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A , -, .. • • •:.: RT UNION OF LONDON ( By Royal Charter).-SPECIMENS of the Two Prints to be given to 0/ ,:;_erY subscriber of the current year, may now be seen at the ottlee, 08 l i f.. " The Surrender of Calais," a work of national and histori - 00 to Crucifixion." by H. ROBINSON, after 11. E. Set 119 ; and " Christ Led 'O l ~f„. ln addition to the above two prints, each prizebolder F ir will be entitled to select for himself a work of art from one of the public exhibitions. sil GEORGE GODWIN/ Honorary 0. LEWIS POCOCK 3 Secretary. Dic 444, West Strand, Feb. 4, 1853. ..___ GUILDHALL, 31st Jan 1853.—The Corn •, 1 ,,.‘. 1 ndttee for Letting the City Lauds will meet at Guildhall on re z; u NESDAY, the 9th, day of February next, at One o'clock pre i'l7l7,t to receive TENDERt for LETTING on I EASE, for 21 years ill ei,r4.- Lady -day next, a TWINE at the south-east conker of Rat( liff -00 _re. and GROUND and BUILDINGs adjoining the same, on the T. 7 ., a2 , 11 side of Phoenix-place, Ratcliffe ; sds . to receive Tenders for A iZi r t ir , lg en Lease for 14f years (less three days) fram Lady-day e• Two 1-10 i'SE, No. 2, on the west side of the Cloy-road. Also HOUSES, Nos. 131 and 132, on the west side of Bunhill-row, tenderrY. Furth er part i culars and plans may be seen, and forms of 0 obtained, at the Archit ec t s ' Offi ce , G u ildh a ll. I THOMAS SAUNDERS, Comptroller. .......... ;8 ----_ 11 TUE AUSTRA LIAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM ;0 ciy, NA VIGATION COMPANY will dispatch the well-known 0 Dow e-built Steam-ship AUSTRALIAN, 1,400 Tons, and 300 hors e kl e ,Z , W - .M. HOSE ASO. , ;, R.N., Commander, from London , on e RDAY the 19th of February, awl from Plymouth on the Sad ' , neces A' all her t onnage is engaged, early wr it ten application is ties sarY. ..0.11 the second cl ass b er th s are engaged—a few first still remain. F or f art h er particulars, app ly to Charles Welton, jan. a 17. Gr acechurch-street, Agent to the Company. THE EBRO CANALISATION COMPANY. w_ N OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Provisional Certl l'" will be ready for delivery in Exchange for the Bankers' Re- Zie on and after Tuesday nex t, Bth instant, between the hours of 1. V en and Thr ee o 'C lock. .- - By order. C. --__ ee.. 8 Court, Old Broad-street, 3d Feb., STEWART,IBS3. Secretary. ,t 4 , Ad , r ✓ LAURENT'S GRAND CASINO. If A R GYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, St. James's, ✓ Leallee,icensChedarles Emile Laurent, Onslow House , B rom p ton-road, 0 a Pursuant to Act of Parliament, of 25th George 11. i . Ce lp eetT ils er Y ton T st ni . ng li wi ntli th ennr La . urent's Celebrated Band. Principal 0 iirviin tr .Loy at riarmAnTissioßn—E IN LIFE SHILLING. 1. past Eight o'clock. Dancing to commence at 0 n° terminate at Half-past Eleven precisely. 0 ."."..."'".......................................................................!•....0N•••• if IT Ely' 1 , ,-, LIFE ASSURANCE. 0 j --v 4 D EPOSIT and GENERAL LIFE I ASSURANCE COMPANY, le, New Bridge-stteet, Blaulthlarg, Landon. C APITAL--Digs IftNDItED TRW:73AIsD rOONDS. I. 0 R. Tallow] DIRECTORS. Q. fuel -.eY Esq'Barit Esq., 11, City-road, Finsbury. Clarke 0 g rg eu e er , C B ° W j e, Esq., Portland-terrace, Wantsworth, and Belvoir, St. Stephen , ersey, 6 lew . m e u r a a r c e k n L ail.. Esq., , 1, St. John's-gardens, Notting-hill, and 11, cw rge . in coln s-inn. . Ith " , Esq., 15, Connaught-square, Hyde-park, and Tor 6 „Lodge, Staffordshire. 1. VeX,ander Maclean, Esq„ Harrow-on-the-Hill. 8 leirt i , cl e. Poole, Esq., 32, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square. I; 'ant Prinsep , Esq 147, Le denhall-street, and 8, Hyde-park -4 West. --" a i b r 7 o rt Andrew Riddell, Esq., Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. 0 lit.if.F a niall, 21, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. 8 --eve Sperling, 14, St. James's-square. IP. ,r. •n .`i . AUDITORS. 0 --- , g• . 31, 1, 126, St*and, Actuary and Secretary to the Medical, it 1-....,,1 . 5 ,,, , and Gene ra l Lif e O ffi ce. 0 "'mu Jones, Esq., A ccoun t an t, 3, G u ildh a ll-chambers. air„„-. Chat] BANKERS. --arlee Price, Marryat, and Co., 3, IT.lng William-street, London. br. L PHYSICIANS. b r, ewis, Finsbury-place. ' 'caul an, 21, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. n. T eh SURGEONS. aPnian, Esq., 16, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square. kw uael Teevan, Esq., 44, Gloucester-place, Hyde-park-gardens. CONSULTING ACTUARY. Francis G. P. Nelson, E,q., F.L.S. INSPECTOR OF AGENCIES. F. P. F. Strousberg, Esq. STANDING COUNSEL. William Wellington Cooper, Esq., New-square, Lincoln's-Inn. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Hill and Mathews St. Mary-axe. RESIDENT SECRETARY. Charles vr. Bevan, Esq. 1 b o t be public is respectfully invited to examine the principles of the b -P " l t System of Assurance. which is based upon tables calculated x Y. and is under the immediate supervision of, Francis G. P. Neison, 8q•, F.L S., the Consulting Actuary to the Company. of ea Tables to assure 500/ on death, by a person aged nr - atY next birthday, on the ORDINARY and on the DEPOSIT system - ."lBuranc es . I ON THE ORDINARY SYSTEM. ----- 0 i The sum the ordinary 8 The sum the lLife Offices would give 0 ordinary Life Ihim if he were unable 4 13 Offices would to pay, or if he omit t ed II At the His give him for to pay his current end of policy the sv'render annual premium of ... Annual thirty at that or see Si. fis. 3d. after he has Ls Premium yearswhen age, of his policy, paid into the i r coffers ato assure the party in case after thirty 2491.75 6d., and which 8011.8 is fifty of years'payments they have had the use 4 years old, death amounting to of at compoun i 11 hewillhave will be 249/. 7s. 6d. interes t t, o e f h or in paid into worth whichtheyhave the even after is death the office. had the benefit one hour sue of at compound omission or inability interest. to pay. 1 , ..... ........,...........------ --...-. little more o 20 81.68.3 d. 2491.75.6 d. 8001. than 801. NOTHING. perhaps NI. 0 --......... ON THE DEPOSIT SYSTEM. 0 Ifun able to pay, or not l. desirous of paying or omitting topay,thePo le:, licy would still remain ' Of its FULL value, ' '• . 5221.22.7d.tal death, if If 20 years after, no fur ther payment beingre r quired. Ifhowever the party, from any cause, P wished to cancel the , Policy, he could not onlydraw ont an hehas put in, viz., 2251., but 20 71.10 s Od 2251 . 5221 . 2 57 d 28 71. 28.9 d. a certain bonus of 621. 25. 9d. in the bargain, which is more than one-fourth of the whole of his payments, or he could either draw i out a part, 201. or 501.. diminishing the Policy I only by the assured value of the sum se drawn out at the age when withdrawn. See pagess and7in detailed pamphlet, by F. G. P. Nelson, Esq. - ' 41 The rates here selected are those adop ted by the English and vernbrian Office, and advertised in its distinctive features as low rates of premium, and professedly for the lower and midd:ing classes. Most offices, particularly the older ones, such as the Scottish E quitable and the Globe, these rates would b e much hi g her. IA the gi nner of 101.75, 6d., with 1 0 shillings per ce nt. entrance fee, woald be the rate to insure 5001. at 2 0 years of age. In the latter Si. 13s 4 d., ,0 insure the same sum. The higher the rate the more in favour of t he bzPosrr out. at Money l aid at compound interest DOUBLES rrsia.r every four- L ee* Years. _ Ol l comparison of these two tables it will be seen that a person , rfder the novel system of DEPOSIT assurance can secure the follow ; advanta g e., viz., Ist. For a less sum, paid annually, he can assure ;,.'l 4 Ver sum in case of death than under t he ordinary system. 1 71 1 Y. In the event of a desire to surrender his Policy he can receive 7„,...1 1 te Company, by the above example, which applies to all ages, as times as much as on the ordinary system. 3rdly. In the event „• inability or omission to pay, his policy remains still his property, ;` the same value as it was, though he cease his current payments u or arty number of years ; whereas on the ordinary system, he gets t th inig. 4thly. Should he require to increase or decrease the by of his policy, he can do so at pleasure. He can at any time, g i ving a for ty ght's notice, withdraw any part from 1/ up to the Whole amount of his previous payments and with interest. After he y a ...._"vithdrawn part one year he can, by a single payment, three it , any time afterwards. raise his policy to a greater or even ' o rmer amount ; and by this system he can at all times regulate isannual savings by his annual expenditure, with the facility in the r gehl of having a fond to fly to in case of necessity, the same as r ee l „ . b ank, with this palpable advantage, however, that he gets lute , th e Ms money, and in case of death his family receive mere than e „ e plouat of his savings. In ordinary Life Offices be can do no b; „ thing, but his policy at ince lapser or is cancelled the moment fluld sees to pay his current premiums, and, instead of having any th e eY to for aid, all his hard-earned savings become forfeited to roor"ciety, and his misfortunes serve to benefit the pockets of his 3 ° f ortunate co-assurers. a ti e l e 3 ll eYsten is too equitable and too striking to be overlooked tull ,_E'Posrr assurance is the only system of assurance which can be thu i :" 4l 7 recognized and adopted when the principles are impar eo,43arlyassed, and its palpable benefits become widely di ff used. It r i :2 3 greatecaased r vantages than a bank because it allows a f rate h at rrest in of withdrawal, and gives twice the amount air in the ease! "the Company to the representatives of the Depositor ix of death, thus combining the '`uTANTAGES OF A BANK WITH THE BENEFITS OF /fl AN ASSURANCE COMPANY. sygt,,,,: are still 7 0 of endowmest riking, nt assurances the advantages of the DEPOSIT liav‘L , more ' 4 ' 4 TA.GES OF THIS COMPANY UNDER THE ORDINARY thoseTd LIFE ASSURANCE BRANCH. 