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Z __) i ( -7 -/ - -- - - z - z - - -1 G ~- -~! ) _ • I " -I ,e 7 --4,521.0:r• , ` A 0 - I tlto, , , 1 ' to I •, \ IRA t , 4 ,- ff:•011. • •C ' ity AdOML \4 IIK\ 441 I ' 4 a (44,i, CONTRACTS for FRESH BEEF. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport n., Services, Somerset-place, Noveml,er 9, 1850. or tlevut,orn..naissioners tor executing the office of Lord 'Egli loti ce, ::•". 0 4 Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland do hereey they nibs _mat on TumtsbAY, Admiral the 28th instant, at One o'clock, th..., pct fo re atlY to treat with such er - ons as may be willing to Con r 'uPPISIng (tinier separate Contracts) all such quantities of Rll . BEEF it U t r b, demanded for the use of her Majesty's Ships and Vessels i g ,, , okloori 11 , both d ng.Places, from the let January to the 3lst December, Ghoth r ,,,, '' 8 i ncluded, viz. : Cen, eB — " Milford and Pembroke beptford t Portsmouth p a l n ,___ 0 Erith (both Inclusive), Plymouth , .mitb sea,„,_ Queenstown and Kinsale a ""Y and Jersey ta way ' . Sheerness Gre enock Tobermory liin g ,,,, :In:net Dublin Waterford Weymouth tveh,Zu_s about to Tender are particularly desired to read atten t - Al i 6:_e_ Conditions of the Contracts, which may be seen either e t r a a - lin t t' s , e . 7_ , ,.or on application to the Superintendents of the lye . u . h i e Stiperg4.,?_ll_,lllllents at Deptford, Portsmouth, and Plyn ,, , -) 9t n er • _ t _ _ sod ?Znauents of her Majesty's Dockyards at Chatham, e . ness kere ''2°r°lo ; the Agent for the Victualling at llaulbowline , the Tob e 7 to the Post master-Gerteral at Dublin ; the Postmaster at ortn e — " ot l i rY e ; or to the Collectors of her Majesty's Customs at each e r Places. " 1`,.... rY ill Tender ro ust specify the p r i ce i n wor ds at length, and no rW be received after. One o'clock on the day of treaty, nor MT noticed 4 th r i, artless the party attends, or an agent for kim, duly ____ ed in artless the Must be delivered at the above office, and he accom , - t 80 Iner n j a letter tubiressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, a be— t 'Place and s • o.ole k on „ , .signed by twa responsible persons, engaglng to 'tedil ek .,,ff a W n i e th the person tendering, in the sum ha o ti f ia l m ,sool. for , Ports -I°,,,?iltla, in • c iTi eof the Contracts for Sheerness, C '''4." 13111(ni th ; and in the sum of 5001. for each of the other 1 - 1 - 1 7 6 ` J ANT to a DECREE o f th e HIGH hg> all of c y, ' A2 ''CFRY, made in a cause VARDON v. AN °ns claiming tp be the H eir or Heirs at Law and co ,...4eceala,i,u!ng to the custom of Gavelkind, of GEORGE ANDRES, 4 elri a ii'lPang at the time of his death, or the Heir or respective GtoAcand co-heirs, according to the custom aforesaid, of the Toatao sl ',„,„DRIJS, now living, are by their Solicitors, forth tri and 'pro;e his and their ' heirships before RICHARD ell alfibe -I ' L IT. Esq., one of the Masters of the said Court,a ri hi a Ts, iu So uthampton -buildings, Chaucery-lane, London, eff t w, The .thereof, they will be excluded the benefit of the said aboPf i . e Nllty o i ri a'ned. George Andrus resided at Suttont- m H o o n nec , i o n f 144 e, 184 7. K ent, and was a farmer, and died the t SIMPSON and DIMOND, 10, Henrietta-street, Caven lish-square, 1 11: 0 Solicitors for the Plaintiffs. ~ ir .,„ °Ii „,ANT, to DECREE of the HIGH iftlx%.,,,':CZY:Pe'rson • ( , ,r i i -- "T- CE R IZY, I md. ia a cause ITART v. BAR 'lain' to be the Heir or Heirs "4l'll7'f Person SA- 11 . 1. 1 e lt r I ons l t e 'li the g wife of WILLIAM - PEAR I', 1. -- ,,,H of „ nr , -,-,4 .• Pe;cile a t . o e n, afterwards residing in the Old Uy they Granby iltizititigear T 3 trlv. rePshe died in or about the month of . I , XI ~„', mattA t i. . . tire th e -. Kat, , nty - te'Dneember, --.1.14 0 - - , Lie in and ,Oa or ht, eha,,,,t143„,, , t_ , Make out his, her, or their descent before JOHN der 4 nti i n so s q., one of the Masters of the said Court, at his there of 4tha MPton-building,s, Chancery-lane, London or in ' 441 beereet4eY Will be peremptorily excluded the benefit of its-----L°IINSON, SON, and WEATEERALL, Temple. XII ig- r - r , . i--- ' 4 - lONMODERN BRITISH ART. Witt T hil 1' • 1 of i , er Non ,xhibition WILL OPEN at the Gallery of the Old r ~......................._."l ICtXT,ttllSeellltYth' NinOst'attP. all Mall East, on MONDAI MORN- G . SAMUEL STEPNEY, Sec. tt V A Co Ca END STAR PACKETS. r t cabin and Second Class Railway NINEPENCE to B o _ or f First Class ditto, ONE SHILLING. F ore e abi To or from Blackwail. 6d. Chief Cabin.... 9d. tis ti tt , Interrnediate Piers .. • • .... 6d. li kker ets call At therays, Greenhith and Purfieet Piers. wi c t all at the Pi er s as underlined (we e, ather permitting). OAI TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. 7-----..„..:::' TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. Wica, T 4414014. DAY'. I SUNDAYS. 1 T villa. Gray 3 Greezl- Par- nme R v o ili sh e r . - ...... Green-i Par hitho. act Grays hithe.,fleet . 'IX ***------ I ON--- ------ --- -- I% • By 2 - - .... _ - 8 *-- .... -- 13v 2 I -- ", — i 5 1)11 ‘,.., I I I thg g ihus e — ' s r s „,,frorn the Boats marked t Taarte r 07111 re nchnrch-street Station to all parts of London L an hour. thethe foIj ow SWI CX WHARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of Trains from the Fenehurch-street Station. .' -urah22lhe Fenchurch-street Station. Tla z , ' l'--------- --Al jZg Ts. ....,2 Ix SUNDAYS. b —,--a... t , '. kl est Vela. .......... 1 ...th e. Grays Roshr- rime ' Fur- Green- Grays Roahr --..... ville. fleet hithe. ' vine. 10 1 • —......... H. N ---- --- -- --- --.-.- -..-- ----- 12 '". 2 --. -- ' 9 1 3% --- ..- — — b --- .. -...— 3 —.— -... t _.... 5 I k Pa s , 1 i ,tibinn,lark ed . __ , . . . to ttedl o " Tarked * are run direct, ~ o 1) at Piers or for Boats. 2 Months, the Pao lets not bei n r'reg )'ito'rvhlB.--Twelve Months, 41.45. ; ne g.: . lite , k ets Month $ll 11. 15 5.; to be had of the Co Afoug T errace pier, Gravesena. "lb er 5 , 1850 . , x tors o boa xr lstbo '" AND NORTH-WESTERN The T oii i r, NDE/ ts RAILWAY. pared to rp "t "" of th FOR ADDITIONAL CARRIAGES. eordi n -oeir e T, ' - London and North-Western Railway are pre to, o ,g to a b_ a S , NTID for 150 CARRIAGES, to be built ac -I,otation on 7 , —. and S eciflcation, which naay be seen at Eus s,,eaders , aesd a ,„ _ P vverau e - ' ll St b e 8 J next, the 12th instant. ent in on or before the Evening of FRIDAY, 15th j43Tt a h l? lreet qa Will .at Z,,,._ - tation nleet to let the Contract on SATURDAY, the 16 th Eu t i,, By order of the Directors, -..0n who 84_ . . CIIAS. E. STEWART, Secretary. -, November 9, 1850. --LL ROOMS, GREAT WINDMILL -..e"8e4 STREET, ST. JAMES'S. (Sole Ptirk tant to Act of Parliament of the 25th of King George the Second. Pri LA tikt eB . 4" Charles Emile Laurent, jun., 57, Brompton-square.) , CELEBRATED AND UNRIVALL ED BAND 4244 h i a ornet_a_Piston M. Boulcourt, from Paris, and Artiste l ' ° , l ‘ l • Strauss' Orchestra at the Baths of Vichy, France. , z4 h e legant and popular resort of fashion is now duly /nib —by ACT of PARLIAMENT, Pred„,, CONCERTS ttti"'it In addition to dancing. The new lessee pledges InthbliThrnat nothing shall be wanting on his part to render this 't - 1, 110 beT,rthY the distinguished patronage and suport it has hose honoured with, and respectfully solicits a continuance rs o pe " 11 b urs, which it w ill ever b e his study to deserve. 'Tel? evening at llalf-past Eight—Dancing to commence precisely.—Admission, One Shilling. f h • rarticulars of the Concerts will shortly appear. tv' n N ti':l r ades People of the Argyll Rooms are respectfully in -O,l`Y a i ,u-milt send in the wholo of their claim on Mr. Laurent °tit `Y, Which will be discharged on the Saturday at Two WRIOR WAREHOUSE CLAIMS THE PALM Wi l Mose s ' London Marts we fairly test, I_,so which W arehouse Warehouse claims Hie palm—the East or West ? Ap o llas claims superior, let me know, te r ho . 0 1u- P.ainly where I'd better go ? (I,lestion, reader, I can soon reply to, Moses stating that whichever Mart you hie to, And merit Son will give you satisfaction,. Ye e as , e r rit Your support In each transaction. th eavr is . Which claims the palm? I answer, Neither , tothho usesnd quality are found at either. nd. bet; f ,,„° 4 an equal footing stand, Ana hotr-,'" are found on either hand ; Abov e age" el atirt the nalm of public alel, Th e p. ether h en d The `•rent a nd ., ses in the tra e.. „,„.e most ~„ Branch alike display "ell at the Artier fashions of the day. ~ And wen Bast Yonr money you'll " invest, tried 1„., 3 % ° , 11'1 , 1 sPend your money at the West. tI readily 'Tarts, and knowing what they are, roidesouatnidithrstUnc business a par. On " nothing loath,") And he, e s ame advantages at both ; g. „Like o r „" i c i e should these two rivals in the town, , tv, r ° , o "ee.---T h ' e e t . 4B and Cecilia " share the crown. nevalty of. tae and Shawl Department are now replete with h e „ e N'e A , b the season. r pe '2 . for sei,..'