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T HE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC JUNCTION COMPANY. Navigation through the Isthmus of Darien without Locks. Notice is Hereby Given, that the Directors will proceed to. an Allotment of Shares on THURSDAY, the 17th instant. J. ROBERTS BLACK, Secretary. 36 ..Moorgate-street, Bth March, 1853. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. - WARWICK RACES. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the EXPRESS TRAM between Paddington and Birmingham will STOP at WARWICK, on the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th March, for the convenience of Passen gers attending the Races. The Trains leave Paddington for Warwick at 6.15 a.m., Third Class; 7.40 a.m., 9.45 a.m., Express; 11.15, Third Class ; 2.0 p.m., 4 . 60 p.m., Express. 1 • Paddington Station, March 10, 1853. LA.TJRENT'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 "Amine" Waltzes, the " Champagne Galop," "Le Cirque" Quad e; Debardense," "Juno," and "Steeplechase" Polkas. — Admission, Is. Doors open at Half-past' Eight; dancing to com mence at Nine o'clock, and to terminate at Half-past Eleven. NOTICE. TO INVENTORS, ARTIST., AND OTHERS. THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITU TION is now CLOSED until EASTER MONDAY, for the Purpose of ERECTING spacious NEW ROOMS for a PHOTO GRAPHIC SCHOOL, &c., &c. MODELS of MACHINERY, which will be described to the Visi tors, WORKS of ART, &c., will be RECEIVED for EXHIBITION, free of expense to the Depositors, uatil the 21st of MARCH. SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELE ', GRAPH COMPANES. INSTANT ANEU ICATION with PARIS. IREDUCTION of TARIFFS COMMIT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Wires of these C ompanies have been connected with the Tel e g ra p h of the French , ment ; and on and after this date, MESSAGES will be t ransmitted instantaneously between London and Paris, thus avoid ing the delays that have hitherto occurred at Calais. Notice is a , so given, that a REDUCTION" has been made in tlie Rate of CHARGES between London and the Continent, particu lars of *which can be obtained on application at the offices. No Message that is unintelligible can be transmitted to the Con tinent in consequence of the regulations of the French Government. All Dispatches containing more than one Message will be charged as if sent separately. These Companies reserve to themselves the right of refusing all those Dispatches which, in their opinion, are Unintelligible or contain more than one Message. By order of the Directors, G. L. PARROTT, Secretary. 80, CornhM, London, March 14, 1853. T HE CEYLON LAND AND MINING COMPANY. Capital 200,0001., in 1/. Shares. • NO FURTHER LIABILITY. Ten Shillings per Share to be paid on allotment. This Company is formed for the purchase of land and deve of the miner* resources of the Island of Ce • lon. The fact that Ceylon abounds with mineral wealth has been now ascertained beyond any doubt. The Directors desire to draw attention to the following, taken from " Copies of extracts of correspondence between her Majesty's Government and parties in Ceylon. vide Blue Book, page 15, printed by order of the House of Commons, 21st July, 1847 r"—" Persons the best informed entertain little doubt that the vast mineral re sources of the country hitherto undeveloped, but which are known extensively to abound, will eventually present no inconsiderable feature in the export trado of the country." EXTRACT TAKEN FROM REPORTS OF SIR J. E. TENNANT, LATE COLONIAL SECRETARY OF CEYLON. "Ceylon is rich in minerals. Metallic products comparatively Unnoticed in the interior." EXTRACT FROM REPORT BY DR. ÜBE. " Upon the analytical examination of certain samples of sulphuret 14 copper and of copper pyrites from Ceylon, placed in my hands by Mr. Galbraith, as imported for ' The Ceylon Land and Mining Corn- Ilay,' I find that these specimens are exceedingly rich, and vary in composition. some of them, like that marked No. 22, from Ceylon, contain nearly two-thirds (sixty-six per cent.) of copper for one third of sulphur. (Signed) " ANDREW URE, M.D., F.E.S., Analytical Chemist. " 25, Keppel-street, March 1, 1853." .XTRACT FROM THE REPORT OF MESSRS. WHITE AND DII MANDIER " We reg to state that the specimen submitted to us by Mr. Gal faith, as imported by 'The Ceylon Land and Mining Company,' is of the sulphuret, and yields 72 per cent. "The minor copper ores contain 26 and 38 per cent. (Signed) " WHITE AND DIT MAURIER. "5, Barge-yard, Bucklerabury, Feb. 26, 1853." The Directors do not deem it necessary in this advertisement to offer other equally important extracts from reports and other docu caents in their possession, but they may be inspected on application at the Offices of the Company. The originals of the above, as also maps of the island, with pe sped- C ens of the ores, can be seen and prospectuses had, and applications r Shares made to S. Woods, jun., Esq , Broker to the ompan y, l eWnlan's-court, Cornhill, or at the temporary Offices el the Com pall', 23, New Broad-street. WM. HAMILTON GALBRAITH, Secretary. THE FEATHER RIVER LAND and GOLD MLNIIIG COMPANY, Nevada District, California. '''Stablished in France as a Societe en Commandite, by which the responsibility of Shareholders is expressly limited to the amount Of their subscriptions. For the purchase of a valuable freehold auriferous landed estate, 41 .600 acres in extent. Capital, 300,0001., in 150,000 Shares of 21. each. ,_To be increased to 500,0001. so soon as dividends to the amount of ?enty per cent. have been paid on the present capital, which is an ticipated from the first twelve months' actual operations. Seventy-five thousand of the above shares will be issued at once, of which twenty-five thousand have been subscribed for in New York ; a nd the remainder are reserved to be issued when the property has en inspected and reported upon by a surveyor, and approved o f b y , hoard of Supervision, or sooner, should a general meeting of the sh areholders so determine—no payment beyond a depesit of five per ! e ll% upon the first moiety of the purchase money to be made to the vendors until the property be thus approved. BOARD OP SUPERVISION. • : 14 ParlsL-Monsieur Drouil!ard, Ranker and Director of the Lyons and Mediterranean Railway. PS Monsieur Monternault, Director of the Paris and Orleans Railway Company. In London—John Bagshaw, Esq. R. Hartley Kennedy, Esq. Of H. W. Schneider, Esq. I John Stewart, Esq. • • Charles Trueman, Esq. „ Capt. Leicester Vernon, R.E. GwasT IN Pears—Mons. Ennemond Bagary. BROKERS. Messrs. G. Burnaud & Co., Cornhill. Messrs. Foster and Braithwaite, Old Broad-street. BANKERS IN LONDON. Messrs. Heywood, Kennards, and Co. The London and Westminster Bank. BANKERS IN PARlS.—Messrs. P. Gil and Co. Messrs. V enni _ g bOLICITOR.S. B. L T N A aylor, and Robins, Tokenhouse-yard. s.c . .-Mr. William Bray. Offices.—ln London : --g4, Old Broad-street ;in Paris, 79, Rue Richelieu. This Company has been en a bl e d to secur e , i n th e ce l e b ra t e d N e . • Veda District, California, the right to purchase the large property of Thos. 0. Larkin, Esq., reported upon, as after mentioned, to contain .2 4600 acres in extent, and CO possess extensive gold-bearing quart z Veins and auriferous eeposits,an d gold washings, and to be well adapted for agricultu ral purposes. The property is describ ed as being situated on the west bank of the Feather River, winch is a tributary of t he Great Sacramento 'liver, and to be at a distance of about 195 miles by water communi ea . tion from San Francisco. The Sacramento is at all times naviga ble for steamers ; and it Stated that, during a greater portion of tb ~„8 year, vessels can navigate the Feather River up to an the indi pspuroperty. 