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America (by United Sts.
Ug• is
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America (by U. States
packet) ..........N ••• • • ... .. Southall:ll4on
Australia (via South- Oot•4
ampton) .....• .. .. M ..... .... .. Southampton
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Ditto (via Marseilles) N
Ditto (via Cape of Good ...rtin
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Alexandria.......... N 8,9, 24, & 30 of in. Dover .. • •
Bahamas ............ 3311
Alexandria 4l7thth&e2fOtthheofmmenottl.
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Belgium .... ....
Brazil ..........., _ m 9th Of the month.. SouthamplorllTusust,'"
Buenos Ayres ........ m .9th of the month.. SouthamPlo :'''
Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month Plymouth • •
Cape of Good Hope .. N 14th of the month. Southampton
Cape de Verds ......N,l4th of the month SouthamptOn ...
Ceylon (see India) I Ot
Ceylon ..............N 14th of the month io Ta'T
Channel Isles ........NlMon ~Wed.,&Frid. SouthaMP" ) • ' ,
Chili.... .. .. .. .. .. 21 2d & 17th of monoSouthall:lo°n
China (see India) )
Constantinople ......N 7,8,17,24,&27 of m. Dover .. ;• -• • )
Constantinople ........:4th & 20th of mon. Southattlo°' 'Tvrfcediall
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Egypt (see India) N 1
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Greytown •••• • • • • ..M,2nd & 17th of mon. South anIP-° . ,
Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday London •• • •.. sept• °
Havannah ..........M 2nd of the month SouthamPl°''. poy .16
Holland „ m. Daily.. .... ...... Dover ... • • • , Aeglat so
Honduras .......111,17th of the month. SouthamPW. . • ogtl6l.
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India (via Marseilles)M Bth& 24th of month Dover .• •• • 1
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Ireland ........M & N Twice daily ...... Holyhead n'AligTi t 46
Li5b0n..............M 7,9, 17, & 27 of m. SouthamlWL,oBlo,
Madeira ............M 9th of the month Southanlo."
Madeira ............N 23d of month .... Plymouth ••
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Malta (see India)•
AM,. -
Malta
Mauritius (see India; I t. 1
Mauritius ..........N 14th of the month too
Mexico •• • • ..M 2nd of the month. IfloutluunP
Naples..... ........N sthlsth2sthofmon 'Dover ...• •
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7thl7 th2B thoftrion.
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& 27th of mon. SOUtballiPtOn,
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-2d & 17th of month SouthaulP nI
,2d & 17th 01 month SoutharnPton 16

Papal states
Peninsula .......... M
Peru .. ..m
Port Natal ..........N
Sicily ..............N
Tuscany ............N
Venezuela
Van Diemen's Land (see
Australia) ...
West Indies ........M

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Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be deBsat
preceding da,

BIRTHS.
OF A SON. jaal of
On the 15th inst. at Minster-Court, York, I*** °
John Bowyer, Esq., 'D.C.L., barrister-at-law• f gam
the 17th inst., at Chichester, the ladY °
Whieldon, Esq.

OP A DAUGHTER. 'll 0: S. 11'
On the IGth inst., at Eton, the wife of the ,
One
Joys. iVir 1111'''
On the 17th inst., at Kettering, Mrs. jaulefs
Butler.

MARRIED. A•l3"ce'
On the 17th inst., at Clapham Church, lien*" ,:40, tg"
Esq., M.P., of Dulfryn, Aberdare, Glatnorgsns'ral Sir
Wl.'
Norah, youngest daughter of Lieutenant-Gene
ham Napier, K.C.B. .• „Aeteft
On the 17th inst., at the Cathedral Church, N-3"ti-viet, t°f
Frederic T. Elworthy, Esq., of Wellington, Sorsoy., of
Maria, t...liird daughter of James havf, Esq''
Manchester. •
D 1 E D. toll,
On the 15th inst., aged 65, at her house at Brel°l3
Euphan, widow of Lieut. William Firman, R.N., ,-e r°41,1;
On th 16th inst., at .his residence, 6, Park:Pilo; 66"-
dington-green, John Watson, Esq., solicitor, in .
year of his age. caroill't
On the 1- th inst., after few hours' illness, ,
wife of F. W. Pike, Esq.
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DAYS in BATH or BRISTOL-LA Train will leave Padding-
ton on Saturday Even,ng, August 26th, at 6 30, returning on Tues-
dayevening, August 29th, from Bristol, at 6.30 p.m., and Bath, at 7.
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and 269, Strand.

