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Ells well lmewn that on many .O.Cta sicns, and in .many places, a great outcry was fre quen.ly raised of undue influence Leing exercised, in a pecuniaty point of view, or, in other we - rds, that brilie•y had b. en practised ; and the remem brairee of " Sovereign Alley," and other plac'ep . of the same kind, is ytt freFili in the memory of many of our re triers.: In order, therefore, to remedy - this st de of things, the Legis'ature ( , sated a bill, entitled " The Corrupt Pract:ces Prevention.A ct," °t w irl -h it has been said that, "as far as legal restraints nd tenalties 'are concerned, it would Scar - 1 b e y poi _ siblo to nr,lee them more stringent than those - con• tained in this act." If this be strictly true (?)- Kee may expect to have a Parliathent composed of men who have earned the honour of a se,. not by 'their money, but by their tal-nis and abilitifs. The 'fol lowing is an abstract of t he main provisions of tiro act just rot erre Ito :—" Every person who shall directly or inditeet'y give, lend, promise, or 'endeavour to procure, any money, or valuable considerat ion, to or for any person on behalf of any voter or to refrain froin votintz, or t•hail corruptly do any such act on acceun t of such voter having voted, or refrained from voting, at any election . ; every person who shall; di rectly or indirectly, give, procure, offer, promise, or endeavour to procure, aey office or employment io or for any voter, or any other person on behalf of-any voter, or any other person, in order to induce' such Toter to vote, or refrain from voting, or shall •cor ruptly do any such act, on account of any Voter having voted, or refrained from voting, at any elec tion ; every person who shall make any such gift, loan, offe-, promise, procurement, or agreement, to or for any person, in order to induce suchtper son to procure the return of any person to serve in Parliament, or the vote ofany voter at any election; and every perion who shall, upon such loan, offtr, promise, procurement, or agreement, procure, or engage to procure, the return of any person to Serve in Parliament ; or any person who shall advance or pay any money to the use of any other person with the intent that such money shall be expendel in bribery at arty election, or who shall knowingly pay any money to any person in discharge of any money wholly or in part expended in bribery at any election • every person thus offeeding shall b e guilty of a misdemeanour, and shall also be liable to a penalty of 1001." The penalty attaching to any one who shall re ceive any bribe for giving or withholding his vote, either before or after an election, is 101. The penalty against treating is equally stringent, A forfeiture of the sum of 50/. ivthe consequence to a candidate, if on the day of nomination or elec tion there should be treating either in the way of • " meat, drink, or entertsinment, by way of refresh ment, or money, or ticket, to obtain refreshment by any person on the candidate's behalf, to influence a voter." Agents or indifferent persons are to Le fined 21. for every offence of thus nature. With respect to undue influence the provisions in the act are most stringent, and impose a fine of 501. ou any candidate who shall, in any way, compel a voter to vote in favour of a particular candidate. An " election auditor" is also appointed, and all accounts are to be submitted to him. He is to re ceive 10% from each candidat-, and two per cent. on every payment which passes through his hands. If this office be faithfully fulfilled, the functions of an election offic:r are so stringent as to afford in themselves a check upon elec.ioneering, abuses. time for proceeding with elections is also fixed by the act. In counties, elections are to take, place between the 6th and 12th day after the sheriff's proclamation is made, neither sooner nor later ; the sheriff's proclamation for holding the election is to be made within two days after the receipt of the writ. 31 0N T A.,CC. IS OPEN 11E. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES, with New Costnmal and virions Novelties, Focal and Cha racterislie, every ev'ninx (except Qaturday) at Eight A NlOng- INC; PERFORMANCE every SA CURDAY. at Three. Private Boxes and Stalls may be secured, ni.hout extra charge, at the Box-office. Polyzraphic-hall, King William-street, Charirl•-cross. The hall has_, been entirely redecorated. GENERAL TOM THUMB performs Daily at OF WALES BAZAAR, 209, Regent-street. from Ylr'f-pa - 4 Twelve to Two, Half-past Three to Five, and half-past See , n to Nine o'clock, introducing, among numerous New Songs, Dances, and Imitations, " Vill'ltios" and "Bobbin Around." Tie has appeared Three Times before her Majesty. Admission, is. and 2s. (No, 20,208.) LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAt Cli 26, 18b7. [Piller, 4D. STAMPED 5D INSTITUTED IN THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE, A.D. 1714. NION ASSURANCE SOCIETY, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. OFFICES -81, Cornhill, and 70, Pak er-street, London ; Coll ge-green, ; Gronengen-street, Hamburg ; Bristol, Liverpool, and Manchester. The - Premises in Comilla being now rebuilt, the business will in future be carried on therein. The Receipts for Fire Policies falling dal at Ladyday are now ready at the Head Offices in London, and at the respective Agencies in the country. WM. B. LEWIX, Secretary. PUBLICATIONS. ELECTION INT ELLIOENCE. BAIL IV.d Y INTELLIGENCE. handicap after the publication of the weight: slb ex. One mile. Mc. Nfallisli's Huntington, 3 yrs, 64 121 b (Fordham) 1 Mr. Cliff's Jack the Giant-killer, aged, 7st _Bll3 _ . _ Price 2d., weekly, CITY OF LONDON. A meeting stirninoned by the inhabitants of the ward .f Broad-street was held list• evening at the, N,,rth and south American Co&e-hous", at which the .claims . of Lot-3 John Russell and the course taken by the busine•s committee in reference to the resolution for exaluding his iordship from. the representation were taken into con sideration-. There was a yt•ry full attendance of electors, inc'uding several members Of the association and sup p-orters of their "four candidates." Mr. •F. ABRAHAMS, who had been announcsmi as the chairman in the placards calling the meeting, presided. Mr. PRITCHARD, Eligh Bailiff of Southwark, proposed a resolution expressing confidence in Lord John Russell, and pledging the meeting►. to support -him, introducing lis name by an historical retrospect of the no' 1.3 lord's CHEWER, AND HOLYHEAD. ORDON CUMMING, the LION BUNTER, lOC will give his new and popular ENTERTAINMENT, descrip tive of his EXPLOIT- and ADVENTURFS In SOUTH AFRIC every evening, except Saturday, at R. MORNING REPRESFNTA TIOI•T. every SATURDAY, at 3 o'clock. The Lion Hunter's Hush People, from the great 'I-Calabar! Desert, will appear incidental to the Entertainuient. Piano by Mr. Harries Wilson. Area, Is. • reserve d d seats, 25.; stalls (which may be taken daily between eleven an four; at the Museum), 35.-232, Piccadilly. L - ORD ERLISTOUN ; a Love Story, by the Author of " John Halifax, Gentleman," is commenced in No 27. the - first number of Vol. 11., of the N tTIONAL MAGAZINE. London : National 'M aqazine Company . (Limited), .25, Essex street, Strand, and all booksellers. The allflurned hnlf-yeaily meeting of thil compan; w4l held ta thb Easton statiaa)resltrJay, Sir a. Morto Peto in -tire chair. • - (Snowden) 2 11r. J. o,borae's Walhalla, 3 yrs, sst B'b (Mail ,ner) 3 Blight, Jestie, and C .al B ack Rose also ran. Mr. MANSEL, the secretary, read the report, which • staled that the traffic during the past half-year hal con tinued steadily to increase, the receipts from the railway • exhibiting an excess of 8,7971. over th ose o f the corres ponding period of the previous year; and the earnings of tl e steamboats showing an increase of 3,695/. The engineer reports that the permanent way, works, and stations of the main line and branches are ie goo I condition. The sea, during the past hair-year, has dis turbed a portion of the beach at Penmaen Mawr, so that it has been necessary to make some edditiene t o th e pitching of the fore-shore, which will be completed in the course of a few wetks. - The accounts show a net balance to the cro'lit of re venue of 31,783/. after payment of debenture interest and other first charges ; from this sum the directors rec mend the payment of 'the full half-year's divilend, at. the rate of 51 per cent. per annum, on the first prefer ence stock ; and one year's dividend, at the rate of 5 per cent. - per annran, on account of the arrears on the issued portion of the second preference stock ; leaving a balance of 1,667/. to be carried forward to the current half-year, The capital account showed that 4 301,9301., had been • received, and 4,339,1881. expended, laving a balance of .24,2571. against the company. The revenue account for - the half-year ending the 31-t of December lest showoi that 139,1304— WA been received on the railway, and 27,667/. from the steamboats, making together 166.7971.; and that the expenses in respect of the railway amounted to 70,723/ , and on eccount of the steamboats to 25,2511, together 95,9741.; leaving a balance of 68,407/. in fa vour of the railway, and 2,4171. in favour of the steam boats (after setting aside 5,401/. for insurance and de preciaion funds) ; making a net profit of 70,8241. To this was added 17,5021., the balance from the preceding half-year, and 