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15 6 *" . ,rC 27l' sod 10 . 'ft 75 ' so . 1/ 15 ,1 e AP ;bgatel '9, 11 1 06/.. 1 06 dit t* ,pitOf ; _Ayr (esdal e )undee n Cen b and V, N ll ' S o , Z r [sag* 194 ', scriPP NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU RANCE SOCIETY. OFFICE, 26, conNritu, LONDON. Capital :300,000i." Empowered by Act of Parliament. _ The system of D e f erred Annuities, originally proposed by the Na tional:Loan Fund Life Assurance Society, for the better advance toent of the objects of Benefit and Friendly S oc i e ti es , h av ing received the approbation of a considerable body - cf the active membraN and Saeleers of those Institutions, and the Directors of the National Loan !3rand Society havina been iirs , en•ly solicited by them to establish a _, ranch Office in counexiou with ay.- aociet:es and the Operative Classes generally, in which their services might be successtu ay en gaged, a Committee has been sanctiomed by the Directors to open • communication with the different Societies, with the view of more effectually d eseminating the valuable benefits amongst the Indus• trioas classes, and a plan has been imposed with that object. ADDRESS OF THE COMMITTEE. • Dry ny Praiseworthy b u t i ne ff ectua l attempts h ave b een ma d e t o a . sing within the scope and operation of the laws of mortality and Money the Ravings of the Industrious classes, as well as various cal culations regulating their distribution, having for their object either Immediate, contingent, or deferred benefits. A sli g ht examiaatiors, however, will demonstrate that the con struction of these associations or societies is defective; and that in .. stead of affording an easy access and a free choice of investment, Whiet should be the privilege of every one, they confine too oar rnertY the *amulet through which a benefit can alone be secured ; and, In p roportion as their action is circumscribed and embarrassed, teir atility Is limited. For example, it is not to every individual or to every class amongst the industrious community, that provision sa cue of sickness is an object of such importance as to call for a peen nittrY sacrifice ; while to others such a provision appears more attractive, and the loss of employment caused by sickness is a risk against which they desire to be guarded. For this anomalous state ;:tf s _ th ings there is a n e ff ec ti ve an d s i mple remedy ; that is to say, 'wad of covering, by one weekly or annual payment, two or more contingent or deferred benents, so to arrange it that each separate benefit should have its separate contribution. It is to not h aving observed this rule, and to the association of two dissimilar rum:Lions. and by confounding a sick allowance and itul antiftity fund, in o ne an d th e self-same payment, that much of the /Ds and mismanagement has arisen amongst Benefit Societies. s Ne mechanis can be so perfect for the managem e nt o f a s i c k - 'Leas-fund p m rovision as that aff o rded by th e constan t sec ti ona l asso n and watchfulness of the several members composing it. By means a thor oug h an d constant check is mutually exercised, and • rile but th e really sick are likely to become chargeable upon it. w ilt the state perfection, or the same security, is seldom attainable 11 " e a fund is to be accumulated through a succession of years, kid Wh ere results arc to bear out calculations, money investment m f g in general beyond th e exper i ence o f t h e i n d ustr i ous c l asse s. a S Isses reasons it is clear th a t th e fluids destined for a provision in aprevisionn Tearless e Should old beagkee : pt entirely distinct from the fund intended as a let. Because the laws of sickness and mortality, though apparently n e s Utc led. do not depend on the same calculation. hu'iae.lsecause there are a greet number who, in order to secure a fb r i w eildslon In old ' age are willing to take the risk of providing r Probable sickness on themselves. ad ' Because the responsibility of managing a provision for old age, roan n untary -ruled M a distant period is, in . a great measure, incompatible " I th Yol associations, fluctuating laws, and individual irre 2. sibilit, and that h en to a failure in the performance of '" e it a contract , that When undertaken on the same principles that ordinarna sa 43 ,... s govern commercial bodiei, Because the eapenses of providing for sickness must, when Milted in th Ala s till e earne payment with p rov i s i on f or o ld age , t en d t o dimi at ore iti m this pr ov i s i on : nor is it wisdo or good policy to en mittr_es fn. for the sake of the other. Of tjs e di se with these convictions, and with an intimate knowledge ?density a r d si g ne Nursing within the bosom of many of the existing -Sto ast a n - ed -e nefit taocieties, the parties whose names are here ,. __ _ , have had several meetings, with a view of proposing • ...Piing a remedy for those and other evils ; and in this manner and mutual aid, on -ee to . to give an additio al for them from the risks of W hich friendly societies are based , gent sudden dissolution. After much dill the principles of brotherhood, unity, by guarding Pre Posed from tim e s combinations ingenio usly tsiearch amonsst the .. . objects of Friendly and m me Mr the attainment of one of the principa IN siniplicity and etiefit Societies, they have found none equal ands yraPathy s o compreh ensiveness of design, as well as forethoug ht ropoged by th r this wants of the industrious classes, as the plan tru e that the e National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society. I t is Provision in sickness ; ttuthor of that plan has furnished an argument against Pedien e but, without concurring in the immediate ex- Other Yof abandoning a provision in sickness, no one can read the eenv itart of the plan itself, without being fully sa'isfied that the ne ss ,r'ence and safety of Friendly and Benefit Societies will be 1 - 41 0 71 secured and consulted, by separating the payment of a sick .w . nee from an annuity for old age. pf d potation having waited on the directors of the National Loan the m • f Met in the handsomest manner the overtures made to seas the establishment of a separate office foe the transaction of 41484t0s c onnected with Friendly and Benefit Sods les, and the in stitutinus Classes in general, resolutions.have be en est ered into, con n, g the undersigned as a Committee, with pow a* to add to its n e ZSer, for the promulgation of the benefits coinstinsd in the an anr,:ittnsPectus. under the guarantee of the Capital of the Society, with sseell. without interfering with the numerous objects connec ted OpintoT nstitution of Benefit and Friendly Societies, will in to sk e u ss e r estia enlarge their sphere of utility, and afford a protection the s._" ° rking classes in old age end adversity, which nothing up to egsent day has adequately secured to them. John ennui Burthom, P.C.R., Ancient Order of Foresters. vJ Joh n s ,' u "ell. C.R„ Ancient Order of Foresters. a n s la st. Gordon, D.S., Ancient Order of Foresters. s a ""nes Hale, D.C.R., Ancient Order of Foresters. isenra Hunt, P.G , Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows. .7:en's Nugent, pro. C.S., Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows. Samuel Reeks, 11.0. F., Order of Old Friends. Tirabrell, D.C.R.. Ancient Order of Foresters. Ex ams , DEFERRED ANNUITIES. tent o e",', e • --- , A Person aged 24 next birthday, by the annual pay "' 2s -- ''' "so or quarterly payment of 75., or monthly payments • 2d he age of 60, the option o f ae on s„ g Annuity, 101. 19s. 2d • Cash down, 1071. 3s. ; or a Policy his Lite, 137/. sa - Person aged 26 next birthday, may secure, on abt the ,4 1 .5! age of co, an Annuity of 10/., with the other options, sr . the on : 4 ' Payment of 11.65 . 9d., or a single payment of 22/.175. 3d., Me e s ,„P a yment of 61. 14s. 3d. for disparity, he will be entitled to or - " e be nefits by an an nual payment of 18s. I Id., the same as ....age 20 •Caam„;teat ei",l' - is Person aged 30 next birthday, by the annual pay er a s. s ,, ... 68., or quarterly payment of 75., or monthly payment eelai n :'' , maY secure on attaining the age of 65, the option of his lit le Annulty, 18/. Os. 4d.; cash down, 148/. 12s. ; or a policy on u , e 175 1. lis. , ,kstit is T r i l , e •s - A Person aged 35 next birthday, by the annual pay of 28. aa ". Ds, or quarterly payment of 75., or monthly payment neeaa. may , secure. on attaining tke age of 65, the option of re -14,._ Annuity, 18/. Os. 4d. ; cash down, 1481. 125.; or a policy on Ist. 1 75/. Ile. , LIFE ASSURANCE. xh e person at the age of 30 next birthday may secure u.,..0nt 7 of 1001. payabl e at h is death, whenever it may happen, and 41E ' „,Dli ofrt2/. pate din the Annual Di v i s i oa of Prollt3, by the annual " Ss. 3. pay- Ale,,.unale.