CIREAT-WESTERN RAILWAY.- THREE
uIN DAYS' EXCURSION to OXFORD, BANBURY, LEA-
27th - WARWICK and BIRMINGHAM.—On Sur day, August
a a train will leave Paddington at 7.45 a.m., returning the same
Byen'ng from Birmingham at 6.15, Warwick, 6.50, Lear, ington, 7,
anb"l7, 7.40, and Oxford, 8.15, or on Monday or Wednesday morn-
,
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dad 3s.
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street.

•
TWENTY-FIRST PUBLIC DRAWING.-
_ i'CO.ND ANNIYERSARY of the CONSERVATIVE LAND
'f.uvIETEYOn THURSDAY, September 7th, at Exeter-hall, after
etransaction of the regular business of the Eighth Quarterly
iio,lting. at Thee o'clock, the Drawing for ONE HUNDRED
HTS of CHOICE on the Society's Estates will take place, and
I'IPTY SHARES will be added by seniority, the last number so
ii!t•tced ott the order of rights date of membership being already
1.146. Drawn shares, if in arrear at the drawing, lose their privi-
14`„ge_s• Rights may now be exercised either to select lots en estates,
0,,i0, enable the holders to advances for building. Shai es, 501.
emnhiy Payments, 85. Plans of the Estates, prospectuse-i, and dr-
-.11 as to building advarces, may be had of
CHARLES LEVI IS GRUNEISEN, Secre'ary.

ESTABLISHED 1803.
GLOBE INSURANCE,
Ne CORNUILL AND PALL-MALL—LONDON.
Pating.
Tables of Life Premiums—Partlclpating and Non-Partici-
E'-er.Y class of FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITY business transacted.

b4STRUCTIVE FIRE at HARPENDEN.
"Harpenden, June Ig, 1854.
Gentlemen, I have great pleasure in adding my testimony to
thevalae of your Fireproof Sates.
h,.. Lest Monday night my house, warehouse,- and premises were
,70rttmately burned down; the tire raged very fearfully for about
,"" ',O hours, and, owing to the great scarcity of water, the whole of
4"Y Premises and stock were consumed.
"The safe I purchased of you had a most severe test, In conse-
neilct3 of a barrel of brimstone standing close to it and melting with
the
heat of the fird, the burning lava running all over and under the
which great'y added to the intensity of the heat; it remained
'hat Position about four hours, and when with great difficulty it
„ gOt out of the tire and opened, I found my boplts and papers all
"naliured.
uon" 'ten are at liberty to make what use you please of this informa-
.

"I am, gentlemen, yours respectfully
" " WM. WALKER.
Ifsews. Thos. Milner and Son, 475, Moorgate-street, London."
" Agricultural Laboratory, Harpenden, July 6, 1854
"entlemen,—l was present at the late fire which destroyed the
premises of Mr. Walker, Harpenden, and was much surprised at the
Zwrr- a mount of heat your safe resisted, and still more surprised
it was made known to me that a barrel of sulphur stood near
',chat it was not entirely destroyed.
~.113e1141 anxious to see if it had been attracted by the sulphur, I
Z,Ped Nome of the blistered iron from the inside and outside of the bl'ev and, from analysis, find much sulphuret, so that it must have
Were greatly acted upon by the sulphur, yet the books and papers
PerfeetlY uninjured.
tree must in justice say that your safes are invaluable, and very
enary for every one who has books told accounts of any value.
I am, Gentlemen, yours very faithfully,

"If
F. W. simcor
esSrs. Thos. Milner and Son, 47A, Moorgate-street."

CHO•LER A!!!!
Prevented by the destruction of all noxious effluvia.
WS'S DISINFECTING FLUID, recommended by the Col-
nof Phys'cians. The Cheapest and Strongest CHLORIDE of
Quirts, 25., Pints, Is., Half-pints, 6d. Sold by all Chemists,
4"ggists, and Shipping Agents, and at Commercial Wharf, Mile-end,
E
n,e•11.--CREWS S' CRLORID of ZINC is a cheap, powerful, and
r PreParation.—Medical Circular.

GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF
SIR WM. BURNETT'S DISINFECTING
FLUID.
Gallons, ss. Quarts, 2s. Pints, Is. Half-pints, 6d.
cjiiiis Valuable DEODORISER and DISINFECTANT instantane-
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CON-
YAG/Iree use, as directed, PREVENTS CHOLERA and all „ OITS DISEASES.
wold b
titreet, Lon all
don -bridge. Chemists and Druggists, and at the Office, 18, Cannon-
N.B.—Beware of a spurious imitation.

AVESEND STAR
PACKETS.
ITlCol,lc°tlior Packets call at the Greenhithe, and Purfieet Piero.
Peoke, E.—DAY TICKETS are batted upon the Gravesend Star
tott_rt available for return by them or by the London and Tilbury
for r 1 1.1.1rn TT
by the , the Return Tickets by the Railway will also be available
i Star Packets.
-`46 Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting)
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17",Vriuuses from Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London
nib
quarter of an hour.
ItYIiSWICK WEIARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the fol.
lowing Trains from the Fenchurch.street Station.

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Fore Cabin. Saloon.
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Gravesend and Blackwell or Woolvrieh ad. .. Os. 10d.
Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Bd.
.2BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, O. Six Months, 3/. Os.;
lures Months, 21. Os. ; to be had of the Collectors on board the
eekets ; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend.
uPest and superior Packets to be Let for Excursions. Apply to
Str Morgan, Agent, Star Company, Star Office, Fenchurch-
eet Terminus, Blackwell Railway.
July 24, 18e4.

Passages marked * are

LIFE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY.
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IN- Published, price 25., illustrated with cases; free by post for 30
stamps,
lI,VOU S DEBILITY;
17aeh., Its Causes Symptoms, and Cure.—An Essay on Sper-
a ! "o-"Frhce_B" ' Practical Observations on a safer and more
E1y...: . ""41nardeth oftreatment of the diseases of the Generative
disirolt, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detectinge and
effect of
. e nguishing, by urinary examination, the real eaus and
'4-1.3' variety of complaint, whether arising from
esmolaritak habits,
oactes, accident, or climate, followed teatmeat
of
Imrypsa, founded
issance,
Ner,754 years' experience in the
are imus Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrhcea, &c. To which
of Marriage, with pre-
eatifc,4cl, Commentaries on the Physiology
Red -nary hints on the evils emanating from empirical practice.
there°Tl the dangerous remedies advocated by various writers on
talPOrtant disorders.
37 By SAMUEL LA'MERT. M.D.
DoN,. ' lIEDFORDSQUARE, LONDON,
burg Medicine Matriculated Member of the University of Eft-
. Lto.,•Lßon nay 'Member of the London Hospital Medical Society,
.2b"...Late of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c.
eessential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con-
Muences resulting from certain habits, irregularities and excesses,
)7,n01l have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man-
-0t7.0, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any oat thus of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is
theire„4l,arlY recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of
the -hPuPlioal condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded
eatturith happiness, and privileges to which every human being is
It is ab prinei . solutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are
ihour,4___lea of Personal management which cannot be violated without
the 11'.5 grievous Penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed
toe, be of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties
elidu-v Mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed,
hablaw the evil and its consequences maybe avoided, and above all,
. ,A__ here is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional
17:Neraant to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure.
11_1', ~.i.uthor has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive
ractlee in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which are
4-17.rbunatel7 been too generally confided to the care of ignorant
nun who inflict r t injury on those who are induced to place
.4%
-thin their pretensigonesa
IafPiYOUS DEBILITY may be had, price 25, Of Messrs. Piper,
;TlT%,ruliketve and Co., 23, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street st ;
10, Leicester-square; Mann, 39, Cornhill ;or free t y post for
Fll44We. t". 7 aralw, to any address from the Author's residence, 37, Bet:1-
crud
°
. at 11°1" t for coneultetion gaily from Eleven till Two, and from
4 tili kli 1
vire?'

IVHAT ARE THE FORCES DOING ?
Everyone's attention is turned to affairs in the Baltic and
the Black Sea, and are anxious to know what the forces are doing.
It is generally known that they are equal to any exigency, and fully
qualified for the business they have undertaken. In numbers, skill,
military experience, and resources, they are superior to any power
which Russia can command.

