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EAST INDIA. HOUSE, 27th April, 1853. COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, Quarterly General Court of the said Company will be held Telr House in Leadenhall-street, on Wednesday, the 22d June at 11 o'clock in the Forenoon. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. FIST INDIA HOUSE, 27th April, 1853. TE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, e n Tha t th e Transfer B oo k s o f . t h e sa id C om p an y's Stock will be shut 4a 3 ,;,_ n r B dltY, the 91k June, at 3 o'clock, and opened again on Tues- Titalel2lll July; and 4 . th e Gm e Warrants tor the Dividends on the said Stock payable on ly WilY, 1853, under the Ylth ccc. of the Act 3d ant 4th Wm Ca p• 0 , Will be ready to be delivered on that day. • JAMES C.MELVILL. Secretary. NoTA. GENE.—In reply to your letter lam q___ , Ltre4 zry .worra iin gat t ioong i .ve the sum you ask, on your furnishing the re- 4 IT STRALIA.—Parties about to proceed to I, 4l4 stralla can be assured in the PROFESSIONAL LIFE Tim -"aNCE COMPANY, 76, Cheapside. London, upon the whole of Life Scale, without payment of extra premium f.r voyage t.o or residence there. Loa n , granted on personal security. EDWARD BAYLIS, Resident Manag'r and Actuary. WELLINGTON DINING-ROOMS, This ST. JAMES'S-STREET. ahos,, s p l endid Establishment (formerly Cockford's Club) will 40 ,. 3' be Opened on a scale of magnificence unprecedented in Lon /Irst-class accommodation will be combined with extreme v o Zation in the charges ; the greatest attention will be paid to the lib r o. n h 'iapartment; and Wines of the first quality will all be selected , iTS:e cellars of the l a t e M r. Crockford. 1. grand suite of Coffee, ." , ig, and Reding-Rooms will also be thrown open ; and no 4ta r ng •or o ft us. __ftY will.be spared to unite the independence of a public •1/1/h 7 11 11+1th the comforts rf a first-rate club IFull particulars, Apr il ' e s &c., will be immediat e ly announced. j Pill 29' liis3 • cu TIM UNITED KINGDOM! ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. 1851' -" by Special Act IA Parliament, 14 and 15 Vie , Session to Capital 2 50,0001., in 50,000 Shares of 5/. each, with power ' n erzase the Capital to 500,0001. 11. to be paid on allotment. TEI7STEES. William Dargan, Esq., John Pierse Kennard, E . don. • William S. Tell, Esq., Mane ester. • DIEECTOBE, ' .. s .ard Barnard, Esq., Agent G.neral for the Crown Colonies, a_rector of•the Bank of Australasia. ""....upavid Barry. Esq., Orleans Railway ap o d ne tts ot Ex th t e en E s n io g ns lis o h Directors of the Paris Zn• r u les Cowan, Esq., M.P., Edinburgh. el Daniel, Esq., Gloucester -terrac e , H y d e -park. Drakeford, Esq , Messrs. Drageford and Co., Great Winches -I._ter-tstreet. lb; s ' Itn an , Esq , Messrs. Clay and Gillman, Bucklerabury, Dirac e,. of the Swedish Railway, nder Elastic. Esq., M.P., Glasgow. z`b- Wingate Headerson, Esq., Director of the Edinburgh and atries Railway. Tnntbt ja ne, Esq., Great Winchester-street, and Messrs. Joyce, Isiesta. a nd Co., of Alexandria, and Messrs. Joyce and Co Stam m 1.1 J▪ ame Pi: tt a o !. Esq., Charles-street, Manchester-square. Ron 1,„ -- s.rn, Esq., M.P., Park-place, Blackburn. low R a ° 0w • a 5 ... u. ,.. 4 B. Ponsonby. Chairman of the Dublin and Wick ' ,VmaParlY• kAhrr... Withpo wer to aid to their number.) — "" 1--- mesar a. k assrs.l4r..,., ReP°3-wood so , and Co., 4, Lombard-street. -- "LoY, Robinson, and Jack.on, 7, Bank -buildings, Lothbury. K u e c nn rro ar as ds' J. P • "ndd. Esq., Meson, N athaniel Johnston and Son!, ark likne and s ' Bordeaux. • Staniforli, Esq , Cadogan-place. ENGINEERS. T. A. Yarrow, Esq., C.E., London. J. C. Gunn, Esq., C.E., Edinburgh. riclkranric ltErzazz--Professor Wheatstone. "'".rEtinlNG ENGINEER —Thomas Allan, Esq., of Edinburgh. . _ Secaxraar—RobeitETudgeen, Esn , The ~, Offices—No. 18, Cannon-street. au, - %Oa of this Company empowered by a special Act of Par era4llt" is to establish an efficient and economical mode of Tele beau e,centMunleation throughout Great Britain and Ireland, on a it bas system, and to extend its utility to purposes to /,',7 a_l i tas not hitherto been applied. W es a il oa lion to all the available resources which the present ad triaeo_rd;Beytheta,ll:foriTelegraphic commnication in Europe and America *lvo ' y will have the advantage of possessing exclu ginal Patents for improvements in Electric Tele aso4°.!: obtained by Mr. Thomas Allan, of Edinburgh, and have 1 0 ;7 °tiler valuable inventions. sa,,_..eascie e thic department, they will h ave th e co - o p er ati o n and 11."ce o f Professor Wheatstone, to whose inventions and researches v-iTirl iresen t Telegraphic s y s t ems, b oth i n this country and on the de (linen(, are ht a great degree indebted for their present state of aaopTlllident and efficiently, and under whose counsel they hope to seta ii,.!4°se farther improv ments and extensions which the pre to tate of scientific knowledge and our social relations demand. tliter nln ', " c log with these ad van t ages , th e present Company will art i p Oh the Held of competition free from the heavy incumbrances Sea the ra impeded their predeeetpors. The costly experi iff ments, 1-k lere 'lnur es which, in many cases, have been made by d erent 100011aerits -and companies, will enable this Company, while an on the errors that have been committed, to save a great Aist so t t of expense unprofitably incurred. The heavy outlay for Iles ti .'"°. and expenses, admitted by one company to amount to kteel: °°,oo ol., will also be avoided, as the consideration for the Petime t - 1 -, including the act of parliament and all preliminary ex -4,00e „, -1 1 ) to the formation of se Company, Is only 10,0001. and eits o ;,"`area, with a proportionate amount of shares on any further Th a m en of capital. Aro e Denny post system has fully demonstrated the fact that in Peru Ilia os on as increased facilities of communication have been afforded, t to 7,e rates of postage have been lowered, so has epistolary n er la th,l„ a eginented. In accordance with these ascertained results, it • -1" Intention of this Company so to adapt and economise its means, tisssi„,.'" o ,, W open the advantages of the Electric Telegraph to all A - i- oir the community at moderate charges.* 8t ; ' w tariff of prices has already been adopted in the United 04e, where It has proved eminently successful ; upwards of 30,000 dal report t elegraph wires now exist there, and, quoting from an offf tee,. ,1 4 .0 rt, "the business of telegraphing has been found to aug ,...,_. 7: n th , the in competition or multiplication of vrires, and Sae man or 0471,catieondefrnonstrates that, alter they have been established at Of objects never dreamed Act.aor naonths, they ere deemed as indispensable as rg In ArnericaedTh'. of before their eatablishment." are usdd by all classes for hundreds 40 Tents (Is. Pd.) for a na' every word afteeasag nom New York to Buffalo, 500 miles, is e of 10 words and the address, and 3 cents tor ilea, 15 cents ciud.rards ; and from New York to Boston, 240 miles, 14,2701., beewigvY4ll7l:: report of the Census-ofllce,'Zil cents afterwards. According to the Company , possessing six s. i *.agels, producing d Washington Telegraph b le ....,___ _ es, sent in the lastsix months 154,514 !lanai on their capital of 77,0001., T o times as much as would be re zaseftve rOyalty allowed to the I sae of 37 per cent. per capital (owing to theex - . patentees, and ether causes) is nearly th 70,,,a similar number of wires. nttired. by this Company lay thote'llos.,trisa_t,distanee, 5a., tt 4 ' t ngland >o- • - . the charge for 20 words, foe 100 miles, is 2s. 6d., and g tel eHraph distan ce , a Charge precluding a very extinded use of 4al b tt :;;:Pu. There can be no doubt that, if the means of telegraph- Litle r , a ven all the principal towns were provided, and the charges ,78rsphittore reasonable, a corresponding increase in the use of the k, 'ToUld ensue in this country. 14 1, 1 4 ,(2E 4 3 OF THE IMPROVED SYSTEM INTENDED , b,„ OPTED -, 1 1 . 1 - AO BY THE UNITED KINGDOM ELEcTRW et4lllt as A PIs COMPANY. ,sp,,, , A time than by the existing arrsZ c ileic• better system of signals, by which a great number . of Oitij'ai be transmitted in the same 1, 4, e 004 121 4. . 84 1 ,4 fo[,;•& variety hic apparatus, o.4‘q• cLi tads principal object to make Of improvements intthhee ttained, and to work a instrument act at far the same circuit. 