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z L-C-4- , 2, -051-a v/2 ~- - _--~ 2- - --- C--' -.., ) NIR. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC , BADEN. up the , and , is NOW OPE EVERY EVENING (except ßHlNE Saturday) at BARIS o'clock.—Stalls, 3s. :N area, 2s. ; vallery. I. Stalls can be secured at the box office, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, every day between eleven and four, with out any extra charge. The Nloming Representations take place every Tuesday and Saturday, at Three o'clock. 1 . . 4.. . • • „,,, v• ~)'.- 4riiiif ith.., 1,,,,K. 0 Iria • N . 4 1 . , 4 , .1.,1' ' p -,i , ,w , _ s t • -41- --- 4,0' II- ':•If; _, , L....... . 1 ,_';',,,;,. 1 :, 4 %•, , , ••••5. 1 : I• i• 1 "• 4: .. 1... , - .._ _,.---. • 41 ' ..V." .. 4 * 4 1 ' ~,fik' .....-'' 4. . --- 4 0 ,1 • - _ •-• d., t• - - - - . Y Cs i f Iff ' -a - ilia. milf - ' en ...ei"' ' ' 44 . l'• s.lv7 --;_•,' _•%., ,--,- •••••='; . . • ____ , . - ' •••-• , •:•• , , -/' •F; ) ~4 't‘• —/ / chi- '.-, ' , : '.•, :4 27/4* ovv - c„.•., , ,,, -..Av•is• . ' ~. ,-----__H . 1 - 11 ,Mb - • N_ . _' -7, 3 / 4 ,vx 4 '." Att . • -- --- A7 -0 dblif .iiirear u m, , ,x,..., 6 4124.46 4 , ~ 417.?..'" - 14. 0 0;t 4 ,i' VT; , ~,,,A - ,str..._ ',4•V` '." ''' ' . JP`e''<!%. l V ' 'T . *.. 7 " - 4 4 N -7 ' - ''''• Allir ' + SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.-EXETER HALL.—Conductor, Mr. COSTA. THIS EVENING (FRIDAY), Jan. 23, 183 7, MENDELSSOHN'S ATHALIE (Mr. Phelps reciting the illustrative verses), and (for the first thre)ROSSINI'S STABAT MATER. Vocalists, Madame Clara Novell°, Miss Dolby, Malame Lemmens, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Signor Belletti; with Orchestra of 700 Performers.—Tickets, 35., 55., and 10s. 6d., are issued this day, at the Office, No. G, Exeter Hall. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUAR N' 23, 1857. NO. 20,155.) [PRICE 4D. STAMTED 5D MR. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES, With New Costumes and r rious Novelties, Yocal allot Chg.- racteristic, every evening (except Saturday) at Eight. A MORN ING PERFORMANCE every SATURDAY, at Three. Private Boxes and Stalls may be secured, without extra charge, at the Box-office, po lygraphic -hall, Ring William-street, Charing-cross. The hall has been entirely redecorated. ARC YLL ROOMS.-LA ()RENT'S CASIN Great Windmill -street, St. James's.—The above elegan Rooms are now open every evening for the winter ceases, with Laurent's celebrated Orchestra. Principal Cornet-a-piston, M. 'Ponlcourt. The Proprietor begs to inform the public that th's 1481 lionable place of resort ha. been entirely redecorated during the Te eess. Doors open at half-part eight, coa.mence at nine. Admis sion One Shilling. Tr. ID R. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-square.—Op en (f or G entlemen only from 10 till 10, containing upwards of one thousand models "d Preparations, Illustrating every part of the human frame in health and disease. the race of men, &c Lectures delivered at 12. 2 * 4. and half-past 7, by Dr. G. SErrois, F.R.G.S. ; and a new and 11,1 Khly-interesting series of Lectures is now in course of delivery by Dr. KAHN. at a quarter past 8 p.m. precisely. Admission. One fi hill!ng. Catalogues containing Lectures as delivered by Dr. Khan (hat's). GENERAL TOM THUMB, the AMERICAN DWARF.—Crowded Houses.—Patronlsed thirteen years ago by her Majesty, 11.R.H. Prince Albert, H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, &c., &c. Fxhibiting every day and evening. previous to visiting Russia, in Regent Gallery, 69, Quadrant, from 11.t01,3 to 5, and 7 to 9 o'clock. He is beautifully proportioned and the 'mallest man alive. his performances are remarkably talented and enchanting. New Characters, Costumes, Songs, Dances, Statues, &C. The General continues to wait on the nobility al id [entry, at their residences, on due notice. Ills miniature equipa,ge prontenales the streets daily. Admission, Is. each, regardless of age; Stalls, 2s. and 35.; children half-price. The General will REMOTE on the 2d February to the - PRINCE OF WALES BAZAAE, 207 and 209, Regent-street. COCRS'S CELEBRATED R EADING SAUCE, which is so highly esteemed with Fish, Game , Steaks, Soups, Grills, Gravies, Rot and Cold Meats, and unrivalled f.ur gene. Cal use, is sold by the most respectable dealers In Ash and dances. J. and C. Cockb, Reading, sole Manufacturers. -UNION ASSURANCE SOCIETY (FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITI S). A.D. 1714. Conthill, and 70, Baker-street, London. College green, Dublin.—Gronengen-street, Hamburg. Exchange street West, and Tlthebarn-street, Liverpool. , illbittuted In the reign North of Queen Nelson-street Anne, A.D. Edinburgh. 1714, with. large Invested Fangs. DIRECTORS. &C. CEIAIRMAN—JOHN REM INGTON MILLS, Esq. D EPUTY -CHAIRMAN—HENRY ALDWIN SOA DIES, Esq. James Bentley, Esq. John Poynter, Esq. I Th omas Rodley, Esq. John Rogers, 'Esq. Daniel Britten, Esq. Henry Butt, Esq. N icholas Charrington, Esq. George Spener,r Smith, Esq. TR. Preston Child, Esq, Richd. Horsm an Solly, Esq. illliam Gilpin, Esq. W. Foster White, sq. „,oteas Lewis, Esq.' Samuel W i lson, Esq., Ald. !Ilornas Mills, Esq., _NU'. Stephen Wil son , E sq. ' J ohn Morley, Esq. Reduced rates for young and LIFE, middle ages. with guarantee of a “prnPany In existence upwards of 140 years, and a 12 rge accumulated f e r a P i tal• The last Bonus (1855) gave additions to , policies varying l'r 1 ) . 25 to 70 per cent. on the previous seven years' premiums i';:' l % . er rates, without profits. Two-thirds only of tlie premiums may ),134id until death. Decreasing and increasing rates of premium, and - ' 44 Yearly or quarterly. Medical fees allowed. In FIRE. cut or at the u sua l ra t es, and profits returned on policies tak en 1,10614 seven years by p , onapt payment. Lo-sese occasioned by ex oto or gas made good. The offices close on Saturdays at two Insurances excepting in the fifteen days after each quArter-day. __lnsurances now expiring must be paid on or before the 9th Jana "Y at the office in London, or of the respective agents. WILLIAM B. LE WIS, Secretary. NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION, 48, Gracechurch-street, London. For Mutual Assurance on Lives, Annuities, Ecc. Established December, 1835, DIRECTORS. Chat Man—SAMUEL HAYHURST LUCAS, ESQ. p ra rielmlty Chairman —CnaatEs I.usnirm roN, Esq. John lids Bennoth, Esq. .. Ilradbury, ESQ. I Robert Ingham, Esq., 31.1°. I Robert She'opard, Esq. 1 nornas Castle, Esq. i Jonathan 'I horp, Esq. Willlarn Miller Christ Es ' William Ty ler, Esq. 41'n Pelt ilainl. Esq. Y.' q. 1 1 / 4 ;harles Whettiarn, Esq. Charles Gllphl, Esq. T. Con quest, PITTSICIANS. N.D., F.L.S. Thomas Hodgkin, M.D. 'lss.Sls-3.4essrs Brown, Janser, and Co. ; and Bank of En;land SOLIC ITOE—Septimus Davidson, Esq. CONSULTING A CTOANT—Charles Angell, Esq., F.R.S. Abstract of the Directors' Report for the year ending 20th No vember, 1856 : )( umbe r of policies issued in the year •••.• • • • • • £1.7:4.1.2. 11;0503 Annual premiums thereon Tentnal number of policies issued . . A dedal Income on 14,337 existing polices (after th e r in g £33 . 3 IR, abatement of premiums at last diyi.Jon Interest profits in11852).£201,343 5 2 on capital ..... . ...... 57'352 2 Total •annual income on 29 th .f 2 55, 735 7 2 Nov., 18 . 6 ' • '• • Balance of receipts ove r d isbursemen ts in the year,• ......... •••• ....... •• ......... —• 140,556 8 7 Making th e amount of capitvi • •• •.. .... Arising exclusively from the rrrmiums aid by e--_ :ha members, who are themselves the .ioie pre prietary, and among whom alone the whole Profit Is divided. Amount paid in claims by life policies since the establishment of the Institution in Dec., 1635 £609,161 11 11 Amount returned to the assured in abatement 0842 f premiums in the 17 y ears ending Nov. 20, 1.. • ............................ ...••..£240,134 11 s Additions to policies by way of bonus £126,564 0 0 At the last division of surplus profits made up to Nov. 20, 1852, the reductions varied from 6 to 89 per cent. on the original amount •f premium, according to the age of the member and the time the Policy had been in force; and the bonuses ranged in like manner from 50 to 75 per cent. on the amount of premiums received during the preceding live years. The next Divrstosr will be made up to the 20th November, 1857. No charge made for Policy Stamps. Loans granted on the security of the Sociery's Policies to the ex• flat of their value. Members whose premiums fell due on the Ist January are re- Minded that the same must be paid within 30 days from that date. The Pro , pectus, with the Report of the Directors, for 1856, may sew be had on application at the office. Jai. 15. 1857. JOSEPH MARSH, Secretary. NASSAU RAILWAY COMPA NY.- Societe Anonyrne, or Chartered Joi n t S toc k Co Societe PanY, with li a bilit y li m i ted to the amount of share, au thorise b Na y decree, and by a special l aw p asse d b y th e Cham bers of ssau. C tpital 1,60 Per Cent. 0,000/ ., o f which 1,000,000/. in Nassau Four Guara nteed Bonds, and 200,000/ . a l rea d y su b scr ib ed and p a id up by the Wiesbaden Railway shareholders. Share Capital to be issued, 400,0101., in 20,001 shares •f 201. each. . - DI RECTORS—LOCAL BOARD. lat. von Roesller, Director of the Ducal Bank of Nassau. riergenhahn, Member of the Supreme Court o' Nassau. C. Grossmann, Ducal Notary, Wiesbaden. v .lk Sohn, Banker, Wiesbaden. )IRECToRS IN ENGLAND. ' Ths eP l l Chri s t op h er E war t , E sq., M . P . Original Direct ors Wiesb a. T heodore W. B a thb one, E sq. of the W den Company. pa ng Nicol, Esq. Together with a Committee in Pails. BANKERS, Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., London. Messrs. J. J. Weller, Sons, Frankfort. Messrs. EVOKERS. P. Cazenove and Co., Lothbury. Ifessrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son, Angel-court. SztamrAnY—W. W, Lander, Esq. London Agency, 18, Gannon-street (E.C.). The most important features in this undertaking are the following : First—That twenty miles of nea r y are already open for traffic, and eight more are nearly coMpleted. Sceond—That about two-thirds of the Company's capital being provided by the Nassau Covernment i Four per Cent, bonds, every one pound per cent. added to the net re salts of the traffic above four per cent. will add three per cent, to the dividend payable on the share capital ; and Third- That a dividend of at least seven per cent, per an num is thug secured to the shareholders during construction. 14(The Nassau Railways will continue the Frankfort and Wies• . 