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GRIND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY
OF C V NAD A.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the present Provisional
Certificates, representing the Shares and Debentures of this Company
will, on being forwarded to the ii, dersigned, be exchanged for Regis-
tered Certificates of Shares and tor separate CertificatCanada.es of the Deben-
tures of the Company and of the Proviace of
By order.
WILLIAM CHAPMAN, Secretary-
2, Leadenhall-street, 7th February, 1854.
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THE NEW REFORM BILL.

NoTicl.l. MR. SIMS REEVES will positively appear
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SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.
( From the Times.)
The journals of yesterday had probably a more warlike
appearance, and were fuller of actual preparations for war,
than any the living generation can remember, which is almost
as much as to say, since newspapers were what they are. Yet
on the evening of that day Lord John Russell introduced, not
only with his customary sang-froid, but also with the inti-
mation that he thought it a very slight affair, a measure of
Parliamentary Reform not much less sweeping than that which
some twenty years since brought us to the eve of a revolution
and anarchy itself. This surpasses even Sidney Smith's well-
known description of his lordship's audacity. Ile has not,
indeed, taken the command of the Mediterranean fleet, but at
the very time when he and his colleagues were sending two
immense fleets to the Mediterranean and the Baltic, and im-
mediately after Lord John had explained the conduct of the
Admiral in command, he rose again to invite the attention of
the House of Commons to the work of its own reconstruction,
Very properly he prefaced his speech with a chapter on the
pursuit of reform under difficulties, showing how a great man
may be baffled in the attempt to pass a good measure, and
either never succeed, as in the case of Pitt, or only succeed
as Lord Grey did, after repeated attempts, under happier
auspices, at an interval of forty years. From these splendid
examples, the one of failure, the other of late success, Lord
John drew the lesson that it was his duty to persevere, even
with the risk of utter disappointment, or hope long deferred.
Such 'courage we cannot but admire, and, as his lordship
has described the feeling of those who would suggest de-
lay to consist of one part discretion, and three parts
cowardice, we must admit his own purer element to be un-
tainted with either of those grovelling qualities. As if to re-
proach this degenerate age with its idle terrors, he intimates
that his measure is scarce worthy to be called a Reform Bill ;
though in so doing he certainly makes us tremble to think
what he would be ready to propose worthy of that name, were
he not compelled to act with lesser men. For our own part,
we think him hardly just to his own measure, which may well
compare in almost every respect with the act of 1832. Indeed,
it is wonderful how much that measure has left to be done.
That so large a supplement should be possible arguesmuch for
the moderation of the elder reformers, and the unreasonableness
of their foes. In one important respect the bill leaves the
precedent of the Reform Act, and baffles the anticipations of
speculative reformers. Dividing the problem into two parts
—the distribution of seats and the qualification—it has
heretofore been customary to deal with each part so as to
meet the conflicting demands of population and property, or
of numbers and land, as the opposite poles of the controversy
used to be described. The present bill seems to give up the
idea of satisfying antagonistic classes, either as to the distri-
bution of seats or as to the conditions of the franchise ;
and, instead of that, to favour territory in the dis-
tribution of, seats, and numbers, money, and edu-
cation in the alteration of the suffrage. It is a new
way of dealing with the question, and will probably
cause some disappointment to those reformers who have been
ready with their schedules of new boroughs, and wished at
least to see the population uniformly represented. Should
the bill pass in its presentf orm, however; it certainly seems
likely to satisfy the most ardent reformers, even though it
does not contain a single point of the " Charter." The in-
fusion of borough voters into the county constituency, and of
operative voters into that of the boroughs, and the addition
of votes derived from salary, taxes, stock, savings, educa-
tional test, and almost every possible source, constitute a
formidable counterpoise to the influence of home and land.
Considering how much the most zealous reformers
have lately been obliged to lower their tone, and
how little they are disposed to stand upon particular mea-
sures of reform, we think we may fairly ask them what class
of persons deserving a franchise will not enjoy it on the pass-
ing of the proposed measure, and what interest will not be
adequately represented. In our opinion counties and boroughs
will become, under this bill, names of very little significance
—at all events, no longer signifying land as opposed to trade,
or the landed aristocracy as opposed to the manufacturing
population. When every 10/. occupier in the country, ex-
cepting only those in Parliamentary cities and boroughs,
will have as good a vote as the owner of ten thousand
acres, or the tenant-farmer of a thousand, the town will
have little reason to be jealous of the country, and reformers
will have small cause to complain of the tyranny of landlords.
As a whole month is to be given for inquiry, and as an inquiry is
likely to take its character very much from its first start, we
will suggest that, instead of comparing the bill with this or
that standard or scheme of reform, the better test will be the
question—How will it work ? There will be no great diffi-
culty in estimating the number, the character, and the pre-
vailing political tone of the new voters added to the electoral
districts, whether counties or boroughs. At the first
sight there seems but little reason to fear the invasion
of any infidence to the interests of the people and the
cause of social improvement. At least, we do not see under
what provision of the bill it can possibly lurk. On a review
of all the classes thrown into the constituency, and especially
into those districts which are to have more representatives,
or are to be formed into new electoral districts, we must
express a conviction that the most thoroughgoing reformers
will have ample reason to be satisfied th the actual working
of the measure—more so, perhaps, thanwi with the working of
their own theoretical schemes.

EGYPTIAN HALL.—CONSTA_NTINOPLE
is open TO-NIGHT at r fight, and Every DA,' a, Half-cast Two
o'clock. he Lecture delivered by Mr. CH AR, ES KENNEY, and
has beenT written by Mr. ALBERT AsllTil an I Mr. SHIRLEY
BROOKS. Admission, Is.; Reserved Soots, Is.
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TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK.
LADIES AND GENTLEMSN,
HAD♦
it pleased Parliament to preserve the
present constitution of the Court of Directors of the East
India Company, I should, whilst honoured with your support, have
continued to be a member of that body. so long as Providence vouch-
safed to me health and unirnpa• red faculties.
lint the Act of last >es ion has prescribed thatfiftee the
exclusivenumber
of Directors shall be immediwely roinced to n,
of three to be named by the Crown. and that the first three
vacancies in the fifteen shall be also filled up by her Maje -
ty. Al-
though, from the kind feeling manifested towards me by
my col
leagues, I could with reasonable confidence have offered myself for
election as one of the fifteen, yet I must confess that at my
advanced
age it would not be saflifactory to my feelings to occupy
a position
so important to tour interests, which might otherwise be more per-
manently filled, and not less henificialle.
The Act has imposed upon the Directors and ex-Directors
the selection from among themselves of the reduced
bu numt ber.as
This is a task which I would be desirous of avoiding,
,
a public man, long connected with India, and deeply in-
sensee
terestd in its good governent, I cannot reconcile it to mY
of pr riety to shrink from the performance of this im-
portant duty, however painful and invidious. I shall, therefore,
ss re-
theiruntil the clto make the best ose of the official year to ist my colleagues in
endeavour selection o af
members for the new
Court.
my deep sense of gratitude for the
Permit me to express to you
confidence with which you have so long honoured me. t has been
my endeavour faithfully to execute my trust. 1 resign
iI, not with-
out regret, having always felt a deep interest in the duty it involves,
and shall to my latest hoer cherish an earnest solicitude for the
prosperity of our magnificent empire in the East, and the happiness
and welfare of its vast population.
I have the honour to be,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your faithful humble Servant,
East India House, 9th Feb., 18b4. JO iIN LOCH.

