The Sun. — London, England, 1853-06-10 00:00:00

* r C E. 4 . • • - , It.1!:!* • •,; • .._-116 „4- tcl •orn the A r a. I nit THE 'WELLINGTON TESTIMONIAL. , - t.*47,§ ; .; • IA • - oar eeve• ra revs having . WELLINGTON and UNITED ° I 4 L.L'I, At- , •-• " '1 I ::. SERVICES BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. \ L y. ' 4 ;4 , , ~mo o .NY 4 w• • of Copp* !.!ft` 4 4 , Jierefore, it 1,4 , • . 4 , • . y.l l l le 4. • Jamie of the , wk ti ves D iyAr 1. int e necessity, ' ,. .;P:1-;; , ;;°:"' A / r 4., , 01 T 4 I ./- which would fully justify a very handsome bonus to the policy and share holders. The motion was then agreed to unanimously. Mr. JOSEPH BROWN then proposed the re-election of the retiring directors, Messrs. Baker, Latham, De Massiac, Lidwall, and Paull. As he had long worked with these gentlemen, he was able to say that their in cessant and untiring labours had been of paramount advantage to the interest of the company. He had seen the seed first planted, which was now grown up to be a large tree, in the branches of which men of substance and property now came to lodge theioselves. The work , of the directors had been so great that 'he himself could not stand it, and had been obliged to retire from it. He observed by the financial report that these gentlemen had not taken advantage of the amount of remuneration which, by the deed of settlement, they were entitled to do ; but they had gone upon the principle that, as the society was young, they would allow it to proceed until the time came when it could afford to compensate them for the labour which they had bestowed upon it. Mr. Brown concluded by paying a handsome compliment to the manager. Mr. MALCOLM seconded the resolution, which was car ried unanimously. _ _ Founded ct ,ber - 1 .- .5 - As a ICA s. TI ONAL TESTIMO O NIAL al'.. the 2; late DUKE of WEL VAT GT ON, for th e R ELIEF of VETER is SOLDIERS and i,' , .. 1 .0ELS of her M , jesty's and the H onoura bl e E a st India Com- Ws Services, and their WIDOWS and ORPHANS. Life Subscription ... £lo 10 Annual Subscription ...... • ..... ..... ... •• • • 1 1 maiSubscriptions and contributions are earnestly solicited, and will be md ''llalY received on account of the Institution, by the committee honorary trustees, at the Office of the Institution, or by the re sPective bankers A list of the present subscribers will shortly be 44 nattnce,d. • 0 the uitial Eleanor, for Trinidad. E 8 .' 3 ! Michael e; 13 . 9, Altt n !.: ' Q ueu e.,. L c i ; n. ; Patrl • ilfargaret ha, D o rothea , if or d, Sier l Copenhagen No. 18,942.] LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE to, 1853. 1 I , tut, SD. HENRY TOMMEY, Jun., Secretary. of c I Mmen ications to he add resse d t o the Secretary, a t th e Offi ces aa titution, IS, Pall-nnall East, where attendance and further Information are given dilly from Eleven. to Four o'clock. T HE TEA ESTABLISHMENT, 4 and 5, King William-street, City. Inconsequence of the alteration in Duty, we have this day made aßeduction of 4d. per Pound in the Price of all our Teas. RIDGWAY & CO. THE OXFORD INSTALLATION FESTIVITIES. Than when the children of the wise and good Walking in holy truth, By pious upright deeds, Recall the glorious past, and emulate their sires SOLO AND CHORUS. " Hail we then now in Oxford's honoured Lord, Great Derby's heir, The virtues that adorn his patriot sire ! [(And now, 0 Pow'r unseen, our song inspire !} The fear of God alone to be adored— The love of man, that spurns ignoble pelf, Regarding others even more than self— Honour, as fair As virgin purity ; courage, as bold As that which ivark'd the eagle's race* of old — Eloquent words, to plead the righteous cause— Zeal to maintain his country's sacred laws— And that which, lacking, inaireth all renown, Firm loyalty to her who wears the Crown.] RECIT. (Tenor.) " Such be thy sons, Oxonia ; such is he Whom we to-day At this our high and solemn festival, With honour due to worth, as Lord install. [Go forth ! again thy strength in arms essay, True heir of of England's old nobility ! None worthier found in all the land than thou To wear the coronet that decks thy brow ! ' We give thee weapons, tried and prov'd, to wield— Go forth, with this emblazon'd on thy shield, God is our Light.' Bear in thy hand, sharper than two-odg'd sword, The open volume of His written word— Go forth and prosper! God defend the right l] CHORUS. "• Praise our God, All ye his servants, and that fear Him."—Rev. xix. 5. [The lines inserted between brackets'were not sung.] The ode was set to music by. Sir Henry Bishop, the University Professor of Music, and performed under his directions by a choir of vocalists, which included Miss Pyne, Miss Dolby, Mdlle. Zerr, Mrs. Endersohn, Miss M. rilhams ; Staudigl, Pischek, Gardoni, Lockey, Hobbs, Phillips, &c. The choir, though very select, was rather weak, and might with advantage have had its numbers reinforced, and it is perhaps unfortunate that more of the Oxford singers were not employed. These include some excellent musicians, who are in continual practice at the various college chapels, and we under stand that some dissatisfaction has been created among them at their exclusion. After the conclusion of the ode, Mr. Ridding, of Exeter College, read his Latin Essay—" Quibus prreeipue ' de causis in artium libereium studiis Romani Grcecis viz pares, nedum superiores, evaserint," to which the Chancellor's prize has been awarded. The Newdigate Prize Poem in English verse, " On the ruins of Egyp tian Thebes," was then recited by Mr. Reynolds, of Exeter College. The supplementary Installation Odes followed ; by Mr. Walker, of Corpus Christi College, in Greek verse ; by Mr. Wormald, of Lincoln College, in Latin verse ; by Mr. Bell, of Baliol College, in English verse ; by Mr. Sanderson, of Magdalen Hall, in Greek verse ; and by Mr. Russell, of Magdalen Hall, in Eng lish verse. After the conclusion of the proceedings, the Earl of Derby, who was loudly cheered both on entering and quitting the theatre, returned to Worcester College with the Vice Chancellor. A grand dinner is given to him this evening in the hall of Pembroke College, of which he is official visitor, and the second installation ball takes place in the Town-hall. TIMES LIFE ASSURANCE AND GUARANTEE COMPANY. I` u WELLINGTON and UNITED The !In SEIWICES BEN EVOLENT INSTITUTION. t Annual Meeting of the Subscribers to this Institution held at WI lis's nouns, on Saturday, the 18th of June, 1853. e C hair will be taken at One o'clock precisely. A Lull at tendance of Subscribers is requested. 12, HENRY TOMMEY, Jun., Secretary. ran m all East, May, 1853. June 6. 1853. OXFORD, THURSDAY. . The Christ Church dinner last night was the crowning event of the festivities that have attended the inaugura tion of the Chancellor. The Earl of Derby is himself a ' member of that collegiate body, and it was to be ex pected that an institution so proud Of its renown as the head of all the colleges of Oxford would offer a brilliant reception to one of its alumni so highly distinguished. The old hall, raised by the munificence of Wolsey for the adornment of. his favourite college, was occupied by a distinguished and select company of more than a hun dred visitors, consisting chiefly of members, besides the personal friends of Lord Derby. It derived additional lustre from the presence of the. Chancellor of the Ex ' chequer, Mr. Gladstone, who is a Christ Church man, having come from London to • attend the dinner. The banquet overflowed with good cheer and luxuries of all sorts, and the tables.. were decked with a sumptuous display of plate. Dr. Gaisford, Dean of Christ Church, presided. The speaking throughout was of a com plimentary character, and marked . by perfect taste and good feeling. Mr. Gladstone's health was drank with the greatest enthusiasm, and in return ing thanks he advert e d gracefully to .the facts of the choice -of the University having fallen on a Christ Church man, and to the benefits which might be expected to result from the inquiries of the Royal Com mission, which had been issued by G-overnment solely in vievs of the advantages that would result, both to the cause of educational culture generally and to academic interests, from widening and purifying the channels of learning. The following were the principal guests pre sent :—The Vice-Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Marquis of Chandos, Earl Bath u rst; the Earl of Malmesbury, the Earl of Hardwicke, the Earl of Shef field, Earl Talbot, Viscount Lewisham, Sir R. H. Inglis, M.P., the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Ox ford, Dr. Jelf, Sir R. Murchison, Lord Stafford, Sir J. Pakington, M.P., Mr. Disraeli, M.P., Mr. Walpole, M.P., Lord Dynevor, the Marquis of Lothian, the Earl of Lincoln, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., Lord Valletort, Viscount Fordwich, Lord Redesdale, Lord E. Bruce, Earl Delaware, Sir R. Fraser, the Dean of Peterborough, the Wa r d en o f Merton, the Warden of Wadham, the Warde n o f All Souls, the Principals of Brazenose and New Inn Hall, Dr. Bull, Ogilvie, &c. The masonic ball in the evening was a brilliant though fantastic affair enough, the rage for dancing being not a whit damped by the heavy rain that came on about 9 o'clock. The Town-hall had been gaily fitted up with rich hangings at a cost of 1601., the principal feature of the decorations being the arms of the different colleges and masonic emblems. Lord Derby honoured the ball with his presence between eleven and twelve o'clock, when mirth and enjoyment were at their climax. In the course of yesterday the committee issued twenty ad ditional tickets at three guineas each, the price to be given to the Infirmary. It is satisfactory to learn that the charitable funds of the town will benefit to some ex tent by the celebrations of the week, the collection for the Radcliffe Infirmary at St. Mary's having produced 1291. The list of the company present at the ball in cluded all the elite of the fashionable world now in Ox ford. The annual meeting of the Shareholders and policy holders of this company was held on Wednesday, at one o'clock, at their offices, Ludgate -hill—Mr. Wyld in the chair. PRE OXFORD COMMEMORATION. —See "THE PRESS" of SATURDAY NEXT, June 11. Office, No. 110, Strand. Money orders for subscriptions to be made payable to Mr. Alfred Ive. The Manager, Mr. SHERIDAN, read the report asfol lows : rived tit 8 1 this , 1 9 MD Ly of Ocu r ;; ii riles of # n en t hands CONTRACT FOR COPPER. Department of the Storekeeper General of the Navy, Somerset• Place, 9th June, 1853. THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on TUESDAY, the 21st instant, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such persona as may be willing to Contract fur supplying her Majesty's Dockyard at Chatham with :100 or 200 TONS OF ENGLISH TOUGH CAKE COPPER, "The directors have much pleasure in meeting the pro prietors of the company at the fourth annual general meet ing! _ _ YORK, N EWCASTLE, AND BERWICK RAILWAY. