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GRAVESEND STAR PACKETS Fore Cabin and Secon4 Claxl Railira!, NINEYENCt to or from London and Gray.nc-ni. Yo.loon and CLss ditto, ONE 81.1ILLING. • To or from Blacirwall. Fere Cabin 6 , 1. Chief Cabin.... 9d. Intermediate Piers ........ Gd. • 0 other Packed call at tbe Grays, Greenhithe, and Puttee.. Piers. The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting). FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. K ..§,EN:pATS. Tlaaa R v O i thr e -! Grays' Green-IPtir- . 1 Itoshr- ;Green-;Pur -1 hlthe. fleet ville. I ..................1 I Time Grays I hltho. fleet .734 ——— -- r.._,PS% --- t 9 .... , 111-;, 11 _i I IX ~.., 3 3 a....... --.....____ '— Direct Trains from the Boats narked t !reer Oranib uses from F enchurch-street Station to all parts of London Y quarter of an hour. s ROM BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of ......L he f°110,114 Trains front the Fenchurch-street Station. _______-- (2....y..........-2,-- - 74..... 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The present Plant of any est.ablishment can be easily arranged for these improvements, and parties having unemployed capital will find this an excellent investment. The advertiser 'swilling to treat for the monopoly of these im provenlents, and if engaged as 'Manager, will introduce them free of charge. hasasses marked Salted to stop at Piers a o r r e fruor Bedirect, the Packets not bein ats. T BUU TICKETS.—TweIve Months 41.43. • Six Months, 21 October 14, 1850. lbaekte l % ith li N r. li m . 1 0 5 8.; to be ' had of ' the Collectors on boa] nk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. ......._ C OLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. Edited by W. HARRISON AINSWORTII, Esq. Contents for NOVEMBER. No. CCCLIX. • 1. FOREIGN INFLUENCE on the BANKS of the DANUBE. IC London Locomotion; or, the Cab-stand.—lll. My Cambridge "Coach."--IV. Prometion by Purchase in the Army.—V. French Almanacks.—Vl. To Brighton and Back for Three-and-Sixpence. By Dudley Costello.—Vll. Cauzonet. By W. Charles Kent.—Vlll. Progress of Discovery in Southern Africa.—lX. Daring Burglary in St. John's-wood.. By Mr. Jolly Green.—X. Soapey Sponge's Sporting Tour. Chaps. 57 and 58.-NI. The Track of Sir Jon Franklin. • - &c. &c. &c. Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand. SHIP NEWS. 7.155.; rol. the PIAZZA HOTEL, COVENT-GARDEN. To Itotelkeepers and Others.—Advantageous Opportunity for Profitable Investment. R. PETER BROAD will SELL by e AUC ir qeor ge j a r t ot, vvithout reserve, by order of the Trustees cf 3 f o, ll at . Twelve, b me 418 ; 72. t Garraway's, on WEDNESDAY, October, e t, *.. The valuable LEASE and GOODWILL of that first-rate Zeta largeo4nis halalntranee the PIAZZA lIOTEL. The premises co s mpriss , bar, bar- dour, smoking-room, seven Ming einb-i:o eDffee • r 'ora 50 feet by Pa 23 feet,. dining-hall 50 feet by 23 feet, establish 32 bedortz3o feet by 18 kite t drawing-room 30 feet by 18 feet, about eellara ni ,! aPacioUy kitchen fitted with every requisite for a large g %en', Pantries, larders and numerous offices, extens ve nearly -e ' y -e • The elub-room Is ' held by the Royal Yacht Club, who tern 0,23 i the entire rent of the premises. The lease is held for ofa 0 3r 1 ; 3 14 :e ... n1 , a rs 1161 . 5 8. Years fr°4lCiu'istmas, 1848, at the low annual rental and co editions of sale may be had on the premises , Costit.7. 1 . 1 et Mr... Thomas Moseley, soli c i t" , , at iheofs_araen ; of kessrs Atkins and Andrew, solicitors, 5, White 13. Redford-street, vistsek.:ltl, Lorni,ard.street ; and at the auctioneer ' s offices, 29, Ta reet, Covent-garden. , 7 , --- ; - -----__________ best or tI7Vh 0 C 'OBER CIRCULAR, 1850. c Would remind the public that all TEA, bad o i r /d good, the arid i s e Most worthless, pays an uniform duty of . 2s. 2 ,4 • p er _ lb ' V rharlia 2 : lec ee r , sariY subject to equal charges for freight, Pertereugeel; costs in C be aviet - a ,' 11 d ues, &c., consequently the commonest l is e either th e - r e . ri Proportion to its real or marketable N a u do m i t t h i, a u n Medium or the finest class Tea, Thus, common g t.etin,tii.s,..rttrituernil eornityt p 7 a d 4o tt.t Bd d . o p y er lb., but before it reaches the r and charges so less than 400 per age,.i;, cletZedinin class Tea, which costs 12d. to 15d. per lb., ave Zuest elan Tea; charges not more than 200 per cent. ; whilst. thethe % Ito _ s, which cost in China four times the price of t tha. , ,:!!* NY no More than 100 per cent. It must be apparen c one -11,1 fixed charge of 2s. 6d. per lb. upon all Tea, mere price e i lifieet::„.lo:zr;r"eeilcriituerrlon of either good value or cheapness ; and we espe the:f gl ectithe attention of those who are solicitous to economise quad ruple e that they voluntarily tax themselves double or Tzhat they have any necessity for doing by purchasing. STO - . '0 -NEI , WELLS and 2,1 4 NDUELL, 8, Ludgate-hill. t L. (tads sent to any part 4 the kingdom carriage free on parcels of yaltle 9f 5/. ad upwards - mice Lists sent (post free; upon application-8, Ludgate-hill. - MISS STRICIZLAND'S NEW SERIES OF ROYAL FEMALE On Fr',lay next will be published, Vol. I.; price 10s. 6d., LIVES OF THE QUEENS OF SCOTLAND, and • ENGLISH PRINCESSES • Connected with the Regal Succession or Great Britain. By AGNES STRICKLAND, Author of " Lives of the Queens of England." This Series will be comprised in Six Voltunes post By°, uniform in size with the "Lives of the Queens of England," embellished with Portraits and Engraved Titlepages. Volume IL 7till be published early in 1851. William AlaLkyrowli and Sone, Edinburgh and London. ROAN'S CLASSICAL LIBRARY FOR NOVEMRER. ICERO'S OFFICES, OLD' AGE, FRIEND IJ SCIPIO'S DREAM, PARADOXES, &c., literally translated. by Cyrus H. Edmonds, Esq.. 3s. Cd. PLATO'S WORKS, literally translated. Vol. 3,.containing Meno, Euthydemu. , , The Sophist, Statesman, Parmenides, Banquet, &c. &c., by Geo. Barges. Price ss. llenry G. Bohn, York-street, Covent-garden. BOUN'S ILLUSTRATED LIBRARY FOR NOVE NIBE R. KITTO'S • SCRIPTU L ANDS' AND BIBLE ATLAS, with 25' Maps, beautifully engraved on ss.—or with the Maps coloured, 7s. 6d. Henry G. Bohn, York-street, Covent-garden. SEWELL'S HORACE.—The Odes andEpodes of Horace, literally and rythmically translated, by W. SEWELL, R.D. 3s. 6d. licnry G. Bohn, York-street, Covent-garden. LIEBAIT, OCT. 18.—The Carl Emil, from Stettin for Riga, was wrecked five miles N of this port on Oct. 16; crew saved. CUXHAVEN, OCT. 25.—The Wicherdina, from Wol gust for Rotterdhm, was stranded on the coast of Jutland on Oct. 17; crew saved and arrived here. - I,AT ASHINGTON IRVING'S WORKS, Bohn's Library Edition, complete in 10 volumes, with engraved Frontispieces. 1/. 15s. Henry G. Bolin, lork•street, Covent-garden. NORDEN, OCT. 23.—A ship's nemeboard, marked " Elizabeth," in yellow Russian letters upon a blue ground, a number of posts 12 to 14 feet long and 10 inches thick. marked " J. C.," have washed on shore on the Island of Juist. PLAISTER COVE, STRAITS OF CANSO, OCT. 3.—The Primavera, of and bound for Cork, from Pugwash, went on shore on the rocks during a gab last night, has re ceived considerable damage, and must discharge to get off. She will be surveyed to-day, and it is feared she will prove unfit for repair; the cargo and materials will be saved. 0 CONSUMERS OF MALT LIQUORS, MOuTjF'NNKR; 'WICKING and JENNER'S unrivalled ALES,. _ a . and PORTER, brewed for the express use of private.fanud b, + 2 1 _ 1 ,1. Y be obtained in casks of 414, 9. 14, and 36 gallons, delivered 1( 1 ,._"! own drays within four miles of the brewery, at the follow - 6 .1 , ices, for cash : —No. 1 Ale, 20d.; No , 2, 1 id. ; No. 3,12 d. Su per Porter 12d.; Inerial Stoat, at 16d. ; and India Bitter Ale, gallon TaMe Beer, ss. per 9 gallons. -^`.lll London Brewery, Southwark-bridge -road. ihin n°YAL "'POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. b„,, Lecture on the P.allad Music of England, by Mr. George Bar i n ' n ' pith Illustrations from the most popular Composers every Even , IQ4.,x_cein, Saturday) at Eight •'clock. --Lecture on the lIN dro ll. p e '''' M achine, by Dr. Bac hhoffner.—Lecture on Chemistry. by J. 114 PPe. rs r, Esq., illustrating the Ancient Fiery Ordeal and the Han .- $ 411 ,f It 'lint Afetals.—Model of IVeston's Patent Nova-Motive, vu.,,2;aY, at work dally.