1 and the Wiesbaden and Rudesheim Lines from Rudes nelm to the frontier of Prussia, opposite Goblentz. As the Cologne Railway already open to Bonn and Rolaudsworth is being rapidl Y completed to Coblentz, the line of railway com munication b etween Cologne and F ran k fort will thus be com pleted by the Nassau Company, The annual traffic between these two points considerably exceeds 1,000 ,000 passengers and 1,000,000 tens of goods. The ofhoial traffic t a bl es s h o w that, t a ki ng on l y the present traffi c in the La.lin Valley, and one-fourth of the traffic along the Ithine, the receipts of the Nassau RailwayC i o i m d p eti an d y ef w lls l suffice, on thi s moderate estiniate, to secure a dividend of the larger theconsequence capital b e i ng " supplied in Nassau Government Bonds at 4 p er cen t. RHINE RAILWAY. . 250000 passengers (being ono-fourth of the existing £62,500 traffic), at ld. per mile on 60 miles . . 250,000 tons of goods (being one-fourth of the exist- 93,750 ing traffic), at 14d. per toile TA 156,250 RN RAILWAY. 00,000 ?resent 4 41, above 246,250 Deduct work ing exp ens es , 5 0 per mat. at most...—. 123,125 123,125 Interest on toads .......... £40,000 Sinking fund .. ..... " .................. 7,500 To Wiesbaden 1;a1Z0iCie.;;;:...... ...... 10,000 15 per cent. on Nansau ( 0 0,0001 . 0,010 117,500 Surplus, after providing for l5 per cent, t o the Sh all charges and Applications for shares all , paying ..................... ,6 deposit of 21, per share, 'm a ich must be accompani e d 5 by 25 a and to the offices of the Co he addressed to the brokers Beloe, Esq., Brunswiek.streetalPlTlY Liverpool Londo n ; to B. C. Weiner, Sons, Frankfort ; and tolierP°°" to Messrs. j* j* ltue Neuve des Petits Cha mps. i 'o . Ageney in Paris, 101, Per share will be required up ou '''. 1 allotraurther payment of 31. Applications for bonds (at 9 0/) Will e ! i t• ties applying for shares, in the pro_ 0 toloeeceived from par every two shares, and must be accom P by;Lei:lo f one bond for 10/. f o r every 100/. applied for, Th e r emaini a R (l ePosit of payable by instalments of 101. Bond cerag --()/, will be issued for the instalments, and the bonds thetuscealtes vi?ll be given in exchange for the last payment. In the yes will . be bonds to the amount of the moneys paid will .omdcantime, bdeposited with trustees. N ASS AU RAILWAY COMPAN Y. _ No further Application for Shares or Bond s in this Company will Ve received after SATURDAY, 21thi W. W. LANDER, Secretar 18, Canno n - s t reet, y. An, 22, 1857. PUBLICATIONS. NEW NOVEL. Just ready, In 2 vols. post Bvo., 215., HENRY CLARENDON. A Novel. By ALICE CO %IYN. Hurst and Blackett, Ptiblit hers, successors to Henry CeDawn, 13, Great Marlborough -street. Just published, price 2d., or post free 3d., the 102 d Edition of THE NATURAL REGENERATOR of the DIGESTIVE ORGANS, the sToit A CH, LIVER, NERVES, LUNGS, Szc., without 3iedicine, Galvanism, Electricity, inconve nience, and expense, by an easy, natural, pleasant, and infallible remedy, which sates fifty times its cost in other means of cure. Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professor of Che miry, Dr. Andrew rre ; Dr. Shoand ;In Dr. Harvey; Dr. Cp bell t ; Dr. Gattiker; i Dr. Wurzer; rl Dr. ram ; Lord Shim t am de Decies ; the Dowager Countess of Castle-Stuart ; Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many ether respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of cure had failtd. London : EArry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street. The Third Edition. Just Published, price 55., by post, fr ee , ss. sd. ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRII(EA, with the View of distinguishing the Imaginary from the Real Sufferers under this disease, and Correcting of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD. "Dr. Ptcktord is known to English readers by Hs frequent practi :al contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he Informs as, that he has addressed himself to the noe-m , oal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall detect s3y 'ether equally flagrant evil which it may be in his power to cor rect."—London Medical Gazette. " The tribe of ' Quiet Sympathisers,' and ' Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed ; and if this book mulct find its way into the hands of those who suffer from the corn ilaint of which It treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would he saved much needless suffering of body and mind, rid what is of :as Importance, though it is that which the quacks moat prize -ouch money.... "This volume is well qualified to put an end to the :metrical system of treating Spermatorrheea, and to place the treat nent upon a more rational and physiological basis. it is, therefor. act) , to do mach good."—Medical Circular. London: itahlere, 219. Regent-street. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY . -- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY is NOW OPEN between YEOVIL and WEYMOUTH for the conveyance of Passengers, Parcels, Carriages, and Horses. For particulars of trains over that line applications may be made at any of the Company's stations. By order of the Directors, (Signed) CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. Paddington Station,',lan. 21, 1857. NOTICE OF DIVIDEND. BANK OF DEPOSIT, No. 3, PALL•MALL EAST, LONDON. Established A.D. 1844. The Warrants for the Half-yearly Interest, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, on Deposit Accounts, to 31st December, are ready for delivery and payable daily. PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. Parties desirous of INVESTING MONEY are requested to examine the plan of the Bank of Deposit. Prospectuses and Forms for Opening Accounts sent free on appli cation. TOWER.—SALE OF STORES. BY order of the S ecre t ary o f S tate for War.— To be Sold, by public au , tlon, In the Tower, on WEDNE.iDAT, January 28, 1857, at half-past 10 o'clock in the forenoon precisely, the following STORES, lying at the Victoria (London) Decks, viz.: Acc^ntrements Hat and Cloak Nooks Waterproof Coats, Soc. Sacks, Cool and Can/ Clothing, Hospital, Ir . :. Blankets of set Mitts and Gloves Great Coats Nair Beds and Bolsters 1 Belstea , ts Cavalry Cloaks / Fire Engines Price's Patent Fuel I Tent Poles Stoves of sorts And Miscellatle•us Articles. May be viewed at the Victoria Docks, from 10 to 4 o'clock, on the 3 days previous to the sale, and catalogues had at the War Department, Pail -mall ; the Tower ; Victoria Docks ; and Royal Arsenal, Wool wich, on payment of 6d. each, which will be allowed to purchasers. No person will be adult. ted to view the lots, or into the sal• room, without a catalogue. R. HOWARD, surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet street, has introduced an entirel9 new description of ARTI !MAL TEETH, tlxed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so erfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished trona he original by the closest obse.'ver: they will never change colour or 'ecay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. rhis method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful Aeration, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is earanteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mastication.-52, Fleet-street. At , ome from ten till five. BRITISH. COLLEGE OF HEALTH, New road, London.—MORISON'S VEGETABLE ITNITEINAL MEDICINE Is the only medicine that strikes at the root of all dis eases. This has been proved ny an experience of thirty years during which time upwards of 40",000 cases of cure have been effected The liygelan agents throughout the world are unanimous upon the flygelan system of medicine introduced by James Morison, the Ilygeist, who not only taught the public how to cure their own ail ments, but also rescued the world from the dangers of false medical doctrine,. The monument lately raised to his memory by a penny subscription sufficiently attests the importance of his discoveries. OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inu-road. Patron—The QUEEN.—Founded 1828. The sick poor ire admitted on their own application alone: no re ;oi-itnetkl.tien is required. During the past month the following number received the benefits .1 this Charity, either 8.3 out or in-door patients, on tacit personal ppllcation:— Week ending 7th November 2,154 Ditto 14th November 2,043 Ditto 21st November Ditto 28th November....., 2,303 9th and 30th November•• •• in r • • 8. , f which 2,775 were new cases, the Novemb r e emainder (5ti11 747 under treat ment) having been admitted previously. The clergy of all denominations have unlimited access to the patients. litavy expenses are inevitably incurred in affording such oaten -4lve relief. The Committee, therefore, earnestly entreat the aid of the public. The management of the Hospital is in the hands of 30 Goveraors, 'early elected from the general list of subscribers, at the Annual :eneral Meeting in January. A Board is held every Thursday, at 4 o'clock (Rev. J. B. Owen, Chairman), to conduct the business, when any subscriber may attend, if so disposed, the Board being at 11 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, ohn Masterman, Esq., M.P., Nicholas-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts :nd Co. ; Drummond and Co.; Berries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payn^, Pnd Co.; Glyn and Co. ; Tones Loyd and Co.; Barclay and Co.; Denison and Co.; Williams Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Ber ners-street ; Masterman and Co.; and at the Hospital. Clothmg for the destitute patients will be thankfully received. By order. J. B. OWEN, M.A., Chairman. NO MORE PILLS NOR ANY OTHER MEDICINE. FOR CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS, ISILIOUS, AND LIVER COMPLAINTS, COUGH, ♦STHMA, CONSIIMPTION, AND DEBILITY. DU BARRY'S delicious HEALTH-RESTOR ING REVALENTA ARAIIICA FOOD saves fifty times its cost in other remedies, and cures the above complaints and their consequences, such as hemorrhoidal affections, flatulency, disten sion, acidity, heartburn, palpitation of the heart, nervous headaches, hysteria, neuralgia, deafness, noises la the head aad ears, pains at the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders, erysipelas, erup tions of the skin, imouri,les and poverty of the blood, scrofula, dropsy, rheumatism, gout, nausea and sickness durh3 pre.:tnancY, after eating, or at sea ; low spirits, spasms, epileptic fits, splem, general debility, inquietude, sleeplessness, Involuntary blushing, paralysis, teem rs, dislike to society, unfitness for study, loss of me mory, delusions, vertigo, blood to the head, exhaustion, melan choly, groundless fear, wretchedness. It is, moreover, the best food for infants and invalids gene:al y, as it never turns acid on the weakest stomach, nor in:er,ei es soL i a good