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I 1 C°III\TTRY COTTAGE for a PERMANENCY. NTED, •by Lady-day or Midsummer,. on f the touth.4 et ...,--''''' a station ern kranches, within twenty miles of London and five Led 'any three o ree- , containing at least two good sitting and four or ma, with • If ener ohaise-house and stable attached. An old-fashioned laoa t i r . F arra-honse would euit, and a small quantity of pastu h re te,i etgirlbiei though not essential. A retired situetion not o - 'alth la ' bu talery soil and good water indispensable. Address, do, 1 01 ______.-" partrs, to M. T. Y , 33, Brydges-street, Covent-garden. ea; q uite ------------ . '• OYA IR, L DANISITRAILWAY.—First Section. dto i d ; 1 NOTTnr - -NTR --- IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the II ALF-Y EA.RLY , n . 6Ad Per her , 18 4 ST, at the rate ofs per cent per annum, to the 31st Domin 1 to °e v i b e pae a . h l" the Capital paid upon the Shares of this Company, will n 33d to 4. A nd afte e at the Company's Offices, 84, King Willlarn-street, t o " r• hare; the d January, 1554. It is neeessery that the Certifica t es , z i e:h... _ n . be left two char days for examination, &c., previously o v it g the Warrants for the Interest due. GEORGE GRENFELL GLYN, Chairman. is Gd S . tcndo 0. MOLLER, Secretary. n, Dec• 15 1853' rug ( ) ''' -------__ • ,• . ; 1, Oil' . & wn. ItOYAL DANISH RAILWAY. —First Section. Ad A H er T HIRD CALL o f al . per Shi re , making 121 paid. — Notice , ee, , 6 1 the ebyee 2 d ~- on, That the Third Call of 3/. per Share will be d ue on , hare 1 0 ,1 anuary> • 1854 h,,l d - , Od at Th e oft ers will be required to deposit their Certificates of Shares ~,t a n27tn , cei of the Company, 84 King William-street, on and a e 'till L , a 'stant, between the hours ' of Ten and Two o'clock, when a eiter w p IQ qty Tniet theh II be delivered. Upon production of . the Banker's Re -4 qrs vim e Offices of the Company the Certificates will be returned, Call sh.,__. endorsed thereon as paid. 7 qrs viiii:etcnolders are reminded that interest at the rate of 5 per cent. 2 qrs 5 c harged on all Calls in arrear after the 2d January, 18 4. 12111 5 GEORGE GRENFELL GLYN, Chairman. 12thg Len C. 15th C. MOLLER, Secretary. 12ths 1.-.......__________ . 12thr 14 °N-I)°.- NT & SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. Front F OREIGN TRAFFIC.—SPECIAL NOTICE. with fair Ilkfi and after Ist January, 1854, the existing THROUGH p ar ,, ,, am for n ~-oods Traffic betwixt London and Paris, and betwixt 0 )-daY W Coed, ~..„"t „ c,, channel Island., will be DISCONTINUED. and bet gilt 0(?• conveyed as heretofore, betwixt London and Mauro, iSa O d t° tree, "'At 'Ra w ' , whi n e and the Channel Islands, at reduced through is t• 0 38s. or t, ti h include all charges from the Quay at Havre to London, l asura n i t „% e hannel Islands, the amount of Customs' Duty and Marine in, 20 , Good s - "oented. . , 50s t wiil be con veye d b etw i x t 3, 'week, eac‘_ London and Havre three times a Poe -„. wY, as heretofore. •apply In L e v.rticularie of through rates. and all other information , gotith., 44 a. to Mr. SIMKIN, 53, King William-street, City; . in lir, a'', Pton, M Mr. WATKINS, Railway-station ; in !Imre, ,to to 5, Rue -de-la-Gaffe. ) weath er Atillw„,„ 01 3' order) ARCHTi. SCOTT, Traffic M =agar. „., at tc r i *"-----........7:Lci11ee, London, Dec. 24, 1853. , h i c k solo . Irt 2 s per r q t .LIVERPOOLA.ND LONDON w hich rn, 1111; E AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. . 7s 03 t° Est h, Capital, £2,000,0 00 . 4 -Jahed in 1836. Empowered by Acts of Parliament. 3, c 3 . Oat i a / ' , ast le - street, Liverpool; and 20 and 21, Poultry, London. . rartles Nyli -. - the 25th 03 to 5° thsta nt a .. °lle Fire Policies with this Company expire on a.anie ~,,p;o , rB D ectfully reminded that receipts for the renewal of the at the ha " "cfound at the Head Offices in Liverpool and London, and h se curity e n 4a of the respective Agents; and those who, preferring ture ance, are mired by this Company, may desire to remove their in ins oval „;ted b e ' t . k le th e Larrmed that no expense will be incurred by such re L''waltiagd d. TOWED‘in.,,? DEP A RTMENT, peculiar advantages are afforded e el' , . -tt RESIDENCE IN THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES BEING /L -BO lin ~,1 the ~%4 1" aoriT EXTRA PREMIUM, and a reat facilities are afforded 'woe "Ynlent of renewal premiums through the several agencies 1,...,1teru the Colonies. .A . ;' IFS . t 'Sated free of stamp duty. Q'ltien, Immediate or deferred. e t' Particulars may be had on application. SWINTON BOULT, Secretary to the Company. Dece mber, RENJ. HENDERSON, Resident Secretary, London. e ' 11113 4, 1853. dull te' COI,T ------------- -- TR ccolin t ' ° --CTS FOR. RAISINS, SUGAR, TEA, AND TOB ACCO. . berd e "' •Po n , e -aranent oft he Comptroller for Victualling and Transport 21 •VI a -,,.. Services, Somerset-place, 23d Dec., 1853 . og , , oan ter P IP II N Commissioners for Executing the Office of d Nor th. rad ire t , ord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain Ind liii. ihtn tr a nd, do Hereby Give Notice, that on THURSDAY, the i2t h h 7i 06; perm . 7, 1 854, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with su i c alto her a s ma- 7 be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering the de"9jestYs Victualling Stores at GOSPORT and PLYMOUTH ..,............2.........avientioned articles, viz.:— lir To be delivered at When to be delivered oato . ..------------.. t tn, a" - Gosport. Plymouth. kliae..... . . . !eli• hilt,:ins (Menlo, Va- Tons. Tons. met!, Chesme, or any 8 ' One-half of each in ttrci r description)..... 12 • one month, and the Ana t ..... 50 remainder in one aes., , , SEA (C lbs. month afterwards, n s t o p, 0ng0n)......... 200 , 0 .. • • or earlier if pre pond" o cer9f T °l.l Tons. Tons. 'ferred by the party `... ••CCO,- -------:-.. . ::= 15 10 I tendering. 11,_ wingr „ s ued )ii t " l a st. w ere I L Jig"' due ELK :gun 0 0 an. 7 )0. eb; 4, r n cpttS ,ec. in. 4. 3n. till tri in. 16 )v. 26 n. 1 a. 1 1. 4 at ,ced"' iced° lll I. 6 iced° .16 16 1 ,:e 3 fine Gee, !013 1 ' ling thi s ,ted W o a art,cl es to be exempted from the Customs 'Duties. t,,,, 11 tender will be received for a less quantity of Raisins than 5 than —Of Sugar than 10 tons—of Tea than 4,000 lbs.—and of Tobacco S ton s . les:l 4 + l2 P i ca of the Raisins (not less than Gibs.), of the Sugar (not W k aan lbs.), of the Tea (not less than '1 lbs from the Bonded thie s Vac 4 ), and of the Tobacco (not less than 2 lbs.), must be pro by the parties tendering. ar e e s amples produced by persons whose tenders are not accepted Irs et ;qacsted to be taken away by them immediately after the con have been decided. 'tir c onditions of the revised contracts, to which particular atten at 1 - 4,!: called, may be seen at the said office, at the victualling yards s Pcrt and Plymouth; at the office ofCommander Bevis, at Liver tee,ind of the Collector of Custom , at Bristol. No tender will be laa,' s ysa alter One o'clock on the day of treaty, nor any noticed Riit in ' g t he party attends, or an agent for him, duly authorised in tv e a nd k _rY tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, ar k i "'ac - he eft-hand corner the words " Tender for !au :wit also be delivered at Snmerset-place, and those for Raisins, Sib and Tea must be accompanied by a letter signed by a respon la haterson, engaging to become bound with the person tendering, ih e stun of 201. per cent. on the value, for the due performance of contracts. OYSTERS—TO EPICURES. UEENB OROUGH and FAVERSHAM NATIVE OYSTERS. theOP most acceptable Present at this sea Son of the year is a Barre best NATIVE OYSTERS, which are to be obtained at SCOTT'S celebrated OYSTER WAREHOUSE, 18, Coventry-street, Piccadilly, as. 6d.per Barrel, warranted to weigh 141bs. A NEW DISCOVERY IN TEETH. )11 R. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, FLEET-STREET. has introduced an Y iCRIPTION of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed ENTIREL without sp NEW rings, i;,; e„ " e 4,,, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth, tli, , to be distinguished f rom the originals by the closest observer ; a„,! Will never change colour or decay. and will he found superior to tl-74, teeth ever before used. This method does not require the ex aft...4loh of roots, or any painful operation, and will suppart and pre akitteeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation m astication. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useild in mas ,Stion. 52, FL'EtT-STREET.—At home from Ten till Five. T:l 4 MOST CERTAIN PREVENTION OF CHOLERA YET DISCOVERED. FURTHER GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE. C' tt E WS'S DISINFECTING FLUID is the Is tam Best and Cheapest for the purification of Dwelling-houses , closets,- Dog Kennels, Ship's Holds, Cesspools, Drains, Water ariden &c. • the Disinfection of Sick Rooms, Clothing, Linen, the Prevention of Contagion. a„_ 4 e extraordinary power of this Disinfecting and purifying 0-77Ist, is now acknowledged, and its use recommended by the College 4,2 1 3 , 81cian5. Unlike the action of many other Disinfectants, it r er, ,)713 all noxious smells, and is itself s centless. The manufactu the ", a ,vhig destroyed a monopoly fostered by the false assumption of u t a -4m of a patent. has to warn the public against all spurious tenons. Lions. Each Bottle of Crews's Disinfecting Fluid contains a 411s.ely concentrated solution of Chloride of Zinc. which may be "Zed. for use with 200 times its bulk of water. Vide Instructions It ni i.. Pan -Ting each bottle. deni sold by all Chemists and Shipping Agents in the United King ir6,_in Imperial Quarts at 2s. ; in pints, is. ; half pints, at 6d., and i" ger vessels at ss. per Gallon. ...."'g e nts—Messrs. Drew, Heyward, and Barron, Bash-lane, Can -ms-street. manufactured at H. G. GRAY'S, Commercial Wharf, Mile End, Mort. e r . n A No other Packets T he Packets call MO] No. 19,115.] - On Friday next will be published, in post evo• DEFENCE of the " ECLIPSE of FAITH," 1 4 1. by its Author Being a Rejoinder to Professor Newmin's " Repiv ;" with an Examination of that Gentleman's Criticisms on the "Moral Perfection of Christ " London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. Published this day, in 16m0., price One Sillling, R MACAULAY'S SPEECHES on PAR .I3I- LIAMENTARY REFORM In 1831 and 82, corrected aveller's t.y Forming the Fifty-second Part of the " T Himself Library." Immediately, the Fifty-third Fart, price One Shilling, THE RUSSIANS , of the SOUTH. By SHIRLEY BrtooKs. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman& On Friday, Jan. 6, 1854, will bo Published, in !cap. Bvo , ZOHRAB ; or, a Midsummer Day's Dream ; and other Poems. By WILLIAM Thomas THORNTON, Author o. " An Essay on Oyer-Population, a Plea for Peasant Proprietors," tondon: Longman, Brown, Green, and Lougmans C OLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. The January Number. commencing the Hundredth Volume, and containing a great variety of important and interestjng articles, is Published this day. Also, the,Jaiwary Number of AINSWORTH'S MAGAZINE. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. On Jan. 2 Vv ill be published, price Is., No. I. of GEORGE CRIJIKSHANK'S MAGAZINE. Conducted - by FRANK E. SMEDLEY Maul Fairlegh), and Illustrated by GroaoE Caniusuarnl. David Bogue, Fleet-street. BY ORDER OF THE ADMIR LORDS ALTY. COMMISSIONERS OF THE Now ready, price 2s. 6d., TUE NAUTICAL ALMANAC and ASTRO NOMICAL EPHEMERIS for 1847: with a Supplement, containing Ephemerides of all the newly-discovered Planets for ,854. "The Nautical Almanac" for 1854, '55, and '56, may still be had. John Murray, (Publisher to the Admiralty), Albemarle street. WORKS BY EDWARD JESSE, E•Q. Wow Ready, JESSE'S COUNTRY LIFE. Fcap. Bvo. 6s. Third Edition. - IL JESSE'S NATURAL HISTORY. Seventh Edition. Fear.. Svo. 6s. if EOLOGYa.nd. MlNERALOGY.—Elementary Collections, which will greatly facilitate the study of these interesting branches of science, can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each, of J. TENNANT, Mineralogist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, London. Mr Tennant gives Private Instruction in Mine ralogy and Geology. fARNAMENTS for tho\DRAWING - ROOM , kfr LIBRARY, and DINING-ROOM, consisting of a groat variety of vases, figures, groups, inkstands, candlesticks, inlaid tables, &c., in Derbyshire spar, marble, Italian alabaster, bronze, &c., manufactured and imported by J. TENNANT, 149, Strand, London. 00SMOS INSTITUTE. The Registration of X._) this Society being now completed , and notice of the applica tion to Parliament for extended p owers having been duly and given, Shares will now be issued, on person al or written application, on the production of the Banker's receipt. STANLEY, President. Cosmos 'agitate, 87, St. James's-street. CHRISTMAS INVITATIONS. —No indivi dual who possesses a spark of b-coming pride would accept of an invitation to a Christmas party without observing the etiquette of the season by an adoption of befitting costume. L. MANI'S Full lbws for Gentlemen comprises all the most recent Novelties in Dress Coats, Surtout Coats, Trousers, and Fancy Vests, and is so d at prices which bring it within the means of all classes of purchasers. • L. HYA3f, Tailor, Clothier, and General Outfitter, 36, Gracccharch-street, City. 'PO COMMERCIAL GENTLEMEN and OTHERS. —A Gentleman of first-class character and abilities is required as Inspector of the Provincial Branches of an established Public Company. As the duties will be responsible, a liberal ealary will be given. It is requested that no perrn will apply who is not possessed of Walt business qualifications, great energy, and experi ence. Applications to be made by letter, addressed to A. 8., Si, Cheapside. stating full particulars as to previous employment, which will be treated as confidential. DELETERIOUS CON FECTIONARY.—Man y children having been poisoned by eating the ornaments of twelfth cakes, in consequence of the general use of mineral colours by confectioners. Messrs. PURSSELL, 78, Cornhill, near the Ex change, have introduced an entirely novel m ethod of DECORATING their CAKES with FRENC II BON BO NS ; &c., of delicious flavour; the colours, being prepared solely from vegetables, are quite harmless. Ornamented cakes of every va•iety, suitable for country presents, now year's gifts, &c. A great variety of f*ney French and Swiss pastry, mince pica, &c.—Messrs. Purssell, 78, Cornhill, near the Ex change only. AMERRY CHRISTMAS and CHRISTMAS ' FESTIVITIES.—Good cheer, smiling faces, warm-hearted wishes, visits, balls, amusements, everything pleasing—variety tri umphing over monotony, pushing the dull system of things entirely out of practice, and helping every one to be merry and cheerful. All observers of the preparations made for Christmas festivities by E. Moses and Soli will easily understand how this is accomplished. There is not anything more necessary to cheerfulness than first-rate Attire, and that presented by E. Moses and Son exhibits greater ex cellence and variety than on any previous season. For the festive season E. Moses and Son have rendered their gigantic commercial resources available for every one, the best and cheapest articles of Attire being offered for Ladies, Gentlemen, and Children. The variety in Overcoats and Winter Clothing is produced by an extraordinary association of skill and experience, which has selected the most fashionable and durable materials, and fashioned them to the, most celebrated habiliments of the age. The variety in Dress for Christmas parties entirely surpasses description; every material in which taste and fashion is conspicuous is made into the most mag nificent attire ever witnessed. Juvenile Attire is rendered universally attractive by new modes of cutting, making, and Trimming ; many new styles are introduced as distinguished tor fashion and comfort, as the Goods are for Durability and economy. The New Stock in the Ladies Dress Department comprehends all the Novelties in the World, and Hosiery Goods for Ladies and Gen tlemen the richest and cheapest articles ever offered. Variety is the charm of Christmas Parties, but it was never so magnificently provided as this year by E. Moses and Son, and in presenting the best and cheapest articles of Dress to all classes, they wish their Friends, Patrons, and the Public " A Merry Christmas." CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like taisehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANT OTHER HOUSE IN Olt OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minories, 83, 34,85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford.-street, I, 2 and 3, Hart-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch; 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. Colonial Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant Tallo.st Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, irons which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Book, " The Epitome of Comfort and Economy," contain ing full lists of prices, our system of self-measurement, &c., &c., may be had on application, or post-free. Id l'on perle Francais. Qui si pule Italian. Slier srricht man Deutsc:T. Anus se habla Espano V E SEND ST AR PACKETS. call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purfleet Piers. 1 at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting &I TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. ......______lv23...is Days. ' SUNDAYS. Tterirarc: 1 ?: I I 1:5 Time. !: '2' ' 7; . ci 7 . 5 . : .. .. CP x:f 0 . , „t; 4, 4 8 - - -..._ - - .-. - ---•_ -- - 1-911 11% _ _ _ 11!( 3 I l i a s , 5 ''s--..,,___-- r3aturdaysonly -- `taro, t 9% 11% pmtrains from the Boats marked t ep — nd';uses from Fencharch-street Station to all parts of London Viarter of an hour. thy,. WICK WHARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the fol lowing Trains from the Fenehurch-street Station. SUNDAYS. VIMIT AIM A .c.:! .... 5 4 t , • i e ... , ',., -. ..- Fen- t i g 3 >, 0 , -,:- f ;• p, , nrell . 8 E , .3 w church o= ` E g 4 4 Street. E z iii a 'i t Street. 4 6 ? r 0 A ui 4 10% -- 11 1214 _ _ 3K 14 5 5 on direct, To Fore Cabin. Saloon. or from Gravesend and London.. •• • • 10d. .. Is. 2d. Gravesend and Blackwall or Woolwich Bd. .. Os. 10d. 11:: 13 voen Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Bd. 4 T„,,r.olC.ETß.—Twelve Months, ss. Os. ; Six Months , 31 . Os . ; 1. 8 . 4 ;"v - inths, 21. Os. ; to be had of the Collectors on board the ' . . 1 ; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. ~.../sir• 17, 1R53. Passages marked * are ri dEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. bblt. SAMUEL LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD - SQUARE , LO NDON, ° etor of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of the University of t fltnburgh, Honorary Member of the London H o sp ital Medical 4eieoty, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, & c.,., se.. AY be consulted, personally, or by letter, on r fti , l the various disorders of the nervous and generative system, flu - e 7„,, tin g from juvenile irregularities and excesses, which have pro t" '''-‘ more misery in youth, degradation in manhood, and prema -4e decay at all stages of life, than perhaps any other class of dis h; th e treatment of these diseases has proved that there are in exist '' secret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in eXist en A ee, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous 4a , e alltYs various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and - Unfruitful Marrl t,„2, Impotency, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their . 