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z- --,- -'' ,1 - SooTrlsa WIDOWS' FUND AND LIFE REP ASSURANCE SOCIETY. ORT of the PROCEDURE of the THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL GE).Z.:'RAL COURT of this SOCIETY, held en the sth March, 1840. The lion LORD COCKBURN in the Chair. The THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL GENERAL COURT of this SO eIITY Was held in Edinburgh on the sth March, 1850. The \fa The Hon. LORD C OCKBURN in the Chair. So st y nager read to the Court various Statements relative to tli s affairs, from which it appeared e lit, That during the year 1849, the total number of Policies actu ally passed and issued was 600, covering Insurances to the es extent of 422,065/ . l ls. 4u, That the Capital of the Society at 31st December, 1849, was 2,167 .506/. 9s: Id., having increased during the year to the e‘ extent of 1 12,957/. 16s. '2d. •ei, That the Annual Revenue of the Society at the same date was 200 ,;371. 19s. 6d., being a decrease since last year, aresing from the reduction in the rate of interest during the currency the year. 4th, That the number of deaths which had occurred during the year 1849 was 111, the sums insured either the Policies Which have emerged in consequence of these deaths, being Sib 1171;21/ • tos., or, with Bonne additions, 114,824/. 12s. 3 d. , T hat the above sum of 117,6221. 10s. and the number of deaths were in the ratio of 63 per cent. of what inielit bays been expected, according to the tables of mortality upon Th which the Society's calculations are based. th e s e ut a ct e i f o u r raey sf the statements read having bent confirmed by Th e c o . •' lice rsess airmen, addressing the meeting, said, the Manager has hav tw o eesi certain papers, and made certain statements, which con faekful ex osition of the exact state of our affairs. Ile to o,freally ant no - aware what I can do to add nseither tion. r infortnation or to your consequent confidence in this Itate trot, hirr;u.r confidence must del end on the " facts" you leave heard th e e , , and were it net the usage that the . person who toiuna.a l oroe tn.ee , which I have the honour to occupy is expected would make to main. I think the most judicious thing I could do w . on eurro..trun silence. At the same time, however, it has often ne tts s rtle, and it occurs to me now, that perhaps a recapitulation atet s ,'"tet way, and in ordinary language, of the almost technical othisi es s ents male by the Manager. may sink more deeply into your tore allow hel more easily carried away—(Applause)—and the.re lews heard recall to you a few of the leading facts which you the4oW —(Renewed applause.) re.se tint of these —at least the one that leads me to consider f ley es Olfk I have to make first—is one that I was not f a t w e am prn. tree „,erY recently, which is the view exhibited o h Ilpeo pus Institution by our mere numbers. I do not here Ni si ; the sums insured, of our investments, of our secu i 1 41(4;2! °f anything of that sort. Look at our mere numbers. I th ere n better test of a society like this being well managed,—o Nee only being no suspicion in regard to it but that public con e ee has been ' 4l robe s always on the increase, than in the increase of the 1101 w .se Interested members—of members, I mean, who have t o ;treat but Pure selfishness—who are as anxious as men can be i f 4:tett themselves from mis:onduct, in order that, Ana the°44Y detected, it - may be time•usly corrected. Now b egan t° t he year 1815, when the Society was instituted, we kit i e l f " l a sinall nest-egg of 49 members—(Laughter) —and it d l id ilitsoteeent:atve,ell for the year 181 G, that the eggs laid tnen were 7 f . k 4aghtel l e e x u i g s it te t n e e r. e ) , I also find that during the first six years o 212 were tke suns total of ottr ehic . kens.— Z d:. to).r of fild here I may observe, that the first thing that selec ted: Is the great caution with which the lives must have been the 49 members who were admitted in 1015, 35 weird eleven still rensain npon.the books, after deducting many Ilviog"ertTendered their policies, and who, for aught we know, may be diele stie n ,. l . Then, of the ly who joined them in the year 1811. after . sad oft Many s urrenderers, there are still three upon the books , he sx , et `i o ie 212 is ens 'wee joined the society during the first sixyears of -- (Apsi o "„"i ‘ hearly 60 surrendered their policies, but 49 still survive. Wea r, h e./ These seem to me to have been well selected lives. - 141 reb ere e r•) And the result now is that, at the end of 35 years, the e t . ' r to tl our three, members amounts, not to one thousand, air to two, thon'`e, nor to four, nor to five, nor even to six, but to above i slues li ' s a4l.— (Applaase.) We have now above six thousnd e yyne have to r ro 's , Front this fact I infer nothing but this—that,.. sin l c tlatt anY Jealous t uncomplaining eyes prying Into us, p loThe 11. _ . vre cannot be an ill-managed body. • As Tlesil done during the year 1849, after deduction of several t° t"'heit43selnteetle,„ll ant cancelled, amounts to above 422,0001. ; that is s ee „ess Year the Insurances which we effected amounted to ""to, bee,' The number of Policies on these insurances announts . to tel e _ „ 2', at the the average, ever ell—which, lam told, is a high 0 no lett than 7001. on every ' policy. Mee,: i e o rital has increased during the year that is now closed by 16 740 6/ 'ot. ; and the total Capital that we own now amounts to ease y • that is to say, in round numbers, which will be far more (4144serna.e\mbered, considerably above Two Millions of money.— The s e, ' that Ae-edernent that we have above Two Millions—that Is to say w, er e oe ° 4 ght to have it—w - ould be a very idle ene, if our funds isaleez:it:isv.),.2 invested ; many a man thinks he has, and h . e ought to 'when he conies te 'rasp it it eludes the closing hand ; ' 4 the ",e e ietre, it is of vital and grasp it it eludes the closing hand; '°tt' isrolors Wlh Pltee, 1 Is st' vital and all-Important consequence to be told eovraee, that of our investments, so far as we have di . scovered, vMth estes o :, u ever yet Made a single bad (Applause.) . f hese ill :s are, for the most t part, laid out on real security—l . mean eelt°etoldall, d i. : e t s h i L s be ti t i cou p n ' t ' r r y ' , in ri t. i belief for real curity, in on of o ' er capitals s invested hett e a r ns to the Members ' portion of our capltal is invested -, C unenubers, security of their policies. What Ithey,:eetirity eats there ' be i than that!—(Hear, hear.) A member 0 1 . 50 01 ' dies is ear creditor say for 1,0001. ; and he asks for a loan le es i' is t f the policy be otequal valuee lend it to him, because ee e ` hint Oct of his g own money With such a security we s ilks e i t i!nee it ; and we are of its return as he is . that lie 'tett "t' aeon us. ItPart ofthesetwo millions is laid out in Bank „ean stoc of the chartered Banks of Scotland and the ttoll;sotaTo.pir•lernligeland, ofich I believe is as secure as can be. There of it laid out in ally Bank Stock of which a single private life entertains the slightest doubt. A or the i„.._ aPital Is laid out in redeemable annuities, which, , 4 cle a "" of Scotland as we all know, fall under the class Nisseye..ees Secured under real property. Some of it is laid sat on tr. 4' ,„ 1 ,, r , L my next word, for this first one makes many e e t iter ee laueh)—some of It is laid out on railway de istortla,;,-ka,Pelause.) ' Not one single sixpence of it—if there . was te 4t hine ° f Its I would tell you holestly—but not one single -Rete" op is ievest din e • shares. One fact which I have I,l,vestioolsse Which, a e bove r aT :t a lLrs, testifies the solidity of these e 'dela te,"'; and it is, the regularity and the promptness with testleAote !Merest on the loans is invariably paid. Wherever an in- IL ui tor ee ls . not met be regular payment of the interest, let the - sst 'gin to tremble - Now, with us, we have never found the e.„ 4 ' s 4 Y - s 4a Z e Srf fear or ' doubt. ' The interests, ' I understand, are CO thr almost within care of the tune. The result I draw th ey er e hi, that not only these investments good, but that •eit good that btt Id not be obtained. My belief is. er . cou S r ecto rs `"ese inv'estme e t 11 now thrown loose, and the Di tele were required a s t v'ere retrace a their steps, and to get good seep s "*. theY ld efore they would, do nothing, but ( Asie s e tactly t o b Y - sZ l ' e •) The the . s'ecauarditie's therefore they would, do Ilotilisig but rtissllrefl to retrace their steps, and to get good 7to th Securities that they have already obtained.— bie * tw o . six thousand members of this Society have laid erla isailhona of as well-secured money as can be secured in A 4 Z e t t°,lnetta.l. seven has decreased from the recent fall of interest h."' 3 ear, but it is now above 300,500/. The sum total of ' 4 -ye insured amounts to above Six Millions and a Half. t he e d eath it eo in 1849 are peculiarly instructive. In the first place, 111 the pier to ti , k een , - -a great number, and to be accounted for only D., they `tent pestilence. But yet though they amount to ib ex a o ilitl Qs a re only that is sixty a -three per cent. of our f calculated that • our system is onni t led d o n i t t teol t here s hat . there would be 100 deaths, while insea te s ev er s „" s a.e been wily slits-three, leaving thirty-seven l per h ‘ ; wi - ie 7 above for the security of the Society.—(Applause.) au l' 24 te e ,' fall en b have died —let the upper ranks think of this e ft % his , Y cholera. It is commonly thought that this Is a sa vi it ts - rt afflicts only the poor and the destitute. I d ar t e `ea r heard hea.evlhrst, and went, but it is by no means c . im d fin fr e nin o i t t he y l n a t ai . 0,04e0ne42,1 and stated, that Doneo.s .wh i o i die was insured for let,; l e se e fo t r s ith this society, indivii 2 tia I ' 4 4' ' ll,l th one for 3,0001., two for ,000 ,1 1. f , or ai s ito e n t e hi f n e g r 1e 0r,... a the whole twenty-four were insure h se a elh o i ft eal and therefore you will observe that t e , ne p e pa n r n en t t i l i y . 