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TAT 'Ma IVY esTr; IMMAL ACADEMY OF ARTS TRAFALGAR. SMARM. THE EXHIBITION of the ROYAL ACA DEMY is now OPEN. Admission (from eight o'clock till ven One miming. Catalogue One Shilling. JOHN PRESCOTT KNIGHT 8.A., Sec. INVESTMENT OF CAPITAL AND SAVINGS. PARTIES desirous of INVESTING Money are requested to examine the plan of the MITRE ASSURANCE and INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION, by which a 111,411 rate of In terest may be obtained, combined with perfect security. Prospectuses and fall information may be had at the office, or sent, Post , ree, on application. W. BRIDGES, Sec. 23, Pau-mall. TEE TIMES LIFE ASSURANCE and GUARANTEE COMPANY, Notice is hereby given, that INTEREST on the Paid-up Capital _t this Company, after the rate of 51. per cent. per annum will be payable to the Proprietors on and after the 25th day of July instant, between the hours of 11 and 2 o'clock. 3 . lanner. 32 , Ludgate-hill, 14th July, 1853 H. B. SHERIDAN , . NETHERLANDS LAND ENCLOSURE COM PANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GI VEN, That in accord ance with Art. 45 of the Statutes of the above Company, a GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS will be held at 01 TEIDAM, on FRIDAY, the 29th inst., at Ele ven o'clock in the forenoon at the NEW BATH Harm., in order to examine and pas the Balance She.a, made up to the 30th April last, in conformity With art. 37. _ The Directors also beg to Inform t he Shareholders that at thi s m eeting it is their intention to ask for powers to borrow a sum of 250,0001. on Debentures. Certain alterations in the statutes will at the same time be Mb "'died for the consideration of the meeting, in acezdance with art. 52. . . Shareholders unable to attend may be represented by proxy, the tbrm of which will be delivered, on application at the Offices of the ° o ,_alPany. Proxies must be deposited with the Secretary, on or "wore the 26th inst. By order of the Board. E. C. NICHOLLS, Secretary. 28 Poultry, 9th July, 1853. tAIrRENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL - ROOMS.- i (Lessee, CHARLES E. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fulham road.) Open Every Evening. The Orchestra will perrorm, during the week, "The Rose," "Thistle," "Shamrock, - " Awing," and "Rigoletto" Waltzes, by H. Laurent ; the " Rosalinda" and "Nymph," by D'Albert ; the "England," "New Topsy," and " Lago Ifaggoire" Quadrilles; the "Gold Hawk" and " Juno" Polkas.— Admission, Is. Doors open at Half-past Eight o'clock; to com mence at Nine, and terminate at Half-past Eleven. SECURITY TO EMPLOYEES. To Secretaries of Public Institutions, Clerks, Station Masters, Rail way Officials, Bankers' Clerks, Travellers, and Others. TIMES LIFE ASSURANCE and GUARAN- Tl•;E COMPANY, 32, Ludgate-hill, London. Incorporated Under 7 and 8 Victoria. cap. 110. HONORARY PRESIDENTS. CHARLES ITINDLEY, Esq., M.P.. Dartmouth-house, Westminster. JAMES KERSAAW, Esq., M.P., Stockport. TRUSTIES. James Alexander Douglas, Esq., 11, Queen-square. Ambrose Moore, Esq., Enisleigh-street, Tavistock-square. James Nisbet, Esq., Berners-street, Oxford-street. Cuantatert—The Hon. Francis Villiers, Berkeley-square. --- • - -- • DEPUTY CHAIRMAN—James Wyld, Esq., Charing-cross. " The Times" Company affords guarantee to persons requiring the 8 4 111 e at the lowest possible rate, and divides four-flths of the profits. ne, by applying the July popular principle of mutuality to public "erantee, the premiums, instead or being a tax upon honesty, be come a means of saving and investment. hates —From 7s. ad. upwards. No charge for stamps or extra charges. An allowance made in the guarantee premium, where a lif e assurance and guarantee are combined. LIFE ASSURANCE. Life assurance, annuities, and endowments. Payments taken latnthiy as well as quarterly, &c. Policies indisputable, save in e ases of fraud. Arrangements can be male with this office to pre 'entthe loss of a policy where the assured is unable, from temporary em barrassment, to keep up the payments. H. B. SHERIDAN, Manager. 'BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. Established August 1, 1837. ,„ Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Pict., cap. 9. Colonel ROBERT ALEXANDER, Blackheath Park, Cnatasuw. , I ncreasing Rates of Premium for securing Loans or Debts. alf Premiums, only, required during first seven years. A ssuranCes payable during Life. P rovision, during minority, for Orphans. BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Empowered by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. Profits divided annually. Premiums computed for every three months' difference of age. alf-credit assurances on a new plan peculiarly advantageous to Ful leY-holders. At the last Annual General Meeting a reduction of 30 per cent. was I►lade in the current year's premium on all participating policies. (PROPRIETARY.) I (MUTUAL.) I. Half I Whole I g ; premium premium, First for lte- A g e ' Seven minder I Years. of Life. 1 Annual premium Half Quar- Yearly terly Pre- Pre mium. mium. - ----- , 0 4 s d. l £ s. d.l Years. Months l u 1 1 91 2 3 6 30 0 40 1 . 9 . 2; 2 18 41 3 50 2 2 61 4 5 0; 6 60 3 6 81 6 13 41 9 i 1 • s. d. 2 7 3' 2 7 2 7 10 t.S 2 X a. d. 1 4 2 1 4 4 1 4 6 1 4 8, aE F. d. O 12 3 O 12 4 O 12 5 0 12 6 E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. LIR. CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row , Carvalho, 17. Ficet-street , Mann, 39, Cornhill. Price One Shilling each; by Post, Is 6d, ENJOYMENT OF. LIFE. "Health Recreation, and Rational Use of Time." CONTENT'S —Ear ' ly Rising—Spring and Summer Mornings—Ex t-,ns about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills 4 . Field; ni gh - roads , rind other plea.ant places-Country Sins! ' an ' t Ra mbled —The Sea -London at Night—Evenings at Home Ragee Drama—en Eating, Drinking, sleeping, Bathing, Air, Real, Occupation, &c., &c. FRAGMENTS FROM THE FOUNTAINS. Two Vole. VISIT Vol. T. TO THE LAKES ; SKETCH OF EDINBURGH, &C. Vol.II. 711 E LIKES OF KILLARNEY; REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID, "That three score years and ten our course may ran." v „'"' Popular review of almost every form (cause and cure) of ner tO4Ydehilitated health and enfeebled constitution that harasses iy, e Young, besets the man of pleasure, business or study, and em ir -Ts old age ; with tables and rules for the diet and physleal:regti ti°4 0 1 every-day life. TIM THE PASSIONS. a What passions hurt the body—what improve, . .. , . . . Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." kieJEcT :—Life's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The ad -7.11t Of the passions. Chastity and its infringement . The casualties Z l ceutiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narra l'es and remediative. Advocacy of early marriages. 52, Fleet-street. ANEW DISCOVERY IN TEETH.- Mr. HOWARD, Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet-street, has intro ducal an entirely NEW DESCRIPTION of ARTIFICAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resem ble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from the original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and wilt give support and preserve teeth that are loose, and are guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication ; and that 31 r. Howard's improvement may be within reach of the most economical, he has fixed his charges at the lowest scale possible. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mastic:diem-52. Fleet-street. At home from ten till five. THE MARRIAGE STATE. Te be or not to be, that's the question." 410 G1tAimx :—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and reli g;,ol.l regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and °t ee, on both sides, as to age temperament, complexion, and to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them. jsical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and conversion. ' 4 Bes, Ik e . 1,1 9 it. J. C (TLYERWELL, M.D. (1841), M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. 2 4), Twenty-five years Medical and Forensic Referee in there —afters. '1•,) ~ ,••• ~. Price Is. each; by post, Is. 6(1. p l bad of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row • Carvalbo, 147, ieet-street ; Mann, 39, Cornhill;C:nlverwell, M.D., ,„ Argyll_place, Rezent-street, who may be consulted daily from 'en till Five and Seven till Nina. ...._ IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WOxKg, Just published, by 11. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street, London No I. vo., in cloth. price ss. by post free, Is. 6d., ati ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, rel with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors ` 4 . 1 1 e on to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of th e rative System, or Sexual Hypochondriasis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD "Dr. Plckford 's known to English readers by his frequent practi etl c ontributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the non-medi cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall detect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be In his t'eWer to correct."—London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. "We Promised in a former number that we should recur to this Worle, in order to exhibit its aim more clearly. The author lashes With great severity the impostors who make a livelihood by preying on the credulity of the public. The tribe of ' Quiet SymathiserS.' ant • Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed; and if this book could find its way into the hands of those who stiffer from th com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many h mdreds would .a.ved much needless mit er i ng less importance, thou.th it is that much Ircnev......This volum e is w qualified of which the quacks most prize— liotlY and mind, and what is of e nnirical system of treating spe rm : l to mot upon a more rational and physic, put an end to the torrhcea and to place the treat iogical basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good."