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ARMY CON T R A - CT S. Office of Ordnance, October 1, ISSO. Notice Is hereby given to all Persons desirous of contracting to sup ply MEAT, BREAD, 'OATS, and FORAGE to her Majesty's Laud Forces (Bread and Meat for the Foot Guards and for the Household ' Cavalry excepted) in 'Cantonments, Quarten, and Barracks, in the Counties of England sexerally, in Wales, in North Britain, in the Isle ' of Man, aturiii"the Channel (elands, for Six Mouths from the Ist De cember next, inclusive. And also, STRAW—for - PAILLASSEA, at the several Barracks and Ordnanse Statior A s in Great Britain and the Channel Islands, for Cne Year• from Ist Decemb,r next • " That proposals in•writing, addressed to the Secretary to the Board of Ordnance, sealed im , and marked on the outside " Tender tor Army • Supplies," will he received at the Ordnance Office, Pall-mall, on or before Wednesday, the 13th day of November next, and Tenders may be delivered at any time during that day. Persons who make Tenders, are desired not to use any Forms but those which may be had upon application at the Office of the Secre tary to the Board 91 Ordnance In Pall-mall. • By order of the Board, G. BUTLER, Secretary. JXIIIBITION of 1851.—N o ti ce to Exhibiron is hereby given, that her Majesty's Commissioners have fixed the 31st of October as the LAST DAY for RECEIVING APPLI CAIIONS for SPACE from the different LOCAL COMMITTEES of the United Kinomm, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. In tending Exhibitors failing to give due and sufficient notice to the nearest Local Committee cannot be assured that their claims for space will receive any consideration. (Signed) M. D. WYATT, Secretary, FORD'S WELLINGTON FAMILY and COMMERCIAL HOTEL, DALE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. This Hotel, situated in the immediate vicinity of the Esclian,ge, Docks, and other places of public and commercial resort, is fitted up In tirst-rate style, and the accommodations for American, Foreign, as well as English strangers. wilt he found everything that is desirable, white the arrangements of the "Cuisine" are in the hands of a first-rate Cook. The Proprietor urther wishes to intimate that his Coffee and Commercial Rooms, as well as Sitting and Bed Rooms, will be found second to none in the kingdom. N.B. Toe charges for servants are included in the Bill (except those who only stay a few hours), viz., Waiter, Porter, and C'narnbcrtnald, and it is respectfully intimated that all further payment is unne cessary. TO PARENTS and GUARDIANS.—A portion of the extensive Premises in Resent-street, occupied by Mes,rA. NICOLL, will in future be devoted for the production of BOYS' and YOUTII,'• CLOTHING, such to exhibit unus ua l good taste, style, and finish, besides having a further recommendation in their durability and very moderate cost. College Caps and Gowns, with every kind of Garment calculated for pleasure, duties, or exercise, and such as are worn by Young Gentlemen at the Colleges and Great Puolic Schools. These are a , - ways ready to be met with at the Warerooms of H. J. amd D. NI COLL, Merchant Clothiers, Paletet Patentees, and Manufacturers of Cloth, Regent-street (from 114 to 120 inclusive), and 22, Cornhill. CAUTION.—Mariy have assumed the use of the word " PALETOT," but Messrs. Nrcou are the Sole Patentees of the design and ma terial (in Winter or Summer Substances) employed in the manufac ture of this inexpensive and gentlemanly article of costume. O PLUMBER S.—DIRECT IONS for 3 MAKING JOINTS In GUTTA PERCH A, attaching to Metal, Scc., with Lists of Prices, may be had•on application to tba.GLITTA PERCHA COMPANY, Patentees, 18, Whart-road, City-road. THE EDINBURGH REVIEW, No. CLXXXVIII., will be published on Thursday, October 0, IMO. I. History of the English Language. 11. The United States. Ii I. British Museum : Catalogue of Printed Books. IV. Mure's Critical history of the Language and Literature of Ancient Greece. V. Colonel Chesney's Expedition to the Euphrates and Tigris. VI. Recent Classical Romances. VII. Emigration and Industrial Schools. VIII. Difficulties of Repu'Alcan France; IX. Horace and Tasso. London : Longman, and Co. Edinburgh : A and C. Black. R OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION Lecture on the Ballad Music of England, by Mr. George Bar ker, illustrated by his own compositions, every Evening (except Sa turday) at Eight o'clock.—Lecture on the Hydro-Electric Machine, by Dr. Bachhoffner,daily at Two, and on Tuesday and Thursday Eve nings at a Quarter-past Nine.—Lecture on Chemistry by J. IL Pepper, Esq., illustrating the Ancient Fiery Ordeal and the Handling of Red Hot Metals, daily at a Quarter-past Three, and on Monday, Wed nesday, and Friday Evenings at a Quarter-past Nine.—Model of Wes ton's Patent Nova-Motive Railway, at work daily.—New Series of Dissolving, Views illustrating some of the Wonders of Nature, daily at Half-past Four, and in the Evenings at a Quarter to Ten ; also a Series, exhibiting Scenes in the Arctic Regions and Ceylon, daily at One •'clock.—Diver and Diving-bell. &c., &c. Admission, I s.—Schools, Half-price. Open daily from Eleven till Five o'clock, and every Evening (ex cept Saturday) from Seven till Half-past Ten. T HE EIGHTH of OCTOBE R, 1850. The EIGIITII of OCTOBER, 1850, will display a new trading feature, in the shape of an Establishment never before equalled. The "town tourist" cannot have failed to notice, in his progress to the west end of the metropolis, an extensive range of premises in c urse of erection at the corner of HAR T-STREET, NEW OX FORD -STREET. The situation, extent, and character of these premises must, from the earliest stage of the undertaking, have impressed the public with the idea that euch a project could be connected with no mean capi• talists —no ardinary speculation. The gradual development of the building and the ultimate display of the Hanle of the proprietary at once disclosed to the passer-by the true character of the speculation ; and thousands in that and other important localities have ever since been looking forward with anx ious expectation to the opening of the West-end Branch of E. MOSES and SON. The expediency of opening an Establishment like that under con sideration cannot properly be called in question. The east end and the west end of the metropolis are two perfectly distinct localities ; and to such an extent has the Capital grown, that a visit from one part to another involves both trouble and ex pense. The expediency of the present undertaking may be safely argued from the encouraging fact, that the proprietors number from the west end a large proportion of their wealthy supporters, whose interests arid convenience will necessarily be better consulted in their own lo cality, and who, in return, will have more ready opportunities of fa- Vouring E. MOSES and SON with their commands. It would be idle and useless to argue that such a vast speculation as the WEST-END BRANCH would not have been entered into, had not the voice of the public called loudly for it. E. MOSES and BON have had too much experience in such undertakings, and know too well how to improve the capital which the public have placed at their disposal, to enter into a project like the present unsupported by the public, from whom they derive that confidence, without which Such an enterprisi ng speculation would never hay., been attempted. In starting the Branch of the City Establishment at the West. end, E. MOSES and SON have taken especial care so to model their ar rangements to the requirements of the locality, as to render this liranch suitable t b all parties. The BESPOKE TAILORING DEPARTMENT is deserving of particular mention ; being, as it is, the first at the West-end,in point of business -arrangement, accommodation; and fashion. The Nobility and Gentry will here meet with no obstruction or confusion, and will have no necessity to pass through the more busy portion of the Establishment, there being aseparate private entrance to this department, with distinct accomm dation for servants in at tendance. Attention is also called to the fact, that Hart-street, Wilier' runs parallel with Oxford-street, being quiet and private, af fords safe standing room for carriages —a circumstance worthy the attention of the gentry. In connexion with the Bespoke Department, there are SELD - JT HABIT FITTING-ROOMS. and FITTING-ROOMS f,r GENTLE 31EN, besides DEPARTMENTS devoted to the JUVENILES. Everything has been done by the proprietors to render their Branch Establishment in these important respects (without qualification of terms), the first Establishment in the first fashionable locality in the kingdom. In the arrangements of the READY-MADE DEPARTMENTS there are also those recommendations which cannot fail to elicit the approval of a discerning public. The classification of go.,ds, the ready ingress and eess, and eve other arrangement, are such as must conduce to the gr accommodation ry and satisfaction of the purchaser. For such an Establishment, in such a situation, the most superior assortment of fashions has been prepared. The proprietors have determined not to be equalled in the collection of dress at their West-end Branch ; and, in order to produce the first specimens of attire, they have not only made purchases of the most superb materials lit Cloths, Silks. Satins, Alpacas, Lustres, Sze.. &c., but have secured the most elegant and novel designs, by offering handsome prizes for the best specimens of artistic skill in cut and workmanship ; an experiment which has proved more than success ful to this end. The GENTLEMEN'S WINTER OVERCOATS, and the other ar ticles of attire, when inspected, will prove that the proprietors are not dealing in exaggerated terms in thus recommending the present Stock of Attire. In LADIES' HABITS, E. MORES and SON intend to convince t heir supporters, th a t as F ashionable Tailors, they are neither to be surpassed nor equalled by many degrees. Their STOCK of JUVENILE CLOTHING calls alike for terms of the highest recommendation. Where