_eoek, entitled " Everybody's Book," . with oitl f o il r l w d a i r r d e o c• d -. „It fereo`Lut asurernent, can be had on application, ttiZrve.-...'".! U 'Y Part of the kinghom. i re, if 7, 93. ar ticle purchased, either ready-made or o m n a o d y e r t o o . e °t aPProved of, will be exchanged or the m a6 : l"° n---P b oe pst Moses and Son regret having the public l t ; but h • that the turtradesmanlike a to guard . f Ise ? ein g having heard L et Leserred ._lnected with them, or it is th . e sam r e ea c s o o lc s e . rn, has They ' ot : I ti stat e th to Many instances, and for obvious Lo h e 3• have no connexion with any other house in or out 81 iv„-eent their own Est blishments, as follows "") 'Y tz t a Minories, 83, ' and , blishment, 151 155 la 6, nde 41dgate, and a /T 4 West opposite the ChUrch, all com f mu d r - i s ic tr a e t e in t, g i, 2, 'end Branch, 506, 507, 508, Nevr Ox or t mi s t •die rq „Lreet, aq. communicating. 'r,jaeld g Yorkshire" Branch, 19, Bridge-skreet. re m( on, e raneh F t er, lo th , arga e. . L ;atid •ers, llatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe utrd , Stabi t tneral Oters for Ladies and Gen emen. aY' WbelllZnets closed fyom suin,setecFlorcidka! to sunset Sa ul ss see till Twe NC lit AIR, k AT The S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, ack, Qw , se PILLS' is ._ ',edged efficacy of BLAIR'S GOUT . and . RllLl remeria p l l . ll . e continued sense of testimonials which have t,eor ro , eci Published by the proprietor for nearly twenty Fears, bf,,:ith i ,'" ) ratio n ',,`;ledicine the most popular of the present age and be t „ the following extract of a letter,. written Collector of Customs, Jamaica, hay . - let _I fully e LTa brother, at Swindon, to Mr. Prout for publi *o Lot en,i 'v yo u C ave norin. 4, 111 go 4 Phaticall never had occasion to take Blair's Pills, but thea mn t . WI you, in mercyito any friend who may suffer illy thiS co that WlCliele gout, lumbago, sciatica, rheumatism, or any aw,,:atry th __ 01Y -allied family, to recommend their using them. Of th gY po are of wonderful efficacy : - not only am I person , Zeal 4. urifani` wers, but I see my friends and acqu-int . ances ace:ol...l2lenept from their use. I would not be without gab _f taken in the early stage of disease they r t 101d7,7:7 1 . 1 er if in a later, they alleviate pain and effect a nt 1. 7 Xiernaa'c 1 4: 1 1:i t l ; )3 , 2 f 9 my_ t other means within m b y knowledge. 7 S and, London ; and y his appoin t 47 1 3. 1 4".. k :e n stabl e M ed i cine Vendors throughout the United a ..`ar LLA nt l s s• 9 d. Per box. GOUT and RIIBTTMATIC PILLS, and observe add liPon h e r e, of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," e Redlei n ; . "overnment Stamp affixed to each box of the Alt Lk ..--•-•--..__._._._____ . 4 'lll o. ON ° IT THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH in- ' -'' '/!. - 111. . —WITH 40 COLOCRE I) ENGRAVINGS ON -n,... Dllblisis 1 .--- 41.61° D: gu s' ... 4 rflaY be had in French oi! English,Sealed ° - "" 4 , i iiii, - ' -$' .0., or post-free, from the ,Author, for forty-tw . 1 0-i L D t , ll a kediT "Pit E SEB. V ATI 0 N ; a 1111, 1 , t etr et Tre atise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on and Maturity, the ~,I acqui red tie* and Disorders of Youth itme_gYsi etu a at an early period of life, ''gs, 1.,, nd- ental. powers diminish and enfee the naural which. debilitate Ne..., rvati-:_exhatist the vital energies of bfre thoori ;with Prat t t t ical "aeh 0.4 from • trow ereatmnt of Nervous De . bilik , and. Indigest on, tal t u b , •-•Is hese caules close stud, r, er the influence of 4 et e to te?6, anet a ' 3 . 3 1 40 cal s and COnstitutiona,l Weakness, Syphilis, •ta ato n. Ny.ith an Derangement s resulting from Intl's ktyl Iftly , 1,11 Forty coloured u v e airuba the Y i siolo Engravi.ugs, illnsrt inogrg Organs, bu 4 . r les th at .2 stractures, uses. S'Y, and Diseases of th a Reproductive 'e es "". Produced in them by collier y habits, excesses, and fay.: dons, andtilel , arl a o n u d s tett, ri 111. SAMUEL LA'MERT, :Oti .D .. h t in - It " 11 EDFORD-SQUARE. " 11 11 , LiZil,...cille• Matriculated Member ef 'the University of Edin !,,,..e 31 1,0 donate of A pothecaries' Hall, Lon i on, Ilono• ary Member 4.s e w i.l`4"- nesPital Medical Society, !cc. t"4,,t°oly°ae°teins an accurate and co caplet() account o_f u th n e . Itea-444tely--uap'heitY_A•logy of the Reproduffilve Organs.. it aett ae _ l thd pia b ,,,, ,__._that the unhappy vie , lira their invariable eon % a !ees, ab..X.,tao ttt i, 'while su f fferin f g a fro s _ ng to of excessive indul : a qualified Za,l°3,r rtilef7l)tneertaati eiheeardorea3PlBol frequently, b r u o t ac e h of physi cit,,,alike r te . b , rtai leg that these complaints us •Ii la "e lt ean e --, h iro and prevent his seekin 1 ( or e where assistance 1 i hest edie f o - be procured A'MERT "has taken the 1 'Nu our, • Dr. L beyond . the 11,. ee for in .) 4 his eliplomas testify, and the great e.xtent of ra diulW4l h ~"Y Years is a guarantee for his Pro.eaBl - e 'Ae reprence almost solely to the treatment of tbeae 4 9 - •-dilish e , c ' , nal expe - i. - ha Bate the Author and may b a had of J. Gilbert, b 44 ' 11---1.-reW ; ri anna '63 Oxford-str aet; uzlillsstreetYrearket; Malin - Y . , 39, Comhill ; Gordon, 146, Leaden Starle, Tichborm -11 ;catAlithors4l6ladon free by post for f arty-tivo stamps, fr om 71 Betli9rd-Raare I AsulO 1. _ - - _ LONDON, TUESDAY E I G U Nl', • DISPUTED LIPE POLICMIS. " A trial of considerable Interest to Life Assurance Offices and the public was concluded yesterday in the Court of Exchequer. The Eagle Company held a policy for an assurance of 5391. in the Albion Company as security fog an advance, the payment of which policy was now disputed by ti Albion, on the ground that at the time it was effected the fact o .he assured party having been a man of in temperate habits was e rice:tied from the office. 'the chief evidence turnel upon the question as to the degree of intemperance that had been exhibited, and the result was, that a verdict was given against the resisting office, not only for the amount of the policy, but also for 401. interest from the date when it became due. The circumstance of the action being brought by one office against another presents a striking illustration of the uncertainty which may attach to all po licies under the present system, and shows that the only mode by which absolute security can be obtained by the public must lie in the general adoption by Assurance Offices of the plan of profecAing them selves in every case by due inquiries before the grAntim f each po licy, and of afterwards assuming the full responsibility of the com pleteness of such inquiries by holding themselves precluded from raising any future question. In the pr3tent case two offices are found to be diametrically opposed in their opinions as tc what can properly invalidate a claim, and yet the public are expected to be able to guare themselves against such contingences. Similar cases have occurred before, and even if they were more rare, they would seriously injure the progress of life assurance. The very principle upon which the business is founded is the removal of uncertainty, and whenever that principle is counteracted in the slightest degree, the people who would be the first to resort to its advantages are the first to be deterred."—Times, July 11, 1850. 1111 E LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COMPANY No. 72, LOMBARD-S TREET, LONDON. TRusTERs. i. Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. Richard Math l is, Esq., Q.C. James Fuller Madox, Esq. William Wilberforce, Esq. DIRECTORS. Robert Henry Forman, Esq. John Hamilton, Esq. fames Fuller Madox, Esq. John Matthews, Esq. C. Octavius Parnell, Esq. AUDITORS. George Cumming, Esq. J Turner, Esq. William D. Starling. Esq. !David Henry Stone, Esq. SECRETARY—David Alison, Esq. BANKERS—The - London and u, unty Bank. PADDINGTON LOCAL BOARD. 24, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware -road. Rev. James Sherhold Boone, A.M., Stanhope-street, Hyde-park. Captain Creed, Nbrfolk-erescent, Oxford-square. Charles Pemberton, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace: Hyde-park, and Lin coln's Inn-fields. Thomas Jervis Amos, Esq., York-street, Portman-square. George Y. Robson, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, and New square, Lincoln's Inn, William Adonis, Esq. John Atkins, Esq. Henry Augustus Bevan, Esq. J. Thompson Bramwell, Esq. Jshn Dangerfield, Esq. - Secretary, Chas. lloghton, Esq. The POLICIES of this Company, being INDISPUTABLE, form Family Provisions and Negotiable Securities, for their validity is not dependent, as in the case - of ordinary Policies, upon the import of previous reports and other documents. Owing to this important Improvement in the practice of Life As surance, the progress of this Company has been rapid from the com mencement of its business, and is steadily advancing. Copies of the Report of the last Annual Meeting will be fcrwarded, on application, to Solicitors, to whom Commission is allowed. ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, Manager. CATHOLIC LAW AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 8, NEW COVENTRY-STREET, LEICESTER-SQUARE, LONDON. The FOURTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprie tors of this Company took place on the 25th instant, at the head Office, at One o'clock precisely. The following is extracted from the report, which is too lengthy for publication : During the past year no claims have arisen from deaths in Englar.f., and but two in Ireland—one for 5001. and the other for 260/.—making together 7001., which hare been paid. This is far below the expected mortality, and is especially favourable, when it is . remembered how severely the life offices generally suffered from the epidemic of last year. The number of lives assured between the Ist of June, 1149, and the 31st of Slay, 1850, was more than double the number issued in the twelve months preceding. Proposalswere made for 138 Policies, amounting to 52,963/.25. 6d.: of these 121, comprising 106 lives, were accepted for 45,1251. Gs. Sixteen Policies lapsed, representing 6,0481., upon which 3201. 3s. was received by the Company in the shape of premiums. Since the commencement of the Company to the Ist of June last, assurances were effected to the extent of 110,9721. 12s. 6d., pro ducing in annual premiums 3,7321. 1 Is. Gd. Of these 54 lapsed, amounting to 23,9901, 16s. Gd., of which the annual premiums were 7411. Is., leavinr , the yearly income on the Ist of June last equal to 2,9911..155. 1 Since last meeting loans were applied for to the extent of 17,7001., but 1,1831. Ils. 10d. only was advanced. The Directors were also highly gratified to report that within the last four months they had considerably extended their business on the Continent, having appointed, as Head Agent in France, Monsieur de l'Etang, a gentleman of high standing in Paris, distinguished for his integrity and ability in financial and in all assurance matters, who, under the sanction and patronage of the Archbishop of Paris, the Cardinal Archbishop of Lyons, and Monseigneur Parisis, Eveque de Langres; has already within the last three months effected a con siderable amount of business, not only in Life Assurances, but in An nuities both Immediate and Deferred. After various resolutions, approving of the Report, and returning thanks to the Right Reverend Chairman, Bishop Morris, the Vice- Chairman, Actuary, Secretary and Medical Officers of tha establish ment, the meeting separated,, hi g hly gratified at its present results and future prospects SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Constituted by Act of 'Parliament. PRESIDENT. The Right Iron. the Earl of ROSEBERY, K.T. VICE-PRESIDENTS. The llon. Lord Moiscrieff. Ills Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, K.G. The Most Zion. the Marquis of Tweeddale, K.T., and C.B. Sir William Gibson Craig, Bart., of Riccartion, M.P. All of whem, as well as the Directors, are, and must be Members _ _ of the Society.) This Society was founded A.D., 1515, upon the original basis of the Equitable Society of London, and is the oldest Life Assurance Institution in Scotland. Capital accumulated and invested, Two Millions Two Hundred and Four Thousand Pounds. Annual Revenue nearly Three Hundred Thousand Pounds. Total amount of existing Assurances, upwards of Six Millions Six Hundred Thousand Pounds. Average amount of Assurances effected annually during the last twelve years, upwards of Half a Million sterling. " Probably a larger average than has yet been attained by almost any other office, and such as affords the true test by which to prove the estimation in which it is held by the public." In the case of a party insured with this eociety previous to the year 1819 flying after payment of the Premium due in the current year, his representatives would receive for each 1001. insured the sum of 1991. Os. 9d., or nearly double the amount of the original in- surance. In like manner, in the case of a party insured in the year 1830, dying after payment of the current year's premium, his representa tives would receive for each 1001. insured the sum of 1471. 4s. 10d. or a Bonus of 47 per cent. N.B. No member is entitled to participate in the profits of the Society unless the Policy be of five years's standing. The books of the Society close for the current year on 31st De cember, and Policies effected before that time have the advantage of a full year's standing over those delayed beyond it. Head Office, 5, St. Andrew•square, N Edinburgh. JOH MACKENZIE, Maneger. LONDON OFFICE, 4, Royal Exchange-buildi K ngs. HUGH M'EAN, Agent. ENGINEERS, MASONIC, and UNIVERSA L MUTUAL LIFE ASSUttA.NCE SOCIETY. llead Oftice, 345, Strand, London, (Opposite Waterloo-bridgel. Incorpora ted under Act of Parliament , 7 an d S Vict., cap. 110. Policies issued free of Stamp Duty to the Assured. A Policy once granted never disputed. Medical Referees paid in all cases. No Entrance-fee for admittance. The whole of the Profits are divided amongst the Assured. Assignments and Transfers of Policies Registered at the Office free of charge. The Board meets every Tuesday and Friday, at Two o'clock. Attendance at the Office daily from Ten to Four, when Assurances may be effected. ~* Persons assurin; before Christmas will be entitled to partici pate in this year's profits. FREDERIC LAWRANCE, Actuary and Secretary. • WILL BE OPEN, THE GREAT EXI-lIBITION of the IDLE NESS of NATIONS for 1851, on FRIDAY, Nov. 15, and may be carried away for Is. plain, or 2s. coloured, from G. Mann, 39, Cernbill, and all Booksellers and Stationers in the kingdom. London : printed by Thomas Dean and Son, 35, Threadneedle- street. GAME SEASON.—CROSSE and BLACK WELL, Purveyors in Ordinary, by appointment to her Ma jesty, beg respectfully to Inform the nobility and gentry that they continue to manufacture the celebrated SOIIO SAUCE, which will be found superior for every description of game ; also their improved Essence of real Gorgona Anchovies, Dinmore's Essence of Shrimps, for boiled and fried fish, Royal Table Sauce, Sir Robert Peel's Sauce for general purposes, Anchovy Paste, Strasburg rotted Meats, &c. The whole of the above, together with their superior pickles. may be obtained of all the principal sauce venders throughout the kingdom. Manufactory, 21, Soho-square, London. Established 1706. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach is perfectly digest the food. The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 6, Vere-street, Oxford- Street, London, Messrs..n Broad-street, Worcester and by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Crosse and Blackwell, other Oilmen and Merchants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. gu ard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. anid4.BrE.RToRINS" THIRTY-FIFTH EDITION. CONTAINING THE REMEDYISEASE. FOR THE PREVENTION OF D GE Ill us trated by 26 Anat omical Coloured Engravings on . n v S E te l ek. CA. 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To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho; PL.F 147, Fleet-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or direct from the author, rice One Shilling ea ch ; by post, Is. 6d. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. "Health, Recreation, and rational Use of Time." Corrurrs:—Early Rising—Spring and Summer Mornings—Ex mrsions about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills , Porests, Fields, High-roads, and other pleasant places—Country reps and Rambles—The Sea—London at Night—Evening. at Home —Music—The Drama—On Eating, Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, Air, r!st, Ease, Occupation, &c., &c. FRAGMENTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. Two Tole. Vol I. A VISIT TO THE LAKES; SKETCH:OF EDINBURGH, Ece. invited to an examination of several pupils of the Academy, and of 25 scholars of the first class. The list of casualties is supposed to be as follows :- 1 commodore (Vice-Admiral Mahmoud Paella.) 1 superior officer (Capitan Pac la's aide-de•camp. 6 captains, including the commander of the Neiri Shevket. 21 lieutenants. 30 sub-officers. 25 midshipmen, including the scholars of the Academy. 640 sailors and marines. 70 workmen sent for repairs. 45 hammals, employed to raise the anchors. 75 sailors belonging to the other ships, and in at tendance on their officers. 50 visitors. 4 passengers in kaiks, which sunk while passing near the ship at the time of the explosion. 