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MIDLAND RAILWAY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ; that the BOOKS In which TRANSFERS of the undermentioned t3TOCK and SHARES of this COMPANY are registered, viz., Midland Consolidated Stock, ~ Consolidated Preferential stock, . .... . Consolidated Btrmintham and Lerby Ettnk, Erewash Valley Shares, £l6. 13s. 4d. Shares, and • Midland Bradford Shares, Hill te closed on MONDAY, the 31st day of January instant; and • that all transfer deeds for registration must be deposited in this once, r'n or before that day, to entitle proprietors to the thrthcoming divi dend" JOHN ELLIS, Chairman of the Board of Directors. SAMUEL BEALE, Deputy Chairman. By order. J. F. BELL, Derby, Jan. 18th, 1853. Secretary. MI DLAND RAILWAY.—MIDL AND BRADFORD SIIARF.S. rtHE HOLDERS of SCRIP CERTIFICATES for the MIDLAND BRADFORD SIIARES, are re q uired to transmit such Scrip to the Secretary, at the Company's Office, at th e e r.b7, on or before MOND AY, the 31st day of January instant, with ip„f, Na illes. Professions, and Residences distinctl y written at full in order that the same may be catered in th e S hare Register . Of the C ompany. Receipts for the Scrip will be given, and on t h e com p letion of the Registry,.. they will be exchanged for Certificates under the Se al of Lae Company. JOHN ELLIS, Chairman of the Board of Directors. SAM ITE lIE Deputy Chairman. By order. J. F. BELL, Secretary. Derby, Jan. 1E41,0853. - • LONDON EXCHANGE ADVANCE FUND, 2, Adelphi-terrace, Strand, facing the river ; City Branch, 3, 91d Broad-street, City. TILVSTEE4. The Right Bon. Lord Erskine. lion. Richard Rowley. Sir Edward Graham, Bart. Loans advanced, in sums of 101. and upwards, granted on a joint Promissory note, repayable by easy instalments, or on the deposit of deeds or other available securities. Rifts of exchange cashed at moderate rates of interest. Debenture notes of 101. and upwards under the Company's seal, bearing interest at 5 per cent. per annum. Forms of application may be obtained at tbe Offices, or on forward ing 12 postage stamps. WSI. BROOKS, Secretary. THE HOOD MEMORIAL. CLOSE SOP THE SUBSCRIPTION. A T a GENERAL MEETING of the .SUB SCRIBERS to the Fund for Erecting a Monument above the Grave of THOMAS HOOD in Kensal-green Cemetery, held Dec. 2d. at the Whittington Club, it was resolved that the Subscription List be CLOSED on the lst of February, 1853, and Miss ELIZA COOK, Ms. MURDO YOUNG, and Ms. JOHN WATKINS, Were appointed Trustees to the Fund. The amounts subscribed are deposited at interest in the London and Commercial Bank. Contributions are received by Mr. William Strudwicke, at the Whittington Clab, Strand ; by Miss Eliza Cook, Treasurer, 54, Great Ormonde-street, Bloomsbury; and by Mr. John Watkins, Hon. Sec., 34, Parliament-*.treat. Among the subscribers are the following : His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, K.G... • • .... £25 0 The Right Hon. Lord John Russell, M P....... 5 0 0 The Right Hon. B. Disraeli, M.P .....• • • ...... 5 0 0 The Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, M.P........• •.. 5 0 0 Bir William Frazer, 8art...... ••• .• • 5 0 0 James Harmer, John Macgregor, Esq., M.P ...• .... • Arnold Rogers, Esq. ..... •.•••••• •• •• • • 3 5 Mrs. Robert Elliot 5 0 0 Richard Dawson, Esq., M.D. -. ••••••• • • • • • • • 5 0 0 rge Peabody , Esq.. P•a_ vrard Moorman, b 0 0 avid salomons, E5q............ • • b 0 Messrs. Spalding and Hodge.— ••••••• • • • • • • • 5 bass Eliza • 5 0 0 Min Cushman.... •• • ...• .• • ... • • ... • 5 0 0 Proceeds of an "Evening with Hood • at the Whittington Club... .... • ......... . Murcio Young, Esq., and family 4 4 0 - Samuel Rogers, Esq.. ••••• • • e• W. Dilke, Esq... • ****** • •• Charles Lushington, Es" 3 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 Esq... Elias Davis , , Esq..rt.., ." ...... • •• ....... .... ...... 3 3 0 The Right Hon. the Earl of Ellesmere •• .. 2 0 0 The Right lion. Lord John Manners, M.P..• •.. 9 0 0 Sir James Duke, Bart., M.?..... • -••• • • ** 2 2 0 Lt . Monckton Milnes, Esq., M. P............... 2 0 0 ‘W. Procter, Esq., (Barry Cornwall) ........2 2 0 D ouglas.. Jerrold, Esq.... T. K. Hervey, Esq. .......................... 2 2 0 Rowland Hill, Esq., General Post-office ........ 2 2 0 9. Mackay, Esq„ LL.D. • • .... •• • • .... ..... ... 2 2 0 C• W. Dllke, jun., Esq.. •. •• • Edward Ifoxon, E5q...... • • .......... • • ...... 2 2 0 James Coppock, Esq. • • itev. Thos. Wilkinson, Durham• •..•••• • • • • • • • 2 2 0 Collected by M. J. O'Conner, Esq., Morpeth, Northumberland ••.. • • vas. Wyld, Esq., and family.... ••• • • ........ 2 0 0 Mrs. Theodore Martin (Miss Helen Faucit) .... 2 2 0 A few Young Men at Simpkin and Marshall's.. 6 6 Nine half crowns from Manchester.... • • ..... 2 6 The Right Hon. the Earl of Carlisle.. .• —— 1 0 The Right Hon. the Earl of St. Germans...... 1 0 The Right Hon Lord Brougham• •..•••• • • •• • • 0 0 The Right Hon. Lord Dadley Stuart, M.P. .. 1 0 The Hon. and Rev. S. G. Osborne •••••••• • • .. • • 0 0 Alfred Tennyson, Esq. (Poet Laureate)......... 1 0 Lady Sandys.... • • ..... .. W. M. Thackeray, Esq... •••• • • • • ..... • • ...... 0 0 Charles Swain, Esq, W. C. Macready, Efq •• . ...... —..•••• • • .• •• 1 0 J. Westland Marston, Esq Mrs. S. C. Hall ....... ...... •.• • . . Albert Smith. Esq. .. •••• .. • • ................ 1 0 Lady Morgan ................ ..... ........... 1 0 W. CM. Kent, Esq. ... •• .. .... ............. 1 0 Alfred Crowquill, Esq. .. •• .. ...... .......... 1 0 William Jerdan, Esq.... • . Hepworth Dixon, Esq.. •.. 1 0 W. H. Gore Langton, Esq.. M•P• • . ...• •••. • • • • 1 0 C. Baring Wall, Esq., M.P. . . 1 0 Charles Osman Duffy, Esq., M.P ••••.... • ' • • 0 0 R. Swift, Esq., M.P.... •••• .. • • James Macgregor, Req ., M.P •. • •.• R• Oliveira, Esq., Nix.. .. 1 0 W. J. Fox, Esq., M.P... • 1 0 Sir John Berle Habertleld, iin • t: • . • llrie • W .. ; ••• • • • ...... • 1 0 Mrs Milner Gibson 0 0 Thomas Creswick, Esq. R.A 1 0 J. 11. Baclcstone. Esq.... .. .... •• . I 0 Mrs. Fltzwilllank ......... Rev. Felix P . . • . almer, Frierning .... •• .: • •• .. . 1 0 * Horace Maylu.w, Esq. .. • . Sydney Ycndys Dobell, Esti.. .. C. Cowden Clarke, Esq... .... J. E. Carpenter, Esq. —-.. • . • ... ........ ..... 1 0 Dr. Robert Elliot, Stratford •............ .... 1 0 Elocution Class, Walworth Literary Institution.. 1 0 Eight half crowns from Preston ...... ........ .. 0 0 In pence from Bideford • ........... • . ..... .. 018 8 In Half-crowns, from Bristol.• ...• •• .. ...... .. I 2 6 In Half-crowns and Shillings .................. 011 0 In pence from Bristol Miss MartITICIUI ....•.••• Miss Mitford ....• ...................... Geo. Dawson, Esq., M.A. E. L. Blanchard, Esq. ..: ............... W. C. Bennett. Esq. ..• •• • • Afew poor Needlewonsen In other Sums •• . . £416: 3 0 Very subscriber's name will appear in Ellea Cook's Journal. JOHN WATKINS, Hon. Sec. CIILVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row, Carvalho, Fleet-street; l47, Mann, 39, Cornhill. Price One Shilling each; by Pest, is 6d. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. " Health, Recreation, and Rational Use of Tim e." suss:—Early Rising—Spring and Summer M ornin g s—Ea- Cox r Mons about the Environs of London — The Parks , Lanes, Hills, F orests, Fi e ld s, High-roads, and other pleasant places - Country I T I Ps and Rambles—The Sea —London at Night—E ve nings at Home mat, Drama—On Eating, Drinking, bleeping, Bathing, Air , .. v B to Ease, Occupation, &c., &c. FRAGMENTS FROM THE . FOUNTAINS. Two Vols. Vol. I. VISIT TO THE LARE3; SKETCH OF EDINBURGH. lcre. Vol. 11. THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY; REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. 111. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID, " That three score years and ten our course may run." Popular review of almost every form (came and cure) of ner ii.."WY-debilltated health and enfeebled constitution that harasses i" e Young , besets the man of pleasure, business or study, and ern. itters old age ; with tables and rules for the diet and physical regu lation of every-day life. - - IV. THE PASSION 3. " What passions hurt the body—what improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." SUBJECT :—Life's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The ad 'vent of the passions. Chastity and its infringement. The casualties of licentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narra tive, and remediative. Advocacy of early marriages, TIIE MARRIAGE STATE. "To be or not to be, that is the question." PILOGRAMME :—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and reli gion regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and choice, on 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 conversion. Cases, Etc. iiy R. J. CULVERWELL, M.D. (1841). M.R.C.S. 0827), L.S.A. (1824), Twenty-flve years Medical and Forensic Referee in these matters. Price Is. each; by post, Is. 6d. _ leet•street ; Mann, 39, To be bad of Sherwood , 23, Paternoster-row Carvalho, 147, i Cornhill ; or of M. R. C u l verwell, M.D., 10, Argyll-place, Regent.street, who may be consulted daily from Ten till Five, and Seven till Nine. JUVENILE ATTIRE and SUITALE DRESS for EVERT ONE. A t a time when every one's attention is occupied with a variety of things which press on their notice at the commencement of the Tear, it would be futile and unbusinesslike to solicit attention to such articles as are not required. Many year's experience, and strict at tention to the claims of the seasons, induce E. MOSES and SON to ofrer those Articles only which are absolutely necessary ; but these g re presented in a Magnitude of Stock, and a variet such tyles and Ilatterns, which excel all attempts at equality, and at prices as go Ettablislunent in the world can imitate. ATTIRE for YOUTHS about to return to SCHOOL, if ordered at MOSES and SON'S, is made with greater speed, Cut with greater Itecuracrnore d y, finished with more care ; it also Fits with more comfort, s urable, and is charged considerably l o wer prices than at any other House. The Ready-ntade Department furnishes JUTE NILE DRESS of unparalleled excellence, at the lowest prices. OVERCOATS, WRAPPERS, and WATERPROOF CLOTHING, specially appropriate for the Wet season, in gentlemanly and com fortable styles in materials and fashions, which arrest the attentio n °I all classes, but the low prices surprise every purchaser. 