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Tam CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY Enrolled under 6 and 7 William IV., c. 32. 33, Norfolk- s t ree t , Strand. The Unprece dented success of th's S oc i ety i s preyed by the fact that no less than 2,500 Wares have been taken i n l ess than five months. 12th the P u bli c D rawing at the offices this day, Feb ruary the th , amongst all the uncompleted Shareholders not previously tnlitled by drawing or b y seniority, the following rights of choice o n ts Society's Estates were drawn:-706, 2418, 1762, 1935, 903, 904, 19 52, 1 871, 297, 2 068, 771, 1030, 2283, 1498, . 731, 1897, 1974, 11913, 1400, 272, 958, 1015, 1016, 1017, 588, 2108 . 1917, 1965, 1516, 348, 1 33, 2422,2 423, 2424, 1 5 86, 1656, 1078, 200, 950,430, 1827, 1828, 20 79,2319 2 44 5 , 1961, 581 , 571. B bUre No. 1857 was also drawn, but the holder thereof being 1n arrear, lost the benefit of this drawing. Shares, 50/. each. embers may pay up their Shares by such instalments and in such Manner as they may think Proper-that is, monthly, quarterly, Yearly, or at once. Three per cent. interest allowed on any pay- Ments of a once. Three upwards. Prospectuses may be had at the !tees, which are open front Ten to Eight on Mondays and Fridays, and Mora Ten tol 'ive on the other days. • CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secretary. E NGINEERS', MASONIC, and UNIVERSAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Head Office, 30, Strand, London, Feb. 14, 1853. embers Ai Ni)tic e is Hereby Given, That th e O rd i nary General Meeting of 4lkesd will be held a t t h e Society's Offices No. 345, Strand, on aY, the Ist day of March neat, at Two o'Clock precisely. By order of the Board, ANTHONY PECK, Assistant Actuary. PATRON—H R. IL PRINCE ALBERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. CAL ENTIRE CHANGE of MUSIC.—An OPTICAL and MUSI ILLUSTRATION of SHAKSPERE'S " MIDSUMMER rierrS D REAM," introd uc i ng th e O RIGINAL MUSIC by Si r Pepper errs Morning and Evening.—LECTURES by J. H. on the endless AMUSEMENTS of CHEMISTRY, adapted to a Juvenile Audience; by Dr Itachhoffner, on the jim2bIiA.NICAL PROPERTIES or a JET of STEAM:by Mr.Crl , spe, ICSSON'S CALORIC ENGINE.—DISSOLVING YUMA, 016 . 1 — . 4n g DRY and Night Views of WALMER CASTLE, WALMER Jr,Cfr s c . C. MC. IS. ; Schools and Children under ton years of age, half-price. LAURENT'S GRAND CASINO. ,A.ItGYILL ROOMS, Great Windmill -street, st. James's, . Ch arles Emile Laure n t, O ns l ow House, Brompton-r oa d , "us ed Pursuant to Act of Parliament, of 25th George 11. utl "' Minn. evening with L ur aurent's Celebrated Baud. Principe iloWco. D°ol3 yea •Admisaton_-ONE SHILLING. .. aa __ at Half-past Eight o'clock. Dancing to commence terminate a+ at Half-past Eleven precisely. 'p NEW FEATURE IN LIFE ASSURANCE: at DEPOSIT and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 1 8, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London. ""' • Caplzur.—Omx Flumnazn THousArrn 11. Tall DIRECTORS. Qe owley Barnes, Esq., 11, City-road, Finsbury. , fI X I Clarke, Esq , late 17th Lancers, Junior United Service Club . • „." ? g„e Coode, EN., Portland-terrace, Wandsworth, and Belvoir, St. . e uer's, Jersey. Qt 13hen Cracknall, Esq., 1, St. John's-gardens, Notting-hill, and 11, 'evr-square, Lincoln's-inn. ~° F ge Knox, Esq., 15, Connaught-square, Hyde-park, and Tor ,odge, Staffordshire. ,:ciander Maclean, Esq„ Harrow-on-the-Hill. tr d C. Poole, Esq., 32, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square. min PrinseP, Esq., 147, Leadenha ll -street, and 8, Hy de-park• u 1? lace West. jl„ 4 . ert Andrew Riddell, Esq., Inner Temple, Barriste r - a t-L aw. canlan 21, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught - square , ;e r Sperling, 14, St. James's-square. P. c r . AIIDITONS. Big & En, 126, Strand, Actuary and Secretar 1 1 , t plal, and General Life Office. y to the Medical arQ Jones, Esq., Accountant, 3, Guildhall-chambers. aft Charl es /samaras. Price, Marryat, and Co., 3, King William-street, London . PHYSICIANS. b t . , k . -"owls, Finsbury -place. , 21, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. ChaPraan E SURGEONS. Lower Seymour-street, Portm an - square. 414 , %ad Tee Tan, sq Esq.: 16, 44, Gloucester-place, Hyde-park -gardens. 4 CONSULTING ACTUARY. ••• Francis G. P. Nelson, Esq., F.L.S. INSPECTOR OF AGENCIES. F. P. F. Strousbetg, Esq. STANDING COUNSEL. 'William Wellington Cooper, Esq., New-square, Lincoln's-inn. SOLICITORS. Messrs. IEII and Mathews St. Mary-axe. RESIDENT SECRETARY. Charles W. Bevan, Esq. b: (116 Public is respectfully invited to examine the principles of the b 3,7 posit SYstern of Assurance. which is based upon tables calculated and is under the immediate supervision of, Francis G. P. Nelson, P.L S., the Consulting Actuary to the Company. twv4tnparative Tables to assure 5001 on death, by a person aged next birthday, on the ORDINARY and on the DEPOSIT s stem 45f4su rances. y ON THE ORDINARY SYSTEM. The sum the ordinary Life Offices would give him for the surrender (Life sum the ordinary 11.1fe Offices would give him if he were unable to pay, or if he omitt ed to pay his current annual premium of 81. 6s. 3d. after he has paid into their coffers 249/.79.6d., and which .they have had the use of at compound interest,t or in the event of his death one hour after such omission or inability to pay. Anituai Pre! al um to 5 001 mure .. At the end of thirty years when the party is fifty years old, bewillhave paid into the office. His policy at that or sale of his policy, after thirty years'payments amounting to 2491. 7s. 6d. which theyhave had the benefit of at compound interest. little more 81. 6s. 3d.12491. 75.6d.1 5001. than 801. 1 NOTHING,. perhaps 90/. ON THE DEPOSIT SYSTEIif. Ifunable to pay, or not desirous of paying or omitting topay,thePo- Hey would still remain of its FULL value, 5221.28.7d.ti1l death, If 20 years after, no fur ther payment beingre quired. Ifhowever the • arty, from any cause, wished to cancel the Policy, he could not onlydraw out all hehas put in, viz., 2251., b u t /I.los 0 225/. 522/ .257d 2871. 25.9 d, a certain bonus of 62/. 2s. Sd. in the bargain, which is more than one-fourth of the whole of his payments, or he could either draw out a part, 20/. or 501., diminishing the Policy only by the assured value of the sum se drawn out at the age when withdrawn. See pagess and 7 in detailed pamphlet, by F. G. P. Nelson, Esq. 1 4, The rates here selected are those adopted by the English and I.llU t t e hr ian Office, and advertised in its distinctive features as' low z rt s rn of premium, and professedly for the lower and midd:ing classes. --qtlitable ost offices , particularly t he older ones, such as the Scottish an Globe, these rates would be uch r. the or m _ • 'of 101.. d 7s. the 6d., with 10 shillings per cent, m entranc high e e fee, In would the rate t e 5001 at 20 year r s of age. In the latter 8/. I3s 4d., th—ettWare the same sum. The h igh the rate the more in favour of • "'" ° n Y M.oarr l s aid out . at compound interest DOUBLES ITSELF every four- YeArs. %Ad MParison of these two tables it will be seen that a person 1n the novel system of DEPOSIT assurance can secure the follow 111s7rantages, viz., Ist. For a less sum, paid annually, he can assure 411 the in case of death than under the ordinary system. 3 !'• In the event of a desire to surrender his Po li cy he tocan receive L OU C olnpany, by the above example, which appliesall ages, of Hess as much as on the ordinary system. 3rdly._ In the even t th.oaebility or omission to pay, his policy remains still his propert y, for ~,,,!aMe value as it was, though he cease his current payments tiothi r f number of years ; whereas on the ordinary system, tem the gets o • Itte onin g Policy, .• 4thly. Should he require to incr o s rdecrase the Y viof his he can do so at pleasure.ease He can at any time, ~hol Kin g a fortnight's notice, withdraw any part from 11. up to the bas ~,,,,anlount of his pre v i ous p a y ments an d w i t h i nterest. A ft er h e eEt ra I th or drawn drawn pa one year he can, by a single payment, three f any time ; afterwards. raise his policy to a greater or even t i t ' ,..„ — '" amount and by this system he can at all times regulate oarßai.wil savings by his annual expenditure, with the facility in the t b -- , 01. having a fund to fiy to in case of necessity, the same as 'with this palpable advantage, however, that be gets hits ota money and in case of death his family receive mere than lhe ach7„ . o llnt of his ' savings. In ordinary Life Offices be can do no ce a 7. oR, but his policy at once lapses or is cancelled the moment "k tU2 to Pay his cur ren t prem i ums, an d , i nstead of having any , So .„.„.37 to for aid, a ll hi s h ard-earned savings become forfeited to m ore f ; Lo t'', and his misfortunes serve to benefit the pockets of his tue-„' ll tiflate co-assurers, s Ystesa is too equitable and too striking to be overlooked lOgve,.."r„„%Trt assurance is the only system of assurance which can be wally n'uly recognized and adopted when the principles are impar '''VerZlnva3sed, and its palpable benefits become widely diffused. It of 1,,e greater advantages than a bank because it allows a fair rate ciLahari:s:frlerstbi: case of withdrawal, and gives twice the amount in the Company to the representatives of the Depositor in -44-r e , a th- thus combining the T AGES OF A BANK WITH THE BENEFITS OF AN ASSURANCE COMPANY. 4 ;_tter, 4° Of endowment assurances the advantages of the DEPOSIT 'Ol / ar6 , a till more striking. —l -aGES OF THIS COMPANY' UNDER THE ORDINARY thos LIFE ASSURANCE BRANCH. .