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• 6 , • . A. 11 TIGLTA.—The Plan.tatien or - Estate called THE BIG DUER3 ESTATE, situate in the Parish of St. t P eter, In Anti gua, With the Buildings, T.iv., and Dead Stock thereon, of fered for Sale by P r i vate Contract. Terms and pa - ticulars may obtained on application to Messrs. Oliverson, Lavie, and Peachey, ,4 1 ' led e r I ck' a Place, London. A USTRALASIAN COAL MINING COM PAsY.—The All o t men t o f Sh ares i n th i s Company being now the the Directors have to express their regret that, owing to 1- 5 - large number of ppplications,it has been out of their power ` III PIY 'with the requests of many persons of the highest respecta bility. By order of the Board. 5, n JOHN WARMIN Q TON, Secretary. en-street-place, 'Upper Thames-street, Feb. 26, 1853. TIE NOVA SCOTIA MINING and COPPER SMELTING COMPANY. Th e Directors, finding that the applications for Shares already re telVed are so very much beyond the numbers which have to be mated tie nts fo Sh e compelle n d to inform eived the Public that no further applica - r ares ca be rec. By order, J. NICHOLSON, Sec. pro tem. 61, Ifoor gate-street, 25th February, 1852. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, sulTp London. E OF PROFIT INCREASED FROM ONE-HALF TO The ManamaFOUß-FIFTHS. .tote s ers beg to remind the public tint persons effecting Fe - cipith this Society now or before Midsummer, 1853, will PA KU. th e '" DIN FOUR-FIFTHS of the Net Profits of the Society at ivision, in propo r ti on to t heir contributions to those pre- V! and a ccording to the conditions contained in the Society's 4 rosPectus. Th e p *4,Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young Lives .„.!!ovver than in many other old-established offices, and Insurers o p tics rotected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in ad rrn il elnith h , accUmulated funds derived from the investments 0 Loyir,:).,BPectnses may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-Street, ‘ 4 . 11 , or of any of the Agents of the Society. CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary. FORGERY. -FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS been RE WARD. --The undermentioned BANK NOTES,' have I,vi tG,,_ _obtained fromERIES, viz. : — Bankers in London by means of several £ l OO Notes, all dated May 10, 1852. 6 '946 620 76 66587 ' 665 88 7 1863 75103 75070 78410 3921 £lOO >Totes, all dated January 5, 1853. 3292 3293 3294 £5O Notes, all dated January 6, 1853 . ` 48 4 2 , 1.,.,,,,. —61327 68328 68329 -----'''` £2O 2,.'"Otts, all dated June 7, 1852. '''" ,39810 39811 39812 39820 39821 39822 37902 £2O Notes, all dated January 7. 1853. 37903 37904 37905 , 7 7793 £lO Notes, all dated July 5, 1852. 7 8233 77794 77795 . 77796 77797 7 8238 78234 78235 • 78236 78237 78239 78240 78241 78242 8 7501 X 5 Notes, all dated July 2, 1852. 8 6506 87502 • 87503 87504 87505 87 511 875 07 87508 87509 87510 87 516 87512 87513 87514 67515 87517 87518 - 87519 87520 a Prient Vithn i Of all the Notes has been stopped. Whoever will, u s , ',twee calendar months from this date, give such informs taagwill lead to the conviction of the offender or offenders, and a :,' l le recovery of all the Notes , shall receive the above reward, or I.„,frePortionate part thereof, according to the value of the Notes Twred. 7, nlY°Pation to be given to Messrs. Bush and Mulllens, solicitors, 317 mildren's-court, Poultry London. Y Or der of the Committee ' of the London Bankers' Association, RICHARD MULLEN% Solicitor. 71718 3295 29809 39819 39818 37906 " , Y, 1853, JORGE REEVES, 3,4, and 5, POPE'S (4 ari „ HEAD ALLEY, 19, CORNHILL, LONDON, det er ,,". ° PPosite the, South Entrance to the Royal Exchange), being to supply the Public with the very best WINES and low'nS. at the lowest g list for their conseration : WINES. Br g u _ e aught Ports and Sherries .. ••.. • 2 Is. per dozen. I ,._P r dor ditto (second to none) ..... •.... • .. • • 325. per dozen. iL 3- line. Old Crusted Port, 4 years in Bottle .. 425. per dozen. 4 " Old r , herry, Pale or Brown ..... 425. per dozen. SPIRITS. o . F the finest Quality, Os. 6d., 10s. Bd., and 12s. per gallon. (31 nld Jamaica Rums, 105. 8c„ 125.. and 16s. per gallon. _ 1/44 of and Campbelton Whiskies, imported direct, 5 years old, 4 • ver proof, 20s. per gallon. kert,o; h aving purchased, previous to the rise, 50 Hogsheads of to otre - r"'a Pale and Brown Brandies, 4 and 5 years old, feels disposed Adv a r i.lera at the Original Prices, taking no advantage of tho 3s. il 7e la the markets. Coi o e u t r P ale Champagne Branly • • 28s. per gallon. ed d •••••••••••• •• • 26s per 11 4 , t r, P e re charged Is. itto gallon. per dozen, and bottles 2s. per dozen. ett,e te IPP TANCES in all cases to bo made in advance, by Post or by Chequ e payable in London. AA GREAT CHANGE or a REVERSIBLE •• I NTE* 4. th_ n Chri,upon a time," but at the present o rni. .nins day and St. Valentine's day have changed chil i ` l. being moister than many I mies t: to.keep Cu people wislieJ, and the latter pid's embers glowing ; but happily for every one, titre,' b r Gentlemen Merchants or Mechanics, the Dress manufac iim _strength "-It s 37 E. MOSES '& & SON is In all senses suitable for the change Or th4e, and neatness, its st) le and workmanship , its qu alit y libltetal leading onward, , under the attention and patronage Ov ER A. GUIDE TO PURCHASERS. Teeof 4 7 1 ° -e-TS, in several hundreds of styles, compreh.entdniengTsrpat ' nes e e Tailoring art which have no c ninterpart Mdth, —re nov.el and gentlemanly costume —they aremade to Fit toga'°nirsriecn"s and comfort—they are cut from sup t tp M?, In the best aid firmest way—they are eno l r d m at much — "age th i t han are charged elsewhere, and have had a more pa isl P O Ftrt',„ 4 „anY Previously manufactured. " Alta itrctses DItESQ, proof against cold, damp, and wet—is easy se tt iquality is proved superior to any as yet produced pri ces. char ged according to E. MOSES & SON'S uniform low Z iti tbt t_ abl e ll l DRESS, eS' WORKING serviceable, warm, and ei otiu , a nd free from every imperfection which appears in in AblEjc Manufactured by others. or them. Whose judgment in HOSIERY, FURS, and cloth 'Pleated t o 'aives and children cannot be doubted, are politely re f , ° ect the novel Stoc T h e of Goods offered at the Establish wan —• OsEs & SON. prices in all articles are lower anY house in the world. EMI G RATION TO KIFSTRALIA. +so d - ,,,, Zrants find London the best port for embarkation to the of gollcn realities. All Emigrants have likewise found E. ;;.NEs & SON'S OUTFITS th e most advantageous, and thosewho previous to their vo y age, h ave h ad more comfort and ;I.:eeee4Erisedthem than any of their compeers ; indeed, the benefits they have L e aped in the quality and price of the goods are said to have equalled , most fortunate "diggings." .. snpply all Emigrants with OUTFITS and CLOTHING. with h ., - " c ry other requisite, E. MOSES & SUN keep a separate depart ment in these great Business Establi-hments, 'where the best and ch eapest goods can be selected by all classes now intending to sal 'grat ShIP may be information and . full lists of Outfits for ladies and term Mien had on , application, or post free, to any part of th "Ingdom. E MOSES and SON regret having to guard the bltc against sitlon, having learned that the untrade„smat It's-like t} l hood of " Being connected with 'heir Establishment, or 01 4 ,2 4 e concern t ," has een resorted to in man instances, and for 110 us reasons, hey beg to state th at the y havy e 0 CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, a except their own Establish ments, as fellows : .4 to , 85 n en City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories , 83, 2 and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. tendon West-end Branch, 50.6.50 508, New Oxford - Street , I, 2, , Bart -street, all communicating. /4- '4adford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sh e Meld Branch, 36, Fargate. 134.erchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and • Makers and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. akeh a • ,`;;Tr.—Should any not give satisfaction, it will be I vith o „p; r desired, or, if preferred , the money wilt be returned Pri ce nesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest rest which ne abatemer can made. Ilittu Es tablishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on -rda Ysi when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. 2Mi z ,.." Book entitled World's Pharos," containing the Assis . tant, full list of prices, and directions t Jo an r self-mea ‘4 k i — "t, May be had on application, or post , free, 7' part of /Igd oin for o haar lsom . e Almanac the year ending 1853 can be had gratis, Ict 41,11eation. I' °n Prole Francais. Qui si parla Italian. strieht man Deutsch. Aqua se liable Espanol i„ , —IC AL ADTICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF boo t . YOUTH AND MATURITY. b oot '434I TEL LAYMERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUIRE, LONDON, P. :I Medicine and Matricolated Member of the Universit llotC ur gh, Honorary Member of the Londoq Hospital Medical Nl et r'„Licentiate of A.Pothecaries' tlall, London, &c., &c. 4 %- X be consulted, personally, or by letter, on , faul t t he v o ti t , .. &lions disorders of the nervous and generative system, ttp D i - 4"i juvenile Irregularities and excesses, which have pro e dee, e Misery in youth, degradation in manhood, and pr f ema s : r b sts k il 3 ' at ill stages of life, than perhaps any other class o di n t he tr ° „ ' ''' ft to modempathologists. Long and practical experience *- ee - reent of these diseases proved that there are in exis.t ekt cret , b , tc,,,„ awes Of self-acquiredmiserses and disappointed hopes n i l l„'t Lraceable to certain pernicious habits, to whtch Nervou . . 