'rho HOSIERY and FUR Department exhibits every novelty of the season, and presents inducements is quality and price to be fold only at the Establishment of E. MOSES and bON. TO EMIGRANTS. . ed only In your intense anxiety tor the golden treasnra of Australia, do not forget your OUTFIT If time is a consideration, you ne call at the OUTFITTING ESTABLISHMENT of E. MOSES SON. All the Goods and Clothing you require are arranged ill a separate Department, and Ladies and Ger tlemen, Mechanics, "Gold Diggers" or Fa rmers, are furnished with the best OUTFITS at the lowest prices. Shi p -sailing information, and full Lists of Outfits, May be had on ap pl i cation 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 skate that they have No CONNEXION WITH _NT vrnza HOUSE IN OE 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, 508, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, and 3, Bart-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fugate. Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladles and Gentlemen. exc IMP hang ed ORT if ANT —Should any article not give satisfaction, it will b e desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitati on . All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, from which ne 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, entitled The World's Pharos," containing the Emigra,lt's Assistant, full list of prices, and directions tor self-mea surement, 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, on application. Id Pon parte Franca , s. parla Ilier slricht man Deutsch. 1 Qui si Aqua se liabla Espa Italian°nol No. 18,8224] VALPY'S GREEK DELECTUS IMPROVED BY WHITE. Just Published, in 12m0., price 45., cloth, ATA L P Y'S GREEK DE L EOT IT S. V A New Edition, carefully corrected and improved; With a new body of Notes, and a new Lexicon. By the itev. JOHN T. WHITE. M.A., Junior Upper Master of Christ's Hospital; Editor of School Editions of Tacitus and :Xenophon, and of Bradley's Corne lius Nepos, Entropies, Ovid's Metamorphoses, and Plnadrus.—KEY to the New Edition, price 2s. 6d. lie New and improved Editions of Mr. Valpy's Series of Class'cal School Books (puhllshed, by assignment from Mr. Valpy, b,' M essrv. Longman and Co.), will be found enumerated in Messrs. Longman and Co.'s School Catalogue for 1853. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman. When Greeks join'd Greeks, then was the tug of war. Recently published, 12m0., cloth, price 3s. 6d , T FM BOOK OF FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS. By L. C. GENT. Containing the hackneyed quotations in daily use, with names of the authors, and the places in their works where they are to be found. Whittaker and Co., Aye Maria-lane. Now ready, post Svo., 55., THE AUSTRALIAN and CALIFORNIAN GOLD DISCOVERIES, and their probable Conseluences ; or, An Inquiry into the Laws which det ermine the Value and Dis tribution of the Precious Metals ; with Historical Notices of the Effects of the American Mines on European Prices in the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries. In a Series of Letters. By PATRICK JAMES STIRLING, F.R.S.E., Author of "The Philosophy of Trade." Edinburgh : Oliver and Boyd. London : Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. This day, price 2s. 6d., "WILL THE EMPIRE STAND OR FALL ?" NAPOLEON THE THIRD. His Past—His l'resent —His Future. By ♦. DE TA GUEIIONNIERE, Editor of "Le Pays," Journal de l'Empire. A Reply to M. VICTOR "Napoleon the Little." Translated by Lieut.-Col. CHARLES GILLIESS. Vizetelly and Company, 135, Fleet-street, and all Booksellers. NEW FEATURE IN LIFE ASSUR INCE. T HE DEPOSIT and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 18, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London. CAPITAL—ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. DIRECTORS. R. Yallowley Barnes, Esq., 11, City-road, Finsbury. G. Noel Clarke, Esq., late 17th Lancers, Junior United Service Club. George Coode, Esq., Portland-terrace, Wandsworth, and Belvoir, St. Helier's, Jersey. Stephen Cracknall, Esq., 1, St. John's-gardens, Notting hill, and 11, Yew-square, Lincoln's-inn. George Knox, Esq., 15, Connaught-square, Hyde-park, and Tor „ Lodge, Staffordshire. Alexander Maclean, Esq„ Harrow-on-the-11111. David C. Poole, Esq., 32, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square. William Prinsep, Esq., 147, Leadenhall-street, and 8, Hyde-park- place West. - Robert Andrew Riddell, Esq., Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. Dr. Scsnlan, 21, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. Major Sperling, 14, St. James's-square. AUDITORS. F. J. Bigg, Esq„ 126, Strand,Actuary and Secretary to the Medical, Legal, and General Life Office. William Jones, Esq., Accountant, 3, Guildhall-chambers. BANKERS , Sir Charles Price, Marryat, and Co., 3, King William-street, London. PHYSICIANS. Dr. Lewis, Finsbury-place. Dr. Scanlan, 21, Upper• Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. SURGEONS. H. T. Chapman, Esq., 16, Lower Seymour•street, Portman-square. Michael Teevan, Esq., 44, GloUcester-Place„ Hyde-park-gardens. CONSULTING ACTUARY. Francis G. P. Neison, Esq., F.L.S. INSPECTOR OP AGENCIES. F. P. F. Stronsberg, Esq. STANDING COUNSEL. William Wellington Cooper, Esq., New-square, Lincoln's-inn. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Hill and Mathews St. Mary-axe. RESIDENT SECRETARY. Charles W. Bevan, Esq. The public Is respectfudy invited to examine the principles of the Deposit System of Assurance, which is based upon tables calculated by. and is under the immediate supervision of, Francis U. P. Nelson, Esq., F.L S.. the Consulting Actuary to the Company. Comparative Tables to assure 5001 on death, by a person aged twenty next birthday, on the ORDINARY and on the DEPOSIT system ofAssurances. ON THE ORDINARY SYSTEM. The sum the ordinary The sum- the Life Offices would give ordinary LSI him if he were unable Offices would to pay, or if he omit , ed At the His give him for to pay his current end of policy the surrender annual premium of - 15 Annual thirty at that or sale Si. 6s. 3d. after he has ri premium years:when age, of his policy, paid into their coffers to assure the party in case after thirty 2491.78.6 d., and which o bool.* is fifty of years'payments they have had the use years old, death amounting to of at compound hewill have will be 2491.75. 6d. interest,t or in paid into worth wbichtheyhave the event of his death the office. had the benefit one hour after such of at compound omission or inability interest. to pay. little more 20 1 8/. 68.3 d. 2491. 78.6 d. 5001. than 801. perhaps 901. ON THE DEPOSIT SYSTEM. funableto pay, or not desirous of paying or omitting topay,thePo- Hey wouhl still remain of its FULL value, 522/.25.7d.ti1l death, if 20 years after, no fur ther payment beingre quired. If however the party, from any cause, wished to cancel the Policy, he could not onlyd raw out all helm put in, viz., 2251., but 20 i/.los Od 2251. 522/.257d 2871. 2s. 9d. a certain bonus of 621. 2s. 9a. in the bargain, which is more than one-fourth of the whole of his payments, or he could either draw out a part, 201. or 501., diminishing the Policy only by the assured value of the sum se drawn out at the age when withdrawn. See pagess and 7 in detailed pamphlet, by F. G. P. Nelson, Esq. * The rates here selected are those adopted by the English and Cambrian Office, and advertised in its distinctive features as low rates of premium, and professedly for the lower and midd ing classes. In most offices, particularly the older ones, such as the Scottish Equitable and the Globe, these rates would be much higher. In the former of 101. Is. 6d., with 10 shillings per cent. entrance fee, would be the rate to insure 5001. at 20 years of age. In the latter Si. 13s 4d., to insure the same sum. The higher the rate the more in favour of the DEPOSIT system. t Money laid out at compound interest DOUBLES ITSELF every four teen years. On comparison of these two tables it will be seen that a person under the novel system of DEPOSIT assurance can secure the follow ing advantages, viz., Ist. For a less sum, paid annually, he can assure a larger sum in case of death than under the ordinary system. 2ndl. In the event of a desire to surrender his Policy he can receive in this Company, by the above example, which applies to all ages, THREE times as much as on the ordinary system. 3rdly. In the event of inability or omission to pay, his policy remains still his property, of the same value as it was, though he cease his current payments for any number of years ; whereas on the ordinary system, he gets nothing. 