7, 1 , 2 modifications owe their almost entire origin. D 4, ul absolutely necessary that all men should know that there are in en ne ll 3l es of personal management which cannot be violated without BIC' ' m g grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed b, be of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties - `‘7 be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, ;7: how the evil and its congequenc es may be avoided, and above all, derangement there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional ra ' n gement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. I,, b OCTOR n n ged LAmERT has for a long series of years bee e g l 'iJui extensive ' practice in the treatment of these delicate c a orn ef t i h ns, and is the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless th, _ e t aunts and envy of the hypocritleal and mock-modest, has had confidence, through the medium of the public press, to direct f ,...7 . • ntion to these enormous evils, ~,e In rewselecting this department of practice, from which uo grade of socety is SECOND EDITION.—WITII ADDITIONS. he has been amply . _ Just published, Bvo., in cloth, price 55., by post tree, 55. 6d. treat Publications ed by the great success that has attended his efforts in the 0.,,,,, Tent of these cases, which are too generally confided to the CVN TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, unqualified and ignorant empirle,s, who, with their pirated N_Y with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors or t , ations, assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues in relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the h„,..," ei r Patent nostrums, have Inflicted serious injury on those who CI merative System, or Sexual Hypoehondriasis. • - ••5 be en h At ,_ idueed to place faith in their pretensions. Translated from 'he German of Dr. PICKFORD Rix till me for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from 'Dr. Plelfford ls known to English readers by his frequent practi e,sd;f Eight. All letters must contain the fee of IL, and advice and CAI contributions to German medical literature. This is the first T .'",mee ean be forwarded to any initials or address. tirae, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the non-rnedi . .ia desirable that patients wishing to consult Dr. LA ' MEET cal reader . We trust this may not he the last, if he shall detect any "uold first obtain a copy of his work on other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his ?tower to correct." SELF-PRESERVATION —London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. The triboof 'Quiet Sympa tellLe_dic.al Treatise on the Philosophy of Marriage and Nervous and hisers,'and ' Medical Friends,'aremerdiessly exposed ; arid if thisbook tri g,Talve Debility, illustrated by fifty - coloured engravings, and des- could find its way into the hands of those who ssffer from the com 44:Zia detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would leC, - ; i : The perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct i be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of Pr \ nic l i ‘''' : r "". cases, and may' he had, price 2 2 6d, In English, less importance, thou.rh it is that which the quacks most prize— hl,- hers ''''- allish, - Dutch, Italian, or Germans, of messrp, p,p e r mutt, money ......Tlds volume is well qualified to put an end to the k - --.- and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat -1)3,, east for forty-two stamps, to 11. ,32 . Cornhill • Stogie, Titchborne-Street, Haymarket; or free ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore any address from the Author's rebi- likely to do much good."—Medical Circular, June 16, 1852. "1 / 4 ' '' al. zsprozzomAas Loom. 1 London: H. Dalliere, 219, Regent-street. ITC. JESSE'S FAVOURITE HAUNTS. With 20 Woodcuts. Post Bvo. 12s. John Murray, Albema,le-street. Now ready, 2d Edition, with additions. Portraits. 2 vols. 8 vo., 305., MEMO IRS AND CORRESPONDENC E of FRANCId HORN ER. Edited by his brother, LEONARD HOENER. John Murray, Albemarle-street. Just published, Bvo., in cloth, price Is. , by post fre e Gs. THE PATHOLOGY and RATIONAL TREAT MENT of STRICTURE of the URETHRA, in all it. Varie ties and Complications. With Practical Observations on the Use and Abuse of Urethral Instruments. The whole illustrated by numerous cases, showing that this disease may be succes , .fully treated by means at once simple and safe, even in its most inveterate and app arentl y intractable form By F. B. COURTEN M R.C.S.E. "We believe Mr. Courtenay's experience in the treatment of stricture during the last 20 years has equalled, if indeed it has not surpassed, that of any of his contemporaries, and we know of no man to whose care we would with greater confidence entrust the treatment of a severe case of stricture of the urethra."—Medical Circular, July 27, 1853. 11. Itailliere, 219, Regent-street. RELIEF FROST. INCOME TAX. THE Board of Management of the PROVI DENT CLERKS' ASSOCIATION call the attention of the public to the 54th section of this Act, which allows an abatement of the Tax in respect of Premiums on Life Assurance, and in addi tion thereto this Association offers the following important advan tages : All Policies may be made absolutely payable to the WIDOW, WIDOWER, or CHILDREN of the A ssured, by which the Expense Of LEGACY and PROBATE DUTY is SAVED, and the Assurance under any circumstances SECURED to the person or persons for whom it was effected. The COST Of POLICY STAMPS IS PAID by the ASSOCIATION, SO that the Premium is the only charge to which Assurers are subjected. NINE-TENTHS of the PROFITS are divided every five years amongst the Assured of three years' standing, and the Association has already appropriated upwards of 15,0001. in Reversionary Bonuses. • Leans are granted to the full extent of the value of the Policy. All Policies are indisputable, except in cases of absolute fraud. Clerks Assuring with this Association have the option of being NI - embers of the Benevolent Fund, from which they may, in case of need, derive very great advantages. By order of the Board. PHILIP HENRY BYRNE, Secretary. 42, Moorgato-street, London, Dec. 1, 1853. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. FIRST EXHIBITION oLPIIOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES MAGNI FIED about WOO times on the Disc, with an ENTIRELY NEW SERIES of DISSOLVING VIEWS. LECTURES by Dr. BACROFFNER on WILKINS'S NEW PATENT UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LECTURE by J.H. PEPPER, Esq., on SPONTANEOUS COMBUS- TION, with Brilliant Experiments. .An HISTORICAL and MUSICAL LECTURE, illustrated with DISSOLVING SCENERY, entitled " The AOA-1130, the RIVER, and the RAIL," by J. E. CARPENTER, Esq., assisted by Miss Bache Younge, daily at a Quarter to Four, and every eveaini, "except Saturday, at Nine o'clock. Open Mornings and Evenings. 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'''' + - --' fte 4 'Aso t ,-.1, 46 ' 14 '''' ~,,,- ' • 4.- , . *----- - ^Skit i V ( / • ~ ~----,......, ~...4 . , •1: . ..,..,_,,,,, .' • • i k . o .1.,,,e1 I) ~ • ,:•• • .t..4% - .# , , ..,,.., ~/. \,,,,,,,... ~--,- ) . 4 l^ - 40 , a• --, .... , --1 4U :i 7 . ~! 1.1 I ,- 4. , 7-,ft • a '. .041,.... - 1 ,--:_:_---:-.>-• [PRICE SD. A SETTLER'S LIFE IN AUSTRALIA. The following interesting letier has just been re ceived from Victoria, in Australia. The writer is Mr. Henry Edwards, a son of the respected soli citor of ' the same name, at Ross, in Hereford- shire : " Merrivale, Merri Merri Creek, Melbourne, Sept. 15. "We landed in Australia on the 22d of June, after a very delightful voyage of 88 days —a voyage which I greatly enjoyed, and to which .1 Shall always re fer with great pleasure. Three months passed at sea with the same wide waste of waters' always around you .; the same face every day before your eyes, an d one unvarying mode of life continued day after day, may be monotonous, but' they bring to a mind at all capable of receiving' beautiful impres sions thoughts and feelings which ° cannot easily pass away The .sight of lands with the .names of which we have been frmiliar from our very infancy, but which have existed in our minds only as a - far-off vision, the ? numberless s t range birds and the `'wonders of the deep,' the gorgeous sunsets, and the no less beautiful moonlit skies;—all afforded me much food for reflection, and upon the many objects of deep interest Which our voyage presented to me I shall long dwell with much real saw o w how u g deep faction. On my a rr i va l h ere I inquired for my b rot h er , and on the day after my landi ng I was so h ap py as once more, after four y e a rs ' separation, to press his honest hand and to be greeted by hi s old and cheerful smile. I need not tell you h ow much delight this union has you occasionedwll easily us understand both. attached to each other we h ave ever, been, and ow 'veil manyknow a iandeeply and many a cry we had, what tales there were to tell, what news to communicate, what plans to con over for the future, what bright castles we were to build-up and what sweet remembrances we had to recall to each other other of the happy days passed so pleasantly long ago in merry England. lam happy to tell you that he is situated in a Very nice farm on the banks of a rather pretty creek about 8 miles from Melbourne, and that he is doing and likely to do very well. Farming is a most profitable occupation in this country, and I have arrived at a very opportune time for William, as many occasions' call him frequently away from home, and he has been long wanting some one to superintend matters in his absence. He has assured me over and over again that (had I been here three years ago we should both h - ave been rich men now. I liave learnt to drive bullocks, tO plough, and divers other such accomplish, merits which are available here. I