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... _ • • . . V g M 1 6 0 • BRID GE M ONUMENT GEN ERAL C .4: 1 ;I I -- 1 .. • , ,,4 {, 1" / 4 , ONIMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. se If s-• f ltt % , 4 ;, 3, ks, unalastan-The ' X' • ti:' S S• .. • „.. -... 5. s , - " trly.e n .. Rt slit Hon. the LORD MAYOR. Aldrich, Ste;"": -The Right Hon. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR, 4 ' * I 4 1 16 . •. \ ' * i ., ,, .. - - --„ Basingliall- M.P. K- 4- ~,,...• . ~. i s , . , --_,„.,...„. • . ~ 1 , ,• ...„ ..,..• ba. -- , -,,t 8.et,,, ;8,..., M.P. (Secretary to the Royal General Annuity street '..._ - ___ L ssese • - ' 4 aderse a. ' the a s _ - ' CifYV t t. Anders en , 11 er S. M., M.A., Brighton 1 2, , oreorge 1 *Lltle. i t r • seq. (Hon. Sec. to the Royal Society of Musicians), sie, Geo Leicester-square Pa r a r ge, Esq. m on _----------- -- - --- --- - - --- - - --- R &m eets ., . Sec. to the Highland Society of London), „Ott er ~ street is • Xi sue Rey j as , Mara, j . A. ; •Re D.D., St. Paul's, Vauxhall N° . 18 084.] LONDON, MONDAY • ...soc,ety ) , R ., ~. Esq. (Governor of the Royal Asylum of St. Ann's 3 .V • .'?• narti sy, ( . 4 Royal . British Bank, Tekenhouse-yard _ tries's. sseorge„ E s s . - q• Mon Tr e asurer the Covent-garden Thea- •n en - n -_..uni), ii, w . • to Woburn-square r... eat, William E ' SOUTH YORKSHIRE R XILWAY AND GUILDHALL, SEtTEMBER 2, 1850. e 4 s t ld) , sq. (secretary to the Drury-lane Theatrical e_obell, B B RIVER DUN COMPANY. 4') 44,L T HE COMMITTEE FOR LETTING- THE uholi er j . „„•• -sq., M.P., F.R.S. (Treasurer), Brick-curt, Temple At the HAT.F.YEARLY GENERAL and also SPECIAL MEET- CITY'S L kNDS A ill meet at GUILDHALL, on WEDNESDAY, klg ar ., • s.sq. (Secretary to the Royal Humane ,Society), 3, Tra- ING of Shareholderss , held at the Curlers' Hall, Sheffield, on Satur - the 18th day or sest. last- at advertised), o'clock Precisely (instead . of Cllst , .7 'quart 4 sehr "" ' Esq., Illoomsbury.square day, 31st August, 1850, the 11 th September, as prev:ously advertised), to receive TENDERS is ,, ans. Charles Lerd WHARNCLIFFF. in the Chair, for LETTING on LEASE, for twenty-one years from Michaelmas e 'seneto , 40 , Esq. (Chairman' of• the Leicester -square Soup The Secretary read Use advertisement convening the meeting. next, two Houses, Nos. 23 and 29, on the south side of Broad-street s, X R e • s . . L eicester-square buildings. aeri es. ii,! l s(l., 7, St. Paul's-churchyard On the motion of the Chairman, the Common Seal of the Com pany was affixed to the Register of Shareholders. Also, to receive tenders for letting, on lease for 174 years (less IN hest Ml ' al, E'cl• (Secretary to the Asylunt for Female Orphans), sea t -•nster-s ' • three days), from Michaelmas next, a House, No. 1, en the norta Pohats,berry, Thonlas. Esq. gia . Lieut ridge -road The Secretary read the Report. Oil the motion of the Chairman it was resolved-- side of Christopher-street, Finsbsry. , 7 ette isuare eGeneral Sir Howard, Bart., 15, Green-street, Gros. That the Report now re id be received and adopted, and printed . Further particulars and Wens may. be seen, and forms of tender for circulation amongst the Proprietors. obtained at the Office of Works, Guildhall. elent Insti (Secretary to the Domestic Servants' Be-declared by the Three- THOMAS S.kIINDERS, Comptroller. ' q ad,7e,se t , tution), 32, Sackville-street. b -cancelling NU °alas Esq. That the forfeiture ot•the foihO'7; Shares . . tors be confirmed, and that such shares be disposed of y i. are c ss s sq. (Member of the Committee of the Leicester- sh ar „ . F ORD'S 'WELLINGTON FAMILY and F "'rot> Kitchen the same :-- ft , ee, G. j , s e,. ). 4 0, LeicesteF-sauare From To Shar s. From To ti t _ els) , 47 ;,_ r•sq. (Governor of the Royal Asylum of St. Ann's 115 .. 289 .. 145 11375 .. 11384 •• 10 COMMERCIAL HOTEL, DALE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. .411 S e, t,_ Most e sount-street, Grosvenor-square 9163 . • 9253 •• 94 22217 .. 2226 3.. 47 This Hotel, situated in the immediate vicinity of the Exchanze, _. Societ • nkn,,.ntest Hon. the Mar . 1 f af . P 102,Piccadilly 23077 .. 23046 .. 10 Docks, and other places of public and commercial resort, is fitted up roleor 'Re, Esq s,, •'q" so , • • ~ , . - 36747 •• 3676 1.• 14 • (cretary to the Servants Providsnt and Bene- 1093 •• 1107 .• 15 33021 .. 33,28 .• 8 in first-rate style, and the accommodations tor American, Fore'gn, as •aate, s „,. B. Cork -street 13920 •• • 13959 .. 40 well as English strangers, will be found everything that is desirable, Ile '''"` .. Es 1244 - 1297 .• 14 n e eetole nt 7 q• (Member of the Committee of the Governesses' 3589 .. 1593 •• 1 1 13980 • _ 1 white the arrangements of the "Cuisine" are in the hands of a first-rate 4 8. 0...._ n stitution), Tollington-park 1713 1729 •• 17 35090C00k. 'I he Proprietor urther wishee to intimate that his Coffee and Commercial Rooms, as well as Sitting and Bed Rooms, will be is_ r erole et p u t t. (Member of the Committee of the Governesses' Be- 14135 .. 11441 •• 10 3 1 5 18 2 8 0 0 8 ;.• 3 1 5 19 2 0 2 7 4 :: 28 17 found second to none in the kingdom. •asi l ey, 3 .11 itution), Marlborough-chambers, Pal-mall ssi 0 Pritt 14469 .• 144-17 .• 19 *ell Fend. 14 4 ,., Esq. (ilon. Treasurer to the Drury-lane Theatri- 17603 .. 17612 .. 10 20544 .. 20553 .• 10 N.B. The charges for servants are included in the Bill (except those em s , , upper Gower-street ties, s'•• W.„E 33129 .. 33050 .. 22 12734 .. 12747 .. Is who only stay a few hours), viz., Waiter, l'orter, and Chambermaid, 7394 _ 7399 6 and it is respectfully intimated that all further payment is urine ri„„ ns), lg. %la r k'. (Secretary to the Royal Society of Female Mu- 3391 6 33962 47 het On, itey. Henry'. eeld-street, Soho-square 1839 • • 1862 • • 24 • 2(5554 .. 20558 .. .' cessary. g r e :',John, E s M.A., Rector of St. Paul's, Covent -garden 17994 .. 18059 •• 66 12780 .. . 12792 •• 13 a '3 l I t en. _ rl• (Secretary to the Society of Ancient Britons), 22316 .• 22329 • • 14 II E APPROBATION- OF HER MA . ,Wray, s etin. seadl3o4s •• 13068 .. 24 T 13125 .. 13180 .• 56 32759 • 32997 .. 239 JESTY'S GOVERNMENT was conferred August 23, 1850, a: 3 2 Lei ce .,! - sq. (secretary to the Leicester-square Soup Kitchen), 33300 .. 33322 .• 23 13292 .. 13296 .. 5 upon the design for the New and Elegant Lounging Garment, ,Jo " vr- square -3299 S • . 33006 .. 9 s see s tlatlnta e .„,_ 33376 - 33380 . • 5 reduced by Messrs. SWAIN and Co., Court Tailors, 379, Oxford -4.lihe-eal. 39 ti ' 4 'l. (Secretary to the Industrial Home for Gentle- 21838 - 21856 .• 19 street, .entitled " THE REGISTERED . SYRIAN JACKET." q:ellere, j' o fi rt tnalrick- square 34068 •• 34078 .• 14 .. 20 7400 _.• 7419 • • 20 P 19 118 .. 19437 Comment is unnecessary. The extension of the Act for the pro sxe IS, the - Rev ' 27246 (Treasurer), Birchin-lane 31311 - 32213 - 938 18284 .. 18293 •• 10 tection of Copyright Designs in favour of this graceful article suf 14011err oieut •.. M.A., F.R.S. (Secretary to the Gov•rnesses' 5015 - 5435 - 421 17216 .. 17229 •• 14 flciently commends it. Price 255. to 30s. „,, , th e Th ___ l nstitution), 62, Mornington-road, Regent's-park 5949 - 5172 .. 24 21548 .. 21594 .• 47 L e 'S'' . ender r .. , Tt Hon. the Lord, 10, Grosvenor-place 14876 .. 14899 .• 24 32750 •- 32758 • • 9 ~ Pir.e, :Ste Host Hon. the Marquis of, Holderness House 33902 ••• 339 08 ••' 7 33195 ... 33214 •• 2' E NGLISH AND CAMBRIAN ASSUR . 4 7t nur7 ). B'esq* ( DePuty-Chairman of Queen Adelaide's Free Dls- 5 .,, 74 - 5993 •• 20 18294 .. 18340 .. 47 ANCE SOCIETY. t . mt. ._ thnal-green it signa t ; l ! e P t itY, F.S.A., 43, Bow-lane 6364 •• 6385 .• 22 36168 .. 36188 .• 21 Offices, 9, NEW URIDGE-STREET, Blackfriars, London. t a , I Ole R e , 1 . 11 6655 .• 6688 .• 34 1454.5 .. 14554 •• 1° Capital, 150,0001., in 12,000 Shares, of 121. 10s. each with power of tah - s i Assecleti o ' • W., M.A. (Member of the Metropolitan Sant-2050 .. 2072 • • 23 6890 - 69 18 - 29 0 increase to One Million. )( sot dee, R. 1 , 4 , n); Allhallows, Upper Thames-street Or en s zies the ;s B ' , Esq., 49, New-street, Spring-garcienS ea t Doan A ss , s sser• Charles, M.A. (Hon Secretary to the London 4. l e , kee s i e, - I '4), St. Ilelen's-place 19191 - 19260 .. 7 21259 •• 21282 .• 24 34079 .. 34132 .• 54 709 G • • 7283 .. 188 35771 .. 35802 •• 32 33294 .. 3:3295 • • 2 11682 .. 14691 .• 10 3 ;520 .. 36553 •• 3 1 Stephen Olding, j L a i n fe ., G. M. Murray, Esq. Esq. Policies Indisputable. TRUSTEES. I Francis Lloyd, Esq. I W. Whitelock. Esq. Il:°elation, ".,. 'le Esq. (Secretary to' the National Philanthropic 7303 •• 7330 .• 23 36568 . • 76644 77 BANKERS. Id rse en, w o: a...! eester-square 7336 •• 7345 .• 10 33739 ... 33754 .. 16 Messrs. Rogers, Olding, Sharpe, and Company, 29, Clements-lane. 3,l o : l Nn's 7 e • "cle M.D. (Founder of the Royal Free Hospital), 7348 • • 7357 •• 10 6045 • • 6143 •• 99 ADVANTAGES OF THE SOCIETY. It _ h. R ee n . :llelds is ,. i.d'ess e, 4 , .e .. .dmund Es q ., 19359 • • 19382 •• 24 6144 .• 6167 .• 24 Life Policies indisputable. a t "eal r uns , water, Es-. •2, Charlette-row 7284 •• 7307 .• 24 , I (Secretary to the Covent -garden Theo- 7360 .. 7393 .. 31 19186 •- 19190 .• 5 21283 .. 21294 .• 12 Lives "declined" by other Offices accepted. Fees to Private Medical Referees of Insurers. - dre g ) sfurrard Es q 41 1 ;ltiott . '), the Grange, Michael's-grove, Brompton 37311 • . 37328 .• 1 a 34011 .. 3 1044 .• 34 Fire Policies granted for SUM adapted to the circumstances of all (Secretary to theßoyal 32518 - 32611 .• 14 Infirmary for Chil- 19521 • . 19569 . • 49 classes (with a division of profits.) 444 ‘ . 112 6:3:11e8 s ta , .2fo rd- street 19392 .. 19417 .. 25 / feae ll e ,r‘alshire z' - eq q ,; 14579 - 14583 • • 10 Loans advanced upon Freehold and Leasehold Property, and to (Secretary to the Metropolitan Free Hospital), 19261 •• 19267 les s , , th e ~,__ , are ' 17846 • • 17848 .. 