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London, England, 1847-10-04 00:00:00

No. 17 I-
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:trds of the tunnel is bricked, and the remaining portion is proceeding
rapidly.
Two suites of the line arc formed ready to receive the ballast and
94tmanent way, and about 500 yards of single line are laid down.

k great quantity of ballast is also provided, and en the ground.
_V considerable quantity of permanent materials have been de-
verod.
There are now employed upon the works 729 men and 109 horses.
have great pleasere in stating that the works now done by the
contractor are executed in a good, substantial, and workmanlike
manner, and I ain well satisfied with the exertion used by the con-
tractor in pushing on the works.
The whole of the plans, sections, and drawings fir Contracts Nos.
2 and 3 are ready. Contractors are preparing their estimates to
tender for these works, which may be let any day after the 24th of
this month.

One of these contracts will commence near Nottingham, by a
junction with the Lincoln line, at Colwick, and will include the
bridge over the river Trent, and extend to Contract No 1, at Bot-
tesford ; and the other will commence at Grantham, and extend to
the junction of the Sleaford Branch, making a total distance from
Colwick, near Nottingham, et twenty-three miles, including the first
contract.

The whole of the line to Boston is staked out, as well as the line
to Spalding and the Branch to Sleaford, the pl4ns, sections, and
drawings for these different contracts will be nest proceeded with.
On that portion of the line from Nottingham to Bulwell, which is
making jointly with the Midland Counties, Nottingham, and Mans-
field Railway Company, a distance •f four miles, several bridges are
now building, the fencing and earthwork of the line are advancing
satisfactorily.

I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
JOHN U. RASTRICK.

Avg. 11, 1847

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS, 7TN AUGUST, 1847
Itacß4prs.

From Feb. 8,
To Feb. 8, 1847. 1847, to
Aug. 7, 1847.

Total.

X a. d. X s. d. £ s. d.
To First Deposit of
1/. 7s. 6d. per
share upon 27,897
shares in the Not-
tingham & Bos •
ton Company... 38,358 7 6
Upon 95 130 12 6 36,489 0 0
To First Deposit of
1/. 7s. 6d. per
share upon 17,237
shares in t'le Not-
tingham, Vale of
Belvoir, & Gran-
tham Railway... 23,700 17 6 23,700 17 6
To First Deposit of
1/. 7s. 6d. per
share upon 18,480
shares in the Not-
tingham, Ere-
washValley, Am-
ber Gate, & Man-
chester Company 25,410 0 0 25,410 0 0
To Second Deposit
of 11. ss. per share
upon 63,621 shares
in the Amber
Gate, Notting-
ham & Boston, &
Eastern Junction
Company .. 79,626 5 0
Upon 120...... 150 0 0 79,676 5 0
To Twelve Shil-
lings per share
npon2s,244shares
in Grand Union
claims for Amber
Gate shares..... 16,146 8 0
Upon 918 549 0 0 15,695 8 0
To Second Deposit
of 1/. ss. per
share upon 22,540
shares in Grand
Union claims
for Amber Gate
shares ..... 28,175 0 0
Upon 2,009 ..... 2,511 5 9 30,686 5 0
To Interest re-
ceived ...... 3,160 2,157 0 3 5,317 2 7
To Transfer Fees
received .. 110 i 186 • 6 296 8 0
219,271 6 1

DISBURSEMENTS.
Amount ex- Amount ex-
pended up to pended from Bth
Total.
Bth Feb. Feb. to 7tk Aug.
1847. 1847.
£ a. d. £ a. d. £ kr. d.
By Engineering
and Surveying,
including Parlia-
mentary ........ 12,940 14 9 3,216 13 2 16,187 711
By Works 19,191 11 8 19,191 11 8
By Rails, Chairs,
Sleepers, &c 13,450 0 0 13,450 0 0
By Land and Com-
pensation ...... 15,211 18 3 15,211 18 3
By Law Charges.. 9,957 4 6 11,129 18 5 21,087 211
Balance of Ses-
sion, 1840.
By Parliamentary 2,503 9 6 2,701 9 9 8,204 12 3
Charges .. .. .. .. /1846 and 1847
By Traffic Taking 1,438 5 0 1,438 8 •
By Direction and
Audit .... .. 500 0 0 1,050 0 0 1,580 0•
By Office Charges
and Secretary &
Clerks' Salaries.. 4,257 15 7 926 7 10 5,184 3 5
By Advertising,
Stationery, and
Printing 3,149 7 6 462 11 8 4,012 3 2
By Miscellaneous
Charges and Tra-
velling Expenses 2,331 7 3 480 10 3 2,819 17 6
By Banker's Com-
mission ........ 516 12 2 31 0 4 547 12 6
Ity Interest, One
Shilling and Tw-
opence per share,
due Btk of April,
1847, 11)101.188,341
shares 5,153 4 6 5,153 4 6
ByPostageStamps
on hand ...... 10 11 9
By Cash in Bank-
ers' hands...... 108,222 8 3 101,233 0 0

