The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-01 00:00:00

FREE TRADE vEßstr THE QUARANTINE LAWS.

'THE 137th Number of the HYGEIST and
MEDICAL REF,-iR %IER for DECEMBER eontsins the Lead-
ing Article from the " 9hippine and Mercantile Gazette" of the 26th
November on this all-Important question. Any pal ty wishing to give
publicity to his opinions on the total abrogation of the Quarantine
Laws, is requested to address the Editor of the " Hygeist," at the
Office, 252, strand ; or at the British College of Health, New-road,
London. The " Hygeist" may be had as above, price Id., or 2d. per
pest.

THE BITTER BEER CONTROVERSY.
Every beer retailer, every brewer, every hotel and tavern-
keeper in the kingdom, should read the articles which have appeared
in the MEDICAL. CIRCULAR, from No. 17 to the present time, on
the gigantic Beer Puff of mr. llsop.—Send 24 postage-stamps to the
office of the " Circu'ar," 4, Adam-street. Adelphi; or to Gilbert and
Co., Paternoster row, by whom the trade is supplied.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF ASIA, ori-
ginally announced as " The Bank of India."
Capital 1,000,0001. sterling, in 40,000 shares of 251 sterling each.
Of which a portion, not exceeding 8,000 shares, will he reserved for
distribution in the colonies; with power to increase the capital to
2,e00,0001. sterling.
Deposit, 51 sterling per share.
Application has been made to her Majesty for a Royal Charter of
Incorporation, to limit the liability of the Shareholders.

COURT OF DIRECTORS.
Thomas Wingate Ffenders,m, Esq. Chairman, (formerly of the firmof Messrs Remington and Co., Of Bombay, Director of the Bank
of Australasia )
Patrick F. Robertson, Esq., M.P., Deputy Chairman (firm of Messrs.
Small and Co. % Director of the London A ssurance Corporation.)
Colonel Robert Alexander (of the Madras Army, and late Govern-
ment Director of the Bank of Madras.)
John Entwis'le, Esq., (Merchant, Director of the T.ondon Docks.)
Harrison Watson, Esq., (firm of Messrs. Thomson, Watson. and Co.)
N. lexander, Esq.. (tiro of Messrs. Alexander, Cullen, and Co., DI

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rector of the London Docks.)
Robert Lindsay Leckie, Esq., (late of the firm of Messrs. Leckie and

Co., of Bombay.)
Ellis James (lilman, Esq., (formerly of Singapore, firm of Messrs.

Ashton and Co.) -
',lent -Colonel Nell Campbell (late Quarter-:►faster-Gener:hl of the

Bombay Army).
Thoma, Ogilvy. Esq. (formerly of the firm of Messrs. Ogilvy, Gil-
landerF, and Co.. of Liverpool, and Messrs Gillenders, Arbuth-

not, and Co., of Calcutta). -
James Fraser, Esq. (firm of Messrs. Maclaine, Fraser, and Co., of
Singapore, and of Messrs. Fraser and Co . of Penang).
(With power to add to their number.)
BANKERS IN LONDON.—Messrs. Masterman, Peters, and CO.
BANKERS IN SCOTLAND.—The British Linen Company.
SOLICITORS —Messrs. Hughes. R earsey, and Co., London.
BROKERS.—Messrs. Foster and Braitho site, London; Mr. Edward

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Ashworth. Manchester.
Messrs. D. and J. B Neilson, Liverpool.
Mr. Henry Maitland, Edinburgh.
Messrs. Aitken and 3foffatt. Glasgow.
gECRETARY, PRO TEM.—U. Chsuncy, ESQ.
The Chartered Bank of Asia is founded to carry on the general bu-
siness of bankinz and exchange in our Eastern possessions on a
scale commensurate with the wants of that great division of the
British empire For till. purpose it is proposed to establish banks of
issue and deposit in the most important British and foreign settle-
ments of the East. co-operating with such subordinate agencies as
the Interests of the Bank may require.
The great sueerss which has at tended the operations of existing
banking establishments in the Fast, and the increasing means for the
employment of capital in similar undertakings afforded by the great
extension of commerce, has led to the formaion of the Chartered
flank of Asia. .