44 , i' ' "nous forms of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfruitful Marn `lldies:MPotency, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their ItMoat. p i .. tis a i m tteations owectheir almost entire origin. oicipi es olutely necessary that all men should know that there are rerri,,, ° f Personal management which cannot be violated without • heyLgrtevous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succee eh? bo r,., - , 37 'of Inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties 10 howVgated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, de th 4r i• o evil and its con.iequences may be avoided, and above all, tional ij i iget iie " 'earedly any degree of physical infirmity or I, Ory bc git to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. a l t ° extZ L A'AIERT has fqr 4 long series of years been engaged 'f th nt ' , andl lve Practice in the treatment of these delicate corn th.‘te t ail + 2B the only legally ijualified Physician who, regardless d ett:eofid n ,„"' 414 envy of the hypocritical and mock-modest, has . a tr - Otte -fl oe, through the medium of the public press, to direct e• "to these tel, In s, enormous evils, from which no grade of society is 1,,,,, elle, by thi„ department of practice, he has been amply ca re meet the great success that has attended his efforts in the punts, unr, great Stases, which are too generally confided to the ort,_atio,,,oelilled and ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated k t _o fi ei r Ze, assumed forehm names and titles, and pretended virtues 1 bee7`Fnt nostrums have inflicted serious injury on those who RiZt lio al . h tdUced to place faith in their pretensions. kta til l ti:Jor consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from ii'line s b e g a t : . An letters mast contain the fee of 11., and advice and R ic a All ee forwarded to any initials or address. 'Li g fir sto t,a that patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MERT ‘ain a copy of his work on to4kerdleal Treat' SELF-PRESERVATION.: tri t :,:lti,,,._ le on the Philosophy of Marriage, Nervous and and des deg in de7pility, illustrated by fifty coloured engravings, 1'4 4 ' 8 . M a k il th e various disorders resulting from secret habits and ~s , leilon Perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct 44 r0 -4 , s Yleir cases and may be had, price 2s Gd, in English, 1 4 E , here a r ? *l,l l, Dutch ' Italian, or German,' of Messrs. Piper . e 3' , " t 49, 11 , d C °., 23, Paternoster-r ' cow • Hannay, 63, Oxford-street , de,"`it f or -1.n"lbill ; Storie Titchborne-street, ee, irr, bZ o _ , two stam ' s Haymarket; or tree , to any address from the Author's resi . -B QOARE, Lobmois. tlitt a ouTAN T ust p u b nib MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS, - ed' R. R. Bailli_e_re,2l9, Regant-street, London. No I. "Ve 111 cloth , p rice 5s by post free, B s. 6d " 41"11j tit' . TORRHCEA s 10 , & SPERMA. ad Errors r, r elati o :l to “ the FA L S E e horrection of wide-spr e e butty of the " t berf,t i „._ _the Treatnaeat and Cure of Sufferers from D ,',„. tSystena, or Sexual Hypochondrlasis. e 'lla r. 4Tarlsiated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD practi- LI e ot4 t , e/ f,ord ts known to English readers by his frequen t fi rst *Diet he info u Lens to German medical literature. This is the m „,. Oei e t aeler rl , ll , B us, that he has addressed himself to the_noti- ea , 'r he shall h e, et oy other trust this may not be the last, -- bein h i, hor to Leer equally flagrant evil which it may ,aci. ~,,,,e ereliarurrect:t-- , London Medical Gazette, May 30 , to A',L, .4 , i ' t ': ' , in o r , i e d in a former number that we should recur this °R great er to exhibit its aim more clearly. The author lash o• to,,'`'LL t o the impostors who make a livelihood by preying solos eredulit tool, hit s ' 7of the public. The tribe of ' Quiet Symathisers,' 4 1 ' nn Friends,' are mercilessly exposed ; and if this book i 4 pt of Way into the hands of those who suffer from th eoln -44144Ved 4„ e , 17 ' It tr elts, we are satisfied that many hindreds would too,kirpor:i'a heedless suffering of body and mind, and what . is of eroi,'!oolley''ett though it is that which the quacks most prize— blei).rfeal 8.„.:• • • •••This volume is well qualified to put an end to the pl y Upoo""ent of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat '47 t o deg Mare rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, nThe lt goodedical Circular, June 16, 1852. 14-s, 4-y o i No. 11. .... et it} , ~ n cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post free, 45., 4 ~4 t thee Si Or STRICTCItE OF TILE URETHRA, on Princi -PParet MPle. Safe, and Efficient, in even its most Inveterate Y Intractable Forms. i Ser ol) , BY F. B. COURTENAT, It o 4 to r of the Ro y al College of Surgeons of England. ay at t " tory 0, rilS views he (Mr. Courtenay) has given (tc4,' Whi e h ',,,a great many cases successfully treated, as bad ,l'rio,jr° ett,o,"lr• S7loe adduced, and on which he had operated. '''''(> Qf t Avel- .' li, zit., and xviii. No. ix. had e s s te el, for a tr4ve,trta ti to d of io ~2ro Years, the treatment by dilitation, and was finally on,7,l",f'fLY weeks. But cases xviii. and xix. appear, both t'etttio" ch,,,accli'tY, and c omplication or symptoms, of a more ag t'-'ror...."'t ft topr,,, er i , t hau any detailed by 51r. Syme, and yet tit:, 'Or meted b y Mr. Courtenay proved eminently success l." - °II the Treatment of Stricture. ~ . • ..., , . . No. 18,855.] This Day is published, price 55., Third Edition, jj)E AFNES S . PRACTICALLY ILLUSTRATED: Being an Exposition of Original Views as the Nature, Causes, and Treatment of Diseases of the Ear. By JAMES YEARSL.EY, Esq., Surgeon to the Metropolitan Ear Infirmary, ,ackville••street. - - • • • This Edition contains Two New Chapters-Ist, On the Pathologi• cal Connections of the Throat and Ear (Throat OeatnesQ) ; 2d, Ini the Author's Discovery of Treating Deafness by the Application of the Hydrated Cotton or Artificial Tympanuin. John Churchill, Princes-street, Soho, and all Booksellers. COLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. Edited by W. HARRISON AINSWORTH, Esq. Contents for March. No. CCCLXXXVII. The Flitch of Bacon; or, the Custom of Dun mow. Part 111. The Lord of the Manor of Little Dunmow. By the Editor. What They say in Paris.—l. The Ordre de Jour.—ll. The Marriage and the Ministers.—lll. Les deux 'Portefi•wlles.—lV. The Jewel Bags. By the Chevalier Alcibiade de la Blague. Falconry. A Royal Whim. By Wilhelm Meinhold. " All Serene." By J. E. Carpenter. New Arctic Expeditions. The New Norman Conquest; or, How Paul Brioche Meant to have Pitched into us. By Dudley Costello. The Sequel to "A Word to England." The Montenegrins. New Discoveries in Ancient Art. Literary Leaflets. By Sir Nathaniel. ,ITo. Vl.—SlrWm. Hamilton. Something of Baltimore,Washington, the Chesapeake, and Potomac By J.W. Hcngiston. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. *** Sold by all Booksellers and Newsmen.."..4— NEW FEATURE IN LIFE ASSURANCE. T HE DEPOSIT and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 18, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London. CAPITAL—ONI HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. DIRECTORS. Chairman—The Right Hon. the Viscount Drumlanrig, M.P., P.C., Comptroller of her Majesty's Household- It. Yallowley Barnes, Esq., 11, City-road, Finsbury. G. Noel Clarke, Esq., late 17th Lancers, Junior United Service Club. George Coode, Esq., Portland-terrace, Wandsworth, and Belvoir, St. Helier's, Jersey. Stephen Cracknall, Esq., 1, St. John's-gardens, Notting•hill, and 11, ew-square, Lincoln's-inn. W. Jones, M.D., Davies•street, Berkeley-square, and Lutterworth, Leicestershire. George Knox, Esq., 15, Connaught-square, Ilyde-park, and Tor Lodge, Staffordshire. Alexander Maclean, Esq„ Harrow-on-the-Hill. David C. Poole, Esq., 32, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square. William Prinsep, Esq., 147, Leadenhall-street, and 8, Hyde-park. place West. Robert Andrew Riddell, Esq., Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. Dr. Scanlan 21, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. Major Sperling, 14, St. James's-square. AUDITORS. F. J. Bieg, Esq„ 126, Strand, Actuary and Secretary to the Medical, Legal, and General Life Office. William Jones, Esq., Accountant, 3, Guildhall-chambers. A. Peck, Esq., Actuary to the Engineers and Masonic Life Office, 345, Strand. BANKERS. sir Charles Price, Marrzt, and Co., 3, King Wllllam-street, London. Messrs. Hopkinson and Co., 3, Regent-street. PHYSICIANS. Dr. Lewis, Finsbury-place. Dr. Scanlan, 21, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. lURGEONS. IT. T. Chapman, Esq., 16, Lower Seymour•street, Portman-square. Michael Teevan, Esq., 44, Gloucester-place, Hyde-park-gardens. CONSULTING ACTUARY. Francis G. P. Nelson, Esq., F.L.S. INSPECTOR OF AGENCIES. F. P. F. Strousbefg, Esq. STANDING COUNSEL. William Wellington Cooper, Esq., New-square, Lincoln's-inn. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Hill and Mathews St. Mary-axe. , RESIDENT SECRETARY. Charles W. Bevan, Esq. The public Is respectthly invited to examine the principles of the Deposit System of Assurance, which is based upon tables calculated by, and is under the immediate supervision of, Francis G. P. Neison, Esq., F.L S., the Consulting Actuary to the Company. Comparative Tables to assure 5001 on death, by a person aged twenty next birthday, on the oanisrAav and on the DEPOSIT system otAssuranCes. ON TUE ORDINARY' SYSTEM. The sum the ordinary The sum the Life Offices would give ordinary Lifts 'him if he were unable Offices would to pay, or if he omitted At the His give him for to pay his current end of policy the surrender annual premium of Annual thirty at that or sale 81. 6s. 3d. after he has premium yearswhen age, of his policy, paid into their coffers to assure the party in case after thirty 2491.7 s 6d., and which n' 5001. is fifty of years'payments they have had the use years old, death amounting to of at compound hewill have wlll be 249/. 7s. 6d. interest, or in paid into worth which theyhave the event of his death the office. had the beneflt one hour after such of at compound omission or inability interest. to pay. little more 20.81. Cs. 3d. 1 2491. 