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~'f I THE CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY. NOTICE IS HER EBY GIVEN, That the FIRST ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the COMPANY will be held at the Lon on Tavern, Bishopgate-street, in the city of London, on MONDAY, he Sth day of August, at 2 o'clock in the atternoen precisely, when the ordinary business of the Company will be transacted. The Books for Registration of Transfers of Shares will be closed on the Ist day of August until alter the meeting. By Order. G. GROVE, Secretary. 3 , Adelaide-place, London•bridge, July 19, 1853. THE DIRECTORS of the SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY are prepared to receive Tenders for 100 Clarence 'abs, either new or second-hand, constructed to carry luggage on the roof Tenders to be addressed to Captain R. A. Barlow, Superintend ent's Offi ce , London-bridge Terminus. • E. S. HERBERT, Secretary. South-Eastern Railway, London-bridge Terminus, / 27th July, 1853. PPER INDIA RAILWAY COMPANY.- Notice is Hereby Given, that a MEETING of the SCRIP 11OLDERs in this Company will be held at the London Tavern, ili shornate-street, on THURSDAY next, the 28th inst., at Twelve °Clock precisely, to receive a report from the Directors of the terms of i ttnalgaination which have this day been arranged between the Chairman of the East India Railway Company and this Company, r ad, if approved, to confirm and adopt the same. • JOCELYN', Chairman. W. P. ANDREW, Managing Director. 2, Moorgate street, London, July 23, 1853. • U PPER INDIA RAILWAY COMPANY. NOTICE HEREBY GIVEN, That in consequence of the terms of amalgamation entered into between the Chairman of the Juan India Railway Company and of this Company, on the 23d inst., Nidering unadvisable any further tame of Shares, the 23,980 unal totted Shares, advertised to be issued pro rata to the Scripholders, "Minot be issued. JOCELYN, Chairman. W. P. ANDREW, Managing Director. 2 , Moorgate-street, London, July 25, 1853. MR. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC , every evening, at 8 o'clock, except Saturday. Stalls, 3 5., W , l llch can be secured at the Box•otlice every day from 11 to 4. 2s ; gallery, Is. A Morning Performance every Tuesday and 4attin4ay, at 3 o'clock.—Egyptian-hall, Piccadilly. SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Instituted A.D. 1815. Head Office—Edinburgh, 5, St. Andrew square. Accumulated and Invested Capital upwards of £2,550,000 Annual Revenue upwards 0f............ LONDON HONORARY BOARD. George Young, Esq„ Mark-lane. Charles Edward Pollock, Esq., Barrister, Temple. David Hill, Esq., East India House. John Murray, Esq., Publisher, Albemarle-street. Samuel Laing, Esq., M.P. Sir John Thomas Briggs, Admiralty. Leonard Horner, Esq., Home-office. John Taylor, jun., Esq, C.E., Queen-street -place. Agent—Hugh Si Kean. Office-4, Royal Exchange-buildings. THIRTRENTH REPORT of the DIRECTORS of the COMMERCIAL BANK of LONDON, for the year "'fag 30th Jone, 1853.—At an ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING V , ie SHAREHOLDERS, held at the Banking-honse, Lothbury, on esday, the 26th July, 1853. DIRECTORS. THOMAS BARNEWALL, Esq., Chairman. AIARE. HUNTER, Esq , Deputy-Chairman. F,b4r, les Dickson Archibald, Esq. Jonathan Hopkinson, Esq. i'attrles Butler, Esq. William Jackson, Esq., M.P. merge Alfred Chowne, Esq. Edward Oxenford, Esq. j,:°„rge Clive, Esq. John Savage, Esq. itniarn Cooper,Joseph Thompson. Esq. kaes Alexander Douglas, Esq. Jo!..eph Underwood, Esq. ',titles Hill, Esq Thomas Winkworth, Esq. Manager—Mr. Alfred K. cntbill. k licitors—Messrs. Amery, Travers, and Smith; and Messrs. Norris and Sons. The Manager read the advertisement calling the meeting, and The the following Report: , Directors are happy to meet the proprietors at the close of ''',.olher prosperous year. M Th balance-sheet shows that, after paying all expenses, and mak alnple provision for bad and doubtful debts, the net profits for d ', 4 Past year amount to 30,6541. 12s. 10d. ; out of these profits a inklend at the rate of 61. per cent. per annum or the half-year end ),! alst December, 1852, has been already paid, and the Directors lee now to declare a dividend ler the half-year ending 30th June, 53 , at the same rate, and a bonus of 16s. per share—both dividend ms —44l, 9hus free from income tax. The 5,000 new shares issued in May, at 51. premium, were taken the proprietors, and the 25,0001 received for premium added to " 4 e reserve fund. This tuna will now amount to 61,0291. 6s. 4d. ,"'The rite Directorshave taken advantage of the!present favourable year „__ W off entirely the 3,6oolstanding against the leasehold prem es is waa furniture. It ln a very few weeks the enlargement of the banking prem6es, so net, needed, will be completed. arg cerripliance with the provisions of the deed of settlement, the der ()wing Directors, viz., John Alfred Chowne, Esq , James Alexan t: beuglaF, Esq., John Savage, Esq , Joseph Thompson, Esq., re the from °thee and being el gible, offer themselves as candidates for re-election. COMMERCIAL BANK OF LONDON. BALANCE SHEET TO BOTH JUNE, 1853. Lftital D subscribed-- •• •• •• ••• • ** • itto re p ceived in anticipation on account of new Guarantee fund invested in Government securities 58,052 10 1 balances due to the customers of the bank. ..... 1,246,824 2 4 4tilance carried down atter deducting bad and doubtful debts, income tax, and all charges and Current expenses... X 1,500,000 X s. d. 200,000 0 0 20,654 12 10 £1,548.986 5 3 s. Cash i n hand, Government securities, India Bonds, bili s discounted, &c.• • .... • •-.• •• • • ..........• .. 1,545,386 5 3 Value of banking premises, fittings, and furniture, at Lethbury and Henrietta-street.... • • ...• •• ~ 3,600 0 0 £1,548,986 6 5 DR. Dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum for the half-year ending 31st December, 1852, al- Dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. for the half- £6,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 _Year ending 30th June, 1853 .......- ... • toms of 16s. per share on 10,000 shares B eane of banking premises account written off entirely ...... ••• • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • ••• • • • • Rebate of interest on • current bills carried • to profit and loss new account ••• • • • Balance carried to guarante • fund (making that fund 41 , 0 291. 6s. 4d-) •••• • • .• •"•••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 2,976 16 3 3,600 0 0 £30,654 12 10 lei„ Ca. TObrought down .... ........ .......... .... £30,654 12 10 ,k! Report and balance-sheet having been read; it was Ato;""olved, That the Report and Balance-sheet just read be ap he'', printed, and circulated among the proprietors. le, - Chairman, Thomas Barnewell, E-q., on the part of the Di tt t ja, declared a dividend ran the pald-up capital ot the Company be e rate of 6/. per cent. peum, and a bonus of 16s. per share, bpi free from iacome tax, payable on and after the 3d of August EResolved, That the fallowing Directors—John Alfred Chowne, James Alexander Douglas, Esq., John Savage, Esq., Joseph Esq who go out of office in pursuance of the deed of set ient, be re-elected Directors of this Company. bi7solved, That the thanks of the Meeting be presented to the etors for their attention to the management of the affairs of the b it during the past ye ir. for'esolved, That the thanks of this Meeting be given to Mr. Cutbill ty s the Untiring perseverance with which he has attended, and s 41 tially contributed, to the proper t r y of the Bank. THOMAS BARNEWALL, Chairman. lei l tesolved unanimously, That the thanks of the Meeting be pre tuped to Thomas Barnewall, Esq., for his able and courteous con • e t irt the chair the day. (Signed) MARK HUNTER, Deputy-Chairman. COMMERCIAL BANK of LONDON.—The Ile , Directors hereby give notice that a DIVIDEND on the raid D er eaPital of the Company, at the rate o , SIX POUNDS per CENT. of l ANNUM, for the half-year ending 30th June, 1853, and a bonus t• Per share, both free from Income tax, will be PAYABLE at ".aUlting laouse, in Lot , bury, on or after the 3d of August next. By order of the Board, July 26, 1853. a. R. CUTBILL, Manager. THREE EQUIPMENTS. 