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PURSUANT to a DECREE of' the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made in a cause CAMBRAY versus DRAPER, the Creditors of Pllll.ll' C ANIBRAY, late of Covent garden, in the county of Middlesex, salesman (who died in the month of August, 1843), are, by their solicitors, on or before the 6.11 day of 1851, to leave their claims of debts before JOSEPH Ilumriuty, o 7 J O u ., ly o , s n t e B of l, the Masters of the said Court , at his Office, in South 4'4ton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London ; and a re on the 10th day to establish such claims before the s aid Master, or in d efault thereof, such persons will be peremptorily excluded the bene fit of the said Decree, and the General Orders of the said Court. J. U. VAUGHAN, Plaintiff's Solicitor, 12, Porteus-road, Paddington. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. CHEAP EXCURSIONS. lo oPen Excursion Carriages will be attache d on week days to the 39 A.M. and the 3.30 P.M. down trains from Paddington to Wind -I;r' c alling at intermediate stati o ns ; and to the up trains leaving Windsor at 7.20 P.M. and 9.45 F.M. „Olt Sundays, the Open Excursion Car ria g es will be attached to " 9 A.M.nd 9.45 A.M., and 3 P.M. trains fro m Paddington; and the 1.45 ' P.M. and 6.35 nd 9.45 r.m. up trains from Win dsor to Paddington. P.M.* Fares to Windsor and Back, in Open Carriages, 2s. Paddington Station, Ist May, 1851. PSOM R ACE S. OAKS DAY—TO-MORROW, FRIDAY, MAY 23 SPECIAL TRAIN will leave the London-triOge Station at 441 f -past One o'clock, arriving F at Epsom in time f( r the RciCei. REDERICK SLIGHT Secretary. Brighton Railway Terminus, May 22, 1851. GAF: kT REDUCTION OF FARES-RETURN TICKETS issued to Havre, Boulogne, Calais, Newcastle, Yarmouth, Margate, and Ramsgate, at One Fare and a Half. HE GENERAL StEAM NAVIGATION CONIPANY'S splendid and powerful first-class Steam-ships ' re appointed to leave from eff St. Katherine's Steam Wharf London, for- HAMBURGII (carrying her Majesty's ma ils), ever y Tuesda y and Fri day evenings. Chief cabin , 3 /. ; Fore, Si. ,„ CTERDAM and the RHINE (carrying her Majesty's mails), every Wednesday and Saturday at Ten Mornin g . Chief cabin, „'nk ; Fore, 17s. 6d. Return T ickets, 2/. 55., or 1/. 6s. 6d. The ck , "'CORDIA, Saturday. ;_ O STEND in Ten hours. BRUSS ELS and the RHINE. -Every 7 e dnesday and Saturday Mornings. Chief Cabin, 15s. ; Fore, 12s. ' IS Y 24, at Seven ; 28, at Ten ; 31, at Eleven, a.m. ANTWERP and the RHINE. - Th e SOHO ever y Thursday, at Ten Morning. Chief cabin, 1/. ; Fore, 16s. HAVRE.-Every Thursday and Sunday, et Eight Morning. Sa 15a. ; Fore, 10s ; London to Paris, First-class, 1/. 45. ; Second ditto, ids. 10d. EDINBURGIL-Every Wednesday and Saturday , at T en Evenin g . Chief Cabin, Return Ticket, 305.; Second Cabin , 12 s . 6d. ; Return ticket, 20s. ; Deck, Bs. The TRIDENT, iiaturday. 24. From Ilore's Steam-wharf, Wapping. NEWCASTLE.-Every Wednesday and Saturday, at Eight Even- Chief Cabin, IL ; Fore, 125.; Sailors on Deck, Ss. Return Tickets issued for the First and Second Cabin, From London Bridge Wharf. TIOULOGNE.-Every Wednesday and Sunday Morning. Chief 125.; Fore, Bs. The ALBION or SEINE. May 25, at Eight ; , N at Eleven. CALAIS.-Every Thursday and Sunday Morning. Chief Cabin, L2 a. Second, Ss. May 25, at Nine ; 29, at Twelve Noon. HULL-Every Tuesday and Friday, at Eight Morning. Ch i ef Cabin, Is.; Fore, sd. TARMOUTII.-Every. Wednesday and Saturday, at Four After * Il Mn. Saloon, Bs.; Second Cabin, ss. • MARGATE and RAMSGATE.-The ROYAL WILLIAM every Tuesday; Thursday, and Saturday, at Ten Morning, calling at Illackwall and North Woelwich. Fares : -Ramsgate-Saloon, ss. ; Fore Cabin, 4s. ; Children, 35. Margate :-75., 65., 4s. To secure berths, for freight, and for bills containing hours of de parture, fares, &c., apply at the offices, 71, Lombard-street ; 37, Re gent-circus ; 35, Leadenhall-street ; and St. Katherine's Wharf. When the packets start early In the morning, passengers may em "ark the previous evening, beds being provided. M IDDLESEX METROPOLITAN BUILD INGS ACT, 7 and 8 Vict., c. 84. Notice is hereby given, that a vacancy having occurred in the DIS TRICT SURVEYOKSHIP of St. MARYLEBONE by the death of kr. White, the late Surveyor, the Court of General or Quarter Ses sions will proceed at an early day (of which due notice will be given) to fill up such vacancy, by the ELECTION of ORC or more 8 1/R,VEyoRs to such district, it having been resolved by t he Court, in October, 1844, that upon the occurrence of a vacancy in the said district of St. Marylobone, the same should be divided inte two districts, to be hereafter defiled. And notice is hereby further given, that such election will be subject to the standing orders of 'ee Court as to districts and district surveyors, and that no • Person will be admitted a candidate unless duly quaPfled under the Act and such standing orders. And every candidate must address to me, in writing, a statement of his name, age, resi- AVee, and qualification, and must also personally appear before Copmittee for General Purposes appointed by the Court, at , neSesisions House, on Clerkenwell-green, at a day and hour of 'WRICII notice will hereafter be given, and produce to their satisfac ion evidence that he is of the full a;re of thirty years, and a certi 'neate from the Board of Examiners appointed under the Act, of their approval, and also such other testimonials of character and I lltallfication as he may deem expedient, or the Committee may re quire, and if approved by the Committee, will then be sanctioned by there to be a candidate. C. HEATON ELLIS, Clerk of the Peace. Sessions TlOuse, Clerkenwell, May 20, 1851. DEVONSHIRE HOUSE. THE SECOND REPRESENTATION, by the Amateur Company of the Guild of Literature and Art, under the direction of Mr. Charles Dickens, of Sir Edward liulwer Lytton's new Comedy, in Five Acts, entitled NOT SO BAD AS WE SEEM; MANY SIDES TO A CHARACTER, With (first time) an original Farce, in One Act, called MR. NIGHTINGALE'S DIARY, Will take place at Devonshire House on TUESDAY, May 27. Applications for Vouchers for the 'ric kets, p rice Two rounds each, 1 0 be made to Mr. Mitchell, 33, 011 Bond•street, who will refer the earns to the Duke of Devonshire. There will take place, on the same Evening, a BALL, in the Great Saloon of Devonshire House, which, it is hoped will be agreeable to those purchasers of tickets who, from the limited specs in the Thea tre, Ma/ not be able to procure convenient seats for the performance. WILLIAM HENRY WILLS, Honorary Secretary. NEW WORK ON STRICTURE AND SPERMATORREICEA. Just published, am, in cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post (free), 45., TREATISE on the CURE of STRICTURE of the URETHRA.; containing the True Reasons why that Disease so often assumes such an intractable character; with Rules sad Instructions for the successful Treatment cif every Form of urethral Coutraction, based on the results of extensive and pro longed experience. To which Is added, Practical Observations on the Treatment of Spermatorrhcea by Cauterization. By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S L. "These who complain most loudly are those only who know not new to use the common Instruments. . • . . The prac tice of surgeons has been marked with all kinds of violence, and in difference about the simple cure of diseases, and a passion for Operations, and all the excesses and horror of surgery."—John Bell. H. BaWiere, 219, Regent-street, London. CREMORNE GARDENS. This Mammoth Establishment is NOW OPEN for the Season, under the direction of Mr. T. B. SIMPSON, with a new Grand Gala, entitled THE FEAST OF ROSES, of a novel and startling description, illustrative of T. Moore's beautiful poem, " Ladah Itookh"—lmmense concentration of talent and attraction — A new Fairy Ballet, entitled THE STAIt OF BEAUTY ; or, The Imp of Fire, composed and produced by Herr Deulin, with entire Aew scenery, by Messrs. Gray and Devignes —New Tableaux Vivants, representing the Six Prize Medals of the. Exhibition—New Chinese Pagoda—Orchestra and novel Platform, 100,000 feet, brilliantly il luminated, and decorated with luminous flowers —Dancing al Fresco to Borini's celebrated Band—W. G. Pell (the original Bones), Ban don, and Ledger—The Three Brothers Elliott in their surpris ing exercises—Madame Tallier, the Female Wizard—War Exerci-es and Domestic Customs of the Bosjesrnans, illustrate by a Family of that Tribe, on a new stage , with appropriate scenery d —Professor Tay lor and the Double-sighted Youth —Splendid Pyrotechnic display on the Polychrome Palace, by Chevalier Mortram—A new and intricate Maze—The Gipsey in her Tent —Shooting Gallery and Archery Grounds, and numenns other Entertainments. Mons. Francon', Director of the Cirque National de France, and hie unrivalled troupe of Equestrian Artistes are engaged, and will arrive early in June. Admission, One Shilling—Children Half-price Doors open at Three. The Proprietors have made arrangements with the Iron and Ci tizen