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London, England, 1852-12-02

IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS,
Just published, by H. Banters, 219, Regent-street, Londost,
No I,
Bvo., in cloth, price bs. by post free, As. 6d..

ON TRUE & FALSE SI"ERMATORRHCEA,
with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors
In relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the
Generative System, or Sexual Hypochondrlasis.
Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD.

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"Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi-
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us to,
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cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall
leteet any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his
ower to correct."—London Medical gazette, May 30, 1851.
"We promised in a former number that we should recur to this
work, in order to exhibit its aim more c:early. The author lashes
with great severity the impostors who make a livelihood by preying
on the credulity of the public. The tribe of Quiet Kyinathisers,'
and ' Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed ; and if this booi
could find its way into ihe hands of those who ssffer fr ,m the corn_
plaint of which it tre •ts, we are satisfied that many hundreds would
be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of
less importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize—
much money --This volume is well qualified to imt an end to the
empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat-
ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It therefore,
likely to do much good."—Dledical Circular, June 16, 1852.
•

No. 11.
avo., in cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post free, 45.,
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. COURTENAY,
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
"In proof of his views he (Mr. Courtenay) has given
the history of a great many cases successfully treated,
as bad
as any which Mr. Syme adduced, and on which he had operated.
Such are cases ix., mi., zit., and xviii. No. ix. had resisted, for a
period of twelve years, the treatment by dilitation, and was finally
removed in as many weeks. But cases xviii. and mix. appear, both
In duration, severity, and complication of symptoms, of a more ag-
gravated character than any detailed by Mr. Syme, and yet the
treatment adopted by Mr. Courtenay proved eminently successful."
—Professor Liaare on the Treatment of Stricture.
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PRUSSIA.

OPENING OF THE CHAMBERS.
The sessions were opened on the 29th inst., by
' the Minister-President, with an address, of which
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the following are the most essential
points :
wit‘h‘lithhee
order and economy.
customary administration
regardof
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our finances n
. " The September proposition has not, up to the pre-
sent time, obtained adhesions from all sides, but the
Government feels assured of the consent of the country
in the political negotiations it has pursued.
" Propositions respecting designs relative to the com-
munal, district, and provincial regulations, as well as
the First Chamber will be presented. The last proposi-
tion concerns the freedom of the Crown from limitations
which are not grounded upon the interests of the coun-
try. Generally, the Government will be maintained in-
dependent of all party endeavourS. No interference with
legal freedom will be permitted ; but no weakening of the
Royal power by division will be tolerated. It is the
legal path of constitutional development which gives
security and enduring success."

BELGIUM.
The Chambers, in their sitting of the 29th inst.,
discussed and voted the project of law relative to
the conversion of the Five per Cent. Debts of 1840,
1842, and 1848, into Four-and-a-half per Cents.
Sixty-six members voted for the project, and two
abstained.
London, England, 1852-12-02

NELSON'S DAUGHTER.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Allow me, through your widely-circulated
columns, to call public attention to the fact that Nelson's
only daughter, Horatia, is not provided for, after the
lapse of nearly half a century since his remains were
consigned to the tomb, and his dying request is yet un-
fulfilled by the country, only a trifle having been raised
to provide for her. The sum of between 8001. and 900/.
is all that has been gathered, and she has five sons and
three daughters.
Amongst the list of names who have contributed to
this object is that of His Royal Highness Prince Albert,
who has given 251. _

Now that the tomb of Nelson has been entered for the
first time perhaps since his remains were deposited in
1805, to admit those of Arthur 'the late Duke of Wel-
lington, the mournful circumstance ought of itself to
awaken the country from its 47 years of slumber and
neglect of the dying wish of its greatest naval hero,
whose request has so long been forgotten and apparently
entombed with his remains.
It is to be lamented that, amidst the sorrow
and national regret which pervades the country,
no attention, from any quarter, is paid to the
matter, and the trifling provision already made is
nu:otr:ainl increased by individual or public exertion for
Nelson's daughter, and only child—evincing a neglect
somewhere, to fulfil the wish of one of England's greatest
public servants, and thus belying the words of the im-
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igrialh,
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oabnedexietnetntsetrvhaatnlt:e may say confidently—
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Nelson expected it with his last' breath.—l
vot,dlonBse2h.er duty,
'HE G.

R. H.

'Th -ERMAN PRESS.---The Caudal. Zeitung speaks
of a clause to be inserted in the law on the press, under
deliberation at the Diet making it incumbent upon every
editor of a newspaper,. publiahed in Germany, or for
Germane, to be a Christian,
London, England, 1852-12-02

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LITERATURE.

- -
The Colonial and Asiatic Review.—The chief
article in the present number is in continuation of
a former one on the Upper India Railway. The
importance of this subject cannot be questioned.
The writer asks—" Is England for ever to remain
dependent on America for her cotton ? Are the
populous cities and busy marts of India to remain
for ever hermetically sealed from the want of
roads ?" The great object to be attained is the
connexion of Calcutta with the north-west fron
tier.

The substance__ of the address recently de.

livered by Mrs. Chisholm at Newcastle is given.
There are interesting papers on Colonial Postage,
and a new mode of making Sugar. This number
also contains W. C. Bennett's spirited "Death
March of Wellington."

