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PraeeT INDIA. HOUSE, SErTzunsit i 11, 50 i n ItT of DIRECTORS of 18 the EAST t TA COMPANY do hereby give notice, iotiv, he List of such Proprietors of East India Stock, as by the L' i ettioP hooks appear to be qualified to vote at the General 4yered-n°n WEDNESDA Y , the 9th April, I 51, will be ready to be de vil WEDNESDAY, the Ctli November, 1559. J, D. DICKINSON, Deputy Secretary. 4 1t p A VESEND STAR PNLIKETS -Ore Cabin and Seconl Class Railway NINEPENCE to Sal or from London and Gravesend. saloon and First Class ditto, ONE SHILLING. Fob Cabin.... !o_or 6 fr d. om BlackwalL Chief Cabin.. .• 9d. 4,4 Intermediate Piers •• • • .... 6d. heke7cait C a a t ll th a e t e e r s G a r e a s u s ,: d G e r r e en ed h t ( h w e e , e a t n h d e r P p u e r r fi m e t t tin Pi g e ) r . s. FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. "'On D • SUNDAYS. . !•I'DAY3 SUNDAYS. 11, 141 Mc tOray, IGreen-i Pur- ~„ Roshr- I ~„ I ;men- eu r-,... hlthe. fleet " ne 1 ville. ""Y' hlthe. feet . tt ... " -- - ' ----! --- --- ilk •-- 11 I . ' --- -- 12 1 -- 2 I-3 - a- -- - - 5 I 7 b rec ----- 1 I / 1 , t T r li. k ith Rios Prom the Boats marked t "ery gui tes trom Fenehurch-street Station to all parts of London 4 04 ' te r of an hour. 1111/31`18VITICK WHARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival Of `Trains from the Fenchnrch-street Statioh. k I be:; I' , ,_. , 1 1 Green.1 hithe. 'Gray. Roshr• vine. (Time, Fur fleet Green- i Grays hithe. Roshr vine. U. M 114 214 3% 5 6% kittt•irg„ ni go, t to ste at rak ed * are ran direct, the Packets not be in g p er- Piers or for Boats. ex t "ektti 4 ontba T y- - Twelve Months, 41.45.; Six Months, 21. 155.; t x or lb. ~.• ids.; to be had of the Collcctors on board the Dten n , - • azollk kr 1 2 ,Terrace Pier, Gravesend. 1850. OA T t,liu 413 L1C LAW AND GENERAL LIFE 'rev CO\r,„... ASSURANCE COMPANY. t 'rt' e l 'Olfo'' \ TRY -ST RE ET, LEICESTER •SQUAP,, 1 ONDON. ofie.,!fthi, ii rli ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprie t the Head reD ; ;;: at N' e TPany took place on the 25th instant, t l , Wl l 4 9 clock precisely. The following k t eirt ‘ n et , Is too lengthy far publication : is extracted a from the to t .Tit t w „' past year no claims have arisen from deaths in .. _ En ni g a l it at i t u d g . k o .;4eer 70"opf Ireland —one for 5001. and the other for 201 ati: e .4l lt a :.: which have been paid. This is far . below the . expected hat" heltte . Pedal] fvo irable when it is rememb.ered how Ih a e tubme Offices generally suffered flora the epidemic of last th t .. 1, 10f At r of lives assured between the let of June, 1849, and ° - " e lve .4 Y , 185 0 was more than double the number Issued in ttProp,,actiletiths preceding 11 41 1: 4 , 123 8W ,, er Made for 138 . Policies, amounting to 52,9631.25. 6d.: Wi t , , en I ,' -,l "lprisino• 106 lives, were accepted for 45,1 . 25 , 1.61: __. re e eeiv " c ies lapsed representing 6,0481., upon whica 3201. aS 1 4 24 thr, b Y the Company in the shape of premiums. thiti`ktv,e4 ' ,ra mencerrient of the Company to the Ist of Juno last, ro knoll in Were effected to the extent of 110,972/. 12s 6d.,. P _ 741 1 14 1 , 0 n, nilnal.‘ premiums 3,732/. I Is. 6d. Of these 54 lapsed, 2 ,99i i us•de vi.,3,9301. 16s. 61., of which the annual premiums were Bi' 15 s a i n 7 the Yearly income on the Ist of June last equal to litn l i ce lk,, t ~,.,1 (1. 11 : 483 / — ' eet ino' loans w ve as ereaplied for to the extent of 17,700/., 1 / 4 2C e bite l l 10d:only advanced. ti lt - fon, -:tors were also highly gratified to report th . at withitt .s te t 4e ISeliti 4e ° Mils they had consiile-ably extended their bustne. 1 14 tt 411.... it, h aviro. ay, 'b °lntel as Head Agent in France, .Monsieur_ ,r h intea gentleman of high stalling in Paris, distinguisheti te f r c s ll ic ° ' ll4( ler 3' 4 " „. Ability in fulncial and in all assurance Paris, 11,1"trait,al`l.e sanction and patronage of the Archbishop . of F kle r . 4 2'gre s ,A,rchbish , to of Ly - ons, and Monseigneur Par Sl3 , , a Ve c tl o U n e Ilkle , :e a:._'4.3 already within the last three months effected th:ft. el bet - u ' it Of business, riot only in Life Assurances, but in An cr vt„.!lMMediate and Deferred. th 4, to rig resolution- approving of the Report, and returning. ki ' kiNan t -e Ri g h t PeN' '' d Chairman, Bishop Morris, the Ir!ce qt' t he Actn arY SeCret er", 3 dedica Officers of the establish fetnr„rneeting s eparaffd, ' l a tig l hfy gratified at its present results "-5...........:p05ect5. , bye,. 11111, 1 ^, te a l n , -- ru'rmx) larz POLICIES. F 4 ii , 11.4 -' consider intest to Life Assurance Offices and T til e e N e e Corq,!°helUded Yest erday in the Court of Exch . even t .0 1 ,1 ) ui Nu t) . a , anY held a policy tor an assurance of 5391. inth e. Ibi /N s h e's , al;,seeltrity for an advance, the payment of which p ro ol o icy , t e , lis. trf eettal te(l 1 , 3' the Albion on the ground that at the man of f in .: t erc r ete ~. toe f..... nfo , ,•,,, of the assured party having bes o t taDo o - V i ts was concealed from the office. chief that had l ti n e o en a . t he, e thihi t ne question as to the degree of intemperance ni t' a evidence against itireSls tin .u, and the result was that a verdict was givenbut also for tifii:hier ee f nee, not only for the ' amount of the policy, circumstance *ink? acti on Tun the date when it became due. Ih . e n c e i r presents a 11 ' 1 4 4 hhistreing brought by one office against another h to all po hivtioder ~ation of the uncertainty which may at only mode by ts iie 4 absoinTe Present si.) stem, and shows that the lie in the i t t y IV 440 ti-ie security can be obtained by the public must ia...tin 0. them 11ey.4 hi eve r l ' it hY Assurance Offices of the plan of Pr,° po blete klia (4 ease by due inquiries before the grail! ' t n' 01 the corn tkishness of " terivartis assuming the full responsiin i y e _ ade et f s rom f eb ig e „,_ aueli inquiries by holding themselves pree,olefriee are pi o ttl t o ~,. !inure question. In the present . case t tc what can iii4erly 7 eialnetrically opposed in their opinions as ected to be k m , to gnavliate a claim and yet the public are exp Similar cases 1 4.4 eeurrr,,thernselves ao•it ' iisst such contingences. they would Ilk,,tUily fined before, and even ' if they were more rare,very principle to Whi ch ure the progress of lite assurance. The of uncertainty, the Ithe i , t he bush' is the removal a,,' pee t h , business is founded cted in the slightest degree, - , st to tee N.,• ho ai• Princ:ple is counteracted t to its advantages are the 1 . 