1 Italian broker. Deducting from this total the wounded and saved, there remain upwards of 900 lives lost. The number of wounded has not yet been accurately ascertained, as many accidents occurred on hoard of other vessels, but they have been so far kept a secret. It is truly fortunate that but a small quantity of powder was on board, as, if the explosion had taken place two days before, the disaster would have been incalculable, owing to the vicinity of the dock and timber yards, and to the other men-of-war, which must inevitably have been burnt. The wreck is complete, and the whole port is covered with fragments of masts, bulwarks, and timber •belonging to the Neiri Shevket. The shock was felt all over the city. In the suburbs of Kassim Pachii,Djoubali, and Fanar, not a Rine of glass was whole, and even at Pera, which is at a considerable distance, glass was smashed, and the effect was similar to a shock of earthquake. The first Minister who arrived at the scene of desolation were Suleyman Pacha, Mehemet Pacha, and Mehemet Ali Pacha. The first, who is the great admiral, was so affected at the occurrence, that he swooned several times. It was agreed that Mehemet Ali Pacba, who is the Sultan's brother-in law, should inform his Highness of the sad disaster, who immediately ordered a sum of 1,0001. to be dis tributed amongst the widows, as also that pensions should he settled on the nearest relatives of the deceased. The complement of the Neiri Shevket was 740 men, and but 100 have answered the muster. The choicest men and officers of the fleet were on board of this ship. The officers were all well-educated men, and to replace them will require some time. THE WATER SUPPLY OF LONDON. The following interesting report has been pre sented to the General Board of Health, Gwydyr house, Whitehall, by the Hon. William Napier : Part No. 1. "Farnham, Surrey, Oct. 2, 1850. "My Lords and Gentlemen, —Having had the plea sure of receiving in August last your instructions to visit the gathering-grounds of the proposed water-supply to the metropolis, in order to gauge the streams and make a careful re-examination of the general capabilities of the country for the purpose intended, I have now the honour to submit to your notice the results of my ob servations, with a few remarks on the different bearings of the scheme. "On reading the board's report presented to the Houses of Parliament during the past session, I per ceiver) that from the very short time at the disposal of the beard the calculation of the quantity of water available from the rain-fall on the district, an extent of nearly 150 square_miles, was necessarily founded on the discharge of the streams at their outfall. " The board were thus also manifestly placed under great disadvantage when endeavouring to ascertain the character of these waters; for, as such waters inevitably partake of the uaturo of the soils through which they have passed, and as the pure sands of the district are not only !minded by clay on the north-east, east, and south-east, by chalk on the west, but are also inter sected from east to west in the south by a high range of chalk hills, the course and outfall of these streams pre sent certainly a widely misleading test of the quality of the water to be derived from pure sands. " Considering the purity and softness of the supply to have the first claim upon my attention, I remembered the principle enunciated by the board, 'the nearer the source the better the quality,' and made it my first tb ject to examine the nature of the soils in which the rainfall of the country makes its appearance after perco lating through the upper crust, and next, the soils through which it passes to its outfall. ‘. The water-supply of Farnham being derived from the hill on the south side of which the village stands, I bent my first steps thither, not only to examine its source, as likely to present indications for purity to bo looked for elsewhere, but also to have a good bird's-eye view of the whole area under investigation. The posi tion of the hill in the south-west, its elevation of nearly 700 feet above the level of the sea, and 300 feet above the plains beneath, admirably adapted it to this par rl v water ed fdrooems sixteen o c e o n m s e m f from springs, surface issuing drainage, at butthe pose. It was then only I discovered that the Farnham side, on a contour, so to say, about fifty feet below the highest level of the hill, From the contracted area out t ide th ra a t t io t n he b se y of which so large a supply are . not due to the rain issoudteh- is gained, I was induced springsobserving that, from the slope fall on the ground above them. I was further led to of the ground, and from the almost impenetrable hardness impenetrable hardness of the superficial covering of the gravel, the rain-fall could scarcely find • • t t o his su c sp on "' s its way through this surface. A violent storm having most opportunely come on whilst speculating over this probability, I per ceived that the whole of th e water apparently ran rapidly down the hill -sides and was spee dil y out of sight, leaving the surface perfectly dry, except where irregu larities retained a few pools, which bsu sequent observa tion proved to me were exhausted by evaporation rather than by percolation. I then examined the north side, and found that on the same contour a still greater in dication of springs existed. This satisfied me that these waters are due chiefly to rain-fall elsewhere; for a rough calculation of the yield of the springs much exceeded the available rain-fall on the area within the contour. "Convinced of this, I naturally concluded that, if the o ther ranges of the district were of like geological for mation, they would in all probability present similar ap pearance.; about the same level ; a most desirable source for the streams of the country, the advantage of which, in addition to the proposed drainage supply, could hardly be over-estimated. The first week of my researches was confined, therefore, to the nature of the soil through out the district, presenting generally a vast depth of pure sands, obscured in the higher levels by extensive patches of gravel from 2 to 20 feet in depth; in the lower, by a poor loam, from one to three feet deep. Patches of peat hero and there insetsp of some depth ex ist principally in the low er l eve l s . On the west a nd south-west, the loam has a subsoil of very stiff clay, ap parently of the London formation, which also crops out on the north side of Farnham hill. On the north and north-west, in the valleys, there exists within a small area a considerable quantity of iron in some of the peaty bogs. All these are marked upon the p l a n whisk Lshall hereafter have the honour to lay before the board, and which I have prepared as accurately as the shortness of the time allowed. " The next object of my research was the quality and quantity of the water. The board, in their report, have given the quantity now brought into London by the different water companies as a stream of 9 feet wide and 3 feet deep, flowing with a velocity of two miles an hour; a supply double the actual consumption. In the course of my exploration, I could not fail to observethat such a volume of water of any quality was no where for the to be seen, which at first rather damp ed my,n future; but I:remembered that such a oody might be made up by collecting the smal lest threads of rivul e t s , and went on my way. To e ffect this, then, was m y object. inspec t i o n of the gathering " A most minute grounds has shown me that their nature exactly adapts them for the means of collectioa proposed by the board, namely, a system of thorough drainage. A more admi rable plan cf gathering rasa-fall could not have been conceived; the sands, acting as a natural filter, deprive the water on its passage to the pipes of any impurity contracted either in the air or in percolating through the upper crust; as, for instance, where the water might be discoloured by peat, experiments have proved that the sands restore its primitive colour, and deprive it also of the flavour imparted by the peat. The heath, which covers the entire area of the gathering grounds, also stains the water, but t h e impurity is removed by this process of natural filtration. I would remark that the discolouration visible in the stream called the Blaekwater is not caused by peat, but by the heath and loose black loamy nature of the soil through which it flows. This I have proved by following up its various sources, one ve , passes over peat. of which only, at Co Samples of springs rising in peaty bogs show no discolouration whatever, but are as clear as water issuing from the sands. " Remembering Farnham-hill, I turned my attention to look for springs, and, after much and close examina tion, came to the conclasion that the origin of many little silver threads of water, silently stealing clown the hill sides under the grass, arose also from such sources. A diligent search showed me that the quantity of water to be derived in this manner within the original area of the gathering-grounds is so great, that if the neighbour ing ranges of mounta ins and hills on the so uth side— namely, H i nd h ea d, Blackdown, Hascombe-hills, Leith bill, &c., presented the same feature, I might probably hope to collect a stream nine feet wide and three feet deep, of the desired softness and purity. " I am now happy to inform the board that a month's researches into every hill and glen, every copse and crevice, has produced this result. Having tested the waters as they issue from their sources. I can announce that I have gauged a su fficient numb er of springs and ' rivulets to enable me to form an opinion both as to quantity and quality; the water beiag of its primitive purity, perfect as to aeration, brilliant in colour, soft almost us distilled water, of a grateful temperature, about N ° .18,139.] [PRICE SDI per- . 