- 4 4 z. Q who prefer this branch Policies are granted fr om 201. to Live s e- verY known principle thereof. eiect e( , ji ail but the worst stages of disease, and such as have been ri ; 143, other Offices, are taken at rates equivalent to the pant _ I,TeEuse, o r l i fr ool 5 01. and upwards granted on every kind of security, 4 ,,onnit t i rB° flal, on the most equitable terms to the borrower -Dion. 4 „ es . ot every description granted on very favourable terms. Dret,io_,llinture of a Policy.—ln case of inability to pay the currant res keri,at's, tai t he Directors will e it ner p u r c hase the P o li cy at a fair or give a new one in lieu thereof, less 5 per cent., inte which ,snontlin in a tto the whole of the previous payments I), L ,' 4 ` , e been gmadem„ am oun t Nyset.,(l Pro spectuses with tables in further illustration of the De -4104 ta - 2 1t, and any further information may be .obtained on appli. ale Agents in the country, or to CHARLES W. BEVAN, Resident Secretary. N.t A • — •trents wanted In all parts of the World. •-•.—.._ . r, 7 'T CU LVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. p1 e „ .. 0 be Lad of Sherwood 23 Paternoster-row , Carvalho, Est ~,,street , 39, Cernbill ' Shilling each ; by Price One ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. • l Use of Time." ~,,c/crt , ,,,,,..' neelth, Recreation, and Rat iona l Hills 1: 4 R i ) ' " Early Rising —Spring and Summer Mornings—Ex -rot 118 the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, ountry Tri = boat e a t B ,l ; I,..isi 4 ,,„ ,a.cls, High-roads, and other pleasaiat places C Zusie.C,",wa ibl ea—The Sea —London at Night Bathing, A ir, halt, E a e ma On Eating, Drinking, Sleeping, —Evenings at Home Be. Occupation, &c., &c. X' n • TO MT Vtarr IvIEN TS FROM THE FOUNTAINS. Two Yob. „., vol. I. E LAKES ; SKETCH OF EDINBURGH, &c. T Ilt L A „....-...t.; Vol. 11. S OF KILLARNEY; REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. 111. ~ , !PRAT TO EAT, DRINK, I.ND ATOID, _.k. Po T hat three score years and ten oar course may run." ;al3,..7elnt.'.review of almost every form (cause and ner- Ca Youb:Ttated health and enfeebled constitution thatharasses i'.!lters uesets the man of pleasure, business or study, and em '4,tleti 0 ,7 age ; with tables and rulesfor the diet and physical regU eVerY-day life. THE PASSIONS. " What passions hurt the body—what improve, gt riuite.r . Trutt as refined as Athens ever heard." V eld of . . -- Life s pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. r The ad oflic.....the Passions. Cha m ag e• and its infringement. The casualties tit —suiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narra % raid rernediative. Advocacy of early marriages. TFIE MARRIA.GE STATE. r.,___ To be or not to be , that is the question." von "Vlsrirsix :—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and reli -I'2'ol !a.nr,,lig inardage, te be observed by either sex. Time and r e : - t "" both sides , as to age temperament, complexion, and llyiL.4. secure s~►.detectivenesatand offspring, with the art of rearing them. emes-.4tielectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion tty i t j e (1 a24) it . „,..._. ITLYERWELL, M.D. (1841), M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. tnatte;,. •wentY-flve Years hiedical and Forensic Referee in there To be iiad Price la. each; by post, Is. 6d. 10. rleet-strt t of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-rovr ; Carvalho, 147, rgy;17.,141n, a311 4_ 39, cornhu ; or ot M. R. Culverwell, M.D., k e. negent-atreet who may be consulted daily from 7e. Ancl,EsrleUtill age, In case of death wM be w•rth No . 18,844.] • 13, Great Marlborough-street. /T I ME DUKE of BUCKINGHAM'S MEMOIRS of the COURT and CABINETS of GEORGE THE THIRD. From Original Family Documents. May now be had of all Booksellers. In 2 vols. Bvo., with Portraits, 30s. bound, Thirst and Blackett, Publishers, Successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now'Ready, price 2a. 6d. 11HE NATIONAL GALLERY its Formation and Management Considered, in a Letter al dres , ed, by permission, to H.R.H, Prince Albert, K.G., &c. By WILLIAM DICE, Esq., R.A., Professor of the Theory of the Fine Arts in King's College, London London : Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. In a few days will be published, in Bvo., sewed, T HE DELUGE. By Viscount MAIDSTONE. Dedicated to the Electors of Westminster. London : Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly, JADIES of delicate 'complexion, who suffer from exposure to cold winds and damp atmosphere, will find imme diate and soothing relief in the application of ROWLANDS' KALY• DOR. , It allays all irritation and tenderness of the skin, and renders it Loft, smooth, and pleasant; removes cutaneous disfigurements, freckles, and tan, and imparts a healthy and blooming appearance. Gentlemen, after shaving, will And it allay the irritability and smart in: pain, and render the skin smooth and pleasant. Its purifying and refreshing properties have obtained its selection by Royalty and the several Courts throughout Europe, together with the elite of the aristocracy. Price 4s: Gd. and 88. 6d. per bottle. ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL is a delightfully fragrant and transparent preparation for the Hair, and as an invigorator and purifier beyond all precedent. Weakness, premature greyness, and tendency to fall off, are entirely prevented by its regular application. ROWLAND'S ODONTO, or PEARL Dayrrysincx, preserves and beautifies the Teeth, strengthens the Gums, and renders the Breath sweet and pure. _,5R,131.1)•• ' losaia7ooo44artun il Chemists and Perfumers 7, ,LAIN FACTS PROVED EVERY DAY.- Our Object is business ; our transactions are with all classes : our styles associate fashion and ease; our principles are economy, retrenchment, and fair dealing ; our goods are warranted the mcst ingenfous in their cut, and the most fashionable in style, the mate rials are not to be equalled for variety of pattern, excellency in manufacture or superiority of finish, the substances are suited to this season of the year, fit for purposes of business or pleasure, for daily wear or for balls and festivities. The nobleman may select his attire, or have his servants liveries in any style he wishes; all orders being attended with correctness, dispatch, and economy. The business man has his dress for office wear, for travelling, for appearance in the city, or for comfort at home, he may clothe his children in the best and most comfortable attire, at a saving of nearly half the money he must have paid elsewhere. The working man has the best stock et' goods to select from, ex pressly prepared f r his occupation or any other purpose, at charges lower than were ever known before. _ ----- Everyone Is furnished with Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, or Hosiery, &c., &c., cheaper than at any other house in the City, or the provinces. Such are the plain facts proved every day at the east and west end establishments of E. MOSES and SON. NOTICE TO EMIGRANTS, The outfitting department at E. MOSES and SON'S is replenished with novel and us , ful articles designed for the comfort and conveni ence ot Emigrants, the stock of CLOTHING, HOSIERY, &c., for Ladies and Gentlemen who are about to emigrate, is the best and cheapest in the world, and every class of emigrants are furnished with goods required for a passage to Australia, or any other country, the charges are the lowest, and all the articles are superior to those obtained elsewhere. Emigrants should inspect their outfits as arranged in a separate department kept expressly for outfitting. Outfits complete, or any part cf them of the best quality, and the lowest prices at E. MOSES and SON'S. Ship sailing information, and full lists of outfits 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 'heir 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 ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 83, 84,85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. , London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1, 2, 3, Bart-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.--Should 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, from which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Book, entitled "The World's Pharos," containing the Emigrant's Assistant, full list of prices, and directions for self•mea surement, may be had on application, or post-free, to any part of the kingdom. A handsome Almanac for the year ending 1853 can be had gratis, on application. Ici ron parle Francais. Hier spricht man Deutsch. Qui si parla Italian. Aqua se habla Espanol MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. DR. SAMUEL LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, and Matricelated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, So., &c. MAY be consulted, personally, or by letter, on the various disorders of the nervous and generative system, resulting from juvenile irregularities and excesses, which have pro duced more misery in youth, degradation in manhood, and prema ture decay at all stages of life, than perhaps any other class of dis eases known to modern pathologists. Long and practical experience is the treatment of these diseases has proved that there are in exist ence secret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in existence, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous Debility, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfruitful Marri ages, Impotency, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their endless modifications owe their almost entire origin. It is absolutely necessary that all men should know that there are principles of personal management which cannot be violated without incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. DOCTOR LA'MERT has for a long series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate com plaints, and is the only legally qualified l'hysician who, regardless of the taunts and envy of the hypocritical and mock-modest, has had the confidence, through the medium of the public press, to direct attention to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is free. In selecting this department of practice, he has been amply rem 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 mast contain the fee of 11., 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 SELF-PRESERVATION. A Medical Treatise on the Philosophy of Marriage, and Nervous and Gendative Debility, illustrated by fifty coloured engravings, and des cribing in detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and excesses. The perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct description of thei rcases, and may be had, price 28 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 pos . for forty-two stamps, to any address from the Author's. resi dence, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS, Just published, by H. Rainier°, 219, Regent-street, London. No I. Bvo., in cloth. price Ss. by post free, ss. &L, ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, with the View: o the Corrgetion of wide-spread Errors in relation to the Treatmeit and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the Generative System, 1r Sexual Hypochondriasis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD "Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs us, 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 sower to correct."—London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. "We promised in a former number that we should recur to this wpric, in order to exhibit its aim wore 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 ; and if this book could find its way into the hands of those who saffer from th com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hindreds 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 IroneY • • —.This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good."—Medical Circular, June 16, 1852. No. 11. Bvo., in cloth, price 39. *I., by post free, 45., TUE CURE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Tenet pies at once Simple, Safe, and Efficient, in even its most 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 he history of a great many cases successfully treated, as bad as any which Mr. Syme adduced, and on which he had operated. Such are cases ix., xi., xii., and xviii. No. ix. had resisted, for a period of twelve years, the treatment by dilitation, and was finally removed in as many weeks. But cases xviii. and six. appear, both in duration, severity, and complication of symptoms, of a more ag gravated character than any detailed by Mr. Syme, and yet Ur! treatment adopted by Mr. Courtenay proved eminently saccessfhl." —Professor "Azars on the Treatment of Stricture. B LAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS. The following testimonial is another proof of the great effi cacy of this medicine : " 157, New Bond-street, London, October 12, 1850. " Sir,—ln acquainting you with the great benefit which I have ex p eriencehat I d by takin but g BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, who may be similarly affected. I feel tam performing a duty to th a t port i on of the public " About twenty years since I was first attacked by rheumatic gout in my hands and feet. I had previously been subjected to every va riety of climate, having served in Canada in the 19th Dragoons, and in Spain, under Sir John Moore, in the 18th Hussars. I always pro cured the best medical aid, without obtaining any essential relief, and my sufferings can be appreciated only by those who know some thing of this disease. " It was during one of those paroxysms, between twelve and thir teenyears ago, that I was recommended to t r y B LAIR'S PILLS. I I time in procuring a box, and before I had t a k en that quantity the st no pain had entirely ceased, and in a few days I was in perfect health. _ ... " From that moment, whenever I feel any symptoms of th e dis ease approaching, I have instant recourse to this medicin e , wh i ch to .me is so valuable, that were it not that the days of magic have ceased, I should certainly attribute the relief I obtain to that cause. Moreover, I rejoice to say that my health has not in any degree suf fered. but on the contrary I believe the tendency of BLAIR'S PILLS is towards its improvement. "I have recommended the Pills to many friends, and the result has always bees of the most gratifying character. " I am, Sir, yours respectfully, "GARRET FOSTER GILL. " To Mr. Pront,'229, Strand." For every description of Gout and Rheumatism, Sciatica, Tic-dolo reux, &c., &c., BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS are a sovereign remedy, contain neither mercury, opium], or any other dangerous drug, require no care whatever In their use, and , ler ra pidity of cure and complete safety have not their equal in the world. Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and all respectable Medicine Vendors. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe that " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," is impressed upon the Gkovernment Stamp. gib DENM AR 1 -4111 • 4., —-4 t — tative )-4 t e4, ,t,t S: 4111111 114 t ...I V, 1 , 4 7 „ • . vac" •• ' " • . • ; • Ity ; . • rf.. s7 •• ..4 • ,„,1•11-, f: t . 14 int -ts ~, ; pito T / N ," The establishment of represen, government in the kingdom of Denmark is one of the satisfac tory results of the changes introduced in the year 1848 which have survived the excitement of that period, and the perils of a great national contest. On the part of the Crown, the measures by which one of the most absolute monarchies in Europe wa g transformed into a constitutional State, have been honourably persisted in, although the influence of some of the great Northern Powers may have been exerted to circumscribe their legitimate operation. But it is not less essential to the maintenance and success of these institutions that the elective Assem bly should pursue a rational andpractical course with reference to the important questions which have re cently occupied not only the Danish Cabinet, but the great Powers of Europe ; aanothing is more calcu lated to weaken the due authority of the representa tives of the nation than a disposition to sacrifice the mpuobnlaicreehnygatgoe:ls7iztsit of and common and exclusive party moninterestsofthe feeling. Two questions of moment were submitted by the Danish Ministry to the Diet—the one with reference to the change in the law of succession which had been defined by the treaty of the Bth of May, 1852, the other relating to the abolition of the line of customs between Schleswig and Holstein, SC , as to include the latter duchy within the commer cial frontiers Of the monarchy. The first of these propositions was opposed-by M. Wegener, on cial grounds, in the event of the extinction of the line of Prince Christian of Glucksburg, but it is anticipated that these objections will not be SUS-. tained, as they viould impugn the authority of an act already ratified by all Europe. The second proposition encountered a more decided resist ance ; it was thrown out by a majority of 50 to 45 votes ; and, in consequence, the late. Diet was dissolved, and a new Diet convoked for the commencement of March. We have taken so much interest in the gallant struggle of the Danes against the party which sought to effect the dissolution of the monarchy, and in the establish ment of those liberal institutions in Denmark which no people is better qualified to enjoyed, that we hope the observations we may venture to make on this Parliamentary crisis in their affairs will be favourably received before the country proceeds to the business of the elections on the 26th of February. The motive of the Government in proposing to include the Duchy of Holstein within the same line of custom-houses as the other portions of the King of Denmark's dominions is obviously to con solidate by commercial intercourse and union that common political interest which is expressed and represented by the integrity of the Danish monarchy. Moreover, if Holstein 'is not to be in cluded within the commercial system of Denmark, with her low tariff, h er co l on i a l trade, and her in creasing commerce with England, the Duchy must necessarily fall sooner or later into the German Customs' Union, and Germany would again acquire fresh grounds of interference in the internal affairs of the province. Altona would rapidly lose its im portance as the rival port of Hamburgh, and the restrictive influence of the South German States, with their Protectionist policy, would be extended to the Eyder. It is therefore the evi dent duty of the Danish Government to remove the internal line of custom-houses, and to give all the subjects of the monarchy access to the same freedom of commercial intercourse. The opposi tion, to this measure has come, strangely enough, from the old Danish party in the Diet, the very men who showed with harness on their backs, that all the force of Germany, aiding and abetting an insurrection, would not comp e l th em to forego one jot of the lawful rights of their Sovereign. But it is one of the unfortunate results of sueh a contest that it has left behind it feelings of irritation and resentment which are not so easily closed as the last protocol. The Danes have preserved a strong sense of the perils to which they were lately ex posed by the conduct of their Germanic fellow countrymen ' • and though th e Ki ng ' s G overnment is Jound t o deal in perfect fairness with the d u tinct parts and races of his Majesty's do anions, the _feelings of the respective provinces re still so embittered that fusion is reprobated as if it implied