'An estate is freehold, and t he vendors guarantee table titl a e, free from incumbrances. judged mineral importance and value of the property will be best '"gged of by the following extract from the report of the Surveyor, Nicholas Gray, Esq , who, in September, 1852, surveyed it as an ivin office a r R uder orders from the United States Government. A 'detailed description of each lot, he sum s u p his report asfteforllgows:: I class the whole estate, containing 21,656 70-100 acres, as • ralland. Gold is found from the bottom of the smallest gully to the summit of the highest mountain on the land, in the soil as in the 'Martz rock. Some indications of iron are to be observed at the : 4 411 2,-veest corner ofthe Table Mountain. Quicksilver has been diofs-f I 'rered in the same vicinity, and I have been informed by men iracity that a few diamonds have also been dug from the Featherslopeo esame mountain. The whole front of' the estate on hi der is about 24 miles, taking its meanders, and I believe the go - a,7, r ing ituartz rock is to be found all along the bank of that stream, C.,. extending back generally two or three miles. By referenceto 2;,_ t Alle map you have all the principal points laid down of quartz c.t rich diggings, &c." 4 ,_Ararther iortant details will be found in the accompanying t ;ennient and map of the property; and o ther particulars of an in ate!ting nature respecting this extensive territory Play be inspected t the office of the Company. • fir. Gray states in his Reports that specimens of th e q uartz • veins 're taken by him from the estate. These Mr. Larkin forwarded to I ZIMdon for analysis, and the result of that analysis, as g iven in the 4:Pendix, shows that with careful management a large return f or the n pital invested may be reasonably expected from the Company's - mg operations. • working capital of 100,000/., leaving the remainder - conduc t „l', 4 !F money, will, it is anticipated, be amply sufficient to e operations of the Company; end it is intended to expend _ame chiefly in erecting extensive central mills for grinding the iupferr,u quartz on the property, and for reducing and extracting ti " l ,.._ gold from its matrices, whether sands, earths, or quartz, in the 4 , 3 "2 complete, perfect, and economical manner ; and also in en- Taging farmers to settle upon the property, whose rents would be i p 7Mlensurate with its value and location, and who would in no "7 Interfere with the extraction of its mineral riches. ~,u le, heh venders have agreed to sell the propert and y at a price one-half of ' is included in the present capital, the remaining half ~,±9 be paid when the capital is increased to £500,000, and when gtvidends to the amount of 20 per cent. have been paid to the areholders as before mentioned. The entire price to e '• s Paid in mottles probably not an one-hundredth part of the mere Ile of the gold to is be extracted from the lds, Independently of Cheir fitness and eligibility for cultivation ; and the company have oen Met with the greatest fairness by the vendors, who do not seek Of 'us / ..1? Paid for the estate,lexcept a deposit of 5 per cent on oneted moiety Purchase money, until an English surveyor, nomina by the I;,°ard of Supervision, shall have examined the estate, reported upon Fre e declared it to be in accordance with the prospectus. The Per acre on the portion of purchase-money payable out of the eta capital is less than 101. The Company may find it desirable that a town shall be erected ti s ear the junction of the Feather River with the north fork of that v er ; and as great facilities and advantages will be offered to rest ,P,ts, the particular lands to best epart for this city, looking at the !II known rapidity with which American cities are created and ropled, may probably, in a few years, realise prices sufficient to re 'tare to the Shareholders the entire purchase money. kn organised system of gran ti n g leases of mines on the estate is ~,o in contemplation, which will yield large returns to this Com. ; and the Board of Supervision desire to can the attention of her individuals and companies contemplating the purchase of farm lands,ttg_ alluvial diggings, or quartz mining locations, to their vast ts of territory. The Board will be prepare d to make sales and gugrant,. leases of portions of the Feather River Esta te. 2 .,.', 1 e Board of Supervision believe that they indul g e in no exagge vp " ( AI when expressing their conviction that the estate fairly put to ° rlt to its full ca pabilities will, for many years, annually yield as 2 1 dend—what may reasonably be expected from all succePfal gold 4,l.lPantee—at least CO per cent. on the entire capital besides en.. ug es• The investment in the shares must , therefore, be e q ual to Offered_ by any other company, either in Australia or California. e or i l e moard of Supervision will have the power of carrying out the 14, 1 ract with the vendors, and of settling the statutes of the com ben4, under which all its affairs will be regulated. The deposit will ` Per share, thus paying up the shares in full at the time of allot- Tr at, and all deposits applicable to the purchase money received be,; !hares sold will be ed in like manner as theshares would have if not sold—viz., unti l the surveyor's report has been received, v e ,7' Possession given, and a good title exhibited, and a proper con ''4nee executed. tt,''PPlications for shares to be addressed to the Secretary, and to Z3.llrokers of the Company ; and no application ca n receive atten ' Mess references be given to Bankers or Stockbrokers. APPENDIX. -.ACT OP A LETTER PROM NICHOLAS GnAlt,l3.S., Surveyor to the „ Hon. T. 0. LAWN. Dated Hamilton, June llth, 1852. be ar g this you will receive a small box of specimens of gold teear,"..g quartz. The specimens here sent are not selected specimens, to L re I Wished to inform you corrretly, or within the truth, so as future examination. I saw much richer specimens. /0, 0 ,2' 18 was dug out of a hole about 1% miles from Pocenix Mill 14 .7. 1 as the Bloomingdale ledge or lead. g "Zi n.. B stated by Mr. Larkin's agent in this country that the box was so and from San Francisco to London, and assed by John tte Matthey, and that in the specimens no gold was visible to 111:41 0 .„7 . ed eye. Tho report of Messrs. Johnson and Matthey is as " Assay-office, '79, Hatton-garden, London, August 25, 1852. 4 .91:1 1 ic box of go ld quar t z h a d h a lf o f eac h pi ece t a k en o ff , an d the lk ot "'" crushed together very fine, giving grains of gold, which would 1 01 ; Pass through the sieve, equal to Boz. 10 dwt. of fine gold to the 11,, , f, 2 0 cwt. The flne powder produced, by assay, gold equal to dwts of fine gold to the ton of 20 cwt. dwt. "JoasisoN and Bisayrurf." 8 10 31 10 BO tbr et vat the presentprice of fine gold—viz., 845. 7Ud, per oz.— It ._a value of about 841. to the ton of 20 cwt. 14, 4 : 3 n Intended that the machinery to be erected by the Feather titan' C ompany shall be capable of crushing and reducing the same tk _ tity at least of gold ore per annum as is minded and crushed by 41,Eelebrated St. Juan del Bey Company of Brazil, viz., about tah7 u tons Per annum. The average produce of gold per ton, ob ,zeir by that company, as per their pubPshed reports, gives a value aina 115 . Per ton, of ore only as contrasted with the above extraor of 01119 P r oduce of 841. per ton. An average produce ter - ton of ore han c h e L t eath only of thi s sum — sa y Si. per ton—must yield profits "'Or thell the 20 per cent. dividend anticipated by the diree ._ No. 18,871.] "f I IIE WINNER FOR THE COMING DERBY. Shortly will be published (price is., or by post ls. 2d.), "THE HORSE for the COMING DERBY," by the WIZARD OF THE NORTH ,Last year, as early as February, the Wizard, besides naming the first three, and seltcting the exact number of starters, also gave a horse to hedge with, which advanced from 40 tO 1 to 4 to 1, and which all the sporting writers of the day (but one) tOOk for their winner the week before the race. In Turf matters, how ever, success is only to be attained by "biding your time," and in the present instance nothing will be lost by the exercise of a little patience. though to insure early copies, orders should be given at once. Instances without end coulel be adduced in proof of this. Thus, how many men who have lost fortunes upon the turf in their_ early career, have won them back again, with more than compound interest, by simply observing this rule ? Wait then for a brief space, and you shall have a book worth more than a shilling, besides a downright good thing'for the Derby, that is certain to get a place, if it domes not win. G. Vickers, Publisher, Holywell-street, London. AT a numerous and highly respectable MEET ING of MERCHANTS and TRADERS of the CITY of LONDON, held at the London Tavern, on Monday, the 14th March, 1853, _ _ _ _ . JOHN MASTERAIAN, Esq., M.P., in the Chair, It was proposed by J. Horsley Pallier, Esq. ; mended by Samuel Gregson, Esq , That in the opinion of this Meeting the present duty of 2s. 2 d. per lb. on tea, or from 200 to 250 per cent., is a most oppressive tax upon an article of universal consumption, which enhances the price so cohaiderably as seriously to limit the demand, and that such is directly opposed to the established commercial policy of this coun try. That the effect of this duty upon our commercial relations with China Is prejudicial in the highest degree, inasmuch as the trade being principally one of barter, our exports of British manu factures are dependent upon the extent of our imports from that country—it may, therefore, be fairly expected that our trade would be materially increased, were there a considerable augmentation of the returns at present received from China. That a large reduction of duty is important, inasmuch as tea is a favourite article of consump tion with the great mass of the people, whose comforts and social habits would be promoted by placing within their reach an accept able and wholesome beverage at a reasonable price. And farther, that as a Parliamentary Committee, in July, 1847, after a length ened inquiry, recommended to the House of Commons a considerable reduction of the duty on tea it is highly expedient at this time to urge the Chancellor of the Exchequer to re-consider the Report of the Committee, with a view of submitting to the house a proposal f o r -*- , ^commendation into eff ec t. rs was proposed by W. Crawford, Esq. ; seconded . 