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At the Public Drawing at the offices this day, February the 12th, amongst all the uncompleted Shareholders not previously Willed by drawing or by seniority, the following rights of choice on the Society's Estates were drawn;-706, 2418, 1722, 1935, 903, 904, NI, 1952, 1871, 297, 2068, 771, 1030. 2283, 1498, 731, 1897, 1974, 1195, 1400, 272, 958, 1015, 1016, 1017, 588, 2108, 1917. 1965, 1516, 1348, 133, 2422,2423, 2424, IIR 86, 1556, 1078, 200, 950, 430, 1827, 1828, 2 079, 2319, 2445,1961, 581, 571. Share No. 1357 was also drawn, but the holder thereof being bi smear, lost the benefit of this drawing. Shares, 501. each. Members may pay up their Shares by such instalments and in such Manner as they may think proper-that is, monthly, quarterly, Yearly, or at once. Three per cent. interest allowed on any pay- Ments of a year and upwards. Prospectuses may he had at the 'tikes, which are open front Ten to Eight on Mondays and Fridays, and from Ten to Five on the other days. CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEST, Secretary. ..._ ENGINEERS', MASONIC, and UNIVERSAL 3117111 AL LIFE A%sIIIIANCE SOCIETY. Head Office, 345, Strand, London, Feb. 14, 1853. Notice is Hereby Given, That the. Ordinary General Meeting of Members will be held at the Society's Offices. No. 345 ' Strand, on T uesday, the Ist day of March next, at Two o'Clock precisely. By order of the Board, ANTHONY PECK, Assistant Actuary. PATRON—H R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. R OY AL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. . ENTIRE CHANGE of MUSIC.—An OPTICAL and MUSI- Vi.L IL LUSTRATION of SIIAKSPERE'S " MIDSUMMER iIIOPIT'S DREAM," i n t ro d uc i n g th e ORIGINAL MUSIC by Sir p e e n n n rY .,. I „ /181,0 P, Morning and Evening.—LECTURES by J. 11. ad.'" on the endless AMUSEMENTS of CEIEMISTRT, ...aihed to a J uven il e A u di ence; by Dr Rachhoffner, on th e atECIIANICAL PROPERTIEA us a JET of STEAM: by Mr.Crispe, on ERICSSON'S CALORIC ENGINE.—DISSOLVING including Day and Night Views of WALMER CASTLE, WALMEIt CRIJ RCE I , &c., &c. Admission, ls. ; Schools and Children under ten years of age, half-price. LAURENT'S GRAND CASINO. ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill -street, St. James's, I mise:l4 Charles Emile Laurent, Onslow House, Brompton-road, Licensed pursuant to Act of Parliament, of 25th George 11. °Pen every evening with Lament's Celebrated Band. Prin c ip a l LO rnet-i-eiston. M. Boulcou. Admission—ONE SHILLING. va _ D c!ors Open at Half-past Eight o'clock. Dancing to comme nce a t an terminate at Half-past Eleven precisely. ITER FEATURE IN LIFE ASSURANCE. TEE DEPOSIT and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, [2, 2 M, New Bridge-street, Black London. CAPITAL--01t1 HUNDBED THOUSAND POUNDS. „„ DISECTOZ.S. 'ltiwk7l l 2Twes, - Eser.rt Ir;-Citprothi, Finsbury. G. Noel Clarke, Esq., late 17th Lancer", Junior United Service Club. G eorge Coode, Esq., portland-terrace, Wandsworth, and Belvoir, St. Seller's, Jersey . alePhen Cracknall, Esq., 1, St. John's-gardens, Notting-hill, and 11, Few-oquare, Lincoln's-inn. Ge9rge Knox, Esq., 15, Connaught-square, Hyde-park, and Tor Lodge, Staffordshire. 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., Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. Dr. Scanlan, 21, U pper S eymour - stree t W est, Connaught-square. Mqjor Sperling, 14, St. James's-square. J. b. AvraToits,, ...gg, Esq„ 126, Strand, Actuary and Secretary to the Medical, and General Life Office. Yr /wank Jones, Esq., Accountant, 3, Guildhall-chambers. MAXIERB. Str Charles Price, Marryat, and Co., 3, King William-street, London /PHYSICIANS. Dr. Lewis, Finsbury-place. Dr Scanlan, 21, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. n. T. Cha SURGEONS. pman, Esq., 16, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square. klchael Teevan, Esq., 44, Gloucester-place, Hyde -park-gardens. CONSULTING ACTUARY. Francis G. P. Nelson, E•q., INSPECTOR OP AGENCIES. F. P. F. Stronsberg, Esq. STANDING COUNSEL. William Wellington Cooper, Esq., New-square, Lincoln's-inn. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Mil and Mathews St. Mary-axe. RESIDENT SECRETARY. Charles W. Bevan, Esq. The public Is respectfully invited t o exam i ne the principles of the D eposit, System of Assurance. which i s b ase d upon tables calculated by, and Is under the immediate supervision ot, Francis G. P. Nelson, keg., r.r. S., the Consulting Actuary to the Company. Comparative Tables to assure 5001 on death, by a person aged twenty next birthday, on the ORDINARY and on the DEPOSIT system fA.ssurances. ON THE ORDINARY SYSTEM. The sum the ordinary The sum the Life Offices would give ordinary Life him if he were unable Offices would :to pay, or if he omitted At the His give him for to pay his current end of policy the surrender annual premium of Annual thirty at that or sale .81. Cs. 3d. after he has premium years when age, of his policy, paid into their coffers xto assure the party in case after thirty j2491.75.6d., and which • SOW.* is fifty of years'payments they have had the use years old, death amounting to of at compoun d hevrill have will be 2491. 7s. 6d. Interest,f or in paid into worth which theyhave the event of his death the office, had the benefit! one hour after such of at compound omission or inability interest. to pay. little more 30 01.65. 3d. 2491.72.6 d. 1001. than 801. NOTHING. perhaps 901. ON THE DEPOSIT SYSTEM. Hun able to pay, or not desirous of paying or omitting topay,thePo licy would still remain of its FULL value, 522/.25.7d.ti1l death, if 20 years after, no fur ther payment beingre quired. Ifhowever the party, from any cause, wished to cancel the Policy, he could not onlydraw out all hch as put In, viz., 2251., but 21 11.10 s Od 2251. 5221.287 d 2871. 23, 9d. 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 out a part, 201. or 501.. diminishing the Policy only by the assured value of the sum se drawn out at the age when withdrawn. See pagess and7in detailed pamphlet, by F. G. P. Nelson, Esq. ti The rates here selected are those adopted by the English and Cambrian Office, and advertised in its distinctive features as low r ates of p remium , and professedly for the lower and midd ing classes. I v n Moat offices, particularly the older ones, such as the Scottish 'Ratable and the Globe, these rates would be much higher. In the ..'" l tter of 101. 7s. 6d., with 10 shillings per cent. entrance fee, would 4 _ 14 the rate to insure 5001. at 20 years ofage. In the latter 81 f . 13s ur 4d e . f , "" i nsure the same sum. The higher the rate the more in avo the —roux system. to.i_lieney laid out at compound interest nournam mime every four --Li Years. `-'n comparison ef these two tables it will be seen that a pe l rson elder the novel system of DEPOSIT assurance can secure the fol ow- I nleadY t For a less sum, paid annually, be can assure t Me? keS' um viz" Ist. For death than under the ordinary system. In g the ev in en c t a o s f a desire to surrender his Policy he can receive 2 this uompany, by the above example, which applies to all ages, ~,:"`t is Unites as much as on the ordinary system. 3rdly. In the event ina bility or omission to pay, his policy remains still his property, " the same vlue as it was, though hea e c rdinary system, he se his current payment. arty numb er of years ; whereas on the o te s r ing. 4thly. Sh ou ld he require to incr e ase or decrease th e t. e 1;7, nt of his policy, he can do so at pleasure. He can at any Nvh' n g , t w ing a fortnight's notice, withdraw any part from 1/ up to t he h._ — "e amount of his previous payments and with interest. After he I;"withdrawn part one year he can, by a single payment, three „ 'Ts. or But ter any time afterwards. raise his policy to a greater or even r Mer amount ; and by this system he can at all times regulate 0.,, "n nal savings by his annual expenditure, with th e facility in the j g k a in of having fund to fly to in case of necessity, the same as 4i " 7 k, with this palpable advantage, however, that he gets lute the ._" his money and in case of death his family receive mere than ett o h' ul onnt ot his ' savings. In ordinary Life Offices te can do no he „ thi ng. but his policy at once lapses or is cancelled the moment tti nd. 7 5 es to pay his n ll 3'' current premiums, and, instead of having any th e ~, to for aid, all his hard.eanted savings become forfeited to snOi. —cl ety, and his mi s f or t une s serve t o b ene fit the pockets of his tt: fortunate co-assurers. and n eYstein is too equitable and too striking to be over l oo k e d bruymeitvesiT assurance is the only system of assurance which can be tle,h,lssal4 recognized and adopted when the principl es are linear- IteaL c anvassed, and its palpable benefits become 'widely diffused. It ertZe greater advantages than a bank because it allows a fair rate h aT Zle i nut In case of withdrawal, and gives twice the amount in the elfiev" death the , thus Company to thethe reprefentatins of the Depositor ill V combining .