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EAST INDIA HOUSE, OCTOBER 6, 1847. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, that the ra rer* respecting the case of the ex-Itajah of Sattara, which were ordered by the General Court of the 22d September last to be printed for the use of the Proprietors of East India Stock, will be ready for delivery at this House on FRIDAY NEXT, the Bth instant, at Noon. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. GUILDHALL, SEPT. 24, 1847. THE COMMITTEE for LETTING the CITY'S LANDS, will meet at Guildhall, os WEDNESDAY, the 13th day Of October next, at One o'clock precisely, to receive tenders for LETTING on BUILDING LEASES for sixty one years, from Michaelmas, 1847, a Piece of Ground, on the north side of Narrow street, at the corner of Cross-street, at Ratcliffe ; and a Piece of Ground en the east side of Puddle Deck, on the south side of Upper Thames-street, and on the north side of the River Thames. Also to receive Tenders for Letting on Leases for twenty-one years, from Michaelmas, 1847, a House, No. 19, on the north side of Broad-street buildings ; Nos. 30, 29, 23, 27, 26, and 25, on the north side of Bevis Marks,"St. Mary Axe ; Nos. 7 and 6, on the west side of Castle-street, Roundsdltch ; and Nos. 6,5, and 4, on the north side of Crescent- Place, Illackfriars. Also to receive Tenders for Letting on Lease for nineteen and three-quarter years, from Michaelmas, 1847, a House, No. 48, on the west side of the Curtain-read, and Nes. 1 and 2, on the south side of Charles-street adjoining ; a House, No. 50, on the west side of the Curtain-road, and Nos. 26 and 27, on the north side of Mottley-street adjoining; lios. 1,2, 3,4, 6, and 7, on the west side of Martha's-buildings, 01d-street ; and Nos. 9, 10, 11. 12, 13, and 14, ou the west side of the said buildings; also Nos, 9, 10, 11, and 12, on the south side of Featherstone-court, and Nes. 1,2, 3,4, 5, and other premises. in Princes-buildings, Featherstone-street. Further particilars may be obtained, and plans seen, by applying at the Office of Works, Guildhall. • - THOMAS SAUNI4ERS, Comptroller. TO HACKNEY CARRIAGE PROPRIE TORS. ..... Notice is hereby given that, in pursuance of the Act 10 awl 11 Victoria, chap. 42, the Business relating to the Duties on Hackney Carriages will be transacted at the Eltlie-office, Broad-street, in the city of London, on and after MONDAY, October 4, oa which day the DUTY due must be PAID at that Office. TO THE DRIVERS OF HACKNEY CARRIAGES. Property left in Hackney Carriages must, on and after MONDAY, October 4, be deposited with the Commissioners of Excise, at their Mike In Broad-street, in the city of London. TO STAGE COACH PROPRIETORS. Notice is hereby given that, in pursuance of the Act 10 and 11 'Victoria, chap. 42, the Business relating to the Duties on Stage Car riages will. on and after MONDAY, October 4, be transacted at the Excise -office, Broad-street, in the city of London, at which place Application for the Licenses, commencing on October 4, must be 'made. TO THE DRIVERS AND CONDUCTORS OF METROPOLITAN STAGE CARRIAGES. Property left in Metropolitan Stags Carriages must, on and after MoNDAT, October 4, be deposited witht he Commissioners of Excise, at their office, Broad-street, in thecit y of London. Railway Companies are likewise hereby informed that, in pur 1111anCo of the Act 10 and 11 Victoria, chap. 42, the Duties on Rail s...ay Passengers are transferred to the Collection and Management Of the Commissioners of Excise, on and after :MONDAY, 4th Octo ber, 1847. • _ _ _ _ . By order of the Board of Excise, GEORGE BALLARD. W . Ks. 6 - AIS V. rite ~• kJ ,4,._ •n( r • ritt; r , • • t. 44' 1, V CS ‘ p r .;117 , 4' 4 ' . 0:111 ./// ) • " • kt ,, m , • : „ - ( — is •"; . ' 4 .• ) I ;,„ Veler; triX • A N , ‘ ,-1 / 4 , VA T k LC 3)11.1' ".."" - - [Placu SD. Of -- ', ,- On the arrival of the _ and Trincom9jse!' :squadron will go out iother cruize. " All well ; no promotions or exchanges. /- The Stromboli steamer has just gone out to exer _, in Carcias Bay, and to look for the Terrible." The Howe, 120, Captain Sir James Stirling,,. went Out qf harbour this morning to Spithead-,. ; fitted for the - feception of her Majesty the Queen Dowager and suite, whom she will embark it is expected on Satur day for Madeira. A grand concert was given last evening at the Queen's Rooms, Portsea, by the Portsmouth Dock yard Battalion, which well deserves mention. There were upward s o f 1,00 0 persons present, comprising some of the most respectable families in the borough, the naval, military, and civil authorities, and a large assemblage of visitors. The selections were from the choicest works of Bishop, Webbe, Horn, M'Kellar, Hawes, Shield, Spafforth, Calcott, &c. Both vocal and instrumental performances were executed in a style of superior musical excellence, which would not have disgraced the Hanover. square Rooms. Lieut.- Colonel Fincham deserves the very highest praise for his gratifying entertainment, which we trust will be repeated. The Amphion, 36, screw-steam frigate, Captain IV. S. Williams, was undocked to-day and removed alongside the Blake hulk. She has bent sails, and will very shortly be ready for sea. The Victoria and Albert, royal yacht, Captain Lord A. Fitzclarence, was taken into dock to-day to have her bottom overhauled in consequence of having been on shore during her Majesty's late excursion to Scotland. Rear-Admiral John Pasco, late captain of the Victory, left that ship to-day, having been superseded by Captain R. A. Yates. It must have been truly gratifying to the gallant veteran that the crew of the Victory, on his leaving, spontaneously sprang into the rigging, and greeted him with such a round of hearty cheers as seldom salutes the ears of a naval captain. The Lightning left this afternoon for Plymouth, hav ing on board the gallant Rear-Admiral and lady, and also a number of supernumeraries. State of wind and weather at 5 P.M.—Wind S. by E. fresh breezes, and freshening; wea th er , thi c k an d sq;Lally, attended' with rain at intervals. BALLOON ASCENT. Mr. Hampton, the celebrated aeronaut, whose name will ever be remembered in matters of aerosta tion, from his three descents, some few years since, with his parachute, particularly by one from Chelten ham, on the 3d of October, 1838, when he made a triumphant descent from an altitude of two miles in 10 minutes and 12 seconds, at which time the balloon reached the earth before the parachute, made a splendid ascent from the Vauxhall Gardens, Manchester, on Monday last, in the presence of several thousand persons. The following is Mr. Hampton's account of his aerial voyage : " From the situation of the gardens being incon venient for inflating, as the gas had to be forced down hill, and as I had been informed by the proprietor of the gardens, previous to my coming to Manchester, that the main was twelve inches, which I found only to be three inches, caused me great difficulty in in flating. From such cause, and the anxiety of the managers of the gas works to render me every assist ance in the business, I was compelled to commence the inflating the day before my ascent, at eight o'clock in the morning, and continued during the night and the two days, until the ascent, and, after all exer tions, could not complete the inflation as I had ished, and in consequence, I was obliged to decline the offer of three gentlemen who had proposed to ac company me. Indeed, so slight was the ascending power, that I was obliged to dispense with the grapnel I usually take, and only have a small one no larger than my hand, which, had not the day been calm, would, of course, been attended with danger. After placing only four bags of ballast in my car, I then found I had sufficient power to ascend from the gardens, and gave orders to remove the b a ll oon windward f the place where I had been filling, so as to clear the trees. I gave the signal to the two gen tlemen who had hold of the car to let go, when she immediately rose slow and steadily. After leaving the gardens, finding my ascending power very slight, I was obliged to throw out two bags of ballast, when she rose more rapidly, and the wind being from north-east , she took a south-west direction over the town. I then got into another current, and as she still ascended, I passed through a layer of dense clouds, and lost sight of the earth altogether. For some minutes I remained in such clouds, scarcely able to distinguish the ropes round the car. At last a most beautiful light sur rounded me, which indicated I was still rising, and in a few seconds more rose above the clouds, which