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CONTRACTS for SALT BEEF and PORK wur_oeer,f the Core of th e U n it e d K i ngdom, or any F ore ign Country " //,/, 77 ,) ale, lOrt t to N°.18,228.) LONDON, MONDAY E G S N a y FEBRUARY 24, 1851. [PRICE 5D NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE AND EQUITABLE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES 2G, CORNIIILL, LONDON. PUBLICATIONS. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The First Lord of the Admiralty will not hold a levee of naval officers, on Tuesday next, the 25th instant, as announced last week. AMERICAN NEWS. DIRECTORS. t * T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. *W. A. B. Bennett, Esq. *John Rawson, Esq. •Hugh Croft, Esq. *John Shaw, Esq. tElliotson, M.D„ F.R.S. t*Edmund S. Symes, Esq, *italph Gough, Esq. t*Clement Tabor, Esq. *M. C. Maher, Esq. t Joseph Thompson, Esq. *John Moss, Esq. t*Augastus Vigno, Esq• This day Is published, in 3 vols., post Bvo., price 31e. 61, THE SIEGE of DAMASCUS A Historical Romance. By JAMES NISBET, Esq. London : John Chapman, 142. Strand. Al.. r o § o. g st 004 Lieutenant Cochran (1842), flag-lieutenant to Ad. mirsl the Hon. Sir Bladen Capel, K.C.8., commander in-chief at Portsmouth, and formerly flag-lieutenant to Admiral Sir Charles Ogle at that port, has at length re• ceived his promotion, on account of the hauling down vacancy of the latter-mentioned officer, whose nomina tion has long been held in abeyance. Just published, Bvo., cloth, 125., THE COTTON and COMMERCE of INDIA. considered in relation to the Interest of Great Britain ; with Re:narks on Railway Ceminurdeation in the Bombay Presidency. By JOAN CHAPMAN', Founder and Manager of the Great India Peninsula Railway Company. London : John Chapman, 142, Strand. . _ AUDITOZ. tProfessor Wheatstone, F.R.S. PMTSICIAN. N. Elliotson, IVI.D„ F.R.S„ 37, Conduit-street. SUMMON. APPOINTMENTS. lePartrnent of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport The Commissioners Somerte-ace, Jnuary 21, 1551. 'rule for executin the Office a of Lord fligh Admiral lobe, u 'Tilted Kingdo m o f Great Br gt itain and Ireland, do hereby give they that on Trinnsio.ar, the 27th February next, at One o'clock, be qyziTRACT ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to for the supply of a quantity of O f the 4 SALT MF.AT, wh ets° are of the United Kingdom, or of any Foreign Country tiereo ever, equal to 2,000 tierces of Navy Beef, and to 6,000 N oleo s t or Navy Pork (in separate tenders), all of the cure of the e i e o , oa, their Lordships reserving to themselves the power, col*r e tenders are opened, of contracting either for the who e, 11 . 1el ' Part thoreof only, as they may deem flt, or of . not so % rung for any part • and also an unlimited power of selection, ar rung to aunty 4 Yery d - - • _ n er. bath for Beef and Pork, to specify where the meat o ar . 7'_.fea to be cured, and a separate price for each denomination of TV: 1119rised therein. barr e l. e q to be delivered four-tenths in tierces and six-tenths . in letia,";_ e t r a qaantity of Pork equal to 100 tierces, (and for which , 11 4 tidere are to be made), to be delivered in casks, contain . be 4;;_'_ l ". each, and of the remaining quantity of Pork nine-tenths h er zrere,d in tierces, and the remaining one-tenth in barrels, into Nri t kd Within!' Ine' .aa R ambo r u trig Storos at Deptford, Portsmouth, Plymouth, in such proportions as shall hereafter be directed, 0441 the following periods, via.:—lbY piper4'f of each on or before the 31st March, 1851, and the re ef each on or before the 31st May, 1951, and to be paid for for itri ,PaYable at sight, but not during the first period of delivery, ~p pl Tho oeqridiu'.ultitltY beyond that specified. tSTIS of th e con t ract ma y b e s een at this office, or by Of 4 1 ,7 to the Agent for the Victualling at Cork, or to the Collectors or t o th_iNestY'fiCastoms at Limerick, Belfast, Waterford, and Newry, teld de ' n ' t , eeretary of the Postmaster-General at Dublin, or to the No t on geat for Transports at Leith. c og tor er will be admitted for a less quantity than 300 tierces, ex -4011, the quantity to be delivered in casks, containing IGOlbs. t° teader Or any abe received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, hs unless the party attends, or some person on 1 tre.,'_,s_lY au thorised in writing. tairai t i tea ler must be addressed to the Secretary of the Ad " Tend e ' r e nd bear in the left-hand corner of the envelope the words , ' 4, lst 4 1... for Salt Meat,"Comptroller for Victualling, an lett er r. be delivered at Somerset-place, and he accompanied by a I "th %r ed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound araen ut .Person tendering, in a sum equal to 2:4. per cent. on the contract, for the due performance of the same. In they, CatINTIES OF ANTRIM AND DOWN. ..n:earaterfoofthe Commissioners for the Sale of Encumbered In Estates in Ireland. tli s the Estate of EDWARD BRUCE, Esq., Owner PmIiaSUANT to th e O RDER of the COM .A 4ii, f % S TOVERS in this Ma e + ter bearing date the 26th day of mitetoioSx.,-t: Gar. C HYNDM 1 .... N w ' ill on TUESDAY, the Ist day of his Auction Mart, up , and SEL I. by AUCTION i untie nf n .n Pee-simple ani Leasehold Estates, situate in the P r 'Ut, N . .., 'Lltrirn and Down, in the following Lots :- 1 ~.._, 44 48 :;; - ;rtle To land of GRANAGH, situate in the Barony . i'ai... o6:1,o -011 11ty of Down, held iu fee, subject to the annual quit a ' ha ling. contairing 117 a. 3r. 34p., Cunningham . mea -.het to-~,to 15 2 a. lr. Bp., Statute measure—yearly rental, 2391. 135., b... tdat 4 0 ',?i• in. 9d sterling rent charge. ~containing Y i -- _,Th 4 Townsend of II ILLYBUTTLE, si nate in the ".Ire n - '"us and County of Down, ' held in fee, free from head and ii ( o . ili k r 324 a 3p. Cunningham measure, eqal to 5, sub.u'D.. Statute measuie —;early rental, 553/. 6s. Id aster-‘ L ot ycet to 261. 14s. 4EI sterling rent charge. .17417...ree: 3fo-..:r he, Townland of KILLROOT, situate in the Barony ._ . e er rt.,.. h _wt r .., Bast andd - Ceunt of Antrim, containing 626 a. 3r. 10p., .. "114 --'eaSilr e th , e he te ld r b in y o le f a Y t s , e ye u n nd 3 e - r the See of Down, Connor, and t • one years, from Ist November, Debt' 7 th e Yearl 12, or renewal Y rent of 581. 3s. Id. sterling. The fine hitherto er . 11 1 14,. la.ewstaal 4 1%180/ • and the property is also subject to tit rent ' charge—yearly rental, 1,0341. 17s. Id. e 4 thr. • —...1 641 day of February, 1851. f lor I s HENRY CAREY, Secretary. It i . nu eeorl tal s. ,0 Maps, and all further information, apply at the t nevr t i,,,' e ninlissioners, 14, Henrietta-street, Dublin ; and to .ZlLtig th " "..nston Smyth solicitor for the Owner and Petitioner, - ' o .la:. car riage of the order for sale, Lisburn, and No. 37, Bles w"t, Dublin. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. -7,Totttlx FEES.. ▪ DEPARTMENT—DISCONTINUANCE OF ALL es 1 (1 , , 11e_ reby given, that this Railway is on, NO and W OPEN for GE TRAFFIC to and from Lond ally tations on 141 foit t ii",°vtliern Railway system, and to and from London and litr°ll,,„ are received North of England and in Scotland. pima ; at the free of all Booking Fees, at the King's-cross It l .„ °l 4,kr,„.Le Bull and Mouth Inn, St. Martin's-le-Grand ; the n"" warwick•lane • the George Inn, Borough ; Hatchet s, - rera i -v Hors Shi Charing-cross; Moore's k a „ e Cellar, Piccadilly; the p, p ost e ,.',,and Still, Oxford-street ; the Boar and Castle, and the the s.4t " ar e' , dtr t it pin, Ouse, xfor -s ee (1 004 Bent to fetch in goods on application being made either °Me e King's-cross Station; or at the Bull and Mouth, rt , in : s4 e•Gra ' d ▪ sw a t; Rates, &c. , may be ascertained at the Goods tioi e Station, at all the Stations on the Line. lek4 ..,,L 4 ""Te Dock and Waterside Premises, King's-cross Sta e by the Regent's Canal, and facilities exist for afhOaiing Barges under cover in the Warehouses. %t., C04 1 ,7s Covington and Co. have been appointed Li.;htermen iliv i l i:ar4""Y• All orders for goods to be conveyed to or from k._ e tt harves, the Docks, Sm., &c. addressed to them at No. it i .„ 4 .e3_ „, ) ', l.o ad Basin ; Victoria Wharf, Narrow-street, Lime -I.7lifati:` the Corn Exchange ; or to the Goods Office, King's -4, will meet with immediate attention. ft,. To Dr n —event mistakes all goods should be plainly marked "To ercled by the Great Northern Railway." SEYMOUR CLARKE, General Manager, "Ices, Ki\Londonng's-cross idatlon, Feb. 13, 1851. 4 p ic ky CHIMNEYS.—NO CURE NO PAY. ttr jsi ll d o • DOWSON, 123, Oxford-street (five lir s ' , re west of Regent-circus), sole manufacturer of 14r,beto g ,POTENT REGISTER GRATE, begs to call attention to A`Y Chi Te most elegant, inexpensive, and certain Cure for is'es: c lun. ttsvp- 1)4 3 forwarded upon application, post free. Ho T ;ON is also the sole manufacturer of CUNDY'S PA and VENTILATING STOVE, for Churches, Itt, 4 ,lll; rh ' 4 °Ps, Entrance Halls, &c. Patronised by the Society 3.4 Z ass t 1 48 e rooms, John-street, Adeiphi, it may be seen in con 114eL and a ', 4,1 also at Messrs. Hitchcock's, St. Paul's Church krt. t ho Uanufacturer's as above. A prospectus may be tglir l lßLt fru.,,ltYr „ GRATES, and FENDERS are ele,garTe.. e xtensive Show Rooms, in great variety, and of the ef,ktura e serlptiol, at greatly reduced prices. Every article 5. boi,.Pon the mo s t perfect principle. Lond o ' ri °l i, 123, Oxford-street (five doors west of Regent- RITISII COLLEGE of HEALTH, 4t fti e oßPQß.Canailton•place, New road, London. G• I for the f or 1851 is Now Ready, and may be had of a ll the rt,Zrison,s p i e u . orison's Vegetable Universal Medicine. inverts, and the Ilygeian System are every day making tt 11 P. A H OF PROMISE. 