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- • 2 GREAT FIRE IN MASTCHESTER. MESSR S. THOMAS MILNER AND SON. GENTLEMEN, — In the large fire on Wednesday, March Ist, which destroyed all the property in my warehouse, I am happy to say that your Fire-resisting Safe preserved my books and documents uninjured, although completely surrounded by the flames. JOSEPH GILL. 21, Bread-street, Manchester, 3rd March, 1854. Tilos. MILNER and Sox have pleasure in adding that an other of their large safes was dug out of the ruins of the large Manchester fire, on Monday, March 6, containing Messrs. Rylands and Sons' London books and accounts, in a perfectly legible and transcribable state, although the Safe had been most fearfully tested by crushing and fire. EXTENSIVE FIRE IN GLASGOW. MESSRS. DAVID BOYD AND CO. GENTLEMEN,—At the serious fire in Union-street, yester day, by which my counting-house was destroyed, I owed the preservation of my books to the Milners' S ein which they were kept. The contents of a wall safe were totally destroyed at the same time. You will please send me immediately an other " Milner" of the same size as the one I had, being thoroughiy satisfied of their safety, after the test I have just seen.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, (Signed) JOHN DODDS. "27, Union-street, Glasgow, Feb. 22, 1854. DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP MILNERS' HOLDFAST SAFE WITH GUNPOWDER. MESSRS. THOSIAS MILNER AND SON. DEAR SIRS,—We beg to acquaint you that last night our warehouse was entered by burglars, who attempted to blow open with gunpowder your strong Elo!dfast Safe, in which we keep our books and cash (then amounting to £475), and, we are happy to add, without success.—We are, dear sirs, your most obedient servants, (Signed) FORREST and BROMLEY. 23, Lime-street, Liverpool, Feb. 10, 1854. GREAT FIRE IN BELFAST. FOR STOPPING DECAYED TEE T H. Price 2s. 6d. Patronised by Her Majesty, the Queen, and His Royal Highness Prince Albert. MR. HOWARD'S PATENT WHITE SUCCEDANEUM, For filling Decayed Teeth, however large the cavity, even if the Tooth is Broken down to the Gums. It is superior to anything ever before used, as it is placed in the tooth in a soft state, without any pressure or pain, and in a short time be comes as hard as the enamel, and will remain firm in the tooth for many years, rendering extraction unnecessary. It arrests all further progress of decay, and renders them again useful in mastication. All persons gin use the Succedaneum themselves with ease, as full directidfis are enclosed. Prepared only by 'NOM/LS HOWARD, Surgeon Dentist, 17, George-street, Hanover-square, London, who will send the Succedaueurn free by Post to any part of the Kingdom, Price 2s. Gd. Sold by all respectable Medicine Vendorain the king dom. LOSS OF TEETH. A new and very curious invention connected with Dental Surgery has been introduced by Mr. HOWARD, it is the pro duction of an entirely new description of Artificial Teeth, fixed by his New Patent System of Self-adhesion and Capillary Attraction without springs, wires, or ligatures. They sa per fectly resemble natural teeth, as not to he distinguished from the originals by the closest observer. They will never change colour or decay, and will he found very superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extrac tion of any teeth or roots, or any painful operation whatever, and from the nature of the materials used the most perfect fit is obtained. The invention is of importance to many persons, and those who are interested in it, should avail themselves of this new method. Mr. I-IoWA RD, Surgeon Dentist, 17, George-street, Hanover square, London. At home from 11 till 4. Mr. HOWARD'S new principle of fixing Artificial Teeth has obtained the approbation and recommendation of the follow ing eminent Physicians and Surgeons:—Sir James Clark, Bart., Physician to her Majesty; Dr. Locock, Physician Ac coucheur to her Majesty; Sir B. C. Brodie, Bart., Sergeant Surgeon to her Majesty; Sir D. Davies, Physician to her Majesty the Queen Dowager; Dr. Merriman, Physician to her R.H. the Duchess of Kent; and numerous other mem bers of the medical profession. MESSRS. MUSqRAVES BROTHERS GENTLEMEN,—At your request I be to state, for the in formation of the public, that the only property saved from the late fire in the premises of Thomas S. Major and Co., was that contained in one of Milners' Patent Safes. From the intense nature of the fire, and the length of time the Safe was exposed to the action of the flames, I was fully convinced of the de struction of the books and papers it contained; and feel very great pleasure in testifying to this extraordinary instance of their preservation. I may add, that the Safe was placed on the third story, without any protection. where it remained till the floor was burned around it, when it fell to the room be. neath, the floor of which was likewise destroyed by the fire.— Yours truly, JAMES S. HUNTER, Executor of the late Thomas T. Major, of the firm of T. Major and Co. Belfast, January 2, 1854. MILNERS' PFUENIX SAFE-WORKS, WINDSOR. SHOWROOMS, 51, LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL. DR. BRODIE, 72, RODNEY-STREET, Liverpool, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London and Paris, author of The Guardian of Health, and several other Medical Works, continues to be Consulted daily, at his Re sidence, from II till 3, and 5 till 9 ; and Sundiys from 10 till 2, on Nervous Debility, Involuntary Blushing, Delusion of the Mind, and all Nervous and other Diseases, &c., &c., whe. ther produced by Sedentary Employment, Residence in the Tropics, or otherwise. Dr. BRODIE'S celebrated Cordial Balm of Zeylanica, sold at Its. and 335. per Bottle, is the best Medicine ever disco vered for all cases of Mental and Bodily Prostration. and for invigorating the Nervous System. His Purifying Vegetable Pills, price 28. 6d., 4s. 6d., and Ils. a Box, perform a perfect and speedy cure in Scorbutic and other Diseases. Country Patients, by forwarding addressed Dr. ROBT. BRODIE, 72, RODNEY-STRELT, LIVERPOOL, will receive Advice and Medicine, which will effect a cure in most cases. One personal application is advisable in all cases. Observe :-72, RODNEY-STREET, LIVERPOOL, where the Doctor may be consulted, as usual. Private Entrance to the Surgery 43, Knight-street, near Berry-street. The above valeable Work, "The Guardian of Health," may be had of E. HOWELL. and T. NEWTON, Booksellers, Church street, Liverpool ; and also at the Author's Residence. Prica ls. Sent Free to any part of the Kingdom for Is. 6d., in Postage Stamps. TRIESEMAR.—Protected by Royal Letters 1 Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de Pharmacie de Paris and the Imperial College of Medicire, Vienna.—The long continuance of most maladies arising from impurities, while it tends to render detection more certain, and thus frequently embitter the domestic hearth, also serves to excite feelings of disappointment, and to induce lowness of spirits, and other sensiVions of a most painful kind. The Triesemar effectually in the short space of three days completely and entirely eradicates all traces of these diseases, to whatever stage they may have advanced, possessing at the same time the manifest advantages of being utterly devoid of taste or smell, and of all nauseating quali ties. It may lay on the toilet table without its use being sus pected. Sold in tin cases at lls. each, free; by post 2s. extra, divided into separate doses, as administered by yal peau, Lallemand, Roux, &c. &c. This quantity is sufficient for any case, however virulent or protracted.—To be ban wholesale and retail of Johnston, 6S, Cornhill ; Hannay and Co., Oxford-street ; Sanger, 150, Oxford street ; and Edwards, St. Paul's Churchyard, London; Priestley, Chemist, Lord street, Liverpool ; Winnal, Bookseller, High-street, Birming ham ; R. H. Ingham, Druggist, Market-street, Manchester' ; Powell, Bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street, Dublin. THE ALL-HEALING REMEDY!!! HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT. AN EXTRAORDINARY AND RAPID CURE OF ERYSIPELAS IN THE LEO, AFTER MEDICAL AID HAD FAILED.—COpy o/ a Letter from Mrs. Elizabeth Yeates, of the Post Office, Ald • wick-road, near Bognor, Sussex, dated Jan. 12th, 1853.—T0 PROFESSOR HOLLOWAY.—Sir,—I suffered for a considerable period from a severe attack of Erysipelas. which at length settled in my leg, and resisted all medical treatment. Ms , sufferings were very great, and I quite despa'red of any per manent amendment, when I was advised to have recourse to your Ointment and Pills. I did so without delay, and am happy to say the result was eminently successful, for they effected a radical cure of my leg and restored me to the en joyment of health. I shall ever speak with the utmost confidence of your medicines, and have recommended them to others in this neighbourhood similarly afflicted, who de rived equal benefit.