340/. allowed by the Landon and North- Western Company as their proportion of loss shown on the steamboats, after charging interest on the value of the vessels, making 88,666 t. Out of this was deducted 17,3251. dividend on first preference shares at Bs. Si. per share, declared at last meeting, 3,568/. expenditure appertaining to previous half-years, 2461. balance of• traffic, 3 0001. rent of Bangor and Carnarvon Railway, and 5 527/. interest on advance ; leaving 58,999/ , less amount of debenture, interest, and of B and C bond., 27,2161.. leaving 31,7831. The C/TAIIIMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said they had been extremely anxious that the accounts presented on that occasion, being the first under the new system of working, should have all' the arrears carefully settled, and all open accounts closed, so that hereafter they would simply have to laok to the accounts from time to time under their arrangement with the North-Western Company. He thought, on referring back to the receipts, omitting those for 1853, it being the year of the Dublin Ex libition, that the increase was such as they might reasonably have ex pected. The passenger traffic for the half-year ending the 31st 'of December, 1852, amounted to 53,583/. ; ending 31st of December, 1854, to 62,170/. ; 31st of December, 1855, to 64,242/. ; and 31st of December, 1856. to ,539/. For parcels the figures were 2,6751., 3,5191., 3,743/., and 4.003/. ; and for goods and live stock, 24,6491., 39,1411, 45,120/., and 49,548/. respec tively. The steam-boat traffic, as compared with pre vious years, also showed an increase. The general results showed the company was placed in a position of much greater security by having the steam-boat traffic in their own hands than they would have been if entirely depeo- . dent upon others. He then moved the adoption of the report and accounts. The was adopted, a dividend for 'the half-year ending 31st Dec. last on the first preference ehareti was declared at the rate of 51 per cent, per annum, payable the 31 April'; also a 5 per cent, dividend on the second preference shares for 12 menthe, on account of arrears of interest due prior to Oct., 1856. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro ceedings. Bitting-2 to 1 ?gst Huntington, sto 2 agst Wa' balls, 4 to 1 agst Jessie, 5 to 1 agst B.ight. THE NEW NOVEL, THE SECOND WIFE, Is now realy at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. "A most interesting novel. The ine'denth are so highly exciting that the Inicrest never flags, and the style is gruel. and eloquent. It is altogether a most beguiling book."--Suuday Times. "This story possesses many feature's of interest. The chief cha racter is an admirable impersonation."—Sun. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. Won ea , ily by three lengths, f;Tur leniths between VI) second and third. Coal Black Ito4e„ belted - soon after starting. . Pytclley St3.kes of 5 secs each, with 40 added, for 2-yr 11i and upward 4. Optionall4;lling weights, .&c. The N-Sw Speen, r.l 3 lAte course, 5 furlongs. 11 subs. Mr. Baker's:Spinet by Orlando, 3 yrs (60/ ), est 3lb ARGYLL ROOMS.-LAIIRENT'S CASINO, Great Windmi"-street, St. James's.— The above elegant Rooms are now open every evening for the winter season, with Lsnrent's celebrated Orchestra. Principal Cornet-a -piston, M. Boulcourt. The Proprietor begs to inform the public that this fashionable place of resort has been entirely redecorated during the recess. Doors open at half-past eight, commence at nine. Admis sion One r billing. BETTS'S PATENT BRANDY is supplied by the Trade to Private Families, la every neighbourhood. in capsu'ed bottles, in any quantity down to the single bottle. Excise moist °is prevent the sale from tke DI,TIBLERY, 7, smrru- FIELD BARS, ST. JOHN-STREET, in any less quantity than two gallons. (Grimmer) 1 Mr. Swan's flardwick,.3 yrs (60/.), Gat filb (J. Rogers) 2 Mr. lIsr11:'s colt by Malc.)!ru—OJektail's dam, 2 yrs (600, 4-t 101 b (A. E twards) 3 T ae ,i ng ., „AA° ran :—Woodrnite, Mr. Verdant Green ; Au gus t a ,. Surrender, Que,tionable, Fiction, and Comm dere Charley. BAtiog_g to 4 agst Spinet, 5 to 1 each agst Fbion and Cocktail's darn colt. Won by a length, same distance between the second and third, two leriwths between the third and fourth. The winner was 831(.1 for 105 cove. The Nene Stakes, a free handicap of 5 Boys each, with 25 added. Once round. 7 stabs. Mr Rowland's Landamia, by Pyrrhus the First, 3 yrs, Gat 12:h • (Snowden) 1 Mr. Melli,-h's Tall3o Deer, 4 yrs, 8$ 71b (Wells) 2 Mr. Cliff's Obscurity, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b ......(Munday) 3 The following also ran :—lareca, Redemption, Blue Rock, and Hercules. THE GREAT TOBACCO CONTROVERSY. Dr. SEX 1 ON wig LECTURE on this important topic daily at 3 and half-past 7 p.m ,at Dr. K MIN'S MlNEUM,Coven try. street. Leicester-squ are. The Museum, which now stands wholly unrivalled in the world, and the rarity and completeness of whose contents have already acquired for it an European reputation, and ebta;ned the warm commendationof the press in this and other coun tries, is Open daily, for Gentlemen rn y, from 10 to In, A new Lecture is delvered by Tar. Kam; at ifalf-past 8 p.m. precisely. Ad mission, One ' , hitting. Descriptive Catalogues of the Mu•cum, con taining Lectures as delivered by D r. Khan, gratis to the visitors. el ENE RAL ELECTION.—PRINTING with I_3l - Economy and Despatch for Pamphlets, Addresses, Circulars, and Posting Bills, either Letterpress or Lithographic.—VAßTY, 27, Camomile-street, Bishopsgate, London, E C. Cheap Edit'on, with Portraits c f every Queen, complete in 8 vols., price 7s. 6.1. each, bound, • L IVES of the QUEENS of ENGLAND. By AGNES STRICKL %ND. - " A valuab'e contrilmtion to hisiorlcal knowledge. It contains a mass of every kind of historical matter of interest which industry and research could collect. We have derived much instruction and entertainment from the work."—Athenmum. , Hurst and Blackett, Publishers,'sticcessers to Henry Colburn. .;ervices, and an eloquent panegyric on his coneistent and patriotic liberalism. lie intimated that he also had been a member of the Liberal- Regi,iratiun Association, but had seceded from it because of their unfair conduct in th, present instance. Tne resoltition was put and carried. A third resolution, insisting that the reeolutions passed: at the meeting should be abodshed, having been prc posed-* . rrHE LONDON, HARWICH, and CONTE.- ..if_ NENTAL STEAM PACKET COMPANY. (Limited.) Capital 100,00/., in 10,000 Shares of 101. each, with power to increase. 2/. per share payable on allotment. Incorporated under the Act 19 and 20' Vic., chap. 47, by which the liability of tho Proprietors is limited to the amount of their shares: Offices, 44, Moorgate-street, City, E.C. The Allotment of Shares in the above Company will be post. poned till TUESDAY, the 31st inst., in consequmee of the change of Banker. ProspectuQes and forms of application may be obtained of Messrs. Hugh Ta.sie and Sons, 135, Buchanan-street, Glas gow ; H. C. Belo°, Esq., 18, Brunswick-street, Liverpool ; 0. J. Williams, Esq., Lloyd's agent and Vica Consul of the Nctl-e-iands, Harwich, Essex; and at the offices of the Company. BANKERS.—Unity Joint-Stock Bank, 10, Cannon-street, City, E.C., London. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the London, Harwich, and Continental Steam Packet Company (Limited); 44, Aloorgate-street, BIOGRAPEICAL SKETCH. OF JAMES montsolv the Hygeist, Founder of the British College or Health, London. with statements Of his ovn case. May be had gratis at the British College of Health. New-road, London, and of ?it the Hygcian Agents throughout the world. Lord CHAS. RUSSELL, who bad some time previously entered the room, proceeded to address the meeting on behalf of his brother. He said—Wken I left borne this morning I did not expect that I should remain in the City, and not have returned to dinner at nine o'clock this evening ; nor did I expect to see those magnificent warehouses through which I have been conducted—nei ther did I contemplate wending my way through those narrow cemeteeaud alleys, in which I find I have had "my pocket picked—(" hear, hear," and laughter)—and still lees wasl prepared to hear much that I have heard in this room to-night from the warm friends of the Re gistration Society, I acknowledge the usefulness of that society, and I say it is a proud distinction for a great city like London to have mainly through their exeitions, five candidates coming forward, ail upon the Liberal interest, not one C.,nservative daring to show his face. (Heat) But I must say also that their conduct towards my brother in this election is not generous—is not just. (Hear.) Undoubtedly the association bad a perfect right to combine together to appoint any four gentlemen as candidates they pleased. 