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suBmARINE TELEGRAPH COMPANY i 3 ETWEEN FRANCE and ENGLAND. SOCIETY DE ,AULEY and CO. 1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIO MN that the. DIVIDEND for the ,r -year ending the 31st December, 1852, of Bd. per Share (being at rate of upwards of £6 10s. pen Cent. per Annum), will be PAYA -1.11,P, at the Offi ce o f the Society; 30, Cornhill, London, and 63, Rue cle. E l thellen, rails. on and after TUESDAY, the Ist day of March next, between the hours of l 2 and 4. „The Scrip Certificates must be left at one of the offices of the dendSociety for examination two clear days before payment of the Divi . By order of the Manager, .-aris, Feb. 16, 1853. J. C: SANDILANDS. CHESTER, and. HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.— c cN.-/ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that file HALF-YEARLY b L , -X f•RAL MEETING of the Shareholders of this Company will ..e held at th e E USTON STATION, London, on WEDNESDAY, the 9th of March next, at Twelve o'clock precisely, for th'e election of two 1)1- - rectors, In the room of two retiring by rotation (wigithe for re-elec tile), and for the transaction of the ordinary business of the Company. ROBT. T. MANSEL, Seereta• y. 6 N. E.—The Tr ans f er B oo k s o f the Company will be closed - on 4tur daY, the 26th instant, until after the meeting. ELECTION of ANNUITANTS on the lENE vOLENT FUND of the PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL 184 e: ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION. —Established in London, JOAN ABEL SMITH, ESQ., 31. P., TREASUREE. „. - TrcE IS , lIRREBY GIVEN that a SPECIAL GENER A L ZING of the. Members of the Association will be held at the r e ON TAVERN f Ott W EDNESD AY, the 18th of May neat, at Twelve k precisely, for the purpose of electing additional annuitants, , Gen eral Meeting with the ing Resolution passed at the Annual , Thomson Meeting on 17th J anu ary last. Thomson Hankey, Jun., Esq. the Governor of the Bank of Eng •tuald, in the chair. 11,Thitt, on th e 18th May next, or such other day as the Board • b a h approve, an amount not exceeding 1251. be granted in annuities, fi equivalent to annuities to five widows and two clerks. The • c ‘o l 4, fi "__ er nrimutants of each cla , s to be fixed by the managers tie _igto the appli ca tio ns w hirl' may be made." it t ldidates are required, to forward their applicatio ns, to g ether with t estimoniaLs, to this office, on or be ore the lath March next. By Order of the Board, P. 11. BYRNE, Secretary. . , 42 , Mo oig.ate-street, London, . 18 th Fel?ivary, 1853. ......___ • % I.4 °111)° LOANS GRANTED. N EXCHANGE ADVANCE FUND, Op 2 1phi-terrace, Strand, facing the river ; City kiraneh, 3, Broad street, City. , The Eight Iron. Lord ERSKINE, Chairman. "Aoans Pro . advanced, in sums of 101. and upwards, granted on a joint of _rstory note, repayable by easy instalments, or on the deposit ds or other available securities. 7!!!a 0 1 exchange cashod at moderate rates of interest. 1 n n7: 1 " 4 44 -aPplicatiom may be obtaineq afthe Oflices. or on forward .. 12 Postage stamps. BROOKS,—S6crefiry. XATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE COMPANY, 26, CORNIIILL. Capital £500,000. ' COURT OF DIRECTORS. A. Campb e l l Barclay, Esq. Thomas Nicoll, Esq. Charles Bennett, Eeq. n ugh Croft, Esq. J E . . L e S S. a S n y d i e u r e s s , t lil a r r D , E . s q . n Elliotson, M.D., F.R.S. Clement Tabor, Esq, Joh Joseph Thompson. kIIQ. J ohn Moss, Esq. MANAGING DIRECTORS. a. Leander Starr and Charles Bennett, Beqrs. MEDICAL EXAMINERS. Elliotson, F.R.S., 87, Conduit-street. ~'• S. Syines, M.D., 77, Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square. ACTITABY. W. B. B. Woolhonse, Esq., F.R.A.S., F.S.S., &e. BANKERS. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street. esnrance. granted on lives, joint-lives, survivorships, &c., imme -t_ and deterred annuities, Ste. e f rr osPectuses s obtained at the Company's maim, 26, Cornhill, and agen. TILE INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COMPANY, O. 72, Lombard-atreet, and 24, Connaught-terrace. lb 1, TRUSTEES. 4: e n ard spooner, Esq., M.P. I Richard Malin , . Esq., Q.C., M.P. -442pbe1l Renton, Es M P I James Fuller Maddox, Esq. q., . . William Wilberforce, Esq. Th p o e POLICIES are INDiSPUTABLB, in terms of the Deed of c t ernent of the Company, duly registered, and arc thus rendered ki r AIN FAMILY PROVISIONS, and NEGOTIABLE DOCU -1,,, I ' B of SECURITY. th vonapany has introduced, as more pecullai-ly applicable to i t l a tidd le and Industrious Classes, a plan of SELF-PROTECTING • cornbiRANCE, whereby in one Policy for ono rate of Prem , um aro aaidingred an Insurance of a Sum payable either at death or on nd ..., a specified age, and a pension or annuity after that age ; luth,s'll4 ng the tall benefit of all Premiums that have been paid, • h the payments should at any time be discontinued. ALEX. ROBERTSON, Manager. "VAL SEHOOD :—G-ratis on application, or post 12. free for two stamps, " Disproof" of the falsehoods contained in a handl dll now distributing with the view to injure the " Post.Offlee London D irectory ;" and a Review proving' in names selected by F. W. NV: Akins, a proportion of error kin.:3. L nadun —Dg illetorac..far and thirteen sis iii64• tim street Key of " w a t theustimi blunders. _ ...._ . * s * As; there is reason to believe that the unsold copies of Wat kin's Dire Story will (with some trifling addenda) be produced as a " March I iditi9n," persons importuned to purchase the work, should, before plat lging themselves to do so, obtain thee° Reviews, when (as .the page ;at which each error occurs is quoted) they can readily test whether the book offered is a new edition or conta!ns these blunders. . _ NEW FEATURE IN LIFE ASSURANCE. DEPOSIT and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 18, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London. CAPITAL--ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. DIRECTORS. • - "au—The Right Hon. the Viscount Drumlanrit, M.P., P.C., , ;, )In Ptroller of her Majesty's Household. Noel Barnes, Esq., 11, City-road, Finsbury. Clarke, Esq., late 17th Lancers, Junior United Service Club. Coode, Esq., Portland-terrace, Wandsworth, and Belvoir, St. Etepr's, Jersey. en Cracknall, Esq., 1, St. Joint's-gardens, Notting-hill, and 11, qare, Lincoln's-inn. Lei 4 " , M.D., Davies-street, Berkeley-square, and Lutterworth, oeor cestershire. L.,,, e Knelt Esq., 15 Connaught-square, Ilyde-park, and Tor Staflordsb ire. Ll4t;hrler Maclean Esq Harrow-on-the - Hill. Willi„ C ' _Poole, Esq., 32, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square.k Plse; -rrlusep, Esq., 147, Leadenhall-street, and 8, Hyde-par - I- 0 , ben ,Weat. Riddell Esq., Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. ' u tliior • e s - ' 41, ,,, 21, Upper'Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. -1. ' 41 g, 14, St. James's-square. y AUDITORS. Legsjgg' Es 9,, 126, Strand, Actuary and Secretary to the Medical, ... 4 nu General Life Office. ▪ p e - l e d ones, Esq., Accountant, 3, Guildhall-chambers. OM 8.A., Actuary to the Engineers and Mason i c Life co, 345, Strand. BANKERS. fir Charles Price, Marryst, an d C o ., 3, Icing Williara-strcet, London. 'qessrs. llopkinson and Co., 3, Regent-street. PHYSICIANS. b r• Lewis, Finsbury - place. 1, S can lan, 21, Upper Seymour-street . West, Connaught-square. BETBORONS. rf • T. Chapman, Esq., 16, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square. - mehael Tee Van, Esq., 44, Gloucester-place, Ilyde-park-gartleus. CONsULTING ACTUARY. FrAUCIS G. P. Nelson, Esq., F.L.S. INSPEITO3 OF AGENCIES. F. P. F. Strousbefg, Esq. STANDING COUNSEL. Wi lliam Wellington Cooper, Esq., New-square, Lincoln's-inn, SOLICITORS. Messrs. Hill and Mathews St. Mary-axe. RESIDENT SECRETARY. Charles W. Bevan, Esq. b et .: Public Is respectfully invited to e xamine the p rinciples of the by si t System of Assurance. which is based u p on tables calculated t a :..zuld is und e r the immediate supervision 0 1 , Francis G. P. Nelson, P.L S., the Consulting Actuary to the Company. 11 1 ,2 1 : 1 Parative Tables to assure 500/ on death, by a person aged of Y next birthday, on the ORDINARY and on t he EPOSIT system 4 assurances. _~~ IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS, Jest published, by H. Rainier°, 219, Regent-street, toondui. No ago., in cloth. price be. t.l sot freo, 6a. 6d., . ØN TRUE As FALSE - - SPERMATORRIICEA with the Viewr o th• y ' ...., Correction of wide-spread Errors in relation to the Treat''' . - ...eat and Cure of &teeters NM iibbility df the Generative P SystP: il, , xr Bt „, xul l ityp o tho . nOltsik.. Tr ....e . ettetl itOth the Gehl% '6f lakt 'f.r.'..." - ..k ORD "Er _ . .. rickfora 's kiVkil tb i;l4iskith 'readers by his frequent practi ,...l contribttlioes tia Milian medical literature. This Is the first time, ht. itlibtfilS us, that he has addressed himself to thefriou-medi , cal Mader. We trust this , may, net 6p,,,W e Irlt. If hh) Chlt ll detect any other ,equal flagrAnt 'Oll finiteit may be in his power to cOrtict.”;--TAndcdh Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. "Ire DeOliiiiid ill it former number that we should recur to this wprt, in order to exhibit its a im 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 Symathisert,' and . Itledical Friends, are mercilessly exposed,. And if ttiA hook could find its way into the hands of those Who taffel. from tit coin plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hindreds Would be saved much needless sufttring of body and mind, and what is of less importance, though it is that which the quacks Most priZe— much money ... ...This volume is well qualified to put en tnd tO the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and tO place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiologital basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good."