3 5740 .• 5789 .• 5 0 Agencies and Medical Referees wanted in town and country. R e sSu, Mr. Rev Evan, M.A., 21, Bolton-street 8063 • • 8147 .• 85 19438 ..' 19520 •• 83 GEORGE ANGUS, Secretary. I,:net, aise;sesneriff, Albany 22987 .. 22996 .. 10 8255 .• 8348 • 94 P m ' The ' Esq. Bem kits ._ m a ,. E. , , 19654 •• 19637 •• 24 32729 - 32735 .. 7 VCONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. . li ss in th e E s ;q , CeE., Middle Scotland-yard 23021 •• 23063 .• 43 13429 .. 13843 •• 15 The Right Hon. Sir T. FRANKLAND LEWIS, Bart., M.P. -N I Thomas M.A., 1, Gloucester-terrace, Cambridge. 9651 .. 9678 .. 25 7041 .• 7045 • • 5 *- 4 • Chairman. / s , es, .T. 8 „ 21397 •• 21420 •• 24 9100 • • 9101 .• 2 HENRY FREDERIC STEPIIENSON, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. e ,," '' ..sq• (Secretary to the Public Dispensary), Lincoln's 33799 .. 1 32496 .. 32500 .. 5 1,, .ea, . 7. t, •• 22174 .. 22192 .• 19 ADVANTAGES. , . Esq . 36997 .. 37042 •• 47 The Lowest Rates of Premium on the Mutual System. 8 1 1 7,', 11 ., 110 1 . r ,, ,s , Bank-buildings 7932 • • 7952 • • 21 9684 .• 9712 • •• 29 Year. The Whole of the Profits divided among the Assured every Fifth th e ", e r, Is is s • s r•sq., 27, Gloucester-gardens, Westbourne-terrace r o e Roy a l si' z.sq., M.D., Associate King's College (Secretary to 19757 2 193 • 22 - 202 .• 10 7463 .• 7314 .. 9274 .. 9278 .. 5 47 Tlie sum of 274,000(. was added to Policies at the last Division, fre ed ater altY Charity), 1, St. Matthew's-place, Hackney- .. 197 ,1 6 •• 30 A, 13 2 606 •.: 13661 •• 56 27 which produced an average Bonus of 62% 5 per cent, on the Pre ); 411 0 t I" r err R 3 6 924 .. 36950 .• 27 37394 . 37400 .• 7 36459 •. 36485 .. 9767 . 9771 .. 5 miums paid. stch ' t o Po. ' cr., D.D. (Hon. Secretary to the Asylum for 045 .. tetect" out 10470 .• /5 10140 . 10149 .• 10 Amount of Assurance Fund 970,0001. Income 170,0001 per annum. )I, low nt Socii try F., Esq., F.L.S. (Founder of the British Benefl de eY), 516706 s 16706 .. 16737 • • 32 _ 20338 .. 20374 .• ad 36159 • 35208 •• 23 Loans granted on such Policies as are purchasable by the Society. For particulars apply to k m ri, th e R , Lincoln's Inn.fields 33300 •• 33307 •• 8 ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary, a s _ l 3ed, L i .„7, : _ o P o r., Temple-grove, East Sheenl2s79 • . 12718 - 140 35922 .. 115 6, New Bridge-street, Illackfriars. St. Ann's ISh',7 4 T e s i t l y) , ii;S ee t i u wi j . nel (Governor of the Royal Asylum of 35808 •• 36645 .., 36664 .• 20 36445 • 36451 .• 7 11974 • • 11978 .. 5 Ch ,- Aleg a s en 3354 •• •• 3400 • • 47 as s , an ts ..., Alexander Es q . e 14001 .. 11036 •• 36 B OND'S PERMANENT MARKING INK, ,o nien street (Secretary to the Middlesex Hospital), 18586 '• 10595 '' - 1 2 11075 .. 11151 .• id the original and by far the best, requiring no preparation, 1.....° 17 ne S aalUel "e• 14 71 0 _,sditch ' -sq. (Secretary to the Jews' Hospital), 5, 11182 .. 11195 .. annum, rocnnd from the offers the surest meanS of protection for every variety of household That a Dividend, at the rate of 61. per. cent. per als t o f that 41,1 'nal, E s linen and wearing apparel, against loss or mistake, for which reason 48tei;egate-11111 'I. (Secretary to the Orphan 'Working School), 32, 23d January to the 19 be declare front be careful to ask for the genuine article, prepared by the inventor, nt per annum , 11°, 174. 7)4 ' 1 d a Dividend, at the rate of 2/. per ce • JOIIN BOND, 28, Long-lane. West Smithfield, City. Sold by most ne 1850. th April last, be now deela ha -1 f earY, Esq. (Hon Secrete to the City of London the 20th April to the 30th , Ju , __ ETING. Chemists, Stationers, and Medicine Vendors. Price Is. a bottle. 8 'et, ... ( a• Oise-- • r Y . SPECIAL ME h e ~. J ess ..es ot the Chest), 6, Liverpool-strees special. 4tll.: ev ol r e ' Esq. (Member of the Committee of the Governesses' The Meeting was then made ARGYLL SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS, Great 1, 4 t, the I n stitution), Lincoln's Moved by the Chairman, and carried . unanimells l Y, se t H I , ,_ . Inn-fields 'Mortgage or Bond, Windmill-street, St. James's. g e s. E non. the Earl, Park, Old Brompton That the Directors • be authorised to raise, on one hundred thousand pounds. TIIIS EVENING, l'ett e pe-rs' p '' Esq. (Hon Secretary to the Hotel and Tavern a sum of money not exceeding ' t=b r° Adent 1 • .This splendid and magnificent Salle de Dense is NOW OPEN e l ark, , Institution), Craven-street Moved by the Chairman, and seconded, d iss e such number to create an u for the WINTER SEASON, with Laurent's celebrated and th tendon: 'ski. (Secretor to the Choral Fund Society), Polygon, That the Directors be authorid ° Neeequate ydenominated Navigation Shares, an unrivalled Band, Conducted by M. Laurent, jun. During of Additional Shams, to be virbi?' °Y" 'the Cureshalt be equal to 150 Shares of 201. each, in the Capital ~. . Stock of this the short recess the above Rooms have been entirely and newly de isles_ Wises Of : sq. (Hon. Secretary to the Hospital for • 1 t d d i enio artists of the day ; and the River Dun Ss avigatien , corated by the mos. ta en ean ng us 4 4 7, E the Skin), 25, New Bridge-street Company, in respect of each Share h i e n payment of a dividend, after suc h a galaxy of splendour and taste has been displayed (under the hart ' Strati sq. (Treasurer of the Public Dispensary, Lincoln's and that the Company guarantee t A„ s Pra n „, 4 the rate of 4/. per cent. per annum, inppreference to all dividends on sole direction of G. F. Brycr), that this favourite and popular resort i the said Navigation of fashion may be truly styled the most superb and elegant Temple vri -- a's 8„„, -s t Earl., F.S.A. (Governor o f the Roy al Asylum of St. the Ordinary Shares of the Company, on such o *Pi kr,i r ' et Y) , 1 ; Warwick-square, Shares as shall be by the Proprietors accepted i f n lieu of the ordinary of Terpsichore in the United Kingdom. %el ader-sh • ouch guaranteed Dill- Terms of Subscription ;-Six months, Si. Sc.; one month, 1/.15.; , s s s , , Gee,. Watson, Swlthin's-lane Shares of the Company, upon condition that W -it 's-Se -`" "s(Governorof the Royal Asylum of St. deed shall be in lien of all varying and other Dividends, until or un- one evening, Is. °M .. l oll °l"39 . lr lcto , ri q .. ss such stock shall be redeemed by payment o , • e _det e ,, 11, Es_ (Treasurer a-suare, Pimlico 's Act. cisely. The Academy closes at Eleven. T s , sate 8 a. of the Royal General Dispensary, Al - allotted Shares, according to the provisions of the Asap id and ght the o Falcen-s u Whereupon an amendment was proposed by Mr. , Aii ri ' l l R e ,. T. .. q are CREMORNE GARDENS r a) B e t s , r., M.A. (Hen. Secretary to the • London Orphan seconded by Mr. Boothroyd, ths to be held in 9 1 T reh .Three ~. on That this meeting be adjourned for twelve mon , On the Banks of the Thames at Chelsea. 31eXtuera "" b arted with asterisks form the Acting Committee. Yorkshire. Open Daily at Three o'clock. - fen- -- "s• ItOnd C Labouchere. Esq. The Chairman put the amen m d ent to the meeting, when fourteen ONE SHILLING ADMISSION. ( 1 .. Messrs. abbell, Esq., M.P.. and John l'h Courts and Co. ; Messrs. Twining ; end M . voted in favour of it, and ten against. Ihe amendment was declared to be carried. Children, Ilalf-price. Sundays at Half-past Four. No charge for admission except by • Is e° ► e em , Williams, Deacon, ani Co. WHARNCLIFFE, Chairman. Refreshment Card-Sixpence. Children under Six years of age free. 1 er is tt et of „,,7rs of the Committee are anxious to collect such an On the motion of Mr. Ironside, it was Director, Mr. T. B. Simpson, Albion, Great Russell-street, Co- ] thes 47 lltis e s ' s „,oscrlptions as will enable them to raise that description P..._ t aes. ", Which will do I justice to their grin feelings and to Resolved unanimously- for vent-garden. 'tahrids tamp's,. equal . the late Duke of That the thanks of the meeting be given to the Chairman THIS DIY, September 9, i Ts Ce Y virtues of his Royal Illghness Ch • nd for the fairness and candour of his able conduct in the air, a Immense Success of Deulin's new Fairy Ballet. " The Origin of i 1 Ati - aeho„.„ his explanations to the meeting. Harlequin." New Groupings from the Antique. Dancing to i '4lll' l l4lo ns "'trued bankers and gentlemen are w tiling to receive J. CHARLES HA • DFIELD, Secretary. • Borini's Band of Fifty Instrumentalists. Madame Antonio ~ 11 4 *ra t e : and Mr, John Smart, the only authorised collector, -- will make her marvellous Ascent and Descent on the Rope amid 4 441 otti ees sn ela parties as may be desirous of contributing to tuts . L i RAVESEND STAR PACKETS hurricanes of Chevalier Mortram's gorgeous Fireworks. Chattaway's i " , celebrated.- Brass Band. A ek._ „ By order, l_A FeresCabin and Second Class Railway NINEP . s ENCZ to In active 4 telaaration, a Grand Chinese Fete. - sesta ssisNir FREDK• LEEKS, Honorary Secretary. ' or from London and Gravesend. ' - ,--...... 5....... 31_.e.t• ew • • • 1850. - sCa , the for the future, the usual entertainments will be pre- , Mansion-house, August 22, kP it rit C p To or from Blackwell. rented, :its, , of the Bud al fresco, and the usual charge for admis- Lk --.-- for SALT PORK, of the Cure °rut, U nited S . Fore Cabin.. ••• • •• fid. • Chief Cabin.. • • 9d. store restored, viz., Is. NEPAULESE ARCHERY GRC/UND. ~, Oiled Kingdom, or any Foreign Country whatsoever. Intermediate Piers •• • • .... 