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CAMBRI D GE MONUMENT. GENERAL COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT ir, CIIATI MAN- The Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR.. Irrli-Cattltreax -The Right Hon. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR, Aldri h PO^ ' - M.P. , So e i.: - ",'"'°"a J , Esq• (Secretary to the Royal Genera! Annuity •aride c i q,, 18a, Blisingle.all-street Ancrer-on. the Rev. J. S. M., M.A., Brighton 25'n'1 ° forge, Esq. Won. Sec. to the Royal Society of Musicians), tain: eisle-street, Lek: ster -squre p erii f arge, Esq. (Hon. Sec. to the Highland Society of London), tarberatnent-street Ilarrates,"- J. Paul's, Vauxhall ' Poelet:,„'• L., Esq. (Governor of the Royal Asylum of St. Ann's 4 1.14a e ,, ,, ,,..K.Yal Britsh Boni:, TokenNouse-yard trt k i:',l"eorge, Esq. (Hon. Trelsuroe to the Covent-garden Thea tile: t . MI I), 11, Wburn-square ~, Fari ne dj t ' Wil laar, Esq. (Secretary to the Drury-lane Theatrical ~,ht,e u B sC herlier ',T 13 , 9 Esq, M.P., F.R.S. (Trea surer ), Brick-court, Temple o u ra l ft ! J ar- squar - e g q. (Secret ary to the Royal Humans Society), 3, Tra litoehraeetnes, Esq., Bloomsbury -square ' • ' Xitch G ,' Ch arles, Esq. (Chairman of the Leicester-square Soup Coe, t. ei, 40, Leicester-square 4 ries,NE,, St. Paul's-churchyard I Peste l i -al k Esq. (Secretary to the Asyluna for Female Orphans), a, Am..., _hster-bridge-road v(7..._!' Lieut.-Geueral Sir Howard, Bart., 15, Green-street, Gros -1)34r-sqttare Nisi ;7 3 '2 TO olhas, Esq. (Secretary to the Domestic Servants' Be t4ri4e 144 Institution), 32, Sackyille-street. . Near; .... 11 Esq. (Member of the Committee of the Leicester -Parr ,""aIP Kitchen), 40, Leicester-square • astiet,,l' Cl • J., Esq• (Governor of the Royal Asylum of St. Ann's theet, --, ~ 47, Mo unt - street, Grosvenor-square , , dre et T6the lkiost Hon. the Marquis of, M.P., 102, Piccadilly Dem ,,.lenteZlif,, Ese. (Secretary to the Servants' Provident I t le 4t ,T vo. c , l e t V sq ), 8, Cork -street (Member of the Committee of the Governesses' R an. 8. cleat Institution), Tollington-park • OM:4 '' E4q. (Member of the Committee of the Govet i nesses' Be- Ilkley Tt nstitution), Marlborough -chambers, Pall-ma. ezt '„2 1, 9 rat, Es q. Ilelittrti), 14 1, ~ j .„, , Peer Gower-street (Hon. Treasurer to the Drury-lane Theatri b'elak;) ' l ,- '' Es q. (Secretary to the Royal Society of Female Mu dsvete,l,4 • M ae clestield-street, Soho-square l acs,',L e r - nenrY. M.A.; Rector of St. Paul's, Coventg a e ° , l r ar's i n n ' . t r s q• (SeerchTy to the Society of Ancient ar rri n tons), Je 3 4 ' 4 ° ,, h e n s i e nt r. : ,q7i , zeretar, to the Leicester-square Soup Kitchen), L k l' b t s ti al e e h ri °ll ), a 3 tli t) ail li , r E tin sq tw . (Secretary to the Industrial Home for Gentle 'Lai -e 'e, John, T- flare ) Birchin-lane huff, th e I.,___ . , r , Esq,. ( .easurer , e ey ele _ -.., .u• ar,A,, F.R.S. (Secretary I.llf era ~, ot Institution), 62, Morninton-road, Regent's-park to the Governesses' ~one,,,,:lat' Right Hon. the Lord, 10, Grosvenor-place • 4 •oti c ,Nr l 7, the Most Hon. the Marquis of, Tlolderness Ho F u r s e e e ____ Smear. 3 ' Efq• (De puty -Chairman of Queen Adelaide's Ins 4 Y), Bethnl-green ' 1411:igen„' 129341tY, F S.A , 43 Pow-lane I tar, - ks " , so Lo ci e Rev. M. TY., li.A ' . (Member of the Metropolitan Sani u'lltWiag, ~ alin), Allhallowe, Upper Thames-street, ,ms -- 411, e ,.. •• iv • S., Esq 19, New-street, Spring- "' the London t 'Than, the Rev. Charles, MA. (Hon. Secretar g ;to r Ilitek as Y l aor) St liel n ' ' ' -plaCe A., t P a ls, Colin' Es q• L ei ; ste q r : s (lec s r retary to' the: National :Philanthropic i ' l feoL n W '' Esq. M•D qn (F a o n under of the Royal Free Hospital), •estr,b -'- f Inn-rye- . . endows Henry Fd te.,,_ .-wmund. Esq., 2, Charlotte-row 1-' 4 al r ......:' . 1 a ) k water, Esq. (Secretary to the Covent-garden Theo eaoyelatie!(l), the Group, Michael's-grove. Bromptrorenery for C hit- Oren), a i r- dward t , Q 4 sq. (Secretary to the Royal Infirmary Ih, e ; kvlabaford-street ~ b e r 'es, Esq. (Secretary to the Metropolitan Free Hospital), trto hvanshire-square ;Ctle.ol grilenTtev. Evan. M.A., 21, Bolton-street I,lllsi, ,/,: li erlff, Albany ...,, 4 . h e ,,, es, Esq., Berners-street '', 4 ste h t - h as . n e Esti., C.E , Middle Scotland-yard 41,, , 1rth ' --el,el. Miami s, M.A., 1, Gloucester-terrace, Cambridge •llllllD , IN A , 1[54 - 's v. B. ' E fq. (Secretary to the Public Dispensary), Lincoln's 4449sieluijEleill.yt:i; Bank-buildings rdens Westbourne-terrne te 11-Y ft 1 1 -. l , ° '' E's9l.: A 2,l 3 Gln t e s s o t :i r a - t g e 3 King's ' College (Seclet e ar i y iey, Read 7a- -,aternity' Charity), 1, St. Matthew's-place, lia a t .4... _ , i diot )" ar elv, Rev DD • (Hon. Secretary to the Asylum for Ri tharc s l , Poultry 9 - . Ascent .Sit e t' e jt , r3- F., Esq., F.L.S. (Founder of the British Bondi 1, INl e , it th.t 3,, 9, Lincoln's Inn-fields ' ° jlan4l L,• R v% Dr., Temple -grove, East Sheen t::er,'., .`eet.-olonel (Governor of the Royal Asylum of St. Ann's ~,,et 1 , 4 4,, renehrieß qari Alexander Es (Secretary to the Middlesex Hospital), e4,,l.,lisall4',litSchrnuti' Esq. *Solo4,s'Street ' (1 ' 5, (Secretary to the Jaws' Hospital), *Ste4alc-11111 . 14 ;r1 j14e141 4 Esq (Secretary to the Orphan Working School), 32, atilovt,Dia:vid ll enry, Esq. (H on . S ecre t ar y to the City of London TalP:et. w. j4or Diseases of the Chest), li, Liverpool-street Governettes , , ev olen e t,T , Esq.. (Member of the Committee o ev., , , , r th e I„_!lStituetion), Lincoln's , Inn- l fields empton CI . ;rm.. `glt Etlsqn. ( t l h i e en Earl, s e e i r a e r ta a r , y o to the Hotel and Tavern Teti. & a s e Provide nt . lnstitu • tion), Craven-street t tin lere eklt e :, EnBq. (Secretary to the Choral Fund Society), Polygon, N(1111%, o r; B o I: : Hospital it leas e , ,_.-44-1.(Iton. Secretary . to the t I nn ing, R „ ne Skin), 25, New Bridge-street )I'etts), strand q. (Treasurer of the Public Dispensary, Lincoln's '4.4 , a'4l' S ra o e j i , s .' Esq., F.S.A. (Governor of the Royal Asylum of St. +41 4 , 11,..,, f ), I. W arwick-square, Pimlico nreed under-Sheriff S ith'n's-latie Itna'g' B:.rge Watson, E ' sq w . (Governor of the Royal Asylum of St. (14- • - cift3'), Vi ctoria-square, l'imlico ~ John, Ea - It.,_, gat e ) ~ „.1 . • ( Treasurer of the Royal General Dispensary, Al :Oat, tj, ii' t 1 too-sq"are London Orphan qlual) , v • 1 . . D., M.A. (Hon. Secretary to the tre 1104 ..,alston li aal- 41re rs re re ar , ke d with asterisks form the Acting Committee. sq. •5er5,,,,11- uond Cabbell Esq., At. P and John Labouchere. Esq. t ' u s• Coutts and d C g s . : ; ileesrs. Twining ; and Messrs:'' ("n The Williams, Deacon, and Co. r2tie li t o e l n ,. l 2e,r_s , of .the Committee are anxious . to collect such an tiluee,tllen,:tas ziptions as will enable them to raise that _description C e „h 4 , any ~,, Which will do equal justice to their own feelings and t o o t, Zolle ge eye glary virtues of his Royal Highness the late Du sia,' l4 aco;„ vtiirription':named bankers and gentlemen are u Ming to r ll e e c e e t i e v r e , ab e _lvait '",,l and Mr. John Smart the only authorised co -"°1414-elta.lch parties as May be desirous of contributing to this By order, ..._ t, Chariott. EDW. FREDK. LEEKS, Honorary Secrelal7. -..,._r0w, Mansion -house, August 22, 1850. ---- . Itit. 4 4re p SE ND STAR PACKETSVE.,, - wm and Second Class Railway NINEPENCE to R v ao _ or from London and Gravesend. ...ore b and First Class ditto, ONE SLIILLING. , If Cabin. To or from Bl ac k wa ll. 0 "der 6d. Chief Cabin.... 9d. t il p.„, Intermediate Piers •••• ' • " t racket, , ets call at the G •, G nhithe and Purfleet Piers. call at the Ple re a r s a3 u s nder r rned ( 'llOll TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. weather permitting). [PRICE SD. SE ,A g DAY ,t 1850. LOND N SATUR 0 , SEPTEMBER 7, N°. 18,083.] DISPITTISD Llano 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 C om pany as security for an advan ce, 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. Ihe chief evidence turne I 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 40/. 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 under the present system, and shos, s that the only mode by whreh absolute security can be obtained by the public must lie in the general adoption by Assurance Offices of the plan of prote ding them selves ill every case by due inquiries before the grantim - f each po licy, and of afterwards assuming the full responsibility of the com pleteness of such Inquiries by holding themselves precluded from raising any future question. In the present case two officates a can re found to be diametrically opposed in their opinions as tc ha s properly invalidate a claim. and yct the public are expected is be able to guare themselves against such contingences. Simila cwou'ases have occurred before, and eve n if they were more rare, they r d 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 1 1 , 1850 . T HE LONDON LICY CO INDISPUTABLE LIFE POMPANY No. 72, LOMBARD-MEET, LONDON. TIII:ISTEE 3 . I. Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. Richard Melina, Esq., Q.C. I James F uller Madex, Esq. William Wilberforce, Esq. maxcioas. Robert Henry Forman, Esq. Tohn Ilamilton, Esq. fames Fuller Madox, Esq. , John Matthews, Esq. C. Oetavius Parnell, Esq. • AUDITORS. George Cumming, Esq. - iJames Turner, Esq. William D. Starling, Esq. 'David Henry Stone, Esq. SECRETART—David Alison, Esq. BANICERS- . - M essrs. Spooner, Attwoocls, and Co. • PADDINGTON LOCAL BOARD. 24, Connaught-terrace. Edgeware -road. Rev.-James Sherhold Boone, A.M., Stanhope-street, Hyde-park. Captain Creed, Norfolk-crescent, Oxford -square. Charles Pemberton, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, and MR coin's Inn-fields. Thomas Jervis Amos, Esq., York-street, Portman-square. George Y. Robson, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, and New square, Lincoln's Inn. William Adams, Esq. John Atkins, Esq. Henry Augustus Bevan, Esq. J. Thompson Bramwell, Esq. John Dangerfleld, Esq. Secretary, Chas. Hoglton, Esq. The POLICIES of this-Corapany, 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 i has been r n the practice from th of Liefecom- As surance, the progress of th i s Com p any arid mencement of its business, and is steadily advancing. Copies of the Report of the last Annual Meeting will be fcrwarded, on appliCation, to Solicitors ALEX , to whom Commission is allowed. AN DER ROBERTSON, Manager. OATHOLIC LAW AND GENERAL LIFE 'L) ASSURANCE COMPANY, 8, NEW COVENTRY - S TREET, LEICESTER-SQUARE, LONDON. The FOURTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprie tors of this Company took place on ,the 25th instant, at the Head Office, at One o'clock precisely. The following is extracted from the report, which is too lengthy for publication : During the past year no claims have arisen from deaths in England, and but two in Ireland —one for 5001. and the other for 2501. —making together 7001., which have been paid. This hen is it far below thee expected m ortality, and is especial l y favourable, w is remembred severely the life offices generally suffered from the epidemic of last year. The number of lives ass ured between the Ist of June, 1849, and the 31st of May, 1850, was more than double the number issued in the twelve months preceding. Proposals were made for 138 Policies, amounting to 52,9(33/. 2s. 6d.: of these 121, comprising 106 lives, were accepted for 45,1251. 65. Sixteen Policies lapsed, representing (3,0481., upon Iv hich 3201. 3s. was received by the Company in the shape of premiums Since the c"mrnencement of the Company to the lot of Jnne last, assurances were effected to the extent of 110,9721. 12s 6d., pro ducing ill annual premiums 3,732/. 115. 6d. Of these 54 lapsed, amo unting to 23,9301. 16 s. 6d., of which the annual premiums were 7411. Is., leaving the yearly i nco me on the I st o f June last equal to 2,9911. 15s. I Id. lied for to the ex tent of 17,7001., Since last meeting loans were app 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 businesa 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 patronage of the Archbishop of Paris, the Cardinal Archbishop of Lyons, and Monseigneur Paris's, Eveque de Langres, has already within the last three months effected a con• siderable amount of business, not only in Life Assurances, but in An nuities both Immediate and Deferored. of the Report, and r eturning Aft e r various resolutions , apprving thanks to the Right Reverend Chairman, Ilishep Morris, the Vice- Chairrr, Actuary, Secretary, and Medical Officers of the establish ment, the meeting separated, highly gratified at its present results and future prosFects. _____--------- 11F ANY HAVE PRESUMED TO ABUSE _IL THE WORD " PALETOT," it will be sufficient to refer to the high distinction conveyed to "THE REGI-;TERED SYRIAN PAL ETOT," as indicative of the exclusive celebrity it possesses. It was registered August 23, 1850, by Messrs. SWAIN and Co., 379, Oxford-street, and will be the leading OVERCOAT for the coming season throughout the Empire and its dependencies. Price 455. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. During this week the ALPINE SINGERS from Styria will per`orm 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-Past Three, and in the Evening; ata Quarter -past Nino.—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, extibiting Scenes in the Arctic Regions and Ceylon, daily t w oa ne o , 'clock.—Diver and Diving-bell, kc., kc. dssion a.—Schools, Half-price. Itrt KERl,cEismt, GRAVESEND. t ~., h ',, ir, ,-,"oa k "ors. , ---------- Me'. a Sur -22--)1T21----_ CREMORNE GARDENS, ......,, . Gr a ys , -.reen. p l "5... .... /mho. tieUer; Ti me Roshr- G Green- Pur- On the Banks of the Thames at Chelsea. lA--' ------- via. rays hithe. fleet Open Daily at Three o'clock. 4t, -.. ONE SHILLING ADMISSION. tS Co ll ___ -- --- -- Children, Half-price. ~ -....-- 4 1 Sundays at Half-past Four. No charge for admission except by i' -... .... l ad —— Refreshment Card —Sixpence. Children under Six years of ago free. 2 s.. -- _ —— Director, Mr. T. B. Simpson, Albion, Great Russell-street, Co - vent•garden. 4 --.. 2 4 ...... -... THIS DAY, September 7, 3 _ _ 4 ..., •-- Immense Success of Denim's new Fairy Ballet. " The Origin of 4 6% -s. Harlequin." New Groupings from the Antique. Danclig to 7 -...-- 6 -"" Borini's Band of Fifty Instrumentalists. Madame Antonio 11 -.. '-- 6 % will make her marvellous Ascent and Descent on the Rope amid ~..--.--._ — 7 — hurricanes of Chevalier Mortram's gorgeous Fireworks. Chattaway's a bt, celebrated Brass Band. o,,,Zbyroln— a.--_ In active preparaton, a Grand Chinese Fete. itulirLan hour. _ On Saturday, for the feature, the usual entertainments will be pre kilP) Se' fr 'run ' the - sented, instead of the Bal al Fresco, and the usual charge for admis :t.,r 001,4 Fe oats marked t sion restored, urah-street Station to all parts of London Ladies and gentlemen can here enjoy the health -promoting elegant the RIC K vr ,,... r exercise of the graceful bow, with the advantage ooper instruc alike front th : . BLACKWALL, on the arrival of tion, gratis ! Shooting three dozen arrows before pro d, , ti,;,-----___,,w. , . .„.. renchurch-street Station. after Five, 6d. per dozen Matches for Dinner, In , P i r i i z . e ; e Bow are always open. Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to be had of Mr. ~.. p la ar. Gre en _ 1 ----- ---- SUNDAYS. Teetgcn, Archery Manufactory. 164, Bishopsgate-street. 4t Se t t `treen. -- The Magic Cave —The Shooting Gallery—Burns's Cottage, 'as..., ,hi (axe (as e3 . s Ross i , Time. with Groups of Figures illustrative of his Works—Summer and _ Pttr- Green- Roshr ,_ villa- Winter in the Arctic Regions—The _Mize —Statuary of the finest 10 - 'a- fleet hithe. Grays villa ----- H. ss Classical description—The American Giant—The Log Hut of the Ca- N --- ------___ ---- lifornian Gold Diggers—Ancient -and Modern Groupings, by Duffel, li --- 15... —a% - ---- -----. &c., &c. 14 --- 9 —— Be it recollected, on Sundays, admission by Refreshment Ticket, 10 Sixpence. _ 2i' a d -- io l4 Never were these delightful grounds in such high perfection , 5 1 6 i' ..... -- .... 11 as at the present moment. Visitors to London should not omit a 1 stroll 'neath the shade of the lofty trees and amongst the variegated t q .. . . -2 1 i— _- _- - beds of flowers at Cremorne. Everything has been done to relater -3 % — this magnificent place of amusement worthy the most extensive 141.,,,"-- : 15714 ..... patronage. _.. —. 61,4 The attention of the French in London is particularly requested to this metropolitan ducosse. tt,„, -oes „, ttro-4401,,t4tZte1! are run direct, the Packets not being per- The grand Bowling Saloon of this establishment is open free to the Public. 0- t. 'es ICKE's. ' l s or for Boats. be M h a o d nt e h f s N.B. The Mammoth Sycamore, the Largest Tree in the World, 4 44;47 lith 3 „'g.—Tw e i v in the River Esplanade. ' the . 4cs.olleScixtorMso o n n ths bo , 2 a 1 4 15: 11 . 0 ; A Table d'Hote on Sundays at Six o'clock—llalf-a-Crewn. 'SI" - .. , :t (3 1 . 8 1 ‘I ' r 4 . ' aT' l o t ; to Pier. Gravesend. Cretnorne can be reached by road or river for 3d. _ -----..! 5 0. ,Terrace".. A Boat leaves Battersea -bridge every Night after the Fireworks. ---- ----,,... rarwrEMITIES OF YOUTH tn dir tr Boat lye Mot be had 'ACC rig ,the, 41, of th 4 sr, Gra. 4s. ; Six Mo Collectors Neseng. r , R. L )' s h'thi,%OIikz,,,WELLINGTON FAMILY and - ..ot t i -,,TA HTL, DALE-STREET, LIVERPOOL e . Inns, 444 lksituated in the immediate vicinity of the Exchang , 4.ll lt 'rate ° ,, ue r Places of public and commercial resort, is fitted up *i v 4 11 , 0 1 e ead the accommodations for American, Forei as Co ok the 4,,2 strangers, will be found everything that is desirable, 44 'til t i','.gereents of the "Cuisine" are in the hands of a first-rate lounaclmxierei7tPrietor urther wishes to intimate that his Coffee . __ $ 11 4 eond to Ito onis. as well as Sitting and Bed Rooms, will be v, h _. . T he _, none in the kingdom. 