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C °N TRACTS for SALT BEEF and PORK viatioenvfetrhe Cure of the *United Kingdom, or any Foreign Couurry l 'ePartment of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Th e , Services, Somerset-place, January 24, 18 51 . otefehietute tad.ssioners for executing the Office of Lord !Bah Admiral Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give theca, that on TIIGB,SDAY, the 27th February next, at One o'clock, etvrit ACT r eatlY to treat with such persons as may be willing to for the supply f R gnarl rity of f ~t he Lure SALT MEAT , wh t „ oev Of the United I,iiigdoni, or 'of any Foreign County tierc e , equal to 2,000 tierces of Navy Beef, and to 6 , 000 kla e " , avy Pork (in separate tenders), all of the cure of the ati the their Lordships reserving to themselves the po h we e r, s it for suee‘tenders are °paned, of contracting either for the wol , part thereof only, as they may deem fit, or of not ceora - ~ in wlg for any Eye g qUalitY. part; and also an unlimited power of selection, it4eTtrider. bdtti for Beef and Pork, to specify where the meat o be cured, and a separate price for each denomination of Rem therein. • to be delivered four-tenths in tierces and six- f tenths ie i h n %Par r , d a quantity of Pork eq uAI to 100 tierees, (and e Is t 1 0 6 14 ;inders are to be made), to be delivered in casks, contain - Met), and of the remaining quantity of Pork nine-tenths to ben Nt0;4t4,111 tierces, and the remaining one-tenth In barrels, into Ind wit tad Victun such pr StroortioD n ores at s pe as shall hereaftertford, Portsmouthbe th, P y ree mot t e d Uwline , i the following periods,:— munder(l4e-half of tech on or beiure the 31st March, 1851, and the re bchbienloq°uFaiTtittty°nor before the 31st May, 1651, and to be paid for for at fight, but not during the first period of delivery, beyond that specified. thin, nditißns of the contract may be seen at this office, or by l ier Il e t ,-- Qt , he Agent for the Victualling at Cork, or to the Collector , s or to th, k T L Y'sCustoms at Limerick, Belfast, Waterford, and ewr3 , -.Neat Secretary of the Postmaster-General at Dublin, or to the lro gent for Transports at Leith. for the Will be admitted for a less quantity than 300 tierces, ex . 4 e quantity to be delivered in casks, containing 1001bs. N° FEBRUARY 17, 1851. . 18,222.] LONDON, MONDAY EV '• NI 0, S [PRICE SD. HE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. r Incorporated by Charter 17th September, 1549, for receiving deposits at interest, discounting bills, making advances on approved securities, granting cash credits, and transacting every other descrip tion of banking business on the Scottish System. The hours of public business are from Nine sat. till Feur P.N. daily. CIOYMINOB. JOHN MACGitEGOR, Esq., M.P. DEPUTY-GOVERNOR. CFIARLLS WALTON, Esq. •lIIILECTOIS. NATIONAL LOAN EQUITABLE FIRE 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON. DTsac t*T. LAMIE MIJRR •W. A. B. Bennett, Esq. *Hugh Croft, Esq. tElliotson, M.D„ F.R.S. *Ralph Gough, Esq. *M. C. Maher, Esq. *John Moss, Esq. • • FUND LIFE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES IMPORTANT TO ILEADZI • ELEGANCE AND ECONOMY wmg/,,f1),‘ • , AND SILVER ' SUPERSEDED. Nos. 41 and 42, 13AR81C.A.174 SEND EIGHT POSTAGE. STAMPS, and by return, and pott free, you will 'get a handsome teaspoon of CHARLES WATSON'S SOLID ALDATA PLATE.' This beautiful material has now enjoyedan tuiparalleled success for ten )re Irs: It has sarrived all other .solid sub,titutes ; ha, gone the circuit of the globe; has been tested for its sweetness and purity, in all climates, toe every domestic use; and, however uto pian it may appear to the Sceptical reader, C. WATSON stak6s his reputation on its possessing all the essential attributes of Silver, both in wear and sweetness. His establishMent also contains every article In electro.plate, from the most neat and simple to the most costly auctrbcherelni. Knives and Forks, Paper Tea-Trays, Dish Covers, and an endless variety of Jewellery. [CIAL CATALOGUES. tr Advertisements to be classified are requested to send them to the FXHIBITION OFF_ A PARTIES who wish their under any of the following heads i Office immediately:- 1. Literature and the Fine Arts. 6. Places of Public Amuse 2. New Inventions. mint. 3. Agricultural Machines and 7. Places of Amusement. Implements. S. Railway and Steam-boat Ar. 4. Insurance Offices. raugenients. 5. House Agency—. Hotels, Ta- 9. Miscellaneous. verns, and Lodging-houses. WM. CLOW SPICER BR( Official Catalogue.Office, 29, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. .7, Esq., Chairman. , *John Rawson, Esq. *John Shaw, Esq. • t*Edmund S. Symes, Esq, tsClement Tabor, Esq. t Joseph Thompson, Esq. t*Augustus Vigne, Esq• We have received the fads journals of Situtday and of yesterday. M. Moogtuan, Chef du Cabinet of the PRNSIDENT of the Republic, has addressed the following letter to the editor of the Pays :-- " Sir,—You have just opened a subscription at' the offices of your estimable journal, natwithstanding the declaration of the President of the Republic that he would accept none. That declaration, nevertheless, could neither give rise to any doubt; nor any exception. It is a sacrifice without reservation to the repose of the country. Under. whatever form, theref)re, the funds may be collected, whatever destination may be assigned to them, the President cannot 'accept them. Ile charges me to repeat this in the most formai manner; and while thanking those persons whose persevering regard would induce them to co operate with your personal devOted ness, he begs you not to follow up this projected sub scription. Accept, Sir,. the assurance of my dietitiguialted and devoted sentiments." . . The Pays state's that the' PassinENT of the Re=) public has given orders for the sale of 'Most of his ' horses, and that two . valuable English' horses, re cently imported, have already been sold. ' The horses of the PRESIDENT which were at St. Cloud have been brought to the stables in the Rue .Montaigne. - The Assembly, at its rising on Saturday, adjourned to Thursday, -in order to give to the Members an op portunity of examining in their bureaux the Bill on communal and departmental organization. The PRESIDE/41T of the Republic has it in contem plation to propose to the Assembly a series of mea sures for the amelioration of the condition of the la bouring classes, which measure s , having been sub mitted by him to the Odilon Barriot, in, 1849, had been by them rejected es havinga tendency, to Socialism. The ,French Cabinet has sent in A protest to the Court of Vienna against the proposed indorporation of the Italian sod Sclavonian provinces of Austria in the German Confederation; and the French Govern ment has received - assurances from the English Ca binet that Englard will remain the firm ally of France, and will waist her in repelling arty aggression on the part of Austia. An army of observation will be ordered to the German and Italian frontiers. The Moniteur announces several changes among the general officers in command of brigades. General HERBILLoN has been appointed to the Ist brigade of the 3d division of the army of Paris; General LE VAILLANT to the command of a subdivision at Toulon ; General MELLINET to that of a brigade of infantry at Lyons ; and General NOEL to that of a sub-division at Alencon. The Five per Cents. were done in the Passage of the Opera at 96f. 75c. 13USINESS DUNE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Fan, 15. Boulogne and Amiens, 9% ex div. Ceetral of France (Orleans and Vierzon), l 6s—Luxembourg, 2 %—Namur and Liege, 83/—Northern of France, 15 I A—Paris and Stras bourg, In—Rouen and Havre, 11—Sambre and ' , dense, 3% —Tours and Nantes, 5% ex div. John Macgregor, Esq., M.P. William Daniel Owen, Esq. Thomas Ritchie, Esq. Charles Walton, Esq. GENERAL MANAGES. Hugli Dines Cameron, Esq. STRAND BRANCH-429, STRAND. Mark John Currie, Esq., Manager. ISLINGTON BR INCII-97, GOSWELL-ROAD. William Koch Milwaril, Esq., Manager. LAMBETH BRANCH-77, BRIDGE-ROAD. Mill Pellatt, Esq., Manager. Loran de Wolfe Cochran, Esq. Thomas Fulton Caldbeek, Esq. Edward Esdaile, Esq. John Gwynne, Esq. AUDITOR. tPTASSOT Wheatstona, F.R.S. fJ. Elllotson, 31.15„ F.R.S„ 37, Conduit-street, EURORON. _ _ ES and SONS, Printers. 31'HERS, Wholesale Stationers. New Bridge-street, Bla2kfriars. In a few days, r IIE MORAL and SANITARY ASPECTS of the NEW CENTRAL CATTLE MARKET Proposal of the Corporation of Lendon. Illustrated by Plan and Diagram. By J. STEVENSON BUSHMAN. M.D., Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Senior Physician to the Metropolitan Free Hospital, Author of " Cholera and its Cures," &c., &c. W. S. Orr and Co., Paternoster-row. t*E. S. Symes, Esq., 77, Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square. ACTUARY. t * W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq,, F.R.A.S., &c. SECRETARY. *D. T. Lyons Clanchy, Esq. SUPERINTENDENT. W. A. Hawkins, Esq. • Albata Plate. Good Strong • Fiddle. Fiddle. Threaded, E'ectrO plated Electro- Threaded Fidd 13. Doz. Doz. Doz. - Doz. Doz. r. d. S. d. s. d. 's. d. s. d. Table SpoOns .. 16 6 21 0 30 0 45 0 63 0 Table Forks .... 16 6 21 0 30 0 . 4 45 0 63 0 Dessert Spoons.. 12 6 16 6 25 0 36 0 43 0 Dessert Forks .. 12 6 16 6 25 0 36 0 42 0 , Tea Spoons .... 5 6 8 0 13 6 , -.16 0 30 0 . —„..- . nuN a n „,,will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, b elq~' un ced Unless the party attends, or some person on his Ey41417 a uthorised in writing. !Oc t " , ten ler 'mist be addressed to the Secretary of the Ad- Tena2 ll . bear tel the left-hand corner of the envelope the.words 'for Salt Meat " and "-Comptroller for Victualling," and le tte r l 4, n l4 ...lelivered at' Somerset-place, and be accompanied by a 0 .1 two responsible persons, engaging to become hound - "tint o r th non tendering, in a sum equal to 251. per cent. on the ' .. " 4 contract, for the dile performance of the same. WEST MINSTER SUB-OFFICE-22, YOLK-STREET, WEST. MINSTER. Mr. Thomas Binge, Agent. SOLICITOUS ♦ND SECRETARIES. Messrs. Mullins and Paddison. TERMS OF BUSINESS, Until further notice. ANKEAS. t*Messrs. Glyn, HaMita, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street. abwiTons, • ♦Messrs. Sutton, Ewens, Ommanney and Prudence, 6, Basinghall• street. *W. Tatham; Esq„ 2?, Throgrnorton-street. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE OFFICE. CAKTAL —500,0001. 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 Table the Assured is entitled, at any time, to receive At interest en immediate advance, to the extent of one-half the amount or , 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 cue-half of the annual payments will be returned by the Society. Lapsed Policies may be renewed without line, on proof of health and payment of arrears of Premium without interest. THE RACING TIMES and SPORTING JOURNAL. On WHDNESDAY, the 26th of February. will be published the FIRST NUMBER ofd new MID-WEEKLY JOURNAL, devoted exelu.sively to Racing matters. , An Extra Number will appear on FRIDAY, the 28th, containing a detailed account of the Liverpool Meeting. Price 3d. ' stamped, 4d. A prospectus will be forwarded on application. Office, 16, Bolt-court, Fleet-street. Deposit Accounts—Three per cent. pet annum, reckoned from day to day, on all deposits for six months, and the interest paid monthly, or accumulated half-yearly, at the option of the depositor. Special Deposits for shorter or. longer periods than six months, will be received on such terms as may be arranged in each particular case; and depositors may have in exchange the Promissory Notes or Bills of the Bank, which bear interest, and are transferable and negotiable. The rates of interest at present are, for all periods from two to four months, one per cent. ; from four to six months, two par cent. ' • and for six months, three per cent. per annum ; and the in terest continues to accrue at the rate specified in each note, until it be presented at the Bank for payment. In dealings with parties requiring guarantees - in providing for payments at distant dates— A WEDDING RING AND A GUARD RING for 21s. Loth of them sterling gold and stamp e d. Parties at any dlstauce, by ' cutting the circle of their finger on a piece of card, and enclosing it with a Post-office order, will have them sent by return of post. This is an agreeable and pleasant mode of purchasing these arti cles, and saves a personal application. • , A Gold Chain for either Lady or Gentleman] Neighing half an, ounce, 40s. ; an ounce, 80s. L A MPS.—THE PATENT CANDLE 'LAMPS have obtained for themselves a deserved and unrivalled superiority, and reasonably so. Oil Lamps are most offensive to the smell, and the ephemeral Cam phine emits such smut and unwholesome effluvia as to injure health and ruin dresses, &c., whilst the Caudle Lamp is inodorous and pare. 'CHARLES WAT- 1 011 - invites the public to an inspection of the above, in every variety, commencing with the Queen's Lamp, from 2s, to 263. ; the mid size, from 12s. to 355. ; and the magnum, from 355. tp fiveguineas. Candles for the above at the lOwest price in the trade. COMMUNION SERVICES of all sizes. ESTABLISHED in 1795. 2 -Address, 41 and 42, Barbican. Merchants, Shippers, &c., allowed a liberal discount. A Catalogue sent post free. All goods axed if not ap proved of. • Carriage paid to any part of the lijitgdom. e' 4I RA.CT for BLANiiIETS for the TRANS he,,_• • PORT SERVICE. t r' ,, Lielit-of the Co iiptroller for Victualling and Transport .„ 41 1e Services, Somerset-place, February 15, 1851. "`,, th il l`m, ssleners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral ti;`, Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give ..."` 1)4 TRUXSDAY ' the 6th March next, at One o'clock , they " 4,1 fo—.4Y to treat with such 4"1 persons as may be to Con - 11 3,1e r N:„".,P 1 Zing and delivering , into the Transport willing Stores, in - 4 ' l lard at Deptford, gait 10,000 BLANKETS. li terw ar ,i l lin two 'months , and the remainder within two months 1. 4 Pittt;Z„ fr °,,nik the day f treaty. 4,:-.2te01;114-tc;:tiz'ownei stiati Blanket, and the Conditions of the Contract may notte. be received after One o'clock as the day. of treaty, 44th w, unless the p arty attends, or an agent for him t kerY 1 ,413*1 , writing, , Itz am rider must be addressed to the Secretary of the Adm ... 1- t t i m kikete,.. b in the left-hand corner the' words " Tender .. .oz . tt - paniezit an d must' also be delivered at Somerset-place. _ ng be, orne. Y a letter signed bY two responsible persns, enga_gt_ "the d„ rid with the ,person tendering in eon DI OWL s'e Deforrnance of the Contract. fIURTAINS and CARPETS.—SENVELL and Co. beg respectfully to inform the nobility, gentry, and families tarnishing that they have arranged their STOCK for the spring much earlier than usual, and which is now complete, consist ing of Axminster, Aubusson, Turkey, Tapestry, and Brussels Car pets of the best qualities and newest designs. An immense stock of beautiful materials adapted for drawing, dining, bed-room, portiere, and Swiss muslin curtains. *Sewell arid Co. solicit an early inspec tion ; they having made,largi arringeMents previous to any ad , vance, will be enabled to °ger them to the , public, much below the manufacturer's price. in making remittances—when travelling abroad, and for other uses. these notes afford to private parties, as well as to commercial and business men, peculiar advantages. The stamp duty on the six months' notes for all sums of 1001. and upwards, is paid by the Bank. Notices of Assignment of Policies registered and acknowledged, so as to maks them available as securities in the hands of third parties. Drawing or Current Accounts—One per cent. interest, reckoned from day to day, is allowed en all balances, constant for the half year, of 1001. and upwards; and two per cent. on all inch balances exceeding 2001. ; but the permanent maintenance of any balance is not insisted on, when the party has. not also a dis count account, while the charge for keeping drawing accounts will, in ordinary cases, not exceed the gratuities customarily pakito clerks in private banks. , Cash Credit Accounts will be grantea to respectable parties on real or personal security, or such guarantees as may be satisfactory to the sank. A commission of one per cent. half-yearly is charged on the amount of the credit, but interest (5 per cent. per an num) will be debited on the balance only of actual cash from time to time drawn out by the party after deduction of the sums paid in. To shareholders and depositors tor new shares the commission en cash credits will be but a half per cent. half-yearly. All accounts are balanced half-yearly. Advances or Loans on marketable securities readily convertible, will be made at rates proportioned to the nature and value of the security in each case. Na Entrance Fees or anyother charge beyond the Policy Stamp. The present nnual income Of the Society from Premiums is 63,0001.; the amount covered by the Policies of the Society is 1,781,5801.; and the reserved profit, applicable to future bonus to the Assured,' amounts to 412,415414.6 d. At the last annual inves tigation, reported in hray, 1830, the bonuses declared to the As sured worektitooppon of a retie/woof 16 per cent. on their Prenilams hfcaih, bra revereiessaap.sulditidisiaa.th, each Policy varying from 20 to 65 per ce EXAMPLES OF BONUSES ALI Compton Hou-se, 44, 45, 46, Ohl Compton-street, and 46, 47, Frith street, Sohe-square. Upholitery work executed in the beet manner to the newest designs. original sant assured by ►t. THE HUILAN HAIR. ROWLANDS' MACAS SAR OIL is justly renowned throughout the world for its remarkable virtue*. in nourishing, preserving, and beautifying the human ha/sow-der operation in cases of baldness is peculiarly active; so that, in numerous instances wherein other remedies have been tried in vain, ROWLANDS' 3IACASSAR OIL has superseded the ornaments of art, by effecting a complete restoration of beautlfitl hair. In the growth of whiskers, eyebrows, and mustachios, it is also unfailing in its stimulative Operation. For children it especially recom mended, as forming the basis of a beautiful head of hair, and rendering the use of the fine comb unnecessary. Price 3s. 6d. and 7s. • or family bottles ( equa l t o four small) at 10s. 6d.; and double that size, 21s. Csnzion.—On the wrapper of each bottle of the genuine article are these words in two lines, "ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL." The same are engraved on the back of the wrapper nearly 1,500 times, containing 29,028 letters. Sold by A. Rowland and Sons, 20, Hatton-garden, London, and by all Chemists and Perfumers. ~~ .EADY DECLARED. IF YOU DESIRE REALLY WELL-POLISHED BOON, USE BROWN'S ROYAL MELTONIAN B LACKING. It renders them be au tif u ll y soft, durable, and waterproof, while its lustre equals the most brilliant patent leather. Price the same as common blacking. Made only by E, Brown, the inventor, and sole manufacturer of the De Quiche Parisian Polish for dress boots and shoes, and waterproof varnish for hunting boots. Manufactory, 25, Broad street, Golden-square. Patronized by the Court and Nobility, and to be had at all the principal shops throughout the kingdom. „ea To "'AA of ST. GEORGE, HANOVER SQUARE. ,Oroc:labd Mealmen B tchers Cheesemongers, Cornchandlers, vol ot 7. C , Potato-dealers, u' Oilmen and Tallowchandlers, ,:h, and Coffinmakers. . kt : ) re :Pa,' a : e willing to CONTRACT with the Governors and of r for gi.. -- „. - oor of the said Parish for supplying the Two Work '4ollths, from the 25th day of March, to the 29th day loeu'; 1841 + may deliver in their sealed proposals at the li` i std 3 ' n 31- cunt-street, on or before Ten o'clock on FRIDI.T, 44 , 10n s tot th in Ult b e — "ering must be in attendance at that time, and all Ten p ia„- 0,t1; which upon and s in accordance with the printe tia l „Lhich may be trictly obtained on application to the Master In Mount-street, as well as any further particulars. rerma ..,:4 Annual Policy Bonus in nent Be- Age. 4 Pre- taken addition Bonus in duction of mime• out in to Sum T. w Cash. Annual Assured. Premium. - -. X s. d. £ s d. X s. d. 1837 292 6 9 139 16 9 22 13 1 1338 267 11 4 126 17 2 19 19 7 1839 241 18 6 113 17 7 17 8 8 4 4 s.d. 1840 193 12 6 93 16 8 14 •10 SO 1000 74 3 4 1841 189 12 6 89 510 13 811 1842 162 16 8 76 18 4 11 8 3 1843 115 10 10 55 10 10 8 110 1844 77 19 2 38 15 10 5 9 11 1845 66 15 0 44 10 0 4 10 1 0........