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SELF-PRESERVATION: A Medical Treatise on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturiiy. b „ .. u lustrated with Twenty-five Coloured Plates on the Anatomy. 4-u e r,_ ll°lo itY , and Disease s of the Urinary and Reproductive Or g an s , s-I ', 0 , fling their various structures, uses , and functions, and showin g 1 4.1uries that are produced in them, by solitary habits, iuid other excesses With Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Local and Constitutional Weakness, and other diseases of the urethra. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, CONSULTING SURGEON, 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London; ~,,-4.4eulated Member of the University of EdLuburgh, Honorar,i Vbiber of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate ' 44 thecaries' Hall, London, ticc., Esc. CONTENTS or Tax TREATISE. . n SnArrlte On the Philosophy of Marr ia g e, with Its Hindrance ' 0 bu ons and on Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions.:-. 44 " 11 2 . On the Anatomy and P h y siolo gy of the Generativ, 0 rgna, their functions, structures, and secretions , p rovin g that eras'xt tal and Physical Power are dependant upon their healthy action of n th A t a •PTza 3. On Solitary Habits; their va rious effects on the trtal Economy ; the concealed ca use of Debility of the function. e Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and general weakness of th, -wandntai Faculties. CHAPTIIt 4. On the Secret Disorders of Youtt M e M t at uritY. and the Treatment of Nervous and Local Weakness, n_al Debility, and Premature Decay.—Cns.Preas 5 and 6. Or . 1 •! 4 ,,e Disorders arising from indiscriminate Excess, Gonnorlicea ' l64 t. Strictures, and other Diseases of :he Urethra. REVIEWS 07 TEM WORR. "The author of this singular and talented work Is a legally quail fle.rialedical man, who has evidently had considerable experience of the trintment of the various disorders arising from the lollies an i utilities of early indiscretion. 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A Medical Essay on those diseases of the generative organs, emanating from solitary and sedeitary habits, indiscriminate ex cesses, the effects of climate, and infection, &c., addressed to the sufferer in youth, manhood, aid old age ; with practical remarks on marriage, the treatment and cure of nervous and mental debility, impotency, syphilis, and other urino-genital diseases. by which even the most shattered constitution may be restored, and reach the full period of life allotted to man. The whole illustrated with numerous Anatomical Engravings en steel, in colour, explain ing the various functions, secretions, and structures of the reproduc tive organs in health and disease ; aitl instructions for private cor respondence ,ca.ses, Ere. By J. L. CURTIS and 0., Conpulting Surgeons, 7, Frith-street, Soho-square, London. IZYIEW OF THE WORK. " Cuans on Mint - mon. ( Strange). 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" Honourable Sirs,--iire, the uedersigned,Proprietors of East India Stock, request that your Honourable Court will convene a Special General Court of Proprietors, at the earliest convenient period, for the purpose of taking into consideration the acknowledgment re turned by the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, to the Resolution passed by the Special Gene-al Court of Proprietors, held on the 25th March last, in order that the Court of Proprietors, hav ing due reghrd to the responsible trust vested in them by law, may determine upon the course which it becomes them to adopt on this extrardinary occasion. " We have the honour to be, Honourable We, " Your most obedient !servants, " ARTHUR JAMES LEWIS. " JOAN BRIGGS. " JOHN POYNDEB. " I. SULLIVAN. "JOSEPH HUME. " HOLT MACKENZIE. " CHAS. FORBES. " ROBERT J. BAGSTIAW. " CHAS. GRANT." JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. London, May 8, 1847. BEERSELLERS' ANNIVERSARY DINNER. 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Such cases are neither few nor unimportant, and many serious consequences, nay, even death, may be prevented, if a judicious person, having been put on the track, make use of the simple remedies almost every house affords," London : C. Cox, 12, King William-street, Strand. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. LECTURES in illustration of ANIMAL MECHANISM, by T. Rymer Jones, Esq., F.R.S., Professor of Comparative Anatomy at King's College, on Tuesday, Thursday, aud Saturday, at Half-past Three o'clock. On CHEMISTRY, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Evenings, at Nine, by F. H. Holmes, E+q. On ARTIFICIAL LIGHT, and the Agents employed in its production, by Dr. Bach hoffner. Experiments with ARMSTRONG'S HYDRO-ELECTRIC MACHINE. The WORKING MODELS and MACHINERY ex plained. The varied Optical Effects inelade, New DISSOLVING VIEWS, the OXY-HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE, &c. EXPERI MENTS with the DIVER and DIVING-BELL, &c., &c. The Evening MUSIC, under the direction of Dr. Wallis, commences at Seven o'clock. ship. lam of opinion that if thenavigation laws were re pealed, the quantity and amountof British tonnage would decline. I can show the effect of competition on British shipping at Rio Janeiro. Tht port of Rio is open to the ships of all countries. In 1846, 635 vessels, mea suring 142,000 tons, entered thst port with cargoes. 01 that number 105 were British *hips, measuring 23,262 tons; 158 were Americans, treasuring 38,400 tons; 1 Argentine; 74 Swedish, measuring 18,680 tons; 34 Austrian, measuring 10,131 tons; 14 Belgian, measur ing 3,654 tons; 36 Spanish, measuring 6,637 tons; 10 'Bremen, measuring 2,290t0n5; 1 Chilien, measuring 167 tons; 58 Danish, measuring 12,149 tons; 54 Sardinian, measuring 8,628 tons ; 3 Dutch, measuring 481 tans ; 23 French, 8 Norwegians, 1 -Oldenburgh, 44 Portu guese, 4 Prussians, and 7 Russians. The whole of the foreign ships measured upwards of 119,000 tons. During the same period 630 vessels left Rio with cargoes, only 67 of which were British, 28 Austrian, 18 Belgian, 15 Bremen, 54 Danish, 2 Dutch, 22 French, 23 Hamburg, 3 Lubeck, 12 Neapolitan, 6 Norwegian, 45 Portuguese, 4 Prussian 6 Russian, 53 Sardinian, 17 Spanish, and 60 Swedish. If the navigation laws were repealed, British ships would be as successfully competed with by foreigners in our colonial trade as they are now in the trade with Rio. The principal articles of export from Rio are sugar and coffee, and the chief articles of import are flour and wine'— the flour is generally brought from the United States, and the wine from Portugal. They are brought in vessels that take in return cargoes. If we cannot compete with foreigners at Rio now, we could not hope to compete with them in our colonial trade, if the protection given by the navigation laws was done away with. The Go vernment requires us o take seven men and one boy for ever 100 tons in and five men and ene boy for ewer, i-00 4n trig. tint ships- By Admiral Dur&b 7t "--We ctadutate the tonnage by the old measurement. Admiral Dundas—What is your opinion with regard to the general characters of the masters and mates in the merchant service? Mr. Dunbar—l LArk that they are a very respectable body of men. I am of opinion it is desirable that masters and mates should undergo a course of examination before entering upon service in their respective capacities; but I think it would be difficult to make a compulsory system. The masters and mates I myself employ all undergo an examination with the view of testing their ability in nautical affairs. By Mr. Liddell.