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the ship smoked out and cleaned. The men are now
sent ashore immediately they are seized. Directly
it broke out in' the 34th Regiment, they moved them
out in tents on a ridge, since which not one has oc-
curred, except of such men as ge down to town to
get drunk and lie out all night, and this in spite of rain
every
hea healthy
tents. i which yourrh eNrf- oeuvledr scuapmpeo sfer
owmo ucl d be v
Cayenne,
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Guiana, and up the islands. It has reached St. Thomas's ;
and BarbadOes is now healthy. I enclose a list of the
dead, corrected up to the latest date, for I want you to
draw up a statement of the real nature of the case from
this letter, with the names, and send it to the Herald,
as no doubt there will be many exaggerated reports.
Lang-lands (chief engineer) died happily. Mr. Jackson,
the excellent chaplain to the bishop, is indefatigable in
visiting them. He has taken our chaplain to his house,
where he is rapidly improving. The soldiers, and, indeed,
every one are most kind, and do all they can. The officers
are buried with military honours. Two-thirds of the men
are landed at a time to live in tents, with the idea of
preserving their health ; the ship, however, is not to be
cleaned out, so we may expect fresh cases. Our princi-
pal hOpe now, under God, is the arrival of the Admiral
who is expected the Ist December, and I should think
we must be ordered home, for we are useless to the
station for want of men. The Calypso arrived to-day,
the Daring on the 19th, and sailed 22d by Captain Hal-
sted's orders to keep out of the infection. She cruises
off the island, and comes in sight every day. Martin,
the engineer, was buried the 26th. I hope this will be
the last officer's funeral, as the remaining cases are doing
well. Our camp consists of about 20 tents, in a piece of
ground enclosed by a wall on three sides. They are to
stay till Monday—that is, four days. They are very
comfortable, and no doubt will be healthy, except in so
far as they may suffer from their own excesses. It is
very pleasant on shore, and a beautiful country," &c.

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 18522,

EPRICE SD.

THE PORTSMOUTH RAILWAY COM-
PANY.—Capital, 400,0001., in 20,000 Shares of 201. each.—
Deposit, 2/. 2s. per Shsre.
Under the approval and support of the folloWing, amongst other
landowners and gentlemen locally interested' the codlities of
Surrey, Hampshire, and Sussex.
The Earl of Winterton, Shillinglee Park, Sidsex.
Viscount Monck. M.P., Portsmouth.
The Mayor of Portsmouth.
John Deverell, Esq., Peubrook Park. '
Sir Henry John Leeke, West Leigh.' .
William J. Evelyn, Esq., M P. for West Surrey.
Sir William G' Hylton Jolliffe, Bart., M.P.
The Mayor ofreterslleld.
John Bonham Carter, Esq., M.P.
J. H. Waddington, Esq., Langrish.
Rear-Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby, Little Green, Sussex.
The Hon. J. J. Carnegie, Fair Oak, Peterafteld.
Major Mundy, Hollybank.
Colonel Hugonin, Nurstead.
Joseph Martineau, Esq., Basing Park.
The Rev. William Legge.
Colonel Charles Wyndham, Rogate Lodge.
S'r Charles Taylor, Bart., Hollycomb.
Sir Archibald Keppel Macdonald, Bart., Woolmer Lodge.
Thomas Butler, Esq., Downlands.

THOMAS HOOD'S GRAVE.—At a General
Meeting of the Subscribers to the HOOD MEMORIAL, held
Dec. 2d. at the Whittington Club. it was resolved that the Subscrip-
tion List be CLOSED on the ist of February, 18F3, and

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

It is all business and bustle now at the Admiralty,
getting out the commissions and appointments for the
newly-commissioiied ships, and setting things in order
for a "paying off."
Lord Palmerston's name is now added to the list of
aspirants for the First Lord's post ; but it may happen
that his grace the rear-admiral will not have to strike
his flag.
THE GOOD SERVICE PENSION.—The good-service pen-
sion, relinquished on the promotion of Rear Admiral
Powell, has been confered on Capt. Smith, C.B. (1829),
an officer who obtained his decoration for services at
Aden, but who has received no consideration for his ser-
vices at China, where he commanded the Druid frigate.
Captain Smith last commanded the Ganges, 84, in the
Mediterranean, and is an officer highly esteemed-in the
service.