'YOUNG GENTLEMEN are equipped with every essential in Clothing by E. Moses and Sox. s. l ne conspicuous qualities of the Juvenile Dress made by E. 11losEs ltb SON are an elegant and comfortable fit ; the most sup erior qua 10', and the most celebrated styles : the grtatest variety , and the west prices Bp o 1304 milieu arranging for the commencement of the Shooting Sea 114ra fully equipped by E. AIOSEB and Sox with Dress, Hats, Cap., O rY, Boots, &c. qi,„, u vantas preented by E. MOSES and Sox are thereatest i a o eh ad ge in all o ders, s the easiest and most graceful fit, the newest pa .: best materials, and charges considerably lower than are made w here ts are completely and economically equipped for any OEM or any climate. .2election may be made from the largest stock in the world. The ; 1 1 - I t , ltcrl es "4on A are priced separatelydepartment m i s aounkept t takforen is Outfitting, at the Emigrant and all 's „. go ir are charged the lowest prices. wholesale department offers the greatest inducements to 4 e nants, Captains, and Emigrants. E. Mons and SoN's mann - 44,,, u re being celebrated in every colony, meets with a ready sale, turns to large profits. ~,h , IP-sailing information and full Lists of Outfits for Ladies and kt„"dernen may be had on application, or post tree to any part of the .Bdo m. t>tl h? I ,, 4 IJTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like 111,;`° 0 0d of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's 014,, an 1e concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for ) ,„"ila reasons, they beg to state that they have —0 CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT Or LONDON, / 0 ,.. except their own Establishments, as follows 156 : and 157, inortes 1 11,8,`"'°/ 1 City Establishment, , 155, , and 86, Aldgate, opposite th ls4 e Church, all communMicating., 83, "'Melon West-end Branch, 506,507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, 3 t. uart-street, all communic. She ffield ltord (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and ating 20, Bridge - Street. ilr f fleld Branch, 36, Fargate. km t er ehant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe tk e b ra. and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. heh: l3 /tTANT —Should any article not give satisfaction, it will be Itl' l lged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned 111 , 1 - 4 0 11 t hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest trom which no abatement can be made. kig, Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on 4 3 7 8, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. afp ri „" ,,..ew Book, " The Herald of the Seasons," containing full lists 8 441,,5 . t!, our system of self•measurement, facts relative to Australia, 11) , 7 ' 0 emigrants, Bw., may be had on application , o r p ost-free to ' ar t of the kingdom. a,* eati°ll* 11% —deome Almanac for the year ending 18 53 can be had g ratis, p 46. m Parle Francais. Qui si parla Italiarto. sPricht man Deutsch. Aqua se habla Espanol NPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS, /IS t published, by H. Ballliere, 219, Regent-street, London No I. vo., in cloth, price - ss. by post free, ss. 6d., ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, larei m ,„With the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors wrzke r - Zr n to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the ve System, or Sexual Hypochondriasis. T ranslated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD r iCkfOrd te known to Elish readers by his practi ti/tee°;!tributtons to German m e dical literature. This ist h e first sal he informs as, that he has addressed himself to the noa-medi det,;jt or• We trust this may not be the last, if he shall Tower, B2l ,Y other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his 7 correct."—London Medie.al Gazette. May 30, 1651. e • Wor t • °r msed in a former number that we should recur to this in order to exhibit its aim more clearly. The author lashes (~,T;hatet severity the impostors who make a livelihood by preying aid, e m o redulity of the public. The tribe of ' Quiet Symathisers,' s n ' edle al Friends,' are mercilessly exposed ; and if this book d its way into the hands of those who stiffer from the com b, a ": of which it treats, we are satisfied that many h mdreds would lees i ' rn e d much ri needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of touch ,„ P°rt anoo• though it is that which th, quacks most prize— elipiri°iloY • • .. •• This v o l ume i s we ll qua lifi e d t o p u t an end to the ;oat s ytstem of treati ng S pennatorrhcea, an d t o pl ace the treat letc„?,_ a more rati ona l and physiological basis. It i s, th ere f ore , 7 ' 4 ' an Much good."—Medical Circular, June 16, 1852. No. Tn. Svo.. in cloth, price 35. 11. 6d., by post free, 45., likhu RICTURE OF THE , on Princi. hles at ,„ once Simple, Safe, and Efficient, i n even URETHRA its most Inveterate appl rue .,_ . uky Intractable Forms. BY F. B. COIJRTENAY, th:lMember of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 11 ,,r00t of his views he (Mr. Courtenay) has given "". 01 7 of a great many calms successfully treated, as bad se any which Mr. Syme adduced, and on which he had operated. buch sae cases ix., xi., tit., and xviii. No. ix. had resisted, for a it.eriod of t welve years, the treatment by dilitation, and was finally rem in as many weeks. But cases and six . appear, both in duration, severity, and complication of symptoms, of a more ag gravated character than any detailed by Mr. Byrne, and yet the treatrnent adopted by Mr. Courtenay proved eminently suceessf u l . " Profeeeor Limas on the Treatment of Stricture. d• aetiVitY ihe was c leared O f ked samples o Of post the )..1 firm. hite, ald 42e uo 545, new 36s 0 37s ; 1 1 5s to 58s ; Lite, 335 to 3 5 beans, tick, 0 L, 32s to 365. h higher PI:: 1 the trade ,", tea. In ow', 543 to 623; s to 253 ; 3 to 40s; Ps" plies of W— h „ est , Lgh prices be— r vance of is Pe Beans A id I Os 3d Os v` ld I Os °d la to 32s 0,1• I 30 -I 0 1 I 3H__14_2;.% markot :-- • 1 3 4 1 1 ~ 7 . ▪ . . ........ Del 17 ie o 1 • • .. 6 ose Hartley 17 ... 97. n quiet 31 1 ' 141 0' ninally 0 01 ninally JO O 78k ; 1 , °,„ 11 , 1 0 ,ish, 81; Pv" were fevr,„ b i t t , es were 0 ;4 • Leeds, Stock, 110 r share In° y t 'k was doll ° o f were buYe r lo .stern er less acti ° l l ,o l l. Saturday' an d Ilfidlato wing are oit a York ,neral Pos.t4itcd ------' 1 1011, fl e ' j ' d. taciiio' Aug. , July 21 ruli 26 26 0 .4k.ug'• 1 ',Tull ° ! Aug. 4 iTviic e" 'Jell 26 1 AtIP sot , 'puts. 'Aug. , h ar 115100 6 " 1 Aug' „A A rri , ", 'July . 3' Fill I ..,Tsvic pton pton Aug. nt ; JUIY .. I JuIY 29 h Jul" . 26 pton Auk • Aug' pton Au 4. „do .carts Unce l- • .. Aug. , pton Arr/T - PtOn Aug .: 6 k „July ▪ AUg• AUg• pton Aug' Pt°l 2 l —t --4. 1 1) . 8 mails (pb f the Incadispatch.' ieb [okra, w h ong its the ncrona, countrY ni o f F a varl et .' be ano an d t t and Pill° or , Bristol, 00 pelas in te r month et, weekli t goodfrec C terraine tilew no cure cm. S by ° ott ablioloDe _ _ ." Couniess do the Wi fe Of Lieutenant the wife Of otai l l atigbtSsa berf °Cl. O 4 '. . 30 01, 151-ehill-roAci. 76, I ,,ai last ,acted I!, 3urer, her. r 17th 35th i l th Irks) pt ssiotter y 0 v cow 17 , 17 -.18 vast t ed. )1 ... )1 ... )pton Ipton iptoni Aug. 4 July 31 I nicer July 28 July 2 Aug' i !Aug. ipaitY l6 Aug' , 6 Aug' !JOY 26 Ipton, Iptonl ,ptort No. 18,9821 T HE NEW NOVEL, ELECTRA. A Story of Modern Times. BY THE AUTHOR OF " ROCIi.INGHAM." With Illustrations, By Lord GERALD FITZGERALD. Is now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. Also now Ready, in 3 vols., LADY MARION. By Mrs. W. FoSTI , :R. THE YOUNG HEIRESS. By Mrs. TROLLOPE. 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THE DEAF AND DUMB.—The MEDICAL CIRCULAR, price 3d:, by post 4d., of this day, July 27, contains the first of a series of papers on the Medical and Philosophical Study of DEAF.DUMBNESS, translated from the French of Hubert-Valleroux, with Practical Remarks by JAMES YEARSLEY, Surgeon to the Metro politan Ear Infirmary, Sackville-street, Strand. The trade supplied by Gilbert and Co., Paternoster-row. COBBETT'S RURAL RIDES. — A New Edition N..) of these Rides, with Notes and a Portrait of the Author, is now published by A. Cobbett, 137, Strand, where all the works, (Element ary, Domestic, Agricultural, Horticultural, Historical, and Political) of the late Wawa' COBBETT, are published. MESMERISM. —The celebrated Somnambule, ADOLPHE DIDIER, gives his Magnetic Seances and Con sultations for Acute and Chronic Diseases—their Causes and Reme dies—and on all subjects of interest—every day from 11 till 4.