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' . ..i ~, i,„:1 9 ,4, .: ~, sk, + the rate which for so malty years has I .;• i '•--:, *"' ' ...i 'sii . ..- 'N.te- „.; ' e ,-; A. 7, i, - ; •-•,, ° ,xt t; .0 4 lc r;„ t:0 ( .„ ~., ~,,,,,,„ 'dCf", * • ' ' 4 ,'' ';' -',.'* '' ' ''' .- , 1!" - ii" , 5 1.- 44,.., 1 , .r ni ,ty mi 4 ' • 's /' t ri A. NETHERLANDS LAND ENCLOSURE The Special Report of th COMPANY: e Directors is now Ty Wished, and may be had on application at the Company's Offices, 28, Poultry. := Feb. 22, 1853. By Order of the Board E. C. NICHOLLS, Secy LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. TO CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. The Directors are desirous of receiving Tenders for the Erection f One Hundred Cottages at the Wolverton Station. , P arties desirous of Tendering may see the D raw i ngs an d Specifica tions at the Engineer's Office, Euston Station, on Wednesday, March 2 , 1853, between the hours of 10 and 4. tgal Tenders, addressed to the undersiguel should be sent in not later QUM 1 0 o'clock on T ue sd a y, M arc h 8, 18'53. E aston Station, 23d (Signed) CHAS. E. STEWART, Sec. February, 1853. • LONDON, THURSDAY EITENIK - 6, FEBRUARY 24, 1853. NO. 18,853. [PRIC E SD. Now Ready, in 2 vols., post Svo., 215. bound, NEILITARY LIFE IN ALGERIA. By the Count I'. DE CASTELLANE. "We commend this book as really worth perusal. The volumes make us familiarly acquainted with the nature of Algerian experi ence. Changamier, Cavaignac, Canrobert, Lamoriciere. and Arnaud are brought prominently before t he reader."—Examiter. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, Successors to Henry Colburn, 13. Great Marlborough-street. CONSOLIDATED LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Life assurance, endowments, and annuities, on the most equitable terms. Persons in doubtful health, or whose proposals for assurance has been declined at other offices, assured at premiums carefully adjuited to the increased risk. Loans granted upon eve 7 real security, and also upon approved personal security, from 501. to 5001. . All claims payable within one month after satisfactory proof of death. COURT )P COMM ..V CC AILNVAI.I . TE INES attention o the. ( ilarly called ; to th( Wel expedient for the interests of the city of London and the public. (Cheers.)' (Signed.) " A. S. AYTON, Chairman. B. JOHN ARMSTRONG. THOMAS M. CHALLIS. ' A. ANGUS CROLL. THOS. DAKIN. SAMUEL HAYNE. W. F. A. DELANE. CITY SEWERS COMMISSION. JAMES DUIICHELi THOS. LAWRENCE. WM. TAYLER. GEORGE VIRTUE. W3l. WHITE, jun JAS. WAGSTAFF. • LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. The TO CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. Directors of the London and North-Western Railway Com a,?' are d es i rous of receiving TENDERS for the E RECTION of ADDITIONAL WAREHOUSES a illarion-square. It is necessary . that Part es desirous of tendering should attend at the Engineers's „,T,", Ruston Station, on Saturday, February ` 6, 1853, to appoint a c i ., e .so nto dra t w ak i e ng out the quantities in their behalf, and that they may s and specifications on the same day. Tenders, ad sr.e,"ed to the Secretary, at this office, to he sent in on or before "" I rdaY, the 19th March, 1853, at Ten o'clock. By order, CHAS. E. STE WA.RT, Secretary. Euston Station, London, Feb. 21, 1853. LOANS OR NTED. OND N EXCHANGE ADVANCE FUND eld Adelphi-terrace, StraFd, facing the river; City Wench, 3 B road -street, City. The Right Hon. Lord ERSKINE, Chairman. 14 ans advanced, in sums of 10/. and upwards, granted on a Joint Proo of d„ -orY note, repayable by easy instalments, or on the deposit deeds or other available securities. t ;, 11 18 of ex c h ange cashed at modera t e ra t es o f i n terest. 6rm2 forward- Postage t application sps. may be obtained at the Offices, or on forward- WM. BROOKS, Secretary. CONTRACT FOR CANDLES. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset-place, r 21st February, 1853. 1: - "-E Commissioners for executing the Office of Ireland Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and i DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on THURSDAY, the arch next, at ONE o'Clock, they will be ready to treat with Su ch Pe .n rsons as may be 'willing to Contract RA* supplying and de quvan"titgiesino t f o the Royal Marine Barracks at CHATHAM all suck, TALLOW CANDLES 44 shall from time to time be demanded for 12 months certain, and further until the expiration of three months' warning. ti The Conditions of the.revised Contract, to which particular often :ls c ane, may be seen at the said Office, and (together with .ende r of the Candles) at the Office of the Barrack Master. No allY noticed, .ender will be received after One °Tied:, on the Day of Treaty, nor unless the Party attends, or an Agent for him duly authorised in writing. Ev ery Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi 4LY, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Can aL' eV' and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by itte r signed by a responsible Person, engaging to become bound Ith the Person tendering, in the Sum of £loefor the duo perfor -I"ane of the Contract. CONTRACT FOR WHITE AND RED LEAD. Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy, Somerset-place, 21st Feb., 1853. lIE Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 1,4 T I r eland do Hereby Give Notice, That on TUESDAY, the 15th D :Z ia next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such ba lard at ' n a as may be willing to Contract for supplying her Majesty's Chatham with WHITE LEAD, b and —ar -" Majesty's Dockyards at Deptford, Woolwich, Chatham, l ieu, Portsmouth, and Devonport with RED LEAD. eA Perm o f the Tender may be seen at the said office. No Tender r be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any eturtaed Unless the party attends, or an agent for him, duly ratarised In writing. :ary tender murt be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi- Whi t ' e and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for p hi _ and Red Lead," and must also be delivered at Somerset , accompanied by a letter signed by two responsib persons, or°, 4 l , na to become bowl,' with the person tendering, In the sum 00/. for the due performance of the Contract. IPITNERS, BALL SUPPERS, and WED BING BREAKFASTS provided in Town or Country, by darte PUBSSELL'S, Cornhill, including wines, and the lire of . li nen, china, seats, tables, servants, carriages tents, awnings, roen:Dß hollands, &c. Ball-rooms lighted and adorned. instru oro,:al Innate provided, Bills of fare sent per post for any numbFr, e on il of the firm will wait upon parties if required. A magriifi el,"lBPlay of Bride Cakes for selection, decorated in a new and 414` 1 nt FAY le. All the Parisian noveltios in Wedding Stat . ionery.— '• P CRSSELL, 78, Cornhill (only). V„ NEW. FEATURE IN LIFE ASSURANCE. i t DEPOSIT and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 18, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London. CAPITAL—ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. DIRECTORS. c o Chair man_ Right Hon. the Viscount Drumlanrig, M.P., P.C., 4 .l ,lllltroller of her Maj e sty's Hous e hold. O. I° wleY Barnes, Esq., 11, City-road, Finsbury. oel ciarke, Esq., late 17th Lancerr, Junior United Service Club. li rg eli e or e , 4so le, Esq., Portland-terrace, Wandsworth, and Belvoir, St. t o ,, 8 , dersey . fell C racknall, Esq., 1, St. John's-gardens, Notting-hill, and 11, W...rr"lquare, Lincoln's-inn. L M.B , Davies street, Berkeley-square, and Lutterworth, laeoergeee stersbire. Lock- Rft '' , E, Esq. 15, Connaught-square, Hyde-park, and Tor St allorthhi ' re. ria.,;,7,oclee Maclean Esq„ Harrow-on-the-11111. airt , 111117 e. l'(sl e E 32 11 er Seymour-street, Portman-square. R o bia eo W‘ llB oP, Esq., 147, Leadenhall - street, and 8, Hyde-park bert o „,. 1-) r. sea All-rove Esq., Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. 1 / I , 4io iall 21 Perh , o gi s l l / 4, 1) : r J'S ey mour-street West, Connaught-square. es's-square. P. J. gi • AUDITORS. e 8, 1,, 126, Strand, Actuary and Secretary to the Medical, winfai,„- a nd General Life Office. "nes, Esq., Accountant, 3, Guildhall-chambers. offi,eo,. Esq., 8.A., Actuary to the Engineers and Masonic Life CH 345, Strand. Air r , BANXEREI. ~ harles_Price, Marryat, end c o ,, 3, Kinalyanam-itreet, London: , Resrs. Hopkinson and Co., 3, ftegent-street. r. Lewis, Finsbury-place. — t• Scanlan, 21, Upper Seymour -street West, Connaught-square. PHYSICIANS. SURGEONS. Il T• Chapman, Esq., 16, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square. Teevan, Esq., 44, Gloucester-place, Hyde-park-gardens. CONSULTING ACTUARY. Francis G. P. Nelson, E3q., F.L.S. INSPECTOR OF AGENCIES. F. P. F. Strousberg, Esq STANDING COUNSEL. ~illlam Wellington Cooper, Esq., New-square, Lincoln's-Inn. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Hill and Mathews St. Mary-axe. RESIDENT SECRETARY. ' l l Charles W. Bevan, Esq. D e ,: Imblic Is respectfully invited to examine the principles of the _ I3 Y, 8. , 8 , 1t System of Assurance, which is based upon tables calculated k:s q l l is under the immediate supervision of, Francis G. P. Nelson, Co rn L S., the Consulting Actuary to the Company. tw en , Parative Tables to assure 500/ on death, by a person aged sf,A, q next birthday, on the ORDINARY and on the DEPOSIT system sUranees. ON THE ORDINARY SYSTEM. , -- 'The sum the ordinary E, The sum the I Life Offices would give tl ordinary LIP 3 him if he ere unable 's, Offices would to pay, or weemitted ii . . At the His give him for to pay his current VI Ant end of policy the surrender annual premium of e, Preov thirty at that or sale 8/. 6s. 3d. after coffers fi t o , 'sr ; yearswhen age, of his policy, paid into their tA t ltsltre the party in case after thirty 2491.7 s 6d., and which "I ° I , is fifty of years'payments they have had the use years old, death amounting to of at compoun , i hewillhave will be 2491.75 , 6 d. 4 interest, or in Paid into worth which theyhave the event of his death the office, had the benefit one hour after such of at compound omission or inability -...,...... interest, to pay. 20 8 —------•------ /.6 8.3 little more d. 249/.7 5 .6d . 5001. than 80/. NOTITING. ''',................. perhaps 901. --......„.......... ON THE DEPOSIT SYSTEM. . ' • Ifun able to pay, or not desirous of paying or omitting topay,thePo licy would still remain of its FULL value, 522/.28.7d.ti1l death, if 20 years after, no fur ther payment beingre quired. If however the party, from any cause, wished to cancel the Policy, he could not onlyd raw out all hehas 20 .4. 104 A put in, viz., 2251., but vu 225/, 5221.257 d 287/. 2s. 9d, a certain bonus of 62/. 2s. 9d. in the bargain, which is more than one-fourth of the whole of his payments, or he could either draw out a part, 201. or 50/., 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. fit ter the P n a o ri " , of these two tables it will be seen that a person ii,"‘ a vitnt,,, ° _! l system of DEPOSIT assurance can secure the follow- al ells ef these two tables it lbe sc e e e n ur t e h t a h t e a f p e e li r e s w on . itig, n - ~no .e no ystem of DEPOSIT assurance Can sec he can assure ~' larcei.htages, via., Ist. For a leas sum, P ` ,1 (11 3 ,. 1 "um in case of death than un a ci t e d r an t r h e e lle o y rd i i , n e a e r a y n s r y e s e t e r ve . 'a Thi s nt he event of a desire tosurrender his to all ages, tan ,jY, by the above example, which 3arPdPliyie. In the event ot in abu r i n , es as much as on the ordinary system. s un his property, r t 'sr tit, ~_.!'_Y or omission to pay, his policy remains or ai,....3.me. value as it was, though he ceasdehhaisrycneryreetnetmr he e me g t e i te ts 'l4;jltlbl4g.""l 4 b tl e if of Years; whereas on, the increase or decrease the . b„ °ant of ~ Y. Should he require to n . 1 giti n nal policy, he can do so at pleasure. I t th ' o he has Imo g a fortnight's notice, withdraw any Par After h nas unt of his and with interest. nt three h a Witnd ral% s previous payments l ef rc ae r:: 71 up p y t u , a single Par" It% ' 44 ' 01* a n 11 Part one year he can, or ~. 1'4, 1 ... Y time afterwards. raise his policy to all times regula_t e his an na `", anteunt ; and by this system he can at with the facility in 0 ins sin 0.7 haul i ngs by his annual expenditure,a greater or , even r est ba nk, i f :lan k, With ' fi l l ' however, hat he gets l t n hah fund to fly to in case of necessity, the same t as e. tth e 44,reni, rflo ner, s e nli i i h ab e l e e s a e d e v f azt a a t ge, i i ' e ell toln„ unt 01 his savings. In. ordin k ar l ; s L fa if m e li kfl f :e c s elv b ein ca e n redo PO the moment fin d r, aeo u s g, but his policy at once lapses or is cancelled _,.._ any h al to t ° Pay his current premiums, and, instead of having 11n, _ fIY to for aid all hi h d ed savings become forfeite_d . t . o a l r : e i ot r e t t L Y n'i n a t h e d e h o is ' misf rt s ar *earn co-assurers. =es serve to benefit the pockets of hie k al h.. n aYstein is too equitable and too striking to be overlooked 'live'P°srr assuran f assurance ki which can be ttknyr'aallY recognizeeed ali sti d b' ad o o nl ie s d ys w e h m en o the principles are imPar: 4, l erg g n r . "lsecl, and its palpable benefits become widely diffused. It h int er ,„ eater t i advantages than a bank because it allows a fair rate t ' e ar!. A . in case of *withdrawal, and gives twice the amonnt i l t n r 31 4e. r or dealt 95) ma in panP to the representatives of the Depos o 1 4,_ , us combining the "TAIIT " kr jES OF A BANK WITH THE BENEFITS OF In e AN ASSURANCE COMPANY. , lYstNaii3cif endowment as the advantages of the DEPOSIT 411 ,, Srr still More Striking VAlsit ko. E S OF THIS COMPANY UNDER THE ORDINARY T o ti „... t,,,,e 'P LIF E ASSURANCE BRANCH . riv. ea ereho pr efer this b ranch Policies are granted from 201. to I.eje4ll in a n 7 known Principle thereof. .... ete c i 1e ,... _ .. ut the worst stages of disease, and such as have been lar at, es o e tner ora -- ‘ces, are taken at rates equivalent to the parti teal°al4 NM 50 / A or D enys.. . • and he granted on every kind of security, r o nttiti es 7 f al, on the inost equitable terms to the borrower AreinlisfortetkrejoerY description granted on very favourable terms. anirk. U rn til e D i f a P olley —ln case of inability to pay the currant PINA cow vat iie, or _lectors 'will either purchase the Policy at a l fair / Net t Z e anondi n 7: a new one in lieu thereof, less 5 per cent., nte er.,•ve bee's!. amount to the whole of the previous payments bom t Lited p ros '. made. 41 10,, 83 :!tern, J e „ et a- B es with tables in further illustration of the De - `wthig is' anY further information may be obtained on appli ...gents in the country or to in W. BEVAN, Resident Secretary. 1143 ,... ,614.„,_ Wanted in all pt.rts oti . the World. PORTABLE GEOGRAPHIC. DICTIONARY.. Py the Author of the "Cabinet Lawyer;" and uniform with Maunder's Popular Treasuries. This day is published, in one vol. fcp. 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DISRAELI. To be continued. London : John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. LAURENT'S GRAND CASINO. A RGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, St. James's, Lessee, Charles Emile Laurent, Onslow House, Brompton-road, Licensed pursuant to Act of Parliament, of 25th George Open every evening with Laurent's Celebrated Band. Principal °met-A-Piston, M. Boulcour. Admission—ONE SHILLING. Doors open at Half-past Eight o'clock, Dancing to commence al None. and terminate at Half-past Eleven precisely. PATRON-H R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. ENTIRE CHANGE of MUSIC.—An OPTICAL and MUSI CAL ILLUSTRATION of SHAH SPERE'S " MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM," introducing the ORIGINAL MUSIC by Sir Henry Bishop, Morning and Evening.—LECTURES by J. H. Pepper. Esq., on the endless AMUSE NIEN.TS of CHEMISTRY, adapted to a Juvenile Audience; by Dr llachhoffner, on the MECHANICAL PROPERTIES or a JET of STEAM: by Mr.Crispe, on ERICSSON'S CALORIC ENGINE.—DISSOLVING Including Day and Night Views of WALMER CASTLE, WALMER CHURCH, Sce., &c. dm ; Schools and Children under ten years of age, half-price. AGREAT CHANGE or a REVERSIBLE WINTER.—Not "once upon a time," but at the present tune, Christmas day and St. Valentine's day have changed places, the former being moister than many people wishei. and the latter too chilly to keep Cupid's embers glowing ; but happily for every one, Ladies or Gentlemen, Merchants or Mechanics, the Dress manufac tured by E. MOSES & SON is in all senses suitable for the change —its strength and neatness, its style and workmanship, its quality and price, still leading onward, under the attention and patronage 01 the Public. Chenpside. NOAH COLLIER, Secretary. _VAST and. WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY. The DIRECTORS hereby Give Notice, that it Is Intended unless tt,e charges shall have been previously paid) to SELL, on the '2Bth of IiAItCFI NEXT, certain Deals, Staves, flattens, And other WOOD GOODS, lying at their South Dock, which, from the length of time remaining on hand, are net considered to be worth the charges (Inc thereon. The Sale will include several Parcels for which delivery orders have been passed. A List of all the Goods may be seen at this House. GEORGE COLLIS; Secretary. East and West India Dock House, Billiter-square, Feb. 17, 1853. IMS-UANT to a DECREE of the HIGH ji COURT of CHANCERY, made in a cause " SPEAR v. SPEAR," the Creditors of JOHN SPEAR, late of Stokeclim's-land, in the county Cornwall, Yeoman (who died en or about the 11th day of March, 1848) are by their Solicitors, on or before the 15th day of April next, to come in and prove their debts, at the Chambers of Joseph ilumplary, Esquire, one of the Masters of the said Court, in .t4outhampton Buildings, Middlesex, or, in default thereof, they wilt be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Decree. The 2td day of April next, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, at the said Master's Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the claims. • D..ted this 21st day of February, 1853. COODE, BROWNE, KINGDONS, and . COTTON, 10, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street, London. Agents for Charles Coode, of Bodmin, in the County of Cornwall, Plaintiff's solicitor. pORGERY.