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Yet, with all these facts before their eyes, and Sir James Graham's taunts and insults to the Emperor, the First Lord of the Ad miralty has not added a single man-of-war to the Mediterranean force, so infirm as it confessedly is in numbers of ships and men to the French fleet. A weekly contemporary announces that it is contemplated to add to, the qualifications of naval instructors a know ledge of the steam-engine. We believe it is now about two years since that we published an Admiralty circular, making it imperative on naval instructors so to qualify themselves. Last week our contemporary stated that there were no "ward-room warrant officers." We are sorry to contradict our professional contemporary by re peating to the service the superfluous information that the naval instructor is a "ward-room warrant officer."— Morning Herald. • CHALLIS, Mayor.—An ESPECIAL COURT of MAYOR and ALDERMEN, held in the Inner Chamber cf the Guildhall of the City of London, on Saturday, the 9th day of 1853, and in the 16th year of the reign of Victoria, of the united Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Bzc., Resolved unanimously, That an humble, loyal, and dutiful address be Presented to her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, upon her safe an d happy delivery, and the birth of a Prince LONDON, MONDAY EMeTING, APRIL 11, 1853. MEREIVETHER. GUILDHALL, Aprils, 1853.—The Committee l z rz for Letting the City's Lands will MEET at Guildhall on wd-n esdeY. the 18th day of April instant, at One o'Clock precisely, h r eceive TENDERS for LETTING on Lease, for Fourteen and a 111 ' years (less three days), from Midsummer next, a HOUSE, No.. np. On the north side of Hill-street, Finsbury. Further particulars e plans may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the Ar tea's otil Guildhall. No. 18,892.] [PRICE SD. HOW TO WIN MONEY. BY FAIR PLAY. —Well, you find I was right when I informed you by public tisement in " Evening Sun" and " Morning Advertiser," Ezcs Scli ' that Cp•tentment would be'rertaln to lose th e Metropolitan the distance was a little too far for him ; • • JOZEA U'S COPAHINE-MERGE, or Saccharatta WI C t.SPULES, approved by College of Physicians, and successnilly administered in d London Hospitals , and acknowledged by them to b est remedy for th 9 cure of Gonorrohcea, Gleet, and Leucorrhceal Discharges, on an average of six days (see " Lancet " of 6th Nov., 1852, an extract from which will be forwarded immediately on application).—ftrepared and sold by G. Jo7eau, sole French chemist, 49, Haymarket, .London; and Jozeim, Pharmacien, 161, Rue Montmartre, Part. ' • and the principal chemists of France, England, and the Colonies. Price of bottle of 100 capsules, 4s. 6d.; 80 do., 2s. 9,1. ' with directions, and etamp with the name of Gabriel Jozeau printed thereon. NATIONAL DEBT. REDEMPTION ACT. '.this 1001. can never be enforced by the holder of stock. All he can insist on is, that until the Country pays him 100/. they shall pay him each and every year 3/. If, therefore, the nation can , obtain from any one else 1001. by the grant of an annuity of 2/. 10s. or V. 155.,, instead .of 31., it is plainly the interest of the nation, to obtain the 1001. on those terms, and get rid of its, present annui tant by the payment of the 1001. In this way, and in this way only, it is that the charges which are called the interest on the national debt can be reduced. The country has a perfect right to say to the holder of 1001. stock, now receiv ing 31. annuity, " Unless you agree to take less than 31. we will pay off your 1001." In the present state of the finances of. England it is quite plain that we can only offer this when we can find some one else to give us 1001. on cheaper terms. In this manner we have several times effected a reduction of the charge of the national debt. The last ope ration of this nature was performed by Mr. GOul burn in 1844, when he succeeded in reducing the Three-and-4-Half per Cents: at once to Three-and a-Quarter,' a,nd ultimately to Three. With a very small proportion of the debt, amounting to about 10,000,0001., Mr. Gladstone proposes to deal in the same way—that is, .he pro poses to its holders to pay them off unless they agree to his terms. This power-is, in fact, a mere incident in, or rather extraneous to, his plan. That plan is to be considered as it proposes to attempt to Make an impression or an experiment upon an annual charge of 15,000,0001. due each year from the nation to the holders of 500,000,0001. of Three per Cent. , Stock. If the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposed to compel the holders of this stocker accept of any terms different from their present conditions, he could only do it by offering them the alternative of repayment of the principal. . That •the time has come when,a perpetual annuity of 3/. charged upon the revenues of the nation is worth a little more than 1001. seems evident enough ; that such an annuity will every day rise in value is reasonably to be expected ; and men conversant with the sub ject have for some time entertained the belief that before long the nation would be in a position to propose to the holders of these annuities either to accept of a lower amount or else to offer them the principal' money, which would, in the event of their refusal, be obtained elsewhere on more favourable terms. reducing the burden of the Debt as a mere party question. As Lord John Russell remarked, a bit terness very unu sua l under a such circumstances, was exhibited in the criticisms to which-the Reso lutions were subjected ; and ,yet the-Success of the objections which were urged would only have de prived the Treasury of a definite advantage, which certainly, whether large or small, involves no cor responding risk. Mr. Disraeli expressed his sur prise at the declaration of Mr. Ellice that the new project was one of the most important which any Finance Minister had ever propose,d ; and it is true that Mr. Gladstone, on the' other hand, had pru dently protested against any exaggerated expec tations which might be formed respecting the results of his plan. There is, however, no incon sistency between the views put ferward by the author of the scheme, and those of his able and experienced suppoiter. As an experimental and gradual measure, the creation of the .new Stocks will effect but, a moderate reduction in the public burdens—it is only when its success shall , have been established_ that the prospect pf krednction in 'the total interest of the Debt wm bedom e dis tinct. Mr. ELLICE himself has long considered the 'expediency of •placing the Suitors' Fund on a securer basis,. and. at the same time providing th e nucleus of .a Two-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock, which nay prepare , the way for the :,ultimate eon version of the Three per ,Cents. It is not sur prising, therefore, that he, should appreciate' the utility of a'plan which renders possible the great improvements which he desired •to see effected. Mr. GLA.DSTONE'S anticipations of the ultimate re sults of his own ,policy may probably not be less sanguine • but at present he judiciously takes credit only for the good which he is enabled to ie alise, knowing that experience will best develope the future possibilities of public advantage. The objections which- are urged against the plan are partly conjectural. THOS. SAUNDERS, Comptroller. ( From the Times. ) MOUNT CARBON CHARTERED COAL Not IRON COMPANY. - otice is Hereby Given, that NO MORE APPLICATIONS for SHARE S in this COMPANY can possibly be RECEIVED. The ent.to present applicants will be proceeded with at once. That Richmond was sure of a•place That for the . City and Suburban Pancake kid a private trial with Sher avogne, and was worth backing likewise for a place. Nov, all yon that invie lost your money by backing Contentment, I will tell you how to get it back again to a certainty—invest your money as I shall advise in my " Looming in the Future." Contentment is sure of winning either the Newmarket Handicap or Chester Cup —one certainly, if not both—back him immediately. His performance for the .