The Sun. — London, England, 1850-04-30 00:00:00

rotnlse3 to I f sing , , engra , it, hav e ':i v Ely°' conzPar'': ieul as Pril .ic bard • V e " A ter N r • 10 . r oc! . dad in presl;espiii, to their vcie l, rtion o f the 00 p o by M r ' .oduced i sdesip of t 1; nog 18 day. SO. 'Dag' a nir f 98 1 .„luartel 04.0 r ca st-iron bo ot lucinr r den, (Aar Pe f parbsw' c hive ' f Wren to tIL, point C Plies a • 0 repre sen tetio . , fps to the tbi as was I,t , :ocieo • „ to to 0 1' eatto e isening king" l a a ttig 13anqUe. toff, obl ec io is, the o ut cc t iei en itt u e st e tribu te, , n 0 1 1366, 0 sr, • ot va th It'T le 21 161 cif3,7 ; *° 3 t of su bscri• Ibtainecl•receipti.s t Wof the t ig be p 1k o ttes, 5,0 &c• , 2,85 t lEF O /0 bree en fr ji ° lll , o d Dover , Ole i i ;;Y ited, t2., * bet "-lp 10. 0 40 ..• foo 1, 00 50 2 w 601 ,.P ispr wci m r ess, or hi i f for i 11Ael ) r - _,_, , GIZJ t 13.0. / .. • 0. 1. bes t ' e dos fd. 4 ' I s s 3 S i r"' '" olw 1,4 S st. JOb° W tjv ,i Afro. aa of k h i laC)l Ar Sara' te ( n child 0 0 -pg eJ oi l tish loConsal-Clej) , tbTiti r k s tor e an d c ISt' iv O tij s' ,bn'';,, fig/ 50 I° l l°. o a O ft'ee' ciS tb tbe ~~ kSCIIISIT WIDOWS' FUND AND LIFE EPor r , ASSU RANCE SOCIETY. Gp,i s °' the PROCEDURE of' the THIRTY - SIXTH ANICITAL 1154 . 441 ' C OURT of this SOCIETY, held es the stll March, The '" • The ea r , • elOll L ORD COCKBURN In the Chair. elin"eloed'en''SlX.Tll ANNUAL GENERAL COURT Of this SO -4 4'44111 Edinburgh on the sth March, 1850. les„ tile %Ile LORD COCKBURN in the Chair. ess,.* l , B ,,ee e.cr read to the Court various Statements relative to the •1 1 ", tt F eL t !! front which it appeared ,•,,taiyepneameneg4d2th2,eoz:B3.49, the total number of Policies actu and issued was 600 , covering Insurances to the Ss tete s et , euat the c • ,2,l67t,tnoiernlitlal2,9orfat:he Society at 31st December, 1849, was eete d• i ll o a s vin . 2d g increased during the year to the ' 1 suet te e • aemies an ual Revenue of th e S oc i ety at the same date was froe he g' ' l9 s. 6d., being a decrease since last year, arising r eduetion in the rate of interest during the currency lat th e Tear 18411mber of deaths which had occurred during the Wince l i : e w e' , 111, the sums insured under the Policies l e , 117,0, 1 ;e ernerged in consequence of these deaths, being bib' That th e A 9 , or, with Bonus additions, 14e,814i. 12s. 3d. beenLabeve sum of 117,622/. 10s. and the number of b een e :rere la the ratio of 63 per cent. of what might be erleat',Peeted, according to the tables of mortality upon h ele ke lee* Seclety's calculations are based. leiket o lt r r aeY Of the statements read having been confirmed by beele Ohxiny e i.el tem „mean, addressing the meeting, said, the Manager has 4,,,, 4 • 1 41ti 5 5 m 4 a pers, and made certain statements, which con e, eie.d oee eX . ositien of the. exact state of our affairs.. He )(Z i t . lefo r e, really am not aware what I can do to add either • elation or to your consequent confidence in this Institu 0' 41 47 e°4ll( lence Must defend en the " facts" youeliave heard ;tc% st r i ct el e r er . ! it net 'the usage that the person who occult r , a 4 dres a have the honour to occupy is expected to ma k e eeitia u e p ee mink the most judicious thing I could do would be 14 . :' le e s ce• At the same time, however, it has often oc %atilt w e ' y ett4 It occurs to me now, that perhaps a recapitulation 1114,,_ eats shade ordinary language, of the almost technical ~huh e 'e oY the Manager. may sink more deeply into your tt le e !Mere easily carried away-(Applause)-ani . there east h ie recall to you a few of the leading facts which you 04, 4rd•--(ltenewed asrplivise.) N rt Of th e klywrqtric, te r have t°." of thrnakese-ate Isast the one that leads nee to consider N13 '411 first-is one that I was not aware of %Neer this eereently, which is the view exhibited of the prroe teele Of sh,'eesilaition by our mere numbers. I do not heti eery; no an'ellls insured, of our investments, of our sec _ s r , a° best er lehing of that sort. Look at our mere numbers. ,I Se te ilet ouly-hlest of of society like this being well managed,---af 1 1 , 4 4 ,:bas eenei..,ne_no suspicion in regard to it but that public con -401)), OitS ""eaYS on the increase, than in the increase of the is ' , lest erested members-of members, I mean, who have Dreteut Pura seltshnes 7 1, 11re 4 t e etites.ty th de e ru,,eeseivle! it frmo si y es o . ar o e b a d s uc a t order that, nxio tn us as men can be ' 4 ll 'e the y e *it h a Nal, ar 18 1 e, whenbintehmectiSmoecleutsylY w c a o s r o n e s t t d tu ' ted N , w ew e `o4?4kfor gof 49 members-(Laughter4-and it did tl eSee "t ee lee th el Year 181 G, that the eggs laid tnen e . re only 17. 4 4,7 'tee e„lnler.) I also find that during the first six years of stleeeter) 'Atetstence, 212 'e ere sum total of our chickens.- . 41 4te,f t4 is h ere I may -observe that the first thing that eqe „el for of great great caution with which the lives must have been 'es "ere el se "' the 49 members who were admitted in 1815, 35 l d'de ee, t t arrt e e'ell still remain u the books after deducting many 4 1,„ erea t heir ix. , o. u who, for aught we know, may be %l e t, ller n ?, eh, or the 17 who. d theist in the •eiettr 1816. after titaalths sUrrenderers there eje u Z•e still three upon the books ; ace 4 Whr) :Joined tee ' society during the first six years of te t , t pleate e ' ) e arlY GO aurrendered their policies, but 49 still survive. 41 4 hear;) These seem to me to have been well selected lives.- 'sr tl , Of e er 'erld the result now is that, at the ene of 35 years, the te Ones , neluenlbeq amounts; not to one thousand, nes' to tn tette ° 4 4atie rto four, nor to five, nor even to six, but to above . .-sR ores ' - r UpPlaa se ) We hav e now above six thousand in heis °lll ties fact . I infer nothing but this-that, since we - el ' e Je alelaii but uncomplaining eyes prying into us, I pre lle cannot ls ole, enti tles .; c an ill-managed body. 4 lehi e 7 ' l ane durine the year 1849, after deduction of several tetetiat i terere cancelled, amou s n , t h s ic to h in‘ above 422,0001. ; that is tie he a 4, Yeer the e effected amounted to 4 ee l et, toeneelber of Policies on ' these insurances amounts to W " - • be the 'ft. ise% average, ever ell-which, lem told, is a high VNetel 'l ' 7°Bl . on every policy. e1,40G1.00-oi.htaaa,,ln„,e!seitsed during the year that is now closed by ( 4 Y s ee ; te at I,tse_tne total Capital that wo own now amounts to lel4,ellie erea es say, in nand numbers, which will be far more ce nsiderably above Two Millions of money.- l l et,,etse,„ he i te4:,llehe li t e e th et we have above Two Millions-that is to f say s Qte;l;rellhe've'ave it-would be a very idle one, Itt ,th e -s t l i e' many a man thinks he has, anl i h te' o ir u li l t Co Retitle Mr, I 11 comes to eresp it it eludes the closing e hand g ; e; 14 4 4 4 4 2 ,0f and , ' all-important consequence to be told Rime s ever y otn T of ell investments, so far as we have discovered, Il ls are, es , made a single Lad cue.-(Applause.) 'these in 144lDe.°41erie eeee Most part, laid out on real secu l rity c Tl mean fi l et and, b "lle best country, in my belief, for rea se invested an , ter te e e ,"ldes this, a large portion of our capital is 4/ 4 ,47 1 1r1t e T a l nibers t member upon the security of their policies. What e so k Se e tit _ there be than that ?-(Hear, hear. . 41 esielf th e nr, creditor, say for 1,0001. ; and he asks ) hiib ' for a loan Z y ,"iele t hleT l e c / be of equal value, we lend it to se because him, we 81 % it l andt money. • ` return Ithsu s be is that be List t e se , o4 us we are as certain of its .. a . et , e ieta r , e , • Part of these two millions is laid out in Bank I, 4 et z;nzi, it rek of the chartered Banks of Scotland be and the There les t ,se e Denny Which I believe is as secure as can Of 4l 1 4 °C . 14 laid out in any Bank Stock of which ' a single th, oth Dervate life entertains the slightest . doubt I A 44 1 / 4 1 s 44, 7, 4 is laid out in redeemable annuities, wh l ic 4 tv *l P 'et seC e°tla nd. as we all know, fall under lad e out t as n s L s;kee t -red under real property. Some of it is ou es o sy f 0 111 4 .41 1b1 e Tr neat word, for this first one ma . k i e l s .s m do. ate, 4114 11;' ( ' 4 41 . I s u slh)-some ef it is _laid out on . i is 41 11 of it e se o Not one single sixpence of it -if a th ' ere y was 1014t., 4 f hal would tell you hoaestly-but not one single Zteee„ 4 oe,3,ielvested in railway shares. One factwhich have eZtli th 'Ots; seeelch, above all ethers testifies the solidity ofthese . eieWs, ',lter-ea"t'eeit the the regularity and the promptness with 4ut t en t loans is invariably paid. 1 . Therever an in 4es 44 0.1Z 14 to tr by regular payment of the interest, let the 40 e for elui el• Now, with us, we have never found the elee. ai d ei„.. 4 ar or doubt. The interests, I understand, are ess011111,""t Within a day of the time. The result I draw R ii tk ea , u 'Jhat nee only are these investments good. but . ' e lse - 17 , that better could not be obtained. My belief is, - r \ e 'e e st • llle ts were all now thrown loose, and te Did 4eer ehe t hey eUl ree to retrace their , steps, and to get go b o ot kyilb:7:tly to Zuld, and therefore they would, do no b t , h 1e, 411 e5,1•) e Securities that they have alreadyo a l in g ed.- N ta llnat e 4ll thousand members of this Society have laid de e eir i th „ " 11 ' of as well-secured money as can be secured in hi rev t e ' ru le has decreased from the recent fall of interest 'her ' e ar, but It is now above 300,500/. The sum total of Ikty d e - .hi es • e te -.hi li , °r -- amounts to above Sis: Millions and a Half. °a lit to 'Blil fit,49 are peculiarly instructive. In the first place, l e kk , e,Prev ale 1 11 - e. a great number, and to be accounted for t on t e o s ts t st4 e Y ere Pestilence. But •et though they 141 , 1 1a'tba ( 1 1Y a ixtthree per cent. of onr amount d at o e n d t tler. tt ell sh la to say, that Our system is !s e s i oe er s h oe ~.ae there would be 100 deaths, while instead of er ' l l... a ild " e en oaly sixtr-three, leaving thirty-ses ) p of k i cho hoe dieor the security of the Society.-(Applause t . 24 leTe 'a, by ehee,t-let the upper ranks think of this Is l a f, vial- aelie7e- It is commonly thought that tins It Vete s ` a tt?nty the poor and the destitute. I dare say 4 14,ese, ~,,c 1 it t ee e e worst, but it is by no means confined to them ; feee, lie fed * l r . - 'e r stated, that of those who died from r i e t_la fo s r t 1 t ee fo r - 4 ene el this society, one individual was insu d for te s t iOe ll o 4 , that 'e r 'ule one for 3.0001 two for 2,000/., and one Vice 4,„ - "e, Whole twenty-fou ” r were insured for something l o f nseaete tnerefore you will observe that these, apparently ,Vs h : 14 41 : a itt l aT e i la c t s u s g .. ht to strike a lesson of prudence on 4 (1 % Data h 411441 ti .; / since we began in 1815, t a b re c above C e bllte,e a els Is a fact with which I was much d s r k We . have 4 4;1 11 (1th% ee re eleven hundred thousand poun s ttssoltteeittetresiehe4ilittrop_peteelertalbtahte families of those memberrsoswt'hecohntricuasitieyd, was given by Zes t Ze 4 t . 