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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the DIVIDEND for the "If - Year eliding the 31st December, 1852, of Bd. per Share (being at the rate of upwards of 46 10s. per Cent. per Annum), will be PAYA BLE at the Office of the Society, 30, Comhill, London, and 83, Rue us Richelieu, Paris, on and after TUESDAY. the Ist day of March Ilezt, between the hours of 12 and 4. The -c . ,1) Certificates must he left at one of the offices of the Roc Rend. lety e for examination two clear days before payment of the Divi- By order of the Manager, P aris, Feb. 16, 1853. J. C. SANDILANDS. ..._ • for any man to risk publishing that which he consider not to be against the law, it is also free to the Govern. ment, and it is the duty of the Government, if they see any one publishing that which they think and are advised is against the law, and against the interests of the country, to take 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 Peace 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 man of good un derstanding and practically conversant with public affairs, to induce his peace-preaching colleagues in the gociety to be a little less pugnacious than they show themselves. (Hear, hear, and great laughter.) LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1853. No. 18,851.] [PRICE SD. oic RESTER and HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.— NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the Shareholders of this Company will he Bald at th e EUSTON STATION, London, on WEDNESDAY, t h e 9th of March next, at Twelve o'clock precisely, for the election of tw o Di toctors, In the ro om o f two retiring by rotation (eligible for re•elec ,, ri), and f or t h e transaction of the ordinary b us i nes s of the '°o3Patty. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. Just Published, price Is., rir HE CRUISE of the CHALLENGER LIFE BOAST,' and Voyage from Liverpool to London in 18142. Dedicated to the Life Boatmen of Great Britain and Ireland. London : W. Pickering, 177, Piccadilly, and all Booksellers. reason at present to change their position. He and his friends would continue to act independently of the two English pa/ :les until they found some one of them which was prepared to do justice to Ireland. ENLISTMENT FOR THE MILITIA. II BOBT. T. MANSEL, Secreta r y . • —The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed ou itY, the 26th instant, until after the meeting. 'ELECTION of A.NNIIITANTS on the BENE -144% VOLENT FUND of the PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL 1840, ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION. —Established in London, JOHN ABEL SMITH, Ese., M.P., TREASUREE. i frTICE HEREBY GIVEN that a SPECIAL GENERAL PTING of the M em b ers o f th e Association will be held a t the wet TAVERN, OR W EDNESDAY , the 18th of May next, at T welve 1n et P r ecise l Y, for the put pose of electing additiona l annuitants, o_ aceo rdance with the fo lowing Resolution passed at the Annual e e l fal Meeting on 17th January last. l ,n t land "' s in' Bankey Juu. Esq. the Governor of the Bank of Eng , in the chair. ma That, on the 18th May next, or sat'i other day as the Board bet/31' approve, an amount not exceer"ng 1251. be granted in annuities, 3 1 ,,,„ g citllvalent to annuities to five w'dows and two clerks The to "`, i of annuitants of erei Ow, to be tiled by-the managers ac `,." g . to the applications which may be made." vi , , ;,ancudates are required to forward , their applications, together ' 4 te stimonials, to this office, on or be ore the 18th March next. By Order of the Board, P. 11. BYRNE, Secretary. 42, If oorgate-street, London, 18th February, 1853. LOANS OR kNTED. 1 4 ° NDON EXCHANGE ADVANCE FUND, o la ~ 2, Adulphl-terrace, Strand, facing the river; City Itraneh, 3, ' re ad - street, City. The Right Hon. Lord ERSKINE, Chairman. p l .r w rs_ advanced, in sums of 101. and upwards, granted on a joint ofd.'erY ante, repayable by easy instalments, or on the deposit vvus or other available securities. iagg 0 1 exchange coshed at moderate rates of interest. j r 2 nl3 e 't aPPlleatiou may be obtained at the Offices, or on forward- Postage stamps. W3I BROOKS, Secret iry. ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE COMPANY, 26, COBNAIL ., . Capital £500,000. A earn COURT OF DIRECTORS. . ~.Charlesitilini3etat,reEslaYil'. Esq. I Thomas /Veoll, Esq. ISymes, :i.Li?gb. Croft, Esq. J. Leander Starr, Esq. 4 :n tillotson, M.D., T.R.S. Clement Tabor, Esq. 44 Moss, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. MANAGING DIRECTORS. J. Leander Starr and Charles Bennett, Esqrs. MEDICAL EXAMINERS. f t . Tillotson, M.D. F.R . S., 37, Conduit-street. 8 . BY cues, M.D ~ 77, Grosvenor-street, Grcsvenor-squaro. ACSUARY. W . B. B. Woolhouse, Egq., F.11.A.5., r.s.s., 166. BANKEIS. Meson. Stlyn, 111118, and Co., 67, Lombard-street. tate granted on lives, Joint-lives, survivorships, &e., Immo krzddeierreg annuities, &c. W ii: 4 1 7 .8 eiwies obtained at the Company's office, 26, Combili, and TINDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COMPANY, O. 72, Lombard-street, and 24, Connaught-terrace. It(eh TRUSTEES. J. ard 8 . e a , Pooner, Esq., M.P. I Richard Malin*. Esq., Q.C., M.P. " 4 Pbell Renton, Esq ~ M.P. I James Fuller Maddox, Esq. Wir lam Willie' force, Esq. 13 etti: POLICIES are INDISPUTABLE, in terms of the Deed of ettt•r n l e at of the Company, duly registered, and are thus rendered BEN ` , IN FAMILY PROVISIONS, and NEGOTIABLE DOCU- Thi s Of SECURITY. ;he Ai i ,,';,nnPany has oduc•A, as more peculiarly applicable to 4 4styf`Te and Industrious Classes, a plan of SELF PROTECTING bin,;CE, Whereby In one Policy for one rate of Premium are lasurance of a Sum payable either at death or on sad v i"g a specified age, and a pension or annuity after that age; 'Ilk; ', l ug the full benefit of all Premiums that have been paid, " the payments should at any time be discontinued. ALEX. ROBERTSON, Manager. r irEit NEW FEATURE IN LIFE ASSURANCE. DEPOSIT and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 18, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, Landon. • CAPITAL—ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. DIRECTORS. COD 3 an-- The Right Hon. the Viscount Drumland& 3!4.P., Atroller of her Majesty's Household. 1-411eWl eY Barnes, Esq., 11, City-road, Finsbc - y. latoNoeel Clarke, Esq., late 17th Lancen., Junior United Sett ice Club . . r e, „ °°(l , e, Esq. Portland-terrace, Wandsworth, and Belvoir, St . .teph e e „ - ,..ersey, "Ic knall, Esq., 1, St. John's-gardens, Notting-hill, and 11, jt;scloare, Lincoln's-inn. Lei t :, , M.D., Davies-street, Berkeley-square, and Lutterworth, Ge orge -.erai re Loo 111 4tc isq. 15 Connaught-square, Hyde-park, and Tor Staiordhhi'e 13831414er M aclean r Es . q Harrow-on-the - Hill. IV !! l fttn ' p,, i'° , °l e E , 32, ' Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square. 