4 4 ‘, Sell l io,Der of instruments simultan e4u . B Tilh 41. ' 1 1:• - •- trieta than has been hitherto a l hi ~,..4 t alit e 'Le a dispatch to be telegraphed witliout break or repetition th "arab,. ° I . 1 ,000 miles and upwards. e.., ~ -.... Al l '^qui ti ,,' , More economical method of a ha It I '''Og wires, especially for submarine telegr p . Ni t . s Dre, insulating and protecting Great Britain aaa'',.sYsts';.:*ed to lay down the main lines (subterranean) of a coin. 4, 0 , 1 '44 01a ". of telegraphic communication throughout . See ine,, r towns, at; ", With a sufficient number of auxilia b finches to este te ~,.—oedlate rrespondence between allyprincipalthe k raovi. co s,iie 0 ,, vide for its subsequent progressive development. There ilTirtgo" question that the adontion of a small charge, say l as s. per ~ ,l e est61 „ 7„1 11 - Per word, would be amply remunerative, and, the Lf:', l est,4,7;ee C ompany ' extend produce a large revenue. ~ * leß , - " eh the foundation fora complete system of trunk lines that to„aPla throughout the United Kingdom, adapted to the p t r:- t e at it ';',,Mercial, political, and social requirements, it is calc d 'l4l rer ° I ni-lea of telegraphic wires would in the first instance be It i s • i3Obtr,!..,atlinated that this amount of telegraphic wires, including ' 15 006' 4.1 e Tele liand •-• Thi graph to Ireland, could be laid down at a cost of no outp e S would place in connection all the principal cities C ° I tele. , -4 ria of the United Kingdom, leaving the further branch ~,--z i at -orapla to be gradually extended with the capital of the t...i11e ~,„ :tee th "c,ittnt of wires would provide means for telegraphing, oo be- Z n ess4 ge 7 'lours of 10 and 4 daily, exclusive of Sundays, 6,000 short I Mau' • Yie kllog, supposing only two-thirds to be tra It t teo. slits 0 .. Jrung the charge at one penny per word, in the aggregate a t 80 001. an Ilall ,slette,:realculationnd net se veral other sources of income, ~, _ea st other hours i: u t e in en cl ses ud to e rauways, It * 44lU nil thes e newspaper dispatches, ~ • oule i e .. M an additional source of income of one-third more, 4.ooll. — __` ... an annual return of 26,0001. and • ' dedu ct "• • ...... ••••••• • .• • • • £1.04,000 per annum. ...say 6 0 v... c g for the cost of maintenance, lote d i .r ce n t . _ .... .. 52,000 aeapi. 44V6 an Income of 26 percent. on a-- 1 Th as of; „ s aY . 0 0,000/ . .. .. ... £52,100 net income. l Yst. o - ,`,', aelnd, however, be only the commencement or basis of the th , ‘ ,..atr7 l 4 ?ll . _ lay tug dow , her of wires at first on n a still greater num s n'ei r '" l ,es, by which the coat of each wire would be proportion ;4l it •,, -I ' n ed , a great development of the ay ' 4 OOO,""aY be fairly estimated that a sum of from 250,e00/. to TO "a ex stern might be effected, , r th e e . Jended in the first instance, would lay the foundation ' e sent „ I ,..„` c oslon of telegraphic communication to a degree that at a, 4, "eld be scarcely credited. le a ie ,Fe additional source of income will also ensue by providing fay s t b ftrst instance a sufficient number of extra wires, to be exclu- Or aiva lefr oPriated to Government departments, public companies, 44 4 01:t! Mercantile establishment., at an annual rent. The use % car e d g ' e Wire may be exclusively possessed, and perfect secrecy sas .o „ .2 0 at a cost less than half that now annually expended 1:1" p e , i. O . Uses on their telegraphic messages. Aeol tast ance, 50 extra wires from London to Manchester, Liver !cost tr i rca ber Places, could be laid down at so small an additional Pen ,4'• an exclusive wire could be rented at the rate of 21. or 31 •Wouid`,e_Per annum. It is estimated that 50 extra wires, at lea i st, cok e . "e thus reuired which would yield a large additional e raighi b aud it is difficult to limit the extent to which . this principle Leh; calTled in a great commercial country like this. I,s tabli e .l.. - ' eg o' , 'de d etermining the exact amount of wires that will thus be c ommunications will be made with leading commercial Les,„'lllents and public companies, offering them exclusive wires - tie s conditions. Should the demand for private wires exceedthe ;" P r ovided in the first instance, a preference will be given to T he arehorders of the company. litost. s Pecial'Act of Parliament which has been obtained gives the e nter ~-mple Powers to the- company, on complete registration, to 'tat - ,"..P° 0 and ope any roads, ways, streets, or highways, through ther:`, 'eat Britain n and Ireland, or any of the cities or towns . 10 ' 4l , for the purpose of establishing Telegraphic communication. iloaddition Charter to the powers conferred by the Act of Parliament, a • hrl d t'aarter has been applied for, limiting the liability of the share tem ''' to the amount of their shares. Meantime it will be that ea tha tilti on ,_ in all contracts entered iato by the y company the utirrenolders shall not be individually liable beond the amount of . p shares. ps7,s,Plications for shares may be made to the Directors of the Com folio . ,la, Cannon -street ; the Solicitors of the Company ; or to the 1.1' 0 ,4 111 g Brokers :—London : Messrs. It. and J. Sutton, N__o. 2 . f, _best 'ths•B4,tlialto and Head. Man a yal Exchange ; Messrs. Forbes and Fielding, No. 3, tiae st „,.. buildings. Live:pool : Messrs. Goldin Ilr a ,, • Messrs. Johnstone and Walker. Leeds: Messrs. Charles An,loshaw and Co. Ediburgh : Messrs. Allan and Dunlop, ,___ _ 'tes t r , s al s, 'll-square. Glasgow: Messrs. M'Ewan and Auld, St. Yin 4 St. •-v 'ace• Dublin: Messrs Williams and Son, Dame street. To fl, FORM OF APPLICATION FOR MARES. —e Directors of the United Kingdom Telegraph Company. ( Icliti , thi s „ .. e men—l hereby request you will all: t me shares in a d "Nertakiag, and 1 agree to accept the same or any less number, 'N M PaY the deposit thereon, anited this day of , 1853. Namein full ..... .............. - . . • • Profession ...... .. • • • • • • • • • • • ...... • • • • • • • • • • • • • Reference . .. ..• .* The following extract from the Old Telegraph Company's Report 15 2 June 1852, shows the beneficial results both to the public and the .nareholders ot even a partial reduction of charges ~,,." On the 18th of December last, a reduction had been made in the r_t_ B, rnes of the Company, equal very nearly to 50 per cent„ and this iu►d of course acted as a certain check upon the receipts but they mere aided by the political events which had taken place at the com " 1 cement of the year, and now tine receipts had thlly recovered _ n _ year ending December 31, hal therns 'ives. It would he interesting to compare the results of the 'Lot. If the ►B5l, with that ending June 30, 1852 ; cuing were made with the corresponding halt of . 3 ,11 t Year, the resulti would be even more gratifying. The number essages which been sent had been as follows :- 1851. 1852. July .. t.. •• .. 6,902 Au gus .... • • • 7,160 t3sptemloer ... •. • • 8,745 October .. •• • • 8,342 . Ir ovember ••• • • • 8,034 December .... • • 13,774 • • January ...7.... 9,262 • • February ...... 10,919 • • March ........ 17,723 " April .......... 13,389 May ............ 18,200 • • Jane.... .. •• • ... 19,420 ---- Total •• •• • • 52,957 Total ........ 85,919 Thus there had been an increase of 23,000 messages, or consider ably more than one-half the total number sent durin7, the former heir -Year. The receipts for the then former half-year were 24,395/., and those for the hall-year ending 30th June, 1852, 27,4371." .___The report of the past half-year shows an Income greatly increas "eg__. evidently used by the redaction in prices, and corresponding .1._‘"14011 of bueiliete, giving upwards et 40,0001. for the half - year* vill b : 4l ik reeerVed ihni Of UPWAVIA et 70,000'1; of them ;tear'st ;: r u „ o b. 40 to 45 ,‘, l , ;id to I" m arket' le fig i( 4 eans ntir 310 beid ee' i g 28 1 ° ° ° 2 I, °, S Id to 2t; rapel • balo t s Cto 330 enef • e _.20 -20 do. -16 per et. 14 bere , 6 r 1 e elc :-- 16, s, , ...... 0j; ,' 17 5 . 1 ,A )d ; tIP Oj ; to B °, f t , id Pe r 0 ,1 50 1 , 41 o p i ; ace 0 .0 , Woo P 000 ( 1 ! low, , 7 w ttcr, beg, lost )ork , ",,JA isro „ yf fv ooo; DO O 11 0, 2d', ' l 6l / &I (o' l° 9 cvit• P er re f to 40 4 yen°" wt. 0001° burl' trd 0 4 0 ;-16 1, 1 . 4 11 Car p (1 -8 1191; ;tern!, - VD" 1, and 4 0" comb rd' half BP - 40 ,,ty 1 ; 1 1 . 