—lrealcal Circular, Juno 16, 1852. II ON THE ORDINARY SYSTEM. ,The sum the ordinary ~.t:, • The sum the Life Offices would give `is' ordinary Life Ihini if he were unable Offices would Its pay, or if he omits ed At the Ins give him for to pay his current •c, 4 end of policy the surrender a nnual premium of I' Pre n n. i nn , al thirty at that or sale 81 . 6 5 . 3d. after he has 1 , 1 to urn Yearswhen age, of his pokey, paid into their c offers 11 assu r e the party in case after thirty 249/.73 6d., and which ' is fifty of yearsT Ayments they have had the use years old, death me Anting to of at comp ouni hewillhave will be '4491.75. 6d. interest, or in Paid into worth sithiehtheyhave the event of his death the, oface. had the benefit one hour after such •- . of at compound omission or inability ....._____ interest. to pay. 20 81,65. 1 little more 3,, ................... 2491.75.6 d. 5001. than 80/. NOTHING. --______ perhaps 90/. _ DEPOSIT SYSTEM. [fun able to pay, or not desirous of paying or omitting topay,thero [icy would still renr n of its PULL V^ .. , as ' 522/.22.7d.t!...4 death, if 20 year., after, no Ibr ther payment beingre calred. Ifbovrevei• the party,trorn 'any cause, • wished 'to cancel the Pdticy, he could not enlydraw out all hehas %% In od put in, viz., 2251., but 2251. 52:4 .287 2871 Its. to. a certain bonus of 621. 2s. 9d. In the bargain, 1 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 se • • drawn out at the age when withdrawn. See pagess and7in detailed pamphlet, by F. G. 2. Nelson, Esq. • 00 nce can secure the follow modl'iicll°Parisen of these tvco tables it will be seen that a person . 4,4-4.vlsattoetnovel system of DEP 00 1. resTs assurance can annually, canordinary e ry sy a s s t s o ur in e . 4 r ...,11.47, 1 . he can receive e g as l e aL oY thri , ~.,,,Allthe event of a desire t usurren i d n er wi l t r ich applies to all ages, Fora than und n er s tli n e lic o y rdi Irkisk `, °,ll pair , , by, the 'lt hove txamP ' 3rdly. IYA the event ' rb t . ituib.'es. 88 flinch' ss'ort the ordinary system. stiff', his property, et tuo ilitY e a r . etnission to i', l'i ray, ...a policy remains his current payments Tor ~,acl value as it was, thou g h he cease system, be ge , ts *ea' aturiber of years • whereas on the oro Y ' nu- r decrease i ...,e 'Atu oo " h g• 4i Years Should ' he require to'increase ° can at w:1 tim e, ' bY444-it of his policy, he can do so at n'easure. He_ t from it up to the 11 * 1 1._ le aatt c,iitii°trot7lt'areatiaues, wi-tivi'raw an d y w p i a t r h irlierest. After he n —.3 Withd his P Ps , merits an ment, thre ),....._ rawn part one f .„. Ye ..,r lie can, by a slagle pay me greater or even it t -- 1,8, or en, ~ nal -" -ine a• " = • •r rards. raise his pelIoY to a Ids . s e r amount; an''.. by this system he can at all time it n in the *4o.4'unal savings 14' , - .., his annual expenditure, with the rite L une as I n 5 bkl,l ) , f. ..,_ lia' ''''ir. a fund to fly to in case of neeessitY, the gets lute s'ett f6r h t ' s "u 4 ,_ '. Vats palpable advantage, however, that be g ore than 'th e arn 4 ., . w •stleY, and in case of death his 'family receive m do co ilo, _, -14 01 his savings•ln ordinary iAfo Offices be can nt li e ~,- °am% but his lic ' at/ is cancelled the mome I•case s to Day hisPooorzntencer ki)stcva or I teed of havin; allY 1 14 -- " s ' i t° ItY to for aid all Ms 11 3 elniuHs' and,. ne become ferfelted to itll.,_lioelety, and his InisfarturePi -earned sa s benefit the rtiekets of his es serve to benefit Irtfiortunate co-assurers ' , ui i IL:L4 398 tetn rig toil, . .. equitable and too striking to be overlooked ' e.__tittiveiaB,lV 84311r4D:Ce is th onlysste of _ln assurance which tan be • "Rely 0,-,,-...4 Iscoitnized and e ado t system h n the rples are impar '3o4fers—A'a4sBet,and its l bi P eW e P idely diffused. It erio, greea.___ pa pa e benefits become w . fair rate b Ler est . .ur .uvantages than a bona because it alloivs a e.....kiae,se 41 case of withdrawal, and gives twice the enrount in the *C de t e h tt C°lli PallY to the representatives of the Depositor la , thus combin /Ab b .. _ ing the _ . TOES OF A. RAMC WITT,/ THE BENEFITS OF /Li e „. AN ASSURANCE COMPANY. 41,pat ',,ii °fend ein sre __ owtnent asstrrancen the advantages of the DEPOSIT .4.11, 41,i146L1U More striking. 8 9P -Tars COMPANY UNDER THE ORDINARY 4To ho s e _ -I'lPt ASSURANCE BRANCII. •01...;1. evw4 refer this branch Policies are granted from 20/. to Neet e ea I ° oil but npp thereof. ~..1 41 q i,,,, oth .. e worst stages of disease, and such as have been ar ,t isas e. ti °a loes, are taken at rates equivalent to the parti itelitrui fro u , 60 , 4„}* Persona, `• oand upwards granted on every kind of security, I,,T' 4 .. l l,iti es of 41 1 the most equitable terms to the borrower Preioitu'orfeiture o'fy description granted on very favourable terms. h iarik, t it 's, tb e I A a POl, cY In case of inability to pay the currant , a ', ale __ rectors will eitner purchase the Policy at a fair N ehn_ o rr , spo o r . ,g , lye a new one in lieu thereof, less 5 per cent., bite , li V have h4;: s l& m a MoUnt to the whole of the previous payments P ist t ' i ktle p ros . Made, c .ir,„B3sten'i -a„DiterteB With tablesin further illustration of the. Do to iti .4-__aosY further information may be obtained on appli -BZokLiiiitttaezi.ntritylc7i.r to , Resident Secretary'. 1 4 1.13. *--Agentil Wanted In AU partl of the World. No. 18,851.] Just Published, price is., THE CRUISE of the CHALLENGER LIFE :B4)AT, and Voyage front Liverpool to London in 1862. Dedicat.sd. to the Life Boatmen of Great Britain and Ireland. Lon, It 11: W. picketing, 177, Piccadilly, and all Booksellers. IMPORTANT WORK ON HEAT. .Tust Published, in 2 vols. Svo., price 11. 155., CA7LORIC : ITS MECHANICAL, CHEMI ( L, and VITAL AGENCIES In the PILENOMEDIA of NATUBJ:. • By SAMUEL L. METCALFE, M.D., • of Transylvania University. William Pickering, Publisher, Piccadilly. NEW WORK Br SIR JAMES SHUTTLE WORTH, BART. Just Ready, in I vol. Bvo. PUDLIC EDUCATION as affected by the 3CI MITES of the COMMITTEE of the PRIVY COUNCIL twin 1.844 to 1852. With Suggestions as to Future Policy. By Sir JAMES RAT SIMTTLEWORTII, Bart. L ondon : Longman, Brown, Green, and Lon;mans. 1111111 OS TAL ERRORS.---Gratis on application, or post free for two stamps, a Review of the Division of "Watkin's Directory for 1853," entitled (amusingly enough), '° Postal Informa tion." ¶1 he Review proves an amount of blunders and omissions probably never equ4led in any work on the same subject. 110,705 E of COMMONS : BLUNDERS G: ratis on application, or post free for two stamps, a " Review of the zd'embers of the House of Commons," as contained in " Watkiia' s London Directory f,r 1853," showing upon these im portant ICU mes no less than seven hundred and forty blunders. lly and Co., 19 and 20, Old Boswell-cpurt, London. NORTHAMPTON AND BANBURY RAIL WAY. Notice • is hereby Given, that the A.LF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING will be held at the Euston Hotel, Euston•square, Lon don, on :►IONDAY, the 28th day of February. E. 11. HARWELL, • Deputy-Chairman. Company's Offices, Euston Station, Feb. 12, 1853. WINTER AT LAST. SUPERIOR OVER COATS at reamed charges; quaqty the test of cheapness; one of the largest stocks in London to select from. • Also, the Patent Reversible Fur Beaver Overcoats, Capes, kc., a perfect garment on either side--two at the cost of one. For warmth, comfort, and economy, not to be excelled, real luxuries to the wearer; all guaran teed to resist any amount of rain. W. BERDOE, 96, New Bond street ; and 69, Cornbill (only). 'CONTRACT FOR WHITE AND RED LEAD. Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy, • Somerset-place, 21st Feb., 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 TUESDAY, the 15th March next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying her Majesty's Dockyard at Chatham with WHITE LEAD, end her Majesty's Dockyards at Deptford, Woolwich, Chatham, Sheerness, I'ortsmQath, and Davenport with RED LEAD, A Form of +he Tender may be seen at the said office. No Tender will be receil7 ed after One o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any be noticed unless the party attends, or au agent for him, duly authorise't in writing. Every tender mu9t be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi raltyand bear in the left - hand corner the words " Tender for NV'it ' e and Red Lead," and must also be delivered at Somerset rilace, accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible persons, eugninz to become bound with the person tendering, in the sum of I,OOJI. for the due performance of the Contract. LAURENT'S GRAND CASINO: A RGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, St. James's, Lessee, CharleS Emile Laurent, Onslow House, Brompton-road, Licensed pursuant to Act of Parliament, of 25th George H. Open every evening with Laurent's Celebrated Band. Principal Cornet-3-Piston, M. Boulcour. Admission—ONß SHILLING. Doors open at Half-past Eight o'clock. Dancin3 to comme - co at Nine. and terminate At LIAlf-pest