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"Port William, Fin N ane =al Department, Oct. 28, 1153. " NOTIFICATION. to " Notice is hereby given that all the notes of the Five per Cent. trimn, bearing date the 30th June, 1841, from No. 19,001 to the last therel_ b i er on the register, will be discharged at the General Treasury, eutta, on the 30th of Jatviary next, on which date the interest will „ aBe. • tatitiir Pr r i opetors of the notes hereby advertised for payment are per air, on or before 30th of January next, to transfer the amount of Prom issory notes into a N ew L oan , w hi c h s h a ll L ear i n t eres t a t `4!)nte of four per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly on the 31st !eernber and on the 30th of June. h,.,,r,roPrietora who may transfer their promissory notes into this : 48 . 11 through the government agent, shall not be subjected to „_i_p e aYment o f the fees prescribed in the rules of the government ...6 ,n,Y for tr ansferring notes from one loan to another. l oa 411 officers authorises to receive subicriptiens to government divide re hereby re qu i red to receive applications in writing from in the att who rosy desire on ansfer the amount of their loans into Fotu. Per Cent. Loa tylciiee applications, together with the promissory notes in refer pe to which they may have been received, shall, , without fee or Av. nse " anY kind to the proprietor, be transmitted to the Deputy enc °ell tant-General at Fort William, who will forthwith cause an ited rY t° , be Made on the face of the note, acknowledging the transfer, f i s villB the number of the note on the register of the new loan. tote ills entry shall be deemed tantamount to the issue of a new Yearly arie on thg interest at four per cent. per annum, payable half , e 31st Decemb er and the 30th of June, and shall be in following form —, of the Four per Cent. Loan of 1854.55. , ‘ ,. 1 .)Y transfer. un interest is payable ou thls note at the rate of four per cent. per 2e,ktt°' Of 'Junealf-yearlv instalments, on the 31st of December and the - Ave Prompt settlement of the principal and interest, at the rate of le er cent. per annum to the date of advertised discharge will be th e . fl e with proprietors who may tender their notes for transfer into tte n — „ f e .,"' loan ; provided, however, that the' principal only will be ` r red, and that the interest, up to the 30th of January, inclu to the ill be discharged in cash, as well as anticipation; interest up 30 th of June, 1854 ," It is further notified that the Most Noble the Governor-General r nd 9 ci a alleil has, for the accommodation of proprietors, 'who are not in atuhorised the Deputy Accountant-General to allow the condi- ZP,„.et t ruhfer of their notes to the New Four per Cent. Loan. on the ucation of agents r r friends, leaving it optional with proprietors "rrn th in Cash provided, how -ver e transfer or to requlrepayment six rn at no notice disallowing the transfer will be received after i ~?I ,f rona the present date. e promissory notes of the new loan will not be repayable until nt dt , tly ad -4141' th e then of at ree months from notice of paYme ed in the calcut Gazette' under the authority of the taover- Aoiti'Peneral of India in Council. P ublished by order tar e_mosiagble the Governor-General f Conned.,' (Signed) "C. ALLEN, Secretary to the Government of India." MELVILL, Secretary. t • • • • • 13 I 76 3 • r. 4 O 4 1 3 7 . - 41 1 '4g P t 9. JAMES C VFPORTERS to AUSTRALIA, EAST IN ot te ;IES, CATE, &c.—Genuine YARMOUTH BLO A. L'ERS.— ariPly to THOMAS LErrts, Fish Merchant, Great Yarmouth. • 1 111 E TIMES LIFE ASSURANCE and x Tx G UARANTEE COMPANY, 32, Ludgate-hill. vapiL l '_ tIS dzkEny GIVEN, That INTEREST , n the paid-up Viin or this Company, atter the rate of Five per cent per annum, bee ens 7, PAYABLE to the Proprietors on and after the 30th day of al,'"uer instmt, between the hours of Eleven and Two o'clock. t b ee., 1853. H. 11. SHERIDAN, Manager. PARTICIPATION OF PROFITS. WEST OF ENGLAND FIRE and LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. Nrsons Instituted 1817. Capital, £600,000. er the live insuring against Fire, or effecting Policies upon their own, th e Do s of others, share largely in the surplus profits, free from ssi bility of loss. Of th:PeCtUseB, and every required information, may be had of any tevri, , 4 gents in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of Charles it tb.„5. 8 .4., the Secretary, at the Head office in Exeter ; and also axi ct ufllce of the Company, 20, New Bridge-street, of the Manager Agent for London, JAMES ANDERTON. GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY- Established 1837. Empowered by Special Acts of Parliament. 63, King William-street, London. Capital, One Million. deprDIRECTORS. T, 130 Usfield, Esq. fonmas Piper, Esq. 4 , 1 1c0b 4 ,,_ 1113, Rsq., Alderman, M.P. Thomas Piper, jun., Esq "° 0 - Cone E s q . Thomas B. Simpson, Esq. Ch4tlxon" „ r , —s Esq. Right Hon. Chas. P 'Spli t ( Et a., M . P . John Wins E.q. Esq.,Alderman. Edward Wilson, Esq. , i'liington, Esq., M.P. ra% 3 , e , C HRISTMAS Fire Renewal Receipts are now ready, sod ally o r had on anplication at the Head Offices of the Company, or of `,1 , t8 Agen t s tluoulhout the country. diyu l; ; l e LIFE DEPARTMENT FOUR-FIFTHS of the PROFITS alaa e by the Company's Deed of Settlement, allowed to Assurers ; Ler e ,,,'e Company transacts all business relating to Lite Assurances, • tete — . e d Alimonies, or Family Endowments, noon the most liberal ' oottstsfent with sound principles and public security. I)4 . cbarge for Stamps is made on Life Policies issued by the Cora , LA, t 'S granted on persona l se cur ity, and the deposit of a Lif e P o - To o be effected by the borrower. Jolt all ' A isgent s,made Solicitors, Auct t oneers , and Surveyors, a liberal al mice . • Ey order of the Directors, THOMAS PRICE, Seeretaw. ILI IF E ASSURANCE; of REPORT of the SELECT COMMITTEE of the HOUSE Q Ita CC "dMON, and the DEPSIT SYTEM—the New and ertant Fea S ture of Life AssurOance adopted by The DEPOSIT I ,,,GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COEIPANY. . 0. iti ,ie following is an astrant from the Report of the Select C m .",ee : st r ,..iiE OBJES wic . h person' HAVE IN VIEW IN EFECTING IN ;IO7•NCES upo n thei r liv es , are GENERALLY' OF AN IMPORTANT F AND ~:qt,IN characte , . Viz., the PROVISION FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS 14 t ..!r the eath of NATURAL PROTECTORS ; any ordinary s/teflond of trade their , a CONTRACT ONCE ENTERED unlike INTO CANNOT BE te i :ARGED OR ABANDONED, if doubts of the stability -of an 1). 44 t should arise, WITHOUT A SACRIFICE OF . PREMIUMS PAID IN orft e. ' . tarts, and the necessity , of effecting new policies in other of t c at increased rates of premium, owing to the greater age 4 44 assured ; persons are thus placed in the ANXIOUS AND UN- ParsutZEmmA OF BEING COMPELLED TO PERSEVERE IN PAYING t o th e PROM TEAS TO YEAR, with SOME suspicion and dOLUtt as !lOUs i7, ‘ Mate advantage of doing so, ors OF INCURRING Ilit ss 4.visl. ,', WHICH, UNDER THE MOST FAVOURABLE CIRCUMSTANCES, ~, On t he TILE ABANDONMENT OR SALE OF A POLICY." .zori l DEPOSIT SYSTEM a person is NOT " COMPELLED" to pay Irice , I JEAR TO TEAR " and he does not, if k•ousABANDON ' kEly .4 .POIICY, i n cur ' any `• SERIOUS Loss," but, on the contrary, he Velli e e n 4 t Y such amounts, and at such times as he may find most c.on libtw ti , , be can stop paying whenever he pleases, and he can whit strstwoue Whole or part of his 'premiums. If the whole be with l'oite, t h e Polley Is cancelled; if part on l y, then the value of the , A i i 4 diminished by the assured value of the part withdrawn. . 4 v e il,' and 20, opens a depoLit policy with a payment o f SL, which diti l be s seen he increases from time to time, and occ asiona l l y till s , \-__ "e. ca - 13:7i 117'175) - 0 0 CI 0 o's Ci IC 0, -4 GI keD e, Cel ••••• C 4 •••• l••• VD CD VD e, t— •••• , v 3 1 , a '. .. .1 ‘. V' z: . ?,4 i - .(1 .. . T 4 aO, Ci 1 '.l. ) • 1; 5 • "c„, 4V CV r c ; I S 41 ni 111 I CI I 1 M --. 1 I I '4 n, •-• n, .-. __ &)' I 0 .-. N N N N M .. ,o. N NN CIM , t) ! d , ' , = , Y'''' - ''n' " ?.2ngSg 7 ° E g . 4 c , N,. ~. C/1 4 6.? , 41. , ..z , 0 N. 00, 0,. . 11- , C.) 9 ~ ...., ... —.....1. I . tr a• , ~-, .- 41 ot . . ~.. l ' c 4 -, r 4 ::' FRAMPTON'S PILL of HEALTH. The following testimoniai is another proof of the great efficacy of this medicine : " Winchmore 11111, Middlesex, April 16, 1851. "Sir.—ln consideration of the great benefit I have derived from taking Frampton's Pill of Health, I feel it a duty that I owe to you and the pablic to send you the following statement. For upwards of nine years I have expeilenced the efficacy of this excellent medicine. I had long nsevicnsly been afflicted with headache and indigestion, An. a friend having Induced me to snake a trial of Frampton's Pills, I now htform you teat a few doses gave me great relief; and during this long period of time I have taken them in preference to any other med . cine ; and I have the bappiness of saying that I never had a hetter staie o: health, which I attribute to Frampton's Pills. I beg further to add, that this medicine is in general use by my family, and we know nothing' to equal it. "I am, Sir, years respectfully, THOMAS PROVINCE. " To Mr. T. Prout, 229, Strand, Loadon. This excel' ent Family Pill is a meecine of long-tried efficacy for correcting all disurucis of the stomtch and bowels, and is a pleasant, safe, easy aperient ; they unite he recommendation of a in id operation with tihe most successful efiect, and require no re straint of diet or confincrne.at chuing their use. Ask ror FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH, and observe the name and adorers " Thome s Front., 229, Strand, London,"on the 13)vernmen/ Stwop. Prico Is. I}id. and 2s. 9d. per box. •••::, • • • m aD OD bn 0.2 Th• a, A '44 11 in 10 ears, has saved and invested a t different inter. '''arious' sums a mo unting to 971., by which he had been insured 1 2 3 4 4 :: °f death for 2601. 