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NM HER MAJESTY'S POSTMASTER-GENE RAL will receive SEALED TENDERS for supplying the General Post-office with FIRE WOOD for one year. Information as regards the description and quantity of fire wood required, can b 3 obtained on application to Mr. FORTUNE, Clerk of the Works, at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, The Tenders are to he addressed to her Majesty's Postmaster- General, and must be delivered not later than 12 o'clock, noon, on MONDAY, the Ist AUGUST next, endorsed " Tendersfor the supply of Fire Wood." General Post-office, July, 1853. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND.—GLOUCESTER SHOW, 1853. —Full parti culars respecting the Prize Implements awarded at this Meeting may be obtained in the Show-yard, at WM. DRAY and CO.'S Stand, 110 . 33, on Wednesday, Tharsday, and Friday, tie 13th, 14th, and 15th inst. ; and after that time of Win. Dray and Co. (Metropolitan .Agents for all the Implement Makers), at their Warehouses, Swan lane, London. INVESTMENT OF CAPITAL AND SAVINGS• PARTIES desirous of INVESTING Money are requested to examine the plan of the MITRE ASSURANCE and INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION, by which a high rate of In terest may be obtained, combined with perfect security. Prospectuses and full information may be had at the office, or sent, Post free, on application. W. BRIDGES, Sec. 23, Pall-mall. GREAT MILITARY CAMP at CHOBHAM. SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. In order to give opportunities for witnessing this grand military display, TRAINS will run, on and after MONDAY, 4th July, from WATERLOO to CHERTSEY, STAINES, and WOKING, the nearest Stations to the Camp, at convenient intervals, from 7 a.m., returning in the Afternoon. Horses and carriages should be at Waterloo Station by 6.30 a.m., and will be forwarded by Trains at 7 and 7.20 a.m. Chertsey Station is within four miles of the Camp, and omnibuses Will be continually running at moderate fares. Superior private conveyances can also be obtained at Chertsey, at fixed fares, on application to Mr. Rowland, Swan Hotel. Arrangements have been mace at Chertsey Station for the accom modation and refreshment of passengers by these trains. The Camp is within five miles of Woking, and of Staines Station fbur, from whence conveyances can be obtained. The route from Staines is via Virginia Water. By Order, ARCHD. SCOTT, Traffic Manager. Waterloo Station, July, 1853. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-CHEAP EXCURSION to OXFORD, BANBURY, LEAMINGTON, and WARWICK.--On SUNDAY, 17th July, an Excursion Train will leave the Paddington Station at a quarter before 8 o'clock in the morning for Oxford, Banbury, Leamington, and Warwick, returning the same evening from Warwick at 6.45. Leamington at 7.0, Ban bury 7.40, and Oxford at 8.30 o'clock. The Warwick station is only a short distance from the romantic rains of Kenilworth Castle. FARES THERE ♦N BACK— First Class. Closed Carriages. s d. s. d. To Oxford 6 0 .......... 3 6 Leamington and Warwick ..10 6 .......... 6 0 - - The Excursion Tickets are not transferable, and are not available for the ordinary trains. They may be obtained previously, at 27, Bing-street, Cheapside, 269, Strand, 25, Regent•street (corner of Jermyn-street), and at the Paddington Station. Passengers having luggage will only be conveyed at the ordinary fares. Paddington Station. 7th July, 153. TOURS IN IRELAND. DUBLIN GREAT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION. InISH TOURIST TICKETS (available for a month) are now rued at the following stations : let Class. 2d Class. Lo ndon (Euston Station) ................ .. £6 10 0 £5 5 0 E dinburgh, Glasgow, Hull, Bristol, Carlisle, 6 6 0 5 5 0 tzford, Worcester, Cheltenham, Gloucester 515 0 415 0 Ir nliegham, Rugby, Leamington, Coventry, 4 5 0 Wolverhampton, Huddersfield, Leeds, Shef field 0 0 4 5 0 li anchester, Warrington, Stoke, Macclesfield 4 4 0 3 10 0 Li verpool, Chester ........ .............. 4 4 0 3 5 0 TheY enable the holders to proceed to Chester, Bangor, Dublin, ' ° v l r, and the Lakes of Killarney, and back again to the station at Wirch the ticket was taken. t The holder of each Irish Tourist Ticket is entitled to have issued to him , at the office, 52, Westland-row, Dublin, at very reduced rates, tic'cets for a tour in the county Wicklow, in Kenmare and v,,ngariff, up the river Shannon- -for the journey from Dublin to "Vast, for the excursion to the Giant's Causeway, and from Dublin ,0 Galway for the tour through. Connemara. ~ E very purchaser of a ticket is presented. gratis, with a copy of the Il lustrated Irish Tourist's Hand-Book," compiled solely for these Tours. The fullest and most accurate information afforded at the Chester " 4 Holyhead Comp my's Office, 52, Westland-row, Dublin. See 4120 " Bradshaw's Guide," page 123. NEW FEATURE IN LIFE ASSURANCE. THE DEPOSIT and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 18, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London. CAPITAL—ONR HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. TRUSTEES. The Right Honourable the Lord - Viscount Drumlanrig, M.P., P.C., Comptroller of her Majesty's Household. Sir Charles Price, Bart, 3, King William-street, London. Lieut.-General Sir W. It. Clayton. Bart, Gloucester-place, Portman- Square, and Marden-park, surrey. Chairman—The Right Hon. the Viscount Drttmlanrig, M.P., P.C., Comptroller of her Majesty's Household. R. Yallowley Karnes, Esq., 11, City-road, Finsbury. G. Noel Clarke, Esq , late 17th Lancers, Junior United Service Club. George Coode, Esq., Portland-terrace, Wandsworth, and Belvoir, St. Heifer's, Jersey Stephen Cracknall, Esq., I, St. John's-gardens, Notting-hill, and 11 New-square, Lincoln's-Inn. IV. Jones, M.D., Davies.street, Berkeley-square, and Lutterworth, Leicestershire. ceorge Knox, Esq., 15, Connaught-square, Hyde-park, and Tor Lodge, Staffordshire. Alexander Maclean, Esq„ Harrow-on-the-Hill. y; Mor gan , E sq., Berkeley-, Gloucestershire. Is nd c. Poole, Esq., 32, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square. Prinsep, Esq 147, Leadenhall-street, and 8, Hyde-park phlaee West. Robert Andrew Riddell, Esq., Tnner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. Seanlan, 21, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. atoiler Sperling, 14, St. James's-square. F' n t AUDITORS "'gg, Esq„ 126, Strand, Actuary and Secretary to the Medical, and General Life Office. :Hla m Jones, Esq., Accountant, 3, Gulldhall-chambers. A reek Esq., 8.A., Actuary to the Engineers and Masonic Life • '• Sheridan, Esq., Manager of Times Assurance Company, Lud gate-hill. BANKE Bir C harles Price, Marryat, and Co., 3, King William-street, London. k " 811 . Hopkinson and Co., 3, Regent-street. br. L e PuirstctaNs. ScanlFinsbury -place. an, 21, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. SURGEONS. mealpm Esq., 16, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square. Teevan, Esq., 44, Gloucester-Place, Hyde-parkirudens. CONSULTING ACTUARY. Francis G. P. Neison, Esq., F.L.S. SOLICIIORS. Messrs. fill and Mathews St. Mary-axe. RESIDENT SECRETARY. The Charles W. Bevan, Esq. b e Public is respectfully invited to examine the principles of the ell System of Assurance. which is based upon tables calculated and is under the immediate supervision of, Francis G. P. Nelson, 1., F.L.S., the Consulting Actuary to the Company. t w e arnParative Tables to assure 5001 on death, by a perso n a g ed "4 next birthday, on the ORDINARY and on the DEPOSIT system cfAssurances. ON THE ORDINARY SYSTEM. The sum the ordinary The sum tiff ,LifeOftices would give ordinary Life'him if he were unable Offices would to pay,or if he omitted At the , His ' give him for to pay his current end of , policy , the surrender annual premium of 4. Annual thirty at that, or sale 81. 6s. 3d. after he has .c premium yearswhen age, ! of his policy, paid into their coffers ..F, to assure the party if; case after thirty 2491.75.6 d., and which 4-. 500/. I is fifty , of years'paymentithey have had the use Kyears old, ' death , amounting to , of at compound ti hewill have will be 2491.75. 6d , I interest, or in paid into 1 ' worth which theyhave the event of his death the office. had the benefit one hour after such of at compound omission or inability , interest. 1 to pay. 8 1.6 s 3d I• • .1249/.75.6d. 500/. little more than 801. NOTHING. perhaps 901. ON THE DEPOSIT SYSTEM, If unable to pay, or not desirous of paying or omitting topay,thePo- Rey would still remain of its FULL value, 522/.25.7d.ti1l death, if 20 years after, no fur ther payment beingre guired. Ifhowever the party, from any cause, wished to cancel the Policy, he could not orilYdraw out all hehas put in, viz., 2251., but 211 71.10 s Od 2251. 522/.257d 2871. 2s. 9d. a certain bonus of 621. 