Miss ELIZA. COOK,
MR. MURDO YOUNG, arid
Ma. JOHN WATKINS,
were appointed Trustees to the Fund.
The amounts subscribed are deposited at interest in the London
and Commercial Bank.
Contributions are received by Mr. William Strudwicke, at the
Whittington Club, Strand ; by Miss Eliza Cwk, Treasurer, 54,
Great Ormonde-str. et, Bloomsbury ; and by N.r. John Watkins,
Hon. Sec., 34, Parliament-street.

ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY.
The Right Hon. Sir T. FRANKLAND LEWIS, Bart., M.P.,
Chairman.
HENRY FREDERICK STEPHENSON, Esq., Deputy-Chairman
Advantages—The Lowest rates of Premium on the Mutual System.
The whole of the Prodts divided among the Assured every Fifth
Year.
The sum of 274,3001. was added to Policies at the last Division,
which produced an average Bonus of 62%1. per Cent. on the Pre-
miums paid.
Number of Policies in force on Ist January, 1852, 5,950.
The Assurance Fund exceeds 1,200,0001. Income 200,0001. per
Annum.
Loans granted on such Policies as are purchasable by the Society.
Service in the Militia or Yeomanry Corps w 11 not affect the vali-
dity of Policies.
For particulars apply to
ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary.
6, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars.

Among the subscribers are the following :
Ms Grace the Duke of Devonshire, E.G..... X 25 0
Tee Right Hon. Lord John Russell, 31. e. 5 0 0
The Right Hon. B. Disraeli, M.P 5 0 0
The Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, M.P... ..... 5 0 0
Sir William Frazer, Bart.• • ...• ..... 4 0 0
James Harmer, Esq..:.• ••••• • • • • • ..... ........ 5 0 0
John Macgregor, Esq., M.P •••• .. . • 5 0 0
Arnold Rogers, Esq. ..
Mrs. Robert Elliot •• • • 5 0 0
Richard Dawson, Esq., M.D ........... 5 0 0
George Peabody, Esq..• •••..•• • • • • • ... 5 5 0
Edward Moorman, Esq..• •.• • ... ... 5 0 0
David Salomons, Esq.. ....... ............... 5 5 0
Messrs. Spalding and Hodge... ....... ...... 5 5 0
Miss Eliza C00k...... • • ...... ......... 5 0 0
Miss Cushman.... • ...... • . ... • • 5 0 0
Proceeds of an " Evening with Hood " at tie •
Whittington Club.. •
Murdo Young, Esq., and family .. 4 4 0
Samuel Rogers, Esq.. ••• • ..
C. W. Mike, Esq... •• • . ............. . 33 0
Charles Lushington, Esq.. • . 3 0 0
Elias Davis, Esq..• •••••• • •• •• •. 3 3 0

A.D.C. TO THE QUEEN.—One of the vacant appoint-
ments of Naval A.D.C. to the Queen, has been given to
Commodore Charles Talbot (1850), the Commander-in-
Chief at the Cape. This officer, too, has been neglected,
'for he has received no consideration for his services
when,:as captain of the Vestal, 26, he was the senior
officer, and commanded the gallant expedition against
the 'pirates at Maluda. He earned, however, a decora-
tion, 'rather than an appointment, usually bestowed on
the senior captains. We perceive-that Captain'the Earl
of Hardwicke 4825), has neither decoration, good ser-
vice pension, nor is he in the list of A.D.C.'s. The
noble lord has richly earned some such service distinc-
tion, and although the appointment of. A.D.C., to the
Queen must be with him, from his senior standing,
merely honorary, it would be a just preference on the
part of the Duke of Northumberland to give thegallant
earl one of the vacancies.