12s. 7d. ; but A 11 requires 22/. ; he draws •df °at, and diminishes the value of his Policy by 601. Bs. 3d. 'rent times, leaving him in case of death a Policy for 2001. bart",.:. and diving his life a fund of 751. to draw out at any time, in 1 11 1'r Wholly. tet t : first claim settled by the Deposit and General Life Asiurance °1• ▪ q„;:atlY was upon a deposit of 101. which a parent made for each oEtvi' etildren, instead of a'ding it to an account they had at the tosit4° Rank. One of them died a few days after the 101. was de "it V o an d the father received 341. Cs., being the amount of the De- EXAMPLE No. 2. 44 ▪ tai l .,"' s ing A B, aged 23, when he onens a Deposit Policy has the • thl 4n d continues VOLUNTARILY to pay the same sum every year way as he is COMPELLED to do in the ordinary system. rear. Age. tili ----- --- — X X. s. d. 1!4z:" ....... .. ---- 23 16 49 6 6 j" 6 3. • "•••••••• •••• 24 18 4ft 16 0 1! 5 4 • "•• •• •••••••• 25 18 47 18 0 j , 55 ••• •••••.. •••• , )6 18 47 4 6 j 56 S ••• •••• •••••• 27 18 4 6 10 6 1. 4 7 . ." ..... ::::•••• 28 18 45 17 6 j 7 ,58 • •••••••••• • •••• 29 18 45 4 0 - i e W •" ''•• ••• •• 30 18 44 10 6 l i "" 0 • •••• •••••• ... 31 18 43 17 6 —61 ... ..... •• ; • ' 32 18 43 4 0 158 5 90 206 7 6 1 t , 866 . • • • • • '• • • 37 ..... •• ..:••.• lOO 387 ' • ..... ..... 90 190 4 6 to 1 : "• "' .... " 42 • ..... ... •... 43 151 4. 72 111 3 0 -- ----- 15 5. 432 1,000 4 0 14 5 108 194 13 6 "g l "•••• •••• 52 • 15 85 53 90 147 18 6 8 t 6 : ••••• •• • • .... bi 1 -4 .... .• • ••• : • .... 58 -8,,, ,, " .... 108 182 10 6 738 1,525 6 6 Th. ---------L--- . • ' ki 0 Premlu , oi a rdin, r ra 0 18/. commencing at 23 years of age, and paid upon , ~,,_ y l'olicv , secure the same sum, viz., :4 04 iti , , ,AS IT MUST BE) every year till . A.B. is 46 years ' l !e - " 3 nger 1,00 1 3., but if A B lives 17 4 r"`'d the . (which is the probable duration of life at the time he 6 8 or , r 8 Insurance) his Deposit Policy. fln* the same Payments ~,, ordinal. I' r . 'Q. Y o Icy of 1,0004, will have increased to 1,5151. , . _ Th e rti TRUSTEES. m.p., P.C., Co "` t n ononrable the Lord Vjecount Drumlanrig, kaj-°,Ptroller of her Majesty's lloaSchold. url3 %/ IN , eneral Sir W. Clayton, Bart., 79, Gloucester-place, Port ti'''.luare V I ,Jarie, Price, et...l:lit. ialon Bart., Banker, London. ,Liatrai Ayecough, •c. Prospect House, Southampton. l'il e iti CHAIRMAN. the Lord Viscount Drumlanric M.P., P.C., Comp troller of her Majesty's Household.. George Coode, sq, D E ErOT . M Y-CITAIRAN. Victoria-street, Belgravia. CONSULTING ACTUARY. It I I Francis G. P. Nelson. E=q., F.L.S , • er STANDING COUNSEL. Ad "r der, B • sq. It. Izti.ralty, and R•C , M.P., Recorder of Bristol, Counsel to the JudgeAdvocate '. of the Fleet. 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EARRINDGON WARD WITHIN, Dec. 21, At a Wardmote holden this day, at the Great Hall, Christ's Hos pital, before the Right Worshipfhl THOMAS KELLY, Esq., Alder man of the Ward, for the choice of Ward Officers for the year ensu ing, the following Gentlemen were declared duly elected to represznt the Ward in the Court of Common CounciVviz :—Deputy Eagleton, Deputy Holt, Messrs. Virtue, M‘Laughlan, Blake, B. S. Phillips, Morris, Young, M'Gregor, C. Phillips, Nicholson, Heaps, •W. S. Wheeler, and Kelday. ,tekt Moved by Mr. COLE ; seconded by Mr. CASTLE, v••••.,A1 That the cordial and respectful thank; of this Wardmoto be offered to the Right Worshipful Thomas Kelly, Esq., for his judicious and impartial conduct in the chair, and for the kind aqd courteous reception bo . t.all times affords to those who have occasion to seek access to. •.* • business connected with the Ward. This Ward mote, more • cannot omit the opportunity to testify their ded sense of the' ? 1 , ors attention with which, for a period of 23 years, Mr. Alderman'Kelly has faithfully performed the onerous duties of his important (Alice; and also their warm admiration of the munir ficent liberality with which, as patron of too Ward Schools, he has bestowed his bounty, whilst giving freely to other charitable institu tions; and they sincerely hope that a kind Providence will yet long preserve him to enjoy, in the applause, esteem, and veneration of his fellow-citizens, the reward of a useful, honoUrable, and well spent life. Carried unanimously. Movei by Mr. WINTYRE ; seconded by Mr. GEORGE PAYNE. That the sincere thanks of this . Wardmote be presented to the gen tlemen who have represented us 'in the Court of Common Council during the past year, for the diligence and attention with which they have discharged their duties. Carried unanimously. That the thanks of this Wardmote• be given to the President, Treasurer,•and Governors of Christ's Hospital, for their kindness in affording the use of their hall for holding this as well as many pre ceding Wardmotes. That the foregoing resolutions be signed by the Ward Clerk, and published in the usual papers. J. W. WARREN, Ward Clerk. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and a'.. Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic arid invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly digest the food: The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Me:,srs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer chants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. 1 , 1.11.—T0 guard against imitations, see that the names of "LEA and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. SECOND EDITION.—WITH ADDITIONS. Just published, Bvo., in cloth, price 55., by post free, 55 . 6 d. ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors In relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the Generative System, or Sexual Hypochondria's. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD "Dr. Pickford to known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the non-medi cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall detect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be In his cower to correct.", —London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. The tribe of 'Quiet Sympa hisers,' and Medical Friands,'are mercilessly exposed ; and if this book could find its way into the hands of those who suffer from the com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would cc saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of less importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much money ......This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrheca, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore likely to do much good."—Medieal Circular, June 16, 1852. London: H. Balliere, 219, Regent-street. MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. DR. SAMUEL LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical moiety, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. 31AY be consulted, personally, or by letter, on the various disorders of the nervous and generative system, uniting from juvenile irregularities and excesses, which have pro timed more misery in youth, degradation in manhood, and prema ,ure decay at all stages of life, than perhaps ary other class of dis cases :mown to modern pathologists. Long and practical experience in the treatment of these diseases has proved that there are in exist once secret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in existence, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous Debility, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfruitful Marri ages, Impotency, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their endless modifications owe their almost entire origin. It is absolutely necessary thet all men should know that there are principles of personal management which cannot be violated without , Incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, bow these penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequent es may be avoided, and above all, • that there is soreely any degree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. DOCTOR LA'MERT has for a long series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate com plaints, and is the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless of the taunts and envy of the hypocritical and mock-modest, has had the confidence, through the medium of the public press, to direct attention to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is free. In selecting this department of practice, he has been amply rewarded by the great success that has attended his efforts in the treatment of these cases, which are too generally confided to the core of unqualified and ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated pohlications, Assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues &their patent nostrums, have inflicted serious injury on those who nave hem induced to place faith in their pretensions. At home for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from Ax till Eight. All letters must contain the fee of 1/., and advice and medicines can he forwarded to any initials or address. It Is desirede that patiens wish ing to consult Dr. LA'METZT hould first obtain a copy of hi t s work on SELF .fRESERVATION A Medical Treatise on the Philosophy of Marriage "and Nervous and Generative Debility, illustrated by fifty-coloured engravings, and des cribing in detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and excesses. The perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct description of their cases, and may be had, price 2s bid, in English, French, Spanish, Putch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. Piper brothers and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Storie, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; or free by post for forty-two stfunps, to any address from the Author's rebi donce.37, BZDrOSD-EVABE LODON. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1853. WANTED. -A COUNTRY COTTAGE, for a Permanency, by Lady day or Midsummer, on any of the South-Eastern branches, within twenty miles ofLondon and three of a station, containing at least two good sitting and foar or five bed rooms, with chaise-hOuse and ■table attached. An old-fashioned Manor or Farth-house would snit, and a small quantity of pasture land desirable, though not essential. A retired situation net ob jected to, but a dry soil and good water indispensable. Address, with full particulars, to M. T. Y., 33, Brydges-street, Covent-garden. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.—RETURN TICKETS for FOUR DAYS.—Tickets issued on the 24th, 251 h, 2Dth, and 27th inst., will be available for the return journey on either day. Paddington, Dee. 15, 1853. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY of CA NADA.—Notice is Hereby Given, That the Directors have made a CALL of 21. 10s. in each and every share of the A Shares of, the company, and a CALL of 10 per cent. on each class of the De bentures of the company, payabre at the Bank of Messrs. Glyn, Mils and Co., Lombard-street, London. The said Calls are due on Monday, the 6th February, 1854. If not paid on or before that date, interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum will be charged on those in arrear. Shareholders have the power of paying up the whole or a portion of their shares in full, and interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per an num will be allowed on all sums paid in anticipation of Calls. The Directors Maher give notice, that by a recent Order in Council to the government of Canada, the Debentures of the Province will be issued in January next to those shareholders who shall pay to Mess, s. Glyn, Mills, and Co 51. per share (that is, 21. les. per share in addition to the Cal► now advertised) on each of their shares, and in full on the DeOeattves of the Province to which inch shares are entitled. By order of the Board. WILLIAM CHAPMAN, Secretary. 2, Leadenhall-street, London, Dec. 3, 1853. CARMAR . THEN and CARDIGAN RAIL WAY and CARDIGAN HARBOUR IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.—Notice is hereby Given, that the period fur receiving APPLICATIONS for SHARES in the above Company is extended until SATURDAY, the 24th inst., to Which day applications will be received in the following form : To the Directors of the Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway and ardigan Harbour Improvement Company. Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot to me shares in this Company; and I hereby agree to tales that, or any less num ber that msy be allotted to me, and to pay the deposit of IL is. per share, and all calls thereon, and sign the parliamentary contract and subscribers' agreement when required by yen. Dated this day of , 1853. Name in full ......... ..... • • • • •. Address ........... ............. Profession ........ • • • • • • • • • • • OWEN BOWEN, Secretary. Offices of the Company, 29, Threadneedle-street, London. 1 1 0 the CHARITABLE.—Members of Societies and others, now preparing their customary gifts to the Poor at tins inclement season, are advised that F [ANNE LS, BLINKETo, and all similar materials, calculated to give not merely an empty appearance, but the actual warmth and usefulness intended by benevolent donors ; such are 61.:6L1 N G OFF at a great reduction from their actual value, in consequence of the recent dissolution of Partnership, at Warwick House, 142 and 144, Regent-street. ATKINSON and COMPANY, CABINET MANUFACTURERS, UPHOLSTERERS, and • CARPET WAREHOUSEMEN, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, and 75, Westminster bridge-road, Lambeth, London. ATKINSON and CO 'ANY, DRAPERS, SILK MERCERS, LACER 14, Bcc., 69„ 70, 71, 72, 73 , 74, and 75, Westminster-bridge-road, L bath, London.—Shawls, Furs, Mantles, Family Mourning. &c. A LLSOPP'S INVIA PALE ALE. Z3l. PARKER and TWINING Zlate" Harrington Parker), 5%, PALL ALL, are now delivering the October bre In oaks of 18 gallons and up wards. - - MR. ALBERT smrars MONT BLANC, TO-NIGHT (WEDNESDAY), and EVE/tTEVENING (ex cept Saturday) at Eight; and TUESDAY, /lIURSDAY, and SA TURDAY MORNINGS, at Two. Stalls, 35., which can be taken from a plan at the box °ince, every day, from Eleven to Four ; Area, 25 . ; Gallery, Is. Egyptian Ball, Piccadilly. LAIIRENt'S CASINO, ARGYLE ROOMS, (Lessee, CHAS. C. LAIIBENT, Onsiow•house, Fluaam-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 terminate at half-past 11. OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. AA) PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. FIR,T EXHIBITION of PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES MAGNI FIED about 40,P00 times on the Disc, with the DISSOLVING VIEWS, daily at One o'clock and a Quarter -past Four. LECTURES by Dr. BACHOFFNER on WILKINS'S NEW PATENT UNIVER6AL' ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LECTURE by J. H. PEPPER, Esq., on Chemistry. An HI4TORICAL and MUSICAL LECTURE, illustrated with DISSOLYINO rCENERY, entitled " The ROAD, the RIVE 4, and the RAIL," by 1. 5. CARPENTER, Esq. (the popular Author and Song Writer) _assisted by Miss Biallollo. Ycxmge, every evening, except Saturday, at Nine o'clock. Open Mornines and Evenings. Admission, Is.; Schools and Children under Ten years of age, Half-price. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS:—AC the Social Re-unions of this Festive Season, the Fair and Youthful are more than usually desirous of shining in PERSONAL ATTRACTION under the gaze of many friends ; and the following unrivalled dis • coveries for the Toile: are necessarily called into increased requisi tion, namely, ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL, for creating and sustaining a luxuriant head of hair ; ROWLANDS! KALYDOR, for rendering the skin soft, lair, and blooming; ROWLANDS' ODONTO, or Pearl Dentifrice, for imparting a pear Mike whiteness to the Teeth; and ROWLANDS' AQUA D'ORO, a fragrant and spirituous perfume, an essential accompaniment to places of public arnnsement and crowded assemblies. The patronage of royaltyand rank and fashion throughout Europe, and the well-known efficacy of these articles, render them a peculiarly Elegant and Seasonable Present. Beware of Spurious Imitations. Tire only genuine of each bears the name of " ROWLANDS' " preceding that of the article on the wrapper or label. --- Sold by A. ROWLAND and SONS, 20, Hatton-garden, London; and by Chemists and Perfumers. i o e r ina a k n o C o o n Mr. Deputy P EACOCK seconded the resolution, wh i ch Court s o of Common o t 1 :pt c t n u n n o b i e l c . o m s i o n o g in g i n t h h i e m . was carried with grea t ent h usiasm. o An to Alderman said, e m m a a k r k i n s g o h n i s t acknowledgments e two n o a n tu th re at o; c t ea he evidence that had been given before the Commissioners by some persons, and seeing the disposition of the Com missioners not to crossexamine any of the witnesses, he thought the corporation had done wisely in remaining silent : but he could not allow the Court of Common Council to be re-elected without making one or two re marks in his capacity of one of the City magistrates. When he reflected that there was something like 300 working days in the year, and that the Common Coun cil had worked in the discharge of their duties 874 times, it was certainly highly creditable to them. They , had attended 80 Courts of Common Council, 474 com mittees, 256 sub-committees, and had gone upon views 64 times. Consequently, 206 gentlemen of the Court of Common Council had had these duties to perform. They had attended, more or less, 874 times. Now, he should like to ask whether the great merchants of London, and the great bankers of London who were to succeed to the high civic offices under the new state of things, and who were to become the managers of that great corporation, would devote so much of their time and attention to the, discharge of their onerous duties ? He thought that the only blot upon the escutcheon of the corporation of London was that they had' too many officers, and that they were too highly paid. Those opinions he had held ever since he had been a member of the corporation. and the more he looked into the mat -ter the more satisfied he was that his opinions were cor rect. Some of the evidence that had been given he was at a loss to account for ; indeed, he could not have be lieved it had.he not seen it direct from the short-hand writer's notes. A witness had told the Commissioners that the corporation was everything that was dirty and bad ; and. when pressed for the names of the persons who had been guilty of corruption, excused himself on the ground that he had been their agent, and that therefore such a communication would be a breach of professional honour. (Laughter.) He viewed such proceedings with unspeakable disgust. He regretted that there had been an amount of asperity in'the evidence given before the commissioners which he could not too highly condemn, and which was totally unworthy of the character of the persons who had given it ; but he believed that, so far from doing the corporation any harm, such exaggerations would ultimately confer benefit upon it. (Cheers.) The proceedings then terminated. -.