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The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SF t
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Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and ter inate at h,klf-paxt 11.
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Just published, price 45., free by post, 58 ,
RESEARCHES into the
PHYSIOLOGICAL
Causes of Nervous Debility and Gen to-Urinary Maladies.
:‘permatorrhcea rationally consid abl Remarks
ered, with unanswer
on the empirical matter these
By Diseasespp are treated ; being a Clufide
to liewth, Long Life, and H:.iness.
MEDICITA.
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ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
PATRON—II.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT.
EXHIBITION of M kGNIFIED PHOTOGRAPHIC IC-
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PHOTO.4RAPHIC PICTURES, each rietnre filling a Disc of Uue
thousand superficial Feet. An ENTIRELY NEW SERIES of
DIS4OLVING VIEWS.
LECTURE by J. 11. MYER, Esq., on the CUE WISTRY of th •
kN'UFACTURE of P %PER, and its DECORATION with
COLOURS, including WOOLNOUGH'S MARBLING PROCESS
and WARREN DE LA RUE'S IRIDESCENT FILMS.
LECTURE by Dr. BACTIOITNEI on WILKINS'S NEW PATENT
UNIVERSAL ELECTRA ; 'TEL,,,G.tAPH
DESCRIPTION of RUST'S NEWLY-INVENTED PATENT
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This day, Crown Octavo, Eight Shillings,
A YEAR WITH THE TURKS.
By WARIN,ITON SMITH, M.A.
With a Nap, by J. W. Lowry.
I oncion : John W. Parker and Son, West Strand.

Just publishe,l, New Edition price Is ,
THE CURABILITY of
ing t CONSUMPTIONand
being a Series of Papers, presenthe most prominent
important rractical Point., in the Treatment of the Disease.
By FRANCIS EL RAHADGE,
Fellow of the College of Physicians, late Senior Physician to the
Royal Intirmlry for Diseases of the Chest, gcc.
Also, by the same Author,
A TREATISE ON AS ['MIA.
London : Longman and Co.

HIJNGARIAN PROMENADE CONCERTS.
--Admission, IS.—ROYAL NRIONE I' PE THEATRE.
Adelaide-street, West 'strand—Every EVENING, at Eight, by the
renowned HIIN4 ;ARIAN B %ND, whose performances have created
such intense interest throughout the leading European cities The
programme is varied nightly, and includes the finest compositions of
ancient and modern masters, as well as Hungarian and other na-
tional Melodies, Mazurkas, Waltzes, Galoes, and Quadrilles. Ka-
load'', conductor. Soloists--Flagelhern, Horanyi ; clarionette, M.
Augarde; piano, Miss J. Warman. V,tcalista The Misses
Brougham. Morning Performance, Wednesday and Saturday, at
Three.

Just published prier,- 25., by post 2s. 6d ,
DEBILITY and IRRITABILITY induced by
sPERMATORRIRE A.; the Symptoms, Effects, and Rational
Treatment. By T. H. YEOMAN, lid D., Physician to the General
Post-office Letter-"arriers' Provident Institution,&c.
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BURTON-ON-TRENT.

STORES.
London• • 22, Hungerford-wharf.
Liverpool • • 52, Henry-street.
Manchester •• .. • ~... 37, Brown-street.
Birmingham ••.. •• 26%, Bull-street.
Bristol ......... ..... Back Hall, Baldwin-street.
Nottingham •• ••.. „ 14, Milton. street.
Dublin ,• • 4, Crowit-alley.
E. inburgh .•• •• •• 17, Downie place.
Dundee .• •• •• .• 13, New Inn Entry, High-street.

Just published, Bvo., in cloth, price 55., by post free Gs.
THE PATHOLOGY and RATIONAL TREAT-
MENT of STRICTURE of the RE TURA, in all it Varie-
ties and Complications. With Practical Observations on the Use and
Abuse of Urethral Instruments The whole Illustrated by numerous
cases, showing that this disease may be succes,fully treated by means
at once simple and sat., even in its most inveterate and apparently
intractable farms By F. B. COURTEN ,Y, M R.C.S.E. "We
believe Mr. Courtenay's experience in the treatment of stricture
clurisg the last 20 yeirs has t quailed, if ii,deed it Las not surpassed,
that of any of hi- contemp iraries. atd we ki:ow of no man to whose
care we would with vreater confidence entrust the treatment of a
severe case of stricture of the urethr t."--/dectlcal Circular, July 27,
1e53. H. Millen, 219, Regent-street.

P11001•14XIC 701 TILE DAY.
PACT I.
Overture (Guillaume Tell), Rossini ; Duett (Oh ! Wert thou in the
Cauld Blast), Mendelssohn, the Misses Brougham ; (Landes-
farbaden), Strauss; Solo, pianoforte (We're a' WitsdMs Julia
Warman Original Aria, s 10, flugelhorn, Herr ilvanyi, Ma,g ;
song (Fond Memory), Glover, Mr Albert Henry Percy ; Polka (The
Royal Sussex. Milit.a), T. Di%tin; Song (The Awiss Girl), G Wiley,
Miss Elizabeth Brougham; Quadrille (Crescent), Sarkortj.
PART 11
Selection (La Sonnambilla), Bellinl ; Duett (The Cousins). C W.
Glover, the l'sli•ses Brougham ; Mazurka (Hrroique). Kalov!), ;
Solo, pianoforte (Morceau de Concert), Miss Jn.ia NV arman ; Song
(Dream or the Heart). Glover Mr A El Percy ; Waltz (E;linton).
Kalozdy ; Song (Bonnie Dundee), Miss Josephine Brougham ; Qu :-
drills (Malta), Yalozd) ; Galop ( times), Kalozdy.

RESIDENCE TO LET, at HILLINGDON,
wit• in one mile of the West Drayton Station.—A om o-
dioui HuUSE, co,,sisting of three sitting•rooms and six beHOUSd-rooras,
with stable, garden, shrubb ry, &c., called COLHAM E.
Land adjoining may be had at Michaelmas next, if
We st requDradire. T
nits
is
residenc , which is situated upon the road from yto
Ilaycs. was for some years occupied by the late Sir George Cockburn.
kpply to Thomas Brown, upon te rmises
Bet John Francis, Esq.,
solicitor, 1, New Boswell court, London; of jamin Jones, Esq.,
Llanelly, South Wales.

