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Robinson, Esq., don. 5 5 0 Donations and sescriptions will be thankfully received by Messrs• Wl l ll2, >•ercival, and Co ; by all the metropolitan and country bankers; and by Richard Lewis, Secretary, at thakfllce of the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi. FOR GENTLEMEN.—GEO. HOBSON - begs to sell the attention of the public to his NEW STOCK in ♦UTUMNAL GOODS, consisting of West of England Beaver and Venetian Cloths, Scotch and Heather Twis , , Mixed Doeskins, Cashmere and Toilanette Waistcoatings, both of English and Con tinental manufacture, which be found on inspection at price, most Moderate for Best Goods.—GEORGE HOBSON, 57, Lombard-street. CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS, POLYGRAPHIC HALL. Bing-William-street. Strand, every Evening during the Week, in their Novel and pleasing Olio of Songs, Dialogue, and Musical Character Delineations, which for eight years at New York, and lately at the St. James's TheatrA, have been fully en dorsed by houses nightly filled, as " Par Enellence." Doors open at half-past 7, commence at S. Stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre. Is.; Private Boxes, 1/. Is. and 10s. 6d. Seats can be secured at Mr. Mitchell's, 33. Old Bond-street, and at the Hall. On Saturday, a Morning Entertainment, commencing at 3. ADELAIDE GALLERY, Adelaide-street, West Strand.—GßAND CASlNO.—LettorrE's celebrated Band of Forty Performers. Principal cornet-a-piston, Monsr. Bono- Covat. Adtnission one shilling. Open every evening at half past eight, close a quarter tcstwelve. The above Band 1 , at the service of the nobility and gentry for private Balls, &c. &c.—Alanager, R. R. Bignell, to whom all applications are to be addressed. ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, 'Haymarket. —The Proprietor of these Rooms, grateful Sir past patronage, and while assisted by the able co-operation and zealous services of the late conductor, Mr. E. LAURENT, assures his friends and the public that he has taken every means to supply in his establishment the vacancy occasioned by the loss of that distin flashed artist The Proprietor has now the honour to announce that he has engaged, for the above rooms, the popular composer. M. ASITONT LAMOTTE, late, and far several years, conductor at the Salle Valentino, at ?aria ; also conductor at the great annual festival of the City of Lyons, held at the Palais d'AlcazJr ; and, tor his eminent merit, rewarded by his Majesty the Emperor with a gold medal, being the only chef d'orchestre in France who has recPived this mark of honour and distinction. All the principal performers of the orchestra are re-engaged. The rooms, redecorated tor the occasion. Open every Everting.—Admission, Ono Shining. CONTRACTS for SALT BEEF and SALT PORK. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling, Somerset House, 12th August, 1857. THE Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain ■nd Ireland do Hereby Give Notice, that on THURSDAY, the 15th October next, at half-past One o'clock, they will he ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to contract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at the undennen toned Ports, the following quantities of SALT MEAT. f the cure of any country, and all of the cure of the present season, fa..— Nevi BEEF. NAVY PORK. Tierces. Barrels. Tierces. Barrels. Deptford • • ........ 2,500 2,000 •.. 2,500 2,000 Gosport 1,500 1,200 . • 1,500 1,200 Plymouth 1,500 1,200 .... 1,500 1,200 Haulbowline ...... 1,000 GOO .. 1,000 GOO Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the Ten ders are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or for such part thereof only as they may deem tit, or for a greater quantity, or of not oontracting for any, and also an unlimited power of selection. A separate Tender must be given for the Beef and a separate Ten der for Pork, and every tender must specify where the meat is in tended to be cured. Persons tendering for more than ono Port mast give la separate Tender for each Port. The Beefind Pork to be delivered into the respective stores as follows--viz., one-third of each quantity for each place by the 9th day of January, 1858 ; another third thereof by the 27th day of February, 1958 ; and the remainder thereof by the 15th day of April, 1858, or any gteater portion, or the whole, at any earlier period, if pre- W 47900 , 3411, telkdevigis t Ao bet aid for by bills payable in seven daystiam and,artai,tho = - Parties tendering ate desired to take special notice that the use of WOODEN Boors is ABOLISHED, and that Dior( HOOPS only will be required for the Casks, in accordance with the condi ions of the revised forin of Contract. A form of the tender may be obtained, and the conditions of the revised contracts, to which particular attention is called, may be seen at this office, or by applying to the Agent Victualler at liaullsowline ; or to the Collectors of her Majesty's Customs at Bristol. Limerick, Belfast, Waterford. and Newry ; or to the Secre tary to the Postmaster-General,at Dublin; or to the Commander conducting the Packet Service at Liverpool, or to the Resident Agent for Transports at Leith. No Tender will be admitted for a less quantity than 100 Tierces, or 100" Barrels. No tendel will be received after half-past one o'clock on the day of treaty, nor any noticed unless made on the printed form provided for the purpose; but it will not be necessary that the party tendering, or an agent appointed by him, should attend at thin office, as the result of the offer received from each person will be communicated to him and his proposed Sureties in writing. Bills in payment for any Beef or Pork delivered Into her Majesty's Stores will be sent to parties upon transmitting the usnal Certifi cates of receipt. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner of the envelope the words, " Ten der for Salt Meat„" and "Comptroller for Victualling," and must also be delivered at Somerset louse. DU BARRY'S CELEBRATED INFANTS FOOD, for DELIC &TE INFANTS, CHILDREN, and IN- V A LIDS. Supersedes the expense and dangers of wet nursing, is more easily digested, and Imparts mbre healthful nourishment than biUk ; acidity, cramps, bowel complaints, flatulency, cough, restless ness, scri , (tlla, eruptions, are avoided by it, and perfect regularity of the system and sound sleep in lured. Many respectable families who have realei and saved delicate Infants by this Food can be referred to, and a copy of their Testimonials may be had free on forwarding a stamped and addressed envelope to Barry Do Barry and Co., 17, Regent-street„London. Prices : —ln Canisters, Is. ; '2s.; and 121 b. at 21s. The large Canister will be forwarded free of carriage on receipt of Post Otlke Order. THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY Jast published, price Is., post free, in an Envelope, for 13 stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION. ---A Medical Treatise L 7 on the Functions and Disorders of the Generative System, and on the cure of Nervows and Physical Debility, resulting from vicious habits acquired during the critical passage from youth to Manhood, With practical observations on the Physiology of Mar riage in its social, moral, and physical relations. To which are added remarks on the wonders of the Microscope in revealing the hidden Mysteries "of Life within Life,''and its advantages in detecting, by brinaryexamination, the cause and effect of every variety of these Complaints, with numerous engravings and cases. BY SAMUEL LA'MEItT, M.D. 37, BEDFORD SQUARE, LONDON, Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &C. 3 be essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con sequences resulting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, which have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man hood, and prem a t ure d ecay at all stages of life, than, perhaps, any other class of disease known to modern pathologists. 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" The Racing Record " contains a complete Calendar of sport in England, Ireland, and Scotland (fully indexed), Irom the Ist of January up to the time of publication. W. Wright, sporting printer and publisher, Fulwood's Rents, Hol- born. London A New Edition, the Fourth.—Just Published, price 55., by post free, ss. 4 '. - - ON TRUE dr FALSE SPERMATORREICEA, with a View is the Correction of wide-spread Errors in re atiou to its Nature, Treatment and Cure. Translated from the. German of Dr. PICKFORD. To wh'e't is added, AN ESSAY ON SEXUAL DEBTLITIEA. By the Editor. "Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the lirit time, he informs as, that ho has addressed himself to the 110X-11113ili oil reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall ,1 etect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his power to cor rect."