-.1 BREAD-STREET. Mr. Alderman Lawrence presided. The following gentlemen were re-elected, unopposed, as Common Councilmen for the ensuing year :—Messrs. Hawtrey (deputy), Maughan, Laurie, Snell, Millard, ' Maynard, Patten, and Grimwado, the last filling the va cancy occasioned by the retirement of Deputy Bridge. CHRISTMAS GIFTS.—It is truly said that few things form a more welcome Present Man an elegant SHAWL, a Mantle, or Silk Dress, than can now be obtained at half their real value, owing to the Retirement of Mr. Merrett, and the necessity for an immediate SELLING OFF. Every article is marked in plain figures, and will fully sustain the high reputation enjoyed during a quarter of a century by Warwick House, 142 and 144, Regent-street, London. DELETERIOUS COIN FECTIONARY. —Many children having been poisoned by eating the ornaments of twelfth cakes, in consequence of the general useeof mineral colours by confectioners, Messrs. PURSSELL, 78, Cornhill, near the -Ex change, have introduced an entirely novel method of DECORATIIsiG their CAKES with FRENCH BON EONS, &c., of delicious flavour; the colours, being prepared solely from vegetables, are quite harmless. Ornamented cakes of every variety, suitable for country presents, new year's gifts, &c. A great variety of fancy French and Swiss pastry, mince pies, &c.—Messrs. Fussell, 78, Cornhill, near the Ex change ouly. THOMAS SALT and 00., EAST INDIA PALE ALE BREWERS, BURTON-ON-TRENT. STORES. London• • .. • • .. 22, Hungerford-wharf. Liverpool • • 52, Henry-street. Manchester .......... 37, Brown-street. Birmingham .... 26%, Bull-street. Bristol Nottingham 14, Milton•street. Dublin •• ..•• •• .. 4, Crown-alley. Edinburgh .•••••• • • .. 17, Downie-place. Dundee ........•• .... 13, New Inn Entry, High-street. riAJOR'S SYNOVITIO LOTION as modified A by Dr. Batcholour. Testimonials from the following per sons may be seen at Dr. Batchelour's, 12, Finsbury-place South, Finsbury-square. CANCER: from Mrs. Brown, 2, Bevis-marks, City; Mrs. Wilton, 24. De Beauvoir-terrace, Kingsland; Mrs. Tiping, Heaton-place, Epsom. WHIM SWELLING: from Mrs. Stevens, at Messrs. Berens & Co.'s, 33, St. Paul's-churchyard. SPINAL COMPLAINT: from Mr. Price, 23, Brick-lane, Spital ; Mr. W. Knight, Faversham. RHEUMATE4M : from Mr. Smart, Somerset-place, Rotherhithe . SCALD HEAD: From,,Alr; Carter, 38,E.ingsland-road. Dr. i3at,Chelerir is acting in unison with Mr. Major, the invent‘r of the lotion, the most wonderful medicinal agent of modern times. The lotion, with directions for use, is sold at 12, Finsbury-place South, Finsbury-square, and at George Watts', 17, strand, in bottles 1 is. and 222. each. Now Ready, hi 9,400 imperial octavo pages, price 365., with Map corrected from recent Surveys, POST -OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY for 1854. The work is printed in entirely new type from the Caslon and Glasgow Letter Foundry, and has been so greatly ex tended, that the "Street Directory" contains 130,842 distinct names or firms; these will be found correctly classified In all the other principal divisions, Commercial, Trades, Law, and Court, all of which are increased in proportion to the groat extension of the Street Directory." " The Fost Office Directory has long been the wonder of the pub lishing world, a monument of private enterprise and ingenious labour wholly without parallel."—Morning Herald, Nov. 4, 1853. " llattersea, Bow, Brixton, Bromley (Middlesex), Camberwell, Cambridge Heath, Clapham-road, Dalston, Deptford, Hackney, Hol loway-road, Kentish-town, Kingsland, New-cross, South Lambeth, Stratford, Wandsworth-road, &c., &c., are essentially parts of `the great metropolis,' and, as such, should obviously be included in any Directory of London. . . . In the ' Post-office Directory,' there fore, the inhabitants of these places appear in all the alphabetical lists, so that the residence and calling of any one can be instantly traced in whatever part of the suburbs he may be lodged. This renders the work one of the most useful that can be possibly ima gined for any purpose of metropolitan life."—Observer, N0v.13, 1853. " The indices are very numerous, and immensely facilitate refer ence to the various sub-divisions of the book."—Morning Advertiser, November 4, 1853. " A mine of useful and entertaining knowledge."—Daily News November 17, 1853. ._,.......... .... ~ " Deserves much praise for the accuracy which pervades it, and for the lateness of the information."—Morning Chronicle, November• 4, 1853. " The completest Directory yet produced, both as regards classifi cation and typographical execution."—lllustrated News, November: 5, 1853. "If it be true, as all oar readers will be ready to admit, thatt: . there is no country litre England, and no place like London, it is a:. most consistent climax to add, and no guide book like the " Post' Office Directory."—John Bull, November 5, 1853. " One of the most remarkable and useful works of the' age."— Herapath's Journal, November 5, 1853. " This monster volume is a perfect desideratum for the office and the counting-house."—'Mining Journal, November 5, 1853. " Greatly increased in size by the introduction of a large number of streets in the suburbs."—Weekly Dispatch, November 5, 1853. " The edition of this wonderful work has, to speak commercially, been enlarged some ten or fifteen per cent."—Spectator, November 5, 1853. " (lives no insignificant idea of the wonders of a city that de mands such a work to register its multifarious contents."--Atias, Nov, 5, 1853. " The whole information has been brought up with great care AND ACCURACY to the 19th of September." Sunday Times, November 6, 1853. " A notice of this gigantic volume, proportioned to its size and 'value, would occupy our whole paper—we say its size and value, for they hold a perfectly equal measure."—Standard, Nov. 7, 1853. " Already the Messrs. Kelly and Co. had actuall y distanced the most enterprising of their competitors. They have now rendered it preposterous for any other compiler to dream of emulating their ex traordinary enterprize."—Sun, November 7, 1853. " Its marvellous accuracy and minuteness of detail, fills one with astonishment."—Morning Pest, November 7, 1853. " This annuil miracle appears again."—Globe, Nov. 8, 1853. " It is unrivalled—indeed quite unapproached by any competitor we have seen."—Examiner, Nov. 12, 1853. " Upon a gentleman of our acquaintance stating to us that the two great wonders of the age are the electric telegraph and chloroform, we were induced to observe that there was yet a third, and that — Kelly's Post-office London Directory."—Bell's Weekly Messenger, Nov. 12, 1853. " Of the accuracy of the Court Directory, we can ourselves speak with confidence."—Court Journal, Nov. i 2, 1853. " A most valuable, commodious, and almost indispensable work." —Weekly Times, Nov. 13, 1853. " The biggest as well as the best book of our acquaintance." — Punch, Nov. 19, 1853. " It would be quite superfluous for us to dwell at length upon the superior excellence of this work."—Economist, Nov. 19,1853. " Has no rival in the publishing world."—Britannia, Nov. 19, `i,l volume before us surpasses in balk, weight, and corn pleten'ess any that has appeared before."—Literary Gazette, Nov. 5, 1853. " Such a handbook of the polite, official, professional, and com mercial life of the greatest city in the world, as to de►nand untjuall fled praise no less than universal admiration."—Shipping and Mer cantile Gazette, Nov. 5, 1853.. "One of the greatest wonders of this wonder-working age."— Church and State Gazette, Nov. 25, 1653. . . " Kelly's is certainly the largest, fullest, and best."—Daily News. Dec. „ 4 . ,19 and 20, Old Roswell Court, and all Booksellers. TRAORDINARY CHRISTMAS.