RUSS I ' AND TURKEY. -LAMBERT'S
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t.
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CONTRACTS FOR FOR IGE FOR HORSES.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport
Services, Somerset-place, 11th r eb.. 1854.
THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, do hereby give notice, that on THURSDAY, the
with
16th
instant, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat
such Persons as may be willing to Contract tor sup
delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at DEI'TEORD the
Undermentioned articles, viz.:
HAY (pressed best upland meadow)• • ....
52 750 loars.
ds.
OATS• •• • • • • ..•..... 2, q
Half of each to be delivered in a fortnight, and the remaind r in
one week a terwarda, or eartier if preferred by the party tetide-inz.
A sample of the oats (not less than two quarts) must be produced
by the parties ten iering.
The conditions of the contracts may he seen. and a form of the
ender ,btatned, at the said office. No tender will be received after
one o'clock on the day of tr. aty.
Every teude' must b addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear in the left-hand cornr the wards " Tender ior
must also be delivered at Somerset place.

ro URSSE L L' S BRIDE CAKES, 1 to 10
Guineas; Dessert Cakes, Iviz., Dundee, Madeira,
School, and Savoy Cakes; Swiss ant French Pound Cakes, Is. 6d.
per lb. ; Swiss and Italian Pastry, for evening partes, Is. to 3s. per
doz. ; 16 sorts of Almond (lakes, Ratifies, and Maccaroons, 2s. per
lb ; Rout Cakes, 3s, per lb.: Mixed ''ekes, Is. 6d. per lb. ; Mixed
Biscwts, Is 2d. per lb.; Biscuits in bags or boxes, 14 for is.,
viz., Arrowroot, Brown, Digestive, Milk, Abernethy, German
i uddy or Captain's Biscuits ; Mince Pies, 4s and Os. per doz. ;
Jellie and .ou s, 4s per qt.: Creams and Ices, Qs per qt.; Made
Dishe,, Raised Pies, Hams, tongues, Fowls. Caution.—John R.
Purasell, 162, Regent-street, and '2O, Ludgate-hill, only.

EUROPE AN COURTS.
ENDLESS embassies and fruitless negotiations
have occupied the courts of Europe fir some thne. Whether
tin e nst ilAtion of the "Great Bear" is an unlucky one, we
lease for the consideration of all o' servers ;
but the t po'icy
has been pursued key the outruns of the establishments of E. MOSES
and ,ON, who have negotiated affairs of dress on a scale of unpre-
cedented magnificence and economy. The war ef elements is totally
su'ldued by the attire manufacture t by E. MOSES and Sort, and all
the advantiges of a conai.lete victory are secured by an artistic fit
which combines fashion and comfort.
As annbas,a,lors to the Court of Fashion, E. MosEs and SON are
the most .uccessful negotiators which the commercial world has
ever acknowled2ed—they have produced styles of dress which have
gamed them universal reputation. Their present facilities for exe-
cuting the commands of noblemen, merchants, men of business,
labourers. and all other sections of society, poqsess an indescribable
and the
ampletude, associated with superior quality, infinite variety,
most economical charges.
Liveries, sporting dress, military and naval costumes, are made by
E. NIOSES and SON with the greatest uniformity and precision.
Hats, cap., boots and *hoes, hosiery, shirts, ladies' and children's
c'othing of the mo4t elegant nod serviceable kind, is furnished by
E. MOSES and Soli at considerably lower prices than are customarily
charged.
The wholesale department of E. MOSES and SoN's business is highly
advantueous to merchants, captains, and emigrants. Their cloth-
ing, boots and shov, outfits, &c. &c., are the best shipments which
da he made to Australia or any part of the world.
Full lists of outfits for ladies and gentlemen, and ship-sailing in-
formations, may be had on application, or post tree.
C A.LIT E. MO: ES and S ret having to guard the
ON reg
~üblie against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like
alselmod of " Being connected with 'hell* Establishment," or " It's
he same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for
Ibvious reasons, they bog to state that they have
STo CONNEXION WITH ANT OTIIEH HOUSE IN OE OUT OE LONDON,
except their own Establishments, as follows :
London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Mineries, 83,
4, 85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating.
London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 503, New Oxford-street, 1, 2
and 3, Ilart-street, all communicating.
Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street.
Sheffield Branch, 36 Fargate.
Colonial Branch, M,lbourne, Australia.
M erchant Tallo,s Clothiers, Batters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and
Shoe shakers, and General Oatfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen.
article not give satisfaction, it will be
IMPORTANT —Should any
exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned
without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest
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, " The Epitome of Comfort and Economy," contain-
ing full lists of prices, our system of self-measurement, 14c., &c.,
may he had on application, or post-free.
A handsome Almanac for the year ending 1854 can be had, gratis

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RENAL PILLS, as their name Renal (or the Kidneys) indicates. are
a most safe and efficacious r.lnedy for the above dangerous corn
plaints, discharges of any urinaryi of the urine, and diseases of
the kidneys, bladder, and organs generally. For d presslon
of spirits, incapacity for society, study, or bu-mess, confusion, giddi-
ness, drowsiness, nervousness, and hisatilty itself, when arising from
or combined with urinary diseas s, they ire unequalled. Price Is
lid , Is. 9d., 4s. 6d., lis., and 335. per Box, through all Medicine
Vendors, or sent (free) on receipt of the amount in postage stamps,
by Dr. De home
Roos, 35, Ely- lace, Holborn, ondon. At
ce tor con-
sultation daily from it till 4, Sunday excepted. Advi and Medi.
cine, LI.

LIFE ASSURANCE;
REPORT of the SELECT COMMITTEE of the HOUSE
or COMMONS, ad the DEPOSIT SYSTEM—the New and
Important Feature of Life Assurance adopted by The DEPOSI I
and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
The following is an extract from the Report of the Select Com-

=Mee : -
,+ IRE OBJECTS which persons HAVE IN VIEW IN EFFECTING IN-
SURANCEB upon thei I I' .ives, are GENERALLY OF AN IMPORTANT AND
SOLEMN chisracte- viz., the PROVISI.)N FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
after the death dtheir CONTRACT PROTECTORS; WHIR • any ordinary
transaction of trade, a ONCE ENTREED INTO CANNOT BE
DISCHARGED OR ABANDONED, if doubts of the stability of an
021100 should arise, WITHOUT • SACRIFICE OF PILEMIII3LS PAID IN
TUT YEARN and the necessi.y of effecting new Po
lims in other
offices at increased rates of premium, owing to the greater age
of the assured ; persons are thus placed in the ANXIOUS AND UN-
HAPPY DILEMMA OF BEING COMPELLED TO PERSEVERE IN FATING
FRENIUNs FROM YEAR TO YEAR, withso sows suspicion andG
dTHEoubt
SE-
RS
to the ultimate advantage of doing
OR OF INCUIEIN
'IOUs LOSS WHICH UNDER THE MOST FAVOURABLE cmcoNsTlNcEs,
/MIT ATTEND THE ABANDONMENT O SALE OF'
COMA POLIPELLECY."
to pay
On the DEPOSIT SYSTEM a person is NOTD"
from "TEAR To LEAL" and he does not, if desirous
the contABANDON-
he
ING" his Policy, incur any `• SERIOUS Loss," but, on rary,
may pay such amounts, and at such times ms he may tind most con-
venient ; he can stop paying whenever he pleases, and he can with-
draw the whole or part of his premiums. If the whole be with-
drawn the Policy is cancelled ; if part only, then the value of' the
Policy is diminished by the assured value of the part withdrawn.
A B, aged 20, opens a deposit policy with a payment of 51. which
It will be seen he increases from time to time, and occasionally
diminishes.
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(prom the Morning Herald.)
Most of our readers will remember Blackwood's admirable
series of papers, entitled, " First and Last." To this series
Lord John Russell contributed another specimen last night.
We had then, in a weary task of about an hour and twenty
minutes, the First and Last appearance of a third Reform Bill.
The latest specimen of the kind in 1852 was sentenced as soon
as seen, and the present one is several degrees worse than
that. We have not the slightest idea that we shall ever again
look upon " the Reform Bill of 1854." Lord John went
through his task with the air of a man who knew that the
whole affair was a farce, and who could not, for the life of
him, even put on the semblance of feeling any interest in it.
Scarcely a cheer of the least warmth greeted him during his
course ; he sat down in nearly total silence, and in ten minutes
afterwards not fifty members were left on the Ministerial
benches. The whole affair was seen to be a sham ; and honest
men disliked to appear to have anything to do with it. As
Lord John entertains not the slightest idea of proceeding with
the measure, he is naturally careless what party he insults by
it. The first half of the measure is a downright affront to
the Radicals--the litter half is just as disgusting to the Con-
servatives. Together, the bill is such a monstrosity, that it
is difficult to believe that Lord John would be willing to pass
his own bill into a law, if he were able to do so to-morrow.
First, as to the Radicals. They have been insisting upon it,
8 o
for some months past, that seats taken from towns must be
given to towns; that, if thirty boroughs are disfranchised,
thirty new boroughs must be created. Now, how does Lord
John deal with this claim ? By disfranchisement of boroughs
he finds 66 seats at his disposal. All these are claimed by the
Radical party for towns. Lord John apportions them thusc-
- Counties
London University...
Inns of Court
Chelsea .
Large towns