-FIVE - ifuNDifED Pamir IC REWARD. —The undermentioned BANK NOTES have been obtained from Bankers In London by means of several FORGERIES, viz.: — £lOO Notes, all dated May 10, 1852. 6 , i946 62076 66587 66588 71718 71863 75103 75970 78410 £lOO Notes, all dated January 5, 1853. 3921 3292 3293 3294 3295 . • £5O Notes, all dated January 6, 1853. • 68326 61327 68328 68329 £2O Notes, all dated June 7, 1852. 39809 39810 39811 39812 39818 33819 39820 39821 39822 £2O Notes, all dated January 7, 1853. 37902 37903 37904 37905 37906 £lO Notes, all dated July 5, 1852. 77793 77794 77795 77796 77797 78233 78234 73235 78236 78237 78238 78239 78240 78241 78242 £5 Notes, all dated July 2, 1852. 87501 87502 87503 87504 87505 86506 87507 87508 87509 87510 87511 87512 87513 87514 87515 87516 87517 87518 87519 87520 ___ - - - Payment of all the Notes has been stopped. Whoever will, within three calendar months from this date, give such informa tion as will lead to the conviction of the offender or offenders, and to the recovery of all the Notes, shall receive the above reward, or a proportionate part thereof, according to the value of the Notes recovered. Information to be given to Messrs. Rush and Mnlllens, solicitors, 7, tit. Mildred's-court, Poultry, London. By order of the Committee of the London Rankers' Association, RICHARD MIILLESS, Solicitor. February, 1853. I 'pLEighteenth AIL AY Half-Yearly General Meetingof -99 At the the Proprietors of the Midland Railway Company, convened by the Directors in pursuance of the Company's Act of Incorporation, held at the Railway Station, Derby, on Wednesday, the 23d day of February, Mr. JOHN ELLIS, Chairman of the Board of Directors, In the Chair, the following Resolutions were agreed to: — It was Resolved,—That the connfem seal of the Company be affixed to the Register-books of shareholders. The seal was accordingly affixed in the presence of the Meeting. Resolved,—That the Report of the Directors now read, and the recommendations therein contained, be received and adopted, and that the same be printed, and a copy sent to each proprietor. Resolved.—That a dividend' is hereby declared of 1/. 12s. 6d. per cent. upon each 1001. Midland Consolidated Stock ; 31. per cent. upon each 1001. Midland Consolidated Preferential Stock ; 18s. 9d. per cent. upon each 1001. Midland Consolidated Birmingham and D rby Stock ; 2s. 3d. per share (being the preferential dividend of 41. 10s. per cent. per annum) upon the amount of 51. per share, paid upon each of the 161. 13e. 4d. shares ; and it. 10s. per share upon each Erewash Valley share, to be payable on the 3d of March next. Resolved,—That Mr. Longsdon, one of the retiring Directors, be re-elected. Resolved, —That Mr. Peyton, another of the retiring Directors, bo re-elected. Resolved,—That Mr. Price, the other retiring Director, be re elected. Resolved,—That Mr. Jackson, the retiring auditor, be re-elected. Resolved,—That this Meeting do confirm the for eiture of the undermentioned 291 SU/. Shares in the Midlandßailway Comnany, which have been already declared to be forfeited by the Directors of such Com tiany, for non-payment of calls, and such forfeiture is hereby confirmed accordingly ; and it is hereby ordered that such shares be disposed of for the benefit of the Company. Numbers of the shares referred to in the above resolution :-23,194 to 28,197: 55,912 to 55,958; 69,174 to 69,180; 27,261 to 27,263; 41,606 to 41,805 ; 20,441 to 20,460 ; 22,549 to 22,558. Resolved,-7 hat the Directors be authorised to borrow money on mortgage, to the fall extent of the power given to the Company, under their several Acts of Parliament, provided such amount does rot exceed (including that already borrowed) the sum of 3,638,1901. (Signed) JOHN ELLIS, Chairman. Mr. Ellis having left the chair, A vote of thanks to the Chairman and Directors was proposed and carried, unanimously. By order. J. P. BELL, Secretary. A GUIDE TO PURCHASERS, OVERCOATS, in several hundreds of styles, comprehending speci mens of the Tailoring art which have no c iunterpart in the Trade These are novel and gentlemanly costume—they are made to Fit with correctness and comfort—they are cut from superior materials, and finished in the best and firmest way—they are sold at much lower prices than are charged elsewhere, and have had more pa tronage than any previously manufactured. SUORTI NG DRESS, proof against cold, damp, and wet—is easy in all exercises—its oddity is proved superior to any at yet produced, and it is charged according to E. MOSES & SON'S uniform low scale of prices. MECHANICS' WORKING DRESS, serviceable, warm, and comfortable, and free from every imperfection which appears in working clothing manufactured by others. The LADIES, whose Judgment in HOSIERY, FURS, and cloth- ing for themselves and children cannot be doubted, are politely re quested to inspect the novel Stock of Goods offered at the Establish ment of E. MOSES & SON. The prices in all articles aro lower than at any house in the world. EMIGRATION TO AIFSTRALIA. All emigrants find London the best port for embarkation to the land of golden realities. All Emigrants have likewise found E. MOSES & SON'S OUTFITS the most advantageous, and those who Ty °cured them previous to their voyage, have had more comfort and success than any of their compeers ; indeed, the benefits they have reaped in the quality and price of the goods are said to have equalled the most fortunate "diggings." To supply all Emigrants with OUTFITS and CLOTHING. with sweryotherrequisite..k. MOSES & SON keep a separate depart ment in these great Business Establishments, where the best and cheapest goods can be selected by all classes now intending to emigrate. Ship sailing information, and full lists of Outfits for ladies and gentlemen, may be had on application, or post free, to any part of the kingdom. CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesinan-like falsehood of " Being connected with the!r 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, 34,85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West•end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, 3, Hart-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. 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SAMUEL LVMERT, ;a, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, and Matric.dated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. a l tr AY be consulted, personally, or by letter, on v a 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. 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Time and choice, on both sides, as to age temperament, complexion, and figure, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them. Physical detectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion . Cases, &C. By 11. J. C GLVERWELL, M.D. (1841), M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A (1824), twenty-fixe years Medical and Forensic Referee in these matters. Price Is. each; by post, Is. 6d. To be bad of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Caryalh 14 , Fl ee t-street ; Mann, 39, Cornlull ; or' of M. R. Calyerwell, M.D. 10, A rgYll- place. Reont•strect, who may be consulted daily from Ten dB Five. and Seven till Nine. PITMEN'S STRIKE AND RIOT.—On Thursday morning, at an early hour, a serious riot took place at Wallsend Colliery, in consequence of the refusal of the owners to accede to an advance of wages claimed by the men. On the previous day there was a general strike, and at one o'clock on Thursday morning Mr. Clark, the viewer, and Mr. Atkinson, the under viewer, accompanied by several of the men, proceeded to the pit for the purpose of trying towlideuncenesaormteheapitth-rae e c u o t a h l h th e e w y er w s er t e o s g u o a d de o n wn ly to work. attacked by 6Cr or 70 men and lads, all of whom were armed with picks, sticks, and staves. They were all women wa s ' s c a l o t y h e e r s y , a s n e d v e w r e o r e s t m r u a g g s k l s e and h h i a e h d Clark and Mr. A tkinson escaped, but not until lsdatiasstreedsis'eudpwTinahredrs of half an hou r, and ultimatel y Mr. There was they were severely injured, Mr. Clark being cut on the eyes and temples, and Mr. Atkinson injured in the back. On the following day a body of police from Newcastle were stationed at the colliery, and they succeeded in preventing a further breach of the peace. On Friday, 16 men consented to return to their work, and were accompanied down the pit by the police, who pro tected them from the assaults of their fellow-workmen. The remainder of the men, nearly 100 in number, still continue on strike. It is said that about 12 months ago the wages of the men were reduced one id. per ton, a promise being held out that when prices improved the same wages as heretofore would be paid. Prices having re cently risen, the old wages were demanded and refused, and hence the present strike and riot. On Friday after noon six men, named Thomas Davison, Peter Elliot, pAoNnDdeAnj sit a E n sßalye sA Matthew Robson, William Thornton, John Giles, and Robert Harrison were apprehended on suspicion of being concerned in the ww ri E o Ey t N , o a rE n kN d ENGLAND :TN undergoeDe exami nation before the county magistrates next week. A COPYRIGHT well-informed "You will be glad to hear that there is a fair prospect of a Copyright Treaty. It has been