The Sun. — London, England, 1851-02-17 00:00:00

A 16 C O NTRACTS for SALT BEEF and PORK of the Cure of the United Kingdom, or any Foreign Country Whatsoever. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset-place, .January 25, 1851. noThtic: Conlrni sf the ssioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give tti . that on TrIGASDAY, the 27th February next, at One o'clock, eo eLvri_ll be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to wru c h ; n , A u . r C e T for the supply or' onantity of SikET MEAT, of the United Anigdona, or of any Foreign Country ti"'mever, equal to 2,000 tierces of Navy Beef, and to 6,000 ,: ele ree s n or Navy Pork (in separate tenders), of the cure of the t Se ason. their Lordships reserving to themselves the power, .n the tenders are opened, of contracting either for the whole, 722 r such part thereof on:y, as they may deem fit, or of not =Laing for any part • and a l so a n unlimited power of selection, th qualit intended Tender both for Beef and Pork, to specify where the meat ...Mended to be cured and a separate price for each denomination of ' I a co m Prised therein. 6,.. rh _ e ,_lleef to be delivered four-tenths in tierces and six-tenths in ::779 Mid a quantity of Pork equ'd to 100 tierces, (and for which 1, 71 ate tenders are to be made), to be delivered in casks, contain b:,, rib,. each, and of the remaining quantity of Pork nine-tenths to h..'?2°.ered in tierces, and the remaining one-tenth in barrels, into Zi,inesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, Portsmouth, Plymouth, u th • l e ine fo , ll i o n w s i u n c g h p p e r ri ep o o d r s t , io l a la s . !s_i_thall hereafter be directed, 117,au,niffe-ertubllibi of each on or before the 31st March, 1851, and the re• nY hills elf each on or before the 31st May, 1851, and to be paid for fo r a „ payable at sight, but hot during the first period of delivery, I, ll ;i'Y quantity beyond that specified. ptio yi n e "ditiens of the contract may be seen at this office, or by her Cto th e A gent for the Victualling at Cork, or to the Collectors or to 2taiesty's Customs at Limerick, Belfast, Waterford, and Newry, )4, 10 1"e ... Secretary of the Postmaster-General at Dublin, or to the v° ten Agent for Transports at Leith. et,..o.oternder will be admitted for a less quantity than 300 tierces, ex uPell! this quantity to be delivered in casks, containing 100Ibs. .* T° finder hor any will be received after Ono o'clock on the day of treaty, bt',lsld,oticed unless the party attends, or some person on his t y , mY authorised in writing. ;Ilairal t r y Y te n ler must be addressed to the Secretary of the Ad ' a nd bear in the left-hand corner of the enwilope the sprds 444 1 ai er f or Salt Meat," and Comptroller for Victualling, and lett er s r ) he delivered at Somerset-place, and be accompanied by a 'Mk thr le d by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound ako„.s °P rsdering, in a sum equal per cent. on the .at of tile contrat, for the due performance of the same. C°NTRA.CT for BLANKETS for the TRANS PORT SERVICE. be Pertnlant of the Co nptroller for Victualling and Transport _The e t , Services, Somerset-place, February 15, 1851. er th e r, ni "ntraissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral ted ...ngdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do heresy give * ill be -` On THURSDAY, the 6th March next, at One o'clock, they tray treat with . such persons as may be willing to Con • her ,su nPlYing and delivering into the Transport Stores, in iticlity's Yard at Deptfurd, 10,000 BLANK ETS. . I terp e — "oh two months, and the remainder within two months arde A f Is st f rom the ay of reat. h sten !ern of the Bl d anket t y , and the Conditions of the Contract may no TNT th e laid Office. drily a n y n oticed be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, '"nr egy.,„, unless the party attends, or an agent for him Esed in writing. tit t ,r Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of th , Admi- L 1141 14 4 : I h ear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for 4 ,n1Pard,,,,, and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, ac •• be eo ,7 "3' a letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging et th a b ound with the person tendering in the sum of 5001 . performance of the Contract. ...r 4 Risa of ST. GEORGE, HANOVER SQUARE. th7 l l and Mealmen, Butchers, Checscmongers, Cornchandlers, Colo rs ' Milkmen, Potato-dealers, Oilmen and Tallowchandlers, Seci i " rn 'en• and Cffinmakers Di rect) Per,o as as are willing to . CONTR ACT with the Governor. and iloeni.,„...•uner, 1851, hous es 1. 1 of the Poor of the said Parish for supplying the Two Work- Rt p ,',!jix Months, from the 25th day of March, to the 29th day may deliver in their sealed proposals at the "21e - CA ni in Mount - street, on or before Ten o'clock on FRIDLY, uly o f ' 11. trs„ , March. b yre taans r endering must be in attendance at that time, and all Ten alt,be made upon and strictly in accordance with the printed '414 ender, which may be obtained on application to the Master °l.l titOuse, in Mount-street, as wall as any further particulars. By order. T. B. CHAPPELL, Clerk. _ GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION —4 'ham —IIP ASY. (Incorporated by Act of Parliament.) 71, u_lfeti." "Met. ET e i e w, heeby given, that the HALF-YEARLY . GENERAL Z . Nr i of the PROPRIETORS of this ompany will be held at t e ` i tatn, P t an ra ?nice, 71, Lombard-street, on TUESDAY, the 25th a n . We o clock precisely, pursuant to the Act or Parliament, t ' , let the Usual business, and to deela *e the Dividend for the ' 4u hig the 31st December, 1850. By order of the Director M s, ARTIN PRATT. _toaclon, F ebruary 1, 1851 —...„__ A lt T, -UNION OF LONDON tIo~tIINCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. wiliPLlen of 1851.—E ac k P r i z eholder at the Annual Distribu '4ol%. le entitled to select FOR HIMSELF a work of Art, as here tWo lines rY Subscriber will have for each Guinea the choice of one gets% eegravings,—" The BURIAL OF HAROLD," by F. bln ; v ellt,t7, e _r. tr. R. l'ickersgill, A.R.A., cr " THE VILLA OF by J. T. Wilmore, A.E.R.A., after vr. T. Leitch, and " 1 :111' " wood enravings, bm y einent artists, illustrating G01d '47.4 — poem " Tho g Traveller." The " Villa of Lucullus" is now • 144 vrefit Strand. GEORGE GODWIN,/ Hen. Secs. LEWIS I'OCOCK, w 1 ' 4 ' GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. Qoon here by giv en , —s DEPARTMENT—DISCONTINUANCE OF ALL .iftttle rtE S. that this Railway is NOW OPEN for GE- Ore at - 4 . () DS TRAFFIC to and from London, and all Stations on r,Tuvrn s . ", art hern Railway system, and to and from London and k, , Reeq, +la the North of England and in Scotland. Za r eceived, free of all Booking Fees, at the King's-cross qualord h_e Bull and Mouth Inn, St. Martin's-le-Grand ; the 4.7 warwick•lane ; the George Inn, Borough ; Hatchet's, Ittz Horse Cellar, Piccadilly ; the Ship, Charing-cross ; oore's ti aest a nd Still, Oxford-street; the Boar and Castle, and the wil er itarehouse, Oxford-street. to .. "' ‘ e . o o d s - ` o B ent to fetch in goods on application being made either :,Istrtire s . ie fl e, King's-cross Station; or at the Bull and M outh, kliZ4pltritetllars at: to Rates, &c., may be ascertained at the Goods M ere Col 1 C „ '8 „ -er nss Station, and at all the Stations on the Line. Issee a ,`'s Dock and Waterside Premises , King's - crols Sta t nd -1 ' 11)1 e by the Regent's Canal, and facilities exist for t o ,eh rs. j U nloading Barges under cover in the Warehouses. C o ,neLe ales Covington and Co. have been appo nted Li_htermen u. 11 4 1, Dal , IY. All orders for goods & to be conveyed to or from Wharves, the Docks, sec., c. addressed to them at No. si„"te ; ttY-road Basin; Victoria Wharf, Narrow-street, Lime 84tt at the Corn Exchange ; or to the Goods Office, K o n, will meet with immediate attention. 