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ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION
Lectures on CHEMDITRY, with Ernßant Experiments,
by Dr. Ryan, daily at Half-past Three, and on the Evenings of
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at Nine o'Clock. A Lecture
on the t.Tmosrumuc RAILWAY, by Professor Bachoffner, a
Working Model of which, carrying several persons, is exhibited
daily. The additions to the OPAQUE MICROSCOPE, DIS-
SOLVING VIEWS, and CHROMATROPE are very effective. The
, PHYSIOSCOPE. Submarine Experiments by means of the DIVER
and DIVING BELL. Among the various additions to the Working
Models is Coleman's NEW AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE,
for as ending and doieending Inclined Planes. A magnificent Col-
lection of TROPICAL FRUITS. Mr. Dowile, the celelorated Flute
Player, will take part in the Music, conducted by Dr. l'Pfillis. Open
from Eleven to Half-past Five, and from S2ven to Half-past Ten in
the Evening.
Admittance, One Shilling. Schools, /let-mice.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY,
26, COBNIIILL, LONDON.
Capital ~6500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
This institution afire important and sulsitantial advan-
tages with respect both be Life Assurances and Defcrred Annuities.
The assured has, en all occasions, the power to borr)w, without ex.
pause or forfeiture of the Polley, two-thirds of the preralum paid,
(see table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion
of hi 3 interests to meet other concentences er necessity. Assurances
for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates.
DIVISION OF PROFIT:.
The s..ecess and Increasing frowpgrity of the Society has enabled
the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a third
Bonus, varying from 3u to 75 per cent. on the premiums paid en
each Policy affected on the Prolt scale.
EXAMPLES.

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1d.11837 £l9l 13 5 AS7 13 5 Al 3 17 1 .£395 111
601000 74 3 4 1838, 165 13 0 74 13 10 11 8 6 346 2 3
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416 1134 9
02 100 ;::g 143
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The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made in De-
cember of the present year.

F./WM-US' CAM1101:11C, Sec

THE DIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY
COMPANY, FROM LONDON TO YORK.

COMMITTEE OF MANAGE TENT.
The Hon. William Ashley, Stable. yard, St. James's
Major Amsinck, 22, tipper Montagu-street, Montagu• square
William Scott Binney, Esq. 27, Bryanstone-square
William Sprott Boyd, Esq. 1, Sussex-gardens, Hyde-park
John Brightman, Esq. 30, Cornhill
Samuel James Capper, Esq. 1, Adelaide-place, London-bridge
Robert Walter Carden, Esq. 61, Threadneedle-street •
Edward Trust Carver, Esq. Forest-lodge, Tulse-hill
The Chisholm, 37, Chapel-street, Gros• enor-place
Lieut.-Colonel Colquhoun, R.A. Woolwich
William Morley, Esq. Blackheath
William Mountford Nurse, Esq. Kensington-gore
John Pickersgill, Esq. 8, Warnford-court
Robert Rodger, Esq. Glasgow, 30, Montagu-street, Montage-square
ENGINEER—John Miller, Esq. Edinburgh
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Johnston, Farquhar, and Leech, 6.5, Moorgate-
street
rAULTAKENTIRIC AGENTS—Messrs. Webster, 26, Great George-street,
Westminster
SECRETARY—Mr. W. H. Clark
Offices of the Company, 64, Msorgate-street.

EXTRACT FROM REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF MA-
NAGEMENT TO THE SHAREHOLDEIiS, DATED TIIB
29TH DECEMBER, 1845.
" By the scheme promoted by the Direct Northern Railway Com-
pany it is proposed to bring York (to Cm wrth of which city there
is a population exceeding five millions) within the distarce (as mea-
sured by time), of four hours and a half from London; to reduce by
42 miles the distance now traversed by the existing means of railway
communication between those termini ; to lessen the distance as
projected by the competing plan least favourable to the public) that
of the Eastern Counties Extension by Cambridge and Lincoln) by
2114 miles, and as projected by the most favourable rival scheme
(that of the London and York) by ten miles ; and yet so to reconcile
this result with local wants, as to place, without in any instance
sacrificing the principle of directness, every town of importance in
the districts to be served by this Company's main line nearer Lon-
don, either by means of the main line itself, or of well-devised lateral
lines, than they are by the ,cheme of the London and York, which,
for the sake of passing through certain towns, pursues a devious
route to York, thereby inflicting a serious injury on the country north
of the Humber.
" Thus the scheme of the Direct Northern Railway offers to the
North of England, and to all Scotland, advantages presented by no
other project whatever. These advantages it also immediately con-
veys to Bedford, St. Neots, Huntingdon, Peterborough, Stamford,
Grantham, Newark, Lincoln, East Retford, Sheffield, Gainsborough,
Doncaster, Pontefract, Selby, and Hull ; whilst it lessens by twenty-
eight miles the route to Leeds, the great manufacturing capital of
Yorkshire, itself rapidly becoming the centre of an important railway
system.
" With perfectly unexceptionable gradients, that in no case ex-
ceede 1 1 in 200, with upwards of sixty-nine miles of level on its main
line, with no works of any engineering difficulty or of peculiarly ex-
pensive execution, with only 3,900 yards of tunnelling in eight tun-
nels, with no opening or swing bridges, with only one viaduct, and
that of 500 yards, and with remarkably easy curves, the Direct North-
ern Railway, whilst its primary object is to unite In the directest
manner London and York, will at the same time serve a rich, fertile,
and populous country, will reciprocate the advantages of easy and
inexp,nsive communication between the manufacturing towns of the
north and the agricultural and grazing comities of eastern and central
England, and will connect by the shortest route the south of England
and the continent of Europe with York, the north of England, and
Scotland.
The shareholders will observe the suggestion mode by Mr. Miller,
which proposes to introduce a new element of safety, regularity, and
speed Into railway travelling, by the conveyance of passengers and
goods upon separate lines. This suggestion will, no doubt, receive
the consideration due to its importance in the ensuing session.
" The Committee entirely concur with Mr. Miller in the important
bearing which the Holborn Terminus project has on the Direct
Northern. It is in effect, though under different management, an ex-
tension of that line into the heart of London. By its means the London
Terminus of the Direct Northern Railway will be immediately avail-
able for the Post-office and the City of London generally (between
• Furnival's- inn and Gray's-inn-lane), and Will itself form a portion
of one able of the widestTheroughfares in London "will- be in-Ih3"
immediate vicinity of the Courts of Law and Inns of Court, and
comes more into the heart of London, with less sacrifice of valuable
property, than any metropolitan terminus which has been suggested.
" In accordance, therefore, with Mr. Miller's recommendation,
and in pursuance of the powers entrusted to them by their proprie-
tary, the Committee have taken steps to secure control over this
project, satisfied that it affords the most central, and, at the same
time, the most accessible and least expensive London terminus.
" The Committee refer the shareholders to the map accompanying
this Report; it fully shows the course and relations of the Direct
Northern Railway, and its national character.
" Up to the 30th of November, all the standing orders of Parlia-
ment have been complied with ; and the solicitors report their per
ability M fulfil all that remains to be completed within the time
limited by the Legislature.
" Thus prepared, ant with deposits paid, and the proper deeds
signed by a body of most responsible Shareholders, the Com-
mittee intend to make their application to Parliament at the earliest
possible nay, confident that a project of such undoubted public utility
as the Direct Northern, in which the public service itself is deeply
interested, will there receive what It only needs to ensure its success
—a fair and impartial hearing."
The following tables, appended to the Report of the Company's
Engineer (John Miller, Esq.), will show the relative advantages of
the Direct Northern in point of distances, as compared with its com-
petitors for legislative sanction, and with existing lines.
It may here be observed, that the distance between the cross of
St. Paul's Cathedral, in London, and the centre of the Great Tower
of York Minster, as measured along the earth's surface, is, according
to the Ordnance Survey, 920,108.7 feet, or very nearly 1744 miles ;
ani that the main line of the Direct Northern, between London and
York, is 176 miles.
Table showing Comparison of DI
Northern Railway and by the

