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URSUANT to a DECREE of the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made in a cause CAM KEAY versus 1)1 , 'APER, the Creditors of PIIIMP C AMBR AY, late ot Covent garden, in the county of Middlesex, salesman (who died in the month of An,,,,ust, 1848), are, by their Solicitors, on or before the 61h day of June, 1851, to leave their claims of debts before JOSEPH HU nPIIII.I - , one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Office, in South ampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London ; and are in the 10th day o , l July, 1851, to establish such claims before the said Mas ter, or in default thereof, such persons will be peremptorily excluded the bene nt Of the said Decree, and the General Orders of the said Court. J. H. VA.UGHIN, Plaintiff's Solicitor, 12, Porteus-road, Paddington. (GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. CHEAP EXCCRSIONS. 01)^, Excursion Carriages will be attached on week days to the r , A.M. and the 3.30 p.m. clown trains from Paddingto n to Wind „Jr,‘Tir' calling at intermediate stations ; and to t he u p trains leaving ndsor at 7.20 P.M. and 9.45 P.M. v.. 9 11 Sundays, the Open Excursion Carriages will be attached to 7, 9 A.m. and 9.45 A.M., and 3 P.M. trains from P addington; and the 1 1 ," P.m. and 6.35 P.M. and 9.45 P.H. up train s from Windsor to -addin g t on. Fares to Windsor and Back, in Open Carriages, 13. Paddington Station, let May, 1851. SO OM R ACE S. OAKS DAY—TO-MORROW, FRIDAY, MAY 23 SPECIAL TRAIN will leave the London-triege Station at "hl'Past One o'clock, arriving at Epsom in time f.r the Race. FREDERICK SLIGHT Secretary. Bri on Railway Terminus, May 22, 1851. GRp , 7- ' REDUCTION OF FARES—RETURN' TICKETS issued to i -" j av i 'en Boulogne, Calais, Newcastle, Yarmouth , Ma r g ate, and a xiXgate, at One Fare and a Ffalf. TI -LE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION are COMPANY'S splendid and po werful first-class Steam-ships ?.Ppointed to leave from off St. Katherine's Steam Wharf London, for— F t I LABURGI (carrying her Majesty's mails), every Tuesday and )(lay evenings. Chief cabin, 3/. ; Fore, 2/. ROTTERDAM and the RHINE (carrying her Ma j est y 's mails), ~ i i l r -TY Wednesday and Saturday at Ten Mor nin g . Chief cabin, , 10s. ; Fore, 17s. lid. Return Tickets, 21 . 5 5. , or 11. 6 s . 6d. The `-'‘ , NCORDIA, Saturday. OSTEND in Ten hours. BRUSSELS and the RHINE. —Every ednesday and Saturday Mornings. Chief Cabin, 15s. ; Fore, 12s. ' aY 24, at Seven; 28, at Ten; 31, at Eleven, A.M. ANTWERP and the RHINE. — The SOHO ever y Thursday, at ,„ ' 1 n Morning. Chief cabin, 1/. ; Fore, 16s. , HAVRE.—Every Thursday and Sunday', et Eight Morning. Sa ',,r-' , n, 15s. ; F ore , 10s ; London to Paris, First-class, 11 . 4s. ; Second 'd tto, if , S. 10d. ~, EDINBURGIL—Every Wednesday and Saturday , at Ten Evenin g . , lief Cabin, Return Ticket, 305.; Second Cabi n, 123. 6d.; Return • L !diet, 20s. ; Deck, Ss. The TRIDENT, Saturday, 24. From Hore's Steam-wharf, Wapping. Even- NEWCASTLE.—Every Wednesday and Saturday, at Eight . I,I Z- Chief Cabin, 11.; Fore, 12s. ; Sailors on Deck, Bs. • Return rickets issued for the First and Second Cabin. From London Bridge Wharf. ROULOGNE.—Every . Wednesday and Sunday Morning. Chief Cabin, 125.; Fore, Ss. The ALBION or SEINE. May 25, at Eight ; 25 , at Eleven. CALAIS.—Every Thursday and Sunday Morning. Chief Cabin, 1 ; 1 A. ; Second, Ss. May 25, at Nine ; 29, at Twelve Noon. HULL.—Every Tuesday and Friday, at Eight Morning. Chief C- 1 1 tbin, Ss.; Fore, Ss. YARMOUTII.--Every Wednesday and Saturday, at Four After -01) on. Saloon, 88.; Second Cabin, 55. „ MARGATE and RAMSGATE. — The ROYA L WILLIAM every . esday, Thursday, and Saturday, at Ten Morning, calling, at ackwall and North Woolwich. Fares :—Rainsgate—Saloon, ss. ; x't re Cabin, 4s. ; Children, 3s. Margate :-75., 65., 43. To secure berths, for freight, and for bills containing hours of dc- Aa fares, &c., apply at the eflices,7l, Lombard-street ; 37, Re- Os qt.-circus ; 35, Leadenhall-street ; and St. Katherine's Wharf. When the packets start early in the morning. Passengers may em- DC rk tks previous evening, beds being provided. [IDDLESEX METROPOLITAN BUILD INGS ACT, 7 and 8 Viet., c. 84; Notice is hereby given. that a vacancy having occurred in the DIS RICT SURVEYORSHIP of St. MARYLEBONE by the death of r. White, the late Surveyor, the Court of General or Quarter Ses !, I! l °Us will proceed at an early day (of which due notice will be „„.. v ert) to fi ll up such vacancy , b y the ELECTION of one or more : , A. I 4I7EYORS to such district, it having been resolved by t 4 e Court, in October, 1844, that upon the occurrence of a vacancy in c said district of St. Marylebone, the same should be divided into 117 0 districts, to be hereafter defined. And notice is hereby further Ri COO, that such election will be subject to tit, standing orders of e Court as to districts and district surveyors, and that no At rson will be admitted a candidate unless duly qualified under tZ , o Act and such standing orders. An i every candidate must av ldress to me, in writing, a statement of his name, age, resi (lenee, and qualification, and must also personally appear before 41e. Committee for General Purposes appointed by the Court, at 'ale Sessions House, on Clerkenwell-green, at a day awl hour of * which notice will hereafter be given, and produce to their satisfac tion evidence that he is of the full age of thirty years, and a certi lit ate from the 80,r,1 of Examiners appointed under the Act, of tb eir approval, and also such other testimonials of character and qualification as he may deem expedient, or the Committee may re ill tire, and if approved by the Committee, will then be sanctioned by U tem to be a candidate. C. IIEA.TON ELLIS, Clerk of the Peace. Sessions House, Clerkenwell, May 20, 1851. er Lynn Lken into ed him if i public- I that he cite Lion i he said iem with d parted .eturn be A of the prisoner, sny inti vould be 'orn, and Latant, he with the a pair of the pri up with had tte zeinau'a a t e , the ;k in t h e the pri he time► lad been locked Fahey , against of ev- Thoroo agninl fer, an iven nothing s erious ,and the age d in am' 111 " le state iven,.he Maur ey, so d s suit large °' i d to s I all au, much r, way Charg e ‘; ou iutyon , e d, by H e ear' Lad said ►risoper No. BS, D g that ion he 'der hie •k from ► whieb they w whe t ivayt , ie form with ti )e), an a on hi! iercbiet rr y the !et biro risoner been 14.11014 I spirit ► much at 151• in de n for )rialise artish- ice to suite beeper , rather ueet at iged in I with )wever, Bar' money. PP I Y te, and R y last, barley per qr pply xi a 23 d at 160 he fo r both 'ere 10 !801bs. I, and 12tbs. reof 4 20. --- tron ; 71 6d• NEW WORN. ON STRICTURE AND SPERMATORRUCCI. Just published, Bvo., in cloth, price 3s. 6,1., by post (free), 45., ATREATISE on the CURE of STRICTUR E of the URETHRA ; containing the True Reasons why that Disease so often assumes such an intractable character; with Rules and Instructions for the successful Treatment of every Form of rrethral Contraction, based on the results; of extensive and pro longed experience. To which is added, Practical Observations on the Treatment of Spermatorrhcea by Caute , lzation. By F. B. COURTENAY. "These who complain most loudly are those only who know not hew to use the common instruments. . • . The prac tice of surgeons has been marked with all kinds of violence, and in difference about the simple cure of diseases, and a passion for operations, and all the excesses and horror of surgery."—John Bell. li. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street, London. CREMORNE GARDENS. This Mammoth Establishment is NOW OPEN for the Season, under the direction of Mr. T. B. SIMPSON, with a new Grand Gala, entitled TIIE FEAST OF ROSES, of a novel and startling description, illustrative of T. Moore's beautiful poem, "Lailah Rookh"—lmmense concentration of talent and attraction A new Fairy Ballet, entitled THE STAR OF BEAUTY ; or, This Imp of Fire, composed and produced by 'Herr Deulin, with entire new scenery, by Messrs. Gray and Devignes--New Tableaux Vivants, representing the Six Prize Medals of the Exhibition—New Chinese Pagoda—Orchestra and novel Platform, 100,090 feet, brilliantly il luminated, and decorated with luminous flowers —Dancing al Fresco to Borini's celebrated Band—W. G. Pa (the original Bones), Ban don, and Ledger—The Three Brothers Eiliott in their surpris. ing exercises—Madame Tallien, the Female Wizard—War Exercises and Domestic Customs of the Bosjesmans, illustrate by a Family o that Tribe, on a new stage , with appropriate sceneryd —Professor Tay f for and the Double -sighted Youth —Splendid Pyrotechnic display on the Polychrome Palace, by Chevalier Mortram—A new and intricate 11 az e---T he Gipsey in her Tent —Shooting Gallery and Archery Grounds, and numerous other Entertainments. Moos. Franconi, Director of the Cirgne National de France, and his unrivalled troupe of Equestrian Artistes are engaged, and will arrive early in June. Admission, One Shilling—Children Half-price. Doors open at Three. The Proprietors have made arrangements with the Iron and Ci tizen Steam-boat Companies to convey their patrons to London after the entertainments. MACHINERY versus MANUAL LABOUR. Nobody can doubt that every invention that performs the labour usually supplied by men is for the moment injurious to the labourers it displaces, but in the long run it leads to the employment of a larger number. Every improvement temporarily injures a class. The railroads deprived thousands of coachmen, guards, and horse kepeers of employment, but there are now more drivers. conductors, and horse-keepers