1 b e det e w( Vd be the first to resort tit rred—Tinies, July 11, 1850. LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE , 4- No POLICY COMPANY • 72, LOMBA.RD-STREET, LONDON. 10 q 1 ;eill t TEIIBTEES. . M.P. — ‘. enton, Esq., M.P: 1 Richard Spooner, Esq., 4ltali ns• Esq. Q.C. I James Fuller Madox, Egg. Pllis 'Willla mWilberforce, Esq. . 044 --at t • DIRECTORS. )1 it 0.141113, Esq. 4 t hry,, A ki ns, Esq. ' Robert Henry Forman, Esq. T. Ilgu John Hamilton, Esq• ii.. i k „ so stus Bevan, Esq. fames Fuller Madox, Esq. . 4 41Z 11 11 h B ramwell, Esq. John Matthews, ' Esq. Cl%r held, EN. C. Octavius Para ell, Esq. *O N 'Ara Cam D. rag Sq. Atarroas. Jules Turner, Esq. Starl. Es „. n. David Henry Stone, Esq• b, oICRETART—David Alison, Esq. 141. 4411IKEas— Messrs. Spooner, Attwoods. and CO. PADDINGTON LOCAL BOARD. t • lan i 24, Connaught-terrace,' pup' " Sheri, Edgeware -road. , aCr,,‘,., , old Boone, A.M., Stanhope. street, Hyde"park. eto le , s pe,; Norfolk -crescent, Oxford-square. Th o La s /..._q .. o rton 1:- Hyde-park, and Lin t, 0,..., „pit flelds.. -.sq., Eastbourne -terrace, 4teri,.Jetvs Antos P 4 144' • ROb son , -sq., York-street, Portman-square. e, to, Esq., Eastbourne -terrace, Hyde-park, and Nov -1/..,N N,,e01-11's Inn. ,L,th,, ~..Icipo Secretary, Chas. Hogkton, Esq. ~, l leo : ; rropi e ,, -3 ef this Company being IN D I SPUTA F. form Bi ' is not Yt ep,ent, es ‘rs and Negotiable Securities, for their validity ,. . ()w i lts rep or 'n the case of ordinary Policies, upon the import 0 I : 11 te n ' t _rf to th i ?, 4 nel other documents. ' 4 sii,e, th e ~., tinPortant improvement in the practice of Life ° A ni s- - c ,"`lrtent, 01:,' Is of this Company has been raiAd from the c tti Dies of of egress business, and is steadily advanci. leatiog,,e,!leport of the last Annual Meeting wilt lie forwarded, \,..,......_ -le Solicitors, to whom Commission is ailowe . ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, Manager. E 0 ° RNE GARDENS , II the Banks of the Thames at Chelsea. Doll at Three o'clock. 84 11(1 ONE SHILLING ADMISSION. eb~bat 11 Children, Half-price. ~"I.ree Z ebot t Pour. charge for admission except by ` 1 . 10 ,7r, zlxpence. Children under Six years of age free. B. Simpson, Albion, Great Russell-street, Co -11 l l tl e i !lse s ue _ THIS DAY, September 12, ,411,8.11. n Sue of Deulin's new Fairy Ballet. " The Origin of t ozik La Ness Groupings from the Antique. Dancing to ttl"1,111 lie d retY Instrumentalists. Madame Antonio m _ tb,„ arvellous Ascent and Descent on the Rope a "ed trae!alier Mortram's gorgeous Fireworks. Chattaway a -ITIONAL SPORTS OF ENGLAND. Ar e T HIS DAY, September 12, 1t5.. 4 eN., 11 to o And HIS September 13, g t " P t i rl 'eAl of ty,4BUal Entertainments, a perfect repetition and Old English Sports performed before her aI- 3 p. n ,op,T3_ral in celebration of the anniversary of the Birthday a vbar o t u bess Prince Alfred, at Osborne, August 6. No d 44n,1 %,"„e to , edinlssion. The Sports will commence at Four , 4, 1%,"„eid0 with a Morris Dance on the Platform by the N t w ti e r b rop ` a 'e r ol at e , t Q l of Herr Deulin's powerful Ballet Company. tk, td 1 -o, a Grand Chinese Fete. ks to ..,, or the future, the usual entertainments will be pre `ttorQelviof the Dal al Fresco, and the usual charge for admis -o,mie ' Is. ij o trci a : end i'L'',,I'ACLESE ARCHERY GRWND. v t t, g ra. ,,tf ta to —.omen can here enjoy the health-promoting . elega nt h o er ! e teful bow with the advantage of proper instruc- I t „, ql. o „ning three ' dozen arrows before Five o'clock, ``Ze t , ` A siti•W "ozen Matches for Dinner, Wine, and a PriZe 114 i lreliei:,,.. ° Peo• Tickets, 108 Gd. each, to be had of Mr. ~ier,, q,agie 4,..;.anufactory, 161, Bishopsgate• street. 'otip s or 'eve —The Shooting Gallery— ,. k w _ In th Figuresof his \Yorks—Summer and d 0 ..,e A rctic. illustrative Burns's Cottage, c, an Maze—Statuary of o t f h t e he finest h lan American Giant—The og ki k ," it 6 .ere — Ancient and Modern Grouphias, by xree r teoll r , Duffel, 4 .1 " 4 " v e - t!'- d. on Sundays, admission by Refreshment Ticket, ktoi; tits were these bef 'ne k eseet -se delightful grounds et IP th e °,,nlont. Visitors to London should not variegated in such high perfect i l t on a lo 4t 114 t ow tr , a : ll, l'a of the lofty trees and amongst the I r b kig,, tn ticeia t Eremorne. Everything has been done to re i?er 11 11't al - '"" 00 0 1 amusement worthy the most extensive )4,:k 4t ' t o ""tl or tl g rtt Zllt a , French in London is particularly requested to zN. ttowlia_ OBS% free, to the kti, • ng saloon of this establishment is open l er —Moth selan ad Sycamore, the Largest Goat Ort' l liote e. Tree in the World, vet 1„ - ' l nore e On Sundays at Six o' . - eves i t c ell be reached by road or riverclock—Ualf-a-Crown r for 3d. . atters ea - bridge every Night after the Flrewo LS• bit. woRKs. 1,7 .„., , e,, uLVERIVELL'S NEW carv eho 141 4 . " , et t 7 had of She Paternoster _ ()ha Eiliiiii!„t,; Mann, 39 w , ° CV' 311 Ns is, -6 each ; by post, 1e.2 6..d;.roartedirect from the tp i '9l Health ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. vine." Ex. e author , lok, ''''rs:..._ R ecreation, and rational Use o _ mornings __ ..._ Tlld, I, b out thr i r : Riging—sp r i ng and Sump_,!fics, anes, __HA ry u '' ~i 2 l l, ...,ir. v r i rons of pleasantLondon—Then places—C uil at ktZ,u5i,....14ami41,;-6'..,,‘_?ads, and other ~t _ E „ n i ng, a Air, `, 1.1 4 'he branaa-Lue Bea—London at Nigi Sleeping, Bath in g , ° elip ,107.,°1 Eating, Drinking, il t a s,c,, &a. Aoltzli, I/. 4v, T S FROM THE MOUNTAIITEL Two T°ll. ..a ri , - To ',' GIL &C. ttN P:1114 LAZES, Vol. lIT.CII.IOF EDINBUR 0 r 14% -- Or KILLARNEY ; REMINISCENCES DUBLIN, &c. siotip44l:l4Tilarl:ilhrAjsZE3tTa, llt i i. AND AVOID may run." and ten our course may ner -4hite,ysYzilobilit:tvimew,,_of al most n every form (cause and cure) of 1,,, , ra ~,, bay,,„ .ealth and enfeebled constitution, d and ern '4s/1 -, (1 a z , ' the man of pleasure business, or stu y, rega r ev er , with tables and rules tbr the diet and physicaltht harses Y ' c lay life. nr. 4 Wh at THE PASSIONS. 1411ge,,_ Trn,..Passions hurt the body—what improve, 1,7 4 0'r : r,%14,as tanned as Athens ever heard." e advent qck,,,'" Dassie,;Lie s Pilgrimage from infancy to o:d age: Th ki1c1i.:41541.1-q' Chastity and ' its infringements. The casualti a e t s v o e f 440,11-atiPt44 disaiPation with illustrations, graphic, narrative, e• Advocacy of early marriages* V. 1, s rao 1, T TIIX MARRIAGE STATE. go, tlitA k . ltz obe or not to be, that is the q uastion. ...., e nd re thole', regarai4.---Laws and obligations of nature, socie , ,,i . 