4thlv. Should he require to increase or decrease the amount of his policy he can do so at pleasure. He can , at a n y time, by giving a fortnight's notice, withdraw any part from 11 up to the whole amount of his previous.payments and with interest. After he has withdrawn part one year he can, by a single payment, three years, or any time afterwards. raise his policy to a greater or even is former amount ; and by this system he can at all times regulate his annual savings by his annual expenditure, with the facility in the baain ohaving a Rind to fly to in case of necessity, the same in a rg bank, with this palpable advantage, however, that he gets inte rest for his money, and in case of death his family receive mere than the amqunt of his savings. In ordinary Life Offices be can do no such thing, but his policy at once lapses or is cancelled the rastment he ceases to pay his current premiums, and, instead of having any fund to fly to for aid, all his hard.earned savings become forfeited to the society, and his misfortu nes serve to benefit the pockets o his more fortunate co-assurers. Such a system is too equitable and too striking to be overlooked and DEPOSIT assurance is the only hi system of assurance wch can be universally recognized and adopted when the principles are impar tially canvassed, and its palpable benefits become widely diffused. It confers greater advantages than a ban because it allows a fair rate of interest in case of withdrawal , and gives twice the amount in the hands of the Company to the representatives of the Depositor in case of death, thus combining the ADVANTAGES OF A BANK WITH THE BENEFITS OF AN ASSURANCE COMPANY. In case of endowment assurances the advantages of the DEPOSIT system are still more striking. ADVANTAGES OF THIS COMPANY UNDER THE ORDINARY LIFE ASSURANCE BRANCH. To those who prefer this branch Policies are granted from 201. to 6,000/. on every known principle thereof. Lives in all but the worst stages of disease, and such as have been re rea A L l oa or Loans rejected by other Offices, are taken at rates equivalent to the parti cular disease. - ispersona l, from o f b on th 0 / of and granted t o e n rm e so v f ry th k e in bo d rro of w s er ecurity , —lncase favourable e e terms. currant Non-fo r f e itu r e to pay premiums, the Directors will either purchase the Pelicy at a fa ir w market value, or give a new one in lieu thereof, less 5 p er cent., inte resth i echo have respo b n e d e i n ng m in ad a e m . amount to the whole of the previous payments Detailed prospectuses with tables in farther illustration of the De cation te the Aangenatanyinfuthrte herinformation may be obtained on appli fevery a d ese Policyme ps upwards t equitable Posit system, d country, or to CHARLES W. BEVAN, Resident Secretary. N.B.—Agents wan tedln all parts of the World. IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS, Just published, by H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street, London. No I. Bvo., in cloth. price ss. by post free, 58. fld., ON TRUE di FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, with the View t o the Correction of wide-spread Errors in relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the Genera ti ve System, or Sexual Hypochondriasis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD "Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions 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 ircalthaGt " w e e tte allou M ld ay ree 3 u o ; to 18 t 5 h 1 1; s ower to correct."—London •' We in e , orderpromedn a to exhibit its aim more clearly. The author lashes with great severity the impostors who ma:c.epaosleidvel and livelihood if by th p is re b y . i o n i g , on the credulity of the p ublic. The tribe of ' Quiet Sy mat hi sers, ' and a m nd e s rc o i f le tt ly sa who suffer from th waycorn dFriienntdos,:haerhe ci,olauilnd; Medicalndits of which it treits, we are satisfied that runny hundreds would be saved much needless suffering 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 an end to the l o ca 1 j b t t i t i s io ls 16, 1 1 t 8 1 5 8 2 , .therefore, em pirical system of treating Sperm atorrhcea, and to place the treat likely toupon much good."—Med i cal i o . al 3t a n o d d c p a h l y e s t ir o lcoldgr, No. 11. fivo., in cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post free, 45., THE CURE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Princi ples at once Simple, Safe, and Efficient, In even its most Inveterate and apparently Intractable Forms. BY F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. "In proof of his views he (Mr. Courtenay) has given he history of a great many cases successfully treated, as bad as any which Mr. $: yme adduced, and on which he had operated. Such are cases ix., xi., xii., and xviii. No. ix. had resisted, for a period of twelve years, the treatment by dilitation, and was finally removed in as many weeks. But cases xviii. and x ix. appear, both in duration, severity, and complication of symptoms, of a more ag gravated character than any detailed by Mr. syme, and yet th 3 treatment adopted by Mr. Courtenay proved eminently saocessfu'." -Professor Ware on the Treatment of Stricture. . / ' • , • .." . - . • , - ,• . , • '.,;,,-,-, ~,,, f• ')I ‘ ,A -*.f25. : •4::t., ' ~ .. , Ril . C' ~, . 0 . - tr I• j r ..,, : „, ' ' 1 4 1 S4rN ~. i, ~, 8- t 4 , - 'l 'e it ' i''. : :\ - - 4..= 00. c• '' .1,11_,,. 1. ,- 4 ~..4 .,. ...1 ,. , ' . t t . ''',. I -Tf% ' 7 --' --;" -- - - ~ ~:: ~ - ZZ_ . 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" The trustees met the board at the offices of the associa tion, and inspected the balance-sheet ; they expressed their satisfaction at the state of the accounts, and the favour able position of the association. "John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. the treasurer, being on the continent, was unable to attend on this occasion. " The local committee at Birmingham suggested to the board that it would be advantageous to have a public meeting of the members there ; and Charles Geach, Esq., M.P., having signified his willingness to preside, a deputa tion from the board were present at this meeting, which took place on the 14th April last. There was a numerous attendance of members, and the meeting was supported by some of the leading firms of that town. Amongst many laudatory remarks upon the object and advanta g es of the association, Mr. Charles Geach observed that he could state advisedly, that he did not know any society whose arrangements were better calculated to ensure to clerks and those dependent upon thorn a certain amount of pro vision against misfortunes to which all were liable. " The board of management have the pleasure to recom mend that on 18th May next, or such other day as the board may approve, an amount not exceeding 1251. be granted in annuities, being equivalent to annuities to five widows and two clerks. The number of annuitants of each class to be fixed by the managers, according to the applications which may be made. ' A resolution to carry the same into effect will be sub mitted to the meeting. The board have the pleasure to announce that the business of the assurance department is progressing in a satisfactory manner. " 429 policies, for 81,9501., were issued last year, and 7 annuities for 1491. 16s. Bd., being an increase of 41 po licies, for 9,0751., on the transactions of the past year. The investments of that department have been augmented by an amount of upwards of 10,0001., and the annual in come is 17,1501. Signed) " THOMSON HANKEY, jun., Chairman." The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, with the view of enabling members to make any observations or any questions they might think proper. Mr. R. H. JONES, the chairman of the board, thought it was desirable at that moment to refer briefly to what had been done by the committee on behalf of the mem bers during the year just ended. All he should state would be facts ; and it could not but be gratifying to every one present to hear something of the cases which had required the assistance of the society. A short out line of these cases would be sufficient to show that the money subscribed had been well appropriated. He would begin with the gratuities, premising that it was a rule on these occasions not to mention names. (Hear.) The first was a second application from the wife of a subscriber, in which she said that the state of her hus band in regard to his mental faculties, which were af fected, differed in no respect from that given in the account she last sent, and that her afflictions and trials incapacitated her from earning enough for their joint support. In this case 101. was granted, and the sum was acknowledged by the applicant in the most grateful terms. (Hear.) The next was that of a common law clerk, with a family of seven persons, one of whom was an aged female and a confirmed invalid. He said, though his income was small, he had managed to keep out of debt, but that recently there had been a good deal of illness in his family, and that his son, aged 17, had been seized with a low fever, and still continued in a weak state. He received 101., which he said would relieve him from all pecuniary difficulties, and enable him to still keep clear of debt. He especi cially thanked the committee for the kind and delicate way in which they had dealt with his application. (Hear.) A sum of 51. was given to a clerk in difficulty, who had a wife and seven children, five of whom were dependent on him for support. Though the amount might seem small, every case was strictly inquired into, and the gra tuity awarded was limited according to the necessity. (Hear.) This was a country case, and it would be well to observe here that country members had equal advan tages to members in London. The next was an appli cation by the brother of a deceased member, who had left two little infants entirely dependent on some young people, whose only support was their needle. Five shillings a-week was allowed for six months, and being in the same position at the end of that time, the gratuity was extended for another six months. A member who was sick in bed and unemployed, with a large family, received two sums of 51. ; and a widow of a clerk, left penniless, obtained 51.; a widow, having twelve children, five of tender years, 101. ; the wife of a member, suffer ing from paralysis of the brain, and an inmate of St. Luke's, Si.; a clerk in St. Katharine's Docks, who had a painful and protracted illness, having undergone am putation of a limb to save his life, 101. No one could say that these sums had not been well bestowed. (Cheers.) Then he had a list of seven parties who had obtained rumentality of the society— er for 130/., another_for S()L, who had received 800/. for ;fitly got a clerkship at 1501. Id lastly, one fur 301. (Cheers.) . facts to be made known, as they provel that the society really did what it proposed. (Hear, hear.) An