75.6 d. 5001. than 801. NOTHING. perhaps 901. ON THE DEPOSIT SYSTEM. If unable to pay, or not desirous of paying or omitting topay,thePo liey, would still remain of its FULL value, 522/.2s.7d.tilldeath, if 20 years after, no fur ther payment bei ngre (mired. Ifhowever the party, from any cause, wished to cancel the Policy, he could not onlydraw out all heh as put in, viz., 225/., but 20 7/.los Od 2 25 1. 5221 . 257 d 2871 . 26 . 9d. a certain bonus of 621. 25. 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 ago when withdrawn. See pagess and7in detailed pamphlet, by F. G. P. Neison, Esq On comparison of these two tables it will be seen that a person under the novel system of DEPOSIT assurance can secure the follow ing advantages, viz., I st . For a le.s sum, paid annually, he can assure larger sum in case of death than under the ordinary system. 2ndly. In the event of a desire tosurrender his Policy he can receive in this Company, by the above example, which applies to all ages, THREE times as much as on the ordinary system. 3rdly. In the event of inability or omission to pay, his policy remains still his property, of the same value as it was, though he cease his current payments for any number of years ; whereas on the ordinary system, he gets nothing. 4thly. Should he require to increase or decrease the amount of his policy, he can do so at pleasure.. He can at any time, by giving a fortnight's notice, withdraw any part from 11 up to the whole amount of his previous payments and with int erest. After he has withdrawn part one year he can, by a single payment, three years, or any time afterwards. raise his policy to a greater or even its former amount ; and by this system he can at all times regulate his annual savings by bis annual expenditure, with the facility in the oargain of having a fund to fiy to in case of necessity, the same as lea bank, with this palpable advantage, however, that he gets Inte rest fur his money, and in case of death his family receivebe can mere than no th e amount of his sa vin g s. In ordinary Life Offices do such thing, but his policy at once lapses or is cancelled the moment he ceases to pay his current premiums, and, instead of having any ffind to ity to for aid, all his hard-earned savings become forfeited to the society, and his misfortunes serve to benefit the pockets of his more.fortunate co-assurers. Such a system 'is too equitable and too striking to be overlooked and DEPOSIT assurance is the only system-of assurance which can be un i versa lly recognized and adop ted when the principles are impar tially canvassed, and its palpable benefits become widely diffused. It confers advantages than a bank because it a of interest greatr in s case of withdrawal , and g ives twice the allows amount fair in rate the hands of the Company to the representatives of the Depositor ix case;of death, thus combining the ADVANTAGES OF A BANK WITH THE BENEFITS OF AN ASSURANCE COMPANY. In case of endowment assurances the advantages of the DEPOSIT system are still more striking. ADVANTAGES OF THIS COMPANY UNDER THE ORDINARY LIFE ASSURANCE BRANCH. To those who prefer this branch Policies are granted from 201. to 5,0001. on every known principle thereof. Lives in all but the worst stages of disease, and s valent uch as have parti- been rejected by other Offices, are taken at rates equi tO the cular disease. Loans from 501. and upwards granted on every kind of security , real or personal, on the most equitable terms to the borrower Annuities of every description granted on very favourable terms. Non-forfeiture of a Policy —ln case of inability to pay the currant premiums, the Directors will eitner purchase the Policy at a fair market value, or give a new one in lieu thereof, less 5 per cent., inte rest corresponding in amount to the whole of the previou s payments which have been made. Detailed prospectuses with tables in further illustration of the De posit system, and any further information may be obtained on appli cation to the Agents in the country, or to CHARLES W. BEVAN, Resident Secretary. N.B.—Acents wanted In all natl., of the World. 1) R. CU.LVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row , Carvalbo, 147. 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Prepared by DINNEFORD and Co., Dispensing Chemists (and .lemeral Agents for the Improved Horse Hair Gloves and Belts), 172, New Bond-street, London. and sold by all respectable Chemists throughout the Empire. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, Pen. 25. The Thomas"Arbuthnot, freight-ship, which put back to St. Helen's on Monday night, owing to small-pox having broken out among the troops (head-quarters of the 48th) on board, has been placed in quarantine to day at the Motherbank, and the best medical assistance sent off to her. The Agamemnon, 91, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland. —There are so many of her sick at Haslar Hospital that the doctors are quite short-handed. It appears that two surgeons, Messrs. Sabine and Elliott, were ordered to the hospital to assist in dispensing medicines, &c. Mr. Sabine declined on account of his twn bad state of health ; the other gentleman is some miles away. We cannot help thinking it rather infra dig. for surgeons to do the duty of assistant-surgeons. The London, 90, Captain George R. Mundy.—This ship is still short. Give the able seamen better pay, let the ordinary stay where it is, and there would be but little occasion to send this noble two-decker to Plymouth to pick up men. She will be no better off there than at this port. Jack well understands his value at every port in the kingdom, and money would be saved that is now wasted in sending our ships and war-steamers about " men-begging." The Duke of Wellington, 131, Captain Henry Byam Martin, C. 8., has received on board to - day the upper part of her funnel ; she has also received and stowed her messenger, man-handled on board by her marines ; guys are laid, and she hauls into dock to-morrow. The Asia, 84, having undergone a most efficient re pair throughout, recoppered and payed over with Hay's composition on the starboard side, and Peacock's on the port, hauled out of dock this morning into the fitting basin. The Illustrious, 72, block-ship, has had gangs of con victs engaged taking out the remainder of her ballast and iron tanks, and will haul into No. 6 dock to-morrow (Saturday) to be converted ikito a block-ship, not a steam ship. The Victoria and Albert, Royal yacht, Captain Wil liam Crispin, will haul into No. 5 dock, on Monday next, to have her copper cleaned and examined. The caisson belonging to the north dock having under gone a thorough repair, was hauled out of No. 6 dock to her proper position. The Hecla, 6, steam-sloop, has had the painters over the side to-day, and is ready for service. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 25. The bark Tartar, of this port, from the Mauritius, Nov. 25, with 410 tons of sugar, arrived this afternoon. Left at St. Helena, Jan. 1, the ship Owen Potter, from the East Indies for Liverpool, and the bark Pantaloon, from Algoa, Bay for London. The bark Jane Prowse, from the Mauritius, left Jan. 1. A two-topsail slave schooner, prize to the Waterwitch, had just arrived. Feb. 9.—ln lat. 43 ddg. 40 min. N., long. 18 deg. 22 min. W., sighted the Bride, of Gloucester, with loss of bowsprit, topmasts, and foreyard, steering S.E. Wind N.W. Captain Rollings died on board, Feb. 3. The screw steam guard-ship Hogue, 58, Captain Ramsay, has been ordered to proceed from Devonport to the Mediterranean. The Queen, 116, Captain Mitchell, was paid wages this day, and one portion of her crew are come on shore on leave, according to the present regulations. The Desperate, screw steam-frigate, Captain Chain bers,itook in some victualling stores this morning for Queenstown, and sailed at one p.m. for that port. The Argus, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Purvis, having filled up with coals, went out of harbour this afternoon. The Manceuvrer, lighter, Ross, sailed to-day with stores for Chatham. CHATHAM, FEB. 24. Mr. George D. Skillett, second-class clerk in this dockyard, has been superannuated on a pension of 2301. per annum. Mr. Sampson Seaton, third-class clerk, has.been pro moted to the second-class, vice Skillet. Mr. T.-Brattle, extra clerk, has been appointed third class clerk, vice Seaton. Anthony Bone, shipwright, has been superannuated on a pension of 241. per. annum. Yesterday a mason employed by the contractor slipped from some steps down which he was carrying a heavy load, and fractured both bones of one of his legs. He was immediately taken to Melville Hospital, where he will remain until his cure is effected. MR. STANTON'S NAVAL REFORM BILL. WASHINGTON, FEB. 8. Mr. Stanton, chairman of the naval committee of the house, has prepared a bill proposing a radical reorganisa tion of the navy, which, it is understood, meets the views of a majority of the committee, and is intended to be offered as a substitute for the Senate Bill. With a view to get it before the house, Mr. Florence, at the request of the committee, has twice attempted to introduce a resolution making the Senate Bill the special order for Saturday. Both attempts failed, rendering all action ' su b s tit u te vacates and annuls all com missions asvtaalnafftonaisrssat this session very doubt ful . missions in the navy as soon as the act goes into effect —provides for the appointment, with the advice of the grades m ai l a u d n e numbers — e u t 2 e o n c a n o com m, s In S e o n d a o t r e e , s fstoh thecaptains, g 6 g 1 . 