The Eclectic Review commences with an article
ilnngs tpi tour
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deev oFterdauteoet.he cons dera-
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interest
tion of " Uncle Tom's Cabin," and the works which
its asser-
tions, been published in contradiction of asser-
tions, which, the writer truly observes, only
strengthen Mrs. Stowe's cause. Chambers' Edin-
burgh Journal contains its usual variety of scientific
and entertaining articles, calculated to instruct and
amuse all readers. The Pocket Miscellany has
reached the twelfth volume. The excellence of this
little work at so very low a price must attract pub-
lic favour. " The Lucky Penny," by Mrs. S. C.
Hall, is concluded in Sharpe's Magazine, which
has gained much by the late alterations. The
illustrations are very pleasing. The plates in Le
Follet are unusually pretty this month. They are
not this month accompanied by the sheet of pat-
terns for embroidery, which was such a useful addi-
tion to the late numbers.

TRH FRENCH GlllDES.—According to a letter from
Paris in a Belgian journal, the officers of the squadrons
of the Guides will be required to possess an income of
00f., in addition to their pay ; and they are all to dine
together at the same table, under the presidency of the
colonel, as in England, contributing to the expense in
proportion to their pa. General de Bumigny, in a work
y
published in the reign of Louis Philippe, proposed that a
mess-table for the officers should be introduced into every
regiment of the army.
London, England, 1852-12-02

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CONTRACTS FOR FRESH BEEF.

Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport
Services, Somerset-place, 30th Nov., 1852.
THE Commissioners for executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on THURSDAY, the 23d
December, next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with
such persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying (under
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London, England, 1852-12-02

ASSESSED TAXES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,---There is no ten per cent. imposed upon the in-
habited house-duty. Why, then, should it not be taken
off the other assessed taxes ?

I do not pay one shilling for carriage, horse, dog, or
so on ; (house-duty I do) and cannot, therefore, be said
to speak through a niggardly self-interest.
25th Nov., 1852. LOOKER-ON.

ACTS OF PARLIAMENT.--A return tto the House of
Commons, obtained by Mr. Brotherton, M.P., was lately
printed, showing the number of acts passed in each session
since the year 1800. The total number in the period em-
braced by the order, compriAing public, private, local, and
personal acts, was 17,120. The largest number was passed
in 1813-14, when 488 were passed, and the smallest num-
ber in 1841, when 15 received the Royal assent. At the
railway mania there were as many as 402 local and per-
sonal acts passed in 1846, and 297 in the following year—
the highest numbers in the whole period of local and per-
sonal acts.
STATE OF THE WEATHER IN IRELAND.—Winter has
already set in in its harshest form. On Sunday there was a
rather heavy shower of snow, which, although it melted
on touching the ground in and around the city of Dublin,
continues to whiten the sides of the neighbouring
mountains. The wind blew with excessive coldness,
accompanied by occasional showers of sleet and rain,
and the season seeing to have assumed its severest
aspect at an unusually early period ; the weather at this
moment beingmore like that of January than November.
Many places in the interior of the country still continue
to suffer from the floods.
London, England, 1852-12-02

OLDHAM.

The nomination of a fit and proper person to represent
Oldham in Parliament, in the place of Mr. John Duncuft,
deceased, took place yesterday, on hustings erected on a
piece of ground fronting the Town-hall. Great excitement
has been manifest in the town during the last month, in
consequence of the bitter animosity which one section of
politicians has shown to another; and so numerous have
been the party exhibitions of spite, that great fears have
been entertained for the preservation of peace. Yesterday
there was a great muster of people assembled in front of
the hustings, probably 10,000 ; and though the peace was
not " broken" to any great extent, yet, for a time the
formal proceedings were conducted amid a series of emeutes,
which were not altogether bloodless, in which fists, um-
brellas, flagstaffs, and similar means of offence were dis-
played, and used with considerable effect. Most of the
people were factory and other operatives, and not a few
women, wearing the peculiar coiffeur of the district—a
cotton handkerchief—were mingled with the crowd, braving
the turbulence of the hardier sex, who rolled and surged
every now and then with a momentum which gave rise to
fears that the more tender must be crushed to death.
Mr. JAMES CHEETHAM, amidst mingled cheers and
groans, rose to propose Mr. W. J. Fox as a fit and
proper person to represent the borough in Parliament.
Mr. JOHN HEAP, of Royton, seconded the nomination
of Mr. Fox.

The tumult had now increased to a serious degree, and
fighting had commenced in several places. Repeated
rushes were made by the partisans of Mr. Heald, during
which several individuals were observed to be severely
kicked and beaten.
Mr. GEORGE BARLOW, the chairman of Mr. Fox's com-
mittee, addressing the Mayor, said : Mr. Mayor, we demand
protection for our friends, that they may not be hustled
from the field ; and we give notice, that if steps are not
taken to afford it, we shall hold you responsible for the
violence that is being committed.
As no rejoinder was made, and the tumult continued to
increase, Mr. Barlow and others frequently repeated their
demand to the Mayor, telling him he should certainly hear
of it again if it were not attended to.