2 e. 9d. in th e b argain, which is more th an one-fourth o f th e whole ofhis payment s , or he could either draw out a pisart, 20 1. or 501. diminhing the p oll ,: only by tb e a ssure d value of the sum se drawn out at the age when withdrawn See pagess and7in detailed pamphlet, by F. G. P. Nelson, Esq. IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS, Just published, by H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street, London No I. vo., in cloth, price ss. by post free, ss. 6d., co TRUE d FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors In relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the Ilenerative System, or Sexual Hypochondriasis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD "Dr. Plckford known to English readers by his frequent practi ce! contributions to German medical literature. This is the first t me, he Informs as, that he has addressed himself to the non-medi cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall detect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his .over to correct."—London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. "We Promised in a former number that we should recur to this w3fs, in order to exhibit its aim more clearly. The author lashes with great severity the impostors who make a livelihood by preying on the credulity of the public. The tribe of ` Quiet Symathisers,' and "Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed ; arid if this book could find its way into the hands of those who stiffer from th com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many h indreds would be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of less importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much money—. —This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat mant upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good."—Medical Circular, June 16, 1852. No. 11. n cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post free, 45., THE CURE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Princi ples at once Simple, Safe, and Efficient, in even its moat Inveterate and apparently Intractable Forms. BY F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. "in proof of his views he (Mr. Courtenay) has given the history of a greet many cases successfully treated, as bad as any which Mr. Synie adduced, and on which he had operated. *Such are cases ix., xi., xii., and xviii. No. ix. had resisted, for a period of twelve ye r', the treatment by dilitation, and was finally re , noved in as many weeks. But cases xviii. and xix. appear, both in duration, seventy, and complication of symptoms, of a more ag gravated character than any detailed by Mr- Byrne, and yet the treatment adopted bw Mr. Courtenay proved eminently successful." Professor Lizars on the Treatment of Stricture. On comparison of these two tables it will be seen that a person raider the novel system of DEPOSIT assurance can secure the follow ing advantages, via., l st. For a less sum, paid annually, he can assure a larger sum in case of death than under the ordinary system. 2cliy. 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 s till his property, Of the same value as it was, though he 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. Ile can at any time, by giving a fortnight's notice, withdraw any part from it. 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 bargain 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 auch thing, but his policy at once lapses or is cancelled the moment he ceases to pay his current premiums, and, instead of having any fend to fly to for aid, all his hat 1-earned savings become forfeited to the society, and his misfortunes serve to benefit the pockets of his More fortunate co-assurers. Bach a system „ is too equitable and too striking to be overlooked and DEPOSIT assurance is the only system of assurance which can he universally recognised and adopted when the principles are impar tially canvassed, and its palpable benefits become widely diffused. It confers greater advantages than a bi.nk 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 represcntatives 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 assurances the advantages of the DErost system are still more striking. ADVANTAGES OF THIS COMPANY UNDER TEE ORDINARY LIFE ASSURANCE BRA-NCH. To those who prefer this branch Policies are granted from 201. to 5 .0501. 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 snl. 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-f o rfeiture of a Policy. — ln case of inability to pay the currant Premiums, the Directors will either 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. DeLatled prospectuses with tables in further illustration of the De- Posit system, and any further information may be obtained ou appli cation to the Agents in the country, or to CHARLES W. 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"What passions hurt the body—what Improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." _ Sun3EcT :—Life's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The ad vent of the passions. Chastity and its infringement. The casualties oflicentionsness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narra tive, and remediative. Advocacy of early marriages. THE MARRIAGE STATE. To be or not to be, that is the question." Pita:m.4)ms :—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and reli gion regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and choice, on both sides, as to age temperament, complexion, and figure, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them. physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion. Cases, &c. By R. J. C ULVERWELL, M.D. (1841), M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. 24), Twenty-five years Medical and Forensic Referee in there matters. _ Price Is. each; by post, Is. 6th To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill; or of M. R. Culverwell, M.D., 10, Argyll-place, Re-ent-street, who may be consulted daily from Ten till Five and Aeven till Nine. zienens:dg cti uvenile irregul, degradvaaentirl)ane MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF DR. SAMUEL YOUTH AND MATURITY. Doctor of Medicine,Edinburgh, Honorary latusoslfolrAldt,MPir. ofpteh LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, M atriculated pL M erno e ntypc m frite b n e n r o o t f b t e h v e lo U la n t i e v c e i University of Member of , the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate personally, or &c., &c. aritie. nervous and by letter,generativess t e el 1 , which c e h x a p v e e r i e l): c o e -31,AtiY,e v b ar e io C u o s manhood, and prema &iced more misery in youth :ions habits andto which Nervous any other class of resulting from from j ture decay at all stages of life, than cases known to modern pathologist s . we li i nflvitftil Marri einxitshteentcree,attrmaecielatboifetthoecseerdtinsienaspeesrnh that there are in exist once secret causes of self-acquired miseries and that all men should know that disappointed hopes in Debility, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy ' penalties a L ec o e c s a s l ar a y nd Constitutional ages, Impotency, less, and their ends e s modi fi c ayst personal management 'e th e ir a 1 which st there are pri l n, i i s pl a os bs o o f lu p t e e f l thout incurring grievous penslties, and when wisdom and regret . the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be remoalvties and how the evil and its con-equenc es may be avoided, and above all, Dint there is scarcely any decree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of scien gacannot apply a cure DOCTOR LA'MERT has for a long series of years been enga ge d in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate com plaints, and s the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless of the taunts and envy of the hypocritical and mock-modest, bas 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 regarded by the great success that has attended his efforts in the treatment of these cases, which are too generally confided to the care of unqualified and ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated publications, assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues of their patent nostnims, 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 li., and alvice and medicines can he forwarded to any initials or address. It 13 desirah'e that patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MERT should first obtain a copy of his work on SELF-PRESERVATION. A Medical Treatise on the Philosophy of Marriage and Nervous and Generative Debility, illustrated by fifty-coloured engravings, and des crining in detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and excesses. The perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct description of their cases, and may be had, price 2s 6d, in English, french, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. Piper Brothers and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Mann, 39, Conihill ; Storie, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; or free by post for forty-two stamps, to any address from the Author's resi dence, 37, BEDrOND-OQUARD. LONDON. ) • / „ z _,,--f„,- i i t,,, - , - . 41 ,4k .); .ct ..... ; .. r • . : 4: - l '-'' ( -• 4 / 1 - 4/ 4,----..„„_, - - ... ...._ - -..A. .X , • ; irilli hk. • ' ~.., • 2 ' ,•* -5', , .. ' '-' - . -.1 •1' .. es at i.S. - • .`e.e="l,../....,. - 4.. , 4, ? .. r .,-- -:.:.1 /, *^ • _.: i• c-•y +. r _ In , I f Al, .A. ~,,, _I. , - . f L ... .. . .1 . - . .