219,271 6 1

Audited the 11th day •f Auguat, 1847.
FRANCIS SIMES ALLIOTT.
CHARLES MIDDLETON.

Resolved—That the report now read be adopted.
Resolved—That Benjamin Badger, of London, Esq.; William,
Durham, of Manchester. Esq.; Herbert Ingram, of London, Esq. ;1
and Richard Septimus Wl,kinson, Esq., be elected Directors, in!
lieu of Sir James Duke, Knight, DI,P. ; Francis Braithwaite, Esq,;
Frederick Plant, Esq. ; aid Frederick Fowler Robertson, Esq., who!
retire.
Resolved—That Mr. Frauds Sluice Alliott be re-elected an auditor:
to the Company.
Resolved—That the seal of the Company be affixed to the Regiiter
of Shareholders.

Resolved—That the thanks of this meeting be given to the
Chairman, for his excellent, temperate, and impartial conduct In
the chair.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
26, CORNIIILL, LONDON.
Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament.
This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages
with respect to life assurances and deferred annuities. The assured
has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for-
feiture of the policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table);
also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in-
terests to meet other conveniencies or necessity.
Assurances for terms of years on the lowest possible rates.
DIVISION OF PROFITS.
The increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors
a': the annual meeting held on the 12th May, 1847, to declare a fifth
b3nus, varying from 3.5 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid on each
policy effected on the profit scale.
EXAMPLES.

1 1 Perma- Sum the
..:4° ' Annual Policy Bonus in nent Re- Assured
A;e. Pre- Itaken addition Bonus in duction of may bor-
n` w mium. lout hi Assured. Cask. Annual row an
Premiums. Policy.
-
A s. 414 9d. s. d. Xa. d.
r 1837 243 9 3,112 11 5 18 4 6 494 8 10
s. d. 1838 218 4 899 810 15 13 5 445 0 0
1839 192 1 101 86 9 3 13 4 9 395 11 1
60 1000 74 3 4 1840 143 6 10; 66 8 4 919 1 346 2 3
1841 128 14 2 61 17 6 9 9 2 296 13 4
1 1842 111 6 8 49 10 0 7 10 4 247 4 5

The Annual Report, with tables of rates, &c., 'nay be had at the
office, or any of its branches iu the country ; or, on application, will
V.; forwarded post free.

F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary.

FINE FEATHERS MAKE FINE BIRDS.
Such is the title, and I can't help paying
A. due respect to such a truthful saying ;
For certainly in every day's excursion,
A thousand proofs establish this assertion.
The sentiment which such a phrase discloses,
Is singplarly suitable to MOSES.
MOSES and SON have certainly display'd
The " finest feathers" ever known in trade,
" Feathers of faultless fashion," such as these
(Neat, smart, and stylish) cannot fail to please.
They decorate whoever may be wearing,
And add a grace where nature's rather sparing.
The dress of MOSES hides defects, if any,
And where the charms are few, it makes them many.
And many a person is pronounced a beauty,
Merely because these tailors do their duty.
Then imitate the birds in autumn weather,
And prudently assume a change of feather.
MOSES and SON solicit your inspection
Of autumn articles in rare perfection,
Which stand unrivalled, and which prove the words
Wihch here I quote—" Fine feathers make fine birds.
LIST OF PRICES.
MADE TO MEASURE.
Cashmere Codsington, from 16 6
Taglionis, silk collar and cuffs ........ •• • • ........ 1 2 0
Cambridge Coat, lined throughout .... •• • • 2 5 0
Tweed Coats • • • ........ ....... • .... • • .•••••• •• • • 0 16 0
Dress C0at........ •. • • ............ ..
Best quality manufactured •• • • •...... ..... ........ 2 15 0
Frock Coat . ........ .. 1 15 0
Best quality manufactured ••••..••••••• • •• •• • • • • • • 2
Rich pattern Vests • ..... • . • • .... •• •• • • • • • • ••
Cashmere, or c10th...... •••.•••••• • • • • • • • • •
Tweed Trousers •• •• •• .•
Single-milled Doeskin ditto .... •••• •• • •
Best, or Dress ditto .. • • .... .....
Boys' Hussar or Turtle Suits .•
READY MADE. _ -