3 Of bitions, ought to strike a lesson of prude ' ll ❑ all classes. ' l 4 414 t i jso oi. • Pail by us since we began in 1815, are above lBn rUie y ( bstse; !tid this is a fact with which I was much struck. t t , l ,Led above eleven hundred thousand pounds. We leave and eps an d the at extent the families of those members who trusted Ite, eith eezarnple that was given by the manager so technically, t hS' ' tea t ' Proper brevit of the benefits of this Institution, illnPeetle;" Iroad mpression upon ', me, as I have no doubt it did upon for 1 he ease I refer to as that of - an old member who 'Me:stool. , tt s t Year, aid who had insured three times, each time ee e ,_ e n ‘" -.es, reps he has claims upon us for 3,05 . 01. cer fi e 2 ,o6o7 si ees that, hisseatatives will receive considerably wei.4:eaßonus. Than, upwards of 5,0001. is secured to his nearly tistittittl/4be;(xistttpni„,;F•pfter paying that, the Society was plus which I have to state is, one for which I am very "tit er "it is, that We have had up to this day, iso litigation.— " a PPlanase.) ' * hat see s sly have stated arc the material facts ; and what else o s fee t ' It is not , 0 4 temy business, and I am sari it would be no 'lett "great " °ll . If I were to boast of the excellence of our system, elet oe to greatness of our success ; and still less would it give any sat's eseswill3tre°,,, I f I Were to do that fro n which every respectable So *ectellt e e - e tter abstain —that of attempting t• raise ourselves . by a asp, PPlatise'°‘4lParison, or evens by an allusion to kindred Institutems. 1 04' It I s e' I have stated thefacts ; and having done so, I can do no Iteterry for to judge how your affairs have been managed, and , 4 ter e 'n elits y„, ). ith You those - resolutions or judgments which the re1y,.... 0 n ave heard are calculated to produce. My . inferences seit o giele ty `^ o . It seems to me, in the first place, that this is a Society si * r a e Y have perfect confldenee.—(fiear, hear.) My belief ote - ' 0 oa:ething about it although not so much certainly se s ers—i tatawe ; were tc ..e, that our confidence in it may go to this extent, o Y. be t ',quires', h i egin our again, with the experience which xnnw many ya which we might act differ @t L A kf low no way in a vr a l Y sich va We could do better. —(Applause,) =1,4: w6„ l -,, , e d o ft en amused themselves by speculating about what 44, 1e,'l his °' if he Was again to become a boy, with all the .expe ate erely beethanhood. If this Socletef were to de so, I seriously Yee s 'lllesi o `"eve that if we were ' to begin our career in 1815, with ta e s 4 SO, w e e t which We have gained between that time and the etet Weit e oe slimed walk in the very paths, nay in the very "tie A lhh oo ,we have reached our present state. My other Infer- At e , sels, t hat go It is something very like repeating the same sermon tst s a gat e it is the duty ' of all of us to do all in our power to I f ele r4 , 4 keowl°,,°Awledge of this Institution, and still more to propa• 'tie et tere et eetge of the great duty in this precarious life, of el s ;torly so ° le by insurance Some ' people talk as if there were ,*es ar ,''festl y :ties of this kind ' . Ido not agree with them ; and I f e 'es -et itlat e j: C t,atn that, if the public, and every individual in it, t'Lot ti: t ere wo'irrleressed with the importance of insuring their ee, ti eee sees old not only not be too many, but it would be found 4. es s is tine i s t:r,rl,lass a great deal too few.—(llear,heitr.) The eke s o lf ° Way i ' o e ' the community steeped in the conviction that tutees which they can practise the great duty of pru nes_. r i t e s By life insurance. All men are convinced that pru- Win e i,7. but all men are not convinced that there is no e " ' e°44 hat virtue can be practised with so small a present t o t r a ettPle e a red . with so great an ultimate reward. If you want tho e :not t o s `„ t his, I ean tell you where you are to fin 4 teens. „t ‘ te lts . Wh o h eek for them here. You must go among the families bajteedheen bereaved, and amongst whom the s.•ciety has tea ; earl tell ~,,,1 1l tee, bland greatly.. beyond a million or in i oney. Go into YO 4 a.k them what they think of life nsurance. They of t o by Dan.,t instead of thinking it unreasonable and useless, ' s ot ss ett sin ee „et "ell at the t when they are experiencing so e. ~._ e mouser' ei t to nisurance, Is, Therefore,at head of their house had te"„ r frl e 'Pen, ,a greater extent. what you have to I,,ev eit eset o e em e your various spheres, to urge ibis duty upon laid of (l eetlZ, t i tsim upon these two grou i nd d s, tbhatt that an e te it or _ at rio t man can . fix its pe , r l o ar ; ties u e th mtme i ts 1,11 ; (11:51 4 erri i t i .esfittirtnts innoldct out of individual t ir a r t e ee u Y ni e a o n r , r i ec t t h in u n. s c i o t n s h very p'reearl'ous vuerncertainty. These are e ° e to Nkle i ,Z *(l e uPon me; what yours are, I leave you to say. ry I, tof ie, ootier then r esamed his seat amid loud applause.) te e s tes e 'see Itipt SirJarnes Russell,K.C.B., of Ashiest ee l, secon d e d p ast by th e Tr ', a vote of th an k s was given to the Courts of Di- % the Yes, Ust ees and Office Bearers, for their serv i ces during • te m t he i t Tetie„ of t ei ts of v. eatn Alexander Shank Cook, Esq., Advocate, seconded twat biro. "Re Campbell, of Albany-street Chapel, the •••• -seers for the following year were appointed as Y. 116 Iti , PRESIDENT. A be gut nen. the Earl of ROSEBERY, K.T. Its 11,1 1.1 . , ,TI I ,TA t , 4 1 , 11 mox ei I r E IC I E4RESIDENTS. itittl:phtl/01,113.4ke of BUCCL . RUCH, K.G. ith ,151 614, 01 %111 1 1N of TWEEDALE, K.T. and C.B. kol?try n "N.-CRAIG, Esq., younger of Riccarton, M.P. rt .., ".„. r_. EXTRAORDINARY DIRECTORS. 4 kli..N.lt cp tincl. I tTarlaite John Ravenhill, Esq„ banker, teg g i t . , le ' ES C, of Colter- Warminster. Itti' 444,4r,g0r, Es Thomas Beveridge, Esq., D.C.S. tlq„.. 'tast e _ 1., Chairman Charles Baillie, Esq., advocate. T lis itl6 ll; St uart " Railway. Archd. Davidson, Esq., Sheriff of ,altiVitr Richardson of Aberdeenshire. bi,., 4 4(1 4,ll,they William James Duncan, Esq., 11::-Ne or i w, Arl of Lincoln M iger of National Bank. erti i ati1e,;:%%(1., London. . 4 Sir William ' Hamilton, of Pres lq,,,.,pr:lttio)ltdon. '4(19 Wands- ton, Bart. iTIZ II b ' r t Mae • * The Solicitor—general for Scot -1114,0 - tit t h nttleo r nair rth ' paisley. land. n il Ay sl ,. Liver D ° o - o r Esq., * Archibald Alison, Esq., Sheriff papa'4 tch eu o lerle, ly.s. a 4 ) 4 1'11 / of D 1 of Lanarkshire. Ch i areeu.lnes, Esq., or s G e o l o k r i g rk e s n iir u r Va.3, Esq., Sheriff of t4Nh r 4,,,treh a ! , W ood, , ORDINARY DIRECTORS. 1ti;1,3h,,:, Leith. Jon . , Esq., George Gibson, Esq., merchant. ,' ll itti l ~., 0 1 r, „,_ 0 _ . Leith. 4 4 ' th ri :ll4 , 2,' fPilrig:. W.S.,Wiiiiam Wilson, Esq„ W.S. 1 4 4, 3'1 e l' , of Carbeth'.Sir Adam Hay, Bart., of Hays .l4lll A le2 ). ' t kl.. of toun. 4 .lex eli kn. Elate,Wc Manuel. John Cockburn, Esq., merchant. b k 44 kier P e . , (l, archt. ll , ,hry cheyne, Esq., W.S. 4 4 41 ting le, Es •' 4 . * Robert Scott Monci:eft, Esq., l e4 T3ll I. ' °I Why;- advocate. ts, I v et x * Alexander Thomson, Eiq„ W.S. 'S. . s q , of Woodhouse- * Thomas G. Mackay, Esq., W.S. °l l , verc l4 k,:e Marked 3' are New Appointments. vot e Rober t Paul, E sq ., manager of the Commerein, e4. es elp ed ,41t.titika Th „ 43 proposed to the lion. Chairmn, whit ''uch applause, and the Court ther a eafter ad- (11 41)1 1 ,. J C I I I I ., N LIA 3f m AC G K E E O N R Z G IE : 4 " , 5 . St Andrew S Bth March, ovvrn,., ware, liuGu m,KEA/,,T, Agent. 4, ROYAL EXCHANGE BUILDINGS. I E B 5 OM. Chiefan a Manager. 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The Subscription for presenting Purnell Bransby Purnell, Esq., the County Chairman, with a Public Testimonial for his con duct on the subject of Private Lunatic Asylums in the county of Gloucester wilt c:ole on lst May next. Substcripions received by the London Joint Stock Bank, Pall-mall, and the honorary Secretary, G. Bolden, Esq , 44, Craven -street, Strand. THE NEW SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER. C0L01.711.3 OPEN their Sixteenth Annual Exhibi tion on MONDAY next, at their Gallery, 53, Pall mall, near St. James's Palace, daily from 9 till dusk. Admission, One Shilling. JAMES FAIIEY, Secretary. FIFTY POUNDS REWARD. ABSCONDED, on Wedne , day, th , Cith April instant, Fi;ANK. OCTAVICS BAKER, of No. 3, Vino-cottages, Iltirtf,rd road, Mogi:land. The said Frank o:tavius Baker is about 25 years of age ; about G feet high ; hair dark brown ; eyes dark ; nese short and turned up; eyebrows dark, strongly marked, and nearly meeting over the nose; whiskers very small, or none ; - low forehead : tier d complexion ; carriage very ere:t. lire is supposed to have left London ssoa atter three o'clock in the afternoon, without any luggae. A warrant has bean is: ed for his apprehension on a charge of embezzlement. Whoever will give such information as will lead to the apprehen slot of the said Frank Octsvius Baker, within thirty days from this date, shall receive the above reward. Informa ion to be given to Messrs. Bush and Mullens, solicitors St. Mildrede-court, Poultry, London ; or to John or Daniel Forrester, at tie police-office, Manson House, London. April 19, 1850. HAIL INSURANCE. RETURN OF PREMIUM AND REDUCTION OF RATES, A RETURN will be made on the Premiums paid by parties In sluing against Loss by Damage from Hail in the forthcoming season in the ROYAL, FARMERS' AND GENERAL, FIRE, LIFE, AND HAIL INSURANCE INSTITUTION, UPON TILE FOLLOWING SCALE:-- To parties insured fi ve years in succession - - -75 per cent. To ditto, four years ditto To ditto, three years ditto To ditto, two years ditto The mode of Insurance has been si plified by the adoption of one uniform rate of GC per acre for the following crops, without re ference to the quantity per acre :—Wheat, Barley, Oats, l'oas, Rye, Beans, Vetches, or Tares for seed, Turnips, Potatoes, Vetches or Tares (green), Buckwheat, Clover (green), Bye-grass (green), Man gel Wurzel, and Beet. A great reduction has also been made is the rate for Seeds. Glass in Hothouses, Greenhouses, &c., 20s. per coat. and upwards. STAMP DUTY PAID BY THE OFFICE. Agents appointed in all the principal towns in the kingdom. WILLIAM SIIAW, Managing Director. Head Office, 34t, Strand, UNDER TrIE ESPECIAL PATRONAGE OF HER MOST , GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN. SOCIETY FOR GENERAL ASSURANCE ON LIVES. THE ROYAL NAVAL, MILITARY, EAST INDL4., and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 13, WATERLOO-PLACE, LONDON. DIRECTORS. Colonel Sir FREDERIC SMITH, K.H., F.R.S., R.E., Chairman. JAMES F. NUGENT DANIELL, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. Admiral the Right Hon. Sir G. Cockburn, G.C.13. Major-General Sir J. Cockburn, Bart., G.C.11. General Sir Thomas Bradford, G.C.8., G.C.H. Majc.