—The average rate of wages given to able-bodied seamen in vessels trading to the East Indies is from 40s. to 455. per month, and the average rate given to the same class of men in ships trading to Canada and the north of Europe varies from 555. to 655. per month. I have taken these as the average rates for the last five years. Mr. Ricardo—Can you state the rate of wages given in any particular ship—say a ship of your own ? Mr. Dunbar—Yes. My ship the Ramales sailed a few weeks ago with passengers for Auckland. She is a ship of 635 tons according to the old measurement, and 740 tons according to the new. The captain's wages (I am now speaking from memory) are 10/. per month ; but he has perquisites, 51. per month for finding extras for his cabin, 2i per cent. on all the freight the ship earns, and in case she carries passengers, as she did in this in stance, he " finds" them, and a.lows me one-fourth of the profit. The chief mate gets 61. per month; the second mate, 41. 10s.; the third mate, 21. 15s. to 31.; the steward, 21. 15s. to 31.; the carpenter, 51. to 51. 10s.; the boatswain, 31.; the cook, 21. 15s. to 31.; and the able seamen have 21 each. To navigate the Ramalese there are required, besides the captain, three mates, six petty officers, twelve able seamen, eleven ordinary seamen, and five apprentices, makieg a total of thirty-seven persons. I am perfectly satisfied with the ability and nautical skill of the captain and the officers of the ship, and I place every confidence in them. By Mr. Liddell.—l think that the rates of wages given to the officers and crew of the Ramales is as low as they could possibly be placed at, consistently with the position of the parties. Admiral Dundas—l ask you, as a landsm an , if y ou were going to America, and had the choice of two ships, differently officered, one by men who had undergone an examination by a board of nautical men, and the other commanded by persons who had not undergone any such course of examination —I ask you, which ship would you prefer sailing in ? Mr. Dunbar—lf I knew the owners I would as soon sail in one as in the other. Admiral Dundas—That is not an answer. As a stranger to the owners, which ship would you choose to sail in ? Mr. Dunbar—l should say that I would go on board the vessel that was commanded by the officers whose nautical knowledge had been tested before the board. By Alderman Thompson—l always make strict in quiry with regard to the integrity and ability of masters and mates before I employ them. By Mr. Liddell.—During the last twelve months the lowest contract rate for taking out emigrants to our colonies was 101. per head, and the highest rate was under. 14/. per hesA, Admiral Duidas.—The Government require that the officers employed in taking out emigrants or convicts shall have passed an examination on nautical matters. By Mr. Liddell —I very seldom send out my ships to Australia with the expectation that they will get return freights which will pay me. When they cannot get freights at a remunerative rate I have always ordered that they shall no on to India. I have known ships to remain for three months, and even longer, at Sydney before they could get freights. The freight for wool has generally averaged from ld. to lid. per lb.; but that is by no means a remunerating rate ;-lid. per lb. would be a remunerating freight ; and if my captains cannot get that rate they take the ships on to India in search of cargoes. - By Alderma n T hompson _ l have never b ear d o f foreign s hi ps being preferred to British ships at Aus trade. tralia, or at any of the other ports to which my vessels By Mr. Liddell_] h ave h ear d o f a f ew , very few, ships sailing f rom Bremen and Hamburgh with emigrants to the Briti s h colonies; and I have been told that they are by no means as well provisioned as British emigrant ships. I was told that a British ship sailed from France for Rio a few days ago, and that they had on board only a little meal and barley to feed the crew and passengers. Mr. Ricardo —Do you know this ? Mr. Dunbar —I was informed of it by the owner of the vessel, who is in this room. She is a vessel of 250 tons, and had 200 emigrants on board. She was not provided with a medicine have already described. By Mr. Liddell—The Emigration Commissioners have made out a scale for the regulation of passengers, and the provisioning of them. Under that scale the expense of providing each of the emig from to rants with water, medical amounts comforts, and berths, 71. Bs. to 74 12s. per head. By Mr. Ricardo —I do not think that foreign ships taking out emigrants to the British colonies are obliged to comply with the regulations of the Emigration Com missioners. By Mr. Liddell —.I do not believe that emigrants can be conveyed from this country to Australia at a less ex pense than I have stated. By Mr. Villiers —I send my ships from Australia on to India in ballast, because I considered that lfd. per lb. freight for wool would not remunerate me for my trouble and the outlay of my capital, but other parties are found who bring home wool at that rate. Mr. Ricardo—l believe that shipowners are not in the habit of doing anything without being paid for it. Mr. Dunbar—Yes, indeed, they are. I believe that the shipowners of England are the worst paid body in the country, taking into consideration their risks and expenses.—( A laugh.) By S ir G. Clerk—'rhe ships I own range in burden between 500 and 700 tons, and are a very valuable class of ships. Th e reason w h y other shipowne rs wool from Au s tralia at lid. per lb.is ofteni n conse quence of their not havin g ca pi ta l t o sen d on the i r sh i ps ne brin g to India in search of a freight, and frequently because the captains have orders not to go further than the port to which the ship originally was outward bound with a cargo. I certainly have found it more advantageous to send my ships on to India than to let them bring home wool from Australia at a lower rate than 14d. per lb. By Mr. Mitchell—Bringing home wool for lid. per lb. which is paid by the ship inpger, ton, which leaves only 31. freight would give some, but very small remuneration to the ship owners. By Mr. Liddell—One penny and one-eighth per lb. si ti t t os7 c . ould not remunerate the ship for wool would amount to 5/, per measurement ton; and Pl o thenw w s: i n ": r r t ah, ; nea i d t me W tll3 o ll2 l.l etnn l t d ssae t nit a oo k 'ofu e l nearly 50 per cent. more adequately there for exporting the produce of to pay I h brought copper ore from Australia. ave never heard of any difficulty him. My ships have frequently t in he nb e t o a l i o n n i 7 sh H ip ow pi e n v g er, from the quantity of ore that has been discovered unexpectedly there, there may have been 1 some temporary difficulty in obtaining ships to export a ton ; but I have known, it. I have never allowed my ships to wait in Australia eharsee vessels to have brought ore for cargoes. I have desired'that they should leave for India immediaaly, in case they did not get a certain amount of freight. My vessels have brought over cop for 4/. 