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~~:~ , ~~~ EAST INDIA MOUSE, 16th Feb., 1853. WHEREAS,' in pursuance of the Bye Law of the East India Company, cap. 7, sec. 6, it is ordained " That a List shall ba puOlished thirty days before the Annual I:lee:Jou of Directors, containing the names of such Proprietors qua lined agreeable to law as shall signify in writing to the Secretary their desire of becoming Candidates for the direction, thirty-two days before such annual election." The COURT of DIRECTORS of the said Company do hereby give 110 tlae, in order that the Proprietors may conform to the said Bye larar, that the ensiling ELECTION of SIX DIRECTORS of the ,_AST INDIA. COMPANY for four years is appointed for WEDNES _AT, the 13th Ap r il next , and that such List will be published th i rty Ya before the said Election, as the abovementioned Bye Law directs, JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. CONSOLIDATED LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. term & Life as surance, endowments, and annuities, on the most equitable Persons in doubtful health, or whose proposals for assurance has been declined at other offices, assured at premiums carefully adjusted to the increased risk. Loans granted upon every real secur ity, and als3 upon appro ved - P er sonal security, from 501. to 5001. d eath AU darns payable within one month after satisfactory proof of . • 45, Cheapside. NOAH COLLIER, Secretary. SMELTING WORKS to be DISPOSED of, With immediate possession. The PENCLAWDD COPPER on the Rir Burr near Llanell, about eight miles from con :Linea. and three a g o from ation on th y e South Wales Railway, eree.„,, nBin g about eight acres of land, on which the present works are rnaruLger's residence ; a private dock, admitting vessels of M I A ' burden ; excellent coal at hand, which is delivered by railway for ai trout the works ; and an ample and untatling supply of water strum P ur pose& The erections are of the best materials and con on, possess every requisite for copper smelting, for which they po'sveesbeen hitherto used, but may easily be converted for other pur -o°ldaßrtrhoaedr ,:rd may be increased to any extent. • sPtarrteeitc,illfdoarly to Low's Pa:ent Copper Company • J O HN RORERT PIKE begs to announce to a , his Friends and the Pnb:tc generally, that he has opened offices address as a GENERAL MINING AGENT. From the great 7 1 es obtain e d d ur i ng his residence i n Co r nwall , he is enabled to 071triernore than ordinary information as to the state and prospects a. r cent 20 De Mints in that county, many of which are paying from 15 to det er eb• their l 7• profit on their present market value, and 3 00 to 400 per eet, ° ; original cost.—South Sea Chambers, 1 hreadneedle - I/RESS This day is published, price 6d., ORDERS, containing the opinions of the leading journals upon the Abolition of Newspaper Privi ,Vi'es• Edited b y AL BERT SMITH. London: Kent and Co., -raternoster-rOW ; and to be bad at the Egyptian-hall, Piccadilly. ?LAIN FACTS PROVED EVERY DAY.— _ n otiventrreensti Onr object i s b us i ness ; our transactions are with all classes ; , r Yles associate fashi on an d ease; our pr i nc i p l es are econom y, chment, and fair dealing ; our goods are w arranted the mcs ri als ens in their cut, and the most fashionable in style, the Mate t r e not to be equalled for variety of pattern, excellency in i i llmfacture or superiority of flnish, the substances are suited to d 7 s eason of the year, fit for purposes of business or pleasure, for .2.17 wear or for balls and festivities. inns nobleman may select his attire, or have his servants liveries any style he wishes ; all orders being attended with correctness, wspatch, and economy. The business man has his dress for office wear, for travelling, for l ear ance in the c it y , or f or com f or t a t h ome , h e ma y cl o th e hi s ! f dren in th e b est and most comfortable attire, at a saving of nearly half money h e must have paid elsewhere. The working man has the best stock of goods to select from', ex p_esslY prepared &riffs occupation or any other purpose, at charges e/er than were ever known before. no e ' ° ; B / 1 eryone is fur n i s h e d w i th Hats an d C aps, B oo t s an d Sh oes, or erY ' 4 C , lice., cheaper than at any other house in the City, or provinces. Such ". end re the plain facts proved every day at the east and west establishments of E. MOSES and SON. NOTICE TO EMIGRANTS. ou tfitting department at E. MOSES and SON'S is replenished '"th novel and us,ful articles designed for the comfort and conveni ence of Emigrants, the stock of CLOTHING, HOSIERY, &c., for o' l ldi es and Gentlemen who are about to emigrate, is the best and ~,,!!tPest in the world, and every class of emigrants are furnished ;no goods required for a passage to Australia, or any other country, b e t , e bafl are elsewhere. lowest, and all the articles are superior to those k',od Emigrants should inspect their • outfits as i r t saged in a separate department kept expressly for outfitting. low nti complete, or any part r f them of the t quality, and the e st Prices at E. MOSES and SONS. fillip sa r iling information, 1414 bill lists of outfits may be had on , application, or post free to any latFt el the kingdom. ?,dIJTION.—E MOSES and SON regret having to guard the w i l l ) ? against imposition, having learned that the untradesmn-lke th,, - ;' e d ef "Being connected with :heir Establishment," or a " It's concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for nous reasons, they beg to state that they have No C ONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR OCT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows 84 85 City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 83, toa, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West -end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, a, 11 art - street, all communicating. adt t'cd (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 an d 20, Bridge-street. §bellield Branch, 36, Fargate. ishlf erchant Tailors, Clothiers Hatters Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and °e Ma kers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and gentlemen. IMPOR TANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be dbe retuzne ho used if desired, or, if preferred, the money will . Price ut hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest from which ne abatement can be made. sat: E stablishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on n da Ysr when busine ss is resumed till 12 o'clock. Ur entitled World's Pharos," containing the u th re: a4t's _sistant, full list of prices, and directions for self mea- f ki ent' May be had on application, or post-free, to any part of on • c or on some Almaaa f tl year ending 1853 can be had gratis , applic ation. Ici Po n llter Pule Francais. Qui si parla Italians. st richt man Deutsch. Aqua se habla Espanol M ED IC ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF gA,.. 'YOUTH AND MATURITY. a ‘t r EL L Doctor of -m edic VMERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDO/f, , Edinburgh , l n n % and Matriculated Member of the University of Lice n u tt _ t ary Member of the London Hospital Medical 41[Ay f Apothecaries' Hall, London, &e., &c. tromovs disorders _ the vat a be °Dsulted, personally, or by letter, - on teeultin of the nervous and generative system, sureegu arities and excesses, which have pro sure _ , ry in y ouuh, degradation in manhood, and prema . es stages t ---- . 110 -Y wn nt t. l; nrn of life, than perhaps any other class of dis t* the treatment of these diseases Long and practical experience pathologists. Long that there are in exi,t s__!n e secret causes of self - acquired and disappointed hopes in rastenee, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous " I — s hinty, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfruitful Marri :ges. Impotency, Local and Constitutional W eakness , and their "lidless modifications owe their almost entire origin. It is absolutely necessary that all men should know that there are rciPles of personal management which cannot b e v iol a ted wi t h o u t itearring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and re g ret succeed e heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence , how these penalties m ay be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, grid how the evil and its con. equences m a y be avoided, mid above all, That there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional - ,„ a ligeMent to which the timely a i d of science cannot apply a cure. k l - uuCTOR LA'MERT has for a long series of years been engaged N .Lia extensive .practice in the treatment of these delicate COM 0f...ut% and is the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless Confidencetd envy of the hypocritical and mock-modest, has had 4 7: , through the medium of the public press, to direct fr, en flon to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is rep In selecting this department of practice, he has been amply ceded by the great success that has attended his effort s in tho tr " estr ' e aftent of these cases, which are too genera l ly confided to the loabirot unqualified aid ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated Of % ca tions, assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues nape Patent nostrunis, have inflicted serious injury on those who peen induced to place faith in their pretensions. ig i V t liorne for consultation daily from Eleven till Tw o, and from ra edi al Eight. Ali letters mast contain the fee of 11., and advice and eines can be forwarded to any initials or address. It 'mod desirable that patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MERT first obtain a copy of his work on SELF-PRESERVATION. L ife dleld Treatise on the Philosophy of Marriage, and Nervous and t'7,rative Debility, illustrated by fifty coloured engravings, and des e4:9l In detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and ea ' The perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct ie se . k r ....-Ption of thel mazes, and may be had, price 2s 6d,' in English, Spaaish, Dutch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. Pir It u rers and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-stre et; C°rhhill ; Storie, Titchborne-street, Haymarket ; or free t en _ for forty-two stamps, to any address from the Anther's re5i ......1127, BEDFORD -SQUARE, LONDON. I MPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS, Just published, by 11. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street, Londos. No I. Olive., in cloth, price Ss. by post free, is. N TRUE & FALSE SPERIVIATORRHEA, 14. _. with the View'. o the Correction of wide-spread Errors 'elation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the —are System, or Sexual Rypochendriasis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD e t i t b r: Pickford 'a known to English readers by his frequent practi t, e contributions to German medical literature. This is the first Z,t, he nforms us, that he has addressed himself to the non-medi g:_reader. Ket We trust this may not be the last, if be shall , now, 1 other equally flagr a nt ev il w hi c h i t may be i n h i s „ b _r to correct."—London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. z. oromtsed in a former number that we should recur to this norder to exhibit its aim wore clearly. • The author, lashes oii,2eat severity the impostors who make a livelihood by preying 1,,,,‘"ta credulity of the public. The tribe of ' Quiet Symathisers.' Ifedical Friends,' are mercilessly exposedthis book find its way into the hands of those who suffer from th com p'''t of 'which it treats, we are satisfied that many h indreds would ayed much needless suffering of which and mind, and what is of ...uch money • 1, 0 2 IniPortame though it_is that the quacks most prize— ' . This volume is well qualified to put au end to the `,,firrieal system .' ' of treating Spermaterrhcea, and to place the treat upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, to do much good."—Medical Circular, Jane 16, 1852. No. 11. in cloth, price 3e. 6d., by post free, 45., Nee t C AE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Princi aPPr°n en ee Simple, Safe, and E ffi cient, in even its mast Inveterate tly Intractable Forms. BY F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. h e il l Moot of his views he (Mr. Courtenay) has given is ar; st4r Y of a great 'many cases successfully treated, as bad Re)* / which Mr. Syme adduced, and on which he had operated. of eases Il• xii. and xviii. No. ix. had res ated, for a ref,, d " twelve Years, the treatment by dilitation, and was finally In dereii 'll as manY Weeks. But cases xviii. and xix. appear, both itri e „....on, severity, and complication of symptoms, of a more ag. trem-inTn. character than any detailed by Mr- SYme, and yet th 3 fsdePted by Mr. Courtenay of 6itrimure. blt• CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. 147, F ie TO be bad of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row , Carralho , pest, la ' st reet, Mann, 39, Cermhill. Price One Shilling each ; by e,d. "Health, Recreation, and Rational Use eo N .,, EN e nrsbu s ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. of Time:, l'a • —Early Rising — Spring er Morn g E Tarks, Lanes, Hi ll s t 0,...... about the Environs of London—T and St ii i: 1,4,K11, and Ramb Fields, les Iligh-roads, an d other pleasant plo i c n 7 s - a C t o ll un om try e Mu st —The Sea -London at Night—Even , kue—The Dranta—Cn Eating , Drinking, Sleeping, Bata in g' Air, -"", Ease, Occupation, & c., &c. 114 FRAGMENTS FROM THE FOUNTAINS. Two Yolo. ,' *VISIT TO THE LAKES; SKETCH OF EDINBURGH, &C. Yol. 11. THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. 111. , .._ WHAT TO EAT, Do.LNK, AND AVOID, .. voZA _ "p" "ifinatrthree score years and ten our course may rim tilr...e ar il review of almost every form (cause and cure) of nseers btbitate3lY)ugt!gbi, tated health and enfeebled constitution that hares besets the man of pleasure, business or study, and cm < faits ,"1 ol d age ; with tables and rulesfor the diet and physical regu °l every -day life. u THE PASSIONS. Whatths D a ssions hurt the b o d y —what improve, Truas relined as Athens ever heard." A The ad , /Ill'n,ac'r ;_ Lute' pilgrimage, from infancy to old ag— vent or the passions. Chastity and its infringement. The casualties ylicentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narra live. and remedlative. Advocacy of early marriages, T. •pu To THE MARRIAGE STATE. be or not to be. that Is the question." gio —"•34lll:—Lavas and, obligations or nature, society, and reit b n regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and c °lee , ' 3l l both sides, as to age temperament, complexion, and figur e t p i , . iv secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them. Ygical detectiveness and its removal. Sterility audits conversion. Cases, ttc. (18112v,t..; CUT VPRYVFLL M D. 0841), 81.R.C.5. (1827), L.S.A. wenty%ll ' ve yes Medical and Forensic Referee in there itattels. Price Is. each; by post, Is. 6d. —l.° be h ad of R herwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Camalh i o, 1 D 47, sleet-sire t • 10, Julyit 39 . Cornhill; or of R. Culvtrwel , ~ zu.bui ace,,lte4ent•street, who may be cox:oohed daily from WaU.kitVektill Nine. ; No. 18,847.] Genuine Household Furniture, Elegant French Clocks of superior style and finish, Bronzes and Ornaments, Paintings, Framed Prints, • and a 12ft. Billiard Table with appendages. 1I ESSRS. BULLOCK will SELL on SATUR 1_ DAY next, at 11 for 12 o'clock, at their Great Rokms, 211, Holborn,' an a. semblage of well-made MODERN HOUSE HOLD EFFECTS, including large brilliant plate glasses, carpets, cartnini, rosewood draw,ng-room chairs and sofas in silk,!chiffoilier and console with marble tops ; card, centfe, and occasional tables ; glazed bookcases, d ring tables 121 t. Gin. long richly cut glass. china, plated items, two batty mahogany four.post bedsteads, iron bedsteads, spring mattrasses, beds, new Witney blankets, wince 1 wardrobe, chests of drawers, marble irashstands, cheval and other dressing glasses, and a variety of furnishing requisites. May be viewed, and catalogues had. Freehold Farm of 136 acres, Tithe-rent Charge, and Villa Residence, with Garden and Malting Premises, situate at Darenth. Horton Kirby, and Sutton-at-Hone, in the Western Division of Kent. MESSRS. BULLOCK are directed by the Trustees to SELL by AUCTION, at the Mart, London, on TiIt.SDAY, March 22d, at 12 for 1 o'clock precisely, in three lots, with rossesslon of the farm, tithes, and malting premises, Lot I.—The valuable FREEHOLD FARM, called Gills and White house, in the par she: of Darenth and Horton Kirby, only fotir mils s from Dartford;comprising 136 ACRES OF EXCELLENT ARABLE AND HOP LAND, AND FRUIT PLANTATION, all LAND-TAX REDEEMED,' and in a high. state. of cultivation, having been for the last three years and a half under the management of Mr. James Russell, of HortOn Kirby, as receiver of the Court of Chancery, during which short period it has produced the EXTRAORDINARY NET PROFIT or UPWARDS OF £2,000. There is a farm-house, with barns, stabling, waggon loilges, two oast-houses, hop-stores, three cottages and gardens, and the whole (excepting about six acres of wood) lies in a ring fence. Lot 2.—The RENT-CHARGE of £2l per annum for the GREAT TITHES of about 60 acres of the Farm, being that portion which is situate in Horton Kirby. Lot 3.—A Genteel DETACHED - VILLA RESIDENdE, called Hill Cottage, witha newly-built greenhouse, and an ice-house; also, a p'e Isure and a kitchen garden of an acre, laid out with gieat tas e , and well planted, situate at the corn er o f Frog-lase, in the village of Sutton-at-Hone, in the occupation of Henry Hall, Esq., of Horton Paper Mill, at the nominal rent of £35 per annum. Also, a Malt House, with Kiln, 20 quarter steep, two brick and cement doors, and granaries over, with entrance from Frog-lane, and adjoining to the above, at present unlet. Printed particulars, containing plans and a detailed statement of the produce of the farm, as accounted for and paid over by the re- ceiver on oath, will be ready 21 days before the sale, and may then be had at the inns at Dartford, Farningham, t--atton, Darenth, nor : ton Kirby, and Gravesend : of Mr. Steele, Solicitor, No.l, LineOld's inn-fields ; and Messrs. Ililleary, Solicitors, 63, Fenchurch-street ; and of Messrs. Bullock, 211, High Holborn. DINNERS, BALL SUPPERS, and WED DING BREAKFASTS provided In Town or Country, by Messrs. PURSSELVS, Cornhill, including wines, and the hire of plate, linen, china, seats, tables, servants, carriages tents, awnings, dancing hollands, &c. Ball-rooms lighted and adorned. Instru mental music provided, Bills of fare sent per post for any number, or one of the firm will wait upon parties if required. A magnifi cent display of Bride Cakes for selection, decorated in a new and elegant style. All the Parisian novelties in Wedding Stationery.— Messrs. PURSSELL, 78, CornlAl (only). LAURENT'S GRAND CASINO. A RGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill -street, St. James's, Lessee, Charles Emile Laurent, Onslow House, Brompton-road, Licensed pursuant to Act of Parliament, of 25th George 11. Open every evening with Laurent's Celebrated Band. Principe' ornet-i-Piston, M. Boulcour. Admission—ONE SHILLING, Doors open at Half-past Eight o'clock. Dancing to commence at Nine. .no terminate at Half-past Eleven precisely. P.ATRON-H R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. ENTIRE CHANGE of MUSIC.—An OPTICAL and MUSI CAL ILLUSTRATION of SHAXSPERE'S " MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM," introducing the ORIGINAL MUSIC by Sir Henry Bishop, Morning and Evening.—LECTURES by J. 11. Pepper. Esq., on the endless AMUSEMENTS of CHEMISTRY, adapted to a Juvenile Audience; by Dr Bachhoffner, on the MECHANICAL PROPERTIES or aJET of STEAM; by Mr.Crlspe, on ERICSSON'S CALORIC ENGINE.—DISSOLVING viEwe4, including Day and Night Views of WALMER CASTLE, WALMER CHURCH, Sze., &o. Admission, is. ; Schools and Children under ten years of age, half-price. NEW FEATURE IN LIFB ASSURANCE. T HE DEPOSIT and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 18, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London. CAPITAL--ONR HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. DIRECTORS. R. Iraßowley Barnes,l, City-road, Finsbury. G. Itoel Clarke, Esq , late 17th Lancei,, Junior United Service Club. George Coode, Eeq., Fortland-terrace, Wandsworth, and Belvoir, St. Maier's, Jersey, Stephen Cracknall, Esq.. 1, St. John's-gardens, Notting-hill, and 11, yew-square, George Knox, Esq., 15, Connanght-Equare, Hyde-park, and Tor - I,Odge, Staffordshire. Alexander Maclean, Esq„ Harrow-on-the-Hill. David C. Poole, Esq., 32, Upper Seymour•street, Portman-square. William Prinsep, Esq., 147, Leadenhall-street, and 8, Hyde-park- place West. Robert Andrew Riddell, Esq., Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. Dr. Scanlan, 21, Upper Seymour-strcet West, Connaught-square. Major Sperling, 14, St. James's-square. AUDITORS. F. J. Blgg, Esq„ 126, Strand, Actuary and Secretary to the Medical, Leaal, and General Life Office. William Jones, Esq., Accountant, 8, Guildhall-chambers. BANKERS. Sir Charles Price, Msrryat, and Co., 3, King William-street, London. PHYSICIANS. Dr. Lewis, Finsbury-place. Dr. Scanlan, 21, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. et ItGEONS, 11. T. Chapman, Esq., 16, Lower Seymour.street. Portman-square. Michael Teevan, Esq., 44, Gloucester-place, Hyde-park-gardens. CONSULTING ACTUARY. Francis G. P. Nelson, Esq., F.L.S. INSPECTOR OP AGENCIES. F. P. F. Strousberg, Esq. STANDING COUNSEL. William Wellington Cooper, Esq., New-square, Lincoln's-Inn. somerroas. Messrs. MU and Mathews St. Mary-axe. RESIDENT SECRETARY. Charles W. Bevan, Esq. The public Is respectiblly invited to examine the principles of the Deposit System of Assurance. which is based upon tables calculated by. and is under the immediate supervision of, Francis G. P. Neison, Esq., F.L S., the Consulting Actuary to the Company. Compirative Tables to assure 5001 on death, by a person aged twenty next birthday, on the ORDINARY and on the DEPOSIT system of Assurances. ON THE ORDINARY SYSTEM. The sum the ordinary The sum the Life Offices would give ordinary Life him if he were unable Offices would to pay, or if he omitted At the His give him for to pay his current end of policy the surrender annual premium of Annual thirty at that or sale 81.65. 