147, - -Leadenhall-street, and 8, Hyde-park , Robert A m • i u r. Sea l an —re ,r ,Riddell,E Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. "" ta j o r S n ap,. "'. perSeraour-street West, Connaught-square. ng, 1 4 I) St. James's-square. ni AUDITORS. tegai 4Mgg' 81 1,, 126, Strand, Actuary and Secretary to the Medical, ~1111. J nd General Life °trice. 4. , ft ones, Esq., Account an t, 3, G u ildh a ll- c h am b e rs. 0 _ k, Esq., 8.A., A ctuary to the Engineers and M ason ' s Lif e 'gee, 345, Strand. __ Rh. BANKERS. 44..'aaries Price, Marryat, and Co., 3, Xing William-streot, London. Ilopklnson and Co., 3, Regent-street. PHTSICIANB. 1)r u__—`wls, Finsbury-piece. • - , enlau, 21, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. SURGEONS. Chapman, Esq., 16, Lower Seymour•street, Portman-squaro. Gel Teevan, Esq., 44, Gloucester -place, Hyde-park-gardens. CONSULTING ACTITART. Francis G. P. Nelson, Esq., F.L.S. INSFEOTOB, OF AGENCIES. F. P. F. Stronsberg, Esq. Wlilia... ST ANDING CO JS L square, Lincoln's - in n. ut Wellington Cooper, Esq., New- SOLICITORS. Messrs. Hill and Mathews St. Mary-axe. RESIDENT SECRETARY. 1. The Charles W. Bevan, Esq. reo w i t nibile N respectfully invited to examine the principles of tho ),,._" 3 % And ,system of Assurance, which is based upon tables calculated "'aq 1 5 under the immediate supervision Of, Francis G. P. Nelson, e'i o the Consulting Actuary to the Company. i bluk eet ?alive Tables to assure 500/ on death, by . a person aged " 4 4,8 8 L n eat birthday, on the ORDINARY and on the DEPOUT system LDT THE ORDINARY SYSTEM. The sum the ordinary t :, The sum the ( Life Offices would give ordinary Liffi him if he were unable 11 Offices would to pay, or if he omitted , At the His give him for to pay his current All end of policy the so-render annual premium of t Pr " a l .. eibi,.. thirty at that or sale Si. Os. 3d. after he has ' % 'J. Yearsvrhen age, of his policy, paid into their coffers „lure the 3 1 .00/ . -. party in case after thirty 1249/.75.6d., and which is fifty of years'payments they have had the use Years old, death amounting to of at compound hervill have will be 2491.75. 6d. interest, or In Paid into worth which theyhave the event of his death the office. had the benefit one hour after such '-- of at compound omission or inability -,........... interest. to pay. it, 1 " ' 3 ....________ —,---. ------- i little more i 441- 1 2491 .75.6 d. 500/. than 801. NOTHING. ...... ,.... 5 . .......„. I I perhaps 901. -"-----.._______ ON THE DEPOSIT SYSTEM. --- Ifun able to pay, or not desirous of paying or omitting topay,thePo licy would still remain of its FULL yalue 522/.25.7d.ti1l death , if 20 years after, no fUr titer payment beingre quired. If however the party, from any cause, wished to cancel the Policy, he could not Ir onlydraw out all hehas 1110 9 %I put in, viz., 2 251 ., but 2 25/. 5221.257 d 2871. 2s. 9d. a certain bonus of 62/. 2s. 9d. in the bargain, which is more than one-fourth of the whole of his payments, or he could either draw out a part, 201. or 501., diminishing the Policy only by the assured value of the sum so drawn out at the age when withdrawn. See pagess and7in detailed pamphlet, by F. G. P. Nelson, Esq. b de wl h el ' l nDa •,,„ t3g iis t . he flo c' - p iT! . of , these two tables it will be seen that a person _ a a r.ll TIA the follow- - can secure the f I ° assure .eretrlDarison of these two tables it will be seen that a pe l r a s w on ttkiv e novel system of DEPOSIT assurance la*„,. ta ges, viz let For a lees sum, P the ordinary undnert, pelicY he canal ages, receive ‘411—"I au i n ease " . of death than 41 thf lathe event of a desire t °surrender , aid annually!he can assure h EOplies to I llttk 4 e°lll Pan of -*thnesears Y, by the above example, sy whie— stem. 3rdlY. his property, t.lunbility much as on the ordinary system. nt payments In the event z;_thil aa,„ ..,.?inission to pay, his poll. _remains , r htly z t v iue as it was, though ne ee — nar y sys e , h e gets othit,g:'ernber of years; whereas on the orw increase or ITtlonat 4tillY• Should he require ,to illc e t u ti r i re t m I , gt ri of his policy, he can do so at pleasure. . from a up t o decrease y t i m t t h t: e e , stagla og a fortnight's noti e vrithdraw any Par efteal es a t t . After he three y l w - Iltolount of his previol;payments and with inter It .. ‘ta, ors,rawn part one year he can, by a single PaYme nt ' to a greater or even e t Il fe r ,__ ntlY time afterwards. raise his policy , an t i mes regula_ ati-;1"er r unount ; and by this system he can at tilgt,rgaiiillftefl,stivinss by his annual expenditure, with the fa t c h i e lit a y am in e th as e ).'a b ank, ' la ving a fund to fly to in case of necessity , g n otit A n . ,s, with this palpable advantege, however, that he oertesitnhtaen -g* km his y and in case of death his family receive In !ith ,Z ° ,olat 'oft is ' s in In ordinary Life Offices be can do no be tog, bDuatyhhis:pvolic7att etic l es or is cancelled the moment flie d t° RY to fo . cnrren premlu a in " s, and in of having any ~_ too__ r aid, all his hard-earned sav ' ings become forfeited t •ia., f•..:, and his misfortunes serve to benefit the pockets of his tflikh"nuate co-assurers. hd o,..!_lli3;stesa is too equitable and too striking to e be w ae h rl e o a o n k h ed e ~ll.Sr;aill.,. assurance is the only systemnofthasesuranc principles are impar iiryeresau,;%sedoo,g.tzeidtaaanaldpaadnolpette,denewfihtse become widely diffused. It 4;4 liirl,ite4lreanter advantages than a bank . because it allows a la t i i r n r t a h te e _O, orti : ... c_a:en Of withdrawal, and gtvestitwicenfththe the Depositor ix ' .0f ~,Z,‘-'thlisArnbitnio ntghethreepresenta ves Ah .." ',AN T . '. .caGES OF A RANK WITH THE BENEFITS OF x n ,_ A N ASSURANCE COMPANY. l'hter,3",.." ' e”rldowrnent assurances the advan 41)v ` till More st r i king tages of the DEPOSIT tsp"A-OES OF TIIIS COMPANY UNDER THE ORDINARY th,.. e LIFE ASSURANCE BRANCH. ... 0 01, 0 ,.7 „ W ho prefer this branch Policies are granted from 201. to , LIP Ci,''rerY known his i .Iple t4reof. ,teetet ..., all but ottweso,rsr 'outer utleeY other atnrcsetatle,senoaf tdrisaetasese,eqatgvaisuet astahtreeplarteetin. „ see. 1 L a o fr orn 50/ _k_ Pers on — • and upwards granted on every kind of security, ~,,, u x n eit ies 0f . , !,_ o er n the most equitable terms to thef borrower Dr"ein-WorfeitarZarYa ( I, e o l l 7 l 'ption granted on very avourable tchns. 'Oar, nl, , th e D . cY —ln case of inabilityto pay the currant ethi1,,,,..,et value Director wlll eitner purchase the Policy at a far _ e orr.s po ar glye a new one hi lieu thereof, less 5 per cent., into bob soli been Mg In amount to the whole of the previous payments pe,elail e o ~. mad e. t t hyst e 1 tires With tables in further illustration of the Do -41.10,, and .. lu the A„ e „,_Y i ,Mther information may be obtained on appli 'e•itex;aeserz:riir to , IN Resident secretary, wanted In all parts of ttio World. CIIEVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. IL/ To be Lad of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row, Carvalho, 147. Flect-street , Mann, 39, Cernhill. Price One ShUUnr each; by post, is Gd. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. "Health, Recreation, and Rational Use of Time." CONTENTS : —Early Rising—Sluing and Summer Mornings—Ex cursi)ns about the Ervirons of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills Forests, Fields, Ilign-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, &e., Ike. FRAGMENTS FROM THE FOUNTAINS. Two Vas. ♦ot. I. VISIT 'lO THE LAKES; SKETCH OF EDINBURGH, &c. Y• 1, TILE LAKES OF KILLARNEY DUBLIN, Er. ; REMINISCENCES OF 111. c. WHAT TO EAT, DMIIK, AND AVOID, "That three score years and ten oar course may rtm." A popular review of almost every foi in (cause and cure) of ner vously-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution that harasses tke young, besets the man of pleasure, business or study, and em bitters old are; with tables aid rulesfer the diet and physical regu lation of every-day life. IT. THE PASSION Z. What passions hurt the body—what improve, Truths as relined as Athens ever beard." SUBJECT :—Llfe's pilgrimage, from infancy to old ago. The ad vent of the missions. Chastity and its infringement. The casualties of tive, licentiousness an dissipatio, with illustrations, graphic, narra and remediativ d e. Advocacy of early marriages. T. THE MARRIAGE STATE. To be or not to be, that is the question." Ploaaamma:—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and reli gion regarding marriage, to be observed by either sc.:. Time and choice, on both sides, as to ago temperament, complexion, and figure, to recurs healthy offspring, with the ai t of rearing them. Physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion, Cases, By R. J. CULVERWELL, M.D. (1841), M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. (1824), Twenty-five years Medical and Forensic Referee in these matters. Price Is. each; by post, Is. 61. To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster -row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street ; Mann, 39, Cornhill; or of M. R. Culverwell, M.D.. 10, Argyll.. place, Regent-street, Who may be consulted daily Iron , Tea 411 Fiyh andfievektill Nino. Passages niarkol • aro i d"ect. Fore Cabin. Saloon. To or from Gravesend and London ••• • • • .... 10d. .. ls. 2d. „ Gravesend and Blackwell or Woolwich Bd. .. Os. 10d. Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Bd. BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 51.08.; S'e Months, V. Os.; Three Months, 21. Os. ; to be bad of the Collectors on board the Packets; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Fast and Commodious Packets to Let for Excursions. For Terms, apply to Mr. W. Morgan, Altai, Star °Bice, Fenchurch-street Ter minus, Blackwell Railway. February 13th, 1853. • AGREAT CHANGE or a REVERSIBLE WINTER.—Not " once upon a time," but at the present V.ne, Christmas day and St. ♦alentine's day have changed places, the fo►mer being moister than many people - wished, and the latter too chil'y to keep Cupid's embers glowing ; but happily for every one, Ladies or Gentlemen, Merchants or Mechan'cs, the Dress manufac tured by E. MOSES & SON" is in all senses suitable for the change —lts strength and neatneFs, its style and worktnrusb 4 p, its qur'ity and price, still leading onward, ruder the attention and patronage of the Public. A GUIDE TO PURCHASERS. OVERCOATS, in severrl hundreds of style=, comprehending speci mens of the Tailoring art.wh'cli have no counteiprt in the Trade These are novel and genlemenly cosi,true—they are made to Fit with correctness and corn "Oft —they are cut ..:om superior mat tials, and finished in the best ill fnaest way—they are sold at much lower prices than are chrrgcd elsewhere, and have had more pa tronage than any previously mans'actur .1. SPORTING DRESS, proof against cold, damp, and wet—is easy in all exercises—its quality is proved superior to any as yet produced, and it is charged according to E. MOSES & SON'S unirorm low scale of prices. MECHANICS' WORK , KG DRESS, serviceable, warm, and comfortable, and free from every imperfection which appers in working clothirl manufactured by ottn re. The JAMES, whose judgment in HOSIERY, FURS, and cloth in z for themselves and children cannot bo doubted, are politely re qa..-ed to inspect the novel Stock of Goods offer - d at the Establish ment of E. MOSES & SON. The prices in ell articles are lower I ban at any house in the world. EMIGRATION TO ATSTRALIA. All emigrants find London the best pot for embarkation to the land of golden realities. / 1 1 Emigrants have likewise found E. MOSES & SON'S OUTFITS the most advanta7eous, and those who p °cured them previous to `heir voyage, have had more comfort and success 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 all Emigrants with OUTFITS and CLOTHING. with every other requisite, E. MOSES & SON keep a separate depart ment in these great Business Estab".hments, where the best and cheapest goods can be selected by all classes now intending to emigrate. Ship sailing information, and Mt , lists of Outfits for ladies and gentlemen, may be had on application, or post free, to any pact of the kingdom. CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret haying to guard the public against imposition, having leaded that the untradesman-like falsehood of "Being co tnected Y:th their Establishment," or " it's the same conceta," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state t.►at they hays No CONNEXION WITH ANT OTHEE HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Mimeos, 83, 84,85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Chp - ch, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, 3, Hart-street, all commuricating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, end General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPOItTANT.—ShooId any article not give satisfaction, it will bs exchatred if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, from which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'cloct. 1 new Book, entitled " The .World's Pharos," containing the Emigrant s S Ass istant, fell list of prices, and directions tor self.mea. may be had on applicatimi, or post-free, to any part o: A handsome Almanac for the year ending 1353 can be had gratis O n application. s th ur e ement , kingdom. Ici Toni arle Francais. Hier speht man Deutsch. Qui si parla Italian. Aqua se habla Espanol HOTEL LIFE IN AMERIOA.