1014°01). ita'msrges for servants are included in the Bill (except the i sm %Li t t I S res. 4 ftvr hours), viz., Waiter, Porter, and Chamberm un a ne d: y, Pcetfully intimated that all further payment is '.**--..................„.......... YORK.._ GEORGE HOTEL, PAVEMENT. _ 11 , k, Yv a a L AND respectfully informs Commerc ial to miNiftah^en the oer Gentlemen, also Families visiting . Tork, tha t Es- Mat44„l)Ove ol d - established Hotel. The interior of this op , E the Mat ~...ellien ts 2 eDeen greatly improved and tastefully '''' lietel4r can off h as will insure every comfort and convenie nce Mic r. Geed Stabling, Coach-houses, &c. 113t --- 1 ------ WHITE ZINC ,Ij'l D l' AiTj eK' S PATENT .11:otela,- combines elegance durability, health, and Econo d my. ti t W ate -4 41 Whitenen It is ermanent for ages—unaffecte to b u y s 44 - 17 , ---t lt l e 7gar ,„ ~earg oes;vapourP f rom cesspools, or the most no var. of ti fi tvou r 'lle finest coach panelling, without the use of h e ,. Jartole,ittllAc to the health of the painter, and to the occ u pants 4 '44 ch 8 l 'evelY P tint d ill it—covers so much wo Each h cask t i t ' r ep tAPer than 4 e ." 1 A sel•-...... fan the poisonous paints hitherto used. kb ' , Wa r ~..",tlll-111.1CK, London , Patent." f% skie rs i i ' , Alt full , Particulars, ay be obtained from thecKprinaucid -1 41 'osit 'l e l' ,, a ''lts, and at the Works of THOS. IIUBBU .',,e London Docks. it ts,- I) ; LIU LV ERWELL'S NEW WORKS. br ict P n l ost..%. — _,had of Sherwood 2 , Paternoster-row ; Carvalho; -4 e SlxiiL; Mann, 3,, Corn , hi 3 ll; or direct from the author , 't; e ach ; by post, Is. ext. „to*, sigeth, ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. isrttoertttettaLo•rtu,_.c.t, o ar , t ß yft er is e j a u t g lo_n r, , and rational Use of Irerit"ings—F.x , Ps t ' Field s 4 ° Environs of P L fi o n n g do a n n — d Lanes, Hills, 014 1 Itar a i i , n'gh-roads, and other pleasant Pia T S h tl e ni r m ar er ks, ; ---Til e bies henn at Night places--C o..at o_ H un uA tiy re, Ase, c, ratee Eating Drinking, Sleeping, Be taml6 ' e.eu Pation, ar,e., &AL ' —Even9tfai . "44200. ) , 11. ° Pt.. '' lB P)101.1 THE MOUNTAINS. Two Dols. LT Tgat T 0 THEVoI I. - Lakxm ''' LAKES; SKETCH - OF EDINBUROIL &c• Vol. 11. - or aILLARNEY ; REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. A Tla Wi LkT 'e 111. v,,- 1,,,„, at m, -0 EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID. _ 12',ttly "'ler ro, • s ' e SeOre years and ten our course may run." k,t yo - delo te .lew of almost every form (cause and cure) of ner -44ter..4'4, health and f ^b'ed constitution, that harasses k ips . 0 .4 -..et t the man of a " 4 of it " , with tabl Pleasure, dietbusinees,or study, and em "cry..u3, ufe. es and rules for the and physical regtl- DR. LA'MERT ON TRH SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUI AND MATITRITY.—WITH 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. lust published, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 25. 6d., or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two ctaraps, S ELF-PRESERVA TION; Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma.nrity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which debilitate the physical and rental powers, diminish and enfeeble th the Practic naturalal f e elings, and exhaust the v i t al energies of Manhood ; wi Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and , w h e ther arising from these causes, close study, er the Influence of tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Di3eVreS and Derangements resulting froming Indis the - cretion. With Forty c oloured Engravings, il Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their stracim es, uses, and ftuictions, and the various ikluries that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, r io and Infection. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D.. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE. LONDON. Doctor of Medicine. Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Bce. This work contains an accurate and complete account of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs. It un fortunately happens that the unhappy victim of excessive indul gence and vicious habits, while suffering from their in qualifiedvariable conysi - sequen ces, unwisely entertains a f e ar of apelying to a ph cian for relief. Same and the dread so frequently, but erro neously entertainedh that these complaints are beyond the reach of art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking for assistance where alone it can be procured. Dr. LA'AIERT has taken the highest medical honours, as his diplomas testify, and the grcat extent of his practice for many years is a guarantee for his professional experi ence, which has reform= almost solely to the treatment of these diseases. Published by the Author, and may be had of Rent and Richards, al, Paternoster-row; ilannay, 63, Oxford-street; Starie, TichLeaboden rne street, Haymarket ; Man n, 39, Cornhill ; Gordon, 146, hstli-atreet. London ; or, free by post for forty-two stamps, frora the Author's Residence. 37. Rodtroyl-sunare THIRTY-FIRST EDITION. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured ERgrayings en Steel. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. gew Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. 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They are also extended by boyish recollection, family tradition. and contemporary reading; so that we have a sort of social picture of almost a century, with its fluctuations of public fortune and its changes of fashions, manners, and opinions."—Spec tater. it possible for him to go through all this, unless you render him some assistance ? I say, then, it is a great advantage that there should be one or two per sons with whom he can confer—men who have the in fluence uf high office, and who are connected with him by the ties of a common responsibility ; it is highly important that he should have one or two men with whom he can confer, who are not overwhelmed with details of office. If he applies to a Secretary of Sate for assistance, he finds him just as overburdened as himself. Is not the assistance of persons in both Houses of Parliament required to carry through measures not immediately connected with the respective depart mentt,?—lt is to carry the business through the two Houses, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. You said that you differed from Lord Durham in one point, namely, in his recommendation that there should be no salary attached to the office of Privy Seal P—l think there ought to be a salary attached to that office. I cannot express my own opinions nearly so:well as they are expressed in that admirable speech of Mr. Burke, upon the principle of economical re form, to which I have before referred ; perhaps the Committee will allow me to read the passage : he says, " What is just payment for one kind of labour, and full encouragement for one kind of talents, is fraud and discouragement to others; many of the great officers have much duty to do, and much ex pense of representation to maintain ; a Secretary of State, for instance, must not appear sordid in the eyes of the Ministers of other nations ; neither ought cur Ministers abroad to appear contemptible in the Courts where they reside. In all offices of duty there is, almost necessarily, a great neglect of all domestic affairs ; a person in high office can rarely take a view of his family house. If ho sees that the State takes no detriment, the State must see that his affairs should take as little. I will even go so far as to affirm, that if men were willing to serve in such situations without salary, they ought not to be per mitted to do it. Ordinary service must be secured by the motives to ordinary integrity ; I do not hmi tate to say, that that state which lays its foundation in rare and heroic virtues will be sure to have its supers•ructure in the basest profligacy and corruption. An honourable and fair profit is the best security against avarice and rapacity, as in all things else a lawful and regulated enjoyment is the best security against debauchery and excess." He says again, "If any individual were to decline his appointments, it might give an unfair advantage to ostentatious am bition over unpretending service ; it might breed in vidious co:nparizons ; it might tend to destroy what ever little unity and agreement. may be found among Ministers ; and after all when an ambitious man had run down his competitors by a fallacious show of disintereetednese, and fixed himself in power by that means, what security is there that he would not change his course, and claim as an indemnity ten times more than he has given up ?" The principle there laid down with respect to the impolicy of ac cepting gratuitous service is, I think, a perfectly just one, and Mr. Burke has expressed it in so much bet ter terms than any in which I can express it, that I have ventured to read the passage. 