1 , ?3 , Hugh M. Matheson, Esq., That inasmuch as protracted discussions upon alterations of duty detrimentally affect the interests of all parties both.here and abroad, promote undue speculation, and tend to diminish the amount of duties received for the revenue, it is highly desirable that any reduc tion proposed as regards the tea duties should take effect with the least possible delay. It was proposed by G. T. Brain, Esq. ; seconded by Lewis Ruth, Esq. That as regards the extent of reduction, this meeting is fully im pressed with the importance of its being of such a magnitude as would secure to the people a difference in price sufficiently important to en sure such increased consumption as would promptly restore any temporary deficiency in the revenue. It was proposed by Richard Twining, Esq., jun.; seconded by John Entwistle, Esq., That the following Memorial be signed, for presentation to the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, conveying to him the views of this Meeting on the subject, and that the same be handed to him by John Masterman, Esq. M.P., and Samuel Gregson, Esq., M.P. It was proposed by J. Ingram Travers, Esq.; seconded by Jas. Lay, ton, Esq,, That the cordial thanks of this Meeting be given to John Master man, Esq., M.P., for his conduct in the chair this day, and for his G o his AD s constituents. roN Em . T re o ad T y HE att ß en iG t wr ien H at o all t w im , es ma t a o m th E e we is E h T es CHAN CELLOR OF HER MAJESTY'S EXCHEQUER, StC. The Memorial of the undersigned Merchants and Traders of the City of London. Showeth,—That your Memorialists are deeply interested in the trade with Chins, or engaged in the sale of tea. That your Memorialists consider the present duty charged upon tea to be exorbitant and oppressive, and most inconsistent with the avowed commercial policy of the nation, of securing to the mass of the people all necessary articles of consumption at the cheapest pos sible rate. That this excessive duty interferes most seriously with the con sumption of tea. That the natural development of the China trade (in most in stances one of barter) is greatly impeded by the imposition of a high duty upon one of the principal articles of import, as the extent of British manufactures to be introduced into that country must be regulated by the returns of China products which we are enabled to consume That your Memorialists consider that could returns be taken from China in sufficient quantity, the exportation of British manufactures would be increased to an enormous extent, China being not only the most populous country in the world, but its inhabitants are probably the most dress-loving people and the most prone to the indulgence of cheap luxuries of any nation with which we are acquainted. That your Memorialists are convinced that the reduction of the duty on tea will ensure a largely increased consumption of that article. That the loss of revenue occasioned by a reduction of duty would be speedily repaired by such increased consumption, provided the reduction were sufficiently important to cause a sensible diminution in the price, and one which would be felt by the mass of the people, whose purchases, though made in very small quantities, are enor mous in the aggregate. That the duties imposed by*the Chinese tariff on British goods varies from 5 to 7 per cent., while the duty on tea, their staple export to Great Britain varies from 200 to 250 per cent.—a fact which should induce the Government of this country to take the earliest opportunity of lessening the excessive duty now charged thereon. That independently of commercial views, the extended consump tion of tea in this country may be deemed a moral and social ques tion of great importance. Tea yields a wholesome and agreeable beverage to every class of the population, one that is increasingly desired as a substitute for intoxicating liquors, and is peculiarly valued by the humbler classes, whose comforts would be increased, and whose social habits would be improved were the cost of so important an article of consumption materially reduced. That in reference to navigation, a large reduction is important. Tea is a light and bulky article, requiring considerable tonnage in proportion to its value; the continued emigration to Australia will direct a large amount of shipping to the southern hemisphere, a part of tifhich, proceeding to China, would find profitable employment, were a large additional quantity of tea required in this country. That your Memorialists would further mention that during the past six years, while the shipments of tea from China to Great Bri tain have only increased from 57,600,00t1b5. to 65,000,0001b5., the ex ports of tea to the United States, where no duty is imposed, have in creased from 18,000,0001b5. to 34.300,0001b5.,—a striking illustration of the expansive power of the tea trade if relieved from burthensome and expressive duties. That in our colonies and dependencies where tea is free or lightly taxed, the consumption is, in eroportion to Ihe population, in some cases two, in others three to one more than in this country, a fact which further strongly illustrates the capability of greatly increased consumption. In conclusion, your Memorialists will only refer to the elaborate investigation into the working of the China trade by a Committee of the House of Commons in 1847. The Report of that Committee, which entered most fully and ably into all questions arising out of this important branch of our commerce, contained the following re commendation to the house:— " Your Committee think themselves warranted in recommending to the house a considerable reduction in the duty on tea at the earliest period which in It wisdom It may see flt, as most desirable in itself, with a view to the comforts and the social habits of the people, as involving but a temporary loss to the Revenue, and as essential to the extension of our trade with China, nay, even to its maintenance at the point which it has already reached." Under these circumstances, your Memorialists pray for a liberal and prompt revision of the Tea Duties. London, 14th March, 1853. Baring Brothers and Co. Matheson and Co W. E. Moffatt J. J. Noyes Palmers, Mackillop, Dent, & Co. G. H. and J. F. Wulff Fred. Huth and Co. Benj. Williams Gregson and Co. Joseph Rackley Forbes, Forbes, and Co. 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White James Cousens and Sons North, Simpson,Phillips and Co. R. Both int and Sons Andrew Johnson and Co. Bennett, Brown, and Co. Charles Hunt W. Smith and Co. Noel Whiting Miller and Lowcock Robert H. Salmon J. A. A.bblss and Co. John Towse, jun. Geo. Duncan "Richard Gibbs, jun. Chas. Watson James Gilbertson John Fletcher Betts William spottiswede Chas. Barry and Co. F. Farnan and Sons C. Thorne W. Hanswell IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS, just published, by H. BeiMere, 219, Regent-street, London. No I. ave., in cloth, price is. by post free, ss. 6d., ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRUCEA, with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors In relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the Generative System, or Sexual Hypochondriasis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD "Dr. Pickford ',f; known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs us, that be has addressed himself to the non-medi cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall detect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his sower to correct."—London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. "We oromised in a former number that we should recur to this war's, in order to exhibit its aim more clearly. Tho author lashes with great severity the impostors who make a livelihood by preying on the credulity of the public. The tribe of Quiet Symathiser s ,' Friends,' are mercilessly expos e d ; an d i f this book cc into the hands of those who suff er f rom th corn anudid. find seal way plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of l ess importance, thoneh it is that which the quacks most prize— much money ... This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good. Medical Circular, June 16, 1852. No. 11. Bvo., in cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post free, 45., VIE CURE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Princi ples at once Simple, Safe, ancl Efficient, in even its most Inveterate apparently Intractable Forms. BY F. B. COURTENAY, Masher of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 1 . In proof of his views ho (Mr. Conrtenay) has given the history of a great many cases successfully treated, as had as any which Mr. Sytne adduced, and on which he had operated. Such are cases ix., si., xii., and xviii. No. ix. had reacted, for a period of twelve yesrs, the treatment by dilitation, and was finally ternovel in as many weeks. But cases avid. and xix. appear, both in duration, severity, and complication of symptoms, of a more ag gravated character than any detailed by Mr. Syme, and yet the treatment adopted by Mr. Courtenay proved eminently successful." -Professor LiZaril on the Treatment of Stricture. 