With equal interest everyone asks, what are the gigantic forces of
E. MOSES and SON doing at this season of the year? We can
answer this question without any difficulty whatever.
E. Moms and Sox manage their business with perfect skill and
experience in every department; they direct every man's talent to
the right object—consequently their productions possess such excel-
lencies as are not discovered in any other articles of attire.
E. MOSES and SON'S forces are superior to any exigency which
may arise, and they can execute orders for any description of drers
to any amount, with more promptitude, correctness, despatch, and
economy, than any other house.
E. Mons and Sox's resources are incredibly extensive, and are
expressed in a magnitude and novelty of stock in each department.
Ready-made dress for all classes—styles for Sportsmen, Excursion-
ists, Business Men, and others, all novel, comfortable, and elegant.
Hats and Caps, the best, cheapest, and most stylish. The most
fashionable Hosiery Goads which were ever presented, and the most
complete outfits for emigrants to any part of the world.
E. MOSES and Sox's forces, direrted to the Wholesale Clothing,
Shirt, and Boot and Shoe business, offers advantages far above com-
parison ; and Merchants, Captains, Emigrants and others, will derive
more profit from their goods than from any other description of mer-
chandise.
Full LISTS of OUTFITS for Ladies and Gentlemen, with ship-
sailing information, may be had on application, or post free.
CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard 'the
putlic against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like
falseh od of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's
the same concerti," has been resorted to in many instances, and for
obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have
No CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON,
except their own Establishments, as follows :
London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minories, 84,
85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church. all communicating.
London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2,
and 3, Bart-street, all commuicating.
Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and '2O, Bridge-street.
Sheffield Branch, 36, Fugate.
Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia,
Merchant Tailo.s. Clothiers; Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and
11 be
ShioNeirAofankreAlirs, GshenoueridalaOnnytilarttteicrlsefonrotLgaidiveessaatnisdfa(cletitottnle,mitewin.
desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned
tion All goods arc marked in plain figures, the lowest
exchanged
without
h e t
at
price, trom which no abatement can be made.
The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset
on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock.
A new Book, with illustrations, entitled" The Echo of Public Opi-
nion," containing full lists of prices, our system of self-measure-
ment, &c., &c., may be had on application, or postAfree.
Id I'on parle Francais. Qat 81 Pula Italian°.
filer •pricht mlw Deutsch. 4P4 1, LIANA moo.

Despatches were sent on Saturday from the Colonial-
office to the Governors of Malta, Gibraltar, Hong-Kong,
Ceylon, and the Mauritius.

PORTSMOUTH, SATURDAY.
Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Albert, with the
Royal children, arrived off the King's Rooms, Southsea,
in the Fairy, yacht, Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman,
to witness the rowing-matches of the regatta on Friday
evening; whereupon the Victory and Illustrious "dressed
ships," manned yards, and fired Royal salutes, followed
by the Garrison Battery.
Her Majesty returned to Osborne at seven o'clock.
His Royal Highness the Prince Consort embarked on
board the Victoria and Albert, Royal yacht, this morn-
ing, and cruised as far as Portland, returning to Osborne
at half•past six.

The Prince's standard was hoisted at the main.

ACT OF PARLIAMPNT AGAINST DEAL-
ING IN RUSSIAN SECURITIES.