—l am, Sir, your obliged and faithful Servant, (Signed) ELIZABETH YEATES. A DREADFULLY DISEASED ANCLE CURED AFTER BEING GIVEN UP BY THE FACULTY AT MALTA. AND PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS.—The following important communication has been forwarded to Professor Holloway for publication, by Mr. B. Dixon, Chemist, King-street, Norwich.—Copy of a Letter from Captain Smith, of Great Yarmouth.datedJanuaryl9th, 1853.—T0 Mr. Dixosr.—Dear Sir,-1 send you the particulars of a cure effected by Professor Holloway's invaluable medi cines:—Mr. JOHN WALTON, late in Her Majesty's Service, in the British Fleet at Malta, had a very bad ulcerated ancle, and after having been in the Malta Hospital for six months, was sent to England as an invalid to Portsmouth Hospital, where be remained an inmate four months, there, as at Malta, refusing to have the limb amputated, he was turned out in curable. He then came to Yarmouth, and was under a medi cal gentleman for about three months, but his ancle became So much worse that all hope was lost. At this period, by my advice, he tried Holloway's Ointment and Pills, which by un remitted application, healed all the ulcers, and restored him to perfect health and strength.—l remain, Dear Sir, yours very truly, (Signed) JOHN SMITH. Albert Hotel, Great Yarmouth. SURPRISING CURE OF A BAD BREAST, NERVOUS DEBI LITY, AND GENERAL ILL HEALTH.—Copy of a Letter f r o m Mr. T. F. tier, Chem i st, ic., Lower Moss-lane, Manchester, dated Feb. 12th, 1853.-I.'o PROFESSOR HOLLOWAY.—Dear Sir,—l have great pleasure in forwarding to you the particu lars of a very extraordinary cure of a bad breast, effected solely by the use of your celebrated Ointment and Pills. Mrs. MARTHA BELL, of 'Pitt. street, in this Town, had been for a considerable time labouring under nervous debility, loss of appetite, and general ill health, occasioned by ulcerated wounds in the breast. She had much experience in the use of all the known remedies for the cure of ulcers, but without any beneficial result, in fact she had nearly lost all faith and hope of a cure being effected. In this distressing and painful Condition of body and mind, she was persuaded to have re course to your invaluable Ointment and Pills. which she immediately did, and in the course of a very short time the effect produced was most astonishing; her appetite was speedily improved the sores and ulcers in the breast gradually healed, and the nervous excitement of her system was wholly removed.—l remain, Dear Sir, yours faithfully. (Signed) T. FORSTER Kan. The Pills should be used conjointly with the Ointment, in most of the following cases : Bad Legs Corns (Soft) Scalds Bad Breasts Cancers [Joints Sore Nipples Burns Contracted and Stiff Sore Throats Bunions Elephantiasis Skin Diseases Bite of Moschetoes Fistulas Scurvy and Sand Flies Gout Sore Heads Coco Bay Glandular Swellings Tumours Chierro foot Lumbago Ulcers Chilblains Piles Wounds Chapped Hands Rheumatism Yaws Sold at the Establishment of Professor HOLLOWAY, 224, Strand, (near Temple Bar,) London, and by all respectable Druggists and Dealers in Medicines throughout the Civilized World, in Pots, at ls. lid., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., I Is., 225., and 335. each. There is a very considerable saving in taking the larger sizes. \.B.—Directions for the guidance of Patients are affixed to each Pot. DO YOU SUFFER,, TOOTHACHE ? If so, use BRANDE'S ENAMEL for filling Decaying Teeth, and rendering them sound and painless ; price Is. per packet ; v h t free, thirteen postage stamps; containing enough for several teeth. The only substance approved by the medical faculty, as being unattended with pain or danger, and the good effects o; which are permanent. CAUTION.—The great success of this preparation has in duced numerous unskilful persons to produce spurious imi tations, and to copy BRANDE'S ENAMEL Advertisements. It is needful, therefore, to guard against such impositions, by seeing that the signature of the Original Manufacturer, JOHN WILLIS, is on the outside of every packet, without which none is genuine. Authentic Testimonials selected from many hundreds testifying to the extraordinary efficacy of Mande's Enamel. " High-street, Uttoxeter, Jan. 17, 1853. "Sir,—Having for three years used your Brande's Enamel with perfect success, and having other persons in my family suffering from toothache, I send for another thirteen-penny worth. I am, sir, yours, &c., "S. C. MELLoa. "To Mr. John Willis." From Miss Price, New Botley, Oxford. "January 38th. 1853. "Mr. John Willis. Sir,—l had a box of your Brande's Enamel some time ago, and the 1 esul t was most satisfactory." " Stanhope-in-Wearedale, Durham, April 17th, 1853. "Sir,—You must be so good as to send me some of your Brande's Enamel, as I have been strongly recommended to use it by Mr. William Dodd, of this place, he has used it, and it has answered the purpose well. Yours, &c., "To Mr. John Willis." " ROBERT DIXON. " Stanhope-in-Wearedale, Durham, Sept. Ist, 1848. "Dear Sir,—l enclose another order of stamps for your valuable Enamel, that will be the fourth when it comes, and which have all answ ere d th e i r o bj ec t. Pl ease t o f orwar d the same to " WILLIAM DODD. "To Mr. John Willis." " Edmonsly Colliery, Chesterley -street, July 27,11849. . 4 Sir, - I have never had the toothache since, in the teeth 1 filled with Brande's Enamel. " Wm. HENDERSON. "To Mr. John Willis." LONDON :—Manufactured only by John Willis, 3, Temple chambers, Fleet-street, and sold wholesale by Sutton and CO Bow Church-yard; J. Sanger, Oxford-street ; Dietrich. sOn'and Hannay, Oxford-street ; Butler and Harding, Cheap. . L o w, Son, and Benbow, Strand ; .1. Front, Strand ; Jj. J.'JaCksont Cross-street, Finsbury ; Hearson, M'Culloch, and Squire, BishoPsgate-street ; Drew, Heywood, and Barron, t L - .lano, Co.;ann_o . n-stree . INERpOoL:—Raimes, Blan- Bush J. Jackson and Co., 4, Cleveland-square; shard, and C: , J Paradise -street. YORK : —Raimes, Bolton, F. G. Jones, j , Da LE :—Daglish and Ismay. EXETER and Co. N— pm, CAST. GLASGOW :—Campbell and Taylor, —E van s and Hodgson. ents for all Scotland). DUBLIN :—W. Jackson, Brunswick , -court -row ourt (Ag (Agent for all Ireland). And sold 9 rttail by all Chemists anedntyParteeanitly atueduilcoituedVeTnedsotilionnitahles United Kingdom.. c S i e ia n m t b F e r r e s e : accompany each box, rf with" J. fall Nl. 1 d ire r,i c s t , i o 3 n , s f T o e r m u p se ie . by Return of Post, by not : J. Priestley, 52, Lord- Fleet-street, London, in return for thirteen penny stamps. COUNTRY AGENTS. — LivEnr dise-street ; WARRINGTON : street, and F. G. Jones, 5, Picton, Horse-market- Para J. S. M. Webster, Horse-market , . 1 d :larket-place ; BOLT0N: J. street; PitEscoT : W. H. Do—, Scowcroft, Deansgate, H. Bradbury, p ll- sgate A ; Nc P I K IE K S S T TO E N R :: J. Raw, H. Armstrong, 147, Churc str e e a e n t; m Je.nb ur y and Brown, 103 Market - str eet, R. H. Ingham, 40, Market-atreet, W. Holyoake, 3 7, Taylor, 8, St. Ann-square, T. Standing. James. Woolley 1, Piccadilly, a D o wning-stre . et, T. Ii Woolley : Asivros-uNnEa-LyNE : W. H. and J. Waterhouse; LANCASTE R : J. Wimpra y, Market-place ; WIGAN : A. M. Mort, Market-place; OLDHAM : .1. Hargraves, Mark lirels ford, Greenacre's-moor ; STOCKPORT: A. H. Shaw, D. Woolley; aIArJAs : J. Roberts; CorcoLETos . 3. C. Chap man ; MACCLESFIELD : John Dale, Bradley, Chemist. BEWARE of IMITATIONS; see that the signature of the Original Manufacturer, JOHN WILLIS. is Oil the OUtaide of each packets iciihQui glitch iIVIC if getitanc4 - - P CASES of CANCER, LUPUS, and ULCERS treated with Dr. Pattison's New Remedy.—The above Pamphlet will he forwarded on receipt of three postage stamps, by Mr. RUMPUS, Bookseller, 159, Oxford-street, London. WILDING'S CONCENTRATED COM POUND DECOCTION, or FLUID EXTRACT OF JAMAICA SARSAPARILLA.—This elegant preparation is composed of the finest Jamaica Sarsaparilla imported, and prepared in vacuo, by which means the whole of the virtues of the root are obtained in the highest state of perfection. It will be found particularly efficacious in cases of Scrofula. Rheumatism, Scurvy, Scorbutic Affections, Erysipelas, and all Diseases of the Skin, and particularly after a course of Mercury. Sold in Bottles at 2s. 6d.. 4s. 6d., and 7s. 6d. each. WILDING'S NEWFOUNDLAND COD LIVER OIL, the finest imported. WILDING'S DIAMOND CEMENT, for Repairing Broken Glass, China, Earthenware &c. Sold in bottles at is. each. WILDING'S QUININE ! and CARBONIC DENTIFRICE, for Cleaning, Beautifying, and Preserving the Teeth and Gums, and Preventing Tooth-ache. Sold in Bottles at I s. 6d. and 25. 6d. each. _ WILDING'S BRILLIANT PLATE POWDER, for pro ducing a beautiful Polish on Silver and Plated Articles. Sold in Boxes at Ig. and Is. 6d. each. WILDING'S CELEBRATED FURNITURE CREAM. Sold in Pots at 6d. and Is. each. Prepared only by W. WILDING, Pharmaceutical and Dis pensing Chemist, 11, St. Anne-street, Liverpool, established 1816, and Derby-road, Bootle. WOOLLEY'S PECTORAL CANDY.