- . A .•... -- - 1 ,) , ......" '' '.,",',- ;,. tit?", - ~,,r , C/ . ° 1 4NI -- .. -- 7 , 11., A. \ - i'Wl";,_,_. 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Admitting it to be so in some instances, it is nevertheless notorious that the wholesale use of the cat for trivial offences aroused the feelings of the people of this country ; and in consequence of what took place in the House of Commons on several occasions, the authorities were obliged to interfere. One commanding officer thought it so painful a part of his duty, that he declared every man should kiss the grating before the ship was paid off ; and, with one or two exceptions, be kept his word, flogging almost under the admiral's nose, until ordered to cease punish ment and drop astern. May I ask Captain Fizroy what assurances we have that the like shall not occur again ? Try a captain for tyranny, and he is honourably ac quitted—in some instances followed by the honour of knighthood. The public have taken up the cause of our seamen, and instructions of a more liberal tendency have been already issued for the guidance of officers ; but until the infamous Articles of War—that wretched specimen of injustice— are remodelled, and punishment by the cat limited to certain offences, and the law laid down in unambiguous terms, there ever will be occasional abuse of power. The diminution of this description of punishment is not a proof that the officers are more humane than formerly. I have already explained whence it is to be attributed. The practice had become a matter of reproach to a na tion which boasted of free institutions, the country pro nounced its judgment, and the authorities, in conse quence, felt it their duty to discountenance it ; but, sir, until we have a better guarantee for fair play and a whole skin than mere circulars, and until -seamen have the bona fide protection of the law, the greatest distrust will continue to prevail as to the future. I am ready to admit that considerable improvement have taken place also in the temper and disposition of officers generally, as compared with times gone by ; but the human heart is prone to err, and it is ever difficult to guard oneself against the use of unlimited power. As a diseased sheep will infect a flock, even so will one tyrannical officer and one unhappy ship affect the feel ings and disgust the minds of a whole squadron. It is to guard against this, by far the greatest evil in the naval service, that men are contending, that the press issues her daily warnings and denunciations ; yes, and with one common object in view —viz., the interests and well-being of of the naval profession. Methinks, the time of these gallant officers had been better spent in turning their professional talents to the compilation of a new naval code, suitable to the wants of the times ; but, mark, on this subject the trio are all but silent. No one, in fact, dares to defend them, and yet they are suffered to remain in full force—possibly to sleep for a time only. The seamen are perfectly acquainted with everything that takes place relating to themselves, and are well qualified to judge of the advantage and disadvantage of the navy, as compared with the merchant and foreign services. I am not contending for the total abolition of the punishment of flogging in the navy. I believe, also, that the seamen, as a body, do not desire it ; but they do desire, and have a right to demand, that it shall be applied only in extreme cases. - What would be thought of a magistrate who sentenced a man to receive 36 lashes, or 324 stripes, for a certain offence for which another awarded a week's imprison ment only ! And yet the inequality of punishments awarded to similar offences is even greater than this, as " A Vice-Admiral" and as Captain Fitzroy well know. Many men have been flogged for made crimes ; others flogged to ensure their good behaviour on the morrow ; at any rate, the majority of the officers and the entire ship's company have been at a loss to ascertain the real cause. With the recollection of such instances fresh in the minds of hundreds, it is necessary that some measure should be introduced in which the men could place con fidence. Let this be done, and still further increase the pay of A B's—Sir James's last being still too low—and I for one shall be happy to congratulate "A Vice Admiral"-on the condition of his then noble profession. In the hope that you will find space in your excellent paper for this, I fear, too long letter, permit me to remain, sir, your obedient servant, B. N. A great and well-grounded cause of complaint among all classes in the fleet exists in the fact of there being n• steam-tender attached to it to bring them to and fro safely and free of expense, and this want has been more keenly felt since two officers and two nen have lost their lives in consequence of the inefficiency of the means em ployed to rejoin their ships in foul weather. The Royal yacht Fairy, Master-Commander Welch, returned from Holyhead at 8 o'clock last night. She left Plymouth at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. It is expected she will be required for the service of the Court in a day or two. The - Victoria and Albert, Captain Crispin, returned from Holyhead this evening, and came into harbour. The Sphynx, 6 steam-sloop, Captain Hillyar, was in spected and her crew mustered this morning by the Port Admiral, and Captain Chads, C.B„ of the Excel lent, put the men through the great-gun drill, &c., after which she discharged her powder, and came into 3iar hour to dismantle and be paid off. Her crew have been in commission barely three years and a-half, and, :now they have become efficient seamen, will be turned aarift. The Queen Charlotte, 104, hauled out of the fitting basin to-day ready to return to " ordinary." The masts and spars of the Grampus, 50, have been got out, and are to be sent to Pembroke for the pur pose of jury-rigging the Ciesar, 91, new screw lit to-of battle ship, which is to be brought to this port to be fitted for commission. The Sprightly steam-tender embarked a party of Go vernment officials this morning from the town sally port, and left with them for the westward. We believe they were an Ordnance party about to inspect the fort ifica tions on the Dorset coast. WOOLWICH, JULY I. 3. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants.—Charles G. M‘Grigor (1846), additional to the Victory flag-ship, at Portsmouth ; Henry B. lan key (1845), to the Victory ; Grenville M. Temple (1853), recently promoted from Mate of the Excellent gunxlery ship, at Portsmouth, to the Edinburgh, 58, screw stieam ship, tender to the Excellent, at Portsmouth ; Hezrbert P. De Kantzow (1849), to the Imperieuse, 50, screw steam-frigate, at Portsmouth ; Henry Harvey (1847), to the Terrible paddle-wheel steam-frigate, at Wool wich ; Patrick C. C. M'Dougall (1849), to the Duke of Wellington, 131, screw steam-ship, at P or t smou th.: Mate.—Thomas 0. Kidd (1851), from the Excellent to the Highflyer, 12, screw steam-frigate, at forts= mouth. • Naval Cadet.—H. M. Hippesley, to the Winehivster, 50, flag-ship on the East India station. GLOUCESTER, Wednesday.—This being the first imblie exhibition day, an immense accession to the temporary , population of Gloucester took place, and the thre.9 rail way companies having put on extra trains for thoe ac commodation of visitors, the stations were crowded, with throngs of travellers throughout the day, and th.: l ca b i and omnibus proprietors took the opportunity offered to them of reaping a golden harvest. All the omnibuses and cabs that could be secured from the adjacent Owns were retained, and fares were doubled, the proprietors having the conscience to demand five shillings for a cab from the station to the exhibition—distance a milei and a half. The implement yard was opened to the public at H even o'clock this morning, and many chose an early ho ii r for visiting this department, in prefer ence t o waiting in3,til it became more crowded. The number of stands ofimplea cents was 121, occupying two-thirds of the exhibition space, and presenting a magnifieent illustration of the spirit, energy, skill, and enterprice of the present day. The gpeatest admiration and surprise expressed generally by thei visi tors, and many Tersons who had attended these 'great gatherings from the first period of their establish went, pronounced that this was not one of the best, bift the very best, collection of agricultural implements and machines ever brought together. Among the most prominent names of the exhibitors were Garrett and Sons, of Liarstort Ironworks, near Saxmu nden, Suffolk ; Huss ey, of Baltimore, the original inventor of the American reaping machine • Smith, of Ketto ring, No rthamptonfibire ; Crosskill, of Beverley ; Ranioomes and Sims, of Ipswich ; Dray and Co., of Swan-lane, 'Lon don -bridge ; BatYiey, of Northampton ; Rev. S. Smith of Lois Weedo% Towcester, who exhibited a set of it ople ments for the purpose of illustrating the agriculture of Lois Weedon • Winton, of Dove Mills, Birmingham ; Smith and Ashby, of Stamford ; Vick, saddlesr, of Gloucester, who. showed some improved