4, t I ,l u ression r u evi po t b y, of the Ibethtaeevfimetssuoufgethis Institution, no &m et it did upon 411'140414th' eaSe I refer toru me, as that of an old member timee NI; kit Well 7 l e , ar 'eld who had insured three times, each cer. S ee elmi,,l,botedes dies, and he has claims upon us . for 3,0 .d • 1 ,1 13 ' i • wui • its L'het, representatives will receive censt erab h l . y s el' O e' 4 4 , lUt s• Thu upwards of 5,0001. is secured to br of Paying tt i teee,etk att .) ' tat, the Society was plus nearly ;Illes r a ad it ' w hich I have to state is, one for which I . am very Ooh 4m 5, that N -444 ea, 441 4 ,it have had up to this day, no litigation.- 14 1 ,1 eet It ee) e,41114? is notated are the material facts ; and wha h t e el b s o e eel ' s tree t & You, I , t t my business, and lam sure would rts ' to ess oe e ee Were to boast of the excellence of our system 'ete, eel ." 1 1 Zen Success ; and still less would it give any sat s is_- , .•(e s tst , 41 es es ,e,,ere to do that from which every respectable o es te ,relZecerause_eestain-that of attempting to raise ourselves by a erleseett to I i,re ee° , n. or even by an allusion to kindred Institutions. Nee me s 'ore ,'",e s tated, the facts • and having done so, I can do no t e,leteeaY With Judge how your ' ' affairs have been managed, and 1 * 741; 704 You those resolutions or judgments which the eelßia eli", e t Wo. e t ' s e heard are calculated to produce. My . inferen ie c t h e erus to me, in the first place, that this is a Soe tl et'aY sTe." 4 ldo Perfect confidence. hear.) My belief sr. ' e erse." ° Fe ttling about it, although not so ie. uch i cert x a t i e n b l t y ' ll ll "t re; l.4 re t e : l3 e, th at our coafldence in it may go to 4 ts' kegs airee rgill our career again, with the experi t e h ne s e e wh ff ie r h: I s ll lL l4 tite s „ 4 aeor . ,,, k4 °W many ways in which we might act (I , e steel u e eeee we' wee in which we could do better.-(Applause,) i dl osTed do bee alllused themselves by speculating about wl•at ht ;1 8 Ma e ' tee e errae again to become a boy, with all the expe ,„4l saute e d •If this Society were to de so, I seriously et: h iSs u - sece e s e hr e as if we were to begin our career in 1815, wAh e "4 0 lel;• tt e see e e We have gained between that time and , lt e'llite ' e ll tl 'd Walk in the very paths, nay in te. it .ave reached our present state. ely other in tit p4 itt; ti llst it ils,eelllething very like repeating the same sermon , 4 ). 1 , 1 4 Itettewkelowiseate2 _lute' of all of us to do all in our power to elles ese lede e ( 7.i this Institution, and . still a more to propa 4ret4Y ~,,_"0 1 1 b e ,‘ the great duty, in this precarious life, of il essrf e e e Ce ir leees'otnt,U,rance. Some people talk as if there were e i ' tt et oli ee ,r e tete ' ll ert i a lt i e th e a i t e , k4nd. Ido not agree with them • and I a ot , , h ‘ett ,a , ettid t.essed t p h u e bli i e bi , p an or d ta e b y c e o ry o i f n i d n ivi su d r ila ' g l 11 1, 1 e i i t dr , hdes ell "el p e u ‘ WY not be too many, but it would be fou , n ~cets n t it t ham a o th _ great deal too few . .-(llear hear.) Ihe '4 % t 4ll 4Y l a Wh'' c ommunity steeped in the conviction that tr ee es e -as b., they can practise the great duty of pru -44c, ! e el 4 11 4 e, 'hurt insurance. All men are convinced that pru 'Oeeet te et 1 all men. are not convinced that there is no t e eeti b 'ele e e'',, t east e e v e rele can be practised with so small a presen t of thiese great an ultimate reward. If you wan :eve e r e co se e k Se iiian tell You where you are to find them. ) 1 .4 14 esCss ° ,., h h ave t h ieeln here You must go among the families It e ‘telli es lied ereaved, and amongst whom the society has 104,7 1 Y: i e : , end eB,l:''attY beyond 1, million of money. Go in o erile '; that in e e ' t e them what they think of life is They ;1 4 e au ti ev e of thi k' g itunreasonable and useless, e t 'ertlee S eelitet et the m u om m ent when they are e . xperiencing ; 4 '4 ei Lllt r „ a le kel, le to t ee - e e sur ea a lt e, ex is t . co th t. at the head o w f h t a h t ei 3 r ,o h b ou h s ay e o ha t i o i Nts s ete tete „e l l emir various spheres, to urge this duty upon ce tee., eige it Be n e or e 4, , th D y upon these two grounds,. that no man i ca k Rea ' t ene t at no man can fix its period . , but that in ‘l alsojrk' mer e w hiell, out of individual irregulanties, extracts NtsZer e eerinitY ; and thus converts the very precarious eoe, reteethol of correcting its uncertainty. These are 4 1 , 1 1 heL kk bare ' t u Pon me ; what yours are, I leave you to say. rs,c t ros ee i t ziat o4 tt Sien resumed his seat amid loud applause.) r e cto to t t e Inne r r 'lenses Russell, K.C.8., of Ashiesteel, seconded Os the e Vete of thanks was given to the Courts of Di , 'the -4 . -44 a arid Office Bearers, for their services during eittlo e e 'llse, 4 os efses° Ale Shank Cook, Esq., Advocate, seconded ee 'rectors et Campbell, of Albany-street Chapel, the " 'et the following year were appointed as Til t 11, 11 4 ' 1 *, 4°I LT. tr oll. the Earl of ROSEBEBY, K.T. D 4 Ittt 14 ql:h -,..rkt th% --ra .40.m,' 1. ortEIFF. VICE-PRESIDENTS. 4 ,4 1 1:100. th,, t ,of BUCC LEITCH, K.G. Nt. GlLQ,tijarquis of TWEEDALE, K.T. and C.B. cob.' ery ~ "A-CRAIG, Esq., Younger of Riccarton, M.P. fete g Ito n Xlorßaoß , ali t , t„, • .i - ri ne , ..., OINARY DIRECTORS. 9 4141. 41 41 e, ts'..l Farlane John Ravenhill, Esq., banker, t44l44ti,tiltkttor ci, of Cutter- Warminster. Thomas Beveridge, Esq., D.C.S. ,hllitoo4'tsin,Bll., Chairman Charles Baillie, Esq., advcate. k'coittit,, l ltttart . zel4way. Archd. Dayldso n,Sheriff of jtrlftpttloatkrt. o ardson of Aberdeenshire. Duncan, Esq., ol ~l'loul'et,,ll'tarlorLi William res -11,40qh ' , m ile ., Z ci.,L _ n po n oln. „, Managejraomf e :T H a a t m io u n t a o l n ß , an of k r . I tlif lit br;k4el4' Esq., ° l l ,: n . as Sir William tt,t l l btrt i t . - ton, Bart. I,444.44l4,lltel.TiaYtuorDo°lll.erie, W. * 4, 1t)7-ol e Illlatti,:a'r, Paisley 11111'4111C14e°rtil. E N.: * Archibald Alison, Esq., Sheriff l T a h n e d S . eliciter--eteneral for Scot of Lanarkshire. Qtlti, C hea la. l 'lles, t sq., Of s G e e l o k r i g rh e s D hir un e d . a.s, Esq., Sheriff of 'to Or /41 4 *t. , OADINART DIRECTORS. Wtilt4lq"kitll.l j'in" E sq.,'George Gibson, Esq., merchant. , IV A .oth. v , 1 "titii Ixt iltil'' s q•ofl'll 1 Leith. hak t tit x„„ r.g,W. S. William Wilson, Esq„ W.S. 14 4 , lik 3 „ - c., of Carbeth Sir Adam Hay, Bart., of iIaYS -440,1 4 14 . 3 ',_ , Esq ,„ ,_ torn. 41%,Vit),Iiiiyah,4"e;, •manuel. John Cockburn, Esq., merchant. , lZtior 1,'... tki. ii,P (l, aroht. Henry Cheyne,Esq., W.S. " 4 111 - " ( • 'age ' *R bert Q. ott lioncrieff, Esq., 1 tI T ' l4 of Wh o ' c s 311 % , tb I .s ot„„ , yt- advocate. - -i, 0fw,,,,,,,_ * Alexander Thomson, Esq,,lV.S• "tlie- * tThomas G. Mackay, Esq., W.S. r ' ll 'l 1, k4 the 4 k, tt viTh k otb, "Q ' n arked , b. or are New Appointments. 44 14 0 47.., ° f ttutii.ort Paul, "‘ With -.' Was pro 12 sci.., manager of the Commercial akil 44 I osed to the Lion. Chairman, which ttPDlause, and the Court thereafter ad )4ll I A btt rat I JOH N MACKENZIE, Manager. -v4. 14 , -, St. Ana. WILLIAM GEORGE, Chief Clerk. , 'cl Orrlvzci 4L S quare, Bth March, 1850. n — "Ara EXCHANGE BUILDINGS. m.E.F.AS, Agent. LUIGI; WO' ::.:~. -art Was U 4 44 ' 61 • i;e4,11 _ • A' • ; • - TUESDAY LONDON, N0.17,971.] EAST INDIA HOUSE, APRIL 17, 1850. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, That a GENET AL COUla of the said Company will be held at their House la Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAT, the Ist May next, from Nine o'clock in the Morning until Six o'clock in the Evening for the Election •f a Director of the said Company in the rocm of Major-Geaeral Sir Archibald Galloway, K.C.8., deceased. The form of a Letter of Attorney and of a Declaration for enabling Proprietors of East India Stock to vote by proxy on this oc casion, may be obtained upon application at the Treasury in this House. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. PUBLIC LECTURE ON THE REFORM OF THE LAW OF LUNACY. A LECTURE on the above subject will be given by JOHN T. FERCEVAL, Esq , at the King's Arms Tavern, High-street Ken sington, on WEDNESDAY, May let, at Seven o'clock, r.st., when the abuses of the law will be illustrated by several cases of oppression rocently brought to light, and by the example of a gentleman who was lately seized by the police of the metropolis under circumstances of gross outrass and injustice. LONG JOHN'S BEN NEVIS WHISKY. Mr. JOLIN M•DONALD, of Beu•Nevi! Distillery, respect fully informs the Spirit Trade of England, Wales, and Ireland, that he has confided the sale of his celebrated Whisky ever these coun tries exclusively to Messrs. BETTa and Co., 7, " Smithfield-bars, Lonion, in whose duty-frce warehouse the same may be inspected. BOND'S PERMANENT MARKING INK. The original, and by far the best, requiring no preparation, offers the surest means of protection for every 'variety of household hum and v.-caring apparel, against loss or mistake, for which reason be careful to ask for the genuine article, prepared by the inventor, JOHN BOND, '2B, Long-lane, West Smithfield, City. Sold by most Chemists, Stationers, and Medicine Vendors. Price Is. a bottle. EMI GR ATION.-BENJAMIN EDGING TON, 2, Duke street, Southwark, London -bridge, invites Settlers to inspect his EMIGRATION . TENTS, which are fitted up with every requisite, at a moderate cost. May be seen any day at his Manufactory, 2, Duke-street, Southwark, one being purposely erected, with cot slung, table, and camp -stool complete. A. Ware house, 20E, Piccadilly. REMONT'S OVE RL AND EOUTE to OREGON, TEXAS, and CALIFORNIA, across the ROCKT MOUNTAINS, made by the United 'States Goyernniont ; illustrated by a GRAND MOVING PAINTING from Washington City, pourtraying the thrilling scenes that occurred to Colonel Fremont and Party, and Sir William Drummond Stewart and Party, whi'e crossing the Rocky Mountains ; IS NOW OPEN for Public:Ex hibition, at the EGYPTIAN-HALL, PICCADILLY, and exhibiting eyery Afternoon, atllali-past Two ; Evenings, Quarter to Light. Admission, Is. ; stalls, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, kid. THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. LECTURES on MUSIC by Sir lIEI'..IRY It. BISHOP resumed, with an increased number of VOCALISTS for the Illustrations on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at Eight, and on Tuesday, Thu s day, and Saturday, at Three o'clock.