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LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. 'A °TICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the next lIALF-YEARLY OItDINARy MEETING of the London and North-Western ail '7 E ...ay Compan will be held a the Eusto-stAion, Lod n, on RIDAY, the y 18th day of February , 1853, n at Twelve o'clock at n0 " 11 , for thc transaction of the general business of the Compa , y; and also for confirming the Directors' declaration of the forfeiture of nit fetY-five. 301. shares and twenty -flee 10/. shares of the late Bud derstleld aad Manchester Railway Company, and one hundred and Ave 251. shares of the late Leeds and Dewsbury Rai. way 00111 Pa11 . . Dated Vlis 2d day of February, 1853. GEO. ANSON, Chairman. Rog. ,itt; NON, Deputy-Chairman. HENRY BOOTH, } Secretaries. CHAS. E. STEWART, GREIT WESTERN RAILWAY.—Notice is here by given, that the next HALF-YEARLY GENERAL kEETING of the PRCPRIETORS of th's mPA NY will be held in London, pursuant to Act of Parliament, at +he raddington Station, on Thursday, the 17th (1. , y of F,brua y, at rialf-past Twelve o'clock, for the h. lecton of Three Directors, in the place of Viscount Bar rington, M.P.. James (libbs, Esq., and Richard Potter, Lig., rat, lug big by rotation, and for other purposes of business, The Chair will be taken at Half-past One o'clock precisely. C. RUSAELL, Chairman. BARRINGTON, Deputy-Chairman The Directors retien; ara re-eligible under the provisions of the Act; and in coirm'iance w tit a stye-law, notice must be given to the Secretary, on or before the 3d February, of the names of any Pro prietors who are to be nominatel for cleeticn as Directors et the said Hall-yearly General Meeting. The Trai,ster Do , ks of all Stock and Shares will be closod on and from the 7th of February, end will not be rewened until atter the said nall-yrarly General Meeting on the 17th February. By order of the Itof.rd, CHI A. SAUNDERS, Secretary, Paddington Station, 20th January, 1853. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. —in pursuance of the Bye Laws of this Company, NOTICE IS tiEREBV GIVEN, that the Directors have receivtd (in writing) a Declaration that it is b,tended to nominate the undermentioned Proprietors, duly qualified as Candtdat.s. for re-election as Directors, at the Half-Yearly General Meeting of the Company, to be held at this Stat.on. on THURSDAY, the 17th day of February next, viz.:— Viscount Barrington, 31. P„ James Gibbs, Esq , and Richard Potter, Esq. C. RUSSELL, Chairman. Paddington Station, February 4, 1853. NEW FEATURE IN LIFE ASSURANCE. T HE DEPOSIT and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 18, New Bridge•street, Blaekfriars, London. CAPITAL—ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. DIRECTORS. R. Tallowley Barnes, Esq., I t, City -road, Finsbury. G. Noel Clarke, Esq , late 17th Lancer-, Junior United Service Club. George Coode, Portland-terrace, IVandsworth, and Belvoir, St. Helier's, Jersey. Stephen Cracknall, E.g.. 1, St. John's-gardens, Notting-hill, and 11, rew-square, Lincoln's-inn. George Knox, Esq., 15, Connaught-square, Hyde-park, and Tor . _ . . . _ . Loige, Stafford-hire. . , Alexander Maclean, Esq„ Harrow-on-the-Hill. David C. Poole, Esq., 32, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square. William Prinsep, Esq., 147, Leadenhall-street, and 8, Hyde-park. place West. Robert Andrew Riddell, Esq., Tnncr Temple, Barrister-at-Law. Dr. Scanlan, 21, Upper Seymour•street West, Connaught-square. Major Sperling, 14, St. James'.-.quare. AUDITORS. F• J. l3leg, Esq„ 126, Stand, Actuary and Secretary to the Medical, Legal, and General Life Office. 'William Jones, Esq., Accountant, 3. Guildhall-chambers. BANKERS. Sir Charles Price, Marryat, and Co., 3, King William-street, London. PHYSICIANS. Dr. Lewis, Flusbury-placn. Dr. Scanlan, 21, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. BIJRGEONS. U. T. Chapman, Esq., 16, Lower Seymour•street, Portman square. klenael Teevan, Esq., 44, Gloucester-place, Hyde-park-gardens. CONSULTING ACTUARY. Francis G. P. Ncison, E q., F.L.S. INSPECTOR OF AGENCIES. P. P. F. Strousberg, Esq. STANDING COUNSEL. William Wellington Cooper, Esq., New-square, Lincoln's-inn. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Hill and Mrthews St. Mary-axe. RESIDENT SECRETARY. Charles V/. Bevan, Esq. The public Is rospectfuly invited to examine the principles of the PoPosit System of Assurance. which is based upon tables calculated BY. and is under the immediate supervision or, Francis G. P. Nelson, F.L S., the Consulting Actuary to the Company. Comprrative Tables to assure 5001 on death, by a person 'aged tWenty next birthlay, on the ORDINARY and on the DEPOSIT system ofAssurances. ON TUE ORDINARY SYSTEM. ,The sum the ordinary The sum the , Life Offices would give ordinary L , fq him if he were unable Offices would 'to pay, or if he omit'ed At the His give him for to pay his current end of policy the surrender annual premium of Annual thirty at that or sale Si. 6s. 3d. after he has t 1 premium years when age, of his policy, 'paid into their coffers to assure the party in case after thirty 2491.7 s 6d., and which t't 5001.* is fifty of years'payments they have had the use years old, death amounting to I of at compoun hewill have wilt be' 2491.75. 6d. interest,t 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. I to pay. little more I 20 8/.65.3d. 2491.75.6 d 5001. than 801 . NOTHING. perhaps 901. ON THE DEPOSIT SYSTEM. Ifunable to pay, or not desirous of paying or omitting topay,thePo licy would still remain of its FULL value, 5221.28.7d.ti11d5at1i if years after, nsKtur titer payment hele.gre--. quired Ifhowever the party.irom any cause, wished to cancel the Policy, he could not onlydraw out all behest put in, viz., 2251., but 201 7/.103 0,1 295/. 522/.2sid 2i71. 2s Od. a certain bonus of 621. 2s. 9d. in, the bargain, which is more than one-fourth of the whole of his payments, or he could either draw outs part, 201. or 501., diminishing thePolley only by the assured value of the sum se drawn out at the age when withdrawn. See oagess and7iii detailed pamphlet, by F. G. P. Nelson, Esq. * The rates here selected are those adopted lay the English and Cambrian Office, and advertised in its distinctive features as low rates of nremium. and professedly for the lower and midd.ing classes. The rates hare selected are those adopted by the English and Cambrian Office, and advertised in its distinctive features as low rates of premium, and professedly for the lower and midd ing classes. In most offices, particularly the older ones, such as the Scottish Equitable and the Globe, these rates would be much higher. In the former of 101. 7s. 6d., with 10 shillings per cent. entrance fee, would be the rate to insure 500/. at 20 years of age. In the latter 81. 13s to insure the same sum. The higher the rate the more in favour of the DEPOSIT System. t Money laid out at compound interest DOUBLES ITSELF every four teen years. On comparison et these two tables it will be seen that a person Under the novel system of DEPosiT assurance can secure the follow ing advantages, viz., let. For a less sum, paid annually, he can assure a larger sum in case of death than under the ordinary system. 20 dlY• In the event of a desire to surrender his Policy he can receive in this Company, by the above example, which applies to all ages, 'PUREE times as much as on the ordinary system. 3rdly. In the event ef inability or omission to pay, his policy remains still his property, of the same value as it was, though he cease his current payments for ,any number of years ; whereas on the ordinary system , he get s nothing. 