liberal diet, but imparts a healthy relish for lunch and di aner, and restores the faculty of digestion and net vous and rarsculay energy te the most enfeebled. Supported by testimonials from the celebra ted Professor of Chemistry Dr Andrew Ure, Dr. Shorland, Dr .Har vey, Dr. Campbell, I)r. Gattiker, Dr. Wurzer, I)r. Ingram, Lord Stuart de Decies, the Dowager Count.lss ofCastlestuart, and 50,000 other well-known individuals, whole health has been restored by this useful and economical diet, after all other means had been tried in vain fur many years, and all hopes of recovery *ban toned. Analysis by the celebrated Professor of Chemistry Andrew Ure, F.R.S., &c., &c. " London, 24, Bloomsbury -square. " I hereby certify, that having examined Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica I find it to be a pure vegetable Farina, perfectly whole some, easily digestible, likely to promote a healthy action of the stomach and bowels, and thereby to counteract dyspepsia (Indiges tion) constipation;and their nervous consequences. "ANDREW uaz, M.D., F. &c., Analytical Chemist." Ukase by the Emperor of Russia. " Russian Consulate General, London, Dec. 2,1847. " TheConsul-Cleneral 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 Palsc Suitably packed for alt climates, and with full instructions. In canisters, lib 2s Od ; 2lb 4a Gd ; 51b lls ; 121 t, 22s ; super refined qualify, 11b63 ; 21b lls ; .51b 29s ; 101 b 33s The 101. and 121 b cants t...rs are forward e d carriage free. on receipt of Post-ottice order. Barry Du Barry and Co 77, Ilegent-street, London; Fortnum, Ntason, and Co.. purveyors to her Majesty, 182, Piccadilly , ; also at CO, Gracechurch-street ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 4, Cheardde ; GS, Cornhill; 49, Bishopscate.str.et ; 35, Charing-cross; 54, Upper Baker-street ; 63 and 130, Oxford•street. ( NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN THE SCIR:' CR Patent OF MEDICINE. Orace Seal of Great Britain. Diplome d'Ecole de Phar.P 'tele Pharmacien de Paris. Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. 1 c o v ld °l l a n TRIESEMAR No. 1,2, and 3, prepared in the form of a lozenge, Tal p e au L , A Lal lcA le T m . : O n N d , SPERMATORRIaA or smell, and can be carried in the waistcoat pocket. °fit:act:ties, divided into separate doses, as Ldministered by TRIESEMii:ot Kona , iticord, Ssc., Sze. consequences arising from early N ear o l: ab l us i e s , long residence i n indiscriminate ßemedyand dalletexcesses, ceesdsi for es st distressing RE LAXATION, toon g strength and - vigour to thousands mates. It has restored bodily and sexual now in the enieymenk 0 health and the Functions efau to s u e sit io n r d p s of i debilitated individuals who are whatever may be the TRIESEM AR No. li d y a3 this A' I of Manhood; and RIAGE, they are effectumy cthdu S e QCALIFICATIONS for MAR short space of threecompletelyoti der ful a n D d i 3 effectually, in the eradicates all traces of Gonorrh cca entirely forms, Pains of Irritation' both in its mild and aggravated Urine, Pains of the Loins and Kidneys, ofthe Bladder, Non-retention of Capalvi and Cubebs have so long becnt and those disorders which rain of the health of a vast portion of the population. an antidote for, to the ratEsEmiat No. 111., Is the great Continental Remedy for forks" toms. It also constitutes a certain cure g and Secondary Symp. 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A meeting of the Law Amendment Society was held on Monday night to receive a report from the committee ap pointed to consider the Testamettary Bills of last session and Sir F. Kelly's letter to Lord Brougham, which we published some weeks back. There was a large attendance of members, and Mr. Pitt Taylor read the report : He said that Sir R. Bothell, as representing the Govern ment, Sir F. Kelly, as representing the Opposition, and Mr. Collier, as representing the independent members of Parliament, had all arrived at the conclusion that no effec tual scheme of law reform, as applicable to wills and in testacies, could be carried out except by depriving the Ec clesiastical Courts of all jurisdiction in matters testamen tary, be ignoring the doctrine of bona notabi'ia, and by breaking down the monopoly of the doctors and proctors. The committee approved of these cardinal amendments of the law. They advanced no arguments in support of thorn, because no attempt had been made to question their po licy, and they considered it idle to parade proofs where judgment had virtually been allowed to go by default. Bat the first point on which the promoters of the several bills of last session differed was as to the nature and the functions of the tribunal or tribunals to be henceforth in• trusted with testamentary jurisdiction. They all agreed thatany Court on which testamentary jurisdiction was to be conferred should deal with wills of nil as well as of personal estate. They all, too, recommended, though they differed in the details, that in certain cases probates and lettars of administration should be granted by local tribunals. More over, the Attorney-General and Sir F. Kelly thought that the court of probate should cons:rue the terms of all wills, adjudicate upon the rights of le-sateso, and administer the estates of deceased persons. On other mators far 1 , 31 unanimity prevailed. The Attorney-Geneidl seemed anxi , us that a new Queen's court should be established, which horrid virtually be an additional department of the Court f Chancery, and that a single judge should preside in this court, who would differ in little but the name from a Vie:- Chancellor, who would deal with facts as well as law with out the intervention of a jury, and who would reply either on affidavits or on testimony reduced to writing behind his back by the examiner. Sir F. Kelly, while recommending the establishment of a new court ani„ the appointment of a single judge, proposed that this court should Ir 3 a court of common law, examining the witnesses yin y, voce, calling in the aid of juries when necessary, and adoptingpleadings and procedure wh ch should vie in simplicity with the forms used in the County Courts. Mr. Collier contended that no new court should be established, but that the tes tamentary jurisdiction should be transferred, according to the amount of the property to be dealt with, either tothe courts of common law or the County Courts. The committee were not satisfied with any of these schemes. They thought Sir R. Bothell, in introducing into his court the system of procedure which prevails in courts of equity, had committed a fatal error. No doubt that system had been improved by recant legislation; bu'• still many of the r ales of practice in Chancery, and espe cially those which related to pleadings and evidence, were highly defective, and the mode of examining witnesses was nearly as faulty ss any that could be devis3d. These objec tions were sufficiently weighty to foster and to justify the continuing unpopularity of the Court of Chancery, and they furnished an unanswerable argument against any scheme for extending its jurisdiction. They had, too, peculiar force when applied to testamentary caulks, which generally turn on questions of sanity, undue influence, or fraud, and require, beyond a ll o th er suits, to be dealt with byjudges and jurors who have ample opportunity of watcl, lug the demeanour of witneaseo. The committee objected to so much of Mr. Collier's plan as related to the courts of common law. They thought it very undesirable to impose on the 15 judges the duty of master ing a branch of the law with some portions o f w hi c h t h ey are almost necessarily unfamiliar. They referred to that large and troublesome class of suits which turn on the doctrines applicable to the different grants of limited administ-stion and the like. These doctrines are not very abstruse, and able lawyers might,if ne cessary, soon make themselves acquainted with their de tails; but the judges, wno have passed the meridian of life, would probaoly not regard with much favour any scheme which would necessitate a doper turn from the beaten track of their ordinary duties, and convert them from adminis trators of the law into hearers of the law. Mr. Collier's plan was exposed to two other objections. First, the Chan. eery Commissioners of 1854 had pointed out that " uni formity of practice is of essential importance in regard to the probate of wills ;" and this uniformity would not be promoted by th e t rans f er o f t h e b us i ness to threeindepen dent courts of concurrent jurisdiction. Next, the com mittee foresa w grea t diffi cu lt y i n framing any machinery for duly con t ro l ling the reg i strars employed in conducting inte t r w f o er the common f orm b us i ness , w h en once th e y were subjected to th threend thecommittee s epar ate t ri una would s. interference of s ,'' a "No man can not an serve theere commend that the registrars of wills should be called upon to serve throe. Sir F. Kelly, in proposing the establishment of a separate court, had an obvious advantage over Mr. Collier, and by insisting that his court should be a court of common law he placed in strong relief the principal defect of the Attor ney-General's measure. Thus far, then, his scheme was excellent ; but it was open to certain objections. First, his court was to consist of a single judge, who should enjoy the rank and receive the salary of a puisne judge. This arrangement was faulty. It was objectionable to increase the number of our common law judges. It was not always an easy matter to find 15 men of sufficient professional eminence to discharge the functions of a judge in a really creditable manner, and it would be inexpedient to aggravate this difficulty, unless a case of necessity were made out. But Sir Fitzroy had not established any such case. A strong impression, too, prevailed in the nintry that tho c ommon law judges had not sufficient nployment to occupy their time, and a commission had ,en appointed to report on the expediency of diminishing their numbers. In the face of these facts the House of Commons would not be very willing to sanction the ap p 'ointment of a sixteenth judge. Such a course was quite unnecvsary. Instead of appointing a now judge for the court of probate, three of the existing puisne judges should constitute that court, one to be selected from the Court of Queen's Bench, another from the Court of Common Pleas, and the third from the Court of Exchequer. These judges would still COCltinite to be members of their original courts, and when not sitting as a court of probate would transact business as ordinary cemmon law judges. They would be appointed witcout additional salary, and when engaged in the court of probate the remaining judges would make arrangements for dispersing with their attendance in their 'respective courts. This plan presente 1 several advantages. 