than ever there were in the good old times of four horse coaches, while there has been tens of thonsands of labourers employed in forming the railroads, and nearly as many permanently employed as porters, police, station-masters, and clerks, to say no thing of the engineers employed constantly in making engines, and afterwards driving them ; in short, it must be borne in mind that all the milliens expended on railroads was spent in labour. The very ironstone in the bowels of the earth, was worthless until raised by labour, converted into iron by labour, formed into rail, and wheels, and carriage springs by labour, and all in our own country. Look at the mills and machinery employed in making cloth. The effect was to make cloth better and cheaper than when it was all done by hand, and this very improvement in cloth caused thousands to he employed in making it up, Step into the gir.,antic establishment of E. MOSES and SON, and youwlll see more good clothes than you would expect all London contained. Consider the hundreds that are constantly employed by that firm alone, and its vast importance wim ll at once be apparent. By adopting a system of buy in g largely, by eans of a large capital, and keeping hundreds of the best hands constantly employed, they have accomplished one of the most imeortant chang e s that was ever knows. Adopting besides a ll this a plan taking small profits, they have placed every man in a position to command, however limited his income, good clothing appropriate to Ills situation, while the higher classes may, by paying cash, save nearly half of the amount which they used to be charged for ordi nary dress, and the more extravagant they are the more they save, whether it be in their own dress or that of their livery servants. The officers in the army, navy, and civil service can save forty per cent. in their outfits, and be better served ; in fact, every article of dress, from the most costly to the most economical, is equally cheap at the price charged, and their warehouses are at this moment heavily stocked with every variety of summer fashion, adapted for all classes, while the facilities they possess enable them to measure and make up any quantity of clothes in an incredibly short time. A handsome Almanac, for the year 1851, can be had gratis, on application. The new edition of "Everybody's Book, containing a full report of the late important trial, may be had gratis, on application, or by letter, post free. E. MOSES and SON have no connexion with any other house in or out of London, except the following London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 83, 84, 85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 606, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1, 2, and 3, Hart•street, all communicating. Bradford "Yorkshire" Branch, 19, Bridge-street, Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. Tailors, Clothiers, Ha tters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe tnakers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sansei ea. tnrday, when business is rcsymed till Twelve o'clock. Ici l'on parle Francaise. Qui si parla Italian. liter spricht man Deutsch. Aqui se habla Espanol. IN SIX LANGUAGES —FORTIETH EDITION. CONTAINING TUE REMEDY FOR THE PREVENTION op Illustrated by One Hundred Anatomical Coloured Engravings en Steel. 05 PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA PACITY, AND IL`IPEDIMENTtSo T l o 96 3 p lAß ages ß , l p A r G ic E e . 24. ea. A New and Improved Edition, enlarged 3 0 . &d. in postage stamnp, by post, direct train the Establishment. All Communications being strictly conldential, the Authors have discon ti n ued the publishing of Cases. al; SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work d o Ton the exhaustion and physica l decay of the system, the o od ab uc o c s by exoessivo indulgence, the consequenc es of infection, or mercary, with explicit directions for the use of the preventivuealic:tfl y i c o a n : followed by observations on the Mar ried State, and the sq time which prevent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravingsdi . R. and 1.. PERRY and CO., 19, Deniers-street, Oxford-street, Pater Lon don, Published by the Authors ; and so ld b y itrange, 21, - noster-row • 11rumay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; and Gor don, 146, Leadenhall-street, London. I'.txT I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productiv e organs, and is illustrated by 28 Coloured Engravings. Taxa 11. 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 incapacity. Illustrated by 10 Explanatory Engravings. PAwr 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured Eng-tav ngs• PAST IV. 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. PAIIT V. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its du ties. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. THE Caroms'. BALM OF STBIACI3II is exclusively employed In treating nervous and sexual debility, impotence, ste .115. and 335. per bottle. The Concen trated Detersive Essence , an anti-syphilitic rem edy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symptoms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, Ile. and 335. per bottle. Perry s Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. , 451. 6d., an' , . ll°. ' per b'ox, a certain remedy for gonorrL..ea, gloat ' stricture, and c hronic infl am mation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, A minute detail of the c a s e is required: e.7e, habits, and posi tion in society. 51. paciKets, with advice, to be had at the Vets.- blishment coal , e, by which the fee, 1/., is saved. m ea . rs. perry, are in attendance daily 6'l 19. Berriers-streez. Oxford , street, Lon don, troy Eleven till TWO, and Five to E l6ht ; on swain', flinu Warn f. 4 Ono, u, , • , t • r . •• 4 .; 711 MAX 22, 1851. N°.18 3 303.] LONDON ) THURSDAY e • r „4. '4r: 7 NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE AND EQUITABLE FIRE INSUIZANCE COMPA.NIES 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON. DIEECTOItS. t*T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. *W. A. B. Bennett, Esq. *John Rawson, Esq. *Hugh Croft, Esq. *John Shaw, Esq. tElliotzon,'M.D„ F.R.S. t*E(lmund S. Syrnes, Esq. *Ralph Gough, Esq. i*Clement Tabor, Esq. *l‘.l. C. Maher, Esq. t Joseph Thompson, Esq. *John Moss, Esq. I*Augustus Vigne, Esq• AUDITOR. Professor Wheat,tone, F.R.S. PHYSICIAN. IT. Elliotson, M.D„ F.R.S„ 37, Conduit-street. SURGEON. I *E. E. Symos, Esq., 77, Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square. ACTUARY. PVT. B. R. woolhouse, E q., F.R.A.S., Frx. SECRETARY. *D. T. Lyons CI anehy, Esq. SUPERINTENDENT. *W. A. Hawkins, Esq. BANKERS. _ . ftlytesgrs. Glyn, Hallifax, 11lills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street. SOLICITORS, •Messrs. Sutton, Ewen., Ommanney and Prudence, 6, Basinghall- street. *W. Tatham, Esq., 22, Throgmorton-street. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE OFFICE. CAPITAL-500.000d. The WITHDRAWAL TABLE of the Society affords to the As sured the greatest possible present and prospective advantages that can he conferred by Life Assurance. On this Table the Assured is entitled, at any time, to receive at interest an immediate advance, to the extent of one-half the amount of the paid annual Premiums, without security, personal liability, or deposit of the Policy, but in by simple endorsement thereon ; or the half P remium may bewith held duriree the whole continuance of th e Policy. Also, the event of the Assured at any time not requiring to continue the Policy, on its surrender one-halt of the annual payments will bo returned by the Society. Lapsed Policies may be renewed without fine, on proof of health and payment of arrears of Premium without interest. Notices of As.ligareent of Policies registered and acknowledged, so as to make them available as securities Ia the hands of third parties. Na Entrance Fees or any other charge beyond the Policy Stamp. The present nnual income of the Society from Premiums is 63,000/. ; the amount covered by the Policies of the Society is 1,781,5801.; and the reserved prcdt, applicable to future bonus to the Assured, amounts to 82,4541. ss. 6d. At the last annual inves tigation, reported in May, 1850, the bonuses declared to the As sured were, the option of a return of 15 per cent. on their Premiums in cash, or a reversionary addition to the original sum assured by each Policy varying from 20 to 65 per eceit. EXAMPLES OF BONUSES ALREADY DECLARED. Perms ', ,i Annual (Policy Bonus in nent Re- Age. E ! I're- taken addition ronul in Iluetion of ~, ;,t, M 1117.1. Out in to SUM Cash. Annual T. , Assured. Premium. - - - - -- X s, 0, X s d. £ s. d. 1837 292 6 9 139 16 9 I 22 13 1 1138 267 11 4 126 17 2 19 19 7 : 1833 211 18 6 11'3 17 7 1 7 8 8 X X s.d. ' 1840 103 12 6 93 16 8 14 010 60 1000 74 3 4 1841 189 12 6 89 510 13 E. 11 1842 162 16 8 76 18 4 11 8 3 1843 115 10 10 55 10 10 8 110 1844 77 19 2 38 15 10 59 11 1845 66 15 0 44 10 0 410 1 Extensive Travelling Leave granted without extra Premium Moderate extra Premium for Residence in Tropical Climate& EQUITABLE FIRE OFFICE. Capital-500,0001. (Incorporated under 7 and 8 Viet., cap. 110.) The leading principles of this Office are_Moderate and equitable Rates of Premium for each class of risa:—Annual division of Profits. The difficulty of collecting the elements on which to proportion Premium to risk in Insurance against Loss by Fire has been so great, that the rates at present charged aro more the result of guess then calculation. It has been found by experience, that the total annual losses of the different Established Companies have not been proportionate to the amount of annual Premiums received by each. It is of the highest