— it.4o,mmon at Christmas that Turkeys and other land and water trihea,,for the first time since they we re h a t c h e d, become pas stingers by tall in mute complacency ; the end of their journey is to swim, for the first and last time, in their own gravy, as, a prelude to the best discussion on the affairs of Turkey. Such presents for Christ mas custom has rendered necessary, but the most satisfactory pre sent which parents and guardians can make to Young Gentlemen is a stylish suit of attire from the universally celebrated Establishment of, E. Mons and t,oli ; its superior quality is guaranteed, its eut i tuid, make is perfectly unrivalled, its design specially denotes the care sal' yed in the greatest variety of Dress ever presenfed;its nom ~.,-enrability has long been the wonder and admiration of ~0. {here is nothing more e x t raor di n ary than the Very economi '• • ':'eSagaed by E. MOSE 3 and Sore for Juvenile Dress. It is only , ghat Christmas day is on Sunday, but that day is as "ros 'ally for appearing in the most gentlemanly Overcoats, • :i NjOiats,Caps, &c., which were ever displayed; of these a magnifiaent: ate*, is prepared expressly for Christmas by E. Mons and Sox, and. any time between this day and the 25th,De..- cember, every Lady, laentlenian, Youth, or Child in the City, or out of it, may be well fitted with Christmas Attire of the most splendid and the most comfortable order at E. Moses and Son's Establishment, er its West End Branch. Let Christmas come soon as it may, they are ready to wish all their patrons a merry Christmas, and to make it merry by superior articles at considerably lower prices than are' charged elsewhere. CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like falsehood 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 ANY OTHER, norms IN OX OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Miseries, 83, 54,85, and 85, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1, 2 and 3, Hart-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. ;Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. Colonial Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant f ailo.'s. Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT. --Should 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, from 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-neksurement, &c., &c., may be h^;l on application, or post-free. loi I'on parte Francais. Qui si paria Italians. 'Mgr arricbt man Dentacia. Aqua se habla Piqua° THE CIVIC ELECTIONS. • THE WARDMOTES. Civic oratory always finds full vent on St. Thomas's. day, and yesterday proved no exception to the general rule. The Corporation Commissiox, as will be seen from the subjoined reports, was the principal topic on which the eloquence of the citizens displayed itself ; sanitary matters, and the other topics which are usually discussed, being thrust into the background. In one or two cases the impending fate of Temple-bar, was brought under notice, but it did not appear to attract any very general attention. ALDERSGATE. The election of tie inquestmen, beadles, &c., fo r the ensuing year have been concluded , the folloiving *Com mon Councilmen were re-elected without opposition : John Lorkin, E. Godson, J. T. ,Norris, J. Wood, H. d e Jersey. T. Woodward, R. J. dtem, and J. Ward. The meeting was of a SOM hat exciting nature, owing to a number of speechcs'being made on the sub jed of the Royal Commission. The following resolu tions and "order of a proposed new corporation " met with pretty general approval, and contain in themselves the substance of the observations made by the various speakers : " Proposed,—That this ward congratulate their fellow citizens on the inquiry now in progress before the Royal Commissioners into the uses and abuses of the corpora tion of the city of London, and have reason to hope that by the manner in which that inquiry is conducted such information will be elicited, as will insure an efficient measure of corporate reform."—Carried. "That it is desirable that the city of London * should take some public means of expressing their undiminished attachment to municipal institutions as the best bul warks of constitutional monarchy, the preservers of self government, and the true barriers of feudality."— Carried. "That the great obstructions, so much and so properly complained of, to the commerce of the port of London in the obsol'ete enactments undeilotte of the late char= ters are matters with which the corporation have no connexion whatever ; they are chartered rights conferred on a class, and the knowledge of their existence, and their gallinm injustice, were patent to the Gov e rnm en t, and published in the Commons' report previous to the passing of the general measure of municipal reform . in 1835."—Carried. " ORDER OF A PROPOSED NEW CORPORATION. "That it confer the franchise on all paying scot and bearing let ; that the magistrates shall be elected by their fellow-citizens ; that_ the- whole.of the elections in Common-hall shall be by the citizens generally, and not, as now, by the liverymen ; that the Court of Aldermen, as a court, shall have no separate power over the city purse ; that the right of calling on the livery companies. to produce accounts and see to the due administration of the funds intrusted to them shall lie in the Aldermen and Court of Common Council ; that the old officers be eligiblo for re-election. The above was moved by Mr. BESLEY, seconded by Mr. GREEN, and carried after a very general discussion among the wardmote. The meeting then dissolved. ALDGATE. Alderman Humphery presided. members of the Common Council for this ward foi:this . and the ensuing year are as follows :—Mr. James Lake, deputy ; Mr. R. B. Whiteside, Mr. B. C. Buck nail, Mr. B. Osmond, Mr. B. Burnell, Mr. John Hud son, and Mr. Elger Stephenson. The two last-named gentlemen were elected in the room of Messrs. Freeman and• Fisher, who resigned. BASSISHAW. Alderman Farncomb, Alderman of the ward, presided. Messrs. Britten, Lester, and Fuller, was elected Common Councilmen. A show of hands was then taken between Messrs. Lock and Bradbury, when the majo rity was in favour of the former. A poll was demanded, and ordered to take place this day. BILLINGSGATE. In this ward the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor pre sided. The first business transacted was the election of in quest-men for the ensuing year. The LORD MAYOR said, since they had met last year an important event had taken place ; for the second time in history, a commission had been appointed to inquire into the affairs of the corporation of London. The city did not object to that inquiry, although it had taken a character that the city did not expect. A great number of persons had rushed forward and volunteered statements and evidence upon a subject of which they knew nothing whatever. At present the, city had not been heard, and it was very gratifying, notwithstanding all that had been stated, that.no case of individual cor ruption had been proved. The only thing which had been stated against them was that they were too lavish in their expenditure ; but he thought that if any person had a right to complain it.was the citizens themselves, for to them belonged the funds of the city. The effect of this commission would, no doubt, be to cause altera tions in the corporation ; indeed, they had been told that it would be entirely swept away ; but, unless they opinions of the citizens had very much changed from those of their ancestors, he did not think that they would quietly submit to have their ancient rights and privileges entirely abolished. Some alterations would no doubt be t made in the mode of electing aldermen, but he (the Lord , Mayor) should certainly object to any alteration; which time pre immemorialventthe election elected its ownaldermen.ofma The gis tri city y.. I but , fromd if they permitted an alteration in the modec o a f dw e ° e u c l th 2 g aldermen, they would then place their ,magistrates on a,diffeient footing from that of any other' 'country. -There never had been any complaint against the manner in which justice was administered in the city; 'and while they had that fact before them, and if it could be proved that they had for so long a period of time ad ministered justice so well for the--benefit of the public at largefiit-would be ,unfair to sweep away such an old institution ; and before that was attempted to be done evidence should be produced to prove that it was bad. (Hear;) - The election of Common Councilmen then took place. The Loan MAYOR declared the following gentlemen duly elected :—Messrs. B. Bower, J. Knill, J. Roberts, A. M. Phillips W. Williams, .G. Barnes, J. Cau sten, and G. Phillips, W. The LORD MAYOR then appointed Mr. Bower his deputy for the ward. Mr. T:. KEELING then moved a resolution to the effect thatqhe Aldermen and Common Councilmen be requested to urge upon the Commissioners the necessity that, while they suggested reform in the corporation, its ancient right should be retained. The motion Wfs carried unanimously. +4 • BISHOWATE. Mr. Alderma.U:Copeland,o,i)., presided. The following!, gentlemen were elected Common Councilmen for*.khe ensuing year :.