1 demur not to that ; but it is an old saying and a true one, that that which is Morally wrong cannot be politically right. I do not say that under some circumstances they have not a right to combine for such a purpose, but say that it is not morally right, it is not eEeglish for them to combine to reject a man unheard. (Cheers.) It is not right to call upon a man to came from a bor ugh be represented, and might have represented to the close of his political career, to vindicate in his person the great principles of unr,etricted trade and civil and reli gious freedom, of which the members of the association were the advocates, and after sixteen years' service to treat him, as I have seen a member of Parliament, when making a long speech, treat an orange—having sucked it, to threw it away. (Loud cheers) One gentleman present seemed to me to make the most reckless asser tions. He went back to the year 1837 ; and said that my brother, when member for Huntingdon, was not a free trader. He is perfectly right in that statement ; but when tho gentleman goes thirty years back to con demn a man, would it not be fair to go twelve years back to give him credit ? (Hear, hoar.) Again, the gentleman said that Lord John Russell was not more in favour of Parliamentary .reform than Lord Pelmerston. Why it is well known that three years ago, when Lord J. Russell brought forward his reform bill, Lord Pal merston " bolted" out of the cabinet on that ground— (" Hear, hear," and laughter)—and within the last few weeks, on Mr. Locke King's motion, Lord Palmerston, with 40 of the Treasury men, went into the lobby with the Tories against it, while my brother went into the opposite lobby in company with the great body of the Liberal party in its favour. (Cheers.) One gentle man has said that my brother is not a friend to the ballot; Now, let us deal fairly with him in-his absence. (Hear, hear.) I was in Parliament once, though I have not the hononr to be so now, and upon ti,is subject of the ballet I differed from my brother. (Hear.) Why, if you reject Lord John for that cause, you ought on the same ground, if I were put up as a candidate against him, to elect me—he being, as is well known,, the fruit, of the family, while I am but the mere husk and rind. (Hear.) But I will state to yob a fact; I have autho rity for stating that the vice-president and treasurer of the ballot society have both of them expressed their de termination to support Lord J. Russell ii the coming election, so satisfied are they with hie conduct. Atter all I want to know is Lord John Russell so determined an opponent of the ballot as some here seem to suppose 1 In the abstract I am myself in favour of open voting ; but what made Me a convert to the ballot was seeing the enormou. amount of coercion exercised in an election wtien I was a candidate—and I have heard Lord John Russell say, when he was contesting Devonshire, that he saw things then which, though iu tee abstract he was opposed to the ballot, led him to believe it possible that he might be driven to it. The resolution, than Lord John Russell, as the con sistent champion, &c., was then put and carried by a large majority. After the usual vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting separated. SECURE INVESTMENTS. —Messrs. R. HORLEY and Co., 4R, Threadneedle-street, sworn Stock, Share d , and Mining Brokers, will be happy to forward a list of car. , fullv selecte Securities, paying good di videad , , to those who may favour them with their busines and to advise them on the safest mode of inve-ting their capital. s, Business transacted in the English Funds at 1-16th per cent., and in all Stocks, Railway and Mining Shares, on the most reasonable terms. A selected list of dividend-paying (from 12 to 20 per cent.) and progressive mines to be had personally or per letter. On the Ist of April will bc published, pride VT., Part If. of FEiST'S RACING RECORD, containing a complete CALENDAR of SPORT, from the Ist of Januati to the day of publication. Edited by ALBERT FEIST, Editor of the Turf Department of the "Sunda , Times," and Repor+er of Sporting Intelligence to the London' &Ili papers, &c. Parts I. ail+l Tr. may be obtained, neatly botmain cloth, price td. Printed and published, on the Ist of eaclt month, by William Wright, Sporting Printer and Publisher, Fulwood-rents, Holborn. BANK OF DEPOSIT, No. 3, PALL-MALL EAST, LONDON. Established A.D. 1844. Parties desirous of INVERTING MONEY are requested to examine the plan of the Bank of Deposit. Prospectuses and Forms for Opening Accounts sent free on appli cation. Betting-5 to 4 apt Tame Deer, 3to 1 agat lareca. Won ET two lengthq, bad third. Hercules and Blue Rock, were beaten off, and did not pass the post. BETTING ON THE COURSE. CHESTER CUP. 13 to 1 agst St. Giles (taken) 1000 to 30 aget Duleamara Oaken) TWO TGOUSAND GUINEAS. 7 to 2 agst Vedette (taken) DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Skirmisher (taken freely) Just published, price 2d., or post free 3d., the 102 d Edition 01 • - THE NATURAL REGENERATOR of the DIGESTIVE ORGANS, the STOMACH, LIVER, NERVES, LUNGS, &c., without Medicine, Galvanism, Electricity, ineony - - nience, and expense, by an easy, natural, pleasant, end Infallible remedy, which saves fifty times its cost in other means of core. Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professor of Che mistry, Dr. Andrew lire; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. Harvey; Dr. Camp bell; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram; Lord Stuart de Decks; the Dowager Countess ofeastle-Stuart ; Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many other respectable persons, whiyie hWth hrs been restored by It, after all other means of cure had failed. Londoa : Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street. PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. • ____.------. ARTIS TS' GENERAL BENEVOLENT IN For the Relief of Decayed Artists, their Widows and Orphans. Instituted 1814. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1842, rnder the immediate protection of her Most Excellent Majesty the QUEV,N. PATION.—IIis Royal Highness PRINCE ALBERT, K.O. City. Gentlemen,—l enclose you a receipt for £ paid to the Unity Joint-Stock Bank, and I hereby request you will allot me shares in the London, Harwich, and Continental Steam Packet Company (Limited); and I hereby agree to accept such shares or any smaller number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the calls thereon, and to execute the necessary deeds of the Company. I remain, Gentlemen, your obedient sei vast, Name in full Address in full Occupation Date BANKERS' REcEIX r. R3ceived the day of ' 1857, the sum of on account of the London Harwich, and Continental Steam Packet Company (Limited), London. By Order, HUME GREENFIELD, Secretary. TICE PATRONS. The Grace the Duke of Buc- Right Hon. Earl de Grey, K.O. clench, K.G. Right Hon. Earl Sta ,, hope. His Grace. the Duke of Devon- Right Hon. Farl of Yarborough. shire, K.G. Right Hon. Lord Lyndhurst Ms Grace the Duke of Suther- Sir John Swinburne, Bart. land, K.G. Jesse Watts Russell, Esq. Most Noble the Marquis of Lansdowne, K.G. PRESIDENT—Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, P.R.A. The Nobility, Friends, and Subscribers are respectfully informed that the FORTY-SECOND ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL will be Celebrated in Freemasons' Hall, on SATURDAY, the 4th of April next; The Right Hon. LORD DUFFERIN in the Chair. rdlitta,iy The Third Edition. Just Published, price 55., by post, free 6s. 6d, ON TRUE ctz FALSE SPERMA.TORRA(EA, with the View of distinguishing the Imaginary ftom the Kcal Sufferers under this disease, and Correcting of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. , Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD. " Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practt :al contributions to German medical literature. This is the first :•me, Le informs as, that he has addressed himself to the nou-medi :: II reader. IVe trust this may not be the last, if he shall leteet any Aber equally flagrant evil which it may be in his power to cor rect."—London Medical Gazette. " The triheof 'Quiet Sympathisers,' ,nd Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed; and if this book ould find its way into the hands of those whe serer from the com utaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would he, saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of cis importance, though It is that which the quacks most prize— .nuch money...... This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrheea, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, ikely to do much good."—Medical Circular. London: li. Balliere, 219, Regent-street. The 66th Regiment, under the command of Col. Law, left Plymouth Citadel on Tuesday in two divisions. Four companies, under Major Maxwell, were billeted at Bath, and the bead-quarters at Bristol. The entire regiment was appointed t ) reach Farnborough yesterday afternoon, to march to Aldershot, where they will be under the orders of the Lieut.-General commanding the division. The 23d company of Royal Engineers and the detachment of 200 orderlies of the Medical Staff Corpg, at Cba,tham, are to be held in readiness for STBWARDS. Jacob Bell, Esq. F. W. Hulme, ESCI. . John Bell, Esq., Edward I'Amon, Esq. Thomas Brooks, Esq. James Lahee, Esq. Thomas Smith Cote, Esq. W. Leighton Leitch, Esq. Dominic Co'naghl, Esq. Charles It. Leslie, Esq., R.A. Professor T H. Donaldson. Arthur J Lewis, Esq. Alexander Duncan, Esq. Thomas Wl,esn, Esq. Alfred Elmore, Esq., A R A Henry Moseley. Esq. Henry Ferrer, Esq. Frederick B. Pickersgill, Esq., William E. Frost, Esq., A.R•A. A.R A. William Gale, Esq. , George Smith, Esq. Henry Graves, Esq. RiChard James SpierS, Esq., Al- Carl Haag, Esq. derman of Oxford. Hebert Hudson, Esq. Henry Twining, Esq. Dinner on Table at Six precisely. Tickets. 11. Is. each, to be had of the Stewards; of Henry Wynd ham Phillips, Esq., Honorary Secretary, 8, George-street, Hanover. square ; and of the Assistant Secretary, 19, Great Coram-street, Russell-square. 