—A person at the age of 25 next birthday, by the pay -1127:*5. cr 41. per month, or I s. per week, may secure the sum of M"' payab,a at his death. whenever it may Clare in th e annual profits of the Society. happen, and like- F. FERGUSON CAAIROITX, Secretary. N AT IONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, Institationm 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON, Capital £500,00). s POwered by Act of Parliament. ZIA resp ect embraces baportant and substantial advantages ..a g. on w Life heroAssunces and Deferred Annuities. The assured tei t „. occasions, power to borrow, without expense er for -140'7 ef the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table); t ero ,he option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in _s to meet other conveniences or necessity. lirances for terms of years are granted at the lowest possible Ives. DIVISION OF PROFITS. • ) 1 4 .11 e remarkable success and Increasing prosperity of the Society benabled the va Directcrs, at the last annual investigation, to declare ._ ur tn bonus, rying, from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid "Olt Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. M 7," .1 11 t Z ) - 6,1 Premi um. o 'l Bonus Bonus in ii r?.. g Assured I,' added. 1 Cash. EFE may g- 1 . Borrow. ... • 1 .- s. " ---- ------ 1 4 s.d. j 18371.4217 15 1 £lOO 0 11.41 G 0 4 , 4445 0 II im„18381 192 t l 3 O. 87 1 13 10 2,!, 395 11 ""u a a ~,.,,,,, .re ., ~ , TI 1 0 1 11 2 11 21 i 2 1 I ..1 S . 4 8 1837i.£217 15 1 XlOO 011 719,0 0 • cl. 18381 192 3 0. 87 1 4 3 4 18391 165 11 10 74 1 ,1840: 116 7 6 54 0 101 118411 111 6 8 49 10 .:1 £l6 0 4! 13 10 2, 11 3 1 . 7 16 10 710 4! .£445 0 0 ' 1 395 11 1 34 2 3 296 13 4 247 5 pr —crab r ‘ the profit ye annual, annual, and the next will be made in Present y. F. FEILOUSON CAMROI.7%, Secretary. 1 1111) ERIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, CORNHILL, LONDON. DIRECTORS. lIENRT JAMES PRESCOTT, Esg., Chairman. m ;.Bell,‘-‘6E FIELD, Esq., DeputY Chairman. Esq. Daniel Mildred, Esq. nael Rland, Esq James G. Murdoch, Esq. ;nit ri te Francis Cobb . , Esq. John Horsley Palmer, Esq. ckit:ldrew Colvile, Esq. Henry Pearce, Esq. orrge llenry Cutler, Esq. George Reid, Esq. Tn ° o r ge Hibbert, Esq. William R. Robinson, Esq. ~I .o tri:Zewinan Hunt, Esq. Newman Smith, Esq. wed r'.FTHS, or 80 per Cent., of the PROFITS will be as hl in Policies every fifth year, and may be applied to Increase the 14 2 4 itlt re l. to an immediate payment in cash, or to the reduction NI ex extinction of future premiums, as shown in the follow. tit or a MPle : I TS to POLICIES of 25 YEARS STANDING, entitled to Acipate in the Bonus declared in 1846. 4 1/ Participate in the Bonus declared in 1846. t 4 4 ._ s um Cash paid on l Or Prem. And an _Annual Bonus surrender reduced I nual re- Premium. added. of Bonus. to. turn of. Its 1 £ s. d . d .£ s. d. .£ s. s. d. 20 ;2 0 19 510 451 8 5 . 0 . 174 12 3 8 6 9; 10. 00 0 21 15 10 4 . 51 0, 193 12 2 815 0' 40 1000 26 14 2 451 0, 236 18 7 710 5 30 1 ,° 0 ‘ ,,,C , 33 19 2 451 Ol 284 0 6 60 `"" ,0 45 6 8 451 50, -35 911 49 8 4 . 1 9 4 Ihd lOno 63 13 4 451 5 5 Oi 384 12 5 ,36 10 6 s. d. £ s. d. L s. d. 174 12 3 8 6 9 1 193 12 2 8 15 0 236 18 7 7 10 5 , 1 284 0 6 4 9 8 ...... :35 911 ....•• 419 4 ,__ 384 12 5 .... • . ,36 10 6 uranees participation in profits effected at reduced 110.„ Pectuses, and an explanatory statement of other advantages Mp O r en by this Company, may be had at the Chief Offices as ' O l at the Branch Office, 16, Pall-man; or of the Agents. SAMUEL INGALL, Actuary. OF LONDON SHIPOWNERS' LOAN AND ASSURANCE COMPANY. Offices, 20, ST. HELEN'S-PLACE, LONDON. tome Deed of Settlement of this Company having been approved by '"giStrar, and the number of Shares prescribed by the Act having subscribed for, the Directors will proceed upon the Ist of May .e 3q, ensuingttoZspuroe i S e e c a tie P h ol e ile t s ie u t ir s T; a t r h e e h i e r le o rs mm e o n n a S eal . For *assured, the ro co r ns the ttt e utron of this Company is based on the principle of limit ing the amount entertained in and tilao Individual vessels, or their rgoes, in rateable proportion to the capital subscribed, and remain 4nif clear in hand aceording to a graduated scale, constructed with the treatest care, thereby securing a wide and equalised distribution of f L t itstanding risks, to the entire exclusion of gambling profits, and ` 4l nous losses, from both sides of the account. to linder special clauses inserted in the Deed, no single Insurance, r ,Ple space of twelve months, from the date of issuing the first d i ,:_eY, will exceed 5001. For the space of three years from the same the limit has been fixed at 1,000/. ; and for the space of seven °° at 1,5001.,—a metho,l of proceeding obviously calculated to itti,`, l ,r,e a steady and remunerative business, and avoid the disastrous 1 4 ta Incidental to an opposite system. a l iV o ist of th e B oar d o f Di rectors , o f th e officers of the Company, ep the Agents appointed for the outports, will be given in the tiVtises, which wil be l published after the complete registration C orapany has been legally effected. KA§T INDIAN RAILWAY COMPANY._ th e t4 ottee is hereby given, that the DEED of SETTLEMENT Eft o , ll Indian Railway Company LIES for SIGNATURE at — ` 4 .lpt ees * 8 Broad-street -buildings, and the Proprietors of Scrip . 47 iik k . OnThered from I to 80,000 are hereby required to transmit 1 41, c l to the Secretary for registration on or before SATURDAY, t tte 43' ° l. May next, in default whereof the shares will be sub- Zept es t°, rfitnte. lI I ,' be 01 :,_the report, with printed forms to accompany the Scrip, etb„.. 48 1 14 'toed on application at the offices of the Company, 8, bi"..ge.b w eet- buildings ; Messrs. Carden and Whitehead, Royal Ex "4ol . " 14i ng3 • and Messrs. Laurence, Cazenove, and Pearce, ouiew • i/h.: • • ane. Otilicli - t e registered share certificates will be issued in the order ~,, t tcut io' le deed is executed, and the priority regulated by the date 043,g0en as u • u ldera arrangem , nts will admit, a notice will be issued ca llin g „ '` New scrip to present the same for registration. L ll b lr ut Al N A LA. S AMBRE RAILWAY. of th ce t CT TO NAMUR AND TO CHARLEROY I.O I ,,pIIA R ZehY given that the SECO D ANNUAL MEEIING )4 4 ," ‘ ,01/ i rA pOLDEB3 of this Undertaking will be held at the °° ' , l*- ."Zt . at Rishopigate-street, London, on TUESDAY, llth ` ,I E o'clock precisely, on the General Business of the 131 1 ;:eolati o „.. b et ries u poi r`rill also on this occasion be Taken relative to the the s 4at . has of witch the Call of 21. per Share, due on the 2d °etc.- 0 ot been paid; and a proposition will bo submitted on 44 Ittr. f t he formation of the important line from Brussels to JOHN BARNES, President. 81 l `tt•-n -4 eh -7 the St GEO. DANCE, Secretary. hold er atntes of the Company it is necessary that all ber L or4 t t lhei r sh n ar t " e 'l e ing to be present at the above Meeting should Aro ce me 'i v , ertiiicates with the Secretary, at least Ten Days erlin o proximo, in order to Matte them to take part in the le-street April 16, 1847 ES No. MOS ELY, Surveon -Den tis of sup- No. GI, Grosvenor-street, Bond-street..thav e mvinteyk, "tMoVrm from 32 , Havmarket. Their systemwithout `sttitielal TS th t h e to masticate, injuring til t , 1 4S th., tag e ensures , po ti w. r ;er , i I coverliwz, 414 4 4r i j°1 en nt n teems ibbf tht:sentewhir Y e. lr teeth are unchangteci 4414.„,_4r. perfectly resemble the original. 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" CONTRACT for WELSH COALS for the COAST of AFRICA. Department of the Storekeeper General of the Navy, Somerset-place, April 22, 1847. The Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and. Ireland, do hereby give notice, that on THURSDAY, the 20th May next, at One o'Clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Con tract for supplying and delivering into Store, at the undermentioned Places, the following - quantities of WELSH COALS, flt for the ser vice of her Majesty's steam vessels. Sierra Leone ....... 2,000 tens. Ascension . . Fernando Po .. • 2,000 „ St. Paul de Loando ••.. • • 2,000 „ A form of the tender ay be seen at the said office. No tender will be received after one o'clock, on the day of treaty, nor any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him, duly autho rised in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Coals," and also must be delivered at Somerset place, accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the person tendering, in the sum of 3,000/. for the due per romance of the contract. ill 0Y AL POLYTECHNIC IN srriTu ['ION. LECTURES in illustration of ANIMAL MECHANISM, by T. Rymer Jones, Esq., F.R.S., Professor of Comparative Anatomy at King's College, on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at Half-past Three o'clock. LECTURES on ARTIFICIAL LIGHT, and the Agents employed in its production, by. Dr. Bachhoffner. Experiments with ARMSTRONG'S HYDRO-EL. CTItIC MACHINE. The WORKING MODELS and MACHINERY clearly explained. The varied Optical Effects include a New Series of DISSOLVING VIEWS, the OXY-HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE, &c. EXPERI MENTS with the DIVER, and DIVING-BELL, &e., &c. Admission Is. Schools, half-price. PUBLICATIONS. 