—Medical No, u, cam June 16, 1852. !Ivo., in cloth, price as, 6d ., by ix, t THE CURE OF STRICTURE OF Tux tj r ,e. ILRA, pat once Simple, Safe, and Efficient, in eve r xis Moat Inveterate and apparently Intractable Forms. - - BY F. B. COIJRTENAT, h had '0 -1-5 -- Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of " proof of his views be (Mr. Courtenanyrahnda; the history of a great many cases successfuli treated-- given as any which Mr. Syme adduced, and on which bad Such are cases ix., xi., xii., and xviii. No. ix. had res atePd";',,ted• period of twelve years, the treatment by dllitation, and was 'R i c: l ,a removed in as many weeks. But cases xviii. and six• ai pear, bog in duration, severity, and complication of symptoms, of a more a u . irravated character than any detailed by Mr. Syme, and yet th e treatment adopted by Mr. Courtenay proved eminently successful." Professor Lizars on the Treatment of Stricture. MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. DR. SAMUEL LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of the University Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital of Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, etc., &C. MAY be consulted, personally, or by letter, on the various disorders of the nervous and generative system, resulting from juvenile irregularities and excesses, which have pro duced more misery in youth, degradation in manhood, and prema ture decay at all stages of life, than perhaps any other class of dis eases known to modern pathologists. Long and practical experience in the treatment of these diseases has proved that there are in exist "cc secret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in existence, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous Debility, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfruitild Marri ages. Impotency, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their endless modifications owe their almost entire origin. It is abs Cutely necessary that all men should know that there are principle, of personal management which cannot be violated without incurrir g grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties Th a i ' be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, at d how the evil and its consequences maybe avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of scien oacannot apply a cure , D OCTOR LA'MERT has for a long series of years been engaged In an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate com plaints, and a the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless of the taunts and envy of thehypocritical and mock-modest, has had the confidence, through the medium of the public press, to direct attention to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is tree. In selecting this department of practice, he has been amply rewarded by the great success that has attended his efforts in the treatment of these cases, which are too generally confided to the care of unqualified and ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated P u blications, assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues ? I f t h'lr patent nostrums, have inflicted serious injury on those who eve been induced to place faith in their pretensions. At home for consultation daily f r om Eleven till Two, and from Six till Eight. All letters mast contain the fee of I/., and advice and medicines can be forwarded to any initials or address. It is desirable that patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MERT Should first obtain a copy of his work on SELF - PRESERVATION. and Nervous and A Medical Treatise on the Philosophy of Marriage generative Debility, illustrated by fifty -coloured engravings and des ejertbing in detail the various disorders resulting from secret h ' abits and e sses. The perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct il"etreseripti S p an i s h, heir cases, and may be had, price 211 Me s srs nglitei l, Dutch, Italian, or German, of PI 3; l others and Co. 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; by ann ' Cornhill ; Stone, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; or foe deice, st 37 for forty-two stamps, to an.Y Oka AVM tlin Antitoxin ro:1- "° , ihnronz-ninAttni howl TAKE NOTICE ! MESSRS $. '. u. & L. PERRY & CO. CONTINUE TO BE CONSULTED AS USUAL, AT 19, B rum c us-sTREET, OXFORD-STREET, LONDON, ON THE SECR ET OFSELF- l A I C O Q pE U s IR . TILE ED MISERIES DISAPPOINTEDANT)tERB E SILENT FRIEND. In Six r,„,.„ CONTAINING THE ItEN;Eules--Fiftleth Edition. Illustrated by One Hundred An FOR PREVENTION OF DISEASE. atornieal Coloured Engravings and Cases New Edition, enlarged to 200 p agcs • Ark Establishment, 3s. G d. i e n 2 . 1. a 6d., by post, from the s THE SILENT FRIEND, a Ai m : '• the exhaustion and physical decay of the (heal Work on system, excessive indulgence, the conseq u e n ces of infection or produced by with directions for the use of the preve , n ?!" the abuse of mercury, vations on Marriage, and the disqu re lotion, fol lowed by obser a incations which prevent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravings. its U. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, () and L. street, London. Published by Sherwood and Co., 23, Paternzofsotred row, and sold by Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150. Oxford -street ; Gor don,r- -146, Leadenhall-street ; 95, FarringdOn-street ; W. SUtton, 10, Bow Church-yard; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; R Johnson, 68, Corwin'. PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive organs, and is illustrated by 28 Coloured Engravings. Pear IL treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in diligence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. Illustrated by 10 Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from , infection • either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured Engrav ings. PART IV. contains a Remedy'for the Prevention of Disease by a simple application, by which the danger of infection is obviated. PART V. is devoted to the consideration of marriage and its duties. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired Into. 1 THE CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACIIM is exclusively employed in treat ing nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., I Is. and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases or infection, secondary symptons, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, 1 Is. and 335. per bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and 1 ls. per box, a ce-tall reined) , for gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and chronic inflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, 1/. A minute detail of the case is required : age, habits, and posi tion in society. 5/. Packets, with advice, to be had at the Establish ment only, by which the fee, 11., is saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, are in attendance, daily, at 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, Lon don, from Elaven till Two, and Five to Eight; on Sunday frelllj =GYM to Ono. that of lasi y goo d, but a were save the average• for sale, for apply of fat does as fel l; lamb, 8d l per score ; >er lb ; calf- 4d, down• p 3 3g id up. up. Beans 58s 6d 358 9d 26s 8d 13s Od 739 qrs 77 qrs 478 qrs 43 qrs 0-12ths 9-12ths 1-12ths 0-12ths 1 inquiry at is. Wheat, barley, CJ$ )eas, 00s to y of wheat. last week's v:—Wheat , ling, 29s to , eans, 42s to 00s to 001 d to 29s 6d ; 1; rapeseed; Od ; baker; 6d to 32s 6a trrency. (1-20 stone (1-20 do. cl-16 do. 1 do. 1 per cwt. ; 00 bero ; week : S. Pigs, 0. 9:— xa, 17s Oa; 56d; thirds , Od to Os 0 , 1 . 3 Od per cwt' n, 41 15s urh Od; average!, n. Straw'` OOs od Or' loaf, 64d (e ' , utter, 9d tf' Meat —heel/; pork, 5d Of L,Newfout OOs to 00s;', 16d; Piniceti Culm, ial )r cwt. gallon /. per ton" t. to 401. Pe', yellow (1 6 7 —Bark, rear cwt.—HoP 4 nl.—Gualoo reported 'A cashire 2 11 0 114: 1 • Di"' 2 P. ad Deco' 21. usinest.# eedo n a dap t s, very, 21. )ment nisiness ill deeline6 , enour of / 1 tate effect ° is rnorniq' • busine9o al Post-00° t Wht due 1. Engllo.'; .. Each 35°'" 'uly 20 .rri!ed !Aug. 4 ,July 31 Uncerie fil* Arrived July 16 L'July 2 1 July 16 Daily! 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Sold by all booksellers and newsmen. In the Press, THE RUSSIAN SHORES of the BLACK SEA, in the Autumn of 1852; wth a Voyage down the Volga, mid a Tour through the Country of the Don Cossacks. By LAWRENCE OLIPIIANT, Author of a " Journey to Nepaul." In octavo, with Illustrations. William Blackwood and Son, Edinburgh and London. NEW EDITIONS' OF SHARON TURNER'S HISTORICAL WORKS, With the Author's Final Corrections. Just published, in 4 vols.. Bvo.. price 50s. cloth, SHARON TURNER'S HISTORY of ENG LAND during the MIDDLE AGES: comprising the Reigns from the Norman Conquest to the Accession of Henry VIII. The Fifth Edition, revised ; with the Author's final Corrections added by the Author's Son, the Rev. SYDNEY TWINER. By the same Author, New Editions, The HISTORY of the ...N(11.0-SAXONS. The Seventh Edition. 3 vols. Bvo., price 365. The SACRED HISTORY of the WORLD. The Eighth Edition, in 3 vets. post Bvo., price 31s. 6d. London : Longman. Brown, Green, and Longmans. NEW WORK BY THE REV. 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"THE PRESS."