additional subscription of ten guineas had been received from seven or .eight banks to the benevolent fund, and also three donations of the same amount. The subscriptions were promised to be continued, and the donations would probably be continued likewise. He had to state in conclusion that several other banks would readily grant further assistance if representations were made to them that the society had any need of it. (Cheers.) Mr. LLOYD considered that having a clear profit of 6101. on the year, for this fund, the committee might be more liberal. There was a large annual income from subscriptions and interest on stock, and he thought that the charity of the association ought at least to be equal to its annual income in this department. (Hear.) Mr. WARWICK was of opinion that the board had ex ercised a wise discretion in limiting the assistance given in the way they had done, and recommended persistence in the same course. He thought that, however prosper. ous this society might be, it was immeasurably less so than it ought to be. The CHAIRMAN said he was requested to apologise for the absence of Mr. Baring, who since his return from America, had been confined to his bed, and therefore could not attend, but he was now happily recovering. Mr. Gilbert, .who was generally present at their meet ings, was also unable to attend, having another engage. ment. In reference to the observations of Mr. Jones, he thought it right to mention, by way of addenda, that a letter had been received from the representative of a deceased person who had obtained a gratuity from the society, in which the money advanced was returned, with the sincere thanks of the surviving relatives. As to the remark of Mr. Lloyd, as to the good done being disproportionate to the funds in hand, he gave him every credit for the spirit by which he was actuated, but he thought that the board had acted in a prudent and praiseworthy manner in their management of the fund. Instead of censuring them, he thought they ought to be highly commended. If once the doors were too widely opened for eleemosynary aid, it was impos sible either to foresee the mischief that might ensue, or to arrest it when once commenced. Though it was but a few years since the institution was founded, it had taken a firm root, but yet it remained still supported only by a very few of those who ought to become either members or donors. (Hear.) He concluded by putting the resolution, which was unanimously agreed to. Mr. JEPPS moved a resolution to the effect that on the 18th of May, or at such other time as the board might direct, the sum of 1251. be granted in annuities, being equivalent to five widows and two clerks, the proportion to be fixed according to the number of applications from each class. The gross sum received by the society in dividends, subscriptions, and interest, was 1,4391.125. 7d., and they had expended in annuities and gratuities 4621. 55., which was increased by necessary expenses and charges to 8281. 16s. 3d., leaving a balance as already observed of 6101. 16s. 4d. in their favour in the past year. With every disposition to extend as far as possible the advantages of the society, the management did not think it prudent to deal with more of this sur plus than was proposed by his resolution, for it was im possible to tell how many out of the 2,000 members might not require some pecuniary assistance in the course of the next or following years. It was considered more prudent to transfer the greater portion of it to the permanent income of the association. Although the rules provided that one-tenth of the profits of the bene fit department should be handed over to the benevolent fund, yet that would yield but a small sum to the an nual income, as these profits had to be permanently in vested, and the only addition to their income would be interest derived from that sum so invested. Mr. CLARKE seconded the motion. Mr. LLOYD objected that the sum was too small. They only granted 460/. a-year out of an income of up wards of 1,400/. Mr. JONES said that all the applications made to the board had been attended to and relieved—(cheers)—and in proposing 1251., the board had tak en th e extreme am ount likely to be called for next year. (Cheers.) The resolution, after some further conversation, was unanimously carried. Thanks were then voted to the trustees —Messrs. Baring, Hankey, Prescott, and B aron Rothschild, M.P. ; to the Treasurer, J. A. Smith M.P.: to the press 'Gilbert, and Smee. The CHAIRMAN, in allusion to the auditors, said, their respectabillity and high standing were alone sufficient to ligive confidence to those who were interested in a society ke this, whose accounts necessarily involved some de gree of intricacy. Two of them were managers of the largest banks i n the metropolis , and the third was inti mately know n to himself, Mr. Smee, than for whom there was no man in London he entertained greater re spect. (Hear.) Mr. WELCH made an earnest appeal to clerks to come forward and support the fund. They considered them selves a superior class of men to those engaged in retail establishments, yet the benevolent fund of the drapers was much more prosperous than their own. He main tained that it was a reflection on clerks generally not to come forward and enrol themselves members of so ex cellent an institution, which would render assistance to themselves, their wives, and families in time of need. They had been particularly fortunate as regarded the distinguished individuals who had presided over their meetings ; they had had the representative of their LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1853. LEWIS HILL RANGE (AUSTRALIAN) GOLD and COPPER MINING COMPANY, en commanaite lath Feb., 1852, Capital 80,0001., in Shares of il. each. without farther liability. Offices of the London Agency, 17, Cornhill. The Cannel of Supervision have received further advices from the Turon, fully confirming the previous report of their Engineer (which can be had at the office), and mentioning, in proof of the extreme auriferous richness of the district (the Tam), that other Companies had removed their labourers and machinery to that place. The Council have also to announce that they are preparing to send out a further expe.iition, well supplied with powerful inaettnerY and every necessary ior extending the operations of the Company. ALLSOPP'S PALE OR BITTER ALE. THE unanimous opinion of the most eminent scientific and medical men of the day, of Baron Lichlg, Messrs. Graham, Hofmann, Muspratt, Watson, Budi, Marshall, Hall, Travers, Fergusson, Rowe. Vlrian, Heygate, Leman, Arao' el, Evans, Formby, Petrie, Macrorie, Vose, Tultiell, Hunter, Davies, Jones. Senior, Maclaren, Macaulay. Gray, Teevan, Hill, Hay ward, II int son, Pepper, Inman, Sir Charles Clarke, the Sanat )ry Commissioner of " The Lancet," &c. &c. &c. (many of them after careful analyses, and all of them after long experience,) having been pronounced in favour of the healthful and invigorating qualities, as welt as the highly dietetic properties of their Pale and Bitter Ales, Messrs. A Ilsop and ions do not feel themselves called upon to go into any further vindication of their justly popular beverage, from the asper sions of malicious and interested parties; but content themselves by ann ninciny, that they have commenced supplies from the Brewing of this Season. ALLSOPP'S PALE OR BITTER ALE may be obtained in Casks of 18 Gallons and upwards, from the Brewery, Button-on-Trent ; and from the undermentioned Branch Establishments : LONDON, at 61, KING WILLIAM-STREET, CITE . ; LIVERPOOL, at COGS-STREET; MANCHESTER, at DUCIE-PLACE; DUDLEY, at BURNT-TREE; GLASGOW, at 115, St. VINCENT-STREET ; DIJIII.III, at ULSTER CHAMBERS, DAME-STREET; BIRMINGHAM, at MARKET HALL; at either of which places a list of respectable parties who supply the in Beer Bottles (and also in Casks at the same prices as from the Brewery), may at any time be seen. PROVIDENT CLERICS' ASSURANCE AND BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. The twelfth annual general meeting of the assurance department of this association was held' on Monday evening at the London Tavern, Mr. R. n. Jones, the chairman of the board, presiding. Owing to the large attendance, it was found necessary to adjourn the meet ing from one of the small rooms of the tavern to the large ball-room. Mr. P. H. BYRNE, the secretary, read the following report of the directors : " The board of management, in submitting to the mem bers the twelfth annual report of the association, have much satisfaction in calling their attention to the following details, which show its increasing p ros p er it y : " The number of policies issued during the past year is 429, for 81,950/. ; 7 annuities, 1491. 16s. Bd., which is an increase of 41 policies, for 9,075/., on the business of 1851 ; 28 proposals, for 8,4501., have been declined ; 51 proposals for 12,5501., have been deferred, withdrawn, or require further explanation—making the total number of proposals to the association 518, for 102,9501. " The annual premiums payable on the policies in exist ence, together with the dividends and interest on the in- Vested capital, amount to 17,150/. " The amount of claims arising from 15 deaths during the year is 3,225/., which is less both in number and amount than duiing the previous year, notwithstanding the large increase of members. " This rate of mortality, which is considerably under the usual average, shows the great care and skill of the medical officers of the association. . . _ " After payment of the clainis from deaths, a further sum of 10,0671. 10s• has been laid out in augmentation of the invested capital of the association, viz., 3,117/. 10s. in the purchase of 3,0001. 31 per Cent. Stock ; 6,6001. ad vanced on mortgage ; and 350/. lent to members on the se curity of their policies of assurance—making the total amount standing in the names of the trustees, 47,0701., viz., 35,5001. 