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/2 • I~F ~~ ~, /- • ) _ / by the falling of a portion of one of the buildings in that village, which is situated about four miles from this town. An inquest on the body of Morrell will be held to-night or to-morrow. aRAVESEND STAR PACKETS. N.Pl' lore Cabin and Second Class Railway NINEPENCE to or from London and Gravesend. Saloon and First Class ditto, OliE SHILLING. To or from Blackwall. Fore Cabin •• •• • • 6d. Chief Cabin.... 9d. Intermediate Piers •••. • • .. 6d. No other Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purfleet.Piers. The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting). FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. WEICK DAYS. Grays I G "" -' - hithe. i 'Time 714 8 1 / 4 , 1134 I 3 5 6 SIINDATS, I"hr- Grays Green- .... ••• - I - Time lltoshr-' villa. 1 - - 1*934 t 934 - - 1 . 134 1 - - I WEEK DAYS. SENDAI'S. Tine ' I i • Pur- Green- Gra 1/c6hr. Pur-!GreenH art Roshr- N. .ys Lithe. - vale. 1 ,„ fleet Lithe, vine. X. 10 l 0 11 11-- 12 _,I 4 5 i • , Passages marked are run direct, the Packets not bein mated to stop at Piers or for Boats. BOAT TICKETS.,-Twelve Months, 41. 45.; Six Months, 21 T iree Months, 1/. 155.; to be had of the Collectors on boa] pickets ; or Mr. MOnk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend, October t, 1850. ig per- 1. 158.; irt the _FIORD'S WELLINGTON FAMILY and COMMERCIAL lIOTEL, DALE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. This notzel, situated in the immediate vicinity of the Exchange, Docks, tun! other places of public and commercial resort, is fitted up in first-ran t style, and the accommodations for American, Foreign, as Well as En; dish strangers, will be found everything that is desirable, while the a;:rangements of the "Cuisine" are in the hands of a first-rate Cook. Tin Proprietor urther wishes to intimate that his Coffee and Comm, ,rcial Rooms, as well as Sitting and Bed Rooms, will be found secor d to none in the kingdom. N.B. Tit , a charges for servants are included in the Bill (except those who only s tay a few hours), viz., Waiter, Porter, and Chambermaid, and it is p aspectiully intimated that all further payment is unne cessary. GAME SEASON.—CROSSE awl BLACK vi - ELL, Purveyors in Ordinary, by appointment to her Ma jesty, beg respectfully to inform the nobility and gentry that they continue to manufacture the celebrated SOHO SAUCE, which will be found I uperior for every description of game ; also their improvQd Essence of real Gorgona Anchovies, Dinmore's Essence of Shrimps, for boiled and tried fish, Royal Table Sauce, Sir Robert Peel's Sauce for, general p ur p oses, Anchovy Paste, Strasburg Potted Meats, &c. The whole of the above, together with their superior pickles, may be obtained of all the principal sauce venders throughout the kingdom. Manufactory, 21, Soho-square, London. Established 1706. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Lecture on the Ballad Music of England, by Mr. George Bar ker, illustrated by his own compositions, every Evening (except Sa turday) at Eight o'clock.—Lectare on the Hydro-Electric Machine, by Dr. Bac' ghoffner.—Lecture on Chemistry byil lustrating the Ancient Fiery Ordeal and the ilaniling pper of Red Hot Metals. —M oderof Weston's Patent Nova-Motive Railway, at work daily.—Diiisolving Views illustrating some of the Wonders of Na ture, daily at Half-past Four, and in the Evenings at a Quarter to Ten; also a Series, exhibiting Scenes in the Arctic Regions and Ceylon, daily at One o'clock. —Diver and Diving-bell, Re., Re. Admission, s.—Schools, Half-nrice. Open daily from Eleven till Five o'clock, and every Evening (ex cept Saturi - lay) from Seven till Half. past Ten. ARGYLL SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, St. James's. Open every Evening with Laurent's celebrated and unrivalled Band. Pr incipal Cornet-a-piston, Mons. BOULCOURT, from Paris, and Artiste Attaché to Mr. Strauss's Orchestra at the Baths of Vichy, France. The are respectfully informe that Mr. Lauren jun. having become Lessee to the above Rooms, d begs to announce t his in tention of applying to tho Honourable Magistrates for a Licence to the same Rooms, and, If granted, he will give CONCERTS of a very superior description, in conjunction with his Dancing Academy. Mr Laurent, jun., solicits the patronage of the subscribers and nobility in this new undertaki ng, p l edging himself strenuously to cater for their m, asement, and hopes to deserve a continuance of that liberal support • which has hitherto been bestowed on this distinguished and Popular establishment. Terms of Subscription ;—SLX months, 51. 55.; one month, I/. Is.; One ever sing, is. Doors open at Half-past Eight, Dancing commences at Nine pre cisely, c losing at Half-past Eleven. LAW CATHOLIC LAW AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 8, NEW COVENTRY-STREET, LEICESTER-SQUARE, LONDON. The FOURTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprie tors of this Company took place on the 25th instant, at the Head Office, at One o'clock precisely. The following is extracted from the report, which is too lengthy for publication : During the past year no claims have arisen from deaths in England. and but two in Ireland—one for 5001. and the other for 250/.—making together 7001., which have been paid. This is far below the expected mortality, and is especially favourable, when it is remembered how severely the life offices generally suffered from the epidemic of last year. The number of lives assured between the Ist of June, 1849, and the 31st of 11 ay, 1850, was more than double the number issued in the twelve months preceding. Proposals were made for 138 Policies, amounting to 52,963/.25. 6d.: of these 121, comprising 106 lives, were accepted for 45,1251. 6s. Sixteen Policies lapsed, representing 6,0181., upon which 3201. 38. was received by the Company in the shape of premiums. Since the commencement of the Company to the let of June last, assurances were effected to the extent of 110,972/. 12s 6d., pro ducing in annual premiums 3,7321. 1 Is. 6d. Of these 54 lapsed, amounting to 23,990/. 16s. 6d., of which the annual premiums were 7411. Is., leaving the yearly income on the Ist of June last equal to 2,9911. 15s. I Id. Since last meeting loans were applied for to the extent of 17,7001., but 1,1831. Ils. 10d. only was advanced. The Directors were also highly gratified to report that within the last four months they had considerably extended their business on the Continent, having appointed, as Head Agent in France, Monsieur de l'Etang, a gentleman of high standing in Paris, distinguished for his integrity and ability in financial and in all assurance matters, who, under the sanction and patronage of the Archbishop of Paris, the Cardinal Archbishop of Lyons, and Monseigneur Parisis, Eveque de Langres, has already within the last three months effected a con siderable amount of business, not only in Life Assurances, but in An nuities both Immediate and Deferred. After various resolutions, approving of the Report, and returning thanks to the Right Reverend Chairman, ilishep Morris, the Vice- Chairman, Actuary, Secretary, and Medical Officers of the establish ment, the meeting separated, highly gratified at its present results and future prospects. , Dol\l LIFE ASS . COMPANY. Act of Parliament in 1834, 1, London ; 97, George-stree' , Glasgow; 4, College•green, [ides from March, 1834, ,Sum payable at Death. 1111 I - I Direct Trains from the Boats marked t Omnibuses from Fenehurch-street Station to all parts of London every quarter of an hour. FROM BRUNSWICK wriARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the following Trains frona the Fenchurch-street Station. This day is published, in Bvo., price 45., PAST and PRESENT DELUSIONS in the POLITICAL ECONOMY, and CONSEQUENT ERRORS in the LEGISLATION of the UNITED KINGDOM. By ALEXANDER GIBBON, Esq. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. TO PARENTS and GUARDIANS.—A portion of the extensive Premises in Regent-street, occupied by ilessrs. NICOLL, will in future be devoted for the production of ItOYS' 'and YOUTHS' CLOTHING, such to exhibit unusual good taste, style, and finish, besides having a further recommendation in their durability and very moderate cost. .Colleggaps and Gowns, with every ki n d o f G armen t calculated for pleas , duties, or exercise, and such as are worn by Young Gentlemen at the Colleges and Great Public Schools. These era Asa ways ready to be met with at the Warerooms of H. J. and D. NI CO, Merchant Clothiers, Polecat Patente e s, and M anu f acturers o f Cloth LL, Regent-street (from 114 to 120 Inclusive), and 22, Cornhill. CAIITION.—Many have assumed the use of the word " PALETOT," but Messrs. NICOLL are the Sole Patentees of the design and ma terial (in Winter or Summer Substances) employed in the manufac tUre of tills Inexpensive and gentlemanly article of costume. Just published (Seventieth Thousand), A.GUIDE to Persons commencing the HYGRIAN or AIORISONIAN SYSTEM of MEDICINE, being a selec tion 'of the most recent well-authenticated Cures effected by mori son's Vegetable Universal Medicine. May be bad of all the Bigelan — Agents throughout the country, price 2d., or sent free on enclosing a Fourpenny piece to the British College of Health, New-road, London. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. IL"and PERKINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks. Chops, and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to Perfectly d l&est the food. The dail y use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Sold by I lie proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 6, Vere-street, Oxford- Street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester ; also by Messrs. karelay al id Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other Oilmen and Merck alas, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.B. To guard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA and PER: BINS" are upon the label aad patent cap of the bottle. BLA IR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS. TI le acknowledged efficacy of BLAIR'S GOUT and REIEU IIATIC P 'ILLS, by the continued series of testimonials which have teen sent to and published by the proprietor for nearly twenty years, has rende red this medicine the most popular of the present age ; and in corrolv 'ration of which the following extract of a letter, written by John :Alollard Wheeler, Esq., Collector of Customs, Jamaica, hav ing been handed by his brother, at Swindon, to Mr. Prout for publi elation, will fully confirm. fco" I kr.ow you have never had occasion to take Blair's Pills, but Me ( nnphatically tell you, in mercy , to any f r i en d who may suffer ra bl 9 a , Jut, rheumatic gout, lumba go , sc i a ti ca , r h euma ti sm , or any ranch of that widely-allied family, t o recommen d th e i r us i ng them. thil country they are of wonderful efficacy : not only am I person ally a ware of th e i r powers, but I see my friends and acquaintances receiving unfailing b enefit from their use. I would not be without recur on any account. If taken in th e ear ly s t age o f di sease th ey lussinate it altogether ; if In a later, they alleviate pain and effect a Inuch speedi,r cure th an by any other means within my knowledge. " Sold by Thomas F ront, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appoint inent by all respectable Medicine Vendors throughout the United Idngdom. nice 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for B LAIR'S GOUT and RFIETTMITIC PILLS, and observe the name and address of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," im pressed upol i the Government Stamp affixed to each box of the ftennine Mei licine. DR. LA'SrE RT ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND M X. 7 URITY.—WITH 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. aust publishnl, and may be had ix French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, la. Gd., or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two Stanrpa ELIT-PRESER.VATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity, ttsua llY acqui red a t an early period of life, which debilitate tilleee physical f .nd ment a l powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural v ,nlibsengs, and the vital energi es of Manhood ; with Practical rvations• haust on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, Whether ariti ng from these causes, close study, or the influence of tr opical cllm &tea : L ocal and Constitutional Weakness, Syphili s , St ricture, anc an Diseases and Derangements re su lti ng tr am 'mats crotion. 'With Forty coloured Engravings, illu s t ra ti ng the AaatollY, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining el Loir stractuf es, uses, and functions, and the various Injuries that • re produced in them by selitaf7 habits, excesses, and Infection. BY SAMUEL LA ; MERT, M.D., 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE. LONDON. Doctor of 'd3 iicine. Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Lice ntiate of Apothecaries' Hall, Loudon, Honorary Member of the Lore lon Hospital Medical Society, &c. This work contains an accurate and complete account of the Anatomy at .d Physlilogy of the Reproductive Organs. It un fortunately happens that the unlmppy victim of excessive indul- Senna and vi 3lous habits, while suffering from their invariable con sequences, n s wisely entertains a fear of applying to a qualified physi cian for rel tf. Shame and the dread so frequently, but erro neously' ante rtained that these complaints aro beyond the reach of art, alike res stet him and prevent his seeking 'or assistance where lame it can Ife procured. Dr. LA 'MERT has taken the highest Medical honot a's, as his diplomas testify, and the great extent of his e practice far t nany years is a guarantee for his professi ona l expert °ne disea , s es ' wh ich has reference almost solely to the treatment of these Published by the Author, and may be had of Kent and Richards, 51, Paternal der-roxy ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Starie, Tichborne street, 1.14 7market ; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street, London ; or, free by post for forty-twe stamps, from the Author' s Realdence. 37. Bedford -sonata London. THIR TY - FIRST EDITION. ON plusltrated lv 26 Anatomical Colo ure d E agravings on Steel. SICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA IACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. J us t published, price 2s. 6d., er TliEby post, direct trom the Establishment, 35. 6d. in postage stamps, SILENT F RIEND, a Medical Work on he infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate nse of mercury, With remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviatin-• certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings 7 By R. and L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, B erners-street, Ox ford-street, London. Published by the Authors : gold by Strange, 11, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 53, and Sanger, 150, Oxford -street ; Starie, 23, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; and Gordon, 145, Leaden hall -street. Patsy I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re -productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. Pater It, treat s o f th e consequences resulting from excessive in dulgence, and their l amen t a bl e e ff ec t s on the systeef, p roducing Mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generativs Incapacity. Illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings, PAR T 111, treats of the diseases resulting from intection, either in the Primary or secondary form, and contains expli c it d irections for heir treatment. ThLs section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Vlavings. Paler IY. contains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a ple a pp l ication, by which the d anger o f i n f ec ti on i s obviated. 0 1 irri pertant part of the Work should not escape the r ea d er ' s '. RT V. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its du- The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the e subject critically and philosophically inquired into. , S CORDIAL B ALM OF STRIAcom is exclusively employed in \ i g nervous and sexual debility, impotence, Bc., I Is. and 335. , tile. The C oncentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic for P u rifYing the blood in cases of infection, secondary .. xis,. eruptions, and the abuse of moretuy, Ils. and 335. per fr Pt.rrY's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and 11s. ti o a certain remedy for gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and _. l '', lamination of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, do Le,. te detail of the case is required: age, habits, told posi t,. cnittn. ~,, 11. Packets, with advice, to be had at the lette r' wc '''''' • by which the fee, U., is saved. Messrs. Ferry, mutt 0 5 17 ions, ewe ill Sttendance daily at 19, B erners-street, Oxford- I) London, t , 0 , 1 Eleven till Two and ri .. te„Eight ; on &m -ina Veva 14 'Plc R OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, (Established by Royal Charter of his Majesty George 1., A.D. 1720), For SEA, FIRE, and LIFE ASSURANCES. OFFICES—ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. BRANCH OFFICE-29, PALL-MALL. GOVERNOR—Thomas Tooke, Esq. SUR-GOVERNOR—WiIIiam Sampson, Esq. DEPUTY-GOVERNOR—The Hon. J. T. Leslie Melville. DIRECTORS. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Sir John Wm. Lubbock, Bart. aeorge Pearkes Barclay, Est. Charles John Manning, Esq. Edmond S. P. Calvert, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. John Garrett Cattley, Esq. Edward Howley Palmer, Esq. Alexander Colvin, Esq. John Henry Folly, Esq. Edward Maxwell Daniell, Esq. Abraham George Hobart.% Esq. William Davidson, Esq. Charles Robinson. Esq. John Deacon, Esq. Thomas Smith, Esq. Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. Robert. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Soames, Esq. William Tetlow llibbert, Esq. Octavius Wigram, Esq. Lancelot Holland, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. MEDICAL REFEREE—SamueI Solly, Esq., F.R.S. Notice.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of Fire Pre miums falling due at M ichaelmas will expire on the 14th October next. This Corporation has held a high position during upwards of a Century and a Quarter, and affords unquestionable security by its capital-stock. Ten Thousand Pounds may be assured on one Life. The Reversionary KONUS declared on British Participating Life Policies has amounted on an average to rather more than 2 per Cent. per Annum on the Fdini assured, or 46 per Cent. on the amount of Premium paid; or equivalent reductions have been made in the Annual Premiums. Endowment Assurances may be effected for securing payment of a given sum on the attlinment of any speciflQd age, or upon death if that should previously occur. The customary Fees are allowed to medical practitioners referred to by persons proposing Life Insurances. ALEX. GREEN, Secretary. Sum addedtoi IPolicy inlB4ll £638 6 8 100 0 0 50 0 0 . , f - / • • - ' / ~,'• ' t• - r l4llllllll. ,!...,' '•• i\ 1 ' AMR k - aw --,, iftel,',4i . 41 . ~,it • ' "IV T N - -- 5... - : - "l'd - 3 1 . -•' - 'l. \ .‘c ° , 41; ,•• . ' , i 1 .1 , ... 4 .. .--.......... ...1.. ‘, l :, r• 0 , ,, if 1,.. - 4.1...,-., 1 . 4 - ' ''‘'S kt•l 4 'f:it ...: 7 441 0 i l ' ' 461 ' ' f 1 ------ ...--- -T:0 / I ; 1 0 •,,,, l'f.' ' I'. k.' , ... 77 0 lik ...., . • v Vi •(-,, --___ ...... 4 b ,, i r t Tip 4.1 I • ~,t , .., .: . 4* -A , , _• 4 'Rlk --- .4 - ' ' - f ' - A, -- , ~, p , iMI 0 , . t '. ........ .. ...•a 4'. T . --'----- - - A , 11, U a/' ~ 11j0 .... N.. . ,V.• .., c d.';'4, , ''.l.-. 1) 7101T.5 , '—'-''. .44,,, 2....4','.)' .‘ , : N ° . 18 , 109.] LONDON, TUESDAY ti t . • • , s . OCTOBER 8, 1850. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMES.—That portion of Lord Brougham's able pamphlet which treats of the appellate jurisdiction of the. House of Lords, as well as the letters of " An Old Barrister," the second of which we publish to day, combine in calling attention to a point of the gravest importance—viz , in what mode should our ultimate Court of Appeal in all cases, whether civil or criminal, whether from courts of common law or equity, be for the future constituted ? Whether daring the past the House of Lords, aided by the judges of the land and such Peers as had held judicial appointments, have done good legal and political ser• vice in its character of the ultimate appellate court we need not now stop to inquire, since for practical pur poses such an investigation would be of little use. Almost universally one thing is now admitted — the present state of our appellate court is wholly unsatisfactory. Our correspondent, with whose general observations we for the most part concur, appears not to have very clearly distinguished tho different parts of the subject he was handling, or perhaps we should more accurately express our selves by saying that he was so much occupied with one part and one view of the question, that he failed to regard it as a whole, to give each portion its due consideration, and to attach to all of them their proper importance. The utter impossibility that one man should duly perform the present duties of the Chancellor leads to the inquiry —i n what way shall those duties be divided ? This is one question. Those duties might so be divided as to leave the constitution of the appellate Court exactly what it is in theory and in fact. But to do this would not be to grapple fairly with the present difficulty, and would certainly not satisfy the public. The proposal of " An Old Bar rister".is simply to relieve the Lord Chancellor from his political functions, and to make a Speaker of the House of Lords, who might, or night not' be a portion of the Cabinet. Suppose, however, that the Chief Judge in Equity, by whatever name he may be distin guished, should still remain the presiding judge of the House of Lords acting in its judicial capacity, is the 'House of Lords so constituted the most fitting Court of Appeal? and would not there still be a great pro bability of the same circumstances occurring which at the present moment excite disapprobation in the mind of our correspondent ? Without attempting to decide upon the invidious comparisons of the rel a ti v e merits, as equity judges, of Lords Brougham and Cotteaham, we can very easily suppose the present, and any succeeding Chancellor or Chief Judge in Equity, unable, either through ill-health or press of duty in his court, to attend as presiding judge in the House of Lords; and then, if there should be still an active Lord Brougham—or some one o f equa l, or nearly equal, p owe r, energy, and vers a tilit y —h e might again discharge those duties which th e Chi e f Judge in Equity ou ght, if possible, t o h ave per formed. There is, however, another objection to this plan. " An Old Barrister" .has thought of the House of Lords only in its capacity of an Appeal Court from the Courts of Equity, and has only felt the mischief of appealing from a more to a less cele brated judge in equity. But what shall we say to an appeal from all thelcommon law judges to one equity judge? If Lord Cottenham were at this moment presiding in the Lords, and a case in error were ap pealed from, we should have the decision, say of Lord Campbell, aided by the many excellent lawyers who are now to be found on the common law bench, on the one side, and we should have on the other, sitting in judgment on these profound common law lawyers, the one equity judge, who has all his life been an equity lawyer. Surely "such a state of things requires no comment ;" and the disappoint ment and dissatisfaction in the mind of the public would be quite as great as that which might result from the reversal of Lord Cottenham's decision by his predecessor in his high office of Chancellor, viz., by Lord Brougham. A third plan might be suggested, differing from that of our correspondent, and also from that which he supposes to be contemplated by the Government, and that is making the office of the presiding judge of the Appellate Court separate and distinct. This post would then be the great and signal distinction of the legal profession. Ability of the highest order which the profession con tained would be that sought for in such a judge, and the permanency and high honour of the office would make it an object of eager ambition, even if attended by a somewhat modest salary. The expense, indeed, is the only valid objection that can be brought against such an arrangement. At present, both in equity and at common law, there is an appeal jurisdiction.. That appellate jurisdiction is formed in both cases of legal men ; but the ultimate appeal from both is nominally to an unlearned assembly, in fact to some few mem bers—at the present time to one member—of that body who have been lawyers and happen to be Peers. The system is one productive of great un certainty, and this uncertainty leads to many unnecessary appeals, in numerous cases creating ruinous expense, and practically effecting great injustice. A person appointed to the office of ap pellate judge upon the same tenure as the other judges would, on the contrary, act upon a regular and predetermined system ; it would be his duty to be both an equity and common law lawyer, and having time and practice he would of necessity acquire The Speaker of the House Ad t s h u i c s h re a q n u o is ffi it c e er kn w o o w u l l e d dg i e n . the end be great economy. Lordssalary m be ig st h o t we p d rop u e p r o l n y under these circumstances be a member of the Cabi net and Minister of Justice, in which office he would find ample occupation for the highest ability and most If; however, such an appoint if the desire ' for small savings officer, or be irresistible, and the appellate m un e w nt ea h r e ied im in p d os u s s i t h r l y e . i judge must perform duties not connected with his judicial duties, then comes the question raised by would it be wiser to give to the Appellate Judge the duties of the Chief Judge in E • " An Old Barrister"--.- quity, or those which belong to the presiding officer in the House of Lards ? And here again comes another inquiry—must House of Lords, b e . . of necessity a member of the Cabinet ? this presiding There ar e grave objections to the making any judicial office depend upon poli tical changes. Upon Speaker of the these it is needless to dilate. They have been felt grievously of late years, in spite of the extraordinary abilities of the men who have contended for the great office of Chancellor; and the sense of this evil has i n a great measure led to the dissatisfaction at present existing with respect to the office of Lord Chancellor. There seems indeed no more reason for placing the Chief Judge in Equity or the Chief Appellate Judge in the Cabinet than placing there the Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench. Experience has finally settled the question with respect to the last appointment—no Ministry would at the present time dare to make the Chief Justice of the() -elleen's Bench a Cabinet Minister. Lord Mansfield and Lord Ellenborough are only to be considered beacons warning us aga i nst the danger that would result from su c h a proceeding. To attempt to draw a distinction by saying that the Chief Justice may have to try political offenders, and that the other judges have no such duty, i s vain and futile. Those who sat in the House of Lords in judgment on Mr. O'Connell's writ of error tried a political offender, and now, when the t e ndency of legal re forms is to give an appeal in criminal cases, there is eals even - to the House every probability of criminal aPP . • becoming not infrequent. Th e opinlon of ,. the wisest , amongst us is setting strongly agai h n su I poitical judges themselves of every description, and inen w ° t elt ton out of the House compelled to shut Dr. Lushing of Common s can h ar dly, with any show of consist ency, make the Chief Judge of the ultimate appellate court a Member of the cabinet. The duties of Speaker of the House of Lords do not,_ however, seem to clash with th o se o f the appellate judge, and provided the duties of the two offices combined be not too one r ous foroneman,there seems no reason why the wh o l esome tendency to economy just beginning to sho w it se lf should not be thus far encouraged. Such a combi• nation w ou ld g i ve dignity an d splendour t o th e o ffi ce of appellat e j u d ge , an d then the Home of Lord s might still give the a id o f its name and authority lancing evil ra to the Ap pellate Court, w ithout any counterbalancing ace of this somewhat ano suiting from its perform& malous function. The clan g ers apprehended by our f ro m the Chancellor' s b e i ng correspondent, arising taken from the common law bar, we deem u n d e r these circumstances of little moment. The man chosen as worthy to be the he ad of the bar of England, pre siding as chief judge in th e u ltimate. appellate court, would, we assume, b e a man o flearn i ng and ability, a profound lawyer in the best sense of that term, and of equity with the doctrines as therefore conversant well as those of the common law. To a mind tho roughly imbued with thei sciencet'imbi of law there would eco nation we be nothing formidable n i ~. contem plate. CHRONlCLE.