6d. "'PartinLadies and gentlemen can here enjoy the health-promoting elegant _ * ent of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport So other Packets call at the . Grays, Greenhithe, and Purfleet Piers. exercise of the graceful bow, with the advantage of proper instruc- •fts C° Services, Services, Somerset -place, August 3, 1850. The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting). s . l t'sti e e e unit e , '„tiorlers for executing the Office of Lord nigh Admiral FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. lion, gratis I Shooting three dozen arrows before Five o'clock, Is. ; Mi e ,,, • 41 1 , '. isingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give tpl win 1 : ( n l, Tnunsnav, the 26th September next, at One o'clock, Bow are always open. Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to be had of Mr. 4 WEEK DAYS. SUNDAYS 4 1! .e r ead treatwith such persons as may be willing to lit, , y to ef t, ' 3 or the supply of a eman'ity of Green- Cur- , r ,„„, toshr- Green- Par- The Magic Cave-The Shooting Gallery-Iturns's Cottage, el me " , ? I t e r . - Grays Grays with Groups of Figures illustrative of his Works-Summer and *l4_ ar e SALT PORK, laithe. fleet Time i ville. hithe. fleet Winter in the Arctic Regions-The Maze-statuary of the finest it •oe of the United Kinedom, or kei. v er, of any Foreign Country ———— -- Classical description-The American Giant-The Log Hut of the Ca- ;eh, a ass to to 5,500 tierces, to be cured in the ensuing ses - lifornian Gold Diggers-Ancient and Modern Groupings, by Duffel, t three-fifths ts 7 - to s_rrele s to be delivered two-fiftbs in tierces, and_% _ _ _... _ ; 1% _ _ _ 1,0., 8,0. ~, - ex" ~ to 30 tierces, which is 7 -9, 4 „ eels ess Pong a p a rt th ere of, equa l and for which 'sti' 11 - - - - Be it recollected, on Sundays, admission by Refreshment Ticket, 1 eat t ,•"rd. ia casks containing 1001bs. each, . 1 tierces t 9 t . i l • - - - - 12 - Sixpence. t L e seat .._ lilers are to be made • and also for 50 additiona . .... 2 - Never were these delightful grounds in such high perfection 4 ,44tIship;ene, for r which separate tenders are also to 'be made , their . 11% _ 3 - - - - as at the present moment. Visitors to London should not omit a , 4 % in t th ' •es the power, when the ten 2 1 .... _ ..... - 4 - 14rt v ep e ,, es es elilse,‘ stroll Sieath the shade of the lofty trees and amongst the variegated whole, or for such %fly h qtre tq ~ of contracting either for the 4 b - - - - beds of flowers at Crernorne. Everything has been done to render 1111 art ; C11 '3 7 , as they may deem fit, or of not contracting for 11 -6% - this magnificent place of amusement worthy the most extensive , , Ity and also .-ofselection, according to 4 - ty • an unlimited power - - - - patronage. ee. eq. ~,,_ 8 The attention of the French in London is particularly requested to 5 zit ep .” ll der to secify cured, 634 ,-- where the meat is intended to be . ..... - _ ..... this metropolitan ducosse. I b , kie 1 ,, srate price se foreachdenomination of cure comprised therein. 7 1- The grand Bowling Saloon of this establishment is open free to the eelltf es tit to is' .- we ts ,p_ delivered into her Majesty s % ictua g , ' Ilin Stores at 8 i - Public. e ss es ..rtSMOUth, Plymouth, and Haulbowline, in such prosper- ------------------------ Nl3 The Mammoth Sycamore, the Largest Tree in the World, t "eds. 'ball Direct Trains from the Boats marked t .--.. herea ft er be directed, and within the following of London in the ' * * River Esplanade. Omnibuses from Fenchurch-street Station to all parts on 1 ..- e-thi A Table d'llote on Sundays at Six o'clock-Half-a-Crown. every quarter of an hour. 44 "o•t 41 1 c3lst March 7 1851. BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACKWALL, 0 n the arrival of Cremorne can be reached by road or river for 3d. t ),,,.. to be bird s 3 On or before fire e 1 .315 t m a y 5 FROM A Boat leaves Battersea-bridge every Night after the Fireworks. , saki sc Paid fes bythe Trains front the Fenchurch-street Station. ge s' deity bills payable at sight but not during the first _ __ 8 13 - 0 ) • " er Y f ' t cifled s ilisi„ addle ,or any quantity beyond tha spe • Sonnays. , ~ sr he,,"„3 tot , "of the contract may be seen at this office, or by WEEK DATE. RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. 1 it l oth , tej es il Agent for the Victualling at Cork, or to the Collectors --- - )I tea 11to SecretY seust Time. . de outs at Limerick, Belfast, Waterford, and Newry, rye - --* Par Green- Gray, Roshr- Per- Green- Grays R v oshr SHREWSBURY AND EIRMINGUAisI. 1 •,,,, d en; .ry 0, -1 ille. te 'gent for t the Postmaster-General at Dublin, or to the fl ee t ,hithe. 'vine. n. m fleet hithe. The ninth general meeting of the proprietors of r tep t , nd er ~c , „ r Transports at Leith. n. M. s itt . en. t he el be admitted for less quantity than 300 tierces, ex- this company was held on Saturday, at the Lion t , 4 , am th qllantit y to be delivered d lm casks, containing 1001bs. -- —.— --- - 834 - Plotel, Shrewsbury. The Hon. R. H. Clive, M.P., a 3 -.- - tl4:l4releadere,„?tantity without bone. ' ' 10 - 9 -.- - - . a bseY•noti, i t be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, - -s presided, the absence of W. 0. Gore, E. q., M.P., in loyi t„, , duly ,: t a Unless the party attends, or some . person on his II .... _ .... _ 10% - chairman 'of the company. ttihotry tett le horised in writing -11 - Mr. Krtox, the secretary, then read the report. a „ L ltei . alld l ii : must be address * ed to the Secretary of the Ad- 12 . _ ..._ - 14 - - - - rest ei 'r fo r l er 1 0 the left-hand corner of the envelope the words ',A - 24 - - - - The CHAIRMAN observed that it was a matter of a tt e , so be a alt Pork," and " Comptroller for Victualling," and 254 3% - surprise and congratulation that, notwithstanding the d *lti, orne ell rered at mpanied by a 3Si e e ,_ th e dby tw Somerset-place, and be acco -ea s'alla leerso 11 . responsible persons, gag - aging to becomebound ._ _ 4 -- - 64 -- - - unparalleled di ffi culties under which the company had ter 4 , is tenderin ,in sum equal to 25/. per cent. on the 5 6 1 - - .... - 7% - ..... - - been labouring, the revenue had been increasing. A C TO ..te contract, for the 3 * Fel la . _ due performance of the same. 74 , balance of 2 625/. remained in their favour, and he F ------ ----------- 1..,1 ‘1,,,,ht. that if the line was carried on to t North-Western Company, for the purpose of endea vouring to effect an amicable arrangement between the two companies. A very long discussion took place upon this propo sition, in which Messrs. Bird, Thorneycroft, Castle, and other gentlemen took part, and several amend ments were proposed, but eventually, at the recom mendation of the Chairman, they were All withdrawn. Tne following resolution, moved by Mr. fial-NEs and seconded by Mr. WEnsma, was - then carried unanimously :—" That the directors be requested, it' possible, to make a similar arrangement with the Chester and Birmingham Company to that made with the Shrewsbury and Chester, as soon as circumstances will permit." The motion that the report be received was then put and carried unanimously, after which the re tiring directors were re-elected, and the proceedings terminated. GOVERNMENT TAXES or RAILWAY COMPANIE9.— It appears from a return just issued that the amount of income-tax paid' by railway companies for the year ending the 5111 of April, 1849, was for England and Wales, 168,8861., and for Scotland, 16,0351.; total, 184,9211. This would represeht a net income of 6,164,0331 for the year. The passenger-tax paid by railway companies for the year ending the 31st of December, 1849, amounted to 218,8991. 18s. 101. in England, and to 19,009/. Iss. in Scotland ; together to 237,9091. 13s. 101. Adding the income tax and the passenger duty together they make, 422,830/. as the amount paid by the railway companies in Great Britain to the Government in one year. It is pro bable, from the increased traffic on the railways in the present year, that the Government taxes on railway property will amount to about 500,0001. for the year 1850. LONDON AND NoRTu-WEITERN. — A. further por tion of this company's Buckinghamshire Railway from the Claydon Junction to within six miles of Oxford, will be opened on the 16th inst., and ,the re mainder into Oxford by November. STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH AUSTRALIA. (From the Times.) No announcement that has recently been made has excited such universal regret amongst the mercantile world as that relating to the obstructions which, it is understood, have been placed by the East India Com pany in the way of the establishment of steam com munication with Australia. _ The delay of this long promised and most import ant measure cannot fail to have a prejudicial effect upon the prospects of our vast colonies in the South Seas, and must, in addition, seriously interfere with the extensive and increasing commercial intercourse between Europe and the South Pacific. We have recently seen that her Majesty's Govern meat has entered into arrangements for reorganizing the West India mail service, by which the Isthmus of Panama will provisionally be reached in 24 days, and ultimately in la days from England; that a plan of steam communication with Brazil will come into operation early in 1851 ; and that tenders for a monthly mail to the Cape of Good Hope, to be conveyed by steamers, have just been accepted by the Admiralty. The time has, therefore, arrived when any further delay in providing for a rapid and regular communi cation with Australia cannot be submitted to without enormous detriment to the many political and com mercial interests involved, without retarding the pro gress of the Australian colonies, to the inhabitants of which a blow alike unexpected and serious will be given by the difficulties now thrown in the way, and which seem to be fatal to the immediate realization of the project. As it appears that for two years at least it will be impossible to re-open the negotiations with the East India Company, and that at the expiration of that period the same difficulties as those which have proved fatal in the present instance may then perhaps exist, it will be useful to inquire whether it is absolutely impracticable to arrange and bring into operation, as a substitute for the proposed line of steamers from Singapore to Sydney, in connexion with the Indian line of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, a simi larly regular and possibly more speedy communication with Australia and New Zealand. In the Times of the 30.1 of November last we ex hibited a statement of the respective advantages of the two only practicable results capable of being made available in extending the benefit of steam communi cation from this country to Australia. WEEK DAM. SUNDAYS elm* 3 , t e r : Grays 7,7:: iti e r ," Time it Z e r : Grays ( L t e h e e n : a r e ar e ; % .87 11 % -- -- -- -- t*il. -- -- -- -- 12 -- 11%1 2 I i II -- 4 7 6% 6%! 