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No. 16,813. LONDON, SATURDAY MoRNING SU N, AUGUST 81 1846.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION,
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the Evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Professor
Bachhoffner's LECTURES on NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, 'with
brilliant experiments, daily. MACINTOSH'S REVOLVING EN-
GINE. COLEMAN'S PATENT LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE for as-
cending and descending Inclined Planes. FARRELL'S ARCM-
MEDIAN RAILWAY. The ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY, all in
action. HALLETTE'S ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY VALVE.
CLARK, M'NE ILL, and CO.'S PATENT UNIVERSAL GAS
BURNER. The OPAQUE MICROSCOPE. The OXY-HYDROGEN
MICROSOPE, exhibiting a fine Collection of Living Objects. A
beautind Picture of the CHAPEL in the CONVENT of St. CA-
THERINE, near Jerusalem, by Mr. Charles Smith, is one of the Se-
ries of DISSOLVING VIEWS.
Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price. •

MILITARY FLOGGING.
THE COURT JOURNAL, of THIS DAY,
August 8, contains a second article on MILITARY FLOG-
GING, by the same pen as that which produced the first article
in the Journal of July 25 —The EFFECTS of ROYAL PATRON &GE
on TRADE, &c. &c.
By fo: warding eight penny stamps to any bookseller or newsman,
or to the publisher, W. Thomas, 19, Catherine-street, Strand, the
Journal will be sent to any part of the United, Kingdom Postage
free.

FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
ST. JAMES'S PALACE, AUG. 4, 1846.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Thomas Lord
Camoys to be one of the Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to her
Majesty, in the room of Henry Richard, Earl of Warwick,
resigned. _

BE ERSELLERS' ANNIVERSARY.

The members of the Metropolitan New Publicans'
Protection Society held their twelfth anniversary festi-
val at the White Conduit House, Pentonville, on Thurs-
day. The festival, as is usual, was preceded by the an-
nual general meeting, which was held in the large room
of the above-named hotel, at half-past 12 o'clock.
The proceedings of the meeting (which was numerous
and respectable) were opened by Mr. Lindsay, the trea-
surer of the society, being unanimously voted to the
chair.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Earl of
Listowel to be one of the Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to
her Majesty, in the room of John Marquis of Ormonde, re-
signed.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Admiral Sir
Edward Codrington, G.C.B. and G.C.M.G., to be one of the
Grooms in Waiting in Ordinary to her ajesty, in the room
of Admiral Sir Robert Waller Otway, Bart., G.C.8., deceased.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Atm. I.
The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of
Knighthood upon John Jervis, Esq., her Majesty's Attorney-
General.

LES MEII.OIRES D'UN MEDECIN. BY ALEX. DUMAS.
L'OBSERVATEUR FRANCAIS,
of TO-DAY, AUGUST 8, contains :—Les Memoires d'un
Medecin, by ALEXANDER DUMAS—Martin L'Enfant Trouve, by
EUGENE SUE—La Revue Politique—Mort de Eaboo Dwarka-
nauth Tagore, et du Comte de St. Leu—Joseph Henri, son his-
toire—La Polka moyen d'election—Droit Liberte individuelle en
France et en Angleterre—Scientific and Literary Reviews, &c. &c.
William Thomas, Publisher, 21, Catherine-street, Strand; sold by
all Booksellers and Newsmen.

The CHAIRMAN, after having briefly expressed his re-
gret that the retailers of beer in the metropolis did not
exert themselves in the cause of this society in a more
determined manner, and made a few preliminary re-
marks, called upon the secretary to read the annual report
of the committee.

R. BEARD'S PHOTOGRAPHIC POR-
-vit.. TRAIT ESTABLISHMENTS are at 85. King William-
street, City, 34, Parliament-street, Westminster; and at the Royal
Polytechnic Institution, Regent-street.
" A great improvement has been effected ; the method of colouring
renders:the portraits agreeable and life-ilke."—Times.
" We would especially notice the admirable effect of the flesh tints,
which appear embodied in the miniature, and not, as we generally see
them, spread on the surface."—Art Union.

The Cheapest Musical Publication ever offered to the Public, in
respect both to Quality and Quantity.
HANDEL'S SACRED, ORATORIO,
"THE MESSIAH," in Vocal Score, with a separate
Accompaniment for the Organ or Pianoforte.
Arranged by VINCENT NOVELLO.
The whole work will be complete iu Twelve Monthly Numbers,
containing 16 pages each, price 6d. each. To commence August 1,
1846.
Published by J. Alfred Novello, 69, Dean-street, Soho, and 24,
Poultry ; sold by Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. ; and to be procured by
order of every Music Seller, Bookseller, &c., in the United Kingdom.
Remember to order " Novello's Edition."