Great indignation was excited on Mr. Fox's side of the
hustings, when the Mayor was observed to be laughing
whilst a party of the Foxites were being driven into
another street.

Mr. NATHAN WORTHINGTON nominated Mr. J. Heald.
Mr. ALEXANDER TAYLOR, a small manufacturer (better
known among the Oldham people as "Alick o' the
Mumps"), seconded the nomination in a brief speech.
Sir JOSHUA WAL3ISLEY, M.P., then addressed the
electors as the representative of Mr. Fox, who was pre-
vented from being present in consequence of suffering
from a severe cold.

Mr. HEALD also addressed the electors, after which a
show of hands was called for, and declared to be in favour
of the latter gentleman. A poll was demanded, and fixed
for to-day.
London, England, 1852-12-02

OF THE LATE

DUKE OF WELLINGTON,

WITH HIS AUTOGRAPH, AND A FULL ACCOUNT

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RIZE CATTLE SHOW of the SMITHFIELD
CLUB, ISs2.—The Annual Exhibition of Prize Cattle, Seeds.
Roofs. Implements, &c., commences Tuesday Morning, and closes
Frid ky Evening, 7th, Sth, 9th, and t Oth of December, Bazaar, Ring-
street, and B.ker-street. Open fom Daylight till 9in the Evening.
Admittance, Is.

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"4 be IS HEREBY GIVEN, That application for Shares
received after To-morrow. the 3d instant.
. Ash By order,
REGINALD CHAITNCY, Sec. pro tern.
p,-...1.,_11'8. c(4111, London, Ist Dec., 1852.

Just published, in:one volume, 16m0., price half-a-crown ; or in Two
PaTts, price one gaining each,
SIR EDWARD SEAWARD'S NARRATIVE
of his SHIPWRECK and consequent Discovery of certain
Islands in the Caribbean Sea ; with a detail of many extraordinary
and highly interesting Events of his Life, from 1733 to 1749, as
written in his own Diary. Abridged from the third edition, and
Binning the thirty fourth and thirty-fifth parts of the " Traveller's
Library."
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.
London, England, 1852-12-02

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RAILWAY AMALGAMATION.

In reply to a question,
Mr. Secretary WALPOLE stated the terms of the
motion which Government proposed to take with
reference to the question of railway amalgama-
tions. It would be for a Select Committee to consider
the principles of railway amalgamation, and to inquire
as to what measure ought to be taken by the house with
reference to bills for the amalgamation of railway com-
panies, or the amalgamation of railway with canal
companies.

General ANSON suggested that the committee ought
to have power to inquire into the whole subject, in
order that some principle might be laid down for the
guidance of Select Committees in Railway Bills gene-
rally.

After a few words from Mr. ELLICE
Mr. GLADSTONE called upon the Government to
state their own views with regard to this important sub-
ject before the committes was appointed or the terms of
the motion were agreed to.
Mr. WALPOLE said that was the course which his
right hon. friend the President of the Board of Trade
intended to take.

The conversation then dropped, and the house ad.
journed shortly before six o'clock.

PRUSSIA.

The Chambers were opened on the 29th by Royal
Commission. After attending the performance of
divine service in the cathedral, the deputies of both
Houses assembled in the White Hall of the Palace,
where they were met by the Ministers, in their state
uniforms, who took their place to the left of the
throne. The Tribunes were but thinly attended ;
the throne was covered, as usual, when the King
does not open the Session in person.
M. Manteuffel, the President of the Cabinet,
read the Royal address. The most important
paragraph is as follows

" It is to be regretted that the treaty concluded with
Hanover on the 7th of September, 1851, and approved
of by the Chambers during the last session, has not met
with that general adhesion which was calculated to in-
sure, through the development of the whole Zollverein,
a future rich with prospects for all branches of
industry and commerce. But as his Majesty's
Government firmly holds the object in view,
even so does it consider itself confident, henceforth as
heretofore, in the full approbation of the country, if it
will not assent to the maintenance of the present cir-
cumscription of the Zollverein, under conditions which
would endanger the interests of Prussia, as well as the
prospects and salutary development of the whole Zollve-
rein (Here the Minister was interrupted with loud and
general cheers.)

After the Minister concluded the reading of the
address, the assembled members gave three cheers
for the King, and immediatuly withdrew.
It was expected that something would have been
said in the Ministes's address—for it can scarcely
be termed a speech from the throne rela-
tive to the negotiations at Vienna, which are
known to be in such a forward state as to leave no
doubt as to a satisfactory arrangement.
London, England, 1852-12-02

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, DEC. 1.
The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Royal Chip
dren, walked in the gardens and grounds yesterday.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accompanied
by her Serene Highness the princess Adelaide of Hohen-
lohe, arrived at her residence, Clarence House, St.
James's, yesterday morning, from Frogmore, near
Windsor. Her Royal Highness visited her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Gloucester in the afternoon, at
Gloucester-house, Piccadilly, and afterwards returned to
Frogmore. Lady Fanny Howard has relieved Lady
Augusta Bruce in her duties as Lady in waiting to her
Royal Highness.
Lord Monteagle had an interview with the Errl of
Derby yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street.

Dispatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial.
office to the Governors of the West India Islands.

THE WELLINGTON MEMORIAL. t

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
SIR,—I herewith enclose you a copy of a letter which
I have received from a troop sergeant-major of the 4th
Dragoon Guards, which reflects so much credit on the
writer that I should feel obliged to you if you could find
space to insert it, with this explanation, in your columns.
—I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Downing-street, Dec. 1.

W. P. TALBOT.

"Sir,—Sharing in the universal desire to do honour to
the memory of the late Duke of Wellington, I beg to en-
close a Bank of England note for 51., which I trust you
will accept in aid of the funds for the proposed school or
college for the education of orphan children of officers of
the army. lam the more readily induced to subscribe to-
wards the object proposed from the fact that, during a
service of 28 years as a soldier and non-commissioned officer,
I have invariably met with the most considerate kindness
from my officers, and it is with a grateful feeling on that
account, as well as a desire to do homage to the memory of
the late Commander-in-Chief, that I tender my humble
offering.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
" JOHN G. DRAKE,
" Troop Sergeant-Major 4th Dragoon Guards.
" Dublin, Nov."
London, England, 1852-12-02

DURHAM CITY.

The nomination of candidates to supply the vacancy in
the representation of this city, created by the death of the
late Mr. T. C. Granger, took place yesterday upon hustings
erected for the purpose in front of the Town-hall, in the
Market-place: A vast concourse of spectators assembled
to witness the proceedings, and great excitement prevailed.
The candidates were met by their friends at their respective
committee-rooms, and thence they walked in procession,
with banners and music, to the hustings. Mr. W. L.
Wharton proposed, and Mr. A. Wilkinson seconded, the
nomination of Lord A. Vane (Conservative) ; while Mr.
Richard Thompson, the late Mayor, moved, and Mr. W.
Mark Story seconded,' the nomination of Mr. Harry Fen-
wick (Liberal). The!show of hands was in favour of Mr.
Fenwick, and a toll being demanded on behalf of the
other candidate, the polling was appointed to take place
to-day.

OLIVEIRA v. JOHNSTONE.

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. 25
SIR,—In the report of the proceedings at Bow-street, 1.0.(
respecting the proceedings between Mr. Oliveira and
myself, which appeared in your paper of this day, it is St.
stated that the complainant (Mr. Oliveira) got inside the Ei
cab, when the defendant struck him in a very violent
manner twice over the shoulders with a cane, and then 5
ran away. Permit me to say that this is an error on St.
the part of your reporter. The fact was, as proved,
that the complainant, Mr. Oliveira, first struck me as I 17
was getting into the cab, and then ran away. 25
May I beg you will have the goodness to take the
earliest opportunity of correcting this statement.
I have the honour to remain, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
H. B. JOHNSTONE.
24, Park-street, Grosvenor-square, Dec. 1, 1 1852. 40
nri

ASSESSED TAXES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Srn,—There is no ten per cent. imposed upon the in-
habited house-duty. Why, then, should it not be taken
off the other assessed (axes ?
I do not pay one shilling for carriage, horse, dog, or
so on ; (house-duty I do) and cannot, therefore, be said
to speak through a niggardly self-interest.
25th Nov., 1852. LOOKER-ON.

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ACTS OF PARLIAMENT.--A return to the House of
Commons, obtained by Mr. Brotherton, M.P., was lately
printed, showing the number of acts passed in each session
since the year 1800. The total number in the period em-
braced by the order, comprising public, private, local, and
personal acts, was 17,120. The largest nuxiber was passed
in 1813-14, when 488 were passed, and the smallest num-
ber in 1841, when 15 received the Royal assent. At the
railway mania there were as many as 402 local and per-
sonal acts passed in 1846, and 297 in the following year—
the highest numbers in the whole period of local and per-
sonal acts.
London, England, 1852-12-02

MORE PERSECUTION IN FLORENCE.

We regret to state that a most pious and excellent
man, the confidential clerk in a banking establishment in
Florence, has just been consigned to a dungeon in that
city, because of his Protestant principles. He was
dragged out of his bed at four o'clock in the morning,
and conveyed to prison, without any specific charge
being preferred against him. Nor up to the date of our
latest advices from Florence had any charge against him
been made. But there can be no doubt that his sole
offence is that of reading the Bible. The circumstance
has occasioned a profound sensation, the unfortunate
man being highly respected by all who know him. What
gives additional interest to the case, is the fact of the
obsolete laws making religious offences capital, having
been revived within the last few weeks.—Morning
Advertiser.