—Dissolving Views illustrating some of the iii;ltuers ot• Nature, daily at Half-past Four, and in the Evenings ecraL9narter to• Ten; also a Series, exhibiting Scenes in the Arctic 4,- ., o z . and Ceylon, daily at One o'clock. —Diver and Diving-bel, Admission, Is.—Schools, Half-mice. Open data y from Eleven tll Five o'clock, and every Evening (ea tem SlatUrday)from Seven till Half-past Ten. YARMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA, OCT. 12.—Tho Messen ger, of and from St. Joho's, New Brunswick, for Liver pool, which capsized off Cape Sable en Sept. 8, has been towed into Lobster Bay, near Tusket River, bottom up, and burned out; some sails and rigging, several watches, and a silver modal, belonging to Lieut. W. S. Miller, of her Majesty's ship Childers, have been saved. QUEBEC, OCT. 12.—A ship was seen on shore on Basque Island bilged, and with yards down, on Oct. 3. ST. JOHN'S, NEW BRUNSWICK, OCT. 15. —The Raw lins, from Portsmouth for Quebec, was abandoned en Sept. 23, in lat. 46, long. 52, having fallen over on her beamonds; crew taken off by the Sovereign, arrived here from Hull. IGRA.N.D SALON DE D ANS . E ROYAL ADS AIDE GALLERY, STRAND. OPEN FOR THE SKASON. • Lessee —Mr. Thomas Bartlett Sitnpson, Albion Tavern, Great ' Russell-street, Covent -garden talliedlir SIMPsOI,I anxious to have the best Baal in London, has re the valuable talent of the leading Artists engaged during the bast season at Cremorne Gardens, including the following eminent Performers from hor Majesty's Theatre, the Royal Italian Opera, and the Philharmonic Concerts : First Violins— Hayward, Cohen, Bue's, 11. T. Seabrook, Van Red deghem. Second 'Violins — Pelerin, T. ,TacksOn, Edwards, C. Grlesbach. Tenors—Sapinski, J. Jackson. Violoncelß los—Quinton, W. F . Reed. Contra asses—G. Piccolo—Meyer. Taylor, W. Trantor, Guy, St u b gen. Flauto—,T. Sayn or • Flageolet —J. Tyler. Oboe —J Schott. Clarinet Montlra ti —Park, G. Tyler. itassoon uorilets a-Plstons—.lltunfreess, Cottrell. Tr o'7lB W. P. Youngm an, W. Youngman. Rays ~, Ph'rribonl —Webster. Gulraud. uelelde—Mosca ' brum—Uarri; .4 bruin —Sevmour.' Solos D r INSTRUMENTAL the most celebrated Composers, con), "In 6 VO Selections fCAL AND INS TRUMENTAL CONCERT. and Solo OVertilre, ct Solos by first rate Artists. B on ( 1, 1 tit ' ) U r- SaYnor fieliotleol. Ntli‘einisBeriorci;ll:. Itld• . Donizetti. co„Y,ti°o froni LECIA DI LAMMERMOOR •• Bei",,,rionox by It. glindon_. Bellini. --°ll frorn 'LA SONNAMBULA Bo o thel, votaries Conducted by BORINI. 1 e excellence of at lup s taries of Terpsichore remarks me t- t i ral Triumphs and, after the experience of its Orche etill:srnaen,a•Trunldetsatiperfluous. zes to ,aliri°rinl's Latet e Adelaide Polka, Walt • of com Plece tt s will b T e h r e i rformed during the evening. IQ is7.4at3tottilar Irish MePlOdileZsCalop d'lndustrie, undergone Thettons. Grand Salon, Refreshment, and Ante-rooms have oCaslder bl Do ers e alterations and improvements. New Quadrille oPen it Halt-past Seven o'clock. Admission One Shilling. HALIFAX, OCT. 17.—The Oregon, from the Clyde for Quebec, with loss of topmasts, was spoken on Sept. 25. SYDNEY, CAPE BRETON, SEPT. 23.—The Rosalinda, of and bound for Liverpool from Quebec, broached to, cap• size and filled in a heavy squall on the Grand Bank, Sept. 9; master, two mates, eleven men, and two appren tices drowned; eight men saved by a French vessel and landed here. The crew of another vessel have been picked up, and are on their wey to this place. The Julian sailed for the Sandwich Islands first week in October, 1849, for Valparaiso, and has not since been heard of. The CeDina, with loss of main and mizen-masts, was passed off Basque Island on Oct. 3. GRAVESEND, OCT. 28.—Wind W., light, cloudy.— Arrived—The Cuilcscrew, from Hamhurgb; the North umberland, from New York; the Zwiilieg Brodrene, from. Aalborg; the Christiania, from Norway; the Niord, from Ulioa; the Eida, from Calandborg; the An t,dope, from Almeira; the Glob:, from Cronstadt; the Fyenoord, from Rotterdam; the New Bottle, the Stan dard, the Erwin, the Mary Tiffin, the William Mern, the Arrow, and the Robert Newton, from St. Petersburgh ; the Soho, and the Nautilus, from Antwerp; the Vene zuela, from Hivre; the City of Boulogne, from Bou logne; the Patriot, from Faro; the Dunkerquoise and the Lionne, from Gravelines; the Sara, from Ancona; the Regina, from Cronstadt; Vie Wellington, from Sin gapore , Trieste, and Gibraltar; the Alto, from Finland; the Pearl, from St. Valery. Sailed—The Wilberforce, for Tonningen; the Sophia, for Azores; the Wood stock, tor Liverpool. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Rosanna, September 25th, in lat. 17 N., long. 29 W. The barque Glenlyon, from London for California, September 11th, in lat. 2 S., long. 21 W. The brig Janet, from Callao for Queenstown, September 17th, in lat. 10 N., long. 24 W. The barque Alexaudrina, from London for Algoa Bay, September 17. The Alfred, of and from London for Calcutta, September 12th, in lat. 7 S., long. 15 W. The Memnon, from Brest for Reunion, August 22d, in let. 3 N., long. 23 W. • Auber. • Saynor. ARGYLL RO OMS , , pursnatit t . Licen se GREAT STREET ST JAMES'S. GREAT WINDMILL (SoIe Less Act of Pa"rliaMent of the 25th of King G orge the Second. LAtitt.,,,,Tea,, Charles Emile Laurent, jun., 57, Brompt , on-s i q t ua N re p .) l l'ri neip a C e r S CELEBRkTED AND UNRIVALLED k and BAND. altach, ..or.net-a-Plston. M. Boulcourt, from Pm'? , LICEAs m i .! t•M Strauss' Orchestra at the Baths of Vichy, France. isito,oZallt and popular resort of fashion is .7 ACT of PABLIAME VT, 'Pin . be pre .., CONCERTS s hi mself thl U t t ''''''t. in addition to dancing. The new lessee pledges !sttablishmenthing shall i.e wanting on his part to render this now duly zu h erto ~_ of the di stinguished patronage and support it has Or t hose ;n il honsured with, an respectfully solicits a continuance Doer, tl,e'?'E'Lirs, w hich it will ever be his study to deserve. commence . eTery evening at Half-past Fight -Dancing to co 21.11 4 . Vlina Drecisel y. - Admission, One Shilling. .., articalars of the Concerts will shortly aPPear• DR LA,Nitrza, 4‘l3lPEDuEbt:l;:edTußan7ja.li B_,FORET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH N IT --- " r ITEL 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS 0 Envelope, 2's %tamps, ' 0 6d. rn , arY be, had ix French or English, p o et-free, from the Author, for forty-two -4 Secret cal Treat's. tI,BE L 1 , 11 in a Sealed u - - 41ESEV A TION; a 011 E t Phy s iology tiluttub intlrrnitles and Disorders a of Youth and Ma mrLy, ' the Dij' yat i ceuired at an of life, which debilitate of Marriage, arid + on Na tio cal and ireatai Powers, early pin:lod • elaser.q4lll4 eahanst vitalthe tenergies - diminish ni m an an d he inAtt-- °'l4outhe Tr - troDe7 anti" from j l a e traeu of Nervous t d . or the influence cf B trict; l r t e c illnate s: an Locafeaana(l ,Constitutional alsesa' Weakness, Syphilis, D e b 111 t• Manhood enfeeble ; a y idi the del Practical c natural Z ett ott. ) a ; ( : ---. Diseases and rans resulting from i xattlay, v_lth POrty coloured Engravings, illustrating rgans, • j„,lDlitininz tl7,Bl°logY, and Diseases of the Reproductive Inithse. , 01•10 8 4._ their stractures uses and functions, and the various Ixf,, tial r . at are Produ em in ' By thern'by solitary habits, 3:),,,.. a 7, g ~,,S AMUEL LA'AtERT, M.D., _ -IQ?" "edt''''"POßD-SQUARE. LONDON. excesses, and tliq,Lic.-,,,Zne• Matriculated Member of the University _ofeEructr , .I . the ram-"ate of Apothecaries ' Hall, London, Honorary M A:41,1 workll! al Medical Society, &c. r—.,...'"Vand ;.. nt ' t tna a ate and complete account of u th n e . . -- " ti natelo -i- '-a7sisloa aa f aar h Reproductive Organc. i e indul „tellea ea tht the h t un e -appy victim of exces ri s letPlencet ti,;„_,'"s habit s a invariable con elan for ' i rm '', 'Y's., el 7 en ' v 7 I fear of apalying to a qualified hik suffering from their Inva but err - 0- ' 114'417 ettt.--,4%„ Sil kn erta al a th dread so plivsl- Mike r..,„:l4ied that tar ILlone it ea,-nt him and ase nt his seeking 'or frequently, k adleg h - ''e Procured prevent complaints are bey n o s n s d is t ta h n e e r e e h a wi c h h heer o set f D LA'MERT has taken the t p g s liraettee P l ftrs, as his iiip'lomf;s testify, and the great exten l ex f pe hi . s. . - .aa referance agog solely to the treatment of t kph"' - t i , - r a l t y*---, 4 -84,'1.7.11T! fiAt:ithor, and may bo had of J. Gilbert, t ill imitr 1 1 4 _ market; braY" 146, Leaden 63,39 O c x e f rn or h d i - t street; rd S u tari n. e, Tichborne: Re Aut., London ; or.afree' ' by ' post for torty-two stamps, from Leaden or Reatdence. 