(stances by the proposed Direct
London and York Railway.

By the Direct By the London
Northern Rail- and York Rail- Difference in
. way and its way and its favour of
Branches and Branches and the Direct
existing and existing and Northern
authorised authorised Scheme.
Railways. Railways.
From London to Miles. Chains. Miles. Chains. Miles. Chains.
Hatfield -- - - 16 60 17 50 0 70
Stevenage -- - 26 74 28 6 1 12
Baldock - - - 32 13 No line to it.
llitchin -- - - 30 70 32 0 1 70
Sheffbrd - - - 37 40 No line to it.
Bedford - - - - 46 14 52 31 6 17
Biggieswade 39 40 41 21 1 16
St. Neots - - - 49 0 51 25 2 25
Huntingdon - - 58 4 58 61 0 S 7
Peterborough - - 73 47 76 0 2 33
Stamford - - - 82 28 88 4 5 56
Grantham - - - 99 64 105 12 5 28
Newark - - - - 115 13 119 3 3 70
Lincoln - - - - 126 10 136 53 10 43
East Retford - - 135 24 137 2 1 58
Sheffield - - - 159 4 160 43 1 39
Gainsborough - - 133 73 146 53 12 60
Doncaster - - - 150 19 154 30 4 11
Pontefract - - 164 69 No line to it.
Wakefield - - - 173 77 173 16
Leeds - - - - 176 77 184 6 7 9
Thorne - - - - 150 0 No line to it.
Selby -- - - 163 65 172 24 8 39
Hull by Selby - - 194 65 203 24 s 39
York. .. - - 176 0 186 0 10 0
From Lincoln to
Doncaster - - 34 37 34 72 0 35
Pontefract -48 77 No line to it.
Wakefield - - -
- - 57 5 53 58
Leeds --- - 61 5 68 48 7 43
Selby --- - 47 73 52 66 4 73
Hull
York 6O 5 66 40 6 32
Sheffield - - -
___..._.3 L....jL±L5 55
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Note.—The distances to Sheffield, East Itetford, and Gainsborough,
are calculated upon the assumption that the Sheffield and Gainsbo-
rough Railway receives the sanction of Parliament.

Table showing Comparison of Distances by the proposed Direr'
Northern Railway and by the Cambridge and Lincoln Scheme.

By the Direct By the
,Cam-
bridge and Lin-
Northern -"'e"n - coin scheme Difference in fa-
Tray and its and its your of the
Branches, and Branches, and Direct Northern
existing and
authorised existing and Railway.
authorised
Railways. Railways.
From London to Miles. Chains. Miles. Chains. Mies. Chains.
PetePborough - - 73 47 88 40 14 73
Lincoln - - - - 126 10 140 26 11 l6
Clainsborough - - 133 73 185 32 21 39
Thorns - - - -I, 150 0 172 28 22 28
Selby - - - -; 163 65 185 18 21 33
Hull I 194 65 216 18 21 33
York ! 176 0 197 56 21 56

Table showing Comparison of Distances by the proposed Direct
Northern Railway, and by the existing lines of Railway :
By the Direct
Northern Rail •
way and its Difference in fa.
Branches, and By existing your of the
existing and Railways. Direct Northern
authorised Railway.
Railways.
------ ---___—_ --.
From London to Miles. Chains. Miles. Chains. Miles. Chains.
Peterborough -- 73 47 .1W 60 36 13
Stamford --- 82 28 • 122 76 40 48
Melton -- - - 103 44 121 GO 18 16
Sheffield -- - 159 4 177 20 18 16
Newark -- - 115 13 148 0 33 67
Lincoln -- - - 126 10 163 40 37 30
Wakefield -- - 173 77 200 0 26 3
Leeds -- - - 176 77 205 20 28 23
York 176 0 218 0 42 0