Eleven precisely. MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. DR. 1111MITEL LL'MERT, 17, BEDFORD-SQUIRE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary lieinber of the London Hospital Medical geeietY, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &0., &c. = AY 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 thers are in Stist ence secret causes of self-acquired miseries and diSllPPointed hopes in existence, traceable to certain pernichitis habits, to which Nervous Debility, various forms of InsatlitY, Unhappy and Unfruitful Marri ages, Impotency, Locyst hod Constitutional Weakness, and their endless modifications own their almost entire origin. It is absolutely necessary that all men should know that there are principles of personal management which cannot be violated without incurring grievous penalties, and When vrlsdoin and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate seif-ihdulgence, how these penalties way be mitigated, how the Sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and itileonsequences may be avoided, aid above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional derangement tO Which the timely aid of science cannot apply a care, DOCTOR LA'MERT has for a long series of years been engaged In an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate com plaints, and is the only legally qualified rhysician who, regardless of the taunts and envy of the hypocritical and mock-modest, has had the confidence, through the medium of the public press, to direct attention to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society 15 tree. In Seletting this department of practice, ho hal been amply rewarded by the great success that has attentitcl his efforts in the treatment of these cases, which are ttib generally confided to the care of unqualified and ignorant Ornpirics, who, with their pirated publications, assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues of their patent nostrums, have inflicted serious injury on those who have been induced to place faith in their pretensions. At home for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from Six till Eight. All letters mast contain the fee of ii., and advice And medicines can he 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. I Medical Treatise on the Philosophy of Marriage, and Nervous and Generative Debility, illustrated by fifty coloured engravings, and des cribing in detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and excesses. The perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct description of thei reases, and, may be had, price Es 6d, in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. Piper Brothers and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Storie, Titchborne•street, Haymarket; or free oy pos , • for forty-two stamps, to any address fivm the Author's resi dence, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. No. IL. ---- --- SW., in cloth, price as. Gd., by post free, 48.• pies at once Simple, Safe, and Efficient, in even its most THE CURE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, inonyPetorirnacit; B apparently Intractable Forms. BY F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Eng l .:ad. al n proof of his views he (Mr. Con/ft - j ay) has given be history of a great many cases succonsiuuy treated, as bad as any which Mr. Syme adduced, an AA on which he had operated. Suck are cases ix., xi., ail., and x•-m period of twelve years, the trt: ament b y dilatation, and eras Anally ". No. lx. had resisted, for a removed in as many weets. But cases myth. and xix. appear, both in duration, severity, and eOrnplication of symptoms, of a more ag gravated character t! dan any detailed by Mr. Syme, and yet the treatment adopte: oy Mr. Courtenay proved, eminently successful." r . —Professor I..' ears on the Treatment of Stricture. • - • pr -I.)R. CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. To be lied of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row, Carvalho, 147. Fleet-street, Mann, 39, Cernhrn. Price One Shilling each; by post, is Gd. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. " Health, Recreation, and Rational Use of Time." CONTENTS :—Early Rising—Spring and Summer Mornings—Ex cursions about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills Forests, Fields, High-roads, and other pleasant places - Country Trips and Rambles—The Sea —London at Night—Evenings at Home Music—The Drama—On Eating, Drinking, bleeping, Bathing, Air, Rest, Ease, Occupation, &c., Etc. IL FRAGMENTS FROM THE FOUNTALKS. Two Vol& Vol. I. VISIT TO THE LAKES; iiKETCII OF EDlNljulvv• VoLIL EC. TIM LAKES OF KILLARNwir ; REMINISCENCES OF • BUN, &c. WHAT TO EAT, MINK, AND AVOID, That three score years and ten oar course tray run.* A popular review of almost every form (cause aid cure) of ner vously-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution that harasses the young, besets the man of pleasure, business or study, and em bitters old age; with tables aid ralesfer the diet and physical regu lation 01 every-day life. TIIE PASSIONS. " What passions hurt the body—lAkt i`ttDrove, Truths as refined as Athens ev'et heard.' StraJacT :—Life's pilgrimage, from Riiancy to old age. The ad vent or the passions. Chastity and its infringement. The casualties ofliCentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, tivo, and remediatlre. Ad•rocacy of early marrittgeli.. THE MARRIAGE sTAtn. To be or not to be, thitit the question." Psooniumx:—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and reli gion regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and choice, op both sides, as to age temperament, complexion, and figure, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them : Physical defectiveness and Its removal. Sterility and its coxre t rioa , Cases, &c. C ULVERIVELL, Tf.D. (1841), M.R.C.5. 1 1, (1827), L.S.A. (1824).: Twenty-five years Medical and Forens4 Referee In there matters. Price Is. eaclii,biy post, 6q. To 1)3 had of She:•wood; 0 1 kaiernoster-row ; carvalho, 147, Fleet-street; Mann, 89, Ooinhill; or of It. R. COlve7ell, 10, Ar g yll- place, Regeht-street, who may be compiled da4 t y, from Tea y1;1 Flve‘ exdSeventill •-• I r • - r r r, • . 9 r iT T / j/// , • :4 r - ' je . , e - N rs : :10: I * • • . 4 2- \ L i 4 .4 2; ' ' lO ~ , 1 P0 " ,, V Zz . ., • - • 4-, or 11%* , 'tom + a LA.5...,A - 00. _ , 'r4 l :, A ttlw . I • Vi c • '' kt , ' ' ' ~} ,1i- 0,4, -40 . c r t , -rs . •A- .1.3 0 . 5 I ' ol- , e$ I ill'firr.,,e MANNING OF THE NAVY. ~~~, [PRICE SD. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) ( Continued from our Third Edition or' last Eveninri. ) for any man to risk publishing that which he oonsider not to be against the law, it is also free to the G overn went, and it is the duty f the Government, if they see any one publishing that which they think and are advised is against the law, and against th e interests of the country, to ta ke steps that such an offence may be punished. (Hear, hear.) In the remarks I made the other evening, I did not intend to say anything offensive to the Peace Society. I look upon the Peaoe Society as a society of very well intentioned fanatics—(hear, hear, and laugh ter)—much too good to be entrusted with any political functions in this wicked and sinful world—(laughter)— and I would urge and entreat my hon. friend who asked the question to use his influence, as a nan of good Un derstanding and practically conversant with public affairs, to induce his peace-preaching colleagues in the society to be a little less pugnacious than they show themselves. (Hear, hear, and great laughter.) SUPPLY. The Earl of EGMONT inquired whether the Govern ment would have any objection to lay on the table the report of the commission on the manning of the navy. The Earl ,of ABERDEEN—In answer to the noble lord, I may inform him that it is our in tention to lay that report on the table of the house. At the same time I must observe that the re port in question has only been received in the course of last week ; that it embraces a vast number of subjects besides the manning of the navy, and many of them very important topics, some of which, at least, it is quite necessary the Government should have time to consider and form some opinion on before the report is laid on the table ; but I can assure .the noble lord there shall be no unnecessary delay. The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND said the report must affect many other questions, as the committee was appointed to inquire into the whole state of the seaman, with - a view to its improvement, where it wanted im proving ; and as their inquiry embraced his entire life from the day he entered their service as a boy; to the time when he was received into Greenwich Hospital, it had also investigated the condition of a very valuable class—the warrant officers. He trusted the noble earl would grant them the evidence as well as the 'report. The Earl of ABERDEEN could easily conceive that, though it might be expedient to publish the report, yet in the variety of the opinions of the officers, to publish the. evidence might not. Th , ; house then adjourned. The house then went into a committee of supply upon the navy estimates. On the vote of 137,2451. for the Admiralty-office, 'Mr. STAPLETON said that he wished to calL the at tention of the house to the subject of the infliction of corporal punishment in the navy. When on Friday last, the hon. member for Lambeth (Mr. Williams) ex pressed a hope