5,00 0/ who prefer this branch Policies are granted from 204. to • on Li every known principle thereof. rej e ,L,," all but the worst stages of disease, and such as have been ebi ar — ;;_ ll 7 other Offices, are taken at rates equivalent to the _ wsesse. r ei t'anS from 501. and upwards granted on every kind of security, °r ersonal, on the inost equitable terms to the borrower ,lieultieS of every desciiption granted on very favourable terms. Non-forfeiture of a Policy —ln case of inability to pay the currant nu t e l iu res• the Directors will eitner purchase the Policy at a fair rest et n value, or give a new one in lieu thereof, less 5 per cent., inte '°"'sPoncli in amount to the whole of the previous payments Akio, ng nave been made. — tt u n Posi ed__ Prospectuses with tables in ferther illustration of the De eitti„•'._B`eol. and any further information may be obtained on appli ` L . the Agents in the country, or to CHARLES W. BEVAN, Resident secretary. 11 - • B —Agents wanted In all part , of the World. UR' OULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. 147. p- V, To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row, Carvalho' street, Cernhill. Price One S _ Gd Mann 29 1 , each; by Poet ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. Co "Health, Recreation, and Rational Use of Time." ettral,;r•, 141 1: —Early Rising —Spring and Summer Moraings—Ex- Pere st ; !bout the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills Tri os Fields, High-roads, and other pleasant places - Country ku s i c an L l Rambles—The Sea —London at Night—Evenings at Home ][ttst The Drama—On Eating, Drinking, t.leeping, Bathing, Air, ' E we, Occupation, &c., &c. PR AGXENTS:FROM THE FOUNTAINS. Two lids. Tol. I. VISIT TO THE LAKES ; SKETCN OF EDINBURGH, &C. Vol. 11. T IM LAKES OF KILLARNEY ; REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. 111. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID, " That three score years and ten course may ran. PoPul ar review of almost every form (cause and cure) " of ner r tY-debiltated health and enfeebled constitution that harasses bate Young besets the man of plea sure, b usiness or study, and em ii,rs old age ; with tabl es and ralesfor the diet and physical regu "oo 01 every-day life. THE PASSIONS. • What passions hurt the body--w heardprove, Truths as relined as Athens ever " grilr Ee•r:—Life's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The ad- Vent of thepassions. Chastity and its infringement. The casualties oflic entiouiness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narra tive. and remedlative. Advocacy of early marriages. V. THE MARRIAGE STATE. To be or not to be, that is the question," Pitoo tiuties—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and reli id„424; r egarding marriage, to be observed by either Time and _" ol es on both sides, as to age temperament, complexion, and ,re, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them. ,47,Ysical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion. , luses, sk e. 11). (18 R. J. CU LVERWELL, M.D. (1841), M .R.C.S. (1827 suatte rs ), L.S.A. 2 4) T w . enty - iivo years Medical a n d F orensic Referee in these --- Price Is. each; by post, Is. 6d. _To b e bed of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalbo, 147, 10 • Yieet-street ; Ma nn , 39, Cornhill; or of M. R. C u i verwell, Resent •street, who may be Consulted daily from ' 4ll - 141 if tad SaYalltill Mae. IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS, Just published, by H. Railliere,_2l9, Regent-street, London. No I. in cloth, price ss. by post free, ss. 6d., ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRUCEA, with the View; o the Correction of wide-spread Errors in relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the Generative System, 1r Sexual Hypochondriasis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD "Dr. Pickfori '.ll known to English readers by his frequent practi ,al contributions to German medical literature. This is the first .ime, 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 sower to correct."—London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. "We tromised in a former number that we should recur to this wffle, in order to exhibit its aim more clearly. The author lashes with great severity the impostors who make a livelihood by preying on the credulity of the public. The tribe of Quiet Syrnathisers,' and ' Medical Friends, are mercilessly exposed ; and if this book could find its way into the hands of those who suffer from th com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of less importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much money ......This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good.”—Medical Circular, June 16, 1852. No. 11. Bvo., in cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post free, 45., THE CURE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Princi ples at once Simple, Safe, and Efficient, in even its most Inveterate and apparently Intractable Forms. BY F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. "In proof of hts views he (Mr. Courtenay) has given he history of a great many cases successfully treated, as bad as any which Mr. Syme adduced, and on which he had operated. Such are cases ix., xi., xii., and xviii. No. ix. had resisted, for a period of twelve years, the treatment by dilitation, and was finally [moved in as many weeks. But cases xviii. and six. appear, both in duration, severity, and complication of symptoms, of a more ag gravated character than any detailed by Mr. Syme, and yet th: , treatment adopted by Mr. Courtenay proved eminently EloooBBflll, " -Professor Lizary on the Treatment of Stricture. No. 18,840.] On Wednesday will be published, price 2s. 6d., THE INTELLECTUAL and MORAL DEVE LOPMENT of the PRESENT AGE. By SAMUEL WARREN, F.R S., One of her Majesty's Counsel, and Recorder for Hull. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. This day, BTo., is. Gd., '(`HE DANGERS and DUTIES of the PRE JJLL TIME ; being the substance of Two Lectures, delivered in the Literary and Philosophical Institution, Cheltenham, on the 1 lth and 25th January, 1853. By E. R. HumpßßEys , LL.D., Head Master of the uheltenham Grammar School. London : John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. On Ist of February, 2 vols., post octavo, 18s., CAPTAIN DIGBY GRAND. Ai Autobiography. By G. J. WHYTE MELVILLE. Reprinted from Fraser's Magazine. London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. This Day,Two Volumes, Post Octavo, Eighteen Shillings. JESUIT EXECUTORSHIP ; or, Passages in the Life of a Seceder from Romanism. An Autobiography. London : John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. rip° ALL WHO DRINK PALE ALE.-A Word with you next week. HARRINGTON PARKER, 5% Pall Mall. G UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE CJMPANY, No. 11, Lombard-street, London. DIRECTORS. THOMSON HANKEY, Jun., Esq., Chairman. Sir WALTER R. FARQUMAR, Bart., I)eputy-Chairman. Henry Hulse Berens, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq. John Dixon, Esq. John vl artin, Esq., M.P. Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. John Harvey, Esq. James Morris, Esq. John G. Hubbard, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq. George Johnstone, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, jun., Esq. John Labouch're, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. John Loch, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq. George Lyall, Esq. Henry Vigils, Esq. ITORS. AVDr . A. W. Robarts, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. Lewis Lloyd, jun., Esq. I John Henry Smith, Esq. SECRETARY —George Keys, Esq. ACTUARY—Griffith Davies, Esq., F.R.S. LIFE DEPARTMENT.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par liament, this Company now offers to future insurers Four-fifths of the Profits, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of Profits. The next division of Profits will be declared in June, 1855, when all participating Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year at Christmas 1854, will be allowed to share in the Profits. At the several past divisions of Profits made by this Company, the Reversionary Bonuses added to the Policies from One-half the Profits amounted, on an average of the different ages, to about One per Cent. per Annum on the sums insured, and the total Bonuses added at the Four Septennial Divisions exceeded 770,0001. FOREIGN RISKS.—The Extra Premiums required for the East and West Indies. the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the United ,tates of America, have been materially reduced. IN VALID L IVES.-- Persons who are not in such sound health as would enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums, may have their Lives insured at Extra Premiums. LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro vided such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have attained in each case a value not under 501. ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, received and registered. " Familiar to their mouths as household words." This sentiment Shakespere might have applied in various ways. When we think of Law-making, Stock transferring, or money-changing. Parliament, Exchange, or Bank, becomes "familiar to our mouths as household words." On the same principle, when attire of any description is wanted, the name of E. MOSES and SON, drops from our lips " familiar as household words ; " and to every one their establishments are well known for the Manufacture of Clothing in the most accomplished styles com bined with Taste and Art, or Ready-made Goods the best, the most fashionable, and the cheapest. Millions are now " familiar" with the fact that E. MOSES and SON occcupy the first and fo most po sition in the city and provinces—as Merchant-tailors, Hosiers, Batters, Furriers, soot and Shoe-makers, and Outfitters for Lidies and Gentlemen to all parts of the world, and it is now necessary for all classes to become " familiar" with the variety and seasonableness of their present stock, in which warmth, comfort, novelty, style, and economy is displayed in thousands of new designs in Dress for Ladies, Gentlemen, or Children. To specify the number of improvements Introduced by E. MOSES and SON, is beyond she range of possibility, but inspection of their n.velties in Overcoats, Paletots, &c , &c., and dress for all classes and professions, will afford the greatest pleasure. E. MOSES and SON'S Juvenile Clothing, Sporting Dress. Clothing for Artizans and Mechanics, is charged as previously —the lowest prices. The Hat and Cap, Hosiery, Fur and Shawl departments con tinue attractive by matchless exhibitions of taste, splendour, and cheapness. EMIGRATION. The difference of opinion formerly existing in reference to Emigra tion is now completely femoved. No one douhts the expediency and advantages of Emigration, but the expene.e is tke principal conside ration with everyone contemplating a change of country and pursuits. It is scarcely credible how small an amount '4 ill procure an Outfit at E. MOSES and SONS; it is also impossible for any class of Emi grants to obtain the articles they will require, so good or so cheap as they are offered at the Outfitting Establishment of E. MOSES and SON. The attention which every Emigrant requires is provided for by a separate department being kept for tiutfltting. The Goods and Clothing specially required by Emigrants are offered at wholesale prices, and are acknowledged by thousands of Emigrants to be every way superior to any which can be had elsen here. Ship-sailing information and full Lists of Outfits for Ladies and Gentlemen may be had on application, or post-free to any part of the Kingdom. CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like falsehood of " Being connected with 'heir 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 HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : Lordon City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 83, 84, 85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, 3, Hart-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch. 36, Fariate. Merchant Tailors, 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, trom 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, entitled " The World's Pharos," containing the Emigrant's Assistant, full list of prices, and directions for self-mea surement, may be had on application, or post-free, to any part of the kingdom. A handsome Almanac for Vie year ending 1653 can be had gratis, on application. • Ici l'on parle Franca!s. Hier st richt man Deutsch. Qui si parla Italian. Aqua se habla Espanol ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE, AND TILE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. WITH FIFTY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS OS STEEL. In French, English, German, Dutch, Spanip,h, and Italian, in a Sealed Envelope, 21. fid., or post-free, for Forty-two Stamps, Q ELF-PRESERVATION; an A na lytical Investigation a the Physiology and Functions ol Marriage, in all the bearings in which that important subject affect', the health and happiness of Man, with its Disqualifications and Impe diments, tracing their origin to the effects of juvenil ry e solita hablis, youthml excess, tropical climates, or close study ; followed by pric tical remarks, founded on twenty years' experience in the treatment of Impuissance, Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatoirhcea, Syphilis, and all diseases of the Urinary and Generative System. Il lustrated by 50 coloured Engravings, on the Anatomy of the Repro ductive Organs and their relative conditions in Health and Disease. By SAMUEL LAWERT, M.D. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin bamh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful consequences resulting from irregularities and excesses, which have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man- hood, and premature decay at all stages of life, than, perhaps, any other class of disease known to modern pathologists. The treatment adopted is founded on experience gained in the most celebrated schools of medicine both in this country and in continental Europe. The results of the knowledge thus acquired are here condensed under th. personal supervision of Dr. La'Mert, himself one of the few legally qualified physicians who have devoted their whole and un divided studies to this important branch of medical science. In short, every peculiarity relating to the treatment of the diseases incidental to the generative system, and the means of hrmed'ate relief and ultimate cure are described in detail. The professional reputation of Dr. La'Mert, who has taken the most distinguished medical and academic honours at home and abroad, is in itself a sufficient guarantee that those who may place themselves under his care will, in every instance, meet with that delicate consideration and inviolable secrecy which are so requisite in the treatment of these cases. Published by the Author, and may be had of J. Gilbert, 49, Pater noster-row; Hammy, 63, Oxford-street; Starie, Titchborne-street, Haymarket ; Mann, 23, Cornhill ; or free by post for forty-two stamps, from the author, who may be consulted personally, or by etter daily, from Ten till Two, and trona Six till Eight. .dl;‘ 1 111 //, ( 2V , " THE ALLEGED MOD o.TC; „{t /t•-• C r - • . 7 ,n• ::% % 24. 4 0,14;;;.; 46 4 . 41 • 3 %,„ . ,- *lr ?. 6 U: Ay 4 ‘ 41 ~2 re' r -4 ,,' i t ~ { U 9,- rk l S. O- • ``. •-•••• t -- xi, • t. 11 4 k I: 1 T 0 • , [PRICE SD. I must further express my regret at having been thus compelled, contrary to my wishes, to enter upon this comparison. I am, Sir, your obedient, humble servant, CHARLES FOX. 8, New-street, Spring-gardens, Feb. 8. )ER AT BRIXTON. Elizabeth Vickers, late housekeeper to Mr. William Jones, of Springfield Cottege, Brixton, and who stood remanded for the wilful murder of her late master, was again placed at the bar for final examination before Mr. Elliott. Sergeant Quinnear, P 1, deposed that since the last I examination, he , accompanied by his superintendent (Mr. Lund), had visited the residence of the deceased Mr. Jones. In the back parlour, in which the deceased was represented to have died, they found stains of blood on the lining of the couch at the top or head part. There was a small bed placed on this couch, and on two places on this bed marks of blood were quite visible. The prisoner here exclaimed—" No, no ! I say no." Sergeant Quinnear—On removing a coloured cotton case from a pillow used on the couch, and turning it inside out, we found evident marks of blood on it, which some one had endeavoured to remove by washing, but which were notwithstanding still quite observable. Prisoner —They are not stains of blood, they are stains of porter. Quamear—Since th e l as t exam i nat i on, I h ave seen fcaolrloniner, his and own w h Collins,'a gardener, who h a d b een exam i ne d b e f ore th e garde n s r w de o n re w t i h t a h t s h o e m headviosleeenncethaegadinecseast ethed headsed fa a ll g a , wall. hweh er e couldhle hhs saw vvwee theha s i t k e dh d e es e t a s hi perso n binuettt the hpieso quiteiwnta l out er the inj. impossibleus i nju r ed himself. Mr. Solomons objected to this hearsay evidence, and the opinion founded upon it, being placed on the depo tions. Mr. Elliott—lt will not appear on the depositions. The solicitor engaged for the prosecution might call Collins if he thought proper. Quinnear—We found the house in a shocking state ; it stunk most offensively. Heaps of soiled and half washed clothes were in every part of it. Mr. John Neale deposed that the silver snuff-box and other articles had been pawned on the 13th of last month by the prisoner. Prisoner—l did pawn the things, and the property is my own, though Jones may swear to it if he dares. The articles were purchased for and presented to me. Mr. William Jones, the nephew of the deceased, said that to the best of his belief the watch and other artioles produced belonged to his uncle. , Prisoner- T -Then you have sworn to a lie. They are • mine,.and therefore you have taken a false oath. The - snuff-box was liven,to me by your uncle, and also the watch and othes Witness—The watch I saw hanging up in my uncle's room the last time I was with him. I particularly noticed the paper inside, and saw the name of Hunter on it as it now appears. The snuff' box he was then using, and gave me a pinch of snuff out of it, and the wrist-buttons were worn by him at the time. Mr. Solomons here remarked that a question might arise as to whether the prisoner was not entitled to the property as residuary legatee. Prisoner : Independent of that, it is my property. Mr. Elliott observed that the prisoner had no right to possess herself of the property without the sanction of the executor. Mr. John Ebsworth, clerk to Messrs. Smiling and Son, solicitors, produced an official copy of the last will and testament of Mr. William Jones, of No. 4, Spring field Cottages, Acre-lane, Brixton, which he compared with the original will to-day. It was a correct copy of that will ; and there was a memorandum of probate granted the 24th of January, 1853. The will bequeathed 1,0001. Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock, and 3001. sterling ; and Elizabeth Vickers, house-keeper to the testator, is made the residuary legatee. The prisoner was here asked if she had anything to say to the charge, and Mr. Solomons replied in the ne gative, upon which Mr. Elliott committed her for the wilful murder of her late master, Mr. William Jones. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1853. PATRON—H R. H. PRINCE ALB ERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. 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Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins , 19, Fenchurck-street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Cresse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer chants, London; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.B.