this branch of the Tailoring Trade has been too often overlooked or slighted, E. MOSES and SON Itzwe Made it a point of particular study ; no r do they questin for a Moment that their endeavours will secure anything short of the highest approbation. conspicuous feature at the New West. end Branch of E. MOSES and SON is that of a STOCK of READY-MADE LIVERIES, which, though elegant in the extreme, and superior In material, are sold at prices exceedingly advantageous to the purchaser. The attention of the Nobility and Gentry is particularly directed to this branch of the Proprietors' business in New Oxford -street. A STOCK of SUPERIOR MOURNING, at prices less than those charged anywhere else, by 50 per cent., is also deserving of promi nent mention. No advantage will be taken in the furnishing of these articles of the melancholy circumstances of bereavement, or of the haste in the adoption of such attire — circumstances which have too often led to imposition on the part of tradesmen. COA The SHOOTING-COATS, FISHING- COATS, LOUNGING rest TS, and the var i ous ready-made goods are in keeping with the of the articles seld ; and the most extreme satisfaction must re sult from an inspection and trial of the Stock. A large a n d fashionable collection of HATS an d CA PS adds much to the recommenda• ions of the new Branch House; and the Public are assured that here their interests are equally consulted. The system which the proprietors intend to pursue at their New Es tatslisliment is not new. Their old system of cheapness, coupled With quality and fashion will be in operation at th e B ranch House as at the 0 110111 Establishment. The Return of Cash or Exchange of Goads, and the marking the Price of each article in plain figures, will in no way be departed from at the West-end Branch. Before concluding this announcement E. MOSES and SON would kint that their New Premises in Oxford-street are of the most novel, e legant, and commodious description. The Establishment is an Ex hibition itself, quite alone in point of style, convenience, and decora tion —and is well deserving a visit from the curious in these matters. An excursion, in fact, would. be well repaid by a v i ew of this superb t rading structure, or' which no idea can be formed except u on in spection. The proprietors take this opportunity of inviting the Public to view their New West-end Branch Establishment, whether purchasing or lit ; where every attention will be paid to them, and eve ry informa tion given. bHaving thus announced the opening of the New Branch Establish ent, and havi ng t ouc h e d ( in as brief a manner as possible) on the n nendations there held out, E. 310SEs and SON wou ld ac knledge gratefully that v a st amoun t o f f avour at the ha- ds of the Public, to which alone they can date this proud a d vance i n t h e i r , r eu lations ; 'and the proprietors would assure th e P u bli c, that i t i s air d etermination to merit renewed support, by an adherence at the se e w Establishment to tho se p r i nc i p l es which have worked so Well at the Old. *** Will be OPENED at Ten o'clock on TUESDAY MORNING, the sth of OCTOBER' NEW flit. CULVERWELL'S NEW WORK S . T street ad of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho: 147 , Fleett Mann, 39, Cornblll ; or direct from the author , Arica One Shilling each ; by post, Is. 6d. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. " Health, Recreation, and rational Use of Time." CONTENTB:—EarIy Rising —Spring and Summer Mornings—Ex elirsions about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills korests, lligh-roads, and other pleasant places— Country Trips and Rambles —The Sea—London at Night—Evening. at Dome +t_eat usia- rn Ease —The D raa — On Eating, Drinki ng , Sl eeping, Bathing, Air, , , Occupation, sc,, &c. FRAGMENTS FROM THE MOUNTALNS. Two Vols. ol I. A VISIT TO THE LAKES; V SKETCH OF EDINBURGH, &c. Vol. 11. THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY; REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. 111. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID. "That three seore years and ten bur course may ran” A popular review of almost every form (cause and cure) of ner .,.°4BlY-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses tite yonng besets the man of pleasure, business, or stud y. and era. ; J itters old age, with tables and rules for the diet and physical regu- L kllou of ever Y-day life. Iv. THE PASSIONS. " What passions hurt the body—what improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." of $h : -Life's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The advent ?.rthe passions. Chastity and its infringements. The casualties of tizentiousness and dissipation, with Illustrations, graphic, narrative, "clreakediative. Advocacy of early marriages. V. TILE MARRIAGE STATE. " To be or not to be, that is the question. " t i on regardin Atooximst:—Laws and obli g ati ons o f nature, society, arid re cechoice g marriago, to be ob serve d b y e i ther sex. Time and on both sides, as to ago, temperament, complexion, andjlirc, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of roaring them. viLl,,,„` RYsi , al defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and Its conversion. sm. itY 4) s it . . J. CULVERWELL, M.D. (1841), M . R .C.S. (1827), L.S.A. ii,.4ttere 'Twenty-five ye Medical and Forensic R eteree in these -"I Ueception ars hours daily WI flys. Evenings, seven Ull nine. " n i tl l. l 4lCe s Relent -street, j 180.05.] LONDON, THURSDAY s . ';•, r G S N OCTOBER 3, 1850. R AILWAY PASSENGERS' ASSURANCE COMPANY ; EmpOwered by Special Act of Parliament, 12 and 13 Vic., cap. 40. Offices, 3, Old Broad-street, London. DIRECTORS. Chairman—JOHN DEAN PAUL, Esq., 217, Strand. PePuty-Chaftman—GEOßGE BERKELEY HARRISON, Esq., 2 Great To er-street, City. Humphrey Brown, Esq., M.P., Twining Park, Tewkesbury. James Clay, Esq., M.P., 25, Montagu-square. George Ciive, Sunderstead Court. Croydon. Samuel WhitAeld Daukes, Esq., 14, Whitehall-place, Westminster. Harvie Morton Farquhar, Esq , 16, St. James's-street. Alexander Gre:g, Esq., 10, Lowndes-street, Belgrave-square. The lion. Arthur Kinnaird, Pall-malt East. Geor4e Robert Paul, Esq., Portland Lodge, Worthing. liankers—Ne , m. Strahan. Paul, Paul, and Bates, 217, Strand Messrs. Ransom and Co , Pall-mall East. Standing Counsel—Henry Davison, Esq., Brick-court, Temple. - Solicitors —3lessr,. Fry and Holt, Walbrook Hmse, City. Surgeon—Barnard Wicht llolt, Esq., F.It.C.S., 5, Parliament -street, Westminster. Secretary—Alexander Beattie, ]lsq. This Company has teen established for the purposa of affording compensation in cas , s of personal injury, and the payment of a cer tain sum in the event of death by railway accident. During the year just closed the following are the particulars of the claims .that have been made on this Company by 37 persons who have sustained injury in travelling by railway : No. 1. A holder of a periodical ticket, No. 5,091, met with an ac cident by falling off the platform at Pres t;)11, on the night of the lit November. Adjusted by a payment of 71. Gs. No. 2. A mail guard, insured by a periodical ticket, No. 5,584, whilst travelling from Coatbridge to Perth, on the 29th November, having. occasion to get out at the Stirling Station, he slipped between the platform and post-office van. The injury he sustained prevented hint trom attending to his duties till the 3d January. Awarded 201. • No. 3. The holder of a periodical ticket, No. 5,396, whilst travel ling from Nraccle,field to Manchester, on the 31st December, was thrown against a gentleman sitting opposite to him, and received a blow ou his face, which rendered him incapable of attending to his business for a few days. His claim was settled by the Company pay ing at his request 5 guineas to the Manchester Infirmary, the claimant being himself a medical man, No. 4. A commercial traveller, and holder of a periodical ticket, No. 16,880, met with an accident at the Thirsk Station of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway, whilst about to proceed to New castle on the 24th of January. The injury consisted of a severe bruise of the thumb, caused by a porter shutting tile door of the car riage, on his left hand, befo e he could take his seat ; the accident obliged him, after remaining a week at Newcastle, to return home from hirjourney, which he was unable to resume until February 11. Awarded 311. 10s. No. 5. The holder of a first-lass ticket, issued at Leicester,January 28, was a passenger la the tram that ran off the rails between lilts worth and Wolverton ;. he was thrown with great violence against another passenger, and the shock unfitted him front attending to business for some day - s. Awarded 141. 14s. No. 6. The party in this instance is a clerk . in the Travelling Post office, and the holder of a periodical ticket, No. 5,474, and was se verely injured, especially in the face and eyes, by the collision of the mail with the goods' train, that occurred on the 13th February, near the Abingdon Station, on the Caledonian Railway. Awarded 2101. The injury to the eyes appearing to be of a permanent character. No. 