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* The rates here 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 and midd:ing classes. In most offices, particularly the older ones, such as the Scottish ZqUitable and the Globe, these rates would be much higher. In the former of 101. 7s. 6d., with 10 shillings per cent. entrance fee, would be the rate to insure 5001. at 20 years of age. In the latter 81. 13s 4d., to Insure the same sum. The higher the rate the more in favour of the DEPOSIT system. t Money laid out at compound interest DouzLEs ITSELF every four teen. years. On comparison ef these two tables it will be seen that a person sander the novel system of DEPOSIT assurance can secure the follow ing advantages, viz., Ist. For a less sum, paid annually, he can assure l arger sum in case of death than under the ordinary system. 2 ndly. In the event of a desire to surrender his Poli c y h e can rece i ve in this Company, by the above example, which applies to all ages, nuns times as much as on the ordinary system. 3rdly. In the event of ina'ollity or omission to pay, his policy remains still his property, 0f ha same value as it was, though he cease his c urren t p ayments for any number of years ; whereas on the ordinary system, h e ge t s ° thing. 4thly. Should he require to increase or decrease the a mount of his policy he can do so at pleasure. He can, at any time, b y giving a fortnight's notice, withdraw any part from 11 up to the *thole amount of his previous payments and with interest. After he bas 'withdrawn part one year he can, by a single payment, three yam, or any time afterwards. raise his policy to a greater or even former amount ; and by this system he can at all times regulate Z i a anneal savings by his annual expenditure, with th e facility in the 7argaita o !having a fund to fly to in case of necessity, the same as ol a bsnk, with this palpable advantage, however, that he gets inte ,2et fur hts money, and in case of death his family receive mere than I ra amount of his savings. In ordinary Life Offices he can do no bl e b_ thing, but his policy at once lapses or is cancelled the moment e ,._ceases to pay his current premiums, and, instead of having any Zia to to for aid, all his hard-earned savings become forfeited to e society, and his misfortunes serve to benefit the pockets of his Thome fortunate co-assurers. and a system is t oo equitable and too striking to be overlooked '''..!,_rintiosrr assurance is the only system of assurance which can be Zf r ,rersally recognized and adopted when the principles are impar ee7 canvassed, and its palpable benefits become widely diffused. It of e ra greater advantages than a bank because it allows a fair rate ids of in case of withdrawal, and gives twice the amount in the of the Company to the representatives of the Depositor in r death, thus combining the 4 - I )TANTAGES OF A BANK WITH THE BENEFITS OF AN ASSURANCE COMPANY. ...111 case of endowment assurances the advantages of the DEPOSIT 'nteln are still more striking. A NTAGES OF THIS COMPANY UNDER THE ORDINARY LIFE ASSURANCE BRANCH. .0i• on ev ery 4 TO those w ery k nown prefer this branch Policies are granted from 201. to ' principle thereof. r ele ` r ca in all but the worst stages of disease, and suc h as have been cLed by other Offices, are taken at rates equivalent to the parti cular di sease. real from 501. and upwards granted on every ki n d of security, .' 4l or personal, on the most equitable terms to the borrower An nuities of every description granted on very favour a bl e t erms. 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., st co rresponding in amount to the whole of the previous payments Bch have been made. I) etaled prospetuses with tables in further illustration of the De pot:lt -, •'..v0 3 . and c any further information may be obtained on appli -on to the Agents in the country, or to CHARLES W. BEVAN, Resident secretary. 3 r-B.—Agents wanted in all part' of the World_ l) R * CIILVERWELL' S NEW WOR KS. 147 p i TO be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row, Carvalho, po st a e ct - street , Mann, 39, Cernhill. Price One Shilling each ; by l 6a. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. Co "Health, Recreation, and Rational Use of Time!! curei" 4l lns:—Early Rising—Spring and Summer Mornings—Ex -I.or ens about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hubs Tri„-sw, R am b les ig, and other pleasant places Country )44 and —The Sea —London at Night—Evenings at Home c—The Drama—On Eating, Drinking, sleeping, Bathing, Air, `". Ease, Occupation, &c., &c . • LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. N OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the next HALF-YEARLY ORDINARY MEETING of the London and - North-Western 11 ail llway Company Will be held at the Euston-station, Lond..n, on ' I DIkY, the 18th day of February, 1853, at Twelve o'clock at o wl, for the transaction of the general business of the Compel] y; and also for confirming the Directors' declaration of the forfeiture of ninety-five 301. shares and twenty-five 10/. shares of the late Hud dersfield and Manchester Railway Company, and one hundred and 211. shares of the late Leeds and Dewsbury Railway veutpaa Dated this 2d day of February, 1853. GEO. ANSON, Chairman. ROB. BENSON, Deputy-Chairman. HENRY BOOTH, CHAS. E. STEWART] Secretaries. • STEAM to AUSTRALIA per AUSTRALIAN. .r.-7 This tine well-known Clyde-built -,team-Ship, 1,400 tons, and 400-hozu power—Wm. Hoseason, R.N., Commander—will be dis patched from LONDON. on SATURDAY, the 19th February, and zroln PLYMOUTH on the 23d. As nearly all her tonnage is en gaged, early written application is necessary. •,„.' O ~ engage Passage, and for further particulars, apply to CHARLES ,7ALTos, Junr., 17, Grac e ch urc h s t ree t, Agent to the Australian 413 Yal Mail Steam Navigation Company. tic LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, London. MARE OF PROFIT INCREASED FROM ONE-HALF TO FOUR-FIFTHS. T he Managers beg to remind the public that persons effecting Po licies with this Society now or before Midsummer, 1853, will PARTI LPATR IN FOUR-FIFTHS of the Net Profits of the SoCiety at the next Division, in proportion to their contributions to those pre !la, and according to the conditions contained in the Society" -rr osPectus. The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young Lives %r e lower than in many other old-establi,hed offices, and Insurers 1 11 h lll l protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in acl tion th the accumulated funds derived from the investments o ? renfiums. Prospectuses may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street, — "eon, or of any of the Agents of the Society. CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary. WE EBRO CANALISATION COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , that the Provisional Certi iicates 'will be ready for delivery in Exchange for the Bankers' Re celPta on and after• Tuesday next, Bth instant, between the hours of Zdeven and Three o'Clock. By order. C. STEWART, Secretary. 4, Adam's Court, Old Broad-street, 3d Feb., 1853. NEW FEATURE IN LIFE ASSURANCE. T HE DEPOSIT and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 18, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London. CAEITAL--ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. ImmoTom it. Yeßowley Barnes, Esq., 11, City-road, Finsbury. G. Noel Clarke, Esq., late 17th Lteacers, Junior United Service Club. George Coode, Esq., Portland-terrace, Wandsworth, and Belvoir, St. Helier s, Jersey, Stephen Cracknall, Esq., 1, St. John's-gardens, Notting-hill, and 11, Eew-square, Lincoln's-inn. George Knox, Esq., 15, Connaught-square, Hyde-park, and Tor ..Loege, Stattorthbire. eUnder Maclean, Esq„ Harrow-on-the-Hill. 'William David C. Poole, Esq., 32, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square. Prinsep, Esq., 147, Leadenhall-street, and 8, Hyde-park- Placa West. eobert Andrew Riddell, Esq., Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. 