—London Medical Gazette. " The tribe of Quiet Sympathisers, and 'Medical Prlinls,' are mercilessly am:weed; and If this book mold find its way into the hands of those who seller from the com plaint of which it treats, we arc satisfied that many hundreds would bo saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of less importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much money ......This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Sperrnatorrhcoa, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good."—Medical Circular. London: 11. Balliere, 219. Regent-street. EDUCATION IN PARIS. Madlie. DE CORNET (who resided six years with the late Mrs. 'ltray) and her Sisters, 11, Rue (le Chaillot, Champs Elys6es RECEIVE a limited number of SI'LECT PUPILS. Reference permitted to the Rev. Dr. F merton, Principal of Hanwell College, who will forward a Prospectus on application. APPETITE AND DIGESTION7IMPROVED. EA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE II A SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly digest the food. The daily uscof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe uard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Feneburch-street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by 'Messrs. Barclay md Sous, Messrs Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and pier bents. Landon ; and generally by the principal dealers in CALICO. N.B.—To guard against linnet:Nos, ilea that the names of LEA ,nd PERR INS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. IMPORTANT MEDICAL WORK GRATIS. —On nervous debility, and diseases of a sec: et nature, thin ness of sight, shortness of breath, loss of manly vigour, and all im pediments of marriage, showing the surest means of recovering per fect health. 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A N ACT OF GRATITUDE.--5,000 Copies of a .CM Medical Bonk for Gratuitous Circulation.— GEORGE Tnostas, Esq., having been effectually cured of nervous debility, loss of memory, and dimness of sight, resulting from the early errors of youth, by following the instructions given in a Medical Work by a Ph} sician, he considers it his duty, in gratitude to the author, and for the benefit of nervous sufferers, to publish the means used. He will therefore send tree, to any address, in a sealed envelope, on receipt of a direct ed envelope enclosing* two stamps, to pre-pay postage, a copy of the medical work containing every information required. Address, G. Thomas, Esq., Craven House, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 11 R. HOWARD,burgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet• street, has introduced an entirely new description of ARTI FICIAL TEETH ,flxed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to he distinguished from 'be original by the closest observer; they will never ange colour or iecay, and will be found very superior to any teeth over before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful noeration, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is z , :artinteed to restore articulation and mastication ; and that Mr. Howard's improvement may be within the reach or the most econo mical, he has fixed the charges at the lowest Fcale possible. De cayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful in mastics ton.-52, Fleet-street. At none irons ten till flve. OYAL FIZEIJI HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. NO —The AID of the benevolent is earnestly John Alasterman, Esq., Nicholas-lane, is Treasurer, by whom donations will be thankfully received : also by the following bankers: - Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co.; !ferries and Co. ; Ransom and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smyth. Payne, and Co.; Glyn and Co.; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Mas terman and Co.; by Mes , rs. Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; and at lie Hospital from Ten till Five. By order, S. S. SMITH, Secretary. NO MORE PILLS NOR ANY OTHER MEDICINE cunEs(n ithout - Physic) of Indigestion (1);;pcp;i. ''' Constipation, Flatulent y, Phlegm, all Nervous, Bilious, and Liver Complaints, Ilysteria, Neuralgia, Dysentry, Diarrhoea, Acidity, Palpitation, Hearn:alto, Headache, Debility, Despondency, Cramps, Spasms, Nausea, int' Sickness (during pregnancy or at s 2a), Sinking Fits, Cough, Asthma, Bronchitis, Consumption, also Children's Com plaint,' at e effected by • iI., U BARRY'S delicious REVALENTA ALARRIA FOOD, which restores health without purging, Inconvenience, or ekpense, as it saves fifty times its cost in other remedies. It is, moreover, the best food for infants and invalids generally, as it never turns acid on the weakest stomach, nor inter feres with a good liberal diet, but imparts a healthy relish for lunch and filmier, and restores the faculty of digestion, and nervous and muscular energy to the most enfeebled. We extract a few out of the many thousand expressions of grati tude from invalids:—Cure N 0.71, of dyspepsia, from the Right Ilon. the Lord Stuart de Decies " I have derived considerable benefit rim Du Barry'! Revalenta Arabica Food, and consider it due to yoursejves and the public to authorise the publication of these linea. Stuart de Decies."—Cur;. No. 49,832. "Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, and sickness at the stomach and vomiting, have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food. Maria Jolly, Worthain Ling, near Disc, Norfolk."—Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of Nazing Vicarage, Waltham Cross, Herts, a cure of extreme ner vousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies.— Cure No. 48,314. Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, llateacre, near Liver pool : a cure of ten yeas's dyspepsia, and the horrors of nervous irritst ebiultrtey.N.. Cure42lNlG M No. 18,216. Dr. Andrew Ure of constipation, dyspep sia, ner vous i rr it a bili ty. Cure No. 34,210. Dr. Shorland of dropsy and debility, Curs No. 35,212. Captain Allan of epileptic fits. jor Ecdui Cure of N e o n . I a 3 r B g , e 4 t i n s e . n t Rev.o of h e D I liver . er m a i n n r s l t e r total of P r ostration of strength. cr amps, spasms, and daily vomiting's, Cure. No. 26,418. Dr. Har vey of diarrhoea ears a d debility. Cure No. 39,628. Dr. Wurtzer ooff p e a ° r " ,, S l U y ni s ir:."eltre Cu re i‘ n No. 32,883. William Runts, Esq., barrister, partial deafness. dt,ea o. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, wood merchant, of thirty y or two years' _ sod lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, dian. E ,e ur a e No. 4 ,sil4. Mr. Samuel Caxton, Leicester, of Castlestuart, of man.y Cure No. 52,612. The Dowager Countess gestion. Cure No. 64,81rars' nervous irratitility, bile, and isadi sumption, after her medicalliiss Virginia Zeguers, cured of con ., advisers had abandoned all hopes of stipatio:), indigestion, and debilitynutflrYir which recovery. Cure No, 180. years' nervousness, con misery,hich I have suffered great e or relieve, have been short . time. W. R. and which no medicine co' effectually' cured by Du Barry's FoodNirneon.a'4ov‘2'ea advice' of ,a ny, s n , and nausea, for 181, Fleet-street, London." have teen p ß e e p e g s : nervousness, debility, with cramps:, m ; " E l ght years' dis which my servant had consulted the . Ri t a. t shall he etlectually cared liv Ru Barry's health restoring s ' o a , ' ,l 7 ' 1 happy t, , :mists or any inquiries. " liev. John Fhavell sough, indigestio;i: , rv, Norfolk." So. 32,836. Three years' excessive nervousness, ' miltee t;iiii pains in my neck and left arm, , and general, debility, which derail my life very miserable, eras been radically removed by ren dered Barry's health restoring Food. Alex. Stuart,s Archdeacon of Ross " Thirteen years' and general debility have been removed by Du Barry's ,rertexcelleni Porter, Athol-street S K k e l , b , : j e e r: t e a :l A . dangers of h." Caution against the fearful spurious intim Important tations:— ll'am Page Weed granted an %June "ralCricuareFNoodo..3,9Jo6am. es The Vice• Chancellor Sir Wi , . tion on the 10th March, imitating "Du Barry's Revalenta Arabic Fond," fall instructions. I, 1854, agatilSt s a llfrcdllooper Neville, for Sib lie . , 121 b 225. The 12th car caniste.•s, lib '2B 9d ; 21b 4s 61 ; . IIa,TY Du Barry anc receipt of Post-office order. Suita'rly pa: red for all climates, and with . . riage free, on ICo cur Co., Mason, ara ... 