0 WILLIAM JOHN ROPER, Assistant Secretary. ____.------- LONDON, HARWICH, and CONTINENTAL STEAM PACKET COMPANY (Limited. ) LONDON to ROTTERDAM in 12 Hours. The Steamers of this Company will commence running be tween Harwich and Rotterdam, with Goods and Passengers, on SATURDAY, 25th April. For further particulars as to fre;ght, &c., apply at the Company's Offices, 44, Moor the gate street, E.C., or of' 11. P. Maples , Shipping Agent to Company, 4, Arthur-street, East, B.C. icanieCliate'embtrka' tion for service in China. The whole of the non-commissioned officers and men have been inspected, and they are in readiness for embarkation at instant notice. The reduction in the number of men employed in Chatham dockyard is now complete'', the last discharge of men having been made ou Saturday _ _ LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. CONTRACT for WROUGHT IRON GIR • DERS.—The Directors aro prepared to receive Tenders for the SUPPLY of WROUGHT IRON GIRDERS. Plan and specifica tion may be seen on application to Mr. ;Woodhouse, at the Perma nent Way-office, Railway Station, Stafford. Tenders addressed to the Secretary, at this Office, to be sent In on or before Wednesday, the Bth of April, 1857. By order. • CHAS. T. STEWART, secretary. Secretary's Office, Euston Station, March 21, 1857. last, when upwards of 34 hired labourers who were taken on at that establishment during the war re ceived their discharge, their places being supplied by several hundred convicts, who are now stationed at Chatham since the abolition of the hulks at Woolwich. A great deal of activity prevails in the dockyard in bringing forward those ships which are intended to be launched during the present year, and the labourers on the establishment, employed on general service, will be retained. • In consequence of the election at Chatham tak ing p'ac3 on Saturday next, on which day it was intended to launch the la-ge screw steamer Re; TO THE ELECTORS OF MARYLEBONE. GENTLEMEN, s Parliament is now Dissolved, I again solicit your suf frages. The immediate cause of the dissolution is a vote of censure on the Government, carried by the union of various parties in the House of Commons, and it is evident, from the expres sion of public opinion, that the vote so carried is not in ac cordance with the general feeling of the country. As I have alreidy represented your borough for 20 years, and have been elected on cis different occasions, my public conduct must be well known to you. I have always endea voured to promote your interests, whether local or general, and to advance the principle of that local self-government which you so highly prize. Since the dissolution was announced, I have received the most gratifying assurances of renewed support from all parts of the borough, and I shall hope when the day of election arrives that I may be again returned to Parliament as one of your representatives. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your obliged and faithful. servant, B. HALL. 9, Great Stanhope-street, March 21, 1857. In boroughs, the rel;urning officer must proceed to the election within six days after the receipt of the event, and must "give three clear days xi? tice, at least, of the day of election, exclusive of the day of proclamation and the day of election," making in all five days. _ _ • BALE OF OLD STORES AT SHEERNESS. ADMIRALTY, SOMERSET-PLACE, 23d March, 1857. THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 'lreland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on THURADAY. the 14th May next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, the Captain Superintendent :11 put up to sale, in her Majesty's Dock Yard at Sheerness, several Lots of GUILDHALL, 21st March, 1857. Th© Committee for Letting the City's Lands will meet at Guildhall on WEDNESDAY, the Sth April neat, at One o'clock precisely, to receive Proposals for a Building Lease, or Building Leases, of a large PLOT of GROUND, formtng•the site of the late F eet Prison, situate on the East side of Farringdon-street, in the City of London ; also to receive proposals for a lease of a House, No. to, Cross Lancashire cou, t, New Bond .street. Plans of the property may be seen, and further particulars and forms of tender obtained, upon application at the Architect's Office, Guildhall. nown, 91, an application has been made by Capt. G. Goldsmith to the Admiralty to alllw the launch' to be postponed to a future day, it being customary, for the men employed in Her Majesty's dockyards to be allowed a day's liolyd.ay at an election.. The Electra, 14, sloop, Commander W. Morris, is being stripped and dismasted at Chathain, and is ordered to be paid off. into ordinary ou the let of April. She has been in commission four years, during 'which time ,she has - been employed on the Australian station. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. OLD STORBS ; Mutating of old Roe feablelaid and hawserlaid), Shatengs, Canvass and Hammocks!' rags, Coal Bags, 80., Ste., all lying in the said Yud. Persons wishing to view the Lots must apply to the Superintendent for notes of admission for that purpose. C a t a logues and Conditions o f Sale may be had here and at the Yard. FERDINAND BRAND, Comptroller. LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTICha RATLWAY:—Traffic re turn for the week ending March 21,1857 ~.£14,427 10 5 Corresponding week last year SALT and Co.'s EAST . INDIA PALE and kJ BURTON ALES. BREwEity-BURTON-ON-T RENT. Decrease in 1857 LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.— Traffic return for the week ending Blarh 21, 1857.. £10,721 17 5 • - STORES:— • LONDON• • ,• .• •• •• •• Hungerford-wharf. LIVERPOOL • .. 72, Henry-street. MANCHESTER • 37, Brown-street. SHEFFIELD ...... •• .. • • BIRMINGHAM ... Old Courthouse, High-street. BRISTOL.• . DUBLIN ll, TemPle-lane. - EDINROUGH ....... . • • .... PorthoPctoun Warehouse. GLASGOW St. vn,,..c"t p,nees These Ales, in Casks of Eighteen (Allow; and upwards, and in Bottle, obtained from all respectable Bottlers. Corresponding WO3k last year 12,463 17 1 Total of the half-year to this date, 1857 127,283 2 7 Total of the half-year to this date, 185 G 123,11 8 8 LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for Or week ending March 22, 1857 £57,580 0 0 Corresponding week last year GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—Traffle return for the week ending llfarth 15, 1857 221,782 17 11 Corresponding woes last year 21,016 18 11 .The Duke of Wellington, 1.31, Captain Caldwell, C. 8., if possible, go into Po!tsuy!_ilth harbour this day to prepare for being paid off. Moat of her stores have been - taken out to lightin her. The Melville, 72, fitted up by Meosrs. White, of Cowes, as au hospital ship for the China station, will b 3 taken out of dock to-morrow at Cowes and towed to Portsmouth to ha commissioned. LUN DHILL COLLIERY EXPLOSION. CITESTER AND HOLYELEAD RAILWAT.—TraiIIe return for the week ending March 22, 1557 £4,999 0 0 Corresponding week last year 4,583 0 0 THE COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR EMPTYING THE PIT. Increase in 1857 ... - £416 0 0 By Authority of the French Consul-Gen eral. —Notice is hereby given, that the following SALE of PRESERVED BEEF will be the last on account of the French Government. SALE of FRENCH COMMISSARIAT SURPLUS STORES, consisting of PRESERVED ROILED BEEF, of English, Scotch, and Irish manufacture, in tin canisters of about 6 lb. each, and packed in wooden boxes containing 12 tins.— Mr. ALEXR. COCK E has been honoured with instructions to Sell by Auction, at the Lyndon Commercial Sale Rooms. Mincing-lane, on an early date in April next, of which due notice will be given, several rot -eels of the aboro demoription of Pro•vicion of the menu. factc-e of the followi celebrated firms, Messrs. Henry Powell and Sons, London ; Messrs. John Weal! and Co , London ; Messrs. John Moir and Son, Aberdeen ; Messrs. D. Hogarth and Co., Aberdeen ; and Messrs. John Milian and Co , Leith. All the boxes for sale are being opened and carefully examined for damaged canisters, the whole of which will be sclrcted and replaced by sound ones, and the fact o' the beef having been originaPy manu factured in this country under strict in'pection, expressly for the use of the troops in the Crimea, where it gave the highest satisfaction, added to its being perfectly free from defecti , e tins, g i ve every assurance to buyers of its excellent quality and fitness either for home nsumption or exortation. Packages included in the pur- chase co . The several parcels of beef for sale are now on view at Rears wharf. Mill-lane, Tooley-street, where purchasers may satisfy - selves that every care is belly taken in removing from the boxes them all canisters unfit for use. Any further information required can be obtaid at the office of Mr. Cocke, 2, Old Trinity House, Towe ne r-street, and catalogues six days previous to the sa`e,Water-lane, at the fol lowing places, viz.:— Mincing-lane ; Commer cial Sale Rooms , Corn Exchange, Garraway's, Coffeehouses; Baltic, and Jerusalem also at the news rooms of the principal inland towns and outports. 110ZEATTS COPAHINE, or SAC CHARATED R. , CAPSULES, approved of by the french College of Physicians, successfhlly administered in the Paris and London Hospitals, and acknowledged by them to be the best remedy for a certain disorder. (See Lancet" of Nov. 6, 1852.) A copy will be forwarded on appli cation.