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Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on the
,ecret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity, usually ac
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Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Ore rt s, expialning
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ati..r years, whereby the pleasures of life are marred, the objects of
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tan, rr,,, Ton ti . and tii Eight

have been blighted ; and the inhab tants of cottages
and dwelling-houses in the neighbourhood thrown
the• greatest 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 Raiaford-hettla, in the pat ish of Prescott, ori-
ginated from a former, e nitrary to the strictest orders
from the Birl's ste ward, burning a quantity of rubbish
on his farm. Owing to the long ciry season the rank
grass burnt, freely. and there being a strong breral from
the eastward, the flames spread rapidly, bafil ng all at-
tempts to stay its deatructive progress. At other places
it app-ars to have caused by sparks from the passiteg
trains, as the fire rages mostly on the banks of
the East Lancashire Railway, extending thence across
the country in a westwardly direction. On Friday the
fl allies were at their height, burning as fiercely as au
American prairie fire; but on Satarday the wind rirored
considerably, and their fury materially abated. The
nab sbitants of the scattered cottages, of which fortunately
there are but tea; .were -praying earnestly for copious
showers, which they thought would alone put an end to
the danger. At the time. our parcel left. Liverpool the
fires were still burning. . - •

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PLYMOUTH, SUNDAY.-=His Netherlands lit+jesty's
iloop of w .r, Z galaw, 16 guns, Captain Norrduyn, ar-
rived in the Sound this morning:- She let Batavia lit
Doember, 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
()lades Hotham, the newly-appointed Envoy to tha,
Court.

DEVON?ORT, FRIDAY.—The wind having shifted,•the
Hi-cato steameri-Commander, 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:'
Manse iverer lighter, Ross master, sailed to-day with
stores for Woolwich and Deptford.'
Porrsm SIINDAY.—Orders were sent down on
igurdey morning• from the Admiralty to the Com-
niander-in Chief, to dispatch-the Sampson steam-frigate,
Jones, to look after-the Qu-seni 120 (reported
,ff Portland). and to assist her into port. The Simp-
son got up her steam, and at noon proceeded out round
the Nab Light, and down Channel. However, ever
ince siva sailed the wind has been so strong from the
eastward that the Sampson would, if she has met her,
hardly have b,en eb43 to get haweers 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 Arrogant, steam-frigate, was taken out of the old
nasin on Slturday, alongade her hulk, where she will
be immediately fisted for sea.
The Orestes, 14, corvette, was brought alongside the
jetty to ply off, most of her stores are returned, and the
vessel disra2ctled.
Tbe Encounter, 14 (icrew), Captain Gordon, came
into harbour to-clay from Spithead, it is reported to be
docked and refit.

Toe Royal Dockyard battalion of this port will com-
mence drill for the summer on the 15th of May, in the
itrernoons of Saturdays. On those ,days the labour of
the dockyard will cease at 12.30 P.M , and one division
(half mile brigade) will drill from- 2 till 4, and the other
divison trorn 4.30 till 6.30 P m., the periods of drill to be
taken by the divisions alternately. The aged and infirm
men-have been remov.d from the strength of the brigade,
and a cArdderable number of y,,utig men, many of them
noting served an apprenticeship in the yard, have been
attached, to the artillery and boat brigade, and to make
:hese branches more efficient some additional ordnance
(field guns) has teen supplied. The brigade at the pre-
,ent time consists of 1,806 men and officers, and we are
informed this part of the Admiralty business is placed
under the, control of Commodore Sir Thomas 'Herbert,
K.C. ' _