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It has been suggested to the Committee whether it might be possible to disconnect some of those offices from seats in Parliament ; whether, for' instance, if the junior Lords of the Treasury were prevented from having seats in Parliament, the business might be more effectually done, even at lees salaries than those attached to those offices ?—I cannot answer that ques tion with reference to individual offices, but con sidering generally the official labours and Parlimen tery labours of the Prime Minister and those holding the highest offices of state, I certainly think they re quire all the assistance you now give them. In Parliament ?—ln Parliament and out of Parlia ment; a Minister in the House of Commons is there frequently seven or eight hours in the day for six months in the year ; and I do not see how he can get through the labour of the office with less assis tance, official and Parliamentary, than he has. I cannot prove to you that three Lords of the Treasury or four Lords of the Treasury are the exact number there ought to be ; but looking at the whole, the re sult of my observation and experience is the opinion, that political offices, with reference both to official and Parliamentary duties, do not admit of reduction. Does that observation apply also to other branches, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Pay master. General, the Lord Privy Seal, and the Master of the Mint?—We will take the members of the Ca binet. You have the First Lord of the Treasury, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the three Secretaries of State, the President of the Board of Control, and the First Lord of the Admiralty ; all those are offices which at all times and under all circumstances would be in the Cabinet, I apprehend, in addition to the Lord Chancellor. There are certain other Cabinet offices that have not the same amount of labour imposed upon them; there is the Lord President of the Council, whose labours, however, have been very much in creased of late. The time of the Lord President is probably fully occupied with the proper duties of his department, since the great increase of those duties by new functions connected with education and other matters. the Lord President of the Council receives 2,0001. a year. That is by no means an excessive re muneration for the duties that are performed; the office is one of great importance and dignity. Then, as to the Lord, Privy Seal, that office certainly has not the same amount of official duty attached to it ; but, in my opinion, it is a great advantage in conducting the affairs of this country to have one or two members of the Cabinet who are not overloaded with the proper duties of their respective offices ; it is a great advan tage to the Prime Minister to have colleagues to whom he can commit the consideration of a particular subject, with whom he can confer upon it, and by whose advice he can benefit. I will refer to the evi dence which was given in the year 1831, by Lord Durham, who held this office of Lord Privy Seal in the Cabinet of Lord Grey ; he is asked this question —" Is the office of Privy Seal an office requiring pretty frequent personal attendance ?" He says, "It is an office that requires constant attendance, but not at the office where the clerks do their duties." After stating what the duties are that belong to his office, be is asked this question—" The Lord Keeper being a member of the Cabinet, is it not customary to refer to him general subjects con cerning the Government, when any other of the great officers are overburdened with business? Iles it not been the habit to refer questions for consi deration to the Lord Keeper when he is a member of the Cabinet ?" Lord Durham's answer is this : " Undoubtedly ; I should say that during the three months which I have been a member of his Majesty's Government, I have never had one day in which I was free from business of that description ; on many days from seven to eight hours a slay. It is the cus tom to transfer the consideration of such subjects as do not immediately fall within the business of the heads of departments to those members of his Ma jesty's Cabinet wfio are not required to give personal attendance in their offices." Lord Durham is then asked, " Does your Lordship not consider that offices of the description of the Lord Keeper and the Lord President of the Council are very useful in the exe cution of the business of the Government in the man ner described in your Lordship's last answer ?" He says, " I should say they are extremely useful, and that no Government cou ld g o on without them ; but I am not to be supposed as stating from thence that I do not consider the salary given to the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal as more than ems a ss remunera; tion for the duties he performs as Lord Keeper. Lord Durham adds, " If I am to give my own in dividual opinion, I should say all offices of honour and dignity alone a re separated in principle from those of labour and emolument. I consider the office of Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal one of high honour and dignity and station, but the p ersonal labour re quired is certainly not such as to demand the salary affixed to it, nor, indeed, is any salary whatever ne cessary to make it an object of high ambition." I agree wish Lord Durham as to the importance of re taining that offic e in the Cabinet, in order that the holder of it may share in the deliberations of the Cabinet, and m a y occasionally take charge of business of very great importance, not immediately connected wish his office; but I totally differ from Lord Dur ham as to the propriety of retaining the office without salary ; I think the salary ought to be attached to the office. From your experience, when you were Prime Minister, do you think it would be impossible to carry on the government of this country without the addition of some such offices as those ?—I cannot say what is impossible; but I think, in the case of a Minister holding one of the chief offices, the business which be ought to go through, and which he is sup posed to go through, is so heavy, that without assistance the strain would be too severe. Take the case of the Prime Minister. You must presume that he reads every important dispatch from every foreign court. He cannot consult with the Secre tary of State for Forei g n Affairs, and exercise the iofluence which he ought to have with respect to the conduct of fore i g n affairs, unless he be master of everything of real importance passing in that department. It is the same with respect to other departments; India, for instance, how can the Prime Minister be able to judge of the course of policy with regard to India unless he be cognizant of all the current important correspondence? In the case of Ireland and the Home Department, is is the same. Then the Prime Minister has the patronage cf the Crown to exercise, which you say, and justly say, is of so much importance and of so much value; he has to make inquiries into the qualifications of the persons who are candidates; he has to conduct the whole of the communications with the Sovereign ; he has to write, probably with his own hand, the letters in reply to all persons of station who address them- Fe lees to Lisa ; inb to receive (leputatio . .s on public business; (luring the sitting of Parliament In is ex pected to attend six or seven hours a day, while Par liament is sitting, for four or five days in the work ; at least, he is blamed if be is absent. Now, how is With regard to another department which has been observed upon, namely, the B )ard Gf Trade, is it your opinion that the present establishment of the Board of Trade is required for the public service ?—I do not see that it is possible to conduct the business of the Board of Trade on more economical terms than it is at present. The President of the Board of Trade bas 2,000/. a year, and the Vice-President of the Board of Trade holds the office of Paymaster-General, for which he has 2,0001. a year. For the conduct of the business it is absolutely necessary to have a repre • sentative of the department in the House of Lords; the more able the representative in the House of Lords, the better will it be for the public interests. I recollect when there was great difficulty in prevent ing the House of Commons attaching a salary of 5,0001. a year to the office of President of the Board of Trade, when Mr.. Huskisson filled that office. Among men of all parties, there was a very general wish that a salary of 5,000/. should be attached to the Pre sident of the Board of Trade. That had reference, no doubt, in some respect, to the personal merits of Mr. Huskisson ; but I am certain that, if at one time the Government had proposed to attach a salary of 5,0001. a year to the President of the Board of Trade, it would have been generally agreed to. Have not the duties of the Board of Trade in creased, and are they not greatly increasing ?