By order of the Co \V H. e
Cte,
W. LARY, Secretary.
Direct Northern Railway Company's Offices, 64, Moorgate.street,
January 6, 1846.
The Map of the Line and Reports above-mentioned may be had at
the Offices hi London, and at the following local agents
St. Neots - - Messrs. Pedpercorn and Wilkinson
Biggleswade - T. Chapman, Esq.
Stamford - Messrs. W. and R. M. Thompson
Grantham - - B. H. Johnstone, Esq.
Lincoln - - Joseph Moore, Esq.
Louth - - John Gray, Esq.
Ottinsborough - William Robinson, Esq.
Leeds - E. J. Teals, Esq.
York - - - Messrs. J. and D. Russ&
Aberdeen - - William Gordon, Esq. sharebroker
Edinburgh - - Robert Allan, Esq. sharebroker •
Glasgow - Buchanan, Aitken, and Co. sharebrokers
Liverpool - - Messrs. Buchanan and Son, sharebrokers
Illancheeter Dlosas. Bradley, Ford, and Parker, sharebrokers.

vrammasol
Noßrn WALES RAILWAY.
GENERAL MEETING.
Notice is hereby given, that the Ordinary or Half-yearly GENE-
RAL MEETING of tho SIIAREHOLDERS of the North Wales
Railway Company will be held at the LONDON TAVERN, Bishops-
gate-street, in the City of London, on Tnuasnev, the 26th day of
February next, at One o'clock in the afternoon precisely, for the
transaction of the ordinary business of the Company, in pursuance of
the North Wales Railway Act, 1545, and of the other general Acts of
Parliament relating to railways.
And notice is hereby further given, that the Books for the Regis-
tration of Transfers will be closed on and after the 16th day of
February next, until such half-yearly general meeting shall have
been held. - _ _ _

By order of the Board,
JOHN MARRINER, Secretary.
2, GniMall Chambers, Basinghall-street, Jan. 29, 1845.

TO RAILWAY PIIO PR I ETORS AND ;MAR ETIOLDERS,

MESSRS. WICKIIAM and CO, Share
Auctioneers, inform their friends and the public, that their
PUBLIC SALES OF RAILWAY SHIRES, &c., are held every
MONDAY and THURSDAY, at the HALL OF COMMERCIL,
Threadneedle- street, London, to which place, or to the office of the
Auctioneers, 28, Thre4tlneadle-street, all favours and instructions are
°quested to be addressed.
All Scrip and Share Certificates must be forwarded to or deposited
at the office of the Auctioneers, as above, at least the day preceding
the day of public sale, and advices of the result of the sales will be
forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds imme-
diately disposed of according to instructions.
SCALE OP CHAAGE.I.—Under 201., Is. per share; under 30/., Is. 6d.,
under 1001., 2s. Gd.; and its. for all above.

VCONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
6, NEW BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON.
Established 1823.
Empowered by Act of Parliament, 3 William IV.
CHAIRMAN—The Right Hon. THOMAS FRANKLAND LEWIS.
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN—HENRY FREDERICK STEPHENSON, Esq.
The following are among the advantages offered by this Society :
Lower Rates of Premium titan those of any other office, which en-
title the assured to participate in the profits, and considerably lower
than those of any other Mutual Assurance Society.
No Proprietary participate in the profits, the whole being divisible
among the Assured.
A Bonus is added, after the payment of the Fifth Annual Pre-
mium, to every Policy effected on the participating Scale, if a Claim
accrue thereon prior to the next division of profits.
The first Bonus, in 1834, averaged 16/. percent on the Premiums paid.
The second ditto 1839, ditto 31/.
,ditto since the Ist division.
The third - ditto 1844, ditto M. ditto since the 2d division..
Prospectuses and full particulars may be obtained on application to
CAMPBELL JAMES DOWNER, Secretary.

TO be SOLD, pursuant to a DECREE of the
HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made in the Causes " HAR-
ROP v. HOWARD," and " HARROP v. HEYWOOD," with the ap-
probation of N. W. Sztuott, Esq., one of the Masters of the said
Court, some time in the month of March, 1846, of which due notice
will be given, at the Warren Rulkeley Arms Inn, Stockport, in the
county of Chester, by Mr. J. E. TURNER, the person appointed by
the said Master to SELL the same,
Valuable COTTON MILLS and extensive BUILDINGS, cheap
rent: and vacant lands, water wheel, 20-horse power, capital ►team
engine, 60-horse power, built by Sherratt and Co., three boilers with
Stanley's patent feeders, main shafting and mill gearing, steam and
gas pipes, and 40 cottages, or dwelling-houses, all situate at Brinks-
way, on the river Mersey, in the counties of Chester and Lancaster.
Particulars and conditions of sale 'may in a short time be had
(gratis) at the said Master's Chambers, in Southampton-buildings,
Chaacery-lane, London ; of Mr. George Weller, solicitor, 8, King's-
road, London ; of Messrs. Liagard and Co., solicitors, Stockport ;
Mr. Reddish, solicitor, Stockport; Mr. Ferns, solicitor, Stock-
port; of Mr. Hill, 5, Verulam-buildings, Gray's Inn, London,
solicitor; of Mr. Spinks, 27, Great James-street, L.:indon, solicitor;
and Messrs. Johnston, Fon, and Wetherell, of the Temple, London,
solicitors ; of the auctioneer ; and at the place of sale.

APARTY, who has for many years attended the
Bradford, Huddersfield, and neighbouring markets, and done
business for a first• rate firm, would bo glad to make arrangements
to buy goods for a house of known respectability.
The Advertiser's time, at present, Is only partly occupied. Satis-
factory references can at once be given, as the party is well known.
Please address, Box R 349, P. 0., Leeds.

PETITION! PETITION PETITION! ! I
AT a SPECIAL MEETING- of the COUN-
CIL of the NATIONAL ANTI-CORN-LAIV LEAGUE,
held on THURSDAY, January 29, 1846, it was unanimously resolved—
" That the announcement of a new Corn-law renders it desirable

that the friends of Free Trade throughout tke kingdom should be in-
vited to orizinate Petitions for the Total and Immediate Abolition
of all Laws imposing Duties on Foreign Corn and Provisions."
By order of the Council,
JOSEPH HICKIN, Secretary.