`"•SI4TAGES OF A BANK WITH THE BENEFITS OF o , AN ASSURANCE - COMPANY. ADP Of endowment assarancea the advantages of the DEPOSIT At, are still more striking. .'4IITAGES OF THIS COMPANY UNDER THE ORDINARY To th e LIFE ASSURANCE BRANCH. 1,0001 the Who prefer this branch Policies are granted from 201. to L1,4:1 1 e verY known principle thereof. Nett ed all but the worst sta g es of disease, a n d such as have b een tut u ,„ Y other Offices, are taken at rates equivalent to the part'- , ,4 4:r s e• 4 41 e r 'ern 501. and upwards granted on every kind of security, A na „ " F t eritonal, on the mos t equ it a bl e term s t o the borrower .11,,„ . . ea of every description granted on very favourable terms. Pre n i lerfeitur e of a Policy _lncase of inability to pay the currant Itterans, the Directors will °Etna purchase the Policy at a f a i r vest v alue, or give a new one in lieu thereof, less 5 per cent., inte- IthiereePonding in amount to the whole of the previous payments have betail been made. Melt „„..ecl Prospectuses with tables in farther illustration of the De eatio•• ""enl. and auy further informa ortion may be obtained on appli te the Agents in the country, to CHARLES W. BEVAN, Resident Secretary. N ' l L' - Agents wanted In all parts of the World. CULVERWELL,'S NEW WORKS. 14 7 . 0 b e Pi eet 'lad of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row, Carvalho, %It, l e 6a. street , Mann, as, Cernbill. Price One Shilling each; by ~ ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. 1 to " Ile •ali, Recreation, and Rational Use of T x m ornings_rx. Co thrst o Nil —Early Rising—Spring and Summer !els, Fields, Ili v._ na about the Environs of London—The Parks, La ne s , Country riills s at Home gh-roads, and other pleasant places - ita_and Rambles —The Sea—London at Night—Evening )14;17, :-The Drama —On Eating, Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, Air, 445 e. Occupation, &c., itc. 1' 11. RAGMENTS FROM THE FOUNTAINS. Two Vols. VISIT Vol. I. TO THE LAKES; SKETCH OF EDINBURGH, &c. TIM 11.. 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MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that tile untradesman-like falsehood of " Being connected with heir EstaWishment," or " /.'s the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for ebvicous reasons, they beg to state that they have NO CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OP LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 83, 84,85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, 3, Hart-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, frargate. Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. I MPORTANT.--Should any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. 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SAMUEL LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, and Matric dated Member of the Univerity of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. !VIAY be consulted, personally, or by l e tt er , on the various disorders of the nervous and generative system, resulting from juvenile Irregu'arities and excesses, which have pro duced more misery in youth, degradation in manhood, and prema ture decay at all stases of life, than perhaps any other class of dis eases known to modern pathologists. Long and practical experience in the treatment of these diseases hoe proved that there are in exist ence secret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in existence, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous Debility, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfruitful Marri 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 wAhout incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-I dulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be remove 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 series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate com plaints, and is the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless of the taunts and envy of the hypocritical and mock-modest, has had the confidence, through the medium of the public press, to direct attention to these enormous evilS, from which no grade of society is free. In selecting thi+ 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 consuitation daily from Eleven till Two, and from Six till Eight. All letters must contain the fee of if., and advice and medicines can he forwarded to any initials or address. It is desira , le that patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MERT should first obtain a copy of his work on SELF-PRESERVATION. ♦ Medical Treatise on the Philosophy of Mai.lage, and Nervous and Generative Debility, illustrated by fifty coloured engravings, and d es criblog in detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and excesses. The perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct descrption of thei Teases, and may be had, price 2s 6d, in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. l'iper Brothers and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; ann, 39, Cornhill ; Storie, Titchborne- street, Haymarket; or free oy pos for forty-two stamps, to any address from the Author's resi dence, 37, BEDFORD-BQUARE, LONDON. IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS, Just published, by 11. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street, Londoa, No I. STo., in cloth. price Ss. by post 'free, ss. fsl., ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, with the View; o the Correction of wide-spread Errors in relation to the Treatment and Core of Sufferers from Debility of the .3enerative System, 1r Sexual Hypochondriasis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD "Dr. Pickford !a known to English readers by his frequent practi al contributions to German medical literature. This is the first ime, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the non-medi cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall .. detect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in 'nis sower to correct."—London Medical Gazette, May 30, l am . "We promised in a former number that we should rec• cir to this worts, in order to exhibit its aim wore clearly. The ry athor lashes with great severity the impostors who make a llyeM, ood by preying on the credulity of the public. The tribe of ' is .zulet Sytnathisers,' and ' Medical Friends,' are mercilessly ezpo' i ed ; and if this book could find its way into the hands of those ueti n it eed tre le a s ts, . suffering of pble saved a into much which no suffer from th com plaint L' 4y that many hindreds would and mind, and what is of less importance, thou g h it is that. which the quacks most prize— much money . ..T volume •• • his ----- IS well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating • merit upon a more rationr:i end physiological and . to place the treat likely to do much good." physiological basis. It is, therefore, Medical Circular, June 16, 1852. No. 11. 13 ',0., In cloth, price 3a. 6c1., by post free, 45., THE CUE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Princi ples at or.ce Simple, Safe, and Efficient, in even its most Inveterate end apparently Intractable Forms. BY F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. "In prom of his views he (Mr. Courtenay) has given be history of a great many eases successfully treated, as bad as any which Mr. Syme adduced, and on which he had operated. Such are cases ix., xi., ail., and xvili. No. ix. had resisted, for a period of twelve years, the treatment by dilltation, and was finally removed in as many weeks. But cases EN iii. and adz. appear, both In duration, severity, and complication of symptoms, of a more ag gravated character than any detailed by Mr. Spine, and yet th 3 treatment adopted by Mr. Courtenay proved eminently succesaftil." —Professor Lizars on the Treatment of Stricture. LAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS. cacy.l.l The follong te of this medi win gstimonial is another proof of th e great effi wici ne : " 157, New Bond-street, London, October 12, 1850. ~ sir,—ln acquainting yon with the great benefit which I have ex perienced by taking BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, I feel that I am but who may be similarly affectp d rmin . g a duty to th at portion of the public " About twenty years since I was first attacked by rheumatic gout in my hands and feet. I had previ ously been subjected to every va riety of climate, having served in Canada in the 19th Dragoons, and in Spain, under Sir John Moore, in the 18th Hussars. I always pro cured the best medical aid, without obtaining any essential relief, thin and my su sufferings c an secan be appreciated o n l y by those who kno w some " It was during one of those paroxysma, between twelve and thir teen years ago, that I was recommended to try BLAIR'S PILLS. I lost no time in procuring a box, and before I had taken that quantity the pain had entirely ceased, and? a few days I was in perfect health. " From that moment, whenever I feel any symptoms of the dis tilhus relief I u o t b i t u ain n any to dthegarteceaususef.. dis ease approaching, I haveinstanit nottreeo thaturseto o t e his da m y effi s ucfinrue,ag to. me l is so valuable, that were elr, I sho r ts e l j d ui c e e e r tu tain sa ly y a th tt a r t ib m u y te h t e t suf fered, but on the contrary I believe the tendency of BLAIR'S PIL LS is : t towardso re c ea s e d, o y its improvement. "I have recom►nended the Pills to many friends, and the result has always been of the most gratifying character. " I am, Sir, yours respectfully, "GARRET FOSTER GILL. "To Mr. Pront, 229, Strand." 