155.; 7el the Vol. 11. THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY; REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. 111. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID. "That three score years and ten our course may run." A pe,pnlar review of almost every form (cause and cure) of ner /ounly-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that heresies be young, besets the man of pleasure, business, or study, and em -itters old age, with tables and rules for the diet and physical regu , 1 ttion of every-day life. IV. THE PASSIONS. " What passions hurt the body—what improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." KOB3TICT : -Life's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The advent fthe passions. Chastity and its infringements. The casualties licentiousness and dissit - .'Lion, with illustrations, graphic, narrative and remediative. Advocacy of early marriages. THE MARRIAGE STATE. " TO be or not to be, that is the question." PIItOGISAMME :—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and re- Ulm regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and (..hoice, on both sides, as to age, temperament, complexion, and lgure, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them. Physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion. By R. J. CITLVERVrELL, M.D. (1841), M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. till five. itveningts. seven till ni ns. (1811). Twenty-flue years Medical and Forensic Referee in these i7:llt,kruter.t.n.Rniceaceep.tilreaehiTit-rsgtrdelaiti7 THE BLOWING UP OF THE TURKISH THREE-DECKER. FURTHER PARTICULARS. CONSTANTINOPLE, OCT. 25.—A most dreadful ca , tastrophe, attended with great loss of life, has just occurred. The Neiri Shevket ship of the line, of 120 gluts, bearing the flag of the grand admiral, was totally destroyed by an explosion of its powder maga zine on the 23d inst. (as stated in The Sun of Satur day). This dreadful accident occurred in the arsenal at about ten minutes past ten A.M., and was so terri fic as to have been heard at a great distance. It is surmised by well-informed persons of the Admiralty that it is owing to accident. Others, again, give it out as the determined act of a sailor who was punished for misdemeanour, and detained in the hold of the ship. The most reasonable rumour, and on which I place most reliance, is, that it is owing to negligence, as several canisters of the powder conveyed to the magazines on shore were in a bad condition, and a quantity of this combustible was spilled. It is likely the lower deck was not swept, and some dull mariner emptied the contents of his pipe on the floor, when naturally it formed a train, and running to the pow der magazine caused an instantaneous explosion, which was so powerful that it divided the ship into two parts, and blew up the upper deck, with the guns and rigging, fully twenty-five feet in the air. This part fell sideways into the sea, and disappeared for a few minutes. The lower deck was then ob served to catch fire and burn with intense violence for seven mtnutes, when the ship gradually sank. Im mediately after the explosion hundreds of kaiks and lethe human he beings, embarkations re p a i re d to the scene of disaster, and a number of m u til a t e d rema i ns , showing but little re semblance were a bpuilcakneede erectedup. temporary m shore, 36 died i mme di a t e l y a ft er ; an d mos t o f the Of h one the 113 tai,o to t o sufferers were in such a dreadful condition that no hope whatever was entertained of their recovery. One poor fellow, a lieutenant, was picked up nearly drowned, fearfully burnt, and a spike through his shoulder. lie died six minutes after having been conveyed to the ambulance. A gallant Armenian porter had both his legs cut clean off, and still cou rageously dictated a letter to his mother, informing her of his sad state. No official list of the loss of men and officers has yet appeared, but it is ascertained beyond all doubt that the most gallant officers of the Turkish navy have been lost. We have to deplore the death of six cap tains, who were on board the admiral's ship in con ference on a point of etiquette, as also of the aide-de camp of the grand admiral, of 14 lieutenants who were N OVEMBER 12, 1850. 50 degrees, and almost free from all mineral, animal, and vegetable impregnation. In a future section of this report I hope to be able to give the board more extended information on this point, as also with reference to the levels of the springs above mean tide. Thus, by gauging and testing the streams at their sources, instead of in their course and outfalls, we have the roalizition of the principle laid down by the board; and this difference will account for the variance of my results with those of Dr. Angus Smith. " Table of Springs and Rivulets, showing their hardness, daily discharge, and the number of houses each is equivalent to, at the rate of 75 gallon , t per house. r: 7) • !" ci 7 'l g Names. •',"' 2 . 4 Remarks. A O-, •e, Hindhead and Black down :- Holy-water .. 2 1,350,000 18,000 Will be led away at one degree of hardness. Bramshot 13,399,714 178,621 One and a-half Down-lands 1 540,000 7,200 degrees under Headley-down .. 1 239,731 3,197 the mill wheel ; Barford-mills 1 3,880,000 33,400 but will proba- Devil's-jumps .. 2 360,000 15,000 bly be led away Punchbowl .. 1 299,995 3,999 at half a degree Cosford-house • . 1 674,928 8,999 of hardness. Gray's-wood .. 1 84,240 1,123 Kot diet 1 32,563 434 Five other springs . 1 127,562 1,700 Hascombe-hills :- Sweetwater-pond .. 1 1,066,795 14,223 Will be taken Bush-bridge .. 2 529,200 7,056 away at half a Chapel-copse 2 224,697 2,955 degree of hard- Hascombe 2 229,116 3,988 ness. Leith-hills :- Totsford .. 2 1,799,798 23,977 Will be led away Watton • • .. 2 890,956 11,979 at one deg Tee of Rookery •• .. 2 1,436,400 19,532 hardness. Easthampstead Plain :- Wisltmoor • • .. 1 389,308 5,177 Broad-moor 1 176,840 2,347 Sandhurst • • .. 1 54,000 720 Ambarrow-hill .. 1 75,883 1,011 Barkham 1, 101,088 1,:147 . Wokingham 1 599,914 7,999 Bull-brook • • .. 1 113,320 1,437 Chobham-ridges :- Pirbright 1 810,000 10,800 Railway .. 1 440,000 6,134 Cow-moor • • .. 1 90,435 1,235 Coldingley 1 758,160 10,103 Folly • . 1 256,492 3,419 Bagshot • - • • 1 630,000 8,400 Bristow-farm .. 1 14,999 199 Farnham :- Aqueduct .. 1 45,848 584 bfinley 1 134,928 1,798 Northfieet • . .. 1 6,426,000 85,00 Longbottom • • 1 31,809 421 Bramshill 1 43,372 578 Eversley 1 74,779 997 Castle-bottom .. 1 270,000 3,600 North:- Farnham-hill .. 1 685,454 8,739 Total gallons .. 39,407,324 523,156 Total equivalent in houses. " Giving altogether 39i millions of gallons, which might be brought to London at a. hardness certainly not exceeding one degree. I can answer for at least 10 mil lions more under two degrees of hardness. I must re mark, that though these gaug ing are only off Prod as an approximation, I consider th ey b will eventually prove to be rather under than over stated. " Farnham, Oct. 3, 1850. " The annexed table of springs and rivulets gives their hardness, according to Dr. Clerlas soap test, their daily discharge, and the number of houses they are equivalent to at 75 gallons per house; as addition of one-half the average domestic consumption, as proved by an experi ment instituted in the district of Earl-street, London, on la block of 1,200 houses of a fair average class, the gaug ings of the sewer gave 44i gallons, and the butts and cisterns, 5l gallons per house. • " I would remark, that where the springs flow into ponds dammed up for the use of mills, I have taken the samples for tests from the sprirrgs themselves, as the evaporation alone of large surfaces of water generally adds two and upwards degrees of hardness, and the waters are also exposed to deterioration in colour, and, as I have found, in taste. For instance, at Minley Pond, itself situated between sandhills, the springs do not show half a degree of hardness, the pond one and a half ; at Sweetwater Pond the springs have half a degree of hardness, the pond two degrees; at Bushbridge the springs have one degree of hardness, the pond nearly six. " 1 would here remark that an erroneous opinion seems to prevail generally that Large bodies of water should be examined for test of quality, which, in pro portion to their size alone, show a scale of hardness con tracted in their passage through loamy or other soils. Hitherto the little springs rising in pure sands, scarcely seen under the herbage, have been almost entirely dis regarded, although when gathered together they form a volume equal in extent to that collected on the lower levels, and of a purity and softness in no case to be found there. " The gauging of these springs having been taken at the end of a drought of nearly five weeks, and at the close of an average dry summer, I conceive they are to be relied on with safety, as being at their usual summer ebb. Being a perfect stranger to the district, and of course obliged to depend very much on the testimony of the residents as to the flow of the springs, I 1:1-.ve ad dressed myself to persons of all classes, gentry, farmers, and labourers, many of whom have resided all their lives on the same spot, and are therefore well able to offer an opinion. 