DIRECTORS.
Charles Henry Blake, Esq., 15, Devonshire-place,
Major Butler, Liphook.
William Eldridge Butler, Esq., Le Court, near Petersfleld.
Bonham Carter, Esq., 6, Whitehall, and Petersfleld.
The Hon. Thomas William Gage, Westbury, near Petersfleld.
Fielder King, E q., Buriton.
Henry 'Lacy, Esq., Petersfield, Banker.
Ross D. Mangles, Esq., M.P.. Woodbridge, Guildford.
W. Barron Mew, Esq., Newport, Isle of Wight, brewer.
Francis Mowatt, Esq., Devonshire-place, London.
Thomas Ellis Owen, Esq., Dover Court, Southsea.
Edward John Scott, Esq., Portsmouth.
John Stewart, Esq , Director of the London and Westminster
Bank.
Admiral Sir James Stirling, Belmont, Havant.
ENGINEERS.—Messrs. Locke and Errington.
BANKERS.
.Tbe London and Westminster Bank, London,

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY,
No. 11, Lombard-street, London.
DIRECTORS.
THOMSON HANKEY, Jun., Esq., Chairman..
Sir WALTER R. FARQUHAR, Bart., Deputy-Chairman.
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq.
John Dixon; Esq. John Martin, Esq., M.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, juri.. Esq.
John Labouchere, Esq. John Thornton, Esq.
John Loch, Esq. James Tulloch, Rsq.
George Lyall, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq.
AUDITORS.
A. W. Roberts, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
I
Lewis Lloyd, jun., Esq. John Henry Smith, Esq.
Sxcamtuy—George Keys, Esq.
ACTUARY—Griffith Davies, Esq., F.H.B.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.--Under 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 Low Bate of Premium
without participation of Profits.
The next division of Profits will be declared in June, 1855, 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,the
Reversionary Bonuses added to the Policies from One-half the
Profits amounted, on an average of the different ages, to about One
per Cent. per Annum on the sums insert', and the total Bonuses
added at the Four Septennial Divisions 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 States of America, have been materially reduced.
INVALID LINES..--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-
vided 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.
Notice is hereby given, That Fire Policies which expire at Christ-
mas must be renewed within fifteen days at this Office, or with Mr.
SAMS, No. 1, St. James's-street, corner of Pall-Mall; or with the
Company's Agents throughout the Kingdom, otherwise they become
void.

EXTRAORDINARY DISASTERS AT SEA.

(Front the Liverpool Mail.)
We have been furnished by one of the officers of the
Swordfish vessel with the following account of- the dig-
asters that befel her on her recent voyage from Pernam- •
buco to this port, and as much sympathy has been
manifested here, owing to the extreme sufferings of the -
crew and passengers, we have no doubt that it will be
read with general interest :