submission. The Government has announced its intention of providing, as far as possible, for the united organisation of the whole monarchy, with separate local institutions in Den mark Proper, in Schleswig, and in Holstein, but with one public organ for the common interests of the State in finance, diplomacy, and defence. To this scheme the extreme Danish party is as much opposed as the extreme German party in the Duchies ; because, as Holstein forms part of the Germanic Confederation, it is apprehended that Germany will exercise a greater influence over Denmark through the province of Holstein in union with that kingdom than if it were an inde pendent Duchy. But, in truth, the most effectual barrier to be raised against the political influence of the German States in the Danish dominions is the establishment of open and identical commer cial relations between all parts of the monarchy. To resist the establishment of such relations is, in fact, to consign the Duchies to that foreign influence which so lately threatened their allegiance to the Crown, and to introduce an in vidious distinction. between the dominions of the same Sovereign. We hold that to perpetuate these distinctions in mixed countries is impolitic and unpatriotic, and we may speak with the more authority on this subject as the progress and the welfare of the United Kingdom of England, Scot land, and Ireland is the most striking example in history of what may be effected by the sacrifice of narrow international prejudices to great public interests. It was in that same narrow and resent ful spirit that England and Scotland well nigh dissolved the Treaty of Union, and hardly acknow ledged its beneficial results till a century after it was concluded. And as barely half that dime has • elapsed since the union with Ireland ‘v - .4 accom plished, we still see, in many of our -atoms with that country, signs of incomplete Less and ineffici ency. But not the less is it the conviction of every British statesman that the principle of these unions is irrevocable. If it was. worth while for the people of Denmark to make great efforts and sacrifices to maintain theii connexion with the Duchies against internal resistance and foreign aggression, it is a still more , - nerative duty to support that connexion by enlightmled and impar tial legislation. The Government has shown its • desire to act that part, and it would be extremely injurious to the character of the nation, and, of its existing institutions, if the intentions of the Crown for the united organisation of monarchy were frus trated by the factious or intolerant opposition of the Diet. The existence of Denmark under the treaties and provisions which have recently received the sanction of all the chief powers depends on the forbearance of the Danish party and on the equality they d o m f e ora all r et d i s a stro us oot h irn ue sub j ectstohfethprep a r e De e ctfellow-countrymen nho f r fegte w a yhei s e t . —Ctrhf changes.—Times. r w ii r and .h.eri ni struggles ot thehGovern ment oDuchies,na ns [PRICE SD. credit bills at 2s. lid. to 2s. lad., and for documents at 2s. lid. to 2s. lid. On China ? 218 rs. per 100 dollars, and on Calcutta, 92rs. at 60 days' sight. BOMBAY MONEY MAREET. Dec. 2.—Exchanges--On London : at six months' sight per r., 2s. lid. for document bills ; six months' sight, per r., 2s. I+l. for credit bills. On Calcutta: at 60 days' sight, 99 ; 30 days' sight, 994r5. ; a t s i ght, 99 1-16 rs. On Madras : at 30 d a y s sight; 994 ;at sight, 99g. On China : at 60 days' sight, per 100 dirs. 218. Freights. —To London, 4/. ss. to 4/. 10s. per ton ;to Liverpool, 4/. ss. per ton ; to Calcutta, nominal per rass. ; to China, 22rs. per caddy. CALCUTTA, JAN. 5. The sales of indigo by public sale and private contract since the opening of the season, comprise about 3,000 chests from all parts. These have been mostly taken for continental Europe at an advance of 45r. to 55r. on last year's value. All qualities of sugar are still scarce. About 2,003 bags of low and middling have been sent to Austra lia. Saltpetre is in good request at an advance of 2s. per maund on the finer qualities of 5 and less refraction. f Considerable shipments of rice are in progress to Great Britain. The November bund silk is beginning to appear in the market, and the parcels as they arrive are readily 'liken at current, rates ; this bund is chiefly the manufac. ture and property of Europeans. A better inclination to operate in corahs is apparent on the part of shippers, but holders, as is usually the case with them when such a dis position is manifested, have raised their 'demands, which has had the eff ec t o f c he c ki ng b us i ness. Lac dye and shellac continu e i n f avour, b u t th e supplies of desirable qualities are limited ; 2,226 maunds of lac dye and 2,995 shell lac have been exported to Great Britain in the course of last month. Hides are proceeding in large numbers to Great Britain at unchanged value. Linseed is taken ex tensively by the Americans but only a very small quan tity has gone to Great Britain, owing to the dearness of the article, which is quoted at Rs. 2-6-2-8 per mannd. Jute continues in good demand, at 12-8 to 14-0 per bale. Very little has been done in rum, and nothing in ginger for the British market. Cutch continues scarce, - but we may expect larger supplies when Pegu becomes settled under British rule. ' In Me ibsence of •a - revival of demand from the upper provinces, our import market has since the departureof the last mail remained very quiet and devoid of any remarkable feature. Grey shirtings continue to sell freely. Bleached shirtings are also in fair request, and the prices of the low and middling kinds have moved up a little. In other de scriptions of cotton piece goods we have little change to report. A shade decline is observable in several of the less important fabrics. Mule twist continues very - steady, although the quantity placed has been comparatively limited. Turkey red yarns, both British and Ge rman , are in moderate inquiry, a t full previous value. The demand for orange is small. Green, after a long period of inaction, is in active request, and realises 15 annas for light and 12-9 annas deeper shades. The inquiry for copper has been small, and prices are looking down, especially the tile and sheathing sorts. The iron market is less steady, holders being more anxious to realise, and dealers less dis posed to operate. The demand for spelter is inconsiderable, but holders are firm and looking for an advance. Tin plates are in good demand. Lead is in fair request at former quotations. The money market remains plentifully supplied, and loans are procurable on comparatively very easy terms, although the rate of int eres t an d di scount, as compared with those which rule at home, still appear high. The share market continues firm. We quote Bank of Bengal shares at Rs. 6,050 ; Agra Bank at 600 • India Gen era l Steam Company, 500 ; an d Bonded Warehouse, 245. Government Securities declined about 1 per cent. but they have again rallied, and now st an d a t our last:quo tations; viz., 107-4 to 107-8, new fives ; 104-8 Sicca ditto ; 94 Company's fours ; and`93 Sicca ditto. Exchange has been very firm, and we may still quote first class paper at 2-1, with an upward tendency. Freights have also been firm, with a slight advance in the rates for some articles. We quite saltpetre at 3/. ss. ; sugar at Si. 17s. 6d. to 3/. 10s. ; and Rice at 4/. to London. Indigo.—Scarcely any buyers for the English market have as yet come forward. The delay in the arrival of the mail has retarded business. SHRAPNEL'S QUARTZ CRUSHING MACHINE. The following is from a correspondent of the Mining Journal of Satitrday : " I am deeply interested in the question of quart crushing, and I have made it my business to become ac quainted with the various systems which have been in troduced for that purpose: It is very far from my wish or disposition to undervalue the ingenious efforts of those who are striving to improve the various processes con nected with the science of mining ; but being, at the same time, somewhat practical in my ideas, I was not a little surprised at the positive and dogmatical importance with which the invention of a Captain Shrapnel was pa raded last week in your columns, as well as in those of certain non-scientific periodicals. The worthy captain's invention, as all the world is now aware, is for crushing gold quartz by the explosive force of gunpowder or gun cotton, and a more forcible mode of operating upon such a refractory substance as quartz it is scarcely possible to conceive ; but we, who are operating upon hundreds and hundreds of tons, require something more than mere ab stract force—we want economy. Now, it would be very unjust on my part to assert, as an incontrovertible fact, that which I have merely received as suoh from other parties ;.but still I do not think that the report to which I am about to make reference is likely to meet with any vast amount of contradiction. We are told by the news papers that the apparatus consists of a gun and a 10-feet cubical wrought-iron chamber, one side of which is half an-inch thick, and strengthened by iron stanchions. The cost of the apparatus is said to be 4001., the number of men to work it five, and the quantity of quartz which may be pulverised in a day from 30 to 40 tons. Being, as I before stated, greatly interested in these matters, and very closely occupied withal, I asked a friend to go and witness the exhibition, and furnish me with a few particulars. He did so, and now reports to the follow s ingeffect - "The gun was charged each time with 2 ozs. of pow der, and, as far as the eye could judge, with about 8 lbs. of quartz. Each explosion reduced a considerable por tion of the rock