1 : t O l. 01. 010 ihares)' iSin e9S WI S Pr ef. : Cr' 3.16 14J: Ve re lol lC', a l3t 01' , 7 o f i, r icio 01•• o ral bis 1 3 ! • pitceo,Pl 0 t Joe.? 041/ pc!' r r 61 • • lje4 itf opf," o 0 , • / Tf l C;i ljil b - 40' ) (L 0 0 T s jet#o; 00 me l i 0 1 ; ° °l of 4 00',10,, 01 i• c e ,•• 00 16 o ° 1 1 1 1i :, f i 9 I 4 1 *l 4" 0 , D 1 4 1 1 5011 he ti' s olive, th e rei 4 :l ori st + 7 " [(le o f icy, i f 4 1 1 1 4 0 , , ) Go -4}P. r ~~, r ..., No. 18,906.] MR. 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The members of the committee were--Lord Seymour (ch Lord not H generallyotham , Sir expected that H t a i l i l e , S inq irF ni e r r 3 - , r aa) Fer guson Davie, an d M r. B eckett. Although am would be open to the public, the room was crowded during the day by officers and others of the Admiralty and dockyards, and memb ers o f t h e H ouse interested in the inquiry. Sir Baldwin Walker was the first witness called and examined—He deposed that he filled the appointment of surveyor to the Admiralty, and that about the last day of March, 1852, Mr. Grant cane to him from Mr. Staf ford, with a request that witness would not submit the names of the persons to be promoted into the vacancies for foremen and inspectors of shipwrights in De von p ort Dockyard, as Mr. Stafford's political friends were dis satisfied, and he wished to promote some of their party. Witness felt annoyed at receiving such a message, and requested Mr. Grant to inform Mr. Stafford that wit ness had been upwards of four years in the department, that he had not allowed political notions to influence his submission to the board with respect to promotions in the dockyard, and that he was not going to commence jobbing for Mr. Stafford or anybody else, and witness requested' that such a proposition should never again be named to him. Mr. Eden, of witness's depart ment, entered the room during the conversation and heard what witness said to Mr. Grant. On the 3d of April, 1852, witness received the confidential let ter referred to by Mr. Stafford in his speech in the House of Commons on the evening of the 19th of April, 1853, to which witaess replied on the same day, and on the sth of the same month witness had a warm argument with Mr. Stafford, at the Admiralty, during which he informed witness that, as his political friends were dissatisfied at the manner in which promo tions and entries were made in the dockyards, he had no alternative but to cancel the circular of 1847, and on witness pointing out the evil that would arise from such a step, kr. Stafford said, " There's no use blinking the question ; I am so pressed by the Government I cannot help myself ;" adding, that he was ready to take all the responsibility on his own shoulders. The interview ended by witness informing Mr. Stafford that if he can celled the order without taking any other step to rectify the evils he stated existed, witness should consider it a personal thing to himself, On the 19th of April, 1852, the circular was cancelled by Mr. Stafford Without the knowledge of the board, but n• notice was sent to the surveyor, and he enly knew that !such was the case by the dockyard returns, acknowledging its receipt. On the same day (April 21) witness wrote the letter tendering his resignation, which was addressed to the Secre tary of the Admiralty, Witness read this letter to the Senior Naval Lord, Vice-Admiral Parker, he being immediately connocted with witness's de partment, Captain Milne being present at the time. Admiral Parker took the letter, and told witness he would bring it before the board. On the day follow ing the delivery of the letter witness was sent for, and Admiral Parker asked him if he would meet Mr. Staf ford in his room, to talk over the subject of the letter, . . which witness did ; and during that interview the order cancelling the circular of September, 1849, was warmly discussed, and Mr. Stafford again repeated what he had stated as to there being no use " blinking the question." On witness stating to Mr. Stafford that cancelling the circular must lower him in the estimation of the super intendents of the dockyards, Mr. Stafford assured him that such was not his intention, and that he was ready to write any private letter witness might think proper to show, to which witness replied, " I require no private conversation ; yours has been a public act, and it can only be rectified by a public act," to which Mr. Stafford said he saw no objection to a public letter being sent. Witness having told Mr. Stafford that that was a question for the board to decide then tendered his resignation, and Mr. Stafford then read a draft of a circular he proposed should be brought before the board for their decision, in which some alteration was made. Admiral Parker had wit ness's letter in his hand during the interview, and which contained his resignation. On the 27th of April, 1852, Admiral Parker informed witness that the board had ordered the circular in question to be sent to the dock yards, and he thought witness ought to be satisfied ; to which witness replied, that, although it cleared his cha racter, he did not consider it satisfactory, for the board had confirmed an act the secretary had been guilty of without their knowledge. On the 2d of April, 1852, witness received a letter from the Admiralty, enclosing a copy of the circular to the superintendents of the dock yards, dated 26th of April, 1852, which he considered an answer to the letter he wrote tendering his resigna tion. Witness had no idea that letter had not been officially brought forward, nor was he aware, when he wrote to the board on the 25th November, 1852, that it had been destroyed, for he never authorised its de struction or withdrawal, and considered it had been before the board and was on record. Witness wrote the letter of the 21st April, 1852, in consequence of an im putation having been cast upon his character, which the board circular, of the 25th April, 1852, had cleared up ; but finding that unjust promotions were being made in the dockyards, and that the circular of February, 1847, was not adhered to, he felt that he had a duty to perform to the public, and this induced him to write the letter of May 10, 1852, to the First Lord of the Ad miralty. That letter witness requested Captain Pelham to deliver to the Duke of Northumberland, and witness read a copy of it at the time to the first naval lord, Ad miral Parker, who remarked, " I think you are quite right ; there is nothing like going to the fountain head." Witness never received any reply to that letter. On the 22d November, 1852, witness received a note from Mr. Stafford, enclosing Admiral Berkeley ' s intended notice to the house respecting the correspondence between the Admiralty and the Surveyor. Mr. Stafford wished to know what it meant, as he was not aware of any ; to which witness replied that he could not at that time find any of the copies, but at his residence, but that he had no doubt his letters were at Whitehall. On the follow ing day, the 23d of November, Mr. Stafford replied to Admiral Berkeley and Sir George Pechell that there was no correspondence with the Surveyor of the Navy on the subject of promotions in the dockyards, and also that the Surveyor of the Navy had not tendered his resigna tion. On the 25th of November, in consequence of the answer given by the Secretary of the Admiralty in the House of Commons, witness wrote the following letter to the board, calling their attention to the letters of the 21st of April and 10th of May, 1852 : " Somerset-house, Nov. 25, 1852. " Sir,—Having observed in the public papers that the Secretary of the Admiralty is reported to have stated in the House of Commons, on the evening of the 23d. inst., in reply to certain questions asked by Admiral Berkeley and Sir George Pechell, that there was no correspondence with the Surveyor of the Navy on the subject of the promotions in the dockyards, and also that the Surveyor of the Navy had not tendered his resignation, I desire through you to call the attention of my Lords the Commissioners of the Admiralty to the letters from me bearing date 21st April and 10th May last. 