‘r-General Sir P. Ross, G.C.M.G., K.C.H. Lieutenant-General Sir John Gardiner, K.C.E. Major-General Sir Hew D. Ross, K.C.8., R.A. Captain Sir George Back, IL N., F.R.S. Major-General Taylor, C. 8., E.I.C.S. Major-General Edward Wynyard, C.E. Major-General Arnold. K.H., K.C. Archibald Hair, Esq., M.D. Captain William Lancey, R.E. William Chard, Esq., Navy Agext Wilbraham Taylor, Esq. Major-General Sir John Rolt, K.C.B. Major F. S. Sotheby, C. 8., E.I.C.S. Major-General Sir George Pollock, G.C.R. Captain William Cuppage, R.N. Captain Michael Quin, R.N. BANKERS—Messrs. Coutts and Co., 59, Strand. PiasicilN—Sir Charles Fergusson Forbes, M.D., K.C.H., F.L.S. COrtsEL—J. Measure, Esq., 4, Serle-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields. SOLICITOR—RowIand Neate, Esq., 57, Lincoln's Inn-fields. ACTUARY—John Finlaison, Esq., the Government Calculator, and President of the Institute of Actuaries. Assurances are granted upon the lives of persons ix every profes sion and station in life, and for every part of the world, with the ex cepthn of the Western Coast of Africa within the Tropics. The Rates of Premiums are constructed upon sound principles with reference to every colony, and, by payment of a moderate addition to the Home Premium, in case of increase of risk, persons assured in this office may change from one climate to 'tucker without forfeiting their policies. Four-fifths of the Profits are divided amongst the Assured. JOSEPH CARTWRIGH BRETTELL, Secretary. 1 X E TER H A L L, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 25. Mr. CATLIN, the well-known Historian of the American Ind ans, and Traveller or the Prairies and Rocky Mountains, gives a Lecture on the VALLEY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, and its advan' ages to EMIGRATION ; the ROCKY MOUNTAINS, and the GOLD BE. GIONA of CALIFORNIA ; all illustrated by colossal Maps and Paintings, made from nature, by his own hand. Three thousand visitors attended this Lecture in one evening, in the Town Hall of Birmingham. • Doors open at half-past seven ; Lecture begins at eight. Admis sion Sixpence ; Reserved Seats One Shilling. THE It 0 Y I A L TU POLYTECHNIC LECTURES on MUSIC by Sir HENRY I. BISHOP resumed, with an increased number of VOCALISTS for the Illustrations on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at Eight, and on Tuesday, Thu s day, and Saturday, at Three o'clock.—Dr. Baclihoffner's Second Lecture on the Philosophy of Scientific Recreation with Optical Effects, daily at Two, and on Tuesday and Thursday Evenings at a quarter-past Nine.—Lecture by J. 11. Pepper, Esq., on the Chemistry of Hydrogen, with spacial reference to its application for conveying by Balloons Pyrotechnic and other Signals to Sir John Franklin, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at Three, and on Tuesday and Thursday Evenings, at Eight.—Dissolving Views, Illustrating the Arctic Regions and Ceylon ; also Views of London in the Sixteenth Century, and as it now is.—Diver and Diving bell, &c., &c. Admission, Is.—Schools. Half-price. Analyses and Chemical Experiments conducted in the Laborato under the direction of J. H. Pepper, Esq. A BSOLUTE SALE OF SHAWLS AND MANTLE TURNER and COMPANY, 27 and 28, CRAWFORD-STREET, 27, 28, BAKER.-STREET, Will offer for SALE, on Mon ay next, the Stock of ❑ENRY ROBERTS, of Ludgate-hill, Shawl and Mantle Warehouseman, at llal the Price charged by any Shawl Rouse in London, viz., liareze Scarfs, every colour, tram Bs. I Id. to 18s. sd. ; also Paisley Long Shawls, and Square Lyons Cashmeres, Printed Cashmeres, &c., at Ruinous Prices. Mantles in Watered Silks, Glace Satins. Gro- Royale, &c., at Prices from Ss. Ild. to One Guinea. Really worth three times the money. OBSERVE.—TCRNER and 'COMPANY, 27 and 28, CRAWFORD-STREET, 27. 28, PURCHASERS OF BANKRUPT STOCKS. • BEAUTIFUL TEETH. ROWLANDS' ODONTO, or PEARL DENTIFRICE. A WHITE POWDER, compounded of the choicest and most re cherche ingredients of the Oriental herbal, of inestimable value in preserving and beautifying the Teeth, strengthening the Gurus, and in giving Sweetness and perfume to the Breath. It extirpates all tartar ous adhesions to the teeth, and ensures a pearl-like whiteness to the enamelled surface. Its anti-septic and anti-scorbutic properties exercise a highly beneficial and salutary influence: they arrest the further progress of decay of the Teeth, induce a healthy action of the Gums, and cause them to assume the brightness and colour indi cative of perfect soundness ; while, by confirming their adhesion to the Teeth, they give unlimited enjoyment and fresh zest to appetite, by perpetuating effective and complete mastication. The Proprietors of this Dentifrice pledge themselves that its effi cacy iu preserving and embellishing the TEETH, far surpasses any thing of the kind ever yet offered to the public, and has, In conse quence, obtained the patronage of Royalty and the Aristocracy throughout Europe.—Price 2s. 9d. per box. CAUTION.—To protect the public from fraud, the Hon. Commis sioners have directed the Proprietors' name and address thus, A. 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" That three score years and ten our course may run." A popular review of almost every form (cause and cure) of ner vously-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses the yonng, besets the man of pleasure, business, or study, and em bitters old age, with tables and rules for the diet and physical regu lation of every-day life. IV. THE PASSIONS. " What passions hurt the body—what improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." SUBJECT :—Life's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The advent of the passions. Chastity and its infringements. The casualties of licentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narrative, and remediative. Advocacy of early marriages. Y. TIIE MARRIAGE STATE. " To be or not to be, that is the question." PitocaLsrms :—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and re ligion regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and choice, on both sides, as to age, temperament, complexioti, and figure, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them. Physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion. Cases, &c. By R. J 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 Argyll Mace. Regent-street THIRTY-FIRST EDITION. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Ehgravinqa on Steel. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just pu'Aished, price 2s. 6d., er by post, direct from the Establishment, 3s 6d. in postage stamps, THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the infirmities and decay of th 4 generative system, from ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, with remarks en Marriage, and the means of obviating certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By It. and L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Ox ford-street, London. Published by the Authors : sold by Strange, 11, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, IN, Oxford-street . ; Starie, 23, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; and Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street. _ _ gi r fA a ni in and d. t treats ea illustrated of uss ot rf t a h tt e isdh n be c a yo t n os: uc a : 1 0 1 eu p ,r h e y rd s e re-productive from e.cessie 1 1:: u l n l ° r i r n a g v o or in dulgence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. Illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, anl contains explicit directions for their treatment. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Engravings. PART IV. contains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by simple application, by which the danger •f infection is obviated. This important part of 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 coniidered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. TUE CORDIAL Betas of SYRIACUM is exclusively employed in treating nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., I Is. and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symptoms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, 11 s. and 335. per bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and 11s. per box, a certain remedy for gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and chronio inflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, 11. 