'l. The holder of a :single journey ticket was also a passenger in the same train. Ihe claimant was about to proceed to New York, by :he Canada, but the injury he received prevented him from doing so. Awarded 311. NO. 8. The holder of a periodical ticket, No. 7,343, was injured by the collision between the passengers' and goods' train in the long tunnel in the Leeds and Lradford Railway, on the 18th February. Awarded 401. No. 9. A commercial traveller, holder of periodical ticket, No. 16,851, was travelling by the mail train that left Newcastle at 4 P.m. on the 15th Marc!' for Manchester, and susta ned a severe shock by the engine running off the line near the Victoria-bridge. Awarded 101. No. 10. A Government officer and his wife were passengers by the mail train that left Durham at half.past four o'clock P.M. on 6th May, which ran into an engine in the siding from the points not having been properly set, near the Belmont Station of tho York, New ca tle, and Berwick Railway, They were both much hurt by the collision. Awarded 351. No. 11. An engine -driver, whilst driving the engine of a goods' train on the 25th of Slay, between Blisworth and Wolverton, was thrown b: heath the engine from the train coining in collision with a bale of cloth that had just fallen on the line :rem a passing train; he was much scalded and otherwise severely injured. Awarded 421. Claims 12 to 17 were made by parties who were travelling by the excurs on train on the 3d July from Leek and Macclesfield to Liverpool, the weight of which overpowered the breaks on entering the station. Na. 12. The claimant, with his wife and mother-in-law, from Leek, second-class passengers, were all bruised. Awarde 1 6/. No. 13.. A young woman from Leek, a third-class passenger, had her face hurt. Awarded 2/. No. 14. A man and his wife, employed in the manufacture of slk, third-claSs passengers, were both sightly injured by the shock. Awarded 21. No. 13. A passenger from Macclesfield had insured himself and family, six in number, thr, e of whom received some injuries from the concussion. Awarded 51. ss. No. 16. A Gentleman holding a periodical ticket, No. 8,751, left .Macclesfield in the above train, and was so shaken as to be inca pacitated from attending to Ili, business for a few days. Awarded 6/. No. 17. A second-class Passenger from Macclesfield was severely injured about the spine and neck, which still confines her to her room. No. 18 and 19. These claims were made by two gentlemen, hollers of periodical tickets, employed in the railway post-office, and travelling by the mail train that left the Euston Station on the evening of the Gth of July, and ran into some waggons of a goods' train, proceeding on the same line, near Harrow. One of them sprained the muscle of his hack, and the other was thrown agfenst the corner of the post•offce, breaking one of his ribs, and being otherwise injured. Claims No. 17, 18, and 19. are in course of adjustment. No. 20. the c!aimant and 'Vs wife were third•class passengers by the same train ; ha escaped with a few bruises, bu, his wife was much injured. Awarded 151. From the accident that occurred to the excursion train at Pow lairs. on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, on the Ist August, when six persons were deprived of their lives, and many others in jured, the following claims have arisen : No. 21. A farmer from Dubheads, near Crief, was hurt about the head and face. Awarded 61. No. 22. A carpenter from Auchterarder, received a b'ow In the head. Awarded 41. No. 23. A farmer from Strathallcn, was also hurt about the head Awarded 51. No. 24. A draper from Auchterarder, was injured about the thigh and side. Awarded 3/. 34. No. 25. A man, from Auchterarder, was severely bruised about the ribs. _ No. 26. A brother to the above was slightly injured. Awarded V. 2s. No. 27. A female. was bruised, and otherwise internally hurt. Awarded 6/. No. 28. Another female was Injured about the chest and hide, Awarded 2/. 2s. No. 29. A man, from Auchterarder, was slightly injured. No. 30. A farmer, from Tulliebardine, was seriously bruised. Claims 25, 29, and 30 are in course of adjustment. In most of the above cases the sum awarded is exclusive of the medical expenses incurred by the sufferers which have been defrayed by this Company, in additidn to that of their own medical officers, who promptly visited the injured parties on hearing of the accident. The utility of such a Company is demons tratcd by these cases, and the conviction that the premiums which the railway traveller pays are but a small addition to the cost of his journeys, and create a fund for the relief of those who from dine to time suffer by railway accidents, which no human foresight can prevent, will it is hoped secure the public support to this Company. Table of Premiums. Table for a Single Journey, irrespective of distance, to Insure 1,0001. in a first-class carriage, at a premium of 3d. 5001. in a second ditto ditto 2d. 2001. in a third ditto ditto id. For the convenience of frequent travellers, the Company else issues periodical tickets, to insure 1,0001. for one month, at a pre mium of ss. ; fur three months, 10s. ; for six months, IGs. ; for twelve months, 205., with the option of travelling in any class car riage, and in any railway in the kingdom. These tickets say he obtained at the stations of most of the rail ways in England and Scotland, of the provincial agents of the Com pany, and at the Company's office, 3, 0 d Broad-street, London. CATHOLIC LAW AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 8, NEW COVENTRY-STREET, LEICESTER-SQUARE, LONDON. The FOURT FE 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 rep..rt, which is too lengthy for publication :"'" • During the past year no claim; have arisen from deaths in England, And but two in Ireland—one for 5001. and the other for 260/.—malting 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 the 31st of:Nay, 1850, was more than double the number Issued in the twelve months preceding. Prop. , sals were made for 133 Policies, amounting to 52,9631.25. 6d.: of these 121, comprising 106 lives, were accepted for 45,1251. 6s. izixteen Policies lapsed, representing 6,0481., upon which 3201. 3e. was received by the Company in the shape of premiums. Since the c mmencernent of the Company to the Ist of June last, Issuran es were effected to the extent of 110,9721. Its 60., pro ducing in annual premiums 3,7321. I Is. 60. Of these 54 lapsed, tmountlng to 23,950/. 16s. Gd., of which the annual premiums were 7411. Is., leaving the yearly income on the Ist of June last equal to 2,9911. 15s. I Id. :duce last meeting loans were applied for to the extent of 17,7001., but 1,1831. Ils. 10d. only was advanced. The Directors were also highly gratified to report that within the last four months they had considerably extended their business on the Continent, having appointed, as Head Agent in France, Monsieur de l'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 patronag'e of the Archbishop of Paris, the Cardinal Archbish p of Lyons, and Monseigneur Parlsis, Eveque de Langres, has already within the last three months effected a con. sideraNe amount of business, not only in Life Assurances, but in An nuities both Immediate and Deferred. After various resolutions, approving of the Report, and returning thanks to the Right Reverend Chairman, Bishop Morris, the Vice- Chairman, Actuary, Secretary, and Medical Officers of tha establish ment, the meeting separated, highly gratified at its present results and future proscects. NG SAUCE, FOR, FISH, GAME, REA GRA DI VIES, MASHES, STEAKS, &c. JOHN and CUARLES COCKS, the sole Pro () prietors and Manufacturers of the celebrated READING SAUCE, beg to caution the Public against the daily frauds practised by many persons, who are offering their spurious imitations as the Genuine Reading Sauce. This Sauce is patronised and recommended by most families in the kingdom, an d for general use it stands unrivalled. It is sold by all respectable Fish Sauce Vendors. Ile pa. titular in asking tor "COCK'S READING SAUCE," which is prepared only by John and Charles Cocks, at their Manu factory, Duke-street, Reading. All others are counterfeits. Observe the name—" J. and C. COCKS, Reading," on the Seal and Label of each Bottle : without this none are genuine. THIRTY-FIRST EDITION. , It ustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Ehgravin zs on Ste e l. •_)N PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENE RATIVE INCA PACITY, AND DIVEDIMENTS TO MAR RIAGE, New Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, pri ce 2 s. 6d or by post, direct from the Establishment, 3 5 . 6d. in postage stamps, 11HE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical W or k on the infirmities and decay of the generative syst em, from ex ,essive indulgence, Infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, with remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviating cert a i n dis qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. . By R. and L. PERRY and jO., Consulting Surgoons, 19, Berners-st reet, Ox tord-street, London. Published by the Authors : sold by Strange, 11, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford -street ; Start e, 23, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; and Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street. PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productiv e organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PART 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 imection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Etigi avings. PART IV. contains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a simple application, by which the danger of infection is obviated. This important part of tha Work should not escape the reader's notice. PART 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. Tue CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACUM is exclusively employed In treating nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., lls. and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic retned7, for Purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symptoms, eruptions, and tho abuse of mercury, 1 Is. and 335. per bottle. ferry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and lie. per box, a certain remedy fir gonorrhoea, glen, stricture, and chronic inflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, IL .4- minute detail of the case is,required: age, habits, and posi tion In society. 1/. Packets, with advice, to be had at the ile•ta tilebntent cely by which the ice, il., is saved. Messre. Ferry, Surgeons, are in t , ttendance daily at 19, llerners-street, Oxford street, London, from Eleven till Two and /I vp to,Elght ; on Sun day, from Eleven to One. , DISPUTED LIFE POLICIES. " 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 advanee, 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 tome 1 upon the question as to the degree of intemperance that had been exhibited, and the resu:t was, that a verdict was given against the resisting office, not only for the amount of the policy, but also for 401. 