—Notwithstanding the prophecies advisers, Sardinia has not yet cried of her patronizing h f Rome. The Synod " Peecavi," or knelt at t e 00, . its prayers for the of Bordeaux must recommence . ,Archbishop who i s suffering martyrdom, in exile. now The Sardinian Minister s seem to have understood the state of public opinion ; for not only bee the Arch bishop been suspended and banished without any show of popular tumult, but the most thorough-going advo cates of Roman intrigue are compelled to confess, that the approbation bestowed on the sentence, by the people, is nearly unanimous. It seems that the local authorities of the island of Sardinia have not shown , any greater readiness t o yi e ld t o ecc l es i as ti ca l en i croachments. The turbulent Archbishop of Cagliari has been compelled, by authority, to quit his diocese ; and has, by this time, no doubt joined his continental colleague in the antechambers of the Quirinal palace. The proceedings which have been adopted against Monsignor Franzoni are, as !night have been ex pected, severely criticised by his partisans. After loudly complaining of the charge of high treason, on which it was supposed he would be tried, they de nounce the mode of prosecution which was eventually adopted as obsolete, irregular, and arbitrary. The proceeding en vole d'abus, for an abuse of official power, is an ancient process, corresponding in some degree to the English practice of impeachment. It had fortunately been determined, before the dispute with the Archbishop arose, that the appel d'abus was still in force, notwithstanding the provisions of the new constitution. The Court of Appeal, which is formed of eminent lawyers, has almost unanimously concurred in the sentence by which the Archbishop is banished from the kingdom, and the possessions of his see sequestrated in charge of the proper authority. We are entitled to assume that a sentence delivered by a competent court is legal; and certainly it appears to be as moderate as it could have been under the circumstances. There might have been a difficulty in dealing with the outrage on public feel ing which the Archbishop committed in refusing the sacraments of the Church to the Minister Santa Rosa. The malignity and ill -faith of his conduct were evident; but, in strictly spiritual matters, it is just and right that no secular tribunal should in tervene. The law of the Church, and the law of the land, gave the power of the keys to the clergy. The State was powerless in presence of their claims, and the priesthood had its pound of flesh. But if Mon sign or Franzoni was entitled to revenge the quarrel of Rome on the souls of the dying faithful, he as clearly transgressed his legitimate prieileges in the circulars by which the clergy were forbidden to obey one of the laws of the kingdom. It is said by his partisans that he might have ,committed what minor offences he pleased, if .he had respected the Siccardi laws. We do not doubt that the proceedings against him were occasioned by his seditious refusal to submit to the law, and by his obstinate adherence to the claims of an alien and intrusive authority. Thus far Pied mont has displayed admirable prudence and firm ness, and, has gained no inconsiderable advan tages over the hostile diplomacy of Rome. The hopes which the Papal advisers entertained of exciting internal disturbances in the King's dominions appear to have been baffled by the sound spirit of the people. The reliance which may have been placed on the personal fears of the members of the Government will have been, it may be supposed, irrevocably shaken by the vigorous measures adopted against the Archbishop. The next step in the conflict must be taken by the Vatican, and we are aware that its resources are as yet by no means exhausted. It will scarcely consist with the preten sions of the Pope to object to the details of the legal proceedings, which he denounced from the first as acts of rebellion against his indefeasible authority. Even if the objections to the appel d'abus were sustainable, they must be founded on the recognition of the very constitution which gives force to the Siccardi laws. The Court of Rome will assume that the proceedings of the Piedmontese tribunals were a part of the wrongful policy of the Government. By this time it must be ' sensible of the importance of the contest, though per haps not of its own imprudence in provoking it and in aggravating its violence. It has two principal weapons to use against its adversary, in its ecclesiastical and so vereign characters. It may curse the Piedmontese by its own authority, or attack them by the aid of its allies. The scruples of Pius against war have vanished, since he has had Italians only to fight against ; and it will be well if his overweening confidence in his spiritual pretensions leads him to rely on ecclesiastical cen sures only. It will be easy to place an interdict on Piedmont, and to excommunicate the principal offi cials ; but it is dangerous to refuse the rights of Catholicism to a people who may learn to dispense with them. The secret enemies of the orthodox faith, who are numerous in all parts of Italy, may soon become its open and successful opponents, if the clergy attempt to punish the people. It may be presumed that the higher functionaries, who are obnoxious to individual ecclesiastical censure, are sufliciently ac quainted with the policy of the Church to endure it with little oppression to their consciences. They at least know, and they have boldly maintained, that if they are excluded from the solemnities of their religion, it is only for the crime of having asserted national rights, which Rome had conceded to every state which was strong enough to . exact the concession. In France, in Austria, in Italy itself, the priesthood has been subjected to civil jurisdiction. Constitu tional Sardinia was to be kept in bondage too close even for the Neapolitan Bourbons. If the Papal Court unlocks its mediaeval thunders, we have little fear of the result. The religious consequences it is not easy to foresee, but the longer the contest is con tinued the deeper will be the alienation of the people from the enemies of their country. A far greater danger may impend from the ambition of neighbours, incited and excused by the irritated chief of their re ligion. The Sardinian Government may well smile at the threatened hostility of any of its Italian neigh bours. The Court of Naples will scarcely venture to show hostility to the nation which met Austria in the field without disgrace although de feated. That a constitutional Government is more hated and feared at Rome, or at Naples, than a Jacobinical Republic, we are not indisposed to believe. Ten years of orderly freedom in the north west of Italy would make ten years more of the despotic anarchy which prevails in the south an im possibility for ever. But the hopes and fears of the petty Italian potentates can matter little to the assen tors of Sardinian liberty. It is on more formidable forces that the Papal Court relies for the gratification of its ambition and revenge. Its wishes will probably be disappointed. Austria has shown no w i s h f or merelydisturb calculateor profitwhich of Italy is everyonltalian independence,igiu s Motives. On the movement s o f F rance i t is difficult R din orn ia e . T which was perpetrated i n 1849 , h as not ' produced any honour likelyexertion x e r t t o i tempt uu wil l the be invaders used by to commit a second unprovo k ed aggress i on. It i s to destroyhe despotsthe constitutional of of ItalyS a r have long been engaged in the attempt to prove that freedom is incompatible with stable government. In carrying out the same policy, the advisers of the Pope may, perhaps, think that to provoke,a democratic reaction against their pretensions would be an advan tage only second to success in enforcing them. Their supporters and apologists are already fore telling the result which it is the secondary aim of their intrigues to accomplish. They would wish all their opponents to be identified with the cause of anarchy, and they would force them into anarchy for the purpose. It is in the power of the Piedmontese nation, by a temperate support of their constitution, and of the authorities whom it establishes, to disap point the wishes of its formidable assailants, and to prove that there are Italians who can resist oppression and priestly tyranny without extending an indiscri minate hostility to government, or even to religion. If any of the Republican party should be tempted to join in the attack on the Sardinian monarchy, by taking this opportunity for fomenting the discontents which may exist in any part of the territory, they would be guilty of treason to the rights and hopes of their country, which Italy ought never to pardon. Their sect his injured the cause of liberty enough already, but sometimes with honest intentions. A deeper disgrace would be in store for them if they consented to be the instruments of the intrigues of , Antonelli." . _ ------- POST.—We announced on Saturday, as part of our intelligence from Paris, a c ircumstance which, taken in connexion with other incidents of the day, may be considered of no small importance as a sign of the disturbed state yet characterising the political atmosphere in France, and as an index of the degree of jealousy still threatening to destroy the necessary union between the di ff erent parts of her lately fashioned constitutional machinery. The permanent committee appointed to represent the Assembly during its vacation were it appears, summoned to mee t yes terday, for an object no less serious than an examina tion of the Ministers, and especially of the lliniter of War, respecting the recent numerous military re views, at which the open hand and libera l bearing o f the President towards the troops have been repre sented as showing two prominent a desire t o fill the part of the soldier's f have always felt and stated th at, in ritehnelpresl\enret condition of France, the firmest hand, directed by the wisest energy, can effect nothin g, unless it have at command, and be r ea d y and able to grasp, in the exigency of a mom en t, t h e only engine which expe rience shows us to b e adequate to such work as a w ait s the statesman or ruler who un d ertakes to clear away the wreck of a revoluti on and h to build a Government on the ruins of a falle r kingom. Except by ensur• ing and binding to cause the strength and fidelity of the army, how can either h Louist t erm inate Napo leon they s s tand d or the majority of Assembl y the successfully the mighty t as k to which o ich pledged, of arresting i n it s course th e t err ibl e circl a e n ot revolution, so rapidly working out the ruin of France? In the maintenance of the arduous post which be has DISPUTED xarm POMMES. " A trial of considerable interest to Life Assurance Offices and the public was ,co nc l u d e d yes t er d ay i n t h e C ourt o f E xc hequer. The Eagle Company held a policy for an assurance of 5391. in the Albion Company as security for an advanee, the ,payment of which policy was now disputed by the Albion, on the ground that at the time it was effected the fact of the assured party having been a man of in temperate habits was concealed from the office. The chief evidence turned upon the question as to the degree of intemperance that had been exhibited, and the result was, that a verdict was given against the resisting office, not only for the amount of the policy, but also for 40/. interest from the date when it became due. The circumstance of the action being brought by one office against another presents a striking illustration of •the uncertainty which may attach to all po liciesdaider the present system, and shows that the only mode by which absolute security can be obtained by the public must lie in the general adoption by Assurance Offices of the plan of prole Aing them selVes in every case by due inquiries before the grAntinv , f each po licy, and of afterwards assuming the full responsibility of the com pleteness of such inquiries by holding themselves precluded from raising any future question. • In the present case two offices are found to be diametrically opposed in their opinions as tc what can properly invalidate a claim, and yet the public are expected to be able to guare themselves against such contingences. Similar cases have occurred before, and even if they were more rare, they would seriously injure the progress of life assurance. The very principle upon which the business is founded is the removal of uncertainty, and whenever that principle is counteracted in the slightest degree, the people who would be the first to resort to its advantages are the first to be deterred."