gearing; and fastenings, which were sent to the Great Exhibtion; Hornsby and Sons, of Grantham, Lincolnshire ; N app lebat and Lowe ' of Birmingham ; Cambridge, od the Bristol Iron Werks ; Gillam, of Woodstock, who had a remarkably cle ye r seed cleaner; Bell, of Scotland; Burgess and Key, of 10:3, :Newgate-street, London; Samuelson, of Banbury ; Barrett, Exall, and Andrews, of Banbury ; Cartwright, of Shrewsbury; Fowler and Fry, of Brbs tol ; Ferrubee, of the Phoenix Iro n W or ks, Stroud ; Gar man, of Glouc, aster ; James, of Cheltenham • Hill, of the Brierly-hill Iro n•-works, Tipton, near Dudley ; Paa's° ol. ll ! and Clyburn )1 West Lambourn, Somerset; Tax: ofa and Sons, Bo ston ; Webb, of Goucester ; Acla s n t Oldbury, near . Birmingham ; Gibson, Ne ~ie on- Tyne ; and, in . the seed departmnt, Chivers, of Ch showed the introduce c of the orange' jelly aster, turnip, )anting, and samples of his famous turnip seed for late 11 securing a cr op after wheat harvest. His sheds are occupied with . see ds, and some beautiful bo t a nical speci mens of grass are ranged in these sheds. Catalogues al all the implements in the yard were sold on the I . pC it, and the exhibitors were found very ready to give in quirers every informat i on relative to the articles which t: hey exhibited at their stands. About 3,00 0 persons had visited the exhibition up to four o'clock. Ibe show yard was open until six in the evening. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 14, 1853. AZTEC LILLIPUTIANS.—Patronised by her MAJESTY the QUEEN. —AZ CEOS at the H ANOVER SQUARE BOOMS. —Unparalleled success and extraordinary excite ment I The guardians of the Aztec Lilliputians avail themselves of this—the first opportunity—to return thanks to the nobility and public, for the unexpected success with which they have been honoured. The fact of upwards of 3,000 persons having visited these strange end beautiful creatures in two days sufficiently attests their popularity. On THIS DAY (Thursday), from 12 to 4 p m., and from 8 to 10 p.m. Admission : Reserved Seats and Promenade, ss. ; Second Seats, 2s. 6d. Children--Reserved Seats, 2s. 6d. ; Second Seats, le. 6d. Reserved Tickets may be secured at all the public libraries. An Illustrated History of the Aztecs, is. THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS, for Orphans, and Necessitous Children.—The FIRST STONE of the new Building for this Institution, to be erected at Pinner, near Harrow, will be LAID on Wednesday next, the 20th inst. In consequence of the lamented indisposition of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, who had graciously con tescended to lay the first stone, the ceremony will be performed by JOHN MASTERMAN, Esq., M.P., the President of the Institution. The site of the new building adjoins the Pinner station, on the London and North-Western Railway, within the parish of Harrow. The ceremony will commence at 3 o'clock. The children of the Institution will be present, and take part in the proceedings. The Band of the Coldstream Guards will attend. After the termination of the ceremony the Governors and friends of the Institution will sit down to a collation, laid out in a spacious marquee on the grounds. Tickets, to admit to the grounds to witness the ceremony, 2s. Gd. each. Life Governors and annual subscribers may have tickets for the ceremony gratis, but in every cue a personal or written applica tion must be made. Tickets admitting to reserved seats for the ceremony and to the collation, for gentlemen, 12s. 6d., and for ladies 7s. 6d. each. Tickets may be obtained at Messrs. Nisbet's, Bernors-street ; Mr. Winkley, bookseller, Harrow; and at the offices of the Institution. By order of the Board. ALFRED LENCPI SAUL, Secretary. 81, Cheapside, July 13, 1853. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COPPER MINING COMPANY. At the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of this Com pany, held at the Offices of the Company, No. 17, Gracechurch-street, London, Wednesday, 13th July, 1853 JOSEPH THOMPSON, Esq., in the Chair, It was resolved : " That the Report of the Committee of Management now read be received and adoped, and entered in the Cost-book. " That the Report of the Auditors now read be received and adopted, and entered in the Cost-book. " That the consideration of the bonus to be divided among the Shareholders be postponed till the next General Meeting of the Share holders. " That the cordial thanks of the Meeting be given to the Com mittee of Management for their zeal and attention to the interests of the Company." J. THOMPSON, Chairman. The Meeting then resolved itself into a Special General Meeting, to take into consideration certain amendments in the Cost-book— JOSEPH THOMPSON, Esq., in the Chair. It was resolved— " That the amended rules of the Cost-book now read be adopted as the rules and regulations of the Adventure, subject to the confir mation of the next General Meeting of the Shareholders." J. THOMPSON, Chairman. BRIGHTON SELTZER WATER, 4s. a dozen. Mr. HOOPER h REDUCED his PRICE for Brighton Seltzer and Fachingen from 6s. to 4s. per dozen. Also other aerated waters in proportion, and which are unsurpassed, if not unequalled. Six-dozen hampers carriage free. Balls and fetes supplied in such quantities only as may be required. Delivery twice daily. A pro spectus with list of prices can be had on application.—HOOPEß, 7, Pall-mall East; and 55, Grosvenor-street, Bond-street. ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE rules the Court, the Camp, the Grove ; and whether in the club, the pic-nic, the mess•room, or the tented common of Chobham, is equally acceptable, refreshing, and invigorating, if supplied from my cellars. HARRINGTON PARKER, 51, Pall-Mall. Quarts, Bs. per dozen ; pints, ss. ; half-pints, 3s. Kilderkins (in draught, highly recommended for the camp), 18 gallons, 303.-5%, Pall mall. EMOSES and SON'S business is the most fashionable BESPOKE TAILORING BUSINESS in the wo. Id, employing the greatest number of hands, the most artistic cutters, and the best workmen in the trade. It is the largest Ready-made Clothing Business ever known, and in every description of Attire presents greater variety and superior quality for cons derably lower prices than are charged elsewhere. It is the most fashionable Hat, Cap, and Hosiery Business ever maintained, and the Goods offered are all novel, seasonable, stylish, and cheap. It is the most distinguished Juvenile Clothing Business, securing comfort and elegance in the dress of children and youths, and proving a great source of economy to parents and guardians. It is the largest Wholesale Clothing and Outfitting Business In the universe, and offers greater advantages to Merchants, Captains, and Emigrants than it is possible to obtain elsewhere. A separate Department is kept for Outfitting. Ship sailing infor mation, and full lists of Outfits for Ladies and Gentlemen, may be had on application, or post free to any part of the kingdom. CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like falsehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANT OTHER HOUSE IN OX OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows :7 London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 83, 94,85, and 86, Aidgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, 3, Hart-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. _ . - . Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Ontfltters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it Will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, trom which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Book, " The Herald of the Seasons," containing furl lists of prices, our system of self-measurement, facts relative to Aus trails, advice to emigrants, &c., may be had on application, or post-ikee to any part of the kingdom. A handsome Almanac for the year ending 1853 can be had gratis, on application. lei Pon parle Francais. Qui si parla Italian. Hier spricht man Deutsch. Aqua se habla Espanol TIIE NAVY.-SIR JAS. GRAHAM'S BILL. A BILL to make better Provision concerning the Entry and Service of Seamen, and otherwise to amend the Laws concerning her Majesty's Navy. (Note.