The Right Hon. the Earl of Ellesmere ...• • 2 0 0
The Right Hon. Lord John Manners, M P..• • 2 0 0
Sir James Duke. Bart., M.?..... .• 2 2 0
R. Monckton Milnes, Esq., 2 0 0
B. IV—Procter, Esq., (Barry Cornwall) 2 2 0
Douglas Jerrold, •.: ....t*, -2 2 0
T. K: Hervey, Esq. •• •• ••••• 2 2 0
Rowland Hill, Esq., General Post-office •• • ....• 2 2 0
C. Mackay, Esq., LL.D. ••..••••• • • • • • • • • ..... 2 2 0
C. W. Dilke, Jun., Esq.... •••• • • • . • 2 2 0
Edward Moxon, Esq.... ...... •• •••• • • • 2 2 0
James Coppock, Esq. ••• • • •
Rev. Thos. Wilkinson, Durham •..•• .. • • .... . 2 2 0
Jas. Wyld, Esq., and family.... ••• • • 2 0 0
Mrs. Theodore Martin (Miss Helen Faucit) .... 2 2 0
A few Young Men at Simplon and Marshall's.. 1 5 6
Nine half crowns from Manchester.... •• • .... 1 2 6
The Right Hon. the. Earl of Carlisle.. • • 1 1 0
The Right Hon. the Earl of St. Germans 1 1 0
The Right lion. Lord Brougham.• .. ••••• • • • • • 1 0 0
The Right Hon. Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P. ~ 1 1 0
The Hon. and Rev. S. G. Osborne ••••• • • • • • ...• 1 0 0
Alfred Tennyson, Esq. (Poet Laureate) 1 i 0
Lady Sandys .. ••••• • • • • • • • 1 1 0
W. M. Thackeray, E5q......... .....
Charles Swain, Esq, .........• • 1 0 0
W. C. Macready, E.g... • • •• • 1 0
.1. Westland Marston, Esq •••• • • .. 1 1 0
Albert Smith, Esq. • • • • • •
Lady Morgan ••••••• • • • • • • •
W. C. M. Kent. Esq. ... •••• • • • • • • • .• . 1 1 0
Alfred Crowquill, Esq. ..
William Jerdan, Esq..
Hepworth Dixon, E5q.......• •••••• • • • • • ..... 1 1 0
Charles Gavan Duffy, Esq., M.P • • .... •• • • 1 0 0
R. Swift, Esq., M.P.... •• • • .... •••••• • • • • •• 1 1 0
James Macgregor, Esq., M.P. .. •• •• 1 0 0
B. Oliveira, Esq., M.P.. ••• • • • ...... • ...... • 1 1 0
W. J. Fox, Esq.. M.P ...... .............. 1 1 0
Sir John Kerle Haberfield, Knt. Bristol ••• • .. 1 1 0
Mrs Milner Gibson ... ••..••.•••••• • • • • • • • •• • • 1 0 0
Thomas Creswick. Esq. R.A.. .
J. B. Buckstone, Esq.... ...... • • .... ••. • •
Mrs. Fitzwilliam
Rev. Felix Palmer, Frierning .... •• .. • . 1 1 0
Horace Mayhew, E5q....... •••• .• • • • • 1 1 0
C. Cowden Clarke, Esq.• •..• • • • • • .......... 1 0 0
Dr. Robert Elliot, Stratford •••••• .. • • .. •• 1 1 0
Elocution Class, Walworth Literary Institution.. 1 1 0
Rev. J. C. Collins .. ...... •• . 1 0 e
Eight half crowns from Preston .....
In pence from Bideford
In pence from Bristol.... ...... ......... ..... 012 6
Miss Mitf0rd........ • • ..., .. • . • ••• •• 010 6
W. C. Bennett. E.g..... •••.. • • • 0 10 0
E. L. Blanchard, E5q.......... ....... ....• 0 10 6
A few Poor Needlewomen. .•• • •
In other sums 182 19 0