—Dr. Bachhoffner's Second Lecture on the Philosophy of Scientific Recreation with Optical Effects, daily at Two, and on Tuesday and Thursday Evenings at a quarter-past Nine.—Lecture by J. 11. Pepper, Esq., en tie Chemistry of Hydrogen, with special reference to its application for conveying by Balloons Pyrotechnic and other Signals to Sir John Franklin, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at Three, and on Tuesday and Thursday Evenings, at Eight.—Dissolving Views, illustrating the Arctic Regions and Ceylon ; also Views of London in the Sixteenth Century, and as it now is.—Diver and Diving bell, &c., &c. Admission, Is.—Schools, Half-price. Analyses and Chemical Experiments conducted in the Laboratory, under the direction of J. H. Pepper, Esq. A RGYLE SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, St. J tines's. _ _ Musical Director and Conductor, M. LAURENT, jun. This ACADEMY, for Tuition and Practice of DANCING, is NOW OPEN for the Season. Teaching by Professors Calkins, Sioxey, and Francini. For Terms of Private Tuition apply at the office.—Terms of Sub scription, fir morning and evening practice :—Six months. 5/. 55.; one month, 11. Is.; one ereaing, Is. Subscribers' tickets not transferable. The Academy will open for evening practice at a Quarter to Eight o'clock, and terminate at llalf-past Eleven precisely. T HE LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COMPANY INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT, Upon the principle of Mutual Life Assurance, the whole Protta belonging to the Assured. No. 72, LOMBARD-S MEET, LONDON. TRUSTEES. John Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. I Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. Richard 3lalins, Esq., Q.C. James Fuller Madox, Esq. William Wilberforce, Esq. DIRECTORS. William Adams, Esq , New Broad-street. John Atkins, Esq., White Hart court, Lombard-street. Henry Augustus Bevan, Esq., John-street, A.merica-square. J. Thompson Bramwell, Esq., Prospect-place, Kilburn. John Dangertield, Esq,. Chancery-lane. Robert Henry Forman, Esq , Ordnance, Pall-mall. John Hamilton, Esq., Alfred-place, Thurlos-square. James Fuller Madox, Esq , Clement's-lane. John Matthews, Esq., Arthur-street West, City. C. Octaviu's Parnell, Esq , Norfolk-street, Park-lane. AUDITORS. George Cumming, Esq., IVestbourne-grove. William D. Starling, Esq., Change-alley, City. a2tes Turner, Esq., Parliament-street. David Henry Stone, Esq., Poultry. BANYEZS—mesars. Spooner, Attvroods, and CO. SECRETARY—David Alison, ESQ. PADDINGTON LOCAL BOARD. 24, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware -road. The Rev. James Shergold Boone, A.M., Stanhope. street, Hyde-park Captain Creed, Norfolk-crescent, Oxford-square. Charles Pemberton, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace. Hyde-park. Thomas Jervis Antos, Esq., York-street, Portman-square. George Y. Robson, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace , Hyde-park. Secretary, Chas. Hoghton, Esq. The POLICIES issued by this Company being INDISPUTABLE, are transferable and negotiable Securities. They may at any time be made available in money transactions, their validity not being dependent, as in the case of ordinary Policies, upon the import of other documents. Used as Family Provisions, they relieve the As sured from all doubt and anxiety as to the result of Assurances thereby made certain. Owing to this important improvement in the practice of Life As surance, the progress of this Company has been rapid from the com mencement of its business, and is steadily increasing. Prospectuses, Reports, and every other information, may be ob tained at the Chief °Dice, er any of the Agencies. ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, Manager. DR. GARDNER'S WORM MEDICINE. It is a melancholy fact that thousands are suffering the pri vation of health, and are ultimately brought to a premature death by a cause so prevalent as that of worms in the human body, and which is so frequently overlooked. It is, therefore, of importance that every person should be acquainted with the common symptoms of worms, which are disagreeable odour of the breath, fevered tongue, particularly heaviness or languid bluish appearance about the eyes, swelling and paleness of the lily, especially the upper lip, fre quent itching of the nose, an unequal state of the pulse, appetite very irregular, and the bowels also, pals and emaciated countenance, and at other times the face will be flushed, griping pains, a short, cough, great thirst, vomiting, startings during sleep and grinding of the teeth, frequent pains in the sides, listlessness, and want of in clination to take exercise, inflammation of the eyes, &c., &c. These are s nue of the general symptoms of being afflicted with worms ; adults as well as children are subject thereto. Youth or age may with the utmost safety have recourse to this old established medicine, which is adopted by numerous families. It is with this view that the serious attention of all afflicted persons is directed to the symp toms thus described, which are produced by worms, and to a trial of this safe and effectual remedy, the value of which is corroborated by numerous testimonials through a long period of years. This medicine may be administered with confidence to children or the most debilitated adult, without restraint in diet or confine ment. Its efficacy is also particularly beneficial as an alterative medicine, insensibly removing all impurities of the blood, &c., and promoting a healthful vigour to the n hole system. Sold by Thomas Prout, 229 Strand, London, whose name and ad stress fobserve on the Government stamp, and may be nrocured from the dealers in medicines, at 2s. 9d., and for children at Is. I)¢d. each box. _DR. CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvallio, 147, Fleet-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill; or direct from the author; price One Shilling each ; by post, Is. fid. ENJOYMENT OF LITE. " flealth, Recreation, and rational Use of Time." CONTI:ITS : —Early Rising—Spring and Summer Mornings—Ex cursions about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills, Forests, Fields, High-roads, and other pleasant places—Country Trips and Rambles—The Sea—Londoi at Night—Evenings at Home —Music—Tho Drama— On Eating, Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, Air, @test, Ease, Occupation, &c., FRASFMENTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. Two 'Vols. Poi I. A VISIT TO TUE LAKES; . SKFiTCII OF EDINBURGH. &C. Tol. 11. THE LAKES OF KILLARIsiE7 ; REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. 111. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID " That three score years and ten our course may rnn." A popular review of almost every form (cause and curs) if ner vously-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses the young, besets the man of pleasure, business, or study, and em bitters old age, with tables and rules for the diet and physical regu lation of every-day life. IV. THE PASSIONS. " What passions hurt the body—what improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." SUBJECT :—Life's pilgrimage, from infancy to old sge. The advent of the passions. Chastity and its infringements. The casualties of licentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narrative, and remediative, Advocacy of early marriages. V. THE MARRIAGE STATE. " To be or not to be, that is the question." Par,catammn :—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and re -llfion regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and elvdice, on both sides, as to age, temperament, complexion, and P.gure, to secure healthy offsprln:, with the art of rearing them. Physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion. Cases, &c. By R. J. CIILVERWELL, M.D. (1S41), M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. (1824). Tvrenty-flve years Medical and Forensic Referee in these matters. Reception hours daily till Aye. Evenings, seven till nine. 10 Argyll-place. Rogent-street TIIIRTY-FIRST EDITION. Il l ustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Eagravin•rs on Steel. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS 'O MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or by post, direct from the Estabi shment , as . 6d. in p osta g e stam p s, THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the infirmities and decay of the generative systera, from ex cesslve indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, with remarks en Marriage, and the means of obviating certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Ox ford-street, London. Published by the Authors : sold by strange, 11, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street; Starie, 23, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; and Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street. PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PART If. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in dulgence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative 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 Ifingravings. Parr ly. contains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a simple application, by which the danger if infection is obviated. This important part of the Work should not escape the reader's notice. PART T. 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. THE CORDIAL BALM or STRIACUM is exclusively employed in treating nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., its. and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-sypbilitic remedy, for purifT.ng the blood in cases of infection, secondary symptoms, eruptioi:s, and the abuse of mercury, lls. and 335. per e , a nd et fee,s r if tbuyr letter, bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, '2s. 9d., 4s. Gd., and per box, a certain remedythe bladder . Consultation orr h cea' g c h r onic infianunation of i 1/. A minute detail of the case is required: age, habits, and posi tion in society. 11. rackets, with advice, to be had at the F!ta blishmeut only, by which the fee, it., is saved. Ille s s r e. P er ry , Surgeons, are in attendance dalY at 19, Berncrs-street, Oxford treet, London, from Eleven till. TITO and rive to Eisht ; On sun days from BleYe4 20 QUO • PUBLICATIONS. 13, Great Marlborough-street. R. COLBURN ' S NEW NOVELS. To be had at all the Libraries. • I. -- • WARBURTON'S REGINALD HASTINGS, an Historical Romance. tieeond Edition. 3 vols. Just ready. SIN and SORROW. A Tale. 3 vols. 111. PIIIDE and IRRESOLUTION; a Second Series of " The Dis cipline of Life," comprising the Histories of Susan Greyilic, and Ada Mowbray. 