—Prlce per 100, 4s. 6d. ; 50, 2s. 9d. To be had of the inventordon, , GABRTEL JOZEAU, sole French chemist, 49, Haymarket, Lon and all the principal chemists. • - , CANCER HOSPITAL, London and West Brompton.—Secretary's Office, 167, Plecadilly.—This Institu tion has been established exclusively for the treatment of the poor afflicted with cancerous diseases. Out-door patients to attend at 167, Piccadilly, on Tuesdays, at 2 o'clock. In-door patients mitted at the Brompton Establishment, for one month, and for a longer peri od sons under treatment as in or out-door patie nts have number av eraged for the last three years about 400 cases each year. Since the foundatery ion of this Hospital in 1851, 1,799 poor per sons, suffering under ev form of his dreadl malady, have received the benefits of this Charity. t o Weekly Board manage its affairs, and every informa tion connected with the Institution may be obtained on application to the Secretary. Contributions to enable the Committee to continue this great work of benevolence are urgently solicited, and paid to William Loxham Farrar, Esq., the Treasurer, 66, Lincoln's- Inn - fields ; Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand ; and at the Secretary's Offices, 167, Piccadilly. By ore' s.n J. COCKERILL Secretary. OPAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. Patron—The QU EEN.—Founded 1828. The sick poor are admitted en their own application alone ; no re commendation is required. During the past month the following number received the benefits of this Charity, either as oat or in - door pat i e nts, on their personal application : Week ending 7th February ...... 2,095 Ditto 14th February .. •• .. 2,351 Ditto 21st February ...... 2,650 Ditto 28th February : .... 2,890 Total in February •• • • 9,986 of which 3,379 were new cases, the remainder (still under treat ment) having been admitted previously. - The clergy of all denominations have unlimited access to the patients. Heavy expenses are inevitably incurred in aftording such exten sive relief. The Committee , ther efore, earnestly entreat the aid of the public. The management of the Hospital is in the hands of 30 Governors, yearly elected from the general list of subscribers, at the Annual General lirieeting in January. A Board is held every Thursday, at 4 o'clock (Rev. J. B. Owen, Chairman), to conduct the business, when any subscriber may attend, if so disposed, the Board being at ell times desirous of receiving suggestions or giving explanation. The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on volun tary contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer. John Masterman, Esq., M.P., Nicholas-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co.; Ferries and Co.; Ransom and Co. PrescOtt, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and C Barclay , and Co.; Dersson and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co.: Ov erend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Ber ners-street ; Masterman and Co. ;and at the Hospital. Clothing for the destitute patients will be thankfully received. By order. J. B. OWEN. M.A., Chairman. f ----------------- /C0 MORE PILLS NERVOUS, BILIOUS, AND NOR ANY OTHER MEDICINE OR CONSTIPATION , INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, CONsUMpTIoN, AND DEBILITY. LIVER COMPLAINTS, COMM, AST7IIMA, ir k U BARRY'Sdelicious HEALTH-RESTOR -I,—, INN REVALENTA ARABICA. FOOD saves tidy times its Bons flatulency, disten Cost in other remedies, and cures the above complaints and their consequences, such as hemorrhoidal S sion, acidity, heartburn, palpitation of , thireeehehareta,'dnervous a gels heada n c h s e a s t , hysteria, neuralgia, deafness, noises in the .erup scrofilla, the pit of the stomach and between the shot 'ders,erY siP , of the blond =e Pons of the skin, impurities and poverty dropsy, rheumatism, gout, nausea and sickness . epileptic fits, spleen, pgtvincy, after eating, or at sea ; low spirits, -spasm-, dnrig general debility, inquietude, sleeplessness, involuntary loss of me paralysis, tremors, dislike to society, unfitness for study, melan blushing, mory, delusions, vertigo, blood to the head, exhaustion, the eholy, grouncl'ess ;Car, wretchedness. It is, moreover, it tever best food for infants and invalids generally, as -- 1 turns acid on the weakest stomach, nor interferes w ith a good liberal diet, but imparts a healthy relish for luach and dinner, and restores the faculty of digestion and nervous and muscular energY to the most enfeebled. Supported by testimonials from the celebrat ed Professor of Chemistry Dr Andrew Ure, Dr. Shorlapd, Dr .Ilar vey, Dr Campbell, Dr. Gattiker, Dr. Wurzer, Dr. Ingram, Lard Stuart do Decics, the Dowager Countess of Castiestuart, and 50,000 other well-known individuals, whose health has been restored by this useful and economical diet, after all other means had been tried Y aban toned. In vain for many years, and all hopes ofrecever - - Analysts by the celebrated Professor of Chemistry Andrew Ups Auj.,F " London, 24, Bloomsbury -square " I hereby certify, that having examined Du Barry's R eva l en t o 'Libica I find it to be a pure vegetable Farina, perfectly whole some, easily digestible, likely to promote a healthy action of the stomach and bowels, and thereby to counteract dyspepsia (Indiges tion), constipation, and their nervous'consequences. ANDlixw UaE, M.D., F.R.S., &c., Analytical Chemist." Ukase by the Emperor of Russia. Russian Consulate General, London, Dec. 2,1847, The Consul-General has been ordered to Inform Messrs. Barry, Du Barry and Co., that the Revalenta Arabica they had sent to his Majesty the Emperor, has, by imperial permission, been forwarded to the Minister of the Imperial Palace, Suitably packed for all climates, and with full instructions. DI canisters, 1113 211,9 d ; 2lh 4s Gd ; 811) lls , 12Ib 223; super refined quefity, llb 6s ; lb lls ; 51b Vs ; 101 b 33s The 1010 and 12113 cants tors are forwarded carriage free, on receipt of Post-office order. Barry Do Barry and Co.. 77, Regent-street, London; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., purveyors to her Majesty, 182, Piccadilly ; also at CO, Gracechurch•strect ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 4, Cheapside ; 68, Cornhill ; 49, Bishopsgate-street; 55, Charing-cross; 54, Upper Baker-street ;-63 and 150, Oxford-street. - TO THE ELECTORS OF MARYLEBONE. GENTLEMEN, The unexpected announcement of an immediate Dissolution of Parliam e nt renders it necessary for me to ciddr.).. you, and to explain to you the cause of my abs ence from En g land at this time. In the course of last summer I was, as you are aware, afflicted with severe illness, contracted in the discharge of what I deemed a public duty, and which has resulted in the loss of one of my eyes, but I am, thank God, decidedly better, and assured by the best medical authorities that there is, humanly speaking, every probability of my being able to resume Parliamentary life in two months. You did me the honour of electing me, about two years ago, by a majority unparalleled i n y our contests. Previous to that ' Election I stated to yon without re7erve my views upon all the great questions of the day, and I think I may safely assert, without fear of contradiction, that I have not, in ono single instance, deviated from the principles which I then professed. Under these circumstances, I venture to hope that my absence, occasioned as it has been solely by a visitation of Providence, may not operate against me at the approaching Election. With regard to the vote of the House of Commons, which has led to the Dissolution of Parliament, I beg to say that had I been present I should most assuredly have given my support to the Minister who, at a time of extreme difficulty, undertook the Government when it was abandoned by others the , and who has t hrou g hout his long political career upheld honour and interests of the British empire. I beg to offer my most grateful thanks for the considera tion and forbearance which you have exhibited towards me during my involuntary absence, and to assure you that if you will again honour me with your confidence, my best eneigies shall, as heretofore, be devoted to your service. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your obliged and faithful servant, N a ples, March 8, 18 5 7. EBRINGTON. THE NORTH OF INDIA TRAMROAD COMPANY (Limited). —For introducing a cheap System of Communication throughout the Province of Rohilcund and adjacent territory, connecting the Ganges with the Indus, and also with the 'lron Districts of Kumaon and Gurhwal, via Futteyghur Shahjehanpoor, Earthily, Rampoor, Moradabad, Meerut, 'Shaharunpoor, Umballah, Loodbeana, ac Umritsir. Temporary Offices.-6, Adams-court, Old Broad street. Incorporated under the Joint Stock Companies' Act, 1856. Capital, 1,000,0001., in 50,000 Shares of 201. each. (With power to increase.) Deposit, 2s. per Share. No Call will be made until a guaranteed Rate of Interest has been obtained from the *FAA India _Company on the re quired Capital. CIIAIRMAN.