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1.7 fIRIEF STATEMENT of the ELEMENTS 01 CREDIT of the CINCINNATI and ST. LOUIS RAILWAY GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION. This read, from the State of Ohio to that of Missouri, unites Cincinnati and St. Louis, the two great focal cities of the West, and lies directly across the great centre of commerce formed by the rivers Ohio, Missouri, and Platte, in their course to the Mississippi. It is also a direct extension of the ever-increasing line of traffic from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and hence will form a link, and the most important one, in the great trunk road which, at no distant day, must unite those oceans. THE TERMINAL cane. Cincinnatti and St. Louis have risen to power, wealth, and plpula ton, with a rapidity hitherto' unequAlled, even in the new world. The decennial increase per cent. of Cincinnatti, for the decade end ing 1840, was no less than 150 per cent., and for St. Louis it reached c 400 per cent., while the cities of New York and Philadelphia have never reached above 82 per cent., and in the decade bringing up the Population to 125,000, New York reached 30 and Philadelphia 13 pc r cent. The present population of Cimiuuatti, by census just taken, amounts to more than 161,000 within her corporate limits, and rises above 200,000, including the suburbs. The population of Et. Louis is 10',000 in round numbers. VIE STITES CONNECTED, The Cincinnatti and St. Louis Railway unites the powerful tree States of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois—States which have grown hi Population and wealth with astonishing rapidity.. The grain crops of which, in 1851, amounted to no less than 170;000,000 of bushels of Indian corn, and 49,000,000 bushels of wheat. The production of cattle, hogs, butter, cheese, tobacco, and seeds, is likewi , e enormous, Of the above, the surplus alone amounts to no less than 3,00",000 or tons—an amount of tounsge greater than double that transported on all of the railw tys of the State of New York. . The exports from Cincinnatti and St. Louis, and intermediate points, in flour, beef, whisky, salt, &c ,&c reached to 500,000 toss weight per annum ; and the way freight along the line, moved from point to point, cannot be less. So much for domestic produce. The - groceries, merchandise, and manufactures .of tincinnatti and St. " 3 ° 1,, distributed to various points, amounts to 110,000 tons. Hence we have So less than. 4,110,000 tons of freight furnished by the sot'. Nis produce of the four States, and by the commerce of Cincinnatti and St. Louis, from which it is not difficult to determine about how Much will be fairly due to this railway. TRIBUTARY LINES, In the city of Cincinnati, as to a focus, converge n• - ) less than six great lines of eastern railway, via., the Cincinnatti, Dayton, and Toledo line ; the Cincinnatti, Sprin2fleld, and Sandusky line ; the Cincinnatti, Columbus, Cleveland, and New York line; the Cincin natti, Zanesville. Hempfleld, and Philadelphia route; the Cincin natti, Marietta, Whe e ling, and Philadelphia line. All these various lines must pour their contributions of passenge s Into the Cincinnatti and St. Louis Road, as the most direct road leading west and south. We cross the following lines of railway, each of which will contri bn_te, freight and passengers :—Commencing at Cincinnatti, and pro ce'umg west, the Lawrencenuriiih and Indianapolis, the Madiscn and I ndianapolis, the Jeffersonville and Indianapolis, New Albany Ind Salem the Evansville and Terre Haute, and the Central Illinois. the west, amongt St. Louis there will concentrate a large number of railways from lug. withwhich the Pacific Railway is now rapidly constrict means to build It to the western boundary of Missouri. THROUGH PASSENGERS. These Will be contributed from the following sources :—Eastern `. 4 'twaYs, steam-boats down and up the Ohio river to Cincinnatti, and uP the Mississippi river to Cincinnatti and St. Louis, and inter mediate points. During the year 1851 more than a million of pas .!cogers were carried in steam-boats to and from Cincinnatti and S t. and other places in the valley of the Ohio • and Mississippi. 'e estimate of these not less than 153,006 will be through passen rns on our road; adding one•fourth for increase, we have about through passermrs. The lateral passengers are derived rani tlie Illinois Central ' , the Evansville,thaidow Albany, the defter • sonville, and Other roads, and cannot fall much below 100;00(1...ale carried over two-thirds the length of the road. The WAY PASSENGERS. ratio of way passengers to density of population of surface drained, as determined from the statistics of the Pennsylvania Cen tral, the B a lti more and Ohio, and the Cincinnatti and Columbus Rail -I.oads, is found t o b e 0 ' 63. The elements of the Cinchmatti and St. outs road are as follows : Length of 1ine...... Square miles of surface drained, about 30 miles wide.. 10,200 Population of surface, Cincinnatti and St. Louis 512,626 bensity s , per Name mile .. ••••• • • • • • 50 0'63 W A ay passengers, deduced per square mile.. 4 'ggregate of way passengers . • „... 316,200 ESTIMATES OF FREIGHTS. • ....,‘ " Ve compute that, of the surplus products of Indiana, Illinois, and •sulasouri, we may expect to carry one-quarter the surplus of Indiana, one -sixth the surplus of Illinois, and one-tenth the surplus of Mis souri; leaving the large amount from Oho to make up any defl act! ncy in the estmstes. This does not involve coal, timber, iron, exist,r other minerals, which are also le ft to All deficiencies, should any We then. have domestic produce—groceries and manufac- Ic res — cqual to 375,069 tons, which, for safety, are assumed to be carried only one-half the length of the road. PRICES ASSUMED FOR FREIGHTS AND PASSENGERS. We fir, as the basis of calculatio, the follwing pices, viz.:— Through passengers, 6 dob., or less n tha.i two o r cents a mile; 5 dols. per tog for through freight; and then we have the following sum mary : PassengerS and Freight. Quantity. Rates. Total Receipts. Through Dols. Dols. passengers.... • 153,449 .... 6.00 each •• • . 920,694 Lateral do. Way do. Freights . . Total annual income .. .•••.. • • • • 2,878,312 The road is under contract to be finished, furnished, and equipped for nine millions of dollars, and it is quite certain that the interest and other smaller expenses, such as officers' salaries, &c., cannot swell the amount above ten millions. Thus we have on ten mil lions a gross income of 2,878,312 dots. Allowing 45 per cent. for current expenses, repairs, &c., which is above the aver age of our railways, Dols. We have gross receipts . . Expenses 45 per cent .• • • • • ........ 1,294,g93 Net proceeds .. 1,583,613 or nearly 16 per cent. on a cost of ten millions. RESOURCES TO SCUM TUE ROAD. Loan from the City of Cinciunattl, secured by Stock of Dols. the Company .......... • • • • .... • - - •• •• •• •• • • • • • • . 600,000 Individual subscriptions in Cincinnatti ... • .... 683,000 Subscr4 tion of City of aurora ...... •• .. • • • •• . • .. 50,003 Ditto of Citizens of Aurora • • • • • • • • .. • • • • .. 50; 00 Ditto of Ripley County . • :• • ...... •• •• s^,of Ditto of Citizens of Ripley County ...... 20,000 :Ditto of Jennings' County ... ••••.. • • • • .. 50,000 Ditto of Citizens of Jennings' Connty .... •• .. 50,0 t 0 Ditto of Citizens of Jackson County.... • ... • • 20,000 Ditto of Davies' County •• • • ...... 3 0 ,000 Dittoof Citizens of Davies' County .... 20,000 of Knox County • . • . • •. . • 200,E00 Ditto of Citizens of Knox County-- • • • 100,000 Subs Total in Ohio and Indiana.... • • 1,923,090 Ditto • erlPtlon in th e City of St. Louis.— • • 500,000 St. L ogi . of Citizens of St. Louis .... .• • • 200,000 • ,000 Cou nty nt `c ~cittutY wre subscriptions e,lllinois.. •• • Ditt o ' 4a ,nc Illinois .. .. ••• • .. ...... • 200 • 50,000 • . • 50,000 .. • 2,923,000 t i c Amount of subscri T0ta1...• .ptions by individuals and corpora- Contras, in c l uding Cincinnatti . • • • • • • „ 2,923,0 , 0 ractor's stock.. ••• • • ~• ••• • • • • 2750,030 • • Increase of first mortgage, Eastern division 5,673,000 63,000 Isate of first mortgage bonds. 5,736,000 .... •• .. 2,750,000 8,486,000 As TINE FOR OPENING OP TOE ROAD. ~, e very mile of the Eastern di v i s i on i s su bl e t, an d th e wor k h as . - ,r " P ro gressing for nearly a year, the grading, bridging, and ma- TnrY IS in a state of fors ardness, such that there is no doubt f but uie Line c ontractors will be able to comply with the requirements of .ontract. Two divisions are to be opened on the Ist of J 185 4. The Eastern division, by intersecting the Louisvillebv:eaennd thelrl apol:a road, gives an admirable railway connection yicid a very large in come or Cincinnatti and Lonisvale, , ottie at once. The western division, Louis to the Illino's Central Railway, will, l b if e dro o 7n p i e lSi n t- on the Ist of January, in like manner,p. The remaining portions of the 1854, and will yield largelly, t ill the Ist of July, 1854 ; floods and - -es are contracted to be receipts. EX:MerI:OCR alone to exemp e t P th n e e contractors from these requirements. SECDRITV OF THE LOAN AND CONVERTIBILITY OF THE BONDS. The Bonds now offered are secured by a first an/ perfect mort gN3 on all the property , t uildings , machinery, lands, and franchises of the Eastern Division, extending from Cincinnati 190 miles to Vincennes, on the Wabash river. The corporation derives its powers from acts of incorporation from the States of Ohio and In diana. The entire issue by this division, secured as above, is two millions and fifty thousand dollars. The Bonds are for 1,000 dols. each, redeemable in 1872, in the City of New York, with interest coupons at 7 per cent. per annum, payable Ist Jan. and Ist July, in New York. The holders of the Bonds may convert them into stock at par any time previous to the Ist of Jan., 1857, some three years atter the date on which the entire road is contracted to be opened. /t is proper to add, that the loan to this company of 600,0t0 dols , from the city of Cincinnati, has already been sold in the United States at 102; and the county bonds, as well as 750,000 dols. second Ino rtgage bonds, if issued, are contracted to be hy pot h ecate d w i t h a res ponsible home at Cincinnati for an advance of 90 per cent. The r es ponsible of the Company are, therefore, ampl e , an d not hi ng i n a ll Vlatt Probability can delay the completion of the work. ei Or a fell demonstration of all the positions herein taken, refer thee is Made to the printed repents, maps, and other documents, at coni ° . nr itllig-house of Messrs. George Peabody and Co., Warnford. 