44, 4 ; . ° rirevent mistakes all goods should be plainly marked " To .441 by the Great Northern Railway." "'rap, SF:YMOUIt CLARKE, General Manager. Ws Offices, King's-cross Station, London, Feb. 13, 1851. K ILL ARNEY and VALENCIA RAILWAY. sliX o nee is her e by g i ve n, that the HALF YEARLY GENE talte oti, E ; r INO of the Shareholders ' thia Company, wil', he held VW WC"' of the Compana , No. 26, Throgmorton-street, in the to lad en, on FRIDAY, the 28th day of February, 1851, at One t n itee ao lt. " ti toe afternoon precis e ly. eaLP/tay for e Is hereby further given that the BOOKS kept , by the eitail g o fra e , t _ l l egtao of Transfr of Share+, wiil e CLOSED atn ß AT is t r ee ti 14th n day of e February, 1851 b, to and in . tiottaDaT, the 27th day of February, ISSI. ' e a iih r JOHN ATTWOOI), Chairman. ognloatacet, London, Feb. 13,1831. —"ANTEED PURE COFFEE, ARROW PITI°OIIopiv, ROOT, SUGAR, &c. •lo a,:raeta,„7.llrs, journal, Hotel-keepers, and the Public.— titl'ely B ,7," ,- " medical which has organized a Commission etivt''ares as to descriptions of human food, have made important the" out or to the adulterations which are prevalent. Two shops gel re tort L" . erY large numbee, are honourably distinguished in !bat. and unadulterated Coffees. One of these is 'C' next 80 NS Tea dealers and Grocers. 83, Gracechurch- P- 4( etias t of , x ..„ pread Eagle, where, say the ommissioners, thei: `Toent. quality and high flavour" may be obtahr • f . Na as -rit e and." B d., and 2s. er lb. Every article in grocery o '"Pasehiehntable charater. from the country must he 'Leh or a reference for payment in London. CAP must LADY ' S VALENTINE. Young lady, with a fond intent, r a letter to a nice young gent.; desin, of course, was that o. wooing, I Rh. this the,eason sanction'd her in doing. IL „...1% disclose the name or this young lady— . I,4;lght be Tomkins, or it might be Ady ; F or !hall I name the gent. in this affair. about confidence 1 cannot bear ; • • The tt ol ?natter nothing if his name were Poppy, valentine's the same—and here's De. A COPY. r Youth when I look at your form. A • l ong for your hand to be mine ; bd after my heart has felt warm At the thoughts of my lov'd Valentine. T he elegant manner you dress •• ,, Y hieh admiration has won, 'Lnirl I think I shall make a good guess, If I hint at E. MOSES and SON. It ea ,i,zay be a fond failing to own '" a t thoughts of your fashions are such; ta certai MY nly nature alone C ould never delight me so much. The dresses of MOSES and SON A dd beauty to beauty, forsooth, And hence has my notice been won To thy charming appearance, dear youth. If we're ever united in life (Which fancy too fondly supposes), 'es, if ever we're husband and wife. • A , be all through the dresses of MOSES. - -smse an . Alokanae. for the year 1851, can be had gratis, on 4 111 ,. (4 1e t application. 14 01401ty t lr as and Shawl on Departments are now replete with : of t p he se. tile lit :r, _ oar article purchased, either ready-made or made to . net '41 441 0 approved of, will be exchanged or the money re- Iteasi tst M 1.,. 1 1 0 , 4 :, - - ( nee and Son regret having to guard the public / !'ea Dela " ( Me but having heard that the untradesrnanlike false 'ft 00114 Zonected with them, or it is the same concern, has 'tl_ state t ,_ to many instances, and for obvious reasons, they r 5 on. I CY have no connexims with any other house in or out 8 4, %pol l a „ 'tin their own Establishments, as iollows : a_ " artd'4Z Ratablishment, 151, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 83, Vd a ° ~eh R. 41 (tgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. ' " t- end 11 art, trt Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, aqffora et, all communicating. kela YOrksba. a 14411 0 Eta irle . e Branch, 19, Bridge-street. clothteh'"argate. and rs Hatters, Hosiers, Fur r i e rs, B oo t an d Shoe litcEttok_'neral Outfitters for Ladies a n d G en tl emen . " P he ""4 7l Inne nta are closed from sunset Friday to sunset 1311- , atsineas is r•armed till Twelve o'clock. nr. ozulea,,,,.treet; Mann. 39. It WELLS NEW WORKS. 044Ple nt .`„ ) 'le had of Sherwood, 23, Patenaoster-rew ; Carvaihc; Cornhill ; or direct from the author - "wog each by post, Is. 6d. 1 1 e<Rem_ ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. % 0 4, Ist,. Recreation, and rational Use of Time." Nrep,. bu t E arly Rising —Spring and Summer Mornings—Ex - Pic e L t he Environs of London—The Parka, Lanes, Hills, 1162. 11 d h a Z., High-roads, and other pleasant places—Country „lea—The Sea—London at Night—Evening. at Liomc ,_•c.aie,---60.42rpamation,LE.,a&oting. Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, Air, I.l4.l4tracer rr. 4 p urr El FROM THE MOUNTAINS. Two Vol. I I. Pe% T UE LAZES :SKETCH OF EDINBURGH, Re, Vol. IL 44-14 / 8 or XILLARNEY ; DUBLIN, &c. la. D s a : hat WT''‘•..l T O EAT, MUNK, AND AVOID. ALlar ' F-deb my Or seo ears re Y and ten our course may ran." t alraoSt every form (cause and cure) of ner t"S Ji Thbv b e st ed health and ente.bled constitution, that harasses th -6 man of pleasur s- e, business, er study, and em -. Of tables and rules fbr the diet and physical regu -JmiaT life. [CEO OP TV. ihi'll",_/103at Pa*dons hurt til urt l% blid7lSliw.hat imPrOVa, ~, _the as renned as Athens . ever heard." The advent h una's Pilgrimage from infancy to old age. • ti0n,,,7_7411. Chastity and fie, infringements. The casualties o f 44 rear... 74 Dad dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, wiatiVe. Advocacy of early marriages. narrative, TRE MARRIAGE STATE. 4 2. 40 .430; To be or not to be, that is the question." :tug.011r,...,,,„ Laws and obligations of nature, society, and re thefe.,-a—,ung marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and , t'o4l both sides, as to age, temperment, completion, and Cal d.,___Bec4r6 h6althY °fP,Pring, ire the art of rearing th em. - "ma t ,„_ pati 3 , /- .14, ~,. 