importance, both to the insured and Insurers, that such an anomaly should cease, and an approximion to the true risk be made. To secure this object the Equitabl at e Fire Insu rance Company is established. The true rate of Premium for Fire Insurance can only be ap proached through Classification and Average, which has not hitherto been sufficiently acted on, or systematically availed. Whatever be the nominal rate, the bonus or return periodically to the Insured will determine the true Premium equitably payable, as security against loss for so great a calamity as fire, and the Insurer is largely interested in this question, and will consult his interest by supporting a system where, by a careful combination of Classifica tion and Average, the Premium will be proportioned to the risk. The Equitable Fire Office will, by a constant analysis of its own experience, from time to time, adopt such rates of Premium as the nature of the risk may justify, and will decline to enter into arraage ments as regards tariffs with other (aces. With this view an annual investigation will be made into each class of risk, and a return of one moiety, or fluty per cent. of the nett excess will he made to all classes of Insurers whose Policies have been in force for three years. Insurances against Loss by Fire are effected by this Company upon every description of Property on moderate terms. Farming Stock insured at 3s. per cent, without the Average Clause. Prospectuses. and every Information may be obtained, on applica tion at the Office, or to any of its Agents. t NatiQual Loan Fund Life Assurance Society. * Equitable Eire. i* Both Offices. CATHOLIC LAW AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 8, NEW COVENTRY-STREET, LEICESTER-SQUARE, LONDON. The FOURT El ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprie tors of this Company took place on the 25th instant, at the Head Office, at One o'clock precisely. The following is extracted from the report, which is too lengthy for publication : During the past year no claims have arisen from deaths in England, and but two in Ireland—one for 5001. and the other for AM—making together 7001., which have been paid. This is far below the expected mortality, and is especially favourable, when it is remembered how severely the life offices generally suffered from the epidemic of last year. The number of lives assured between the Ist of June, 1849, and the 31st of May, 18.50, was more than double the number issued in the twelve wsnths preceding. Proposals were made for 133 Policies, amounting to 52,963/.25. 6d.: of these 12i, comprising 106 lives, were accepted for 45,1251. 6s. Siatcen Policies lapsed, representing 6,0481., upon which 3204. 3s. was received by the Company in the shape of premiums. Since the commencement of the Company to the Ist of June last, assurances were effected to the extent of 110,9721. 125 6d., pro ducing in annual premiums 3,7321. lie. 6d. Of these 54 lapsed, amounting to 23,9501. 16s. 63., of which the annual premiums were 7411. Is., leaving the yearly income on the Ist of June last equal to 2,991/. 15s. I Id. Since last meeting loans were applied for to the extent of 17,7001., but 1,1831. 1 Is. 10d. only was advanced. The Directors were also highly gratified to report that within the last four months they had considerably extended their business on the Continent, haying appointed, as Head Agent in France, Monsieur de l'Etang, a gentleman of high standing in Paris, distinguished for his integrity and &Why in financial and in all assurance matters, who, under the sanction and patronage of the Archbishop of Paris , the Cardinal Archbishop of Lyons, and 'Monseigneur Parisis, Eveque de Langres, has already within the last three months effected a con siderable amount of business, not only in Life Assurances, but in An nuities both immc.diate and Deferred. After various resolutions, approving of the Report, and returning thanks to the Right Reverend Chairman, Risher , Morris, the Vice- Chairman, Actuary, Secretary, and Medical Officers of the establish ment, the meeting separated, highly gratified at its present results and future prospects. RATTY'S GRAND NATIONAL. lITPPODROME, Kensington, within Five Minutes' walk of the Crystal Palace, immediately opposite the Broad-walk, Kensing ton.gardens. Open Every Evening. Mr. Batty has great pleasure in informing his patrons that his Hip podrome is crowded with rank and fashion, and being always anxious to cater for the amusements of the public, he will produce a grand change of Entertainment hitherto unattempted in England. which will take place This Evening, and be continued every Evening until further notice. The Doors w ill open at Five o'Clock, to commence at Six. Private Box - -1/. Is. Od. Admission to the Reserved Seats - 3s. Od. First-class do. Second-class de. Third-class do. Ladies and Gentlemen taught the polite Art of Riding. Horses Broken for the toad or Field. 133. CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. To be had of Sherwocd, 23, Paternoster-rew ; Carvalho; Fleet-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or direct from the author s prico One Shilling each ; by poet, Is. 6d. ENJOYMENT OF LITE. . 4 Fiezlth, Recreatioi I, and rational Use of Time." CONTEMN :—Early Risin;--,Spring and Summer Mornings—MX =l'slons about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills, Forests, Fieldr, High-roadi, and other pleasant places —Country Trips and Rambles—The Sea—London at Night—Evening. at Llome —Musi>—The Drama—On Eating, Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, Air, test, Ease, Occupation, Soa., gce. OFFICIAL CATALOGUES. Advertisements intended for the Second Edition of 100,00) Copies should be sent to the Contractorr, immediately. SPICER BROTHERS, Wholesa'e Stationers. WM. CLOWES and SONS, Printers. 29, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, and at Hyde-park. Foucault's Recent Experiment, Demonstrating the Rotation of the Earth, is shown Mornings and Evenings at the 11. OYAL POLYTECHNIC IIyiTITQTION. .X. 11.) Important Deposits by tile Gas-fltters' Association, illustrat ing the econoicical application of Gas for Cooking and various other purposes.—Lecture by Frederick Chatterton, Esq., on the History of the harp, from the time of the Egyptians, with Vocal Selections by Miss Blanche Younge, R.A. of Music, and illustrated by Drawings of the Harps of various Nations.—Lectures byJ. 11. Pepper, Esq., on Chemistry, with brilliant experiments; and on Natural Philosophy by Dr. Rachholiner.—Two splendid Series of Dissolving Views : —One illustrating the Holy Land, painted by Charles Smith, Esq., Sr.c., &c. Open every morning and evening:—Admission, is.; Schools, Half-price. LAURENT'S GRAND CASINO, Licensed by Act of Parliament. A RGYLL ROOMS, GREAT WINDMILL STREET, ST. JAMES'S. r:!&. (Sole Lessee, Charles Emile Laurent, jun., 57, Brornpton-square,) OPEN EVERY EVENING, With LAURENT'S UNRIVALLED BAND. Principal Cornet-a-Pistons, M. Boulcourt. Doors open at Half-past Eight o'clock —Dancing to commence at Nine and terminate at lialf-past Eleven o'clock precisely. Admission, One Shilling. BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS. The following testhaionial is another proof of the great effi cacy of this medicine : ' "157, Now Bond-street, London, October 12, 1850. " Sir,—ln acquainting you with the great benefit which I have ex perienced by taking BLAIR'S GOUT and RHLUMATIC PILLS, I feel that I am but performing a duty to that portion of the public who may be similarly affected. " About twenty years since I was first attacked by rheumatic gout in my hands and feet. I had previously been subjected to every va riety of climate, having served in Canada in the 19th Dragoons, and in Spain, under Sir John Moore, in the 18th Hussars. I always pro• cured the best medical aid, without obtaining any essential relief, and my sufferings can be appreciated only by these who know some thing of this disease. " It was during ono of those paroxysms, between twelve and thir teen years ago, that I was recommended to try BLAIR'S PILLS. I lost no time in procuring a box, and before I had taken that quantity the pain had entirely ceased, and in a few days I was in perfect health. " From that moment, whenever I feel any symptoms of the dis ease approaching, I have instant recourse to this medicine, which to me is so valuable, that were it not that the days of magic have ceased, I should certainly attribute the relief I obtain to that cause. Moreover, I rejoice to say that my health has not in any degree suf fered, but on the contrary I believe the tendency of BLAIR'S PILLS is towards its improvement. " I have recommended the Pills to many friends, and the result has always been of the most gratifying character. " I am, Sir, yours respectfully, " GARRET FOSTER GILL. " To Mr. Prout, 229, Strand." For every description of Gout and Rheumatism, Sciatica, Tic-dolo reux, &c., Ecc., BLAIk'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS are a sovereign remedy, contain neither mercury, opium, or any other dangerous drug, require no care whatever in their use, and ter ra pidity of cure and complete safety have not their equal in the world. Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and all respectable Medicine Vendors. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe that " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," is impressed upon the Government Stamp. PERIODICAL PANIC the INEVITABLE CONSEQUENCE of our COMMERCIAL LEGISLATION. (From the Liverpool Standard of May 20.) Yesterday, at one o'clock, according to the an nouncement, Mr. Jonathan Duncan addressed the merchants of Liverpool upon the above subject at the , Cotton sales Room ; and, notwithstanling its being one of the buiest parts of the day, and the excite ment which prevailed in the Cotton Market owing to the arrival of the Asia, mail steamer, from New York, late on Saturday evening, a numerous and influential meeting attended, composed of members of the leading mercantile firms in this port. Francis Shand, Esq., was in the chair, and among the gentlemen present we noticed T. A. Bushby, J. M. Braga, Jas. Ryder, W. S. Colebourn, 11. Littledale, J. Torr, Chas. Robertson, W. Watson, S. Boult, C. Logan, Jos. Brereton, S. W. Shand, Isaac Buchanan, Hender son, Jas. Harvey, Thos. Smith, Henry Wood, J. Highfield, W. H. Wylie, Robt. Procter, F. Forster, T. B. Grinaton, J. Bingham, Vienna, E. Jones, V. Higgins, li. J. Hampshire, P. Witherby, F. Pennington, J. H. Holderness, S. Rickman, J. 0. Johnson, Jno. Festal, C. E. Rawlins, jun., R. Duck worth, F. P. Sleddon, H. Grazebrook, jun., J. Dorn ing, jun., Esqs. Mr. SHAND, on taking the chair, said he was always very happy to preside over the intelligent gentlemen who met in Liverpool on such occasions, and it gave him great pleasure in introducing a subject which he was sure must be of so much interest as a lecture on currency, in reference to the controversy be tween protection and free trade. At the present time, when, notwithstanding the alleged prosperity of the country, Government seemed incapable of getting on or doing anything, it was of importance that the great commercial world should be decided, not only on what was beat in relation to this particular subject, but also as to the party who should carry out that which was right. He would not detain them, as he knew that their time was of as much importance as currency itself—(A. laugh)—but would leave Mr. Duncan to speak for himself on the subject. Mr. .DUNCAN began by saying that it might ap pear extremely presumptuous in him, who had no practical knowledge either of agriculture, of shipping, or of commerce to present himself before gentlemen who were so well versed in everything that relates to the trade of this great empire, but it did so happen in the history of the world that men who had passed their lives in leisure, devoted to particular subjects, alighted upon principles which in the hurry of busi- ness escaped the practical man.—(Applause.) He had no political object to serve, nor had he to utter a single sentiment naving a political character. He had nothing to do with Whigs, Tories, or Radicals ; he merely wished to present views before that audi ence, in order, if possible, to solve some of the difficult industrial problems which were now in a state of con fusion through the antagonistic principles of what were called free trade and protection ; and the neces sity for doing so was the more important, since it was well-known that the next general election, which was not far off, would in a great degree determine the future prospects not only of agricul ture but of commerce, not only of the people of this country, buteef all the people connected with our very extended colonies.—(blear.) Now he thought that the very first reason that could be assigned why this question should be re-opened and re discussed was, that all the promises and all the expectations of the Free-trade party had been completely falsified. [This Mr. Duncan showed by the fluctuations in the value of wheat since the repeal of the corn-laws, which we were told were to give steadiness of price.] The quantities of corn which could he produced by foreign countries had also been over-rated. The trade, he said, which we now had, under the name of free-trade, was no such thing in reality—(Hear)—it was nothing but a system of free imports. After il lustrating this and other general principles, Mr. Duncan then came to the immediate subject of his lecture. Ile said—As to the currency, had the people of Manchester really and truly understood the mone tary question—of which they knew nothing—(A laugh)—and never did know anything—but had they rightly understood the principle of money, they never could have entertained the views which they now held, of the destruction of British agriculture, and of the destruction of colonial prosperity. They could see that there was something wrong in the monetary system, but instead of attributing that evil to legis lation, they attributed it most wrongfully to the Bank of England. Now the proper way to deal with this question, and the fairest way, was to allow Manchester to speak for itself. He bad before him the report of the Chamber of Commerce of that town, dated 12th of December, 1839, in which they endeavoured to account for the enormous losses which they had sus e woufaa, Bank x roht p wya l edai a earn i nic u fli aasles Ildtimita:htinneeenmsdt c : t io l . h ou o ri r i e ap s t n l i n i tdn sus tained, those losses amounting, in one year, to forty millions of property. Mr. J. B. Smith was chairman on that day ; aid in opening the business he said— " At that time resolutions were adopted by the Cham ber that these sufferings had come over the country while we had been in the possession of the blessings of mitigated taxation; but they peace, ample harvests, and resolved that they were unable to find a rational cause for this adversity amid these blessings. The recurrence of another period of distress so soon after the last has naturally directed the attention of this board to the causes of those sudden panics which were paralysing trade, suspending our commerce, and bringing distress i- Iroc etaf cn i tst ho a be d r ey procured Dose o f upon the whole community; and the directors might, as their predecessors had done, resolve that they were un able to find any rational cause for the recurrence of such adversity. But they felt that it would be departing from their duty if they took such a course. They found there were causes, and that these causes were the erroneous management of the currency by the Bank of England." Now that was the charge they brought, and how the d w eees memorandum oesr p pre3 a erau6l r euli a staht g h3:::2e r noo a t:nse p tfit, hio h toayuacnt w itrocdo l ,fot i dishfceut the Committee eolp millions;sbli yißio e tsano. khn o giTit u tol dthhs l el Bank operated to produce those disastrous effects f read : a t the same time, it was indebted to the world upwards e directors now determined to check the drain upon their coffers, and to increase their stock of bullion on hand. Commo ns oa in d only by reduced prices of fromabr commodities; in other words, at the expense of the ma nufacturing and mercantile interests: and the object of advancing the rate of interest, in two months, from 4 to 5 per cent., to which we have alluded, was undoubtedly w ith the view to d epr e ciate the value of commodities 25 to quote the words of Mr. Horsley Palmer in perc hisa pamphlet, h e h t This t a e o mu n r a the h e e p p p a r r e t h r o n f s the e in ßank al p directorsrud prudent n t l minds that there was mischief abroad, and creased an effect more powerful than the actual advance in the value of money; In other words, it cause d a pan i c ." The significant o f goldignifie part of this paragr a ph was t hi s , t h a t a could be procured from abroad only by the reduced price of commodities. Well, the Bank o f England had to got these quantities of gold from abroad and of course con• tracted the issue of their notes ; that suspended trade ; the price of all commodities fell, and when they fell to 30, 40, or 50 per cent. below the cost of production, the f orei g ner was tempted by the bar g ain he could make to return the abstracted metal. But in the meantime Manchester suffered, and suffered, as she says, to the ex tent of ,t quarrel was with the Bank of England, and that the Bank of England when prices were high w ou ld n o t forty millions. No he keep acconmiating the merchants. Had the Bank of England done so i n the first place, it would have been bankrupt, and in the next place, it would ha ve ac t e d in defiance of Acts of Parliament. The Act of 1819 was stringent, and it insists that the Bank of E ng l an d for every note which she shall issue, must have gold. The price of coined gold was fixed, but there was a tendency in all other co mmodities to rise ab ove th a t level. Wh enev er that happens, the price of commo dities becomes dearer than gold, and the consequence was, that the foreigner takes away the cheap gold, and leaves the dear goods in our warehouses. Now, although the price of gold in our coinage was fixed, everybody was well aware that the price of bullion or raw ore was not fixed. It fluctuates like other commodities; but immediately the Mint stamp was put upon it, then its price was fixed. He should state an argument by Mr. Cobden, borrowed from Mr. James Wilson, with the view of showing its complete fallacy ; and then he should ask those present, if they were Free Traders, to be consistent, and be Free Traders in all commodities cir culated between man and man. In other words, if there were to be free trade in goods, let there be in money.—(Applause.) Now, Mr. Cobden says— m " Take a definite quantity of wheat — call it a quarter —divide it into eight equ al p arts, and call them bushels ; here is no fixing of, price, but merely a question of weight and division. So far h e ag r e ed with him. " Now, take the p aralle l. Take a quan tity of gold—call it an ou nce— divide it into four, and . call each a sovereign ; here, b e said again, there orsut here nothingquarter butthr of wheat value was put upon a money denomination was put upon the ounce, and ei s fall the fallacy. processye. a tNor o t h of e weight or division. o bushel, ney but in gold the law says that 123 grains of gold shall always pass for 20s.