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// 2 1- V ilft e, A ill, 4 o ,lx • 3t 0, fi,) 4/0 # 'ft _ , - 4P:i ) -4016-44, Or\DT: IT. l / 43 k, 14 sat t :U 427 re , •!, • t, S PA P ER ",\ u~'~ c _ •.fit j r 7 .w ... ~f' J-12 rrIRIE SUN AupplitA, by Post, the Evening of 41. Publication, by THOMAS WALLER, 9, Lilly Pit-lane, St. Mar tin's-lc-grand, at 19s. 6d, per Quarter. Payment in adTance. E ird z, , Aktga , MORE SURVIVORS OF TH J% P . „vv. S. WCJODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES, I :! t cteristic, every"' w-4 1 "w ee stumes and v irious Novelties, Vocal and CM INC- PEItFOP ening (except Saturday) at Eight. A MORN and Stalls r .g ? iiNCE every SATURDAY, at Three. Private Boxes Polygraph, _ ~ ova q ., be secured, without extra charga, at the Box-office, been enti . 11 King William-street, Charing-cross. The hall has le.",:lredecorated. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1857. (No. 20,176.) [PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD• RGYLL ROOMS.-LAIMENT'S CASINO, lisGreat Windmill-street, St. James's.—The above elegant aure are now open ever y even i ng f or th e w i n ter season, with , 110 _, s celebrated Orch e str a . P r i nc ip a l Cornet-a -piston, 3M. ni court. The Proprietor begs to inform the public t hat this fashio nable place of resort has been entirely redecora ted during the sR rece .._ • Doors op en a t h a lf- pas t e i g ht, commence at nine. Adrois own One ;. billing. RGYLL ROOMS.—LAtTRENT'S CASINO. The New Grand Waltz, ALEXANDER ROMANOFF, by Laurent, Introducing the National Anthem and Melotlit s of R""ia, performed cycry evening by Laurent ' s Band. Principal Corne t - a - piston, M. Benlyjurt. Admission One Shilling. 11 1 t. ICAUN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 0 51y 4, r joy",, n try-street, Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen ' 'ro"", 10 till 10, containing upwards of one thousand models h„,, P ," Otrations, illustrating every part of the human frame in 2 'and disease, the race of men, kc Lectures delivered at 12, hi .' , a.nd half-past 7. by Dr. G. SEXTON, F.R.G.S. ; and a new and Aty-Interesting series of Lectures is now In course of delivery / Dr. Kanx, at a quarter pest 8 p.m. precisely. Admission. One P:Alling. Catalogues containing Lectures as delivered by Dr. Khan NOTICE IS HEREBY' GIVEN, that Tenders will be received at this office, on or before the 21st inst., for aweering and carting away the mud and filth from the ground sur rounding the Tower ditch,within the Government boundary, accord lag to specifications. Parties desirous of tendering will obtain the necessary form, with the specifications, on application to the Director-General of Contracts War -office, Pall•mall. War Department, Pall-mall, 14th February, 1857. PIJRSTTANT to an Order of the High Court of Chancery, made in the matter of HORACE MISS, late of the Inner -temple, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, one of her Ma- Jestrs Counsel, affecti ng the deceased, all persons claiming any debts or liabilities personal estate of the above-named Horace Twiss, who died in or about the month of May, 1849, are, by their solicitors, on t before the 7th day of March, 1857, to come in and prove their debts and liabilities at the Chambers of the Vice-Chalicellor Sir ?Richard Torin Kindersley, Knight, No. 3, Stone-buildings, Lincoln's -I_l.lll, Middlesex, or in default thereof they will be peremptorily ex cluded from the benefit of the said order. _.Tohnrsday, the 12th d a y o f March, 18.57. at one o'clock In the after n n at the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating tillon the claims D ated this 29th• day of January, 1657. CHAR PITOki, Chief Clerk. FLADGATV, CLARKE, and FINCH. 43, Craven-street, Strand, Solicitors for the Executors THE LONDON and BIRMINGHAM IRON and HARDWARE COMPANY (Limited.) Offices and Warehouses 253, Blackfriars-road, London. Capital, 50,0001., in 10,000 shares of 51. each. Deposit, 2/. per share. DIRECTORS. Jolln P. Murrough, Esq , M.P., New Inn, Strand. John Harris, Esq., 56, Stamford-street, and Effingham House, Burs tow, Surrey. James Melrose, Esq., Hatton-garden and Tividale, near Dudley. henry Whatley Wood, Esq., 11, Leadenhall-street. ArDITOR To be chosen at first General Meeting of the Shareholders. BANKERS. London Joint-Stock Bank, Princes-street, Mansion House. SECRETARY. bush Mr. E. Guest. Company, as a commencement, have purchased an old-esta ;' ahed business with one of thfilargest stocks in London, situated at the corner of Holland-street, 253, Blackfriars-road, and 32, John- Street, the late proprietor of which, Mr. Frederick F. Shaw, has engaged to continue in the active management of the concern, and to Make his remuneration nominal till after the shareholders have :_eived 8 per cent. dividend. From a most reasonable estimate it calculated that 15 per cent. will be the lowest dividend ever paid. Applications for the remaining shares may be made to the Secre tary, at the Offices, 253, Blackfriars-road. THE LONDON, HARWICH, and CONTI NENTAL STEAM PACKET COMPANY. tal 100,0007. , (Limited). Cap! in 10,000 Shares of 101. each, with power 1 to increase. 21 . per s h are p a yable on allotment. *c orporated under the Act 19 and 20 Vic., chap. 47, by which the liability of the Proprietors is limited to the amount of their shares. TRUSTEES. Ralph W a l ters, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Directors of the East ern C ount i es Railway Company. Colonel William Petrie Waugh, Director of the London and Estern Banking Comp an y. David Waddington, Esq., M.P., 4, Spring-gardens. John Bagshaw, Esq., M.P., Director of the Eastern Counties DißEcroes. Colonel William Petrie Waugh, Branksea Castle, Dorset, Di rector of the London and Eastern Banking Company. Robert L. Leckie, Esq. (lato of Bombay), George-street, Port man-square. William Shaw, Esq., 1, Kensington-park-terrace. Gregor Grant, Esq., late Chairman of the Oriental Bank, Bombay), 4, Great Russell-street. P. C.Zillesen, Esq., Vice-President of the Dutch-Rhenish Railway Company, Amsterdam. Sir Henry Durrant, Bart., Scottow Hall, Norfolk. Henry Ward, Esq., H.E.1.C.5., K 1, Albany. John Edward Panter, Esq., Director of the St. George's In surance Company, Pall-mall and Fulham. Andrew Walls, Esq., Lloyd's, and 11, Leadenhall-street. Captain Raymond, Albion-square, Dalston, Managing Direc tor of the Steam Vessels. (With power to increase.) Beimzits. The London and Eastern Banking Corporation, 27, Cannon street, City. Messrs. Cox, Cobbold, Rodwell, and Co., Bankers, Essex. ilarw:ch t ExamEEILII IN CHlEF—Messrs. Newton and Fuller, 16, King William-street, City. SIIAREBROKERS. London—Messrs. Huggins and Rowsell, 1, Threadneedle-street Liverpool —Messrs. H. Davies and San , 2 ,Royal Bank-buildings Urnrenio Am:Yrs—Messrs. William Felgate and Co., 4, Cle ment's-lane, City; Mr. R. Twiss, H. Son, Rotterdam. STANDING COUNSEL —Alfred Hill, Esq., 44, Chancery-lane. Sotierroas.—Messrs. Rymer, Murray, Rymer, and Jackson, Hanover-street, Hanover-square, and 59, Chancery-lane. Avntrons„—Messrs. Broom, Bagshaw, and Westcott, 35, Coleman-street, City. SECRETART.-1111M9 Greenfield, Esq. Offices of the Company-44, Moorgate-street, City, E.C. This Company is established with a view to afford the pub be increased facilities in the conveyance of mails, passengers, sPecie,, and merchandise between England, via Harwich, and the - ports of Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, ike. A traffic arrangement for a term of years has been entered into with the Eastern Counties Railway Company on advan tageous terms, and the Directors have secured the co-opera tion of the authorities of the Dutch-Rhenish Railway Com pany, and the other inland navigation and railway establish ments in Holland and Germany, all of whom are so convinced of the advantages to be derived from this line of communica tion, as the most desirable for passenger traffic, and the sPeedy conveyance of merchandise and perishable goods, that they aro anxious to promote the views of this Company to the fullest possible extent. The town of Harwich is 68 miles from London by railway, and its port is the most convenient for direct communication between London and all the great seaports in Holland and Belgium, and thence to the northern and central parts of the continent of Europe. Passengers proceeding to India via Trieste, by Harwich, Rotterdam, and the Dutch-Rhenish Railway, will effect a sawing of 48 hours, as compared with the route via Marseilles; the line from Rotterdam to Trieste being on the eve of corn idetion without a break. The harbour of flarwich is safe, commodious, and easy of access in all weathers and states of the tide—advantages which no other port possesses on the eastern coast south of the Humber. By the opening of this route via Harwich the dangers and delays of the intricate navigation of the Swin and the mouth of the River Thamel are avoided, whereby a saving of time is effected to Hamburgb, Rotterdam, and Antwerp of from 10 to 11 hours ; whilst the route to Oberhausen and thence to the northern parts of Europe is four hours and a quarter less by Harwich and Rotterdam than that by Dover and Ostend, as per tabular statement, and thus the former must become the direct route of postal communication. TIME ma SOUTII-EASTERN I TIME PER EASTERN COLNTIES RAILWAY. RAILWAY. London to Dover hours London to lia.rwich..2 . l hours Dover to Ostend 7,, Harwich to Rotter- Ostend to Oberhausen dam .........0......... " (264 miles) ~..10i „ Rotterdam t Ober - hausen (124 rniles)4 20 hours Saving in favour of Harw FA] I 154 hours ich RES. PER SOUTH-EASTERN RAIL- I PER EASTERN COUNTIES RAIL WAY. WAY. London, Dover, Ostend, to I London, Harwich,Rotterclarn, Cologne. to Cologne. Ist Class, Rail and I Ist Class, Rail and Steam £3 10 6 I Steam £ 2 10 3 2d ditto ditto 2 9 8 2d ditto ditto 1 12 5 Saving in favour of Harwich. Ist Class, Rail and Steam... £1 0 3 2d ditto ditto . ........ 