Whereas it is expedient, to prevent as much as possir
ble the Russian Government from raising funds for the
purpose of prosecuting the war which it at present car-
ries on against this country ' • be it therefore enacted, by
the Queen's most excellent Majesty, by and with the
advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal,
and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and
by the authority of the same, as follows :-
1. If, during the continuance of hostilities between
her Majesty and the Emperor of Russia, any person
within her Majesty's dominions, or any British subject
in any foreign country,,shall wilfully, or knowingly, take,
acquire, become possessed of, or interested in, any stocks,
funds, scrip, bonds, debentures, or securities for money,
which, since the 29th day of March, 1854, have or bath
been, or which, during the continuance of hostilities as
aforesaid shall be, created, or entered into, or secured by
or in the name of the Government of Russia, or any
person or persons on its behalf, every person so taking,
acquiring, becoming possessed of, or interested in, any
such stock, funds, scrip, bonds, or debentures as afore-
said shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and in Scotland
of an offence punishable with fine or imprisonment ; pro-
vided always that the provisions of this act shall not ex-
tend to or include the case of any such person or subject
claiming an interest in the estate and effects of any de-
ceased person, or the ease of any such person or subject
taking the estate or effects of his debtor in execution, or
the case of any such person or subject claiming in any
country to be interested under any bankruptcy, insol-
vency, sequestration, cessio bonorum, or disposition of
property in trust for creditors, but that in every such
case the British subject may take and receive any stocks,
funds, scrip, bond, or debentures, or any share, legacy,
dividend, debt, or sum of money due or belonging to
him, which may arise from or be produced by the sale
or proceeds of any such stocks, funds, scrip, bonds, or
debentures at aforesaid ; and provided also that nothing
herein contained shall be construed to include the Go-
vernment
ssin
noatesdoticniiloanrs.e used as a circulating medium
in
lim2i.ts of
All
tohffene United nisnotthoinsi,amctacyobmeminitqteudirebdeyor
tried,
determined, determined, and dealt with, as if the same had been re-
spectively committed within the body of the county of
offences
against
Middlesex.
3. Nothing herein contained shall have the effect of
reducing to a misdemeanour any such offence which, if
this act had not been passed, would amount to the crime
of high treason, or be deemed in any manner to alter
or effect the law relating to high treason ; but no
person indicted for a misdemeanour under this act
shall be entitled to an acquittal on the ground that the
acts proved against him amount in law to the crime of
high treason.
4. On any indictment for a misdemeanour under this
act the costs of the prosecution shall be allowed as
directed by the several acts, 7 Geo. IV., c. 64, and 14
and 15 Viet., c. 55 ; and all the provisions of the said
acts, empowering courts to order payment of costs and
expenses, and compensation for trouble and loss of time,
in the cases of the misdemeanors in the said acts men-
tioned, shall extend and be applicable to indictments for
misdemeanour under this act.

GLEANINGS FROM THE CENSUS RETURNS.—The pro-
bable lifetime of a male at birth in England is 45 years.
The mean lifetime that males live after birth in England
is 40.36. The mean age of the male population of Great
Britain in 1851 is found to be 25.87. The average ago
of marriage in England is 25. The number of persons
in 1851 under 25 being 11,573,377, and 25 and upwards
9,611,633. The proportions of the married in the popu-
lation of Great Britain amount to 33 in every 100 males,
and to 32 in every 100 females, of all ages. If the
women of Great Britain at the age of 20 and upwards
are compared with the men at home only, the numbers
in excess are 540,579, and at the age of 20-40 the excess
is 261,060. Many women of this age are, however, mar-
ried to men of ages further advanced. Great' Britain' con-
tains 3,391,271 husbands, and 3,461,524 wives 382,969
widowers, and 795,590 widows : from the age, of 20
and upwards the bachelors amount to 1,689,116 ; the
spinsters to 1,767,194. In the elaborate tables of the
birth-place of the inhabitants which have been framed,
it appears that the soldiers and seamen abroad being
deducted, 20,959,477 remain as the population of Great
Britain : of these 17,234,490 were born in England and
Wales, 2,754,360 in Scotland, 122,808 in the islands in
the British seas, 733,866 in Ireland, 41,316 in the Bri-
tish colonies, and 72,637 abroad, 12,774 of the latter
being British subjects. Of foreigners in Great Britain,
there appear to be 56,665 ; but the number of British
subjects abroad who are not counted in the population
greatly exceeds these ; 20,357 alone being returned as
living in France. The returns of the blind give a total
of 24,487, or one in every 975 of the total population ;
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1,670.—The Builder.
THE LENGTHENING OF LIFE.—Laok at this one sim-
ple fact made obvious by the last census. The mean
" life time " in Liverpool is but 25 years, while the
mean "life-time" in Surrey is 45 years ! The. people
die 20 years on an average before their time in Liver-
pool, tried even by the result of a defective state of
things in Surrey. The mean "life-time" of all Eng-
land is about 40 years. If all England were to form
themselves into one large " Society for making the ave-
rage Life-time Severity," and would one and all carry
out the rules which science and experience point out and
God permits, they would effect their purpose ! We
should be saying only what we believe to be feasible if
we suggested a Society for Living to a Hundred !
Who'll join Builder.