11 1 .. b. Oft do pWapp o , We hear of a fickle young blade, b ," - ` o lv the hopes of his confident maid ; Sa ve - any soft letters addressed to fair ribs, Ket t' p r oved In the issue a tissue of fib, ; ;hat , 141 Y kind sweethearts have shown by their deeds, i,,'" °ll gh sweet in their words, they were sore bitter weeds. b `aat I) ? Many a tear has bees shed as a token ~, , ,..° 4lls e, like p - e -crust, was made to be broken 1 0 1e1 1 „„"`"Y have said, when untying the band, 1 1 , 1 4 j a i' s . taken my heart, but he won't take my hand !" vi s i t m,ee steps in with a menacing carriage, nt ` ll e breaches of promise of marriage. tr e t blive those breaches of promise to do t t e 4 Y, st av tall oring warehouse of MOSES ? say you. zealoua reader, and don't be afraid, then th sm n l ng to breaches of promise in trade. o They ,„, Public was ceurted by MOSES and SON , , e p e Z,. c red their suit as they ought to have dons e•,,; l 'c. they s a id, was t h e i r boast and their pride, T he si nce then they've been closely allied. pre,....._ Their d, as suitors, in all things to suit, a dd ...aas created the slightest dispute ; , 0 bone Less and dresses minutely agree, p e ,,,ar, strict honour, at all times we see. . 96 'e ''"e l' e reeirin ho matters were planned, . 6 1 4 d aken MF w hand• s -sad o vv are .' OSES and SON by the, day Ijo s „ their mutual interests wed, th e ,f - ' 6 and SON have fulfilled all they've said. tY " nl on subsist as it ever has done ; y Public esteem more completely be won 4 'PPY likd aora connexion of MOSES and SON. 11 4,ll laanac, for the year 1851, can be had gratis, on application. 054:47e1t 6 I ‘ ll ' ancrShawl Departments are now replete with Y of the season a PPr e ov e ed 1111:4 4 44 ' t e i -1- tt Y arti 1 lihased, will iA either ready-made or made to exchanged or tie money re kgattlo4 k6o db e J rte l ni --- pe ' ,l,i ,lo l l6 ses and . Son regret having to guard the public re... 4g but having heard that the untradesm anlike false he‘gt t e r,..rte,a iZtlected with them, or it is the same concern, has Many instances, and for obvious reasons, they 4,lseadea,g Pt no connexioa with any Hollows house in or out Na 4 their own Establishments, as 1 4e ,' 41 d Zablishrnent, 151, 155, 156, and 157, Minorie% 83, a, 7 7' 0 W ee , "'gate, opposite the Church, all communicating. aLe nrairrt.4t i e nd Branch 506 507 508 New Oxford-street, 1,2, ora suet an 'Ye r ..„,_, communicating. a„.411 0 , , 11r,„_,°•aaire Branch, 19, Bridge-street. efaTZ,43.36, Fargate. e ns, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe "'day. , 1 1 .til l 1blejal Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. en. Q eats are closed from sunset Friday to sunset M hm aass is rearmed till Twelve o'clock. "nmomMlllllolllk -b It tbic T ROUSAND CURES WITHOUT BY DU BARRY'S REVALENTA AIIABICA gJek J. f r re 3.. txt e ab , l 4 ?Ts' nervousness constip Won indigestion and r I had suffered ' great misery, Ind which no me w°aient v° relieve, have been effectually cured by Du INsiv it a Arabic, Food in very short time. „Years , A " W. IL REEVES, Pool Anthony, Tiverton." li e iay - acta an , Yspepsia, nervousness, debility, consult the advice with cramps, It& hav e ira, for which my servant had consce "'Wet e s torin g 7 3 effectually removed by Du Barry's delicious /0 3 ' lu a very short time. I shall be happy to Lo ,.'ears , ex 'e' W. r LAVELL, Ridlington Rectory, Norfolk." ' O OO l . 7 : !_f_len arl es a s i:anervonsness, with r pains in inm , y ery neckmisstenrd .en rmicaii;urietyra,owvehdichbyreDnudeßeadrry life'syhealth-restoring 14444 . li thr lP 4 l t t , t i‘ " A LEX STUART Archdeacon of Ross, Ski Dbereen." eosin ede 'tag • ' ecnastiscribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, tation flatulency, spasms, sickness at the ste n „ ' 44 been removed by Du Barry's excellent 11001 Ntt et Of JOLLY rp. Ilk, ORTIIAM, Ling, near Diss, Norfolk." Oftrveuecies, 1,1"alals of 50,000 cures (including those of Lord 147 4 41 4 4 ' Vat' '*'' '" G eneral Thomas King, Drs. Ure, Shoreland, Is, less s• no ). 22 orlth e a u j h eari:_ instructions , llb., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 4s. 6d. ; 51b., , k k 11 - Ke fre e spar-refined, 51b., 225.; 101 b. 335. The 101 b. and f or sl4 k o a Ptl O c cl it y lir' 9,0 itai eo n ., NIC BON-BONS, a nice, safe, and effee -41 colds, asthma, and all affections of the lungs, 444° It A, ' 6• " Post free, Is. of unrivalled excellence. ss. 2d In boxes, Is, 1%d., . 1 , 44 11 4 t ie il. or 4d 3s 3d , . 414 1Y; eb A i r ', l ss, 6 V CO., 1 27, New: Bond - street , London ; Hedges v geat t - street ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., 182, Pic tr.. glib% ‘ , l -I ! n ar acechurch-street ; and through all Grocers st, 4 -reit lee only with Du Barry's signature. I ttitT With u ' a TSB SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH 4 g. AND MATITP ITY F t „„, bire t " COL c ions for their Prevention and Cure. -Aa t , GGRED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. ti l n French, English, German, Datch, Spanish, and S ' ' o r fort ealea I:Env §tam elope, as. §d., or post-tree, from the th , L p ps, pp. ,,,, HEBERVATION; a ly h ifi tttise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on 16,14 1 1y 8i 4 centrties and Disorders of Youth and Maturity, and at an early period of life, which destroy I l( hi t, 4 1 4 1 0 a z i li T u e st atal t powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural - O ttl a ate ,ns o at , he vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical te„. .ebui t ,"°...certain Prevention and successful Treatment of be rl ra, all' o tOcal and Constitutional Weakaess, ktte t " tl; "opted :*e 4 scs and Derangements resulting from Ind's rath‘e f‘tetat Lallemand, Ricord, and other eminent mem th7losti;l ,1 3 ' in France. With Fifty coloured Engravings Ilsa,the Org a , -4- stonlY, Physiology and Diseases of the Re , czPlaiting their :try% eta: es, uses, and functions sasses, tra that are produced in them by solitary; Infeeiler. -'Z4l..cit R ED sAIitTEL L &WERT, M.D., R D-S QULONDO N. 14 - clitj ,_"'aor','"'swiculated Member of the University of Bdin elle4S‘a of A e ,T . enaber of the London Hospital Medical Society, tOi g 4W %, eietTT ee Fiee Hall, London Member of the Ilunterian anark wais t ! E dinburgh, &c., &c. ttonphJstolons a plain and complete description of the ana- Se m cait ii e ,„`gy of the reproductive organs, and of their relative ic.,,"ll,4`,edieell'o_aernd disease. The author, who has taken the , 11 4 :1 1_ 3- 44 114 ; r : f at i set l he t . :: :; ! as, evidenced by the diplomas and testimo aeeitt,;-!_aa1.,.e1;,7 15 t mesonly legally qualified medical man ;15°f. hjeEnelpfcoloarninsttsit: years , devoted his studies to 4_l,irkser3, tutted and asa..-.J ear s, _ 'et Practices a tie may be consulted s ith ad- NetaTaae keevv....hereby the . may have become debill equired la youth, or by the excesses . e Pleasures . of life are marred, the objects i l tr l64 b• anl regret existence itself rendered a term of tin -AZ. r° W ; li a the 4 -Ulhor a n d Ikrl tit _ or naay be had of J. Gilbert, 49, Pater rtaNt'svo stet - k,_byp e ' r t! . ; Titchbornel.treet, -nhall-street ; Mann, 23, Cordhill, "‘ 004 'or . 0 4 on theca di MP% from the author', residence, who 7114141"411:erdarea car6"laßY. or by letter, daily. ' - - - I*E. S. Symes, Esq., 77, Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square. ACTUARY. t , W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S., &c. SECRETARY. ■D. T. Lyons Clanchy, Esq. SUPERINTENDENT. *W. A. Hawkins, Esq. BANKERS. t'lressrs. Glyn, Hall!fts, hills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street. SOLICITORS, flfessl. Sutton, Errens, Orntnanney and Prudence, 6, Bastnghall• street, *W. Tatham, Esq., 22, Thromorton-street. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE OFFICE. CAPITAL-500,000/. The WITHDRAWAL TABLE of the Society affordS to the As sured the greatest possible present and prospective advantages that can he conferred by Life Assurance. On this Tah'e the Assured is entitled, at any time, to receive at interest an immediate advance, to the extent of one-half the amount of the paid annual Premiums, without security, personal liability, or deposit of the Policy, but by simple endorsement• tlfereon or the half Premium may be with held durlrr, the whole continuance of the Policy. Also, in the event of the Assured at any time not requiring to continue the Policy, on its surrender one-half of the -annual payments will be returned by the Society. Lapsed Policies may be renewed without fine, on proof of health and payment of arrears of Premium without interest. Notices of Assignment of Policies registered and acknowledged, so as to make them available as securities is the hands of third parties. Ne Entrance Fees or any other charge beyond the Policy Stamp. The present nnual income of the Society from Premiums is 63,000/. ; t,e amount covered by the Policies of the Society• is -1,781,580/. ; and the reserved profit, applicable to future bonus to the Assured, amounts to 82,454/. ss. 6d. At the last annual inves tigation, reported in Slay, 1850, the bonuses declared to the As sured were, the option of a return of 15 per cent. on their Premiums in cash, or a reversionary a 'dition to the original sum assured by each Policy varying from 20 to 68 per cent. EXAMPLES OF BONUSES ALREADY DECLARED. NEW WORK BY MISS MARTINEAU Alio ME. dl'llitN.!,o2 Now ready, post Svo., cloth, 95., LETTERS on the LAWS of MAN'S NATURE and DEVELOPMENT. By H. G. ATKINSON and HARRIET MARTINEAU. London : John Chapman, 142, Strand. Perms, .1 ~4 Annual Policy Bonus in vent Re.