‘ Met" bears no comparison to his private trials. I unhesitatingly assert that if the distance bad 13.;en a quarter of a mile less, he would have carded a stone more, and won in a canter. I told his party the distance would beat him. Nerva is amiss, and cannot w;n. Now for a secret that is certain to win money—Ann Page is an extraordinary good thing,ba 3t-ra condition, and will certain of a place, if not win, whatever she is intended for ;—back her for the Newmarket Handicap (if you find she goes) and Chester Cup, likewise .for a place—back immediately. lam not always cor rect, but I am certain from the arrangements I have made, that all who . follow my advice for the season will, and themselves good winners. Terms—Private Subscribers, Two Guineas for the Season, or Half-a- Guinea for a Winner— the last I preferv. Rut take your choice whichever way . you like, my little dears. Address JOHN FAIRPLAY, Ipswich. Enclose a directed envelope. Have my Derby Pick, you can win a fortune, By Order of the Board, 30, B ucklershury, April 9. W. A. ROBBER, Sec, BRLGRAVE SQUARE.—Mr. HENRY for th LOFTS has received instructions to Let FURNISHED, either rior 3,7ABNeas" or by the Year, upon advantages terms, a very supe st„,„,_ --SION, elegantly furnished throughout, and conta , ning every the rte. for a family of distinction. Stabling for six horses rear. For terms and particulars apply at h s offices, 5, Charles- Grosvenor-square. NELSON MEMORIAL FUND, FOR HIS DAUGHTER XORATIA. iich In 131 ii, 1 "XNGLAND =PICTS ITART NAN WILL' DO MIS DUTY." COMMII . I . II. The Right Hon. Earl Nelson. The Right Hon. Earl Londesborough. Admiral Sir T. B. Capel, K C.B. • Rear-Admiral Sir W. l ..Dillon, K.C.H. Sir Wm.Bumett, M.D., K.C.H., F.R.S. *Rear-Adm. John Pasco; Stonehouse. *Sir Geo. Magrath, M.D., F.R.S., &c., Plymouth. *Capt. G. L. Browne, R.N., Bridgewater. *Capt. J. Lyons, R.N., Fareham. *Com. John Carslake, R.N , Sidmouth. *Com. Henry Lancaster, Connaught-square. *Lieut. L. B. Reeves, R.M., Douglas. *Capt. W. Poore, R.N., Andover. Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P. Colonel Sir Duncan Macdougall. Sir John M`Nell, Dublin, LL.D., F.R.S. T. Thomson, Esq., M.D., Inspector-General of Hospitals. Rev. W. S. H. Meadows, M.A., Canterbury. Rev. J. White, M.A., Canterbury. J. Walker, Esq., LL,D., F.R.S., &c. T. T. Pettigrew, Esq., F.R.S., F.S.A. Captain H. Nelsen, Trinity-house. B. Richards, Esq., Tunbridge-wells, B. Blundell, Esq., F.S.A., Temple. J. A. GorJon, Esq., University Club. Rev. John Hoole, M.O. W. H. Robinson, Esq. Norman Wilkinson, Esq., Stock Exchange. Charles Attwood, Esq., Tow-law (*) Surviving Officers of the Victory. AGENTS.—Life Assurance Agents in any In Part of England may with advantage become Agents for Fire Directors of the UNITY FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION—an Institution established on new and important principles, ant possess- Zl A ,wards of Two THOUSAND SHAREHOLDERS, whose names and "tessas are published with the Prospectus —are ready to receive Pneations for Agencies, accompanied by references. By looking _‘er the List of Shareholders, applicants will probably find several.to ' 4911 1 they are known. For terms, prospectuses, &c apply to Chief Offices, THOMAS H. B tYLIS, General M anage r and Secretary. 40, rainfall, London. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 10. The Scorpion surveying schooner, Lieutenant Com manding Richard H. Grant, arrived at Spithead last night from the West India station. She sailed from St. Croix on the 26th of February, and Bermuda the 21st of March, from which last-named place she brings the latest mails. The Cumberland, 72, Vice-Admiral Sir G. F. Seymour, K.C.8., was lying at Bermud a . The Vestal, 26, C a pt a i n C. B. Hamilton, sailed from Ber muda for the coast of Cuba on the 12th of March. She had captured three empty slave prizes 'shortly before hef arrival at Bermuda.' Dr. Rogers, R.N., superintendent surgeon, who went out in charge of convicts to Ber muda, has returned in the Scorpion, also Mrs. Law rence (widow of the late commander of the Scorpion) and four children. The Scorpion has lost during her commission tint-6 lieutenants, one mate, one master's mouth to bed, an three seamen. She i s ordered to Ply paid o ff . The Odin, 16, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, Captain Francis Scott, is, we regret to say, sickly in crew, 23 of whom have.been sent to Haslar Hospital with influenza, which, it is expected, will go through the vessel. The Sidon, 22, paddl e - w h eel steam-frigate, Captain Goldsmith, has met with another accident. Her main shaft has been discovered sprung at the starboard end, but when or how it gave out is not known. Her pas sage from Spithead to Plymouth and back was a very fine, one ; all worked admirably, and no defect was ap prehended. The flaw seems to be the material and make—it is a mass of welded iron of about 8 tons. Cap: tain Henderson, C.fl., of the steam squadron, went on board on Friday evening, accompanied by Mr. Murray, chief engineer of the dockyard, and examined the shaft; which it will occupy about a month to replace. The Sidon has displayed first-rate qualities as a sea-going war steamer, and every one—officer and men—who has served in her gives her a most excellent character. All regret this strange defect, which clearly arises from mal construction. . • FOURTH AND CHEAPER EDITION, REVISED• Now ready, in one vol. post Bvo., price 7s. 6.1.. bound, THE MARVELS OF SCIENCE, And their TESTIMONY to HOLY WRIT. Popular Manual of the Sciences. By S. W. FULLOM, Esq. 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'HOW SHOULD an INCO 4E TAX be LEVIED? A Letter to the ex• Chancellor of the. Exchequer. ... " Ihe pamphlet has some valuable tables and schedules, and is worthy of being studied by all flnanciers."—Economist. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman. HON. SECRET-UMW (PRO TEN.) ,N., 16A, Connaught-aquae. ,READT RECEIVED. Commander H. Lancaster, R. SUBSCRIPTIONS Al His Royal Highness Psi X a. d 1 This day is published, small Svc., cloth, price 25., ONGS and. BALLADS. By HENRY ORAZEBROOK. Also, by the same Author, Bvo., cloth, price 4s. 6d., POEMS, SACRED and MISCELLANEOUS. " Its uninterrupted flow and quiet grace will, doubtless, find many admirers "—The Critic. " The deep tone of piety shining through one-half of its pages, and the sweetly-simple lays extending over the other half, will commend this book to the attention of the religious portion of the community." —The Liverpool Albion. "To the poet, who has here collected the thoughts of a cultivated mind, and the pious impressions of a God-loving Soul, as well as to his numerous readers, we trust the book Willprove ' a joy for ever.'" —Liverpool Standard. " The spirit of the book is admirable throughout, and the verses flow with an ease and grace not often found in compositions of much higher pretensions. Facility and ele. ance of expression, in deed, are the leading characteristics of the author's style."—Liver pool Courier. [NCB ALBERT • • .. • • £25 L. 7. 1 of It must be distinctly understood that neither this, nor anything like this, is attempted by Mr. Gladstone. He states, in the first place, that the sum to be dealt with, 500 millions, is so enormous that no minister could take - upon himself the re sponsibility of offering to pay it off—assuming, we think very unfairly, that the nation is not at per fect liberty to deal with it' in. detail. Incovenience, no doubt, there might be, and a suspicion of un fairness, in selecting particular holders of stock to be paid off ; but there is no obligation of national faith which would prevent i4s from paying off any one holder of this stock, even although we were unable to deal with all. The Leander, 50, Captain King, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from Leith. She is ordered to pro ceed to Plymouth to join the Channel squadron under Rear-Admiral Corry. Liverpool: Deighton and Laughton. London: Whittaker and Co. tted and arge .ay'q were the PATRON-H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. —Mrs. Beecher Stowe's Popular Work on Slavery Illus• trated in an Optical Exhibition, with Vocal and Instrumental Music and New Dissolving Scenery.. Morning and Evening. Lectures: — By J. H. Pepper, Esq.