-.- PATRONISED BY THE FACULTY. For the instant relief and speedy cure of ASTH IIA, COU' HS, COLDS, and all pulmonic Affections, has received the stamp of public approbation. The triumphs of this remarkable Cough Lozenge, in cases of Asthma, Hoarseness,Loss of Voice, and Tightness of the Chest, become constantly more and more astonishing. Common coughs, when no physical disorgani zation exists, and sore throat immediately yield to its healing influence. It strengthens the lungs to resist the effect of sudden changes in the air, and it healthily braces and in vigorates the chest. No remedy can be resorted to that af fords such real ease and comfort to the chest, which so un clogs the lungs or so pleasantly clears the voice, as WOOL LEY'S PECTORAL CANDY. For aged persons it is invaluable; and none, whose lungs are in the least susceptible of cold, ought to be without it. Although powerful to con quer disease, and exerting a decidedly purifying influence on the blood, these Lozenges disagree not with a delicate constitution; on the contrary, their influence is proved, by a very large experience, to be uniformly salutary and strengthening. Full directions for use accompany each box. The following are a few of the many thousand cures yearly effected by WOOLLEY'S PECTORAL CANDY : Redditch, Worcestershire, March 17th, 1851.—Sir, I have the pleasure of info'rrning you of 'the cure of a sister of mine of Asthma of ten years duration, by your Pec toral Candy.—l am, yours truly, JAMES DUOGINS. Tem perance Hotel.—N.B.—l could tell you of another cure, but the person said he should write to you himself. This was the person who recommended it to my sister. 1, Kirby-street, Poplar. London, September 30th 1851. Dear Sir,—l cannot speak too highly of the excellence of Woolley's Pectoral Candy. I have sufferd for years with a dreadful cough and difficulty of breathing. In this distress ing state, 1 was recommended to try Woolley's Pectoral Candy, the first box of which gave me great relief; the second box completely cured me. I have recommended them to many of my friends who were similarly afflicted, who have all received the greatest relief from them.—l am, sir, your obliged, OCTAVIUS GLYN.—To Dr. Kernot, Surgeon, &c., Chrisp-street. Poplar, New Town, London, Agent for the sale of Woolley's Pictoral Candy. Prepared by WOOLLEY, Chemist, Maidstone; and sold in boxes, Is. lid. and 2s. 9d. each, by all Chemists and Medicine Vendors THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. _ . Wholesale Agents in this District :—Liverpool : Messrs. RAISIES and CO: 40, Hanover-street; EVANS, SON, and CO., 52, Hanover-street. Sold Retail in Liverpool by Priestley, Chemist, 52, Lord street; Bromley, Chemist, I, London road ' • Vose, Chemist. 135, London-road; Britten, Chemist, 35, Old Haymarket, and 69, Byrom-street; F. G. Jones, Chemist, 5, Paradise-street, and 78, London-road; Wm. Jones, Chemist, 19, Berry treet ; Heath, Chemist, 25, Great. George-street; Kirkus, Chemist, 1, Mill-street; Howell, Chemist, 72, Dale-street; Mottram, Chemist, 24, Waterloo-road. Birkenhead: C. Jones Chemist, Bridge-street, Woodside; A. Stewart, Chemist, Hamilton-street, Hamilton-square; T. J. Williams, Chemist, 6, Argyle-street. Chester E. Bowden, Chemist ; W. Higgins, Chemist. Wigan : James Kellett, Chemist, Market-place. NEVER KNOWN TO FAIL.-BRANDE'S BRONCHIAL SEDATIVE, equal in Medicinal effect to Two of any other preparation for Coughs, Colds, Bron chitis, Asthma, Pulmonary Phthisis, Influenza, Derangement of the Voice, and all Affections of the Chest and Lungs. Compounded under the direction of a Professional Gentleman, who for many years has made the Anatomy and Pathology of the Chest and Lungs his particular study. The Influence of BRANDE'S BRONCHIAL SEDATIVE pursues the exact tract of the inflammatory action causing cough. First soothing the glottis and epiglotis (the organs of voice), its sedative influence passes along the mucous lining of the windpipe unto the bronchii, and allaying pulmonary irritation, giving ease and comfort to the chest—restoring the voice to its accustomed clearness and power. Authentic Testimonials selected from an immense number of others, showing the good already e f fected by this Medicine. "Dark-street, Haverfordwest, Feb. 18th, 1849. "Sir, —Having been recommended by Mr. 0. E. Davies, of this town, to try Brande's Bronchial Sedative, for a very severe cough, with which I was troubled for more than six months, I did so, and after taking only two packets. I was perfectly recovered. I had been for months that I could not rest night or day, with difficulty of breathing, and a tickling sensation in the throat, and the cough at times was so severe that I was nearly suffocated. I can now sleep comfortably, and am quite free from pain.—l am, &c.. " To Mr. John Willis." " MARY ROGERS. " Victoria Cottage, Romford. •" Sir,—l cannot express to you my thanks for the relief I have found from taking your Cough Wafers. They have done me a world -I good. Formerly I was never without a cough, and tried all sorts of medicines without being able to remove it ; now, thanks to you, it is gone. Your medicine, unlike any other I have tried, acts as a stinplant to the digestive organs, and improves the general health.—l am, yours, &c., "To Mr. John Willis." " ROBERT SHEPPARD. "Sir,—Having received great benefit from a parcel of your invaluable medicine, " Brande's Bronchial Sedative," which I received about a fortnight ago, I have again to request you will be pleased to forward me four parcels of the same.—l am, &c., "JOHN BURKE, Corporal 68th Lt. Infantry, Galway.. " To Mr. John Willis." Since the introduction of this medicine it has been rapidly supplanting every other preparation administered for pul monary disorders. The Proprietor urges the Medical Profes sion, Chemists, and others, to introduce it to the afflicted. London :—Prepared only by John Willis, 3, Temple Cham bers, Fleet-street ; wholesale by all the large Medicine houses, and sold retail by all respectabte Chemists and Patent Medi cine Vendors, in packets, at Is. sad.; and in tins, containing three of the smaller packets, at 25. Pd. each. Should any difficulty occur in obtaining the Sedative from the local Chemists, by sending is. and three stamps, or 15 stamps, to JOHN Wintis, 3, Temple-chambers, Fleet-street, London, a packet will be sent by return of Post. Beware of Imitations, see that the signature of the original Manufacturer, ^Joux 'WILLIS, is on the outside of each packet, without which none is genuine. HOW TO PROLONG LIFE AND ENJOY IT. —THE GREAT PURIFYING AND STRENGTH ENING MEDICINE. What though the sun in beauty shine, And you have countless hoards of wea!th ; What though the world—all, all was thine, If you but want the blessing, Health. Dr. DE ROOS' PILULE VITIE, or VEGETABLE LIFE PILLS. A universal Restorative for both Sexes and all Ages, concocted solely from the VEGETABLE kingdom; they may be administered to the youngest Child, or to the most delicate Invalid, by merely regulating the dose according to the age and strength of the person. They remove all Disorders and Pains in the Stomach and Bowels, as Costiveness, Spasms, Loss of Appetite, Sick Headache, Fulness after Meals, Indi gestion, Liver Complaints, Inactivity of the Bowels, Listless ness, Heat, Pain, and Jaundiced Appearance ; and while they act thus salutarily, they must of necessity increase the strength of the Patient. Headache, Giddiness, Singing in the Ears, Fluttering of the Sight, and other Heavy Drowsy Sensa tions,—the forerunners of many fatal diseases,—as Apoplexy, Paralytic Strokes, Epilepsy, &c., are effectually warded off by a few doses of these Pills. They also produce sound refresh ing Sleep, a keen Appetite, and possess extraordinary efficacy in invigorating the system, and imparting a pleasing serenity of mind. They are unequalled as a Family 'Medicine ; in few instances, where occasionally employed in Families and Schools, will other assistance be needed. For Females they are truly excellent, removing Headaches, Depression of Spirits, Dizziness of Sight, Nervousness, Dim ples, Sallowness, and giving a healthy juvenile bloom to the Complexion. Ladies, however delicate, will find them parti cularly beneficial both before and after confinement. For Elderly People they are the most comfortable Medicine that can be taken. Mr. Smith, St. Ives: "Since taking your Pills I have not once required the services of a medical man, and feel satisfied this would be the case generally, if people were not so much governed by prejudice."—T. Webster, Esq., Sleaford, near Melton Mowbray: " Having read your advertisement, I felt assured your Pills would be of use to some of my poorer neighbours. 1 have had 12 boxes, and they have derived great benefit from taking them. I shall continue to recom mend your valuable Pills to all my friends."