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 may attach to all po licies limier 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 granting f each po licy, and of afterwards assuming the full responsibility or 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 tc what can properly invalidate a claim, and yet the public are expected to be able to guare themselves against such contingences. , Similar cases have occurred before, and even if they were more rare, they would seriously injure the progress of life assurance. The very principle upon which the business is founded is the removal of uncertainty, and whenever that principle 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. T HE LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COMPANY No. 72, LOMBARD-STREET, LONDON. TRUSTEES. *. Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. I Richard Malins, Esq., Q.C. James Fuller Madox, Esq. William Wilberforce, Esq. DIRECTORS. Robert Henry Forman, Esq. John Hamilton, Esq. fames Fuller Madox, Esq. • John Matthews, Esq. C. Octavius Parnell, Esq. AUDITORS. J tknes Turner. Esq. 'David Henry Stone, Esq. William Adams, Esq. John Atkins, Esq. Flenry Augustus Bevan, Esq. T. Thompson Bramwell, Esq. John I►angerfleld, Esq. , IPorge Cumming, Esq. William D. Starling. Esq. SECRETARY—David Alison, Esq. BANKERS— geSSrS. Spooner, Attwoods, and Ce. 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. coin's Thomas Jervis Amos, Esq., York-street, Portman-square. George Y. Robson, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, and New• square, Lincoln's Inn. Secretary, Chas. Hogkton, 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 urance, 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. G UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSUR. ANCE COMPANY. ;o. 11, LOMBARD-STREET, at the Entrance of the Old Post. office, London. DIRECTORS. JOHN MARTIN, Esq., M.P., Chairman. THOMSON HANKEY, jun., Esq., Deputy-Chairnsan. henry Hulse Berens, Esq. George Lyall, Esq. John Dixon, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq. Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. sir Walter E. Farquhar, Bart. James Morris, Esq. John Harvey, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq. ohn G. Hubbard, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, jun., Esq. corge Johnstone, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. iohn Labouchere, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq, John Loch, Esq. [henry Vigne, Esq. [TORS. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. John Henry Smith, Esq. , avies, Esq., F.R.S. Al7Dl' W. Robarts, Esq. Lewis Loyd, jun., Esq. Acrveu—Crlffith In the LIFE DEPARTMENT, Assurances may be effected at ow Rates without participation in the Profits ; or at moderate Rates with participation in one moiety of the Profits every seven years. At ach of the four Septennial Divisions which this Company has made, :he Bonuses amounted to about 1 per cent. per annum on the sum , ssured, or about 27 per cent. on the amount of premium received; Ind the whole amount of Reversionary Bonus allotted by the Corn any exceeded 770,0001. LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro vided such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have attained in each case a value not under 501. In the FIRE DEPARTMENT, a Return of profit was declared .n the sth of June, upon the premiums received on all Policies which had been in force seven years at Christmas 1849, and the same snow in course of payment daily (Friday and Saturday excepted), between the hours of ten and three o'clock, at the Head Office ; and also by the Agents in the Country Districts. Notice is hereby given, that Assurances which expire at Michaelmas must be renewed within fifteen days at this Office, or with Mr. Sams, No. 1, St. James's-street, corner of Pall-mall, or with the Company's Agents throughout the Kingdom, otherwise they be come void. GEORGE KEYS, Secretary, A RGYLL SUBSCRIFTION ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, St. James's. Open every Evening with Laurent's celebrated and unrivalled Band. Principal Cornet-a-piston, Mons. BOULCOURT, from l'aris, and Artiste Attaché to Mr. Strauss's Orchestra at the Baths of Vichy, France. The Subscribers are respectfully 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 II give CONCERTS of a very sulerior description, in conjuncton with his Dancing Academy. Mr. Laurent, jun., solicits the patronage o f th e su b scr ib ers an d nobility in this new undertaking, pledging himself strenuously to cater for their amusement, and hopes to deserve a continuance of that liberal support which has hitherto been bestowed on this distinguished and popular establishment. Terms of Sub3eriptiont—Slx months, 51. 55.; one month, 11. Is. one evening, is. Doors onei. at If-past Eight, Dancing commences at Nine pre cisely, c:osing at Half-past Eleven. DR. LA'SIERT ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH MATURITY.-vrITII 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON J tat pubishod, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. 6d., or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two :•tarnps, i t IELF-PRESERVATION ; a ► Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma iirity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which debilitate he physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural etliniss, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood; with Practical 'ibservations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, s7liether arising from these causes, close study, or the influence of climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Indis cretion. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the knatorny, 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 &lin hurgh, 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 Physiclogy of the Reproductive Organs. It un fortunately happens that the unhappy victim of excessive indul gence and vicious habits, while suffering from their invariable con sequences, unwisely entertains a fear of ap ?lying to a qualified physi cian for relief. Shame and the dread so frequently, but erro neously entertained that these complaints are beyond the reach of art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking or assistance where alone it can be procured. Dr. LA'MERT has taken the highest medical honours, as his oliplomas 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. Pubiished by she Author, and may be had of Kent and Richards, 52, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Starie, Tiehborrie- Area, Haymarket; Mann. 39, Comhill ; Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-itreet, London ; or, free by post for torty-twe stamps. front the Author's Residence. 37. Redtorn.,Rmare I.nrulon RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, OCT. 2. STOCK EXCITANGE.—The share market was not quite so active to-day The sales were—Great Western, 73%—London and North-Westert, 11514. LIVERPOOL, Ocr. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was dull to-day. and a small amount of business doing. The transactions were as follow : Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consolidated, 474—Ditto, Fifths, 8 dis.—Ditt o , 321 . Shares, it dis.—Ditto ( West Riding Union), 71/,dis.—London and North-Western, 115 1 4 —Ditto New Quarters, 2 1 4 p.—Midland, 43 1 4—. Ditto, Halves, 21 1 4 dis. - South-Eastern and Dover, 20%—Ditto (No. 4), Registered, 678—York and North Midland, 21 3 4 Belfast and Ballymena, 2 0—Caledonian, 8 3 4—East Lanca shire, 9 7 / A —Great Northern, 13%—Kendal and Windermere, Preference, 6 per cent.. 1 1 4 p. MANCHESTER, Ocr. 2. STOCK EXCRANOIL—The share market opened heavily to-day, but afterwards rallied, and closed firmly. BIRMINGHAM, Ocr. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The only transaction reported to-day was—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 8 1 4 dis. YORK, OCT. 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as fol low: —North British, 71. 3s. 9d.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Newcastle Extension), 11. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.--ITafte for the week ended Sept. 29 : MAIN LINE. Passengers ... Parcels, H. C. and D. Goods, cattle, &c. ... £2,118 13 7 • 85 16 8 ▪ 493 11 9 ▪ 5 75 0 0 Total ... £3,233 2 0 PaqF en gers Parcels, H. C. and D. Goods, cattle, &c. ... £44 7 4 ... 1 4 5 ... 66 1 6 Total ••• ••• ... £lll 13 3 STEAM-BOATS. Passengers Parcels, H. C. and D. ... ... £193 14 5 12 8 6 Total ... £206 2 11 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—(2S3I miles open.) Traffic for week ending Sept. 29....£16,023 3 6 Corresponding week in last year, (196 i miles open) .. ...X11,347 6 1 SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. Gross traffic receipts for the week ending Sept. 28 : Passengers Carrying account ... £12,593 18 4 3,251 15 11 Total ... ... . 15,845 14 3 Corresponding week last year... 12,835 8 11 L ADvßwrisEmENT.]-- Scurvy, Leprosy, Scrofula, and all Diseases of the Skin, can be cured by Holloway's Ointment and Pills. —The heaviness, weariness, dejection of spirits, and other oppressions usually attendant on those who suffer from disease of the skin, are speedily removed by the use of Holloway's Ointment and Pills. The efficacy of these medicines in improving the bad habit of body, and in curing complaints of this distressing nature, stand unrivalled, and in many p arearts abroad rful . , where the m or t a li ty i s so prevalent, the cures wonde The purifying properties of the Pills, and the peculiar e ff ect the Ointment has o p n the skin, render them superior to every other remedy.