on application.
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More utter disregard of the pretensions of the Radical party
could hardly be shown. A second affront is inflicted upon
them by one of the many " crotchets" which are introduced
into this precious production. Lord John gives in to the
novel idea of giving some representation to minorities. He
adopts the plan of a late pamphleteer, of giving three mem-
bers to a large town, or division of a county, but allowing no
elector to give more than two votes. In this way 5000 elec-
tors would return the first two on the poll, but a minority of
4000 would return the third. This is an idea particularly
abhorrent to the Radicals, who enjoy nothing better than to
triumph over the Conservatives, when they can, by mere
brute force. But having in this way shown his disregard of
the wishes and feelings of his Radical allies, Lord John next
turns to the Conservatives, and does Half best to render the
measure loathsome to them. -a-dozen crotchets
of the most absurd kind are introduced, any one
of which ought to condemn the measure. Take
an instance : that the metropolitan boroughs are
low enough, Radical enough, and have enough of King
Mobinthem, is a fact which even the Times itself has fre-
quently asserted. Yet Lord John proposes to make them
" " Is it possible ?
much worse.some of our readers will ex-
claim. Oh, yes ! quite possible. As the law now stands,
every voter in a metropolitan borough must have paid some
rates and taxes. Lord John:gravely proposes to sweep away
every regulation of the kind. A man is (we suppose) merely
to be rated ; though why even this formality should be de-
manded, if the payment of rates is to exeuse him, we know not.
What rational motive can be assigned for this change ? Has any
one ventured to surmise that the constituencies of the metropo-
litan boroughs are not low enough, but that they would be im-
proved by a larger infusion of the democracy? The " crotchets"
of this bill are too many to be enumerated. One member is to
, g London University," which is not, we believe,
bo given to the
" Stinkomalee" itself, but a still more modern invention,
which at present is to be found in lodgings, up two pair of
stairs, somewhere about Somerset House. All people having
salaries of 100!. a-year are to have votes. Are the clerks of
a Lombard-street banker, or of Messrs. Morrison and Dillon,
in Fore-street, more independent of their employers than the
farmers of Sir Thomas Acland or Sir John Yarde Buller? Yet,
when the farm tenants were enfranchised by the Chandos
clause, the Whigs and Radicals told us that we were only
making some thousands of " dependent and servile voters."
For our part, though we hate all shams, we must admit that
the present is a case in which the Government cannot do any-
thing else. To act with truth and honesty is more than they
can venture to do. To be in earnest, they must pledge office,
and power, and everything upon the carrying this measure.
But this they cannot do, and do not mean to do. They have
not the slightest intention of either dissolving or resigning.
In short, the bill is only " brought in"' to be taken out again.
It is a mere waste of time ; in short, a. fa,ree 1

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Thus A B, in 10 years, has saved and inve.ted at different inter-
vale various /RM amounting to 971., by which he had be'n Mewed
in case of death for 2601. 12s. /d ; but A B requires 221. ; h draws
this sum out, and diminishes the value of his Policy by 60/. Is. 3d.
at different times, leaving him in case of death a Policy for 2001.
4s. 4d., and during his life a fund of 751. to draw out at any time, in
uprt or wholly.
The first claim the Deposit and General Life Assurance
Company was uponsttled by
a deposit of 10/. which a parent made foat the
r each
of five children, instead of a 'ding it to an account they had
Savings Bank. One of them died a few days after the was de-
posited, and the father received 341. 65., being the amountlol. of the De-
poalt Policy.

GREAT FIRE AT BROMLEY.

Yesterday evening, between the hours of five and six d
,
a fire broke out at Claussen's Patent Flax,
Hemp, an
Jute Company's mills, situate at Bromley, near Bow new
church.
The property covered a large extent of ground, and
comprised the principal mill, the machine-houses, the
devilling-rooms, the drying-houses, and a large warehouse
probably 50 feet wide and nearly 80 feet deep—whilst in
front of the premises were packed in the open yard,
under marquees, several heaps of hemp, jute, and flax,
each stack being as high as a common dwelling-house.
The last-named property was worth some thousand
pounds, and the principal portion has been reduced to
ashes, besides the destruction of machinery and goods in
the mills.
The fire was first discovered by a boy who was em-
ployed in the mill, and who stated that his attention was
directed to an exceedingly small body of fire in one of the
front warehouses. At that time the fire was travelling
along the ceiling and appeared to be feeding upon the loose
dust that had accumlated round the joistings. The boy at
once sounded an alarm, and in the course of a few minutes
a strong body of police belonging to the K. division came
up from the Bow station, under the direction of Mr. Su-
perintendent Howe and Inspector Ellis. The police and
the various hands employed on the works at once made
a vigorous attempt to get some of the many bales of
goods in the warehouses removed to the open yard,
in which endeavour they succeeded. ; but unfortunately
their exertions were of little avail, as nearly everything
they could remove has been consumed. Information of
the outbreak was sent per the electric telegraph to Lon-
don for the aid of the engines. The moment the mes-
sage arrived, the brigade engine stationed at So n choo
its
l-
house-lane Shadwell, started for the scene, but,
arrival, the whole of the warehouses, the machine-
rooms, and drying compartments, were enveloped in
flame. The engine was set to work from a good
supply of water, but The the re contifrom Wellclose-squa re,nued to spread with
amazing rapidity. enginesfire
Jeffrey-square, and Watling-street, the West of
England engine, and the company's firemen, next
arrived, and by this time the flames were issuing from
every window in the warehouse and mills, and when
the roof fell in a tremendous shower of sparks rose high
into the air, and, falling upon nearly a dozen stacks of
jute and hemp in the yard, as well as the greater portion
of the goods previously removed from the premises, set
fire to the whole. The wind at the same time blew stifly,
and very few minutes elapsed before the various stacks
of hemp and other articles looked like so many dwelling-
ll
houses on fire. The engines above enumerated, as we
as that of the parish, were worked with full vigour, but
as late as midnight the fire was far from being entirely
extinguished, although all danger of any further exten-
sion of mischief was fortunately at an end.
The firemen succeeded in saving from destruction the
engine-romns and bleaching-houses at the east end of
the mills, but the other portions of the works may be
described as being entirely consumed.

