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p CONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
6, New Bride-street, Blackfriars.
onon, 7th ,
This is to Give Notice. That the Annual March GENERIB62.AL
COURT will be held at the Society's House, No. 6, New
flri(lge-street, Blackfriars, on SATL RDAY, the 22d day of
Alarch, at Two o'clock precisely, to receive the Auditors' Re-
port of the receipts and disbursements of the Society during
the year 1861, and to elect Auditors for the present year.
By order of the Board of Directors,
ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary.

No. 21,749.

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT
INSTITUTION
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FOR TIIE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM
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(Incorporated by Royal Charter).
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DEPUTY-CIIAIR➢IAN—Thomas Chapman; Esq., F.R.S., V.P.

APPEAL.

GEORGE GODWIN 1 Hon. Seca
LEWIS POCOCK
414, West Strand, March.

The Committee of Management have to state that, during-
the past two years, the Institution has incurred expenses
amonntnv. to .c2s,rkso on. various Life-host Establishments
on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

CFTAS. DICKENS' NEW READINGS.-
-A-Y-1- On THURSDAY EVENINGS, March 20th and 27th,
Mr. CHARLES DICKENS will READ, in ST. JAMES'S
HALL, Piccadilly, at 8 precisely, DAVID COPPERFIELD
(in six chapters), and Mr. 808 SAWYER'S PARTY from
PICKWICK. Sofa Stalls, 48. • Body of Hall and Balcony,
Two Shillings; Areas, One . Tickets at Messrs.
Chapman and Hall's, publishers, 193, Piccadilly; and at
Austin's Ticket-office, St. James's Hall.
THOMAS HEADLAND, Secretary.

During, the past two years the Life.boats of the National
Life-boat Institution have !- een instrumental in rescuing
the Crews of the following Vessels:—
Schooner Ann Mitchell, of Montrose
Schooner Jane Roper, of Ulverstone
Brig Pallas. of Shields ..
Ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow
Smack John Bull, of Yarmouth
Schooner Catherine, of Newry .•
Barque Niagara, of Shields
A Barge of Teignmouth • • • •
Brig George and James, of London
Brig Zephyr, of Whitby
• • .•
Coble Honour, of Cullercoats
Schooner Eliza, of North Shields ::
Barque Oberon, of Liverpool
• •
Brigantine Nancy, of Teignmouth
Smack Wonder, of Teignmouth
Brig Scotia, of Sunderland • . •
Sloop Three Brothers, of Goole •.
Sloop Charlotte, of Woodbridge .
Brig Ann, of Blyth •• ..•
•
Sloop Hope, of Dublin
Schooner Druid, of Aberystwyth
Barque Vermont, of Halifax, U.S. ..
Schooner William Keith, of Carnarvon
Brig Flying Fish, of Whitby • •
Smack Elizabeth Ann, of Lyme Regis
Steam Dredge, at Newhaven ..
Schooner Admiral Hood, of Rochester
Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee
Schooner Rose, of Lynnllrig • • • •
Prodroma, of Stockton ..
Brig Eliza, of Middlesborough
13rig,aniine Freia, of Konigsberg ..
Brigantine Diana, of Fredrikshamn
Brig Gloucester, of South Shields ..
r ig. Lovely Nelly of' Seaham
.13rigiiitine Nugget, of Bideford
Schooner Prospect, of Berwick
Sloop Thomas and Jane, of St. Ives
A Fishing-boat of Whitburn
Ilrig Arethusa, of Blyth
Schooner Dewi Wyn, of Portmadoc
Flat Cymraes, of Beaumaris • .
Schooner William, of Morecambe ..
Smack Gipsy, of Newry • • • •
Schooner Margaret Anne, of Preston
Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven.
Schooner William, of Liverpool ..
Lugger Nimrod, of Castletown
Brig Providence, of Shields ..
Brig Mayflower, of Newcastle
Schnoner Village Maid, of Fleetwood
Barque Guyana, of Glasgow ..
Brig. Bonnin Empress, of Shields ..
Brig. San Spirid -one, Galaxide
Schooner Vendor du Vouga, of Vienna
French Brig La Jeune Marie Therese
Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough
Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater
Ship Danube, of Belfast • • ••
Schooner Hortensia, of Hanover
Schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven
Brig St. Michel, of Marans
zpanish Barque Primera de Torreviega (saved ves-
sel and one of the crew) .. 1
Schooner Hurrell, of Penzance (saved vessel. and
Brig Anne, of Plymouth (saved vessel and crew) 8
4
Schooner Betsy, of Peterhead (saved vessel and
Barque Frederick, of Dublin .. 1
Barque Peace, of London .. .. 2
Lugger Saucy Lass, of Lowestoft .. 11
Schooner Fly, of Whitby (saved vessel. and crew
of four hands) .. • • .. .. 4
Smack Adventure, of Harwich.. „
Pilot cutter Whim, of Lowestoft .. 7
Barque Undaunted, of Aberdeen . 11
Wrecked boat on Blackwater Bank, on the Irish
coast, saved one man ..
Schooner Skylark, of Folkestone _ _
Brig Lively, of Clay, Norfolk ..
Barque Robert Watson, of Sunderland ..
Schooner Auchincruive, of Grangemouth ..
Schooner Friends, of Lynn ..
Schooner Eliza Anne, of Dublin
Brig Content, of Sunderland
Smack Ellen Owens, of Cardigan
Galliot Epimachus, of Amsterdam