'ellen and lta removal Sterility and its conversion. t 44.. r2I74.nranT2LaL.LI.!,D. (1841). Id.R.C.S. (1827) 1 , n L i Et tee .A ; ti ' llt s PIPU meal al AAA roreasto Ram 84 . 011 1) oa boas dilly tal Am tyuningi geven tai! day Ir.‘9°llteittlt•btreet. GUTTA PERCHA'BOATS. Shaetinz of any length or thickness for the covering of Boats, Like-Boat Cells, Buoys, &c., manufactured by THE GUTTA PERCIIA CO APANY, PATENTEES, 18, Wharf-road, City-road, London. -(7 FEBRUARY 17, 1851. N°. 18,222.] LONDON, MONDAY 7 EVE INC S N rHE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. Incorporated by Charter 17th September, 1849, for receiving deposits at interest, discounting bills, making advances on approved securities, granting cash credits, an.l transacting every other descrip. tion of banking business on the Scottish System. The hours of public business are from Nine X t. till Feur P.M. daily. GOVERNOR. JOHN 3f ACGREGOR, Esq., M.P. DEPUTY-GOVERNOR. CHARLES WALTON, Esq. DIRECTORS. Loran de Wolfo Cochran, Esq. Thomas Ful'on Caldheck, Esq. Edward Esdaile, Esq. John (iwynne, Esq, John Macgregor, EsQ, M.P. William Daniel Owen, Erg. Thomas Ritchie, Esq. Owlos Walton, Esq. GENERAL MANAGER. Hugh Inner Cameron, Esq. STRAND BRANCII-429, STR.IND. Mark John Currie, Esq., Mangger. ISLINGTON Blt OOSWELL-ROAD. William Koch Milvrard, Esq., Manager. LAMBETH BRANCH-77, BItIDGE-ROAD. Mill Fellatt, Esq., Manager. WEST AINSTER SUB-OFFICE-22, FOLK-STREET, WEST. 31 INSTE R. Mr. Thomas Binge, Agent. SOLICITORS AND SECRETARIES. Messrs. Mullins and Padclison. TERMS OF BUSINESS, Until further notice. Deposit Accounts—Three per cent. pet annum, reckonel 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 ,uch terms as may be arranged in each particular case; and depositors may have in exchange the Protasis-ory Notes or Bills of the Bank, which bear interest, and are tran.ferable and negotiable. The rates of interest at present are, for all periods from t o to four mow bs, one per cent.; from four to six months, two per cent. ; and for six months, three per cent. per an.ium ; amt 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 4 istant dates— 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. Drawing or Current Accounts—One per cent. Interest, reckoned from day to day, is allowed en all balances, constant for the half year, of 100/. and upwards; .and ; two per cent. on all such balances exceeding 2001. ; but th'e permanent maintenance of any balance is net insisted on, when tits party has not also a dis count account, while the charge for keeping drawing acc arras wilt, NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE AND EQUITABLE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES 26, COIINIIILL, LONDON. DIRECTORS. t*T. LAMIE MURRAY', Esq., Chairman. *W. A. B. Bennett, Esq. *John Rawson, Esq. *Hugh Croft, Esq. *John Shaw, Esq. tElliotson, M.D„ F.R.S. t*Edmund S. Sy - Ines, Esq. *it alph Gough, Esq. t*clement Tabor, Esq. *M. C. Maher, Esq. t Joseph Thompson, Esq. *John Moss, Esq. t*iugastas Irigne, Esq• AIIDITOE. Professor Wheatstone, F.R.S. PUTSICIAN. Elliotson, M.D„ F.R.S„ 37, Conduit-street. SURBEON. PPE. S. Symos, Esq., 77, Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square. ACTUARY. t . W. S. R. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S., &C. SECRETARY. *D. T. Lyons Cianchy, Esq. SUPERINTENDENT. *W. A. Hawkins, Esq. BANKERS. 1 4 3fesers. Glyn, Halltfltx, Viii7,7;l Co., 67, Lombird-street. SOLICITORS, Messrs. Sutton, Ewen, Ornmanncy and Prudence, 6, Basinghall• street. *W. Tatham, Esq., 22, Throgmorton-street. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE OWFICE. CAPITAL-500,0001. _ . The WITHDRAWAL TABLE of the Society affords to the As sured the greatest possible present and prospective advantages that can he conferred by Life Assurance. On this Tab'e the Assured is entitled, at any time, to receive at interest an immediate advance, to the extent of one-half the amount of the paid annual Premiums, without security, personal liability, or deposit of the Policy, but by simple endorsement thereon; or the half Premium may be with held during the whole continuance of the Policy. Also, in the event of the Assured at any time not requiring to continue the Policy, on its surrender ens-half of the annual payments will be returned by the Society. ni ordinary cases, not exceed the gratuities customarily paid to clerks . IMPORTANT TO READ. ELEGANCE AND ECONOMY COMBINED, AND SILVER SUPERSEDED. Nos. 41 and 42, BARBICAN. [ay END EIGHT POSTAGE STAMPS, and by KJ return, and post free, you will get a handsome teaspoon of CH ARLES WATSON'S SOLID ALRATA PLATE. This Ise wilful material has now enjoyed an unparalleled success for ton ye srs. It has survived all other solid substitutes; has gone the circuit of the globe; has been testod for its sweetness and purity, in all climates, for every domestic use; and, however uto pian it may appear to the sceptical reader, C. WATSON stakes his reputation on its possessing all thi 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 and recherche. Knives and Forks, Paper Tea-Trays, Disk Covers, and an endless variety of Jewellery. CIAL CATALOGUES in private banks. Cash Credit Accounts will be granted to respectable parties on real or personal security, or such guarantees as may be satisfactory to the Bank. A commission of one per cent. half-yearly is charged o❑ the amount of the credit, but interest (5 per cent. per an num) will be debited on the balance only or actual cash from time to time drawn out by the party after deiuction of the sums paid in. To shareholders and depositors !or new shares the commission on cash cre ,its will be but a half por cent. half-yearly. All accounts are balanced half-yearly. Advances or Loans An marketable securities readily convertible, will be made at rates proportioned to the nature and value of the security in each case. T 1 X [IIBITION OFF] PARTIES who wish the under any of the following heads Office immediately :- 1. Literature and the Fine Arts. 6. Places of Public Amuse 2. New :inventions. inept. 3. Agricultural Machines and 7. Places of Amusement. Implements. 11. Railway and Steam-boat Ar 4. Insurance Offices. raageraonts. 5. House Agency— Hotels, Ta- 9. Miscellaneous. vtrns, and Lodging-houses. WM. CLOW. SPICER BR( Official Catalogue Office, 29, Advertisements to be classified e requested to send them to the :5 and SONS, Printers. Discounts of approved Bills of Exchange will be made to parties haring drawing accounts, and keeping balances of not less than one-fourth of the amount of their discounts. All Bills for Discount must be lodged daily Wont 12 noon, and net called for till after 2 F.M. Remittances will be made to, and Bills collected in, any place in England, Scotland, or Ireland, or on the Continent of Europe, where here is A banker. )THERS, Whc:lesale Stationers, gew Bridge-street, Blazkfriars. In a few days, Eiectro le. I Good Strong Electro- Albata Plate. Fiddle. Fidd Threaded. plated Threaded, I Fidel e. Doz. Doz. Doz. Doz. Doz. P. 