The Sun. — London, England, 1847-03-08 00:00:00

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S I . r an d A l lrJh us.• u ••- , e, au' 10 ,1 Pc'aj' Orli *4l. of l' l S' lie I"' . rat or wa tio e Les, :r k vo go' o i iur,;eau. aCed li 6 :: ; le est ca thel lo dill, relict Tet, .a 4• — izo. 11 ' rrec io , t 1. Shy' GDESTITUTION IN THE HYGHLANDS. uAisiD HIGHLAND, FANCY COSTUME, \, and FULL DREAS BALL, at Willis's Rooms, St. James's, 1NZ,1,.. 9 bAY, 11th March, in aid of the fund collecting for the Dis -"tuthlanders. PATRONS. ktcy, I l lsßoyal Highness PRINCE ALBERT, E.G. ' , Ruske of Sutherland, Lochiel. dice Sir Hector Maclean, K.C.B. ..us Duke of Buccieuch Colonel Hugh Baillie, M.P. fi K.G. Marquis of Lome. tt..r.ece the D u k e of Leeds. marquis of Stafford. blhtee the Duke of Mon- Viscount Reidhaven. The Earl of March. titer of The and Winton The Lord Dalmeny, M.P. atiL„.7..ihl net aDualhsseeir N....." Roseneey . James Matheson, Esq., M.P. W. Gibson Craig, Esq., M.P. M.P. Archibald Hastie, Esq., M.P. tea t er t,SeeL Bart., M.P. W. A. Mackinnon, Esq., M.P. ssaYor. John Dennistoun, Esq., M.P. awtSir James Duke, M.P. The Chisholm. % tehttard. Hugh M ac l ean , Esq., of Coil. ski 4 444 . a Orbes, A Ihdcohn ed , tre 418 141 ‘ ,...th, Esq. hj e ,_,uennoeh, litzwer Gront, ' Esq. CZ,' MacGregor Esq 4,74 /4 'itenzic Esq lie lTh ;otr itottatt, E sq 'Ems' bent4seber Esq' A in. otv on, EMI. 1°4 03' ester P.sq. iliel, n aYidson, E sq . tern' *7, sq. toet ell'iltoonbe had R.N. i kilee i t .. X' of the Patrons 'and Stewards , whi ch can be fi t , , the Principal Music-sollers. of the Committee , and M r. tieki s ,- 7, Thatched House, Si. James's. street. Mkt To admit a Lady and Gentleman, One Guinea cash. Single „kr l e ; ° Sdlnit an additional Lady, Half-a-Guinea. —PPert h gi hisservices, and will conduct the band nd. a bY dot:s pernais ven, on, mr . rytt M ac kay, her Majesty's Will tte STEW. &RDS Captain Chisholm, 11.E.1.C.5. Murdo Young, jun., Esq. Thomas Blackwood, Esq. Robert Rintoul, Esq. William Culbard, Esq. John MacMillan, Esq. Robert Johnston, Esq. David Brown, Esq. James Wyllie, Esq. John Lawrie ,Esq. Charles Sutherland, Esq. Septlmius E. Carlisle, Esq. W. Parish Robertson, Esq. Lyle H. Masßae, Esq. William Fraser, Esa 3. C. MAC PIIEB, Ilan. Sac. -NESS AND ELGIN It AILWAY km Pholders who have not lodged their claims are re t„ t ; Ind in th e i r S cr ip, with a view to receiving their Divi atti 1 , 1 0 74 1, Z of the Secretaries, G. Anderson and C . Stewart, —"ttlo weeks from this date, as the Directors are a bout to nub the Compaq. -"". 2 8 March, 1847. G. ANDERSON. C. STEWART. ItOP „on DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY during LENT, at the 1, 7 4 h 14 POLYTECHNIC INS'CITUTION, si:443,—,,r•wEedAnCesdliiersFFNanEdß,Forrdathyes. Mornings with Illu a :t d rlo v n e e n , ini ln s 11, 4k•L l atest discove y ri ' m are included, accompanied with new gni-kzilate Music, by Dr. Wallis. Lectures on the ELECTRO -14-44.0 TELEGRAM!! on the alternate Mornings and Even u M ed b a variety of Models, including those ef the bh. +dnt of Messrs. Nott and Gamble. The Models and ettBOLyntUres. The Optical Effects include tbe last beautiful mr 44 11 ,„ 0, VIEWS. Experiments with the DIVER and & c. Admission Is. Schsols,balf-price, BOND 1 4 , t y OND CARCEL LAMP ! NEW hoo n coliT I !— The Diamond Carcel Light is the best Light in titi 0 11 The Carcel Lamp is used in all the Palaces in Europe. f ronl . but is free mornin g imperfections of ordinary oil lamps 14L74 , f sunset till without attention. No cleaning I t hreinT_Years. Is so simple, it cannot be mismanaged. It 114 • T h ' J e outdone. The Diamond Carcel Lamp is perfection in it tk be e DUblic will have none ether. Designs the most chaste 131j1 ,1 .1:V! to suit every taste.—To be had only. and seen daily, lik in„„ ‘,, the Immense Lamp Depot, 447, West Strand, ten Vetkii-Z• Lowther-arcade. Every person's Lamp can be fitted ..:' (bat Burner. N.B. The pretended Careel Lamp only I 'M elsewhere at 14s. 64.) What a delusion 1 p h R A n LIGHTS for FUTURE D AYS. a n now be pleased, whatever is desired in Light. The DLE LAMP is the perfection of Candle Lights, and ikll4ltll its simplicity myriads will admire. To sell the ordi iklieste"•amPs is now impossible—the public have long enough DEMOth such rubbish. s , 7:D CARCEL OIL LAMP is the best oil light in the k r ileitZ eared Lamp is used in all the Palaces in Europe; this 8 1 ,,, n gt!arantee for all—it never lbe out. k 57. 2 44 tit•IGHT NIGHT LIGHT i w s il a beautif -d ul one . little light to i ta bedchamber. All other night lights will be used no Strio r ec° , . n enlY and simplicity all will 'admire, for what can be ,_ n dian perfection? To what eonclusion can we come? _5 ori t '2e eeferward the only lights will be—the Sun, the mighty ' 0 ,' 41 , Yen bY day ; the Pearl and Diamond Lights at evening i tk ll l i tiltt e se u tar at night, to illumine the British territory. tplp_idid Lights burning continually at CLARK'S, the P DEPOT, 447, West Strand, ten doors from Low- 87dii-LIGIIT NIGHT LIGHT ! I FERFECTION I! I NV , is i.ntle l e i ir h ed t to ii .n t 414 ner r A m T i f : I t MORTAR LIGHT? What are orcli ko, yr% ..,, Tyr LIGHTS ? Certainly, things that are more. The Star-Light Night-Light is a charming 48 econo mytue the darkness of the bedchamber ;it must more ,)," 4 timplicity myriads will admire ; for what can 1e7. 1 " , and ca n - T„.", • PerfeCtiOn ? This beautiful little Light burns tel i m ,, llu oilY at CLARKS r." ad complete from as. ad. to Ss. each. Burning 'oors fr om '''''''X'S immense Lamp Depot, 447, West Strand. Lowther Arcade. ODONTO, or, PEARL DEN - t ll% k uu.,-,,,- at the hTIFRIcE • a WHITE POWDER for the TEETH , oicest and most reserche ing redients of the Oriental of e __ in estimable value for preserving and beautifying the am MI to th f ir eagthening the Gums. It extirpates all tar tarous Teeth, and ensures a pearl-like whiteness to the ens- Ise4lll - 34 r 1 ace. Its Anti . Septic and Anti . Scorbutic Properties arrest Co b , Progress of decay lathe Teeth, induce a healthy action of atlp"::, and sauna them to assume the brightness and colons Ind'• iZet ievi vi p t erfe y et geemutue tlni dnestt its Breath artos truly eti l lci fr enfan an cl kikT b t t aromatic properties have obtained its selection by the Court 'heat Fatally of Great Britain, and the Sovereigns and Nobility fi L , heat Europe, while the general demand at once anneunees the . t il n k is which it is universally held. Price 55. 9 d. per box. therTlON.—To protect the public from fraud, the Hen. Commie- Ihave7 directed the proprietors' name and address to be en la on the Government stamp, thus "I. ROWLAND and SON, ilf t atton-garden,” and which is affixed on each box. Sold by and by Chemists and Perfumers. THE SHIP AND THE ENGINE 'e Ship and the engine (two rivals in traffic), day had a chit-chat, mar and aDPears that the Engine fa com ili mene'd graphic. conversation, P. ~.'. . W h istling tone, from a principal station : , ,Ont think you," said Fury (for that was its name) , i t y ` the Warehouse of MOSES, that favourite of fame; A l traffic's incr eas i ng e ach day and each hour, E I Can't keep it under in spite of my pow'r ; 1. 7 Station I have, ev'ry train that I run, ) 4 'mtlehow connected with MOSES and SON Till_ t rains are all crowded—first, second, and third, A a rZh the number of favours on MOSES conferr'd, Vri th m ybaggage vans always are cramm'd to excess , Ivry description of elegant dress ; To v that the companies ought as in one, . 1 4 0 te their warm thanks to E. MOSES and SON." p o lo , I," said the Vessel (a very large ship), "11 truth, they occasion as many a trip ; • Prp 1 :_Yotl are employ'd on the trains like a porter, Pr n . 4 3' for MOSES and SON on the water ; At% / „ n 3 Wit e°t atttlY sailing to all foreign parts, 'ltfits and dress from the mart all marts; _ Thu often so cramm'd with the goods of they produce lny ballast is scarce any use- Oft "b.— eon MOS E S remind me of Neptune's vast ocean , la •kna nt of their trade being always in motion." To 72 8 did the Ship and the Engine agree , , -- "lrdiraent MOSES on land and on sea. LIST OF PRICES. U.&DT )(ADE. IS,_ l44 tr A 8. d rit er lailllonts from . .... .• • .... • • ............ 0 8 6 . 4 44 0 , 413 aucl • Codrii;gtons .. •• •••••"''• • • • • " • • • • • 0 10 6 i!lt *,..etria tlfe.lter YS, and Chesterfield ', and every d escrip ti on 1 6 0 0 8 6 .."4 . "'ter e ts cit;t37ln .• every style aWdi2;i;.... :.• '• • ' • k: . y., li ned ..... ... ...• : ...... : 10 6 NCosta.: ... .. ... —•— • • • '.... .. :.:::::: :: :: . ..... 1 0 6 114:4 1 1iik te t ted rests • • ... .•..••.••..•. . . • • • . . • • . . 0 2 0 444 4 Pli n f.'„and Tunic Suits ..........................0 18 6 Itske io t a :: Trousers ..• .... .......... •••• • •• .... ....... ................. ..... •• • • 0 1 6 Ittpt, to allY extent at five minutes' notice. akabirt.• warrantee 7 tri arr mm an ed ted .. XADX 'pro ILASIIILE. th p 'qtd eiorL el wte!,..m.ade to . t . tn!•styl6, 1 8 0 N* 4 4.0,,` 4, Coats, trimmed, velvet collar and cuffs, lined 2 6 0 ••••••••• •••• b4, 4 bre r"er g• in • a • il . th — e most approved French patterns 1 2 6 8 e t ,,,Trousers ..... ... ••••.• • • • • • hZ ( lktuir y • • • 11_ -, k e tam. .... •••• • • . ..... • ... 215 0 '74 °Me • . —— " .... ......... ..... .... 1 15 0 b ._tuku,.... .... „ „ ....... .. .... piiiiv e. z i tnado ................ ...... .• ....... ... 0s 6 --••••• ••••••••• .... tsh ;"• l' ll main i (",. &V . • • • • •• • ....... • .