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Let us hope, then, that under the beneficent sway of a beloved Queen we might see our code of laws improved, and that we might see a fabric raised which, although it might take a long while in the raising, would yet letiof such an order of architec ture, and of suck materials, that it would be an object of reverence for other nations of the globe, and fit to with stand all the asa au lt s o F t i me. - Thad noble lord resumed his seat amidst loud cheering. and savage races are to be brouglzt by our agency under the influence of civilised man, if we are to maintain peace, to extend commerce, to hold our own ainone many rivals, alike by arts and arms—it C011C.:.T118 us, I say, that arang bands shall be forthcoming to wield either sword or spade—that vigorous constitutions be not wanting to endure the vicissitudes of climate and the labours of a settler in a new country. I believe that whatever exceptions maybe found in individual instances, when you come to deal with men in the mass physical and moral decay necessarily go together, and it would be small satisfaction to know that we had through a series of ages successfully resisted every external agency if we learnt too late that that vigour and energy for which ours stands confessedly pre-aminent among the races of the world were being -undermined by a secret but irresistibly agency, the offspring of our own neglect, against which science and humanity had warned ul3 in vain. (The noble'l)rd on resuming his seat was loudly cheered.) BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY EVENING. SECOND DAY. IThis morning, at 11, the inaugural addresses of the five ptesidents of departments were delivered in the Town-hall before the whole of the members and their Mende. This course was adopted in preference to at once splitting up the meeting into sections, as it was thought that many persons might wish to hear all the presidential speeches who would otherwise be prevented by that infirmity which forbids even the votaries of social science from being in five places at once. JURISPRUDENCE AND AMENDMENT OF THE LAW. Lord J. RUSSELL, President of this association, who was received very warmly, addressed the fOsociation, and said that he would endeavour to point out in what way the section might practically be of use. A learned gentleman, who was formerly Attorney-General for LS - hied, Mr. Napier, whom ho regretted he did not see there, had urged very strongly upon the House of Com morie.the propriety of appointing a Minister of Justice. It had always appeared to him (Lord J. Russell) that he was right in his opinions ; and the house agreed with him not only that he was right in his general opinion, but that it was a measure of urgent administrative re ornr The object, however, had not been accomplished, although he (Lord J. Russell) had been informed by the Attorney-General that it was under consideration, and that plans for the purpose had been prepared. Now, it appeared to him that the person appointed Minister of Justice ought to be a member of the House of Com mons!. They had in the House of Lords the Lord Chan celior, who was a minister of justice, although his time was occupied in other duties ; but they were much in want, in the House of Commons, of a person with those functions, and who would bring . in a fitting way be fore the house amendments of the law. He would pro aced to mention some of those subjects which a minister of justice might -propose amendments upon, and which, if be were properly appointed, he might by his influence successfully carry through Parliament. Lord Brougham, in his address on the previous night, suggested that the county courts should have power to deal with certain cases of equity. He (Lord John) - entirely concurred in that opinion ; but he thought that some person —and the Minister of Justice ought to be the person--should see that the courts were properly constituted for the purpose. When they had a discussion last session upon the Divorce Bill, it was suggested that the matter might be dealt with in the county courts. It was objected that the countycourts having been instituted for the recovery of small debts, there was such a noise and confusion that they would be unequal to the discussion of subjects of such grave importance. Now, if 'that were the case, and the country wished that they . should have local courts to deal with more important subjects than small debts, it ought to be the funct.on of some minister to see to it. (Hear, hear.) In Scotland they had an ad mirable system of local justice, easier to envy than to imitate, for he doubted whether it would be applicable to this country. In Ireland there were barristers ap pointed to administer justice in the provieces, who gave the greatest satisfaction. Now it ought to be the func tion of the minister to see that England was not mere deficient in the adrninistra ion of justice than either Scotland or Ireland. Aud when these- courts were properly constituted a vast deal of the legal business of the country might there be transacted. He had always looked with distrust upon those who said that justice should not be obtained except at some consider able price, as there would be a fury for litigation. His answer was that they did not curb the spirit of litigation in the rich by making leer dear, while they not only quelled the spirit of litigation, but chilled the hope of justice in the poor. (Hear, hear.) The argument for making justice dear, while logically false, was practi cally a great grievance on the subject. Theo, passing to another point, occurred the question as to what should be the province of legislation. Upon this subject the opinion of the world had is course of time greatly changed. There was a time when personal freedom was restrained by a number of petty rules and regulations. At another time the operations of industry were con tr.illed in the same way. A very eminent manufacturer of France, Colbert, thought he would promote his country's wealth by regulating the manner iu which silk should be made—the length and breadth of the pieces— and every workman who made them otherwise wag put in the pillory for the offence. At the same time, by way of encouraging the silk manufacture, he prevented the competition of the Dutch in runny articles. The conse quence was that the wines of France were no longer sent to Holleed, and the people of all the wine countries were almost reduced to ruin by those commercial regulations, by which the wealth of France was to be augmented. It was at that time that an old merchant, wiser than Colbert, said, " Let them manufacture as they please, and intro duce goods when they can," The advice was set aside for a time, and he was sorry to say that in England, as in France, the opinion prevailed that they mutt make a country rich by legislation. It was not until late times that men in this country, and the minority in other parte of Europe, came to the conclusion that it was wise to allow every man to make himself rich in his own way. He recollected well when it was said, in answer to Mr. Huskisson, "You must not allow French gloves to come into the country, because they are better and cheaper." Huskisson persevered, however, and the result was, not only that the consumer had better and cheaper gloves, but that our manufactures bad increased more than they did at any other time. There was another operation in which legislation did not formerly'take place, but of which in late years there had been a tendency to interfere. Not that he was inclined to find fault with that interference, because he thought what had been done bad been dons right; but it was a matter that deserved serious considera tion. Thera was no right more sacred than that parents should have the care of their offspring in tender years ; and there was no right more jealously held than that which is expressed in the phrase, " an Englishman's house is his castle." Of late years, however, it was argued by his noble friend, Lord Shaftesbury, that in certain kinds of manufacture they could not allow parents en tirely to dispose of their children ; that they work they endured was far too great ; and that it would destroy their strength and energy, and prevented them receiving any moral or religious education. It was argued step by step in the House of Commons, until it was said that if they went further they would destroy one-fourth of the manufacturing interests of the country in textile fabrics; that was to say, in cotton, wool, and silk. That legisla tion took place, and the industry in textile manufactures had increased ever since. He had frequently asked what were the bad effects of the legislation, and found that it was bad in principle. but in practice it bad been emi nently successful. If, then, it was good in practice, he thought there must be an error in the principle, and that it required modification. It had been said "an English man's house is his mode ;" but Lord Shafte-ibury argued, and he (Lord J. Russell) thought truly, that he was not to shoot poisoned arrows into the community from its battlements. (Hear ) Legislation ales followed in this ease not only with lodging-houses, but with regard to crowded dwellings in cities, and in London, as much as in any other, there had been instances of great crowding in small narrow compass, producing injury to the health, morals, and religion