8 an d l i .l 4 r :) ,_ on, 1 ,4 tna,lriage, to be observed by either sex_Lierrxihnos, and qrsi' ' 'ecur ' e I, Bi ' e s , 43 to age, temperament, P.7_ ll : ing them. 41 4, al 410etiveenMetilY Offspring' with the art ot In con,ereon. , il, 1 & arid its removal. Sterility and its \ 41 4\ •,r .„. 0 S (1827), L.S.A. '''), ktt.; Twer;',. \i'IItIVELL, M D (1341), "4 -c4,111 itect,lti-flenvchoYeara Medical and FED =lac. tli -P1440. ItCllti'ZllGtt4: Wi tiV°. 641 14.11. TR:e l :r y e; In , Moil: ,:,..„....„,...-3-4..''''';',i;, ,:7--4,-- ------Z'9- • . 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".--S .. ~,,--• ~_,:,,, tral. —_,,-- . k ".., ,-..- -"7**.v, q,.( ' 4 - ` 1 "..i., , /, , /. -----__ . TAfii , :' , ..- 1 / 4 3;11 - 1 . .. e l.: ::•\''-- , - -, 7,:sti, - '''l:: L 4'; l 37:. -- '4''''473' i, —4, .4 .•,..,;, ance acam-tug. - t.S4' - ' ' Nl lt . '• 2:e-..-- -- 4 7, : -- -1 ) R011 - , IN THE SOUND.* Johnstone; Nautil SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING 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 :argent and most complete private establishments for the building of ships which are any where in existence, should yet be remarkable for the clumsi ness o f i ts naval architecture, and f or the ruinous expense of it s d oc k yar d s, i s a p h enomenon which no victory can prevent fr om b e i ng h um ili a ti n g to her citizens and disgraceful to her Government. And yet such is undoubtedly the position of England. It has long been a proverb that the French are our best ship-build ers , an d that we are indebtedforour best models to th e b ravery of our sailorsrather than to the skill of our nava l arc hi tects. Endless reckless and vexatious experiments, directed by no 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, s h e i s subject to a succession of re-riggings, curtailments, enlargements, and alterations of ballast, which seldom fail to leave her 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 breaking down fur 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 indispen sable conditions of success, we are too well acquainted with the value of the wooden walls of old England to quarrel with the sacrifice which is required for their perpetuation ; but it is worth inquiring what manner of system that is, which demands for its success pro ceedings as anomalous as the constructing 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. Hiram grew the cedars in his forests, and his servants fashioned them into ships. The Queen of England grows her own oaks, and then the Royal timber-merchant turns manufac turer and wo:ks this raw material into ships. It is difficult to understand why the rule which excludes trade and manufacture from the province of Govern ment shculd be considered to apply to everything except shipping ; or why the maxim that Govern ment can never compete successfully, either is cheapness or quality, with the private producer should be considered as true in all cases except the most important of all—the 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 our 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 of 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 bat the inertness which shrinks from changes, however salutary, from the mere ft ar of change, or the selfishness which seeks to perpetuate a large amount of lucrative patronage, or the professional superciliousness which refuses to re 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 ex tracted from the United Service Gazette, and a letter in our 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 cane, 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 be 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 might 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-surgeons 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 crder, invited to assume their proper place in the ward -roots , . 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 trifles, 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 Cnstems 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, and extended to all the out ports in the United Kingdom. APPLE TREE iN FULL BLOOM,—There is now an apple tree in full bloom, in the garden of Mr. Anthony Flint, farmer, Moss Side Manchester. -Impregnable, 104,, , daptain orge, 120, Captaifi Nias; Port4and, Fearless, B iccbw, Black E , gl.', panel, Goodwill brigs, and Confi- .—Albion, 90, Captain W. J. H. lus, Lieutenant D Ming. • ,7 14.„ .L SEPTEMBER 12, 1850. LONDON, THURSDAY .esta' -r( N°. 18,087.] ~ 7 RAILWAY PASSENGERS' ASSURANCE COMPANY ; Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 12 and 13 Vic., cap. 40. Offices, 3, Old Broad-street, London. DIRECTORS. Chairman-JOIN DEAN PA P h, Esq., 217, Strand. Deputy-Chairman-GEORGE BERKELEY HARRISON, Esq , 24, Great Tower-street, City. Humphrey Brown, Esq., M.P., Twining Park, Tewkesbury. James Clay, Esq., M.P., 25, Montagu-square. George Clive, Esq., Sanderstead Court, Croydon. Samuel W hitfield Daukes, Esq., 14, Whitehall -place, Westminster. Ilarvie Morton Farquhar, Esq , 16, St. Jarnes's-street. Alexander Greig, Esq., 10, Lowndes-strcet, Belgrave-square. The lion. Arthur Kinnaird, Pall-mall East. George Robert Paul, Esq., Portland Lodge, Worthing. Ban k ers -M es sre. Strahan, Paul, Paul , and Bates, 217, Strand ; Messrs. Ransom and Co , Pall-mall East. Standing Counsel -Henry Davison, Esq., Brick-court, Temple. Solicitors -"Messrs. Fry and Holt, Walbrook House, City. Surgeon-Barnard Wight Bolt, Es F.R.C.S., 5, Parliament-street, Westminster. Secretary-Alexander Beattie, Esq. This Company has teen established for the purpose of affording compensation in etas .s of personal injury, and the paymeat of a cer tain stim In the event o f death by railway accident. During the year just closed the following are the particulaons who rs of the c l a ims that have been m ade on this Company by 37 pers have sustained injury in travelling by railway :- No. 1. A holder of a periodical ticket, No. 5,091, met with an ac cident by falling off the platform at Preston, on the night of the let November. Adjusted by a payment of 71. Os. No. 2. A mail guard, insured by a periodical ticket, No. 5,584, whilst travelling from Coatbridge to Perth, on the 29th November, having occasion to get out at the Stirling Station, he slipped between the platform and 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 oppasite to him, and received a blow on his face, which rendered him incapable of attending to his business for a few days. His claim was settled by the Company pay 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 Thirek Station of the York, 'Newcastle, and Berwick RailVray, whilst about to proceed to New castle on the 24th of January. 