—On SATURDAY, July 16, No. XI., price Sixpence. of "THE PRESS," the new weekly Conservative paper. Published every Saturday. Office, No. 110, Strand. To be had of all Newsmen and at the Railway Stations. Money orders for subscriptions, sent direct to the office, to be made payable to Mr. Alfred lye. THE EASTERN STAR of this Week contains : —l. Address. 2. The Eastern Question. 3. New Christian Greek Empire. 4. Russian Policy in the East. 5. history of the Turks. 6. Cost and Pol!cy of War. 7. The Turks in Europe. 8. Commercial Navy of Greece. 9 Population of Greece. 10. Spirit of the Hellenic Press. 11. Notes from the English Press. 12. Com mercial Report—Letters from Paris, Adrianople, Salonica, Joannina, Athens, &c., &c. Reviews, General News. Price 6d. London: John Hewitt, 10, Leadenhall-street, awl all News-agents ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE.—It is seldom that the enjoyment of a luxury is authenticated by the approba tion of the Physician. In the special instance of Messrs. ALLSOPP'S ALES, however, recent circumstances have given occasion to a re newal by the faculty of these recommendations which first ensured their vast popularity. I have therefore made arrangements for sup plying them genuine as from the Brewery, and in fine condition, from my Cellars, at 83. per dozen quarts ; pints, 5s ; and half-pints, 35., imperial measure only (by which the public gain one-third); and also in kllderkins (18 gallons) for draught, at 30s. HARRINGTON PARKER, 51, Pall-mall. ALL THE NEW STYLES IN DRESS FOR THE YOUNG, THE multiform character of L. HYAM'S Sum mer stock of Children's and Boys' Dresses is such as compre hends the tastes and requirements of all purchasers. Not only are the general fashions displayed by the proprietor, but every novel in vention recently introduced, in HUSSAR AND TUNIC SUITS, POLONAISE AND SPENCER SUIT 4 , CASHMEItS AND ANGOLA DRESSES, &c. L. Tryam can warrant all the above styles as superior its cloth, fashion, and make, and the proprietor would hint at the fact, that the excellence of his present stock has created an unusually large demand. Parents, guardians, and schools, have bestowed their approval in the substantial and satisfactory form of purchase to a large amount. . _ _ Never, since L, Hyam's commencement in the trade, have such superior juvenile articles of clothing been brought out, and never was higher approbation elicited from the public. OBSERVE !—L. HYAM begs to state that he has no connexion with any similar establishment in London. 36, Graccchurch•street, City (established upwards of 15 years), is the only place of busi ness carried on by L. HYAM, where the public can be supplied with good, durable, and fashionable Clothing, of sound workmanship, at such economical prices as must defy all competition. L. HYAM, Tailor. Clothier, Hatter, Rosier, and General Outfitter, 36, Gracechurch-street, City. SOUND and WHITE TEETH are not only indispensably reanirito to a pleasing exterior in both sexes, but they are peculiarly appreciated through life as a blessing highly conducive to the purposes of health and longevity. Amvng the vari ous preparations offered for the purpose, ROWLANDS' ODONTO, or Pearl Dentifrice, stands unrivalled in its capability of embellishing, purifying, and preserving the teeth to the latest period of life. Pre pared from Oriental herbs, with unusual care, transmitted to this country at great expense, this unique compound will be found to eradicate all tartar and concretions, impart a pearl-like whiteness to the enamelled surface, remove spots of incipient decay, render the gums firm and red, fix the teeth firmly in their sockets, and, from its aromatic influence, impart sweetness and purity to the breath. It is important to observe, that when used early in life, it effectually pre vents all aches in the teeth and gums, effaces spots and discoloura tion, eradicates scurvy, and, in a word, soon realises the chief attri bute of health and beauty —a Fine Sat of Pearly Teeth. Price 2s. 9d. per box. CAT:um—The words " Rowlands' Odonto " are on the Label, and 'A. Rowland and Son, 20, Hatton-garden," engraved on the Govern ment Stamp affixed on each box. Sold by them and by Chemists and Perfumers. EMOSES and SON'S business is the most fashionable BESPOKE TAILORING BUSINESS in the woad, employing the greatest number of hands, the most artistic cutters, and the best workmen in the trade. It is the largest Beady-made Clothing Business ever known, and in every description of Attire presents greater variety and superior quality for cons derably lower prices than are charged elsewhere. It is the most fashionable Hat, Cap, and Hosiery Business ever maintained, and the Goods offered are all novel, seasonable, stylish, and cheap. It is the most distinguished Juvenile Clothing Business, securing comfort and elegance in the dress of children and youths, and proving a great source of economy to parents and guardians. It is the largest Wholesale Clothing and Outfitting Business in the universe, and offers greater advantages to Merchants, Captains, and Emigrants than it is possible to obtain elsewhere. A separate Department is kept for Outfitting. Ship sailing infor mation, and full lists of Outfits for Ladies and Gentlemen, may be had on application, or post free to any part of the kingdom. CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like falsehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 83, 84,85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, 8, Hart-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkthire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. _ . Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hecitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, from which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Book, " The Herald of the Seasons," containing full lists of prices, our system of self•measurement, facts relative to Australia, advice to emigrants, Sec., may be had on application, or post-free to any part of the kingdom. A handsome Almanac for the year ending 1853 can be had gratis, application. on app Ici l'on parle Francais. Qui si parla Italian. lifer spricht man Deutsch. Aqua ae habla Espanol Z,9 , ,‘! egt •.„ . ; ' I tA t : Vt . ' t . ') • • -1 .04, 4 . 4 1 1 *`, ' .• / 0 • 1 1, ,0 1 P\ lila. N • t / • : • y 2 4.. . • ; , 4 4 ! 41 * A„ X 2 °ll 1141 4 • .31- S % 0 1Z • 4P " , V: . 1./ , 1 . 13 '67I P//11 if+ i•V 1". 'l`'‘ .1) It 1.1. i, , - k -- )) 18"W"CIN OP 87 )0 1 0MPOOLD ON MAN SHIP, BOARD. - Yes day a very serious loss was announced at Lloyd's which, for a time, created much anxiety, in con sequ, ce of the number of passengers, and the valuable freight of gold which was known to have been shipped on board the unfortunate ship. She was the Condor, Mr. Leighton commander, a fine vessel of nearly one thousand tons burden, the property of Messrs. Gibbs and Bright, the Great Britain owners, of Liverpool, and while on a Voyage from Australia to London, with some fifty or more passengers, 80,0001. worth of gold, and a cargo of wool and other merchandise, she took fire on approaching the Line, and was totally destroyed. Providentially all on board, with the specie, were pre served. The Condor left Melbourne for England about the first week of last April, and according to the' papers which had been received -announcing her departure, her passengers comprised Mr. and Mrs. Wickham and family, Mr. and • 'Mn'. Pellett and child. Mr. and Mrs. Bidgood, Messrs. Smith, Faulk n3r, Mann, Marshall, and Mrs. Malcolmson, and 35 in the second cal,in. The voyag e w as p rosperous enoug h , and there was every likelihood of its being a more than ordinarily favourable one. On the ship nearing tlic Line, however, about the 10th of June, her position being lat. 5 S., long 25 W., the startling discovery was made that she was on fire in the hold. A brief examination sufficed to tell that it was raging amongst the bales of wool. Every means were adopted in the hope of suppressing it, but all efforts failed, the destructive element having evidently obtained a general hold of the cargo, defying all the exertions that could then be brought to bear by the crew in extinguishing it. The preservation of the passengers, crew, and the gold on board, had pre viously occupied the attention of the master, and the order had been given to prepare the boats and have them in readiness to meet any sudden case of emer gency. At this critical juncture, the burning ship attracted the notice of a French barque, the Charles and Pauline, M. Mains master, which was bound from Granville to some port on the adjacent coast of South America. She immediately bore down to the Condor and laid too: There appearing no probability of saving the ill-fated vessel, as the fire kept increasing and extend ing Over her, the passengers were sent on board the barque, and the boats were then employed in the tran shipment of the boxes of gold:— This - being successfully accomplished, the whole of the specie being saved, the crew were eventually compelled to abandon their ship, the heated state of the decks having prevented them re , maining by her any longer. In a short tim e s h e b ur st into a general body of flames and was destroyed. The Charles and Pauline, with her increased and valu able freight, then made all sail for the nearest port, and on the 15th of June succeeded in reaching Pernambuco, where all were safely landed. The authorities then investigated the services rendered by the barque, and awarded her the munificent sum of 12,000/. as salvage. There is little doubt that the fire arose from spontaneous ignition among the cargo of the Condor, as was the case with the ship Adelaide, from Australia, whose extraor dinary ,escape from destruction was reported a short time 'since. The Condor is understood to be heavily insured. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 15, 1853. AZTEC LILLIPUTIANS.—Patronised by her MAJESTY the QUEEN.—A7,rECS at the HANOVER SQUARE ROOMS.