negotiated by Mr. Everett with Mr. Crampton, and will soon be sent to the Senate, where I trust there will be influence enough brought to bear upon the question to secure its ratifi cation." THE CITY R COMPANY. On Tuesday the ; Court of Common Council was partieu; le following memo rial of the undersigned direct a of the City Railway Terminus Company " That their company was est blished to carry into exe cution a project recommended the Improvement Com mittee of your Council, in the m nth of December, 1845, again recommended by the eet-valley Improvement Committee, in January, 1852, and on both occasions ap proved by the Court of Common Council. " Your memorialists learned, with regret, in Decem ber last, that the Improvement. Committee had entered a dissent against the company's UM in Parliament, in f con sequence of its provisi ons no t emb cing the entire improve ments originally propos e d, but ouch their desire to ex tend their undertakin g i n this espect was a matter of public notoriety, your memorialists restricted the opera tions of the company, in its commencement, to the con struction of the railway north of Holborn-valley, for reasons which they have already explained to the Improvement Committee, and to afford an opportunity of removing the ob jections of those members and officers of the Corporation who, in -1846, expressed a decided opinion, that although railways might be allowed to enter the precincts of the City, yet there was a line of demarcation that should not be overstepped—a line nearly coincident with the limits of the railway described in the plans at present submitted to Parliament. " Your memorialists readily availed themselves of the invitation of the Improvement Committee to submit to them explanations, to remove whatever doubts appeared to embarrass their minds, and they beg to refer the Com mon Council to that communication. The deputation of directors further assureclAip committee, that they oweathi-ixerondrtaroffer aec n al explanation which the committee might desire, to clear up any points un noticed in the directors communication ; but when the de putation expressed their desire to enter into negotiations with the committee respecting the means by which the pro posed public improvements were to be carried into effect, the chairman of the committee info rme d th e d epu t a ti on, n n t e e e t r t effectuallyathat the committee was not authori se d t o en t er i n t o any negotiation with the company, and m us t no t b e t a k en to express any views respecting the un d er t a ki ng . T o ined, and ad verse for obviate any undue haste in dealing with i n t eres t s o f suc h importimanperee,sstioonasll,oswhoampie they ti smetil l b e e ° entertained, adjusting differences of opinion by amicable negotiation, the company's solicitor undertook to have the second read ing of the bill postponed (which has since been done) to the 14th of March next ; but the committee having proceeded to a report, without this company being favoured with any further opportunity of communicating with them, your memorialists now beg to submit to the Common Council such explanations of the project as they trust will correct any mis-apprehension still existing, and they at the same time announce their assurance, that they are pre pared to acquiesce in whatever provisions may be reason ably suggested in the bill to insure the best execution of the present limited plan, and to guarantee its extension to the whole design as soon as its details and the terms of co operation are settled and sanctioned by the Corporation. "It is now objected to this company's project, that the Royal Railway Commission, in 1846, recommended that no railway then projected north of the Thames should be permitted to come within the boundary line of the Edg ware-road, from Oxford-street to the New-road, and of the New-road and City-road to Finsbury-square, and of Bishopsgate-street, but that a railway round the metropolis would be preferable ; first, with a view to external defence, because it would be better to convey troops and stores round the outside than through a populous part of the metropolis ; secondly, because railway viaducts in crowded situations are calculated to impede that improvement ; thirdly, because goods and passenger stations in narrow and crowded streets might cause obstruction to the thoroughfares. Whether these objections applied to the company's project, when they were at that time suggested, need not now be discussed ; but it may be confidently asserted, that they cannot now have the slightest weight ; for, first, the circular railway, viz., the East and West India Docks. and Willesden Junctions, is nearly constructed, and will, it is hoped, be completed in time for the military purposes for which it may be required ; and it may be here observed that the conveyance of passen gers in a circle several miles broad around London will at no time facilitate their speedy arrival at its centre ; secondly, the projected railway, as shown in the model open for public inspection at the company's offices, is much below the level of the streets, and stands distinguished from all other lines by the peculiarity of being constructed in the only part of London where the viaduct over the railway is of itself the greatest direct improvement which the citizens and inhabitants of London have long desired to see accomplished. Thirdly, the Royal Commissioners never appear to have contemplated the dif ference between frequent small trains, at intervals of a few minutes each, conveying comparatively but few pass9gers, and the enormous trains, which reach London at long inter vals, bearing the traffic and passengers of several hundred , miles, which would remain at the existing stations, sending in only a portion for this particular locality, and that, probably, by successive trains. But the arrangements pro posed by the company are not even open to objection with the greatest extension of traffic. The stations would be at the sides of one of the longest and widest streets in the kingdom, with inlets and outlets in every -d irection, and much traffic which now encumbers the streets, would be received into markets and warehouses at the sides of th e railway, beneath the street, and redistributed by the same means. "The Corporation, recognising those views, have not merely discredited the Royal Commissioners' report, in twice approving the company's project, but equally with the Government, have entirely disregarded it, by permitting bills to pass through Parliament, with out opposition, which allow the traffic of the London and North-Western, and the Great Western, and the Eastern Counties Railways, of the Now Tilbury, the Dock Junction, and the North Woolwich lines, to be conveyed altogether by a narrow railway to a narrow station in the heart of the narrowest streets and lanes in one of the most crowded districts of the city. A bill for another, com . mencin,g under circumstances totally opposite, and most favourable; which will relieve the city of this obstruction, cannot, then, call for opposition, but rather for the zealous support of the city of London. (Cheers.)' " In recent times, the chief cities of England have been endeavouring to correct the evils arising from the bygone idea of keeping termini at a distance from the heart of their cities. The Town Council of Birmingham has co-operated to construct great stations, and to carry great lines through the centre of the town. The Royal Commissioners themselves seem to have doubted the soundness of their olvn conclusions when they suggested that, if railways should be ultimately allowed within the circle, they prescribed it should be in continuation of street improvements, in a manner which the company desires to effect by its bill, and that the costs should be borne in just proportions between the localities to be benefited and the rail way companies. This the directors have endeavoured to ad just with the advice and assistance of an architect, whose re port on the subject they beg to submit to the consideration of the Common Council. It will explain the details of the project, and elucidate the advantages which the Cor poration and the citizens would derive from the extensive railway works and grand street improvements, approved equally by themselves and the country, and advocated by the public press. The directors of this company are not railway speculators, but for the most part men of business, connected with the city of London, either by corporate accepted who, their having trust at the hands of a large carefully examined into the project, body of their fellow-citizens. B e i ng conv i nce d o f th e commercial l tie a d v antages it would secure to the c it y of London, t h e direc tors desire to proceed, with all defere nce t o th e C orpora ti on , or in the manner most conducive to its interests, consistently with the obligations they owe to their shareholders, whom they are bound to protect, and hitherto they have been guided by what they believed to be the views and wishes of the Corporation of London ; the directors have pledged themselves to the shareholders not to enter into any contest with the City, and though they have thereby divested their undertaking of an ordinary railway