• • —•.O 12 0 So Niar Amy ...... .••• :- • - and Tunic sui •• • • ••••• • • • • ;; • h o ll tittg e Zark, entitled t "e Cos t um e Castle," Wi;;; . iiill directions anent, tilt its u rament, may be had on application, or forwarded 1 ' 1 47 0 ,, It toti kot —n Y article purchased, ready made, or made to lift e"th.4PProVed of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the L; ad lCLitofipall. ir th land SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters , or 1 4 UA- ..""5 , Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, 1 85, ii -1-171 Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 156, 157 Minoriea, and 8 3, 'Ott% 46 Aldgate, city. London. 11Vtagat z :• Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the 11 4:Z i alion; Palters but have learned that the nntradesman -11;4",‘ 0 . being connected with them, or it's the same concern, o s !ve to in many instances, and for obvious reasons. at `isle Connexion with any other house in or out of London; ao t i. Who g est ,. . to, t , .e genuine and cheap clothing, ice., should call at, . 1 % i;2 l . .°riets and Aldgate, City, London. y,i n ," unglues, transacted at this establishment from snn • t. Saturday. when business is resumed till twelve oli 1 HE SECRET I:"FIRMITIES OF YOUTH ADM ' l ast NVI TIi t bobii., WENTY-FIVE C MATURITY. oO ED ENGRAVINGS. V I . C ,, 1, 7 Q ed, Twentieth Thousand, in gir, s , t t .s. l best paid, to any address, tor 3s. 6d. Postageenv e] elope, tampse, pr 1 t i '.'lt the Author's residence. a seal. ln d Medical Treatise '''''e ' -0,,, PRESERVATION • . A ,Usfr,,,, Neret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and An Ma e t te ur tn iiy y .. t - i'3lt o , - .,.._ With Twenty-five Coloured Plates o Oilltinb"/ , and Diseases of the Urinary and Iteprenl e uc e t n iv d e e o h r e g n ar ir s g , 'ail • g their variotructures uses, and function , IZ` - •.s/se s. . are p rod uced in them, e gos tirl ea that by soitt i a r r3 e - e h ttn ab e i n ts t , e stn ri, d_ erv ot e h t er e Kettiii ty I with Practical Observations on the -4 11 . r ' •al and Constitutional Weakness, et*, By 4 and ether diseases of London; Honorar) -A-MITEL LA'MERT, CONSULTING SURGEON, EON, tatri N .. 9, B edford -street, Bedford-square , A tr a b e -,ed Member of the University of Edinburg_ ! centime 'llotb ee , i r c'r the London Hospital Medical Society, 14 v 74 (4:1_,e4.1'.11a11, London, &c., &c. Its' 44l 'l'Xl CONTENTS OF TIII TREATISE. ~._ its Hindrance. On the Philosophy of Marrie, w lta Unproductive Unions. — ..14,1x 6... Lions den i n fej o i tons and halts a .,_ 2 • On the Anatomy and Physiology of that great ete, ital , weir fUnctions structures and secretions, pro ving 114, 1 4" wl Physical Tower are dendant upon their healthy aetleß the Generativi en the , 114 114 , ~.1 . 3. On Solitary Hab its; their various f e the fttnction• ~,a l the i,"nolnY ; the concealed cause of Debility o "tent al ,',4llllch, Lungs, and Brain, and general weakness of the kid m t acuities. CLEAPTai. 4. On the Secret Disorders Weakness, n Y itn o ee tit e, l ~dental i t ! rll 3', and the Treatment of Nervous and Local W M 'O o,_ 'ebillty, and Premature Decay.—Cnarreas 5 and 6. On orhcaa Ctlett,Trdere a.risin; from indiscriminate Excess, Gonn aneililim...uetti4:o e r a and other Diseases of ;.lie Urethra. 41 , ILIVILWII OF THE WORK. Iti, tr e k of this singular and talented work is a legally quaW 1 , who has evidently had considerable experience of lallt44,eKf the various disorders arising from the follies an.l "' t ien, b . early Lndiscretion. The engravings are an invaluable ad. %et a. 4 1 de monstrating the consequences of excesses, which must , to the N I , t W s stion e may warning to youth and maturity, and by its perusa l mos tl e en satis d f e a n e t t i o at ril f y rte r n ep d l . Led_ E to r , e th . at admit f no ap b4yrYthe Author, and may be had at his residence; also "4 13, street, ' rnrot::;14:11-;:t afer d .,: l j r and Itichard4, 52, Paternoster-row; Hannay and Co., 63, 'eadenh „t. Starie Tlchbonie-street Quadrant; Gordon, 146 London; Newton, 16, Church-street, Liverpool 4t ~,..,. Booksellers. riv e t ',l me for Consultation daily, from Nine till Two, and from MI., till Zight • - t 'ess of i i , and all letters immediately replied to, if containing 'lt ~ for advice kce-9 BEDFOB.D-IBISEET 13F.DFORB- V4l-41- I 149 n24t! 1 & 4 46 IC -125'4' t ; li k nn 0 IT s f/ e Ld ticAk , 41§1 , 4 M. OYER'SISOUP 0 HE 00R. . -44h0 "• 9 31 11/ ".. • 11 &-:%• Al ( l k ' 4 +. - • • I I , TO THE EDITOR OF THE DUBLIN EVENING POST. • ' Morrison 's Hotel, Dawson street, Tuesday. Sir, —Having been requested this morning by several - • I •''`• c'k gentlemen to give immediate publicity to the enclosed receipts, I forward them to you for that purpose.—Your I 41:1. , , - • doing so will oblige your most obedient servant, A. SOYER. SOYER'S NOURISHING MEAGRE FOOD FOR LENT. Put two ounces of butter or oil into a two-gallon-and a-half stewpan, peel four ounces of onions, cut thin, put them on the fire till lightly brown (stirring it now and then), add half a pound of vegetables, as turnips, leeks, celery, carrots, &c., do not peel them or throw away any thing except that part which may be decayed, but wash them well, cut them in a slanting direction, put them in bps„ the a,o ut lstewpaneit into p.tiilnytom a o n et : d h me fwrisar, soup, t euo e rrp n , a, minutes longer; put in a pound and a quarter of peas, fill up with two gallons h a t of water, let it simmer for three hours, or till the peas are in al pulp; mix half a pound of oatmeal rn m s.t a is k rvr e ii:itgi i it into savor, an withvtoo )., a an liquid ssmpoaol In paste, pour three ounces of salt, half an ounce of brown sugar, boil it ten minutes, and it is ready for use; a little mint, PRICE SD. tides, is an improveMent, and also soaking the peas is soft water. Although this food is entirely deprived of animal subtance, yet the farinaceLus ingredients will act generously on the digestive organs, particularly to a stomach which has suffered from want of food. THE. FISHERMAN'S SOUP FOR THE COAST. Cut four pounds of fresh fish of any kind in large pieces; put it into your pan, with three ounces of salt, half an ounce of sugar, a little pepper, two bay leaves, a little thyme, twelve pints of water, and let it stew gently. Mix one pound of oatmeal with lukewarm water, and pour it over the fish; stir it gently, so as not to break it too much; let it boil twenty minutes, and it is done. A red herring, or dried salt fish, previously soaked, is exceedingly good to make this soup; but omit the salt if all salt fish is used. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE. We were yesterday favoured with an inspection of this theatre, and so great was the change in the area and the appearance of the interior, as compared with that which Covent garden had presented, that, like all who have been so fortunate as to obtain a peep, we were per fectly astonished at the alteration which has been carried out in the short space of three months. As " Covent-garden," the house contained three rows of boxes ; the " Royal Italian Opera House" consists of six tiers of boxes. This additional accommodation been obtained by lowering the pit, and by heightening the lit orUer to afros-el our r. Ma Ora thin chance of understanding what transformations have been made, and what results have been achieved, it will be well that a slight sketch of the movements, in re ference to this establishment, should be given. Within a few hours of Jullien's " Bal Masque" having been brought to a termination in December last, the workmen, under the direction of Mr. Albano, the architect, began the operation of preliminary destruction, and from that morning until the hour whereat we are writing, not a moment, save during the Sunday, has passed without witnessing the labours of several hundred (600 or 700) men within the building. An inspection as the works have pro gressed can alone have enabled any man to arrive at a faithful conception of their gigantic character. Since the morning alluded to, the whole of the interior of the audience portion of the theatre has been removed, so that there have been nothing left but the external walls, the outside roof, and the earth underneath, where thou sands of our fellow-subjects have sat—the pit. Here an excavation was carried on until a sufficiency of extra depth had been attained to enable the construction of a new pit and orchestra on a lower level than heretofore, and also an additional tier (now the pit tier) of boxes. From this depth two walls, on the inside of the outer walls, have been built of four bricks thick to the height of 22 feet, and in some parts even a greater number, and have been carried up in cement from the foundation as a support to the front and back of the boxes. Upon these walls have been erected pillars of cast iron, 10 ft. 4 in. apart in front, and 11 ft. 6 in. apart at the back of the boxes, which have since been raised upon them. These columns are 6 ft. 8 in. in diameter from the level of the pit tier up to the ceiling, and thus form the extra support to the upper five tiers of boxes. It has already been stated that No. 16,994. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING HENRY RUSSELL AT THE STRAND THEATRE. Composer of Woodman spare that Tree—lvy Green—The Gam- Id a Wife —The Maniac—Ship on Fire—The Life Boat—l'm Afloat —Newfoundland Dog—and other Popular Songs, will give his VOCAL ENTERTAINMENT THIS EVENING, AND EVERY EVENING. He will sing —The Gin Fiend—The Ship Becalmed — The Discovery of America; &c. &c.