0 17 3 A deputation has been in Holland, and submitted the views of this Company to the Postmaster-General, the Minister of Finance, and the Minister of the Interior, who have promised their cordial co-operation in support of the undertaking. It is intended, in the first instance, to confine the opera t3on:lof this C ompany to the di rec t co mmunication from This London, via Harwich, to Rotterdam. and its Company will have swift and commodiou s p ackets, management will be carried out with the utmost care, so as to secure expedition, safety, and comfort, .a.ndath.eanddi: rectors submit that the traffic cannot fail to realise n The capital will be e on which 2/. per Share is to bo paid on allotment. Five shil and their receiptlo/. each, inn : t p a aid to the bankers of the Company, If less than the number °f fcompany the letter of application part of the shares applied for be allotted, a proportionate trned. No call will d eposit will be i mme diately re al less interval than threexceed mot!IC per share, an d w ill no t b e at f o Forms of application r is. brokers and offices of the co s may be obtained at the City, London, E.G. ; and at thmenauv, 44, Moorgate-street, E arn s, Esq., agent to Lloyd's, an d offices of Oliver John Wil lands, Harwich, Essex. Vico Consul of the Nether- Application for shares and prospectuses Secretary, who will give information. to be made to the All letters addressed " Secietary', will attention.receive immediate Foam OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the London, Harwich l a Steam Packet Company (Limited), 44, i n - Continental City, E.C. loorgate-street, Geutlemen,—l enclose you a receipt for £ the Condon and Eastern llanking Corporati on paid to and I hereb request you will allot me shares in the London,3 I fara iel i , an d Continental Steam Packet Company (Limited); and I hereby agree to accept such shares or any smaller number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the calls thereon, and to execute the necessary deeds of the Company I remain, Gentlemen, your obedient serv an t , ' . Namein full ................................. Address in full Occupation Date Received the BANKERS' RECEIPT. da 1857, the sum of on account of the Lond y on, Harwich, and Continental Steam Packet Company (Limited), London. PUBLICATIONS NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF " MARGARET MAITLAND." Now ready at all the llbrarles, in 3 vols., THE DAYS OF MY LTFE. An Auto`dography. By the Author of" Margaret Maitland," " L.lllesleaf,"&c. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. THIRD AND CHEAPER EDITION, REVISED. Now ready, In 1 vol. post Bvo , 10s. 6d., bound, REVELATIONS of PRISON LIFE; with an Inquiry into Prison Discipline and secondary Pun ishments. By G. L. CHE,TERTON, Twenty-five Years Governor of the House of Correction at Cold Rath-fields. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough•street. Now ready, in 1 y:l., with 1,500 Engravings of Arms, • SIR BERNARD BURKE'S PEERAGE and BARONETAGE for 1857. New Edition, corrected to the present time from the personal communications of the Nobility, &c "`The Peerage and Baronetage," by Sir Bernard Burke, has acquired so extensive and secure a reputation that it is needless. almost, to say a word in its praise. It may be observed, however, that for amplitude of details, general accuracy, and excellence of arrangement, it wands unrivalled among the various directories on the same subject, and that it i s justly oked upon as the standard authority upon all matters relating to the lineage, personal history, family connexions, and he. aldic rights of the titled aristocracy of the 'United Kingdom. The contents of the issue of 1857 have been care fully revised."—Morning Post. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. In a few days will he published, price Is. 6d., A USTRALIAN ESSAYS on SUBJECTS POLITICAL, MORAL, and RELIGIOUS. By J MES NORTON, Esq., Sen., Of Elswick, in the County of Cumberland, New South Wales, Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, andßoberts. On February 16th, in 3 vols. post Svo., 5 1 'REID A THE JONGLEUR. By BARBARA. HEMPHILL, Author of "Lionel Deerhurst; or, Fashionable Life under the Regency," &c., &c. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. On the Ist of March will be published, Part 1., price 2d., of F EIST'S RACING RECORD, containing a complete CALENDAR of SPORT, from the Ist of January to the day of publication. Edited by ALBERT FEIST, _ Editor of the Turf Department of the" Sunday Times," and Reporter of Sporting Iptelligence to the London daily papers, &c. Printed and published, on the Ist of each month, by William Wright, Sporting Printer and Publisher, Fulwood-rents, Holborn. Just published, price 2d., or post free 3d., the 102 d Edition of THE NATURAL REGENERATOR of the DIGESTIVE ORGANS, the STOMACH, LIVER, NERVES, LUNGS, &c., without Medicine, Galvanism, Electricity, inconve nience, and expense, by an easy, natural, pleasant, and infallible remedy, which saves fifty times its cost in other means of cure. Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professor of Che mistry, Dr. Andrew lire ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. Harvey; Dr. Camp bell; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram ; Lord Stuart de Decies ; the Dowager Countess of Castle-Stuart ; Majo; -Gen. Thomas King, and many other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of cure had failed. London : Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street. The Third Edition. Just Published, price 55., by post, free, ss. 6d. ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRH(EA, with the View of distinguishing the Imaginary from the Real Sufferers under this disease, and Correcting of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD. Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to Gorman medical literature. This is the first time, he informs as, that he has addressed himself to the nou-rnedi sal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if ho shall detect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his power to eor rect."—London Medical Gazette. "The tribe of • Quiet Sympathisers,' and 'Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed ; and if this book could find its way into the hands of those whe suffer from the com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of :C93 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 Spermatorrhcoa, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good."—Medical Circular. London: H. Balliere, 219, Regent-street. vi r R. HOWARD, Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet . V' street, has introduced an entirely new description of ARTI vICIAL TEETH ,fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so ~ e rfeetly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from he original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or ecay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. his method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful peration, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is uaranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth - endered sound and useful in mastication.. 42, Fleet-street. At omo from ten till live. JOZEAU'S COPAHINE, or SACCHARATED CAPSULES, approved of by the french College ofrhysicians, successfully administered in the Paris and London Hospitals, and acknowledged by them to be the best remedy for a certain disorder. (See " Lancet" of Nov. 6, 1852.) A copy will be forwarded on appli cation.—Price per 100, 43.6 d. ; 50, 2s. 9d. To be had of the Inventor, GABRIEL JOZEAU, sole French chemist, Haymarket, London, and 411 the principal chemists. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, :nd all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, nd by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to p 31 - fectly digest the food. The daily useof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe tuard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer chants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.B.—To guard against hnitatioos, see that the names of "LEA and PF.RRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bot'e. R OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. Patron—The QUEEN.—Founded 1828. The sick poor are admitted on their own application alone; no re commendation is required. During the past month the following number received the benefits of this Charity, either as out or in-door patients, on their personrl application : Week ending 7th November 2,154 Ditto 14th November.. •• •• 2,043 Ditto 21st November .... . • 1,972 Ditto 29th November ...• 9th and 30th November•• • .. Total in November ...... 8,747 of which 2,775 were new cases, the remainder (still under treat ment) having been admitted previously. The clergy of all denominations have unlimited access to the patients. Heavy expenses are Inevitably incurred In affording, such exten 4ve relief. The Committee, therefore, earnestly entreat the aid of the public. The management of the Hospital is in the hands of 30 Governors, yearly elected from the general list of subscribers, at the Annurl General Meeting in January. A Board is held every Thursday, at 4 o'clock (Rev. J. B. Owen, Chairman), to conduct the business, when any subscriber may attend, if so disposed, the Board being at all times desirous of receiving suggestions or giving explanation. The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on volun tary contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer, John Masterman, Esq., M.P., Nicholas-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co.; Berries and Co.; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co.; Barclay and Co.; Denison and Co.; Williams Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Ber ners-street ; Masterman and Co.; and at the Hospitni. Clothing for the destitute patients will be thankft'lly received. By order. J. B. OWEN, M.A., Chai..nan. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New and improved Edition, enlar4ed to 196 pages, illustrated by 100 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel, just published, price, free by post, Is,, THE SILENT FRIEND : A Medical Work on the physical exhaustion and decay of the frame, from the effects of solitary indulgence, infection, and the injurious conse quences from the use of Mercury ; with observations on the obliga tions of marriage, and directions for obviating eel iain disqualifica tions. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., Surgeons. Sold by Piper Brothers, 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, and Sanger. 160, Ox ford-street ; and Gordon, 146, Lead, nhall-street, London. The CORDIAL BALM of SYRIACUM is employed to renovate the Impaired powers of life. Its action is purely balsamic ; its power in reinvigorating the frame in all cases of nervous and sexual 4e bility, obstinate gleets, impotency, barrenness, and debilities arising from venereal excesses, has been demonstrated by its unvarying success in thousands of case.% Price I Is. per bottle, or four quan tities in one for 335., which saves I Is. The CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, an anti-syphi litic remedy, for purifying the system, and is recommended for any of the varied forms of secondary symptoms, such as eruptions on the skin, blotches on the head and face, enlargements of the throat, tonsils, and uvula ; threats ned destruction of the nose, palate, &c. Its action is purely detersive, and its beneficial influence on the system Is undeniable. Price 11s. and 335. per bottle, also a saving of 1 i I.ERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS constitute an effec tu,l- - ; by e Barclay and Sons, Farringd _,..;!_ r e u illOdy in all cases of gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and diseases Soid n nary organs. Price 2s. Oct., 41. 6d ,an I Ils. per box. 140, W. Edwards W. suitors a L n m d -s c tr: . e , t l ; o, D u a o rbj . Bow-churchyard u d rc G h7a d r e d n 67, St. Paul's-churchyard • J Sanger, 150 Oxford street;Hannay and D ; letrichsen, 63, Oxford-street; Butler and Harding, 4, Cheapsido Prcut and Harsant, 229, Strand ; and all medicine vendors throughout the United Kingdom. NO MORE PILLS N FOR CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION, OR ANY OTHER MEDICINE ING REVALENTA LIVER COMPLAINTS, COU G H, DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS, BILIOUS AN D the A FOOD saves fifty times its D u BARRY'S ceI s i ri.i.A,cO,,s.MPTION,AND DERILITY. cost in other remedies, and cAuiertl:i]itle consequences, such as hemorrhoidal e above complaints and their ITEALTH-RESTOR f t affeetions, flatulency, disten sion, acidity, heartburn, palpitation t il e the head and ears, pains at povesrhfoulders, erysipelas, erup hysteria, neuralgia, deafness, net, es ° i the pit of the stomach and between of the blood, scrofula, lions of the skin, impurities and dropsy, rheumatism, gout, n ausea and B i e r, after eating, or at sea ; low spir spasms, during pregnancy, general debility, inquietude, sleeplessness ': fl epilep,ic fits, spleen, paralysis, tremors, dislike to society, unfitness f voluntary blushing, mory, delusions, vertigo, blood to the head, o e rf ,f s , tudy, loss of in' • choly, groundless fear, wretchedness. It is azo melan choly, food for infants and invalids generally, , as it the turns acid on the weakest stomach, nor intrferes twfnever good liberal diet, but imparts a healthy relish for lurchand with a dinner, and restores the faculty of digestion aud nervous ad muscular egy to the most enfeebled. Supported by testimonials from the ce e i n eb r r - ted Professor of Chemist r y Dr. Andrew Ure, Dr. Shorland, Dr Maar-- vcy, Dr. Campbell, Dr. Gattiker, Dr. Wurzer, Dr. Ingram, Lend Stuart de Decies. the Dowager Countess of Castlestuart, and 50,000 other well-known individuals, whose health has been restored by this useful and economical diet, after all other means had been tried in vain for many years, and all hop es of recovery abandoned. Analysis by the celebrated Professor of Chemistry Andrew Ure M.D., F.R.S., Ste., Sec. " London, 24, Bloomsbury-square. " I hereby certify, that having examined Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica I find it to be a pure vegetable Farina, perfectly whole some, easily digestible, likely to promote a healthy action of the stomach and bowels, and thereby to counteract dyspepsia (Indiges tion), constipation, and their nervous consequences. ANDaaW UnE, M.D., F.R.S., &c., Analytical Chemist." Ukase by the Emperor of Russia. Russian Consulate General, London, Dec. 2,1817. n.. The ri , -onsul-General has been ordered to inform Messrs. Barry, " ) arrY and •they had sent to his Co., that the Revalenta Arabica Majesty the forwarded to the minister Emperor, has by i mper ial permission, b een Suitably packed the Imperial Palace. canisters, lib . for all climates, and with full instructions. In quality, Ilb Gs • 23 9d; :lb 4s 6d ; bib lls ; 121 b 225; super refined ters are , . 21b lls ; 51b 22s ; lelb 33s The 1014 and 121 b cants- Barry forwardedDii,_rr carriage free, on receipt of Post-oflice order. Mason, an d ) ( z ., ! and Co.. 77, Regent-street. London; Fertntlm, 60, 4-;raceehurei; Purveyors to her Majesty, 182, Piccadilly • also at `Coker- . 4 ._e zttreet ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 4, Cheapside ; 66, Baker-street;' '„ d lghoPsgate-str..et ; 55, Charing-cross 4:s4,lUpper vo and 180, Oaford-etrect. .. _ Naval and Military intelligence. The number of troops who have volunteered for the various colonial and Indian depots at Chatham Garrison is nearly 800 men. The regiments for which the troops have volunteered are the Bth, 26th, 35th, 53d, 60th, Glat, 70th, 78th, 83d, and 84th, the whole of the service companies of which, with exception of the 26th, which is stationed at Bermuda, are serving in India. The fol lowing are the corps which have furnished this large number of volunteers :-4th (King's Own), 6th (Fusi hers), 9th, 14th, 21st, (Fusiliers), 17th (Royal Tigers), 28th, 314, 47th, 65th, 66th, 68th Light Infantry, 77th, and the Rifle Brigade. An order has been given for the volunteers to join their new corps at Chatham by the Ist of March. The Hawk, 60, screw steamship, Captain J. Wilcox, left Sheerness yesterday for Queenstown for coast-guard service on the coast of Ireland. She is 90 seamen short of her crew. The Dragon, 6, paddlewheel steam frigate, Captain Wm. H. Stewart, C. 8., was put out of the basin at Sheerness yesterday, and is to be paid off on Friday. The Nimrod is ordered to be put out of the fitting basin at Sheerness this day, preparatory , to her depar• ture for Portsmouth. The Foxhound, 4 guns, screw steam gunvessel, has had her fittings completed in No. 1 dry dock at Sheer. ness, and is to be nndocked this day. 'Me Terrible, 21 guns, paddlewheel steam frigate, is ordered to be docked to have her defects repaired in the same. dock. Lieut. George Longley, Royal Engineers at Sheer ness, is ordered to proceed to Dublin for duty. Major John Spurnway, Royal Artillery, has been pro. moted to the Royal Horse Artillery, a . od leaves Sheer. ness garrison to join his troop at Christ church. The Duke of Cambridge went down to Woolwich yes terday morning for the purpose of witne using the assem bling and marching of the Royal Artinery troops into the country. The morning being peculiarly favourable for the occasion, the entire battalions, together with the Royal Horse Brigade and the batteries, were accordingly drawn up in review order on the common at 9 o'clock. The Commander-in-Chief was accompanied from London by Gen. Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross, G..C.8 , Adjutarit- General to the Royal Artillery, and Major-General Wil hams, Commandant of Woolwich garrison. The batta lions, having been formed in line, were flanked by the Royal Horse on the right, the batteries forming the left wing, under the command of their re spective officers. His Royal Highness, accompanied by Sir Hew Ross , Major. General Williams, Col. Hardingti, Acting. Commandant of the garrison ; Col. Bloomfield, Aide-de. Camp to her Majesty ; Lieut.-Col. Bingham, Assistant Adjutant-General ; Lieut.-Col. Teesdale, Aide-de-Camp to Gen. Williams ; Brigade-Major Shaw, Captain Freeth, Deputy-Assistant-Quartermaster-Generale, and a numer ous retinue of mounted officer', proceeded to the mnimcn and passed down the lines, minutely insp ecting each man. The troops thence marched off the high roads leading to Eltham, Lee, and Charlton. The Duke, attended on his arrival on the ground, then enterth:l the inclosure fiontirg the Cadets' College, and passed. an inspection of the gentlemen of that establishment, who were drawn up for the purpose there. His Riiyal Highness having witnessed a slight course of sword exercise, expressed his gratification at the efficiency of the students, and ordered a half•holiday to be granted to the institution. He then repaired to the Royal Arsenal, and paid a cursory visit to the various departments, going through the Royal La boratory, the paper factory, Royal carriage department, and gas factory, and returned to the Royal Artillery messroom at 1 o'clock, where he honoured the officers of the regiment with his company at luncheon, and re turned to London. Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-sloop Vixen, Com mander Mecbam, sailed yesterday morning from Wool wich to Greenhithe to adjust compasses ; preparatory to her departure for sea. The freightehip Malabar is ordered down to Woolwich from St. Katharine's Docks to embark 250 barrels of ammunition for Demerara. The screw steam-ship Colossus, 80, Captain Thomp son, which left Lisbon on the 4th, arrived in Plymouth Sound yesterday. On the 12th inst., in lat. 46 30 north, long. 11 20 west, spoke the French brig Joseph Adrien; on the 14th, in lat. 43 30 north, long. 9 west, the Bri tish barque Norden, outward bound. The Caesar, Cap tain Robb, which left Lisbon on the Bth, was oil the Eddystone yesterday at noon, beating to the eastward. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty . P. R. Breton, mate, to the Iris ; James A. Bull, master, to the Plumper ; T. Main, and A. R. Kerr, naval cadets, to the Iris ; W. H. C. M. Gillham, clerk, to the Tortoise. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. WEST KENT. The nomination of candidates for the representation of the western division of the county of Sent, in the room of Sir Edmund Filmer, deceased, took place yesterday, at Penenden-heath, near Maidstone. The contest is between Mr. Wykeham Martin, the Liberal candidate, and Sir Walter B. Riddell, who avows himself to be an ardent Conservative. The respective candidates having been proposed and seconded, _ _ The SHERIPM called for a show of bands, when about one-fifth of the great multitude that were assembled held up their hands in favour of Sir Walter Riddell. On the call being made for a show of hands on behalf of Mr. Wykeham Martin a vast majority testified their approval of that gentleman as their representative. The SHERIFF then declared that the election by show of hands was in favour of Mr. Martin. (Cheers.) Sir 13. BRIDGES immediately demanded a poll on behalf of Sir W. Riddell. The SHERIF, accordingly announced that, a poll hav- ing been dealandbd, the same would take place on Thursday next. A rote of thanks to the High• Sheriff, proposed by Mr. 111.amilt, and seconded by Sir W. RIDDELL, was then carried by acclamation, and the proceedings of the nomination terminated. CLONMEL. DUBLIN, Monday.—Mr. Bagwell is returned. The following is the state of the poll at the close : Mr. Bagwell 192 Mr. Murray l9 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. Yesterday the standing orders of the house were declared complied with in the following cases :—Banff, Macduff, and Turriff Extension Railway, Coniston Railway, Bourne and Essendine Railway, and East Suffolk Railway. There was no appearance in the case of the Towy Vale Railway, and the Hull and llorneea Railway was struck of the list. The case of the Eastern Bengal Railway stands ad ourned. The following other bills have also passed :—Euro pean and Indian Junction Telegraph, Newtown and Machynleth Railway, Hamilton and Strathaven Rail way, Forth and Clyde Junction Railway, Metropoli tan Railway, Cork and Youghal Railway, Wimbledon and Dorking Railway, Mid Kent and South Kent Railway, Banff, Portsoy, and Strathisla Railway, Ringwood, Christchurch, and Bournemouth Railway, Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee and Scottish Central Railway, East Somerset Railway, Stamford and Ei sendine Railway, and Wycombe Railway. The standing orders have been declared not com plied with in the case of the South Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire Junction, Rhymney Railway, Mid Sn+sex Railway, Keith and Dovetown Railway, and Mid Kent hoprovement Railway. The bills not proceeded with are Birkenhead, Lan cashire and Cheshire and Great Western Railways, and North Derbyshire Railway. We (Bristol Mercury) understand that Mr. Nicholson, who was the means of getting the ballot adopted in Australia, intends shortly paying a visit to this city, for the purpose of explaining how it has worked in the colony. He will be accompanied by our member, Berkeley, and other gentlemen who take an interest in the matter. A RACE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC. — The United States mail steam-ship Atl a ntic left New York for Liverpool on the let inst. Among the passengers was a man named Winter (with his wife), a clerk of a mercantile firm in that city, having in his possession $2,000 belong ing to his employ ers , an d which he had obtained by breaking open th e sa f e . On his absence being ascer tained, togeth er w ith th e amo unt of money with which he had absconded, the principal of the firm obtained a warrant for his apprehension, and took a passage b . y the British an d N or th A mer i can ma il steam-ship Persia, which sailed three days afterwards. The chances were in favour of th e cr i m i na l cler k ; f or, th oug h the Persia is the fastest steamer afloat, it could scarcely be ex pected that she would overtake a full-powered steamer, which sailed three days before her. No sign of the pursued steamer was seen until off the port, when the Persia came up with and passed her, arriving in the river two hours before her. On Mr. Hood, the gentleman who boards the Cunard steamers to take charge of the mails, go i ng a b oar d , he was i ntroduce d to the pursuing merchant, who asked, with some anxiety, if any one in had landed f rom t h e Atlantic. On being an sweredthe negative, he stated the case, and asked for a detective. Subsequently, accompanied by a police officer he boarded the Atlantic, and confronted the astounded Winter, whose dreams of security were thus rudely dissipated. Nearly the whole of the missing money was found upon him. He was brought ashore, and now awaits the decision of Mr. Nathanial Haw thorne, United States Consul, at Liverpool, wh o w ill, in all likelihood, order him to be sent back, in custody, by the Atlantic, the steamer which brought him, and which sails for New York on Wednesday nex t, so that he will, no doubt, have robbed his employers of $2,000, sailed to England from New York, a distance of about 3,000 miles, been captured on board a vessel in the Mersey by his employer, when he had left behind at New York, and committed for trial, all within the short space of one month, SPORTING NOTES. OPENING THE BALL. The downfall of Blink Boinyat the Corner yesterday created a sensation. Her backers looked at one another with a puzzled stare of dismay and disappointment, and seemed utterly bereft of ether the power or the inclina tion to stay the havoc which her opponents were making. All sorts of reports are in circulation to explain the retro gression of the mare ; some state that she has not wintered well, and that she has become nervous and excited, others that she has been recently beaten in a trial. This latter rumour was referred to by me yesterday. Whether Blink Bonny wilt " come again" it is of course impossible to determine—in all probability, however, she will be reinstated in her pride of place. Some talk is made of her stable companion Strattinaver—a nice looking horse enough, that figured respectably at Doncaster last year. A Derby horse, however, must have something more than respectable performances to recommend him, and Middleham must send to Epsom a more formidable champion than Strathnaver to secure the Great Surrey Trophy. Ere these notes are in type many metropolitan tnrfites will be en route to Lincoln, where a most attractive programme has been provided. Thanks to the great change which has taken place in the management, the undesirable n otoriety whichthe meeting attained a few y ears ago is likely to be forgot ten, and the gathering seems about to regain its lost popularity. At this season of the year, when horses have only just quitted their straw beds, it is difficult to de termine the chances of the competitors, and the glorious uncertainty of the tart is rendered more gloriously un certain still, by the ragged coats and other signs of a lack of preparation which are displayed by the animals that " enter the lists." Other reasons might be stated to justify the exercising of caution in dealing with the events to be decided. Horses are not always wanted so early in the year, and sometimes merely show t) try their mettle and form with a reserva tion of strength for future engagements. In confirmation of this statement reference need only be made to the return of the races at Lincoln last year, when Fisherman succumbed to platers like Tame Deer, Flageolet, and Vanessa. Eleven nominations are appended to the Trial Stakes, the names of Fisherman and Apathy being the most noteworthy. Both these horses belong to Mr. T. Parr, and I shall be inclined to select whichever sports the " puce and white sleeves" to do battle for me. Fisher man has 101bs. extra to carry ; but if he be the Fisherman of last season, vi ho will doubt hie success Of the two-year-olds I have little information. Shrip ton, and T. P. Cooke, andiGreenwich Fair have been mentioned with favour ; but I have only hear-say reports to guide me as to their respective merits. Janus, The British Yeoman, and Tchernay a are t h e most attractive names in the entries for the St eep l ec h ase, i a n nd wne o h ul l d h t a h v e e t s h e r t ee do st w a n rt th th ei e r y n niz finish in the o r d er es. The task of picking out a winner of the H an di cap i s about as easy as finding a needle In a bottl e o f h ay , an d how 210 i t o d o it." th e e rh C a rrc s u t ni he loc s u a t fe io r n pl O a ffi n Of the old 'uns I prefer Mary and Kni g ht o f A von, and c w e, o u a l n d d b t e r y t c adopt th e system o f of the three-yr-olds Apathy, Lady Macolm, and Madame Palissy. Tm Messrs. D Perkins n rh n o g r C d o le sh B win the H ur dl e R ace . Beaton may etoncommeiced their canvass o a n to-day for the bonus to the Metropolitan Stakes and City and Suburban Handicap. So vide spread is the interest which the Licensed Victuallers and their friends take in the maintenance and popularity of the Epsom Spring Meeting, that an appeal to their pockets is not likely to be disregarded. Still the list of subscriptions last year was not so satisfactory as on former occasions, and I trust that an increased liberality, m the part of the lovers of the national sport of racing, will prevent the possibility of a deficiency in the supplies. Feb. 17. A FRESH MAN. TATTERSALL'S—Mormar. Speculation was marked by several important incidents, and the twitting thrmighoub the afternoon shifted and varied in a most perplexing manner. So strong was the opposition arrayed against Blink Bonny for the Derby that 20 to 1 was offercl against her. This mare has of late been under considerable suspicion, and this afternoon she seemed about to be driven completely out of the market. Her some time supporters made only a feeble effort to arrest her downward tendsncy. Early in the afternoon 12 to 1 to a " pony" was betted against her and Lady Hawthorn coupled. No other investment in her favour came under our notice. Offers were made to back either Tournament or M.D. against her. 20 to Ito money would have been taken abort Mr. Parr's horse. 