8 7 -- - 8 1 .-- Subsequently a communication was published in this journal from a correspondent, in which the meri of the Singapore or Suez scheme was prominently pressed upon the attention of the public, and it was there shown that, leaving a C a p e o f Good Hope plan out of the question, the eastern route was most desira ble to carry out, because of the advantages it would afford to the Australian colonies by connecting them with India and Chins, and completing the postal scheme between those places and Australia. In this letter considerable liberties were taken with facts and distances, and deductions were drawn favourable to the Suez route, which, if carried into effect, would permanently injure the commercial and passenger in tercommunication, which it is especially the interest of this country to establish. The ground upon which the Government decided RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM. The ninth general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held on Saturday, at the Lion Plotel, Shrewsbury. The lion. R. H. Clive, M.P., presided, in the absence of W. 0. Gore, E , q., M.P., chairman of the company. Mr. Kstox, the secretary, then read the report. The CHAIRMAN observed that it was a matter of surprise and congratulation that, notwithstanding the unparalleled difficulties under which the company had been labouring, the revenue had been increasing. A balance of 2 6251. remained in their favour, and he had no doubt that if the line was carried on to Wolverhampton and Birmingham, and the commu nicatian thus made complete, which he trusted would soon be the case, the increase would be still more encouraging.—(Hear, hear.) He would briefly allude to the unfortunate differences existing between the London and North-Western and this company. No one lamented those dif ferences more than himself, and he should be most happy to do anything in his power to effect an amicable arrangement. He was particularly anxious to state this, because he was fully aware that in consequence of the difficulties of their posi tion, the company had not yet obtained that return for their capital which they ought to have done. If any suggestion could be made which would lead to such an accommodation as would be agreeable to both parties, nothing would give him greater plea sure, and he was sure that the same feelings were entertained by the chairman of the company and the directors in general.—(Hear.) At the request of several proprietors, the secretary read the agreement between this company and the Shrewsbury and Chester Company. The effect of it was to secure to both companies a through traffic, by providing that neither should sell itself to the London and North-Western Company, without giving to the other the right of running upon its line, upon the payment of fifty per cent. of its re ceipts. Mr. CHARLES GEACH expressed disapprobation of the conduct of the. directors in having made an agreement, binding upon the company, not for a limited period, but for ever, without bringing the sub ject under the notice of the shareholders. He bad no doubt the directors had acted conscientiously; but being himself a director he wished it to be under stood that he was not in any degree responsible for it. The CHAIRMAN said that if the directors had erred in the matter, it was an error of judgment ; but con sidering the disadvantageous circumstances in which they were placed, with a very powerful rival running parallel with their own line, they were persuaded that unless they could maintain a permanent through com munication, their short and weaker line would soon be annihilated.—(llear, hear.) Mr. ARROYD, of Stourbridge, protested against the principle that directors might bind the share holders without their consent. If such a principle were once admitted, no one oould say where it would stop. He hoped the directors would give a pledge that they would not in future make any ar rangement with other lines without the concurrence of the proprietors. The CHAIRMAN said the matter had been virtually brought before the shareholders in the last report, where it was distinctly stated that a committee had been appointed for the purpose of forming a perma nent agreement of this nature between the two com panies. He would evil upon Mr. Seele to give his opinion as to the legality of the proceedings. Mr. J. J. SEELE said it was his opinion that the directors had not exceeded their legitimate powtrs, as laid down in the Act of Parliament in the agree ment they had made. By the 90:13 section they are empowered to manage all the affairs of the company, with the exceptions there stated ; which did not in clude the case in point, and consequently the agree ment in question was perrectly legal, and did not re quire to be confirmed by a vote of the shareholders. Mr. OLIVER then proposed that a deputation of shareholders should be appointed to the London and upDn accepting a plan for the conveyance of these mails via Singapore appears to have been that the project would be more quickly brought into opera tion, and that the expense would be less to the public service than if the western or Panama route were adopted. _ . 'their Lordships entirely omitted any consideration of what effect would be produced on the passenger and merchandize traffic—two very important items of detail connected with the subject. Our readers are aware that in the article of the 30th of November we gave the preference to the western plan for the conveyance of the Australian mails, on the ground that in the time occupied by the transit of each mail at least a fortnight might be saved by the westward course over that by way of the Isthmus of Suez, in consequence of the former route being the most direct and easy of accomplishment, having fewer stoppages, and, amongst other a d van tages, showing a sa ving in total distance to be traversed of no less than 1,798 miles. TO PARENT 's'- ' ------ --_______ le a , of S and GUARDIANS.— portion Is o trs. thel,,Ty_ extensive Premises in Regent-street, occup i e d by tla t ?' alii‘-'OLL, will in future be devoted for the production a f 1471,:ttitYtaleh'illaitnC"}" CLOTHING, such to exhibit unusualgo in 4 fi nish, besides having a further recommendation 1 T o 'ell ga e Y and very moderate cost f/ eli Flea stire al l a nd Gowns with every:kind of Garment calculated I tay tlE Meu', m uties, or exercise and such as are worn by Youn l g . PZit. 's , r, adylttbe Colleges and Great Public Schools. These are a__ vio th , /4",,Z_ he met with at the Warerooms of 11. J sad D. rlia of G!lt Resl...l?t C 1 ,41116.8, Paletet Patentees, and Manufactu h r i e u li•ls\tioNZ..s?reet (from 114 to 120 inclusive), and 22, ,, iertyellar t 3lattY have assumed the use of the word P C A ° L rn ETOT7 tore r,P 4 WI + C °L , L are the Sole Patentees of the design and ma -s. thi s ii i l le ker or o ~, s ummer Substances) employed in the mannfac 'Pen.sive and gentlemanly article of costume. t Dsle b 7 WILLIAM THOROLD WOOD. %0 h er appl e ' s :cilea."_nd Choru 1 '''' Ant hem . , " G?d Says the People"—Quartett. Semi )o: Wj r Ellt ott 5.. , With Pianoforte accompaniment. Poetry by 1 4 .3 , 1 4 . are c „ Price Is. not u ` hav e 'i't t see that these fins stanzas of the Corn-law r hiv o ,.., . tinend fitting musical utterance. The compose •gth o fit, b' e `e3 of poet."--Tait's Magazine, May, 18 ' ° ' i n th P ePlit e / f '' and Cold."—Quartett, Semi-chores and Chorus, with „ rit. glutustration. Poetry by Ebenezer Elliott. A Tribute il tk wil ller, , the People's Poet. Price 3s. . - ---.. ' P • - ros e b . N A 23. uds while ye may."—Madrigal. Poetry by +ter , Ther, ; 1 1 ,_ .Jra a , b , PIAXOFORTE. n ' th! 4 5te,...",: f -room Quadrilles."—A brilliant Poet. Price 4s. 'llii e j t Er ee '', l , --Two Waltzes, with brilliant finale. Price .. Of 'TV e4 ite i t . r ade Polka " with beautiful Coloured Illustration. - fitr, ', is jo.,lellard Cobden E M P Price 2s. 6d. h ' adth ''• What a 11, sq., . . 41th ine t i me Polka should be : light, airy, tr'pp . ing, and full rile.n a guilt G r i me Well marked, and easy of execution. A man ~The a lady with the toothache might dance to such 1 , ,, Pre el , eoPle's and Ilowitt's Journal, June, 1850. lin„-ge p rads, Quadrilles ." - •0. I ,t,ee Traci_ , Price 3s. by . o h r e a ph, r Te a s. ' waltz,' consisting of Waltz, Trio, and brilliant tie: ~,,. ~,,,,,e s s e . l 9 i : ib l rt i fe a ti r trd e et,.London ; and to be had A.NG ER ,., --- ---- Niot ‘-'US CHEMICAL ADULTERA st.,Iee Is h ° nth' or th erebYth, TION OE SUGAR. V. 451 ob, e 291 1 , en, that the leading article of the "Morning op lt et nr eev ations ilstant 41) 0 1) !Ittt er fi ealt British exposing this important questielhi, together ~ _ethereon, may be had, Gratis, at : lan e agents ; ~z, .o n f " 0 ....." 4 a w-road, London; and of all the Hyg ''-' l td 4 , , ' w rdliag a penny postage stamp to the College as gil s ~ o'st August, 1850. Passages marked a are run direct, th flitted to stop at Piers or for Beats. BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 41. three Months, 11. 