31 per Cent. Stock, and 11,5701. on mortgage and other securities. " The balance-sheet for the past year has been duly audited and approved by the trustees. " The actuary of the association and Mr. Griffith Davis are engaged in a valuation of the assets and liabilities of the company, with a view to a distribution of the profits. All persons assured on or before the 31st December, 1849, on a participating scale, are entitled to share in the divi sion of profits. Notice ill bo given by•the board to those interested when the actuary's report is received, which may be expected in April next. A deputation from the board of management attended a public meeting at Birmingham on the 14th April last, which was supported by the members and friends of the association, and by some of the leading firms of that im portant town, and a fair increase of business has resulted therefrom. " During the past year the attention of Parliament has again been directed to the present position of the laws re gulating friendly societies, and it was referred to a select committee of the House of Commons to examine into and report on the subject. Your board have devoted much time and attention to a question which must necessarily be of great importance to this association amongst many others. Your chairman was examined as a witness before the select committee. No action of the legislature has yet taken place, but the committee has 'presented a report, and as it had been alleged that the operations of this and four other associations similarly enrolled had been contrary to law, your board are happy to be able to sta:s that the committee has reported that it does not appear to your committee thitt these five societies have been acting con. trary to law. As your board have always acted under the best legal advice ; they never entertained the least doubt of the per fect legality of the operations of the association but it is satisfactory to have their belief thus confirmed by the report of the select committee. It is gratifying also to your board to add the following further paragraph from the report of the select committee of the House of Commons, viz.:-- " These five societies have beyond question conduced in a very material degree to extent downwards in the scale of society a knowledge of the principles of mutual assurance, and a disposition to embrace the advantage of it.' And the said report further states,—' To make a provision for a wife or family out of the savings of a salary or small income is an object which ought unquestionably to be fostered and encoura g ed. This would be checked and damped if an ad vantage hitherto offered should now be withheld, " The undermentioned managers go out of office by rota tion, and being eligible offer themselves for re-election, viz. :—Mr. John Clarke, Mr. Alexander Dawson, Mr. James Lintott, Mr. John White Welch. " The following gentlemen, duly qualified, have been pro posed as auditors for the year 1853, viz.:—Mr. Edward Coleman, Mr. Sancton W0041,11r. Charles Woolley. " In conclusion, the board of management assure the members that they will continue to use their best endea vours to advance the prosperity of tho association, and they earnestly call upon every member for his zealous co-opera tion, which will not only materially benefit the society, but promote the individual interest of every assurer. ISigned) " RD. HY. JONES, " Chairman." The CHAIRMAN with very great pleasure and upon this interesting occasion, thrilltk : ,- of the society, particularly so, becatt i se wo continue in a progressive state of improvement. (Hear.) It is not always our good fortune to present such a report as we could wish, but I may say, judging from the applause which followed the reading of the present one, that all are agreed as to the satisfactory condition in which it proves the society to be, having reference, especially, to the many drawbacks of the past year, as alluded to by the directors in that report. (Hear.) You will remember that at the last meeting, the managers were strongly urged to increase their expenditure in the way of adver tisements, in obtaining new premises, and, as regarded the emoluments to the permanent establishment. Two of those recommendations had been attended to, namely, an augmentation of the permanent establishment, and an increase in the expenditure for advertisements. As to obtaining new premises, we have not been inactive, and though not yet successful, we are now in treaty for a house, but, of course, whether we get it or not, de pends on the terms offered by the parties, The report makes allusion to the proceedings in Parliament during the past year. It will'be recollected that we were com pelled to alter our rules, in accordanc,e, with the provi sions of a new Act of Parliament ; but scarcely had we got those amended rules into operation, before another attempt was made to take away the privileges which were conceded to us. Your managers did their utmost to frustrate the attempt of those 83 assurance offices of long standing in the metropolis, who petitioned Parlia ment to abridge the privileges of the five unfortunate young offices, of which we were one. (Hear.) Their petition created a great stir in Parliament ; but we were alive to their proceedings, and we used all the means in our pow er , i n order to place the question before the L eg i s l ature i n i ts true light. In that we were most su ccess f ul, for I believe we t t l i r tthesneleccatmceomto lieve altered the op i n i ons of these gentle lwminigeiehtntwteeeawrsaehcponimaohiipnnadltleyetdelhiniytherto been entirely opposed to us. (Hear.) The report presented to the House of Com mons by that committee will fully justify all I have men tioned. I consider the report extremely favourable to us ; it is very interesting to all who are members of such a society as ours ; it is to be obtai ne d f or th e sma ll r a t u t d he will evi wdeenlicereopfaythpe Rev. Mr. Hodg son,erusal. You will sind in t t ih h se. e rB C ed l p e o rgy Mutual, and of Mr. Lucas, the chair man of the National Provident, and Mr. Marsh, the Secre tary; and I think you will agree with me that until they gave their testimony, the committee had scarcely an idea of the great good which the five assurance offices have conferred upon the country. (Cheers.) I did not observe in looking through the report, that any one of the 83 old offices alleged that their business had been injured or diminished by the others ; they seem to say rather that they have been going on increasing with us, and, therefore, I cannot believe we have done them that injury which they represented in their petition. The report says, and this is to some extent the pith and mar row of the whole : " Although it appears that those societies possess and exercise privileges and exemptions for whi c h they can allege specific statutes, passed for the encouragement and. protection of friendly societies, it appears to your com mittee, that as they have manifestly outgrown th e parti cular class of objects which were in the contempl a ti on of Parliament when those statutes were passed, and have be come, in fact, life assurance offices, they ought to be placed upon an equal footing, in -respect o f such exemp tions, with other assurance companies ; either by being deprived of those privileges, or by extending them to all alike. " There are grave considerations which should make Parliament hesitate before it proceeds to adopt the former alternative. " To make provision for a wife or family out of the sav ings of a salary, or wages, or small income, is an object which ought unquestionably to be fostered and encouraged. This would be checked and damped if an advantage hitherto offered should now be withheld. " But it is said, confine these exemptions to societies which do not issue policies above 1001. or 2001. If this were done, so far as these five societies complained of are concerned, they would indeed lose the privilege which they hold under the specific authority of acts of Parliament ; but they would still continue their transactions, and would be in the anomalous position of being constituted under Friendly Societies Acts, but destitute of all the benefits conferred by such acts. " It ought also to be borne in mind, that the security and good management of a society depend in no small de gree upon the amount of their transactions, and of their revenue ; and it is desirable, therefore, to induce the poorer class to insure in societies in which the richer also insure ; and these five societies have beyond question conduced in a very material degree to extend downwards in the scale of society a knowledge of the principle of mut ua l assurance, and a disposition to embrace the adva ntage of it. " The other a lternative your committee incline to recom mend to the attention of Parliament, namely, to allow the privilege o f exe mption from stamps, and from probate and legacy duty, to the policies of all life as surance offices, as well as friendly societies, to the amount of 5001." I..;zlure you ft is hatJ—maot You It had always been said that we were acting illegally, but now that question is completely set at rest by the report. (Hear.) The statute under which we were acting was clear and explicit, and there never could have been any real doubt that we had adopted the proper course. I maintain that the five unfortunate companies have- done much for the benefit of the other offices-, because the exertions by the latter to make known the advantages of life assurance were nothing like equal to the exertions used on our part for the same purpose ; therefore, we have been doing good to them as well as ourselves, and it comes with very ill grace from such a number of old-established offices to combine together with the intention of depriving us of business, because, but for this committee, we should certainly have been limited to transactions of 1001. (Hear.) Now, I appre hend the Legislature will take an entirely different course, and to my mind a very satisfactory one. At all events, something must be done to avoid continued interruptions to such a society as