find lam able to do much harder work than I anticipated, and let me assure you this is the very place in which men must labour if they intend to succeed. It is very likely that in the courre of a few months or so we shall open a store, either in town or at the diggings, which I shall take charge of. People here do not care what they do in an honest way to get money, and even since I have been here I have met many gentlemen of good families and superior education engaged about what in England would be regarded as menial occupations. Still, do not fancy that we cannot find any time to enjoy ourselves. We do so as far as our circumstances will allow us to do, and, by greasing the wheels of Time's chariot, we manage to make it run on merrily with its burden. We take our guns on a day when we have little else to do and enjoy some sport, or wander off among the forests of gum trees in pursuit of plants and insects, - _ which, as you know, always possessed for me such lasting charms. Our house is a tolerably large and comfortable one. Will's wife is a good, kind, intel lectual woman, and his little boy one of the sweetest children I ever saw. You will, therefore, easily believe that we are happy together. We only want a few of the treasured friends of home around us to complete our comfort, and a glimpse now and then of the busier world among which you are moving. This is a strange country. I can call it truly the ' land of liberty,' but not the land of grandeur and of beauty.' The district for many miles around Mel bourne is (with here and there exceptions) either in the shape of farms or vast arid plains, one unbounded forest of gum trees and a few other tall shrubs. Near the town, and, in fact, for 12 or 14 miles' distance, every way the country is somewhat thickly populated, and small townships are springing up every week around us. As you advance further towards the interior you find fewer houses and more of the bush or primeval forest, as it existed before the white man set his foot upon the shores. There are few hills, and, conse quently, few scenes which would strike the beholder as being at all beautiful, when compared with the lovely valleys and mountains of the old countries. The bush itself is everywhere the same, the trees all of the same character, and presenting but very few distinct species. They are mostly ill grown and shedding their bark, instead of their leaevs, have a very curious ap pearance. There is no underwood of any kind whatever, but thousands of strange and beautiful plants spring up in the sward under our feet, rendering the country one of deep interest to one, like myself, an enthusiast in botanical pursuits. • • - • "The spring is now coming on, and every day as I walk along I meet with some treasure or other, most of which my brother is able to name for me ; with the warm days, too, swarms of insects of the brightest colours and most singular forms appear, and at every step you take upon a stony bank you startle some little lizard which has been basking in the sun, and darts like lightning from the gaze of the intruder. Snakes, too, many of them venomous, are numerous, but as yet I have not made acquaintance with any of them, nor do I much desire an introduction. In the gum trees about our house hundreds of those curious little animals—the opossum—are found ; they appear only at night, and we frequently amuse ourselves, when the moon is bright, by shooting them for the sake of their skins, which are much valued for rugs and coats. "The curious duck-billed platypus is found in our creek in the summer in considerable quantities, and loads of quail and wild ducks t are always to be had by dint of a little of that exertion which is always so pleasing to the sportsman. The birds of the colony possess great attractions for me. I have taught myself to skin pretty well since I have been here, and have already managed to get between 40 and 50 species. Parrots of the most brilliant plumage are so common that I have frequently brought home from 20 to 30 in my pockets, the work of one afternoon's slaughter. They are delicious eating, and when well-cooked are a perfect treat. I often think, when I shoot a parrot, how glad may of my friends in England would be to have him for a pet. The lemon-crested cockatoo, also, which is so often kept in England in cages, is extremely abundant in the sum mer season, and is very destructive to the crops, doing more barns than the rooks at home. They are very wary rascals and have made me very often in an unamiable humour. I have seen some thousands since I have been here, but have never been so fortunate as to kill a single bird. A flock of them have taken a great fancy to a patch of barley which has been recently sown near the house. They generally make their attack upon it in the morning, and my first act for the last few days has con stantly been to seize my gun and rush outside. lam sure to find my friends, the cockatoos, at their feast, but they never allow me to get nearer to them than about 150 yards. I put a couple of bullets among them yes terday morning, but only frightened them away. I still hope in a day or two to make an example of some one of them, and, if I do, I think I may be tempted to forego the pleasure of skinning him, and hang him up in the field instead, as a warning to future depredators. W e went last week to a range of hills on the River Plenty, about 30 miles from Melbourne, to cut down poles for fences, and from this journey I go t some fresh ideas of the Australian productions. " We went in a new district, or a new geological for mation, and consequently found new birds, new plants , and new insects. We we re ou t t h ree days from home, as we had our bullock-drays with us, and the bulloc ks are but slow travellers. lam beginning thoroughly to enjoy the somewhat rough life peculi ar to the country, and think, in time, I shall make a very good bushman. I go into town about once a-week, and frequently oftener. I hope to be there to-morrow with Will, to dine with his old friend, M a j or D av id son, I shall then P ost this let ter. Melbourne, for its age, is a most wonderful place. It is tolerably well, though irregularlY built ; the streets are straight a n d wide, though badly paved, aud the shops very good indeed. Wideaw And a ge hats, high boots,ct n n r o ed and blue shi r t s, l ong b eard, s hort pipes i tselafre common ex though th e i n h a bi tants of Melbourne and provisions of actly as peopl e d o a t home. u all kinds are ver y high in price, but I believe are on the much inconvenience sometimes decline. We are put by not being enabled t t o o procure little things to which in England we have beenpaccustomed, but, like the eels, we become used to it. "Gold is still being found in prodigious quantities, and it is more than likely that by the time this reaches you I shall have joined the band of diggers, for the sake of seeing w h a t the diggings are like more than with any thought of real isin g a ra p id fortune . If we can manage it, Will and myself will go together fo r t wo or th r ee months, by which time our crops will b e fit to cu t, and ssosliall return home. You shall hear of our doings there, if we go. A new Lieutenant-Governor is ex pected daily here, though we know not who he is to be. Latrobe is not popular among the masses. It is said that he truckles too much to the Government at home, but it is my opinion that no human being would please the whole of the colonists. We shall see what his suc cessor may turn out. " If you know of any one who thinks of coming out 4 here, tell him that he must be prepared to endure priva tions and hardships which at home he has never dreamt of ; that he must work as hard as any day labourer if he wishes to succeed ; that he will come among a lot of men, for the most part very low in the intellectual stan dard, bent entirely upon making money, and selfish to the worst degree ; that he must rid his mind of the idea of a pleasure trip ; that the climate of Australia is not what it has been painted, but that it is bitterly cold and wet in the winter, and burning hot in the summer ; that employment, except in such occupations as carpenters, farm servants, bullock drivers, blacksmiths, &c., is very scarce ; that gold is not found upon the surface of the ground, and is only to be obtained by much and labo rious toil ; that many of the oomforts of civilised life must be dispensed with, and, in short, that if he is well settled at home, with anything like a good prospect be fore him for the future, he had better stay, unless he may have a capital of 3001, or 4001. and can make up his mind to endure hardships, in which case, with a little LON DON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1853. AURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms, 1.4 (Lessee, CHAS. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fwaain•road), —The above Rooms are now OPEN' FOR THE SEASON. and will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S CELEBRATED BAND. Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8 ; Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and ter ninate at half-past 11. THE SEAT OF WAR ON THE DANUBE. • ---4 It may be , premised that what is, term - ed the general valley of the Danube is naturally divided into four basins by chains of mountains, which suc cessively become detatched, extend away to the right and left, then met and enclose the valley of the Danube in ,three different' plaCes, force the river to change its bed; and to pass over four vast slopes. The third of these great enclosures is formed by the junction of the Veliki-Balkan and the eastern Carpathians, in the direction of Orsova, the point where the Danube issues from the Aus trian dominions, and rolls away on its course to the Ottoman territory. •It is at this point that its fourth basin commences, which only terminates in the Black Sea. To the north extend the chain of the Carpathians and the snccessive heights which rise between - the Pruth and. the Dneister, and to the south of the Veliki and the vast chain of the Balkans. The fourth basin through which the noble river rolls its huge volume of waters, swelled by many navigable streams to the Euxine, comprises the whole of Bulgaria on the south, Wallachia and Moldavia on the north, and a por tion of Bessarabia. While yet the Danube waters the Hungarian plains its bed. is • generally regular, deep, without torrents, and is intersected by many islets ; its banks are mostly low, and its width in some places from two and a half ,to three Eng lish. miles. But when it approaches Orsova, where the Carpathians and the Balkans approach, it becomes completely changed; it struggle - g through that formidable barrier ; with the fury of a vast torrent through the gigantic walls of granite which close in upon- it ; it returns on itself, coils and winds, as if in convulsive rage against the rocks and shallows which bar its passage ; and where it cannot undermine these adamantine barriers, lifts its waters and dashes in fury over them. Some of these whirlpools and rapids are passed by the hardy natives of the mountains in small boats in certain spots ; but the steamerswhich navigate the stream thus far from Vienna there ar rest their course, and the merchandise with which they are laden is transported on the backs of men and animals through a road cut in the rocks, from Orsova for some miles done to Kladova, while the tortured river passes away to the east. The spot where it is thus strangled, as it were, is known by the name of the Iron Gate, or the Gate of Trajan. New Orsova, in the Servian territory, is situate in an isle of the Danube. It forms nearly a rect angle, and is defended on the right bank by Fort St. Elizabeth. It was taken by the Austrians in 1789. Kladova, a little to the south, is -also a Servian. town ; and, like most of the small towns near the Danube, is encased by an earthern ram part, with a ditch, and pallisades'of oak sufficiently strong to resist all but cannon shot. Kladova was taken by the Russians in 1829. To the north, and not far from Tchernetz, are the remains of Trajan's bridge, originally of 20 arches, but of which five only remain, and which was flung across the river when it measured more than 3,000 feet in width. To the south of Kladova, the river, escaping from its more formidable girdle, rolls more freely between the rocky steeps, and forms the boundary between Servia and Wallachia ; it has on its right Berza-Palanka„ a fortified town, and there receives the waters of the Timotc, which comes up from the south, and separates Servia from Bulgaria. The Danube then rolls through a vast plain, but still bears the impress of its previous struggle, for it rolls rapidly, but not tumultuously, along. It grows wider and wider, and its waters are inter spersed with isles, which are covered with brush wood. It next reaches Widdin, a considerable town, with a population of about 26,000, and a garrison of 8,000 or 10,000 men. Widdin is one of the important fortified places of the military line of the Danube. It covers the approaches of Servia, commands Little Wallachia, the defiles of Transylvania, and, above all, the opening of the road which leads through Nissa and Sophia on to Adrianople. Its form is an irregular pentagon ; it is strongly bastioned, possess a fortified castle, with two redoubts in the islands, and its defences are completed by an extensive marsh. It was before the walls of Widdin that the Turks were defeated by the Imperialists in 1689 ; and it was under cover of its guns that the Ottoman army effected its passage to Kalafat, which is on the left bank, and established itself in Little Wal dachia. Below Widdin the river me. - a bend, and then flows on to the east, an waters on it right bank Argul-Grad, Lom, Zibroul-Palanka, and Orova, all situate at the confluence of the streams which come up from Veliki-Balkan on the south, and at the points where the right bank be comes lower and ceases to command the left. These towns present no serious means of defence, but are sufficient to annoy an enemy crossing the stream. The Danube flows on to the east with some wind ings till it reaches the town of Nicopolis, which was founded by Trajan. Nicopolis is an import ant place, owing to its position at the point where the Oswa enters the Danube, and to its being al most right opposite to the Aluta, which also enters it on the Wallachian side. Its population is 10,000, and its garrison between 2,000 and 3,000 men. It has been strongly fortified by Omar Pasha. Oppo site, on-the Wallachian bank of the river, is the town of Turna, which served fprmeily as its tete du-pont, until it was dismantled by the Russians in 1828. It was by that tete-du-pont that the Turks used to penetrate into the valley of the Aluta, while Nicopolis covered the route to the Balkans, and which leads by the defile of Gabrova. It was taken by the Russians in 1810, and again in 1829. The ground near it has been the scene of many battles. After Nicopolis the Danube reaches Sistova, where it is large and deep enough to bear vessels of 500 tons burden. Its population is estimated at about 12,000. Sistova has a wall flanked with towers, and a castle; but it is of secondary importance. t was taken and dismantled by the Russians in 1810. From Widdin to Sistova the Danube flows from west to east without many or considerable wind ings ; but at Sistova it makes a mifthein direction. In its gradual course upwards it reaches Rustchuk, one of the three most important places of the line of the Danube. It is situate at the confluence of the Kara-hom, at the extreme point of the great route from Russia to Constantinople by Vassy, and Bucharest in Lower Wallachia, and of the two prin cipal routes of the Balkans, those of Gabrova and Shumla. Rustchuk has a fortified castle, which commands the town and the river, and has been re cently fortified. Its population is 30,000, and its present garrison about 7,000. In front of Rust chuk, and on the left bank is Giurgevo, a Walla chian town, which was formerly its tete-du-pont, and which played a great part in most of the wars betweenthe Russians and Turks. It 'was dismantled by the latter in 1828. From the Danube, which up to Rustchuk had flowed regularly in one bed, issue at this point several streams, which inundate the country for eight or ten miles distant. The last slopes of the Bulgarian mountains dip down towards one bank, while the other is bounded by patches of low marshy soil, cut up by other vagrant streams, or by pools of stagnant water, interspersed with islets covered with brushwood or with thick reed grass. The river, however, soon again gathers itself into one undivided stream, and rolls on to Turtukai, situate opposite the point where the Argisch, flowing down from Wallachia, enters the Danube. Turtukai, which, owing to its important position, has been regularly fortified, connects the two important towns of R ustchuk and Silistria ; and it is, moreover, between these two towns that both banks of the Danube are equally low, and pre sents the points where its passage is without diffi culty. Opposite to Turtukai, and about a mile and a half from the left bank, is the Wallachian village of Oltenitza. It was there that in 1810, and again in 1829, the Russians passed the Danube. At the commencement of the war they were also in force there, when the Turks boldly crossed the river and beat them. Silestria is the next place of importance which the Danube waters in its gradually northward course. It is situate at the extremity of the prin cipal route of the Balkans, by Shumla ; has a po pulation of 20.000, considerable fortifications, a castle, capacious , barracks, and carries on in ordin ary times an extensive trade on the river. Its pre sent garrison is in proportion to its importance. It was unsuccessfully attacked by the Russians in 1773 and 1809, and, after a long siege, was taken in 1829. Rustchuk, Silistria, and Shumla are at the angles of a triangle which forms, as it were, the citadel of that part of the Turkish territory which lies between the Danube and the Balkans. Leaving Silistria, the river advances, but still gradnally, towards the north., while it again throws out branches, the most considerable of which is Borchicoa, which flows along the parent stream for more than 50 miles, but at a distance of from 15 to 20 ; after which it unites with it by various chan nels, forming marshy islets,—so much so that the whole of the left bank of the Danube up to Hirsova is impracticable. The river then passes to Rassova, a small fortified town, defended in front by impas sable marsheS. At this spot, it is said that the Danube, in times now remote, continued unvary- ing its western course 'to Kostendje, in the. Black Sea, from which it is only separated about 50 or 60 miles, but that it became blocked up by long accu mulating sandbanks, and was forced to seek a new outlet. At RaisOva it now at all events turns sharply to the north, and traverses a space of 80 leagues before it empties itself into the Enxine. In' the time of the Romans a wall and ditch, which extended for 50 miles, from Rassova to the sea, re pelled the invasions of the Dacian, and of that bar rier, the Valium Trajani, traces may still :be seen. A canal which would unite the Danube with the Black Sea at that spot was once projected, and re cently plans have been furnished of a railroad, which would make Rassova the station for vessels descending the Danube. • The mighty stream after quitting Rassova nnce more quits its bed, and scatters it waters, which flow along a low soil cut up into a maze of marshes. In this state it reaches Hirsova,,.which is defended by a fortified castle, and has a garrison of about 2,000 men. This place was taken by the Russians in 1809"an1 1828. Though