3d. after he has 04 premium yearswhen age, of his policy, paid into their coffers to assure the party in case after thirty 249/.78.6d., and which o 500/.. Is fifty of years'payments they have had the use A years old, death amounting to of at compound hewill have will be 2491. 7s. 6d. interest,t or in paid into worth whichtheyhave the event of his death the office. had the benefit one hour after such of at compound omission or inability interest. to pay. - - little more 20 81.65. 3d.'2491.75.6d. 8001. than 801. NOTHING. perhaps 90/. ON THE DEPOSIT SYSTEM. If un able to pay, or not desirous of paying or omitting topay,thePo licy would still remain of its FULL value, 522/.2t1.7d.ti1l death, if 20 years after, no fur ther payment beingre quired. Ifhowever the party, from any cause, wished to cancel the Policy, he could not onlydraw out all heh as put in, viz., 225/., but a certain bonus of 62/. 20 //.10s Od 225/. 5221.257 d 2871. 28. 9d. 2s. 9d. in the bargain, which is more than one-fourth of the whole of his payments, or he could either draw out a part, 201. or 501.. diminishing the Policy only by the assured value of the sum se drawn out at the age • when withdrawn. See pagess and7in detailed pamphlet, by F. G. P. Nelson, Esq. The rates hare selected are those adopted by the English and Cambrian Office, and advertised in its distinctive features as low rates of premium, and professedly for the lower att.e.lmidde:hingertessi; * cl T br h i e an raotesfficehr aendselaectedertiasreed in itsthose the Scottish In most offices, particularly th e older ones, suc rates of premium, and p ro f ess edly for the lower an t e i l , muidd:ing classes. by e tb fe b at E u n re g s lib as b low ab 'Equitable and the Globe, th ese ra t es would be mu ch higher. Ia the addi°sPtincti • former of 101. 7s. 6d., with 10 shillings per cent. entra nce fee, 3wo4uild In the latter 81. be the rate to insure 500/. at 20 years of age , to insure the same sum. The higher the rate the more in favour of the DEPOSIT system. t Money laid out at compound interest DOUBLES ITSELF every four , teen years. On comparison of these two tables it will be seen that a person under the novel system of DEPOSIT assurance can secure the follow ing advantages, vil., Ist. Eor a leas sum, paid annually, he can assure a larger sum in case of death than under the ordinary system. 2ndly. In the event of a desire to surrender his Policy he can receive in this Company, by the above example, which applies to all ages, THREE times as much as on the ordinary system. 3rdly. In the event of inability or omission to pay, his policy remains still his property, of th. same value as it was, though he cease his current payments for any number of years ; whereas on the ordinary system, he gets nothing. athly. Should he require to increase or decrease the amount of his policy, he can do so at pleasure. He can at any time, by giving a fortnight's notick withdraw any part from 11. up to the whole amount of his previous payments and with interest. After he has withdrawn part one year he can, by a single payment, three years. or any time afterwards- raise his policy to a greater or even its former amount ; and by this systein he can at all times regulate his annual savings by his annual expenditure, with the facility in the bargain of having a fund to fly to in case of necessity, the same as its. bank, with this palpable advantage, however, that he gets Inte rest for his money, and in case of death his family receive more than the amount of his savings. In ordinary Life Offices be can do 1.0 such thing, but his policy at once lapses or is cancelled the moment he ceases to pay his current premiums, and, instead of having any fund to Ily to for aid, all his hard-earned savings become forfeited to the society, and his misfortunes serve to benefit the pockets of his more fortunate co-assurers. s uc h a system is too equitable and too striking to be overlooked and DEPOSIT assurance is the only system of assurance which can be universally recognized and adopted when the principles are impar tially canvassed, and its palpable benefits become widely diffused. It confers greater advantages than a bank because it allows a fair rate of interest in case of withdrawal, and gives twice the amount in the bands of the Company to the representatives of the Depositor in °ase'of death , thus com binin g the ADVANTAGES OF A BANK WITH THE BENEFITS OF AN ASSURANCE COMPANY: In case of endowment assurances the advantages of the DEPOSIT ,ystem are still more striking. ADVANTAGES OF THIS COMPANY 'UNDER THE ORDINARY LIFE ASSURANCE BRANCH. - " • _ _ To those who prefer this branch Policies are granted from 201. to 5,0001. on every known principle thereof. Lives in all but the worst stages of disease, and such as have been rejected by other Offices, are taken at rates equivalent to the parti cular disease. Loans from 50/. and upwards granted on every kind of security, real or personal, on the most equitable terms to the borrower Annuities of every description granted on very favourable terms. Non-forfeiture of a Policy —ln case of inability to pay the currant premiums, the Directors will either purchase the Policy at a fair market value, or give a new one in lieu thereof, less 5 per cent., inte rest corresponding in amount to the whole of the previous payments which have been made. Detailed prospectuses with tables in further illustration of the De posit system, and any further information may be obtained on appli cation to the Agents In the country, or to CHARLES W. BEVAN, Resident secretary. N.B.—Agents waatedja aU parts of the WorW. . .- • ...Igle l _ ---y • ..- .... ..,.. , ' • .li r, T . '..r f rxit -, - , ..---- r .., -.1- -.•- -- " --- 7 -'-°, , ‘ ! .' r . • - .. .. r . \* sz- tl ~.ci,,tl , ~,:.,-..5 . -..,,.... ~1 6. ... ...:,,,.,, ....,....,.........;..„... 7,fr ___-- . --_,,,i,„:,... 4 ,.-.,- (3 * -u I • 42 - - " *. l ff -: , ". . z - : .•-Th.- -. 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He did note think that the p res id en t h a d power to decide the The two Houses of Convocation for the province of Canterbury assembled in full session at Westminster yes terday forenoon, at half-past ten o'clock; to which period they had been prorogued from the 17th of November last, the members of the Upper House, with his Grace the Pre sident Archbishop at their head, sitting in the Bounty Office, and the members of the Lower House, presided over by the Prolocutor, Dr. Peacock, Dean of Ely, sitting at the Jerusalem Chamber. matter sine consensu fratrum. The Bishop of WORCESTER moved that the petition do lie on the table, but, after some conversation, the motion fell to tho ground. Tho Bishop of OXFORD announced that after the return of the house from the presentation of the address to her Majesty, he should move a resolution, informing the Bishop of Cape Town that his petition involved so many original and novel questions, that the house would wish him to test his right of summons by an appeal to a court of law before their lordships proceeded to take the matter into further consideration. The Bishop of LONDON said he should not be able to support the resolution. The Bishop of EXETER presented a petition from the clergy of the deanery of Powder, in the archd.eaconry of Cornwall, praying for the revival of the active powers of Convocation. The Archbishop then summoned the Prolocutor and certain members of the Lower House, and they proceeded to Buckingham Palace, and presented to her Majesty the address agreed to at the last session of Convocation, and a copy of which appeared in these oolumns. On the return of their lordships from "Buckingham Palace, his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury read the Royal reply to the address of the Houses of Convocation, and which was in the following t erms . "I receive with cordial satisfaction the assurances of your loyal and affectionate attachment to my throne and person. "It is my earnest desire to prsomote the welfare and happiness of all classes of my subjeCts, by continuing to them peace abroad, and by assisting to extend at home the holy influence of religion, which is the only sure founda tion on which national prosperity can permanently rest. I thank you for the sympathy which you have expressed in my sorrow for the recent loss of the most distinguished of my subjects ; and I appreciate the value which you attach to that high sense of duty by which he was invariably in spired. I rely with confidence on the assurances of your desire to preserve harmony in the Church, and to increase its efficiency, by maintaining its doctrines and my supre macy unimpaired ; and I pray that the blessing of God may attend your endeavours to extend throughout all classes of my people the inestimable benefit of pure and deeply-felt religion." The Bishop of CHICHESTER presented several petitions in favour of allowing curates to vote in the election of proctors. Ordered to lie on the table. The Bishop of OXFORD proceeded to drawthceapae Town, ttention of the house to the matter of the Bishop of and concluded by moving the following reso l u ti on `; That this house having taken into considerption the prayers of Robert, Lord Bishop of Cape Tow questions of law, is of opinion that he should establishn involvinge lawfulness of his claim to a writ of summons before this house proceeds to a further consideration of the subject." After some observations from the Bishop of ,LONDON and the Bishop of CHICHESTER, a long discussion ensued, and it was ultimately agreed "That a resolution should be agreed to without opposition, to the effect that the house did not feel itself competent to entertain the Bishop of Cape Town's prayer." The Bishop of EXETER having brought before the house the case of the licensed curates in his diocese who claimed to vote for the election of proctors, moved that a com mittee be appointed to take the matter into consideration. The Bishop of WINCHESTER moved as an amendment— " That this house does not deem it expedient to enter at this time into the consideration of the prayer of the peti tion, but remits it to the vicar-general for a further report on the question at issue." The Bishop of ROCHESTER protested against the appoint ment of the committee, which he had been told ,on very good authority would be illegal. The Bishop of LONDON thought there could be no doubt about the legality of the committee if appointed. After further remarks on the same subject from right reverend prelates ' The Bishop of WINCHESTER expressed his intention of pressing his amendment to a division, when there ap peared five for the amendment (the Archbishop of Canter bury, the Bishops of Winchester, Rochester, Peterborough, and Worcester), and six against the amendment (the Bishops of Exeter, London, Llandaff, Chichester, Salisbury, and Oxford). The Bishop of Exeter's resolution was declared carried. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said no committee could be appointed without the sanction of the president, and this was a case in which he should refuse his sanction to the appointment of the committee. It was then suggested that the Archbishop should be re quested to inform the Prolocutor of the adoption of the resolution, in order that a committee of the Lower House should be appointed to act in conjunction with the com mittee of the Upper House, but his grace at once refused to comply. The colonial bishops' petition was then brought before the house, and it was admitted on all hands that their prayer could not be granted. It was intimated by the Archbishop that ho would invite the colonial bishops to a conference at Lambeth, or take any other steps that might be deemed necessary for ascertaining their wishes, and removing any impediments that might be in their w The Bishop of Exeter presented a petition from the Rev. George Madan, the recently appointed incumbent of St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, complaining of the prdsent con dition of the marriage laws. It was ordered to lie on the table. The Bishop of OXFORD suggested several modes by which the necessity of a protest against the archbishop's arbitrary prorogation of Convocation sine consensu fratrunt, might be avoided. Having been unsuccessful in inducing the Archbishop to deviate from the course he had pursued on former occasions, his lordship handed in the following pro test : " We, the undersigned, pray your grace to cause your reporter to enter upon the records of the Convocation our humble protest and declaration, that whilst we willingly assent to your grace's prorogation of this session!of Convo cation, we do not assent to any claim on behalf of the arch bishop to resolve on proroguing this synod sin 4 consensu fratrum. (Sign.d) "H. EXETER. E. ARUM. C. T. CHICHESTER. S. pXON." Mr. F. H. DYKE, the registrar, thon read the schedule, ,n virtue of which a pforogation took place until Thursday, the 18th of August next. The Archbishop pronounced the benediction', and the proceedings of the Upper House terminated. thus imposed upon me, whether your grace will object to my summoning the committee.—l am, &c., On the 28th of November he received the following note from the Archhishop "Nov. 27. • "Dear Mr. Dean,—No answer was returned to the reso lution of the Lower House, concerning the appointment of the committee, because the novelty of the case mad e it necessary to take counsel upon the subject, for which there was no sufficient time before the prorogation. lam not now competent to give my.consent to the summoning of the committee, as proposed in your letter, because lam unable to do any presidential act during the recess of the Convocation. " I remain, &c." Copies of this correspondence he (the Prolocutor) had for warded to the geveral members of the committee ; and, of course, it was not competent for him to take any further steps upon the subject until he had the honour of again meeting Convocation. From the statements which were made when the matter was discussed there, he found that considerable misapprension existed with respect to the law and practice of Convocation. There seemed to be a pretty general impression that the law and practice of Convoca tion were similar to that of the House of Parliament. With them it was not the practice for committees to meet, and transact business during the recess,—and it was con cluded, and not unnaturally concluded, that the same law which governed the practice of Parliament governed the practice of Convocation. In one sense the law was the same ; but it was accompanied by circumstances which make a fundamental distinction between them. A session of Parliament lasted from its first assembling until it was prorogued by the Queen, and their meetings in the inter val were continued by adjournments. But in Convocation, properly speaking, there was no such thing - as an " ad journment." Every meeting of Convocatign was a distinct and complete " session" of itself ; and it would be found, upon reference to tharecords of the acts of Convocation, that every meeting was thus recorded as a distinct session, and in passing from one session to another there was always the same formal act of " prorogation." That appeared to be the practice from the earliest times ; and so completely was the principle adhered to that on referring to the re cords it would be seen that in many cases where a sitting took place in the morning and another in the afternoon of the same day, the two sittings were counted as two distinct "sessions." The appointment of Committees had been an every-day practice of Convocation. Sometimes the Lower House had appointed committees by the order of the Upper House. At other times committees had been ap pointed by the Lower House itself, simply for the prepa ration of their own business, having no power of enact ment, but merely that of preparing the• business to be brought under the notice of the house in such a form as might be most convenient for the house to consider and determine upon. Then, if their representations were ap proved of, and it was considered necessary by the house that such representations, or the reports or conclusions founded upon them, were proper to be submitted to the consideration of the Upper House, they became the airtieu/i deri to be presented to that house. The difficulty which had been started was, that during the recess of Con vocation no business could be transacted ; but the uniform practice was the reverse. The Upper House had so timed the prorogation as to give the committee of the Lower House the opportunity of meeting for the transaction of business ; and that very day they had an example of the sort in the report of the joint committee which had been sent down to them by the Archbishop, the committee which made that report, having, in fact, assembled and prepared it in the recess; and unless their committees could so meet, he believed no business would ever be done by Convoca tion. He would only add that the matter now rested in their own hands, and that he had received no further com munication from the Archbishop than that which he had read. The Dean of BRISTOL—It was quite true that where there was business before Convocation, time had been given, and never refused, to the Lower House, to meet in committee and prepare that business. But here the Pro locutor's statement required some explanation. The Pro-• locutor said " business," so he (the Dean of Bristol) said " business." But what " business ?" Why, no other "business" was formally recognised as before Convocation than such as the Crown put before them. (Hear, hear, and no, no.) When the Crown had placed business before Convocation, he granted that the Lower House ought to have time to consider it; but where there was none, he did not think they had the power of sitting on whatever ques tion they might choose to introduce. Dr. • SPRY contended that there was an undoubted right in this house to present gravamina to the Upper House, and that their right was equally undoubted to appoint a committee to prepare such gravamina if they thought fit. Having, therefore, appointed a committee to consider cer tain gravamina, his own opinion was that that committee ought to meet whenever it was most convenient to them during the recess, in order to prepare their report, and afterwards to present that report to the Lower House on the reassembling of Convocation. The PROLOCUTOR granted that there was a material dis tinction between business sent befOre them from the Upper House and business which originated with themselves. But business, such as gravamina et reformanda, originat ing in this house, required consideration by a committee before it could be submitted to the Upper House, not by virtue of any authority in the Lower House, but simply as a statement emanating from them in the shape of recom mendations for the consideration of the Upper House. At this stage of the discussion a messenger appeared, and summoned the Prolocutor to the Upper House. On his return, the Very Rev. Gentleman stated that his Grace the President had prorogued the Convocation until the afternoon, to enable them to proceed to Buckingham Palace with the address to her Majesty adopted at their last sitting, in November. About two o'clock the house resumed, a,nd the Prolocu tor read the reply of her Majesty to the address, which will be found in our report of the proceedings of the Upper House, and was then ordered to be entered on the minutes. Archdeacon THORPE presented a paper of gravamina re lating to the necessity under which clergymen found them selves placed by the existing law of performing the mar riage ceremony between parties who repudiated the faith of the Church, and lived in open and undisguised sin. He himself had known cases where persons had come with a degree of wantonness to be married in the church ; and in one instance, where a party was asked what induced him to require the blessing of the Church on his marriage, the reply was, " Oh ! a mere whim." The Dean of BRISTOL contended that the Prolocutor had no intrinsic authority of his own to present a schedule of gravamina to the Upper House, being nothing more than the representative of the Lower House. The Prolocutor could only go to the Upper House when he was sent by this, or when he was summoned by the other house ; and could not leave his seat without their leave. It would be a most dangerous precedent, therefore, if they allowed any