2 MR. ROBIN'S GRAND TOUR IN THE
5 EAST AND THE HOLY "LAND, illustrating the
3 present Route of H.R.H. the PRINCE of WALES. These
Illustrations are produced on a new principle, and on a
6 grander scale than ever attempted by any other scientific
5 professor, including his usual extraordinary Soirees Fantas-
-3 tiques. Every Evening at S o'clock (Saturday excepted),
11 and on Wednesday and Saturday, at half-past 2. Places
7 secured at the Hall, and at Mr. Mitchell's, 33, Old Bond-
-6 street. W.
7 EGYPTIAN HALL, Mine)", 1862.

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Total .. 498
For these and other Life-boat services the Institution has
vflted £1,893 as rewards to the crews of the Lifeboats. It has
„also granted re wards amounting to £515 10s. for saving 373
I,'PWrecked persons, by shore-boats and other means, mak-
:jig a total of 871 persons saved from a watery grave during
Lue last two years.
The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society,
;Ltd other means, since its formation, is upwards of 12,2' 0 ;
,it which services 82 Gold Medals, 704 Silver Medals, and
if,,`„"'2so in cash have been granted as rewards. The Institu-
tion has also expended £57,200 on Life-boat Establishments.
o,2public cannot but sympathise with the vigorous efforts
made by the Society to save the lives of Ship-
wee.ed Crews. Their help was never more needed than at
ir present time, when, through the extramdinary exertions
oneZ
Slety has made within the as few , has now
'iunclred and Twenty-one Life-t boatsyears underit its man-
".ernent, tor the maintenance of which, in a state of thorough
`"-lefeneV, a large permanent annual income is absolutely
needed, if its humane mission is to be perpetuated.
tribThe CoMmittee
gratefully acknowledge the following con:
utions