character, and deprived themselves of much present support, which they believe would otherwise have been accorded different mone tary and railway interests, they have secured a large and sufficient subscription contract, and whenever the Corpo ration may relieve them of the existing state of doubt and suspense regarding its own intentions, they feel sure of pro curing whatever capital may be required of them, as a company, to meet any engagements which the City may de sire them to undertake. The Common Council, however, will perceive, that a project of such detail, and so extensive as that proposal was, must necessarily be the subject of much ne gotiation, carried on on both sides in a cordial spirit of co operation, with an earnest desire to arrive at a successful issue, and that the directors trust that the Common Coun cil, adhering to their former views, will adopt the mea sures by which they may be speedily realised, your me morialists, more especially seek the early passing of their present bill, that the company, being incorp ora t ed, may be better able to sustain its ground in these negotiations, whilst the work which they would then be enabled to un dertake, cannot retard, but must facilitate and expedite the improvements already commenced, as well as those in immediate contemplation, instead of a short section of a street, for years in a state of ruin and waste, being still left untouched, an impulse would be given to secure the completion of works tenfold greater in the time, whi ch may otherwise pass away in prolonged and unprofitable dispute. Should the Common Council, however, now recede from its former opinions, abandon all idea of further improve ments, and irretrievably commit itself to a course which will but renew and perpetuate the existing evil of Holborn valley, the directors will remit their trust into the hands of the shareholders, leaving it to them to adopt their own course, whether they dissolved the company, or, connect ing themselves with powerful and independent interests, pursue a policy differing from that, by which the directors have been guided. Such of your memorialists as are con nected with the Corporation will rigr et the loss of an op portunity of effecting long-desired improvements, under the most advantageous circumstances, and by the co-opera tion of a company recognising the superior authority, and offering to work in due subordination of the control of the Corporation ; but they will be freed from the respon sibility of leaving the City open to the attacks of those who may be disposed to enter into a contest with it, and of those who may by the force of powerful private and public in terests, repudiating alike the assistance and authority of the Corporation, su rmount its opposition. Sho u ld such a contest arise, iewould not be forgotten that your memo rialists placed the interests of their company in the hand s of the Common Council, and sought its co-operation with out avail. But your memorialists rather rely with con fidence on the wisdom of the Common Council to uphold all our consistency, and to adopt the course which will show that improvement in the city of London is not synonymous with the maintenance of existin g ev il s —b ut `that it keeps pace w ith the increasing demands of society, to afford free access to its markets, facilities for trade, and the greatest measure of convenience for its inhabitants, and the public at large. " Your memorialists, therefore, pray that the Common Council will lie'pleased to take measures to afford the re quisite co-operation and support of the city of London; to ensure the bill now before Parliament p ass i ng into law, with such modifications as the Common Council may deem Upon the motion of Mr. S. HALE, the chairman of the improvement committee, the report which was brought up the last day of meeting was read. The CHAIRMAN of the improvement committee (Mr. Hall), in moving the adoption of the report of the com mittee, said that he could plainly perceive, from the state of public feeling upon the subject before the Court, that nothing would be well done before the whole of the matter as to the Fleet-valley question was disposed of. He hoped, therefore, that they would agree with the report, which step would tend to promote further proceedings in that assembly. The report had been care fully considered by the committee, for a long time , they had had the subject under consideration, and they were convinced, from all they had seen of the matter, that it would be impossible to carry out all the views of the projector without an immense amount of outlay, while the proposed new street to Coppice-row might be ef fected with great benefit to the citizens, under the powers of the new act of Parliament, with a much smaller ex penditure of capital. The motion—" To agree with the committee in their report," having been seconded, Mr. DAKIN, in a speech of considerable power, sup ported the memorial. He instanced in the course of his speech the many advantages which the inhabitants of the city of London would especially receive from the establishment of a central terminus in the locality from some of the most eminent persons in the city, for the insertion of which we regret we have not space. He concluded his address amidst loud cheers, finishing with the remark that the plan now proposed was only an instal ment of what was intended, it being the determination of the promoters of the scheme to complete the whole of the original design whenever it might be the wish of the corporation to have it carried out. He contended, alsd, that it was not possible for the corporation to carry out their project as to the new street to Coppice-row upon the low level, and that if it were ever done, a much larger sum than that named would be necessary. Mr. ANDERTON supported the proposition for the in troduction of the railway into Victoria-street. He ad mitted that his opinions with regard to the railway ter mini into the City had undergone some change, but the circumstances of the case in this instance were very dif ferent from the proposals some years ago, to bring the Blackwell into Fenchurch-street and the Mineries. He would therefore move that the report do lie on the table Mr. ROSE seconded the amendment. He thought the scheme before them, which appeared in the memorial of the directors of the City Railway Terminus Company; "in relation to the proposed opposition of the corpora tion to their . bili," was one of the grandest he had ever, witnessed. He could introduce a variety of facts to show the want of judgment on the part of the corpora tion on former occasions, and he thought that if they opposed the present application, they would prove their adhesion to antiquated prejudices to the injury of their' fellow-citizens. He agreed with Mr. Dakin, that it would be perfect folly for the committee to attempt to form their extension of Victoria-street to Coppice-row upon the low level. He gladly seconded the amend ment, because as they were entrusted with large funds, on the part of the corporation, they ought to see them' expended for the good of the citizens at large. Deputy BENNOCH warmly advocated the plan for a central terminus. He showed from a reference to facts the evils which had arisen from the negleet on the part oK corporate and other authorities in provincial towns and cities, to the inhabitants at large, and to commerce in particular. He instanced the fact that Manchester was gaining largely in trade since a central terminus had been established there--that in Nottingham, where the autho rities had resisted the introduction of the railway, the population had decreased—while in conse quence of its having been adopted at Derby, the numbers had increased to double the number. He also named the important places—Leeds, Edinborough, New castle, and other influential cities and boroughs, in order to show the benefits which had arisen from such a medium of communication, when placed either in the centre of a locality, or the heart of a town or city. If Mr. Ander-, ton would permit him, he (Mr. Bennoch) would propose, instead of his (Mr. Anderton's) amendment, one which he thought would be likely to reconcile all the conflict ing elements in the Court upon the subject. That amendment was as follows :—" That the report of the ImproVement Committee be referred back to that Com mittee, with instructions to confer with Government on the whole of the projected improvement in Holborn valley and Farringdon-street, in order to ascertain if Government will co-operate with the Corporation in ac complishing the whole of the plan proposed, and that, in the meantime, the progress of the bill now before Par liament be suspended." Mr. ANDERTON readily agreed to substitute Mr. Bennoch's amendment for his own, and begged leave to second it. Mr. BLAKE supported the new amendment, as did also Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE, in a speech full of power, and replete with interesting facts. Mr. NORRIS, on the other side, denounced the whole of the proposal of the City Railway Terminus scheme in unmeasured terms, and at its close he was met with continued cheering. At this stage of the debate, Mr. CHARLES . GILPIN rose and said—My Lord Mayor, I am anxious of expressing