—W P. ANDREW, Esq., F.R.G S. (Chairman of the Scinde Railway Company). DEPUTY CHAIRMAN. —Sir HERBERT MADDOCK, (late Deputy-Governor of Bengal ) DIRECTORS. Philip Anstruther, Esq. Director of the Bank of Egypt. Harry Borradaile,'Esq., 'Director of the Scinde and Punjaub Railway Companies. Thomas Bradshaw, Esq., Chairman of the London and Con tinental Insurance Company. W. F. Fergusson, Esq., Eastern Bengal Railway Company. Colonel Glasfurd, late Executive Engineer of Rohilcund. C. Grenville Mansel, Esq., late Member of the Board of Ad ministration, Punjaub. G: Gordon Macpherson , Esq., Director of the Agra and United Service Bank, W. Shillito, Esq., Hon. East I ndia Company, Bengal Estab lishment. Sir Walter Calverley Trev el y an, Bart., Nettlecombe, comer- Sir and Wallington, Northumberland. Edward Warner, Esq., Grosvenor -place, Director of the /tTational Discount Company. J. W. Williamson, Esq., Chairman of the National Savings Bank. (With power to add to their number.) AUDITORS. Edward Hales, Esq., Director, National Discount Company. Frederick Charles Wilkins, Esq., 31, Great Winchester-street. CONSULTING ENGINEER—John Murray, Esq., C.E. ACTING ENGINEER - IN INDIA—W. Sowerby, Esq., C.E. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Lyon, Barnes, and I Messrs. Marten, Thomas, and Ellis. Hollams. BANRERS. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and I The At,ra and United Service Smith. Bank. No FURTHER APPLICATION for SHARES in this Company can be RECEIVED. GEORGE L. BROWNE, Secretary, 6, Adams-court, Old Broad-street, March 25, 1857. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPACITY, Ali D IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New and improved Edition, enlarged to 196 pages, illustrated by lOO , price, free Coloured Engravings on Steel , Just p ublished free by post, Is. , THE SILENT FRIEND : A Medical Work on the physical e xhaustion and decay of the frame, from the e ffects of solitary indulgence, infection, and the injurious conse quences from the use of Mercury ; with observations on the obliga tions of marriage, and directions for obviating certain disqualifica tions. By R. and L. Pk REY and CO., Surgeons. Foid by J. Allen, 20. Warwick -lane, Paternoster-row; Sanger. 160, Oxford street ; and Gordon, 146, Lead , nhall-street, London. The CORDIAL BALM of SYRIACGM is employed to renovate the impaired powers of life. Its action is purely balsamic ; its power in reinvigorating the frame in all cases of nervous and sexual fe 'nifty, obstinate gleets, Impotency, barrenness, and debilities arising from venereal excesses, ease been demonstrated by its unvarying fr om in thousands of 4. Price 1 Is. per bottle, orient' quan tities In one for 335. which saves I Is. The CONCENTIATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, an anti-syphi litic remedy, for purifying the system, and is recommended for any of the varied forms of secondary symptoms, such as eruptions on the skin, blotches on the head and destructionrgts of the throat, tonsils, and uvula ; threat, ned of the nese, palate, &c. , Its action is purely detersive, and its beneficial influence on the system is undeniable, Price Ils. and 335. per bottle, also a saving all,. PEY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS constitute an effec otufar remedy in all cases off onorrhrea, Sleet, stricture, and diseases Va s il n P O 9 urinary organs. Price 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d , an! I Is. per box. street ; b Id by Barclay and Sons, 140, I Farringd,m-street ; Da'rby and Gosilen ,eadenhall-street ; W. Sutton and Co. - , 10, Bow -churchyard ; W. Edwards , 6i et. l'aurs-charchyard; J.. Sanger , 150, Oxford- Harding 4 C aY , , heapside • and Dietrichsen, 63, Oxfold-street ; Butler and medicine ~,i- h „ , , Prcut and Barsant, 229, Strand ; and all me throughout the United liiugdom. Contrary to expectation, the drawing off of the water, preliminary to reaching the bodies of the victims of the late explosion, did not commence until late on Tuesday afternoon. On Monday the water had reached within 15 inches of the height fixed by the engineers as that required to overpower the burning matter. Great disappointment was felt by many of the relatives of the deceased, who, de spite the unfavourablestate of the weather, had come from a distance to be present at the commencement of operations which would lead to the speedy re covery of some of the bodies. This anxiety was greatly increased by it having been made known that some of the men who had descended to the water in the pit had observe . I some bodies floating on the surface. This, however, on more minute inspection, was found not to be the case. At an eatly hour on Tuesday morning the water had reached the maximum height of 60 feet, and during the forenoon it was stopped from running into the pit. It was then expected that, as every 'thing had been ready for some days past for drawing off the, water, operations would be at once commenced. This, however, was not the case, as it was nearly four o'clock before the iron buckets could be said to have commenced drawing. The delay was oc casioned, in a great measure, by it being found, at the eleventh hour, that the buckets were too large, and that other essentials, although trifling matters, had been overlooked. Loud were the complaints of the poor women, who came towards the pit, on hearing of the apparent dilatoriness of the parties. Their grief, however, had no effect upon the police stationed at the pit, who rudely sent them away from the ground upon which their husbands, fathers, and brothers lie. The iron buckets having been lessened they were let down, and were found to do their work admirably, discharging about 500 gallons of water in five or six seconds under a minute. A quantity of lime was placed close to the shaft, some of which was thrown into the water, This was found to be necessary as a disinfect ant. A good deal of gossip has prevailed on the subject of the water during the past week. There is little fear that anything injurious can re sult from it, for, besides the disinfectant - thrown into the water from the shaft, a large quantity of pure water is mixed with it from the Abdy bed. During the operation of drawing, it is arranged that men shall go down to the water's edge at short intervals, as it is expected that bodit s may occa sionally come up to the surface. The difference of the temperature of the water at the surface and bottom of the upcast shaft stilleon tinues nearly the same as it has been for the last 10 days—the bo tom being 60 degs. and the surface 66 degs. ; and doubts have been expressed as to the fire being extinguished by some of the best autho rities. It is to be hoped, now that operations hive commenced, that no timo will Le lost in reaching the bodies, and thus allaying the excitement and easing the minds of the relatives of the unfortunate men, the great wish of all of whom seams to bathe seeing of their remains interred ; and, until this is done, the painful scenes already witnessed are :Aire to occur. An instance of this was given on Tues day. Doubtless from want of thought, a waggon load of coffins was sent down to Lundhill, from Barnsley, in the middle of the day, when a scene occurred only equalled by the day the explosion took place. The women in, a body left their houses, rip hed up to the waggon, and on witnessing its contents—the sad spectacle bringing to their minds F 0 forcibly the great loss they had sustained—a most agonising and painful scene was the result. It is to be hoped that such scenes will in future lea obviated, as they easily might be, by the transit of. such articles being made at night, and thus spare the feelings of those who have already suffered so deeply. Two powerful fans, for exhausting the gases in the cupola shrift, are just being erected, to be worked by steam-power. As soon as the water has been drawn off, the fans will be brought into opera tion, so as to allow parties going to the bottom to do so without the risk of another explosion, as the vast body of gas accumulated in the pit would ren der such u. thing probable, if not carried off. The men on whom will devolve the onerous task of searching for the bodies will be selected from the various pits in the district, and will embrace the bt st and most experienced miners to be found in the Yorkshire coal fields. The small amount of dollars brought by the last West India steamer bas been sold at 61d , being an advanCe of OAd. on the price realised for those by the preceding packet. MA.RYLEBONE. Yesterday plabardsWerei;sued naming Mr. Joseph Hoare, the banker, and Mr. Charles James Bevan, who is a partner in the firm of Messrs. Barclay, Perkins, and Co., the eminent brewers, as candidates. As soon as the placards appeared these gentlemen were waited upon to ascertain if their names had been thus published with their sanction. • Mr. Baran expressed his great surprise and annoyance that his name should have been so un warrantably put forward, .:end at once declared that he had, never sanctioned anything of the kind, and had no intention of standing as a caudidate under any circum stances. Mr. Joseph Hoare was also waited upon, and, although not personally saen, as,urances were also given that he had not the slightest intention of standing. GREENWICH. Last night a crowded meeting Ras held at Woolwich, for the purpose of heating an address from Mr. John Townsend, the resident candidate, wbo avowed himself an advocate of the vote by ballot, extension of the suf frage, repeal of Jewish disabilities, abilition of Church rates and flogging in the army, and a continuance of the Maynooth grant. Mr. Townsend avowed Lis intention to poll to the last man ; and, in consequence of his popularity as a tradesman of long standing and m tegrity, has he receive i the support, not only of the Liberal electors, but of a numerous section who are op posed to his political views. Gen. Codrington