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 45 0 63 0 Dessert Spoons.. 12 6 16 6 25 0 30 0 43 0 Dessert Forks .. 12 6 16 6 25 0 3ti 0 42 0 Tea Spoons •• • • 5 6 8 0 13 6 18 0 30 0 A WEDDING RING AND A GUARD RING tor 215., both of them sterling gold and stamped. Parties at any distance, 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, weighing half an ounce, 40s. ; an ounce, 801. L A MPS.—THE PATENT CA IDLE LAMPS have obtained for themselves a deserved and unrivaled superiority, and reasonably so. Oil Lamps are most offensive to the 'smell, and the eph,meral Cam phine emits such smut and unwholesome effluvia as to injure health and ruin dresses, &c., whilst the Coadle Lamp is inodorous and pare. CHARLES WAT'ON invites tie public to an inspection of the above, in every variety, commenting with the Queen's Lamp, from 28. to 265. ; the mid size, from 12s. to 355. ; and the magnum, from 355. to five guineas. Candles for e above at the lowest price in the trade. • ) COMMUNION SERVICES of 11' slzea. ESTABLISHED in 1795.—Address, 41 and 42, Bliiblefut, Merchants, Shippers, &c., allowed a liberal discount. A Catalogue sent post free. All goods exchanged if not ap proved of. Lapsed Policies may be renewed without fine, on proof of health and payment of arrefirs of Premium withoufinterest. Notices of Assignment of Policies registered and acknowledged, so as to mike them available as securities la the hands of third parties. 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 an; one in the Bank's employment. THE MORAL and SANITARY ASPECTS of the NEW CENTRAL CATTLE MARKET Proposal of the Corporation of London. Illustrated by Plan and Diagram. By J. STEVENSON BUSHMAN. M.D , Fellow of the Royal College of Physicisna of Edinburgh, Senior Physician to the Metropolitan Free Hospital, Author of "Cholera and its Cures," &c., e - Aniii _--...„ ......_ . '4, 1 4 • . . 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The horses of the PRESIDENT which were at St. Cloud have been brought to the stables in the Rue Montaigne. Tne 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 PRESIDENT 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 measures, baying been sub mitted by him to the Odilon Barrot Ministry in 1849, had been by them rejected as having a tendency to Socialism. The French Cabinet has sent in a protest to the Court of Vienna against the proposed incorporation of the Italian and Sclavonisn provinces of Austria in the German Confederation; and the French Govern ment has received assurances from the English Ca binet that England will remain the firm ally of France, and will assist her in repelling any aggression on the part of Austria. 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 HEUBILLON has been appointed to the Ist brigade of the 3d division of the army of Paris; General LE TAILLANT 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. BUSINhSS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 15. Boulogne and Amiens, 9% ex div.— Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon),l6 —Luxembourg, 2%—Namur and Liege, 8 3 4—Northern of France, 15 1 X 3 —Paris and Stras bourg, 10%—Rouen and Havre, 11—Sambre and Meuse, 3;4 —Tours and Nantes, 5;4 ex div. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of Saturday and of yesterday. M. MOCQIJARD ) Chef du Cabinet of the P2E!IDENT of the Republic, has addressed the following letter to the editor of the Pays : " —You have just opened a subscription at the offices of your estimable journal, notwithstanding the decla.ation 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, therefore the funds may be collected, whate ver d est i nat i on may be assigned to them, the President cannot accept them. He charges me to repeat this in the most formal manner; and whilt• thanking those persons whose persevering regard would induce them to cooperate with your personal devoted ness, he begs you not to follow up this projected sub scription. Accept, Sir, the assurance of my distinguished and devoted sentiments." NEW SHARES. The directors intend, puisuant 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 cus , omers at the Bank, in the order of their appli .ations, and payment of 50/. per share as required by the charter. This sum wi.l be received by instalments of such amottrit sand 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 er.titled to participate in the first half-yearly dividend which shall be made af,er allotment; and a premium of 21. per share (to be added to the reserved fund) is to be paid by the allottees on the issue of the certificates. Any applicants to "%horn shares may not be allotted, will receive back the amount of their payments with interest at the rate above mentioned. Forms or 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, 1651. No Entrance Fees or any other charge beyond the Policy Stamp The present nnual income of the Society from Premiums is 63,0001.; Vie amount co%'ered by the Policies of the Society is 1,781,5801.; and the reserved profit, applicable to future bonus to the Assured, a:nounts to 82,454/. ss. 6d. At the last annual inves tigation, reported in May, 1850, the bonuses declared to the As sured were, the option of a return of 15 per cent. on their Premiums in cash, or a reversionary a 'dition to the original sum assured by each Policy varying from 20 to 65 per cent. EXAMPLES OF BONUSES ALREADY DECLARED. roma ..71 2 ; Annual 'Policy Bonus in vent Re , e., Pre- taken addition ' Bonn in Auction of I a , " g miusi. eat in to Sum Assured. Cash. Annual Premium. Z s. 41. 4 $ d. X s. d. r 1837 292 6 9 139 16 9 22 13 1 1238 267 11 4 126 17 2 19 19 7 1539 241 18 6 113 17 7 17 8 8 I .£ q.d. 1840 193 12 6 93 16 8 14 • 10 1000'74 3 4 lB4l 189 12 6 89 510 . 13 $ll 1842 162 16 8 76 18 4 11 2 3 1843 115 10 10 55 10 10 8 1 10 1844 77 19 2 38 15 10 5 S 11 1845 66 15 0 44 10 0 4 10 1 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 GUAR kNT! , :E COMPANY. 32, Ludgate-hill, London. (Empower( d under 7 and 8 'Victoria, cap. 110.) HONORARY PRESIDENTS. Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P., Dartmo u th House, Westminster. TRUSTEES. James s e K s ershaw Esq., 31. P , Stockport. Alexander Douglas. Esq., 11, Queen -square. Ambrose Moon., Esq.. En sleigh-street, Tavistuck-square. Janes Nisbet, Berners-sireet, oxford-street. The lion. FRANCIs VILLIERS. CHAIRMAN, Berkeley-square. JAMES W r 1.14 Esq., M.P., DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN, Charing-cross. " THE TIMES" Corn, any affords Guarantee to persons requiring the some at the lowest possible rate, an after the first thri e years, annually divides four-fifths of the profits. Thus by applying the justly popular principle of Mutuality to Public Guarantee, the Pre miums, instead of bent; a tax upon honesty, become a means of saying and hives ment. RATES—From 7s. 6d. upwards. No charge for Stamps, or extra charges. An allowance maf'e in the Gnarantee Premium where a Life As surance ant Guarantee are combined. LIFE ASSURANCE. UNITIA) GUARANTEE and LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 36, Old Jewry. Tho Right Honourable Lord ERK[NE, Chairman. JOSHUA P. BROWN WEITHEAD, Esq., M.P., Vice-Chairman. The Directors invite proposals for Life Assurance from intend ing assurers. Premiums may be paid quarterly, half-yearly, 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, 315, 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, No. 345, Strand, on TUESDAY, the 4th day of March next, at Two o'clock precisely. By order of the Directors, FREDERIC LAWRA.NCE, Actuary and Secretary. T HE UNITED MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The Policies are indisputable, and complete securities for all pur poses. Every description of Assurance effected, and Annuities and En dowments granted. Whole profits divided amongst the assured. Leans granted to assurers. THOMAS PRITCHARD, Resident Director. Meg, 54. Charing-cross. FIFTY THOUSAND CURES WITHOUT ME,DICINE, BY DU BARRY'S REVALENTA ARABICA FOOD. " Twenty-five years' nervousness, constipation, indigestion, and debility, fr in which I had suffered great misery, and whi c h no me dicine could remove or relieve, have been effectually cured by Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food in very short time. " W. R. REEVES, Pool Anthony, Tiverton." " Eight years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, with cramps, spasms, and nausea, for which my servant had consulted the advice of many, have bee effectually removed by Du Barry's delicious health-restoring food in a very short time. I shalt be happy to answer any inquiries. .. Rev. JOHN W. FLAVE LL, Rldlington Rectory, Norfolk." left " aTrlmir,eualyideagrse'neerxacles,sileilinteyr, v v , oulu h ess r , e, w id i e t r li ed pin. in my neck and y life very miser able, has been radically removed by Du Barry's bealth•restoring food. " ALEX. STUART, Archdeacon of Boss, Sklsbereen." Fifty years' indescribable agony front dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the sto mach, and vomltings, has been removed by Du Barry's excellent food. " MARIA. JOLLY NORTHAM, Ling, near Dies, Norfolk," Copies of testimonials of 50,000 cures (including those of Lord Stuart de Decies, Major-Cenral Thomas Ring, Drs. Ure, shoreland, and Harvey), gratis. In canisters, with flill instractiens, lib., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 45.64. ; 51b., I is.: 121 b., 225. ; super-refined, bib., 225. ; 101 b. 335. The 101 b. and 121 b. carriage free. DU BARRY'S PULMONIO BON-BONS, a nice, safe, and effec tual remedy for coughs, colds, asthma, and all affections of the lungs, throat, and voice, aro of, unrivalled excellence. In boxes, Is. 1%d., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d.; or, post free, Is. dd., 3s. 3d., ss. 2d. DU BARRY a n d CO ., 1 2 7 , N ew Bond-stree t , L on don : Hedges and Butler, 155, Regent-street ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., 182, Plc- Cadilly; Abbiss, 60, Gracechurch-street ; and through all OMITS oily with Du Burry' pignuts:v. Carriage paid to any part of the kingdom. IF YOU DESIRE REALLY WELL-POLISHED BOOTS, USE B ROWN'S ROYAL MELTONIAN B LACKING. It renders them beautifully seft, durable, and waterproof, while its lustre equals the most brilliant patent loather. Price the same as common blacking. Made only by E, Brown, the inventor, and sole manufacturer of the De Guiche 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 bad at all the principal shops throughout the kingdom. NEW IRON COUCH BED, 2/. 10s., with mattress and chintz cover complete ; it folds up in the smallest coinp..ss, 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 exportatioa, from 155., to the - more elabo rate designs in four-post, Arabian, 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. H. THOMPSON; 116, Long-acre. pL AN TA GENE T GUARD RAZOR. The passenger by sea, the sick in bed; the paralysed with out a glass, and the nervous ant blind without fear, can use the Plantagenet Raz4r, and effectual 'y remove the beard without cut ting the skin In every variety of Tortoiseshell, Motheropearl, Ivory, an? Black. Handles. C. STEIVAIt & CO., Patentees, 22, Charing-cross, London, and may be ordered of any Cutler, Ilairdressa', or Bookseller. Descrip tive particulars sent post free. PROFESSOR BROWNE'S CHIN COM FORTER surpasses everything yet produced for a comfortable shave. Its tine, rich, and emollient cream lather gives the chin a luxuriant coolness, softens tin 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, Fenthurch-strect. DI- LATE, &c.—Where shall - I go to Purchase Serond•hand PLATE, and PLATED ARTICLES ?—Go to WIPSTLER'S, ii, Strand, you will there find silver plate, plated articles, gold and silver watches, jewellery, &c. ; electro-plated spoons and Corks. E. WHISTLER is lit thia 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. T. MAR TIN'S HAL L. kJ MONTHLY CONCERTS OF ANCIENT AND MODERN M USW. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 11th have been received. It is said that the Count of RETILLAGIGEDO hesi 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 BOMA, FEB. 11.—The Funds are still flat. The Three per Cents. are reported at 34 1-16 to ; Five per Cents., with current Coupon, 14:,1- ; Coupons, ; Passive Debt, .5 4 1 . Exchange on London, 50 60. POItTUGAL. Accounts have been received from Lisbon of the 11th, The QUEEN had been delivered of a still-born fe male infant, which was buried with all honours on the ith. Iler 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 Cenfederation, 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 shall be admitted with all her provinces into the German Confede ration without the consent of the powers, guran 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 had a depressive influence upon commercial transactions. In the Upper Chamber of Prussia on the 15th, Baron ARNIM'S motion on the affairs of Holstein was rejected by a majority of 7'l to 41. In the Lower Chamber there was majority of 9 vot es on a di v i s i on against the income-Um Accounts from Vienna of the 12th state that the Austrian and Prussian armies will occupy th e w h o l e country from Radstadt to Dusseld or f, w i t h t h e i r head quarters at Mayence and Frankfort. Prince SCHWARTZENBERGI bas declared to the Rus sian Ambassador s: Vienna, that Austria will not consent to the incorporation of Schleswig with Den mark. The independence of Brussels says—" Our cor respondent at Frankfort writes that it has been de termined by the.conferences at Dresden to organise a permanent army of the Confederation. According to some persons the chief command of this force is to be confided alternately to an Austrian Archduke and 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 a preparations are making at Frankfort to re ce i ve him." The Cologne Gazette publishes a letter from Cassel of the 11th, which states that Count LEIN 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 offic.