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, 5221.25.7d.ti1l death, if 20 years after, no fur ther payment beingrc quired. Ifhowever the party, from any cause, wished to cancel the Policy, he could not onlydraw out all hehas . put In, viz., 225/., but • 20 //.10s Od 225/. 522/.257d 287/. 2s. 9d. a certain bonus of 621. 2s. 9d. in the bargain, which is more than one-fourth of the whole ofhis payments, or he could either draw out a part, 201. or 50/.. diminishing the Policy only by the assured value of the sum so drawn out at the age when withdrawn. See pagess and 7 in detailed pamphlet, by F. G. P. Nelson, Esq. 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In ordinary Life Offi d 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 fund to iy 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 DDposIT assurance is the only system of assurance which can be' universally recognised and adopted when the principles are impar lt - canvassed, and its palpable ben efits become widely diffused. confers greater advantages than a bank because it allows a fair rate of interest in case of withdrawal, and gives twice the amount in the hands of the Company to the representatives of the Depositor iis case of endowment " case of death, thus combining the G tM Es m o or F e ADYANTAGES OF A BANK WITH THE BENEFITS OF ASSURANCR COMP.A.NY. 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Robert Drew, aged 28, and William, Andrews, aged 28, were indicted for having, together with one George Kemp and others, on the 25th of N ovem b er last, in the night time, at Wormesley, in the West Riding, felo niously shot at John Mitchell, George Hepworth, George Sawyer, and others, gamekeepers and watchers in the service of Lord Hawkes, with intent to murder or to do them some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Hall, Mr. Dearsley, and Mr. Johnstone appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Overend defended the pri soners. It appeared that Lord Hawkes' preserves are situate at Womersley, two miles from Doncaster. About mid night on the 24th November, the keepers were i n hi s lordship's pre serves , when they heard some guns firing in the woods, upon which John Mitchell, who was head gamekeeper, an assistant named Hepworth, and five others, proceeded towards the place where they heard the firing, in order to capture the poachers, and on ar riving at a wood called Bird Spring Wood, they came up with five persons, armed with two double-barrelled guns, two single-barrelled-guns, and an air gun. On coming towards the poachers the latter faced about, and ad vanced towards the keepers in a line, with their guns presented • upon which th e k ee p er Mitchell, called out to them, telling them to act like men, and not to use their guns ; but the poaChers continued to advance, and to throw stones at the keepers, who then made some show of attempting to take them, but it then became evident that the poachers would resist to the last ex tremity ; upon which Mitchell, the head keeper, who had been told that his men held back, cried out to the poachers, "Now we can't take you, go away like men," but they kept on crying out, " Shoot, shoot," upon which Mitchell said, " Don't shoot, we have got guns as well as you ; if you shoot, ,we shall shoot." The poachers then took stones from their pockets, which they threw at Mitchell, who protected his face with his gun stock. The keepers then retreated, and in going through a gate leading into a field into which they had gone Mitchell turned his head round and received a shot from a gun which was fired at about 15 yards from hifir, and which took effect upon his neck and face, and shot one of his eyes out. He cried out, "I am killed," and staggered, and fell insensible. Hepworth, the assistant keeper, then received a shot on his right arm and back, which brought his arm in which he carried his gun to his side, and as he was putting his gun into his left arm, it went off. The two shots were fired by the prisoner Drew. Hepworth's gun had scarcely gene off when he received another shot in his hand, which *as fired by the prisoner Andrews. The keepers were positive as to Drew's identity, and spoke distinctly to seeing him fire the two shots from behind a tree. With regard to the prisoner Andrews, George Kemp, who was one of the poachers, was called as an a pp rover, to give evidence f or the rown under the offer of a reward of 1001. and a free pardon. He stated that he and the two prisoners and two other men, not in cus tody, left Doncaster on the night in question, in two parties, and joined each other when near Lord Hawkes' preserves. That on their way they passed a miller in his cart, who spoke to them ; and saw that one of them, which was Andrews, was dressed in a white fustain shooting coat. They then shot about 29 pheasants in the wood ; soon after which the keepers came up, when Drew threw himself behind the stump of a tree. They cried out to the keeper, `,` It's no use, we're not going to be taken ;" and Drew immediately fired, and attempted to fire again, but the gun missed fire. He then put on another cap, and on Hepworth turning round he fired a second shot at him. Hepworth then fired, and Andrews fired the next shot. They then returned to Doncaster, and left their game with a ferryman named Harrop, and their jackets and guns at another place. This was confirmed by the ferryman, and by the find ing of the jackets and the guns, which were proved to belong to the prisoners. The prosecutor (Mitchell) on presenting himself in the witness-box, appeared t o b e a stout, hale man, in the prime of life, but he was perfectly blind, and was led into the box, one of his eyes having been shot out. Hop worth, the under-keeper, was also badly wounded, 70 shots having been extracted from his body. Mr. Overend addressed the jury for the prisoner, con tending that there was no sufficient corroboration of the evidence of the approver so as to fix the two prisoners. The evidence of the approver could not be relied on, as he had been influenced by the reward of 100/. and the offer of a free pardon. The keepers' evidence as to the identity of the prisoners ought not to be relied on, con sidering the state of excitement which they must natu rally have laboured under in their attempt to take the poachers. At the conclusion of his address the learned counsel called the Mayor of Doncaster, in whose service Drew had been a railway contractor, and several other witnesses, who gave both prisoners an excellent cha racter, His Lordship, in summing up, pointed the attention of the jury to the charge they had consider, and to the evidence adduced in support of each part of the charge. If they thong& the identify of Drew was established, and that he had aimed his gun at the head and face of Mitchell, they would consider what he intended by that act. As to Andrews, he was not the first to fire, and had not fired until there had been a shot in return, and until, it was presumed, his blood was up, where there might be less of deliberate intent in his act than in that of the prisoner Drew. The jury, after an absence of two hours, found Drew guilty of shooting with intent to murder, and Andrews of shooting with intent to do some grievous bodily harm. but strongly recommended them to mercy on the ground of their previous good character. His Lordship, in passing sentence, said that, but for the recommendation of the jury, he should have felt it his duty to have left Drew for execution ; he should, how ever, order sentence of death to be recorded, and should recommend her Majesty to commute that sentence into transportation for life; the sentence upon Andrews was that he be transported for fifteen years. WESTERN CIRCUIT—ExETER, MARCH 14. CROWN COURT. Harriet S:piller, a girl about twelve years old, was found guilty of having set fire to two stacks of oats, at Garcombe, the property of Mary Webber, on the 6th of September last. The jury recommended her to mercy on account of her youth. Sentence was postponed. John Dinning, aged 18, was indicted