Steam-boat Companiesto convey their patrons to London after the entertainments. MACHINERY versus MANUAL LABOU R. Nobody can doubt that every invention that performs the labour usually supplied by men is for the moment injurious to the labourers it displaces, but in the long run it leads to the employment of a larger number. Every improvement temporarily injures a class. The railroads deprived thousands of coachmen, guards, and horse kepeers of employment, but there are now more drivers, conductors, and horse-keepers than ever there were in the good old times of four horse coaches, while there has been tens of thonsands of labourers employed in forming the railroads, and nearly as many permanently employed as porters, police, station-masters and clerks, to say no thing of the engineers employed constantly in making engines, and afterwards driving them ; in short, it mast be borne in mind that all the millions expended on railroads was spent in labour. The very ironstone in the bowels of the earth, was worthless until raised by labour, converted into Iron by labour, formed into rail, ant wheels, and carriage springs by labour, and all in our own country . Look at the mills and machinery employed in making cloth. The effect was to make cloth better and cheaper than when it was all done by hand, and this very improvement in cloth caused thousands to oboe in making it up. Step into the gigantic establishment E MOSES and SON, and you will see more good clothes than you woul I expect all Lond o n contained. Consider the hundreds that are constantly employed by that firm alone, and its vast importance will at once be apparent. By adopting a system o f bu y ing largely, by means of a large capital, and keeping hundreds of the best hands constantly employed, they have accomplished one of the most imrortant changes that was ever known. Adopting besi des all this a plan of taking small profits, they have placed every man in a position to command, however limited his income, good clothing appropriate to his situation, while the higher classes may, by paying cash, save nearly half of the amount which they used to be charged for ordi- nary dress, and the more extravagant they are the more they save, whether it be in their own dress or that of their livery servants. The officers in the army, navy, and civil service can save forty per cent. in their outfits, and be better served ; in fact, every article of dress, from the most costly to the most econota'cal, is equally cheap at the price charged, and their warehouses are at this moment heavily stocked with every variety of summer fashion, adapted for all classes, while the facilities they possess enable them to measure and make up any quantity of clothes in an incredibly short time. A handsome Almanac, for the year 1851, can be had gratis, on application. The new edition of "Everybody's Book, containing a full report Of the late important trial, may be had gratis, on application, or by letter, post free. B. 5108 ES and SON have no connexion with any other house in or out of London, except the following : London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156. and 157, Minories, 83, 84, 85, and 8 6 , Al d g ate, o pp osite th e Church, all communicating. Lon d on West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, N ew Ox f or d -s t ree t, 1. 2, and 3, Hart-street, all communicating. Bradford " Yorkshire" Branch, 19, Bridg*.st ree t. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers. Boot and Shoe- Makers. and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset Sa turday, when business is r.somed till Twelve o'clock. Ici l'on parie Francaiso. Qui si parla ItaAiano. Bier spricht man Deutsch. Aqui se habla Espanol. IN SIX LANGUAGES FORTIETH EDITION. CONTAINING TEE REMEDY ASEFOR THE PREVENTI D ON OF Illustrated by One Hundred Anatomical Coloured Engravings on steel. E ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE iNcA. PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGic. A New and Improve d Edition, enlarged to 196 pages, pre 21. ed. by post, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamp., All Comm anications being strictly conidental, the Authors have discontinued the publishing of Cases. SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on T the exhaustion and phy sical decay of the system, produced by Ix aessive indulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abuse of mercury, with explicit directions for the use of the preventive lotion, followed by observations en the Married State, and Engr the disqualilica tions which prevent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured avings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, Lon don. and Gor don. Published by the Authors ; and sold by strange, 21, Pater noster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sa n g er, 150, Oxford-street ; don, 146, Leadonhall-street, London. PLAT I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by 28 Coloured Engravings. PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from,cessive in dulgence, and their lamentable effects o n the sys producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. illustrated by 10 Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. This eection la illustrated by 62 Coloured Engrav- ngel. PART IT. contains a Remedy for tie Prevention of Disease by a d im ple application, by which the danger of ir.lcetion is obviated. This important part of the Work should not escape the reader's notice. Past' V. is devoted to the eonsideration of marriage, and its du ties. 'The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. Tilt Cosoish Bela[ or Svniecesc is exclusively employed in treat i ng nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., II s. and 338. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary ernptenis, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, I ]s. and 335. per bottle. Terry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9d., 4 s . 6d., and I Is. per box, a certain remedy for gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and chronic inflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, IL A minute detail of the case 18 required: age, habits, and posi had. blu et s,. th s. e r E e et rry s- , 51. Packets, with ad.,ilie.,atistosavened. 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C ~''........,' i . .e.44-701ik" . 14 " ' 1,,.". 1, DIES .0.4.,..1,, , . , ~,, _ if . , , iinCliarrie. chai r. 5 : 1 Y1 e r e d e : p tC o f h t Lri , '' Which . .stated ll a n :: : t the 8 meeting had been conven_ , for the purpose of laying before the proprietors the draft of a Bill, which the directors, acting upon the power conferred upon them at a previous meeting, had thought it advisable to introduce into Parliament. That Bill, after having passed the House of Commons, was now opposed by Mr. Few, a large shareholder in the company, whoa* objection, however, had been taken more with a view of obtaining a right to be heard in support of s 'clause for altering the node of voting, than with the serious intention of opposing the Bill. The financial condition of the company had occasioned much anxiety to the directors, and they saw no other way out of their difficulties than by raising capital in the manner provided for by the Bill. The directors thought it right to say that they did not approve of the alteration of the voting clause, as proposed by Mr. Few, and hoped they would be authorised to proceed eit h the Bill in its present state. The SECRETARY then read a draft of the Bill, which empowered the directors to raise additional capital to the amount of 40,0001., the guaranteed in terest not to exceed 6 per cent. In reply to some observations by Mr. ADAMS, The Cumameri said no one could regret more than the directors the circumstances which compelled them to apply for another Act of Parliament. The mort gage and bond debts of the company amounted to 44,4701., and the sum in question was reqeired to pay part of that debt and to discharge other liabilities already existing. The directors had endeavoured in - vain to raise money upon bonds and mortgages, and the proprietors had themselves compelled them to take the present course, instead of resorting to preference shares. He concluded by moving that the Bill be ap proved of, and that the directors be authorised t o take the necessary measures with a view to the pin g of the same. Mr. ROBERT FEW moved as an amendment the in sertion of an additional clause. lie observed that the company's Act of incorporation provided that no per son or corporation should have more than five votes, but that the Hungerford Market Company had evaded that provision, and by spliting their votes (a course of procedure which had been declared to be illegal by Sir F. Kelly and other eminent lawyers) had obtained an undue preponderance over other in terests in controlling the affairs of the Bridge Com pany. The clause he proposed to insert was intended to;remedy this evil, by enforcing more stringently the original arrangement, and thus preventing the Market Company