17. ftedtord-sonare London ATHOLIC LAW AND GENERAL LIFE mil J ASSURANCE COMPANY, 8, NEW COVENTRY-STREET, LEICESTER-SQUARE, LONDON. The FOURT fl 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 is far below the expected mortality, and is especially favourable, when it is remembered how severely the life offices generally suffered from the epidemic of last year. The number of lives assured between the Ist of June, 1649, and the 31st of Way, 1850, was more than double the number issued in the twelve months preceding. Prop,sals were made for 138 Policies, amounting to 52,9631. 2s. 6d.: Of these 123, comprisin g 106 lives, were accepted for 45,1251. 6s. sixteen Policies lapsed, representing 6,0481., upon which 3201. 3s. was received by the Company in the shape of premiums Since the.canmencerrient of the Company to the let of June last, assUre.n , es were effected to the extent of 110,9721. 12s 6d., pro ducing in annual premiums 3,7321. its. 6d. Of these 54 lapsed, amounting to 23,9901. 16e. 6d., of which the annual premiums were 7411. Is., leaving the yearly income on the Ist of June last equal to 2,9911. 15s. 11d. since last meeting loans were applied for to the extent of 17,7001., bnt 1,1831. I,ls. 10d. only was advanced. The Directors were also highly gratified to report that within the last four months they had considerably extended their business on the Continent, having appointed, as Head Agent in France, Monsieur de l'Etang, a gentleman of high standing in Paris, distinguished for his integrity and ability in financial and in all assurance matters, Who. under the sanction and patronage of the Archbishop of Paris, the Cardinal Arehbish - p of Lyons, and Monseigneur Parisis, Eveque de Langres, has already within the last three months effected a cone siderab'e 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 prosceets. ANOTHER FIRE AT GRAVESEND GRAVESEND, OCT. 28.—At about two o'clock on Sunday afternoon smoke was discovered by several persons passing at the time proceeding from the iron grating over the front cellar of the house No. 5, in lle.riner-street, at the corner of the upper and western side of the street turning into the Crescent. So much suspicion was attached to the origin of this fire, that on the information of the police-superintendent and his officers the borough magistrates thought it incumbent on them to institute an inquiry into the matter. Accordingly, this day, Messrs. Oakes (chair man), and Spencer, Smith, and Tickner, held an in vestigation, when the following facts were elicited. Mr. Samuel Marden, a respectable-looking elderly man, stated, after the usual caution against saying anything that might possibly tend to criminate him self, that about seven o'clock on the previous (Sun day) morning he had, with his wife, servant, and a gentleman who lodged with him, got up and pre pared to go by the train to London, but, on arriving at the station, they found themselves too late for the train. They then returned to No. 5, the house he occupied, and prepared to go by the nine o'clock boat f om the Terrace-pier. Whilst so preparing, he took a candle in a bedroom candle-stick, and went down to the cellar to get some coals and wood, to have ready to make a fire when they should return in the even ing. While in the cellar he heard the bell announc ing the time of the boat's departure from the Ter race-pier ringing, and hurried up, leaving the lighted candle he did not know where in the cellar. Mr. Marden went on to give a statement of all that he alleged to have occurred between seven o'clock and the time of going by the steam-boat on Sunday morning so incoherent that it was impossible to find out from it anything that could fix the time of his and his family's departure from the house, and the origin of the fire. The following evidence was taken by the magis trates after Mr. Oakes had stated that the case of this fire, from the information of the police, was of so suspicious a character that the bench of magistrates felt it to be their duty to investigate it in the fullest possible way. The first witness called was a porter of the Diamond Steam-packet Company, who deposed that on Saturday evening, late, he was called to attend at 5, Harmer street, and to remove from there three boxes to the Diamond packet-office, to be sent up by the first boat the following morning. He removed them with the assistance of another porter, and on the following morning, at a quarter past eight o'clock, the man (a tall and thin man, not at all like Mr. Marden) who delivered the boxes to him at No. 5, came to the office, and superintended their removal to the boat about to start for London. He should know the man again if he saw him. He went by the boat on board of which the boxes were put. Mr. Marden here said that he was the last person who left the house on Sunday morning, and that the other man, whose name, as his lodger, he could not recollect, had left that morning by the railway. Mr. Oakes again cautioned Mr. Marden not to say anything that might commit himself, as it would be taken down in evidence against him. Mr. Marden proceeded to state in reply to Mr. Oakes, that he had insured his stock (haberdashery) for 2501., his furniture for 2501., and some glass cases in his shop for 501., on or about the sth inst., through the medium of Mr. H. Newman, of Gravesend, agent for the Phesnix-office, and was also insured, but to what amount he did not mention, in the Metropolitan Insurance-office. The receipt for the premium of in surance in the Phcenix-office he produced, and said his wife had it in her pocket, and that he had not preserved any other receipt, or voucher, or document whatever. COI, T , Lt. , THRTY-FIFTH EDITION. illi llk* I THE RE MEDY FOR THE PREVENTION OF I'lle s . DISEASE. 0$ ?,„,_•,rated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. A IorPICAL Tiro, pi., DISQUALIFICATIONS , GENERATIVE INCA "' Vtrer - "' e --- ~ AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. ptby Do.tid IMproved Edition, enlarged to 196 pages, price , r ,.° • direct front the Establishment, 3s. 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To guard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. EAST INDIA SHIPPING.—The Temindar, from Bengal, has arrived in the West India Docks; sailed June 26, land St. Helena, Sept. 8. The Condor, from Bombay, has arrived off Falmouth; sailed June 29, and St. He- Ilene, Sept. 5. The Vallisneria, from the Cape of Good Hope, has arrived off Falmouth; sailed from Table Bay Aug. 16, St. Helena Sept. 2. The Richird Cobden, from Bombay, has arrived at Lip erpool; sailed July 10. The Agnes, from Bombay, has arrived at Liverpool; sailed June 30, St. Helena, Sept. 3. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 28.—Wind N.N.W.—The British iron brig Josephine, from the Havannah for New Orleans was reported to be ashore at the mouth of the Missis sippi cn the sth inst. The Agnes, from Bombay for this port; sailed July 1, and from St. Helena Sept. 4. From the 16th to the 17th of August, off the Cape of Good Hope, encountered severe weather, and 'since the 12th inst. a continuance of N.B. gales. On the 16th inst., in lat. 49, long. 24, passed the lower mast of a large ship with the rigging over the masthead, aparently not long, in the water. Arrived, the Suffolk, from New Orleans; the Niagara, for New York; the Pegasus, from St. John's, New Brunswick; the Bona Dea, from Quebec. Off port, the Tagus, lowa, Liverpool, and Britannia. STOCKTON, OCT 27.—The France, of Shields, has been put into Middlesborough Dock to discharge, being very leaky and much strained, having been aground. LODONDERRY, OCT. 26.—The Sylvia, from Liverpool for Shields, must discharge part of her cargo to repair. SCILLY, OCT. 26.