1- Scanlan, 21, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. riller Sperling, 14, St. James's-square. V' 3 n AVD170714. Agg, Esq„ 126, Strand, Actuary and Secretary to the liedica], and General Life Office. "'wain Jones, Esq., Accountant, 2, Guildhall-chambers. BANKERS. air C harles Price, Marryat, and Co., 8, King William-street, London. br. Lewis , pi b r. scanhin nsbury-place. , 21, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. PIITSICLANS. gIIEGEONS. T. Chapman, Esq., 16, Lower Seymour•street, Portman-square, "whael Teuran, Esq., 44, Gloucester-place, Hyde-park-gardens. CONSELTING ACTUAEI. Francis G. P. Neison, Eiq., F.L.S. INSTECTOR OF AGENCIES. F. P. F. Stronsberg, Esq. STANDING COUNSEL. ~ R Wliaut Wellington Cooper, Esq., New-square, Lincoln's-inn SOLICITORS. Messrs. Hill and Mathews St. Mary-axe. RESIDENT SECRETARY. Charles W. Bevan, Esq. public Is respectittlly invited to examine the principles of the ZD o sit System of Assurance, which is based upon tables calculated ;722 1 .14 is under the immediate supervision of, Francis G. P. Nelson, P.L S., the Consulting Actuary to the Company. tw i .„ °l7ll .„ Parative Tables to assure arias and death, by a person aged next birthday, On theonnuriza and on the DEPOSIT system Assurance.,. ON THE ORDINARY SYSTEM, The sum the ordinary L., The sum the Life Offices would give ti ordinary Life him if he were unable Offices would to pay, or if he omitt ed l i At the His give him for to pay his current .• ._ end of policy the surrender annual premium of id "alnual thirty at that or sale Si. 6s. 3d. a ft er be has a Premium yearswhen age, of his policy, paid into their coffers ',.. 1 I.* assure the party In case after thirty 249/.73.6d., and which , kW,* is fifty of years'payments they have had the use years old, death amounting to of at compoun I hewill have will be 2491.75. 6d. interest,f or in paid into worth which theyhave 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 2 9 81.65. 3d. 2491.78.6 d. SCOI. than 80/. NOTHING. perhaps 901. ....... ON THE DEPOSIT SYSTEM. .--,.......-... Ifun able t o pay, or not desirous of paying or omitting topay,thePo- Hey would still remain of its FULL value, 5221.23.7d.ti1l death, if 20 years after, no fur ther payment beingre quired. Ifhowever the party,trorn any cause, wished to cancel the Policy, he could not onlydraw out all hehas put in, viz., 2251., but 2 0 Z/.los Od 215/. 5221.257 d 2871. 2s. 9d. a certain bonus of 621. 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 50/., 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. FR AGMENTS:FROM THE FOUNTAINS. TWO TOIL Vol. I. VISIT TO THE LAKES; SKETCH OF EDINBURGH, &c. Vol. IL T HE LAKES OF KILLARNEY ; REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. 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By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hail, London, &c., &c. The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful consequences resulting from irregularities and excesses, which lave produced more., misery in —Youth, degradation in Man hood, and premature decay at all stages of life, than, perhaps, any other class of disease known to modern pathologists. The treatment adopted is founded on experience gained in the most celebrated schools of medicine both in this country and in continental Europe. The results of the knowledge thus acquired are here condensed under. the personal supervision of Dr. La'Mert, himself one of the few legally qualified physicians who have devoted their whole and un divided studies to this important branch of medical science. In short, every peculiarity relating to the treatment of the diseases incidental to the generative system, and the means of immediate relief and ultlniate cure are described in detail. The professional reputation of Dr. La'Mert, who has taken the most distinguished medical and hcademic honours at home and abroad, is in itself a sufficient guarantee that those who may place themselves under his care will, in every instance, meet with that delicate consideration and inviolable secrecy which are so requisite in the treatment of these cases. Published by the Author, and may be had of J. Gilbert, 49, Pater noster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; Starie, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; Mann, 23, Cornhill ; or free by post for forty-two stamps, from the author, who may be consulted personally, or by etter daily, from Ten till Two, and from Six till Eight. ALWAYS PLEASING becaus e EVER NEW . To every observer of E. 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All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, from which ne abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to onset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Book, entitled " The World's Pharos," containing the Emigrant's Assistant, full list of prices, and directions for self-mea surement, may be had on application, or post-free, to any part of the kingdom. A handsome .Almanac for the year ending 1853 can be had gratis, on application. Ici parle Francais. Hier sPricht man Deutsch Qui st parla Italian. Aqua se habla Espanol IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS, :us'• published, by H. Bailllere, 219, Regent-street, London. No I. O Elve., in cl o th. pr i ce s s. b y post free, ss. 6d., N TRUE Al FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, with the Vie w , o the Correction of wide-spread Errors in relation to the Treatment sea a and Cm of Sufferers from Debility of th e Generative System, o r a 1 H Gormany c h o o f n d p r I r a s . I P B ICKFORD . Translated from th e " Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi time, he informs us. that h e has medical literature. This is the first eal reader. We trust thi s addressed himself to the noa-medi nlay not be the last, if he shall detect any other equally a flagrant evil Power to correct."—London Medical Gazette , Nvhich it may be in his "We Promised in a former number that May 30, 1851. we should recur to this w3fx, in order to exhibit its aim store clearly. The author lashes with great severity the impostois who make a livelihood on the credulity of the public. The tribe of by preying ' andQ.uiet Symathisers,' and ' Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed could find its way into the hands of those wno saffer if this book plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many h from th com undreds would be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of less importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much ir olley .. ....This volume is well qualified to putan end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore likely to do much good."—Medical Circular, June 16, 185 2. , No. H. Bvo., in cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post free, 4s. THE CURE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Princi ples at once Simple, Safe, and Efficient, in even its moat Inveterate and apparently Intractable Forms. BY F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. "In proof of his views he (Mr. Courtenay) has given be history of a great many cases successfully treated, as bad as any which Mr. Syme adduced, and on which he had operated. Such are cases ix., xi., xii., and xviii. No. ix. had resisted, for a period of twelve years, the treatment by dilitation, and was finally removed in as many weeks. But cases xviii. and xix. appear, both in duration, severity, and complication of *mp , toms of a more ag• graveted character than any detailed by Mr. Syme, and yet tit: treatment adopted by Mr. Courtenay proved eminently successful." —Professor Limn on the Treatment of Stricture. (X/Nor ' • ' • • #e? ' • 1 11 ' /4 7 • •, er ? 1 11 , • , 0 . u r .v=l 11 - , rp - 1 •• i t O s k: • ' 4 C , Y' + ‘ll q/1 . •%'••• t -4!: •V 0 . X , s r #o4L_ _ _ 434 ° -t-t /, (Hi 1 94 0 1 ' 1 ~ • , • - - • \ 4 • ~t '&441 411) /1 . 1.,' 41 1 "/ til • \",,, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1853. MIDLAND RAILWAY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the NEXT ORDI NARY HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Proprie tors of the Midland Railway Company, under their Act of Incorpo ration will be held at the Railway Station at DERBY, on WED NESDAY, the 23d day of February instant, at One o'clock in the Afternoon precisely. , ated this 3d day of February, 1853. JOHN ELLIS, Chairman of the Board of Directors. SAMUEL BEALE, Deputy-Chairman. = fMs By order. J. F. BELL, Secretary. BANKS OF DEPOSITS AND SAVINGS BANKS. INVESTMENT OF CAPITAL. - DIRTIES desirous of Investing Money are re quested to examine the plan of the National Assurance and Investment Association, by which a high rate of Interest may be obtained, combined with peyfect security. Prospectuses and full information may be had at the office, or sent ost free on application. PETER MORRISON. Managing Director. 