from assuming, under any circum stances, more than five votes. STUTELEY (chairman of the Market Company) said the introduction of such a clause would jeopar dise the whole Bill, since it would necessarily excite much opposition on the part of the directors of the Market Company, who would not lightly forego the privileges and advantages which they now possessed, and which they considered that they b a d d ear l y purchased by the sacrifices which they had made in favour of the Bridge Company. They had consented to take 200 new shares upon the expr ess understand ing that they should have such an influence in the management of the company as was warranted by the large stake which they had in the property ; and the dispute which had taken place on the subject had al ready been decided in their favour by the late chair man, the Earl of Devon. He thought it was dis honourable for the Bridge Company, because they no longer required the service of the Market Com pany, to attempt to repudiate their votes. Mr. HAWES (late deputy-chairman of the Bridge Company) controverted some of the statements of Mr. Stuteley, and a very warm discussion ensued, which, after continuing some time, was terminated by the interference of the Chairman. PRICE SD. only when the country was exposed to anarchy and revolution that the nefarious Bill of Peel's passed in s l m B4 o 4 ot , h lv y a s enoughsuspended.until Theit w Baisl triedof 1 ; 84 :akdeanew gone boiler which looked well, but, so soon as tried by steam burst, spreading derogation around. Ti ns 13111 was looked upon by Peel, and those who followed him, as a grand measure of wisdom; but in threw years it was a failure, and what did Government do then ? It did an act unparalleled in baseness. There never was in the history of the world such an usurious bargain between the First Lord of a Trea- B su L y i - k a o n f d E a ng b i a a n n k l, es , t , a l b v ii e sh h m o e i n d t y . ou Th h e a y rm s l a e i s d s a to gai ! n h i e t violating the Act of Parliament, but dont lend any money unless you get eight per cent. ; and recollect eight per cent. is an enormous profit ; we, the Govern ment, shall go shares in the transaction." It should he borne in mind that the Bank of England was simply a joint-stock company, and there never was a more disgraceful compact made.—(Applause.) Mr. Dun can next treated of the " convertibility" of bank notes, showing that exchangeable would be a better term, for, if a currency would not exchange for goods, it ceased to be a currency. He and those who thought with him were not such blockheads as to say that they would advocate an inconvertible currency ; it was a contradiction of terms ; but they said this, that the note should be converted into gold, not at an ar bitrary fixed price, fixed by Act of Parliament, in defiance of every principle of free trade, but that it should be exchangeable into gold at market price of gold on the day when the exchange took place.— (Applause.) Mr. Duncan said he was sorry to detain the company, but he felt that it was not sufficient to point out the defect without shadowing forth a remedy. He should be happy if encouraged to go into the i q u u e a s t f i e o w n w so o m rd e s o t t o h e s r h o d w a y w ; b a u t t h ewould meant o b w y s en r d ef e o a r v m ou ed r currency. Our currency now was altogether based on a contradiction. In the first place, by the Act of 1844 the Bank of England was permitted to issue eleven millions of absolute inconvertible paper upon a debt due the Bank of England by the Government, and three millions more upon floating Exchequer-bills, making altogether fourteen millions of notes, which might be issued upon the strength of a debt without any metallic basis whatever. Then the country banks were permitted to issue eight millions of inconvertible notes ; then six millions were in like manner granted to the Irish and three to the Scotch banks. These altogether made thirty-one millions of inconvertible paper, without any metallic basis whatever. Then if the Bank of England had ten millions in its cellars, it was permitted to issue notes to that amount ; if it had nine millions, the issue must be contracted ac cordingly. Thus it would be seen that the major part of the issues are inconvertible, and not upon a metallic basis ; the minor part was ; and therefore Peel's system was absolutely worthless, since it was devoid of harmony and beauty in its proportions. Now what did he, and those who thought with him, propose instead of this ? They said the wealth of the country in round numbers was six thousand millions ' it might be seven or eight—he would not quarrel about that. That was national property, and it was the basis for issuing the re presentative of value. Mr. Duncan then went on to show that, by a judicious system of paper money, the annual taxation of the country, amounting to fifty millions, could be most efficiently met. He proposed that when Government took a vote for money, they should merely take the privilege of issuing fifty million 1/. notes ; these would go into circulation, be returned in the shape of taxes, cancelled, and fresh ones sent out. Government, he showed, stood to the country both in the position of a debtor and a cre ditor. Now, did any one think there was any novelty in this ? Not at all. They were in the habit of performing the same operation every day of their lives, but they were doing it on a minor scale.—(Hear, hear.) What was a postage stamp, but one of these instruments ?—(Hear, and applause.) There was not any one who refused to give a sovereign of gold for 240 penny stamps, but they had not in themselves any value. What was the consequence ? The Post-office revenue, which was two millions, might be collected in postage stamps ; but if symbolic money of this kind could raise two millions, why not five, eight, fifty millions. It had been well observed by a gentle man whom he saw present in the audience, what a bungling system it would be if they went by Mr. Jones Loyd, stick with some sort of seal upon it a penny piece into the Post-office along with a letter. (Laughter.) Then they came to ,the question of the money of commerce. With the money of commerce the Government had no right to interfere whatever. —(Loud applause.) Mr. Duncan lucidly enforced this position, and said, that he and those who thought with him wanted to make banks mere secure than they had ever been made by any bullionist. They proposed that parties wishing to establish a bank should offer securities to Government, with a power of sale, and then be permitted to issue notes to one-half or two-thirds of the amount of the pro perty so deposited .—(Applause.) Was not this much better than the present *stem ; for now we did not know whether a banking concern was solvent or not. In case of disaster through bad manage ment, it was clear that the holders of the notes of a bank so constituted would have 20s. in the pound available at the Treasury.--(Applause.) Mr. Dun can concluded by showing, that if the question was to be decided by the authority of names, there were only two who could be quoted in favour of the pre sent state of things—that was Mr. Junes iLoyd and Sir Robert Peel : while, on the other hand, he could quote 150 names of eminent men in ancient and modern times who had been in favour of a symbolic currency. He quoted from several historians to show that the dissolution of the Roman empire was caused by metallic money, and dependence ui on foreigners for a supply of food, and almost all the ancient as well as modern authorities, including Adam Smith, bad condemned metallic money in the strongest terms. The lecture was listened to throughout with great attention, and portions of it, especially the references of the lecturer to the past monetary crisis, were warmly applauded. The suggestion as to giving free liberty of import to articles of produce, not raised in ha l l lhdeuarsde this country, was also most favourably received. Con sidering, indeed, the peculiar position of our market for our leading raw materials, and the cares which it was calculated to excite in the minds of the fre quenters of our Exchange, the atterdince was much more numerous and influential than could have been anticipated. At the conclusion of the lecture, after Mr. Duncan had expressed his readiness, if an oppor tunity offered, to go more into details as to his plans than time had allowed him, Mr. Toss, of the firm of Messrs. Littledale and Co., rose to move a vote of thanks to Mr. Duncan. He said he was sure they would agree with him that ch they had all been informed upon a subject on wh a i tl they wanted information • and that they were l g ec re ture y obliged to Mr. Duncan ' for giving them t their All, be e s t e xe rthought,exertions s w t o o u r l d a t g h r e e m e se t l h v a e chain which now fettered and rendered hazardous commer facts, and having done so, he trusted they He moved a vote cial operations.