—A round•sterned schooner, on hoe beamends and all *sails set, was passed on the night of the 22d of October off the Land's-end. Police-constable Wickham deposed that about two o'clock on the afternoon of Sunday, the 27th instant, his attention was drawn to smoke issuing from the grating above the cellar window of No. 5, Harmer• street. Finding there was nobody in the house, he called for assistance, and entered the house through a window, at the rear opening into the garden. Find ing the smoke proceeding from the basement story he went down and opened a - door which led into an in termediate cellar between the back end front kitchens, and which formed also a sort of lumber room. The smoke rushed with such violence out of the door that he was forced to go back, and he then went into the back kitchen, found a bucket with water in it, re turned to the cellar, and poured the water on where he saw some fire. lie then had assistance, and the fire was put out. The large box now produced by him and partially burnt was the first thing he re moved out of the cellar. The smaller box he found close by the partition, with the candlestick in it us it now appeared, and with the remains of burnt wadding extinguished by the water he had thrown on it. The candlestick was quite hot. (Th e candlestick, a brass chamber one, was insert e d i n t o the side, or it might be the upper en d , of the box, of which two sides or ends and the stuff contained in it were burnt or reduced to tinder and cinder. The candlestick could by no apparent possibility have accidentally got into the position in the box in which it was found.) Witness went on to state that he found a quantity of books and other combustible ma terials lying on the floor round and in contact with the box in which the candlestick and the ex pired snuff of a candle were found by him and the other persons who came to his assistance. In the bed• rooms he found the wardrobes —three in number—all empty; one bed was tumbled as if slept on, but there were no bedclothes but an old blanket and counter pane. On a bedstead in another room there was a mattress, but no bedding. In th e s h op h e found no thing but a few triflir q articles of little value, such as gloves and some bonnet-frames. The whole house seemed to have been left in a state of confusion, and with but little of value in it. Mr. Marden had re turned late in the night, but he (witness) had no com munication with him other than telling him how the fire was discovered. Witness had no doubt that but for the timely discovery of the fire the house would have been soon in flames. There was a qu an tit y o f broken timber, an d o th er combustible materials, be hind the partition against which the box with the candlestick in it lay. Above the box, on a sort of shelf, was a quantity of books and papers. Some of them were partially burnt. Some of th e b ooks and papers on th e fl oor were partially burnt. The parti tion itself was burnt through nearly up to the ceiling. It was immediately under the shop. Robert Atkins, foreman of the corporation fire engines, fully corro b ora t e d th e previous witness's evi dence, as ho had arrived at the spot in a few minutes after him. Mr. Henry Newman was agent to the Phoenix In surance Company. The receipt of the policy of in surance for 55C/. now produced was given by him to Mr. Marden on the sth inst. The policy paper had not been sent to him yet, but the receipt bound the company to the insurance. He had surveyed the furniture insured for 250/. when he gave the receipt. Could not say what stock there was in the shop at the time. Had not seen either furniture or stock since the discovery of the fire the day before. Thought there was a sufficiency of furniture in th e house on the day be went to survey it on giving the receipt for the policy to Justify the amount of in surance. Mr. Marden, on being asked by the bench if he had anything to reply to the very serious charge now made against him, declined saying anything more at present, further than that the witnesses tried to make out a case against him. He admitted that he had the lighted candle in the cellar, but was sure that ho did not place it in the box where it was found—if it was found in it. He could not explain bow it found its way there, and he could only say he was innocent of any knowledge of the cause of the fire. Mr. Oakes said the charge was one that the magis trates found themselves compelled to investigate strictly, and they would remand Mr. Marden, who was now in custody of the police, until Wednesday. The prisoner was then removed in the custody of Mr. Superintendent North, to be brought up again on Wednesday. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA. that money there was worth 9 or 10 per cent.; and under such circumstances it was not to be expected that people could give the full price for shares yielding but 5 per cent. Mr. RICHMOND said, that the East India Company could borrow money in India at 5 per cent., and he considered their railway shares to be equal in value to that stock. _ - - The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the office, New Broad-street ; Mr. Ha milton in the chair. Mr. CRAWF3RD said, that their shares were not the same as Government stock. The people in India looked upon railway undertakings as a different sort of thing, and they were perfectly aware of the deprecia tion of railway property in this country, and the va rious contingencies to which it may be liable.. He hoped the directors would have the kindness in future to circulate the report two or three days before the half-yearly meeting. A conversation ensued, in the course of which it was stated that the company had contracted to pay at the rate of 303. per ton for the freight of iron rails from Cardiff to Bombay. That sum included in surance. The freight from Cardiff to London was 10s. per ton, including insurance. A technical ob jection was raised by Mr. Crawford against the ap pointment of Mr. Nicholson as superintending direc tor, with a salary ; but it was contended by Mr. White, the solicitor to the company, the Chairman, and others, that the appointment was perfectly legal, and that it had been sanctioned by the East India Company. Mr. NICHOLSON entered into an explanation of the terms upon which he had consented to join the com pany, and said that Mr. Macgregor, of the South- Eastern Company, and Mr. Laing, of the Brighton Railway, received specific sums for their services, and that these were cases in point, and would meet the technical objection urged by Mr. Crawford against his appointment as superintending director at a fixed salary for the performance of certain duties. of Lord Wharncliffe, the chairman of the comp an y, Mr. NICHOLSON, the superintending director, The CHAIRMAN having apologised for the absenc e pro ceeded to read the report, which stated that the di rectors had little to report as to the proceedings of the company for the interval between the last half-yearly meeting and the present. Daring that period the monsoons had prevailed, and the operations of the en gineers in the fiel d have necessarily been almost sus pended. The surveys of the first portion of the line had, however, been completed before the rains set in ; and the period of the monsoon has been occupied with the completion of the plans, sections, estimates, and specifications. It has been determined to limit the first contract to the line between Bombay and Tannah, a distance of 21 miles, with a branch of one and a half mile in length (of a single line of rails) to the port of Mahim ; and during the construction of the works on this po r ti on of the railway the engineers will be employed in a minute investigation of the country beyond Tannab, with a view lto obtain the best line across the Ghauts, connecting the coast line of coun - try with the interior. It is of the highest importance to the success of this undertaking that the most eligi ble opening through the western Ghauts should be secured. This important point must be ascertained and determined before the works beyond the Tannah estuary can with prudence be commenced. In the meantime the question of the general route of the line in connexion with the resources of the country, is un dergoing the consideration of the Government of Bombay, whose decision the board confidently expect will be speedily pronounced. The directors are about to let the works of the line between Bombay and Tannah, if eligible offers from responsible parties can be obtained ; and th ese works will be pushed on with the utmost vigour and rapidity. The report of Meisrs. lieating and Andert on, the auditors, state d th a t th e manner in which th e accounts have been kept, the economy of the exp en di ture by the directors, an d the control exercised by th e East India Company , afford the most ample securit y to the proprietors . The ac counts to the 30th of June showed that the receipts amounted to 132,0681 ., of which 15,61 21. was re• ceived in Bombay, a n d the e x p en diture to 35,9371 including 6,8481. exp en d e d in Bombay, l e aving ba lancea of 96,131/. Die CHAIRMAN stated, in reply to a question from Mr. Field, that the East India Company would not allow parties