—(Hear.) Now, puttin g a money de nomination upon a commodity, necessarily fixed the price of that commodity, whether it was a bale of cotton or a quarter of wheat. Now, Mr. Cobden had objected to put any money denomination upon wheat ; he let it find its market 'value; and by a parity of reasoning, he (the lecturer) asked him, if he were a Free Trader, to let the commodity, gold, find its level also.—(Applause.) He, and those who thought with him, had no objection that the sovereign should weigh 123 grains, and that the quarter loaf should weigh 4lbs. ; but since we did not put a definite price upon the 4lbs. of ground wheat, neither should we put a de finite price upon the 123 grains of gold which con stitute the sovereign. Now, versed as his audience were in business, he would ask them if they ever looked into the price current to ascertain the price of 123 grains of gold embodied in a sovereign ?--(A laugh.) They knew very well that it would always pass. Let there be only 1,000 ounces of gold or five millions in the Bank of England, 124 grains was al ways a sovereign. Not so with other commodities. When a foreigner comes here and finds the price of wheat 70s. or 803. per quarter, he would sell his wheat at that high rate ; but when he looks around the market and asks what is the price of calico and cotton, he finds that taxation has raised the price of goods, and says that it is an advantage to sell, but not to buy in our market. He is told that gold does not fluctuate ; he con sequently purchases as many sovereigns as he can and takes them out of the country ; and when that is the case the Bank of England is com pelled to contract its issue, aud — the mercantile com munity are compelled to pay high interest for the notes. Now mind, th6y did not do so legitimately, but they paid a high rate of interest, because a famine of gold had been created artificially—(Applause) — and this had been the case in this country repeatedly. New there was a way of putting this, which he thought would arrest the attention of every gentle man who heard him. It was a simple but effective one. He never knew any human being who would dwell enough upon the proposition who did not see the destructive character of the legislative measures adopted. They were all aware that an ounce of gold was coined into four sovereigns. Now suppose that they exported from the Bank of England four million sovereigns, one million ounces of gold. If that were to take place this week there would be a disastrous panic in Lombard-street and Leaden hall-street, and so soon as the express train came to Liverpool there would be a panic here. But sup pose, instead of a million ounces of coined sovereigns being exported, a million ounces of gold plate, eqaal in purity to sovereigns, were exported, it would not produce the slightest disturbance in any part of the country. Nay, if we were to pack up all the gold plate belonging to wealthy families in the kingdom, place the articles on board an American steamer for the express purpose of having them sunk on the broad Atlantic, not the slightest disturbance would take place in any of the great marts of commerce.— (Loud applause.) What, then, was the inference ? 'We were not inconvenienced because we sent away wealth in the shape of gold, but because we sent away our legal tender, we sent away our money, the instrument of exchange. And when we were told— as we were by the Times in 1847—that we were a poor nation, that was why we were suffering. Sta tisticians tell us that we have in this country six thousand millions of wealth, but so many sovereigns do not exist upon the face of the earth. We were told that we were a pauperised nation, and were driven to extremities, simply be cause we had got rid of a few thousand ounces of gold. This he took to be the most monstrous fallacy that ever was palmed upon an intelligent people ; and how, he might be asked, did he account for its existence ? Simply and solely because the merchants of Liverpool, for in stance, and the merchants of all the other ports of the country bad not permitted their minds to dwell long enough upon the subject. There was an ex cellent remark some time ago in the Liverpool Stan lard. Gentlemen it was said were asking whether there would be a good crop of wheat, of cotton, or of sugar ; but none of them think of asking whether there will be a good crop of money.—(Laughter and applause.) Now, it was a remarkable thing that al though money was the good half of a bargain, his mercantile audience, who were very astute and shrewd, and who would be offended if they were told that they did not look at both sides of a question, yet looked at only one side of this question. There was one mode of illustrating the subject,which he thought must come home to the minds of the gentlemen whom he had the honour to address. He had frequently compared our moneyed system to an inverted pyramid. When Lord Ripon, formerly Mr. Robinson, was Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neatham made a calculation showing, that when the country is pros perous, there are 300 millions sterling of bills of ex change and promissory notes constantly floating. Now, this was the credit superstructure. On what did it rest ? It rested upon the basis of 30 millions of gold; consequently a million of gold sustains 10 millions of credit circulation. Knock away 10 millions of gold, and 100 millions of credit would fall ; take away 20 millions, and 200 millions of credit would fall ; but if they took away 30 mil lions of gold (a miserable sum, not more than one half of our annual taxation), the whole country would be reduced to a state of barter; there was not a single instrument of exchange by which we could buy or sell.—(Applause.) Now Mr. Jones Loyd was a great authority on these subjects—(Laughter)—or considered to be so. Unfortunately he had had an influence most pernicious, in the opinion of the most competent merchants, on the determinations of the Legislature ; but in order that his audience might judge of the real merits of that gentleman as a reasoner, he should just read to them a short ex tract of the evidence which he gave before the Bank Committee in 1846, and they could then decide for themselves whether a banker, coming to such con clusions, was a fit guide to gentlemen extensively engaged as they were in trade and commerce. if they said that the answer which he gave to the ques tions which were put were rational, then he cer tainly must say that the opinion' which he enter tained of Liverpool wisdom would be much changed. —(Laughter.) He was asked by the Committee : " Do you think that the internal trade of the country should be regulated and maintained by as steady and equable prices as possible ?" And to this he answered, "The idea of regulating the trade of the country by equable prices, I might say so with proper deference to the Committee, seems to me to be nonsense." Now he denies, they would see, that we ought to have equable prices ; he thinks that we ought to be in a state of spasm, sometimes very high, sometimes very low; so that our merchants must in dulge no hopes of steady business, but become a race of gamblers and speculators. The next question was : ",By the Committee—Have you ever considered what would be the effect upon the minds of the industrious classes if their wages fluctuated with the exchanges; or what would be the feeling of the internal trading com munity towards the solo bank of issue were their stocks to be subjected to sudden depressions by the sale of foreign stock, or the payment of the instalment of a foreign loan occasioning temporary depressions of ex changes? Mr, Jones Loyd—l must admit that I have never reflected upon such topics, because I am quite sure that if I was to make the attempt I should only lead my own intellect into great confusion, and come to no satisfactory or useful result either to myself or to the community." Now it was impossible that his intellect could be in greater confusion ; but one thing was certain as a practical result, that although panics had taken place from 1816 to 1819, the great panic of 1825, and the panic of 1837, 1839, and lastly, the panic of 1847 although these panics, it was well known, bad caused in their aggregate a greater loss of property to the merchants of England than would pay off the national debt, yet it was equally certain that Mr. Jones Loyd had been no sufferer during these convulsionso (Hear, hear.) The system tad been extremely ad vantageoushenoegoalittoyhoimf been a great advantage if he had told that there f us discounting should be no inequality in the rate o Pr a i n ce d s w in he evidence of Mr. William Brown, that theitt there would should haveou l d but that there was in terest not only rose to 9 per cant., cent. given. a commission of 12 and even 20 per course, no bills—(Applause)—for they bad it in 1847 r , a u t p e o o n f betnh the e m s a a r i e t t h s a , These were enormous sums, which, of Now, legi timate business could possibly stand. to Mr. Hume, hap pened iu this year of 1847 ? .According than 500 millions not less a tolerably good calculator, Why lost ? Be country. of property was lost to this ns went over to what cause four millions of coined sovereigns snio tel notes immediately, ? It and was Hear.) The lecturer fur therproduced the calaraity. — ( the evidence of the Governor of the quoted from itN New a York. simply But the they oter came mtreabdeseokf the country which payment simply because it could coffers at that time, and asked why s iou d the Bank ct its issues and take the chance s e t o o n p tra not control the demand of gold for Bank of England to show the scarcity of gold in the of further demands not being made upon it. Yet o c f om E p n e g l l l a ed nd to such was the desperate condition of affairs that on the 25th October, after a vast number of West India and other houses had failed, the Government began to relent. 