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CHEAP EDITION OF MR. AINSWORTH'S WORKS. Oa SATURDAY, the 20th, will be published SAIN T JAMES'S Complete in 1 vol., price I s. boards, or 'ls. 6d. cloth. Also, by the same Author, WINDSOR CASTLE. MISER'S DAUGHTER. BOOKWOOD. CRICHTON. Price Is. each, boards, or Is. 6d. cloth. Now ready, TIIE TOWER OF LONDON. Complete in 2 vols., price Is. each boards, or Is. 6d. cloth. London: Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand. Sold by all. Booksellers and Newsmen, and at all Railway Stations. Just published, price One Penny. ALETTER, most respectfully addressed to a most respectable OLD LADY, by A FRIEND of the FAMILY. ANSELL, HORNE, and Co., Wholesale Tea and Coffee-dealers, No. 2, Backlersbury, Cheapside, Invite the attention of families, hotel-keepers, and other large con sumers, to the peculiar system of their establishment, which is to supply them on the same terms as the trade, at the lowest whole• sale price. Price list and samples forwarded free. A single pound and upwards sent free within live miles of town. Six pounds and upwards forwarded free to any part of England.—Address Mansell, Home, and Co., 2, Bucklersbury, Cheapside. EYEBROWS MUSTACHIOS, and WHISKERS produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed and prevented, by tke use of G RIMS TON E'S AROMATIC REGENERATOR. If you are in want of that beautiful adornment of the human figure, a natural supply of human hair, obtain through the post, or of any wholesale or retail chemist er druggist, or perfumer, an 113. bottle of Grimstone's Aromatic Regenerator. This is an essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers (grown at his Iler bury, Highgate), which has been long known to the nobility and gentry, by whom it is highly appreciated for its manifold virtues, too numerous to be set forth in an advertisement, but may be read in his pamphlet, in which the bottles are enclosed. Each pamphlet has the signature of William Grimstone, Merchant, lierbary, Highgate, and will be found at page 11, under the copy of Mrs. Weekly's Letter to the Editor of the " Times" newspaper, 7th of August, 1846. This pamphlet is forwarded through the pest, en receiving two postage stamps. The Aromatic Regenerator can be forwarded through the post on receiving a post-office order for 4s. 6d., 7r. 6d., or 125., which in cludes the postage with the case. The Its. size contains four of the 4s. A few of its many virtues, as thousands can prove, are published in the pamphlet enclosed with each bottle. Reader, reflect for a few minutes, and if you are 40 years of age you will remember the thousands of blind you meet with in your walks, others with various coloured eye-shades ; indeed, such was the demand for eye-shades, that it was a businesS. What has re moved those sightless beings, and given place to a straightforward, clear-sighted people (the climate is the same) ? I'll tell you the cause —the universal use of Grimstone's Eye Snuff! and because it cured Ophthalmia, Gutta Serena, Cataract, Nervous Headach, and Deaf ness, the Lords of the Treasury directed it to be denominated a medi cine, and to be stamped. Although this advanced its character, 67 cases of cure being proved by the informers, still it was an act of oppression ; as in 1825 the Solicitor of Stamps, Godfrey Sykes, Esq., altered the label, and sanctioned its sale under order of the Lords of the Treasury; the letter of protection, signed by Herries, Fsq., to Mr. William Grimstone, bearing date 18th February, 1525. This was on account of its curative qualities, being sold at that time in Ca. 1119- ters, within the reach of every poor family. But under this order of Government it is obliged to be stamped. GRIMSTONE'S MEDICATED EYE SNUFF, sold in canisters, inclosed in a pamphlet of medical and other testimonials, under the Government order, at Is. lid., 2e. 9d., and 4s. 6d. each. The Pamphlets sold at Id. each. If through the post, Is. Bd., 3s. 6d., and ss. Bd., including postage, &c. The following letter is one out of the many thousand proofs. Read the following Medical Testimony to the cure of five cases of Gutta Serena, from G. H. Boutell, Professor of Galvanism:— " Southsea, near Portsmouth, Hants, sth Nov., 1848. " Ma. W. GILIMSTONE.—Sir—I must in justice to you send the fol lowing Testimonial with regard to the extraordinary efficacy of your Eye Snuff in cages of Gutta Serena. I have used it in five cases with the most astonishing benefit and cure. Sir, you may advertise this 1 ! or make what use you please. The cures have wholly astonished me and thousands of ethers.--4 am, Sir, &c., G. H. BOUTELL, Professor of Galvanism." All letters to Mr. William Grimstone, Herbary, Highgate, near London, at which establishment he continues to manufacture his far-famed HERB TOBACCO, so much esteemed in all foreign parts. The following letter, in testimony of its delightful qualities, is from the author of tke " Pleasures of Home :" " Springfield Cottage, Honiton, Devon, 15th August, 1848. " Str,—l cannot deny myself the pleasure of stating how highly I esteem your Herb Tobacco. I have now found in it a substitute for the choice leaf, hitherto obtained by me from a friend in Constanti nople. lam sure that lovers of mild, fragrant Tobacco would find yours a great and acceptable gift, at a very reasonable price. " I am your obedient servant, " STUART FARQUHARSON, D.C.L. " To Mr. Willlam Grimstone, Herbary, Highgate." This extensively-famed Tobacco is sold by all chemists and drug gists, and others, with W. Gemstone's signature attached, at 7t4d., It. 1 xd. 2s. 9d., and 48. 6d. each, including the Government stamp. white, 40s to 42s per 40811ss ; foreign red, fine, sold at 3ls to 35s 6d ; foreign red, extra fine, 37s to 39s 6d; ditto, ordinary, 335 to 35s ; ditto, hard, 32s to 345. Malting barley was in less request, but grinding qualities the turn in favour of the buyers. English malting sold at 23s to 28s per imperial quarter ; English and foreign grinding, 18s to 21s per 4001 bs. Oats a slow sale, at unaltered rates. Devon and Welsh oats sold at 13s ed to 14s 6d per imperial quarter; Irish white ditto, 15s to 16s 6(1 per 3201bs ; Irish black, 144 to 14s 61 per imperial quarter. Beans a dull sale, at is per quarter lower. English beans 24s to 27s 6d per imperial quarter; foreign ditto, 234 to 24s 61 per 43 Ilbs. Flour was also a dull sale, at Is per sack lower; English 27s to 293 per sack; American sweet, &c., 21s 6d to 22s 6d per barrel. EXETER, APRIL 19.—Cattle market—The market has been well supplied with beasts, and moderately with sheep. Pork carcases—The supply to-day rather exceeded that of last week, but we notice no variation in prices. Large coarse pi.rk, 6s ; good ditto, 6s 6d, and the best 7s 3:1 per score. Pannier—Turkeys, Gs to 8s; goslings, 6s to 7s each, duck lings, 5s 6d to 6s 6d ; spring chickens, 3s to 4s 6d ; fowls, 4s to 4s 6d ; galenas, 51; pigeons, Is 91 to 2s per couple ; leve rets, 2s 6d to 3s 6.1 ; roasters, 5s to 53 each .; butter, Is per lb ; eggs, 20 to 22 for Is. Seed Market—We notice no alteration in last week's quotations, except that eaver is lower, selling at 3s 6d to 3s 9d per lb. Wool—The price of wool re mains the same as last week 6d per lb, and in few instances 6id per lb having been given. Corn Exchange—Wheat to-day has been but sparingly offered at the prices offered, 4s 6d to 5s per bushel for the very best samples of warranted wheat. Malting barley sold at 2s 91 to 3s per bushel, and we heard one maltster, who has a contract to supply malt to a public institu tion, giving 3s 2d; oats, Is 10d to 212 d per bushel; fine flour, 26s to 27s per sack of 2801bs. NORTHALLERTON, APRIL 17.—Wheat, white, 4s 9d to 5s 3d; red 4s 3d to 4s 9d ; oats Is Bd.to 2s Od ; beans 2s 9d to 3s ; barley 2s 9d to 3s 3d per bushel. WETHERBY, APRIL 18.—White wheat 15s Od to 161 ed. red ditto 13s Od to 11's Od per load ; barley 223 to 251 per qr. ; beans lOs Od to 12s Od per load ; oats 7d to 9d per stone. Rtrox, Amt. 18.—White wheat 5s to 5s 6d, red ditto 4s to 5s ; beans; 3s 3d to 3s 91 per bushel ; barley 22s to 261; oats lis to 21. per qr. SCARBOROUGH, APRIL 18. —Red wheat 4s 3d to 551, white ditto 4s 9d to 5s 6d per 5 stones; black oats 6d to 7d, white ditto 7d to 8d per stone • malting barley 19s to 21s, grinding ditto I7s to 19s per qr. Of 32 stones; superfine flour 30s to 335, seconds ditto, 24s to 27. per sack of 20 stones. - • LLANRWST, APRIL 16.-There was not a large quantity of grain at our market to-day, neither was there a very full at tendance of farmers, or others interested. Wheat was worth 13s : some infer:or sorts sold as low as 11 s ; barley, from 7s to Bs. The season for oats being nearly over—the few that were sold were a shade lower than our last quotations. Runtirr, APRIL 15.—Business was very slack, with prices not improving, except in oats, which were a trifle higher. Wheat, 12s to 13s; barley, 6s 6d to 7s ; oats, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; potatoes, 8s to 9s per hobbet ; fresh butter, 11 id to is per pound. MOLD, Aran 17.—A good attendance today of both buyers and sellers, and business brisk, at low prices. The highest figure being—Wheat, 12s; barley, 7s; oats 55 per hobbet. INvEntntss, APRIL 16. —Wheat, per qr, weighing 621 b per bushel, 36s 6d to 38s 6d ; barley, per quarter, weighing 541 b per bushel, 19s to Os Od ; oats, per quarter, weighing 421 b per bushel, 16s Od to 17s Od. Oatmeal, per imperial boll, 14s Od to Os 01; ditto second, 13s 0,1 to Os Od; barley meal, 11s Od to Os Od ; peasemeal, 14s Od to Os Od; bran, per stone, Os 6d to Os Od ; first dour, per 2801 b., 34s Od to 36s od ; second ditto, 26s Od to 28s Od; oatmeal, best, per stone of 141 b imperial, is 4d to Os Od; ditto second, Is 2d to Os Od; barley meal, l s 2d to Os 03 ; peasmeal, Is 4d to Os Od ; first flour, 2s 4d cash, 2s 8d credit ; second ditto, 2s Od cash, 2s 3d cre dit. Potatoes, per stone, 4 1 / 1 d to 5d ; beef, per pound, 4d to 63; veal, 4d to sd; mutton, 4d to 6d; pork, 3d to 4d, fowls, each, 10d to 12d; chickens, per pair, 16d to 18d; ducks, each, Od to Od; eggs, per dozen, 4 1 ,0 to sd; butter, fresh, per lb, 10d to Od ;.ditto, salt, 9d to 10(1 ; croudie(eurds), Od to Od ; four-pound loaf, cash, 5,1 to 6d ; ditto, credit, shd to 6id ; coals, per cwt, 9d ; hay, per stone, 8d to 9d. COAL MARKE Carr's Hartley East Adairs Main l3s Od Ravensworth'sW.Hart 1 is 6d Townley l3s 6d West Hartley_ 14s 6cl T.—YESTERDAY Eden Main Haswell lBs 6d 51aclean's Tees ... 