that the present Government would be able to take such steps for the preservation of such discipline in the navy as would enable them to dis pense with the infliction of corporal punishment, the right honourable gentleman the First Lord of the Admiralty stated, as a reason for believing that this could not be done, that it appeared from the report of the Secretary to the Admiralty of the United States, that the substitution of other punishments in the Ame rican navy had not been attended with good effects. Now, as he believed that those substituted punishments consisted of attaching a rope to a sailor and dipping him in the water, tying his knees up against his chi n , an d making him drag about a can n on ball attached to his leg, he did not wonder that the United States sailors objected to their infliction, and that they were not suc cessful in promoting good discipline. He thought that when the abolition of corporal punishment had been ac companied by the substitution of others so objectionable, the experience thus gained could not be considered con clusive against the abolition of corporal punishment. It was of the greatest importance that the attention of ~..the Pazernment,_ should be earnestly directed to this que'stion;•'for'rentil the initiatiVt vSit'i(ti'lieir bk . the liatirY no amelioration could be introduced into the discipline of the merchant service. And he believed that there never was a moment when it was more important that the Government should take into consideration the possibility of finding some mode of enforcing discipline which should be less obnoxious to the feelings of the working class of the country ; for the mer chant service had now great difficulty in obtaining seamen, even at increased wages. . When this pun ishment was introduced, it was used extensively 01,9 e. where than in the army and navy, but it was now te , ^ly retained in the two services ; and the opinion of many eminent authorities was, that their discipline might be preserved without it. The Government dared not en force the infliction of flogging upon a member of th e great middle elass of this country, who, having been taken by conscription for the militia, had—in a moment of excitement, perhaps of intoxication—committed an act of insubordination. Were we then to have one law for the poor man entrapped into the army, in the man ner described by the hon. member for Manchester (Mr. Bright), and another for the respectable man upon whom the ballot for the militia fell ? This was not a purely military, but a highly social question ; for this punishment not only degraded those on whom it was in flicted, but all those who were liable to it. It was most important than we gave the labouring classes a large share of political power, we should not have to deal with a brutalised population. He did not see why dis cipline could not be preserved on board ship by the punishment of solitary confinement, with bread and water diet. He hoped that the attention of the Govern ment would be earnestly directed to this subject. Sir J. GRAHAM would merely call the attention of the committee to the vote they were then discussing. He could assure the hon. member that he was in favour of any mitigation in the punishments inflicted in the navy that was possible, consistently with a due re gard to the discipline of the service. He earnestly de sired that every check that experience showed to be , useful should be imposed on the use of corporal punish ment. Persons far more competent than himself, from their professional knowledge, had given their most ear nest attention to this subject, and every check to the infliction of this punishment which they could suggest and advice had been introduced, and most rigidly acted upon. Except in cases of mutiny, it could not be in flicted in hot blood, but only after an interval of twenty four hours. Only forty-eight lashes could be inflicted on one day. A minute setting forth the circumstances un der which it was imposed must be sent by the command ing officer of the ship to the admiral or senior officer of the station, who transmitted it, with any remarks he might think fit to make, to the Board of Admiralty. It was then revised by one of the officers of the board ; every case which, in the opinion of the commanding officer, or of the officer of the board, demanded their attention, was brought specially before them. The re turn of the punishments inflicted was also brought perio dically before the Admiralty. In considering the merits of any officer, the Admiralty had been for many years very much guided by the amount of the corporal punish ment which he appeared to have found it necessary to use in order to preserve discipline in his ship. And no ap pearance of good order in the ship was thought to com pensate for an excessive quantity of it. He must say that the experience of America, where corporal punish ment had been entirely abolished, and other punishments —minor in name, but more severe in their effects, had been introduced—was not favourable to the measures recommended by the hon. member. The punishment of death was more frequently inflicted for mutinous con duct in the French than in our navy ; and with respect to the punishment of solitary confinement, it must be recollected that where the crew was not larger than was necessary for the work to be done ? the confinement of men for misconduct would involve an increase of work to those who had not misconducted themselves. The infliction of corporal punishments was guarded by the restrictions he had already described ; and if it was pos sible to impose additional restrictions, without injuring the discipline of the service, no one would he more glad than he should be ; but he must entreat the house to weigh well the dangers—he believed the fatal effect—of wholly abolishing the punishment. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WILLIAMS diet not urge the right hon. baronet to abolish this punishment immediately, but he wished that it should only b e i n fli c t e d i n t h e navy, as was the case in the army, upon the sentence of a court-martial. The right hon. baronet said that successive boards of Admiralty had laboured to reduce this punishment to a minimum; but had they ever taken an officer's command from him before the expiration of the usual period for which a ship remained in commission, on account of his having made an excessive use of it ? He hoped that the right hon. baronet would afford to the men serving in the Royal Navy every possible protection against the improper infliction of the lash. Sir G. PECHELL said that it was quite impossible that courts-martial, as suggested by the hon. member for Lambeth (Mr. Williams), could be held in small vessels, where the number of officers was necessa rily limited. The Right Honourable First Lord of the Admiralty might, if he thought, safely be trusted to do all that was possible on this subject, when they recollected the steps he took, during his former admi nistration of the naval affairs of the country,, to abolish impressment and to induce a superior class of men to vo lunteer in the service. He believed that although offi cers had not been deprived of their command for an excessive infliction of capital punishment, instances were not wanting during the last ten or twelve years in which this had been considered by the Admiralty a bar to re appointment. He congratulated the house in having the right hon. gentleman once again at the Admiralty, where he had before conducted the business in so popular a, manner ; and he (Sir George Pechell) should be ready to support him in all his reforms. He had often expressed a wish to see a naval officer at the head of the board at Charing-cross, but he found that he had made a great mistake in thinking that such an arrangement would be desirable. He complained of the mode in which the patronage of the Admiralty had been exercised, and that thheefeAredmitzulty(tylpheaearerdr doiheewhadhat heldhad felt quite satisfied that it would appear, from the evi dence given before the Chatham election Committee, th ne e ve l r ate bee S n ec a re tti rY bute a d wn fn e r perceived cl- that high and responsible office. now hold that there was a sum of 4311,41eax. p.uAtdindo. these iral of Great B Admiral, and • 3421. for the also the admirals of the fleet, for which fain. The officers who xi ese situations are and he did not think it was fair that the pay is 1,1491., monopolise the salaries of those two at civil those ooffices.fficers s Onehou should the gallant officers was which he rec e i ve d 1,000/331. ajor-g enera l o f Marines for 2,1491. a y ear. It mightbe to sa h id im the other payments made a year, whi c h t oge th er with 'th payable t o those gallant offi cers w as not received tha ra t i o se n d e his of th in e co salari me t e o s but on looking to the return of sums repaid he did not , that any sum of 4891. from the judicial department had been received into the Exchequer. He had received an assurance from the secretary of the late board that the blockade for the prevention of the slave trade on the coasts of Africa, Cuba, and Brazil would be carried on with efficient v esse l s , an d he was sure his right honour able friend below did not require any suggestion fr °l 2 l him to induce him to employ proper steamers and vessels in that service. Sir JAMES GRAHAM would request of the honour able gentleman opposite (the late Secretary of the Ad which had been *niralty) not to follow up the subject .