—Half-hours with the Ancient and Modern Chemists ; by Dr. Bachhoffner, on Pneumatics, in which the Principle of the Fly's Foot and Walking on the Ceiling will be explained ; by "Mr. Crispe, on Ericcson's Caloric Engine. Admission, ls. ; Schools, and Children under Ten years of age, hest old; ;heir ;s3d opt ; aney ; 2d ;erS, imo 0 bel, Od; Mee nd. ;OIL NORTH OF SPAIN RAILWAY. • tr ' ivies t a ay , onne, Iran, St. Valladolid Tlosa, Bilboa, Vitoria. Miranda, Burgos, Palencia, , Avila, L'Eseurial, Madrid. ec,anitsl 29,925,000 piastres, 315,003 shares of 95 piastres each for '.1 ) 41n, 500 francs for France, or 201. for England. Deposit 19 piastres SPain, 100 francs in France,' or 4/. in England.' One fifth of the ,capital.has been subscribed in Spain, two-fifths in France, aad two lifts remain for appropriation in England. . President -11a Duke Be RiansareS. • ; Bankers in Paris—Messrs. Rothschild, Paris. Bankers in London—Messrs. Masterman, Peters, and Co. ; the London and County Bank. • Bankers in B ordeaux —Messrs. Ezpeleta et Fits. agents in L ondon—Messre. C. Devaux and C0., - 611, King William street, City ; to whom applications for shares may be made. ~ long, i nc l uding the branch to t or Bilboa. The projectors h ave alreadyoeb t ti p e g is about 685 kil ome t re s, or 427 miles h of the Spani s h Portion. which traversesed a the concession for 99 years, llstkilometres, or 406 miles. Th ey have paid 750,000 piast c res a elT; ' t f )01.) 650 , the caution Money, and they are in actual treaty with the French Government for the section from Bayonne to the Spanish frontier ; the length of which is only 35 kilometres, or 21 miles. The Spanish Government guarantees to the Company, on a maxi !nun capital of 30,000,000 piastres (6,315,7890, a calnimum interest w 7 per, cent., including 1 per cent, to be applied to a sinking fund. „The Provinces and coma ones traversed by this railway, as ' 1 wellas con tiguous provinces and c ommunes, have agreed to s h are with ,c ti? o vernment the responsibility o f thi s guaran t ee . ]n a b s Spanish Government, perceiving the great advantage which wh,result to the public revense by the encouragement of railways, develop the various sources of national wealth, have faithfully ,-3'42red to the guarantees they have given ; and even in cases where 00.1Panies have not been able to perform their engagements, the for e 7,, rn nacilt has returned - to such companies, whether native or Me entire sums paid as cautionary deposit. vr vl order to secure to the shareholders in the North of Spain Rail siZi the foil value of the guarantee of 6 per cent., and 1 per cent. eh hind, a general contract has been already made for the pur atoacr of the land, the construction of the whole line, and for rolling at a „' &c., according to the requirements of the Government, 8 1,_,Ice within the guaranteed capital. The contractor has depo tle,._n 00,000 piastres or 105,2631., as a guarantee for the due fulfil tn.: of the contract, and is to leave.s peicent, out of each certificate sh a ll e ba nds of the directors as a further security, until such reserves :Mount to the sum deposited. ott-mecontraet price covers all expenses incur/led in surveys and ce nt. ' 71. s e UP to the present time, and /eaves a - fund of about 10 per the. capital in the hands of the directors, to meet the general cent7 r 7 r the undertaking, and to pay interest at th e ra t e o f 5 per annum to the shareholders during -the course of construe- CaThe Worth ~„_. of Spain Railway connects Madrid with several provin. -i nc — t l oWns, forming points of convergence of various high roads, v 'tote, where seven meet. Burgos, Valladolid, and Avila, slob,r,also the centres of similar streams of traffic. . c p n - laC North of Spain Railway traverses most important industrial ,i l ,l s ricts, such as the provinces of Biscay, Gsipttscoa, and Alava. it also through dis tracts rich in wools, wines, and corn—districts „„.. ortag much more than they can either consume, or at present, which, to gain access to the home and foreign markets, teed only those facilities of economical transport which this railwa y W ill Provide. y The North of Spain Railway wit establish a thorough communi cation between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Starting /rom.Bayonne and Itiboa it will proceed through Irun, St. Sebastian, Tolosa, and - Vitoria to Miranda. At Miranda - it reaches the river Ebro, which is now being canalised down to- the port of Alfaquea, on the shores of the Mediterranean. At Alguirld also it will be placed in communisation with the great line of .railwar now in course of c onstruction between the capital and Valencia. Another very important feature of this great undertaking is that 4 .. 5 t Valladolid it will reaCh the river Douro, which runs to Oporto ; at Madrid, it will be brought into connexion with the tti - Ylaz Rai/way, which will be continued first to Badajoz to meet ;a' c n . toffuese line to Lisbon, next to Cordova, and thence to le and Cadiz. Of , 4 3 ,"tirrlate the advantages which such data promise to the North l't4",/ l i n Railway, the distinction between Spanish, English, and ,Piti t, r4 , lll vays must be kept in view. , i 'mcans e s- 1 ,.'11e cost of construction is greater in England or France, ne :_ e arer I, l "' n d is of a higher value than in Spain. Labour is much b e pogLand and in France than in Spain. Rails a'so and i ns ectffee ee r in France a price somewhat extravagantly high, in Pain th ey . or the protection given to home industry, whilst into rott h e°l °,_diy are Tb ir nPorted from England free of duty.. n r ,;„ B '°we ' r "- ,a - :.:raturn from railways in England or France are of eo e° es rait lo Pment than in Spain, because in the former - ' 3ll have to compete with already existing and long '!"oinent o f sOf conveyance, whilst in Spain railways, from the The o Pening, absorb the whole of the traffic. Run; are less profitable in England and France than in nPOn. th — e they can be secured only by incessant reductions - Whilst i„ ' an fil§ of the numerous competing means of transport ; rativ a, - `!PaIll the tariffs will, to a certainty, be largely remtme- Der e ent. '7 , heY can reasonably be fixed at 50, 100, and even 200 blue ch e .: ll7 e the English and French :tariffs, and still remain than the old. means of transport, and be accordingly Ilie„ • tio n distinctions are well founded, and have received confirma ,,th he results of all the existing railways in Spain ; b l e l nce aet er — `` a -I , 4 7uosepany till& Valencia to Alcira~has been- compe lled,- , Neu 2ew heated traffic, to' dOtible the rolliflg p s o ro t t e wgc e u r A ni Lang,„T sufficient for several years. u of 2o centimes per in the Asturias, the exorbitant tariff means of z...ltilometre and per ton sufficed to put down all competing kilometres long. L ans POrting th e coal of the basin of Same to the s pott of Gijon ; and, tIY, the line from Madrid to Aranjuez, only and Which ru ns t o ne centre o f production . o r commerce, had in 1852, the first year of its 'working, a traffic o f 300,000 passengers, and 1 10,060 tons of merchandise. b e expected from this line have • The estimates of the receipts to b een framed under the special superintendence of the provincial, Consular, and municipal corporations of Biscay, and establish upon the existing traffic immediate return of 5,150,000 piast r es, or - 1,08 ~210/., which, after deducting 45 per cent. for working ex. pe nse . ,tl.e . 7 . rehsisaesnti e nite, net estivate, upon the capital of the Company of 10 cent. per however, is wholly irrespective of the in crease which improved means of transport invariably ensures. • The Board of Direction will be nominated in the statutes of the company, and will consist of eight Spanish,. four French, and three English Directors. Three French Directors have been appointed, viz. :•-• M. Ardouin, banker, Parii, M. De Grimaldi, Paris, and M De Ezpeleta, Paris and Bordeaux. London, April 9, 1853. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. North of Spain Railway Company. To Messrs. C. Devaux and Co. Gentlemen,—T request you to allot me shares in the above Undertaking, and I hereby agree to accept the said shares, or any less number you may allot me, and to pay the sum of 41. on each Share allotted, at the time to be specified in your letter of allotment. Dated this day of 185 Name in full ..... ••'• .... • . • • ..... • Re , idence ••••••...„••....•• Professi0n... • • I MPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS, Just published, by U. Rainier% 119, Regent-street, London. No I. O8vo" in cloth. price Ss. by post free, 55. 6d., N TRUE & FALSE SPRRMA.TORRHCEA, with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Error, arrrelation to the Treatment an d Cure of S u ff er er s fr om D e bility o f tb e Cienerative System, or Sexual Hypochondriasis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD 44 Ts_ •ur. Pio-Mord is known to English readers by his frequent preen- Oat contributions to German medical literature. This is the first ,r e Ze, he hip, - rine us, that he has addressed himself to the noa-medi other equally dete r et an y • We trust this may not be the last, if he shall Power i i ,,, Y "We prom ..ee,,,rree,tn—London Medical Gazette, May 30, 185 " flagrant evil which it may be in his . War: t , in or der to a former number that we should recur to tills greatseveritynittLe impostors who make a . With e r to exhibit its aim more clearly . The author lashes Friends,' on the Tedulity reyin n its way into i d m e edi cai the Public. 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SAMUEL LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, .)odor of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of the University of te of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. i,ce llohorary Member of the London Hospital Medic various disorders Of p t e :n o e n rv a ! l u y s .2... the VT AY be nua resulting from juyenil , an o d r generative letter, system, on duced' more misery it? irregularities and excesses, which have pro lure decay at an stageaY,Tlp, degradation in manhood, and dis easesprema- known to modern patnfe, than perhaps any other class of In the treatment of these ologists. Long and practical experience once secret causes of dise ases, ch _ acqui has proved that there are in exist existence, traceable to certain ed miseries and disappointed hopes in Debility, various Irm Pr y Pernicious which Nervous ages, Impotency, forms Local of ands co n ; t;tinhaPl) Yhabits, and to Unfruitflil. Marri endless modifications owe their almost"1"al Weakness, and their It is absolutely necessary that all m e n She origin. principles of personal management wnichshould know that there are incurring grievous penalties, and when wi e s a d nnot be violated without the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how regret succeed may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness these penalties and how the evil and its con-equences may be avoided, and be removei, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or above ail, derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot a functional DOCTOR LA'MERT has for a long series of years be p e r' i l l y a cure' in an extensive praetice in the treatment of these datcaetnegaged com plaints, and s the only legally qualified rhysielan who, regardle of the taunts and envy of the hypocritical and mock - modest, has had the the confidence, through the medium of the public press, to di rect attention to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is tree. In selecting thi 4 department of practice, he has been amply rat' 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 their patent nostrums, have inflicted serious injury on those who have been induced to place faith in their pretensions. At home for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from Six till Eight . . All letters most contain the fee of 1/., and advice and medicines can be forwarded to any initials or address. It is desirable that patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MERT should first obtain a copy of his work on M.R.H.theDuke of Cam bridge . . . 10 0 0 Duke of Bnccleuch . 0 0 Earl Nelson . . .100 0 0 Adml. Sir E. Codrington 25 0 0 Miss Codrington . . 1 0 0 Miss E. C. 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The perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct description of their cases, and may be had, price 2s 6d, in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. Piper Brothers and Co. 23, Paternoster - row; Hannay, 63 , Oxford-street ; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Storie. Titchborne-street, Haymarket; or free oy post for forty-two stamps, to any addresa from the Author's resi dence, 37, BEDFOItD.S4),tiAItE, LoxDozi. thisSOUTH works rously w au es d twaof to w a " re Al b E e S ing ll p Ai r L o w set r ut d— ed T:i sr l i e go landed on the banks of the Towyond another cargo has satisfac torily. A cargo of rails for the permanent way has been been disembarked at St. Clears, where operations for laying the rails will, it is anticipated, be commenced in a few drys. The embankment from the Ystrad propetty to the edge of the river Towy, on the Rhydygors side, has been all but finally completed, and the works at the bridge are being pushed forward as rapidly as circum stances will allow. There seems to be no lack of energy or activity on the part of the officials to secure the open ing of the line into Pembrokeshire at an early period. In connexion with this important national undertaking, we may mention that Mr. Brunel passed through this town on Wednesday last en-route for Milford Haven, to complete his inspection of the site of the proposed rail way terminus and docks, the bill for promoting which is now before Parliament, and will most probably pass this sessiou. The time, therefore, is not far distant when Pembrokeshire will become as important a county as any in4the kingdom, and probably as prominent a feature in the geography of the world as even Australia itself. — Welshman. YIELD OF GOLD. The Melbourne Argus estimates that the total yield of all the gold fields from October 1, 1851, to the end of December, 1852, amounted to nearly sixteen millions sterling The Chancellor of the Exchequer very aptly compares the National Debt to a first-class fortress, which is not to be approached without the greatest circumspection. He cannot walk over it at once, as Wellington took some cities in Spain, hardly stopping in his march for the purpose. So lie attacks, or rather menaces, the debt on three sides, leaving time to show which demonstration is the feint, and where the actual assault is to be wady. At this moment it is a matter of doubt whether the 500,000,000/. 3 per Cents. are to be cut to' pieces with a stock of greater interest, and less capital, or undermined by a stock with greater nominal capital but less interest, or flooded by in undations of Exchequer bonds, so issued as not to recoil on their authors. We must be pardoned if we lament the necessity of operations so opposed to the simplicity aid boldness of modern strategy. Had a Chancellor of the 'Exchequer come forward and said, " Here are thirty millions of 3i per Cents. with certain peculiar conditions, and an equal number of 2i per Cents., and about the same number of bonds of a hybrid character, partly stock, and partly propose to reduce them all to one common form, and then we shall know how to deal with them," we are not quite sure that the very simplicity of the proposal would not have carried the public approbation. Simplicity,. of course, is often a mistake. Thirty years ago sim plicity was the rage. As in architecture, so in poli tics, all was Doric, harmonious and grand. That fashion is gone, and we have, Wesigns. Certainly lapsed into more com posite, as wellas more conyenie the present is atrexample Of the new er taste, and only happens to be too like its author. Were that gentle man a highwayman, he would not be content withpro pounding the two alternatives usually addressed to the traveller. He would bewilder his victim with a third or a fourth, so nicely .balanced as to invite comparison even under those trying circumstances. So, when Mr. Gladstone offers the fundholder, in return for his 3 per Cents., money, or per Cents., or 2 per Cents., or something neither money, nor bills, nor stocks, but a little of all.three, and partly n per Cents., partly 2, per Cents., it is impossible not to trace the paternity of the scheme, though we have not disputed, nor , do we dispute, th a t th e measure may be the very one suited to the emer gency, and Mr. Gladstone, consequently, the very man to meet it. Very great men have not always been clear either in their objects, or in their means, or in their ex pression. Cromwell and. Castlereagh were equally past understanding. To come home to finance, Bexley's speeches and measures were both enig matical. Now, what is the object of Mr. Glad stone's present scheme ? He says it is to lay the foundation of an irredeemable 2 per cent.