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By order of the Most Noble the Governor-General of India in council, C. ALLEN, Officiating Secretary to the Government of India. PROCLAMATION. The Court of Ava, having refused to make amends for the injories and insults which British subjects had suf fered at tho hands of its sei fants, the Governor-General of India in council resolved to exact reparation by force of arms. The forts and cities upon the coast were forthwith attacked and captured ; the Burman forces have been dispersed wherever they have been met ; and the pro vince of Pegu is now in the occupation of British troops. The just and moderate demands of the Government of India have been rejected by the King ; the ample oppor tunity that has been afforded him for repairing the injury that was done has begin disregarded ; and the timely sub mission, which alone could have been effectual . to pre vent the dismemberment of his kingdom, is still with held. Wherefore, in compensation for the past, and for better security in the future, the Governor-General Council has resolved, and hereby proclaims, that the province of Pegu is now, and shall be henceforth, a por tion of the British territories in the East. Such Burman (roops as may still remain within the province, shall be driven out. Civil government shall immediately be established, and officers shall be ap pointed to administer the affairs of the several districts. The Governor-General. in Council hereby calls on the inhabitants of Pegu to submit themselves to the autho rity, and to confide securely in the protection of the British Government, whose power they have seen' to be irresistible, and whose rule is marked by justice and beneficence. The Governor-General in Council, having exacted the reparation he deems sufficient, desires no further con quest in Burmah, and is willing to consent that hostili ties should cease. But if the King of Ava shall fail to renew his former relations of friendship with the British Government, and if he shall recklessly seek to dispute its quiet possession of the province it has now declared to be its own, the Governor-General in Council will again put forth the power he holds, and will visit with full retribution ag gressions which, if they be persisted in, must of neces sity lead to the total subversion of the Burmah State, and to the ruin and exile of the King and his race. By order of the most noble the Governor-General o India in Conned. C. ALLEN, Officiating Secretary to the Government of India. Dec. 20, 1852. The Bombay Times thus summarises the events of the ten days : " The annexation of Pegu has been proclaimed in form, but this wo stated in our last as so certain that it affords a confirmation merely of a fact in reference to which no doubt was entertained. The proclamation itself, which will be found elsewhere, is curt, clear, and judicious ; it abstains from all details, and concludes with an intimation that if the King of Ava shall fail t o renew hi s f ormer rela tions of friendship with the British Government, and if he shall recklessly seek to dispute its quiet possession of the province it has now declared to be its own, the Governor-General in Council will again put forth the power he holds, and will visit with full retribution, aggressions which, if they bo persisted in, must of necessity lead to the total sub version of the Burmah state, and to the ruin and exile of the King and his race. No ono can sup pose that the King of Burmah will renew friendly relations with the British Government, or cease to molest us in the occupation of a province, seized in compensation for the infliction of injuries which he pronounces imaginary. According to the Bur mese version of matters, the British Government has nothing to complain of, and has been the ag gressor all through —we are entitled according to them to no apology, and no indemnification, and they are, they maintain, warranted in endeavour ing to recover the territory we have taken, and avenge the wrongs we have inflicted on them. Should these apprehensions be realised, the Bur mese war has only been suspended, it is not closed ; it must be resumed immediately in an altered cha racter, and peace will only be re-established by an advance on Ava. This was perfectly forseen as an inevitable necessity by every one in India from the outset ; it was a necessity forced upon us, like the annexation of the Punjaub, by the enemy them selves ; and the half-measures to which the Gover nor-General has been condemned, by the interfe '- once of the authorities at home, in conjunction with the incompetence of General Godwin, have de ferred to 1855 that which might have been accom plished with ease in 1852, and transformed a six months' campaign —short, sweeping, and effective, —into a three years' weak, inglorious, unsatisfac tory, and through the climate it may be deadly war. Perhaps, however, it is all for the best—it seems almost providential that during the last year of the Charter Act we should have commanders-in chief—we except always Lord Frederick Fitzcla rence—unusually imbecile and aged ; and who, not content, like their predecessors, with spending the great bulk of their time away from the proper sphere of their duties at the extreme limit of our dominions, have gone in one case beyond them, as if to show the unspeakable absurdity of allowing 20,0001. a-year for the performance of councillor duties which can by no possibility be accomplished, and 18,0001. a-year more for military service of such, very indifferent quality that it is dear at any price. Sir William Gomm is said to have had his pay cut by the Auditor-General during his residence m a foreign state, and Sir Richard Al - i n s t rong was too weak to inspect the Madras troops on embarkation for Burmah. One of t} :;d most discreet, determined governors-general :rho ever presided over the des tinies of the Fast, finds hims e lf th war t e d an d sulti fled in measures, and a second war entailed upon as where our quarrel might have been settled once, by a set of clever clerks' in Cannon-row and Leadenhall-street, by whom, according to Lord Ellenborough, the affairs of India are, as under existing arrangements they necessarily must be, administered. These things, occurring at the present junctuie, ought to be a warning to the people at home as to the insanity of the mainte nance for 20 years to come of an antiquated, worn out, and inefficient mechanism utterly unsuited for the work desired to be performed by it. Better men here, or wiser counsels elsewhere, would, just now, have been ill-timed, and nothing can serve us so well as exhibitions such as those just referred to. If, in the face of this, the British Legislature will go on in the evil courses threatened to be pursued by them, the guilt be on them and on their children. The disturbances in Candeish have happily come to an end, and that without effusion of blood. The rumours spread regarding them at first appeared to have been enormous ex aggerat ons—thehe measuresthealarmatdo a tim p e ted prevbayiliGngovmeronst superfluous. , maned judicious, last seemed and ee have proved perfectly med to have been firm, temperat e , success ful. On the 20th of November the 6th Bombay Native Infantry, with their families and atten omwoisntdly- dants, about 1,500 persons in all, were de ws p a a r t d c h o e f d B t o o m K b u rr a y e 2 e s , ill found in rigging, none of those on board of them o a pe P n ort na s eve m b il o e a s ts t , having ever made the voyage before, or being com petent to use a chart or sextant or any other ap pliance more complex than a compass. One-half of them reached their destination in 17 days, others having been 27 days at sea, made land half as far to the south as they ought to have done to northward of Bombay, all suffering from great pri vations and escaping by a miracle destruction from a storm which about this time occurred in those seas. The commanding-officer, in consideration of the nature of the winds at this season, took 24 days' provisions on board, the ordinary supply being 12, and but for thi s the men would most probably