-11Bparalleled success and extraordinary excite ment ! The guardians of the Aztec Lilliputians avail themselves of this—the first opporbauty—to return thanks to the nobility and public, for the unexpected success with which they have been honoured. The fact of upwards of 3,000 persons having visited these strange end beautiful matures iu two days sufficiently attests their popularity. TO-MORROW (Saturday), from 12 to 4 p.m., and from 8 to 10 p in. Admission : Reserved Seats and Promenade, ss. ; Second Seats, 2s. 6d. Children--Reserved Seats, 2s. (id. ; Second Seats, An Illustrated History of the Aztecs, ls. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. PATRON-11.R.1L PRINCE ALBERT. The PATENT NEEDLE SEWING MACHINE exhibited in Use and explained Daily, at a Quarter to Three, in addition to the varied SCIENTIFIC LECTURES and EXHIBITIONS. OA TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS, at Four o'clock, and Every Evening (except Satur day) at Nine, the FIRST PART of an HISTORICAL LECTURE on " THE THAMES," fl'om its Source to Its Estuary, by GEORGE BUCKLAND, Esq., assisted by Miss Blanche Younge, with appro priate Songs and Dissolving Scenery. Open Mornings and Evenings. Admission, Is.; Schools, and Children under Ten years of age Half-price. TO MERCHANTS, BANKERS, MANUFACTURERS, ANL) OTHERS. Attention is particularly directed to the PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION. Established 1840. TRUSTEES. Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. I W. G. 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 granted, with or without profits. Annuities, immediate and deferred. • Endowments for Children. Nine-tenths of the Profits divided amongst the Assured every five years, on policies of three years' standing. The calculations of the Actuaries being nearly completed, The Board will shortly announce the result of the operations of the Association for the five years ending the list December last ; in the meantime, they can state with great satisfaction that the bonus will be equal to Twelve Shillings per Cent. per Annum, after making ample reserve for any policy which will not participate. Policies may be made absolutely to the WIDOW, WIDOWER, and CHILDREN of the ASSURED, FREE of PROBATE and LEGACY DUTY. Loans to the full value of the policy. Policies Indisputable, except in cases of absolute frauds. Clerks Assuring with the Association derive very great advan tages from the Benevolent Fund attached thereto, full particulars of which may be obtained at the office, or of the Agents of the Associa tion. PHILIP HENRY BYRNE, Secretary. 42, Moorgate-street, July 9, 1853. The usual Commission to Solicitors and others. G R A N:other Packets The Packets call FRO] WEEK Terrace t. Pier. a fti 7 *tali 11% I 5 616 7 8 t o Ei A 8 Time. 7% 85% 11% 1% 3' SUNDAYS 5' 5 .4 Z""g" Direct Trains from the Buats marked t Omnibuses from Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London every quarter of an hour. BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the fol lowing Trains from the Fenehurch-street Station. WEEK DAYS. t Time. Time. SIJNDATB. E tls Passages marked * are run direct. Fore Cabin. Saloon. To or from Gravesend and London.... •• .. .. 10d. .. Is. 2d. ~ Gravesend and Blackwall or Woolwich Bd. .. Os. 10d. Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Bd. BOAT TECKETS.—TweIve Months, st. Os. ; Six Months, 31. Os. ; Three Months, 21. Os. ; to be had of the Collectors on board the Packets; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Fast and Commodious Packets to Let for Excursions. For Terms, apply to Mr. W. Morgan, Agent, Star Office, Fenchurch-street Ter minus, Blackwall Railway. July, 1853. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. GLOUCESTER, JULY 14.—1 n the midst of torrents of rain, which continued to descend steadily till 2 in the afternoon, the cattle yard was thrown open to the public' this morning. Considering the state of the weather, and that every step was taken muc h more th a n an kl e :deep in mud, the attendance was surprisingly good, great eagerness being shown to ascertain the merits of the dis play and to know whether in the quality of the stock exhibited the meeting bore the same high character which it had achieved with respect to implements. The manner in which the rules adopted, at the late Lord Ducie's suggestion, for disqualifying animals too fat for breeding purposes, would operate was also looked for ward to with much interest.' We regret to say that the expectations formed of the sh ow have hardly been re alised. There is reason to believe that the rules referred to have frightened away several of our best breeders, and Mr. Townley's name may be especially mentioned as missing from the list of short-horn exhibitors. As will be seen, however, from the awards which we subjoin, the most successful competitors of former years are the men who still carry away the chief prizes in their respec tive classes ; Mr. George Turner, of Barton, takes the lead in North Devons, and Mr. Jonas Webb in South downs, Mr. Sanday in Leicesters, and so on in the other divisions. The truth is that the questions of merit and over-feeding are quite distinct from each other, and, however Lord Ducie's rules may operate, they are not at all likely to displace the hard-earned pro-eminence which our best known stock breeders have already obtained. The following is selected from the list of first-class prizes : SHORTHORNS. Class I.—Bulls, calved previously to the 14 of July, 1851, and not exceeding four years old.—First prize of 401. to Right Hon. Lord Bernors, of Keythorpe-hall, Tugby, Leicester. Second prize of 201. to Richard Stratton, of Broad Hinton, Swindon, Wilts, themselves. His books had been referred to, but he never could have written them if he had nut spent his life in the country, and never lived in towns, but among his countrymen the farmers. (Cheers.) He loved them, and from the opulent farmer to the log but his happiest days had been passed in their so ciety. It was by talking to them and knowing their feelings and prejudices—for they had their pre judices—klaughter)—that he had acquired some insight into the human heart, and bad been enabled, they said, to put it in his books. (Cheers.) Agriculture was the most simple, the most innocent, and the most honourable employment of man—(cheers)—and, though he could not say that lie had contributed anything to wards agricultural shows, a little wooden clock he had exhibited to his countrymen with moral lessons which, he hoped, had done them good. (Cheers and laughter.) These moral lessons, read by the English as well as the American farmer, showed the value of time, the hours of work, and the hours of recreation, and how to have an extra hour and an extra dollar where it was wanted, and if, as there were in all human machinery defects, this little wooden clock had one which ought to be copied— it was that it went on tick. (Much laughter.) He had not the honour to be an Englishman. He was a native of another part of the world ; and 150 years ago his forefathers left these shores. Whether they slipped off at the time of the assizes—(great laughter), or whether one of his cloth helped them over at the public expense, there was no one now old enough to say, and therefore perhaps it was as well not to make too strict an inquiry. (Laughter.) His Excellency had talked of that country being able to receive a portion of the population of this ; but for his part he should like to work back—it would be his delight and happiness to do so, and he would not be sorry, provided it was for no moral delinquency, if one of his brother judges sentenced him-In..be tran-. sported back to England. (Cheers and laughter.) He had never spent two such delightful days in his life as attending at the present meeting. As a practical farmer, fond of the cultivation of the soil, he had come to Glocester purposely from Scotland. (Cheers.), It gave him great pleasure to st a t e , w i t h ou t attempt i ng to say anything civil or to flatter, that in the last 10 years the improvement which lie observed was beyond any thing that he could recollect, and that it was more marked among the lower orders than in any other class. They were better fed, better clad, better paid, and they re spected themselves. , If he might be permitted to men tion so trivial an illustration he would take the notice in St. James's-park, which he saw the other day—" The public are requested to protect the birds and the trees in this plantation." No "man traps and spr i ng guns, " nor prosecutions were mentioned. When at Lough borough he saw a similar notice—" These grounds are for the benefit of the people, who are requested to pro tect them." Such evidences showed that the people respected themselves, and deserved the respect of their superiors. (Cheers.) When he looked at the improve ments that had taken place and the period at which they had arri ve d, w h en th ere were no prejudices against machinery to be awakened—when the day of the demagogue was gone—when there was no idle, lazy, and pauper population to excite—and when therefore the demagogues could do no mischief—he asked, did not these improvements go deeper than many supposed ? He had trespassed too long on their patience, and he would conclude by thanking them again most heartily for the honour they had done him. (Cheers.) Lord Powis proposed " The health of the President Elect," Mr. Pusey. Sir JOHN SHELLEY, in a spirited speech, expressed the obligations of the society to the railway companies for their co-operation, and concluded by toasting them. Mr. SAMUEL BASER, chairman of the Dean Forest Railway, returned thanks. The awards for stock having been announced by Mr. BRANDRETH GIBBS, honorary director of the show-yard, the proceedings of the banquet terminated. OONVERSAZIONE AT THE MANSION-HOUSE. Last night, the city of London, through its Chief Magistrate, honoured