—that is, we presume, eventually to reduce the interest of the whole debt from 3 to 2i. But, singularly enough, the only alternative under no immediate limitation is that which raises the interest to 3i, with a decrease of the capital, the former being a reality, as Mr. Gladstone takes pain i s to . show— the latter only a name. Then , it s difficult to see the use of diminishing the interest, except with a view to dirninising the debt, and it may well be asked what is the use of making a debt redeemable at par 40 years hence, if that remote boon is to be purchased by raising the figure at which redemption must be made from 100 to 110 f If we are to go on paying interest for ever, then it matters not whether the nominal capital be increased or diminished ; for were all the 500,000,000/. 3 per Cents. changed into Mr. Glad stone's new 2 per Cents., even on the increased capital we should pay a less aggregate of interest than we do now. But we hope not to go on paying interest for ever. We hope to make the fund holder take his money and be gone. That must be the ultimate•end. of all these operations ; and, on the supposition we have just mentioned, we should certainly have to pay him 550,000,0001. This does not look like keeping the great end in view, and, while we are laying a good foundation for an intermediate object, we seem to be sacrificing the great object for which all our foundations and intermediates are intended. It is true we are re-1 minded that if we only put our annual savings of interest into a box, and open the box in 1894, wd shall find the 50,000,000/. to a farthing. Ay, but what if we spend our annual savings in war steamers, and harbours of refuge, and Mediter ranean fleets, and in fortifications at Alderney and Corfu e ---where shall we iinct,,our 50,000,000/. ? Hapinly; as we think, thti p*t'entiality of mis chief is obviated.' The " foundation.' is to be Ismail and experimental,—a mere 30,000,0007., in-: volving only a possible addition of 3,000,000/. td the debt. But the inconsistency of the measure! and its professed object are hereby much increased, for while the 2i per Cent. Annuities and 2 per Cent.' Bonds are both limited to 30,000,000 each, the only form of commutation to which there is no limit whatever, and which is permitted to thei whole extent of the 500,000,000/. 2 is that of the 41 per Cent. Annuities. What becomes, then of the', great foundation of a 2i per cent. stock, which Mr.l Gladstonedescribes as the great aim of Governments and the very key of his resolutions ? Notwithstanding this complexity of means and; indistinctness of purpose, th e reso l u ti on s, as they! now stand, have many recommendations. The only unlimited alternative is one that would give, us immediately a respectable saving in the interest of our debt, and a very great saving in the capital, to be redeemed forty years h ence .. The other al-I ternatives are limited to safe amounts, and only to be extended if found to answer. With 20,000,0001. commuted into the ai per Cents., against 30,000,000/. into the 2i per Cents., we s h ou ld still diminish the capiW. The Exchequer bonds are at least a, safe measure. They would effect a great saving, at once, to be doubled shortly, and would be alto gether redeemable at the end of 40 years. On each side, hoivever, there is a drawback. If the new Ex chequer bonds are found to answer the same purpose as Exchequer-bills—and therein principally stands the expectation of their finding favour with the public—will they not compel a higher rate of in terest on Exchequer -bills to get the latter into, circulation ? the other hand, these Exchequer bonds and these .coupons are to be as transferable as a Bank of England note. Of course, they will be .just as liable to be stolen, and just as easily ne gotiated and cashed by the wrongful possessor. This, however, is the hold er ' s r i s k, and perhaps we need not talk about it ; but when we are told that these bonds are to form the material for provincial Stock-Exchanges, to supersede large balances at the country and London bankers', to enter into speculation at the continental Bourses, and to be carried like circular notes by careless tourists from city to city, in pockets and portemonnaies, we can-, not help fearing that a good many will find their way into, bad hands. Another 'danger, of course, is the holder's risk. The new Exchequer bonds can hardly fail to fluctuate in value quite as much as' Consols. Convertible only forty years hence, they will almost fulfil the idea, so much desiderated, in some quarters, of an inconvertible paper cur rency. How much will they occasionally fall in value when even Exchequer bills payable on de-, mand a few months hence have been at 31. or 41. discount ! That, however, is the holder's risk / . and, in spite of these drawbacks, we have little doubt that the new bonds will be a favourite se-, curity, himself theand Civhnanockeeldlotro oifsstuheeaEnoxtchheerquerwil soon find batch. ( From the M o rning Herald. ) The resolutions propose d b y Mr. Gl adstone oni Friday night are intende d to be the found ation of a financial operation whi ch it is not at fir st easy to understand. The plan su gg ested is one not en. Ftirinelaynceconmsiisnitesntterwi, anthdtvheerypgessed object of th e indeed, from being consistent with itself. The only recommendation; indeed, which was strongly urged by its author, was, that while it was an experiment in every con ceivable direction, in none could it carry the ex; periment so far as t o produce any serious amount either of evil or good. Let us say in the outset, that we entirely object; even upon's, limited scale, to experiments upon such a subject. Public credit depends upon public opinion. Public opinion, it is avowed, is intended to be diverted by these experiments.lt is said that one great object of the measure is fami liarise the public mind to a Two - and-a-Half per s C m e p n so t i . sosni S t t lt o eh c takot whether dealTh t a rh r fgotuirime evilepnutbo public is, g , oi securities, i fact, t an ad.