—Times, July 11, 1850. T HE LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COMPANY No. 72, LOMBARD-STREET, LONDON. TRUSTEES. - 1. Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. I Richard Malins, Esq., Q . C. James Fuller Madox, Esq. _ William Wilberforce, Esq. DIRECTORS. Robert Henry Forman, Esq. John llamilton, Esq. fames Fuller Madox, Esq. John Matthews, Esq. C. Octavius Parnell, Esq. AUDITORS. George Cumming, Esq. ' James Turner, Esq. William D. Starling, Esq. (David Henry Stone, Esq. ,SECRETARY—David Alison, Esq. - Reasuraas—Messrs. Spooner, Attwoods, and Ce. • PADDINGTON LOCAL BOARD. 24, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware•road. Rev: James Sherbold•Boone; A.M., Stanhope-street, Hyde-park. William Adams, Esq. John Atkins, Esq. Henry Augtistus Beviin; Esq. J. Thompson Bramwell, Esq. John Dangerfield, Esq. • _............ , _ , . - Captain:Creed, Norfolk-crescent, Oxford-square. Charles Pemberton, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Ilyde-park, and Lin ccaq's Inn-felds. Thomas jet;v: ll AnioS, Esq., York-street, Portman-square. - - - -- George Y. Itobsen. Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, and New square, Lincoln's Inn, Secretary, Chas. Hoskton, Esq. The POLICIES of this Company, being INDISPUTABLE, form Family Proyisions and Negotiable Securities, for their validity is not dependent, as in the case of ordinary Policies, upon the import of previous reports and other documents. Owing to this important improvement in the practice of Life As surance, the progress of this Company has been rapid from the com mencement of its business, and is steadily advancing. Copies of the Report of the last Annual Meeting will be forwarded, on application, to Solicitors, to whom Commission is allowed. ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, Manager. B RITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE OFFICES, 37, New Bridge-street, Blackfrlars, London. Incorporated under Act 7 and 8 Vic., c. 110. DIRECTORS OF FIRE SOCIETY. Gould, George, Esq. Low, James, Esq. fliers, Thomas, Esq. Olney, Thomas, Esq. Wilmshurst, Joseph, Esq. Blyth, John, F.sq. Cartwright, Richard, Esq. Cuff, J. Harcombe, Esq. C uthbertson, Francis, Esq. Freeman, G. S., Esq. Latter, Robert, Esq. AUDITORS. Pewtrcss, Joseph W., Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, and Co. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Watson and Sons. The extraordinary success of the BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL FIRE ASSURANCE SOCIETY has exceeded the highest expecta tions of its friends. The whole of the profits are divided among the assured members. One-fifth of the premiums have paid all losses. Assurances effected without trouble or unnecessary expense at the head and provincial offices. There are some towns in which tho Directors are open for re spectable and efficient agents. The BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE COM PANY is under a separate direction, though conducted on the same principles. UNITED KING: Established b' 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-ma] 12, St. Vincent-place, The bonus added to pol December, 1847, is as follow Sum fissured. Tim e Assured. 25000 13 years 10 ratha l 5000 I 1 year 1000 ,12 years 1000 7 years i 1000 1 year 500 12 years 500 4 years 500 1 year WILLIAM SUTTON GOVER, Actuary and Secretary. The Premiums, nevertheless, are on tlii only one-half need be paid for the first surance is for Life. Every information afforded on applica tor, 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. 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 linen and wearing apparel, against loss or mistake, for which reason be careful to ask for the genuine article, prepared by the inventor, JOHN BOND, 28, Long-lane, West Smithfield, City. Sold by most Chemists, Stationers, and Medicine Vendors. Price Is. a bottle. DR. CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho• 147, Fleet-street ; Mann, 39, Comhill ; or dir ec t from the author, Price One Shilling each ; by post, is. 6d. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. "Health, Recreation , a nd ratio nal Use of Time." and Summer M orn i ngs _ Ex . CorrEwrs : —Early Rising-3Prieß cursions about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills Forests, Fields, High-roads, and o ther p leas ant places—Country Trips and Rambles—The Sea—Londo n at Ni g ht— Evening. at Home —Music—The Drama—On Eating, Drink in g , Sl eeping, Bathing, Air, Rest, Ease, Occupation, &c., &e. 11. FRAGMENTS FROM TUE MOUNTAINS. Two Yols. Vol I. A VISIT TO THE LAKES; SICETCH_OF EDINBURGH, Ace. Sum added to Policy In 18431 £787 10 0 112 10 0 157 10 0 157 10 0 22 10 0 78 15 0 45 0 0 11 5 0 £6470 16 8 5112 10 0 1257 10 0 1157 10 0 1022 10 0 628 15 0 545 0 0 511 5 0 Le most moderate scale, and t five years when the In- [on to the Resident Direc- 'RANCE Edinburgh; Dublin. to the 31st Vol. 11. THE LAKES Or KILLARNEY ; REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. 111. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID. "That three seore years and ten our course may run." ... , A popnlar review of almost every form (cause and cure) of ner vously-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses ltiliteio7l:7: every-day of pleasure, business, or study, and em oitters old age, with tables and rules for the diet and physical regu . ___ Iv. THE PASSIONS. " What passions hurt the body—what Improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." &mazer : -Life's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. 'The advent ef the passions. Chastity and its infringementi. The casualties of licentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic., narrative, sad remediative. Advocacy of early marriages. TILE MARRIAGE STATE. " To be or not to be, that is the question." PROGRAMME ;—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and re -11;1on regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and choice, on both sides, as to age, temperament, complexion, and figure, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them. Physical detbctiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion. Oasez, 8&c. • By E. 3. . CULVERWELL, M.D. (1841), M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. (1824). Twenty-five years Medical and Forensic Referee in these matters. Reception hours daily till five. Evenings . seven till nine. 10 1111711-piscs, Ewa-street, THE EIGHTH of OCTOBER, 1850. The EIGIITII of OCTOBER, 1850, will display a new trading feature, in the shape of an Establishment never before equalled. The "town tourist" cannot have failed to . notice, in his progress to the west end of the metropolis, au extensive range of premises iu c urse of erection at the corner of HART-STREET, :NEW OX FORD-STREET. 'The situation, extent, and character of these premises must, from the earliest stage of the undertaking, have impressed the public with the idea that such a project could be connected with no mean capi talists—no ordinary speculation. The gradual development of the building and the ultimate display of the Came of the proprietary at once disclosed to the passer-by the true character of the speculation ; and thousands in that and other important localities have ever since been looking forward with anx ious expectation to the opening of the West-end Branch of E. MOSES and SON. _ . _ The expediency of opening an Establishment like that under con sideration cannot properly be called in question. The east end and the west end of the metropolis are two perfectly distinct localities ; and to such an extent has the Capital grown, that a visit, from one part to another involves both trouble and ex pense. The expediency of the present undertaking may be safely argued from the encouraging fact, that the proprietors number from the west end a large proportion of their wealthy supporters, whose interests and convenience will necessarily be better consulted in their own lo cality, and who, in return, will have more ready opportunities of fa ♦ouring E. MOSES and SON with their commands. _ _ It would be idle and useless to argue that such a vast speculation as the WEST-END BRANCH would not have been entered into, had not the voice of the public called loudly for it. E. MOSES and SON have had too much experience in such undertakings, and know too well how to improve the capital which the public have placed at their disposal, to enter into a project like the present unsupported by the public, from whom they derive that confidence, without which such an enterprising speculation would never have been attempted. In starting the Branch of the City Establishment at the West-end, E. MOSES and SON have taken especial care so to model their ar rangements 'to the requirements of the locality, as to render this Branch suitable to all parties. The BESPOKE TAILORING DEPARTMENT is deserving of particular mention ; being, as it is, the first at the West-eud, in point of business-arrangement, accommodation, and fashion. The Nobility and Gentry will here meet with no obstruction or confusion, and will have no necessity to pass through the more busy portion of the Establishment, there being