1 received much valuable information from an herb doctor, who devotes his sole attention to wounds and sores, and finds his remedies in herbs and grasses, many of which grow in water, by which means ho had come to the knowledge of these springs. The unanimous opinion of all observing persons is, that I gauged these springs at their lowest. lam convinced that the greater mass of them are, as at Farnham-hill, due to rain-fall elsewhere,— t a s con- will strata s p i r d o e b r a e b b l l y e o d n i s r t a a n h g e o w f h e e q r e u a t l h a e n d na h t i e g r h e e r c f l e t v h e e l s s , not permit of the rain-fall making its appearance again after percolation; the water then finds its level, and an easy channel through the sands of the gathering grouncl6. I attribute the fact of the springs invariably coming out under the highest and steepest bank of the hills to the circumstance that such is the only pla ce where on that contou r there is not the usual densely pac k es i covering of gravel, through which they would scarce ly penetrate when there is an easier outlet. The steepness of the bank itself is apparently cause d b y th e undermining action of the springs. My opinion of the unfailing yield of these springs is confirmed by the peasants, who in several instances have of their own accord informed me that at the close of autumn, generally in Oct o b er , w h en t h ere h as b een no rain in this district, the sprin gs commence r i s i ng j us t e s s admitshi fortuitous ei ree explanation; tust she e. but t e hi after a high wind. They off er no ex pl anat i on o f thi s apparently extraordi nar y c i rcumstance, w hi c h to me, however, in dicating a storm of rain and wind e l sew h ere , w h ere the strata are of the formation alluded t o . ghw ein possibly y a f o r tf eprobably " Droughts of much longer duration than five weeks seldom occur, and, should they do so, the yield of the springs is so far iu excess of the present requirements of the metropolis, that there is little foundation for any ap prolieusion of scarcity. " To detect the presence of these springs in combina- tion with other waters was in soma cases very easy, as where the residents are acquainted with them, or where they aro so large as to thrust themselves on one's 'view, but often they have nearly eluded my most vigilant scrutiny. Situated in the hollows of the hills, generally collections of rainwater are to be found, girt sometimes by dense copses with rushes and long-tangled grass. The marshy appearance of the ground on the lower side might, by a casual observer, be taken for the soakage of the pond, but if a trench be dug to the outfall the run is found to be constant, proving the presence of springs flowing into or rising in the ponds themselves. Oa one occasion, on questioning an intelligent labourer, he re marked that, when bathing in Minley-pond, he found the water at some parts much colder than others, and was at a loss to account for the circumstance, which clearly indicated the position of the springs, as I found the outfall to exceed the flow into the pond. " So secluded are some of these sources, that their ex istence, on one occasion, at Chapel-cope, only became known to a soi-disant gamekeeper (but, from his appear ance, I fear, a poacher occasionally) by the flight of game to drink there after dawn. This spring yields 224,697 gallons per day, equal to the supply of 2,995 houses, and forms one of the many threads on, i contributing I to the desired supply. lain f ur ther of opinin which am confirmed by all the residents, that these springs will, when opened, that is, given a free p as sage to the surface, often be doubled in volume; indeed, this has, on several occasions, been proved to be the case by paper manufac turers and others who have been anxious to increase their supply; as, for instance, at Barford Mills, where some years ago the paper-mill could only work for three or four hours a day, but the spring having been opened now affords a sufficient supply for six hours work. I h ave tested these waters, and all others in the district, including wells, and those from the surface, at different staees, as where joined by fresh tributaries, or entering a new soil, from their outfall to their sources, and the result has been very decisive in confirming the remark made by Professor Way , in his able paper ()Li' The Power of S o ils to absorb Manure,' that ordinary sods cons i st o f t h ree su bstances, sand , clay , and vegetable matter, but that very y these genera lly a fourth may be added, car b onate o f li me . When springs rise in any other than pure sands, the water at once becomes hard to five or six degrees. If in any case I believed a stream to have a very pure source, I proceeded up its course, examining it at the junction of each tributary, and have never failed in dis covering at length, and generally from the highest source, the thread of soft and eweet water to be added to the growing stream fur water supply. " Let me point out, for example— " The Wey, at Guildford, which has a Degrees, hardness of ... 9 " At Elstead 8 •• ••• ••• " Below the junction of the Bramshot river 9 " Above the junction of the Farnham branch ... ... " Above the junction of the Tirainshot branch .•• 14 ••• .04 " At Farnham ... 15 " But turning up the Bramshct river at Headley Wood " At Bramshot " At Shotter Mill ... ••• " The above shows what different results two per sons making the same investigations might arrive at. From Headley to Bramshot is scarcely more than two miles ; persons unintentionally, or for want of accurate investigation, might consider the water at Headley wood the sample of greatest parity to be found, and go away with and disseminate a totally false impression. I have reason to believe it will be generally found that the opponents to the board's proposition have, from one cause or the other, made this great mistake. " The power of soils in hardening water is particularly evident when comparing the water in a large pond to that in a well, which becomes hard almost in proportion to its depth. A notable instance occurs at Tomlin's Pond, a collection of rain water with a few small springs in it, which has a hardness of only 2 degrees, whereas a well sunk close by for the convenience of some cot tagers has a hardness of Zif degrees. Again, Minley Pond has a hardness of only If degrees, while a well, sunk through the loam into the pure sand, has S degrees of hardness. " The following is a list of well and surface waters, with their degrees of hardness:— " WELLS. ... 5 Degrees. Hartford-bridge Flats, 25 feet deep ... 4i Ash-common, 80 feet deep ... ... 6 i - Pirbright-common, 20 feet deep... ... 5 Chobham Well ... ... ... ... 5 Swinley-cottage, Easthamstead-plain ... 5i " SURFACE WATERS. " Ash-common " bolt-pond ... " Dippenhall... ... 3i 2f ... 3f " Whitemoor... 3. " Aldershot ... " Canal Reading-road-bridge ... 5i " Thus we see that waters stand for purity in this dis trict in the following order:— " 1. Spring issuing from pure sands. " 2. Collections of rain water. " 3. Water running through ordinary loamy soils. " 4. Well waters. " How great is the loss of capital and labour expended on wells, which when made what has been done ? A vast expense is incurred to dig a hole in the ground to allow water to soak into impure from the mineral quali ties of the soil ; what water ?—that which fell origi nally soft and pure. and which might have been col lected on roofs, or by drainage of cultivated lands and led into a covered reservoir, and thence to the highest room in the house. One gentleman with whom lam acquainted spent from 3001. to 4001. in sinking a well 300 feet deep, whence he obtained water of a hardness equal to that of London. 