£ s. d
lier Majesty the Queen . annual 50 C 0
Clark Mrs.
•• • annual 210 0
.• •• •• •
Clerk. Colonel, R.A. • • • annual 11 0
CoCttsotton, Sir St. Vincent:Bart..• „• • . .. don. 125 0
and Co , 11Iessrs., Bankers .. ...
annual 15
0 .
Plgby, G W. Co.
Sherborne Castle ..
-grle 3°e Lord Chief fisti K.C.8.:. don. 10 10 0
....' anshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., . 2d don. 25 0 0
..
don. 3 0 0
4iarveY. Rev. G. G. and Mrs
&Co.,ankers .. don. 21 0 0
Lambton, Messrs. w. IL ••
tanesborough, the Earl of .. .. :: annual 50 0
Martin, Sir Henn', Bart.• • • 7th don. 10 0 o
Moore, Rev. G. B. • • „ ..
.. don. 15 15 0
Robartes, T. J. Agar, Esq., M.P. .. .. annual 50 0
Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich .. .. annual 30 0
Stirling, CoL Sir Anthony, K.C.B. .. . annual 20 0
Donations and Annual Su' scriptions will be thankfully re-
miyed by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis,
Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and
Co., 50. Strand; Messrs. Ilerries, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St.
James's-street, London ;by a 1 the Bankers in the United Kingdom; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at
the Office of the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, Lon-
don, W.C.
Payments may be made by. Cheques or by Post-office Oders
(crossed), to Mess rs. Willis, .Percival, and Co., or to the Sercre-
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matter anything to the Government, provided the men
acquired knowledge, where they got that knowledge (Hear,
hear.) Instead of the system proposed, it would surely be
better to throw the education of persons intended for the
army open to the world. Let them receive it where they
would, and let whatever special military training might be
required be given afterwards, but given only to those who
had obtained commissions, only to be forfeited in case of
misconduct.
Mr. DEEDES did not see how there could be any hard-
ship in requiring young men who were to obtain commis-
sions without purchase to remain a year in a place where
of all others they were most likely to receive an education
and training which would fit them to discharge the duties
of the profession for which they were destined.
Mr. AYRTON reminded the house that the system pro •
posed to be tried had been tested with a view to the ad-
mission of persons to the civil service in India. It had been
given up because it was found inconvenient and unjust.
If the plan of the noble lord the member for King's Lynn
was adopted, all
.the objections to the system would, he
thought, be removed. Education should be free, and there
should be no compulsion as to the place where it was to be
imparted. Injust ice was done by the proposition of the Go-
vernment to the various educational establishments through
out the kingdom, and also to the young men who would
have to come to this country from Ireland and Scotland on
the chance of passing, but with the certainty that two-thirds
of the entire number would be rejected. Their families
would thus be made miserable, and they would themselves
be prejudiced by being specially educated for a profession
which they could not attain.
Lord PALMERSTON said it had been contended that
Young men should be allowed to get their general education
where they liked. So, in fact, they were. What was re-
quired of them was to remain at Sandhurst for one year, in
order to receive a special education. A young man on being
nominated to Sandhurst was examined,to ascertain whether,
at one of the universities, at school, or at home, he had re-
ceived that general education which was considered neces-
sary as a foundation for the military instruction which it
was requisite he should receive, and which it was obvious
could best be given him at a military college. (Hear, hear.)
How could it be expected that a person desirous of making
the army his profession could at the Universities of Cam-
bridge, Oxford, or Dublin, acquire that knowledge of mili-
tary discipline it was indispensable he should possess P
There seemed to be some confusion during the debate be-
tween the terms general knowledge and military knowledge.
It had been said that a different system answered with re-
gard to civil and scientific appointments. No doubt it did,
and for this reason, that the information requisite for these
appointments could be as well, or even better, acquired at
universities or schools than at military seminaries. (Hear,
hear.) What had been said during the discussion by mili-
tary men was not reasonable, namely. that a knowledge of
the duties required of a young man when he obtained his
commission could best be obtained at an establishment like
Sandhurst, where he should practise those duties which he
would have to discharge when he joined the army. (Hear,
hear.)
The amendment was then withdrawn.
Sir S. M. PETO moved the omission of the item £71,000
for the survey of Great Britain, upon the ground that no
decision should be come to upon the 25. inch scale till the
committee upon the subject had presented its report.
Sir G. C. LEWIS observed that fora long time past there
had always been inquiries pending upon the question of the
ordnance survey, and he believed a great deal of money had
been wasted upon it. (Hear, hear.) At the same time
this was the plan which, after much inquiry, Parliament
seemed to have agreed to.
Sir S. M. PETO only wished to have an opportunity of
deciding the question upon its merits upon the report of
the committee. If the house had already decided, where
was the use of the committee ? The question was whether
they were to spend £1,500,000 upon a great plan which
might or might not be the best, but upon the merits of
which inquiry was still pending.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought
the hon. gentleman did not understand
precisely the effect
of the present vote or the purposes to which it was intended
to be applied. Neither his right hon. friend nor himself
wore members of the committee, and therefore they might
not be fully aware of the points at issue in the committee.
They were, however, now going forward with the survey
upon a large scale for a certain portion of the country, and
that portion had been in hand a considerable time, but it
did not embrace the whole of England. It embraced Scot-
land and six northern counties, and if he understood the
question to which the hon. gentleman referred as likely to
be illustrated by the report of the committee, it was whether
the 25-inch scale should extend to the whole of England.
That the vote had nothing to do with. That was a question
which he was as anxious as the hon. member should receive
the fullest discussion, but the present vote was only in.
tended to carry forward works in progress, and not for any
extension of the works.