—(Loud applause.) of thanks to Mr. Duncan. aCClametion, and the moan, which was carried by meeting broke up. Mr. FOSTER (Mann, Foster, and C 0.,) )seconded the that they o t f h t e h y e iron The amendment was then put and rejected by a large majority. Mr. Few demanded a poll, which was taken, when the amendment was negatived by 39 to 19. The original motion was then put and carried, and the proceedings terminated. IRELAND. DIPLOMATIC REVELATIONS. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.—It would appear from the following very singular account of an interview had within the precincts of the Viceregal-lodge, which ap pears in the Packet of last night, that we are on the eve of a great legal " crisis" here, which may or may not terminate to the satisfaction of the indignant juror who means to figure as plaintiff in the case of "Burke v. the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland :" _ "Yesterday Mr. Burke's solicitor waited upon his Excellency at the Phoenix-park, and was favoured by an interview with tte Honourable Gerald Ponsonby, who throughout the affair acted with becoming cour tesy. Mr. Burke's solicitor informed that gentleman that he had written twice to the Earl of Clureudon with referee ce to the publication of the libel on his client in the Tab./a newspaper, but had been favoured with no reply. Mr. Ponsonby, on the part of his Excellency, aeknowle , dgcd the receipt of the letters, but added that he hal received no instructions to return any answer. Mr. Bin 'a solicitor then said he had called therefore on that eccasion, accompanied by his clerk, in order to have the writ serve d in the usual way; that he was desirous of performing this necessary duty in the most courteous manner possible; that the ordinary mode of service was the delivery of the writ personally to the defendant; but that, as in the present case, this course might not be convenient, he desired to know if Mr. Ponsonby would accept service for the Earl of Clarendon? Mr. Pon sonby promptly acquiesced, and having accompanied Mr. Burke's solicitor to the room where his clerk was in waiting, accepted the customary service. He was then advised, that within eight days the Earl of Clarendon should enter an effearance, and that it was presumed he would instruct his solicitor to that eifEt. Mr. Pon sonby replied he supposed so, but remarked that until ho had consulted with his Excellency he could not state any thing. further." SALES OF INCUMI3ERED ESTATES. A batch of six estates was set up yesterday for sale before a more than usually crowded. court—a great number of speculators being present. The biddings throughout the day were generally spirited, and altogether the tone of the market was more ani mated than it had been for several weeks past. or the six properties, four were situated in the county of Kerry, and with the exception of four lots on one of the estates the whole found ready buyers at remu nerative- nerative rates of p u r c h ase to the sellers—that , ccnsidering the present depressed value of land. The _ estate of Mr. Collis was offered in three7s_. lots, the aggregate profit rent of which was 3, but_ _l_,. 1 The annum, and which realised the sum Hickson 18,)33": and 15 4 rate of purchase for each lot was about of years. The estate of Mr. ickson was put up in six lots, but the first four.ucing a profit were withr drawn, and the other t" rent of 1401. a year,,_, were ' sold for 2,0601., or 1.5 years' purchaa, prod the es tate of Mr. Richard Leyne, with a prosflet. rent of 3971, was sold in the lam bulk for 3 . 8001. The estate of Mr. Will . Seal y, the rental of whic h was estimated at 4431., subject to an annuity and other charges, which reduced it by more than 501. a year, produced 6,6001. Th e foregoing properties were all situated in the county of Kerry. An estate in the county and town o f Sli go, the property of Charles Martin, and consisting, for the most part, of building ground and premises in the county, yielding a rental of about 4501. annually, was sold in lour lots, which produced 6,7001. The concluding sale was of the Monaghan estates of Mr. Henry Alttchell. The profit rental was a little over 4001. a year, which was disposed of in three lots for the sum of 5,810/. The entire amount realized by the day's sales amounted to 28,4401. ANOTHER SERIOUS CONFLAGRATI ON IN THE CITY. Last night, about a quarter-past ten o 'clock t , e a lar fir e m that fur upwards of an hour caused gr ea t - amongst the residents of Shoe- lane, out in the street, and the surrounding localities, b roke a , iv. rontifex premises belonging to Messrs. L. a and J. Wood, lead merchants and cop persmiths. The are premises belonging to the firm F front being in Shoe-lane a nd i s aarr ingdon-street. It t_ of v a st extent, the e tching almost as far backwards as the Angel In:, was at one period imag d that the greater portion victim to the fury to say, pr ove d of the neighbourhood wo u e e of the flames. Such, we in ld r falklapapy groundless. ,_ L at uplough, chemist, of No. 88, out of one of his bedroom It appears that Dlr. Snow-hill, an unusual glare of light in whilst looking windows ' P er f e ce x 's premises, accompanied by a dense Messrs. Ponti volume of aw o ke tie rolling toward s th e roof of the mar ket. .Immediately proceeded to th e spo t, ca lli ng , as be Wen t along, the engines in Farringdon-street. Fcrth w ith the various engine s o f th e B r i ga d e , West o f England Company, and the parish were dispatched to the scene of danger. The firemen then found that the conflagration was ragi ng i n th e premises used as the lead casting sh o p an d t h e b rass cast i n g depart.. zwnts. been procured A plentiful supply of water having from the New River mains, the engi nes were called into operation, of Mr. Braid and under the direction of establish wood, the superintendent of th h e eß district, and Mr. ment, Mr. Cuff, the foreman of e t he West of England Connortou, the chief officer o o f water were scattered brigade, powerful streams t no twithstanding, it was over the blazing pile, buts eflames could be conquered, nearly midnight before andt brass casting shops were and not until the lead nearly burned out, and the contents destroyed. One the reporter that a number of of the firm informed dest r oyed , but that the costly assort moulds had been escaped the least injury. . ment of patterns the has rigin of the fire nothing that could Respecting o rigin be learned during the confu be depended up o n w nt which prevailed when this report lion and exoiteortunately the urn woo. insured. wall written' We congratulate the . commercial and industrial yesterday,ienx paovsexpo s u r e very ye o then oefx coi t occasionuerd one-sided state o o f f o A uf I rr r e p . 0 produce rdaudce e community of the empire upon the universally-suc cessful demonstration of opinion made at the Cotton Jona than and of. our nefarious monetary system. The attend ance was most influential both in numbers and eh a , held as the meeting was in the middle of busi nessea' Sales Boom.D hours, unca a n d s markets. There were present a body of gentlemen whose aggregate transactions represent tens of mil lions annually; and, although differing on many points in political opinion, their condemnatio n of Sir Robert Peel's currency system seemed unanimous vote of thanks, moved by Mr, , and the T orr to the lecturer, was most enthusiastically received. We may remind our readers amongst the trading and working classes of the this evening and Thursda y, lectures announced for Lord Nelson-street. Th ey at the Concert Hall , will hear at these the clearest explanation of the causes of, and remedies for, the present disorganization of the commercial and industrial interest which has as yet been given to the world. In conclusion, we may be pardoned if we express our own thanks—and we feel confident t hat in so doing _we ex p ress those of the public —to Mr. F. Shand, for his kindness in presiding upon this mo mentous occasion, which he ever shows 111 promoting any movement which has for its object the benefitwe of his fellow•-townsmen and of society. bin Shand, trust, will have the satisfaction o f having contributed most powerfully to strike a blow at a monstrous system of oppression a nd cupidity, which, with our free-trade policy as its adjunct, is rapidly sapping the foundations of the prosperity and power of the British lire. empi CHlLDyoung woman n ame d Ca therine Bu.a —A c pherson, has been app re h en d e d a t Glg Poison and exposing her infant chil d so as to cause its dea th . B hs had admitted the charges; for asow, o Geddes,r Be of administering rgDa . . • _ _ - s N°.18,303.1 LONDON, THURSDAY v E ,c,‘ uN 7 MAY 22 1851. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE AND EQUITABLE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON. DIET.CTOES. t * T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. *W. A. B. Bennett, Esq. *John Rawson, Esq. *Hugh Croft, Esq. •John Shaw, Esq. tElliotson, M.D„ F.R.S. tsEdinund S. Symes, Esq. *Ralph Gough, Esq. t*Clement Tabor, Esq. *M, C. Maher, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. *John Moss, Esq. t*Augustas Vigne, Esq• AUDITOR. fProfessor Wheat.tone, F.R.S. fJ. Elliotson, M.D„ F.R.S„ 37, Conduit-street. SURfIEON. t.E. S. Symes, Esq., 77, Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square. ACTUARY. t'W. S. B. Woolhous , ?, Esq., F.R.A.S., &CS, SECRETARY. *D. T. Lyons Clanchy, Esq. SUPERINTENDENT. *W. A. Hawkins, Esq. BANIIERS. t*Messrs. Glyn, }lalllfaz, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street. sOLICITORS, Messrs. Sutton, Ewens, Ornmanney and Prudence, 6, Baslnghall- street. *W. Tatham, Esq., 22, Throgmorton-street. NATIONAL LOAN FUND L (FE OFFICE. CAPITAL—SOO.OOOI. The WITHDRAWAL TABLE of the Society affords to the As sured the greatest possible present and prospective advantages that can be conferred by Life Assurance. On this Tab'e the Assured is entitled, at any time, to receive at interest an immediate advance, to the extent of one-half the amount of the paid annual Premiums, without security, personal liability, or deposit of the Policy, but by simple endorsement thereon ; or the half Premium may be with held during the whole continuance of the Policy. Also, in the event of the Assured at any time not requiring to continue the Policy, on its surrender one-hall of the annual payments will be returned by the Society. Lapsed Policies may be renewed without fine, on proof of health and payment of arrears of Premium without interest. Notices of Assignment of Policies registered and acknowledged, so as to make them available as securities la the hands of third parties. No Entrance Fees or any other charge beyond the Policy Stamp. The present mum' income of the Society from Premiums is 63,000/. ; the amount covered by the Policies of the Society is 1,781,5801.; and the reserved profit, applicable to Mare bonus to the Assured, amounts to 82,45.11. 55. 6d. At the last annual inves tigation, reported in May, 1850, the bonuses declared to the As sured were, the option of a return of 15 per cent. on their Premiums in cash, or a reversionary addition to the original snm assured by each Policy varying from 20 to 65 per cent. EXAMPLES OF BONUSES ALREADY DECLARED. 4, Re idPenna- .d Annual ! Polley Bonus In nent c Age., 5 .,... 4 Pre- taken addition Bonus in duction of 1,, ;,- mimes. ent in to sum Cash. Annual ,7) Assured. Premium. - - -- - X s. d. £ s d. £ s. d. 1837 292 6 9 139 16 9 22 13 1 1838 267 11 4 126 17 2 19 19 7 i 1839 241 18 6 113 17 7 17 8 8 I .tl JS s.d. 1840 193 12 6 93 16 8 14 010 60 1 1000 74 3 4 1841 j 189 12 6 89 510 13 811 1842 162 16 8 76 18 4 11 8 3 1843 . 115 10 10 55 10 10 8 1 10 1844 77 19 2 38 15 10 5 9 11 1845 66 15 0 44 10 0 4 10 1 Extensive Travelling LeaV° granted without extra Premium Moderate extra Premium for Residence in Tropical Climates. EQUITABLE FIRE OFFICE. Capital-500,0001. (Incorporated under 7 and 8 Vict., cap. 110.) The leading principles of this Office ara—Moderate and equitable Rates of Premium for each class of risk—Annual division of Profits. The difficulty of collecting the elements on which to proportion Premium to risk in Insurance against Loss by Fire has been so great, that the rates at present charged are more the result of guess than calculation. It has been found by experience, that the total annual losses of the different Established Companies have not been proportionate to the amount of annual Premiums received by each. It is of the highest importance, both to the Insured and Insurers, that such an anomaly should cease, and an approximation to the true risk be made. To secure this object the Equitable Fire Insu rance Company is established. The true rate of Premium for Fire Insurance can only be ap proached through Classification and Average, which has not hitherto been sufficiently acted on, or systematically applied. Whatever be the nominal rate, the bonus or return periodically to the Insured will determine the true Premium equitably payable, as security against loss for so great a calamity as fire, and the Insurer is largely interested in this question, and will consult his interest by supporting a system where, by a careful combination of Classifica tion and Average, the Premium will be propertioned to the risk. The Equitable Fire Office will, by a constant analysis of its own experience, from time to time, adopt such rates of Premium as the nature of the risk may justify, and will decline to enter into arrange ments as regards tariffs with other offices. With this view an annual investigation will be made into each class of risk, and a return of one moiety, or firty per cent. of the nett excess will be made to all classes of Insurers whose Policies have been in force for three years. Insurances against Loss by Fire are effected by this Company upon every description of Pronerty on moderate terms. Farming gtock insured at 3s. per cent, without the Average Clause. Prospectuses. and every information may be obtained, on applica tion at the Office, or to any of its Agents. Nati.nal Loan Fund Life Assurance Society. * Equitable Fire f * Both Offices. CATHOLIC LAW AND GENERAL LIFE lJ ASSURANCE COMPANY, 8, NEW COVENTRY-STREET, 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 claim' , have arisen from deaths in England. and but two in Ireland—one for 5001. and the other for 2801.—making together 7001., which have been paid. This is far below the expected mortality, and is especially favourable, when it is remembered how severely the life offices generally suffered from the epidemic of last year. The number of lives assured between the let of June, 1549, and the 31st of :stay, 1850, was more than double the number issued in the twelve months preceding. Proposals were made for 138 Policies, amounting to 52,9631.25. 6d.: of these 124, comprising 106 lives, were accepted for 45,1251. 6s. %Ixteen Policies lapsed, representing 6,0491., upon which 3201. 3s. was received by the Company in the shape of premiums. Since the commencement of the Company to the let of June last, assurances were effected to the extent of 110,9721. 125 6d., pro ducing in annual premiums 3,732/. 1 Is. 6d. Of these 54 lapsed, amounting to 23,9101. 16s. 6d., of which the annual premiums wero 7411. Is., leaving the yearly income on the Ist of June last equal to 2,9911. 15s. I Id. Since last meeting loans were applied for to the extent of 17,7001., but 1,1831. lls. ltd. only was advanced. The Directors were also highly gratified to report that within the last four months they had considerably extended their business on the Continent, having appointed, as Stead Agent in France, Monsieur de I'Etang, a gentleman of high standing In Paris, distinguished for his integrity and ability in financial and in all assurance matters, who, under the sanction and patronage of the Archbishop of Paris, the Cardinal Archbishop of Lyons, and Monseigneur Parisis, 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 Deferred. After various resolutions, approving of the Report, and returning thanks to the Right Reverend Chairman, Bishop Morris, the Vice- Chairman, Actuary, Secretary, and Medical Officers of the establish ment, the meeting separated, highly gratified at its present results and future prospects. RATTY'S GRAND NATIONAL. 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" I am, Sir, yours respectfully, " GARRET FOSTER GILL. " To Mr. Prout, 229, Strand." For every description of Gout and Rheumatism, Sciatica, Tic-dolo reux, &c., &c., BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS are a sovereign remedy, contain neither mercury, opium, or any other dangerous drug, require no care whatever in their use, and ter ra pidity of cure and complete safety have not their equal in the world. Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London; and all respectable Medicine Vendors. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe that " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," is impressed upon the Government Stamp. PERIODICAL PANIC the INEVITABLE CONSEQUENCE of our COMMERCIAL LEGISLATION. (From the Liverpool Standard of May 20.) Yesterday, at one o'clock, according to the an nouncement, Mr. Jonathan Duncan addressed the merchants of Liverpool upon the above subject at the Cotton sales Room ; and, notwithstanding its being one of the busiest parts of the day, and the excite ment which prevailed in the Cotton Market owing to the arrival of the Asia, mail steamer, from New York, late on Saturday evening, a numerous and influential meeting attended, composed of members of the leading mercantile firms in this port. Francis Shand, De , was in the chair, and among the gentlemen present we noticed T. A. Bushby, J. M. Braga, Jas. Ryder, W. S. Colebourn, H. Littledale, J. Torr, Chas. Robertson, W. Watson, S. Boult, C. Logan, Jos. Brereton, S. \V. Shand, Isaac Buchanan, Hender son, Jas. Harvey, Thos. Smith, Henry Wood, J. Ilightield, \V. H. Wylie, Robt. Procter, F. Forster, T. B. Grinston, J. Bingham, Yianno, E. Jones, V. Higgins, H. J. Hampshire, Y. Witherby, F. Pennington, J. H. Holderness, S. Rickman, J. 0. Johnson, Jno. Faram, C. E. Rawlins, jun., R. Duck worth, F. P. Sleddon, H. Grazebrooe, jun., J. Dom ing, jun., Esqs. Mr. SHAND, on taking the chair, said he was always very happy to preside over the intelligent gentlemen who met in Liverpool on such occasions, and it gave him great pleasure in introducing a subject which he was sure must be of so much interest as a lecture on currency, in reference to the controversy be tween protection and free trade. At the present time, when, notwithstanding the alleged prosperity of the country, Government seemed incapable of getting on or doing anything, it was of importance that the great commercial world should be decided, not only on what was best in relation to this particular subject, but also as to the party who should carry out that which was right. He would not detain them, as he knew that their time was of as much importance as currency itself—(A laugh)—but would leave Mr. Duncan to speak for himself on the subject. Mr. Dtrecere began by saying that it might ap pear extremely presumptuous in him, who had no practical knowledge either of agriculture, of shipping, or of commerce to present himself before gentlemen who were so well versed in everything that relates to the trade of this great empire, but it did so happen in the history of the world that men who had passed their lives in leisure, devoted to particular subjects, alighted upon principles which in the hurry of busi ness escaped the practical man.