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Blouses Itom.• •• •• •• •• •• • 0 2 6
Castunerette Codrington ••••••••••••••• • •• • • • • • • • • le IS 6 Cambridges, Chesterfield Polkas, and all the newest
Tweed Coat .....
Spo,:ting ditto .. .......... ...... .............. 6 6
Extra Su •••••
•• .• 1 0
Perlin., a superior coat •• .. • .............. 1 15 0
Frock Coat '• •• ••••• - • • • ........ .
Extra Superfine, a superior coat •• •••• •• •• • • 2 2
Roll-Collar Vests 0 2 0
Fancy tiatina .. 0
6 6
Cloth, or Casein ere
.... 0 4 6
Tweed Trousers• •............... .
•
0 4 4
Fancy Casshnere or Doeskin ........... • 010 6
• •
rirtuoeysaTttuennitcioanndotllLusasdairessuii:s.. 0 18 6
especially directed to E. MOSES and
SON'S stock of Fars, which will be found on inspection to be the
laroTst, best assorted, and cheapest in the trade. Reserve your pur-

hasee.
A now Work, entitled " FA.SPIION'S FAVOURITE " with a ,
List of Prices, and Directions for Self-Measurement, can he had on
application, or forwarded post-free.
Observe.—Any article purchased, ready made, er made to mea-
sure, if not approved of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the
money returned.
E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, natter'',
Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, for
Ladies and Gentleraen, 154, 155, and ISG, 157 Ddineries, and 63,
84, 85, and 86 Aldgate, City, London.
Caution.—E. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the
Fnblia against impostors, but have learned that the untradesman-
like falsehood of being connected with them, or it's the same concern,
bee been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons.
They have no connexion with any other house in or out of London;
end those who desire genuine and cheep clothing,should call at,
or send to, Minories and Aldgate, City, London.
Notice.—No business transacted at this establishment from sun-
set Friday, till sunset Saturday, when business is resumed till twelve
frOleak.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
A LECTURE on the PHYSICAL PROPERTIES •f a JET
of ,TEAM, in reference to VENTILATION, &c., with Novel and
Interesting Experiinen:s, by Dr. BACHHOFFNER, daily at Half-
past Three. LECTURES on CHARACTER, with Musical Il-
lustrations, by Mr. J. RUSSELL, accompanied by Dr. Wallis,
on the Pianoforte, every Evening, at Eight o'clock, except
Saturday. CHEMICAL LECTUIV.:S. The ELECTRIC TELE-
GRAPHS worked. Among the WORKING MODELS, explained
daily, is GALLOWAY'S APPARATUS for ascending and descending
INCLINED PLANES on RAILWAYS. The beautifi OPTICAL
EFFECTS include an entirely New Series of DISSOLVING VIEWS.
DIVING BELL and DIVER, with EXPERIMENTS, &c. Sec.
Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price.

New Work by the Author of " The Greatest Plague of Life."
Now ready Part 1., price One Shilling (to be completed in Six Num-
bers), of
,'VHOM TO MARRY AND HOW TO
GET MARRIED ! or the Adventures of a Lady in
Search of a Good Husband. By one who has refused Twenty " Ex-
cellwt Offers "at least. Illustrated by George Cruikshank.
D. Rogue, 86, Fleet-street ; and sold by all Booksellers.