-2rs 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 corresponde4 at Rome writes to the Messagere iVlodanese, under date of the 4th, that the lists of the new tax-payers aite 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 STRIYE.—HULL, SATURDAY EVEN.. ING.—Captain Beechey, R.N.,arrived here last night, and a public notice signed by the ayor (Mr. T. W. Palmer) V . r , a! posted, intimating that he would meet the seamen at _T! Town-hall this morning, for the purpose of hearing apY:_c°l l ' s, plaints as to the working of the Mercantile Marine ACL• however, it was notified that all who attendedwou l b d ein b g e called on to produce their register tickets before admitted, the mariners' committee, acting ;n men, rejected the conference on this fowl'), but s p ta art ted of th th a e t they had no objection to meet Capt . Beechey in another a bout 600 men attended place. Accordingly, at noon to-day', and Captain at the Victoria-rooms , Beechey was introduced to the reply sent by the tn3hQeerayor, who presided. The gallant captain referred the Board of Trade to the S underland ly similar memori o be sent from answer to an exact T a e l m a o b r o ia u l t t asa sufficient this port. His replies t o various objections urged by mem bersto d failed pro secr e t a ry (Christie) said, in answer to a peace making remark from the mayor, that he would rather go over tt o Liverpool and work his way to the United St a t es, there to remain, than cease from the present agitation. Ile denied that it was a strike, either in regard to the obnoxious legislation affecting seamen, or to the question of wages. The meeting loudly applauded this sentiment, and there was evidently, at the termination of the proceedings, but little advance made towards a settlement of the differences existing. The friends of the Rev. Charles Marshall, M.A., have presented him with a portrait of the Right Hon. Thomas Farncomb, late Lord Mayor, to whom he 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 appoi n t e d b y t h e corporat i on o f th e city of London during the last mayoralty. FlBS.—This morning, between one and two o'clock, a fire broke out in the shop of Mr. Child, gun and pistol t maker, N 0.280, Strand. Owing to the timely arrival were of the n engines, and the good suppl y o f water , th e flames . extinguished, but not before the comma of the_ph p Asa bees commed. FLAX AND FLAX-COTTON. Farmers, Manufactures, Unions, and Parishes, desirous of taking Licenses for preparing Flax on the economical awl expedi tious process of Chevalier CLAM :SEX may now apply to Mr. J. S. Christopher, 26, uresnam-street, London. SMOKY CHIMNEYS.-NO CURE NO PAY. ir E. DOWSON, 123, Oxford-street (five er • doors west of Regent-circus), sole manufacturer of CUISDY'S PATENT REGISTER GRATE, begs to call attention to it, as being the most elegant, inexpensive, and certain Cure for moky Chimneys. A prospectus forwarded upon application, post free. _ . J. E. HOWSON is also the sole manufacturer of CIINDI"S PA TENT 110 f-Allt and VENTILATING STOVE, for Churches, Warehouses, Shops, Entrance Halls, Ezz. Patronised by the Society of Artd, in whose rooms, J ,, hn. street, Adelpld, It may be seen in con stant use and al-o at Messrs. Hitchcock's, St. Paul's Church yard ; and at the Manufacturer's as above. A Frospectus 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 descriptio ;, at greatly reduced prices. Every article manufactured up , n the mo,t perfect principle. J. E. DO%VSON, 123, Oxford-street (five doors weet of Regent circus), Loudon. T E FIRST HOUSE IN THE KINGDOM FOR FINE TE AS. PAssAm. SMITH AND COMPANY'S, Number One. a. d. Fine Strong Rough Full-bodied Congou - - 4 0 Fine True Rich and Strong SuLchong - - - 4 4 Ex raordinary Lapsang Strong Hy son Superfine Hyson Choice Cowslip I lyson In air-tight lead packages of 31bs. and 41bs., and canisters of 71bs. and 141bs. Purchasers of chests, half, and quarter chests, are allowed the usual overweight, reducing the price of the liner sort. about 2d. per lb. 1, Coventry-street, Ha) market. ALLAN, SON, and CO., respectfully announce to their Noble Patrons and Ladies generally, that front the unus, al mildness of the season, coupled IA ith a desire to facilitate the arrangements they are already making for a grand display of Novelties during the Exhib tiou of 1851, they have determined at once to dispose of the whole of their WINTER STOCK; and to eflect a more speedy clearance, a considerable reduction has been acceded to in most of the departments. The following are in stances : SILKS. Glace Gros v y Is. 9%d. per yard. Do. do., wide widths, all colours - 2s. *yd. ~ Gros d'Oran, Pharaphanton, &c. &c., in every variety of tint, at Three Guineas the Lull Dress. Damask Brocades, &c. &c., light and dark, :It Two-and-a-Half Gui neas the Dress of 13 yards, wide width. Several Robes, very magnificent, made expres•ly as a trial of art previous to these made for the Exhibition, price 3% to 10 guineas. Black Satins, Moires, Glaccs, Gros Royal Radzmores, &c., at a similar reduction. MANTLES. _ Black Velvet, of Lyons manufacturo — - 295. 6d. Black Moire, all new Patterns - -21 s. Od. to 255. Od. Gros Royal ditto - - -21 c Od. to 28s. Od. Mourning Mantles, ditto - - - 255. Od. to 31s, 6d. A large lot of Coloured Velvet Mantics - 355. Od. to 42 . Od. FURS, Tweed, Tartan, and WOOL SHAWLS, at POSITIVELY HALF PRIG E. A similar reduction has been made on Family and Table Linens, French Merinoes, and all the new dresses which have appeared this season, are now ready. ALLAY, SOY, and CO., 69 to 71, St. Paul's. or other MAN UF AC l'U RE RS. TO CARPE T There will shortly be OFFERED for SALE, a FAr!TORY, situated at Barnard Castle, In the county of Durham, lately uccn 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, dychouse, 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. The dye pots, stove, washing and scouring machines are heated by steam ; all are economically arranged, and In excellent working order. . . For Turth7rparticulars apply on the Premises; or to Messrs. George Johnson and Co., Agents, 11, Bow Churchyard, London. executors to the late John l'ratt, who have now room in their warehouses to undertake the sale by commission of manutactured plain or fancy goods, and are ready to make advances in cash, if required. LADIES' and GENTLEMEN'S DRESSING AS CES. 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 ve r y i n f er i or. Those who purchase a t M ec hi , 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 papler-mache manufactures, and the usual stock of ar ticles suited for presents. Mechi's peculiar steel razors 7s. and 105. per pair. Ilis magic strops 2s. to Ss. 6d. ; paste 6d. and Is. per cake. Clattery ground and repaired daily on the premises. THIRTY-FIFTH EDITION. GONTAINLNG TILE REMEDY FOR THE PREVENTION OF DISEASE. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. )N PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. A. New and Improved Edition, enlarged to 196 pages, price 2s. 6d. by post, direct from the Establ'shmont, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps, THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the exhaustion and physical decay of the system, produced by ex essive indulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abuse of mercury, with explicit directions for the use of the preventive lotion, fo'dowe4 by observations en the Married state, and the Meg talifica- Lions which prevent it. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings, and by the detail of cases. By R. and 1,. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Demers-street, Ox ord-street, London. Published by the Authors ; and sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-raw ; H annay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall treet, Louden. PART 1. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. l i .aaT IL treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in tuflence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and gen erat i 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 Cngi avings. frazT fir. contains a Remedy for the Preventio of Disease by a simple application, by which the danger of infection is obviated. Chia important part the Work should not escape the reader's notice. PART V. Is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its du ties. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. 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Medical Treatise on the Phys i ology of Marriage, a Marriage, and on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity, usually acquired at as. early period of lif e which destroy the physical and mental powers, diminish and enf ee b le the natural feelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical Observations on the certain Prevention and successful Treatment of Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional W eakeeee, Stricture. and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Indis cretion, as adopted by Lallemand, Ricord, and other eminent mem bers of the faculty in France. With F ifty coloured Engravings, illustrating the anatomy, Physiology , and Diseasesofth e erte: a pr n o d du th ct e iv v e ari Or o g u a s i ns o , uri zxp e l s ai t n h in at g a th re eir pr it o tr i n u c eeci tures in , us th ee elin and ftmtiou by solitary habits, excesses, slid Infection. BY SAMUEL LA'MEET, 117, BEDFORD-SQUARE. LONDON. Doctor of Medicine. Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical society. Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Member of the Hnnterian Medical Society of Edinburgh, Ste.. &c. 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. Tee author, who has taken the Highest medical honours, as evidenced by the diplomas 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 comp'aints. He may be consulted n ith ad vantage by all those whose constitutions may have becom e debili tated through secret practices acquired ix youth, or by th e e x cesses of later years, w h ere by th e pleasures of life are marred, the ob j ects of marriage frustrated, and existence itself rendered a term of un ceasing misery and regret. 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Second Ties—Mr. Gillett's Great Northern beat Mr. Round's Littlego, and won the Stakes. SOUTH NOTTS ELECTION. FINAL CLSSE OF THE POLL. Barrow. Newark. Bingham ... 224 ... 384 East Leake Lowdham Newark upon• Trent Southwell 339 144 Sutton-upon-Trent 230 204 1,495 1,480 Majority for Barrow TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sus,—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 bas 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. 03wald'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. Under the direction of Mr. John Hunab. Mendelssohn's ELIJAH will ba performed at the FOURTH CON CERT, on WEDNESDAY EVENING next,-Feb. 19. VOCALISTS: —Mrs. Endersohn (pupil of Sir George Smart, her first appearance), Miss Kearns, Miss Gill, Miss Williams, Miss Kent, Mr. Locket', Mr. Herbertt, Mr. Buckland. The Chorus wi 1 consist of ,the members of Mr. Hullah's First Upper School. 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For children it is 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 78. • or family bottles (equal to fou r sma ll) a t 10s. 6d.; and double that size, 21s. CAUTION.—On the 'wrapper of each bottle of th• 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 U9,02$ letters. Sold by A. Rowland and Sons, 20, Hatton-garden, London, and by all Chemists and Perfumers. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sm,—ln 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 accede" 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 alliance. Certainly it would be folly in the extreme to continue the other prohibitions. I am, Sir, Lee., 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 of Commons, on Saturday, that on the sth January last the dividends due and not de manded at the Bank amounted to 876,739/. TSB SUSPECTED MURDER Or I FisMALE AT CAMBERWELL—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. b . orough 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 m ust, in his opinion, have be e n lab our ing under some men tal 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 th e mysterious nature of the case. The jury returned a unani mous verdict, " That the deceased wa s found dead, with her neck dislocated, and with marks of violence on various parts of herperion, but how she CUM by ouch injuries they had not I=cient goof." -e-,. - - TESTI.IIIONY OF THE INSANE. (From the Institute, Medical Journal.) A case of considerable interest, and of some nicety in medical jurisprudence, has recently been brought to the notice of our tribunals. An unfortunate inmate of Arm strong's Pauper Lunatic Asylum, at Peckham, died unex pectedly 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 male no report of any casualty having happened to him, and, in fact, 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 merits of an investigation which involves the most serious consequences to the party accused, and is still pending; but it cannot prejudice him to state that the keeper's denial was not relied upon, end an inquiry took place before Mr. Carter, the Coroner for the county of Surrey. At this inquiry a difficulty arose, which Mr. Carter had neither the legal kite% lecl g e nor the good sense to giapple with. It was clearly his duty, if once satisfied that there was reason to believe that the deceased had met his death by violence, to examine every- witness who could give evidence of the circumstance, and to leave their final admissibility to be decided by the highest authori ties—the judges of the lend. To Mr. Carter, however, it appeared otherwise. With the exception of the keeper, who was under suspicion, and who had asserted his ignorance of everything relating to the transaction, so one could depose to the treatment of the deceased, but his fellow lunatics. The jury was anxious that some or one of them should be examined, Mr. Carter, however, refused to take this course, en the ground that a person declared by law to be lunatic, was ly law an incompe tent witness ; and the jury, in the absence of sufficient evidence, , rtived at the unsatisfactory verdict of " Man slaughter against soave person or persons unknown." We would here interpose this obeious comment, that if Mr. Carter's view of the case 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 the Commissionere 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 use the lan guage cf the reporter, " Richard Donelly, a red-faced tunny little :Irishman, 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 ensu ing sessions of the C en t ra l C r i m i na l C ourt. 