15s 3d fees Birchg. Graigola Garnaut Stone 23s Od Ships at market, 26. Wall's End, &c Buraton Killingworth 15s 6d Gosforth RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS BRISTOL, Arm 19. STOCK Exmaiscat.—Our share market was dull to-day. The only transactions were—Great Western, Quarters, 12 —Ditto, 151. Shares (New), 8% dis.—London and North- Western, 103—Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, 89. ing, through which the police were discovered by a man on the other side, who immediately quitted the passage. An order was given to force this door with sledge-hammers, which, having been done, the gaslights were put out by some one connected with the house. The fourth door was next assailed; but being constructed with inch plank, bound with iron, and secured with heavy bolts, it resisted the efforts of the police. After ten mieutes' unavailing battery, the door was opened from the inside. The police went up to the first floor, and there found all the defendants except Woodward, who was in another room. Some of the party were engaged in a game of billiards—others were having supper. The Su- perintendent, when he entered the room, told the de fondants he had authority from the commissioners of the police to enter the house, and to take all persons found therein, on the ground that they were there for au unlawful purpose. The defendants were taken to the station-house and searched. Upwards of 4001. was found among them, and on Richards were disco"-' vered bills and I 0 U's for nearly 2,0001. The hotta was searched in which the defendants were found; but no gaming implements whatever were discot4ia: Mr. Clarkson, who was retained for the defendants, said there was not the slightest evidence to show than the defendants were assembled for any unlawful pur pose ; and therefore he claimed their discharge from custody. Mr. HARDWICK decided that the evidence did not support the charge. There was nothing to prove that anything illegal was going on in the house, 111- though the mode in which the doors were secured was significant that something was going on, but that was not evidence enough to-make out a case of gaming. If cards, dice, or other gaming implements had been produced, that would have been direct evidence of the, parties being assembled there for the purpose of gam ing. In the absence of such evidence he must order the defendants to be discharged. SOUTHWARK. Yesterday Madame Maria Lemaire, the wife of the proprietor of an exhibition at the Rotunda, in the Blackfriar's-road, was brought before Mr. Hammill, charged with attempting to throw herself into the river at Blackfriars-bridge. William Clarke, a young man, stated that on the preceding night, as he was returning home about nine o'clock, his attention was called to the defendant, whom he saw descend the steps of Blackfriars•bridge, on the south side. Suspecting that her intention was to commit suicide he followed her quickly down the steps ; and she was about to precipitate herself into the river, having thrown off her bonnet and shawl, when he seized the back portion of her dress and held her firmly, notwithstanding her efforts to disengage herself from his grasp. He then led her up the steps, and gave her into the charge of a policeman, who took her to the station-house, and she seemed to witness to be under the influence of liquor at the time. Mr. Binns said that he appeared for M. Lemaire, the husband of the defendant, who rented the pre mises known by the name of the Rotunda; that on being apprised that his wife had made the attempt to drown herself, he immediately repaired to the station house, and there had an interview with her. M. imaire had instructed him to state that the defen dant was, unfortunately, addicted to habits of in toxication, and that he could not possibly live with her any longer, finding that all his efforts to break her of the propensity were unavailing. That on the preceding day she left home, saying that she was going a short distance, at which time she was per fectly sober, adding that she should return shortly. She, however, did not come back until the morning, being out all day, and she was then under the influ ence of liquor and quite incapable of superintending any portion of the exhibition that was then going forward; that her husband was so disgusted with her conduct that he refused her admission, and it appears that it was subsequently to that refusal that she proceeded to Blackfriars-bridge, and made the attempt upon her life as described by the wit ness who had prevented her. M. Lemaire had, however, instructed hint to state that he was perfectly willing to grant his wife a separate mainte nance, an offer which be had frequently made to her, and that as it was quite impossible for him to live any longer with her, as sbe_would inevitably bring ruin upon him and his children, he was now prepared to enter upon any arrangement for that purpose ; that they had been married fourteen years, thirteen out of which she was in the habit of drinking to excess, and this was not the first time she bad attempted self destruction, for not very long ago she precipitated her self from Hungerford-bridge into the river, and on that occasion was with difficulty saved. M. Lemaire stood forward, and, addressing the ma gistrate in imperfect English, expressed himself to the effect that he was compelled to adopt the line of con duct towards his 'wife as described by. his solicitor, for it was quite out of the queition that he could live any longer with a woman so completely devoid of all feel ing for him and his family in consequence of her drunken habits. The defendant, who stood at the bar crying, op being asked whether she was willing to agree to her husband's offer of allowing her a separate maintenance, replied in the affirmative ; and 11r. ilemstur, then said that he should give them an opportunity of arranging the affair ; and Mr. Binns subsequently announced that the defendant had agreed to live with her mother. The MA.GISTRATE gave her a serious lecture on her conduct, which, if persisted in, must eventually lead to her utter ruin ; and, as she promised not to repeat the attempt upon her life, she was liberated, and lefq the court with some of her relatives. William Osborne, a private in the 30th Foot, on route to Weimer, was placed at the bar charged with riotous conduct in drawing his bayonet, and threaten ing to stab some persons in a public•house in which he was billeted. Joseph Walsh, police•constable 282 M, stated— This morning I was on duty, at half- past one o'elock, at Stone's-end, and I saw the prisoner go into the : IVaggon and Horses, and he had his firelock on his shoulder. I afterwards heard a noise within, and then saw the prisoner, with his bayonet fixed, in, front of the bar, threatening to run it through different persons, and amongst them some women, who were standing near at hand. I interfered, and requested the prisoner to unfix his bayonet, and put it up in the scabbard, telling him that he ought to know better, as a soldier, than to act as he was doing. The prisoner, however, refused to do as he was desired, and exclaimed that he would not mind stabbing me with it; and as he still con tinued to flourish such a dangerous weapon about, and to threaten those in the house, I seized his musket and bayonet from him, and observing that he was not sober I took him to the station-house. On the way to the station-house the prisoner was extremely riot ous in his behaviour. Mr. John Bray said—As I was passing the above house, hearing a noise within, I looked in and saw the pri3oner with his bayonet fixed, in the attitude of charging some persons who stood at some distance from him, and amongst whom were some women. The latter were so frightened thatthey screamed out, and from the state of excitement in which the prisoner appeared, evidently from liquor, I was fear ful that he would have stabbed some of the people present. I afterwards saw the policeman interfere, and heard the prisoner exclaim that he would not mind running his bayonet through any policeman. In reply to the magistrate, the witness said that the prisoner was under the influence of liquor, and that it was only miraculous he had not stabbed some of the persons whom he had threatened. Mr. ILLsouiLL to the prisoner.—What have you to say in answer to the charge ? Prisoner —I was drunk at the time, and do not know what I did. I had been knocking about all the afternoon, and got drinking. I got a billet on a public-house, but, being a stranger, could not find it; and, in fact, I did not know what I was doing, and have no recollection that I drew my bayonet, let alone fixing it, and threatening to make a charge with it. In answer to further questions, the prisoner said that the regiment was passing through London from Manchester on route to Weimer ' and that he received his billet, but could not find the house. Mr. Hamm', said that a non-commissioned officer ought to have been appointed to see;that the privates were at the houses in which they were billeted, in stead of allowing them to roam about the streets of the metropolis, as this man was, armed with his mus ket and bayonet, and in a state of intoxication. The Magistrate added that the prisoner had disgraced himself by such behaviour as that given in evidence against him—namely, drawing his bayonet and threatening to stab some civilians who happened to be near him, as well as the policeman who interfered, and very properly so, for their protection. Such misconduct on the part of the prisoner he (the magis trate) could not permit to go unpunished, and as an example to him in future not to act in such a man ner, he should sentence him to be imprisoned fur seven days. The prisoner was then removed. LAMBETH. BURGLARY AND ROBBERY.