0. M. MITCHEL, Th Chief Consulting Engineer and Commissioner. e 2 ee Pubti ' °50 ,000 dollars bonds, referred to above, are offered to the e at 92% (at which price the investment will pay nearly 7 per Per annum), or 2081. 2s. 6d. for each bond of 1,000 dols., with "ngons bearing interest from Ist July next. A deposit of 201 n !act' bona of 1,000 dols. will be required upon allotment, of which die notice will be given, and this amount will be c , edit‘d with 4 per li t. interest, as part payment on the bonds last delivered. one- half the bonds to be paid for on delivery on Tuesday, 3d May, et* and the other half on the Ist September nex t. F our per cen t . in i4B st will be allowed to parties mho m a y wish do take all their on or after the 3d Aiay, but prior to Ist J u ly. Th e cou p on s for 35 e slols., if pres en t ei i t o t h e unders i gned a few weeks before due, be cashed at th e i r fair value at the time. Application for the bonds may be made to Messrs. Capel, Norbury, Trotter, and Co., Throgmorton-street ; or Lewi s H. Halsewood, Esq., Angel -court. GEORGE PEABODY and CO. PATRON —11.R.11. PRINCE ALBERT. ia , 0 YAL POLYTECHNIC • INSTITUTION. Popular Work on Slaver Illus trated in an Optical Exhibition, with Vocal and Instrumental Music and New Dissolving Scenery, Morning and Evening. Lectures:— By J. H. Pepper, Esq.—Balf-hours with the A nc i ent and Modern Chemists ; by Dr. Bachhoffner, on some of the Mechanical Proper ties of Aeriform Bodies; by Mr. Crispe, on Erlccson's Caloric Engine. Admission, Is.; Schools, and Children under Ten years of age, Half-price. THE ESTABLIs Ts ARE KNOWN EVERYWHERE, and their BUSINESS -- to EVERYBODY.—It is now unnecessary f o r E . , i ,: PR orrrABLE „teed business In to puhlish the fact of their commodious, e c „ iir ,l' et . "LOSES and SON attu n e should be arrangements for the first and most distlngu4' an d magnificent uaaltly making, World ; but it is right that their patrons a n d y, vest the acquainted with the vast preparations they a re supply the most fashionable and comfortable attire y ki_t.h.jec. Prices, and to provide ladies and gentlemen with ever Ing in the newest fashions, and the most superior • q ua ; i l es t . o.l!li order department provides elegant styles of M-ILIPARY or N ivir A il l ? COSTUME in the most accomplished cut and workmanship, or LIVERIES to any devise which may be desired—superior qu a li ty _ excellent workmanship—dispatch and economy may be depended upon. The ready made department is replete with new dressstylesofotto b for e daily wear or special oc ca si on s, and attire for juveniles h equalled elsewhere for novelty, with every new superior quality, and economical charges. Th e h a t an d cap sect i on i s re pl e ni s hed style - , and the best goods are charged very low prices. The hosiery branch displays articles of incomparable elegance_ s uitable for ladies, gen tlem e n, an d c hild ren , th e quality each article showing how far the establishments of r. MOSES and_p_r_ic an e of SON excel all others. Emigrants are provided with their outfits, or any part of them, at Wholesale prices, by E. MOSES and SON. Persona about to embark for Australia may gain a large per cent age on small investments made in clothing manufactured by E. MOSES and SON. All classes of passengers are furnished with the requisite goods arti and c lothing for any voyage or climate, and the price of superior house cles is mu c h l ower at E. M O SES an d S O N, than at any other Co mplete suits of outfits for ladies and gentlemen, and shipsalli n g i nformation may be had on application, or post free to any part of the kingdom, CA UTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against Imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like falsehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or'' It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have Ne CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establi s h men t s , as f e ll ows : London City Establishment, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 83, "1 85 , and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506,507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, 8, Hart-street, all communicating. Bralford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 nd 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. _ Merc hant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Fu rr i ers , B oo t an d Sho e Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. INIPORTANT —Sheitild any article not give satisfaction, it will be Without if desir e d, or, i f preferred, the money will be returned hesitation. Al l goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, from which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on Saturdays, 'when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. new, Book, entitled " The World's Pharos," containing the '. un graat s Assistant, full list of prices, and directions tor selfmea surement, may be had on application, or post-free, to any part of the kingdom. On A handsome Almanac for ti.e year ending 1853 can be had gratis, a pplication. l ei l'on male Franca's. lian°. Uler biriclit m QM an Deutfict. Aytila si pules Ita 80 1141)1a E spanol _ R OYAL DANISH RAILWAY. (FlltsT SECTION.) ko FlesSWlclL.a.l4,lteedsburg (sixty-11We English miles.) Capital 540,000 f., in 27,000 Shares, of 201. each. Deposit 3/. per Share TRUSTEES, The Right Honourable the Earl of Yarborough. George Carr Glyn, Esq., M.P. Loha Louis Ricardo, Esq., M.P. DIRECTORS. John Anderson, Esq. Captain W. S. Andrews. Edward Cropper, Esq. John Ellis, Esq. Charles Geach, Esq., M.P. George Grenfell Glyn, Esq. (Five Danish Directors to be added.) BANKERS—Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard•street. ENGINEER George Parker Bidder, Esq. SECRETARY—Mr. Carl SeVerill OFFICES —B4, King William-street. BROKERS—Messrs. Laurence, Cazenove, and Pearce, Auction Mart, Bartholomew-lane. A concession has been obtained by Messrs. Peto, Betts, and Brassey, from the King of Denmark, for the construction of a system of railways to be called the Royal Danish Railway, which shall gradually be extended through the whole of the peninsula, affording, with the lines already completed in Holstein, a continuous railway communical ion from Hamburg to Frederiksbaren , o pposite to Gothen burg, whence a line is in course of construction to Stockholm. '1 he terms of the concession are peculiarly favourable, the line being secured in perpetuity, with a guarantee against competition for a period of a hundred years. The first section, consisting of a line from Tonning, on.the Eyder, to Husum and Flensburg, and extending southwards to Rendsburg, has been already surveyed by Robert Stephenson, Esq., M.P., and George P. Bidder, Esq., and contracted for by Messrs. Peto, Betts, and Bras sey, and the works are in course of construction. The extent of the line, with its branches, will be 69 English miles ; and the cost, includ ing all stations, land, and rolling stock, will not exceed 7,500/. per mile. The line will be completed within 15 months from this time. It has been thought desirable to complete, with as little delay as possible, this important link in the chain of Danish railways, as it will, in conjunction with the North of Europe Steam Navigation Com pany, at once establish a communication with the Baltic by the shortest possible transit. Passengers will be able to go from London and the principal ports of England to Tonning and Flensburg (on the Baltic), in 30 to 34 hours, including the overland journey by railway; To Copenhagen in 48 hours, including the overland journey by railway; Audio llamburgh in 36 hours, including the overland journey by railway. Totaling, a port on the Eyder, possessing all the advantages of depth of water, and being 60 miles nearer the sea than Hamburg, will thus become the principle western port—the Liverpool, as it were, of Denmark —while the advantages of Flensburg, as an entrepet on the shores of the Baltic, cannot be overrated. Situated in the bight of a deep gulf running 20 miles inland, completely land-locked, so t hat ships of the greatest draught of water msy lie in safety, Slaving no rise and fall of tide, and therefore requiring no docks for the load ing and unloading of cargoes, the ,natural advantages of Flensburg render it second to no port in the world for commercial purposes. Already there is a considerable