itself in honouring the literature and science of the kingdom. The Mansi on-house in vited all that is distinguished in letters and arts. Artists and writers—intellect and learning—the masters Of science, practical and theoretical—congregated in a splendid metropolitan circle. The present Lord Mayor (Alderman Challis) has on previous occasions welcomed the working educationists of the metropolis. We have had recently to record his well-considered entertain ment to the London schoolmasters and schoolmistresses. The interest of that party perhaps exceeded in moral dignity his concluding conversazion e ; the graceful tribute of matter to mind, which was exhibited in the educational gathering, remains unsurpassed in its pecu liar appropriateness. But certainly last night's assem bly was a worthy completion of this series of well planned entertainments. The nobility of rank and the nobility of acquirements met together ; and the tribute to those who, through the press, influence the public mind, was a worthy conception, and well car ried out. The present mayoralty has exhibited a praise. worthy innovation on the stiff luxury of civic festivals of the ordinary type. It is a thankworthy sign of the times that corporate munificence is learning the better way ; and the city of London, in throwing itself into the stream of educational progress, under its several aspects of education, art, and general literature, is doing much to retrieve its character. Commercial pursuits too frequently have been found to deaden the mind in the exercise of its higher faculties, and to the recognition of the finer and more ennobling arts of life. Municipal corporations have a wide field of influence, which has been too long left barren ; but the example set by the metropolis will have its value in the provinces. And though it might be said that such a conversazione is but a small testimony to the intellectual powers of the age to characterise in such terms, yet it embodies a principle which will have its way—the principle that society in all its spheres has duties of a practical character to those upon whom, after all, not only the national credit and historic honours depend, but to whose hands, for good or for evil, are entrusted the destinies and interests of mankind, and with them the stability of all our institu tions. Such assemblies are at least a testimony, however imperfect, to the great truth that commerce and trade depend for their extension and continuance on the culti vation and application of the higher powers of the mind —on art, learning, and science, as well as on empiric practice and traditionary skill. It seems that nearly 3,000 cards of invitation were issued for this occasion ; and such was the well-thronged appearance of the Egyptian Hall, which was illuminated with more than usual brilliancy, that there could not have been less than 2,000 persons present. Amongst the company were—Dr. Spohr, Sir Charles Barry, Mr. E. H. Baily, R.A., Mr. Benno* Dr. Bowring, Mr. Edgar Bowring, Dr. Bernays, Sir Henry Bishop, Mr. Peter Berlyn, the Rev. P. Booth, Mr. Dudley Costello, Mr. Monckton Milnes, M.P., Mr. David Roberts, R.A., Sir Charles Eastlake, P.R.A. Mr. Augustus Egg, Mr. F. Stone, Dr. Forbes, Mr. W. J. Fox, M.P., Mr. George Godwin, Mr. Charles Knight, Dr. M ac k a y, Mr. Hart, R.A., Mr. T. K. Hervey, Professor Forbes, Mr. John Martin, Dr. E. Lancaster, Dr. W. Smith, Mr. T. Landseer, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall, Dr. Southwood Smith, Mr. T. J. Searle, Mr. Robert Bell, Mr. Windsor East, and many other gentle. men equally well known for their successful efforts in the schools of literature and the liberal arts. It would be fruitless, however, to attempt to give a complete list of all the "celebrities" present ; many, whose public works are conspicuous to the world, being content on an occasion like this so to mingle with the general group as to render it impossible that their persons could be particularly noted. A large number of members of Parliament were present ; and amongst them the Duchess of Sutherland and the Duke of Argyll, the Turkish Ambassador, the Prussian Ambassador, the Greek Ambassador, the Bishop of St. Asaph, &c. It would be superfluous to enter into a detail of the various objects exhibited on the occasion, as the greater portion of them have been seen at former conversaziones ; but the tribute of a line is justly due to a selection of pictures, in which the works of David Roberts, R.A., Linnell, Sydney, Cooper, Maclise, and Barker were amongst the most conspicuous, and these were gracefully accompanied by specimens of sculpture by M`Dowell, Adams (whose bust of the Duke of Wellington is an object of much attraction), Marshall, Foley, Baily, and others. Included in the objects of art should be mentioned some beautiful statuettes in biscuit, from the establishment of Mr. Copeland, and also some reproductions of the old Wedgwood ware, which latter were particularly' admired for their beauty of form and sombre depth of colour. One of the great merits of the general arrangement was the judi cious manner in which the various articles were distri buted throughout the rooms, especial care having been taken to avoid the possibility of too many persons being thronged together in one spot. Thus the fine arts were exhibited on the lower floor, whilst the models an d many of th e pupils apparatus were displayed abov e stairs ; and in these nterde partments the works of the p u p ils who have r eceived, or are receiving, their educa tion at the school for teaching the blind being tolind pr read excited and the much company interest, being made to witness their successful effort s i n reading, arithmeti c , i music, and other branches of instruction. The various departments of science were effectually represe n t e d , and there was sufficient evidence in the plan which had been pursued to 'give to the conversazione the character it was intended to bear—that the entertainment was the result of much care and discrimination. WARRANTS TO OPEN LETTERS AT THE POST OFFICE. —Yesterday a return showed that from November 1848 to May last, six warrants of the S ecretary of State were granted to open or detain letters at the Post Office. One warrant in November, 1848, signed by Sir George Grey, in a case of embezzlement, applicable to one per son. One warrant in August, 1849, by Sir George Grey in a case of murder, applicable to one person. One war rant in November, 1850, by Sir George Grey. to return a letter to the writer. One warrant in November, 1850, by Sir George Grey, in a case of fraudulent bankruptcy, applicable to one person. One warrant in January, 1853, by Lord Palmerston, to return a letter to the writer, and one warrant in April last, signed by Lord Palmerston, in a case of embezzlement by a country postmaster, applicable to one person. VESEND STAR PACKETS, call at the Grays, Greenhlthe, and Purfleet Piers. at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting) I TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. THE CAMP AT CHOBIIAM. The change of troops took place yesterday under cir cumstances little calculated to inspire the incoming di vision with any especial admiration of camp life. The rain, which had fallen in torrents during the previous night, continued without intermission throughout the morning, and at length reduced the whole field to such a marshy condition that the Lieutenant-General consi derately countermanded the order which had been issued to strike tents, and the whole were left standing by the retiring regiments for the accommodation of those who were to succeed to their occupation. On Wednesday night the officers of the Cavalry Brigade gave a grand dinner to the Duke of Cam bridge in their mess tent, which was gaily deco rated with cuirasses, lances, shabraques, sabres, &c. About 90 sat down to an excellent entertainment, furnished by the brigade suttler, Mr. Cole. Among the officers present were—Colonel Cotton, Brigade- Major ; Captain Clifton, 7th Dragoon Guards, A.D.C. ; Deputy-Assistant Commissary-General Crookshank, Brigade-Commissary ; the officers of the Ist Life Guards, Carabineers, 18th Light Dragoons, 17th Lancers, and those in command of the detachments of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), the 4th Dragoons, the Scots Greys, and the Bth Hussars. The bands of four regiments attended, and played a variety of favourite music during the dinner. After the cloth had been drawn, Colonel Hall, of the Ist Life Guards, proposed the health of her Majesty, which was drunk with all the honours. The gallant colonel next gave the health of their illustrious commander, the Duke of Cambridge, passing a high eulogium upon his Royal Highness's intimate knowledge of everything connected with the service, and remark ing upon the great esteem in which the Duke was held by all ranks of military men. The toast was most enthusiastically received. His Royal Highness, in reply, thanked the company for the honour paid to his name. He felt greatly indebted to the Cavalry Brigade for the admirable manner in which they had conducted them selves during the past month ; and he had no hesitation in remarking, that all the credit which belonged to them arose from their own exertions and their own high state of discipline. In making this observation he re ferred to the rank and file as well as to the officers of the several regiments. (Hear, hear.) He did not shrink from confessing that he had personally derived much benefit from his experience during the last month, and he believed he had acquired a practical knowledge of warfare which nothing short of actual service could have given him. His Royal Highness said he trusted all pre sent would remember the friendly and brotherly feel ings which had prevailed at that board, and that those he had the happiness of seeing round the mess