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THE NEW NOVELS.
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Also just published,
ADAM GRAEME,. of M )SSGRAY,. A new Story of Scottish
Life. By the Author of " Margaret Maitland."
THE PERILS OF FASHION.
.ADVENTURES of a BEAUTY. By Mrs. Crowe.
Mr. WARBURTON'S DARIEN. Second Edition.
HEARTS and ALTARS. By Robert Bell, Esq.
EMILY HOWARD. By Mrs. Dunlop. •
JACOB BE NDIXEN: By Mary. Howdtt.
CONESSIOSS of an E roxtAN". By Charles RoN;Oroft, Esq.
Author of " Tal,s of the Colonies," &c. (Just readY.)
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LF.I) RE-SERV TION;
Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on the
ecret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity, usually ac
aired at an early period of life, which destroy the physical and
nental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelings, and ex-
Aust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical Observations on
ea certain Prevention and succ,:safirl Treatment of Istervons Debi
ty, Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all
dseases and deringetsients resulting from Indiscretion, as adopted
LaUemand, Iticord. and other eminent members of the factilty of
'ranee. With Fifty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy,
'hysiology, and Diseaies of the Reproductive Org n 4, explaining
neir structures, uses, aad functions, and the %Tart, do 'njuriel that
ire produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, anu ection.
By SAMUEL LA'MERT,
37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON.
)octor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin•
burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society,
Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Member of the Hunterian
Medical Society of Edinburgh, &c., &c.

This work contains a plain and complete description of the ens
orny and physiology of the reproductive organs, and of their relative
onditions in health and disease. Dr. La' alert, who has taken the
,ignest medical honours, as evidenced by the diplomas anti testimo•
dale inserted in the work, is the only legally qualified medical man
vho has exclusively, and for many years, devoted his studies to the
reatment of these complaints. lie may be consulted with advan-
axe by all those whose constitutions may have become debilitated
hrough secret practices acquired in youth, or by the excesses of
.7.t‘r years, whored.), the pleasures of life are .warred, the objects of
narriage frustrated, and existence itself rendered a term of unceas-
ag misery and regret.

Published by the Author, and may be had of J. Gilbert, 49, Pater-
toster-row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street : Starie, Tachborne-street,
-laymarket ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street; Stann, 23, Cornhill ;
T tree by post for forty-two stamps, from the author's residence,
also may be consulted on these disorders personally, or by letter,
fr.a, Two till Tv,. ..Rd Prom .ita til Eight

have been blighted ; 'and the inhablants Of cottegee
and dwellitig-houSes in the neighbourhood thrown into
the greate,“ alarm lest the devouring element should
encompass and destroy their homes. The whole of the
property belongs to the Earl of •Derby, -the . loss •to
whom will be very considerable—certainly several
thousand pounds. The fires appear to have-broken out in
various directions from a variety-Of causes. One, on what
is called Rainford-heath,-in the parish of Prescott, ori-
ginated from a farmer. contrary to the strictest orders
from the Earl's ate ward. burning a quantity of rubbish
on his farm.• Owing to the long dry season the rank
•grass burnt freely. and there being-a strong brerse from
the eastward, the fl%mes spread. rapidly, balling all at-
tempts to stay its destructive progress. At other places
it appears to have caused by :sparks from the passing
railway trains, ma the fire rages mostly on the banks of
the East Lancashire Railway, extending thence across
'he country in a westwardly direction. Oa Friday, the
fl 'lmes were at their height, burning as fiercely as as
American prairie fire; but on Saturday the wind dropped
considerably, and their fury m Aerially abated. The
inhabitants of the scattered cottages, of which fortunately
there are but fee-, were praying "earnestly for copious
Showers, which they thought would-alone pat an end to
the danger. At the time our parcel left Liverpool the
fires were stilt burning. ,

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PLY3IOI7III, SUNDAY.-His Netherlands Majesty's
loop of w Z =slaw, 16 guns, Captain Norrduyn, ar-
rived in the S mnd this morning. She left Batavia lit
D.-member, and the Cape of Good Hope February 4.
It is understood that the Vixen steam-sloop, Com-
mander Bernard, will sail for the Brazils after the ar-
rival of the London post on Tuesday morning, with Sir
Hotham, the newly-appointed Envoy to tha,
Court.