foreign trade, upwards of twenty large vessels clearing annually for the West Indies ; but when the overland route is established, and to a saving of more than 500 miles of dangerous and, in winter, impracticable navigation by the skaw and Cattegat, is added the economy in the charges (the Sound dues alone being equal, on fine goods, to the whole expense of the transit by the railway), it is clear that a very large portion of the trade of the Baltic will be poured through this channel. Some idea of the enormous trade of these countries may be formed from the fact that upwards of fourteen thousand 'vessels pass the Sound annurrlly. Their cargoes, independently of those that pass in ballast, may be roughly estimated at one million five hundred thou sand tons. The Sound dues levied thereupon at a toll varying from one to one-and-a-quarter per cent., produce a revenue of one hun dred and fifty thousand pounds; we may therefore safely calculate the value of the same at fifteen millions sterling. For the purpose of calculating the probable return on the outlay in constructing the ra , lway, a careful estimate has been made of the amount and description of goods, both import and export, that may be expected to pass over tile line, and the aggregate amount has been ascertained to be little less than 200,000 tons. This is exclusive of passengers, and of the large additional traffic that cannot fail to be created by the establishment of th s safe and economical mode of transit. The loc.' traffic alone, as given in Government returns of to Is received on the ordinary road, amounts at the present time to 36,000/. a year; and assuming the usual increa e through the hn proved facilities, that is to say, clout - aim it, we have a gross annul s eturn of 72,000/. ; so that making the largest a lowance for working expenses, this branch of Income alone wal suffice to pay an Inter, st of 6 per cent. on the entire capita , . [The Kiel and Altona liar, of which this Is a continuation. earned last year, on a cost of near 9,700/. per nii.e,upwards of 7 tis aonn catty expected that the revenue from all sources will ensure a return of 10 to 12 per cent. upon the outlay, but, to reduce it to a certainty, the contractors, Messrs. Peto, Betts, and Brassey, engage to take a lease of the line for fourteen years from the open ing for traffic, paying the shareholders a minimum rent of 6 per cent., and dividing equally with them the profits beyond that amount, allowing during the construction an interest of 5 per cent. upon the deposit and subsequent instalments; the lease to be ter. minable at the expiration of five or ten years, by the Directors, on giving twelve months' previous notice. As a tubstantial security for the fulfilment of these engagements by the contractors, a sum of 100,( 001 will be invested in the names of the trustees, in Consols, or in such manner, and in such securities, as they shall deem advisable. The payment of the capital will be required at the following periods, viz.:— 31. per share on the allotment. 31. Ist July, 1853. W. Ist October, „ 31. Ist fanuary, 1851. 3/. Ist July, „ bl. Ist October „ 201. Shareholders will be allowed to pay up the amount of itolr shares between the calls, under discount of their respective maturities, at 5 per cent. MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. DR. SAMUEL Lik3IERT,I7,BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medic Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. MAY be consulted, personally, or by letter, on the various disorders of the nervous and generative system, resulting from juvenile irregularities and excesses, which have pro duced more misery in youth, degradation in manhood, and prema ture decay at all stages of life, than perhaps any other class of dis eases known to modern pathologists. Long and practical experience in the treatment of these diseases hss proved that there are in exist ence secret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in existence, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous Debility, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfruitfid Marri ages, Impotency, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their endless modifications owe their almost entire origin. It Is absolutely necessary that all men should know that there are principles of personal management which cannot be violated w 'Mout incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-iedulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. DOCTOR LA'MERT has for a long series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate com plaints, and s the only legally qualified rhysician who, regardless of the taunts and envy of theh) pocritical 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 this department of practice, he has been amply ree arded 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 the'r 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 ii,, and advice and medicines can be forwarded to any initials or address. It is desirable thet p a ti en t s wishing to consult Dr. LA'MERT should first obtain a copy of his work on SELF-PRESVATION.' A Medical Treatise on the Pnilosophy Eß of Marriage, and Nervous and French Spanish, Generative Debility, illustrated by fifty coloured engravings, and des cribing in detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and e xcesses. The perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct . description of their cases, and may be had, price 2s 6d, in English, Dutch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. Piper Mann, and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; 0 _ n n , 39 . Cornhill ; Stolle, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; or free y-two stamps, to any address from the Author's rul e d e uce . for fort . e . 37, BE DFORD -SQUARE, LONDON. IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS, Just published, by H. Bat Mere, 219, Regent-street, London. 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Q uiet s by Preying and * Medical Friends: are mercilessly could find its way into the hands of those who s plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many h i Wul ndreds eoin d . be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of less importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize — much money ......This volume ii well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational awl physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good."-3felieal Circular, June 16, 1852. No. 11. Bvo., in cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post free, 45., THE CURE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Princi plea at once Simple, Safe, and Efficient, in even Its most Inveterate and apparently Intractable Folins. BY F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. "In proot of his views he (Mr. Courtenay) has given the history of a great many cases successfully treated, as bad as any which Mr. Syme adduced, and on which he had operated. Such are cases ix., xi., xll., and xvill. No. ix. had rcs:sted, for a period of twelve years, the treatment by dilitation, and was finally removed in as many weeks. But cases xviii. and six. appear, both in duration, severity, and complication of symptoms, of a more ag gravated character than any detailed by Mr. Syme, • and yet the treatment 'adopted by Mr. Courtenay proved eminently suxessful." =PrtafiliOr Wan cui tile Treatment of Stricture. , •,` No. 18,887.] FOURTH AND CHEAPER EDITION, REMO). Now ready, in one vol., price is. 6 d. bound, T HE MARVELS OF SCIENCE, And their TESTIMONY to HOLY WRIT. A Popular Manual of the Sciences. By S. W. FULLOM, Esq. Dedicated by permission to the King of Hanover. Hurst and 'Hackett, Publishers, Successors to Henry Colburn 13, Great Marlborough•street. 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'"...1t 4p.. , „_...____ ____ [PRICE SD. from the City called upon him and showed him the ad dress. That address appeared to him to be perfectly un objectionable. It was merely a record of opinion in fa vour of the maintenance of peace, and knowing the feel ings of the people of this country towards France, he could see no possible objection to the document. The gentleman to whom he referred then told him that this declaration was to be presented to the Emperor. In it he could not see anything which could be said to bear a national character. The gentleman then asked him whe ther there would be any objection to instruct our ambas sador in France to be present at the presentation. He re plied that it was not intended 'to give such an instruction, and accordingly the ambassador was not present. As far as he (Lori Clarendon) had heard, that declaration of opinion had produced a good impression in France. If he had been asked whether he thought that such a declaration should have been carried further, he should have said no. It simply referred to the goad understanding —the cordial understanding—between the two countries, about which there could be no doubt, and as he believed there was no doubt on the part of the French people as to the feelings of the English nation towards them, such an allusion was correct. He concurred in thinking it inexpedient that this declaration should be considered a national declara tion' but could not recognise the p ara l lel of his noble and learned friend between the present deputation and that which proceeded to Franch in 1848. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH thought that this was a matter of considerable importance. lie quite agreed with all that had fallen from the noble and learned lord except the complimentary terms in which he had spoken of these individuals. For himself, he looked upon the transaction with no feelings but those of disgust ; and as they had from the very highest autho rity that these persons had been guilty of a grave offence, he hoped that if they came before the noble and learned lord in his judicial capacity, his sentence would be divested of all complimentary terms. The Earl of MALMESBURY said, he could not allow the present conversation to close without offering one remark on what had fallen from the noble and learned lord. The noble and learned lord, although he professed not to consider these gentlemen as actuated by any but the most patriotic motives, had yet hinted at others. Lord CAMPBELL—I said such might be the case if this proceeding were made a precedent. The Earl of MALMESBURY (in continuation) had of course intended to refer to the remarks of the noble and learned lord with respect to the funds. It was im possible to misunderstand the meaning of such observa tions. (Hear, hear.) Lord CAMPBELL said he had acquitted the deputa tion of all improper motives, and had simply pointed out the danger of making the present transaction an example. If this affair were passed over in silence, other deputa tions might proceed to France with other objects. The Earl of MALMESBURY (in continuation) was glad to hear that the noble and learned lord did not in tend to throw out any insinuation against those who had signed the declaration in question. (Hear, hear.) He (the Earl of Malm es b ur y) regre tt e d th a t the address should have proceeded through a non-official channel, and doubted its necessity; but, as it had been presented, he was glad to be able to bear personal testimony to the effect it had produced in France. He was accidentally in Paris when the address was presented, and persons had expressed to him the great pleasure which such a de claration of opinion had produced. There was not the most distant idea in France of such an address being considered derogatory by the English people. Some persons might think so in this country, but, in justice to the Emperor and his ministers, he must say, that on their parts, there was not the most remote sign of such a feeling. They felt gratification at what they considered to be a sign that the population of this country, and especially of this great city, were anxious to continue our peaceful relations with France. Ido not (continued the noble earl) defend the act ; but I say, as it has been committed—and in these days people are not to be ruled arbitrarily, and will act for themselves and speak for themselves- —I can hardly congratulate the house upon the noble and learned lord having brought the subject forward, because no harm, but rather good, has resulted from it, and I do not see that any harm or dan ger could have resulted from this rash, though success ful, proceeding. (Hear.) The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH presumed then that the noble earl would have sanctioned the proceedings had he remained in office ? The Earl of MALMESBURY—On the contrary. I particularly said that if I bad been in the place of the noble earl opposite (Clarendon), I should have given the same advice which the noble earl gave, and have care fully refrained from approving the proceeding. (Hear.) The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH apologised, as not having heard the obse rv ati on . ___ _ _ The LORD CHANCELLOR said he hoped that his noble and learned friend the Lord Chief Justice did not mean it to go forth upon his high authority that such a proceeding was necessarily illegal. (Hear.) The prece dent might possibly lead to consequences it would be difficult to deal with, and perhaps to illegal consequences; but it would be extremely dangerous to lay it down as a principle that every such proceeding was necessary ille gal. (Hear.) It had been the most common thing in ' the world that addresses should be presented to foreign Sovereigns—perhaps merely as matters of courtesy ; but still all such addresses would be illegal if the noble and learned lord was correct. He could not but recollect that when he was in the south of France last autumn, he saw several members of their lordships' and of the other house of Parliament upon a deputation to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, to induce him to interfere in respect to certain of his subjects. It might be that this was illegal ; but, although agreeing with his nhble and learned that these proceedings were much to be deprecated, and were calculated to lead to great difficulties, ho hoped that it would not be understood that they were necessarily illegal, or subjecting the parties to a criminal prosecution. Lord CAMPBELL said he did not mean that such proceedings were illegal in that sense, so that the parties could be indicted and arraigned. He did not say that this could be the case unless there were some males animus. But he maintained that such proceedings were illegal in this sense, that the law did not sanction them, and that a member of Parliament might be impeached for such conduct. The deputation to the Grand Duke of Tuscany was to influence him to release persons im prisoned for religious opinions, and no doubt that was not illegal, for it was not really international. But that which related to peace and war between the two countries was national, and any English subject inter fering on such a subject, and pretending to represent the British nation to any foreign power, did what was undoubtedly illegal. VACCINATION EXTENSION BILL. Lord LYTTLETON moved the second reading of the bill. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH observed that the bill imposed penalties upon neglect to vaccinate, but extended no new facilities. Lord LYTTLETON was not aware that any were wanted ; if they were he would be happy to introduce them. The bill was read a second time. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW IN INDIA. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the Ar menians of Calcutta,, Bombay, and Bengal, complaining of the position of their community throughout our Indian possessions. The Armenians had for ages ceased to be a nation, but were our fellow Christians, and bad maintained a respectable character. They had settled in India before we came there, and between them and the East India Company a treaty had been made in 1688, securing them the rights of British subjects. For a cen tury, so long as we occupied only the cities of Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras, this treaty had been observed and these rights secured, for in those cities the English law prevailed. In more recent times, however, our In dian possessions had enormously extended, and com prised vast territories, in which the English law did not prevail, and in which there was no lex loci ; but the law was administered according to race and refigion. Now, unfortunately, the Armenian law had been abolished by the Emperor Justinian in A. D. 536, and the Roman or civil law which they had then adopted had ceased to be recognised. Hence the Armenians had in fact no law of their own, and it was in civil matters left doubtful what law was to be administered among them ; but in criminal cases they were far worse off, for they were subjected to the Mahommedan law, which they abhorred. In 1833, at the renewal of the ast India charter, the legislature declared that the law of India ought to be consolidated and settled ; and a commission had been issued to five learned gentlemen, who had passed a measure, which had been sent home in 1841, and which had ever since remained a dead letter. If this measure had been carried out, the evil complained of could not have arisen. It was an evil which did not apply alone to Armenians, but to other large classes of people who happened to have no regular law of their own. The evil also was aggravated by the judicial system which prevailed in India. He (Lord Campbell) was persuaded that the abuses of that system were enormous. The fact was no one knew what was the law, and no one of course knew how to administer it. Some administered it according to tradition, some by written law, some ac cording to natural justice. It was a saying in India, "that any one could make a judge." Certain it was that there was no judicial training. In this country or in France there was a long course of training for the bench of justice. But in India a man was a certain A And conceiv a e number of years a " collector," and th en was suddenly made The w i result of s s u t ch t e of t a isystemlt law ) could d j , u e d s g p e e l cial y h h a a the petitioners prayed th a t measures might * be taken for the remedy and redress of so great a • grievance. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said the case of the petitioners was certainly a hard one • and it was not their case alone, but that of a large numbers of persons of European parentage. As t o introducing th e law of England, no one was acquainted with it—no one was able to administer it. It would be well if the noble and learned Lord Chief Justice would favour the committee on India affairs with his attendance and assistance on this subject. (Hear, and a laugh.) The Earl of ABERDEEN said the Government were sensible of the immense importance of the subject, and it was under consideration. He hoped that the labours of the commission and the committee would not prove barren with_regard to it. Lord CAMPBELL was happy to hear this assurance LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1853. MOUNT CARBON CHARTERED COAL and IRON COMPANY. NOTICE.