— Mr. Edwin Highley, 4, Mount-street, Halifax , I find your Pilulre Vitro a very pleasant medicine in removing headache."—Maent wrog, Tan-y-Bwlch, North Wales: "Mr. Warner's compli ments to Dr. De Roos ' and he finds no medicine do him so much good as his Pilulre Persons going Abroad, Captains, and others, cannot store more important articles of health than the above, which, by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, and tranquillizing the Nervous System, will prevent those fatal diseases so prevalent abroad ; as also Sea Sickness and other complaints incidental to long voyages and irregular living. No Emigrant's Chest can be properly furnished without them, for when far removed from medical aid, they will find in these Pills a never-failing restorative. M D P E O R R T 0 A N o T s . , — P S i 1 0 1 M s e h Il a s n . e p r a i t n t m i p p l e t d e d Vendors, t when a the s e d i) u f o r r. Dr. i chaser other Medicines, or trash of their own compounding, in xe c w i white e eachltheete t er s w o - o n n t l i s i e " r N e V i A g L r To ground i E n t from which they obt a i n a l arger pro fi t. The GENUINE have h L e O stamp, affixed t e ( i ) n S Box, by special direction of Her Majesty's Homiurable Com missioners, to protect the P u bli c f rom F rau d , and to imitate which is Felony. May be obtained through all Medicine Vendors, at ls. lid., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., 11s., and 335. per B o x, w ith Di rect i ons for Use, &c., or by enclosing Post-office Order or Stamps to Dr. DE ROOS, 35, Ely-place, Holborn-hill, London, they will be sent per return. Sold by Jones, 5, Paradise-street, and 78, London-road ; Mottram, 24, Waterloo-road; and Priestley, 52, Lord-street, Liverpool. Barnes, Fishergate, Preston. Marsh, Wallgate, Wigan. Clarke, Gazette-o ffi ce, Lancaster. West ma cot, N o . 4, Market-street Manchester; and all Medicine Vendors. N.B.—Respectable persons in country places, who will be allowed a liberal commission, may make a handsome addi tion to their income, by selling these Pills, which are very ugly becoming tityourite Medicine wish the Amici "4. i kt ak7 144 %. 4 THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER PHOTOGRAPHY. -J. ATKINSON, Importer and Manufacturer of every article in the above Art, has always in Stock some of the most approved Lenses and Cameras, of all the various sizes; Glass Baths and Plates, Collodion Cases, Matta, Passepartouts, Preservers, Cansons, Paper, &c. Purchasers taught free of charge. NON-FORFEITURE OF POLICIES. 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" The work evidences great research, and contains a vast amount of Information, not only amusing, but usefully in- Istructive." —Kent Herald. London : Messrs. PIPER, STEPHENSON, and §PANCE, Paterwater-row i and 44 Dv:Pimlico. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. TURKEY. A letter from Constantinople has been received at Vienna, declaring that hostilities had been every where suspended in consequence of the severe frost ; that sixty pieces of cannon had been disem , barked at Trebizond and Baroum ; and that Persia, determined to remain neutral, had been fortifying its Turkish frontiers. This letter also states that, should the Affghans attempt to attack Kandahar, Persia will offer her mediation. Khan Khiva, who had fled into Bokhara, had called upon the neigh bouring Khans to assist in the war against Russia. CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 25.—The convoying steam squadron, which left the Bosphorus on the 7th, and returned on the 20th, pushed on as fast as possible to Trebizond, at which place it arrived on the 10th, in order to release the poor soldiers from the crowded decks without delay. 5,000 men, and a considerable quantity of stores, &c., were safely. disembarked there. Prince Gortschakoff returned to Bucharest on the - 4th, and has pub lished a kind of apologetic explanatory bulletin. In it he describes the retirement of the Turks from the villages near. Kalafat, and their occupation by his own troops, as a completed movement. If such a document may be trusted, it would appear that he has had enough of Kalafat for the present, and has no immediate intention of attacking it. Yesterday the legal confirmation of the betrothal of the Sultan's eldest daughter, (Sultana Fathma,) aged 14, to . Redschid Pasha's son, (Ali Galib,) aged 21, was celebrated at the Sultan's palace with much pomp. A long train of men, bearing on their heads trays of fruits, flowers, brocades, jewels, &c.,. as wedding presents, marched in procession from Redschid Pasha's house . to the palace of the Sultan, The sight was rather barbarous and queei than pretty or imposing; but the sight of pretty Tur kish damsels, in gaudy Orientalized broughams, in some sort repaid one . for a flounder throughtthe filthy streets. By a happy arrangement, the pret tier the face, the more transparent is the veil ; the plainer it is, the more opaque is the covering. This is an- innovation and an improvement on Turkish customs, and some are of opinion that it might be imitated with advantage ino other countries. On the same day were celebrated the first betrothals of his Majesty's three remaining daughters with the sans of high dignitaries, as follow :—The Sul tana Refilha to Ethem Pasha, son of the ex-Seras kier Mehemet Ali Pasha ; the Sultana Gemile to Mahmond!Gelad-ed-din Pasha, son of the Grand Master of the Artillery, Ahmet Fetlii Pasha ; and the Sultana' Munire to Ilharni Pasha, son of Abbas Pasha, Governor-general of Egypt. It must be remembered= that these princesses are quite chil dren. There- is evidently an attempt to satisfy both the great rival politicians in this scheme. It is said that tile presents for these different mar riages will amount to 40,000,000 of" piastres, and that RedschidTheha alone has spent' 6,000,000 in jewellery, &c... The Generallin-Chief of the Russian army in Wallachia and Moldavia has issued a decree, com pelling merchants and others to take Russian pa per money, upon, pain of being considered rebels, and who will be treated with accordingly. AMERICA. ARRIVAL. OF THE CANADA. By the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-ship Canada,-Captain Stone, which arrived on Sunday afternoon., we have intelligence from New York to the 28th nit, and from Boston to the Ist instant. The Canada brought thirty-nine passengers and $159,145 in specie owfreight. The screw steam-ship Andes arrived at Boston on thelst instant, from this port. The Empire City had sailed from Aspinwall for New York with $600,000 in gold dust. A letter from Washington says that the Peru vian Giwernment have declined conforming- to their agreement to settle with Captain MfCerren for the• injuries sustained by him at the aineha Islands— The New York Herald scouts the idea of Russian•agents beingengaged in inducing-persons in the States to send out privateers, in the event of a war -with Russia. . A dispatch from Wasbi !ii, -ton states that the British and, French , Ministers had caned upon Secretary Marcy fore the purpose of protesting against the fitting out of Russian privateers in the United States. It was also understood that they informed the secretary that such vessels would be treated as pirates by their respective governments.. The reply of Secretary Marcy had not been made public - • - General: Cass had moved a resolution in the Senate,." That while. the United States of America are disposed to observe in a spirit of good faith international obligations, they desire. a similar observance of such obligations by all; the nations of the•earth, and that they can never behold with indifference the obliteration of independent states by a third power,.because of the political freedom of such states."• On the ,27th.ofFebruary, the immediate passage of the•bill, authorising the building , of six first elass.steam•frigates was urged as highly necessary, and:ultimately it was adopted; but in. the House an unsuccessful effort was made, to. promote the measure, and it therefore goes, to the bottom of the long calendar of bills to be acted on in com mittee, and may not be reachedfor months. The ship. Cornelius Grinnell which had arrived at New York from this port,. reported, " That on the 26th January, at noon, inlat. 