DEVOWPORT, FRIDAY.—The wind having shifted, the
Elec/te sieaner,,Conamander, Hand, returned from the
chops of the:Channel last night. •
:Prospero steam-tug, at. Pembroke, arrived:this day,
and is.now taking in a supply of. coals...
Manceaverer, lighter, Ross master, .sailed
.to-day with
stores foi Woolwich and Deptford.
PORTSM9UTII,. SIINDAY.--4)rders were sent down on
Saturday ; morning, from the Admiralty to the, Opelrnander-in Chief, to dispatch the Sampson steam-frigate,
1,1
,(yain Jones, to. look after the Queen,: 120 (reported
off Portland), and to assist her' into port.. The &nip-
:,oll got, up her steam, and at nnoia .propeeded. out round
the Nab Light, and down Channel. However, ever
ince she sailed. the wind has been so strong from the
eastward that the Sampson would,. if she has. met her,
nardly have' laPen table to get hawsers to her, and would
scarcely be able to tow such a large ship ahead; against
a heavy sea and strong wind which must now prevail in
the Channel.
The Arroaant, steam-frigate, was taken out of the old
basin on Saturday, alongside her hulk, where she will
be immediately fi ted for sea. „
The Orestes, 14, corvette, was brought alongside the
jetty to ply off, most of her stores are returned, and the
vessel dismantled.
Tne Encounter, 14 (screw). Captain Gordon, came
into harhour..to-lay from Spithead, It is reported to be
docked and refit.
Tee Royal. Dockyard battalion of this port will com-
mence drill for the summer on the Isth of May, in the
,t'iernoons of Saturdays. On those days the labour of
the dockyard will cease at 12 30 P M and one division
(half the brigade) will drill from 2-611.4, and the other
(iivison from 4.30 till 6.30 P M., the periods of drill to t.
.aken by the divisions altetuately. The aged and infirm
men have be,-,n removed from the strength of the brigade,
and a c,ri,iderahle number of y,,ung men, many of thew,
nsving 'served an apprenticeship in tn.- yard have been
attached, to the artillery and boat brigade, and to make
,hese brunches more efficient some additional ordnance

(6Pl+l guns) lirls been supplied. •• The brigade at the, pre
•ent limo consists of 1,006 mee-and officers, and we ar.•
informed this part of the Adcriihilty bii,iness is placed
under the control of Commodore sir Tfioinsa Herbert,
K.C.B.