„, .•........-. ......... Discounts of approved Bills of Exchange will be made to parties having drawing accounts, and keeping balances of nut less than one-fourth of the amount of their discounts. All Bills for Discount must be lodged daily before 12 noon, and net called for till after 2 P.M. Remittances will be made to, and Bills collected in, any place in England, Scotland, or Ireland, or on the Continent of Europe, where there is a banker. .. . N EW IRON COUCH BED, 2/. 105., with mattress and chintz cover complete ; it folds up in the smallest compass, and forms a complete bed, couch, or settee. To invalids, officers, housekeepers, travellers, and emigrants it is in valuable. A choice selection of iron and brass bedsteads for fur nishing, travelling, or exportation, from 155., to the more elabo rate designs in four-post, Arabia's, and French bedsteads, cribs, &c. Improved spring mattresses, luxurious French ditto, and every description of bedding, iron rocking chairs, barrack furniture, and camp equipage. Designs free on application. THOMPSON, 11G, Long-acre. Extensive Travelling Leave 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 an—Moderate and equitable Rates or Premium for each class of risk—Annual division of Profits. TELLIGEN CE. BY order. T. B. CHAPPELL, Clerk. Gc . AL STEAM NAVIGATION 03 / 7 .AN T ,.. - ..str —-• • (Incorporated by Act if Parliament.) 71, Votin e is *et. l'e k ebY givon, that the HALF-YEARLY GENERAL ti e : ro Parin s ", e ' PROPRIETORS of this 'ompany will be held at St I , 'Ake, 71, Lombard-street, on TUESDAY, the 25th oketiki c t "* o'clock precisely, pursuant to the Act of Parliament, 1 en dillt the n ktr e tuual business ad to declare the Dividend for the • 31st December, 1850. ton,, By order of the Directors, ebr 'arY 1, 1851. MARTIN PRATT. Dividends, &c., will be received for shareholders or customers, without charge. No Christmas-box nor gratuity Is allowed to be received from a customer or applicant by any one in the Bank's employment. RING MEETING. Doncaster Handicap. Yrs st lb Reversion ....... 57 3 Abd-el-Kader Lecomte 6 7 2 PAchranthes ...... 1 Scarborough YEsculapius Nancy 3 6 7 The Saxon 3 5 9 1 Heart of Oak 3 5 7 The Little Fawn • NEW SHARES. The directors intend, pursuant to resolutions confirmed by the pro prietors, to issue a limited number of new shares of 1001. each, giving a preference in the allotment to the present proprietors and customers of the Bank, iu the order of their applications, and payment of 501. per share us required by the charter. This sum wi lbe received by instalments of such amounts and at such times as may be agreeable to the applicants, who shall enjoy interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum from the dates of payment of the instalments till allotment, and be ertitled to participate in the first half-yearly dividend which shall be made after allotment; and a premium of 2/. per share (to be added to the reserved fund) is to be paid by the allottees on the is- ue of the certificates. Any applicants to a hom shares may not be allotted, will receive back the amount of their payments with interest at the rate above mentioned. Forms ot-application for new shares, or from parties desirous to open accounts, will be supplied at the Bank, or sent by post to any who may require them. By order of the Court of Directors, HUGH INNES CAMERON, General Manager. 16, Tokenhouse-yard, Feb. 11, 1851. pLANTAGENET GUARD RAZOR. The passenger by sea, the sick in bed, the paralysed with out a glass, and the nervous and blind without fear, can use the Plantaganet Razor, and effectually remove the beard without cut ting the skin. In every variety of Tortoiseshell, Motheropearl, Ivory, and Black Handles. C. STEW AR r & CO., Patentees, 22, Charing-cross, London, and may be ordered of any Cutler, Hairdresser, or Bookseller. Descrip tive particulars sent post free. The difficulty of collecting the elements on which to proportion rrenalum 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 < n, 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 proportioned to the risk. SPAIN. PROFESSOR BROWNE'S CHIN COM FORTER surpasses everything yet produced for a comfortable shave. Its fine, rich, and emollient cream lather gives the chin a luxuriant coolness, softens till beard in a surprising manner, and makes shaving a luxury. Sold in square cakes, 6d. each, and to be had of all stationers, chemists and perfumers, in the United Kingdom, and of the proprietor, Fredk. Browne, 47, Fenchurch•street. Madrid journals of the 11th have been received. It is said that the Count of BEVILLAGIGEDO heal. tates about accepting the post of Political Chief of Madrid, which had been procured for him by the KING Consort. The Count is an Absolutist. MADRID BOLSA, FEB. 11.—The Funds are still flat. The Three per Cents. are reported at 34 1-16 to *; Five per Cents., with current Coupon, 14i ; Coupons, 7j-; Passive Debt, si. Exchange on London, 50 60. 1011 LATE, &c.—Where shall I go to Purchase Se^ond•hand PLATE and PLATED ARTICLES ?—Go to Wit ISTLER'S, 11, Strand, you will there find silver plate, plated articles, gold and silver watches, jewellery, &c. ; electro-plated spoons and forks. E. WHISTLER is in the habit of advancing money upon the above articles, which enables him to offer them to the public at very advantageous prices, Any description of property bought, also taken in exchange for other goods. Whistler's, 11, Strand, opposite the Golden Cross. A te_ , 11,,,... / - 7v. b NioN OF LONDON 5e1,.."-eeir,,e-PORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. 4 4 9 114 •:'.! oi 185 1Eack Prizeholder at the A k nn j ual Dlstribu k:. , ev ed t • select FOR HIMSELF a ,loro Art, as here v ° bee. S ubscriber will have tor each Guinea the choice of one 4 ' 11 (. 11 alter " ,,g r avines,- . The BURIAL OF HAROLD, by F. t hi 1 4,1:1, 4 ,, c • R. l'ickersgill, A.R.A., or " THE VILLA uF Itileihtie Of bY J. T. Welinore, A.E.R.A., after W. T. Leitch, and 1 10; 'I Doe n -- , ",.uod engravings, by eminent artists, illustrating Gold " °I " The Traveller." The " Villa of Lucullus" is now -. • • Ni o ,, GEORGE GOD WIN,) Hon, Secs. LEWIS POCOCK, ft tit 7t- Stra n d . 4 „ REAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. k l'IC) lZ , ,r 4 ll. - pi ts bErA.II,TMENT-DISCONTINUANCE OF ALL i t kk e e, s hi breh, is NOW OPEN for GE ' (I. uOipb c „ e given, that this Railway , si l ist e rn . TRAFFIC to and from London, and all Stations on k i eZtls ' i - h rt t b il e e ru x Railway system . , and to and from London and k t . i o „ ; ar t reeelye o d rtp of Engja ß n o ot ou at o id g in Scotland, . Fees, at, the King's-cross I, ' ': Attila Bull ' and r er M a outh Inn, St. Martin's-le-Grand ; the 14 tikhitie,' Wa rWick•lane ; the George Inn, Borough; Hatchet's , , 4444 --.. it ers e e, „., •- , ellar, Piccadilly ; the Ship, Charlng-crbss and d or t c he s t - terer ", Still,•Oxford-street ; the Boar and Castle tt °Us rehouse, ~ th, wig h . tiSe, Oxford-street. ‘ l4 - t4 Ci tt el ids - Z i s a rt to fetch in goods on application being ma d de i t o lt o h t tr , 04111,41 t a's-le.G ee ' Klug's-crosa Station; or at the Bull Pard. t __ rand. 011,' n /(147.7„7 8 as to Rates, &c., may be ascertained at the Goods StiZetlip ah .' r ess Station, and at all the Stations one the Line. ~' - 'see ess i k . Dock and Waterside Premises, King's-cross Sta- Vti h a lld me,_"le., book the Regent's Canal, and facilities exist for i meet.' a „, 4- "ouin Bar g undercover in the Warehouses. IN4k,-ieett..-"ea Covington g-es I..Vta -'l l-v, 3' ' ill ordr a s n f d or C g o Oods to be conveyed to or from fil l ge t ' eite",," n ar ees, the Docks, sec., &c. addressed to them at i No. No, i," cf n ,"" 4B Basin; Victoria Wharf, Narrow-street, L in.e ts,tclttlen ""° Corn Exchange ; or to 'the Goods Office, King s -62 %-"...._Wi1l Meet with iminediate attention. -"lsregvtnt mistakes all goods should be plainly marked " To N 4 -uy the Great Northern Railway." ilfiei,„ ‘ , SEYMOUR CLARKE, General Manager. k, ,..... : t Pue5, King's-cross Station, • -N oll, Feb. 13, 1851. , %LA IN . ~ ...I\TEy and VALENCIA. RAILWAY. h it. 1 I .Tou i tl it -It t ,,,,ea is hereby given, that the HALF-YEARLYOE h NE Id - Pi r Tle.4 4 o lC of the Shareholders in this Company, will be e deft taw the Company, No. 26, Throgmorton-street, in the 4 0e - l a tietn. ems rEIDAY, the 28th day of February, 1851, at One ti t , Settp_. afternoon precisely. e l led l)4 le, l3 , hereby f Mk r iven that the BOOKS kept by the Niiitsre r i t ,' le Registrfl i tion e of g Transfer of Shares, will be CLOSED , - 'atllie - ,•, *lbl er, the 14th day of February, 1851, to and in .' 1 , ,.. "AT the 27th day of February, 1551. 1 -' . ' JOHN ATTWOOD, Chairman. 4 8reert on GU - -"street, London, Feb. 13,1851. ll kit 1 4 4NTEED PURE COFFEE, ARROW -111,404,, . 1,,, ,, , i n 0i„,,,,,, ,, ci b itOOT, SUGAR, Hotel-keepers, e and the Public.- k l‘ i i i;„::a t 'fi ' o ta tis ed des ca:l rt jo h t u j e o r a o n s s a e l s, which has organized a Commission Of human food, have made important 11 ( 1 , PL l of si a t : t he adulterations which are prevalent. Two shops tell s r", It s , n ' er Y large number, are honourably distinguished in ' 4 ' °e 's . ' T stiT 5t..,-,selling unadulterated Coffees. One of these is ~,,ext t o i'' - ' , S, Tea-dealers and Grocers, 83, Gracechurch 14Nc li! f 4 e ci aceil issioners, e en p q r u e a a li d ty Eagle, where, say the i omm and high flavour" may be obtained. of N4 l 'll ls ' t ldei l l t:J. B,l ., and 2s. per lb. Every article in grocery mu be 'Ned h _ ale character. Orders from the country ()11 b) cash or a reference for payment in London. A CI- ''' YOUN G LADY'S VALENTINE. ,- nice y oung'lar e ,, lady, with a fond intent, ti er sol d a letter to a nice young gent.. _ ttlid n„ ° design, of course, was that of wooing, I ali t ,';„ 4 the season sanction'd her in doing. It h .. i ",L disclose the name of this young lady- No r ga .,t he Tomkins, or it might be Ady ; toril l ;" 1 I name the gent. in this affair, The _oken confidence I cannot bear Th_"ol Matter nothing if his name were Poppy, ' v valentine's the same-and here's Der ‘,„„, A COPY. ~ ! ,4 „ ''f ts 'e ' r , h , when I look at your form. Atm, "g for Your hand to be mine tuY heart has felt warm ," the thoughts of my lov'd Valentine. The 1 h t e ,e;',ant manner you dress 4,1 7 / uI R I I admiration has won, •,.