—Mr. Deputy W. Stevens, Mr. Deputy W. A. Peacock, Mr. R. C. Lambe, Mr. J. C. Edmiston, Mr. H. Patten, Mr. W. Jones, Mr. W. Warren, Mr. Metcalf Hopgood, Mr. W. H. Pilcher, Mr. J. R. Pilcher, Mr. J. R. Carr, Mr. R. Ashby, Mr. E. Taylor, Mr. C. Gilpin, and Mr. T. S. Owden. After the election of inquestmen, the presentation of accounts, and other busine.s, Mr. Deputy STEVENS, in a highly eulogistic speech, proposed a vote thanks to Mr. Alderman Copeland. BRIDGE. Sir. Chapman Marshall presided. The following gentlemen were elected Common Coun cilmen :—Messrs. Thomas Pewtress, J. Hill, H. Mat thew, J. Low, C. Whetham, Joseph Arnold, T. John son, and J. Eastley. BROAD-STREET. Sir J. W. Musgrove, alderman of the ward, was in the chair. The following gentlemen, being the present represen tatives—viz., Messrs. T. Corney (deputy), C. Wharton, T. W. Foster, H. Brown, J. Humphreys, W. Cox, T. Abraham, and W. Hartridge—were declared duly elected as Common Councilmen. , CANDLEWICK. Sir George Carroll, Alderman of the ward, presided. The inquestmen having been elected and sworn, Sit:"t-. CARROLL intimated that in consequence of the resignation of Mr. Deputy Evans, who had represented the wird for 32 years, the inquest had returned Mr. Matheits, in addition to their former representatives, who were •11 unanimously elected (Sir G. Carroll ap pointed Mr? Dakin his deputy)—viz., Mr. Dakin (de puty). Mrl J. H. Elliott, Mr. J. Blades, Mr. F. R. Frimsby, Mr. J. B. Towse, and Mr. Mathews. Mr. Deputy Dew/ then, tin a lengthened speech, moved a resolution warmly eulogising the character of their late deputy, Mr. Jeremiah Evans, who had repre sented the ward so zealously and faithfully for upwards of 32 years. _ . The resolution was carried unanimously, as also a resolution that it should be engraved and framed, and a committee appointed L to present it at a dinner to be given to him. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Common Councilmen for their past services. The several members having returned thanks, a vote of thanks was passed to Sir G. Carroll, and the ward mote was dissolved. CHEAP. Alderman Thompson, M.P., presided. A motion, protesting against the threatened removal of Temple-bar, was carried. The following gentlemen were re-elected Common Councilmen for the ensuing year :—Mr. Deputy Fen cing, Mr. E. Hickson, Mr. G. Oliver, Mr. G. Read, Mr. J. Thorpe, Mr. W. Barnes, Mr. L. Oughten, and Mr. W. Tegg. CRIPPLEGATE WITHIN. Alderman Challis, M.P., presided. The following gentlemen, having been duly proposed and'seconded, were unanimously . elected Common Coun cilmen for the ensuing year ;—Mr. W. Brass, Mr. J. Hoole, Mr. B. R. Brown, Mr. D. Dewar, Mr. R. Thwaites, Mr. H. Lloyd, Mr. J. Parker, and Mr. B. Spilsbury. The last-named gentleman was elected in the room of Mr. Bennoch. , Mr. S. MORLEY moved the following resolution : "That this wardmote accepts with much regret the resignation of its late representative, Mr. Francis Ben noch, and, while offering the expression of its sympathy with 14im under the circumstances which have led to his retirement from the Court of Common Council, desires to place.upon record the expression of its high estima tion of his upright, consistent, and earnest advocacy of all measur e s calculated to promote, not only the reform, economy, and improvement of the corporation of Lon don, but also the happiness and well-being of his fellow men ; that it views with great satisfaction the inquiry under the Royal Commission, which promises to result in placing on a more satisfactory basis the affairs of the corporation ; that it it+ more deeply impressed than ever with the necessity for such an enlargement of the muni cipal constituency as shall give to all ratepayers a voice in the election of its officers, who have control over the expenditure of the funds of the corporation ; and it fur ther expresses the opinion that all restraints upon trade and its free and legitimate exercise within the city should be abolished, and that the prohibition of indi- I'viduals other than freemen from trading within its walls is impolitic and unjust." Mr. BAMFORD, in seconding the resolution, deeply re gretted the loss the ward had sustained in the retirement of Mr. Bennoch, although he differed in opinion on many points from that gentleman. Mr. Hole, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Dillon, and other gen tlemen spoke to the resolution, which was carried nem. dis. Some other business having been transacted, thanks were voted to Alderman Challis, and the proceedings terminated. CRIPPLEGATE WITHOUT. Alderman Challis in the chair. The following gentlemen were elected Common Coun cilmen without opposition Mr. George Medway (deputy), Mr. John Johnson, Mr. Septimus Read, Mr. William King, Mr. George Cuthbert, Mr. John Sewell, Mr. John Pickering, and Mr. Robert Spence. Several gentlemen addressed the meeting on the topics at prisent in course of discussion in the city, and some grave charges were brought against the corporation by Breece. Alderman CHALLIS said that that gentleman was per fectly uninformed on most of the topics to which he had directed his attention ; but, even if he had been correct in what he had advanced, the present was not the pro per time to introduce it. The evidence which had been given would be answered, and no doubt effectively, at another time. It was hardly fair that an individual should go before the Commissioners and make such state ments as had there been hazarded. One person had stated that a sum of 8,500/. had been collected by way of tax for a certain object, and that only 500/, of that sum had found its way towards the proposed object. Now, that gentleman was not within GOO per cent. of the truth. Another !person had made some damaging remarks in reference to dinners given to and by com mittees. He (the alderman) held in his hand a docu ment relative to the attendance of Common Councilmen at dinners. The whole amount spent from corporation funds for committee dinners did not pay the gentlemen attending them 6d. an h our. (Hear, hear.) Se pledged himself to the fact. He had been invited to 40 different dinners during the last year, all of get respectability, and from none of which he would have suffered in character or pocket. Tho se o e f o „ panies would have paid him for every qua rter as - an hour he attended from a guinea to four guine as li ed the hour. Some of the merchants who had At corporation had been alluded to, bu't were merely agents. The omnibus brou t g ; indeed, one many h of them t them into the city, and the o mn ib u s took tthermaou merchantturned of them wh o h a d b een re p r esented as out to be a maker of matches! Th e re could be no rea sonable doubt that many ref orms in the corporation would be made—such re f orm ; were indispensable ; but he warned the citizens °t rin to destroy, by any steps they n leof local self-government, or to give out of their hanmight take, the principleds of power to do their own wo r k. After the election of inquestmen and other minor officers, a vo t e of tha nks was unanimously awarded to the presiding alderman. CORDWAINERS. Ai r . Alderman Salmons presided. The following gentlemen were re-elected Common Councilmen :—Mr. T. Lott, Mr. W. Croucher, Mr. T. Joyce, Mr. H. L. Taylor, Mr. R. Tress, and Mr. J. Chaffey. Some remarks on the subject of the royal commission [PRICE SD. were )made by several members, but no resolutions were submitted to the meeting. COLE MAN-STREET. Alderman Hunter presided. The following gentlemen were re-elected as Common Councilmen for the ensuing year :—Deputy Hall, Mr. T. H. ;Hall, Mr. J. Davies, Mr. J. Perkins, Mr. NV. Webster, Mr. S. Ledington, Mr. H. W. Vallance, and Mr. O. Hogg. CORNHILL. The wardmote for this ward wag presided over by Mr. Alderman Carter, and the following gentlemen were re-elected to fulfil i the office of Common Councilmen : Mr. Harrison (deputy), Mr. R. Randall, Mr. Water low, /fir. D. Nicoll, Mr. H. Hoppe, and Mr. Johnston. A c'fiscussion ensued upon the advantage or disad vantage of an amalgamation of the City and Metropo litan Commissioners of Sewers, in which Mr. Deputy Harrison pointed out the injustice that would be done to the city by that act. A dote of thanks to the Common Councilmen and the Aldewan for their services during the year was carried. CASTLE BAYNARD. Alderman Muggeridge presided. Alderman INIUGGRIIIDG E read the returns of the names of their late representatives by the several precincts, all of whom were unanimously elected—viz., Mr. Richard Hicks (deputy), Mr. James Hoppe, Mr. William Bay ley, Mr. G. S. Cockerel], Mr. W. H. Barber, Mr. Far rel) Mr. Alfred Adla r d, an d M r. Charles Hawkins. Mr. DouGLAs brought forward a motion for abolishing the of of inquestman, which he considered was a most useless and vexatious office. After some• discussion, - - _ 'Mr. F. OBEY strongly opposed the entire abolition of the inquest, and moved an amendment to the motion. The amendment was carried by a large majority. Mr. FARRER said the proposed entrance of New Can nim-street was most objectionable, and he would urge en Improvement their Committee representatives of t:hoecru com municateupon t h w m t t ho there recommend o m poration on the objectionable plan as laid out by them, and urge upon the committee the propriety of widening the entrance. He then moved a resolution to that effect. The resolution was carried unanimously. DOW GATE. The wardmote for the election of Common Council men .and officers of this ward was held in the vestry room of the church of Allhallows-the-Great. Sir R. W. Carden presided. There were in