•-• —d to in a portion of the speech of his hon. and he were not mis referr.... . ,d behind him, because, if . gallant friend referred gallant file... `ter to which his , . ton not yet takeny the maxi,, w it h a judicial investigation c ' tineeted - -- - not yet closed or re . was c *delice w as concluded. The evi __ . wa s still pending affect " ALEXANDER SOMERVILLE. ferred to the hour ; a ttra. n lug d it would be most inexpedient "Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P." l o g all concernTol ; ion at present. It was natural . have any dwell ss should take the earliest the to entleman Well, I think that that letter does great credit to that the honourably a charge of that kind ; but writer. (Hear, hear.) The hon, gentleman who has opportunity to rape postpone it to a future occasion. just sat down I understand began his remarks by findincg. he hoped he wouldne of the appointments to which his fault with me for having said something on a former With respect to o gallant friend had referred, the honour casion. which he considers to be offensive, or uncivil, t I honourable and Montrose would remember that the stated what member for rude, to the Peace Society. Now I then cannot retract, namely, that I think that th pursued was a grave offence. (Cheers.) was to obstruct the public service—(hear , deprive the country of those means ofcourse they able n!tetee Theeir intention committee that the country Parliament deliberately thought °eosin= says But, si r , the honourable g c r overnraan t were • to have. bytee late, . the proceedings instituted ssi g a: free calculated to gag the press and that a man may publish 'may p \ law, tills • h what he likes, p free But if this coun • at th s i what he likes. of the house which sat on the naval and services reported, that whenever the office of ilear)—ani,d;t°ll military services of Marines should become vacant— and he defence v/"' e ••• James Graham) hoped the day would be distant— rovided it is not against. an y try is a ought (Sir .. that no other officer should be appointed to it. When they recollected the great services of the gallant officer (Sir Cockburn)who fills the Mee that he was country, G. now o Well, he almost the only surviving officer of Nelson, !good fortune to fight under his country, and Ais free`h i s commendations for his conduct—he and had the observation, and receive trusted they HOUSE OF COMMONS=-(YESTERDAY): (Continued from our Third Edition of last Evening.) ENLISTMENT FOR THE MILITIA. Mr. BRIGHT thought the noble lord the Secretary for the Home Department would not have done wrong if he had remained to answer the question, particularly as on a former occasion, when his hon. friend (Mr. Hindley) took the liberty of putting it, the noble lord answered him in a tone not particularly civil, and seemed inclined to treat certain persons out of the house as'if they had been guilty of breaking some law, or of com mitting some very grievous offence. The charge against the persons who had been lately held to bail was, he presumed, that they had been guilty of something which went by the name of sedition, in advising young men to avoid enlisting in the militia. They had heard a good deal lately about gagging the press, but it might be a question in future whether gagging newspapers or gag ging the bill-posters, was meant. If means of the des cription he alluded to were taken to induce men to en list, it was fair for him or any other person who believed that a young man by enlisting would do badly for him self as well as his parents or family, to persuade him to give up his intention and remain at home in pursuit of his industry. The placards in question gave a woodcut of a scene which must have been witnessed by many members of that house—a military flogging—with cer tain extracts from the New Testament, the United Ser vice Journal, and the "Autobiography of a Working Man," written by Mr. Somerville, who had himself been on one occasion most unjustly and cruelly subjected to that punishment. Nobody could say that there was anything in those placards that was untrue, and-seeing that men were subjected by the vote of the house last year to the punishment of flogging in the militia, he said he should be wanting in his duty toward his neigh bour not to advise young persons against putting them selves in a situation where they might be subjected to this brutal and degrading punishment. It was a mon strous, an infernal thing, that in a free country persons who put those placards in their windows should be liable to the undefinable charge of sedition, He was informed by a correspondent at Christchurch, in Hampshire, that houses there were arbitrarily entered by the police in search of those placards, without their producing the shadow of authority or warrant for their proceedings. He was exceedingly glad to hear that the prosecutions which had been commenced were not to be continued, and in this respect he believed the present Government would carry out the resolution already ar rived at by that which preceded them. Legal proceed ings, however, had been suspended over the heads of individuals for a period of six weeks, and persons to whom no moral guilt was imputable, been conse quently subjected to very serious expense. Nothing could be more unfortunate than that Government should strain a vague law, such as sedition, for ,the purpose of implicating them in an offence on this ground. He wished to kouvr If histruutiuns would be give.. that the persons new in gaol on this charge should be forthwith set at liberty ? Viscount PALMERSTON (who had now returned to his seat) said—l have to apologise to my hon. friend who asked this question, for having been absent from my place at the moment he put it, but I was called out to look at an act of Parliament on another subject, and I thOught from the course of the discussion on the Irish Church question, that I should be back in time to give an answer. It is true, as my honourable friend (Mr: Fitzroy) stated, that it is not the intention of her Ma jesty's Government to proceed with those prosecutions, and the reason is this—that whatever may have been the intentions of the parties who have caused those placards and pictorial descriptions to be printed and circulated, those intentions have wholly failed. (Hear, hear.) The good sense and patriotic spirit and feeling of the English people have induced them to treat those invitations to abandon the cause of their country with the contempt they merit. (Cheers.) The attempt to thwart the public service having failed, I thought it would really have the appearance of vindictive ness to pursue the prosecutions which had been instituted. I have, therefore, given notice that those prosecutions should be entirely and absolutely dropped. I shall not take the trouble of requiring the parties to enter into their recognizances, and there fore of course anybody who is in prison on this charge will be released. The hon. gentleman who has just sat down alluded to the case of Mr. Somerville, which formed the subject of one of the pictorial exhibitions on the placards. He had received a letter from Mr, Somer ville on the subject, which he would read to the house. The noble lord then read the following letter, inclosing a copy of a letter to Mr. Hindley " Militia—Peace Society. " To the Right Hon. Lord Palmerston. " 36, Limo-street, Liverpool, Feb. 17, 1853. "My Lord,—l observe by the newspapers that Mr. "Lindley is to put a question about the anti-militia placards of the Peace Society. I have written by this post a letter to Mr. 'Lindley, of which I annex a copy. Should that gentleman not read or notice my letter, I trust your lord ship will do so, and set me right with the public. lam more interested in that offensive placard than any other person. I am a literary man, earning bread for self and family by my pen, and eating it only by favour of the public who buy my productions. As your lordship will perceive, the Peace Society, who have placarded me all over the kingdom, have placed me in a false and odious position. " I am, my lord, your lordship's obedient servant, "ALEXANDER SOMERVILLE " (` One who has Whistled at the Plough'), &c." Copy of a letter to Mr. Hindley, 17th Feb., 1853. " Sir,—Seeing in tho newspapers that you are to put a question to Lord Palmerston on the subject of the anti militia placards posted throughout the kingdom by the Peace Society, I beg your attention to the following facts, and I think you should in fairness read this letter in the house :—The placard in question contains an engraving of a man tied up to be flogged. It contains also a description by me (in a book entitled the ' Autobiography of a Work ing Man') of the punishment I received while a soldier in the Scots Greys, on the 29th of May, 1832. I have reason to complain of that offensive placard, and complained of it to the Peace Society as soon as I knew of its existence, and on the following grounds : " 1. Because my own opinion has been decidedly in fa vour of the volunteering of recruits to the militia, in pre ference to a compulsory ballot (or invasion of the domestic circle by a conscription) ; and because, if the battalions of the militia were not filled by volunteers, the conscription must have been resorted to. "2. Because I do not believe that militiamen were or are, likely to be flogged, unless they commit crimes which they may easily avoid. " 3. Because my book was intended to be, what every page of it proves, a warning to young men in the army, and to soldiers already there, not to connect themselves - -;th politics, and regimental politicians, as I unfortunately to dissuade civilians from connecting themselves ' force movements.. -notation is prominently made frora my • , +vts placard without thei r naming was flogged, but on the con --inted with m e to infer -obably, of a vile bir of before did ; With phveicz2- • " 4. 