—To guard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA and PERRINS " are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 8. The Odin, 16, paddle-frigate, Captain Francis Scott, went out of harbour to Spithead this morning to join the squadron there. She saluted the acting Commander-in- Chief, Rear-Admiral Fa.nsha we, C. 8., from her heavy main-deck guns on rounding the spit. This is one of the best paddle steam-frigates in the navy, and is most ably officered and manned. The Odin's armament con sists of 2 68-pounders, 95 cwt. each and 10 feet long, on pivots, and 4 10-inch guns, 85 cwt. and 9 feet 6 inches long, broadside guns on the upper deck; 4 32-pounders, 56 cwt. and 9 feet 6 inches long, each on the main deck forward, and 6 ditto on the main deck aft. She carries also 2 24-pounder howitzers, 13 cwt. each ; 1 12-pounder 6 cwt., and 1 6-pounder field-piece as boat-guns. She carries 370 tons of coals in bunkers, and 84 days' pro visions under hatches for 270 men. She went out in the following trim :—Draught of water forward, 15 feet 10 ; aft, 16 feet 3. Height of main deck port-sills from the water :—bow, 6 feet 2 ; fore midship, 5 feet 41 ; after-midship, 5 feet 01 ; after -ports, 5 feet 74. She is the only ship-rigged paddle-steame r at Spithead, and looks remarkably well. Her destination is not yet fixed. The Fairy Royal yacht, Master CoMmander Welch, shipped a new iron screw of Griffith's patent on the graving slip yesterday, which she went out to-day to try under the direction of Captain Crispin, the second in com mand of the Royal squadron. The s crew p ro pellers in general use are formed of two blades conti nue d down to the shaft, the boss, or centre, being reduced t o the smallest possible size consistent with strength. Th e Government by their elaborate experiments with the Rattler, Minx, &c., appear to have determined thus far the general out line principles for constructing the screw, bAt,lie correct pitch, diameter, and length, 3440 aitlEe.mull)er of blades necessary for obtaining the best restilec'Efe till matters upon which scarcely two engineers agree, and the screws have frequently to be altered in vesse l s before the best form is arrived at, as, for instance, the experiments with the Queen of the South. The new propeller which Messrs. Swayne and Bovill have made for her Majesty's yacht Fairy, upon Griffiths's patent, is opposed to all the hitherto received notions of a cor rec t screw. Th e first leading feature is, that instead of continuing the blades down to the shaft, and keeping the centre boss as small as possible, one-third of the entire diameter is fitted up as a sphere. The experiments that have been made have demonstrated that the centre part of the or dinary screws absorbs 20 per cent. of the power, without having any propelling effect in consequence of that part of the blades, particularly in coarse-pitched screws, being nearly in a line with the shaft, the effect being, when working, to hurl the water off by its flapping and centrifugal action at right angles to the shaft, and seri ously disturbing the more solid water upon which the effective part of the screw should act. The great vi bration at the stern of all screw vessels arises from this flapping action of the flatter portion of the blades, in their downward course, striking the denser water below them, which, offering a greater resistance than the water above the blade in its upward course, produces this vibration. The central ball of the new propeller is made to cover this destructive portion of the screw blades, or is rather substituted for the central third por tion of the screw. It will be seen that the power re quired to revolve this sphere in the water at a great velocity is insignificant compared with driving the com paratively flat blades of the same diameter, which may be fairly comilared to the centre of a centrifugal pump. Moreover, fr Mu the water not being violently agitated by the centrifugal action, the effective part of the pro peller-blades is screwing in stiller and more solid water, producing a better result. The strength of the screw is much increased by this form, which also affords great facility for replacing the blades in case of accident, to which screw-vessels are particularly liable. The second important feature in this new propeller is the form of the blades which, instead of being larger at the extremities, are precisely the reverse. In that made for the Fairy the surface of the blades is the full diameter of the sphere, two feet at the root, and tapering to two-thirds of this size at the periphery, at which part the blades are only about one-third the size of her ordinary screw. The diameter is also much reduced below the Fairy's present screw, from the increased hold the blades of the new propeller have on the water. The Fairy went out of harbour this morning at 20 minutes past 11, with Capt. Henderson, C. 8., Capt. Harris, Capt. Egerton, Capt. Goldsmith, &c. Mr. Baker, inspector of steam machinery afloat, and chief engineer of the royal yachts, Mr. Balliston, Master-Commanding the Elfin, &c., were also on board. She made 13 runs along the measured mile at Stokes Bay, with various pitches of the screw, a strong southerly breeze blowing, the results of which were highly satisfactory, all vibration being removed, and an increase of half a knot an hour obtained as compared with the trials of her ordinary screw on Saturday, the mean speed to-day being 12.557, with a seven-feet pitch ; the speed on Saturday being 12.100. The diameter of Griffith's screw tried to-day was only 5 feet 10, with which the foregoing results were obtained. The Fairy goes on to the graving slip to-night, to have the other set of blades, of 6 feet 4 diameter, fitted, which will bring the diameter to within two inches of the Fairy's own screw, and she will go out to-morrow to complete the experiments. The Duke of Wellington, 131, Captain H. B. Martin, C. 8., has got all her lower rigging over and turned in ; she pointed her mizen topmast this afternoon, and has got her main and fore ready for pointing. A mould of the figure-head was placed to-day on this noble ship. Simple enough as was the figure, the likeness, as a pro file, could not be mistaken. The Prince Regent, 90, flag of Rear-Admiral Corry, Captain Fred. Huttin, hauled into the angle dock this morning, to have her copper cleaned and rudder re paired. The Cruiser, 14, screw-sloop, Commander the Hon. G. H. Douglas, arrived at Spithead this afternoon from Woolwich, and saluted the acting Commander-in-Chief. The Rodney, 92, Capt. Charles Graham, C . B. will be "paid down" to-morrow, and sail on Saturday, accord ing to present orders, for the Medit erranean , accom panied by the Fury, 6 ) Paddle -63 01; Commander Tat ham. The Leander, 50, Capt. King, and the Arrogant, 46, screw-frigate, Capt. Freemantle, are ordered to sea on a cruise, and sail this week. They will be paid on Thurs day. The Medea, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander J. C. Bailey, sails shortly for the West Indies, it is reported. The Sibelli, convict-ship, arrived at Spithead this morning from the River, and will embark convicts from this port, for use at Gibraltar. The fine American packet the Devonshire, arrived at Spithead this day from the Thames, bound to New York. The screw-steamer Bengal, with Peninsular and Ori ental flag at the fore, passed round the fleet at Spithead this day at 2 p.m., on another trial cruise. WOOLWICH, FEB. 8. APPOINTMENTS. Espiegle, 12, at Sheerness. Surgeon—William J. Gruggens4.D. (1850), to the Assistant Surgeons—S. Bowde n an d G. F. Banks, to the Duke of Wellington, 131, screw-ship, Portsmouth. Clerks—Wm. H. H. Standbridge (1851), recently serving in the Plumper screw steam-sloop on the south east coast of America station, to the Magicienne, 16, paddle-wheel . steam-frigate, at Devonport ; John J. Weeks to the Victory flag-ship at Portsmouth. The Fearless surveying vessel, Capt. Frederick , which w ill occupy a b ou t Bul lock, arrived at Woolwich on Saturday from Sheerness, The Megiera steam - frigate, Comm an d er J o h n 0. t a o fo h r a t v n e ig s h o t m . e defects made good Johnson, left Woolwich yesterday for Portsmouth. The Firebrand steam-frigate, Captain Hyde Parker, had her steam up to-clay in the basin, to try her engines, which were made by Seaward and Capel in 1843, and fitted on board in the same year. The frigate will be out of the hands of the engineers on Saturday. The Tribune, 30, screw steam-frigate, has had her four boilers put on board, and a great part of her engines, by Messrs. Maudslay, Sons, and Field. The Royal Albert, 120, is now progressing fast to wards completion for launching, and it is considered certain that she will be ready in the month of August of the present year. The length added to her stern for fitting her as a screw-propelled war steamer gives her a more majestic appearance, and she 'is expected to be mounted with 131 guns of large calibre. DEATH OF CAPTAIN EDWARD JOHNSON, F.R.S.