Manchester, Jan. 29, 1845.

THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL
BENEFIT ASSOCIATION AND BENEVOLENT 1 UND,
42, Moorgate•street, Jan. 24, 1846.
Notice is hereby given, that the FIFTH ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING of the DONORS, SUBSCRIBERS, and FRIENDS of
the BENEVOLENT DEPARTMENT of this ASSOCIATION will
be held at the London Tavern, ltishopsgate street, on WEDNESDAY,
February 11.
The chair will be taken by JOHN ABEL SMITH, Esq., M.P.,
the Treasurer, at six o'clock precisely.
By order of the Board,
GEO. THOMAS, Chairman.
THOS. 3:ULLINDER, Secretary.

AVIES'S CANDLES, 51d. per lb. ; extra
flat Wax-wick Moulds, 6%d. ; best Si,rm Candles, Is. Bd. ;
Wax Candles, Is. 2d.; fine Wax, Is. 5d.; Transparent, Is. fid.;
Genuine Wax, 2s. Id. ; Halo's Composite, 914 d.; Yellow Soap,
485., 52.3., and s,ts. per 1121bs ; Mottled, 60s. and cis.; Windsor,
Is. 4d. rer packet ; Old Brown Windsor, Is. 9d. ; Hose. 25.; Al-
mond, 2s. 6d. ; Sealiag Wax, 4s. 6d. per hi.; Sperm Oil, 7s, 6d. per
gallon ; Solar, 3s. 6d.
For Cash, at DAVIES'S Old Established Warehouse, 63, 6t. Mar-
opposite Slaughter's Coffee-house.
tia's-lune:

XJ ICOLL'S PALETOT'
Fr erffilese't
Consort,
6 and 7 Vie„.,
ill Cap. 65, is patronised i.y tile
gcato
excel lrhiall o G cot
other
of Cambridge, E,:.7., and is generally acknowksa
great coats. The cloth is made of Llama Wool, known to be porous,
yet naturally repellant of rain.
In the neighbourhood of the extensive TS'arerooms, 114, Regent-
street,pose upon strangers some trashy
a few small shops are so far unprincipled as to assume a
due to their own reputation thus
st that a eopy if the Address be
tsoimcialtuttlitoyn substitute.
tolfi3cniapeisaaireili.e:N intendingaiicl ttou
itisioukgi :II
preserved ; and they further offer a Reward of Fifty Pounds for the
detection of a Positive Infringement.
Black Llama Cloth, from its soft elastic nature, is well adapted for
Evening Dress Coats—to be had only of the Patenteeti.
'"?..a. ttrewrreet,pe;,-,istereti Paletot is stamped in. tlakapipmZjial,x4.
D. Nicoll, 114, Regent-street, London."