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T he Bill of 1844 had gone o n smoothly enough until it was t r ied ; — like a new boiler which looked well, but, so soon as tried by steam burst, spreading devaatation around. This Bill was looked upon by Peel, and those who followed him, as a grand measure of wisdom ; but in three years it was a failure, and what did Government do then ? It did an ,act unparalleled in baseness. There never was in the history of the world such an usurious bargain between the First Lord of a Trea sury and a bank establishment. They said to the Bank of England, "We hold you harmless against violating the Act of Parliament, but dont lend any money unless you get eight per cent. ; and recollect fo r disgraceful i f. a currency co n pa c w t eight per cent. is an enormous profit ; we, the Govern ment, shall go shares in the transaction.'' It should be borne in mind that the Bank of England was simply a joint-stock company, and there never was a more would n ot ) for 7 g r o . o D ds :n i - t Dun can next treated of the " convertibility" of bank notes, showing that exchangeable would be a better term, ceased to be a currency. H e an d th ose w h o th oug ht with him were not such blockh ea d s as t o sa y th a t they would advocate an inconvertibl e currenc y ; it was a c sntradiction of terms ; but they s a id thi s , that the note should be converted into gold, not at an ar bitrary fixed price, fixed by Act of Parliaments in defiance of every principle of free trade, but that it should be exchangeable into gold at market price of gold on the day when the exchange took place.— (Applause.) Mr. Duncan said he was sorry to detain the company, but he felt that it was not sufficient to point out the defect without shadowing forth a remedy. He should be happy if encouraged to go into the question some other day ; but would now endeavour in a few words to show what he meant by a reformed currency. Our currency now was altogether based on a contradiction. In the first place, by the Act of 1844 the Bank of England was permitted to issue eleven millions of absolute inconvertible paper upon a debt due the Bank of England by the Government, and three millions more upon floating Exchequer-bills, making altogether fourteen millions of notes, which might be issued upon the strength of a debt without any metallic basis whatever. Then the country banks were permitted to issue eight millions of inconvertible notes ; then six millions were in like manner granted to the Irish and three to the Scotch banks. These altogether made thirty-one millions of inconvertible paper, without any metallic basis whatever. Then if the Bank of England had ten millions in its cellars, it was permitted to issue notes to that amount - if it had nine millions, the issue must be contracted ac cordingly. Thus it would be seen that the major part of the issues are inconvertible, and not upon a metallic basis ; the minor part was ; and therefore Peel's system was absolutely worthless, since it was devoid of harmony and beauty in its proportions. Now what did he, and those who thought with him, propose instead of this ? They said the wealth of the country in round numbers was six thousand millions , it might be seven or eight—he would not quarrel about that. That was national property, and it was the basis for issuing the re presentative of value. Mr. Duncan then went on to show that, by a judicious system of paper money, the annual taxation of the country, amounting to fifty millions, could be most efficiently met. He proposed that when Government took a vote for money, they should merely take the privilege of issuing fifty million 1/. notes ; these would go into circulation, be returned in the shape of taxes, cancelled, and fresh ones sent out. Government, he showed, stood to the country both in the position of a debtor and a cre ditor. Now, did any one think there was any novelty in this ? Not at all. They were in the habit of performing the same operation every day of their lives, but they were doing it on a minor scale.—(Hear, hear.) What was a postage stamp, but one of these instruments ?—(Hear, and applause.) There was not any one who refused to give a sovereign of gold for 240 penny stamps, but they had not in themselves any value. What was the consequence ? The Post-office revenue, which was two millions, might be collected in postage stamps ; but if symbolic money of this hind could raise two millions, why not five, eight, fifty millions. It had been well observed by a gentle man whom he saw present in the audience, what a bungling system it would be if they went by Mr. Jones Loyd, stick with some sort of seal upon it a penny piece into the Post-office along with a letter. —(Laughter.) Then they came to;the question of the money of commerce. With the money of commerce the Government had no right to interfere whatever. —(Loud applause.) Mr. Duncan lucidly enforced this position, and said, that he and those who thought with him wanted to make banks more secure than they had ever been made by any bullionist. They proposed that parties wishing to establish a bank should offer securities to Government, with a power of sale, and then be permitted to issue notes to one-half or two-thirds of the amount of the pro perty so deposited .—(Applause.) Was not this much better than the present system ; for now we did not know whether a banking concern was solvent or not. In case of disaster through bad manage ment, it was clear that the holders of the notes of a bank so constituted would have 203. in the pound available at the Treasury.—(Applause.) Mr. Dun can concluded by showing, that if the question was to be decided by the authority of names, there were only two who could be quoted in favour of the pre sent state of things—that was Mr. Jones [Loyd and Sir Robert Peel : while, on the other hand, he could quote 150 names of eminent men in ancient and modern times who had been in favour of a symbolic currency. He quoted from several historians to show that the dissolution of the Roman empire was caused by metallic money, and dependence ui on foreigners for a supply of food, and almost all the ancient as well as modern authorities, including Adam Smith, had condemned metallic money in the strongest terms. The lecture was listened to throughout with great attention, and portions of it, especially the references of the lecturer to the past monetary crisis, were warmly applauded. The suggestion as to giving free liberty of import to articles of produce, not raised in this country, was also most favourably received. Con sidering, indeed, the peculiar position of our market for our leading raw materials, and the cares which it was calculated to excite in the minds of the fre quenters of our Exchange, the attendance was much more numerous and influential than could have been anticipated. At the conclusion of the lecture, after Mr. Duncan had expressed his readiness, if an oppor tunity offered, to go more into details as to his plans than time had allowed him, Co., rose to move a vote of thanks to Mr. Duncan. He said he was sure they would agree with him which Mr. Toms, of the firm of Messrs. Littledale and they had all been informed upon a subject o the lecture. obliged to Mr. Duncan ' for giving them h y bad heard All, he thought, would agree that they wanted information - and that they they would use facts, and having done so, he trusted they the iron chain their best exertions to rid themselves of which now fettered and rendered hazardous commer se.) He moved a vote cial operations.—(Loud applause .) of thanks to Mr. Duncan. Foster, and C 0.,) seconded the Mr. FOSTER (Mann, carried by acclamation, and the motion, which was Carr were greatly broke up. IRELAND. DIPLOMATIC REVELATIONS. meeting - s a i n cl a e d industrialfea-013e universally-sue- l h i e i ex t e pe mo t s l p i ti e irreeoufp commercial oounr tohnee cessful demonstration of opinion made at the Cott Sales Roomy , esterday, on the occasion of Mr. J en communitythan lli.'We D cunncgaronaf congratulate and of, our nefarious monetary system. The attend ance was most influential both in numbers and cha meter, held as the meeting was in the middle of busi ness hours, and in a very excited state of our prod u ce markets. There were present a bodyof whose aggregate transactions represent gentlemen tens of mil lions annually ; and, although differing in political opinion, their condemnation on many points of Sir Robert Peel's currency system seemed unanimous, and the vote of thanks, moved by Mr. Torr to the lecturer, was most enthusiastically received. We may remind our readers amongst the trading and working classes this evening and Thof the lectures announced for Lord Nelson -street. ursday, at the Concert Hall, They will hear at these the clearest explan r the present disorganization ind • industrial interest of the commercial and which has as yet been given to the world. In conclusion, we may be pardone d if we express our own thanks—and we feel confident that in 50 doing we express those of the public —to Mr. P. Shand, for his kindness in presiding npon this mo mentous occasion, which he e 1 shows in promoting any movement which has for its object the benefit o ° f his fellow..townsmen and of society. Mr. Shand, we trust, will have the satisfaction ow at aof having contributed most powerfully to strike a bl monstrous system of oppression and cupidity, which, with ou free-trade policy as its adjunct, is rapidly sapp i n th r foundations of the prosperity and Power of the B g rit' h e ire. n thGt eeaCrsiigi infantcharge,er child so as to cause its death. She bad admitte( and remain* fyr trial, IVY. special