The Chartered Bank of Asia will confine its operations to banking
business exclusively; that is, to receiving deposits, and keeping cash
accounts ; the issue of notes payable to bearer on demand ; granting
cash credits for limited periods on approved security; discounting
bills; the purchase and sale of bills of exchange; issuing circular
notes payable in Europe, and at the principal stations on the over-
land route to India; granting drafts and credits; and, in general, to
all other legitimat, banking business.
The Bank will also undertake the agency of the civil and military
services, as well as of private individuals, including the receipt and
remittance of pay, pensions, dividends, &c. ; and the purchase and
sale of Indian and European securities.
The large amount of the capital stock of this Bank will open a
safe and advantageous channel for the employment of a portion of
the redundant capital of this country, and will likewise afford an
undoubted medium of investment and deposit for the Eastern com-
munity. At the same time, the growing requirements of trade, and
of the large civil and military establishments in the East, together
with the progressive increase of commerce, which will be developed
by the Indian railways projected and in progress, are daily enlarging
the field for the profitable operations of the Bank
The objections which were formerly entertained to the management
in England of banking establishments connected with distant coun-
tries have been removed by the rapid means of intercourse, now esta-
blished through the agency of steam, railways, and electric tele-
graphs ; and the principle is now fully recognised that the commer-
-6,1 interests of the East will be most efficiently advanced by the
introduction of English capital, and its employment under the com-
bined influence of Eurorean and Eastern enterprise and experience.
It is also considered that the recent gold discoveries in the colonies
of Australasia will exercise a b.neficial influence upon the general
commerce of the East, and must greatly extend the means for the
advantageous employment of banking capital.
Application has been made to her Majesty for a Royal Charter of
Incorporation, to limit the liatility of the shareholders, which has
been referred by the Privy Council to the Board of Trade. Power
will be taken to increase the capital of the company to 2,000,000/.
sterling, in which e-ent the new shares will, in the first instance, be
offered for distribution amongst the existing shareholders, and such
parties es, from their local connexions and other circumstances, may
be considered likely to extend the business of the Bank.
In the event of a Charter not being obtained, the deposit will be
returned to the subscribers in full.
Applications for shares may be made in the annexed form to the
Secretary (pro tem ), at No. 4, Adam's•court, Old Broad-street;
to Messrs. Foster and lir sithwalte, No. 68, Old Broad-street, Lon-
don ; or to the forowing brokers :—Mr. Edward Ashworth, Manches-
ter ; Messrs. D. and J. B. Neilson, Liverpool; Mr. Henry Maitland,
Edinburgh; and Messrs. Aitken and fsinfratt, Glasgow.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR MARES.
To the Directors of the Chartered Bank of Asia.
Gentleman, - I request you will allot me shares of 251.
each in the above undertaking, the whole of which, or any less num-
ber that may be °Rotted to me, I hereby agree to accept, and when
required, to pay the dep,sit of 51. per share, and to execute the sub-
scr:ption contract and deed of settlement of the Company.
I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
Date .......• ...• • •
Name .. • • •
Address ............ 00000000 ••••
liefereace •• •• 0. •• e•

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No. H.
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THE CURE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Princi-
ples at once Simple, Safe, and Efficient, in even, its most Inveterate
and apparently Intractable Forms.

BY F. B. cOIIRTENAY,
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
"rn proof of his views he (Mr. Courtenay) has given
the history of a great many eases successfully treated, as bad
as any which Mr. Syme adduced, and on which he had operated.
Such ,tree cases ix., xi., ail., and xviil. No. Ix. had reals ted, for a
period of twelve ye we, the treatment by dilitation, and was flnslly
removed in as many weeks. lint cases xviii. and six. appear, both
In duration, severity, and complication of sYinPt ms, of a more ag-
gravated character than any detailed by Mr. Yale, and yet the
treatment adopted by Mr. Courtmay proved a ently atteeeSaful."
—Professor Lima on the Treatment of Strict

TURNPIKETRUSTS.—A Parliamentary return, obtained
by Sir W. Jolliffe, M.P., as to turnpike trusts, has been
published, showing the receipts, expenditure, and debt
in England and North Wales from 1834 to 1850. The
to'ls have decreased from 1,400,0611. in 1834, to
1,082,6161. in 1815. The to'zal receipts in 1834 were
1,707,2991., and in 1850 1,159,8491. In 1834 the ex-
penditure wc.s 1,654,4881., and in 1850 1,156,5391. The
bonded bebt in 1834 was 6,845,5441. when the interest
unpaid was 974,6581., while in 1850 the debt was
6,236,4961., and the unpaid interest 1,574,5601.
THE VALE OF THE TRENT.—Few except those who
know well the fine vale of the Trent, which is one of the
richest and most beautiful sweeps of pasture land, can
form any idea of the dreary picture it presented during
the flood. The course of the magnificent stream, which
winds its silvery way through scenery exceedingly pictu-
resque, was not traceable, and all that met the eye was
one vast sweep of water, which, but for the trees and the
tops of the hedge-rows rising above the surface, a stranger
to the country Alight mistake for a sea.
THE LAW OF EVIDENCE.—An important bill to amend
the law of evidence has just been printed by order of
the House of Lords. Husbands and wives are to be
examined, except in criminal or adultery cases, as well
as all parties to actions, but communications between
husband and wife during marriage are not to be disclosed.
Cases may be tried at nisi prius without a jury. Further,
it is proposed that costs may be awarded to a prisoner
indicted and acquitted.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 29.—The royal mail general screw
steam-ship Mauritius, Captain B. J. Elder, for Cape de
Verds, Ascension, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, Cey-
lon, Madras, and Calcutta, left here to-day, at two
o'clock, with, the mails and a general cargo, after having
had her engines adjusted, and taken in coals, in the
Hamoaze. She takes out a good general cargo, and a
very heavy mail, including all letters and papers that
reached Plymouth by the north mail this afternoon.
THE EFFECT OF WHAT IS "LOOMING IN THE FUTURE."
—A rumour having got abroad as to the Chancellor of the
Exchequer's intention to propose certain changes in
Parliament by which the duties upon whisky and rum
would be increased, a sort of panic has arisen in the spirit
trade. For the last few days the dealers in Glasgow
have been paying duties upon their stock in bond, and
at Greenock on Thursday, besides a considerable sum
from Paisley, there were several thousands of pounds
paid into the Excise and Customs. The steamer Duke
of Cornwall, which arrived last night from Campbel-
town, was full of whisky above and below, there being
scarcely room left on her deck to move between the
casks. It is said to be the intention of Government to
equalise the duties in this country and England, raising
the one and lowering the other. There were also
rumours afloat that foreign shoes, paper, glass, timber,
and several other articles paying duties to a large extent
under the Customs and Excise, are to occupy places in
the Budget among those from which the taxes are to be
removed.— Greenock paper.
ARRIVAL OF AUSTRALIAN GOLD.—The Nestor and
the Glenbervie have arrived from Sydney,
New South
Wales. The former brought 12,295 oz. of gold, valued
at 49,1801. ; the latter had no gold on board. The
Stata, from Port Philip, has also arrived, but she does
not bring any remittances in the shape of gold.