— The words printed in Italics are proposed to be inserted in committee.) Whereas by an act of the session holden in the sth and 6th Will. IV., c. 24, it was enacted, that no person should be liable to be detained against his consent in the naval service of his Majesty for a longer period than five years, to be computed from the day of his being entered into the same, unless he should have voluntarily entered for a longer term, and except as thereinafter provided, and pro visions are therein contained having reference to such term of five years : And whereas by an act of the session holden in the 10th and 11th years of her Majesty, chapter 30, it was enacted, that every boy who, when under the age of 16 years, should enter the service of her Majesty's navy, should be liable to be detained in the said service for any period not exceeding seven years, to be computed from the day of his being entered into the same : And whereas by an order made by her Majesty in Council, on the Ist day of April, 1853, her Majesty has been pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to approve recommenda tions of the Commissioners of the Admiralty for the en couragement of men entering the navy for continuous and general service, and regulations have been and may be issued by the said Commissioners of the Admiralty offering increased rates of pay and other advantages to men enter ing the navy for ten years' continuous and general ser vice, or re-entering for continuous and general service for such a term as with such time as may be allowed in respect of their previous service will make up a term of ten years or thereabouts, and for the benefit of boys entering her Majesty's navy: And whereas it is expedient to make provision concerning the service of the persons who may be entitled tg the benefits of the said regulations, and to ext*d.thepgriod of service of boys hereafter entering ligi navy, and otherwise to amend the law concerning the manning and discipline of the navy : Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Par liament assembled, and by the authority of the same as fel lows ; I. Where, under the regulations or directions of the Lord High Admiral, or Commissioners for executing 'the office of Lord High Admiral, men willing so to enter or re enter into the naval service of her Majesty have already been or may hereafter be entered or re-entered for ten years' continuous and general service, or entered or re entered for such other term of continuous and general service as under.such regulations or directions may be authorised, such Men shall be liable to serve accordingly ; and all the provisions of the said act of the sth and 6th Will. IV., as amended by this act, shall extend to every such man as if the term for which he has already been or may hereafter be so entered or re-entered were throughout substituted for the term of five years. 11. The said act of the 10th and 11th years of her Ma jesty shall be repealed, and every boy hereafter entering when under the age of 18 years into the naval service of her Majesty shall be entered and liable to serve until he attain the age of twenty-eight years ; and every person who when of the age of 18 years or upwards, shall be hereafter entered into such naval service as a boy, shall be entered for ten years' continuous and general service from the time of his entering, and shall be liable to serve accordingly; and the said act of the sth and 6th years of Will. IV., as amended by this act, shall be a pplicable to every such boy as if the term for which he shall be liable to serve were throughout substituted therein for five years ; and the statement by any boy of his age at the time of his entering as aforesaid shall, for the purposes of this act, be conclu sive evidence of his age at that time. 111. So much of the said act of the sth and Gth Will. IV. as provides that every person detained in the service in consequence of any special emergency after the expira tion of his period of service shall be entitled to receive for such extra service one-fourth in addition to the pay of his rating, shall be repealed ; and every such person so de tained shall be entitled to receive for such extra service twopence a clay in addition to the pay of his rating. IV. The fourth section of the said act of the sth and 6th years of Will. IV., entitling to double bounty seamen, sea faring men, and other persons entering the navy within the time and in manning therein mentioned, after the issue of any Royal proclamation calling for the services of seafaring men, shall be repealed ; and all persons enter ing or re-entering the navy after the issue of any such proclamation (whether general or restricted as herein-after mentioned), shall be entitled to such bounty or respective bounties according to their classes, as may be offered by such proclamation, with such increase, if any, as her Ma jesty may in the case of all or any such person think fit to direct, in respect of their entering within such times or in such manner as in such proclamation may be in that behalf appointed. V. The fifth section of the said act of the sth and 6th ' Will. IV., requiring the service for a period of five years, in case their services should be so long required, of the seamen serving on board the fleet in case of such procla mation as therein mentioned, and fixing the bounty to be paid in consideration of such service, and the sixth section of the said act, concerning the re-entering of persons whose period of service shall expire when any such proclamation shalt be in force, shall be repealed. VI. Provided always, that nothing herein-before con tained shall affect the rights or liabilities under the said acts of the sth and 6th Will. IV. and 10th and 11th of her Majesty incident to or consequent upon the existing terms of service of the persons now serving in the navy, except such persons as may have entered under the regu lations for continuous and general service, or may have become, or may hereafter become, entitled to the benefit of such regulations. VII. Any proclamation of her Majes - ,y, her heirs or suc cessors, calling for the services of seafaring men, either during the time of peace or war, shall, at the pleasure of her Majesty, her heirs or successors, apply to all seafaring men, or be restricted to any particular class or classes of seafaring men, either according to their ages, the numbers of their register tickets, or otherwise ; and every such re stricted proclamation shall be as valid and effectual in law as any such proclamation calling for the services of all sea faring men, and as to the men within such class or classes shall and may be enforced accordingly. VIII. When any such restr cted proclamation shall have reference to ages, it shall be incumbent on any seafaring man claiming in respect of ago not to be within such pro clamation to prove his age by the production of his regis ter ticket, or other evidence. IX. In case her Majesty, her heirs or successors, shall by proclamation call upon the seamen or any class or classes of seamen serving in her Majesty's navy, or such of them as may be required so to do, to extend. the term of their services, any seaman to whom such proclamation shall ex tend, and whose term of service shall have expired at the date of such proclamation, or may expire while such pro clamation shall continue in force, may be required to serve for a period of five years from the expiration of such term, if his services be so long required, and shall be liable to serve accordingly, and shall for such extension of service be entitled to such bounty as may be given by such pro clamation. X. Nothing in this act contained shall control or dimi nish the authority vested in the Lord High Admiral or the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Ad miral to enter or cause to be entered seamen and others for her Majesty's navy for any period or periods of service for which they may volunteer, and to detain them in such service accordingly; and nothing in this act contained shall control or diminish the authority vested in the Lord High Admiral or the said commissioners to discharge, as he or they may think fit, or to au th or i se th e di sc h arge ' of any seamen or other person whatever from her Majesty's naval service. XL So much of the act of the 11th Geo. TV., cap. 20, as provides that no petty officers, seamen, or marines (ex cept those wounded in action with the enemy) who shall be discharged from hospitals or sick quarters at home, either to a ship or from the service, shall be allowed wages for more than 3 0 days of the time they shall remain in such hospital or sick quarters, shall not apply to petty offi cers or seamen entered for continuous and general service in the navy, or to boys entered under this act, and any such petty officer, seaman, or boy, who may be sent to any hospital or sick quarters at home shall be allowed his pay for the whole time he shall remain in such hospital or sick quarters, subject to such deduction therefrom, after the expiration of 30 days, as the Lord High Admiral or the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Ad miral may from time to time direct, and the time such petty officer, seaman, or boy may be in such hospital or sick quarters shall reckon as part of his time of service ; provided that no such deduction as aforesaid shall be made in any case where such petty officer, seam a n, o r boy would have been entitled to his full pay, under the said act. XII. It shall not be lawful for any person to b r i ng on board any of her Majesty's ships or - vessels any spirituous or fermented liquor of any description without the previous consent of the officer commanding the ship or vessel on board of which the same may be brought ; and it shall bo lawful for any officer in her Majesty's service, or warrant or petty officer of the navy, or non - commissioned officer of marines, with or without seamen or persons under his command, to search any boat or vessel hovering about or approaching, or which may have hovered about or ap proached, any of her Majesty's ships or vessels; and if any spirituous or fermented liquor be found on b oar d suc h b oat or vessel, to seize such