—Sold by all Vendors of Medicines, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. We are happy to find th a t L ord Denman is enjoy. Stoney Mid ing himself, in tolerably good he a l t h , at his country villa, OFFICIAL SALARIES COMMITTEE. THE CHIEF DEPARTMENTS OF THE GO VERNMENT. [The Evidence of Lord John Russell continued from The Sun of Sept. 19.] Mr. Bright—Some questions have been asked with regard to the number of Ministers holding seats in Parliament. Now, take the case of the Board of Control ; does it appear necessary that we should have in the House of Commons the president and two se cretaries of that board ?—No ; but it 80 happens that at present the president is in the House of Commons, as well as the two secretaries; in the late Adminis tration, the President of the Board of Control was in the House of Lords, and I think in that case it is de sirable to have the two secretaries in the House of Commons. But the president was in the House at the time that those two secretaries, who were also Members of Parliament, were appointed to the Board of Control ; does that appear to have been a judicious or necessary course to be taken ?---That is quite true; Sir John Hobhouse had held that office formerly, and it was thought that he was the fittest person to' ave it; but if you made an alteration in that respect, you would in some degree prevent the choice of the Crown falling upon a Peer ; therefore I do not think it advisable, on account of this particular case, to make an alteration, though I should certainly say that the president and one secretary would be sufficient at present in the House of Commons. If the president and one secretary were sufficient, how could it be justified that another Member of the House of Commons should be appointed to be secre tary at the time when one secretary was already in the House ; is it not adding to the official staff in the House, and to the Government influence upon a divi sion,. when it is not necessary for conducting the business at the office P—l think it would be neces sary, and was necessary, at the time when the Presi dent of the Board of Control was a Member of the House of Lords. Mr. Ellice—Was not this arrangement made un der a special Act of Parliament for the alteration of the Board of Control ; were not the two secretaries authorised to be in Parliament by the provisions of that Act of Parliament P—That is quite true. Mr. Bright—The question is, whether Sir John Hobhouse, the president, and one of the secretaries, being in the House of Commons, it was judicious or necessary that another Member of Parliament should be appointed secretary P—l think it was very judi cious ; I think the person appointed was very compe tent to hold the office, and that the public service is promoted by it; it gives the Government, no doubt, an additional person who, as you term it, is on the staff of those who hold offices; but there are other offices which have usually been held with seats in the House of Commons which are not at present so held ; I do not think there i s an y p u blic injury from that. Considering that, with regard to the Poor-law, which is much more frequently a subject of discus sion in the House of Commons thangndia questions, only the president and secretary are in the House, would not the same be abundantly sufficient for the India department as it is at present managed ? I do not deny that it would at this time ; but then I should say that if you had the president in the House of Lords, it would be right to have two secre taries in the House of Commons. If you had the president in the House of Lords, how could it be desirable to have two secretaries in the House of Commons ; they being equals in office. would not the division of responsibility be unfavour able to the effective discharge of the duties P—No : I think the subject of India being of a very special na ture, you might find that you required more than one person to take part in the debate ; when one secretary bad made his statement, and had been answered, it would be a great misfortune if you bad nobody else in the House of Commons who could take part in the debate. In speaking of the necessity of there being some of the Ministers who should not have much to do, and to whom great questions may be referred, you mentioned the case of the Reform Bill, and of some questions connected with Dissenters, being referred to yourself when you held the office of Paymaster of the Forces ; did not that arise a great deal more from the fact of your having for many years taken a leading part in working those questions in Parliament, than from the circumstances that parties in the Cabinet were not able to take them in hand themselves ?--Cer tainly, very much owing to that circumstance. Then, in that case, those illustrations do not quite bear out the case which you intended them to illus trate P—They so far bear it out, ant supposing I had not held the office of Paymaster of the Forces, or that, in consequence of there not being enough to do in the office of Paymaster of the Forces, it had been joined with some other office which has a great deal of busi ness to do, there would not, I think, have been strength enough to apply to that question to bring it forward, and defend it in the manner in which it re quired to be done. But is it not an unusual thing altogether to go out of the Cabinet for such a duty ; were you a member of the Cabinet at that time ?--I was a member of the Cabinet in August, 1831 ; I was not in March, 1831, when I brought forward the Reform Bill. Then is not that a proof that that instance does not apply to the question we have been discussing; but that the circumstance of that subject being entrusted to you arose from the prominent part you had taken o thef reform ? argument- Y thatet i butt is velryduosenfuotl to the Government to ha ve some offices which think t t h h e a tq destroysue s t i question e take the whole of a man's time. Mr. Henry Drummond., -If your Lordship had not been connected with the • Government at all the Go vernment would not have fixed .1 upon you to bring for ward that question ?—I do not think they could have done so. Chairman—With regard to the Government of Ire land, supposing the measure now before Parliament should be carried, and that the office of Lord-Lieu tenant should be abolished, what scale of salaries does your Lordship propose to establish for the Govern ment of Ireland ?—I should propose no other scale of salaries than the scale adopted for the three Secreta ries of State; I think the fourth Secretary of State and the under-secretari es should have salaries equal in amount to those which are now held by the other Secretaries of State and their under-secretaries, and that there should be one Parliamentary under-secre tary, and one permanent under-secretary. .s • , Sir John Trollope--I s not the salary of the iron Secretary at the prese n t time equal to that of the principal Secretaries of State ? — I tis 5,5001. a year; he has considerable expenses in Ireland, in keeping 11 1 3 the house and gardens in the Phoenix Park. Mr. Bright—He has two houses allowed him in Ireland, besides the Salary ?_y es; I know that the expenses are considerabl e ; I think Lord Stanley told me, that when he was Chief Secretary, the garden alone cost him 5001. a year. Chairman—lt will not be necessary f o r the new Secretary of State for Ireland to reside in Dublin ?—. I think certainly not to reside in Dublin; it may be necessary for him from time to time to go over to Ireland, but that must depend upon circumstances. Mr. Walter —Will there be any office in Dublin to which persons may apply who may wish to communi cate with the Government P—No ; there may be two or three clerks there connected with the Government business ; but I think it is desirable to have every thing that requires decision decided here ; I mean everything relating to the administration now carried on by the Lord-Lieutenant. Chairman—What is the saving in point of money, which y ou contemp l ate from t h e c hange by substitut ing a S ecre t ary o f S tate f or I re land for th e L ord- Lieutenant ?--I think you may reckon upon its being 10,0001. Lord Clarendon represents that there are some perso ns connecte d w ith t he offices in Ireland w h o are of long serv i ce , w h o h ave houses in Dubli n , and have families in Dublin, and that it would be much better altogether, more just towards them, and at the same time better for the public, to give retiring allow ances to th e m, th an t o b r i n g them over to this coun try; th a t, o f course di m i n i s hes the saving._ Ur. Bright —A s t h e S ec retary of State for Ireland will have to transact business only for that porti on of the United Ki ng d om , t h e population of which is only about one-half the population of England, and which in some r es p ec t s d oes no t furnish more employme n t i n proportion for a Secretary of State, will it be neces sary or proper that he should have so large a salary a s 5,000/. a year ?—Yes, considering that he has now 5,000/. would not be too mu c h 20,000/. a y ear , I thi n k for him ; I think it is desirable in making this change, egradually. There is a to make it, in some respects, vast deal of business now transacted in Ireland. I think it has been too much the custom in Ireland to refer on e ver y () mem • n (which is no t th e ca se i n England) to th e Government for advic e an d assistance. Now it is desirable to get rid of that system; but I do not think a Secretary of State ca n s h u t his doors at once, and say, " I will . no . t hear y ou , an d I w ill re not entertain your case;desirable to alter the system, but you cannot at once get rid of people's habits. e xplain why th e sum o f 2,0001 . sco C t h la a n ir d tn i a c n a — n T y h o e u re is also an office connected with a-year should be attached to the office of Queen's Commissioner for the Church of Scotland ?