MODERN CHINESE.
(From the Chinese Mail.)
KEYING'S VISIT TO HONG-KONG.
On Thursday, the 20th of November, about sunset,
the Vixen steamer arrived with the High Imperial Com-
missioner Keying and suite, accompanied by the Hon.
Major Caine,. Chief Magistrate •, A. W. Elmlie, Esq.,
Secretary to the Superintendent of Trade ; and the Chi-
nese Colonial Secretary, the Rev. Charles Gutzlaff, who
had been deputed to proceed to Canton for the purpose.
A considerable number of the inhabitants and a crowd of
Chinese were in waiting at the Commisseriat to witness
the landing, which took place under the British salute
of a Minister Plenipotentiary. His Excellency was re-
ceived by the Commandant, who, along with his aic'ese
de-camp of the Governor and General, conducted him
to a spacious residence in the Queen's-road, which
had been handsomely placed at the free disposal of Go-
vernment for the purpose.
As the barge approached the wharf, the Chinese band
" pour'd around a torrent of shrill sound," and on Key-
ing s stepping ashore three gigantic crackers were fired
off, which we presume is the Chinese method of saluting.
Having seated himself in his chair, an attendant with a
brush having dusted the soles of his immense shoes, and
the materials of a procession, composed of English,
Chinese, and Indians, proceeded along the road, produc-
ing a picturesque effect with more charms for a painter's
eve than for that of Mr. Inspector May. The motley
assemblage certainly did not " stand upon the order of
their going," and they seemed to be actuated only by
the sentiment of the French soldiers in Henry V.—
" The devil take order now—we'll swell the throng."
Near the head of the crowd was a Chinese band, making
like that of Chrononhotonthologos " rough music," and
taking due advantage of their position to let their in-
struments be heard. There were also men bearing aloft
pavilions, such as our readers at home may see on por-
celain cups and lackerod ware; and mingled with these
were others carrying large boards on their shoulders,
inscribed with Chinese characters, which may have
been intended to set forth the titles and dignities of
the Commissioner; and the bare feet and tattered ap-
pearance of the fellows themselves might also have been
intended to mark the contrast between the great men
and their pursuivants. 'The guard which followed must
have been one of honour solely; for their weapons, of all
imaginable shapes, were merely of painted wood, the
blades being ornamented with gold leaf and tin-foil.
The executioners may be considered as forming a
part of this group. They were clad in sober
coloured frieze, with grey hats shaped precisely
like those of the guards, and each armed with a
whip or other instrument of corrective justice. At some
distance followed a body of sepoys with their band, sadly
puzzled to keep time or tune with another Chinese one,
immediately behind, consisting of eight performers on
gongs, cymbals, and wind instruments ; for it must be
remarked that all the available music was to be heard to-
gether, mingled in one inharmonious whole. The prim
cipal wind instruments were in shape like a flageolet with
a child's brass trumpet stuck to the end of it, emitting a
round precisely like the chanter of a bagpipe without the
drone. Then came Keying in a large, comfortable
sedan chair, borne by eight coolies, and guarded by a
body of police ; and behind were the officers of the mili-
tary staff of the colony, and a series of chairs, having
mandarin; of superior button and unquestionable feather,
down to others who had nothing to distinguish their rank
except the company they were found in.
In front of the mat shed, which we still dignify with
the name of church, a number of ladies seated on couches
attracted the special regard of the Minister. As he ap-
proached his residence, a detachment of the 42d Native
Infantry contrived to make the way comparativey clear,
and at the door he was received by Captain Bruce, As-
sistant Adjutant-General.
The next forenoon the Governor, accompanied by the
Major-General and military staff called upon Keying,
who received his visitors with his accustomed graceful
urbanity, embracing his Excellency and the General.
Being a visit of compliment, Keying was not forgetful of
the usual forms of Chinese etiquette, and when the com-
pany rose, ho conducted the governor to the outer door,
and took a ceremonious leave.
At four o'clock in the afternoon the Chinese returned
the visit in state, and afterwards accompanied the go-
vernor to witness a review of the troops, whom they
found drawn up in line in the Queen's-road, the right
touching the governor's flag-staff. Keying went down
the line in his chair, each regiment presenting arms to
him as he arrived in front of its centre. The artillery
then fired seven guns, and the infantry a volley in suc-
cession, which was again repeated. The corps next
broke into columns of subdivisions right in front, and
marched past in review order, the ()Mears saluting the
governor and Keying, who, with the other mandarins,
made :their acknowledgments by touching their caps.
When the troops had gained sufficient space beyond the
saluting flag, they halted, counter-marched, and marched
past in quick time ; and on arriving on their former
ground they again halted, counter-marched, and marched
home to their quarters. The Chinese seemed much
interested in the display, and frequently asked ques-
tions about the purpose of the various evolutions. Be-
fore returning to their chairs, on the suggestion of the
Major-General, they proceeded to the esplanade to
witness the artillery unlimber, limber, and fire their
guns. When the soldiers were seated on the dis-
mounted guns and carriages, Keying was very curious
to know what this meant ; and on the officer applied to
having said it was to conceal the men and guns from
the enemy when there was reason to fear they might
be overpowered and taken, Sir John Davis suggested
to Dr. Gutzlaff that it might be as well to omit in his
interpretation all reference to fear in connexion with an
English soldier,
In the evening Keying and the more distinguished
members of his suite dined at the governor's, where they
met the general, admiral, and heads of departments.
About nine o'clock a party of ladies and gentlemen
assembled, and dancing was shortly afterwards com-
menced. One of the Chinese, a member of the Imperial
family, offered his arm to a lady en cavalier, and had
she not apparently misunderstood his meaning, would
probably have helped to form a set at a quadrille. As
it was, he took the arm of an aide-de-camp, and stood
beside one of the dancers, keeping time with head, hands,
and feet, and Ns aggishly ogling the ladies. A quadrille
is at best a monotonous affair to lookers-on, and the
polka, or better still, a Highland reel, would probably
have offered more charms to the Chinese, except perhaps
one old gentleman with immense Pickwick spectacles,
who, seated between two ladies, deliberately filled his
pipe and puffed away, in happy indifference to all that
was passing around. Keying, feeling a little fatigued
with the day's exertions, retired early, and was, as usual,
accompanied to his chair by his host.
During the forenoon of the day following, his Excel:
lency honoured Mr. Gutzlaff with a call ; in the after-
noon a Peng conference, which
rilasted upwards of two
hours. was held between the eiovernor and Imperial
Commts.lo
• -" ner • and when it broke up they proceeded
together to inspect the new military hospital. In the
evening the Chinese dined on board the Agincourt, which
they had visited in the morning. The ship, profusely
decorated with flags, was illuminated from stem to stern,
and when the royal salute was fired, the effect as seen
on shore was magnificent. The deck covered with awn-
ings formed a splendid ball room, and the mandarins,
greatly struck with this union of power and refinement,
declared that a hundred years would not suffice to pro-
duce anything like it in China.
Next morning the Minister and some of the mandarins
made an excursion round the island in the Pluto steamer,
accompanied by the Governor and the Admiral. The
sea being a little rough, he felt sick, but the weather, on
the whole, was fine, and he expressed himself much gra-
tified with the cruise,
In the evening the Imperial Commissioner partook
of the well-know and hearty hospitality of the Major-
General.
The party, from the smallness of the apartments, was
limited to sixteen. There were only two toasts drunk
during the evening. Vpon the cloth being removed, the
Major-General gave first
" The Queen of England and the Emperor of China,
and may the happy relations subsisting between the two
countries be productive of increased commerce and pro-
sperity-to botla."
This toast was drunk wit the nsual lent hi:pours
and the greatest applause, the band playing God save
the Queen."
The General, in the second toast, addressed Keying

more at length, and after expressing the honour and
gratification he felt in receiving him on the present oc-
casion, added that, bred and born a soldier like himself,
it was not his intention to occupy much time with un-
necessary compliments, but simply to assure him that he
gave him, with all sincerity, a soldier's welcome, and felt
satisfied that there was that professional sympathy be-
tween them, that would lead him to accept it with corre-
sponding cordiality. Having said this, the Major-General
continued—"I must not forget the high, representative,
and diplomatic capacity in which his Excellency is now
among us, or the great objects of commercial union and
pc ace he is come here to consolidate. In that capacity,
therefore, and as the representative of the highest au-
thority in China, I beg leave to propose his health—the
health of Keying, the enlightened statesman, and who,
alike the friend of England and of China, has talight us
to respect him as much for his political talents as we
value him fir his social qualities."
Keyirg listened with great attention, and seemed
anxious to have every sentence translated fully as the
General went along. After the loud applause with
which his health had been drunk had somewhat sub-
sided. Keying replied with great grace and readiness, to
the effect, that " though his talents had been greatly
overrated,
he
the
couldGe n earsasluhad h
ioran
!yodnotnhee justicefaithr oto h a
Tartar
r sin-
cerity,a
soldier, while he had any voice in the affairs of China,
the peace and prosperity of both our countries would be
always the objects nearest to his heart." He then gave
his hand to the Major-General and the Governor, who
sat beside him, sNith earnest good-will, as if anxious, by
this act, to convey at once his public feeling and his per-