of the community. Now that was a subject in which it might be eonsidersd how far legis lation might interefere. He did not wish to detain thorn long in that place ; but there wore questions that re quired inveetigition, and in which great amendments m ight take place. Among those was the question whether it was necessary to continue the practice of s ending persons who came for redress to the courts of justice from one court t, another, thereby greatly in creasing the expense, (Hear.) Sir F. Kelly had shown him the immense expense of the Probate and Testamen tary Courts in a particular case. Much amendment had no doubt taken place in the courts ; but he did not think that any judge should have the power of bandy ing persons from court to court. They knew that when Erskine way tot' by the judge that he must take his client to the Court of Chancery, he said he hoped his lordship was not quite so inhuman as to send a fellow there. (Laughter.) Then there were commercial ques tions that required much investigation. He thought the section was bound to consider these questions, such as that relating to bankruptcy, for example. There was also, he believed, a strong opinion now entertained for considerable improvement in the criminal law. The materials were ample, and improvement might be begun in the course of the next year. He did not, at the same time, think it would be satisfactory that they should merely transcribe the enactments of former days ; that they should perpetuate their errors, and give it out as a new Act of Parliament under the name of consolidation. (Hear, hear.) His opinion was that when they consoli dated they should amend. There was a bill brought in at the latter part of last session, in which the punish ment of death was ordained for crimes for which no judge would think of inflicting such a sentence. Now, what they made law should be executed. If they did ncthing else than consolidate jumbles of Acts of Parlia ment, often inconsistent and contradictory, they would I produce a work, as Dryden said— " To stand recorded at his own request, To future time', a libel and a jest." EDUCATION. Sir JOITNT PARINGTON, presideet of this department, delivered an address on this subject. He expressed the great pleasure he felt in acting with men who had no die tinguiehed themselves in promoting objects precious to the pebide, and especially in taking part in these proceed inga under the presid-mcy of that great and venerable man w1.0.,e name for 50 years bad been conspicuous for promoting almost every plan Which- bad been brought forward to improve the condition of our fellow-subjects, and who last night afforde 1 a signal proof that the lapse of time has had no effect upon the powers of his gigantic mind.. The right Iron gentleman then reviewed the state of education in England, comparing it nith that prevail ing on the Continent and in America, and urged the g propriety of inee ti i g our cLfficully in this respect boldly, instead of stendin at a di s t ance, and magnifying it. He expressed his conv i c ti on that all these difficulties were surmountable. After some remarks of a geners l c h arac t er Sir J. Pakington, in con c l us i on, state d th a t i n h is op i n i on the Government ought to pass a permissive bill fairly to try an improved school system, and he thought they ought to grant a careful in quiry itito the whole subject. He hoped their dieouesione at at olngfArsiaca would be directed to the points he had adverted to, and he trusted that the result of their deliberations might be to extend their information, expand the public interest on that pressing public question, and to accelerate the arrival of that time when Parliament would no longer hesitate to legisla e in a manner that would Conduce to the perma nent welfare, the honour, and the interest of the country PUBLIC HEALTH. Lord STANLEY, president of the department, premised that the address he had prepared was intended to be de livered before the section, consisting of those who, it might be supposed, were specially interested in the fasts and theories of sanitary science. This, therefore, must be his apology if he entered into details which before a general audience might seem Tediou s and superfluous. He observed that having met to discuss; the present state and future prospects of sanitary science in England, the first thing for them to do was to define accurately what was meant by the term " sanitary science," and he ap prehended that it meant that scienc e which dealt with the preservation of health and prevention of disease in reference to the entire community, or to classes within that community as centradistinguieh e d from medical science in the ordinary acceptation of the term, which latter study had for its aim the restoration of health when lost, and dealt with the Case of each individual se parately; or to put it in another form he would Fay that all physical evils to which human beings are liable might be classed under three heads-1. rnose which, whether limited to isolated cases or widely diffused ware not pre• ventible beforehand by any means at present known, and could only be dealt with remedially when they arose. 2. Thiess, which affecting individuals Only were preventible as regarded those individuals, but were not due to any general or wide-spreading can-u. 3. Those which af fected entire districts or entire classe s of men, ef which the cause lay in some known exteried noxious agency, whether connected with occupation ar locality and which could therefore he removed altogether by the removal of such ageecy. Of these three classes sanitary science, as he understood the term (the study of the public health), dealt tint at all with the first, but partially with the second, and mainly, though net quite exclusively, confined itself to the third. After observing that the fundamental axiom which sanitarists laid down was that of epidemic diseases seine might be made, by proper ap mplahti,iiito,ets,wtooulddieeaxphpiebairt a a t i s il g d e e t r h earn,d whileess d is t t l i i n o c se ti v t h e a ty t p r e e i while a knowledge of physical laws would tend to a greatly improved state of the publi c health in respect to diseases not epidemic, lie proceeded to enforce the neces sity of a iaot:re general diffusion ol knowledge upon these subjects, and to argue that our destiny iu these matters was very much in our own hands. He then adduced a variety of facts to prove that sanitary neglect caused disease, and in order to show how vast a sacrifice of human life went on michecked and almost unnoticed, thou z li plainly within the power of society to abate, ho inst.inced the case of the British army ; not of regiments employed in foreign service or quartered in unhealthy chinatee, but the case of troops at home under the direct control of the Executive. Takiiig the deaths which occurred among men within the ages of military service we had a yearly average of civiliaus resident in towns of 11.9 per 1,000 ; while for the same ages among soldiers of the Line there was an average of 17.8 per 1,000 ; and among the Guards of 20 per 1,000. He need not stop to inquire to what ext en t - thltitieeterwariiiestioe; -iwittenpe rate habi:e, or such causes contaihuted to this result; but he proceeded to statistics to show how far mortality varied according to the salubrity or insalubrity of the district inhabited. Taking the same ages—namely, 20 to 35—we had an average of deaths per 1,000 as follows : In the least healthy urban districts, 12.4, in the whsle population of England and W a l e s, 9.2 ; in the rural population exclusively, 7'7. From a popular summary of facts Association, which had been comparingdrawn u? by the Manchester sani tarywith deaths Irons war, e the Revolutionist), war, in 22 y ears, f rom 1793 t o 1815, there were killed 19,800 men, a hile in the single year deaths found froma that pestilence during 1848-49 there died of cholera and other epidemic' 72,180. • In these 22 years of war the wounded were 79,700, while in the one year of cholera those at•acked were 144,860. The same authority added that the annual average of causes aeiaugsthehtss be o estimated i n f E g o another. V to trace with great minutenes s; of detail the vari o us disease,showinglan, t andu sW s oa le ot e . clue i i the The to sauteher preventible noble . lord time lie p how oc e e a e u d s e e d s upon the law of d ensity or altitude as affecting disease, and upo n the industrial patted. , gy of tradeacone ee h the that there m e dy was very touched uch o e n d e breach of the n i t er: 1 l ate led t mach in the hands of indkiduals rather than in t hose of the Government. H e showed the necessity f) up measures generally, b u t he urged th a t legislation e was useless unless it me t with the s port of p u blic opinion, Enlarging upon th e importance ot enforchig proper regu lations for the managetuent of lod g itig-h o uees, he recom