- kge. E r i Pre- taken addition Bonus ln duction of r, ;P, mime. out in to Sum Cash. Annual T Assured. Premium. X 2. d. X 2 d. £ 2. d. I 1837 292 6 9 139 16 9 22 13 1 1838 267 11 4 126 17 2 19 19 7 1839 241 18 6 113 17 7 17 8 8 £ 4 s.d. 1840 193 12 6 93 16 8 14 0 10 50 1000 74 3 4 1841 189 12 6 89 5 10 13 8 11 1842 162 16 8 76 18 4 [ 11 8 3 1843 115 10 10 55 10 10 8 1 10 1844 77 19 2 38 15 10 5 5 11 1845 66 15 0 44 10 0 4 10 1 Extensive Travelling Leave granted without extra Premium Moderate extra Premium for Residence in Tropical Climates. EQUITABLE FIRE OFFICE. Capital-500,0001. (Incorporated under 7 and 8 Tict., cap. 110.) The leading principles of this Office ara —Mod erate and equitable Rates 01 Premium for each class of risk—Annual division of Profits. The difficulty of collecting the elements on which to proportion Premium to risk in Insurance against Loss by Fire has been so great, that the rates at present charged are more the result of guess than calculation. It has been found by experience, that the total annual losses of the different Established Companies have not been proportionate to the amount of annual Premiums received by each. It is of the highest importance, both to the Insured and Insurers, that such an anomaly should cease, and an approximation to the true risk be made. To secure this object the Equitable Fire Insu rance Company is established. The true rate of Premium for Fire Insurance can only be ap proached through Classification and Average, which has not hitherto been sufficiently acted n, or systematically applied. Whatever be the nominal rate, the bonus or return periodically to the Insured will determine the true Premium equitably payable, as security against loss for so great a calamity as fire, and the Insurer Is largely interested in this question, and will consult his interest by supporting a system where, by a careful combination of Classifica tion and Average, the Premium will be proportioned to the risk. The Equitable Fire Office will, by a constant analysis of its own experience, from time to tin- e, adopt such rates of Premium as the nature of the risk may justify, and will decline to enter into arrange ments as regards tariffs with other offices. With this view an annual investigation will be made into each class of risk, and a return of one moiety, or fluty per cent. of the nett excess will be made to all classes of Insurers whose Policies have been in force for three years. Insurances against Loss by Fire are effected by this Company upon every description of Primerty on moderate terms. Farming Stock insured at 3s. per cent, without the Average Clause. Prospectuses, and every Information may be obtained, on applica tion at the Office, or to any of its Agents. t National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society. Equitable Fire t* Both Offices. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Lectures on the Music of Wales, by Ellis Roberts, Esq. (Harp ist to H.R.11. the Prince of Wales), with Vocal Illustrations by Miss Blanche Younge, R.A. of Music, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday Evenings at Eight, and on Saturday, at Three.—The Ce lebrated Juvenile Harpists (the Lockwood Family) will perform Trios under the direction of Mr. Frederick Cbatterton, daily at Four.—Lecture by J. 11. Pepper, Esq., on the Chemistry of Ignition and Combustion, with brilliant Experiments.—Lecture by Dr. Bachhoffner on Voltaic'Electricity, in which will be exhihited All man's Patent Electric Light.—Exhibition of the Oxy-Hydrogen Microscope.—New Series of Dissolving Views, illustrating some of the Royal Residences of Europe. Admission, I s.— Schools, Half-price. Open daily from Eleven till Five o'clock, and every Evening (ex cept Saturday) from Seven till Half-past Ten. LAURENT'S GRAND CASINO, Licensed by Act of Parliament. A RGYLL ROOMS, GREAT WINDMILL STREET, ST. JAMES'S. (Sole Lessee, Charles Emile Laurent, jun., 57, Brompton-square.) OPEN EVERY EVENING, With LAURENT'S UNRIVALLED BAND. Principal Cornet-a-Pistons, M. Boulcourt. Doors open at Half-past Eight o'clock—Dancing to commence •t Nine and terminate at Half-past Eleven o'clock precisely. Admission, One Shilling. AP O L L O N I C O N. Miss Poole, Mr. and Mrs. Donald King, and Miss Messent. TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY, MORNINGS, at Two ; EVENINGS, at Eight. The Proprietor has great pleasure in announcing the engagement of the above delightful Vocalists, in addition to the Apollonicon per formances. ROYAL MUSIC HALL, ADELAIDE STREET, STRAND. (Adjoining the Lowther Arcade,) Conductor . . . . Mr. Grattan Cooke. PROGRAMME. PART I. - - Auber. 1. evertors—Masaniello - 2. Song (Miss Poole) 3. Fantasia on Favourite Airs 4. Song (Mrs. Donald King) 5. Selection -Scmiramide - 6. Duett (Miss Poole and Mr. Donald King) 7. Duett —My Pretty Page. 8. Song—Miss Messent - Rossini. PART IL 9. Overture —Guillaume Tell - 10. Song (Miss Poole) 11. Fantasia on Favourite Scotch Airs 12. Trio—(Miss Poole, Mrs. Donald King, and Miss Messent) 13. Selection--Don Giovanni - - Mozart. 14. Song (Mr. Donald King) 15. Fantasia on Irish Airs Admission, One Shilling ; Reserved Seats, One Shilling and Six pence. • Ross'id. Doors open at Half past One, and Half-past Seven. Carriages may be ordered Mornings, at Four ; Evenings, at Ten. N.B. The elegant Hall, capable of receiving 1,509 persons (the most perfect for sound In London), is open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in each week, for Italian Operatic Concerts by the First Artists. Director . . Signor Montelli. EXTRAORDINARY MUSICAL ATTRACTION I ROYAL MUSIC HALL, ADELAIDE STREET, STRAND. SIGNOR MONTELLI, Director of the Itallan Operatic Company, begs to announce ho h as entered into arran g ements to give a Series of GRAND VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL ENTERTAINMENTS, On MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY EVENINGS ,alternately with the polionican performances) —commencing MONDAY, 10th FEBRUARY, 1851. SIGNOR MONTELLI has already secured the services of the eminent Vocalists and Instrumentalists in London, namely:— PRINCIPAL INSTRUMENTALISTS : Solo, Violoncello—Mons Rousselot, Mons. Demnnek. Solo, Cornet-a- ri s t ons —Mons. Maffei, Mons. Arban. Solo, Flute—Mons. Remusat, Mons. Briccialdi. 5110, Pianoforte Mons. M.,gnus, ons. Rummel, and Youn Master Warner ; Miss Annie Taylo M r, Miss Thernar, and Made.g Ckarle. Solo, Harp—Mr. Gerhard Taylor. Solo, Concertina—Mr. Selgwlek and Signor Regondi. Solo, Violin— err Van lleddeghem, llerr Golds, 110ns. &rola, and Mons. Sainton. Solo, Melodiom—Mons. Frelon. Solo, Bassoon—Signor Templini. PRINCIPAL VOCALISTS. Soprani—Made. Lema;re, Mdllo. Drummond, and Malls. Rummel. Contralti—Made. Lebrun do Montreal. Tenors—Herr Brant, Sig. Maccaferri, Herr Stofrogen, Mr. Maple son, Mr. Stanley Mayo. Baritoni—Signor Monteill. Basses—Signor Campanella and M. Henri Drayton. Spanish Vocalist—Dona Maria Martinez. Programme changed every Evening. Admission:•—Stalls, 2s. 6d. ; Balcony, Is. 6d. ; Promenade, 18. Doors open at Half-past Seven, and commenee at Eight precisely. All particulars may be obtained of Robt. W. 011ivier, Concert Agent, 19, Old Bond-street. THIRTY-FIFTH EDITION. CONTAINING THE REMEDY FOR THE PREVENTION OF DISEASE. • Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. )N PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. 5. New and Improved Edition, enlarged to 196 pages, price 2s. 6d. THE SILENT FRIEND , a Me on by post, direct from the Establishuaent ; 3s. 6d. 11 ea pos l o tag vv e st a mps, k the exhaustion and physical decay of the system, produced by excessive indulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abase of mercury, with explicit directions for the use of the preventive lotion, followed by observations en the Married State, and the disqualifica tions which prevent it. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings, and by the detail of cases. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London. Published by the Authors ; and sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall treet, London. PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in lulgence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and gene ra ti ve incapacity. Illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. Pear 111. treats of the diseases resulting from huection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Eng? avings. PART IT'. contains a Remedy for the Preventio of Disease by a simple application, by which the danger of infection is obviated. This important part the Work should not escape the reader's notice. PART V. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its du ties. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. 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In a sealed envelope, price ls. 6d., (post free 6d. extra), THE CONFESSIONAL UNMASKED, show ing the Depravity of the Priesthood, and the Immorality of the Confessional ; being Extracts translated from the writings of the following celebrated Roman Catholic Divines, viz., St. Alphonso Li guori, Peter Dens, Bailly, Delahogue, &c. In these extracts the Latin is also given. CONTENTS. Questions to be put to persons about to be married—Questions to be pnt to newly married and other ladies —A woman guilty of adultery can obtain absolution at once, and then, if suspected, may swear to ber husband that she is innocent ! ! !—Servants who consider they re ceive too low wages, may steal to make up the deficiency—Also, " scale of thefts" they may commit—Any oath may be broken for as urgent reason, &c., &c. London : W. Strange, 21, Paternoster-row, and all Booksellers. THE HUMAN HAIR. ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL is justly renowned throughout the world for its remarkable virtues, in nourishing, preserving, and beautifying the human hair. 