—Yesterday James 4.llVVair and James Keer were placed at the bar be fore Mr. Norton, on a charge of burglary and rob bery at the Southampton Arms public-house, Nine elms. From the evidence it appeared that so late as twelve o'clock on Wednesday the prisoner 11.1‘Nair was seen [PRICE SD. in front of the Southampton Arms, and at three o'clock on Thursday morning Police-constable MA cliff,lBl V, having heard the noise of some footsteps in the yard looked over the yard gate, and saw M'\ air coming down the steps leading to the back door. In a moment or two the prisoner came over the gate ; and upon being asked what brought him there, he said he expected some Norman cows by the rail gay, and he was waiting to receive them. The constable very foolishly allowed him to go about his business. Mr. Hippesley, the landlord of the Southampton Arms, deposed that about three o'clock on Thursday tnorning• he was called up by Rateliff, the constable, and on coming down stairs he found his bar door open, also the back door, and the front door was only closed by the ordinary latch. On examining the bar he missed eight half-crowns, two five-shilling packages of halfpence, about twenty cigars, and a quantity of tobacco, some of which was made up into penny screws. On comparing some of the latter with some screws found in the possession of the prisoner they exactly corresponded. In conclusion, Mr. Hippesley said he knew the prisoner M'Nair from his being the son of tho former landlord of the Southampton Arms, and saw him at his house as late as nine o'clock on Wednesday night. Jamea Scudda, potman to the prosecutor, said that on Wednesday night, while putting up his master's shutters, he saw the prisoner WlNTair sitting in front of the house, and spoke to him, and after that he fas tened the back door in the usual way with both bolts. He knew the other prisoner Keer, but bad not seen him on the Wednesday night. The only evidence against leer was his being seen with the other prisoner at an early hour on Thursday morning, and having in his possession when taken some screws of tobacco precisely similar to those stolen from .the bar of the prosecutor. The prisoners were remanded to a future day. PUBLICATIONS. NOTICE ! !—THE NEWWORK ON CEYL 3N. Now ready, in 2 vols. small Bvo., with Map and numerous Illustrations, CEYLON and the CING AL E SE. By 11. C. SIRR, M.A., Barrister-at-Law, Late a Deputy Queen's Advocate in the Island of Ceylon. 2. Ca,,tain RPHD'S " RIFLE RANGERS." 2 vols. 3. NARRATIVE of ARC MC DISOOVE.RY. 101.6 d., bound. 4. NAPIER'S SOUTHERN AFRICA. 2 TON , plates. 5. The CIVIL WAR in HUNGARY. 3d Edition. 7s. 6d., bound. 6. Miss PARDOE'S FLIES in AMBER; or, the Recreations of a Raml ler. 3 vols., post Bvo. Also immediately: 7. RYAN'S CALIFORNIA in 1848-9, with the Author's Expe rience at the Mines. 2 vols., 23 Plates. 8. WAYLE'S EQUESTRIAN'S MANUAL; or, the Science of Equitation, with Illustrations. W. Shoberl, Publisher, 20, Great Marlborough-street. 5,,,s Orders received by all Booksellers. LIVERPOOL: APRIL 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The market has been firm to-day at the quotations. The transactions were as follow :—Lan cashire and Yorkshire, Consol., 34—Caledonian, 7 1 ,i —London and North-Western, 102 1 / 2 —Ditto, New Quarters, l dis. —Midland, Halves, 271. Bs. dis.—Reading, Guildford, and Reigate, 14% •- Waterford and Limerick, 40%. MANCHESTER, APRIL 19. STOCK EXCHANCIR.—Business on our Stock Excbange was dull to•day, and prices had a tendency downwards. The transactions were as follow :—East Lancashire, 6% — Lancashire and Yorkshire, Preference, 6 per cent. 1 1 34 — London and North-Western, 102—Ditto, New Quarters, 1 3 / 4 dis.—Ditto, Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (C), p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, —Ditto, Grim,by (201. Shares), 2 1 4—Ditto, Sheffield and Lincolns Lie, 2%. BIRMINGHAM, APAIL 19. STOCK EXCHANGE. —AII descriptions of railway stock were better to-day, foralt hough the arrangement between the Lon don and North• Western and North Staffordshire Companies has somewhat depyeciated the former, it has decidedly im proved the stock of the latter. Ultimately, however, there is little doubt entertained but the settleMent of the litiga tion, which has been so long in progress, will be mutually advantageous to the companies. Midlands were done to-day several times over at 33, and North Staffordshires at 10 3-16 and 10% dis. YORK, APRIL 18. Srocx EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as fol. low :—North British, (guar an t ee d 6 per cent. f or fi ve ye ar s, and 5 per cent. in perpetuity), 4 3 4 —London, Brighton, and South Coast, 77—York and North Midland, 144. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Mr. Cope, the governor of Newgate, attended be fore the Lord Mayor with John James Bezer, who was, at the session of the Central Criminal Court held in August, 1848, convicted of sedition and sentenced to pay a fine of 101., to be imprisoned in the gaol of Newgate two years, and to enter into recognizances in the sum of 1001., with two sureties in the sum of 50/. each, to keep the peace and be of good behaviour towards all her Majesty's liege subjects for five years then next ensuing, and to be further imprisoned until such fine be paid and such recognizances entered into. Bezer, it will be recollected, was one of several who had addressed a number of persons in the theatre in Milton-street, in which, about the period stated in the commitment, it was the practise of the disaffected to assemble and discuss political questions most mis chievously. Mr. Cope, at the same time that he exhibited the original order of the court, signed by Mr. Clarke, the clerk of the peace, containing the statement of the of fence and its penalty, produced the queen's original pardon, " Granted in consideration of some circum stances humbly represented to her Majesty, and upon condition of his finding securities fur his good beha viour as required by his sentence." Bezer then brought for ward two sureties, whom Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk to the Lord Mayor, examined, and his Lordship accepted as bail, and the original order of the court and the pardon were re turned to the governor. Bezer was then discharged from custody. Charles Lawrence, a private in the 30th Regiment, was brought up in the custody of Batchelor, 441, charged with having drawn his bayonet upon some persons in King William-street. The policeman, when upon duty at twenty minutes to nine o'clock on Thursday night, saw a mob, con sisting of from 200 to 300 people, in King William street, near Abchurch-lane, and amongst them the prisoner with his bayonet drawn, flourishing it over his head, and attempting to stab the bystanders. The soldier was very drunk, and the policeman gut behind him, and, watching for a proper opportunity, seized him and wrested the weapon from his hand. The soldier endeavoured, on the way to the station-house, to escape from custody, and kicked at and struggled with the policeman and two or three others of the force, who assisted in tugging him along. The regi ment had marched out of town without knowing anything about the prisoner, who will, of course, be returned as a deserter. The LORD MAYOR—What have you to say to this, prisoner ? The soldier—l do not remember any thing about it, my Lord, I was so drunk. I had been out to see my brother, and I must have been greatly provoked before I drew my bayonet. Some observations having been made upon th e f ac t , that notwithstanding the orda issued yea rs ago _ that soldiers should not wear side-arms---they were sometimes to be seen in the streets, not o n l y w i t h bayonets by their sides, but in their hands, it was stated to his Lordship that the prisoner had been bil letted in Surrey, and that it was only . when they were in barracks that the prohibition was in force. The prisoner was sentenced to imprisonment in Bridewell for one month. A gentleman, named Budd, of Castlebaynard Ward, handed to the Lord Mayor a purse, contain ing money, which he had found near the Bank, be tween one and two o'clock on Thursday , and sug gested that if it should not be owned his Lordship would apply the contents to the poor-box. MARLBOROUGH - STREET. ATTACK ON AN ALLEGED GAMING-DOUSE....- Fifteen persons were charged by the police with having been found in a common g aming-house, No. 64, St. James's- street. The Superintendent of the D division (Mr. Hughes) produced the authority from the Commissioners to enter the house, No. 64, St. James's-street. O n Friday, about one in the morning, witness went to the house in question with a posse of constables armed with housebreaking implements, and entered the pas sage, where he fuund four doors. The constables got through two doors without difficulty, but found the third door fastened. In this door was a small open- KIDDERMINSTER ELECTION (COMMITTEE.