7, St. Martin's-place, Trafalgar-square, London. Hiles opened, NAME OF RAILWAY. BRITISH. 72 37 Aberdeen ••.•......•...•..••. Belfast and Ballymena •• •• •• Belfast and County DOwn.• • • • ....... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, and West York .. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian-- • • ...• •• • •• •• •• •• •• •• 26% 85% 189% 94N Cheater and Holyhead • • .... • • .. Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ...... Cork and Bandon .. Dublin and Belfast Junction ..... Dublin and Drogheda•. •• •• -• •• •• • •• Dublin and Kingstown . ..... ........ Dundee and Arbroath Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction Dundalk and Enniskillen.... • ....... East Anglian,... • • • • • East Lancashf'e.• •• • • •• •• •• •• Eastern Counties and N0rf01k........ Eastern Union• . •••• • • •• •• •• •• Edinburgh and Glasgow .• • . .. Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee • • • • • • Exeter and Credit0n........... . .... F u rness Railway ... •.••• • • • • • Glasgow, and South-Western.. .. :* • •..• Great Northern and E. L........... Great Southern and Western'(lrelan d " ) Great Western •••• • • • •• .. Irish South Eastern •••• • • • • • • L an caster and Carlisle .. ••• • • ... : Lancashire and Yorkshire Leeds Northern .. • • .. • • • • • • • • • • • • Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport... • London and North Western ••• • • . • •• London and Blackwall.. • . • • • • • • • • • • London, Brighton, and South Coast.. London and South Western... • • • • Londonderry and Enniskillen ..... Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Manchester and South Junction •••• Maryport and Carlisle • • • • •• ••••••• Midl a nd Great Western (Irish) •• . .• Monklands • ..... • • •• • • • • •• • • • • • • •• Newcastle and Carlisle.. •• • ••.. • • N o rth British •• • • •••••••• • • • • • • • • N or th Staffordshire ••••.••• • • • • • • .. North-Western .. ••• • • • •• .. 171% 285% 188 319% Scottish Central ... .. •••• 000000 ••• Scottish Midland •••••••• • • •• • • •• Shrewsbury andand Birmingham Shropshire Union .. ••••• • • • •• •"• South Devon • • • • • • • • • South Eastern.• • • • • • • •• • • • • •• •• • • South Wales .. •••••oo• G • • • • ' • South York., Doncaster, 0 . 010 Taff Vale ..... Waterford and Limerick • • .• .. • • •• West Cornwall ••• • • • ••••••• •• •• Whitehaven Junction .• • • • • • • • • • •• York and Newcastle, and Berwick York and North Midland. •• •• • • 288 k 131 304% 279 Receipts. 1852. I 1853. 11,264 531 166 655 3,689 6,857 2,362 213 3,618 10,608 4,067 15,141 121 6,357 15,111 909 156 14,074 7,333 4,60 i 15,737 2,31 y 3,708 2,266 222 13,876 7,900 SPIRIT OE THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. ( From the Morning Sebald. ) Three long letters have been published this week in the columns of a morning contemporary. We have already alluded to them. Paragraph after paragraph—column after column; of the smallest type—facts figures, metaphors, fallacies, and gar bled quotations, we have been compelled to peruse ; at one time thinking of ;the writer, " nem/ morta hium omnibus horis sapit," at another expecting to find that " Smith," " Jones," or some other name familiar to " the ignorance of the public" was in dulging in the fashionable pastime cif writing letters to the Times, when at last the mystery was ex plained by the appearance of " Your obedient ser vant, Richard Cobden." The name was known to us as being the identical Christian. and the same surname that is reported in " Hansard" to have made some very foolish remarks with respect to " our national defences" and the future prospects of Europe in the beginning of 1848. The foresight of, these . was immediately proved by divers revolutions, which, immediately after their utterance, took place in most of the capitols of Europe. The scenes of bloodshed and war that followed dispelled the notion of the wis dom of the man who anticipated at that time that the era of universal peace had all at once arrived. Our own capital was happily an exception, thanks to the precautions taken by that illustrious man, so lately removed from the scene of his patr.iotic exer tions, on the ever-memorable 10th of April. Me mory supplying these facts, fancy our astonishment at meeting with the following critical, observations on the mental capacity of -the Duispopf Wellington. on that - occasion. From no other source 'could the same have been anticipated (alway s excep ti ng the 22 mis-called Liberal members of the University of Oxford who voted against the Wellington Testimo nial Fund last week) :—" An allusion to the infir mities of a great mind, however painful at the pre sent moment, is rendered absolutely necessary by those who quote the authority of the Duke of Wel lington's declining years in favour of a policy which, in my opinion, tends neither to the peace nor the prosperity of the country. At thd'time of penning his letter to General Burgoyne the Duke was verging upon his eightieth year. Now, no man retains all his faculties unimpaired to fourscore. Na ture does not suspend her labours even in be half of 4er favourite sons. The Duke was mor tal, and therefore subject to that merciful law which draws .a veil over our reason and dims the mental vision as we approach the end of the vista which terminates with the tomb. But the facul ties do not all pay this debt of nature at once, or in equal proportion. Sometimes the strongest part of our nature, which may have been subjected to the greatest strain, declines the first. In the Duke's case, his nervous system, his iron' charac teristic, gave way. He who at 40 was incapable of fear, at 80 was subject to almost infantine alarms. This was shown on several public °woolens ; but on none so strongly as in the provision made by him during the year 1848," to which Mr. Cobden's re marks here apply, not the year of the Exhibition, which he proceeds afterwards to comment upon. On this subject of defences, then, " Richard is himself again !" No !no! we are wrong. Let us use his own language, as applied to himself. " The faculties do not all pay the debt of nature at once, 1 or in equal proportions. Sometimes the strongest part of our nature, which may have been subj ec t e d to the greatest train, declines the first." In Richard Cobden's case, his reasoning pow ers , hi s aptness in dealing with facts and figures, anti his common-sense, left him first. He began as a suc cessful agitator of class interests—was known as the leader of a political school whose motto was " Self and Co."—and ended in penning romantic letters on the national defences. This infantine tendency was shown on several public ocaasion.s ; on none more so than in three letters he wrote to the Rev. —, and published in the Times news- paper. But to go on. Persons in this state of mind (pace Dr. Conolly, we would so affirm) are subject to extraordinary delusions on particular questions. What, then, is it haunts Mr. Cobden's mental vision ? We use his own words :—" Are there no symptoms that we have spirits amongst us who want not the will, if the power and occasion be afforded, to play the part of Burke in our day. He excited the indignation of his countrymen against a republic which had .decapitated-a king." - If - this - Vas an ,itinworthy subject for the declamation of the greatthilosopher and statesman, against whom and what would. Richard Cobden, direct the thunders of his " un adorned eloquence." On this point he is frank and explicit : indeed, all our statesmen are more or less so in these times except Mr. Gladstone. We therefore use his own words :—" When told that the present Emperor possesses absolute and irresponsible poWer, I answer by citing three things which he could not, if he would, accomplish : he could not endow with lands and tithes one religion as the exclusively paid religion of the State, although he selected for the privilege the Roman Catholic Church, which comprises more than nine tenths of the French people ; he could not create an hereditary peerage with estates entailed by a law of primogeniture ; and he could not impose a tax on successions, which should apply to personal property only, and leave real estate free. Public opinion in France is an