The Sun. — London, England, 1850-09-12 00:00:00

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GRAVESEND STAR PACKETS Fore Cabin and Second Class Railway NINEPENCE to or from London and Gravesend. peon and First Class ditto, ONE SHILLING. 'p ore Cabin To or from Blackw i Chef Cabin.... 9d. othe pack ets lntermediate Piers ..... 6d. Ilthier a C a a t il th a e t It i le e rs G as r a Y u a n , d G er ree e nl d ilt ( h w e e , a a t re er P p u e r r ti m e l e t t ti P ag le ) r . s. FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. Y_±:_Ekx DAYS. I SUNDAYS.., MUNDAT..•• . •- likeißc -- ” - yul e . 1 Grays I G hi r th ee:i t yur eel - rime I Ro vi tr . -1 (ir ,,. , 1 green- 1 Pur e•...' " Ithe. 'led ~kt%- X -- -- 12 1 -- 2 -- 2 a-- 3 IS —•--- ——s—-- ; 61i --- _ _ ..... 7 634 r....:.-----------___ bt r ,, e ; T ( lalub„, 2 41 from the Boats marked I' ibry f rom Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London ki tost ‘uari of an hour. sIlltriliSIVICK WHARF. BLACKWALL, on tho arrival Of nie Trains from the Fenehurch-street Station. WXEX DAYS. . SirrmnAY, , tt eet Green. 'lithe. 'Time Gray, I Roshr. Till,. ear fleet Green- Gray sl Roshr hithe. I = = 4 ' l 4' . I _4 • _ _ 1% 2M 3% 5 6% I 1= a asu ---- --- " itte:l4,l.,_4l*tked * are r u n di rec t, th e Packets not being per 80A, ~ , ,P at tiers or for Boats. . ms.46.ee _slaVntlbeslCEJS.—Twelve, Months, 41.45. ; Six Months, 21. 155.; • . 6 ,.. or u 5.... 155.; to be had of the Collectors on board the eept„„„' , - . l '. Monk Terrace Pier, Gravesend. -...tr 12,1850: r, U AI TIOL lot k IC LAW AND GENERAL LIFE II W-00 3Vr,,, ASSURANCE COMPANY, tor P P(.7 , .""‘TRY:STREET, LEICETER-SQUARE, LONDON. Ott °IN, 4TI-1 ANNUAL GENERAL ` MEETING of the Proprie r 'Cat 6 C °lnPany took place on the 25th instant, at the Head ' 1` ) 1 1, sshil:,? y e loCk precisely. The following is extracted from the ' Steing t he " Is too lengthy for publication : • loge t r-„tw oli l l ast Year no claims have arisen from deaths in England. ler 700,., which for 5001. and the other for 2601.—making 441:Sty, 4,`,.. lice - oge es have been paid. This is far below the expected 4.4:e1r.the3,,? especially favourable, when It is rememb . ered how j il e Dqn,ha oe'oflices generally suffered from the epidemic of last the;ltby-,--cr 01 lives assured between the Ist of Jane, 1849, and r -e • Y ; 18 50, was more than double the number issued in ro Of 0,,,X)fed a .,., s preceding: Sil i e 11l " r e made for 133 Policies, amounting to 52,963/. 6 2 5 . 4d.: , t eexi p' ol e i et tl,_ Prising .106- lives, - were - accepted for 45, K ri s - e.eis a , d ,ews laps e d , ik-aze the c ol the representing 6,0481., upon wh 1 i 2 c 5 h 1. 320 3 1 * . 35. ~, Company in the shape of premiums. iSsi7Desa.2•••=naenceirient of the Company to the Ist of June last, p%,.., g in —ere effected to the extent of 110,9721. 12s 6d., pr0,th4,,,,411n1ial ,th4,,,,41Inlial fivwddnd„.ll3, v,. - A,1gg.611;% Of these 54 lapsed, qs" Is Te''o " •the an u.al premiums were If ,'',. evins. , i,1 q§,...,.. fid4 41 sythich n kti * .4 . 1 ` " l e - Yearly income on the Ist of June last equal: to kit, Ce, la s t 41 . thalt3/01eetirig loans were applied for to the extent of 17,7001., illt , 1 _ 1 314,,,, 5 ,* 10 d. only was advanced. !111 e lu tlr ta"nnrs were also highly gratified to report that within .s t o h t e t I „ 4 l . t e , n tine nt t & they had considerably extended their busine ss NA ~...vag ,• 4 4 .aving appointed, as Head Agent in France, bill,'ltsg s i t , k. entlernan of high standing in Paris, distinguished f or ~1 11 0 & ti ttles t f i t nd ability in financial and in all assurance ma tt e r s , 4 ;rclit ic .e s anction and patronage of the Archbishop . of Pan e, %Ain, re s ~.'m'libishop of Lyons and Monseigneur Perim, Eveque i iktiZl!e 44,:5..5 already within the . last three months effected a con. 4,* both ?nt of business, not only in Life Assurances, but in An tszospari _•trznediate and Deferred tlisi,._ * "`g to eus mediate approving . of the Report, and returning ItinToosn the stimit Rev erend . Chairman, Bishop Morris, the Vice ,4l4 fl it tli t4 , '4t ee et u ti erY nn. , Se cret,ancl Officers of the establish e proa rc z ta seParated, highly gratified at its present results a l 4 1, tic o b ,, z aPuTzu sarm V OLIC lES . t t lia en'ellalerable Interest to Life Assurance Offices and The INto* tOlo„., nelnded Yesterday in the Court of Exchequer. . 4 0 n Y as " a ? he ld A Poli f urauce of 539/. in the Albion o v r a a n si t , c -Dis tin, renrity for an eY ad n ee aS , s tile payment t lll* lr r i kted i ll t o by the Albion, on the ground that at the time it of which policy Zrlle i ke A nbi e fact of the assured party having been a . man a e l y i t o d f ence i t 711 411:04 thete_Wasicencealed from the o ffi ce. The ch ie f sOrs s ,,,ibit ed, question as to the degree of int . eumera g c ie e that had given against otl;l4T . tag oft i f•_na e result was, that a verdict was . but also for lb:It, e Olt, fri).,not only for the amount of the policy, 114(111s- Sell b ei `, l , t _tl e date when it became due. Ihe h y e ci r r p cumstance resents a tOsoLlast t . g ;',ll; Drought by one office against anot is., t he ~!_a of the uncertainty which may a tt ach to all po y mode bY Orita, 3fresent system, and shows that the 11 1 t Iti I,4loptionrrltY can be obtained by the public must lie in the l e, aulia ey e , y d 3' Assurance Offices of the plan of pro _L.; tin e g ac t h he p m o : Islt„'Dess of eftereet by due in before the grf!t . iin f 104 g _of anehrr.ards assuming the full responsibility of the coin -1-I'cold tol ) : rUto re ln quiries by holding themselve s precluded 4 14 , r1s ''', dis tn , qaestion. In the' presen t . ca se twooffices ifi oe s fromare 4 ts,,_nivan., elrteally oppose d in their opinions as to what can OA ,taro :T ate a elairu . . and iN - 0 4 , 4. ' h u.e...niselve s Similar cases IN ~, led -,.Ore, yet the p ublic are expected to be a e g v ainst . such con tingences. ere more rare, they would , i l4 w 7t e i i 4Vl th e progross en f i l f . they 0 fo assurance. The very principle 4: liohlileseref,llsiness Is pie d i d is the removal of uncertainty, illyt to e ‘riss 'gat Drillololl i s counters in the slightest degree, detZ.. W °llld be . 11: sort to its advantages are the , -5.ared . ........ Time., Jt r i s ly t l o i, re l 85 0. 44 L NT ir,,, 9- -`- , X INDISPUTABLE LIFE t 0 .40 7 2 , POLICY COMPANY (t t 1 1 4 4 .. • LOUR ARD-STREET, LONDON. • "Atli 4 kultenton, E. iie TA traTEES. M.P. 48 e Esq., ck"" 1 ". I Richard Spooner, d E ta sq , . isq. 4 Vll lls Watt, .„.. James Fuller 31a 0. re In wilberforce, Esq. 1 1 4 At Ad ant 4 l llr, kit% I. Esq. r uazcToss. 4 1}! ' „tior; i t ,, 11 14 ' st s(1 , „,,' Robert Henry Forman, Esq. sib- ry), A l - ..2Pan, E v. John Hamilton, Esq. L kpi ern . rtr eu, xs`i_. Johnanes m i a 'u tth e e r w ..l , d E.q ,. E , it ' l ' i l ZeQ eia tlci, 4 4. 4 C. Octavius Parnell, Esq. 14 1.1 E r i tli , 11 8, Esq. AUDITORS. Litrli ng, 1 , ,,q. Jasles Turner, Esq. 11„_ tia„ t „ raity_D ID .t a i vid Henr y Stone, Esq. I(lftite_m___ sat— D av id Alison, Esq. t, •J , PAbi- .) ,7ra• Spooner, Attwoods, and Co. 03t, t -mt s i 4, c oon N LOCAL BOARD. - sk.4 es e .... er,boid tnght-terrace, Edgeware.road. il: ( 4 ils. i No i Tz Isorkd k. e " c _ne_i A3l , Stanhope-street, Hyde-park. t4,44 1 1 ,1 4 11.ft e r ! 4 ' 1 1, E sn. :7, , 'C u en tb t o , u O rn xf e o . r t d e -square. t „ t tt va2ll, V. --1 rrace, Hyde-park, and Lin -sil• rtcp s ,:".-usos. x . Ina'a Y ork-street, Portman-squar t e. , t . 1,,,, . wk., r.as tbourne-terrace, Hyde-par , and New -leNlth. ie+lC,., sZctis_•ros i Dof fi, Secretary, Chas. Hogkton, Esq. ' , St it, - Mns -'..., CoMpany, being INDISPUTABLE, form 0 88 1 and tb, - si h _re n ,, i n th e _ Negotiable Securities, for their validity is not s,',Ssi,Tto' - t 'at s s an d ~`,....5e of' ordinary Policies, upon the import f (71sQtl, ir4r,J,,`"er documents. o4'optriit er'progres,'"ant Improvement in the practice ef Life As -444 4.4tutia:..ittsobso:ciPtelotor_ti_hseCiompany has been rapid from the coin ato_ge tte,7"ess, and is steadily advancing . . I st Annual Sleeting will be fcrw . arded, ", to whom Commission is allowed . IN 'ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, k; It t Manager. 1 4 0 t i ' * 15 ° the '` I N E GARDENS, t an , 0 „ .8 of the Thames at Chelsea. . 011 ' ON E llil3- at Three ' I ck. i - sk tl d,,. -,ei SHILLING ADNIeSSeION. t.,llc.tlftietilitc,w,,,,au...l),i,.,Cl74ldreis, Half-price. , " 4 34 . 0 ,, s'a. - ii--.8 - I ;t__- , our. No charge for admission except hi . 0 4441 ::1. -4. •T, L t P'Q,nee• Children under Six years of age free. Sl3;f l ts. • . `'` ln t'son, Albion, Great Russell-street, Co. " tr iiii Bit *' Thro ~ - 1 tsi . 1 1,s ecess --'' ~,AY, September 12 41 , A l's, n , or beulin's new Fairy Ballet. " The Origin of I, 4 7ls t 4 l c k t :acl 01, °r9upinge from the Antique. Daticing' 4 thttZl"Of•eer4lnstrvetirtY Ins trumentalists . Madame Antonio lis aB eralf er ir Ascent and Descent on the Rope ami , d s is„,„ , ortram's gorgeous Fireworks. Chattaway s I t ' 1.1 e1 7 1 " .3 '1 5, T " ' I s it4dtli t , Tatj• sPORTS OF ENGLAND. , / 1 / 4 1, I, 44 4 eiti: eli to or p. t , t 4.1411411,,5)n..,12.1eciArYr,), September 12 , W. September 13, tlt i cl Ysiter 4 t ' , P ict t' t Enaiiitiasinpomreti:ts, Perfec t re r pe e tit h io e n r 3 ar a d je r s e ty -1 r n n o i r y m e r e li ii.k , Z 4 ll - 4 11 . 1 .1.es n a e rie,b4. ation of the Pea 0 4 4 4 : 4 4 ( ke ll u c r i t nn Z: i n c e n e . ~ , , l l l :rh e e d , s a p t o r O t s s bo w r Osborne, : b r A y e tt o e gt. r f u s t t h e BI r . f. h day commence . at Pou rB Ikljt l 4, Dr ' s t „ t leMe a lit;h l a Morris Dance on the Platform by the! , ,i,i cl,„lmriiti,,,,, -1,...err Deulin's powerful Ballet Company ,lN4earte4lcfor tiWi...l7rand Chinese Fete. ONN, vi z r the A1e,114 1 the usual entertainments will . be I ) %e -, 1 ~._, I s. 2 resco, and the usual charge for adult - SI% 444 "EpA,, p,_ or Cel lo -Ltso , 1 ti,;q•Fstt i 11 41 tr 'etne h en A RCHERY GROUND. I, k ,b , 41 N to iiti o le i f9 b ow w er i e tt enjoy the health-promotlnge tt l s ega u n c t_ th a e rro adva l i p it t a o g re e V iv p e r o oli c e lo r e i k, tr lB. ;, bl l l t itk e ,s,, ' 41 ‘; I lo il ie n tht !e dozen Vt - 1 , 4'.... e 11ei;,,,,bben - :latches for w D s inn e er, Wine, and a Prize tOts,'''lol i Nl, c * dtanui. Th atches 105. 6d each, to be had of Mr. !icy' hP 4 or %,Ve...4.Z:3, 164, Bishop * sgate 43treet. 