0 250 midshipmen, 69 surgeons, 34 passed assistant-tant- 25 first assistant sur geons, 45 assistant - s ur g eons, 64 pursers, 20 assis p ur sers, 1 chief engineer , 20 en g ineers, engineers, 30 second assistant engineers, 35 third assis tant engineers. Warrant officers as heretofore. The President is required to communicate to Congress at the commencement of the next session a plan for the relief of meritorious officers dropped from the list by virtue of this act. The cadets to be admitted to the Naval Academy at no time to exceed 250—one from each congressional dis trict, and the remainder at large. The pay of commodores on duty, 4,000$ per annum ; when not on duty, 3,000$ ; lieutenant commanders on duty, I,Boos ; when not on duty, 1,500$ ; assistant sur geons on duty, I,ooos ; when not on duty, 700$ ; the pay of all other officers as at present. The bill proposes to establish a bureau of service, with 'a judge advocate, at a salary of 3,000 5 , and three clerks, to take charge of all matters . pertaining to the officers and men. The chiefs of bureaus to be appointed from any grade of officers, except the bureau of construction, which is to be filled by a competent naval constructor. The salaries of the chiefs of bureaus to be 3,5005. 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A; ,- . - *** the - . %-1 .. 44/Ava • ...„ , • ---4.,- .„-_-... a . ‘ ... , i. ,- 4 -- - rk - k‘ '4„ 4. v.., ...,0-Wli iiry AT 14 4 ' • ' .z%g, ''''gt , • l AO --; ,'. f i , br z 0 , , ,' t l / 4 .e... 1 .0 e. c '4 l Dir .i /T,,. ,1110 '' 4# .•'', , - ' • b 4 , , , r ~, 4-4-'',_ I / ,-,...."' LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.- Lessee, CHARLES E. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fulham road. Open Every Evening. The Orchestra will perform, during the week, " The Thistle,"" Shamrock," "Carillonneur," and" Wind sor-castle" Waltzes, the "Champagne Galep," and "Marco Spade," "Le Cirque," and " Faridondaine" Quadrilles. Admission, Is. Doors open at Half-past Eight ; dancing to commence at Nine o'clock, and to terminate at Half-past Eleven. DIPERIAL PARLI. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YEST. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his se sack at five o'clock. The Earl of DERBY presented a p land in favour of the distribution of papers to literary societies. Lord BROUGHAM presented a peti marthen, praying for the extension of th county courts. LAW OF EVIDENCE (SCOTLA Lord BROUGHAM intimated that i tion to postpone going into committee Evidence (Scotland) Bill until Mond ship took occasion to advert to the o late Bribery Act, which, he said, had to bribery and corruption at elections. noticed that at every general election, ruption was greater than at the precedi thought if some clause were introduce Law of Evidence Bill compelling persons to questions, even though they m themselves, would have a salutary effe# such practices at elections. Though conk to answer questions he would protect then sequences of self-crimination in all subse ings, except when they were indicted for r THE GOVERNMENT OF The Earl ofELLENBOROUGH press from certain - n'atiirea OriTadras, - and othe ing in the Madras territory, prayi ng I PATRON-II R. IL PRINCE ALBERT. OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. a, LAST WEEK 'of the OPTICAL and MUSICAL ILLUS TRATION of SHASS'PERE'S "MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM," introducing the ORIGINAL MUSIC by S ir Henr y Pishop, Morning and Evening.—LECTURES by J. 11. Pepper, Esq., on the endless AMUSE m ENTS of CHEMISTRY, adapted to a Juvenile Audience; iy Dr Bachhoitner, on the MECHA NICAL PROPERTIEi et a JET of STEAM ; by Mr. Crispe, MI ERICSSON'S CALORIC ENGINE.—DISSOLVING VIEWS, including Day and Night Views of WALMER CASTLE, WALMER CHURCH, &c., Bcc. admission, Is. • Schools and Children under ten years of ags,' half-price. fl INNERS, BALL SUPPERS, and WED DING BREAKFASTS provided in Town or County, by _ Messrs. PURSSELI,'S, Cornhill, including wines, and the hire of phew. linen, china, seats, tables, servants, carriages tents, awnings, dancing hollauds, &e. Ball-rooms lighted and adorned. Instru mental music provided, Bills of fare sent per post for any number, or one of the firm will wait upon parties if required. A magnifl cont display of Bride Cakes for selection, decorated,in a new and. elegant style. All the Parisian novelties in Wedding Stationery.— essrs. PURSSELL, 78, Cornhill (only). NO ACT OF PARLIAMENT REQUIRED TO SETTLE THE BOTTLED BEER QUESTION. ILI ARLE BROTHERS and CO. beg to inform the Public that they have made arrangements to Sell Bass's .1. Allsopp's PALE ALE, and other Pale Ales of the first quality, ` ..- -tured expressly for and rncrarEa--- i;m7ContWining the full IMPERL SURE, at the following prices : Bass's or Allsopp's best Pale Ales, at per dozen im- s. d. perial quarts .. • • •• „ E • Ditto ditto pints 4 6 Genuine Dublin Stout, warranted of the first quality— Per Dozen imperial quarts .. • • .. 7 0 Ditto ditto pints .. .. 4 0 Earle Brothers and Co guarantee their Ales and Stout to be of the finest quality, and earnestly invite the Public to avail themselves of the great saving they will make by honouring this firm with their patronage. Earle Brethers'and Co. call the attention of the Public to the im portant fact, that they are offering Three Gallons, that is, One Dozen and a Half of the present miscalled Quarts and Pints, for a Lower Pri , e than the Public is now generally paying for Two Gallons, or One Dozen of precisely the same article, identical in quality, and brewed by the same eminent firms. The advantage to the Public is one-third more for the same price. The Public has loudly complained of the short measure it has been the practice of the dealers in Bottled Beer to give. Earle Brothers and Co. offer the Public a complete remedy, ani respectfully beg the Public to avail themselves of it. TERMS, CASH. s. d. Bottles charged per dozen, quarts .. 3 0 D i tto ditto pints • • .. 2 6 Full credit given for the bottles when returned. EARLE BROTHERS and CO., Wine and Beer Merchants. 4, DUNCANNON-STREET, TRAFALGAR-SQUARE, LONDON. FEBRUARY 26, 1853. LMENT, RDAY.) on the Woo: 4tion from Ire- Xarliamentary ron from Cacr jurisdiction of rD) BILL. was his inten n the Law of r . His lord nation of the of put a stop le , thad al ways ibery and cor g one, and he into the new a give answers );ht criminate t in checking wiling parties from the con- , uent proceed- erjury. gd a ,petition iersons resid a redress of „grievances. The petitioners stated t l 4t-tgse grievances arose principally from excessise taxation ‘d its mode of collection ; from the delay and expense °Stile courts of law_; from the want of roads and bridges, d insufficient irrigation ; and from the want of a better, provision for the education of the people. They also desired a redtic tion of the public expenditure, and a form of government more likely to be onducive to the happiness of the people and the prosperity of the country. The petition was signed by between 3,000 and 4,000 natives of great respectability, and was extremely voluminous. They complained, in the first instance, of the ryotwary system under which the revenue was administered. That system was prinCipally established and greatly eulogised by Sir Thomas Monroe, a great authority on all matters of ad ministration ; and although that system prospered under his management, it was not likely to prosper under the management of ordinary men. The petitioners also corn- plained of the want of irrigation and want of roads, and stated that what had been done in that respect was not well done, and that the resources of the country had not been properly brought out. He thought it was a scandal on the Government that the system of irri gation formerly established had not been maintained. With respect to the toads, there were none but trunk lines of communication between the distant and more important parts of the country. But even these roads were to the last degree neglected. They were rather traced than made, and in many places they were most inconvenient for want of bridges. In fact, on one road, in the course of one year, he himself had ordered the construction of not less than fifty bridges. The conse quence of the want of roads was, that all the higher articles of produce—cotton, for instance—were in creased in price in consequence of the difficulty of tran sit, and the superabundant produce of one part of the country could not be conveniently brought to another. He never at any time felt such a sentiment of disgust as when, travelling from Gwalior to a distant part, he Ob served the scandalous neglect of the roads and bridges. He knew there was every disposition on the part of the directors to confine the Governor-General to Calcutta, where he could hear nothing but through the ears of the secretaries and councillors by whom he was ' surrounded, and see nothing but with their eyes. + He objected to the Governor-General living at Simla or on the confines of Tartary, and warned their lord ships against listening to any suggestion from the board of directors as to the necessity of the Governor- General being confined to Calcutta, where he could have no opportunity of witnessing the working of his instru ments no means of testing the virtue of men's services, of redressing inquiries on the spot, and ordering neces sary improvements. (Hear.) The petitioners went on to say that the reason assigned for the want of sufficient roads was the deficiency of the revenue of the country. He did not consider that a sufficient reason, and was satisfied that if the Government were to borrow money at five per cent. for the purposes of irrigation and the construction of roads, it would produce them at least i twenty or twenty-five per cent. Having touched upon these points, the petitioners referred to the very defec tive state of education, and the small sums voted for that purpose throughout their presidency. `Sir Thomas Monroe, in his evidence before a committee of the House of Commons a great many years ago, stated that there were native schools in every village, in which reading, writing, and arithmetic were taught, and in that re spect the great thepeo majority thatlein of h presidency were o eret this better educated than country. But what the petitioners meant by education was English education, which was office and influence, which necessarily to a great extent must follow the acquisition of