48, lon. 32, saw a vessel with the American, flag, union down; went to her assistance, and, found her to be the ship Columbiana of New York, Captain Stahl, from New Orleans, bound , to Liverpool. On rounding to under her lee,. saw that her decks had been swept, that all her masts were gone, the bul— warks much broken, and.. the men lashed to the. pumps. The sea at the, time was running very high, so much so that it was impossible to lower the boat with any degree of safety ; consequently hove the ship to under bare poles until four pan., next day, when the. weather moderating, we sue-. seeded in getting , a boat near the ship,. and hauled the captain, officers, and crew, sixteen, in number, into the boat through the sea, by lines made fast around, them, and from the boats to the C. G. in the same manner, which was accomplished. in two trips. The crew were in a very exhausted_ state from fatigue and exposure. On thefolloWing Tuesday, 31st, about sunset, saw another dismasted vessel with the. British flag, union down. Went to her assistance, and succeeded in taking off the. captain and crew, nine in number,, oi the brig Frederick, Captain Parker, of Parsboro% from HalifAx,. bound to Liverpool. It was dark at : the and being comparatively moderate, very little trouble or danger attended thecircumstanee." On Thursday, the deputy-inspector Wooldridge, oithe• customs, arrested the steward: of the British steam-ship Africa, on a charge of being concerned in the smuggling of a large quantity of lace goods for an importing house in this city. The mer chant's store had been searehed, and the whole of the goods are now under the supervision of Capt. Rynders, deputy-surveyor, who had been assigned by the collector for that special purpose. It is said that a large amount of property has already been seized.—New York Herald. A letter from Easton; Pennsylvania, mentions that a pilot-engine had been precipitated from the rails of the Belvidere line down an embankment into a river, severely injuring three persons. At the French Opera-house, New Orleans, three per sons had been killed and upwards of fifty wounded by the falling of the gallery. General Robert Armstrong, formerly United States Consul at Liverpool, had died at Washington. Two steamers, one running on the Alabama river, and the other on the Bybee river, had been destroyed. by fire. In the Illinois Legislature a resolution had been offered against the aggressive policy of the Emperor of Russia ; the resolution concludes, " Resolved that the governor be required to for ward to the aforesaid Czar a copy of the above resolution." CALIFORNIA. The Northern Light had arrived at New York with $BOO,OOO in gold-dust on freight, and later advices from San Francisco, California. The stringency in monetary affairs consequent on the long drought, the small produce of the mines, and the 'overburdened condition of the San Francisco market had occasioned several heavy failures. The sum of the liabilities was about $600,000, and the assets $300,000. The late rains were causing more confidence, though there was little prospect for improvement in the price of goods. The same influences had caused a slight fall in the prices of real estate. The agent for the invaders of Lower California had been busy in seeking for recruits in San Joaquin and Toulumne counties. Rain, which began on the 11th, continued till the 17th, when began some weather colder than the oldest resi dents remember to have experienced. The rivers, canals, and glutches had plenty of water for the present, and the prospect was that the produce of the mines for the next month would be very large. Some of the rivers had become very high, and many valuable dams, flumes, and mills had bee n carr i e d awa y, 1 4 gm eltyatod prtim the mountains snow had fallen plentifully, and, looking off to the east from San Francisco, the white gowns of Monte Diablo and of the Santa Clara Mountains could be seen. A destructive fire had occurred at Placeville. The silver mine an nounced to have been discovered ninety miles east of Monterey, in the mountains, is said to be very promising: Some of the ore which had been tried produced $4O from 100 pounds of ore. Hostilities had occurred on the Klamath River between the Indians and whites. Advices from Lower Cali- fornia report that Walker, " president" of the American invaders, continued to issue proclama tions. From the Sandwich - Islands we learn that the small-pox had ceased its ravages. Owing to false rumours, a run had taken place in the banking-house of Adams and Co., but, as all claims were promptly met, the excitement soon ceased. Letters from Havana, of the 25th, report a rumour to the effect that a negro insurrection had occurred east of Cardenas. A change of troops had been unexpectedly made at Puerto Principe. In Havana all was quiet. Sugar was dull, through the want of shipping. Freights to England were quoted at five . guineas. Flour was scarce. Rice and lard were improving. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, NEw You; FEB. 28. Cower . . (From W. P. Wright's Circulard— The more extensive operations in cotton last week in this market prove that the accounts from Europe by the Pacific and Europa are looked upon here as decidedly favourable. We have had a good demand for cotton from exporters and home consumers. Prices have had an upward tendency all week, and the quotations- show an advance of about c. per lb. since Tuesday last, Middling Uplands cannot now be•bought under 10c. per lb.; nor middling New Orleans under loic. per lb. Our stock of unsold cotton is again very much reduced; there is little offered in transitu from the South to Europe, for which a good demand now prevails, at very full prices: The sales since the 20th instant to•last evening have been:—For export, 8,464 bales ; home use, 4,334; speculation, 1,694 ; and in tranaitu, 1,393: total, 15,885 bales. The export has been as follows :—Liverpocl, 3,982 bales ; Havre, 70; Antwerp, 338 ; Hamburg, 119; Botterdam,4o2; Bremen, 27.: total, 4,939 bales. The deficit in receipts at the ports is again augmented, and now amounts to 622,000 bales; the largest figure attained this season, and caused by light receipts in Charleston and Savannah during the past week. This continued deficiency in receipts, as compared with last year, is causing a general lack of confidence in estimates for the total yield of over 2;800,000 bales. The following is a statement of the movement in cotton since the let September last, as compared with thepre vious three'years 1854. 1853. 1852. 1851. Receipts at the Ports, 1,705,000 2,327,000 1,791,000 1,622,000 Exports to Gt. Britain, 516.000 912,000 623,000 509,000 France .. 183,000' 174,000 244,000 211,000 „ other For. POrts, 119,000 159,000 122,000 119,000 Total Exports . Stock on hand 700,000 750,000 559,000 700,000 From which it will he seen that the decrease in receipts litow amounts to 622,000 bales ; the decrease in exports to Great Britain, 396,000; other foreign ports, 40,000. In crease to France, 9000. Total decrease in export, 427,000 bales. Nsw YORK, FBA. 28, 6 P.M.—Cotton dull ; sales, 7,200 brlik; common to state $8,06 to $8,12 ; common to good Ohio $8,25 ; southern lower ; sales, 1,000 brls. ; mixed to good brands, $8,37 to $8,50. Wheat lower ; sales 21,800 bushels; Gennessee, $2 ; red Long Island, $1,85 1 southern red, $1,70;; white ditto, $1,87 to $1,90. Corn lower; sales 2,400 bushels ; mixed, 88 cents ; white, 90 to 93 cents ; yellow, 88 cents. Pork better; sales 280 brls. ; mess, $15,50 to $15,62.-; prime, $13,25 to $13,37. Beef firm ; sales 240 brls. ; country mess ; $9 to $11,50; prime, $6; repacked Chicogo, $l4; prime mess firm, at $2l to $25. Lard steady ; sales 300 brls. at 10 to lot cents. Cut meats firm ; sales 140 tierces ;.hams, 81 to 9 cents ; shoulders, 6; to 61 cents. Beef hams steady ; sales 50 hhds., at $l6. Coffee firm'; sales-425 bags ; Rio, 11; to 11/ cents; Java, 131 cents. Iron firm; Scotch pig, $39 to $4O. There was no change in the Money Market. EXCRAISGE on London, BO days, remains at 104 to 109, Bankers' Signatures, Paris, 5.164 to 5.131. Amsterdam, 41f to 411... Frankfort, 44 to 411. Bremen, 794 to 80. Hamburg, 361, to 37. Antwerp, 5.16 4 to 5.15. Fnuidiirs..:—No material alteration to notice. The following are the ruling rates Liverpool: Cotton, square bales, per lb. id. ; flour,. per bbl. 4s. ed. ; rosin, 4s. to 4s. ed..; heavy goods, per ton, 455.; grain, in bulk, per bushel, 17d. Insurance Notices. SPECIAL NOTICE TO INSURERS FROM FIRE. ____ UNITY FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. CAPITAL, Two MILLIONS STERLING. CHIEF OFFICES, 40, PALL-MALL, LONDON. It is not generally known that Government makes an allow ance at the rate of Five per Cent. for the Country, and Four per Cent. for Lonaon, to Insurance Offices, for the Collection of the obnoxious Tax of 35. per Cent. on Fire Insurances. The Unity Fire Insurance Association having originated the present movement for the repeal or modification of this tax, the Directors, in conformity pith the views expressed in the Petition to Parliament, and in anticipation of the ame lioration they are now seeking from Government, and also as a substantial proof that they do not desire to make a profit by the collection of this unjust tax, have determined on allowing to Volley Holders and intending Insurers the full benefit of the Discount. All Insurers in the Unity, therefore, on and after the 25th of March instant, will be allowed the Discount upon the amount of Duty chargeable on their Policies, at the rate of £4 per Cent, on London, and -e5 per Cent. on Country Policies. By order of the Board, JOHN SMII 11, Local Manager, 11, Lord-street. WATERLOO LIFE, EDUCATION, CASUALTY, AND SELF-RELIEF ASSURANCE COMPANY. Incorporated under Statute 7 and 8 Vic. cap. Subscribed Capital, .e400,0G0. HEAD OFFICE, 355, STRAND, LONDON. LIVERPOOL LOCAL BOARD: DIRECTORS. Chairman.