-16, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square.—THIIRSDAY, at 3 o'clock. 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Long and practical experience in the treatment of these diseases has proved that there are in exist o nce secret causes of se lf-ac q uired miseries and disappoint e d h o pes i n 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 that all men ahould 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, how these penalties e e of physical inflrmity , or pp f l un y a cti c o u i r ia e l may be mitigated, bow the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its con=equenc es may be avoided, and above all, c;n ea n rs ot b a een engaged that there is scarcely any degr depranocgeTmoenntLtoA7mhEicßhTthheateimfeerlye aleidngofsesrciiesenenef in an extensive practice in q ualifiedth of these delicate com plaints, and s the only legally q rhysician 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 tree.. In selecting thi4 department of practice, he has been amply revs ardent by the great success that has attended his efforts in the treatment of these cases, which are too generally confided to the care of unqualified and ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated publications, assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues of their patent nostrums, have inflicted serious injury on those who have been induced to place faith in their pretensions. At home for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from Six till Eight. All letters must contain the fee of 11., and advice and medicines can be forwarded to any initials or address. It 13 desirable that patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MEItT ghoul first obtain a copy of his work on SELF -PRESERVATION. 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 6d, in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, 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 stamps, to any addrer from the Author's resi dence, VT. 13161)FOHD4QtrAILE, Lorwox. • - - ) -e- , -e--- ---52:7 . > • - a , . ~4 i 4 e i i • - 4P• 1, /I , • '' : ''. '"- , ' , : ':* ..-:". ''''t‘':':' .. - -.. N -- .'' ' Y' l "4, 44 . . "6- -f: . , - i ~, . r,s • WrIAL - 7,6 H ) '.. ' ' 7 -' 'if( ' '‘. '' r - * 2l .PrE\ • • ,' .' viAt•, , ,l .4.47 %Mo p ; :•\ .' 70 .7j 3 ' t N.... ,'• 'e •7. , ; r ig /L .: , of - -. 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A few days ago, the driver of a stage-coach between two por tions of the Ottawa, unnavigable for steam-vessels, but which the Government is now rendering navigable, told me that he came to this district in 1841, with one dollar in his pocket, and I learned from a gentleman with whom he had originally worked as a common labourer when he first came out, that he is now worth 1,0001. and has a capital farm. On my expressing surprise that a man like him could have an average of savings of 801. a year since he arrived, I was assured that, so far from this being a solitary case, there was hardly an Irishman who is industrious and temperate—the latter is just as neces sary as the forme r quality—that is not more or less in the same position. For myself, I can only say, that I have not seen a n I r i s h man since my arrival who has not an air of comfort, cleanliness, and independence about him. But there is one attribute he never loses—the use of his vernacular ; for the brogue of each county of Ire land is heard on every side, in a ll i ts nat i ve purity ; it is indeed the true undying one. Th e f o ll ow i ng is a cir cumstance connected with emi g r a ti on to the Canadas which ought to have an important influence. Whenever a district is about to be ' settled,' arrangements are immediately made for having religious worship, and chapels and churches invariably spring up with the other buildings of the settlement, whilst each religious deno mination supports (and respectably supports) the clergy man of his persuasion. In conclusion, I express to you my conviction that the Canadas are the true California for the peasant population of Ireland, and that if they emigrate here they have unceasing sources of steady wealth and prosperity. If half a million persons came here each year for the next twenty y.ars, employment on the terms I have mentio ne d t o you would be found for every man amongst them." [PRIOE SD. l under consideration, and most of the lanes and a ll e y s anciently notorious have given place to more commo dious mpted thoroughfares.onlythose w Thereto chief remain, em an reforms which Lord in f ac t, to b e smoke, and the other London drainage. These " abomi nable nuisances" our Home Secretary has marked out for abatement, and we hope his reputation for dexterity and fortune may be increased by a signal success. In this event there will be little reason for regretting the revolution which transferred such indefatigable energies to the peaceful fields of the Home-office. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From, the Registrar-General's Report.) The total number of deaths registered in the metropo litan districts in the week that ended last Saturday was 971. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1843-52 the average number was 1,049, which, raised in a certain proportion according to increase of population, gives an estimated amount of 1,154. Last week's regis tration therefore shows that the actual mortality is less than the corrected average by 183. The deaths ascribed to zymotic diseases are 226, about the same number as in the previous week. In the two weeks fatal cases of small-pox were respectively 2 and 2, of measles 26 and 11, scarlatina 27 and 26, hooping cough 37 and 30, typhus and other fever 51 and 58. The only fact particularly attracting notice is the increase, usual at this season, of diarrhoea. The numbers referred to this complaint is the last four weeks are the follow ing :-28, 34, ,54, and 73. It appears that the last few days have witnessed a decided increase both in diarrhoea and summer cholera ; and though typhus contributes nothing more than the usual proportion to the weekly mortality, local reports show that it is prevalent in some parts. _ _ _ - The following six cases of cholera were registered iu the week - • •- ' In the sub-district of Amwell (Clerkenwell), at 13, Northampton-road, bn 15th July, the daughter of a hairworker, aged 3 months, died of English cholera (about 3 days)." _ _ _ In the sub-district of Goswell-street, at 3, Percival street, on 16th July, the daughter of an engraver, aged 16 years, of English cholera (3 days), convulsions (30 minutes)." In Finsbury, at 11, Chapel-court, on 21st July, the daughter of a labourer, aged 3 months, died of " summer cholera (3 days)." In Bethnal-green, at 7 Fleet-street, on the 23d July, the daughter of a weaver, aged 3 months, " cholera in. fantum (2 weeks)." In sub-district of Christchurch, St. Saviour, at 5, Queen's-arms-court, on 19th July, the daughter of a la bourer, aged 2 years, "summer cholera. In St. Peter, Walworth, at 22, Queen's-row, on 17th July, the son of a mercantile clerk, aged 4 years, "cho lera (8 hours)." Also the following case is recorded : in Haggerstone East, on 15th July, a gentleman, aged 31 years, " chro nic hepatitis (3 months), billions cholera (3 days)." In King's College Hospital, on 16th July, a female servant, unmarried, aged 23 years, who had been brought from 12, Gilbert-street, Clare-market, died of "typhus." Post mortem. On the medical certificate it is remarked that " from the same house three other severe cases of typhus have been admitted into the hospital. The mo ther of the deceased states that the drains of the house are very offensive." In St. Luke's Workhouse, on the 18th July, a labourer, aged 24 years, died of " typhus bronchitis ;" and in the same workhouse, on 21st July, a labourer, aged 52 years, died also of "typhus bronchitis." Mr. Ansell, the re gistrar of Hoxton New Town, writes :—" These were two very bad cases. lam sorry to add that typhus of a malignity character has made its appearance in some parts of my district ; many patients are being conveyed to the workhouse. The medical officer has been attacked, and is only now recovering. In the neighbourhood of Brunswick-place, Craven-street, and Bathes-terrace, many of the houses smell so badly that I have scarcely been able to stand in them. I visit my district much, and have frequent opportunities of finding out these abo minations, so fruitful of pestilence." In Shoreditch, at 25, Whitecross-place, on 19th July, the son of a waiter, aged 9 months, died of "bowel com plaint (4 days)." The medical attendant adds in his cer tertificate—" His death was brought on by the bad smells of the house." In Rotherhithe, at 43, Upper Queen-street, on 20th July, the wife of a labourer, aged 59 years, died of " diarrhoea (2 days)." Mr. Pitt, the registrar says ; " This was a short and bad case ; deceased was out on Monday and dead on Wednesday. Thirty houses are closely filled with inhabitants in a narrow street, without anything in the shape of daainage." ' Last week the births of 819 boys and 741 girls, in all 1,560 children, were registered in London. In the eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845-52 the average I number was 1,336. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29/45 in. The reading of the barometer increased from 2912 iu. at the beginning of the week to 29.79 M. by 9 h. p.m. on the 17th ; decreased to 2910 in. by noon on the 18th ; increased to 29.83 in. by o_li. p.m. on the 19th ; remained at this reading nearly till 3 h. p.m. on the 20th ; decreased to 29.59 in. by 3 h. p.m. on the 22d ; increased to 29.85 in. by noon on the 22d ; and decreased to 29 . 81 in. by the end of the week. The mean temperature of the week was 59.6 deg., or 2.2 deg. below the temperature of the same week on an average of 38 years. The mean daily temperature was below the average on every day of the week. The highest temperature was 73 deg., and occurred on Saturday ; the lowest was 501 deg., and occurred on Monday. The greatest difference be tween the dew point temperature and air temperature was 15 . 4 deg. on Saturday ; the least was 1 . 9 deg. on Wednesday : the mean difference of the week west. The amount of rain was 29.0 in. The highest tempera ture of the water of the Thames was 64.1 deg. ; the lowest 591 deg. DORKING. Class 4.—Captain Hornby, R.N., first, prize ; ditto, second prize ; Mrs. T. T. Parker, third prize. Class s.—Rev. James Boys, first prize ; Capt. Hornby, R.N., second prize ; ditto, third prize. Class 6.—Captain Hornby, R.N., first prize ; Mrs. T. T. Parker, second prize. Class 7.—Joseph Jennens, first prize ; Mrs. Mills, second prize ; John Fairlie, third prize. Class B.—Nathaniel Antill, first prize ; Mrs. Wilcox, second prize ; John Fairlie, third prize. COCHIN CHINA. Class 9.—T. H. Potts, first prize; Lord Berwick, second prize ; Charles Punchard, third prize. Class 10.—Edward Terry, first prize; H. M. Sp&rhani, second prize ; H. Gilbert, third prize. Class 11.—Charles Punchard, first prize ; John Fairlie, second prize. Class 12.—W. B. Mapplebeck, first prize ; Charles Pun. chard, second prize. Class 13.—John Harrison, jun., first prize ; Charles Punchard, second prize; John Fairlie, third prize. The prizes in the other classes were awarded to Mr. Ad- kins, Mrs. Herbert, Captain Hornby, R.N., and other amateurs. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JULY 23. Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 94 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 3B Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations Premature Birth and Debility 22 Atrophy Old Age Sudden Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 36 I Causes not specified Mr. G. C. Adkins, of Edgbaston, Birmingham, was suc cessful in carrying off the champion prize cup. Mr. Castang, of Leadenhall-market, the prize awarded to dealers. . 102 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES Population Deaths in corre- Enumerated. sponding week _ _ Deaths in the 1551. - of 1852. Week West Districts North Districts 490,396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts Totals Males Females THE LONDON ANNUAL SUMMER POULTRY • SHOW. ate' -view ciiiic"Meseiazzintreiiiittroiciir poultry took place yesterday at the Bazaar, Baker street, Portman-square, when the general satisfaction expressed by the visitors sufficiently testified to the in creasing interest which is felt by the public in this new class of exhibition. The poultry show, which formed a prevailing topic of conversation last Christmas, having caused a laudable emulation amongst the dealers in these farmyard productions, many specimens are exhibited on this occasion which must be acknowledged to be vastly superior to any that were seen in the winter season. The reason for the improvement, which is apparent not only in the general character of the breeds, but also in the number of chickens of various kinds, is attributable lessto the fact that any great advance has been made in the knowledge of poultry-rearing, tban to the desire which exists to win a prize in this new field of competition. The poultry show is no longer a novelty, but may be consi dered as possessing an amount of interest equal to that which belongs to the annual cattle show at Christmas. The Cochin-China fowls, which attracted so much atten tion at the last exhibition, are regarded as the most in teresting objects in the collection, though, to the unini tiated eye, the Poland, the Hamburg, and the Spanish breeds would seem to be equally, if not more particu larly, worthy of notice. Captain Hornby's collection of Spanish fowls are especially conspicuous ; and it may be noted that this gentleman has been so pre-eminently successful in his manner of rearing these objects of his fancy, that he has fixed 5001. as the price of a cock and two hens, which it seems have won the highest admira tion from all who have seen them and are capable of forming a judgment upon their peculiar excellences. The Bramah Pootas are amongst the finest specimens of fowls, and of these Mr. Gilbert, of Kensington, has shown himself to be the possessor of a very handsome collection, which he valued at a high rate, but not higher than he was justified in attaching to them. The bantams are remarkable not only for their beauty of form and plumage, but for the variety of breeds which are exhibited ; whilst the Dork ing fowls are, as usual, especially distinguished for those rare qualities which render them the most in teresting ornaments of an English poultry yard. The Poland cocks, with their fine crests and sapient heads, are objects of great attraction, and deservedly so, for in the whole collection there is nothing more agreeable to the eye or more creditable to the owners than the differ ent varieties of this breed. It would be an interesting study to the ornithologist to dwell upon the prevailing characteristics of the various orders of poultry which are here displayed, the habits of one being as different to those of another as are the colours and external pe culiarities ; but it can hardly be expected in a notice of this kind that we should give more than a cursory view of the general features in the collection. Suffice it that the exhibition may be pronounced to be eminently suc cessful, that it reflects considerable credit upon those who have contributed to it, and that it is likely to meet with the warm approbation of those who are ready to appreciate the wholesome rivalry which is thought worthy to be encouraged amongst the admirers of the more humble tenants of the farm-yard. The following is the list of prizes awarded : SPANISH FOWLS. Class I.—Captain Hoinby, R.N., first prize; ditto, second prize; J. H. Fox, third prize. Class 2.—Captain Herlihy, R.N., first prize; Edward Owen, second prize ; ditto, third prize. Class 3.—J. G. Ranisden, first prize ; James Buckley, second prize. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1853. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.- (Lessee, CHARLES E. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fulham road.) Open Every Evening. The Orchestra will perform, during the week, "The Sylvan," " Marie," " Dublin Exhibition," " Flower of the Field," " Rosalinda," and "La Croix de Marie," Waltzes ; the " Topsy," " Cameronians," " England," and " Lago Maggoire" Quadrilles ; " Etna,' and " Constance," Galops ; " Fauchette," " Frankfort," &c., &C., Polkas.— Admission, Is. Doors open at Half-past Eight o'clock ; commence at Nine, and terminate at Half-past Eleven. OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. PATRON —II.