to powder, and eight such explosions took place within about half an hour, though it must be observed that the firing was not continuous. " From these data we deduce the following: —As 8 lbs. are to 2 ozs., so is 1 ton to 35 Dos ; therefore, 35 lbs. of tongunpowder ef quartz; a are and required taking the for pricet h the fgunpowder choubttanthtoje pulverisation iwnh:efealechahypnvtranapeeohtidvvalr icaheerek o lssiarf f thoh v iotsspot:hiu e doiuonoe i T naleerrkndng. .; per cwt., this is equivalent, in round numbers, to 155., f is oLtdcsh s lB ac o of2eoern eithatthr2btffibenoi2sde scribed. Istd cat.item t, l n, h uloakßge : weyove. l u;ohatr, a i y eiapdwtmdmih iascet liberalpi o lhnlianywo s i knboeter wrong, too, 3ne f n, oat wogtu c mf poet osgriarpgf s eni:ota h hl sidhi preliminary itgbi g eet : putting yagmlo 3 tagpmo O rsa seautyosaee lifast. tons ssdennniotenioolt of 30 tons in l`z. hours, but my informant only saw about ch t r this gives a result of 160 lbs. in the hour, or 1,920 lbs. in one ton per day ! Will the inventor be so kind as to appa ratus may do or can do, but what it may be shown to is to get at the truth for my own benefit, and I may say, for the benefit of others who may be interested in the question of quartz crushing. What rather surprised me was, that in the paragraph describing Captain Sharp nel's invention, the writer should speak of it as being so infinitely superior to any of the new-fangled apparatus for crushing, concerning which he observes—" we hear so many absurd tales." I do not precisely know to what this refers, but I am able to say, from my own personal experience, that some of this new fangled apparatus, as it is termed, answers its purpose remarkably well—not only for crushing but for spalling as well. I do not like to be lieve everything I hear, and I confess that I was very incredulous concerning the power and effect of the new steam-stamps ' advertised in your columns, until I had actually seen them. I went down into Wales to the Spitty Copper-Works, and through the kindness of the manager I was at once readily allowed every facility for ehgervation and experiment. From what I then saw, I forthwith gave an order to the patentees for three 4-horse engines for myself, and I recommended the invention so strongly and conscientiously to the directors of two gold mining companies, who placed some faith in my judg ment upon these matters, that they were induced to order five more between them ; and, I may add, so far are they from regretting the step which they then took, that they have it now in contemplation to order a further supply. Some of your readers .may, perhaps, feel a prepossession in favour of one plan or of another, but give me a thing which has been tried, and proved in practice to be good. My engines have cost me 1101. each day of 12 hours ; and if any of your ill readers i e n rs terest in the ny Theyefinsteadvel,w. their 4 O 0 crush/. powerwTi th with y e en a a se r are worked problematical ton s b o y f t u r three men e m z x instead a ei (aoevrraee aper. doubt upon that point, and feel a p Spitty matter at rest. Allow me to say that I of setting the derived much valuable infor mationhave, on many occasions, Works, and n le a t j th ed em ge d f o er as th l to the th b e es S t columns, and I have, from the perusal of your in contributing my mite o therefore, very great pleasure em ha s v e e lve d s -or F t t — h l a cag t o is practical experience to the general stock." PRIZE OF THREE HUNDRED POUNDS iron THE BEST ENGLISH ESSAY ON THE HINDU SYSTEM OF PHILOSOPHY. —A member of the civil service of the Hon. East India Company, on the Bengal establishment, has placed in the hands of Messrs. Hoare, bankers, London, in the names of the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Bishop of London, and the Lord Bishop of Oxford, as his trus tees, the sum of 3001. sterling, as a pr i ze to the com poser, in the English language, of th e -b est essay in refu. tation of the errors of Hindu philosophy, accordin g t o Vedanta, Nyaya, and Sankhya systems. The adjudir cators of this handsome prize are the Rev. W. H. Mill, D.D., Regius Professor of Hebrew, University o f Cam bridge ; the Rev. Wm. Whevoll, D.D., Master of Tri ' U i t race versi ßa ty of Oxf 7 or i ct rivethe: n so it n y , College, Cambridge ;psan„,andeseNfrriatr,: to cause to be depo spayrsepiato,t- thtieenoffieot? theof tGheesplnelcoinr- The candidates for this r , .., Foreign Parts, No. 79, Pall-mall, p si o te r c a l le t d he S ir oc re iet s y pec fo t London, on or before the last day of December, 1854. The refutation o the fun damental errors of the Hindu philosoph y is to contain a demonstration (supported by such arguments, and con veyed in such a form and manner, as may be most likely to prove convincing to learned - Moduli imbued with these errors) o f the following principles of Christian theism, namely :—First, of the real, and not merely ap parent or illusory, distinctness of God from all other spirits and from matter ; and of the creation (in th e pro per sense) of all other spirits and of matter by God, in opposition to the Vedanta ; second, of the non-eternit7 of separate souls and their creation by God, in opposi tion to the Nyaya and Sankhya; third, of the creation of matter, in opposition to the tenet of its eternity in the shape of atoms (as maintained in the Nyaya schools), Or in the shape of Prakriti (as maintained by the Sank hya)vern ; fourth, of the moral character anal moral go of the ment of God, and of the reality and perpetuity difference between moral good and evil ; with reference , to each dogmas of the above systems as are opposed to those doctrines. Amongst other instructions, it is directed that the essay or treatise should pimple in style, and the be lucid in the manner of treating argu ment, adapted, as far as may be, to the Hindu habits of thinking ; and it should communicate to him, a s occasion arises, any preliminary information which he may need. The competition intended is to be gene ra l, f Great Britain and Ireland. DANGEROUS not limited to natives o FlRl.—Yesterday(Sunday) mor n ing, DANGEROUS about five o'clock, a fire of an alarming c h aracter was Nos. 3 and discovered on the prem ises,4, Churchway, St. Pancras, in the occupation of Mr. Brett, a marine store dealer. An alarm was immediately raised, and the in mates ~ escaped with difficulty. In doing so, Mr. B re tt unfortunately fell from the first-floor window on his head, and received such injuries as rendered his imme diate conveyance to the hospital necessary. The engines of the fire-brigade were speedily on the spot, but, al though the fire was speedily got under, owing to the nature of the building, it, together with the furaitur . and other contents, was completely destroyed. A te ic h — A correspondent sr AeshPoßrOtlfEtiSmEeON since, there says N EFABI ouS CONr07 01 : was mention made of the elopement of the d aug h ter o a Dorset baronet with a gentleman of th e me di cal pro fession ; and in some of the papers these parties were erroneously confounded with two individuals who were guilty of a similar escapade at Stourbridge, in Worces tershire. The Dorset elopement is a peculiar one, for seldom has such an outrage been committed on society, nor can the annals o !rascality afford an instance in which professional privileges were more grossly abused. A physician, a Scotchman, practised in a town in Dor setshire ; he was a married man, with a family of beau tiful children ; his wife possessed personal attractions, and an amiable disposition ; he was called in profession ally to attend a family who lived in the neighbourhood, and the head of which was an aged baronet of ancient lineage, and he 'seduced the daughter. This could not be proved, however, and the rascal was enabled, by the privileges of his profession, to conceal his own improper intimacy and his victim's infatuation, at least from the father. A short time since the father died, and the doc tor brought in a bill to the family of 1,3001. for profes sional attendance. This sum was hundreds of pounds more than he was entitled to, but he was paid, and im plored to cease the unhappy and di sgrace ful connexio n which he had formed. He took the money, ran away 'with the daughter , and of course forsook his virtuous I wife and innocent children." LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FETIRUARY 14, 1853. OVERLAND MAIL. ANNEXATION OF PEGU. We have received by express from Marseilles our dispatches from India, in anticipation of the Over land Mail, which left Bombay on the 13th, Madras on the 10th, and Calcutta on the sth ult. This mail, owing to a charge in the postal ar rangements, was dispatched at an interval of only ten days after the date of the previous one. The formal annexation of Pegu is announced in the following proclamation : Achilles, which left Aden a day and a half behind her ' having ar r i ve d t wo d ays bac): re her, gaining on her three days in 1,500 miles, by this much delaying the dispatches. The Auci kla.nd's misadventure three monthsago will be remer r (bored, when she was beaten -by three days by th i s same Achilles, 'and was unable to overtake the 0; ilcutta steamer, and so caused the packets to be. det ; tined a fornight id Egypt ; and yet this farce is can :ied out at a cost ot 75,0001. a-year in excess of the ;lam for which the Oriental Company undertook to n ianage the packet service to perfection ; and a (1-, warn ment packet carrying nothing is dispatched, once a month simultaneously with a merchantm n, by which it is known she would be beaten, and; which carries, or is ready to carry, everything de aired to be convey - ed, at an expense to the State of :2,0001. or 3,0001.. a voyage. Our Commander-in.