—We had a seoond edition of the Newport tragedy the other day at the St. Louis Hotel, New Orleans. It seems that a young gentleman notdem a a n t d te e n d d ad of to b one co e him. o from Texas, who was at the dinner-table, hem Tt impatient hhoe w Irish aite waiter waiters abitee insolentlyr s w a w i tleidyrepolinlieedad,nidd" "Because yon are in toxicated." Thereupon the Texan seized a tumbler, and threw it at the waiter, cutting him very se verely in the face and neck. As soon as the affray took place, some thirty of the waiters immediately assembled together, and the Texan, seei n g at once that an attack was m editated, arose from the table to make his escape, as he was unarmed, and his friends were at another hotel. The waiters pursued him into the street, where the Texan was knocked down, and severely beaten on the head, and he no doubt would have been killed, had not Colonel Mudge, having heard of the affair, rushed to his rescue. The Texan 'WV carried to his room, when the excitement among the waiters grew to such an extent that Colonel Mudge, fearing further violence, thought it most prudent to remove the Texan to another hotel. They succeeded in getting into a cab together, when they were again attacked, the servants having 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 es — S l\ ;;- " M ir m o E rk riecTaiiBRIDGE AFFRAT.—Mr. Whiteside, p m e. late Solicitor-General, engaged for Delmege, J.P. , and the soldiers of the 31st Regiment, has r e ce i ve d 1051. re taining fee. for Ennis Assizes. The detachment of the 31st Regiment, concerned in the affray in Six-Mile Bridge, arrived here yesterday from Fermoy, en route to Ennis Assizes. The police have received 100 Crown summonses from Dublin for service on various persons for the Assizes at Ennis,— Limerick C4ronicle. HOUSE OF LORDS— :YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack shortly before five o'clock. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal assent was given by commission to the following bills Transfers of Aid. Valuation Act Amendment (Ireland). Stamp Duties on Patents for Invention. The Lords Commissioners were—the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, and Earl Granville. LUNACY. On the motion of Lord St LEONARDS, eel:Ain. returns were ordered relating to lunatic asylums. MARITIME SURVEYS. On the motion of Lord WROTTESLVY, a return was agreed to of copies of the correspondence between her Majesty's Government and the Government of •the United States and the Royal Society in reference to a plan proposed by the latter for making hydrographical observations at sea. COUNTY COURTS (SCOTLAND.) Lord BROUGHAM presented • several petitions from Scotland praying for the extension of the County Court system to Scotland. IMPORTANT WORK ON HEAT. Just Published, in 2 vols. Eve., nrice 11. isso CALORIC : ITS MECHANICAL, CHEMI CAL, and VITAL AGENCIES in the PHENOMEMA of NA CURE. By SAMUEL L. METCALFE, M.D., of Transylvania University. William Pickering, Publisher, Piccadilly. NEW WORK Br SIR JAMES SHUTTLEWORTH, BART. Just Ready, in 1 vol. Bvo. 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SAMUEL Li'MERT, 27, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, 'Doctor of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of tie University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Ball, London, &e., &c. IIAY be consulted, personally, or by letter, on the various disorders of the nervous and generative-system, resulting from juvenile irregu'atities 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 patholo,,lsts. Long and pract , cal experience in the treatment of these diseasewhas proved that there are in exist ence secret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in existence, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous Debility, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfruitful Marti ages, Impotency, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their endless modifications owe their almost entire origin. 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In eelectiig this department of practice, he has been amply raw arded by the great success that has atl:ended his efforts in the treatment of these cases, which are too generally confided to the care of unqualified aid ignorant empirics, who, V.th their pirated publications, assumed foreign names and tit'es, 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 fill. Two, and from Six till Eight. All letters mast contain the fee of IL, and advice and medicines can be forwarded to any initials or address. It is desirable that patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MEIIT should first obtain a copy of his work en SELF-PRESERVATION. A Medical Treatise on the Philosophy of Moulage, and Nervous and Generative Debility, illustrated by fifty coloured engravings, and des cribing in deta'l the various disorders resulting from secret habits and excesses. 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This is the first ime, he infolins us, that he has addressed himself to the none non-medi cal reader. We trust t his may not be the last, if he sall detect any other eqtrily flagrant eN*l which it may be in 1851. his Sower to correct." — L on don Medic.:l Grlette, May 30, "'l7e uronnised in a former number that wo should author recur to lashes this w]rli, in order to exhibit its aim more clearly. The with great severity the impostors who make a livelihood by preying on the credulity of the public. The tribe of ' Quiet hisers,' and • Medical Friends, are mercliessly exposed ; and if this book could find its way into the hands of those who suffer from th com plaint of which it trelts, we are satisfied that many h indreds would tie saved much needless suffei jag 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 empirical system of treating Spermatoirhma, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and phystologicel basis. It therefore, likely to do much good."—Medical Circvlar, June 16, 102. No. 11. Wm., in cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post free, 48., TIIE CURE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Princi ples at once Simple, Safe, and Efficient, in even its most Inveterete a apparently Intractable Forms. BY F. B. COURTEWAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. I n proof of his views he (Mr. Courtenay) has given he history of a great many cases successfully treated, as bad as any which Mr. Byrne adduced, and on which he had operated. Such are cases Ix., xi. , iii. , an d xv l 'i. No. ix. had resisted, for a period of twelve yetis, the treatment by dint Ition, and was finally tetnoved in as many weeks. But cases will. and Xii. appear, both in duration, severity, and complication'of symptoms, of a more ag gravated character than any detailed by Mr. Sy me, and yet th: treatment adopted by Mr. Courtenay proved eminently successful. —Professor !Azar; on the Treatmout of Stricture. wS. WOODIN'S SOIREES COMIQUES.—THIS EVENING, at Eight o'clock, ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND.— W. S. WOODIN'S CARPET BAG and SKETCH-BOOR, open for public Inspection, being an eccentric Entertainment of an entirely novel nature, illustrative tf the men and mamma of the age. 