this ward no new candidates, and the following gentlemen were therefore re-elected :—Mr. H. Kebbel (deputy), Mr. Thomas White, Mr. George Harker, Mr. H. H. Mortimer, Mr. Thomas Gandell, and Mr. G. Fox. A vote of thanks to the Common Councilmen for the satisfactory way in which they had performed their duties was moved by Mr. S. Tudor, and carried nem. con., and was acknowledged by the deputy. In reply to a vote of thanks to the worthy alderman, he said it was grateful to his feelings to receive the ap probation of the inhabitants of his ward. He did not know how long he should have the opportunity or occa sion to preside over their wardmotes and elections, but, whatever was done by the Commission now inquiring into corporation matters, he hoped the result would be to benefit the Citizens. FARRINGDON WITHIN. Alderman Thomas Kelly presided. The preliminary business was merely of district interest, and after its transaction the following gentlemen were re-eleeted as Common Councilmen for the ensuing year :—Mr. E. Bagleton and Mr. T. J. Holt (deputies), Mr. G. Virtue, Mr. G. D. M'Lauchlan, Mr. H. Blake, Mr. B. S. Phillips, Mr. J. Morris, Mr. C. Young, Mr. S. M‘Gregor, Mr. C. Phillips, Mr. C. Nicholson, Mr. J. Heaps, Mr. ;Wheeler, and Mr. J. Kelday. Nothing further transpired, and the wardmote dissolved. FARRINGDON WITHOUT. Sir James Duke, the Alderman of the ward, presided, and the following Common Councilmen were elected without opposition :—Mr. J. T. Bedford and Mr. R. Obbard (deputies), Mr. George Walter, Mr. J. M. Bar nard, Mr. T. H. Fox, Mr. C. F. Butler, Mr. Richard Williams, Mr. W. Gresham, Mr. F. S. Langham, Mr. C. Hodgson, Mr. H. J. Lias, Mr. F. Clemow, Mr. J. Anderton, Mr. T. Pearce, Mr. T. Cotterell, and Mr. G. Ross. CITY IMPROVEMENTS. In reply to a question from Mr. KIRK respecting the contemplated improvements in the district of the ward, Mr. Deputy BARNARD said, money had been voted and an architect appointed for the purpose of construct ing model lodging-houses - bath - s — ind - wfat hat les, which would be shortly effected. A. new street would be shortly cut, which would widen several of the narrow streets of the districts, and give a better view of St. Paul's. The Cannon-street improvements had been un avoidably obstructed, but the street would be open on Lady-day. A new street was likewise in contemplation from Old Fish-street to Earl-street ; and he might just say that, whatever fuss was made about the coal tax, to effect all the improvements be had mentioned would, without the coal tax, have required a rate to be l ev i e d of ls. in the pound. (Hear, hear.) THE CITY CORPORATION COMMISSION. Mr. KIRK rose to move the following resolution : "That this wardmote, forming a large prop or ti on o f t h e city, about one-fifth Of the whole, views with deep inte rest the Royal Commission now inquiring into the cor poration of the city of London, and trusts that it will lead to a great improvement in the management of its affairs, so that it may be restored to what once was, and ought to be, a pattern of sound, efficient, and useful l i municipal government to the metropolis and to the coun try." (Cheers.) He thought it was a disgrace that there should have been a Commission at all. The corporation had themselves to blame ; for during the last 20 years they had done nothing. Ile,did not wish to damage the corporation, but he should like to see it maintained in an improved state. (Hear, hear.) The wards should be equalised and the franchise exteilkled. He did not thi n k much of Temple-bar, and would vote for its removal ; all must recollect what an obstruction, it was found on the occasion of the Duke of Wellington's funeral. Mr. REEVE seconded the resolution, which, after some opposition from Mr. Blandfcrd and others, was ulti mately carried. Mr. T. SMITH moved the following resolutions:— " That, in the opinion of this wardmote, it is the first duty of the Common Councilmen this day elected for this ward to use every effort to procure the immediate repeal of the private act of George 1., cap. 18, passed in 1725, by which the right and practice of very many occupiers within the city of London to take part in the election of representatives, and of officers of the corporation, were encroached upon, and that right and practice are now restricted to an exclusive number. That, in the opinion of this wardmote, all encroachments on our municipal institutions are dangerous to the liberties and prosperity of England ; and the wardmote pledges itself to support all efforts of the Court of Common Council to perfect and strengthen the corporation of the city of London as an m in t s e ti r tu so ti m on e o c f on tr v u e e rs a a n ti d on g , en th u e in r e es s o e i lf uli z s self-government.,, i nt ); : t i and carried. LANGBOURN. Mr. Alderman Cubitt, M.P., presided. The names of Mr. S. Unwin (deputy), M r . T . S ne lli ng , Mr. E. Howard, Mr. E. Sh aw, Mr. H. Miller, Mr. B. L. Bache, Mr. C. Jully, and Mr. T. Webber,ithe Com mon Councilmen for the past year, were proposed .for re election. Three new can did ates were proposed, in the persons of Mr. Frederick Brown, Mr. R. Bell, and Mr. J. G. Dunn. Some discussion took place on the subject of the Royal Commission. and Brown men, it was f oun d t h at Messrs. Miller , Dunn,, l on behalf of those gentl emen was demande d. On proc ee di ng w i th the election of Commo n Council were at the b o tt om o f the list, an d It w as to open this (Thursday) morning at 10, and c l os e at 4 o'clock, when the Alderma n w ill d ec l are it. LIME-STREET. Alderman Farebrother presided. A discussion took place .on genera l matters, a nd the following gentlemen were elected to the Common Council :--Mr. Deputy W. D. Cook, Mr. T. P. Simpson, Mr. T. Symonds, and Mr. W. Symonds. --- PORTSOKEN. Mr. Ald e rman Moon p resided . There wa s no oppo sition,. and the following gentlemen were re-elected : mr. W. Christie (deputy) , Mr. J. H. Thompson , Mr. T a H a yward, M. J. Venables, Mr. J. Annis, Mr. E. Davies, Mr. G. Vile, and Mr. W. Raymond. QUEENHITHE. The election of the Common Councilmen took place be fore Mr. T. K. Hooper, Alderman, and the following gentlemen were re-elected without opposition :—Mr. W. Tyler (deputy), Mr. W. Rathbone, Mr. W. A. Rose, Mr. A. M`Doug - all, Mr. T. Burrowes, and Mr. G. Ray mond. TOWER. Alderman T. Q. Finnis presided. The following gen- tlemen were re-elected :—Mr. J. Briggs (deputy), Mr. L. Redhead, Mr. G, Aitcheson, Mr. T. Turnbull, Mr. T. Barkley, Mr. H. H. Nissen, Mr. S. Smith, and Mr. J. Cornell. VINTRY. Sir W. Magnay presided. The following gentlemen were again elected to serve the office of Common Coun cilmen :—Mr. W. Archer (deputy), Mr. W. D. White, Mr. D. Sprague, Mr. G. Mason, Mr. J. Coleman, and Mr. C. Gammon. WALBROOK. Mr. D. W. Wire, Alderman and Sheriff,_ presided. Mr. Deputy Watkins having from illness retired, the inquest returned Mr. Fry. Alderman WIRE then formally put the following per sons, who were duly elected, Mr. Conder being appointed W. Dm', - deputy :—Mr. Ford Hall, Mr. Conder, Mr. W uestmen having been re-elected and sworn, .4GEAM TRAVERS moved, and Mr. CONDER seconded, a resolution on the retirement of Mr. Deputy Watkins, after 30 years' service, expressing their high sense of his integrity, assiduity, and courtesy, propos ing, that as a memorial of the regard and esteem in which Mr. Deputy Watkins was held by his constituents and neighbours, a subscription be opened in the ward for the purpose of presenting him with a testimonial. The resolution having been carried with acclamation, Mr. Deputy WATKuss, in a very impressive manner, returned thanks. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 21. The Sprightly steam tender, Mr. George Allen, Acting Master, conveyed a Queen's messenger to Osborne, on his arrival from London after dark last night. The Dauntless, 31, screw frigate, having been rigged ready for commission by the officers and men of the steam reserve, was taken out of harbour to Stokes-bay to-day to try her engines and speed, which are reported as very satisfactory, _ _ The convict ship Sea Park, Captain Spedding, sailed last night from Spithead to Portland, Plyfilouth, and Swan River. The Russian corvette Navarin, 22, after a thorough refit, was got out of dock this afternoon. She is now shipping her sea stores again, and will be at sea within 24 hours. While the public eye has been kept upon this vessel and the frigate Aurora, another Russian appari tion on the Gosport side has hitherto escaped notice. The Russian yacht RogniCda (well known in English waters as once the Earl of ilton'sV Circassian, a s c h ooner of the Royal Yacht Squtdron), now th e p ro p er t y o f Prince Nicolas Labanoff de Rostoff, sailed a few days since from this harbour, but so quietly that no remark has beer! made about her. She sailed with sealed orders -from-the-Russian Government. This fine fast sailing schooner has been heavily and well armed in all respects. She was bound ostensibly for the Pacific, but more truly her commission is a roving one. The Prince has lately rebeived a commission appointing him a Lieutenant- Commandant in the Imperial navy._ Among oth er im provemeuts fitted to this craft is Cunningham's patent sell-reefing topsail, which renders a less number of