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. The LANCASHIRE SEWING MACHINE exhibited in Use and explained Daily, at a Quarter to Three, in addition to the varied SCIENTIFIC LECTURES and EXHIBITIONS. On TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS, at Four o'clock, and Every Evening (except Satur day) at Nine, the FIRST PART of an HISTORICAL LECTURE on " THE THAMES," from its Source to its Estuary, by GEORGE BUCKLAND, Esq., assisted by Miss Blanche Younge, with appro priate Songs and Dissolving Scenery. Open Mornings and Evenings. Admission, Is.; Schools, and Children under Ten years of age Half-price. THE ERA, FAMILY, THEATRICAL, and SPORTING JOURNAL (established 1837) of next Saturday will contain A View of England and Rusiia End of the Session— Our Metropolitan Pubbc Houses—Gossip " By an Old Actress"—A Full and Original Report of the Mammoth GOODWOOD RACE MEE 1 ING, " By TOUCHS I ONE," with a Portrait of the WINNER of the STAKES, by the eminent Artist. A. F. DE PRIDES. Also Winners for BRIGHTON RACES, and "A SQUEAK FROM THE STAIt LE MOUSE." Yachting Straggles Important Cricket Matches—Exciting Pedestrian Contests, with all the News and Sporting Affairs of the Week. Send six postage stamps to ERA OFFICE, 3, Catherine-street, Strand. NOTICE OF DIVIDEND. BANK OF DEPOSIT. NATIONAL ASSURANCE & INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION. 7, St. Martin's-place, Trafalgar-square, London. The WARRANTS for the NALF-YE&RLY INTEREST, at the rate of 5 per cant. per annum, on the Investment Stock of this As sociation, due on the 30th June, will be ready for delivery on and after the 9th of July, and will be payable at the Offices of the Asso ciation, between the hours of Eleven and Three o'clock daily. PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. Parties desirous of investing money are requested to examine the plan of the National Assurance and Investment Association, by which a high rata of interest may be obtained, combined with perfect secu rity to the Depositors. Prospectuses and full information may be obtained at the Office, or will be sent, post free., on application. B RITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. Established August 1, 1837. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Yid., cap. 9. Colonel ROBERT ALEXANDER, Blackheath Park, CRAIZMAN. Increasing Rates of Premium for securing Loans or Debts. Half Premiums, only, required during first seven years. Assurances payable during Life. Provision, during minority, for Orphans. BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Empowered by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. Profits divided annually. Premiums computed for every three months' difference of age. Half-credit assurances on a new plan peculiarly advantageous to policy-holders. At the last Annual General Meeting a reduction of 30 per cent. was made in the current year's premium on all participating policies. (PROPRIETARY.) I (MUTUAL.) ----' - Half Whole premium premium Half Quar al Drat for Re- Age. Annual Yearly terly Seven maunder premium Pre- Pre- Years. of Life. II mium. mtum. - - s d. £ s. d. Years. 'Months s. d.; £ s. d. s. d. 30 1 1 9 2 3 6 30 0 2 7 3 1 4 2 012 3 40 1 1 9 22 18 4 3 2 7 6, 1 4 40 12 4 50 , 2 2 6 4 5 0 6 2 7 101 1 4 61 012 5 60 3 6 8 613 4 9 2 8 2, 1 4 8; 012 6 E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. SUMMER. —Ladies will find the application of ROWLANDS' KALYDOR gratefully refreshing in preservkng the delicacy and beauty of the complexion from the baneful influence of the sun and dust, dispelling the cloud of languor and relaxation, allaying all heat and irritability, and immediately affording the pleasing sensation attending restored elasticity and healthful state of the skin. Composed of choice exotics of balsamic nature, ut , erly free from all mineral admixture, and pleas ing and delightful in its effects, Rowlands' Kalydor tends to neutralise the effects of the atmosphere upon the Skin, and to promote the healthy action of the minute secretory vessels, by which its general well being, and the beauty of its appearance, arc so essentially promoted. Freckles, Tan, Spots, Pimples, Flushes, and Discoloration fly before its application, and give place to delicate clearness with the glow of beauty and of bloom. In c ,ses of Sunburn, or Stings of Insects, its virtues have long been acknowledged.—Price 4s. 6d. and Ss. 6d. per bottle. CAUTION.—The words " Rowlands' Kalydor" are on the wrapper of each bottle. Sold by A. Rowland and Sons, 20, Hatton-garden, London, and by all Chemists and Perfumers. THE CAMP AT CHOBHAM COMMON. Yesterday, owing in part to the unfavourable cha racter of the weather in the early part of the day, and in part to the necessity of giving the troops some rest previous to the intended pontoon operations of to-day, there was no field-day at Chobham. Each man in camp received a free ration of 11b. of meat, which was ordered to be cooked for the men to take with them to-day, as it is expected the proceedings will last from an early hour in the morning till late in the evening. The pon toon bridges will be thrown across the Thames at Run nymede, to which place the whole division will march from the camp, taking with them the pontoon trains. The company of Sappers now in camp is the same as that pre viously employed on Virginia Water, and which was till within the last few days located in the Wellington Camp. In consequence of the relief of the 2d company, that camp has been broken up. The Sappers have not, as at Virginia Water, had any opportunities for preparing the spot at which the bridge is intended to be thrown over, nor are they acquainted in any way with the locality or nature of the stream. They will therefore have a fairer field for their exertions than on former occasions. On the occasion of the 2d com pany of Sappers leaving the ground they were played off by the band of the 7 9 th Highlanders, between which and this company a close intimacy and friendship exists. This friendly feeling commenced at Gibraltar, and the Highland band obtained permission to manifest the con tinuance of their amicable relations by accompanying their old friends with the tune of the "Conscript's Fare well" a short distance on their route. On Tuesday there was a grand drill day of all the troops. The cavalry, having marched from their parades in close column of _ squadrons, formed on the right of the infantry, assembled in front of the encampment with the Horse Artillery, the Royal Artillery being on the extreme left. The Scots Greys were formed in line, supported by the Royal Horse Guards in double column. The 4th Light Dragoons were on the right, and the Bth Hussars on the left, in close column of squadrons. The enemy were supposed to be advancing to attack the camp, and their progress was first arrested by Sir R. England's brigade, which, drawn up in line, and supported by the artillery, commenced and kept up for upwards of a quarter of an hour a rapid fire. The firing was then taken up by the brigade of Guards, and after a short time both brigades advanced in column to Inlet the ene my. Colonel Lockyer's brigade then formed line, and opened a tremendous and rapid file fire. While this was going on, several changes of front were made by the cavalry in order to support the movements of the infantry, and finally they appeared on the left in two lines, the Horse Guards and the 4th Light Dragoons in the first, and the Greys and Hussars in the second line. The first line charged up the hill in magnificent style, and retiring by alternate squadrons, re-formed their line, whence retiring by " threes" from the right of squadrons they passed through the intervals of the Greys and Hussars, and formed the second line. Now came the turn of the Greys and Hussars, and, as though striving to surpass the former charge in rapidity and re gularity, they dashed up the hill in a style which merited the highest commendation. The infantry brigades had now fallen back, and after the second charge the whole brigade of cavalry retired through frie artillery, and formed an imposing and formidable line on the summit of the hill. From this positi on th e y p roc e e d e d t o t a k e ground to the right in column of troops, and, rapidly wheeling into line, the four