12s. 6d. a ton. I presume the additional freight was given in consequence of the increased supply of ore in the colony. bring Mr. Ricardo—You ore for four guineas per ton, f fe or w f m ou on r o g s u , in t and yet you require 61. ss. per ton for wool. How do account for that ? p w e i r t h in t. e a Mr. Dunbar—A ton of ore does not take up near half the space that a ton of wool does. A ton of ore doex not take up more than 17 sq uare fee . , t whereas a ton of wool takes up about 50 square feet. Mr. Ricardo—How do you make that out ? Mr. Dunbar —You must know that there is a great difference between a ton measurement in loading a ship, and a ton w eight ; a ton weight o f wool would occupy 100 square feet. Wool is certai n l y a b etter cargo than ore,lighter ; because it is but the cargoes from • Aus tralia are generally mixed. By Alderman Thompson—l sh ou ld not take an entire of copper oro-3/, per ton for copper ore, and LW. per carg l o b for w ool, would give a f a i r remunerating freight. . Ricardo —In point o f f act, you require 141. per By Mr.. ton weight for wool. Mr. Dunbar —Certainly ; but—_ Mr. Ricardo—l only want your own view of the i question. PATRONS The Most Noble the Marquis of NORTHAMPTON, Belgrave-square The Right Hon. Lord ASHLEY, Upper Brook-street, Grosvenor-sq. TRUSTEES. Lord Chas. Beauclerc, Lowndes- Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., street, Lowndes-square. M.P., Portland-place. William Alexander M'Klnnon, Luke Jas. Hansard, Esq., South- Esq., M.P., Hyde-park-place. ampton-st., Bloomsbury-sq. MANAGING DIZECTOILL John Bond, Esq., M.D., M.R.C.S. L and E. George-Bt., Portmau-sq Edward Smith, Esq., R.N., John-street, Adelphi. Gerrard Barry, Esq., M R.C.S.L., Ckariest-et., St. James's-sq. Jo-nua Stopford, Esq., East India Chambers, City. Charles Blunt, Esq., Montagu-place, Russell-square. William Henry Mayne, Esq., M.D., M.R.C.S.L., Howland-street, Fitzroy-square. Ellis Price Sutton, Esq., Great Ormond-street. (With power to add to their number.) BANKERS. London Joint-Stock Bank, Princes-street, Bank : Commercial Bank, Lothbury. SECRETAZY —Joshua Stopford. MISIIITANT-STCZETAILT —Richard St. George Graham. 21, East India Chambers, Leadenhall-street. PROSPECTUS. When we look to the vast population, and consider the eminence, the trade, the enterprise, the great manufacturing and commercial interests of this metropolis, it beemnes a matter of no little surprise that the most active means have Not, long since, been taken to ob tain a better supply of water, and to get rid of the mud-and-water monopoly which has so grievously existed for many years past. The subject is one upon which so much has been said, and such universal complaints made, that it is altogether unnecessary to dilate upon the crying evil, or to offer a single remark beyond that which is rendered so self-evident to every disinterested and dispas• sionate mind. Of the eight companies supplying London with water, the New River is the most extensive. It was constructed by Sir Hugh Middleton, at an expense 'f about 15 0 ,2001. When, in 1834, the public were much excited in consequence of the bad water supplied, a Parliamentary inquiry on the subject took place, and Commis sioners were appointed. From the evidence then given it apeared that the capital invested by the New River Company was 1,116,954/., by the other Companies 2,127,5951., making a total of 3,224,5591. Although the New River Company paid an enormous bonus (300 per cent. on the paid-up capital) yearly to the shareholders, there was a balance et 157,2061. 10s. 6d. remaining, which is more than the ori ginal cost of construction. The average number of houses supplied in 1834, accordiiie to the minutes of evidence, was 196,492, at the annual value of 276,2001., about 11. 10s. yearly per house. Pure water can be supplied for one-third that sum, and leave a profit, to the capitalist who invests in this speculation, more enormous than that of the New River Company. Hence the opportunity has presented itself for the formation of a Company for the supply of pure water at an inconsiderable outlay, and upon those sure and unerring principles of Artesian Springs which have been so generally adopted on the Continent—unfailing and succes , ifully established to the satisfaction of the most sceptical individuals. With reference to supplying London with pure spring water, let it be unders , ood, that the surface of chalk on which London is built re ceives and retains rain on an average of twenty-one inches per an num. This chalk-bed or basin has an extent of 12,800 square Each square mile contains, allowing one-third for evaporation, no less than 3,208,228 hogsheads of water per annum, or on a hundred square miles, one-twelfth of the surface, 320,822,800 hogsheads. The supply of water last year by the different companies was 314,553,012 hogs heads. Thus the London bed is capable of supplying mere than twelve times the quantity needed, sufficient for all the towns in Great Britain and Ireland. . _ So certain and conclusive have been the experiments tried, that the most successful result has attended every instance in procuring water upon the principle stated. The metal pipes, as now used by the London Water Companies will net be adopted by the United Kingdom Artesian Water Com pany. Glass, and some such tubes as cannot be corroded, will only be in use. The recent repeal of the duty on glass and porcelain make such pipes cheaper than metal. Shareholders shall be protected from all responsibility beyond the actual amount of shares taken. All applications for Shares must be addressed to the Secretary of the United Kingdom Artesian Water Company, at the Office, East India Chambers, Leadenhall-street, City, London. FORM OF APPLICATION FUR SHARES. Slr,—l hereby request you to allot me Shares of 101. each in the United Kingdom Artesian Water Company ; and I gua rantee to pay, when called en, a deposit of 7s. 6d. per Share for such Shares, or auy lesser number that you may allot to me, and to sign the deed of partnership when necessary. Name .. • ... Residence •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • Names of two Refereences, N ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNHILL, LONDON, Capital £500,009. Empowered by Act of Parliament. 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TO LADIES. lIOWLAND'S KAL Y DOR an ORIENTAL BALSAMIC PREPARATION of singular efficacy in thoroughly purifying the Skin from all Pimples, Spots, Blotches, Redness, Freckles, Tan, and Discelourations, producing a healthy freshness and transparency of Complexion, and a softnes, and delicacy of the hands, arms, and neck. It is invaluable as a Renovating and Refreshing Wash in Travelling ; and. In cases of Sunburn, Stings of Insects, or incidental Indammation, its virtues have long and extensively been acknowledged. Its purifying and re freshing properties have obtained the exclusive patronage of the Queen, the Court, and the Roy al Family of Great Britain, as well as the principal Courts of Europe, and the most distinguished Nobility and Gentry of all civilised nations. Beware of Spurious " RALYDORS," containing mineral as tringents utterly ruinous to the complexion, and which, by their re pellent action, endanger health. Each bottle of the genuine has the words " ROWLANDS' RALYDOR" on the wrapper, and A. ROWLAND and SON, 20, Hatton-garden, is also engraved (by dosire of the Hon. Commissioners) on the Government Stamp affixed on each. Price 4s. 6d. and Bs. 6d. per bottle. Sold by the Proprietors, and by Chemists and Perfumers. "'x.17,051. _ lli 11: • t le te rs. - 1 / 4 ,'*• ;010kit.