Mr. WYLD remarked that the hon. gentleman had a
precedent for the course which he proposed to take, for in
1859 the committee of supply postponed the survey vote
because the commission upon the subject had not made its
report. There was really involved in the vote under dis-
cussion the whole question of the scale of the ordnance
survey of England.
The committee then divided.
For the amendment .............. 43
Against it ....
The vote was then agreed to.
REVENUE DEPARTMENTS.—ESTIMATE S.
£750,000, salaries and expenses of the customs depart-
ment.

Sir F. BARING, who was most imperfectly heard, was
understood to ask for the returns of the department which
had been furnished to the audit board, in compliance with
the suggestions of a committee.
Mr. PEEL said that the audit board was taking steps to
comply with the suggestions of the committee in question.
The vote was agreed to.
£1,382,274, inland revenue.
£2,084,608, post-office.
£535,834, superannuation of the three departments.
The above votes were severally agreed to without discus-
sion, and the house resumed.
OFFICERS COMMISSIONS BILL.

On the order of the day for the third reading of this bill,
Mr. HENNESSY said the Home Secretary, when he
brought in this bill, stated that it was of little importance, but
he (Mr. Hennessy) thought it of great importance. He be-
lieved that the Queen had power under the royal warren
to do all that this bill proposed. This bill, therefore, wasf
not necessary, and it was an invasion of the royal preroga-
tive. For some years the practice of the Queen affixing
the sign manual to commissions had fallen into abeyance,
and they were told that when the Queen had signed what
was called the submission list, and that list appeared in
the Gazette, the commission from that time took effect- This
was the first time that a bill of this kind khad been
brought in without a message from the crown. The last
llwa
ist a messageroughtinvias was
sentinlS3 fo,rbeni the crown,nt previous to
itstim ele suching ab
broughti
stating that in consequence of illness the king was unable
to sign his name. An address was then presented from
both houses, and a bill was afterwards passed. In 1719,
when the then King George I. was going to Hanover, the
question arose as to the signing of commissions in his ab-
sence, and the difficulty was got over by a royal warrant,
authorising persons named therein to sign commissionsf
Why should they now be discussing a bill the object o
which was to give her Majesty a power which she had often
already exercised, and which her predecessors had con-
stantly used. Cases might arise wherein it might be ex-
ceedingly inconvenient to wait till an Act of Parliament
could be passed, but in which, but for the precedent which
this bill would establish, a royal warraiat might have suf-
ficed. He begged, therefore, to move that the bill be re-
committed, and that it be an instruction to the committee
to provide against any infringement of the royal preroga-
tive, and to secure the temporary duration of the Act.
Sir G. LEWIS would not say that the hon. gentleman
was " Ipsis Hibernicis Hibemior," but he was more roy-
alist than the Queen, for he had set himself to defend her
Majesty's prerogative against her Majesty's Government.
(Laughter.) There was nothing in the bill whatever to en-
danger the rights of the Crown. So far as ho (the right hon.
baronet) knew no military commission was complete unless
it had received the sign manual. Naval commissions, .
t
was true, were merely signed by the Lords of the Admi-
ralty; but it had been held by Lord Ellenborough at nisi
prius, and was settled law, that it was necessary for an
officer in the army to produce his commission, in order to
prove his military character; and that the production of the
Gazette would not be sufficient. No doubt where there was
the sign manual the counter signature of a responsible
minister was also necessary, but that rule did not apply to
military commissions alone. There had been a whole
series of legislation on this subject, and if it had been com-
petent to the Crown to dispense with the signature of the
Crown to commissions it would have been exer-
cised. The original rule was all that commissions were
suspended at the death of the sovereign; and in the reign
of William 111. an act was passed prolonging commissions
for six months after the demise of the sovereign,
That enactment showed that the prerogative of the crown.
did not extend beyond the reign of the sovereign,
and it was necessary to have. recourse to the legislatubre,
m
The Act
NGvheconrgtehleVk.i,ntgo N‘VvialslChunthaeblhe
memberake
hisreferred,
was passed
signa-
ture, and the power then conferred on the Secretary of State
was not confined to commissions, Anactof the Ist Vi t
commissions
bwehsoatlliysfatscut—erfluouory d ch:
was passed, reciting that all must
righteuner the
sign manual ; and if' the hen,
gentlemanps Hweerethis act
pwloanuladtihenavv,e,ebueledn
trusted that ex-
(Hear.) The opinion of
the lion. gentleman was contradicted by a long series of
precedents, ahrl the Government would have been justly