—Hilton Ha!heart, Esq., Merchant. Robert Bickersteth, Esq., F.R.C.S. James Bland, Esq., Merchant. • Matthew Gregson,Esq" Merchant. William Joseph Horafall, Esq,, Merchant. James Lord, Esq., Merchant. MEDICAL REFEREE. Alfred Stephens, Esq., 4, Upper Parliament-Street. MArinosa.—Mr. Chas. Batten, Cuthbert's-buildings. Clayton•square. FEATURES OF THIS . COMPANY. By the appropriation of profits, a Fund will be created for the Education of Children of qualified Assurers upon Volun tary Principles, also for the relief of qualified Assurers and Shareholders, their Widows and Orphans, by providing Annuities, and Homes or Asylums. Assurances granted against paralysis; blindness, insanity, accidents, and other afflictions. Annuities granted. Family endowments. No charge to the assured for policy stamps. Medical men always paid for their reports. Loans granted in connexion with Life Assurance. Rates of premium moderate. An unusually liberal commission allowed to Agents. Detailed Prospectuses may he had on application to T. G. WILLIAMS; JUN., ESQ., MANAGER ANTI SECRETARY. Head Office, 355, Strand, London. FRANCE. The legislative assembly on Monday agreed to the. bill authorising the minister of finance to con tract a loan of 250,000,000 francs. The bill was agreed to unanimously, without discussion, by the 238 members who were present. On Tuesday the committee of the legislative body, headed by its president, went to the Tuileries to present the bill to the Emperor. The whole chamber accompanied the committee. Twelve steamers are in course of armament at Toulon, and in a few days will be ready to sail with the troops destined for the east. The first division will leave on the 20th instant, and the second on the 15th of April. It is said that Prince Napoleon will not go first to Constantinople, but to the Greek frontiers. He will take with him a numerous corps of Chasseurs of Vincennes. General Moore and 40 English officers arrived on the sth at Marseilles. Letters received from Algeria give as positive that 6,000 Zouves (infantry) have received orders to prepare for immediate departure. The Zouves are, perhaps, the best troops in the French army : they are hardy, energetic, and brave to temerity. Some of the most illustrious generals have risen from their ranks, such as Lamoriciere, eavaignac, and others. They are volunteers—sons of some of the best families in France. Their dress bears a strict resemblance to that of the ancient Turks—a turban, loose trousers, &c. This corps was orga nised when France first took possession of Algeria, and has ever since been actively engaged, princi pally as an advanced guard. The men are accus tomed to hard living and privations of every de , . scription, having been always quartered in the most disturbed districts, and never garrisoned in any of the towns. The Count Thihaudeau, Member of the Senate, died at Paris on Wednesday, at an advanced age. He was the last surviving Member of the Conven-. tion who voted the death of Louis XVI, The Duke of Cambridge, Lord Raglan, Sir Geo. Brown, and the other Generals were expected to arrive in Paris on the 12th, but there are some doubts if they will arrive before the 21st. Prince Lucien Bonaparte, brother of the Prince of Canino, has left Paris for Italy, on a special mission from the French Gwernment. Letters from Toulon, of Wednesday, state that orders had been received there for a large embark-- lcation of troops between the-15th and 20th inst. Four men-of-war from Toulon- are destined for the reinforcement of the Baltic fleet. It is said that should circumstances require the French force for the East will exceed 100,000. The first corps, that is, the one intended to be first on the ground at the opening of the campaign, wily be from 48,000 to 50,000 men, with successive reserves, which will complete the amount men tioned. SPAIN. There are reports of a difference having arisen between England and' Spain, and of the expected recal of M. Isturitz to Madrid. The persons expelled from Spain and sent to Cadiz are to be transported to the Canary Islands. With regard to the Queen of Spain, the people no longer cry, as did the National Guard of Saragossa'wEgen flying to arms- to repel the nocturnal attack of Cabanero and his Carlists, " Viva-la Reyna, moque no lo inerezear (Hurrah for the Queen, though she does not deserve it !) They receive her in gloomy silence—with sneers, not smiles—and many a scornful remark and cutting! jest is made• upon her as she passes. The ministerial papers grve glow ing reports of her enthusiastic reception by her faithfulsubjects ; but these are just as true as their daily assertions of the unfounded prosperity and contentment of the whole country, and they deceive no one. During this Carniial the Queen has been repeatedly abroad, on some occasions in , an open carriage, with her " august husband," as the organs of M. Sartorius call poor King Francisco, and her " most lovely child," as they style the sickly infant, who was held up in a fancy dress, in hopes of win ning tokens of sympathy and respect from the mob. It was all in vain. But few hats were lifted,---not a voice was raised ! ITALY. There has been, in Calabria, a succession of earthquakes, attended with a fearful loso of life. The- Castle of Cosenza has been entirely destroyed, and - all the garrison buried in the rules. A,village, containing nine hundred inhabitants, nearthe same place, has likewise, with its whole population, been destroyed. Up to the last accowats the loss of life was calculated to amount to , upwards of three thousand souls. AUSTRIA. The-Austrian government has published an offi cial document, in which it makes known, its views in regard to the differences between Russia and Turkey. In this document the Austrian govern ment expresses regret that the communication sent by the Western Powers to Russia is of such a nature as to leave hardly any, hope of a favourable reply, The document proceeds to say that it was never doubted by the imperial government that the demands of those powers were just, and in accord ance with the interests of ••Europe. Till the very last, the imperial government has obeyed the calls of duty to Europe, and. those of friendship to its imperial ally. Should war take place, the sole duty of the Austrian government is to maintain the interests of the nations under the sceptre of his. Majesty, which interests are not in conflict with those of any other nation. Austria is prepared to meet the dangers which may accrue from a great war in an adjoining country, and from the subver sive tendencies winch may manifest themselves on the frontiers of the empire during the continuance• of that war. An army wilt be formed in Moravia, with the left wing at Troppan : and the right at Cracow, and a, reserve at 0132144. _ . According. to a Prussian journal the Austrian Cabinet has signed a protocol, in which it declares that it will neither seek nor accept any aggrandise ment of territory from th e E as t ern q uestion, that it will do all in its power to quell the Greek insur rection, and that it regards the Ottoman territory as inviolable. This agrees with the statement that a positive assurance to the same effect was, some days ago, given by the Austrian Cabinet to France and England. RUSSIA. Au extraordinary supplement of the Journal de St, Petersbourg, of the 3d, contains an exposition of the progress of the Oriental dispute, and the conduct of the Western Powers. This document extends to the length of three folio pages, and is a clever piece of special pleading. It contains also the Russian answers to the circulars of the French cabinet. The Preussiche Correspondenz contains an exposition of the Prussian policy. It is defined to be for the present neutrality, and for the future mediation. A Berlin despatch, of March 7, says :—" Russia will place all her forces in the harbours of the Baltic, under the chief command of General Von Berg. Prince Paskievitsch will assume the com mand of the Danubian army, and General Rudiger will be at the head of the administration in Poland, In Riga large stores of corn are said to be collected, but they cannot be shipped on account of the cri tical state of affairs. Travellers from the Danubian principalities have brought with them some pro clamations of the Russians, in the Servian and Bulgarian languages, which are still being printed. in Bucharest, and doubtless are intended for dis tribution, so soon as the Russians shall have crossed the Danube. As the languages are not understood here, their contents remain a secret for the