4001. would have drained from 40 to 50 acres of his land and paid for a covered reservoir, besides saving the labour of pumping and carrying, the waste of the latter in the case of using 57 gallons per day per house, amounting to a loss of three days' labour of one person in a week. The improve ment of the land drained would alone have repaid the outlay. " A great economy in having water laid on to the top of a house exists from the indolent propensities of servants, should there be two supplies, one of hard water and another of soft near the premises, and the servants will, I have frequently found, to save trouble, use the former for all purposes, thus extravagantly wasting their masters' tea and soap; the saving in the consumption of which with soft water would soon have paid the cost of laying pipes into every part of the house. "I would point out the defects of storage reservoirs on gathering grounds as now existing in some parts of this country. They collect the crude surface waters, always liable to discolouration and thickening from dirt brought in by heavy rains, to deterioration in taste, to hard ness from contact with the soil, as also by evapora tion; this last, however, being trifling as compared with the first, as we have already shown. Compare these results with the proposition of the board. After the ground is once saturated, the rain-fall passes im mediately through a natural filter of sand into the drainage pipes, which lead it away to storage reservoirs lined with tiles to prevent the water acquiring the mine ' ral qualities of the soil, hence to a covered reservoir in the neighbourhood of its distribution, safe from the noxious influence of the impure atmosphere of a city. The importance of covered reservoirs cannot be over rated when the evidence given by several eminent pro fessors of chymistry before the board is considered, al though little more than every day's experience is needed to show that what is disagreeable on a small scale must be very detrimental, often dangerous, in large volumes of water. A tumbler of water cannot be exposed halt an hour without becoming warm, vapid, and badly tasted; and from what cause? Simply because water has an extraordinary capacity for absorbing the impuri- ties of the atmosphere. " Referring again to the plan of collecting rain-fal by draining the sandy heaths, I question whether it could in one case be carried out with advantage, namely. on the higher levels; as, for instance, the crests of the Fox Hills and Chobham Ridges, whore the strata of'sand are of a very loose nature. I think that the surface once broken through, the water would pass by the pipes. The area on which this would happen is, however, not very large. It is very desirable to ascer tain this point by trial works; a few acres drained would satisfactorily settle an important question. The same would occur in the lower levels were it not that nature has abundantly provided a subsoil in the form of a crust or pan about nine inches thick, composed of three inches of closely-packed pebbles and sand resting upon six inches of sandstone. This pan lies at a depth vary ing from one to three fret below the surface; in some cases it is found beneath a few inches of sandy loam. The pipes might be laid on the pebbles and sand in crusted together, which would hold the water. The pan once broken through the water would, I fear, be lost for ever. The cultivation of these heaths would eventually repay a large portion of the expense of collecting a rain fall by drainage. Mr. Hewett, a most intelligent farmer and land-surveyor, from whom I have obtained much valuable information, assures me :that where this pan conies near enough to the surface to be broken through, which is done at an expense of 81. or 101. per acre, and when properly manured, the cultivation pays. " The only disadvantage attending the board's scheme, if to such an important matter it may be deemed so, is the expense of the large lined storage reservoirs neces sary to contain a six weeks' or two months' supply for a city of the giant proportion of London; otherwise the system is unique in simplicity and perfect adaptation for the purpose required. So vivid was this impression on my mind, that on developing the idea of supply from springs, I conceived a method of adapting the principle to my own case. Where the springs are large, I propose to enclose them in brick or tiles, but when small and numerous I would prefer to gather them in one stream to be led away in pipes, 'tut this must be effected on the pure sand, and great care must be taken to avoid the mixture of surface-washing. In the case when leading away a stream of springs it would bo liable to discolora tion from heavy rains, I propose to provide a remedy by preparing at the point of dive' aim). from the natural channel a new bed for a short distance at a less inclination. The bed to be a trench with a pipe at the bottom, and filled up with small atones and sand, heather or heath being placed round the pipe joints. The stream being led on this new bed will percolate into the pipe beneath. When the extent of the ground above the springs would expose them to be choked up by rubbish and dirt after a storm, I would intercept the rain-fall in contour trenches with pipes un derneath them also, and lay a branch to lead the water away to the main. I have shown both these plans as adapted in the case of Farnham-hill, and a large addition might thus be made to flow of the springs if desirable. Hereafter I propose to detail my arrangements of branch lines from the spring -heads, leading to mains terminating on Wimbledon-common, giving also an esti mate of the expense of the entire schemeworks, compen sation to mills, &c., also some general information on the collateral advantages of a pure soft water supply— the results of some experiments I am making on the action of sand as a filter, and some qualitative analyses of the springs. " The annexed plan is that of Farnham-hill, reduced from the Tithe Commission plan, and tested as to accu racy. The blue contour line represents the level of the springs. I have gathered them together and gauged their flow as accurately as in my power. Their daily discharge is equal to 897,393 gallons. " The area within the contour line is 571 acres. The available rain-tall from 22'65 inches per annum; a mean of 30 years' register at the Military College, Sandhurst, allowing the usual deduction of 14 inches for evapora tion and absorption, is 279,858 gallons per day. The difference then, 611,160 gallons, is the least figure in favour of my assertion that the water in this hill is due to rain-fall elsewhere, for the rain on this hill does not percolate, but passes away. "I assure the board, however, that a careful collection of these springs would double their value, and produce a daily discharge of 1,794,786 gallons. This then leaves a total of 1,514,928 gallons above the available rain-fall on the hill, supposing it all to penetrate. The plan also shows the hill drained above the springs on the principle already alluded to. The section of the pipes and their outfall is calculated in proportion to the quantity of rain likely to fall in the shortest time, according to the prin ciple laid down by Mr. Chadwick. " In reference to my idea of the cause to which these springs are due, I would mention that a notable instance of the kind occurs in Hong-Kong, an island mountain of not 25 miles in circumference at its base, and of 1,000 or 1,200 feet elevation above the level of the sea. The quantity of water supplied from springs on the top of this mountain is notoriously far beyond its rain-fall, which latter, from the declivity of the other groune, is at once discharged into the sea, as all who have been there arc well awai e of. The shore of the mainland is not further than two miles and a half, but the range of mountains of equal and higher elevation, and which furnish the supply, are at a distance of upwards of ten miles. The rain-fall cannot find its way again after percolation to the surface, and is necessitated to find its level by crossing the sea and rising through the springs t , he fissures of the granite formation of Hong - Kong. a are rarely known to be affected in qu antit y even after a three months' drought in the island, !she thermometer often at 88 degrees and upwards in the shade. " The advantages I propose to derive from permanent springs, that is, always preserving an average flow of summer and winter, over surface drainage, are twofold : " 1. The continuous flow from springs gives water of better quality as to aeration and temperature. "2. An immense saving will be effacted on the item of storage reservoirs, and, I believe, a considerable sum in the diminished quantity of excavation and pipage. Assuming that the supplies from these springs do not materially alter, no necessity can exist for storage reser voirs. A covered reservoir for two days' s upply might be provided at Wimbl e d on • common t o mee t an y extra ordinary emergency ; otherwise, a main with a simple waste-pipe into the Thames would suffice. " Too much importance cannot be attached to a con stant flow of pure, cool, and soft water, brought direct without detention from the Hindhead to the attic of the highest house in London. How grateful will be the daily use of cool soft water only 24 hours from a natu ral reservoir in the depth of the earth! " I consider I have realised, in a remarkable manner, the board's enunciation—' the nearer the source the purer the supply.' The whole value of the scheme ap pears to me to depend on the accurate following up of this principle. " On consideration of the original proposal, there is only one more point I shall at present touch upon, namely, the great and scarcely estimable benefits of land drainage, not only to the soil, but to the inhabi tants of the district. From the rainfall, a