sonal acknowledgment.
Nothing could exceed the affability and good humour
of Keying, accompanied by the highest tact and good
breeding. He was jovial at dinner, but without excess ;
and after having volunteered a Mantchow Tartar song,
which he gave with great spirit, the company adjourned
to the drawing-room, where a party, consisting of the
ladies of the garrison, with Most of the naval and military
officers and civiLresidents, had assembled. Keying went
the round of the roonewith the utmost blandness, °V bring
his hand to each of the ladies, and distinguishing one or
two of them by little presents of purses or rosaries taken
from his person. •
There was one little girl in particular, about seven
years of age, present, in whom Keying seemed much in-
terested, and it was delightful to witness the good nature
and benevolence of his manner when he took her upon
his knee to caress her, and then placed an ornament
about her neck. His fine Tartar head and person,
grouped with the infant beauty of the little stranger,
formed quite a picture.
Keying retired shortly after eleven o'clock, but not
till he had asked the General, with his characteristic
goodnuture, if he wished him to remain any longer, evi-
dently desirous not to disappoint the guests, who
crowded round him with a mingled feeling of respect
and curiosity.
There was another instance of high breeding. worthy
of being recorded. A married lady who was sitting near
him attracted a good deal of attention, and having
desired one of his attendants to bring him a silk hand-
kerchief, he presented it to her, and begged he might re-
tain her own in exchange for it. The lady was momen-
tarily embarrassed, and Keying seeing this, said "he
hoped he had done nothing contrary to our usages of
propriety," an apology which was immediat,ly appre-
ciated and understood.
In the course of the following day, the last conference
took place between the English and Chinese Plenipoten-
tiaries, and in the evening Keying gave a sumptuous en-
tertainment in the Chinese fashion. The hour of din-
ner specified in the invitations, which are curiosities in
their way, was six o'clock, and before that time all the
guests had assembled in one of the lower rooms, ex-
cept the Governor, upon whose arrival being announced,
Keying hurried to meet his Excellency at the landing-
place, and to conduct him to a seat in the centre of the
room, the rest of the company sittin; in arm-chairs
formally placed on the other side, with a small table
between each two.
The half hour before dinner, proverbially dull and
trying to the patience in Europe, is in China relieved by
the sedulous attentions of the entertainers, and by re
freshments of the finest tea, which are offered to each
guest in little cups—what with us is the saucer being
made to perform the more useful office of a cover, to
preserve the aroma.
Dinner being announced, the company proceeded up-
stairs to the sound of music which had not the least re-
semblance to the " Roast Beef of Old England." A
large table was set out in the spacious saloon, at the
centre of which sat Keying, with Sir John Davis on his
left hand, and Major-General d'Aguilar on his right ;
and, proceeding round the table in the Chinese order,
from left to right, the other distinguished guests.
To readers at home it may be interesting to have a
pretty minute account of the whole menu of the dinner,
especially as it differed in many respects from the de-
scriptions of Du Halle, Father B mvet, and other more
modern writers. from the number of dishes succes-
sively served up, we infer that it was a feast of the " more
solemn sort" spoken of by the former of these authori-
ties ; but instead of a small table for each guest there
was, as we have said, only a single large one in the
English: fashion for the whole company, and except such
a general invitation to be seated as might have passed
unnoticed in Europe, there was none of the ceremonious
bows to individuals with Father Bouvet speaks of.
Before each guest was placed a plate and hwal tz', or
chop sticks, on one sid e and a knife, fork, and spoon
on the other. The chop-sticks, however, were pretty
generally used, a little awkwardly at first, it must be
admitted, by the English, while the mandarins, pro-
bably out of politeness to their guests, occasionally
made use of the fork and spoon. Beyond the plates
were ranged innumerable little pyramids of preserves,
pickles, and dried seeds, which from the experiments
we made, we presume, were not intended to be eaten,
but placed merely for show ; but at the left hand there
was a small saucer of sweetmeats and salted relishes,
which were partaken of and washed down with a glass
of wine. And then commenced the more important part
of the feast, by the army of servants setting before
each guest a small bowl, about the size of a moderate
breakfast cup, of birds' nest soup, which might pass for
very good vermicelli at home, and scarcely merits the
celebrity it has obtained, or seems worth the enormous
price it is said to cost.
This was the prelude to a succession of other soups,
stews, and hashes, most of which were so excellent that
the genius Archteus, who, according to the fanciful Van
llelmont, keeps post in the upper orifice, as a sort of
custom-house officer to the stomach, to watch all contra-
band food, must certainly have found his occupation
gone, and declared for free trade on the occasion.
After the birds'-nest soup, there were venison soup,
duck soup, never-to-be-sufficiently-praised sharks' fin
soup, chesnut soup, pork stew, a sort of vegetable pa' es,
with gravy in a separate saucer, stag-sinew soup, shark-
skin soup, second only to his elder brother of the fin;
earth-nut ragout. a gelatine soup, made of the pith of
stags' horns macerated ; mushroom and chesnut soup,
stewed ham sweetened with sugar or syrnp, a stew of
bamboo shoots, another of fish-maws, esculents with
hot sauce, slices of hot cakes and cold jam puffs; with
numerous other nondescript soups and stews, in large
bowls placed in the centre of the table, of which vege-
tables, pigeons eggs, and more especially pork, seemed
to be component parts, showing Chinese cooks, like
Beaumont and Fletcher's, to be " thoroughly grounded
in the mysteries and hidden knowledge of all soups,
sauces, and salads whatsoever."
In such a labyrinth of novel dishes, even the most
practical gourmand might have been excused for feeling
a little at a loss ; and our entertainers seemed to appre-
ciate the circumstance, for when any particularly good
mess came upon the table, they would put some upon
the plates of those near them ; and Keying, with the
most refined Chinese politeness, more than once took a
tit-bit from his own dish, and conveyed it with his chop-
sticks to the honoured guests beside him.
Lest there might have been any one who could not
contrive to make a sumptuous dinner from such mate-
rials, there were in the centre of the table roast peacock,
pheasant, and ham ; and tea was several times served
to relieve this active "alimentary. progression," never
dreamt of by Ude or Brillat Savarin.
It is worth while noting as a remarkable circumstance,