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 9th June, 1853. FVBALE and LEYBURN RAILWAY. ma ke tl Arra proration of Comp any for making the Railway. Pqwer gemetiti with, and to enable the York, Newcastle, and Rerwi k U nder.ak, j e t - It ulwaY Company to cons!ruct part thereof, and to of 4,, Working management and maintenapee. Amen 14 3 . 3. . ° that Company, and power to use portions of their R $PEc i Is HEREBY GIVEN, That an EXTRAORDINARY and tOit4 GENERAL METING of the YORK, NEWCIST 1;2 ReLllo:2 l .s e t hi RAILWAYda CO d PANY wilt be held In the•Direca , DA,y , In , at the Railway Station in the City of York, on SATUt!,e -3' of June instant, at 12 o'clock at noon, I 1,10.48'ut. considering and, if thought fit, of approving of the for the me Bill now pending in Parliament, under the above-men name or short title. "The directors lay before the meeting a general balance sheet of the company's affairs, made up to the 30th d ay o f April last, the period at which the financial year of the company terminates. _ _ Mr. LIDWALL moved, and the Rev. Mr. WOOD Seconded the motion, that E. G. L. Perrott, Eri., be elected a di rec t or , in the place of Capt. O'Brien, retired. Agreed to. NEW EDITION. Next week will be published, in 2 vols., prics 215., MY NOVEL, By P ISI STItATUS CAXTON ; Or, VARIETIES IN ENGLISH LIFE. By Sir E. BULWER LYTTON, Bart., Author of "Rienzi," •• The Outton>," Ste. "In accordance with the provisions of the deed of set tlement, the following directors retire ; but being present themselves for re-election, viz. :—Thomas N. Baker, Esq. ; Charles Latham, Esq. ; Louis do Massiac, Esq.; John Lilwall, Esq. ; Archibald F. Paull, Esq. " The directors have to inform the shareholders that, since the last annual meeting, Captain H. H. D. O'Brien, Itoyal Artillery, has retired from the direction, in conse quence of his residence abroad, and inability to attend to the duties of the office ; but that the influence and valuable support of that gentleman are still retained by his remain ing a shareholder. " The directors have - supplied the vacancy caused by the retirement of Captain O'Brien, by the election of the fol lowing gentleman—viz.: Edward G. L. Perrott, of Wool wich, a director of the "The Times Fire Company," and they recommend the shareholders to confirm the appoint ment. : Mr. DANIEL PRATT then moved that interest at the rate of five per cent. be taken upon the paid-up capital. He had great pleasure in moving this resolution, becauF:e lM had seen that the predictions of previous year. had been fully realised by the amount of business trang:wtti-A by the company. It was highly gratifying to find that the second years business had doubled the first, that the third was equal to, the other two together, and the fourth equal to the amount of all the previous year,: united. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BLUNDELL seconded the motion, which was tina• nimonsly agreed to. On the motion of Mr. HiTMAN, seconded by Mr.WA G STAFF, 428/. 18s. 6d. was voted for the expenses of the directors. f 01 Ogled ^fil r e. tly Aft er she g bent .' Second Edition. William Blackwood and Sons. Edinburgh and London. Half to be_ delivered In One Month and tke Remainder in Two Months. A Form of the Tender may be seen at the said Office. No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of Treaty, nor will any be noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him, duly authorised in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi ralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words, " Tender for Copper," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound, with the person tendering, in the sum of 5,0001. for the due performance of the Contract. • 41 N., lorS lat. 11 Just publi4hed, price 2s post fei , e 2s. 6d. AN ESSAY ON SPER:MATORRHCEA ; its Nature and Treatment. With an Exposition of the Frauds th.t are practised by persons who advertise the speedy, safe, and effectual cure of this disease. By a lliEstsza of the ROTAL CoLLEcut of 1 nystcusis, Lonlon. London : Aylott and Co., 8, Paternoster-rmv. 49 N. loog' 1, lilt. 47 N.' 39 N. , log. W. O'BRIEN, Becretar.f..2 144-NCA.SHIRE and YORKSHIRE l'a RAILWAY COMPANY. ts're N 1 . ). _ AND MIRE RAILWA Y H ARBOUR A N D DOCK COMPANY. tiavrnu Directors of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Compan' pursuance of the Deed of Amalgamation, passed a res°- Raij w .;',.aking a Call on the Proprietors of the Preston and W 3 re kere;l',Diarbour and Dock Company of 10s. per share on the H al t f Le D ahl _A (121. 10s. each), held by them respectively, such Call ar o , r on the let of July next, the Proprietors of such one th e a;:, Moulted to pay the said Call on the day appointed to t 1e aPrb7stonth..e date l un til nterest athe rate of 51. actuallysaid paid ; on .. . The . ........ Lancashire B ela an y kui , e g v C an om , Lan d y do. paid ...... o u nrie_tyr is entitl e d to transfer his shares until the said Carl Y urder, • • Post Bvo., cloth, 145., rPHE HUMAN BODY and its CONNECTION WITH MAN, Illustrated by the principal Organs. By JAMES JOHN GARTH WILKINSON, M.D. London : Chapman and Ball, 193, Piccadilly. SOUND and WHITE TEETH are not only indispensably requisite to a pleasing exterior in both sexes, but they are peculiarly appreciated through life as a blessing highly conducive to the purposes of health and longevity. Among the vari ous preparations offered for the purpose, ROWLANDS ODONTO, or Pearl Dentifrice, stands unrivalled in its capability of embellishing, purifying, and preserving the teeth to the latest period of life. Pre pared from Oriental herbs, with unusual care, transmitted to this country at great expense, this unique compound will be found to eradicate all tartar and concretions, impart a pearl-like whiteness to the enamelled surface, remove spots of incipient decay, render the gums firm and red, fix the teeth firmly in their sockets, and, from its aromatic influence, impart sweetness and pu rit y to the breath. It is important to observe, that when used early in life, it effectually pre vents all aches in the teeth and gums, effaces spots and discoloura tion, eradicates scurvy, and, in a word, soon realises the chief attri bute of health and beauty—a Fino Set of Pearly Teeth. Price 2s. 9d. per box. CAUTION.—The words " Rowlands' Odonto " are on the Label, and "A. Rowland and Son, 20, Hatton-garden," engraved on the Govern ment Stamp Affixed on each box. Sold by them and by Chemists and Perfumers. 10w. 0 E. ng 4 . 1 8 long 2'' • 23 , v r • i3,lat• The Rev. Mr. GEORGE then moved that the thanks of the meeting be given to the directors for their exertions in behalf of the company. He understood the motion to be one not of mere compliment, but an ex pression of warm-hearted, sincere English thanks to the , directors, which none had more merited..*Vibar, hear.) Mr. Brown had said that he could not stand the work, but he (Mr. George) had never dared to try it. (Hear.) He could not but congratulate the company upon what he would call the singular providence of their progress, and it was highly gratifying to think that, while they . were joined together to promote their own interests by a commercial undertaking, they were at the same time conferring sound, temporal, and domestic blessings upon many of their fellow-creatures, and teaching them to improve the present by giving them a hold upon the future. (Hear.) Mr. HOLOROFT seconded the motion, and bore testi- " The directors have also to report, that since the last annual meeting of the ehareholdeis they have elected the following gentleman to act as auditor—viz.: T. C. Blun dell, Esq., 123, St. John-street, Middlesex, which appoint ment they recommend the shareholders to confirm. " The following auditors retire this year, and the di rectors recommend their re-appointment—viz.:—W. D. Owen, Esq., H. B. Rye, Esq. " The directors lay before the shareholders a return of the whole business transartiome of The year, contained in the following table—viz.— Just published, price 3d., per post 5d., TNDIA REFORM. No. 7. — IN DIAN 1 WRONGS WITHOUT A REMEDY; illustrated by the Car natic, Sattarah, Parsee., and Coorg Cases. No. I.—The Government of India since 1834. No. 2.—The Finances of India. No. 3.—Notes on India, by Dr. Bust, of Bombay. No. 4.—The Native States of India. No. I.—An Extract from 111111's History on the Double Govern ment ; and Observations on the Evidence given before the Parlia mentary Committee, by J. Sullivan, Esq. No 6.—The Government of Ind ia under a Bureaucracy, by John Dickinson, jun. Second edition. Preparing for publication, 25 1 ' , long.„ s,, 3, lat. ''. „45 I°° 46, 5 „Kg. remoter, JOHN DUNSTAN, Jun., Secretary. It is 4 4L4, ''''reslaelidelatodthebunadlierseui e ster, Jun. 4 . 1853. rnerudunications respecting calls and shares S. W. BULTEEL, Treasurer. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY-. v l 3ll p r i d IlEnty REGATTA, JUNE 10 AND 11. we,' U P AIR t a ta Y ' e j p n n iac e e lo, the University Race for the Grand Challenge :, : WYford at Henley. Trains will leave Paddington for (the nearest station) at 10-15 a.m., 11-15 a.m , 12-40 p.m., 1 29 i„ ‘ " (1 4 Par.., and will return from Twyford at 7-6 p m. and Ar p• - •", In addition towhirha Special Train will leave Reading Aisid e ad n ,littozi P.m an ' d Twyford at .0-15 p.m.,. calling at e4l l at i: ea d and Slough. The down night train mail train . will also 111 1rd..4 31 0rd for the convenience of passer:wens travelling west \ add inEan, June 7, 1653. No. Amount. Income. Number of proposall made to the company, from 29th May, 1852, to June 5,18533 1,887 £452,219 £9,763 3 1 Policies completed and issued Proposals declined 2OB 48,642 1,036 4 0 Proposals accepted not yet paid ll9 30,562 660 0 1 Proposals under considera tion , lat. 47 ll.' May 15 ' 13t, \lay 7, 131447' r 13, lat. 34';'' ,1-11 29, lat. 46' No. B.