155.; to be had of the packets; or Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gra' August, 1850. Le Feasts not being per- '. 4s. ; Six Months, 21. 15s. ; e Collectors on board the ivesend. LONDON to BOULOGNE DIRECT. The COMMERCIAL COMPANY'S powerful and splendid Steam -ships, CITY of BOULOGNE or EMERALD, from LONDON BRIDGE WHARF, every Tuesday and Friday, according to tide — Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 2, Morning. Friday, Sept. 13, at 4, Morning. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 9, Morning. Friday, Sept. 20, at 10, Morning. Saloon, 125.; Fore Cabin, Ss. Places booked throughout from London to Paris at the following low charges:— Saloon and First Class Ra il ••••• • •• •• 34s 6d. . Fore Cabin and Second Class Rail... ..... 2:55. Od. Fore Cabin and Third Cl ass Rail .• • • .... 21s. Od. For particulars of freight, &c.. apply at the Company's Officer, 4, A rt h ur - s treet East ;or the Universal Office, Regent-circui, Pic cadilly. This subject has naturally attracted considerable attention, and various opinions against the Panama plan were haz irded, chiefly, however, by parties hav ing local predilection s in favour of the Singapore route, but the fact in its general bearings upon the in terests of this country remains undisputed and un answerable—viz , that in the present and prospective position of steam navigati Al the adoption of any other but the western route is unadvisable and impossible. That route is the natural one, and geographically is by far the shortest and most direct that can be taken to Australia. The subjoined are the respective distances to Aus tralia and New Zealand by the rival routes fIEFRIE'S PATENT GAS BATH. By the use ef the above, a hot bath can be obtained in six minutes for less than twopence. Every family should provide itself with this invaluable requisite, its limited cost placing it within the means of all, and its simplicity within the management of a child. DEFRIE'S ECONOMIC GAS COOKING STOVES are adapted for all establishments, large or small, and need only be seen to be appre ciated for their cleanliness ant econ•my, entirely dispensing with all coal. To be seen daily in operation (Saturday excepted) at 221, Re gent-street ; and, also in action, DEFRIE'S DRY GAS al METER : 40.000 in use.—N.B. The apparatus can be applied fur heati purposes. VIA SUEZ AND SINGAPORR. Miles. Southainpton to Gibraltar 1 150 Gibraltar to Malta ••• •" ••• 1,032 Malta to Alexandria .. Alexandria to Men ... ....: 856 1,600 Aden to Ceylon ••• •.. .• 2,150 1 Ceylon to Penang ••• ••• ,200 Penang to Singapore ... ... 500 Singapore to Batavia ... ... 600 Batavia to Torres Straits ••• 2,400 Torres Straits to Sydney ••• 1,800 ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. During this week the ALPINE SINGERS from Styria will per`erm several of their National Melodies, daily at Four, and in the Evenings at Half-past Eight.—Lecture on the Hydro-Electric Ma chine, by Dr. Bachhoffner, daily at Two, And in the evenings at Eight.—Lecture on the Mechanical Properties of a Jet of Steam, daily at a Quarter -pest Three, and in the Evenings eta Quarter -past Nine.—New Series of Dissolving Views illustrating some of the Won ders 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, dail Oo o'clo.—Dlver and Diving-bell, &c., kc. Admission, is.— ck Schools, Half-price. Total—Southampton to Sydney 13,288 Sydney to New Zealand ... 1,200 DR. CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho; 147, Fleet-street ; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or direct from the author , price One Shilling each ; by post, Is. 6d. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. "Health, Recreation, and rational Use of Time." CONTENTS: —Early Rising—Spring and Summer Mornings—Ea cnrsions about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills, Forests, Fields, High-roads, and other pleasant places—Country Trips and Ramtles—The Sea—London at Night—Evening., at Rome —llllBlc--The Drama—On Eating, Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, Air, Coot, Ease, Occupation, &e., &o. 11. FRAGMENTS FROM TH Vo E MOUNTAINS. Two Vole. l 1. A VISIT TO THE LAKES; SK I TCH :OF EDINBURGH, Ito. Vol.. TOE LAKES OF KILLA BLIN RNEY ; REMIND3CENCES 02" DU, &o. Making a total from England to the termination of the line of .. 14,488 The Panama route is as follows : Ittstr at . a , TH IRTY-FIRST EDITION. on Steel. , -`4.4gii,-..2.37 26 Anatomical Coloured 4%,, ,P,141, DISQUALIFICAT IONS, GENERATIVE piii, i,f4litin: Y, AND lIIPEDESIENTa TO MARRIAGE.ri__ 2s. 64., or .i.t,,,i,,"arged to 196 'Engravinll INCA- Pages. Just published, po P s j ag . e stamps, AEI 4. 1 r,,0rti the Estabi shment, 3s. 641. in. I Work on tan, f, 14 - u-;NT FRIEND, .no, _% itithil-ruaties and decay of the generative system, m f ercury, a Medical Illell'ineritettasi, i nfection a d the inordinate use o die "e4tl "4 34 s n of obviating certainfrom ex nd l 'Elt `° , l3. "nage, and the means ,ByR. a him Ity 4• Illustrated by 26 Coloured Enzraving • s -stree t, Ox. 1 1' ; I, 4 terit, 44,,C0., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berner b Strange, il tri k "reo 4'4%. Published by the Authors : sold I' 1,,, e 2 , itter- ro t eet • 150 Oxford-s r , -- N-i t ! ~ tt,,,fty • Hannay, 63, and Sanger Gordon,46, Leaden ...P4,.t"ct. "'uorne-strect, Haymarket; and "tliita. 1 . tre at , - roduCtiVe ". ask/ 1 of the anatomy and physiology of the re 1 1 ti 41 t'r / 111 Ust „." 1 3 ~ 1 . tre ._ rated by Six Coloured Engravings. - ..ge:, and of the consequences resulting from excessivet“ ule t ,'"l arid Their l amentable effects on the system, producing ir"olty. 3' Weakness nervous excitement, and generative tie 'kV ii, tllustrated by eEx Dri nl _ ' • trea f the diseases res P nltlng from bisection, either for 'lt tre 4 7 or A 50,, t 1i ,,," - arY form, and contains explicit directions o I'4 "l okZ "- ' ..1118 section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured lireAllr. 4 t i e _D... COntaing a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a iz;,poir,,,itt.on ... 111, ' -7 which the danger of infection is obviated. 1. 14 . Part of the Work 'should not escape the reader's tle m 4 ter N. . • te d e ,,,,_ * hale "'s tea k "'wt., to the eCnisideration of marriage, and and duitte ubje,t er . i 0, un productive union are also considered, an oa t , tiostlY and philosophically inquired into. T it ti o Is t la toyed la Pat t o ts liervou l a.ta or STILIACUM is exclusively emp _ _ s ill stut. The 8 and se x ual de1:4114 , , impotence, 3t0., lls. and 33 . 'here_ , for 3,,, ,oneentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic_ aiy b utts e 'lbs, „II:I:lying the blood in o infection, moo s d per an 33 Der abort erryr i " i ns, and the abuse ofinercurV, lie' a l4nit Cert.iUrifnng Specific Pills, 2s • 9d-, 4s. 6and . I Is. _ .. )1 . itlllll-- — ,;, n re ModY for g rrhcea gloat, stricture, and „" 1 111 - :„ - "ten., — ,, - _, - . o tl of the bl adde ° : l° Constetation fee, if by letter, '44 'octet. "tail of the cas e l e . e i re d : age, habits, and post 112.isiltent eat; 1,.,; ra,,aketa, With ad re v q ice to be had at the Feta ..it-hk, itie 144W...eh the fee, 11, 'is saved, Messre. Peril': e k; fireeft, ... . teerirreb.. n e w dell 7 at 19, Bernera-streat, Oxfp.____ra . — "lv% to 0 4 ,7 Two and rill to,Liglit ton PiUn Miles. Southampton to St. Thomas 3,622 St. Thomas to Panama ••• • . 1,100 Panama to Tahiti .. ••• • . 4,488 Tahiti to New Zealand .. 2.280 New Zealand to Sydney .. . • 1,200 Total, England to Sydney via New Zealand ... • • • • ••• 12,690 Thus exhibiting the following result : Miles. Southampton to Australia and New Zealand, by way of Suez and Singapore • • • • • . 14,488 Ditto via Panama.. • • 12,690 WHAT TO EAT, DRiNK, AND AVOID. "That three score years and ten our course may ran." A popular review of almost every form (cause and cure) of ner vously-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses the yonng, besets the man of pleasure, business, or study, and em bitters old age, with tables and rules for the diet and physical regu ation of every-day life. Showing a saving of .. 1,798 or of no less than 3,596 miles on the voyage out and home. THE PASSION. " What passions hurt th e body—what improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." SUBJECT : -Life's pilgrimage , from infancy to old age. The advent ofthe passions. Chastity and its infringements. The casna rraualties tive,of licentiousness and dissipation, with i llustrations, graphic, and remodiativo. Advocacy of early marriages. The distance used as above from Panama to Australia are not calculated for the great circle, but fur the shortest distance—the track a steamer would probably pursue. Presuming the voyage from South ampton to the isthmus to occupy 18 day s ( as will he the case with the steamers now b , ing constructed), and the distance from Panama to Sydn e y to be per formed at an average speed of eight knot s , and allow ing for the necessary stoppages— my two days at Tahita and one day at New Zealand, the voyage throughout would occupy 61 to 63 d a y s. To Sin gapore the voyages are now perform e d b y the Penin sular and Oriental steamers in 48 or .50 d ays , and V. • THE MARRIAGE STATE. " To be or not to be, that is the question." ?Reclaim= :—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and re tigion regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and choice, on both sides, as to age, temperament, complexion, and figure, to secure healthy offsp Physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its co nversion. %mei, era.rAng, with the a rt of rearing them. By R. J. CI7LVERNVELL. M.D. (1841). M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. (1824) Twenty-five years Medical and Forensic Referee in these matter,. Reception hears daily till Aye. .E , wags, erfOn till fling* 10 Ogyll-place, Regent-street, SEPTEMBER 9, 1850. N°. 