insuperable obstacle to any of these measures becoming law,. because they out rage that spirit of equality which is the sacred and inviolable principle of 1789. Now, if Louis Napo leon were to declare his determination to carry these three measures, which are all in full force in as a part of his Imperial regime, his England, not be worth 24 hours' purchase ; and n tEhr o n b go o ln d aen y knows this better than he and they who surround him. The three eye-sores, then, in the British consti tution, which nothing but the " ignorance of the public" suffers to remain, are—first, a Proteitant Establishment for religion—hence his remarks on Burke—hence his fear that there be some spirits left who would re-echo the sentiments of the great philosopher, when he said, " I wish to see tie Established Church great and powerful. . • • • I would have her cherish all those within, and pity all those who are without. I would have her give a lesson, of peace to mankind, that a vexed and wan dering generation might be taught to seek for harlot-lapre tth of infidelity an d indiffer ence." is n o l egac y d u ty on not in Secondly,thepose in the maternal bosom of Ch r i s tian c harity, and t a real property ; lastly, that the laws of E ng land are such, with respect to property, th a t " an English- that may do what he likes with hi s own ." For this last grievance he would substitute " the sacred and inviolable principles of 1789"._ v i z ., " the con fiscation of property by the State ; or, to use his own words, to uproot feudalism, and to establish religious equality and freedom of worship, by ap propriating to the State the lands and tithes of the Church.". These were the main principles of reform carried out by the Constituent Assembly, and which Mr. Cobden would imitate. But, in justice to his friends, Mr. Cobden adds that " the decapitation of a king" was not included in the original pro gramme for the entertainment of the Constituent Assembly. " Let us repeat, then—if for the dozenth time—such opinions would never be put forth unless by a writer who presumed most insult ingly on the ignorance of the public." ( From the Morning Pod.) _ _ i raised, u p on th e Crystal Palace sk simple issue whether a day of xtellectnal refine mentop qu ed es o ti n on su w n h da et y h s er the was at Sydenham were not preferable t o a d ay o f o W ul h d en be the en sotting and idleness in London, we gave our voice in favour of the trip to Sydenham. .We we n t even further. We took occasion to m § amtain what we conceived to be entirely a workinr , man's cause, against the deliberately expressed opinions of a very respectable body of clergymen, who met at Zion College to resist the proposed °Polling, on the ground that it was a desecration of the Sabbath. Our dissent from these reverend gentleme n was not based on any imierior viiiw of the Sabbath to their own. But we felt-1. That, with the religious ob servance of Sunday, a certain amount of intellec tual pleasure may be innocently combined ; 2. That, as a working man's question, it Was highly desir able to consider it in the broadest possible view ; and, 3. That, remembering how sadly the working classes of London are accustomed to spend that holy day, the attractions of the Syd. en h„, p a l ace might pave the way to something less coarse, if not more religious, less demoralising, if not actually edifying, and, on the whole, less mischievous, both morally and. physically. • determination of two questions which is the The decision appears to us t o turn upon the right Lord's-day ? and how ought it t o be observed ? On the first, we did not presume that, any discus sion would be raised. We were content to accept theories s are put forth the unanimous voice of Christendo m an d to acqui esce in the settlement upon whi c h all Christian Churches have framed their religious observances. About the sec and is, much con t r oversy. Two ond p th p er the first makes the observance of the Ch r i s ti an Sun ooesitbeas th : ~..._.~w.rr~ir~.. day equally strict and obligatory with that of the Jewish Sabbath, and applies to the former all the Scriptures of the Old Testament which have express reference to the latter. This was the view brought in and adopted by the old Puritans immediately after the Reformation. The second theory is that which makes the day a Christian feast, to be ob served with holy exercises, rational amusement, and moral improvement. It was this last which was adopted by us in as serting that the Crystal Palace might be opened on Sundays, within certain restrictions, without peril to the interqtts of religion, or the well-being of the community--in fact, without sin against God, or injury to man ; and this view we are prepared to maintain. But we are not prepared to aid and abet the theo ries put forth at the meeting of working men at St. Mar'tin's Hall, on Wednesday night, and which we reported yesterday. We are ready t• aid their cause by proving that intellectual amusement on Sunday is quite compatible with the sacred duties of that day. But we are not disposed to aid them in as serting that the same sacred duties are not obliga tory upon them. It is one thing to say that because they are tied down to work all the week, therefore, they may take harmless recreation on Sunday; but quite another to propound, that, because the week is all work, therefore Sunday is to be all play. It is reasonable to maintain that Almighty God does not enjoin a burdensome observance of the Chris tian Sunday; but it is profane to affirm that he en- joins no observance at all. The cause which the working men assembled to promote was good so long as it was confined to the simple object of securing the advantage. of aduaission,, to the Crystal Pance on Sundays: Fhe sympathidg of many religious.persons went with them, and they were sure of strong support in many high quarters. One only fear there was, which some persons warmly expressed, that the tendency would be to a disavowal of the sanctity of the day altogether, and an ap proximation to the lax practices which prevail all over the Continent ; in which case, many who strongly sympathise with the working men of Lon don would feel compelled to withhold their support from the movement. Unfortunately for themselves, the working men have allowed themselves to be lured into this mis take. The shovi of learning which garnished the speech of Mr. Henry Mayhew, on Wednesday, was well calculated to mislead the unwary and un instructed. What could the working men say in answer to learned references to ancient writers and primitive fathers, told glibly out, and set forth in imposing array ? When Pliny, and Justin Martyr, and Socrates, and Gregory Nyssen, and Constan tine, and Cranmer, and Melancthon, and Calvin, and Bound, and Paley, are heaped up in the face of astonished butchers and bakers, what could they, however generally intelligent, but submit with a good grace to such ponderous testimony ? The answer to his mischievous argument rests with those who have had greater leisure and advantages ; nor shall it be our fault if the working men of London do not see the other side of the question. Meanwhile, we earnestly intreat of them, as they value their stake: in this great movement, at once to repudiate and disavow that unsound, flagrant, and mischievous declaration, into the passing of which they allowed themselves to be entrapped on Wednesday night. In no country in the world have the working classes such friends as the work ing classes of this country have amongst those whom Providence has called to an easier lot. To the cause of the working man, not the aristocracy only, but all the best of the great middle class of the country, are prepared to give the ablest suc cour. Their dwellings, their literature, their edu cational institutions, their parochial privileges, their physical and intellectual necessities, their political rights, and social and moral advancement, are ob jects of solicitude to those able and willings to help them. As a step towards these objects, a powerful interest was at work to secure for the working men an occasional Sunday at Sydenham. But, un doubtedly, the hypothesis on which they acted was, not that the Lord's-day was a mere human institu tion ; not that its solemnities might be put aside for mere intellectual substitutes ; not that there was no obligation on the conscience of Christian men to keep it