spirituous or fermented liquor, and the same shall be forfeited to her Majesty ; and if any person shall bring any spirituous or fermented liquor on board any of her Majesty's ships or vessels without such previous consent as aforesaid, or shall approach or hover about any of her Majesty's ships or vessels for the purp ose of bringing any spirituous or fermented liquor on board the same, without such previous consent or for the pur pose of giving or selling, without such previous consent, spirituous or fermented liquor to men in her Majesty's service, or of aiding or assisting any officer, seaman, or marine in her Majesty's service to desert or improperly absent himself from his ship or vessel, every such person shall, upon a summary conviction thereof before a justice or justices of the peace, forfeit and pay the sum of ten pounds for every such act or offence ; and it shall be lawful for any officer in her Majesty's service, or any such war rant or petty officer, or non-commissioned officer as afore said, or for any constable or peace officer, with or without any warrant or other process, to apprehend or cause to be apprehended any such offender or person so acting, and to bringhim or cause him to be brought before any justice or j ustides of the peace, for the purpose of having the offender summarily convicted of the same ; and any pecuniary for feiture under this provision shall and may be recovere d, with costs, and paid and applied in manner provided by the act of the session holders in the 10th and 11th years of her Majesty, chapter G 2, concerning penalties and for feitures imposed by that act. XIII. Every officer, seaman, marine, or other person serving in her Majesty's navy who shall wilfully, or by rea son of imprisonment under any . commitment by any civil magistrate or other civil authority , or under any civil pro cess, be absent from his ship for fort?/ -eight hours or upwards, without leave of his commanding officer, shall thereby, if such commanding officer so direct, lose and for feit all wages, pay, and other allowances (any portion al lotted to wife or relatives commonly called allotments only excepted) to which he would have been entitled in respect of his services during the period of such his absence with out leave • and for the purposes of this provision any part of a day included in the period of such absence shall be deemed the whole day, and the wages, pay, and allowances in respect of such day shall be forfeited accordingly : pro -1 vided always, that nothing herein contained shall be taken to lessen or affect any liability of such officer, seaman, marine, or other person as aforesaid, for or in respect of desertion, or otherwise, to affect any provision, law, or regulation applicable to deserters or persons sentenced by court-martial. XIV. In any case of desertion of a petty officer or sea man, or non-commissioned officer of marines or marine, from her Majesty's navy, or from any one of her Majesty's ships, it shall be lawful either to try the offender by court martial, or, instead of so trying him, for any flag officer of her Majesty's navy on full pay, or for the officer command ing the ship to which the deserter may belong, or the ship to which he may be brought, or on the books of which he may be borne, upon any such flag officer or officer com manding being satisfied of the identity of the offender, and of the offence having been committed, to order the offender to be imprisoned for any period not exceeding six calendar months from the date of such order in any public prison, gaol, or house of correction, in any part of her Majesty's dominions, or in any naval prison appointed or to be appointed under the act of the session holden in the 10th and 11th years of her Majesty, cap. 62 • and such im prisonment may be with or without hard labour, as any such order shall direct ; or in any such case of desertion as aforesaid it shall be lawful for any such flag officer or officer commanding to order the offender to be summarily punished in the same manner as such offender would be liable to be punished according to the custom of the service for being absent without leave, without trial by court-mar tial ; but when any such order as aforesaid is not made by the senior naval officer present the same shall not have any force or effect until the same shall have been approved of by writing under the hand of such senior officer ; and in all cases upon the home station no such order when made by any such officer commanding shall have any force or effect until the same shall have been approved of by writing under the hand of the commander-in-chief under whom the officer making such order shall be serving ; and all the provisions of the said act of the 10th and 11th years of her Majesty relating to or concerning the governors, gaolers, or keepers of any public prison, gaol, or house of correction, and officers having charge of naval pri sons, receiving and confining offenders, and. to orders for the discharge or removal of offenders, to the subsist ence of prisoners, as to prisoners not being entitled to pay or wages, or to reckon time for pay, wages, or pension, while in confinement, and as to penalties which may be in curred by any such governor, gaoler, keeper, or officer, and ' as to the recovery and application of such penalties, shall be applicable to all cases of offenders imprisoned under or by virtue of any such order as hereinbefore provided. XV. In all cases in which naval courts-martial are or may be authorised to adjudge imprisonment they may adjudge the same with or without hard labour, at their discretion, and with or without any other punishment which they are competent to award ; and the term of imprisonment under sentence of such courts-martial shall be reckoned as com mencing on the day on which the sentence was passed. XVI. Every person who, upon entering or offering him self to enter the naval service of her Majesty, shall make or give any false statement, whether orally or in writing, with intent to deceive any officer or person authorised to enter or enlist seamen or others in or for such naval ser vice, shall be deemed a rogue and vagabond within the in tent and meaning of the act of the sth Geo. IV., cap. 83, and shall upon conviction thereof be punished accordingly; and all the provisions of the said act, and of any act amending the same, shall take effect and apply as if a per son so offending as aforesaid had, by the said act of the sth Geo. IV., been declared a rogue and vagabond within the true intent and meaning of that act. XVII. And whereas under the act of the 23d Geo. 11., c. 33, courts-martial constituted by virtue of that act have authority'for the trial and punishment of offences com mitted upon the main sea, or in great rivers only beneath the bridges of the said rivers nigh to the sea, or in any haven, river, or creek, within the jurisdiction of the Ad miralty, by persons in actual service and full pay in the fleet or ships of war of her Majesty. Any court-martial constituted by virtue of the said last mentioned act shall have the same power for the trial and punishment of offences committed in any of her Majesty's dockyards or victualling yards by such persons as at the time of the offence committed shall be in active service and full pay in the fleet or ships of war of her Majesty as if such offences had been committed upon the main sea or in any haven within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty, and all persons in actual service and full pay in any of the ships of war of her Majesty, shall while within any of her Ma jesty's dockyards or victualling yards be subject to the same discipline, laws, and customs as if on board such ships of war of her Majesty upon the main sea or in any such haven as aforesaid. XVIII. 'Whenever it shall be necessary to move any of the officers or men in her Majesty's navy, or belonging to any naval coast volunteers, or any other officers or men under the command or government of the Admiralty, every railway company shall, upon the production of a route or order for the conveyance of such officers or men, signed by any officer or person authorised by the Lord High Admiral or Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral in that behalf, be bound to provide conveyance for such officers or men and their personal lug gage, and also any public baggage, stores, arms, ammuni tion, and other necessaries and things, by the railway of such company at 'the usual hours of starting, in like manner, and at the like fares and rates or charge, and upon the like conditions as under the act of the session holden in the 7th and Bth years of her Majesty, cap. 85, or any other act applicable to such com pany, such company would be bound to provide such con veyance for the officers and men of her Majesty's forces of the line, ordnance corps, marines, militia, and police force and their personal luggage, and any public baggage, stores, arms, ammunition, and other necessaries and things of the said forces. XIX. And whereas by the Bth section of the act of the session holden in the 4th and sth years of William IV., cap. 25, provision is made to facilitate the obtaining by the relations of