my opinion upon the matter before the court, but I rise for the purpose of proposing that this debate be adjourned. (Cries of " No, no.") My lord, I have two reasons for this course. In the first place, I believe several parties are desirous of ex pressing their opinions upon the subject ; and in the second I have a more serious reason—one of our body, I hear, has suddenly died—l mean, Mr. Lart, one of the members for the Ward of Cripplegate Within. My lord, I move the adjournment of the court. Mr. DE JERSEY seconded the motion. Carried unanimously, the numerous assembly depart ing from the busy scene in mournful silence. The debate was adjourned to Thursday next. CITY RAILWAY TERMINUS. TO THE EDITOR OE THE MORNING ADVERTISER. Sir,—lt is scarcely to be credited that the Common Council of the City of London will so far stultify its past resolutions, as to countenance anything like serious oppo sition to the magnificent project of the new City Railway Terminus. But, nevertheless, it must be forgotten, that there is a knoll but active body in the corporation who cannot, by any means, reconcile their minds to the idea of modern social progress. Everything that promises improve ment upon a large, and really effective scale, is sure to meet their strenuous, and somewhat viru lent opposition. They seem thoroughly imbued with the spirit of the old slow-coach times, and have, like wise, a few former grudges to remember. Some of these gentlemen can neither forget nor forgive their defeat upon the question of the removal of that monster nuisance, Smithfield, with all its attendant horrors and abomina tions ; and also, in spite of their hostile prognostications, the successful reduction in the price of gas. But they are apt, likewise, to extend their resentful feelings to the per sons and plans of those who have succeeded in thwarting them on former occasions. It is from this party alone that the entire success of one of the greatest improvements ever contemplated in a modern city, is in any degree of danger. But they are skilful to make up i n litigious activity what they want in real power and numbers, and may therefore contrive, unless due vigilance be used, to curtail the pro ject of much of its grandeur and utility. Against this, .the friends and promoters of the scheme should be especially on their guard. Upon the entire subject nothing could have been more to the point than the speech of Mr. Deputy Bennoch, in ' the Court of Common Council, as reported in your paper of this morning. With his usual sensible earnestness and practical wisdom, he appealed to facts, and cited the case of other large towns which had benefitted immensely, both as to trade and local improvement, by the introduction of railway termini into immediate contact with the chief centres of business and passenger traffic. In short, he dealt with the whole question as a man fully disposed to meet, and as it were anticipate the exigencies of the coming time. The project is doubtless a large one, but not greater than is absolutely required for the locality and the occasion. And the proper way is, as Mr. Bennoch's amendment suggests, to appeal to Government for such aid and encouragement as they, having regard to the extent and importance of the plan, may be able or inclined to bestow. For years the question of a viaduct at Holborn-hill has been the great and insurmountable difficulty of the City. An opportunity now presents itself such as may never oc cur again, of providing a most complete and effectual re medy. At the same time the entire locality has been for years a worse than barren and useless waste, for want of some mode of adapting it to a really useful and beneficial purpose. Are the myriads of passengers from the north and the west, for all time to come, to be doomed to take the incovenient route of the Blackwall railway, some nine or ten miles out of the way, when three or four would suf fice to bring them to the Farringdon-street terminus. It would be just as reasonable to insist upon all shipping for the future going round Cape Horn instead of by the lake of Nicaragua or the isthmus of Darien in order to reach the Pacific. The public in the City are deeply indebted to you, Sir, for the manner in which you uniformly advocate all the great and liberal measures brought forward from time to time for their especial benefit. Your various papers and articles upon this interesting subject, have been of great use in rivetting public attention upon it ; and if the Corpo ration will but heartily take up the question in the tone and spirit of Mr. Bennoch's amendment, final and complete success cannot fail to be the result.—l am, yours respect fully. A CITIZEN. City, Feb. 23, 1853. RUMOURED APPEARANCE OF Two FRENCH STEAMERS OFF THE COAST.—On Thursday last, considerable sensa tion was produced in Exmouth by the report, brought in by some fishermen, that they had noticed two French steamers off the bar. The object of these steamers ap pears to be to take the soundings of the port, as they are noticed to advance at dusk, and to retire at day light—Enter aciattc. The Commissioners assembled on Tuesday, for the purpose of transacting the general business. THE CITY SEWERS BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR 1852. —THE LABOURS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE LAST YEAR. The SURVEYOR laid before the Court his report- of works performed during the year. It was of great length, was divided into 21 distinct heads, and gave au abstract of the various works executed by the Commis sion, and a general review of their proceedings. The following is an outline of the most important :-- SEWERS. Daring the year sewers had been constructed in 22 dif ferent places, their aggregate length amounting to 4,459 feet, or about five-sixths of a mile. Most of them have been built in courts and poor localities, previously without sewers ; others in extension of sewers existing, in portions of the length of various streets, and the remaind er i n t en d e d for surface drain age on l y. The total length of sewers now existing within the City is about 49i miles. The total length of sewers within the City by the gradual abandon ment of the ancient sewers will, in future years, probably be nearly stationary at about 49 miles, and may be ex pected to diminish, rather than to increase, in their aggre gate length. I feel it to be my most imperative duty to draw your attention to the systematic usage of galleys as the common receptacle of rubbish of every description, and regret to state that there has been no abatement of the practice, which, being unchecked, has, I imagine, induced the be lief amongst many o f th e poorer classes that a piney is a perfectly legitimate dustshoot. The surveyor proceeds to state that this evil can only be effectually overcome by the agency of the police, whose co-operation he begs the Court to procure as speedily as possible. ROUSE DRAINAGE. The total number of Premises drained during the year was 281. The approximate number of premises drained at the exPiMilen.443sl._.was 11 , 2 33.x-taatal number- nt premises which may now therefore be said to be drained is 11,514, and undrained 4,786. The number of rainwater pipes which delivered dirty or offensive water upon the public ways, and which have been connected by new drains directly with the sower, is 17, and 144 o th ers h ave b een connected with the existing house drains. In all cases where a house is drained, the emptying and filling up of the cesspool is the preliminary operation, and the number of house drains annually constructed will therefore coincide nearly with the number of cesspools destroyed. No com plete survey of the condition of every house within the City having been made, the precise number undrained cannot be given, but my impression is, that the actual number of houses undrained does not exceed 2,000, and perhaps not 1,500. The inspectors, indeed, who have now had long acquaintance with their respective districts, consider even the latter an exaggeration of the reality. The surveyor here describes the advantage of keeping a record of the houses drained, as well as plans of their drain age, and indicates the extent of these advantages by point ing out the inconvenience arising from the ignorance of the direction, depth, &c., respecting th e d ra i ns i n many neigh bourhoods, WATER SUPPLY. The water supply to the City of London remains much in the same condition as during the previous year, the supply being given daily (Tuesdays bacepted) upon the intermit tent system, and in the poorer localities, this supply being afforded sometimes twice a day. The question of supply of water to the common lodging houses within the City has been considered, and a quantity of 24 gallons per room per diem delivered as the minimum for which storage should be provided. The consideration of this subject brought prominently forward the advantage of the constant supply being essayed as speedily as pos sible (indeed, the inconvenience of having a water supply in a transition state is daily felt) whenever the question of the provision of sewerage comes before you or your officers. Upon application from the con?missioners, the New River Company agreed to supply all common lodging houses in the