- ; 4 1 . 1 , ,•.. , ' - er.a's - • /'• . r ' - nnotrAl' t 44 - 4a;rii,c MA Y 13, 1847. Mr. Alderman Thompson—l certainly must complain of the way in which Mr. Dunbar has been cross examined: He is anxious to give to the committee every Information in his power on this subject, but attempts have been made to. torture his meanings into a differeot shape. Sir R. Peel—l think the witness is desirous of afford ing us a great deal of information,• and the best way of getting it correctly will be to allow one gentlemaa at a time to put questions to him. Mr. Ricardo—l only wish to have an answer to my question•—whether the witness does not require 14L per ton to pay him for bringing wool from Australia ? Mr. Dunbar—l repeat that I do. Mr. Alderman Thompson—Why, he answered that question before ; but Mr. Ricardo confuses our case by calculating the freights of wool by the ton instead of by the pound, according to the usual practice. By Mr. Bright—Australian wool is pressed into nearly the same bounds as Indian cotton. By Mr. Liddell—The expense of stowing a cargo of wool is lower now than it was formerly-ss. 6d. per bale, each averaging from 240 to 2801bs. The lashings of the bales are brought from Manilla, and cost about 701. per ton; and that, as well as the expense of strain-. ing, is always paid by the shipowners. If a merchant here charters a ship to bring a cargo from Australia, he will get her at a much lower rate than if she went out and ran the chance of obtaining a return cargo. Ido not think there is any scarcity of ships at Batavia at present. There are plenty of vessels lying at the ports of Australia, and Batavia, being only 28 days' sail from there, I do not think there can be any scarcity of ship ping in that quarter. I do not believe that the Australian people have had any reason to complain of the want of ships to export their produce; on the contrary, I think the shipowners have had reason to complain of not being supplied with freights. As._ Liddell—What do you consider the effect on British shipping would be If permission were given to import the produce of America from the ports of Europe ? Mr. Dunbar—Why, we would lose what is called the " long voyages." Foreign ships would bring the Ame rican produce to the Continent, and our steamers would have to bring it over here when the prices were higher in the English markets than in the foreign; and the effect would be to drive the British shipping out of the long-voyage trade to a great extent. I believe, if we were driven out of the trade, which we inevitably would be if the navigation laws were repealed, that the foreigners who would supply our places would, in the course of a short time, raise their rates of freight to the old standard rate. Mr. Ricardo—And then it would be competent to the British shipowner to go back to his old profession or trade?- -(A laugh.) Mr. Dunbar—l doubt that. By Sir G. Clerk—The removal of the navigation laws, so far as they affect the foreign shipping trade, would, in my opinion, be injurious to the British shipowners, be cause it would interfere with the long-voyage freights. By Admiral Dundas—l think that the coasting-trade service is the best nursery for British seamen; and that it is necessary to keep up that service for the due pro tection of the British empire. By the Chairman—British shipbuilders are not pre vented from building ships in foreign countries; but I acknowledge that it would be best for us to buy ships at those places where we can build them cheapest. I would not, however, wish for a repeal of that part of the na vigation laws whick prevents us from building ships in England as cheaply as in foreign countries. After a short cross-examination of the witness by Mr. Ricardo, the Committee adjourned till Thursday (this day). THE ALLEGED PIRATES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE WESTERN TIMES. Honoured Sir—We the undersigned, crew of the James Campbell, of Glasgow (now lying in Dovon county gaol, to stand our trial at the coming assizes upon a foul charge of piracy, mutiny, and assault), re spectfully request, if yen deem it worthy, to insert our defence in your extensively published columns. As there has not aprared in any one of the public journals in England any other than a partial view of the case, we wish the public, through your columns, to know our reasons for putting the master in irons, and returning home with the ship ; also the apparent determination of the magistrates to commit us, notwithstanding the evi dence on the part of the prosecution saying nothing more nor less than what our charge against the captain would have been if the magistrates would have heard our charge. In fact, the evidence maintained that they were dreadfully frightened at the outrage committed by the master, and were afraid of their lives also. On Sunday, 28th March last, about eleven o'clock, a.m., it being the chief mate's watch upon deck, the master desired the chief mate, Mr. Rose, to loose one of the steering sails to dry. The chief mate desired his watch to do so, which they did with alacrity —notwith standing it being Sunday, and unnecessary work. The mate, Mr. Rose, then asked if the master wished the others loosed also. He replied, certainly. It was ac cordingly put into execution—the men working with a will, to gratify his wishes, without grumbling as to its being Sunday and unnecessary work, which sorely dis appointed the master. He commenced walking the ' quarter-deck, and seeing the man's eyes towards the ship's head who was steering the vessel, which is always more requisite to a good sailor in clear weather than the compass, he asked the man what the he was looking at. The man replied, nothing, sir. He called him a liar and other opprobrious names. He then desired Mr. Rose, the mate, to send another man to the helm, which was accordingly done. As soon as the man was re- lieved, he commenced shoving him and abusing him in language that it would be a pity to shock you with a recital of it—the archfiend from hell would blush to hear such shocking language. He then viciously ordered the man to get grease and grease the masts. The man refused to do so, as it was Sunday, and the masts had been greased the evening before. He then ordered him to lay aloft and light home the main top-gallant sheet. which the man did. As soon as the man came down from aloft he commenced abusing him, calling him damn trash, pig's bristles, &c. &c. He then desired Mr. Rose, the mate, to send a hand to grease the masts. The mate sent the boy, as the men were busy spreading the sails. He asked the mate whom he had sent ; the mate said the boy. He told the mate to send a man. The mate then asked the men severally; they objected to go, as it was a boy's place. It was Sunday, the masts were greased the evening previous, and it was unnecessary. He then de sired the mate to call all bands, thus depriving the poor fellows who were