persons deceased of small sums payable to them in the naval department : and whereas it is expe dient to make more effectual provision for that purpose : The said eighth section of the said act of the 4th and sth Wm. IV. shall be repealed ; and where upon the death (either before or after the passing of this act) of any com missioned, warrant, or petty officer, seaman, commissioned or non-commissioned officer of Royal Marines or private marine, or of any widow entitled to a pension on the esta blishment of the navy, or of any person entitled to an allowance from the Compassionate Fund, or of any person having been employed in any of her Majesty's d oc ky ar d s, naval, victualling, or medical establishments, or in any of the civil departments of the navy, or of any person entitled to any prize-money, bounty, grant, or other money in the nature of naval prize, the whole amount of moneys payable in the naval departments which may be due to the deceased shall not exceed the sum of fifty pounds, it shall be lawful for the inspector of seamen's wills in the Admiralty Office, after having satisfied himself by due investigation of the right of any claim ant to probate of the will (if the deceased shall have left a will), or in case of intestacy to letters of administration, to issue a certificate in admission of tho claim, which certificate shall be in such form as by the Lord High Admiral, or Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral, shall be deemed expe dient, and 'shall, so far as regards any moneys payable in the naval department, and not exceeding fifty pounds, have the same force and effect as probate of the deceased's will, or a grantlof administration of the deceased's effects; and pay ment under the authority of such certificate of any moneys, not exceeding in the whole the said sum of fifty pounds, due to the deceased on account of any naval pay or wages, or pay or wages of the ordinary or any marine pay, or of any half-pay, pension, or prize, or bounty, grant, or other money in the nature of prize, or of any allowance from the Compassionate Fund, or moneys due on account of the de ceased's services, or superannuation allowances granted on retirement from any services in any of her Majesty's dock yards, naval, victualling, or medical establishments, or in any of the civil departments of the navy, or any depart ment under the direction of the said Lord High Admiral or Commissioners, shall be valid and conclusive against all parties as effectually as if the same had been paid under probate or letters of administration. 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Perry, Surgeons, are in attendance, daily, at 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, Lon. don, from Eleven till Two, and Five to Eight; on Sunday from Eleven t^ One. CRICKET. THE SURREY CLUB v. ISLINGTON ALBION. This annual match was played at the Northampton Arms Ground, Islington, on Monday, and proved one of those contests which will find a place in the list of "matches extraordinary." Unlike many matches of the present day, this was played without an infusion of paid players. The game was, as it were, run away with by the Surrey Club ; for whilst the Albion gained 39 only in their first innings, the Surrey ran up a score of 175 ; but in their second innings the former was getting on much better, for when " time" was called they had obtained 37 runs, with the loss of four wickets only. At the close of the game the score presented the following appearance ISLINGTON ALBION. First Innings. J. Chadband, Esq., cF. Miller, _ Second Innings. b Yeats • 4 not out ~ . 10 G. Gohlham, Esq., c Attfield, b Yeats 4 not out 6 .. G. Seymour, Esq., c and. b Yeats 0 run out —. 0 Gardiner, Esq., b F. Miller 1 Thompson, Esq. , b Yeats... 0 run out 0 Boys, Esq., c W. Miller, h " F. Miller - Robinson, Esq., c Mortimer, bF. Miller 2 bF. Miller 1 Wallace, Esq., b Yeats 2 • Lewes, Esq., c and b Yeats 0 Watson, Esq., run out 1 T. Lewes , Esq., not out ...... Byes 4, leg-bye 1, wide 11, Byes 6, leg-bye 1, no balls 2 lB wide 6 l3 Total 39 Total 37 SURREY CLUB. First Innings, W. Mortimer, Esq., c and b Chadband 2O F. Miller, Esq., c Goldham, b Lewes 38 G. Attfield, Esq., c Robinson, b Wallace..... 1 H. Driver, Esq., b Gardiner l6 W. Miller, Esq., c Lewes, b Gardiner... 1 G. Yeats, Esq., c Thompson, b Lewes ...... J. Waller, Esq., b Lewes 35 - Spenceley, Esq., c Lewes, b Gardiner ll , T. 'VVinterflood Esq., c Boys, b Gardiner 1 Reclgrave, Esq., b Wallace Hawkins, Esq., not o u t 3 Byes 17, legs 4, wides 12 33 Total 175 The Surrey Club, therefore, won by 99 runs. THE PLYMOUTH REGATTA.. - -There is every probabi lity that the Port of Plymouth regatta will be on a more extensive scale than has yet been known. The contribu tions which have been received by th e comm i ttee f or pr i zes far exceed any previous amount, and, i n consequenc e, several new and interesting sports will be introduced. Mr. Mare has generously contributed the munificent sum of 501., and Mr, J. R. Newcombe 201. MANNING THE NAVY AND TREATMENT OP OUR SEAMEN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING HERALD. Sir,—Considering the increasing importance of the subject of manning the navy, doubtless greatly aug mented by the warlike aspect of affairs in the East, I venture to offer a few observations thereon. lam fur ther induced so to do by having read some letters in the morning papers purporting to be from "A Vice- Admiral," " A Retired Captain," and Captain Fitzroy, R.N., during the last twelve months. Manning the navy has engrossed no small share of public attention— an additional proof that the navy is the popular service of the country. With all its abuses, it is still regarded as the national arm of defence, and the gratitude of the country is eminently due to the press for its exertions in the good cause, and the energy it has displayed in bringing such abuses to light. The safety and dignity of Great Britain depends on the efficiency of her naval power. Is it then, a crime to be alive to certain evils which still exist, and, by ex posing them, to be instrumental in their abolition . These very evils have cost the country some thousands of fine fellows, who would otherwise have been proudly treading the decks of our ships at Spithead and el else where. I s itno ineffective t gr ievous to throughreflect that wn u t s such fl h a n n fleet to should b erendered man it, when there are yet good men and true in the country unemployed. v ` n ` e. T A h e d ni g s r a t 1, o ” f s t h t e letter uso of y e l o i e u v r e c t o il ' : e t stphoennd naval ser vice is the acme of perfection—that, forsooth, because the general discipline of 1853 is less tyrannical than was that of 1830, the service and thmewperaooyuvcneomtrnyemnaternedsutuorr.abtee ' t s h i e n no i t o n N gu n w e - , ti s e i d r: a l n d m r ai es n t t a s i a n t i s t fi b e a d t . ng the above period, great as it is , with the improvement in the moral character and gene ral habits of the seamen, and still leaves theak Admiralty s cons id era bly in debt. Yes ; and the o r d er to square yards must issue from head - quarters, e the service with favour. Circumstances that would for merly have passed unnoticed, are now narrowly scruti nised by the men ; and the evils th a t st il l exist must be r ooted out before the project of a standing navy, by permanent and continuous service, can be satisfactorily carried out. " The letter of " A Vice- Admiral " not only de nounces discussion on the subj ec t , b ut goes so fara as to assert that the sole object of the writers on naval mat ters is to degrade the service i n th e opinion of the sea men. If the gallant officer can really be serious, permit me to ask what has produced the reforms of which lie boasts ? Did they emanate from the humanity of the quarter-deck ? Are they the fruits of the gratuitous re commendations of officers themselves, or is their source not to be traced to public opinion expressed through their legitimate organ, the press ? I assert, without qualification, that all has been effected by this means. It is no light matter to charge all those men who have written on this subject with a desire to create discontent in and dislike to the service ; however, the admiral has thrown down the gauntlet, and he must be prepared to ; 7 - z5/ AMERICA. ~~ SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 13. The United States' mail steam-ship Humboldt, Captain J. D. Lines, arrived off Cowes at 2 p.m. to : day, and after landing the English passengers and mails proceeded on her voyage to Havre. The Humboldt left New York on the 2d inst. She brings on freight specie value $900,000, in American gold, a portion of which is for London, and 191 passengers, among whom are Messrs. A. Borg, Charles Pillschody, and Julius Aroni, bearers of dispatches respectively to France, Switzerland, and Prussia. The Africa arrived out on the 30th ult. The Humboldt left at anchor, ready for sea, the ships Mercury, for Havre, and Robert Kelly, for Liverpool. Passed at Sandy Hook, ship Isaac Webb, for Liverpool; July 4, lat. 42.10, long. 62.40, saw American ships Westmoreland and Java, bound west. July 13, off Start Poi n t, passed