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LADIES' GOLD CHAINS, London made.— Drawings of the various new patterns are kept for the pur pose of sending by post to any part of the country.—For facility or reference the weight is given by comparison with sovereigns ; the quality of the gold is warranted equal to . any that is worked into articles of this description. T. COX SAVORY and Co., Goldsmiths, &c., 47, Comhill (seven doors morn Gracechurch-street), London. MY AGREEMENT WITH MOSES AND SON. Messrs. MOSES and SON, and myself, you must snow, Enter'd into agreement a few years ago ; This agreement, of course, was a mutual bond, Which equally called upon each to respond. I cannot remcmtser all, n a for word, But as much as I can shall be willingly heard. We promise (said MOSES and SON) to supply The very host clothing whenever you buy; We agree, and we pledge our word to the bond, That the cloth shall be such as may closely be conn'd ; We bind ourselves down (said E. MOSES and SON), That the EU and the make shall ne'er be outdone. We pledge that the workmanship always shall stand Without any fracture, as witness our hand. And we furthermore promise to try each endeavour To sell all our articles cheaper than ever. With regard to myself, I agreed not to go To any but MOSES and SON'S famed depot. I promised to buy all my articles there, As I thought the agreement was all fair and square. Thus you've heard the agreement, which ne'er hag been broken, Since we've each of us kept every word that was spoken ; And ne'er have I had to regret what I've done Lt making agreement with MOSES and SON. A new Work, entitled " FASHIONS FAVOURITE," with a List of Prices, and Directions for Self-Measurement, can be had on application, or forwarded post-free. LIST OF PRICES. MADE TO MIABUSI. Cashmere Codrington, from .... •••• • • • 16 6 Taglionis, silk collar and cuffs ...... ........... 1 2 0 Cambridge Cort, lined throughout ••..• • • • .......... 2 5 0 ...... 0 16 0 Sporting Coat • • ..... •• .•• .. 0 13 6 Dress C0at........... • • .. Best quality manufactured .•••••••••••••••• 2 15 0 Frock Coat • • . .. Best quality manufactured .. ••...• • • • • ............ 3 3 0 Rich pattern Ve5t5............„ • • ................ 0 8 • Cashmere, or cloth• •••..••.. . • • • • • • 0 8 6 Tweed Trousers . • • ................ 0 8 0 Single-milled Doeskin ditto ..... •••• • • • ............ 1 2 0 Best, or Dress ditte .. • ..... . ..... .•. • • .......... 1 6 0 Boys' Hussar or Tunic Suits • • •• • . READY MADE. Blouses, 0 2 6 Cashmerette Codrington Cambridge's, Chesterfield Polka's, and all the newest patterns •• • • • •••• • • .................. 0 18 0 Tweed Coat ....... ..rrom 0 8 6 Spo ting ditto .................................. 0 6 6 iiress Coat . • •..................... ..... ....... .• 1 0 0 Extra Superfine, a superior coat .... ............... 1 15 0 A rock Coat Extra Superfine, a superior coat .............. 2 2 d Roll-Collar Vests ...• • ................. 0 2 0 Fancy -atins ~........ 0 6 0 Cloth, or Cassimers 0 4 6 Tweed Trousers• 0 4 6 Fancy Cassimere or Doeskin ........................ 0 10 6 Boys Tunic and Hussar suits.. •: •. •• ..... 0 18 6 Observe.—Any article purchased, ready made, or made to mea sure, if not approved of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the money returned. E 111.iSES and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, for Ladies and Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 136, 157 Minorlea, and 83, 84, 85, and 86 Aldgate, :My. London. . . Caution.—E. Moses and Bon regret being obliged to guard the public against impostors, but have learned that the untradesman like falsehood of being connected with them, or it's the same concern, has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons. They have no connexion with any Other house in or out of London; and those who desire genuine and chesp clothing, &c., should call at, or send to, Minories land Aldgate, City, London. Notice. No business transacted at this establishment from sun set Friday, till sunset Saturday, when business is resumed till twelve o'clock. DR. CULVERWELL on HEALTH, HAPPINESS, and LONG LIFE. In pocket volumes Is. each, by post (in stamps), is. 6d. each. a OWTO BE HAPPY. sYucande Vlvere."—Cic. 2. 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Illus.rated with Twenty-five Coloured Plates on the Anatomy. Physiology, and Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Organs, explaining their various structures, uses, and functions, and showing the injuries that are produced in them, by solitary habits, and other excesses. With Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and other diseases of the Urethra, By SAMUEL LA'MERT, CONSULTING SURGEON, 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London; Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., CONTENTS OP THE 'TREATISE. Unarm. 1. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its Hindrance: and Obligations, and on Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions. — CHAPTER 2. 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It has been made by special command for their Royal Highnesses Prince Albert, Prince George of Cambridge, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, and the several royal visitors to the British Court. In London it can only be purchased of the patentees, H. J. and D. Nicoll, Court tailors, 114, Regent-street, and 22, Cornhill. Agents for Liverpool, Dawbarn and Son, Bold-street; for Dublin, Geo. Maclona, Molesworth-street ; for Birmingham, Wareing and Son, New-street; for Edinburgh, Christie and Son, George street; and the principal tailors in other large towns. We regret to learn that the health of the Earl of Besborough, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, gives cause for serious uneasiness to the family and numerous friends of th a t most estimable nobleman, whose illness at the present moment cannot be regarded as otherwise than a national calamity.—Observer. THE EARL OF DUNDONALD. LETTER FROM SIR G. SINCLAIR. TO THE EDITOR OF THE CALEDONIAN MERCURY. Thurso Castle, 13th April, 1847. SIR,—In a recent number of your respectable and justly popular journal, I perused with deep interest and lively satisfaction, a very powerful and pathetic appeal, on behalf of my much respected and much iejured friend Lord Dundonald, in whose esteem and regard I have for many years deemed it an honour to occupy a place. You will perhaps allow me to encroach upon your columns, by troubling you with a few details, connected with the transactions to which you- have been inviting public attention. On the morning after the trial in which his Lordship and others had been involved, I saw Lord Cochrane in Oxford ' street; and for a few moments hesitated whether I should venture to meet him undersuch peculiar circumstances for fear of exciting painful feelings in his mind. Being, however, still more apprehensive, that, if I turned down one of the bye streets, h e might think I was desirous to avoid him, I went up to his lordship, took him by the hand, and express e d t o hi m w ith mach emotion, my sorrow and surprise a t what had -occurred, adding, that, having long and intimate knowledge of, and respect for, his personal character, I was convinced that the evidence must have been distorted by legal ingenuity, so as to mislead and impose upon the jury, " Well, Sinclair," replied Lord C., "I feel much gratified at this trying moment, by the assurance of your sympathy, but I should be sorry to rest my claims upon your esteem (which I highly value), upon your kind appre ciation of my general charaeter. It has been my mis fortune, from possessing an unsuspicious temper, to have mixed myself up in this business with others, whom I supposed to be as g u iltl ess a s myself, and the same feeling of conscious inilocence made me less careful' than perhaps I ought to have been, in making proper preparations for the War ' hvt there is no help - tor these 'things 'now, isuti all that remains for me to do, is to move, as I shall of course imme diately do, for a new trial, when I shall fight .my battle alone. If I do not rebut every charge to your entire satisfaction, and that of all other honest men, ram con tented to be branded with infamy, and shall never ex pect you or them to speak to me