have perished for want. Both steam and first-class sailing vessels were at command in abundance, and, had the risk and loss of pay been taken into account, would have conveyed them for less than. the sum sakeeconomypretended o s illusory. Th e Victoria andgA which steamers leave t this day for Ad en, the merchantman carrying all passen gers , ma i ls, and goods ; the man-of-war nothing but her pennant and her coals, as there is scarcely any chance of her reaching her destination in time. This is the vessel by which we received our Englimh mails of 24th Nov. ou 28th Dec,--the LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1853. OVERLAND MAIL. ANNEXATION OF PEGU. We have received by express from Marseilles our dispatches from India, in anticipation of the Over land Mail, which left Bombay on the 13th, Madras on the 10th, and Calcutta on the sth ult. This mail, owing to a charge in the postal ar rangements, was dispatched at an interval of only ten days after the date of the previous one. The formal annexation of Pegu is announced in the following proclamation : • Achilles, which left Aden a day and a half behind her, having ar r i ve d t wo d ays b e f ore h er , gaining o n her three days in 1,500 miles, by this much delaying the dispatches. he Auckland's misadventure three months ago will ;be remembered, when she was beaten by three days by this same Achilles, and was unable to overtake the Calcutta steamer, and so caused the packetNto be detained a fornight in Egypt ; and yet this farce is carried out at a cost of 75,0001. a-year in excess of the sum for which the Oriental Company undertook to manage the packet service to perfection ; and a Govern ment packet carrying nothing is dispatched once a month simultaneously with a merchantman, by which it i s k nown she would be beaten, and which carries, or i s rea d y to carry, everything desired to be convey e d, a t an expense to the State of 2,0001. or 3,000/. a voyage. Our Commander-in-Chief, Lord Frederick Fazclarence, is endeavouring to improve the discipline of the Bombay army, gene rally supposed to have been pretty good before, by having parties of her Majesty's 78th Highlanders and of the 14th Native Infantry quartered near his house, and instructed under his personal inspection. The Governor-General is about to proceed on a tour through Arracan and Chittagong. The Go vernors of Bombay and Madras are at the presi sidencies—the Commander-in-Chief in India is in the north-west provinces ; ho o f madras in the dis tricts. Trade at Bombay continuos brisk, money plentiful, and the money market easy. The fair at Kurrachee seems to have proved a failure. We have at last received our supplies of Baroda blue-books and of the reports of the evidence be fore the Committees on Indian Affairs. The dis closures made by the last of these are somewhat astounding, and exhibit a lavislniess of extrava gance in expenditure on some . poir t ts, and of rd.' gardliness- in o th ers - which—we; item not prepared for. The home Government, while begrudging 12,0001. a year for educational purposes in Western Inja, and refusing a shilling of extra outlay on Alit improvements, set down th e cost of t h e I n di a House at above 100,0001. a year, the Board of Con trol at 26,0001., and state that they have exper ded in addition to this, above 53,0001. in house dinners within the last 18 years. Among the items of ex penditure in India, with which no fault is found, are 50,0001. for the Governor-General's journey in the north-west provinces—the Governor himself re ceiving 24,0001. a year as salary, and 15,0001. a year for office establishments ; the Governor of Bombay, who receives 12,000/. a year, has 10,000/. allowed him for office and establishment, and 2,4001. to de fray the charges of his residence in the hot weather in the highlands, and his rustication during the rains at his country villa in Dapooree, where he is con sidered by his late colleagues at the council board, Messrs. Reid and Willoughby, functus officio, and where half his time has for the past five years been spent. It is allowed at home, that councils at the minor presidencies are maintained at a cost of some 50,000/. a-year, to permit a state of matters such as this to be continued, so as to enable the ministry of the day from time to time to provide for its friends. Large portions of the Baroda blue-book are being republished by the newspapers at the Presidency • they are fearfully damagin g t o t h e character of British Government. This is the first time that the people have seen it proclaimed by authority that Government do not desire mis conduct of their servants to be too minutely in quired into, and that it is matter of indifference to them what opinion is held of them by the natives. A body which pronounces a man like Colonel Out ram-..who has enjoyed the highest distinction under ten administrations—a hot-headed fanatical fool, unworthy of public employment, only injure themselves. Peter Peebles said that all the world considered him mad—and no one would have . _ hesitated on what side, in this case, to pronounce-- for his part he looked on all the world as mad, and when we are compelled to decide between the weight of the opinions of such men as Sir John Malcolm, Lord Clare, Sir Robert Grant, Mr. Farish Sir James Carnac, Sir William Ander son, Sir George Arthur, Mr. Reid, Sir George Clerk, and Mr. Willoughby on the one side, all of whom professed the highest admiration of Colonel Outram—and of Lord Falkland and his councillors, who pretend to despise him, on the other—there need be no great difficulty or delay i n arr i v i ng a t a correct concusion on the subject, siding with the poor Peter Peebles of the day or the public voice for twenty years. It stands on both sides of the river, which is here fordable, and is surrounded by fine plains covered with grain. We were not aware that the enemy had retreated on this village, but they left it on our approach, and the force found good quarters for the night. The village was totally abandoned ; not a soul was seen, nor grain to be found in it, which I had trusted to for the followers ; so they fell back on the commissariat, which I could with difficulty spare them, and this, added to the breaking down of one of our carts with beef and biscuit, crippled me much. The next day, the 18th inst., we marched to Mont- sautganoo, 10 miles, where we arrived about twelv o'clock at noon • there the enemy had passed the night. It is an inconsiderable village, and we were in bivouac. About three o'clock p.m. I was informed that some of the enemy were hovering about, whom I believed were only observing us, but shortly they cam e d own in l arge masses, and formed in a line about two miles in ourlfront. Our men were soon under arms, and I marched to wards them in two separate columns of an equal divi sion of the force under my command. Brigadier-Gene ral Steel took charge of the left column, and Lieuten an t- Colonel Tudor of the right. Ski r mishers were thrown out on both sides, but as we advanced th e y re ti re d f or about two miles further, when they took up an align ment close to a long range of barracks, which they had evidently occupied on different occasions. The two columns threw out advanced parties for attack, but as we neared them they again retired, leaving the barracks in our possession. It was now nearly dark, and as they appeared to be going away altogether, we burnt their barracks, and retired to our bivouac, three miles, where our baggage and followers had remained under a strong guard. The next day, the 19th inst., on inquiry into the state of the commissariat, I found I had not quite three days' provisions left, and was very deficient in some articles, and it became imperative on me to return to Pegu, which I did that day. Had I had the means of earring with me twelve 'days' provisions I would have pursued them over the Sitans River, but lam sadly crippled Aria.- where for want of carriage, except at Rangoon, do not require it. I propose to detach Brigadier-General Steel with a force to Moulmein, where he will find every description of carriagein abundance for tents, and materials of all kinds, to Beling, Sitang, and Sheogyn e , an d cross i ng that river to return by Pegu to Rangoon, as he may deem practicable—which may force this army north to wards Prome—which it must, I think, as it cannot go to Pegu, and which will be the best course for us it can take. I embarked at Pegu on the 20th, and arrived on the morning of the 22d, leaving a reinforcement with the garrison as ison a at te P m e p gu ora , a r n y d m te u n r g o t , h t e o nin a g llo t w he o ir f partytheir putting futStianpg pthemselves in a perfect state,of defence. Now, sir, I have to ask the estimation of the Gover nor-General in Council for the service that has been most harassing and arduous, and for which no force ever took the field so little prepared, but which was borne with a cheerfulness and alacrity, where the least chance of a contest with the enemy presented itself, that was enthusiastic, and which confers the highest honour on the whole force. To Brigadier-General Steel I am most obliged for the warmest co-operation throughout this service. To Brigadier Dickenson, who was ever ready and anxi ous to render me his able assistance. To Lieut.