4thlv. Should he require to increase or decrease the amount of his policy he can eo so at pleasure. He can, at any time, by giving a fortnight's notice, withdraw any part from 1/ up to the !whole amount of his previous payments and with interest. After he has withdrawn part cne year he can, by a single payment, three Years, or any time afterwards raise his policy to a greater or even ~!!‘ former amount ; and by this stem he can at all times regulate 4 ? 3 annual savines by his annual expenditure, with the facility in the rbargain oihaving a fund to fly to in case of necessity, the same as in a bank, with this palpable advantage, however, that he gets inte rest for his money, and in case of death his faintly receive more than 'Pa amount of his savings. In ordinary Life Offices he can do ro ren thing, but his policy at once lapses or is cancelled the moment 4 11 e A ees to pay his current prem , ums, and, instead of having any the to SY to for ald, all his hard earned savings become forfeited to eociety, and his misfortunes serve to benefit the pockets of his "tore fortunate co-assurers. a as stem is too equitable and too striking to be overlooked Ouch , n, 2 " l ;_ n _tPosrr assurance is the only system of assurance which can be bail recognized and adopted when the principles are impar t' canvassed, and its palpable benefits become widely diffused. It 0t .7 1 ,s greater advantages than a b 'nk because it allows a fair rate interest in case of withdrawal, and gives twice the amount in the ca.,"e,of death, th us cOf the Comny bining the to the representatives of the Depositor in , pa om ADVANTAGES OF A BANK WITH THE BENEFITS OF AN ASSURANCE COMPANY. ----- In ea-se of endowment ftssurances the advantages of the DEPOSIT p t em are still more s t r iki ng . IV VANTAGES OF THIS COMPANY UNDER TEE ORDINARY LIFE ASSURANCE BRANCH. ; I ro luse who prefer this branch Policies are granted from 201. t o ' Ts ° 9 4 . on every known principle thereof. Ives in all but the worst stages of disease, and such as have been reJected by other Oftices, are taken at rates equivalent to the parti cular disease. 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Il lustrated by 50 coloured Engravings, on the Anatomy of the Repro ductive Organs and their relative conditions in Health and Disease. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, l) cter of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin tereh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London. &c., &c. The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful consequences resulting from irregularities and excesses, which have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man hood, and premature decay at all stages of life, than, perhaps , a n y other class of disease known to modern pathologists The treatment adorled is founded on experience gained in the most celebrated stools of medicine both in this country and in continental Europe. The results of the knowledge thus acquired are here condensed under the personal supervision of Dr. La'Mert, himself one of the few legally qualified physicians who have devoted their whole and un divided studies to this important branch of medical science. in short, every peculiarity relating to the treatment of the diseases incidental to the generative system, and the means of immediate relief and ultimate cure are described in detail. The professional reputation of Dr. La'Mert, who has taken the most distinguished medical and academic honours at home and abroad, is in itself a sufficient guarantee that those who may place themselves under his care in every Instance, meet with that delicate consideration and inviolable secrecy which are so requisite in the treatment of these CUM Published by the Authoi, and may be had of J. 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' S*:'_• : 7 'l ' , • ••? ; .--;„ , 1 :': f ;1. 14, -- - l.: . , ~,., , - ).,t..- v, ,, , , , + [PRICE SD. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1853. BANKS OF DEPOSITS AND SAVINGS BANKS. . INVESTMENT OF CAPITAL. 1-)ARTIES desirous of Investing Money are re qucsted to examine the plan of the Na Tonal Asgirance and Investment Association, by which a high rate of Interest may be obtained, combined with perfect security. Prospectuses and full information may belied at the office, or sent rost free on application. PETER MORRIAON. Managing Director. 7, St. Martin's.place, Trafalgar-square, London. THE EBRO CANALISATION COMPANY. .NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Provisional Certi ficates will be ready for eelivery in Exchange for the Bankers' Re ceipts on and after Tuesday next, Bth instant, between the hours of Elevtn and Three o'Clock. By order. C. STEWART, Secretary. 4, Adam's Court, Old Broad-street, 3d Feb , 1853. ONDON EXCHANGE ADVANCE FUND, .11_41 2, Adelphi-terrace, Strand, facing the river; City Branch, 3 Old Bread-street, City. . . The Right Hon. Lord ERSKINE, Chairman. Loans advanced, in sums of 101. and upwards, granted on a joint promisory note, repayatil , by ca.y instalments, or on the deposit of deeds or other available securities. ills of exchanze cashed at moderate rates of interest Forms of application may be obtained at the Offices, or on forward ing 12 postage stamps. Wbi. BROOKS, Secret4ry. T HE INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COMPANY, No. 72, Lombard-stree., and 24, Connaught-terrace. TRUSTEES. Mebard Spooner, Esq., M.P. I Richard Malin*, Esq., Q.C., M.P. J. Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. James Fuller Maddox, Esq. Willicim Wilberforce, Esq. The POLICIES are INDISPUTABLE. in terms of the Deed of dettiement of the Company. duly regist , red, and are thus rendered CERTAIN FAM ILY PROVISIONS, and NEGOTIABLE DOCU MENTS of SECURITY. This Company has introduced, as more peculiarly applicable to the Middle and Industrious Classes, a plan of SELF-PROTEt ;TING INSURANCE, whereby in one Policy for one rate of Prem.um are combined an Insurance of a Sum payable either at death or on attaining a specified age, and a pension or annuity after that age ; and giving the lull benefit of all Premiums that have been paid, althou;l2 the paymen's should at any time be discontinued. ALEX. ROBERTSON, Manager. UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Established by Act of Parliament in 1834. 8, Waterloo-p l ace, Pall-mall, London. HONORARY PRESIDENTS. Lord El phinstone Lord Belhaven and Stenton William Campbell, Esq., of Tillicliewan. Earl of Courtown Earl Leven and Melville Earl of Norbury Earl of Stair Viscount Falkland LONDON CHARLES GRAHANT, CHARLES DOWNES, El. Blair Ayarne, Esq. IL Lennox Boyd, Esq., Resident Charles Berwick Curtis, Esq. William Fairlie, Esq. D. Q. Henriques, Esq. BOARD. F.S.A., Chairman. :sq., Deputy Chairman. J. G. Henriques, Esq. F. C. Maitland, Esq. William Railton, Esq. F. H. Thomsdn. Esq. Thomas Thorby, Esq. MEDICAL OFFICERS. PHYSICIAII.-Arthur H. await, Esq., M.D., 8, Bennett-street, St. James's. SURGEON.—F. H. Thomson, Esq., 48, Bemers•street. The bonus added to policies from March, 1834, to the 31st December, 1847, is as follows: "m ITime Assured Sum addedto Sum addedto Sum payable assured. Policy tnlB4l Pollcyin 1848 at Death. £5OOO 13 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. Sd.; in 1847 he had paid in Premiums 1681. 1 le. Sd. ; but the profits being 2 IA per cent. per annum on the sum insured (which is 221. 10s. per annum for each 1,0001.), he had 1571. 