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 has superseded the ornaments of art, by effecting a complete restoration of beautiful hair. In the growth of whiskers, eyebrows, and mustachios, it is also unfailing in its stimulative operation. For children it Is especially recom mended, as forming the basis of a beautiful head of hair, and rendering the use of the fine comb unnecessary. _ . _ Price is. 6d. and 75.; or family bottles (equal to four small) at 10s. 6d.; and double that size, 21s. CAUTION.—On the wrapper of each bottle of the genuine article are these words in two lines, "ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL." The same are engraved on the back of the wrapper nearly 1,600 times, containing 29,028 letters. _ _ Sold by A. 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A popalar review of almost every form (cause arid cure) of ner •onsly_dobilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses he young, besets the man of pleasure, business, or study, and cm ;itters old age, with tables and rules for the diet and physical :nu atlon of every-day life. TV. THE PASSIONS. " What passions hurt the body—what improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." BIIBJECT -Lifo's pilgrimage, from infancy to old ago. The advent ,ifthe passions. Chastity and its infringements. The casualties of dcer.tioasness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narrative, Cad remodiative. Advocacy of early marriages. THE MARRIAGE STATE. " To be or not to be, that is the question." PloGßAMbitz :— Laws and obligations of nature, society, and re leion regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and •hoice, on both aides, as to age, temperament, complexion, and figure, to secure healthy ofhpring, with the art of rearing them. Physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion. Oases, &c. By R. J. CIILVERWELL, M.D. (1841), M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. MO. Twenty-five years Medical and Forensic Referee in these R.einttintr hours tally till Svc 3Cvenings. seven till nine. 10 Argyll-place. Regent-street. LIEUTENANT'S OUT PENSION OF GREENWICU HOS- PlTAL.—Lieutenant Balch N. Hoar (1803), the fourth senior on the list, died on the 13th inst., aged seventy. He was in receipt of a Greenwich out-pension, which has been re-bestowed on Lieutenant Charles Hawkins (1807). Lieutenant—Norton Bush Alexander has been re moved from Cushendall to Scattery Station,-vices Morris, appointed to Cameleon, revenue cutter. Mates—W. Dawson, Edward Field, to tbe Excellent; W. Hewett, H. G. Douglas, Thomas N. Underwood, and H. S. Bateman, to the victory. Clerks—Charles L. Cartwright, to the Alecto, steam vessel, Woolwich; William T. Comerford, to the Bri tannia, 120, Portsmouth; Charles P. Fielor., to the Apollo, troop ship. Assistant Engineers—Joseph Kent, to the Echo, steam-tug tender, Portsmouth; John Woodger, to the Blenheim, screw ship; J. G. Oakshott, to the Electo, steam-sloop. . . CommGunii e a r n — . d e S r t e i e h n e d n e S r s l o a n d , e , w t h o o b e h e a c i ti l n a g tely retired from ac:ivo service as master attendant of Devonport Dock yard. has been almost constantly employed for 44 years, having first entered the revenue service with his friend Captain Henderson, in the Princeiof Vales, 20 gun ship. In the navy he was actively employed at the end of the late war in the North Sea and Baltic; .he has been 29 years a master, and of that period has been only ten months on half-pay. In fact, he may be said to have been always serving, and that under several distinguished officers, from all of whom he has the most gratifying testimonials, accompanied from some by tokens • of value—viz., from the late Captain Sir S. Chambers, Captain Sandom, his Excellency Sir ,Lionel Smith (Governor of Barbadoes), while under his orders in command of the Colombia steamer, and who in terested' himself much at the Reese Guards in fsvonr of Commander Hendeesom and, lastly, from Vice-Admiral Sir William farker f Bart., G.C.8., the present Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean. At the calamitous fire in Devonport Dockyard, on Sun day, September 2s, 1840, he received, through the late Admiral Warren, the thanks of the Admiralty, for the prompt assistance rendered on that occasion, as being the first on shore, with all his crew-130 men from the Ven geance, then under his orders, and on the point of sailing to Portsmouth. No officer has ever navigated so many ships of all classes, to and from Scotland, Liverpool, Wales, Plymouth, Portsmouth, and all the eastern ports, at all seasons of the year, frequently very indifferently manned, and never met with a single accident. No pilot was ever employed on these occasions bat for out and in of harbours. Lastly, he has finished his naval services as master attendant of Devonport Dockyard for nearly five years, during which he has frequently had the whole charge of the establishment as acting superintendent. Captain Sir E. Home is much better, and expected to join his ship, the Calliope, 26, early thisaveek. Apollo, 8, troop-ship, Commander Rawatorne, arrived at Spithead on Saturday, from Sheerness, en route for Plymouth and Cork, and left again yesterday, *IS 9 A es. Arab, 12, Commander Morris, will 'be paid off at Chatbam on Thursday next. Shear water, steam. vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Turner, left Bristol on Friday, for Woolwich, to be paid off. Sparrow, surveying -vessel, Commander Fraser, is or dered from Ireland to Bristol, to raise seamen for the Prince Regent. Prince Regent, 90, Acting-Captain M. F. Feed, we have already said, went into Portsmouth harbour on Friday evening; that she had royal yards rigged aloft, and looked a complete and well-disciplined man-of-war. At the entrance of the harbour, when towing in by the Echo, hands were turned up, and the order being given " down topgallant and royal yards and top • gallant masts," they were down on deck instanter. The hands were then piped to unbend sails, and before she got to the dockyard the topsails and courses were unbent and on deck. On Saturday she unrove her running rig ging and returned it, and also returned her old sails, cordage, &c. She will not be further unrigged; her topmasts will remain up and topsail yards across till paid oil on Tuesday. Mr. Trickett, of the factory department, has sub mitted to the Admiralty a proposition for fitting capstan bars, so as to avoisi the possibility of berth accidents as occurred on board the Calliope, 26, with such fatal and serious consequences. PORTSHOUTII, SUNDAY.—It is reported that the Br:- tannie, 120, London, 90, Vengeance, 84, Bellerophon, 78, Blenheim, 60, Ajax, 60, Hogue, 60, end other s'eias and vessels, will aseemute at bottread in June. The Miraeda steam sloop, built at Sheerness from approved designs of the Committee of Reference, will be launched on the 18th proximo. • The Govornolo, Sardinian man - of - war steam-sloop, 10, Captain Count di Persano, arrived at Spithead yes terday, with a cargo of packages containing goods for the Great Exhibition. This afternoon she saluted the national flag, the Port Admiral, and the Consul. The Victory quickly returned the compliment t o the Adiniral, but the military authorities were so tardy that the Sar dinian Captain got under way and was out of hearing long before the firing from the garrison battery commenced. The steamer proceeded to Woolwich to land her mer chandise. Naval cadets appointed to ships ill -future are to be examined at the Naval College, instead of on board the flag-ship. WOOLWICH, FEB. 22.—The Banshee mail steam packet, Lieutenant-Commander James Hosken, went down the river on Friday to try her speed at the measured mile in Sea Reach, having tried her engines on the previous day, and on an average of six runs, three down and three up, her speed was ascertained to be 13.953 knots„ or 16.077 miles per hour. The Jasper steam-vessel was finished in the engineer department on the 14th inst. The Teaser steam-vessel was taken out of the basin and into dock to-day, to be made ready for commission for further aervice:on the coast of Africa. She will be complete in the engineer department by the 4th March next. • The Garland, Dover snail-packet, Lieutenant-Com mander Wylde, will be ready by the 18th of March. The Tartarus steam-sloop will be out of the hands of the engineers on the 31st of March. • One corporal and six privates of the-Royal Marines of the Woolwich division embarked yesterday on board the Banshee, for service in that vessel on the Mediterranean station. One corporal and nine marines of the Woolwich divi sion embarked yesterday on board the Alecto steam sloop, for service on the coast of Africa. Commander James F. B. Wainwright (180), who re cently studied steam at the Factory at Woolwich Dock yard, is appointed Admiralty agent to the next screw steam-vessel for carrying the mails to the Cape of Good Hope. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. EASTERN COUNTIES. ---- __ _ The report of the directors to the twenty-ninth half yearly meeting of the shareholders, to be held at the London Tavern, on Thursday, the 27th of February, at one o'clock, contains the following poi nts: _ has been one " terminatedTofhgerheaaltf-dyiffieacruwltyhicahndhaansx n i o e w tyte the directors. The f G or re g a o t o N ds or a t n h d er p n assenr Railwayges being open to London both passengers, and now ndthe branch line from hilaivtechainbsttoraßoystonportionbeing o n f ou°ywcromPleted and at work, tr a ffi n, and have also rendered it necessary to reduce the fares in that quarter. The short agreement wit h the Eastern Union Ra ilwa y Company, now about to terminate, has not prevented an active competition with this company, b y which conside rable loss has been sustained, whilst the unsatisfactory state of the working agreement with the Norfolk Com pany has tended to prevent the effectual development of traffic in that direction , and the circumstance s of em barrassment in which the East _Anglian and N e wma r ket Companies were placed have also been detrimental to your interests; meanwhile the low prices of produce in the agricultural districts traversed by the Ea s t e rn Counties Railway have not only di scouraged persons from travelling, but h ave induc e d the p assengers to _ travel at the cheapest fares, although at th e sa me time the manufacturing .districts have been prospering, and the traffic on their railways increasing, as well as that on other metropolitan lines. The strike of the engine-drivers and firemen, w hich took 1 place just before the close of the last half-year, has also had a serious effect in decreasing the traffic, and increasing the charges against revenue, from the great. p r ecautions thereby rendered necessary, and from otner heavy expenses caused by the employment of new hands. The East Anglian and the Newmarket lines may from their posi tion be regarded as the natural allies of this company. Provision has long since been made at Cambridge for the expected branch from the Newmarket line, and a station actually erected by a nticipation at yo ur expense to receive the passengers it may bring. The East Anglian line is a continuation of your railway from Ely, which is the direct road from London to Lynn, and it can obvi ously be worked to most advat tage in Continuation with the Eastern Counties Railway. The board has aga i n undertaken to work the Newmarket Railway on terms which barely cover the cost. The directors are given to understand that a working agreement detrimental to the interests of this company has been entered into by East Aaglian Railway with the Great Northern Rail way, and will be submitted to the East Anglian proprie tors on the 27th instant for confirmation. The works on your Shelford and Shepreth branch will be com pleted and the line open for traffic early in June. It will be the duty of your directors to endeavour to make such arrangements with the Great Northern Company as shall protect your interests, and prevent, as far as may be practicable, the loss which both companies must sustain from undue competition. Negotiations are now pending for these objects, and also for the amicable interchange of traffic at other points where the two rail wtsye oc'me iu =toot, The MOP for the hea-yepr are 400,5521. 3s. 11d., of which 60,6321. Os. 83. has been derived from the Norfolk Railway. The working ex penses, guaranteed interest, and other charges against revenue, including 14,0001. set apart for the renewal of the permanent way and works, amount to 378,822/. 14s. 113., and of this sum the accountants charge the Norfolk Railway with 28,8271. ls. 11d. for guaranteed interest, 41,4361. 13s. 11d. for working and other expenses, and 4,5661. for interest on the rolling stock, &c, purchased of the Norfolk Company, making together 74,829/. 15s. 103. The surplus left over last half-year was 2,907/. 3s. 7d., and the total balance to the creiit of revenue is therefore 24,6361. 12s. 2d. Taking into considera tion the smallness of this sum, and the report of the accountants on the capital account, the directors do not recommend a dividend on the Eastern Counties Conso lidated Stock for this half-year. They have also ascer tained that various sums of money, beyond those alluded to in the last report, were received by Mr. Duncan, and applied to his own purposes. As this matter is in the hands of Messrs. Crowder and Maynard, under whose advice the directors are actitig, they must refrain from making further observations respecting it; but they re fer the proprietors to the facts, brought out by the ac countants, which indicate the state of their affairs when they werecommitted to the hands of thepresent board. The sum of 8,250/. 9s. 3d. expended in making two-and-a half miles of railway at. Colchester, has long been out standing. not being recoverable, and the directors have to recommend that it be charged to capital. Fractions of shares accruing from the Northern and Eastern bonus are stated at ip,kost. 17s. Bd., but are at present worth only 2,730/. The difference, namely, 7,4761. 17s. Bd., must be charged to capital, or the whole amount can celled. The direetors submit to yon that the following shares be declared forfeited for non-payment of calls, namely-4,219 shares York Extension scrip, amount ing to 42,1901., on which 9,6101.. have been paid ; the calls are overdue since 1847. Also 150 Converted York Extension.: itaxip-shares, amounting to 750/., on which 300/. have been paid, the calls on whreh are also due since 1847. The directors have made arrangements with the East and West India Dock Company for a communication with the import basin of the East India Docks. The rails along the wharf will be laid by the Dock Company. During the last session of Parliament powers were obtained, by means of which access will be obtained to the West India Docks, to the new cattle-market at Islington, and to the London and North-Western Railways at Camden-town, so that live stock and goods may be transferred from one rail way to the other without change of carriages, The trade of Lowestoft continues to increase. It is to be hoped that the pending arrangements with the Eastern Union and Norfolk companies will shortly add the town and port of Harwich to the list of your terminal stations, and open a trade to Holland and the ports of western Ger many, as Lowestoft is now doing to Denmark and the Elbe. The importance of Harwich as a seaport and pas senger station has long been recognized. The report of the locomotive superintendent shows that, although the reduction of the working expenses has been retarded by the strike of the men, yet there is every prospect of its being steadily carried into effect, witnout any increase of labour, or any interference with the comforts or in dependence of the people employed. The majority of the new hands have been found skilful and trustworthy, and they are becoming well acquainted with the lino of rail way; several of the old hands have acknowledged their errors, and been permitted to return to their duty." YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK. The report of the directors of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway, to be presented to the share holders at the haif-yearly general meeting, to be held in York on Friday seat, states that there has been an in crease of 167,610 in the number of passengers upon the line as compared with the corresponding halt-year in 1849, and an increase of 32,4381. 18s. 4d. in the revenue as compared with that of the same period in 1849. The total revenue for the half-year ending 31st December, was 382,7261. 16s. 3d. The following are the most important points contained in the report:— "It will also be observed that no interest is charged against capital, but that the whole amount of interest, guaranteed dividend, and other current charges, is de frayed out of the revenue. The shareholders are aware that the fund for the renewal of the permanent way for the years 1849 and 1850 was provided from the 50,000/. repaid by Mr. Hudson, and they must bear in mind that a charge for that purpose will appear in future years to the debit of the revenue; but if the traffic continues to increase, this additional pay ment can easily be provided for. The directors have co-operated, to the extent of their power, a ith the directors of those companies with which they are connected, or with which they might be brought into rivalry, in effecting amicable traffic arrangements, and they are happy to inform the shareholders, that with almost all the companies such arrangements are nearly perfected. The revenue account shows that, after paying the dividend on the guarant , ed shares, and interest upon the Great North of &gland and other debentures, the net divisible b.dancci, inctudinz 2.,2591. 123, 101 brought roi N-,ard rrom the last half-year, amounts to 117,0361. ss. 73., out of which the directors recommend that a divi dend be declared at the rate of 31. 10i. per cent. per annum, which will amount to 105,5261. 193. 7d., and will leave a balance cf 11,5091. 64., to be curried to the credit of the ensuing halt-year. The amount received on ar rears of calla is small; bat the directors confidently expect that very little, if any, loss will ultimately be sustained by the company under this head. The arrangements with Mr. Hudson, sanctioned by the proprietors on the Bth January, 1850, have been carried into effect, though not in sufficient time to permit the sum received from him to appear in the present account. The payment of the 50,0001. due from him was reported to the last meeting; and with regard to the 2,345 Sunderland Dock shares, for which he was respon sible to this company, he has produced receipts from the Dock Company in terms of the agreement for 15,0001., and paid the sum of 26,0371. 10s., together with interest up to the time of payment. The company therefore now hold 3,000 shares in the Sunderland Docks of 251. each, fully paid up, and will receive from the Dock Com pany interest on the 7,500/., paid in advance, until the final call for that amount shall be made. All the coals conveyed for shipment along the Durham and Sunder land Railway are now shipped in these dock:;, the direc tors of which have just published a report, giving a fa vourable view of its future prospects. The contract for the Pensher branch provisionally entered into with Messrs. Rush and Lawton has been confirmed, and the works have been begun. The settlement with the pro prietors of the Great North of England Railway is now virtually completed. Notwithstanding the large amount returned in compliance with the Act of Parliament on rescinded call the directors have been enabled to pur chase a further amount of the Great North of England Company's Stook equal at par value to 198,8711. 