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London, England, 1853-07-19 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 19, 1853.

GREAT MILITARY CAMP at CHOBUAM.
SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.
In order to give opportunities for witnessing this grand military
display, TRAINS will run, on and after MONDAY, 4th
from' WATERLOO to CHERTSEY, STAINES, and WOKING, the
nearest Stations to the Camp, at convenient intervals, from 7 a.m.,
returning in the Afternoon.
Horses and carriages should be at Waterloo Station by 6,30 a.m.,
and will be forwarded by Trains at 7 and 7.20 a.m.
Chertsey Station is within four miles of the Camp, and omnibuses
will be continually running at moderate fares.
Superior private conveyances can also be obtained at Chertsey,
at fixed fares, on application to Mr. Rowland, Swan Hotel.
Arrangements have been made at Chertsey Station for the accom-
modation and rerreshmeut of passengers by these trains.
The Camp is within five miles of Woking, and of Staines Station
four, from whence conveyances can be obtained. The route from
Statues is via Virginia Water.
By Order,

ABCHD. SCOTT, Tragic Manager.
Waterloo Station, My, 1853.

RAILWAYS IN BENGAL.
By W. P. ANDREW, Esq.,
Author of " Indian Railways." By an Old Indian Postmaster,
&c., &c., &c.
W. H. Allen and Co., 7, Leadenhall-street, 1853.
" The line (in Bengal) seems to have been adopted which was
originally recommended by Mr. W. P. Andrew."—Times.
We see with some satisfactioa that the views propounded 09 to
forming railways in India, by Mr. W. P. Andrew, under the cogno-
men of au ' Old Indian Postmaster,' and which were long ago recom-
mended in our journal, find favour in India, and are likely to be
adopted."—Economist.

inlDDLESEX.—Metropolitan Buildings Act,
7 and 8 Viet., cap. 84 —Notice is hereby given, that a
vacancy having occurred in the District Surveyership of the parish
of St. Luke, Old-street, and the liberty of Glasshonse-yard, by the
appointment of Mr. Carpenter, the late surveyor of that district to
another district, the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for this
county will proceed, on Thursday, the 25th day of Athust next, to
the ELECTION of a SURVEYOR for the first-mentioneti district,
and that such election wilt be subject to the standing orders of
Court as to districts and district surveyors ; and that no person
will he admitted a candidate unless duly qualified under the act
and such standing (milers ; and eve, y candidate must, on or before
Saturday, the 13th day of August next, address to me, in writin.:,
a statement of his name, residence, age, and qualification, and
must also personally appear before the Committee for General Pur-
poses appointed by the Court, at two o'clock in the afternoon pre-
cisely on Monday, the 15th day of August next, at the Sessions
House, Clerkenwell-green, and produce to their satisfaction evidence
that he is of the Rill age of 30 years, and a certificate from the
Board of Examiners appointed under the act of their approval, and
also such other testimonials of character and qualification as he may
deem expedient or the Committee may require ; and if approved by
the Committee, he will then be sanctioned by them to be a candi-
date. C. HEATON ELLIS, Clerk of the Peace.
Sessions House, Clerkenwell, July 15, 1853.

UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
Established by Act of Parliament in 1834.
8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London.
EtONORARY PRESIDENTS.
Earl of Ceurtown Lord Elphinstone
Earl Leven and Melville Lord Belhaven and Stenton
Earl of Norbury William Campbell, Esq., of
Viscount Falkland Tilllchcwan.

LONDON BOARD.
CHARLES GRAHAM, Esq., F.S.A., Chairman.
CHARLES DOWNES, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
11. Blair Avarne, Esq. J. 0. Henriques, Esq:
M. Lennox Boyd, Esq., Resident F. C. Maitland, Esq.
Charles Berwick Curtis, Esq. William Railton, Esq.
William Fairlie, Esq. Thomas Thorby, Esq., F.S.A.
D. Q. Henriques, Esq.

MEDICAL OFFICER.
Arthur H. Hassan, Esq., M.D., 8, Bennett•street, St. James's.
The bonus added to policies from March, 1834, to the 31st
Decemker, 1847,13 as follows :

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Issued.

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HER MAJESTY'S POSTMASTER-GENE-
RAL will receive SEALED TENDERS fur supplying the
General Post-office with FIRE WOOD for one year.
Information as regards the description and quantity of fin wood
required, cart be obtained on application to Mr. FORTUNE, Clerk of
the Worts at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand,
The Tenders are to he addressed to her Majesty's Postmaster-
General, and must be delivere.l not later than 12 o'clock. noon, on
MONDAY, the Ist AUGUST next, endorsed " Tendersfor the supply
of Fire Wood."
General Post-office, July, 1853.

INVESTMENT O 1 CAPITAL AND SAVINGS.
PARTIES desirous of INVESTING Money are
requested to examine the plan of the MITRE ASSUJt NCE
and INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION, by which a high rate of In-
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Prospectuses and full information may be had at the office; or sent,
post free, on application.
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The PATENT NEEDLE SEWING M.WHINE exhibited in Use
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day) at Nine, the FIRST PART of an HISTORICAL LECTURE
on " THE THAMES," from its Source to its Estuary, by GEORGE
BUCKLAND, Esq., assisted by Miss Blanche Yotmge, with appro-
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Open Mornings and Evenings. Admission, Is.; Schools, and
Chldren under Ten years of age Half-price.