— We regret to announce the death. of Capt a i n Edward Johnson (1838), F.R.S., the superintendent of the com pass department of the Admiralty. The following is an epitome of the services of the gallant deceased from " O'Byrne's Biography" :—" Edward John Johnson is youngest son of the late Rev. Henry Johnson, of Bywell ' Northumberland. He entered the navy, may 1, 1807, as first-class volunteer, on board the Nassau, 64, Capt. Robert Campbell. In that ship he attended the ensuing expedition to Copenhagen, and (on her subseq uen t extri cation from a mass of ice in which she had b een bl ocked up during the whole winter) was pres ent, March 22, 1808, in company with the Stately, 64, a t the capture and destruction, on the coast of Zealan d, of the Danish, 74, Prindts Christian Frederic, after a running fight of great length and obstinacy, in which the Nas sau sus tained a loss of 2 men killed and 16 (including himself, slightly) wounded. The latter vessel being p a id n ff i n Nov., 1809, he was next, until June, 1815 , employed as a m i d- S Dragon, 74, Cap tain John Borlas e Warren mid shipman and acting lieutenant, in the Soleb a y, 32 , Cap tain Hon. Granville Leveson Prob y , Ma lacca, 36 , Cap tain Wm. Butterfield, Ethal ion, 36, Ca p ta in Edm. Hey wood, Endymion, 44 , Cap tain Henry Hope, St. Domin go, arAlesin and a,and s T ir o A nn le a x n - t' Robert Barrie , on the Home, Baltic, an d N orth A mer i c an stations. While in the Ethalion, M r. John son served in various cutting-out affairs , and on more than one occasion wa s sent into port as prize -master ; and, when in the Tonnant, we find him co-operating on shore in the attacks upon Washington and Baltimore, and employed in the boats during the Expedition against New Orleans. Being presented, on leaving th e D ragon as above, with a commission dated Feb. 28, 1815, he obtained May 16, 1818, an appointment to the Sham rock, surveying-vessel, Captain Martin White, with whom he did duty in the Channel arid off the coast of Ireland until Feb., 1820. On March 4, 1829, shortly aaer he had joined the William and Mary, yacht, Com modore Sir John Chambers White, he was promoted to the command of the Britomart, 10, in which vessel he remained, chiefly on the Lisbon station, until paid off in 1831. He was then ordered by the Admiralty to com plete the survey of the Faeroe Islands-a service he had commenced at his own expense when last on half-pay. His advancement to the rank he now holds took place Dec. 27, 1838. Captain Johnson, in Oct., 1835, was appointed by the Admiralty to conduct certain magnetic experiments on iron steam-vessels in the river Shannon ; and on May 10, 1836, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. He was nominated a member of the Magnetic Compass Com mittee of the Admiralty in 1838 ; and invested, March 14, 1842, with the superintendence of the compass de partment of the Royal Navy." The names of several captains, commanders, and masters have been floating about as probable successors to Captain Johnson, and we have heard also that of Sir W. Snow Harris, the celebrated projector of the lightning conductors now in general use in the navy, and the inventor of the compass in the service, royal or mercantile. PRIZE MONEY FOR THE ORESTES.-OMMalley, Son, and Co., have given notice to the officers and crew, late of the Orestes, entitled to share for the Portuguese brig Eolo, captured on the 22d March, 1851, that an account of the net proceeds and tonnage bounty granted for the said capture, will be delivered into the registry of the High Court of Admiralty forthwith. PRIZE MONEY FOR THE FLYING FISH.-Messrs. Chard have given notice to Captain Patey and the officers and ship's company, late of the Flying Fish, that the net proceeds and bounty money on the tonnage of the Bra zilian slave vessel Mosquito, captured on the Ist Novem ber, 1850, and of the bounty money on the tonnage and on slaves captured in a slave vessel, name anknown, on 26th of December, 1850, will be paid to those who were on board at the same time of capture, or to their repre tentlitiVes duly authorised to receive the same, on the 23d instant, at No. 3, Clifford's-inn, and the shares not then claimed will be re-called every Wednesday and Thursday for three months to come. Proportions due to each class :-Mosquito-Commodore, 101. 12s. 3d. ; com mander, 191. 17s. lid.; third class, 51. 6s. 3d. ; fourth, 31. 3s. 9d. ; fifth, 11. 17s. 2d. ; sixth, 11. Ils. 10d. ; seventh, 1/.‘ls. 3d ; eighth, 10s. 7d. ; ninth, 6s. 7d. ; tenth, 4s. Name unknown-Commodore, 761. 19s. 11d. ; commander, 1441. 7s. 4d. ; third class, 381. 12s. lid. ; fourth, 231. 3s. 9d. ; fifth, 131. 10s. 6d. ; sixth, 11/. 11s. 10d ; seventh, 71. 14s. \7d. ; eighth, 3/. 17s. 3d ; ninth, 21. Bs. 3d. ; tenth, 1/. Os. PRIZE MONEY FOR THE SPIDER.-Goode and Co. have given notice to the late officers and crew of her Majesty's ship Spider, J. W. Tomlinson, Esq., lieutenant com manding, that, on the 23d February, they will be paid, as above, their proportions of bounty money, &c., re ceived for the America, captured on the 20th September, 1850 ; and the shares will be re-called every Wednes day and Thursday for three months to come :-Flag, 311. 15s. 11d.; captain, 591. 12s. 4d. ; fourth class, 381. 13s. 5d.; fifth, 221. 11s. 2d.; sixth, 191. 6s. Bd. ; seventh, 171. 17s. 9d. ; eighth, 61. Bs. 10d. ; ninth, 41. Os. 6d. ; tenth, 21. Bs. 4d. TIIB ISTHMUS OE DARIEN. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN COUNTIES UNION. The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this com pany was held at the London Tavern, yesterday, Mr. J. Middleton, chairman of the directors, presiding. The accounts laid before the meeting showed an avail able sum, invested and in hand, of 15,5211., and an ex penditure, during the half-year, exclusive of about 3,0001. interest, of 2941. The CHAIRMAN, in addressing the shareholders, ex pressed a favourable opinion of the local scheme recently projected for carrying a line from Laburn to Bedale, which would traverse the same district intended to be occupied by this company between Bedale and Penrith, an extent of 69 miles, and enforced the request in the report for a renewal of confidence until the next half yearly meeting. He assured the proprietors there was no truth in the rumour that any arrangement had been made by which their shares were to be taken by another company at par. Its absurdity almost rendered contra diction unnecessary. Should any such good fortune ever fall upon them, he need scarcely add that official intima tion would be immediately made through the directors. The report was adopted, the retiring directors and auditors were re-elected, votes of thanks were given to the chairman, the directors, and the secretary, Mr. L. Webb, and the meeting terminated. SHREWSBURY AND HEREFORD. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Shrewsbury yesterday, Mr. 0. Gore, M.P., presided. There was a thin attendance of shareholders. From the statement of accounts read, it appeared that the gross receipts since the formation of the company amounted to 337,0731. 35., and the expenditure to 291,786/. is 5d ; cash at bankers, 19,362/. 9s 3d ; and ditto in the hands of treasurer, 401. 5s 9d. The CHAIRMAN said it now became his duty to move the adoption and approval of the report. Although un well, and recommended to stay at home, he could not resist meeting the directors and shareholders of the Shrewsbury and Hereford line on that occasion. (Hear.) In going through the points stated in the report, he might mention that Mr. Brassey, the contractor, had, with that high honour which he possessed, steadily adhered to every promise and engagement into which he had entered. (Hear.) Having completed the fulfil ment, as far as Ludlow, of his contract, he had, as he engaged, handed over 3, 1 2 per cent. as guaranteed rental, and out of this sum the directors now declared a dividend equivalent to three per cent., the difference being with held for the purpose of discharging necessary expenses. This, it must be recollected, was calculated upon that portion of their line which had been completed between Shrewsbury and Ludlow. The next point alluded to in the report was the issue of forfeited shares to the present proprietors, and he might he allowed to say that Mr. Brassey was prepared to take his share (no inconsiderable number) at the proposed 11. discount. He (the chair man) mentioned this because he thought that the fact might have the effect of inducing many shareholders to adopt Mr. Brassey's example. (Hear, hear.) He might also state, before he dismissed this point, that Mr. Brassey had made a proposition to the effect, that he would enter into terms with the com pany by which the shareholders would receive the same amount of dividend as that now declared until their railway was fairly opened to Hereford. (Hear, hear.) The directors were inclined (so we understood the lion. gentleman) to accept the offer for six months, and they would then determine whether it should be accepted for twelve. The report alluded to a bill proposed by the Great Western Company for the purpose of allowing them to lay down a mixed gauge on their line ; but the directors of the Shrewsbury and Hereford would not assent to the terms proposed, and he had no hesita tion in saying that they would not be carried through. After alluding to the differences which had existed with other companies with regard to the Here ford station, and which he now hoped would be speedily settled, the chairman said he could not sit down without congratulating the shareholders upon the manner in which their railway had proceeded. There were not many railways which paid a good dividend before they were completed ; but, above all, he might congratu late them upon the good feeling by which the whole of their proceedings had been characterised. At an early period of their formation some gen tlemen expressed a wish for the dissolution of the company, and that deposits should be paid back to the shareholders. He would leave honourable pro prietors to say whether they were not now fully justified in going forward. (Hear, hear.) A railway company presenting a better aspect and freer from all annoyances than the Shrewsbury and Hereford did not exist in the country. (Cheers.) He concluded by moving the adoption of the report—which, being seconded by Mr. WILLIAMS, of Chester, was carried unanimously. Certain shares were declared forfeited. In answer to questions by shareholders, it was stated that there were about 13,000 forfeited shares, upon which an average of about 11. per share had been paid. Thanks were then voted tothe chairman and directors, and the meeting separated. CARMARTHEN AND CARDIGAN. It is announced that no opposition has been lodged against the Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway up to the present time ; and the directors entertain no doubt of procuring their act in the coming session. The late further statements put forward by the engineer of this company, with respect to facilities with which the line naturally abounds, and the anticipated traffic, are most encouraging. RAILWAY AND OTTTER BILLS ON STANDING ORDERS. Yesterday the standing orders were declared complied with in the following cases : LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN AND BUCKINGHAM SHIRE RAILWAY.