paragrae Nautical ph,
we
toot- byeews
touTehdeedf,°lhing
appeared in th
day :
e •CBE IRON STEAM FLEET.—The Birkenhead, the
cdamitoue-wraick of which has been so lately before the.
public, was one of the iron Fquadron built by the Board
of Admiralty. Most of the ships, of which there were
originally, we bnlieve, thirty. and upwardly 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
ieet 6 inches in breadth, built at the enormous cost of
33,0441. She was sold out of the service to a Mr. Beach
for 5501. He took out of her deals to the value of 3001.,
nesides a quantity of other fittings and copper, and
omit.; another purchaser for the ship at 1,5001. We
bi-lieve she is now in the rrprchant, service."
Sir William Burnett, M.D , K.C.8., Director-General
of the 51eLlic,..i TI-pariment of the Navy. ix on a vioir.. 1
inspection to the medical establishments attacned to this •
port.
The Orestes, 14, Commander S. H. Hawker, will be
ready for paying off about Thursday next.
The United Service Birkenhead Subscription Com-
mittee met again yesterday at the Royal Naval College,
Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, G.C.11.G., in the chair.
lie saw 16 of the widows and mothers of the crow of the
late Birkenhead, and took the particulars of their cases,
ro institute inquiry into their statements. They have
also addressed communications to the officers of the fol.
lowing regiments:—l2Lh Lancers, 2d, 6th, 12th, 43d,
45th, 60th (Rifl .0), 73d, 74th, and 91st Regiments, re-
qui-sting theta to be good enough to furnish the cora-
usittee with the names of the offic,re and men who were
lost. They have had retheni froth the 12th ,Lancers, 2d
Royals, 43.1 and 45th Foot, and inquiries are being made
,fter the friends of the men lost:
The town of Portsmouth Subscription Committee,
under the presidency of Mr. B. Bramble, the Mayor, is
also most active and secvaiiful in its labours, and nume-
rous local benefits are announced to take place in aid of
the funds.
The benevolent persons who• forward donations to.
these funds should be particular to 'specify whether it is
Cr the " Town Subscription" or the " Vnited Service
Subscription."
The Coldstream Indilman, Captain Cox, arrived at
Spithead to-day from Calcutta.
A general court-martial. will b 3 held in this garrison
on Thursday next for the trial of two officers—a
captain and a subaltern, of the Ist Royals, on some pe-
culiar charges, one of which is the latter putting the
former under arrest.
SHEERNESS, Majesty's ship Herald,
8, Captain Henry :Mangles Denham, passed by here
'shortly after noon on Thursday, en route to 'Wool-
wich, in tow of the Adder steam-vessel, Mr. James
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 Yarmouth
on Thursday, parted company with the ships of the
Artie Expedition, under the command of Sir E. Bel-
cher. When the African left them the North iSter was
under canvas, the Resolute and Assistance in tow of the

Lightning and Desperate steamers.
Her Majesty's steare•vessel Adder, Mr. James Wet
in charge, called in her. on Friday morning from Wool.
wine, on her return to Chatham.
M iesty's ship It)yal George, 120. has been
docked at Cnathatn. It is probable she will be fitted
with an auxiliary screw propeller.
Her Majesty's screw steam frigale Amphion, 34, Mr.
John Maytord master in charge, having been completed
by the dockyard artificers, -ea one of•the advanced steam
squadron of reserve, will be removed from the dry duck
into the fiting basin early in the present we-k.
Her l‘lajesty's steam-frigate Cyclips (6), Mr. Stephen
Spain master in charge, will shortly be ready 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 Mjesty's steamer Myrtle, Mr. W. S. Biurchier
master commanding, proceeded to Chatham on Saturday
morning, on dockyard service, and' returned to port in
the evening.
The committee appointed to arrange thd new method
of keeping ships'accoun.s, rind the future regulations for
the payment, classification, &0., of the paymasters and
pursers of the Royal Navy, are still in London, employed
in maturing the details necessary to the introduction of
the new system, 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 lir. Ric-, master-ship-
wrightb' assistant, of Portsmouth, having been ap-
pointed as acommittee to examine the dockyard accounts,
are at Chatham, investigating the accounts of that es-
tablishment

Vice Admiral the Hon. Josceline Peroy, Commanier-
in-Chief, returned from London yesterday afternoon.
The broad pendant of Captain C. Hope was imme-
diately struck 'on bos.rsl the' Monarch. 84, and ,the
Port-Admirals's 1115 z hoisted on board the Waterloo, 120.
CHATHAM, SIINDtIr.-- A. gale of wind has been
blowing from the E.N.E. during the past twenty-four
hunt's, and the following casualties have been re
ported

Early yesterday forenoon the Pythagoras, of Whitby,
Manson master, from London, in ballast for Shields, put
in here with loss of 'an anchor and cable, left in the
Swln during the night. • The John and Amelia, of Shields, Kirtsup master,
from London, for the former port, 'arrived here, having
been compellt d to tatipfrom an anchor and cable owing to the
thereto upsetting of her windlass, and other damage
.
The Beeswing:,
back from the Swin, buying parted from an anchor and
of Whitby, .Russell master, also put
c able, which she lost during the gale of Friday night.'
Trie H my, Grooniridze- master; from London,
hound to Sanderland, parted - from .aa anchor and 25
f,thoens of chain in South West Reach,
The paeltio, Tate master, from London, en route to
Watkworth, lost an anchor and 67 fathoms of chain in
South West Reach.