holy ; but that there was no neces sary violation of its sanctity in a quiet visit to the Crystal Palace ; that such a visit was quite compa tible with the fulfilment of religious duties ; that some recreation working men must have ; that they could have it on no other day ; and that, in default of better, they were in a measure forced to take up with such as London streets afford, and which are amongst the worst that could be set before them. On this broad, benevolent, and Christian view, a large body are prepared to support the cause, and ourselves amongst the number ; but we disavow ex ammo the heathenish terms of the declaration passed the other evening, and we ask the working men, for their own sake and the truth's sake, to disavow it, too. They must otherwise be prepared to lose the strong support theyhave hitherto received in this object from so many quarters ; for, assuredly, a vast majority will consider as we do, that it were far better the Crystal Palace be closed every Sun day in the year than opened but once on such prin ciples. (Frain the Morning A dvertiser .) We are glad to observe that public attention is being directed, in the various metropolitan parishes, ____ _ . to the Bishop of London's bill, taken into Parlia: ment by the Bishop of Salisbury, for the purpose of making churchwardens the mere nominees of the clergy, and rendering the vestry meetings throughout the country entirely subservient to the clerical will. As it is certain that the Bishop of London will—if he can—force this measure through the House of Lords during the approaching session, it is incumbent on all who value their pdrochial freedom, and are not disposed to place increased power in the hands of the bishops and the clergy, to employ their most active efforts to agitate this question throughout the length and breadth of the land, and convince " Charles James" and his order that their attempt is thoroughly understood, and that tho people of England are not in a humour for any further concesions. The inhabitants of St. Pancras have just held their meeting, with the object of opposing the further introduction of this rapacious measure into Parliament, and their proceedings have been con ducted with a degree of intelligence and energetic determination which, if imitated in every parish in the land, or throughout London, and all Our large towns, would convince his Lordship of London that he has " ;taaen nothing by his motion." St. Pancras, indeed, has reasons of its own to be vigilant in reference to this new movement, having suffered so severely in consequence of being under the control of a self-elected and irresponsible body. The Church Trustees, to whom we refer, it appears from the statement of a churchwarden of St. Pancras, Mr. Billet have; during the 33 years of their existence expended 200,0001. of the parish money. We believe few parishes have had more reason to complain of the manner in which they have been mulcted for the support of the church, and particularly for the erection of the elegant pa rish church in the New-road, which, while it is a monument of classic taste, is to many of the rate ' payers a constant memorial of heavy taxation, to which they have been compelled to submit. It should be understood that the bill of the Bishop of London, if it should become law, will put it out of the power of the parishioners to prevent them selves from being taxed to any extent that may comport with the liberal ideas of the episcopal lord. He is well known to have a large heart wherever he can find a largo purse to correspond with its dili tations. Liberal to his own family in the use of his patronage, he delights also in the increase ofhis power to give good incumbencies to his High Church proteges , and if this business of the church wardens can only be managed, Isis noble soul will be rejoiced in the certain increase of churches, and the power of giving them away to the large crowd of relatives and expectants, who are naturally look ing to him for something good, before his day is gone by. The churchwardens, it should be recollected, are the only barrier to there-imposition of church rates, to any required amount, and, as was observed at the St. Pancras meeting, if the right of electing the churchwardens is to be taken from the people, that parish will not be long without a perpetual church rate. This is just the time for the expression of public opinion on the attempt to annihilate the power of the churchwardens. Itis said that the Bishop of London has had the modest assurance to ask for the opi nion of the various parishes on his measure. We could scarcely have believed that his Lordship would have had the temerity to make such a re quest ; some men, however, are so blinded by am bition, and so courageous from success, that there is scarcely anything they will not attempt, and hope to succeed in. However, as his Lordship has the boldness to ask for public opinion on his new hobby, let him have it by all means and from all quarters. Let the Bishop of London be told from every parish in England that the parishioners have duly eI [ PRICE SD. considered his new measure, and do not like it— that they have not become so blinded of late as to be incapable of penetrating into the mysteries of his scheme, and discovering in it an attempt to rob them of their birthright as Englishmen ; that so far are they from desiring to increase the power of his Lordship, and his order, and the clergy, that they are wishing that power to be considerably curtailed, arid, as a political element, annihilated. altogether ; and that they will employ all their energy to defeat the new attempt to rob the& of the portion of power they still enjoy. It should be remembered, as was observed by Lord Dudley Stuart at the St. Pancras meeting, that this question affects every parish in England ; it is not whether Tory or Liberal shall rule, it is a question upon which every one who maintains the principles of local self-government can have but one opinion. We hope, as the time is rapidly ap proaching in which the Bishop of. London will try again, that no time will be lost in giving free and hearty expression of opinion on this subject every where, and that his Lordship will have no excuse for saying he called for the expression of opinion from every parish, that few have spoken against the measure, and that, in the case of the large ma- ' jority, it may be taken for granted that silence has given consent. SOCIAL EQUALITY-MR. COBDEN AND MR. BRIGHT. ( From tlte Morning Herald.) With the exception of two gentlemen, born, bred, and thriving at Manchester, all men, in all ages, have admitted that inequality is the first law of naturel- TherEave 'admitted not only that there is a social inequality, but that Were must be, as an inference, a political inequality; and, if even the researches of those philosophers and moralists had failed to convince us of the existence of such an irrefragable and universal law, the analogy of na ture, animate and inanimate, would set the point at rest. Are Mr. Bright and Mr. Cobden alike in 1 station ? Are Lord Derby and Mr. Cuffey co-equal in intelligence? Can the sun, the moon, the comets, and the planets, composing our system, bear any comparison to each other in size, in the rapidity of their" motions, in the destination of their celestial course, or in the distribution of their particular and internal elements ? Is not the parable of the sower an emblem of life ? Is it not the exposition of the fate of man, and a proclamation by the mouth of the Saviour himself that poverty, whether of the body, the purse, or the soil, is alone able to equalise . To this day, among shepherd nations—among the tribes of wandering Arabs, a general poverty main tains a general equality, because the distribution of wealth is poised as in a balance ; but old age and high qualities of the mind or great beauty of person put forth claims to distinction and to inequality. In our own colonies—in the West Indies, where the son of Africa walks unshackled, where the light of liberty streams, like a beacon, from headland to Leadland, almost from the very shores hemming _ . the Gulf of Mexico to the insular cases of the Caribbean Sea—even there,• unbending inequality exists between the white people and the black. Take America, too—for it is out of that soil Mr. Cobden and Mr. Bright have dug the fanciful root of their political and