'IQ e injury conthe sistedoor o of the car d f a severe bruise of the thumb, ca used b y a pter shutting riage, on his left hand, befo e he could take his seat ; the accident obliged him after a week at Newcastle, to return home from his jou ,rney-, which hew was unable to resume until February 1 1. Awarded 311. 103. No. 5. The holder of a first-class ticket, issued at Leicester,January 28, was a passenger Ia the trail that ran off the rats between Blis worth and Wolverton ; be was thrown with great violence against another passenger, and the shock unfitted him from attending to business for some days. Awarded 14/. 14s. No. G. The party in this instance is a clerk in the 4T74ravelling P was ost se- office, and the holde r of a p eriodical ticket, No. 5,, and 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. 0. The holder of a single journey ticket was also a passenger in the same Canada 'the claimant was about to proceed to New York, by the , but the injary he received prevented him from doing so. Awarded 301. No. S. The holder of a periodical ticket, No. 7,313, was injured by the collision between the passengers' and goods the' tra 18tin in t h e Ton y y.e long tunnel the Leeds and Brad ford Railway, on h 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 Marco for Manchester, and susta ned a severe shock by the engine running off the line near the Victoria -bridge. Awarded 10/. o. 10. A Government officer and his w ife were pass engers by the mail train that left Durham at hal-past four o'clock F.M. on 6th May, which ran into an engine in the siding from the points not h av ing bee=, pro perly set, near the B e lmont Sta bothtion much of the hurt York, New castle, and Berwick It ailway, They were by the collision. Awarded 351. No. 11. An eng i ne - a river, whilst driving th e engine of a goods' train on the 25th of Slay, between Blisworth and Wolverton, was thrown lasueath the engine from the train coming in collision with a bale of cloth that had just fallen on the tine trom a passing train n; was mush scalded and otherwise severely injured. Awarded 42a Claims 12 to 17 were made by parties who were travelling by the excnrs on train n the 3d July from Leek and to Liverpool, the weight of which overpowe r e d the breaks Macclesfield on entering the station. No. 12. The claimant, withhis wile and mother-in-law, from Leek, second-class passengers, were all bruised. Awarde 161. No. 13. A young woman from Leek, a third-class passenger, had her face hurt. Awarded 2/. No. 14. A man and his w ife, employed In the manu f ac ture of silk, th i r d- c l as s passengers, were both slightly injured by the shock. Awarded 21. No. 15. A passenger from Macclesfield had insured himself and family, six in number, Or e of whom received some injuries from the concussion. Awarded 5/. ss. No. 16. A gentlem an holding a periodical ticket, No. 8,75 1 , left Macclesfield in the above train, and was so shake,' as to be ded in ca- 6/. pacitated from attending to his business for a fe w days. Awar 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 c laims were made by t w o gentlemen, holders of periodical tickets, employed in the railway post-office, and travelling by the mail 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 against the corner of the post-office, breaking one of his ribs, and bciug otherwise injured. Claims No. 17, 18, and 19. are in course of adjustment. No. 20. Ihe c'aimant and Ins wife were thirehelass passengers by the same train ; he escaped with a few bruises, bu. his wife was much injured. Awarded 15/. From the accident that occurred to the excursion train at row lairs, on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, on the Ist August, wpm six persons were deprived of their lives, and many others in jured, the following claims have arisen:- No. 21. A farmer from Dublieads, near Crier, was hurt about the head and face. Awarded 6/. No. 22. A carpenter from Auchterarder, received a b'ow in the head. Awarded 41. No, 23. A farmer from Strathallen, was also hurt about the head. Awarded 5/. No. 24. A draper from Auehterarder, was injured about the thigh and side. Awarded 31.35. No. 25. A man. from Auchterarder, was severely braised about the No. 26. A brother to the above was slightly injured. Awarded 21. 2s. hurt. No. 27. A female was bruised, and otherwise internally Awarded 6L No. 28. Another female was injured about the chest and side. Awarded 2/. 23. No. 29. A man , from Auchterarder, was slightly injured. No. 30. A farmer, from Talliebardine, was seriously braised. Claims 25, 29, and 30 are in course of adjust ment. 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 addition to that of their own medical officers, who promptly visited the injured parties on hearing of the accident. The utility of suet: a Company is demons tested 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 _fund for the relief of those who from time to time suffer by railway accidents, which no human Dresight can prevent, will it is hoped secure the public support to this Company. Table of Premiums. Table for a Single Journey, irrespective of distance, to Insure 1,0001. in a first-class carriage, at a premium of 3d. 2001. in a second ditto ditto 2d. 2001. in a third ditto ditto ld. For the convenience of frequent travellers, the Company also issues period.cal tickets, to insure 1,090/. for one month, at a pre mium of ss. ; for three months, 10s. ; for six months, 16s. ; for twelve months, 205., with the option of travelling in any class car riage, and in any railway in the kingdom. These tickets 'say be obtained at the stations of most of the rail ways in England and Scotland, of the provincial agents Londo of the Com pany, and at the Company's office,ad Brn. -----_ THE EDINBURGH REVIEW, No. CLXXXVI II. ADVERTISEMENTS intended for insertion 28th ; are requested to be forwa rded to the Publishers before a turday, the and not later than Monday, the 30th ins S tant. London: Longman, Brown, and Co., 39. 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ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE , ew Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or by post, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps rIII-1E SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work oil 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, Oxford-street ; 6tarie, 23, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; and Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street. and physiology of the re-productive Palm I. treats of t he anatomy organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. 