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The Londortana. County Bank, Peterstield
The West Surrey Bank, Guildford and Godalming.
Some-amis.—Messrs. Roy, London.
Sem:mum—Alexander E. Lloyd, Esq., pro tern.
OFFICES. —37, Great George-street, Westminster.
PROSPECTUS.
It is intended to construct a Railway between Godalming and
Havant, 32 miles in length, to afford a more direct and a cheaper
commanication between London and Portsmouth, as well as Railway
accommodation generally to the large extent of unopened country
through which it will pass.
The deposit of plans and sections, and all other necessary steps,
have been taken with a view to an application for an Act of Incor-
poration during the present Session of Parliament.
The line will commence at the end of the Godalming Branch of
the South-Western Railway, and will pass the towns of Godalming,
Haslemero, and Petersfield, and generally following the route of the
Direct Portsmouth Railway as sanctioned by Parliament in 1846, to
Havant, it will there unite with the Coast Line of the Brighton Com-
pany, and the Fareham Extension Line of the South-Western Com-
pany, and proceed thence directly to the town and harbour of Ports-
mouth.
The landowners and others locally interested in the district have
concurred in promoting this measure, and have, to the extent of
nearly three-fourths of the length of the line, signed agreements for
the sale of their land at its mere agricultural value, and in several
instances hav&agreed to take the company's shares in payment.
The connexion with the South-Eastern Railway, near Godalming,
will secure to the proposed line the advantage of a second entrance
into and exit from London, the one to the west end, and the other
to the heart of the City, establishing by the same means also a
direct communication, and with a great saving in distance, between
the metropolis. Woolwich, Chatham, Sheerness, Reigate, and the
South-eastern Line generally, and Guildford, Portsmouth and the
Isle of Wight, as well as with all the intervening country.
The line will effect all the objects contemplated by the Direct
Portsmouth Act of 1846, but at the reduced cost of 400,0001. now,
instead of 1,500,0001. then required.
It has been also further greatly improved by a late survey made
under the directions of Messrs. Locke and Errington, by which it
will not only be materially shortened, but three out of the four most
serious and highly objectionable tunnels in the former plans have
been entirely got rid of in the present, and the fourth, near Peters-
field, reduced to one-third its length.
To avoid all risk and uncertainty, however, on these essential
points, the promoters have entered into a provisional contract with
perfectly responsible parties, for the completion of the entire line
from Godalming to Havant, for the extremely moderate sum of
372,0000., or 12,0801. per mile, including the cost of land, rails, sta-
tions, and all other necessaries, excepting only the locomotive plant;
and further, the same parties have come under a formal and binding
engagement to take a lease, if required, of the line when completed,
for the first five years, at a net minimum rental of 4 per cent. per
annum, with one-half of the profits beyond that amount.
Parliament having already, in 1846, sanctioned this line now pro-
posed to be constructed, its promoters cannot believe that any se-
rious or effective opposition can be again offered to it.
To sum up, it may be safely asserted that the undertaking holds
out advantages to subscribers and the public generally that have
rarely yet been offered by any other railway project, viz. :
It veil afford the most direct. and by far the cheapest route be-
tween London and Portsmouth andthe Isle of Wight, being the shorter
by twenty-two miles than either ofthe two existing lines, and being
contracted for at 12,000/. a mile, in lieu of about four times that a-
mount expended on the Brighton and South-Westernlines,it will have,
through the South-eastern, from Godalming, a double entrance into
London; from which it follows, almost as a matter of course, that it
will command the entire traffic of the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth,
on terms that, while highly remunerative to its proprietary, must
Make competition on the part of its rivals hopeless, if not impos 1-
ble, Further, the whole cost of the entire works and material has
been undertaken, by respectable contractors, for a specific and fixed
sum ; thus freeing the calculations and estimates of the engineers
from all doubt and uncertainty. and, finally, the Shareholders will
have the power of accepting or not, at their option, the offer of a
lease of the line when completed, for five years, at a minimum rate
of 4 per cent. Interest on their capital, with half the profits beyond,
duringe interim par:lent also of 4 per cent. on the deposit and calls
he construction of the line. In the event of the Act of Par-
liament not being obtained the expenses will be limited to 4s. per
share, and the balance will be returned to the shareholders.
Below are given the particulars of the lengths of the different
Lines, together with the existing population and traffic, referred to.
London to Portsmouth by Brighton Railway . . 95
. miles
PP Of by South-Western . . .94
PP by proposed Godalming and Ha-
vent line . . • . . 73
If by South-Eastern via Godalming 81
Capital expended on South Western Railway . . £8,614.814
on Brighton and South Coast
„ . . 7,200,000
„ to be expended on proposed single line
from Godalming to Havant . •
Population of Portsmouth • • •
Isle of Wight
Existing Through TraMe from those two
sources only, exclusive of all Local Traffic £150,000 per annum
The following is a statement given by the Directors at the last
meeting of the London and South Western Railway Compeny of
the comparative number of passengers booked during the past half
year at the principal stations on their line:—
Dorchester . . • • . 23,000
Salisbury 31 OOO
Portsmouth and Gosport • • . 188,000
Southamptoa 126,000
Winchester 52 00f)
34 OOO
Basingstoke
Applications for the Company's Shares remaining nndisposed of,
may be made to Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son, Stockbrokers,
19, Lothbury, London ; to the Solicitors, Messrs. R. and W. G. Roy,
4, Lothbury, and 37, Great George-street, Londonslemere ; ; or, to Thomas
Messrs.
Mellersh, Esq., Godalming ; G. J. Parson, Esq ,
Ha
Mitchell and Minty, Petersfield; C. 'J. Longcroft, Esq., Havant;
the Landon and Westminster Bank, London ; the West Surrey Bank,
Guildford and Godalming ; the London and County Bank, Peters-
field ; and Messrs. Grant, Gillman, and Long, Bankers, Portsmouth;
n the following form