social equality—will they have the effrontery to say that the wealthy merchant of New York considers himself on an equality with the street-sweeper. Would he give his daughter in marriage to a common labourer ? It is very true that these questions direct them selves to social equality ; but what reasonable, patriotic man would lend himself to the propagation of the perfect equality of political rights ? By such. -a regulation—by the adjust men t o f an exac t poli tical equipoise —our old friend Mr. Cuffey, or his co-labourer, Mr. Bright, would naturally wish to rule. Why should Cuffey be subservient to Card well, or John Bright to John Russell ? Cuffey sounds as well any day as Cardwell ; and Bright is quite as liquid as Russell. This refusal to obey would terminate all government, and if there be an end to government, what is the inevitable result ? Either intestine war or a disruption of the whole social fabric. Anon, despotism steps in to give anarchy to death, and, after committing the deed of strangulation, stabbing, or hanging, rises exultant ; then shows, grasped in its gory hands, the most fearful and uncompromising of inequalities —the unconditicnal power of one. __ Mr. Cobden asserts that social equality - appears • - - _ in its purest form throughout France, and he offers very large odds that if the present Emperor of that country were to organise an hereditary and aristo cratic Legislature, his throne would not be worth 24 hours' purchase. Perhaps so • but what has the abolition, in the first instance, of the aristocracy and of the Chamber of Peers done for France Y In all probability, what Mr. Cobden does not desire to see the annihilation of the House of Peers do for England. Why, it has brought to our neigh bours revolutions, which, like the alternation of day and night, have come periodically to sweep away thrones, and to make continuous changes which we trust have ceased. All men have a right to the enjoyment of their opinion, but they have not a right to the enjoyment of an opinion which is built on false premises, and is shown to be prejudicial to the structure of the society in which they are permitted to breathe and move. It is to be reprehended, therefore, that two men like Mr. Cobden and Mr. Bright—endowed undoubtedly with some capacity of mind, and pos sessing, above all, that flow of language and plausi bility of manner, which, aided by the prestige of their popular origin, force assumptions as facts on the acceptance of unthinking crowds—should per vert gifts so full of good to uses so pregnant with evil. It is to be reprehended that two such men, holding in their hands the individual confidence of a vast section of their poorer and less educated countrymen, should ply tongue and pen to obscure and mislead ; that they should take advantage of the untutored perceptions of Manchester weavers and Yorkshire Chartists, and invite their execrit tion of those institutions which have sprung from the experience and deep meditation of the wisest of our forefathers, and which the finger of time itself, the leveller of all anomalies, has left com paratively untouched. THE DUKE OP DEVONSHIRE AND HIS TENANTRY. (Front the Derby Reporter.) It was our privilege to participate in the enjoyment of a very gratifying scene at the ducal Palace of the Peak on Monday last. The occasion was the meeting of the Duke of Devonshire and a deputation of tenants ; and a more delightful meeting, or one better calculated to render pleasant recollections fixed and enduring, never we will venture to say occurred between the owner of a princely domain and a body of respectable tenantry. A strong desire has long been felt by the numerous tenantry of the noble duke to offer some becoming mani festation of the high regard and esteem in which his grace is held as a landlord, and of their appreciation of his many excellent qualities of head and heart, and the kind interest he takes in the welfare of all who come within the circle of his acquaintance. With the view of giving practical effect to this prevalent desire, a preliminary meeting of tenant fermers from each township in the county where his Grace's property extends was con vened on the 25th of January, at the house of Mr. Jepson, of Edensor. The gentlemen present were : William Adsetts, Shottle ; George Beardmore, Peak Forest ; George Bowmer, Shottle ; Selim Bright, Bux ton ; John Bromley, Derby ; William Booth, Pentrich ; John Blackwall Cantrell, Wetton ; Lawrence Furness, Birchill Farm ; Peter Furness, jun., Pilsley ; Charles Greaves, Rowley ; John Green, Ashford ; Rowland Hea cock, Marston-on-Dove; William Jepson, Edensor; John J. Mower, Miller's Dale ; G-. H. Osborn, Dore ; Charles H. Robinson, Ashopton Inn; John Jepson Rowley, Raw thorne ; and William Sampson, Church Broughton. At this meeting it was unanimously agreed to present to th e noble Duke a full length portrait of hi mself, executed in the first style of art—if such a manifestation of their sen timents were acceptable to his Grace—and to obtain permission to have the portrait afterwards reduced into an engraving, in order that his Garce's tenantry may have in their possession the likeness of a nobleman, whose conduct, as a landlord, they appreciate, whose benefiecence they admire, and for whom personally, they entertain feelings of affectionate regard. A committee, consisting of gentlemen from each dis trict, was formed for, the p ur p ose of ta king the ini tiatory s teps in this, to them, most agreeable pro ceeding. They are as follows :—Mr. John Bromley, Derby, Chairman ; Mr. Bright, Buxton, Deputy Chairman ; Mr. Law ence Furness, Birch-hill Farm Se cretary ; William Adsetts, Shottle ; George Beardmore, Peak Forest ; John Blackwall Cantrell, Wetton ; Wm. Booth, Pentrich ; Henry Bowmer, One Ash Grange ; George Bowmer, Shottle ; Peter Fidler, Biggin Grange; Peter Furness, Pilsley; Charles Greaves, Rowley; Thos, Gregory, Meadow-place ; John Green, Ashford ; John Thomas Heywood, Staveley ; W. Jepson, Edensor ; Rowland Heacock, Marston-on-Dove ; John J. Mower, Miller's Dale ; G. W. Osborn, Dore ; Charles H. Robin son, Ashopton Inn ; John Jepson Rowley, Rowthorne ; and William Sampson, Church Broughton. The Secretary was requested to forward to the noble Duke a copy of the resolution adopted, informing his Grace " that a number of his tenantry met at Edensor Inn, by appointment, with a view to obtain the permis sion of his Grace to sit for his portrait, to be subscribed for by his numerous tenantry. And if his Grace would kiroily consent, then a committee would be formed, wlu • would beg to have the honour of an interview- with hii s Grace, to. consult him as to the best and most agreeabb.) mode of oarrying the proposed object into effect. " To thhe communication his Grace returned an answer. couched in language which every one must admire and. approve. , We are happy to be privileged to place thilit document before our readers and the public " Chatsworth, 26th January, 1853. " Sir,- —I hasten to acknowledge the letter I have to day received from you, and to convey the sentiments I entertain in my reply to the gentlemen, who, with your self have signed the resolution agreed to at a meeting held at Edensor yesterday. " Belie•re me, that , very few events of my life have given me so much satisfaction as this proof of good-will and kindntess from persons for whom I entertain the sin cerest respect, and whose character and conduct have made me take pride in the connection that subsists between us ; and on Monday, the 31st instant I shall be truly happy to receive them here at whatever time may be convenient to them. " But, sir, I wish this visit to be made for the purpose of enabling these kind friends to consider well this matter before coming to a conclusion upon it ; for it is with no assumed spirit of humility that I say, that though yield ing to no man alive in devotion to the interests of his tenantry, and in cordial wishes for their prosperity, I do not feel that I deserve this tribute. I have not made myself sufficiently or personally enough acquainted and practically useful to those who are so good as to over- • look my faults of omission ; and the declining state of my health makes me ever year less capable of attending to their interests and occupations. " When a man has attained the patriarchal age of my relation the Duke of Portland, honoured and respected in his career, there