presented one of the grandest sights possible to behold. Beneath the car was an appearance of one immense forest of snow, layer over layer, which appeared as if I could have stepped out of the car, and walked on the same, and the car appeared to drag on them. After viewing this beautiful field of snow, I then looked at my compass to see in what direction I was going, and by a small feather fixed by a thread to the car I perceived that the balloon bad changed her course and was going south south-west. Having passed through three layers of clouds, the upper one ap peared as if it hrd divided the balloon, as by looking up I could perceive the upper and lower parts of the balloon free, and the zone, being surrounded by a cloud, appearing like gauze. So beautiful and still was the atmosphere that I remained for some seconds. Here was one of the grandest sights aeronauts so often witness, if they ascend high enough, that it would take a painter to depict and a poet to describe. On my right were layers of clouds, one above the other, like large blocks of granite glittering in the full rays of the setting sun, and appeared to form a Gothic arch sufficiently large for the balloon to pass under, on the edges of which the setting sun shone with all the splendour and brilliance of the variegated rainbow, the beautiful tints,:the awful dead silence ; not a sound could be heard, earthly nature appeared all dead. Such was truly heavenly, and totally indescribable. Alone, sitting in my car, at an altitude of two miles, above four different layers of clouds, and twice seeing the setting sun, first in total darkness, and then passing to the grand views I have before described, can only be imagined by those who have witnessed them, in whose minds they must arouse thoughts of the great workings of the Al mighty Creator. In about a quarter of an hour, thinking I had left the town, I prepared to descend, and passing through layer after layer of clouds, some times in perfect darkness, at other times in full view of the setting sun, and long before I came in view of the earth, I could distinctly hear the whistle of the railway trains and the buzzing of the town, which in dicated I had not, as anticipated, got away from Man chester, for when I came through the clouds, as the shades of evening were closing, I could perceive the gas-lights, like stars shoot ing, and the different factories, with their lights glittering, and then found I had little time to lose in my descent, as I wished to pack up before night came far on, but had some difficulty to find a place suitable for such purpose, being surrounded by the different buildings in the vicinity of Mancheiqer. Not having sufficiently got away, and having only two bags of ballast left, I was obliged to part with these cautiously, so as to prevent the ascending of the balloon, and yet check my descent so as to float on until I could get an open space to descend, which, I am happy to say, I effected near Phillip's-park, after remaining in the air three-quarters of an hour. Several hundred persons Immediately assembled in the grounds, and many rend ered assistance in packing up the balloon, and I immediately returned with the same to the Vauxhall-gardens." CITY, 'WEDNESDAY EVENING. —A subsidence of the panic , . has been observable to-day , and although the floc in the English funds have been rapid and exten sive, the general result shows considerable improvement. which already contained upwards of ZOOLOGICAL SOCIBTr OF LONDON.—The colle c ti on 11 s a T s , received Ark ' yesterday the most i m p or t an t gaenni animals, ' addition which h as ever been made to i t. The aurochs, I,lO R O e or Europeon bison, of which we h ave f oss il rema i ns i n t hi s country, now only survives in the great forest of Bialowicsa, in the government of G d ro no, where the last remnant of this noble race is . protected by express enac tments. We ann ounce d in August last that two of these almost fabulous beasts_were on their way to this country, havin g b een captured by command of the Emperor of Russia, as a special mark of his favour towards the advancement of the objects of this society. We have now the gratification of stating that they have been safely deposited at their destination. We conga-. tulate the lovers of natural science on the acquisition of so unexpected an opportunity of contemplating alive an animal so rare and of such strange interest, the sight of which will carry back the classic reader to the German wars of Rome, and the palaeontologist to the days of the mammoth and the mastodon. TRELEIGI! MINING COMPANY.—The annual general meeting of shareholders in this company was held yes terday, at the offices, 57, Old Broad-street. Mr. G. P. Carr, in the chair. Mr. Nicholson, the secretary, read the director's report, and the statement of receipts and' expenditure, by which it appeamcl that there had been a progressive increase within the last six months of .he year as compared with the first. In the first six mceths the amount of ore raised was 6,30 31 . 3 s. ld. at a cost of 5.710/: Ils. Bd. In the latter six months the amou at was 10,4881. I ls. 4d., at a cost of 6, 0021 . 4 s. 3d. Th e: Good Fortune M.lne had been suspended , and the pit-work drawn up ; the continued poverty of the lode, end the utter hopelessness of any improvement determining the directors not to continue further operations inthat quer ter. The financial statement for the past year showed that, after a payment of two dividends of ss. per sha re on the paid up capital, the appropriation of 3001. towards a reserved fund, and also providing for all liabilities, there remained a surplus of 3,1001., from which it. was proposed to make a third dividend of 6 s . per share, -pay ' able on the 11 t h instant. The total receipts & vz the year amounted to 19,2481. 4s. 4d., and the expend titure to 15,4154 ss. 6d., leaving a balance of 3.839/. 19! 3,10 d. • The report was received and adopted, and after a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the proceedings te rzny sated. - No. 17,174.] LON DON, TH URS DAY -V E G S 1 0 1 y OCTOBER 7, 1847. The contract for six and three-quarters miles from Bettcsford is Grantham, including the Gonerby Hill Tunnel. was commenced on the 15th of March, the contractor being then put in possessive► of some portion of the land. The whole of the land for this contract is now obtained, and the contractor is at work on every part. More than five miles of the contract length is fenced in, and the remainder of the fencing will be shortly completed. About 200,000 cubic yards have been got out of the excavations and put into the embankments, which completes more than one third of the earth-work. Nine bridges are built, with the exception only of the parapets, and nearly all the necessary culverts are put in. In the Gonerby Hill Tunnel 420 yards of the heading are driven ; the side lengths of four shafts, and one shaft length, making fbrty ards of the tunnel is bricked, and the remaining portion is proceeding rapidly. Two miles of the line are formed ready to receive the ballast and 9'rmanent way, and about 500 yards of single line are laid down. a. great quantity of ballast is Also provided, and en the ground. .1 considerable quantity of permanent materials have been de vered. There are now employed upon the works 729 men and 109 horses. have great pleasure in stating that the works now done by the contractor are executed in a good, sabstantial, and workmanlike manner, and lam well satisfied with the exertion used by the con tractor in pushing on the works. The whole of the plans, sections, and drawings for Contracts Nos. 2 and 3 are ready. Contractors are preparing their estimates is tender for these works, which may be let any day after the 24th of this month. One of these contracts will commence near Nottingham, by a junction with the Lincoln line, at Colwick, and will include the bridge over the river Trent, and extend to Contract No. 1, at Bot tesford ; and the ether will commence at Grantham, and extend to the junction of the Sleaford Branch, making a total distance from Colwick, near Nottingham, of twenty-three miles, including the first contract. _ . _ _ The whole of the line to Boston is staked out, as well as the line to Spalding and the Branch to Sleaford, the plans, sections, and drawings for these different contracts will be next proceeded with. On that portion of the line from Nottingham to Bulwell, which is making jointly with the Midland Counties, Nottingham, and Mans field Railway Company, a distance of four miles, several bridges are now building, the fencing and earthwork of the line are advancing satisfactorily. I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, JOHN U. HISTRICK. lig. 11, 1847. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS, 7111 Aram', 1847 RECEIPTS. Excise-office, London, September, 1847. "-- STE. A M TO INDIA, VIA EGYPT. From Feb. 8, ]To Feb. 8,1847. I 1847, to Total. Regular Monthly Mail Steam Conveyance for Passengers and Aug. 7, 1847. Light Goods to Ceylon, Madras, and Calcutta. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. The PENINSULAR and ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION To First Deposit of COMPANY book Passengers and receive Goods and Parcels for the 11. 7s. 6d. per above Ports by their Steamers, starting from Southampton the 20th share upon 27,897 end from Suez on or about the 10th of every month. shares in the Not- For Rates of Passage-money, Plans of the Steamers, and to se- tingham & Bos• eu r,a Passages, apply at the Company's offices, 61, St. Mary Axe, ton Company 38,358 7 6 London. Upon 95 130 12 6 38,489 0 0 EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. To First Deposit of NEWMARKET RACES. 1/. 7s. 6d. per Coaches from Newmarket meet the following Trains from London share upon 17,237 on MoNDAY and TIIESDAY, October 11 and 12, viz.:— shares in the Not- Vla Chesterford-7 1 5 , 9 30, and 11 30 A.m. -2 40, 5, and 6 P.M. tingham, Vale of Via Cambridge-7 15 and 11 30 A.M-5 and 6 P.m. Belvoir, & Gran- A SPECIAL TRAIN will leave London on Tuesday, at 8 A.M., re- tham Railway 23,700 17 6 23,700 17 6 turning from Cambridge at 6 45, and from Chesterford at 725 P.M. To First Deposit of By order, 11. 75. 6d. per C. P. RONEY, Secretary. share upon 18,480 Office, Bishopsgate Station, October 6, 1847. shares in the Not tingham, Ere- GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY b w q rts , h a V a t a e l UT, -- TENDERS FOR LOANS. chester Company 25,410 0 0 25,410 0 0 The Directors of this Company are ready to receive TENDERS To Second Deposit /or LOANS on security of the Company's Debentures, in sums of of 11.55. per share not leas than 1,000/. each, at ii. per Cent. interest, payable half- upon 63,621 shares Yearly, and for terms of Three, Five, or Seven years. in the Amber Applications to be made to the undersigned. Gate, Notting- CHARLES A SAUNDERS, Secretary. ham & Boston, & London Terminus, Paddington, August 20, 1847. Eastern Junction Company ...... 79,526 5 0 OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND Upon 120.. .. .. 150 0 0 79,676 5 0 WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY. To Twelve Shil- The Directors are ready to receive TENDERS of MONEY, to be lings per share advanced upon Loan, on security of the Company's Debentures, for upon2s,244shares Three, Five, or Seven Years, at Interest after the rate of Si. per Cent. in Grand Union Per Annum, payable half-yearly. claims for Amber The Tenders may be addressed to the undersigned. ' Gate shares..... 16,146 8 0 By order of the Board of Directors, Upon 915.. .... 549 0 0 15,695 8 0 NOEL THOMAS SMITH, Secretary. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton To Second Deposit Railway Office, of Id. ss. per fushare.so s ha res upon roAenshj 22,54 0 cGlaraimll d BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY Worcester, Sept. 23, 1 5 47 . mber Gate COMPANY, 1847. shares . FOURTH INSTALMENT. Upon 2,009 ... • al. per Share of 111. 10s., due I st of November, 1847, making 101. 4s. per Share called up. To Interest re• Notice is hereby given, that the D irectors of the above-named ce i v e d Company have this day made a Call of 21. per Share, payable on the let of November, 1847. To Transfer Fees The Shareholders are accordingly requested to pay the same at received c 7 17 of the under-mentioned bankers, producing at the same time the call letter, without which payment of the call cannot be ac- 219,271 6 1 copted. TlTtennit ow. iewps HARRY VERNEY, Chairman. WYNDHAM HARDING, Secretary. 30, Great Geerge-street, Westminster, lst October, 1847. Interest at 5 per cent. will be charged by the Bankers on all Calls which remain unpaid after the appointed day. No interest accrues on any Share during the period when any Call due by the Proprietor remains unpaid. No transfer of shares will be received ou and after the 30th of Oc tober, 1347, until the call is paid. *BANKERS. London ..... Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, Mills, and Co., Lombard street. Utrmingham.. The Birmingham Banking Company. Liverpool . • .. The Borough Bank. Manchester .. Sir B. Heywood and Co. AYlesbury .... Messrs. Bickford and Hunt, and the London and County Bank. lackinghani—Messrs. Bartlett, Parrott, and Hearn, and the London and County Bank. Banbury .. Messrs. Cobb and Co., and Messrs. Gillett and DISBURSEMENTS, - Tawney. Oxford • • ....Messrs. Wootten and Co., and the London and County Bank. Bicester.. • ... Messrs. Tubb. N.B.—THE OXFORD AND BLETCHLEY JUNCTION, and BUCKINGHAM AND BRACKLEY JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANIES are amalgamated under the above title of the "BUCK INGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY." AMBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM, and BOS TON, and EASTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY. At the ordinary HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the PROPRIE TORS, held on the 24th day of August, 1847, at the Exchange Hall, Nottingham, for the purpose of receiving a statement of the pro ceedings of the Dir intec he tors and the Accounts of the Company, W.IF. N. Norton, Esq. , chair, The following REPORT was read by the Secretary:—Since the last ordinary meeting of the Proprietors, your Directors have con tracted with Mr. Wythes for the formation of that portion of the line between Bottesford and Grantham, including the Gonerby-hill Tunnel, and the Canal Branch (about eight miles), and the works are progressing to the satisfaction of your Directors. They have also been called upon by the Midland Company to fulfil the agreement entered into for the joint construction of the four miles west of Nottingham to Bulwell, which will effect a large sav ing to this Company. Your Directors have not deemed it prudent to enter into any other contracts, er to incur and other liabilities, in consequence of the mo netary pressure, and also from an assurance given at the last ordi nary meeting that no further call should be made before the present meeting, when your opinions might be consulted and directions taken. At the same tune your Directors have no hesitation in de claring that the tree interests of the Company will be hest promoted by completing the line between Nottingham and Grantham at tbe earliest period; and they regret that by this delay they will be en able to avail themselves of the summer months for the formation of their works, which would have been greatly to the advantage of the Company. On the first application to Parliament for the construction of this railway, the Midland Company vi ere large shareholders, and being otherwise interested, it was sot thought advisable to incur the ex pense of making a separate station, wharfs, &c., at ;srottiinham, and therefore ne powers in the original Act were taken for that purpose ; but as that Company subsequently withdrew their connexion, your Directors, under the sanction of the half-yearly meeting in February last, applied to Parliament to deviate the line, and by increasing their powers to secure an independent position. As the Company's trains would have to pass over the Lincoln line about two miles, the Midland Company had the power to charge after the rate of six miles. To be relieved from that heavy toll was another important desideratum—and though the Company by the purchase of the Nottingham Canal had the best depot for the accommodation of the town of Nottingham, yet co independent ac cess was secured. Under these circumstances your Directors deemed it advisable to apply to Parliament to effect the above objects, and they congratulate the ShareholLers in having succeeded upon terms greatly to the advantage of the Company. After the Bill had been introduced into Parliament, the Midland Company met your Direc tors in a very liberal and friendly spirit, and atter some negotiations, an agreement was entered into under the corporate seals of each Company, by which the Midland Company consented to repeal so much of the Lincoln Act as enabled them to charge the six miles rate, and a clause to that effect has been introduced into their amended Act, by which this Company pay a mileage only. They have also agreed to provide the necessary stations and other accom modation for the passengers and traffic, both at Nottingham and Ambergate, the extent and terms to he arranged by a Director ap pointed front each Company, and in case of difference, to be settled by an umpire. Amount ex- I Amount ex- I peuded up to pended from Bth Total. Bth Feb. Feb. to 7tk Aug. 1847. 