—Publl.l Works. No. 9 —Condition of the Subjects of the Native Princes before the Period of British Supremacy. No. 10.—Nature of the India Question, and of the Evidence upon THE E2iCAMP3IENT AT CHOBHAM. IN the summer of 1 . 851 , we had an Exhibition of Art, and the excitement created by this has scarcely abated, when lo ! we are pt omised an Exhibition of Arms. Chobham-com mon is to furnish us with an uncommon spectacle. This magnificent military fete will attract thousands from all parts of the kingdom, and will create a ferment of some five weeks dura tion. Special preparations are being made for this chivalric celebra tion ; and as fashion will fbrm an essential eharacteristic of the same, L. HYAM has been on the alert, and has replenished his Establishment with a variety of new styles in gentle men's Summer attire. A light and elegant Over-coat will be almost indispensable on this great occasion. Sultry and showery weather, smoke, clouds of dust, and crowds of spectators may be reasonably calculated upon, and &l these conco mitants will render this description of dress above referred to highly requisite. L. Hyam feels no hesitation in pronouncing all the Summer Gar ments which he supplits (Dress Coats, Frock. Coats, Oxonian Coats, Lounging Jackets, Trousers, Vests, &o ), as displaying all the excel lence and fashion for which his Establishment (situated in the centre of the City), has ever been pre-eminently distinguished. The savings which purchasers will realize by L. Byam's moderate prices will materially counterbalance the expenses which the forth coming military exhibition must necessarily incur, and therefore, on this score also, a purchase of the proprietor's summer dress Is advisable. OBSERVE !—L. HYAM begs to state that he has no connexion with any similar establishment in London. 36, Gracechurch-street, City (established upwards of 15 years), is the only place of busi ness carried on by L. HYAM, where the public can be sapplied with good, durable, and fashionable Clothing, of sound workmanship, at such economical prices as must defy all competition. L. lIYAM, Tailor. Clothier, Hatter, Hosier, and General Outfitter 36, Gracecharch-street, City. G R AV ESEND PACKETS, it. London : Saunders and Stanford, 6, Charing-cross. Manchester : Simms and Dinham. itsy 3, 11' at :4 IC. , I"S' n, April ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE.—I refer the learned to Baron Licbig, the temperate to Dr. Carpenter, invalids to the medical profession, and the robust to the best clubs of London for the merits of my stock of ALLSOPP'S ALE. The " Thirsty Soul " and " Constant Reader" of the " Times" I can also satisfy with my Imperial Measure. Bottles (quarts) ••• • • . .•••••••.••• • • • • . • • • • • • • Bs. 88. per dozen. Do. (pints) •• •••• • • • • ............ 55. r. lCilderkins (18 gallons) .. • • ... • ........ 30s. HARRINGT6N PARKER, Beer-Merchant, 51, Pall-mall. 29 0 . long. it. 35' an , lat. 45 114 th, lat. 1144tr„RENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.- esse, CHARLES E. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fulham . pp Every Evening The Orchestra will perform, during 'Rig ()) " The Rose," " Thistle, " "Shamrock," "Amine." and *. ett o Ymph , „ by H. Lrent ; the " Rosallnda " and 7. 4 gelre. by u Albert ; the " England," "New Topsy,"and l " Lago Zttnis kon Nuadrilles ; the " Gold Hawk' and " Juno" . Po 1 4 e 6 at 1.1 - Is ' Doors open at Half-past Eight o'clock ,to co —hie, and terminate at Half-past Eleven. SECURITY TO EMPLOYERS. PP 7,874 18 7 To Secretaries of Public Institutions, Clerks, Station Masters, Rail- way Officials, Bankers' Clerks, Travellers, and Others. rrIMES LIFE ASSURANCE and GUARAN - Tt.E COMPANY, 12, Ludgate-hill, London. Incorporated under 7 and 8 Victoria, cap. 110. 11,"IAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. NEw P ATRO.N—II.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. E 4 .4 nand IN T' , TING ATRACTN' The FIRST PAT .:11STORIC AL ERE LECTURE T on " THE . E THAMES," from ß its 4118, acts Estuary by GEORGE BUCKLAND, Esq., assisted by 17„ "3 ' Ec,. 0 11 : Y °ung. ! with appropriate Songs and Dissolving Scenery, (except Saturday) at ITlne o'clock ; in ad --°,jIENTIFIC LECTURES and EXHIBITIONSdition to . ' bl itrn'""linga and Evenings. Admission, Is.; Schools, and Ten years of age llalf-price. -JUNE 7• cb oatmeal, el) ;1111$ lIONORAXT PRESIDENTS. CHARLES HINDLEY, Esq., M.P.. Dartmouth house, Westminster. JAMES KERSHAW, Esq., M.P., Stockport. * Alluding so the legend of the Eagle and Child in the Stanley Family. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. T A R • qAI3 , / 1 ° 13e 1 pie of 16 6,0 , 4s Od to Tuns 6. , cgs 0,00;J!' es were T o 1' ccond Pr l 'cond. "--) 0. 1 I s 6d l V I is Od od At s Od 3 Oti market 16 3 16 3 1 6 # 'll 4 3 lbl .1 6 6 . 14 1 ili ',l O # lb u la - ...... ....15 # wool .....* 0n....... ... Main ....' 5 8. e• •• 3. e neral i what 'Ott itched• ....---- pool ... JO, tOI P C4 JOlie Pool ". amPto s 'i r ..... .1 •••' oath •• .••••• LamPt °° ,arpptoo •• .• „ o pt() tainPt e ? outh '• oat , oath Oath" iamptonl tanwol ttiMP O° r .• .* 7, iaII►PI° 1110 ) P W° )11 • •• " iamP t°P iam pton laniP t°ll r •••••• lead "'I ittniPt °lll oat?' **l r...'" 00th ..1 laraP t° T •• . 0 . 0 . larliP t , RIO Po w IsdnE t° ouch r ••'':: 1 '' Jo,. Tat°l ts _, It. 4 1 41$ ilA i" Ji b the n 1, 0 (0. , n ofdynov- tr eat, 1-° ( E , the wife s9a e rden ° j . ebst' Bl 'o Brosalol jo4 gr w • i iire' rd Tart .o ,o_ OV, r itia , d d 4 - pr, p e e of S' ot, 1 0. 4 o' 6 'o o a tb°, L .,---..._________ :11-4,tili• —By her Majesty' ,- , iciiii v - went.— s Royal Letters 'eel]," -Prefarcq N w e b wly-invented and in Pa th te e nle ns d t A rn p , p , l i i o c n at o io f n A i, r f tifi C c h i eL h. • Q u ,„_ tte India-rabber , , Fntlyt „'•.?.: and Palates.—Mr. El 11L,AIM MOSELY, Surgeon ,,,ttenteV,, ,ir osvenor-street, Grosvenor-square, Sole Inver!t t o i r . and (,_(' al a * -4 new, original and invaluable invention, cot sis g titetation, with the most absolute perfection and success, of 7 the o r m eAL LY-PREPARED WHITE INDIA. RU SBER as a lining eel orW in arY gold or bono frsme: - - Tho extraordinary results of .:01ta,;:,•eitton may be briefly noted in a few of their most promi ,Prinr,-s..tres, as he following'—All sharp edges are avoided; ase re z e to . '',, i ; Wires, or fastenings are required ; a greater incre h l d i f .. L t tan ah a ,uetion is supplied • a natural elasticity hitherto w o y . 4 'lre,i -e, and a fit, n dec . ted with the most unerring accuracy, are ', lo YeaT t Zhite from - go softness and flexibility of the agent em nre, or "e greatest su pport is given to the adjoining teeth when i' t14, - : `endered tender by VI e absorption of the gums. The acids 'fltll4:;'nouth exert vo agency on the chemically-prepared White 4 , 0 , 4 3 , 4,, b ber, and as it is a non-conductor, fluids of any temperature - , 1 t in ~. thorough comfort be imbibed and retained in . the mouth, Proykftsantness of sme or taste ng at the sae t against by the peculiar natu b re ei of its preparationm. time wholl3 ' I:0 be obtained only at 61, Grosvenor-street, London ; 22, Gay-street, Bath ; ..34, Grainger-street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. dr9ZEAAPS COPAIIINE-NLEGE or Sacchlratta (.4 :, 4 _ ( k ir he i -T e illi 3 F it p 7 i=cl in by tt t e he r l vi re s n .m ch i C i o L ll oi eie. d _ o o n f P H h o y s s p i t e ttos i ( ans . , an tinl , .ice son,ays (Z. 11!:, en!! Lencor'rlthweeal to t nii t o .b. l ) bestreme dy ischstrg es o for the cure of *ill be forwqrd of 6th Nov 1852, an extrnacatilfraovnetraheicohr 4ozeau ilia Si ontnar,tr by G. jona , ll el immediltelv on application).—Pre ti , sole French chemist , - 49 1 r ).— Prepared and sold Ha Pared London ; and mi,t3 Abraham, chemists , Bold Cl ay aind rmacien. 161, Roe rtoo of France. England. and tl -street ; and the principal do., .. 'w ere three ions to Colonies. Price of bottle of e, Paris ; at Liverpool, M. tsss_______o_4"- kicaPiilenioefs'Citren;:leftu P2:lll9dted thon. , and stamp with I'itEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIE% OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. 4_ o L LA'3IERT, 37, SAIITTE BE DFORD -SQUARE, LONDON, . s'''L...t of Medieine and 'NI atric,liated Member of the University of lilibrirgb, Honorary - Member of the London Hospital Medic --'ety. Licentiate of Apothecaries' hall, London, &c., iko• „ AY be consulted., Personally, or by letter, on rea,,,,, the various disorders of the nervous and generative system: 14 . elk;rlS froin juvenile irre-gu'arities and excesses, voblen have pro . titr e o_loore misery in youth, degradation in manhood, and prem . a_ cas e , i'' ,l 3 , at all sta2es of life, than perhaps any other class of . Ms 14 he "Ie WTI to modem pathologists. Long and practical exT e i x enc , e . ‘4leeset_reattnent of these diseases hoc proved that there are i is i t i, x.ki,„__,:ret causes self - acquired miseries and disappointed hopes behs,T,zi.ee, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous R,8,`7, VATious torins of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfruitful Marrc 'Nlles.'""encY, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their trhl, is. Modifications owe their almost entire origin. icielts,/?olutelY necessary that all men should know that we Trout are ,l'eur r i„ - °f Personal management which cannot be violated w the 11;47 grievous Penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed t ilay bala t Y . of incooside'reast'e self-irdulgeitce, how these penalties kl d b ...'" "gated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, „ I llat 4b" the evil and its c • Uences may be avoided, and above al a i, "ttta,,erel..carcel : n1 - eq ' fphysical infirmity or function 1 i„,efilent. to whiY• any 4144uel'°It LA'ala T th l e ia dt sfo re r eley a °a lo id i p s of series of years been engaged c- cience cannot appla cure. ritillts,et_9lB.ive practice in th ‘ e tre s atment ofthes w e h d u e , li r c e a g te ardiess the co flume zutilrearinviy legally t,,ridence, throli,:t? the h3Poer .qual 1 . 