me. ~nix come pany was held on Tuesday at their office, 9, Villi ers . street, Strand;; Mr. Coles Child, chairman of the directors, in the chair. The CHAIRMAN read a report, which stated that the meeting had been convened for the purpose of laying before the proprietors the draft of a Bill, which the directors, acting upon the power conferred upon them at a previous meeting, had thought it advisable to introduce into Parliament. That Bill, after having passed the House of Commons, was now opposed by Mr. Few, a large shareholder in the company, whose objection, however, had been taken more with a view of obtaining a right to be heard in support of a clause for altering the mode of voting, than with the serious intention of opposing the Bill. The financial condition of the company had occasioned much anxiety to the directors, and they saw no other way out of their difficulties than by raising capital in the manner provided for by the Bill. The directors thought it right to say that they did not approve of the alteration of the voting clause, as proposed by Mr. Few, and hoped they would be authorised to proceed ith the Bill in its present state. The SECRETARY then read a draft of the Bill. which empowered the directors to raise additional capital to the amount of 40,0001., the guaranteed in terest not to exceed 6 per cent. In reply to some observations by Mr. ADAMS, The CHAIRMAN said no one could regret more than the directors the circumstances which compelled them to apply for another Act of Parliament. The mort gage and bond debts of the company amounted to 44,4701., and the sum in question was reqeired to pay pert of that debt and to discharge other liabilities already existing. The directors had endeavoured in vain to raise money upon bonds and mortgages, and the proprietors had themselves compelled them to take the present course, instead of resorting to preference shares. He concluded by moving that the 13i11 be ap proved of, and that the directors be authorised to take the necessary measures with a view to the passing of the same. Mr. ROBERT FEW moved as an amendment the in sertion of an additional clause. lie observed that the company's Act of incorporation provided that no per son or corporation should have more than five votes, but that the Hungerford Market Company had evaded that provision, and by spliting their votes (a course of procedure which had been declared to be illegal by Sir F. Kelly and other eminent lawyers) had obtained an undue preponderance over other in terests in controlling the affairs of the Bridge Com pany. Tne clause he proposed to insert was intended tolremedy this evil, by enforcing more stringently the original arrangement, and thus preventing the Market Company from assuming, under any circum stances, more than five votes. Mr. STUTELEY (chairman of the Market Company) said the introduction of such a clause would jeopar dise the whole Bill, since it would necessarily exeite much opposition on the part of the directors of the Market Company, who would not lightly forego the privileges and advantages which they now possessed, and which they considered that they had dearly purchased by the sacrifices which they had made in favour of the Bridge Company. They had consented to take 200 new shares upon the express understand ing that they should have such en influence in the management of the company as was warranted by the large stake which they had in the property ; and the dispute which had taken place on the subject had al ready been decided in their favour by the late chair man, the Earl of Devon. He thought it was dis honourable for the Bridge Company, because they no longer required the service of the Market Com pany, to attempt to repudiate their votes. Mr. Hawas (late deputy-chairman of the Bridge Company) controverted some of the statements of Mr. Stuteley, and a very warm discussion ensued, which, after continuing some time, was terminated by the interference of the Chairman. The amendment was then put and rejected by a large majority. Mr. Few demanded a poll, which was taken, when the amendment was negatived by 39 to 19. The original motion was then put and carried, and the proceedings terminated. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.—It would appear from the following very singular account of an interview bad within the precincts of the Viceregal-lodge, which ap pears in the Packet of last night, that we are on the eve of a great legal " crisis" here, which may or may not terminate to the satisfaction of the indignant juror who means to figure as plaintiff in the case of " Burke v. the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland :" " Yesterday Mr. Burke's solicitor waited upon bis Excellency at the Phoenix-park, and was favoured by an interview with the Honourable Gerald Ponsonby, who throughout the affair acted with becoming cour tesy. Mr. Burke's solicitor informed that gentleman that he had written twice to the Earl of Clarendon with reference to the publication of the libel on his client in the Tahiti newspaper, but had been favoured with no reply. Mr. Ponsonby, on the part of his Excellency, acknowledged the receipt of the letters, but added that ho had received no instructions to return any answer. Mr. Burke's solicitor then said he had called therefore on that occasion, accompanied by his clerk, in order to have the writ served in the usual way; that he was desirous of performing this necessary duty in the most courteous manner possible; that the ordinary mode of service was the delivery of the writ personally to the defendant; but that, as in the present case, this course might not be convenient, he desired to know if Mr. Ponsonby would accept service for the Earl of Clarendon? Mr. Pon sonby promptly acquiesced, and having accompanied Mr. Burke's solicitor to the room where his clerk was in waiting, accepted the customary service. He was then advised, that within eight days the Earl of Clarendon should enter an appearance, and that it was presumed he would instruct his solicitor to that efe3t. Mr. Pon sonby replied he supposed so, but remarked that until he had consultei with his Excellency he could not state anything.further." SALES OF INCUMBERED ESTATES. A batch of six estates was set up yesterday for sale before a more than usually crowded court—a great number of speculators bring present. The biddings throughout the day were generally.spirited , and altogether the tone of the market was more ani mated than it had been for several weeks ps.st• Of the six properties, f o ur were situated in t h elson on county of Kerry, and with the exception of four lots - of the estates the whole found ready buy er s i er s--that is, sit remu nerative rates of purchase to the considering the present depressed va l ue se l l ers—that of land. The estate of Mr. Collis was offere d a lots, three the aggregate profit rent of _ the wh sum of 3,5301. 'The was but 1751. per annum, and which realise d rate of purchase for each lotw a s about 18, 34, and 15 years. The estate o f four were withr in six lots, but th mr. Hickson was pot up e first d raw n, and the ot her two, producing 'a profit rent of 1401. 5 year, w ere sold for 2,0601. , or 15 years' purchase. The estate of Mr. Ric hard f Jevne , wlb a profit rent of 1 i was sold n the The estate bulk for 3, 800 1 . of Mr. Willia m S ea l y, th e rental of whic h was estimated at 4431., subject to an annuity and other charges, which reduced it b y mare than 501. a year, produced 6,6001. Tb foregoing properties were all situated in the county of Kerry. An estate in the county and town of Sligo, the property of Charles Martin, and consisting, for the most part, of building ground and premises in the county, yielding a rental of about 450/. annuahr, was sold in four lots, whichMonaghan 6,7001. The concluding sale was of the estates of Mr. Henry Mitchell. The profit rental was a little over 4001. a year, which was disposed of in three lots for the sum of 5,8101. The entire amount realized by the day's sales amounted to 28,4401. ANOTHER SERIOUS CONFLAGR ATION IN THE Cl Last night, about a q uarter-past t e n o'clock, a fir. that for upwards of d great alarm amongst the residents of Shoe -lane, Perringdon. street, and the surrounding localities, broke out in the premises belonging to Messrs. L . and W. Pontifex and J. Wood, lead merchants and coppersmiths. The premises belonging to the firm ar e of vast extent the , front being in Shoe - lan e and s tretching almost a s f ar backwards as the Angel Inn, in Farringdon-street. It was at one period imaginedthat the greater portion of the neighbourhood would fall a victim to the fury of the flames. s ue !), we are happy to say, proved groundless. chemist of No. 83, It appears that Mr. Lamplough, out of 0 . ? perceived an unusual glare of light in Snow-bill, whilst looking ne of nis bedroom windows, , accompanied by a dense Messrs. rontifex's premises vo lume of smoke rolling towards the roof of the mar ket. Ile immediately proceeded to the spot, calling , as he went along , the F o rthwith the various en g ines in Farringdon-street . engines of the Brigade, We s t of England Compan y, and the parish were disp atched the conflagratio da nger. The firemen then found that n was raging in the premises used as the lead casti ng shop and the brass casting depart mmits. A plentiful supply of water having been procured from the New River mains, the engines were called into operation, and under the direction of Mr. Braid- Wood, the superintendent of the London establish ment, Mr. Coif, the foreman of the B district, and Mr. Connorton, the chief officer of the West of England brigade, powerful streams of water were scattered but, notwithstanding,, it was e bl over thazing but, nearly midnight b e fore the flames could be conquered, and not until the lead and brass casting shops were nearly burned out, and the contents destroyed. One of the firm informed the reporter that a number of moulds had been destroyed, but that the costly assort ment of patterns bad escaped tho least injury. the origin of the fire nothing Respecti n g that could pond upon could be learned during the eonfu. be de sion and excitement which prevailed when this report w as written. Fortunately the firm was insured. SHIP NEWS. GRAVESEND, MAY 21.