EXAMPLE No. 2.
Supposing A IS, aged 23, when he opens a Deposit Policy los the
insane, and continues voLutcrkamT to pay the same sum every year
in the same way as he is CObiTILLID to do in the ordinary system.
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(Front the Morning Chronicle.)
Lord John Russell was fully justified in stating last night,
at the conclusion of his able, comprehensive, and statesman-
like speech, that the provisions of the new Reform Bill had
not been suggested by any party motive. Not only is the
an earnest and
measure marked, at every point, by
single-
minded desire to improve the constitution of the House of
Commons, but the changes which it proposes are so various in
their character, as well as so considerable in number and im-
portance, that it will not be easy,
ect without elaborate calcula-
tions, to estimate their probable eff on the balance of poli-
tical power. The counties are to receive a considerable addi-
tion of representatives, but the county constituency is to
embrace a new class of voters from the smaller towns in the
district ; and it will consequently, as Lord Johns Russell
pointed out, no longer present that " special cracter "
which has operated so injuriously on national interests. In
the larger counties and towns, the minority is to be furnished
with the means of securing a share in the representation ; and,
consequently, there may not improbably be a Ministerial
member for Manchester, and a Liberal member for Dorset-
shire. Mr. Drummond himself might have allowed that the
franchise given to clerks and salaried officers will tend to
raise the character of ordinary constituencies ; and it is certain
that the Inns of Court will never return a member
holding opinions so dangerous as to be incompatible with
a seat on the bench or with the office of Solicitor-
General. In a word, the measure presents little
scope for that narrow and vulgar criticism which ean
only
judge of political changes as they may affect the petty in-
terests of faction. It must be estimated as a whole, with
reference to its collective and ultimate effect on the character
and
of the constituencies and of the House of the
char
thus regarded, it will, unless we are greatly mistaken,' be cor-
dially welcomed by the country as a scheme, alike honestly
intended, judiciously quceived, and ably constructed, for

Th premium of 141. commencing at 23 years of age, and paid upon
an ordinary Policy (as IT MusD De) everyoo y
lea but if A B r till A.B. is 46 ylivesears
old, will secure the same sum, viz., 1,., 7
years longer (which is the probable (gyration of life at the time he
effected the insurance) his Deposit Policy, for the same payments
as for an ordinary rolicy of 1,(1001., will have increased to 1,5251.
6s. 6d.

TRUBTESB.
The Right 'lonourable the Lord Viscount Drumlanrig, M.P., P.C.,
Comptroller of her Majesty's Household.
Maj,o-Genoral Sir W. Clayton, Bart.. 79, Gloucester-place,l'oll-
n:m-square.
lr Charles Price, Bart., Banker, London.
Vim-Admiral Ayscough, Prospect Haase, Southampton.
HAIII3I
The 'tight Hon. the ii,rd Viscrsunt Dramlanria, M.P., P.C., Comp-
troller of her Majesty's Household.

CON lanai N 0 AMC kt.T
Francis, G. 1' E q., F.L.S

STANDING cerrract.•
R. B. Crowder, Esq.. Q.C., M.P., Recorder of Bristol, Counsel to th,
Admiralty, C.. Judge Advocate of the Fleet.
E.C•• M•e., Lincoln's-inn.
R. maiin‘.
pA, Sew Bridge -street, Bleckfriars, London.
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annuities on most favourable terms. Digeas,d lives and lives de-
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APPOINTMENTS. ,4•' „
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Secretary's Clerk.—William F. Al ~ir.''..., . l,.*Ne!,
the Penelope, 16, steam-frigate, ;'''f,' , - ..., ''- , , ``)A,,
Admiral Henry W. Bruce, having -been, •,,, . - noted :r4rs, itgik°'
the rank of Paymaster by the Comiliia- .: ..1:;26' '.'
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the west coast of Africa station, anckap'. .
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Ferret, 8, on the same station, their lor. , .:- ~a. '
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firmed his promotion and appointment tb ili e ..-14- --sy
Clerks.—George J. D. Andrews (18491,... ' the`
Poictiers, guard-ship of ordinary at Chatham, to the
Majestic, 81, screw steam-ship, at Sheerness ; David F.
Clow (paymaster of 1846), to the Poictiers, vice An-
drews ; Thomas W. S. Neame, to the Fisgard, flag-
ship at Woolwich ; Richard Munday (1850), from the
Impregnable, flag-ship at Devonport, to the James Watt,
91, screw steam-ship, at Devonport ;H.J. C. Mitchell
(1850), first clerk of the Dido, 18, on the Pacific
station, to the Nile, 91, screw steam-ship, at Devonport ;
John B. Jackson (1846), to the Bulldog, steam-sloop, at
Portsmouth ; John Retallic (paymaster of 1853), to the
Neptune, guard-ship of ordinary, at Portsmouth ;
Walter Lomer (paymaster of 1850), to the Impregnable
flag-ship, at Devonport.
Masters' Assistants—G. E. W. Yates, to the Princess
Royal, 91, screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth ;W. A.
Stone, to the Caesar, 91, screw steam-ship at Ports-
mouth.

simply again to record our protest. The avowed purpose of
this arrangement is to enable " minorities to return repre-
sentatives"—a principle, or rather crotchet, of which we
have more than once exposed the folly. The professed object
of those who advocate the representation of minorities will
not stand examination ; their real aim still less. Either they
seek to smuggle in rational advocates of progress by a pro-
vision of which they hope Conservatives may not see the
drift, or they wish to guard against too great an overweight
of sincere and earnest Reformers in public. The former is a
subterfuge unworthy of true Liberalism ; and besides, certain
to be defeated by the retrograde faction who are expert in
all such " dodges." The latter would be a " keeping the
word of promise to the ear, and breaking it to the hope," of
which we should be loth to suspect any Liberal statesman.