—No, I certainly cannot give a reason for it; I did not know, till lately, that it was so much. Do you know what duties the Queeee Commis sioner to the Church of Scotland has to perform ? His duties take up a very small period of the year ; he is,ernpowered by th e Q ueen t o open th e A ssem bl y, which is a right always denied, I believe, by the As sembly itself ; but it passes with a sort of protest every year, and he presides over the Assembly, and, I be lieve, he entertains members of the Assembly ; what it may cost him I do not know, but it extends over a short period of the year. It is not at all necessary, for the purpcse of the office, that he should be resident in Scotland, be present there, except at the period when he opens the session of the General Assembly ?—No, not except at that period. The session may last a shorter or a longer time. Is it necessary, even for communication between the Church of Scotland and the Queen, that such au office shoukl be maintained at all ?—I think it is de sirable ; but it has never happened to me to have any important communication to make through the Com missioner. Mr. Bright—Did you ever hear that any other Prime Minister had any important communication to carry on between the Crown and the General As sembly P—l have not looked at that question lately. In old times, I have no doubt there used to be ; but I do not suppose that since the commencement of this century there have been many. Chairman—ln the recent discussions of the Church of Scotland, was the assistance of the Queen's Com missioner ever called in ?—I had a great deal of cor respondence with the Queen's Commissioner at the time, and he had very strong opinions upon the sub ject, which be represented to me by letter ; but he had no authority, and I do not think his interference was asked for by the Government. Here is also the office of Comptroller-General of the Exchequer ; do you think that the duties of that office could be efficiently carried on with a less salary than 2,000/. a year; is it an office of such importance, in your opinion, as to require that amount of salary ?' —I think, if you have the office, the salary ought not to be less than 2,0001. a year. At the time when there was a debate in the House of Commons about Sir John Newport's pension, Sir Robert Peel said, " that without saying who was specially fit for it, he thought the Government were bound to find the best man that could be found for that office." It is a question naturally enough in the official part of the Treasury, whether there should be any such control; my opinion certainly is, that though things may go on very well without that control, yet it is better for the public that there should be some person to exercise control in a case that might not happen if he was there, and would be a very rare occurrence, namely, of the Treasury making a wrong interpre tation of the law, and exercising a power which really did not belong to them. There was a case with regard to the Russian Dutch Loan, when Lord Gren ville was Auditor of the Exchequer, exercising similar functions, and he said he should not be safe in paying that money unless he had the opinion of the law officers of the Crown that it ought to be paid. I think that if a man is to exercise such a control at all, con sidering that it is a power of control over the strongest body of the State, which is the Treasury, it ought to be a person of very considerable importance. The Treasury might listen to a man like Lord Gren• ville, or to a Peer, when he said, " I have this objec tion to make ;" but if you had a clerk as Comptroller of the Exchequer, I do not think his authority would be of much use against the Treasury. Does it often happen that points of debate arise be twen the Auditor and the Treasury ?—Very seldom indeed ; but I think there was a point this year, whether certain 'moneys should be paid ; we thought at the Treasury that they ought not to be paid, and the Comptroller of the Exchequer thought the same thing; so that there was no dispute. But if the public chose to say, "We are quite satisfied, and we feel quite sure that the Treasury will never pay anything that is doubtful," then you might do away with the Comptroller-General -altogether; if you think, on the contrary, that it is desirable to keep such an office, you ought to make it an office independent. Sir J. Trollope—Was there not a considerable loss to the public by some frauds upon the Exchequer shortly after the appointment of Lord Monteagle ? Yes ; those were by an officer of the Exchequer. Mr. Bright—And the office was not responsible ; there was no security to make up the deficiency ? He was not made responsible. Therefore, as regards the salary of this office, un less there have been other frauds detected or pre vented, it has been thrown away ?—That is quite a different question from those to which I have been alluding. I have been alluding to great state ques tions. That was a crise.of forging Exchequer-b i lls. Sir J. Trollope—And that caused considerable loss to the public, against which th e r e was no secur ity ? —No. Mr. Walter—Are the payments which are likely o be disputed of such frequent occurrence that they could not be referred either to the First Lord of the Treasury, or to the law officers of the Crown, to be determined by them ?—Tnat might be. It is a question upon which I would rather not give a posi tive opinion. Chairman—Has your Lordship ever turned your attention to the diplomatic service, with a view to ob serving whether that service could be carried on more economically by a different arrangement of persons or salaries ?—I think those questions depend very much upon the relations of the country at the time. I do not know that reductions could be made; but I think from time to time reductions might be made in the diplomatic service. With regard to the consular establishment of the country, have you paid sufficient attention to that to enable you to form an opinion as to whether it is upon a reasonable footing, or whether considerable reduc tions could be made in it ?—There was a considerable reduction made a great number of years ago ; whether that reduction could be carried further I am not aware. Do you see any objection to.our pursuing th e same t course which is pursued in all o th er countries, of making the consuls dependent ent i rely upon the ofthe fees o o d ffi t c h e atthatw insteado a f giving sa l ar i es P—l always un- was a sy stem which h a d b een f oun d very objectionable. I thi n k i t was very much ob jected to in the House of Commons as being a burden upon the trade of the country; and, in consequence, salaries were substituted for fees. Mr. Henry Drummond—Your Lordship has been asked respecting the patronage• of the highest offices in the country, and the questions seemed to imply that family interest or pers ona l i n t erest was, consi dered more than the public • service is your Lordship aware, or ha ve y ou any means of knowing, that the foreign appointments have not always been given with the same regard to the public interest with which ap pointments in this country have been ?—I should not say that generally; there may have been particular appointments that were objectionable, It is obvious that, in this country, the first wish of the Minister must be to get efficient service for his own administration ; but does that same motive influ ence so much the diplomatic appointments abroad ? —I should say, generally, it did. I think there is considerable difficulty in making diplomatic appoint ments. Have not some persons, for instance, been appointed to high office abroad who have never served anywhere before in the diplomatic department ?—My opinion is, but it is an opinion that I do not entertain with very great confidence, because I have found others more competent to judge who have differed from me —but my opinion is, that the former way in which the diplomatic service of this country was conducted, of appointing persons from time to time from this country, who were men of good information, and competent to give an opinion on foreign politics, was a better way of conducting the diplomatic service than making it a regular profession as it has been made. I remmber stating that opinion, in private, to Lord Aberd ee n, a grea t num b er o f y ears ago. Ido not think he agreed with me, and I do not think Lord Palmerston agrees with me either; but certainly that is my impression. Mr. Walter—Has your Lordship formed any opi nion as to the share which the maintenance of the passport system may have in rendering 80 large an establishment of foreign ministers and consuls neces sary, and as to whether, if that system were abolished, it would probably lead to a diminution of expense upon this head ?—lt must tend to keep up part of the expense, I should not think a very large propor tion; but I should doubt whether we- are near the time when passports will be abolished by foreign go vernments. Mr. Cobden—Did I rightly understand your Lordship to say that you concurred with Lord Palmerston as to the necessity of maintaining all our diplomatic establishments as they exist at present ? My opinion is, that the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs is the best judge of the necessity of those ap pointments; there are some of them as to which I could not give an opinion whether they are necessary or not ; I have no doubt that they are all useful in a certain dsgree ; but my own opinion is certainly that, from time to time, as things change, and as you ap point new ministers to South America, and new ministers in some part of the East, you might reduce or abolish some of those in Europe; that is the ge neral tendency of my opinion ; but I will not give an opinion as to any particular mission. Mr. Cobden—Has your Lordship directed your at tention to the subject of the different diplomatic sta tions in Germany, for instance as to whether it would be possible to supersede or to amalgamate some of them F—l think that this is not a time in which you can very well do that ; I think the discussions that have been going on in Germany since the beginning of 1848 have made it very important to have infor mation from the different courts in what way Ger many is likely to settle down ; I should think that when things are determined; if they are to be deter mined in that respect, probably some reductions might be made. Chairman—ln the exercise of the patronage of the Crown with respect to judicial officers, have you found any difficulty with regard to the appointment of puisne judges, in selecting the best men at the bar to take the office of puisne judge ?