—Songs and incidents of Negro Life and Character. Boxes, 3s. ; Stalls, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery 6d. ; Private Boxes, 11. Is. Box-office opt n from One till Four daily. SEND Eight Postage Stamps, and by return, and post free, you will get a handsome TEASPOON of C. WAT SON'S SOLID ALIIATA PLATE, which is rapidly superseding silver or alldomestic uses. It is equally sweet and handsome as silver itself. This is the only SOLID substitute now sold, and, unlike Plated Goods of any kind, there is nothing to wear off; so that the more you rub and clean it, the better it will costinue to look, though it should be in daily use for Arty years. Don't be afraid to put it to any test, and then send your order. A full catalogue of prices, with patterns of every other article manufactured from this beaatiful metal, will be enclosed with the sample Spoon. Address C. Watson, 41 and 42, Barbican, and 16, Norton Folgate London. r I'HE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. CLVIII. j. Advertisements for the forthcoming Namber must be for. warded to the Publisher by the 22d, and Bills for insertion by the 24th inst. John Murray, Albemarle-street. Now ready, the Sixth Edition, cloth, with c onsiderable additions, post Bvo . VESTIGES of the NATURAL HISTORY of CREATION. London : John Churchill, Princes street, Soho. Just published, price One Shilling. NEW COUNTY COURTS. R ULES OF PRACTICE, and FORMS for the COUNTY COURTS in ENGLAND. London : Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., Stationers' Hall-court. BELFAST and COUNTY DOWN RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that the Board of Directors have this day passed a resolution, calling upon the PROPRIETORS of SHARES in this Company to PAY 51. PER SHARE, on or before the Bth day of Aran. next ; and such Proprietors are hereby required to pay the said Call accordingly to the Northern Bank, Belfast, or any of its branches ; or to the Bank of Ireland, Dublin ; Messrs. Glynn and Co., London ; the Borough Bank, Liverpool ; or the Com mercial Beak of Scotland, Glasgow. Interest at four per cent. will be allowed on all Calls from the day of payment thereof ; and will be chargeable at the rate of six per cent. on all Calls remaining unpaid. Proprietors paying this Call previous to the Bth of April, will be allowed interest at the rate of four per cent. Belfast, March 4, 1847. THOMAS WARD, Secretary. IMPERIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, CORNHILL, LONDON. DIRECTOZO. HENRY JAMES PRESCOTT, Esq., Chairman. GEORGE FIELD, Esq., Deputy Chairman. James C. C. Bell, Esq. Daniel Mildred, Esq. Michael Bland, Esq. James G. Murdoch, Esq. Charles Francis Cobb, Esq. John Horsley Palmer, Esq. Andrew Colvile, Esq. Henry Pearce, Esq. George Henry Cutler, Esq. George Reid, Esq. George Hibbert, Esq. William R. Robinson, Esq. Thos. Newman Hunt, Esq. Newman Smith, Esq. FOUR-FIFTHS, or 80 per Cent., of the PROFITS will be as signed to policies every fifth year, and may be applied to increase the sum insured, Le an immediate payment in cash, or to the reduction and ultimate extinction of future premiurns, as shown in the follow ing example : PROFITS to POLICIES of 25 TEARS STANDING, entitled to participate in the Bonus declared in 1846. Age i Cash paid on Or Prem. rAnd an at Sum Annual Bonus surrender reduced nual re- Entry. Insured. Premium. added. of Bonus. to. turn of. £ s. d. rs. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. t s. d. 15 1000 19 510 451 b 0 174 12 3 a 6 91 20 1000 21 15 10 451 I, 0 193 12 2 815 1 30 1000 26 14 2 451 6 0 236 18 7 7io 5 40 1000 33 19 2 4.51 5 0 '284 0 6 4 9 •. 8 50 1000 45 6 8 451 5 0 335 911 419 4 GO 1000 63 13 4 451 501 384 11 5 36 10 6 in profits effected at reduced Shout participation in profits Cl Insurance. w rates. Prospectuses , now given by above; at the E and an explanatory , statement of other advantages this Company, may be had at the Chief Offices as ranch Office, 16, Pall-mall; or of the AgeActtits. SAMIJEL INGALL, uary. Schools.—The improvement of the dockyard schools has been long under the consideration of the Admiralty. The most Intelligent officers from the yards admit the good effects which they are already producing, but it is evident that more might bo done by adigittional encou ragement and better organisation. The circular issued by the late board on the 27th of June, 1846, has given a stimulus to exertion, by insuring to the best scholars in each school the means of completing their education free of expense, and of thus qualifying themselves for the higher branches of the public service. Eight boys will be selected annually for this purpose, when the schools have come into full operation, and those h os e conduct at Portsmouth has been satisfactory will the expira tion of their time, be re-admitted as leading men into the yards, and favourably noted for promotion. But these are the exceptions. For the great majority of the boys who continue in the schools, the proper career is the mould loft, in which the master shipwright will take care that the m os t promising ys are tried successively, and in whi c h th o se wha sho most talent for drawing, and most assiduity in cul vating it at home, should be fixed ultimately as draughtsmen, with the condition, that out of each three vacant inspector ships one shall be given in future to the head draughts man, provided his testimonials be satisfactory, and that he has worked at least one year at his tools at the ship's side. This will ensure in the mould loft a regular course of promotion, and give to the yard a succession of inspectors well instructed both in the scientific and practical part of their duty. Apprentices' Out of their Time.—No apprentice who has served his time is to be entered upon the establish ment without a written report from the master ship wright, transmitted through the superintendent, as to his conduct and qualifications; and this report is to re fer specially to the character given of the apprentice in the weekly returns by his leading man and itspector, to which the school report will hereafter be sOended. His entry upon the yard books, when out of his time, cannot be claimed as a matter of right, but will not be with held without just cause and proper investigation. GOOD SERVICE GRANT. Complaints of Foremen—Slowness of Promotion.— My Lords are aware that from the slowness of promo tion amongst the foremen, owing to the very limited number of master-shipwrights' assistants, there is no class of officers amongst whom there are to be found harder cases of long services and unrequited merit. They cannot remove this disadvantage as regards pro. motion, for that necessarily depends upon vacancies in the grades immediately above them ; but they will re commend to Parliament that, in consideration of the im portant duties performed by the foremen, a gratuity of 501. shall be given annually to one foreman in each of the yards, who will be selected by their Lordships them selves in April of each year, commencing in 1848, with due reference t.) length of service and general character as well as to the intelligence and integrity with which, upon examination of the quarterly reports, he may ap pear to have discharged the new duties with which the foremen are about to be entrusted. They regard this grant in the light of a good service reward, to be given up upon promotion. Its renewal to the same individual will depend up'm his continued vigilance and exertion. MA STEIL- SIIIPWRIGHT.S ASSISTANT. Examination at Naval College and Yard.—When a vacancy for master•shipwright's assistant occurs, the master shipwright will select the three most competent men amongst the foremen as candidates ; but no candi date will be considered qualified who is not prepared to pass an examination at the Naval College in quadratic equations, the first six books of Euclid, and the general principles of mechanics and hydrostatics. He will also be subjected to an examination in the yard, which is to be conducted in the presence of the superintendent, by the master shipwright personally, as to all other matters required of his subordinate officers ; and ho will be ex pected to be able to give designs for the construction of ships, and to explain the principles by which it is regulated. The superintendent will then investigate carefully the manner in which such candidate has performed his duty as an officer of the yard, and he will transmit to the Ad miralty the original reports sent in by him to the master shipwright, in order that their Lordships may judge of his fitness for higher duties. The decision of the board will rest upon a full consideration of all these various circumstances ; but one of the three names sent up will be selected to fill the vacancy unless an officer of still higher qualification shall be recommended from some other yard, who will, however, have to pass an equally stringent examination. OTHER PROMOTIONS. Caulkers, Joiners—Qualifications as Inspector and Leading Man, &c.