1847. X a. el. X a. d. X a. d. By Engineering and Surveyiag, including Parlia mextary ........ 12,940 14 9 3,246 13 2 16,187 7 II By Works . ...... 19,191 11 8 19,191 11 8 By Rails, Chairs, Sleepers, Bc.c • • . • 13,450 0 0 13,450 0 0 By Land and Com pensation ...... 15,211 18 3 15,211 18 3 By Law Charges.. 9,957 4 6 11,129 18 5 21,087 2 11 Balance of Ses sion, 1846. By Parliamentary 2 503 9 6 f 2,701 9 9 5,204 19 3 Charges .. . • • ' 11846 and 1847 By Traffic Taking 1,438 5 0 1,438 8 0 By Direction and Audit.... • ..... 500 0 0 1,058 0 0 1,550 0 0 By Office Charges and Secretary & Clerks' Salaries.. 4,257 11 7 926 7 10 5,184 3 5 By Advertising, Stationery, and Printing.. • . • • .. 3,549 7 6 462 18 8 4,012 3 2 By Miscellaneous Charges and Tra velling Expenses 2,339 7 3 480 10 3 2,819 17 6 By Banker's Com mission .....• 51G 12 2 31 9 4 " 547 12 6 Yy Interest, One Shilling and Tw opence per share, due Bth of Aprll, 1847, mecntBB,34l shares • .. • • • • 5,153 4 6 5,135 4 6 ••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••• ByPostageStampS on hand .. • • • • 10 11 9 By Cash in Bank ers' hands 108,222 8 3 108,233 0 0 In consequence of this agreement your Directors only proceeded to obtain powers for the construction of the Branch to tke Canal Wharf at Nottingham, which they have obtained, and over wnich the Midland Company have power to run their trains, on payment of . tell. 2 :ae concessions and powers thus secured are of the utmost int portai,r.o and advantage to the Compeny. The most convenient s wi m , L ed ample accommodation for passengers and merchandize will be proy :fded, both at Nottingham and Ambergate, and the saving in the outlay capital, as well as time and the conveni ence t o t he public will be gi:naily effected. As the traffic in coal, corn, cattle, and heavy goods, according to the estimates proved, will be very large, the advantage obtained by the possession of tke Canal Wh ar f is of the first consideation, as it gives to this Company the best trading position in the t01.7n of Nottingham, which could not other wise have been secured, exeOpt at an enort,ions sacrifice of money. The future prosperity and almost vitality of the line were most . severely attacked during the last session of Parliament, by the Great Northern and Eastern Counties Companies. The former projected a lino frora Gosberton oa the Boston loop to Houghton Mill, north ;of Grantham ; and the latter projected a line from Spalding to Newark, each of which. were parallel to the eastern portion of your _lino, and if either had keen obtained, would have diverted a consi derable portion of the eastern traffic. The Great Northern and East Lincolnshire also introduced other Bills, the effect of which, if they bad not been defeated, would have been to destroy your proposed station at Boston, and render the branch to the quay, at that place. almost useless. The Great Northern also, by another Bill, to effect a deviation of their line near Grantham. made ano th er a tt ac k upon your line at that pla ce, which would havy..aeoti Host prejudicial had I.! , been successful. In accerdance. howevik. with their duties and the active vigilance your Direc oi t n o fg rs tth l hr i ex a o v w e : ev : e au r nty e a, n u d tt e hh a ee v yß o o u niff re se d re ef e t p o t t the several exer cise protecting the' interests severe,' Bills every legal opposition, anZrthey are happy t o say starmepoireeringmotiree independent. Clauses the nest COmplete success. hav " to make the junction at Grantham last, which was BO modfued more advantageous, and, at the A Clauses have lyean inserted in that pino nequitableof thoseto Act empowering the Grearkioar nies to make a jo;nt station, and a Nor thern to use a porfion of your line on 11. These attempted pr.ojects are conclusattending the exertions of i p v a e Y that n t i n o t f h a :e Powerful Companies the district is important capable of deve loping a large traffic, and by the success your Directorate part of that distr ict has been infringed upon—all that the Legislature has %ranted has bee n prese r ved intact. In thus defeating aggression, your Directors have not refused friendly alliances when they would cond uce to y our interests. They Are happy to say that the host understa ndin g now ex i s ts between this Company and th e E as taris Counties. In fixing the station of their Wisbeach and Spalding tine at tke latter place, theythe • adopted your site, and an agr eement has been entered int o for tla construction of such station at the joint expense of the two Compa nies, and the alliance has further been strengthened by arranging for an interchange of traffic, and running of trains, between Grantham and Spalding, and Spalding and Wisbeach, the terms and details of which are to be settled by arbitration. This agreement will promote alike the facility and convenience of the public, and the interests of the Company, and may ultimately lead to a more intimate union, and which agreement will be submitted to the Special General Meet ing en the 21st of September next, to consider the propriety of con firming the same. In conformity with the Act, four of the Directors, and one of the Auditors retire, whn are eligible for re-election. The Directors are happy to state that the differences which have el ven between a portion of the Shareholders and the Board have been ;:.,tijeably arranged, and that the Directors will be increased to th e tall ,i , ember of sixteen ; seven of whom are to be recommended by the Com"nittees of the Shareholders. And for the election of three of that number, a Special General meeting will be necessary, which 1$ fixed for Tue:day, the 21st of September next. Co m p an y' s ofit e ,se, Wheeler. gate, Nottingham, August 18, 1847. 219,271 6 1 Audited tke 11th day of August, 1847. FRANCIS SIMES ALLIOTT. CHARLES IdIDDLETON. Resolved—That the report now read be adopted. Resolved—That Benjamin Badger, of London, Esq.; William Durham, of Manchester. Esq.; Herbert Ingram, of London, Esq. ; and Richard Septimus Wilkinson, Esq., be elected Directors, in lieu of Sir James Duke, Knight, M,P. ; Francis Braithwaite, Esq,; Frederick Plant, Esq. ; and Frederick Fowler Robertson, Esq., who retire. Resolved—That Mr. Francis Simes Alliott be re-elected an auditor to the Company. Resolved—That the seal of the Company be affixed to the Register of Shareholders. Resolved—That the thanks of this meeting be given to the Chairman, for his excellent, temperate, and impartial conduct in the chair. WELLINGTON SURTOUT—Patronised by Prince Albert, the Royal Family, the Commander-in-Chief, and principal Nobility and Officers of the Guards—Two-and-a-Half Guineas. 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Furthermore, two other little little publications claim your attention (same price is. each, by post le. 64.) called " What to They Eat, Drink, and Avoid," and " How to be Happy. volume, nor are the are not merely pamphlets, but equal in qua ntit y a library y the mere ephemeral scrlbblings of the hoar, but the study of the author's le, wo owes his resent existence, health, and position to this ob sifervanhce of the ma present existence, health, and position to this ob servance of the maxhns he would inculcate —to do unto others as he would be done unto—to live after nature's laws — d to keep alway had s on the " sunny side of the way." The above works may be of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet st•reetost ; Mann other , 39, Cornhill ; Nalson, 457, W est Strand ; or direct (by por wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personallll.ll y, %mornings and 6vonlags), 10, .itrigll-place Agent-Arcot; n 1 P 944110140. 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TIMES.