—The cost to be defrayed out of a sur plus of 60,0001. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. 'PEEBLES RAILWAY.—For construction of a line from the Hawick branch of the North British to the royal Burgh of Peebles. Estimated cost, 70,0001. The other bills passed were Wolverhampton Markets and Fairs and Waterworks ; Carmarthen Markets ; Sun derland Gas (increase of capital) ; Dudley Gas (increase of capital) ; Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement ; and Great Grimsby Improvement. THE GREAT WESTERN TERMINUS.—The extensive works which have for some time past been in pro gress at the Paddington terminus of the Great Western Railway have advanced so far towards comple tion that the company have been enabled to appro priate the large building erected for the purpose of the goods traffic department to its intended use. This extensive portion of the new works is situated on the northern side of the present terminus premises, by the side of the large warehouse erected on the spot ad joining the Grand Junction Canal . One of the principal f ea t u res in the new terminus is a separate place of arrival and departure on the west side, the entrance to w hich is covered with glass, and surmounted with the royal arms, and which is believed to be intended for the especial use of her Majesty and the Court when travel ling on the line to and from Windsor. THE RAILWAYS AND THE CARRlERS.—Meetings of the carrying interest have been held during the last week at Liverpool, Birmingham, Lancaster, and Pres ton, to consider and concert me a sures for attaining a more equitable treatment of carriers by railways in the matter of the transmission of their goods between the metropolis and the north, and with the view of applying to Parliament, in the present session, for the introduc tion of protective and controlling clauses into any mea sure for the amalgamation of the great railway interests. PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF SESSION.—This gentleman, who so long filled the most prominent legal DEATH OF THE RIGHT HON. DAVID T B h O is Y e L s E t , ina L a t le TE p S o li s e i w ti al on ton in , t Irvine of brief duration. The deceased judge was born a in Ayrshire, e d , i i e n d his on B F l r s i t d y a e y ar. last, H a i t s his illness sea was a a s t in July, 1772, and was the son of the Hon. Patrick Boyle, of Shewalton, and the grandson of the second Earl of Glasgow. He was called to the bar in 1793, and was appointed Solicitor-General for Scotland in 1807. Subsequently he represented his native county of Ayr in Parliament, and in 1811 he was elevated to the bench as a Lord of Session and Justiciary. In the same year he was promoted to the office of Lord Justice Clerk ; and in 1841 he was appointed to the highest judicial office in the kingdom—viz., that of Lord Justice-General of Scotland, and Lord President of the Court of Session. He resigned in May, 1852, after having been a judge for the long period of 41 years, and was succeeded by Lord Colonsay (Mr. Duncan 11/PNiele). He was appointed a Privy Councillor in 1821. He was offered a baronetcy by the Derby Administration, at the same time when the honour was conferred on Sheriff Alison, the historian of Europe, but he saw cause to decline the honour. He was the intimate friend of Sir Walter Scott, and was, indeed, known to and beloved by all the eminent Scottish gentlemen of his time. It is impossible to over-estimate his abilities as a judge or his amiable qualities as a private gentleman. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. SIR, —I have seen, with some regret, and I may say disappointment, the observations appearing in your City Article of this day on the subject of the proposed navi gation across the Isthmus of Darien. Any observations appearing to emanate from you are entitled to so much weight, that I need not say it be hoves any one, writing under your authority, to be very cautious in the opinions he expresses, lest in doing so ho should damage or retard objects of public utility, which it is your whole policy and system to encourage and support. The article I refer to impugns the principle and pro spects of the Darien undertaking substantially in three assumed positions, all based on a comparison with the proposed canal from St. Juan to the Gulf of Fonseca, known popularly as the Nicaragua Canal. The writer states, first, that the proposed navigation across the Isthmus of Darien must be subsidiary to the Nicaragua Canal. He states, secondly, that that canal can be executed "so as to admit large ocean steamers, such as the Northern Light, for less than 4,000,0001. sterling ;" and he infers, thirdly, from these statements, that the navigation across the Isthmus of Darien will not pay, while he assumes that the Nicaragua Canal would be remunerative. These positions, I venture to say, are in many re• spects based upon incorrect data, and I think I shall have no difficulty in satisfying you on that point. The necessity of a communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans being strongly felt both, in the United States and in this country, it was recently proposed to construct a canal commencing at St. Juan, on the shore of the Atlantic, and proceeding through the Lake of Nicaragua to the Gulf of Fonseca, on the Pa cific. It was ascertained that this work could be exe cuted with a depth of waterway of about 12 feet at an estimated cost of 4.000,000/. sterling, but, on further considering the subje c t, it a pp eare d that this depth, though sufficient for the coasting and locartraffic, was not adequate to the more general demands of commerce; and it was, therefore, subsequently proposed to increase the depth to 17 feet, which was found to involve an in crease of the cost to upwards of 6,000,000/. sterling. The sufficiency of the depth thus increased was, however, considered so questionable, both by the English and American engineers to whom the matter was referred, that 'it was proposed to extend it to 20 feet ; but this alteration raised the estimate to about 10,000,0001. ster ling. In the policy of the original proposition various capitalists and individuals of great eminence in this country and in the United States concurred, upon the principle that the communication was expedient if it could be obtained at commensurate cost ; but further delibe ration, anctespecially the increase of expense attendant on increased depth, threw great doubt on the policy of the measure, especially as 20 feet was still greatly below the requirements of commerce, which nothing short of a depth of 30 feet could satisfy, the draught of vessels of the largest class at present being 28 feet. Moreover, it appeared that in this work there would not be less in the whole than upwards of 100 miles of cana .. lized river, besides much necessary expenditure in the lake of a very serious character. The passage was 195 miles in length ; there were 28 locks in its course ; the period of transit was calculated at about six days ; the country was very unhealthy ; and the annual cost of maintaining the canal very great. Under any circum stances, the canal could not be constructed to carry ships of all sizes, and at best, therefore, it constituted only a partial and imperfect work. Minor drawbacks connected with the position of the canal were felt, which it is not necessary here to notice. It was in this state of the inquiry that my attention was drawn to the subject, accompanied by a suggestion that a means existed of opening the communication between the two oceans, which would accommodate the whole present and future traffic of the world at a cost not materially, if at all, exceeding the proposed imper fect and incomplete measure. It appeared to me that an object so vast was of importance sufficient to justify some expense and labour, and I resolved on despatch ing engineers to the spot. Mr. Gisborne accordingly proceeded thither with his assistant, Mr. Ford ; and, though it is true, in some sense, as the writer states that " the land had not been actually surveyed," he examined the locality, he fathomed the water on both sides, and went over the ground, so far at least as to satisfy himself of the height of the summit level and the nature of the soil. Mr. Gisborne's qualifications for such an investigation are well known, from his long experience under Government in canal and other works, and his reputation is staked upon the correctness of his state ments. He reported (and his report is published) to the effect that an open navigation only 30 miles in length of 30 feet depth and 150 feet wide, terminating in a good harbour on each side, affording passage in one tide for vessels, not only of the largest modern construction, but admitting of the increase now in contemplation, can be constructed at a cost not exceeding, on a high estimate, 12,000,0001. sterling. That the conclusion thus arrived at is not as abso lutely certain as if " every foot of the land had been the subject of precise estimate," as the writer assumes of the Nicaragua route, I freely admit ; but I think you will agree with me that the information obtained affords a very strong and cogent reason for concluding that the proposed selection of the Nicaragua route was a mistake, and that attention ought to be directed to this portion of the Isthmus. It is obvious that if a means exist of opening a pas sage for the whole commerce of the world, navigable at all . times, it must be greatly preferable to a close canal, which can accommodate ships only of a certain tonnage. It is further obvious that if that passage, once opened, can be maintained without cost, if it admits of transit in six hours instead of as many days, if it is free from the impediment of lock and canal navigation, and enjoys a good harbour at each terminus, it must be in principle greatly preferable. But if all this can be effected at little more than the cost of the proposed lesser work, with a depth of 30 feet instead of 20, I think you will agree with me that it will never, as