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The Concentrated EcterSive Essence, an anti -syphilitic debility,Uecm IMP ore :c u e s reified:, for purifying the blood In cases of infection, secondary sytnptomst, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, 1 Is. and 335. I Is. per bottle. Ferry's Purifying Spec ific Pills, 23 • 9d , 4s. 6 and per box, a certain remedy for go norrhoea, gleet, stricture, and chronic) inflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, it. A minute detail of the case is required: age, habits, he Pte. Pod' tion in society. 11. Packets, with advice , to be had at the blighment only by which the fee, 11. , is saved. idssre. re ord rrY, Burgeons, are in tttondanco daily at 19, Berners -street, Oxf Win' street, London, from Eleven till Two and Ziff toEl&lit on day, from Eleven to Ono. SALES BY AUCTION. BERKSItI TIE. the fine and distinguished FR EEIIOLD DOMAIN' of BILL-TALL, with its capital and handsom Mansion, Manor, Fishery, lin(' valuable Farms, within a short distance of Reading and Windsor, extending from the Twyford Station, on the Great Western Rail way (only one hour's Journey from London), to the town of Wokingtam, offering one of the most important and , complete Residential Properties in the County. MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH 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 victi.sly disposed of by private treaty), Comprising one of the most distinguished and deerable seats In the county. It embraces a spacious and substantial modern man sion, commandingly situate amidst a rich, healthy, and perfectly rural district, with all the 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 ornamental woodlands and plantations well stocked with game; with the Manor of Barkham, and an extensive fishery in the river Lod don, which, with other tributary streams, bounds and intersects one portion of the estate ; the farms lie in the parishes of Wokingliam, Hurst, and Barkham, and are chiefly let to respectable tenants, 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 fur the Barkham and Whistly Court portions of the estate. he latter of which contains a singu larly delightful and beautiful range cf rich park-like m ,ad,ws and assures, bounded by a Kcluded part of the river, and richly em bellished with gr :ups and groves r f fine and varied t mber, 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, solici tors, Gray's Inn-square ; and of Messrs. Beaumont and Thompson, solicitors, 19, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; or of Messrs. Roberts, solicitors, Wokingham. CLERNIONT, 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. ESSR S.. DANIEL SMLTII and SON are IL_ commissioned, unless previ rally disposed of by Private Treaty, to SUBMIE to public COMPETITION, at the Mart, 011 The above most desirable and distinguished 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 an Italian flower garden, parterre, and terrace, and the park-like paddocks. The offices arc 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 estatejudiciously 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, wit't the inter mixture of various kinds of trees and wild cover, aff a'd a remark ably fine contrast of light and shade, and cheerful scenery from the house. The game preserves are considered almost unequalled. A very dirge outlay having been lately made en the house, offices, gar dens, and grounds, every part is in the highest order, and altogether it will be found a most desirable and eomplete residential property, and an excellent landed investment, with an opportunity now of greatly extending the domain. It is about eight miles from Swaff ham and Brandon (where are railway stations), only one hoar's ride from Norwich, and six from town, and in the midst of a d!stin guished neigbourhood. 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 S Atli and Son, Land Agents, Waterloo-place, Vall-mall. SCOTL A ND. The extensive and important DOMAIN . of ROSEHAUGII and the SUDDIES, all adjoiniir', in the Parishes of AVOCII, KNOCKBAIX, and RO:EMARKIE, and County of Ross, with its excellent and commodious Mansion, Advowson, and Manorial RiOtts, within 10 Miles of Inverne s (the capital of the Highlands), commanding a grand Vieiv of the Moray Firth, and of portions of the Countics of Inverness, Nairn, Moray, and Banff, near Fort George, and the towns of Fortrosc and Dingwall, with Steam Communication to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, &c., and now only 2 I hours' journey by land from London. MESSRS. DANIEL smini and SON are commissioned by the proprietor, Sir James John Randol Mackenzie, Bart., to announce that the a ove 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 Noods and Plantations, will (unless previously disposed of by Private Treaty) be SUBMIT TE.) to PUBLIC COMPETITION in tha Autumn. The mansion, which is complete'y furnished, is of modern erec tion, and is suited in all respects for the immed'ate occupation of a largo and first-rate establishment, with capital offices, stabling, walled gardens, highly dressed and varied Flcasure 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 Ma nor 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 p iddocks, 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 we 1 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 op acing to the sea, with a good anchorage tor a yacht, and fine bathing ground, these estates possess every facility for car- ' rying out the most profitable as well as pleasurable objects for 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, Rosemarkie, 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, ; to any of whom applications may be made for further information, and for the purchase of the estate by private treaty. In the beautiful vicinity of ROSS. Elegant and commodious MANSION, in the Elizabethan style, with beautiful GROUNDS and valuable DOMAIN of nearly 1,030 acres, with the Manor ef Sollershope, between Ross and Hereford, within an easy distance of the romantic banks of the Wye, and of Glou cwter, Cheltenham, Malvern, and Worcester. MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON will SUBMIT to AUCTION, at the end of OCTOBER (unless pre viously disposed of by private contract), The beautiful and valuable ESTATE of WESSINGTON COURT (all freehold except about 23 acres), comprising about 1,030 acres of pasture, orchard, meadow, and arable land, finely undulated, and di vided into convenient farms, with respectable houses and home steads, and several neat cottages. The Estate is interspersed with ornamental and thriving woodlands, forming good preserves for game, ani 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 recentls erected, and stands on a cheerful elevated spot, approached by beautiful avenues; and amidst its highly pictur 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 bected Monmouth and Hereford Railway, with a station at Ross, will ring the desirable and beautiful property within four hours' journey of London, and the railway at Gloucester alrealy connects it with all parts of Er gland. The Estate may be viewed, and particulars had of Mr. W. H. Col lins, solicitor, Rost ; and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, land agents, Water 00-place, Pall-mall, who are fully authorised to for its disposal on very moderate terms be ore the auction. treat LONDON to BOULOGNE DIRECT. The COMMERCIAL COMPANY'S powerful and splendid Steam -fillips, CITY of BOULOGNE or EMERALD, from LONDON BRIDGE WHARF, every Tuesday and Friday, according to tide Friday, Sept. 13, at 4, Morning. • Tuesday, 1-ept. 