1 k t l iikl i ttq c h r f i t ,ki,ure, i„._sthooting Gallery—Burns's m C o o r tta a g n e i, ‘itt .(iti4 eitiot.4llegnsratTivhe of his ('-) S l t V at r u ks ary —S o u f m the finest Nii , ' hfq„rs... AMerl can e Gi M an a t ze— The Log Hut of the Ca- ' 14 4 i" te elle et . .'laelent and Modern Groupings, by Duffel, it kt t ,, , II; 'tuts s„ . 4 :ti i l l '''' DIN tb ' ''''claYs, admission by Refreshment Ticket, ti ll, 04 t 4 tli t le t lt m "° defiih . t r , G I , i t , -114.ie , a ., -.o lne nt - -;,.•1n grounds in such high .perfection tP h , 44thi,, , t4.. at' t i, n isior s to London should not omit a tis, s io a,. ' , lit hfresenr„`lolly trees- arid- amongst the variegated -'butte ' ...; eti o f :a. Everything has been done to rend . er '4O t', s ls4lt ot t . :d4llsenlent worthy the most extensive 1,4 11 Q, k tul h_ t ki o he Pr„, 'go' ... - ym i ,, 4 cos ao .in London is particularly requested to Li'l l p,t , , ' ' 11 : ktio; 01, , tr nth, uet this establishment is open free to the A ,‘; 04, 4 ',..llDi;totla F. ,,,,, ` l o'ikiteZlits - t Zklle, jcanaore. the Largest Tree in the World, '44 l e:ir ne % Sand aa t at Ztp_ b, re al: at Six o'clock—Half-a-Crown. at ..b ro li ed bY road or river for 3d. -ge ev ery Night after the Fireworks. itit, ki4h.% , autv %i - kul . 1----'.---.31v -----t, 4441? at e, sh.,_-.L.LL'S NEW WORKS, ~,, , ~; tt l i e ,n, ir° r ,d, 23, Paternoster-row; Carvalho; 1 % t,4i4 •1401, 11t101 44 , th. Ittisr; a b o y l i a f t ° , r n is lll . 6,1 11 ; . or direct from the author \ " I 'l b11 t 1. ), 4 ee4 ation EN T OF LIFE . k st, ktik Al titvliirileg,....lpl rational Us of Time." Ex . k44„:,,i r eigh-roz. of Cifdo"d _Summer Mornings - Ea "I'l l 9 . an d n — The Parks, Lanes, Hills, oq4,l!!!l44,...l_Be_4_,Lon2thnear pleasant places—Cou ntry k 11 7,t ilittl ' il 'qto tt :' 1 4E ., akt zt, IjrbatinNeintie—epEiNnrgen:militiglio Air,e tk, l'' To S 'FILOk t It 1/ Tax ~, MO UNTAINS. Two Vols. 7 ol / t . , t Ats , • , sgE .. -`) 0)p v et Tel:l_oF EDINBURGH, &c. I ti'LL • ri • ki i 4l l: Btll lll 4 P4 A -FILM. INISCENCES OF ZoNtL t re t4l ;.%"*L e° tA 3) : 4111.r :I• T; itEm 44,44: 41 t - ' 4 ;stkt.," t w of te Yea h 1414 NE, AND AVOID. N I 'ea t - .11 - ' ll 4l and ten , t kt t to til talth _ t e very our course may ran. " ij %-, t ltli o f enfeearni (cause and cure) of net , t ab , of p leasti ed c onstitution, that haramses , ll k% k id _ re, business, or study, and em 'wen for the diet and physical rega- IctS . t i , • ~,„__ pd' `le, ..e %toi l 'wit • 1 4 -4 1,4 1 4/0 43 tree, h nrt th SI ° I• TR. Iti 4sit., biip th .a (l as Aill—,Y—what iprove, -56_ 14 41 t i t tlty - 'age, fro_4l-. ever heard." • ~,, li. , A 244,4 1 14 i ts in_l.nfanCy te old age. The advent . "NuPo,4tepotrvith-"iiruntrgealents. The casualties of '4:44N.T.),_t/xt - 6411 : 1 Y a larr r a r es : graphic, narrative, t l.k i i t:Nti le '-tl7 4 r 11°T411 to be ill. PZ STATE_ ‘1„IS tak it tl e q trie g 4t a 1 obq "tat is the quest' " h ter n __ h 'ger, as be o : ti °ns of nature mi. \4 ,4 1 4 . Ntiv4elth s to ___ Served b., either e society,. and re 1, ) . i ~., te s Lo.ftp r Zei temperramt sex. Time and i ' 1 ,44 11,4 —.14 . with th an complexion, and roe.. e ' I (k 1 )46°143440 vr ir ,..._ oval , s i .,„,„art of rearing them. "•""-' 4 3" and its conversion. 1148 littftr e ll-414 tt kils • ( 1 41 m --e- d....- 6110 111 a... A...). -R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. ,ktit--417 tut 4 4 . ... Aron tale Referee in these ./141.441 15, Seven till nine. li. , N°. 18,087.] LONDON, THURSDAY E NI N R AILWAY PASSENGERS' ASSURANCE COMPANY; Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 12 and 13 Vic., cap. 40. Offices, 3, Old Broad:street, London. Chlirrnan—JollN DEAN PA 13L, Esq., 217, Strand. Deputy-Chairman—GEOßGE BERKELEY HARM-SON, Esq., 24, • Great Tower-street, City. Humphrey Brown, Esq., M.P., , Twining - Park, Tewkesbury. James Clay, Esq., M.P., 25, Montagu-square. • George Clive, E 5.4., Santlerstead Court. Croydon. Samuel WhfifieldDankes, Esq., 14, Whitehall-place, Westminster. Harvie Merton Farquhar, Esq , 16, St. James's-street. Alexander Gre'g, Esq., 10, Lowndes-street; Belgrave-square. The Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, East. • George Robert Paul,-Esq., Portland Lodge, Worthing. Bankers -s(essre. Strahan, Paul, Paul, and Bates, 217, Strand ; Messrs. Ransom and Co , Pall-mall East. . . Standing Counsel —Henry Davison, Esq., Brick-court, Temple. Solicitors -'..l . leSSr4: Fry and Holt, Walbrook House, City. _ . Surgeon—Barnard Wight Holt, ESI., F.R.C.S., 5, Parliament-street Westminster. Secretary—Alexander Beattie,: Esq. _ _ This Company has teen established for the purpose of affording compensation in cas_s of personal injury, and the payment of a cer tain stun in . the event of death by railway accident. During the year just closed the following are the particulars of the claims that have been made on this Company by 37 persons who have sustained injury in travelling by railway :- No. 1. A holder of a periodical ticket, No. 5,091, met wills an ac cident by falling off the platform at Preston, on the night of the lst November. Adjusted by a payment of 71. 6s. No. 2. A mail guard, insured by a periodical ticket, No. 5,584, whilst travelling from Ceatbridge to Perth, on the 29th November, having occasion to get out at the Stirling Station, he slipped between the platform anti post-office van. The injury he sustained prevented him from attending to his duties till the 3d January. Awarded 201. No. 3. The holder of a periodical ticket, No. 5,396, whilst travel ling from Macclesfield to Manchester, on the 31st December, was thrown against a gentleman sitting oppesite to him, and received a blow on Isis face, which rendered him incapable of attending to his business for a few days. His claim was settled by the Companypay ing at his request 5 guineas to the Manchester Infirmary, the claimant being himself a medical man. No. 4. A commercial traveller, and holder of a periodical ticket, No. 16,880, met with an accident at the Thirsk Station of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway, whilst about to proceed to New caStle on the 24th of January. The injury consisted of a severe bruise of the thunlb, caused by a porter shutting the door of the car riage, on his left hand, before he could take his seat; the accident obliged him, after remaining a week at Newcastle, to return home from his journey; which he was unable to resume until February 11. Awarded 311. 10s. No. 5. The holder of a first-class ticket, issued at Leiceeter,January 28, was a passenger is the train that ran off the rails botween Blis- Worth -and -Wolverton ; he was thrown with great violence against another passenger, and the shock unfitted him from attending to business for some days. Awarded 141. 14s. No. 6. The party in . this instance is a clerk in the Travelling Post office, and the holder of a periodical ticket, No. 5,474, and was se verely injured, especially in the face and eyes, by the collision of the mail with the goods' train, that occurred on the 13th February, near the Abingdon Station, on the Caledonian Railway. Awarded 2101. The injury to the eyes appearing to be of a permanent character. No. 7. The holder of a single journey ticket was also a passenger in the same train. The claimant was about to proceed to New York, by the . Canada, but the injury he received prevented him from doing so. Awarded 301. - No. B.• The holder of a periodical ticket, No. 7,343, was injured by the collision between the passengers' and goods' train in the long tunnel is the Leeds and Bradford Railway, on the 18th February. Awarded 401. No. 9. A commercial traveller, holder of periodical ticket, No. 16,851, was travelling by the mail train that left Newcastle at 4 P.M. on the 15th March for Manchester, and susta ned a severe shock hr - the engine ?fuming off thb' line' near -- the , Victoria-bridge. Awarded 10/. • • AAlovernment oftiegr •and. hits wife were passengers by the mail train that left Durhath at half-Past 'four ettleCk r.m. on 6th Slay, which ran into an engine in the siding - front the points not having been properly set, near the Belmont Station of the York, New castle, and Berwick Railway, They were both much hurt by the collision. Awarded 351. No. 11. An engine -driver, whilst driving the engine of a goods' train on the 25th of May, between Blisworth and Wolverton, was thrown beneath the engine from the train coming in collisions wills a bale of cloth that had just fallen on the line front a passing train; he was much scalded and otherwise severely injured. Awarded 421. Claims 12 to 17 were made by parties who were travelling by the excurs on train on the 3d July fram Leek and Macclesfield to Liverpool, the weight of which overpowered the breaks on entering the station. No. 12. The claimant, with his wife and mother-in-law, from Leek, second-class passengers, were all bruised. Awarded 61. No. 13. A young woman from Leek, a third-class passenger, had her face hurt. Awarded 21. No. 14. A man and his wife, employed in the manufacture of silk, third-class passengers, were both slightly injured by the shock. Awarded 21. No. 15. A passenger from Macclesfield had insured himself and family, six in number, three of whom received some injuries from the concussion. Awarded 51. ss. No. 16. A gentleman holding a periodical ticket, No. 8,751, left Macclesfield in the above train, and was so shake's as to be inca pacitated from attending to his business for a few days. Awarded 6/. No. 17. A second-class passenger from Macclesfield was severely injured about the spine and neck, which still confines her to her room. No. 18 and 19. These claims were made by two gentlemen, holders of periodical tickets, employed in the railway post-office, and travelling by the snail train that left the Euston Station on the evening of the 6th of July, and ran into some waggons of a goods' train, proceeding on the same line, near Harrow. One of them sprained the muscle of his back, and the other was thrown agaatst the corner of the post-office, breaking one of his ribs, and being otherwise injured. Claims No. 17, 18, and 19. are in cosine of adjustment. No. 20. 