individual member to place a paper of gravamina in the hands of the Prolocutor and call upon him to pre sent it to the Upper House. No paper was given into the hands of the Prolocutor except to be laid upon the table, to be afterwards considered by this house. To bring the matter to an issue he would move that the paper of Archdeacon Thorpe be referred to the committee of gra vamina. _ , THE LOWER HOUSE. I Canon WORDSWORTH —The Prolocutor was not their The list of members having be en ca ll e d o ver and the officer, but the officer of his Grace the President, and he apprehended it was not an act of presumption on the part , minutes of the last session read, an d con fi rme d, the Appa- of any member to request the Prolocutor to take his ritor.General (Mr. F. Knyvett) appeared, and summoned schedule of grievances to the Upper House, to be dealt p e c p t o e e r correction n e t t : o t d s i the Prolocutor to the Upper House. On his return, with as they might think proper. That was an inherent right of every individual proctor there. At the same time The PROLOCUTOR said that in obedience to the summons he agreed with the Dean of Bristol that, provided they had of his Grace the President, he had attended te UPPer actually existing, in the discharge of its duties, a commit- House, and received from his grace the report of, the joint tee of gravamina, such schedules ought to be submitted to Archdeacon THORPE himself then seconded the Dean of t c o om eo mi ns t i t d e e e r o t f h t e he su t b w j o ec h t o o u f ses th , ' Bristol's motion, which, after some further discussion, was uo i nb n m itohftetol clerksf t t s h t e m session aemn d. iatdinopted. the first instance. which report he had been instructed bers of the Lower House. The very rev. gentleman then Canon WORDSWORTH said it was of importance that read the document referred to, which will be found in our they should not separate without knowing what course account of the proceedings of the Upper House. they were to pursue with regard to the committee of gra- The report was received with very general ' applause, and vamina. In considering the various papers brought before on the motion of the Rev. Dr. -PRYsecondedby the Rev, them, it was necessar y that the y should clearl y ascertain Dr. RUSSELL, it was ordered by a unanimous vote to be laid what g round the y were standin g u p on, and whether or not u pon the table for future conside ra ti on. , they were to be summoned to deliberate upon those papers In reply to Archdeacon DENISON , which had been refused by this house to that committee. The PROLOCUTOR said it was highly desirable that the He was satisfied that committees of that house, being pro report should be printed and circulated amongst the result the mem- p erl y a pp ointed, might sit during the recess, and present hers of Convocation; but unfortun a t e l y the difficulty at of their deliberations to this house, to be after present experienced was the want of the means necessary wards communicated by it, through the President, to the for defraying the charges.present committee had other house. In the instance a . and his grace s sanction and concurrence Archdeacon DENISON—SureIy every member of Convo- been appointed, ._ din bt i doing this ho cation would gladly contribute h; ---s share of the expense, had been aslld ec t.o ta t e e n p e rz l e: e e g, p, te u which it was their and, in the assurance that the would do so, he begged to thought they move that the report be printed and circulated amongst t r trace He contended' they had a full, duty now o e . . right t!' • • t' t' ancient, and prescribed vest en in prim we prac ice the members. appoint to those committees, and that it was an unnecessary The Dean of BRISTOL doubted if thi s h ouse cou ld dealwith the Upper House them the copy of the report which had been sent down to and. informal act to communicate them by ' the Archbishop as if they had full authority upon the subject. This, however, they had done ; and to , t hth the' 'ht meet.the difficulty he would sugges w e er ey might over it. Dr. SPRY—The Upper House were anxious 'hat the re- not request the Prolocutor to intimate to his Grace the port should be well considered by the memers of this President, that this Lower House appointed at its session b house, and it certainly could not be considered unless on the 17th of Nov. last a committee of gravamina et re printed and circulated amongst the member s . Ultimately, on the suggestion of such appointment, but that on subsequently making inquiry Chancellor MARTIN—It was agreeu ., that a request into former preeedents,,they found that this last step was un should be made to the Upper House that the re rt pn necessary and informal, and they begged leave, therefore, be printed and circulated for the use of the lin em b e 4 - f ~ to withdraw the application and to intimate . their purpose Convocation. ' - to proceed in the regular manner, according to ancient The PROLOCUTOR then informed the house of the steps ointed would ro practice, and that the co . mmittee so app t it without p taken since the last meeting with res Peet to the co Vet: coed to consider the business submitted to it without re appointed for considering certain gravamina that were then quiring his grace's concurrence. presented to Convocation. It would be in their recollection Archdeacon GRANT supported this proposition. that he was a t th a t time requested, at the earliest practi- Archdeacon DENISON said no one was more anxious than cable opportunity after the answer of his Grace the President himself that the committee should proceed to action • but to the application to be made to hi m had been r ece i ve d , an d th e h ouse s h ou ld b ear i n m ind that the paper referred to in case that answer should be favourable to the application the committee included almost every subject that could be so to be made to him, to adopt measures for assembling , brought under the notice of Convocation , and he believed the members of the committee. He would, therefore, read there was no precedent to be found in the history of Par to them the correspondence which had taken place between liament or of Convocation, of the existence of a committee himself and the archbishop upon the subject; but before of the kind. Let them, therefore, consider well before doing so, he would first remind them of the terms of the they sanctioned the continued action of that committee. resolution adopted by this house for the appointment of The paper of gravamina had been referred to the commit that committee. The resoluti moved u on, 1 , by Archdeacon tee when they did not know exactly what they were doing Harrison, and seconded by Dr. Spry, was in these words : —(a laugh)—and he thought it better that the paper should ----" The Lower House of Convocation begs leave respect- remain as it had been put forth to the Church of England right fully to state to your grace and your ? t rev. b re thren, and the world at large—as a statement of the reasons for that an important representation on matters at present which certain persons thought it desirable that Convoe,a affecting the welfare of the Church has, in conformity with tion should be allowed to meet, and that they should now former precedents, been introduced into tlais house, and proceed to consider great practical questions, one by ono, co mmittee, and this 1-. been referred to a -mule humbly pray in detail. It was with that view that he himself had given your grace and your right rev. brethren so to order the notice of certain resolutions which he desired to bring un prorogations and continuation of the session of this present der their notice that day. His belief was, that the com- Convocation as to allow this house to receive and consider mittee of gravamina would be found an absolute unreality; in due time the report of such committee!, After the that it could not work, and that if its members did assem members of the committee had been nominated, a ques- ble together, they would never report. Consequently, no tion arose as to its right to sit by the sole authority of this business whatever would be brought before the house, be house,inion of some of the members of the m 't itwould always be said, when a subject was intro tee . the op could not sit without - cause cannot deal with being, that it _,the sanction of the duced for their consideration— " Oh, we Archbishop. He (the Prolocutor) then delivered the reso- that ;it is one of the questions which have beenreferred lution to his gra ce, who said he would take time to consi- to the committee." (Hear, hear,) der it, and return an answer, but, up to the close of the Archdeacon GRANT considered the proposal of Canon last sitting of Convocation, no answer had b een returned. Wor d swor th t o b e wor th y o f su pp or t on the ground of its _ they dress these circumstances, he grace , _ felt it to b e hi s duty to ad- practical character ; for the question n ow was, how the following letter to his dress could best extricate themselves from the false position i n themselves, the "Nov. 23, 1852. which they had, unfortunately, placed f, lo Lord Archbishop,—l was requested by the Prolocutor,andabove all his Grace e Lower House of Convocation to take measures for assembling the friend Archdeacon pctnison advised th em to let things shouldgo re members of the ommittoe 4ppoillted. by them ; as 8004 as main as they were j 11 1 short, that they I had received an intimation of Yew grape% p 03. 