10s., making in all 1,091,1341. purchased and cancelled ep to the 31st of December last. They also, under the powers of the Act, entered into communication with the various shareholders of the Great North of England Railway, with the view of adjusting the amount of purchase de bentures due in July, 1853, January, 1855, and July, 1856, so as to suit the convenience of this company. This hAs been successfully accomplished, and there can be no doubt that the discharge of the purchase deben tures at the respective periods will be effected without the slightest embarrassment to the company. The re payment to this account of 78,087/. los. from the 350,0001. formerly lent to capital account, has placed a considerable balance in hand, which may be appropriated to buy up the purchase debentures from time to time, according to circumstances. Under the authority granted to them by the last general meeting, the directors have introduced two Bills into Parliament, one for continuing their power of purchasing land, and the completion of works as to the Bishop Auckland' branch, and the other for connecting the West Durham Railway with the Hart lepool line; both of which have been read a second time." BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD.—The half-yearly meet ing of the shareholders of this company was held at the offices, in Birmingham, on Saturday; Mr. F. P. Barlow in the chair. The statement of accounts was laid before the meeting, and received; after which Mr. Aston was re-elected auditor of the company. Mr. Aston said, on going through the accounts he found the books had been kept with regularity; indeed it was impossible that any set of books could have been kept in a more satisfactory manner. The chairman said he might observe, with re ference to the works, that they were progressing as rapidly as, possible, and be hoped at their next meeting to have a much more favourable report to make. The whole of the works had been contracted for, and there would not be a moment lost in executing them. He could not say when they would be finished, but they would be gone on with as soon as possible. There being no other business before the meeting, the proceedings terminated. BIRMINGHAM, WOLVERHAMPTON, AND DUDLEY.-- A meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at the same office, when the accounts were pre sented and received, after which Mr. Iricott was re elected auditor; and thanks having been voted to the chairman, the proceedings terminated. At the close of the business Mr. Aston wished to know if the chairman could give him any information with respect to the progress of the line, and that gentleman replied, be could only say there would be no time lost in for warding the works. HULL AND SELur.—The half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of this company, was held on Saturday last, in the Railway-office, Hull. As the line is leased to the York and North-Midland Company, with a gua rantged dividend, the proceedings were merely of a pro forma character. The report (which has already up peared in our columns) was passed; and the retiring dircetors, Messrs. John Alder and Mayelston, and Mr. John Bowes, the auditor, were re-elected utsnimously. RUGBY AND LEAMINGTON.—On Saturday this line was opened for public traffic. The Government inspec tor went over it on Tuesday last, and was perfectly satis fied with its condition. A 100-GUN SCREW LINE-OF-BATTLE SEEM-- A new ship of the line, by name St. Jean d'Acre, has been on the " Navy List" for some years, but has not been laid down. The Admiralty have now determined that instead of a 90• gun ship, like the Albion, s he shall be a powerful two decker, to carry 100 g uns, and to be propelled by screw ma chinery of 650-horse power. She is ordered to be built et Poyonputi—United Service Gantt& SHIP NE WS. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY, FEB. 23.—Wind S.S.E , DlO derate.—The steam-ship Corkscrew, for Dunkirk, in pro ceeding to sea this morning, ran aground on Burbo. and remains. Arrd. India, from Savannah; Plymouth Dock, from Boston; Leopard, from St. Giles; Edward Barnett, from Smyrna; St. Hyled, from Callao; Egypt, from Sevilla; Navigator, from Antwerp; Marion, from St. Michael's; Charles Hill, from New Orleans. Off port James M'Queen, Penelope, and Ben Muric Dhuf. Sld. Corkscrew steam-ship, for Dunkirk; Intrinsic, for Sa vannah; St. Yik, for Wilmington; Express, for Charles ton; Druid and Wasp, for Africa; Filomena, Cadiz; Levantine steam-ship, for Genoa; Fidet, for New York; Letitia Heyne, for New Orleans; Gulnare, for Naples; Maria, for Singia; Trieste, for Queenstown. GRAVESEND, FEB. 23.—Wind. E., fresh, fine. Arrd.—Loonne and Lion, from Gravelines; Thames, from Callao; Diana and Roscommon, from Harlingen; Egham, from Cadiz; Jane Tindal and City of London, from Dunkirk; Fame, from St. John's; Zephyr, from Gravelines; Bromleys, from Terra Nova; Two Brothers, from Bruges; Rhoda Jemima, Peach, and Collingwood, from Dunkirk; Adolph, from Odense; Triton, from Ostend; Lady Elizabeth, from St. Michal's; Concordia, from Glasgow; Hyperion, from Callao; Othello, from Fohr; ,Fancy and Mellona, from Guernsey; Giraffe and Rainbow, from Rotterdam; Menai, from Calais; Henry Harburton, from the Mauritius; Magnet, from Rot terdam. Sailed—Cleopatra, for Barbadoes; Gefion, for Den mark; Index, for Ascension; Brazilian, for Rio; Creole, for Constantinople; Ann Mitchell, for Bombay; Eliza beth Robson, fur Rio; Cecrops, f r Newport; Fame, for Calais; Volunteer, for Galata; John Bull, for Hamburgh; Albion, for Boulogne; America Packet, for California; City of Rotterdam, for Dunkirk; Antwerpen, for Ant werp; Mountstewart Elphinstone, for California; Ran ger, for Amsterdam; Sir Edward Banks, for Ostend; Rhine and Fyenoord, for Rotterdam; Flecha, for Ghent; Prince Ath er t an d G overnor Hi nc kl ey , f or New York; Active, for Corunna; Sarnia, for Guernsey; Eliza, for Hobart Town ; Enrichetto, for Constantinople. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. _ _ . ______ ........ .. _..... Quantlet, bound f o r Buenos.. Ayres, Feb. 12, in lat. 49 N., long. 14 W. _ Emma Eugenia brig, with emigrants, Deo. 29, in lat. 19 S., long. 32 W. SEABORNE MAILS. [N signifies that the mails are sent from the General roSt-office by the night—and Di by the morning —dispatch.] When made up in PLACES. ,General Post-office London. From what port dis patched. When due. America (by Brit. pkt,) N February 28.. • America (by U.S. pkt.) N March 7 .. • • America (by U.S. pkt.) Al March 8 .. /illicit (West coast).. N 14th of the month Alexandria* • • ...... N 19th & 30th of mo. Belgium • • • • • • N Daily • • .. Brazil .• • .. M 9th of the month Buen os Ayres • • .. M 9th of the month California(viaChagres)M 17th of month Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Constantinople* .. . • N 7th 17th 27th of mo Central America .. 3f2d & 17th of mon. Chtumel Isles • • .. N Mon.. IVed., &Fri. Chili .. • • .. . M 17th of the month G reece * N 7th 17th27thofmo France 31 & N Twice daily Hamburgh • • .. N Tuesday & Friday Holland .• M Wednes. & Satur: Honduras . N 17th of the month Ireland •. & N Twice daily India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month India (via Marseilles) N 7 thX 24th ofmonth Mediterranean (via Southampton) .. 20th of the month Mediterranean (via Marseilles) .. N 7th& 24th of month Mexico M 2d of the month.. I Madeira .. 9th of the month 7th 11 th,19t11, 2 7th l Malta* • • • ' & 30th of month Liverpool.. Liverpool.. Southarapt. Plymouth Dover .. Dover .. (Arrived I March 3 March 3 Feb. 29 Daily Southampt. Southampt. Southampt. Plymouth.. Dover .. Southampt. Southampt.' Southampt. Dover • • Dover .. London .. Loudon .. Feb. 24 Feb. 24 Feb. 20 March 3 Feb. 20 Feb 20 Tu. Th. Sa Feb. 20 Twicedally Feb. 20 Tues. Sat. Mom:flour Feb. 20 Twicedaily March 28 March 3 ISouthampt. iFlolyhead Southauapt. ;Dover .. Southampt. IFeb. 28 !Dover .. Southampt. Southampt. 1 Dover. March 3 March 5 March 12 Feb. 20 Naples. sth 15th 25th of mo Papal States* .. N sth 15th 25th of mo reninsulal'.. M 7th 17th 27th of 'no Peru .. M 17th of the month 'Dover Dover .. Southampt. Southampt. Dover • • ISouthampt. March 2 March 2 Arrived March 2 Feb. 22 Feb. 20 Tuscany* N sth 15th25thofmo West Indies M 17th of the month West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month .. ** The mails to those countries thus mar] French packe via Marseilles. !Southampt. lafarch 5 ked (*) are conveyed, by The United States mail steam-ship Pacific, Captain E. Nye, sailed from the Mersey on Saturday afternoon, for New York, with the 1151441 mails, a hugs freight, and about tWUtY Pita wen, • • LIVERPOOL, FEB. 23. By the Royal mail steam-ship Canada, Captain Harrison, we. have advices from Boston to the 12th, and from New York, by telegraph, via Halifax, to the 13th inst. She brings 17,0001. in specie. Late advices from Chili mention that the Govern ment bad exempted British ships and goods from the discriminating duties recently decreed. We have advices from Ilavannah to the 3d inst., but they contain no news. From Nicaragua our advices extend to the 13th ultimo. Sacasa had been chosen director. The ru• moured war between Honduras and San Salvador and Guatemala was incorrect. Venezuela date& are t) the 15th ultimo. Congress was to meet on the 25th. (LASTEST-BY TELEGRAPH.) NEW YORK, FEB. 13, 4 O'CLO C K Pad. The Senate yesterday was occupied discussing the Bill for creating the rank of Lieutenant-General, which met . with approval, especially from Mr. Clay, who expressed his anxiety that the rank of Field- Marshal should be created for such men as General Scott. Mexican dates of the 16th of January - are received with General Arista's inaugural. Zanes, Minister of Relations ' • Robles, War and Marine ; Payno, Trea sury ; and Agnierre,. Justice. • Cotton-market dull to-day, with a downward ten dency. The New Orleans market comes dull by telegraph. Flour dull, at a' fraction lower than circular rates. Sales of Genesso white wheat at 1 doll. 18c. No,al teration in_lndian corn. Stock-market active to-day, with general improve ment in prices. Exchange, 10 per cent. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, FEB. 11, _ _ _ _ MONEY Meager.—The receipts of gold from Cali fornia since the departure of the last Liverpool steamer amount to 1,500,000 dollars. The total exports from the gold regions, as near as can be estimated from official sources, amount to 30,000,000 dollars. It is estimated that 12,000,000 dolls. have been forwarded by passen gers, and, allowing 6,000,000 dolls. for circulation, will give 48,000,000 as the product of the mines. We are glad to notice signs of more ease in the money market. Under the favourable influence obtained by the arrival of gold from California, there was a much better supply of money offering on Saturday and to-day, and in many instances the rates for first-class short paper were a trifle lower. Foreign exchanges are rather lower, although there has been an increased demand, in consequence of there being no Liverpool steamer advertised to leave this port next week, The bulk of transactions have been at the following rates:—London, 1094 to 110; Paris, 5.111 to 5.131; Amsterdam, 41 to 414; liamburgh, 36j to 36i; Bremen , 791 to 79k. Cotton TalcottsCircular says—" Our market closed, per Arctic, 4th inst., in a depressed and unsettled con dition, consequent on receipt of the Canada's advices. On the sth very few sales were effected. On the 6th 1,000 bales were forced at fully lc. reduction, chiefly uplands, at 12ic. for middling, 13c. for middling fair, and 131 c. for fair. On the 7th a better feeling prevailed, and sales to the extent of 2,000 bales were effected at ;e. to ic. improvement. On Saturday, the Bth, 1,000 bales; to day there has been but little doing, the sales reported on the Exchange being only 250 bales. Iron—Scotch pig moved to the extent of 100 tons, at 21 dolls. 50c., six months, to arrive. English bars were held at 41 dolls., with buyers et 40 dolls., usual credit. Tobacco was steady, but quiet, with sales of 50 hhds. Kentucky, at 10c. to 1 lie. Flour and Meal—There is a moderate demand for Western and State flour, and the latter is very heavy. Canadian is a shade easier, with a fair demand. Corn-meal is very quiet. In wheat there is nothing doing, but little pressing on themarket. Corn is very quiet. Freights—Freights quiet and engagements light. Cotton to Liverpool 5-32ds asked, but an engagement of a small lot reported at lower rates. Flour ranged from Bd. to 9d., and dead weight from 12s. to 13d. There was no change to notice to Havre or London. AMERICAN SHIPPING. Tae Allan Brown, from Newport, and Nautilus, from Palermo, at Boston; Astoria and Red Rose, from Liver pool, at Charleston; Guthrie, from London, at Mobile; Lady Falkland, from Glasgow, Abeona and Brutus, from London, Sophia M'Keuzie and Granada, from Cadiz, and Oromocto, from Liverpool, at New Orleans; Tanawand, from Liverpool, at Philadelphia; Colonist, from Liverpool, and Palato, from Bri,to►, at Savannah, The British brig Constitution, from New York f.a. St John's, New Brunswick, was t tally lost on Fisherkiln's Island, 29th tilt. Tha barqu,e Clarpt, from Newport for iiinpton, Jamaica, with coals, was wrec'Led 30th De cember, on Cobden Rack; crew saved, and taken to Bar bsdoes. The British barque Octavia, from Valrzraiso for Panama, was wreaked near the entrance to the port of St. Maim; crew saved. THE NORTH-STAFFORDSHIRE ELECTION. STAFFORD, SATURDAY.—Tho High Sheriff, John Barker. Esq., having fixed the nomination for this day (Saturday), at teu o'clock the doors of the Shire-hail were thrown open, and a highly-respectable and nume rous body of freeholders assembled to take part in the proceedings. The usual preliminaries having been gone through, The Hon. and Rev. J. C. TALBOT came forward and nominated Mr. Smith Child as a tit end proper person to represent the northern division of the county of Sul& ford in the Commons House of Parliament.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Mr. JERVIS seconded the nomination. The DIOR SHERIFF asked if there was any other can didate to be proposed, and, there being no reply, ho de clared that Mr. Smith Child was duly elected. • This announcement was received with general cheering. The return having been signed, Mr. CHILD, on presenting himself, was most enthu siastically cheered. The Hon. Gentleman proceeded to say that he appeared before them as the advocate of Conservative principles—(Cheers)—principles which they would allow him to say -were hereditary in his fa mily. His opinions had become a little more modified in some respects, and he thought most men did the same as they advanced in life. He professed a deep attach ment to those Constitutional principles which preserved in their integrity the three estates of the realm—that triple combination, the Queen, Lords, and Commons— (Great applause)—each independent is action, yet unit ing to form one splendid whole—each pursuing its own legitimate functions, but when combined forming that happy system which seemed in his opinion to be best suited to the wants, prosperity, and happiness of this great country.—(Cheers.) He retained his attachment to the old Protestant faith, as being an important prin ciple of the Constitution—that article of political faith which owns a Protestant Sovereign as the alone supreme head of a Protestant country and a Protestant Church — (Loud cheers)—and he would not admit the interfe rence of any foreign power, whether ecclesiastical or civil, with the Constitution of this land as at present established.—(Loud cheers.) He retained his attach ment to those great institutions which had made this country the envy of all others, and which, while other nations had been torn by revolutions, stood calmly by, not an uninterested spectator, but pursuing her own course in peace. He would, therefore, guard well those principles under which Great Britain had so long pros pered: he thought it was not wise to be too much given to change.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Gentleman then pro ceeded to the subject of education, and said he believed that a country to be great and glorious must have her people instructed, and brought up in habits of religion and virtue.—(Cheers.) They might differ as to the means of education, but while they differed let them re member that the children were growing up men and women; population would not wait for them. He thought in a social and religious point of view that the educa tion of the people was a matter of the deepest import ance.—(Cheers.) He agreed with Mr. Jervis in think ing that it was the duty of the Legislature to take into consideration the taxation of this country. He thought that the present system was most unfair, and that the taxation of the country might be equalised. He considered the principle on which the income-tax was levied very nn just; it was unfair to the professional man, whose in come depended upon the pursuit of his engagements, but which ill health might prevent him following; it was unfair to the tradesman, who was subject to vicissitudes, as both cf them had to pay the same rate as a man who possessed a fiscal income arising from realized property. —(Loud cheers.) There was one way of reducing tax ation upon which most men agreed—exercising a strict economy in public matters; and it would be his endea vour when in Parliament to promote economy as far as possible consistent with the honour of the country and the efficiency of the public service.—(Cheers.) iz A e s n of had already intimated, he was not so much and,citremem the world as he was a native of England; bering that charity, began at home., a living British industry so as to enable each man gain hetowOuld protect lace by the occupation which he foilowed, an d d and his family in that independe nt positionP himself which a man had a right to expect from the exe te ise of his own skill and labour.—(Cheers.) British industry was a term of a wide and loose acceptation, an d numerous branches of it were carried on in this county, rind he was happy and thankful to say. that for the most part in that divi sion of the county of Stafford, the trades of the district were in a prosperous condition—(Hear, hear) —and long m i g ht they continue so to, be. But w hile they rejoiced i n the p ros pe r i t y of many of the industrial branches, could they shut their eyes to the fact that British farmers were suEfering infinite distress? The distress of the agricultural interest had b?en recog nised in the Speech from the Throne upon the opening of Parliament, and therefore they might rely upon it that it was no fictitious distress. But, notwithstanding, no measures had been suggested by the Government to alleviate that depression. The distress of the agricultural interest was like a dark cloud overhanging the horizon; it rendered the prospect gloomy, which otherwise would have been bright and sunny. He did not wish to raise hopes which possibly might apt be grotiiiod, or did he l 5 r • e s ' • wish to ke promises the fulfilment of which was . Of reir i/V e r ertain.---(Loud cheers.) As a new and indepentlen,t, Member of Parliament he asked their indulgence; 44 his 'best endeavcurs were exerted in their behap4pla hoped th ey would excuse him, seeing that it wasli rliie r, t-,, want of ability which was required in trim to . 4rfe them. He should never forget, whatever his future lot might be, the day on which he was returned Member for the northern division of Staffordshire.