13ecause a q. book in the Peace the book, or 6100i -fling wilY. se traryr leading any one not A t that Was some malefactor, y, moral sup (Which' soldiers usually are gu„ . receiving such PliilighleAlt); 5. Because my na me tVae the only one used in th e car d as a soldier who had suffered that pitnithment which was to deter men from volunteering into the tuilitht. " 6. Because I was not asked if I should allow my tam' , eF to be used for such a purpose. 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MECHAN/CIT WORDING DRESS, serviceable, warm, and COMfottablei acid free Nom every iniperfecticin which appears in Waiting clothing manufactured by othirs. The LADIES, whose judgment in HOSIERY; runs, and cloth ing ler thetaelVed and cliildreri carinot be cleated; are politely re- Eitteited to inspect the novel Stock of Goo ds offered at die Establish hient of E. MOSES & SON. The prices in all articles are lower than at any hease in the world. EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA. All emigrants find Louden the best' port for embarkation to the lend of golden realities. All Emigrants have likewise found E. MOSES" SON'S OUTFITS the Most adVantageeus, and thosewho ii-beitred them previous to their voyage, have had more eohifort and Bitecess than any of their compeers ; indeed, the benefits they have • reaped in the quality and price of the goods are said to have equalled the most fortunate "diggings. • To supply alt Epalgrants with OUTFITS and CLOTHING. with every r9cobllte,,i, MOSES 86 SON keep a separate depart- Merit its thieie great Thisinch EF.itribli4imetitS; where the best and cheapest goods can be selected by all classes now intending to emigrate. Ship sailing information, and full lists of Outfits for ladles and be had on application , or post free , to any part of g th en e t ra le i m lg e d n o , m inay , CAUT, , IVIC4ES and SOR regret haying to guard the public against imposition, haying learned that the untradesman-like falsehood of " Beitig connected with their Establishment," or " It's the lithe 'Conoeni," lies been reserted to tel many instances, Mad for slyrkais re2dOns, they bag to State that they hare No CoNNELION WITII ANY OTHER HOUSE IN Oa OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as fellows : London City Establishnient, 154, 155, 156, and 157, MillOrioll, 83, 84,85, and 88, Aldote, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 106, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, 3, Bait-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkthire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 30 Fargate. Merchant l'ailerSi Clothiefs, flatters, nesters, Furriers, Root and igloo aria General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. 1111)011,TAITT.—Should any article not giye satisfaction, It will be i vir ed N o la r t l i d l ll l:l2 o'clock. exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will he returned without hes it a ti o n. All goods are marked in plain fi gures, the ldwest 11 1 : h t a r ro r k i i, d " 47 e t on g t l ai li n n ing % the on price, from which to ihatement can be made. ook, t es :3 lC ' s ‘ Wr T e4 7 am e Sa l it 4 n iiii i e s w y "h s t , * B ! EmigraNt's Assistant, full list of prices, and directions for self-mea surement, may be had on application, or post-free, to an y Part of the kingdom. A handsome Almanac for the year ending 1853 can be had gratis, on application. Tel ron pule Francais. Qui al parla Italian. Hier *richt man Deutsch. Aqua se habla Es pano l Newport tragedy the other day at the St. Louis ilitnita.—We had a second edition I Orleans. It seems ,t a a y h t young gentleman and demanded of one of impatient to be Waited on, o "----- H f e la lh e ° l e r , E N. Isi ri e e w L w il :p E ill the Irish Waiters why , .. il s ed "Betatise yell are in- from Texas; who WAS at the h aidin:enta-ttab6ltet,enhciad to him: I , The waiter insolently rell ii a, and thret it ftt the waiter, a n eck. As soon as the affray se verely in the face a i ri i.rt toxicated." Thereupon 1 . e Tela eu h tti s n e g ize h d im a v tu e m ry ble se r,. waiters immediately seeing at once that a rosefrom'the table to make and his friend...—. • 4 he was unarmed, . .., .. ae at his escape, as • p;f _ . _ took:ns sassembled i attackbl place, ed t we . -,, • : A , 4 tvliße ille 'exa;fi s *ii4 l itioe.liiq o rn, r 4 , , e,enrely another 3,9tog:se:thm.The:;,:tl,tnad.t,...Ydrseof.pTlterhxselna, hi i 1 I into the str::: beaten 'on thq 1,6 4 a, tio hi,, , ,,,,, 4 : tk wt`: _lcaave been kfied, Ella . .ot :Mich?. itiudge, having heard, of the ... `ii. ffsa, w! :lea to his rescue. The Texan was ;carried to 'las room, when the excitement among thol waiters grew to such an extent that ;Colonel Mu':.tte, leafing further Violence, thOglit it most prudent to remove the Texan to anothdr hotel. They succeeded in getting into a cab together, when they were a ga i n a tt ac k ed, the servants , t flaying seized the horse, and attempted to drag the Texan from the cab. In the second affray the Texan was wounded in the temple by a sword-cane, but the driver succeeded in beating off the assailants 'with his whip, and, by driving furiously, they made good their escape.—. New York Times. 1 THE 54 . -. MILE BRIDGE AFPRAX.—Mr. Whiteside, late Solicitor-Gener a l, engaged for Delmege, J.P., alyci the soldiers of; the.3lA Reginient, has, received 1051. re taining fea for Ennis. AssizeS. The detachment of th e 31st Regiment, concerned in the affray in Six-Mil e 13ridge, arrived here. yesterday from: Fermoy, en, row to to,Ennis Assizes. The police have. received 100 Crow n summonses from Dublin for service on various perse: as for the Assizes at Ennis. Limerick Chronicle. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. NAVY ESTIMATES. In both houses of Parliament, last night, the affairs of the navy were embraced in the topics of remark and dis cussion. In the House of Lords the natural impatience at the delay in publishing the committee's report on " manning the navy" was represented by Lord Lovel and Holland and the Duke of Northumberland. • The Earl of Aberdeen claimed time for consideration of the proceedings of the committee, in consequence of the . vast number of subjects beside that of manning the navy that was included in the report, with a view to form some opinion on the important question. The noble Premier, however, is inclined to give the report, and postpone the publication of the evidence. As we have often , stated, we believe the question of manning the permanent navy is one that can be solved , only by s. d. our skilled seamen were paid ade quate wages for their laborious, worrying, and hazard ous services—if they were paid as men who, having served a long apprenticeship, are entitled to journey men's wages, instead of being paid as common labourers --Baer() would be no 'difficulty in not only manning the navy quickly and efficiently, but the service would have so many volunteers for entry into it that the cruel and degrading tine of corporal pun i s h men t ( now , unhappily, a necessaryr evil) could with safety and advantage bo totally abolished, for then, as in the case of our dockyard men. now, the greatest misfortune or disgra'ee' that could befal a man would be that of being turned out' of the service, • We perceive that the subject of corporal punishmeti was discussed in the House of .Commons last night, when our old suggestion —namely, that ships' courts-martial should try an offender before punishment, and tha,‘ a man should not undergo the degrading infliction 4 whipping on the l indgMent and detail:4;24 o P "lel th4l capt-ain—was urged on the First Lord of the Admiralty. There can be no doubt that a elia,nge of this nature would be a most wise amelioration of the absolute naval code ; for we know from experience that many a good man would have been saved not only from unjustifiable torture, but from utter ruin, had the charges hastily alleged against him been subjected to a calm and deliberate investiga tion by a court or committee composed of three or five persons. To this more humane and just mode of in quiry into and punishing of offences in the navy, we must sooner or later come ; and the Admiralty who are the first to introduce it will not only prove themselves real friends of the navy, but will thereby serve the best interests of the country. Rear-Admiral Sir J. Pechell last night conjured up a host of diffi culties, in carrying out the suggestion of shipS' courts martial ; as he says in some small ships it would be impossible to form a tribunal. We never gave the gal lant officer much credit for that intelligence on naval matters which his rank would indicate him to possess ; but we never thought our opinion could be confirmed by an observation so silly. It is true that he has not been afloat for the last 30 years, but one would suppose hi m to be acquainted with the fact that in the sm a ll es t man of war on a foreign station there are at least four or five officers eligible to sit at any civil court of inquiry, or in a special jury box. It is, indeed, no credit to the cloth to find that the civilian member for Lambeth is more capable of discussing naval details than a flag officer. The gallant admiral, we perceive, delivered himself of his usual rambling, irrelevant speech, having as mush application to the naval estimates as to the Maynooth t g a o r atnet in ; but refe r o r i n n g t h t i o s a o c e c o a sin he n t o r ov ertedel exceed e et e i d o n h i n s o u sy s u al bad under examination by a sworn committee ; and we are quite sure that the service will neither deem it fair, nor even decent, for an officer who has never served a day since the year 1821, but who has been in receipt of the country's money all the time in the shape of half-pay and emolument, and is now actually in the receipt of 450/. a year, should invidiously remark upon the offices held by men so pre-eminently distinguished both in the military and civil service of this country at sea and on land against the enemy ashore at the Board of Admiralty and in the House of Commons, as the venerable and respected admirals of the fleet, Sir Byam Martin, G.C.8., and the Right Hon. Sir George Cockburn, Bart., G.C.B. It will be admitted that the hon. member richly de served the reproof of the First Lord of the , Admiralty and Mr. Stafford, for his indiscreet observations on the late Chatham election, and his unjustifiable reference to the Vice-Admiral and the Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom the more unpardonable inasmuch as the appointments held by those officers are not of recent date.