regiments advanced to cover the retreat of the infantry . Th e w h o l e o f th e f orces th en re t ur ned to their respective camps. cam A p p fr ri o v m ate br o o f ne t h h i l is B . th Hussars aftertwe died this twenty-two oyeani m , ornn ig in service. This is, we believe, almost the only death which has oc curred among the troops under canvass. NEWSPAPER STAMP DUTIES. (From the Times.) On Monday night the House of Commons en- abled the Chancellor of the Exchequer to perform an act of partial justice to the newspaper press, and of material advantage to the public. The stamp duties affecting ourselve s an d our contem- porar a ies have now assumed a different shape, and, although we do not think the true principle of reform was observed in the change, the operation of the original error has been undoubtedly dimi nished by Mr. Gladstone's bill. Why or where fore a newspaper should be stamped it is not our business to discuss ; the Legislature decides upon taxing us, and that is conclusive. Some years ago, however, a resolution of a different kind was taken by the financiers then in office. They deter mined not only upon taxing newspapers by means of a stamp, but upon limiting the amount of in telligence which this stamp might cover. They ordained that the surface of letterpress in a news paper —or, in other words, the extent of infor mation conveyed—should not exceed 1,530 square inches, or that any excess above this should be taxed anew. Now, it must be perfectly clear that whatever were the reasons, whether good or bad, for the original impost, they could not pos sibly justify this increase of the tax by gradua tion. The only argument for such limitations is based upon the security of the revenue. A tax or a duty is allowed to cover a certain measure of a commodity, and no more, simply in order that the commodity taxed may yield the, proper total of its contributions. If, for instance, a newspaper, by publishing a double sheet under a single duty on Monday, could evade the publicatian,of a, ny sheet at all, and thereby the payment of any tax at all, on Tuesday, the revenue would clearly lose by the proceeding, since two impressions of a newspaper would have paid duty only as one. But this evasion in the case of our trade is purely im possible. Every newspaper must reappear at its own periodic time, and discharge its proper aggre gate of stamp duties. A daily paper must be taxed 313 times in the year, a weekly paper 52 times, and neither more nor less. Whatever we give to the public one morning —whether it be comprised in 40 columns or 80—is absolutely with out any effect on our obligations of the morning following. When once it was resolved to tax a newspaper, the public dues were beyond reach of damage, nor could there be the slightest reason for interfering further with the particular sheet which, under the title of "newspaper," was sold by the publishers and purchased by the public. Nevertheless, a decision to this effect was taken, and it was enacted that a newspaper exceeding the limited of 1,530 inches should be deemed and taxed as a newspaper and a-half, or, if exceeding 2,295 inches, as two newspapers. The obvious effect of such a law was to make enterprise in the newspaper trade penal, and to injure the bargain obtainable by the public. Excellence in a newspaper may not, it is true, be absolutely commensurate with volume ; but it is evident that, generally speaking, the best reports and the most faithful intelligence would involve the largest extent of letterpress. More over, as circulation would follow excellence, and advertisements would follow circulation, the sur face of print required for the impression would be still further increased ; so that in the end every good newspaper would be taxed twice as much, or half as much again, as a bad one, the market prices of the two remaining identical all the while. A poor fivepennyworth would be charged with a penny stamp - a good fivepennyworth with a stamp of threehalfpence or twopence. A success ful journal might be able and willing to give its customers 12 or 16 pages for their money in place of 8, but here the l aw s t e pp e d in and said, that if the bargain was thus improved for the benefit of the public, the publishers should be heavily fined. Nothing can be plainer than the operation of such an arrangement, either to the in jury of newspaper publishers, if they gave full scope to their enterprise, or of the public, if this enter prise was checked. The law made one party neces sarily losers, though the interests of both were the same, and those of the revenue in nowise opposed. Mr. Gladstone has discerned the impolicy of such regulations, and has effected a material reform. Observing that it was preposterous to cry out for increased facilities of advertising while the space devoted to advertisements was strictly circum scribed, he proposed originally to abolish all supple- mental taxes on newspapers, provided that the sheets so exempted contained advertisements only. This, in other words, was to remove the limitation on the size of newspapers, but to stipulate the ex tent to which their surface might be occupied by general intelligence. A newspaper might consist of any number of pages, but eight only o f th ose pages might be devoted " information," as usu ally understood, the rest being confined to adver tisements only. This idea was clearly imper fect, for there could be no reason whatever why the law should concern itself with the distribution of newspaper matter. Subse quently, Mr. Gladstone rejected these parti cular stipulations, but limited the exemption proposed. Instead of abolishing taxes upon sup plements altogether, he abolished them upon sup plements of not more than 765 superficial inches, beyond which limit he applied taxation as before. In point of fact, the " Supplement " of a news paper, that is to say, that particular part of it which is taxed additionally, as being beyond a newspaper's proper capacity, is now to commence at the 13th page, instead of the 9th. Newspapers are still to be limited in size by act of Parliament, but the limit is to be enlarged. It used to be 1,530 inches ;it is now 2,295. The principle of the law as will be seen, is erroneous still ; but the point at which the error will begin to operate is considerably removed, and the public gains in proportion. Mr. Gladstone has at least provided that newspaper publishers may present their customers with half as much again for their money as they were per mitted to give before. All purchasers—as Mr. Cobden observed—desire to have a supplement, and this desire can now be gratified without loss to any part, y . An opponent to the Chancellor of the Exche quer's proposal was found in the person of Mr. Newdegate, who objected to the measure of relief on the ground that it would only benefit " about six newspapers." We wonder it did not strike this consistent champion of Protectionism that, at the moment he was thus argui ng , his own particu lar chief in the other House of Parliament was attacking a comprehensive measure of finance be cause it might possibly bear hardly on a single family or individual. In reality, as everybody sees, the presumed interests of this or that paper have nothing to do with the question at all. The only interests to be considered are those of the public. In these interests it is manifestly desirable that newspapers should be permitted to do for their readers, without restriction, as much as they can ; but it is at least so much gain that they should be enabled to do half as much again as before. Mr. Newdegate, we have no doubt, invests his 5d., like his fellow men, in learning the news of the day. Hitherto the legal measure of the information thus procurable has been 1,530 inches, whereas Mr. Gladstone has now made it 2,295, showing a profit to the public of just 50 per cent. Mr. Newdegate may take this out in any politics he pleases, for even Protectionism may now be purchased on these improved terms. The mitigation of injustice—for the act is really nothing more--will of course affect the largest sufferers first, but every journal must be a gainer of opportunities, if nothing more, while the public gains on every side and altogether. COMBINATIONS OF WORKMEN. (From the Morning Post.) The working classes in many parts of the country are proving their appreciation of the general pro