- is utterly i even to a limited extent, without seriously affecting that opinion upon which public credit depends. The national funded debt of this country con sists, not of sums of principal money, which the nation has undertaken to repay ; it consists entirely of annuities charge able upon the revenue of the n ation--annuities of which the nation can only get rid by paying the principal sum which they repre sent. Every person who holds 1001. in the Three pet Cent. Consols is entitled to receive from the nation a perpetual annuity of 31. a year until the nation may be in a position to extinguish that an nuity by paying him 1001. But the 'payment of A more serious objection ties in the fact that we have bound ourselves to every holder of this stock not to pay him off without a year's notice. Mr. Gladstone refuses to undertake to produce the money at the end of the year. The possibility of his being able to obtain it at the end of that period, without great loss to the n.ation, would depend upon the then price of stocks. He would be a bold man who would answer what that may be in twelve months. Delivered, therefore, as lie.conceives himself, from any attempt to deal with these funds upon the old principle of offering the , holders the option of accepting new terms or being paid off, we might, perhaps, have expected that Mr. Gladstone would have left them alone. Not so. He adopts the novel, and, we cannot help thinking, rather ques tionable, course of offering to the national cre ditor a new bargain, which he may > either accept or remain exactly in his present position entirely at his own option.. By what considerations will that option be determined ? Solely by those of his own interest. If new terms place him in a more favourable position ' than the old, he will accept them ; if not, he will reject them, and remain as he is. The transfer into the proposed new stock can only take place when the fundholder believes that by taking it he drives a harder bar gain with the nation. No man will part with what he has for something which you propose to give him unless you persuade him that what you offer is something better than that which you ask him to give up. Unless, therefore, Mr. Gladstone's pro posal enriches the fundholder, it falls to the ground utterly- abortive,. Ho either offers the owner of stock something worth more. than his annuity of three per cent. or he does not. If he does, the nation is the loser ; if he does not, the stockholder will reject his terms, and tho debt remains exactly as it is. Pointing out, -then, the wide difference between a proposal like that made br. Goulburn, which you enforce by the alternative of paying off the principal; and that now made by Mr. Gladstone, which will only be accepted on the ground that it pats the fundholder in a better position, let us state what are the terms which Mr. Gladstone offers as an inducement to the fundholder to give up his 3 per cent. He offers him his choice of three se curities. First, he offers him for each hundred pounds of stock, producing an annuity of three pounds, a sum of 82/. 10s., paying an annuity at the rate of 3i per cent., and with a guarantee that it shall not be redeemed for a period of forty years. Secondly,. he offers him for each 1001. a sum of 1101. in a stock that is to pay 2 per cent., and a guarantee that it is not to be paid oft' until 1894. That is, the holder of every 1001. of present stock may choose either to have an annuity of 21. 17s. 9d., liable to be redeemed after forty years by a pay ment of 821. 10s. ; or an annuity of 21. 155., liable to be redeemed' after the same period by a payment of 1101. The fundholder • raa,y select whichever of these proposal& he shall think most disadvantageous . to the nation, or he m a y re t a i n hi s present annuity of 31., redeemable by 100/., the Chancellor of the - Etchequer having kindly agsured him that it is impossible it ever can be redeemed. It must . not be forgotten that at the very last moment Mr. Gladstone wholly altered his original -plan by limiting the new Two-Mid-a-Half per Cent. Stock to thirty. millions. We do not now pause to inquire what confidence can be placed in the Fi nance Minister who actually submits to Parliament so vitally-important a sc h eme, an d •at the last mo ,hhers it in so essential a part. It would not be difficult to show that had the original plan been adopted, the only effect would have been that the whole of our debt would have been converted into unredeemable annuities, and so far as the national liabilities are concerned, the producing classes and the agricultural interest would have been robbed of, all the benefits which are accruing from the recent discoveries of gold. We will not say that this was the object, but most assuredly this would have been the effect of the plan. One other alternative, however, he still offers to the public creditor, subject to a s i m il ar limitation of the issu e to thirty millions. The holder of 100/. stock may, if he pleases, receive an Exchequer . Bond for 1001. bearing interest at 21. 155., 'and likewise irredeemable for 40 years. The conditions of these latter ' securities are to be named to a great degree at the discretion of the right hon. gentleman'himself. For these " coupons " the right hon. gentleman seemed to claim the merit a originality of concep tion, expatiating largely on the advantages that attend every security bearing interest, and at the same time transferable by mere manual delivery. Whether the system of representing the national liabilities by such documents be right or wrong, it had been previously tried, and deliberately aban doned. A very large proportion of the Irish debt was represented by, debentures, or, in other words, by these Eichequer Bonds. An act of Parliament was passed to convert, or enable the holders to convert them all into the ordinary stock. We have endeavoured to put our readers fully in possession of the nature of this mischievous, and at the same time peddling plan. We will demon strate when next we advert to it that the transfer of any • portion of our present liabilities into any one of the proposed substitutes would be attended with' the most serious injury to the nation. At present we can only point attention to the one un precedented feature, which is sufficient to con demn the plan. The change of security is to be at the option of the fundholder, and, if effected at all, can only be effected in consequence of his persua sion that it benefits' him at the irrational expense. (From the Morning Chronicle.) The success of the financial scheme which the Chancellor of the Exchequer brought forward on Friday night is a matter of great public im portance, while the tactics of Parliamentary fac tion excite at present but a limited interest. It may, however, be,incidentally remarked that the members of the late Government display a charac teristic want of judgment in treating a project for Sir Fitzroy Kelly's argument was intended to show that, of three proposed securities, only one would be selected by capitalists. And if so, what then ? Investments in the Two-and-a-Half per Cents. Would produce a clear profit to the public, even if a sinking fund were 'set aside to absorb the future increase in the nominal capital of the Debt; The Chancellor of the Exchequer is of course pre pared to satisfy a demand for any ,class of the New Securities which he offers, though it should be exclusiVely preferred. Sir Fitzroy Kelly wastes a good deal of energy and ingenuity in proving that the Two-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock will be a more desirable , purchase than either Three-and-a-Half per Cents. or Exchequer fonds. The calculation is irrelevant to the question which Parliament has to decide, and itassuraes throughout the Treasury will be bound in 1894 to pay off the new stock at par. From the beginning of the discussion to the end, all the opponents of the measure seemed to forget that the Government can buy up its . own securities in the market, instead of dealing directly with the whole body of creditors. If Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are, under the pro posed scheme, cheaper than Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock, capitalists in general will of course prefer them ; and there is little doubt that such will, in fact, be the case as to the majority of investments. But the objection to a threefold al ternative of conversion involves the erroneous as sumption that all purchasers require precisely the same commodity. Sound policy suggested the prudence of making the new experiment as varied and exhaustive as circumstances would allow ; and Mr. Gladstone's 'measure is intended not merely, to test certain very important facts and probabilities in finance, but also *to satisfy the different wants of classes placed in the most dissimilar positions. A man may sell shoes and boots in the same shop, without subjecting himself to the reproach of caprice or inconsistency. Sir Fitzroy. Kelly may persuade himself that the dealer makes a somewhat larger profit on the boots ; but his inference that those who require shoes will not buy what they want, is, to say the least, somewhat hasty. Mer chants and bankers have frequently occasion for a portable security which pan be deposited or passed from hand to hand as often as convenience may suggest. Trustees and persons living