—(Applause.) H e had no political object to serve, nor had he to utter a single sentiment having a political character. He had nothing to do with Whigs, Tories, or Radicals ; he merely wished to present views before that audi ence, in order, if possible , t o solve some of the difficult industrial problems w hich were now in a state of con fusion through the antagonistic principles of what were called free trade and protection ; and the neces sity for doing so was the more important, since it was well-known that the next general election, which was not far off, would in a great degree determine the future prospects not only of agricul ture,but of commerce, not only of the people of this country, but of all the people connected with our very extended colonies.—(Hear.) Now he thought that the very first reason that could be assigned why this question should be re-opened and re- discussed was, that all the promises and all the expectations of the Free-trade party had been completely falsified. [This Mr. Duncan slowed by the fluctuations in the value of wheat since the repeal of the corn-laws, which we were told were to give steadiness of price.] The quantities of corn which could he produced by foreign countries had also been over-rated. The trade, he said, which we now had, under the name of free-trade, was no such thing in reality—(Hear)—it was nothing but a system of free imports. After il lustrating this and other general principles, Mr. Duncan then came to the immediate subject of his lecture. He slid—As to the currency, had the people of Manchester really and truly understood the mone tary question—of which they knew nothing—(A laugh)—and never did know anything—but had they rightly understood the principle of money, they never could have entertained the views which they now held, of the destruction of British agriculture, and of the destruction of colonial prosperity. They could see that there was something wrong in the monetary system, but instead of attributing that evil to legis lation, they attributed it most wrongfully to the Bank of England. Now the proper way to deal with this question, and the fairest way, was to allow Manchester to speak for itself. He had before him the report of the Chamber of Commerce of that town, dated 12th of December, 1839, in which they endeavoured to account for the enormous losses which they had sus tained, those losses amounting, in one year, to forty millions of property. Mr. B. Smith was chairman on that day; sad in opening the business he said— " At that time resolutions vrere adopted by the Cham ber that these sufferings had come over the country while we had been in the possession of the blessings of peace, ample harvests, and mitigated taxation; but they resolved that they were unable to find a rational cause for this adversity amid these blessings. The recurrence of another period of distress so soon after the last has naturally directed the, attention of this board to the causes of those sudden panics which were paralysing trade, suspending our commerce, and bringing distress upon the whole c ommunity; and the directors might, as their predecessors had done, resolve that they were un able to find any rational, cause fur the recurrence of such adversity. But they felt that it would be departing from their duty if they took Sicrh a co urse . Th ey f oun d t h ere were causes, and that thee° causes were the erroneous management of the currehey by the Bank of England." Now that was the charge they brought, and how the Bank operated to produce those disastrous effects was explained in the next paragraph which he would read Towards the close of 1836 the stock of bullion in the Bank had fallen to little more than four millions; whilst, at the same time, it was indebted to the world upwards of thirty millions for its circulation and deposits. The directors now determined to check the drain upon their coffers, and to increase their stock of bullion on hand. by reduced prices of' supply of gold It bad been stated , upo n the authority of the Bank di rectory, in a memorandum presented to the Committee can of be theil procuredo e of Commons in abroad in onlylB3 2, commodities; in other words, at the expense of the ma nufacturing and mercantile interests: and the object of advancing the rate of interest, in two months, from 4 to 5 per cent., to which we have alluded, was undoubtedly with the view to depreciate the value of commodities 25 per cent. This step on the part of the Bank directors caused,' to quote the words of Mr. Horsley Palmer in his pamphlet, a moral apprehension in all prudent minds that there was mischief abroad, and created an effect more powerful than the actual advance in the value of m oney.' In other words, it caused a panic." The significant part of this paragraph was this, that a supply of gold could be procured from abroad only by the reduced price of commodities. Well, the Bank o f England bad to get these quantities of gold from abroad and of course con tracted the issue of their notes ; that suspended trade ; the price of all commodities fell, and when they fell to 30, 40, or 50 per cent. below the cost of production, the foreigner was tempted by the bargain be could make to return the abstracted metal. But in the meantime Manchester suffered, and suffered, as she says, to- the extent of forty millions. Now, the quarrel was with the Bank of England, and that the Bank of Englan d when prices were high would not keep acconaolating the merchants. Had the Bank of England done so in the first place, it would have been bankrupt, and in the next place, it would have acted in defiance of Acts of Parliament. The Act of 1819 was stringent, and it insists that the Bank of England foi'every note which she shall issue, must have gold. Tfi6 price of coined gold was fixed, but there was a tendency in all other commodities to rise above that level. Whenever that happens, the price of commo dities becomes dearer than gold, and the consequence was, that the foreigner takes away the cheap gold, and leaves the dear goods in our warehouses. Now, although the price of gold in our coinage was fixed, everybody was well aware that the price of bullion or raw ore was not fixed. It fluctuates like other commodities ; but i m mediately the Mint stamp was put upon it, then its price was fixed. He should state an argument by Mr. Cobden, borrowed from Mr. James Wilson, with the view of showing its complete fallacy-; and then he should ask those present, if they were Free Traders, to be consistent, and be Free Traders in all commodities cir culated between man and man. In other words, if there were to be free tra de in g oods, let there be in mooez.—(Applause.) N ow, Mr. Cobden says— " Talte a definite quanti t y of wheat—call it a quarter --divide price,but merely a question of weight and division.. So far h e agree d w bushels , beta into ith him. " Now, take th e p arallel. Take van_ it eight no fi equal a of parts, and call them is tity, of gold—call it an ounce—divide it into four, and'call each a sovereign ; here, he said again, there was nothing but the process of weight or division." But here was his fallacy. No money value was put upon the quarter of wheat or the bushel, but in gold a money denomination was put upon the ounce, and the law says that 123 grains of gold shall always pass for 205.—(Hear.) Now, putting a money de ndmination upon a commodity, necessarily fixed the price of that commodity, whether it was a bale of cotton or a quarter of wheat. Now, Mr. Cobden bad objected to put any money denomination upon wheat ; he let it find its market value ; and by a parity of reasoning, he (the lecturer) asked him, if he were a Free Trader, to let the t h ht o ha s at e t t who hteh eq u as ro t t ve h err ) eulioggahoft should s h w o itlhd weigh wh commodity, gold, find its level also.