—At a Meeting of the Directors, held March 29, Sir ROBERT PRICE, Bart, M.P., in the Chair, Prof. D. T. ANSTED, F.R.S., &c., was unanimously ELECTED CONSULTING ENGINEER to the Company, and has signified his acceptance of said office. By or!er of the Boari, 30, Bucklersbnry, March 31. W. A. TIOEBER, Sec. 11,10IINT CARBON CHARTERED COAL, and IRON COMPAN Y. ITo more APPLICATIONS for SHARES in this COMPANY will be RECEIVED after THURSDAY, April 7. Country applications will close Satur:ay, April 9th. By Order of the Boar!, 30, Bucklersln;ry, Arrll 2. W. A. lIOEBER, Sec. 1O AGENTS.—Life Assurance Agents in any part of England may with advantage become Agents for Fire Insurance, and thereby greatly extend their Life bu.iness. The Directors of the UNITY FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION—an institution established on new and important principles, and possess ing upwards of Two THOUSAND SHAREHOLDERS, whose names and addresses are published with the Prospectus—are ready to receive applications for Agencies, accompanied by references. By looking over the List of Shareholders, applicants will probably find several to whom they are known. For terms, prospectuses, &c. apply to THOMAS 11. B AYLIS, General Manager and Secretary. Chief Offices, 40, Pall Mall, London. NEW FEATURE IN LIFE ASSURANCE. HE DEPOSIT and GENERAL LIFE • ASSURANCE COMPANY, 18, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London. CAPITAL—ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. DIRECTORS. Chairman—The Right llon. the Viscount Drumlanrig, Comptroller of her Majesty's Household. R. YaHowley Barnes, Esq., 11, City-road, Finsbury. G. Noel Clarke, Esq , late 17th Lancers, Junior United Service Club. George Coode, Esq., rortland-terrace, Wandsworth, and Belvoir, St. Helier's, Jersey. Stephen Cracknall, Esq., 1, St. John's-gardens, Notting-hill, and 11, Few-square, Lincoln's-inn. W. Jones, ➢I.D., Davies-street, Berkeley-square, and Lutterworth, Leicestershire. George Knew, Esq., 15, Connaught-square, Hyde-park, and Tor Lodge, Staffordshire. Alexander Maclean, Esq„ Harrow-on-the-Hill. David C. Poole, Esq., 32, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square. William Prinsep, Esq., 147, Leadenhall-street, and 8, Hyde-park place West. Robert Andrew Riddell, Esq., Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. Dr. Scanlan 21, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. Major Sperling, 14, St. James's-square. The sum the ordinary Ufa Offices would give him for the surrender The sum the ordinary Life Offices would give him if he were unable to pay, or if he omitted to pay his current annual premium of Si. 6s. 3d. after he has paid into their coffers 249/.73 6d., and wh!ch they have had the use of at compound interest, or in the event of his death one hour after such omission or inability At the end of 1 ., Annual ..,!, 3 premium 4 to assure. . 5001. thirty years when the party is fifty years old, hewillhave paid into the office. Ms policy at that or sale age, l in case; of his policy, after thirty years'payments amounting to 2491.75. 6d. which theyhave ihad the benefit of at compound, I death will be worth, interest. to pay. little more 0 3/.65. 3dJ249/.75.6d. 5001. than 801. I NOTHING. perhaps 901. ON TIIE DEPOSIT SYSTEM. Ifunable to pay, or not desirous of paying or omitting., topay,thero !lcy would still remain of its FULL value, 522/.2c7d.tilldehth, If 20 years after, no fur ther payment beingre quired. Ifhowever the party, from any cause, wished to cancel the Policy, he could not onlydraw entail helms put In, viz., 2251., but 0 //. 10s Od 225/. 5221.257 d 2871. 2s. 9d. e jl a l n n L i m b s a?.. f . 6 l 2 . l . which Is more than one-fourth of the whole of his payments, or he could either draw out a part, 201. or 501., diminishing the Policy only by the assured value of the sum se drawn out at the age when withdrawn. See pagess and7in detailed pamphlet, by F. G. P. Nelson, Esq. On comparison of these two tables it will be seen that a person under the novel system of DEPOSIT assurance can secure the follow ing advantages, viz., Ist. For a less sum, paid annually, he can assure a larger sum in case of death than under the ordinary system. 2dly. In the event of a desire to surrender his Policy he can receive in this Company, by the above example, which applies to all ages, THREE times as much as on the ordinary system. 3rdly. In the event of inability or omission to pay, his policy remains still his property, of the same value as it was, though ho cease his current payments for any number of years; whereas on the ordinary system, he gets nothing. 4thly. Should he require to increase or decrease the amount of his policy, he can do so at pleasure. He can at any time, by giving a fortnight's notice, withdraw any part from II up to the whole amount of his previous payments and with interest. After he has withdrawn part one year he can, by a single payment, three years, or any time afterwards. raise his policy to a greater or even its former amount ; and by this system he can at all times regulate his annual savings by his annual expenditure, with the facility in the aargain of having a fund to fly to in case of necessity, the same as in a bank, with this palpable advantage, however, that he gets Inte rest fur his money, and in case of death his family receive more than the amount of his savings. In ordinary Life Offices be can do no such thing, but his policy at once lapses or is cancelled the moment he ceases to pay his current premiums, and, instead of having any fund to Ay to for aid, all his hard-earned savings become forfeited to the society, and his misfortunes serve to benefit the pockets of his rnor efortunate co-assurers. Such a system is too equitable 'and too striking to be overlooked and DEPOSIT assurance is the only system of assurance which can be universally recognised and adopted when the principles are impar tially canvassed, and its palpable benefits become widely diffused. It confers greater advantages than a bank because it allows a fair rate of interest in case of withdrawal, and gives twice the amount in the hands of the Company to the representatives of the Depositor in case of death, thus combining the ADVANTAGES OF A BANK WITH THE BENEFITS OF AN ASSURANCE COMPANY. In case of endowment rssurances the advantages of the DEPOSIT system are still more striking. ADVANTAGES OF THIS COMPANY UNDER THE ORDINARY LIFE ASSURANCE BRANCH. To those who prefer this branch Policies are granted from 201. to 5,0001. on every known principle thereof. Lives in all but the worst stages of disease, and such as have been rejected by other Offices, are taken at rates equivalent to the parti cular disease. Loans from 50/. and upwards granted on every kind of security, real or personal, on the most equitable terms to the borrower _ Annuities of every description granted on very favourable terms. Non-forfeiture of a Policy.—ln case of inability to pay the currant premiums, the Directors will eitner purchase the Policy at a fair market value, or give a new one in lieu thereof, less 5 per cent., inte rest corresponding in amount to the whole of the previous payments which have been made. Detailed prospectuses with tables in further illustration of the De posit system, and any further information may be obtained on appli cation to the Agents in the country, or to CHARLES W. BEVAN, Resident Secretary. N.l3.—Agents wanted In all parts of the World. DR. CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row, CarvaLho, 147, Fleet-street; Mann, 39, Oornhill. Price One Shilling each; by post, Is 61. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. "Health, Recreation, and Rational Use of Time." CONTENTS : —Early Rising—Spring and Summer Mornings—Ex cursions about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills Forests, Fields, High-roads, and other pleasant places —Country Trips and Rambles—The Sea —London at Night—Evenings at Home Music—The Drama—On Eating, Drinking, Bleeping, Bathing, Air, Rest, Ease, Occupation, &c., &C. THE INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COMPANY, No. 72, Lombard-street and 24, COlillanght-terraeL TRIISTEES. Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. T. Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. I James Fuller Madote, Esq. Richard Malins, Esq., Q.O , M.P. William Wilberforce, Esq. The POLICIES are INDI4PUTABLE, in terms of the Deed of •ettlement of the Company, duly registered, and are thus rendered CERTAIN FANTILY PROVISION'S, and NEGOTIABLE DOCU MENTS OF SECURITY. lhis Company has introduced, as more peculiarly applicable to the Middle and InduQtrions Classes, a plan of SELF-PROTECTING IN i(JRANCE, whereby in of.Paicy for one rate of Premium, are tombined an Insurance of a Sum payab;e either at d .atli or on at •ahiiug a specified age, and a pension or annuity atter that age ; and ;lying the full benefit of all Pretniums that have been p4id, although the payments should at any time be discontinued. ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, Manager. UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COM PAN Y, Established by Act of Parliament in 1334. No. 8, Waterloo Place, Pall Mall, Londaf. The distinctive features of the Company embrace, among: others: Tables of Premiums formed on the lowest scale compatible with security, and constructed to meet the various wants , of assurers, and every risk to which protection by assurance can be extended. One-half the Life Premium for the first Five years may remain on credit. Loans granted on approved Personal Security. Assured not restricted in their limits of travel, as in most other Companies, but may proceed from one part of Europe to another in decked vessels, without License, and to British North America, and many parts of the United States, without extra premium, by merely giving the ordinary notice, to the Office in London of the intended visit. Whole-world Policies granted at slightly increased rates of Premium, thus rendering a Policy in money transactions a real security. _ Prospectuses, and every information, may be obtained upon app& cation to the Resident Director. • G R A No other Packets The Packets cal FROI Terrace Pier. 7Y 3 *l'B% 9 t14 11% 114 VESEND S TAR PACKETS, call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purtleet Piers. 1 at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting) NI TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. Time. Direct Trains from the Boats marked t Omnibuses from Fenchurch-street Stat every quarter of an hour. 4.6 i4g BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLICKWALL, lowing Trains from the Fenchurc lon to an parts of London WEEK. DAYS. , on the arrival of the fol• al-street Station. SUNDAYS. Time. R i o Time. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Bishop of LLANDAFF took the oaths and his seat. Lord LYTELLTON presented a petition from unions in Worcester •praying for an alteration in the Law of Settlement. The Bishop of EXETER presented a petition from a place in Devonshire, against the admission of Jews into Parliament. THE CITY ADDRESS TO THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON. Lord CAMPBELL then rose to put a question to the noble lord the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, of which he had given him notice, and which had reference to a subject of great national importance. He alluded to the declaration or address which the newspapers stated had recently been presented to his Imperial Majesty Napoleon 111., "in the name of the English nation." Now, in putting his question, he had no intention to throw blame on the individuals who had presented this address. He had the pleasure of knowing some of them, and he believed them all to be highly respectable, and actuated, no doubt, by patriotic and disinterested mo tives. But if, in presenting the address to which he re ferred, they had acted without the authority of the Home Government, he apprehended they had been guilty of an offence against the law of the land—at all events of an offence against the law of nations. It is an established rule, he believed, that the intercourse which took place between independent nations could only be transacted through the medium of ambassadors or ministers sent from the respective courts of those nations—such a rule haying been established in order to the preservation of international tranquillity. The rule would be found laid down by all writers on this important subject, but he would only trouble their lordships with an extract from Vattel, who was supported by Puffendorff and all his illustrious predecessors. Vattel remarked : " Nations are to treat and hold intercourse with one an other, and, bound by reciprocal obligation, to consent to such communication. But nations and sovereigns do not treat together immediately. The only expedient for nations and sovereigns is to communicate and treat with each other by the agency of Procurators or mandatories, of delegates charged with their commands, and vested with their powers —that is to say, public ministers. Th e m i n i s t er i s , in some sort, a representative of a foreign power, a person charged with the commands of that power, an d delegated to manage its affairs." Without quoting the opinions of other jurists on the subject, he would simply refer to what took place in 1791, when it was stated that a deputation was sent from this country to the Empress of Russia. At that period one party in this country thought we were ag grieved by the proceedings of the Russian Government, while another were of opinion that -the English Govern ment were to blame. The party in favour of Russia sent a deputation to St. Petersburgh in the person of Mr. Adair. Upon this proceeding Mr. Burke passed the following severe comment : " Thi; proceeding of Mr. Fox does not (as I conceive) amount to absolute high treason ; Russia, though on bad terms, not having been then declaredly at war with this kingdom. But such a proceeding is, in law, not very re mote from that offence, and is undoubtedly a most uncon stitutional act, and a high treasonable misdemeanour. The legitimate and sure mode of communication between this nation and foreign powers is rendered uncertain, precari ous, and treacherous, by being divided into two channels, by which means the foreign powers can never be assured of the real authority or validity of any public transaction. This proceeding has given a strong countenance, and an en couraging example to the doctrines and practices of the Revolution and Constitutional Societies, and of other mis chievous societies of that description, who, without any legal authority, are in the habit of proposing, and to the best of their power of forming, leagues and alliances with France." Now he (Lord Campbell) apprehended that the principles thus laid down by Burke were inconsistent with the transaction now under discussion. He apprehended that unless this deputation to the Emperor of France were authorised by the British Government to proceed in that capacity, they had acted in violation of the law, although unconsciously so, As to the declaration itself, it was perfectly harmless. In many of the sentiments contained is it he concurred. But inasmuch as such declaration was not the result of any public meeting of her Majesty's subjects, or in conformity with any ad dress agreed to at a public meeting, he could not recog nise its legality. The document in question contained nothing more than a simple declaration of a desire that the relations of amity and peace between the two na tions should be kept up. In his opinion at no former period had there been a greater desire on the part of all classes in this country to maintain those relations of peace and amity with France. (' Hear, hear," from the Earl of Malmesbury.) Such was not the case in 1791, when the then Government took up one line of policy and the opposition another. (Hear, hear.) To revert, however, to the declaration under discussion, he be lieved it to be a clear violation of the law. This country knew nothing of the document until the curtain was withdrawn, and Napoleon the Third was discovered, surrounded by his ministers and approached by the English deputation. He (Lord Campbell) did not know whether the English ambassador was pre sent on the occasion, or whether his sanction was asked to the transaction. Was he (Lord Campbell) to suppose that Sir James Duke was sent over to super sede Lord Cowley, and that he went over to France invested with the authority of an ambassador extraordi nary or a minister plenipotentiary ? The form of lan guage employed by Sir James Duke to the Emperor would have been all very well had the subject in hand been the cession of a railway or a canal ; but such lan guage on a subject relating to our internal relations ought only to have proceeded from the lips of an accre dited minister of the Crown. Sir James Duke said : " Sire,—We have the honour to appear before your Ma jesty for the purpose of presenting to your Majesty and to the French nation a declaration from the commercial com munity of the metropolis of the British empire. " We have only to add the expression of our conviction that this document conveys at the same time a faithful re presentation of the feelings of the people of England at large." They express a fervent— " Hope that under your reign France and England may be always united," &c. _ _ _ Of this - declaration the Emperor, in his reply said : "It confirms in me the confidence with which the good sense of the English has always inspired me." He then expresses some alarm as to what was done last year, adding : " But the good sense of a groat people cannot be long deceived, and the step which you now take is a striking proof of this. " Like you I desire peace ; and, to make it sure, I wish, like you, to draw closer the bonds which unite our two countries." These (continued the noble and learned lord) were most gratifying sentiments, but, nevertheless, wholly irregu lar, if uttered without the authority of the home govern ment. He was not disposed to blame the parties, who, no doubt, were ignorant that they were acting wrongly. But consider the danger to which the country might be exposed by allowing this proceeding to become a prece dent. Suppose for instance, there w ere a p ar t y i n thi s country who, disapproving of the policy of the French government, agreed to a declaration, and presented an address, praying that such policy should be changed. Suppose, instead of the person addressed being Napoleon 111., it was a red republican government. There might, according to the example now set, be a deputation of Socialists, Chartists, or United Irishmen, to such a go vernment, asking for fraternisation. His noble friend (Lord Clarendon) had once presided over the sister island, and could not fail to remember the alarm which day by day was felt by reason of these deputations, particularly by the deputation which went to France headed by Smith O'Brien. Surely that was considered