below in their beds from enjoying that rest which they so much required, as they had been on deck eight hours that night ; however, they were called and asked. They also objected, as there were boys in the ship, and the masts were greased the evening before. The master then went aft. swearing he would have some of the -- lives yet. He then came forward, carry ing a naked cutlass. in his hand, swearing the first ***** that would dare to prevent (the beef which was for the men's dinner, and which he had ordered to be taken aft), it, he would knock his brains out— at the same time flourishing his sword, and striking a cask, as much as to show what effect it would have upon their heads. Not satisfied with the cook saying the beef was all out of the coppers, he desired the mate, Mr. Rose, to go into the galley, and see whether it was all out or not. That being done, he went aft swearing he would be the death of some of them before they should get out. The crow all the time mute—and saying nothing. Ho went aft and sung ont to put the ship about. The men all assisted—and when the ship was about, he called all hands aft, and insisted upon the men greasing the masts. They all said no, and requested him to put back with the ship, as they could not think of proceeding on the voyage with him, after the manner in which he had threatened their lives. lie would not. They went below, and the captain and myself went down to dinner aboutfour o'clock p.m. The crew came aft, and re quested, in a respectful manner, the master to put back with the ship, as they considered their lives in danger, and from the manner in which he had threatened their lives, and from his actions that day, they could not say what the result might be on so long a voyage. He would not do so: they then seized him, and made him fast, and confined him to his room, placing a watch over the door, so that whatever he would wish for by day or by night he should have, when called for. The crew then requested that I should take charge of the ship, and fetch the first port that the wind would permit in England. I, the mate, remonstrated, and wished to fetch Madeira, Brazils, or ono of the West India Islands; as either would lay on our track out. The crew preferred returning horns—as the wind was foul to proceed, and fair to return. Moreovei, by seeking the protection of their country's laws, it would prove they were not piratically or mutinously inclined : and fur ther, if they should proceed and meet with any ship bound to Britain, it would be surmised that they in tended to run away with the ship and cargo, which, I am sorry to say, appeared in last week's papers in Glasgow. I, therefore, considering it for the benefit of the shipowners, merchant owners of the cargo, and the underwriters, undertook to carry her home. The wind being fair, I anticipated making the Lizard in three days, as at that time ,we were twenty-two days out, and at no greater distance than 450 miles from the Lizard. On Thursday, the Bth of April, we were boarded by the pilot, three leagues off Dodman Point, it bearing N. by W. from ship, and about thirty miles distant from Plymouth, as at the master's request I made Plymouth. About eleven o'clock, A.M., we brought up in Plymouth Sound, and I went ashore to report the ship to Lloyd's agent, (Mr. Collier,) who observed, (upon being told it was the same cap tain who had been committed to Newgste for six months for cruelty,) have they allowed that man to take charge of a ship? But as soon as ho was told that the captain's brother was part owner , the tables turned . He then said the crew were wrong, and that he must be liberated immediately, however, he desired his clerk to go along with me, and see what his attorney would say, desiring his clerk to say ho should be in all m orn i ng . Mr. Edmonds, his at torne y , said that the men at least ought to have submitted to have had an ear cut off before they were justified in putting him in irons; however, Mr. Edmonds and Mr. Collier met in private, and Mr. Collier being a msgistrat,e, sent a constable off to libe rate the captain. The crew thinking ho was taken in charge, were glad, and two of their number went ashore the next morning, to prefer a char ge aga i nst hi m to the mag istrates, but were told they could not see the magis , trates before eleven o'clock, thus they were detained PRICE SD. until Mr. Edmonds and the captain charged them with piracy, mutiny, and assault. A note was sent to me on board, requesting me to bring the crew on shore, as the magistrates could not enter into the case until all hands were present. As soon as we arrived at the Court, all hands (except the steward and myself, the chief mat( , ), were charged as above—we were kept by as witnesses for the prosecution, and were desired by the town clerk to appear n ex t T ues d ay, at eleven o ' c l oc k . We went on board and remained until Tuesday, when we repaired to the court, and were given in charge by the shipbroker and the captain in the police house. It appears their reason for so doing was from seeing my log book that the truth would not answer their purpose—they gave myself and steward i n c h arge up , n susp i c i on — t h us depriving the men from benefitting from our evidence. And what is very singular, the only boy who had seen the whole transaction on board they would not produce him as a witness —bat two who had seen but little it. The reason is this—they (the prosecutors) had all the boys ashore at their office, examining, and as the two acknowledged to us after our commitment, had been schooled previous to coming into court. And what is so singular, during the time that the counsel for the prosecution (Mr.. Collier's son), was examining the boy, the magistrate should complain of the boy being so reluctant in giving his evidence. He seemed to favour the defence, but little did the magistrates think that the boy had been schooled by the prosecution; no wonder the counsel and bis attorneys blushed, it the magistrate had known, we believe from appearances he would have said nothing, for when Mr. Collier several times threatened the boy that he woul be put with the prisoners and transported, if he did not speak out, our attorney (Mr. Herring) objected to it ; but the magis trates said Ur. Collier was quite right, he only wished to elicit the truth, and that our attorney had been al lowed more latitude than was proper. Our chests were broken opeu, and our note-books, old accounts, slates, on which was a copy of letters to our wives, and every thing that had the appearance of scribbling was taken frOm 118, and we could get no redress. Part of our clothes has been taken to sea in the ship, and are lost to us. (Signed) GEORGE ROSE, chief mate. John Harults, second mate. I Robert Craig, seaman. Rich. Thos. Lang, seaman. Daniel M'Lean, seaman. Thomas Stattou, seaman. James Nettles,k steward. John M'Fee, seaman. Robert Wright, seaman. John Shelton, seaman. Charles Moffet, seaman. EM IGRATION to the SOUTHERN COLONIES. (From the Bury Herald.) EBY [The following observations are written by a gentle man formerly an inhabitant of Bury, who has spent many intervening years in the colonies. Plainly and candidly written, his " short and simple annals" may not prove unacceptable to those contemplating a d e p arture from their n a ti ve l an d , or to others who feel an interest in the welfare of our adventurous emigrants.