a separate private entrance to this department, with distinct accommodation for servants in at tendance. Attention is also called to the fact, that Hart-street, which runs parellel with Oxford-street, being quiet and private, af fords safe standing room for carriages —a circumstance worthy the attention of the gentry. In connexion with the Bespoke Department, there are SELMT HABIT FITTING-ROOMS, and FITTING-ROOMS for GENTLE MEN, besides DEPARTMENTS devoted to the JUVENILES. EverYthing has been done by the proprietors to render their Branch Establishment.in these important respects (witkont qualification of terms), the first Establishment in the first fashionable locality In the kingdom. In the arrangements of the ,READY-MADE DEPARTMENTS there are also those recommendations which cannot fail to elicit the approval of a discerning public. The classification of gOods, the ready ingress and egress, and every other arrangement, are such as must conduce to the accommodation and satisfaction of the purchaser. For such an Establishment, in such a situation, the most superior assortment of fashions has been prepared. The proprietors have determined not to be equalled in the collection of dress at their West-end Branch ; and, in order to produce the first specimens of attire, they have not only made purch a s es o f th e mos t superb materials in Cleths, Silks, Satins, Alpacas, Lustres, &c., ace., but have secured the most elegant and novel designs, by offering handsome prizes for the best specimens of artistic skill in cut and workmanship ; an experiment which has proved more than success ful to this end. The GENTLEMEN'S WINTER OVERCOATS, and the other ar ticles of attire, when inspected, will prove that the proprietors are not dealing in exaggerated terms in thus recommending the present Stock of Attire. In LADIES' HABITS, E. MOSES and SON intend to convince their supporters, that as Fashionable Tailors, they are neither to be surpassed nor equalled by many degrees: Their STOCK of JUVENILE CLOTHING calls alike for terms of the highest recommendation. Where this branch of the Tailoring Trade has been too often overlooked or slighted, E. MOSES and SON have made it a point of particular study ; nor do they question fur a moment that their endeavours will secure anything short of the highest approbation. A conspicuous feature at the New West-end Branch of E. MOSES and SON is that of a STOCK of READY-MADE LIVERIES, which, though elegant in the extreme, and superior in material, are sold at prices exceedingly advantageous to the purchaser. The attention of the Nobility and Gentry is particularly directed to this branch of the proprietors' business in New Oxford-street. A STOCK of SUPERIOR MOURNING, at prices less than those charged anywhere else, by 50 per cent., is also deserving of promi. I nent mention. No advantage will be taken in the furnishing of these articles of the melancholy circumstances of bereavement, or of the haste in the adoption of such attire—circumstances which have too often led to imposition on the part of tradesmen. The SHOOTING-COATS , FISHING-COATS, LOUNGING COATS, and the various ready-made goods are in keeping with the rest of the articles sold ; and the most extreme satisfaction must re sult from an inspection and trial of the Stock. A large and fashionable collection of HATS and CAPS adds much to the recommendations of the new Branch House; and the Public are assured that here their interests are equally consulted. The system which the proprietors intend to pursue at their New Establishment is not new. Their old system of cheapness, coupled with quality and fashion will be in operation at the Branch House as at the Origin of Establishment. The Return of Cash or Exchange of Goods, and the marking the price of each article in plain figures, will in no way be departed from at the West-end Branch. Before concluding this announcement E. MOSES and SON would hint that their New Premises in Oxford-street are of the most novel, elegant, and commodious description. The Establishment is an Ex hibition itself, quite alone in point of style, convenience, and decora tion —and is well deserving a visit from the curious In these matters. An excursion, in fact, wouldpe well repaid by a view of this superb trading structure, of which no idea can be formed except u .on in spection. The proprietors take this opportunity of inviting the Public to view their JTew West-end Branch Establishment, whether purchasing or not ; where every attention will be paid to them, and every informa tion given. 11;ving thus announced the opening of the New Branch Establish ment, and having touched (in as brief a manner as possible) on the recommendations there held out, E. ➢iOSES and SON would ac knowledge gratefully that vast amount of favour at the hands of the public,, to which alone they can date this proud advance in their speculations ; and the proprietors would assure the Public, that it is their determination to merit renewed support, by an adherence at the New Establishment to those principles which have worked so well at the Old. .I„,* OPENED at Ten o'clock THIS MORNING, the Bth of 00- TOuRR. SHIP NEWS. QUARANTINE NOTICE. Leghorn, Sept. 27. By an ordinance of the 24th inst. vessels arriving here from the lonian Islands (Cephalonia excepted), and Greece, on their producing a clean bill of health, and provided they have no rags on board, will no longer be subjected to the quarantine lately imposed. Free pratique is withheld on all arrivals from Laland, Falster, and the adjacent islands, and all the ports of Holstein, on suspicion of cholera in said places. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 7.—Wind W.N.W., a gale.--A large vessel is dismasted, with a signal of distress flying, near the N.W. light-slip. DEAL, OCT. 6.—A vessel of about 300 tons, bottom upwards, was passed on the 18th of September, St. Paul's Island bearing S.W., distant nine miles, by the William Darras, from Great Metis, which also fell in with, on the 16th, a ♦essel on fire, and burnt to within a foot of the water's edge, bad neither people nor boats on board; from her great length and the quantity of iron work, supposed her to be a steamer. The crew were probably saved by a vessel which was seen in the S.W.. steering north-westerly. MARGATE, OCT. 7.—The steamer Princess Mande, from Boulogne for Folkstone, is ashore on Foreness Rock. LOWESTOFT, OCT. s.—The Amelia, which got upon the Holm Sand yesterday, was assisted off last night, without any apparent damage, and will proceed. ILFRACOMBE, OCT. s.—The Dizi, of and from Bide ford for Llanelly, struck on Baggy Heap, capsized, and went on shore at Morte Sands yesterday; crew and part of materials saved. AMSTERDA3f, OCT. 4.—The Thomas Ainsworth, from Newcastle for Zwolle, which was on shore on the Eyer lansche Grunden, Sept. 29, has gone to pieces. The Goede Vrlenden, from Konigsberg for this port, put into I)elwyl leaky, and with other damage. ELSINORE, SEPT. 311—It blew a gale at S.E. yester day, and the whole of last night. The Wilhelm, from Riga for Antwerp, was in contact in the Roadstead, Sept. 29, with the Gesina, from Dundee, and had her stanchions and shrouds carried away. NEW YORK, SEPT. 18.—A ship lying to, alongside a wreck, was seen, Sept. 9, in lat. 39 N., lon. 70. She soon after filled away and made all sail on wind, and the wreck was then observed to be on fire, burned to the water's edge and disappeared. 11 P.M.—Crew supposed to have been taken off by the strange sail, as she lay alongside for several hours, by the United States steamer Erie, arrived at New York. Sept. 21.—The British brig Alice, from St. John's, New Brunswck, which is as on shore near Little River, Maine, Sept. 19, has been got off and towed to East Port for repairs. Sept. 25.—The Berlin, from Liverpool, arrived at Philadelphia leaky, having been in contact with the Scotia, from Liverpool for Baltimore. The quarter-deck of a ship, with steer ing wheel attached, was passed, Sept. 16, in lat. 43, long. 60, and on the 18th, in lat. 43, long 67, the wreck of an abandoned vessel, with no spars standing, supposed to be tltb British barque Messenger, of and from St. John's, New Brunswick, for Liverpool, which capsized off Sable Island Sept. 8. The Maria, from Wilmington, North Carolina, fur Liverpool, put back for Boston Sept 18, with loss of boat, bulwarks, stanchions, &c., deck seams started, and slightly leaky, having been thrown on her beam ends in a gale, Sept. 7, in lat. 38, long. 68. BAHIA, Auc. 20.—The Eliza Maria, hence for Trieste, Aug. 9, struck on a bank in the harbour, became leaky, and must discharge. The Coromandel, of and from London, for Ceylon, put in Aug. 12 leaky, has been sur veyed, and ordered to discharge part of her cargo. The Favourite, from London, for Sutz, foundered at soa about 130 miles north of this port; crew saved, and ar rived here Ang. 16. The American brig Carthage has been condemned and sold at this port. The wreck of the barque Mary -Jane, of Sunderland, totally dismasted, with decks ripped up, waterlogged and apparently recently abandoned, was passed Sept. 26, in lat. 47, long. 47, by the steamer Washington, arrived at Cowes. GRAVESEND, OCT. 7 1 —Wind W.N.W., blowing hard, cloudy. Arrived—The .Royalist, from Africa; the George Lord, from Punta Arenas; the Venezuela, from Havre; the Lionne, from Gravelines; the Soho, from Antwerp; the Prince Rupert, from Hudson's Bay; the City of Boulogne, from Boulogne. There were lying at Sea Roach about 20 sale, homeward-bound, chiefly from the East and West Indies, Australia, and North Ame rica, detained by the gale of last night and this day. So strong does it blow that the steamers are unable to tow the ships up the river. Sailed—The Leila, for Naples; the Cairo, for Jamaica; the Acis, for Denia; the Tiger, for Tonningen. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Jeannetta and Bertha, from Singapore, for Hamburg!), Aug. 23, in lat. 6 N., long. 23 W. Tho Lady Mons, from Liverpool for Buenos Ayres, Aug. 28, in lat. 16 N., long. 26 W. The Conservative, from London for the Mauritius, Aug. 28. A large ship, supposed to be the Jane, from Cambostia for Calcutta, Aug. 28.. The 03ceols, from Callao for Cork, in lat. 16 N., long. 26 W. The Hope, from Bombay for Liverpool, Aug. 30, in let. 16 N., long. 29 W. The Indian Chief, from Colombo for London, Sept. 16, in let. 33 N., long. 38 W. /~ [PRICE SD. P sought and won—in the honest performance of the duties which it entails, the President has to encounter at every step difficulties which he would strive in vain to meet by the ordinary routine of constitutional ac tion. Attacked by the unceasing hostility of a press, hitter, powerful, habitually intolerant of steady go vernment, and thirsting for change—menaced, as the type of the law and the source of restraint, by those dangerous classes whose enmity is the fiercer and more uncompromising from their recent discomfi ture—embarrassed by the doubtful support and constant intrigues of parties who cannot advance, yet will not resign their hopes of power — how, under all these circumstances, can Louis Napo leon be expected by the Assembly to sustain his cause and their own by the limit of his exertions to the quiet exercise of official functions at the bureau and in the Cabinet ? Could the work of years be done in a day, this might be —could the masses of industry in France be brought at once to such a state of orga nisation and intelligence that their just weight and influence )ight be commanded and relied on by the governing power, there might be no need to seek for other defences of constituted authority ; but cir cumstances must be dealt with, not on theoretical possibilities, but in their actual existence, and the As sembly its&l has recognised openly enough, by its recent laws on the franchise and the press, the utter imcompatibility of the revolutionary system with the authority required to hold a revolutionised state together—the constant necessity of un doing the very work to which the Govern ment itself ewes its existence and its position. The matter which is said to have excited the jealousy of the Assembly, and to have given rise to the meeting of 'which we have spoken, is, after all, a very slight one in itself; but this renders more remarkable and more important the weight which has been at tached to th.e exaggerated rumours of its consequences —the reported dissensions—where a good understand ing is of most consequence —and the proceedings which appear actually to have been taken by the committee of the Assembly. The President, feeling how much of his power, as head of the Government, must at !present depend on personal prestige, has been active Ay exerting himself in canvassing for the good will of all classes. To the provinces, the mu nicipalities,. the working men, the navy, the chief whom the nation has elected presented himself in turn: was it necessary, or would it have been wise, to neglect the army ? The worst part of the charge, however, is, that, in his interview with the troops, too great an amount of largess end favour was shown to the private soldiers—that champagne was allowed to reach lips which, in strict discipline, should have been moistened by nothing better than viii ordin,zire—and that the strictness of military etiquette was violated in order to win the favour of the rank and file. Such reports we believe to have been, to say the least, grossly exaggerated, and still less credence, we are persuaded, is due to the story of the disseasion between the President and General Changarn ler, said to have been occasioned by these alleged occurrences. The simple fact appears to be that Louie Napoleon, having no military glory where with to tale by storm the heart of the army, and being (thE.nk Heaven !) not likely to be in a position thus to conquer their attachment, has sought to please the soldier by that liberality and cordial kind ness which no man prize more in their superiors than they. Tb.at a course so natural should have excited such discussion, and have given rise to such scandal, is only a siesh proof, amongst the many daily occur ring, of how uncertain is the state of the French political world ; that the committee of the As sembly should have taken up the subject in the spirit attributed to them will, if conilrined, be a source of sincere regret to us, persuaded as we are that, for the sake of their own cause—for the good of France, and for the maintenance of good government—it is essential that the chosen head of the nation should be able to count on the steady con fidence and firm support of the Legislative Assembly. An irritable and unfounded jealousy on their part, crippling his every movement, would indeed be a terrible addition to the many obstacles in his path. Louis Napoleon, whatever his ultimate personal views may be, has been as yet, and is at present, engaged in a task as great and worthy as ever occupied the mind of man—in establishing the foundations at least of such an organised Government as may take the place of that shifting sand in which the best part of the happiness and prosperity of his country sinks year by year. 'We earnestly hope that to him, or to any other power or intelligence to which the nation may entrust the task, fair ground for his work, honest assistance, and wise confidence may be granted by the people and their delegates, as long as the task shall be wrought with good will, the work done With competence and energy. FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE BRISTOL CHANNEL. BRISTOL, OCT. 7.—We have to record a most dis tressing accident, which occurred in our channel yes terday afternoon, whereby four highly respectable tradesmen of this city lost their lives, and three more still remain in a very precarious condition. The fol lowing are the particulars of this melancholy occur rence :—lt seems that yesterday morning, notwith standing the unfavourable appearance of the weather, a party of 11 persons hired a substantially built sloop rigged boat, belonging to Mr. Luff, for the purpose of making a trip down the channel ; the boat had an orlop deck, and was what would be termed a good sea-boat. The wind at the time they started was S.S.W., with a very heavy sea on. Notwithstanding a pretty stiff gale blowing, the person (Mr. Lodge) who had the conduct of the boat having formerly been the captain of a merchantman, the party had every confidence in his skill, and decided on proceed ing down channel. They arrived as far as the Holmes in safety, a distance of about 21 miles. Oa their return, when they neared the lightship, which is situated between some dangerous sands, known as the English and Welsh grounds, on making a tack with all sail set, they shipped a large quantity of water. They then endeavoured to go about on the other tack, but all of them, not knowing much about nautical matters, retaining their seats to wind ward, when she went about, the windward side of course became the leeward one, the boat heeled over and shipped more water, making altogether about a ton, which, of course, found its way into the cockpit. The boat was then properly put before the wind, but still injudiciously, with all sail set, and they stood for the mouth of the river. In crossing that dangerous spot, commonly called the " S wash, Mr. W. Lodge, who was steering, luffed up in the very eye of the wind ; the boat would not wear, she heeled over, cap sized, and went down stern foremost, plunging the whole of the unfortunate passengers into the water. Fortunately at the time a Custom-house boat was passing, and went to their assistance ' • the sloop Mary Ann, which was near, also lowered a boat and sent it to their rescue. They managed to pick up seven, but four unfortunately were drowned. The survivors were conveyed to Pill, where medical assistance was promptly procured, and the usual restorative remedies I were administered. These, however, from excite- merit and prostration of bodily strength consequent on their having been some time in the water, are still in a very precarious condition. One of the bodies (that of Evan Jefferies) has been recovered, and an inquest will be held on it this evening. The names of the deceased are Evan Jefferies, Thomas Rich, George Packer, and William Lodge. We should have stated that the pump of the boat would not work, being out of order. TERRIBLE STORM AT NOTTINGHAM. NOTTINGHAM, MONDAY, FOUR P.M.—A fearful gale of wind which has been blowing in this district during the last sixteen hours, has caused a great number of accidents, and at least one fatal casualty. Shortly before one o'clock this afternoon, whilst a number of people were standing in the market-place, looking at the exterior of Wombwell's menagerie a tall chimn e y a t t h e top o f the house occupied by Messrs. Hopkinson and Welsh, grocers, was blown down, and in falling carried along with it the greater portion of the roof, the front cornice, and a large quantity of lead, altogether weighing from two to three tons, which, with scarcely a moment's warn ing, fell heavily upon the pavement, knocking several people down, burying two persons, a youth and a young woman, among the debris, and very narrowly missing the roofs of Mr. Wombwell's caravans. The consternation of the bystanders at the suddenness of the accident having subsided, those who bad been knocked down were assisted to places of security and had their wounds and bruises attended to. The two persons more seriously injured were removed to the General Hospital. They proved to be Wm. Morrell, affed 10 years, dead, having b een crus h e d by a l arge sheet of lead falling upon him ; and a woman named Ellis, aged about 34, whose head is so severely lacerated that it is considered impossible she can recover. She i 3, moreover, suffering from concussion of the brain. The poor lad, Morrell, had hold of his father's hand at the tinge he was killed; and an elder brother stood on the other side of him. Both of them had their clothes and boots torn, and were bruised severely on various parts of the body. Numbers of other per sons have been similarly hurt, but none, except the two named, are likely to noose their lives.. This morning early Morris Ingle, aged 39, woolstapler, was conveyed to the hospital from Costock, having re ceived a badly contused wound on the right shoulder //. THE STORM AT LIVERPOOL. On Sunday night the wind, which had been com paratively light, increased until it blew fresh from the westward, accompanied by heavy rains. Subse quently, a complete gale set in, the gusts of which were frequent and powerful, and roared and