-Colonel Tudor, who was very often called upon with his regiment, the Bengal Fusiliers, to give parties for assaults, and on the day of my relieving gar rison at Pegu, I detached the Lieut.-Colonel to clear the road communicating with the landing-place on the river. The Lieut.-Colonel performed this duty most effectually under a heavy fire. To Captain Latter, my interpreter, who had the guides always under his charge, and who was present every where with his usual gallantry. wherever th e y were called :ac dacpo u stm p aeim o an n tao . To Maj or A rms t rong , w i t h h i s Seiks, conspicuous o nn f gr o t a; 11 e od e ß n at Bengal de Fusi lief- erTsMo Majorsa d C a r p as t a F i nG u saßirr a li e e n r rd s au ; d a th c detachment of the 10th Bengal Native Infantry ; Cap tain Hawkes, Brigade-Major ; Lieutenant Lambert, of the Bengal Fusiliers ; Lieutenant Elliott, of the Madras Fusiliers ; and Lieutenant Hsrris, of the Sappers, who rendered important assistance, I am much indebted. The general staff—Major Mayhew, Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General ; and Captain Hamilton, Assistant Ad jutant-General; Captain Buriae, Military Secretary; and Captain Chads, Aides-de-Camp--I warmly thank ; as also Major Neill, Assistant Adjutant-General ; and Major Atkinson, Assistant Quarterma.ster-General, Madras Division ; and Captains Dillas and Travers, Aides-de-Camp on the staff of Brigadier-General Steel, for their uncommon exertions during this service. To Surgeons M'Cosh and Balfour, and the medical department, the service is much indebted, The short interval between the time I received the in telligence of the investment of Pegu from Captains Tarleton and Shadwell, and the embarkation of the troops the same evening, when by nine o'clock p.m. 1,400 men, with their mat er i a l, were sent on board, under th e eye of that valuable officer Captain Tarleton, of the Royal Navy, till its disembarkation near Pegu, and its re-embarkation on return here, was marked by wonderful exertion and arrangement ; and that with the aid and assistance I received from him, with the men-of-war's boats, calls for every acknowledgment. To Captain Shadwell I also feel greatly indebted for his assistance and exertion on this occasion. I forward to the Governor-General in Council the detailed account of the investment of Pegu by the Bur mese army, and the noble defence made by Major Hill and his brave garrison, for the Government to select what in its wisdom it may think proper to publish. I have this morning received the gratifying informa tion from Major Hill that some thousand families are coming in, which I hope in a future dispatch to confirm positively. It is my intention to proceed to Promo in three days, and to take the field immediately. lam happy to say that the general health of the troops here, as well as their conduct, is, very satisfactory. ere"l COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY. The following is the report on the state of the Bombay markets from the 3rd to the 13th of January, 1853, inclu sive :: The money market is still easy ; shares are rather lower, and Government securities are also slow of sale, except for Fours, which are in moderato request. Current rates may be recorded thus :—Transfer paper, 114 rs. ; Sicca Fives, 111 rs. ; Sicca Fours, 98irs. ; Com pany's Fives, 107irs. ; Company's Fours, 94rs. ; Oriental Bank Corporation Shares, 41rs. per cent. pm. ; Bank of Bombay Shares, 18rs. per cent. pm. ; Commercial Bank Shares, 9rs. per cent, pm. ; Agra Bank Shares, 28m. per cent. pm. ; Railway Shares, 14rs. pm. each. Cotton Piece Goods.—Since the dispatch of our last re port, very little business has been done, and the market has remained very inactive. Dealers seem disinclined to pur chase more than sufficient for their immediate wants, although every encouragement has been given on the part of holders, who, since the arrival of the last overland mail, have shown considerable anxiety to realise. Grey shirtings, 40-inch, of the lower descriptions, are in slight request, while all descriptions above 71b. are ex tremely dull, and have suffered a further recession in value of about an anna a piece. A little inquiry exists for 45- Grey Mndapollams are very difficult of sale. Grey jaconets meet with little inquiry, and hare declined one anna per piece. Grey longcloth unnoticed. Grey T cloth in slight request. ' Grey domestics, 40 inch, in good request ; the other de scriptions have but little inquiry. Bleached shirtings of all descriptions in request. Bleached Madapollams in demand. Satin scarfs in slight request. Swills without inquiry. Turkey Red Plain.—Twills and mulls are in fair de mand. Fancy Goods.—Low lappets, zebra, pine dresses, and gauze, are dull, while a good inquiry exists for cotton, velvet, lappet scarfs, Swiss lappets of approved styles, dhoties and mulls. Cotton Yarns.—Dulness has pervaded the market ; scarcely any business has been done, and the prices for 20's and 40's mule have considerably declined. The prices of 30's and 40's water have also given way. Dyed Turkey red has inquiry in the market, but little has been doing in Orange. Metals.—A fair demand exists for English bar iron, sheets hoops, and nailrod. Swedish bar iron meets with moderate inquiry. A good demand exists for Swedish stool, as well as fag gots. Lead : pig and sheet, are in request, and have ad vanced in price. Speltor is in demand, and has also improved in value. Copper : tiles are as formerly quoted, and in good request, while braziers' sheathing and bottoms are dull of sale, and have further declined in price. South America in fair in quiry. Quicksilver is dull, and has receded in value to 60r. per Surat maund. White lead in request : red lead difficult of sale. Cochineal is still dull, and has further receded in value to 2r. Saffron has also given way in price, and is difficult of sale; the best quality alone is inquired for. Linseed is in request, the prices for Sholapore 3ir. and 3r. 9a. for lihandeisis. Pepper is in good request ; the stock in the market is small. The price for Bhutcol is 66r., and for Tellicherry 63r. to 64r. Marine Stores.—Canvas, both brown and bleached, dull ; stock rather full. Cordage is likewise dull, and large in stock. In oil of linseed and spirits of turpentine there is but little doing. Paints : white of best quality in request. Little inquiry exists for other descriptions. Twine in good request. Spirits.—Brandy, both in wood and bottle, in demand, while gin is rather dull. Beer.—Rudgard, 400 hogsheads, sold at 27r. ; porter, 100 hogshead, at 80r. The cotton market is extremely dull. For the English market scarcely any purchases have been made, for the China none whatever. Prices for nearly all descriptions have receded. Of the new crop a small qu antity of Klan deish has come to hand, the quality has turned out inferior to the last, being a good deal stained. For new . Dholera, prices opened at 95r5., but have since retired to 89rs. Oominwuttee likewise opened at 92 r5. , b ut may now be purchased at the rates we quote. Opium.—But little has been doing in this market, and prices are not so high as they were. Tonnage still continues scarce. Freights aro 41.105, for London, and 41. to 5/. for Liverpool T he nomina l ra te for China is 21rs. to 22rs. per candy. Exchange has remained, pretty steady. Biz montUe PEGU DISPATCHES. NOTIFICATION. Fort William, Foreign Department, Jan. 4, 1853. The Most Noble the Governor-General in Council is pleased to direct the following extracts from dispatches relative to recent operations in the neighbourhood of Pegu shall be published for general information. The Governor-General in Council has to express his approbation of the alacrity and spirit with which this harassing duty has been performed, and his sense of the services of the Major-General commanding, and of the officers whose names he has specially brought to the notice of his Lordship in Council in the dispatch of the 24th ult. The Governor-General in Council particularly desires to record his high approbation of the gallant conduct of Major Hill, of the Madras Fusiliers, and of the officers and men under his command, in their defence of the po• sition they held at Pegu. By order of the Most Noble the Governor-General of India in Council. C. ALLEN, Official Secretary to the Governor of India. EXTRACT FROM A DISPATCH FROM MAJOR-GENERAL GODWIN, C. 8., COMMANDING TROOPS. IN AVA, ARRA.