again." I mention this occurrence, Sir, in order to prove how convinced his Lordship was that when the case was re heard his character would be completely cleared. He never would have staked it so emphatically on the issue of a new trial, if he had not been entirely confident as to its triumphant result. I may here add, that after the conviction Lord Dundonald's uncle, the late Hon. Basil Cochrane, with whom I was very intimate, bestowed a great deal of trouble and expense in collecting informa tion with respect to his nephew's case, and, as the result of much perseverance and diligent scrutiny, assured me that he had obtained possession of facts so strong and so conclusive as would completely establish Lord C.'s in nocence. You are probably aware, Sir, that I lived -for many years in habits of the most affectionate regard and un bounded confidence with the late Sir F. Burdett, who was long the attached friend and colleague of Lord Cochrane. I never knew any man who so thoroughly identified himself with the feelings and interests of those whom he loved; but at the same time he had so nice and so scrupulous a sense of honour, and was so tena cious of strict principle both in public and private life, that if any one, however beloved by him, had been guilty of a base or sordid action, it would not have been possible for him, in consistency with the impulses of his noble and chivalrous heart, to have continued to live with any such individual in habits of familiar intercourse and friendship. Sir Francis, however, retained from first to last the same entire and unwavering confidence in Lord C.'s integrity, the same unqualified admiration of his character, the same ardent desire to witness his complete vindication from what he considered to be the most cruel and groundless aspersions. A few years subsequent to the trial, on one of the first occasions on which his late Majesty, then Duke of Clarence, honoured the late Countess of Dysart with his company to dinner at Ham House, permission was given th a t Si r Francis Burdett should be one of the party; and I remember his Royal Highness said to me on that occasion, " Sir Francis has entertained some extreme .opinions, but I do him no more than justice when I observe, that he has never for a moment lost sight of that respect which every good subject owes to the royal family." When the com pany retired to the drawing-room after dinner, Sir F. and I had a long conversation with the Duke, in which both of us, particularly Sir F., dwelt at great length upon the services and sufferings of Lord Coch rane; in fact, I never heard Sir Francis express him self with greater energy, eloquence, and animation. His Royal Highness intimated his hearty concurrence in every eulogium that was pronounced on Lord Cochrane's pre eminence in point both of personal bravery and profes sional knowledge ; but being at that time Lord High Admiral, he abstained from stating any decided opinion on the subject of the trial, though he listened with great Lord Cochrane, and so far from being offended earnestness with which we pleaded the cause of an absent ng offended at the and, as we thought, deeply injured friend, that when I communicated to him, soon after the termination of this discussion, a respectful wish on the part of Sir Francis Burdett that his Royal Highness would do him the honour to fax a day for di n i ng w i t h hi m a t a villa which he then occupied at Twickenham, the Duke at once re plied, "I will dine with hi m w i t h the greatest pleasure," and immediately fixed a day for that purpose. The en tertainment took place not long thereafter, and Sir Francis again renewed the subject with his royal guest as earnestly as before. I saw them sitting tete-a-tete for a long time on the sofa, whilst this matter was discussed (as Sir Francis told me afterwards), but did not myself hear what actually passed. I trouble you, Sir, with these details, in order to illus trate the anxiety with which Sir Francis availed himself I of every opportunity to stand forward as the champion 1 tl a eh n we d ec a do d nt v ve o i c ca a tdi t doe an ° fw still hi one c h stronger so dear e t entertained a on and m him. But 0 or feLord I striking mu sptr Cochrane'sho o e f a el f entire innocence. He has not once, but often, assured me that if the most pain ful part of the sentence had been carried into effect, he intended to have gone down in his carriage to the spot, and to have insisted on taking his stand by the side of his friend, in order to enjoy the high honour of sharing hi s unmerited dis grace. I have fre quently since that period met Lord Cochrane at Sir Francis Burdett's, both at dinner and in the morning ; and although Sir Francis was of all men the most courteous and fascinating in his manner of doing the honours of his house, even to the hum blest individual who entered it, I always observed on his part a marked anxiety to distinguish Lord Cochrane by the most soothing and gratifying manifestations of cordiality and regard. Often, when Lord C. has left the room, I have heard Sir F. exclaim—"Ah, Sinclair, I cannot look at that m an without feeling as h ame d o f England's ingratitude a n d neglect. Cochrane i s th e man best fitted to sav e th e country in any season of perilous emergency—he h as done much to promote h er honour and advantage—it i s her own fault if h e h as not done more. lam as con v i nce d of hi s i nnocence a s t o the charge brought against him, as I am of yours or of my own ; and I feel indignant when I see the traces of sorrow and brokenness of heart in the furrowed counte nance of that man, who has beau deprived, through pre judice and malignity, of the honours he has so signally merited, and condemned to a punishment, which to him is worse than death, and not less undeserved than over whelming." When I mentioned at the commencement of this para graph that Sir F. had made up his mind to share the punishment which (even had the sentence been just) was, in the case of Lord Cochrane, one of such extreme harshness and cruelty, I cannot say "idem trecenti jura viniuc," nor, indeed, do I believe that any man but Sir F. himself has, in my time, been characterised by snob a spirit of chivalrous friendship, as would have suggested the adoption or s !' step so unexampled and so magnani mous. But if, as was the cafe in an earlier and less refined period of our history, a large number of respect able compurgators might have been allowed to attest their firm belief in the groundlessness of this charge, I have no doubt that an overwhelming majority of those to whom Lord C. was best known, and who had private, his promote his witnessed h e i i s th i e n r teg p r r i o ty fe , ss h io is na e l a ly gern or ess ia to would have stepped forward and exclaimed with one voice, "not guilty, upon my honour!" I remember when the late gallant and excellent Lord Napier came to pass a few days with my father, at his residence in Ham Com mon, I introduced the subject of Lord Cochrane's merits and misfortunes; Lord Napier emphatically replied, "I would stake my life upon Cochrane's innocence—and I don't see how any man who knows him can believe that he is guilty." I fear, Sir, that I have trespassed at far too great a and own time the patienceo f length upon your readers—but I could not (though scarcely able to commit to paper so long a statement) neglect to avail m y se l f of such an opportunity, not only for declaring ar my own feelings of respect and admiration for Lord Dun donald, but for bringing before th e public a few considerations, which may in some degree tend to pro motel will not that tardy justice (for so kindly a rll it favour) which you have so ably and advocated. For ,when I consider,dispassionately, the personal own part, of Lord Dundon ldand a , the whole personal character tenor of his conduct both pu blic and pri vate, as well as the high estimation in which_ he has been uniformly h e ld by all who have s een him oftenes t , knew him w e ll, an d lived with him longest, I feel impelled, in reference to against such such a charge, when madenegative a a mtn toadot (with the mere insertion of a exclaim, "Non _celebrated ex pressionan and to of Tertulli , Sir, your faithf u l an d o b e di ent impossible."—l remain, ' servant, GEORGE SINCLAIR. eictetd of an Act l a t e l y passed b States of America, withy A deputation o f ship-owners of Liverpool, headed by V m i r s . c w ou i n ll t ia S m an ß do co n w , M n; P m .., p S . i , r al-IndowcaorndsDistoiungglaosf, Mm.rP. j . , and oha Miller, Mr. Anderson, Mr. C oulburn, a nd Mr. Lockett (chairman), had an intervie w on Saturda y with Viscount t P h al e m c e o rs n t g o r n e , ss on of th th e e su u b n j reference to the conveyance of passengers to the United States. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official residence, in Dovaunrstreet. N. 7 APRIL 26, 1847. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 22.—We have received letters from Rear-Admiral Dacres' squadron, and Cape papers to the 20th of February, from which we glean the fol lowing with respect to the wreck of the Thunderbolt steam-sloop, C omman d er B oy l e: ) " Port Elizabeth, Feb. 4. " Yesterday evening, at about five o'clock, the smoke of a steamer was seen over the Sandy Point, apparently rounding Cape Receife, and nearly at the same time the report of fire or six guns was heard at intervals. The inhabitants were all on the qui vive, supposing it pro bable that this steamer was the bearer of the new Gover nor (Sir Henry Pottinger), and the guns, therefore, excited no particular attention. Soon afterwards she was made out to be the Thunderbolt, rather close in shore, and although to all appearance with all her steam up, she appeared to be making but little way, and to be deep in the water. As she neared the anchorage, it was discovered that her ensign was reversed, and then for the first time it became evident that some accident had happened. Her close approach to the shore excited the alarm of the spectators, when in a few minutes it proved to be the intention to beach her, and accordingly she grounded ifs an upright position, some distance out, nearly opposite thußaakens River. The port-boat had bean for some time alongside of her ; other boats also pbruotugolifft. t t h o e h e e e r w e a I s e s e i s m t a e n i c e e. te i T g h fi e n e e first at w e h h i e c h h a r d e t e n t r r e n e e k d on one of the outer points of Cape Receife, had passed over the rock. but that immediately afterwards six feet of water were &Rind on sounding the wells, and that it was with great difficulty she had been kept afloat. This morning she is in the same position, and the weather being very mild, exertions are being made to save and land her stores, &c., but scarcely any hopes aro enter tained of getting her of£ She had been sent round from Simon's Bay for the9oth regiment, and had only two or ,three steerage,passengers." The Graham's Town Journal says—" As this unto ward disaster will no doubt become the subject of in vestigation, it would be premature to offer any remarks further than to observe that the Thunderbolt has on for mer occasions made the inner passage • that the weather was very fine, and the light breeze that was blowing was off the land." The President, 50, Captain Stanley, flag' of Rear-Ad miral Dacres, sailed from Simon's-bay to Algoa Bay on the 11th of February, to render assistance to the Thunderbolt. The Snake, 12, Commander Brown, arrived in Simon's Bay, from Gordon's Bay, on the 15th of February, and reported the Robert, of London, being on shore there, laden with teak wood, from Moulmein for London ; sup posed she would be a total wreck. The Nimrod, 20, Commander Dacres, and the Snake, were the only vessels of the squadron in Simon's Bay when the Wellesley left (the 20th of February). The Myrtle steam-vessel, Second Master Balliston, re turned to-day from Sheerness. The Recruit, 12, Commander Slade, is receiving a coating of composition, which is expected to have the effect of preventing the adhesion of rubbish to her bottom. A Yucatan paper gives the following list as the squa dron intended to attack the Castle of St. Juan d'Ulloa —Cumberland, 44 ; Britain, 44 ; Potomac, 44 ; John Adams, 20 ; St. Mary, 20 ; Albany, 20 ; Porpoise, 10 ; and steamers, Princeton, 10 ; Mississippi, 10 ; Relief 6 ; Spitfire, 3 ; Vixen, 3 ; Reefer, 1 ; Peterel, 1, .and Bonita, 1. The Geyser steam-sloop, Captain Brown, hauled off alongside the Blake hulk last evening, and removed her shot and shells ; she returned to the jetty this morning to complete her repairs. The Dee steam-transport, Master Commander Driver, left this evening with meal for Scotland. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 23.—After the Dee steam-trans port had got out of harbour last evening a box of charts of the coast of Scotland was received from the Admi ralty by rail for her use. Her recal was consequently made, and a number of guns were fired to draw her at tention to the signal, but they never attended to it, the wind being in a contrary direction doubtless preventing the report of the guns from being heard on board. The Geyser steam-sloop, Commander Brown, is to take on board a part of the cargo designed for the Dee, but which that vessel was unable to carry, consisting of 400 sacks of seed barley.. She has nearly made good her defects, and will sail in a: day or two for Scotland. The Kestrel, 4, Lieutenant-Commander Baker, will be removed from the basin to-'day if the tide rises to a sufficient height to remove the caisson, which is very doubtful. Much surprise has been expressed that the appoint ment of Mr. Scarlett, late of the Mercury tender, to commailkl.the Commander-in-Chief's tender or yacht has been tanoeliWi p l. Mr. Scarlett's appoint men t was i n the first instanc recisely similar to that of his prede cessor, Mr. Allen, via., " acting master," but after it had been lying in the Rear-Admiral Superintendent's office five weeki (Mr 5r....1.:At being then in tliw Mercury, on 4 e Irish coast ) , auu ..c changed to that of " acting second-master," which strikes off nearly half his pay! Mr. Scarlett is an old sailor, upwards of fifty, and has long enjoyed the repu tation of being one of the best cutter sailors in the mari time world. Portsmouth has presented to-day the appearance of a fortress preparing for siege, the sluices having been pulled up and the sea allowed to fill the moats, the water around the walls beinc , in some places sixteen feet deep. We believe this is done to test the foundations of the fortifications. _ _ _ We regret to announce the death, under most painful circumstances, of Second-Lieutenant John Francis Henry, of the Royal Marine Artillery corps, a most highly-esteemed young officer, which was caused last evening under the following circumstance :—The de ceased, with two friends—Second-Lieutenant Hugh S. Buck, of the same corps, in the Excellent, and Mr. Onslow, also of the Royal Marines—was in a dog-cart, Mr. Buck driving, and were en route from the Marine barracks to Southsea for a drive, about seven o'clock last evening ; had passed along King's-terrace from Soutlisea•common, and were making towards Hamp shire-terrace ; when close to Croxton-lodge, where the road is not more than nine feet wide; they appeared to have suddenly changed their minds as to their intended route, and turned the horse sharp round to the right to go down Elm-grove. The turn was so sudden, the space occupied in making it so small, and the 'cen trifugal force so great, that the vehicle ran upon one wheel only (and that upon its outer edge) for some yards, the other wheel being some foot or more from the ground; and one of two gentlemen (Mr. Onulow, we are informed) who sat behind, endea- vouring to keep his seat, grasped theiron on thewrong side of the seat, and thus accelerated a catastrophe which all near the spot who were witnesses of the sudden turn of the vehicle were aware must happen, and the cart was upset with great violence, Mr. Henry being thrown out with terrific force, and Mr. Buck upon him; while Mr. Onslow was thrown in another direction. The horse was for a moment stunned, but rose immediately, and would have inevitably dragged the vehicle over the bodies of Messrs. Buck and Onslow had not an artillery man of the Marines, who was passing at the time, sprung at his head and held him down. Mr. Henry was taken up instantantly, bleeding profusely and quite insensible. He was t a k en t o M r . Batchelor s, surgeon, adjacent ; but pulsation was not perceptible. Dr. E. J. Scott, of St. George's-square, was passing at the time of the acci dent, and instantly attended to render assistance to the sufferers ; taking Mr. Henry to his quarters it, the Vic tualling Store Barracks, in his own carriage ; but we be lieve he never rallied, and died this morning about five o'clock. Mr. Buck is very much injured, and is in the hospital, and Mr. Onslow has a cut across the knee, just under the cap. The horse and chaise were not injured. CIIATHA.3I, APRIL 23.—The Semarang. 