and Mr. Chambers, the former members, have combined thvir interests. SHEFFIELD. , Every day furnishes fresh evidence of the severe nature , of the - struggle for the second seat fur this borough. Tory canvassers are in every district endeavouring-to obtain split votes for Oversnd And Roebuck, as against Mr. Hadfield, the colleague of Mr. Roebuck, o i the ground of Mr. Hadfield being a member of the Man ches.ter school, and a peace-at-any-price man. Tu coun teract this, Mr. Roebuck has accompanied his colleague to several ward meetings, and in his addresses has ne flied that Mr. Overend is me re allied to him in politics than Mr. Hadfield. At a meeting in the Park ward, on Tuesday, Mr. Hadfield, in the course of his address, stated that if Lord Palmerston bad done before the divi si-in on Mr. Cobden's motion %%bat' he did afterwards— probably in consequenca of that division—if he ha•d sent Lord Elgin to China to rivair the mischief that bad bean done, that division would never have taken place; and if it had, Lord Palmerston would have been in a majority. (Cheers.) Mr. Staniforth asked Mr. Had field if he would offer any further opposition to Lord Palmerston'e Government on the Chinese question Mr. Hadfield, after stating that he had supported Lord Palmerston on many occasions when Mr. Disraeli had tried his strength against the Government, said, if the present proceedings should re,:tilt in a frightful conflict with China, they might depend upon him (Mr. Hadfield) standing by his country. Let Lord Palmerston, or who ever would, hold the reins of Government, he should support them in the war. (Cheers.)—Mr. Roebuck : I want to say a word on that matter. The gentleman says Lord Palmerston upon coercion has done right, and he asks will we support .him on the China question. My answer is a plain and straightforward one. I don't know. I will tell you why. I don't know what Lord Palmer ston may do. So often and so long as he does right I will support him. When I think he does wrong, I will coerce him. (Cheers.) BIRMINGHAM.—At a meeting hell here last night a vote of confidence in Messrs. blunts and Soholefield was also passed. THE JEWS AND THE ELECTIONS The following correspondence •appears in a Li• verpool paper of yesterday . - "TO THE REV. D. M. ISA.ACS, MINISTER, NEW STN,. GOGUE, HOPE-PLACE, LIVERPOOL "My dear Sir,—l find it stated in the Time, of to day that it is contrary to the Jewish faith ti take an oath on the Sabbath,' and that this circumstance is likely to be made use of against the Jetvilla electors at the approaching election. " As it is of great importance at the present moment that any erroneous impression on this subject should not be suffered to prevail, you will kindly favour me with the weight of your authority on the niatier, and say whether there is any law, ordinance, or usage or Judaism that prevents an Israelite from taking an oath on the Sabbath ?—Believe me, my dear sir, yours very truly, " JOHN SIMON. ". St. George's Hall, March 24, 1857." " TO MR. JOHN SIMON. ( 4 111 y dear Sir,—ln reply to your note of this date, I beg to say that I am not aware of any ordinance, law, or usage of Judaism that prohibits its. followers, when called upon in the exercise Gf a public right, or in the discharge of a public duty, from taking au oath on the Sabbath. — Believe me, my dear sir, yours ever truly, " p, M, ISAACS. • Duke-street, March 24, 1857:. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RATLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending March 22, 1837 1:21,614 10 5 Corresponding week last year 21,403 2 9 GREAT LUXEMBOURG RAILWAT.—Traffio return for the week ending March 22, 1857 £Boo 18 8 Corresponding week last year 339 10 11 LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.—Traffic re turns for the week ending March 21, 1857 ...fi0,450 4 0 Sportin .1- Intelligence. NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCH.LEY HUNT RACES. WEDNESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added, for 2 yr-olds and upwards. One mile, 8 subs. Mr. Y. King's Flacrow, 5 yrs, Bst 111 b ...(S. Rogers) 1 Mr. Mellish's Huntington, 3 yrs, 6st 61b...(FordhAn,) 2 Mr. T. Parr's OM Trick, 3 yrs, 6.4 6 b.. (ilearndon) 3 Wentworth and Lord Nelson also ran. Betting-r-6 to 4 apt Lord Nelson, 3tol as O]cl Trick, 4 to 1 each agst Huntington and Finer° w. Won by a length; same distance between second and On turning into the straight Lord Nelson, in endea vouring to take the inside place, fell, and Wentworth sturabl:d over him. Alfred Day kept his seat. Dalea W a . 3 thrown, but fortunately escaped without injury. Lord Nelson was severely cut over the eye. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas. Two miles. Mr. T. Parr's Fishermen, 4 yrs, 9st 21b, (Wells) 1 Mr. Williams's Malacca, 4 yrs, 9st 21b...(J. Osborne) 2 Lord It bblesdale's Grayling, 3 yrs, 64101 b (Hibberd) 3 Mr. H. Wyndham's.Kilbride, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (Faulkner) 4 Betting-7 to lon Fisherman. • Fisherman waited to the turn into the straight, where he began to draw forward, came away at the half die twice, and won easily by a length, three lengths between second and third. Kilbride was beaten off. Tee Great Northamptonshire Stakes of 1 100 sovs., added to a Handicap SWeepstakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft. The second to receive 25 sovs out of the stakes. The winner of any handicap after the publication of the weights 51b., or any two handicaps, 711) extra. Two miles. 99 subs, 60 of whom declared. Lord Ribblesdale's St. Giles, 3 yrs, 64 41b (Hibberd) 1 Lord ZAland's Skirmisher, 3 yrs, Get 81b (Cualloner) 2 Mr. Henderson's Assayer, 6 yrs, Bst 611) (J. o,borne) 3 The following also ran : Epirus colt, Bracken, Porto Rico, Tame Deer, Lawn, Adamas, The Borderer, South Western, Amati, Somerset, Sir Colin, Codrington, and Silkmoro. Betting —lO to 3 agst St. Giles, 9 to 2 eget Skirmisher, 6 to 1 agst Codrington, 7 . to 1 agst Sir Colin, 9 to 1 agst Adamas, 12 to 1 agst Porte Rico, 100 to 6 agst Bracken, 25 to 1 agst Borderer, 80 to 1 each agst Assayer, South Western and Somerset. About a quarter of an hour after the appointed time, 2.45, the horses were drawn up at the starting post. At the second attempt they got away. Sir Colin rushed to the front, followed by Skirmisher second, Codrington third, Adamas fourth, Tame Deer fifth, and Somerset sixth, Bracken and St. Giles heading the next lot. On passing the Grand Stand Codringtou drew into the second place, and on rounding the top turn took the lead, Sir Colin going on second, Skirmisher third, Adamas fourth, Aselyer fifth, Tame Deer sixth, Amati seventh, Somerset eighth, St. Giles nintb, Bracken, Borderer, and Porto Rico next. On entering the far side of the course &dames went up to Skirmisher and ran with him side by side, Tame Deer and Assayer being fourth and fifth, Sir Colin gradually dropping hack into the ruck. On ascending the hill at the far turn St. Giles began to draw for ward, and showed in the fifth place ; and on makirg for the straight Codrington, Skirmisher, and Adamas were close together, Tame Deer being about two lengths be hind them, fourth. These positions were held until they entered the straight, when Codringtou dropped back and left Skirmisher with the lead. In a few strides further Adamas also gave way, and the race was reduced to a match between hlt. Giles and Skirmisher, who ran nearly head and head to hall-way up the distance, where S. Giles obtained the lead and won very cleverly by a neck; eight lengths between the second and third'; the Elcot's darn colt was about a doe .n lengths behind Assayer, Adamas was fifth, Tame Deer sixth, Codrington seventh, Amati eighth, and Borderer ninth. The others were pulled up, the last lot comprising South Western, Sir Colin, Bracken, and Somerset. \Vhittlebury Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added by Lord Southampton for 2 and 3-yr-obis. Certain penalties for winners. 3-yr-olds which have started three times without winning allowed Sib, &c. About three-quarters of a mile. 31 subs. Ir. T. Walker's Gemma di Vergy, 3 yrs, Bst ISlb (including 51b extra) (Kendall) 1 Mr. Verrall's Volatore, 2 yrs, 6at 816 (Fordbarn) 2 Mr. E. It. Clarke's Shepherdess, 2 yrs, 6st 51b(Ducker) 3 Centurion, Betehint, Sis. to Viscount, and Western Power a 14,0 run. Betting--6 to 4 On Gemma di Yergy, 5 to 2 ag4 Vela tore, 8 to 1 apt any other (offered). Won easily by half a length ; bad third. - Stand Plate (Handicap) of 50 'boys. The winner of any The Prussian frigate Thetis, 40, Captain Sunde wall, left Spithead yesterday for Dantzic. She sa luted the naval and military authorities, which compliment was duly acknowledged by the flagship and the garrison battery. Thd expedition to China is to have attached to it the floating steam factory Volcano, which has been commissioned at Portsmouth by Master Comman der John M. Hockley. The Nimrod, C, steam despatch gun-vessel, Com mander Dew, was taken out of dock yesterday at Portsmouth after repairing a few defects, and is nearly ready for proceeding to China. Tho Furiou., 16, paddle steamfrigate, Captain Osborne, is nearly complete in her rigging at Porte mouth, and will leave the steam basifi in a fewdays. The Albion, 3, Lieutenant de Blaquiere, left Portsmouth yesterday afternoon, with supernume raries for Plymouth and men paid off from the Bulldog steam sloop. The Arrogant, 47, screw frigate, has been taken into the steam basin at Portsmouth to repair de fects. An