—The forms to be observed in recom mending for promotion as inspectors and leading men of caulkers and joiners are to be precisely similar, every recommendation being founded upon weekly and monthly reports, which are to be transmitted to the master ship wrig.ht. But as there is not the same scope or necessity for instruction amongst these classes of artificers, the examination required for a leading man of shipwrights will be sufficient for an inspector of caulkers or joiners, and a man will be qualified to become a leading man who can read and write well, and keep accounts cor rectly, provided the weekly reports bear testimony to his industry, sobriety, and good conduct in other respects. The same will be required of the foremen and leading men of painters, and of the master smith, who, with a salary of 2501. a year, ought to be a man of some educa tion. His foreman should also be able to read and write, and to keep accounts correctly, and my Lords intend to require this in all future appointments, both in the smithies and as leading men of labourers. TIDIBER CONVERTERS. There is one other officer in the dockyard with whose ee e he fi ana n vnv e eed d r , tt geh a rre n e i d :et, his neti in:teeegergiresponsibility superintendence tea nb de divided. position my Lords are not satisfied, his duties being , a a m ni a a n n othf o efaalmlqumecaahlti matters d - s 1 into, po andrthti the conversion gy a yard, d,a throughnd badly timber shouldeadrex perience a d e connected n yo: n ri oidm e inf c sb t bt e ehae d ire, ewltaiinnpmt Inspector pbe receipt, e t aet h esrhte e oewd:h4etimberon ofit.r, s first accounts,r b e r s o e u r g v a h preservation, i o r n e the superintendent, to the board direct, upon the qua upon the stacking and other arrangements for preserv ing it, as well as upon any cases of improper conversion that he may discover. therefore,two Assistant-Converterstodirect that th e he head 1501.. and 1251,, two Attendants at ss. per day.—My timber converter in each yard, if properly qualified, shall exercise henceforward this general superinten dence with the rank of " timber inspector," and with a salary of 4001. in lieu of 350/. He is to have (as at present) two sub-converters under him, to be called " assistant-converters," who, with their two as sistants, will be employed exclusively in conversions at the saw pits and have the salary of first and second class inspector. But the general superintendence and conversion of the timber are to rest with the timber in spector, and no timber is to be received by the store 1 receiver without his certificate. In case of any failure in the contracts, or attempt to introduce into the yard timber of an inferior quality, or not due, or not in ac cordance with the contract, the inspector is to report the same to the superintendent, and copies of the repre sentations so made are to be sent to the Admiralty direct in order that my Lords may have the means of judging of the causes and character of his objections. When vacancies occur, the timber inspector will be selected from the foremen of the yard, and will be allowed one clerk to keep the timber accounts, being a charge and duty transferred from the storekeeper. REMOVALS UPON PROMOTION. " Quarterly" Promotions of Foremen and In spectors.—Having made provision for the more liberal remuneration of the foremen and inspectors, and having opened to them a field of honourable exert ion in which m any written conceive themselves entitled to hold the services gauslactieeretaainetaon le m ad ake to i tref m er y me L nt erd a s s of these officers as absolutely at the disposal of the Crown whenever and wherever they may be required. often but it is their inten removals at the time of prom , erit i s r e tion early to fill up the vacancies upon the list of fore men and inspectors once in every quarter, when the They will lay down no general rule r . espectiag age or , rig • ht of transferring all officers upon promotion to any yard where it is thought that quar terly returns fr om all the yards will be before them, and they reserve the they may prove most useful, My Lords except from NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE. SOCIETY, 36 CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. 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Thetvote for wages and salaries in her Majesty's establishments at home and abroad, under Nos. 6,7, 8, and 9, has averaged 810,664/. during the last four years. It is a constantly increasing vote. The vote for 1843-4 was 779,3861. The vote for the current year is 951,8861. The vote for stores (including steam machinery) for 1846-7, amounted to 1,694,152/., and that for buildings and new works, 526,810/. The machinery already in existence in the dock and victualling yards is i ncreasing annually in value, and large additions must be made to it, as the steam factories at Portsmouth, Keyham, and Malta, ad vance towards completion. No reduction in this branch of the establishment is probable or possible, for the steam factories must keep pace with the growth of the steam navy, which again is determined by considerations of national policy. As yet provision has been made only for the ave rage annual repair of machinery of 20,000 horse power, out of a total of 40,000 horse-power; and every succeeding Board of Admiralty has recognised the in convenience, bad economy, and peril in the event of war, of allowing these repairs to be limited to the single factory at Woolwich. But the greater the extension, present and prospective, of the dockyards, and of the steam factories in connexion with them, the greater is the necessity of securing in them the most care ful and efficient management. Upon such an expendi ture, the smallest savings are important ; and in spite of the improvements already engrafted upon the old system, by the appointment of engineers to take charge of the machinery in the yards, and to relieve the Master-shipwright from duties which did not come within the sphere of his ordinary avocations, in spite of the large and useful changes connected with the department of the Director of Works, which have also relieved the yards from the maintenance of the buildings, and the more recent improvements, to which my Lords expect that the recommendations of the committee of metals will give rise, by placing all matters connected with copper and iron under a special superin tendence, and ensuring the early introduction into the Government yards of the best modes of working adopted in private establishments, still much is left to be done before a satisfactory result can be arrived at. In saying this, my Lords do not wish to imply that they take an unfavourable view of these great national establishments. They have much satisfaction in acknow ledging the good moral tone that prevails amongst the artificers generally, and the excellent quality of the work performed by them. On the other hand, they think that there is abundant evidence to show that the quantity of work done is below the standard of well-conducted private establishments, and that there is great room for improvement in the application of both stores and labour. Their Lordships will not entertain any general charges of indifference to ex pense on the part of the officers, or of inertness on that of the men; and they are equally unwillng to dwell upon representations made to them of the effect of political feeling in some of the yards upon the course of promotion, though they can conceive nothing more dan gerous to their discipline, if true, or more detrimental to the public interest. They wish to look forward—not to look back—their object being to introduce a system that *ay inspire every man with the belief that his conduct will be known and appreciated by his superiors, and that however humble his position originally, his future fate depends upon his own exertions. Their Lordships see too much reason to apprehend that such is not the present state of feeling in the dock yards ; but that the rise from shipwright to leading man, and from leading man to inspector, is regarded rather as a matter of accident or favour, than as a reward due to merit, and to be dispensed upon plain and equitable principles. They feel that wherever such an impression prevails subordination must be weakened ; and they have consequently resolved to lay down one fixed and intelli gible rule of promotion for all classes, as the best foundation of that more vigilant and intelligent superin tendence which they regard as indispensable. For the discipline of the yard, like the discipline of the ship, depends upon the petty officers; and no exer tions of the admirals or captains superintendent, or of the master shipwrights can compensate for the want of a hearty co-operation on the part of the inspectors and leading men, to whom the care of the separate gangs is confided, and with whom it rests to enforce a proper economy in the use of the stores and materials issued for the work going on under their superintendence. It is necessary, however, as the first step towards this extended responsibility, to remove all just causes of complaint amongst that class of officers from whose exertions benefit is anticipated. My Lords have, there fore, duly considered the petitions presented by the in spectors of the different dockyards. They find by these that with a salary of 1001. a year they are expected to maintain the station and authority of officers ; that in 1833, when the pay of the inspector was fixed, the work men were only employed five days a week, whereas they are now employed six days, for which the working man re ceives one-sixth more wages, but no additional allowance has been made to the inspector. The men, too, have occa sionally the pt ivilege of working extra hours, when the inspector is bound to be in attendance without any re muneration whatever, although the wages earned by the men when upon task work are