table would hereafter look upon him not only as a brigadier commandant, but as a personal friend. (Cheers.) After paying a high compliment to the household troops, and remarking upon the excellent understanding which existed between the brigade of Guards and their brethren of the line, his Royal Highness dwelt particu larly on the good conduct of the troops, and, while re pudiating any desire for war, expressed his satisfaction at knowing that he might have the command of such men on service. Other toasts followed, and a very agreeable evening was brought to a close some time after midnight. The Duke of Cambridge slept on the ground, and was busily engaged as early as 7 o'clock yesterday morning in superintending the movement of the various regi ments. The Ist Life Guards, the Carabineers. the 17th Lan cers, and the 13th Light Dragoons vacated their quar ters at an early hour, and gave place to the incoming cavalry regiments, all of which were housed before two o'clock. The outgoing infantry regiments were on their way to the various railway stations before 10 o'clock, and the ar rivals continued throughout the day without intermis sion. It would be scarcely possible to conceive a more wretched spectacle than some of the corps presented after having been exposed to a pitiless rain for several hours. But for the humane concession of the Lieutenant- General allowing the tents to remain standing, the most lamentable consequences must have followed. The whole field and its approaches presented the appearance of a perfect swamp, and all the roads in the lower por tion of the encampment were completely flooded. The conveyance of the baggage belonging to the va rious regiments over the disgraceful roads of this vicinity was a matter of great difficulty, and horrible cruelty was practised upon some of the poor horses attached to the carriers' waggons. In one case, where a civilian inter fered to protect from brutal treatment an animal greatly overladen with artillery baggage, he was most unwar rantably seized by a bombardier and marched nearly two miles b e t ween a couple of privates with drawn swords. On reaching head-quarters he was of course immediately set at lib er t y, but not before he had assured the officer with whom he was brought into communication that proper means would at once be taken to obtain satisfac tion for the gross outrage of which he had been the victim. CITY OF LONDON TRADESMEN'S CLUB.—The annual dinner of this club, which is one of a convivial character was held last night at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street. The chair was occupied by Sir John Key, the newly elected Chamberlain, who took an opportunity of thank ing the meeting for the kind assistance he had received on a recent occasion. The health of Sir John was en thusiastically received, and the evening was spent in mutual good humour. HEREFORDS. Class I.—Bulls, calved previously to the Ist of July, 1851, and not exceeding four years old.—First prize of 401. to the Right Hon. Lord Berwick, of Cronkhill, Shrews bury. Second prize of 201. to John Carwardine, of Stock ton Bury, Leominster. DEVONS. Class I.—Bulls, calved previously to the Ist of July, 1851, and not exceeding four years old.—First prize of 401. to George Turner, of Barton, near Exeter. Second prize of 201. to Robert Wright, of Moor Farm, Taunton. WELCH BREEDS. Class I.—Bulls, calved previously to the Ist of July, 1851, and not exceeding four years old.—No entry. Class 2.—Bulls, calved since the Ist of July, 1851, and more than one year old.—The prize of 101. to Willi a m Powell, of Eglwysnewydd Margam, Taibach, Glamorgan. SHEEP. LEICESTERS. Class I.—Shearing Rams.—First prize of 301. to Willi a m Sanday, of Holme Pierrepoint, Nottinghamshire. Second price of 151. to T. E. Pawlett, of Beeston, Sandy, Bedford shire. SOUTHDOWN, OR,OTHER SHORT-WOOLED SHEEP. Class I.—Shearing Rams.—First prize of 301. to Jonas Webb, of Babraham, Cambridge. Second prize of 151. to Jonas Webb, of Babraham, Cambridge. LONG-WOOLED SHEEP• Not qualified to compete as Leicesters. Class I.—Shearing Rams.—First prize of 301. to William Lane, of Broadfield-farm, Nortleach. Second prize of 151. to William Game, of Aldsworth, Nortleach. PIGS. Class I.—Boars of a large breed.—First prize of 15/. to Robert Crossley, of Holland St. Miles, Platting Newton, Manchester. Second prize of Si. to Thomas Horsfall, of Burley Hill, Otley, Yorkshire. SPECIAL PRIZES. SHROPSHIRE OR OTHER GREY AND BLACK-FACED SHORT- WOOLLED SHEEP. Class I.—Rams of any age.—First prize of 201. to John Gillett of Brize Norton, Witney, Oxon. Second prize of 101. to Thomas Horton, of Hamage Grange, Cressage, near Shrewsbury. Class 2.—Pon of Five Ewes of any age, with their Lambs.—The prize of 101. to William Foster, of Kinver Hill Farm, Stourbridge. Class 3.—Pen of Five Shearling Ewes.—The prize of 101. to William Foster, of Kniver Hill Farm, Stourbridge. The Pavilion Dinner took place yesterday at four o'clock, and, as usual, was very well attended. Nearly 1,000 agriculturists assembled on the occasion, the chair being of course filled by Lord Ashburton, president for the year. Mr. Pusey, the president elect, was pre vented by illness from being present, and other disap pointments also took place ; but among the company present we observed the American Minister, General Arista (of Mexico), Judge Halliburton, the Mayor of Gloucester, the Earl of Powis, the E ar l of Harrowby, the Earl of Leicester, Earl Beauchamp, Lord Bridport, the Marquis of Bath, the Earl of Jersey, Lord Berners, the Earl of Suffolk, Sir John Shelley, the Hon. B. R. Clive. the Hon. G. C. Agar, Sir. M. -Ridley, Viscount Hereford, Mr. Mullings, M.P., Sir Lionel Darner, Sir Thomas Acland, Sir John Bailey, Colonel Challoner, Mr. Raymond Barker, Mr. Foley, M.P., Mr. Hippesley, Mr. Alcock, M.P., Mr. Clifford, M.P., Col. Rushout, M.P, Mr. Hampden Turner, Mr. Portman, M.P., Sir W. Codrington, M.P., Mr. Cobbold, M.P., Professor Johnston, of Durham ; Professor Vocicker, Professor Brown, Professor Way, Professor Simonds ; Mr. M‘Gregor, Chairman of the South-Eastern Railway, Mr. C. A. Saunders, Mr. J. L. Vaughan, Sir Peregrine Acland, and Sir John Duckworth. The usual loyal toasts having been given. Lord AbHBURTON proposed " The Foreign Ministers," to which His Excellency the AMERICAN MINISTER responded at full length. He complimented Lord Ashburton, and referred in terms of high praise to the high services which the late lord had rendered both to this country and the United States by the settlement of the boundary question. Mr. Ingersoll then alluded to the agricul tural productions of America, reminding the farmers that it was not too much to ascribe the prosperity of England, and especially of her manufactures, to the millions of bales of cotton which America sent over to her. If they desired more, his countrymen would grow more and more to supply that demand, and to cultivate those relations of increased friendship which the cotton trade was calculated to promote. There was no danger for a century or two, at least, of the demand on the one side or the supply on the other failing, notwithstanding the production of Egypt, India, and Western Africa. He was informed that the exports of cotton from Alex andria was 500,000 bales, a large amount certainly, compared with the crop grown in America, which was 300,000. In 1860 this amount would have another million added to it, and in Egypt the productive ground was covered by the plant, so that the land of the Pha roahs and Ptolemys would not interfere in this respect with the land of the Washingtons. His Excellency having referred to tobacco—of which they grew in the States 200,000,0001 b.—said that when a wet season, or any extraordinary and unpropitious event rendered it de sirable for this country to call on the Americans for their eatables, they would produce them to any extent. Of rice, which was in itself the aliment of one-third of the human race, his countymen produced 200,000,001 b. ; of wheat, 100,000,000 bushels ; and of maize, or Indian corn— that which came to the relief of the Irish people during the famine-600,000,0000 bushels per year. The soil of England contained, he believed, 46,000,000 of acres, but in the United States there were of public lands alone belonging to the Government, and ready for sale, 1,370,000,000 of scree. A political philosopher had once predicted that England could not support 10,000,000, and she had now doubled that number; but if her popu lation went on increasing he invited her agriculturists to come over and visit the United States, and to stay as long as they pleased, for they would find a hearty welcome there. (Cheers and laughter.) Besides the vast' numbers of their countrymen now settled in the United States, amounting to nearly 1,000,000 from Ire land, and 250,000 from England—he bade them re member that its constitution and laws were such that any individual who came among them, attached to good morals and in the practice of them, might attain nearly every political distinction, and certainly would acquire every social right possessed by him here. (Cheers.) His Excellency then referred to ships, which, he said, were drawn from the primeval forests as much as corn was drawn from agriculture, and which was now bridging over the ocean, rendering the ,voya g e between En g l an d and America so short that no one hesitated to take it, and so agreeable that no one found it otherwise than delightful. In a country like his, where there was abundance of soil to he found, and where science and art as applied to agriculture were eagerly cultivated, they would always be proud to emulate the farmers of England, who stood at the head of the agriculture of the world. (Cheers.) His Excellency concluded by giving as a toast "The Royal Agricultural Society." Sir M. RIDLEY having proposed, in very complimen