10s. added to the Policy, almost as much as the Premiums paid. The Premiums, nevertheless, are on the most moderate scale, and only one-half need be paid for the first live years when the In ouranceis for Life. Every information will be afforded on application to the ResideD t rector. SUND•Ib Terrace Pier. Time. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. NORTH-WESTERN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at Leeds. Mr. ALCOCK presided. The SECRETARY read the report, which stated that the receipts for traffic during the half-year ending 31st De cember last amounted to 24,0521., against 18,6401. for the corresponding period of the previous year. After payment of 11,3791. to the Midland Company for work ing the line, 1,3011. for rents of stations, and 2411. sun dry debts, a balance of 11,1301. remained. The balance at the debit of revenue on the Ist July, and the payment of the half-year's interest on preference share capital, debenture debt, &c., amounted to 11,2911., leaving a balance of 1611. for the current half-year. The payments on capital account for the half-year amount to 21,9721., the total expenditure to 31st December, 1852, being 1,094,944/. The arrears of calls had been reduced by the sum of 7,1711., and active measures were being taken to ' compel payment by defaulters. The debenture debt amounts to 182,087/., of which 114, 350/. had been borrow ed at 5 per cent.; 3,0401. at 4t per cent.; 52,950/. at 4 per cent.; 2,2471. at 3i, and 9, 500/.at 34 per cent. Thedirec tors state that they find no difficulty in renewing deben tures that fall due at 34 per cent. The traffic continues steadily to increase, especially that which comes on the line at Morecambe. An arrangement has been made with the Midland Company for the working of the com pany's steam-boats bet weeri - MorecariThe and Piel, under which interest at 4 per cent. per and is secured on the capital expended in the boats. The CHAIRMAN said, the only point in the report to which it was likely there would be. any objection was charging the balance against last half-year's revenue account to the revenue account of this half-year, and not against capital ; but the directors and auditors had concurred in placing the item in the revenue account, the amount having been paid for interest to preference holders. He hoped next year to have the satisfaction of meeting the shareholders with at least a small dividend on the original shares. (Applause.) The chances of making a dividend were now improved in consequence of the company being able to borrow money at a reduced rate of inteeest. Mr. BURKILL said, he had protested to the directors against the payment of 3,0851., at the end of last half year, as interest on preference shares, being ch arge d t o the revenue account. He held that it had been abstracted from the capital account in order to pay the preference holders, when the company had no legitimate means of paying them, and that the item ought to remain to the debit of the capital account. The CHAIRMAN, Mr. LUPTON, and Mr. FROST (an auditor) explained that originally the sum of 3,&851. had been taken from the revenue account, and that the share holders, at their last meeting had sanctioned its being made a charge upon revenue. After considerable discussion Mr. IR:MULL expressed himself satisfied with the explanations given. In answer to inquiries the CHAIRMAN said, 16,000/. was still owing for land, but the arrears of calls and balance in banker's hands amounted to 23,0001. Mr. BOOTH objected to the preference interest being paid either out of capital or borrowed money. He thought the preference holders should wait until the company was able to pay them out of its income. Mr. HARE (a director) said, if the company had not paid their. preference shareholders, they would never have been able to borrow money at 3i per cent., as they were doing at present. The report having been unanimously adopted, the ro- tiring directors, Messrs. H. J. Hare, H. Alcock, D. Lupton, R. Hinde, J. Kitson, J. Burkill, and T. Hors fall, were re-elected. On the motion of Mr. SA.NOSTER, a vote of thanks was given to Mr. P. Dawson and Mr. W. Robinson, two di rector who had permanently retired from the board. In answer to a question, Mr. HARE said the More cambe Bay traffic was in the proportion, at present, of one-third of the whole traffic of the undertaking, and by the end of the year he should not be surprised to see it reach as high as 40 per cent. After the usual complimentary vote to the Chairman, the meeting separated: • line, and to realize a good dividend from the traffic. He then entered into lengthened explanations as to the position of the company relatively to other companies in the same district, and declared his belief that it would be able to make arrangements tending to its own security and profit. The directors proposed to reduce the amount of the shares from 501. to 151. As it was not their intention to call for one shilling more, a reduction to 71. 10s, would have been proposed, but that the Dublin and Belfast Company might take advantage of such a state of things in Parliament. He concluded by moving the adoption of the report. Mr. Hawes, sen., seconded the motion, and in doing so expressed his entire satisfaction with the position of the company. In reply to a question, the chairman stated that the length of the line was three miles ; adding that, as originally projected, it was eighty miles long. A discussion en sued upon the question of raising the salary of the secre tary from 1251. to 2001. in accordance with the recom mendation of the directors ; but the meeting ultimately assented to the increase, together with the entire report. RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS ON STANDING ORDERS. Yesterday the standing orders were declared complied with in the following important cases : LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—There were four bills connected with this company, which, after some opposition, passed the standing orders. The first bill was for their proposed branches to Stourbridge and junction with the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton Railway, the expense to be defrayed out of a surplus of 350,0001. The second bill was for branches to St. Alban's and Amersham, the expense to be de frayed out of a surplus of 200,0001. and upwards. The third bill was for an extension from Crewe to Shrews bury, railway from Primrose-hill to Willesden, and ad ditional lands at Bushbury, Stafford, Warrington, and Camden—to be defrayed out of a surplus, of 500,0001. The third bill was for a branch from Northampton to Market Harborough, to be defrayed out of a surplus of 300,000/. SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY.—For adjust ment of share capital, borrowing powers and mortgage debt, conversion of share capital into stock, scale of voting, creation of new shares for payment of debt, powers to run over the Warrington and Altrincham Junction and Chester and Holyhead Railways, and for consolidation and repeal of acts. SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM AND SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAYS.—For their amalgamation. CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY.—For extension to Bantry and branches to Clonakilt and Skibbereen and at Albert Quay, power to raise further capital and guarantee by county of Cork and baronies. Estimated cost, 223,054/. AMBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM, AND BOSTON RAILWAY. —(No. I. Bill.) CALEDONIAN AND EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAIL WAYS.