fully equal to his pay, and the pay of the leading man exceeds it. The old quartermen, whom the inspectors replaced, received 1801. a year, with a gang of twenty-five men and boys under them. The inspectors, with only 100/. a year, have forty men and boys to superintend, for all whom they demand the stores and materials required for their daily labour. Their pensions, too, are regu lated by the scale of 40ths, not of 12ths, like those of other salaried officers in the Customs, Excise, and Ord nance, by which they are considerable losers. Indeed, a leading man of long standing often refuses to be made an inspector, because his superannuation would be les sened by his promotion; from a similar cause, the men who would be best qualified to undertake the duty (the head draftsmen in the mould loft) decline it because their pay being 7s. a day they would necessarily lose by the transfer. The superintendents of the dockyards, and the master shipwrights, have equally without one exception re corded their opinion that justice and economy would be consulted by increasing the pay of the inspectors ; and the late Secretary of the Admiralty, Mr. Corry, in a minute dated the 9th of July, expressed his unqualified concurrence in this view, and recommended that the salary of inspectors should be raised to 125/. a year, being half the amount given to the officers next to them in rank—the foreman of the yard. Taking the number of inspectors at 108, whose annual pay amounts to 10,8001., this might be accomplished at a cost of 2,7001. But my Lords are unwilling to incur any additional charge, unless as a part of an improved system, and with that improved system they believe it would be wise to be more liberal, and to provide a class of inspectors at 150/. a year, as an intermediate step be tween the inspectors at 125/. and the foreman at 2501., in order that promotion may not be too long delayed, and that prompt reward may stimulate to constant ex ertion. They have, therefore, been pleased to sanc tion the following regulations, with the double view of introducing that fixed and intelligible principle of promotion amongst the men, and that more vigilant and intelligent superintendence, which they think essential to the proper administration of the dock yards, and they do this under the belief that in so large and complicated a system it is only by an improved tone of feeling amongst all classes, and by teaching indivi duals to see that their own advancement depends upon a scrupulous discharge of their duty to the public, that a substitute can be found for that personal and pecuniary interest which is the mainspring of exertion in private establishments. ADMISSIONS TO YARDS.—NEW lISOULATIONS FOR ADMIS SION AND PROMOTION IN HER MAJESTY ' S DOCKYARDS. Apprentices.—lt is the intention of their Lordships to leave the admissions to the yard very nearly upon their present footing, taking in a certain number of appren tices annually, whose names are to be entered by board order upon the superintendent's list on the recommenda tion of the yard officers, allowing the apprentices out of their time, whose conduct has been satisfactory, to fill t tpwh h rhe e oEop fi rlepee r urds s retse t ruausee v tfeppio a nroeor c enrtr a igeta n naal c otnre i fdd e n s ti dwhd ue superintendent will t 4c3 0 ; ni t. f h a ce their te ranod establishment, wncircumstances selection, e ndre ot s if e p r to v hn i o n s g ae t h Test .— ln themselves. eans the dh otwh en ytoar annualtdh officers,e choice where of h recommendationses r p e p tr they y trojefcletahste to the children of deserving artificers; but, in ad dition to the physical tests already required, no boy is to be admitted after the 31st of March, 1847, who is not able to read and write well, or who has not some know ledge of arithmetic. My Lords reserve to themselves the right of directing the children of persons out of the yard, whom they may deem entitled to this privilege, to be entered upon the list from which the apprentices are to be selected; but in all cases they will require the same educational test as a preparation for the advantages provided by the dockyard schools for the more intelligent of the boys ad mitted to them. The list of apprentices is to be made out by the super intendent, the master shipwright, and his assistants, in the month of Janu ar y in every year, and they are to state in a written report to the board their reasons for of his death, if (as it some man and inspector, the cause r everycha racter re givencom m o e f n h d i a rs t i on, duringt e th e past services o f yearthe h y fathers, hB the leadingc a twheidirowL,o;id. Lord ships' favourable consideration. twenty apprentices some times other t h h a e p r pen factss ) thatthecandidate may entitle is the thlfe son of o a are p to o p b o e r t entered, forty ar r n o a r m s e m s be rn sent r p o l t so iduals these their Lordshias will select the proper H indi to be admitted. a rn il u e; t n r e ß n o t a i e r e d s Wagesbees f g o for A n tpepdr,en hereafter,tices. B s o o a l r e d l y wages forth the a r p e commendations of tie superintendent and of the officers of the yard, who will take care to use them as an encou ragement to merit, with a due regard to the circum- L st o a r n d c s e h s ip o s f h e y ac t h he f s a u m p i e ly rm , w te h n i d ch ent rst be stated to their their ;suction. when . be_ .a_pp_.li_es. PROMOTIONS. But whatever men find their way into the dockyards as apprentices, or by board order, it is their Lordships' determination that once there they should learn to look to themselves alone for promotion. With this view, I am commanded by their Lordships to desire that, taking the existing staff of foremen, inspectors, and leading men, of shipwrights, joiners, caulkers, &c., as the me dium through which the change mast be wrought (sub ject to certain modifications, which I shall state after wards), you will immediately organise a system of weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports, upon which all future recommendations are to be founded. SYSTEM OF WEEKLY AND pIONTIILY RETURNS. Weekly Returns.—Using the forms that will be trans • mitted to you for this purpose by the storekeeper-gene ral, you will direct each leading man to prepare, in his own handwriting, a weekly return of the conduct of the men composing his gang, which he will hand over on the Monday morning to his inspector, stating in it, on the one hand, any causes of complaint that he may see rea son to make against the men for waste of stores, neglect of work, insubordination, or insobriety; and on the other, his opinion of their respective merits. Inspector's Report to Foreman once a Fortnight.—The inspector to make these returns once a fortnight to the foreman of the yard under whom he is more immediately serving, accompanied by remarks also in his own hand writing, and stating whether, in his judgment, the lead ing men had done their duty satisfactorily; and the fore men whose business it is to make themselves personally acquainted with the character and conduct of all who work under them will, in like manner, transmit the inspector's reports and returns on the Ist of every . month to the master shipwright, stating how far their own opinion confirms the character given of the gangs by the leading men and inspectors. Both the foremen and inspectors will include in these returns the single station men placed under their orders, who, with the artificers, form the class out of which the leading men are to be selected. Other single station men are to be reported upon in like manner by the officer under whose immediate orders they are serving. Care must be taken not to permit these returns to lapse into a matter of form. The superior shipwright officers must investigate them closely at the end of every month, and the inferior officers and leading men will be noted at the Admiralty, according to the ability dis played in them. Mode of Recommending for Promotion as Leading Men.—lt is their Lordships' intention that the weekly return made originally by the leading man should pass on to the master shipwright, with the remarks of the inspectors and foremen attached to it; and whenever a vacancy for a leading man occurs, the master shipwright, with his assistants, will lay before the superintendent the three names which they recommend for promotion, stating in writing the grounds of their recommendation, and producing the returns upon which it is founded It is the duty of the superintendent to investigate closely these returns and recommendations, and if he see reason to suppose that they have not been prepared with per fect impartiality, to report the same to the Admiralty. Examination.—He will also direct the candidates to be examined in his presence by the master shipwright and his assistants, in those matters which are essential to the proper performance of their duties ; for my Lords are convinced that no man can exercise a moral power over others who is not superior to them in ac quirements; and they are consequently most desirous that officers, e'en of the lowest grad:, should possess a professional knowledge above that of the workmen. Qualifications of a Leading Man. — To be a leading man an artificer should, in addition to a thorough prac tical knowledge of his trade, be able to write a legible hand; he should understand arithmetic, as far as vulgar and decimal fractions; and he should be well acquainted with the details of forming and combining the different parts of a ship, and the various methods used in trim ming and fastening them. Upon all these points the superintendent will draw up a report, which he will transmit to the Admiralty, with the original d o cuments annexed to it, submitted to him by the maste r shi p wright, and having reduced the list of candidat es to two, by omitting the ono he thinks least qualified , one of the names thus sent up will be appointed by board order to fill the vacancy. Promotion from Leading Men to Inspector.