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William Banton, Esq. F. H. Thomson. Esq. Thomas Thorby, Esq. MEDICAL OFFICER,. Parstamt.—Arthur H. Hassan, Esq., M.D., 8, Bennett-Street, St. James's. SIIEGEON.—F. H. Thomson, Esq., 48, Berners•street. The bonus added to policies from March, 1834, to the 31st December, 1847,is as follows : LONDON MIARLES GRAHAM, CHARLES DOWNES, El. Blair Avarne, Esq. E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., Resident. Charles Berwick Curtis, Esq. William Faith°, Esq. D. Q. Henriques, Esq. gam I Time Assured inured. Sum addedto Sum addedtoiSum payable IPolleyinlB4l PolieyinlB4l3 at Death. £5OOO 'l3 years 10 mths £638 6 8 £787 10 0 £6470 16 8 *lOOO 7 years 157 10 0 1157 10 0 500 1 year • • •• 11 5 0 511 5 0 • EXAMPLE. - At the commencement of the year 1841 a person aged thirty took out a Policy for 1,0001., the Annual Payment for which Is 241. Is. Bd.; in 1847 he had paid in Premiums 1681. 1 ls. 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He said fie had received information from Dublin that though the poor soldiers who were to be tried for the part they took in the affray at the next assizes at Clare, which com menced to-morrow, no intimation was made to them, up to Wednesday last, whether theywere to be prosecuted by the crown lawyers or not. He thought these !men had been treated with very great hardship and cruelty, especially when it was considered that they had invari ably exhibited wonderful courage and heroism under the most trying circumstances in every part of the world. On one occasion, a body of these soldier s stood w i t h the same firmness and calmness as if they were on parade, when they were on board a vessel which was rapidly sinking, and although they were just passing, into eternity they never uttered a mur mur, or seemed paralysed by the recollection of the re latives they knew they would leave behind th em. H e, therefore, thought that the Government were b oun d t o uphold the honour and character of such as army, and he thought it would be unwise as well as most unfair in the present state of Ireland, to alienate their affections and destroy their energies by showing a r , adiness to prosecute them by the law officers of the Crown. The Earl of ABERDEEN regretted that the noble earl had returned to this subject, for he had done so in a manner not altogether consistent with the administra tion of justice, as the soldiers were just about to be tried he could not see what practical object was to be gained by bringing the matter before the house at the present moment.. He was quite conscious of the valuable ser vices rendered by the army in preserving the peace in Ireland ; but, with all respect for the army, he felt satisfied that the course taken by the Government in regard to the soldiers engaged in the disturbance at Six-mile-bridge was the only one open to them ; it was perfectly regular, and was consistent with the law, jus tice, and common sense. If the law was to be respected in Ireland it must not be strained in the case of soldiers, and as long as he was connected with the Government of Ireland he was determined that justice should be ad ministered as equally as possible, whether as regarded the priest, the soldier, the peasant, or the peer. As to the particular question put by the noble earl he had to state that some bills would be proceeded with against the priests who were engaged in the disturbance as well as against the soldiers. IRISH CONSOLIDATED ANNUITIES. Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from the county of Werford with respect to the Irish Consoli dated Annuities, and inquired what the intentions of the Government were with respect to them. The Earl of ABERDEEN—I cannot deny either the importance or the urgency of this question, and both I most readily admit ; but my noble friend must be aware that this is a subject necessarily connected with the finan cial measures for the year, and therefore, though it is under our consideration, it would be impossible at this time for me to pledge myself, which, accordingly, I must decline. The subject well deserves, and is receiving, the consideration of the Government ; and if it should be in our power to meet the views of the noble lord it will afford us much satisfaction. But the noble lord must be aware that the circumstances of Ireland have altered since last year, and that an improvement has taken place ; and though I do not mean to say that that relieves us from the necessity of looking at the subject in the man ner in which the noble lord placed it before us, it still is an alleviation of the state of things which we must not lose sight of. I hope my noble friend will see, connected as this is with the financial arrangements of the year, that it would be prematume yet to make any announce ment of the intention of the Government. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE thought the Go vernment quite right in allowing themselves some short time to come to a determination ; but it was impossible for him not to feel disappointed at hearing that the de cision of the Government coupled other questions. All he asked was, that the matter should be considered,. not with the inquiry, how miserable or how much better the country might be this or that month, not even with re ference to the state of the imperial finances, but solely with a view to full justice being done. The Earl of WICKLOW said it became imperative on the Government to bring forward some measure. MANNING OF THE NAVY. 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. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS--(YESTERDAY). The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. The SPEAKER announced that he had received a notice that the election petition for Maidstone would not ho proceeded with. PRIVATE BILLS. A number of private bills were introduced, and read a first time. The following private bills were read a second time and ordered to be committed :—Barnsley Waterworks ; Black Dog Road ; Brighton, Hove, and Preston Water works ; Burford, Leachlade, and Swindon Roads ; Bur ton-upon-Trent Improvement ; Caledonian and Edin burgh and Glasgow Railways ; Caledonian Railway (Branch from Pollee and Govan Railway, & c .) Caledonian Railway (Connecting Branch with Edin burgh and Glasgow Railway, gm ) ; Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway ; Dundee Water works ; Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway ; Great Grimsby Improvement ; Great Yarmouth Waterworks ; Leominster Mark e t s a nd Fairs ; Life Associ a ti on of Scot- land ; Limerick C or p ora tion ; Limerick Im provement ; Liverpool Railway ; Bor out aii C o e il u rt y ; Railway Liverpool , nd ro a portc k ; Londo n and North Western Railway (Shrewsbury to Newtown) • Londonderrry, Enniskillen, and Sligo Railw a y ; Man chester, Sheffield, a