'I have the honour to be, sir, your most obdt. servant, "B. W. WALKER. " A Stafford, Esq., M.P., Secretary of the Admiralty." On witness going to the Admiralty on that day, the 25th, he was told that Mr. Stafford wished to speak to him, and Mr. Stafford commenced the conversation by naming wit ness's letter, and stating the answer he had given in the House of Commons. Witness then asked him, " What could have induced him to give such answers?" Mr. Staf ford replied, " What would you have me say?" Witness answered, " Anything but what you did say, for you know that I tendered my resignation, and that some days after I wrote a letter to the First Lord of the Admiralty." Mr. Stafford stated that was a private one, pointing at the same time to what appeared to witness to be a copy of his letter to the Duke of Northumberland on Mr. Stafford's table. Witness observed that it was a letter from the Surveyor of the Navy to the First Lord, and left the room. On the 27th of November, 1852, witness received the following letter : " Admiralty, Nov. 26, 1852. " Surveyor of the Navy. " With reference to your letter of the 25th inst., I am to acquaint you that your letters of the 21st of April and 10th of May, referred to by you, do not appear to have reached the Record department of this office, and my lords, there fore, request you will transmit copies of those letters. By command of their lordships , "A. STAFFORD." Witness had copies made, and wrote the following letter , enclosing it to the Secretary of the Admiralty : " Somerset-house, Nov. 29, 1852. " Sir, With reference to your letter of the 26th inst., I beg to ; acquaint you that since my communication of the 25th inst., I have been informed t h at m y letter of the 21st of April, addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, which was delivered to Vice-Admiral Hyde Parker, was munic atiOn the l - ad h u gf the l before oth o t f h e 3f b a o y a , r il l t wasl with eo referencem dressed to the First L ord of the Admiralty, and not to the not ett e b r r o ° Secretary.--I have the honor to be, sir, .r2ur most obe- Sec. of the Admiralty." dient servant, g witness Saturday. re " B. W. WALKER. " Aug. Stafford, Esq., M.P., Witness took it to 'Whitehall, but when he got there it requesting that witness was late, and the members hadleft t , he it 2 b B e t i h n , Witness took the letter home, intending to send it o Mr.O n Stafford, Sunday , c Monday eiv e d a n morning.ot fr oi would meet him at the Admiralty 0 between 9 and 11 o'clock. Witnessn Monday morning after 9 o'clock, and saw Mr. Stafford, went there soon that he had hit on a plan of who told witness witness would meet his wishes,settling the affair i,f again differed the fault would and that if they Stafford's. be witness's, and not Mr y "I," continued what it was." He said, ~ B the witness the " asked hin . i letters called for." I told himo not send copies of the got an official letter to do that I must, for I had agree to his proposal, so f He pressed mehard to that I could not with b ut - did not consent, stating then left Mr. Stafford andaily propriety do so. Witness told him that lie was going went to Admiral Parker, and letters (and he had sgoing to send in copies of the them in his hand at the time)—one ~.~s-c. _~ the Duke of Northumberla. and the other tender. his resignation, which he must recollect he had ight forward. Admiral Parker advised witnee3, he sent them in, to see the First Lord, which he much to his surprise, his grace told him that nad never seen or heard of witness's letter tendering his resignation ; and his grace stated, with much warmth, that had it been given to him he should have at once taken it to Lord Derby. Witness reminded his grace that he had spoken to witness on the subject of that letter : and, on the duke again repeating what he had said, wit ness told his grace that he held in his hands a copy of that letter, which.he was at perfect liberty to make what use of he thought proper. About this time Admiral Parker entered the room, and witness expressed his sur prise at hearing his grace state that he had not seen or heard of the letter tendering his resignation, upon which Admiral Parker reminded the duke that he had put the letter into his grace's hand. The admiral then informed witness that he had been thinking the matter over since he had left him, and that he did not think witness's letter had been brought before the board, and that he had an impression that it had been destroyed. Witness imme diately left the Admiralty and went to Somerset House, taking the letter and copies back with him, and feeling much hurt and annoyed. Witness had not been there long before Captain Milne came to him from Mr. Staf ford with a request that he would not send in copies of the letters. This point witness did not give in, but wrote another letter, statin g that, since his letter of the 26th of November, he had been informed that his letter of the 21st of April, 1852, which was delivered to Ad miral Parker, had not been brought before the board, and that witness's letter of the 10th of May, 1852, was ad dressed to the First Lord of the Admiralty, and that he begged to enclose copies, agreeably to their lordships' order of the 26th i ns t. The letter, with the inclosures, witness took to th e Ad m i ra lt y , and placed in the hands of Mr. Stafford, who, on opening it, expressed his sur *ise at witness having inclosed copies of the letter, as Captain Milne had led him to believe that witness had promised to withhold them. Witness assured him that he had not made such a promise ; and Mr. Stafford fur ther stated that it was of no use sending them in to be placed in th e R ecor d-office, to be read by all the c l er k s ; and lie b egge d w i tness to aga i n see Captain Milne on the subject, which he did, and witness was induced to give in the point to that officer's urgent request, who stated that there was no use raking up an affair that had passed over, and from witness feeling that Mr. Stafford had committed himself in havin g given the answer he did in the House of Com mons. By the Chairman—gave no promotions taken place in the dockyard from the.date- when Mr. Stafford was first appointed Secretary to the Admiralty, up to the - 2d of April, 1852, when he wrote the letter to you that was read in the House of Commons, that you would give cause for dissatisfaction ?—Witness was not aware of any ; the only thing that struck him at this moment was in the case of a person of lower grade at Woolwich, which was an arrangement made by Mr. Stafford. Knew that the circular of 1849 was cancelled without the knowledge of the board, from being informed of it by Admiral Parker. What is your interpretation of the term, "without the knowledge of the board?" If it was cancelled without the knowledge of the First Lord, should you consider it was cancelled without the knowledge of the board?—There was no official board minute, and I received the information from Admiral Parker. Did not place the letter tendering his resignation in the hands of Admiral Parker condition ally. Admiral Parker took the letter and said he would lay it before the board, The letter was intended as an actual resignation of office. Subsequently, on the 28th of April, witness received an official communication, inclosing the circular he had mentioned, stating that there was no imputation intended to be cast on witness's characted. The word "imputation" was in witness's letter of resignation, and he concluded that this communica tion was in answer to his letter, and witness, conceiving his character was cleared, thought no further steps were necessary in the matter. Considered his character cleared. Was content to carry on the duties of his office without applying to have the resignation enforced ; and received no letter to say his resignation had been accepted. The gallant officer then enumerated particular cases he designated as unjust promotions, stating that those artisans recommended to the post f leading men by the Superintendent of the dockyard were not promoted to the appointment. He was not aware of any man being promoted who had no vote, or who voted for the opposite political party. Witness then read two letters, which he stated he had Admiral Parker's permission to produce, relative to the existence of the system of unjust promotions in the dockyards. They were both from Admiral Parker to himself. In one the Admiral, speaking of the appointment of the mas ter smith at Portsmouth, said it was really too bad that everything was to be made subservient to party purposes ; and in the other he urged witne