--Morning Herald. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 21. Rattlesnake, 8, Commander Trollope, hauled out of dock this morning soon after nine, and is alongside the 'jetty, taking in part of her stores. She will be ready to leave this port on Tuesday evening. Blenheim, 58, screw steam guard-ship, Captain Hen derson, will go out of harbour to-morrow to prove her engines ' • and she is ready for any service that may be required of her. Agamemnon, 91, screw line-of-battle ship, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland. A great number of fresh cases of sickness have shown themselves since yesterday. Many have been brought ashore to-day for the hospital by the Echo steam-tug. An order has come down for this ship to be brought into harbour, and her crew to be hulked. She got out powder and shells to-day, and will come into harbour to-morrow evening. Fairy yacht, Master Commander David N. Welch, tender to the Victoria and Albert, has made a trial of placing a wooden ball or globe on her old propeller, taking up about one-third diameter of the whole. It has been ascertained that the said ball has nothing to do with regard to the doing away with the vibration ; the secret of the advantage, therefore, must lie in the pitch, as well as the form, of blade attached to Griffith's patent. SHEERNESS, FEB. 21. HER MAJESTY'S SCREW STEAM-FRIGATE HORATIO. The Horatio, 24, commanded by Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, commenced preparations for sea by sending up lower yards and topmasts, fidding topgallantmasts, itie.) On the morning of the 14th inst. Having bent sails and crOdSed topgallantyards she slipped her moorings at two p.m., and proceeded in fine style, under steam alone, out of Sheerness harbour. After making several runs between the Mouse and Nore light vessels, at an average speed of 81 knots per hour, she anchored for the night at the Great Nore. The revolutions of her engine were 33 and 34, those of the propeller 66 and 68 per minute ; ' the multiplying gear being as 2 to 1. The following forenoon the seamen were exercised at the great guns. A target being placed at n distance of 450 yards was knocked away by the third shot that was fired. A second . wa , s setup, and very soon struck. The Marines -kid then practised at firing (with muskets and Minie rifles) at d target from the swinging boom rigged out. Seldom have any body of men evinced greater proficiency in the use of the musket and rifle than did the Marines of the Horatio, of whom six or sevefi Chit of ten invariably hit the mark. In the after noon the Hortitid c 4 tinder weigh. After steaming for a few hours up and doWn the Thames, her engine work ing on each grade of expansioti, she eame to an anchor in Ale Swin, between the Mouse and Malign light vessels. The net darn small cask was used as a target, at a distance of 600 yards from the ship. The guns were loaded with shell. The foufth that was fired struck the object, carrying away the greater portion of it. The firing was equal, if not superior, to that of the previous day. A boat at the given distance would have been speedily destroyed, so well directed were the shots. The exercises of the forenoon terminated by the blue jackets firing at a mark with their small arms, and a concen trated broadside, which scarcely shook.the ship, so firmly are her timbers put together. The Horatio, hiving weighed anchor, proceeded under steam up the Swin. When abreast of the Maplin she bore up, making all plain sail to topgallantsails. The crew were exercised in making and shortening sail, &c., the ship going fully 10 knots through the water. With a fresh breeze, the wind being on the starboard quarter and tide in her favour, she accomplished the dis tance (eight miles) between the Mouse and Nore light in 42 minutes, the boilers being worked up to a pressure I i an, en the square inch. She came into harbour shortening sail off Garrison Point under sail and steam, ''"shed her fuel from rep--- - to topsails and jib. ref. -she r ilflorings for the Fortitude coal hulk, she took up merly occupied by the London. The trial of the Horatio on this occasion wae much more satisfactory in all respects than that which took place ;three months since. Taking into consideration that her bottom was incrustated with weeds and small shells, the speed she attained may h e cons i dered very fair. She is an old ship, having been built so far back as 180? on the lines of the Lively. She was fitted with a screw prOpellei of ,350 nominal hors&power a few years ago, • on a plan: sUggetted by the late LOrd John Hay. Mr. J. Taylor, the Admiralty pilot at Sheerness, being unable from illness to take charge of the Horatio, the important and responsible duties of pilot were most efficiently discharged by the Second Master, wO:OLIVI(tt, tin. ii. Clerks' Assistants ; --so4l' E. Allen; to the lioratio, James Camp at tlymouth ; . . . . APPOINTMENTS. b 2 e 4 ll, e t t : V t l iie St rogre, , , , Sheerness C, D. Du the, to the Agamemnoni 91, screw steam- I 1 6 .a 0 ;s s ii c i r p e . w a t sieana h ip? ship; at Partsnioutli ; R. J. .4olieg, to the Duke ..f walift g t6ti; isi, iicieW Steain-Sliip; at Portsmouth ; and W. F. Simmonds, to the Centaur, flag -ship of Rear- Admiral W. W. Henderson, C. 8., on the South-east Coast of America station. The Phcenix screw steam-sloop, Commander Edward A. Inglefieid, in addition to having had her boilers put on board when in the basin, has been masted, and was taken Out of the basin to-day and put into dock, to be strengthened previous to her departure on a voyage to the Arctic regions. The riggers attached to the dockyard commenced re rigging the Isabel screw steam-vessel on Saturday, and whoa she is ready for sea she will proceed to Behring's , S tra it s under the command of Mr . Kennedy, who re- Reutly commanded the Prince Albert during the last voyage of that vessel to the Arctic regions. Lady Franklin has applied for a sailing-master or qualified ' oacer of the Royal navy to navigate, but not to com mand, the Isabel, as she is to be under the command of Mr. 4enuecly, who will be accompanied by I% Bellot, of the French navy, who has again volunteered his ser vices to proceed in a further search for Sir John Franklin. The caisson attached to the basin was taken out to day, and taken into dock to undergo a thorough repair, and be made efficient to retain a greater depth of water on its being replaced at the entrance to the basin, which is also to be cleared out previous to the launch of the Royal Abert, 131, screw steam-ship. - - - DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF LINCOLN. It is with feelings of deep regret that we announce the death of Dr. John Kayo, the learned and excellent Bishop of Lincoln. Dr. Kaye received his early educa tion under the celebrated Greek scholar Dr. Burney, and afterwards became a member of Christ's College, Cambridge. In 1804 he took his B.A. degree, and ob tained the highest distinctions, both in classics and in mathematics, which the University can bestow. The only ther instance on record in which the same person has won the double honour of senior wrangler and senior medallist is that of the present Ba ron Alderson. In 1814' he . was elected Master of Christ's College, in 1815 he was created D.D. by Royal mandate, and in 1816, on the death of Dr. Watson, Bishop of Llandaff, succeeded him as regius professor of divinity. It was in this last important position that be delivered his lectures on ecclesiastical hiStory, as illus• trated by the writings of Tertullian and Justin Martyr ; lectures which were subsequently published, and which form a most valuable portion of theOlogical literature. The other duties of his arduous office he discharged with equal ability and success. Ills commencement speeches at the creation of doctors of divinity were always•topies of great interest, and expressed in the purest taste and in the most elegant Latinity ; one of them was on the subject which now engages pghlio„,a,ttc4ki,on—the ques tion of university reform. In 180 Lord Liverpool selected him at an unusually early age for the