—ln 1842 the duties of the Board of Trade were as heavy as in any other department of the liovernment. Is it your opinion that the duties of the Board of Trade are as heavy as those of any other depart ments ?—I think they are. The President of the Board of Trade has always taken a prominent part in public business. When the recent changes in our commercial policy were in progress, there was no office that was of greater importance than the office of President to the Board of Trade. . But now, after the extensive fiscal changes which have been made within the last eight years, is it not probable that the case s com i ng f ro m the ports, and from the departments of the trade generally to the Board of Trade, will be very much fewer than they were in former years do not know what may have taken place since 1846; but up to 1b46, the period when I left office, I think it would have been a very great misfortune to interfere in the slightest degree with the efficiency of the Board of Trade ; I think the Treasury derives the greatest assistance from the Board of Trade. Their respective duties were not very well defined, but there was complete harmony between the two departments, and the Treasury could not have efficiently performed the duties performed by the Board of Trade. The question referred to this, whether the changes made in the last eight years in our fiscal system must not have necessarily diminished to that exteet the cases coming up requiring attention from the Board of Trade F—l do not know what may have taken place since 1846 ; it is possible that there may have been a reduction in the duties of the office since that time; I know that there has been a railway depart ment recently constituted, but upon the a hole I should think that the business of the Board of Trade has gone on increasing, like all other business. Do you think there is any important reason against uniting the two offices of President and Vice-Presi dent in one person, beyond the desirableness of having a representative of the Board in each House of Par liament F—l can only speak from my own experience. There was a time wh en the railway b us i ness was very heavy ; I have seen Lord Dalhousie go through more labour in the course of a week, and for a suc cession of weeks, than I ever before witnessed. I have been afraid that his health would break down assistance of the Vice-President of th e u w n i d th e o r u t t he t s h e e verity of that labour. lam su re th at Board of Trade it would have bean utterly impossible, during the period I speak of, that the business could have been got through. That business was railway business?—The rail way business added so much to the pressure of the other business. Now that the railway business is very much gone house e d s a e n aa and the g t e a n x e e r s all u y po h n ave im ne p e o n rt asn , and our muchour C Custom is there, in your opinion, any necess i ty for two offices of President and Vice-President, beyond the desirableness of having the board represented in both Houses of Parliament?—l cannot speak with thesame confidence with respect to the general business of the department since I left office, with which I can speak of it up to the time when I left it; I think upon that point the Committee will be able to obtain much better information than any that I can give. My general impression is, that the business of the Board of Trade requires the personal interventio n o f an officer in the House of Lords and of one in the House of Commons ; and that it would be a public inconve nience if there were a reduction in the Board of Trade. Should not you consider that the changes which have been made of late years must have had the effect of increasing the references to the Board of Trade from the consuls abroad and from the Foreign -office with respect to our communications with other powers ?—Still such references would not be of equal importance with the consideration of legislative measures. While those measures were in progress the business was, perhaps, more important than it now is ; my impression is, that there is business amply sufficient to occupy the time of two members of the Board of Trade filling the offices of President and Vice-President. I do not advise an increase of their salaries, or an increase of any salaries, but I have a strong impression that the number of persons employed and the amount of their emoluments, speaking with reference solely to the interests of the public service, do not admit of reduction. With regard to the office of Master o f th e Mi nt, in ou a l n d d b s e y d s e te rived from a man devoting his attention to the r e f orm of them of the which there has been no particular change si nce th e time you were first Minister, is it your op i n i on that there are any definite duties affixed to that office ? My impression is, that there is required a complete Mint, rep viel and o that f the whole great advantage regulations w Mint, rr any of the wages of which are obsolete ; su posing. tleit .'dorm to take piece, not know th a p : there i 3 business enough at the Mint to Occupy the ' whole time of a public o fficer ; but I regard thellle tership of the Mint in the same light as the i s- Seal. I think it a great advantage to the Governmen try a great advantage to the public service, that there should be a limited number of persons not over whelmed with the proper official duties of their own department, able to assist the Gwernment in the House of Commons and in the House of Lords in conducting the public business. Have you observed that the noblemen and gentle men generally appointed to those offices of great dig nity and little or no labour, such as the Lord Privy Seal and the Mastership of the Mint, have been pre cisesly those to whom the Prime Minister would re fer those important questions to which you have al luded, and whom he would consult upon those mat ters ?—I recollect persons filling the office of Master of the Mint very capable of rendering most valuable assistance; I think the efficient discharge of the whole functions of government requires the present number of offices; and there is an advantage, inde pendently of that, in having different shades of poli tical opinioa represented in the Cabinet. The office of Master of the Mint is not always, perhaps not generally, a Cabinet office ?—No ; I was speaking more particularly of the Privy Seal and the President of the Council; I think there is an advan tage in having a Cabinet composed of a certain num ber of persons who represent the different shades of opinion there may be among members of the same great party ; I do not, however, defend the mainte nance of these offices upon that ground ; I take another and a stronger ground, that the proper dis patch of public business requires that the present number of Parliamentary offices should not be re duced. Are not some of these offices maintained rather with a view to reward men of party, or to satisfy the claims of particular sections of parties, than with any reference to the public duties which appertain to the offices themselves ?—lf you are to maintain the sys tem of Parliamentary government, I am not prepared to say, that if that be one of the purposes to which these offices are applied, it is not a legitimate applica tion of them. In this country you govern by means of party combination, and you must govern by means ' l of it according to the present Parliamentary consti tution. It is therefore necessary that Members of Parliament of great eminence should be connected with Government by the tenure of office. But, as I said before, Ido not rely upon that ground ; I think there is more than sufficient labour, in the whole, to occupy all the persons who are now employed in the public ser vice ; and that the division of that labour among some whose time is occupied for twelve or fourteen hours a day in the proper business of their offices, and among others whose time is not so occupied, and who have, therefore, leisure to consider matters not properly pertaining to their own departments, is not an incon venient or unwise arrangement. It is upon that ground that I defend the maintenance of such an office as the Privy Seal and the Mastership of the Mint; not asserting that the special duties of those offices are sufficient to occupy the whole time of the holders of them, but thinking that they may be most usefully occupied with other matters connected v. ith the public service. Agovving that there is a fair reason for maintain ing those offices, and allowing, also, that the dignity and station which the office gives is to be taken as part of the compensation to the holders of the office along with the pecuniary emoluments, would it not be possible that those offices, which are more honorary then laborious, should be paid by salaries rather more nominal than real, and if you give large salaries of 5,0001. a year to the Home Secretary, and 2,0001 a year to the President of the Bird of Trade, who have important duties to perform, would not it be fair to say, that the Mastership of the Mint and the Privy Seal, being held by gentle men to whom no sp-cific labour is apportioned, they should be content, to a great extent, with the honour attached to those offices, and that their sala ries should be small ?