the English language. The question of education was one of the most important that could be brought under the consideration of Parliament with reference to the state of India and its government. If all the higher and middle classes in India were instructed in the same man ner as similar classes in this country, it would be impossible to maintain the dominion of England in that country. The extension of knowledge in that country as it was desired to extend it would be inconsistent with British dominion ; and however he might be disposed to do all that could be done for the people of India, he was not prepared to do anything which could impair the security of our possessions in that country. But there were other material things to be considered in this re spect, now that the question of India was before Parlia ment. The persons educated generally throughout the country, with the single exception, perhaps, of the pre sidential towns, were the sons of the lowest persons in the community. The gentlemen of England would not send their sons to the schools established there, any more than their lordships would send their sons to the ragged schools in this country. Besides, in India there was, to a great extent, a strong feeling in favour of domestic education, and it would be extremely difficult, even by the establishment of a college to be altogether reserved for the sons of persons of distinction, to induce them to abandon these feelings in favour of domestic education. On examining some of the schools, he was shocked to see the manner in which education was prostitued. The persons generally educated were the sons and re latives of natives—not the most respectable amongst the natives—who were employed about the collectors ; and a lower class of the community were thus educated in hereditary succession to occupy the offices of the per sons who had the ear of the collectors. And then let their lordships look at the system of education. He recollected going into one school where he found a boy spouting from Shakspeare, and enacting the part of Brutus. That boy was the son of a coolie, doomed per haps to work hard for his living for three or four rupees a month. How much better would it have been to have taught him some useful art or science, in order to make him a beneficial member of society. The petitioners alluded to another most important subject—the admi nistration of justice. From the earliest period with which he had been acquainted with any part of the ad ministration of India, he had felt the necessity of a very great reform in the whole system of the administration of justice through English gentlemen. The judicial departments of the service in that country ought to be separated from the revenue, and ire Persoir'ought to be allowed to exercise the functions bf mAgifitrate or judge unless .he possessed some knowledge of the laws he might be called on to administer. The Retitioners complained of the evil arising from the absence of sound judicial capacity in the presiding officers, particular in the lower departments—of their not being acquainted with the vernacular of the districts in which they were called upon to exercise their functions—of their not having de voted their time to the study of jurisprudence. These evils were greatly aggravated by the mode of appoint ment, and by the courts being in a state of perpetual transition. The petitioners complained that persons were occasionally appointed even to some of the highest sta tions on the judicial bench, without any knowledge of the law. They mentioned the case of one man who had never done a day's duty as a judicial officer, who was made a civil judge, with unlimited jurisdiction. In another instance they stated that an individual had been appointed to act in the absence of the:official, although out of 22 years of civil service the p . erson so appointed had passed less than two years in a judicial life. Now, how was it possible that justice could be well adminis tered, or that the people could have any confidence in its administration, under such circumstances. The pe titioners likewise directed the attention of their lordships to the appointment of assistants for life. These parties hid one or more divisions placed under their charge for the purposes of collection, and in ose divi s i ons th ey represented their superiors, and ha to perform magis terial duties. The assistant was onl nabled to execute his functions by the aid of a moons e ' • and if any per son committed an error and was pulushed, it was not the collector, but the moonshee. The petitioners pro ceeded to offer certain suggestions. The first sugges tion was one which had certainly very considerable plau sibility. If their lordships were prepared to grant to In dia any of the constitutional advantages which we pos sessed here, and which we desired generally to extend to those countries which were under our protection, the pe titioners thought it most advisable, afid indeed necessary, that the executive should be separate from the legislative body, and that the same council should not perform legis lative and executive duties. They further desired that the two presidencies of Bombay and Madras should have a limited controul over their own affairs. He must con fess that it had always appeared to him that it would be of very great advantage to those who exercised legisla tive functions in India, if they had an opportunity of con sulting on all matters persons who possessed local expe rience and information. He did not say that he would venture to instance,asosrotchiaattebeinwtohaeldfimrsatkeany material nat altera tioniveswitl legislative body. He thought it wou ld b e o f g E l u •e r a o t ipn p e r at a hn c es t ' ical advantage if the Government had the op portunity of consulting respectaVe men before proceed ing to legislate on matters relating to their religion and their laws—laws which, in their opinion, had a most material effect on the prosperity of the community. He therefore most deeply regretted that the Government had not enjoyed an opportunity of having that consultation before laws on these subjects were passed. The peti tioners were desirous that there should be in India a commission of inquiry, partly composed of persobs from this country and partly selected there, 7116 might have before them not only the grievances complained of in the petition, but all the grievances which might hereafter be brought forward; and they wished that the passing of any act for the purpose of altering the Government, should be suspended until the report of that commission should be made. He could not go so fax as the peti tioners in that respect, but with respect to the appoint ment of a commission he would venture to mention what occurred to himself when he was President of the Board of Control. It appeared to him, then, that it would be extremely desirable to have a commission sent to India for the purpose of making a financial investiga tion, with a view to consider whether great and useful reductions might not be made in the public expendi ture. -At that time the country was in a position of great financial difficulty. Various reductions were made at the time under the Duke of Wellington's Govern ment, which amounted to no less than 1,800,000/. But the Duke of Wellington advised that no such commis sion should be sent out, and said it would be better to leave the question to the local government, as a.com mission sent out from this country would be a disparage ment of the local government to a great extent, -and he (the Earl of .Ellenborough) willingly acceded to his opinion. Another question for consideration might be, whether, if no commission should be sent to India, it would be expedient to vay the expenses of native wit nesses sent for examination here before the committee. He thought that in the event of an inquiry being con ducted in this country, their lordships would not be able to come to a correct decision. He must confess he thought that the petitioners were late in the field. Two or three years ago they knew that this question would come before Parliament, and he thought that they ought to haie presented their petition at an earlier period. At the same time, there was no denying that the matters which they touched upon were matters of the gravest possible moment, and such as he thought it would be highly advisable for their lordships to take into conside ration. Upon that and other grounds he confessed he was most anxious that her Majesty's Government should take some steps in the matter. He had stated in his evidence before the committee of the House of Commons his be lief that it would be expedient to prolong the present state of things for one or two years. Her Majesty's Govern ment were new in office. It was a Government diffe rently composed from any which we had had for a con siderable period of time, and the gentleman at the head of the Board of Control knew nothing whatever on the subject of Indian affairs. He would not .say anything of the radical elements which had been infused into the composition of the Government, and he did not profess any great extent of confidence in the measures which they might propose, but at the same time he said with perfect frankness and sincerity that he had much better hopes of her Majesty's present Government on the sub ject of India than he had of the late Government, or the Goveimment which preceded it. Their lordships were aware that the result of the mode in which the court of directors were elected was not the appointment of the fittest or ablest men, but, almost without exception, of men of the most ordinary stamp. What he asked from the Government for India was, either that they would so reform the constituency as to insure the best;chance of their electing the most able men, and the best ac quainted with the departments and presidencies of India, or that such persons should be selected by a different arrangement, such as the nomination of the Crown in conjunction with the Governor-General of India. That would be the best security that could be given for im