1. iet would save the salaries of a judge, secretary, usher, and treinbearer, which could not be lees than 5,6001. a year, and this matter derorved attention, re the measure must cost the country dear in the alai)) of compensation. 2. The :eubstitution of three judges for one would rid ' the authority of the Court, and would assimilate its pro ceedings to those of the other courts of common law. It would also remove an anomaly; for, as all issuer of fact in country causes arising out of disputed wills were to be sent for trial to the essizes, if the court of probate were to consist of one judge alone he would on every application for a new trial be required to review the conduct of other judges of co-ordinate or superior authority. 3. The plan world impose on the common law judges come additional labour, and thus tend to remove all caws for public disc Itisf .ction on the ground of the judicial staff being disproportionately large. No alarm nee I be felt legit by this arrangement the energies of the judges should h 3 overtaxed; for, ee a large portion of judicial business is during term transacted in b..nco, the principal effect of employing one judge of each court in the disposal of testamentary CAUEES would be to in troduce the practice of three judges hitting together, in stead of four—a practice which, although it would increase the reeponarbility, g eld add little to the labours of each judge, and would not imneir the efficiency of the Court. 4. The plan proposed would neutvliEe an objection that has been urged in high quer 1 . 3/1 to the establishment of a new court of probate. the I erd Chancellor, in 1851, stated, on the authority of the Chancery Commissioners, that the Ecclesiastical Courts were not occupied more than 63 days annually in contentious business relating to wills ; and he then asked with much force, "bow it could porsibly be advisable to create a new tribunal, which would have no employment whatever 10 months in the year." Now, by " creating anew tribunal," Lord Cran worth evidently meant "appointing a new judge," and in this light his reaelning was unanswerable ; bat if the court were to consist, not of a new judge exclusively occupied in t:etament - zy matters, but of three judges draught-1 from other courts, who when the court of probate hal no business to transact, would be employed in their ordinary avocations, the whole a*gument crumbles to pieces. A fifth regent reason for preferring the plan advocated by the committee to that of Sir Fitzroy Kelly was to be found in the same debate to which allusion had just been made, " le my opinion," said Lord Crag worth, "a minute division of labour in the higher depart ments of jurisprudence is highly inexpedient. I do not be lieve that a man who never considers anyother subject will be as competent to determine a question of insanity, oe of undue influence, as one who is in the habit of dealing with such subjects in common with other questions to which his judicial capacity is applied ; and so far from considering it to be an advantage that only a single class of cases should be submitted to each judge, I regard it in the light of a serious disadvantage." The plan of appointing some of the existing judge: to sit as a separate tribunal and to deal with a particular class of cases was not a new idea. It had long formed a fundamental part of the Scottish system of judicature, and it had been successfully adopted in England under the provisions of the statute 3d and 4th William IV., cap. 41, in selecting the members of the Judicial Committee o 7 the Privy Council. Nay, the same principle was recognised to some extent in our three superior courts of common law; for although in most legal matters the 15 judges exercise concurrent powers and perform similar functions, yet certain exclusive jurisdiction is vested in the Court of Queen's Bench with respect to Crimea and parochial law, in the Court of Common Pleas with respect to the law of Parliamentary elections, and in the Court of Exchequer with respect to revenue causes. The plan proposed would probably not be opposed by the judges, as it would affect only three of them ; and if some slight honorary distinction, in the shape of precedence or the like, were conferred on the members of the court of ' probate, the ablest of the puisne judges would gladly con sent to qualify themselves for the office. The second objection urged by the committee to Sir Fitzroy Kelly's scheme has reference to the proposal, which ho made in common with Sir Richard Bethel], that the new court of probate should also be a court of construction and a court of administration. Nearly one-half of the tbhues construed,ien s e t s a s te tr oo a fr n a s t a ht c ee t s e tr d ai gt b oh y rt sh t o l a r fs e Equity Judges has relatior to testamentary causes. Either the terms of a will have to I - r forms of equity procedure. a t 0 1 e u g e a t administered.e e h v e t o be defines A i e theser to deprive the Court of Chancery of a jurisdiction, but he wishes to confer on suits are, of course, conducted i Sir Fi l tz a ro c the administration co-ordinate accordance i s po a eo n sl c tn e oo court—whichwat i o t fh intendt th h e s i c s ed to u r b e e — a a common similar jurisdiction.law court, employing Tnns, the re common wonh l t a b w o p t rwoo power, so far as the o l o i f the effects i n tt e constructionp3nde nt tribunals wills a and d f of deceased persons were concerned, and with the matters before it in a mode essentially .duilffdedreenatl from that which was adopted by the other. meat could be• more unsatisfactory. Th e ne o w a t n gei would do its work either better or worse than the Coullori Chancery, or there would be no perceptible dityeroucerbo. tween the two. If the work were done worse, the public would sustain a positive loss by the change; if the work were done equally well, the only effect would be that five highly sa l ar i e d f unctionaries would despatch business which four can now despatch with ease; and if the work were done better the court of probate would be thronged and the Court of Ch ancery d eserted, and the w h o l e o f our judicial machinery, so far as the courts of equity are con cerned, would be thrown oat of gear. This objection did not extend to Sir P. Betbell's scheme; for, as in his court snits would be carried on through the medium of the usual forms of proceeding in equity, there would be no inconsistency in imposing on the judge of that court several of th e d u ti es wh i ch now devolve on t h e ordi nary Vice-Chancellors. The scheme had other weak points in common with that which Sir F. Kelly advocated. Thus, both were open to the objection that, as the present staff of equity judges was amply sufficient to keep down all ar rears in their courts, and as they now disposed of all questions of construction and suits for administration, t would be i m p oss ibl e to clothe another court with juris diction over these matters without diminishing the busi n ass, and thus impairing the efficiency of the existing tri bunals. Moreover, the committee doubted the expediency of conferring on any one superior court the separate powers of granting probate s , construing wills, and administering estates, on the ground that the union of these separate functions in one court would afford a dangerous facility for needless litigation. The advice given by lawyers to their clients is not always disinterested, and it is notorious that much less persuason is required to induce a man who is already involved in law to take ulterior stops in the cause than to commence legal proceedings de MVO. If the court of probate were made a court of construction, so that an attorney might suggest to an executor that it would be prudent, on obtaining probate, to take the opinion of the court on some doubtful expression in the will, many frivo lous questions respecting alleged obscurities would, for the mere sake of costs, be submitted to judicial decision, which under other circumstances, would never have been seri ously raised. Sir F. Kelly's scheme was radically defective in another point. In common with the Attorney-General and Mr. Collier he recognises the necessity of conferring on certain district offices or courts a limited testamentary jurisdiction. But in selecting the districts he had committed a twofold error. First, he had proposed the establishment of only 32 offices—a number absurdly insufficient, as the country con tained 52 counties, and was divided into 60 County Court districts ; and next, he had been induced, apparently through the influence of the local proctors and registrars, to adopt subs:notially the present diocesan districts, and this to fix his offices in most inconvenient localities. For instance, no office was vouchsafed to Liverpool, the second city in the kingdom, but every probate required by any one of her 255,000 inhabitants must be obtained either at Ches ter or in London. Again, the West Riding of Yorkshire, containing a population not far short of a million and a half, had no court of probate nearer than York ; and the whole of the county of Derby was left dependent on the town of Nottingham. The people of Plymouth must travel more than 60 miles to Exeter ; the men of Bits mingham and Wolverhampton must go to Lichfield; and the inland town of Winchester must furnish probates and letters of administration for the 150,003 persons who re sided in Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Mr. Collier had originated a far wiser plan, which was, that the only tribunals to beentrusted with local testamen tary jurisdiction should be the County Courts. New local courts should not be created to administer so small a subdi vision of the law as that which relates to wills and intesta cies. The more courts are multiplied the less c h ance th ere i s of securing anything like u n if o rm i ty in decisions or proce dure. The creation of a court is always an expensive affair, as it entails nut only the appointirent of a judge and a com petent staff of officers, but the purchase or renting of a court house, with a registry. Morover, when tw o functiona ries i n separa t e offices are partially engaged in transacting business which might be disposed of by one in a single office, each is unlikely to attain that efficiency which is the result of experience and practice. The work, in short, will be less well done, and the cost of doing it will be far heavier. On every ground it was desirable to intrust the County Courts with whatever testamentary business it might ee thought desirable to have transacted in the country. The courts them selves