- Chief, Lord. Frederick Fitzclarence, is endeavou ring to improve the discipline of.the Bombay army gene- rally supposed to have .been pretty good bef Or e,' by having parties of her Majesty's - 78th Highl'a aders and of the 14th Native Infantry - quartered n N it his house, and instructed under his personal insp ec ;tion. The Govenior-General is about to proceed/ on a tour through, Arracan. and Chittagong. T 1 11 3 Go vernors of Bombay and Madras are at the presi sidencies—the Commander-in-Chief in India , is in the north-west provinces ; he of Madras in t b te dis tricts. Trade at Bombay continues brisk, coney plentiful, and the ,money market easy. Th. e fair at Kurrachee seems to have proved a failure. We have at last received our supplies of B aroda blue-books a,nd of the reports of the eviden 03 be fore the Committees on Indian Affairs. Ti u; dis closures made by the last of these are som ,ewha.t astounding, and exhibit a --In•yishnet,*.of ex*rava- Tanen irt—e - xpendittini ttv some polukid' r nig gardliness in others which we were not pr °pared for. The home Government, while begriac aging 12,0001. a year for educational purposes in Wei stern India, and refusing a shilling of extra outl: a y on public improvements, set down the cost of the India House at above 100,0001. a year, the Board of: Con trol at 26,0001., and state that they have exp e:uded in addition to this, above 53,000/. in house di timers within the last 18 years. Among the items of ex penditure in India, with which no fault is f bland, are 50,0001. for the Governor-General's journ Loy in the north-west provinces—the Governor hims l.fre ceivincr 24,0001. a year as salary, and 15,0001" L year 1al : to de for office establishments ; the Governor of B or n( b aY, h w i h m o f r o e r ce o i ffi ve c s e l a 2 n , d ooo es / t . a a hh y shm ear e , n h t a , s an l d o,ooo2,4oo/ I( )wed fray the charges of his residence in the hot w( )anther in the highlands, and his rustication during the • :rains at his country villa in Dapooree, where he is: con sidered by his late colleagues at the council b c iard, Messrs. Reid and Willoughby, functus otjec c i eh an d where half his time has for the past five years 'been spent. It is allowed at home, that councils act the minor presidencies are maintained at a cost of Isom° 50,0001. a-year, to permit a state of matters s ubc h as this to be continued, so as to enable the mircistry of the day from time to time to provide f( rt• its friends. Large portions of the Baroda blue--".book are being republished by the newspapers a t the Presidency ' • they are fearfully damaging t () th e character of the British Government. This is the first time that the people have seen it proclaimed by authority that Government do not desire mis conduct of their servants to be too minutel3- in quired into, and that it is matter of indifferen x;(3 , to them what opinion is held of them by the naitiives A body which pronounces aman like - CoIOLI •Out• ram—'who has enjoyed the highest distinction it nder ten administrations—a hot-headed fanatical :fool, unworthy of public employment, only inn jure themselves. Peter Peebles said that all the 7r orld considered him mad—and no one would have hesitated on what side, in this case, to pronow ace-- for his part he looked on all the world as mad, and when we are compelled to decide between the weight of the opinions of such men as Sir ,Sohn Malcolm, Lord Clare, Sir Robert Grant, Mr. Farish, Sir James Carnac, Sir William Ander son, Sir George Arthur, Mr. Reid, Sir George Clerk, and Mr. Willoughby on the one side, a:ll of whom . professed the highest admiration of Colonel Outram—and of Lord Falkland and his councillors, who, pretend to despise him, on the other—there need be no great difficulty or delay in arriving at a correct conclusion on the subject, siding with the poor Peter Peebles of the day or the public voice for twenty years. PEGII DISPATCHES. NOTIFICATION. Fort William, Foreign Department, Jan. 4, 1853. The Most Noble the Governor-General in Council is pleased to direct the following extracts from dispatches relative to recent operations in the neighbourhood of Pegu shall be published for general information. The GovernOr-General in Council has to express his approbation of the alacrity and spirit with which this harassing duty has been performed, and his sense of the services of the Major-General commanding, and of the officers whose names he has specially brought to the notice of his Lordship in Council in the dispatch of the 24th ult. The Governor-General in Council particularly desires to record his high approbation of the gallant conduct of Major Hill, of the Madras Fusiliers, and of the officers and men under his command, in their defence of the po sition they held at Pegu. By order of the Mo - at Noble the Governor-General 'of India in Council. C. ALLEN, Official Secretary to the Governor of India. EXTRACT FROM A DISPATCH ' FROM MAJOR-GENERAL GODWIN, C. 8., COMMANDING TROOPS IN AVA, ARRA CAN, AND TENASSERIM PROVINCES, DATED DECEMBER 29, 1852. No. 22. In my last despatch from Pegu, dated the 15th inst., after having relieved it from the enemy, I had the honour of informing you, for the information of the Go vernor-General in Council, that it was inST intention to advance into the country and free that garrison from the near position of the Burmese army. At that time I had been informed they were at Le phangoon, but from subsequent information I found them entrenched and entrenching themselves in great numbers on a plain about four miles north of the Pagoda, at a place called Kaleetat. It took till the 17th instant to procure what carriage was available for the commis sariat stores, when 18 buffalo hackeries were prepared to contain six days' provisions. The troops left the Pagoda about seven o'clock a.m. on that date, to the amount of about 1,200 men consist ing of about 600 of the Bengal Fusiliers under Lieute nant-Colonel Tudor ; 150 of the Madras Fusiliers, under Captain Renaud ; 500 Seiks, under Major Arm strong ; and 160 of the 10th Bengal Native Infantry, under Captain Munro. I had no guns, for I had no means of drawing them. We h a d to pass through a very thick jungle for about two miles, when we de bouched on a noble plain, miles in extent, covered with ripe paddy. We then had a good view of the position of the enemy and their probable numbers. They were admirably posted behind an entrenchment with a battie, large spars formed their breastwork, and it appeared to be about a mile long, filled with masses of men, a few hundreds of the (Imam) , horse, some elephants, and a few guns. It was from this post that the men were furnished to invest our garrison at Pegu. From my force I had to give a baggage guard of 200 men. With the remainder I quietly advanced on their position, inclining to my own right to threaten their left, which was open, their right being supported by a large tope of trees, and flanked by a thick jungle. They fired a gun occasion ally as we advanced, and from their quiet and deter mined attitude behind their strong defences, with a t l east ten men for one of mine, I had great expectation that they would stand our assault. These men were from the garrisons of Sheogyne, Sitang, and Beling, h a d been very active in giving constant alarms to Mart a b an and Moulmein, and had the character, too, of bei ng men who would fight ; and some of these men had been killed on the walls in their assaults on Pegu. When I was within about 400 yards of their position, I detached 200 men of the Bengal Fusiliers, under Major Seaton, to drive in two outposts in front of the right of their position, for I changed my mind and determined to attack them upon their right, in the hope of our meet ing. Major Seaton very soon performed this service, the enemy retiring upon their main entrenchments, ex changing musketry. I now formed the columns of attack—Major Seaton's party of the Bengal Fusiliers and Major A rmstrong, with his Seiks, to attack the tope, with two c ompanies of the Bengal Fusiliers under Lieutenant Lambert, but attached to Major Armstrong's column. I stopped Major Seaton's attack, seeing that they had loaded the jungle, which his left flank would have had to pass in gaining the tope, with hundreds of m en . I had strong reserves close up, and ready to assist in the assault. It was a very interesting sight to see our little columns moving up to the attack of this host of people; so strongly posted, and in a "lain " where every object is visible. I was so confident we should get in among them that when the smoke cleared away, after the impetuosity of the attack, it was like magic their escaping us. The Seiks at the tope were like lightning at them, and Lieutenant Lambert, who had thrown his column in the flank of the long entrenchment close to the tope, would have prevented their firing except on each other, and I believe the rapidity with which the advance closed upon them threw them off all guard, and they considered flight their only safety. After the action, the troops rested in the shade of the tope for an hour. We then proceeded on to Lephangoon, a distance of ten miles, which we reached at half-past seven a.m., marching altogether about fourteen miles. This is the largest and finest village I have seen in the country, with a great many excellent farmhouses ix it. 1 It stands on both sides ef the river, which is Nere fordable, and is surrounded by fine plains covered 'with grain. We were not aware that the enemy katd retreated on this village, but they left it on our Approach, and the force found good quarters for the night. The village was totally abandoned ' • not a soul w as seen, nor grain to be found i n it, which I had trusted to for the followers ; so they fell back on the commissariat, which I could with difficulty spare them, and