—(Appl ause .) l i gr o ea ins,b j ncdt andio nt iemiB., 4 h b lh s 24 . 34 ; but since we did not put a definite price upon the 41bs. of ground wheat, neither should we put a de finite price upon the 123 grains of gold which con stitute the sovereign. Now, versed as his audience were in business, he would ask them if they ever looked into the price current to ascertain the price of 123 grains of gold embodied in a sovereign?—(A. laugh.) They knew very well that it would always pass. Let there be only 1,000 ounces of gold or five millions in the Bank of England, 124 grains was al ways a sovereign. Not so with other commodities. When a foreigner comes here and finds the price of wheat 70s. or 80s. per quarter, he would sell his wheat at that high rate ; but when he looks around the market and asks what is the price of calico and cotton, he finds that taxation has raised the price of goods, and says that it is an advantage to sell, but not to buy in our market. He is told that gold does not fluctuate ; he con sequently purchases as many sovereigns as he can and takes them out of the country; and when that is the case the Bank of England is com pelled to contract its issue, and the mercantile com munity are compelled to pay high interest for the notes. Now mind, they did not do so legitimately, but they paid a high rate of interest, because a famine of gold had been created artificially—(Applause) — and this had been the case in this country repeatedly. Now there was a way of putting this, which he thought would arrest the attention of every gentle man who heard him. It was a simple but effective one. He never knew any human being who would dwell enough upon the proposition who did not see the destructive character of the legislative measures adopted. They were all aware that an ounce of , gold was coined into four sovereigns. Now suppose that they exported from the Bank of England four million sovereigns, one million ounces of gold. If that were to take place this week there would be a disastrous panic in Lombard-street and Leaden hall-street, and so soon as the express train came to Liverpool there would be a panic here. But sup pose, instead of a million ounces of coined sovereigns being exported, a million ounces of gold plate, equal' in purity to sovereigns, were exported, it would not produce the slightest disturbance in any part of the country. Nay, if we were to pack up all the gold plate belonging to wealthy families in the kingdom, place the articles on board an American steamer for the express purpose of having them sunk on the . broad Atlantic, not the slightest disturbance would take place in any of the great marts of commerce.— (Loud applause.) What, then, was the inference ? We were not inconvenienced because we sent away wealth in the shape of gold, but because we sent away eur legal tender, we sent away our money, the instrument of exchange. And when we were told— as we were by the Times in 1847—that we were a poor nation, that was why we were suffering. Sta tisticians tell us that we have in this country six thousand millions of wealth, but so many sovereigns do not exist upon the face of the earth. We were told that we were a pauperised nation, and were driven to extremities, simply because we had got rid of a few thousand ounces of gold. This he took to be the most monstrous fallacy that ever was palmed upon an intelligent people ; and how, he might be asked, did he account for its existence ? Simply and solely because the merchants of Liverpool, for in stance, and the merchants of all the other ports of the country had not permitted their minds to dwell long enough upon the subject. There was an ex cellent remark some time ago in the Liverpool Stan dard. Gentlemen it was said were asking whether there would be a good crop of wheat, of cotton, or of sugar ; but none of them think of asking whether there will be a good crop of money.—(Laughter and applause.) Now, it was a remarkable thing that al though money was the good half of a bargain, his mercantile audience, who were very astute and shrewd, and who would be offended if they were told that they did not look at both sides of a question, yet looked at only one side of this question. There was one mode of illustrating the subject,which he thought must come home to the minds of the gentlemen wh. , m he had the honour to address. He had frequently compared our moneyed system to an inverted pyramid. When Lord Ripon, formerly Mr. Robinson, was Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neatham made a calculation showing, that when the country is pros perous, there are 300 millions sterling of bills of ex change and promissory notes constantly floating. Now, this was the credit superstructure. On what did it rest ? It rested upon the basis of 30 millions of gold; consequently a million of gold sustains 10 millions of credit circulation. Knock away 10 millions of gold, and 100 millions of credit would fall; take away 20 millions, and 200 millions of credit would fall ; but if they took away 30 mil lions of gold (a miserable sum, not more than one half of our annual taxation), the whole country would be reduced to a state of barter • there was not a single instrument of exchange by Which we could buy or sell.—(Applause.) Now Mr. Jones Loyd was a great authority on these subjects—(Laughter)—or considered to be so. Unfortunately he had bad an influence most pernicious, in the opinion of the most competent merchants, on the determinations of the Legislature, but in order that his audience might judge of the real merits of that gentleman as a reasoner, he should just read to them a short ex• tract of the evidence which he gave before the Bank Committee in 1846, and they could then decide for themselves whether a banker, coming to such con clusions, was a fit guide to gentlemen extensively engaged as they were in trade and commerce. If they said that the answer which he gave to the ques tions which were put were rational, then he cer tainly must say that the opinion which be enter tained of Liverpool wisdom would be much changed. —(Laughter.) He was asked by the Committee : " Do you think that the internal trade of the country should be regulated and maintained by as steady and equable prices as possible ?" And to this he answered, " The idea of regulating the trade of the country by equable prices, I might say so with proper deference to the Committee, seems to me to be nonsense." Now he denies, they would see, that we ought to have equable prices ; he thinks that we ought to be in a state of spasm, sometimes very high, sometimes very low; so that our merchants must in dulge no hopes of steady business, but become a race of gamblers and speculators. The next question was : " By the Committee—Have you ever considered what would be the effect upon the minds of the industrious classes if their wages fluctuated with the exchanges; or what would be the feeling of the internal trading com munity towards the sole bank of issue were their stocks to be subjected to sudden depressions by the sale of foreign stock, or the payment of the instalment of a foreign loan occasioning temporary depressions of ex changes? Mr. Jones Loyd—l must admit that I have never reflected upon such topics, because I am quite sure that if I was to make the attempt I should only lead my own intellect into great confusion, and come to no satisfactory or useful result either to myself or to the community." Now it was impossible that his intellect could be in greater confusion ; but one thing was certain as a practical result, that although panics had taken place from 1816 to 1819, the great panic of 1825, and the panic of 1837, 1839, and lastly, the panic of 1847 although these panics, it was well known, had caused in their aggregate a greater loss of property to the merchants of England than would pay off the national debt, yet it was equally certain that Mr. Jones Loyd had been no sufferer during these convulsions (Hear, hear.) The system had been extremely ad vantageous to him, and when he said that there should be no equality of prices in the markets, it would have been a great advantage if he had told us that there should be no inequality in the rate of discounting bills—(Applause)—for they had it in 1847, upon the evidence of Mr. William Brown , t hat the rate of in terest not only rose to 9 per cent., but that there was a commission of 12 and even 20 per cent. given. These were enormous sums, which, of course, noegi timate business could possibly stand. Now, w hap pened in this year of 1 847 ? According to Mr. Hume,what a tolerably good calculator, no t less than 500 millions of property was lost to this country. Why lost ? Be cause four millions of coined sovereigns went over to New York. But they ca me back the im m co ediatel untryyW and hich it was simply the internal trade of Produced the calamity—(lleac.) The lecturer fur ther quoted from the evidence of the Governor of the of gold in the Bank of England to s how the scarcity coffers at that time , and asked why should the Bank of England stop Payment simply because it could for its noteslt war, not control the demand of gold ? compelled to contract its issues and take the chance of further demands not being made upon it. Yet such was the desperate condition of affairs that on the 25th October, after a vast number of West India and other houses had failed, the Government began to relent. It did not relent till it had seen the sa crifice of some of the oldest and most experienced merchants in the country; but so soon as the danger was i m minent, so soon as the water was rising to the height of the Bank of England, then Lord John Russell and Sir Charles Wood stepped in and sus pended the Act of Parliament which had caused the loss of millions and the tuin of thousands. It was SHIP NEWS. GRAVESEND, MAY 21.