n d Li nco l ns hire Railway (Alteration of Capital) ; Newcastle-upon-Tyne Im p ro vement ; New Ross (Free) Bridge ; Oldham Corporation and Oldham Gas and Waterworks ; Pendleton, Swinton, & c ., R oad ' Poulnasherry Inclosure ; Rochdale Imp rovement ; St. Helen's Canal and Rail wa y ; Shr ews b ury and Chester Railway ; Thames Haven Dock and Railway ; Tralee and Killarney Railway ; Wakefield Market ; Wellington and Severn Junction Railway ; and Westminster Im provement. LANCASTER ELECTION. Mr. DIVETT 'appeared at the bar of the house, and announced that the select committee appointed to in quire into the Lancaster election reported that R. T. Armstrong, Esq., the sitting member, was not duly elected, and that the election, so far as regarded his return, was void ; also, that the committee had come to a resolution that Mr. Armstrong had, by his agents, been guilty of bribery and corruption at the said election, and that several of the voters had been proved to have received bribes, varying from 51. to 30s. . . _ The report was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. DIVETT then moved that the evidence taken before the committee be laid on the table of the house, and also gave notice that to-morrow he should move that no new writ be moved for the borough o f L ancaster without ten days' notice being given in the votes of the house. TAVISTOCK ELECTION. Lord R. GROSVENOR appeared at the bar of the house, and announced that the committee appointed to consider this petition, reported that Samuel Carter, Esq., not being duly qualified according to act of Parliament, was not duly elected ; and that R. T. Phillimore, Esq., was duly qualified as a member for the said borough. Sir H. INGLIS presented a petition from the society for the relief of the children of distressed clergymen, praying to be exempt from the legacy duty. A number of. petitions were presented praying for the distribution of Parliamentary papers. Mr. MILLIGAN presented a petition from Bradford in favour of the repeal of the duties upon knowledge. 'iers. lug) CANTERBURY ELECTION. Mr. KER SEYMER appeared at the bar of the ho use, and announced that the committee appointed to consider this petition reported that R. Plumptre Gibbs, Esq., and the Hon. Butler Johnstone were not duly elected at the last election ; that the last election was a void election ; and also that the committee had come to a resolution that R. Plumptre Gibbs and the Hon. Butler Johnstone were, by their agents, guilty of bribery ; that several of the electors were proved to have been bribed, and influenced by the distribution of coloured tickets. That it was not proved that these acts were committed with the knowledge and consent of the sit ting members, and also that bribery and corruption, by means of coloured tickets, had prevailed at former elec tions at, Canterbury generally. The report was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. KER SEYMER then moved that the evidence of the committee be printed, and laid on the table of the house ; and also gave notice that on an early day he should move that an address be presented to her Ma jesty praying that a commission be issued pursuant to the act of the last session, to inquire into the state of the borough of Canterbury. (Hear, hear.). Mr. T. DUNCOMBE thought, pending the printing of the evidence, no new writ ought to be moved for. Mr. W. PATTEN gave notice that to-morrow he should move that the new writ for the borough of Can terbury be suspended. Mr. GOOLD presented a petition from Limerick against the enforcement of consolidated annuities. Mr. SPOONER presented several petitions from dif ferent parts of the country, praying for the repeal of the grant to Maynooth, and against the admission of Jews into Parliament, • Mr. C. BERKELEY presented a petition from the tidewaiters of Liverpool, praying the house to interfere for the purpose of restoring them the salaries which they received in 1848, and which had since been reduced. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE and many.other members pre sented petitions from letter-carriers, praying for an in crease of salaries. Mr. BLAIR presented several petitions from places in Scotland, praying for the repeal of the vent to Maynooth. PUBLIC HOUSES IN SCOTLAND. Mr. MACKENZIE gave notice that to-morrow he should move for leave to bring in a bill to regulate the public houses in Scotland. LIMITED LIABILITY. Mr. W. PATTEN wished to know if it was the in tention of the Government to introduce any measure this session with regard to gil,:ng public companies powers with limited liabilities. Mr. CARDWELL said the Government intended to recommend her Majesty to issue a commission to in ' quire into the whole subject. Mr. W. PATTEN wished to know what course Go vernment intended to pursue in the meantime with re gard to the bills now before Parliament. Mr. CARDWELL said it was a rule not to grant charters of limited liability where the object of the com pany could be obtained by pi;vate enterprise ; but with regard to the other bills he could only give an opinion from time to time in his capacity of a member of the house as these matters came before them. MAYNOOTH. In reply to a question, Lord PALMERSTON =id the report of the May nooth Commission had already been printed. ACCIDENTS IN MIRES. In reply to Mr. HUME Lord 1 3 ALMERSTO'N said the subject of the cause of accidents in mines was one of great im portance. It was one which already engaged the attention of the Government, and he hoped, in the course of the present session, to introduce a measure to render the inspection of mines more efficient, and in some degree to provide mewls for the prevention of ac cidents. NEWSPAV.ER STAMP. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD wished to ask the Attorney- General what course he intended to pursue with refer ence to a bill relating to the stamp duties upon news papers, ordered to be brou.ght in on the 6th day of De cember last 7 The ATTORNEY-GENTERA.L said the question ap peared to be one for the Government generally to answer, and not the law oaicers of the Crown ; but he could state that the subject had been laid before him to advise upon. Mr. BRIGHT hoped not proceedings would be taken against Mr. Dickens and other parties who might pub lish unstamped papers, in pursuance of the judgment of the Court of Exchequer, •while the question was thus allowed to remain in abey a,nce. The CHANCELLOR of: the EXCHEQUER said the whole question was new to him, but so far as he was concerned any memorial f nom the parties themselves, or on behalf of the parties, t►at might be laid before him, should have his immediaix; attention. Of course, this answer applies to the question so far as it relates to the revenue. THE LOSS OF THE VICTORIA. Mr. NV. GOOLD Nv:sh 5d to ask the President of the Board of Trade, whether, iln connection with the recent loss of the Queen Victori:i steamer, his att sntion had been called to the, want of a fog-bell at the Bailey light house ; and whetherlthe , G-overnment was prepared to compel the Ballast Board ( xi Dublin to supply a; suitable bell to that lighthouse. Mr. CARDWELL said, directly ho heard of this de plorable occurrence,- he directed an inquiry to be made under the act of Parliament into all the circumstances connected with ; the loss o f the Vessel, but the officer whom he had appointed to make the inquiry had not yet concluded his investigation, and until he re ceived his report he should not be in a position to give any opinion on the facts (ti the case, or the measure which ought to be taken in future.