on fixed in comes require investments of a totally different character ; but according to the ex-Solicitor- General, both classes ought to forego their re spective habits and interests, if they can save 6d. per cent. by the operation. Mr.. Gladstone has ascertained that, the portable character of foreign securities adds some shillings in the pound to their value ; but Sir Fitzroy Kelly altogether disregards any facts of this kind, in the ardour of his investi gations into the deferred value of 101. forty years hence, which the Stat e , as it happens, will. no t even be liable to pay. The oxperienee of a few hours after the passing, of the act will ,supersede all speculation as to the demand for Exchequer Bonds. The money dealers in the City are, it is believed, prepared to take them, notwithstanding the demonstration which has been tendered that they ought to prefer the Two-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock, for which they may have no occasion. If the Bonds cannot be sold, neith er goo d nor h arm will have - been done. If the Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock hangs on hand, its nominal creation will have cost nothing. The greater part of the South Sea Annuities can be Conveniently' paid off in cash ; and the most zealous adversaries of the whole project declare that the Two-and-a-Half per Cents. will only be too good a. bargain for the fund holder. No critic of the Government measure, in or out of Parliament, has undertaken the respoi f isibility of suggesting a plausible alternative. It will hardly be asserted that the Chancellor of the Ex chequer would have done well to abstain from deal ing with the Debt, if he saw a probability of re ducing the public burdens ; nor will any man of business pretend that it, was practicable to follow the example of former Ministers by effecting a compulsory reduction in a sum of five hundred mil lions. If, therefore, it was impossible to pay off the debt, the next resource was to create some new species of security. ,By raising the nominal rate of interest, the Government might have provided for the future reduction of the principal ; but it must be remembered that, in a voluntary transac tion, the views of both parties must be consulted. The Three per Cents. might at this moment be con verted into a Five per Cent, or a Ten per Cent. Stock, if proportionate advantages were offered to the holders ; but such an operation would only amount to a round-about device for paying off a portion of the debt. It would be cheaper to effect the same object directly, if the country had not de termined that, for the present, it is more expedient to apply the surplus revenue to the reduction of taxation. If Sir Fitzroy Kelly is . right in his cal culation that the terms offered to purchasers in the Three-and-a-Half per Cents. aro not sufficiently liberal, it follows that the creation of a Stock of that ddnomination, on a basis advantageous to the Government, is, under existing circumstances, im practicable. There can be no doubt, however, that the objection is overstated, and that even the trifling additional interest of 2s. 9d. will attract a certain portion of the capital which will be dis placed. It was quite right to try an experiment which could do no harm if it failed, while its suc cess would confer a considerable advantage on the Treasury. The real problem evidently was, to create a se curity, which, bearing a nominal interest of 2i- per cent., might serve as a pivot for further financial , operations. For commercial. investment a new cir culation is provided with a reasonable certainty that the convenience of its form will procure it a preference in the market. All the arguments which were urged against this part of the measure, as being unnecessarily liberal, were, to a great ex tent, founded on an oversight. The first appli cants among the South Sea holders will receive the next day at should for the present, 21 per cent. ; but the securities be quoted Bonds paying, premium, the Treasurycantake a a d n v y an co t n a s g iab e de o r ft l h e e rise by selling new Bonds at the price, When it is a s k e d h ow E xc h equer Bonds, at two-and-three-quarter s p er cent., can circulate odmarkets by the side of Exchequer Bills at a lower rate of interest, it is forgotten that both classes of securities will return a profit, not on their nomi nal amount, but on the price at which they may have been bought. If general expectation is realised, the bonds will shortly command a pre mium which will leave purcha sers an interest of less than ._2 per cent. on their outlay ; and, as it was properly suggested in the course of the debate, the annual convertibility of Exchequer Bills constitutes a difference which will necessarily give class of sec ur iti es a preference for certain pu the older rposes. Mr. Disraeli cons id ered that he was ridiculing the Ministerial scheme when he described it as a kind of financial model farm. Yet no statesman need be ashamed of trying an exeriment which is at the sam e ti me an instalment of definite and ac tual gain. Unlike model farms in general, the new scheme of finance will, from the first, return a profit to the Owner ; and if, according to Mr. Elice's well-grounded expectations, the improve ment eventually ex t ends to the whole estate, Mr. 1 Gladstone will have no reason to be ashamed of the policy which he has inaugurated. ' ‘ WOOLWICH, APRIL 9. The. Rifleman, screw steam-ship kun-vessel, Lieute nant Commander Richard H. Dalton, was paid off at this port to-day. Previous to separating, the ship's com pany presented a testimonial to Mr. William Henry De Carteret, clerk in charge of the vessel since she was put. in commission on October 18, 1848. The testimonial is a large massive silver snuff-box, on which is engraved, "Presented to William Henry De CUrteret, Esq., R.N., by the Ship's Company of the Rifleman, as a testimonial of their gratitude for his truly gentlemanly demeanour and exemplary character during the long and eventful period of the ship's commission. Woolwich, April 9, 1853." The ship's company at the same time presented to Mr. Carteret an address drawn up by one of the sea men, and printed on white satin ; and the following shows how strongly they can express their sentiments when separating from those i n au th or it y over t h em w h en they have been kindly treated by their officers : " Dear Sir,—The long-wished-for period arrives that we: must separate ; and, after a period of more than four years, we feel that we should he unworthy the name of men if we witnessed your departure in silence. The devoted attach ment of the British seamen to their officers is one of the good and remarkable traits in their character of our conn 7 trymen ; but seldom has it happened, as in your case, that this attachment has been secured by such a rare combina tion of qualities, eminently calculated to win the esteem and affection of all on board. We are not more at a loss to find language to express our gratitude for y our t ru l y gentlemanly demeanou r than to speak adequately of the zeal, ability, and efficiency with which you discharged the onerous duties intrusted to you whilst amongst us. In our bidding you farewell we feel we have parted with the leni ent officer, the courteous gentleman, and the sincere friend. I Though convinced that no lasting testimonial is required to keep alive and foster that cordial affection which haa for so long a period existed between you and us, yet you will confer on us a favour, never to be forgotten, by accepting the accompanying gift, as a slight and very inadequate token of our esteem. Dear sir, in bidding yon an apctionate farewell, we sincerely hope that the same zeal, prudence, and manlybearing which characterised your conduct in the Rifleman during the long and eventful period of our com mission, may continue to mark your career until your earthly labours are crowned with glorious immortality." E_sq% Lieut. Col. T. wood 1 0 0 Captain Pearde, R.N. . 1 0 0 Theoph. Richard., Esq. 1 1 0 Bingham Richards, Esq. 1 1 0 airs. B. Richards . . 1 1 0 A. V... • . . 1 1 0 Charles Kelsall . . 5 0 0 Amor Pretrial . . 