mended the constructi on of nimbi dwellinga, contendi n g that that they ought to be remunerative to those who erected them. He then advanced to the sewage ques tion, with respect to which he said so tnuchof late years had beers spoken, and su little, comparatively speaking, done. It was better, however, of two e vils te do nothing, than to do that whicit w ou ld have tobe again undone , It seemed to hint tbai any plans for i mprov ing our sew age system were very imperfect u t ctil we had ascertained vr what to do with the Neage w h en co ll e cted. That was a qinsetion which had net t Wen satisfactorily solved. Mr. Austin in his able report lest year, gave the to:milts of various experiments which had been tried in this direc tiou, of the i t i v u h t ic t h ha it t that neither law nor p u bli c con v e nience nor public " L ig n h e t had so d ec id e dly succeeded as to justify its general adoption, It was clear, ho eever, be !e t a' th at ' , e vent' appeared pro health would allow the poisoning of rivers and brook., such as was now becoming common wherever in a large owrasineoudtearbaltiseheeid7 ro d to: od n o a ri,, c h i tin to by some means had be come sy , tein of drai n a ge If it could he combined with agricul tural utility so touch the b e tt er ; but this at least was certain, ' that whether ihe process paid or not, every local board o f health, or other governing body , ought to be just as ITILIC coin() a necessity. h bound to purity its taiwege as to remove it. (Hear.) No person and to t a e u a s n a dno n c i t g ly b o l the(ch (Cheers). right ). m merely to transfers n It was probable that in every co, by the payment of no very large sum pri v ate s pecul ator s mi g ht b e indu c e d t o un d e rt a ke the wink of deodorizati o n , and if this should be so, and if the experiment s now g oin g on in various places probably l should v be nevt oven r g modern dly , successful, we should better to do with the metropo litan drainage than to car r y it into the sea at a cost of many millions without the p ros p e ct of the slighteet re turn. (Hear.) Although great good had alre a dy b e e n done by calling the notice of local bodies to nu i sa t see e within their jurisdiction, the further lesson remained to be d taught that it was not en ou g h to sen d those nuisances to a and that the pub lic was o nly benefited when they were put an end to altogether. The noble lord then touched State upon questions affecting the vale of poisons, adulteration, compulsory vaccination, medicine an d me di ca l re lief, and concluded a roost able address, f u ll o f i n t erest i ng deductions from the stati st i cs wi th which it abounded, in the following urine :—There are other topics on which I wished to touch. I regret to leave unnoticed the legis lation of successive Parliaments in regard to the Board of Health, the perpetually repeated conflict between central and local a uthority, the struggles, failures, and successes of the last few y care—but time would fail. Brevity on such questions could not but lead to mis understanding, fulness of treatment would be impossible; and to those whom I see around me I already owe a double apology, for, while lainentingahe length to which these remarks of mine have ex tended, I lament still mor e that, compelled to touch as it were o n th e sur f ace o f many topics, I have b een una ble both f rom l im i ted space and with limit y:0 limited d (u knowledge to do justice t o any one. Only fake this last word. Dry and unattractive as sanitary studies muy appear, they belong to the patriot no less than the philanthropist ; they touch very nearly the future prosperity and the national greatness of Eng land. (Hear.) Don't fancy that the mischief done by disease speeding through the community Is to be mea sured by the number of deaths which ensue. That is the least part of the result. As in a battle, the killed bear but email proportion to the wounded. It is not merely by the crowded hospitals, the frequent funerals, the des titution of families, or the increased pressure of public burdens, that you may test the suffering of a nation over which sickness has passed. The real and lasting injury lies in the deterimation of race, in the seeds of disease transmitted to future generations, in the degeneracy and decay which are never detected till the evil is irreparable, and of which, even then, the cause remains often undis covered. It concerns us if the work of England be that of colonisation and of dominion abroad, if wild hordes That opened up a subject upon which many men had employed themselves ; and he thought they must come to the conclusion that there was so much to be amended in the laws that the amendment must precede the con solidation. They knew there were two great precedent codes of law. After the Roman republic bad discussed in a fair spirit, and in a spirit of justice, the principles of law ; after these principles had been embodied for years in an unwritten law, and then consigned to. perpetual edicts, the Emperor Justinian resolved that there should be a code for the empire. That code was read and ad :nired to the present day. Then thera came the enact ment of another code, almost in our own day, that of the Emperor Napoleon. lie was assisted by the greatest lawyers of France, some extreme royalists, some extreme republicans, but all willing to assist in the great work of a perpetual law for their country. He, like Justinian, bad absolute power ; but the opinions of others, as well as the circumstances of the time, made it necessary to embody in his wor k muc h t h at h a d b een agreed to in .the times of th e o ld monarc h y, an d much that neither religion nor morals could a pp rove f rom th e d ays o f t h e revolution. These were no doubt great codes. We bad not the means of enacting by a decree, by the fiat of at, absolute sovereign, the rules of law and equity by which the country was to be governed ; yet his belief was that 6 (-) - SOCIAL ECONOMY. Sir B.l3uopfs, who has undertaken the presidency of the sth department in the unavoidable absencelof Lord Lyttelton, owing to a domestic sill dim), was nisi in troduced to the meeting. In bri7fly reviewing the re forms which it was necessary to undertake .ip order to the advancement of the principles of social economy, he urged the necessity of looking below the surfac3, and taking a far more comprehensive view-of •these matters than persons were usually apt to do. For example, in considering the social evils to which the poorer portions of the public were more particularly liable, it would not be enough merely to endeavour to prevent drunkenness, but to take into view the whole question of the effect of drinking habits generally; they shOuH then go toe the educational section and ask for infor►aatiou as to the means provided for the intellectual iostruelion and amusement of the poor, and thence they should proceed to the sanitary section, and. ascertain what-_ n►easureo were being adopted to secure the healthy and comfort- able condition of the home of the working man. (Mir.) Tile subjects which came within the purview. of the social economy department were of a miscellaneous and almost a beterogenous description, but having regard to that economy of time which was essential; he left these various subjects to be discussed more in detail in the ' section over which he was about to preside. Touching upon the question of public charities, Sir Benjamin observed that many of these institutions were open to the serious charge of paralysing that spirit of independ ance and self-reliance which was more valuable to a man than any amount of charity that could be given them. As an instance of this he cited the case of a London parish to which, within his , own knowledge, persons removed for the express reason that large sums of money were given away there ; while he knew that in other cases the existence of almshouses at tracted to the parish numbers of the idle, dissolute, and worthlese. He remarked, also, upon the large amount of money which was expended by many pubic charities in "establishment charges" before any of it was distributed to deserving objects ; and in other cases upon the cost which poor persons bad to incur before they could avail themselves of the benefits which the charities were calculated to confer. In conclusion Sir Benjamin expressed a hope that the subject of our great public charities would ere long engage the attention of those who were competent to deal with them, and to propose a remedy for the exiting evils. PUNISHMENT AND REFORMATION. The Recorder of BIRMINGHAM having been called upon by Lor,t Brougham to address the meeting as President of this department, stated that being mush interested iu what be had heard of the manner in which reformatory treatment of adult convicts is being carried on iu he recently repaired thither, where the fullest facilities wore afforded him of examining the