1,000 to 20 was taken three times about Blink Bonny's stable com panion' Strathnaver. The odds quo t e d aga inst Kent were booked to about 2001. 1,000 to 30 was laid once. For the Liverpool Steeplechase 8 to 1 was at first offered on the field, but those odds were ultimately taken freely about Minos. Hopeless Star rose to 12 to 1, and Omer Pacha was in brisk d eman d a t 100 t o 8. Weathercock, who at the end of last week had been brou;ht with some force into the market, was well supported at 100 to 6. The following were backed for 1001. even against the field : Minos, Emigrant, Hopeless Star, Omer pacha, Weather. cock, Jean du Quesne, Little Charley, and Cass° Com. The betting on the Chester Cup was remarkable only for the steady support conceded to the favourite. At the price quoted ho was backed for about 3001. The transactions on the Lincoln and other events were in small sums. CLOSING PRICES. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst Mr. St. John's British Remedy (taken) 10 to 1 agst Mr. W. Robinson's Lady Malcol n (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. Bto 1 agst Mr. Mellish's Minos (taken) 12 to 1 apt Mr. E. Pair's Hopeless Star (taken) 100 to 8 agst Mr. Cowper's Omer Pacha (taken) 100 to 6 agst Mr. B. Land's Weathercock (taken) 20 to 1 agst Count de Cunchy's Jean du Quesne (taken) 25 to 1 agst Baron Monnecove's Casse Cou (taken) 30 to 1 apt Mr. Buchanan's Escape NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Mr. Mellish's Adamas METROPOLITAN. 10 to 1 agst Mr. Y. Ring's Madame Rachel CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Mr. E. Parr's Leamington (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mrs. Osloaldeston's Claret (taken) 30 to 1 agst Mr. H. Hill's Rogerthorpe (taken) 50 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Yellow Jack (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Lord de Mauley's Cotswold (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Reading's Swyndel Dhygga (taken) Two THOUSAND GUINEAS. sto 1 agst Lord Clifden's Loyola (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Mr. E. Parr's Lamboura Bto 1 agst Lord Zetland's Vedette DERBY. 18 to 1 agst Mr. T. Parr'a DI. D. 20 to 1 agst Mr. W. PAnson's Blink Bonny 20 to 1 agst Mr. W. S. S. Crawfurd'sZuyder Z-1 (taken) 30 to 1 agat Lord Londesborough's Kent (taken) 30 to 1 agst Mr. Jackson's Saunterer (taken) 40 to 1 aggt Lord Anglesey's Ackworth (taken) 45 to 1 agst Gen. Peel's Messenger (taken) 50 to 1 agat Mr. C. Harrison's StrathnAver (taken) ARRIVALS AT LINCOLN. Tchernaya, Coleshill, British Remedy, V au lt er , Gree-i -wich Fair (2 yrs), Cripplo, Fiction, Apathy, York (2 yrs), Lady Malcolm, The Pony, and Nora Criena (2 yrs). EXPECTED.—OId Stringhatilt.s, Cardeharpor,icor E Spinet, Duaei, & rk io c. (2 yrs), Huntington, Li ttlo Tom, Victor The ground is heavy. ACTS OF PARLIAMENT. -2 7 6 acts were passed in 185 G, of which 120 were public acts. The num b er o f acts passed in former years varies from 408 i n 1814 - 15 1854-55, 338 in in a nd 278 (the same y e s f rom confirmCaalnl Canada n t l o Busm 2 4 3 b, e i r n 3)9 l ino B . fi sn -2 5 0 11 ! 5 3 3, 55 2 w 7s ere in pa l s s s 5 ed 2, pro s p er i ty of that LABOUR IN CANADA. —T h e d e s e p ax a mi t s c ti B, h l for labou r . Thi s just previous province, issued a ca en b o y du tn t h h t se e adsemt Colonial-of oanthe d w h i e e he growing, is particularly the case in Canada West, more especially in the newly settled districts. Mr. llawke, the Govern. ment emigration officer at Toronto, says ;--" I appre hend no difficulty in disposing of all emigrants in search of work who may come to this section of Canada. As to skilled labourers and good farm-servants, male and female, there is every prospect of their finding employ ment at good wages. Houses are being erected in almost every town and village, and as the farmers have enjoyed an unusual degree of prosperity for several years past, farm improvements aro extended, and superior cultiva tion has become universal. lam therefore of opinion that all mechanics, such as blacksmiths, wheelwrights, carpenters, bricklayers, masons, tailors, shoemakers, &c., as well as agricultural servants, who I, may seek employ ment in Canada West, will be able to obtain it, and that farmers will find farms suited to their means, and, if prudent and industrious, will be sure to succee d . " [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Pdls extraordinary in the cure of Dropsy.—Sarah James, living with Mrs. Wilders, of Oldham-road, Manchester, had become of such a size from dropsy as to be a burthe n to herself. Every usual treatment was used, but without effect. In this sad state she trie d Hollo way 's pills, and by them alone the water was e ntirel y re moved from h er s y s tem, s and an effectual cure per fected . These pills were lately from t all medici ne ve ndors throughout the world ; at Professor Holl oway ' s Esta blishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, M a id en .l an e, New York ; by A. Stamps, Constantinople ; A, G n idioy, tried d famouso a a two Loudon m medicine.—Sold d dropsicali c i hospital, and b o th were cured by this patients di sc h arged as incurable ne,— S o 1 d by Smyrna; and E, Muir, Malta, LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Feb. 16. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lords Justices of Appeal ) IN BANKRUPTCY.-EX PARTE EDWARDS IN RE LORD MOSTYN. A motion in this bankruptcy on behalf of a creditor to be admitted to defend an action directed by this Court to be tried to ascertain the validity or not of the adjudi cation, in lieu of the present defendant thereto, occupied the Court for a considerable time, and stands over for final arrangement to-morrow morning (this day). Mr.W.Wellington Cooper appears for the motion, Mr. Bacon for the Hon. Mr. Mostyn, and Mr. Roxburgh for Lord Mostyn. HOPE ♦. HOPE. This was an appeal from a decision of the Master of tho Rolls overruling a demurrer. The bill is filed by Madame Emilie Melanie Mathilde Hope by her next friend against Mr. Adrian John Hope, her husband, praying the specific performance of an agreement. The bill states that the lady is a native of France, and was married to Mr. Hope, an Englishman, in England, whence the parties removed to France, and resided on the Quai D'Orsay, in Pari, the husband having become domiciled in France, and that five children were born. In 1853, in consequence of disputes, they agreed to part, and he sent the children to England, but in May the t younger, Adrian Elias and Jean Henry, were brought back and give❑ into her custody until the latter was again delivered over to the father. In August the wife commenced proceedings in England for a divorce for cruelty and adultery, and he put in a responsive allega. tion. Proceedings were in November taken in Chancery for the delivery up of the children, and certain orders were made, and an appeal presented to the House of Lords, but subsequently abandoned on the signing of an agreement. The lady obtained a decree of the Court of First Instance in Paris for the delivery of the children to the husband, from which the lady appealed, but be fore it was heard the husband proposed an agreement, and the appeal was abandoned: The bill then set out the heads of the agreement, which were afterwards re duced to form and written in French, and, as translated, were as follows : " 1. Mrs. Hope will immediately deliver up to Mr. Hope Mr. Adrian Elias Hope ; Mr. Jean Henry Hope will re main under the care of his mother. 2. Mrs. Hope will abandon her suit fora divorce instituted against Mr. Hope In the English courts, and for that purpose she binds her self to sign without delay all such deeds and documents as may be required. 3. Mrs. Hope undertakes not to oppose the suit for a divorce instituted against her by Mr. Hope in the English courts, but, on the contrary, to facilitate the obtaining o f su c h divorce. It is well understood that Mrs. Hope shall be able to see her children, to write to them, and to receive letters from them. 4. Mr. Hope agrees to pay in France to Mrs. Hope the annual sum of 75,000 f. in accordance with the decision of the Ecclesiasti cal Court, to be paid quarterly and in advance. 5. Mr. Hope undertakes to pay, first, the expenses incurred in England for Mrs. Hope ; and, secondly, Mrs. Hope's debts in France, but on condition that such debts shall not ex ceed the sum of 60,000 f. These payments to be made by the hands of Mr. Hope's agent. 