26 guns, fitted for a guard-ship for Gibraltar, is having alterations made in her for the accommodation of troops, who aro to pro ceed in her to Gibraltar. During the week she has been taking in provisions, consisting of beef, bread, rum, &c., which have been brought round in lighters from the victualling-yard at Deptford. The Cleopatra, 26 guns, in dock, has her copper stripped off her bottom. Her skinning timber and keel are very defective; the whole of her gripe appears to be rotten, and it is expected that she will have an entire new keel. She was lifted up seven inches yesterday. The Rochester, Sedgwick master, remains loading for Woolwich and Deptford yards. The ships fitting for commissions are the Terpsichore, 18 guns; Arab, 16 guns; and the Antelope steam-packet. The Mars, 80 guns, building, which was commenced in January, 1840, is nearly completed in the skinning of her bottom; the knee for her figure-head is ready for fixing. Commander Jenner, R.N., and Captain Wright, of the Woolwich division of the Royal Marines, and formerly of the Royal Marine Artillery, arrived at the dockyard this day, and commenced their duties of organising the Dockyard Battalion. The 4-gun battery to be erected for the practice of heavy guns is progressing but slowly, and it is be so formed as to represent a ship's side; it will be 60 feet in length. The leading men of the yard assembled yesterday. It is expected that they will be the non-commissioned officers of the battalion. For the battalions of the different dockyards there are to be five staff sergeants of the Royal Marines (it is be lieved that sergeant - majors will be selected), who a r e t o be gazetted to second lietenantcies in the corps, and placed on half-pay, and appointed to the several dock yards, viz.. Portsmouth, Plymouth, Chatham, and Wool wich, as adjuncts of the naval arsenal battalions of ar tificers. The pay of those officers is to be made up to 6s. 6d. per diem, with fuel, &c., and lodging money, 6s. per week, when quarters cannot be provided for them, and forage for a horse. In the winter season, when drills aro suspended, these officers will perform the du ties of quarter-masters in taking charge of the arms and accoutrements, and other military st ores belon g in g to their respective battalions. Sergeant-Major Christie, of the Chatham division, has been recommended for one of the appointments. Captain Wright is selected to or ganise the force, and is now employed in that duty. He returned from Pembroke yard last night, having al- ready visited the other ports. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 25.—A highly respectable jury of the chief mercantile men of this borough, of which Mr. Wright, of High-street, wasforeman, after minutely investigating the cause of tho accident by which Lieute nant Henry, of the Royal Marine Artillery, lost his life on Thursday night, returned a verdict of " Accidental death." The scourge steam bomb•vessel, Commazder Caffin, is not to be fitted with another mortar upon Lieutenant Roberts's plan at present. The following are the dimensions of the Sybille, 36 built on the design of the surveyor, at Pembroke, and recently launched from that dockyard:— *Y► Feet. Inches. Length between the perpendiculars l6O ... 0 Length of keel for tonnage Breadth extreme Breadth for tonnage 8 ... 3 Breadth moulded Depth of hold l4 .. 6 Burden in tons, 1,625. She has since been docked. c o pp ere d , an d masted. A Court-martial—comprising Captain Jobnstone of the flag-ship Agincourt, president; Captain G. R. Mundy, of the Iris; Captain M'Quhae, of the Dmdalus; Commander Grey, of the Columbine; and Mr. W. Pinchorn, paymas ter and purser,of the Dmdalus, Acting Judge Advocate— was held on board the Dmdalus, 20, at Singapore, on the 23d of February last, to try Mr. Hurkham, mid shipman, and Mr. Drew, master's assistant, of the Dmdalus, for quarrelling and breaking the naval regula tions' in which quarrel Mr. Drew received some sever e bodily injury. Both young gentlemen were dismissed the service. On the following morning a Court, com posed of the same members, assembled for the trial of Mr. W. F. Smith, B.A. naval, instructor of the Iris, 26, Captain Mundy, upon a charge preferred by that officer; but Mr. Smith objected to Captain Mundy sitting as a member of the Court, on the ground that he had already prejudged the case by his report to the Commander-in- Chief. The Court consequently adjourned to await further instructions from the latter officer. Mr. Smith, we are informed, had refused to take charge of the chro nometers ; but his refusal was made in the most respect ful manner, alleging, as an excuse, that he did not think himself competent to take proper care of such delicate instruments. • ' 'The Colvinbize, Hi Commander Grey; arrived at Singapore, fiorn Penang, on the 23d of February, and sailed thence for Labuan on the 24th ult., to relieve the Wolf, 16, Commander Vansittart, ordered home. Owing to the reluctance of the natives to receive money in pay ment for the supplies required by vessels on that part of the coast of Borneo, the Columbine bad laid in a large supply of long-cloth, which is found the readiest medium of exchange, and which is bartered in pieces of different sizes, according to the value of the articles to be pur chased, so many yards representing the price of a bul lock, fowls, &c. The Fox, 42, Commodore Blackwood, and the Spiteful, steam sloop, Captain Sir W. Haste, sailed from Bombay, for Trincomalee, on the 6th of M arc h. The Inflexible, steam sloop, Commander Hoseason, arrived at Sidney, New South Wales, from England, on the 13th of December. The Espiigle, 12, Commander Thompson, sailed from Calcutta, for Moulmein, on the 26th of February. The Pilot, 16, Commander Wilson, arrived at Mon mein from Tavoy, &c., on the 21st of February. The Vulture, steam-frigate, Captain M`Dougal, ar rived at Hong-Kong, from Canton, on the 22d of Feb. The Castor, 30, Captain Graham, sailed from Hobart Town, for New Zealand, on the 24th of December. The Rapid, 10, Acting Commander Hill, was at Ben guela on the 7th of February, at which date her pinnace was away looking after slavers. She had taken a prize a few days previously, a fine schooner of 150 tons, fitted for slaves, but with none on board when captured. She was sent for adjudication to St. Helena, where she ar rived on the 20th of February, in charge of Mr. M'Clure, master's assistant. Our letter says, "We are all well; we have never been visited by the fever." The Vincent, 120, Captain Milne, flag of Admiral Sir C. Ogle, Bart., is progressing fast in her fitments for sea. The Admiralty have ordered all the lower rigging of this - fine old ship to be fitted on Lieut. Rigmaiden's plan. The Thetis, 36, Captain Codrington, C. 8., was towed out of harbour to Spithead yesterday morning at day light, and sailed in the evening for Lisbon direct, with a great Tag a Tagus. s . m u sohenf for was a of ss very William provisions d eep, Parker's and s being loaded d e r d e al l , n squadrone v s super numeraries eo iyncon vertible vertible space, with stores, &c. The Marquis and Marchioness of Queensberry have gone out in this beautiful frigate to Lisbon, the March i oness being re commended to recruit her health by a residence in the Mediterranean for a period. During the time the Thetis has been at this port she has been the subject of general admiration. The Netley tender arrived last evening from Plymouth, with the marines paid off from the Inconstant and a few men for the Thetis, which she was just in time to put on board, that ship being then under ugh. The Geyser steam-sloop, Com man der B rown, left early yesterday morning, with seed barley, for Scotland. lle Fairy.lisial yacba n was hauled alongside the jetty rhy, to have the bAik paint, varnish, &c., scraped fr her hih, it being intended to paint that part of her blue, to match her boats, which will increase the external beauty 0 . f .. her appearance considerably. ship, Agenoria, and Catherine—have been freighted during the past week, at Clarence-yard, with meal for Ireland, by the Government, and sailed yesterday and this day for their destinations. During the past week the following promotions and appointments have issued from the Admiralty:— PROMOTIONS. Lieutenant—Nicholas Vansittart, Flag Lieutenant to Sir Thomas Cochrane, to the rank of Commander, and appointed to the command of the Wolf, vacant by the death of Commander Gordon. Mates—John F. 0. F. Carmichael (1841), Ramsey H. Hallowes (1845), Walter Strickland (1845), and Henry D. Selby (1845), to the rank of Lieutenant. Assistant-Surgeon—Dr. John Macleod (1838), to the rank of surgeon. Clerks—Thomas S. Heywood (1839), and William L. Inch (1839), to the rank of paymaster and purser. APPOINTMENTS. Commander—John M. R. Ince, to study at the steam factory at Woolwich. Lieutenants—W. H. Phipps, to the Collingwood; John F. C. Mackenzie, additional, to the Vindictive ; William Wooldridge, to the Poictiers ; Henry F. Mills, to the Victory ; L. Dennehy, to be Government agent at Tralee ; John A . L. Wharton, to the Philomel ; J. A. Hodgskin, to the Vindictive ; George M. Smith, to the Recruit. W. N. L. Lockyer's appointment to the Excel lent is cancelled. Surgeon—David Geddes to the Victory. Second Master—John W. H. Harvey, to the Blood hound. Midshipmen—M. G. Porter and Charles Dickson, to the Philomel ; Charles T. Jago, to the Th e ti s . Clerks—Afred 11. Martin, to the Philomel ; J. U. Wicker, to the Excellent ; Thomas S. Wise, in charge, to the Bloodhound ; Frederick Ellery, to the Bulldog. Naval Cadets—J. Lathbury, to the Vindictive ;W. J. S. Molyneux, to the Philomel. Masters' Assistants James L. Murray, to the Growler ; Pendarvess C. to the Andromeda ; W. B. Bastrow, to the Bloodhound. Royal Marines—Brevet Major Frederick Spry, of the Woolwich Division, has been placed on half-pay, at his own request; First Lieutenant W. Friend Hopkins, of the Plymouth Division, to be captain, at 'Woolwich Divi sion,. vice Spry; Second Lieutenant Charles Slaughter to be first lieutenant, at Plymouth Division, vice Hopkins; Arthur Ellis is appointed second lieutenant. Coast Guard—Mr. J. C. Colborne, master, RN., to command the Hill (Portland) station, vice Lieutenant G. F. Westbrook. Removals—Lieutenant T. Brewer, from Sennen Cove to Penzance, vice Lieutenant C. W. Poynter; Lieutenant T. Young, from Hill Head to Pol. man, vice Lieutenant C. J. Hippesley. I VISIT OF THE LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY TO WOOLWICH DOCKYARD.: WOOLWICH, APRIL 24.