government prisons in which are confined- persons sentenced to transporta tion and penal servitude. These prisons, which contain between two and three thousand prisonere s are governed by a board of directors, appointed by the Lord Lieu tenant, Convicts enter these prisons soon after convic tion: Those sentenced to traneportation.rentamn until their sentence has expired, unless earlier liberated on a ticket-of-leave, to which it is considered they are enti tled if they behave - well. The prisoners eentenceitto penal servitude, on the other hand, are nut, under the reeula tions of the Ilome-office, eutitled to any mitigation of their sentence, however good may be their behaviour. This remark, however, does not apply since the passing of the act of last session (20 and 21 Vic., e. 3), This last and most signal improvement (lie intermediate pH eons) has only been in existence since January, 1356, yet it has already proved eminently successful. The men work hard and well. They are gradually inured to freedom by being allowed to go ab.att the neighbour hood on errands, and to providence, by ,being per mitted to spend or save 61 a week out of the - prtion of their earnings which is set aside for theMselves, the remainder of which is put by for their use alter leaving the establishment. In practice it is found that most of this Gd. is saved. The education which was carried en in the former prisons is continued and extended ; lectures on interesting moral practical subjects being given by the schoolmaster, and a sort of competitive inter-examination being carried on by the men them selves. The Recorder stated, from his objervatinn;that - thelappearanee and manners of these men was mitsixtnols inferior to that - of freemen of their cl see. When rowed in a boat from island to island by thern,'hefelt as safe as in the hands of Thames watertnen. (Hess, hear.) At Lusk, about 20 miles from Dublin, a number of inter mediate prisoners are engaged in beginning to erect a building for a boys' reformatory. These men dwell in a portable iron building, and are, as far as bolts and bars go, at liberty, yet no desertions take place. This concern is self-supporting, and the' plan might be ex tended with great benefit to our public works generally. Prisoners in this stage have a right to have their cases investigated for a discharge on a ticket-of-leave, sup posing the requisite portion of their period has arrived. If one is considered to have sufficient self-control t o b e trusted at large, a situation with an eligible master is sought for him, and when it is found a ticket-of-leave is granted to him. A prisoner is never liberated until employment is provided. A supervision is still kept up over him ; he has to report himself to the police of his district monthly, and a sort of correspondence is ke;nt up with him by the schoolmaster of the institution. On a relea-ed prisoner being found without visible means of subsistence, associating with bad characters, or other wise appearing to be relapsing into his former habits, the iicket-of-leave ie withdrawn, and he is remitted to prison to recommence the course of reformation. This has been done in several instances. So far for the men. Thera is as yet no reformatory for the boys ; but they are well taught in the prisons by Mr. IVlSGeuran anti Mr. Dwyer, on a plan much like that of the men. The female convicts prisons are mutatis mutandis con ducted like the male ones. NVheu ripe for the inter mediate stage, the Roman Catholic women are sent to the Reformatory at Golden Bridge, near Dublin, conducted by the Sisters of Mercy. Here they are employed in housework, in laundry . work (the washing for many establishments in Dublin being done), and in cultivating a kitchen garden. The ladies, emne of whom, as also the female governors of the prisons, aro of high stud even noble rank, exercise a most potent and salutary influence over their cLarges. The women, when thought sufficiently advanced to be teleased, are sent to service, places being found for them. They usually evince great desiri to go to service ; and when there are found to keep their places well. Ooe poor woman even submitted to grossly cruel treatment from her employers, and refused to return when kindly invited by the nun., because she was determined to have it in her power to say that she had stayed twelve months in her place. A supervision is kept. over the released women, even more perfect than it has been found practicable to maintain with the men. 'rho inmates of Golden Bridge are not in confinement, but the license in time ticket-of-leave is confirmed to that establishment. A breach of time condi tion would be followed by a re-creninittal to gaol. There are now about fifty women in Golden Bridse.who are managed by two of the ladies. The resul , s of the system above described are as follows :—Virst, the health of the prisoners is greatly improved and their mortality diminished (varying from 8 to 2 per cent, per annual). Secondly, the quantity of work performed by the prisoners is increased to about threefeld. Thirdly, the moral character of the prisoner, has much improved ; indeed, the improvement in their health can only be attributed to this source ; the buildings remain as before ; the number of punishments has much dun'. niched. Fourthly, the demand by empleyers for the services of discharged prisoners now exceeds the supply. (Cheers.) The Recorder concluded by expressing his belief that the vast majority of all who enter the prisons as criminals can be sent back into the world, after no unreasonable term of probation, honest men and useful citizsns. Let the small minority remain, and if death arrive before reformation, let them remain for life. (Loud cheers.) In th e c p o r n e s s e i ci d u en e t's speech f neeo been mado with the papers of the various departments. Tuev will be proceeded with on Wednesday morning. the concluded, little which progresst he delivery ofhas There is a soiree at the Tows-hall, and Lord Brougham's inaugural address at the Midland Institute this evening. CAPTAIN TUDOR, R.N.—We (says the Jam o'Groat Journal) understand that Captain Tudor, R.N., agent for the British Fisheries Society at Pulteneytown, received a communication from the Secretary to th, Board of Trade, intimating that the board have awarded their medal to himself and to each of the other fifteen volunteers who manned the life-boat in Wick Bay on the evening of the 9th of September. The board have also awarded a gratuity of 2/. to each of the men in the boat, and to the widow of the man Bain, who lost his life by being wa-bed overboard. DICATH of MR. CRAWFORD, THE SCULPTOR.—We regret to learn the death on Saturday last, in the metropolis, of the American sculptor, Mr. Thomas Crawford. The deceased artist was born at New York in 1814, but since 1834 resided at Rome. His "Orpheus," pro duced in 1839, after studying under Thorwaldsen, in troduced him to general notice. His later achieve d3ents have been noticed from time to time in the letters of our correspondent at Rome. One of his most celebrated works is the Babes in the Wood." Two of his specimens, figures of children, are in the Crystal Palace, "Flora," and the " Dancers." CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Shilling Day, Oct. 13. Admissions on paymont, 2,395 ; do. by season tickets, '278 ; total, 2,673. ~. ~~~ ~~~r [ PRIUR 4D. SLiMPED 5D .] nr - Ln. r.T. TLf.; Ll'sl i~~,;~ L NEWSPAPR • orsie. to he forwarde , l to Vie at)remli4 ••'.. 1 4 ;1 ( c S ; T 1: , ; r?7.7.01!".0 .7 eft YY;ti-Li;',s. I fre v Militi& - at 1:110: ixa - niu , tient,.,..t, 0 ; , ~, 1 ~,. ~., a , ~.: , n 1% ,.. s tile, iii st ';s e) r lejiritep.t, that rcluutcercd for active., service. ' When' tii'e: nietr - wOro mu 4tor-,d:on. i Thureflarand - F - rifitty- 1 4 4 —ta-tecdYo._._the • annual . boon , they volunteered, to proceefi on any sexifea -- her Majesty might-re,quit.e._ Ilie regiment is coin plete .and awaits thooriler for re-pnibali anent.:- anxiodsly _ . ._. . The Royal Denbigh Rifle Militia are complete ►n numbers (465), and are (laicals of-being eth:, Four-Sergeants proceeded on the llth inst. to Barnet as drill instructors •tti the 2d Middlesex ; another sergeant. has been at Bury for some time assisting the 7rli Lancashire Militia. The Oxfordshire Militia, under the command of Colonel Bowles, .marched into Woolwich garrison on Monday evening. THE MONEY MARKET. (From the Times' pity Article.) The fluctuations in the funds yesterday ham' again been most rapid and extensive. The inarka% . opened 'with great weakness at a fall of,nearly per cent. from the heaVy prices of Monday evening, but there- was -aubseqUently a considerable reaction, and a more healthful toile became apparent in alt departments of business. Cons:As for money, whiclt left off on Monday at 841 to were first quoted Mi. No sales, however, were pressed at that price, ,and a gradual recovery 'took place, which wal assisted by several put-Armes on the - put the public._ - The range was then between 87 and 874. until ridoi!, when:the Governincnt,broker appearel as a buyer pf 10,0001. Exchequer-bills on account . of the Sinking Fund. This increased the - tendency to cmfidence, and nitimwely, notwithstanding a•t announcement of the Bank of France having adopted • a rise of I . par cent. in their rate of discount,' tran . • sactions were effected at 871 to and 88 'to far the 10th •of November. . In Exchequer-bills transaction .occurred .during ,the at .. 