—Wind S.W. Arrived—Dispatch and Kestrel, from Ceylon; Canda har, from Adelaide; Speedy, Lively, Nithsdale, Hazard, Julia, and Dee, from Guernsey; Baron Mortis, from Havre; Dart, from Stralsund; Rose, Juan, and Trust, from Lisbon; Fidget, from Porto Rico; Sylph, from Rio Grande; Sarah Richardson, from Memel; Wave, from Medemblick ; Alliance, from Caen; Hans Christian, from Dantzic; Regina and Batavier, from Rotterdam; Cito, from Oporto; Coquette, from Figueira; Emile, from Denmark; Idas, from Corfu; Harriet Nash, from St. Übe's; Economy, from Stettin; Marlborough, from Ja maioa; Beaufort, from Honduras; Albion, from Bou logne; Sir E. Bankes, from Ostend; City of Rotterdam, from Dunkirk; Sophie, from Havannah. Sailed—Augusta, for San Francisco; Ocean, and Magnet, for Rotterdam; Thomas Snook, for Fernando Po; Robert Mathews, for Ferrol; Helen, for Quebec; Emulous, for Nassau; Duncan Ritchie, for Clyde; Gre cian, and Blanche, for Jamaica; Paul Frederick, and Johanna, for the Baltic; Emma Colvin, for Shanghai; Prince Royal, for Hamburgh ; Triton, for Ostend; Seine, for Boulogne; Queen, and Lion, for Harlingen, Diana, for Amsterdam; Dart, for Madeira; Stadt Dor drecbt, fur Dort. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Pandora, from Queenstown from New Zealand, on the 9th of April, in lat. 2 N., long. 20 W. Creole, from Calcutta for Falmouth, on the 7th inst., in lat. 43 N., long. 33 W. Belle, from Bombay for Liverpool, on the 27th of April, in lat. 32 N., long. 34 W. Eliza, of Newry, for New York, on the Bth inst., in lat. 44 N., long. 29 W. Glary Miller, from Hull for Rio Janeiro, on the 30th cf March, on the line, in long. '2O W. Toronto, from London for Valparaiso, on the 31st of March, in lat. 2 N., long. 21 W. Euielie llill, from Liverpool for Havannah, in lat. 19 N., long. 40 W. Nicholson. frem London for St. Jago do Cuba, iu lat. 47 N., long. 14 W. Six ships• of war, apparently three-deckers, and a screw-steamer, brig rigged, in company, steering to the south-west, on the 11th inst., in lat. 46 N., long. 80 W. Leopard, of Jersey, from Liverpool fur Buenos Ayrt 5, on the 14th inst., in lat. 47 N., long. 10 W. Maria Sarah, from Laguna f Liverpool, on the 21st ult., in lat. 33 N., long. 69 W. John Bright, from London for Port Natal, on the 15th of March, in lat. 1 N , long. 21 W. Princess, of Greenock, on the 18th of March, in lat. 2 N., long. 22 W. Fernando, from the Clyde for Valparaiso,, on the 22d cf March, in lat. 3 N., long. 23 W. Jane Goudie, from the Mauritius for London, in lat. 5 S., long. 17 W. Dominion, from London for New Z?aland, on the 16th inst., in lat. 48 N., long. 12 W. SEABORNE MAILS. [N signifies that the mails are sent front the General Post-MIN by the night—and It by the morning—dispatch.] When made up in 1 From what Wben PLACES. 'General Post-office; port dis- due. London. patched. I America (by Brit. pkt.) N May 23 .. ,Liverpool .. May 27, America (by U.S. pkt.) N May 27 .. Liverpool • • America (by U.S. pkt.) M May 21 Southampt. May 29 Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plymouth Julie 3 Alexandria* • • ...... N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. J u l 28 Belgium • • .. •• N Daily .. .. . Dover • . Daily Brazil .. M 9th of the month Southampt. June 12 Buenos Ayres • • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. June 12 California(viaChagres)M 17th of month Southampt. 11 ay 20 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plyinouth.. June 3 Constantinople* .. •• N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. May 30 Central America .. M2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. June 5 Channel Isles .• N Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Tn. Th.S a Chili .. M 17th of the month (Southampt. May 20 France M& N Twice daily .. ..IDover Twicedaily Greece* .• N 7th 17th 27th ef mo Dover • • May 30 Hamburgh N,Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat. Holland 4Wednes. & Satur. London .. Moft.Thrr Honduras Nl7th of the mouth Southampt. M a y 20 Ireland M & N,Twice daily .. Holyhead • . TwicedailY India (via Southamp.) 51'20th of the monthlSouthanaPt. May 23 India (vi a M arseilles) N 7 th& 24th ofmonth Dover • . June Mediterranean (via Southampton) .. M 20th of the monthSonthamgt. May 23 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) • Nl7th&24tk ofmonth i Dover • . June 2 Mexico .. M2d of the month.. Southampt. June 5 Madeira • • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. June 12 Malta* N 7th,17th,19th,27thl Dover May 28 & 30th of month Naples* N sth 15th 25th ofmo'Dover •• May 22 Papal States* N sth 15th 25th of mo 1 Dover .. May 22 Peninsular.. • • .. M 7th 17th 27th of moSouthampt. ,May 24 Peru .. 17th of the month I Southampt. May 20 Tuscany* .. N sth 15th25th of mo Dover .. May 22 West Indies .. M 17th of the month Southampt. May 20 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month .. ,Southampt. ,June I2d of the month .. ountries thus mar Southampt. :June 6 Led (*) are conveyed by and from Californ' ate by every Amer la, via the United State jean packet. 1 . The mails to those c French packet vie Marsei CALtroaxts.—Mails t are now despatched and Mlles. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, MAT 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market is still depressed. The only transaction reported to-day was Great Western, Original Stock, 80 1 4. LIVERPOOL, MAT 21. STOCK ExciuNGE.—There was quite a panic in our share market this morning, and up till one o'clock prices of all the leading stocks were 4to 5 per cent. lower. But at the latter part of the day an improvement took place, prices somewhat recovered, and there was a more healthy tone in all trans actions. The sales were—Caledonian, 13—Chester and Holyhead, 19%—East Lancashire, 14 1 4—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 56 —Ditto, Fifths, 7 5 i' l dis.—London and North- Western, 120—Ditto, New Quarters, 3 1 / 4 p.—Ditto, Fifths, 3% p.—Ditto, Quarters (C), 2 1 ,4 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 27 1 %—Midland, 54—Ditto, Halves, 17 die. —South-Eastern and Dover, 23%—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Extension Nos. 1 and 2), 51/, dis—York and North Midland, 22 1 4—Great Southern and Western, Ireland, 39 1 4 — Ditto, Preference, Eighths, 13-16 p. MANCHESTER, MAT 21. &ram EXCHANGE. —The share market to-day has wit nessed lower prices than yesterday; business has been, on the whole, good. The transactions were as follow :—East Lancashire, Quarters, 14 1 4—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 66 3 % —Ditto, 20/. Shares, PA dis.—Ditto, Preference, 6 per cent., 1314—North British, 7 7 / B —South-Eastern and Dover, 23 5 / 4 —York and North Midland, 22. BIRMINGHAM, MAY 2L STOCK EXCHANGE. —The share market continues depraved. The only transaction reported to-day was Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 4% dis. __----- , Nov EL E XP LOSION.--bERIOU S ACCIDENT.—An explosion of a novel character took place on Sunday last, in the house of Mr. Edward Andrews, grocer, at Ward-terrace, Hendon-road, Sunderland, which has been attended with dangerous consequences. Smite of the family occasionally had a bottle of hot water placed at their feet in bed, and for that purpose a stone bottle, filled with water and tightly corked, was placed in an oven adjoining the kitchen tire on Saturday evening. The bottle was not required, and was forgot by the servant, consequently it remained in the oven. While the family were at church on Sunday afternoon, the water having expanded with the heat, exploded with a tremendous noise. The bottle burst and broke open the iron door of the oven, destroying various articles of furniture and g se e t r v o a u u s t s ,a state. knee a A t crockery, together with several sq uares of glass in the kitchen window. The servant, who ha pp ened to be sittin g nearly opposite to the oven, was struc k on her head, rendered insensible, and was unable to speak fo r several da y s ; she, was removed to the infirmary, where she remains in a dan cthhikeldittieraohree,aDi wasgrr .atAndrews, s:ctuithtinoaug forceslyup escaped of the onth explosion under he 11,11,1art.enlYetocgaie journa, } .' ~. .e 44 sales bag; sl the ird. Od od I Od Od. Od. An e d by ti.