liberalising, strengthening, and purifying our representative
government. The majority of the House of Commons may
possibly, in some cases, be dissatisfied with provisions which
seem to limit popular influence in elections ; but they will
see the prudence of abstaining from any collision with their
opponents, in opposition to a comprehensive and well-
conceived amendment of our electoral system. The total or
partial disfranchisement of small boroughs is a gain which
may well reconcile those who profess zeal for reform to any
shortcomings which they may discover, or imagine, in the
general features of the scheme. The new members for large
constituencies may not be personally superior to the nomi-
nees whom they will displace ; but, on the other hand, they
cannot fail to be at least equally competent to their duties.
Should the counties be shaken out of their ancient custom of
confining their choice to local magistrates, the House of Com-
mons, as well as the electoral system, will be greatly im-
proved by the changes which are about to take place. Three
considerable modern towns are to be allowed single represen-
tatives, and the populous district of Chelsea and Ken-
sington is...to ,receive the full honours of a metropolitan
borough.: It niayi'be' hoped that a district abounding in
wealthy and inteltgetit residents will not sink to the Parlia-
mentary lesiel ,of :Finsbury or Marylebone. The proposed
enfranchisement ortlie University of London will be re-
garded as a boon by the medical profession, who constitute
the great majority of the graduates. The Inns of Court
have, perhaps, less reason to complain of want of legislative
influence ; and it is not impossible that the seats allotted to
the bar may, before the conclusion of the debates, be trans-
ferred to some urgent claimant. The franchise to be con-
ferred on the educated classes, as such, wherever they may
chance to reside, is a much-needed improvement in the re-
presentative system. The influence of the best portion of
the community will be further increased by the extension of
the franchise to all recipients of annual salaries to the amount
of 1001. to all persons charged with the income or assessed
taxes, and to the members of certain professions. It is not
impossible that even, the metropolitan boroughs may be in-
duced to require higher, qUalifications in their representa-
tives, when their Most,ios_Bigent inhabitants are for the first
time admitted to theanchise. Small fundholders, and
prudent men who have deposited their money in saving
banks, will also tend to raise the character of the consti-
tuencies ; while the enfranchisement of 61. householders in
boroughs, subject to the condition with respect to length of
residence required for the municipal franchise, is a mea-
sure alike popular and judicious. Among the many
valuable provisions of the bill, none are more impor-
tant than those which facilitate the admission of
the better class of workmen into the electoral bodies.
We have great satisfaction in finding that the plan of enabling
a minority to obtain that share in the representation to which
it is justly entitled is to be adopted in a limited number of
constituencies. No more prudent method could have been
devised for the introduction of a principle which, although
manifestly sound, is a novelty in the Parliamentary system.
In municipal elections, the same result has been obtained by
the division of boroughs into wards; and the aristocracy of
the provincial West-end return as many councillors as the
crowded residents of the poorer parts of a town. The Minis-
terial proposal, however, to confine each elector to two votes
out of three may tend to the advantage of all parties in their
turn. There certainly appears no reason why the Parliamen-
tary discussions on this wise, moderate, and statesmanlike
scheme should not proceed, whatever may be the external
circumstances of the country. It is one which in no way
appeals to the passions and prejudices, but to the reason and
the sense of justice of Parliament and the community. If
Ministers have been able to prepare such a measure in the
midst of the harassing anxieties of a protracted diplomatic
dispute, Parliament may surely deal with it in a spirit of
calm and dispassionate deliberation, even though the country
should be engaged in the vigorous prosecution of war.

(From the Morning Advertiser.)
Last night Lord John Russell brought in his long-promised
bill for a reform in the representation of the people. The
measure excited but little attention. It was coldly received
by the house, and it will not meet with any better reception
from the country. When the bill is viewed in all its bearings,
it will be found to be, what we long since by anticipation de-
scribed it—a measure of reform in name only, not in reality.
In itself, therefore, there is nothing to evoke popular feeling
in its favour—nothing to excite or agitate the country either
for or against it. If the friends of popular progress have
little or nothing to hope from it, the opponents of reform
have nothing to fear. It will in practice leave matters essen-
tially where it found them. We doubt exceedingly whether,
supposing the measure were to become law to-morrow, it
would affect tlfe state of parties, at the next general election,
to the extent of a dozen members. There are various
reasons why the public will take little interest in
new Reform Bill of the Coalition. But there is one special
and weighty reason why the country will care little about
it. An impression has gone abroad, that it has not
been brought forward in good faith. Right or wrong,
the popular conviction is, that it never was meant by its
noble author, and those who have given their consent to its
introduction, to be carried. The universal belief is, thatit
is only intended to form a fulfilment, in the letter, of a pro-
mise made last year by Lord John Russell, and indorsed by
Lord Aberdeen, that a measure would be introduced in the
session of 1854 for the amendment of the representation of I
the people. Lord JohnAit is said, will feel that he has re-
deemed his pledge by the empleintroduction of the measure.
It is painful to think that-such loose notions on.the subject of
morality prevail among our public men. If the general con-
viction be the true one, that the measure of last night was
introduced, not for the purpose of being carried, but of being
abandoned, then we are forced to the conclusion that the
noble lord who framed and brought it forward is guilty of a
breach of faith with the country. If he brought it in at all,
he was bound in honour, and in virtue of his solemn pledge,
not only to persevere with it, but to strain every nerve to
carry it through a successful termination.
With regard to the various towns and counties which
will be affected by this arrangement, we must refer to
the speech of the noble lord. The adoption of this part of
the scheme would introduce great confusion into our electoral
system, and play most successfully into the hands of the Con-
servatives. In all large commercial towns they would be sure
to get one of their number returned on the principle of repre-
senting the minority. And thus a considerable addition
would be made to the Conservative side of the House, from
populations which have never hitherto, in one solitary in-
stance, returned other than thorough Liberals. The mode in
which the noble lord proposes to deal with the franchise is
exceedingly complicated, and will be found very cumbrous
when it is sought to carry it out. It would have been far
better had the principle of household suffrage been adopted.
That would have been simple, and would have been satisfac-
tory to the public,—especially if there had been associated
with it the concession of the franchise to all persons paying a
certain amount per week as lodgers. The bill has no preten-
sions to be regarded as a well-digested, much less a liberal,
measure. The friends of popular progress will not regard it
as worthy of their acceptance. If it does not create deep
disappointment in the public mind, it is because the public
expected nothing good from the quarter whence it emanates.
It fell still-born on the House ; it will make no impression
whatever on the mind of the country. It is just the abortion
we expected. It is in all respects worthy the Ministry under
whose auspices it has been ushered into existence.

WOOLWICH, Fn. 13.
A number of officers are required to serve as agents
for the transports now engaged for the conveyance of
troops, which will afford an admirable opportunity of
employment to those of an active and energetic cha-
racter qualified for these responsible duties.
The Talbot, 22, passed Woolwich to-day on her way
round to Deptford from Portsmouth, to have her stores
put on board, preparatory to her proceeding with
.the
Phoenix screw steam-sloop, for the relief of the ships now
in the Arctic regions. An order. has been received to
have a new brass screw propeller cast at the foundry
here for the Phoenix, one of her former screws being
completely destroyed, and only useful as old metal.
The detachment of Royal Marines under orders for
service in the Monarch, 84, Captain John E. Erskine,
left the dock-yard station this morning at half-past eight,
on their way to join their ship at Sheerness. Immedi-
ately on entering the carriages for their conveyance, the
band played the national anthem, and it was responded
to with the most enthusiastic cheers and waving of their
shakos.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 13.
The Caesar, 91, screw, Captain Robb, came out of the
steam basin this morning, and round to the fitting basin,
to ship her masts and fore masts, which she has done,
and is rigging as fast as possible.
The Edinburgh, 58, Captain Hewlett, was placed in
No. 2 dock this morning to have her copper, &c., exa-
mined. She will receive a number of riggers as part
complement, and is ordered to be ready for sea by this
day week. We believe all the seamen riggers called out
this morning will be borne upon her books.
The Dauntless, 24, screw, Captain Ryder, bent sails
and received her crew from their berthing hulk this
morning, and hauled into the stream to adjust her com-
passes, preparatory to going out of harbour.
The Princess Royal, 91 (screw), Captain Lord Cla-
rence Paget, also bent sails this morning. We believe
both these vessels will now go out of harbour to Spit-
head on Wednesday.
The Dragon, 6, paddle frigate, Captain Willcox, has
made up the whole of her petty officers from the " rig-
gers," and will get a good crew.
The Bussorah Merchant freightship sailed this after-
noon for Australia with a draught of the 11th Regiment.
She calls at Queenstown for further troops.
Rear-Admiral Fanshawe who has been staying a few
days with his nephew, the Admiral-Superintendent
(Marten) of this dockyard, had a narrow escape from
accident on leaving the dockyard this morning for Lon-
don, by the breaking of the hind axle of his carriage,
which was upset by the casualty.
The Basilisk, 6, paddlewheel-sloop, Commander the
Hon. F. Egerton, got up her steam in the harbour this
morning, and tested the working of her engines.
The Duke of Wellington, 131, is to be the flag-ship
of the Commander-in-Chief of the Baltic fleet, and the
Nile, 91, will be offered to Commodore Martin in
exchange.