6. With regard to any accounts that may bo unsettled between Mr. and Mrs. Hope, as well as to the banding over to Mrs. Hope of any articles that may belong to her, the parties agree to leave the matter to be settled by Messrs. Faillet and Duvergier, whose decision shall be final." The bill proceeded to say that Mrs. Hope strictly per formed her part of the agreement, withdrew her appeal to the Imperial Codrt in Paris, and took no furthersteps in the Ecclesiaqtical Court in England, and delivered Adrian Elias Hope to her husband. She also withdrew her appeal to the House of Lords. Mr. Hope, however, has not permitted her, excepting upon one occasion, to see her children, and has not paid any p ar t o f th e allow ance of 75,000 f., nor paid any part of her debts or ex penses ; and she further says " that her husband resides in London, and, by his refusal to perform the agreement, she is left in a state of destitution, and that, if a suit could be instituted by her in France, the Court there would, under the circumstances, order the allowance to be paid." She asserts that it was the intention of both parties that the agreement should be binding both in England and France. The bill, as before stated, prayed a specific performance of the agreement. The Master of the Rolls overruled a demurrer, considering the point teo important to be so decided, and, on appe'tl to the Lords Justices on the 16th of July, .1856, gave leave to amend the bill ; and that having .been done a demurrer was put in, and brought on before this court ; and hence the present appeal. Mr. It. Palmer, Mr. A.mphlett, and Mr. Kenyon ap peared in support of the demurrer, and argued that the contrast was one to be interpreted here and according to the law of England, by which law, in all oases of a sepa ration between husband and wife, the intervention of a trustee was necessary, the covenant of whom with the husband to bear him harmless from the debts of the wife, alone raised a sufficient consideration for the contract. Beyond this it was impossible for a man to make a con tract with his wife. The contract was in itself illegal, for the parties agreed to do all in their power to "facili tate a divorce," which could mean nothing less than to obtain a decree by collusion. Moreover, the Court would never decree the performance of an agreement, the whole of which it would not enforce. If the view of the plain tiff was correct, and her claim was for money to be paid, she had a right in a court of law to enforce it, and should not have come into equity. The Attorney-General, for the plaintiff, said that the allegations in the bill, grave and serious as those allega- tions were, were by the fact of the demurrer admitted - to be true, and thus Mr. Hope admitted that his wife had given up her proceedings in Paris and London, and had duly and faithfully handed over the children to their father, or at any rate all but one child, and yet she had received no benefit from her compliance with the terms of the agreement. She had, therefore, been—and no milder term was at all appropriate to the case—she had been cheated out of her children, cheated out of her suit for divorce, cheated out of her appeal to the House of Lords, and last of all cheated out of the money which her husband contracted to pay her. Nothing seemed to be a sufficient inducement to Mr. Hope to pay the 2,0001. a year which he had solemnly contracted to pay. All things could be done but to part with the money, and this unhappy lady was left, as she stated in her bill, and which statement bad by the demurrer been admitted by her husband to be true, in a state of destitution. Lord Justice Knight Bruce—l should have thought that such a thing as money would not have been per mitted to have any place in such a case. The Attorney General argued that the contract was one capable of being enforced in this country. Mr. Terrell followed on the same side, and contended that all the executory part of the contract could, upon the authorities, be enforced in England. Lord Justice - Knight Bruce said that their lordships were of opinion that if the contract was to be interpreted by English law the Court could not act upon it. The ques tion was whether the French law had been sufficiently alleged on the bill, and on that the reply would be heard. Mr. Roundell Palmer was heard in reply on this point, contending that nearly all the artio:es of the agree ment were to be performed in England, and the stipula tion that the money should be paid " in France" was not enough to make it a French contract, and also con tended that upon the true construction of the agreement the payment of the 75,000 f. was not intended to com mence until the divorce decree had been made. Their Lordships reserved judgment until Friday week. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. (Before Tice-Chancellor Sir R. T. Kindereley.) IN BE THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK, EX PABTE WALTON AND HUE. Mr. Baily and Mr. W. Morris were heard in continu ation of these adjourned summonses on behalf of Mrs. Hue, and argued that where no custom was found waiv ing a particular form then you must find a special act quoad a particular person ; but where a custom and practice was universal it was not necessary to prove a particular case, but the practice rendered the transaction valid, and therefore the transfer of Mrs. Hue's shares was valid. The Vice-Chancellor said that in all the cases which had been referred to the party (the transferee) had been treated by the company, or its officers, as a shareholder. Mr. Baily—lt was essential that the broker should in all respects be able to represent the directors in buying and selling shares, and therefore it mattered little whe ther the names were given or not. Under the Winding up Act the Court had power to administer the equities, and therefore in equity the purchaser of these shares must be regarded as a shareholder of them. Under the 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 113, sec. 23, a party had the power to sell his shares without the consent of any com pany. Now, here the consent of the court of directors was necessary, and the sale and transfer being one act, and notice having been given of the sale, the sale took place, and therefore it must be assumed that the neces sary consent was given. The same form was pursued in almost every case. Saunderson's case was an authority, that a party became a member of a company when he entered into a binding contract to take shares, and that bad been done here. Mr. Glasse was heard in reply, and called Mr. Paddison the secretary, who was examined as to the mode of con ducting transfers, and he spoke to letters having been received from parties wishing to transfer when the trans fer was conducted by hi►n and the transfer clerk, and submitted to the board, and the seal was affixed when the transfer was sanctioned, and the respectability of parties was inquired into by the directors fr.m the trans fer clerk. The directors had never refased to allow transfers before Sept., 1856, although where parties were debtors to the bank the right to refuse was spoken of. Mr. Giffard then cross-examined Mr. Paddison, who denied any discussions as to putting a stop to transfers and sales in his presence. Mr. Gatherer, the transfer clerk, was also examined viva voce, on the same subject, and deposed that no trans fer was ever completed without the consent of the direc tors—that is, he would not have his certificate. In every case notice was given to the board. Mr. Giffard—That is enough; we gave notice. The - rice-chancellor said that it was somewhat unfor• tunate that here the witnesses contradicted the admission of the parties. His Honour then questioned the witnek. as to the notice in Walton's case, and Mr. Gatherer did not recollect the applications said to have been made. The case then stood over for the purpose of examining the party making the admissions. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice Erie and Common Juries.) • ANDREWS V. HOLE. Mr Sergeant Shee and Mr. Beasley were counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. H. James for the defendant. This was an aotion for an assault and false imprison. ment. It appeared that the plaintiff, a very respectable young woman, had been. in the employ of Messrs. Edmonds and Co., bookbinders in Paternoster-row, for 17 years. The defendant was a butcher in Lower Marsh, West minster. On the evening of the 4th of October the plain tiff, having received 1/. 