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NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF ANNE DYSART.
Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.,
THE HEIR OF ARDE'NNAN.
A Story of
•
• ' DOMESTIC LIFE IN SCOTLAND. ' • "
By the Author of " Anne Dysart." •
Also now ready, in 3 vols.,
EMILY HOWARD. liy Mrs. Dunlop.
" A most fascinating work. It has an interest and originality not
often met with."—Sun.

Immediately, in 3 vols.,
HEARTS AND ALTARS. By I:ohert Bell, Esq.
Author of " The Ladder of Gold," &C.
Colburn and Co., Publishers, 13, Great al arlborough-street.

Now ready at all the Libraries, In 2 vols., with Portrait,
PASSAGES IN TtiE LIFE OF
MISS ALICE RIVERS.
Written by HE RSE LF.
Dedicated to all Young Ladies who are in Haste to be Married.
" A chase of idle hopes and fears,
Began in folly—closed in tears."—Byron.
Also, now ready, in 3 vols.,
2. HORACE G7ZANTIIA.At ; or, the Neglected Son.
3. The DEATH-FLAG ; or, the Irish Buccaneers. 3 vols.
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" This information is a strong testimony to the good feelings pre-
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Feb. 6, 1852.
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On Friday next will be published, in Bvo.,
OUR NAviG-ATioN and MERCANTILE
:MARINE LAWS considered with' a view to their general
Revi-ion and Con,olidation ; also, an Inquiry into the principal
Maritimu Institutions. By W. S. LINDSAY.
London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Lonirmans.

UARD lAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSUR-
ANTE COMPANY.
:Co. 11, LOMBARD-STREET, London.
DIRECTORS.
THOMSON lIANKEY,
.jun., Esq., Chaivnan.
Sir WALTER It. FARQUHAR, Bart., Deputy-Chairman.
ilenry Liaise Berens, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq.
John Dixon, Eso. John Martin, Esq., ^4.P.
Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
John Harvey, Esq. James Morris, Esq.
John G. Hubbard, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq.
George Johnstone,- Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, jun., Esq.
John Labouchere, Esq. John Thornton, Esq.
Tofu* Loch, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq.
George Lyall, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq.
AUDITORS.
W. Robarts, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Lewis Loyd, jun., Esq. John Henry Smith, Esq.
ACTUARY—Griffith Davies, Esq., F.R.S.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.—Unckr the provisions of an Act of Par-
liament, this Company now offers to future insurers four-fifths of
the Profits with Quinquennial Division, or a lAv Rate of premium
without participation of Profits.
The next division of Profits will he declared in June 18'5, when
all participating policies which shall have subsisted at least one year
at Christmas, 1854, will be allowed to share in the profits.
At the several past divisions of profits made by this Company, 'he
reversionary Bonuses added to the nolic es from one half the profits,
amounted, on an average of the different a,_ es, to about 1 per cent.
per annum on the sums insured, and the ,otal bonuses added at the
four septennial divisims exceeded 770,0001.
FOREIGN RISKS.—The extra Premiums required for the East
and West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the
United Stat,s of America, have been materially reduced.
INVALID LlVES.—Persons who are not in such sound health as
would enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums,
may have their Lives insured at Extra Premiums.
LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro-
dded such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have
attained in each case a value not under 501.
ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES—Written Notices of, received
and registered.

GEORGE KEYS, Secretary.

UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
Established by Act of Parliament in 1834.
3, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London ; Fian,,ver-street, Edinburgh ;
12, St. Vincent-place, Glasgow ; 4, College• green, Dublin.
LONDON BOARD.
CHARLES GRAHAM, Esq., Chairman.
CHARLES DOWNES, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
EL Blair Avarne, Esq. J. G. Henriques, Esq.
E. L. Boyd, Esq., Resident. F. Chas. Maitland, Esq.
Charles B. Curtis, Esq. William Railton, Esq.
William Fairlie, Esq. F. H. Thomson, Esq.
1). Q. Henriques, Esq. Thomas Thorby, Esq.
The bonus added to policies from March, 1834, to the 31st
oecemi4er, 1847, is as follows:

Sum Sum added to Sum addedto, Sum payable
assured.l Time Assured. Policy inlS4l Policyin 1848 at Death.
Z5OOO il3 years 10 mths463B 6 8 X 787 10 0 £6470 16 8
5000 j 1 year 112 10 0 5112 10 0
.. .
1000 'l2 years 100 0. 0 157 10 0 1257 10 0
1000 1 7 years 157 10 0 1157 10 0
•• ..
1000 1 1 year 22 10 0 1022 10 0
500 !12 years •• ..
50 0 0 78 15 0 628 15 0
500 i 4 years 45 0 3 545 0 0
500 1 year •• ..
11 5 0 511 5 0
• • . ..

EXAMPLE. —At the commencement of the year 1341 a person aged
thirty took out a Policy for 1,000 i., the Annual Payment for which
is 241. L 3. 85.; in 1847 he had psid in Premiums 1601. lie. Bd. ; but
the profits being 24 percent, per annum on the sum insured (which
is 221. 10s. per annum for each 1,0007.), he had 1571. 10s. added to the
Policy, almost as much as tLe Premiums paid.
The Premiums, nevertheless, are on the most moderate scale, and
only one-half need be paid for the first five years when the In-
surance is for Life.

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Every information afforded on application to the Resident Direc-
tor, No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London.

U N LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
► LONDON.
SHARE OF PROFIT INCREASED FROM ONE-HALF TO
FOUR-FIFTHS.

Policies effected with this Society after Midsummer, 1850, and re-
maining in force at each Septennial period of division, will PARTI-
CIPATC; IN FOUR-FIFTHS of the Net Profits of the Society ac-
cruing after Midsummer, 1850, in proportion to their contributions
to those profits, and according to the conditions contained in the
Society's Prospectus and Act of Parliament.
The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young hives
are lower than in many other old-established offices, and Insurers
are fully protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in ad-
dition to the accumulated funds derived from the investments of
Premiums.

CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary.