- CAN, AND TENASSEEIM PROVINCES, DATED DECEMBER 29, 1852. No. 22. In my last despatch from Pegu, dated the 15th inst., after having relieved it from the enemy, I had the honour of informing you, for the information of the Go vernor-General in Council, that it was my intention to advance into the country and free that garrison from the near position of the Burmese army. At that time I had been informed they were at Le phangoon, but from subsequent information I found them entrenched and entrenching themselves in great numbers on a plain about four miles north of the Pagoda, at a place called Kaleetat. It took till the 17th instant to procure what carriage was available for the commis sariat stores, when 18 buffalo hackeries were prepared to contain six days' provisions. The troops left the Pagoda about seven o'clock a.m. on that date, to the amount of about 1,200 men consist ing of about 600 of the Bengal Fusiliers under Lieute nant-Colonel Tudor ; 150 of the Madras Fusiliers, under Captain Renaud ; 500 Seiks, under Major Arm strong ; and 160 of the 10th Bengal Native Infantry, under Captain Munro. I had no guns, for I had no means of drawing them. We h a d to pass through a very o a jungle no b e f for plain, about miles tw o i n miles, wh en we de extent, covered with ripe paddy. We then had a good v i ew of the position of the enemy and their probable num b ers. They were b uc hed o thick n admirably posted behind an entrenchment with a battie, large spars formed their breastwork, and it appeared to be about a mile long, filled with masses of men, a few hundreds of the Cassay horse, some elephants, and a few guns. . - It was from this post that the me n were furnished to invest our garrison at Pegu. From my forc e I h a d t o give a baggage guard of 200 men. With the remainder I quietly advanced on their position, inclining to my own right to threaten their left, W hi ch with at least n m was open, their right being supported by a large top e o f trees, and flanked by a thick jungle. They fired a gun occasion ally as we advanced, and from their qui e t and deter mined enfe attitude rn e eof behind imice, intheire, I had great they would stand our assault. These men were from the garrisons of Sheogyne, Sitang, and Belin g , h ad been very active in giving constant alarms to Ma r t a b an and who Moulmein, would fight ; had and thesemeof tcharacter,hese mento o had been kill e d , of bein g men on the walls in their assaults on Pegu. When I was within about 400 yards of their position, I detached 200 men of the Bengal Fusiliers, under Major Seaton, to drive in two outposts in front of the right of their position, for I changed my mind and determined to attack them upon their right, in the hope of our meet ing. Major Seaton very soon performed this service, the enemy retiring upon their main entrenchments, ex changing musketry. I now formed the columns of attack—Major Seaton's party of the Bengal Fusiliers and Major Armstrong, with his Seiks, to attack the tope, with two companies of the Bengal Fusiliers under Lieutenant Lambert but attached to Major Armstrong's column. , I stopped Major Seaton's attack, seeing that they h a d loaded the jungle, which his left flank would ha ve h a d to pass in gaining the tope, with hundreds of m en. I had strong reserves close up, and ready to ass i st i n the assault. It was a very interesting sight t o see our little columns moving up to the attack of thi s h ost of people,ss visible. ostron I w g lyposats so ed'andina"lain" w h ere every object confident we should get in among them that when the smoke cleared away, after the impetuosity of the attack, it was like magic their escaping us. The Seiks at the tope were like lightning at them, and Lieutenant Lambert, who had thrown his column in the flank of the long entrenchment close to the tope would have prevented their firing except on each other, and I believe the rapidity with which the advance closed upon them threw them off all guard, and they considered flight their only safety, After the action, the troops rested in the shade of the tope for an hour. We then proceeded on to Lephangoon, a distance of ten miles, which we reached at half-past seven a,m., marching altogether about fourteen miles. This is the largest and finest village I have seen in the country, with a great many excellent farmhouses in it, [PRICE SD. credit bills at 2s. lid. to 2s. lid., and for documents at 2s. lid. to 2s. lid. On China, 218 rs. per 100 dollars, and on. Calcutta, 92rs. at 60 days' sight. BOMBAY MONEY MARKET. Dec. 2.—Exclaanges—On London : at six months' sight, per r., 2s. lid. for document bills ; six months' sight, per r., 2s. 10. for credit bills. On Calcutta: at 60 days' sight, 99 ; 30 days' sight, 991r5.; at sight, 99 1-16 rs. On Madras : at 30 days' sight, 99i ; at sight, 99g. On China : at 60 days' sight, per 100 dlrs. 218. Freights.—To London, 4/. ss. to 4/. 10s. per ton ; to Liverpool, 4/. ss. per ton ; to Calcutta, nominal p er rass. ; to China, 22rs. p er caddy. CALCUTTA, JAN. 5. The sales of indigo by public sale and private contract since the opening of the season, comprise about 3,000 chests from all parts. These have been mostly taken for continental Europe at an advance of 45r. to 55r. on last year's value. All qualities of sugar are still scarce. About 2,000 bags of low and middling have been sent to Austra lia. Saltpetre is in good request at an advance of 2s. per maund on the finer qualities of 5 and less refraction. Considerable shipments of rico are in progress to Great Britain. The November bund silk is beginning to appear in the market, and the parcels as they arrive are readily taken at current rates ; this bund is chiefly the manufac ture and property of Europeans. A better inclination to operate in torahs is apparent on the part of shippers, but holders, as is usually the case with them when such a ,dis position is manifested, have raised their demands, which has had the pffect of checking business. Lac dye and shellac continue in favour, but the supplies of desirable qualities are limited; 2,226 maunds of lac dye and 2,995 shell lac have been exported to Great Britain in the course of last month. Hides are proceeding in large numbers to Great Britain at unchanged value. Linseed is taken ex tensively by the Americans, but only a very small quan tity has gone to Great Britain, owing to the dearness of the article, which is quoted at Rs. 2-6-2-8 per maund. Jute continues in good demand, at 12-8 to 14-0 per bale. Very little has been done in rum, and nothing in ginger for the British market. Catch continues scarce, but we may expect larger supplies when .Pega becomes settled under British rule. In the absence of a - revival of demand 'froth the tippet provinces; our import market has since the departure of the last mail remained very quiet and devoid of any remarkable feature. Grey shirtings continue to sell freely. Bleached shirtings are also in fair request, and the prices of the low atnd middling kinds have moved up a little. In other de scriptions of cotton piece goods we have little change to report. A shade decline is observable in several of the less important fabrics. Mule twist continues very steady, although the quantity placed has been comparatively limited. Turkey red yarns both British and Germ an , are in moderate inquiry, at full previous value. The demand for orange is small. Green, after a long period of inaction, is in active request, and realises 15 annas for light and 12-9 annas deeper shades. The inquiry for copper has been small, and prices are looking down, especially the tile and sheathing sorts. The iron market is less steady, holders being more anxious to realise, and dealers less dis posed to operate. The demand for spelter is inconsiderable, but 'holders are firm a n d l oo ki ng f or an advance. Tin plates are in good demand. Lead is in fair request at former quotations. The money market remains plentifully supplied, and loans are procurable on comparatively very easy terms, although the rate of int eres t an d di scount, as compared with those which rule at homo, still appear high. The share market continues firm. We quote Bank of Bengal shares at Rs. 6,050 ; Agra Bank at 600 ; India General Steam Company, 500 ; and Bonded Warehouse, 245. Government Securities declined about 1 per cent., but they have again rallied, and now st an d a t our last quo tations, viz., 107-4 to 107-8, new fives ; 104-8 Sicca ditto ; 94 Company's fours ; and 93 Sicca ditto. Exchange has been very firm, and we may still quote first class paper at 2-1, with an upward tendency. Freights have also been firm, with a slight advance in the rates for some articles. We quite saltpetre at Si. ss. ; sugar at 31.175. 6d. to 31.105. ; and Rice at 41. to London. Indigo.