—On looking over the Act if the 6th of Victoria, cap. 18, the surprise is that Mr. M‘Christie's late decisions should have been received with anything like astonishment by the parish authorities. It is notorious that Mr. Arnold refused to allow them the expenses of making up their lists, so forciblyim pressed was he with the neglect, or partiality, of the parties employed in the responsible task of preparing the rough work of Parliamentary registration. There is a great distinction to be drawn between the case of the rural and urban overseers. Considering the kind of stuff of which the rustic authorities are made, it is quite possible to suppose that, without any partial in tention or attempt at unfair play, they may have oc casionally erred in inserting or refusing the names of parties who claimed to be registered as entitled to vote for the election of Members of Parliament. It may well become a question whether or no through out the agricultural districts of England some better machinery than the one at present em ployed could not be devised for the purpose. We should be slow, however, to propose any meddling with the existing order of things where in a rough way it is found to be sufficient. The complaints prac tically that come before the revising barristers are not from the rural districts, but from the towns. From Manchester, Leeds, and Liverpool, we have received innumerable complaints ; from the country alost none. The fair inference is, that whatever of tampering there is with the purity of elections on the Duke of Richmond's land, or in tracts similarly situated, does not take place at the-foantain's head . In these cases trenches are dug at a convenient distance to divert the equable flow of the constitutional stream into a series of puddles ; or locks are constructed to retain and dismiss the water at the pleasure of him who for the time being shall have his thumb upon the ma chinery. In towns, however, it is different. The circumstances of the population are shifting and uneasy. That vote is refused or objected to when the lists are made up which, it is presumed, will not be defended when the revising barrister makes his awful round. In the first place, the circumstances of the parties are taken into calculation, and the pro babilities that they will not trouble themselves about the matter, or will be unable to prosecute it to a suc cessful conclusion. Then, again, the legal difficulties attendant upon town registration are taken into account by the sharp Parliamentary agents. They object to a hundred votes. If twenty objections i stick, their purpose s answered. Thus in towns there are two classes of persons interested in making frivolous objections; the first, the overseers, gene rally attorneys of the sharpest sort; and secondly, Parliamentary / agents, who are to attorneys what attorneys are to the rest of the human race. Against one and other of these classes Mr. M'Christie has 1 i Perms- Sun the , : y Annual Policy Bonus in nent Re- Assured Age. S P. Pre- taken addition ' Bonus in duction of may bor = g nem. out in Assured. Cash. Annual row en x Premiums. Policy. X s. i., 1 £ s d. X s. i. X s. d. r 1837 243 9 3, 1 112 8 5 18 4 6 494 8 10 s. d. 1838 218 4 B' l 99 8 10 15 13 5 445 0 0 X X 60 1000 74 3 4 1839 192 1 101 86 9 313 4 9 395 11 1 1840 143 510 66 8 4 919 1 346 2 3 1841 138 14 21 61 17 6 9 9 2 296 13 4 1842 111 6 81 49 10 0 710 4 247 4 5 The Annual Report, with tables of rates, &c., nay be had at the office, or any of its branches in the country; or, on application, will be forwarded post free. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. 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This day is published, Twentieth Thousand, in a sealed envelope, pm. 2s. 64., or forwarded, post paid, to any address, secure from observation, for 3s. 6d. in Postage Stamps SELF-PRESERVATION: A Medical Treatise $.7 on Marriage. and on those Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity, that are usually acquired at au early period of life, which tend to destroy physical and mental energy, ardour, pas sion, and all the attributes of Manhood. Illustrated with Twenty five Coloured Engravings on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Dis eases 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, excesses, and infection. With Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and other diseases. By SAMUEL LIVMERT, CONSULTING SURGEON, 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London; M a t r i c ulated Member of the University of Edinburg, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate Apothecaries' Hall, London, ice., &c. OONTENTa OP TES TRISATIHR. CIIAPTEIL I. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its Hindrances and Obligations, and on Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions.— CHAPTER 2. On the Anatomy and Physiology of th e G enera ti ve Organs, their functions, structures, and secretions, proving that great Mental and Physical Power are dependant upon their healthy action. --CnArrEa B. On Solitary Habits; their various elects of the Animal Economy; the concealed cause of Debility of the functions of the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and general weakness of the Mental Faculties. CNAPTIM 4. Oa the Secret Disorders of Youtt and Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous and Local Weakness, Mental Debility, and Premature Decay.—CnArrnts 5 and 6. On the Disorder arising from indiscnminate Excess, Strictures, and other Diseases. REVIEWS or VIZ WORK. been waging determined war, in pursuance of the powers intrusted to him by the Act of the 6th of Victoria, upon which it is only astonishing that his confraternity should hitherto have been so slow to act. In the strong and decided view he has taken of the questions that have come before him, Mr. M'Christie has proved himself to be a valuable public servant, and his example will not, we trust, be thrown away upon those who are entrusted with the discharge of similar duties. By section 51 of the Act, which should be the text-book of revising bar risters, it is enacted that any overseer of any parish who shall wilfully refuse or neglect to make out any list, or who shall wilfully neglect to insert therein the name of any person who shall have given due notice of claim, or who in making out the list of voters for any city or borough shall wilfully, and without any reasonable cause, omit the name of any person duly qualified to be inserted in such list, or who shall wilfully and without any reasonable cause insert in such list the name of any person not duly qualified shall for every such offence be liable to pay, by way of fine, a sum of money not exceeding five pounds, nor less than twenty shillings, at the discre tion of the revising barrister. Again, in section 46 of the same Act, it is provided that if any person shall have made or attempted to sustain any groundless or frivolous and vexatious claim, or objection, or title to have any name inserted or retained on the list, the barrister may in his discretion award such costs as he shall think fit against any person or persons con- cerned in resisting such claimor objection. The only question that could possibly arise under the provisions of this Act would be under the " wilfully." In rural districts it might be fair to leave a large margin for agricultural dimness of understanding. In towns, where a parcel of sharp attorneys are the parties con cerned, it would be but prudent for revising bar risters, in reading the Act, to leave out of the ques tion altogether the " scienter." Attorneys are not lambs. If a mistake should be made once or twice, the public interests would not suffer serious dilapida tion, and in the end the lists would be brought nearer the intention of the framers of the Reform Bill. mtwheitatrweAhat act she Nothing in the meanwhile could be more disgraceful than the conduct of the agents of the political clubs and others who deal in sporting objections to bona fide votes. CHRONICLE.