s to write strongly and publicly to the board, that the appointment might remain as a record, adding, " I have been much amazed on the whole subject, and have told the duke that, if I am to be held responsible for the speedy equip ment of the fleet, it is quite impossible for me to do so if the appointments are made without any regard to the public service, but by private favour. So it is ; and it is really quite disgusting. By Sir B. Hall—l understand you to say that he stated to you his political friends were dissatisfied ; that he would cancel the circular, and that upon your point ing out the evils that would result from it Mr. Stafford said, " there was no use in blinking the question—h e was so pressed by the Government he could not help himself." Now, when Mr. Stafford made use of that expression, did he mention the name of any member of the, Government who had pressed him to take this course Sir B. Walker—He did. Sir B. Hall—Whose name did he mention ? Sir B. Walker—He mentioned the names of Lord Derby and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir B. Hall—What did he say with reference to thes gentlemen having pressed him ? Sir B. Walker—Perhaps the term " Government " was a wrong term for me to use. His expression was, "It is of no use blinking the question, and I am so pressed by Lord Derby and the Chancellor of the Ex chequer that I cannot help myself." That was again repeated in the presence of Admiral Parker during the interview I had on the subject of tendering my resignatiou Sir B. Hall—Did Mr. Stafford appear to imply that he received orders from those members of the Adminis tration you have named to adopt the course he had then taken ? Sir B. Walker—l came to that conclusion. By the Chairman—How long have you been Surveyor of the Navy ?—Since February, 1848. I wish to know whether in any promotions in the dockyards, since you have been Surveyor of the Navy, political influence has been exercised l—l can most con scientiously say, as far as my knowledge goes, that not one man has ever been advanced for political objects. During Sir Francis Baring's administration he bound every officer down, in every appointment he granted, to the principle that political influence should not in any way interfere with the fulfilment of the public service, and he pledged himself that he would not himself use any political influence. All the officers in the yard at Portsmouth could testify to this. As most men have political feelings one way or other, I would wish to know, Sir Baldwin Walker, whether yon have any strong political predilections ?—I have not. I have not been much in England. I went to sea when I was 11 years old, and have constantly been employed in her Majesty's service. I have never given a vote in my life, or taken any part in polities what ever. I looked entirely to the good of the profession, and not to any political advantage whatever. I never turned to the right or left in doing my duty, and have nothing whatever to conceal. Witness then proceeded with a statistical enumeration of the num ber of appointments that had taken place in the dock yards from the date of the circular of the 19th of April, 1852, to November, 1852, and stated his im pression from these returns, that there were 300 more appointments during that period than there were in the preceding year. By Lord Hotham and Sir F. Davie—Considered that the efficiency of the national dockyards depended ont hese arrangements with reference to promotion, and if advance ments did not take place in reference to merit, the pub lic service must suffer. Mr. Stafford had wished him i n f o dum t oc top e ro n d ts uc w e e th re cal ele l t e t d ers fe that ib y the Horse call of and it was not objected to b y the department, witness always furnished them. Admitted he was in error in s called ommforPo but Commons, n n ot having done this, when C a p tain M il ne said i as of no use raking up these matters. Mr. Walter Eden, of the Surveyor's-office, Somerset house, was then called, and stated that in the course of his o ffi cial experience he had never known papers or documents lost in the way those in question ha d t l ti n. Admiral Parker was next examined at grea !3 , contained in Sir B. Walker's evi e_ ofures.ignation, think that he had destroyed the lettei: and deposed in confirmation of most d ce of th u e e l to was settled, and ing that the business it related also stated u peace ttedraryWto t he express b a r re commendations. - a 4 to the Board of No complaint had ever of any political power by Admiralty of the use Navy Complaints had been the Surveyor of the N made. It never made that promotions too some a t r i em time f after t he circular it was issued, issued kb wf lna.ce s m ub co mi net commendations. Had been at the board about two eln not f ma the board. It was grave year, and came . in with t t he Duke of Northumberland's st" g:t e t a m ff c n o o . g rd nig u a n n a t s c i matter, and witness remonstrated and mentioned a it to the First Lord, but did not bring it under the considera tion of the board. The First Lord was of witness's opinion, that it was a grave matter, without mMinri the couase taken by the Secretary of and disapproved of issuing a circular cancelling the the Admiralty, in carried out by Sir B. Walk system of promotion Walker's resignation might haveer. The subject of Sir B. of conversation at the board. been made the subject When the matter was brought to his notice did not remember asking to see the circular, which was not not brought before the board, or confirmed at it. Witness, during his examination at Portsmouth, had never noticed the exercise on the of the offic ers , o f an political' part y bias, in carrying out pro , motions. Mr. Houghton and Mr. Pennel, clerks at the Ad miralty, were then called to prove from the minute books of the Board of Admiralty that there were no minutes with reference to the circular of cancelment, and that search had been made at the Admiralty, for the various missing documents, but that as yet had not been found. The noble Chairman then inquired whether it would be desirable, in order to give time for consideration of the evidence, to adjourn the proceeding to Saturday. Perhaps Mr. Stafford would tell the committee what his feelings were on the subject. °mow. Mr. Stafford—l think we had better go on to-m o urn to The noble Chairman—The committe e will adjourn 11 o'clock to-morrow. t witness. • , Mr. Stafford—And I will b e the firs The committee then adjourned. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1853. .FRANCE. —DOMAIN of MARGAIJX-PAL MER, third Great Growth of MEDOC. The Sale of this •Do m yin takes place on the 18th May next at the Chamber of Notaries at Bordeaux. Upset price, 400,000 f. For particulars, or to treat, apply in Paris, at the Catsse Ilypothecaire, 9, Rue Cadet; at Bordeaux, to M. Tomezy, Notary, and to M. Bourget'', Gerant, 27, rue Condillac; and at Margaux, to M. Brachet, Notary. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS. Lessee, CHARLES E. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fulham road. 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This portable apparatus is always ready for immediate use, and combines utility, economy, and expedition. It is strongly recommended to all who write much, and have occasion to retain correct copies of letters, manuscripts, invoices, &c. Prices in a neat leather writing—case, complete, nee size, 6s. ; large note, 7s. ; letter size, Bs. 6d. ; commercial post, 10s. Orders received by all stationers, and at the mmuiactory. Printing House-square, Black friars, opposite the " Times" newspaper office. SOUND and WHITE TEETH are not onl y indispensably requisite to a pleasing exterior in both sexes, bat they are peculiarly appreciated through life as a blessing highly conducive to the purposes of health and longevity. Amen); 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 purity 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 discolour tlon, eradicates scurvy, and, in a word, soon realises the chief bute of health and beau Fine Set of Pearly Teeth. Priceattri- 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. 52, Fleet-street. ANEW DISCOVERY IN TEETH.- Mr. HOWARD, Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet-street, has intro duced au 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 wlll he found very Superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, 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 lowest scale possible. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mastication.-52, Fleet-street. At home from ten till five. G " VESEND STAR PACKETS, call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purfleet Piers. 1 at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting NI TERRA.CE PIER, GRAVESEND. No other Packets The Packets cal] FRO] SUNDAYS. WEEK Terrace Pier. Time. THE WELLINGTON and UNITED SERVICES BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. Founded October 21, 1852. As a NATIONAL TESTIMONIAL • • the late DUKE of WEL LINGTON, for the RELIEF of VETE 'N SOLDIERS and SAILORS of her Majesty's and the Honourable East India Com pany's Swipes, and their WIDOWS and ORPHANS. Life Subscription ......., „ „ „ „ „ „ ....£lO 10 Annual Subscription „ „ 1 1 Subscriptions and contributions are earnestly solicited, and will be thankfully received on account of the Institution, by the committee and honorary trustees, at the Olives of the Institution, or by the re spective bankers. HENRY TOMMEY, Jun., Secretary. All communications to be addressed to the Secretary, at the Offices of the Ilstitution, 12, Pall-mall East, where attendance and further information are given daily from 1 1 to 4 o'clock. DUBLIN GREAT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION. TOURS IN IRELAND IN 1853. IRISH TOURIST TICKETS (avitilab'e for a month) will be Issued at the following stations, on and after 10th MAT : Ist Class. 2 d Class. London (Easton Station) • • ........ £6 10 0 £5 5 0 Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hull, Bristol, Carlisle, Oxford . ..... „ ........ Worcester, Cheltenham, Gloucester .... „ 5 15 0 415 0 iiirmingham, Rugby, Leamington, Coventry, Lincoln .• 4 5 0 Wolverhampton, Huddersfield, Leeds, Shef field, Derby.... •••••• • • • • • • Hancherter, Warrington, Stoke, Macclesfield 4 4 0 3 10 0 Liverpool, Chester .... • • „,. 4 4 0 3 4 0 They enable the holders to proceed to Chester, BAllgOr, Dublin Cork, and the Lakes of Killarney. The holder of each Irish Tourist Ticket Is entitled to hare issued to him, at the office, 52, Westland-row, Dublin, at very reduced rates, tictets for a tour in the county Wicklow, in Kenmare and Glengariff, up the river Shannon—fur the journey from Dublin to Belfast, for the excursion to the Giant's Causeway, and from Dublin to Galway for the tour through Connemara. Every purchaser of a ticket is presented, grati., with a copy , of the " Illustrated Irish Tourists' Hand-Book," compiled solely for these Tours. The fullest and most accurate information afforded at the Chester and Holyhead Company's Office, 52, Westland•rovr, Dublin. See also " Bradshaw's Guide," page 123. HAND -IN-HAND II No. 1, New Bridge-streel i.stablished DDIECI The Hon. William Ashley. The Ho•i. Sir Edward Cast. Arthur Eden, Esq. J. Lettsom I.lllot, Esq. James Esdatle, Esq. Haryie M. Farquhar, Esq. 'CE OFFICE, :t, Blackfriars, London. d in 1696. TORS. John Gurney Hoare, Esq. E. Fuller Maitland, Esq. William Scott, Esq. John Sperling, Esq. Henry Wilson, Esq. W. Esdailo Winter, Esq. LIFE DEPARTMENT. This Office offers a low scale of premiums to Non-members, with out participation in profits; or a Member's scale of premiums, with an annual participation in the whole of the profits after five full annual payments. In the years 1849, 1850, 1851, and 1852, the premiums of all Mem bers' Policies were abated 52!4 per cent.; that is to say, a premium of 1001. was reduced to 471. les. Insurances effected before the 24th June next will participate one year earlier than if effected after that date. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insurances are effected on every description of property at the usual rates RICHARD RAT, Secretary. ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE.—I refer the learned to Baron Liebig, 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) • • • • ...• • • • • .• • • •• • • 8s per dozen. Do. (pints) •. . Kilderkins (18 gallons) • • ...... 30s. HARRINGTON PARKER, Beer-Merchant, si, Pall-mall. what better. Spanish Home Debt is k higher, as are the Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. ail way Shares were in request, particularly the Rouen, Orleans, Avignon, and Strasburg. Exchange on London (short), 25f. sc. ; ditto (90 days), 24f. t Trains from the Boats marked t buses from Fenchnrch-street Station to all parts of London uarter of an hour. MICK WHARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the fol lowing Trains from the Fenchurch-street Station. WEEK DAYS. Time. SUNDAYS. .1 - 4 at : Passages marked l i t ar*itin direct. Fore Cabin. Saloon. ro or from Gravesend and London •• •• 10d. .. is. 2d. „ Gravesend and Blackwell or Woolwich Bd. •. Os. 10d. Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Ed. BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, si. 03.; Six Months, 31. Os. ; Three Months, 21. Os.; to be had of the Collectors on board the Packets; or 0f.61r. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Fast and Commodious Packets to Let for Excursions. ore Terms, apply to Mr. W. Morgan, Agent, Star Office, Fe,ncharch-street Ter minus, Blackwell Railway. April 25, 1853. MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. DR. SAMUEL LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of the University o Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medic Society, lAcentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. It/AY be consulted, personally, or by letter, on the various disorders of the nervous and generative system, resulting from juvenile irregWarities and excesses, which have pro duced more misery in youth, degradation in manhood, and prema ture decay at all stages of life, than perhaps any other class of dis eases known to modern pathologists. Long and practical experience in the treatment of these diseases has proved that there are in exist ence secret causes of self -acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in existence, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous Debility, various forms of Insa nit y , Unhappy and Unfruitful ages, Impotency, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their endless modifications owe their almost entire origin. It is absolutely necessary that all men Should know that there are principles of personal management which cannot be violated without incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its con-equences may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. DOCTOR LA'MERT has for a long se ries of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of those delicate com plaints, and the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless of the taunts and envy of the hypocritical and mock-modest, has had the confidence, throh the meum of the public press, to direct attention to these enormous evils, from which no gr de of society is tree. In selecting this department of practice, he has been amply rem arded by the great success that has attended his efforts in the treatment of these cases, which are too generally confided to the care of unqualified and ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated publications, assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues of their patent nostrums, have inflicted serious injury on those who have been induced to place faith in their pretensions. At home for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from Six till Eight. All letters must contain the fee of 11., and advice and medicines can be forwarded to any initials or address. It is desirable that patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MERT first obtain a copy of his work on SELF-PRESERVATION. A Medical Treatise on the Philosophy of Marriage, and Nervous and cGenerative Debility, illustrated by flfty coloured ravings, and des- cribing in detail the various disorders resulting from eng secret habits and excesses. The perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct description of their cases, and may be had, price 2s 6d, in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. Piper Brothers and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; Mn, 39, Cornhill ; Storie, Titchborne-street, Haymarket ; or free by an post for forty-tw o stamps, to any address from the Author's real dbnco. 37. BLDFORD-eeress, Lennon. 