6s. 6d. for her wages, went to the defendant's shop, and was buying some liver, for which she gave the defendant's wife is. The defend ant's wife opened a till, took out is., and put it in her mouth. The plaintiff said, "If you doubt the shilling I gave you I will give you another." The defendant's wife threw down a bad shilling. The plaintiff said that was not the one she bad given her, as that one was a new one just come from the Bank, and had on the words "One Shilling." Th e defendant's wife said the plaintiff was a passer of bad money. The defendant then came in, and said if she did not go about her business he would fetch a policeman. The plaintiff remonstrated, and the defendant called a policeman and gave the plaintiff in charge, and she was taken along a crowded street to the police-office, where the defendant said if the plaintiff would admit that she had given his wife a bad shilling he would let her go. The plaintiff refused to admit this. The inspector said he thought she was a respectable young woman, and refused to take the charge, which, however, the defendant did not press. The plaintiff then went home, but was very unwell for some days, and not able to go to her work. The plaintiff some times earned 3/. a-week. The plaintiff went to a magis trate and asked his advice. He recommended her to go to an attorney, and a letter was sent asking for an apology and a return of the shilling, but no answer was returned. For the defence it was urged that, although the de fendant admitted there was not the slightest imputation against the plaintiff, yet that she bad unknowingly passed a bad shilling, and that her abusive language and improper conduct had led to her being given into cus tody. The defendant's wife stated that the plaintiff put down a shilling and told her it was a " George shilling." She took it up, bent it, and said, " That is a bad shilling." The plaintiff said, "That is not the shilling I gave yon." The witness said it was. She had not put it in the till. A gentleman came in at the time and put down a shilling. The plaintiff said, " That is the shilling I gave yon ;" the gentleman said he had given that shilling. The plaintiff said, " Then it is very much like it." The plain tiff called her a good-for-nothing swindler, and that but chers in the New-cut kept bad money to give in change. She spoke in a very loud voice. A great many people collected round the door. The defendant came in and told the plaintiff she must not make a noise in his shop, and if she did not go he must send for a policeman. She said she would have a policeman sent for. Did not tell the plaintiff that she knew the shilling was a bad one. The learned Judge summed up the case to the jury. The plaintiff ought to have an indemnity, not only for the inconvenience, but the jury were at liberty to take into consideration the pain and annoyance to her feelings. On the part of the plaintiff it was said there had been great oppression. Oa the other side there had been no misconduct. From the appearance of both these women no one would suppose that the plaintiff had attempted to pass a bad shilling, nor would any one believe that the defendant's wife would have been guilty of that intense wickedness of substituting a bad shilling for a good one. There were many who would do such a thing, but it was generally to be perceived in their countenances. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Dam ages, 20s. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. SIMMONDS V. TAYLOR. Mr. Serjeant Byles and Mr. Addison were counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. Bovill, Q.C., and Mr. Archibald appeared for the defendant. This was an action brought against the defendant as the public officer of the London Joint• Stock Bank by the plaintiff, who is a customer of the bank, for money lent and on an account stated. The defendant pleaded payment. The question raised by the action (involving the con struction to be put on the recent act relating to draughts on bankers, lUth and 2Uth Yict. , cap. 25) was one of great icnportagto bankers and the public, and was whether where a customer of a bank crosses a cheque, but before presentment the crossing has been fraudulently ' obliterated by.. some person, through whom it is pre Rented at the bank, and it is paid over the counter in the ordinary course of business, the loss falls upon the bank or upon the customer. The facts of the case, in respect of which there was no conflict of evidence, wen, as follows :—On the 28th of August one of the plaintiff's clerks, who conducted a wine business for his master, by his master's directions drew the body of the cheque in question for 1251., pay able to a Mr. Masters. He crossed it with two lines from each extremity, and wrote on it the words " and Co." over the word " London." The plaintiff had blnked with the London Joint-Stock Bank 14 or 15 years, and had always used the same form of check and sort of paper as that on which this was written. The forms were supplied to him by the bank, and he had never applied for any other. The paper was rather thick, of a stone colour, or, as it was said, dirty-coloured, and uniformly so. It was not glazed. The plaintiff having received the check made out as above by his clerk, signed it, and sent it to Mr. Lytle, his solicitor. The plaintiff had paid crossed checks to Maters before which had been paid through a banker. The solicitor received the check, legibly crossed (he said) in the usual way, wrote a letter, and told his clerk, after copying the letter, to en close it in an envelope with the check in question, and to be careful that the check was put inside. The clerk did so, and, according to his directio ns , p os t e d th e enve l ope and contents, addressed to " Mr. Masters, 22, Duke street, Manchester-square." On the 3d September Mrs. Long, the landlady at 22, Duke-street, heard a loud knock at the (bor., and upon opening it took in the en velope. It was open. The letter enclosed was there, but there was no check. Mr. Sergeant Byles said it was put under the door, with a grateful acknowledgment—" The finder is much obliged." The Chief Justice—" Quid domini facicnt audent cum talk fures." The words, "the finder is much obliged," were writ ten on the envelope when taken in. The check was pre sented at the bank and paid over the counter in the or dinary course of business. At that time the crossing had been obliterated, and it was only by minute inspec tion, as by holding up the check before a strong light, that the traces of the crossing could be discerned. A Mr. Hebden, an engraver, who was called for the plaintiff, said that, in his opinion, paper of the thickne.s and uniform colour of the check was not safe for checks, but the question being objected to, was withdrawn. The sam e witness stated that several bankers used such paper, but the majority did not. The paper used was generally thinner, and oxalic acid, applied to coloured The Chief Justice summed up the case with great care and said the question of law was one of great interest and importance. It turned upon the construction of the statute. It was whether the words of the act which made it obligatory upon a banker to pay a crossed cheque only through a banker had reference to the time of the draw ing of the cheque, or the time of the presentment at the bank. That question he would reserve for the opinion of the Court. The question of construction was complicated by the charges of negligence which had been raised during the progress of the ease. It was a question for the jury paper would, instead of obliterating ink marks, fix them. On cross-exernination, the witness said some cheques were prepared to resist oxalic acid. He did not know whether this was so prepared or not. Uponthe facts above it was contended for the plaintiff that the erasure was equivalent to a forgery, and that in such case the bank was i o liable, that the construction to be put upon the statute was that the words of the statute " bears across its face in addition," &a., mea nt that if a cheque was cro sse d a t th e ti me of issuing, though the crossing ;was obliterated before presentment, the bank was bound to pay it only through a banker ; that the bank was guilty of negligence in paying this cheque the crossing of which might have been discovered by a skilled clerk ; that the bank had facilitated the fraud by furnishing to the plaintiff cheques upon paper of this de scription. For the defendant it was contended that there was negligence on the part of the plaintiff in so lightly crossing the cheque that the fraud was rendered easy, but of this there was no evidence, and that the statute required the crossing to be apparent at the time of presentment to the banker. whether the plaintiff or defendant had been guilty of negligence. His Lordship could see no negligence in the plaintiff's conduct. It was a daily occurrence to send checks and drafts through the post, and the bu • ness of the country could not go on unless that busis - ness oinde. the Tuhseen of , were this particularthe descriptiona nts guilty v very . paper negligence winvitea beentile discovery of c th ru e m f p o l r e g d ery a L T f h o e lde c d he t c o k pr h e a e i sht of the fraud ; but it was a question for the •ury every check presented at a hanker's j was to ) be sa s y cr w a h ti e n t i h se e d r by holding it up to the light to see if it was crossed, as had been suggested. They were to say whether the t h h a i n s k e h h a ek, d e exercised . due and reasonable care i n pay i ng eye on th e f ace o f it at the ti when it there being nothing e at once • • leto n the m to show th a t it lead been cross e d. w v a is s ib pr The jury f oun d their verdict immediately andeuenatneid mously, that there was no negligence on either the part of the plaintiff or of the defendant. A. verdict was then entered for the defendant, subject to leave to the plaintiff to move on the point reserved. His lordship, i n answer to M r . S er j ea nt BY 1e would give no opinion one wa y or th e other as to the inter pretation of the statute. On Wednesd a y next Just i ce wal e s will in the Second Court. preside The following is a report made by two men named Lugar, a stoker, and Cddas, a passenger on board the unfortunate steamer Lyonnais, before picked them up at sea : the. French Consul at Rio, at which port they were landed by the American ship Essex, which had with Dr. Clarin, the fcm,:c4idcictloocnk sailors. They were steering a w t e s l o o m st e distance 4th of November Captain D evauix was in his gig th c e: n o: b r r n e in agnodf fivethe It t es t s h e i l e . ra A ft bo a u n t d l l l ve o n ' board sight Lyonnais, them.nofeeffrom t l he le • . he:: I was rejoined by 20 of our o mostly sailors. All of th em, except focur7amoirlls i ately made an attack on th e p rovlsi irnm - e ons and wine. It was in vain that we endeavoured to persuade them to assist in constructing a new r a ft ; they