„ think I shall make a g ood guess, ' I hint at E. MOSES and SON. It i rt y fond failing to own But at MY though, s of your fashions are such; ~I :c a l ; t be a i nal nature alone . , Id never delight me so mush. "Asajesses of MOSES and SON • Jklid be auty to beauty, forsooth, To ,ence has my notice been won IllY charming appearance, dear youth. Wet , ,_ re ever united in life 1.47,111ett fancy too fondly supposes), k L. 3,ver we're husband and wife. cis Fill be all through the dresses of MOSES. - ` 4 -..01 2 , tll t te., e .4141a naei for the year 1851, can be had gratis, on e t.,. '1 11 - ' 1 1•1 1 ) e p ur application. kte - ,711 ,'1''- 't of t 1;- and Shawl Departments are now replete with 141 11 ra i s - 4 llY fi e " 1 43°4 ' ..e:' 4 net , tm rtic -e Purchased, either ready-made or made to .14 1 410 11 -r°Ve cl of, will be exchanged or the money re k°44lri;t,,-L. M cl'a.,--Ett,,„ e a and ion regret having to guard the public 'ls t t es s , -4 1 e ,"" , but having heard that the untradesmaulike false 11° si -e t l to nnec ted with them, or it is the same concern, has ,I: b aci S e t° tlie,t Man) instances, and for obvious reasons, they 4, "uide ' eXee "' r e ao connexions with any other house in or out SkBs a ei tv )7, 14 their own Establishments as iollows :- licikZ* Alt tbl lahnient, 154, 155, 156, and nd 157, Mlnories, 83 , a, S ett Wee% -gtc, oPPosite the Church, all communicating. qt . ... en , ,_ thatlfe t . a l treet l ranch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, l'st i lleld ~""P5t t, ,..",. co mmunicating. 11 4, -, er ti. greneb-ealre Rranch, 19, Bridge-street. Ilers, o n, El 36, pa rgate. 14, 1 4k atittilizre Ci t ai nll..a.lfers, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe" , e ll )I Zotutters for Ladies and Gentlemen. 4 Ita bit is i _sze closed from sunset Frida to sunset Sa -4 - r - 8 ,,, , , ,d till Twelve o'clock. , 47 ) Te . C ULV tet i tli,„ ... - b e h .. ) - ERWELL'S NEW WORKS. Oetiate u ee t -- ."" 4 , moafrut., .. ‘s, Sherwood_, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvaiho; each . sa Cornhill ;or direct from the author , te k . e: 441 _, by post, Is. 6d. 1114 4 - 3 , 4 . ,..e ie5Ah ,‘zI"IJOYMENT or LITE. itst u ps i);!1:-....e...:.,te..Feation, and rational Use of Time." Z li,"4, i? ... tat th -- `, lli ulshl g - sPring and Summer Mornings-Ex kittkehbe e`fls isj„ l l l l : 4 c__ ohs of Loncion-The Parks, Lanes, Hills, ICl4.l,l7ll,ll:4,_::TiLossaes, andngothßeart ViegahsantE.Llntacoes-Catomuroitnaryo kt . Occur l4- On Eating Drinking, Bleeping, B l ifling, Air, atiOn, g w., E,. c. ' 1 11;141.°ItEspriii ar_ ri. xtom THE AO'UNTAINS. Two Vols. tm. ll °. Tux Vol I. zAtits LAKES; SKETCH OP EDINBURGH, to. Vol. 11. °I? XILLARNEY ; REMDIISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. k il l% /714 4 T /es 111. °Ss.- liel at tilt,- - - RAT, DRINK, AND AVOID. yon Sr 4.,,,C0 score . 1,,,' is, shat t4 eN, of ~_ years and ten our course may run." N, ',. "hit t , ted h.., ..m., cst every form (cause and cure) of ner old...uesete them"'" tu and enfeebled constitution, that harasses Ote;a-Witiitahr nande, business, or study, and em 'wt-dfir ii rs. s i rules for the diet and physical regu- Iv. k :: Nt b...., 'rite PASSIONS. SOt t , f rethi-z.,0113 hurt the body—what improve, ClAket;.e's i n r i rnect as Athens ever heard." N 4 . 4 " 4 * ch ,- &Tim, age, from infancy to old age. 'the advent •sake l ll /u m ~,',11,81,,Y and its infringements. Tho casualties of . swattve. ldv ocacy eation, with illustrations, graphic. ruirrati.,, 01 early marriages. kik00 4 , 44 : To b,IIIZ 4,-KRIAGE STATE. ,_ ~..., _ or not to be, that is the question." iteit,'Nttryt "try and obligations of nature, soclety, t an e d a z , talbot4 nl ,; (i r rtage, to be obs r &IQ-4424ra lie, - ,f", r4 as to egos e t V ern ed pC b r y al i e th nr com . ple T xi m on, and Ts, ~--: ect,o44-3- olipr:tig, With the art of rinsing them. „i1..7 i t. i and its removal. Sterility and its conversion. t*,,,„,,cl374,:vravraLL M . D.'' 1ta:.7.41,0 year , 1, - _ - 7,.." (..41) ) M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. 4. " '"option b , ,or, i.,ile-f?al and Forer.sic Referee in these Allige o Y tll Ilin, Bvsaings, seven till nine. . '.efient-street. ASLEEPING or ACTIVE PARTNER WANTED, in an old-establis:ted and profitable BUSINESS, reusing umards o , 16,0001. per annum. No premium, but a capital of 4,0001. will be required. The most satisfactory references will be given, and the amount and profitableness of the business clearly shown. Apply, personally, to Mr. Robert Kenyon, Estate Agent, No. 1 Copthall Chambers, Throgmorton-street, City. FLAX AND FLAX-COTTON. Farmers, Manufactures, Unions, and Parishes, desirous of taking Licenses for preparing Flax en the economical and expedi tious process of Chevalier CLAUiSEN may now apply to Mr. J. 8. Christopher, 26, Oresnam-street, London. GUTTA PERCHA BOATS, Sheeting of any length or thickness for the covering of Boats, Lite-Boat Cells, Buoys, &c., manufactured by THE GUTTA YERCTIA COMPANY, PATENTEES, 18, Wharf-road, City-road, London. SMOKY CIIIALNEYS.-NO CURE NO PAY. E. v DOWSON, 123, Oxford-street (five el • doors west of Regent-circus), sole manufacturer of CUNDY'S PATENT REGISTER GRATE, begs to call attention to it, as being the most elegant, inexpensive, and certain Cure for rooky Chimneys. A prospectus forwarded upon application, post free. J. E. DOWSON is also the sole manufacturer of CUNDY'S PA TENT HOT-AIR and VENTILATING STOVE, for Churches, Warehouses, Shopq, Entrance Halls, &c. Patronised by the Society of Arts, in whose rooms, John•street, Adeiphi, it may be seen in con stant use ; and also at Messrs. Hitchcock's, St. Paul's Church yard ; and at the Manufacturer's as above. A prospectus may be had free. MARBLE CHIMNEY-PIECES, GRATES, and FENDERS are on view in the extensive Show Rooms, in great variety, and of the most elegant description, at greatly reduced prices. Every article manufactured upon the most perfect principle. J. E. DOWSON, 123, Oxford-street (five doors west of Regent circus), London. T tIE FIRST HOUSE IN THE KINGDOM FOR FINE TEAS. ro ASSAM SMITH AND COMPANY'S, Number One. r. d. Fine Strong Rough Full-bodied Congou - - - 4 0 Fine True Rich and Strong Souchong - - 4 4 Extraordinary Lapsang Strong Hyson Superfine Hyson Choice Cowslip Hyson In air-tight lead packages of 3lbs. and 41bs., and canisters of 7lbs. and 141bs. Purchasers of chests, half, and quarter chests, are allowed the usual overweight, reducing the price of the liner sorts about 2d. per lb. 1, Coventry-street, Haymarket. ALLAN, SON, and CO., respectfully announce to their Noble Patrons and Ladies generally, that from the unusual mildness of the season, coupled with a desire to facilitate the arrangements they are already making for a grand display of Novelties during the Exhibition of 1851, they have determined at once to dispose of the whole of their WINTER STOCK ; and to effect a more speedy clearance, a considerable reduction has been acceded to in most of the departments. The following are in stances : 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 fifty 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 Coss by Fire are effected by this Company upon every description of Property on moderate terms. Farming Stock insured at 3s. per cent, without the Average Clause. Prospectuses. and every information may be obtained, ou applica tion at the Moe, or to any of its Agents. t National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society. * Equitable Fire t* Both Offices. SILKS. Glace Gros is. 914 d, per yard. Do. do., wide widths, all colours - 2s. 235c1. OP Gros d'Oran, Pharaphanton, &c. &c., in every variety of tint, at Three Guineas the full Dress. Damask Brocades, &c. Stc., light and dark, at Two-and-a-Half Gui- near the Dress of 13 yards, wide width. Several Robes, very magnificent, made expressly as a trial of art previous to those made for the Exhibition, price 3% to 10 guineas. Black Satins, Moires, Glaces, Gros Royal Radzmeres, &c., &c., at a similar reduction. MANTLES. Black Velvet, of Lyons manufacture - 295. Gd. Black Moire, all new Patterns - . 21s. Od. to 251. Oa. Gros Royal ditto - - -21 s. Od. to 28s. Od. Mourning Mantles, ditto - - - 255. Od. to 31s, Gd. A large lot of Coloured Velvet FURS, Mantles - 355. Od. to 42r. Od. Ti,s cad, Tartan, and WOOL SHAWLS, at POSITIVELY HALF PRICE. A similar reduction has been made on Family and Table Linens, French Merinocs, and all the new dresses which have appeared this season, are now ready. ALLAN, SON, and CO., 69 to 71, St. Paul's. To CARPET or ot t e r MAN UFAC PURER. 4. There will s hortly be OFFERED for SALE, a FAOTORY, situated at Barnard Castle, In the county of Durham, lately occu pied by the late John Pratt, Carpet-manufacturer. The property is freehold, much of it newly built, and situate close by the river. It consists of a dwelling-house, warehouse, weaving-shops, dyehouse, stove, engine and boiler-house, and other offices in connexion with the manufacture of carpets; also the looms, steam-engine, boiler, scouring, washing, drying, winding, twisting, warping, and other machines. '1 he dye pots, stove, washing and scouring machines are heated by steam ; all are economically arranged, and in excellent working order. For further particulars apply on the Premises; or to Messrs. George Johnson and Co., Agents, 11, Bow Churchyard, London, executors to the late John Pratt, whe have now room in their warehouses to undertake the sale by commission of manufactured plain or fancy goods, and are ready to make advances in cash, if required. L ADIES' and GENTLEMEN'S DRESSING CASES. .I\IIICHI, 4, Leadenhall-street, London, invites an inspection of his STOCK, which possesses peculiar advantages both in quality and price. There is a general complaint that the internal fittings of dress ing-cases are often very inferior. Those who purchase at Mechi's will be sure of having everything of the best, because he has long been celebrated for the superiority of his cutlery, and has bestowed equal pains in bringing to perfection his tooth, nail, hair, and shav ing-brushes, and other necessaries. In fact, he considers it essential that each article in a dressing-case should be perfect in itself, so as to render the whole useful and complete. Those who desire to have particulars, may obtain a catalogue, gratis. The largest assortment in London of papier-mache manufactures, and the usual stock of ar ticles suited for presents. Mechi's peculiar steel razors 7s. and 10s. per pair. Ills magic strops 2s. to Bs. 6d. ; paste 6d. and is. per cake. Cutlery ground and repaired daily on the premises. THIRTY-FIFTH EDITION. CONTAINING THE REMEDY FOR THE PREVENTION OF DISEASE. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. 3N PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE . ew and Improved Edition , enlarged to 196 pages, price 2e. 6d. by post, direct from the Es tablishm ent , 35 . 6 d. in postage stamps, 1:1E SILENT FRIEND, a Medical W or k on R. the exhaustion and physical decay of the system, produced by ex indulgence, the oonsequences 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 the disqualifica tion! which prevent it. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings, and 'l' the detail of cases. By R. and L. TERRY and co., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Ox,ord-street, London. Published by the Authors ; and sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; H annay, 63, and Sanger, 1 50 , Oxford - st reet ; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall: treet, London. PAnT I. treats of the anatomy and physiology 01 the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in tnigence and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nerveus excitement, and gene ra ti ve incapacity. Illustrated by Three 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 section is Illustrated by Seventeen Coloured I?inge avings. PART IT. contains a Remedy for the Preventio of Disease by a simple application, by which the danger of infection is obviated. This important part the Worh should not escape the reader's uoticc. _ Psyr V. is devoted to the eonsideration of marriage, and its du ties. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the subject critically and philosophically inquired into. whole TB c IIDIAL BALM OF STILIACUM is exclusively employed in treating nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., I Is. and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symptoms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, 11s, and 335. per bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9,1,, 4s. 6d., and I Is. box, a certain remedy for gonorrhcoa, gleet, stricture , and c.t.!01110 inflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, IL A. minute detail of , the 'case is req u i re d : age , habits, and posi tion in society. 11 . "'scoots, with advice, to be had at the Feta ,lislmaent only by which the fee, 11., is saved. Messrs. Perry, „, q ,,er,s, are in sttendpnce daily at 19, Ilerners-street, Oxford street, London, ftom Eleven ill Two, and Five to Eiglit; on Saw day from Eleven to Ono. RGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 39, TIIROG3fORTON-STREET, BANK; And 14, PALL-MALL. Chairman—THOMAS PARNCOMB, Esq„ Alderman. Deputy-Chairman—WlLLlAM LEAF, Esq. Richard E. Arden, Esq. J. Humphery, Esq., Alel., M.P. William Banbury, Esq. Rupert Ingletly, En. Edward Bates, Esq. Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman. Thomas Camplin, Esq. Jeremiah Filcher, Esq. James Clift, Esq. Lewis Pocock, Esq. AUDlTORS—Professor Hall, M.A. ; J. B. Shuttleworth, Esq. PHYSICIAN—Dr. Jeaflreson, 2 Finsbury-square. - - - SURGEON—W. Coulson, Esq., 2, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. CONSULTING ACTUARY—PrOtaSSOr Hall, M.A., of King's College. STANDING CouNsEn—Sir John Um:11111y, M.P., Attorney-General. SOLICITOR—WiIIiam Fisher. Esq., 19, Doughty-street. ADVANTAGES OF ASSURING WITH THIS COMPANY. In addition to a largo subscribed capital, Policy holders hare the security of an Assurance Fund of more than Three Hundred Thousand Pounds, and an Income of 70,0001. a year, arising from tha 168113 of upwards of 6,800 Policies. BONUS, OR PROFIT BRANCH. Persons Assuring on the Bonus system will be annually entitled to 80 per cent. of the profits en this branch (after payment of five yearly Premiums) ; and the profit assigned to each Policy may be either added to the sum assured, or applied in reduction of the Annual premium. .YON-BONUS, OR LOW PREMIUM BRANCH-. , ~. The Tables on the non-participating principle afford peculiar ad vantages to the assured, not offered by any other Office—fer where the object is the least possible outlay, the payment of a certain sum is secured to the Policy-holder, on the death of the Assured, at a re duced rate of Premium. WHOLE TERM. PREMIUM TO ASSURE 4100, Age. 20 30 40 50 60 One Year. iSeven Years, £0 17 8 £0 19 1 118 1 2 7 150 1 6 9 1 14 1 1 19 10 3 2 4 3 17 0 ll ' With Profits. Without Profits. £1 15 10 £1 11 10 256 2 0 7 3 0 7 2 14 10 4 6 8 4 0 11 6 12 9 6 0 10 One-half of the " Whole Term" Premium may remain on credit for seven years, or one-third of the Premium may remain for life as a debt upon the policy at 5 per cent., or may be paid off at any time without notice. Claims paid in one month after RrooN have been approved. Loans upon approved security. The medical officers attend every day at Throgmorton-street at a quarter before two o'clock. E. BATES, Resident Director. SECURITY TO EMPLOYERS. To Secretaries of Public Institutions, Clerks, station Masters, Rail way Officials, Banker's Clerks, Travellers, and others. T HE TIMES LIFE ASSURANCE AND GUARANTEE COMPANY. 32, Ludgate-hill, London. (Empowered under 7 and 8 Victoria, cap. 110.) HONORARY PRESIDENTS. Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P., Dartmouth House, Westminster. James Kershaw, Esq., M.P., Stockport. TRUSTEES. James Alexander Douglas, Esq., I I , Queen-square. Ambrose tfoore, Esq.. Ens sleigh-street, Tavistock-square. James Nisbet, Berners-street, Oxford-street. The llon. FRANCI4 VILLIERS. CHAIRMAN, Berkeley-square. JAMES W t'LD, Esq., M.P., DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN, Charing-cross. " TEIE TIMES" Company affords Guarantee to persons requiring the same at the lowest possible rate, an after the first three years, annually divides four-filths of the profits. Thus by applying the justly popular principle of Mutuality to Public Guarantee, the Pre miums, instead of being a tax upon honesty, become a means of saving and investment. RAPES—From 7s. 6d. upwards. No charge for Stamps, or extra charges. An allowance made in the Guarantee Premium where a Life As surance and Guarantee are combined. LIFE ASSURANCE. THE UNITED GUARANTEE and LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 36, Old Jewry. The Right Honourable Lord Eit-KINE, Chairman. JOSIITJA P. BROWN WEaTHEAD, Esq., M.P., Vice-Chairman. The Directors invite proposals for Life Assurance from intend ing assurers. Premiums may be paid quarterly, half-year:y, or annually. The profits of the Guarantee Department divisible among the assured. Medical referees paid by the Company. Fidelity Guarantee Policies granted on the most favourable terms. Policy stamps free. By order, J. KNIGHT, Secretary. 'ENGINEERS, MASONIC, and UNIVERSAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Head Office, 345, Strand. London, February 17, 1851. Notice is hereby given, that the ORDINARY GENERAL MEET ING of Members will be held at the Society's Offices, N 0.345, Strand, on TUESDAY, the 4th day of March next, at Two o'clock precisely. By order of the Directors, FREDERIC LA.WRANCE, Actuary and Secretary. FIFTY THOUSAND CURES WITHOUT MEDICINE, BY DU BARRY'S REVALENTA ARIBICA FOOD. 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(Harp let to H.R.D. the Prince of Wales), with Vocal Illustrations by Miss Blanche Younge, R.A. of Music, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday Evenings at Eight, and on Saturday, at Three,—The Ce lebrated Juvenile Harpists (the Lockwood Family) will perform under the direction of Mr. Frederick Chattertoa, daily at Four.—Lecture by Dr. Bachhoffner on Voltaic Electricity, in which will be exhibited Allman's Patent Electric Light.—Lecture by J. H. Pepper, Esq., on Fire and its Antagonists, with brilliant Experiments. —Exhibition of the Oxy-Hydrogea Microscope.—New Series of Dissolving Views, illustrating some of the Royal Uesidenoes of Europe. Admission, la.—Schools, Half-price. Open daily from Eleven till Five o'clock, and every Evening (ex ept Saturday) from Seven till Half-past Ten. LAURENT'S GRAND CASINO, Licensed by Act of Parliament. ARGYLL ROOMS, GREAT WINDMILL STREET, ST. JAMES'S. (Sole Lessee, Charles Emile Laurent, jun., 57, BrovaptOn-Square.) OPEN EVERY EVENING, With LAURENT'S UNRIVALLED BIND. Principal Cornet-a-Pistons, M. Eoulcourt. Doors open at Half-past Eight o'clock —Dancing to commence at Nine and terminate at Half-past Eleven o'clock precisely. Admission, One Shilling. A POI , L ONICO N. MISS POOLE. TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY, MORNINGS, at Two; EVENINGS, at Eight. The Proprietor has great pleasure in announcing the engagement of this delightful Vocalist, in addition to the Apollenicon perform ances. ROTAL MUSIC HALL, ADELAIDE STREZT, STRAND. (Adjoining the Lowder Arcade.) Conductor . . • • Mr. Grattan Cooke. PROGRAMIIE, PART I. 1. Overture—Masaniello 2. Song (Miss Poole) 2. Fantasia on Favourite Airs 4. Song (Mrs. Donald King) 5. Selection —Soniramide 6. Dnett (Miss Poole and Mr. Donald Ring) 7. Duett —My Pretty Page. S. Song—Miss Messent - A nber. - Rossini. PART IL 9. Overture—Guillaume Tell - 10. Song (Miss Poole) 11. Fantasia on Favourite Scotch Airs 12. Trio—(Miss Poole, Mrs. Donald Ring, and Miss Messent) 13. Selection—Don Giovanni - _ Mozart. 