bishopric of Bristol, vacant by the death of Dr. Mansell, Master of Trinity. In 1827 he was advanced to the see of Lincoln. In consequence of this promotion his immediate con nection with the University ceased. He was succeeded in his academical offices by two of his friends, men of high abilities and kindred feelings—in the Mastership of Christ's by Dr. Graham, the present Bishop of Chester ; and in the Regius Professorship of Divinity by Dr. Turton, the present Bishop of Ely. His attention was now devoted to the care and superintendence of his large diocese ; yet, in the midst of his labours, he found time to publish not only many admirable sermons, many i m portant charges, treating of all theological questions which successively agitated the public mind, but also works on a larger scale and of more enduring interest, such as his "Account of the Writings and Opinions of Clement of Alexandria." To many treatises he never attached his name. Two of these are well known. His " Remarks on Dr. Wise man's Lectures," and his " Reply to the Travels of an Irish Gentleman." These smaller tracts are replete with learning, marked throughout by acute reasoning and sound interpretation, and enlivened by a vein of most delicate pleasantry which exposes the errors and inconsistencies of his opponents without ever deviating from the courtesy of true Christian con troversy. His last volume, a portion of which is actually in the press, is " On Athanasius and the Coun cil of Nice." All these works are of value to the in quirer after truth, not only on account of their calm tone and perfect fairness, but of the nice pre cision and accuracy with which all the real questions at issue are touched. However intricate might be the sub ject, he seized at once, as with intuitive perception, the exact point on which the controversy turned. The re sults of his knowledge, the conclusions of his well-ba lanced mind, were always accessible. They were com municated, too, with the utmost simplicity. In public and in private alike, there was not the slightest tinge of exaggeration in his language. It was all natural and unassuming. He knew nothing of the declaimer's art, by which he overstates to others what he too frequently understates to himself. But the excellence of Bishop Kaye must not be esti mated by his intellectual attainments, however rare and remarkable in their character and combination. His friends dwell on the higher worth of his moral qualities. They recal his piety, his mild virtues, his gentle man ners, his meek and humble deportment, and that "plea santness of disposition " which the pious Herbert so justly deemed a great means of doing good. These qua lities were equally appreciated by the high and the low. While the most polished found delight in the unaffected grace and charm of his conversation, the poorest and most obscure who applied to him for aid or advice felt at once that they were in the presence of a truly good man, one no less prompt to relieve than patient to listen to their humble tale of trouble or distress. His contributiods to various charities were always liberal—often munificent ; but those which have met the public eye form but a very small portion of that unceasing stream of quiet benevo lence which flowed on in silence, known to few or none but the receivers. One of his latest acts was to build, at his sole expense, the beautiful church of R.iseholme. It was at the consecration of this church, at which Dr. Jenkins, the Master of Baliol, was present, that the Bishop alluded, in the most feeling and grateful terms, to the high compliment which had been paid to him by one of the most distinguished colleges in the University of Oxford. The Master and Fellows of Baliol enjoy the singular privilege of electin b their own visitor, and on the death of the late Arch bishop of Canterbury, who had held that honourable post, they sought for his successor in the sister Uni versity of Cambridge, and elected the Bishop of Lin coln. In the distribution of his patronage, if he had any fault, it is a fault which many in these days will willingly forgive, but which, it is hoped, the friends of the de parted prelate will not willingly forget—that, in his im partial and disinterested anxiety to reward what he be lieved to hp the merits of others, he omitted the oppor tunity of rewarding an exemplary minister whom he most deeply loved, and to whose claims there was but one objection—that he was his own son.—Times. PATRON-H R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. ENTIRE CHANGE of MUSIC.—An OPTICAL and MUSI CAL ILLUSTRATION of SIIAKSPERE'S " MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM," Introducing the ORIGINAL MUSIC by Sir Henry Bishop, Morning and Evening.—LECTURES by J. H. Pepper. Esq., on the endless AMUSEMENTS of CHEMISTRY, adapted to a Juvenile Audience; by Dr tiachhotTner. oil the 3I EC HAN ICAL PROPETtTIES of a JET of STEAM by Mr.Crispe, on ERICSSON'S CALORIC ENGINE.—DISSOLVING including Day and Night Yiens of WALMER CASTLE, WALMER CHURCH, &c., &c. Admission, is. ; Schools and Children under ten years of ago, half-price. RAAWAT INTELLIGLtNCE. NORTH AND SOUTH-WESTERN JUNCTION.—The half yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the offices in Parliament-street. Mr. Henry Tootal presided. The report stated that "The directors antici pated that the railway would have been opened for traffic in September last, but the opening was unavoid ably postponed till the 14th of October, in consequence of an extensive slip. This delay was further protracted to the 27th of November, until certain special bye-laws, Which were unexpectedly called for by the Board of Trade, were settled and approved by that authority, as well as by the London and North-Western and London and South-Western Railway. On the 27th of November, the line was certified by the Govern ment inspector as fit to be opened for public traffic, and notice was then given to the London and North-Western and London and South-Western Railway Companies of this fact, and that they were at liberty to use the line. Since that day the de lay in working the line has resulted from the views entertained respecting the necessity for siding accommodation and other matters, by one or both of those companies. The directors regret that this valu able medium of communication should not have been more promptly used by the great railway companies whose lines it connects. They are, however, glad to state that it is now being worked." The accounts showed the total receipts to have been 63,0561. ls. 5d., and the expenditure 53,3741. Bs. ld., leaving a balance in hand of 9,681/. 13s. 4d. The report was received and adopted, and the three out-going directors and auditors re-elected, The meeting then separated. NORTH DivoN RAILWAY AND DOCK.—At themeeting of the North Devon Railway and Dock Company, held yesterday afternoon, the report of the directors was re ceived and adopted. The works of the line progress satisfactorily, and promise to be completed by the time expected. The total receipts to the 31st of December last amounted to 284,8861. ; and the expenditure to 249,6551., leaving a balance in hand of 35,2311. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAIL WAY.—The report to be submitted to the shareholders 4- he half-yearly meeting to be held to -morrow states that the company's expenditure second half of the last year was - on the undertaking up to ^ 1 . the rate of ex "t 60,0001. the (Wednesdayi,... upoff Niefka during z , 360,0001., and the total outlay the present period; nearly 2,•850i0uv.. penditure for the half-year havingbeat abt).- per month. The revenue acomint ebowe a ptofet . half-year on the main line 'of 7,2071. 8s: 7d. ; and upon he Stourbridge Extension Candi cif 12431. i6'tf. 2d. Making altogether, 8,451/. 4s. 9d. The amount paid for interest or. debentures vi 15.9,2154 Bs. 11, DIVIDENDS DEcLanED.-Ladon in4,North-Western, 2/. 10s. per cent. for six months ; SoittN.Western,' 4' per cent. per annum ; Great Western, 2/. dent. pef b t ent: and 'York, Newcastle, and Be rwick, S per ; Eas 'Y 'West India Dock and Birmingham Junction Railway, 3 per cent.; Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 21 per cent.; St. Helens Railway and Canal Company, 31 per cent.; Maryport and Carlisle, 20s. upon each 501. share, And of ss. upon each 121. 10s. share ; Stockton and Darlington 4 per cent. per annum on the preference shares, 7s. '6d. on the 251. shares, Os. sd. on the new 251. shares, and 4 s. 9 i d. on the new 171., paid subject to income tax ; Shrew sbur y and Hereford, 3s. 4d. per share ; Blackwall, half-yearly dividend of 3s. 4d. p e r share. The East Lancashire Railway Co m Telegraph any will pay a dividend of 3 p er cent. ; the Electric Company will pay 6i per cent. ; the Taff Vale Railway Company's half-yearly dividend will be 141.105. on each original share of 1201., and a dividend in the same pro portion on the quarter and 101. shares ; the Midland Counties will pay 31 per cent. on the consolidated stock, and the Eastern Counties Os. a share ; the Northern and Eastern Company will pay 255. on the guaranteed 5 per cent. shares ; and 30s. on the g uaranteed 6 per cent. shares ; the Colchester and Stour Valley Company will divide 3 per- cent., and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire pay a dividend on the' 61. preference shares ; the Whitehaven Junction dividend will be 3s. a share ; the York and North Midland, 3 per cent. ; the Scottish Central, 4 per cent. ; and the Dublin and Wicklow, 1/. per fame,