were most conveniently situated for the despatch of local business. All the larger ones had good offices, and, what was of great importance when wills had to be registered, they possessed fireproof rooms for the pro tection of their records. Tue registrars had been selected in conroquerce of their known intelligence and integrity, and where the business of the courts was at all extensive they must be competent to perform the additional duties which would devolve upon them by the plan proposed. No doubt a little study and attention would be necessary at first, and some slight awkwardness might be felt :•c start ing ; but a very few weeks would render the officers fami liar with the routine, and, practically speaking, the system would work without any difficulty. The committee next proposed that the registrars of the County Coutts should act as district officers of the metro politan court with respect to all " common form " or non contentious business, where the estate of the deceased amounted to 401. They should entertain applications for probates or administrations, give directions respecting the production of document 4 or proofs and the preparation of affidavits, see that these direc' ions were complied with, and transmit the papers to the court in London, in order that they might be finally examined by one of the principal re gistrars. The actual probate or administration should be granted by the metiupolitan court, and the documents, when duly completed, should be returned to the local re• gistrar, to be by him delivered to the proper parties. This arrangement would be productive of much benefit to the public, for it would enable executors and administrators to transact their business without the aid of an attorney, and would obviate the necessity of employing a London agent. The duties of the County Court registrars ought to be re stricted in the manner stated above—partly because this course would best insure uniformity of practice, partly because errors w ou ld b e more likely to be discovered when documents were subjected to a twofold examination; and partly because the seal of the metropolitan court would bo far better known than that of any County Court, and con sequently any attempt to utter a forged probate would be more easily detected. Next, when the property of a deceased person is sworn under £3OO the County Court of the district in which he I dwelt at the ti me o f hi s d eath should be au th or i se d t o grant probate or administration, whether in a contentious or a non•contentions suit, and in all these cases the regis- trar should transact the common form business, subject to the control of the judge in cases of difficulty. From a return published by the Chancery Commis sioner.; in 1854 it appears that, exclusive of the Prero gative Court of Cante r b ur y an d the co urts of the Arch bishop of York, the annual grants of probates and •adminis trations, where the prop er ty was "v°lll under £3OO 1851 amounted on an average of th e th ree years 1850, and 1852, to 8,947—a number sufficiently large to illustrate the value of any me a s ure w hi c h wou ld f a cilitate, simplify, and cheapen the proceedings required for obtaining yet a nuuabor sufficiently small, when r e i with the annual retur ns of de a th s , t o prove how extensively t l i Din the connectiongran the annoyance, trouble, and expense c onsequent on the present testamentary system op era t e in det erring the per sonal representatives of deceased persons from perfecting their titles according to law. The committee further recommended that in cases under 3001, the County Courts should exercise all powers now vested in the Court of Chancery with reference to the in terpretation of wills and the determination of the rights of parties limier them, antialso with reference to the admi nistration of the estates of deceased persons. The metro politan court of probate s h ou ld not be e ither a court o f construction or a court of a d m i n i strat i on , because, ur der the existing law, the Court of Chancery interpreted wills andadministered estates in a tolerably satisfactory manner; but we think that the County Courts should be clothed with these powers with respect to properties sworn under 3001., because under the existing law there was practically no court which could deal with such matters. The Court of Chancery was only o p en t o those who " put money i n their purse," and no man of ordinary prudence would seek for the decision of a Vice - Chancellor, with a possible appeal to the Lords Justices and the House of Lords, on a Cillea. tion involving less tha n 3001 . Aloreover, such a cours e would afford no dangerous facility for promoting litigation —for the fees to which professional men are entitled in the County Courts were not sufficiently large to tempt them t o advise unnecessary proceelin gs for the sake of c os t s . The committee did not recommend that all the 500cours established in 1846 should exercise the powers of a court of probate. In many of these courts the business trate racted was extremely small, and the registrars had scarcely sufficient official experience to justify their employment in matters relating to wills and intestacies. More over; the court houses and offices were ineouveniext, and no prone: fireproof registries had been provided for them. It was therefore proposed that the experiment should be tried with about one-third of the courts, the Treasury being authorised to add to their numbers or to vary their localities. in accordance with public conveni ence. Every court disposing of more than 1,009 plaints an nually ought to be intrusted with testamentary jurisdic tion, and the last county court returns showed that in 1855 107 courts were included in this category, 60 or 70 more courts might be judiciously selected for the experiment, be attached t o !ward being had to their accessibility with res p ec t t o ight be tho ug ht neighbouring towns ; ; and the districts o f the remaining m t c h o o e u s r s t t e s le s desirable. The county court judges could o n thi s sub ch ject furnish the best information , if the c li t o e u d ld c , ou fo r r ts t i e n sta s na u m ar a y n n p e u r rpo assems attention of each was directed to the requirements of his own immediate circuit. _ . The committee declined to express their v i ews on t h e subject of compensation, which would no doubt be dealt with by the House of Commons in a liberal, but not a lavish, spirit. They, however, drew attention to two enact scia.ni9BmBn'compensation if enact ments, with which the public are probably not very fami liar, viz. I—the1 —the act of the 6th and 7th William IVau.,dct.h7e7y, O . o 9 lE ; cer of the to the 22d of July, barred with respect ecclesiastical ly courts unless th, 7 hrs Prerogative pointeds ro , g a a n to appointmentuv l et O ct t h h oau a t r and dudoaufltdCanterbury Victoria, perocant of August, 183.:. In these htloBa4vt7eh ;°b c ago a neffi s dn e c s the3e n Prs o r o c claim o ifn m atle p l d e to n opt irc a l; t 9r i mr on Pt oe the m n telha granted as a mat ter of favour, but it could not be denial:w e d as a matter of right. Mr. Taylor then moved that it would be expedient 1. That no Ecclesiastical,. Peculiar,. or Manorial Court of probate and adini should exercise any jurisdiction in matters of testament:try. 8 2 t . r a T t ihoaut should o now u ld 3. That such court should rank as one of her Majesty's superior courts of record. . 4. That in such court barristers as well as advocates and attorneys, as well as proctors, should pry ctise. 5. That the staff of such court should. consist of three tersotpaoblitsahned7u court judges, three registrars, and other inferior officers, 6. That her Majesty should appoint by sign -manual, and without additional salary, one puma() judge of each of the three courts of common law to constitute such court. 7. That wherever such court should be sitting, the re maining judges of the common law courts sh ou ld ma ke arrangements for dispensing with the attendance of its memberain their respective courts. 8. That such court should . adopt, as far as possible, common law procedure, lint without formal pleadings. 9. That issues of fact raised in such court should be tried by a jury, unless the decision of the j u d go ware preferred. i 10. That in every such ssue the evid ence o f the wit ;lessee should be taken vtl aVOGe in the pxowsiee of the jury g or ra j n u t d e g d e in ex a c n ep or t d i i n na c r a y se a s c w ti h o e n re at co la m w m . issions would be now 11. That all country causes brought in such court should, in the event of an y f ac t b e i ng di s p u t e d, be transmitted for trial at the assizes. 12. That all town causes brought in such court should, in the event of any fact being disputed, be transmitted for trial at the Nisi Prius sittings in London or Middlesex. 13. That where issue of fact shall have been decided under either of the last two resolutions all applications for new trials should be made to such court. 14. That the registrars of such court should deal with all simple matters relating to common form business, but their acts should be subject to the supervision of the court. 15. That all su c h ma tt ers as now f orm th e su bj ec t o f mo tions in the courts of probate should be capable of being heard by a single judge of the new court, sitting in open court, but such judge should be empowered to refer any subject brought before hina to the full court. 16. That an appeal should lie on all questions of law to the Exchequer Chamber and to the House of Lords. 17. That such court should, besides exercising the ordinary jurisdiction of a court of probate, be empowered to grant probates of wills relating to real estate. 18. That each court should appoint real representatives. 19. That such court should grant certificates of intes tacy with respect to real property. 20. That such court should not be a court of construc tion or a court of ainaiuistration, and should not interfere with ail existing jurisdiction of the Court of ChancTry. 21. That when the property of a deceased person shall be of the value of 3001. or upwards, application for probate or administration in common form should be capable of being made to the registrar of a County Court. 22. That when any such application shall be made the County Court registrar should furnish the proper informa tion to the applicant, and should examine and take char. 2 ' of the documents, and should transmit them to the met' - pulitan court to be finally examined and completed by 0:22 of the registrars of that court. 23. That when the property of a deceased person can be sworn under3ool. the flountyCourt should be empowered to grant probate and administration, whether in common form or iu contentious suits. 