—(Hear, hear.) HEALTH OF TOWNS IN IRELAND. In reply to an HON. ME3 (BEE, Sir J. YOUNG said it wts.s intended to intoduce bills to extend the Health of To\ 1 4 as Act to Limerick and the other large towns of IrelantL MR. EDWARD MURRAY In reply to Lord D. STILLIIT, Lord . f. RUSSELL said the British Minister at Flo rence was still engaged ' ihn trying to persuade the Papal Government to mltigl kte the sentence of perpetual imprisonment which had been passed upon Edward Murray. Mr. DRUMMOND asked if measures had been tkken to ascertain if Mr. Murray was a British subject. Lord J. RUSSELL said'. Mr. Murray was born of British parents, and further than that he could not say. HOLLAND A . 6TD BELGIUM. In reply to Mr. A. PELLA.TT, Lord J. RUSSELL said. the attention of the Govern ment had already been drsoNn to the concessions which Holland had made to Belgitum manufactories over those of England, but according - to the treaty between this country and Holland, sin War relaxation of the tariff could not be demanded i. rt favour of England, unless we were prepared to make* similar concessions in 'our own tariff to Holland. 'To make such concessions, however, would be a disadvantage to us, and, therefore, no notice had been taken of the recent alterations in favour of Belgium. THE MILITIA. In reply to Sir DE LACY EVANg, Lord PALAIERSTON said it would be highly ob, jectionable for gentlemen to retain commission; in the militia, while their permanent residence was at a dis tance from the place of drill, nor was it possible for a gentleman properly to peirform his duties who held a commission in the yeomanly as well as the militia ; but these were matters which would be inquired into at the forthcoming general inspection of the former force. PUBLIC PIELOSECUTOR. In reply to an HON. ME KBEs, Lord PALMERSTON said there was no intention at present to appoint a public prosecutor. THE IRISH CHURCH. On the motion that the Speaker do leave the chair to go into Committee of Supply, Mr. MOORE would take the opportunity of asking a question of the noble lord, the Secretary of State for the Home Department. The answer would affect the moral condition of a large portion of her Majesty's subjects, and also the condition of the Government. He could assure the noble lord that opinion in Ireland was not in a state of inafference, but that the question was being taken up alertly and seriously. It was the duty of the Irish membem to oppose any Government which did not declare its intention of legislating on the Established Church in Ireland but on the basis of per _ feet religious equality. The hon. gentlemen who had joined the Administration were pledged to the details of Mr. Sharman Cravrford's bill, and therefore he inferred that his colleagues woulid also support that measure. The question which he would put in a candid manner, and which he hoped would meet with•an equally candid answer, was, whether it was the intention of the Go vernment to legislate with regard to the Established Church on a basis of religious equality between the several religious denominations in that country, and at a fitting time and right opportunity to introduce such a measure ? Lord J. RUSSELL add that, in answer to the hon. gentleman, it was not the intention of. the Government to interfere in any way with the Established Church in Ireland. He believed that the Government had made no promise to induce the two gentlemen referred to to accept office. Mr. O'FLAHERTY/deprecated any discussion upon this subject at the presemt moment; there were other evils which required more imam aediate settlement. He would ask the hon. gentleman i.vhether he was prepared to sit upon the same bench with the hon. member for North Warwickshire (Mr. Spoo ner). Mr. LlJCASisaid that at the present moment he and his friends were sitting on the same benches with the lion, member for North - Warwickshire, and they saw no Mr. HINDLEY wished to put the question of which he had given notice to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government intended to pro ceed with the prosecutions which had been commenced against certain parties in Buckinghamshire for distribut ing placards animadverting on the Militia Bill ? Similar placards had been distributed for the last 10 years re ferring to the regular army, and it was thought that they might be applied to the militia without subjecting the parties circulating them to prosecution. The mo ment the Government stated them to be illegal the Peace Society had ordered them to be withdrawn, and they were withdrawn accordingly. He hoped, therefore, that no further steps would be taken by the Government, as it would scarcely be fair at this time of day to make war upon the circulation of opinion. Mr. FITZROY, in the absence of the noble lord the Secretary for the Home Department (Vis c o un t Palmer ston having shortly before quitted his seat), begged to state that the Government did not intend to proceed with the prosecutions referred to. 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. Now, when they re collected—and there were military officers in that house who could corroborate what he stated—the means commonly taken to induce unthinking men to enter into the army or the militia, means of the most scandalous and improper character—(cries of " oh, oh r)—he thought it was open to persons taking a dif ferent view, in a free country like this, to give contrary advice. He might refer to some passages of the evidence given by a distinguished military officer before the com mittee on the army and ordnance estimates in 1850. Major-General Brown, who was then, and might be now, adjutant-general, acknowledged that young men were commonly seduced into the army by a species of " crimp ing" process ; that they seldom got anybody to enter into the army who could do anything better, and that those who entered were chiefly people out of work and the like. The same gallant officer added that it was not always the smartest men who made the best recruiters, but that the man who could tell a good story or sing a good song—a jolly fellow, in short. 