this, added to the breaking down of one of our carte with beef and biscuit, crippled me much. The next day, the 18th inst., we marched to Mont sautganoo, 10 miles, where we arrived about twelve o'clock at noon - there the enemy h a d 'p asse d t h e n i ght. It is an inconsiderable village, and we were in bivouac. About three o'clock p.m. I was informed that sotne of the enemy were hovering about, whom I believed were only observing us, but'shortly they came down in large masses, and formed in a line about two miles in our front. Our men were soon under arms, and I marched to wards them in two separate columns of an equal divi sion of the force under my command. Brigadier-Grene ral Steel took charge of the left column, and Lieutenant- Colonel Tudor of the right. Skirmishers were thrown out on both sides, but as we advanced they - retired for about two miles further, when they took up an align ment close to a long range of barracks, which they had evidently occupied on different occasions. . The two columns threw out advanced parties for attack; but as we neared them they again'retired, leaving the barracks in our possession. It was now nearly dark, and as they appeared to be going away altogether, we burnt their barracks, and retired to our bivouac, three miles, where our baggage and followers had remained under a strong guard. . The next day, the 19th inst., on inquiry into the state of the commissariat, I found I had not quite three days' provisions left, and , was very deficient in some articles, and it became imperative on me to return to Pegu, which I did that day. Had I had the means of earring with me tWelve days' provisions I would have pursued them over the Sitans River, but lam sadly crippled every where for want of carriage, except at Rangoon, where I do not require it. I propose to detach Brigadier-General Steel with a force to Moulmein, where he will find every description of carriage in abundance for tents, and materials of all kinds, to Beling, Sitang, and Sheogyne, and crossing that river to return by Pegu to Rangoon, as he may deem practicable—which may force this army north to wards Prome—which it must, I think, as it cannot go to Pegu, and which will be the best course for us it can take. I embarked at Pegu on the 20th, and arrived on the morning of the 22d, leaving a reinforcement with the garrison at Pegu, and strengthening their party of Sap pers as a temporary measure, to allow of their putting themselves in a perfect state of defence. Now, sir, I have to ask the estimation of the Gover nor-General in Council for the service that has been most harassing and arduous, and for which no force ever took the field so little prepared, but which was borne with a cheerfulness and alacrity, where the least chance of a contest with the enemy presented itself, that was enthusiastic, and which confers the highest honour on the whole force. To Brigadier-General Steel I am most obliged for the warmest co-operation throughout this service. To Brigadier Dickenson, who was ever ready and anxi ous to render me his able assistance. To Lieut.-Colonel Tudor, who was very often called upon with his regiment, the Bengal Fusiliers, to give parties for assaults, and on the day of my relieving gar rison at Peg; I detached the Lieut.-Colonel to clear the road communicating with the landing-place on the river. The Lieut.-Colonel erformed this duty most effectually under a heavy fire. To Captain Latter, my interpreter, who had the guides always under his charge, and who was present every where with his usual gallantry. To Major Armstrong, with his Seiks, conspicuous wherever they were called upon. To Majors Garrard and Seaton, of the Bengal Fusi liers ; Captain Renaud, commanding a detachment of the Madras Fusiliers ; Captain Munro, commanding a detachment of the 10th Bengal Native Infantry ; Cap tain Hawkes, Brigade-Major ; Lieutenant Lambert, of the Bengal Fusiliers ; Lieutenant Elliott, of the Madras Fusiliers ; and Lieutenant Harris, of the Sappers, who rendered important assistance, I am much indebted. The general staff—Major Mayhew, Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General ; and Captain Hamilton, Assistant Ad jutant-General; Captain Burne, Military Secretary ; and Captain Chads, Aides-de-Camp—l warmly thank ; as also Major Neill, Assistant Adjutant-General ; and Major Atkinson, Assistant Quartermaster-General, Madras Division ; and Captains Dillas and Travers, Aides-de-Camp on the staff of Brigadier-General Steel, for their uncommon exertions during this service. To Surgeons M'Cosh and Balfour, and the medical department, the service is much indebted, The short interval between the time I received the in telligence of the investment of Pegu from Captains Tarleton and Shadwell, and the embarkation of the troops the same evening, when by nine o'clock p.m. 1,400 men, with their material, were sent on board, under the eye of that valuable officer Captain Tarleton, of the Royal Navy, till its disembarkation near Pegu, and its re-embarkation on return here, was marked by wonderful exertion and arrangement ; and that with the aid and assistance I received from him, with the men-of-war's boats, calls f or every acknowledgment. To Captain Shadwell I also feel greatly indebted for his assistance and exertion on this occasion. I forward to the Governor-General in Council the detailed account of the investment of Pegu by the Bur mese army, and the noble defence made by Major Hill and his brave garrison, for the Government to select what in its wisdom it may think proper to publish. I have this morning received the gratifying informa tion from Major Hill that some thousand families are coming in, which I hope in a future dispatch to confirm positively. It is my intention to proceed to Prome in three days, and to take the field immediately. lam happy to say that the general health of the troops here, as well as their conduct, is very satisfactory. NOTIFICATION. Fort William, Foreign Department, Dec. 30 . The Most Noble the Governor-General in Council is pleased to direct that the following proclamation, whereby the province of Pegu has been declared to be a portion of the British territories in the East, shall be published for general information. His Lordship in Council directs that in honour of this event, a royal salute shall be fired at every principal pre sidency of India. By order of the Most Noble the Governor-General of India in Council, C. ALLEN, Officiating Secretary to the Government of India. PROCLAMATION. The Court of Ava having refused to make 'amends for the injcries and insults which British subjects had suf fered at the hands of its servants, the Governor-General of India in Council resolved to exact reparation by force of arms. The forts and cities upon the coast were forthwith attacked and captured ; the Burman forces have been dispersed wherever they have been met ; and the pro vince of Pegu is now in the occupation of British troops. The just and moderate demands of the Government of India have been rejected by the King ; the ample oppor ity that ilekbeim afforded fqr -repairing- o 'l that was done has been disregarded ; and the timely sub mission, which alone could have been effectual to pre vent the dismemberment of his kingdom, is still with held. Wherefore, in compensation for the past, and for better security in the future, the Governor-General Council has resolved, and hereby proclaims, that the province of Pegu is now, and shall be henceforth, a por tion of the British territories in the East. _ _ _ Suchßurman — Voops as may still remain within the province, shall be driven out. Civil government shall immediately be established, and officers shall be ap pointed to administer the affairs of the several districts. The Governor-General in Council hereby calls on the inhabitants of Pegu to submit themselves to the autho rity, and to confide securely in the protection of the British Government, whose power they have seen to be irresistible; and whose rule is marked by justice and beneficence. The Governor-G-eneral in Council, having exacted the reparation he deems sufficient, desires no further con quest in Burmah, and is willing to consent that hostili ties should cease. But if the King of Ava shall fail to renew his former relations of friendship with the British Government, and if he shall recklessly seek to dispute its quiet possession of the province it has now declared to be its own, the Governor-General in Council will again put forth the power he holds, and will visit with full retribution ag gressions which, if they be persisted in, must of neces sity lead to the total subversion of the Burmah State, and to the ruin and exile of the King and his race. By order of the most noble the Governor-General o India in Connell. C. ALLEN, Officiating Secretary to the Government of India. Dec. 20, 1852: The Bombay Times thus summarises the events of the ten days : " The annexation of Pegu has been proclaimed in form, but this we stated in our last as so certain that it affords a confirmation 'merely of a fact in reference to which no doubt was entertained. The proclamation itself, which will be found elsewhere, is curt, clear, and judicious ; it abstains from all details, and concludes with an intimation that if the King of Avashall fail to renew his former rela- tions of friendship with the British Government, and if he shall recklessly seek to dispute its quiet possession of the province it has now declared to be its own, the Governor-General in Council will again put forth the power be holds, and will visit with full retribution, aggressions which, if they be persisted in, must of necessity lead to the total sub version of the Burmah state, and to the ruin and exile of the King and his race. No one can sup pose that the King of Burmah will renew