1 Ise claimant and his wife were third-class passengers by the same train ; he escaped with a few bruises, bu, his wife was much injured. Awarded 15/. Froth the accident that occurred to the excursion train at Vow lairs, on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, on the Ist August, when six persons ware deprived of their lives, and many others in jured, the following claims have arisen :- No. 21. A farmer from Dubheads, near Crief, was hurt about the head and face. Awarded 61. No. 22. A carpenter Irons Auchterarder, received a brow in the head. Awarded 4/. No. 23. A farmer from Strathallen, was alio hurt about the head. Awarded 5/. No. 24. A draper from Auchterarder, was injured about the thigh and side. Awarded 31.35. No. 25. A man. from Auchterarder, was severely bruised about the ribs. No. 26. A brother to the above was slightly injured. Awarded 21. 2s. No. 27. A female was bruised, and otherwise internally hurt. Awarded 61. No. 28. Another female was Injured about the chest and side. Awarded 2/. 2s. No. 29. A man,.from Auchterarder, was slightly injured. No. 30. A farmer, from Tallicbardine, was seriously bruised. Claims 25, 29, and 30 are in course of adjustment. In most of the above cases the sum awarded is exclusive of the medical expenses incurred by the sufferers which have been defrayed by this Company, in addltien to that of their own medical officers. who promptly visited the injured parties on hearing of the accident. The utility of such a Company is demons trated by these cases, and the conviction that the premiums which the railway traveller pays are but a small addition to the cost of his journeys, and create a jund for the relief of those who from time to time suffer by railway accidents, which no human fsresight can prevent, will it is hoped secure the public support to this Company. Table of Premiums. Table for a Single Journey, irresp,ctive of distance, to Insure 1,0007. in a first-class carriage, at a premium of 3d. 5001. in a second ditt o ditto 2d. 2001. in a third ditto ditto Id. For the convenience of freq uent travellers, tile Company also issues peri m mium of ss. ;al tickets, to insure 0/ one month, at a pre for three months, 10s. ; for e six months, I6s. ; for twelve months, 205., with the option of travelling in any class car riage, and in any railway in the kingdom. These tickets may be obtained at the stations of most of the rail ways in England and Scotland, of the provincial agents of the Com pany, and at the Company's office, 3, o.cl Broad-street, London. . THE EDINBURGH REVIEW, No. CLXXXVIII. ADVERTISEMENTS intended for insertion are requested to be forwarded to the Publishers before Saturday, the 25th; and BILLS not later than Monday, the 30th instant. London: Longman, Brown, and Co., 39, Paternoster-row. 1111 IE .ERA of SATURDAY next w ill contain a 1 FULL, PROGRAMME of the DONCASTER MEETING, the Pedhrmances of the ST. LEGER FAVOURITE 4 , a List of the PROBABLE STARTERS, and the ST. LEGER .PROPHECY, by " TOUCHSTONE." On this occasion JOE MUGGINS'S DOG (the only victorious Derby Prophet) intends Going in to Win. The ERA was the only Paper that PROPHESIED DOUBT fir the LEAMINGTON STAKES. Order of all Newsmen, or send six postage stamps to 3, Cathe rine-street, Strand. fIUBBUCK'S PATENT WHITE ZINC PAINT combines elegance, durability, health, and Economy. unparalleled in whiteness. It is permanent for ages—unaffected by bilge water, sugar cargoes, vapour from cesspools, or the most noxious gasses—equal to the finest coach panelling, without the use of var nish—favourable to the health of the painter, and to the occupants of apartments newly painted with it—covers so much work that it becomes cheaper than the poisonous paints hitherto used. Each cask is .tamped—" litilißUCK, London, Patent." A _Circular, with full particulars, may be obtained from the princi pal Dealers in Paints, and at the Works of THOS. HUBBUCK and SON, opposite the London Docks. READING SAUCE, FOR FISII, GAME, GRAVIES, HASHES, STEAKS, Sec. TOHN and CHARLES COCKS , t he so l e Pro tprietors and MannfActurers of the celebrated READING SAUCE, beg to caution the Public against the daily frauds practised by many persons, who are offering their spurious imitations as the Genuine Reading Sauce. . This Sauce is patronised and recommended by most families in the kingdom,' and for general use it stands unrivalled. It is sold by all respectable Fills Sauce Vendors. Be pat ticutar in asking for COOK'S READING SAUCE," which is prepared only by John and Charles Cocks, at their Manu factory, Duke-street, Reading. All others are counterfeits. Observe the namf—" J. and C. Cocas, Howling," on the Seal and Label of each Bottler without this none are genuine. SALES BY AUCTION. BERKSHIRE. The fine and distinguished FREEHOLD DOMAIN of BILL-HILL, with its capital and handsome Mansion, Manor, Fishery', rand valuable Farms, within a short distance of Reading and Windsor, extendiag from the Twyford Station. on the Great Western Rail way (only one hour's journey from London). to the town of Wokinglaam, offering one of the most important and complete Residential Properties in the County. MESSRS. DANIEL s mull and SON are commissioned by the Proprietor, John Leveson Gower, Esq., to SELL the above very valuable and important ESTATE by AUCTION, at the Mart, on TUESDAY, September 17 (unless pre vio-.sly disposed of by private treaty), Comprising one of the most distinguished and des:rable seats in the county. It embraces a spacious and substantial modern man- Mort, commandingly situate amidst a rich, healthy, and perfectly rural district, with all tl:e requ•site and luxurious appendages for a large establishment, surrounded by a rich park and a most valuable domain of upwards of 2,000 acres, interspersed with ornamen' al woodlands and plantations well stocked with game; with the Mattor of Barkhain, and an extensive fishery in the river I.od don, which, with other tributary streams, bounds and intersects one portion of the estate ; the farms lie in the parishes of Wokinghatn, Hurst, and Barkham,' and are chiefly let to respec , able teuants, with suitable houses, buildings, and keepers' and other cottages in excellent repair. A considerable portiox of the purchase money might remain on mortgage, and separate offers would be received for the Mansion and Bill-hill Domain, and for the Barkham and Whistly Court portions of the estate. '1 he latter of which contains a singu larly delightful and beautiful range.of rich park-like meadows and rastures, bounded by a secluded part of the river, and richly em bellished with groups and groves cf fine and varied timber, offering a most inviting spot for the erection of another residence. Descriptive particulars may be had at their offices in Waterloo place, Pall-mall; of Messrs. Tennant. Harrison, and Tennant, solid tors, Gray's Inn-square •, and of Messrs. Beaumont and Thompson, solicitors, 19, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; or of Messrs. Roberts, solicitors, Wokingham. CLERMONT, IN NORFOLK. An important and beautiful Estate, with an elegant and spacious modern Mansion, the whole in perfect order, and one of the choicest and most complete sporting domains in the kingdom, and which may be extended to 4,000 or 5,000 acres. MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON ar e commissioned, unless previously disposed of by Private Treaty, to SUBMIT to public COMPETITION, at the Mart, The above most desirable and distinguLshel COUNTRY SEAT, with manor and fine domain, embracing In a perfect ring fence, nearly 2.500 acres intersected by a fine stream, with a range of valuable meadows, surrounding the elegant mansion of Clermont Lodge, which has been greatly enlarged and improved within the last few years. The house is very superior as to its arrangements and elegant fittings, opening with south aspect to as Italian flower garden, parterre, and terrace, and the park-like paddocks. The offices are very complete for a large establishment, and the stables are new. The gardens are well planned with ranges of hot-houses, connected by gravelled walks with the pleasure grounds. The farm homesteads are of a superior description, with cottages, keepers' and other lodges, and the estatej udiciously divided into six capital farms, and the whole estate richly belted and studded with luxuriant plan tations and woods full of game, and intersected by beautiful drives and walks. The home demesne Is laid out with great judgment and taste, embracing a magnificent oak wood. The judicious openings and beautiful formation of the clumps and groves, with the inter• mixture of various kinds of trees and wild cover, - afferd a remark ably fine contrast of light and shade, and cheerful scenery from the house. The game preserves are considered althost unequalled. A very large outlay having been lately made on the house, offices, gar dens, and grounds, every part Is in the highest order, and altogether lit will be found a most desirable and complete residential property, and atf excellent landed investment, with an opportunity now of greatly extending.the domain.: It. is about eight tulles fr.art'Swaff-- ham anJ Erandon(where arefrailway statiops)v Lilly one host's ride from NorwiCh, and six froth town, and in the midst of a distin guished netgbourhood. The estate may be viewed, and particulars, with plans, had on the premises; at the chief hotels at Norwich; at the Mart ; of William Murray, Esq., Solicitor, 11, London-street, London ; and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, Land Agents, Waterloo-place, Yall-mall. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. During this weak the ALPINE SINGERS from Styria will perorm several of their National Melodies, daily at Four, and in the Evenings at Half-past Eight—Lecture on the Ilydro-Electric Ma chine, by Dr. Bachhoffner, daily at Two, and in the evenings at Eight.—Lecture on the Mechanical Properties of a Jet of Steam, daily at a Quarter-past Three, and in the Evening i ate Quarter past Niue.