—To authorise the joint working and management of the two undertakings. ARDROSSAN RAILWAY.—For sale or lease to Glasgow and South-Western. DARLINGTON AND BARNARD CASTLE RAILWAY.—For construction at an estimated cost of 80,0001. TYNEMOUTH DOCKS AND MORPETH AND SHIELDS DIRECT RAILWAY. The general bills passed were :—Bangor Waterworks (cost 6,940/.) ; Irwell Valley Waterworks ; Teignmouth Harbour and River Teign Navigation ; Bristol and Clifton Gas Light Amalgamation ; Bristol Gas Light Company (Increase of Capital and Extension of Limits); Ropendale and Bacup Waterworks ; Swaffham Drain age. The Hamilton Waterworks Bill was withdrawn. THE HOUSE OF MECKLENBURG. The Princes of Mecklenburg date back beyond the tenth century, at the moment even when in France Hugues Capet mounted on the throne ; and it is well known that the same House of Mecklenburg is the only one of the sovereign houses of Germany which is of Sclavonian origin. This is a clear proof of its antiquity. It is not astonishing that this sovereign family should have contracted matrimonial alliances with the most powerful states of Europe. The enumeration of these ' alliances would be too numerous for our columns ; we shall confine ourselves to remarking that the house of Mecklenburg has given Queens to Russia, England, and Prussia, and that Prince George of Mecklenburg Strelitz, cousin of the Duchess of Orleans, has recently married the Grand Duchess Catherine, daughter of the Grand Duke Michel, brother of the Emperor Nicolas. That celebrated Queen Louisa, so dear to the Prussians from her courage, her misfortunes, and her beauty, was also a Princess of Mecklenburg. It cannot be forgotten that it was this illustrious princess who was treated so cruelly at Tilsit by the victorious Napoleon. History, indeed, furnishes curious facts. FRENCH NAVIGATION RETURNS.—The French navi gation returns for 1852 show the following results. There were employed in all the ports of France (out wards and inwards), 240,778 ships, having an aggregate tonnage of 11,734,325, and crews amounting to 1,241,254 men. The ten ports of France which principally contri buted to this result are the following, placed in the order of the amount of tonnage appertaining to each : Marseilles, 15,366 ships, 1,672,323 tons, 133,960 men; Havre, 9,615 ships, 1,254,607 tons, 88,101 men ; Bor deaux, 15,997 ships, 869,422 tons, 72,834 men ; Nantes, 14,935 ships, 580,843 tons, 61,573 men ; Rouen, 6,215 ships, 541,355 tons, 37,724 men; Calais, 3,337 ships, 390,021 tons, 54,318 men ; Cette, 3,903 ships, 367,487 tons, 32,725 men ; Dunkirk, 4,439 ships, 362,177 tons, 31,871 men ; Boulogne, 2,340 ships, 323,330 tons, 30,395 men ; Dieppe, 2,017 ships, 191,021 tons, 14,963 men. COMMERCE OF AMERICA. —The commercial accounts from New York this week tend to confirm the anticipa tions of an early resumption of moderate remittances of specie to England. The present packet has brought 30,0001., and the abundance of money, coupled with the activity of the import trade, rendered it likely that the improvement in the rate of exchange would be progres sive. The news of the increase in the charge for dis count by the Bank of England had just been received, and although it produced no effect upon the New York markets, it was found that the orders brought at the same time for railroad-bonds and State Stocks on London account were less than had been expected, It had, therefore, evidently had the effect of checking speculative purchases from this side, and would thus hasten the restoration of the balance of trade between the two countries. The recent suspension of specie remittances from New York to London is to be accounted for by the rapid shipment of the cotton crop. Under ordinary circumstances, however, when such an event now takes place, it may always be concluded, even although there may be no drain from this side, that the reciprocal trade is not on its legitimate footing, since a vast number of American bills from China are made payable here, and funds are required to make provision for these, apart from the regular returns to be expected in the course of ordinary transactions. THE FACTORY ACT.—MEETING ON THE TEN-HOURS' BILL QUESTION.—On Wednesday evening last, a meet ing was held at the Public Hall, Raillie-street, Rochdale, for the purpose of advocating the propriety of petitioning the Legislature in favour of placing restrictions on the moving power in factories. The meeting had been called in compliance with a requisition numerously signed. Thomas Livsey, Esq., chief constable, occupied the chair. The body of the hall was well filled, and the gallery was nearly half full. The meeting was addressed by Mr. Howorth, Mr. Wolfenden, and Mr. Joshua Fielden. It was resolved that a petition should be for warded to Mr. John Cobbett, M.P., for presentation to the House of Commons, and another to the Duke of Richmond, for presentation to the House of Lords. The Rev. Joseph Raynor Stephens was called upon to sup port the adoption of the petitions, and was well received by the audience. After adverting at some length to the rise of the factory system, and to previous factory legis lation, he proceeded to compare the condition of chil dren of the present day with the condition of those of former times, contending that more liberty was enjoyed formerly than now. He also pointed out difficulties at tending the proper carrying out of the present Factory Act. Mr. J. J. Hill moved a resolution, that contribu tions should be made towards meeting the expenses ne cessarily incurred in carrying on the agitation. The amount for Rochdale and district to raise was about 1001. He had no doubt that the factory operatives would be willing to contribute to the objects which the committee had in view. Mr. Leigh Gleave seconded the motion, which was passed unanimously. After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the proceedings were brought to a ter mination before half-past ten o'clock. Meeting at Mac clesfield. On Thursday evening a similar meeting to that which was held at RochdalA took place in the Town hall, Macclesfield, when upwards of 1,200 of the inha bitants were present. Petities to both houses of Par liament, praying for the rest ration of Mr. John Fiel den's Ten Hours' Act, with atiestriction on the moving power, were unanimously adopted, and their present ment to the Legislature entrusted to Mr. E. C. Egerton and Earl Powis. Meeting at Bury.—On Friday night a similar meeting was held at Bury. The meeting was addressed by Mr. Fletcher, surgeon, Mr. Joshua Fiel chn__, the Rev. J. R. Stevens , &c. DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA.—The departures from the port of London for the Australian colonies during the past week were again numerous. They consisted of three vessels to Sydney of an aggregate burden of 919 tons, two to Port Philip of 1,215 tons, one to Laun ceston of 401 tons, one to Hobart Town, of 381 tons, and one to Auckland, New Zealand, of 365 tons. Their total capacity was subsequently 3,281 tons. Large shipments continue to be made of manufactured goods, wine, beer, &c., but the late high quotations for freight are not in all cases supported. EAST LANCASHIRE. The report of the directors ofthis company, to be sub mitted to the proprietors at the half-yearly meeting on the IGth inst., states that the net profit of the half-year enables the directors to recommend a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum on the ordinary stock of the company, and to carry 8701., after paying all fixed charges, and debiting the earnings with the interest on capital, both productive and unproductive. The gross receipts for the half-year ending 31st December last show an increase over the corresponding period of 1851 of 12,7691., an increase in the working expenses of 4,367/, and in the net profits of 8,402/. The gross receipts in the half-year ending 31st December last amounted 121,0141., the working expenses to 57,2441., and the net profit to 73,770/. ; the gross receipts at the corre sponding period of 1851 amounted to 118,2451., the expenses to 52,8771., and the net profit to 65,368/. The extension of the Bacup branch, about 24 miles in length, has been opened for passenger traffic since the Ist of October, and for goods' traffic since the Ist inst. This is the only addition to the company's mileage during the half-year. The directors remind the proprietors that the last six months of the year are, and will continue to be the most productive to the company ; and, therefore, the Christmas dividend must not be taken as a certain indication of the amount which the company may be able to pay at Midsummer. Since the last meeting the direc tors have been able to work amicably with the neighbour ing companies. The board concluded a comprehensive agreement in December last with the London and North- Western Railway Company, and with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company for the term of seven years, by which the receipts upon all traffic at competing points are now divided in fixed proportions. As this arrange ment secures the transmission of the merchandise traffic by the shortest route, and enables the Lancashire and Yorkshire and East. Lancashire Companies to work the traffic at Liverpool, Manchester, Blackburn, and Burnley stations with one staff, it has the 'advantage of securing to the public the shortest and best communication for the trade of the district, at the same time that it assists the railway companies in conducting their business in a more economical manner. The average rate of interest upon the mortgage debt has been reduced from 41. 9s. 2d. per cent. in December, 1851, to 41. ss. 2d. per cent, in December, 1852. The expenditure on capital account ,7901., a co ns id era bl e expended upon the construction the have taken the ruction fpoofarrt part h eo ef Bacupwhichhalfc- h y be hasarar n a cbh m e e o n u n Te t xh s pe ne cessary preliminary steps for promoting bills in Parlia ment for the following objects :—The extension of the line from Clifton to Salford ; the making of a branch from Ormskirk to Southport, and an extension of the auth o rity to con struct Skelmersdale branch to Rainford ; and power t o conver t the mortgage debt of the company into perpetu a l annui advising the ties. shareholders the The di proposed directors cat oprp new works, s yt areo Parliamentconfident they arethat,r in promotin g th e best interests of the undertaking. Since the last meet ing the conversion of the paid-up share capital into stock has been effected. The capital account to the 31st of December last shows that 3,692,2621. had been received, and 3,756,9271. expended, leaving a balance due to bankers and others of 64,6651. The stock and share account shows that the company is authorised to raise 3,865,8331. on shares and loans, of which 2,719,5861. has been raised on shares, and 954,0251. on loans, leaving a nominal available capital 01192,2211. Deducting 64,6651. due to bankers and others, the net available capital amounts to 127,5551 . The r evenue ac count for the half year ending the 31 st of December l as t shows that 131,0141. had been received , and 57,2431., or 43.69 per cent. of receipts, exp ended, including 3,092 rates and of 77 andt3:7xeso. Out,land of this 1,6271. passenger dut y, l eaving a sum 20,724/, i s appro. printed to interest on loans, 14,823 to interest on pre ference share, 1,575/. to interest of money due to bankers and others, 3,1041. for Leeds and Liverpool canal lease, and 33,319/. for dividend on the ordinary stock at 3/. per cent. per annum, leaving 8701. to be carried to the reserve fund. NEWRY AND ENNISKILLEN. The lGth ordinary general meeting of the proprietors was held yesterday at the Guildhall Coffee-house, City, Mr. W. F. Spackman in the chair. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated the meeting on the company's being wholly out of debt, and having sufficient capital at the banker's to complete the line. He felt confident that the money paid into the Court of Chancery would be returned, and that, after meeting all their engagements, they would have a balance of about 10,0001. in hand. He also hoped that in a few weeks they would be in a position to open the TIIE ARMY. The service companies of the 71st Highland Light In fantry, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel W. Denny, stationed in Cork, will embark from that port for Corfu in the Emerald Isle, Santipore, and Flora, transports. On arrival at Corfu these vessels will convey the 49th thence to Gibraltar. The service companies of the 48th, Northamptonshire Regiment of Foot, under command of Lieut.-Colonel Hon. A. A. Dalzell, stationed at Newport, will embark from Portsmouth for Corfu in the Joseph Somas, Thomas Arbuthnot, and Fatima, transports ; and ouirriyal there, these vessels will convey the 92d Highlainleil to Gibraltar, and the 44th at Gibraltar to Quebec, and re return with the'2oth Regiment from that colony to Eng land. The service companies of the 57th Regiment (the West Middlesex), under command of Lieut.-Colonel Goldie, at Cork, will shortly leave for Corfu in the Lady Clark and Anna Maria, transports, daily expected in Queenstown. Captain Hammersley's company, Grenadiers, 14th, have joined head-quarters at Limerick, from detachment at Newcastle. On Thursday the 47th depot at Limerick were pro vided with the Minie rifle and ammunition. Two privates of the 3d Dragoon Guards were arrested on Tuesday night for wrenching brass knockers off hall doors in George's-street, Limerick. The offenders are to be tried by court-martial. The knockers were re stored to the owners, Messrs. Ledger and Peacocke. 52n LIGHT INFANTRY.—The right wing of this corps removed from the Royal Barracks, Dublin, at two o'clock. p.m., on Friday last, under the command of Major G. Campbell, to occupy quarters in the Linen hall barracks, vacated by the. 81st E . siment. The Commander-in-Chief has been pleaied to confer an ensign's commission, without purchase, on Robert Lloyd, Esq., eldest son of Captain Lloyd of Mary borough. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Uitited Service Gazette states that Admiral Giffard is seriously ill at his residence at Southampton. The gallant veteran has been a commissioned officer for 63 years, and is above 80 years of age. He is on the ser vice pension list. Sunday was the anniversary of Sir John Duckworth's action off St. Domingo. We perceive from Allen's new and comprehensive Navy List, just issued, that there are 40 officers surviving who shared in the glories of the day, among whom are Admirals Sir F. Austen, K.C.8., and Sir Samuel Pym, K.C.B. Commander J. M. Stother (1846), on the retired list of 1830, died on the 28th ult., aged 68. Surgeon Frederick Le Grand (1839), formerly in the Cyclops, steam-frigate, on the coast of yria, and latterly in charge of a convict ship, has been [appointed to the screw three-decker Duke of Wellington, at Portsmouth. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 7. Victoria and Albert, royal yacht, Capt. W. Crispin, was brought down from her moorings this morning at nine o'clock, and placed in the fitting basin. She has had her masts taken out, preparatory to going into dock. Asia, 84.