ENGLISH AND CAMBRIAN ASSURANCE
S!)CIETY,
CIILEF OFFICE,
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BRANCH OFF (CI?;,
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" Diseased" Military and Naval Lives accepted at equitable rates.
Annuities, Endowments, and Loans on the most advantageous
,erms.
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Profits divided annually after first seven years.
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ALARMING FIRE AT A LICENSED VICTUALLERS.--
On Saturday morning, between five and six o'clock, the
neighbourhood of Leicester-square was thrown into a state
of the utmost e‘mfusion by the sudden outbreak of a fire on
the premises of :sir. F. R. &niter, Bull Tavern Leicester-
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ui'.l"l (1 until the prernis
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MR. FOX MA ULE AT PERTIL
Mr. Fox Mettle, who bats been appointed to the office
of President of the India Board, addressed the electors
of Perth in. the City Hall there, on Thursday, asking a
renewal of the political connection that had au long ex-
heed between them. On the same day Mr. Charles
Gilpin arrived in Perth to oppose Mr. inleule, and he
also shortly addressed the centers. The nomination is
to take place cn Monday, but it is not generally thought
in Perth that Mr. Gilpin will go the poll, as his chance
of euccese is very remote. It will be seen from what
follows; that Mr. Mule touched on a number of im-
portant topics.
Lord Provost DEWAR, who occupied the chair, intro-
duced Mr. Mauls to the meeting.
Mr. Menet; said the present was the fourth time he
had appeared beford them as a candidate for that high
honour. Twice they had returned him without a con-
test, and once they had returned him triumphantly after
a contest. They had had experience of him in various
ce oacitiee—as acting against the Government of toe
day, as an independent Member of Parliament acting
widt the Government, and as a Member of her Majesty's
Cabinet—and during alt that time he was prond that he
had b4n able to maintein the confidence of
the elector', arid to carry out the liberal principles with
which he started, without ever having heard the least
whisper of dissatisfaction from the constituency. It had
been often stated and asserted, during the recess, and
dwelt upon with great perseverance by that portion of
the;press opposed to the present Cabinet, that nothing
existed but a weak Government, unable to guide and
conduct the destinias of this great nation. He did not
stand there to praise the Government; hut this he would
say, that the present Government had been in power
long enough not to be unwilling now to retire, and they
remained to office•inore for the sake of the country, and
of the Crown, than from any wish to cling to power. If
those persons who were always complaining of the Go-
verment as weak, and blaming them for their tenti-
ei erstiese of office, would look hack over a year or two,
they would find that when Lord John-Russell lost, not
thee mad. nee of his political opponents—for that he
never s,ught to obtain—but what he supposed to be the
confidence of his political friends, he immediately ten-
dered his resignation to her Mejeety. That resignation
was not accepted. If it were shown to him that there
was a stronger Government and a better Government
ready to assume toe reins of power, he would at once
give place to it. But so long us no stronger Govern-
meet was pointed out to them, so lon as no other
party was prepared to form a government, her Ma•
navy's' present advisers would continue where they
were; they would go on in what they conceived to be the
path of duty, leying before Parliament such measures
as they believed to be conducive ro the good of the coun-
try, arid submitting without regret to the judgment of
Parliament concerning them. With regard to his own
past conduct, he appealed to them, that he had pursued
a straightforward and consistent career. Oa various or-
casione he had felt it his duty to oppose what he con-
sidered c xtreree views on the question of Reform. He
was reproached with having, on several occasions, op.
posed motions in the House of Commons by Mr. Hume.
He admitted that he had done be, 'Jed he was ready to
give his reasons for so doing. With regard to the
peopl, charter, he frankly avowed that he was no
Cli trtist, and no man need lock for him to support the
Charter. He confessed that several motions had been
made by 74r. Hume, the purport of which he (Mr.
Mamie) could not pretend to understand. Mr. Hume
had nude motions for household suffrage. He (Mr.
Mauls) did not understand what Mr. Hume's household
suffrage meant. If it meant that the owners of houses
should have a vote, its effect would be to restrict the
eresout suffrage; and if it meant that every occupant of
a haute should have a vote, then that would be equiva-
lent te universal suffrage, and this he (Mr. 11aule) could
not support. Another point brought forward by Mr. Hume
was what was called " electoral districts." Neither could
he vote for this. It wits a measure which would have the
effect of disfranchising Perth, of merging it in a large sur-
rounding rural district, and, instead of sending a Mem-
ber to Parliament es at present, it would, under the
proposed arrangement, have the privilege of returning
only the fractional part of a member. Ho had resisted
this proposal, and would resist it, for the sake of the in-
tegrity of the electoral privileges of Perth; and he
would warn all small burghs to beware of being swamped
in the proposed electoral districts. Under the present
arrangement many interests—he might even say all in-
teresiseewere represented in Parliament; but by the pro-
posed scheme of electoral districts there would be only
two interests—that of the town and that of the land—
they would be brought into direct and dangerous meta-
guinea' with each other, and as that was what he never
hoped to see, he would resist a measure which he
thought was calculated to bring it about. Another
question was a favourite with the House and with the
country, and on it he wished to disburden his mind.
That was the ballot. When he was first returned for