—lf it be true, as was stated by Lord Durham, and I believe it was strictly true, that although the duties of the Privy Seal in themselves are not very arduous and laborious, yet still that re ferences were made to him upon general business which occupied him sometimes six or seven hours a day, then I think the Lord Privy seal is performing public service when he is so occupied ; and that 2,0001. a year is not more than a suitable remunera tion for that labour. He takes the salary because he has labour to perform, not labour connected with his immediate office, but labour of much more import ance. He is capable of rendering great service, by relieving those who are overburdened by official duty. A good deal has been said regarding the expense to which a Cabinet Minister is subjected, owing to his high position. Taking that class of men from which Cabinet Ministers are usually selected, men, if not of ample, of fair fortune, is there any very great increase to their ordinary expenditure incidental to their becoming Cabinent Ministers P—l have be fore observed that a man with twelve or fifteen thou sand a year of his own, has probably no necessity for any great increase in his establishment on appoint ment to office. were free ?—Yes; an account is kept of the amount of postage at each office. But the writers of the letters paid no postage at all ?—They did not. Many persons are not aware that the offices still take in letters if the postage be not paid; many of those who write to Ministers pay the postage without necessity, not being aware that they are under no obligation to pay the postage. Has not the number of registered letters in the offices very much increased ?—Very much. Oa looking at the report of the Committee on miscellaneous expen diture, I find that Mr. Parker estimated that the number of registered letters in the year 1800 in the Treasury was near 5,000, and in the year 1819 it was near 30,000. Now, admitting that in 1849 a class of letters whs registered that probably would not have been registered in 1800, and that, therefore, the increase of business is not so great as those figures would indicate, that it is not six -cold, still it must have increased in a very great degree. THE SIVINSCOE MURDER. COMMITTAL OF CHADWICK'S WIFE AND HER MOTHER. STAFFORD, FRIDAT.—It will probably be in the recollection of our readers that at the late Stafford Assizes sentence of death was passed upon William Chadwick for the murder of his uncle, Samuel Tuni. cliffe, by administering poison to him, but which sentence has not been carried into effect, in conse quence of strong representations having been made to the Learned Judge, Mr. Justice Williams, before whom the trial took place, and also to the Secretary of State, that other parties were equally guilty with Chadwick in the perpetration of the dreadful crime, the result of which was that he received a respite during her Majesty's pleasure. The facts relating to the murder are briefly these : For several years previously to last Christmas an old man, named Samuel Tunicliffe, had resided upou a little property belonging to himself, situated at But terton, near Leek, in Staffordshire. In the latter part of that year Chadwick and his wife visited him several times, and importuned him to leave his pro perty and reside with them at Swinscoe, where they had just removed from the Potteries. The im portunities of Chadwick and his wife ultimately proved effectual, and the old man went to live with them, being then, although seventy years of age, in apparently good health. Shortly after he had been there he complained of illness, and was violently purged, and after the lapse of a month from his re moval to Swinscoe he died. In consequence of the anxiety of the parties to claim the deceased's property, and from other circumstances, suspicions wore excited and the body was exhumed, when large quantities of arsenic were foUnd in the stomach and intestines. Chadwick, his wife, and her mother were subsequently arrested, but from some cause or other the two latter were discharged, and Chadwick himself was commit ted to gaol. In consequence of statements made by him, and also from corroborative circumstances, Chadwick's wife and her mother, Ann Tunicliffe, were again apprehended, and on Thursday last, after the examination of several witnesses at the county prison at Stafford, before the Hon. and Rev. A. C. Talbot and Mr. E. Knight, both prisoners were fully committed to take their trial at the next ass . aes upon the capital charge. From the evidence taken at the examination, it appears that in the latter end of January the prisoner Ann Chadwick went to a druggist's shop at Ashbourne, and asked for two-pennyworth of croton oil, when the assistant gave sixty drops only, mixed in linseed oil. The prisoner stated at the time that it was for cattle ; but this was subsequently proved to be false, as Chadwick never had any cattle in his possession. On the morning of the old man's death a neighbour was called in by Chadwick to wit ness the signing of a deed of gift by the deceased, at which time both the prisoners were supporting the deceased in a chair ; but he expired without signing the deed. When Chadwick found the old man was dead he appeared very angry, and said, "I knew what would be up when that d—d old bitch came from the Potteries ;" and then, addressing the prisoner, Ann Chadwick, said, " ll—n you, you are as bad as her; you know what we have done !" On the morning of the 25th of February, the day appointed fur the in quest, both the prisoners arrived very early at the house of Claadwiclee father, who also resided at Swinscoe, and waited until Mr. Chadwick came down stairs. On seeing him, the prisoner Tunicliffe said, they had been walking nearly all night from the Potteries to get to the inquest, and that he must go there also ; and then, turning to the other prisoner, continued, " He must say ,that he had been boiling wheat in water with arsenic, for the purpose of poisoning crows; that he had then set it on the slop-stone to cool, and probably the old man might have come in and eat of it, as he was a greedy old fellow." A few minutes after this had been said a daughter of Mr. Chadwick's came down stairs, when the prisoner Tunieliffe said to her, " We have burnt the deed ; we have burnt it under the teakettle," pointing to the kitchen Sre. The prisoner Ann Chadwick said, "Yes, we have." Upon being asked why they had done so, the prisoner Tunicliffe replied, " The last thing my husband said was, that we must burn it, fur it might bring both families into trouble." (in being further questioned as to whether they had forged the name of the de ceased, they returned no answer. The prisoner Tunicliffe then said she should go to the Waterhousee, and ask Mr. Hall to go to the inquest and say he had attended the old man while he was ill, observing that it would be a good deal in their favour. In the course of conversation with a man named Roberts, that person said to both the prisoners, " The old man was poisoeel, it is well known, and some of you have done it ;" to which the prisoner Ann Chadwick said, "I know nothing of it," but 'Tunicliffe was not heard to reply. It was also proved that at the inquest the convict Chadwick said to his wife, " You know you are the guiltiest party," to which she replied, " Hush, man ; you do not know what you are saying.; you are mad." William Tunicliffe, a youth, and son of the priso ner, proved that his mother had desired him to fetch some deeds from a drawer in an upstairs room after her return from Swinscoe, because his father would not let them remain in the house, and which deeds he subsequently delivered to Mr. Hatton, the chief-con stable, by whom they were produced, and proved to be deeds which had been taken from the house of the deceased at Butterton before his removal. O.her corroborative evidence was given, and medi cal testimony adduced to prove that the deceased had died from the effects of poison. Take a person like the late Lord Sydenbam, Mr. Poulett Thomson, a man of moderate fortune, was he necessarily subjected to any considerable expense beyond his former expenditure, by being made a Ca binet Minister, and President of the Board of Trade? —lf he had not more than 2,0001. a year, I should say that the emolument which Mr. Poulett Thomson received from office was not sufficient to defray the additional expenses to which he was subject, whatever was his private fortune. You think that a Cabinet Minister in general would incur an additional expenditure of 2 0001. a year in consequence of his being placed in that posi tion ?