0 4rr the i AW i th WIPP line world this blot npon . t them, hem that having acted in the resolution which I had the' h ..onciilr to place in your hastily, and found themselves in a difficulty, they never grace's hands. I trust, therefore, that your grace will par- theless took no measures with the view of retracing their don me if I venture to ask, in conformity with the duty steps. For hirovlf he thought that Wattici be an improper THE UPPER HOUSE. In the Upper House there were present the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishops of London, Winchester, Oxford, Exeter, Salisbury, Lla,nd.aff, Worcester, Chiches ter, and Peterborough. After some preliminaries, The Bishop of London stated that at the last meeting of Convocation a commitee was appointed to consider a ques tion relative to a measure for the better correction of clerks. The committee had drawn up a report, which was to the following effect The committee appointed by Convocation to consider of an address to her Majesty, as to a measure for the better enforcing of discipline among the clergy, report— " That they have had various meetings, and, in obe dience to the commands of the house, have taken into their serious consideration the matter referred to them. " That they are unanimously of opinion that the pre sent state of the law touching the discipline of the clergy is unsatisfactory, and that it needs amendment. " That the great expenses and delays attending such proceedings, which amount frequently to a denial of jus tice, have not been removed by the recent acts upon this subject. " That the provisions of the last act, which govern the present administration of the law, are inadequate for their PurPosen -- 7 , 7_, ri risT A That thei - prAiminary — inquiry under the act savours too much of an actual trial, without its safeguards or con clusion, whilst it has been doubted whether t hose provi sions which were intended to govern the actual trial could safely be used for its conduct. " That the 'present provision for hearing and deciding final appeals is not such as to give general satisfaction. " That it is highly important that those evils should be corrected. • " That, in the judgment of the committee, it is desirable that all causes against clerks, involving questions of heresy or false doctrine, blasphemy or schism, should be heard as they might have been before the passing of the act 2d and 3d William IV., c. 92, saving as regards the composition of the court of final appeal. " That the Court of Arches should be empowered to re ceive viva voce evidence, and to hear and examine wit nesses. " That provision should be made for the bishop to hear certain cases in private, if he shall think fit, and the ac cused party shall consent, and to pronounce sentence thereon. " That the machinery for conducting the preliminary in quiry by commission should be made less cumbrous. "That provision should be made for the trial of clergy men before the bishop, or his official or commissary, as sisted by a council of not less than four members, who shall decide all questions of fact ; the said persons not to be named by the bishop himself, but taken by lot, or other wise as shall seem most expedient, either from the canons residentiary, non-residentiary, and honorary, and the rural deans of the diocese, or from a panel of beneficed clergymen elected in every archdeaconry for this purpose. " That the greatest difficulty besets the due adjustment of the course of final appeals. " That it appears to your committee of the greatest mo ment, whilst we maintain the just supremacy of the Crown, as the ultimate source of justice and redress to every subject complaining of wrong, whether in matters ecclesiastical or civil, to combine therewith security, that ecclesiastical questions shall be decided by persons quali fied by office and acquaintance with law ecclesiastical to decide thereon. " That it appears to your committee that the acknow ledged difficulties which attach to this subject have been much increased by recent legislation, which almost acci dentally transferred the hearing of those causes from the Queen in Chancery to the Queen in Council. " They would suggest the expediency of considering whether the best solution of this question would not be to restore this jurisdiction to the Queen in Chancery, and to enable her Majesty, when any appeal shall be presented from the court of the province in matters ecclesiastical, in which any clerk in holy orders shall be a party, ex cept in causes matrimonial or testamentary, to remit the cause for re-hearing in the court of the archbishop, providing that there shall sit, under the authority of the Great Seal, with the judge of that court, other ecclesi astical and common-law judges to hear and decide finally in the cause. " Finally your committee report that they have felt it their duty to lay these conclusions before the Convocation as what would form the fitting heads of an address to her Majesty, should one now be resolved upon by the Convoca tion ; but they , beg further to report their own conviction that no such address should be adopted without a full and patient examination of the'-whole subject : and they would therefore respectfully' suggest to the Convocation their opinion that their report should be laid upon the table as matter for future consideration rather than for immediate action. "C. J. LONDON, Chairman. " Feb. 11, 1853." The Archbishop of CANTERBURY ordered the Lower House to be summoned to receive this report. The Prolocutor attended accordingly accompanied by the Dean of Norwich, the Archdeacon of Maidstone, the Arch deacon of Winchester, Dr. Spry, and Canon Wordsworth, and the report having been presented to the prolocutor, the deputation retired. A petition was then read from the Bishops of New foundland, Quebec, Antigna, and Cape Town, praying the Archbishop to appoint a committee of the Upper House (saving their own rights) to consult with them touching the interests of the colonial branch of the English Church. A memorial was also presented from the Bishops of Quebec, Antigua, and Newfoundland, praying to have their right allowed to sit in the Upper House of Convocation. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said that at the last meeting of Convocation, a petition had been read from the Bishop of Cape Town, which he bad referred to his vicar general, who would now give his opinion upon the subject. Dr. TRAVERS Twiss, having first read the petition of the Bishop of Cape Town, presented at the last session by the Bishop of Oxford, then read a lengthened opinion against the right of the colonial bishops to sit, concluding with the following sentence : "Upon the most careful consideration which I have been able to bestow upon the facts above submitted to your grace's attention, I beg leave to report to your grace that the see and diocese of Cape Town are not within and of the province of Canterbury, so as to found any autho rity in your grace to direct the Lord Bishop of Cape Town to be cited to appear at the Convocation of the prelates and clergy of the province of Canterbury now assembled, pursuant to her Majesty's writ ; and that, as the exercise of your grace's authority as primate and metropolitan, in assembling the said Convocation, is strictly controlled by statute of the realm, your grace may not lawfully accede to the prayer of the petition of pleasedi Lord Bishop of Cape Town, 'that you will be pto direct a proper citation to be forthwith issued to him, or that he may be allowed without such citation to take his rightful place as a suffragan bishop in the present Convocation." The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said that in conse quence of this opinion, he decided against the right of the Bishop of Cape Town to sit. The Bishop of SALISBURY begged to ask the most rev. president in what manner the learned and elaborate report of the vicar-general came before that house. He under. stood that the manner in which the matter stood before them, was that the petition had been addressed not per sonally to his grace, but to the Upper House of Convoca tion, which body he considered was to judge entirely whe ther the Bishop of Cape Town's claim was well founded. • The Bishop of LONDON said an opinion had been given that the Bishop of Cape Town was pot entitled to sit. It rested with the Archbishop to carry out the Queen's man date, and if that duty was neglected the Bishop of Cape Town had his remedy elsewhere. The Bishop of OXFORD thought the law of the case was entirely different, and that it rested entirely with the Upper House to discuss and decide upon the matter. a it rested entirely with the Archbishop, any suffragan might be excluded by his citation being withheld, and he would be unable to obtain his rights without having re course to most annoying litigation. The Bishop of WINCHESTER thought the Bishop of Cape Town had appealed to Convocation too early. He ought to have gone first to another court, where his case could have been legally settled. He ought to have applied to the Colirt of Queen's Bench for a mandamus to show why he had not been cited. The Bishop of OXFORD said an application to that effect had been made to the Court of Queen's Bench, who re fused to entertain it, upon the ground that the Bishop of Cape Town had not been refused his seat in Convocation, and that he had not done all he could to'obtain his just rights. The bishop had, therefore, no other course but to persist in his appeal to the Upper House, which was the judge of its own privileges. The ARCHBISHOP had always understood that it was a case which belonged to the president, and that it was one on which he was called, upon to give an official opinion. He had referred the matter to the Vicar-General, and he held that the opinion which he had given was binding, having been officially given by the president. The Bishop of SALISBURY inquired whether the Arch bishop considered that a judicial sentence. The ARCHBISHOP replied that incidentally it might be so considered. w their seemed e y* The The Bishop of EXETER remarked that in a matter so ne w it was not surprising that they should not very clearly see tbe granted, e Archbishop urteatshoenable considered that he had a right ed but b to adjudge that the Bishop of Cape Town's prayer should n that petitionwthase t t o ip the r Uppernouse should House, and o it m have the power of deciding upon it. If the Archbishop's claim to deci • de judicially upon the subject were: well founded, the Bishop of Cape Town must seek redress by an appeal to the Queen •in Council; and. not by a mandamus from the Court of Queen's Bench ; or he might proceed in the Court of Queen's B enc h aga i ns t th e dean of the pro vince (the Bishop of London) for not having cited him. He was disposed to think that the wisest course to pursue was 7/7 //~~~ -~ [PRIG% SD. course of proceeding, and that they should take the de corous mode of action suggested by Dr. Wordsworth. Archdeacon DENISON said his proposition was merely to appoint a committee to draw up a, representation to be pre sented to the other house, inviting it to concur in the ap pointment of a joint committee. - - Chancellor MARTIN, considering that they had applied to his Grace the Primate, and that his grace had answered that he was• about to " take counsel upon the subject," he thought it would be premature and hardly courteous to step forward in the interim, before they knew what that counsel was, in the manner, pointed out by Dr. Words worth. 