vicinity of which they have pipes that will enable them to do so, with a daily high-service supply, without additional charge to the owners or occupiers, on condition that adequate cisternage is provided to receive it, and proper means be taken to guard against waste. The public urinals are still supplied at a nominal rental of ss. per urinal per annum. The supply of water for cess pools, cleansing, flushing sewers, and public purposes, is still gratuitously given, and the company have appointed at their own expense, a man to attend, at all times and occasions, to the various requirements which are made for water by your officers. IMPROVEMENTS. I last year, for the first time, noted in my annual report the improvements which were, under your auspices, from time to time effected in various portions of the City, and adverted to the immense benefit which resulted from your seizing favourable opportunitie s for prosecuting them under the general powers of the Act 57th George 111. The opportunities which have presented themselves have been still more numerous during the past than during the previous year. Improvements have been effected by widening a portion of Lime-street towards the southern end, in Gresham-street, at the north-eastern corner of King-street ; a considerable length of Budge-row has also been widened, and an additional length at the south end of Fetter-lane, Rose-alley, New-court, Bishopsgate-street, has for a length of 90 feet been widened from a previous width of 5 feet 6 inches, to 15 feet ; the largest portion of White's-alley, Moorgate-street, from 5 to a width of 20, and a length of 119 feet; in West-street, Smithfield, from an average of 18 to 30 feet in width. Negotiations have been completed for widening a further portion of Upper Thames-street, east of Peter's-hill ; for continuing the widening of White's-alley, eastward, by re moving the house at the angle of Pitcher-court ; and also for making the public way known as Printing-house-yard, Moorgate-street, 20 feet wide and straight, instead of being, as at present, eight feet wide and crooked upon the . plan. Also for extending the improvement commenced by this Commission some years ago, and from time to time prosecuted as opportunity offered, at the southern end of Chancery-lane ; and for continuing the widening of Fetter-lane ; and negotiations have been opened for effect ing an alteration at the western end of Throgmorton-street, for widening the eastern entrance of Tudor-street, for con tinuing the improvements in Lime ; street still further southward, and opening a public passage-way through Whalebone-court, White's-alley, and widening another portion of Upper Thames-street. When the whole of those have been carried out, which there is every reason to believe will be the case within the present year, improvements will then have been effected, since the beginnin g o f th e year 1851 , i n 2 0 d i fferent localities, and I believe that the whole of them may be re garded with gratification by your honourable Court, from the evident advantages derived from them by the general public, the great satisfaction they uniformly give in their immediate neighbourhoods, and, I may add, from the comparatively reasonable expenditure at which they have been made. I believe that, at the end of another year, when the value of some of the surplus ground, which the commissioners will have to dispose of, shall have been real ised,-it will be found that the outlay has been insignificant in comparison with the benefit effected by the expenditure. The surveyor intimates that he will postpone his com ments upon the street orderly system till the contract, at the cost of 12,1001., to conclude at Midsummer, shall have concluded. SLAUGHTER -HOUSES. One of the most important powers gained by the new act was that of abolishing slaughtering in basements, or cellars. At the beginning of the year there were 66 such places used for slaughtering, the whole of which, upon the Ist of January, became illegal, and since then have been entirely suppressed. Additional slaughter-houses have been registered during the year, and the total number now existing within the City is 87. At the end of the year 1851, there were 155 (including those in cellars) ; there has, therefore, been a reduction in their number of 68, equal to 44 per cent. on the number formerly existing within your jurisdiction. The whole of the slaughter-houses are occasionally super vised by the inspectors, who agree in stating that for the most part the proprietors evince a desire to second your exertions, by maintaining all the conditions required. CHURCHYARDS. The churchyards . have been from time to time supervised by your district inspectors, who report to me that care appears to be taken by the parochial officers to prevent ex posure of human remains (once so common an occurrence) wherever the ground is excavated for additional inter ments ; that burials within the churchyards generally have, since the passing of your first act of Parliament, been annually decreasing in numbers, and that during the past year their belief is that a very considerable decrease over any previous year has taken place. As the act relating to metropolitan interments passed during the last session of Parliament (subject to the con currence of the City Common Council), has given into the hands of your honourable court powers enabling you to provide a place of 'eitramural sepulture for the City of London, the time when the entire abolition of extramural sepulture within the limits of your authority shall be ac complished may now be said to rest with you ; and as you have already unanimously concurred in the expediency of its entire suppression, and adopted a report to the City Common Council, recommending steps to be taken for the advancement of that object, and the matter is now under the careful consideration of the committee to whom it has been referred, it will be needless to advert to it further. The SURVEYOR, in alluding to the recent act, relative 'to common lodging-houses, anticipates great benefit from the strict observance of the regulations based upon the ,suggestions of the medical officer of health, and states that a number of houses were inscribed upon the registration book of lodging-houses at the expiration of the year. ment of the year a su rvey At the commence furnaces and chimneys which the district inspectors of the SMOKB CONSIIMPTION. was made by s e a m g r o s e t a f i t a Z a ra u t° t cause s eitherohfaaveeerabelrdhisy aemunicttyaeducoep served with no ices, and others h ave b een similarly treated were speedily a to clu t e he sin ne a i k g e hb i o n ar a hoo ci t a d a s n . tit T hy covered, bays from the v t i i g n i l e a nt to e t i o m f a y t o h i?. e r y made by your clerk, I t_ have been complaints of inhabitants acofeotrhdeinkig kind the return effected, but that a very great deal may say generally that I believe still !remains to be done. The ,propiietors tof furnaces served during within y our jurisdiction have in most cases had recourse muchgood ima the h y e e c a u r. to anthracite or Welsh coal in preference to adopting me th those wh o h ave aPParatusF . rom t c h h e an v ica an l c m us ea i n u s te , rv or iew sm s o l ke ha co v n e sum w i nfiri received notice to prevent the issue of smoke, and with the patentees of smoke-consuming apparatus, and from the I am induced to believe reports of the inspectors to me, that there is amongst the proprietors of furnaces a great distrust of the various apparatus which have hitherto been submitted to the public ; and it is to that distrust more than to any indisposition to comply with the notices which have been served upon them that delay is referable. NUISANCES. The inspectors have, during the year, examined into the condition of 1,477 houses under the direction of your of& cer of health, the houses being mostly those where deaths have occurred ; they have also examined 558 other pre mises upon various complaints, and for other purposes. r The total n um b er of premises examined by properties upon e th fore, has bee n 2,035 . Th e owners of the which nui sances h ave b een discovered havh that the notice to remove them. Th e i ns p ec t ors concur i nuisances'discovered by th em are n ot onf statingthe aggravated nature of those of former years. i T. Surveyor, in his voluminous report, touches upon a ' -17 stateds.g 4 ' y been,. Ate- 11 , citizens. My estimate of work for the present 'Year:lain-, verified what I then w ro t e , an d th e sewers rate has ac. `.71 cordingly been reduced one-half. There is still, however, much work to be performed in the reconstruction of the exceedingly ancient sewers, of which so many exist within your jurisdiction, and the adaptation of others not built with the view to modern acquirements, as well as other works of general improvement ; but as these require much care and attention, and can only be shortly proc e ed e d w ith , the pr esen t rate rill doubtless be sufficient to meet any further demands upon it, and your honourable court may at length enjoy the satisfaction of being able to reduce the rate, knowing at the same time that in so doing you leave no works undone immediately essential to the health or comfort of the inhabitants within your jurisdiction.