rattled with great violence over the more exposed and ele vated parts of the town. So far as we can learn, however, no accidents have occurred ashore, though afloat, we learn by the marine telegraph, teveral dis asters have ensued. A brigantine drove ashore on Crosby Point, and an empty boat was cast ashore at Southport. Shortly after nine o'clock also a schooner got upon the North B:.tik, near No. per chart 9. Sub sequently she drifted oil into the vicinity No. 47 per chart, but a steam•tag was near her. Her crew abandoned her in their own boat at half-past nine o'clock. The latest telegraphic report mentions the capsizing of a schooner, the crew of which had not been seen, and the dismasting of a large ship. THE NEW COUNTY COURTS ACT. The following is a list of business which may be transacted in the county courts, under the new County Courts Act : Actions may be brought in the county courts to recover Debts of every description not exceeding 501. (or that amount of a larger debt, the excess being aban doned) ; Damages (not exceeding 501.) for assault, trespass, breach of contract, expressed or implied (as)---for non-performance of award for not accepting or not delivering goods sold, or for breach of warranty thereof, for dilapidations, for breach of guarantee of all kinds, for breach of warranty of horses and other cattle, for breach of indemnity expressed or implied, for negligence of servant or other person, for breach of by-laws. Against agents for not accounting, not using due care, &c., apothecaries and surgeons for unskilfulness, apprentices for breach of articles, bailees of every kind, builders for breach of agreement as to buildings, &c, ; carriers for losing or damaging property, re fusing to carry it, or not carrying it within reason able time ; landlords for breach of contract, expressed or implied ; tenants for ditto, masters for ditto, ser vants for ditto, schoolmasters for ditto. And for all other damages except damages arising from—mali cious prosecutions, libel or slander, criminal conversa tion, seduction, breach of promise of marriage. Actions of replevin—for recovering possession of houses or land, where the yearly rent does not ex ceed 601., for an unliquidated balance of a partner ship account, for a distributive share under an intes tacy, for a legacy. And by the written consent of both parties (to be filed with the clerk on the entry of the plaint)—to recover debts or damages of any amount, except damages for nfalicious prosecution, libel or slander, criminal conversation, seduction, or breach of promise of marriage. And by the like consent—actions in which the title to land, tithe, toll, market, fair, or other franchise is in question. Where the amount of debt or damage, and the conditions of payment can be agreed upon between plaintiff and defendant, such agreement being made before the clerk or assistant•clerk, or an attorney, judgment may be entered accordingly, at the office of the clerk, and the attendance of either party on the court-day will be unnecessary. Executori and administrators may sue and be sued as if they were parties in their own right. —Sheffield Times. ' ' GOLD FINDING. The accounts from America have been regarded with considerable interest. The money market was easier, and the rate of exchange slightly more fa vourable. Flour was rather lower, but cotton, in consequence of the advices from the south, was still advancing, notwithstanding the partial reaction men tioned in the accounts from this side. From Cali fornia the news was considered highly favourable, and the further receipts of 200,0001., with an an nouncement that at the last dates there had been two arrivals at Panama with an additional 300,0001., in creased the prevailing confidence. The reports from the various districts of the gold region on this occa sion are nearly all of a uniform character, and the results of the dams erected in the several rivers seem already to have been remarkable. At one bar " seven men with a quicksilver machine raised 12,000 dollars in five days." At another 201 b. of dust per day were obtained by the labour of four men ; and in addition to individual cases of this kind each statement concurs in the fact that the general results secured by the mass of the operators are very considerable, the average on some points being an ounce a day. One person, who is said to have had experience of mining i❑ South America, is described as having realised 42,000 dolls., which he attributes to no especial luck, but to the exercise of ordinary judgment. On some bars of the Stanislaus each miner is represented to be obtaining six ounces a day. Occasionally they fall upon lumps of 1113. each, and in one case " a man in two hours obtained 200 dolls. from dirt that was thrown away." At Stockton a new " placer" is alleged to have been discovered where there is room for 20,000 miners ; and some explorers are also said to have crossed the Sierra Nevada, and to have found greater deposits on the eastern than on the coast side. It is also affirmed that in Tuolumne county it has been ascertained that not one fiftieth part of the dry diggings have yet been worked, and hence that there will be an ample field for labour even after the rainy season shall have commenced. " These diggings," it is stated, " will yield the miner at least an ounce a day," and there was room for 50,000 men. The failure of a Mr. Barton Lee at Sacramento city is announced as amounting to 1,100,000 dolls., but, in conformity with the Eu ropean fashion, his assets are to pay all and to leave a large surplus. Ile appears to hare been a sort of banker, and to have held deposits at interest to the amount of 330,000 dolls. The reported burning of Sacramento city was generally disbelieved, as the news could not have been conveyed in the manner and time alleged, and the fact of the outbreak hiving been ef fectually subdued by the authorities was expected to be confirmed on the next arrival. From Panama the accounts represent great acti vity, and it will be seen from the following paragraph that the numbers crossing the Isthmus to and from California is estimated at from 5,000 to 6,000 persons a month, with the prospect of an increase : " The dull season has passed with us, and our city once more displays its wonted business appearance. The streets, hotels, and other places of public resort are constantly crowded with strangers, and as fast as one set leaves us another takes its place. Since last Monday at least 1,000 persons have passed through our city to and from California. Every day more or less come and go, and the tide is rapidly increas ing. We think we are within bounds when we say that from this time out 5,000 to 6,000 people will pass through Panama monthly until January, when doubt less the number will be doubled." The zeal for gold finding, aroused by the impulse from - California, still continues in other parts. In Virginia it is mentioned that gold mines are now being worked with a new amalgamator, which yields 25 per cent. more than was obtained by former pro cesses, and the Quebec Chronicle gives the following account of what is called the Chaudiere gold district in Canada:- " That the Chaudiere gold region is one of no ordi nary value is daily becoming more and more appa rent. The yield is continuous, and for the most part regular, the net profits of the company now engaged in its extraction being about 51. per day. But, in ad dition to this return from the siftings of the aurife rous gravel, there are lucky hits—times when a piece of the precious metal of some considerable size is met with. We have this day seen a piece weighing over a quarter of a pound, as pure as if it had been taken from the smelting-pot —that is to say, unmixed with gravel, or vitreous quartz, or any other foreign substance. " Were this the only piece of any considerable size that had been found it would signify little, but it is neither the first, nor the second, the third, nor the fourth. There have been many valuable pieces found, and there seems to be every prospect of finding more. We must congratulate the Chaudiere company on their golden prospects, and we do so more readily as the more gold they obtain for themselves the more they increase the value of the province and enrich others. The Sacramento has peopled California, and raised it to the position of a state ; it is yet difficult to tell what the Chaudiere may do for Canada." STABBING AT WORCESTER.--Mr. Sidebottom, the stipendiary police magistrate of this city, was occupied on Saturday in investigating the circumstances attending a serious case of stabbing which occurred in the market place on this day week. The circumstances are briefly as follows:—On Saturday last a young man named James Wil liams was in the butchers' market engaged in superintending the stall of a butcher named Grundy, when another butcher, named Pollard, accused him (Williams) cf striking his (Pol lard's) dog. Williams applied some abusive language to Pollard, who thereupon threatened to pull his nose. Wil liams threatened, in retort, to " put the knife into Pollard," who was proceeding to pull Williams's nose, when the latter, with a long and sharp butcher's knife, which he bad in his hand, stabbed Pollard in the abdomen. Pollard fell back, and exclaimed that he was stabbed, on which Williams was taken into custody. The wounded man was unable to ap pear before the magistrates until to-day, and to-day he was a brought up to the police-office in a fl y . He d e posed to the facts, and said he did no t actua l l y pull Williams's nose. Mr. Hill, the surgeon who had attended the injured man, deposed that the knife had not penetrated the bowels, but had inflicted a superficial wound some five inches in length, penetrating the abdominal muscles. It seemed that Pollard turned on one side to avoid the blow, and hence his when h d e esetl struck life was sated, for had it been a di rect bl ow, t h e howe!s must passed through" been pierced to the back bone. The k n if e had r c e k d his Inhoese,hilLandTshaeid, prisoner that thr Pollard a t r h : l e had muscles pulled uP at him, he (Williams) had forgotten that he had a knife in his hand. Pollard was pronounced out of danger, and Wil liams was committed to the assizes for stabbing with intent. Pur -1 fleet Pur fleet