OLIVEIRA v. JOHNSTONE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sit,—ln the report of the proceedings at Bow-street,
respecting; the proceedings between Mr. Oliveira and
myself, which appeared in your paper of this day, it is
stated that the complainant (Mr. Oliveira) got inside the
cab, when the defendant struck him in a very violent
manner twice over the shoulders with a cane, and then
ran away. Permit me to say that this is an error on
the part of your reporter. The fact was, as proved,
that the complainant, Mr. Oliveira, first struck me as I
was getting into the cab, and then ran away.
May I beg you will have the goodness to take the
earliest opportunity of correcting this statement.
I have the honour to remain, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
H. B. JOHNSTONE.
24, Park-street, Grosvenor-square, Dec. 1, 1852.
London, England, 1852-09-15

NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 14.—The Trident paddle steam-
vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Harvey, came into har-
bour yesterday to coal; she returned to Spithead in the
evening, and was paid advance to-day; she sails to-
morrow for Rio. This vessel is of the Harpy class.
We hope she will make a less disastrous voyage out than
her sister did home.
The Dauntless, 24, screw-frigate, Captain Halsted, was
undocked to day, and received her crew from the Cam-
perdown.
Rear-Admiral Superintendent H. Prescott, C. 8., went
on board his flag-ship the Neptune, 120, Captain Scott,
yesterday, and must3red the officers and men of the or-
dinary for the last time, prior to his quitting his onerous
appointment. The men of the ordinary were released
from duty for the rest of the day on the occasion.
The Encounter, 14, Captain Gordon, will be paid off
to-morrow, and re-commissioned by Captain O'Cal-
laghan.

The Electra, 14, Commander Morris, is intended for
the Australian station.
The Meander, 44, Commodore Talbot, will be paid
advance on Thursday, by which time the defects in her
magazine will be remedied. The Commodore tempora-
rily struck his pennant this morning.
The Highfiyer, 21, Captain H. J. Matson, is again
ready for sea She hauled out of the fitting basin today.
London, England, 1852-09-15

RESULT OF THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING TO REMOV,

THE DIRECTORS.
CHESTER, TUESDAY.--Our paper of Monday con-
tained a report of the extraordinary meeting of this com-
pany, held at Chester on Saturday, when a resolution,
moved by George Monroe, of Edinburgh, to remove the
directors, was refused to be put by the chairman on the
ground of its illegality. A subsequent motion for the
adjournment of the meeting to the 20th inst., for the
further consideration of the question, and resisted by the
directors, was lost by a show of hands, whereupon a poll
was demanded, and the meeting adjourned to yesterday
to receive the report of the scrutineers. Last evening,
at seven o'clock, the scrutineers not being ready, the
meeting was further adjourned to this day (Tuesday), at
twelve o'clock.

- At the meeting today, Mr. Wardell, the chairman
the board, presiding, the following report of the scruti•
beers was read:

we report that having given effect to the revocation
of proxies, the result of the votes is as follows:
Against the Adjournment.
Persons pre5ent......... 44 representing
Proxies held by ditto... 383 ditto

81
9,962

427
F the Adjournment.
Persons present,...... 46 representing
Proxies held by ditto... 346 ditto

11,143
London, England, 1852-09-15

13051011GH NOP 1111112,3mErr..

New Hops are coming freely to hand. Selected par-
,cels are producing 51 lOs to 61 6s; other kinds 414 s to
15/ 5s per cwt. Duty 240,0001.

WHITECHAPEL.

The general demand ruled inactive, as follows:—'
Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2d ;
!Lamb, 4s to ss; Veal, 3s to 3s 10d; Pork, 2s 8d to
,i3s 10d per 81ba by the carcase.

COURT CIRCULAR.

BALMORAL, SEPT. 13.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince'
Albert attended Divine service yesterday in the parish
church of Crathie. The service was performed by thel
,Rev. A. Anderson.

The Countess of Desart, the Hon. Mary Seymour,
the Earl of Derby, Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps, and
Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. A. Gordon were the at-
tendants in waiting,

A deputation consisting of the Earl of Shaftesbury,
Dr. Paris President of the College of Physicians ;
Dr. Hawkins, registrar; Dr. Southwood Smith, ands
Mr. Chadwick, had an intervi©w with Mr. Secretary
Walpole yesterday at the Home-office.
The Right Hon. J. W. Henley arrived in town,
yesterday from his seat, Waterperry, Oxon.
Dispatches were sent to the Governor of the Cape,
of Good Hope from the Colonial-office yesterday.
London, England, 1852-09-15

THE STAFFOIID GOLD MINING CO7l
it PANT, VIRGUSTA. On the Cost-book Princicle.
vide. into 30,000 shares of 11. eac adequate which 11. p.:r share I
an capital for efficient:,
payable on allotment, procincing
w,,,rkiug the mine.
SoLtorrosa—Alessr3. Wilkinson, Gurney, and Stevens, Nlcholas-lan(
n and County Bank, Lombard-street.
8A,,,,E33—L0 ndo
Ilsowats--Messra. Ey-k) n Brothers, 'Change-allay.
Otes, Gracechurch-street, London.
PROSPECTUS.