an alarming circum stance by the English Government, but how could the one proceeding be justified and not the other ? He be lieved the gentlemen in the present case to have acted with good motives, and to have erred from inadvertence. They were no doubt anxious to express their desire that the two countries should be drawn closer together in the bonds of peace and amity ; but different objects might have been entertained. It might have been desired to raise the funds by such a proceeding, or to depress them. But without further observation he would proceed to ask the question of which he had given notice, simply as suring his noble friend that he desired to give offence in no quarter, and that if be thought his question would even infinitesimally disturb the good feeling which sub sisted between the two countries he would not put it. But, considering the high office which he (Lord Camp bell) held in the country, and that in that respect he was a guardian over its laws, he begged to be permitted to ask his noble friend whether the deputation of merchants who were stated to have recently proceeded to France with an address were sanctioned in what they did by her Majesty's Ministers ? Lord CLARENDON (who, with the other noble lords who joined in this conversation, was imperfectly heard) said, he could not help thinking that his noble and learned friend had attached to his question more importance than it deserved. Certainly, when the noble and learned lord had the goodness to give him notice of this question, he (Lord Clarendon) had not expected he would have come prepared with high legal and parlia mentary authorities in support of his position, or that he would have gone back to transactions which had oc curred 60 years ago. Still less had he expected that his noble and learned friend, holding the high official posi tion he did, would have declared upon such evidence that certain merchants and citizens of London, in the transaction referred to, had committed a violation of the law. (Hear, hear.) It appeared to ,him (the Earl of Clarendon) that a great part of his noble and learned friend's statement rested upon a fallacy, assuming, as his noble and learned friend did, that the deputation ap peared as speaking in the name of the nation. Such was not the case ; and it appeared to him (the Earl of Claren don) that they did nothing more than present an address from certain merchants and others of the city of London. In reply to his noble and learned friend's two questions, he would first of all acquaint him that Lord Cowley had not in any way been superseded—(a laugh) —and that the sanction of the British Government to the deputation had neither being given nor asked. Two or three days before the deputation proceeded to Franco a gentleman LOANS GRASTED. If ONDON EXCHANGE ADVANCE FUND, jaj 2, Adelphi-te.Tace, Strand, facing the river; City Branch, 3, Old Broad-street, City. The Right Hon. Lord ERSKINE, Chairman. Loans advanced, in sums of 101. and upwards, granted on a Join promissory note, repayable by easy instaftnents, or on the deposii of deeds or other available securities. Bills of exchange cashed at moderate rates of interest. 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The First Lord, Sir James Graham, resumes his levees of naval officers on Saturday week next, the 16th instant, and Rear-Admiral the Hon. M. F. F. Berkeley, C. 8., will receive officers on Tues day, the 19th, and 26th instant. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 4. We understand it is now intended to send the whole of the crew of the Agamemnon to Haslar Hospital. They are to return to the ship as they recover. Fifty were sent on Sunday, and fifty others at 2 p.m. to-day. Rear-Admiral M. F. F. Berkeley, C. 8., M.P., Second Sea Lord of the Admiralty, and Captain Milne, Fifth Lord, arrived in this dockyard this morning on a semi official tour of inspection. After transacting business at the office of the Rear-Admiral Superintendent they proceeded to the office of the Port-Admiral ; on leaving which Rear-Admiral Berkeley went on board the Aga memnon, and Captain Milne, accompanied by Rear-Ad miral Fanshawe, inspected the screw steam-frigate Highflyer, 21, in the angle dock. They were afterwards joined by Rear-Admiral Berkeley and inspected the screw three-decker Duke of Wellington, They left the dockyard shortly before 2 o'clock. The Isabel screw steamer, Commander Inglefield, going out to Behring's Straits on a voyage in pursuit of the missing Arctic expeditions, arrived in this harbour this morning in tow of the African steam-tug from Wool wich, where her outfit has been so ill executed that she has to have her upper works caulked in this port. The usual monthly muster of the officers and men be longing to the " ordinary" was made to-day on board the Neptune, 120, by Captain Scott, for the Admiral- Superintendent. The petition of the shipwrights of this dockyard, for warded to the Lords of the Admiralty some months since, praying for an increase of wages in accordance with the increased value of labour and the increased price of provisions, coupled with the fact that in some mercantile dockyards nearly double the amount of wages was given to shipwrights to what they received in Go vernment establishments, has at length received an answer, which has been this day conveyed to the men in the following circular from the Admiral• Superinte ndent : " Portsmouth Dockyard, April 4. "In pursuance of the directions of the Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty, I have to acquaint the ship wrights, caulkers, and joiners employed in this dockyard, who have prayed for an increase of pay, that their Lord ships have had the petition under consideration and cannot entertain their request. " ARTHVRFANSHAWE, Superintendent." The Persian, 12, Commander T. Mitchell, whose ar rival from the West Indies we reported yesterday, sent in her invalids by the Echo tug this morning. The Per sian experienced bad weather on her passage home, being compelled to batten down nearly the whole way. Mr. G. B. Virim, midshipman, came h ome p asseng er in her. The Cumberland, 72, Vice-Admiral Sir G. Seymour, K.C.8., was at Bermuda on the 13th ult.—all well. The Vestal, 26, Capt. C. B. Hamilton, arrived at Bermuda, from Havannah, on th e 10th u lt., w hen Lieu tenant H. J. Grant, second of the Vestal, exchanged with the Hon. A. Hay, and took the command of the Scorpion, which was to sail for England in a few days. The Vestal sailed again on the 12th ult., for Havannah. The Duke of Wellington, 131, screw steam-ship, has her ordnance stores being prepared for putting on board. This will be done this week, the following being the offi cial statement of her armament : Guns. Cwt. Length. Lower deck {lO 8 inch 65 26 32 pounders 56 Middle deck I 6 8 inch 65 (30 32 pounders 56 Main deck 3B 32 pounders 42 { Upper deck 2O 32 pounders 25 1 68 pounder 95 SHEERNESS, APRIL 4. The Waterloo, 120 guns, Capt. the Hon. Montagu Stopford.—Three courts-martial were held on board this ship on the 2d inst to try three seamen for desertion— one from the Imperieuse, 60-gun screw steam-frigate, and two from the Horatio, screw steam guard-ship. The charge was fully proved in each case, and the Court sentenced the seaman who deserted from the Imperieuse to be imprisoned for three months, and then to be sent on board one of her Majesty's ships to complete the term for which he originally entered the service. The sentences of the Court on the seamen deserting from the Horatio were, one to receive four dozen, the other two dozen lashes, and then be dismissed her Majesty's ser vice. Captain R. B. Watson, C. 8., in command of the Horatio, prosecuted. The Imperieuse, 60 guns, screw steam-frigate, came down from Salt-pan Reach on the 2d inst., and has taken up the moorings formerly occupied by the London. After her compasses have been adjusted, she will be inspected by Vice-Admiral the Hon. Josceline Percy previous to her departure. Captain Watson has been very much dis appointed in volunteers coming forward ; the Imperieuse is nearly 200 seamen short of her complement at present. En consequence of the squally weather, her topgallant masts have been sent down, and topsailyards lowered , upon the caps. WOOLWICH, APRIL 4. APPOINTDIENTS. Captain John C. Fitzgerald (1841), to command the Winchester, 50, flag-ship of Rear - Admiral Sir Fleet wood B. R. Pellew, C. 8., Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies station, vice Loch, deceased. Acting Chief Engineer Charles K. Renwick is con firmed to the rank of Chief Engineer in the Phoenix steam-sloop for service in an expedition to the Arctic Regions. Second Class Assistant -Engineer Stephen A. Harris to the Phoenix. Third Class Assistant -Engineer William Owen to the Phoenix. Second Class Assistant-Engineer William Saunders to the Highflyer steam-sloop at Portsmouth, L Zile Earl of ELLENBG GH observed, that the )rk would be best done in his country ; for in India one had leisure to attend to it. ELECTION INQUIRIES. de Earl of ABERDEEN said, that on Monday, ? on the evidence of the Canterbury election com- Azktee, he should move that an address to the Crown be presented. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair a few minutes to four o'clock. During the recess the arrangements for lighting the house have been entirely changed. The roof of the building is now formed of ground glass, and the gas jets are placed above. The place of the old chandeliers is supplied by pillars of mahogany. As the jets had not been lighted when our report left, we cannot speak of the result of the new system. THIRD READINGS. The Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway Bill, and the Eastern Counties Railway (North Woolwich, &c.) Bill, were read a third time and passed. SECOND READINGS. The Glasgow and South-Western Railway (No. 2) Dill, the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford (Taff Vale) Railway Bill, the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway (extension of time, &c.) Bill, and Price's Patent Candle Company Bill, were severally read a second time, and ordered to be committed. PETITIONS. Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Dundee, in favour of the abolition of university tests in Scotland. Mr. Alderman CUBITT presented a petition from Hampshire, in favour of the abolition of the malt and hop duties. Mr. K. SEYMER presented a petition from Sher borne against the admission of Jews into Parliament. Mr. Sergeant SHEE presented a petition from Kil kenny, in favour of Mr. S. Crawford's Tenant Right Bill. Mr. KINNAIRD presented two petitions from Perth against Scotch University Tests. Mr. A. PELLATT presented a petition from Surrey against opening the Crystal Palace or its grounds on Sunday. Sir J. SHELLEY presented a petition from the Strand Union in favour of the more equal assessment of the taxes for the maintenance of the Metropolitan Police. Mr. HATFIELD presented a petition from Sheffield, praying for the legalization of marriages with a de ceased wife's sister. Mr. T. DIINCOMBE i n presented favour of a the p e t i otipoennfirnogmowfotrhke a petition from i C n r g s y r m t Crystal n . Palace w in A F L i m o n s b s S u L u i T E n y d a y presented . Lei cester, praying for an amendment in the mode of levying land tax. NEW WINDSOR ELECTION. Mr. GASKELL brought up the report of the New Windsor Election Committee, declaring that Charles Wellesley was duly elected for the borough, but stating that the committee had reason to believe that corrupt practices had extensively prevailed at the last election. On the motion that the report be laid on the table, Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from 120 electors of New Windsor, praying an inquiry into the practices at the last election for New Windsor. He said he had no desire to impugn the decision of the committee, but he would suggest th a t, i n • a dditi on t o th e evidence being laid before the house, it should be printed, in order that the house might be in possession of the whole circum stances connected with the election. The report was th en l a id on_ the table, and on the motion of Mr. CODBEN the evidence was ordered to be printed. COUNTY OF wEXFORD ELECTION. The SPEAKER intimated that he had received a communication from Messrs. Morris and Sons, parlia mentary agents, stating that it was not intended to pro ceed with the petition complaining of the return for the county of Wexford. PETITIONS. Mr. W. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Cam den-town in favour of the liberation of Edward Murray. Lord D. STUART presented a petition from Maryle bone against all taxes on knowledge. Mr. JAMES MACGREGOR presented a petition from Glasgow in favour of the reduction of the duties on tea. Col. BOYLE presented a petition from Frome in favour of the ocean penny postage. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the town council of Arbroath and Montrose praying for the extension of the English County Courts to Scotland ; also, a petition from Glasgow against the Public Houses (Scotland) Bill. Sir W. MOLESWORTH presented a petition from the metropolis in favour of the Crystal Palace being opened on Sundays. Captain SCOBELL presented a petition from Hartle. pool against the Mercantile Marine Bill. Mr. HUDSON presented a similar petition from Sun derland. Mr. HEADLAM also presented apetition to the same effect from Newcastle. Mr. GLADSTONE presented a petition against the admission of Jews into Parliament. Mr. W. WILLIAMS gave notice that to-morrow he would ask the Secretary of the Admiralty a question with reference to the desertion of a number of H. M. seamen, in consequence of the flogging of a petty officer named Stapleton. CONSOLIDATION FUND ACT, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notice that on Friday next he should move that the house resolve itself into a committee of the whole house, to consider the Consolidated Fund and the National Debt Redemption Acts. THE MINISTERIAL BUDGET. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER —I will, also, take this opportunity of mentioning, that I propose to state the intentions of Government with respect to finance on this day fortnight, the 18th instant. CANADA CLERGY RESERVES BILL. In reply to Mr. DISRAELI, Lord J. RUSSELL said he proposed to take the third reading of the Clergy Reserves Bill on Monday next, and he would, therefore, postpone the third read ing of the Jewish Disabilities Bill for that day until the Friday following, the 15th. Mr DISRAELI—Perhaps the noble lord will state on what' day the Government intend to make their statement with respect to their proposals concerning the East Indian territories. Lord J. RUSSELL—I cannot state the exact day, but as soon as we are prepared with that measure, I shall state the nature of it to the house. (A.laugh.) On the motion of the noble lord, the orders of the day were postponed until after the notices of motions. NATIONAL EDUCATION. Lord J. RUSSELL—I have now, in pursance of the no tice I have given, to state generally the intentions of the government with regard to the important subject of edu cation ; and in so doing I certainly shall not think it neces sary to ask for the attention of the house, because I am sure that, however inadequately I may perform the duty which I am called on to undertake, the subject is one of so much importance, and affects so deeply the religion, the morality, and the future well being of the country, that this house will readily give their attention to any state ments which may be made, and to any propositions that may be brought forward by the Government upon a sub ject of this nature. (Hear, hear.) I will begin by stating what has been the course with respect to the education of the poorer classes of this country from the commencement of the establishment of public day-schools. These day schools were generally commenced soon after the beginning of the present century. At that time two persons who had both given very great attention to the subject of educa tion, and who are both deserving of commemortilion for their intelligence, and the laudable efforts they made in that cause-rI mean Joseph Lancaster and Dr. Bell—were instrumental in introducing a large establishment of day schools for the education of the poorer classer in this coun try. Both of them proceeded on the system of having monitors in the schools—chosen from among the boys at tending those schools by whom lessons should be given to the children who were not sufficiently advanced to obtain the entire attention of the masters. It was believed, and it was certainly a matter of fact, that by this means a larger number of children would be educated cheaply than could have been done by the method of having a great number of schools each with separate masters. But no because t that persons de. onlydoubt used that thes y instrumentality system of persons r ( s l o e defective, twivheo themselves , i were little advanced in learning , who had no peculiar aptitude for teaching, and who could not give instructi on in vo t e t the e t r o a pi t d h and e objectof intelligent instruction doing. (Hoar , hear , hear.) There was a difference c manner were capable o f upon a topic of a most exciting nature in the syste ms which were adopted pursuant to the advice of these two gentlemen. ,The system of Joseph Lancaster adopted by a society called the British and F • Scho ol was Society, established in 1805, which proceede d o n prin ciple of teaching the Bible to all the children in the school. Th . at was a distinguishing feature of the system, and the Ring, George 111., gave his immediate andliberal patron. age to the plan. Many persons who were anxious for the promotion of education—among others my father, the late Duke of Bedford —combined for the purpose of placing themselves at the head of institutions of this kind, and Lord Brougham, Sir S. Romilly, and many others aided them with their abilities and zeal. At the same time, while these schools were thus promoted, there arose an objection on the partof the established church, that though the Bible was taught, therewas no instouction given in the formularies of the church of England, and accordingly at a later period-1811, I think—a society called the National Society was formed, in order to give instruction not onlyin the Bible, but in the catechism, and at the same time with a rule that the children attending their schools should at tend the established church on Sundays. Seeing these differences, there was immediately a hot contest with re spect to the principles on which the schools should be con ducted. I will not now enter into the merits of that con- troversy further than to say, that to this day we feel the effects of it, and that while it must be admitted that these societies have contributed in a very large degree to the education of the people, the feelings produced by the con tests of those days have made it difficult, if not impossible, On the oe hand, tho National Society , counected with the to unite the poorer classes in on e general syst em of education. th taifl ;tett hip, nce, te.