24. That in all such cases the registrar of the County Court should despatch the common form business, subject to the control of the judge in oases of difficulty. 23. That an appeal in matters of law should lie from the County Court to the metropolitan court, but the decision of that court should be final. 2G. That all parties desirous of obtaining probate or ad ministration should have the option of applying to the me tropolitan court, whatever be the amount of the property. 27. That all applications under Res. 21 or 23 should be made at the County Court of the district in which the de ceased shall have dwelt at the time of his death. ' 23 That when the deceased shall have had no place of residence within any County Court District the application should be made to the metropolitan court. _9. That about 170 County Courts should be intrusted in the first instance with testamentary jurisdiction, includ ing about 110 courts in which more than 1,000 plaints were entered during last year, and about 60 additional courts to bo selected on account of their convenient 30. That the districts of the remaining 330 courts should, for testamentary purposes, be attached to the above 170 courts in such manner as the Treasury should direct. 31. That the Treasury should be empowered to vary from time to time the number and locality of County Courts intrusted with testamentary jurisdiction. 32. That the Treasury should be empowered to appoint, if necessary, an additional [testamentary registrar in each of the 10 or 12 County Courts whew the annual number of plaints exceeds 10,000. 33. That such additional registrar should be selected, if possible, from the present ecclesiastical registrars. 3L. That probates and administrations granted by the County Courts should extend to all the personal property of the deceased, wherever situate, and should be recognised as of binding authority in all parts of England and Wales. 35. That wills relating to property sworn under 3CO'. should be deposited in the registry of the County Court by which probate shall have be 311 granted. 36. That certified copies of all such wills should be de posited in the registry of the metropolitan court. 37. That all other wills should be deposited in the regis try of the metropolitan court, and that certified copies thereof should be deposited in the registry of the County Court of the district in which the testator shall have dwelt at the time of his death. 38. That all County Cout.:s authorised to grant probates should also be courts of construction and administration, and should, when the property is less than 3001., exercise all power? now vested in the Court of Chancery with refe rence to wills, or the rights of panics under them, or the administration of the e<*tates of deroased persons. 39. That in all such cases an appeal on any question of law or equity shall lie from the County Court to the Mas ter of the Rolls, or one of the Vice-Chancellors, but the decision of such superior judge should bo final. It was moved by Mr. COLLIER, M.P., that the report I be received and printed, and be taken into consideration on Monday, the 9th of February. After some discussion the motion was carried, and the ' society adjourned. EXPERIMENTS AT MESSRS. DRAY AND CO.'S BEET-ROOT DISTILLERY, FARNINIIIIAM. Three Examiners of her Majesty's Excise are at this time in attendance at Farningham, near Dartford, in the county of Kent, superintending a beet root and man gold wurtzel distillery, erected by permission for experi mental purposes by Messrs William Dray and Co., of Swan-lane, London, on Mr. Dray's farm at Farningham. At this distillery the advantages of agricultural distille ries will be largely and amply tested. Mr. Dray is feeding some hundred sheep and a number of bullocks on the residues of beet after distillation—a system which has been pursued with great success on the Continent. Two millions sterling in value of beet root spirits were distilled in France last year, while in 1853 only twenty thousand pounds' worth was distilled. There is a pecu liarity in the system pursued at Farningham, which is so contrary to all received notions on the subject that we will describe it. Instead of macerating the beet and distilling the wort, the beet root is cut into long thin strips, one inch wide by an eighth of an inch thick, by means of a cutter, cutting three quarters of a ton in half an hour. It is then placed in vats, containing three quarters of a ton each, and 300 gallons of a wort formed by macerating a certain quantity of beet at the com mencement of the operations, and which wort is used for the Cam e p urpose d ur i ng t h e di still i ng months, which are from Sept. 15 to April 15 in France, and from Oct. 1 to May 1 in Belgium and Germany, for during there months the beet and mangold-wurtzel are in the best state for distillation. After the slices are placed in the fermenting vats, about a quart of sulphuric acid is added to each vat. Fermentation sets in rapidly, and in 24 hours the slices are in a fit state for distillation. They are then withdrawn from the vats, and placed in upright cylinders of iron in Mr. Dray's distillery, which is cal culated to distil five tons of roots in the 24 hours. The cylinders are six feet high and two feet in aiameter. The slices are placed upon diaphragms, or plates of iron pierced with holes, ten in each cylinder. The cylinders are then hermetically closed, a current of steam is let into the bottom of No. 1, and in three-quarters of an hour a raw spirit resembling small still whisky is pro duced at proof. This spirit is allowed to run over till it falls to 20 under proof, when the steam is conducted from No. 1 into No. 2 cylinder, the escape of the alco holic vapour being shut off. Thus the slices in No. 1 cylinder are completely deprired of their alcoholic matter by continuing the current of steam through them, and carrying it on into No. 2. In three-quarters of an hour the escape-pipe for conducting the alco• holic vapour from No. 2 to the worm being open, No. 2 begins to run off at 20 over proof, is again allowed to run down to 20 under, when the escape-pipe is again shut, and the steam from No. 2 conducted into No. 3. In three-quarters of an hour the spirit again runs off from No. 3. In the meantime No. 1 has been emptied of the slices and refilled, and the steam from No. 3 is allowed to enter No. 1. The spirit is collected into ca-ks, and in the French distilleries is passed through a rectifying still ordinarily on two days of the week, and the produce is a perfectly neutral spirit of any required strength. We see by the foreign news that the spirit is in greater request in France than the grain spirits. This industry has caused a complete revolution in farming in France. In the districts of Valenciennes and St. Quen tin, where it most prevails, the number of bullocks fattened has increased from 11,000 to 17,000, and the sheep fattened from 70,000 to 140,000. Tie amount of corn sown has also nearly doubled. As this production of food for cattle has greatly increased the production of manure it has caused its usual result., a greater produc tion of corn. Mr. Dray has kindly offered to allow persons to inspect his distillery on obtaining a card at his warehouses in Swan-lane, and the director will give every information which can be desired.—Civil Service Gazette. EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIMENTS BY THE PATENT TIMBER BENDING COMPANY. On Tuesday afternoon some experiments on a somewhr, gigantic scale, as fir as regards the bending of tirnh?r for almost every useful purpose, from the turning of a common umbrella stick to the massive knee of one of the greatest ships in the Royal navy, took place in the premises of Messrs. Conine and Co., Bridge-road, Lambeth. The experiments were carried out principally to convince the Government that an immense saving might be obtained to the country by the adoption of the new mode of bending into a permanently set form every kind of wood into any shape. Amongst those present were the lion. Admiral Bast, Admiral Sharpe, Captain Carnac, R.N., Capt. Edmunds, R.M., Capt. Mackinnon, and several others. The experiments appeared to strike astonishraent into the minds of all present. One experi ment consisted of a small Specimen of oak, which was quickly bent into the form of a hoop, wilich wa after. wards straightened and eventually tunic; inside out. The third experiment consisted of a large ol:k ship's floor timber, 12 inches by 8, which was, in the space of a quarter of an hour, bent into a right angle. From the opinion expressed by several of the scientific gentlemen present, it would appear that in the space of two or three years the present system of cutting away the wood to form curves, by which so much of the material is wasted, will be abolished by the invention. The cost of curved wood consumed in the British islands under the present method of suppiy in its natural condition amounts to at least 5,000,0001. sterling per a nnum, which is partially occasioned by the deplorable waste inherent in that method, as adopted in all trades re quiring curved forms in wood. The new process of bending timber will reduce the cost of ships of all sizes 25 per cent., and greatly increase their strength and durability, avoiding the necessity for using cross-grained wood. The experiments appeared to give general satis faction, and the company separated after expressing their approbation of the invention, iLaval and railitary intelligew Yesterday Sir Colin Campbell, Inspector o t ltnfantrY, paid a visit to the camp a t C o l c h ester, f or t h e pur p ose of inspecting the internal arrangements of the :amp, and ascertaining the efficiency of the various depot e forming the garrison. The troops at present quartere, iin that neighbourhood are formed into three battalit ins, com prising the depots of 12 regiments, and numberii 3g nearly 3,000 men. Sir Colin Campbell, having spe. it consi derable time in the inspection of the books of , t•sch bat. talion, proceeded to the examination of the accoul:r ements and kits of the men, who were called out in heavy marching order, and expressed his satisfactions at the clean and soldierly appearance of the men. The general opinion is that during the ensuing spring at least .10,000 men, including the militia regiments, will occupy this camp. One hundred and seventy-eight non-commissioned officers and men were yesterday discharged at Chatham. The naval ship building at Pembroke dockyard is still rapidly proceeding, and there are now abont 2,000 per sons employed in the yard. Among the vessels on the stocks and under completion the fine screw-frigate Doris is the most forward, and it is expected