to pay up the whole sum on their shares, but when the money was required it would be called up by ingalments. The line was originally intended to extend from Bombay to Callian, thirty-three miles, at an estimated cost of 500,0001., instead of which it was now proposed to make it from Bombay to Tan nah, a distance of twenty-one miles, at a cost of less than 200,0001. Mr. ANDERTON, one of the auditors, remarke(3, that the arrears of c a ll s that, owing to the control exercised over thei r expen diture by the East I nd i a Compan y there was no such thing as spendi ng a farthing w ithout their per mission. only amou nted to 2161.,. and A PROPRIETOR urged the necessity of obtaining an early decision as to the exact situation of their line and station at Bombay, and, if possible, to have a terminus near the shipping. From his long experi ence of the mode of carrying on works in India, he very much doubted the correctness of the paragraph in the report which stated that the works would be carried on with the utmost vigour and rapidity. The report was then adopted, and, after a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors, the meeting separated. estCatierdmlsatA.t einlinmeoivl re port,Th N th ' re -surveyed by the company's . staff, and exertions had been made to ob tain satisfactory tenders from native contractors. to execute the works, but up to the present time without success. In the first place, t h e native contractors were perfectly ignorant of the nature of the works required by the company, a nd were not acquainted with the mode of construction to insure the necessary stability; while the contractors in England . were well acquainted with the mode of constructing railway aindgbetehne adoption of the works, but they knew nothing about the soil of India, the kind of materials to be had, and the capability of the natives to execute the various works. The en gineers had prepared plans and specifications of the works for the inspection of contractors in Bom bay, as well as duplicates thereof for the E ng li s h contractors. On Saturday la st advertisements ap peared in all the London morning papers, th e rail way papers, and the principal country papers, stating that the directors were prepared to receive tenders for the construction of the works. The plans and specifications had been submitted for ap proval, which wa s expected to be given about th e middle of November. It had been arranged, with a view to prevent delay, that the company's e ng i neers shall commence the heaviest portion of th e works andin case a con t r act should be entered into f or t h e execution of the works the contractor should agree to take the works which ma y be executed at cost price deducti ng t h e amoun t f ro m the, specified sum. He conclud e d b y mov i ng the adoption of the report and accounts. PRESTON AND LONGRIDGE• - The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Thursday, Mr. T. B. Addison in the chair, when a dividend of 12s. 6d. per share for the half-year clear of income tax, and payable in January, was declared, the re tiring directors being re-elected. GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN.—WE understand that a meeting of deputations of the Caledonian, the Lancaster and Carlisle, and the Glasgow and South- Western Railway Companies took place at Carlisle on Tuesday last, when, consequent upon the immediate opening of the latter line into England, mutual ar rangements for traffic were discussed in a friendly spirit, and there is every reason to believe that an agreement will be completed of a satisfactory charac ter for all parties. This will prevent any ruinous competition, and at the same time afford every facility and convenience for the public. ASHFORD, RYE, AND HASTINGS RAILWAY. COMPLETION OF THE WORKS. The last link in the great chain of railway coast com munication along the eastern and southern ports of the kingdom was yesterday accomplished by the comple tion of the works on the Ashford, Rye, and Hastings Railway, which is now in a state of such forwardness that it will be ready for opening to the public in the course of a few weeks. A large and distinguished party of the directors and their friends, among whom were several ladies, left the South-Eastern terminus, London Bridge, yesterday morning in a special train shortly before ten o'clock. The Lord Mayor, the Lady Mayoress, the Rev. Mr. Marshall, the Lord Mayor's chaplain, and suite were among the guests invited to be present at the interesting ceremony of inserting the last brick in the tunnel of the Ashford and Hastings line. We also observed Sir Frederick Smith, the Government railway inspector i the Mayor of Rye, Jeremiah Smith. Esq ; the Deputy Mayor of Winchelsea, Captain Southey; the Mayor of Hast ings, George Scriven, Esq ; R. Holland, Esq., M.P., H. Curteis, Esq., M.P., James MacGregor, Esq., the chairman ; and a number of the directors of the South-Eastern line. Mr. RICHMOND said, be had great pleasure in se conding the adoption of the report, and with regard to the accounts he w i s h e d to observe, i n a d d i tion to b n what had b een s t a ted by their worthy audit or, that they h a d b een approve d o f by the E as t I ndia Com pany, a a lrig, p and could no t discover the reason why the pally. lie complained of the course adopted b y some of th e B ombay papers in opposition to th e under shares o f t h e compan y s hould be quot e d i n the Bom bay pafifty per cent. discount, notwith standing the five per cent. guarantee of the Ea s t India Company. Mr. ANDERTON did not consider it surprising that the shares of the company should be quoted at a dis coUut in the Bombay market, when it was known On the arrival of the train at Rye the visitors were received by the mayor of that ancient borough and the civic authorities. There was a band of music sta tioned on the platform, and the station and public buildings were decorated with flags in honour of the interesting event. The Lord Mayor, the chairman of the directors, and the principal visitors were conducted to the sta tion, where an address was presented in the following terms : "TO THE CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. " Gentlemen,—We, the mayor and corporation and inhabitants of the ancient town of Rye, cordially and sin cerely greet you on your arrival hers this day, and on the completion of the works of the Ashford, Rye, and Hastings line. " W e hail it as a prospect of a new era for the benefit of this town, and we hope that you may long cotinue to manage the affairs of this important company advan tageously to the interest of those whom you repr esen t, feeling as we do that, under such circumstances, an op portunity will be atiorded for the development of the re sourcos and energies of those who now respect f u ll y ad dress you, and we give you a hearty welcome. (Signed on behalf of the meeting) JEREMIAU Slum", Mayor. " Rye. Oct. 28, 1850." Mr. MACGREGOR, on behalf of the company, re plied to the address in appropriate terms ' • after which the Mayor of Rye comp li mented the company on being honoured with the presence of the Lord Mayor of London, who was connected by former ties of friendship and long residence with that part of the country. Three loud and hearty cheers were then given by the assembled multitude, the company re-entered the carriages, and the train proceeded on its way to Hastings. In consequence of a slip in a portion of the line near the tunnel, some delay took place when within two or three miles of Hastings. The heavy rains of the last few days having formed a lodgment on one side of the line. at the foot of an embankment, the rails were forced up and displaced for a few yards, and a pilot en gine having been sent on to assist in remedying this defect, the train again proceeded, after having been detained half-an-hour, and entered the long tunnel which forms the terminus of the line close to Hastings. Here a temporary platform and scaf folding were erected, several hundred "navies," each provided with a candle, were ranged on either side, and by the glare of the flickering lights, which served only to render the darkness visible, the Lord Mayor and his suite, and those who were to take part in the ceremony of placing the last brick in the crown of the tunnel, ascended the frail-looking scaffolding at an elevation of some thirty feet above the rails. Mr. MacGregor then, in the name of the company, presented the Lord Mayor with a handsome silver trowel, on which was the following