plied that they would die on board th e re _ ve ssel. For us, who wished to escape death, we began t o con struct two, which we sent to the large one. Tho night came on stormy, and was a dreadful one to pass. One of the small rafts which we had se n t t o the large one, and which had remained attached to the latter, parted its hawser at 11 o'clock at night, and went adrift, having on it the chief cook, named Cayelle ; Romain, first stoker ; and four others. At that moment the sea was very rough, and every movement of the vessel gave such a shock to the large raft, which was fastened to her, that we thought it would go to pieces. The unfortunate men who were on it uttered the most piercing cries, begging that the hawser might be cut and the raft set adrift before it went to pieces. That we could not consent to, for if the raft floated away we thought we should lose all chance of safety. Alas ! when daylight appeared not a vestige be yond the part to which the hawser was attached was visible. By the side of us our drunken com panions were still asleep, with their bodies half under water. We sought to rouse them up by de claring the vessel would soon go to pieces, and that it was necessary to construct a new raft. One of them opened his eyes, and, finding that it rained, re plied, 'I will not do anything while it rains.' Four men set to work with me, and at 6 o'clock in the morning of the sth a last raft was completed and launched. The water had then reached to a level with the deck of the vessel, and there was not a moment to be lost. We got on the raft without provisions, and almost without clothes, with two empty barrels, the cabin doors, and some cor d age. The raft was out 30 feet square. I had with me, besides my present companion, the ship's steward, the second cook, and a stoker, whose papers are now in our possession. As to those who remained in the vessel, to the number of 15, we saw then take refuge in the forepart as the water rose over the afterpart. We bad not got to more than four times the vessel's length from her when she gave a lurch to starboard, and then suddenly disappeared, with a noise similar to an explosion of a mine. There was a smart breeze blowing at the time, and the sea was very rough. Our raft, formed of planks suspended on two barrels, had neither oars nor sails. Throughout the whole of the sth the weather was squally, with rain, sleet, and snow. On the 6th there was a wry heavy sea. The raft gave • a heavy lurch, and the second cook was washed away. A short time after another man in despair threw himself into the sea. The steward twice attempted to follow that example, but we dragged him on board again. He, however, soon afterwards disappeared, after a very heavy sea had washed over us. There now remained only us two. We had then become very weak from long fasting, and exposure to the wet and cold. Our hands and legs had swollen. At eight o'clock in the morning of the Bth we saw a vessel at about a cannon's shot distance, but she did not see us, and continued on her route. At four o'clock in the afternoon we saw another steering for us, and she soon came close. We were saved. Some of the crew of the vessel jumped on our raft • and, finding that we were too weak to m o v e , had us slung and hoisted on board. She was the Essex, of Boston, bound to Rio with a cargo of ice. The captain and his wife treated us with the greatest kindness, and we arrived at Rio on the 25tii of December." On being asked to furnish information as to the probable fate of the other persons embarked on board the Lyonnais, the man declared that he bad seen on the raft Richard and Voison, the two principal stokers ; Remeur, the coalman ; a young French girl who had embarked at New York as femme de chambre to the passengers, and three American lady passengers Lone a young girl of from 10 to 12 years of age. 'These Women had been picked up after the loss of one of the boats. The man further affirmed that he saw on board the vessel during the last night the two coalmen (Brimot and Louis) and the first stoker (Remain), Cayolle, the head cook, and some others. AUSTRIAN INSOLENCE AT MANTUA. The Risorginiento of Turin gives ihe following more accurate, and, as regards the fate of the Italian s lees terrible, account of the affair recorded in an exaggerated form in the daily papers of yesterday : ( " Mantua is a most agitated state, in consequence of an affair between a young gentleman of the name of Bianchi and (3,z-tail) Austrian officers. Bianchi hissed the performances some evenings ago in the theatre. An officer desired him in a coarse manner to desist, when an altercation ensued, which ended in a challenge. But M. Bianchi, in consequence of his being arrested the same even ing, was not able to appear the next morning on the ground, to which the Austrian officer had pro ceeded. On the following day the latter and M. Bianchi met in a coffee-house, when the officer began to use many insulting expressions to M. Bianchi, who answered him accordingly. Tho officer clapped his hand on the hilt of his sword, buc M. Bianchi did not give him time to draw, for he knocked him down with a strong back-handed blow. The quarrel would have ended here, with the discomfiture of the Austrian ; but seven other oflioas ran up and fell upon M. Bianchi, who, seiz ing the sabre of the officer he had prostrated, now placed himself against the wall and defended him self ; W . , being outnumbered, he would have been massacred, if persons running up had not hastened to remove and save him. The indignant people rushed in masses to the Austrian barracks, for the purpose of setting them on fire. It was a long time before the authorities succeeded, with great difficulty, in appeasing the popular mind. The municipal officers of Mantua have commissioned two of their colleagues, Count Castelli and M. Arri vabene, to repair to the Emperor, and request that he will deign at length to put a check upon mili tiry insolence." TH g ATTEMPTED MURDER AT REDHIL L. We yesterday gave some particulars of this case. In our report it was stated that Mr. Ovenden died on Satur day of the injuries he received. Happily this is a mis take. The following are more detailed particulars of this terrible occurrence :—On Thursday afternoon last, soon after 5, Mr. Ovenden, a respectable draper at War wick town, was returning home, in his cart, from Mr. Diver's, Nutfield, where he had been doing some busi ness, when about one-third of a mile from the Philan thropic Farm School, he saw a man lying partly by the side of, and partly in, the road, which is very narrow at the spot. The man was moaning, and appeared to be ill, and begged of Mr. Ovenden who had pulled up, to give him a ride, as he was too ill to walk. Mr. Ovenden got out and assisted the man up, in order to get him into the cart. The moment, however, the fellow was on his feet he seized Mr. Ovenden by the throat, and pushed him on the bank by the side of the roa'l ; he the e n we p diist n ehs l do l u e upt d to. his money. which n e he m presentedr. Ovenden Mr. O instinctivelyven d ' v s breast, put his ut demanding h a and ptisol, y. out to push the pistol away, when the fello w touching instantly anyfire d. of The the greatbel l v entered esse t io h of e ea f tnn neck, c r k e p a ,r s ao t end , posed to have lodged n ear the s houlder bone. Th e fel low then rifled his pockets of 41. search the cart from behind. Mr. Ovenden, although b a dly wounded, sprang from the b an k i nto the cart, whioh was close by, and the horse galloped off Mr. Ovenden shortly after came up w i t h labourers, One of : whom drove him home. Mr. Peter Martin and Mr. Holman, surgeons, Reigate, promptly attended, but were unable to extract the ball. Information was also sent to Mr. Coward, superintendent of the police at Reigate, who telegraphed to Godstone Croydon, and other places, a n d w i th the policethen: :oo n nputeiced up a vigilant search till f our o ' clock the next to yesterday the ruffian had es ca p e d th e haonrdsino but justice. NEW BEER BILL. —Mr. Fitzroy, Mr. Hardy, Mr the sale of beer and cider. It repeals W. Brown, and Mr. Headlain have drawn up a bill ):, of ade by under which application is made to and grantsretail, and the Excise of licenses for the sale o f beer r y etail shall be enacts that all licenses for sellingbeer by session. All li censes only by the justices in s p ec ial bn next before the com censes granted within six rnop e t t of Sept., 1857) will re mencement of this act (thexi special provisions m ac session for licens tbe saved. In granting be guided by the necessities of licenses the justices the supply of liquor by publielniuse,s. m in a g, n b in ut f9 o r t c h e e o r lil l y ice t n il s i e t s: t ewniell the population and. t rik on the premises v, ill be recover- No debt for beer f O o r r u w ithin a week, and publicans taking able unless sued nt h t i ht and pubic refreshme ouei kept open an g shops _P m. palms for beer will be fined 21. fcr every pawn. Coffee and 4 a.m.) must be licensed by two (between 9 petty sessions, and these houses will be sub - tto the supervision and clntrol of the police. Keepers of c offeeshop liquors, s allowing ,the use of intoxicating gambling, or the presence of thieves and prostitutes,. or will be find 40s. 51., and 101. for the first, houses third offence. Drunkards refusing to quit licensed o undguzzling on request will be fined 405., /old jjetiostices at pe pers . o ll ns fo rfeit 20s. for beer or liquor at unlawful houses h wi p" includes all tea every offence. The word and coffeeshops, temperance , o en for public re dancing saloons, houses, and rooms p shell-fish shops, • meet, not licensed for r freshinent, resort, and entertain the mile of alcoholic beverages. ecoffhoeeteslso_