she will be ready for launching about April next. She is pierced for 32 guns, and is sister ship to the Diadem, launched nonie time since. The leviathan screw line-of-battle ship Ho we is also in shape, and will no doubt be ready to be removed from the stocks before the present yiar closes. The keel of a new screw-ship has lately been laid down, the length of which, from cut water to stern, is 300 feet. This vessel when completed will be about 360 feet over all, and will he the longest in the English navy. The Windsor Castle, 116, sailing- - hip, still retains her old berth upon the stocks where she wes built some eight years since. We uncle., stand it is in contemplation to convert her into a screw vessel as soon as the Melpomene, 50-gun frigate, under. going a similar process, is completed.. The Revenge, 91, now building, is in a forward state. The Doris is an exceedingly handsome vessel, and will be fitted with the heaviest guns in the English naval service. Several new storehouses are being erected within the dock walls, and many of the old slips have been lengthened several feet towards the sea. The graving dock is also undergoing considerable extension. The Simoom, 18, steam troopship, Commander Cooke, went out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday morning, and anchored at Spithead to take in powder, &c., before proceeding to embark troops. The Sprightly and Comet, steam vessels, were reported to be going from Portsmouth t) the scene of the wreck of the mail ship Tyne yesterday evening, to render as. sistance. On the application of Col. H. Sandham, commanding the Royal Engineers' establorhment at Chatham, the authorities have accorded permission for the troops be longing to the Royal Engineers to continue their opera tions in destroying old Rochester •bridge. The Iris, 26, Captain W. Loring, C. 8., fitting at Chatham for the Australian service, is to go into dock for the purpose of making good her defects. In consequence of the frequent acts of robbery which have recently taken place at Woolwich by ruffians in the uniform of soldiers of the Royal Artillery, Major- General Sir W. F. Williams, commandant of the garri son, issued an order to assemble the whole of the regi ment on parade in front of head- - ivarters. The com mandant, accosapanied by his st-1 and a number of field officers on horseback, according'y arrived on the ground at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, where the entire regiment had been previously draw❑ up, and formed three sides of a equate, the battalions composing the centre rank in one continuous column. The Royal Horse Artillery, dismounted, occupied the right face, and the field battalions the left. The Generat first ap proached the batteries, and in an energetic and elaborate address informed them how much he regretted the disgraceful occurrences which had taken place, and for which reason he had called them together, in order to express his indignation and disgust. One of the instences to which we would refer was committed on art officer of high standing and deserved estimation in their own regi ment. He assured them he was fully certain that his disgust at these outrages was appreciated by the entire regiment, as the pride and honour of the British soldier was deeply wounded therein ; and he felt confident that the majority of those present felt as touch disgust as him self. Among so large a body of men he could not, natu rally, depend on the integrity of every individual. Their character, however, as a body, had been much lauded in his presence on various occasions, and from his own per. sonal experience he believed from his heart they deserved every word of it. He exhorted them to endeavour to check any evil habits which the better disposed might at any time perceive in any of their comrades, and made sundry remarks on the conduct of the men generally. The General afterwards advanced towards the Royal Horse Artillery and the field batteries, and addressed them separately in a similar manner, after which they siefiled and returned to quarters. The freightehip Priscilla went down to Woolwich yes. terday morning, laden with ordnance stores, and shipped 90 quarter barrels (2i tons) of ball cartridges and percus• Rion caps, and sailed in the evening for Cape Coast Castle. The freightship Foster likewise arrived yesterday morning at Woolwich, and, having shipped five tons of powder, eailed for Demerara. The freightship Challenge is engaged shipping clothing, and will embark 354 quarter barrels of ammunition, for Gibraltar. The freightship Vesta has taken in a cargo of gun carriages, and sailed for Woolwich to fill her magazine with powder and ammunition, for Rio Janeiro. Instructions have been received at Wootwicb, order ing a reduction of the Government establishments there in general. All acting appointments made during the war are to be abolished, and extra clerks to be discharged on or before the 31st instant. 250 labourers are to be dismissed from the factory department of the dockyard, and 60 have received notice to leave at the end of the month from the storekeeper's department of the Arsenal. The Aruphion, 36, screw steam frigate, Captain Henry Chads, is under Admiralty orders to be paid off at Sheerness on the 6th of February next. The new screw steam frigate Emerald, 50, and 600 horse power, made her offic'al trial yesterday between the Nore Lightvessel and the Mouse Lightvessel, in charge of Mr. Joh❑ Jackson, assistant master attendant of the dockyard at Sheerness, a- , d was under way for about eight hours. She is a very fine frigate, of 2,913 tons, O.M. ; length between perpendiculars, 237 ; ex treme breadth, 62 feet 6 inches, and was built at Dept ford under the superintendence of Mr. Cha'field, master shipwright of that yard. Her draught of water was for ward 13 feet, aft. 19 feet 10 inches, and her speed by patent log and ob,ervation was 12 knots. Her engines are on the horiz intal direct acting principle. The weather, though calm, was so hazy as to render the na vigation exceedingly difficult at so high a speed, but her steering qualities are admirable. SOCIETY OF ARTS. At a meeting of the Society of Arts, held yesterday, T. M. Weguelin, Esq., Governor of the Bank of Eng land, in the chair, The paper read was—" On Central America, and the Proposed Honduras Inter-oceanic Railway," by Mr. E. G. Squier. The attention of the meeting was first drawn to the peculiarly advantageous geographical position of Central America, which, in fact, almost realises the ancient idea of " the centre of the world." Mr. Squier drew attention to the fact that certain points where the continent is most contracted in width are coincident with those where the great mountain chain at the Cordilleras is greatly depressed, or entirely interrupted, thus afford ing facilities for those ways of communication between the oceans which have become among the desiderata of modern times. Ever since the discovery of America by Columbus the short and ea•y passage to the Indies had been eagerly sought for, but geographical research early demonstrated that to this the American continent present: an unbroken harder. From this period the daring of man began to c.intemplate the Titanic enter. pride of cutting through the continent, and opening an artificial water communication between the two oceans. But the engineering science of that day was unequal to the task, and for all the purposes of rapid communication the Monarchs of Spain depended upon those roads across the continent which their inability to convert it into canals had compelled them to accept, the principal traffic being across the Isthmus of Panama. As early as the year 1556, however, the insalubrity and other disadvantages of this route led to the presentation of memori a l s aga i nst it to the King of Spa i n, wh i c h l e d to a compl e t e exam i nat i on of, and favourable repo rt i upon the Honduras route, by Antonelli, the first e la n i , neer of that day. Mr. Squier then proceeded .toreex that while occupying the position of iiiplomateicn, ferpewseans tative of the United States in Central America, the erl Honduras led to the impression of the feasibility same time after wards,route for an inter oceanic railway, proceeded to a careful examination by ranges of mountsins in conju . tion with sotironneanonihtnere ge ntlemen, country. thies traversed in various direct n iou base of the Cordilleras, the radiating from the corona w_ll , l rn is east by south ; but after it turns due north, foraiivg general course of passing the plain of 0 i rn ie u y y , a )f , atnhde jitxat,,lcsooraetix,- the plain of Cornaya . o., mu extending Rio the Montecillas. At the a eastern base of their M'ontecillaa range lies tending due sou er constituting a grant tranverse `alley, reaching due north is the valleythistboef from alt°g sea eth so sea. It is this plain and its dependent valley, constituting a natural cut through the Cordilleras, which afford the avenue necessai, for the construction of the proposed Honduras lute. -?ceanic Railway The line of th e proposed work COMIDCZIC?S at Puerto Cabaiios, on the B a y of Honduras, in lat. 15 49 N, and long. 87 57 W., aid runs nearly due E , nth across the continent to t h e Bay of Fonseca, on the Pacific, iu let. 13 21 N., and l on g. 87 35 W. Its total length from anchorag, t anchorage, is 148 geographical tn , les, equal to about 161 statute miles. It lies wboily in the State of Honduras. The advantages of the ports at the extremities of the proposed lines were then consiiiere Puerto Caballoa being described as a good harbour, of great CA pacity, sufficient depth of water, and ee,y of ten trance and exit ; while the Bay of Fonseca i been justly spoken of as a const,ilation of ports. Tt,e proposed lino does not present any serious engineering difficulties, no where involving a gradient of more than 00 to 00 Net to the mile. A. certain supply of the ne• 1 cessary labour may be depended upon from the local population, and the climate is such that foreig n j a b, may be employed, if desirable. Mr. Squier th'3ntorich upon the various resources of the country t ha t would bp develop e d b y t h e proposed railway, part';ic: u l ar l y t. 47. silver mines, which are unsurpassed in the at count set, richness of their ores. The relative advAn tages of railway and a canal were then discussed, alai', some i . teresting statistics of the commerce of the Ps cific we given. The saving, both of time and distax ,ce, which this line would afford over the Panama and otl'her routes is considerable, as well as the advantages 0 .at would, probably, be ultirnate:y afforded for the tran mission of intelligence. After speaking of the favoura ble terms upon which the charter had been granted