small, it is of considerable importance. from its position on tie very spot where the. Berchicha returns to the Danube, and the river itself resumes its course. It covers the points where a passage might be effected in the Dobrouscha. The Dobrouscha is the rec tangular peninsula comprised between the Danube, from Rassova to the mouth of the Kilia, Trajan's Valium, and the Black Sea. It is in many parts inundated, but, has ,good pasturage for, the expel lent horses which constitute the' sole wealth of the Tartars who inhabit it. If the Danube be then passed, the routes by Varna and Shumla to- Con stantinople are open to an enemy. After Hirsova the Danube again loses itself in many streams, and thus scattered reaches Mathine, a town protected by two fortified castles and a wall, and which has now a garrison of about 4,000 men. Its importance in 1809 and 1828 was considerable, as its tete-du-pont was the Wallachian Brailow, though separated from it by four or five acres of the river, about four or five miles in breadth. In the latter year it was dismantled by the Russians. By means of it Wallachia) was turned, and the entry into Moldavia secured ; and it covered the Lower Danube and the Dobrouscha. It was many times besieged, as the Russians could not venture beyond the Danube with such a place in their rear. Below Brailow the Danube again recovers its single bed, and flows on to Galatz, which is on the left bank and near the confluence of the Sereth ;—it is the only port Moldavia possesses on the river. Once more the waters are divided ; but the Danube reaches its highest northern point at Reni, where it resumes its original direction from west to east. It passes through a district almost entirely inun dated, and it hurries on its way through vast lakes. It is again confined nearly to one bed before it reaches Isaktchi, where hostilities were commenced in the present war by the attack made on the place by the Russians. With a fortified castle, and a garrison of about 1,500 men,'lsaktoni is but a post of observation on the embouchures of the river. The same may he said of Toultcha, which is the last fortified place held by the Turks on the Danube, and which has a garrison of 1,200 men. Above Toultcha the river is divided into a great many arms ; 'the three most important of which form a vast delta, which belongs in great part to Russia. The first division of the delta begins at the island of Tchatal, where the Danube separates into two large branches—the first of which, called the Kilia, takes a northern direction, and reaches Ismail and Kilia, both taken by the Turks from the Russians, and which now command the whole of the delta of the Danube. In former times Ismail was for the Turks a position of the same importance as Brailow. Its capture by assault, under Suwarrow, in 1790, when 35,000 of the inhabitants were involved in a general massacre, has been celebrated in prose and poetry. The Kilia, divided and subdivided into several branches, is scarcely navigable • at its mouth the water is from four to seven feeedeep. The second branch is the Sulina, which flows to the south-east, and is divided into the two streams St. George and Dunavitz—the lat ter more to the southward, flows into the maritime lake of Rassien. The Sulina is easy of navigation, it is from 400 to 600 feet in width, it ought to be 18 to 22 feet in depth, and flows in an undivided channel to the sea. The St. George branch is about 30 feet deep, but itt mouth is almost entirely blocked up with sand. The Dunavitz is not navi gable. The mouths of'the Danube extend over 70 miles of coast. The delta is formed of isles Tchatal and Leti, between the Kilia and the Sulina, of the Isle St. George, between the Sulina and the St. George, and of the Isle Portitza between St. George and the Dunavitz. This last only is possessed by the Turks, all the rest belong to the Russians, who intentionally or through negligence, have since the recent quarrel with the Porte, allowed the sand to accumulate at the mouth of Sulina so as to do in calculable injury to the navigation of the most im portant river of. Europe. The whole of the delta, with the exception of the Island of Portitza, which is a mass of sand, is neither thinly populated nor poorly cultivated. The Danube being thus traced in its varied course from Orsova, where it issues from its rocky belt to roll its waters through the vast territory whose eastern boundary is the Euxine, it may be added that in this, its fourth basin, its passage, though a difficult operation by reason of the many isles, the marshy soil of the banks, and the sudden and frequent inundations, is generally successful, owing to the immense line which an enemy is forced to guard. The • passage from the left to the right bank is especially difficult, from the fact of the former being almost throughout commanded by the latter, and the want of fortified positions and bridge-heads to protect such difficult operations. The spots considered by the Russians as the least dangerous or uncertain for crossing are Braova, near the confluence of the Timok, the en virons of Widdin, the confluence of the Schyl, isles near that of the Aluta, Flamounda near Nicopolis, the ground contiguous to Giurgevo and Hirsova, and Brailow, Galati, and Isaktchi. The Russians have pasised in all these places, but they have never advanced far into Bulgaria, or towards the Bal kans, without being first masters of the forts of the anube ; and before these they have invariably encountered long and formidable resistance. At the time the Turks were in possession of the tetes-du-pont of Turna, Giurgevo, Brailow, and Ismail, they easily commanded all the left bank of the Danube, which was constantly open to them ; and the stream, crowned by 18 fortresses, covered in front by the Dneister and the Pruth, defended in the rear by the Balkans and the forts which pro tected its defiles, formed a magnificent offensive line. It is, however, now so weakened by the . dismantling of the tetes-du-pont by the possession of the mouths of the river by Russia, not to speak of the semi-independence of Wallachia and Mol davia, that it is merely one of defence.—Times. MILITARY FUNERAL OF A CLERGYMAN.—A singular tribute of esteem was paid by the soldiers of the House hold Brigade to the memory of a clergyman, whose death took place at Windsor on the 17th inst.—the Rev. John Hawtrey, vicar of Kingston Seymour, who had in the early part of his life been in the Dragoon Guards, and for some time past, during a temporary residence with his son, the Rev. Stephen Hawtrey, one of the masters of Eton, had preached and lectured at the military church of the Holy Trinity, in the borough of Windsor, and had so gained the esteem of the military in garrison that they had frequently exhibited their appreciation of his spiritual teaching by presenting him with several gratifying testimonials. As their last tribute of regard for the deceased gentleman, they intimated their wish to the family of the deceased to be allowed to participate in the funeral ceremony. This being promptly acceded to, the funeral cortege accordingly proceeded from Windsor to the cemetery at Eton as follows :—Mutes ; the hearse, drawn by four horses, with ten of the non commissioned officers , in full military u n if orm, of th e Ist Life Guards, walking at each side, by whom the coffin was afterwards borne to the grav e ; f our mourn ing coaches containing the relatives and f r i en d s of the deceased, followed by 16 of the non-commissioned officers and privates of the 2d Life Guards, from Regent's Park Barracks, who, at th e i r own re quist, formed a deputation from this regiment. .The service was performed by the Rev, the Provost of Eton, cousin of the deceased, whose family has been connected with this ancient seat of learning upwards of 300 years. Most of the shops in the line of procession were closed, as a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased, whose piety and amiable disposition had gained him uni versal esteem. A tablet to his memory will be erected in the military church by the voluntary subscriptions of the soldiers of the Household Brigade. EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS IN A CHuncii.—On Sunday, the 11th instant, the congregation assembled in the parish church of a certain burgh to the northward of this, was disturbed by the minister of the parish calling aloud to his assistant. Ile was at the time conducting the serv ice, he an d had proce eded so far as to g iv e out the text, when wa s ordered to desist, and come down from the pulpit ; on which a portion of the congregation rose and went out. The cause of this was the minister's desire to conduct that particular part of the service himself, which the assistant would not allow. On Wed nesday, which was observed as a fast day, a somewhat similar scene took place in the church, a part of the cong rega tion rising and going out when the minister en tered the pulpit.--Aberdeen Free Prue. CHRISTMAS WEEK. Tull. ALBERT SMITH will give his ASCENT TX of MONT BLANC TO-NIGHT (FRIDAY), and EVERY EVENING (except Saturday) at Two and Eight o'Clock, during the week. Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC READING AND CHESS ROOMS, 5, CAVENDISH-SQUARE. _Noblemen and Gentlemen are respectthlly informed that the An nual Subscription to these Rooms is reduced to Two Guineas, which includes the entree to the Institution. R. I. LONGBOTTOM, Secretary. []TILL SHORTLY CLOSE.-DR. KHAN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Portland Gallery, Regent street, opposite the Polytechnic.—Open for Gentlemen daily at the 'usual boars, excepting on Wednesdays and Fridays, from Two to Fire, during which hours Ladies only are admitted. Explanations for Gentlemen by Dr. Leach, and for Ladies by Mrs. Leach. Ad mission, Is. INTER Ch OLER O -So o + OVER-COATS largest ana sto C olcs AP hi E L S ond a on t of superior Garments, thoroughly Waterpoot ; also of ditto for Youths, at W. BERDOE'S, 96, New Bond-street, and 69, Cornhill, only. L4.PORTERS ,to AUSTRALIA, EAST IN DIES, CAPE, &c.