ours, by repeated alterations of the rules—a process which is not only irk some but expensive. (Cheers.) The Chairman con cluded by moving that the report and balance-sheet be adopted, and circulated at the discretion of the directors. In answer to a question as to granting guarantee policies, and the gross amount of policies, The CHAIRMAN stated that the former subject had been under consideration, but he could not say that at pre sent the society was in a condition to undertake them ; with respect to the gross amount of policies it was about 550,0001. The question having been put, the resolution was car ried unanimously. Mr. COLEMAN moved a vote of thanks to the board of management for their continued attention to the duties of their office. After the very able report, little was required to enforce such a motion. It was quite neces sary that the members in London should bear testimony at these meetings to the manner in which the business of the office was conducted, in order that members in the country who could not attend might know whether or not the directors were entitled to a renewal of their con fidence. On a recent occasion he had an opportunity of testing the accounts, and it was then his pleasing duty to signify their accuracy, and to approve of the clear, intelligent, and straightforward way in which everything was carried on in the office. If the directors were entitled to thanks for one thing more than another, it was for having brought their exertions to bear on the select committee of the House of Commons. He knew something of the working of the Friendly Societies' Act, and he considered that the committee had done good service by enunciating a principle which would benefit the large mass of the population, and must sooner or later be put into practice. He was delighted to find that the five unfortunate, or rather fortunate, offices had been the means of bringing the Legislature to acknow ledge that life assurance was beginning to descend to classes of society out of whose reach it had hitherto been placed. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HOOPER, in seconding the motion, said he repre sented one of the oldest of the unfortunate five offices, and he should rejoice if the decision of Parliament were to extend the privileges of life assurance in the way pro posed. The directors were well entitled to the thanks of the meeting, because that the difficulties they had to contend against increased rather than diminished during the past year ; their operations had been connected with a larger amount of business than in any former year. (Hear, hear.) The resolution was put by Mr. COLEMAN, and carried by acclamation. The CHAIRMAN acknowledged the compliment in courteous terms. On the motion of Mr. DURHAM, seconded by Mr. RICHARDSON, the sum of 5001. was voted to the board of management for their services for the past year. The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, observed that though on principle he thought it right such a sum should be awarded to the directors, it was never an object of consideration with them at the commencement of the society. (Hear, hear.) Messrs. J. Clark, A. Dawson, J. Lintott, and J. W. Welch, the retiring directors, were unanimously re elected. Mr. WELCH returned thanks on his own behalf, and on that of his colleagues, for the honour of being re elected to a seat at the board, and assured the members that no exertion should be wanting on their part to pro mote the interest and welfare of the institution. He had no doubt that what had passed last year in the House of Commons would be beneficial to life assurance gene rally, and, such being the case, this office would certainly participate in the advantages that would be conferred. Their usefulness had been acknowledged in a very en couraging and flattering manner by the select committee, and it was a matter of regret that the 83 offices men tioned in the report, backed by the influence of a power ful direction, and supported by the ability and talent of their actuaries and secretaries, should have taken such proceedings as they did during the last year. What the five new offices now possessed, the others had an oppor tunity of getting, had they been disposed to avail them selves of it, for the same privileges were alike open to both. The old offices thought the business of the five new was not worth havinr coming proapproua people to the Inv ing a provision airy to arouse from them, and to get up apposition w - the Provident Clerks. (Cheers.) They did not seek for similar privileges to those enjoyed by their opponents,' but made an attempt—and, he regretted to say, an un fair attempt—to stop the business of such associations as the present, which were enrolled under the Friendly Societies' Act, because they commenced their proceed ings before the select committee, by stating they wore armed with the opinions of counsel of the first standing in th© country that they had been acting illegally. Well, what was the answer ? Those who passed the law under which they were thus arraigned declared that instead of acting illegally they had done what was strictly legal, and, moreover, that they had been productive of much good. (Loud cheers.) Would the 3,000 persons, who were the test of the Provident Clerks, have insured their lives had it not been for such an office, and for the exer- tions of the managers in making known the principles of life assurance among the clerks of the country ? (Hear, hear.) It was satisfactory to find that so soon as the agitation caused by a combination between power ful offices ceased, the business of this association had been increasing ; and whether the agitation were revived or not the society was now established on such a firm basis, viz., the integrity of their proce e di ngs , as acknow ledged by a committee of the House of Commons, that nothing could well shake it, and they might therefore rely that with increased exertions they would obtain an increased amount of business. They should bear in mind, however, that this was a mutual association ; and all were partners, but without any liability ; and that the more business was brought to the office the greater benefit they would all derive. (Cheers.) Messrs. Coleman, S. Wood, and C. Woolley, were re elected auditors. A vote of thanks was then passed to Mr. Jones for his conduct in the chair. The CHAIRMAN expressed his grateful thanks for the compliment so unanimously paid to him. It was true he took a deep interest in the society, and that interest increased as it year by year rose into greater importance. As might be supposed, when the society originated, various doubts possessed their minds ; but, nothing daunted, they determMed to persevere, and while, in the first year of their existence, their income was only 4701., it had now reached 18,0001. (Cheers.) That was the result of their perseverance, their honest intentions, and their singleness of purpose ; and he yet hoped to see the day when the importance and usefulness of the Provi dent Clerks' Association would be stillfurtherrecognised. (Cheers.) Mr. LLOYD inquired whether the majority of the po licies issued during the year were taken out by clerks, and whether any clerks who had emigrated had taken out policies in the office ? Mr. BYRNE, the secretary, said a great many clerks who had emigrated had continued their policies, but not above three or four of that body had come to effect as surances on their lives. The greater part of those already assured, who had emigrated, had gone to Austra lia ; they continued their policies, and paid the extra premium. The proceedings of this meeting terminated by a vote of 15 guineas to the auditors. THE BENEVOLENT DEPARTMENT. The twelfth annual meeting of the Benevolent Depart ment was subsequently held. Mr. Thomson Hankey, jun., the governor of the Bank of England, occupied the chair. The report was as follows : " The board of manaenient, in presenting the twelfth annual report to the donors, subscribers, and members of the Benevolent Fund, congratulate them on the continued prosperity of this department of the association, and refer to the following details of the transactions of the past year. Received from 38 new subscribers..... 2117 1 6 -- „ 381 old „ . . ... 432 12 0 1 life „ ..... 10 10 0 9 t ~ Donations £560 3 6 81 12 6 £641 16 0 SUBSCRIPTIONS PROM INSURERS. 1,635 at ss. Od. £4OB 15 0 2 at 10s. 6d. 1 1 0 17 at 10s. Od. 810 0 2 at 20s. Od. 2 0 0 420 6 0 ,062 2 0 " Gratuities a moun ti ng t o 8 71. 15s. have been presented to ten members, and the orphan children of a deceased member. " Loans to the extent of 1,7741. have been granted to eighty-nine members, being a decrease of 1061. from the amount lent in 1851. " On the 27th May last, in accordance with a resolution of the last annual general meeting, six widows were elected to annuities of 151. each, making, with those already on the fund s , fi ve clerks and twenty-two widows of clerks, at an annual charge of 4551. "At that meeting, and the one subsequently held for the election of annuitants, reference was made to the cases of three widows, unsuccessful candidates, at a former elec tion, and disqualified from becoming candidates in future by the alteration of the rules, after which a resolution was passed— " That compensation be given them at the discretion of the board, provided it could be legally done.' " These three widows having applied to become candi dates at the last election, your board, acti ng upon the re solution of the mee ti ng , had great pleasure in ranting to each of them a sum equa l to the amount of an annuity ; and while they haVe no power to pledge themselves or Luougut, Lilt: IJUSIIIM3S U 1 411t1 HMV: 111,1 W Wi43 situations through the insti rig,- but- when- they found they were be- ..,- roxip and enNeiiig tliontion 'of the 0nu.,4742,;Le444.4,u0the Iportanco ofirisurintii ''' 1. • - ' • , - • .„ 11121,3notlier, en. Ives , ! on s, and subsectuen for their families, they thought itneces- a-year, another for 1001., an From the apathy which had existed arnonm Those were important f et up an opposition to such s oc i e ti es as __ ..a.