—The appointment of puisne judges is entirely with the Lord Chancellor; the Lord Chancellor has always been in the habit of communicating to me, in case of a vacancy, who is the person that, upon inquiry, he thought fittest for the appointment ; I take that rather as a piece of in formation and friendly concert on his part, and I should never think of interfering with his power in that respect, unless, which has never happened, his proposal was, to my mind, very objectionable; the Lord Chancellor takes the Queen's pleasure, and he swears in the new judge; the First Lord of the Treasury has nothing to do with it. Does the same rule apply to the Scotch and Irish appointments ?—With regard to the Scotch appoint ments, when I was Secretary of State for the Home Department, I used myself generally to consider with the Lord Advocate what appointments were to be made.• Mr. Walter—ln the event of a separation taking place between the judicial functions of the Lord Chancellor and those which he exercises in the House of Lords, would your Lordship think it proper to continue the same patr onage t o t h e future Chancel lor ?—That is a question upon which I shouldnot like hastily to give any opinion ; perhaps I majes _ well say now, that there are two plans, differing entirely in scope, I think, which have been in contemplation by different persons, who have th o u g ht th at t h e d ut i es of the Lord Chancellor might be in some degree sepa rated ; the one has in view the creation of a judge, according to a Bill that was introduced by Lord Cot tenham, in 1836, I think, call him what name you please, who should sit in the Court of Chancery fo dispose of the business of the Court of Chancery; and that the Lord Chancellor should remain in the House of Lords as judge, hearing all the appeals come to the House of Lords, and exercise, besidei, all the other functions of the Lord Chancellor. The other plan, which likewise has been before die public, contemplates that no judicial functiols should be exercised by a member of the administrt4- tion ; that there should be one judge to sit in thp Court of Chancery, an d th a t t h ere should be anotbe person appointed to be the head of the appeal juris diction in the House of Lords, and that there shoul be another, a third officer, who should be call e d th e Minister of Justice, an d who should exercise only administrative functions, and be a member of the Government. The two plans are entirely distinct in their nature ; and without the one or the other was adopted would determine very much the sort of pa tronage which should be held by that member of the Government. Mr. Henry Drummond—By the second plan, might not the labours of the Secretary of State for the Home Department be very much relieved ?—lt is a plan upon the extent of the consequences of , which I would not venture to give an opinion. Sir J. Trollope—Are the two Chief Justices andl the Chief Baron appointed by the Lord Chancellor, as well as the puisne judges, or are they appointed by the First Lord of the Treasury ?—They are ques tions upon which the Queen's pleasure is taken by the First Lord of the Treasury. Mr. Bright—With regard to the judges in Ireland, by whom are they appointed P—l think the Lord- Lieutenant always writes; I am not sure whether he writes an official letter, or whether be writes a private letter, but he writes a letter, upon which the Queen's pleasure is taken ; in fact, the advice is really the ad vice of the Lord-Lieutenant. Chairman—Your Lordship has stated that the appointments of the chiefs of the three superior courts in England do go through the First Lord of the Treasury ; do you apprehend that if there were a reduction in the salaries of those judges, any difficulty would arise in securing persona of the same talent that we hare now to fill those offices ?—Taking the salaries according to the reduction which was pro posed by Lord Cottenham, and which I first proposed in a Bill, till it was suggested that it should remain for consideration, namely, that th e Chi e f J ust i ce of the Queen's Bench should have 8,0001. a year, instead of 10,0001., as fixed by law, and the Chi e f B aron and the Chief Justi ce o f the ommon Pleas 7,0001. each, I think myself that these salaries are not too much for those important offices. It. is understood with regard to the Chief Justice ship, that the common practice is that the Attorney- General of the day is looked . upon as having a sort of claim upon the Chief Justiceship of the Common Pleas ?—I have always understood so from Lord Cottenham. Does that apply to the Court of Exchequer also ? —According to what I have been told, it applies only strictly to the Court of Common Pleas ; but no doubt it applies generally to the judicial patronage, in case of an office being vacant which the Attorney-General is well qualified to hold; but I believe he has no claim except for the Chief Justiceship of the Common Pleas. Does your Lordship know whether it has been the common practice for the Attorney-General or the Solicitor -General to accept the office of puisne judge, or whether there have been many instances of that?— There have been some, certainly ; Mr. BaronGartOw , accepted, the,office id Faisal) , judgb. . ' "" Mr. Bright—lf 5,0001. a year were the limit of the judicial appointments in the superior courts, consider ing the dignity which such appointments give, and the permanence also of the appointments, do you sup pose that there would be any difficulty in getting men of adequate character to fill th e o ff ice o f ju d ge ? Whether, if the Chief Justice of th e C our t of Q ueen ' s Bench had 5,0001. a year, a person in very great practice would take that office must depend of course upon his professional emoluments, and likewise a little upon his time of life and prospects. As far as I have known of the bar, I should say that a man who was in great practice would decline such an office. The only one that I remember at this moment is Sir Wil liam Follett, who was offered .a puisne judgeship by Lord Cottenham, and he refused it. It is alleged that the emoluments of the members of the bar are now, and have been for some time, diminishing rather than otherwise ; that being the case, and seeing, also, that their professional gains are always to some extent precarious, and that the most successful has always somebody treading closely upon his heels, and that as he passes the meridian of life his powers become impaired, and unable to sus tain the enormous labour of first-class professional business ; regarding all those things, is it your opinion that you could not adequately and properly fill up the e:e n Lit of the sa lary or a rule of practice, appointments to the chief judicial o ffi ces if it were a r u l e Pa r a a s tinh lary ?—1 have been told that professional gains a t th e bar have been diminished, but I !lave no knowl e d ge o f laid wn that circumstance ; of course, if the em o l uments at that d o ,00b0y1. Act a y ear the bar have much diminished from what they used to be, that will very much determine the question ; but I do not think that a man who had the practice of Sir James Scarlett, or who had nearly that degree of practice, would take an office of 5,0001. a year. Mr. Walter—Does your Lordship think it neces sary that a person appointed to the office of should necess ar il y b e chosen out of the class of the most successful advocates ? Is it not the fact that very excellent judges, and even some of the most distin guished judges, have not been men of that class?— Yes ;I do n o t thi n k i t i s necessary for the o ffi ce of puisne judge, that a man should be at all at the head of the profession in point of practice. Mr. Bright—Would it not be generally admitted that there are men now acting as puisne judges who are equal in character and in legal ability, and who have as much the confidence of the profession and of the public as any men who can fill any of the higher appointments ?—There certainly are men of very considerable ability and reputation as judges. Are there not, at the present moment, amongst the puisne judges men to whom, if they were raised to the woolsack, or to the situation of chief justice in any of the superior courts, no person in the country would raise the slightest objection ?—Yes, I think there are. Then, if gentlemen possessing first-class character and qualifications have consented to take the office of puisne judge, with a salary of 5,0001. a year, with almost no prospect of promotion, may not that be taken as a ground for believing that if the limit were 5,0001. a year, the chief judgeship 4 could be equally well filled up think that you might have very eminent men in that way ; but I think you would be very likely to exclude from your choice the men who have the greatest practice, and that would be a mis fortune. If men such as now give every satisfaction on the bench are to be had, and have all along been had, without difficulty at the salary of 5,0001., what chance is there of the danger to which you refer in your last answer ?—The men who have made very excellent judges, :and who have very much the confidence of 4 ,_ 4 17;:.... : , . . ..' 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Ir. 4. fi e . the public as judges, are, generally s j men who have had such a great amount pera" --- eaJeeee e s as to induce them to refuse a puisne judges.bigameae s: they mi g ht d o very we ll as j u d ges; b ut if the others ill refused, I say it wound be a misfortune. You might have very good judges who never had bad great prac tice at the bar; but a man who had great practice at the bar would remain at the bar, and never go upon the seat of justice. But so long as the appointments to the judgeships were advantageously filled, the public could have no interest in any particular advocate going to the bench; therefore it cannot be necessary for the pub lic service that you should pay a higher sum to a judge than is necessary for the office, in order to in duce somebody else, who is an extraordinary advo cate, to become a judge; is nut that the proper way of viewing it ?