'With the guilt or innocence of the keeper, we at 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 persons 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 cow petency 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 ture. 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 is 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, en oath is administered to him, tipon the obligation of which he is to speak the truth. We need not allude to the excepted case where an affirmation is made instead of an oath taken. The principle is the same, the form different. Such is the law of England. The test then 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 recegr the obligation of an oath, therefore, by our law he is incompetew. 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 satistie.d the magistrate that he understood the nature of an oath "as well as the Bishop of London or Cardinal Wiseniae," he was properly admitted as a wits e is. Such we believe to be the law. All our great law writers have recogniz.d two kinds of inanity or mental unsoundness—dementia naturalis and dementia acci dentalis. The one means idiotcy, the other madness-- 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, none 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 on occasions to a lamentable failure of justice. We have hitherto abstained from mentioning the ac tual delusion 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 sub.equent 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 he 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 iu law, incapacitate a man from giving his testimony in a court of justice. PRODUCTIONS FOR THE EXHIBITION.--ImFROVE MENT IN CosTtraiE.—ln November last a declaration was issued, bearing the signatures of a large number of Royal Academicians and other artists, complaining that the present European costumes (particularly the male attire) "is in consistent with grace, simplicity, or dignity of afpect, devoid of all requisites fur dignified historic painting, utterly incon gruous with sculpt ure , an d no l ess un f avoura bl e t o the li v i ng figure, both as regards appearance and convenience," sug gesting to designers and makers of every stride of dress to avail themselves of the favourable opportunity afforded by the Exhibition to display '‘ such forms as may afihrd a series of transitional fashion to a s tyl e views and the adva Iced t astes consistenttransitio w na il l h e t h h a e ng fo e r s eg fr o u in m g the 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 exhibition 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 transition of arriving at a graceful and elegant costume, calculated for properly displaying t" human figure, and annihilating the existing inelegant, UP - classical, - classical, and monotonous d ress i n wh i c h t h e limb daily of the masculine portion of her Maj es ty' s su bjects are to be collection is seen envoloped. One of the garments in thist.the merits of a modern Paletot , registered on the I3th jest ., as possible, which are the dispensing with as many seams curvilinear lines, those seams which are preserved flo o lpZ uty. Of the in accordance with liogarth 's line e ction of garments, Messrs. mate rial at present used in the construction of woollen cloths in every Nicoll will show :00 specim en sal d e , and of the finest fabric ; these variety of colour and s'circleradiated, form, the alter will be ranged in a semi the lighter shaue, darker by giving to the nate relief of the ect. It will be coveiel-with glass, and whole a pleasing effect. gilt frame 33 ft. by 6 ft. I enclosed in a mass"' . d 1 d the Tartan n addition ,'Il isp aye , of every known to this, ut Clan ( 79 i n number). A meeting of Protectionists was held et Cam bridge on Saturday, when resolutions attributing agricultural distress to the operations of free trade were unanimously adopted. The Earl of Hardwick presided. A county meet ag is about to be held at Ely on the same:aubject. MURDER AND SUICIDE AT COLCHESTER.--In our paper.of Saturday we detailed the circumstances under which a man and woman, living together in lodgings at Colchester, were found— the woman with he: throat cut, and the man hanging from the bed-post. Their names were George Yon der and Charlotte Parmenter. They appeared to have been in a 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 derangement." SUNDAY TRADING PREVENTION BILL.—On Saul' e be o f ff or e e nd t e e: 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. It contains twelve clauses, and is to come into force on the Ist of November. Sunday trading is prohibited afternine o'clock publicans, from the operation newBPaPedr3t'h in the morning, under a penalty of 55. for the first offence. goods ex- Medicine, milk, cooked meat, and o'clock, arc exempted, as also fore exercise fourteenthetheir of the Act. Barbers arc not to open shop ec o t r ion exer beScoervm a m nt e s nc a erd e savedcalling L. oafternl the h t e e n operation. o'clock pen on al tdi penalties o u an n trhse d te a n 2 bo - Atl ecr_steemino morning. aNi..lyesrt; e 1 z e Correction daNs. All proceedings under within seven days. nploasyedbfeorcosmalten.ittecjifto the house of (2 A steam-engine, weighing 1 only three-quarters of an ounce, is being exhibited In Yorkshire, in full motion. It is intended for the Great Exhibition, and has been made by an ingenious workman in Saddiewortb. The Right lion. the k Spe . - er gave his first Parlia mentary dinner on Saturday last, at his temporary official residence in Eaton square. SEIZURE or OYSTER•BOATS.—On Wednesday ona of the French war steamers which arrived here on Mondeqj on her return from St. Hellier, captured eleTen oyster-Ixterai which were dredging on the French limith and took them to GriaTillimftferry limes. ._' '-.--C-e-f)---eLi ASLEEPING or ACTIVE PARTNER WANTED, in an old established and profitable BUSINESS, ret ruing upwards of 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. ) .~li