14. Song (Mr. Donald King) 15. Fantasia on Irish Airs Admission, One Shilling ; Reserved Seats One Shilling and Six pence. - . Rossini. Doors open at Half•past One, and Half-past Seven. Carriages may be ordered Mornings, at Four ; Evenings, at Ten. N.B. The elegant Hall, capable of receiving 1,500 persons (the most perfect for sound in London), is -- engaged, on and after the 10th of February, en Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in each week, for Italian Operatic Concerts by the Fi rst Artists. Director . . • Signor Montelli. EXTRAORDINARY MUSICAL ATTRACTION! OYAL MUSIC HALL, ADELAIDE r. STREET, 'STRAND. SIGNOR MONTELLI, Director of the Italian Operatic Company, begs to announce he has entered into arrangements to give a Series of GRAND VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL ENTERTAINMENTS, On MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY EVENINGS (alternately with the Apollonicaa performances)—oommencing MONDAY, 10th FEBRUARY, 1851. SIGNOR MONTELLI has already secured the services of the eminent Vocalists and Instrumentalists in London, namely:— PRINCIPAL INSTRUMENTALISTS : Solo, Violoncello—Mons. Rousselot, Ai ms. Demunck. Solo, Cornet-a-Pistons—Mons. Maffei, Mons. Arbon. Solo, Flute—Mona. Remusat, Mons. Briccialdi. Salo, Pianoforte Mons. M.guns. Mons. Rummel, and Young !faster Warner ; Miss Annie Taylor, bl iss Themar, and Made. Gofirle. Solo, Harp—Mr. Gerhard Taylor. Solo, C e Violin—nc e r t 1 n s a e — r r M y r a n . S m e d e g d w d i e c g k h and em , ISliegrnor Regondi. e Goffrie, Mons. Serola, and Mons. Sainton. Solo, Melodiom—Mons. Frelon. Solo, Solo, Bassoon—Signor Templini. PRINCIPAL VocALIsTs,: Soprani—Made. Lemaire, Mdlle. Drummond, and Mdlle. Rummel. Contralti—Made. Lebrun de Montreal. Tenors—Herr Brant, Sig. Maccaferri, Herr Stofrogen, Mr. Maplt son, Mr. Stanley Mayo. Baritoni—Signor Montelli. Basses—Signor Campanella and M. Henri Drayton. Spanish Vocalist—Dona Maria Martinez, Programme changed every Evening. Admission.—Stalls, 2s. 6d.; Balcony . Is. 6d.; -* Promenade, Is. Doors open at Half-past Seven, and commenee at Eight precisely. All particulars may be obtained of Robt. W. 011ivier, Concert Agent, 19, Old Bond-street. and Cure. Olt. LA'MERT ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. th red publi s h e d, i n F renc h, English, German, Dut c h , Spanish, and W F l TFT P y lain co lir o e tr eln D s fo E r s t G h its. er vuiPrevGeantoleNn torizzia. , from the Author, for forty- two stamps, Italian, in a seated Envelope, 2 s. 6 d. , or postafre e S ELF-ERESERVATI 0N; a ' Medical Treatise on the Physiology of m —arriage, and on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity, usually acquired at au early period of life, which destroy the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural aelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical 9bAct - vations on the certain Prevention and successful Treatment of Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakleea, Syphilis, 3fricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting ?rent Inca.. enter, as adopted by Lallemand, Rieord, and other eminent mem bers of the faculty in Franco. With Fifty coloured Engravings, illustrating the tat temy, Physioingy, and Diseases of the Re productive Organs, explaining their atractures, uses, and tunctiens, and the various injuries that are produced in them by „m ar) habits, excesses. ,nil Infection. BY SAMUEL LANERT, M.D., 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE. LONDON. Doctor of Medicine. Matriculated Member of the University of Ndin burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecsaies' Hall, London, 3lember of the Hunterian Medical Kociety of Edinburgh, &ca ite. This work contains a plain and complete description of the ana tomy and physiology of the reproductive organs, and of their relative conditions in health and disease. The author, who has taken the highest medical honours, as evidenced by the diplemas and testimo nials inserted in the work, is the only legally qualified medical man who has exclusively, and for many years, devoted his studies to the treatment of these complaints. lie may be consulted u ith ad vantage by all those whose constitutions may have become debili tated through secret practices acquired ix youth, or by the excesses of later years, whereby the pleasures of life are marred, the objects of marriage frustrated, and existence itself rendered a term of un ceasing misery and regret. Published by the Author, and may be had of J. Gilbert, 49, Pater noster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Static, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; Mann, 23, Cornhill, or free bypost for forty-two stamps, from the author's residence, who may be consulted on these disorders personally, or by letter, daily, rem ton till two, and from ea till olglit. SPORTING IN' DONCASTER SE Acceptances for the Yrs at lb Legerdermain 5 8 7 LittleP , C , va o h hd s a iyt George nzgtm I pore . t r e i eY 5B 4 5 8 4 Belus Fleur-de-Seine Me10dy......., 5 7 9 g fic t 664 77 7 7 774 5 L Idle Boyani_o Panope . The highest weight left in being under Bst 71b, it has been raised to that weight, and the others in proportion. Acceptances for the Champion Free Handicap Hurdle-race. Yrs st Yrs at lb Lord George ...... : Red Knight...,,. 6 10 12 Psyche Valiant .. Little Queen 5lO 10 ness Miss Collingwood ... a 10 7 Empress of Russia 6 9 8 Fogleman ........... . a 10 siPatrick Miss Burns ......... alO Oi 5 9 oDetiance The Duchess ...... 5 9 101 Acceptances for the Spring Cup. Yrs st lb Yrs at lb Doübt Caurire The Baroness b f by Simoon, out of Idl e B oy ..... 6 7 5 Myrtle ... 4 7 9 Panope ... 4 7 5 Little George Seignor of Holder- Unity ness THE STEEPLECHASE.-St. Leger (dead) and Come-again should have been omitted in the acceptances.• NEWAIAREET COURSING MEETING (CONCLUDED.) FRIDAY. The Derby. Third Ties—Mr. Dobede's Dunkeld beat Mr. Holmes's Metaphor, and won the Stakes. The Cup. Third Ties—Mr. Holmes's Mocking-bird beat Mr. Round's Liberty, and won the Cup. The Oaks. Third Ties—Mr. Round's Lola Montes beat Mr. Holmes's Merry Lass, and won the Stakes. The Port Stakes. Second Ties—Lord Stradbroke's Manto beat Mr. Holmes's Rattler, and won the Stakes. The Exning Stakes. Second Ties—Mr. Gillett's Great Northern beat Mr. Round's I , Littlego, and won the Stakes. SOUTH NOTTS ELECTION. PLNAL CLOSE OF THE POLL. Barrow. Bingham East Leake Lowdham Newark upon-Trent Southwell 339 ~ Sutton-upon-Trent 230 „, 1,495 Majority for Barrow Newark. 334 190 291 267 144 204 1,480 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sue,—From the report of the debate on the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill in the House of Commons on Wednesday night, I perceive that the Hon. Member for the county of Ayr (with which lam connected) has favoured the House with his opinion on that important measure. Considering the fact, that the House is but rarely favoured with the eloquence of the Hon. Member, his opinions are, probably, on that account entitled to the more respect. I have no desire to act uncha ritably towards him, but I cannot resist the temptation of correcting an assertion which he made in the course of his remarks, and which will have a damaging influence on the character of the constituency which he repre sents. He said, "No public meeting has been held in the county which I represent, which may be considered the stronghold of the Covenant." lam not aware what the Hon. Gentleman deems a public meeting, but I can in form him that a meeting was held in the county town, which was attended by gentlemen, lay and clerical, from almost all the Protestant bodies, and which passed resolutions that up hold the character of the descendants of the Covenanters. My memory does not serve me well on the matter, but I am inclined to think that the meeting referred to was not a soli tary one. One thing lam assured of, that from no county, in proportion to its inhabitants, have more petitions been raised on the question of Papal aggression; and I am convinced that any of Mr. Oswald's constituents who belong to the Free Church are at his service at any time to state to him the difference which exists between the right which they claim for their spiritual head in the Church of Scotland, and that of the Pope in claiming the spiritual superintendence of all within his bishops sees. By inserting the above you will oblige, Your very obedient servant, Edinburgh, Feb. 15, 1851. J. ANDERSON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stn,--In your paper of to-day I perceive you are an advo cate for the measure about to be brought in to permit a person marrying a brother's wife; this cannot affect me in any way, but I most cordially agree to it, and the object of my writing to you is to show the power of your advocacy to all the other prohibitions in connexion with the same thing, for there are several such hung up in our Church. Now they are about to legislate on the principle the minor prohibitions seem to be lost sight of, because many of the latter are per fectly ridiculous; certainly the whole ought to be considered at once, because if the law with regard to a wife's sister is acceded to, the same thing will apply as to a woman marrying her husband's brother. A friend of mine applied to marry his deceased wife's niece : it is equally prohibited, and they were obliged to go where they were not known to get married. This case is much stronger than the wife's sister, being no alliance at all, and what trouble and difficulty it would prevent if the whole of these matters were now legislated on and got rid of. All the papers ought to at once expose the present system, because there appears a strong feeling to pass a law to permit marriage with a wife's sister,_ that being the nearest in allianc e . C er t a i n l y i t would be folly in the extreme to continue the other prohibitions. I am, Sir, kc., JOHN HUTCHENS. Devonport-terrace, Plymouth, Feb. 15th, 1851. P.S.—I should think the Commission appointed to con sider the question with regard to the marriage with a wife's sister cannot have thought of the other laws of prohibition of consanguinity. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —The Observer Journal.-- The extensive publication of the Observer commences by Mr. Clement, junior, at No. 170, Strand, at Four o'clock Sunday mornings, in time to be forwarded by all the early Sunday morning railways' and steamers. Price of the Ob server (forty folio columns), Sixpence. A Monday Edition, best adapted , for the country and abroad, is regularly pub lished at Four o'clock Monday afternoons. Two of the gentlemen who have so successfully conducted the Observer for the last 37 years, still continue at the helm, namely, Mr. Clement and Mr. Doxat. UNCLAIMED DIVIDENDS.