The following paragraph, whieb_we
believe to be well-
founded, appeared in the Nautical Standard of yester-
day :
ff fetE IRON STEast FLEET.—The Birkenhead, the
c.lecnitous wreck of weich hes been so lately before the
public, was one of the iron squadron built by the Buard
of Admiralty. Most of the ships, of which there were
we believe, thirty and, upwards, have been
-,old out of the service, and among theM the Grappler,*
a ship of the first-class, being 165 feet in length and 26
fec:t 6 inches in breadth, built at the enormous cost of
33,0441. She was sold out of the service to a Mr. Beach
fur 5501. He took out of her deals to the value of 3001.,
besides a quantity of other fittings and copper, and
ound another purchaser for the ship at 1,5001. We
believe she is now in the merchant service."
Sir William Burnett, M.D., K.C.8., Director-General
of the Melicil Department of the lelevy, is on a visit of
inspection to the medical establishments attached to this
port.
The Orestes, 14, Commander S. H.
.Hawker, will be
ready for paying off abut Thurstley next.
The United Service Birkenhead Subscription Com-
mittee met again yesterday at the Royal Naval College,
Admiral Sir Ttionste Briggs, G.C.M.G., in the chair.
He saw 16 of the widows and mothers of the crew of the
late Birkenhead, and took the particulars of their cases,
to iustitute inquiry -into their statements. They have
also addressed conamunicatioue to the Officers of the fol-
lowing regiments:-12th Lancers, 2d, 6th, 12th,-43d,
45th, 60th (Rifles),-73i, 74th, and 9lit Regiments, re-
questing them to be good enough to furnish the com-
mittee with the names of the officera arid men who were
lost.- -They have had returns from-the 12th Lancers, 2d
Royals, 433 and 45th Foot, and inquiries are being made
after the friends of the men lost. -
The town of Portsmouth Subscription Committee,
under the presidency of Ur. B. Bramble, the Mayor, is
4190 most active and successful in-its-labours; and nume-
rous local benefits are announced jo take place in aid of
the funds. • e -
The benevolent persons Who, forward donations to
thesefunds should be partioularto specify whether it is
fir the' Town , Subscription", or= the United Service
Subscription."
The Coldstream Indianian,. Captain Cox, arrived at
Spithrad to-day from Calcutta,
A general court-mariial will- be held in this garrison
on Thursday next for the trial of two officers—a
captain and a subaltern, of the Ist Royala,
on some pe-
celiac chargessione of which is the latter putting the
former under arrest.
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SHEERNESS, SIINDAL— It
Her ejesl,s snip Herald,
8. Captatta Henry
_Mangles Denham, passed by here
shortly after noon on Thursday, en route to Wool-
wich,, in tow of the adder .ateam•vatsel, Mr. Jaw*
Watt in charge, for the purpose of taking on board -her
stores.
Her Majesty's steam-tug vessel African returned, to
port on Friday morning, having, when near Yertrienih
on Thursday, parted company with. the, ships of the
Attic Expedition, under the command of Sir E. Bel-
cher. When the African left them the North .StarsYas
under canvas, the Resolute and Assistance in tow of, ibe
Her lltsjosty's steam-vessel Adder,
Lightning and Desperete steamers. .
Mr. James aft
in charge, called in here on Friday morning from -Wool-
wich, on her return to Chatham. • -
Her M.jeety's ship R )yal George, 120. has beet]
docked at Chatham. It is probable she will be 'fitted
with an auxiliary screw propeller.'
Her Majesty's screw steam
John asytord master in charge, having been completed
by the dockyard artifieera, as one of the advanced steam
squeiron of reserve, will be remeved from the dry.ducle
into the fitting basin early in the present we- k,
Her Plajesty's steam-frigate Cycleps (6), Mr. Stephen
Spaiu master in charge, will shortly be reedy to leave the
fitting basin.
Her Majesty's steam-vessel- Lizard, -Mr. -Brockman,
second-ma.tericommanding, left port on Saturday morn-
ing for Chatham. - • • .
Her hZ .j ~sty's steamer Myrtle, Mr. W. S. Binrchier
master couorninding,-proceeded to tehatham en Saturday
morning, on dockyard service, and returned to port in
the evening. . -.
The committee appointed to arrange the new method
of keepiugsbip'e'accoun-s, and the future regulations for
the payment, classification, ate., of the paymasters and
pursers of the Royal Navy, are still in London, employed
in inaturingahe details necessary to the introduction of
the new sysitem, which is likely to come in, force on the
lit of July. The new active list, we hear, will consist
of 300 officers. , .

Mr. LAWS, storekeeper, of this port,Mr. Murray, chief
engineer, of Portsmouth. and Mr.. master-ship
asSistant, of Portsmouth, having been ap•
pointed as a committee to ex,tadue the dockyard accounts,
are at Chatham, investigating the accounts of that es-
tablishment.
- Vice-Admiral the Hon. josceline Percy, Commander-

Londonaptain y
C. plop© wasin-Chief•, returned from esteroaily,atntiefll'6e:
n
The broad pendant of Captain
Yort-YAA
Td-sattnraiuriv:ak,l ss' Boult I si
gbAOyar. d the Monarch, 84, and the
_wow
wing
from
the B
.hoistedE SUNDAY.--A
1... e onboardu_griail,
gale of
oht:
ethe pest W
wind atehralo
twenty-four
beenlO.
hours, - and the following casualties have- been re-
ported :
EArly yeaterdaiforenoon the Pythsgotas, of Whitby,
Manson tnaitti., from Louden, in ballast-for Shield's, put
i4l.l2iinerdeti,iintahthl:,36BigoLan anchor and cable, lefi4oll°
b eThe John and Amelia; of Shields;' Kirtsnp muster.,
n 'London, ~g oclip
foorcrorlvirian' pu
oiarrinvdae
ndcidht
ctb. having
to the of
thereto.
The Beeswing, of Whitby, Itussell -molter, also
,put
heck from the Swin, having parted froui an anchor and
which she lost during the gate of Friday
The ilium My, Groomridge 'fi•iica London,
hound to Sunderland; parted from an anchor' and'2s
~Abo Ens of chniin2aitneSmaaustther7efarot
mltea London,
.ist an anchor and 67. fathoms of'route
e h .4
SW 01:1:1h: West I sb' ea h.

t ibis vessel was built at Poplar only so recently as 1846,
and was employed but in one commission, under Comrnander
Lwho captured an extraordinary number of slaves
built'by the Auckland Admiralty, and sold by Sir Francis
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Yhs'eg.ht' She is of .557 tuns and 24-horee power. she was