order has just been received from the Ad miralty at tl:e various dockyards to stop all fresh entries and re-entries of men and boys from the shoe. An order Las been received by the Southampton Duck Company to prepare the large graving dock for the reception of her Majesty's steam troop-ship Himalaya, which vessel has been ordered to pro ceed from Plymouth to Southampton, on the 26th inst., in order to be docked, prior to proceeding to China with troop:. She is expected at South ampton early on the morning of the 27th inst. The freight ship Violet, from the London Docks, was yesterday moored at Woolwich Arsenal for the purpose of shipping a cargo of war- stores for A portion of the freight will consist of three complete three-pounder batteries, which are in course of bailie titted out in the Royal Carriage department of the arsenal, for use in China. These small batteries are intended for mountain service, and to be.removed as may be necessary by the na-• tive ponies. The ammunition waggons,' which are covered with tarpaulin, are about the size of an ordinary handbarrow. A number of medals awarded to the officers and privates of the Royal Marine Corps who were in active service during the late Baltic campaign have been receivPd at Woolwich, 190 of which were dis tributed on Tuesday by Lieutenant and Adjutant Fraser, and yesterday morning the remaining 100 , were disposed of. This completes the list of the recipients in the Woolwich divisions entitled to the Baltic medal. Major Barstow's company of Royal Artillery were yesterday morning marche 1 down to the Long Range, in the Plumstead Marsh, Woolwich, where they underwent a course of rifle practice, preparatory to their departure for China. Captain Knox's company assembled on Woolwich Common, and went through a series of mortar practice, firing several rounds of cohorn mortars, loaded with. shell, and directed towards a flag-staf erected at a distance of 200 yards from the battery. Captain Middleton and Captain Longdoe's companies were engaged during the morning firing, 8, 10, and 13-inch shells, in the mortar battery near the Royal Repository, over a range varying from 600 to 800 yards. These exercises are ordered to be continued daily until the embarkation of the companies. They were conducted by Lieut.-Col. John Henry Franck lyn, R. A., field-officer of the week. The following changes are to take place from the Curragh :-51st Regiment, 860 men and 20 officers to Dublin ; 94th Regiment, 200 men and 4 officers to Waterford ; 94th Regiment, 160 men and 4 officera to Goold's-cross, county of Tipperary ; 94th Regiment, 400 men and 10 officers to Clonmel. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty : Lieut. John Patton to the Surprise ; Lieutcnan Edward Kelly, to the Cormorant ; Edward M Morgan, Acting-Assistant Surgeon, to the Mel villa ; W. H. Hyde, Clerk to the Nimrod. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Jane Hallett, of Whitty Hee d, near Netherbuiy, Dorset, suffered for many years from a bad leg. From the knee to the ancle it had Re veral wounds, so that she was una bl e to stan d or move a b out Poor ban g e n'sd applie the house. She tried a variety of means ari bieng of tions, but without obtainitg a cure. God and using only three pots of a Perfectly cured. and taking three boxes of pills, she 'T s uuds and erup tions Roberts's Poor Mau's Friend, for To ls. 10. and of every description, is sold i n L l ,' Si Friend, byes i s. 11d., 2s. 9d., 2s, 9d. each. Ills Pilulre Antiserop purities of the blood, is sold inve ndors , for - all im 1 44. 63., lie,, and 225„ each, . b d by all Colonies. • I thronghout the 'United Sing oul 11l 'medicine The pollini for counties in England and Wales is limited to, one day (formerly two days were al ldwed for the purpose), .the poll to be kept open. from Bam. to 5 p.m. At the universities, Ogord and Cambridge, the polling is fixed, by sJc. 4 of the act, to continue five days only. By the 15 and 'l6 Vic., c. 23 (passed 17th June, 1852), it was enacted that, of er a disioltition, Par liament may meet within 35 days after the da'e of the royal proclamation. It will bl seen, from the above succinct outline of the new act, that a great many electioneering nuisances and abases which formerly exited are abolished ;- and that a more honourable couhe of conduct, at any rate, is provided - for. It is only to be hoped that the salutary and beneficial provi sions of this important act of. Parliament will ba ob served and strictly adhered to in the forthcoming election ; and that every man who is appointed to any offic, no mater how trivial, will strive to the utmost to do his duly. However great momen tarily may be the advantage to a poor voter, of getting a quid pro quo in s me shape of his vote and interest, it is unnecessary, at this time, to say one word on the demoralising tendency of such prac tices, nor the fatal blow theystrike at all real liberty in the voter, and all feeling of purity, honour, and patriotism in the so-elected " representative."-- Boston Advertiser. TIIE AUSTRALIAN MAIL. A corespondent, writing to the Times, says : " Sir,—As regards the Australian postal service, it would seem that if we have not jumped out of the frying pan into the fire, we certainly have not leaped out of the former up the chimney. "To this date ther; is no telegraph of the arrival of the Cambria bringing the mail to Marseilles, and, even if the arrivrl were at once announced, the letters-could not by any po•sibility be delivered until at least 11 days after they were due in London. " I noticed in the Times some days ago a letter from an ' Australian Merchant,' asking of the company some in formation respecting the probable detention of the mail, but, as he betrayed an entire ign, ranee of the subject and the route, I presume the secretary thought the task of en'ightening him would too too arduous to be undertaken. I think, however, it would be satisfactory to all those who have forwarded their outward correspondence via Marseilles to know that the bags have been forwarded from Marseilles to Malta in time to catch the Jura. from Southampton. • As it seems, from the advertisements of the company, that there is but one steamer (he Cam bria) employed in the service between Marseilles and Malta, and as she ought to be waiting at the latter place for the homeward mails due there on the 12th, it 'would seem she could not be at Marseilles to take on the out ward mails due tbencenn the 18th. ' If the agents of the company have net provided another steamer to take on the bags, via France, our corre.:pontlencd will necessarily be detained at Marseilles from the 18th inst. to the 18th proximo—not a very satisfactory result . to those who paid the extra postage rates to secure the advantages of four days' later into!. I igence. Perhaps the secretary may on this occasion consider ;bat some infar , odtion on this subject is due touorres pimiento via Marveille.s.' DTA RICE? NEWS.— (This Lay.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES. OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended March 26, 1857, made up from the Re. turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in. England and Wales, per loperial Quarter. WHEAT I BARLEY I OATS RTE BRAES I PEAS 55s 10d 46s Sd 24s 4d 38s 10d 39s Cd 39s 2d. - THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. WHEAT I BARLEY I OATS I 817 B EANS PEAS 55s 9d 45s 8d 23s 7d 40s 3d Ms 5d 39 8 Szt ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 106,868; barley, 51,261; oats, 15,095 rye, 108; beans, 6,695 ; peas, 1,424 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL.—The trade rnlod stes.di. at full prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 63 ; Mutton, 3s 61 'to 43 81; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; Pork, 33 sa to bs 21 par 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, March 25.—The supplies of 3s sto ck hero to dayat wore only mod era t e , an d the deman d ru l e d stes full prices. Be e f, f rom 3 5 44 to 4s 10.1; Mutton, .. 6 Ito Gs 01; Veal, 4 5 t o 58 ; Pork, 3s 8d ti sink the o ff al. Romvonn, March 25.—Our market has ruled firm, m M u tton, 3s 84 to Cs Od; follows :—B ee f, from 3s 61 to 6s t o 53 01 per Sths, bibs. Veal, 4s Od to 5 s 24 ; Pcrk, 4 s to 56. Per HAY MARKETS. SIIIT6'IELD.—Meadow hay, 2110 e to 4/ Os ; clover do., 31 lOs to 6/ 03; and straw, 11 6s to 1110 s per load. Trade steady. CUMBERLAND. —MeadoW hay , 2 / 12s to 41 4s ; clo v er do., 31 11's to 51 O 3; and straw, 11 Gs to 11 lls per load. A moderate demand. Worrzen.trEL. Meadow hay, 21 103 to 41 clover do. 3/ 103 to 5 1 0 3 ; and straw , 1/ G s t o 11 103 per load. Trade rather dull 1•00•11•Mmimmill [Anvsansnarrr.]—Holloway's Ointment and Pills the greatest discovery of the age, and wonderfully surpass all other, remedies for the cure of Wounds.—Edward Symonds, of Castle Eden, near Durham. has informed Professor Holloway he was suffering for many years witit ulcers on his legs and different parts of his body ; quently he could not walk without the greatest difficulty; when, fortunately, through the medium of a friend, be heard of these invaluable remedies, and by steadily per severing in the use of both, be was again restored to health and etrrngth.—Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the world.; at Professor Holloway's Establishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden•lane, New York; by A, Statiopa, Constantinople; A. Guidioy, Smyrna f , and E, Muir, Malta.