18,084.] LONDON, MONDAY ! N S 7 allowing the distance from Singapore to Sydney and New Zealand to be accomplished at a speed of eight knots, with a 'proper allowance for stoppage, the through voyage could not be accomplished in less than 80 to 82 days from South unpton ; thus showing a clear saving of—say 18 to 20 days in favour of the Panama or western course. Before examining into the most prominent objec tions to this latter, the shortest and quickest method of approching our Australian colonies, or the argu ments used in favour of the Suez scheme, we should premise that in this great national enterprise the in terests of Great Britain and Australia are not pre cisely identical, but that in some respects they are conflicting and antagonistic; and a close discrimina tion of what should be the action of the mother country is necessary to guard against an in jury to the British public upon whom the burden of the expense will principally fall. While giving to Australia the much desired and repeatedly' . prOmised boon of steam communication with England at the expense of the national exche quer, it is only reasonable and fair that the home in terests should be protected, and that no one-sided bargain shall be struck, the effect of which will he to impede very much, rather than to ficilitate, the grow ing intercourse between Great Britain and her distant possessions. The merits of the two rival routes may be roughly classed thus :—The Indian or Singapore plan would establish a regular monthly mail to Sydney and New Zealand in from eighty to eighty-two days from Southampton, and would besides, in connexion with the Peninsular and Oriental Company's lines of steamer from Singapore, maintain a similarly regular inter-communication between Sydney and India and China, the latter advantage being publicly held up as the principal reason why this route should be pre ferred. On the other hand, the Panama route would effect a more rapid and equally regular communication in from sixty to sixty-five days between Southampton and Sydney ; would maintain a monthly mail to and from New Zealand; would connect New Zealand with Australia by a monthly mail ; would open up a communication between Great Britain and the islands of the South Seas (Otaheite being a port of call); and in addition would connect California and the west coast of North and South America with New Zea land and Sydney—an advantage not to be lost sight of, inasmuch as at present a considerable trade has sprung up and is likely to increase, chiefly for agri cultural products, between Sydney and California. Why, therefore, should the solitary consideration of a merely intercolonial intercourse between India and Sydney be allowed to preponderate in favour of the eastern plan against that marked out by way of Pa nama, which offers to Great Britain such great poli tical as well as commercial inducements ? The traffic between Australia and India is, no doubt, of much importance to the former, and the establish ment of a line of steamers to promote such traffic would doubtlssa be of considerable advantage to the colonists ; but this traffic can only be regarded here as a local one, and it is too much to expect that the British Government should be called upon to devote a large sum annually to maintain such a line of steamers, which in point of fact, so far as regards the main question of steam from England to Australia, would complete a system the longest and most cir cuitous—one that will prejudice greatly the passenger traffic between Great Britain and the antipodes, and a scheme, moreover, possessing other grave disadvan tages and drawbacks to our commerce, as we shall presently take occasion to show. The idea of the propriety of crossing the Isthmus of Panama with the Australian mails has latterly assumed a greater degree of importance and feasibility, from the fact of the Government having just pro vided for a much more rapid and perfectly direct com munication between England and Central America, by means of the new West India mail steamers, which next year will bring Panama to within nine teen days of Southampton. By the time this very desirable change can be effected a more speedy way of crossing the Isthmus will have been got into opera tion, and the way made clear for the extension of a straight trunk line of steam-ships from Panama to Sydney, via Tahiti and New Zealand. It will not be denied that next to a method for securing to our possessions in the South Seas a regular mail to and from Great Britain, the colonists ardently desire, and it is indispensable for the mother country to obtain, a speedy and certain mode of per sonal or passenger communication, at a moderate expense, to travellers having occasion to visit the antipodes. This is clearly one of the most important points of view in connexion with the matter, and it will be found on examination that the Singapore or eastern plan, if ever carried out, instead of having a ten dency to create and promote, will altogether prohibit, a passenger traffi c between this country and Austra lia, and vice versa. This will instantly bs made ap parent on reference to the scale of fares adopted by the Peninsular and Oriental Company fur the convey ance of travellers using their steamers from S iuth ampton to India. The latest publication of revised fares imposed by this company on passengers from Southampton to Singapore (the point whence it is proposed the Australian steamers should join the line) is as follows For a gentleman occupying a berth in one of the general gentlemen'scabins £142 For a lady occupying a general ladies' cabin • • • • • • ... 152 For a gentleman and his wife occupy ing a whole cabin throughout ... 350 For European servants • • ... 57 For children five years and under ten years of ago ... • • ... .. 75 For children two.yeara and under five years of age.. ... 55 As Singapore is 8,488 miles towards Sydney we presume that for the remaining 4,800 miles to Syd ney (the termination of the voyage) a proportionate tariff would be proposed. The probable fares (put ting them at the lowest) would then work out as follows : Southampton to Sydney via Singapore. For a gentleman occupying a berth in the general cabins ... ••• ...£2OO For a lady occupying a berth in the general cabins • • ••• ... 210 .For a gentl e m an an d hi s wife a cabin throughout ... ••• ••• •• • 480 For servants ... ••• ••• ••• 85 For children of five years and under ten ... ••• ••• ••• ... 100 For children of two years and under five ... ••• ••• ••• 85 Let any of our readers likely to depart for Aus tralia put to themselves the question how such fares as these would suit their circumstances or idea., and yet they are the very lowest that could be proposed in conformity with the existing scale of the Penin sular Company. The Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's Indian steamers do not carry and have no ac coannodation for inferior passengers. Passengers to New Zsaland would have to pay 151. each extra on the above. Against these comparatively exorbitant- and prac tically prohibitive rates should be placed the rate of fare that would most likely be adopted by the western course. The Royal Mail Company charge by the West Indian steamers from Southampton to Chargres (first class) 351. to 501. each passenger. From Pa nama to Sydney (adopting a proportionate scale) the price for each first-class passenger would be 601. and 701., making a total, from Southampton to Sydney, of 1001. to 1201. against 2001. to 2101. charged by the Singapore route, or little more than one-half. Past.engers to New Zealand would have the advan tage of paying about 101. less than the above, making the rate of passage to this part of the world less than one-half of that which would be imposed by the Sin gapore route. Here, however, should be mentioned that it is pro posed to carry second-class passengers by the royal mail steamers to Chagres, and no doubt provision for this numerous class would be made by the steamers on the Pacific side. Assuming 201. to be the price from Southampton to Chagres, and 251. or 301. from Panama to Sydney, it would be possible to perform the voyage from England to Australia for, say 451, or 501. at the highest rate, including a plain but good dietary, but of course no wines or spirits. After a comparison of these two probable scales of passenger fares on the respective routes, it must be conceded that so far as the expense of personal com munication are concerned the Panama plan has all the advantages. None but rich persons could possibly afford to go by th e I ndian line, whereas by the western plan travelling to and from Australia would be brought within limit of the means of the respectable middling and trading classes. The Singapore steamers would effectually prohibit the emigration of the latter from this country, while the Panama line, by the lessened time occupied on the voyage and the immense difference in expense, would promote it. With the amount of money required by a passenger, his wife and family to pay for a passage to Sydney, via the eastern route, it would be curious to calculate how many acres of land, with a proportionate work ing stock of implements, horses, and sheep could be purchased in Aust ra li a — enoug h of each certainly to set up a beginner in a moderate way; while _a settler with the same extent of capital, by way of Panama, could reach his destination in at least a fortnight (' //' - - ' • -- 02- -• - 7,- ~, , / e c . . 51 - -. - - . f . • .• • , ( _ . -. ,41111 r . • . , .i.. %-------- ------.-"'\'' • \ t I N • 4 1 , " • Yl, - Illot ..es 1.4 -4,...4 , .......4,,, 4 . ••.: ..: :::.-....,.. 7.: t {„ ..„... o,t 1. • Air . ~. 1.:-:...:•:.,' -7, 'a I.‘ !. - "4/.1 \- .0 • .. 