—The weather covering of her deck was re moved this morning, and other preparations made for getting her out on Friday next. Many hands are also engaged in laying on Peacock's composition on her port side, the starboard side .having already been payed over with Hay's. The Fire Queen, steam-tender to Victory, Master- Commander W. F. Paul, was lying at her moorings off the Royal Clarence Yard, when a collier named the Apollo, belonging to the Messrs. Burrell, of Fareham, in endeavouring to round the vessel to, got caught by the tide, and set her foul of the Fire Queen. We are happy to say there was but little damage done, although it looked ugly enough at the time, a trifling part of the shrouds being carried away. The master of the Apollo very properly waited upon the admiral superintendent of the dockyard, expressing his regret, and offering to pay whatever damage may have been sustained. Rodney, 92, Captain Charles Graham, C. 8., leaves Spithead for Malta on Thursday next. Fairy, steam-tender to the Victoria and Albert, Mas ter-Commander David N. Welch, was placed on the gridiron this morning, to have Griffiths' patent propeller shipped. She will come off to-night about 8.30, and go to her buoy up the harbour to-morrow at 10. She will proceed to the measured mile at Stokes Bay to test the advantages of this new principle. The trial will be un der the direction of Captain Crispin, of the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert. Frolic, 16, sloop, was removed from the basin this morning, and towed up the harbour by the Echo, steam- Prince Regent, 90, Captain Hutton, will io into the angle dock to-morrow, to clean and examine her copper, and to repair some trifling defects. A Dutch ship, apparently 500 tons, brought up at the Motherbank this morning, having run over a Dutch galliot during the night. The crew got on board the ship ; and pilot vessels have left the port to ascertain whether she is afloat, as she was laden with timber, and might have righted herself after the collision. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 6. , - Letters from Lisbon, dated the 27th of January, on board her Majesty's steam block-ship Sanspareil, 81, Captain Sidney C. Dacres, state that she will return to England early in March. Letters from Port Royal, Jamaica, on board her Majesty's ship Persian, say—" We arrived here on the 28th of last month, with our commander (Mitchell) and 50 of the crew on the sick list, suffering from fever and ague, contracted during our stay at Greytown. The commander and 21 of the crew were at once sent to the hospital, but, fortunately, no deaths have resulted from the disease. We have refitted here, and as soon as the patients can be removed on board we proceed to Eng land, where we hope to arrive during the month of February." WOOLWICH, FEB, 7. APPOINTMENTS. Surgeon.—Frederick W. Le Grand (1839), to the Duke of Wellington, 131, screw steam-ship, at Ports mouth. Assistant-Surgeons. — Stephen Bowden (1845), from the Impregnable flag-ship at Devonport, to the Duke of Wellington ; George F. Banks (1848), to the Duke of Clerks—George N. Warren (1847), to the Ajax, 58, screw steam flag-ship, at Cork ; Robert T. Mason (1848), from the Ajax, at Cork, to the Impregnable flag-ship, at Devonport. _ _ The Janus steam-sloop was taken out of dock to-day and into the basin, to be fitted as a tug, for service at Portsmouth. The Cormorant steam-sloop is having her bottom again made tight to a little above the water line, for the purpwe of having her taken out of the east dock and into the basin, for the better convenience of having her engines taken out at the factory. She will then be towed up to Deptford, to be broken up at that dock yard. The Dover iron steam-vessel, from the Gambia, the Lucifer, the Merlin, and Prospero steam-vessels are to be taken up the river from Woolwich to Deptford Dock yard on W ednesday next. The Cruiser steam-sloop, Commander Hon. George H. Douglas, was tried again at the measured mile at Sea Reach, and her speed with steam alone found to be on an average of four runs, two down and two up, 6.608 knots, which was considered very satisfactory, as her engines, by the Messrs. Rennie, are of only 60-horse power. She left Greenhithe yesterday in charge of her first Lieutenant William Lambard, for Portsmouth, where Commander Hon. G. H. Douglas will join her during the week. Lieutenant W. M. Walker, of the 'United States' navy, visited the dockyard to-day by permission of the Lords of the Admiralty. THE SCREW-PROPELLER FOR WAR PURPOSES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING HERALD. Sir,—For war purposes it has always been a sine qua non with Captain Carpenter that there should be an auxiliary screw propeller always ready to propel a vessel in case the screw in the dead-wood should be entangled by wreck, or otherwise become fouled by stratagems usually practised in war. For example, he says, we are at the present crisis about to trust our defence entirely to a fleet of ships, which are to be propelled by means of a single screw placed in the dead-wood, and if these vessels should fail to defend us the chances are that we may fall into the hands of an invading army, as we have not an army at home that could compete with a force of 150,000 disciplined troops. Now, amongst the artifices of war which he has always been apprehensive would puzzle a fleet of screw-ships, and which has been the cause of his urging the Admi ralty to adopt small quarter propellers as auxiliaries to the large screw in the dead-wood, is the following Nets may be made interwoven with wire, and suspended in the water by means of corks, and stretchedouuldt aeel enemy o e them suspended' into the sea in th e track of a p ursuin g y B screw fleet, which wou ld effectually stop them frothpro ceedingb o attaoihne theirattached numbercourse ;otfo small the lines , main p w ith corks, branching out in different directions, so that they would wind when the ship came abreast of them round the screw propeller as it revolves in the water. To the net there would be chains also attached, an d con nected with small anchors,provided, of c ourse , th ey ;then as il screw ed th r e ound th wound t r w o e u r o e d l laid out not inth the soundings ng would s be coiled with it. The consequence would l be that th e s hip wou ld be in a perfect fix, and probably proceed in: thei r course unmolested she , would w an o d ul e d em fa m ll it intothe enemy's hands, o r , at any rate, the opponents might devas tation wherever they pleased. A sailing -ship, it must be remembered, would pass over the net, and would not be entrapped like a screw vessel. A paddle-wheel steamer would twist the net round the wheel, which could be got at and cleared. Hence we see the necessity of providing all single screw vessels with an auxiliary, for it is clear such slops will become very inefficient safeguards to our coast. Our screw-vessels have not yet been proved in war '!.~/1/~ we dvnot know what may be the effect of the first broadside, as the wreck falls and entangles the screw which is an evil that cannot be avoided. In 1840, before a single ship of war had been fitted with the screw, this difficulty regarding it had been pointed out to the Admiralty by Captain Carpenter. They have, however, thought proper to use the section of a screw, as it is described in his patent, but have dis regarded the auxiliary propeller, which is of tLe greatest impor. ance to ships of war, though it may not be se nan ; required in merchant vessels. On the 20th ult., Captain Carpenter exhibited his new mode of propelling vessels, on a little steam-boat, to de velope the principle. —Yours, &c., Ossznyzit: , t" JP- NOTICE OF DIVIDEND. NATIONAL, ASSURANCE AND INVEATMENT ASSOCIATION. TILIE HALF-YEARLY INTEREST on the IN Vt.:snit - 1 NT STO:?.K.of this ASSOCIATION, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, to 31st Deccuiber last. is now in course of payment. and may be received at the office daily, between the hours of 11 and 3 o'clock. rET ER MORRISON, Managing Director. 