present." The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post gives a statement, to the effect that the ice in the Baltic had broken up as f ar as R eve l, an d th a t th e . Russian fleet that harbour are making great exertions to join the division at Cronstadt. A very striking feature in the present state of Russian affairs has begun t o man if es t it se lf, name ly, the anxiety of slupowners to sell their ships. Thus it seems that, while the warlike ardour animates England and France, th e f ear o f war i s f e lt among the mercantile classes of Russia. A complete panic, indeed, might fairly be inferred from the advertisements, filling all the commercial journals, for the sale of Russian vessels. The firm of Solo mon Heine, of Hamburg, has purchased several. A despatch from Trieste, of Tuesday last, says that three Russian ships of war, anchored at that har bour, have been sold, the crews returning to Russia overland. The Emperor Nicholas and his family have left St. Petersburg, to take up their temporary resi dence in the city of Warsa w , w h ere , it i s sa id, th e Czar hopes he will be able to exercise his influence more effectually upon Prussia and Austria. An imperial - letter, report states, has been ad dressed to the Princess Mathilde, daughter of Prince Jerome Bonaparte, and wife of the Russian Prince Demidoff, from whom she is separated. The tenour of this letter is said to be a recommen dation that the Princess should make use of her influence over the opinions of the French Emperor tp briug about iW agrecunuts TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1854' DEPARTURE OF THE F.agr THE BALTIC. Om Saturday, after receiving an a ddress ftZ, p ie poration of Portsmouth, Admiral Sir Cork, cop barked on board the Sprightly, tender, syl e ` ds the gallant admiral with his family and trieeof head. The cheering was very great as the . st the pier; thousands took it up from the lutes tinned till the Sprightly was clear out sl y Every waterman's boat was now in requisition at'uot pilot vessels, fishing-smacks, and everytlang_os float, covered the face of the waters—steamers T. 00 i ampton, Brighton, and other ports, arrived L 0 1; anxious spectators—immense masses of well - Vt o sons covered the fortifications, and from the ir e 0 4 sea Castle a mile of human beings. covered an d 061 ;,J common. For an hour and a half all was ti tu e" (t teel agitation ; the sight-seers began to think t he not appear at Spithead. At length, Preci seiY r >n 7 1,1 first gun from the flag-ship of the comumndess,bole 4 followed with startling rapidity by ti le c tesl dr announced Her Majesty's approach. The eir a e liO v ic ling, the heavy guns shook the houses, and iro n ment. The beautiful and unequalled with the royal standard at the main, folloZ i s l . Black Eagle, steamed through Spithead, the ships of war, each ship manning Gl e ,„ ef t cheering. Her Majesty having passed to tf;•t r o) the Spit, made signal for admirals and eaPtT s on board the Fairy, where Her Majesty Vs• received them, and kept them but a few t"'" l clocis) the .4 commanding officer then took leave of , , 4 0 si , tv returned to- their respective ships. At the PV made, " Put to sea," and within a few minutes ..ste it% , 31, screw, Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, ca der had topsails sheeted home, and was fairly followed in succession, at ' about twenty S wr apart, by the fleet, as follows : little , f,lO . C s 1. Tribune, 31, screw, Captain the Hon. T 1 2. St. Jean d'Acre, 101, screw, Captain the .* Keppell. li r s t°l ' 3. Imperieuse, 51, screw, Capt. Randle n• , 4. Amphion, 34, screw, Captain A. C. KeY. 5. Blenheim, 60, screw, Capt. the Hon. li F. i t•o. 6. Valarous, 16, paddle; Captain C. H. M. P i oce t 7. Princess Royal, 91, screw, Capt. Lord Cl i g, 8. Edinburgh, 60, screw, Captain Hawlett ; Admiral Chads.. lelo4 r 9. Arrogant, 47, screw, Captain Hastings_ o • 10. Hogue, 60, screw, Captain William Ran i' 11. Dragon, 6, paddle, Captain Wilcox. 12. Ajax, 58, screw, Captain F.. Warden. 13. Royal George, 120, screw, Captain Codr i , e ' fe er 14> Duke of Wellington, 131, screw, Conanou' • flag of commander-in-chief.. o 15.- Leopard, 18, paddle, Captain George Gif Rear Admiral Plumridge. Valorous, Dragon, and Leopard, under sties The spectacle presented by this division of tbe t feßd as it quitted Spithead, was one which will ii° ollri, forgotten by those who witnessed it. Il v L cer'Y accompanied the first part of the division for s e i i s ci i i was stopped, and the Queen, with a regular flepif f 4 and steamers around her yacht, saw Flip aft v t, easy sail pass by to fight the battles of the co l g e crew mounted once more into the rigging t4 , o 6o 11' 4 round of parting hurrahs, and topgallantsans.,46 —that mark of respect which the navy itseu t , the mercantile marine. When the Duke °`,) 1 . 50 . 1, approached the royal yacht, the rest 9_,,f already dim and faint in the distance. press of canvas, the brisk west wind hid.; wellout to sea, the Royal George fitly closalslo'„tk, ceding line with her huge hull and spreadit i gtor; ,/ crew of the flagship had now in their turned farewell cheers. They sprang up the..,,s ) ,, e f: astonishing rapidity, not s t o pping accoreif.r t ili_fd at the cross-trees, but mounting upwards adventurous spirits had reached the cv",:olelY for the- honour of possessing which they stir " daring fellow cooly seated himself tiPt 13 8 ,A of the maintopmast, where, with oni h' / ' 1 0. 0. ', :TO his cap in cheering, while be held the other ° r le J r :e to show that he was unsupported. The hor n . Of, crew of the Duke of Wellington at biddit i c" esy their Queen and country will long ring Y l ,l' it V j," who- heard them. Her Majesty stood wa i ''t e d, kerchief towards the mighty ship as she del'' I 4 a long-time after the whole fleet had gone 0e ts remained motionless, as if the illustrious 0ce 11 501, , to linger over a spectacle calculated to imPr"' bas foundly. 'Well might they dd' so, for seldo,9lo, gazed. pon a scene more touching and Po i 01141 , ` power and fortunes of England sail with I 3 ,,e r ,er force; therefore, the first division of which w aii saw this day go forth to war, must exercis e otrie , influence upon the future history of a v , ie te cer i fr. preeedently prosperous and peaceful. asu tout we have sent out stout ships, manned by„ s h 10_,Z hearts, propelled by the same agency wilL e- d 1 0: 0 'or culably increased our internal resource* 3 , 11 , 8 slif • by a gallant Admiral who is not likely to '?", 0 1 5 " tunity that may present itself of 1-18cli r inscribed in the book of fame with those ° t olis' the other heroes whose victories have e' in supremacy upon the seas. aul e no of Sir Charles Napier wa s ot . e age , wake •of the fleet ; and then came 010, 1 00 t Leopard, with the flag of Rear-Admiral an d In, at the wizen. She got underweigh nit ail minutes, being under steam, with, trr clieelande,l9 passed the royal yacht, manned rigging all Queen instantly returned to Osborne, an.u . 7 n f At 3.30 p.m. on Sunday, the first: divisloi` - ,007, 0 11. fleet arrived off Dover in straggling order. 'arf, of, the commander-in-chief, the Duke of lire P - tile, the fleet up the Channel. She was followeL' l , an d burgh, the flag-ship of Rear-AdmirAl, came the St. Jean d'Acre, the 1.101 Geode Royal, Blenheim, Hogue, and Ajax. Tribl four screw-frigates, Imperieuse,, Arraga, Am.phion, and, with Rear-Achniral RP"rP ?' the- paddle steam-frigate Leopard, that so 'paddles Dragon and Valorous, and another ritolli sttehrrear. erthat must have joined them at sea' of It appears that as soon as the fleet cleareat commenced exercising and manoeuvring, to el e , subsequently prevented their rapid progre ss and they hove to off Hastings all Saturdsl, sNo, progress to Dover was slow,. and little orue,cF,W have been kept, for, on account of the fog , :,;001 the sake of safety, gave the other the widest 7 As they appeared off Dover the whole fle e tt o 4 4,4 steam, and the commander-in-chief made h .; : e; close, when in the course-of a very short assumed a position of two lines, the entn7;e,s3 3 leading the weather line i and in this order ovi to the Downs, where they found the CressY' fic s o k, Warren, waiting their arrival, who saluted the o tl ,f, on arrival, and shifted. his ensign from whit e • The fleet anchorcLin the Downs at half - P: fr' they will be joined by the Euryalts, 51, Ser"o'eti' ness, and the Dauntless, screw, from Portsnl r oIOY, A PROJECT is.now being promoted for.' a c joif e d the northern counties to London, for the el 4 or of coals and other minerals, bulky go.,Ati, a n produce. b" e THE MERCANTILE MARINE.