for maliciously cutting and wounding William Moon, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. H. T. Cole prosecuted, and Mr. Cox defended the prisoner. In this case it appeared that the prosecutor, a farmer at Ufculm, in this county, on the evening of the Ist of February returned home from market, and hearing that the prisoner had ill-used his son, a boy of fourteen, took up a small stick and went out to the prisoner, who was standing just outside the house. An altercation took place between them, when Moon struck the prisoner several times with the stick. The prisoner said, "If you hit me again you --, I will rip your guts up." Moon turned rou n d an d struck at the prisoner again with the stick, when the prisoner immediately struck him in the belly with some sharp instrument, the effect of which was to pierce the abdomen through, so that the intestines of the poor man came through and hung down for more than a foot. He was put to bed and attended by a surgeon, but his life was for some time in immi nent danger. The prisoner was informed of what had happened, when he said, "It was a bad job—he wished it had been worse, and that he wished he had ripped him right up." Mr. Cox having addressed the jury for the prisoner, he was convicted of unlawfully wounding, and was sen tenced to fifteen months' imprisonment and hard labour. James Bolt, a little boy about seven years old, was in dicted for having wilfully and maliciously set fire to a hayrick. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, .MARCH 17, 1853. NORMAN'S NEW PATENT LAW. This day is published, post Bvo., 7s. Gd. cloth, ATREATISE on the LAW and PRACTICE relating to LETTERS PATENT FOR INVENTIONS. By JOHN PAXTON NORMAN, Esq., M.A., of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. _ _ _ London : Butterworths, Law Booksellers and Publishers in ordi• nary to her Majesty, 7, Fleet-street. QUEEN v. KIRWAN. 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OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, 14th March, 1853. • THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of Her MAJESTY'S ORDNANCE do HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That they will SELL by AUCTION, at the Tower, on TUESDAY, the 22d instant, at 11 o'clock in the forendon precisely, sundry Lots of OLD STORES, consisting of—Great Coats, Serge Cuttings, Surgical and Surveying Instruments, Fire Engines and Hose, Files, Copper, Steel, Iron, Toole of sorts, Walnut-Tree Cuttings, Musquet Stocks, New and Old, and various other articles the whole of which may be viewed at the Tower, four days previeUs to the sale (Sundays ex cepted), from 10 till 4 o'clock, upon application to the Principal Storekeeper's Mee at that place, where catalogues of the lots and conditions of the sale will be delivered to those persons who may apply for the same. Zy Order of the Board. G. BUTLER, Secretary. T 0 TOWN-TRAVELLERS . - STANDIDGE and CO., Pickle and Sauce Manufacturers, have TWO VACAN CIES for first-rate Men of respectability. A connection is indispen sable.—Apply personally at 8, k,agle Wharf-road, City-read. rro NIGHT.-ST. PATRICK' S DAY.- .111. GRAND BAL MASQUE at the CASINO DE VENIRE, HIGH HOLBORN.—Mr. W. PACKER has the honour to announce that his ANNUAL BENEFIT Is fixed for THIS NIGHT, March 17, when, at the earnest solicitation of his numeroui patrons, he will give A OR (ND BAL MASQUE, on a scale of unequalled splendour. Gentlemen's Tickets, ss. ; Ladies' ditto, 3s. Doors open at half past Nine, acd commence at Ten o'clock: N.B.—Mr. Nathan, Castle-street, is the appointed costumer. CONTRACT for TELEGRAPHIC INSTRIT- N.) MENTS.—BRITISH ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. —The Directors of the above Company are prepared to receive TENDERS for the MANUFACTURE of INSTRUMENTS under the Patents of the Company, in Sets of not less than Fifty Instru ments. Specifications may be seen (and copied at the expense of the par ties tendering) and pattern instruments may be inspected on appli cation at the Central Offices of the Company, Roy al Exchange, London, between the hours of 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily. By Order. Central Station, 291, Royal Exch GEORGE SAWARD, Secr e tary.ange, London, March, 1853. UPERB NOVELTIES in PAPIER MACHE, at MECHI'S, 4, Leadenhall-street, London. A visit to his establishment will prove that there is not in London another such stock of elegance,. They consist of tables, envelope cases, netting-boxes, companions, cabinets, jewel-cases, work. boxes, dressing-cases, tea-caddies, hand and pole screens, card-racks, table inkstands, regency writing-desks, portfolios, playing cards, and visit ing card-cases, cigar and bottle-cases, note and cake. baskets ; also an assortment of needle-cases in pearl and tortoiseshell, silver and gold pencil-cases, pen-holders, and other articles suitable for pre sents. Inventor of the patent castellated tooth-brush. B ETTS'S PATENT BRANDY having been now before the Public since 1825, the proof of its excellence in its use by discriminative consumers being continuous and increasing, and its purity and excellence being vouched for by the HIGHEST MEDICAL 117THORITIES, warrant Messrs. J. T. BETTS and CO. in inviting universal attention to it as an article of incomparable merit. Their PATENT METALLIC CAPSULES are, at the same time, effective security to the public against the fraudulent substitution of any inferior article, whether as regards their PATENT BRANDY, their celebrated Whiskey, " TRE DEW on' BEN _NEVIS," or their STANDARD OF COGNAC BRANDY; either of 'which may be ()gained of respectable Wine and Spirit Merchants throughout the kingdom; or in quantities of not less than Two Gallons, from J. T. BETTS and CO., Distillery, 7. Smithfield-bars, London. R OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, :Established by Royal Charter of his Majesty George 1., A.D. 1720), --- For SEA, FIRE, and LIFE ASSURANCES. OFFICES—ROYAL E%CHANGE, LONDON. BRANCH OFFICE-29, PALL-MALL. Octavius Wigram, Esq., Governor. The Hon. J. T. Leslie Melville, Sub-Governor. George Pearkes Barclay, Esq., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Edmond S. P. Calvert, Esq. John Garrett Cattley, Esq. 'Alexander Colvin, Esq. Edward Maxwell Daniell, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, Esq. Robert Banbury, jun., Esq. • Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. William Tetlow Hibbert, Esq. Lancelot Holland, Esq. Sir John Wm. Lubbock, Bart. MEDICAL REFEREE—SamueI Solly St. Bele] Notice.—Tbe usual fifteen days miums falling due at Lady-day wi Life Assurance may be effected Pounds on one Life ; with, or, at pation in profits. The Reversionary BONUS on Participating Life Policies has amounted on an average to 46 per Cent. on the amount of Premiums paid. Charles John Manning, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. Edward Howley Palmer, Esq. Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart. Abraham George Robarts, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. Thomas Smith, Esq. William Soltan, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq. Thomas Tooke, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. r, Esq., F.R.S., Consulting Surgeon, m's-place. allowed for payment of Fire Pre ill expire on the 9th of April. d to the extent of Ten Thousand lower Premiums, without particb. Persons may servo in the Militia or Yeomanry without affecting le vapidity of Policies on their Lives. , The Fees of medical referees are paid by the Corporation. . _ . . This Corporation has held a high position during upwards of a Century and a Quarter, and affords unquestionable security by its capital-stock. . _ _ ALEX. GREEN, Secretary. Royal Exchange, London. CONTRACT FOR MARINE CLOTHING AND. NECESSARIES, Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset-place, 14th March, 1853. THE Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on THURSDAY, the 7th April next, at One o'clock, ey will be r ea d y to treat with such persons as may be willing to Contract for supplyi ng an d g r delivering into her Majesty's Victnallin Scores at Deptf or d , under a Contract for Twelve Months certain, an furtheruntll the expiration of Three Months warning, all such ff CLOTHINa i c and Woollen and Linen Articles of Nec varies as may, f rom ti me to time, be demanded for the Royal Ida !nes, and for th e A rt il lery is Companies of the Royal Marines. The Clothing to be supplied either made up, or in Materials for making up. A Form of the Tender and the Conditions may be obtained at the sari office; and Patterns of the Article 4 may be seen at th e M arine OfThee, New-street, Spring-gardens, beeween the hours of Eleven and Three. No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, nor any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him, duly authorised in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi ralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Marine Clothing," and must also be delivered at Somerset place, accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible persons, engag ing to become bound with the person tendering, in the sum of 3,0001. for the due performance of the Ccintract. NO ACT OF PARLIAMENT REQUIRED TO SETTLE THE BOTTLED BEER QUESTION. FARLE BROTHERS and CO. beg to inform the Public that they have made arrangements to Sell Bass's or Allsopp's PALE ALE, and other Pale Ales of the first quality, Genuine DUBLIN STOUT, in Bottles manufactured expressly for them, containing the full IMPERIAL .QUART and PINT AMA. SURE, at the following prices : Bass's or Allsopp's best Pale Ales, at per dozen im- a. d. perial quarts .. • • • . a 0 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 Brothers 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 Price 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, ant respectfully beg the Public to avail themselves of it. TERMS, CASH, a. d. Bottles charged per dozen, quarts .. .. 