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We should state, however, in regard to the rates of fares thus charged to India] passengers by the Peninsular and Oriental Company that, large as they may appear, and undoubtedly are, and although they exceed anything like what is charged on other lines, they are generally cheerfully paid, and are not per haps in the main exorbitant for the nature of the ac commodation afforded; considering also, that they comprise the amount charged by the Egyptian Tran sit Administration for crossing the Isthmus from Alex andri a to Suez, and considering, also, that the company has the entire monopoly of steam naviga tion from England to India and China. Then, again, the classes of persons conveyed are wealthy people—rich East Indiani, superior military officers on furlough or returning to resume their duties, all loving comfort and good cheer, anxious to save time, and therefore submitting to pay almost any sum to escape the tedium of a voyage round the C ape of Good Hope. Nevertheless, a similar tariff of prices applied to Australian passengers would most certainly and effectually debar any but the most wealthy (and of these but few are likely to travel to Australia) from using the line, while the western plan would as cer tainly bring the benefits of steam conveyance within the reach of all but the labouring classes. A line of reasoning similar to that applicable to passengers might he followed in regard to the mer chandise traffic. The lowest published scale of freight for goods from Southampton to Singapore by the Pe ninsular and Oriental steamers is 20s. per cubic foot, or 401. per ton measurement. If we add to this 51. as the probable rate per ton from Singapore to Syd ney, we have a result of 451. per ton measurement through to Sydney. This would, as a matter of course, prohibit a merchandise traffic on the eastern line for any description of goods, save valuable articles of small bulk, samples, jewellery, &c. The present rate of freight by the West Indian steamers to Chagrea is Si. per ton measurement, then allowing 2/. per ton for crossing the Isthmus (by rail the charge will not be so much), and adding 8/. per ton freight from Panama to Sydney, it will be found that the total is 15/. per ton, a rate exactly one-third less than that charged on the eastern line, and one by no means so high as to prevent the ship ment of superior and valuable merchandise for transit by steam to a quick and ready market. Of course the conveyance of heavy or coarse merchandise or produce by either route is out of the question. With regard to the expense of carrying out a mail service for Australia, it will be found, on consulting the table, that the distance from Southampton to the Isthmus of Panama is 4,722 miles, and from Panama to Sydney, calling at Tahiti and New Zealand, 7,968 miles; from Southampton to Singapore is 8,488 miles, and from Singapore to Sydney and New Zea land 6,000 miles, leaving a balance of distance of 1,968 miles, which would have to be performed by the western route over that to be traversed by the steamers from Singapore, supposing the service to be carried out by the eastern plan to both Australia and New Zealand. Steam communication is, therefore, advanced from Southampton eastwards 8,488 miles, and westwards 4,722 miles. On account of the increased distance necessary to complete the chain of postal communication by way of Panama, contractors could not engage to carry the mails thence to Sydney for so small an annual remuneration, as would be the case on the part of the contractors undertaking to carry them from Singa pore to their destination, and the Exchequer would, therefore, have to pay a greater amount (by pehaps one-half) for carrying out the western in preference to the eastern plan. We believe the plan proposed by parties tendering for the eastern route comprised only the delivery of the mails at Sydney, thus dropping the New Zealand service altogether, leaving that to be performed under an additional contract which would have to be entered into, tenders for which were advertised for in January last by the New Zealand Company. One of the peculiar merits of the Panama plan is,,therefore, that it includes a re guTir mail to New Zealand without any detour or detention whetever. The question now, therefore, narrows itself into the simple consideration, should the cheaper but longer distance for connecting these important parts of the world with Great Britain be preferred over the shorter and more expeditous, but probably more expensive one? Seeing, first, the hinderance in the way of completing the Singapore route before alluded to, and bearing in mind the many advantages of the western plan, which fully counterbalance the increased expense, such a question must unhesitatingly be an swered in the negative, as the interests of this coun try would seriously Buff r, and its commercial and political affairs incur material detriment by a choice of the first plar. - The eastern plan has the grave disadvantage of being at any moment liable to interruption at many points in the event of a war. The western plan is totally free from any such eventuality. The only tangible argument that has been, or that can be, brought for ward in favour of the Singapore plan, we have already mentioned to be the fact that it will create a line of steamers between Australia and India, but we ask is the measure to be delayed for some years ? and is the Exchequer of this country to be burdened by the payment of an annual suns for the purpose of establishing such an intercommunica tion which, in many essential particulars would seri ously jeopardize the home interests and disjoint the main line of direct communication, which it should be the aim of the G Nernment as soon as possible to adopt ? If a lino of vessels from Singapore to Sydney will be of alvantage to the colonists and to the parent country should not be expected to provide it !for the establish ment of a purely local traffic, but it should be started by the enterprise and capital of the two places most interested in maintaining it, and India and Australia (the former with its wealth, the latter with its energy) should establish a project that will alike be beneficial to both. Supposing a contractor would be willing to carry the mails between Singapore and Sydney for, say 60,0001. per annum, and thus to place in operation the eastern scheme, it would be better, so far as this coun try is concerned, to reject altogether such proposal, and expend 100,0001., or even more, to perfect the western route, which a glance at the map will show to be the straight and natural highway to the anti podes, compared with the uncertain and zigzag route via Suez. Supposing, further, that it is intended to devote 60,000/. a year to the Singapore and Sydney steamers, and that the western plan be rejected, then the British public, whether as merchants, traders, travellers, or emigrants, will suffer serious injury, not only by the additional time to be occupied on the voyage, but also by the enormous fares for passage and rates of freight fir merchandize thst will be wrung from them by the great monopolists of the eastern scheme. It is true that in the year 1846 the Legislative Council of New South Wales authoriz-d a select committee to examine into and report upon the various routes for effecting steam communication with England, and that the committee after obtaining a great mass of valuable evidence on the subject, re ported as follows on the 27th of October, 1846 : " That the least expensive, the most expeditious , and the most convenient and advantageous plan 7culd s b eto join the China line at Sin g ap ore by t he inner route through Torres Straits, calling at the p roject e d settle ments of North Australia an d at Port Essington, and by the usual route thence t o Singapore.lsupported by near l y e ll the witnesses " The eligibility of thi s lin e s b y this committee. ~ d erivable to Australia from Theadvahtag examined es con nexion with our Indian possessions and other parts of ftrhoemEpaoststwalocuhl mbeuhieatihh it an any greater direct advanta ge thes seen mothertat the cou ea stern route was then preferred because the advantages de rivable to Australia from connexion with our Indian possessions would be gr eater than any direct advan tage from postal co mm unication t with the mother country ; thus desirin g o throw the expense . upon Great Britain for esta blis hin g . the proposed indirect line, solely because of its advantages to Australia. We argue, in rejoinder to this, that circumstances have si nce 1 846 materially altere d;' and that the in tercourse to and across the Isthmus of Panama has been materially facilitated and is to experience still further improvements ; and also that the interests of this country, as the originator and supporter of the scheme, should first be consulted, and that it should be a eine qua non to adopt only the quickest, straight est, and most direct plan for reaching Australia. It is very much to be doubted, too, if the colonists were themselves to be appealed to in this juncture, if it would not be found that their views and feelings have undergone considerable change in reference to this subject, and that taking the increased advantages of which the route by way of Central America is suscep tible with the accompanying merits of a communica tion with New Zealand and California, that they would gladly accept the one which the interests of Great Britain should alone prompt her to carry out. No one will deny the superiority for the travelling public of the western route—take the crossing of the Isthmus of Panama, for example, to be performed Ly railway against a sixty hours' journey up the river Nile in tug boats and across the desert in caravans. , Upon passengers and mercbandize on the Isthmus of ~~ /,',/ --.," ;Th ( ( / % ~ ~~ Suez a transit duty is imposed which dOes not exist at Panama. The western plan has far fewer stop.. ping places