BRIGHTON SELTZER WATER, 4s. a dozen.
Mr. HOOPER h s REDUCED his PRICE for Brlgh.on
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Stock of Papier Mache articles, Dressing Cases, Work Boxes, Tea
Trays, Writing Desks, &c., in London. Everything for the Toilet
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PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTE.

WEST-END AND CRYSTAL PALACE.
Yesterday the committee of the House of Lerch
pointed to inquire into the merits of this underta
met for the first time in one of the Committee-rooms. re
Lords were—Lord Ormonde, Lord Southampton, s-
count Hutchinson, the Earl of Romney, and the Ea of
Harewoed.
Mr. Alexander, Q.C. (with whom was Sir T. Plink),
explained to their lordships the object of the mea:o.
The proposed line would commene.e from the Londonind
South-Western Railway at its junction with the Win +r,
Staines, and Richmond Railway at Battersea, and tcpi-
nate in the Crystal Palace Park, -with a branch till to
the London, Brighton, and South Coast at the Notied
station of that line, and another branch to coned; it
with the river at the south end of the Chelsea Ft.,:‹n-
sion-bridge now constructing, where it was pr - - ; to
establish a landing-place and pier. The measure.. • )p-
-posed by the South-Western' Railway Company, by
two owners of property, Messrs. Chadwick and '‘ -&-s,
out of about 300 others. The South-Western opi- on
arose upon the ground that the proposed line, f_ $ its
running a portion of the way parallel with their in,
would prevent their conveniently enlarging the br t'
of their line, and that the Wimbledon and Croydon e,
sanctioned this session, in conjunction with the exis g
means of communication by the Brighton line to Sy -
ham, rendered the Crystal Palace line superfluous.
Mr. Geach, M.P:, one of the directors of the line, s
Ole first witness examined. Was of opinion that so la e
a number of people would be attracted to the w
Crystal Palace that it would-be difficult to find for t
either conveyance-Or accommodation. The directors d
proposed. to make an arrangment for the purpose .11
the London and Brighton Company by means of their u
to Sydenham and Norwood, but the utmost numbe4o‘
persons that company could take per day was 30,000'
he (Mr. Geach) calculated that ou the fete days provis-•
would have to be made for the accommodation and 6 ' -
veyance of something like 100,000 persons. It was tl
that led to the projection of the Crystal Palace Railwi
as an adequate means of communication, and also ail
,;,-,
1 west-end means of transit to and fro. They had the c;n--
dial co-operation of the Brighton Railway. By mews
of the pier at Battersea they would be able to take pas-
sengers front the steam-boats on to the Crystal Pals,ce
Railway. The proposed line would greatly relieve he
city from the well-known blockade of vehicles that filed
it at certain periods of the day, and which delayed rail-
way and other passengers so much.
The committee, on the question being formally raided,
tist fori lavnghe
decided that the South-Western Railway Company; be
heard against the measure.
Mr.ut -
mrGeesatcehr,n
Railway.—Thecross-ex.amined bsuer
y Mr.ip Bonur
kefailed so far as the public were concerned, the directors
made up the.required sum, 360,0001., among theseles.
South-Western
would occupy the people of Belgravia rn
in their car-
riages three-quarters of an hour to go the Crystal Palice.
This would involve the necessity for horse and. carriage
accommodation while they remained.
Sir Joseph Paxton then explained to the committee
his plans for constructing the Crystal Palace, and stated
that in his opinion the proposed line would be indispens-
able to accommodate the visi tors. The waterworks
would be five times the extent of those at Versailles.
The principal fountain would have 1,000 jets, there being
besides two jets-d'eau, throwing the water 230 feet high,
or several feet higher than the monument. If intrusted

to his hands, he would undertake to get the railway
palace and all complete by next May.
Mr. Bidder, the engineer of the line, described its en-
gineering peculiarities. It would pass at 125 feet below
the Crystal Palace to its junction with the Brighton.
Quarter-hour trains might be run with great convenience,
or at the rate of nearly 200 trains a-day, if require&
Mr. Laing, M.P., chairman of the Brighton Railway,
gave evidence in favour of the scheme, and stated that
some other access to the Crystal Palace beyond that
afforded by the Brighton lino was indispensable. He
had no doubt the Crystal Palace in itself would answer.
He thought the line would be best worked by the South-
Western Railway.
Mr. Quilter, Mr. Sotheby, Mr. Sutherland, and Mr.
Lee were also examined in favour of the line. From
the evidence of Mr. Lee, surveyor, it appeared that in
consequence of the proposed Crystal Palace and its rail-
way, land, heretofore worth only 1001. per acre, had been
resold at from 4001. to 8001. per acre, and that at Bat-
tersea had sold at eight guineas per oot.