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4 This vessel was built at Poplar only ao recently as 1846,
and was employed but in one commission, under Commander
Lysaght, who captured an extraordinary number of slaves
ill he . She is of 557 tuna and 230-horse power. sll'e was
trilitae,
by the Auckland AdallraltY; and "sold by Sir Francis

The. WeLr paolvit, Racy master, , from London for
Shields, part,,o from an anchor aad.6o fathoms of. chain
in South West ItPack,

The ab.)le vessels put in tiers yesterday
of weather.from distress

c 4ATEIAM GAIIRM',N.---. Orders have been received at
thi's garrison to prepare barrack-room for the reception
.•f elealcAnent,.. ut inlautryi. who, in common with the
Royal Sipty.ra,andMieers if the .peen's . service, aud.
the troops of the Hon. East India . Ofay,ny's depB from .
Warlsy Birraeics, cre to be placed, under the Engineerthpartr.mnt, fur iho nurpose,of Octaivie
precticar iii-
stru7tion item t.e t,f!le-eri 1d-
of st- quips in the art of con-
%tructiog fiAdworlts for purposes of;-attack and defence.
Detachments, consisting sting of I,.oeeri 1 sergeant, and 25.
rank. and We, of the 2d battalion , or (irepa,dier Glt-rdli
from the Tower; Ist battatiu . of,Cold,rrova Guard,
fr.n g.Wellington Barracks ;.30do. !Foot, from the depot
g
at Deirer;, and the Ist battalion of,the R flu Migade at
Walmer,, respectively, arrived ..:
YPzorday the • 24th inst.,.
for the above important objeet. - '
A draught of 82 men 'lO4l. this _
command ci Lieutenant Leet, garrison under the
on the 16th inst., for • etribureat,ton on board her INlct-
jesty!s-sfearn.troop-ship kir,
8- —6ona, km service in Canada.
A PF 3IN TUE/ft%
Preeatcled to Portlmotilh
WOOLWICH, APRIL 24.--41 aster John Beskitly
(1841), to the Amphion, 34, screw steam-frigate, of 300*
norsenOwer, advanced war steamer at Sheerness. '
'Assi4Ant-engiueera George
lane to the Llogne, 60, screw steamship,
,of 450-horse
power, at Portsmouth. , •
,• _ .
Green and Daniel DiTar.
Master's-assistant E. C. Stnythe,to the Tartarus steam-
vessel, employed in protecting the fisheries on the north
coast. of
Clerr--Timotby T. Jennings (1846),
cawen, 70, guardship of ordirtary. at Chatham.
The Vivid,
._ Dever Irma tteada.-packet, Captain
Srsithett, was_ ready to be taken.ont of the basin to-day,
but the wind was so strong frcz,n the east that the caisson
at the mouth of the basin,, aaae.,
. Oat partially raised,
was let down epic. The' Vivi 1 k
~,p ready to,Proceed
i 'trial - - new . la- 1 i '
down-the:r.ver onr . , • • : : :tok—,... I.AP4
to the Bos-
in good working order, will, at ones kti,:ibiitia- fi
to resume her duties as a mail-packet on that station.
The Onyx, iron paddle-wheel ateatn-
packet, Lieute-
mint-Comnander ' George RaYthend, is ordered to be
'
brought roUnd to Woolwich from Dover, to have some
defects Made good on the arrival of the Vivid at Dover.
The Geyser, steam-sloop, of 280 horse-Power, is under
the sheers to day, having her masts put in, and will to
brought forward as an advanced war-steamer, and be in
readiness for commission.
FisTghaerd ti ,)am(unt suoscribed by the officers and crew of the
„ ship at Woolwich, and others borne on the
books of that vessel, for the suff,rers by the loss of the
Birkenhead troop-ship, ig upwards of 431., and willbe
handed over to the g nerd tued.
The en'rance to the basin at Woolwich Dockyard-is
to h• widened nine feet fonr-and-a-halt on each side
to admit the Agamemnon, 90, on that fine 'vessel being
launched on the 21st of SlaT next, that day being
fixed by the authorities at Woolwich subject
to the approbation of the Lords of the Admiralty.
The 21st of Nlay falls on a Friday, and it was only after
considered so
appointed for beating the
undertaking,
the vessel oncowl:sisnidodeuecrsila(ylbeldi f) )auddpi
bos cnyu,
sstashii
eoi
onor
sbt
jht
ena
ot t
commence
noacnt :hy
caused the postponement
btlooulnydsTohfurtshdeaypciritshhe, hd :v71.1 having •s • enement
to the following day. If sailors regard Friday as an
unlucky day to commence a voyage, as they did when
the Birkenhead left Portsmouth, and the Amazon
Southampt,n, on Friday, the 2d of January, they must
consider it equally unlucky to launch a vessel, and would
any
tater day.
precer the launch of the Agamemnon taking place on