___ ______ a 4.a...4. 44... PATRON-H R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. 'R OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. ENTIRELY NEW EXHIBITION.—An OPTICAL and MUSICAL ILLUSTRATION of "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM," Morning and Evening.—LECTURES by J. H. Pepper, Esq., on the endless AMUSE ]TENTS of HEMISTRY, adapted to a Juvenile Audience; by Dr. Racbhoffner, on the PHILOSOPHY of SCIENTIFIC RECREATION; by Mr. Crispe, on BALLOON ING.—DISSOLVING VIEWS, including Day and Night Views of WALMER CASTLE, WALMER CHURCH, Sec., &c. Admission, IL ; Schools and Children under ten years of age, half-price. LAURENT'S GRAND CASINO. ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill -street, St. James's, Lessee, Charles Emile Laurent, Onslow House, Brompton-road, Licensed pursuant to Act of Parliament, of 25th George 11. Open every evening with Laurent's Celebrated Band. Principal ornet-a-Fiston, M. Boulcour. Admission—ONE SHILLING. Doors open at Half-past Eight o'clock. Dancing to commence at Nme And terminate at Half-past Eleven precisely. WS. WOODIN'S SOIREES • COMIQUES, or CARPET BAG and SKETCH-BOOK. CROWDED HOUSES AND TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS I EVERY EVENING at Eight o'Clock, at the THEATRE ROYAL, ADELAIDE-STREET WEST, STRAND. Being an entirely Novel and Original Vocal and Visual Instmcto,Gro tesquo, Comico, Pictorio, Musico, Eccentrissimo, Characteristico, Lecturio, IN TWO COMIC SECTIONS. PART FIRST COMPRISES A Vocal Illustration, " Ueginnings."—Full-length Portrait, Martha Mivins.—lllustration, Carpet Bag.—Half-length Portrait, Major Bluster.—Vocal Illustration, "A Visit to the Great Metropolis.' Full-length Portrait, Sir Benjamin Bungle.—Half-length Po trait Mr. Sampson Rusty.—Full-length Portrait, Mr. Oliver Oldstyle (with a Vocal Illustration of " Bygone Days ").—Full-length Por trait, Een Binnacle —Miniature Portrait. Mrs. Muddles (from Manchester.) PART SECOND. Full-length Portrait, Sandie M'Whittle.—Full-length Portrait, A Well-known Personage.—lllustration, Carpet Brig.—Fla.-length Portrait, A Yankee Clipper.—Vocal Illustration, " Metropolitan Melodies." —Full-length Portrait, Mr. Cavil.—illustration, Carpet Dag.—Full-length Portraits, Mr. and Mrs. Lapsus Linger.—Vocal Illustration, " Pleasures of a Pic-nic Party."—lllustration, Sketch book (Daylight and Moonlight).—Finale, " The Lions of London." With several Pictorial Illustrations, furnished by " The Sketch book." In the course of the Evening Mr. C. Corataa will perform a variety of grand Plano Solos. Admission, Is.; Reserved Seats, 25.; Dress Stalls, 35.; Private Boxes. 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The only genuine of each bears the name of " Rowlands' " preceding that of the article on the wrapper or label. Sol I by A. Rowland and Sons, 20, Hatton-garden, and by chemists and perfumers. 1/i TM'. PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE, ANTLTIIE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATtritriT. WITH FIFTY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. In French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. 6,1., or post-free, for Forty-two Stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION; an Analytical Investigation of the Physiology and Functions of Marriage, in all the bearings in which that important subject affects the health and happiness of 51an,withits Disqualifications and I lope ditnents, tracing their origin to the effects of juvenile solitary habits, youthml excess, troolcal climates, or close study ; followed by prac tical remarks, founded on twenty years' experience in the treatment of Impuissance. Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrhosa, Syphilis, and all diseases of the Urinary and Generative System. il lustrated by 50 cJioured Engravings, on the Anatomy of the Repro ductive Organs and their relative conditions In health and Disease. By SAMUEL LAIIEBT, M.D. 87, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, D..ctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin btirzh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Ap'othecarles' Hall, London, &C., &c. The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful consequences resulting from irregularities and excesses, which have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man-. hood, and premature decay at all stages of life, than, perhaps, any other class of disease known to modern pathologists, The treatment adopted is founded on experience gained in the most celebrated schools of medicine both in this country and In continental Europe. The results of the knowledge thus acquired are here condensed under the personal supervision of Dr. La'Mert, himself one of the few egally qualified physicians who have devoted their whole and un divided studies to this Important branch of medical science. In short, every peculiarity relating to the treatment of the diseases incidental to the generative system, and the means of immediate relief and ultimate cure are described in detail. The professional reputation Of Dr. La'Mert, who has taken the most distinguished medical and academic honours at home and abroad, is in itself a sufficient guarantee that those who may place themselves under his care in r it e h quisi tha te t i d n eli t c h a e te t co rea ns tm ide e ra nt ti o o f n th a e n s d e i w n i v i 1 1 ' 01 ti e e v e secrecy anwche'lchmareee somoat w cases. Published by the Author, and may be had of J. Gilbert, 49, Pater noster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; Starie, Titchborne-street, Haymarket ; Mann, 23, Cornhill ; or free by post for forty-two stamps, from the author, who may be consulted personally, or by etter daily, front Ten tilt Two, and awn Six till Eight. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. The official report report says :—A thousand and one deaths were registered in London in the week that ended last Saturday. In the corresponding weeks of the years 1843-52 the average number was 1,138, which, if raised in proportion to the increase of the population during these years, gives a mortality of 1,252 for the present time. The comparison, which shows a reduc tion in last week of 251 below the estimated amount, proves the continuance of that favourable state of the public health that has for some time been remarked. The present return as compared with that of the former week, exhibits a trifling increase in epidemics, arising chiefly from measles and fever ; the former disease has risen from 11 to 20 fatal cases, the latter from 43 to 52. Small-pox numbered last week 6 deaths, scarlatina. 63, hooping-cough 39. There were only 13 from diarrhoea; and none have been registered from cholera in the last two weeks. Amongst diseases that affect the respir atory organs, bronchitis has declined in the last two weeks from 93 to 67 ; pneumonia shows little fluctua tion, having been fatal in 52 and 58 cases; while phthisis rose in the same period from 104 to 125. In some instances, the metropolitan registrars, intheir quarterly reports, review the condition of their districts in reference to mortality and other particulars during the last three months of 1852. Mr. Daws, the registrar of Lambeth, Waterloo sub-district (second part), reports as follows :—" The deaths aro very few, being only 84, whereas in the corresponding quarter of 1851, 138 were registered, and I have never in any previous quarter re gistered less than 91. It may be remarked that several ditches have been covered, and the drainage of Lambeth square is much improved. In this square the mortality - has been only a sixth of that which occurred in the last three months of 1851 ; the deaths from small-pox, measles, scarlatina, pooping-cough, were then 30, while in the quarter just elapsed the fatal cases of these dis eases were only 9. The weather, however, has been very favourable. Mr. Briggs, the registrar of Church sub-district, Bethnal-green, states that "typhus has prevailed to a serious extent, but not so fatally as, considering the bad drainage and want of cleanliness, might have been ex pected. The deaths (98) in the quarter are under the average ; probably the continued rain has been favour able to health. The births were 185." Last week the birth of 755 boys and 841 girls, in all 1,596 children, were registered in London. The average number in eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845-52 was 1,432. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29'443 in. The mean temperature of the week was 45 deg., which is 9 . 6 deg. above the average of the same week in 3S years. The mean daily temperature was much above the average on every day of the week ; and on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, when it was highest, the ex cess above the average was 11 . 9 deg., 10 . 3 deg., and 14.4 deg. The wind blew on six days from the south west. The mean dew point temperature was 38 deg. DUBLIN CUSTOMS.—The Custom duties received at the port of Dublin for the week ended January 15 amounted to 18,7001. The receipts on tea are 7,3001. ; refined sugar, 400/. ; Muscovado, 2,500/. ; wine, 2,250/.; spirits, 3001. ; tobacco, 5,100/. ; miscellaneous, 6001. The receipts of revenue from sth inst. to date are 27,521/. ; last year, to 17th, 31,6501. ; decrease, 4,1291. Last year's return, however, contains the receipt of two days more than the present. SINGULAR EFFECTS OF THE STORMS.—About a fort ' night back a young turtle was driven in on the strand of Tramore, in full health and vigour. The fish is in the possession of a young lady, who takes the greatest inte rest in its preservation, and it appears to improve by the care of its interesting protectress.