—En.] It must be admitted by all classes of society that the possession of such vast countries as those we hold in the southern hemisphere is of the first moment, but it-ue fortunately happens that either from a want of local knowledge by most writers on emigration, or from inca pacity, they have hitherto been entirely misrepresented, and the benefits and advantages they actually poses_ spoken of in a cursory and unsatisfactory manner. The object of such others seems merely to write a book. de scribing scenes they never saw, and manners they never witnessed. For the rest, the climate of a country in the farthest zone can be ascertained by the most limited geographical research, and the valuab:e but abstruse "Hints on Emigration" is completed, published, and sold. And what is the result? The Emigrants is duped, and unfortunately, in tuo many instances, ruined. It is my opinion that the more concise and simple the manner in which a strange country is described the butter; a very elaborate strain will doubtless be more gruff . ) mg to a reader, but to the man who is choosing his future home and bidding adieu to his old roof tree, what can supply the simple truth? The great mass of the English population have, I believe, no distinct idea of the under taking they have entered into until they are deposited on the shores of the promised land. Then it is they see that the exchange has not proved so beneficial as they anticipated; they find that they have thrown away a home, and in most in stances, convertive comfort, for a doubtful existence and a residence in a far country amongst strangers. The most eligible spot hitherto for emigration has unques tionably been Australia Felix, but as the stream was directed there so indiscriminately and with such want of judgment by the emigration agents, the result has been too great an influx of labour; preventing thus the emigrant from obtaining more certain or profitable em ployment than he would have done in the mother country. Indeed, in many instances, the surplus labour introduced has been so great that respectable and clever mechanics have been compelled for the support of their families to accept with gratitude such employment as offered in the interior, in the shape of hut-keepers and shepherds. at wages averaging from 15/. to 201. per annum, with a ration of food for one person. I have known this to occur to young men of first-rate ability and good introductions: men qualified by their educa tion and their birth to hold respectable positions in society. This being the case in Port Philip—the very scene for emigration, what could be expected of the neighbouring colonies of Sydney and Van Diemen's Land? Both of these had the advantage against the introduction of free labour from possessing such vast quantities of convict labour ; not indeed at a cheaper rate, for the convicts available as servants de mand in some cases higher wages than the emigrant ; but, on the other hand, he makes generally a better ser vant, from his better knowledge of the country he lives in. This must tend, of course, to militate against the new-comer, and his steps should on no account be directed to such countries as are under penal jurisdic tion ' • not only because the chances of employment are less, but that his moral condition suffers greatly from association with the emancipated felons he is continually thrown amongst. It sometimes happens that many otherwise virtuous people are led into crime and become a burden to themselves and a peat to society. The ge neral opinion held by emancipists and men in bondage is that of ill-will against the emigrant ; he (the emi grant) is looked upon as an interloper, for the fact of his introduction to the colony must lessen the demand, and consequently the price of labour. The result is a dead set against him, and this proves a most unhappy feeling, for, should the emigrant obtain employment' with his family in the Bush, which is at best but a perfect wilderness, and be subjected to the wanton injury that class of men can cause him, his life is anything but contented, secure, or happy. In the palmy days of Port Philip, that is in the year 1840, the period I first visited it, things were much better ; the introduc tion of labour was then slow, and much below the penal demand ; few emancipists had found their way then overland from Sydney or from the neighbouring island of Van Diemen's Land; and employment was offered to all classes, at a high remuneration. So far things pro mised well for the prosperity of the colony, but this ap parent advance to prosperity was but the prelude to the fearful events which tollowed, for in 1844, 1845, and the year 1846, so great had been the introduction of labour, that many, very many, were offering their work for food alone ; and those persons who had previously been in a position to give them employment were bank rupts and giving up their establishments In April of the present year (1846) I met a gentleman in Sydney who had just arrived from Melbourne, Port Philip ; he had been in business there for many years, a mer chant, a most intelligent and honourable man (Mr. K—), generally respected and patronised. lie told me that business had got so bad that he could not even make a living ; how, then, could the poor labourer or mechanic? Who was to employ him —or, when em ployed, who pay him ? The chances were ten to one that if he did get employed by the time he had finished his work his employer was bankrupt and his hard-earned wages paid at the rate of three-halfpence in the pound. These circumstancas prove with certainty the fact of colonisation being anything but the bright goal of success usually represented, and urge the necessity on the part of the intending emigrant to give some con sideration to the matter. The island of Van Diemen's Laud being entirely under penal jurisdiction should on no account be thought of for the reasons already de scribed. Sydney, New South Wales, is also a penal government, but as there has been a vast introduction of free labour, the town and its immediate vicinity does not smack so much of convictism. It would be absurd, how ever, for an emigrant of any class or denomination, from a tinker to an accountant, to proceed to New South Wales in the hope of being employed at Sydney. When he arrives, if he does get an offer of employment, it will be, whether he be gentle or simple, as a shepherd or hut-keeper 500 or 600 miles in the inte rior at the ye a rly wages o f 151. This is very dep li , r . able, but nevertheless true ; and, added to this , the fol lowing facts I think will fully convince any reasonable man what caution should be used in the step of emigrat ing.er: In the early part of the present year Leship rived at Port Jackson, from Hobart Tow n, Van Die men's Land, with a large quantity of men on board termed probationists ; this term, it appears, is applied to them on the following principle :—Van Diemen's Land had become so paralysed and stagnated that sup port and employment could not be afforded to vast quantities of her convict population. The consequence was that this species of emigration was attempted by allowing emancipated men to proceed to the adjacent co l o ny under the probation system, thus easing