that, during the whole dinner, there was not a grain o
rice on the table, not even mixed with other food, though
almost all writers tell us it is never wanting at a Chinese
dinner of any sort. If, according to Sir John Davis,
the appearance of bowls of rice at such feasts is the sig-
nal of the repast approaching its termination, the party
on the present occasion must have broken up long before
the host was tired of his guests ; fur the rice signal
was never given.
daTrihnesroe
knnoefr,gnooord
unmind-
ful to do due honour to them by frequently
. pledging
ater
mws has° on oa
atlack
their guests ; and this soon
. came
. to be no light were wines,
t hlioq
Chineseueur liqueurs, a and i n -on bumpers every time, and that
.theb,g glass should be
formidable-looking
g been ftourrnthedeyupwoenrethneevtearbsleatlinstiperdowiofthoraimtser e
ho-
neatly emptied.
perceptible, though we remarked a or
Tartar opposite where ‘ye sat, who besides his share of
champagne and other wines, discussed the
.great.er part
The effect upon themselvesasi
Was scarcely
of a bottle of mareschino,
.and made serious inroads
upon another of noyau, stroking his chin, and exclaim•
log, " Hoh 1" at each glass.
Keyinga
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forthwith
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series
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ao of low
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ot
beaches,
occupiedtenvoetu:i
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denaella.verinit nearly
three hours, and when he at length came to a close,
crimson cloth, were ranged from one end of the room
to the other, and were speedily loaded with roast pig,
hams, fowls, and other substantial dishes, and before
each a cook or butcher (we could not tell which) sat
down a lq Chinais, and, taking a knife like a:cutlass,
commenced slicing it down, in defiance of the maxim of
the " Carver's 0-nide." grasping the Joint with the left
hand, the long pails of whiCh serve for both fork and
spoon, The ceremony is intended as an acknowledg-
ment of the bounty of the Queen of Heaven, and is gone
through before the guests to show them that, even after
the exuberance of dishes with which they have been
served, there is still enQUi..ll 40 to spare, The sliced
meatwas set upon the table, as were also cold mutton and
pork, none of which were eaten ; and then succeeded a
desert of fruits and preserves, with abundance of wines
cordials,: 40 9trp§hp,ll
The nest toast was The queen of England and the
Emperor of China," which was drank with tremendous
applause, the Chinese being especially vociferous, huz-

zling, clapping their hands, and beating the table in the
most approved English public-dinner fashion, the band
in the adjoining room striking up what we presume was
an appropriate air, but which sounded to our ears not
unlike a Highland pibroch.
A few other toasts followed, amongst the rest, ' The
King of the French" and " The King of Sweden," each of
whom had a subject among the guests ; And Keying
then called upon the Ooyermir for a song, as a condition
to giving one himself, which he afterwards (lid, and
v:n.y will, too, and joined lustily in the applause with
which it was received Pwang-tye•shing gave us two
songs. Ttie Emperor's son-iu-law excused himself on
account of a hoarseness, brought on, doubtless, by the
wo:lted exercise of his lung's during the visit ; and an
attendant Tartar, a dtuc,ndant of Gengis-Khan, we
were told, chanted a wild lilt, having many of the cha-
racteristics of an old Scottish or Irish air.

On the part of the English guests, besides the Gover-
nor, songs were Lung by the Major-General, the Chief
Justice, the Hon. Frederick Bruce, and Mr. Shortrede.
The Chinese ara fond of enlivening their entertain-
ments with shows and dramatic exhibitions, and most
authors speak of these as invariable eccompaniments.
The present dinner was an exception, probably because
visits te foreign Powers never having bean before dreamt
of in China, players form no part of an ambassador's
retinue. However, a substitute was found in a game
which we do not remember ever having seen described.
The flowers (dahlias) were given to Keying, who first
began whirling them round his head, and then holding
them to his nose, gave one to the Governor and another
to the General, who were desired to hand them round
the table. In the meantime, a drum was kept beating
in the outer room, the performer, at random, making a
sudden stop ; and the person in whose hand :he flower
then chanced to be found was required to quaff off a
bumper of wine.
This sport, from the sort of esprit de patrie with which
it was kept up, created a good deal of amusement, the
Chinese being especially mindful to watch their victims,
awl laughing good humouredi-y when caught them-
In sporting phrase, the pace of the 6ing 1 ie6
uncommonly fast, and all " caroused potations pottle
deep ;" but whether it was the excellence of the drink,
or the counteracting effects of the rag)uts, every one,
European and Chinese, seemed quite able to carry his
liquor discreetly,
The company broke up about eleven o'clock, Keying
and the rest of the Chinese accompanying their guests
down stairs, and taking leave of them at the door, both
appearing to be mutually satisfied with the meeting.
At half. past six next morning the minister embarked
on board the steamer for Canton, having previously em-
braced the Governor at the door of his residence, and
the General at the wharf, whither the Gallant Officer
accompanied the Imperial Commissioner.
A man so famous in the western world as Keying was,
of course, the observed of all obse vers during his visit.
He is, we should suppose, of some 50 years of age, his
tall and majestic form being graced with manners at once
dignified and courteous. His whole deportment, in short,
was that of a perfectly well-bred man of the world, and
but for his dress and language, he might have been taken
for a fine specimen of the old English gentleman of the
highest class. As we saw him on such public occasions,
his bland countenance was beaming with good-humoured
benevolence ; but it is of an intellectual class, and lighted
up with a twinkling eye, which, as occasion demands,
would be equally expressive of penetrating shrewdness
as of social glee.

NOTES ON THE OUTRAM CON-

TROVERSY.
'From the Kurrachee Advertiser of the 4th of October,
1845.]