sperity, and their gratitude for food and plenty, by doing all they can to cripple the enterprise that finds them work, and destroy the trade that feeds them. If there be a piece of social wickedness which pre eminently deserves to be punished with an iron hand, it is the system of strikes ; and if ev er th ere were an opportune time for marking in some severe way the public indignation at these abominable combinations, the present is surely the one. In almost every manufacturing town—in the sea-ports —in the farming districts, the same game is being played. Carpenters and builders . in London ; sea men at every port, gunmakers, bnckmakers, cotton spinners at Manchester, silk hands at Derby, plate workers at Sheffield, colliers in South Wales and the North of England, haymakers and labourers generally in the Southern Counties, woolcombers at Bradford, and policemen at Hull—all have thought it worth their while to play the mad game of interrupting the steady flow of business —of breaking up that metal confidence on which alone the operation of trade can be conducted—by refusing to do their work. The mischief of such a course, not to masters only, but to the men themselves, is so obvious, and has been so often set forth by the press, that one can but marvel at the infatuation that blinds the eyes • of these men as to the consequences of their deeds. There seems only one way to cure this infatuation —viz., to punish it severely at the outset. We are well aware of the difficulty of such a task. W e are aware ho w bitt er ly the thing punishes itself. But the misery and starvation that ensue from a strike come gradually, and have in the eyes of the sufferers more the character of a misfortune than of a retributive judgment. What is wanted is some stringent and summary mode of punishing the leaders and chief men of these combinations. The majority are poor dupes, but they are led by a few crafty and reckless spouters, who plot the mischief, but mostly contrive to escape the conse quences. It would be no interference with the freedom of the labour market to treat these fellows to a flogging. There is a great moral wrong com mitted whenever a strike is made ; and there are social evils resulting from it which cannot be too emphatically denounced or too severely dealt with by the magistracy. At the present moment, whether we consider the unpromising prospect of the harvest, the potato blight, and the bad hay season, at home, or the unsettled state of the Continent, or the vast demands on our markets from Australia, it will be seen at a glance how valuable is the present moment—how much depends upon bringing into activity all the re sources of labour and capital, in order that we may be prepared to sustain, with as little loss as may be, a failure of the crops, or even a war ; or, on the other hand, to take advantage of every facility for extending our commerce, and turning to good ac count our new colonial market. It is just at this moment—when capital is deeply invested—when the large houses are busy with their heaviest orders —when the demand for shipping is at its height— when every hour is valuable to the farmer, and every spare hand eagerly sought after - , Via slid= denly thousands of working men resolve to stand idle, and injure not themselves only but their em ployers—the shipping interest, and the interests of our colonial merchants. It is on the ground of these injuries to great public interests that strikes ought to be brought --by some more special and powerful enactment than any that now exists—under the jurisdiction of the magis terial authorities. It is idle to say that this would interfere with the labour market. As long as those who supply the labour market refrain from jeopardising the interests of the country, they may be left to make their own terms with their em ployers. We grudge them none of the advantages arising out of increased demand, emigration, and similar operations. They are welcome to all they can take by these. But when they league together to obtain terms which fair competition alone would never give them—when they bring the trade of a whole town to a stand still—when they stop ma chinery, retard the circulation of capital, embarrass our colonial trade, lower the funds, increase the aggregate of poverty and crime—then it is sheer maudlin nonsense to say that such men should not be brought under the lash of the law. Such strikes are a sin against the body politic, involve thousands in their consequences, and deserve no mercy. Of the foolery of the system it is almost impossible to write patiently. Strikes rarely accomplish their object. In many cases it is not possible to force wages up to the required point—the profits are not equal to it. There is then nothing left but to re sume work on the old terms, or perhaps on terms even worse. In the meantime, the workman has become poorer than ever, his family plunged into misery and want, and his own character gone. This is the common history of strikes. First, unreason able demands ; next, refusal to work ; then obsti nacy ; then starvation, then stern necessity; and at last the valiant despiser of fair terms goes back to his master, shamefaced and humiliated, with nothing to show for his crowing but misery and rags. We know that we are running the risk of being held up by a certain class of papers as the advocate of the masters only, and not of the men. But we are really nothing of the kind. We look on both parties from a point outside the circle of either in terest, and with a desire to do justice between them. In relation to strikes, for the purpose of forcing up wages, we hold, and are certain, that as a general rule, the prevailing rate of wages, determined by the usual course of competition, is commonly the fair and just one and, consequently, that all at tempts to altar that rate, by a refusal to work at all, is an interference with the common law of trade, such that no apology or argument can pos sibly justify it. We hope these misguided men may see their folly and desist ; for, if not, on their own heads, in due time, the result must fall. The recoil is inevitable, and the poor man's family will be the first and he last to feel it. SECURITY TO EMPLOYERS. To Secretaries of Public Institutions, Clerks, Station Masters, Rail way Officials, Bankers' Clerks, Travellers, and Others. TTIMES LIFE ASSURANCE and GUARAN TEE COMPANY, 32, Ludgate-hill, London. Incorporated under 7 and 8 Victoria, cap. 110. HONORARY PRESIDENTS. CHARLES HINDLEY, Esq., M.P.. Dartmouth-house, Westminster. 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Females ............. 819 741 Total .............1,560 CANADIAN EMIGRATION. The following extract from a private letter, written by Mr. C. P. Roney, now in Canada, to a friend in Dub lin, exhibits some singul ar f acts in connection with emi gration from Irela n d :—" Instead of my being astonished at the immense amount of emigration that has taken place from Ir e l an d d uring the last few years, my sur priseis that the whole of the peasant population has not already come, either to this country or to the United States. Du r i ng t h e three wee k s t h at have elapsed since I landed, I have travelled 1,850 miles by rail and steam-boat ; and although I am told that I have not as yet visited by any means the best portion of Canada (Upper or Western Canada), I have seen quite enough to convince me of its inexhaustible resources, and the glorious field that it is for the employment of the Irish people. Far be it from me to wish to persuade any man to leave his native country, but if they do make up their minds to quit it, from what I gather, I should say that the Canadas are preferable to the United States, espe cially to the poor emigrant who lands with scarcely a shilling in his pocket. The moment the vessel arrives at Quebec (this is a port to which all emigrants for Canada should come), the men are immediately engaged either for the railroads or for the Government provincial works now in course of construction. The wages for la bourers are about 4s. British per day. They can be most comfortably boarded (with meat twice a day) for about Is. and allowing ls. a day more for other expenses, it leaves a clear 2s. a day of savings. Then, again, on the Ottawa River, one of the great sources of the inexhaustible sup ply of Canadian timber, " lumbermen " all earn