—Scarcely any buyers for the English market have as yet come forward. The delay in the arrival of the mail has retarded business. SHRAPNEL'S QUARTZ CRUSHING MACHINE. The following is from a correspondent of the Journal of Saturday : " I am deeply interested in the question of quartz crushing, and I have made it my business to become ac quainted with the various systems which have been in troduced for that purpose. It is very far from my wish or disposition to undervalue the ingenious efforts of those who are striving to improve the various processes con nected with the science of mining ; but being, at the same time, somewhat practical in my ideas, I was not a little surprised at the positive and dogmatical importance with which the invention of a Captain Shrapnel was pa raded last week in your columns, as well as in those of certain non-scientific periodicals. The worthy captain's invention, as all the world is now aware, is for crushing gold quartz by the explosive force of gunpowder or gun cotton, and a more forcible mode of operating upon such a refractory substance as quartz it is scarcely possible to conceive ; but we, who are operating upon hundreds and hundreds of tons, require something more than mere ab stract force—we want economy. Now, it would be very unjust on my part to assert, as an incontrovertible fact, that which I have merely received as such from other parties ; but still I do not think that the report to which I am about to make reference is likely to meet with any vast amount of contradiction. We are told by the news papers that the apparatus consists of a gun and a 10-feet cubical wrought-iron chamber, one side of which is half an-inch thick, and strengthened by iron stanchions. The cost of the apparatus is said to be 4001., the number of men to work it five, and the quantity of quartz which may be pulverised in a day from 30 to 40 tons. Being, as I before stated, greatly interested in these matters, and very closely occupied withal, I asked a friend to go and witness the exhibition, and furnish me with a few particulars. He did so, and now reports to the follow ing effect : - "The gun was charged each time with 2 ozs. of pow der, and, as far as the eye could judge, with about 8 lbs. of quartz. Each explosion reduced a considerable por tion of the rock ti owaet, and eight such explosions took place within about half an hour, though it must be observed that the firing was not continuous. " From these data we deduce the following:—As 8 lbs. are to 2 ozs., so is 1 ton to 35 Dos ; therefore, 35 lbs. of gunpowder are required for the pulverisation of every ton of quartz; and taking the price of gunpowder at 50s. per cwt., this is equivalent, in round numbers, to 155., so that the daily cost of crushing 30 tons of rock would be 221. 10s., and this, too, putting aside the very impor tant item of" spelling," for the captain can never think of effecting this important preliminary in theiapparatus de scribed. But I think lam going too fast. I have spoken of 30 tons in 1 hours, but my informant only saw about 8 lbs. pulverised about eight times in the half hour. Let us take a liberal view of the question, and say 10 ; this gives a result of 160 lbs. in the hour, or 1,920 lbs. in 12 hours, which is not 30 tons, but absolutely less than one ton per day 1 Will the inventor be so kind as to correct me if I am wrong, and tell me not what his appa ratus may do or can do, but what it may be shown to do in a day or twelve hours ? My sole object in writing is to get at the truth for my own benefit, and I may say, for the benefit of others who may be interested in the question of quartz crushing. What rather-surprised me was, that in the paragraph describing Captain Sharp nel's invention, the writer should speak of it as being so infinitely superior to any of the new-fangled apparatus for crushing, concerning which he observes—" we hear so many absurd tales . ' Ido not precisely know to what this refers, but I am able to say, from my own personal experience, that some of this new fangled apparatus, as it is termed, answers its purpose remarkably well—not only for crushing but for spalling as well.. I do not like to be lieve everything I hear, and I confess that I was very incredulous concerning the power and effect of the new steam-stamps, advertised in your columns, until I had actually seen them. I went down into Wales to the Spitty Copper-Works, and through the kindness of the manager I was at once readily allowed every facility for observation and experiment. From what I then saw, I forthwith gave an order to the patentees for three 4-horse engines for myself, and I recommended the invention so strongly and conscientiously to the directors of two gold mining companies, who placed some faith in my judg ment upon these matters, that they were induced to order five more between them ; and, I may add, so far are they from regretting the step which they then took, that they have it now in contemplation to order a further supply. Some of your readers may, perhaps, feel a prepossession in favour of one plan or of another, but give me a thing which has been tried, and e p u ro o. v l e u d au i h n practice to be good. My engines have cost me of five • their power is not problema instead of 4001. They are worked btyivathiruere elenggienrastteeadd. ohraovree any They will crush with ease 20 tons ofur readers day of 12 hours ; and if any of l let them do as I have done g o to the Spitty e u a a d r t e r z s question, doubt upon that point, and fee a practical interest in the Works, and judge for themse lves ; that is the best wa y of setting the matter at rest Allow me to say that I have, your columns, and I ha ve , mation from the perusal of on many occasions, derived much valuable infer great pleasure in contributing my mit e o stock." th r erefore, a ef alexperience to t he gen eral NEFABIOUSITNsaDyIIsCT:2" A short time s i nce, there F A PROFESStONAE M AN , A correspon dent was mention made of the elopement of the daughter o a Dorset baronet with a gentleman of the medical pro fession ; and in some of the papers these parties were erroneously confounded with two individuals who were guilty of a similar escapade at Stourbridge, in. Worces tershire. The Dorset elopement is a peculiar one, for seldom has such an outrage been committed on society, nor can the annals o irascality afford an instance in which professional priviieges were more grossly abused. A physician, a Scotchman,.praetised in a town in Dor setshire ; he was a married man, with a family of beau tiful children ; his wife possessed personal attractions, and an amiable disposition ; he was called in profession ally to attend a family who lived in the neighbourhood, and the head of which was an aged baronet of ancient lineage, and he seduced the daughter. This could not be proved, however, and the rascal was enabled, by the privileges of his profession, to conceal his own improper intimacy and his victim's infatuation, at least from the father. A short time since the father died, and the doc tor brought in a bill to the family of 1,300/. for profes sional attendance. This sum was hundreds of pe d nl i ts . more than he was entitled to, but be was id plored to cease the unhappy and disgracefpual: an connexion which he had formed. lie took the money,, ran with paid innocent the daughter,ooeilt dren.l ohil andef .: couree forsook hug virtuous wife The establishment of representative government in they kingdom of Denmark is one of the satisfac tory results of the changes introduced in the yeas 1848 which have survived the excitement of that period, and the perils of a great national contest. On the part of the Crown, the measures by which one of the most absolute monarchies in Europe was transformed into a constitutional State, have been honourably persisted in, although the influence of some of the great Northern Powers may have been ' exerted to circumscribe their legitimate operation. But it is not less essential to the maintenance and success of these institutions that the elective Assem bly should pursue a rational andpractical course with reference to the important questions which have re cently occupied not only the Danish Cabinet, but the ' great Powers of Europe ; and nothing is more calcu lated to weaken the due authority of the representa tives of the nation than a disposition to sacrifice the public engagements and common interests of the monarchy to a spirit of narrow and exclusive party feeling. Two questions of moment were submitted by the Danish Ministry to. the Diet—the one with reference to the change in the law of succession which had been defined by the treaty of the Bth of May, 1852, the other relating to the abolition of the line of customs between Schleswig and Holstein, so as to include the latter duchy within the commer cial frontiers of the monarchy. " The first of these propositions was opposed by M. Wegener, on spe cial grounds, in the event of the extinction of the line of Prince Christian of Glucksburg, but it is anticipated that these objections will not be sus tained as they would impugn th e aut h ority of an act already ratified by all Europe. The second proposition encountered a more decided resist.. ance • it was thrown out by a ma j or it y of 50 to 15 votes ; and, in