could be no hesitation in conferring such distinction ; but had not my friends better reflect again, and on the 31st be more prepared to entertain my views on an occasion which, in whatever way it may be decided, cannot fail to have been in its contemplation and -eneral intentions a source of unalterable gratitude to -0. —Believe me, sir, your humble, faithful servant, " DEVONSHIRB. Mr. Lawrence Furniss." In accordance with a previous arrangement, the COM. mittee, with one or two unavoidable exceptions, re-as. sembled at Mr. Jepson's on Monday last, and at one o'clock proceeded in a body to Chatsworth House, where a kind and most gracious reception awaited them. The deputation were met at the principal entrance by Sir Joseph Paxton, who conducted them to the grand library, where his grace immediately joined them. The noble duke gave a frank and cordial reception to all present, conversing with them individually on various topics, and making many kind inquiries. The pleasant greeting' over, his grace said--I believe, gentlemen, you have all seen a letter I addressed to Mr. Lawrence Furniss. Every word in that letter came straight from my heart. I adhere to the sentiments I there ex- pressed -- ; my opinion remains unaltered. I have a feeling ofgreat dislike to cause you gentlemen, by accepting your proffered kindness, so much trouble and so much ex pense ; and happy as I should be under all other consi derations, to receive the proposed manifestation of esteem and good-will, I must now ask you to reconsider the matter calmly, and will leave you a few minutes for that purpose. In your decision, whatever that may be, I shall most cheerfully acquiesce. The considerate motives that prompted these remarks, and the delicacy with which they were expressed, cannot be too highly appreciated ; and they were received as they were meant, by the deputation. On the noble duke's return, Mr. John Bromley, the chairman of th e committee, informed his grace that they were greatly obliged to him for the course he had pursued, but that their m;nds were already made up on the subject, and they hoped to have a consummation of their wishes. His Grace having bowed his acknowledgmtints, Mr. BROMLEY said : "My Lord Duke—l have the honour to appear before your grace on the present occasion in the capacity of chairman of a committee of your grace's numerous ten antry, of which I have the privilege of being one. Oit behalf of myself and colleagues, I beg to tender to your grace our sincere thanks for the distinguished honour you have done us in condescending to accept a portrait of yourself, as a small and very inadequate testimony of the high regard and esteem in which your grace is held by us as a landlord. " Allow me to state to your grace that our great desire is to obtain a full length portrait executed in the first style of art, so that it may be worthy to adorn the walls of Chatsworth House ; and your grace will confer an additional obligation by selecting the artist to perform the work, and by making known to us the most agree able mode to yourself of carrying out this, to us, most pleasing object. " In conclusion, I have only respectfully to request that your grace will permit an engraving to be taken from the portrait, so that each of us may possess a like ness of a nobleman who will ever live in the hearts his tenantry, and in the recollection of every well-wis of his country." The Noble DUKE, who spoke with much feeling, then said, that the terms in which he had been addressed were too kind, too flattering, and he could only hope that he was deserving of them. He accepted this kind expres sion of their feelings with heartfelt thanks, and so long as he lived it would be treasured in his memory. His grace then intimated that as Sir Edwin Landseer was unrivalled. l thought he could not make a better sug gestion than to name him. Sir Edwin would be enabled to introduce into the picture some portion of that Peak scenery which was dear to his grace, as he had no doubt it was to those by whom he was then surrounded ;..but in the event of its not being in Sir Edwin Landseer's power to devote the necessary tune to the work, his grace stated he would ask him to recommend some artist in whose qualifications he had confidence. As regards the engraving (added his grace), I can only say I shall be too much honoured. The noble duke accompanied the deputation through the grand suit of apartments, and then invited them t o a most recherché entertainment; his grace taking the head of the table, and Sir Joseph Paxton the opposite •nd. Before adjourning to tie pleasure-grounds and conser vatory, Mr. John Bromley said as this was a special oc casion when they were partaking of the splendid hospi tality of their noble landlord, he trusted they might give .ffect to their feelings, in accordance with the old Eng lish custom, by drinking the health of one whom they revered, and who had ever manifested a lively disposi tion to promote the happiness and well-being of his tenantry. The noble duke's health was then drank with three times three hearty English hurras, with "another," "another," and "one cheer more." His grace betrayed much feeling, and acknowledged this cordial reeogniti tlon in a graceful speech, referring to the events of the morning which, he said, called forth most pleasing asso ciations in his mind; and he stated that the proceedings of that day constituted it " one of the happiest of his life." The noble duke subsequently alluded ~to Sir J. Paxton, whose health he wished them to drink on this auspicious occasion with three hearty cheers. For what ever of beauty (said his grace) you may see in the grounds of Chatsworth, lam indebted to the taste, the ability and the energy of Sir Joseph Paxton." The toast hav ing been honoured, Sir Joseph said that but for the taste and munificence of his grace, it would have been impos sible to accomplish what he had done; for he had always found in the noble duke a princely patron, and a gener kind-hearted friend. The deputation then proceeded to the conservatory and perambulated the grounds, accompanied by the noble duke and Sir Joseph Paxton. The fountains, in cluding the giant " Emperor," were all in full,play ; and the scene was in every respect charming. After par taking further of his grace's hospitality, the deputation bade a kindly farewell to the duke, who expressed the pleasure he had experienced in their society. The noble duke, whose urbanity and kindness was most marked throughout, was evidently delighted ; but not more so than his visitors, who will ever cherish the re collection of their reception at Chatsworth House, and the flow of kindly feeling reciprocated between landlord and tenant. CRUEL CASE or RAPE.—A case of rape of a very ag gravated and cruel character has just been brought under the attention of the Bath magistrates, the sufferer being an orphan girl only 16 years of age, named Mercy Brimble. The prisoner was an elderly married man, named George Nutt, and is a greengrocer, living in a house in a garden near the top of Great Bedford-street, Bath. He is a very zealous advocate of the Thomp sonian herbal system. It appears that the poor girl Brimble entered his service about eight months since. On the 21st of January the girl had a severe toothache, and her mistress advised her to go to bed, and told her beat when her master came home he should apply some thing tci. t. The prisoner in the evening went to the 0.4 who was in bed, and rubbed some liniment into her face. He then began to take indecent liberties with her, by putting his hand under the bedclothes, upon which she called out. The prisoner then got upon the bed, and, having placed bis hand over her mouth, effected his purpose, and, as the medical evidence proved, com mitted a capital offence. The girl said she would tell her uncle, when Nutt said if she did he would turn her out or kill her, and told her if her mistress asked her what she had cried out about, to say that it was because her tooth pained her. The girl did not tell her mistress, because she was afraid of the prisoner, but the first time she was able to leave the house alone, which was on Sunday last, she went to her cousin, and told her of the prisoner's conduct, and the matter having come to the knowledge of the magistrates, the prisoner was appre hended. The facts above stated having been deposed to in evidence, the prisoner was fully committed to take his trial for the offence at the next Somersetshire assizes, and application for bail was refused. THE BRAUCHAMP TOWER RESTORATION.