—lt is a question of opinion upon which I do not agree in the view expressed in the question ; I think it is worth while for the public to pay something more, in order to have a choice for the higher situations of the men who have great prectice at the bar, some of whom, as we know—for example, Lord Mansfield and Lord Ellenborough, were great men at the bar and great men on the bench. Nr. Ellice —Have not those great judicial officers generally, in the first place, filled the situations of Attorney and Solicitor-General in this country ?—I believe most of them have. And have devoted themselves, so far, to political life in the House of Commons with the object of attaining to those high offices ?—Yes, very com monly. Mr. Bright—Does the pursuit of a political life in the House of Commons give a man any greater power or ability to fulfil the office of judge to the satisfac tion of the country, that you should, upon that ground, because he has pursued a political career,. offer him a higher prize ?—No ; but if he is a very great advocate at the same time, and has a very high reputation at the bar, as well as being Attorney-Ge neral, it is a reason for offering it to him. When we are considering the case of the judges, is not the first object to get the best men as judges at such fair remuneration as the public can be called upon to pay, without any reference to the political career of any gentleman ?—Yes, but those men who have been eminent at the bar, knowing very well the practice to be, as has been stated, that the law officers of the Crown have risen to high situations on the bench, have very frequently come into Parliament, and, being in Parliament, have been promoted to the bench. Is it not a misfortune to the administration of jus tice that a political career should be the avenue to the highest seats upon the bench; speaking without reference to particular cases, might it not fairly be concluded so ?—That question is very much con nected with the whole Parliamentary constitution of this country. You do not find the only evil which one should expect if one did not know the history of this country, might follow from it, namely, that a man who had been a strong party man in the House of Commons, who had always been defending one side, would have some traces of his political partiality when he came upon. the bench. Now, notoriously that has not been the case. Men of different parties who have been Chief Justices of the Queen's Bench have not shown any party bias ; one may have been more for prerogative, and another more for the liberty of the subject ; but I do not think you can trace any party bias, speaking generally of the legal history of this country, in the Chief Justices of the country. If you can always have any number of candidates for the office of 1' irst Lord of the Treasury, with a salary of 5,0001. a year, and, generally speaking, the First Lord of the Treasury rarely shows any anxiety to leave his office, can it be necessary to give a higher sum to any functionary of the State ; is there any office of higher dignity or responsibility than that of First Lord of the Treasury ?—A man becomes First Lord of the Treasury having taken a great part in politics, and, generally, having no profession ; he may either have a large amount of private fortune, or he may have no private fortune ; but he is not pursuing a profession which brings him in a large income • and he, by t a ki ng t h e o ffi ce of First Lo r d of the Treasury, rises to a great political distinction. It would not be for the benefit of the country, but I have no doubt that if you took away the whole salary from the First Lord of the Treasury, you would find men of ambition who would be ready to spend their fortunes in doing the duties of the office, because it is a very great thing to be at the head of the administration, and to direct the resources of the country : tilts office of the Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench, I think, is totally different, because you must take a man who is making some income from his profession, and if he is making a very large income, you will not induce him to leave the bar for the bench. Chairman—With regard to the Court of Chancery, during the time that you have been Prime Minister, has any representation been made to you with re spect to the amount of business in the different Courts of Chancery under the Lord Chancellor and the Vice- Chancellors ? —The representation that I have had from the Lord Chancellor upon that subject is, that since the appointment of the two Vice-Chancellors, which took place, I think, in 1841 or 1842, there had not been any considerable arrear, but at the same time there has been a great deal of business in each of the courts. Supposing that Parliament should decide hereafter to separate the judicial from the political duties of the Lord Chancellor ; do you think it would be necessary to keep up so many Vice-Chancellors, if the Lord Chancellor were able to dovote the whole of his time to the Court of Chancery ?—No, I do not see that it would ; but by the Act. as it at present stands, by which the two last Vice-Chancellors were appointed, the first vacancy is not to be filled up ; it is only the second vacancy that will be filled up ; therefore one of the Vice-Chancellors will cease upon a vacancy : I do not think it would be necessary to alter the Act in that respect. Does the appointment of Masters in Chancery de volve upon the Prime Minister ?—Yes, it is given specially by an Act passed when Lord Brougham was Chancellor. [PRICE SD. Is it in contemplation, in the reform of the Court of Chancery at this time, either to abolish prmateri ally' to 'alter the-duties' of the Masters think that tse - daties•of the.office• of Master require +ery-Consi derable alteration, and the Lord Chancellor has 'beeil for some time turning his attention to the subject. They have a way in the Masters' offices of giving an hour to a particular business, and then, perhaps, that particular business when the hour is over is not heard again for weeks. That is a mode of doing business which seems to me extremely inconvenient, and there are certain powers that they ought to have which they have not got, and the want of which, I believe, produces great delay in those offices. I should think there might be very considerable reforms made in those offices, and with regard to the patronage, I should think it was better vested in the Lord Chan cellor than in the First Lord of the Treasury. With regard to the fees taken in the Court of Chancery, and the payments out of the Suitors' Fund, • has your attention ever been called to that subject with the view of applying them more economically in the payment of salaries than to objects to which they are now applied P—Yes, that has been a great object with the Lord Chancellor, upon which be has communicated with me very frequently ; I rather think there is a Bill before Parliament. I know that his object has been to diminish the fees in the Court of Chancery, and to remunerate by salary those officers who now are remunerated by fees. The Masters in Chancery are no longer paid by fees, they are paid a fixed salary ?—Most of the officers are paid by a fixed salary ; but the whole views of the Lord Chancellor upon this subject,with respect to the fees at least, have been explained by the Soli citor-General to a Committee of this House, which is now sitting upon that subject. ENCLOSURE OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM.—I take leave to call your attention 'to the fence about being erected in front of the British Museum. You doubtless know the plan of the architect was a dwarf wall and iron palisades extending the whole length of the buildings, which, from its li g ht ness , an d the relief it would have given the edifice, was highly approved by the public, and its completion has been long anxiously looked for. Unfortunately the gentlemen residing in the wings have objected to the publicity which an iron railing would give to their dwellings, and they have succeeded in getting the plan altered, so that a stone wall twelve feet high is to be erected at each end, extending some yards beyond the residences: thus one-half the space, or nearly so, will have the aspect of a prison, and the wall will doubtless in a few weeks be embellished with a succession of temporary " con veniencees" to the annoyance and disgust of the neighbour hood. The news of the alteration of the plan was at first received with incredulity, but now that the ground is marked out showing how far the high wall is to extend, sorrow (I will not say indignation) is fast taking the place of disbelief. — Correspondent of the Builder. • A new work from the pen of Mrs. Crowe, the au thor of " The Night Side of Nature, " " Lilly Dawson," &c., has just mad e it s appearance. Any book by this popular writer is sure to interest and amuse, but her present produc• tion appears calculated to excite, in a high degree, the lovers of the marvellous, for the belief in the supernatural is evidently. still strong amongst a large class, as is proved by the popu larity of the author's "Night Side of Nature." The title of her new production is " Light and Darkness ; or, Mysteries of Life." The scenes which may be expected to fall 111 the scope of such a work seem the peculiar province of this ori rigneiernearlleiswfetr.iistetrh,obufatcwt h th a a t t w th ill ey p a r r o o ba a b il ly sta g t r e e d at to ly b h o ei dr gh a t w en o their interest / DIABOLICAL CONDUCT.—On . S . unday morning, the 22d ult., the up•mail train, on arr i v i ng within two . miles of caused the engine to jump, and made fire fly from the wheels. Penshurst, encountered an obstruction on the line, which p l ace d across the line. Two men, hoppers, Happily the train was not thrown off the rails. 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