by tt .e govern. mati n ent of Honduras, Mr. S qu i er concluded by congratu -1 the society upon the, probable happy siilution of those differences in respect to Central America that have so long disturbed the friendly relations between the Ifnited States and Great Britain. A discussion ensued, in which Mr. Trelaway Bauu• dere and Mr. Thomas Webster, F.R.S., took Day t_ LONDON LIF LASSOCIATION. A half-yearly court of this associato n was ' held on King Wednesday at its offices, 81, William-strei i t, ci ty, Mr. C. FRANKS, chairman of the directors, presi , tin The auditors' report showed that th e b a l ance in hand on the Ist of July last was 7,9891. ; the divi Benda re ceived upon funded property of the association rem ounted to 14,247/. ; interest on money advanced on mortgage and policies 45,5621. ; premiums on assurance,i of mem bers, first series, after allowing 74 per cent. re 3 uction to those entith,d thereto, 65,6051. ; premiums on 7E) polici es , assuring 105,1901. on the lives of members :since June last, second series, 4,0031. ; premiums on assurances of I per.ons not member, 2,8561. ; repayment . of mon e y adva nce d on mortgage and policies, 33,833 i ; sale of 15,0001. C6nsolidateu Three per Cen t.An nine a, 14,0151.; sale of 10,090/. Exchequer Bonds, 10.054/. ;, and other items, making up a total of receipts, 198,7?i3/. On the other side of the account were the foilowing payments: In discharge of claims on 50 policies, 69.95 W. ; purchase of 11 policies, assuring 16,9001., 6,333/. ; advanced on mortgage, 33,000/. ; advanced on policies of the asso ciation, 17,500/. ; fees to directors and auditors, 1,1061. ; sal..;•iee to the officers of the estaliishment and medical officers, .i.,1201.; pension to Mr. Brooke, 2501. ; ground rent, law expenses, parochial rates, stationery, , 8941. ; income tax, 3,791/. ; and pur. chase of 50,0001. Exchequer bonds, 50,775/. ; there was a balance left on the 31st of December amounting to 13,827/. The following account as given of the amount of funded property and other assets of the association on the 31st December, 1856 ; Consolidates!. Three per Cent. Annuities. 12000/. ; Reduced Three per Cent. Annuities, 62,0001. ; New Three per Cent. Annuities, 55,0001. ; Exchequer Three and a Half per Cent. Bonds, 165,0001. ; Bank Stock, 60,000/. ; Canada debentures, 100,0001. ; advanced on mortgage, 1,843 8981. ; advanced on policies of the association, 238,5051. ; Government annuities for terms of years, 9,0001. ; deduct for re-investment on account of prin. cipal, 7,9861. The annual income derived from the above in the shape of annual dividends and interest on mortgages was 112,3661. The gross amount of a nnua l premiums on 4,941 existing policies was 215,0274 There was interest now due on money advanced on mortgage and policies, 9,1891. The house, furniture, and fixtures in King William-street were valued at 15,839/. The accounts were audited by Messrs. Allnutt, J. H. Anderdon, Tyrrell, and Currie. Mr. BAXTER said he did not wish to question the accuracy of the accounts in any way ; but he thought that, on submitting such a report, further information should be given to the proprietors. Every one present was aware of the want of harmony which had recently prevailed, on account of the disposition of their surplus oy the directors. That question had been settled by a ballot, and he thought it exceedingly desirable that every member should be made acquainted with the prac tical results of that decision, (Hear, hear.) What he wished, therefore, was that the actuary should be asked, to give returus, with as little delay as practicable—first, of the amount of premium paid in by every member, with compound interest; secondly, of the value of the benefit, calculated upon the probabilities of life, which stood to his ci edit in the books of the society, from the adoption of the rule of Jan. 26, 1856, regulating the re• duction of the premiums; 311 y, of the value of the advan tages which they would have derived if the rule proposed by him (Mr. Baxter), carried by a show of hands, and afterwards negatived up on a b a ll ot, h a t b een carriedort. He should cove this as an addition while moving the adoption of the report. Tee CHAIRMAN said be did not see hew such a resolu tion could be carried out. Mr. BAXTER said that under the resolution of last year, every old member would have a reduction of 10 per cent. on his premiums, below those paid by mem bers going after January, 1856, and it was exceedingly desirable to know how this affected members dually. He admitted that it might involve considerable labour to do what he desired ; but he thought that nei. ther labour nor expense should be ~ pared to impart valuable information to the members. (Hear.) He should therefore persist in his motion. Dr. WEBSTER seconded the motion, which he regarded as one of peace. The late change by the act of the ballot might seem to be equal, but nevertheless members might have recourse to a different mode of oppoQition if they chose, and a Court of Chancery might in such a ease decide against the directors with regard to the distribu tion of the surplus, which he thought the directors now at all events admitted there was. The CHAIRMAN said there was no such surplus, bit at the same time he was sure he, with all the directors, was anxious to impart all possible information . to the members. He, however, suggested that it was pnrsuing an inconvenient course to combine such a motion with one for the adoptio n of the auditors' report, and that it would be better to consider them separately. Mr. BAXTER agreed to this ; and the report having been ordered to be entered on the accounts of the society, Mr. Baxter's resolutions were considered as a substantive motion. The CHAIRMAN urged various objections to their adop. tion, upon the ground that it would be difficult, if not impossible, to furnish the returns as desired ; and that, if posreble, it would only revive recent dissensions to do as Mr. Baxter desired. The discussion terminated in the rejection of Mr. Baxter's motion by a large majority. The CHAIRMAN then submitted a resolution to alter the standing orders, for making out the annual general account, and to provide that, in stating the credit side of the ar..count, the amount of capital then held by the society shall be ascertained by taking the value of the funded property, Bank Stock, and East India Stock belonging to the society at such sums or prices as shall be equal to five pounds per cent. under the mean of the highest and lowest prices of the same stocks respectively which shall have prevailed during each of the three years next preceding the year in which such valuation shall be made. Various modifications were suggested, but the resolu tion was adopted intact. A. vete of thanks to the chairman closed the pro ceedings. OPENING OF THE RAILWAY BET WLEN TEOTIL AND WEYMOUTH. On Tuesday the section of the Wilts and Somerset line between Yeovil and Weymouth was opened for public traffic. The line between Yeovil and Weymouth is 27i wiles long. It centaiue 4 tunnels, gradients of lin 50, and a curve with a radius of 25 c h a i ns. Th e strength of engines was fully tested by au incline of 1 in 50, emu. tuencine at Winterhays, near Yettninster, and confirm. tag for three miles up to Holywell. Mere occure the notorious tunnel which has given rise to so many rumours throughout the last eight years. It runs for 220 yi rdi through a loose green sand, filled with springs, which were continually de!ugine the works, and !living rise to rumours that tee tunnel had become impa,sable—had fallen in—that the line would never be finished, &c. 11,wever, by a liberal use of draining pipes in all d reo• tions, the water has been turned away from the tunnel, and the stone and brick casing is considered substan tial. The tunnel has, besides its other unpleasant associations, the inconvenience of being in a c o u f r t v h e a , but as it is near to the Evershot station the speed . . of work alone has cost 150,0001., and f that o e a cutting in steadtrains will never be excessive. It is said that b t e h t i t s er p a te n c d e cheaper job might have been made d p 2 O ut p e rhe t r ccliPpaellllYe'ds rran g o e f m a ea sccute this unremnnere'ive them to undertake and to e l 600 yards long, and canning straight as an arrow, through a strong tunnelti with ha a d n t o 'e h e l n e landed forme chalk. Under Pound bury is through- work. At F ram pton ib th r erete tu a li n n o e t i t N er o t . u 3 n , n a e le is the longest and largest tunnel, • piece of work, but approached in either aay a substantial b y a strong incline of lin 49. There are stations at yettnivater, Evershot, Maiden Newton, Frampton, Der chalk, and at Ridgway chester, an Weymouth. The two last handsome and considerable stations—the latter, especially, being a mi niature copy of the Great Padditigton tertniuus, and calculated for a far larger amount of business than would suppose W e y mout h capable of producing. one The country through which the line runs is not by any means uninteresting. lan " Doreetshire Downs " are seen under very advantageous aspects—here and there eepeoially about Frampton, Maiden Newton, and Dor chester, relieved by our far-famed water-meadows, in which a lu xur i ant herbage presents itself to the passen ger's eye. After emerging from the Frampton tunnel this feature is to be observed in perfection, and the view to the east of the line presents a picturesque piece of scenery. We understand that either on Tuesday or Wednesday next tlie Common C. unejl will invite the di rectors of both the Great Western and South Western Railways to a grand public dinner.—Sherborne Journal. EDINBURGH, PERTH, AND DUNDEE AND SCOTTISH CEN TRAL RAILWAYS.—Trattic return for the week ending Jan. 18, 1857 £5,971 17 5 Corresponding week last year 5,9")4 9 $ On IVednekalay Mr. wakley held an inquest up on t h e body of an infant who was suffocated by being shut up in a foithog bedstead. A verdict of accidental death was returned. TREATMENT OF A TICKET-OF-LEAVE MAN. —A man named John Knight, who was convicted at the adjourned sessions, November, 1852, of Stealing a smock-frock, &c,, at Belden, and sentenced to seven years' transpor tation, obtain,l an order of release on the 14th of Jan. last for good cocouct ; he was re-committt d to gaol for damaging an ash tree at Berdeo on ihe 20ci. D. cember last, anti sentenced t:) pay 9, 2,1, or 00 , 4 calendar month's bard labour lit default. Tiie partic. iars of his case were duly reported to the Ilitme-dEe , e, and the Secretary of Stat e h av i ng revo ked release, he was ye s t er d a y conv oy e d to Knights order of ' the Stirling Castle hulk at Portsmouth, by a Soer•strest of —Eseca ircrotcl