(From the Morning Post.)
" Went to the House of Commons with C., between four
and five. Lord John's speech (I could not help feeling)
somewhat feeble and diluted, except in one or two passages."
Such are the terms which, on the 24th June, 1831, Moore
jotted down his impressions of Lord John Russell's greatest
effort in favour of his first Reform Bill. They coincide
curiously with those produced upon ourselves by his exposi-
tion of his third scheme on the night of February the 13th,
1854. The noble lord advocated but dispiritedly the bill
which he is to usher into Parliament, and to support through
what cannot but be a stormy career. The house received it lan-
guidly enough, and nothing ensued upon its enunciation, save
a few vindications de rigueur of freemen by members whose
electoral strength lies largely among that particular class, and
a little string of questions from a few Scotch and Irish mem-
bers as to the measure which is to be meted to their respec-
tive countries. In fact, it is abundantly evident, from the
tone and manner of the house that the representative body
entirely agree with their constituencies that—be the bill good
or be it bad—the present time is a singularly inopportune one
for bringing it under discussion. As regards the character
and merits of the scheme, apart from the question of its op-
portuneness, its supporters will, we suppose, designate it as
comprehensive, and its opponents may well describe it as
multifarious and destructive. Among the latter we are dis-
posed to rank ourselves. The act of 1831 involved, if it did
not distinctly enunciate, the principle of making, population
the basis of representation but to a limited extent only, and
that, not at the moment apparently, a very dangerous one.
There were many places whose industry had passed away,
whose population had dwindled, and whose members conse-
quently represented only a shadow or a tradition. There were
other places which, from hamlets and fishing villages, had
grown into large towns and wealthy cities, busy with com-
merce and replete with active and productive capital.
It was consistent only with common sense that, suppos-
ing there to be an invincible constitutional objection to any
enlargement of the House of Commons, representation should
be transferred from the shadow to the substance ; and, had
the operation been conducted on distinct and constitutional
principles, there would have been no ultimate hazardous pro-
gress involved by the undertaking. Unfortunately, Lord
John, fur convenience probably in the first instance, adopted
population as the measure of claim to representative privileges;
and the admission, however modified, of this principle has
compelled the author of the Reform Bill of 1831, as we al-
ways predicted it would, to adopt, now in 1854, that theory
for which the Radical party have so long and so steadily
struggled—the theory, namely, of proportional representation,
taking mere population as its basis. This is, indeed, the rosin
feature of Lord John's scheme. The accordance of repre-
sentation to the Inns of Courts we cannot approve of. As
well, it seems to us, might electoral rights be given to the
Shipowners' Association, to the Railway Companies' Clearing-
House, or to the Clergy Mutual Assurance Company. As for
the advantage of having more lawyers in the house, it will
give us no great pain, and will inflict on the nation no great
loss, to forego it. The extensions of the franchise which the
noble lord proposes we equally object to, as unfitting and un-
called for. That for which Lord John claims the credit of
being Conservative, is a mere sham, and can never have any
sensible influence. The number of graduates of our Univer-
sities, of Government and of commercial clerks, who are
excluded by the existing form of franchise, we take to be
very insignificant, and even if they numbered three times
what we conceive them to do, would be nothing in the scale
against the mass who will rush in by the opening practi-
cated by the lowering of the county franchise to 101., and
of the borough to a muncipal 61. rating. Neither do we see
any security for Conservative principles or Conservative ten-
dencies in the 501. savings bank provision, upon which Lord
John appeared to lay considerable stress. Judging from the
vast sums of money which they have expended, there was
probably scarcely one of the men lately out on strike who
could not have qualified under it ; and supposing an election
to have occurred in October last, with Lord John's bill in
full operation, what class of men does he think they would
have returned to the House of Commons—a Lord John
Russell, or a Mr. Cowell—a Mr. Spencer Walpole, or a Mr.
Newton—a statesman and an upright gentleman, or a plat-
form spouter and an ignorant socialist. There is one more
proposed alteration in our existing system of which we have
yet to speak—the most uncalled-for and the most unjusti-
fiable. We mean, that by which it is intended to exempt, in
future, members of Parliament, accepting office under the
Crown, from submitting their new position to the approval
of their constituents. No one has advocated more strongly
than ourselves the proper independence of representatives, or
opposed more constantly everything tending to the establish-
ment of a system of delegation ; but this long-existing con-
stitutional usage involves no such thing, and only gives to
the constituency that proper control which they ought to
have over their representative, and assures them against the
possibility, without their own connivance, of their influence
being converted, by their Member, into a means of personal
advancement for himself. Let Lord John Russell consider
well before he lays upon the table of the house, in the shape
of a bill, the scheme of which he, last night, gave a pro-
gramme, He may depend upon it, Mr. Drummond is right
—the measure contains that which must be, sooner or later,
destructive, and exhibits no reason in the world for stopping
where it professes to conclude.

DEATH OF THE HON. GEORGE POULETT.
We regret to announce the death by apoplexy, while
hunting with Colonel Wyndham's hounds at Petworth,
Sussex, of Vice-Admiral of the Red the Hon. George
Poulett.
By this accident, the following promotions take place
on the active list of flag-officers :- --
Vice-Admiral of the White Charles James Johnston
to Vice-Admiral of the Red.
Vice-Admiral of the Blue Charles Sibthorp John
Hawtayne, to be Vice-Admiral of the White.
Rear-Admiral of the Red the Hon. William Gordon
to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue.
Rear-Admiral of the White Sir John Gordon Sinclair,
Bart., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue Henry W. Bruce to be
Rear-Admiral of the White.
Captain John Leith (1825), to be Rear-Admiral of the
Blue.