— Waterford Mai/. sovereign, prime ministe ;and now the governor of the, Bank of England, who as himself a distinguished mer chant ; and he regretted the absence of their kind-hearted and estimable treasurer, Mr. J. A. Smith, but congra tulated the meeting on his place being taken by the hon. gentleman in the chair, who had at once responded to the request of the board that he should do so ; and con cluded by moving the thanks of the meeting to their excellent Chairman, Mr. Thomas Hankey, jun., which was cordially agreed to. Thanks having been awarded to the chairman, for his conduct in the chair, The CHAIRMAN expressed his deep and continued in terest in the association, and in the class whose interest it was primarily designed to promote. There were 800 clerks in the establishment of which he had the honour of being the head, and he hoped before he resigned his position to be the means of improving their position, as a duty which was not only recom mended by an enlightened selfishness, but by the higher consideration, that to this class the commercial interests of this country were under a deep debt of gra titude. He concluded by cordially thanking the meet ing for the compliment paid him. (Cheers.) The proceedings then terminated. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The navy generally, and a large circle of friends of all classes, will learn with the deepest regret that our worst fears for Captain Matson have been realised. By accounts received from the West Indies, by the Royal Mail steamer, Parana, we are informed that the gallant, distinguished, and universally esteemed captain of the screw-frigate Highflyer has been carried off by the dreadful yellow fever. This is, indeed, afflicting intel ligence. A more skilful, able, spirited, gentleman like officer never commanded a ship than Captain Matson. The accounts from the Dauntless, 33, screw-frigate, Captain Halsted, are said to be conflicting ; but it is be lieved that no more deaths have occurred on board that ill-fated ship at Barbadoes. We have also to report the melancholy intelligence of the deaths, by yellow fever, of Lieut. Inglis, one of the Admiralty agents in a royal mail-packet, and Lieut. Lyster, Admiralty agent on board the royal mail-packet Great Western. We fear that many other good and gallant fellows are yet to be added to the yellow fever obituary. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 18. The Russian man-of-war Pallas, 50, Captain Unkov ski, the Dwina, 22, Captain Beserabsky, and the steam tender Vostock, took their departure from Spithead this morning, at 7.30. The Pallas, on leaving the an chorage, saluted the garrison with 21 guns, but this com plement was not returned until past 10 o'clock, when the Russian squadron was out of sight of the battery, and doubtless very many miles out of hearing. Such laxity as this did not exist in Portimouth garrison when Lord Frederick Fitzclarence was Lieutenant-Governor. The Sidon, 22, paddle steam-frigate, Captain Gold smith, having repaired the damage to her engines much sooner than was expected, steamed out to Spithead this afternoon, saluted the flag of Rear-Admiral Fanshawe, the acting Commarider-in-Chief, and then ran the mea-, sured mile at Stoke's Bay, after which she brought up at Spithead. The Pyrenees, prison-ship, arrived at Spithead last night from the Thames, to embark transports for Australia. The Avon steam-tender, called in here on her way to Plymouth to-day, from the eastward, and embarked su pernumeraries for that port. Mr. Leeke, son of Commodore Sir Henry Leeke, S.A., Commander-in-Chief of the Hon. East India Company's navy, is appointed High Sheriff of Bombay. The salary is about 1,0001. per annum. PLYMOUTH, J. 17. This day we have fine weather. Wind N.B. Sailed the Tortoise, lighter (Wood, master of the Ha moaze, lent in charge), with stores for Cork ; the Ro chester, Savage, master, with stores for Pembroke. Hogue, 58, screw steam-guard-ship, Captain Ramsay, went out this morning to exercise her engines. This being the first time she had been out of harbour, she sa luted the flag, which was returned by the Impregnable. She returned to the Sound at four p.m. Vulture, steam-frigate, Captain Glasse, sailed on Sa turday evening for Torbay, and returned on Sunday, and is now in Barnpool. Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord E. Russell, is off the port beating ; but the tide being against her, she is not expected to anchor by daylight. A great number of merchant-ships, which were here windbound, have left the Sound to-day. The Edward, convict-ship, has had to fill up with provisions, and will no doubt sail to-night. SHEERNESS, JAN. 18. Phaeton, 50 guns, Captain George Elliot.—Vice- Admiral the Hon. Josceline Percy, Commander-in-Chief at the Buoy of the Nore, at 10 a.m. yesterday left here in the steam-vessel Wildfire, tender to her Ma jesty's flag-ship Waterloo, and proceeded to the Nore for the purpose of inspecting this frigate. After sa luting, the entire ship's company were put through their various evolutions at target practice, gun exercise, beating to quarters, fire alarm, &c. The target practice was most excellent. Shot, grape, and shell were fired. One gun was laid with a single shot, which, on being fired, cut the flagstaff from off the target, and after a full'""" broadside was fired, with each gun concentrated on the target, the target was destroyed altogether. The gunnery, for precision, 164 not been equalled here for some time. After the departure of our gallant admiral, arrangements were made for discharging her powder, shell, &c., which was not com pleted until 3.45 p.m. At 4 p.m. she was under way, it blowing a strong wind at the time from the north-west. She came into harbour in splendid style, having at the time three reefs in her topsails, jib set, fore tack on board, spanker sheeted aft, and her mainsail dewed up, and anchored off the Black stakes. In consequence of the strong wind she wus not berthed at the Docking Buoy, as intended. If the weather proves moderate she will be brought down to-morrow ready for being taken into the fitting-basin to be paid off. Mr. Joshua Taylor, the Queen's pilot here, being on the sick list, the Phaeton was piloted in here by Mr. Millbank, one of our Trinity pilots. The steam-vessels Adder, from Chatham, and Myrtle, from here, went to the Nore, in the event of their services being required, which were found unnecessary. Immediate arrangements are being made here for laying down a new screw steam-corvette. She is to be built on the lines of the screw steam-frigate Highflyer, of 21 guns, with a greater breadth of beam at her water line, thereby giving considerably more buoyancy and greater facilities for stowage in the hold. - She is to be of the following dimensions : Feet. in. Length of keel between the perpendiculars 192 0, Length of keel for tonnage 165 0 Breadth exrreme 3B 4 Breadth for tonnage 3B 0 Breadth moulded 37 4 Depth in hold 23 11 Burden in tons, 1,267 32-94: She is to be built with all possible dispatch, and it is expected the shipwrights will work what is termed job and task work on her at a certain rate of prices for their work, as laid down by the Admiralty. WOOLWICH, JAN. 18. APPOINTMENTS. Assistant-Engineer Brice H. Budding, to the Blen heim, 60, screw steam guard -ship at Portsmouth. Acting Assistant -Surgeon W.. 1. Baird, to the Leander, 50, at Portsmouth. The Rhadamanthus, steam troop-ship, Master-Com mander Belam, having taken on board stores at Dept ford, came down to Woolwich to-day in order to take on board a brass or gun metal screw propeller, about 17 feet in diameter, made for service in the Edinburgh, 58, screw steam-ship, of 450 horse-power, at Plymouth. The Rhadamanthus will also take round to Plymouth two paddle-box boats for the Valorous, 16, steam-frigate. ROYAL MARINES. The following appointments to divisions have taken place, dated the 27th of December, 1852, consequent on the promotion of one second lieutenant to be first lieu tenant, and ten gentlemen cadets to be second lieuten ants, viz. Second Lieutenant J. M. de Courcy Meade, of the Plymouth division, to be First Lieutenant, and ap pointed to the Portsmouth division, vice Bastable, re moved. Gentleman Cadet Geoffery Ma.iris, to be Second Lieu tenant, and appointed to the Plymouth division. Gentleman Cadet Charles Sidney Williams, to be Second Lieut enant, and appointed to the Portsmouth division. Gentleman Cadet Charles Button Hugh Mitchell, to be Second Lieutenant, and appointed to the Portsmouth division. Gentleman Cadet John Maitland Lennox, to be Second Lieutenant, and appointed to the Chatham division. Gentleman Cadet Thomas Bent, to be Second Lieute nant, and appointed to the Plymouth division. Gentleman Cadet John William Henry Chafyn Grove Morris, to be Second Lieutenant, and appointed to the Portsmouth division. Gentleman Cadet Francis Edward Halliday, to be Second Lieutenant, and appointed to the Portsmouth division. Gentleman Cadet Frederick Ley, to be Second Zien tenant, and appointed to the Chatham division. t _ Gentleman Cadet John Frederick Sander 2,,a o p► u l Second Lieutenant, and appointed to th e division. Gentleman Cadet John Pultney Murray, to be Second Lieutenant, and aointed to the P or tsmouth division. Second Lieutenant Sanders has o btained leave for one month, from Jan. 9. First Lieutenant J. Wr i g ht has o btained six months' leave, from Jan. 15. Oliver Evans, M.D., Deputy-Inspector of Hospitals at Woolwich, has obtained one month's leave, from I Jan. 13. MR. NAPIER AND THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT.—WO have heard a report to the effect that Mr. Napier, the eminent ship-builder of the Clyde, recently received an order to build six first-class steam-frigates. Discovering, on inquiry, that the order had emanated from the French Government, he thought it necessary to communicate the fact to the Admiralty, leaving it to them to decide whether he should decline or accept the offer. He was advised by the Admiralty not to do so, and as a quid pro quo for the loss of the order, received a commission to build six similar vessels to those ordered by the French Government—Liverpool Albion. --------) _9 _