proved government in India, because the Minister of In dia in this country would then have the assistance of able and competent men, whose advice would carry authority with it. If this were done, there would be no more complaints such as those which were contained in the petition which he had presented. Having done his duty by presenting that petition, it only remained for him to ask whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to introduce any measure for the future Government of India during the present session. The Earl of ABERDEEN said that the subject had been fully considered by the Government, and after much deliberation they had come to the conclusion that it was their duty to propose a measure for the future government of India during the present session. He was unable, therefore, to acquiesce in the desire ex pressed by his noble friend, to postpone legislation for a time. He would not say to what extent the duration of the form of government which her Majesty's Ministers proposed to establish might be prolonged, but he must say mpfh orioresro noble atnhrteaeh prepared at ni t a. f h rttt ep i et:lniot f ids e felt time bound rtemsi u , .teneoda introductionss tauoyreFurthera reject nwyht he t ithn h hg e aoinf e p nra r ot proposal t p calo, o t,at s , sonl tdumywi continuing eg d s e sayria by not Go vernment would have to propose, although embracing modifications in the government, both with respect to this country and India, would be founded on the exist ing system of government. The committee now in action will still continue their inquiries, and those griev ances which required legislative interference here would be redressed in that mode, but most of those which had been recapitulated, as it appeared to him, would be more properly left for the action of the local government. All those remedies which required legislative action would naturally be adopted when the committee should have made their report. At present the committee of both houses had only finally concluded that branch of the in quiry which was connected with the administration of the government, and upon that her Majesty's Ministers were fully prepared to legislate. The Duke of ARGYLL did not know whether many of their lordships had had an opportunity of examining the petition which had been presented by the noble earl, but as it was possible that some of them had not, he was anxious to direct their attention to a few points in the petition which he thought deserving of notice, because the noble earl had given an account of it which was sufficient for his own purpose, but not for all purposes. The noble earl had laid this petition on the table of the house in connection with a question which he pub to her Majesty's Government respecting what was commonly called the renewal of the East India Company's charter. He did not think, however, that the noble earl had brought forward those parts of the petition which most bore upon this subject. The petitioners complained of various grievances connected with the presidency from which the petition came, and they said that they had brought it forward because they wished to avail them selves of the Parliamentary investigation into the go vernment of British India. It was clear that with regard to internal matters this statement of their grievances might have been brought forward at any time ; but it struck him that the expectation that it would be brought under the consideration of Parliament had exercised an influ ence upon the tone and matter of the petition. They said :—" Your petitioners submit that it is the bounden duty of the State which reduces them to their miserable condition, and keeps them in it from charter to char ter, to spend a far larger portion of the re venues upon the improvements of the country whence they are derived than it does at pre sent. It can find money to carry on wars for self aggrandisement, to allow immoderate salaries to its civil service, to pension off the whole of its members at 5001. a-year each, and to pay interest at 10 per cent. to the proprietors of East India stock—all from the labour of the ryot ; and if he requires roads, by which he might find the means of bettering his condition, and that of the revenue, lie is told that he must make them for himself." Then, with regard to the Church establishment. It had been the desire of the Christian population in India that some little addition should be made to the number of Christian clergy, for the sake of the Europeans resident in that country. But the petitioners said, "They admit the propriety of military chaplains for the European troops, but repudiate the injustice of the people of this country being compelled to support a couple of State establishments for a mere handful of foreigners, profess ing a foreign creed." These were hardly the terms in which the Church establishment should be spoken of by petitioners addressing their lordships' house. The peti tioners also expressed their desire that the College at Haileybury should be abolished. They said that the money which was raised in India should be spent in India, and that whatever education was necessary to enable Englishmen to fill Indian appointments should be given in India alone. A request more perfectly monstrous was never addressed to either house of Parliament. Many other requests were contained in the petition, which were expressed in language equally inde corous. They ended by requiring that a mixed com mission might be instituted in India, for the purpose of inquiring into all their grievances, before Parliament proceeded to legislate. Now, so far as his humble voice went, he had no doubt that it was the duty of the ad ministration to legislate at once, and not to encourage agitation by establishing a merely provisional govern ment. The noble earl would not suppose that, in con sequence of his (the Duke of Argyll's) having had the advantage of sitting one session as a member of the com mittee on the affairs of India, he considered himself competent to debate with him on the details of Indian government. But if there was one thing more true than another, he believed it would be infinitely better to make any change, however violent, in the government of India, and to decide upon it at once, than to have that great empire under a provisional government, thereby giving encouragement to all sorts of agitation. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH defended himself from the charge of slurring over the statements con tained in the petition, which comprised 41 closely written pages, and which would take any gentleman three hours' hard reading to get through, It was not his business to answer the petition which he presented, but he had brought before their lordships what he con sidered the most important statements. After some observations by the Marquis of CLANRI (JAIME and Lord CAMPBELL, the conversation terminated, and the petition, on the motion of the Earl of ELLEN BOROUGH, was ordered to be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Their lordships then adjourned. / / ( fe. / [PRICE SD. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. Mr. COGAN took the oaths and his seat for Kildare A number of private bills were brought in and read a first timo. The members chosen to serve on the Frome and Cam- bridge election petitions were sworn at the table. On the members chosen to serve on the Waterfori election committee being called, . . Sir J. TROLLOPE said that he had received this day a letter from Colonel Harcourt, one of the members chosen to serve on this committee, stating that, in con sequence of the death of his brother, he had to request a week's leave of absence. He (Sir J. Trollope) had there fore to move that Colonel Hat-Court be discharged, and that in pursuance of the act of Parliament the committee should be discharged, and the petition referred to the select committee of elections. The motion was agreed to. Mr. THOMPSON" presented a petition from Aber deen, praying for an increase of the salaries• of letter carriers. Several petitions were presented praying for the dis tribution of Parliamentary papers. Mr. PERCY presented a petition from Sunderland against the admission of Jews into Parliament. _ _ Similar petitions were presented by Mr. Deedes from Kent ; Mr. Carter, and Lord Hotham, from a place in West Kent, and several other honourable members. Mr. FRESHFIELD presented a petition from the Legal and General Life Assurance Company praying that the income tax may for the future be levied on the property .of terminable annuities. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Clerkenwell, in favour of county boards ; also petitions from letter-carriers, praying for a redress of their grievances. Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from a place in the West Riding, praying for the Parliamentary en franchisement of the London University ; also a peti tion from a number of proprietors of East India Stock complaining of grievances, and praying that the petition be referred to the select committee on India affairs. The petition was ordered to be referred to the eom. mittee. Mr. LOWE presented two petitions from Kidder minster, one against the adulteration of coffee, and the other praying for the parliamentary enfranchisement of the London University. Lord D. STUART presented a petition from certain residents in Oxford-street against the taxes on know ledge. BRITISH EXPORTS. Lord D. STUART moved for a return of the quanti fies and declared value of the different articles, being the manufacture of Great Britain and Ireland, exported to Turkey in 1851; similar return with regard to Russia; and similar return with regard to Austria (in continua tion of Parliamentary paper, No. 273, of session 1852). Agreed to. Mr. ALCOCK moved for a return of all guano im ported into the United Kingdom in the years 1851 and 1852, distinguishing the quantities imported from each country respectively. On the motion that the house at its rising do adjourn until Monday next, NORWICH ELECTION. Mr. MACKENZIE wished to ask the hon. member for Finsbury what he intended to do with regardto the petition which the hon. member presented yesterday on the subject of the Norwich Election ? Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said, if the house had per mitted him yesterday he should have gone on then with the matter, and the house would mot now have been placed in a ridiculous and absurd position as regarded the 'public. The Tory interest had been grossly ill used by a portion of the Tory party, and particularly by the Carlton Club. The withdrawal of the petition, however, was a fraud upon the house ; but the Speaker decided that a fraud upon the house was not a breach of privilege. He was prepared to prove that Mr. Brown had no authority to withdraw the petition, and he would give notice that, after the private business on Monday, he would move for a committee of inquiry to investigate the whole matter. (Hear, hear.) PUBLIC BUSINESS. Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that on Monday the ordnance estimates would be taken, and on Friday next the Canada Clergy Reserves. Bill. The motion for the adjournment of the house until Monday was then agreed to. ANTI-MILITIA SOCIETIES. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Colonel NORTH referred to the letter of Somerville, read to the house on a previous day, which he thought did great credit to the writer. He would call the attention of the house to the following statement made by the honourable member for Westminster. The statement was to the effect that the French had not more than 15,000 troops to invade this country. '4 If this should be the case it would be undesirable totepend the puhtitt money on such large armaments' as the country at present maintained. A statement also had been circulated, that the pay of officers who were quite unnecessary, would support 20,000 seamen. The hon. member for the West Riding had, in a speech, said that he drew a distinction between the force to protect commerce and the large marine of this country. The hon. member had said that he wanted to see 20 or 30 members in the house who would not support any Government that did not attempt to reduce our armaments. The hon. member for Manchester told the meeting that the Duke of Wellington was held up to the world as the saviour of his country—a statement which called forth cheers and hisses, but he thought the hon. gentleman would have displayed more taste had he been more sparing of his taunts at the expense of the army. (Hear.) Sir DE LACY EVANS denied that he had ever made such a statement as that which had been imputed to him by the hon. member for Manchester. THE ENROLLED PENSIONERS. Mr. RICH wished to bring under the notice of the house the expediency of gradually increasing the num bers and efficiency of the reserve force of pensioner battalions, without detriment to our established militia and regular forces. Parliament had hitherto paid too much attention to the active, at the expense of the reserve army, and the consequence was, the army estimates of this country had been exceedingly large. The active army ought to be kept down to the lowest point consistent with the safety of the country, while the pensioner battalions, the formation of which was due to Lord Hardinge, ought to be improved and augmented. At present these battalions which numbered some 30,000 able-bodied men, were kept up at a cost of 40,0001. a year, but only 16,000 of them were in the habit of being called out for service. Now these battalions could hardly be treated as an efficient reserve force, and he would, therefore, suggest that the regular army should be gradually re duced, and these reserve battalions increased to 100,000 men, who could be kept in a state of efficiency at a mo derate expense, and called out for garrison service in the event of the exigencies of the national defence requiring the concentration of the regular army at other points. His plan would be to extend the system of giving short pensions for short service, and require the pen sioner to enrol himself in an effective battalion of reserve. The only objection he had ever heard to this plan was that it would have the effect of draining the army of its best men ; but those who made this objec tion should remember that the services—the active services—of the soldier would still be at the dispo sal of his country, while a large portion of his pay would be saved to the Exchequer. There would be besides the additional advantage of having all the branches of the army in a constant state of efficiency, and while that was the case there would be no room for the fears of those alarmists who had raised the cry of a com ing invasion. (Hear, hear.) Mr. S. HERBERT had listened to the statement of the hon. mein'ber with much interest and attention, but it appeared to him that the plan which the hon. Mem- I ber proposed could not be safely carried out. He was bound to admit, however, that the time was not far dis tant when something must be done to organise soldiers • who were discharged from the army on pensions, after a short term of servitude. This plan of retirement after a short service was introduced by Lord Panmure, when Secretary at War ; and although there were defects in the details of that system, yet, on the whole, it had been found to work well. But it was not right to force the soldiers to leave the army after ten years service ; it was much better to leave it optional with the soldier to remain or not, but for those who choose to retire on pensions it was necessary to have some scheme of organi sation, and he could assure the house that the subject was constantly engaging the attention of the authorities at the War-office. THE BURMESE WAR. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY rose to move for an address for copies or extracts of communications which may have passed in reference to hostilities in Ava, and in relation to the annexation of any portion of the Burmah territory to the British Empire in the east. It appeared to him that the whole question of peace or war in India required the consideration of Parliament, and that the system of undertaking hostilities against power with ou t the concurrence or sanction of the home Government, should no longer be continued. When any question as t o hostilities arose in any part of Europ e or our colonies, there were responsible Ministers to have recourse to, who had to answer for the exercise of the prerogative of the Crown ; but in India there ag no ch ec k a t a ll i n the exercise of the practically unlimited powers lodged in the hands of the Governor-General and hi s a d v i sers . lately The war in which we had been involved with the Burmese might be a j us t one or not ; if it were not just, we e had got into a hopeless scrape. The question in his mind was, whether this war might not have been avoided, and whether, in point of f ac t, the British em pire had any great interest in carrying this war to a conclusion. He thought that of late years the military and nav a l f orces of the empire had been directed with too great recklessness against those nations of the earth who happened to be less advanced in civilisation than ourselves. We all know what had been the consequence of invading Affghanistan, and also of the Burmese war of 1825, which had led to such a waste of treasure. It was true we received 1,000,0001. of the expense from the King of Ava, paid in very doubt ful coin ; but it would be difficult to make out that the ' British empire gained much by that transaction. The _e 4n-which the war had taken' is origin appeared of A ' kind wholly unworthy to justify :measures of so serious • a desCription. It appeared that in 1851 the Governor- General of India had no definite policy with regard to our relations with the Court of Ave. As it was, it appeared • that a war which began with a demand of indemnity amounting to less than 1,0001. from the Burmese, had already resulted in the annexation of one of the most valuable provinces of their empire. The party originally charged with the negotiations for redress was Commodore Lambert, and this, he thought was the first error into which we had fallen. Barbarous as the Court of Ave was, it at first showed itself disposed to grant redress, and to this effect Commodore Lambert wrote on then 2d January. The Burmese Governor of Rangoon was rivalled, and matters seemed in a favourable train, until on the 6th of January a quarrel as to etiquette arose, which resulted in the seizure of a ship belonging to Burmese traders, by order of the British commodore. He contended that the Governor-General of India had no right whatever to* make an aggressive war out of India. The present, he apprehended, would turn out a second edition of the Kafir war—however brave with the sword our troops , were, they fell victims to the climate. What, he asked, was to be the end of the course on which we had entered ? Were we going to annex the Burmese empire to our own in India ! It would be impossible to defend the frontier without stationing 15,000 or 20,000 men in an unhealthy district for this express purpose. With re spect to the efficiency of the military officers in command, he did not think we had, in this country sufficient data for forming an opinion, but it was quite clear that there must be vacillation in our policy, because we had taken towns and then abandoned them. It appeared to him that this war had orignated in a hasty act on the part of Commodore Lambert, in seizing the Burmese ship, which put an instant end to diplomatic intercourse. Sir C. WOOD thought the house would not deem this a convenient opportunity for discussing the question to which his hon. friend had called their attention, on an evening set apart for the army estimates. With respect to the motion made, he had already given notice to lay on the table of the house papers in contirmation of those already produced, bringing down the information respect ing the occurrences of the war to the annexation of the province of Pegu, which appeared to constitute ail epoch in its transactions. The present