7, St. Martin's-place, Trafalgar-square, 9th January, 1853. fMreci 7 , 7nnib e7ory qn .sIiUNS t Trains il•om the Floats] mses from renchurch-El mrter of an hour. ,WICK WHAKY, LILAC )llowing Trains from the WEEK U.O. I b , ,1.,..A./r, zi I ,Z 2 5 to' ..,... , , :-;.: .f , 5 4 .: v Time. *o. Z fl ::* t Time. I ' ' '. D .' Z 1 ] '4' fri '''g 17, . 1. fl 0 710 z 7 . ~:., 0 t: ) I , C ;-• 0 4. ' a a V C..: I a 9 1 4 _- ! 9 . 4 1 II - I 1 11 1 -- -- . 2 4 —i - - 2 1 4 3 % —' 3 t 5 I 1 5 rassages merited * are to direct. Fore Cabin. Saloon. ... 10d. .. Is. 2d. To or from Gravesend and London."... ~ Gravesend and Blackwell or Woolwich Bd. .. Os. 10d. ietween Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Bd. ;:UnT TIOKETS.—Tweive Month-, 54.05.; Sit Moms, 31. d. ; T :rce Months, 21. 05.; to be had of the Collectors on board the kets: or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier. Gravesend. Dec, 1352. THE CITY COAL DUTIES AND DUES.—On Saturday Mr. Greenwell, vestry-clerk of the Marylebone Vestry, read a very elaborate and lucid report of the committee upon the tolls charged in the city and its environs for coals, and which was drawn up from authentic and offi cial documents. It stated that the 14th and 15th Viet., cap. 146, regulating the vending and delivering of coals in London and Westminster, and which allowed a draw back on coals delivered beyond certain limits, enabled the corporation of London to impose b, toll of ls. and id. on all coals delivered within a circumference of 120 miles from the Post-office, but that the corporation also imposed that due upon districts hitherto exempted. During the past 7 years the duty on seaborne coals amounted to 1,197,5671., and that upon coals brought landwise to 30,7701., making on both an annual aver age of 175,476/., while the total tax for 1852 was 20,0001. Of the tax upon seaborne coals, 20,0001. was expended upon the Cannon-street and other improve ments; 150,7721. 15s. was applied to the defraying of the expenditure, &c., of London Bridge ; 13,6541. 13s. 4d. was handed to the Woods and Forests, which was paid quarterly, and the balance was put to the credit of the general account, out of which were defrayed the se veral disbursements connected with the corporation, the magistracy, &c. And yet, while the City enjoyed that immense revenue, it was freed from county rates, to which those persons residing beyond the City bounds were liable. The report, in continuation, stated that the total charges as regarded the B d. and the ld. toll in 1850 amounted to 956,8391., which would be satisfied in 1859, and that the remaining duty of 4d. raised in 1851 realised 51,0941., which was expended in salaries and retiring allowances to deputy sea coal meters, upon new streets, &c. The report, in conclusion, recom mended a petition to Parliament for the repeal of Ist and 2d William IV., c. 76, and all other acts which levied the duty of 4d., leaving the retired allowances to be paid out of the increased produce of the remaining 9d., and also a petition to Parliament praying a cessation in July, 1859, and earlier if possible, of the Bth and 9th Victoria, c. 101, and all other acts which levied the duties of Bd. and id. Upon the motion of Mr. Hodges, seconded by Mr. C. George, the report was entered on the paper for future consideration. Yesterday a n umerousideputation of solicitors waited upon (the late) Master in Chancery Farrer, at his office in Southampton -buildings, Chancery-lane, and presented him with a s hort but com p limentary address, stating how much they felt indebted to him for the uniform courtesy and urbanity he had displayed towards the profession whilst discharging the duties of his office, which he, in compliance with the terms of the Master in Chancery Abolition Act, had lately resigned. Several speeches were delivered, including one from the late Master returning thanks for the honour which had just been conferred upon him. The Electric Telegraph from Paris towards the East of Europe has a central station on the French frontier. Thence it communicates with Kehl, and from that place branch lines. diverge in all directions, the main line pass ing to Carlsruhe and Bruchsal, Stutgard, Ulin, and Augsburg. From this latter town it proceeds to Austria, by Munich, Saltzburg, and Vienna. At Saltzburg com mences the line of Lombardy by the Tyrol, and at Vienna that of Trieste by Grcetz and Leybach. Thus the mer chant at Trieste can, in six or eight hours, learn the arrivals at H avre , H am b urg , or L u b ec k. of e de w p ae red a a cc ti i n d n en s ta n l n ly r o n b i t i a w i a n y ed p t r o np th er e ty d , is t c h o e ve f ry nn cIu EXTENSIVE RAILWAY DEPREDATIONS.—This week a oefxateseries f which cannot for some time be known, but which it is to be feared are extensive and long continued. The pro perty already recovered is supposed to be of the value of 20/. No little consternation prevails in several places in Ayrshire in Glasgow conseq u ence of the i n v es ti ga ti on s of the lice, and there that not is good reason to believe a few respectable • parties are implicated in the reset of the railway company's property.—North British WEER DAT& 834 1.!14 larkett - set Fitattor. to all parts of London, !KWALL, on the arrivat of :b* Fenchurch•stre'ot Station. AMERICAN FINANCE. The Secretary to the Treasury has issued his report., from which it appears that the receipts for the fiscal year, ending June 30, 1852, were— From customs From public lands From miscellaneous sources $47,339,326 62 2,043,239 58 345,820 69 49,728,386 89 Add balance in the Treasury, July 1, 1851 10,911,645 68 60,640,032 57 The expenditures for the same fiscal year were Leaving a balance in the Treasury, July 1, 1852 $14,632,136 37 The estimated receipts for the year ending June 30, 1853, are as follows : Receipts from customs, first•quarter, by actual returns Receipts from customs, second, third, and fourth quarters, as estimated 46,007,396 20 33,271,007 75 $49,000,000 0 2,000,000 0 300,000 0 Receipts from public lands Receipts from miscellaneous sources Total receipts &dd balance in the Treasury, July 1, 1852 14,632,136 37 51,300,000 0 Total means as estimated 565,932,136 37 Whilifth - e - gipenditure is estimated,-at-..60,560,056 86 Leaving an estimated unappropriated -- balance in the Treasury, July, 1, 1853, of After the application of $4199, 477 77 the redemption of the public debt. The estimated receipts and expenditures for the fiscal year, commencing July 1, 1853, and ending June 30, 1854, are :--- Receipts from customs Receipts from public lands Receipts from miscellaneous sources $5,372,079 51 49,000,000 0 2,000,000 0 200,000 0 Total estimated receipts. ' Add estimated balance in the Treasury July 1, 1853 51,200,000 0 5,372,079 51 Total means estimated 556,572,079 51 The expenditure for the same period, as estimated by the several departments of State, Treasury, Interior, War and Navy, and Postmaster-General, are : Balances of former appropriations which will be required to be expended this year . . _ 56,879,883 28 Permanent and indefinite appropriations 9,172,829 68 Specific appropriations asked for this year 30,151,040 64 Total 546,203,753 60 Leaving an estimated unappropriated balance in the Treasury, on the Ist of July, 1854, of $10,368,325 91c., without other deduction from the available means of the year toward the reduction of the public debt, except the sum of $586,631 for the purchase from the land fund of the loan of 1847. With regard to the public debt of the State, it appears that on the 20th November, 1851, it amounted to $62,560,395 26c., exclusive of the stock authorised to be delivered to Texas by act of Congress of . 