and transshipments than the eastern one, and with regard to the dangers of navigation no cotn parison can properly be made that will favour the in tricate and dangerous windings from Ceylon, through the Straits of Singapore, the coasts of Java, of Timor, Borneo, Torres Straits, and th e a l most unknown coasts f Northern Australasia, against the sea navi gation of the Pacific, the general placidity of whose mighty waters and the uniformity and comparative gentleness of the winds regularly prevailing are well known and are matters of historical fact. After leav ing Panama for Tahiti a steamer might proceed at full speed to traverse the great expanse of the South Pacific with no intervening dangers of rocks, shoals, islands, or even currents to delay or impede the ra pidity of her voyage. We would glance at a few of the minor advantages which have been urged in favour of the Singapore route. One is that the time riu Dover and Marseilles can be shortened four or five days when the French railways are completed. This, so far as the mails are affected, is all very well; but Australian passengers can never afford to commence their journeys by a trip through France. Another advantage has been held forth, that the electric telegraph will at some future period be completed through the continent: Neither mails, passengers, or merchandise can be forwarded by telegraph, and, except for the occasional transmis sion of very important news, the telegraph would be useless. But allowing the time to ha shortened five days unit Marseilles on account of a railway convey ance from Dover to that port, yet by way of Panama mails could be transmitted and received in 12 or 14 days less time. A third route by the way of the Cape of Good Hope has been proposed to be carried out by screw steamers. Such a route would certainly have the advantage of conveying merchandise and passengers at a more mo derate expense than by way of Singapore ; but its great length, uncertainty, and hazard, render it un advisable for adoption. We subjoin, however, the particulars of the distances for the sake of illustra tios ; they are the same ae those proposed by the first projectors of the scheme : Miles. days. England to the Cape of Good Hope 6,700 in 30 Cape to Adelaide ••• . 6,100 28 . Adelaide to Sydney ... . 1, 0 80 5 Sydney to New Zealand.. ... 1,200 6 Total .. ••• .. 15,080 The projectors proposed to perform the distance be tween England and the Cape at the rate of 223 miles per day, and from the Cape to Adelaide at the rate of 217 miles per day ; but it must be obvious that, even independent of strong adverse winds and a heavy sea, it wouldle utterly impracticable, as well as physi cally impossible, to keep up a rate of 217 miles for 28 successive days, there being no coaling station between the Cape and Adelaide, a distance of 6,100 miles, besides which no steamer could carry sufficient fuel for 28 or 35 days' consumption. The Cape route is 608 miles longer than the Sues, and no less than 2,390 miles longer than the Panama route, and would occupy, including stoppages, at least 80 days for each voyage. It is announced that the Lords of the Admiralty have recently accepted proposals for carrying out a monthly mail to the Cape of Good Hope, by means of screw steamers, at a cost of 30,000 t. per annum. The establishment of this communication will be the first practical test of the merits of steam ships pro pelled by screws, as applicable to lengthy Transatlan tic voyages. It cannot yet from experience be safely affirmed that screw vessels are equal to ships on the paddle-wheel principle, either in rapidity, regularity, or general efficiency. Even supposing the Cape mail service, as proposed, to be carried out, a considerable time must elapse ere the scheme can be placed in proper operation, and its practicability and success be developed sufficiently to make it apparent that screw steamers are better than paddle steamers for conveying mails, or that they possess some extraordinary advantages which render them supe rior to the present almost perfect speed to which Transatlantic steam-ships have attained. There are not wanting persons of experience in nautical affairs who are thoroughly persuaded that screw vessels of small power in proportion to tonnage will never make their passages in the time prescribed by the Govern ment, pursuing such a route as that 'ail down in the contract. Then if the proportion of horse-power to tonnage be increased so as to produce an extra speed, one of the much-vaunted advantages of screw steamers over their competitors, via., the increased capacity for carrying coals and cargo, will in a mea sure be lost. It seems also that the interests of the public service would have been better consulted if the Cape mails had been carried by branch packets diverg ing from the Brazil mail steamers at the Cape Verdes, a portion of their track which is nearly half way to the Cape. These branch packets could proceed from the Cape Verdes to Sierra Leone and along the African coast to the Cape, instead of including St. Helena, which not only augments the distance but pro duces more difficulties of navigation. This plan would have conveyed the Cape mails to and from England at half the cost now about to be incurred, and with the additional recommendations of greater presumed regularity, besides opening up a communication with Sierra Leone and the coast of Africa into the bargain —a service at present performed at some expense by sailing packets from Devonport. These remarks are necessary, because it seems to be an impression that an attempt will at a future date be made to induce the Government to provide a screw mail service via the Cape with Australia. If such be ever attempted, it would probably only lead to many disappointments, and in anticipation of such endeavours, it is hard that the action of Government in respect to a really prac tical scheme should be delayed for two or three years till the problematical merits of an hitherto untried and expensive plan have been thoroughly tested. If, therefore, steam communication with Australia is to be immediately and effectively carried out, it must be by the western plan. The advantages of this route are evident and tangible, and the prompt execu tion of the scheme possesses and presents no insuper able or inherent difficulties. Contractors are ready who would undertake to perfect the communication in from twelve to fifteen months. From all parts of England representations in favour of an immediate commencement of the scheme are being received ; it is found impossible, for two years to come, even to re-open the negotiations for the eastern plan, pre suming that to be the best for adoption ; and•the Cape of Good Hope route has on the face of it objections that would be sufficient to ensure its rejec tion in respect to the mail service, which must neces sarily be a regular one. We therefore gather that no hesitation ought any longer to be felt by the Govern ment about determining its:course of action ; and that a measure imperatively demanded, both for the com mercial and political supremacy of England, and for the interests of our magnificent and yet undeveloped colonies in Australasia, should forthwith be placed in a train for consummation. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. WooLwicn. Sept. 7.—Commander George A. Sey mour (1845), arrived at Woolwich on Friday after noon, and hoisted his pendant on board the Firefly steam-sloop, commissioned for service on the coast of Africa. Commander Seymour passed his examira tion in 1826 ; obtained his first commission 10;h De cember, 1835, and was appointed on the 231 of the same month additional lieutenant of the Presiden , ., 50, flag-ship o f Si r G eorge C ockburn, Commander in-Chief in North America ani the West Indies. He afterwards b:catne senior, 29th July, 1836, of the Racer, 16, Ciptain James Hope, on the station last named, whence he returned in 1838; 23th May, 1839, of the Lily, 16, Captain Charles Deare, John James Allen, and George Baker, under whom he was for four years employed on the Coast of Africa ; and 26th February, 1845, of the Rodney, 92, Cap tain Edward Collier, fitting at Portsmouth. His promotion to the rank of commander took place 17th May, 1845. He has served the whole eleven years on the coast of Africa, according to " O'Byrne'a Biographical Dictionary." ROYAL ARTILLERY. GENERAL ORDER. Deputy Ad j utant- General's -office, Woolwich, Sept. 3. His Lordship the Master-General has been pleased to sanction an exchange of companies between First- Lieutenants 0. B. B. Woolsey, of Captain Marston's company, sth battalion, and L. A. Bradshaw, of Captain Benn's company, 21 battalion. J. E. JONES, Colonel, Assistant Adjt-Gen. GENERAL ORDER. Deputy Adj u tan t-Gen eral's -office, Woolwich, Sept. 3. Second-Lieutenant C. D. Fisher is transferred from Captain Franklin's company, 10th battalion, to Capt. Fitzmayer's company, 31 battalion. (By order of the Master-General), J. E. JONES, Colonel, Assistant Adjt.-Gen. MEMORANDUM. Deputy Adjutant-General's-office, Woolwich, Sept. 7. Referring to the General Order of the 3d inst., de tailing the price of several articles of the Artillery soldiers' kit, it is to be understood there will be no objection to Wellington boots, of approved pattern, price I Is. 10d., and socks, price 1 lid. (u submitted to and recommended by the committee), being de livered into store and issued to such men as prefer them, in lieu of the Clarence boots at Ss., and stock ings at Is. S i d. J. E. JONES, Colonel, Assistant Adjt.- G-en. TLIE MARYLEBONE JOINT STOCK BANK.--The affairs of this bank, the stoppage of which, it will be recol lected, caused considerable sensation, are now under the ju risdiction of the Winding-up Act. The Master in Clan, eery, Kinderaly, having settled the list of contributories, call has tc be made to dcfraY -n