--It appears from a return issued on the order of the House ofCommons, on Saturday, that on the sth January last the dividends due and not de manded at the Bank amounted to 876,7391. THE SUSPECTED MURDER OF A FEMALE AT CamitEnwELL.—On Saturday Mr. W. Carter, coroner for Surrey, resumed and concluded an inquest on the body of a female, named Eleanor Davey, 63 years of age, at the Marl • borough Arms, South-street, Camberwell. At the present inquiry no new facts were elicited, except with respect to the evidence of Mr. Flower, the surgeon, who at the previous inquiry considered that the body of the deceased must have been placed there by some one else. Now, on the resumed inquest, he deposed that the deceased woman must, in his opinion, have been labouring under some mental delusion, and whilst in that condition got upon a chair, placed her foot on the corner of the mantel shelf, which giving way, precipitated her with great violence into the mysterious posi tion in which the police found her. Other evidence was given, and the coroner summed up, and remarked on the mysterious nature of the case. The jury returned a unani mous verdict, " That the deceased was found dead, with her neck dislocated, an d w i t h mar k s o f violence on various parts of her perso n , b ut h ow s h e ca me by such injuries they had not sufficient goof," PORTUGAL. Acceunts have been received from Lisbon of the 11th. The QUEEN bad been delivered of a still-born fe male infant, which was buried with all honours on the sth. Her MAJESTY had so far recovered that no bulletins had been issued for several days. The Ministry has presented the new electoral law to the Cortes. It is of a more liberal character than had been anticipated. Count VILLA REAL is to be the new Envoy to the British Court. GERMANY. The Berlin correspondent of the Cologne Gazette says that France has made reserves respecting the admittance of Austria and all her provinces into the German Confederation, and that a note to that effect has been presented by the French Ambassador to the Prussian Minister of Foreign Affairs. " The French Government (the note is reported to say) deems it impossible that Austria shark be achniKed with all her provinces into the German Confede ration without the consent of the powers, loran tees of the treaties of Vienna having first been ob tained." Rumours that the combined powers of Russia, Austria, and Prussia, would undertake a war against Piedmont and Switzerland in the spring, have bad a depressive influence upon commercial transactions. In the TJpper Chamber of Prussia on the 15th, Baron ARNIM'S motion on the affairs of Holstein was rejected by a majority o f 71 to 41. I n th e L ower Cnamber there was a majority of 9 vote s on a di v i s i on against the income. tax. Accounts from Vienna of the 12th s t a t e t h at the Austrian and Prussian armies will occupy t h e w h ole country from Radstadt to Dusseldorf, with their head quarters at Mayence and Frankfort. Prince SCHWARTZEINEOG has declared to the Rus sian Ambassador at Views, that Austria will not consent to the incorporation of Schleswig with Den mark. _ The lndependance of Brussels say s —" O ur cor respondent at Frankfort writes that it ha s b een de termined by the conferences at Dresden to orga n i se a permanent army of the Confederati on . A ccor di ng to some persons the chief command of this force is to be confided alternately t o an Austri an A rc hd u k e an d a Prussian Prince; but others say that an Austrian Archduke is always to command in chief, and a Prus sian Prince to be second in command. The Arch duke ALBERT has already been spoken of, and great preparations are msking at Frankfort to receive him." The Cologne G2zette publishes a letter from Cassel of the 1 1 th, which states that Count lam -INGEN having demanded of the Minister of War of the ELECTOR whether his troops could be depended upon for the execution of any orders given by the Federation, the Minister had called upon the officers to declare within a delay of twenty-four hours whe ther their obedience without conditions could be re lied on. ITALY. The Piedmontese Gazette of the 11th publishes the treaty of commerce concluded between Sardinia and France, and approved both by the French Assembly and the Sardinian Chambers. In the sitting of the 10th the Piedmontese Senate commenced the discussion on the relief to be granted to the officers who were engaged in the defence of Venice against the Austrians in the late war, and voted on the first article. The Chamber of Deputies voted the budget of the navy for 1851. A corresponde at Rome write s t o th e M essagere 1 Modanese, under ate of the 4th, that th e li s t s o f th e new tax-payers a rapidly progressing in the Roman provinces, and that the new law, which imposes a tax upon trades and professions, is shortly to come into vigour. The tax will yield 11,000 scudi (66,000 f.) in the province of Viterbo, and 7,000 scudi (42,000 f.) in that of Velletri. It is generally understood at Rome that the Papal Government will be under the necessity of increasing all the taxes, and of raising the price of salt to the old standard. THE SAILORS' STRIKIL—LIULL, SATURDAY EVEN-. ING..---Captain Beechey, R.N., arrived here last n i g ht, an d a public notice signed by the Mayor (Mr. T. W. Palmer) was posted, intimating that he would meet the seamen at the Town-hall this morning, for the purpose of hearing any com plaints as to the working of the Mercantile Marine Act. As, however, it was notified that all who attended would be called on to produce their register tickets beforebeing . admitted, the mariners' committee, acting on the part of the men, rejected the conference on this footing, but stated that a nother they had no objection to meet Capt. Beechey placa. Accordingly, at noon to-day, about 600 me i : at the Victoria-rooms, Queen-street, andresided. The Beechey was introduced by the Mayor, who P sent by the to the reply gallant captain referred the men oriel as a sufficient Board of Trade to the Sunderland memorial attendedc ap Captain about to be sent from answer to an exactly similar memorial ec this port. His replies to various mem bers of the committee failed to pr a o i c i l , l in answer to a °-b ice t a i n n Y s s u erTs e ib d le by impres sion. The secretary (Christie) . said, that he would rather go peace making remark from the mayor, his way to the United States, o as rk e from the present agitation. He thai s i t e rike, either in regard to the obnoxious 1 thereer t t o:L r i e N rn -er a i: n o , ol and work denied that it was a The meeting loudly applaudedseamen, sentiment, s ti sad on o t th. Wages .there was :(I . l i . d aennete ly, m a a t d t e h e termination toNra r a s c ol t ltehme eproceedings,differencesb ut little legislation affeeting existing. The friends Of the Rev. Charles Marshall, M.A., have presented him with a portrait of the Right llon. Thomas Farncomb, late Lord Mayor, to whom lie was chap lain, and a purse of sovereigns, as a testimonial of their re spect on his leaving the Episcopal Chapel, Sydenham, and commencing his labours as rector of St. James's, Duke's place, to which he was appointed by the corporation of the city of London during the last mayoralty. FlRE.—This morning, between one and two o'clock, a fire broke out in the shop of Mr. Child, gun and pistol maker, N 0.280, Strand. Owing to the timely arrival of the engines, and the good supply of water, the flames were soon extinguished, but not betore the contents of the shop bad been consumed. TESTIMONY OF THE INS„, (From the Institute, Medical Journal.) case of considerable interest, and of some nicety in !al jurisprudence, has recently been brought to the of our tribunals. An unfortunate inmate of Arm. eatic Asylum, at Peckham; dies in December last, and upon examination his left arm and four of his ribs on the right side were found to be fractured. His keeper had made no report of any casualty having happened to him, and, in feet, denied all know ledge of how the deceased came by the injuries which caused his death. We do not, of course desire to dis cuss the imerits of an investigation which involves the most serious consequences to the party accused, and is still pending; but it c..'aunut, prejudice him to state that the keeper's denial was not relied. upon, and a i t nquiry took place before Mr. Carter, the 'Coroue* r forelle county of Surrey. At this inquiry a difficulty arose, which' lifr:Carter had neither the legal knowledge nor the geed sense to osi grapple with. It was clearly hi s duty, it?ire satiefied that there was reason to believe that the deceased bad met his death by violence, tot *amine evere• witness, if , ho could g:ve evidence of the circumstance, lead to have their final admissibility to be decided by the 'highest authori ties—the judges of the land. To Mr. Carter, ae a .