inscription : "Die Lunm, Octobri 28, A.D. 1850. " Presented to the Right Hon. Thomas Farncomb, Lord Mayor of the city of London, by the South- Eastern Railway Company, on the occasion of his Lordship's completing the works on the Ashford, Rye, and Hastings Railway, by inserting the closing brick in the tunnel between Hastings and St. Leonard's." Underneath were his Lordship's arms, the whole encircled by a handsome embossed scroll. The brick on which his Lordship's name and the date were in scribed having been placed in its proper position, the Lord Mayor applied the cement around it with the trowel, drove in the wedges with a mallet, and pro nounced the work complete. Mr. MacGregor then advanced to the edge of the platform and announced the fact to the vast crowd who were assembled in the depths below, and three loud and deafening c h eers were given, the workmen flourishing their lights, which threw a lurid and unearthly gla re over t h e strange and exciting scene enacting apparently in the bowels of the earth. The tunnel in which the ceremony took place is 1,400 yards, or rather more than three-quarters of a mile long, and is within about a mile of the Hastings terminus. It is bricked throughout, and is a very massive and substantial structure. The ceremony having been completed, the carriages again moved forward, and after a brief stay at the temporary ter minus at Hastings proceeded along the curve which connects the new line with St. Leonard's. Here another tunnel, about 700 yards in length, occurs, and here the sa me ceremony of placing the last brick in the crown of the arch was performed by the Lord Mayor in the presence of a still larger number of spectators, and amidst the most enthusiastic acclama tions. The second ceremony was rendered more in teresting from the fact that it took place in the parish of the Mary Magdalene, Hastings, in which the Lord Mayor was born, and in the presence of many Of those early and attached friends who had witce;sed the honourable career of their distinguished towns man, and were now assembled to congratulate him on the occasion of his revisiting his native spot as chief magistrate of the first city of the world. ' The new portion of the line commences at Ashford, and is about 29 miles in length. It passes for the greater part of its course through the flat and fertile district called Romney Marsh, the greater part of the soil of which is so fertile that it is said 12 or 1.5 crops of wheat can be obtained off it without manure, and the farmers in the days of England's agricultural prosperity ware called "yellow pockets." There is as yet only one line of rails laid down over a considerable portion of the line, but the whole of the line is ballasted, and the other line of rails ready for laying, so that.the line can be completely finished and opened to the public in a fortnight from this date. The ceremony of yesterday would have been deferred a little longer, but Monday was the only day the Lord Mayor had at his disposal before the termination of his mayoralty. None of the stations are at present completed, and it will evidently require considerable exertion to have all prepared for public traffic before the end of next month. It is needless to say that Hastings was in a state of unusual bustle, excitement. and animation; and the long line of carriages and cabs as they proceeded through the streets of the town to the hotel, were greeted with loud and enthusiastic cheering. The train on leaving returned to Hastings. The company were conveyed to the Swan Hotel, where an elegant dijetiner was served up. The hour fixed for the arrival of the guests was one o'clock, but owing to the unavoidable delays to which we have referred, it was nearly four o'clock before all were seated, their appetites much sharpened by the delay and the fresh and invigorating sea-breeze of the coast. The chair was taken by James MacGregor, Esq., chairman of the board of directors, who was sup ported on his right by the Lord Mayor of London, and on his left by Sir Frederick Smith, who was pre sent as a guest, and not in his capacity of a Govern ment railway inspector. Between fifty and sixty of the gentlemen connected with the line or the towns through which it passed were present. " The Health of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family," having been given from the chair, and duly honoured, The CHAIRMAN rose and gave " The Health of the Lord Mayor of London," who had that day honoured them by completing the works on the im portant line that connected Hastings with the county of Kent, and formed the last link in the great chain of railway coast communication from Ramsgate to Ply mouth.—(Loud cheers.) As to the importance of the line in a military point of view, he could not speak of it in higher terms than to quote the words of his Grace the Duke of Wellington, who had expressed his high opinion of its importance for the defence of the country, and that opinion had been repeated by one who was distinguished as a states man, who bid fair to follow in the footsteps of him who was " the observed of all observers"—he meant the Marquis of Dalhousie, the Governor-General of India.—(Cheers.) The Lord Mayor had that day shown himself a master workman—he had turned the last link in the chain. •` On the huge anvil forged the massive chain, With cramp in cramp the fabric to sustain." (Cheers.) After complimenting the Right Hon. Gen tleman on the high and distinguished position he had atttained, and wishing him every happiness and pros perity, the Chairman concluded by giving " The health of the Lord Mayor of London."—(Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR returned thanks. He was fully sensible of the great honour they had done him in in viting him to lay the last band to the important work that had been that day completed. He had no doubt that the line which was just completed would prove highly advantageous to a town in the prosperity of which he felt so deep an interest. He should remem ber the present occasion with unfeigned sentiments of pleasure to the last day of his life. He was gra tified to find that while discharging the important duties of Lord Mayor of London he had obtained the approval of his friends and fellow-citizens. He felt proud as a Sussex man of the distinguished posi tion in which he had been placed, and concluded by thanking the company for the distinguished compli ment they had paid him. The CHAIRMAN then gave, " Prosperity to the borough of Hastings." He was happy to think that in the performance of his duty in administering the affairs of the South .Eastern Railway Company, he had been enabled to accomplish a work which could not fail to conduce most materially to the prosperity of that ancient and loyal borough. He had confi dence in himself, notwithstanding what had been said by Lord Dalhousie, that a railway to Hastings would not pay, and that the burden of its construe- tion should be given to those who had already the largest share and the greatest extent of profitable railway communication in the county of Kent—not withstanding all that, he still believed that it would eventually pay, be a profitable tributary to the South- Eastern line, and that the labours of Mr. Hoof, their contractor, and of their able engineer, Mr. Barlow, would be crowned with the most complete success. He begged, in the name of the visitors, to thank the town and corporation of Hastings for the handsome reception they had given them, and would couple with the toast " The health of the Mayor, Mr. Striven."—(Loud cheers.) Mr. SCIUVEN (Mayor of Hastings) returned thanks, and expressed his belief that the completion of the line would materially tend to develope the re sources and capital of the town and district. Ile gave " The health of their worthy Chairman, Mr. MacGregor."