the writer of the article assumes, be subsidiary to the Nicaragua route ; and even that, as regards this latter project, there is no fear that English or American capitalists will ever enter on a work so inherently imperfect and inadequate. Moreover, if the one which can only accommodate a portion of the traffic will pay, as assumed, it is clear that the other, which will accommodate the whole, must do so in a much higher degree. You will observe that, for the present, all the contem plated proceedings of the company proposed to be esta blished are preliminary only. It is not suggested that it shall enter into costly measures without mature con sideration and adequate support ; but I venture to pre dict that the result of further proceedings will be to con firm the conclusion already arrived at ; and I am sure that on the result no one more than yourself will be re joiced to find that English capital has not been embarked in an undertaking so unsatisfactory as the Nicaragua Canal, when there exist the means of opening out a passage for the traffic of the world w ithout let or hin drance through a way prepared by nature for Ti opera tion so entirely effective, and so completely within the power and skill of the human race , as already evinced in a 'much higher degree, and in works physically much more difficult. I have written this letter in great haste, and must apologise if it betrays intrinsic evidence of this fact, while HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. The official report says :—Change of temperature has produced a great, increase in the mortality. The present return shows that the deaths in London, which scarcely exceeded 1,000 in any of the four weeks of January, rose in the week that ended sth February to 1,220. The mean weekly temperature in December of last year was about 48 deg., in the two following weeks of January it was 45 deg., it then fell to 41.9 deg., and in the last two weeks it declined to 37'7 deg. and 36 . 5 deg. On Tues day last week the mean temperature was only 31.6 deg. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1843-52 the average number of deaths was 1,058, which, if raised in proportion to increase of population, would give a mortality of 1,164 for last week. Hence it appears that the mortality, which for many weeks has been below the estimated amount, now exceeds it. The increase arises chiefly from diseases of the respira tory organs (principally bronchitis and pneumonia), which having been fatal in the two preceding weeks in 171 and 199 cases, have now risen to 250. Phthisis in the same period carried off 134, 138, and 151 persons ; and 49, 40, and 64 children died of hooping-cough. The following cases were registered in the week :—At 47, Church-street, Bethnal-green, a woman, aged 68 years, died on Ist February, of "summer. cholera and chronic diarrhoea (18 weeks) ; disease of intestinal canal, atrophy, and exhaustion (10 weeks)." And at 1, Sum- finer-street, reckham,.on...tstAqiii.paq, the son of an omnibus driver, aged 3 years, died of cholera, AiarAcea (30 hours). In the church sub-district of Bethnal-green, at 15, Wolverly-street, the son of a weaver, aged one year, died on 28th January of " variola (12 days), unvacci nated." Mr. Briggs states that the father and another child are very ill with the disease, and neither of them has been vaccinated. At 1, Regent-street, Mile-end Old Town Lower, the son of a fishmonger, aged 15 weeks, died on 31st January o f " var i o l a (10 days), not vaccinated." Mr. Castleden mentions that four other children in this family have been severely attacked with small-pox after vaccination, but that they were all re covering. Of 11 persons who died of this disease three were adults, and one was a woman who had been vaccinated. At 9, Henry-street, Hampstead-road, on the 2d and 4th February, the daughter of a carter, aged 6 years, and his son, aged 10 years, died of " scarlatina maligna, with putrid sore throat." Mr. Day, the medical at tendant on these cases, makes the following report :--- "At the rear of the premises, 9, Henry-street, stand some cottages in one of which the two deaths occurred. The room is a small one, and, I believe was occupied by five individuals ; all its inmates have been more or less affected with sore throat produced by effluvia emanating from the dying and dead, for no perfect ventilation could be obtained, owing to the back room being occupied by other persons. I have suffered from sore throat myself, and also a young man who visited there. I should have made a more accurate survey of the dwelling, but was deterred by a ferocious dog kept by the occupier of the adjoining apartment to the terror and annoyance of the neighbours." In the sub-district of Waterloo (2d part), Lambeth, at 13, Cheltenham-place, on 2d February, the wife of a tailor, aged 20 years, died of •` typhus" (about 14 days). The informant of this death was requested by the medi cal attendant to state that it is to be attributed to the unwholesome smells that pervade the house. Whence these arise is at present unknown. The deceased had twice suffered previously from the same disease. In Dover-road, Charlton, the son of a labourer aged one and a half years, died on 30th January, of " malig nant scarlatina" (5 days). The medical attendant re marks :—" The house in which this child died is wholly unfit for human habitation. About a year and a half ago three children died from malignant disease of the throat in a cottage adjoining." Mr. Clark, the deputy registrar of Peckham, states that scarlatina is very severe at present in the neighbourhood of Rye-lane, where also a fatal case occurred on 30th January. In St. Giles, Cripplegate, at 7, Garter-court, a brewer's workman, aged 39 years, died of " bronchitis, pneumonia." (Post mort.) The deputy registrar observes that " this is the fourth death that has occurred in the same family since March, 1852 ; the only sleeping apart ment is a small room, damp, and without chimney or other means of ventilation." The following deaths occurred in the London Fever Hospital in the week :—On 31st January, a woman, aged 64 years, from Half-moon-court, Holborn, "typhus. In hospital 3 days." On 3d February, a female-servant, aged 17 years, from Lumley-court, St. Martin's, " bron chitis. In hospital 9 days." On 3d February, a female, about 30 years, from the Holborn Workhouse, "typhus. In hospital one day." On sth February, a nurse, aged 44 years, from Sydney-grove, City-road, "typhus. In hospital 18 days." Mr. Joseph, registrarof tke rectory sub-district, Mary lebone, raakes the following observations : "The return for the past week will probably show a large in crease in the number of deaths ; at all events there has been an increase so far as my district is concerned. The deaths in Marylebone workhouse, during the winter, have averaged from 7 to 10 weekly, a low rate in com parison of the deaths of former years. This week, how ever, has produced 24, and the majority of these were from diseases of the respiratory organs, clearly showing that the recent sudden and severe alterations of tempe rature have proved especially disastrous to persons suf fering from such diseases. These deaths have been at all ages, from the infant of 7 days to the old man of 90. In the wards where these cases have been treated, warmth as well as ventilation have been especially cared for." In the sub-district 40 deaths were registered in the week. Mr. Rixon, the Registrar of the sub-district of Wool wich Arsenal, says :—" Between the 19th and 24th of , January inclusive, 6 deaths occurred in the Royal Ordnance Hospital. I do not remember that so great a mortality ever occurred before in a single week amongst the military since the commencement of the registra tion. Three or 4 deaths have taken place in a week, but the number seldom exceeds 4 or 5 in a month." Last, week the births of 827 boys and 732 girls, in all 1,559 children were registered in London. In the eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845-52 the average number was 1,507. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.782 in. ; the mean daily reading on Monday and Tuesday was above 30 in. The mean temperatnre of the week was 36.5 deg. which is 1.3 deg. below the average of the same week in 38 years. The mean daily temperature fell from 39.1 deg. on Sunday to 31.6 deg. on Tuesday, or 6.1 deg. below the average of the same day ; and it continued, though not to the same extent, below the average during the rest of the week. The wind blew from the north east at the end of the week, but the air was for the most part calm. The mean dew point temperature was 31-5 deg. THE FATAL UPSETTING OF THE NORTHUMBERLAND LIFE-BOAT.—The inquiry which has been going on for several days before Mr. Peirce, the coroner, and jury, respecting the fate of the six unhappy fellows who pe rished by the capsizing of the Rhyl life-boat, was brought to a close at a late hour on Monday. One of the ques tions involved in the inquiry was the security of the the celebrated Northumberland prize life-boat. The craft was placed on the station at the instance of the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society, and this being the third instance where they have upset, the other two being at Lytham, near Liverpool, and Carnar von, naturally led to much apprehension amongst the many life-boat crews. As is known, the boat is the build of Messrs. Beeching & Sons, of Great Yarmouth, and was selected out of 280 models for the 1001. prize so bensvo lently offered by the Duke of Northumberland. It is 26 feet long, and 6 feet 6 inches broad, and is sister boat to the one tested at Woolwich Dockyard, a short time since, in the presence of Rear-Admiral Hope, Lord H. Cholmondeley, M.P., Capts. Barlow, Miller, Lean, Washington, Ward, &c. Her righting powers were proved by upsetting her under a crane, and her stability by placing eleven men standing on her gunwale, which only brought it alip. After a great deal of evidence was received, detailing the unhappy particulars, which we have already fully reported, and likewise showing that a different construction of life-boat is necessary for different stations, the jury returned the following special verdict : —" That the deceased men were accidentally drowned by the upsetting of the Rhyl life-boat ;at the same time they (the jury) are of opinion that this boat is not suit able for this station ; and with respect to the life-belts, they consider that they were wholly inefficient for the intended purpose." The protracted proceedings then terminated. GOLD IN DEVON.