—A return get sented to Parliament "by command," s ll( 2d . ber of British; ships employed in the tra de- 10:4141 Kingdom in, 1853, as compared with tD.,, e 07„ 4 years, and, including repeated voyages. the statements include vessels belonging o liv Islands, but, not vessels registered in. the f 34 04' tions, we- proceed to mention,, that in ~1 1. ° I g 1 ;6 employed: as home-trade ships 9,298!;,ef1 , 665,726 lons, employing 40,208. men ; of 54,082 tons, employing 4,442 men. 1n . .,16614 vesselahad decreased to 8,477, employing; 'psi the tonnage of this smaller number of ShiP 5 4A and, the steamers had increased : to. 374, t ° , crfo:i men, employed 6,689. Taking next Britis' 017.' ployed partly as home-trade ships, and irr,`,:c'efe3i;) going, the sailing vessels of-thiaclass in 1 164 '40,1 1 , number, the tonnage 281,951, the men e A ln r vi ell while the steamers we r e 20, tonnage 5,53'' ecl t ' 7 o 262 ; in 1853 the sailing vessels had decretl 0 0 6 tonnage to 156,800, the men to 7,134 ; had risen to 28, tonnage 7,250, emplo3 l , 4 0 '" British vessels employed solely as fore lo o - , there were in 1849 6,612, of 2,040,344 1 °„ 0 07, 91,242 men, w hil e th ere were 82 s t e amers,,'' employing 3,742 men.: and in 1853 the sneP ti risen to 8,120, the tonnage to 2,665,685, to 111,821, and the steamers had ine_ t.. ru""oo.:,,, 125,539 tons, employing 10,270 men. 'Pi` me h o l" whereas in 1840 there were engaged in vl reign trade of the United Kingdom 11 '!..,Ife'ri 3,096,342 tons, employing 152,611 men, thail4F only 18,206 vessels, but their tonnage W ° 1 11 the number of men employed was 172, 0 " . l A' era are not reckoned in this return. , i rs.otri THE - ADVANCE SALVAGE.—An aeuci' l - g try the admiralty court on Tuesday, by theZholl,, t and by the crews of two boats—the Prjo, 3 o . Princess—to obtain salvage remunera O ",l, of ,ter , rendered to the ship Advance, on the 1,7 ) ," 03 0 1 , A near Holyhead. The Advance, of the ba r ''„DePi l ifi j bound from Mobile to Liverpool, ran, 0;13 0.4 ,tri", dangerous rocks on the Welsh coast. 4- " - tbe Y riflfi to her aid, and, as th e y represen ted, by , 6 t,,, was got off, and, f or secur ity, t a k e n into r°10 1, ;? Information having been conveyed , o ,„l),ti i G t steamer Ocean, which had just arrived ir' c iorV i i to her assistance, took her in tow, an; f i er t oe the' rocks. The vessel then pursue" oflo l ,f, reached Liverpool in safety. The seanc e. 0 , 6 lasted about two hours and a-half. to e , property saved was nearly £60,000• i t- d . e to the steamer of £350, which she refuse,.,,oill of opinion that great praise was due to ti t ; ri; the activity he had displayed in sending , e rvicA Holyhead to assist the Advance. • Hal; serge o rti of great value in rescuing the vessel 1 1 . . 1 . 1 ° , 01 . 1)6; considerable. peril. He must, .under overrule the tender, and decree X7 o °' t th e had rendered some aid, and he would 0 10 vo ic 6 ORDINARY SEIMEX.—There are ma ll remember when there was only one clas%*,,, {toti English merchant ships ; the whole c,:', 0 , 1)3,0 0 j seamen, at least men who called thentso:„orsecier'f Some, of course, would be better, some s od I t 1 111 6 and were paid wages accordingly ; stn, faring men, persons who had been g o t profession. It is only of late Year s n t ,se r , c has been introduced into the mereba_slop r 59 9 41 , now find able and ordinary seamen in c olli e , le the practice is universal, even in on r tIOV, coasters, it becomes necessary to hac i a ire oY t t l t, , tion of what is an ordinary sea man. ; el , of do we find men, who cannot by any str e s., e t tion be entered as seamen, unhesitatinto io 0, 4 ship's articles as ordinary seamen' t i o g ° o 3: e ships a man, to be entitled to th e rfl teer , g ot, seaman, is required to know how 7e Pbe for the general duties required esor y ot te v e;, such qualifications are thought il ec sk ieq"egaP navy ; yet a ship is thought to be 1140 b): 4 she have a given number of these lipcovoli;/' board. It is a subject to which s , writers should give their attention. cantile Gazette, INDIA. AND CHINA. TRIESTE', March .11.—The steamer Calcutta ar rived at Trieste on the llth,of March, at a quarter past two am., in 117 hours, from Alexandria, which she left on the 6th of. March. The Indian mail arrived• at Alexandria on the 4th, and leaves for England: after the arrival of the English steamer. The mail brings advices - from Calcutta to the 6th of February; Madras, to the 10th of February Shanghai, to • the 20th of January ; Amoy, to the 23d of January; Hongkong, to the 27th of January; Singapore, to the 3d of February - Penang, to the sth of February ; 'Galle, to , thelith of February; and Bombay, to the 14th of February. The condition of Burmah is rapidly improving.. Dacoitie is declining, and there is promise of an abundant harvest. The Nizam's country is overrun by bands of pre datory horse, which are being hunted down by the troops of the contingent.. _ Money is abundant at Calcutta. Indigo has sold well. Trade was fair. Exchange, 2.1 . The Auckland had returned to Bombay from the Persian Gulf, and left all quiet at Bushke,Teheran, and Bagdad. Shanghai will soon be retaken by the Impe rialists.. The exports. from China are large. Exchange at Canton, 5.2 ; Shanghai, 66. THE BRAZILS. By the South American and General Steam Navigation. Company's screw-steamer Brazileira, Capt. Cox, we have nearly a month later advices from the Brazils. and River Plate. Monte Video, February Ist ; Rio, 10th ; and Pernambuco, 16th. She brought sixty-seven passengers,,thirty of whom were landed at Lisbon, 240,000 ini diamonds, and a full cargo of wool, hair, coffee, and rosewood, The steam-ship Great Western; , from Southamp ton, arrived at Rio Janeiro on the 7th nit. The screw-steamer Lusitania arrived at Lisbon on the 4th, in four days five hours, and sailed again for the Brazils on the sth ult. The-steam-ship Iberia arriya,at Lisbon on the 4th, and left on the sth for Cadiz and Gibraltar. The Oriental Republic was gradually recovering from the effects of the late rebellion. . On the 30th of January Dr. T. M. De Araarol, the Brazilian Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary,. presented his credentials to the Government. . His mission has for its object the co-operation in the re-establish ment and maintenance of order and peace in the Republic, to aid the Government with the means of extricating itself from , the difficulties, and, if necessary, to support it with an armed force. The Brazilians had a strong fleet lying at Monte Video. General Fructuso Rivera died on the 13th of January. The decree banishing several persons obnoxious to the present Government had been an, nulled, and all were allowed to return to their country. Business was improving, but stocks. of manufactures were heavy. Exchange 41s. _ _ _ In Buenos Ayres tranquillity reigned, and busi ness in general was good for ail imports, but with heavy stocks of dry goods. Wheat harvest abun dant. Freights at Monte Video and Buenos Ayres, 60s. Her Majesty's brig of war Express, arrived the 29th of January, on her way to the West Coast. In Rio de Janeiro the weather was. wet. No signs of any return of fever there i _or at any of the northern ports. In politics there was nothing new. In consequence of the demi of General Lima de Silva, a vacancy had occurred in the Se nate, and the elections were going on favourably for the government party. The meeting of the Chambers was anxiously looked for, as there were several important measures to be discussed. The new bank was expected to commence operations on the 3rd of April. Exchange, 28+. Freights to Liverpool or London, 60s. ; Channel, 80s. and 90s. At Bahia exchange was firm at 28d. per dollar, but transactions were limited, owing . to the very deficient sugar crop. The total receipts of sugar to the 10th February were 27,500 tons less than they were at the same time last year. The cotton crop was also very short, and prices were kept at 20 per cent. above European quotations by a demand for local consumption. Freight dull at 70s. to go s . for the Channel. At Pernambuco sugars had been coming i n pretty regularly ; and, although the crop will be considerably less than last year, still it promises to be an average yield. Prices still remain high, and are likely to be maintained. Shipments to the 15th of February, 19,010 tom. Freights (tonnage) continue scarce, and the rates paid have been £4 10s. to the Channel and British ports, £4 155., and £4l7s 6d. ; 70s, to Liverpool direct, for sugars, and ss. Bd. for cotton ; 90s. to 955. for the Mediter ranean. Exchange, 281. AT THE GILEENOCK rendezvous for recruits, last week, seven women offered to enlist for the washing department in the Eastern expedition, and were most ungallantly rejected. COALS AND PROVISIONS POR THE BALTIC FLEET. — The contracts for supplying the fleet, when in Hawk roads, from now until the 31st December, 1854, with fresh beef and vegetables, have been awarded. Mr. Geo. Blair, of Grimsby, for vegetables, and Mr. Thos. Pancroft, of Grimsby, for beef. We hear that the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company have con tracted to supply the fleet with 1,000 tons of coal.— I - 11411 4114erticer, th r