WAR-OFFICE, AL a. 7, 1846.
Royal Regiment of Horse Guards.—Lieutenant H. S
Baillie tolbe Captain, by purchase, vice Bastard, who retires;
Cornet F. W. F. Berkeley,l to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Baillie; S. G. L. Fox, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase,
vice Berkeley, Aug. 7.
7th Dragoon Guards.—R. J. Lock, M.D., to be Assistant-
Surgeon, vice Power, promoted in the 91st Foot, Aug. 7.
2d Dragoons2—Lieutenant A. Robertson to'be Captain, by
purchase, vice Reid, who retires; Cornet F. D. Hibbert to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Robertson ; J. A. Freeman,
Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Hibbert, August 7.
4th Light Dragoons—Brevet Colonel J. Vandeleur, from
the 10th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant Colonel, vice
Parlby, who exchanges. August 7.
10th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant-Colonel W. Parlby, from
the. 4th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Van-
deleur, who exchanges, Aug. 7.
15th Light Dragoons—Assistant-Surgeon J. P. Moline,
from the 22d Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Mockler,
promoted in the 10th, Aug. 7. -
16th Light Dragoons--Surgeon R. J. G. Grant, from the
10th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Burt, deceased, Aug. 7.
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieutenant-Col.
G. M. Stevenson, frinn half :pay unattached, to be Captain
and Lieutenant-.CAPneI, vice the Hon. E. B. Wilbraham,Wbo-exeWuges 1,0,
Captain and LieuteniA:Colonel, by pureise, vice En-'
nun, who retires; Ensign and Lieutenant C. L. Cocks to be
Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Forbes; Ensign
the Hon. P. R. B. Feilding, from the 85th Foot, to be En-
sign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cocks, Aug. 7.
2d Regiment of Foot—Lieut. .F. Studdert, from the 75th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice H. Pierce-, who exchanges,
August 7.
sth Foot—R. F. Robb, M.D., to be Assistant Surgeon,
vice Mackey, promoted in the 42d Foot, August 7.
6th Foot—Major J. Crofton to be Lieut.-Colonel, without
purchase; Capt. J. T. Griffiths to be Major, vice Crofton;
Lieut. E. J. Blanckley to be Captain, vice Griffiths ; Ensign
W. F. G. Servantes, from the 99th Foot, to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Dowker, appointed Adjutant ; Ensign
H. M. Blackburn, from the 99th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice
Blanckley, Aug. 7 ; Lieut. C. H. Dowker to be Adjutant
vice Mansergh, promoted; Quartermaster W. Lee to be Ad-
jutant, with the rank of Ensign, July 28.
To be Quartermasters—Sergeant-major J. Croker, vice
Lee ; Quartermaster-Sergeant G. Pollard, July 28.
_ _

CONTENTS of BELL'S LIFE in LONDON
and GRATUITOUS SUPPLEMENT of last SUNDAY,
August 2.

Seven folio columns and a half of the particulars of the four day's
sport at Goodwood, with the Time Table, including the value of
stakes, and Four Engravings—the Orange Prize, Chesterfield Cup,
Goodwood Cup, and the Stewards' Cup; three folio columns of Mis-
cellaneous Racing ; ten folio columns of Cricketting ; upwards of a
folio column of Chess; seven folio columns of Aquatics; two co-
lumns of Pedestrianism; seven folio columns of Advertisements,
chiefly relative to sporting matters ; and nearly twenty folio columns
of miscellaneous intelligence, including Politics, Parliamentary, the
Drama, the Ring, Angling, and a variety of domestic events. The
whole comprising sixty folio columns, and that astonishing quantity,
for sixpence, more than equal in type to that of a nine shilling oc-
tavo volume.

Bell's Life, price Sixpence, is regularly published in time for the
ittteriposjailways.

J "ttLVERWELL M.D. M.R C.S.
aim aispence: .
1.
N SINGLE and MARRIED LIFE
(An Original Medical History.)

CONTENTS:

- -
Analysis of the Affections—Early Conventional Restraint—Mis-
direction—Marital Anticipations and Realities—Laws of Paternity—
Maternal Influence—Phenomena of Gestation—On Infelicitous and
Infertile Unions—lncongruous Alliances —Late Marriages—Love
Matches—Curiosities of Twenty-three Years' Medical Experience,
&c. &c. 2.

On CHASTITY and its INFRINGEMENTS,
(An Essay for 1846.)
"Of human ills and frailties I discourse,
Those taught by nature, and by art acquir'd.
Of griefs conceard, and disappointments keen,
Which young and gentle, the matured and sage,
The lonely and the mated—all sustain.
In kindly spirit, herein counsel's giv'n,
How health, how hope, how happiness to gain."

WHAT to EAT, DRINK, and AVOID
With Diet Tables for all Complaints.

. -
Contents :—How to ensure perfect digestion, tranquil eelings, a
good night's rest, a clear head, and a contented mind. By an ob-
servance of the instructions herein containeC the feeble, the ner-
vously delicate, even to the most shattered constitution, may acquire
the greatest amount of physical happiness, and reach in health the
full period of life allotted to man.

" How we should live—what eat, what drink, what shun,
To reach in health full threescore years and ten."