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, Bs. Places booked throughout from London to Paris at the following low charges:— Saloon arid First Class Rail .• •• .• 345. 6d. Fore Cabin and Second Class Its. Od. Fore Cabin and Third Class Rail .• • • .... 21s. Od. For articulars of Might,at the ompmy's ffics, 4, Arthur-street p East ; or the Universal Office, C Regent-circO e us, 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 ever y thing that is desirable, while the arrangements of the "Cuisine" are in the hands of a first-rate Cook. The Proprietor urther wishes to intimate that his Coffee and Commercial Rooms, as well as Sitting and lied Rooms, will be found second to none in the kingdom. N.B. The charges for servants are incded in the Bill (except those who only re ap c fdw hours), viz., Waiter, Porter, and Chambermaid, and it is respectfully intimated that all further payment is unne cessary. D. EFIIIE'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 esta`Aishrnents, large or small, and need only be seen to be appre ciated for their cleanliness anJ economy, entirely dispensing with a'l coal. To be seen daily in operatic n (Saturday excepted) at 221, Re gent-street ; and, also in action, DEFRIE'S DRY GAS ME heaEting TR : 40,000 in use. — N. B. The apparatus can be applied for all purposes. ARGYLL W SUBSCRIPTION es'ROOMS, Great indmill-street, St. Jams. THIS EVENING, This splendid and magnificent Salle de Danse is NOW OPEN for the WINTER SEASON, with Laurent's celebrated as.d unrivalled Band, Conducted by M. Laurent, jun. During the short recess Ilse above Rooms have been entirely and newly de corated by the most talented and ingenious artists of she day ; and such a galaxy of splendour and taste has been displayed (under the sole direction of G. F. Bryer), that this favturite and popular resort of fashion b may e truly styled the most superb and elegant Temple of Terpsichore in the United Kingdom. Terms of Subscription:--Six months, 51. 55.; one month, II.ls.; one evening, 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. Justulished, and may be had la French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 23. 6d., or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two Stamps, SELF-PRES ERVATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth whieh and Ma debil it turi at ty e , us ually acquired at an early period of life, the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural "Celings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhoo y d ; with dig Practical 3bservations on the Treatment of Nervous Debilrl and. Inestion, 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 Indis :Teton. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their structures, 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 Micine. Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Lic e en d tiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Bsc. This work contains an accurate and complete account of the Anatomy and Physislogy 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 apelying to a qualified physi cian for relief. Shame and the dread so frequently, but erro neously entertained that these complaints are beyond the reach of art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking 'or assistance where alone it can be procured. Dr. LA'MERT has taken the highest medical honours, as his diplomas testify, 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. 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Admission, Is.—Schools, Half-price. OFFICIAL SALARIES COMMITTEE. THE MIN r. The following is the substance of the evidence of the Right lion. R. L. Shell, Master of the Mint, re specting this estabashment. How 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 report, and I came to the conclusion that there were very great abuses in my department. I directed the attention of Lard John Russell and the Chancellor of the Ex chequer to the state of the Mint, and told them that I was convinced that a very considerable saving of public money might be effected. The Government appointed a commission, end 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 enormous profits ; from the year 1842 to the year 1847 the profits, upon their own acknowledgment (for they xefkised to pro duce their books), amounted to the. sum of 105387/. 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 49,6501. 7E. 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 Master of the Mint has the power if terminating at three months' notice; but no Master of the Mint, so far as I know, ever directed his attention to the abuses to which I am adverting till I was appointed to my present offie , . I thought, that as my office was not combined with another, I owed t, 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 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 welters 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 his 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 upwards of 5,0001. a year. The Master of the Mint was paid in fees; then a fixed salary of 3,0001. 