--Wind S.W. Arrived—Dispatch and Kestrel, from Ceylon; Canda har, from Adelaide; Speedy, Lively, Nithsdale, Hazard, Julia, and Dee, from Guernsey; Baron Murtis, from Havre; Dart, from StraLund; Rose, Juan, and Trust, from Lisbon; Fidget, from Porto Rico; Sylph, from Rio Grande; Sarah Richardson, from Memel; Wave, from Medemblick ; Alliance, from Caen; Hans Christian, from Dantzic; Regina and Batavier, from Rotterdam; Cito, from Oporto; Coquette, from Figueira; Emile, from Denmark; Idas, from Corfu; Harriet Nash, from St. Übe's; Economy, from Stettin; Marlborough, from Ja maica; Baufort, from Honduras; Albion, from Bou logne; Sir E. Bankes, from Ostend; City of Rotterdam, from Dunkirk; Sophie, from Havannah. Sailed—Augusta, for San Francisco; Ocean, and Magnet, for Rotterdam;_ Thomas Snook, for Fernando Po; Robert Mathews, for Ferrol; Helen, for Quebec; Emulous, for Nassau; Duncan Ritchie, for Clyde; Gre cian, and Blanche, for Jamaica; Paul Frederick, and Johanna, for the Baltic; Emma Colvin, for Shanghai; Prince Royal, for Hamburgh ; Triton, fur Ostend; Seine, for Boulogne; Queen, and Lion, for Harlingen, Diana, for Amsterdam; Dart, for Madeira; Stadt Dor drecht, for Dort. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Pandora, from Queenstown from New Zealand, on the 9th of April, in lat. 2 N., long. 20 W. Creole, from Calcutta for Falmouth, on the 7th inst., in lat. 43 N., long. 33 W. Belie, from Bombay for Liverpool, on the 27th of April, in lat. 32 N., long. 34 W. Eliza, of Newry, for New York, on the Bth inst., in lat. 44 N., long. 29 W. Mary Miller, from Hull for Rio Janeiro, on the 30th of March, on the line, in long. 20 W. Toronto, from London for Valparaiso, on the 31st of March, in lat. 2 N., long. 21 W. Emelie Hill, from Liverpool for Havannah, in lat. 19 N., long. 40 W. William Nicholson, from London for St. Jago do Cuba, in lat. 47 N., long. 1/ W. Six ships of war, apparently three-deckers, and a screw-steamer, brig rigged, in company, steering to the south-roost, on tho 11th inst., in lat. 46 N., long. 80 W. Leopard, of Jersey, from Liverpool for Buenos Ayr( s, ou the 14th inst., in lat. 47 N.. long. 10 W. Maria Sarah, from Laguna for Liverpool, on the 21st ult., in lat. 33 N., long. G 9 W. John Bright, from London for Port Natal, on the 15th of March, in lat. 1 N., long. 21 W. Princess, of Greenock, on the 18th of March, in lat. 2 N., long. 22 W. Fernando, from the Clyde for Valparaiso, on the 22d cf March, in lat. 3 N., long. 23 W. Jane Goudie, from the Mauritius for London, in lat. 5 S., long. 17 W. Dominion, from London for New Zealand, on the 16th inst., in let. 48 N., long. 12 W. SEABORNE MAILS. [N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Poet-Off et by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.] When made up in From what Wben PLACES. General Post-office port dis- due. London. patched. Ameriea (by Brit. pkt.)N May 23 .. Liverpool •• May 27, America (by U.S. pkt.) N May 27 .. .. Liverpool .• America (by U.S. pkt.) 51 May 21 .. • Southampt. May 9 Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plymouth June 3 Alexandria* ........ • N 19th & 30th of me. Dover .. May 28 Belgium .. •• N Daily .. .. Dover .. Daily Brazil .. • .. 30 9th of the month Southampt. June 12 Buenos Ayres • • .. M,9th of the month Southampt. June 12 California(viaChaves)M 17th of month Southampt. May 20 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth— June 3 Constantinople.* .. •• N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. May ,30 Central America .. 31 2d & 17th of mon. ,Southampt. June 5 Channel Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., & Fri. , Southampt. Tu. TILS a Chili . M 17th of the month Southampt. May 20 France • .. & N Twice daily .. .. Dover .. Twicedaily Greece* N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. May 30 Hambnrgh N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat. Holland Wedncs. & Satur. London .. Moa.Thui Honduras . N 17th of the month Southampt. May 20 Ireland .. •• M& N Twice daily .. Holyhead • . TwiCedally India (via Southamp.) 2120th of the month Southampt. May 23 India (viaM arsenics) N, 7 th& 24th of month Dover • • June 2 Mediterranean (via Southampton) .. 111,20 th of the month Southampt. May 23 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) • • .. Nl7th& 2 4 th of month , Dover .. J une 2 Mexico .. 21,2 d of the month.. Southampt. June Madeira ......319th of the month Southampt. June 12 Malta*. N 7th,l7th,l9th,27th} Dover May 28 & 30th of month Naples* .. N sth 15th 25 th of mo 'Dover • . May 22 Papal States* .. sth 15th25th of mo Dover .. May 22 Peninsular.. • • .. 7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. May 24 Peru 17th of the month Southampt. May 20 Tuscany* N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover .. Nay 22 West Indies .. M 17th of the month Southampt. May 20 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) 111,2 d of the month .. Southampt. June 5 v The mails to those c French packet via. Marsci !2d of the month ountries thus mar] dies, and from Californi due by every Amer] I Southanipt. !Juno 5 ked ('►) aro conveyed by CALIFORNIA.— MaiIs to aro now despatched and d fa, via the United state ican packet. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, MAT 21. STOCK ExcliANGE.—The share market is still depressed. The only transaction reported to-day was —Great Western, Original Stock, 80%. LIVERPOOL. MAY 21. STOCK ExCHANGE.—There was quite a panic in our share market this morning, and up till one o'clock prices of all the leading stocks were 4to 5 per cent. lower. But at the latter part of the day an improvement took place, prices somewhat recovered, and there, was a more healthy tone in all trans actions. The sales were—Caledonian, 13—Chester and ' Holyhead, 19%—East Lancashire, 14 1 /—Laticashiro and Yorkshire, 56—Ditto, Fifths, 7 5 a dis.—London and North- Mancheste r , Sheffield, 3 7 h est p e . rf, D l i 2 t O to -- , Q D u it a t r o t , er N s e ( w c )?2 uQfi A rte p r . s,_3 l 4. P.—Ditto, Fifths, and Lincolnshire, 27% 1 —Midland, 54—Ditto, H a lves, 17 die. —South-Eastern and Dover, 23%—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Extensionand 2), 5% Ireland and North Midland, 22 %—Great Southern and Western,, 39 % Ditto, Preference, Eighths, 13-16 p. MANCHESTER, MAY 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market to-day has wit nessed lower prices than yesterday ; business has been, on the whole, good. The transactions w are as follow :—East Lancashire, Quarters, 14%— . --Lancashira and Yorkshire, 56% Ditto, 201. Shares, 1 1 A die.—Ditto, Preference; 6 per cent., 13 1 x,—North British, VA—South-Eastern and Dover, 23 5 / 4 —York and North Midland, 22. BIRMINGHAM, MAY 21. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sharemarket continues depressed. The only t ransa ction reported to-day was Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), dis. NOVEL EXPLOSIONERIOUIS ACCIDENT.—An explosion of a novel character took place on Sunday last, in the house of Mr. Edward Andrews, grocer, at Ward-terrace, Hendon-road, Sunderlanu, which has been attended with dangerous consequences, S.:ane of the family occasionally had a bottle of hot water placed at their feet in bed, and for that purpose a stone bottle, filled with water and tightly corked, was placed in an oven adjoining the kitchen fire on Saturday evening. The bottle was not required, and was forgot by the servant, consequently it remained in the oven. I While the family were at church on Sunday afternoon, the water having expanded with the heat, exploded with a tremeLdous noise. The bottle burst and broke open the iron door of the oven, destroying various articles of furniture and crockery, together with several squares of glass in the kitchen window. The servant, who happened to be sitting nearly opposite to the oven, was struck on her head, rendered insensible, and was unable to speak for several days; she wasex explosion servant's os in removed to the infirmary, where she remains in a dan gerous state. A c hild o f M r . Andrews, sitting upon the knee at he atthe kitchentime, wgraastet,hbruowt in n i b r y acu th w e u f s o ly rc e e s o c f ap th ed e uulatut,—,Newcastle Journal. en3pi DEVONSHIRE HOUSE. THE SECOND REPRESENTATION, by the Amateur Company of the Guild of Literature and Art, under the direction of Mr. Charles Dickens, of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton's *ell' Comedy, in Five Acts, entitled NOT SO BAD AS WE SEEM; OR, MANY SIDES TO A CHARACTER, With (first time) as original Farce, in Oae Act, called MR. NIGHTINGALE'S DIARY, Will take place at Devonshire House on TUESDAY, May 27. Applications for Vouchers for the Tickets, price Two Pounds each, to be made to Mr. Mitchell, 33, Olt Bond-street, who will refer the same to the Duke of Devonshire. There will take place, on the same Evening, a BALL, in the Great Saloon of Devonshire House, which, it is hoped, will be agreeable to those purchasers of tickets who, from the limited space in the Thea tre, may not be able to procure convenient seats for the performance. WILLIAM HENRY WILLS, Honorary Secretary. re 4 4 sales bag ; al the hird. a Od and a Od a Od a Od b ko red by di-