—New Series of Dissolving Views illustrating some of the Won ders or Nature, daily at Half-past Four, and in the Evenings at a Quarter to Ten ; also a Series, exhibiting Scenes in the Arctic Regions and Ceylon, daily at One o'clock. —Diver and Diving-hell, &C., &c. Admission; is. —Schools, Half-price. -- 7 DEAFNESS and NOISES in the EARS ef fectually and speedily-cured by a new and painless mode of treatment; of such signal efficacy, as to render failure in the most invetera , e:case impossible, and by which hearing can be speedily re stored, enabling the patient to hear a whisper, even in those cases which have long been considered incurab!e. Mr. FRANCIS has devoted his attention solely to these distressing complaints, and may be consulted daily (There lay and Saturday excepted) from Ten till'Four, at his residence, 40, Liwrpool-street, King's-cross, London. Advice to the Poor Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Evenings, from Six till Nine. Patients may state their cases by letter, and receive the means of cure through the post. THIRTY-FIRST EDITION. '.lllustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. oN PHYSICAL. DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. ifeW Edition, enlirged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d or by post; direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamp; finHE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex- . cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, with remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviating certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Ox fOrd-street, London. Published by the Authors : sold by Strange, 11, Paternoster -row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150 rdo , Oxford-street ; Stade, 23, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; and Go don, 146, Leaden ball-street. - PART 1. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. I'ABT It; treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in dulgence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative I nca pacity. Illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from intection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Eng' avings. PART IT. contains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a simple application, by which the danger of 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 unproduetiVe union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. TUB CORDIAL BALM OF SYSIACUM is exclusively employed in treating nervous and se anal d;bility, impotence, Soc., I Is. and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essenc e, an anti-gyphilitic reined:, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symptoms, eruptions and the abuse of mercury, 11 s. and 335. p er bottle. rerry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s •9d , 4s. 6 and 11s. per box, a certain remedy for gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and chronic inflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee, If by letter, 1/. A minute detail of the case is required: age, habits, and posi• lion in society. 11. Packets, with advice, to be had at. the Yfta bllshment only by which the fee, ii., is saved. Messre. Perry, SUrgeons, are in attendance daily at 19, Borners-street, Oxford street, Londau, from Eleven till Two And Fott‘ to Eight ; on Ban day, from Eleven to One. SCOTLAND, The extensive and important DOMAIN of ROSEHAUGIT and the SUDDIES, all adjoining, in the Parishes of AVOCII, KNOCKBAIN, and ROSEMARKIE, and County of Ross, with ita excellent and commodious Mansion, Advowson, and Manorial Rights, within 10 Miles of Inverness (the capital of the Highlands), commanding a grand View of the Moray Firth, and of portions of the Counties of Inverness, Nairn, Moray, and Banff, near Fort George, and the towns of Fortrose and Dingwall, with Steam ComiMinication to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, &c., and now only 21 hours' journey by land from London. lii[ESSRS. DANIEL SMITH 'and SON are commissioned by the proprietor, Sir James John Randol Mackenzie; Bart., to announce that the above very fine and influen tial TERRITORIAL FREEHOLD PROPERTY, embracing upwards of 7,000 acres (or eleven square miles) of highly-cultivated or im proveable Land, interspersed with thriving Woods and Plantations, will (unless previously disposed of by Private Treaty) be SUBMIT TE D to PUBLIC COMPETITION in the Autumn. The mansion, which is complete)) , furnished, is of modern erec tion, and is suited in all respects for the immediate occupation of a large and first-rate establishment, with capital offices, stabling, walled gardens, highly dressed and varied pleasure grounds, hot houses, and conservatories, on a commanding but delightfully shel tered elevation, with splendid marine and inland scenery, and em bracing the site of the Old Manor House, with a fine and bold extent of shore and beach, with south and east aspects. The domain sur rounds the residence, and is richly varied with hill and dale, consisting of park-like psddocks, thriving plantations well-stocked with game, and numerous farms, mills, &c., let on improv ing leases, at, rents which are most punctually paid half yearly, and are so moderate as to hold out the certainty of a considerable increase of income on the termination of the present leases, as well as many undeveloped sources of more extensive and permanent improvements. They embrace a variety of soil, with valuable stone ; and having the great advan tage of a fine.opening to the sea, with a good anchorage for a yacht, and fine bathing ground, these estates possess every facility for car rying out the most profitable as well as pleasurable objects (or en hancing their value ; and the' command of navigation and the gra dual approach of railway communication render them a very desir able and most safe investment. The ,parish, churches of Avoch, Itosemarkie, and Knockbain, as well as the Episcopal chapel of Fortrose, are all in the close vicinity. The advowson or patronage of the parish of Avoch will be disposed of with these estates. Particulars and plans, when completed, may be had of William Mackenzie, Esq., W.S., 29, Charlotte-square, Edinburgh ; of Messrs. Cameron and Martin, 10, New Palace-yard, Westminster ; and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, Land Agents, in Waterloo place, Pall-mall ; to any of whom applications may be made for further information, and for the purchase of the estate by private treaty. In the beautiful vici , ity of ROSS. Elegant and commodious MANSION, in the Elizabethan style, w:th beautiful GROUNDS and valuable DOMAIN of nearly 1,030 acres, with the Manor of Sollershope, between Ross and Hereford, within an easy distance of the romantic banks of the Wye, and of Glou ce ter, Cheltenham, Malvern, and Worcester. MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON will SUBMIT to AUCTION, at the end of OCTOBEII (unless pre viously disposed of by private contract), The'beatitiful and valuable ESTATE of WE'4SINGTON COURT (all freehold except about 2S acres), comprising about 1,1130 acres of pasture, orchard, meadow, and arable land, finely undulated, and di vided into convenient farms, with respectable ho. ses and home steads, and several neat cottages. The Estate is interspersed with ornamental and thriving Woodlands, forming good preserves for game, and intersected by a windi-g stream ; together with the Manor or reputed Manor of Sollershope, and good lime and building stone. The Mansion has been but recently erected, and stands on a cheerful elevated spot, approached by beautiful avenues; and amidst its highly sque scenery it embraces the little church and village of Woolhope. It is upon the turnpike road from Glouce ter to Here ford, and only about six miles from Ross and Ledbury, a favourite and sporting part of the country. Possession may be had. The pro jected Monmouth and Hereford Railway, with a station at Ross, will bring th:s desirable and beautiful property within four hours' journey of London, and the railway at Gloucester already connects it with all parts of England. The Estate may be viewed, and particulars had of Mr. W. H. Col lins, solicitor, Ito+ ; and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, land agents, Water.oo-place, Pall-mall, who are fully authorised to treat for its disposal on very moderate terms be'ore the auction. LONDON to BOULOGNE DIRECT. The COMMERCIAL COMPANY'S powerful and splendid Steam-stills, CITY of BOULOGNE or EMERALD. from LONDON BRIDGE WEARF,'every Tuesday and Friday, according to tide Friday, • Sept. 13, at 4, Morning, Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 9, Morning. Friday, Sept. 20, at 10, Morning. Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 1, Morning. Friday, Sept. 27, at 2, Morning. Saloon, 125.; Fore Cabin, Ss. Places booked throughout from London to Paris . at the following low charges:— Saloon and First Class Rail ............ 345. 6d. Fore Cabin and Second Class 2155. Od. Fore Cabin and Third Class Rail ..... . 21s. Od. For particulars of freight, &c., apply at the Company's Offices, 4, Arthur-street East ; or the Universal Office, Regent-circus, Pic cadilly. FORD'S WELLINGTON FAMILY and COMMERCIAL HOTEL, DALE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. This Hotel, situated in the immediate vicinity of the Exchange, Docks, and other places of public and commercial resort, is fitted up in first-rate style, and the accommodations for American, Foreign, as well as English strangers, will be found everything that is desirable, while the arrangements of the "Cuisine" are in the hands of a first-rate Cook. The l'roprietor urther wishes to intimate that his Coffee and Commercial Rooms, as well as Sitting and Bed Rooms, will be found second to none in the kingdom. N.B. The charges for servants are included in the Bill (except those who only stay a few hours), viz., Walter, Porter, and Chambermaid, and it is respectfUlly intimated that all further payment is unne cessary. D'EF RIE'S PATENT GAS BATH. By the use of the above, a hot bath can be obtained in six minutes for less than twopence. Every family should provide itself with this invaluable requisite, its limited cost placing It within the means of all, and its simplicity within the management of a child. DEFRIE'S ECONOMIC GAS COOKING STOVES are adapted for all establishments, large or small, and need only be seen to be appre ciated for their cleanliness and economy, entirely dispensing with all coal. To be seen daily In operation (Saturday excepted) at 221, lie gent-street ; and, also in action, DEFRIE'S DRY GAS METER : 40,000 in use.—N.B. The apparatus can be applied for all heating purposes. ARGYLL SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS, Great Windmill-stieet, St. James's. THIS EVENING, This splendid and magnificent Salle de Danse is NOW OPEN for the WINTER SEASON, with Laurent's celebrated and unrivalled Band, Conducted by Al'. Laurent, Jun. During the ..port recess the above Rooms have been entirely and iiewly de corated by the most talented and ingenious artists of the day ; and such a galaxy of splendour and taste has been displayed (under the sole direction of G. F. Bryer), that this favourite and popular resort of fashion may be truly styled the most superb and elegant Temple of Terpsichore in the United Kingdom. Terms of Subscription:—Slx months, 5/. as.; one month, 11.1 s.; one eveulng, is. Doors open at Half-past Eight, Dancing to commence at Nine pre cisely. The Academy closes at Eleven. DR. LA'MERT ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY.—WITH 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. lust pub'ished, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, Is. 6d., or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two Stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which debilitate he physical and wental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural •eelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical )bservations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, whether arising from these causes, close study, or the influence of ' Topical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from India- Ireton. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the inatotny, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their straetui es, uses, and functions, and the various Injuries that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and infection. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., 37. BEDFORD-SQUARE. LONDON. Doctor of Medicine. Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, &c. This work contains an accurate and complete account of the Lnatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs. It un fortunately happens that the unhappy victim of excessive indul gence and vicious habits, while suffering from their Invariable con sequences, unwisely entertains a fear of apAying to a qualified physi cian for relief. Shame and the dread so frequently, but erro neously entertained that those complaints are beyond the reach of ar t, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking for assistance where alone it can be procured. Dr. LA'MERT has taken the highest medical honours, as his diplomas testily, and the great extent of his practice for many years is a guarantee for his professional experi ence, which has reference almost solely to the treatment of these diseases. published by the Author, and may be bad of Kent and Richards, 51, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Starts, Tichbome- Haymarket ; Malin, 39, Comhill ; Gordon, 146, Leaden bstailet -street, London ; or, free by post for forty-two stamps, ftom tat Author's Beddow* 37, Bodsordipare London, 11. M S N, SEPTEMBER 12, 1850. OFFICIAL SALARIES COMMITTEE. THE MIN r. The following is the substance of the evidence of the Right Hon. It. L. Sheil, Master of the Mint, re specting this establishment. II)w many years have you held the office of Master of the Mint ?—Since 1846. Chairman—Will, you be kind enough to state what are the duties of your office as Master of the Mint ? —When I was appointed Master of the Mint I found that I had very important responsibilities, but no practical duties to perform ; very large sums of money were vested in my hands, and in the hands of persons for whose fidelity I was answerable. I read the evidence that was taken before the Mint Com mittee in 1837, upon which there was no ieport, and I came to the conclusion that there were very great abuses in my department. I directed the attention of Lord John Russell and the Chancellor. of the Ex chequer to the state of the Mint,. anti told them that I was convinced that a very considerable saving of public money might be effected. The Government appointed a commission, and it appeared in evidence before that commission that the moneyers, who are a company in the Mint, at present consisting of five persons • have been in the receipt of -enormmisprofits; from the year 1842 to theyear 1847 the profits, upon their own acknowledgment (for they refused to pro duce their books), amounted to the sum of 105,187/. 12s. 11d., divided among five persons ; their antece dent profits were not so large, but they were very considerable. I found that the profits of the melter, who is the clerk of the Master of the Mint, amounted, from 1828 to 1847, to 49,650/. 7s. 11d. Mr. Walter--From what sources were those profits derived ?—The moneyers are, as they conceive, but which I deny, a corporation. I conceive them to be a branch of the general corporation of the Mint, but not to constitute of themselves a distinct corporation. They have existed in their present capacity for the last three or four centuries ; the Master of the Mint contracts with them for the coinage, and the contract entered into in the year 1770 has been maintained to this day, - - The profits arise from a contract made with , the Master of the Mint, -which, the Mhster of the Mint has the power of terminating' at 'three months' notice ; but no Master of the Mint, so far as I know, ever directed his attention to the abases to which I am adverting till I was appointed to my present office. I thought, that as my office was not combined with another, I owed to the public, in re turn for the salary which I received, to effect a cor rection of the abuses, by means of which a consider able retrenchment would be accomplished. Chairman—Are the parties to whom you have now alluded parties for whom you are yourself responsible as Master of the Mint ?—I am responsible for all the bullion that is conveyed into the Mint, and the mo neyers and the melters are responsible to me. Supposing that the moneyers or the melters were to commit any act of dishonesty, from which the public were to suffer, should you be held responsible? —There is no doubt of that. On becoming Master the Mint I was obliged to enter into recognizance, myself to the amount of 20,0001., and to induce two of my friends to become securities to the amount of 10,000/. each ; and that recognizance fastens on their estates, which is, of course, a source to them of con siderable inconvenience; so much so, that Sir George Clerk, after ceasing to be Master of the Mint, pressed me to induce the Chancellor to appoint what he called a trial of the pyx, in order that his sureties might be liberated ; for one of his sureties was anxious to part with a portion of his estate, which he was unable to do, in consequence of having become surety for the Master of the Mint. Has that regulation always existed, that that amount of security which you have now mentioned should be taken from the Master of the Mint ?—I cannot tell whether the Master of the Mint has always been obliged to give that security, but I believe it has been the case for at least' the last 140 or 150 years. The profits of the Master of the Mint formerly were very considerable; they amounted to up wards 0f5,000/. a year. The Master of the Mint was paid in fees; then a fixed salary of 3,000/. was adopted, and it was reduced to 2,0001. a year when Lord Auckland was made Master of the Mint. I should state that, as the re sult of the investigations that have taken place before the Commission, the Chancellor of the Exchequer sent for the moneyers, and informed them that the Government conceived not only that it would be necessary to put an end to their contract, but to cease to execute the coinage under their responsibility ; and we are now considering whether we should execute the coinage by contract, open to competition to all the world, or whether we should ourselves execute the coinage. In either case, there is no doubt that, not only great responsibility on the part of the Master of the Mint will continue, but I believe some what onerous duties will be laid upon him. When you say "we a re considering," is it to the Commission that you allude, or to the Government ? —The Government. The Government are at present considering the subject you have just mentioned ?—They are con sidering the subject, and I have no doubt that, what ever conclusion they come to , th e resu lt will be, that a very considerable savin g w il l be effected. In the event of their com i n g to the decision that the coinage shall be carried on by public contract, do you apprehend that it will then be necessary to main tain :the office of Master of the Mint as at present constituted ?—On that question I think it is better that I should read to the Committee the .pinion of the Commissioners ; I was one of them ; but the opinion of the other Commissioners will be probably consi dered of much greater value than my own. The other Commissioners were Mr. Catton, the then Go• the Bank a o n f England, Sir Edwin Coffin, Commissary-General, an d C o l one l F or b es, who b n o was w na o ss f at cm t 0t the emi head ys s r the Mint at C a lcutta. Th e report states, " That the c onst i tut i on of the M i nt, as it now exists, is unsuited to the present state of the public administrative system, is ill adapted to promote ,mtichael management of the esta refore, to be r e placed b y a state, " That the superin tendence the ws b nmree natn, efficient az n o i td r i nb e nu c .; economical They of the establishment should be entrusted to 11, permanent officer, exempt from all other charge or duty, who should be personally responsible for the conduct of the business of. the Mint in all its branches." They state, "That the ap pointment to all offices and employments in the Mint should be made by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury." At present the Master of the Mint has considerable patronage, of which he has offered to divest himself, " and that the responsible head of the establishment for the time being s h ou ld b e empowered to suspend, subject to their •Lordship s ' i nquiry into the case, any officer or other person with whose con duct or efficiciency he may have cause t o b e dissatis fied." It is further recommended by th e Commis sioners, that the board, through which a great deal of the business of the Mint is now , done, shall b e abolished, and that many of the duties whi c h are per formed by the board shall be performed by the M aster of the Mint. I conceive that if the blaster of the Mint does his duty he can render essential service in his department. Of whom does the board, to which you h ave alluded, , of f u t s he consist at present esetrihe Deputy-Master t?—Theß of th e Mint the oard consists of the Master Queen's assayer, th e clerk of the irons, and the comp troller, Are all those salaried officers P--Thep ar e a ll saia. tied officers. What is the amount of the emoluments of that board at the present monient ?