PRIZE-MONEY FOR THE SPIDER.—Goode and Co. have
given notice to the late officers and crew of her Majesty's
ship Spider, J. W. Tomlinson, Esq., commander, that
an account of bounties, &c., received for the capture of
the America, on the 20th ay of September, 1850, will
be forthwith deposited in the registry of the High Court
of Admiralty.
THE ROUTE OF THE RESISTANCE,—This ship is to con-
vey troops to Jamaica, and is there to take the relief to
the Gambia and Sierra Leone, and then back to the West
Inches ; she is then to return to Portsmouth with inva-
lids.—Plymouth. Mail.

" Everything went on well from the time of leaving
Pernambuco till the 20th of November. On the day
previous the ship was running before the wind, under a
close-reefed topsail, and a double-reefed main. On the
morning of the 20th, however, she shipped a sea which
half filled the cabin. (The captain, mate, steward, and
seven of the crew immediately commenced baling the
water out, and got all dry about ten p.m. All were then
busily employed in drying the cantain's and passengers'
wearing apparel, and matters went on well until four
o'clock on the morning of the 21st, when the wind be-
gan to blow fearfully and the sea to run moun-
tains high, with tremendous squalls from six to eight.
The captain was then lashed, with the chain mizentop-
sails sheets, to the mizenmast, and gave directions how
to steer the ship. As soon as opportunity offered the
captain returned to the cabin. The after part of the
ship was then out of water, and the helm could not ren-
der any service. The vessel was flying through the
water at the rate of 16 knots an hour. Four of the
most competent men were now chosen to steer—namely,
the second mate, boatswain, and two seamen. The baro-
meter was down to 28k. It was impossible to look to
windward, or yet walk the main deck, without being
taken off by the wind or sea. The 'liveliness' of the
Swordfish only saved all on board from destruction. The
captain was now apprised that the fore-end of the ship
was sinking fast. He had just gone to ascertain the
truth, when the vessel was struck by a terrific sea, which
disabled him and the majority of the crew. Several
parts of the deck were also torn up by the force of the
water, and the second mate promptly exerted himself to
secure these by nailing over them canvas, while the
steward paid attention to the requirements of the
wounded, and again helped to bale out the cabin. The
ship lost spars, masts, bowsprit, and galley ; and, unfor-
tunately, the chief officer, by this awful sea, found an
untimely grave, having been swept away. The vessel
was 'pooped' by the first sea, which knocked the wheel
completely away, and the two seamen steering at the
time were picked up in the fore part of the fore-cabin,
apparently dead, They, however, have since slowly
recovered. The same sea stove the after-eabin in most

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frightfully, and washed the passengers then in it into the
fore cabin. They were all more or less injured, some
being badly bruised, while others bled profusely. The
second sea stove all• the boats, and swept the decks ;
while the third buried her completely under water. It
was now thought all were going down for ever, but
by laying hold of the fragments of the rigging the
men held their footing on the deck—when the ves-
sel rose gallantly out of the water. The captain
requested Mr. Brent, second officer, to look after
the missing, which was forthwith done. Mr. Brent
then swam to the pumps to see if they were clear. He
found the cutter lying on them, and not having sufficient
strength to move the boat he went for some of the crew
to assist him, when he,fouild a fellow, reputed brave
under ordinary circumstances, rolled up in the steward's
blankets in his room, and immediately thrust him out,
and made him help to clear the boat. The ship, in the
meantime, fell off, and hove round on the starboard tack.
The passengers, it is needless to say, were in the utmost
terror, believing there was no hope of life ; and they
were all mixed together in the fore cabin, where many a
fervent prayer to God was offered up for deliverance.
The violence of the elements now began to abate, when
their comfort could be attended to ; and the captain,
having some seamen's clothing on board, ordered the
steward to serve them out to the lady passengers, and
very grateful they were for such seasonable relief, every
fire and light having been extinguished by the water for
the two previous days, and the cold consequently most
distressing. The captain's conduct was most praise.
worthy throughout the whole of the dreadful scene, and
can only be fully appreciated by those who witnessed it,
and who, under Providence, owe to his energy, that
never for a moment tired, and his courage, that never
quailed before the horrors of the ship's situation, their
lives and restoration to their friends. He stood lashed
on the deck all the time of danger, issued his orders with
the utmost coolness, and forgot himself in his anxiety
for the general welfare, scarcely partaking of even a
morsel of food when offered it. The wreck was now
cleared, and jurymasts erected, which occasioned several
days' delay, during which time assistance could only be
rendered by Mr. Brent and two of the seamen. Unfor-
tunately Mr. Brent got disabled shortly after. The
Swordfish came from 46 lat. N., 20 W., to Tuskar, under