—The Austrian troops, it would appear, have evacuated Ferrera. For the present, then, the danger that threatened the general peace maybe considered as at an end. The Cabinet of Vienna may be congratulated upon having escaped so easily from the effects of its own indiscretion. It has been of late not an uncommon practice to lay a great stress upon the weakness of Austria, and thence to infer that the haughtiness of her demeanour and the violence of her actualautstbrioattwomas dg little to be feared. Some, indeed, who adopted this line of to argument, ge t them carried r t r o i eadekit aggressions o so w f le a r that it became im possible insolence s w o l r e o n n e g e . Let her commit p ev le e a r sed in o t f h or injustice, they always ma naged to discover some plausible excuse for her. The overwhelming influence of Russia, o r the lukewarm ness of Franc e or England, in some case where they were bound to counteract that unteract that influence, have been generally the scapegoats on which the sins of Austria were laid. W e do not was au i not much that was 1 s' p ble in speculations of this kind, had they not been carried too far. The annexation of Cracow was the joint act of the Three Powers, and doubtless Russia reaped more real advantage from it than Austria, and Prussia scarcely less, while it was expected that the u 0 nd'll w ou ld have attached to Austria alone. That was a case in which, apart from principle and respect for treaties, the balance of mere expediency was so much against the r act, that it was reasonable to suppose either that Austria had been partly cajoled, partly coerced into it, by Russia and Prussia; or else that sheer despera tion at her failing strength and increasing embarrass ments had herdrivenn into such an excess, contrary to judgment. her better The causes and motives for political acts o f this kind are frequently so complex, that a certain latitude must be allowed in attempting to account for them. When a person commits a deed that calls forth universal indignation, he is always ready to excusehimself, not only to others but to his own conscien ce , by throwing the blame on his advisers. Possibly in the case of Cracow, the entire truth will never be known. Our own impres sion is, that the Austrian Government foresaw the storm brewing in Italy, and that they sought, by effacing the last vestige of Polish independence, both to strike terror into Italy, and to be more at liberty to act against the latter, if that warning should be unheeded. The character of Pius IX. would appear to have bee n suspected by Austrian Government long bef ore the the A • ustri world had heard of him. The genius and firmness of the man they could not have foreseen ; b ut th • eir spies had pro bably made them familiar with so much of his ideas and tendencies as in a private st • atioa he allowed to transpire. The pains which they took to prevent his election, and which me re acc ident caused to be un successful, are a proo f that t hey shrewdly foreboded that his accession t o the ti ara would notfail to aggravate the difficulties of th e i r position Of course the success of Pi us a-da. , ~ and the pru dence with which Austria has, on second thoughts, e avoided coming into c ollision at present with th in dignation and enthus iasm of un ited Italy, will be laid hold of as a strong corroboration of their views, by weakness those with whom th e intrins ic and ap proaching decay of the Austrian power are familiar themes. They may find, for all that, that they reckon without their host. Austria has given way for the moment, but onl y to re commence her anta gonism to Italian liberty under different circum stances, on more specious pretexts and at times and places more favourable to her. It will need great self-composure and watchfulness on the part of the Italian nations, and much steadfastness and decision on that of their true friends, to bring about a state of things in which the hostility of Austria can safely be disregarded. Italy must be consolidated and rege nerated in other senses than she is as yet ; the free in stitutions which she has lately obtained must have had time to bear their proper fruits ; the sources of her prosperity and strength must be mightily de 1 - a ve e t ,e indeed before she can afford to make light of the jealousy of Austria, or look back to the domination of that power as to a dream that can never return. If Austria were not, both by the unprogressive cha racter of her dominant races, and by the very con stitution of her empire, as what we may call a federal absolutism, perennially hampered and enfeebled, and , constrained to be unusually circumspect, what danger' i have the liberties of Europe ever run so fearful au LA.'3IEICT ON SELP-iiiEtERVATION.—KENT AND RICHARDS. This w ork possesses advantage s over every other other of the kind sub mitted to public notice. The author is a medical man of some con siderable talent, wko has devoted many years to the study of his profession, and as a guarantee of his pretensions has published his qualifications and diplomas in the work, and several testimonials of his abilities from physicians and surgeons of great eminence, whicb is a most important consideration to those who, from the peculiar nature of their infirmities, are obliged to seek medical assistance from strangers. The subject is treated altogether in at. excellent manlier, and by its perusal the unfortunate victim of vicious habits and excessive dissipation, will be enabled to account for peculiar disphilities, and to discover the means of alleviating their sufferings in an easy and effectual manner.—United Service Gazette. Published by the Author, and may be had at his residence; alse from Kent and Iticharda, 52, Paternoster-row; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street Stade, Tichborne-street, Quadrant; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street, Loudon; Newton, 16, Church-street, Liverpool and by all Booksellers. At Houle for Consultation daily, from Nine till Two, and non Five till Eight ; and all letters immediately replied to, if COntainliL. the fee f for advice, BEDFORD-STREET BEDFORD SQUARE. Ltrzi)ol/. ------- IFlilurystsralcteAdibyD2,6sQAunalLomicicAaTl i C o o N lo s n , re G d E E N n E gr n a A vi i ng iT s o z n i S K te c e i7 l. ON CITY, &ND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. 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Peal. 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessiveindul gence, and their lamentable effects on the system, produeiag mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. It is illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. Treats of the diseases resulting front infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. The consequences of early neglect and of the abase of mercury, are also clearly pointed oat. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Engravings. PART IV. Treats of Perry's Preventative Lotion, by the use of which the dangers of infection are obviated. It combines with the virus chemically, and destroys its power on the system. PART V. Is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its duties, The causes of unproductive anion, are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. 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Two of the children died of the malady, and the corpse of one of them lay two days before any person ventured in to separate the dead from the living. Some of the inmates of the neighbouring huts, who visited this abode of affliction on Thursday morning, found that the father of the family had also breathed his last. A few hasty arrangements were made, a cart was procured, and four individuals conveyed his remains to the grave-yard on the same day. While on the way, by some mismanage ment, the cart was upset, and the coffin was thrown out and burst open. The few who formed the funeral party got the coffin replaced on the cart, and the grave soon closed over it. The deceased belonged to Rothe- WitneBs, PP ()) would be implied in the fact of an empire which already holds such a commanding position in the centre of Europe, and whose sway is acknowledged and implicitly obeyed by near 40,000,000 of people, adding to that dominion and strengthening that posi tion by the mighty increment of the Italian penin sula, with its 20,000,000 of inhabitants, and all the unrivalled advantages of its maritime position ? What dominion that the world ever saw, except the Roman empire, which sprung up in that same Italy, and made the Danube solong its northern boundary, could boast of such " pomp and prodigality " of power as would be enjoyed by this new Austrian empire, with its sixty millions of inhabitants, and with a sea coast whose extreme p or t s wou ld be Ragusa on the one side, and Genoa on the other ; with Sicily and the whole Mediterranean at its feet, and with the Alps as a perpetual frontier against the assaults of her too liberal western neighbours? If anything were want ing to the compactness of this new empire, which we may thank the firmness and foresight of Pius IX. for nipping in the bud, we might advert to the cantons of the Sonderbund, as certain in such an event to be appropriated, as a comfortable addition to the Alpine frontier. To this solution the question was approach ing ; and nothing puts in so strong a light the mis fortune of the French people, and the infatuation of their rulers, as the fact that so long as they dared the latter took every means in their power to bring it to pass, and to discourage the struggles which Pius IX. was instinctively impelled to, for the liberties not of his own country alone, but of Europe. With or without a Pius IX., Italy could not have remained in the anomalous - -position in which her internal disunion and the pusillanimity of her nominal rulers had kept her so