3 vols. Miss BREMER'S New Domestic Story, tho LIGHT HOUSE, and LIFE in the NORTH. Translated by MARY HOWITT. 1 vol., 55., bound. The SCOTTISH CAVALIER. Ily JAMES GRANT, Ern., Author of " Romance of War." 3.v015. VI. The WILMINGTONS. By the Author of" Emilia Wyndham," 31,2,13. PASSAGES in the LIFE of Mrs. MARGARET MAITLAND of SUNNY SIDE. Written by HERSELF. Second Edition. 3 vols. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Commander Thomas Drane (1848), on the' retired list of 1830, died a few days eicce at the age of 62. He nerved twelve years afloat during the war from the time ofhis first entering the navy in 1800, in the Captain, 74. In that ship he was at the'destruction of the Reolaiee, 16, French corvette, under the batteries of Morbehan. In the Donegal, at the capture of the Spanish 44 gun frigate, Amphitrite; and in the Caesar, 80, at the capture of the four French lire•of•battle ships which - escaped from Trafalgar, and, as acting lieutenant of that ship, was at the destruction, in 1808, of the three French frigates near the batteries of Sable d'Olonoe, and of the shipping in Aix Roads. Was confirmed a lieu tenant August, 1809, and on the coast of America saw much active boat service on the Chesapeake, and was present at the attack on Baltimore. He invalided in 1514, and wis never employed afterwards. By his death a lieutenant's out pension of Greenwich Hospital reverts to the patronage of the Admiralty. Lieutenant William Rule (1815). who died a few days since, was an old Trafalgar officer; and, during the eleven years he yas afloat, saw much distin guished service 'on boaid the Minotaur, 74. (He assisted at the capture. of .the French 36-gun frigate La Franchise, and several other vessels. In 1804, in the Polyphemus, 64, he contributed to the capture of the Sante Gertruyda, Spanish frigate of 36 guns, laden, besides a cargo of the most costly merchandise, with 1,215,000 dollars in specie; was midshipman at the battle of Trafalgar; witnessed the surrender of four heavy French 'frigates from Rochefort to a squadron under the orders of Sir Samuel Hood, Sept. 25, 1806; took part under Rear-Admiral Robert Murray in the un successful attack fnade upon Buenos Ayres, in July, 1807; and served in the boats at the blockade and re duction of the city of St. Domingo in 1809. ' In De cember, 1810, joined the Bedford, 74, on the coast of North America, where he - aided in the boats; at the cap ture, despite a fierce resistance, of a powerful flotilla ; peoved instrumental to the destruction- of ether vessels, and was engaged in landing troops and ammunition during the attack upon New Orleans. Paymaster and Purser Thomas Brett (1809), died re cently at Penzance, Cornwall. Lieutenant Henry Johnston has been appointed to the command of St. Alban's Head coast-guard station, vice W. F. G. Ft ad, removed. Master William Barrett has been removed from North Isle of Arran coast-guard station, to Balbriggan, vice Lieutenant Henry Lawless, removed. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 26.—Her Majesty's steam-ship Birkenhead, with the right wing of the ‘2.Bth Regiment, under Colonel Messiter, which left Plymouth on Wed nesday evening for Portsmouth, encountered strong easterly winds and a heavy sea off the Start, put back into the Sound on Thursday morning, and at noun sailed again for her destination. Her Majesty's ship Vanguard, having been repaired, was taken out of dock on Thursday. A shipwright named Hocken on Thursday afternoon fell into the hold of the Vanguard, broke his arm and his cheek bone, and was immediately taken to the Royal Naval Hospital. Her Mejesry's chip Superb, 80, sailed at 11 A.M. to day, under all studding sails, having a favourable breeze from the north-east. She taken out supernumeraries and numerous parcels and letters for the Mediterranean, call ing at Lisbon. Wooewectr, APRIL 27.—The Locust steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Nowel, was paid off here yester day. The Pioneer screw steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Com mander S. Osborn, left Woolwich this morning for Green 'lithe; and the Intrepid screw eteam-vessel, Lieutenant- Commander John Bertie Cator, will Jeave on Monday. A number of visitors from town went to Greenhithe to day to visit the Resolute, Captain H. T. Austin, C. 8.; and the Assistance, Captain E. Omma nne y , a mon g s t whom were several naval officers. The Lords of the Admiralty visit the vessels of the Arctic expedition, at Greenhithe, on Monday. LADY FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION. The Prince Albert, of 90 tons, built by Mr. White, of Cowes, and at present in the Surrey Docks, was in spected by Commander Charles Codrington Forsyth and Mr. Peak, assistant to the Master Shipwright at Woolwich Dockyard, and having been re ported favourably of, has been purchased by Lady Franklin, and will leave the river on Monday for Aberdeen, to be fitted for the Arctic regions, by the same firm who fitted the Lady Franklin vessel, com manded by Captain Fenny; and they have promised to have the Prince Albert ready for sea in a fortnight from this date. The Prince Albert has been purchased ex clusively by Lady Franklin, and is to be fitted and pro visioned solely at her own expense, aided by a few pri vate friends, and Commander Forsyth proceeds in her, as captain of the vessel, without fee or reward, having already obtained permission from the Admiralty to be employed on that service. Commander Forsyth intends proceeding through Davie's Straits, Lancaster Sound, and Barrow's Straits, and will enter Prince Regent's In let on the west sido, proceeding south to Felix Harbour, where Sir John Ross's ship was left, and examine all the coast of Boothia, and, if necessary, cross the narrow neck of land which is now known to render Boothia a peninsula. Commander Forsyth has seen considerable service, which qualifies him for a searching expedition; has served for many years in the Beagle, in the Austra lian and South American surveys, and was promoted to Commander for his zealous service and the aid he afforded to the troops during the late •Kafir war. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—The Birkenhead iron steam • frigate, Commander J. A. Stevens, embarked the 4th (King's Own) Regiment from this dockyard to-day, and left with them far Plymouth. The Sprightly steam-tender returned to day from the above port. A beautiful schooner yacht was launched to-day from the yard of Mr. Camper, the yacht builder of Gosport. This vessel has been built for Mr. R. Davenport, of Dartmouth. She has received the name of the ..Ballet Reins, bestowed upon her by the daughter of the owner. She will be fitted out immediately to convey her owner and family to the Mediterranean. The schooner 3 acht Jeannette, formerly the property of Lord Rosemore, went out of harbour to day lor Cher bourg, whence, after taking in her stock, she proceeds to St. Petersburgb. On the arrival of the Lily, 14, at Lisbon from this port she was very leaky, and required all the caulkers of the squadron of evolution to make her seaworthy again. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. WOOLWICH, APRIL 29.—The Right Hon. Sir Francis T. Baring (First Lord of the Admiralty), Rear-Admiral J. W. D. Pandas (First Naval Lord), Captain Alex ander Milne and the Hon. William Cowper (Lords of the Admiralty), Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.B. (Surveyor of the Navy), Mr. John Parker (First &ere tiry to the Admiralty), Lord Minto, Lord Clarence Paget, Admiral Sir Charles Adam, K.C.B. (Governor of Greenwich Hospital), Rear-Admiral Sir James Alex ander Gordon, 1.C.8. (Lieutenant-Governor of Green wich Hospital), Rear- Admiral Bowles,C.B., Commodore Henry Eden (Superintendent of her Majesty's Dock yard, Woolwich), with Lieutenant Robertson (Royal Navy) and Mr. Humphrys (Chief Engineer at Woolwich Dockyard), embarked at 930 A.M. to-day at Woolwich in the Black Eagle steam-vessel, Master-Commander S. B. Cook, and went down the river on a visit to the ves sels of the Arctic expedition at Greenhithe. Their Lordshipe went on board the Resolute, Captain Austin, C. 8., and were received by the gallant officer and the whole of the officers of the vessel assembled on deck. Their Lordships were much pleased with the clean and well-ventilated condition of the vessel, and the excellent arrangements for the comfort of the officers and men. They then proceeded to the Assistanc e , Capt. Erasmus captain and Ommaney, and were rec eived by the gallant his officers assembled on deck. Their Lordships were gratified with the excellent appearance of the officers and crew of this vessel, and with her appearance below deck, the arrangements for the accommodation of all on board being, as in the Resolute, better . than in any ves sels previously sent to the Arctic regions. the two sailing v esse l s , After minutely inspecting they went on board the Pioneer, Lieutenant Sherard Osborn, and inspected that vessel very particularly, to ascertain her capabilities for the duties she is expected to perform. The Intrepid screw steam-vessel will leave Woolwich on Wednesday, under Lieutecant - Commander John Bertie Cater, to have her compasses adjusted at Green hithe. The crews of the whole four vessels, the Resol u t e , th e Assistance, the Pioneer, and the Intrepid, will be paid wages in advance at Greenhithe on Friday, the 3d inst., and on Saturday, the 4th inst., the whole of the vessels will leave Greenhithe on their progress to th e A rct i c regions. They have three years' provisions o n b oar d, besides supplies for the missing expedition, and they ar e to be supplied with Mr. Shepherd's balloons previous to their leaving the river. The Lords of the Admiralty r eturned in the Black Eagle steam-vessel, and on arriving there, at 1-15 r . at ., left immediately for town. The Widgeon steam-vessel is to tow the Mary, Sir John Ross's private yacht, down the river to-morrow, on her way to the Frith of Forth, and through the Forth and Clyde Canal to join the Felix at Ayr, and go on with her to the Arctic regions as he r tender. The Lords of the Admiralty have ordered tha t a year's provisions be supplied to Sir John Ross's expedition. " THE RIFLE RANGERS," BY CAPTAIN MAYNE Rain.—" These," says the Weeldy Dispatch, " are two most enchanting volumes, in a very elegant form, and can no t f a il to become popular." Also, now ready, "Personal Adven tures in California, in 1848-9, with the Author's Experience at the Mines," two vols., small Bvo., with twenty-three illustrations from drawings taken on the spot, by William Redmond Ryan, Esq. 3. " The Equestrian's Manual ; or, the Art of Horsemanship, with Advice to Purchasers of Horses, Saddlery, Scc. ' " by S. Wayte , P rofessor of Equitation, 7s. 6d. bound. 