The proraoters establishing this Cpany have entered into con-
tract for the purchase, in fee simple, m
of a highly valuable minera:
property, situate within eight miles of Fredericksburg, in the cou.ity
of Stafford, Virginia, U.S., containing 450 acres of land, In which
very extensive and valuable veins of gold quartz have been dis-
covered, and already satisfactorily developed.
Arrangements have been made for obtaining a charter from the
State of Virginia at the next session of the Legislature.
Regardlnce,the promising condition of this property, its convenient
locality, cheap motive power, and cost of labour, and the extent
and ladlcationo developed, the Directors believe that the com-
paratively small capital required for the_ enterprise will afford to
the shareholders large and speedy returns for their investments.
For detailed Prospectuses see Times" of 11th September, and
other jonrtials of 12th.
Application for the remaining shares to be made at the Company's'
offices; or to the Brokers, Messrs. Eykyn Brothers, :Change-alley,
London.
London, England, 1852-09-15

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
CIIEAP EXCURSION TO THE WEST OF ENGLAND.
On MONDAY, 20th September, an Excursion Train will leave
Paddington at 8.15 A.m. for Plymouth, calling at Weston-super-
Mare, Bridgewater, Taunton, Tiverton Road, Exeter, Starcross,
Dawlish, Teignmouth, Torquay,• Totnes, and Plymouth, and will
return from Plymouth at 8.15 J.m. on Saturday, 25th September,
calling at the same stations.
Fares there and back :

First Class. Closed Carriages.
Weston-super• Mare or Bridgewater .. 2.55. .. 13s.
Taunton or Tiverton Road .. .. 28s. .. 15s.
Exeter •• .. .. .. 30s. .. 16s.
•
Starcross, Dawlish, or Teignmouth .. 325. .. 17s.
Torquay or;Totness .. .. .. 335. .. 18s.
Plymouth .. 20s.
The Excursion Tickets are not transferable, and are only available
for the Excursion Trains. Tickets may be obtained previously at
37, King-street, Cheapside ; 269, Strand ; and at the Paddington
Station.

N.B. The times of stopping at the different stations. and other
particulars, will be given in handbills, which may be had at the
above-named places, or at any of the offices of the Company.
London, England, 1852-09-15

IRELAND.

THE LATE MURDERS IN TIPPERARY AND ROSCOMMON.
DUBLIN. TUESDAY.—A correspondent of the Evening
Mail, writing from Clonmel on Sunday evening, says_
" I am happy to inform you that the police here and
in the county of Waterford have succeeded in arresting
eight persons for the atrocious murder of our esteemed
townsman, the late O'Callaghan Ryan, Esq., and
have
lbtoiaedsngewbdetietthnteamkruesmapfoelualyreee tomorrowidntohuartco in our Court-house. county
some of these fellows were gaol. An investiga-
It
arrested on the Galtie mountains, and that they left
their homes the evening the murder was committed."
A man named Mullooly has been arrested in Ros-
common, charged with participation in :the late murder
in that county. The evidence against him is that he
man from
rendering
a gd
assistance
ent boy the omfasttheor
wmhuerndethreedattack
upon
him was made. Mullooly was about sailing for America
when ho was arrested.
THE PACiET STATION.
The following letter from Mr. Russell, of Limerick,
appears in the Evening Mail, and, if the information
which it contains be well founded, the verata questio of
the packet station would seem to be solved at last:—
" Union Club, London, Sept. 10, 1852.
"My dear Sir,—lt is my pleasing duty to communi-
cate the very gratifying intelligence, which I have
received from a high official source, that the Commis-
sioners appointed to inquire into the relative merits of
the Galway or the river Shannon as a Transatlantic
port have reported not only favourably, but very de-
cidedly in preference of Foynes.
" I am satisfied that all will agree that the people of
Limerick
are deeply indebted to Lord Monteagle for
the very kind manner in which he represented our in-
terests during the preliminary inquiries on this important
subjee. "I am, dear Sir, yours faithfully,
" F. W. RUSSELL.
"Mr. W. Carroll, Chamber of Commerce, Limerick."

THE CORE EXHIBITION.
This Exhibition was brought to a close on Saturday
with a grand musical festival and promenade.
London, England, 1852-09-15

QUARTER TO THREE.
99-h- 100

Ditto Account. Oct. 13 ...

ONE
YETCES OF BRITISU FUNDS O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Console Annuities 99 NB 54
!India Bonds, 1,0001.
Ditto under 1,0004 .... 84 87 p
,Consols for Account .. 99%8%
1 .x.ohegtier Bills. 154 d. March.
, 1,000!. ..
5001.
Sma11,

CLOSING
PRICES.
99%
87 p
87 p
99 7/8
June.
70 p

ONE
PRICES OF FORIIIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK,
ktrazilian Bond.;, 5 per Cent.
' Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent —
Equador Bonds
Grenada Bonds, 114 per Cent. —
Ditto, Deferred 1214
Mexican, 1846 3 per Cent., 25%
Peruvian Bonds, 1849, 6 per Gent_
Ditto. Deferred, 3 per Cent 65%
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds
Ditto, 4% per Cent — 105
Spanish 8 per Cent 49% 50
Ditto, New Deferred 23% 23%4
Ditto. Account
Spanish Com. Cert. Coup. not funded 3 per cent.'
1 Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 lO% % p 10% 1:,
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2% per Cent. 12 Guild 65 65

CLOKNO
/RICER,
103%.