„. ee, it Lappeared otherwise. With the exception of the keeper, who was under suspicion, and who had asserted his ignorance of everything relating to the trithSaCtioll, so one could depose to the treatment of the deceased, but his fellow lunatics. The jury that some or one of them should be examined, 'Mr. Carter, however, refused to take this course, on - the ground that a person declared by law to be luntitic, eas h' law an incompe tent witness; and the jury, i in the absence of suffi c i ent ev id ence , Arrived ! at the unsatisfactory verdict of Man slaughtt6 against soak person or persons unknown." We would here interpose this obvious comment, that if Mr. Other's view of the ease were correct, the keepers of our pauper lunatic asylums might be guilty of the utmost brutality to their patients, with an impunity al most certain. At this stage of the proceedings, however, the Com missioners in Lunacy interfered. The Coroner's Court had not performed its functions well, and the keeper was therefore by the direction of th e C omm i ss i oners ap prehended on Saturday last, and charged before Mr. Norton, the magistrate, with the man slaughter of the deceased. Here the scene was entirely changed. The counsel for the prosecution intimated his intention of calling one of the poor men from the in firmary where the deceased was kept, and who could speak to important facts. Accordingly, to u se th e lap guage of the reporter, " Richard Dorsally, a red-faced funny little ',lrishman, mounted the witness-box," and being questioned as to the nature of an oath, to which questioning (we again quote the reporter) " his answers were as lucid and satisfactory as could be given by the Bishop of London or Cardinal Wiseman," he was al lowed to be sworn, and detailed a narrative, which upon the face of it, whatever be its value, seems clear and con nected, and which elicited from the magistrate the com pliment, that he as well as everybody who had heard it was convinced of its truth. The result is, that the keeper has been committed to take his trial at the wan ine- sessions of the Central Criminal Court. With the guilt or innocence of the keeper, we st present have nothing to do. In the interests of that profession which we aim at worthily representing, it is indeed of the deepest moment that the care of the in sane should be entrusted to persona of judgment and humanity ; and that wherever violence and inhumanity are proved they should promptly be checked and punished. But we are now only concerned in di recting attention to the different course pursued by the coroner and the magistrate as to the examination of a witness declared by law to be " of unsound mind," and to ascertain which of them acted in accordance with the :known principles of medical jurisprudence. As we have already suggested, our opinion is, that the coroner was wrong, and that a person tendered as a witness in a judicial proceeding is not necessarily in competent because he has been pronounced insane. To hold otherwise were to confound all distinctions, and contradict the general experience of those who have made insanity their study, and explained the various aberrations of that complex machine—the human mind. In order fully to sustain our opinion we will consider this interesting topic, first in its legal and then in its me dical bearings. The competency or incompetency of witnesses was once a much more subtle and difficult inquiry than it has now become under the ameliorating influence of the Legisla tun?. Many legal impediments to a full investigation of facts have been swept away in the progress of time, and what time brings, knowledge. The distinction between the admissibility and the effect of evidence has been more clearly defined, and the prevailing rule ie to refuse as seldom as possible the admission of testimony, leaving its force and value to be determined by the wisdom and experience of the tribunal before which it is given. Some test, however, of competency, that is of admis sibility, must be laid down and abided by. In all civilized and Christain countries, before a witness can give evidence, an oath is administered to him, upon the obligation of which he is to speak the truth. We need riot allude to the excepted case where an affirmation is made instead of au oath taken. The principle is the same, the form different. Such is the law of England. The test thefe . is, does the party tendered as a witness understand the nature and acknowledge the obligation of an oath? If he does he is competent as a witness. An infant of tender years cannot understand the nature of an oath, therefore by our law it is incompetent. An atheist does not recognize the obligation of an oath, therefore, by our law he is incompetent. But a mad man during a lucid interval may be and has been ex amined in our courts es a witness, and to apply the test to the instance before us, the witness Richard Donelly, having satisfied the magistrate that he understood the nature of an oath "as well as the Bishop of London or Cardinal IVisemae," he was properly admitted as a witness. Such we believe to be the law. All our great law writers have recognized twu kinds of insanity or mental unsoundness—dementia naturalis and dementia acci dentalis. The one means idiotcy, the other niadness— the one born with the sufferer, and permanent; the other, permanent, temporary, violent, or partial, and having a different operation and a distinct influence upon every individual whom it seizes. Of the former class, ❑one would be found competent as witnesses; but to establish a universal rule which should exclude the latter would be a manifest solecism in jurisprudence, and tend en occasions to a lamentable failure of justice. We have hitherto abstained from mentioning the ac tual which Richard Donelly, " the funny red faced little:lrishman," waslabouring under, because it was not important in reference to the legal bearings of this question. It is, however, important as to the medical bearings, and before entering upon them, which we shall do in a subsequent article, we beg to inform our readers that this poor fellow was labouring under the harmless, and perhaps to him not altogether disagreeable idea, that "sometimes ho had one butt of beer and at other times two butts of beer in his inside." We shall have as little difficulty in showing that such a delusion ought not in fact, as we have already shown it does not in law, incapacitate a man from giving his testimony in a court of justice. PRODUCTIONS FOR THE ExHIBITION.--IMPROVE 10IENT IN COSTUME.—In November last a declaration was issued, bearing the signatures of a large number of Royal Academicians and other artists, c omp l ain i ng that the present European costumes (particula r ly th e male attire) " is in simplicity, or dignity o f aspect, d evo id dignified hi s t or i c p a i nting, utterly incon gruousand no le ss un f avoura bl e to the living o c o f n a s l l i s t requisitese with n t Nv i sticiu for g r l p t a u c dr e i e ,g , figure, both as regards appearance and convenience ;" sag gesting to designers and makers of every article of dress' to avail themselves of the favourable opportunity afforded by the Exhibition to display " such forms as may afford a series of transitional changes from the present fashion to a style consistent with the foregoing views and the advanced tastes of the age." Among those who have specially turned attention to this subject are Messrs. H. J. and D. Nicoll, of Regent-street, who intend devoting a great portion of the space allotted to them in the Crystal Palace for the of the various court and ge neral male attire worn in this country during the past two or three centuries, the object of which will be to show the practicability by gradual-trausition of arriving at a graceful and elegant costume, calculated for properly displaying th human figure, and annihilating the existing inelegant, un- ` classical, and monotonous dress in which the limbs of the masculine portion of her Majesty's subjects are daily to be', seen enveloped. One of the garments in this collection is In addition a modern Paletot, registered on the 13th inst., the merits of which are the dispensing with as many seams as possLb l e , those seams which are preserved flowing in curvilinear l ines, in accordance with Hogarth's line of beauty. Of the hate- vial at present used in the construction of g arments , m eve e ry et. variety of colour and shade, and of 'the fin es t forte, the alter will be ranged in a semicircle in arathate Nicoll will show 200 specimens of woollen n ol shades, giving to the nate relief of the darker by the lighter it will be covered with glass, and whole a pleasing effect. sliivveinggifgraerathee3r3inft.lobg6inftg's at fabric ; these d, the Tartan o f every known to this, will also be displayed , Clan (79 in number). Protectionists was held at Cam- A meeting of ( I, !n il; c al lo i se a d nd in w a om m an as , attributing• Saturday, when resolutions agricultural bridge on operations of free trade were unanimously distress to the Earl of Hardwick presided. "cl o ths in i t n y adopted. The be held at Ely on the sam ' b . e.eu ject. u g is about t° mus , EB AND SUICIDE AT C OLCHESTER.--1 11 our '''. f saturday we detailed the circumstances under which ... v .v.() wer efound—the woman with her throat cut, and the man h a nging from the bed-post. Their names were George Von- . d e r and Charlotte Parmenter. They appeared to have been ina state of destitution. At the inquest, on Friday, after hearing all the evidence that could be obtained, the jury came to a verdict,," That the woman Was murdered by Yon der, and that he afterwards hung himself in a fit of temporary derangemeat" SUNDAY TRADING PREVENTION BILL.-00 Satur day the Bill brought forward by Mr. William Williams to prevent unnecessary trading on Sunday within the metropo litan police district and City of London was printed. .I contain.:; 'twelve clauses, and is to come into force on lettle_ oci of November. Sunday trading is prohibited afternine o'clock in the morning, under a penalty of ris. for the . tirst efo o o r ff e c en t c e e n . Medicine, milk, cooked meat, and newspaper:, e h ° o'clock, are exempted, as also publicans, from of the Act. Barbers are not to open shop or Servants are calling after ten o'clock on Sunday eYreadeizthe ex posedeg°o(feandersexhercipseerathtieniar saved t f . r o o r n s t a t i ( 11: operation . l pe na t i cl C o o art i: of rrection for fourteen may be committed to the .11 within seven days. weighing only three-quarters of days. All proceedings under the Act must be commenced A steam-engine, exhibited in Yorkshire, in full motion. Gmat Exhibition, and has been made It is intended for the workman in Saddleworth. by an ingenious Speaker The Right Hon. thegave his first Parlia mentaryan ounce, is being Th dinner en Saturday last, at his temporary official residence in Eaton-square. House eet Constables notl morning.e cirsecna; SHIZURE OF OYSTER -BOATS.--011 Wednesday one of the French war steamers which arrived here on Monday, on her return from St. liellier, captured eleven oyster-boats, which were dredging on the French limits, and took them to sty Tunes. THE UNITED MUTUAL LIFE ASSErRANCE SOCIETY. The Policies are indisputable, and complete securities for all pur poses. Every description of Assaranee effected, and Annuities and En dowments granted. Whole profits divided amongst the assured. Leans granted to assurers. THOMAS PRITCHARD, Resident Director, Offices, 54, Charing-cross.