—(YESTERDAY.) The Select Committee appointed to try the merits of the petition presented against the return of Mr. Best, the Member for Kidderminster, on the ground of alleged bribery, treating, and corruption of the constituency, re-assembled this morning, at eleven o'clock, to continue the inquiry. - The drat witness called this morning was Edward Wyre, who said he was a cordwainer at Sut ton, near Kidderminster. He remembered the polling day at the election, which was on a Wednesday. On the Monday preceding he went to a public-house called the Grand Turk, in the evening, towards nine o'clock. Went into a large room up stairs, used for a club-room, where there were about a de zen people, whom be did not know. They were seated. Remained there till half past eleven. Mr. Samuel Tolley, Mr. Clews (who keeps the Horns), Mr. William Butler Best, the father of the Member, Mr. Whitehouse Best, the Member's brother, and his cousin, Joseph Best, jun., came into the room. The Member himself also came in about ten o'clock. The room afterwards became quite crowded with people, who were drinking at a table. Mr. Tolley was in the chair, and addressed the people in the room upon pa ' tics in general. That was before Mr. Best came in. Mr. Best, the Member, spoke on the subject of the elec• tion, and his brother, lather, and cousin sat down at the table where the drinking was going on. The beer was brought into the room as often as it was wanted. Did not notice whether Mr. Best, the Member, drank any of the beer, but the Member's father drank, as did also Mr. Whitehouse Best. The Member stayed in the room about an hour, during which time the drinking went on. Knew a person named Benjamin Harvey, a voter. Saw him in the room. Harvey was asked toArink by Mr. Pitt, the butcher, and he refused. Witness asked Harvey to drink with him (witness), and he did so. Harvey got up, and interrupted the Member. Mr. Best while he was speaking. Harvey was one of Mr. Giv borne's party. Harvey wanted to go out of the room, when Mr. E. Keysell and Mr. Pitt brought him back again, and got him to drink with them. They then kept him in a corner of the room for some time, when he attempted to go away, but the same two gentlemen brought him, back again. The Member was there all this time, as was Mr. Joseph Best. Witness paid no thing for the drink, nor did he see any money paid for the drink by any one. As he was going away there was a "row" is the back yard; a man named Casewell, a voter, was kicking up a disturbance, and Mr. Keysell and witness brought Casewell through the crowd, and took him to the Lion Inn, when Casewell went into a room up-stairs. Witness heard Mr. John Best, tl Member, speak from the window of that room during the election. Afterwards saw Casowell have a sovereign in his hand, when he came out of the Lion, which he did not see him have before he went into the house. Witness afterwards went with Casewell to the Pack Horse, where they had something to drink without paying for it. They then returned together to tt e Grand Turk, and after staying there awhile, they went together to the We try Travellers public-house, about one o'clock in tie morn ing, to have a glass of brandy .and- water, which they fa I. Cross examined by Mr. ALEXANDER—Is not a voter for Kidderminster. Had known Benjamin Harvey a lorg time, but was not intimate with him. Harvey was drunk when he came into the room. Ho did not get me re sober whiltt he remained there; on the contrary, he aas very drunk when he left the room. Witness was quite sober the whole night. Had drunk about two pints of beer before he went to the Grand Turk. Was not so sober that night as he was now, though he was not drunk.--(Laughter.) Could go and drink five or s . x quarts of beer, and not be much the worse for it. Mr. ALEXANDER—You are a strong friend or the brewers then ?—Always took brandy-and-a ater after drinking beer, to keep the beer down.—(Laught e r.) He was not that night in the state of drunkenness de scribed as "market pert" in that part of the country. There was no brandy at the Grand Turk, but if there had been he should liked to have had some of it. (A."ter the examination of other witnesses the Com• mittee adjourned till to•morrow.) THE LATE DREADFUL ACCIDENT IN FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. The President of the Republic set out yesterday for Angers, in order to ascertain personally the extent of the disaster of the 16th, and to administer conso lation to the sufferers. The following details of the catastrophe are given in the Journal de Maine et Loire of the 16th : " A frightful event has just occurred here. We write tinder the strongest feelings of distress. At 11 o'clock this morning a squadron of Hussars, coming from Nantes, had crossed over the suspension bridge of the Basso Maine, without any accident, although the wind blew very heavily fcom the west, and the river was very agitated. The last of the horses. had scarcely crossed the bridge than the head of the co lumn of the 3d battalion of the 11th Light Infantry appeared on the other side. Reiterated warnings were given to the troops to break into sections, as is usually done, but the rain falling heavily at the time, it was disregarded, and the battalion advanced in close column. The head of the battalion had reached the opposite side, the pioneers, the drummers, and a part of the hand were off the bridge, when a horrible crash was heard; the cast-iron columns of the right bank sud denly gave way, crushing beneath them the rear of the 4th company, which, with the flank company, had not entered on the bridge. To describe the frightful spectacle and the cries of despair which were raised is impossible; the scene at the bridge of Beresina can alone give an idea of it. The whole town rushed to the spot to give assistance. In spite of the storm which was raging, all the boats that could be got at were launched to pick up the soldiers in the river, and a great number who were clinging to the parapets of the bridge, or who were kept afloat by their knap sacks, weret mmediately got out. T he greater number of them were, however, found to be wounded by the bayonets or by the fragments of the bridge falling on them. Every one on the spot vied with each other in ren dering assistance, and as the soldiers were g u t out t h ey w ere led into the houses adjoining, an d every assistance given. Those who were too much injured to walk were placed on litters. All the authorities of the town, the troops in the garrison, and the officers and soldiers who had escaped injury had only one idea— that of rendering all the assistance in their power. A young lieutenant of the 11th (M. Loup) rendered him- self conspicuous for his heroic exertions, and a young workwoman, at the imminent danger of her life, jumped into the water and sated the life of an officer who was just sinking. It is impossible for us at this moment to estimate the number of lives that have been lost ; of those that escaped with their lives there is scarcely one but has received wounds from the bayonets of his comrades. Several acts of devotion deserve to be mentioned. A journeyman hatter, named Turgis, who had acquired some notoriety iu the late po litical trials, stripped and jumped into the river, and by his strength and skill in swimming saved a great many lives. One of the soldiers, who had reached the shore unhurt, immediately stripped and swam to the assist ance of his comrades." A letter from Angers says : " The Lieutenant• Colonel, an old officer of the Em pire, assisted by the Adjutant and by somo cf his man, escaped with his life; but although seriously wounded and bruised, he would not quit the spot, but remained to watch over the rescue of his companions in arms. It is impossible to describe his solicitude and his coolness in the midst of the frightful scenes by which he was surrounded. The inhabi tants of the town warmly seconded the exertions of the officers, who forgot themselves to go to the assistance of their soldiers. A grand musical congress was to have taken place next week at Angers, but, in consequence of this catastrophe, the committee has decided that the fetes shall not take place." The following additional details are from the Pre cursor of Angers of yesterday : " The suspension- bridge which has fallen was built about twelve years ago, but about a year slime under went repairs which cost the town about 36,000 f. The suspending chains at first gave si ay on one aide only, when the soldiers on the brid g e, feeli ng the movement of the floor of the bridge, naturally rushed to the other WAR IN HUNGARY. Now ready, Vol. 1., price 103. Gd., to be completed in 2 vols., post Bvo., price 215., MEMOIRS OF THE WAR OF INDE PENDENCE IN HUNGARY. By General KLArKA, late Secretary at War of the Hungarian Commonwealth, and Com mandant of the Fortress of Comorn. Translated from the Original Manuscript by OTTO WENCKSTEIN. Loudon : Charles Gilpin. Edinburgh : A. and C. Black. Dublin : J. B. Gilpin. Charles Fox, 67, Paternoster-row. STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA. . Just published, price Is., by post free, 4 d. in addition , APEW WORDS on PERIN/EAL SECTION, rs recommended by Professor Syme, for the Cure of Stricture of the Urethra, and on Mr. Wade's recent Remarks thereon. By F. B. COCRTENAY, M.R.C.S.E. Published by 11. Bailliere, 219, Resent-street. Also lately, by the same Author, price 55., The PATHOLOGY and RATIONAL TREATMENT of STRIC TURE of the URETHRA. With important observations on the Use and Abuse of Instruments. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. WAKEFIELD, APRIL 19. There is no change ►n the value of wheat, but the trade is languid. Millers still confine their purchases to immediate wants. Prime barley is wanted, and fully maintains its previous value. Oats and shelling meet with more attention. Beans are in slow request, and unaltered in value. Old s. New. WHEAT, per qr. 601bs per bushel:— s. e. Suffolk, Essex, and Kent, red ... 37 to 39 Ditto, white ... ..• 40 43 Norfolk and Hunts., red ... ... 35 —37 Ditto, white ... ... 40 42 Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red ... 34 37 Ditto, white ... 38 42 Yorkshire, red 33 35 Ditto, white ... 38 40 Dantzic and Konigsburg, white .. 40 _44 Lowerßaltic and Hamburgh, red... 34 36 Mediterranean, red ... 30 —34 BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels:— Norfolk and Suffolk... ... 21 24 Lincolnshire and Yorkshire .. 22 —24 Scotch Grinding per 30 stone ... 17 —l9 Foreign ... ... 20 —23 BEANS, per quarter of 8 bushels 631 b : Small, fine ... 21 —25 21- 2 i Ticks ... 23 24 2 ; Foreign ... ... 21 —23 OATS, per stone Meeting lid to Bid 01 to 0 . 1 Feeding ... ... 7d to Bd $1 to 91 Foreign ... 7d to 8d 81 to 91 SHELLING, per load of 2611 b ... 19 —2O MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels 33 35 PEAS, per Imperial Quarter : Blue and white boilers Grey and Feed to -- ... 25 - 28 ... 24 -- 26 -. _ _ --.. Qrs. Rapeseed ... ... ••• 290 Shelling ... ... ... 272 Linseed .. ... •• Malt .....- F10ur ...... ... ... ... ... ARRIVALS. Qrs. Wheat ... 7,794 Barley ... 3,11 Oats ... ... 977 Beans... 1,654 Peas ... ... 117 Tares ... • , BRISTOL SUGAR • MARKET, APRIL 19.