—'The Albatross, 100 tons, cutter, is to proceed from this port to Barnstaple, with the first portion of the machinery connected with the Poltimore Gold Mine, near North Melton, which is being manu factured at the the foundry of Messrs. Mare and Co., • o ls f Ply m outh. After landing the machi nery, the v essel to convey 100 tons of auriferous gossan f rom the Polti more mine to Liverpool, where it is to be reduced in bulk, at the works of Messrs. Rawlinson and W atson, who have already tried a small sample, in w hich the e e f l o e r a e r determining m exis en te d n esire existence of g o ol ty perfectlyd r w a as quantityb clear, a n d ermi ning th ese gentle men thet le average yield. The question of " Gold in England ~ consequently now assumes a very inter esting position, and the Poltimore important cempa and ny aetwieelyin bringing the point to an ir na e, a e s es regard an. osur talented profitablc yield of the precious metal townsman, Mr. O x l an d, chemist and g metallurgist, is en gaged to test th e gossan, an d , i n a ddi t i on, to exam i ne the slag which is found near the Poltimore mine in some abundance, and so determine, if practicable, whether the ancients smelted these for copper or for gold, of which works there is not the slightest tradition, although the fact of reduction establishments having existed cannot for a moment be doubted, from the slag which is met with in three or four places in the neighbourhood of North Molten, on the property of Lord Poltimore.— Devonport Independent. BANKING INSTITUTE. The usual monthly meeting of the members of this institute was held last evening, at 42, Threadneedle-street. Mr. Luard, general manager of the London and County Bank, in the chair. In opening the proceedings the CHAIRMAN said he was quite aware that, in occupying the distinguished position he then did, for the first time, the tribute of respect was not to himself but to the establishment to which he had the honour to belong. Every member of it fully appre ciated the advantages that were certain to follow from the establishing of a banking institute, and it was im possible for success not to attend these meetings, con ducted as they were by practical men, and for practical purposes. (Hear, hear.) For himself he hailed them all as friends, concerned in the same honourable pursuit ; and with these remarks he would take the liberty of in troducing to the meeting Mr. William John Lawson. Mr. LAWSON then rose and proceeded to read a paper on bank charters. Having referred to several ancient charters, amongst others to that by virtue of which the corporation of London exists, the essayist proceeded to state that the Bank of England was established conjointly by royal charter and act of Parliament ; whereas the Bank of Scotland was established solely by an act of Ih3 Scottish Parliament, and the Bank of Ireland by an act of the Irish Parliament. In 1707 a bank had been in corporated by royal charter, for lending money on de posits of actual property, in 51. shares. But such was the state of confusion into which mismanagement had thrown its affairs, that in 1730 an application was made to the Legislature to lend its assistance, which was met with a refusal, on the ground that, being incorporated by royal charter, the prerogative of the Legislature did not extend to it. The Legislature, however, assented to a lottery—a method not unfrequently resorted to at that period ; and the result was, that not only were all diffi culties overcome at the time, but the company still cone tinued to exist. Royal charters for banks were very rarely granted ; and until very lately they had only five banks existing by virtue of them—namely, one in Eng land, and four in Scotland ; whilst in Ireland there was not one at all. The charter of the Bank of England made no mention whatever of limiting the liability of stockholders ; but the act of Parliament did refer to such limitation. In 1727 the Equitable Society of Scot land, for disposing of an annuity of 10,0001., voted by the Eoglish Parliament as a sort of equivalent at the passing of the Union of Scotland with England, sought for and obtained a further charter of incorporatio n , for carrying on banking in Scotl an d, w ith a capital of 230,0001. In January, 1850, the accountant-general of the Bank of England had a conversation with him (the essayist), in the course of which he observed that 10,0001. were annually forwarded from the Bank of England to the Royal Bank of Scotland, and had been so forwarded for more than 60 years, though for what, he (the ac countant-general) could not explain. He (the essayist) was greatly surprised to cuid a gentleman filling such a position ignorant of the cause of this annual forwarding of 10,0001. to Scotland, and accordingly proceeded to explain to him the origin of the stock of the Bank of Scotland, which altogether amounted to 1,300,0001. On the 15th March following, when the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Charles Wood) brought forward his bud get, he announced his intention of paying off the Scotch equivalent fund out of the surplus for which purpose he said he would take a vote. Such was the ignorance of the house on the subject, that even Sir James Graham rose and questioned the Chancellor of the Exchequer as to who the parties were that received that annuity of 10,0001. (Laughter.) So that they might well pardon the ignorance of the accountant-general of the Bank of was paid, the k E n n e g w la :s d li o t n tle th a e bo s u u t bj i e t. c annuity for ever extinguished, and so far he (the essayist) 4 H s o ee w i e n v g er t , ha th t "had done the state some service." Why it had been e S c r eb J t ames Graham over looked so long, and by 'The essayist ec in 1746 to the having referred to the charter , granted_, as also to the char tersso many stat t e er sm e e . n particularly by Mr. Pitt, it was difficult to conjecture. Scotland, British Linen Company, a to state that for the public, amount of loss to the by last 150 years the gross of the National Bank of B of c S o co t d a tl Scotland and the Commer cial Bank of Scotland, proceeded the failure of join at 25 0001 esti mated , • Scotland was deservedly proud o f • • t- s t o ck banks in Scotland, was *dered it beneath them to identify themselves Eng land cons]. her banking system ; and whilst the aristocracy of with the management or conduct of banks, the Scotch nobility, on the contrary, took a deep interest in and were personally connected with the banking institutio ns of their country. The essayist concluded his intere s tin g paper, with a brief reference to the new banks in Aus tralia, which he hoped would be conducted on the prin. ciple of unlimited responsibility of the shareholders. A brief conversation followed, in the course of which Mr. GILBART called attention to the great mischief that had been inflicted by the American banks, all of which, until lately, were charter banks, conducted on the prin cidle of limited liability. In India, Scotland, and Ire land, charter banks had been conducted most success fully ; and, looking to the histoty of those banks, he should say that, were he called on for an opinion as to fildndonitlydrrecault j t o t i o nt d .s e t c o i c d k e. ba ll n o k w in e g ve co r, mifpGanoiveesrasn whether they should or s h ou l d not have charter banks, h m e en w t o w ul e d u individuals were treated, he should say that then it would be better that such companies were without a charter. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN had no hesitation in saying that, in his experience, he always found joint-stock banks work better without a charter than with one. Mr. LOWELL and Mr. LIDDELL briefly followed ; and the proceedings terminated with votes of thanks to the essayist and chairman. THE T, - ,ONDON ORPHAN ASYLIIM.—The anniversary festival of the London Orphan Asylum was held last evening at the London Tavern. The Earl of Harrowby presided ; and amongst those present were Mr. Sheriff Carter, Mr. Alderman Thompson, Mr. Hankey, Mr. Alderman Salomons, &c. The report of the committee for the past year stated that since the general meeting of 1852, 71 children, having completed their term, have left the asylum ; 8 have died (one boy while under the care of his friends) ; and 67 have been admitted. At the present time the entire number under the protection of the institution is 408, making the total number benefited by the charity 2,039. The usual loyal toasts having been given, the ch airman gave the toast of the evening, " Prosperity to the London Orphan Asylum." R e dwelt with great feeling upon the casualties to which all engaged in commercial pursuits were exposed, and upon the peculiar propriety,. therefore, with which the city of London aiv isn, s fado u sr t p t otpuoong give nvfaertoct a mhh n ettm institution education d r cheerlesso en like of the ehthsaor iomst p eye r ww e o s hhf e aot n hose somewhat w thwooobijutthehsceet7 s ituation of life in which they were born. o had suitablemetrk e subscriptions and donations announced co urseinthe ll e; the evening amounted to about 1 ,8001., amongst which w ere donations from th e Grocers ' Company of 1001. ; Goldsmiths' Company , 100 g Company, 20/. ;and th e Duke of Wellington, asylum has been en l arge d , so that it n ; o th wg e t:ff C no l ,rds ot 3 h o mak la.ceTho e m rs e : modation to 400 children. NEW WORK BY SIR E. BULWER LYTTON BART. This day is published, in 4 vols., price 429., Y N 0 V E L. By PISISTRATUS CAXTON ; OR, VARIETIES IN ENGLISH LIFE. 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