4. "Ceylon and the Cingalese," by H. C. Sirr, M.A., barrister-at-law, two vols., small Bvo., with illustrations. —"A most gratifying and entertaining narra tive, which will, undoubtedly, become highly popular.".-- .Bell's Messenger. THE VERNON PICTURES.—We understand that the pictures of the Vernon collection are already being removed to Marlborough House, where they may probably be seen during the Whitsuntide holidays. This arrangement will afford leisure for the contending parties on the claims of the Royal Academy to public accommodation to bring forward their arguments for or against that society, and, no doubt, lead to a reform of its abuse on A clipping of its influence. M ' BEN T LE Y HAS THIS DAY PUBLISHED THE FOLLOWING NEW WORKS OF FIUTION:- The INITIALS ; a Story of Modern Life. 3 vols. 11. The WAYS of the HOUR. A Romance. By J. Fenimore Cooper, Author of " The Filot," , " The Pathfinder," &e. 3 sins. Mr. WILKIE COLLINS'S "ANTONINA." 3 vols. IV. Miss RAIKES'S " MARRIAGE CONTRACT." 2 vols. THE MARTYRS OF CARTHAGE. By Mrs. WEBB, Author of .NACII11." 2 vols. VI. WHITE JACKET ; or, THE WORLD ON BOARD A MAN OF-WAR. By HERMAN MELVILLE, Author of " Typec," " Omoo," &c. • 2 vols. VII. • THE ITOMADES OF THE WEST. A Rinnance of Canada, 3 ♦ols. - Richard Bentley, Nei Burlington :street. CHEAP EDITION OF " JANE ETRE." On Saturday next, in One Yolume small post Ivo., price 6s. In embossed cloth, the Fourth Edition of j A NE By CURRER BELL, Author of " Shirley." R E. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill. Early in May, CLARENDON, a Tale, by WILLIAM DODSWORTII. Three Vols. Post Svc). London : Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. THE BRITISH MUSEUM CATALOGUE. IN the GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE for MAY, the Decision of the late Commission upon the Library Catalogue of the British Museum, and the measures which have led to that decision, are impartially examined. The Magazine contains several other interesting and important articles, IteTiews, and Obituaries. Price 2s. 6d. Nichols and Son, Parliament-street. TAIT'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE for MAY, price Is., will contain :-Ist. Party Discipline.-2d The Canon of St. Paul's. By the Author of London Legends.-3d. Savings Banks.— 4 di. The Papacy under Napoleon.-sth. The Rash Dream. By Frances Brown.— tth. Revolutionary Revelations.- 7th. The Goblin Broom.-8:14. The Royalist's Daughter. by Percy 14. St. John.—Literary Notices—Pohtical and Commercial Regis ters, 'ac. Published by Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., London.; and by Sutherland and Knox, Edinburgh STRICTURE OF THE URE TERA. Just published, price Is., by post free, 4e. in addition, AFEW WORDS on PERIN2EAL SECTION es recommended by Professor Syme, for the Cure of Stricture of the Urethra, and on Mr. Wade's recent Remarks thereon, and on his Treatment with the Potassa Fusa. By F. B. COURT ENAY, M.R.C.S.E. Published by IL Bailliere, 21,, Regent-street. Also lately, by the same Author, price 55., The PATHOLOGY and RATIONAL TREATMENT of STRIC TURE of the URETHRA.. With important observations on the tin and Abuse of Instruments. MECHI'S MULTIFORMIA, 4, LEADEN HALL-STREET.—This elegant appendage to the drawing room in I'apier Mache, comprising within itself a Pole Screen, a Chess Table, a Reading Desk, and a Music Stand. Mechi solicits the attention of the tasteful to this novelty, as well as to the general contents of his new Show Room, In which are exhibited the most perfect specimens of Papier Mache produced in this country. An immense variety of Ladies' and Gentlemen's Dressing Cases, Work tables, Tea Poys, Tea Trays, Hand Screens, Pole Screens, Card, Cake, and Note Baskets, &c. Everything for the Toilet and Work fable, of the best quality, and at moderate prices, may be had at MECHI'S, 4, LEADENHALL-STREET, near the India House. I,AVIe.S'S CANDLES, 41d. and . sd. per lb.; ... 3 wax-wick moulds, 6d. ; composite, 714c1., 9C, and 914 d. ; Botanic wax candles, Is.; German wax, Is. 2d.; tine wax, Is. sd. ; transparent wax, Is. Bd. and Is. 10d. ; best wax, 2s. Id.; sperm can dles, Is. 81. and Is. 10d. ; metallic, 7d. and Ed. ; mottled soap 565.; and 60s. per 112 lbs. ; yel ew, 448., 501., and 565. ; Windsor soap, Is. 4d. per packet ; brown Windsor, Is 9d. ; rose, 2s. ; almond, 2s. Gd.; serm oil, 7s. 6d. per gallon ; solar, 3s. 3d. ; argand, 4s, 6d. ; sealing wax, 4s. Gd. per lb., for cash, at DAVIES'S old established warehouse, 63, St. Martin's-lane, opposite Westminster County Court (late New Slaughter's Coffee-house). ..~;~- r 1 •:,,,, •.,.,.4..„.:*.5e..%,.:_•,;,•';'-'4•1,,,‘ •„..;. .., .:4, , : •••• 11::/. 4"."1,. --'-"---- ~..,• ,'' , -t , . , • 1 e' %,F .... . . 4 .., stA ....t; l. , ) ik t t lP ' ' ' o.4 4 1' • - -jat - ' - Z ' t :S . " . .)"" ''' 440 ' t i r l C g ' ', ‘,, . 1. ,,,, 7 - 1_,.--;.._ j••_1'.•,..,• ; 4 1 1,- 0 - .. _„ : 4dA,, 4\ 14' ',, ~,42 . i. ~,,, ' 7 •";• 1 ~ • 2 , -'.• ) ' ....' 0 ,,1i , ‘,417 . ...5,v, ' • .7• ..._'', ,',. , •t - .' --, .......,,,,..,... t,, ~ // 7 4 •... :''.7 / / 0 ' I s' - ' - '-‘-'• s, -.- ,k-* ' " - " , .4!;c ~. ','",... , --^ 42C4r,v -- -,...ver- ...a - I. - ....Ot % -_,_:',, , le - 7' ,0 1 -: 1 ,-- - 4 5 , 40‘- .01 - '\ , '‘' ' l''' , ‘,1 , ,,_ '. . ss .:•4, vt `" , 1 : " ~...t) W • I) llf 1,.. 11* aVr3',..""---- 4. 4 e , '" b irl' ' - - : : :t -' ''' ---PEDY •- ' Jt ' k \ \ 1 to. --z.....' ,* ...V.-- - " - , ‘ , •4,- 7:10 , 4 9 APRIL 30, 1850. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The election was proceeding with the greatest tran quillity. The Prefect of the seine has published a notice that the declaration of the poll will take place On Thursday morning, at the Hotel de Vile. Tne following returns of votes of the army have been made known : Leclerc. Sue. Paris garrison ... 83 227 Arras ... • ... ... 12 64 Sedan ... .. • •... 4 - 17 Langres ... 9 46 Bordeaux ... • 8 36 Toulouse ... ... 6 21 Ditto 24 It is impossible to form any opinion as to the pro bable result of the election ; as is usual in all elec tions where it is impossible to ascertain the state of the poll, both parties claim a rtnjority. M. CARLIER continues his crusade against the Re publican journals, and even extends his perseCution to the Charivari, for the purpose of promoting the sale of the Corsaire, a Legitimatist would-be joker, in the circulation of whose "ponderous levities" M. .CAR MICR appears to take especial interest. The follow ing is the list of the journals the sale of which, except within their own officee, and to regular subscribers, is prohibited : Cbariyari. Credit. re mocratie Paciflque. Wittier al. Presse. Siiale. Vox du Peuple. Eatafette. Ev6nectient. The Jesuit journals, the Legitimatist, Orleanist, and Bonapartist organs are alone permitted to be sold in single numbers by newsvenders. There is not one of these journals so permitted to be sold by M. CAR LIER which is not avowedly an enemy to the Republic, which M. CARLIER has sworn to maintain. It is not improbable but that M. CARLIER may find that he has exposed himself to some awk ward prosecutions for damages by his violent and, it would appear, illegal proceedings in these matters. M. EMILE DE GI RAEDIN, who is not of the most forgiving disposition in the world, has taken the opinion of M. LasiGnats, one of the most eminent lawyers of France, and who in political opinions belongs to the extreme section of the reactionary party. The opinion of M. LANGLAIS is published in the Presse, and it concludes in these words : "Our opinion on these questions cannot, then, be doubtful. The evidence is conclusive that the sale of newspapers at newspaper offices and in shops is not pro hibited either by the Jaws effecting booksellers or by the law of 1849. Colon hge (hawking) is alone subjected to authorisation. Such is the manliest spirit of the law. The police claims a right which is exorbitant, which has never been before set up, and which is impossible. The establishment of this arbitrary regime, which would put its hand upon the sale of journals, in all its modes and forms, ought to hare for its warrant a formal text and a special vote, and ought not to be done by surprise and misunderstanding. Now not only has the Legislature not given expressly the right to the police to interdict the sale of journals within doors, but it has proclaimed in formal terms, by organ of the reporter of the commis sion, that the • 6th clause does not apply to the venders a domicile.' What can be more clear? The right of the proprietors of the press is, then, certain, and we confi dently think that such right will be confirmed by the tribunals." The Napoleon has the following : " Agriculture is still in a state of great suffering. What specially causes the low price of corn is the un certainty with respect to the future, of which the end is not seen. Speculators, who had purchased rather large quantities to sell. later, have lett for some time past the corn in the market or with the producers, and seem to abandon all chance of profit. In order to remedy the double inconvenience of capital without circulation, and corn below value, the Government has imagined and authorised leans on corn, convinced that the slightest rise in the price of that article would produce in favour of agriculture a result of which superficial observations do not give an idea, but which clearly appears from the following table : " When the kilogramme of bread is at 20c., France disburses 1,460 millions at 30c., „ 2,070 „ at 400., ff 2,555 „ at 50c., ff 3,650 ~ Thus, according to small variations, France may have to pay two milliards. more or less, to agriculture for bread in the course of a year. This enormous difference made it the duty of the Government to seek the means of raising the price of corn. It believes that it has found it in loans on flour. Such a simple explanation will, no doubt, put an end to the passionate criticism of certain journals." _ _ _ _ In w bat, as far as principle is concerned, does this notable scheme for enhancing the price of bread, and thus robbing the poor and industrious bread-eater for the benefit of the large landowner, differ from the Socialist schemes for the organization of labour, and for the formation of loan banks. Yet these are so de nounced by the gentlemen who have concocted the above scheme (which almost seems to have been sug gested by some members of the English aristocracy) fur their own especial benefit. In each case money is proposed to be taken from the taxes, to which all contribute, to be expended for the benefit of a few individuals, to the damage and injury of the re mainder of the tax-payers. The only difference is, that the Socialists propose to give to the poor the pro ceeds of the plunder, while the Napoleon proposes to adopt the English plan, of plundering the poor for the benefit of the landowner. The Evenement gives the following additional re turns of votes from the army :—Rouen, 4th Regiment of light infantry : Sue, 66, Leclerc 19 — Toulon, 10th Regiment of the line : Sue 41, Leclerc 7—Dijon, 14th of the line : Sue 52, Leclerc 13—St. Omer : Sue 18, Leclerc 3. The Gazette de France, however, claims the ma jority at St. Omer for Leclerc. The Presse says that the statement of the votes of the army received up to Sunday night gave to Sus 856, to LECLERC 241. The votes of the army for the Soane and Loire are—Democratic list, 397 ; Re actionary list, 34. PARIS Bounsfs, APRIL 22.