1, 5 s n aP NEW I)RT. o b ? l, l3 had LVE of s ß he WE rw L , L 2 ' 3 S , Paternoster-row O Ca ß rv iC alh S o . , 47. 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A popular review of almost every form (cause and care) 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. THE PASSIONS. " What passions hurt the body—what improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." SUBJECT :—Life's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The ad s ent of the passions. Chastity and its infringement. The casualties oflicentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narra tive, and remediative. Advocacy of early marriages. TIIE MARRIAGE STATE. To be or not to be, that is the question." rILOGRAllbtE:—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and reli gion regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and choice, on both sides, as to age temperament, complexion, and figure, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them. Physical defectivenoss and its removal. Sterility and its conversion. Cases, &c. By R. J. CULVERWELL, M.D. (IR4i). M.R.C.S. (1g 27) , 24), Twenty-flue years M e di ca l and Forensic Referee in thero matters. L.S.A. Price ls. each; by post, Is. 64 . To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalbo, 147, Fleet-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill; or of M. R. Culverwell, M.D.. 10, Argyll-place, Regent-street. who may be consulted daily from Ten till Five and Seven till Nine. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 23d have arrived. The Gazette contains a royal decree, which enacts that " the official valuations made for fixing the duties in the general tariff now in vigour shall be revised, so as to cause the duty on each article to be levied ac cording to its real value ;" and it directs that for that purpose, the Juntas' . of Commerce shall remit the average price currents of different articlesfor the last six months, and that foreign consuls shall be invited to give any other information that may be required. A meeting of Grandees had been held, at which an address to the Queen against certain portions of the bill presented by the late ministers relative to the or ganisation of the Senate and the Grandeeship was agreed to. General Narvaez had written letters to General Rios de Olano and General Serrano express ing his gratitude to them for defending him in the recent discussion in the Senate—when, for political reasons, he had no reason to expect their support. " In virtue of a convention between France and and Spain," says the Patric, " the French steam corvette the Newton ascended the Guadalquivir to Seville, a distance of 22 maritime leagues from the river. . The object of its voyage was to make a hy drographic chart of the river, preparatory to taking measures for improving the navigation, which is very difficult from the numerous rapid currents. The Newton, which is the first vessel of war that ever went up the river, was received with every attention by the authorities and population. The numiatr of French residents at Seville is stated to be 20,000, and their commercial interests are very important." The following are the prices of Stocks :—Three per Cents., 4.31 ; ditto Deferred, 24f ; Redeemable Debt, first class, 11k ; ditto second class, 51 ; Cou pon Certificates, 4. Exchange on London, 5120. ITALY. The Parlament° of Turin of the 24th announces that a mortgage bank is about to be organised at Genoa on the principle of the French one, and that the Marquis Camillo Pallaviciui hasarrived at Turin for the purpose of coming to an agreement with the Royal Government on the subject. The bills relative to the modifications of the tariff and to the accession of the Steuerver in to the German Customs Union have been adopted without discussion by the Prussian Chambers. The German Journal of Frankfort contains a letter from Munich of the 24th, which says : "It is again said that Prince Albert, who is to succeed ing Otho of Greece, is to marry a Spanish princess. It is, added that the King of Bavaria, in returning from Italy, will pass by Spain, and will cross the south of France. He will be back in Bavaria about the middle of May." The Elector of Hesse arrived at Cassel from Berlin on the 23d. A letter from Berlin of April 25, in the Cologne Gazette, says :—" It is affirmed that the Austrain Government, in its recent note to the Federal Council,'has formally declared that it has not re cognised as legal the organisation of Switzerland such as it existed before the Sunderbund." The Official Journal of the Two Sicilies gives an account of the spontaneous rejoicings which took place at Palermo on the Ist, on receiv ing the intelligence that the King had pardoned M. Castiglia, and commuted the punishments of the other three persons convicted of conspiracy against the State. It states that the Via Toledo was illu minated, and that on the following night the house of M. Castiglia, besides being illuminated, was decorated with a gilt canopy, under which stood the busts of the King and Queen, with the follow ing inscription :—" To the sovereign clemency of King Ferdinand 11., the gratitude of an entire city." GERMANY. The Hanoverian Chambers were re-opened on the 25th. The first was not in number to deliber ate, but during the sitting the Government re newed its former propositions to modify several articles of the Constitution. The question relates not only to effecting a reform in the composition of the First Chamber, but in modifying consider ably the electoral right for the composition of the second. In 1848 it was decided that all the inha bitants of 24 years of age who paid their direct taxes for one year were electors. At present, the right of voting will be considerably limited. The Berlin Gazette, under date of Vienna, says —" Several journals have announced that the Austrian Government had commenced a prosecu tion for high treason against Mme. Messlengi, sister of Kossuth, and some have even affirmed that she had been condemned to death or to imprisonment. The truth is, that Mme. Messlengi is at this mo ment at Brussels, to which city she proceeded with a passport from the Government. She has conse quently been subjected to no legal proceedings." A delegate from the Pope passed through Vienna a few days since on his way to the Court of St. Petersburg, between which and Rome active nego tiations have for some time been going on, on the subject of the appointment of five bishops for Po land. TURKEY. The Trieste Gazette gives the following as the text of the speech delivered by Lord Stratford to the Sultan, on presenting him with au autograph letter from Queen Victoria : "By command of my gracious Sovereign, I again return to the Court of your Imperial Majesty. In ordering me to hasten my return in the midst of cir cumstances of high importance, the Queen wished to give you a fresh proof of the lively and friendly interest with which her Majesty and her Govern- anent are constantly animated towards every thing which regards the prosperity of the Ottoman Empire, and the person of your Majesty. In spite of some obstacles, I have obeyed the orders of my Sovereign, not only from duty and honour, but with all the plea sure which I can derive from the sincere desire to be able to contribute towards promoting the interests of your Majesty which the Queen has so warmly at heart, and from the hope of continuing to enjoy for the future that kindness which I have so often received at the Court of your Imperial Majesty. It would be useless for me to add any fresh assurances on my part. The friendly relations which happily subsist between the two Governments repose on bases more solid than trea ties ; they are founded on reciprocal confidence, and on a community of interests. I have besides the hope that the favours granted to English subjects in the country do not require any better guarantee than that which re sults from the policy and the well-known personal senti ments of your Majesty." The Wanderer of Vienna publishes the follow ing from Constantinople :—" M. Jong, French Consul at Damascus, applied lately to the Pacha to obtain the release of some stone-cutters placed under his protection,. and who had been thrown into , prison for refusing to work on the military hospital on the conditions which were offered them. On the refusal of the Pacha, the Consul declared that he would put himself in prison, and remain there until his proteges were released. This had the desired effect, and the men were set at liberty." 