—lf he were Prime Minister, or Secretary of State, it would be much more than that. I do not think that 5,0001. a year is more than sufficient as a salary of one of those great offices ; but . , as I said be fore, to a man of 15,0001. or 20,0001. a year, it - is a matter of comparative indifference to him whether you give him a salary cf 3,0001. a year or 5,0001. He has of his own means to sr*tthe expense of office. But in the case of such men. :as I have named, the two Wm. Pitts, or Mr. Fox, or at: Canning, or Mr. Burk , ,,, or Mr. lluskisson, if they beeCime Secretaries of State, an official salary less than that which is now appropriated to those offices would not suffice. They have no adequate establishment of servants, of car riages, of horses ; they must have some provision of that kind. Then observe, after their habits of life have been altered, and their new establishment formed, a change of government may suddenly take place, rendering useless the expenditure they have in curred. The precariousness of the tenure of these offices must be taken into account. Mr. Fox, I be lieve, after labouring for 40 years in the public ser vice in Parliament, did not hold Cabinet office for much more than eighteen months. During the two periods when he was Secretary of State, in Lord Rockingham's administration, and Secretary of State with Lord Grenville, I do not apprehend that Mr. Fox held office for a period of two years in the whole. In each case he probably entered office without hav ing an adequate establishment, and had to provide one. In the latter case, death prevented him from holding office more than a few months, and at the former period a change of Government took place. Would not that rather lead to the conclusion, that the amount of salary is, in point of fact, not the con sideration which induces men who possess talents for public service to pursue official rank and station ?—I am sure that it is not. Their views are much more elevated. Such men as Lord Chatham, and Mr. Pitt, and Mr. Fox, enter into public life from honourable ambition, from the desire to render public service, but I doubt whether it would be wise or just in the state to turn round upon them on that account, and say, " Since you are prompted by these high and ho nourable motives, we will cut down the salary, about which you think nothing, and care nothing." It is more wise to say, "We will allot to yo u a provision sufficient to enable you to sustain the unavoidable ex penses of office ; we will give you no temptation or excuse to abuse its patronage." Are not the payments of our Cabinet Ministers much higher than those of the Foreign Ministers ?—I do not know what those Ministers receive ; I should have thought not. There are probably many indirect allowances made to Foreign Ministers. The Minister of Russia, for instance, has I believe many of his ex penses borne by the State, besides the direct emolu ments of office which he receives. You allude to the increased labour to which the Ministers are subject at the present time, as compared with the middle and end of the last century, but do you not think that in all classes of the community there is much more active and continuous labour in all pursuits than there was at that time ?.—here ro bably is, but th a t act i vity reacts, I think,T upon p the duties of the Minister. That tendency to increased labour throughout all classes adds to the public busi ness. It would be important that the Committee should ascertain the progressive increase of business in each department, caused by a combination of many circumstances. Probably the penny. post has had its influence. There is a greater disposition to write to Ministers, to send suggestions, and it is very usefu that there should be that free voluntary communica tion up on all matters of public concern ; but i t great y increases the business of the public offices. Sir Charles Wood said, that in his opinion an in crease of business had taken place in co nsequence of the pen n y p os t age ; was i t no t th e cas e that letters received by the public offices before the penny postage TOTAL LOSS of the INDIAN INDIAMAY , SHOCKING SUFFERINGS OF THE SURVIVORS. It is with much regret we announce the shocking loss of this fine Indiaman, 500 tons burden, on her outward voyage from England for Bombay, on a reef of rocks, named the Cargados Garayos or Narerett Bank, with melancholy loss of human life. The an nexed narrative is from a gentleman who was a pas senger on board the ill-fated vessel :—" Nothing of any note occurred until the night of the 4th of April last, when, at eight o'clock, the captain informed us that, if his reckoning was correct, we should either be clear of, or very nearly upon, the Cargados reef. Being rather taken aback at the cool way in which he expressed himself, I ran forward to the forecastle, followed by the captain and one of the passen gers. Twenty minutes had not elapsed before I distinctly saw breakers ahead, which I immedi ately pointed out to the captain, who turned to one of the seamen standing near him at the time (named Peter Martin), and asked hi m if he thought they were breakers He replied, yes the y are —and the same moment the look out man on the foreyard sang We wer e th en going six knots,out, w b i r t e h a k t h e r e s ahead. starboard '' tacks about two points, free wind east, steering north. The captain ordered the helm to be put up, and the ship fell off to the north west, and in far less time than it has taken me to write she struck —at first slightly, then went on with a fearful crash, starting ever timber in her, pieces of mwroemckent all hopes to save floating u p a ll a round the vessels . were W e saw in a , as she h ee l e d over to seaward suddenly, the mak ing a clea r breach at se a anend over her every roller. This was the work of a few minutes only. Three parts of the crew were by this time on their knees, crying, and making the moat frantic appeals to heaven for aid. All order and discipline were now at an end. The carpenter and two seamen attempted to cut away the masts, but owing, I suppose, to the excitement of the moment, they cut away the weather rigging only ; the masts of course went by the board, but being still attached to the vessel by the lee rigging, and falling over to seaward, they served as a battering-ram, beat ing the vessel to pieces every successive roller. After the first burst of excitement was over, a simultaneous rush was made for the boats, but we found the only one that was available was the starboard quarter boat, the other two had been stove to pieces by the wreck. The captain was not slow in taking to our only ap parent chance of escape, the remaining boat, eight of the seamen speedily following him ; and as he was going over the side I reminded him that he ought to be the last person to leave the vessel, instead of which he was evidently desirous to be the first. They shoved off, and pulled back once or twice near the vessel, asking for water and bread, which of course it was out of our power, and much more out of our in, London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill BUILDING FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851 . THE ATHENAUM of THIS DAY, Sept. 7, contains :—A PERSPECTIVE VIEW of Br. PAXTON'S DESIGN for the BUILDING, as finally approved of by her Majesty's Count issioner s. A VIEW of the SOUTH FRONT, A VIEW of the EAST FRONr, A PORTION on an ENLARGED SCALE, A SECTION of the INTERIOR, And a GROUND PLAN. The " Atbenamm" may be ordered of any bookseller, price 4d.; if stamped to go free by post, sd. - °lnce, 14, Wellington-street North, Strand, London. A Single copy will be sent on receipt of five postage stamps. - ~~f '--z - _---7. -------..,, \ , ' METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS. Yesterday morning a monthly general Court of Commissioners was held at the offices, Greek-street, Soho ; Viscount Ehrington in the chair. Pr( sent— Mr. Hawes, Mr. Lawes, Captain Dawson, Captain Harness, and Mr. Hardwick. The time of meeting was announced for twelve o'clock, but at that time a sufficient number of com missioners not being present, the Court adjourned. After a second adjournment, and a delay of an hour and three •quarters, the arrival of Captain Harness, who was sent for, completed the quorum. There are only twelve Commissioners, and as the Act requires the presence of six of them, much difficulty is occa sionally experienced in getting a ceurt. Lord EBRINGTON, in expressing his regret at the delay occasioned, remarked that at this time of the year it was difficult to secure the attendaLce of gen tlemen members of the commission. A part of the time consumed was occupied in read ing the reports recommending works, thus avoiding increased delay. After ordering the usual payments, the following works were then ordered by the Court :-340ft. of 12-inch pipe sewer at Shepherd's-bush, estimate 701.; ventilator in Little Wild-street, 4/. ; ditto, in Mary-. lebone-street and Rupert-street, 71.; 120 ft. of 12- inch pipe sewer in Pomeroy-terrace, Kent-road, 221.; 550 ft. of 15-inch pipe in Hanway-street, 1751 t. of 12-inch pipe in John-court, and 220 ft. of 12-inch pipe in Petty's- court, 3201. ; 2,2401 r. of sewer in Gloucester-place, Kentish-town, 1,676/. ; 133 fr. of 9-inch pipe sewer in Union-place, Lis►on-grove, 251.; 50ft. of 9-inch and 40ft. of 6-inch pipe sewer in Carlisle- place, Portman market, 20/. ; 670 ft. of sewer in Lower-street, Islington, 4841 ; 300 ft. of sewer in Pratt- street, Camden town, 1601 ; 500 ft. of 9-inch pipe on the east side of Portland-street, Walworth, 50/. ; 450 ft. of 2-feet brick culvert in line of Falcon brook, 1201.; 360 ft. of 12-inch pipe sewer in Brick street, Park-lane, 901.; 350 ft. of 12-inch pipe sewer in Crown-court, Temple-bar, 871. 