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FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Directors of the Portsmouth Railway Company.
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ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE, AND THE SECRET
INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY.
WITH FIFTY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL.
In French, English, GOMM, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian, in a
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C.ELF-PRESERVATION;
an
Analytical Investigation of the Physiology and Functions of
Marriage, in all the berings in which that important subject affects
the health and haPPine'.as of Man, with its Disqualifications and Impe-
diments, tracing their origin to the effects of juvenile solitary habits,
youthml excess, tropical climates, or close study ; followed by prac-
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of Impuissance, Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrhcea,
Syphilis, and all diseases of the Urinary and Generative Syst em. n..
lustrated by CO coloured Engravings, on the Anatomy of the Repro-
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By SAMUEL LA'MERT M.D.
37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON,
D.,ctor of Mdicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin-
bamh, Honeorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society,
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The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearfal
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IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS,
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No I.
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ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA,
with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors
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THE CURE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Princi-
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the amount of his savings. In ordinary Life Offices he can do no
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fend to fly to for aid, all his hard-earned savings become forfeited to
the society, and his misfortunes serve to benefit the pockets of his
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ADVANTAGES OF A BANK WITH THE BENEFITS OF
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FRAGMENTS FROM THE FOUNTAINS. Two Vols.
Vol. I.
VISIT TO THE LAKES; SKETCH OF EDINBURGH,
Vol. 11.
THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY: REMINISCENCES OF
DUBLIN, &C.
WHAT TO EAT, MINK, AND AVOID,
" That three score years and ten our course nsay run."
A popular review of almost every form (cause and cure) of ner-
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IV.
THE PASSIONS.
" What passions hurt the body—what improve,
Truths as refined as Athens ever heard."
SUBJECT :—Life's pilgrireage, from infancy to old age. The ad-
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tive, and remediative. Advocacy of early marriages.
V.

jury masts, and ran from eight to nine knots an hour,
passing several ships under full sail, bound up Channel.
Off Tuskar she fell in with a northerly gale, which a
second time knocked the wheel away, and also filled
the cockpit, and carried off the main yard. Two men
fell overboard from this yard. Luckily, it being day-
light, they were picked up. The following morning it
became calm, and soon a steamer hove in sight. The
ensign usual under such circumstances was hoisted, 10
rounds were fired from the guns, and though the steamer
came so near that the man at the wheel could be plainly
seen, yet she took no notice, but held on her course.
Many of the seamen, in addition to their physical suffer-
ings, have lost all their clothes. The captain of the
Empress, when he first discerned the Swordfish, imme-
diately bore down for her, and rendered all the aid he
possibly could. It has been stated that the wreck of the
ship was occasioned by carrying on sail, but this is sim-
ply untrue. The captain was exceedingly cautious, con-
sidering what was before him ; and few ships deeply
laden could have survived that terrible hurricane, the
intensity of which [had never previously been expe-
rienced by the oldest hand on board."

In case of endowment assurances the advantages of the DEPOSIT
system are still more striking.
ADVANTAGES OF THIS COMPANY UNDER THE ORDINARY
LIFE ASSURANCE BRANCH.