hostilities did not ap .pear to him to have arisen out of any isolated fact, but rather from a series of indignities offered to Bri tish subjects by k the Burmese, of which that which had given occasion for hostile proceedings was the last. It was true that it was one of a particularly of- _ fensive description ; but though every opportunity was given to the Burmese to retract it there was not the least disposition evinced to, offer any apology or atonement. The Governor-General had been most anxious to avoid annexation, and every step he had taken in this direc tion had been forced upon him by circumstances. He should content himself with observing that he concurred in the approbation with which the Governor-General's policy throughout had been viewed by his predecessor in office. The papers would probably he in the possession of honourable members in the course of three or four days, and they would then be in a better position to judge of the operations which had been pursued. Mr. HUME agreed that the present was not the most convenient time for discussing the subject. The honourable baronet opposite should know that the re sponsible Minister for India was the President of the Board of Control, and that everything that place in re ference to peace or war was by his authority. At this moment the court of directors were not in possession of a single dispatch to show the origin of the war, and were as ignorant of it as he was himself. In like man ner, with regard to the first Burmese war, the Indian Government had been obliged to pay 13,000,0001. fomits expenses without having before them a single dispatch. He agreed with his hon. friend that this war might have been avoided. Commodore Lambert had sent on shore an officer to obtain an interview with the governor of the fort at Rangoon, who probably thinking that the affair ought to have been arranged in an interview be tween the commodore and himself, deemed himsel improperly treated, and redress was, in consequence, re fused, which led to the seizure of the Burmese ships. What should we think if the French or Americans sent an ambassador here, whom we refused to receive on the ground of his credentials being informal, and proceeded in consequence to seize British ships in their own waters ? In speaking of Lord Dalhousie he must say he had a diffi cult duty to perform, and was as anxious to avoid war as any person ; but by the course that had been adopted the Government of Ave was called upon to deal with a man who had taken and kept one of their ships. But though the King of Ave had to send a message to a man who had, as he thought, violated the law, the most com plimentary mode of sending it was adopted by him, as indicated by the number of attendants, that being the mode resorted to by the native princes of evincing their desire to pay a compliment. As far as his (Mr flume's) impression went, Commodore Lambert was the cause of the war, though he perceived that he had already re ceived a pension of 1501. a year for good services on the Irrawaddy. He hoped that these events would lead to the adoption of a different course with regard to the go vernment of India. He differed from many persons who tiipught that the court of directors might be dispensed with. He thought they could exercise most useful powers in examining the details of the revenue and of the army, and to enable them to do so effectively they should be made acquainted with the facts. The whole of the government of India was placed in the hands of two individuals, the chairman and deputy-chairman, and • the Board of Control and other parties were not allowed to communicate the objections they might entertain. 'He had a strong opinion that there were men in the court of dfrootors whoselo al exi.iiezice., and co_netant atten tion and devotion to the affairil of India wotifd make - -- - them an able council for any Government to carry on ' the affairs of India. He wished to see a Minister for India in that house, instead of having a board that never sat, and commissioners that never acted. All that was a perfect mockery, and an insult to common sense, but he hoped the result of the inquiry now going on would lead to a better state of things. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. HOGG declared that the last question he had expected to have heard raised in that house was a ques tion as to the justice of the Burmese war. He might have expected that various commentaries would have been made as to the mode and manner of carrying on that war, but to hear the justice of the origin of the war questioned, and that by a member who had an oppor tunity of reading the papers that had been laid upon the table of the house, did, he confessed, excite his astonish ment. It was true it had been said that the propriety of this war, and the operations, so far as they had proceeded, had been censured by three Governments—the Govern ment of the noble lord the member for the city of Lon don, who was at the head of the Administration when the discussion first arose ; the recent Government, presided over by Lord Derby • and the present G overnment ; b ut there was authority alluded to that was greater than any one of them, or greater than even all of them united, and that was the authority of the illustrious man who was now no more. (Hear, hear.) In a discussion that had recently taken place, a memorandum was produced and read by the noble lord at the head of the Government, proceeding from that illustrious man, which seemed to answer by anticipati on every thi ng that had been said there or elsewhere. After Lord Derby had laid every document and military paper, from the commencement of the war to the month of August, before the Duke of Wellington, the following memorandum was written by him three weeks before his lamented -death :—" It appears to me that this war could not have been averted ; that the operations fixed upon were judicious, and they have been carried into execution with great gal lantry by the officers and by the troops." (Hear, hear.) With testimony such as that, not only as to the plan of operations and -the success attending them, but also as to the necessity for the war, he thought it would be use less on his part to occupy the time of the house by offer ing further observations on those points. His honour able friend must be as well aware as he was that by a series of acts the dignity of the Government of India had been outraged, and that a system was at length brought to a climax and crisis which had been carried on for many years. Did not the honourable gentleman know that the Burmese Government had permitted a British ambassador to reside at Ava, but. that Colonel Burney, when he visited Ave, was treated with contempt ? Was he not also aware that when Colonel Benson was sent to Ave he was treated much worse. The outrages and in dignities heaped upon him exceeded belief, his life was in danger, and he was obliged to retire. (Hear, hear.) At last matters were brought to a close, and the course pursued by Lord Dalhousie throughout showed that his e of life, pbel lo a wt n h, d e laßantudtr Burmese least pose desire was to obtain compensation for the past, and security for the future, at the least possible expense of money, at the least possible risk possible necessity for the extension of the territory He p th o o s u se g s h s t fo t n ha o t f bys Rangoon, ri k i g h ea might vigorous o c u o m s come to an immediate settlement. (Hear. true that the Burmese said they had rem o ved nor, but it was merely to gain time, and it w tt E :a n g o oq t vu t ei h Wi e n ol it d ie b s u u t p t o h n e tnheewm.goolveernaro.)r sthoaftahr h eaped those indig dispossaitiontahfrfdoormwearo,mhme hodadorwel!iAtamten bert having shown any to the Governor-General to to hope and believe that he would t k h i ehhriandgevre matterreasoa to a satisfacto r y conclusion and t o an amicable close. His hon. frie n d, t h e memb er spoken of the usag es o f the Burmes e fo rMontrose had empire, and of the manner in which th ey had treated Commodore Lambert ; but the fact was that he had received a deputation of inferior officers, and the act of sending them to Commodore Lambert was in itself an insult. But Commodore Lam bert did not refuse to receive them- Though he was aware of the insult that was offered to him by sending those persons to wait upon him, he received them with great courtesy, and sent a message in return to told to governor by the second in command, who was t_oyi es to t, wait in a shed, as the governor was asleep. a hear.) They could afford in India to do much a nd u to lose much, but they could not afford to sub m it to the to retain in slightest indignity or insult, if they me ant policy their power, authority, and empirethat e c ountry. It was said that the Governor-General had no in the He was clear, distinct, and, step by step, consecutive. • upon territory course adopted by him, but the fact was that his policy and when that object to insure the payment of expen ses, but w hen lie proceeded with the intention of seizing amicable 't was impossible to effect an found was effected, to make restitution of it ; contemplated the mighty Pegu. (Hear.) .had arrange ment, he came to He th h e d_ e n fi e n v i e t r e conclusion of occupying project of conquering a great empire, but merely to ob tain possession o sea coast ; and, in point of fact, in place of extending their empire, it amounted more to a consolidation of what they had than to any extension. (Hear, hear.) Amongst the animadversions cast upon Lord Dalhousie, it had been said that nothing so pre posterous had ever been done as to take possession of Pegu without having an abundance of animals and • carriages for the purposes of transport. (Hear, hear.) He would tell them what vas necessary for the purposes of Lord Dalhousie's occupation of Pegu, and what he had done. It was necessary to have the means of trans, Now ready, Bvo., sewed, 2s. 6d., T DELUGE By Viscount MAIDSTONE. Dedicated to the Electors of BreAminster. London : Chapman and Ball, 193, Piccadilly.