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 oaly 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 are 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, the result will be, that a very considerable saving will be effected. In the event of their coming to the decision that the coinage shall be carried on by public contract, do you apprehend that it will the n h e 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 opinion 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. C atop, the then Go • vernor of the Bank of England, Sir Edwin Coffin, who was Commissary-General, and Colonel Forbes, who was at the head of the Mint at Calcutta. The report states, " That the constitution of the Mint, as it now exists, is unsuited to the present state of the public administrative system, is ill adapted to promote the efficient or economical management of the esta blishment, and ought, therefore, to be replaced by a new organization." They state, That the superin tendence of the establishment should be entrusted to a or duty, who should be personally responsible exempt from all other charge pfoerrmtahneenctonodffiuccter,of the business of the Mint in all its branches." They st a te, "Tnat 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 bas which he has offered to c onsiderable patronage, of divest himself, " and that the responsible head of the establishment for the time being should be empowered to suspend, subject to their Lordships' inquiry into the case, any officer or other person with whose con duct or efficiciency he may have cau.e to be dissatis fied." It is further recommended by the Commis sioners, that the board, through which a great deal of the business of the Mint is now done, shall be abolished, and that many of the duties which are per formed by the beard shall be performed by the Master of the Mint. I conceive that if the Master of the Mint does his duty he can render essential service in his department. 0 i whom does the board, to which you have alluded, consist at present ?—The Board consists of the Master of the Mint, the Deputy-Master of the Mint, the ti ig, Queen's assayer, the clerk o f t he i rons, and the comp troller. Are all those salaried officers 2— They are all sala ried officers. What is the amount of t h e emoluments of that board at the present moment ? — I could tell you, but I have not made an exact cal c ulation. The emolu ments of the board are not ve r y c onsiderable ; I con ceive that the Deputy - Ma ster of th e Mint is indiffer ently paid ; he receives 8001. a- y ea r. There is no doubt that hitherto almost all the duties of the Master of the Mint have been perf o r med b y the deputy. With regard to opening the coi nage to public com petition, is it your opinion tha t that is a good recom mendation, or that that should b e undertaken by the Government ?—Mr. B I umrkaey, also s o very me n great taiodn i, r a et c u ht t ao h tr o , r i tiatnyi and in his sp-ech on Economical Ref orm , most strongly sin who heldeohe d that is great h h ea b t a e o it weight, gentle manec isr e carried t o by f Master that the coinage s h ould be carried on by public competition. o:very gr theasoteprinoif the onof i‘ M iin r t, Mr. G th ls at kitone, the coinage should on by competition. Mr. Cott o n , who was Governor of the BopainnkionotisE, beyondngland anddoubt, , should i c is of nv entertains different sentiments. The present D e p u t y - Master of the Mint is Cap t ain Harness, wh o was co n t connected roafc t thatr g e Nar great capacity the i ta h that a very great saving would result. Supposing that recommendation to be a d opted, what do you consider would then be the d u ti es of the Master of the Mint ?—The Master of the Mi nt , i n the t i ; Boardneise o if s Trade;n o be carried on , an d first place would have to enter into contracts, and to make every arrangement with reference to the con tracts, he would have to see that the contracts were pro perly fulfilled ; he should take care that the coin was properly executed ; 11:s 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 individuals 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 draw upon the Bank; and, in fact, that he should investigate the accounts for which he is re sponsible. Mr. Henry Drummund—To whom does the ma chinery for coining belong ?—lt belongs to the Mint. To the Corporation ?—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 ?—Yes ; it is first assayed by the Queen's assayer. The Queen's assayer receives, I believe, 4s. for every ingot from the Bank. Every ingot of what weight ?x--The ingots amount to about 8001. 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 Q teen's assayer, and when coined, it is again assayed by the Queen a 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 con tract. Then it costs them less to coin the money than you could contract to do it for?—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 conf-tas that I do not see the way in which the matter is to be ac commodated between them, supposing the money ers were right in their view of their privileges ; but the Attorney and Solicitor-General have both given an 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 ?—The notice was given to them merely in conversation in Downing-street, I think, about three wet ks 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 enterr, he covenants with the Crown to employ themoneyers at certain rates. What 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, they ought 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 ioverty, • and give them no compensation. How many of them are there ?—Five. Mr. Ricardo—Do you consider 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 he pypeyers alone z.f 20,0001. a year ? No; Ids 16C - ficiftik 20,000/. eyear. I cannot ex actly tell you what the saving will be. I think if we could induce the Attorney-General to co-operate with us in contracting the expenses of prosecutions, we should be able to effect a saving of 14,0001 or 15,0001. 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 against by a summary process. The Attorney-General does nut, I believe, take that view. What do you mean by summary process ?—Before magistrates at petty sessions. The Attorney-General takes a constitutional, but not an economical view, for he in-ists that there shall be a trial by jury in every case in which a bad shilling is issued. It was provLd 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 unques ionably ; 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 ?—No, I have not. how do you regulateyour attenlance 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 change of system, I discontinued going through what I found to be a mere ceremony. In point of fact, at the present time your offi?e, now that the inquiry into the system of the Mint is over, is one more of responsibility than involving the practical discharge of duties ?—My 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 P—l do not think that the whole of his time will be occupied. For example, Ido not think that when he 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 be 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 th© attend ance of the Master of the Mint be required in bis 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 person who is the deputy might not perform all the duties; but, at the same 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 the pyx take place ?