at least one dollar a-day ; and as they advance in skill and ex perience, their wages rise to a dollar and a half to two dollars. That there should be no fear of the supply of timber becoming exhausted may be proved by the fact that recent and very accurate surveys made. along this magnificent river and its innumerable tributaries, by order of the Government, have shown that if double the amount of timber now taken from the district be con tinued for 500 years, it would not exhaust it. In the immediate vicinity of this river and its tributarie s, throughout their entire extent, is magnificent agricul ture land. The apaors, four-fifths of whom are Ira. NAVAL _INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 26. The Encounter, 14, screw-corvette, Captain O'Cal laghan, returned to Spithead from her cruise in search of the Duke of Wellington this morning, at half-past 8. She fell in with the Duke on Saturday afternoon last, about 160 miles to the westward of Scilly ; she was in a strong gale of wind, and had experienced very bad wea ther during the whole of the time since she left Spithead, consequently Captain Martin ba d obtained very few op portunities of testing her qualifications as a steamship of her enormous character and proportions ; but as far as he had tried her she had exhibited the most satisfac tory results. She arrived at Spithead to-day five hours after the Encounter. The Encounter had also shared in the very foul weather during her search. She was only in company with the Duke about a couple of hours. The Nelson, 120, was docked last night for overhaul and repairs. This ship has scarcely got a sound sheet of copper on her bottom. She was not foul, but on get ting under her bottom, partes were struck with amaze ment at the unusual sight presented, that of the whole surface of her copper sheathing completely eaten away to the thinness of a sheet of paper, and full of holes. W . e do not thi n k th ere can p oss ibly b e more than one eighth part of the copper left, which shows the copper to have been of the most impure metal. The Bulldog, 6, paddle-frigate, was taken out of har bour to Stoke's-bay this morning by Lieutenant Rey nolds, of the steam-reserve, to test her machinery. The Antelope, steam-packet, from the Mediterranean station, last from Plymouth, came up from the latter port this morning to Spithead to be docked, and have her defects made good. PLYMOUTH, JULY 26. Her Majesty's steam troop-ship, Simoom, Captain Smith, having in tow the brig Savage, broke ground in the Sound this morning at half-past 3, and left for Malta, against a strong headwind from South-West. At 11 a.m. she was in sight of the harbour, drifting away to the eastward, and will in all probability have to take shelter in Torbay. The Terrible, steam-frigate, 16, Captain M'Cleve rt y , arrived yesterday morning, at 11, from Portsmouth. WOOLWICH, JULY 26. The Firefly, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Commander George A. Seymour, has nearly completed the shipping of her rigging, and will have the whole of her stores de livered over to the store receiver preparatory to the crew being paid off at this port on Saturday next. She brought home a young live alligator, which is now at the Surrey Zoological Gardens, and also several kinds of turtle, one of them weighing upwards of 3 cwt. 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Henceforth the " city authorities" will be in nobody's way ; in fact, if we are to believe our Home Secretary, there never has been and never could be "a body of men more willing, more desirous, and more capable of effectually co-operating with any branch of her Majesty's Government than the Corporation of the city of Lon don." However, this co-operation his lordship has now plainly bespoken for two or three plain objects, and we rejoice to see that the purification of the Thames is at length made a " Cabinet question." As far as Govern ment resolutions go—and the India Bill shows they can go a good way—we can assure ourselves of a sweet and wholesome stream, and, perhaps of a clear atmosphere besides. Lord Palmerston quoted a poet of the last century in proof the translucent purity of the metropolitan Thames only two or three centuries ago, and, having character ised its present condition as one of "liquid mud," in vited the metropolitan members to aid the Ministry in re storing a better state of things. We trust the design may go further than words, but even the words were not uncalled for. There is a certain class of men who, partly from eccentricity of opinion, partly from love of contrariety, and partly perhaps from professional pique, persist in maintaining either that the Thames is not im pure, or that it can never be made any purer. Very eminent engineers, in fact, have considered our river as the American considered the falls of Niagara—" a hand some water privilege," of which the natural use, how ever, is not to turn a mill, but to carry off the sewage of the city. They describe the Thames as the "proper outfall, ' as the fittest and most obvious receptacle for the contents of a thousand drains, and assure us that the results occasionally experienced in seasons like the present are due only to the mud upon the banks, and not to the water of the stream. Sir William Cubitt assured a select committee the other day that " nobody ever smelt the Thames—what they smelt was the dryize mud, and the stench from 50 sewers opening into it with wide open mouths." We incline to Sir William's opi nion, and so, we suppose, will most other people. It is the very gist and pith of all we have been saying for the last six years, that the Thames would be sweet and clear if we did not pollute it, and that our mischief was made infinitely worse by the tidal character of the stream. Of course, we do not smell "the Thames," but we smell what we pour into the Thames, and the Thames, by its rising and falling, gives the greatest possible effect to our proceeding. But what is to be done. Tide waits upon no men, not even upon titled engineers, and whatever we throw into a tidal river, whether at high or low water mark, must inevit ably be washed backwards and forwards under our n oses. Sir William Cubitt appears inclined, as the best specific 4 to give the Thames a " deep channel and no dry shores ; which points, we presume, to something like a continu ous embankment of the kind we were describing the other day. But would this be cheaper or mo re practi cable than intercepting drains ? In speaking of our advantages and our s hortcomings, Lord Palmerston related a characteristic anecdote of the famous sculptor Canova on his visit to England some years ago. This distinguished artist was " greatly struck with London." He saw in London a variety of conveni ences which, under his own native skies and amid Italian palaces, he looked for in vain. He admired, first of a ll , our pavements, then the privacy and comfort of our dwel ling houses, then the order prevailing in our streets, and, finally, the security of life and property. So im pressed was he with the va lue of these advan tages that th t e hi p p la g ce o . n lylie staggered him, could not ge t over the universal blac kness around him , but lie declar e d he actually broke out into a h yp erbolical p an egyric upon a ß n r d i British that h w architecture. the colour O o n f e that if London could be whitened it would be an " earthly paradise." Lord Palmerston regards this con summation as not impossible, and we remember that some time ago a commencement was actually made at St. Paul's. We trust, however, that the " whitening," whenever it comes to pass, may not be that of the sepulchre. It i s better to have good drains and wholesome streets than polished marbles and brilliant facades. There really is no kind of reason why London should not be made both healthy and agreeable as well as wealthy and great. Our soil is as good, for the most pert, as that of a model village ; our atmoshphere, like our river, is pure enough, except where we pollute it ; nor is there anything whatever in our situation to swell the rate of mortality within metropolitan limits. All our disadvantages are remediable, and we are glad to acknowledge that steps have been taken towards the remedy. Our streets are broader and more convenient • than formerly, new parks and new bridges are now ], &c, ng P' ipton 31 ..