To those who prefer this branch Policies are granted from 201. to
$,OOOl. on every known principle thereof.
Lives in all but the worst stages of disease, and such as have been
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Loans from 501. and upwards granted on every kind of security,
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Annuities of every description granted on very favourable terms.
Non-forfeiture of a Policy —ln case of inability to pay the currant
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Detailed prospectuses with tables in farther illustration of the De-
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THE MARRIAGE STATE.
"To be or not to be, that is the question."
PROGRAMME :—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and reli-
gion regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and
choice, on both sides, as to age temperament, complexion, and
figure, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them.
Physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion.
Cases, &c.
By R. J. CGLVERWELL, M.D. (1841), M.R.C.S. (1827). L.S.A.
(1824), Twenty-five years Medical and Forensic Referee In these
matters. Reception hours daily till Five. Evenings, Seven till
Nine. 10, Argyll-place, Regent •street.

N. 8.--Agents IPanted in all parts of the World.

CHILD MURDER AT MANCHESTER.—An inquest was
held yesterday, at the Chorlton Union Workhouse, Man-
chester, before Mr. Herford, borough ?coroner, on the
body of a new-born male child, -which had been baptised
John Stott, but whose parentage was unknown. On
Thursday week, late in the evening, a woman, named
Ann Fox, living in Stott-street, Hulme, heard a strange
cry at the back of her house. The noise continued at
intervals, until a neighbour. named Ellen Lane, came
and told Mrs. Fox that she thought there was something
in the ashpit behind a house occupied by Mrs. Holl. The
two women took a candle, and opened the door of the
ashpit, the hinge of which was at the top, and found an
infant lying on the ashes. It was crying, blood was
issuing from its mouth, and there were marks about the
neck as if had been pinched with the fingers. Mrs. Fox
washed and clothed the child, but did not feed it, and it
was then taken to the Charlton Town-hall by a police.
man. From there it was taken to Mr. Gonand, sur-
geon to the Manchester police, whose residence is in
George-street, and then to the Chorlton Workhouse, in
Stretford-road, where it arrived about half-past 12. It
gradually became worse, and died last Wednesday. it
was observed that the child had great difficulty in swal-
lowing, and on Saturday it vomited its food. Mr.
Greaves, the surgeon at the workhouse, said the child
appeared to have been born about 12 hours when it was
found. He made a post mortent examination, and found
all the organs in a healthy state, except the oesophagus,
whichiwas extremely congested opposite the seat of the
. have
was inflammation
external marks on the throat, which) he had no doubt,
were caused by the pressure of fingers. This accounted '
forththeelundiffigzuwtyhoicfhheli
swallowing.beevd t e There
of
ebeenthe imme-
diate cause of death, and attributable to cold and expo-
sure. The jury found a verdict of "Wilful murder
against some person unknown." Notwithstanding the
vigilant inquiries of the police, no clue has been obtained
to the child's parentage.
ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC.—The examination of the
candidates for the vacant King's scholarships took
place at this institution on Monday, the 20th instant.
The board of examiners consisted of Mr. Potter (Prin-
cipal), Sir Henry Bishop, and Messrs. Goss, Lucas,
Sterndale Bennett, Blagrove, and Howell. The suc-
cessful candidates were Miss Janette, Aylward and Mr.
Henry Baumer. The following were especially noticed :
—Miss Rosina Bentley and Mr. Louis Schroeder. The
following received high commendation :—Misses Sadler,
Spiller, Matilda Hales, R. P. Lyne, L. Marie James,
and Eliza A. Hughes ; and Messrs. J. W. Pew, W.
Pettit, and T. Watson. The number of candidates was
36 in all, of which only half were pupils of the institu-
tion, the others comprising aspirants for this high aca-
demical honour from all parts of the kingdom.
GENERAL PoST-OFFICE, DEC., 1852.—Henceforward,
letters for Switzerland, when specially addressed, to be
forwarded in the Prussian closed mails, vitt Belgium,
will be liable to a rate of postage of 10d., instead of
ls. id., the single letter, not exceeding half-an-ounce in
weight, and so on, according to the scale in operation for
charging inland letters. This postage may be paid in
advance, or the letters may be forwarded unpaid, at the
option of the sender,