—I think about eighteen months; the Lard Chancellor had a great objection to hold a trial of the pyx, My opinion is that the trial of the pyx should take place once a year, if not more frequently ; at present, it does not take place more than once in every thrt e or four year s , an d t h erefore it is not ascertained a hether the coin be in accordance with the standard or not. Mr. Ricardo —What is the trial of the pyx ?—The trial of the pyx takes place before the Lord Chancellor and a jury of twelve goldsmiths. Upon every coin age there is a certhin quantity of coin taken and placed in what is called the pyx, and on the trial of the pyx this coin is produced, and a jury of gold smiths examine and ascertain whether it be correct, according to the standard. Is it an expensive process to the pubic?—No; the expense consists i n h av i ng a di nner a ft e r the trial, to which the Mint contribute 50/., and the rest is con tributed by the goldsmiths. Chairman —What is the objection to there being a_ trial of th e pyx every year ; w h y d oes th e Lard [PRICE SD. Chancellor object to it ?—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 should take place, not before the Lord Chan cellor, but before some person whom he should ap point, say a Master in Chancery, who has less onerous duties than 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 Mint ?—Only once. Mr. Rkarclo—They examine specimens ?—They examine a certain number of specimens of coin taken casually. They examine what there iT in the Mint of that coinage at the time ?—Yes. What there is in circulation undergoes no exami nation ?—lt ucdergoes no examination after the coin is delivered at the Bank; of course the Bank take care not 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 a very small quantity of gold is coined; this year I do not believe that the coinage rill be consi derable. Sir G. Trollops—ls it not delivered to you, 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, because the Bank has precedence ; it would not be worth any body's while to leave gold at the Mint till we could return it to them, the loss of interest upon gold would be so very great. Rave you often a large accumulation of coined money in the possession of the Mint ?—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 ?—I 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 chief superintendence 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 fir as the Mint itself is concerned. The Master of the Mint, I believe, has always been in Parliament, but I do not conceive that the presence of the Master of the Mint in Parliament is necessary for the due execution of his office. 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 ho 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 diiposed 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 wliule time occupied at present ?—His whole time is now occupied; he is engaged jointly with myself in effrcting the reforms to which .1 have adverted; he has furnishf.d me with a document, in which he has suggested that the plan recommended by the Com missioners ought not to be adopted, but that we should proceed by contract, and not coin ourselves at the Mint. W hat is the nature of his duties ?—The duties of the Deputy-Master of the Mint are various; the Deputy-Mister 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 ?—IIe does; a large profit is made by the coinaga 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. \Valter—Does the Deputy-Master of the Mint give any security ?—Yes; 5,000/. 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-Master does, without consultation with anybody, make those purchases ; does he not take the advice and opinion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer upon those transac 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-Mister 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 exercise a, check upon those purchases ; but at the same time it is right to say that the persons usu ally appointed Masters of the Mint are not the indi viduals most competent to form a judgment upon that 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 profits under the new arrangement, supposing the coinage is carried on by the Government ?-0f course the payment that is made will be smaller, and the cost of the coinage will be much less, and sa 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 the pr o fi ts o f t h e seig norage ?— Not at all ; the profits of the seignorage are unconnected with the protits of the moneyers ; the seignorage, in fact, con ' sisti of the difference between the real and the nominal value o. silver; there is no seignorage upon gold. If you Lad 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 with that, by having silver coin delivered by contract F—Certainly not ; silver is not the standard, and if it be not of the full falue which it purports to bear no injury is done to the public. Mr. Walter—ln short, as a general rule, is it not considered that any standard coin should not be sub ject to seignorage ?—Certainly ; a seignorage for gold h as b een proposed, but it has been, after much consideration, determined that it would be injurious to put a seignorage upon our gold. NAVAL INTELLIGENOE. PORTSMO UTH' WEDNESDAY.--The Marquis and Marchi oness of Exeter have arrived at the Portland Hotel, Southsea, for the purpose of putting their son (Lord Robert Cecil) on board of her Majesty's ship Thetis, at S p i t h ea d , f or passage to join her Majesty s ship Leander, at Lisbon, to which ship his Lordship has been appointed. The Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord Amelius Beauclerk, came into harbour this morning, to he dismantled and paid off. The Illustrious, 72, Captain Gates, is dismantling alongside the Britannia, 120, which is to be the fu ture effi2ient ordinary guardship for the harbour, but we do not think there will 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 s crew-frigate, Captain Halted, b hauled out o f t h e b as i n this afternoon, an d w ill tried to• morrow morning with all her equipments aboard. The Lightning steam-vessel, Master-Commander Pettey, returned to Woolwich this afternoon. PLYMOUTH . , SEPT. 10.—The Lords of the Admi ralty were present in the dockyard this morning, and mustered the whole of the workmen. After their in spection, their 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-morrow the Lords of tha 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 Moorshead's Royal Hotel, under their Lordships' patronage, on behalf of the destitute children of sea men and soldiers. It is expected the Admiralty will finish their inspections by Thursday, and proceed to Pembroke on Friday in the Black Eagle steamer.