeded to state that the reason o f h i s having been asked to deliver a lecture on this subject originated in an opinion which he had expressed in that room on a former evening, to the effect that the attempts made in the present state of the science to employ electro-magnetism as a mo tive power would end in failure. He then described i n a highly interesting manner the mode by which the electro-motive force is produced, and th e l aws by which its action is governed. Among this the grounds which induced him to think that mysterious agency must fail in practice as a motive power, were the following :—The magnetic f orce diminishes, ac cording to distance, with the o greatest rapidity. Thus, when the force was "o is o l t b a s, eof o with the oe armatur e2s oth part in contact, it was, at a dof of an inch, only capable sustaining 90 lbs. ;at the 84th pirt of an inch 47 lbs., at the 60th part of an inch 40 lbs., and at the 50th part of an inch, which would be a necessary distance for any practical pur pose, it was but 36 lbs. Again, the moment motion was communicated the power was reduced from 2,232 to 920, or more than one-half. Thus, when they got a weight of 80 lbs. raised by the de composition of one grain of zinc, they could , only raise 40 lbs. by the same waste when the magnet became rotary. This he thought was caused by the secondary or induced current moving in a contrary direction to the primary current. He con sidered great intensity of action necessary, even in point of economy, to produce strong motive power. Thus, with Groves' battery, which is the strongest, one-horse power for 24 hours was theoretically ob tained with 451bs. of zinc, whereas, in Daniel's bat tery, which is more constant and durable, the grain power requires the destruct ion of 751bs. of zinc . A grain of zinc raises 80113 s. a foot high, while a ai weight of coal in 7 ,21 Cornish steam - e n g in e r aises 1481bs. the slime height. On the other hand, b ST. MARTIN'S HALL. Last evening there was a performance of choral music, under the direction of Mr. Hullah, in the great Music Hall in Long-acre, erected through that gentle man's spirited exertions, and lately opened to the public. The solo-singers were, Miss Deakin, Mrs. Noble, Mr. Lockey, and Mr. W. H. Seguin; and the chorus consisted of the members of Mr. Hullah's first upper singing school. The performance com menced with Mendelssohn's cantata, " Lauda Sion" (or " Praise Jehovah"), a work full of that sublime simplicity which characterises the author's sacred composition. It was finely performed. The quar tette, " Ye who from his ways have turned," was es pecially excellent; and the grand final chorus was magnificent. Beethoven's grand symphony in D con cluded the first part. Mr. Henry Leslie's festival anthem, " Let God arise," which was performed for the first time on the occasion of the opening of St. Martin's Hall, was now repeated. This is a surprising production—though the composition of a young amateur it is entitled to take — and has taken—its place among the great sacred works of the age. Mr. Leslie weilds the massive and com plex machinery of a double chorus and a full orches tra with the facility and freedom of a veteran master, and with a skill which enables him to give full de velopment to his conceptions, which are often grand and original. It was on the whole very effectively performed. The beautiful air, " But let the righte ous rejoice," was admirably sung by Miss Deakin, and loudly encored. The chorus, " 0 God, when thou wentest forth," a piece of descriptive music, which might have been written by the author of Elijah, was given with great power. The chorus, " The Lord gave the word," was less successful ; it is full of difficulties, which were hardly mastered by the performers, and labours, moreover, under the disadvantage of calling to mind the chorus in the Messiah upon the same words. The performance concluded with the overture to Oberon, and a short selection from that opera. The noble hall was quite full, and many eminent musicians and amateurs were among the audience. COURT CIRCULAR. Her 31Ijesty the Queen of the Belgians took leave of the Queen and Prince Albert yesterday, and quitted Buckingham Palace at twelve o'clock, attended by the Countess Van der Straten (Dame du Palais) and Col. de Moerkerke, for Clarence House, St. James's, where her Maj.-sty partook of luncheon with her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and after wards lefr, at half-past one o'clock, for the Lon don-bri,!ge terminus, proceeding to St. Leonard's, attended by her suite. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of \Vales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, the Princess Helena, the Princess Louisa, and the infant Prince, and attended by the Countess Gainsborough, Lady in Waiting ; Hon. Caroline Cavendish, Maid of Honour in Waiting ; the Master of the Household, General Wemyss, Equerry in Waiting ; Lieut.-Col. Francis Hugh Seymour, Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert, and Mr. Birch, left town at twenty minutes before three o'clock yesterday afternoon, for Osborne, Isle of Wight. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were con• ducted to their carriage by the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Vice-Chamberlain, Lord Waterpark, Lieutenant- Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Viscount Clifden, Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood, Colonel Wylde, Cap tain Francis Seymour, and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. 