10s ; 145 ft. of 15- inch, and 200 ft. of 12-inch pipe sewer in Moor-street, Marylebone, 951. 14s. ; 400 ft. of sewer in Ashley , terrace, Wharf-road, 182/. Os. 4d. ; 75ft. of 12-inch pipe sewer in Lamb-court, Clerkenwell, 191. 10s.; 12,630 ft. of pipe sewer in Bermondsey, &c., cast 1,8451.; 6261 t. ,of 12-inch pipe sewer in the Fulham-road, 1061. ; 50ft. of 9-inch pipe sewer on the west side of Ebury-square, Pimlico, 101. ; 800 ft. of 18-inch, 940 ft. of 15-inch, 1,140 fr. of 12-inch, and 420 ft. of 9-inch pipe sewer in Camberwell-grove, 4501. Various gullies were also ordered to be constructed and re paired in different localities, at a total cost of 1771. 7s. It was also determined to repay to the East and West Indi'i Dock and Birmingham Junction Rail way the sum of 2,0001. The whole of the works re commended by the committee for the sanction of the general court amounted to 6,000/. and upwards. clination to supply them with. He then pulled away altogether, which was the last we saw of him. The ship by this time vies breaking up fast ; the stern frame burst out, and was thrown up on the starboard quarter, and in a few minutes afterwards she parted amidships, leaving thirteen persons exposed to the fury of the surf on the fore part of the starboard side, where we remained till the morning broke. The tide turned about this time from ebb to flood, when the rollers came in with redoubled violence and dashed the remainder of the wreck to pieces. All were immediately buffetting with the waves, and sharks innumerable surrounded us on all sides, which very much increased the terrors of our situation. Owing to my being hurled on the rocks by the surf two or three times I lost my senses, and was per fectly unconscious as to what bad occurred till I found myself resting on a spar with a sailor. I found the ship had gone to piece and flee of our comrades had perished. W a t er surroun d e d us i n ever y directi on , with nothing in view but one or two small sand banks, and those a long distance off. By night we had constructed a rude kind of raft, on which we slept, hut as the tide e bb e d we groun d e d , an d w i t h the exception of our head s we were li tera ll y s l eep i ng in the wa t. r. , cold and wretc h e d , b ut st i ll (compara tively speak ing) safe. We remained on the raft in this bEtaLe two days and nights, the sun scorching us by day, and the wind, owing to our being wet making us dreadfully cold at n i g ht. O n S unday, the third day, having found a small quantity of oatmeal, we determined to start for the nearest sandbank. A. 60 gallon cask of beer, two six-dozen cases of wine, a piece of bad pork, and the oatmeal, were the only things saved from the wreck. We turned the raft, and after a severe day's work reached the bank about sunset, and once more put our feet upon dry land. We bad only eaten once, and that but spar ingly. here we lived fourteen days and nights, sub sisting on sharks' flesh and the wine and beer we saved. Not a drop of water was to be had. On the 20th of April we saw a vessel to the leeward of us, and endeavoured to attract her attention by means of a boat-hook and a shirt attached, but she did not, or would not, see us. The next day, about one hour before sun-set, another vessel hove in sight, and in about the same spot as the ship of the previous even ing was seen. We again hoisted our signal, and walked about the bank to show there were living creatures on it. We thought she did not see us, and after taking our allowance of oatmeal and sharks' flesh, we laid down for the night's rest. In a short time, however, we were alarmed by the barking of our dog, and on getting on our legs, discovered, to our delight, a boat close in fur the sands. She be-' longed to the vessel we had seen in the evening. The mate and one of the passengers went on board that night, and the rest of the survivors were taken cff the next morning, when we were conveyed safely to the Mauritius." The ship and cargo were insured for 25,000/. V DRAINMSB OF THE BUILDING FOE THE EXHIBITION or 1851. With a view to providing adequate drainage for this building the Commissioners have requested per mission of Mr Alger, a builder, to drain it into his sewer, lying between the Knightsbridge Barracks and Kensington. Mr. Alger has accorded permission, gratis for the term of one year, and has declared his impression that he should be remunerated for a .ton tinuance of the drainage for a further period. The Court accepted the offer, which was passod in the usual form. THE ORDNANCE mer. It was then ordered that the reduced sheets of the Ordnance map, on a scale of 12 inches to a mile, should be sold to the public at 21 per sheet, the map comprisibg 44 sheets in all. SERIOUS FIRE AT A RAILWAY STATION. NOTTINGHAM, FRIDAY.—This morning, about half-past eleven o'clock, the porters and draymen at work in the goods-I , 2rd at the Midland Railway Sh tion in this town were suddenly astonished by ob serving flames issuing from a number of bales of cot ton wool stacked under an overhanging roof on a e outside of one of the sheds. Mr. Pettifer, the sta tion master, and other officials, were instantly apprise d of the circumstance, and a messenger was dispatched to the police-station for the assistance of the engines and the fire brigade. In the meantime a great effort was made to stay the raging of the flames, but without any great success ; the only thing to be done effec tually was to remove the contents of the sheds to a distance, and limit the destruction to the locality in which the fire first broke out. By dint of hard labour some 50 or 60 sacks of beans, wheat, and flour, belonging to Seeley and Co., of Lincoln, were con veyed from the shed to a considerable distance. Many tons of timber that lay around were also carried off, and some 20 or 30 trucks laden with coal, all within reach of danger, were likewise removed out of harm's way. In this manner a considerable range of sheds were preserved, and their contents, chiefly manu factured articles of great value, remained free from even the slightest damage. It was otherwise, however, with the shed near which the flames were first seen to issue, and with the bales of cotton, the spontaneous combustion of which it is supposed originated the calamity • every effort mad e p rove d unsuccessful, for the building itself was completely destroyed in little more than an hour, and not a single pound of cotton was preserved from damage either by fire or water. The shed was built of brick, and it singularly happened to be the most substantial and costly in the whole yard, all the rest being wood erections ; it was 24 yards long, 12 wide, and stood about the height of a three-story house. The roof was of slate, and in the inside it was fitted up with tiers of bench es , platforms, cranes, &c. Besides these, nearly the whole of the contents having been timely removed, only some three or four sacks of beans were burnt. The cotton-wool weighed upwards of ten tons, and was worth from 7d. to 70. a pound. It was con signed to Messrs. W. and S. Wilson, spinners, of Radford, near Nottingham, an d h a d been awaiting removal thither f,r three or four months. _ _ _ The firemen with their two engines continued hard at work during the day, assisted by others; but up to the departure of the four PAL train with this account the fire still continued to burn in places, although sa turated with tons of water. Although the fact could not be decisively ascer tained, there is every reason to believe that neither the company's shed nor Messrs. Wilson's cotton was insured. 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