One of the greatest errors prevalent in reference to
the controversy beteen General W. Napier, and Colonel
Outram is that the General was the attacking party. A
great deal of sympathy has in consequence been accorded
to the Colonel on this account. Ile is supposed to be an
injured man merely fighting for his own ; a person at-
tacked who has a right to use any weapons within his
reach for his defence ; a person strove to be trod down,
and only seeking to upset an ungenerous foe. Such is
the most prevalent notion on this subject, but it is from
beginning to end the reverse of the truth. It was the
Governor of Sinde who was first attacked both by
Colonel Outram and his party ; and all that his brother
General William Napier has done has been to come
to the rescue of ore who had neither time nor inclina-
tion to enter the field of controversy himself. Having
stated my premises, I shall now proceed to; adduce my
proofs, and those proofs will be best furnished by giving
a short account of the origin of the controversy. I defy
any one to disprove a tittle of what I shall assert ; and
I trust that those who read in search of truth, and notto
cavil in party spirit, will find how reverse of the part
attributed to him, Sir Charles Napier's conduct has
been.

It will be remembered by the pul lie that, for reasons
with which the Governor of Sinde had nothing earthly
to do, but which, I have no doubt, Lord Ellen-
borough will satisfactorily explain, if called on by
those competent 0 question him in the House to which
he belongs.
Colonel Outram was removed in October, 1842, from
the political management of Sinde, and the Governor
Sci:ide was placed in sole charge, both political and
military, of the province. In consequence of this ar-
rangement
he proceeded to Sukkur, and there relieved
Colonel, then Major Outram.
Unacquainted with the character of the Colonel ex-
cept from description, much of which was the Colonel's
own mouth, he felt a very high opinion of him for
generosity, as well as courage, and paid him the glowing
compliment which rang round India afterwards, and
perhaps as much as anything had the effect of bringing
Colonel Outram to the notice of the many, who being
distant from the scene cared little about Sinde or the
changes in its management, I should not allude to this
circumstance were it not to show the feeling the Go-
vernor was prepared to view him with ; a feeling which
even Colonel ()dram's friends cannot deny was one
exaggerated, or to say,"the least of extreme partiality and
favour.

After this the Colonel returned to India, and being in
extreme cisfivour with the Governor-General, had of
course nothing to look forward to but regimental duty,
a furlough, or such inferior staff employment as lay
within the patronage of the Commander-in-Chief, or
Governor of his own Presidency. The latter was but a
narrow field of hope, all appointments being filled, and
the more lucrative ones being generally in departments
where seniority must be attended to: a furlough, it was
undeistood, was not desirable, for the Colonel was not
believed to have money sufficient to live with much com-
fort at home, and it was not to be supposed that a re-
sidence there would much further his views, while the
influence of the Governor-General was in the other scale.
Such was the stats, of affairs with Colonel Outram,
when the Governor of Sinde found an opening for re-
lieving him from his embarrassments, and bringing bins
again forward on the stage on which he had figured
before. Lord Ellenborough, had, by this time, come to
his decision on the charges preferred against the
Ameers by Colonel Outram: that decision was in ac-
cordance with the views the Colonel had expressed, ad-
verse to them, and with some modifications, rather in

favour than otherwise of these princes. His Lordship
determined to impose on them as a punishment for their
treason the penalties Colonel Outram had proposed in
the treaty which he had drawn up, and submitted to his
Lordship or in default to treat them as that officer said
they deserved to be treated as enemies who had most
justly incurred the forfeiture of their thrones.
This sacured to Sir Charles Napier an opportunity for
the exercise of his kindly feeling to Colonel Outran), too
favourable for him to pass over. Being allowed to select
a commissioner to carry on the negotiations, he ;lamed
Colonel Outran) ; and though Lord Ellenborough dis-
tinctly
warned him of the dangerous nature of the man 1
as a political connexion, he, all unsuspecting honesty,
and believing Colonel Outram to be the same, still I
pr,ssed the appointment, and his claim was without fur-
ther difficulty allowed. Little could the Governor then
foresee all the long train cf evils this act of generosity
was to bring down upon him, but like the poisoned shirt
of the Centaur, Colonel Outram seems destined to be a
source of acute repentance to every one connected with
him in affairs, whether the person be Sir John Keane,
Lord Ellenboroug,h, or Sir Charles Napier.
Such was the manner in which Colonel Outram re-
turned to Scinde—not to guide Sir Charles in his politi-
cals, much less in his military arrangements ; for Si
or seks for
Charles is not a man who either requires,
guidance : and had he been so, the political functions to
be executed by the commissioner Were so excessively
narrow, that, as Lord Ellenborourrh had remarked, one
of the Aides-de-Camp, or any othber officer of the force,
might have easily performed ihem
Its fact, for all but
politeness sake,
a puttawalla (am.essenger) might have
discharged them, for they considered in nothing but
carrying a treaty to the Ameers fur signature, and tel-
-1 ling them, in as few words as the occasion required, that
they would subject themselves to a worse fate. The
reason therefore that Colonel Outran) was employed was
solely a kindly attempt on the part of Sir Charles Na-
pier to open a path again to him for political employ,
and to a return of favour on the part of the Governor-
General.

Colonel Outram accepted, and apparently with thank-
fulness, the appointment, but it was not long before it
appeared that his views were very foreign to the views
of those who had employed him, Sir Charles Napier and
the Governor General, lie appeared anxious to re-open
questions which had already been decided, and decided
on his own statements ; instead of following the plain
and simple course laid down, ho appeared de-
irons of leading the Governor into the shoal of
Sindittn diplomacy where he would necessarily be
00 guide, and it was nothing but the firmness
of Sir Charles which prevented his succeeding
—a firmness which Colonel Outram has since construed
as a settled purpose, whatever happened, to put an end
to the reign of the Ameers. The Council of India has,
however, negatived the interpretation, and allowed that,
had the Governor followed in the path the Colonel
beckoned hint to, the arms of Sinde would have been.
lost, and India, perhaps, at this moment in a state of
rebellion. The view the Council have takenisef:.
of
firmed by subsequent conversations with thei
troubla to
Stnda, and no rational man who takes
bt, 'it to be the
go into the case can for a moment vP,a
correct one.
The rest 9c Op Accouut Qolonel 9utrm's 600-