—Genuine YARMOUTH" BLOATERS. — For terms apply to Thous LErris, Fish Merchant, Great Yarmouth. 4 TKINSON and COMPANY, CABINET .41L MANUFACTURERS, UPHOLSTERERS, and CARPET WAREHOUSEMEN, 69, 70, 74 72, 73, 74, and 75, Westminster bridge-road, Lambeth, London. A TKINSON and COMPANY, DRAPERS, 11L. SILK MERCERS, LACEMENi, &c., 69. 70, 71, 72, 73, 7 4 , and 75, Westminster-bridge-road, Lambeth, London.—Shawls, Furs, Mantles, Family Mourning, &e. THE PRESTON STRIKE. (From the Times.) At this moment public interest is divided between two struggles, which, different as they may be in their general aspect of circumstances, present some features of resemblance, Between Preston and Constantinople,—between millowners and artisans on the one hand, and Russians, Turks, and we know not how many tribes of semi barbarians on the other,—what community or likeness can there possibly be ? Yet in both in stances it is a point of honour, and little else than point of honour, which has created a deep hostility between two mighty Powers, and led to a pro tracted and still unfinished mixture or negotiation and war. In both cases it is a long-standing, deep-seated, quarrela war of classes, in which the difficulty is not so much the question imme diately at issue as ancient prejudice and supposed rivalry of interests. Strange to say, Lord Palmer ston, who might with more propriety have been invoked as the arbiter between the ambitious Rus sian and the high-minded Turk, and who, in that capacity, would doubtless have carried all the arts and delays of negotiation to a still greater length than we now see, has been invited to assist at.the settlement of our domestic feud. The turn-outs of Lancashire have submitted their case to him, in the hope of eliciting a favourable response from the oracle of the Home-office. The response has been given tardily, yet fully, and, though courteous to all, is by no means ambiguous. If any thing, it is rather too philosophical for an, official document. Lord Palmerston favours the opera tives with a chapter of political economy, inter mixed with a homily on peace and forbearance. The operatives should go away better Christians and sounder philosophers, but if they are not much improved in either point it is no more than we ex pect. They are not in a condition to listen to ar gument just now. There is nothing, indeed, in Lord Palmerston's letter that is not trite and. 'familiar to every full-grown operative, though pas sion has long rendered him proof against its just influence. His Lordship, as if he were trying, with his usual sleights of diplomacy, to induce two nations to forget their quarrel, and surrender themselves to a maze of negotiation and an inter minable series of protocols, urges a silent and gra dual action of general causes, in equitably adjust ing, from time to time, the proper rates of, the money reward for labour. He can scarcely doubt that, by forbearance on both sides, and by mu tual and reciprocal good feeling, the proper ar rangitments might generally be effected. —To be sure, as his Lordship says, the workmen might, meanwhile be subjected to undue privations, just as at this moment, while the friendly Powers ere interfering for Turkey, she is losing her fleet and her thousands by actual war. But, as half a war is better than a whole war, so Lord Palmdrston thinks any discussion, however tedious, however it may try the patience and fortitude of the operative, is better than a strike or a lock-out, which consigns a whole population, not to low wages, but to none at all. _ _ Ws believe the truth to be very much as Lord Palmerston puts it. The operatives, at all events, have been much too precipitate in their recourse to the last appeal, and do not take sufficient pains to find those common grounds on which the difference might be settled, not merely once or twice, but for good. The present result has undeniably proved the workpeople to be in the wrong, inasmuch as the declining course of trade shows that the .mas ters could not have carried on up to this time a high rate of production at the same wages as heretofore. In order to obtain a sale for their stock, low as it is, they are obliged to submit to a large reduction, and this reduction they must distribute over the expenses of the manufacture, particularly on wages, as the most reducible item. Had there been no strike, long ere this the masters would have been obliged to reduce wages or have recourse to half time. Nobody at this moment can fail to see the truth of this. Now, had the operatives al lowed themselves to be warned on this point, which was, indeed, foreseen —or, at least, thought highly probable before the commencement of the strike— it is hardly credible that they would have com mitted so suicidal an act as to insist on a rise of wages at the very time when it was no longer com patible with profit to continue the existing rates. As it is, the operatives have been unwittingly playing into the hands of their masters ; for, though the latter did at first lose by the suspension of work, they are losing no longer, for it is very doubtful whether the mills, once closed by the strike, could now re-open with benefit to their owners, even if the operatives were so disposed. The same result almost invariably follows all schisms between the belly and the members. The members suffer the soonest, the worst, and the longest. It is possible that the blame does not lie wholly with the operative. The manufacturer is at the head of the commercial community ; he is the captain, the pilot of the vessel, the chief of this great battle of industry, the king of this busy industrial realm. But, why are there some men with more head, more authority, more moral force than others, if they are not to use those gifts for the good of mankind, and exhibit a wise, righteous, and potent pre-eminence in public dis cussions Much may still be done, doubtless, to repair the long neglects of the past and bring mas ters and men into reasonable communication with one another. To the fact of those long neglects we owe the present strike and the credulous and ignorant character of our working population. If, instead of the quarrel being pushed to an ex tremity at once, it had been referred to something like free and friendly discussion, with a view to bringing out all the " facts of the question, we are inclined to think that at this moment the opera tives of Lancashire, instead of holding out for higher wages, would have been submitting with a very good grace to lower. It would, of course, have been greatly to their advantge to do so, as no loss they could have suf fered would have come near what they have brought on themselves by four months of idleness. The particular ways and means for effecting this ami cable adjustment of difference is a question of ex treme nicety, which time alone can solve ; but, doubtless, much may be done by a wish to agree —by a proper sense of the mutual obligations of master and man, and, above all, by a resolute de termination not to be managed and overruled by designing agitators, who are busiest when others are unemployed, and best paid when their unfortu nate clients are starving. NEW CEBIETRY FOR ISLINGTON.—Lasi night an ad journed vestry meeting of the parish of St. Mary, Isling ton, was held in the parish church on the subject of authorising the Burial Board to borrow the sum of 20,0001. for the purchase and other expenses of the new cemetry at Finchley. The Rev. D. Wilson, the vicar, presided. Mr. Waller's resolution was that the sum above-mentioned be authorised to be borrowed, repayable in twenty annual instalments, and the amendment moved by Mr. Lewis, that arrangements may be made with existing Cemetry Companies for the burial of paupers and that other persons be left to make their own arrange ments, and that the subject be referred back to the Burial Board. A long discussion took place, and on a show of hands being taken the numbers were declared to be for the amendment, 63 • against the amendment, 41 ; majority for the amendment, 22. A poll of the parish was then demanded, and arranged to take place on Monday and Torlday next. - ..nowledge of business matters and plenty .of patience Air i tt and perseverance, he must make a fortune: We have three or four newspapers in Melbourne,. all of which etljdy• al6ro -- alitillatioii, but - the Arguß is the chief. This is conducted by a very clever fellow, a Mr. Wilson—an old friend of my brother --_a thorough de- - .04% mocrat, and a great enemy of Latrotie`. Some of the leading articles are first-rate specimens 61v,ritin X.O have three churches and chapels of all - 4ipail;-.4 .1 theatre, four banks, a large and convenient recently much improved in.its arrangements, a custom- "".. house, hospital, lunatic asylum, Government-offices, large gaols, supreme courts, county courts, mechanics' institutions, reading rooms, libraries, &c.