—(Cheers.) The Honourable Member again presented himself, and proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Barker; the high sheriff, for his great urbanity and strict impartiality during the proceedings. The proposition was carried amidst acclamations, and the court broke up. Shortly after the conclusion of the proceedings in the Shire-hall, the friends of Mr. Smith Child were enter tained at luncheon at the Swan, the Vine, and other hotels in the town. At the Swan, Mr. Child presided, and in the course of the after luncheon' proceedings the Rev. W. Talbot announced that he had that morning re ceived a letter from Mr. Adderley stating, that last night (Friday) Lord John Russell, to the great surprise of every one in the House, had intimated a resignation, a dissolution, an amalgamation, or something else, upon which people might form their own judgments. He ad vised the electors of North Staffordshire to be upon the alert, for he thought a crisis was approaching. Mr. Ad derley's statements were received with cheers, and a most determined spirit shown to support that gentleman end Mr. Child against any opposition. SPORTING NOTES. No. XII. A GLANCE AT THE NEWMARKET HANDICAP AN LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING. "No fair illusions! artful phantoms, no " ThomaoN's Castle of Indolence. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,---The Newmarket Handicap being preceded in the season by those of Northampton and Epeom, it na tural' enough follows that the running displayed in the races for those stak es ma y mater i a l ly a l ter an y pl ans previously laid do wn on t h e h and i cap at hea d -quarters ; tor.instance, should Glauca, Mouse, Vatican, William the Conqueror, Windischgratz, Dromedary colt, Leger demain, Gillyflower, Mooltan, Bushranger, or The Cut ler win either the Northampton or Metrop o lit an Handi caps they are pena lized 71bs, or for sweeping both; 101 b; the latter feat, however, can only b e accompl i shed b y four of the nominations--Mouse, Vatican, Brother to Truthteller, and colt by Johu O'Gaunt, the three first • without the shadow of a chance of attaining any such distinction, the last named might do it, but the odds are long against any such affair coming off; with the excep tion of Legerdemain and the colt by John O'Giunt, the 71b penalty would most effectually put_ the rest of the abovenamed hors-de-combat; consequently, it is not my intention to present yea with any "fair illusions or artful phantoms," but to put you into possession of those advantages which judgment or information has made me the proprietor of, in as brief a form as possible. Scott, Kent, Treen, and Stebbing, have each a trio among the acceptances, the great northern stable being represented by Uric!, 5 yrs, Bst 2ib; Legerdemain, 5 yrs, 7st 61b; and Champion, 5 yrs, 7st; the Goodwood by William the Conqueror, 4 yrs, Bst; Hesse Romberg, 3 yrs, sst 51b; and Anti gone, 3 yrs, sst 21b; the Beckhampton by Windisch gratz, 4 yrs, ist 131 b; Clermont, aged, let 71b; and Woodlark, 5 yrs, 7st 21b; and the Hambleton by The Cutler, 3 yrs, sst 101 b; Knook Knoll, 3 yrs, sst 71b; and the John O'Gaunt colt, 3 yrs, sst, As it is possible that Legerdemain (who, if well, is intended beyond all doubt for Northampton) may win the Northamptonshire Han dicap, and consequently be penalized 71bs, in which case Uriel would probably be the champion of the stable, I cannot set her down as a starter at present, but should she run well up at Northampton, or not start there, at 7st 61b, she must be about the mark for this stake. Of Kent's trio commend me to Antigone or Hesse Horn berg, in preference to William the Conqueror. From Treen's lot I should select Woodlark; but from Steb bing's I hardly know, the house being divided between The Cutler and The John O'Gaunt colt, but as the money seems to be to some extent on the former, I sup pose, I must take him for choice. Not conceiving that Mr. Payne imagines Glauca can successfully carry Ist for this event, I shall take Mouse, 4 yrs, Gat 91b, as the representative of his stable. Woolwich, 5 yrs, Bst 71b, will most probably be reserved for Chester. Pitsford, 4 yrs, Bst 61b, entered for all, accepts only for this out of the four handicaps; his chance is in this instance rather obscure. Vatican, 5 yrs, Bst 31b, will, I fancy, give place to his stable companion The Brother to Truthteller, 3 yrs, sst 41b. The colt by Dromedary, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b, has got a matter of half-a dozen pounds too much on his back. Strongbow, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b, is handicapped very fairly; he will be found in front at the finish of the race. The Knight of Gwynn° and Bushranger, both four years old, . the former at 7st 51b and the latter at 7st 21b, are almost on a par, their running last year was respectable; they, however, with Moulton, 4 yrs, Est 131 b, Minimum, 5 yrs, same weight, and Kissaway, 5 yrs, 7st, seem t o me to b e h e ld tolerably safe by Quas imudo, 5 yrs, Est 10:b. Recruit, 3 yrs, sst 101 b, and Eatre-noun, same age and weight, have to receive so very little of Quasirnodo and Kiss awry for their couple of years that their winning does not look just now very probable on paper, whatever it may do on the day of the race. As Jar as I can ewer taid at pre cut, the following list contains the names cf those intended for this stew, viz.:—Quasimodo, Mouse, PitstOrd, Brother to Truthieller, Leger Cemain or LTriel, Antigone, Woodlark, Stroh6b..x, Knight of wyhEe, Recruit, B•ahrang,r, t 7.;% George, K;sstwe,y, Topic n:, The Cutler or John O'Gaunt colt, .Entre- Lew., Nontie scriot, and Moulton. Hui:ling -ticott's horse (no matte-r whetner Uriel or Legerdemain) harmless, I shall look to Quasirnodo as the ebsolato winner! reserving the chances of The Knight of Gwyane, woodlark, &rang bo Antigone, anel one or two others low in the scale for future consideration. My opinion as expressed on Friday last concerning the Liverpool events remains for the most part unaltered. The Little Queen is likely to receive some stout opposition from the Seignor of Holderness for the flurdie Race; and Mica Burns will run better fir this stake than is generally expeted. With regard to the Spring Cup, I still think that Doubt and the other favouri'e (Panope) will be beaten; and that if Unity cannot accomplish the deed, Cauriri or The Baroness will; besidese these, Conveyor and Wilmot are the only animals likely to figure to advan tage in the race. Myrtilia is scratched. For the Steeplechase, 'yclept the Grand National, I am_ . inclined to think that the favourites, with one or two exceptions, will be found in the rear, and that the struggle will be amongst the batch I selected last Friday, viz.:— Fugittve, ' Farnham Rattrap, Tipperary Boy, Sir John, Abd el-Kader, and Maria Day, and I think I shall not be far out if I place them thus:— FUGITIVE or FARNHAM RATERAY 2 ABD.EL-KADER TIPPERARY BOY Venice is reported to be amiss. The ground is in excellent order. Eight are expected to run for the Hurdle Race, ten for the Spring Cup, and from twenty to twenty-four for the Stecplecbast.—l am, Sir, &c. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Feb. 24, 1851. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. ARRIVALS AT,LIVERPOOL.—MuItigan, Greyeteel, Cur rig, and Little George. Venice is reported to be amiss. The Myrtle filly is scratched for the Spring Cup. EP:SOM SUMMER MEETING. Mr. Dorling has advertised two more races for the May Meeting, viz.—a Plate of lON., to be run on the first day. auo a Two-year old Stzke with 50/. added, for the third day. These and the Stand Plate close on Sa turday next. MINTING APPOINTMENTS. Her Majesty's staghounds will meet on Tues. at New Lodge; Fri. Ivey Heath—it. Ludlow Hs.. Tues. Hope Bagot; Fri. Onibury-10. Mr. A. Smith's hds., Tues. Oarehill; Wed. Wherwell Wood; Thurs. Walser Wood; Sat. Roche-court-11. Bath stag hds., Tues. Falkland; Fri. Melksham-11i, Donnington hds., Tues. Belton Village; Sat. Clifton Mr. M. Ingram's Thurs. Bagot's Park; Sat. Rol leston Raiford's hds., Tues. North Gate, Oston Warren; Sat., Moresby Park-10i. Mr. Lumley's lids., Tues. Blyth Law Hill; Thurs. Aston; Fri. South Whestley-10i. Sir R. Sutton's lids., Tues. Bunny Village; Wed Roecliffe Hall; Thurs. Allexton; Sat. Virartnaby Stone pits-11. Duke of Rutland's hdo., Tues. Great Gorterby ; Fri. Aswar by Park-10i. Lord H. Bentinck's Tues. Barton; Wed. Bru ton-village; Thurs. Eagle-ball ; Fri. Wragby ;Sat. Harps well-11. Lord Elcho's lids., Wed. Longridge; Fri. Etal; S at. Bewick-101. Newcastle and Gateshead harrs, Fri. Greenside-10. Tindele lids., Fri. Black Seddon —loi. —.riHaydon hds., W ed. Langley-tollbar• Sat• ng,,on- ha PI • bcaorur:y T hade s s .. , li vir en e l d e . y- B w a o rm od ;toFiir;i. ELroLugGhroeras: 611-9. morpeth ley-mooi. StSallutorkhnat-10 Billingham harrs.,Thurs.Sheraton-104. East Essex lids., Tues. Catley-cross; Thurs. Wethers field-town; Sat. Braxted Green Man-10i. Mr. Conyers' lids., Thurs. Myles; Sat. High Rooth ing-street-105. South Essex hds. ' Tues. Horndo n -1 0 4 . Essex and Suffolk lids., Tues. West Bergholt White Hart; Fri. Wistou-104. Suffolk hds., Toes. Walsharc-hall; Thurs. Bradley park; Sat. Pakenharh-street-10i. Badsworth h s., Tues. Notton-village; Thurs. Askern ; Sat. lham-10/ 2 . Lord Yarborough's lids., Wed. Normanby clump; Sat. Newsham-lodge-11. Sir Tatum. Sykes' hds., Wed. Hildingley-gate; Fri. Thorne-hour. Cottesrnore lids., Tuts. Gaston; Thurs. Careby; Sat. Leesthorpe-11. woo Fr F lo itzwilliam'B lids., Wed. Tittclkra:wrt.lo:dF: Mr, Helier': Tues. Viraeoo Legsby ; Sat. Welton-wood-11, _ an,a_Heath ; Fri. Can. Atherstone lids., Wed. No -M Hiroble-ton; Fri. Brock , Welland. L os ; Cucrse.drenr-ohmille;srtirgi. aiUritlolitnigs eWr 1 1 V I g - r . C e t S in ; t e m S r h t n i o n lids.,i°a k. Upton bra., Tues. nd Knoll; Fri. Cupso.bos" wilicke_refoorid.shire lids., nor Frith-wood -4 qt. DM 30► 244 !eta tej qtA §6 4 26g to: OW C the bag OS . , P s " , or Sal 0 t° esl OT'