tary terms, " the health of the President." Lord ASHBURTON responded. The Earl of HARROWBY spoke to the toast of the "Labouring Classes," pleading, with much earnestness, their claims to be more cared for, better housed, and better educated. Their increased intelligence would raise their efficiency as workmen, and enable employ ers to meet that great change in the labour market which was now in progress. Sir R. MURCHISON, K.S.A. said, he saw that they were all very well acquainted with " Sam Slick," and he would therefore give "Agricultural societies through out the world," and calling on Judge Halliburton to respond to the toast. Judge HALLIBURTON returned thanks for the welcome with which the company greeted him, and which was, even for the society's pavilion, unusually cordial. He said that it was customary to give some "notice of mo tion" in such cases, and, if he had received it, he would have come a little more prepared, though perhaps he would not have made so natural a return. He compli mented Sir Roderick Murchison on his scientific ac quirements which had enabled him to predict the gold fields of Australia, at which thousands of their country men were now digging, while the farmers of England supplied them with food. Politicians claimed for them selves the merit of the high prices, but politics were not the bread of life. (Loud cheers.) During the war, when high prices raised up the farmer, it was because the un productive class were so n umerous—because the army, the navy, and the number of people in the public em ployment had to be fed. The same unproductive class has again arisen, though from different causes ; and let L not politicians take the whole credit of the results to ri ' RICE SD. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 14. The body of Lieutenant Lambert, R.N., .of the Edin burgh, 58, who (together with Assistant-Surgeon Muir head, of the same ship) was drowned in an attempt to join his ship in a waterman's wherry; on the night of Sunday fortnight, was washed ashore in Hayling-hay, Hayling Island, this morning, and taken charge of by the coast-guard of that district. His watch and other valuables were still on his person. The remains await an inquest, after which they will be removed to Haslar for interment. Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., struck his flag this morning, and went to town to preside at the dinner to• be given by the service this evening to Sir James Graham, Bart., M.P., First Lord of the Ad miralty, The'Encounter, 14, screw-corvette, Capt. O'Callaghan, got under way this afternoon for sea, under sail only, and made for the eastward, but the wind dying away she slewed up off the Knab. The Vivid steam-packet, Master-Commander Smith ett, passed through Spithead this morning to the west ward, from Dover. PLYMOUTH, JULY 14. Her Majesty's steam-yacht Victoria and Albert, in charge of Mr. Thompson, harbour master, steamed out of the Sound at 5 a.m. yesterday, for Portsmouth. The Fairy steam-tender sailed on Tuesday. The St. Jean d'Acre, 101, screw steam block-ship, Captain the Hon. H. Keppel, got up steam to try her engines yesterday morning, when everything proved satisfactory. In a few days she will make a trial trip to the Eddystone, probably on Wednesday, the 20th inst. The Trinity yaclirSailed yesterday for the eastward. The Harlequin brig, 12, Commander A. P. E. Wil mot, from the coast of Africa, is daily expected at this port to be paid off. The merchant schooner Loyalist, Captain Reeves, of Plymouth, built by Messrs. William Moore and Son, arrived in the Sound yesterday, 13 days only from New foundland, having had two days' calm off the Land's end. She has a general cargo for London. The steam vessel Lady Eglinton, from Liverpool, had arrived all well at St. John's, and had proceeded for Quebec five days before the departure of the Loyalist. The pilot-boat Heroine, belonging to this port, saw a large screw line-of-battle ship and two frigates yesterday afternoon, between 3 and 4 o'clock, six leagues south of the Dodman. The ship, supposed to be the Duke of Wellington, 131, Captain H. B. Martin, C. 8., was under three topgallant-sails, three topsails, and fore and main course, steering about west by south, with a smart breeze from E.S.E. One of the frigates was a league ahead and the other a league astern of the ship. WOOLWICH, JULY 14. • APPOINTMENT. Lieutenant Edward Scroggs (1847), from the Tra falgar, 120, on the Mediterranean station, to the Ter ribble, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, at Woolwich. The Cyclops, steam-frigate, having taken on board a large portion of the engines, of 400-horse power, made by Maudslay, Sons and Field, for th e P r i ncess R o y a l, 90, screw steam-ship, left Woolwich this morning for Portsmouth, where they are to be fitted to that ship. The fitting of the engines of 600-horse power, made by John Penn and Sons, on their principle, for the mag nificent ship the St. Jean d'Acre, 101, with screw pro peller, has been so quickly executed, that she got up her steam and the engines were set in motion at Devonport on Wednesday last, and performed most satisfactorily. The engines are exactly similar to those manufactured by that firm for the Agamemnon, 91, screw steam-ship, and it is expected the St. Jean d'Acre will be ready in a few days for trial at sea. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—YORK, JULY 13. Jacob Ashbury, aged 34, was charged with having, at Sculcoates, in the East Riding, on the 2d of June last, married Jane Wheldale, a young woman of respectable connections, his former wife, Eliza, being still alive. The jury returned a very of guilty. His lordship felt it his duty to pass such a sentence as would mark the gravity of the crime, and he would, therefore, be transported for seven years. William Johnson and Mary Cartwright were indicted for unlawfully abducting Judith Kay, a girl under the age of 16 years, from the possession of her father. Mr. Darnborough appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Shepherd defended the prisoners. It appeared that the male prisoner had been a " navvy' on the Thirsk and Malton Railway, and the female prisoner was the wife of another " navvy," and they all resided at the village of Thommanby, in the North Riding ; the prisoner Johnson lodging at the house of a grocer named Kay. Kay had a daughter, who was described by her mother to be only 14 years of age, though in appearance she might have been taken to be 17 or 18. Between her and Johnson an inti macy had sprung up, which the parents had observed, and objected to on account of the girl's youth. But Johnson offered to marry her, and several times proposed to her to leave her father's house, which she refused to do for some time, till the female prisoner called upon her and persuaded her to go off with Johnson, saying that if she was in her place she would do it. Partly from this persuasion, and partly from her own inclina tion, the girl agreed on Saturday, the 16th of April, with the female prisoner (who said that Johnson and all of them were going away the next day) that she would join them after church on the Sunday, at a little dis tance out of the village, and would put her clothes out of the window that night, so that Johnson could take them away ; and accordingly the next night the girl went off with Johnson to Gainsborough, where she spent the night with him, the female prisoner and her husband lodging in the same house. On the girl being missed the police were put in motion, and they were traced to Gainsborough, where the girl was taken from Johnson's bed. Mr. Shepherd submitted to his lordship that there was no " taking away " of the girl within the meaning of the statute. His Lordship, however, referred to the case of the "Queen v. Mantelow," reported in 22 Law Journal, M.C., p. 115, in which it was held that the girl was in possession of her father, though voluntarily meeting her lover, till she went off with him, and that was a suffi cient taking within the statute. His Lordship having summed up, The jury found both prisoners guilty. His Lordship, in passing sentence, severely animad verted on the conduct of the female prisoner Cartwright, owing to whose persuasion the girl consented to leave her father's house, and it was to her conduct that the girl's ruin might be attributed. The male prisoner's offence was less, for he offered to marry the girl ; the female prisoner would, therefore, be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two years, and the male prisoner for six calendar months. James Hanson, aged 32, was charged with having, on the 14th of March last, at Bradford, feloniously wounded Sarah Firth, with intent to murder. __. , . The jury returned a verdict of guilty. The sentence of the court was that he be transported for life. Mr. Justice Wightman was occupied in disposing of a road indictment, and other cases of no interest. IMPORTANT TO VISITORS TO CHOB HAM AND VIRGINIA WATER. CHERTSEY SESSIONS.