—There has been a steady demand this week ; both for West Indian and Mauritius sugars, and which being met by holders, a fair amount of business has been done in both descriptions, at former prices. The refined market continues steady.—Bristol Mercury. BRISTOL, Aran. 18.—The supply of both English lind Foreign wheat was good, but prices have slightly receded. English wheat gold at 355 to 395 per imperial quarter; foreign S Ty N. ~l / ~ O c: ~~l~~k • - 7etee--- et\ side, when the chains there a l so gav o way, and r e ,_-,..,c1y the whole floor (..f . the bridge fell. ikoin .9 11 ,: - --:. / bank to the other the river was completelyiftkekuv ~. 114 \-r v : with the soldiers struggling to reach the shore. If the -'' ' 'Weather had been calm, the greater number cf them would in all probability have been saved. The wind, however, blew a perfect hurricane, and the waves were very rough. Masses of men might be seen clinging to each other, the waves every moment washing away some of them until only one remained Beams of wood, planks, and every article that could be laid hold of, were launched to friable the men to keep themselves afloat until further assistance could arrive. Ten o'clock.—The muster-roll has just been called over. Of the Is ' , 2d, and 3d companies there only remain 14, 16, and 19 men respectively. The number deficient amounts to 219, to whick must be added 33 dead, and 30 wounded in the hospital, making the total loss to the battalion 282. There is reason, however, to hope that there may be yet some iu private hou,e3 which may not be included in the number of those whose Lae has been known. The Lieutenant-Colonel slipped eff his horse as he eas lulling, and escaped with a wound in his face. Noon.—Since this morning seventy bodies have been p'cked up, timingg whom are a cur tail), a lit ut. pant, and two suh-lieutenart . The body t f the por!e chapati was also picke 1 up, has log the standard firmly clutched in his hand. ‘ One soldier had a musket which I , a I run through his body. The body of one soldier was found completely pierced through wills a musket, and many of the barrels of the guns wires bent double. "2 O'CLOCK. " The number of bi di, s picket up to this time amounts to 123. The names of the officers killed or drowned, as yet ascertained, are Captain Dorie Lieutenant Cuttez,Sub- Lieutenant Forte-drapeau Carette, and SubeLieutenante Forgues and Lebrick. It apt ears that some people be longing to the town were walking on the bridge at the time of the accident, for among the bodies found are those of a servant and two children. Tee bodies of two of the employds of the octroi have also been found." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. BETTING ON THURSDAY NIGHT. PORT STAKES. Even on Lady Evelyn. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 10 to 7 agat Pitaford (tak.) I sto 2 agst Harding. 5 to 2 agat Beehunter CHEST, 12 to 1 agst Es3edarius 13 to 1 agst Pe T-o'-llay Biy 1000 to 10 DEI 11 to 2 agst Bolingbroke 13 to 2 agst Ghillie Callum 9 to 1 agst Mayors (t) 9 to 1 agat Clincher 14 to 1 agst Voltigi‘u: 16 to 1 agst The Nigger 16 to 1 agst The Italian FRIDAY'S RACES. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 soy,. each, lO ft, for all ages. T.Y.C. Mr. Ford's Telegraph, 5 yrs, 7st 131 b ...(Dockeray) 1 Mr. W. S. Slaney's cbJ Mus, sst 121 b (Harlock) 2 Mr. Dennett's Grasshopper, 4 yrs, Est 131 b (E. Sharp) 3 Mr. Payne's Farthingale, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (Flatman) 0 Mr. W. Stebbing's Westow, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Rogers) 0 Mr. Franklin's The New Era, 4 yrs, ist llb (J. Mann) 0 Betting.-3 to 1 each agst Westow,, Telegraph, and Farthingale, and 4to 1 agst Virago colt. The three placed laid in front from end to end, Telegraph winning by three parts of a length, and the Virago colt bating Grasshopper by a neck. Run in 1 min. 14 sec. The Port Stakes of 100 sore, each, for four yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; the second to save his stake. T.M.M. (9 Subs.) Mr. H. Hill's Osterley Mr. Ford's Lady Evelyn Duke of Rutland's Fire-eater (W. Boyce) 3 Lord Clifden's Honeycomb ... (Pearl) 4 Betting-2 to lon Lady Evelyn, 3to 1 agst Osterley, and 6to 1 agst Fire-eater. The race was between the two favourites, Osterley making all the running at a very good pace, and winning cleverly by half a length. Run in 3 min. 30 secs. Match-200, h ft. Last half of Ab. M. Lord Exeter's Preslaw, Bst 41b (Norman) 1 Lord Glasgow's c., by Bay Middleton out of Canada, Bit 71b (Flatman) 2 Betting-4 to lon Preslaw. Won by a length. Run in 52 secs. ER CUP. 25 to 1 agst John Cosner (taken) 1000 to 20 apt Osterley (t). a4st Vesti. 3BY. 20 to 1 agst Mildew (tak.) 22 to 1 agst Nutshell 22 to 1 apt Pitsford 22 to 1 agst hot. of Arer el 28 to 1 apt Penang (tak.) 50 to 1 agst Deicoon LATEST BETTING. SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES. 2 to 1 agbt Halo 3 to 1 a get Won't-you-come -out-tonight Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. Even on Pitstord. CHESTER CUP. to 1 agst Peer-o'-day Boy 11000 to 10 apt Oaterley - . No other change. The special trains were so well arranged at this meet ing, and gave such general satisfaction, that it is in tended to observe the same hours of depsrture at the First Spring Meeting; a cheap train will also be started at 7 A.M., on the day e f the Two Thous•ind Guineas Stakes, returning from Newmarket at 7 r.zs. BETTING AT MANCIIESTER.—FRIDAY. SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES (BATII).-7 I) 2 agiit Halo (I), 9 to 2 asst Won't-you-conic -out-to-night. 2,000 GUINEAS STAKES.-7 to 4 agst Gitsford 5 to 2 agst BeehuLt.tr (t), 7 to 2 agst Hardiuge (t). CHESTER Cur.-13 to 1 agst Miss Ann, 13 to 1 agst Cossack, 14 to 1 agst Wanes, 15 to l agst Essedaiius, 17 to 1 agst Peep-u'-duy Boy 18 to 1 agst Chantioy, 16 to 1 eget Roland (t), 18 to 1 agst Ellerdale, 20 to 1 John Cosser, 3'3 to 1 agst Woolwich (t), 40 to 1 &get Collingwood (t). DEnnv.-11 to 2 agst Bolingbroke, 7 to 1 agst Ghillie Callum, 8 to 1 agst Cli nc h er , 9 to 1 agst M a y ors , 16 to I agst The Italian, 20 to 1 agst Cyprus (all offers —nothing baeki , d). HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Mr. Powell's hds., Tues., Langharne; Fri., Cwm Mydrira-10. Bedale hds., Mon., Iludswell Village-11. Holderuess hds., Tues., Crauswick Bar-101. Sir Henry Seale's hds., Wed., Dart Bridge; Fri., Spitchwick— 10i. Mr. Trelawny's hds., Tues., Buller's Arm, Dean; Thurs., Holne Village -11. B. V. harry., Mon., Milton Park Wood; Fri., Ibberton Wood-11i (to hunt roe deer). COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert took a drive yes terday in an open carriage and four. The Equerries in Waiting, Lord Charles Fitzroy and Lieut.-Colonel F. H. Seymour, attended on horseback. Prince Kamehamehu, elder brother, and Prince Liholiho, the heir presumptive, Sandwich Islands, attended by Mr. Judd, Plenipotentiary, were pre sented to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, at an audience at Buckingham Palace yesterday, by Vis count Palmerston, G.C.B , her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Princes were afterwards conducted through the Palace, and also the royal stables, by Lieutenant- Colonel FAL Seymour, the Equerry in waiting on Prince Albert. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel F.II. Seymour, visited the gallery of the New Society of Painters in Water Colours, in Pall-mall, yesterday morning. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by Mr. Birch, took a drive in an open carriage yea terday. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, the Princess Helena, and the Princess Louisa, took their usual exercise yesterday, in the garden of Buckingham Palace. The Queen's private band was in attendance in Buckingham Palace on Thursday evening, and per formed the following pieces : Overture, Selection—Czaar and Zimmer mann Lont zing. Terzetto March and Chceur—Guillaume Tell Jullocic Marsch. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left town at half -past nine o'clock yesterday morning, in a carriage and four for Frogmore. Her Royal High ness returned at half-past four to her residence, Clarence House, St. James's. Colonel Freestun, 11. P., and the Rev. 11. Urquhart had an interview yesterday, with the Right Hon. the President of the Board of Trade. Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Herdman, from .Belfast. accompanied by Mr. Tennent, M.P., Sir Robert Ferguson, M.P., Sir 'William Verner, M.P., and Mr. Sharman Crawford, M.P., presented to Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office, _ a me morial, signed by nearly 8,0 00 factors -work ers o f the North of Ireland, praying for the s übstitution of Easter Monday as a holiday in place of Go o d Friday. and Mr.de p l ul u s ti t l o t n, had including e S w i r w J i tahmtehs the Righ t M.P., 1 .10n II Labouchere yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. The Mayor of Halifax and a deputation had an in terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yester day. Mr. John Wood, chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, had also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet yesterday, at his official residence in D o wning-street. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Co lonial -office for the Governors of the North American colonies. Dispatches were also sent off last evening for the Governor of Ceylon. Right Sir R.ln).r hadLaboauh an interview erview yesterday with the INDESTRUCTIBILITY OF ENJOYMENT. Mankind are always happier for having been happy; so that if you make them happy now, you make them happy twenty years hence, by the memory . of it. A childhood past with a duo mixture of rational indulgence, under fond and wise paroita, ditluses over the \Thole of a life a feeling of calm pleasure;_ and, in extr em e o ld age, is the very last remembrance which time can erase from the mind of man. No enjoyment, how ever inconsiderable, is confined to the present moment. 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