0 10 0 G. H. . . . , o 10 0 Anonymous . . . 0 2 6 C. E. Lefty, Esq. . 2 2 0 Corn. A. Boyle, R.N. . 2 2 0 Com. Briggs, R.N. . 2 0 0 W. Smythe, Esq. . . 2 2 0 C. Heaton Ellis, Esq. . 10 0 0 J. A. Burfleld 0 10 6 Sir G. Smart . 1 1 0 T. P. Cooke, Esq.. . 1 1 0 G. J. Gallop, Esq.. . 1 1 0 J. Ashley Warre, Esq.. 2 0 0 Sales White, Esq. . 1 1 0 A Friend . . 1 0 0 AFriend,by Mr. Walker 2 2 0 R. W. Lumley, Esq. . 2 2 0 J. L. Mallett, Esq. . 2 2 0 Win. Walum, Esq. . 1 1 0 C. R. Turner, Esq. . 1 1 0 J. S. Brickwood, Esq. . 3 3 0 Miss Cotton . . . 1 0 0 Capt. J. Lyons, R.N. . 1 1 0 Josh. Allen, Esq. . . 1 1 0 Com. A.. Mathews, R.V. 1 1 0 Capt. Crozier, R.N. . 1 00. Com. W. P.Crozier,R.N. 0 10 0 J. C. Hall, Esq. . . 2 2 0 C. Oakes, Esq . . 1 1 0 Lieut. Pilch, R.N. . 2 0 0 Miss Strong . . 1 0 0 J. Dewson, Esq. . . 1 1 • John Young, Esq. . 1 1 0 Miss E. Young- . . 1 1 0 Rev. J. Harrington . 1 1 0 A. S. Thorndike, Esq. . 1 1 0 B. Blundell, Esq. . 1 1 0 Friends, by Mr. Walker 2 2 0 G. W. Hemmans, Esq. 1 0 0 P. Wilmot, Esq. . . 010 6 Mrs. Charles Dashwood 1 0 0 ,A Sailor's Daughter . 1 0 0 George Game Day, Esq. 2 2 0 B. Richards, Esq.. . 1 0 0 Mrs. Richards. . . 1 0 0 Rev. J. J. Saint . . 0 10 0 Dr. Thomson , . 1 0 0 T. J. Pettigrew, Esq. . 3 3 0 Admiral Sir W. H. Dillon 2 2 0 Sir J. Emerson Teunent 5 0 0 Hanbury and Co. . . 5 5 0 P. W .Jones . . 3 0 0 Capt.Thornborough,ll.N. 1 1 0 Mrs. Thornborough . 1 1 0 A. Vigne, Esq . . 0 2 6 T. W., Esq., per H. Lan caster . . 0 10 0 Mark Woodhouse, Esq. 1 1 0 J. P. Woochouse, Esq. 1 1 0 C. M. Woodhouse, Esq. 1 1 0 R. Selby, Esq. • . 1 0 0 Capt. J. W. Cole, R.N.. 1 1 0 H. Somers, Esq. . . 1 1 0 MIS. H. Somers . . 1 1 0 . Earl of Dartmouth .1010 0 Earl of - Powis . . 5 5 0 Thomas Baldcock, Esq. 5 0 0 W. M. • • • . 20 0 N. Saunders, Esq.. . 2 2 0 S. Platt, Esq. • . 1 0 0 Josh. Hudson, Esq. . 1 0 0 Contributions will be received by the following Bankers : Messrs. Glyn and Co., Lombard-street. Messrs. Coutts, Strand. Messrs. Sir S. Scott and Co., Cavendish-square. The National Provincial Bank of England, Dover. The National Ban t of Scotland, Edinburgh. The City of Glasgow Sank, Glasgow. The Union Bank of Scotland, Glasgow. The Union Bank of Manchester, Manchester. The Bank of Liverpool, Liverpool. The Borough Bank of Liverpool, Liverpool. The York Union Bank, York. Messrs. Swan. Clough, and Co., York. West of England and South-West District Bank, Bridgewater Messrs. Hall, Borer, and West, Brighton. Messrs. Gurneys', Norwich. Messrs. Lacons, Youell, and Co., Yarmouth. Messrs. Grant, Gillman, and Long, Portsmouth. Messrs. Hodge and Co., Devon Port. Messrs. Harris and Co., Plymouth. Messrs. Taylor and Lloyd's, l3irminghtun. Messrs. La Touche and Co., Dublin. Messrs. Molyneux, Whitfield, and, Co., Lewes and Tontlidge Wells. Messrs. Hammond, Canterbury. APPOINTMENTS. Assistant-Surgeons—Richard P. Chapman (1843), re cently serving in the Medina, Mediterranean mail steam packet, to the Victory, flag-ship, at Portsmouth ; Andrew Clark (1846), to the Victory. Clerk Henry G. Barlow (1851), to the Duke of Wel lington, 131, screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth. Clerk's-Assistant Frederick Parker to the Edinburgh, 58, screw steam-ship, at Plymouth. NEW REGULATIONS AS TO CAPTAINS' SEA-TIME- By her Majesty's order in Council, dated March 11, 1853, it is enjoined that the only exceptions to the pro visions contained in Art. 2, chap. 2,. page 8, of the Queen's regulations shall in future consist as follows, viz. :- 1. That a captain shall be allowed to reckon as time served at sea the period during which he may have been employed afloat on surveying or other duties ; provided that during such period he shall actually have had charge in command of some surveying -ship or other sea-going vessel ; and provided also that he shall have been borne for 'Such service as additional captain on the books of one of her Majesty's rated ships. 2. That a captain superintendent of one of her Ma- , jesty's dockyards shall be allowed to reckon as time served at sea the period which he may have been so employed ; but time served by an officer as superintend ent of one of her Majesty's victualling-yards or hospitals will, for the future, be no longer allowed to reckon as equivalent to time served at sea. DEVONPORT, MARCH 10. The Sanspareil, 71 (screw), Captain Dacres, bent sails yesterday, and will go out of harbour to-morrow or the next day. She has been new masted and supplied with lighter spars, which, with forty tons of more ballast aft, it is hoped will improve her stability. She is at present very deep by the stern, which destroys much of her graceful appearance. In consequence of some defects in her cooking and distilling apparatus, the Sanspareil will be compelled to go to Portsmouth before she will be ready for sea. The Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord Edward Russell, firod a gun yesterday and hoisted blue peter. It was said she was to go to sea - others, that the signal was only to brin g h er men, numbers of whom were ashore, onboard. The Rhadamanthus, steamer, Belam, master, and Camel, lighter, Bond acting master, sailed on Friday morning with stores for Pembroke. - The Hanmaze, lighter, Wood, master, sailed on Friday morning with stores for Queenstown. DOCKYARD PROMOTIONS.—Mr. Jemmett, to be first class clerk, vice Bosley, superannuated ; Mr. Stokes, third class, to be second vice Jemmett, promoted ; Mr. Walker, third class, to be second, vice Scott, su perannuated. • Seventeen shipwright apprentices, whose term expires on Thursday next, are to be entered on the establishment according to Admiralty orders. The Afelampus has been taken alongside Penn's fac tory, at Deptford, and is shipping the boilersand engines for the St. Jean d'Acre, 90, screw-ship, at this port. TRANSPORTATION QUESTION.—The monster grievance of the Australian Colonies is still unredressed. The curse of Australia, and the scandal of Britain —the de by the p hr oelmbinegs testable . convict system—is still maintained, despite the earliest and reiterated appeals of ,the •colonists, the: powerful tlheeglatui ; the . . generally, and the innate wickedness and Englishm onsirreousss: folly of the system. It is impos T s h ib e le to speak of this excelled trosi s teviner yu subject in pse temperatewhorlearumg permit the continuance of infatuation th e o f e t v ly , baseness and and falsehood of t t is o h n : Englishe only N d h e l f o eo pe l warning, and. reckless of the true Sir welfare John ffare P o a k f i tnhge c e petition, and colonies, still continues to send out ship loads of con victed felo ns t o V an Diemen's Land. These felons easily find m eans to escape to Victoria ; and mingling with the scattered thousands at the gold fields they carry on their customary atrocities almost with impunity. Hence the crime that abounds is almost wholly referable to this source. The vast majority of our convicted criminals are escaped convicts. Had it not been for this intolerable evil of proximity to a convict colony, there would have been very little crime in Victoria ; and the resources of the colony would not need to be lavished upon police, gaols, and military.--Melbourne Argus. PARIS FASHIONS. —Whatever may be said of the so cial and political nature of the French Court, the en couragement afforded to decorative art is liberal, and the revival of significance in costume well directed. It is true we do not recognise the brilliancy of the Court of Louis XIV., nor the peculiarities of the older Empire, but there exists those characteristics which serve to dis tinguish birth and fortune. We were somewhat dazzled the other day by the sudden revival of gold and silver ornaments on dress, and coming as it did so immediately after the quaintness which has so long prevailed, we were doubtful of its surcess. We have but now seen some specimens of this fashion at Messrs. Jay's, in Re gent-street, and are almost dispos e d to become adm i rers of the change. Thi s fi rm i s no t, however, sanguine of its being the vogue with their patrons, but they have uisite of these conceits to silver and grey materials— (' nevertheless adopted and modified a few of the most ex -1 Observer.