—Latest prices.—Five per Cents., 89f. ; Three per Cents., 55f. 35c. ; Bank of France, 2,]25f. //,, BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, APRIL 29. Boulogne and Amiens, 6 - East Indian, sAs—Great In dian Peninsula, 1;g —Luxembourg, 1% —Paris and "Stras bourg, 5%. ~%' =-='°~ The rest as btfo9. No change in the Djarby. The races will commence to-morrow (Tuesday) at half-past ore o'clock. NEWMARKET, MONDAY NNW. ENTRIES FOR TUESDAY. The Queen's Plate. R. C. Lady Evelyn, 4 yrs—Kissaway. 4 yrs—Cayenne, 4 yrs—St. Rosalie, 4 yrs—Tophana, 5 yrs. Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, winner to be sold for 1501. T. Y. C. Bishop of Romford's Cob, aged—Osbaldeston, 3 yrs--. Telegraph;, 5 yrs—Rubina, 3 yrs—Sobraon, 4 yrs. Handicap for three yrs old and upwards, D. M. Master Murray, aged, Bst 71b—Thornhill, 4 yrs, Bst--• Thringarth, 4 yrs, Bst—b f by Harkaway, St. George, 3 yrs, sst 121 b— --, out of Corunna's dam, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b. , - [PRICE SD. added that the Government, as a matter of course, could negotiate only on the basis of the convention of July 10, 1849. The following Danish men of war were lying at anchor atEckenforde on the 24th inst. :—The Skiold. ship of the line, a frigate, a corvette, a brig, and the steamers 1191ger, Danske, Ilekla, and Geyser. Du ring the night one of the steamers reconnoitering the bay closed in. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS' STARES. The following are expected to run:—Beehnnytr, Hardinge, Pitsford, Zadoc, Mpultso, and Utrecht. LATEST BETTING UP TO TEN O'CLOCK. . TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. sto 4 agst .13ehunter I3to 1 agst Pitsford 5 to 2 agst 'Harding°. CRESTER CUP. 8 to 1 apt Peep-o%day 25 to 1 agst Mounseer Boy 25 to 1 agA John Cogger 10 to 1 agst Essedarins 30 to I agst Rolanpl 12 to 1 agst,Miss 14n4,(0 40 to 1 agst Collingwbod 13 to 1 apt Glaucs , . 40 to 1 agst COckermOuth 17 to 1 agst Ellerdale (0 100 to 1 sgst Wallace (t) IS to 1 apt Chantrey (t) 100 to 1 agst General bale I 90 to 1 agst.Fugleman (t) (taken) DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Bolingbroke 6 to 1 agst Clincher 8 to 1 agst Mavora 1,000 t) 15 to OA 16 to 1 agst Ghillie Callum 20 to 1 sgsi Nutshell 33 to 1 agst . Sir Charks. .s. 10 to 1 agst Rhedycina 12 to 1 agst Exotic filly - THE - IVIURDER IN THE WANDS ; WORTH-ROAD. Last evening Mr. T. Higgs held an inquiry at the Nag's Head, Wandsworth-road, touching the death of Sarah Snelling. The jury .having been sworn, proceeded to view the body, which lay in the front kitchen of the house. It did not present the slightest appearance cf violence, with the exception of the face, which showed indications of strangulation. The first .witness examined was Mr. John Charles. • Parrott, the. surgeon, who made a post mortal: examina tion of the .body. lle said, a little before two o'clock. yesterday afternoon-I was sent for by some person, and told that a woman had ;been found dead in a gentle man's house in the Waudsworth-road. I went imme diately to Clasernont.place. The deceased was lying in the front kitchen. I cannot say whether she had been moved. She was on the floor, on her hack, with her head resting on some pieces of carpet. She, was in her day dress. One of her shoes was off. liar clothes did not appear torn, or to have been disturbed. I did not see any blood about her. Nothing, as far as I could see, bad issued from her mouth. A small basin of , water was lying by her side en the floor. I noticed a coil of rope at heateet. The police had not been there before I arrived. I then inspected tie body. It was warm, except the neck, which was wet. I did not then form an opinion as to how long she had been dead. I had the body stripped. I did not find any marks of violence upon it. The eyes and mouth were clo s ed. There was not any discoloration on any part of the body. I then left the body in charge of the police. This afternoon I opened and examined the body. My father and other medical men were present. I have not been able to ascertain the cause of her death. I should think she had been dead an hour when I first saw her, but it is almost impossible to say with any degree of certainty. I did not discover any smell as if she bad taken poison. I found all the organs of the body in a healthy state, with the exception of the stomach, upon laying open which there were very distinct marks of recent and ac tive inflammation having taken place. The stomach contained about two table spoonfuls of digested matter. The remaining viscera and abdomen were in a healthy condition. The heart was very healthy indeed. The lungs were slightly adherent to the ribs. The brain was very healthy. The contents of the stomach I have not yet analyzed. By a Juror—Did you observe anything to_ induce you to suppose that she did not die from natural causes? Witness—Only the inflammation in the sumach. Juror—lf a r erson had been taken suddenly ill, would they have laid themselves in the position in which the deceased was found? Witness—l should say, certainly not. CORONER—If chloroform had been applied, would yon have detected it? Witness—l cannot say, as Ido not suppose that there has been any care where a post mor tern examination has taken place after chloroform has been applied. By a Juror—There was no smell of prussic acid. The inflammation was get sufficient to account for death. It can only be ascertained by an analysis. I should pre sume that some person had put her in the position in which she was found. Her legs from her knees were on the landing in the passage. Her body as far as her knees was in the front kitchen. 1 have heard that her right leg was bent under her when she was first dis covered. The next witness called was Mr. John Meddle, who said, I reside at No. 14, Claremont-place, Wandsworth road. lam an independent gentleman. The deceased had been in my service for 12 years. She was servant and housekeeper. She was, I believe, 33 years of age. She was generally healthy, but her constitution was not strong. Sbe was a very sober woman. She was a ser vant in the strictekt sense of the word. I took her from conscientious motives. The deceased and myself were the only persons in the house. Yesterday morning, about 25 minutes before eleven o'clock, she let me out to go to church. She appeared cheerful enough. I left her in the house alone. She locked the gate of the house, as I desired her to do; at least if she did not it was her neglect, as I always ordered her to do so. After the church service was over I came home. I suppose it was about twenty minutes or half-past one o'clock. Upon reaching my house I knocked at the gate for some time, and afterwards I discovered that the side gate was open, which was a very unusual thing. I was preparing to jump over the gate, and then I found it was not fastened, but only the latch. I then went has tily down , for I suspected that something was the matter. 1 went into the kitchen, and there I found her. She appeared as if she had been dragged from the kitchen to tl:e position in which she was found. Her head was lying on a heap of carpet. The carpet was not in the kitchen when I went out. I then ran out of the house and gave an alarm. When I returned I went up stairs, and I discovered the frightful con sequences of the state she was in, and I am sattEtled she was murdered. I found every place broken open; all ray papers, deeds, bankers' re ceipts, and other things, were all thrown about the placr. I missed a gold watch, about three or four pounds in money, and a coat. I cannot say what I. have missed yet, as I have been so excited by the matter. I cannot say whether she had much money by her, but I think she had a pound or two. When I had paid her wages. about a week before, I paid her 21. 10s. Ido not know that she had any followers; I did not allow, her to have any; I did not object to her friends coming if she did it openly. An attempt was made to break into my henna about two months ago. When I went out I ordered the deceased to prepare a dinner. There was no ap pearance of any attempt when I came home; there was no fire. At:this state of tbo proceedings it was suggested to the Coroner by Mr. Superintendent Bicknell that it would defeat the ends of justice if the inquiry was proceeded with at present. The Coroner then adjourned the inquiry till Monday week. In the meantime an analysis will be made of the intestines. __=------- EQuAts,—ls there anything PUBLIC. p 1 ai plainly T 0 THE -- -B 11 . IT I . S o i r i e Viscount Palnierston's exposé of t he futility of presenting a Government of the United Status note of remonstrance to e the Stateof Carolina of the treaty of upon infraction by th . citisens e either qf Great Britain tt d at all times to enter, or of the 1815,. by true Monarch's State Secretary should transmit reside in, or freely leave the territory of the other power, than w S h t i a c t h es a w n e s re ul to cc b ts e o p r erm t t o hat the ou r state of Carolina, on account of the recent duress of our f e ll ow -subject, seized on board the barqu e M ary Ann, at t he port of Charleston, he having committed no offence—a man of excellent character, steward of that British vessel, and by the authorities at Charleston kept in prison the whole time the vessel was in that harbour, a space of two months, a note representing those facts, and requiring redress (including reimbnrsment of the captain of the barque, both in the sum received of him for his steward's keeping in their gaol at Charleston, and in the further sura of the steward's wages for that time of detention), and in stant abandonment of that practice and custom of incarce ration as regards any free and innocent person of the Impe rial Commonwealth Britannic, an undoubted citizen or sub ject? Respectfully your FELLOW FREEMAN. LYMINGTON ELECTION, - MONDAY NIGHT.—The nomination took place in the Town-hall at noon to-day. The show of hands was declared to be in favour of Mr. Hutchins, the Liberal candidate, whereupon a poll was demanded by the supporters of Mr. Stewart ; which will commence at eight o'clock to-morrow morning, and close at four r.m. Although the election will be a closely-contested one, yet the . Tree trade candidate is still likely to be returned by a small ma jority. In this agricultural district, howeve r, the Protec tionists seem determined to make a great stand. EASTERN UNION RAILWAY. -- yesterlay the pre amble of this company's Bill for their extension from Man-. ningtree to Harwich, and pier at the latter place, was passed. DRIED GEESE.