PLATE.
11 COX SAVORY and Co., Silversmiths,
• &c., 47, Comhill (seven doors from Gracechurch-street),
London.
The best wrought Fiddle-pattern Spoons and Forks, from 7s. 2d.
per ounce. Fiddle Pattern. Classic do.
oz. s. d. £s. d. £s. d.
12 Table Spoons .. • • 30 at 7 2—lo 15 0 11 7 0
112 Dessert
ab leik
,eSpoons •• . . 20 ..72 7 3 4 715 4
36,489 0 0
12 T
.. .. 16 .. 7 2—lo 15 0 11 7 0
12 Dessert Forks .. .. 20 • . 7 2 7 3 4 7 15 4

2 I.ravy :Spoons .. • •
1 Soup Ladle . • • •
4 Sauce Ladles .. • •
4 alt Spoons (gilt bowls)
1 Fish Slice

10 .. 7 2- 3 11 8 3 16 8
9 .. 7 2 •- 3 4 6 3 7 0
10 .. 7 8 - 3 16 8 4 0 8
1 0 8 1 4 0
2 10 0 2 12 0

12 Tea Spoons • • •• 10 .. 7 8 —31 G 4 8 8
1 pair Sugar Tongs 015 0 017 0
The Classic is a new Pattern, much admired for its elegance.

A R R I A G E.
m One half the world are desolately single, and the other
supposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a
sense of right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em-
bitter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea
of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un-
comprosing hurry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity,
and broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness
and social content. The dowry should not be the only marriage set-
tlement. Honour and justice demand tkat health should form &slim
in the compact ; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or
neglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if
these surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULYERWELL'S little
MEMOIRS On Single and Married Life, " pab. in 2 vols., Is.
each (by post, in stamps, Is. Gd. each). Let no imaginatively
refined, •r prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered
by misinterpretation of their supposed contests, from obtaining
them. They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but
for the closet perusal of those mere deeply interested, to whom
they are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on
the above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or
together, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other
little publications claim your attention (same price Is. each,
by post Is. lid.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and
Avoid," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely
pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the
mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's
life, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob-
servance of the maxims he would inculcate-0 do unto others as he
would be done unto—to live after nature's laws—and to keep always
on the "sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of
Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvallio, 147, Fleet •street ; Mann,
39, Cornhill ; Nelson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other-
wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally,
,r,ornings and cvenings), 10, Argyll-place Regent-street; and all
Booksellers.

ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND
MATURITY.
WITH TWENTY-FTTE COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.

This day is published, Twentieth Thousand, in a sealed envelope,
pr.. Is. 64., or forwarded, post paid, to any address, secure from
observation, for 3s. 6d. in l'os.age Stani:.
'IELF• PRESERVATION : A Medical Treatise
on Marriage, and on those secret Infirmities aid Disorders of
Youth and Matur.iy, that are tt,ually acquired at as early period of
life, which tend to destroy physical and mental energy, ardour, pas-
sion, and all the attributes oc Manhood. illustrated with Twenty-
five Coloured Engravings on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Dis-
easee of the Urinary and Reproductive Organs, explaining their
various structures, uses, and functions, and showing the injuries that
are produced in them, by solitary habits, excesses, and infection.
With I-meth:al Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility,
Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and other
di tease

By SAMUEL LA'MERT, CONSULTING SURGEON,
9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London;

Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorari
Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of
Apothecaries' Hall, London, &e., &c.

CONTENTS OP TEE TREATISE.

CHAFTF.Ii I. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its Hindrance,
and Obligations, and en Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions.—
CHAPTER 2. On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Generativr
Organs, their functions, structures, and secretions, proving that great
Mental and Physical Power are dependant upon their healthy action
—CHAPTER 3. On Solitary Habits; their various effects ea the
Animal Economy ; the concealed cause of Debility of the function,
of the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and general weakness of the
Mental Faculties. CNAPTIE 4. OA the secret Disorders of Youth
and Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous and Local Weakness,
Mental Debility, and Premature Decay.—CIAPVIRS 5 and 6. Os
the Disorder arising from indiscriminate Excess, Strictures, acid
other Diseases.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.
CITY, SATURDAY EVENING.
TIMES. Nothwithstanding the apprehensions
which prevailed, the day has, on the whole, passed
off satisfactorily. In London no failures of any im-
portance have occurred, the only stoppage actually
announced having been that of a small, although very
respectable firm, Messrs. Boyd and Thomas, whose
trade was with the island of Ceylon, where their
capital is understood to be locked up. From Liver-
pool, however, we have the failure of Mr. William
Maury, a commission merchant, chiefly in the Ame-
rican trade, and whose liabilities, in connexion with
shipments to India and China, are stated to amount
to 180,000/.