merican ship St. John, bound up Chann e l. Accounts from St. Thomas to the 10th of June state that the yellow fever was raging fearfully there among the shipping. Dates from Havannall are to the 22d of June. The correspondent of the New York Herald writes : "There is a tremendous panic among the slavetraders. Julian Zulueta, their recognised chief, was arrested yes terday morning, and is at this moment taking his coffee in the castle of the Cabana, This is precisely the same game which was played by General Canedo a few weeks ago, when, after Antonio Capo had comfortably effected the landing of about 1,100 slaves near Cardenas, Messrs. Suaznavar and the other owners of that expedition were arrested and confined for a few days in their own houses at Matanzas, and then set at liberty, receiving back, as a sort of compensation for the little inconvenience they may have been put to by being compelled to stay at home for a short time, the 300 slaves which had been seized by order of General Canedo, but which were now commanded by his Excellency to be returned to their original owners, under the name of Emancipados, a de scription of servitude a thousand times worse than any slavery. . • "Of course you arelveViusture-thit-thCineatit Cillia . haie long since - iieTtheir hearts against the intro duction of more slavery from Africa, and that the pro motion of the diabolical traffic is altogether confined to the actual traders, who are generally a set of low Spaniards, principally from the province of Cataluna, and the needy officials who are sent out from Spain to better their ruined fortunes. These few worthless wretches have the business entirely in their own hands. " The clamours of the people here, but, above all, the threatening tone assumed in The Times of the 25th and 31st of May, following so soon upon the recent warnings in the New Yorellerald, is really the cause which has induced Canedo to arrest the chief of the slavetraders and owner of the Lady Suffolk, Julian Zulueta. But I hope you will point out that this step was not taken by his Excellency General Canedo until after the arrival of the European mail per Empire City on the 19th inst., notwithstanding that long previously all the circumstances connected with the arrival and dis embarkation of slaves from the Lady Suffolk and the other vessels was as notorious as the sun at noonday, and was, and is still, the common topic of conversation at every place of public resort in this city. In the mean time, until the public indignation is appeased, Mr. Zu lueta, has very comfortable lodgings in the airy and cool castle of the Cabana—Tacon's Palace (the gaol) was not good enough for such a respectable individual ; besides he is very rich—where he has his servants, and every luxury he may require, allowed. He is under no restraint whatever, being permitted to promenade, whenever he thinks proper, the whole length of that vast f or t. Hi s intimate friends—Forcade, Sama, Barris, &c.—visit him at all hours, and, as I have known it to be the prgctice in similar cases where plenty of money has been at com mand, I would not at all be surprised were I to encounter any evening after dark Mr. Zulueta, the supposed pri soner, taking his drive through the streets of Havan nah." The New York stock market was firm, with an upward tendency for Government stocks. Ex change on London was quoted firm at 1091 to ; Paris, 515 to 515 i ; Amsterdam, 41 to 44 ; Bre men, 791 to 79i. Cotton steady, sales for the week 13,600 bales. Coffee, demand light, at full prices. Flour was in good demand for export, and the grain market active, but the supply was on the increase. Metals firm and in good request. Rice heavy. Sugar in moderate demand. The active inquiry for tobacco continued, upwards of 1,400 hogsheads of Kentucky having changed hands at advanced prices on speculation ; a speculative de mand for manufactured had also sprung up. The advance in the price of teas was well maintained. For wool the demand had slightly improved. In freights, wheat had been shipped to Liverpool to a considerable extent at Sid. in ships' bags ; flour at Is. 9d. ; tobacco, 17s. 6d. to 20s. per hogshead ; cotton, 5-32 d. ; grain, in bulk, sd. ; flour to Lon don, 2s. ; cotton to Havre, 3s. Bd. BRAZIL AND THE RIVER PLATE. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The royal mail steam-ship Tay, Captain Revett, has arrived with the usual Brazil and Rio La Plata mails, and dates from Buenos Ayres June 2 ; Mon tevideo, 5 ; Rio de Janeiro ' 14 ; Bahia, 18 ; Per nambuco, 21 ; St. Vincent, Cape de Verd, 29 ; Teneriffe, July 4 ; Madeira, 6 ; and Lisbon, 9. The Tay brings 137 passengers to Southampton, and has landed 51 at Lisbon, and on freight four bags cochineal, 41 serons ipecacuanha, 215 half chests lemons, and sundry merchandise. From Buenos Ayres there is nothing very new. The army of General Urquiza had neither advanced nor retreated. Blockade by the squadron was con stituted, and this rendered provisions gradually scarcer. In fact, to starve the city now seems to he his object. Our letters contain the following :—W e continue besieged by land and blockaded by water, altogether in a deplorable, but not by any means a desperate state. The besiegers decidedly lose ground, and Urquiza, with his Gauchos and the old cut-throats of Rosas, neither dares to make an as sault, nor will they await a general action when Gen. Paz is ready, as we think he will soon be, to go out and attack them. The sally would probably have taken place on the night of the 27th and the morning of the 28th ult., ,had not a heavy rain un fortunarely interrupted the operations, and ren dered the roads unfit for the purpose for several days. The weather has - since been fine, and we are now in expectation of a decisive movement. As to the blockade, we refer to the published corre spondence, and need only add that the British authorities are in as bad odour with the natives as their own countrymen. We still think that the mock blockade must be abandoned ; if so, a number of foreigners will undoubtedly take up arms and settle matters in a different way. There is nothing to be known from the negotiations of mediation, but the actual Government is firmly seated, public confidence buoyant, the National Guards decided, and the regular troops and foreign legions conduct themselves bravely. In a sally this morning one of our most distin guished officers was severely wounded, nothing else particular has occurred. At Rio business in general had been in a state of great paralysation in consequence of a severe pres sure in the money market, arising from an over ex tension of business. First rate bilks had with diffi culty been done at 10 per cent. A project of the Minister of Finance, to allow the banks to place in circulation their paper currency against deposits of undoubted securities, redeemable within a fixed time, was under discussion. In coffee transacti ons had been extremely limited, and prices experienced a decline • shipments during the month 66,963 bales. Freights to the English Channel 70s. to 755. Five per Cent. stock was quoted 83 ; Six per Cent. 100 to 103. At Bahia the weather was very wet and cold. Business in imports was dull ; sugar market active ; freights declining. Fever was very prevalent, the natives suffering as much. as foreigners. In coffee the supply from the interior had been trifling. Exchange was firm at 29d., discounts 9 to 12 per cent. At Pernambuco the supply of sugar was limited ; owing to the continued prevalence of rain, prices had ruled exceedingly high ; the exports showed an excess of 18,000 tons over the last crop ; the next crop promises well. Freights nominal. Ex change closed firm at 29d., discounts 8 to 10 per cent. From Lisbon our accounts are to the 9th inst. ; the Tay left that city at 3 p.m. on the 9th, four hour after the departure of the Peninsular mails for Southampton by the Iberia steamer, which calls at Oporto and Vigo. There were no foreign vessels of w ar in the Tagus, her Majesty's ship Cruiser having sail e d f or Gibraltar on the 6th. The exchange business at Lisbon had been limited for this mail. No alteration was noted in the quotations, but bills on London were scarce at 54!, for thr ee months, before the arrival of the ma il from Brazil, which was expected t o su pply the takers. There was no particular novelty in Portuguese politics. The Deputies had voted nearly all the items of expenditure for 1853 or 1854, and,were discussing the marine department—the last of the budget—when the Tay left. The English system of prepaying letters by stamps commenced in Portugal on the Ist of July. Letters under three-eighths of an ounce are de livered in any part of Portugal and in the Azores for 25 reis, or about lid. each, and those to or from the ultramarine possessions at 40 reis, or 2d. each. The stamps are neatly got up with the Queen's effigy, and the system seemed likely to work well, being a great improvement upon the old one. The Tay spoke her Majesty's screw line-of-battle ship Duke of Wel4gtou o& ilyinouth this ~~~~ = ~. -; ine 28 , 1y 16 tly 21 ay 16 111 y ily 16 ly 16 Lly 26 lly 26 FoiN..• ---.. ' Wife Orge -ter• ,rksy sq., un., oge rot, ...is FG, 12, of