—Monthly Report of Foremen on Conduct of Inspector s and Leading Men,—My Lords regard it as the peculia r duty of the master shipwright, his assistants, and the foremen of the yard, to watch over the conduct of the leading men and the inspectors, and they desire that on the Ist of every m onth the foreman will prepare a report upon the effi ciency or inefficiency of the officers serving un der them, which is to be kept in the master shipwrights office, stating any grounds of complaint that they ma y against them, and any particular cause of sa tisfaction, such as the increased efficiency of labour , a g reater economy in the use of stores, or any other circum stance which they may think conducive to t better conduct of the work for which they are responsiblehe .have Reports of Foremen on Officers to be sent , Quar terly to the Admiralty, Originals not Copies. —My Lords intend to see these reports themselvo, which are to be sent up quarterly, with the remarks of the master shipwright attached to them, and the promo tion of foreman to the rank of master-shipwrlght's assistants will depend very much upon the impression thus given to their intelligence and capacity. Mode of Recommending for an Inspectorship. —When a vacancy for an inspector occurs, the master shipwr m ou ight ld will select from the leading men , and from the loft, the names of the individuals whom he thinks most competent to fill it, and submit them to the superintendent with the reports of the foreman, upon which his re dditio n tcom mendation is founded. The superintendent, in a o these, will call for the reports made by the inspectors to the foremen, and pay particular attention to the returns pre pared by the leading men, as well as the qualifications of the draughtsmen who are put in nomination, as these ought to furnish proof of their zeal and intelligence as subordinates; and having satisfied his own mind as to the fitness of the individuals submitted to him for the office of inspector, and as to the fairness with which they have been selected, he will, as in the case of the leading men, direct them to be examined, in his presence, by the master shipwright and his assistants. Qualification of an Inspector.—To be an inspector a man should write well; he should understand arithmetic as far as vulgar and decimal fractions, and be able to understand laying off ships on the mould floor, and the measure plane surfaces and cubes. He should likewise details of forming and combining the different parts of s hips, the various m odes of fastening them, and the cor rect method of tak in g account of work. Report of Superintendent. —The superintendent will advert to all these points in his report, stating his own opinion of the capacity of the candidates; and having reduced the number to two by striking off the name of that candidate whom he thinks least qualified. One of the two names thus sent up will be selected to fill the vacancy. Pay and Duties of Inspecters.—My Lords having taken into consideration the case of the inspectors, a re of opinion that they . have a just ground of complaint in increased the smallness of their salary, and hi the slowness and uncertainty of their promotion. They wish to see their inspectors take their proper place, as a class of intelli gent and independent officers, upon whose exertion the discipline of the yard mainly depends, and who have it g a ye of fe their given duties. them, by t b h sfiele e grsl sut l es e ehse s a etimhch o oh f : in their power to repay the public a hundredfold for any n e r n ig c i o l u su ra e g e e i m u e t n h t e d th is a e t ha m r Increase of Salary for Year beginning April 1, 1847. My Lords, therefore, have determined to make provi sionsimu sepnedei inspectors r t sh that,ef next rounm tiho e eo s estimates ut a t lo e 2t s .s f Al o . rp forri n l c t r hl e se a 4 s B i n, yearga Ist April, 1847 ; and they are also prepared to a. r nittwi g one t iv e hei 3r, inspectors ard, w ho whose e shall n a m be e names form ed they will i i l t l h t ah themselves e o e of is to i b v e ee c k om of p A os p ed ril o , f l o B n 4 e B -f , o e u f r t t e h r o a f e t a h r e ef i u n l s the quarterly reports made during the precedingway shipwrights.that preceding e they may M monthspersonal inquiries, the foremen er in and an master yet her thiLordsnk proper, reserve a s the e rtihgeh intelligence o f sat i satisfying i e n n g d n selves b 3 y . will b vices of the principallyindividualsbto y b t e b ethus proofs selected. which eguided reports to their e ene superior urren officerse concurrence e r the may s up superintendent of d T e their theiruhte own y before zeal,il their h e firmness, iree and choice and capacity ; but they will in all eases seek the advice is finally notified. N y MARCH 8, 1847. S NEW SHOALING OF THE YARDS. Four Leading Men under each Inspector—Twelve Shipwrights under each Leading Man—Sub -Leading Men.—lt is the intention of my Lords to place four lead ing men under each inspector, and to assign to each leading man a gang of twelve artificers, with the proper proportion of apprentices. The leading man will him self select a sub-leading man, who will take charge of a portion of the gang when employed on separate service, and who will be answerable to him for the expenditure of the stores and materials. This sub-leading man will receive no additional pay, and will continue to work as an ordinary artificer, but his conduct is to be spe cially noted in the weekly returns, and if satisfactory, it will be taken into account when his own time comes for promotion. The yards are to be " shoaled " afresh (no reserved gangs being on any account permitted) for the purpose of carrying out this plan ; and as the number of inspec tors will be reduced by it, some of those least qualified by age, health, or other circumstances for the discharge of their new duties, are to be recommended for super- annuation. Casual Sickness—Absence on account of.—As a fur • ther evidence of their Lordships' desire to raise tba conditions of those officers from whom they look for more active co-operation, they are pleased to order the discontinuance of the abatement now made from their salaries when absent from sickness, under medical certificate. Re-establishment of " Measurers " Office.—lt is the intention of their Lordships, as a check to extravagance in the use of materials, and in order to bring the work actually done to a proper standard, to re-establish the " Measurers " office introduced in 1809, by order in Council, upon the recommendation of the Board of Naval Revision, assigning to it what it had net before, a control over the expenditure of materials as well as over the application of labour, and placing the office itself upon a more economical footing. They are convinced of the necessity of having in the dockyard., whore tho work. are so extensive and the business so complicated, a sys tem of keeping accurate accounts, and of checking the issues of stores and materials ; and they conceive the means of effecting this may be found by employing in each of the larger yards four measurers, who, with four shipwright-writers, will form, under 'the master-ship wright, an office for the measurement of work done, the formation of estimates for repairs, and the statement of actual expenditure. Where any of the old " sub-mea surers" remain in the yards they may be selected for this duty, with the pay of inspectors of the second class, and permission to retain their pensions. Where there are no sub measures, intelligent and practical men will be ap pointed as measurers, with the pay of inspectors of the first class (1501.), and furnished with instructions, which will be given in a separate paper. FOREMEN OF YARD. The foremen 'of the yard are to be selected from the whole body of inspectors, assistant timber converters and measurers, giving a preference, under ordinary cir cumstances, to inspectors of the first class, but preserving the right to promote from the second class, upon a spe cial report, in cases of extraordinary services or merit. Vacancies how Filled.—When a vacancy for a fore man occurs, the master shipwright is to submit three names to the superintendent, who will follow in all re spects the rules laid down for the promotion of inspec tors and leading men, taking care, however, that the examination is conducted with due reference to the higher qualifications required in this class of officers. Qualification of Foreman.