9th September, 1850, amounting t o $10,000,000 ; o f which $5,000,000 of certificates were ready and awaiting the demand of that State at the date Of the last annual report ; that amount has since been delivered to the authorised agent of the State of Texas, thus increasing the aggregate registered debt to $67,560,395 26c. The following reductions have been made since the last annual.exhibit of the public debt up to Ist January : On account of the debt of the district cities 560,000 00 On account of the of old funded and un funded debt On . account of the loan of 1843 2,143 39 1,711,400 00 9 74 650,100 00 5,000 00 PP PP 1846 ~ . JP 1847 PP 1848 Treasury notes paid in specie, or received as such 50 00 Making a total of 52,428,703 13 The public debt on the Ist of January, 1853, was $65,131,692 13c., exclusive of the remaining $5,000,000 deliverable to Texas under the act of the 9th of Septem ber, ISSO, when the provisions of that law are fully com plied with. Since the above date an additiong amount of the public debt has been redeemed, to the extent 0., about V 50,000. TROTTING EXPOSURES. THE FLYING CLOUD AND JOCKEY MA.TCH,AT NEWTON, zif 1352. Some rather startling disclosures relative to this well remembered match were made at the Birminghain Dis trict Court of Bankruptcy, before Mr. Commissioner Balguy, on Friday week, the 28th of Janntry, in the case of James Ford, of Wolverhampton, cattle dealer, at a meeting for the choice of assignees. Mr. Knight appeared for the petitioning creditor, andiAir. Solomons (of the firm of J. and S. Solomons, solicitors, London). Proof was tendered on behalf of Mr. Levi, clothier, of London, for 2301., upon two bills o f exchange ; but this gave rise to an objection, on the ground that no con sideration had been given for the bills. The bankrupt, in his examination, said, " The signatures on the t wo bills now produced are mine ; one is for 1001., and the other for 1301. The one dated 4th October is payable three days after date for 1301., and the other, bearing date four days after at fourteen days after date, both drawn in favour of Abraham Simmonds, who is a part ner of Levi's. I did not owe him a farthing when I gave him the bills. Simmonds came to my house at Wolverhampton in September, and asked me if I had not got a pony. I replied in the affirmative; upon which he observed to me that he had gat a very good horse, and then asked me to hiv/ a sham match with him, which I agreed to; ani the a nouncement was made. It was arranged between r that my pony should win. A day or two before he men tioned that he did not know much good of me, and that, if my pony won, as was agreed upon, I should draw 4601., and he begged that I would give him bills fcr half the amount, which I consented to—those now pro duced. He afterwards backed my pony, by his friends, at 10 to 1, and hearing this, I locked my stable door, and refused to let the pony start. On the night the race was to have been run I asked for the bills back, and Simmonds said I should have them the next day. I did not draw one farthing from the pretended race. I would not let my pony run when I found that the other party were backing the pony at such outrageous odds." Mr. Solomons distinctly denied that Simmonds was a part nerto his f o o f r n L i t e ll y r i o ' awnhdi which h r o h s a s - d q b u o e e s t n i o s n o e l d d e m e bankrupt r a o s o ing the bankruptcy, and asked that the choice of assig nees should be adjourned, in order to give him e ha an eoepn the bills in question. His hon our refused to acce p t the prt le o dt u o ni ty understand having that a his t f c u l l i l e c n o t examined, n ei h c a , d a b s ee h n giv i en b for to the th pr e es d e a n y t pfiriooodf,fobrutthaedjlasoutrnexedamthineactihooni,cethoof, a ] ssigneof es teh c e as s e po h rt as in e g xci o t i e r d ole a s great deal Warwickshire s f h i i n re ter a e n s d t and the court was crowded throughout amongst s haTilrle, h the inquiry.—Racing Times. THE TEA TRADE, Feb. 7.—The deliveries of tea in London last week were 599,5181 b., being rather less than those of the preceding week. OBELISK IN WHITECHAPEL.—The great Obelisk ex. hibited at the Crystal Palace,. in 1851, and which it was at one time feared would leave the country, has been purchased by the inhabitants of Whitechapel. It is now being erected in the centre of the haymarket. FIRE AT DARLEY MAIN COLLIERY, BARNSLEY.—We are sorry to say that all attempts to extinguish the fire which has been going on in the workings aeDarley Main for the last fortnight has proved ineffectual. A large number of hands have been thrown out of employment. —Leeds Intelligencer. A MELANCHOLY CABE. Winchester has been some. what excited during the last few days by the miserable death of an old sa il or, railway th e e ta a io m n e o o f f J th a i nl s o p s la ß e e e n . n et Te de ceased W h eleh. He represented known ov name himself to have b een b orn a t New York have in 1750, and to se rl rv d ed under Captain Cook, when he sailed round the we Snoemare the evenings lw back he hob bled int o th e tap of a house got and cart, out, but it wou ld appear th a t h e was injured ay.He by some wa horse s as his le ft leg was fractured in two places, and the limb was bleeding He was again taken into the house. The old man said he could not walk home, and as twelve o'clock drew nigh the police were called in. They helped to get him out of the house, and left him on the pavement outside and went on their beats. He attracted the attention of a Marine going by, who managed to carry him to the guard-house, where a dottor saw him, but it did not seem that he knew the limb was fractured. The o ffi cers procured a wheelbarrow, and conducted the poor sufferer to the station-house, and with his c l o thes on laid him idoctor bed. There he remained three days, when another visited him, and found him shivering from the cold, the cell window being open, but seemed to have learnt little more than the previous one respecting the unfortubate man's broken leg. The police then communicated with Captain Samuels, county magistrate, who proceeded to the cell, the deceased being unable to move, and, after t ex pired ei n g made, the shlaigni andfreff o r t hearing the tes timon y , committed him to this jail for twenty - on e days as a ro g ue and va g abond. While a car t was procured to take him to the j ail, he was ob serve recover .d t ohiO n nas g ra dually iii.vasptn Ipoa r sink, ernt etn t l ya,enxhdaemn raised ng hisa being extent of the injury to the leg was discovered. The sur geon described death to have been caused by the shock which the system had sustained by the injury, and which which might have been acceler a ted by exposure to the cold, &c. G R AVESEND STAR PACKETS, No , r,cr Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Pnrileet Plc s, The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting) FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. I *tsti o -A t ,