this county, and afterwards when he was returned for the
city, he was opposed to the ballot. After that on one
occasion he voted for it in the House of Commons. A
practice prevailed in some places, and particularly in
some counties in the south of Scotland, of manufacturing
taggot voters; and after careful investigation of the
evil, he came to the conclusion that the ballot was the
only effectual cure for it, and under that impression ho
voted for it. But though sworn to secresy as to the pro-
posed measures of the Government, he was at liberty to
tat this much in reference to the forthcoming Reform
Bill—that it would effectually provide against the menu-
lecture of those fictitious votes. That being the case,
the only reason that ever appeared to him to justify the
distinctionas thereo
of Electors
t ot
rwsoaad classes—so bellot would be done away with. It' They had universal
suffrage, the ballot might follow as a matter of course;
wasbutas there
no right—no person had any right—to withhold from
the non-elector the knowledge of how the elector gave
non-electors—he'ong bad
his vote.
stohelou
If they had the ballot the elector might talk
bravely and valiantly to his neighbour the non-elector
of how he meant to vote. and might then go and r eposit
his vote secretly in the electoral urn in quite a different
wee-. But farther, the ballot never served the purpose
for which it was intended. In the United States they
bad the ballot in name, bat not in CEsence, for every one
knew how Iris neighbour voted. And if they crossed the
Channel, did they find no warning there? They had the
ballot in France; but had it given them liberty—had it
given liberty to the press or to the people? It had
done no such thing. They had the ballot; but they
had also a Government which had no respect for
property, no respect for the liberty of the people,
no reap. et for the liberty of the press; they had the
ballot, but the press was gagged in such a way us, if
he sew the like here, he should blush for his native
country. 'Phese were practical arguments against the
ottliot, end h., leid now made a clean breast on the sub-
ject. Now, he wished that the seal of secresy were not
upon his lips, otherwise they might have a peep into fu-
turity. He was bound by his oath not to divulge the
secrets of the Cabinet; but he had the satisfaction to be
able to say, that on Monday next the new plan of Re-
form would be developed by Lord John Russell in the
House of Commons. If he could not say more on that
point, he be begged to assure them it was out of respect
fur his oath, and from no disrespect to them, A charge
had been brought against him on another point—he had
been charged with extravagance as regarded the public
expenditure. This was a hard charge to bring against
the present Government, for they had made greater
reductions in public salaries, and had cut off more pub-
lic and useless offices, than any other Government
had ever done. This was the course they had pur-
sued, and this course they still intended to pursue
The policy, he would not say of the Government, but
of the Parliament, had been to reduce taxes. From
finance he would pass to Church matters. Of all other
subjects, he knew of none that was pressing more
heavily on men's minds, and occasioning more alarm
through the length and breadth of England, than the
subject of the Church. He would not enter on any
matters of sectarian difference, but the time was come
when every person in his circumstances was called upon
to state distinctly on what principles his Church policy
was based. He had always given them to know that
his principles were thoroughly Protestant, and that he
held that every man ought to be at liberty to perform
his religious duties according to the dictates of his own
conscience, and to incur no civil disabilities for so doing
But some would go further than this; for the sake of
peace they were prepared to extend, not only civil
equality, but also to give endowments to all sects and
churches. Now, this was the only subject on which he
bad ever given a distinct and specnic pledge; and he had
still to say that he could not support any proposal for
the
endowment of the Catholic clergy of Ireland. A
temporary peace might bo bought by such a measure;
but the principle was evil; and he had no mind to do
evil that good might come. But the Catholics of Ire-
land hr.d one endowment already, against which there
was a strong feeling in this country. Ile alluded to the
endowment of Mitynoce h. Formerly, the vote for May-
nooth cone before Parliament every yeer, among what
were called the miscellaneous estimates. It was a stand-
ing occasion of bitter religious disputes in Parliament as
often as it was brought forward. Year after year he had
voted for this grant. But in 1845 Sir R. Peel took the
grant out of the hands of Parliament altogether, and
placed it as a charge on the Consolidated Fund. He
(Mr. Mamie) did not think that this was the proper course,
and he voted against Sir R. Peel's Bill in every stage.
The Bill was carried, howev, r, by large majorities.
Now it
, was one thing to oppose a measure you thought
was wrong, and quite another thing suddenly to undo it,
especially in times like those. It, therefhre any till
should be proposed, or any motion •• be
brought forward,
for the repeal of the litioth Endowment Bill, he
should oppose it. He knew that in saying so he was
risking the good opinion of
many who heard him; but
be relied on their twenty years
tmitant principles to sustain him experienceiu of his
thatPro-
difficulty. He
could not vote to withdraw the endo
nooth, but he would resist any endenem wment
from Ma).-
Catholic priesthood. From this he
wouldent of the Irish
important question of National Education. Thpeass to the
had ar-
rived at a time when they found knowledge
whether they IV,ould or not—at a time where i theymaking
way
not take the direction of it into their own hals itsd
streame weuiti find channels of their own, to the detriment
of the whole community. Two systems of education had
their advocates lie these days. Some said that secular
toe, tees all seat eras nee, tan-
duoy L ) train the mind.
Ltis own opinion was, that mere secular knowledge
would do no such thing. Teach a man all the know-