12%
25%
653/4

[LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
*
f LONDON, SEPT. 15.—Wind at noon S.W., light
, breeze and cloudy.
`,i DEAL, SEPT. 14.—Wind N. W., variable.—Arrd.
Mary, Rio Grande; Ruby, St. Lucia • Tuscan, Matanzas;'
; Brothers, Havannah; St. Jacob, St. Lucia;
Vermeme,l
, Quebec; Sophia St. John's. Arrd from the River,;Rattler, Port Philip; Tudor, Calcutta, Arrd. from the
;River and sailed, John Bunyan, Ceylon; Allen, Port!
! Lagos. Sld. Rattler, General M'Lean, and William and
,Ann.
OFF DUNGENESS.—Neptune, Laguna; Oath. Eliza,.
~Porto Plata; Neptune, Charleston, all for Bremen.
' LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 14.—Wind N.—Arrd. St. Mary,,
sr Matanzas; Minerva, Honduras; August Adolphe, Mira-,
nsichi. Sld. Tamaulipas steamer, Jamaica. Off port,l
',
Atlantic, New York, left 4th inst. • on freight 300,000
, dolls. The Dee steamer, from inst.
and St.'
; Thomas, went on shore at Havannah, Aug. 24, and re-
mained hard and fast on the 26th.
OFF DOVER, SEPT. 14.—Victoria, Saguinay; Alger,
Quebec.
; PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 14. Wind variable. Arrd.
Clydesdale Honduras. Sld. her Majesty steamer Goy- ';
1,
i„ser, West Indies.
WATERFORD, SEPT. 13.;—The Medina, Newport to
' Quebec, put in yesterday very leaky, having bore up
is from long. 18.
t• CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 2.—The Helena, Odessa to,
, Falmouth, has been twice on shore in the Dardanelles.
' ST. MICHAEL'S, AUG. 19.—The Nelson, of St. An-
drew's, Now Brunswick, from Magaguadanel to Barba- ,
lt does, was picked up forty miles S.W. of this island a
i ARCHANGEL, SEPT. I.—The Charles, of Newport,
, was destroyed by fire off the mouth of Perlin River, in
passengers saved.
tithe White Sea, 29th Aug.; crow and
London, England, 1852-09-15

I1&NR of ENGLAND, SEPTEMBER 9, 1852.
th
nThe Court of Directors of the Governor and Company of
I,a t;arilt of Er.gland give notice,
4,,.t. a GENERAL COURT will be held at the Bank on THURSDAY
dflth instant, at Twelve o'clock precisely, to consider of a
p,i4; , this
b 7 the Charter.

JOHN BENTLEY, Secretary.

CONTRACTS for CARRIAGE of TIMBER
from WHICHWOOD FOREST and DEAN FOREST, &c.
Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy,
Somerset-place, Sept. 14, 1852.
it'rlith:,.enWilissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral
anti united Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland do hereby give
'vethat on TUESDAY, the sth October next, at One o'clock, they
tractZtreadY to treat with such persons as may be willing to Con-
k To conveying about
por ads of Oak Timber and 12,000 Treenalls from Whichwood
lv„„e,st, in the County cf Oxford, to her Majesty's Dockyard at
1, and and about
""oftriatoads of Oak T rub,r ard 21,000 Treenalls from Dean Forest
Stajethte nigh Meadov, s, in the County of Gloucester, to her
33 bockYaid at Pembroke.
ii.;'`.:!! of the Tenders may be seen at the said office.
am noticed,
will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty,
litiiho4rramnotii!ed,nnless the party attends, or an agent for him, duly
Ever Writing,
44,4 be Y Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
444 ii,„ar in the lett-hand corner the words " Tender for
kit, "r also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a
ltith th gneel by two responsible person, engaging to become bound
ktfor ,„
Pers,n tendering, in the sum of 1/. per load for the due
inalice of
.44t fOr the Contract for Dean Forest, and by one person for
cuwood.
London, England, 1852-09-15

Frankforton

13.2r1in•• .• •• •• •• •• " '•
Vienna, effcc. f 10•..... 11 46
Trieste, ditto.... •• •• •• 11 48
Petorsburgh •• •• 375 i
Madrid .... • ...... 49%
Cadiz 4-9%
Barcelona ........

---
GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic for
the week ending Sept. 11, 1852:
Passengers (23,630), goods and
parcels, horses and carriages.. £4,060 7 0
Corresponding
week in last year 4,526 4 7

this comp
dOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY.—The directors of
recommend to their half-yearly meeting of shareholders a
any, at a meeting held on the 4th inst., resolved to
dividend at the rate of three per cent. per annum for the
past half-year.
London, England, 1852-09-15

DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
Just published, by J. T. Wood, price One Penny.
Splendid Portraits, engraved on Steel, on Enamelled Cards—Views
of Apsley House, Walmer Castle, &c. &c.
The LIFE of the LATE DUKE, out this day, One Penny.
Views of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, now ready. Almanacks
and Valentines for 1853, and all articles to meet a general sale.
List on application.
London : J. T. Wood, 33 and 38, Holywell-street, Strand.
London, England, 1852-09-15

FRANCE.