—It was with no small pleasure that we learned that the Beauchamp Tower was in course of restoration under the direction of Mr. Salvin, who, we hope, will do his best to restore the whole building, interior and exterior, to its proper appearance. This is a movement in the right direction ; and we trust that the same good taste which directed this will cause the immediate removal of the covering of Traitors' Gate ; and that when the national records are removed to their new house, the beautiful and compara tively perfect portions of the interior of the White Tower will be carefully looked after, and thrown open to the public. The Beauchamp Tower sno iknown in history until about the reign of Henry VIII., and is covered in many parts, with brief and often sad memorials of nu merous prisoners. livery fragment of paint has been carefully removed , an d most of the inscriptions are beau tifully perfect. Even the places where the imprisoned workmen have sharpened their tools may now be dis tinctly seen.—The Builder. CHARLES DICKENS.—Mr. Dickens has, with great liberality, presented a cheque for 3001. to Sergeant Field, a superannuated officer of the Detective Police, upon whose information he founded several articles in Household Words, relative to the Detective Systeni.— Derby .Reporter. NOTICE OF DIVIDEND, NATIONAL ASSTJKANCE AND INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION. THE HALF-YEARLY INTEREST on the INVESTMENT STOCK.of this ASSOCIATION, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, to 31st December last, is now in course of payment. and may be received at the office daily, beiween the hours of 11 and 2 o'clock PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. 7, St. Martin's•place, Trafalgar-square, 9th January, 1853. SHE AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM -11 L NAVIGATION. CO3IPANY will dispatch their well-known Clyde-built Steamship AUSTRALIAN, 1,400 Tons, and 300 horse power, Wl3l. lIOSEASONT, R.N.; Commander, from Loudon, on SATURDAY, the 19th of February, and from Plymouth on the 23d. As nearly all her tonnage is engaged, early, written application is necessary. All the second class berths are engaged—a few first class still remain. For further particulars , apply to Charles Walton, jun., 17, Gracechurch-street, Ageat to the Company. WINES AND SPIRITS FOR, THE NOBILITY, GENTRY, FAMILIES, &c... GEORGE REEVES, 3,4, and 5, POPE'S HEAD ALLEY, 19, CORNHILL, LONDON, (nearly opposite the South Entrance to the Royal Exchange), being determined to supply the Public with the very best WINES and ,PIRITS, at the lowest remunerating pric es, begs to submit the fol lowing list for their consideration:— WINES. Good Draught Ports and Sherries .. .• 245. per dozen. Superior ditto (second to none) ..... 325. per dozen. Very llne Old Crusted Port, 4 years in Bottle • • .. 425. per dozen. Mae Old Sherry, Pale or Brown ..... • ..... 425. per dozen. SPIRITS. Gin of the finest Quality, 9s. 6d., 10s. Bd., and 12s. per gallon. Fine Old Jamaica Rums, 10s. 8d„ 125., and 16s. per gallon. Glenlivet and Campbelton Whiskies, imported direct, 5 years old, and 5 over proof, 20s. per gallon. G. R. having purchased, previous to the rise, 50 Hogsheads of Martell's Pale and Brown Brandies, 4 and 5 years old, feels disposed to offer them at the Original Prices, takti ig no advantage of the 3s. advance in the markets. Fine it Pale Champagne-Brandy. • • 28s. per gallon, Coloured ditto ........ 265, per gallon. Hampers charged Is. per dozen, and ho Wee 2s. per dozen. REMITTANCES in all cases to be made in advance, by Post office Order or by Cheque payable in London. ANOTHER CURE of COUGH and HOARSE NESS, by DR. LOCOCK'g pur:siON . IC WAFERS. Epsom, Feb. 6, 1852.—Gentlemen, — -For some time past I was afflicted with a most distressing Cough at id Hoarseness, and which I thought from various symptoms I obseri - ed, would conduce to Con sumption. After having tried several ref nedies, and finding little or no relief, I determined to try a small box of your Dr. Locock's Pul monic Wafers, and to my surprise, in less 'than two days I found my self perfectly restored ; and it is with deep -felt gratitude I return my sincere thanks to you and Providence th at I am by means of your invaluable medicine thus perfectly restored. I am, Gentlemen, yours thankfully, G. WYATT. To Singers and Public Speakers they are invaluable for strengthen ing the voice. Price ls. 130., 2s. 9d., and I ls. per box. Sold by all medicine venders. WLIERE TO BUY A DRESSING-CASE. In no article, perhaps, is caution more necessary than in the purchase of a Dressing-case, for in none are the meretricious arts of the unprincipled manufacturer more frequently displayed. MECHI, 4, Leadenhall-street, near _Gracechurch -street, has long enjoyed the reputation of producing a Dressing-cat ,e in the most finished and faultless manner. Those who purchase one of him will be sure of having thoroughly seasoned and well pre pared wood or leather, with the fittings of first-rate quality. The prices range from 11. to 1001. Thus the man of fortune and he of moderate means may alike be suited, while the traveller will find the Mechian Dressing-case espe cially adapted to his necessities.-4, Lesulenhall-street. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS ON STANDING ORDERS. Yesterday the standing orders of the House of Com mons were declared complied with on the following eases : LEEDS, BRADFORD, AND HALIFAX JUNCTION.—For branches to the town of Bradford and coalfields at Drig iington, working arrangements with Great Northern and Lancashire and Yorkshire, estimated cost 100,0001. LEAMINGTON, WARWICK, AND STRATFORD-ON-AVON RAThwaY.—For incorporation of company, power to make railways, and enter into arrangements with Lon. don and-North-Western, at an estimated cost of 148,000/. LONDON AND NORTH-WF4STERN RAILWAY. For branch from Northampton to Market Harborough, at an estimated cost 'of 250,0001. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.--For Bedford branch, estimated cost 110,0001. LONDON AND MID-WESTERN RAILWAY.—The standing orders were declared not complied with in the case of this line, on the ground of errors in books of reference, and on validity of subscription contract. The estimated cost of the line is 1,000,0001. AMBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM, AND BOSTON JUNCTION RAILWAY.—The standing orders were declared not com plied with in this case, for compelling the company to purchase the Nottingham and Grantham canals. On Thursday the standing orders of the House of Com mons were complied with in the following cases : CORNWALL RAILWAY.—For construction of branch railways to connect the Cornwall Railway with the quays and wharves at Truro. DEVON AND DORSET RAILWAY.—For powers to Great Western and Bristol and Exeter Railways to construct a line from the Bristol and Exeter near Stoke Canon to Maiden Newton on the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, with branches to Sidmouth and Bridport. NEWRY AND ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY.—For construc tion of line to Newry, and works. MONKLAND RAILWAYS. • NORWICH AND SPALDING RAILWAY. —The standing orders were declared not . complied with, on the ground that plans and sections deposited at Cambridge were not copies of those deposited at the Private Bill Office. PLYMOUTH, TAVISTOCK, OKEHAMPTON, NORTH DEVON, AND EXETER RAILWAY.—The standing orders were de clared not complied with, on the ground of some errors in the levels. The other bills passed were :—Great Yarmouth (Wil lington Pier) ; Wigan Waterworks ; and Plymouth Cor poration Waterworks (powers to construct additional reservoirs and works). RAILWAY RETURNS. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. TOPSIGN. i aria Antonia ...• •• •• • • •• ..... Montereau and Troyes ...... . Namur and Liege .. •• .......... N :r ow i t ues hern of France •• •• • • •• •• •• Orleans and Central* .. Paris and Rouen. • • • • • • • • • • " " Paris and Str as b urg h •• •• •• •••• Western of France •• •• •• 443% 577 240 772 1,241 22,613 21,5 0 3 12,350 6,648 14,000 2,826 3,461 * The receipts include the traffic on the Orleans' and Central, Or sari and Bordeaux, and Tours and Nantes lines. . O'le-- ol ..-'