—I could tell y ou, b ut I have not mad e , an exa ct calculation. Th e emolu ments of the board are not very cons iderable ; I con ceive that the Deputy-Master of the Mint is indiffer ently paid ; he receives SON. a-year. Th ere i s no doubt that hithert o a l mo st all the duties of the Master of the Mint have been performed by the d e p u t y. With regard to o p en i n g the co inage to publi c com petition, is it y our op i n i on that that is a good recom mendation, or th a t th a t s h o uld be undert a k en b y the Government ?—Mr. B u rke, a very great au th or i ty, in his sp. e c h on E conom i ca l Reform, m ost strongly recommends that th e coinage should be carried on b y public competiti on . I ma y also ment ion , that it i s the opinion of Mr. Gladstone, who held the office of Master of the Mi n t, th a t the coinage should be carried on by competition. Mr. Cotton, who wa s Governo r I of the B tlik o f E ng l an d, an d i s now a d irector, and whose opinion is, beyond doubt, of very great weight Litt in the entertains dif f erent sentiments. The .present Dep uty .' Master of the Mint is Capta in Harness, who was connected wits the Board of Trade.. ; he is a gentle man of great capacity ; he is convinced that it is by contract that the business should be carried on, an d that a very great saving would re sult. . Supposing that recommendation to be adopted what do you consider would then be the duties of t he Master of the Mint ?—The Master of the Mi first place would have to en ter . into contracts, an d to make every arrangement with reference to the con tracts, he would have to see that the contracts were pro- , perly fulfilled ; h e s h ou ld t a k e care t h at the coin was properly executed ; he would have also to superintend the whole of the department ; the Master of- the Mint ought to be his own cashier : he has very large sums of money in his hands, and he gives a power of attorney to individulls in the Mint to draw on the Bank of England for such sums as they think proper. I think that that practice ought to cease, and that the Master of the Mint should ascertain the exact sum that is properly payable in every case for which he is called to dra w upon the Bank; and, in fact; that he should investigate the accounts fur which he is re sponsible. Mr. Henry Drummund—To whom does thelna cbinery for coining belong ?—lt belongs to the 'Mint. To the Corporation P—Not to the moneyers : the machinery is put up by the Government, and kept in repair by the Government, when the coinage is not goining on. If you did it by contract, how would you arrange with respect to the machinery ; would you make it part of the contract that they should use that-machi nery, or might they use some other ?—lf ' , we:enter into a contract, we shall, of course, continue to supply the machinery which is already in existence; and which is of the best kind. I have here the terms of the contract which it is proposed to enter into. Is the coin assayed after it is struck, as well as when it comes in as gross bullion P—Yes ; it is first assayed by the Queen's assa y er . Th e Q ueen ' s assayer receives, I believe, 4s. for every ingot from the Bank. Every ingot of what weight P—The ingots amount to about 800/. in value. When' the Queen's assayer has assayed the gold, it is assayed by the Master's as sayer; and when melted, it is again ?assayed by the Queen's assayer, and when coined, it is again assayed by the Queen's assayer. , Mr. Ricardo—You mentioned that great profits; were made by the moneyers ; are those profits en tirely made by their . , contract ?—Entirely by their contract. Then it costs them less to coin the money than you could contract to do it for P—Their expenses are far less than their receipts . ; therefore the contract is in jurious to the public, and ought to have been long since put an end to. Supposing you wanted to alter that contract, are you entirely at their mercy ?—lt is that which pre sents the difficulty; the Master of the Mint is bound at present, as the moneyers conceive, to contract with them only; if they do not agree, I confess that I do not see the way in which the matter is to be ac commodated between, them, sutposixx the .I:llpneyes s . s.ere pight in their ,view. of.their ;. hut the AttOrney And SolittitereGeneral ,have .bathe, given- sin opinion, that the Master of the Mint is not bound to contract with the moneyers. Chairman—You were understood to say that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has given notice to the moneyers that the present system will be discon tinued; how long ago was that notice given P—The notice was given to them merely in conversation in Downing-street, I think, about three weeks ago ; a regular notice has been drawn by the Solicitor for the Treasury since that time. It is intended to give them notice, which will expire in three months ; it will then be necessary that we should determine whether we shall coin ourselves, or whether we shall do it by contract, thrown open to the world. Is it a question under discussion whether there is not a vested interest on the part of those persons in this office ?—They claim to have a vested interest ; they insist upon it that they are a corporation, and• that the Master of the Mint is bound to contract with them only. Indeed, by the indenture into which the Master of the Mint enters, he covenants with the Crown to employ themoneyers at certain rates. IVhat course the moneyers mean to take Ido not know. I have no hesitation in saying that my opinion is, that if their contract is put an end to, theyought to receive some compensation. The system is this, that the moneyers, when one of them dies, appoint an appren tice ; the apprentice generally pays 1,000/. ; he serves as an apprentice seven years, and then he becomes a moneyer. I think it would be a very great hardship, when the system has existed for centuries, that we should suddenly avail ourselves of the prerogative of the Crown to dismiss these persons who have been living in great affluence, to reduce them to poverty, and give them no compensation. How many of them are there ?—Five. Mr. Ricardo—Do you console: that if the Mint either undertook the coinage itself, or entered into an open contract for it, there would be a saving with regard to the moneyers alone of 20,0001. a year f No ;I do not think 20,0001. a year. I cannot ex actly tell you what the saving will be. I think if we could induce the Attorney- General to cooperate with us in contracting the expenses of prosecution., we should be able to effect a saving of 14,0001 or 15,000/. a year. The Commissioners have recommended that no prosecutions shall be undertaken for the issuing of base coin. At present the issuing of base coin is pro secuted at the assizes and quarter sessions. The Mint Commissioners have recommended that the issuers of base coin should be proceeded againq by a summary process. The Attorney-General does not, I believe, take that view. Wbat do you mean by summary process ?—Before magistrates at petty sessions. The Attorney-General takes a constitutional, but not an economical view, for he insists that there shall be a trial by jury in every case in whi c h a b a d s hil l i ng is issued. It was proved before the Mint Commissioners that there was a case of a woman who - had been imprisoned, I think, eight times, for issuing bad coin. The expenses of her im prisonment, I am satisfied, amounted to several hun dred pounds. It would be your advice rather to proceed by com promise of the matter, than to attempt to settle it in a court of law ?—Most unquestionably ; I entertain a very strong hope that we shall be able to come to an amicable arrangement, because there is a proper dis position on both sides. • Have you any rooms or office at the Mint ? N o s I have not. How do you regulateyour attendance at the Mint ? —I used to attend the Board. Where did the Board sit ?—At the Mint every Wed nesday ; but when I found that my attendance was merely formal, and that I could effect nothing until there was a c h ange of system, I discontinued going through what I found to be a mere ceremony. In point of fact, at the present time your office, now that the inquiry into the' system of the Mint is over, is one more of responsibility than involving the practical discharge of duties ?--7My duties now con sist in framing a new scheme for the government of the Mint, by which I am convinced that great saving will be effected. If that system is carried into effect in either of the ways you have pointed out, do you think that the time of the Master of the Mint will be occupied with his duties ?---I do n o t think that the whole of his time will be occupied. For example, Ido not think that when be is in attendance in the House of Com mons from four o'clock in the afternoon till' two in the morning, he will be engaged in the business of the Mint; but I think that a very considerable por tion of his time will be dedicated to his office, if he does his duty. You have filled the office of Vice-President of the Board of Trade ; do you think that under the new system, such as you have pointed out, at the Mint, it would be practicable to unite the two offices of Mas ter of the Mint and ViCe-President of the Board of Trade P—l am quite convinced that the Master of the Mint can render far more service to the public by not having any other office combined with his. The best proof of that is, that none of my predecessors, having other duties to attend to, ever thought of making any effectual reform; and I do not think that if I had been Vice-President of the Board of Trade, my attention would have been directed to the Mint. Chairman —What are the duties which you think will devolve upon the Master of the Mint under the new regulations; for what purposes will the attend ance of the Master of the Mint be required in his of fice under the new system ?—I do not mean to say that the office of Master of the Mint might not be abolished, and that the perion , who is the dep uty might not perf orm a ll the duties; but, at the s ame time, the Commissioners have recommended that there should be a general superintendence exercised by an officer analogous to the Master of the Mint. How long after Sir G. Clerk ceased to be Master of the Mint did that trial of thehpyx take plac e ?