—and all this the'growth of less than 18 years. I have not yet visited the theatre, but I shall do so.very soon ; and it may be that I may yet 'fret my my hour' upon a Me/bourne stage. The actors are well paid here. A Mr. and Mrs. Stark, of America, who have been playing here a short time, got 601. per week, and I am told that they were not first-rate. If I try my powers I shall be able to give you more definite information on the subject. It I e riihy an'Nwer your purpose to come out here on an en gageMent, but do not think of it until you hear from me on the matter. Who . knows but, we may don the sock and buskin again together, in. tthe city of Melbourne l You have heard, I dare say, of the late attack upon the gold escort on their way from the diggings. It was a desperate affair. Crime is on the decrease in the colony ; but the settlers have been much alarmed by the news that thqcouVicts from Norfolk Island are to be sent to -Van 13IeMen's Land, in which, case many of them, who are the vilest wretches upon earth, will, beyond all doubt, 'escape to this colony, and thus add to our number of vagabonds, of whom we have enough and to spare. " I do not, however, think the country so bad as it is represented to be. Much exaggeration has been abroad with regard to' the state of society. Life and property are in little or no danger here. William and myself fre quently ride from Melbourne out here long after dark, and never think of carrying arms. A. great number of lies are circulated at home about the colony. Many of the extracts from private letters' are all bosh.' "I find my sheet is drawing to a close, and a young opossum, a great pet of mine, is c raw li ng about my back, biting my hair and ears, and preventing my writing with comfort. I will, therefore, my dear Dick, only earnestly ask of you to give me a line as often as you possibly can, as I assure you nettling will give me greater pleasure than to know you are well and happy. Shake hands with one and all of my old friends ,for me, and heartly I would enumerate. them, bet ,44.4, the kind things my heart feels "H. E." tOll:7vaa‘r7tedh:n7t'htes:Pacdt'als.tPoes"da; Fs) - It RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. DUNDEE AND ARBROATH. Tho half -yearly ineetin,g of this company was held at Dundee on Wednesday, Mr. G. A.nnistead, ehairmau of directors, in the chair. The report stated, that the balance from the last half year amounted to 9091,, and the gross revenue for the half-year to 15,1561., makin to g ether 16,065 1 . The working and oth er expenses amounted to 8,437 1 ., leaving g 7,6281. From this sum was deducted 9281. towards re laying the line, and 1,6671. for interest on 5 per cent. guaranteed stock, leaving a net surplus of 5,0331. Out of the sum the directors recommended a dividend at the rate of 3i per cent. per annum (or 1i per cent, for the half-year) ending the 31st of October last, on the 251. shares, which will amount to 3,4001., and leave a balance of undivided profits of 1,5331. to be carried to the credit of next half-year. The increase of revenue for the half-year over the corresponding period of last year amounted to 9711., and the increase of working expenses during the same period to 6571. Certain mis understandings regarding traffic arrangements had existed between them and some neighbouring lines, which for, the time produced considerable inconve nience, but the directors are happy to state that these differences are now adjusted, and amicable relations established in a manner which is satisfactory to them, and which they have no doubt will be advantageous to the company. The station at Arbroath for the accom modation of passengers, has been completed, and con siderable progress has been made in that part of the works designed for the accommodation of goods. Resolutions were passed approving the dividends re commended in the report, and a vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings. SOUTH WALES. On Wednesday a succession of fetes inaugurated the opening' of the extension of this railway from Carmar then [to Haverfordwest. A special train, conveying a great number of visitors, was despatched from Swansea at 8.45 a.m., and at every station on the line received large additions. Upon its arrival at Carmarthen it passed, by a bridge of iron, across the river Towey from the old to the new line amid loud cheers and ether marks of enthusiasm. A t St. Clair's the first station upon the extension, the Portreeve of the corporation presented an address of congratulation to the chairman and directors ; triumphal arches, garlands, and various devices, testified to the enthusiasm of the inhabitants. Upon the arrival of the train at Haverfordwest, the Mayor and other members of the corporation received the directors and the other visitors. A procession was then formed of the corporation, the members of the Odd Fellows Society, the brethren of the Ancient Druid Lodge, and the inhabitants generally, to the Shire-hall, where addresses were presented to the Chairman of the South Wales Railway (Mr. Talbot) from the Corpora tion and Odd Fellows Society, to which he briefly and appropriately returned thanks. The new portion of the line, which is abottlO last in length, is carried through a great number of cuttings, which, although of no very great length or depth, yet from their rocky nature must have proved great diffi culties in the way of the completion of the line. The gradients, too, are numerous, although the greatest does not exceed 1 in SO. There is one tnnnel of about 76 yards long. Time line, for the most part, runs parallel with the course of the old Roman road. After the presontation of the addresses, the procession was reformed, and returned to the station house, where a dcjeuner, got up in princely style, without regard to expense, was provided by the mayor for his guests and visitors. He had hospitably invited to it the directors of the South Wales, Great Western, and Vale of Neath Railways, the directors of the Australian Direct, Aus tralian via Panama, and General Screw Steam Packet Companies, the Corporations of Haverfordwest, Swansea, Carmarthen, Cardigan, Newport, Pembroke, and Tonby, and the Lords Lieutenant, and members of the town, &c. The Mayor occupied the chair, over which was placed the plume of the Prince of Wales. There were on the dais Lord Emlyn, M.P., Mr. Talbot, M.P., Mr. J. H. Phillips, M.P., Mr. Isaac Butt, M.P., the Hon. Mr. Yelverton, Admiral Ward, the Hon. Captain Plun• kett, Captain Buckley, Mr. Saunders, Mr. Talbot, Mr. Davies, the Dean of St. David's, and several other gentlemen. Grace having been said by Dr. Lewellyn, about 1,000 guests sat down. Several toasts were given and responded to, and the whole affair concluded satisfactorily. EASTERN COUNTIES AMALG UIATION. -Th e amalga mation of this company's system with that of the Eastern Union and Norfolk comes into operation on Monday next. SWANSEA AND LOUGHOR MINERAL JUNCTION.—On requisition to th e M ayor, a meeting 11 just be at Swansea, i n promotion of thepropo a sedlne, whichen held ol is intended to be 12 miles long, with branches to the mi neral districts, and to the docks now being constructed at Swansea. The estimated cost of the undertaking is 80,0001., and the Duke of Beaufort, who is an extensive landowner on the route, has given a general intimation that the line is in accordance with his views. PANAMA.—It is stated that great exertions are being made to complete this railway as soon as possible. One great difficulty has been overcome in completing the viaduct over the Chagres river; and it is expected the whole line will be completed by next June. Arrange ments will be made early in the ensuing year for the speedy conveyance of passengers from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean by this route. NULL AND HOLDERNESS.—It appears that the works on this line are progressing satisfactorily, and it is ex pected that the line will be opened for traffic in May next. The engineer estimates that the cost of the line will not exceed 100,0001., exclusive of the hot e l a t Withernsea. The length of the line is 18 miles, and the cost will average about 5,6001. per mile. The autho rised capital of the company is 120,0001. in shares, and 33,0001. on loan, together 153,0001. The engine er h as offered to lease the line at a rent equivalent to five per cent. on its cost. EXETER AND EX3IOUTH.—A meeting has been held at Exmouth to promote this line, at which it was stated that in order to construct the railway at a cost of 8,0001. per mile, a sum of 76,0001. would be secured, and that as there was no likelihood of Exmouth and its district having a railway, through the instrumentality of the Great Western, Bristol and Exeter, or South Devon, the inhabitants proposed to promote it themselves. FORTH AND CLYDE JUNCTION.—The works for this line are to be commenced on the 12th of January. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURN. GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WISTERN RAILWAY.--Traffio re. burn for the week ending Dec. 24,1853 £1 ' 638 IS 11 Corresponding week last year 4,110 18 11 Increase in 1853 ..""...... .......sown £527 17. 0 SUICIDE PROM A WlNDOW.—Yesterday an inquest was held by Mr. Langham, in the board -room of Charing cross Hospital, on Wm. Hartley, aged 44, a fish sales man, residing in Phcenix-street, Soho, who precipitated himself from a window. It appeared that the deceased believed that he was entitled to some property which was to be mortgaged, and he was frequently in a state of great excitement from fancying that he was deprived of its possession. On Saturday night, the 10th inst., he was in the kitchen of the house where he resided, when he was under the impression that he had seen a ghost the previous day, and asked fora cleaver, with which he said he intended to cut it to pieces should it come.. He then observed that the room was on fire, and that he saw the smoke coming through thegloor. A female with whom he lived endeavoured to persuade him to the con trary, but he became so outrageous that she left him and remained in the area all eight. The next forenoon he suddenly rushed out of the house exclaiming " Murder and thieves." He proceeded up Crown-street, and en tered the house No. 21. He passed by a female, the occupier of the shop, ran up the stairs, and forced open the door of the second floor, into which he went, flinging down a lad in the room. He then went to the window, from which he dropped into the street. He was taken up and conveyed to the Charing-cross Hospital, where he was found to have hurt his scalp and had received other injuries, which terminated in inflammation of the lungs, and led to his death on Christmas day.—Verdict, "Temporary insanity." ,+.y.,.~.w 1-.~