A letter from Messrs. Birley, Corrie, and Co.,
dated yesterday, received insertion because it ar-
rived too late for its statements to be checked, and
it was desirable to give the firm the immediate
benefit of their assertions. It is necessary, however,
now to put them in a right position. We stated on
Friday that it was announced from Manchester that
this firm had stopped ; that the cause of their diffi-
culties was in their having received remittances on
Reid, Irving, and Co., and Perkins, Schlusser, and
Co.; that they had houses of correspondence in
Calcutta and China ; that Mr. Corrie is no longer a
partner; and that it was apprehended the liabilities
would be found to range between 200,0001. and
250,0001. To " the whole of these details" Messrs.
Birley, Corrie, and Co. have given a flat denial, and
they " feel much aggrieved" that they should have
been stated. Of course Messrs. Birley and Co. must
have much better means of knowing the details of
their own affairs than any other parties, but it may
perhaps be useful both for them and 11-i. the public to
be informed-1. That their failure v.as., is we asserted,
announced " from Manchester" not as a report, but as
a positive statement in letters from the best possible
authorities to leading joint-stock and private banks as
well as mercantile houses, the " temporary inconve-
nience" to which Messrs. Birley and Co. admit them-
selves to have been subjected, having probably been
construed by the literal writers of these letters
into a temporary inability of the firm to meet their
engagements ; 2. That no doubt whatever is en-
tertained of their having received remittances upon
Reid, Irving, and Co., and Perkins, Schlusser,
and Co., although Messrs. Birley and Co.
must be the best judges whether such remittances
have had anything to
i do with their temporary incon-
veniences ; 3. That tis likewise positively affirmed
that they have a duplicate house of correspondence
at Calcutta ; and, 4, that the circumstance of Mr.
Corrie having retired is also an unquestionable
fact. Perhaps the only point on which Messrs. Bir-
ley's letter was necessary was in relation to the
amount of their liabilities. That we were correct in
stating the nature of the " apprehensions" enter-
tained as to the amount cannot be questioned, but it
appears that these apprehensions arose from a most
undue estimate of the importance of the firm.

If it be thought that in thus alluding to the matter
we have devoted more space to it than it deserves, we
would remind the public that some remark is neces-
sary, since the guarded efforts of the Times for the
preservation of all sound commercial interests call for
a better tone on the part of such correspondents as
may deem it necessary to convey information, than
that which has been exhibited in the ill-advised letter
in which, on the present occasion, our accuracy has
been called in question.
The dividend declared at the half-yearly meeting
of the Ulster Railway Company was Ti. 4s. per share,
leaving 1,3291. 16s. 2d. to be added to the reserve
fund, while the report read to the meeting showed a
progressive increase in the traffic of the undertaking.
The position of the Midland Great Western (Ireland)
Railway, so far as the works have yet proceeded, is
described as highly favourable, and the receipts on
the portion in operation seem to have exceeded gene-
ral anticipation. In accordance with the proposals
made by the directors the shareholders have em-
powered them to borrow and take up at interest any
sum of money not exceeding 333,000/. on mortgage
debentures. The Waterford and Limerick Railvymy
works, taking into consideration the state of monetary
affairs, are to be first "confined to the comple-
tion and opening of the line from Limerick to
Tipperary," so that an early productive return
may be secured upon expended capital. To facili•
tate the progress of the line, the directors, under
the sanction of the shareholders, will shortly
endeavour to borrow 250,000/. The Irish South-
Eastern Company have reported on the condition of
their affairs, which, notwithstanding confessed difficul-
ties, is said to be satisfactory when regarded in con-
nexion with " a period of unprecedented distress."
At the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford meet-
ing, the balance between receipt and expenditure ex-
hibited 7,540/. 18s. 7d. in favour of the company. The
first call was, it appears, in amount, 22,200/., of which
no more than 11,200/. was paid. On the second call
the directors barely received 7,500/. The agreement
for the sale of the Rhymney line was confirmed on
this occasion, the purchase-money being stated at
120,0001, the deposit 10,0001., and the contract void
if not completed within seven years.
The Havre journals publish some particulars con-
nected with the new Haytian tariff, which was to
come into operation on the Ist of the current month.
The reductions made in the duties payable on the
leading articles of import are stated to amount to
from 25 to 30 per cent. These include wines, spirits,
silks, cambrics, ribands, lace, white cottons, and
porcelain, &c. Among the articles of export, coffee
will hereafter be rated at 19 gourdes, instead of 22 ;
Campeachy wood at 1 gourde, instead of 6 ; mahogany
at 20 gourdes, instead of 22 ; cocoa at 9 gourdes, in-
stead of 10; and cotton at 14 gourdes, instead of 16.
Tonnage duties will be reduced from 2 piastres to 1
piastre per ton. It is mentioned, as a guide to
parties interested in French commerce, that the true
value of the Haytian gourde on or about the 2d of
August last, at Port-au-Prince, was from If. 16c. to
If. 20c.