consequence, the late Diet was dissolved, and a new Diet convoked for the commencement of March. We have taken so much interest in the gallant struggle of the Danes against the party which sought to effect the dissolution of the monarchy, and in the establish ment of those liberal institutions in Denmark which no people is better qualified to enjoyed, that ' we hope the observations we may venture to make on this Parliamentary crisis in their affairs will be favourably received before the country proceeds Oki`Mn 'business ' - 'of the elections on the 26th of Februa4. — The motive of the Government in proposing to include the Duchy of Holstein within the same line, of custom-houses as the other portions of the King of Denmark's dominions is obviously to con solidate by commercial intercourse and union that common political interest which is expressed and represented by the integrity of the Danish monarchy. Moreover, if Holstein is not to be in eluded within the commercial system of Denmark, with her low tariff, her colonial trade, and her in creasing commerce with England, the Duchy must necessarily fall sooner or later into the German Customs' Union, and Germany would again acquire fresh grounds of interference in the internal affairs of the province. Altona would rapidly lose its im portance as the rival port of Ilamburgh, and the restrictive influence of the South German States, with their Protectionist policy, would be extended to the Eyder. It is therefore the evi dent duty of the Danish Government to remove the internal line of custom-houses, and to give all the subjects of the monarchy access to the same freedom of commercial intercourse. The opposi tion to this measure has come, strangely enough, from the old Danish party in the Diet, the very men who showed with harness on their backs, that all the force of Germany, aiding and abetting an insurrection, would not compel them to forego one jot of the lawful rights of their Sovereign. But it is one of the unfortunate results of such a contest that it has left behind it feelings of irritation and resentment which are not so easily closed as the last protocol. The Danes have preserved a strong sense of the perils to which they were lately ex posed by the conduct of their Germanic fellow countrymen ' • and though the Kin g ' s G overnmen t is Jound to deal in perfect fairness with the dikitinct parts and races of his Majesty's do inions' the feelings of the resp ec ti ve p rov i nces Ire still so embittered that fusion is reprobated as if it implied submission. The Government has announced its intention of providing, as far as possible, for the united organisation of the whole monarchy, with separate local institutions in Den mark Proper, in Schleswig, and in Holstein, but with one public organ for the common interests of the State in finance, diplomacy, and defence. To this scheme the extreme Danish party is as much opposed as the extreme German party in the Duchies ; because, as Holstein forms part of the Germanic Confederation, it is apprehended that Germany will exercise a greater influence over Denmark through the province of Holstein in union with that kingdom than if it were an inde pendent Duchy. But, in truth, the most effectual barrier to be raised against the political influence of the German States in the Danish dominions is the establishment of open and identical commer cial relations between all parts of the monarchy. To resist the establishment of such relations is, in fact, to consign the Duchies to that foreign influence which so lately threatened their allegiance to the Crown, and io introduce an in vidious distinction between the dominions of the same Sovereign. We hold that to perpetuate these distinctions in mixed countries is impolitic and unpatriotic, and we may speak with the more authority on this subject as the progress and th e welfare of the United Kin g d om of England, Scot land, and Ireland is the most striking example in history of what may be effected by the sacrifice of narrow international prejudices to groat public interests. It was in that same narrow and resent ful spirit that England and Scotland well nigh dissolved the Treaty of Union, and hardly acknow ledged its beneficial results till a century after it was concluded. And as barely half that time has elapsed since the union with Ireland w.,. 3 accom plished, we still see, in many of our ,lations with that country, signs of incompleteuess and ineffici ency. But not the less is it the conviction of every British statesman that the principle of these unions is irrevocable. If it was worth while for the people of Denmark to make great efforts and sacrifices to maintain then connexion with the Duchies against internal resistance and foreign aggression, it is a still more -nerative duty to support that connexion by enlightgred and impar tial legislation. The Government has shown its desire to act that part, and it would be extremely injurious to the character of the nation, and of its existing institutions, if the intentions of the Crown for the united organisation of monarchy es and were frus trated by the factious or intolerant opposit ion o f the Diet. The existence of Denmark under th e treaties and provisions which have recently rece iv ed the for ual it the sanction of all the ohief powers d epends andand if th on the e y of all Gover nment orie Diet forfeit their claims to the bea t r h a e nc s e u o le the ct s ofDatnhies Danish partyow n ; on way for further struggles consi deration of their fellow - countrymen in the Duchies, l they will prepare the more disastrous changes. — Times. PRIZE OF THREE HUNDRED POUNDS F OB THE BEST ENGLISH ESSAY ON THE HINDU SYSTEM OF PHILOSOPHY. —A member of the civil service of the lion. East India Company, on the Bengal establishment, has placed in the hands of Messrs. Hoare, bankers, London, in the names of the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Bishop . of London, and the Lord Bishop of Oxford, as his trus tees, the sum of 3001. sterling, as a prize to the com poser, in the English language, of the best essay in refu tation of the errors of Hindu philosophy, according Vedanta, Nyaya, and Sankhya systems. The adjudill cators of this handsome prize are the Rev. W. H. D.D., Regius Professor of Hebrew, University of Cam bridge ; the Rev. Wm. Whewell, D.D., Master of. Tri. nity College, Cambridge ; and Mr. Horace Hayman Wil- T so h n e , ea ßo n d d e id n at P e r e of f e e s r s t or L oaf prize San arescrit, ca University use to of he Oxf de o p rd e: to sited their respective essays at the office of the Incor porated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, No. 79, Pall-mall, London, on or before the last day of December, 1854. The refutation o the fun damental errors of the 11 . d inuphilosophy is to contain a demonstration (supported by such arguments, and con veyed in such a form and manner, as may be most likely to prove convincing to learned Hindus imbued with these errors) of the following principles of Christian theism, namely :—First, of the real, and not merely ap parent or illusory, distinctness of God from all other spirits and from matter ; and of the creation (in the pro per sense) of all other spirits and of matter by God, in opposition to the Vedanta ; second, of the non-eternity of separate souls and their creation by God, in opposi tion to the Nyaya and Sankhya; third, of the creation of matter, in opposition to the tenet of its eternity in the shape of atoms (as maintained in the Nyaya e schools), or in the shape of Prakriti (as maintained by th Sank hya) • fourth, of the moral character and moral it govern ment ' of God, and of the reality and perpetuity difference between moral good and evil; with reference opposed to such dogmas of the above systems as are to those doctrines. Amongst o e should be simple in other instructions, it is directed that the essay or trea t ise style, and lucid in the manner V i of treating the argu ment,e adapted, may be, to the Hindu habits as farshouldas c ommunicate to him, as of thinking ; and it oc casion arises, any preliminaryinformation which he may need. The competition is intended to be general, na tives of Great Britain and Ireland. aid not limited to DANGEROU S FlRE.—yes terday (Sunday) mo rn i ng , a b o ut five o'clock , lock a fire of an alarming cha rac t er was ' discovered on the premises, Nos. 3 and 4, Churchw a y, St. Pancras, in the occupation of Mr. Brett, a mar i ne s t ore dealer. An alarm was immediately raised, and the in ' mates escaped with difficulty. In doing so, Mr. Brett ' u nfortunately fell from the first-floor window on his head, and received such injuries as rendered his imme ' diate conveyance to the hospital necessary. The engines of the fire-brigade were speedily on the spot, but, al ; though the fire was speedily got under, owing to the nature of the building, it, together with the furniture ; and other contents, was completely deetroyed, It