ledge that could be found under the sun, and if you did
not add to it a knowledge of religion, you sent him out
into the world in a worse and more dangerous condition
than though he were steeped in the grossest ignorance.
Ho could in many things truss the ignorant man; but
the mind that was filled with mere eecular knowledge
was more dangerous to society than the grossest igno-
rance that could ba found in the worst quarters of oar
c(jirniginabEle3gtio3nddo.
large cities. On this Enbj,ct education they really
question in England, They could only
dtiimdenowtalstnno,w), howyet 6o get
fur n
wovernment to Plitt) up
as yet of Goveineaengibt
ereourage the elfarts of tho various religious parti',a
who were labouring voluntarily in that field. But in
the education a
nHyet
hing ; despaired
the
any such encouragement in was the duty of Govern-
to see that secular education be ernbued with religi-
ous instruction. He added, that although they might
expect to be abused by all partiee, the Government had
almost made up their minds to introduce a measure of
national education :for Scotland in the course of this
session. Mr. Maul° passed from those questions of peace
to rumours of war. His own opinion was, that that pa-
ragraph in the Queen's Speech, in which she usually
speaks of being on terms of amity, with her neighbours,
was never more true than on the
present occasion. He
believed there was not the slightest intention on the part
of any nation to enter into a war with this country. But
there was not one present who did not read or hear every
day of what was going on in a neighbouring country, of
great railitlry resources; and though we abstained from
any interference in the aff. sirs of that country—though
we did not attempt to dictate either to President or
people—still, in a country like this, whore everything
depended on the maintenance of credit, and in keeping
free from panic all the interests and relations of the
country, it, would ill become us to live in a fool's para-
dise on any subject whatsoever; and if any man might
venture to predict what might happen in France
within the next two months, the
n__events of the last two
months would—start-auPsato ,
nsve•saisis -rashneiv.
It .IsHhoved us, therefore, to be on our guard.
He did not think that it was good policy to parade before
the world all our means of defence, to the last bayonet
and the last ship; but be was persuaded that Great Bri-
tain had now ample means to resist any probable aggres-
sion from any quarter, and by God's blessing they should
know how to use them, if occa,ion called fur it.—(Loud
cheers.) But let no panic pervade them on the subject
of invasion. There was no reason for it; and if the corm
try gave place to panic, a Government might arise
which might attempt to govern by panic, and such a Go-
vernment wauld be the worst and most dangerous of Go-
vernments. He trusted that the country would leave the
matter of national d:-formes in the hands of Ministers;
and he was persuaded that if they found occasion to
call upon the country to arm, high and low, poor and
rich, would be ready to do their duty. Lin had
now laid
before them his political principles and opinions and
had touched upon the most important public questions
of the thy. After representing the city for ten y. are,
years, aad after a political connexion with the county
nearly twenty years, he thought that he might confi-
dently ask them for a renewal of the political connexion
which had long subsisted between them, and that he
might ask and expect it so long as events might call for
it.--(Cheers.)
Mr• Maule • and after No questions were put to • a vote
of thanks to him and the Lord Provost, and three cheers
for the Queen, the mtetir•g broke up.