2os. ' discount, -but. when the . : Governwnt hi:Okery Caine iu as a _buyer the - Price 'asked was ss. d;scount. The -- purchase was made at- Bs., the final quotation was 10s. to Gs. discount, the-- market being steady on the supposition that the Sinkin g V Fund 'purchases will c o n ti nue until .0 whole f the surplus 0ft77,7771: in the hands of the Commissionera•for the Reduction of the National Debt has been-invested. In the -Stock-pLabange there was no extraordinary pressure for money, loans froth day to day 'being obtainable at about per cent. _ _ _ • • The great decline in the funds at the opening this morning was caused by the anticipation of -a fiirther speedy movement of the rate of discount t 8 per cent. The public, howevei, - did n'otseem to share the - alarm of - the dealers,- and the- course of business gradually wsumed. comparative steadiness. The fact that at even present quotations specie remittances cannot be made from England to the United States at any material profit, supposing the returns to be furnisbei in th 3 higher class of bills, allayed the fears as to t'te prospect 'of any con tinuous shipments to that country ; while, with regard to India, it tran , pirell that some of tLe orders for sending out silver on the 20th may.pos siMy be countermanded, the advance in the rate (I discount, here and other considerations rendering the speculation doubtful. The absenc) of goht withdrawals from the Bank, an improvement ill. the foreign exchanges, an d th e • arrival of the Rot Jacket from Melbourne with 264,000 k, • likewiso contributed to the More favourable femling. The movement adopted' by the Bank of France, so far from having au adverse influence, operated well-by lo! , senin,,o• the probability of a panic, which could not fail to react on London, being brought about through. mismanagement on that side. On the other hand, the announcement of a rather large commercial failure(Mesars. Rosy, Mitchell, and Co ) and the apprehension of -further similar events in the manufacturing towns prevented any strong reliance that an increase. of stringency in the' money-market can be avoided. The 'extent of the applications at the Bank, which were again extraordinary, - also operated to check the ten- dency to . recovery, . although a large portion of those may possibly have originated in the desire to provide against the anticipated further advance. On the whole, however, the thy may be considered to have passed satisfactorily. To-day,' probably, a better opportunity will exist for form ing a judgment as to tbe•future. • The dividends then commence, and a large amount of advances will have to be repaid to the Rank. The Consul settlement will also take place, and four days' later news from New York will perhaps be received at 1 Southampton by the Ariel. • THE LATE HORRIBLE DOUBLE MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT WAR LEIGH. W - ARLEIGH, TUESDAY. The adjourned inquest on the bodies of Andrew' . and Sarah Border was resumed at ten o'clock this morning, before Mr. Bruges Fry, the county coroner. Mr. Gould, the chief of police, said he wished, the coroner, before he proceeded to tFeke the medi cal evidence, to examine Mr. Skrine's bailiff, who saw the prisoner very shortly befbrei the murders, and could speak to some conversation ho had with Charles King, bailiff to Mr. Skrine, then deposed —He knew the accused, Thomas Miller, who had - been uuder him for many years. Saw him on the morning of the murder between 7 and 8 o'clock. He then- looked wild and deranged, and did not come to - his:work at the usual hour. Witness went to his father's house to inquire about him, and was there told, that he had been ill all night. As he was'ou his way back he met the accused, and asksa him what was the matter with him. He said he had:pains all over him, and that he kept seeing things before his eyes like angels. Witness advii oil hint to go'to the doctor, and he said he would. He had complained of pains in his - head, and witness went to the housekeeper at. Warleigh-house, and requested her to give him some laxative medicines for his head. Witness had never seen hinr in the state in which he was on Saturday:beferothat He was fond of liquor, but was not a drunkard. Saw him two hours beTere the murder, and he ap peared in a very unsettled state of mind, and said they were all troubling him. Witness skid , " Who, Tom, tell me, and I will speak to them ?'.! Ho re plied, "Mrs. Border his been asking if I knew" anything of the murder •in Leigh Woods. What can Idoinit I" Witness said, " Take no notice of it, and I will speak to them to-nvirrow." Ho then left. _ . Mr. Edwards, surgeon, then depo3ed to having made, assis•ed by Mr. Skeates, of Bath, a post modem, examination of both bodies. In the hus band they found a wound an inch long in the small intestine, and a large quantity of blood had flowed from the small vessels feeding the intestines into the cavity of the abdomen. That wound was the cause of death. On opening the chest of the wife found a wound in the greet aorta, at about an inch from the muscular structure cf the heart. The pericardium' was full of blood. Tho death must have been instantaneous from the effects of the stab. The left parietal bone was fractured, but that must have been from the fall afar death. The Coroner then proceeded to sum up the evi dence. HO said there could he no doubt that both Andrew and Sarah Border had died from the effect* of violence, and although there was no direct ovi• deuce to show by whose hand that violence was in flicted, yet there could bP, heapprebended, but too little doubt on that point . . With respect to the state of mind of the accused, that was a matter into which the jury had no jurisdiction to inquire (although he had-not felt justified in - excluding.the evidence tendered on that point). Their proviooe was to inquire what had been the cause of deaa. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a • verdict of wilful murder against Thomas Miller itt both cases. The accused is still very ill from the effect* of his,wounds, although some hopes of his ultimate recovery aro entertained by his medical attendant • [ADVERT ISEMENT.] —We have read with much pleasure Du , B a rry's report on the cure of diseases without medicine by Du B a rry's Food, of Indigestion( Dyspepsia), Flatulency, Constipa tion, Nervous, Bilious, and Liver Complaints, Cough, Asthma, Consum sumi ption, and Debilit y. The following are a few ext r acts • whppear to merit the attention of many:—Cure No. 47,121. - —Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of Nazing Vicarage, Waltham cross - Herts: a cure of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gather. • ings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. Cure No. 48,314. t Miss Elizabeth Yeoman , Gateacre, near Li ver p oo l : a cure o f 10 years' dyspepsia , and all the horrors of nervous irritability. I- Cure 52,612. —Rosstrevor, County of Down, Ireland, 9th Dec., ;•. 1854.—The Dowager Countess of Castlestuart feels induced. in the interest of suffering humanity, to state that Du Barry' s excellent Revalenta Arabica Food has cured ber, greatf 4,1 l medicines had failed, of indigestion, I , tervousness and irritability of many years' i'ood deserves the confidence of all sufferers, a nd d Professors of Supported by testimonials fromt sidered a real blessing. Inquiries will c b eiebr. the celebra te d ; Dr. Harvey; : wsai.hoors;e: ehn.coaalaiths. , Chemistry, Dr. Andrew Ure ; Dr . tei s . ftlul cheerfully an veered. standing. c 1 Dr. Wnrser ; Dr. Ingram; . Dr. Campbell; Dr. Gattac th er e ; Dowager Countess of Castle. Lord Stuart de Decies ; King, and many other respectable Stuart; Thomas been restored by it, after all other • Suitably packed with full • Iski. 11b, 2s. 9d. ; 21b, 45. 6d. ; 51 b, • persons canisters, canisters are sent carriage film, . means of cure had ho fail tl T di e order, --Barry D Barry, & (jo y 77, rry u a l t i r s u ; c t l i o 2 ,M n lb, London. Imreariaix CAUTION against the . Regent-street, imitations .1 fearful dangers of spurious :—The Vice -Cluusee . 229. on receipt of Post-0 e for Sir William Page Wood granted an Injunction on then 10th March, 1854, against Alfred Hooper Nevin, for imitating 1 fDu Barry'sslloYalenta Arabica Food." NAV. L AND IiffLITARk.INTELLIGENCE. Major-General Lord Rokeby, commanding the division-of the Guards, will inspect the 2d -13 . atta.