1 The Ottoman Porte has definitively adopted the Sanitary Convention agreed to in Paris in 1851 Accounts from Jerusalem to the 27th March are published by the Trieste Gazette. On Palm Sunday a sanguinary conflict took place in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre between the Greeks and the Armenians, relative to the lamp ; several were wounded on both sides. The Latins took no part in the fray, and quietly continued their religious service. On the 24th the members of the English mission for the conversion of the Jews assembled before the Great Synagogue, whilst service was going on in the interior, and began making furious speeches against the Jews and the Talmud. A Jew threw a dead cat at the head of the physician of the mission, and this was the signal for a conflict ,be tween the Jews and the English, both parties pelt ing one another with stones and mud. Eventually the English had to take to flight, and they were pursued by several hundred furious Jews. The chief Rabbi protested against these proceedings to the Consuls. Several of the Paris papers publish a private tele graphic despatch from Vienna, which professes to give news from Constantinople of later date than the 15th, and in which it is stated that both the Turkish Government and the Russian Government continue their preparations for war with great ac tivity. There is reason to believe that no faith is to be put in these private dispatches which reach Paris by way of Vienna. They are forwarded on no authority, and are almost always intended to influence the funds. The news received through official channels declares that the accounts of those preparations have been greatly exaggerated, and that so far from war being imminent, as would be the case if the news received from Vienna were correct, there is every reason to believe that the solution will be a pacific one. By the last accounts from the Levant the French fleet was at the Pirems. THE FRENCH EMPIRE. The leading articles of the Paris Journals of yes terday are entirely destitute of interest. We have merely to mention an incident relative to a recent article in the Constitutionnel from the pen of M. Granier de Cassagnac. This article, which was ardently anti-republican, and was a reply to some remarks in the Presse in favour of political liberty, having displeased that journal, it avenged itself by publishing, without giving the date, an elec toral address, in which M. Granier expressed opi nions more in harmony with those of the Presse than what the public have of late years seen in the lucubrations of that gentleman. The Constits tionnel of yesterday, in an article signed Boniface, complains of the Presse for suppressing the date of M. Granier de Cassagnac's address, and states that it was published 23 years ago, when he had just emerged from college, imbued from the nature of the education which he had received with the ideas of La Jeune France. The Constituttonne/ adds that during the whole of the time that M. Granier de' Cassagnac has been connected with the public press, he has been a zealous and consistent advo cate of the political principles which he now up holds, and that it is unfair to bring against him opinions expressed before his judgment was formed. The Marquis' Fabien Pallavicini has (says the Moniteur) just been raised to the dignity of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. The Marquis, who was formerly Sardinian Minister at the Court of Bavaria, served France from 1807 to 1814 in quality of Auditor at the Council of State. He was charged with several missions by the -Emperor Na poleon 1., to whom he always remained faithful, and only left France after the abdication of Fontaine bleau. On taking leave of his Majesty M. Palla vicini received the Cross of the Reunion, but which ulterior circumstances would not allow him to wear. It is as a souvenir of that distinction so honourably acquired that the Emperor Napoleon 111. has wished to give to one of the last servants of his dynasty a testimony of his high esteem. The Moniteur publishes a decree of the Empe ror, founded on a report of the Minister of War, granting a concession of 20,000 hectares (about 50,000 acres) of land in the neighbourhood of Setif, province of Constantina, to a company composed of the following proprietors and capitalists at Geneva: —MM. CountFrangois Sautter de Beauregard, Dr. P. E. Lullin, J. M. J. Mirabeau, J.A.Fazy-Alleon, C.H.E. de Traz, H.M. Bouthillier de Beaumont, de Bude, C.A. de Loriol, and C.L. Sautter, for the pur pose of founding an agricultural colony. The com pany, among other conditions, is bound to form on each 2,000 hectares a village composed of 50 stone built houses, for the accommodation of 50 Euro pean agricultural labourers, and to keep in repair all the existing roads which may pass through the said extent of ground, and for the space of 10 years to give up to the State, without indemnity, any ground that may be required for other roads, canals, or works of public utility. The decree con tains other regulations for the division of the land among the colonists, the quantity to be apportioned to each, and the terms on which they are to have possession. All the colonists are to be natives of Switzerland. _ - General Blanco, Inspector-General of the Port of Valparaiso, has been appointed Charge d'Af faires in France of the of Republicrdn of the Chili.Emperor, on _Seventy-nine more political offenders of different departments, who had b een con demned o to trans- trans portation or surveillan ce b y th e m ixed commissions, have just received th e pa tus hadlately have mentionedaffaircalledDe s appealed against the verdi c t g iven. The Procureur Imperial has also appealed against the decision as being too lenient, with the exception of the single case of M. Vallee. In consequence, the whole of the charges will have to be reconsidered. The Courrier d u H avre sa ys--." We have related, under all reserve, the r umours which have circu lated in this town on the subject of the measures taken relative to the arrival of the Empereur du d Br' • es. We are now enabled to give precise in formation on this affair. The truth is, that the French Consul at Rio Janeiro ddr a essed to the Minister of the Interior a dispatch announcing to him that an infernal machine had been embarked on board the Empereur du Bresil, and that it was to be taken to France, with a criminal object, by a German named Kautmann. According to the orders transmitted from the Prefecture of Police, the German and his wife were arrested. But after the explanations given by him, and after an ex amination of the machine, from which it appeared that it was constructed with an innocent object, he and his wife were set at liberty. The indica tions given to our Consul at Rio were true mate rially, but false only as to the bearing of them. On the whole this affair, w hich has warmly excited public curiosity, has in itself no gravity." The arrests in Paris still continue. The evening before last upwards of sixty persons were taken, and are now in the prison Mazas. They all belong to the ultra-Republican party, and it is said that their arrest is connected with a system of propa gandism organised by the refugees, and carried out to a great extent in this c apital. Among the per sons sent off to Cayenne as i t wee d k was one of the n ame of Schcelche, who, is sai, was taken flag- T ante delicto in an attempt to assassinate the Em peror. The attempt, it is said, was efforts made in the Bois de Boulogne a month ago, but as made to keep the affair quiet, and the man was never brought to trial, all that is known of the affair is that the culprit has been sent off. The Moniteur of this day announces the levy of 80,000 recruits. The market has been firm, and with less varia tion than might be expected at the approach of the settlement of the account. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. were more offered than almost any other stock, and have declined 25c., closing at 103 f. 25c. The Three per Cents. are 15c. higher, at 80f. 40c. Fank of France Shares were only quoted once all d ,720f. The other bank shares are some- a y at 2 74 *it t 9 4 Direct Omnib every qu BRUNS' Time. Od Od Od 0,1 2 qrs (irs I ( 1 1.3 7 4111 .2ths l2ths L2tbs 12ths do• 3