hands necessary for working the vessel than Ni_orild otherwi se 1 ' he required, leaving.,-confiequently, a large' ropoftion of fighting men. PYMOUT, DEC. 21. The me rc h ant sh i p Minerva, L Captain Jo H hnStone, from Madras, Aug. 30, and St: Helena, Nov. 1, now in the Sound, spoke Nov. 9, the screw steam-ship Australian, 22 days from London fur Sydney, all well. and The Royal Georg e , 12 0. screw, Captain Courington, 22 screw-steamer, aptain Goldsmith, ar rived in the Sound last evening from Sheerness. The Royal George will be manned at this port. She saluted the flag of Admiral Sir John Ommanney, which was rer turned by the Impregnable flag -ship. The Hecla, Dutch steamer, arrived in the Sound yes terday from Batavia, hound to Holland. She had her starboard paddle-box carried away in a gale, and has other defects.,. The Algiers,.9o, screw-ship, will be launched from this dockyard on the 26th January. The Rifleman, 8, screw-sloop, Lieutenant Christian, arrived in the Sound from Portsmouth yesterday. She has drawn a whale boat from this dockyard. The Rifle man is bound for the Brazils station, and has despatches for the Commander-in-Chief, and letters for the officers and crew of the squadron. She will sail probably to-day. SHEERNESS, DEC. 21. The Melampus, late 42 guns, in charge, pro tem., of Mr. Jackson, Assistant Master Attendant at this yard, arrived here from Woolwich yesterday, at 1.15 p.m., with the whole of the machinery, boilers, &c., belonging to the new screw steam-ship Majestic, 80 guns. The Melampus was taken into the fitting basin, and berthed alongside the Majestic, under the masting-shears yester day's tide. The engineers and millwrights are all ready to commence setting up the engines, affixing machinery, &c., with all possible despatch, agreeable to an Admi ralty order issued to-the contractors. In consequence of the tide not serving to put the Melampus out of the basin at Woolwich, the steam tug-vessels Monkey and Zephyr did not succeed in towing the Melampus beyond Greenhithe on Wednesday evening, where she remained, and was got under weigh in tow at daylight yesterday morning. The Cressy, new screw steam-ship, of 80 guns, has this day been commissioned here by Captain Richard Laird Warren. She is to have a complement of 850 officers and men, including marines, marine artillery, seamen, gunners, &c. An extra number of mechanics of every description have been put on to facilitate her early fitment. The paddle-wheel steam-yacht Black Eagle, Master- Commander John E. Petley, on paising up Sea Reach, on her return from Grimsby to Woolwich, took' the ground on the Nore Sand, a short distance above the white buoy off the Nore, and remained for the tide. The Spit to the west-north-west of the white buoy has, for some time past, been gathering up very considerably, and of late several loaded ships, upward and downward bound, have grounded thereon, at a time when not ex pected to do so by the depth of water shown on the charts. Assistance was promptly sent franx.here by the authorities;aurt fortunobely-not required. At tide time she floated off and proceededfor Woolwich, without any apparent damage either to hull or machinery. The paddle-wheel steam-sloop Driver, 6 guns, in charge of Mr. Cornelius Fox, Master, R.N. (borne out on the Horatio), got up steam this morning, and pro ceeded out on her usual trial of machinery. She had not returned urg, to the time of forwarding this report. The Diamond, 28 guns, Captain William Peel, has had her compasses adjusted, and her crew are now engaged bending sails. This ship, both intide and outside her hull, is a perfect yacht, all extra decorations having been done at the expense of her highly esteemed captain in command, and as regards her rigging she is a perfect model in every respect, although in strict accordance with the Admiralty instructions. WOOLWICH, DEC. 21. APPOINTMENTS. Commander John W. Dorville (1853), recently pro moted from First-Lieutenant of the Rattler screw steam sloop, on the East Indies and China station, to the Cressy, 80, sc rew s t eam - s hi p at Sheerness. H. Excellentßeamisli ( g l u B e s n 3 e ), ry r .s e h c i e? p nl a y t Li promotedeuten L i eutenants,—Henry tse from — A y e e t n e r yef Portsmouth, is appointed one of the Lieutenants of that ship, vice Tumour ; Henry Clavering (1847), re cently borne on the books of the . Victory flag-ship, at a roBe t n4l9(o 7 ;B u e4fd e r7 e of) n re 1, sott from h w tmei n i aeE ; t Cxe N eroee i fl e sl h tsehy o ne l t; a s lit Leoo E g utuh d ie: - Portsmouth, for p ar ti cu l ar service, to the Hogue, 60, ILe scre rsva w s yeßr steam ;srteAuerrki nt iieTu (rel g uard-s h ip rsie3el)v: par( rrl Henry of th the C umberland , Second- e A r i s a; ter to the Cressy. Se A co f un l l' l l. b a e r r t i i a n nd ( 8 7 5 0 3 , ) , flag-shipprom o te d On fr t o l t i n e North America a n d W est Indies station, to have the Charge of the R osamond, 6, paddle-whee l steam-sloop, of 280-horse power, stationed as an advanced war steamer at Sheerness ; Robert Studwell (1840), to the Cressy. Second-Masters.— Rohm t Smith (1846), to the Cyclops steam -frigate at Sheerness ; Robert E. Jones (1852), front the Vulture paddle-wheel steam-frigate to the Bos cawen' 70, fitting at Chatham for the flag-ship, on the North America and West Indies station ; Samuel Win necutt (1850), from the Waterloo, 120, flag-ship at Sheerness, to the Lizard, iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel, of 150-horse power, at Sheerness. , t Masters-Assistants.—John J. c oNey e , Inry the Sarace n brig at Devonport, for survey ingsrvie at Devonport. Clerk. — He nry ; 'to the Sidon paddle - wheel steam -frig ate _ H nry M. Moore (1847), Clerk-in-Ch arge o f the Crescen t,42, receiving-ship at Rio Janei ro , t o the paddle -wheel steam-frigate flag-ship on Centaur pa south-east coast of America station. u G n ner—Henry Williams, to the Cressy. cn 0",:. CM Boatswain—lsaac Poole, to the Cressy. . . Carpenter—John Harvey, to the Cressy. CHRISTMAS HOLTDAY AT WOOLWICH—An order has been received here from the Admiralty that the whop of the workmen in the dockyard will be allowed a holy day on Monday the 26th inst., in consequence of Christ mas-day falling on a Sunday this year. The Board of Ordnance, by an order dated the 9th inst., have an nounced their intention of granting a holyday on the 26th inst. to all the workmen in the Royal Arsenal. The Onyx Dover mail steam packet, Second Master Commander E. C. Rutter, will be ready by the end of the week to return to Dover to resume her duties as a mail packet on that station. The Monkey and Zephyr steam-vessels have returned to Woolwich, after towing the Melampus, 42, frigate, to Sheerness, with the machinery of, the Majestic, 80, on board. The Royal George, 120, screw steam-ship, being sh or t of her complement when she left Sheerness for Devon-- port, a number of seamen-riggers were lent to her from Sheerness Dockyard to assist in navigating her to n o . , vonport. The patent trunk engines, of 400-horse power, by John Penn and Son, worked to the entire satisfaction of all on board, and the engineeri who worked them, and stokers who attended to getting up the steam, state that they never served in a ship so well ventilated and cool before. The great breadth of the ship has allowed of the furnaces being constructed so as to give a space of 12 feet between the six furnaces on each side, and they are so arranged that an ample supply of pure itir'lS *ex perienced, although the mouths of the furnaces are nearl 60 feet below the upper deck. The average spec d attained, as near as possible, 101 knots per hour, ha s fully sustained the result given of, her trial between th e Nore and Mouse lights before she left for Devonport. on the WTI Wi nd so 0 1 I R4AttewOIADyE.NT ON THE LONDON AND SOUTH•WESTZRN r terd bra a y n m cb or o n f in t la e fa L ta o l n a d c o c n i d e a n n t d occurred in the \Vi ndo branch of London and South- Western 'Railway, by which a person, named Allen, in the employ of the company, unfortunately lost his life. It appeared that the unfortunate man had charge of a waggon filled with timber, and, in order to get it pa st the platform, it was necessary to employ a horse to draw the same along the metals, and in so doing he w as either knocked down or slipped, owing to the wet state of the rails. He was found lying across the rails, with the waggon upon his abdomen. Upon assistance arriv ing, the man was still alive, and a powerful jack crane having been procured, the ponderous vehicle was lifted off the deceased, when he was found bleeding most pro fusely from various parts of the body. He was at once placed in a carriage, and conveyed to London, and from thence to St. Thomas's Hospital, but life was extinc t before he had arrived there. - CAPTAIN WARNER.—The reported death of Captain Warner, which has been going round the papers, i s believed to have befin a gross fabrication. to• ad . r qr. pens 01 0 . 0 4i'4 )5 9 00 4 ' ;0 0 0 ' 0 oes to 5° to 53 i to 51 to ,} 00 1 ° 9/ I°l ;0 01 0 00 1 °l. to ,11 )1 01" D pd DODO :on4°?, bn t '1i,16; ; b° ivi tiot!. 'Bl. P.' r " 1, 0 1 lio ;0, 064 53, 63'1 olo t 11 0 , 5 ,ct.oto ‘l' Jae g n (0, ~cF~~ ~~ ,r.. g- o• .6 v. ' ot4 01' c• 3° 1. 4 , -ice" ve pol lt I v io o at