- lion of the Grenadiey: Guards .to-moirovi, and on Fricl4t the Major-Geeeral will make an inspection of the Ist battalioii of the Coldstream Guards. Both Barra) strength of the garrison at Chatham has been reed by the.arri'val of the - dopot'companies of th Reg:ment from Ireland, for the purpose . of. attached to the 2,1 battalion, under COl. R. tulips. 10th . and 91st companies of Royal Etigi vill leave headAharters, Brompton Barracks, P 2 and embark onboard. the Dutchman steamer . . - 7••• ,thaindockyard for conveyance to Alexandria, a they will proceed to Calcutta by the Over iisnhorc,olmomtha,ndatiodf e th a e pt c . oin a - panie D a u r t e 6. ; oa T p la t e A o . fd l c i e . r ,F s litevil e, 21st. . Ma or P. L. Philipps' and Lieut. A. Breedon, i_t 89th egiment, sa.gied on the 11. th 'in . the ship Ta mar, or Auckland, New Zealand, to- join their re- g;nie t, which is . uudor orders,: to prooced from the Cape f Goad Elope to that.colony. A 1 rge 9,1 _gun screw steamer, to be called the Atlas has been commenced at Chatham _dockyard on ti e_ slip from which, the llanown, 91, screw-c steamier, ,was lanfiched. ' - . oaltalioris are einarterad at - the 'Wellington ;ks. The augmf the 98 b3ing N. Thel peers to-da' at Chu when( Fuld r ; The screw steam-sloop Lyra, 9, lately constructed 1 at. D ptford, is ordered to bo got ready at Wool wich, together with the iron paddle-whe e l steam vesse Triton, and the paddle-wheel steam-sloop ArJent, as they, are required for commission. The Cyclops, 6, 'paddle, Capt. W. 3. S. Pullen, . , . . is receiving au enormous quantity of sounding line from ,the Portsmouth !Dockyard, as well as other articles nocessay for her taking soundings in the Red siia. " The Investigator, brig f -11tely employed_ at the ThaMes Police vessel, off Somerset House, has been takeri into , - dock ; at DeptfOrd, - ,and is:being - broken up. • The Otter, 3, paddle, Lieut..Comtaander Simp son, arrived at Sheerness ou - Sunday last from Scotland, leaving Hull on Saturday evening last. Her tation for cruising, ground for the protection of the British fishermen extended from HO to 200 milt* taking in the coast of Northumberland, Dur ham„ and Yorkshire. The depredations committed by the French fishermen have been considerable on the British fishermen. In the more advanced part -of the season, when the fish take iu shore, the French luggers continued their depredations, and their masters and crews frequently boasted that they could very well afford to pay the tines inflicted On'tliem, as the produce of one night's fishing. in-• shore left theM a surplus fund after the fine ..was paidi On tlie-inquiry -made by the flag captain of the Waterloo, who • was recently sent from Sheer ness in the steam vessel Locust, Lieut. Commander J. B. Field, it was made evident to °apt, Henry. HarVey teat the coast Mill not be protected by,one steam - vt vel, as the French fishermen gene TM!y chose the night-time: for committing their de pre lations on the British nets and .boats. It therefore, proposed that next season a sufficient nuniber of seam vessels should be sent, so as ciently to keep the entire line of the 'fishing coast, thereby protecting the fishermen from outrages such as have'hither been practised upon them. It is right to state that some of the french masters of the ;InggerS have worked off the. coast and mid channel most .cordially with our - fishermen, by avoiding the casting - their nets so as to foul those of our fishermen. The Persian, 12, sailing sloop of war, has been towed down from Salt-Pan reach, to Sheerness, and is ordered to befitted out immediately for com►nis- . .f;ioriing. This vessel had an overhaul a year ago in Sheerness backyard of such as extensive charac tar, that she is considered now as-good as ever. In all probability, considering her class-and build, she is intended fur the coast of Africa. _ The Sulphur, sloop; late convict- hulk at Wool wich, has been twee' to Deptford, to be broken up. The Viscount Canning, transport, belonging to Messrs. Dcunie, Brothers, having been engaged by the East .India 'Company for the conveyance of troops aid stores to India, arrived at Woolwich yesterday from ttivsrpool. - „ News has been receiv ed at Woolwich of the safe arrival at Singapore, on the 10th August, of the freight ship Admiral, which left England in April, having_ on board two companies of the Royal Engineers. After landing the troops the Admiral embarked a number of the Medical Corp wrecked in the Transit, and conveyed them to Hong Kong. Vice-Admiral Edward Harvey, Commander-in- Chief of Sheerness, struck his flag-viz., white at the fore, and -hoisted red in its place, about nine yesterday morning, in honour of which the Edinburgh, 60, screw, Captain E. Pellew Halsted (senior captain), saluted the - flag with 15 'guns, which was • immediately returned by the Water loo,- 120, flag, Captain -Henry Harvey ; the next step will be b:ue at the main, when we regret to- say the above gallant admiral will leave Sheer ness. Second• Lieutenant C. H. Staubridge was on Monday promoted to first-lieutenant, vice Crit chell, who is invalided on. half-pay. Commander F. C. Herbert is appointed Inspec tor-Commander of the Coast GuArd, in the roomof Commander Skipwith, whose time of s erv i ce has expired. The:Accountant-General, R. M. Bromley, Esq., C. 8., paid an official visit to the dock and victual ling yards 'at Deptford yesterday. , Mr. George Gregory Tunks and. Mr. A. On fray, late, extra clerks in the Deptford. dock and 'victualling yards, having passed a creditable competitive examination, have been appointed to the Accountant-General's department at the Admiralty, Somerset-house. Four other gentle men who passed at the same time have also re ceived appointmenti. Of the nine _extra or tempo rary clerks .who have been nominated by Sir Chas. Weed,_from tire two yards at Deptford, to pass exa minations for established appointments, only two have been unsuccessful. Some of the most efficient and expo. iimecd clerks now filling important posi tions at the Admiralty, Somerset Honge, took their first official lesson in the naval yards ; in proof of which statement we may refer to the present able and talented Accountant-General, who first com menced his official career in a naval yard. We know it is the opinion or old and experienced officers who _ _ have superintended. - otir naval establishments at different ports, and some of whom are now high in office, that it would be of great advantage to the public service to promote the clerks of the yards ge nerally to the Admiralty. departments at Somerset. House. The new board of the Conservators of the Thames had a meeting on Saturday last, on which occas:on Commodore Shepherd, the superintendent of Wool wick Dockyard, and 9ther naval officers, atiended on the part of the Adimralty, and Captain Robertson, R.N., for the Board of Trade. THE ADMIRALTY "FIVE POUND REWARD" FOR THE SAVING OF A LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIP. —The fol loWing yarn has gone the rounds ot.the metropolitan and local press :—" When the Exmouth, 91, screw, unfortunately got ashore in a dense fog while com ing up channel to Pot tsmouth, she struck on the rocks, when by the interposition of a fisherman she was timely warned and saved from utter destruction. Thus a ship worth 100,000/., with some 700 British sailors, were saved from an untimely fate, and their lordships were pleased to reward the said fisherman with the munificent sum of Five Pounds !" From the best authority we are enabled to give the precise facts :—The Exmouth had struck on a rock, an d half an hour after wards the fi s herman came oil',ad ( was admitted ou board. He very properl y offered his services, and pointed out the direc ti on thwould never of the rocks, and slated that the Em get off. In the interim steamxhadubeen getting up, and, somewhat to his surprise, she backed off with but little damage. The comman di ng officer, how ever, feeling pleased with the fisherman's attention, asked him what he could do for him. The man was delighted with a certificate to the effect that he came off ti render any assistance that might be required, but that the ship needed not his service:. It appears that some land s h ar k s got hold of the fisherman, and persuaded him to make application to the Board of Admiralty for the remuneration for saving the Exmouth. Their lordships very woperly forwarded such communication to the commanding officer, desiring an official report. The commanding officer, in reply, stated the simple facts of the case, and said that if it met with their lordships' approval, he would respectfully recom mend that., as the man had shown a disposition to render whatever assistance might have been re quired of him, 51. would be well appreciated by the fisherman, and that it would be a stimulus for future exertions. Their lordships consequen,ly 1 i