—l have the honour to remain, your most obedient servant, The rep or t was ordered to be " WILLIAM IlAYwoon. printed. THE MA YNOOTH GRANT. ( From, th: Times. ) Notwithstanding the impracticable character of ,he Maynooth difficulty, and the tonvictions gene rally, though perhaps reluctantly, entertained on the subject, it is in no degree surprising that the question should create an annual debate of consi derable warmth and prolixity. We believe that no statesman of distinction either admits or antici pates the expediency of reversing that Parlia mentary resolution which endowed a Romish se minary with 30,0001. a-year ; but the feelings of many independent members are strongly engaged to a contra'y belief, and the tendency of public opinion in a like direction was incontestably evinced at the late elections. The-choice, in fact, is a choice of evils ; but while the greater evil is prospective and remote, the lesser is ever present and exaspe rating. To comprehend and balaxce the arguments of the debate, the reader should bear in mind not only the historical circumstances of the case, but the leading principles at issue in the controversy. After the solemn and deliberate condemnation of Popery by the English people, first at the Refor mation, and next-at..4lle:Revolution of 1688, the Roman Catholics of the country were subjected to oppression and persecution by a Go vernment which reflected the opinions of the nation in suspecting their politics and abhor ring their creed. As time wore on, and as Papists grew less formidable and Parliaments more tolerant, various measures, first of reli e f, next o f emancipation, and eventually of support, were suc cessively carried, until at length the Maynooth en dowment for the education of the Papist priest.. hood was sanctioned by the Legislature. The op position which these proceedings encountered was based on a combination of motives. A great reli gious party regarded the Romish faith as idola trous, anti-Christian, and abominable ; a smaller political party de s i re d t o d e f en d th e o ld Protestant • constitution of the country against this serious en croachment ; a more dispassionate class looked with misgiving to the practical operation of doc trines essentially irreconcileable with civil liberty • and progress, while throughout the country were diffused certain indefinite traditions of jealousy and dislike which had never ceased altogether to exist. In the event, however, the principles of religious freedom gained the day, and it was to complete the measure of conciliation that Maynooth College was first scantily, and afterwards liberally, en dowed by the State. It is now alleged that this endowment has failed in its purpose, and that it ought to be revoked. In perusing the two days' debate upon this ques tion the reader will discover the operation of all the original motives of opposition enumerated above ; nor can it be denied that experience has given them considerable additional warrant. Mr. Spooner is evidently actuated in no small degree by the antipathy of religious conviction ; but as the arguments thus suggested are no longer re puted tenable, he appeals to the house on the more popular ground of plain secular expediency, and endeavours to prove that the doctrines taught at a college endowed by the State are not only " an tagonistic to the Holy Word of God," but "inju rious to the State itself, and completely subversive of the allegiance due to the Sovereign." This ac cusation is encountered on the part of Roman Ca tholic members by an averment that nothing is taught at Maynooth but what the college was esta blished to teach, that the endowment implied no favour on one side or obligation on the other, and that it would be absurd to suppose Roman Catholics had accepted the means of instruc tion on the condition of making this instruc tion inefficient or unproductive. It is argued, in short, on one side, as if disappointment mi g ht naturally be felt at seeing that a well-endowed Popish college had given an impulse to Popery ; whereas it is retorted with more reason, on the other, that but for such a result the endowment would have been no boon to Papists at all. These assumptions will be found to comprise the sub stance of the speeches respectively delivered. Both sides, in our opinion, enjoy their own share of right. We believe entirely that the Popery of Dr. M'Hale and Mr. Lucas is nothing in the world but the true Popery of the Romish Church and the infallible fruit of Popish teaching. We ac knowledge also that Popery is naturally encouraged by a seminary founded for encouraging it ; but at the same time, it cannot be denied that these prospective developments were carefully concealed at the time the endowment was proposed. The simple truth is \hat Papists, while struggling doubtfully against the instinctive repugnance of Englishmen to their tenets and practices, made large profession s o f innocence and good intent, dis guised their views, reserved their desig ns , an d received every in s t a lment of relief with such ex pressions of thankfulness as would lead most readily to another. Then, when the first check was given to their ambitious proceedings, they turned sud denly round, and availed themselves of the vantage ground already gained to exert all their resources of hostility and annoyance. They verified to the letter every prediction which had been hazarded by the opponents of the measures for relief. After gratefully accepting toleration and freedom for their religion, they pushed its pretensions higher and higher, till they are now demanding the reduc tion of the Established Church to their own level, and are but one step, in fact, from the assertion of supremacy. They have kept the Roman Catholic portions of the empire in greater agitation than before, have brought into conspicuous prominence the unnational features of their creed, have re vived the most repul s ive d oc t r i nes of " P o p er y ' in its worst acceptation, have openly converted spiritual authority into secular influence, and have clamorously declared that they will regulate all their political duties by the interests of an ambi tious priesthood. Mr. Lucas and his friends maintain that this is a very natural and proper exemplification of their religion. We have no de sire to contradict them ; on the contrary, we are of the same opinion ourselves. We very much doubt whether in England, or indeed in any free Pro testant country, a true Papist can be a good sub ject ; but if all this had been avowed some years ago the opportunities of Popery would never have been what they are. gi d ted wh l y, cs t r he w n h , y s , ho h ul av d in s g uch dis l c e o s e l re at d io o n u b e e err p o er r; axmp c e ev a u at an s e t. pet A u n a but evils in noouwr l; r e should we not retrace our s t e p s ? Simply the t ion s errs ,a o n r d w b a e c a n u s o t e in none on. of a te could be removed by the revocation proposed. What we are now witnessing is the operation of educated Popery, but of Popery itself , and, in deed, Popery is no antagoni s ti c to education of all sorts that even a Maynooth Colle ge no college at all. The unscrupulous is bett er th an treasonable audacity of Papist almost not from the endowm en t o f aagitators results the removal of all control by thseininarY, but from religi ous liberty. Maynooth, indeede progress of instituted long enough to affect has hardly been hood of Ireland ; it is the freedom the working priest speech now prevailing 0 the difference between -n all subjects which produces existence of an. 1830 and 1853. As to the the R,o •y: irreversible " compact " be tweenwe cannot could be : understand how such an argument la. maintained in the face of doc trines so plainly avouched to the contrary on the question of the Canada reserves. We could revoke the Maynooth endowment without bad faith, but not, in our • • opinion, without good reason or Policy. None of the evils which we deplore are traceable to the fact that Popi s h p r i es t s are edu cated at home, and though the doctrines of the school are detestable in English eyes, they are nothing but what we consented to admit when we sanctioned the establishment. The Popish religion is certainly a fruitful source of political difficulty, but it is the religion of a considerable portion of the empire, and it can certainly not be made worse by the liberal education of its ministers. At the same time, while we are driven to the conclusion that Mr. Spooner's arguments are inconsistent with the spirit of religious freedom, and capable only of practical application by the suppression, not merely of Maynooth College, but of Popery altogether, we cannot conceal from ourselves that the inera dicable antipathies of the English nation, exaspe rated to the utmost by the suicidal violence of the Popish agitators, may some day bring _about a so l u tion of this question in accordance rather with outraged feeling than with patient and temperate reflection. INSPECTION OF BETHLEHEM HOSFITAL.—There is i 1 bill in the House of Lords, by which it is proposed that Bethlehem Hospital shall in future be opened to the in• spection of the Commissioners of Lunacy uudar the Act And 9 Viet., cap, 100.