Rumours of Ministerial modifications have circa-
-1 ated for some days in Paris. What rave rise to
them was the
high position M. Fou d, as Minister of
State, will derive from the absence of the President.
This fact naturally pre-occupied his colleagues, and
warm discussions arose in council, which ended in a
compromise satisfactory to all parties. M. Fould, on
the other hand, is supposed to be attached to men
with whom he entertains a community of ideas and
sentiments, and whose accession to the Ministry he
must desire. He is accordingly an object of distrust
for some of the present Ministers, who view with a
certain alarm the high favour he enjoys with the
Chief of the State. Nevertheless, the present Mi-
nistry are believed to be firmly fixed in their places.
There is no truth either in the reported suppression
of the Ministry of General Police. Whatever change
may take place in the Cabinet, that department has
now acquired such an importance, and proved itself
so useful, that it may be considered altogether indis-
pensable. Its organization is far more efficient than
that of the same office during the Empire, and what-
ever may be thought of it abroad, on account of its
name and the recollections of another period, the
police as now exercised is regarded by the country as
a guarantee of order and security against future
catastrophes. M. de Maupas may be said to have
realised the recommendation addressed to him by
Louis Napoleon—" Let the good be reassured and
the wicked tremble."

The Toulonnais of the 10th inst. quotes the follow-
ing, dated Naples, 4th inst. :
" The steamer Grondeur brought us orders to return
from Palermo to Naples, where it is believed that we
ill remain until the end of the month, for the Ad-
niral sends to Corsica for the letters addressed to
him there. It is the presence of the Turkish squa-
dron in the Mediterranean that prevents us re-entering
Toulon.

" P.S. The Salamandre has just reached, with orders
for us to return to Toulon. We are to quit Naples on
the 10th for Ajaccio, and thence proceed to Toulon."
The Sentinelle de la Marine of the 11 th inst. an-
nounces that the squadron was expected at Toulon on
the 20th.

The steam frigate Magellan was to sail on the 12th,
with fresh orders for the squadron of evolutions.
The Montebello three-decker was being armed
with all possible haste, in order to be stationed oppo-
site the port, and illuminated on the night of the fete
to be offered by the city to the President.
The Duchess d'lsly, widow of Marshal Bugeaud,
accompanied by her son, passed through Toulouse OH
the 10th, on her way to Marseilles, where she was to
embark for Algeria.
Up to-the last hour of her existence Mme. Laffarge
protested her innocence. There are letters from her
which are remarkable in the highest degree for
depth of sentiment and ability of style. Her death
has plunged her uncle, M. Collard, the Director of
the Lunatic Asylum of Montpellier, an eminently
worthy man, into an affliction difficult to describe.
The eyes of Madame Laffarge were closed by her
cousin, Collard, who for ten years never
quitted her in her captivity.
London, England, 1852-09-15

TUEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Yr. B, Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, 014 Brompton.
THIS EVENING.
WTI be performed the celebrated Adelptd Drama of JACK SEEP-
?ARD, by Mrs. Keeley, Messrs. Paul Bedford, S. Emery, and 0
smith ; Miss Laura Honey, Miss Ellen Chapiin, &c.
To conclude with the celebrated Comedy of PAUL PRY.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. C. Sean.
On SATURDAY next,
Will be performed a new petite Comedy, called THE PRIMA
DONNA.
After which, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS.
To conclude with A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER.
London, England, 1852-09-15

MARKET NEWS.--(THIS 9AY.)

-1/4--
CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAYI
; The supply of English Wheat here to-day was limited,
iand almost wholly compostd of new sump:es. Selected-
iqualities were disposed of at prices quite Nu 11 to those
lobtained on Monday. In the middling and inferior
kinds very little was doing, but no change took place in
)their value. The imports of foreign Wheat were 3,480
!quarters. For most descriptions we had an inactive in-
quiry, nevertheless, the quotations were supported.
Floating cargoes of Wheat and Indian Corn were quite
neglected. The sale for Barley was steady at the latel
decline; but Malt ruled heavy. Oat 9, the supply of
which was good, moved off slowly at previous rates.
Both Beans and Peas were quite as dear. In Flour very
little was doing.
_____ _
_____

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.

Wheat.

Barley.

Malt.

Oats.

Hour

IQrs. ---Qrs.
970 140 1,510

•.^,ngliss
[rich •• •• •• ••

Iroreign .. .. .. 3,480

Qrs. I Sacks
450

1,100
r 1,470
12'210 / 10,090br'
London, England, 1852-09-15

PATRON-H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
LECTURES,
By J. U. Pepper, Esq., on Testing Gold, and on the Australian Gold

Districts.
By Dr. Bachhoffner on the Patent Polytechnic Gas Fire; and on
the Mode of Preserving Fresh Provisions, illustrated by Specimens
from Messrs. Ritchie and M'Call, and Samples of Fadeuilhe's So-
lidified Preserved Milk, and Moore's Patent Concentrated Milk.
By Mr. Crispe, on Morrall's Patent Needles.
By George Buckland, Esq., on Music, entitled Musical Varieties,
with Vocal Illustrations, assisted by Miss Blanche Younge, R.A. of
Music.
New Series of Dissolving Views, &c., &c.
Admission, Is.; Schools and Children under Ten years of age,
Half-price. For Hours, see Programme.