3 0 Ditto ditto pints 2 6 Full credit given for the bottles when returnei. EARLE BROTHERS and CO., Wine and Beer Merchants. 4, DUNCANNON-STREET, TRAFALGAR-SQUARE, LONDON. FRAMPTON'S PILL of HEALTH. A: The following testimonia, is another proof of the great efficacy of this medicine : Winchmore Hill, Middlesex, April 16, 1851. " Sir,—ln consideration of the great benefit I have derived from taking Frampton's Pill of Health, I feel it a duty that I owe to you and the public to send you the following statement. For upwards of nine years I have experienced the efficacy of this excellent medicine. I had long previously been afflicted with headache and indigestion, but a friend having induced me to make a trial of Frampton's Pills, I now inform you that a few doses gave me great relief; and during this long period of time I have taken them in preference to any other medicine ; and I have the happiness of saying that I never had a better state of health. which I attribute to Frampton's Pills. I beg further to add, that this medicine is in general use by my family, and we know of nothiag to equal it. "I am, Sir, yours respectfully, _ _ _ THOMAS PROVINCE. . . _ " To Mr. T. Profit, 229, Strand, London. This excellent Family Pill is a medicine of long-tried efficacy for correcting all disorders of the stomach and bowels, and is a pleasant, safe, easy aperient ; they unite the recommendation of a mild operation with the moat successful effect, and require no re straint of diet or confinement during their use. Ask for FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH, and observe the name and address of " Thomas Front, 229, Strand, London,"on the Government Stamp. Price Is, I 36 . d.. and 2s. 9d. Der Dom Soniti Australian Copper Company, 17, Gracechurch-street. TEETH. —By her Majesty's Royal Letters Palent. 7 Newly-invented and Patented Application of Che- nueally-prepared White India-rubber In the construction of Artificial Teeth, Gums, and Palates.—Mr. EPHRAIM MOSELY, Surgeon- Dentist, 61, Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square. Sole Inventor and Patentee.—A new, original, and invaluable invention, cot sisting in the adaptation, with the most absolute perfection and success, of CHEMICALLY-PREPARED WHITE INDIA-RUBBER as a lining to the ordinary gold or bone frame. The extraordinary results of this application may be briefly noted in a few of their moat promi nent features, as the following :—All sharp edges are avoided ; no springs wires, or fastenings are required ; a greater increase4ret donokstiftipn, is supplied-4 natyral elasticity s hltherio ivhdOz i an attalnaJle: anera flt, rittfettedVrth thetnosrmierlng accuracy, are secured, while from the so'tness and flexibility of the agent em ployed, the greatest support is given to the adjoiniag teeth when loose, or rendered tender by tae absorption of the gums. The acids of the mouth exert so agency on the chemically-prepared White India-rubber, and as it is a non-conductor, fluids of any temperature ssay with thorough comfort be imbibed and retained in the mouth, all unpleasantness of smell or taste being at the same time wholly provided against by the peculiar nature of its preparation. To be obtained only at 61. Grosvenor-street, London ; 22, Gay-street, Bath ; 84, Graluger•street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. ( From the Registrar-General's Report.) It is a subject of much regret that the public health, as measured by the rate of mortality, is still in a very unfavourable state. Since the third week of February, when it feel to 29.8 deg., the mean weekly temperature has continued to rise, having been successively 38.8 deg., 35.3 deg., and last week 44.6 deg. In the same peziods the weekly mortality of London shows a constant in crease, the deaths having been 1,344, 1,427, and in the week that ended last Saturday 1,436. The deaths in the present return occurred at the following ages-600 under 14 years, 467 at 15 years and under 60, 369 at 60 and upwards. In the ten weeks corresponding to last week of the years 1843-52 the average number of deaths was 1,078, which, if raised in proportion to increase of population, becomes 1,186. Therefore the excess of last week's mor tality above the estimated amount is 250. Last week the births of 892 boys and 924 girls, in all 1,816 children were registered in London. In the eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845.52 the average number was 1,473. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29,926 inches. On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday it was above 30 inches. The mean daily temperature was above the average of the same days in 38 years on every day of the week ; it was highest on Sunday and Monday, when it was 8 and 7 deg. above the average. The mean tem perature of the week was 44 deg. 6 min., or 4 deg 4 min. above the average. The wind blew from the south-west generally, but was calm during the greater part of the week. The mean dew-point temperature was 28 deg. 7 min. RAILWAY TRAFFIC _RETURNS. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending March 6, 1853 (283 miles) £13,960 2 11 Corresponding week last year (241 i miles) 10,539 12 0 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending March 13, 1853 - . 217,759 7 5 Corresponding week last year 15,747 8 9 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffie return for ra ilway. and steam-boats for the week ending March 13,1853 Corresponding week last year Increase in 1853.. GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WZSTERN RAILWAY. —Traffic re turn for the week ending March 12, 1853 £4,466 17 9 Corm Spending week last year 3,992 9 0 - £631 10 .5 Increase in 1853 CORK AND BANDON RAILITAY.—TraffiC return for the week ending March 12, 1853 £l6s 16 0 Corresponding week last year 157 14 10 £474 8 9 John Hearne, Si, Strand. Price la. HANWELL LUNATIC ASYLUM. Persons stilling to TENDER for SUPPLYING the above named Institution, which contains about 1,100 Inmates, with Meat, Fleur, Malt, Hops, Oatmeal, Peas, Hay, Straw, Oats, Butter, Cheese, and Bacon, for Six Calendar Months, from the Ist April next, are requested to deliver sealed tenders addressed To the Corn- Nitttee of Visitors," to the Storekeeper, at the Asylum, at Hanwell, by Half past Eleven o'clock on Thursday, the 24th instant, and be in attendance there at Twelve o'clock. Blank forms in which the Tenders must be made may be obtained, and the form of Contract may be seen, either by application here, er at the Asylum. The Committee will not bind themselves to accept the lovc est er an D y a o ted t thethis 12th Tenders. March, 1853. CHARLES WRIGHT, Clerk to the Titters. Sessions-house, Clerkenwell. LOANS GRANTED. LONDON EXCHANGE ADVANCE FUND, ,2, Adeiphi-terrace, Strand, facing the river; City Branch, 3, Old Broad-street, City. The Right Hon. Lord ERSKINE, Chairman. Loans advanced, in sums of 101. and upwards, granted on a joint promissory note, repayable by easy instalments, or on the deposit of deeds or other available securities. Bills of exchange cashed at moderate rates of interest. Form's of application may be obtained at the Offices, or on forward. lug 12 postage stamps. W9l. BROOKS, Secretary. • CONSOLIDATED LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Nej 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 carefally adjusted to the increased risk. Loans granted upon every real security, and also upon approved personal security, from 501. to 5001. ... - .. ---- All claims payable within one month after satisfactory proof of death. NOAH COLLIER, Secretary. 45, Cheapside. MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE. PROVIDENT CLERKS' ASSOCIATION. No. 42, MOORGATE-STREET. Established 1840. TRUSTEES, Thomas Baring, Esq., Y.P. W. 4. Prescott, Esq. Thomson Hankey, jun, Esq. I Baron L. De Rothschild, M.P. Treasurer of the Benevolent Fund —John. Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. Every description of Assurance and Annuities granted. NINE-TENTHS of the PROFITS are divided every five years to Assurers of three years' standing. An important feature of this Association is, that Policies may be made payable to the WIDOW, WIDOWER, and CHILDREN of the ASSURED FREE of PROBATE and LEGACY DUTY. A full Report of the Annual Meeting of the Association, held on the 17th January, 1853, may be had on application at the Mee, or of any of the Agents of the Association. The Directors - beg to call the attention of the Public to the Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Friendly societies, which states " their proceedings—viz., of this and four other Societies similarly enrolled—had been very beneficial in extending a knowledge of the advantages of Life Assurance." The Benevolent Fund of this Association offers most important advantages to Clerks Assuring by Loans and Gratuities. Annuities also are granted to Members, as well as provision to their Widows and Orphan Children. In May next, Annuities will be granted, amounting to 125 Z., which will make the total amount of Annuities given by this Association, 5801. By order of the Board. PHILIP HENRY BYRNE, Secretary. 42, Moorgate-street, Jan. 28, 1853, Commission allowed to Solicitors and others. NEW FEATURE IN LIFE ASSURANCE. T HE DEPOSIT and •GENERAL LiEE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 18, New Bridge-street, Blackfrlars, London. CAPITAL--ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. DIRECTORS. Chairman—The Right Hon. the Viscount Drumlanrig, M.P., P.C., Comptroller of her Majesty's Household. R. Yaliowley Barnes, Esq., 11, City-road, Finsbury. G. Noel Clarke, Esq., late 17th Lancers, Junior United Service Club. George Coode, Esq., rortland-terrace, Wandsworth, and Belvoir, St. Helier's, Jersey, Stephen Cracknall, Esq., 1, St. John's-gardens, Notting-hill, and 11, yew-square, Lincoln's-inn. W. Jones, M.D., Davies-street, Berkeley-square, and Lutterworth, Leicestershire. George Knex, Esq., f 5, Connaught-square, Hyde-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, Leadenhail-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. AIIDITOBB. F. J. Bigg, Esq„ 126, Strand, Actuary and Secretary to the Medical, Legal, and General. Life Office. William Jones, Esq., Accountant, 8, Guildhall-chambers. A. Peck, Esq., 8.A., Actuary to the Engineers and Masonic Life Office, 345, Strand. SAN.WES. Sir Charles Price, Marryat, and Co., 3, King William-street, London. Messrs. Hopkinson and Co., 5, Regent-street. . Dr. Levels, Finsbury-place, Dr. Scanlan, 21, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. SI7RGEONS. 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. Arousberg, 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 respectffilly 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. Neon, Esq., P.L S., the Consulting Actuary to the Company. Comparative Tables to assure 5001 on death, by a person aged twenty next birthday, on the ORDINARY and on the DEPOSIT system of Assurances, ON THE ORDINARY SYSTEM. The sum the ordinary The sum the Life Offices would give ordinary Life him if he were unable Offices would to pay, or if he omitted At the His give him for to pay his current • end of policy the surrender annual premium of ~, Annual thirty at that or sale 81.6 8 . 3 d . a f ter h e has 4 premium,yearswhen age, of his policy, paid into their coffers . c , to assure , the party in case after thirty 249/.78.6d., and which . t 500/. is fifty of years'payments they have had the use -, years old, death amountin g t o of at compound c j hewill have will be 2491. Th. 6d. interest, or in ea paid into werthwhichtheyhave the event of his death the office. T had the benefit one hour after such of at compound omission or inability interest. t• pay. - ---- - - little more 20 81.65. 3d. 249/..75.6d. 5001. than 80/. NOTHING. perhaps 90/. - _ The back and front bones also fractuesnd the :in much injur e d , gave it as his mion that iese injuries could not have been produced by a fall in the act of parturition —a fall would not have produced so many fractures. He stated, however, that women in agony of labour often clutched violently at the child to relieve tnemselves. At the same time, he did not think the injuries to the child he examined could have been produced in that manner. Mr. Carter contended that the child had met the in juries which were found on its head either by the pri soner's efforts to deliver herself unassisted, or the fall of the child during parturition. • Mr. Justice Crompton having summed up, the jury acquitted the prisoner. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. cie S nt ° B UTH riton W s A B l e t n iC ert T S l Z e i:t;' f ' t w h e e r t e ru :u te llo o n f e fi d le a ‘ ; An the instance of David Lloyd, one of the members, for unlaw fully excluding him, in the time of sickness, from the said society. The complainant stated that he had been a member of the "Ancient Britons Benefit Society" for a period of nearly 20 years ; that a few weeks ago, owing to serious indisposition, he made application to the. stewatdp and had the usual allowance granted to sick members. His allowance, however, was suddenly stopped on the 17th ult., although he was not convalescent, and he was ulti mately expelled, and the reason assigned for it was, that he infringed a clause in 'their rules, by doing some work in his house. He added that he disputed their autho rity to act as they had done, and accordingly summoned them to show cause why they had excluded a member who had been paying money into the society for so many years. Williani Lloyd was then sworn, and he stated thht he was a member of the same society, and that on the 17th ult. he called on the complainant, and found him in the act of sawing some wood, intended for firewood, a qua,n tity of whioh he liad for sale in his shop. He (witness) told complainant that he should report him to the trus tees, in order that his sick money should be stopped, and the reply was that he had not infringed the rules. , of the society. _ _ The complainant stated that he was wholly incapable of doing work at the time mentioned, and that he was only showing his wife the way to cut up some wood to light their own fire, when the last witness entered the house and saw him do it. The witness said that there were several blocks of wood by the side of the complainant, ready to be cut up, and that a considerable quantity was in the same place, and also in _the shop, tied up in bundles as firewood...He added that if was absurd to suppose that the complainant was only showing his wife how to cut the wood, for, in fact, he was at work himself, and the rules specified that if any sick member was 'discovered "at work, or em ployed in any pecu n i ar y way ," h e forfeited all benefit from the society. Mr. Combe said, that under these circumstances he could make no order on the society, and therefore dis missed the summons. HAMMERSMITH.—A tall fellow, named John Baker, was charged with burglariously entering the dwelling-house of Miss Frances Maria Kelly, late of the Soho Theatre, at No. 30, Moscow-road, Paddington. It appeared from the evidence of Miss Kelly and several other witnesses that on Tuesday night the pre mises were secured in the usual manner by a young lady named Mary Grevill, the prosecutrix's companion, and they retired to rest about 12 o'clock. They both slept in one bed, and about half-past two o'clock that morning Miss Kelly was suddenly awoke by the barking of her dog, which was in the habit of sleeping upon the landing outside her .bedroom door. She also heard a scuffling noise, as if some person had dropped some things upon the floor near her door. She immediately awoke her companion, who got out of bed, and lighted a candle from the night lamp upon the toilet. After hastily dressing herself, Miss Grevill proceeded to a small dressing-room adjoining their apartment, and was alarmed by seeing the figure of a man, resembling the prisoner, standing in the dressing-room. She exclaimed " A. man, a man," and made an involuntary movement with her arm, which caused the candle to fall out of the stick, and the light was then extinguished. She ran back to Miss Kelly's bedroom and fastened the door. They each opened a window and screamed loudly for assistance. Pain No. 235 C, who was on d u ty i n th e Moscow road, heard the cries and hastened to the rear of Miss Kelly's house. He got upon a wall and saw the pri soner come from the direction of the back door of Miss Kelly's house and climb over a high wall adjoining a field leading to Westbourne-grove. The prisoner ran across the field, and he was next seen by police-constable No. 271 C, who heard Pain say " Look out." The second officer then apprehended the prisoner. The house Was found to be in great confusion, and the pri soner had burned a number of papers of a documentary character, and only valuable to the owner, for no other reason, as it appeared, than to obtain a light during his operations. Remanded. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 17. Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., the Commander-in-Chief, went out to Spithead this after noon, with his flag flying, on board the Fanny yacht, ' Second Master Scarlett ih charge, and inspected the Sidon, 22, paddle steam-frigate, Captain Goldsmith. The Sidon the Odin, 16, paddle-frigate, Captain Francis Scott, and the Leopard, 12, paddle-frigate, Captain George- diffard, got up steam this afternoon, at 3 16, and stood out to the westward under all sail. The Sidon took the lead with Sir Thomas Coehrane's flag flying at the fore. They appear to have gone on a short cruise only, as the Port Admiral's yacht is awaiting his return at Spithead. The Duke of Wellington, screw three-decker, 131, Captain H. B. Martin, C. 8., has received her new figurehead, which is an admirable likeness of the late Duke of Wellington, by Mr. Hellyer, of this dockyard. The Illustrious, 72, having been partly re-coppered, as a floating battery for Spithead, was undocked this afternoon. - The ship's company of the Agamemnon, 91, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, C. 8., are not yet convalescent, several fresh cases having broken out this week. The Fire Queen, steam-tender to Victory, Master Commander W. F. Paul, having been docked this morn ing, an opportunity was afforded of getting under and examining her bottom. Hay's composition had been applied upwards of a twelvemonth, the Fire Queen hav ing been afloat the whole time, and we found on in spection that nothing save a little slimy dirt was visible, and which, in one hour, was scrubbed off by birch brooms, leaving her bottom perfectly fair and as clean as though it had been black leaded. Her commanding officer, Mr. Paul, has made application to hare the inside bottom of the vessel coated with this excellent preventive to rust from the iron work. THE SCREW FLEET. We understand that in the course of the next three months we shall have a very strong addition to our fleet screw-line-of-battle ships. The St. Jean d'Acre, 101, will be launched at Devonport on the 23d instant. The James Watt, 91, will be launched at Pembroke in the course of" next month. The Royal George, 120, will be completed at Chatham by the 30th of next month. The Royal Albert, 131, at Woolwich ; and the Hannibal, 91, at Deptford, will be launched about next June. The armament of the Sanspariel, 81, at Devonport, is to be reduced to 70 guns. It was originally intended after she had been advanced on the stocks as an 84-gun ship that she should be converted into a 60-gun frigate, and yet she was subsequently an 81-gun screw-ship. We must not regard her as a regularly designed screw ship, but as an experiment in conversion. She would have done better, perhaps, if Captain Dacres's health had been good ; but this is the fault of the Admiralty in not giving an experimental ship a commander equal in every respect to the working out of the qualities of the experiment. The Illustrious, old 72-gun ship, in course of adap tation,is to have an armament of 39 broadsid e guns an d one pivot, so that she will be enabled t o fi g ht 2 0 like the Edinburgh, to receive screw-ma c hi nery, guns on each side. Captain Chads, of th e E xce ll ent, has the arrangement of her armament. Her pre sent fittings are not to be disturbed, and by the plan proposed for her conversion it will be a more eco: nomical job than the adaptation of the Edinburgh, Con verted at less cost than the Ajax, the bill for which ship was considerably less than the Hogue, converted by Messrs. Green at much less expense than the Blenheim was niado e a screw-ship by Messrs. Wigram. THE ARMAMENT OP THE HANNIBAL, SCREW -SHIP. — The armament of the screw line-of-battle -ship, Hannibal, to be launched at Deptford Dockyard next June, is as follows :—Lower deck --28 guns, 8 inch, 65 cwt,, 9 feet 68- pounders 95 cwt., 'lO feet.-- . long ter-de main deck, 38 32-pounders, 56 cwt, 9 9 fet 6 in. ; quarck and forecastle, 24 32-pounders 42 cwt ,- annibal will receive her armament T B o f ta ee l t 9 ; l g a un nd s. l Th piv e ot H , at Sheerness. Mr. Kingdon prosecuted, The evidence went clearly to show that the boy did the act, but Mr. Justice Crompton left it to the jury to say whether the boy really knew what he was doing when he did the act for which he was indicted. The jury said they thought he had done the act, but was too young to know he was doing wrong. He was then acquitted, and given up to his father. MARCH 15. Louisa Saunders was indicted for the wilful murder of her illegitimate male born child, at Siberton, on the 24th of November last. Mr. Cox prosecuted; Mr. Carter defended. The facts of the case were very simple. The prisoner a simple-looking young girl, lived as servant to Mrs. Borrington, at Park Farm, _Siberton. Mrs. Borrington . PRIZE -MONEY FOR TRE CORESTEs. Me s . O rs and for some time suspected that the girl was in the ney, Son, and Ce., have given notice to the officers and family way, and accused her of it, but she deni e d it. On crew of the Orestes, entitled to share for the Bob,o cap the 24th of November, after breakfast, she complai ne d tured on the 22d of March, 1851, that distribution of of being unwell, and went upstairs to bed. Mrs. Bo r . the net proceeds and tonnage bounty granted for 'the she asked her what was the matter with her, and said capture, will be made at7No. 40, Charing-cross,hoenn she stated that she had a bad headache. Som e tim e the 28th of March, 1853, and that the shares not then to after she %ad gone upstairs, Mrs. Borrington went up to paid will be re-called, at the same place, according third see the prisoner, when she saw such marks about the . act of Parliament :--= Commander , 3361. 4s. _. l, room as led her to believe the girl had been confined. class, 95/. 18 3d. ; fourth,lid . .-0n 101. 3s. 7d. , She asked her if she had been confined or was likely to 33/. 11 4d. ; 8. h 281. 1 55 - sd ' . , seventh,. odtenth, be, but she said she was not in the family Way.. Not eighth,B.9' - sixt ' lls 9d. ; ninth, Si. ig s . 1-- ; satisfied with this answer, Mrs. Borrington made a search, 3/• 11 I* * s. 11d. and between the mattress and the sackin g of the bed moanedandleft day last a discoveryat she found a new-born infant. It was alive, and A LEAD MINE IN a little. Mrs. Borrington placed it on the bed, DISCOVERr or like to rd, b the room to fetch a neighbour, and on heTullyratty, near Strangfo y r return the country was made Foundry, Belfast. ' Sa l l child had been removed. A search was made,Co ates, Esq., of the 'Am lead mine, rich in the child was found between the bed and mattress and the 1 Williamm de to th exposure of a t only 33 fathoms be a spare room. It was still alive. Thechild of a bed in 1 We allude e and purity of its ore, prove of great value to the 571. Do l w °s ii . and attended to, and a sur was - washed t abundance night geon sent for ; the child, low the surfa ce It was at a late hour last however, only lived a few hours' I marl favourable. of the discozery, accom examined, and found to hav been The prisoner was ma that we 'received intelligence so that we are not e just delivered. She . specimens of the minerals , was asked what she had dd by soil, and in circumstances a otherwise re one to the child •she said she ; parried had not done anything to it, ex , ' at present able however, we (Belfast %niter) have bed except put it under the h. of the information, . in her hurry. She was and the which may entertain a doübt, It was stated bv very ill, and cried very niii no reason to to enter into particulars. Of the accuracy at office, will afford the best evidence as to ' Mrs. 13 arringto that be seen our inoffensive girl. value. 1 its purity and The surgeon was called, and stated that when he sa , WooLIVICH BATHS AND WASH-HOIISES.— Yesterday the child it was " . . l cord had ; . nshe was a quiet auve, and that the umbilical been torn asunder. There was a small bruise on 1 e co g a 7,000/. by a company, for the purpose of raising hca c the :the baths, wash-houses, and lecture hall, erected at a head,and w i the moral and intellectual character of the neighbourhood, on a post-mortem discovered that there:was extravasated blood fracturedbt m were sold by public auction, in consequenc e of the large 1 the scalp and the skull, and the skull was he skull being debt which had been incurred in their erection, The several places, the two side bones of . t even pieces. • premises only realised the sum of 2,465/. examination and the other into s being made he broken, one into five,