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 rice 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 iu 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 lie 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 know if instructions would be given 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 an 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, Lime-street, Liverpool, Feb. 17, 1853. "My Lord,—l observe by the newspapers that Mr. Hindley is to put a question about the anti-militia placards of the Peace Society. I have written by this post a letter to Mr. Hindley, 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. I am 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 the newspapers that you are to put a question to Lord Palmerston on the subject of the anti miiitia 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 with politics, and regimental politicians, as I unfortunately did ; also, to dissuade civilians from connecting themselves with physical force movements. " 4. Because a quotation is prominently made from my book in the Peace Society's placard . without their n am i ng the book, or explaining why I was flogged, but on th e e on . leading any one not acquainted with me to infer before pla. trary, of g th t a u t te the e w n a t s ). the only one used th that I was some malefactor, guilty, probably, o f a vile moral crime (which soldiers usually are guilt. Punishment which receiving i s v . in ß g eoa su u ch se a m p y un n i a s m hm e cwassrd to daete so r ldi m e e r n w f h re o m ha , ci elu su n ff te e e red rth " 6. Because I was not asked if I should to be used for such a purpose. allow m y name A n d, lastly, if I had, I should ha No.'—l am, &c., ve emphatic a lly said AVXINDER SOMERVILLE Charlei Ilindley, Esq., M.P." Well, I think that that letter does great credit to the writer. (Hear, hear.) Th e h on. gentleman who h as just sat down i understand began his remarks by finding fault with me for having said something on a former oc casion which he considers to be offensive, or uncivil, or rude, to the Peace Society. Now I then stated whtahtel cannot retract, namely, that I think that the course pursued was a grave offence. (Cheers.) Their intennctliotyno was to obstruct the public service— (hear, e_ depriveparam Parliament deliberately that to have. But, sir, rta yt t e h loy e f honourablethothoseugh t means that thei 4 o f i n l edboe : t e n annrt)scrle y s whic oughtli the calculatedp roc proceedings d te i n and that a man may publish wh a t ggsaginsthteitupredseb7ththaet tlahteg'se Lt 3 a tree c this likes. Well, he G is o e s ve fr rn e m e ent country,were country, and it is free la may w. pußbulisthilw thisl t countryhe likes, e d it is not against any SUPPLY The house then went into a committee of supply upon Le 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 chin, and making him drag about a cannon 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 Government should be earnestly directed to this question, for until the initiative was taken by the navy 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 else where than in the army and navy, but it was now only retained in the two services ; and the opinion of many eminent authorities was, that their discipline might b e preserved without it. The Government dared not en- force the infliction of flogging upon a member of the great middle *lass of this country, who, having been taken bf 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 he 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 bon. 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 be 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 did not urge the right hon. baronet to abolish this punishment immediately, but he wished that it should only be inflicted in the 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 amen 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 oofftethneexbporaersar appointment. He congratulated the house in havi ng th e right hon. gentleman once again at the Admiralty, w h ere he had before conducted the business in so pop u l ar a e manner - and he (Sir George Pechell) sh ou ld b e ready a to w su is p h p to Ort s l oo lim a in na all his reforms.hoisffioeratthe He had had at Charing-cross, but he found that he had mistake in thinking that such an arrangement made a great would be desirable. He complained of the mode in which the patronage of the Admiralty had been ex • felt quite satisfied that it would appear, frercised, and evi dence given before the Chatham election from the the late Secretary of the Admiralty 1 committee, that never been attributed before to any had done what had that high and responsible office. erson who had held that there was a sum of 4341. (Hear.) He perceived Admiral, and 342/, for the Re put down for the Vice tain. The officers who now holdar-Adrairal of Great Bri also the admirals of the fleet, f these situations are and he did not think it was fairT. which the pay is 1,1491., monopolise the salaries of those that those officers should the gallant officers . two civil offices: One of ere w as which he received 1 000/ major -general of Marines, for the other lArnents ' * a year, which together with 2,1491. a yea r , I made to him raised his income to It might be said that one of the salaries payable to those gallant offi cers was n ot r ece i ve d find g to the return of sums repaid he did no t had that any su m o f 4391. from the judicial department 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 4frica, Cuba, and Brazil would be carried on with efficient vessels and he was sure his right honour able f r i en d b e l ow did not require any suggestion from 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 miralty) not to follow up the subject which had been referred to in a portion of the speech of his hon. and gallant friend behind him, because, if he were not mis taken, the matter to which his gallant friend referred was connected with a judicial investigation not yet concluded. The evidence was no t y et clos ed or re ferred to the house ; an inquiry was still pending affect ing all concerned ; and it would be most inexpedient to have any discussion at present. It was natural that the honourable gentleman should take the earliest opportunity to repel a charge of that kind ; but he hoped he would postpone it to a future occasion. With respect to one of the appointments to which his honourable and gallant friend had referred, the )honour able member for Montrose would remember that the committee of the house which sat on the naval and m ilit ar y services reported, that whenev er the major-general of Marines should become vacant— and he (Sir James Graham) hoped the day would be distant-- no other officer should be appointpd to it. When they recollected the great serv i ces of the gallant officer (Sir G. Cockburn) who now fills the office—that he was almost the only surviving officer of Nelson and had the good fortune to fight under hi s obse ' ' rvation, and receive his commendations for his conduct—he trusted they