44, l e : s t e o ie th nse eta. ;; inu t u lt s e e m vi e ls d , lu f m rom ort which no grade of society itni(c.dal Physician mock-modest, ha d s ir h e a c d t the public press, to s h arded b eung this department of practice, d titr ate r , eiit 4 pie great success that has atten erally confided to the e ll e his sase efforts s i amplyiin ti 14,0 t tie„_'l?cae ases, Which are too ge w n nu ,rth.etiatioxizaisistineid mid ignorant em . pi d ri ti cs ties, and pretended virtues klv e brePoterit nointreudmfogrehigunvon. o , with their pirated inflicted lmaan serious injury on those who Ot hoen':.,induced to pla ' ce faith in their pretensions. ~!X till ti t , for consultation daily from -"4,11ei gil t. All letters advice and and It Wes „„_ must contain the fee _ ress. t ho la d eßi T , oe forwarded to any initials or a a Eleve ( i ) i f t l i t, Two, and from A : (1 lir a . ' ab le that patients wishing to consult Dr. LAWERT s obtain a copy of his work on tie,, M ial 1%.„ ~ SELRESERVATION.. kell in, detail tl pt h ,.. y e b oot osol y e ''''rzui -.arise on the Phil - ill of Marriage, and Nervous and from secret habits and stlei s sea. I , i , le various disorders resultin . g 3, illustrated by fifty coloured . engravings, and des eii-eDlien of The Perusal of this treatise will assist a i d n , the correct ittitii,:" kPanisietr of Messrs. riper e ases, and may be had . , pric 2 o ee - rs and ~, 1, Dutch, Italian, or German. , ~, 39 , , , • 0 •, 23, Paternoster -row; 63, or tree e, ii "ost r ex , r°rnhill ; Storie, Tttchborne-street, Haymarket;. 1.,,, resi- Hannay. Oxford-street ; 4 . 37. xietrti)Y-two stamps, to LONDON ddress from rho Author' s N'5...,,,,............ Irearmocitialx, ....._____ Tilt SITMNIER ATTIRE FOR ALL CLASSES._ , _ .._,,,, th h, pr,vidP,,4BIIIONABLE SUMMER DR-73,. ~ ,, i :t in;a . e , ,, „ by E. mosEs and SON very . conspicuously disP ia3 _ have been fur *, - the 1,, t !itid perfection of their unrivalled business; and l'h At il it h ti,s ieW 'weeks thousands on thousands hiek-Itgniee,4 e ! 2 anelco of the season by E • MOSES and SON. which no oth er ext,aoriii htock of Summer Goods has bee i n in r e e r p y lenished by 11„ 4. tro.desin. nspy r esources of commercial mac I keep . i , _____ ._ nu, .1i i, now in the world could either establish or rising ] ao,l'euo`iil litions aftZpolte u nnecessary to mention the surprising a., ti hie sn " e 'l bY the gigantic Establishment 0,. t,-"ae - it Y, and is West-end, for Im tib lieleetio ••s magnificent branch in the or ready-made ; "Ler, ' very aeon °Of Summer Dress, either to order MOSES and tsl 4 , Ott toi,,,.omlcal charges made by E. MOSES . an e d ... So u. N . arc r24l',,l4let°l_e affairs in the business transactions of pi " oe ri s BES ii",, opttnerate the Articles of Dress nuertwie l3 alarise the ap ttve Ace ty le ""N for Summer Wear, and to P . in the world t hle l'resiu e Which the most distinguished artists 11 adver invented by T i 4 '4evt:r3,t• oe'rh":er°ouriedEfa. r m e o x S e n ee s d th customary space of a bral,:pearrse?, adult and .and SON for every station 11 7 . 1 S r' s or at I zse ' h i s, Da ce ,, t e Public and Juvenile, fortanle wear in busine- elegant state that Summder pursuit, '4tlsiit4;,vsioelat pofilieadtsa.totheir Est o b r li e s e h m ment, which, with every -a Ps hosiery, &c., &e., are offered for consider - hsviciloll4,l,peres than a;e charged elswhere. til eb ela a ri, l 8 to all climates or to any country where th bu e s a in m e u ss_ e d r; of a for J ain , skill Is required for .„ e,P t bt of t.e4t suitable k th 'qu eaDi tal let s r 3 .., and where at the Establish their profession be whatever it may they will li o ly t hs. kos ts i di pensaple for k hs ,' , irril"', o aut , h ,,, a suisrs as Out . a tiltingr,,,„'"grai", " J ong and perfect experienc 'nitre betg'er class of passengers is a grea. t . ey Th • so the quality and the price of the goods n e of E. MOSES t4 rt ' 'e Who h, r the am t id o k e s Z ° r EV 19-vestments to make will find the Wholesale ad tl i l l 'Wit a 44 hfly °B EB and SON'S Establishment more b elt,,,..iteeriorit other trading depot in the world ; an . renders ib'rttn''' h iata,,, Y et. t• MOSES and SON'S manufactuie lets 9 st I, ,--. arid proatable solo in any . colo i ny. nu t ti s u e u p , a u ra u t d e er r,.. ° 1 °lna "Pt for (21d t h v a w nD e t 1 aol D°- the h . hi fo r lacii utfitting. Ship-sailing fo tie duneTlC t° any Parei c‘. 1 i .....The xra. i n s d be g k et t i n t g le d m o,ffi cu, may be had on application, Dav;ltTio,„ k i .sse e,,,,, s-5....... , Pi Intents will be Closed Saturday evening, - *eh - ~ 4l Bti • MoSEs and SON regret having to us g m ua a r n e7 i h ku e ha °°4 or . n 'Dos'tt (34, ol e ' g,i n I on, having learned that the untra u d t "or It's AlOB ra 4 eern ,keennected with their Establishment -.‘o rs-stlioe, the mits been resorted to in many instances, and for 1...,_ ' 44 Neir te . ~.r an to state that they have 4 447 4 k 04, I i e e, lit 'i th e - i`: 4 ANT OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, 1. - 0 kid iTY Xsital;47/1 Es tablishments, as follows ls :m— -z11:104 ve,at2dgate, nprapeunsit; 154, t 155, I. l s6, u a ll n e d um • ni , Merles, 83, unicating. lir ita ltr t - str e :" 111 era ~,,. -a., cern .'. ' ' t htt, A , X Orko, 4 nlin l , cating, .. etch' rano,'re) B ranch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. ti, ._ e ztt .r .. 36, M argate Oxford-street, I, 2, ler& Boot and 4ektlterl,3lluel:ro:eri:ai:hichos,e°::ot 97 te i rl i51 , 0r H e8 Os 'I'T ie e r ' s v , Fiwr Vtit h •mlg ta .. , T......_ 5h0 Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen :. _ Arr 44 l h 4 chair., 414 any article not give satisfaction, it will co e e, tr %Ratio ".or, if preferred the money will be returned tilllit t e., ° :i ai lhich ii . )a ,.'• goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest (4kr,d,,,_ 1.1311,„„._ oatement can be made. Zilti-ritje:f!noavhe:.7os are closed from sunset Friday tO sunset on ,- ti k "ii.,l_,lttess is resumed till 12 o'clock. 'l?'e:t% eltr‘erhe Herald of the Seasons," containing full lists Dar t en tigr ant T o._°l self-Ineasurement, facts relative to Australia, o.44le;slatittilia:tltec.i_Far_an:axits.l.l , Ite,,, Ofte ~,,,, "Gen may be had ou application, or post-free to -sitpisorne ~,,"•"ositdota. /eil;lotton. -491suac for the year ending 1853 can be had gratis, a bet,_ Eb , y" 1 n Deutsch, wee °Vita N a T s s 3 hewn Espanol The 12 o'clock. • Apply any Morn -14'21114it atabileh„ SPECIAL NOTICE. 94 Z.4e,nt 'will be Closed ou MONDAY', Juno 13, Re '4'o 149EXINO 48 ustutl at gem o'clock. N as AssisATll it Paria Italiano. ~ J ®l ij TRUSTEES. James Alexander Douglas, Esq., 11, Queen -square. Ambrose Moore, Esq., Endsleigh-street, TAvistock-square. James Nisbet, Esq., Berners-street, Osford-street. CHAIRMAN—The n. Francis Villiers, Berkeley-square. DEPUTY CIIAIRMAN—James Wyld, Esq , Charing-cross. " The Times " Company affords guarantee to persons requiring the same at the lowest possible rate, and divides four-Atha of the profits. Thus, by applying the justly popular principle of mutuality to public guarantee, the premiums, instead of being a tax upon honesty, be come a means of saving and Investment. Rates —From 7s. 6d. upwards. No charge for stamps or extra charges. An allowance made In the guarantee premium, where a life assurance and guarantee are combined. LIFE ASSURANCE. Life assurance, annuities, and endowments. Payments taken monthly as well as quarterly, &c. Policies indisputable, save in cases of fraud. Arrangements can be made with this office to pre vent the loss of a policy where the assured is unable, from temporary embarrassment, to keep up the payments. H. B. SHERIDAN, Manager. BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. Established August 1, 1837. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Vict., cap. 9. Colonel ROBERT ALEXANDER, Blackheath Park, Casianux Increasing Rates of Premium for securing Loans or Debts. Ralf Premiums, only, required during first seven years. Assurances payable during Life. Provision, during minority, for Orphans. rIrcfrANNIA 3117TuAr. LIFE AMOciATIO/E---- Empowered by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. Profits divided annually. Premiums computed for every three months' difference of age. Half-credit assurances on a new plan peculiarly advantageous to policy-holders. A t the last Annual General Meeting a reduction of 30 per cent. was made in the current year's premium on all participating policies. (PROPRIETARY.) I (MUTUAL.) --------- -----....—. 1 llalf 1 Whole Half Quar :premium, prem i um Age. Annual Yearly terly 2 1 , Fir. - A for Re- premium Pre- Pre ', seven mainder mium. intim. Years. of Life. £ s d.; £ s. d. Years. Months £ s. d. £ s. d.; £ s. d. 3 0 : 1 1 9 2 3 6 30 0 2 7 3: 1 4 20 12 3 40 1 9 22 18 4, 3 2 7 6 ; 1 4 40 12 4 50 2 2 6' 4 5 0 6 2 7 10; 1 4 6 ; 012 5 60 3 6 81 613 4! 9 I 8 2; 1 4 8; 012 6 E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. 52, Fleet-street. ANEW DISCOVERY IN TEETH.- Mr. HOWARD, Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet-street, has intro duced an entirely NEW DESCRIPTION of ARTIFICAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resem ble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from the original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will he found very superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of routs, or any painful operation, and will give support and preserve teeth that are loose, and are guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication ; and that Mr. Howard's improvement may be within reach of the most economical, he has fixed his charges at the lowe:t scale possible. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mastication.-52, Fleet-street. At home from ten till five. I~CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. To be bad of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row canna°, 47, Fleet-street, Mann, 39, Cornhill. Price Ono Shilling each; by Is CAI. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. "Health, Recreation, and Rational Use of Time." CONTENTS : —Early Rising—Spring and Summer Mornings—Ex mrsions about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills Forests, Fields, High-roads, And other pleasant places—Country Trips and Rambles—The Sea —London at Night —Evenings at Home Music—The Drama—On Eating, Drinking., bleeping, Bathing, Air, Rest, Ease, Ocenpation, &c., &c. II FRAGMENTS FROM THE FOUNTAINS. Two Vole. Vol. I. VISIT 10 THE LAKES; SKETCH OF EDINBURGH, &c. Vol.II. TAB LAKES OF KILLARNEY ; REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. WHAT TO EAT, MINK, AND AVOID, "That three score years and ten our course may run." A popular review of almost every form (cause and cure) of ner vously-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution that harasses the young, besets the man of pleasure, business or study, and em bitters old age; with tables and rulesfor the diet and physical regu lation of every-day life.,. IV. THE PASSIONS. “ What passions hurt the holy—what Improve, . _ Truths as refined as Athens over heard." SUBJECT :—Llfe's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The ad vent of the passions. Chastity and its infringement. The casualties oflicentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narra tive, and remediative. Advocacy of early marriages. V. THE MARRIAGE STATE. To 13; or not to be, thatis the question." FROGRAMME : —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, t. 3 secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them. Physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion. Cases, &c. By R. J. C ULVERWELL, M.D. (1841), M.R.C.S. (1827), D.B.A. 24), Twenty-Jive years Medical and Forensic Referee in there matters. Price is. each; by post, Is. 6d. To ho had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street ; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or of M. R. Culverwell, M.D.. 10, Argvll-place, Regent-street, who may be consulted daily from Ten till Five and Seven till N Ina. IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS, Just pubtlibed, by H. Ballllore, 219, Regent-street, Londop No I. vo., 1n cloth, price ss. by post free, ss. 6d., ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors in relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the Generative System, or Sexual Hypochondriasis. Translated from the German of Dr. FICKFORD "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 be has addressed himself to the noa-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 hi s rower to correct."—London Medical Gazette. May 30, 1851. "We promised in a former number that we should recur to this wore, in order to exhibit its aim more clearly. The author lashes with great severity the impostors who make a livelihood by preying on the credulity of the public. The tribe of Quiet Symathisers,' and Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed ; and if this book could find its way into the hands of those who suffer from th com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hindreda would be paved 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 empiricril system of treating Spermatorrheea, and to place the treat mlnt upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good."—Modical Circular, Juno 16, 1852. No. 11. Avo.. in cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post free, 45., THE CURE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Princi ple at once Simple, Sate, 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 proot of his views ho (Mr. Courtenay) has given the history of a great many cases successfully treated. as bad as any which Mr. Syme adduced, and on which he had operated. such are cases ix., xi., xii., and xviii. No. ix. had res sted, for a period of twelve years, the treatment by dilitation, and was finally removed in as many weeks. But cases xviii. and xix. appear, both in duration, severity, and complication of symptoms, of a more ag gravated character than any detailed by Mr. Syme, and yet the treatment adopted by Mr. Courtenay proved eminently successful." —Professor Liam on the Treatment of Stricture. Nu, other Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weattu FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEN Purfleet Piers. .er permitting) WEEK DAYS. SUNDAYS. cv tv !') • 6 ti l ' A ri r. i a . 17,j. . 0.- 8 Time. 4., 0 Terrace t n '' wlt . , i ll r. i -iij 8 g z 4 8 14 6. g 8 44 eis B y 4 g 11 -- ... _ 11 1 ,4 -- 14 h e 44 4 2 5 6 7 1,4 7 8 8 Direci Trains from the Boats marked t Omnibuses from Fenehurch-street Station every quarter of an hour. BRUNSWICICWITALT, BLACKWALL, on I lowing Trains from the Fenchurch-stn WEEK DAYS. Time. E Time. Passages marked * are run direct. Fore Cabin. Saloon. To or from Gravesend and London •••••• • • •• 10d. .. ls. 2d. ~ Gravesend and Illackwall or Woolwich Bd. •• Os. 10d. Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. 81. BOAT T[CKETS.—Twelve Months, 5.. 04. ; Six Months, 31. Os. ; Three Months, 2'. Os. ; to be had of the Collectors on board the Packet's . ; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Fast and Commod!ous Packets to Let for Excursions. For Terms, apply to Mr. W. Moran, Agent, Star Office, Fenchurch-street Ter minus, Blackwall Railway. May 5, 1853. TLFE SOCIETY OF ARTS, The annual conference between the representatives of the Institutions in Union and the Council of the Society of Arts was held yesterday at the Society's House in the Adolphi—Henry Cole, Esq., C. 8., in the chair. The following members of the Council also attended : —the Rev. Dr. Booth, F.R.S., Mr. Harry Chester, Mr. 111 Warren De la, Rue, F.R.S., Dr. Lyon Playfair, C. 8., Captain Cwnen, R.E., Captain Eardley Wilmot, R.A., and Mr. Wiukworth, Mr. R. D. Graiger, F.R.S., and Mr. Redgrave, were also present. The attendance of representatives was very numerous. The SEC MARY having read the report, The CHAIRMAN said the subjects for discussion would be taken in the following order :-1. Parliamentary papers. 2. Books, apparatus, &o. 3. News-rooms, &c. 4. Lectures. 5. Class instruction. 6. Statistics and miscellaneous. 7. Legal position. Mr. EwART, M.P., as a member of the Parliamentary Papers Select Committee, stated that that committee bad heard evidence, and were ready to make a report, but had been prevented doing so by the illness of Mr. Tufnell. He thought he might say that the report, when made, would give general satisfaction throughout the country. Mr. Slaney, representative of the Shrewsbury Church of England Literary and Scientific Institution, Mr. Fox, M.P., Mr. Baines, of the Leeds Yorkshire Union, Mr. Radford, Devonport, Dr. Hunter, Margate, Mr. Madely, Derby, and Dr. Booth having offered some observations, it was agreed to leave this matter in the hands of the Government as regarded the selections to be made, as the publication of Parliamentary papers was limited. The following resolution, moved by Mr. GOWRING, of Ipswich, and seconded by Mr. BRAMWELL, Mayor of Durham, was carried 9tent. cops.- " That this meeting approve the steps taken by the Institutes Committee of the Society of Arts, respecting the cheapening of books, maps, diagrams, and apparatus, and request them to continue their labours." After a discussion of five hours and a half on the va rious topics above enumerated, the meeting separated. THE DINNER. In the evening, about 230 gentlemen sat down to a banquet at the Freemasons' Tavern, furnished with that liberality which distinguishes this establishment. The Earl Granville, V.P., took the chair. The CHAIRMAN gave " The health of the Queen," which was drunk with every demonstration of loyalty. " The health of Prince Albert, the President of the Society of Arts," was also very cordially received. The Dean of HEREFORD proposed, " Success to Insti tution in Science and Art." Dr. LYON PLATFAIR returned thanks. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing " Prosperity to the Lite rary and Scientific Societies and the Mechanics' Institu tions of the Kingdom, and prosperity to the union," observed that there were 850 societies, of which 270 were in union with the Society of Arts ; and these 270 societies comprised a body of 84,000 members of the institution. Mr. CHESTER returned thanks. Mr. HUTT, M.P., proposed " The Society of Arts," and coupled with that toast the name of Mr. Wink worth. Mr. WINKWORTH returned thanks. Mr. CHARLES KNIGHT gave " The health of the Members of the Institution in union," coupled with the name of Mr. Ewart, M.P. Mr. EWART, M.P., returned thanks. Various other toasts followed, and the company sepa rated at a late hour. FEVER AT CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.—An extraordinary meeting of the Governors of the charity was held at the hospital, yesterday, in consequence of the scarlet fever having made its appearance amongst the inmates, when it was decided to issue circulars to the friends of the boys, desiring them to take their children away for the present. One master and two boys are dead, and 80 boys are ill with the disease. EXTRAORDINARY FEAT OF NATURE.—Jumping from winter to summer without a spring. —Punch. * Lash words of the Great Earl of Derby, on the scaffold at Bolton le-Moors, Oct. 15, 1651, after he had caused the block to be so turned that his face should look toward the church, saying, " I will look toward Thy sanctuary while I am here; and I hope to live in Thy heavenly sanctuary for ever hereafter." Charlotte de la Tremouille, Countess of Derby ; who, at the time of her husband's death, was with her children in the Isle of Man. all parts of London the arrival oT the fol. pet Station. The proceedings of this morning at the Sheldonian Theatre were very much a repetition of those of Tues day, though less noisy and more tame. The procession from the Radcliffe Library to the theatre was not so numerous or brilliant, most of the bishops and a consi derable proportion of the distinguished visitors having left Oxford. The area and galleries were little less crowded than on the previous occasion, though the un der-graduates were not quite so clamorous. At eleven o'clock the Earl of Derby entered and took his seat as Chancellor, accompanied, as before, by the Bishops of Oxford and St. Asaph's, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Redesdale, Mr. Disraeli, M.P., Mr. Walpole, M.P., Sir J. Pakington, M.P., Sir E. L. Bulwer, M.P., and those who were to receive the aca demic laurel. The first business was that of conferring honorary degrees on the gentlemen named in the sub joined list : The Hon. Joseph Randolph Ingersoll, Minister of the United States. The Hon. Martin Van Burn, formerly President of the United States. The Right Rev. George Jehosopbat Mountain, Bishop of Quebec. _ _ The Right Rev. Charles Petit M'llvaine, Bishop of Ohio. The Right R. Charles Wordsworth, Bishop of St. Andrew's. Sir John Buller Yaide Buller, Bart., M.P. Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bart., M.P. Sir Thomas Gladstone, Bart. Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, F.R.S., Knight. Sir Archibald Alison, Knight. The Hon. Mr. Justice Haliburton. Sir Charles Eastlake ; Knight, President, of the Boys] Academy. Philip Pusey, Esq. George Aleia:ndei: Hamilton, pi g ., M.P. Colonel Muro, M.P. . . Charles Newdigate Newdegate, Esq., M.P. _ . Lieutenant-General Reeve. Samuel Warren, Esq., Q.C. Richard Bright, Esq., M.D. Forbes Winslow, Esq., M.D. George Grote, Esq. Professor James D. Forbes. Professor W. E. Aytoun. John Henry Green, Esq. William Thomas Braude, Esq., F.R.S. The next feature of the proceedings, and the only one which must distinguish them from those of Tuesday, was the performance of the Installation Ode, by Mr. Claugh ton, the Professor of Poetry. It is a spirited composi tion, and rises up to, if it does not surpass, the ordinary level of such effusions. It is as follows : RECIT. (Tenor.) " As when a mother home from far clime Welcomes her son, Who in the strife of men for masteries By bold advent'rous deeds of high emprize Rath well fulfill'd the promise of his prime— Ev'n thus Oxonia welcomes back to day With plaudits loud and pomp and bright array, One who her fairest meed of praise bath won. —Skilful erowhile to weave the flowers of song, Ho wand'ring woo'd with soft Virgilian strains, Isis, thy pleasant fields and groves among, The tuneful Nine ; And, duteous, offer'd here at Learning's shrine The first fruits of his sweet poetic pains. " But these delights his ardent soul forbore : For well he knew That whoso would achieve a nobler prize And wield a mighty nation's destinies, From heights serene the world's vast field must view; Dwell with the pure and just in every age, Drink in their burning words ; in histr'y's page The wide far-stretching wondrous past explore; Men, Maxims, countries, laws therewith compare; Trace in th' ungoveru'd heart's deprav'd desires The wasting fires That desolated cities great and fair; In peaceful happy states progressive see The glorious dawn of Truth and Liberty. RECIT. (Bass.) " Nor yet alone within these ancient walls Learnt lie this lore ; For ore he loft his old ancestral halls, Hung round with portraits of the good and groat, Who in the storied itges long before Imperill'd lands and life for England's state ; Beheld from donjon keep and turret hoar Spears wave like corn, and streams run red with gore— Oft, as from honoured lips their praise ho heard, A spirit stirr'd Within his youthful breast ; he felt the fire Kindle through all his veins, the strong desire To live as they had liv'd, for truth and good, To strive as they had atriv'n, ov'n unto blood. " For who of Stanley's line could ere forget That woful day, Remember'd still in many a mournful lay, When Derby's Earl through Bolton's throngedstreet On a vile palfrey rode, that death to meet, Which he had courted oft on fields of strife, The patriot's meed and crown. Ears tingle yet To hear his words, the last on earth he spoke Ere fell the stroke Which tore that noble heart from love and life. Thus sang the martyr, as his failing eye Sought still, through death's dark mist, God's Sanctuary. SOLO AND CHORUS. Prais'd be his Holy name for ever and ever. Amen. Let the whole earth be filled with His Glory... RECIT. (Tenor.) " And where was she, thy mate and true compeer,t When thou to God Didst render up thy soul and kiss the rod ? QUARTETT. " In lonely sea-girt isle afar she sate Waiting the dreary tidings of thy fate ; Hemm'd in with traitors, full of grief and fear— RECIT. (Bass.) " Not as when erst in Lathom's leaguer'd tower, Knowing that God could curb unrighteous power, ijnmov'd she heard the storm of battle roar The winds that whisper'ci round the citadel— The waves that rippled on the rocky shore — The sea-bird's shriek Had something in its tone, that seem'd to tell How traitors on her Lord their wrath did wreak. AIR. (Tenor.) " Shades of the mighty dead ! If in those spheres sublime Where spirits rest from earthly toil and care, Some dim a nd distant sense Of mortal hopes and fears Thrills through the peaceful mansion of the bleat— " If, as on earth we trace Through azure fields of light The swift -revolving courses of the stars— So souls that dwell apart In mirrors clear behold The ever-varying phase of human destiny. " What sweeter purer joy Can blessed spirits know, 1,887 £452,219 £9,763 3 1 " By the above statement it will appear that FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY POLICIES HAVE BEEN PAID UPON AND ISSUED SINCE THE LAST MEETING, YIELDING AN ANNUAL INCOME OF 7,8741. 18s 7d. The total number of policies issued during the three pre ceding years, and up to the time of the last annual meet ing, was as follows : Number of policies issued] 1,679. Ann. income thereof £7,707 3 4 up to May, 1852. Add to these figures the total business of the last 1,520 ~ year. viz., from May, 1852, to June, 1853. £15.532 1 11 " And it will be at once perceived THAT IN THE LAST YEAR THE DIRECTORS HAVE EQUALLED THE BUSINESS OF THE THREE PRECEDING YEARS, a circumstance the more remarkable, inasiauch as hitherto each year of the com pany's operation has exhibited similar results; the second year doubling the first, the third year producing as much as the first and second year, and this, the fourth year, pro ducing as much as the three prior years. " The directors congratulate the shareholders upon this statement, and they feel it must 1 e evident to all persons that the proceedings of this company exhibit a marked amount of vitality and success ; and trust that they may be permitted to indulge in the hope that, during the year upon which they are now entering, the same amount of public support and good fortune may be experienced. " By reference to the foregoing figures, it will bo seen that the total ANNUAL INCOME OF THE COMPANY AMOUNTS TO 15,5821. ls. 11d., and that the company has issued, in the short space of four years, three thousand two hundred policies. " This large number of policies materially distributes the total amount assured, and at the same time that it ex hibits and secures connection, it lessens the chance of large losses, by reducing the amount of individual policies. " The force of this proposition is made apparent by the experience of the last four years, inasmuch as the sum of 9501., the total amount paid upon life policies since the commencement of the company, was claimed upon five different policies—thus reducing the average of each loss below 2001. " The directors still find themselves compelled to decline a large proportion of the business offered, and in the exer cise of their discretion have this year refused 209 proposals for the assurance in the a g gregate of 48,614/. " The large amount of business transacted by the com pany during the past year, the directors attribute to the increased confidence of the public in the management of institution, to the assistance derived from the operations of . the fire company, to a better knowledge and appreciation on the part of the public of the principles of life assurance, and to the growing popularity of the guarantee department, —indeed, the 83 stem of guarantee established by this com pany has met w ;th most decided approbation from the leading institutions of the country, in proof of which the directors append to this report a list of the companies and societies which nave already accepted the guarantee poli cies of the company, for the honesty of those whom they have employed in situations o F pecuniary trust. "The losses during the year have amounted to the sum of 2,1661. Bs. 11d., 1,6101. Bs. 11d., of which has been paid for guarantee claims, leaving the life claims for the year still far below the expected amount, whilst part of the sum paid for guarantee claims may yet be recovered. At the same time it must be borne in mind, that the company has received comparatively a large amount of premium for its guarantee risks, and that as each year's risk is met by each year's premium, there is no continuation of liability for the one payment, but each year the account can be balanced, and the directors are in consequence enabled to congratulate the shareholders ou the hitherto profitable working of this department ; and they feel assured that by the time of the first valuation of the company's busi ness, the guarantee premium fund will be found in such a position as to materially assist the valuer in the decla ration of profits. " Tht3 directors have to remind the shareholders that at the expiration of the next year, the fifth from the date of complete registration, the first investigation will take place of the financial condition of the company, when all those circumstances which affect the soundness of the institution will be strictly and impartially inquired into, and a full and detailed report thereon laid before the proprietors. " The directors look forward to this event with increas ing satisfaction, fully believing that the result will show the correctness of the principle upon which the company was founded, and the vigour and energy which have cha racterised its management. " The directors have to report that they have secured the services of Mr. Jenkin Jones, one of the vice-presidents of the Institute of Actuaries, as the consulting actuary of the company, a gentleman whose ability in his profession is a sufficient guarantee to the shareholders, policy holders, and the public, that the valuation of the company's affairs will be efficiently conducted. "The directors recommend that the paid-up capital of the company shall bear interest at the rate of 51. per oent. per annum, and that the same be paid in future half yearly. " The register of directors' attendances is placed upon the table, by which it will be seen that the directors have uniformly attended to the business of the company, and, in order to show the importance of the regular attendance of the directors, they draw attention to the circumstance that a vast number