11• Gordon. The august party went from Buckingham Palace in five carriages to the Nine-elms Station, and tra velled by a special train on the London and South- Western Railway. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge dined last evening with the officers of the Coldstream Guards of which regiment his R o y al Hi g hness is Colonel , in the State Banquet Room, in St. James's Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester received her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cam buriiodugeeesatenrd.haouss:.leclt h p e ar ß ty oy a a t l di, rd a s t received a small evening party. The Building Committee of the Royal Commission for the Exhibitionest(nn ofst T 5 1 m h e e t re w yesterday,erep prevent e t n h t e New m r. Palace of Cubitt, Mr. Barry, Mr. C. R. Cockerell, Mr. Brunel, and Mr. T. L. Donaldson. Lieut.-Col. Reid and Mr. N. Digby Wyatt were also present. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial Office from the Governors of the North American colonies, also from the Governors of the West Indies , New South Wales, Van Di emen ' s L and, and New Zealand. The Marquis; of Lansdowne (Lord President) arrived in town yesterday, from his residence at Richmond. PASSAGES IN THE LIED Or MRS. MARGARET MAITLAND, OF SUNNYSIDE. WRITTEN DT Hazsimr.—" A new edition of this charming work has just appeared. In all things this pleasant story is a Scotch novel'—scotch in its scenery, characters, incidents, and sentiments —its lan guage is also Scotch of the pure, quaint, expressive kind. Our readers will enjoy its genuine nationality of tone arid sentiment, its refined and poetic homeliness, its strokes of quiet humour, and its air of unaffected p iet y . The autobio graphical self-portraiture of Mrs. Maitland is very well ma . naged, and the character is as clea rl y defined, though of a totally different order, as is the similarly delineated portrait of Jane Eyre. In many respects the p resent author is worthy of being compared with the eminent Swedish novelist bliss Bremer. She is extremely felicitous in sweet home scenes; in delicate sketches of character, and in affecting touches of pure and quiet pathos. In the pathetic element we are not unfrequently reminded of Wilson's Lights and Shadows'." Scotsman. MARRIAGE OE VIE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE WITH THE IIEREPITANT PRINCE OF LF.ININGEN. —A letter from Prince of ladningen will be celebr a t e d thi s even - Berlin of the 18th instant says—" The nuptials of h er R o y a l r l o ttenburg, Seven o'ch.ck, in t h e pre: , nee o f Highness th e Princess Charlotte with his Highne-s the tiiiihigeerireadbtiltaCalel?sa'ties and the Royal Family, the diplomatic corps, 'bliamrmbleedlitlealYc'e t a e a r b t e h e e n c p e r r e e p m a roendy fort r their c eption. To-morrow they w ill , h owever, re t urn , and hold an d of those persons having the entree. The Royal couple oPotsdam, re wwhilelrperotcheeed a Court, and receive congratulations in the Palace at Berlin, after which they will again return to Potsdam, where there will be a succession offc'tes, which will last until Wed nesday. The marriage trousseau of the illustrious bride has been exposed to public view in the palace during two days, and has attracted numerous spectators, especially of the fair sex, who looked with longing and admiring eyes upon the rich dresses, costly jewels, exquisite Brussels lace, tantalising shawls, massy silver toilette and dinner services, and the prodigious stock of linens, cambrics, and embroidery spread before them. The greater part of these articles were presents from their Majesties and the Royal Family, and from Prince Albrecht and the Princess's Royal mother. Among the prettiest articles exposed was a piece of embroidery, the joint labour of Lady Rose Fane, the Misses Howards, and other young ladies, prepared under the guidance and with the aid of her Royal Highness Princess Louisa, the fair And graceNl cousitt of the bride." A 4 ',, 14 D ADVANTAGEOUS PRINCIPLES OF INSURANCE . VQ3III3RIA..N and UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY. 61, Moergate-street, London. Eheta r CttAnnwAN—Rey. HENRY HUGHES, M.A. aPecies of Life Assurance on the lowest terms compatible ) 14 5 lfety, ‘rae..,l l4 to Dowries, Life Assurance, 'and Deferred Annuities, em rirraiid Pile Policy. ke tro and Declined Lives Assured. Politan and Provincial Agents required. H. FELTON, Manager. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU RANCE SOCIETT. 26, Cornhill, London. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. r• whatution embraces important and substantial advantages ._Po Pe et to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuties. '°ll,. ores Issued by this Society have a twofold advantage :—provi rfili,Lue fondly of the Assured, and 8,1 augmenting pecuniary ca l, oae resource to himself, if needful, whilel wing. The Assured cwtoccaiions, the power to borrow, without expense, or for 'he Policy, two-thirds of the Premiums paid. The • DIVISION OF PROFITS. I tthtntintied prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors Cnnhal Meeting, held on the Bth of :May, 1850, to declare a .. 111 e4 0 ., 114 % varying from 27 to 65 per cent. on the Premiums. paid Policy effected on the profit scale. EXAMPLES. Perma- Sum . the Amnia ' Policy I Bonus ii sent Re- A sq, ,, I Pre- ; taken addition Bonus in auction of may bor zl Milan, out in to Sum Cash. Annual row on • 'Assured. Premium. Policy. £ s. d. £ s. d. s. d. 1137 ,292 6 9 139 16 9 22 13 1642 15 6 1838 ,267 11 4 126 17 2 19 19 7;593 6 8 • 1839 241 18 6 113 17 7 17 18 8'543 17 9 10.1. ' O O 5.d. 1840 1193 12 693 16 814 010 494 10 TA 2 A lon e On a In 0 11 AAR fl gofr "I