—Rear-Admiral J. W. Deans Dundas, C. 8., Captain M. F. Fitzhardinge Berkeley, C.B. Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and Cap tain Henry Eden, R.N., private secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty, paid an official visit to this dock yard on Saturday, and on arriving, at one o'clock P.M., were received by Mr. Elson, master attendant in charge of the yard during the absence of Commodore Sir J. J. Gordon Bremer, the superintendent. Mr. Jenkins, storekeeper, Mr. Mouchet, store-receiver, Mr. Chatfield, assistant to the master shipwright, Mr. Atherton, assis tant to the chief engineers, and several of the heads of the departments, w, re also present, and Captain Beatson, Royal Engineers, clerk of the works. Their Lordships immediately proceeded on board the Amphion steam-frigate, in the east dock, and were con ducted over that fine vessel by Lieutenant Sibbald, and examined a new description of chain made of copper, exactly on the same principle as the chains attached to the mainsprings of pocket watches, and capable by its great power of raising a weight of 13 tons when worked by four men. The weight of the screw propeller of the Amphion is about four tons. On leaving the Amphion their Lordships proceeded to the basin at the west end of the yard, and were received by Lieutenant-Com mander Phillips, of the Bloodhound steam vessel, who mustered his crew to show the number of men on board, application having been made by him for an ad ditional number of hands, the present number being considered insufficient. Their Lordships, after leaving the Bloodhound, went round the basin and met Halib Pacha, Osman Bey, and Mahomed Bey, distinguished foreigners then in theyard, accompanied by Lieut.- Colonel Colquhoun, of the Royal Artillery. Their Lordships and tho visitors then went on board the Growler steam. vessel, d over that vessel, fitting for the convey. and conducted where they wero received by Command Potbury, anco of free blacks from the coast of Africa to G rena d a and Trinidad in the West Indies. The foreigners mi nutely inspected the fore and after part of the cabins, and the accommodation and appliances for the comfort of the blacks during their voyage. The Blenheim, 72, was then visited; the screw propeller with which she is fitted was unshipped by the aid of a powerful chain of galvanised iron. Their Lordships, on leaving th e Blen heim, went on b oard the Black Eagle steam-vessel, where they were received by Mr. S. 13. Cook, comman der of the Admiralty yacht, and partook of a dejedner with Ilalib Paella, Osman Bey, and Mahomed Bey, and several of the authorities of the yard. 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A superb coloured giant Plate (size 198 inches), besides other large Plates, Description, Tales, Poetry, Music, Guide to Sights of London, Knitting, Netting, and Crochet. G. Berger, Ilolywell-street, Strand, and all Booksellers. VirECHrS NEW SHOW ROOMS for PAPIER MACIIE MAMJFACTURES, 4, Leadenhall-street, London. 3lechl, determined to carry out his principle of being in the foremost rank, has brought out some most superb and novel specimens in Papier 31ache. Finding it impossible to display them advantageously In his former space, he has, at considerable expense, fitted up a splendid Show Room, to which he invites all those who are desirous of seeing the most brilliant specimens this country can produce. It is not ex pected that visitors will purchase, although of course Mechi will be quite happy to tempt his customers, and supply their wants. His principle is, and always will be, to exchange or return the money for any article purchased of him that may be disapproved. This binds him to quality. He has always found that his customers never leave him, because they are always satisfied. Among the recherche speci mens of Papier Mache, articles will be found, some decorated with admirable copies of Edwin Landseer's most popular and modern paintings, together with some exquisite landscapes of Windsor Castle, Virginia Water, the Isle of Wight, &c. &c. °: r - - "2 . ASTERS' OFFICES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,--There appears at last a prospect that the Mas ters' Offices of the Court of Chancery are about to undergo a revision, and that some attempt will be made to render this branch of the Court more applicable to the present exigencies of the community. Whilst other legal institutions of the country have been altered and modified to meet the altered condition of the people, A is singular that this branch of the law remains exactly' as it was two centuries ago. I stay not to point out the particular evils of this Institution, or its want of adaptation to the present times ; but proceed at once to a tew suggestions by which the system may be improved, and here Ism not met with the difficulties which beset the advocates for reform in general—the fear of expense—as lam about to show that a saving of several thousands a year can be effected. Every one who has had the misfortune to prosecute business in these offices, must have been struck with the preponderance of mind, over matter in the machinery. The mental energies of the master seem to be in a state of torpor for want of adequate employment; while the powers - of the poor clerk are taxed beyond hi s en d urance . And until the balance is restored the operation of the machine must continue faulty. When the balance-wheel shall have adjusted these two powers, by diminishing the superabundant force of " master," and augmenting the force of " clerk," then, and not till then, will this complicated machine be brought to perform its functions effectually. The advanced age of several of the Masters, and the state of health of others, affords an opportunity for making this adjustment which may not again occur. Without injury to the feelings of the Masters in gene ral, five of the present body rni A ht be invited to retire, and the conduct of the office committed to the remain ing six. To each of these six masters I would assign two chief clerks with an efficient force of under-clerks, and by this means the mechanical force to move forward so unwieldy a body as a Chancery suit may be obtained. The recommendation to this improved system of ope ration is, that it can be effected not only withont cost, but at a very considerable saving of expense, as the an nexed computation explains:— Five master's discontinued at 2,5001. per an num each X 12,500 One additioxinal chief-clerk to make up the com plement of 2; "at 1,0001. per annum Maki' • 4 an llll o.6onge .411:44• • £11,500, ittuffro. a". gross amount of saving, will - be to' be deducted the retiring allowance of five masters at 1,5001. a-year each. I make no allowance for the twelve ad tional clerks, as their salaries can be provided for out of the fees now received for copy-money. The grand stumbling-block to such a scheme of re trenchment will be patronage. Is her Majesty's Go vernment prepared to act really a great part, and show by their acts the disdain of patronage, which in their speeches they profess ? Nous verrons. I am, &c. AN UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF A. CLERK IN CHANCERY. Furnival's Inn, April 19, 1847. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—What with Free Church riots, and meal riots— the one, in the opinion of many, the offspring of the other, though the latter most ungratefully and spitefully visited some of those who were the grand leaders in the agitation which produced the former —Ross-shire has obtained for itself an unenviable notoriety. Whatever may have been the cause of such disorderly proceedings on the part of people who, till lately, knew not how to set about a riot, or what a riot meant, they should not suffer from abuses that may easily be cor rected. There is one which cannot bear the light of the sun, and that needs only to be known to be reprobated by all men who have a sense of justice, and hate what leads to imposition. The Act of the Legislature, enjoining uniformity of weights and measures, is a dead letter in Ross-shire. Some importers of meal from Banff and Aberdeen use the imperial, some of our meal dealers use the Dutch, and some no standard whatever; but instead, a round block of stone, which may have been sufficient weight, but the weight of which must be changing by every knock and fall it gets. This irregularity may cause some injustice, and, certainly, occasions much discontent and complaining. A man buys a boll of meal at 325. (Ross-shire boll), and hears that meal has just been sold at Invergordorn or Fortrose for 28s. (mperial boll), and fiercely denounces the unfeeling farmer, or greedy miller ; and the man who bought his meal at the latter price finds that it does not feed his bairns so long as he expected, that there was no blessing in it, and speaks in no gentle terms of the meal dealer. Land owners and land occupants assure the population around them, that they shall be supplied with meal at the lowest market price. They make good their promise— they get neither credit nor thanks, but abuse for it-- they give only the imperial weight, the little boll. Jobbers buy by one weight or measure and sell by another, and thus perpetrate some injustice in order to have some profit. All who must go the market for supplies necessary to feed their families, and all who desire that peace and contentment should, in as far as ossible, prevail around them, must desire that such abuse would speedily come to an end. As I know none who can more effectively rebuke to this. It deserves reprobation. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, A ROSS-SHIRE MAN. April 20, 1847. NARROW ESCAPE OF VAN AMBURGII.—BALTIMORE, UNITED STATES, APRIL I.—Quite an exciting incident oc curred yesterday afternoon at Van Arnburgh's menagerie, in the presence of a crowded auditory, principally ladies. He had just left one of the cages. and had entered another, in withleopards, capa c i ous t h e l i ona ,as which were a lion, a tiger, and two leopards. After pla3 ing theftearkv i lionni i g i oi innse seized t z s el ad h r e ghiem turned m ob3ie,ttyh t eo o caressfriigi iright breast, b o o d n 3. e . o f T t hh h i e e s animal exhibited no ferocity or anger, but immediately let go his hold, and seated himself quietly in his cage. So quietly was it done on the part of the lion, that the audience would. have thought nothing of it had it not caused a shriek of pain from Van Amburgh, when he fell against the side of the cage. He was immediately taken out, and Dr. Gibson being present, was called to his relief. On his back and breast the trace of the teeth of the animal was fully indented, but the flesh was not broken. The lion tamer has just recovered from a dangerous illness of several months' duration, and having during that time been separated from the animals, he had probably list some of his former power over them. He was also in a very weakly condition, or the lion would, in all probability, have come off second best in the encounter. AYLESBURY, APRIL 20.—Mr. Whitworth Russell, the Inspector of Prisons, has lately been down to Aylesbury ' fir the purpose of ascertaining when the new gaol will be ready for the reception of prisoners, and he has certified that everything is now completed, and the Court, at the last quarter sessions, made an order that all the prisoners should be removed from the old prison on the 3d of May. It is cal culated that the expense of the new prison will amount to 50,0001. It is built after the manner of Pentonville, and will hold 300 prisoners. Dr. Lee has given notice of a motion for the Midsummer quarter sessions—" That a petition be pre sented to Parliament to abolish the game-laws." BALFE'S BONDMAN.—On Friday, the purchase money for this opera, for performance exclusively in the Austrian dominions 4000 f., and 801. besides for the right for the An der Wien Theatre in Vienna, was paid over to Mr. Balfe, being the first instance on record of an English com poser having secured a musical copyright on the continent. The house of Mechetti, in Vienna, is the possessor of the opera, as well as of Belle's Bohemian Girl. HERVIO NANO.—The disposition of this person's remains has been publicly stated, and a friend enables us to "Thi s extraordinary cripple (says our informant) exhibits give an anatomical account of his last (dis) appearance.— the very rar e combinations of perfect symmetry, strength and b e auty, with a great amount deformity. The head is of remarkably fine in form, and the expression intelligent and benign; the chest, shoulders, and arms, form a perfect model of strength and beauty ; the arms are ex ' cedig n ly muscular, and the hands very well and strongly formed; e when standing, the arms could reach the ground easily, so as to be employed in progression or leaping ; in the place of legs there are two limbs, the left about eighteen inches from the hip to the point of the toes, the right about twenty-four from the same points. The feet are natural. The easiest mode of explaining the nature of these limbs is to say, that it seems as though the thigh bones and muscles had disappeared, and the knee joints been raised up to the hips ; the bone on the one side is tolerably liko a leg-bone, on the other it is com pressed into an immensely strong bone of triangular form, with the base upwards, and knit to the hip with very strong ligaments ; these limbs are furnished with the muscles which should have belonged to the thigh, and those of the leg are much increased in size; the muscles of the calf being comparatively small, on account probably of mode of walk ing, contributing to give the limb the look nofr obtaine d lion' s ovfore arm.er Nearly double power must have such as following a horse too the same l‘.a feet, and suddenly spring. at full speed on the hands a nd his tle extraordinary feet by this monkey, or jumping tee f a e r a r t an g o e f m l e ea n a t p i i_n a g i , :d t t his account for ing on its back like air; his his cab, a clumsy fi blow upon his antagonist'a deal the most tern head, so that he a very formidable combatant. It is was spring.mcodein the of air, fighting an da t while driving I most original; he i f n e s e t t ant in the said that in drove against him, old as usual accused Hervio Of p h a e im us y ed da t y o g, carter sprung from being in the fault , at which our hero to the back of the man, and gave him a most terrible thrash. ing: his feats of strength in his monkey characters are well khown. A very good cast of the entire figure has been mad which will doubtless be show n t o those N, "h e, o may be curious in such matters.—Literary Gazette. THE SPIRIT TRADE.—On Friday a deputation of wholesale and retail spirit-dealers had • - an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the purpose of pre. sentin., , a memorial, very for resmerously signed • , aing an assimilation of the b on d e d system applicable pr t o a spirits dis tilled in England, Scotland, and Ireland, to that of colonial and foreign spirits. Mr. Ireland (Governor of the Incorpoe rated Society of Licensed Victuallers), Mr. Kasley, a past Governor, and Messrs. Homer, Bingley, Gurney, and Ste. yens, who attended, represented to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that concurrence with the prayer of the me. morialists would produce a competitive market for British Spirits, a great desideratum both for the trade and the pub. lie ; that British spirits, like foreign, would improve la bond ; that the monopoly of a few distillers, having a limited class interested, would be destroyed, and prices be thereby cheapened, to the benefit of the consumer and the advan. tage of the revenue, and that there would also be produced a greater uniformity of rates, by the natural inducement to distil when corn and sugar were cheap, and a Consequent re. duction of demand for those articles when scarce and dear. Without denying the preceding deductions, Sir Charles Wood at once admitted the zogency of the last, and, after asking several question; arising nut of the 8 - abject, and having received the information sought, assured the depute. tion that he would take into his serious consideration their request. it was also named to him, that whilst the depute tion felt highly gratified at finding that Mr. Moffatt had a Bill before the House for the object they had in view, the memo, ial of the trade had beef determined on without col. i ferring with that gentleman. ....... •Q c. 4 4, , rbirOf p• 300 t0 0, hstar 0 St „ un e " it ~ts~ ;eR~ OP ar ieg .t* .e* ;12, ina l 96 .\