depth in the year of 22.65 inches (allowing seven to be absorbed), there remains nearly 15 inches, or 1,529 tons of water on every acre, impeding cultivation by diminishing the temperature of the soil, by not allowing a proper circu lation of air in it, and by causing a perpetual evapora tion, not only injurious to health in itself, but exces sively wasteful of the heat of the atmosphere, a loss which in our damp climate is a very serious considera tion indeed, and it is only when the whole country shall have been perfectly drained that this stigma of unne cessary and dangerous damp will be effaced from our registers of temperature. " Again, experience has satisfactorily shown (vide the report on the water supply) that the low temperature of undrained land is the chief cause of scanty and poor crops, and inferior growth of timber. In an economical point of view it is most necessary, then, to remove this noxious agency. " Having given the results of my observations in de tail, it may be now proper that I should state my opi nion of their variance as compared with the conclusions enumerated in the report, which difference I attribute to the limited investigation of the subject. " Generally, in all points as applied to the quality of water, its advantages in economy, its beneficial influence on health, &c., my experience not only distinctly con firms the views of the board, but has elicited farther illustrations, in respect to which I hope shortly to have the honour of addressing them. This information I have collected from persons of all classes, medical men, manu facturers, farmers, tradesmen, peasants, &c., ail et whom, in their different spheres, have given me valuable evidence on the subject in question. " The results of my experience are as follows: " I. With respect to the quantity and quality of water to be derived from the gathering grounds, in whatever method of collection.— " The report gives 28,000.000 of and under three de grees of hardness. " My results give 40,000,000 of and under one de gree, and 10,000,000 of and under two degrees of hardness. " This improved quality is gained by my development of the principle of taking the water from its source (that is, where it issues from pure sandi), and leading it away before it can be affected by contact with soils. I beg to express my conviction that the purity will depend entirely on the careful execution of the work; it would give, to recapitulate its qualities, 40,000,000 of water— " Of primitive purity; " Perfect as to aeration; "Of a grateful temperature, about 50 degrees; " Brilliant in colour; " Soft almost as distilled water, " And almost free from all mineral, animal, and vege table impregnation, sufficing for the supply, at the esti mate of 75 gallons per house, of 523,126 houses. The 10,000,000 of and under 2 degrees of hardness are derivable from sources rising in sands not quite pure. " 11. By the direct means of collection from springs, instead of the extensive system of land drainage origi nally contemplated, very considerable saving of expense would be effected. " 1. In the less quantity of pipage required, and, con- sequently, of labour expended. _ t• 2. Oa the item of the large extent of storage re servoirs, originally required to provide for summer months, periods of drought, and which, by my plan, would be necessary. _ _ " 3. On the reduced claims for compensation, especially as no breadth of land would be required to be taken up. In fact, after collection, o❑ descending into the lower levels, the maina would lead along and just outside the lines of railway. A mere underground right of way— a pipe-hying. easement—would be required. " A resume of the above then gives, in favour of the plan proposed,— " I. Greater certainty ci supply. " 11. Superior quality. " 111. Greater abundance. "IV. Greater speed of execution of work and appli cation for service. " V. Greater economy. " Should the future exigencies of the metropolis require an increased supply, it may still be derived not only from land drainage of rain-fall en the pure sands be neath the level of the sources now proposed, but also to a great extent above them. In conclusion, I would remark that it might be con sidered desirable to allow the towns of Guildford, Rich mond, &c., and the different villages on the line of water supply to London, to partake of the advantages proposed for that city. The first of these suffers severely from hard and expensive water. Of course they would have to pay their proportion of the rate to be levied to meet the expense of the works, which I hope shortly to be able to show will not, for an increased, continuous, pure supply of soft water, at high pressure, exceed a fraction of the sum now levied by the water companies for an impure, hard, and defective one. " I have the honour to be, my Lords and Gentlemen, " Yours obediently, " WILLIAM NAPIEII. " The Gereral Board of Health, Uwydyr-house, Whitehall." COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Nov. 11. Her Majesty, with his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, drove out this morning in a pony phaeton in Windsor Park. Colonel Buckley, Equerry in Waiting, attended On horseback. The younger members of the Royal Family took their accustomed walking and pony exercises. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shooting this morning, attended by Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Major-General Bowles, and Lieut.- Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, attended by her Lady in Waiting, and the Gentleman in Waiting on herißoyal Highness (Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell), is expected to arrive at the Castle to-day, on a visit to the Queen. The Lord - Chancellor and Lady Truro are also ex pected to arrive this evening on a visit to her Ma jesty and the Prince. The Royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Truro, Lady Augusta Bruce, the Lady in Waiting of the Duchess of Glou cester, Baroness de Speth, and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A Liddell. The Queen will hold a Privy Council to_ morrow (Wednesday), at Windsor Castle. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were — Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, Sir John Hobhouse, the Earl of Carlisle, the Right Hon. 11. Labouchere, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and the Right lion. Fox Maule. The Council sat three hours and a-half. The Lord Chancellor left town after the Cabinet Council for Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty. A deputation of the Committee of the Inventors' Patent Reform League had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. The deputation consisted of Mr. F. W. Campin, Mr. V. Price, Mr. G. Shepherd, Mr. Waller, Mr. Townley, Mr. Mahin, and Mr. Ellis. _ _ The Master-General of the Ordnance had an inter view with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing• street. Dispatches from the Governors of the West India Colonies, and also from the Governors of the North American provinces, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. The Observer, price sixpence, of Nov. 10, con tains Lord Mayor's Procession by land and water ; also the Banquet at Guildhall, Speeches, Bill of Fare, &c., 5 cols. — National Resistance to Papal Aggression, as shown in Lord John Russell's Letter- Public Meetings—Dr. Cmmiog's Lecture—Bishop of Bath and Wells' Address—Bishop of Exeter's Reply—Celebration of Gunpowder Plot Discovery— Incidents, Anecdotes, Sec.—Further Examination for the Strand Robbery—Holford Burglary—The Frimley Murder —Discharge of Mr. Sirrell, the refiner—Original Articles on the state of Germany, and rumoured hostilities—The Pope's Bull— New Play of the " Templar," at Princess's Theatre—Parochial ana Vestry Meetings of St. James's — Pancras Paving Board—Mary lebone Vestry and Address to the Queen —Islington Refot in Association, &c. A Monday afternoon edition of the Observer, containing the markets and the latest intelligence, is regularly published at four o'clock. The Manchester Guardian states that on Friday night an ironmonger's shop in that town had a most remark able escape from destruction by an explosion of fireworks, A large pyrotechnic, called a " wheel," about two feet in had become ignite.), and had burnt ent ir e l y away. I d t ja h nte a le db r een placed upright between two shelves, and its position was such that it could not turn round ; which was most fortunate, for it was surrounded by a large collection of rockets and other fireworks, and had close to it, in a drawer, COlbs. of gunpowder ! All the parts of the wheel successively exploded, sending forth a profusion of sparks, but the whole died out without setting fire to any of the dangerous combustibles lying around. The Cheviots and other high grounds in the math and north- west have this week been capped with snow. During several nights sharp frosts have prevailed through out the district, and ~the northern lights have occasionally been visible. 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