—To be a foreman, a man should have a competent knowledge of simple equations, in algebra, and be able to work problems deduced from the three first books of Euclid. He should also have a thorough knowledge of the mode of laying off ships upon the mould loft floor, and understand all the diffe rent methods of forming and combining them. These qualifications are to be stated in the report made by the superintendent to the Admiralty accompanied by his own remarks, as to the manner in which the candidates have discharged their duties as inspectors, and by the reports which they have themselves drawn up as to the conduct of the leading men and artificers working un der them during the preceding twelve months ; and my Lords will then select one of the two to fill the va cancy. this regulation the foreign yards, as good grounds may be assigned, from family circumstances, or health, for declining to serve in them; but the officers who volun teer for this duty, whether as foremen, inspectors, or leading men, will have their time and rank (in addition to their increased pay) as if employed in her Majesty's yards at home, and will be most favourably noted for promotion, when their conduct abroad has proved satis tory. My Lords reserve to themselves the right of ad ding their names, upon their return to this country, to the list of candidates sent up by any yard, in order to ensure their re-entry, upon their passing the proper examiya din. Inspectors will be required to serve twelve months upon probation before ther appointments are confirmed. My Lords have now only to call upon the admirals, captains-superintendent, the master shipwrights, and the other principal officers of the dockyards, to assist them in working out this plan honestly. They have given sufficient proofs, by the surrender of their own patronage, of the sincerity of their desire to make these great national establishments what they ought to be. They have removed everything that can warrant a sus picion that preferment will be the result not of service, but of political favouritism. They wish every step in the advancement of a man to be known and marked by his fellows ; and they have laid down the rules that seem to them best adapted to ensure, in each stage, fair play to merit and industry. But the good or bad working of every system must depend, in a great measure, upon those who are entrusted with its admi nistration, and my Lords can only express their deter mination to mark with their severest displeasure every attempt to thwart their intentions, and to reward those who shall cheerfully second them by every proof of their favour and approbation. Feb, 27, 1847. H. G. WARD. there are now six tiers of boxes. and in order to gain the facility of access to all above the pit tier, there have been two new stone staircases surrounded with brick walls, commenced from the foundation and carried to the sixth or uppermost tier of boxes and the gallery. The whole of the grand entrance and grand stone stair case, the saloons, and adjoining rooms, have been re modelled, and reconstructed so as to assimilate them, in their uses and in their applicability to the new state of affairs. All will recollect the wasteful lobbies which intervened between the dress and upper circles and the saloon. These, as well as the two flights of stairs in the saloon, have vanished, and thus the dress, or rather the grand tier of boxes have been thrown back to the distance of 14 feet. This additional area has been gained by the adoption of a similar plan throughout the house. Then on the sides, thole who were accustomed, to revel in the privilege of a " private " box,_ will not have forgotten the great space that was lavished on its "retiring " room. The whole of these, except those behind her Majesty's and the other two boxes which have been taken by the members of the Royal Family, and which have been much altered, have been removed in order to enable Mr. Albano to construct his circles of boxes in such a manner as to harmonise vt ith the increased , iiersnee he has accomplished by the displacemeant of tha lobbies and saloon staircases. The sixth tier of boxes and the present gallery have been gained by an elevation of the ceiling, which has been taken to such a height as to give a much greater space between it and the pit than at any other theatre in this country. The Royal Italian Opera House will, when finished, in its audience portion be tf:us divided. There are to be 158 boxes distributed into six tiers, a pit tier, the grand tier, and four upper tiers. In the centre of the fourth and fifth tiers are two compartments, denominated the " upper and lower amphitheatres," each of which will be divided into 148 seats similar to stalls ; but not, as : will y sittings haveg iven the i n to far as we could understand, intended to be let for the s eason as stalls. In fact they are, we imagine, to be treated thw istehai a sn , s o n o ipfeonu "four" there the wih e tu general reteh henu hundred be pt o public, Ipu'rhb opportunity, we believe, of securing any particular seat for the night only. Thus, it will be observed, there will be the boxes. Or, should our surnii,e be erroneous, and that it may eventually be determined to let these seats by nearly 300 individuals who may desire to have a " single" seat in the boxes for the season. Either way opportunity that the ultimate decision may chance to rest, the ap propriation of a portion of the theatre, from every point of which a perfect view of the doings on the stage can be obtained to such a purpose, will be no small boon to the public. The number of stalls will be 256, and, as at her Majesty's Theatre, will commence upwards from the orchestra. The seats in the pit will be divided by " arms," as at Drury-lane Theatre, and each row will have a " back." The entrance to the stalls will be by means of a doorway on either side of the house, through the pit tier of boxes, and the ingress to the pit will through through a double doorway at the back, under the grand tier. The external admission to the boxes will be in the front of the building, of course, in Bow-street, and the carriages will pass under the old portico, and set down close to the door. The visitor will then proceed up the grand stone staircase, and on through the large doorway leading from the landing place into a room which was originally applied to different purposes, but which, with two others, has now been throws. into the old saloon, the whole having been converted into the boxes " crush room." From this place are several doorways affording access to the lobby which passes round the grand tier. With the triple object of removing a public nuisance, of turning that which was a general annoyance and eye sore to a useful end, and of offering increased comfort to the humbler patrons of the undertaking, the proprie tors have thrown out a building so as to enclose the avenue which ran from Bow-street into the Piazza in Covent-garden Market, and have transformed it into an entrance and capacious " crush room" for the pit. There has been a marked consideration for the comfort and ease of the box subscribers furthermore, inasmuch as that the front of the boxes bows outwards, and so pre sents an abundance of accommodation and space for the legs of their occupants. In reference to the decorations, the building is not in a sufficiently forward state to allow of their being put up, but we were lucky enough to gain a glimpse of that por tion which will constitute the outer side of the pannels for the boxes. Those for the grand tier are of a very superb description. The whole of the groundwork will be white enamel; at the base of the front of each will be a splendid banding of gold, above which is another banding, but of blue plain enamel, and the latter will be surmounted by a gorgeous but exceedingly ornamental bordering of gold of about nine inches or a foot in depth. The general decorations for the other tiers will partake somewhat of a similar character, although in each there will be a distinctive variance. The fittings up of the boxes will, we believe, be of rich crimson satin damask, which, in contrast with the white enamel of the pannels, cannot but be productive of a most beautiful effect. There is an arrangement as regards the stalls and the seats in the pit which, from its excellence, ought not to be forgotten on the present occasion, namely, that the seats are to be so placed as that those who occupy the hinder rows will look over the shoulders of those in the row immediately before them, and thus all will have every facility of obtaining a clear view of the proceedings on the stage.— Observer. There were present at her Majesty's Theatre on Saturday evening—filer Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan, Baron Knesebeck, and Mr. Edmund Mildmay ; the Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiars ; the Duke of Welling ton and the Marchioness of Douro ; the Conde de Monte molin ; the Earl and Countess of Sheffield and party (who occupied her Majesty Queen Adelaide's box); his Excel lency the Russian Minister and the Baroness Brunnow ; the Baron and Baroness Rehouse!). ; the Marquis of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Earl of Falmouth, the. Earl of Munster, the Earl and Countess of Harring ton, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl of Cardigan,. the Earl of Aboyne, the Earl Granville, the Viscount. Duncannon, Lord Alfred Paget, Lord Francis Gor don, Lord A. Fitzclarence, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord and. Lady Templemore, Mr. and Lady Augusta Wentworth, the Hon. the Vice-Chancellor, Hon. F. Chichester, Hon. G. Byng, Captain and the Hon. Mrs. Ryder Burton, Sir R. and Lady Howard, Sir H. Webb, Sir li. Willoughby, Sir G. Wombwell, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Brenton Trelawny, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Montgomery, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Hubert De Burgh, Colonel Bowers, Major Baring, Mr. H. Broad.. wood. ALP., Mr. C. W. Packe , M.P ., and Mrs. Packe, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Twiss, Captain Sym , &c. &c. Fraschini, the celebrated tenor , who is shortly ex .. gected at her Majesty's Thea tre, a pp ear ed at the Teatro ban Carlo, Naples, in a new opera by Maestro Battists on the 4th of last month , and was hi g hl y successful. THE LOAN. It appears to be admitted on all hands that Lord John Russell and Sir Charles Wood acted most adroitly in the merle its which they tetra, the onntvenit far the eight million loan. But a bare chance of realising pro fits, so large as those made in previous contracts, exists in taking 1001. Consols for 891. 