—A vessel which has arrived from Bremen has brought a quantity of dried . geese as portion of her cargo, the produce of the Hauseci , c states. evening the members of the Hiber nianENTERTAINMENT TO ..!..ORD LIOUGH.—DUBLIN, APRi LUirite—dgallant and dis tinguished countryman, Lord Viscount Gough, at a dinner binytshieri rEcaiwtiab:::eoßruSvisaaieckt,eurenCdyl:u:hie.nct.eßrt.7aetdh i o our r r ,igh t Stepheu's-green. sat the guest . The chair was taken of the evening, Lord Viscount Gough, hi s R oya l Hi ghness Prince George o f Cambridge and Colonel Pennefather ; at his C o lonel Turner, Lieut . -C o r onel Bates l e ft sat the Very Rev. the Dea n of Derry (brother of Lord Gough) , Mansell, Lieut. - Culcnel Gough, Colonel Oldfield, Colonel and the Hon. Captain Gough. THE CHINESE JUNE..—Thi s m o st i n t e resting exhi bition will in a few days be navigated up the River Thames, front Blackwall, to a space enclosed for its reception at the Temple Pier, wh ere i t w il l be accessible to the scores of thousands of inhabitants and visitois of the metropolis, who have hitherto been obliged to make a pilgrimage to the East India D oc k s i n order to gratify universal curiosity. In the present day there is no fixed time for sleep. be world roars around us like a torrent of events. Every thing is rapid ; and we are whirled with velocity in the midst of a vortex as vast as it is incessant. Repose there is none; and instead of sleeping on a pillow of down, we stand con tinually on the tiptoe of expectation, awaiting the coming-on cf to-morrow, big as it were with the doom of some great hereafter.—Eliza cook's Journal. ~:~ FINE HEAD OF HAIR. ROWLAINfD'S MACASSAR OIL. The extraordinary efficacy, and happy amalgamation of its purely exotic materials, have rendered it justly renowned through out the world for its remarkable virtues in nourishing, preserving, and beautifying the Human Hair. It insinuates its balsamic properties into the pores of the head, nourishes the Hair in its embryo state, accelerates its growth, cleanses it from Scurf and Dandriff, sustains it in maturity, and continues its pos session of healthy vigour, silky softness, and luxurious redun dancy, to the latest period of human life. Its operation in cases of baldness is peculiarly active; so that, in numerous instances wherein other remedies have been tried in vain, ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL bas superseded the ornaments of art, by re-in stating, in full plenitude, the permanent gifts and graces of nature. For children it is especially recommended, as forming the basis of a beautiful head of hair, and rendering the use of the fine comb unnecessary. Price 3s. 9d. and 75.; or Family Bottles (equal to four small) at 10s. 6d. ; and double that size, 21s. ' CAraciori.—On the wrapper of each bottle of the genuine article are these words, in two lines ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL. Sold by A. ROWLAND and SONS, 20, Hatton-Garden, London and by all Chemists and Perfumers. EYEBROWS MUSTACHIOS, and WHISKERS produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed and prevented, by the use of GRIM STON E'S AROMATIC REGENERATOIt. If you are in want of that beautiful adornment of the human figure, a natural supply of human hair, obtain through the post, or of any wholesale or retail chemist or druggist, or perfumer, an 11s. bottle of Grimstone's Aromatic Regenerator. This is an essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers (grown at his Her bary, Highgate), which has been long known to the nobility and gentry, by whom it is highly appreciated for its manifold virtues, too numerous to be set forth' in an advertisement, but may be read in his pamphlet, in which the bottles are enclosed. Each pamphlet has the signature of William Grimstone, Merchant, Herbary, Highgate, and will be found at page 11, under the copy of Mrs. Weekly's Letter to the Editor of the "Times" newspaper, 7th of August, 1846. This pamphlet is forwarded through the post, on receiving two postage stamps. The Aromatic Regenerator can be forwarded through the post on receiving a post-office order for 45. 6d., Is, Bd., or lzs., which in clides the postage with the case. The Ils. size contains four of the 41. A few of its many virtues, as thousands can prove, are published In the pamphlet enclosed with each bottle. Reader, reflect for a few minutes, and if you are 40 years of age you will remember the thousands of blind you meet with in your walks, others with various coloured eye-shades ; indeed, such was the demand for eye-shades, that it was a business. What has re moved those sightless beings, and given place to a straightforward, clear-sighted people (the climate is the same) ? I'll tell you the cause —the universal use of Grimstone's Eye Snuff ! and because it cured Ophthalmia, Gutta Serena, Cataract, Nervous Headach, and Deaf ness, the Lords of the Treasury directed it to be denominated a medi- eine, and to be stamped. Although this advanced its character, 67 cases of cure being proved by the informers, still it was an act of oppression ; as in 1825 the Solicitor of Stamps, Godfrey Sykes, Esq., altered the label, and sanctioned its sale under order of the Lords of the Treasury; the letter of protection, signed by Herries, Esq., to Mr. William Grimstone, bearing date 18th February, 1525. This was on account of its curative qualities, being sold at that time in canis ters, within the reach of every poor family. But under this order of Government it is obliged to be stamped. GItIMSTONE'S MEDICATED EYE SNUFF, sold in canisters, inclosed in a pamphlet of medical and other testimonials, under the Governutent order, at ls. lid., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. each. The Pamphlets sold at ld. each. If through the post, Is. Bd., 3s. 6d., and ss. Bd., including postage, &c. The following letter is one out of the many thousand proofs. Read the following Medical Testimony to the cure of five cases of Gutta Serena, from G. H. Boutell, Professor of Galvanism : . " Southsea, near Portsmouth, Hants, sth Nov., 1848. " Ma. IV. GIUMSTONE.—Sir—I must in jastice to you send the fol lowing Testimonial with regard to the extraordinary efficacy of your Eye Snuff in cases of Gutta Serena. I have used it in five cases with the most astonishing benefit and cure. Sir, you may advertise this ! or make what use you please. The cures have wholly astonished me and thousands of others.—l am, Sir, &c., G. 11. BOUTELL, Professor of Galvanism." All letters to Mr. William Grimstone, Herbary, Highgate, near London, at which establishment he continues to manufacture his far-famed HERB TOBACCO, so much esteemed in all foreign parts. The following letter, in testimony of its delightful qualities, is from the author of tke " Pleasures of Home :" " Springfield Ccttage, Honiton, Devon, 15th August, 184$. " Sir,--I cannot deny myself the pleasure of stating how highly I esteem your Herb Tobacco. I have now found in it a substitute for the choice leaf, hitherto obtained by me from a friend in Constanti nople. lam sure that lovers of mild, fragrant Tobacco would find yours a great and acceptable gift, at a very reasonable price. " I am your obedient servant, " STUART FARQUHARSON, D.C.L. $ To Mr. William Gemstone, Herbary, Higbczate." This extensively-famed Tobacco is sold by all chemists and drug- gists, and others, with W. Gemstone's signature attached, at 73,4 d., 16.14 d. 2s. 9d.. and 4s. 6d. each. including the Government stamp, - - RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, APRIL 29. STOOx EXCILANGE.—The market was inanimate to-day. The sales were principally confined to the shares of the Great Western Comppany, at the following quotations:— Great Western Quarter Shares closed at 12%—Ditto, 171. Shares, 8 3 4 dis. LIVERPOOL, Arm. 29. STOCK EXCBANOB.—The market has been quiet to-day, and the amount of business done has been very limited. The transactions were as follow :—Lancashire and York shire, Consol., 321,4—Ditto Fifths, 10% dis.—London and North-Western, 101 c.—Ditto, New Quarters, 2 c. dis.— Midland, 32% —Ditto, Halves, 27/. 6e. 3d. dis.—South- Eastern and Dover (No. 3), 13 c.—Ditto (No. 4), Regis tered, 41.85. 9d.—S:aith Staffordshire, 4/. 16s. 3d. c. dis.- - York, Newcastle. and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase, 6 per cent. till 1850), 61. 13s 9d. dis. MANCHESTER, APRIL 29. STOCK EXCHANGE.— Our share market was very dull to-day, but, although little business was done, prices were somewhat improved. The transactions were as follow : Lancashire and Yorkshire, Preference, 6 per cent., 11 1 4-- London and North-Western, 100: I —Ditto, New Quarters, 2 dis. —Ditto, Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (C), % c. ‘v p.—Blanchester, . s — t e M ra a , n b c u lie . e s t r e s r , , 100 Sheffield, sell and ers , Lincolnshire,loll—Midland, t lii dl a nd, buyers, Quarters( N 3 0 1 ., 1), 7 1 ,4 Ditto, Preference, 6%/ 8 n. South-Eastern and Dover, Thirds (No. 4), 4% n.—North Staffordshire, 10Adis. BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 29. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The following were amongst the quotations to-day : Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, buyers, 8, sellers, 81/2 —Coventry and Nun eaton, buyers, IA, p., sellers, 1% p.—London and North sellers, 32 1 4—North Staffordshire, buyers, 10% dis., sellers, 1018 dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), buyers, 9% dis., sellers, 9% dis. Shropshire Union, buyers, 4 1 4 dis., sellers, 4 dis.—South Staffordshire, buyers, 41. - lie. 3d. dis., sellers, 41.85. N. dia. P~~~Y! , . . . 1•.• , • i ; ;1„ !/- 9 ''•.;. .. , t . ,, '' , -7 - .: Y . ; ii- , ! - ;'' I ' r • 'n o - , •;;•..,•-•„ ~,./ 1 . 4; :..... , -., 5 4.* , 3 1 ,..',/ --.- i ,•,.. . • ------: - /N....!• i , •. f , SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 24th have arrived. The differences with England are finally arranged, the copy of the proposed terms of arrangement which had been forwarded to Lord PALMERSTON has been returned with only one word of alteration. Senor ISTURITZ will set out immediately for London. MADRID BOLSA, APRIL 24.—Three per Cents., 29 15-16 for account ; Five per Cents., 121 paper. Exchange on London, 50 35. GERMANY. The Chamber of the States of Erfurth signified on the 26ch, by message to the People's Chamber, that they agreed to all the resolutions on the Constitution which the People's Chamber had adopted. The protest of Austria against the military con ventions of Prussia with the smaller States has not been officially communicated to the Court of Berlin. The Austrian envoy at Frankfort has been em powered to settle the difl'erences relating to postal privileges which have arisen between the King of WIRTEMBERG and the Prince of Toun and TAXIS. The Austrian Government has determined to con tinue the state of siege of Prague and Vienna. Count CANITZ, ex-Minister of Prussia, died on Sunday at Berlin. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The Hamburgh Borsenhalle has the following from Copenhagen of the date of the 25th April : " The Danish , Schleswig deputation left on the 23d for Frederiksborg, where they were received very graciously by his MAJESTY. After the audience they accompanied his MAJESTY to view the principal parts of the Palace, and afterwards had the honour of dining with him." The Landsthing decided, by 80 votes against 2, the interpellation of Dr. PeuLsEN respecting the Holstein deputation, which should take place that day (24th). The substance of the interpellation was, whether the Holstein deputies now here were com missioned by the Stadthalterschaft, or whether they came in a private capacity ? and, secondly, whether the Danish Government in tended to enter into any ne gotiation with them ? The Ministerial President re plied, that the gentlemen who had arrived from Holstein had declared in writing that they were not delegates (udsendinge) of the Stadthalterschaft ; and further, that they did not come with the mandate of any authority or corporation in Holstein. It was of course impossible for the Government to enter into official negotiations with private persons ; but as the Government felt justified in regarding the presence of these men as a proof that not an inconsiderable num ber of his MAJESTY , s subjects, who were placed in so unhappy a position as to him ( som ere komme til at Staae i elalykkeligt Forhold til ham) cherished the sincere desire to seek peace and reconciliation, the Government could not take upon itself the responsi bility of refusing to listen to the attempt made to- I wards an approximation, The Ministerial President SWITZERLAND. After a discussion, whieh has occupied three sittings, the National Council of Berne has just de creed, by a majority of 64 . to 36, that the French monetary system shall be carried out in Switzerland. As the Council of the States bad already voted it in December, this decree of the Federal Assembly now' becomes an obligatory law. ITALY. The peculiar wording of the address of the Port to the French troop, on giving the benediction, has ex cited much attention. He never once mentioned the French Republic, but he expressed a hope soon to see the hydra of anarchy crushed in this KINGDOM of France.which had been always so attached and so dear to the Roman Church. His words were—" Speriamo di vedere ben presto l'idra dell'anarchia schiacciata in questo REGIS° DI FRANCIA ...." The French reac tionary journals have' cautiously abstained from, re peating these words of . his HoLiNrss, which seem to denote a foregone conclusion, and may possibly ex plain the meaning cf the concentration of the Russian troops in Poland, of the increase of the Austrian army, and of the sudden activity of the French reac tionaries. During the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies of Turin on the 23d inst. the Bill presented by the Minister of' Finance ; authorising the Government to collect the taxes provisionally, was passed by a ma jority of 88 to 45. A letter from Genoa of the 231 inst. announces the arrival of the United States steam-frigate Missi:isippi in the Gulf of Spezzia, from Constantinople. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert took a drive in an open carriage and four yesterday. The Equerries io Waiting, Lord Charles Fitzroy and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon, attended on horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday morning, attended by Lieut.- Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, the Prin cess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took an airing yesterday in an open carriage and four. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of 'Walls and the Princess Louisa, took their usual exerci!e yesterday in the garden of Buckingham Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen dined with her Majesty yesterday evening at Buckingham Palace. Air. John Lee, F.S.A., had the honour of sub mitting to his Rosal Highness Prince Albert yester day, at Buckingham Palace, his improvements in wheels and axle 3, wheel tires, and breaks. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, ac companied by his Serene Highness the Prince of Lein , lngen, went to Kew yesterday, and paid a visit to th sir Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar visited her Royal highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday at Clarence House, St. James's. A deputation, consisting of Major Berestord, Mr. Denison, Mr. Baxter (solicitor), and Mr. Webb, had an interview with the Commissioners of Railways yesterday, at their office in the Board of Trade. Mr- James Higham, assistant secrerary to the Comruissioners for the Reduction cf the National Debt, and Mr. Tidd Pratt, had an intereiew with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official residence Downing-street. The Rev. N. M'Leod, D.D. (Glasgow), had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday. Mr. Osmant Ricardo, M.P., had also an interview yester day with the Right Hon. Baronet at the Home-office. Mr. Macgregor, chairman of the South-Eastern Railway Company, transacted business yesterday at the office of the Commissioners of Railways. ALLEGED LUNATICS' FRIEND SOCIETY. The following letter has been addressed to Sir George Grey, by the Honorary Secretary to the Alleged Luna tics' Friend Society:— " Campden Cottages, Notting-hill, " April 29, 1850. " Sir,—l have the honour of informing you that I pur pose delivering, on Wednesday evening next, at seven o'clock, at the King's Arms, High-street, Kensington, a Lectures on the Abuses of the Law of Lunacy, at which it is my intention to illustrate the defects of the law, and the injustice and outrages to which it affords occasion, by the case of Mr. Mundell, late Lieutenant of the 69th Regiment, who was seized on the 9th of November, 1847, at three o'clock in the morning, by four persons, three of whom were policemen, who broke violently into his bed-rooni, and after addressing him with great bru tality, manacled him, and drove him off at that hour of the night to a lunatic asylum, acting without any au thority from you, but at the instigation of the authorities at the Horse Guards, who had no sufficient ground for such extraordinary proceedings, and not producing any warrant or authority for their conduct, or allowing Mr. Mundell to know the nature of the charges made against him, or any opportunity of explaining or defending his conduct, or of sending fur a friend to see justice done to have the honour to be, Sir, " Your obedient humble servant, " JOHN PERCETAL, " Hon. Sec. of the Alleged Lunatics' Friend Society. " To the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart,, M.P." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. DIONDAY. Sweepstakes of 50 sons. each, b p for three yrs old. D.M. (3 Subs.) Mr. Sterens's Knight of Gwynne, Bst 71b (Marlow) 1 Duke of Richmond's flarum Scarum, 7st 12Ib 2 Betting-7 to 4 on Knight of Gwynne, who waited into the cords, and won in a canter by two lengths. Ruu in 1 min. 47 sec. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soya. each, h ft if declared, &c.; for three yrs old end upwards. T. Y. C. (8 Subs., three of whom paid 10 sous. ft.) Duke of Bedford's Newport, 4 yrs, Sst (Pettit) 1 Colonel Peel's Vasa, 4 yrs, Bst (Flatman) 2 Lord Clifden's Le Beau, 3 yrs, Get 41b (G. Mann) 3 Mr. Ford's Fuoco, 4 yrs, 7st 12th (Dockerey) 4 Mr. Frankum's Dolly Varden, 4 yrs (Bartholomew) 5 Betting— 5 to 2 agst Vasa, 3 to 1 agst Newport, 3 to 1 agat Fuoco, 4 to 1 agst each of the others. Fuoco, with the others waiting on her in a line, made good running to the cords, where it was taken up by Newport, who ran home a very clever winner by a length. Bun in 1 min. 10 sec. _ _ Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, fo three yrs old; colts, Sst; fillies, Bst 41b; the winner to be sold for 200 sous,, if demanded, &c. T. Y. C. (4 Subs.) Mr. Newton's Falcon (Rogers) 1 Mr. W. Stebbing's Osbaldeston Mr. Cassidy's Diligence (J. Cassidy) 3 Mr. Comte 's c.by the Nob out of liarmony(R. Cotton) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Falcon, who made nearly all the running, and won very easily by a length. Run in 1 min. 12 sec. Match, 300 ; 50 ft. T.Y.C. Duke of Bedford's St. Rosalie, 7st 51b........• (Pettit) 1 Lord Cliflen's Surplice, Bst 101 b ............... (Pt an) 2 Betting-7 to 4ou Surplice. Won in a canter by two lengths. Run in 1 min. 12 secs. Sweepstakes of 20 sons, each; for 3 yrs old, 7it.; four, Bst 91b ; five, 9st 21b ; six and aged, 9st 41b. D. hi. (3 Subs.) Mr. Steven's Knight of Gwynne, 3 yrs (G. Brown) 1 Mr. Ford's c. by Lanercost, 3 yrs (Dockeray) 2 Mr. Batson's Beauclerc, 5 yrs ai(ASl')to length. 43 Betting—Even on the Kni g ht of Gwynhnael,f at agst Beauclerc. Won wry easily by Beauclerc beaten off. Run in 1 min. 45 secs. Sweepstakes fillies, 300 soya. each, kit; for four yrs old colts, B,t 71b ; Sst 21b. Cesarewitch cuurse. (7 Subs. Colonel Anson"s Don Juan (F. Butler) 1 Mr. R. H. Nevill's Letitia Sir J. litwley's Queensberry Lord Eglinton's Solon Betting-5 to 2 agst Queensberry, 3to 1 eget Solon, 3 to 1 sgst Don Juun, and 7 to 2 agst Letitia. Queens berry took the lead at starting, tollowed by Solon and Letitia, and made the running to the bushes, were Le titia, and Don Juan singled themselves out, and raced home together, the horse winning a fine race by a neck, the others were beaten off. Bun in 4 min. 20 sect. .• Fifty pounds, for four years old, 7st 101 b; five, Bst 9;b; six and aged, 9st. Last three miles cf B.C. (4 Subs.) Mr. W. S. Stanley's Fire-eater (Chopp)) 1 Mr. W. Stebbing's Westow (Basham) 2 Mr. Oibaldeston's Swiss Boy (F. Butler) 3 Mr. Barne's Sutterly (Flatman) 4 Betting-7 to 4on Sottnly and 4to 1 agst Fire-eater, Won by half a length, Swiss Boy a bad third. Run in 6 min. 58 sec. Match-201), h ft, D.M., Lord H. Lennox's William the Conqueror, Bst 71b. received forfeit from Lord W. Puwlett s c by Juhn o'Gauut, out of Ma Mie's dam. Time only permits us to add to the above brief r eturn that the attendance was moderate, and the weather fine but cold. BETTING UP TO SIX O'CLOC'. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 6to 4 agst Beehunter (t) I 3to 1 egst Harding°, 2 to 1 agst Pitsford CHESTEII CUP. 1 8 to 1 agst Peep-o'-day 12 to 1 agst Miss Ann Boy 10 to 1 tigat Essedarita 30 to 1 apt Boland. ~'-.~.,« i I