It is stated, on the authority of the Continental
papers, that the Government of Russia are about to
exempt for 10 years the fishermen of the northern
coast of that country from the payment of all duties
on the salt employed in the preparation of the produce
of their fisheries.

On the 23d ult. the rate of exchange at Gibraltar
upon London was O. Spanish pillared dollars were
selling at 21 per cent. premium.

CHOLERA MORBUS.
Letters from Malta of the 18th of September
mention that the cholera had manifested itself at
Trebizond on the Black Sea, and that a case had
occurred and ended fatally on board the Peninsular
and Oriental Company's steam-packet Sultan, Captain
Brookes, on her voyage from Trebizond to Constan-
tinople; by reason of which, after landing her pas-
sengers at the small lazzaret of Cavak, this vessel had
been ordered to ride out a quarantine of ten days at
the Princes' Islands in the sea of Marmora, and in
order not to delay the India mails, the Tiger, belong-
ing to the same company, would be dispatched to
Malta in her stead.

By the Overland Mail just arrived we have re-
ceived further interesting advices to the 25th of
September, containing intelligence from Trebizond to
the 11th idem. Of the cholera, of which in this city
stcases had occurred on the
to be attacked on the
night
susfaltmheanBtwha, st‘tvhuenefiNry
9th, all of which proved fatal. On the 10th five
more cases, but not of a very virulent character ;
on the 11th there were some thirty new cases, but it
on kt
hi n
ofd had,
August, re-entered the
according to letters
f
was hoped, that as soon as the unusually hot weather
which prevailed, broke up, the disease would cease
spreading.
roTm Tabriz
hisscourge
Persian territory, by Carabagh, and on the 24th of
August was raging very violently for thirty leagues
ot.
tohfem2a
around Tiflis, which city, what with the fugitives
from fear of the disease, and the going out of the
people to the military encampment outside, had be-
come almost abandoned.
At Erzeroum from twenty to twenty-five new
cases daily presented themselves, of which full one-
third proved fatal. Throughout Georgia, at Redoubt
Kale, and at Batoum on the Black Sea, it also pre-
vailed, as well as at Taganrog, Kertch, Roston, on
the Don, and at Lougane, in which Russian towns
the mortality amounted to full two-thirds of the
attacks. Up to the 17th of September no case had
occurred at Constantinople, but great fears were en-
tertained that the disease would not only find its way
there from the Black Sea, but also penetrate into
Europe. A quarantine of observation had been
enacted at Constantinople for all arrivals from places
affected. On the 31st of August the health magis-
tracy of Genoa had laid on a quarantine of fifteen
days on arrivals from Taganrog, and ten days on
arrivals from all other Russian ports ; and the
Supreme Board of Health at Palermo, under date of
the 18th of September, has determined on refusing
admittance to all arrivals from the Russian ports of
the Black Sea, under any circumstances. The Board
of Health at Malta has not yet come to any determi-
nation on the point, but will, no doubt, be governed
by the proceedings of that of Marseilles, though ex-
perience has proved the utter inutility of resorting to
quarantine restrictions as a means of keeping out
cholera morbus.

Dispatches were sent off on Saturday evening from
*e Colonial-office, for the Governor of Ceylon.