herself their support, and disgorgi ng i nto N ew South Wales a further train of crime and filth with which that colony was already surcharged. As further supplies of these men arrived in New South Wales, and further shipments were announced in the Australian journals of last April to be expected weekly— so would the miserable pittance of 151. per year then offered tall s till l ower , and the com monwealth of seciety in which the humble British emigrant would have to move, would daily be come more contaminated. I can speak as a fact that some of these men w h o had arrived in prior shipments had not been living at the stations on which they were employed in the interior many weeks before they placed on on e side all restraint, violated their agreements, and after putting their employers at defiance, decamped into the Bush ulti ma t e l y , aga i n to b ecome B us h rang ers and m .as a. derers. Should any man, knowing these fae.ts,awobo t. b travelled in the far and wild Bush of Austra l i a the deeds of misguided and dreadfu l fellow creatures—where murder is r i fe, seinst their dseersm a en nd a r b ubbery but a by-word—should he, I say, advise the humble and virtuous peasantry of his own soil to secs a home in such scenes, or paint a vast and desolate plain of sand as a fertile spot, a land flowing with milk and honey? No ! such a man would be, in my opinion, but fit to be a pro bationist. Sydney is the capital city of New South Wales, acd has a large commerce and an extenshe shipping interest; it also has large exports in the shape of wool, oil, bone, bark, coal, copper, manganese, &c. &c., and a large intercolonial traffic yielding both profit and labdur. A small quantity of grain is produced in Nt w South Wales, but it never will become a grain country, although the districts of Port Philip, Australia Felix, and! South Australia, produce large quantities. The settlements on the western side of the continent, iccluding Swan River, Etc. ! are, I have been informed, better calculated fur agriculture, but at present that portion of the colony is o v e n r T y t n t e h e nt mostl y t - o pfr,oerhrp which t ea e mdn bgyratadvantageous n ud o Europeans. pt b p e ar n t oowf directed which takes_an immense e . t e cw x s te p h te d e o n e li e es t Torres S tra i ts. This va o o n f o t o h n e n n t royr,t andeas t formssi de, constitutes the very best part of the whole continent, and the climate within the limits of Moreton BapßafErid Port Essington, a tract embracing hundreds of miles, is very fine, and a great proportion of the so il fertile bey and description. It possesses the beauties of a tropical cli mate without the baleful diseases which invariably attend those climes. All the rarer and richer fruits and vege tation are abundant, and the sugar cane, tea, shiiib, cot ton, and rice plants, cocoa nut, Banana, and Upas trees arrive at full and rapid perfection... The Islands with which Torres Straits are studded are full of luxuriant vegetation and at present remain en tirely uninhabited. From their proatimity to the main land, in many cases being less than a quarter of:)t mil e from it, they could easily be made by' industrious people valuable homes ; the waters of the-Straits yield.abun dance of fish and turtle, thus insuring food, and from the valuable productions of the choral banks in the s shape of sea slug (Beebe le mer, tortoiseshell, and: pearl), large profits could also be derived. This being the route chosen by ships proceeding from the South to the East, a continual intercourse and exchange would be kept up between them and the Strait settler ; these ships would also gladly avail themselves of' the knowledge of any intelligent persons, who from their residence in the Straits, were acquainted with the intricacies of its navi gation, and reward them liberally for such inforMation and guidance. Added to this, poultry, vegetables, &c., could be supplied to all these ships at a large amount of profit. It may be argued against this advice, that the inse curity of settling upon these islands from the attacks of the natives of New Guinea prevents its practicability, but I speak from personal experience, having visited this spot (luting the present year. Ibelieve from that .curse there would be little cause for the emigrant to fear. I do not advocate that a solitary family should at first form these settlements, but in the event of twenty individuals settliug upon an island, there is little, very little cause of fear from the encroachments of any of the Abori gines. As proof of this, a geutlem n I well know, lo cated himself on one of the islands for the collecting the slug which brings a price of 1201. per ton in the Cainese market. He had with him to carry on his slug fishing ten or twelve Javanese, and these were armed with three or four rusty muskets. One fine day a party of the New Guinea-ites came pounce upon them in their little retreat, but Mr. R. was up and ready, and the rusty muskets and the half score of frightened Javanese sent them scampering into stair Proas to double quick time. H—, after this, continued his fish- ing, and hi s occupation of any of the islands he chose, unmolested. On the proposed extension of steam navi gation to the South, these Straits will be the route chosen, and the consequence is their importance must he greatly augmented by that means. The neighbouring settlement of Port Essirgton is at the Northern entrance of the Straits, and is at present but a military post occupitd by 40 o: 50 marines under the- ecnuwand of Car.tatu Al• Arthur. The imp: rtance of the position, however, I have no doubt iLts ere this met the eye of the Legislature, a:4tl it is rumourei that Government Emigration is about to be immediately di reAed to it—such a proceeding will, in my opinion, be attended with benefit, and th,s emigrant, on arriving there, instead of rubbing shoulders with felons, can ap p:vciate the blessings of au honest, name. lie may k Ave to struggle with difficulties, but who in this world of troub:e h3,s not ? And is it not better for him to be 'Heath the roof of his own bumble home secure in his own hont , sty, than a resident in that country vi here i t s inhabitants t.xcluitn— " True patriots we, for be it understood We left our cLuntry for our country's good." In reference to the South of Australia or Adelaidc, I have not visited that part of the colony, and cannot speak from personal observation, but in the event emigrant persisting in proceeding to any of tf e co in the southern part of the contiueot, I should advise, from all I could glean while I was in Sy, diley, that his steps should be directed to Adelaide in preference 'the to Sydney or Port Philip, as offering the best chance of employment and tolerable comfort, and from b e i ng more fertile and less tainted with convictism, is the best spot to choose on the southern part of con Anent. However, my advice is, while there is such a noble field open as the one I shall now endeavour faintly to describe, not to venture near South or Western Australia at all. lonics POSITION OF THE ENGLISH PRESBYTERIAN OR - UNITARIAN DISSEN TERS, IN REFERENCE TO THE EDUCATION QUES [ION. '1 he position of this body of Dissenters generally, in reference to the late proceedings on the Minutes of Council on Education, has been essentially