friendly relations with the British Government, or cease to molest us in the occupation of a province, seized in compensation for the infliction of injuries which he pronounces imaginary. According to the Bur mese version of matters, the British Government has nothing to complain of, and has been the ag gressor all through —we are entitled according to them to no apology, and no indemnification, and they are, they maintain, warranted in endeavour ing to recover the territory we have taken, and avenge the wrongs we have inflicted on them. Should these apprehensions be realised, the Bur mese war has only been suspended, it is not closed ; it must be resumed immediately in an altered cha racter, and peace will only be re-established by an advance on Ava. This was perfectly forseen as an inevitable necessity by every one in India from the outset ; it was a necess ity f orce d u p on us , lik e the annexation of the Punjaub, by the enemy them selves ; and the half-measures to which the Gover nor-General has been condemned, by the interfer ence of the authorities at home, in conjunction with the inc om p e t ence o f G enera l Godwin, have de ferred to 1855 that which might have been accom plished with ease in 1852, and transformed a six months' campaign—short, sweeping, and effective —into a three years' weak, inglorious, unsatisfac tory, and through the climate it may be deadly war. Perhaps, however, it is all for the best—it seems almost providential that during the last year of the Charter Act we should have commanders-in chief—we except always Lord Frederick Fitzela rence—Lunusually imbecile and aged • and who, not content,' like their predecessors, with spending the great bulk of their time away from the proper sphere of their duties at the extreme limit of our dominions, have gone in one case beyond them, as if to show the unspeakable absurdity of allowing 20,0001. a-year for the performance of councillor duties which can by no possibility be accomplished, and 18,0001. a-year more for military service of such very indifferent quality that it is dear at any price. Sir William Gomm is said to have had his pay cut by the Auditor-General during his residence in a foreign state, and Sir Richard Armstrong was too weak to inspect the Madras troops on embarkation for Burmah. One of the most discreet, determined governors-general who ever presided over the des tinies of the East, finds himself thwarted and sulti fied in his measures, and a second war entailed upon us where our quarrel might have been settled at once, by a set of clever clerks' in Cannon-row and Leadenhall-street, by whom, according to Lord Ellenborough, the affairs of India are, as under existing arrangements they necessarily must be, administered. These things, occurring at the present junctuie; ought to be a warning to the people at home as to the insanity of the mainte nance for 20 years to come of an antiquated, worn out, and inefficient mechanism utterly unsuited for the work desired to be performed by it. Better men here, or wiser counsels elsewhere, would, just now, have been ill-timed, and nothing can serve us so well as exhibitions such as those just referred to. If, in the face of this, the British Legislature will go on in the evil courses threatened to be pursued by them, the guilt be on them and on their children. The disturbances in Candeish have happily come to an end, and that without effusion of blood. The rumours spread regarding them at first appeared to have been enormous ex aageratons—the alarm at the time prevailing most superfluous. The measures adopted by Govern ment at last seemed to have been firm, temperate, and judicious, and have proved perfectly success ful. On the 20th of November the 6th Bombay Native Infantry, with their families and atten dants, about 1,500 persons in all, were de spatched to mostlywind wardoto of Bombay, BomKhinTay,acinhe2es, opennarve mil bo e a s ts, ill found in rigging, none of those on board of them having ever made the voyage before, or being com petent to use a chart or sextant or any other ap pliance more complex than a compass. One - half of them reached their destination in 17 days, others having been 27 days at sea, made land half as far to the south as they ought to have done to northward of Bombay, all suffering from great pri vations and escaping by a miracle destruction from a storm which about this time occurred in these seas. The commanding-officer, in consideration of the nature of the winds at this season, took 24 days' provisions on board, the ordinary supply being 12, and but for this the men would most probably have perished for want. Both steam and first-class sailing vessels were at command in abundance, and, had the risk and loss of pay been taken into account, would have conveyed them for less than the sum actually charged for them under the system of false economy by which human lives are perilled for the sake of a pretended saving, which always proves illusory. The Victoria and Achilles steamers leave this day fo r Ad en, the merchantman carrying all the passeng ers , nothing but her m p a e as pennant and and goods he the r ; coals, m a s a man-of--war there -of-w a i r s scarcely any chance of her reaching her destination in time. This is th e vessel by which we received our English mails of 24th Nov. on 28th Dec.—the COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY. The following is the report on the state of the Bombay markets from the 3rd to the 13th of January, 1853, inclu sive :: The money market is still easy ; shares are rather lower, and Government securities are also slow of sale, except for Fours, which are in moderate request. Current rates may be recorded thus :—Transfer paper, 114irs. ; Sicca Fives, 111 rs. ; Sieca Fours, 984 rs. ; Com pany's Fives, 1074r5. ; Company's Fours. 94ra. ; Oriental Bank Corporation Shares, 41rs. per cent. pm. ; Bank of Bombay Shares, 18rs, per cent. pm. ; Commercial Bank Shares, 9rs. per cent, pm. ; Agra Bank Shares, 28rs. per sent. pm. • Railway Shares, 14rs. pm. each. Cotton Piece Goods.—Since the dispatch of our last re port, very little business has been done, and the market has remained very inactive. Dealers seem disinclined to pur chase more than sufficient for their immediate wants, although every encouragement has been given on the part of holders, who, since the arrival of the last overland mail, have shown considerable anxiety to realise. Grey shirtings, 40-inch, of the lower descriptions, are in slight request, while all descriptions above 71b. are ex tremely dull, and have suffered a further recession in value of about an anna a piece. A little inquiry exists for 45- inch. • Grey Madapollams are very difficult of sale. Grey jaconets meet with little inquiry, and have declined one alma per piece. Grey longcloth unnoticed. Grey T cloth in slight request. Grey domestics, 40 inch, in good request; the other de scriptions have but little inquiry. Bleached shirtings of all descriptions in request. Bleached Madapollams in demand. Satin scarfs in slight request. Swills without inquiry. Turkey n Red Plain.—Twills and mulls are in fair de ma -- fancy Goods.—Low lappets, zebra, pine dress es , an d gauze, are dull, while a good inquiry exists for cotton, velvet, lappet scarfs, Swiss lappets of approved styles, dhoties and mulls. Cotton Yarns.—Dulness has pervaded the market ; scarcely any business has been done, and the prices for 20's and 40's mule have considerably declined. The prices of 30's and 40's water have also given way. Dyed Turkey red has inquiry in the market, but little has been doing in Orange. Metals.—A fair demand exists for English bar iron, sheets hoops, and nailrod. Swedish bar iron meets with moderate inquiry. A good demand exists for Swedish steel, as well as fag gots. Lead : pig and sheet, are in request, and have ad vanced in p rice. Spelter i s in demand, and has also improved in value. Copper : tiles are as formerly quoted, and in good request, while braziers' sheathing and bottoms are dull of sale, and have further declined in price. South America in fair in qu.. Quicksilver is dull, and has receded in value to 60r. per Surat maund. White lead in request : red lead difficult of sale. Cochineal is still dull, and has further receded in value to 2r. ' Saffron has also given way in price, and is difficult of sale ; the best quality alone is inquired for. Linseed is in request, the prices for Sholapore 3ir. and 3r. 9a. for Bhandeidt. Pepper is in good request ; the stock in the market is small. The price for Bhutcol is 66r., and for Tellicherry 63r. to 64r. Marine Stores.—Canvas, both brown and bleached, dull; stock rather full. Cordage is likewise dull, and large in stock. In oil of linseed and spirits of turpentine there is but little doing. Paints : white of best quality in request. Little inquiry exists for other descriptions. Twine in good request. Spirits.—Brandy, both in wood and bottle, in demand, while gin is rather dull. Beer.—Rudgard, 400 hogsheads, sold at 27r. ; porter, 100 hogshead, at 80r. The cotton market is extremely dull. For the English market scarcely any purchases have been made, for the China none whatever. Prices for nearly all descriptions have receded. Of the new crop a small quantity of Shan deish has come to hand, the quality has turned out inferior to the last, being a good deal stained. For new Dholera, prices opened at 95r5., but have since retired to 89rs. Oomrawattee likewise opened at 92r5., purchased at the rates we quote. but may now be Opium.—But little has been doing in this market, and prices are not so high as they were. Tonnage still continues scarce. Freightr are 41.105. for London, and 41. to 51. for Liverpool The nominal rate for China is 21rs. to 22rs. per candy. L Exchange has magma pretty steady. Six months'