of proposals are made to the company in each year, the number last year amounting to 1857, or 35 for every week in the year, covering assurances to the extent of 452,2191., or nearly half a million of money, and that a great many of these proposals they are at all times compelled to decline, though not without the fullest investigation; at the same time the directors also have to re mark that, as a consequence of the above circumstance, together with the necessity of vigilance and close inquiry, with each guarantee proposal, the sittings of the board meetings are unusually prolonged and laborious." The CHAIRMAN then moved the adoption of the report and balance-sheet. The union of the assurance, and gua rantee principles had been so successful that very few institutions of the kind could show so favourable a re port as theirs. The business done in the year amounted to nearly 8,000/. ; the whole losses were but 12, per cent. on the whole business. On the life busi ness from the commencement of the company there had been a loss only of 5561., scattered over five policies, which showed how carefully the policies were investi gated before they were issued. Under these cir cumstances there was every assurance that the company would be able not only to meet any and every loss which might possibly occur, but also materially to extend the sphere of their operations. Happen what might, there was no fear but that the office could sustain itself, and he would say there was no company in London which could stand upon a more favourable footing. Upon first read ing the report, it had seemed to him that a large expenditure had been incurred upon local agencies ; but he thought, when they came to look into that item, and considering that they had agencies in all the great towns of the kingdom—at Berlin, Hamburgh, and other Con tinental cities—it would be found that that expenditure was wisely incurred, and that it would produce considerable profits in return. At this moment a Parliamentary committee was sitting on the subject of life assurance, and he thought the shareholders of this office might congratulate themselves on that fact; because, when their turn came to be submitted to examination, theywould pass the ordeal with credit and honour, and would thereby give an additional guarantee for the prosperity and sta bility of the society. He must congratulate the share holders and policy-holders on the great increase which bad lately taken place in their business, and he believed that the excellent proposal of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer to deduct the income tax from that part of a [ADV3RTISEMENT.I The Era newspaper of Saturday man's income which he paklforasthsuarnahncaed, e w v o e u r l y d e gi t b v e e e a n next will contain an original report of the Royal Ascot greater stimulus to life assurance known. Excellent as the plan of this company was, it would never have been carried to suchnperfeetion had it Races and winners for Hampton, by " Touchstone ;" a not been for the energy and arduous efforts of th Squeak from the "Stable Mouse" about Past and Future Events ; Latest State of the Betting ; Aquatic news, , 1 manager and directors, who he thought d interesting Cricket matches, Angling, Pedestrianism, highest thanks of all concerned. The ho and Pigeon shooting, with all Sporting and Miscellane- I then concluded by moving the adoption of th PAULL seconded the motion withe rert. deserved the ed e n. gentleman one News of the week. Order of any news agents or sure, as the report fully bore out predictions Mr. A. F. send six postage stamps to Era office, 3, Catherine-I peculiar ill plea street, Strand. Upon payment of 135., you receive the . formerly made. He ventured to predict lurthe le r th e a at paper for 26 weeks, and participate in the St. Leger h. t eir next meeting, the report would show a surplus profit t gifts. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 0. At the Court of Examination held to-day at the Royal Naval College, the following young gentlemen passed examinations, and accordingly entered the navy as cadets : —J. G. F. Leacock, W. A. F. Phipps, A. Williams, H. N. Hippisley, C. S. P. Woodruffe, A. B. Wodehouse, C. I N. Hoare, and R. D. R. Farquharson. The Geyser, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Wilson, ar rived at Spithead to-day at noon, from Jamaica, to be paid off. She sailed on the 27th of April, and arrived at Bermuda on the 7th of May. whence she sailed on the 19th with a mail for England. On the 27th ult. she spoke the Leander, 50, Captain King, with the Earl of Ellesmere and the contributions from England for the Great Exhibition at New York on board, and on the 3d inst. she exchanged numbers with the Alfred Indiaman, from Calcutta. The following officers are passengers by the Geyser :—Colonel Alexander, R.E., and Mrs. Alexander; Captain Mon tressor, R.A. ; Mr. G. R. Caldwell and Ensign Hurt, of the 34th Regiment, in charge of a detachment of the 44th ; part of the crew of the Bermuda schooner, recently paid oft at Jamaica, have also been brought home by the Gey ser. We gave the distribution of the West I n di a squa dron in our yesterday's report of the arrival of the Pole tiers transport. The Fire Queen steam-yacht, Master-Commander Paul, conveyed the Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Thomas Byam Martin, G.C.8., Rear-Admiral Fanshawe, C. 8., Rear- Admiral F. Martin, Captain Chads, C. 8., &c., to-day to Sconce Point, to inspect the coast defences at that place. The troop-ships Poictiers and Progress came into harbour this morning, and discharged the 34th Regiment into the Simoom steam-frigate for conveyance to Sunderland. WOOLWICH, JUNE 9. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant John Lyons Macleod (1848), to the Sinioom iron screw steam troop-ship, at Portsmouth. Master.—Francis Hale (1842), to the Tribune, 30, screw steam-frigate, at Sheerness. Paymaster Charles A. Thorn (1847), to the Terrible steam:frigate, at Woolwich. Assistaiit-Surgeon James G. T. Forbes (1849), recently set ving in the Rifleman steam-sloop, to the Simoom. Master's Assistant H. R. Harris, to the St. Joan D'Acre, 101, screw steam-ship, at Devonport. Clerks.—Edward R. Key (1851), recently serving in the Hastings, 72, when on the East Indies station, to the Sybillo, 40, at Devonport, under orders to proceed to the East Indies and China station; James T. Bignell (1848), from the Horatio, 24, steam guard-ship at Sheerness, to the Tribune; W. N. Rowe, to the Tribune. Commodore Henry Eden attended experiments which wore carried on between o ne an d t wo o clock to-day, at the dockyard landing place with Mr. Parratt's life-boat raft. The invention.is very simple, and might be always available on board ship if the hammocks of the crew were made water-tight, and so constructed as to be capable of being inflated in tho same manner as an air-bed. The boat experimented with by Mr. Parrett was 27 feet long by about 6 feet breadth of beam, 3 feet 4 inches in depth, and drawing one foot of water. On the outside of the boat four hammock-shaped Indiarubber air-tight cases were lashed, two on each side, and when inflated they gave the boat three times its own natural buoyancy, ren dering it capable of carrying 50 men, who were rowed about by four oars and four paddles, and making it a safe life-boat, not liable to be upset. On approaching a wreck the two air-tight cases are extended by a cross beam to the distance of six feet from each side, making in all a breadth of -18 feet, the space from the boat to the cases being covered with strong netting, so that any person may jump down upon it from a height of 20 feet without being hurt or being able to upset the boat. Sixty-one men were at one time on the raft without having much effect on its immer sion, and the experiments exhibited the great advantage which troop-ships, passenger steam vessels, and emigrant ships would possess, in cases of danger from fire or ship wreck, if provided with a supply of the invention to every boat on board; and if the rafts were expanded before being thrown overboard there would be no danger of its cap sizing were the boat even to fill with water. In a heavy sea it would still have sufficient buoyancy, with 50 persons on board, to have its gunwale 11 inches above the water line. The boats usually carried by steam vessels, if fitted on Mr. Parr a tt' s pl an , wou ld h o ld 100 persons, and convey them safely to the nearest shore. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 9. The Swedish frigate Eugenia arrived yesterday morning and anchored in the Sound. She saluted the citadel and the flag of the commander-in-chief, which were duly answered by both the citadel and the Impregnable. The James Watt, steamer, was taken into No. 5 Dock last evening to facilitate her fitment. The Valorous, 16, paddle, Captain Buckle, sailed last evening for Queenstown, where she is to remain as flag ship during the absence of the Ajax, one of the fleet or dered to ho ready to accompany her Majesty on her sum mer cruise. Orders have been received at this yard to increase the stock of coals for steam-vessels to 6,000 tons. Letters from the Vestal, dated 25th May, state that Captain Cospatrick B. Hamilton has invalided. The com mander-in-chief on the station waits instructions from the Admiralty prior to filling up the vacancy. MALTA, JUNE 2. The stirring intelligence from the Levant, which reached Malta on Tuesday evening, forms the only theme of gene ral conversation. The return of the Caradoc is anxiously expected, for, apart from the arrival of Admiral Stewart, she will, it is thought, bring orders to Admiral Dundas to show his ships of war in the Archipelago. Beyond this there is no news of the slightest importance. The screw-steamers Astrologer and Melita have ar rived, the one yesterday, the other this morning. At 6 a.m., on the 24th of May, when off Cape St. Vincent, the Astrologer was discovered to be on fire, from the ignition of the coal through the heating of the bearings of the shaft. Water was threwn down and the decks scut tled, and fortunately mastery over the fire was obtained, and it was finally extinguished by 9 a.m. The cargo is very considerably damaged. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Bengal, which arrived hero, on her third voyage, on the 28th ult., has made another splendid passage. In Channel she had light S.E. winds, with a heavy N.W. swell, and from Cape Finisterre to Gibraltar strong N. winds and thick weather. From the Needles to Gibraltar she took but 3 days 23 hours, the quickest run by several hours ever made. Remaining 6 hours at the Rock, she ran to Malta in 3 days 16 hours, weather calm the whole way. Thus has the Bengal made her outward voyage to Malta in 7 days 16 hours under steam, or 8 days, including stoppages. Her average speed to Gibraltar was 12 knots per hour, and from Gibraltar to Malta 11} knots. It is doubtful if any paddle-wheel boat could have done it in the time. mony to the great hold which institutions of this nature were obtaining on the middle classes in the country dis tricts. They were gradually supplanting the "benefit clubs," and young men had now discovered that they spent as much in going to pay their " club money" as would insure their lives for a fair amount, to be paid on their arriving at 40 or 50 years of age. (Hear, hear.) Mr. LATHAM proposed the next resolution, which was, that the thanks of the meeting be presented to the auditors. He thought that the steady rate at which their business had progressed could not be too largely thought of, and it gave every indication of real prosperity and stability. At the end of 1850 the number of per sons insured was 217 ; at the end of 1851 it was 619 ; of 1852, 1,247 ; and of 1853; 1,520, making a total of 3,200. So regular and gradual a progress was a great matter of congratulation, for it showed that the strength which they had gained was genuine and bona fide, and that their advance was not a mere flash-in-the-pan. The amount insured was about 2401. for each policy, a sum not so large as to terrify, nor so small as not to be remunerative. The call which had been made had been greatly advantageous to the interests of the company ; its purpose had been to enable the directors to increase the business of the office, and certainly the money had yielded so considerable a profit that if calls were always so profitable, he for one did not care how often they were made. He had great pleasure in moving this vote of thanks to the auditors, because it was to them that the public looked for a faithful report of the company's proceedings, and to no one could it be better trusted than to the gen tlemen who were now the auditors of this company. Mr. BIDGOOD seconded the motion, which was agreed to unanimously. Mr. WEBBER then moved a vote of thanks to Mr. She ridan, the manager, and the other officers of the com pany. It might be supposed that the heads of families, parents, and others, would need but little persuasion to induce them to provide by life assurance for those who were to come after them ; but the initiated well knew that it was in reality necessary to school men for their good. They would not be provident, and therefore it was that men were required like their worthy and re speeted manager, Mr. Sheridan, at the head of their in stutions. That gentleman had the power of language, and he knew well how to bring men to feel what was their own interest. No man could use his.rhetoric with more power or more tact, and at the time that he served this institution, he also served those upon whom he exer cised his powers of persuasion. It had been urged by some that there were so many assurance offices rising around, that all could not be safe ; but he, for one, rather rejoiced in this increase, because life assurance principles could not be too much promulgated, and the more offices there were the more business was there likely to be not only for this office but for all others. (Hear.) It was not above 150 years ago since life as surance was called into being; and the march of civili sation would very much increase the value and scope of institutions of their nature. He could unhesitatingly say, that the flourishing position of this society was mainly attributable to the indefatigable energy and unswerving perseverance of their manager. (Hear, hear.) He was always at his post, and he never left a stone unturned to benefit the institution. Not only was his intention good, but his ability to work institutions of this kind was 11R rivalled. (Cheers.) Mr. WAGSTAFFE seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. - - - Mr. SHERIDAN, the manager, returned thanks on be half of himself and the other officers of the institution. The different items of the report had been so satisfac torily referreded to by the chairman, and those who had followed him, that it would not be necessary for him to discuss at any length the operations of the year. The expenses of introducing the guarantee business had been large, for there was always snore expense incurred in in troducing a new feature of business to the public than in carrying out a well-recognised principle. (Hear, hear.) It was very important to this company that such expense should be incurred, because the extra busi ness brought by the guarantee connection would prove largely profitable to the general interests of the office. The list of companies that accepted the guarantee of this office had been found to be of great advantage in inspiring confidence in persons desirous of assuring their lives in a safe office, and had greatly in creased the public confidence in the stability of this office. There were at present 150 incorporated and associated in stitutions that accepted the guarantee of this office, and it was well known that many of them were bodies who were not allowed to deal lightly with the funds of their shareholders, but were called strictly to account. It would readily be supposed that when a company of high position accepted the bond of this office for 20,0001., as men of business they took care to inquire into the position of the office and its constitution and stability. Such waa the case with the Great Western Railway Company, who, before accepting the guarantee of the company, had directed their solicitors to make a report on the position of the office, and now the greater portion of the employers of that company were guaranteed by this office. So with regard to the Eastern Counties Railway ; this office, out of one hundred and fifty stations, had guaranteed one hundred and thirty. An attempt had been made by the office to induce the Government to give them part of the business of guaranteeing the Government officials, and a memorial to that effect had been sent to the Trea sury. If the late Government had continued in office there was no doubt that the present monopoly would have been broken through, and the business thrown open to all the offices. A Parliamentary committee was now sitting, as had been stated by the chairman, virtually to inquire into the relative question of old and young offices. That committee had been obtained by Mr, Wilson on a speech full of mistakes and characterised by general ignorance of the subject, and the first wit ness who was examined before it ought to have been the last, for, by his evidence, he fully disproved all that had been stated by Mr. Wilson ' • indeed, Mr. Whitmarsh stated that, in the whole of his ex perience, he had never known an instance of a mutual office becoming insolvent : in other words, that he had never met with a case of a life policybeing refused payment on the ground of there being no funds. Proprietory offices might have failed, but the policy holders did not suffer, because the moment it was found that the business of an office could not be carried on at a remunerative rate, all that was required was to assign its business to some other office, and here ended all risk to the directors, and to the policy holders. There was no risk nowadays o f offices being established by mere adventurers, for before the first year was over they would have so many preliminary expenses—the rent, advertising, clerks wages, printing, &c., to bear, that none but men of substance could ever have the least chance of estab lishing an office. The truth was, that the older offices, jealous of the progress w hi c h the younger effi made, had suggested th a t they were unsafe - ; but ee the b re au re suit of the Parliamentary committee so far, was to the effect that the old o ffi ces had never at a similar period of their existence been so prosperous o r sta bl e as were the young offices now. pamspechrleettaryhadoflataelysebooteenh written by a M r. Christie, life assurance office, attempting to sho w th a t th e English offices were had that they knewe had taken u e all -claims based on a wrong p r i nc i p l e , it, and th a t t ru th an d sc i ence p abode in Scotch offices alone. He also asserted their that, to conduct a gua ra ntee busi ness, -clams ought to be taken as falling due within the year, thus putting the morality of the English public on the same level as their common sense. In conclusion, he thanked them most kindly for the compliment which they had paid to the efforts of himself and his colleagues, which passed as a matter of course, but so long as human vanity remained all-paramount, such compli ments would fall gratefully on the ear, and be thankfully received by those persons for whom they were intended. On the motion of Mr. BAKER, seconded by Mr. HIL WELL, thanks were voted to the medical officers. Dr. AIRES returned thanks. The meeting, which seemed in every respect most satis factory, then separated, after a vote of thanks to the Chairman. THE NEW AND IMPROVED EDITION OF BURKE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE FOR 1853 Is now ready at all the Booksellers. In 1 vol. royal Bvo, comprising as much matter as 20 ordinary volumes, with 1,500 engravings of arms, 3as• bound. This new and thoroughly revised edition has engaged the author's closest attention for a considerable time. Every line of its volueni nous contents has been tested by the most minute research, and every page has been submitted to the members of the various noble and eminent families themselves. Much additional information of the deepest interest has thus been obtained. The collateral branches, too, have been fully investigated and insetted. In addition, great improvements have been made in the Heraldic Illustrations, and arrangement of the printing, &c. Puklished for Henry Colburn by his successors, Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.