a false one. The body in Leeds (at least considerable numb ers of it, including their minister), seem to have been precipitately, and (as they appear to consider themselves) irrevocably forced into a certain attitude of differences with the op position to the minutes which there sprang up. For years past an opinion in favour of national education bad gained strength by the Unitarian body ; one among other signs of the decline of the Nonconformist spirit among them. That decline has now been fully and lamentably re vealed. The Leeds demonstration of dereliction was but an accident, though the precursor of others ; and very generally throughout the body Unitarians have peti tioned in favour of the Government scheme. There have been, however, a few exceptions—exceptions, too, of ministers opposing the Minutes, while members of their congregations have been favourable to them, and even petitioned in their behalf. What now has been the false position of Unitarian Dissenters who have been favourable to the Minutes ? In their zeal for educdtion they have sacrificed their distinctive Nonconformist principle—the root of all their glory above all other re ligious bodies; to their friends a sorrow, to their enemies a triumph—to their fellow-Dissenters a broken reed and losing of victory in the hour of expected confidence and triumph. They sacrificed the Nonconformist principle. Not to dwell on their openly sanctioning and asking for a measure bearing in its front undeniable and very extensive strengthening of the existing Church establishment, and that through the minds of ingenuous youth, they were themselves met with their once dreaded and conscientiously denied entrance of civil power into their own religion. Parry and explain it as they may, the thing is plain on the Minutes' face; and the whole course of the debate has brought it out in more ugly and glaring colours. Religion must 43 provided for, or Go vernment would and could do nothing. This reiterated argument was all iu all with the main supp: - .Tters of the Minutes in the How e. But more humiliating discoveries remained. The in famous exclusion of the Catholics had some retribution in it, on what modicum or Nonconformity remained in consenting Unitarians. The daily reading of a portion of Scripture meant the imposition of the authorised English version. Mr. Higginson, of Wakefield, (who has been the chief Unitarian writer for the Minutes) forthwith arose in the Chronicle, and said it couldn't mean so. Lord John Russell said it did and it should. And so Mr. Higginson and his party are left to judge whether they have been wrong in their first false step, and may haply retrace it ; or whether, having welcomed a Government Inspector to ask if their religion is all right, they may not as well pass by its teniog, th, m what Bible they shall u•e. They most know, however, that such compliance is not born of those is rio would not even use the cr , •ss in bvpii,m at Guvernitier ' mane ; nor yet of those who would not submit to; the ordinance of the Lord's supper fQ a passpert to civil office ; nor of those who would not cat a single grain of incense on the heathen altar. But the heroic .tre is gone, and its examples are obsolete ! The Prosfebire Review, toa, may 10, k back, and forward, and oil:lndy in its own path, for it, in vain, so Lang as it upholds a principle in one breath (p. 252) and delibe rattily resolves to act iu violation of it in the next L:t " Video meiora proboque, • Deteriora sequ ir,—" Henceforth be its motto. Its author's cheeks. may tingle (p. 251) at Lord John's conduct, but it still takes, his offer. Even that unworthy act did not meet t h at burst of reprobation from the Unita t Tr i i i s ~ sur( h ly l Mr. Ryland, inn Ryland, in his zeal for their honour,s Crosby Hall. Ipicester, indign " a 'i n t t h an til d eex gen erous cePt ion t . t o e f r th e ß t C.;1 # . 1 . 4;:c of e we have been li i tt t le nu t: t j no ub w t . n a ) la i s t : be v w i r s it s t u e d n ving s a n s fr f e o r r e e d ll oat it its that lbr p t d e h d a f to of A witness pri l 22 st; su ch declension. ie e kt n h9 s a e ot " f t t ohr religious i e gbiduys obscured, was the chief cause of a "inwardin h th i stor r y a s t.' delay in its triumph. rind they been true to their prin ciples they would not have misled a Liberal Government as they have done, to despise the quarter where principle remained, nor have resigned to others the glory of working out that principle without their aid.—[The above remarks have been sent us for insertion by a member of the Unitarian body.—Ens.] --Leeds Mercury. _ _ _ Cl ~ll]~ Mr. Ricardo, M.P., and Mr. Burchell had an inter view with the Right Hon. 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Peel, Sir Howard Douglas, Mr. Bright, Alderman Thompson, Mr. Hume, Mr. Mitchell, and Mr. Ricardo. Mr. Liddell moved that Mr. George Frederick Young be summoned to attend and give evidence before the Committee on Thursday next.—Agreed to. Mr. Duncan Durbar WEB the first witness called and examined. By Mr. Liddell—l am chairman of the General Ship owners' Society, and I own several ships trading between this country, India. China, Australia, and the Cape of Good Hope. The average rate of freights during the last five years has been from the Cape, 3/. 16s. 4d. per ton; from Bombay, 21. 17s. 7d.; from Madras, 31. 4s. 4d.; from Singapore, 21. 19s. 10d.; from China, 41. 3s. 7d.; from Sydney, ld. to lid, per lb. for wool; and for copper ore from 70s. to 84s. per ton. A good ship cannot be built, coppered, and rendered fit for sea in this country u❑der from 201. to 211. per ton old measure. It requires the strictest economy and care on the part of the British shipowners to get a profit out of the freights they are in the habit of receiving. Mr. Liddell—What is the effect you consider the navigation laws have on the employment of British shipping ? Mr. Dunbar—l fancy that th e nav i gat i on l aws g i ve no protection in certain ports, especially in our own colo nies. They prevent foreigners from competing with us. If foreigners were allowed to compete with us in the carrying trade with the British possessions, the effect would bo ruinous to the British shipowners. I consider that if the navigation laws were repealed, the property of the ship owners in this country would be immediately depreciated at least 35 per cent. in value ; and myself and many others would consequently be driven out of the trade. I believe that the repeal of the navigation laws would not only be injurious to myself and the class with whom I am connected, but that such a measure would operate prejudicially on the interests of the people at large. It would, for example, cause a vast number of the persons who are at present engaged in sail-maki ng , as ship wrights and the other artisans connected with the shipping trade to be thrown out of employment ; anti even the sailors' wages, instead of being spent in this country, would be, to a great extent, taken abr oa d, as well as the money paid for freights. I believe that the repeal of those laws would have the effect of depreciating the wealth and power of Englard, for, of course, whatever we lost in the shipping trade foreigners must gain. It I would be like a rich man taking a poor man into partner- • -0 • !"3 or sod 6% :ast s !Co