—I think about eighteen months ; t e Lord Chancellor had a great objection to hold a trial of the opinion is that the trial of the pyx should PYx- My once a year, if not more frequ tly ; ti ke p l ace at present, it does not take place more than onc e in every three or four years, and therefore it is not ascertained whether the coin be in accordance with the st an d ard or not. Mr. Ric a rdo —What the trial o f th e pvx P—The trial of th e pyx takes place befor e th e L ord J hancellor and a jury of twelve go ldsmiths. Upon every coin age ther e i s a certlin quantity of coi n ' d taken _ placed in w h at i s called the pyx, an d on th e tr i a l f the pyx this • coin is, produced, and a jury o f gold smiths ex am i ne and ascertain' whether it be correct, according to the standard. Is it an expensive process to the public ?—lco ; the expense consists in having a dinner after the trial, to which the Mint contribute 50/., and the, rest is con tributed by the goldsmiths , , • airma n — W hat is the objection to there being a trial of the pyx every year ; why does the Lord Chancellor object to it P—The Lord Chancellor ob jected because it takes up a whole day, and also be cause he thought it a mere form. Ido not, think it by any Means a mere form, I think that the trial of the. pyx should take place -at least twice a year, and that- it Aunt(' take place; not before the Lord Chan cellor, but before some,person whom he should ep-' point, say a Master in Chancery, who has less onerous duties thin the Lord Chancellor. How often has a trial of the pyx taken place, upon the average, during the period that you have been Master - of the ?—poly once. Mr': Ricardo —They examine specimens ?—They examine a certain number of speciniena of coin taken casually. They examine what there is in the Mint of that coinage at the time ?—Yes. liVtat there is in circulation undergoes no exami nation ?—lt ' , undergoes no examination afcer the coin is delivered at the Bank ; of course the BAnk take care aot to receive any imperfect coin from the Mint. What is.the average amount of bullion in the Mint ?—lt varies so much that I cannot exactly tell ; sometimes there is a very great coinage, and some times I. very small quantity of gold is coined; this year.l do not betieve that the coinage will be consi derable. . . Sir, G. Trollope—ls it not delivered to you r from the Bank of England, as required ?—Any person may bring gold to the Mint - to be,coined, but practi cally our only customer is the Bank, be - causa the Bank has precedence ; it would not be worth any body's whiter to leave gold. at the Mint Silt -vre - eoirtd . return it, to them, the loss of interest npangold would be so very great. Have you o fte n a large accumulation of coined money in the possession of the Mint P—Not of coin ; we deliver the coin the moment it 'is ready to the Bank.; but we often have a large quantity of bullion in the Mint, for which I am responsible. Mr. Bright—The labour, probably, would not be more onerous than that of the chairman of the In land Revenue department or of the chairman of the Customs, or of the heads of various other depart ments F—l am not acquainted with the duties of any department excepting my own, therefore I cannot judge by comparison. Are there any reasons why the functionary en trusted with the chiefsuperintendence of the department of the Mint should necessarily be in Parliament ?—I do not conceive that there is any necessity for the Master of the Mint being a Member of Parliament, so far as the Alint t itself is,,coacerned.: ,The 'Master ii the Mi4i, - T Wieve hitt atrikys been in Parliament, bitrai, not conceiv e ' that the presence of-tbeldaster of the Mint in Parliament is necessary for the dde execution of his office. 1 .When the abuses to which you have alluded are remedied, may the Committee suppose that the ma nagement of the Mint will be simplified, and that the duties of those who have to superintend it will be ren dered less complex and more easy to be performed ? —I think, on the contrary, that the duties of the Mas ter of the Mint will be very considerably increased, if he is disposed to perform his duties; there are very few public departments in which functionaries may not escape from the performance of duties, if they are so disposed. Chairman—The Deputy-Master of the Mint has his whole time occupied at Present ?—His whole time is now occupied; he is engaged jointly with myself in effecting the reforms to which I have adverted, he has furnished me with a document, in which he has suggested that the plan recommended by the Com missioners ought not to be adopted, bat that we should proceed by contract, and not coin ourselves at the Mint. What is the nature of his duties 1 3 —The duties of the Deputy-Master of the Mint are various; the Deputy-Master of the Mint receives large sums of money from the Exchequer, with which he purchases silver when it is advantageous to do so. Does he exercise his discretion as to that ? —He does ; a large profit is made by the coinage of silver called "seignorage." By a judicious purchase of the coinage of silver, a very considerable profit is effected by the Government; there are instances in which there has been a profit of 40,0001. by seignorage alone; that is one of the duties of the Deputy-Master of the Mint; the Deputy-Master of the Mint, in fact, keeps all the accounts, and makes' all the payments. Mr. Walter—Does the Deputy-Master of the Mint give any security ?—Yes; 5,0001. • If the coinage were thrown open to public compe tition, do you think that the Master of the Mint should continue to be made personally responsible P—He must be so, because the bullion is delivered to him ; he delivers it to the contractors ; the contractors are responsible to him, and he is responsible to the Crown. Mr. Bright—ls it the fact that the Deputy-Mager does, without consultation with anybody, make those l does lor o f h e t h n e o E t txackheethe r a d upons ice a t h n o d s e t opinion ransa c o ! t p h u e r c c h h a a s n e s c e ; f tions ?—I do not think he does. The late Deputy- Master of the Mint was Mr. Morrison, a gentleman of the highest reputation, who was in the Mint upwards of fifty years. It was through him that those pur chases mostly took place, and I am convinced that the public interest was most advantageously attended to by Mr. Morrison. Does the Deputy-Master make those purchases with out consulting the Master of the Mint ?—He does, but I do not know whether it would not be conducive to the public interest that the Master of the Mint should exerc i se a check upon those purchases ; but at the sam pm e oi t o n i s nl t t e d e e o i t t l p i a s e s t t r e i e r :slat of to t foft ohsreamymat Mint tt judgment are ee nnot t personsutphoen sudsut shua a v Y u e a rs subject. Will you state to what account the . profits of the seignorage are carried ?—They are carried to the Ex- . chequer ; the profit upon the coinage is paid into the: Exchequer. With regard to the profits of the Moneyers, how is it proposed to dispose- of their profit s under the - new arrangement, supposing the coinage is car r i e d on b y the Government ?—Of course the payment that is made will be smaller, and the cost of the coinage will be much less, and so far the public would gain. Sir J. Trollope—Against that gain have you not set off the present profits of the seignorage • will you not lose th e pro fi ts of the seignorage ? N ot at all ; the profits of the seignorage are unconnected with the profits of the rnoneyers ; the seignorage, in fact, con , gists of the difference between the real and the nominal value of silver; there is no seignorage upon gold. If you had silver coin delivered to you by contract, should you still receive the seignorage as well ?-- Not in that case ; but of course it is our interest to coin silver, since we have a profit upon it ; we have a profit of 10 per cent. on silver. You do not propose to dispense having sil ver co i n delivered by contr with that, by act ?--Certain not; sil ver i s not the standard, and if it be not of the ly full falue which it purports to bear no injury is done to the public. Mr. Walter --In short, as a general rule, is it not considered that any standard coin should not be sub ject to seignorag e ?—Certainl gold h as b een p y • a seignorage f or roposed, ' but it has been, after much consideration, determined that it would be injurious to put a seignorage upon our gold. ---- NA.VA L INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNIISDAY:"-The Marquis and Marchi oness of Exeter have arr i ve d at the Portland Rote Robert l, Southsea, fur the Purpose o f putt i ng their son (Lord Cecil) on board of her Majesty's ship Thetis, at Spithead, fur passage to join h er M a j esty ' s ship Leand er, at Lisbon, to which ship his Lordship has been appointed. The Stromboli steam-sloop, Comer Lord Atnelius B eauc l er k , came into harbour thismand morning, to lae dismantled and paid off. The Illustrious, 72, Captain Gates, alongsid e th e Britannia, 120 , which is to be the fu is disma n tli ng Iture effici en t ordinary guadship for the harbour, but we do n o t thi nk there will r be much efficiency in the Britannia if she is to take to the old spars of the Illustrious (two rates beneath her in classification), which seems to be the case. The Dauntless a crew-frigate,- Captain Halsted, hauled o u t o f the baain this afternoon, and will be • tried to morrow morning with all her equipments aboard. The Lightning s t eam - vesse l, M a ster-Command e r Pettey, r e t urne d to W oo l w i c h this afternoon. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 10.—The Lords of the Admi raltymere p resen t i n th e dockyard this morning , and mustered the whole of the workmen. After their in spection; theit-LOrdships gave leave to the men for the remainder of the day. Sir F. Baring held a levee this morning at the Superintendent's-office, at which forty officers were presented, and it was subsequently adjourned to to-morrow morning. Their Lordships afterwards proceeded to Keyham Steam-yard, and in spected-the works now in progress, and also visited the ordinary on board the Agincourt. After the levee to-Luc:yl79w, the Lords of the !Admiralty will proceed`to the Royal William Victualling-yard, and in the evening will dine 'at the residence of the Port Admiral, Sir William Hall Gage, in Government square. A. ball will take place in the evening at Moorsheaci's Royal Hotel, under their Lordships' patronage, on behalf of the destitute 'children of .sea men and soldiers. It is expected the Adinitalty' will finish their inspections by Thursday, and proceed to Pembroke on Friday in the Black Eagle steamer. [PRICE SD. -N THE touND.—Albion, 90, Captain W. J. H. Johnstone; Nautilue, Lieutenant Dolling. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE HORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMES. —The magnificent array of line-of-battle ships now assembled at Cherbourg can scarcely fail to excite in the minds of Englishmen those unplea sant reflections which have so often found utterance - in these columns on former occasions. That the greatest maritime -power in the world—a power, moreover., that possesses the largest and most complete private establishments for the building of ships which A th n e d r 3 u , e i o s u u s ch e s i p s are any where existence, should yet be remarkable t fez. the cluinsinss of its naval architecture, and for enseofits undoubtedlyd kthje'srpd,l'i the -French are our which no victory can prevent from being humiliating It has long been a proverb that to her ciuz.us and di.graceful to her G,,vernwent. best ship-builders, end that we are indebted for our best models to the bravery of our sailors rather than to the skill of our naval architects. Endless reckless and vexatious experiments, directed by mo method and guided by no principle —a vast outlay incurred "without the adoption of the commonest precau tions that such outlay shall not be misapplied are the ordinary routine of this department of Government. If a ship sails well, she is subject to a succession of re-riggings, curtailments, enlargement!, and alterations of ballast, which seldom fail to leave hr as dull .a sailer as our worst enemies can desire. A whole steam fleet has been built of iron without taking the trouble to ascertain how far this material is fit to endure an enemy's fire —a ques tion which experiment, when too late, has answered in the negative. Imagine Mr. Stephenson, instead of first patiently experimenting on and ascertaining the power of a tube to support weights, constructing without investigation his immense aerial tunnel and going to the expense of fixing it firmly in its position --imagine that tunnel breeicirwriown for want of the " requisite strength in the requisite place, and you will have some faint. idea of the way in which this scheme would have been carried out had it been 'entrusted to a department similarly constituted to that which presides over the building of the fleets of Great Britain. There is no sight more distress ing to a tax-payer than that which is presented by a row up Portsmouth harbour between the floating streets of men - of-war which never have been, and never will be, commissioned ; which were built to rot, and are rotting accordingly. If we ask to what pur pose is this lavish waste of labour and capital, we are answered that we must be always building in order to keep our hands in practice, and that the expendi ture of so much labour and material is a cheap price to pay for our nautical superiority. If this be indeed so—if blundering and wastefulness be the iiidis&n sable cericlftions of Access , we are too'Weiracquainted with the-value of the - wooden - walk anti Bngistriti to 'quarrel with the sacrifice:which, is , required - for their perpetuation ; but it is worth inquiring what manner tiisoa:ohfeEnnomenon of igstem that is, rhich #emancil , s fpr,its„succeos,pro ceZalings as anoinaloui as the" consiructing a rail way without a terminus, or setting up the wires of an electric telegraph without the telegraph itself. The system on which our navy is built has at any rate the merit of simplicity. Hiram, King of Tyre, himself did not conduct his ship-building in a more rudimentary manner. Hira m grew th e cedars in his forests, and his ser van t s f as hi one d them into ships. Th e Queen of England grows her own oaks, and then the Royal timber merchant turns manufac turer and works this raw material into. 'ship's. It is difficult to understand why the rule which "excludes trade and manufacture from the province of Govern ment should be considered to apply to everything except shipping ; or why the maxim that Govern ment can never compete successfully, • either in cheapness or quality, with the private producer should be considered as true in all cases except the most important of all-Lthe manufacture of ships. If the Sultan of Turkey, the Pasha of Egypt, or the Emperor of Russia require anything particularly novel or excellent, they apply to the private ship builders of England ; an instance of such an applica tion on the part of the last-named potentate may be read in our columns this morning; but the Govern ment of England is itself a brother manufacturer, disdains to enlist in its service the skill and en terprise of its subjects. Doubtless, when this system was first instituted it was one of necessity ; if the Government did not build its own ships, no one else could. But that necessity has long since passed away. Who can doubt that Government could ob tain by contract ships in every respect equal to those which, under the present system, it builds for itself ? We can hardly speak too highly of the advantages of such a change. The burdensome and costly item of dock yards-would disappear- from- oar estimates of expen diture. The cost of each ship would be greatly les sened to the public by the substitution of private for official superintendence. The probability of im provement would be greatly increased by availing ourselves 4,f the experience of men like the private ship-builder, whose intellects have been sharpened by competition, and who have studied their art, not as a matter of official duty, but a personal and private in terest. The building of ships for the sake of practice would become unnecessary when the public had at its disposal the practical skill of private manufacturers trained in supplying the never-ceasing demands of private enterprise ; and the public would be a gainer, not only by the experience of its own officers, but by that of every ship-builder in the kingdom. The principles of political economy, as at present under stood, limit every one to his appropriate employment, and on abstract principle it appears almost as rea sonable to make a ship-builder into a Minister as a Minister into a ship-builder. We do not wish to be misunderstood. The greatness of England doubtless depends upon her navy, and the question we are con sidering is, by which of two systems can that great ness be preserved and maintained ? One of those systems is condemned by political economy, is ruinously expensive, and full of failures, anomalies, and miscalculations. The other is at any rate scien tific in its principle, and promises to be cheap in its working ; but prove to us that the dearer system now in force, with all its imperfections, is best calculated to perpetuate our naval superiority, and we admit at once that it ought to be continued. If, however, it has nothing in its favour but the inertness which shrinks from changes, however salutary, from the mere fear of change, or the selfishness which seeks to perpetuate a large amount of lucrative patronage, or the professional superciliousness which refuses to res cognize merit beyond the narrow limits of her Ma jesty's service, we trust that such feelings will not be permitted to obstruct a great practical improve ment. HERALD.—The articles we some days since ez ►raeted from the United Service Gazette, and a letter in oar impression of yesterday, regarding cabin ac commodation for the assistant-surgeons of the navy, point out the necessity of some more stringent and less easily evaded order on the subject being issued by the Admiralty to officers in command of her Ma jesty's ships. That order was a consequence of a re solution of the House of Commons—to what effect need not here be repeated. It is sufficient to say, that the order, although conferring some benefits on the assistant-surgeons of a certain standing, and thus rendering an instalment of justice to the class, by no means fully met either the resolution of the House or the requirements of the case, and therefore should not have been by any vagueness in its wording left open to that further clipping which the prejudice or caprice of commanding officers might suggest. That it has been honourably observed in the majority of instances we are ready to believe and proud to record ; but that it has on more than one occasion been subjected to the mutilation we have adverted to there can be no reasonable doubt. Will it by credited by any one at all conversant with the matter, that in a steam-frigate of the first class (the Dragon), in which the offices of naval instructor and chaplain are united in one indi vidual, there is said to be no room for an assistant surgeon's cabin ? In that ship the assistant-surgeon, an officer of ten years' standing, has no cabin. We forbear for the present to allude to other ships which m i g ht be named, feeling assured that the interference of the Admiralty will speedily check all attempts to evade the desire of the Government and the resolution of the House of Commons. It is well known that Commodore Martin was one of those opposed to the admission of the assistant-surgeon s into the ward-room. But no sooner did Sir Francis Ba ring's announcement in the House of Commons • reach the Channel squadron than the qualified assistant-surgeons were at once, without waiting for the order, invited to assume their proper place in the ward-room. The courtesy of the gentleman here an ticipated the technical formalities of office, and few will think that the service suffered from the act. Men who, like Commodore Martin, have during their whole career held a dignified attitude in the service, can easily afford to interpret an order in its most liberal and enlightened spirit, despite the force of former impressions. This cannot be comprehended by some minds. In the absence of those high quali ties which best sustain the authority of the chief, we generally find a carping about petty details, a cap tiousness regarding trifh>s, and a constant fear of their power being encroached upon or subverted by change. We know of no greater disqualification for command. SHIP BISCUIT.—A regulation recently approved by the Customs authorities, as an experimental measure, of allowing British biscuit, being the remains of ships' stores, to pass free of duty, upon the master of the importing vessel making a declaration that the article is British, having been attended with convenience to the parties concerned, without risk to the revenue, directions have been given for the mea sure to be made permanent, aud extended. to all th e out ports in'the . tinted kingdom. APPLE TREE IN FULL BLOOM.—There is ROW an apple tree in full bloom, in the garden of Mr. Anthony Flint, farmer, Most Side Manchester.