long. Had she not fortunately found a man with genius and resolution adequate to guide her in her new career, she might have madly and prematurely risen against the tyranny of Austria; and had she failed, and been crushed once more, Austria would have been placed in a position effectively to consolidate an em pire of the population and power which we have indi• cated above. It must be, indeed, a fundamental weakness and tameness of character which the en couragements of such: a position would not develop into an overwhelming and aggressive strength. And yet this mighty peril, the most sagacious sovereign in Europe, and that statesman who was believed to have most deeply fathomed the principles and appreciated the lessons of history, were content, for the sake of their own paltry personal schemes, not only to counteract, but consciously and deliberately to encourage. Compressing together the various con clusions to which the above reflections and others of a kindred nature give rise, we may regard it as beyond controversy that the best guarantee for the balance of diplomacy,power inE Europe, and henceforth f t o h r e t h main be to principle keep of a sound the several nations of Italy as much as possible a homogeneous s o united people, and to prevent their being made, either in the hands of their own rulers, or in those of foreign intriguers, an instrument of aggression or empire.______ _ NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. SIR CHARLES NAPIER'S SQUADRON. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 6.—By the arrival of the packet yesterday we are put in possession of inte resting details, of the movements of Sir Charles Napier's squadron : " September 14.—At 3 P.M. the Vixen steam-sloop, Commander Ryder, parted company .and proceeded with dispatches for England, taking letters from the squadron then off Cape Roco, ample time being given to write. At sunset exercised reefing topsails and courses by the watch only. The Stromboli steam sloop was ordered to get her steam up in case of being wanted during the night, it being a dead calm, and the ships quite close enough to each other. " 15th.—Signal made to man and arm boats.' At 11 A.M. the boats assembled alongside the flag-ship, and commenced a brisk fire from guns and musketry, which was kept up with much spirit until 1 P.M., when the boats returned to their respective ships. The paddle-box boats in this manoeuvre were most conspicuous, owing to their build and their buoyancy on the water. It was a perfect calm, with considerable swell from the northward, the ships rolling consider ably ; the boats were often out of sight from the swell, and, being extended over aconsiderable space, presented a highly interesting and animating appearance; each launch, pinnace, barge, and cutter, being commanded by a lieutenant, and each being provided with an assistant surgeon as in actual warfare. All surrounded the St. Vincent, and commenced a formal attack upon her, firing great guns and small arms, which the three-decker used in repelling the attack. This was a fine spectacle especially when viewed from the other ships. When the attack was over the boats proceeded against an imaginary enemy. First the launches ad vanced to action, firing shot ; after a short time, these boats being supposed to be disabled, the pinnaces ad vanced to keep up the action and to cover the retreat of the launches; they in their turn were succeeded by the barges, and so on ; the exhibition terminated by a general volley of . musketry, the boats returing to their respective ships about 1 r.as. At sunset ex ercised reefing topsails and courses as usual; mode rate breeze from N.N.E., tacked and wore during the night as required by night signals. " 16th.—At 9 30 A.M. the signal was made for the Canopus, Queen, and Vengeance, to try their rate of sailing. At 10 A.M. the trial commenced, the ships close hauled, under courses, single-reefed topsails, topgallant sails, jib, and spanker, as much sail as they could carry to a fresh breeze from the N.N.E. At 10 45 A.M. their inclination, as per signal, was— the Vengeance, 7 deg.; the Queen, 9 deg.; the Ca nopus, 8 deg. At eleven o'clock they tacked, Canopus about four cables ahead of the Queen, and the Queen a mile and a half ahead of the Vengeance ; from this time until one P.M. the ships continued on nearly the same bearings from each other; but both the Canopus and the Queen weathered very considerably on the Vengeance. At two o'clock the trial ended. The Canopus had the advantage over the Queen by half a mile; the Queen over the Vengeance three and a half miles, to windward. The opinion of the squa dron was asked upon the trial by signal, and given in favour of the Canopus. The squadron was ex ercised in forming line of battle in single and double columns, and inverted order, &c. ; at sunset reefed courses, double-reefed the topsails, and stood off under easy sail. " 17th.—Gleomy hazy weather, fresh breezes from the N.N.E. ; squadron exercised tacking and wear ing, together and in succession, forming order of sailing, &c. The Dragon steam-frigate, Captain Hall, signalled making 18 inches of water in 24 hours.' The Vengeance shifted her foretopsail-yard ; at sun set exercised reefing topsails and courses; sent down topgallant yards and struck topgallant mast; stood off the land under easy sail. " 18th.—At nine A.M. the signal was made to shift main-topsail yard.' In this manoeuvre the St. Vincent was 74 minutes, the Canopus, 84 minutes ; Queen, 115 minutes ; and the Vengeance, 117 minutes, from the signal of lower away' until the topsail was set with two reefs in it. At ten, the steamers, being under double-reefed topsails, fore course,: jib, and driver, close hauled, their incli nation by signal was, Odin 6 deg., Avenger 7 deg., Sidon 8 deg., Dragon 9 deg., Stromboli 9 deg. : they were then signaled to make more sail. At this time the Dragon was 1 miles on the Sidon's lee beam. At 1 30 P.M. she was observed to cross the Sidon's bows ; and at 4 P.M. she was as much to windward of the Sidon as she previously had been to leeward. At 3 P.M., under all sail that they could carry on a wind, their inclination was per signal— Stromboli, 8 deg. ; Odin, 9 deg.; Dragon and Avenger, 11 deg. ; Sidon, 12 deg. At this inclination they were ordered to fire four rounds, which was done by the Sidon, Odin, - and Dragon. The Avenger and Strom boli did not fire. At 10 minutes past 5 signal was made hands' shift topsails.' From lower away' until fresh sails were set, double-reefed, Lthe Queen was 15 minutes ; Canopus, 26 ; St. Vincent, 32 ; Vengeance, 46 ; with the steamers it was optional. The flag-ship signaled well done, Queen and Strom boli.' Afterwards the Canopus shipped her maintop sail yard. At 730 P.M. squadron tacked in succes sion and stood off, Cape Roco Light E. k S. six or seven miles. The Canopus, instead of tacking, wore ; consequently she and the queen were wide of their station when they came to the wind on the other tack. 19th—At 6 30 A.M. tacked in succession and stood in for the land ; the steamers kept their stations well during the night. At 10 30 the steamers were signaled to make more sail; when under all the sail they could carry, the Sidon and Dragon, with maintopgallant:sail set, their inclination, as given by signal, was—Strom boli 6 deg. (she had steam as well as sail) ; all the others 9 deg. Signal was then made to know if they could go into Lisbon under sail only, which was answered in the affirmative. At noon signal was made to know if the masters of the respective ships and vessels were pilots for the Tagus. Being answered in the affirmative, the St. Vincent bore away for the south channel, followed by the Vengeance, Queen, and Canopus, the steamers standing in for the north channel ; the Vengeance was observed to round too and allow the Queen to pass and follow the St. Vincent, as per signal to that effect, Canopus following Vengeance. The anchorage signal was given for the St. Vincent, Queen, and Vengeance to anchor in a line eastward of the Cale donia, the Canopus westward of her. At 4.30 the squadron were all anchored abreast of the packet stairs, the steamers in a line in shore of the line of battle ships. The Admiral signaled that those men who had not had leave were to have it. Foreign men of war anchored here—the French frigate Iphegenie (gunnery ship), carrying a commodore, and two steamers ; a Spanish corvette ; the Portuguese flag ship, frigate, and two corvettes. ADVERTISER.