10s. of real money. The coalition of the firms of Rothschild and Barings was effected at about eleven o'clock on Sunday night—mark, Sunday night! The Chancellor of the Exchequer was perfectly aware of the result of the meeting between the heads of the two wealthy establishments we have above named, and he, we believe, with prudential motives, altered his previously formed intention as to the mini mum quotation at which the biddings were to be ac cepted. There is not a doubt but that, originally, and before the coalition took place, that 891 per cent. was the intended value to be placed in the sealed letter, by, which, had the occurrences named not have been in the knowledge of the financial functionary, the con , tract would have been either accepted or refused. What was the minimum price in the sealed letter which was placed on the table at ten o'clock on Monday morning last is of course a secret, the Chancellor, though requested, after the contract had been settled, politely declining to open the document. The quotation however was, we have reason to believe, very closely approximating to 891 and "a fiddle"—to use a Stock Exchange term. Be that as it may, there was a most praiseworthy exer tion shown by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in ascer taining what would be about the price bid for the eight million loan. Sir Charles was ia-most influential circles on Saturday, to obtain the information he required, and he obtained it. While, however, giving praise to the head of the financial department of the country, there were a few details, connected with the modus operandi in carrying cut the contract, which somewhat puzzled the parties present, nearly all of whom were intimately con nected with loans and monetary operations. Among the capitalists who took part in the conversation were Mr. Baring, of the firm of Baring Brothers, Mr. Capel, Baron Rothschild (as already named), Mr. Mildmay (who very frequently, and to the purpose, addressed the Chancellor of the Exchequer), with others. From practical parties connected with trade and com merce, and intimately connected with the Money Market, conversational hints and remarks are often useful, confidence on such occasions not being infringed upon by the person recording there. At the request of the Premier and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the contracting parties to the loan retired to form a written document as to their desires in alteration of the terms of the contract. They did so ; ad interim a busi nes& like conversation was commenced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, relative to the probable supplies of grain, or flour, and provisions from abroad, especially from the United States. Mr. Bates (an active and intel ligent partner in the firm of Baring, Brothers,) gave it as his opinion, that for the present, at least, it could hardly be erected that an abundance of produce would be thrown in, though admitting that in the States there were ample stocks. The Chancellor of the Exchequer appeared not to understand this, when provisions gene relly, and " the staff of life" in particular, were so high here. Mr. Bites immediately replied, in illustration, that when an article at first cost was but ls., and the charges upon it were 25., parties were not over ready to enter upon speculations in consignments. In conversation this point was raised as to the probable extent to which the coffers of the Bank of England might be attacked, or drained, to pay for flour, &c., imported. The Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England, who were seated on the right hand of Lord Jahn Russell. were silent upon this point, although it was evident their opinion was sought for, but privately the opinion was partially expressed that the drain, if such the late ex ports of the precious metals can be called, had, for the current year, at least, passed its zenith. These few re miniscences, emanating from most practical persons, may fairly b, placed before our readers. The private audience between the parties who retired having termi nated, a written document was placed in the hands of the Chancellor, and read by him and Lord John Russell, and the contract was signed by all hitt one party, who left ere he had done so. A messenger was sent after him, and he returned ; of course it could not be ima gined that he wanted to have first start for the City, and communicate the result to parties anxious to learn the news. Baron Rothschild and his three brothers were the last to quit the audience chamber, a most interesting conversation having been entered into with the Chan cellor, but of which, being held in the recess of the window, and strictly private, it is not the province of the writer of this article to indite a line. Mutual compliments having passed between the two heads of the Government, and of the wealthy firms of the City present, the meeting was pronounced as closed, and the parties separated. As rapidly as possible the information of the actual contract price was sent into the City (by-the-bye, the terms were very closely guessed before), and the Stock Exchange presented a degree of animation and excite ment which have been a stranger to it for many years past. As much as 2} per cent. was offered and taken for the scrip; but soon after the price receded, and as g fanemgw parties. e t r o o n m lp v 2:1-e whop, o had s e u r cent. events as to of the eteo same completed atmh ee lko an y nd e , s that taenrd- values dpaay)d,athyweoUld fall, sold, in order to buy in at lower rates, awnhdo'hiouldd on for the future, in hope s of realising a good public,ep excite te tentage . anbyu T t tv to or very considerable a oo e ns those amountare er o ed f e nh mostaen d l o c a oo n nn nt i h s e ce tt parte o d o w s toahfl the e Money Market the scrip will be a pet for the next two or .e months.—Observer. DESPERATE AFFRAY WITH POACHERS.—OIa Satur day morning, as Keys and Frost, keepers to the Rev. John the n b d l o t w h they e e escaped consequences n e j n u c r e y s . wo f The Bramston Stane, of Forest Hall, High Ongar, were going their rounds between two and three o'clock, they came upon some poachers in the wood near Norton Hall, and when within five or six yards of them the villains fired a gun before a word had been spoken, but providentially the shot and passed had not obetween Frost e t 1 1: a e d m ed en th , poachers then took to their heels, and the keepers gave chase, when Frost came up with a man named Blowes, wh o turned round upon him, whirling the butt-end of the gu n, ° doubtless have proved fatal to him. He, However, closed with the fellow, whose companion stopped to rescue him, when the other keeper came up and with the butt-end o f his gun gun levelled the other poacher to the ground. The ke eper s then secured them both. During the affray a bull dog which Keys had with him seized Blowes near the eye, and almost tore it out, and Keys in rescuing the dog was bitten through the hand. The prisoners were taken on Saturday by Superintendent Flood before the Ongar bench of magis trates, Henry Bullock, J. T. Wright, Capel Cure, and John Bramston Stane, Esqrs., and the Rev. H. J. Earle, when the above facts were sworn to by the keepers, and the prisoners, John Page and Charles Bowes, both labourers of Fyfield, were committed to take their trial on the charge of having feloniously shot at Keys and Frost, with intent to murder them. The men were both in wo rk, and the police took from Page a good silver watch, with 295. in silver, and from Blowes 21s. 6d. The poacher's gun was fractured in three places, and the keeper's gun was broken in half. At the spot where the affray took place there was a pool shot in of blood the , as if a sheep had been ki lled, and Page was thigh by the keeper, who fired a ft er he h ad been shot at.— Chelmsford Chronicle:. THE DEFENCES or DOVER, DEAL, &c. — The following is a return of the guns mounted at Dover, Deal. and the adjoining fortresses:—Deal Castle, four 32-pound guns, on common carriages ; Walmier 6-x Castle and Saluting Battery, eight 36- pou nder guns, aed s p ounders, on com mon carriages; Sandown Castle, five 34-pounders, on com mon carriages; Dover Castle, four 12-pounder guns e (on brass), on common carr i a ges; East Drive Bastion, two 32- pounder guns, on traversing platforms; Shoulder of Mutton Field, five 32-pounders, on traversing platforms; Moats, Bulwark, three 32-pounder guns, on common carriages; Guilford Battery, three 32-pounder guns, on traversing plat forms; Archclitl Fort, six 32-pounder guns, on traversing platforms • , Citadel, two 12-pounder carronades, on common carriages; Drop Redoubt, three 24-pounder guns, on travers ing platforms; six 12-pounder guns, on common carriages, and one 8-inch mortar ; total for Deal, Dover, &c., 58 guns.— Dover Telegraph. The Rev. 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