'Ho would moveas in amendment, therefore, that the application to his Grace the Primate be respectfully repeated. The Bev. TJAYWARD Cox seconded the amendment of Chancellor Martin, on' the ground that many members of Convocation who voted for the appointment of the com mittee had done so upon the express understanding that the committee would not be allowed to sit without the previous consent of the Archbishop. The Rev. Mr. RANDOLPH agreed with Mr. Denison's view of the case, but it had nothing to do with Dr. Words worth motion ; and he thought they should now consider if they had not taken a false step, and whether they could not retrace it. Archdeacon HARRIsoN—If they had already put the pre sident in a false position, he conceived it would be doubling the offence to press his grace for an answer. It appeared to him that. their best course was to take no step in the matter until they had received an answer ; but if none came, then they might consider that his grace felt that he 'could not express an opinion, and that he left them to take their own course. Dr. RussELL—lf the Archbishop had stated that he would. " take counsel," of course he would send them an answer. To anticipate that answer ought to be no part of the duty of Convocation. • The Dean of BRISTOL opposed the motion of Canon Wordsworth, ; - The PRoLOCUTOß—Unquestionably it was true that, by the proceedings which had taken place they had in some respects compromised the rights of this house, and also compromised the archbishop himself, by placing him.in a false position ; still he was of opinion that it would not be desirable to proceed with the meetings of the committee. It was of the utmost importance that they should stand well with the Archbishop and the other house, and that they should take no stops which would appear in the slightest degree to be wanting in the most entire respect to his grace and the Upper House. It would not be expedient, therefore, to urge the assembling of the committee without the sanction of his grace. He thought, however, thit, for the purpose of repairing the mischief, there could be no ob jection to a declaration on the part of this house of their opinion with respect to the law on this particular question; and whilst they were prepared, if necessary, 'to abandon the committee appointed in November, and not to require it to meet, that there was no reason why they should not appoint another Committee to consider the subject, and which committee might assemble and deliberate without applying to the Archbishop and the Upper House. Dr. ALTAl:lir—Many gentlemen present were of opinion that it would be better to wait for the answer of the Pri mate, especially as they did not repent what they had done, or conceive they had -taken a false step. They accepted membership on the committee conditionally. One gentle man said that, as a good subject, and also as a true son of the Church, he would require to know whether sitting on the committee was a legal act—if they could do it without the consent of the Crown or the sanction of the Archbishop. Now he (Dr. M`Caul) felt that, were the Archbishop to ex press an opinion to the contrary, he for one could not act on that or any other committee they might choose to ap point. Many gentlemen remained with their opinions un changed as to the inexpediency of Convocation acting at all ; and therefore to hurry on anything of the kind would be most unwise. They adhered to the original terms upon which they accepted membership on the committee, and they thought that even on the part of those who desired to see Convocation in full operation, it' would be unwise to commence their proceedings be coming into collision with the Primate. On every ground, then, it would be better to wait ; and he concurred in the suggestion that both re solution and amendment should be withdrawn. Archdeacon SINCLAIR, as a member of the committee of gravamina, said when that committee was appointed, he felt extreme repugnance to entering on the many and deli cate questions which' were included in the schedule of grava mina referred to it ; another repugnance had been greatly increased by a further examination of the schedule, and by inquiry and reflection on the subject. He still considered himself bound, if the Archbishop gave his concurrence to the meetings of the committee, to serve upon it ; but in case his grace saw fit to withhold his sanction and concur rence, 'ho must consider himself relieved from the obliga tion. (Hear.) The Rev. Mr. SBYMOUR acquiesced in the suggestion of the Prolocutor, that a committee should be appointed to consider the law affecting the appointment of committees of the Lower House. Dr. WORDSWORTH-But even to the appointment of such a committee as that, they must, to be consistent, ask the sanction of the Archbishop. Chancellor MARTIN then moved an amendment to the effect, that a committee be appointed to search for prece dents on the subject of the sittings of committees of this house, without previous references to his Grace the Presi dent and the Upper House of Convocation. Dr. SPRY said it would be a most extraordinary proceed ing to appoint a committee to inquire whether they had a right to appoint a committee. (Hear, hear.) - ChanceflOr MARTIN—Then he would suggest that the Prolocutor be requested, with the assistance of any mem bers of the house he might choose, during the approaching recess, to search for precedents on the subject of the sit tings of committees. Archdeacon HAL& would be sorry to see any decision come to at the present meeting as to whether the commit tee of gravamina should or should not meet in the in terval of their sessions. If it were the fact that, so long as Convocation existed, whether it were sitting in formal session or not, from month to month or from year to year, there was a power in its committees to sit and deliberate and prepare matters against the period their formal session came round, he owned it would be a very formidable truth ; and the strongest argument in confirmation of the Prolocutor's opinion, that the committee of grava mina might sit in the interval of their sessions, was that the joint committee of both houses had sat in the last re cess, and he must say ho could not see any difference as to the powers of a committee of this house—whether it was a joint committee or a committee of each house separately. If one had power to sit between sessions, surely the other had equal power to do so. This being conceded, he would leave things exactly where they were, and do nothing fur ther to entangle the question. Ho concurred in 'the pro position that a committee should be appointed to ascertain whether a committee of gravamina, as well as othier com mittees, had the power of meeting in the interval of the sessions of Convocation. The Rev. Mr . BROWN then proceeded to address the house; but was cut short in the midst of his speech by the entrance of the Apparitor-general, who summoned the Pro locutor to the Upper House. On his return, The PROLOCUTOR said, he had been to the Upper House and received the orders of the Archbishop immediately to prorogue the Convocation until the 18th of Aughst next. Under other circumstances, perhaps ' it would have been competent in him (the Prolocutor) to allow the sitting to continue until the business before the house was concluded, but the intimation received from his grace being, that the prorogation was to be " immediate, " he felt it to be his duty at once to declare that they ood prorogued to the 18th of August next. The Assembly then broke up. LITTERS FOR PORT PHILIP.—The Post-office autho rities advertised yesterday that ship letter-bags will be made up on the 26th instant for Port Philip, to be des patched by the screw steamer Hellespont. A MODEL COCK FIGHT.—Mr. Leonard, an engineer on one of the Lake steamers, was a whole team for a cock fight. He kept a well-trained rooster, and fought him in every port between Buffalo and Chicago', Hear ing of a crack bird of the pit at Windsor, over went John, with a half dozon friends, to see and rejoice with him over the anticipated sudden demise of JohniCrapau's celebrated game stock ; the birds were let loose, and at the first blow of the little Frenchman's bantam, John's bird was numbered with the things that had been—he was dead. Greatly mortified and astonished WAS John ; he left the field crest fallen, amid the laughter of hie compeers. "Egad," said the engineer, " I'll try him again." On his first trip to Buffalo, John bought a full-grown eagle, cut his feathers into shape, twisted up his tail rooster fashion, fastened a cock's comb on his crown, and otherwise meta morphosed him into a game-cock ; brought him up to the city, again rallied his friends, put his bird into a bag, and over he went for another fight. Parlez your brought out his bird again, certain of success and I placed him ready for action. The engineer took his out of the bag—they slowly approached each other—the bantam stooping and picking, as he advanced to the assault, while the engineer's walked boldly oni with his head erect, beak open, and an eye of fire that never blanched in the mid-day sun ; the bird of Jove seized the gallant bantam, and, with beak and claws, tore him to pieces, and eat him up, to the utt er astonishment of the crowd. , The little Frenchman danced all sorts of figures, and cried out—"Sacre ventre bleu, me nevaire see ono roostaire like dat ; he eat him up mon bon chicken. Vat one crooked nose your nacre dam Yankee roostaire's got ; I fight no more wid de Yankee roostaire." Ever since that, John has considered the Santa Anna of the cock-pit in the West.—Peabody's Chronicle. MEMOIRS or THE COURT AND CABINETS OF GEORGE THE THIRD.—From Original Family Documents. By the Duke of Buckinghara and Chandos. 2 vols. W e seize the earliest opportunity (says the Morning Herald) of directing the attention of our readers to' this very remarkable and valuable frublication. The Duke of Buckingham has himself undertaken the task of forming a history from the papers of his grandfather and great uncle, the Earl Temple (first Marquis of Buckingham), and Lord Grenville, of the days of the second Wm. Pitt, extending over an interval commencing with 1782,. and ending with 1 8 00 . In that interval events occurred Which ca n never lose their interest as incidents in the history of England. The coalition Ministry and its dismissal by the King—the resistance of the Sovereign and Pitt to the efforts of the discarded Ministers to force them selves again into office--the great constitutional ques tion of the Regency which arose upon the King's disas trous malady—the contest upon that question between the heir apparent and the Ministers of the Crown—the breaking out of the French revolution, and the conse quent entrance of England upon the European war— these, with the union with Ireland, are political move ments every detail of which possesses the deepest inte rest. In these volumes, details, then guarded with the most anxious care from all eyes but those of the pri vileged few, are now for the first time given to the pub lic. The most secret history of many of the transactions is laid bare. The Duke of Buckingham's connecting narrative is written both with judgment and vigour. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE: The Right lion. Sir James Graham, First Lord of the A.dmiralty, will commence holding his „levees on Saturday next, the 19th inst., as will be seen by the following announcement : "ADMIRALTY. "Sir James Graham will receive officers on Saturctvs, at 12 o'clock. "OfUeers who wish to see Sir James Graham will havo to enter their names in a book kept for that purpose in the hall, stating their Christian name s an d ran k." . The number of offioers seen on one day will, as usual, be limited to 30. Lieutenant West, commanding her Majesty's steam sloop Pluto, on the coast of Africa station, has been invalided ; and Lieut. Norman Bedingfield, lately in command of the Jackal, tender to ber Majesty's steam frigate Penelope, has been appointed to the vacant command. The death of retired Commander George Fox (1847) has been reported. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 16. The Barraeouta 6, paddle-sloop, Commander G. Parker, left Spithead yest<xday morning, after dis charging the seamen and marines belonging to this port paid off from the Castor, with others for the Plymouth station from the same shin. The Banshee steam -packet, Lieutenant J. Hosken, commanding, hauled out of dock to the steam basin, to complete her refit, yesterday morning. The Medea, 6, p a ddl e - sloop, Commander Bailey, only 1 awaits the embareation of Mr. Backhouse, the Judge of the Mixed Commission for the Havannah, to leave Spit head for that destination. The Rhadamanthus, 4, steam-transport, Mr. Belam, master commanding, arrived in this harbour yesterday from Plymouth, to discharge supernumeraries and stores; afterwards she proceeds to Deptford. The freight-ships Joseph Somes and Fatima arrived at Spithead to-day from the Thames, and will come into harbour to embark from the dockyard the 48th Regiment for Corfu. The Duke of Wellington 131, Captain H. B. Martin, C. 8., has received h er boilers, four in number, each weighing 25 tons. When.,.the four are in their places there will be a clear space of 12 feet between the starboard and port boilers ; each boiler has five fu:- naces, and 598 metal tubes, removable at pleasure. The Prince Regent, 90, Captain Hutton, flag of Rear- Admiral Corry, will be " paid down " on Friday and her crew allowed leave of absence. She will haul out of dock to the fitting basin, according to present estimate, on the 27th inst. The Furious, 16, paddle-frigate, Captain Loring, will be paid advance at Spitbead to-morrow , and start On a cruise as far a s th e M e dit erranean on Saturday, PLYMOUTH, FEB. 16 The Barracouta, Commander G. Parker, arrived yas• terday from Sheerness with seamen paid off from the Castor. The steam-tender Sprightly, Master-Commander Allen, arrived from Portsmouth on Sunday with seamen for ships fitting at this port, and returned again on Monday. Seam - en riggers employed on board the Brisk have got up lower yards, topmasts, and topgallantmasts, and commenced rattling the topmast rigging. Extra hands were sent on board the Algiers on Mon day, to get her ready for launching by May. At 10.30 on Monday night two steam-vessels-of-war were observed going down Channel, inside the Eddy stone, under full steam and all canvas ; the headmost bark-rigged, all black ; the other, a mile astern, ship rigged. The Falmouth and Goodwill lighters, which sailed from this port for the eastward, have been obliged to put back, in consequence of the strong easterly wind. The St. Jean d'Acre, 101, screw line-of-battle ship, will be launched on the 21st March next. Mr. William Hanniford (musician), has been appointed organist at the Dockyard Chapel, vice Drake, resigned. Captain Rich, R.N., Captain Superintendent of the Royal William Victualling-yard, has, under the direc tions of the Lords of the Admiralty, made the following distribution of a portion of Goldner's preparations, fit for food :—To the Rev. J. Hatchard, vicar of St An drew's, for the poor of Plymouth, 60 canisters, of 741 b.; to the Mayor of Plymouth, 60 can i sters ; and to Cap tain Schuyler, churchwarden for the poor of Stonehouse, 60 canisters. WOOLWICH, FEB. 16. The Black Eagle, steam-vessel, Master Commander John E. Petley, left Woolwich this afternoon for Ports mouth, where she will await further orders. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of yesterday. ) MANCHESTER, FEB. 15.—The receipts of cotton at the American ports were 125,000 bales in the last week, against 85,000 in the corresponding week of 185 k • and the total receipts 1,820,000 b a l es , aga i nst 1,349,000. The excess in the week's receipts are 40,000 bales, and the total excess 471,000 bales, which will receive a further addition next w ee k. The fact of the excess, which had declined, being again considerably on the increase, appears to have caused a giving way of per lb. in the speculative market of New York, and to have rendered the southern markets dull, with a bias in prices against the sellers ; but the arrival of the Africa with rather more favourable accounts to the 16th January led to some increase of business, and also of firmness, to the 29th January, at New Orleans, where the freight to Liverpool was id. and the exchange on London 81. The price for middling, telegraphed from New Orleans on 29th, was 9ic.; and a postscript to a letter from New York, which we have seen, says :—" I have just received a dispatch, by tele graph, from a reliable friend in these words :- 4 Mobile, January, 31.—Middling, 91; large sales, prices tending up.' On the 29th that market had been telegraphed as " heavy, with middling at Bic." This alleged rise of c. must have been occasioned by the Africa's advices. We have, ourselves, again seen private letters speaking in the strongest terms of the means which had been re sorted to in order to keep cotton back, and cocker up prices ; repeating also their previous statements, and with increased confidence, that the supply would be at least three million and a quarter bales. The quantity now upon the Atlantic is very large —not less than 250,000 bales, we are assured by a gentleman who pays a close attention to these imports. ROCHDALE, FEB. 14. we have had a rather still market, and little or no change in prices. Wool con tinues much the same as it was on the previous Monday, both in price and demand. Hitherto the London sales have fetched considerably better prices, as compared with the last wool sale. ' MACCLESFIELD, FEB 15.—Our manufacturers con tinue actively engaged for the spring trade. Many houses are working to orders, and the stocks of goods on hand are quite insignificant. The weavers, for the season, have fuller employment than has been known for several years past. The silk dyers are also busy, which is a good indication that preparation is general.. Thrown silks are considerably more in demand for the home trade ; the export orders are also a little more free, which causes a great scarcity of the finer and medium qualities of trains and organzines. Raw Silks : The market is &inlet, the public sales announced to be held in London on the 23d instant causing a paucity of operations pending their result. The overland mail, just to hand from China, reports no further shipments, but purchases had been made to the extent of 1,500 bales, in some instances at an advance upon previous rates. - - HUDDERSFIELD, FEB. 15.—Fully as much business has been done to-day as last week, chiefly in the same class of goods, mostly of low qualities. The cloth hall presents quite a deserted appearance from the want of stocks, most of the manufacturers working to order, who deliver their goods direct to the warehouses, without passing through the hall ; many of the manufacturers not even attending the hall, being at present so fully employed. Checks of small patterns, chiefly in browns, are being brought into the market, and are beginning to have a run. Business in the warehouses is very brisk, merchants being able to complete orders on hand only with time. HALIFAX, FEB. 12.—Very few worsted goods of any kind have changed hands in our piece hall to-day ; and there is, we believe, but a limited amount of business doing in the warehouses. Yarns and wools both remain firm ; but the markets are far from active. BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 14.—The rapid attainment of high figures, established at the last preliminary meeting of the iron trade, after so lengthened a period of severe de- pression, appeared to leave little room for anticipating any further advance. No want of demand has yet been experienced, and prices are maintained with the greatest firmness ; but whether they have been pushed a little too far, or whether still enhanced rates will have to be given, is a question yet to be determined. No intima tion of any retrogressive movement is apparent, while every reason that urged to the adoption of the present position continues even in increased force. Wages are high, materials are dear, labour is exceedingly scarce, the demand continues good, markets are active both at home and abroad, and iron is everywhere in re-- quest) with a probability of increased facilities for distributing it among our neighbours. In the meantime, the little lots that might have been in the hands of 'speculators are nearly used up, and every available resource of old stocks, scraps, and broken metal has been largely drawn upon. Contracts in hand are said to be sufficient at the larger works to ener them most of the ensuing quarter, and others are ?ally employed, so that it is with difficulty that small orders can be placed, particularly for plates and sheets. In these and for rails the inquiry is most active ; fo r the latter several orders are said to be i n the hands of the merchants for export, are from coming into the market On acco un t which detained a the difficulty in procuring conveyance to their d es tinations, so that it is evident that in a short timeheavy demand must again unavoidably atl vary nder these consider ations confidence is daily gain ing that the present rates set s t r ength that no reduc tion of price will be needed, but will be cheerfully acquiesced in bot h for manufactured and pig iron. ELECTIONEERING INFLUENCIL—Amongst the cases of election corruption by intimidation, it is said that Par liament 'ill be speedily applied to against one of the Scotch Procur ators Fiscal. The circum stances of coer . cion by the abuse of official influence and authority are said to be unprecedented across the Tweed, and of a FOR MISDEMEANOTIREL—Lord Camp serious BAi complexion. m E p l n e n x o n n . bell's bill to amend the lawo t n d m bail in error for misile meanos has just been ments to be made, a judge may i Among the improv ssue a, warrant to tat ;(3 a defendant in execution where the res s ,ognisance of ba 11 had been entreated.