—(Great cheering.) The CuaramaN returned thanks in appropriate terms, and gave, as the last toast of the evening, " The Lady Mayoress," to which the Lord Mayor res ponded. The chair was then taken by the Mayor of Hast ings, and Mr. MacGregor and the party who had accompanied him from London returned to their carriages, and proceeded back to Ashford, which they reached at a quarter to nine o'clock. The train the❑ started down the Dover line to Folkestone, arriving there at a quarter-past nine. At the Pavilion Hotel a very sumptuous banquet was prepared by Mr. Breach, formerly of the London Tavern ; and here the capacity of the guests fur the enjoyment of the good things of this life was severely tested by the appetizing temptations set before them for the second time in the course of their interesting. excursion. The exhiliration produced by a long ride through the varied scenery of the SUSSPX coast, the gratifying nature of the proceedings at which they had assisted, and the good humour in which all the party were, all contributed to promote digestion, and to enable the majority to acquit themselves credit . . ably in the eyes of the worthy host of the Pavilion. Mr. MacGregor again did the honours of the banquet to his various guests, and after the dessert had been placed on the table, - The usual loyal toasts were given and cordially re sponded to. The CHAIRMAN then gave " The Army and Navy," coupling with them the names of Sir Frederick Smith and Captain Mercer. Sir FREDNRICK SMITH returned thanks. He had felt great pleasure that day in meeting his friends of the county of Kent, and in accompanying the chair man and his guests to Hastings by the new line. As an officer and an engineer he felt the great import ance of the line the works of which had just been completed. He believed that railways were some of the best defences of the country from foreign invasion. —(Hear, hear.) England did not maintain a large standing army, but she had stout and honest heats— (Cheers)—and he believed nothing would contribute more to give power and affect to their resources than to have points in case of attack at which to concen trate their forces. It was a mistake to suppose that a line merely along the coast was the best for defence; one a little removed from the coast was far superior for such a purpose, and he believed tbat no line could be better calculated for military defence than that which had been adopted by the South-Eastern Com pany.—(Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then gave " The Healths of Mr. Deedes, Mr. Brockman, and the other Members of Parliament who had honoured them with their pre sence." Mr. DEEDES having acknowledged the compliment, The CUAIRMAN then gave " The Health of the Lord Mayor of London.—(Cheers.) He thought it was a thing to be marked that the Lord Mayor of London should complete a great and important national work in the parish in which he was born.—(Cheers.) It was unnecessary for him to eulogise the public or private character of the Lord Mayor, but all who knew him in that part of the country were aware that he was highly esteemed and respected in the town in which he was born ; during his long and honourable career he had done a great deal of good to the district with which he was connected, and had , secured the esteem and affection of his frienhdessnl neighbours.—(Cheers.) After alluding and activity he had that day displayed i t : e hope adjusting the last brick, and expressing a good-humoured th ter he had thrown off the care uld be induced to give up his sin 34 blessedileis and make some fair lady of Kent he4 -, py, by .;iving " The Health of the .4ig - neyor of London." "HI.; The LORD MAYOR returned thanks, expressing his gratification atbeing once again among his old friends in the county of Sussex. The CHAIRMAN then gave " The health of the Meyer of Folkestone." He had long been connected with the port and town, and had done much to pro mote its growing importance; and he believed that the connexion of the South-Eastern Railway with the port had materially contributed to the prosperity of that town. That would be more obvious to them when he stated that no less than 250,000 persons landed and embarked annually at that port. The toast was drunk with much applause. The Mayor of FOLKESTONE (Mr. David Major) returned thanks, acknowledging the great prosperity that the connexion of the railway with their port had conferred upon Folkestone. The Mayors of Canterbury, Hythe, Dover, Deal, and Maidstone also acknowledged toasts in which their healths were proposed. In doing so each put in some separate demand on the company for increased railway accommodation, to which the chairman made polite and politic replies. The LORD MAYOR gave " The health of the Chair man," to which The CuAlamAN respon , led by expressing his regard for the men of Kent, and his hope that in the dis charge of his official duties he had met with their approbation and that of the proprietors of the com pany. ll^ had endeavoured to do so by adhering to a lesson which he had been taught on becoming chairman, by regarding the time-bill issued by the company as a contract entered into between them and the public, and which they were bound strictly' to perform. The company at that .time. had published an ample time bill, and promiseelmuch, though they could perform little. gisendeavoiarliad been to curtail the promises, and to increase the powers of perform ance. He had made many friendships in the county of Kent, but on no occasion had be spent a happier day that the present, nor had he ever felt more gratified than in returning them thanks for the compliment which they then paid him. The CHAIRMAN then gave, " The Health of Mr. Stephen R. Lushington, the apostle of direct railway communication." Mr. LUSUINGTON returned thanks. The last toast given from the chair was " The Ladies," and at a tew minutes before one o'clock the greater part of the company started for London in a special train, reaching the London-bridge terminus, without the slightest accident, at three o'clock pre cisely. The chairman and railway authorities were throughout the day extremely attentive to their guests, and their unceasing exertions contributed much to the comfort and enjoyment of their numerous and distinguished visitors. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, Ocr. 26. STOCK EXCHANGE. The market was rather inactive. The transactions to-day- were as follows :—Great Western, 69%—New, 5% dis.—Midland Stock, 41 74 . LIVERPOOL, Ocr. 28. The market has not been very buoyant to-day, although a fair amount of business has been transacted. The sales re ported are as follow : Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consoli dated, 47 1 4 - Ditto, Fifths, 7% dis.—Ditto, Preference, 12 1 4 —Londor I and ,North- W estern, 117—Ditto, New Quarters, 2 1 4 p.—Ditto, Fifths, 3 5-16 p.—Midland, 417 —Ditto, Halves, 21 13-16 dis.—North Union (B), 170—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 8 'lt—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 3 13.16 dis.—South.Eastern and Dover, 201/4—Shef field, R. B. and G. N. Div., par—York, Newcastle, and Ber wick, G. N. E., purchase. 41 1 1 3 dis.—York and North Midland, 23-. Dublin and Belfast Junction, 2.7 dis.—Midland Great Western, 17 1 4 dis. MANCHESTER, Ocr. 28. The market opened this morning rather stiffly, but this afternoon shares were easier all round, without, however, any serious decline. The following are the details of the day's business:—East Anglian, Preference (6 per cent.), 1 Edinburgh and Glasgow, 25 1 A—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 43 —Ditto, Fifths, 7 11-16 dis.—Ditto, W. R. Union, 7% dis.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 18—Ditto, 10/. Pre ference, 8 4—Ditto, New 61. Preference, 4s. p. South- Eastern and Dover; 20';i—Ditto, Reg., No. 4, 6 3 4 . BIRMINGHAM, Ocr. 26. STOCK Excumtax.—The share market was steady to-day, The only transactions reported were —Shrewsbury and Bir mingham (A), 8N dis.—Ditto (B.), :WA,: dis. —Shropshire Union, :3 .dis. YORK, Ocr. 26. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The transactions to-day were as fol. low:—Great Northern, 14—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 17 A—York and ;North Midland, Preference, 814.. • CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Papers from the Cape of Good Hope have been re ceived to the 14th of August. Affairs at Cape -town were progressing smoothly, and since the final ar rangement of the convict question nothing had occurred to disturb the harmony existing between Sir Harry Smith and the colonists. The accounts , from Natal were encouraging. The new Lieute , cant-Governor was working zealously to bring the Administration into popular favour, and the majority of his measures were regarded with consideration. The developement of the settlement , was gradually becoming more apparent, and the cultivation of cotton was steadily increasing on the sea coast, with every prospect of ultimate success. Great jealousy was manifested by the Boers re specting the admission of strangers into the Vaal River district, and two travellers who had attempted to penetrate into that territory had been compelled to seek another route. Pretorius was still in that neighbourhood, and bad, it was thought, permanently settled down there with his followers. The accounts from the frontier mention that depredations continued to be committed among the farmers by the natives, but excepting in one case where murder is alleged to have followed from an attempt to arrest the parties, they were not commonly of an alarming description. The appearance of Kafir fever at Natal had occa sioned some little uneasiness. With respect to the passengers by the Minerva, the vessel lately wrecked off the port, it is stated that a subscription had been entered into for their relief, and that a memorial to the Government had been signed by many of the leading residents praying for an official inquiry to ascertain if the disaster was owing to accidental causes or entirely to the nature of the coast, so that if the latter should prove to be the case efforts may be made to provide a remedy. " Various rumours," it is remarked, "are of course afloat, but there seems to be a feeling among the in• flueutial class here that any judgment would be pre mature before the result of a thorough investigation is known. They are, however, naturally anxious that this occurrence may not unfairly prejudice shipowner and underwriters against the place. They ,court inquiry on this point. They feel confident that the roadstead is not more dangerous than those of Tale and Algoa Bays; many even contend that it is less dangerous than those places, inasmuch as they are strictly bays, and ships must hold their ground or go ashore. This is a straight line of coast with good anchorage, and there is, it is alleged, a fair chance for vessels to get out to sea. Moreover, when the resources of the colony will enable the authorities to throw open the inside harbour to ships of all sizes, the port will bear comparison in point of safety with any in the world, and ships will find here a harbour such as, with the exception of Saldanha Bay only, does not exist along the whole southern coast of Africa." POST-OFFICE' NOTICE. MAILS FOR CALIFORNIA AND - 6RIGON VIA CIIAGRES AND PANAMA. The following notice has just Leen issued by the authorities.— "General Post-Office, October, 1850. " Henceforward all letters for California and Oregon, not specially addressed to ho forwarded by any other route, will be transmitted by the West India mail packets to Panama, whence they will be conveyed to San Francisco by the mail packets of the United States. " The combined British, New Grenadian, and United States post:ge upon such letters will be— For a letter not exceeding half an ounce in w 2s. 9d.eight ... For a letter exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding an ounce and so on. ... ss. 6d. "Newspapers will be liable to a combined postage of 2d. each. " These rates must in all cases bo paid in advance." DINNER TO 11. TAYLOR, ESQ., CHAIRMAN OF THE COAL TIZADE.—On Tuesday, a public dinner was given at the Assembly Rooms, Newcastle, in honour of Hugh Taylor, Esq., Chairman of the Coal-trade Committee of Northum berland and Durham. The number of guests were about 100, consisting for the most part of gentlemen connected with that trade, and some of the principal inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood. Matthew Bell, Esq., M.P., was in the chair, supported on his right by the henourable guest, John Clayton, Esq. (Town Clerk of N ewcas tl e ), Ralph Dodds, Esq. (Sheriff of Newcastle), and George John son, Esq., of Wiilington ; and on his left by the lion. H. T. Liddell, Rev. Mr. Shield, of Morpeth, and Christopher Blackett, Esq. The vice-chairs were filled by Joseph Lamb, Esq., of Axwell Park, and H. Stobart, Esq , of Etherley. We also observed Nicholas Wood, Esq., of lletton ; N. Flews, Esq., of Darlington; T. J. Taylor, Esq., of Earsdon ; N. Hindhaugls, Esq. ; John Carr, Esq., of Roseworth ; A. L. Potter, Esq. ; James Loch, Esq. ; R. P. Phillipson, Esq.; Matthew Plummer, Esq.; Robert Plummer, Esq. ; William Armstrong, Esq. ; James Morrison, Esq., &c.. &c. The re pastn was of the most sumptuous character. Mr. Taylor, on o _ his health being drunk, pointed out the importance_ ossfmaefs ofd understanding being promoted amongst the c condition of the coal trade Durham the), co f cordially yu nitunited Northumberland, and d and pted statedsuita suitable his present disastrous and depressed, mbee'aslieufretsh,atthief Liddellr. and other speakers echoed the same senti. 3 re ea tu rs r. p i a n s g t, p i r s o o s t p tl e d ri 7 3 l . t . h T in h a e h r:t i n n c . h i fortnight o e n x ti c n h u a e n d g n e ‘ f v o r fo o r n il e % o a f r company separated.—Sundfrland Hera ld. been una g i t t e y n P and ev ad r e e d s p othe de d m t e O e , t t n he DEEE.—On Friday morning a stag of Afterrn'G'iltGseAavxnerdTalleatoasfetesli feeling had of enormous size passed through the (-ieneral Railway station, from Atholl Forest to Edinburgh, for the purpose of being stuffed. Its weight was upwards of twenty-two stone. The antlers were of great expansion, and each spread into nine branches. DISPUTED MITE POLICIES. " A trial of considerable Interest to Life Assurance Offi ces and the public was concluded yesterday in the Court of Exchever. The Eagle Company held a policy for an assurance of 539/. in the Albion Company as security for an advance, 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 hem a man of hi temperate habits was concealed from the office. The chief evidence turne upon the question as to the degree of intemperance that had been exhibited, and the recruit was, that a verdict was giticll against the resisting office, not only for the amount of the policy, but also for 401. interest from the date when it became due. The circumstance Of the action being brought by one office against another presents a striking illustration of the uncertainty which may attach to all po licies under the present system, and shows that the only mode by wlrch absolute security can be obtained by the public must lie in the general adoption by Assurance Offices of the plan of proteeting them selves in 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 offices are found to be diametrically opposed in their opinions as tc what can properly invalidate a claim, and yet the public are expected to be able to genre themselves against such contingences. Similar cases have occurred before, and even if they were more rare, they would seriously injure the progress of life assurance. The very principle upon which the business is founded is the removal of uncertainty, and whenever that principle is counteracted in the slightest degree, tae people who would be the first to resort to its advantages are the first to be deterred."—Times, July 11, 1850. T HE LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE POITCY COMPANY No. 72, LOMBARD-STREET, LONDON. TRUSTEES. Car , pbell Renton, Esq., M.P. I Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. [chard Mains, Esq., Q.C. James Fuller Madox, Egq. William Wilberforce, Esq. DIRECTORS, William Adams, Esq. John Atkins, Esq. Ilenry Augustus Bevan, Esq. J. Thompson Brainviell, Esq. J.tut liangerfiad, Esq. 0 , urge Cumming, Esq. Robert Henry Forman, Esq. John Hamilton, Esq. James Fuller ➢ladox, ESq. , John Matthews, Esq. C. Octavius Fantail, Esq. AuMos.& Turner, Esq. William D. Starling, Esq. David Henry Stone, Esq. SECRETARY—David Alison, Esq. Itsramts—The London and c , unty Bank. PADDINGTON LOCAL BOARD. 24, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware.road. Rev, ..larnea Shorn°ld Boone, A.M., Stanhope-street, Hyde-park. Captain Creed, Norfolk-crescent, Oxford-square. Charles Pemberton, Esq., EastbMtrue-terrace, liple-park„ and Lin- 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. Secretary, Chas. Hogkton, Esq. The POLICIES of this Company, being INDISPUTABLE, form Family Provisions and Negotiable Securities, for their validity is not dependent, as in the case of ordinary Policies, upon the import of pre't•tous reports and other documents. - - - • Owing to this important improvement in the practice of Life As surance, the progress of this Company has been rapid from the com mencement of its business, and is steadily advancing. Copies of the Report of the last Annual sfeeting will be forwarded, on application, to Solicitors, to whom Commission is allowed. ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, Manager. ..:.7 , ‘ l! tjsi - 0 bad lon, LOA lops Ori ; , 141 boioi re ° I PO ~1 ~~