( From the Dctilg News. )
The great feature, and the very great merit, of Lord John
Russell's new Reform Bill is, that it proposes a large exten-
sion of the suffrage. The reduction of the county franchise
to 101., and of the borough franchise to 61., are bold, sound,
and excellent propositions. In places like the City of Lon-
don, St. Pancras, Marylebone, Islington' Southwark, Lam-
beth, Kensington, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, and
many others, a 61. franchise must be practically equivalent to
household suffrage, and certainly a 101. franchise in counties
must " bring within the pale of the constitution" all those who
are above the grade of mere agricultural labour. All this is
excellent, and thoroughly worthy of support, and if the
scheme ended here, nothing better could have been expected.
But the bill goes much further. Its great and good features
are damaged by an unhappy crotchet—that of seeking "to
represent the minority." This is the drawback ; and it will
be the duty of reformers to decide whether or not a large ex-
tension of the franchise shall or shall not be taken as a suffi-
ciently great and sound instalment of reform—a sufficiently
bold step in the right direction—to cover, like charity, a mul-
titude of minor sins. At present we have about a mil-
lion of voters, and we may now consider that we are offered a
scheme which will certainly, if carried out, add some hundreds
of thousands to their number. Indeed it seems probable that
the effect of the 61. franchise in towns, and the 101. franchise
in counties, may about double the number of persons entitled to
be placed on the electoral rolls as compared with those now ac-
tually registered. With this extension we are asked to combine
certain crotchets more or less acceptable to certain cliques.
What shall we do ? Shall we take the bill or reject it ? To
take it would in all human probability strengthen the Liberals
in the House of Commons sufficiently to enable them at an
early future again to revise our modes of election. To reject
it would still leave us with the undiminished force of a just
cry for Reform. All the sham Reformers—all those who have
" bought " their seats in the House of Commons, and who
want of course to keepthem as long as possible, will denounce
the Bill as a bad one. They will, under cover of a demand
for a better measure, do all in their power to inflict a mortal
wound on the Government Bill for the simple reason that to
pass it would send them again before their constituents for
re-election. The array of the different sets of interested M.Ps.
against the scheme, joined with the open hostility of those
foes of the people, the Tories, may secure a very formidable
phalanx in opposition to the Now Reform. But the pub-
lic, for their own sakes, must not be hoodwinked.
Theirs is the task to weigh the promise against the disap-
pointments—the good against the evil—the extension against
the crotchets, and to decide whether they will or will
not require their representatives to vote for the measure.
After all that may be said against the measure, the real ques-
tion is, Will it, or will it not, be found, after careful criti-
cism of the various provisions, that the good outweighs the
evil ? That is the point at issue. Considering the quality
of the house to which it is presented, is it as liberal a scheme
as could be brought forward with auy chance of success ?
Against the proposal that each elector in constituencies re-
turning three members shall only vote for two, we have

MALTA, FEB. 7.

The Himalaya has just been telegraphed. -
On Sunday last her Majesty's ship Caradoc arrived
from Marseilles, having on board General Sir John
Burgoyne and a French colonel of engineers, Colonel
Ardent, who conducted, in his department, the siege of
Rome. The distinguished visitors were received by his
Excellency the Governor, who went off to the Caradoc,
and accompanied them on shore. .
Colonel Ardent having expressed a desire to see a re-
giment in heavy marching order, the 41st was turned
out, having just returned from church, and a regiment
of finer men, or more neatly clothed and fitted, could not
have been selected to do honour to the service.
The colonel was highly pleased at their military bear-
ing and appearance, and expressed the utmost gratifica-
tion, on one of the knapsacks being opened for his in-
spection, at the quantity of things stowed in so small a
compass, and the exceeding cleanliness of its varied
contents.

The Caradoc left at 2 p.m. for Constantinople.
The following items of intelligence reached Malta by
the Triton, which arrived here in four days from Con-
stantinople. Several officers who have recently received
their promotion have arrived by her, and Captain Ste-
phens, Royal Marines, on whom an operation was re-
cently performed, having suffered from exceeding cold,
has gone to the hospital here for cure. He is not in any
danger, however, and will probably speedily recover,
under the influence of a milder temperature :
"The officers who have joined are—Commander
Mends, Trafalgar ; Lieutenant Percival, Fury ; Com-
mander May, Leander ; Lieutenant Balfour, Sidon ;
Lieutenant Paterson, Inflexible ; Lieutenant Coxon,
Furious ; and Lieutenant Nott, Queen.
General Baraguay d'Hilliers left Constantinople on
the 27th ult. to decide upon the spot on which to en-
camp the French troops expected from day to day at
Constantinople.
The following may be relied on as a correct report
of the army of Roumelia, ; head-quarters at Shumla :
Regiments. Men. Tobal.
30 Infantry ... 3,248 ... 97,440
8 Cavalry ... 650 ... 5,200
4 Foot Artillery 2,200 ... 8,800
11 Horse Artillery 1,200 ... ... 13,200
6 Egyptian Infantry 19,488
Bashi Bouzouka and Redifs ... 85,872
Garrison at Rustchuk 15,000
Widdin 15,000
Varna 40,000

70,000

THE STEAMSHIP HIMALAYA.

The greatest anxiety is manifested by the Government
authorities for the early arrival of the Peninsular and
Oriental steam-ship Himalaya, which it is hoped may
reach Southampton not later than the 16th inst. She
left Malta on the night of the 7th inst., with the India
and Australian mails. The following letter from a gen-
tleman on board gives an account of her performances,
and, both from the interest attached to her first voyage
as well as the important part this steamer may have to
play in the approaching extensive naval operations, will,
doubtless, be read with attention :
"We left Malta at 1.10 a.m. on the 31st of Janmary,
and met with a fresh north-west breeze all the way up,
with a heavy swell, and arrived in 60 hours. On the
2d inst. we saw the lighthouse at Alexandria, 840 miles
distant from Malta, in 61 hours, slowed the engines
for a pilot ; but, owing to the heavy swell on the reef,
the pilot
boats could not get out ; so we sent our boat-
swain with a boat's crew in the mailboat to fetch the
pilot, which, with great difficulty and considerable o
dan-
gerrweeenct inltasfeeewmshoaurgrsebaetfworaent
us
vas at length done. A. small French screw steamer
andofcontosiduecraheiclio twice ) n t
h en tl
part!
of the authorities of the port of Alexandria that they do
not have such boats for their pilots as, for instance, our
Cowes pilotboats, so that they could come out a few
miles to sea, and lay to, or cruise about for vessels, for
when it is blowing hard on this coast it ie most danger-
ous for vessels to run for the port, unless they can feel
certain of obtaining a pilot.
" During our run up she frequently went 151 and 16
knots, and at 8 p.m. on February 1 the log was hove and
ran off 161 knots, when the line parted ; and our oldest
quarter-master, who was heaving the log, said, " she
must have been going 17." Her average from Malta to
Alexandria was 13i knots, and from England 121. We
remained just two days in Alexandria, and sailed thence
at 5 p.m. on the 4th of February, experiencing, first day,
fresh breeze from N., with heavy swell ; second day,
light headwinds ; third day, fresh westerly breeze right
ahead. She ran up in 671 hours, or 12i knots per
hour. The quickest passage hitherto made from Malta
to Alexandria was by the Pasha's yacht Faid Gahaid, of
2,400 tons and 800-horse power, eight hours longer
than ours ; from Alexandria to Malta, by the Bengal,
70 hours. Her engines ever since leaving Gibraltar
have performed most satisfactorily—at noon, February
1, we were, by observation, 365 miles from Alexandria.
lighthouse, and by two p.m., Feb. 2, slowed the engmes
for a pilot.
" We shall leave here to-night, and shall, D. V.,
with moderately fine weather, be in Southampton by
the afternoon of the 15th. I think you may well say
this ship's average speed is 121 to 13 knots. Is there
an ocean paddle-wheel steamer afloat whose average is
as great as this ? The Trieste steamer Calcutta sailed
from Alexandria three hours before us. We have a
good many Australian passengers and a large amount of
gold. The Australian steamer arrived at Point de
Galle, Ceylon, 36 hours after the departure of the Ben-
tinck, so that the Australian mails were detained there
nearly a fortnight."