-JULY 13. Thomas Stallwood and his wife appeared to an infor mation laid under the Turnpike Act by Mr. James Wil ling, for having, at the Virginia Toll-bar, exacted a return fare of is. 4d. on the afternoon of the 9th of June, for a carriage and four horses, a similar toll having been paid for the same vehicle on its first passing through the bar. Mr. Horne, Clerk to the Trust, defended and raised a preliminary objection to the complainant giving evi dence. _ - 111 r. J. Willing stated that was his fourth appearance in reference to the case, because technical objections had been previously raised ; but he was determined to have the question decided; being of public importance, and the defendant h av i ng obtained a very large sum of money from the public illegally. As to Mr. Horne's present objecti on, h e would not trouble the magistrates to go into it, as there were witnesses now present to state all that was necessary to give jurisdiction. He therefore called Mr. Philip Willing and Mr. Bradfield, who were in the carriage on the day named, stated that on the vehicle first passing through the toll-bar, a toll of is. 4d. was demanded and paid. On the return of the party, a second toll was asked. Mr. James Willing produced the first ticket, and demanded to pass ; he was refused, and paid the second toll on compulsion. De fendant—Thomas Stallwood's name only was up at the bar as collector, but his wife received the money, and acted under the orders of Mr. Jackson, the toll in spector, who was present. On cross-examination by Mr. Horne, it was deposed that both carriage and horses belonged to members of the party accompanying the witnesses, and that there was no plying for hire. Mr. Horne then objected that the case had failed, for that an office copy of the tolls, exhibited at the bar, had not been given in evidence, and because the wife had received the second toll when her husband was the col lector, and the husband, therefore, was not responsible. The magistrates having inspected the tickets, and re ferred to the act of Parliament, The Chairman said they were unanimous that a clear case had been made out under the act ; the public had l to thank Mr. Willing for the trouble he had taken, and they should fine the defendant 20s. for taking the toll illegally, 20s. 6d. the expe nses o f th e summons, and ordr the expenses of the witnesses attending from London also to be paid. GENERAL COMMITTEE OF CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS. —Mr. Baines, Mr. Walpole, and Mr. Patten have been appointed members of this committee in lieu of of Sir J. Trollop°, Sir F. Baring, and,2lr, Sotherton, who had remised, FATAL FIRE IN DERBY. On Wednesday evening last, a fire broke out in the extenske silk manufactory of Joseph Davenport, Albert street. A considerable time expired before any water was procured to play upon the flames, the extreme height of the building (six stories), and the delay in getting the hose ready, allowing time for the flames to make such rapid progress, that all chance of saving the top story was gone before the water was brought effec tually into play on the building. It appears that all the floors in the mill are fire-proof, being made of brick, and arched over. This fact caused a number of daring men to ascend to the top story of the mill for the purpose of saving the silk, and also for con ducting the water to those parts where the fire had gained the greatest head. The ceiling being above them, they felt confident of their safety ; but, shocking to relate, about 7 o'clock the roof fell in, and the weight of it falling on the first ceiling caused it to fall into the top room, bury ing under it the poor fellows who were so praiseworthily exerting themselves to save the mill and the property in it. On seeing the roof fall in, the greatest shudder went through the crowd, the conclusion being that the poor fellows were burnt to death. The attention of all was now directed to trying to rescue them if they were alive, and ladders were joined together, but owing to the extreme height of the mill, a long time ensued before they could be raised to the top story. In the meantime a most agonizing scene en sued. A poor fellow was seen at one of the top windows with his coat and waistcoat off, and all in flames. The sight was very painful, and will never be forgotten , by those who witnessed it. The roof had fallen in, and the room was all in a flame, and there stood the poor fellow in the midst of it. He got one of his legs out of the window and then the other;. he then forced his body through, and at last hung suspended from the window sill by his hands. A shriek from the crowd announced that he had thrown himself down, pushing himself away from the window by a sudden leap, so as to prevent his head from dashing against the mill in his downward progress ; he came to the bottom, a distance of 70 feet, with a tremendous force. His fall was broken by a bale of cotton that lay in the path, from which lie rebounded on his back to the stones beneath. He was immediately taken up, put into a cab, and conveyed to the infirmary. No hopes are held out of his recovery. Amongst the men who were in the top story at the time the roof fell in was Mr. Thorpe, of the firm of Eyre and Thorpe, silk-throwsters, Full-street. Mr. Thorpe had been very active in trying to save the silk, when the roof fell in as he was walking along the top room, He took refuge in the water-closet, along with the man Mead, who jumped through the window. They were both enveloped in flames. Mead cried out for water to put the flames out that were blazing on his body ; and Mr. Thorpe, though burnt equally as bad himself, went again into the room, and found a jug with a small quantity of water in it, which he threw on Mead, which made the pain excruciating, and his cries were most piteous ; he exclaimed, "Oh dear ! we shall all be burnt to death." Mr. Thorpe then left him, to try to save his own life. He took his coat and waistcoat off, and tying a handkerchief round his mouth to prevent suffocation, he made his way to the window at the Te nant street end, where a ladder being raised he broke through the window, and came down without the assist ance of any one, amidst the cheers of those below. His finger-ends were very much burnt, and his head was cut open through a piece of timber falling upon it. He was conveyed to the infirmary, but afterwards, at his own request, he was taken to his residence in Sitwell street ; we are glad to hear that he is likely to reco ver. Another young man named George Bennett was in the room, but not daring to jump down, he walked through the room in the midst of the flames, and was taken down stairs. He was immediately conveyed to the infirmary, when it was found that he was severely burnt on the legs and thighs, arms, hands, and shoulders. • The fire also got i n t o th e i nter i or of ' his body. No hopes are entertained of his recovery. A third man who was in the room made his escape down the chim ney ;he received an injury on the head. A fourth man, named John 'Webster, had his wrist hurt. One person was pulled out of the flames by a man named Peak, in the employ o f M r . E. D avenpor t. The fire was subdued between eight and nine o'clock, without penetrating any of the lower stories, but a great quantity of silk and machinery was damaged through the body of water that was sent on to the building. Mr. Davenport's stock in the top room was insured in the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Fire Office for 5001. The mill, which was erected in the year 1790, is the property of Messrs. Strutt, Belper. It is not in sured in any public fire-office. The damage to the stock and building is roughly estimated at 2,0001. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE. A g sp a e n c l ial meeti ng o f thi s company was held at Bir min b yesterday, by adjournment, for the purpose of considering a bill to extend the time for the purchase of lands and the completion of works. Mr. R. C. Chawner occupied the chair. By this bill it was proposed to ex tend for three years the time for completing Cannock, Wyrley, and Norton branches, in order to develope the mineral resources of the districts through which they pass, and to bring on to the main line of the South Staffordshire Railway, for distribution among the manu facturing parts of South. Staffordshire, the coal and other minerals from Cannock-chase and the neighbour hood. Mr. M,Clean, their lessee, had agreed to accept a lease of them, if authorised, paying a rent equiva lent to the interest of the money expended on their construction. The directors stated that they applied for these powers in consequence of a pledge given in the last session of Parliament, by means of which they succeeded in procuring the rejection of a parallel line projected by the Staffordshire, Derbyshire, and Worces tershire Railway Company, and they were satisfied that, unless these branches were constructed by the South Staffordshire Company, they would in a future session be conceded to rival parties, who would be enabled thereby injuriously to interfere with the traffic of the South Staffordshire Company. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business, said this was the second meeting the shareholders had had upon the necessity of making the Cannock branch. The directors had issued circulars, in order that there might be a. larger attendance on the present than on the last oc casion, and that there might be no obstruction to the bill then before Parliament. They had, however, on Tuesday, unfortunately received information from their solicitors, that the committee of the House of Lords, before whom the bill was, had come to an ex traordinary decision, reversing the practice which had prevailed since 1836, and that the bill, up on a t ec h n i ca l o bjection under standing orders, was stopped, and not allowed to proceed. The present meeting was, there fore, of little importance, inasmuch as they were pre vented from proceeding with their bill during the pre sent session of Parliament. After a few observations on the very satisfactory state of the traffic on the line, the meeting separated. RAILWAY BILLS IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS. Yesterday the following railway bills were declared to have complied with the standing orders of the Home of Lords :—The Boston and Midland Counties, South Devon and Tavistock, Severn Valley, Liverp oo l, Crosby, and Southport, Harwich Docks and Pier, East lAnglian (2). LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN.—The preamble of this company's Northampton Bill was yesterday passed by the committee iza the gouse of Lords, C .) ,- 4 „ ._,, , - ‘‘V 1J ~,~, I, 154,4i:4;