—It is always matter of sterling interest for creditors to observe and listen to the plans and proposals of a deeply involved debtor, whereby he endeavours to secure, at least, an approach to an honest and honourable settlement of his obliga tions. It is much in the same spirit (though its ardour of expectation may be somewhat damped by the failure of previous arrangements), that the Eng lish holders of Spanish Bonds regard the schemes just propounded at Madrid by the Minister of Finance, relative to the debt of that nation. Great and per severing efforts have long been made to obtain some satisfactory recognition of the heavy money-debt due from Spain, to the interests in this country in par ticular. Those efforts have, however, gene rally been not only fruitless, but hopeless, such were the difficulties and impediments that seemed to lie in the way of any settlement of the just and peculiarly strong claims of the foreign creditors of Spain. Still, latterly, there have arisen certain grateful indications of some scheme being in a forthcoming state ; and at length some royal de crees have been issued, which afford ground for at least a slight anticipation of approaching improve ment in the condition of the long•despairing and oppressed bondholder.- It will be zeta Wry, we are cautious in our manner of expressing the nature of the hopes that may be justified by these official do cuments. We are so, because it is too late in the day to place entire reliance on the accomplishment of all that is thus promised; and it is far better to mode rate the extent of the anticipations aroused by such a cause, than afterwards to have to lament the bitter disappointment of sanguine and confiding expecta hens. Certainly, M. le Ministre de Finances, Jose de Salamanca, commences the preamble to the first decree with an assertion that it is truly delightful to hope) proceeds from the heart as well as the pen of the writer. It is a recognised axiom (he observes) that credit constitutes the greatest element in the strength and power of modern nations. It is, there fore, devoutly to be wished that, by adopting such an axiom, and by pursuing an entirely new and dif ferent course in its financial policy, Spain may rapidly restore to herself the valuable blessing— Credit—and thereby secure what Don Jose de Sala !llama so properly estimates as the greatest element in . the power of modern nations. The Eng glish creditors of Spain will, assuredly, not grudge her the utmost amount of power and influence she . may obtain from such a source. We can easily imagine that they will fervently pray that she may become a very Colossus in might—a Peninsular Hercules in vigour—a true Atlas in bearing and sustaining qualities. Certainly the more "interest " she devotes to England, the more will she become a sure and proper subject of interest, not only to the bondholders, but to the whole people of this country. But, to return to the important documents above mentioned. The first Royal Decree was " given at the Palace, and signed by the Queen's hand, on the 24th September, 1847;" and its purport may be thus briefly described. The produce of all the national property, of the Almaden, Almadenejos, and other quicksilver mines of the kingdom, and " the excess of all the coffers beyond the seas," are to be " applied to the general direction of the public debt, in order to devote them to the payment of the interest on the Three per Cent. internal and external debt, conform ably to the provisions of the fifty-first article of the Royal Organic Decree of the 11th June last." The directing Junta of the Public Debt is to draw up a projected contract with the San Fernando Bank, " whereby that establishment shall engage for the period of ten years to keep at the disposal of the direction of the public debt, on the 30th June and 31st December of each of those years, the amount of the half-year's interest, conformably to the budget approved of by the Cortes." The decree of which the above statement gives the leading pro visions appeared in the Madrid Gazette of the 26th ult. On the following day the same official organ contained two more financial decrees, the first dated Sept. 23, and the second Sept. 25. The former re peals "the suspension of the selling of property be- , longing to the brotherhoods, hermitages, and chapels, ordered by the royal decree of the 26th July, 1844." The selling of the dues is to take place after Ist January, 1848 ; but they may meanwhile be redeemed by the owners of the property charged with the said dues paying a sum equal to the capital in Three per Cent. titles. The second decree authorises the sale of the property called proprios (excepting some parts of it), and sets forth the proportion of the proceeds that is to be allotted to the redemption of the public debt. We have directed this marked attention to the question, because it is one in which a large class in this country is somewhat deeply interested ; also, because the steps en the part of the Spanish Government which have just been described, afford some ground for believing that earnest and honour able efforts are really about to be made to discharge the just obligations incurred by Spain towards her foreign as well as domestic creditors. It is gratifying, likewise, to observe the improving prospects of that country, as set forth in the preamble to the first decree. The Minister therein states that the effects of peace have not been fruitless, and that the Trea sury is daily discharging its obligations as the collec tion of the taxes becomes easier. That he will soo'a be able to submit " a project for the general regsal a . Eon of the public debt, which will consolidate ,estab lished rights, satisfy just hopes, dispel appreaensions calculated to distrust the expectation of s' 4 e- ur ity, and restore the confidence on which the cvedit of the State's paper is founded," These atsttements sound 'erell; and n we W i n herself, that the autripai ton may be fully and faithfully realised. holdersad o t f rlt, ecp:ally for the sake of the bond therein held forth. Locke has defir. le d cre dit as "nothing but the expec tation of mr, ne y within a limited time: If Don Jos!) de P, , , , .larP!Anea wishes to restore to Spain her credit anion -nations, let him make every effort to secure , y(sol t on b f , ddis . due " a ex l pe im c i t t a e ti d on tim ofon eTm e may no .tiaho°lke:r)ntegdwi.ainthdi'sn - - 4 ‘ 20th.—The Canopus was ordered to shift her berth as denoted, viz., due west of the Caledonia, and the Queen to shift further towards the St. Vincent. It appears that the cause of the Dragon's leaking so much was from the defective fitting of her cocks and valves. The Dragon and Sidon were decidedly the best sailers amongst the steamers, and latterly the Dragon bad the best of it. " 21st.—Sir Charles inspected the Caledonia to- _ day and expressed himself much pleased at the manner in which her excercise had been performed. Portu g uese, firingise— " 22d and 23d.—Quietly at anchor. The packet r e h n a c l h f. , mSapsatrAitshh, ranrtued Pgrte from England arrived to-day ( 23 d). " 24th.—To-day being the anniversary of the death of Dom Pedro, all the ships and vessels in tin e minute guns from 8 A.M. until sunset. " 25th and 26.—M0 movements. Tagus t—English, sigFs " 27th.—The Admiral inspected the: Queen. We understand he did not express hir-lp,elf particularly pleased with her gunnery, &c., lAct we do not know for certain that this report is correct. "28th.—The packet from ciibraltar arrived this afternoon and leaves to-marrow morning for Eng land. Foreign ships of 'or;ar at anchor, same as on our arrival, with the fuldition of another French steamer. " 29th.—There is, no mystery made as to what our movements are 'to be. If contrary orders do not come out by the Amphitrite and Trincomalee, or the packet due on W ednesday, the squadron will go on another cruise nex t wee k. said the Sidon will leave for England directly after the arrival of the packet. • " John Bull cannot complain that this is not a squadron of exercise and manoeuvring. " During this cruise the Canopus and Vengeance have sprung, one a main, and the other a foretopsail, yard. " The packet for England was leaving the Tagus the moment that the squadron were anchoring. " The Vixen got foul of the Sidon in the early part of the cruize, and carried away or damaged her quar ter boat. " There are various rumours afloat as to the ulti mate movements of the squadron, but none to be depended upon, nor will there be until the dispatches arrive in the Amphitrite and Trincomalee. " All the caulkers in the squadron are employed on the Canopus ; she is undergoing a general caulking, being very leaky in her upper works. 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