These interesting little volumes, although bearing upon subjects of
very delicate import, as their titles imply, will be found of immea-
surable and general utility, for they tell of matters everyllving crea-
ture able to understand ought to know, but which information in
these enlightened times, except that quality promulgated through
questionable channels, Is at a very terrible discount.
In the exposition hereby offered of the till now hidden truths of
nature, of human disappointments and their ways of relief, it is not
contended that every reader shall become his or her own physician
any more than their own lawyer, but it is insisted upon that we
should know the simple principles of our owu organization, the laws
whereby our existence and the issue thereof in their several healthy
statestlepend, the duties that are expected of us in our individual
capacities in the family circle, and the terms on which the health and
happiness of the present and future race of mankind have to rely.
By such knowledge, and which is herein faithfully imparted,
health will be found to be in our own keeping, and happiness
within the attainment of all ; by the availment hereof in fulfilling
our duty to ourselves, we secure the lik e advantages on our offspring
to follow, and finally by the cultivation of our faculties, which is in-
consistent with degenerate health, the mind as well as the body may
be exalted to the summit of perfection, as best becomes the highest
of God's creations.

The author's justification for this seeming eulogy of his own writ-
ings, and the avowal of their integrity of purpose, must be measured
by their perusal—his accredited qualifications guarantee that the
topics broached involve his legitimate study and pursuit.
To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Carvaihe, 147,
Fleet-street ; Ilannay, 63, Oxford. street ; Mann, 39, Comhill ; or
direct from the Author, 10, Argyle-place, Regent-street (leading to
Great Marlborough-street), who may be advised personally on these
matters daily till Three, and in the Evenings from Seven till Nine.

ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND
MATURITY.
WITH TWENTY-FIVE COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.
Just published, Sixteenth Thousand, in a sealed envelope, price
2s. 6d., or post paid, to any address, for Is. 6d. in Postage Stamps
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SELF-PRESERVATION: A Medical Treatise
on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity.
Illustrated with Twenty-five Coloured Plates on the Anatomy,
Physiology, and Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Organs,
explaining their various structures, uses, and functions, and showing
the injuries tat are produced in them, by solitary habits, and other
excasses. With Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous
Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and other diseases of
the Urethra.

By SAMUEL LA'MERT, CONSULTING SURGEON,
9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London;
Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary
Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of
Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c.

11th Foot—Assistant-Wurgeon E. Mockler, from the 15th
Light Dragoons, to be Surgeon, vice Grant, appointed to the
16th Light- Dragoons, Aug. 7.
12th Foot—Assistant Staff-surgeon W. Dick, M.D., to be
Surgeon, Aug. 7.
19th Foot—Captain H. Calley to be Major, by purchase,
vice Semple, who retires; Lieut. J. Ker to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Calley; Ensign J. Moore to be Lieutenant,
by purchase,; vice Ker; 11. W. Palmer, Gent., to he Ensign,
by purchase, vice Moore, August 7.
20th Foot—Assistant Staff Surgeon T. M. Fishbourne,
M.D., to be Surgeon, August 7,
22d Foot—D. P. Barry, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon,
vice Moline, appointed to the 15th Light Dragoons, Aug. 7.
23d Foot—Second Class Staff Surgeon R. Smith to be
Surgeon, Aug. 7.
36th Foot—Capt. A. 0. Creighton, from the 3d West India
Regiment, to be Captain, vice Bristow, who exchanges, Aug. 7
39th Foot—Brevet Major M. G. Nixon to be Major, with-
out purchase, vice E. W. Bray, who retires upon full-pay;
Lieut. W. C. Wolfe to be Captain, vice Nixon; Ensign B.
Thornhill to be Lieutenant, vice Wolf, August 7.
42d Foot—Assistant-Surgeon H. Mackey, from the sth
Foot, to be Surgeon, August 7.
45th Foot—Assistant. Surgeon R. T. Scott, from the 76th
Foot, to be Surgeon, August 7.
71st Foot—Assistant Staff-Surgeon G. Carr to be Surgeon,
August 7.

75th Foot—Lieutenant H. Piercy, from the 2d Foot, to be
Lieutenant, vice Studdert, who exchanges, August 7.
76th Foot—R. Wallace, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon,
vice Scott, promoted in the 45th Foot, August 7.
82d Foot—P. W. Kingsmill, Gent., to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Fraser, deceased, Aug. 7.
91st Foot—Assistant Surgeon W. J. Power, from the 7th
Dragoon Guards, to be Surgeon, Aug. 7.
93d Foot—A. Smith, Gent., to be Assistant Surgeon, 'vice
Irwin, promoted in the 97th Foot, Aug. 7.
95th Foot—Lieut. H. Swettenham, from the Ceylon Regi-
ment, to be Lieutenant, vice Hayes, who exchanges, Aug. 7.
96th Foot—F. G. Allman, Gent., to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Servantes, promoted in the 6th Foot, Aug. 7.
97th Foot—Sergeant-Major P. Carrell to be Quartermas-
ter; Assistant-Surgeon J. N. Irwin, from the 03d Foot, to
be Surgeon, Aug. 7.
99th Foot—A. M. Fraser, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Blackburn, promoted to the 6th Foot, Aug. 7.
Rifle Brigade—Lieutenant Lord A. G. Russell to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Waddington, who retires; Second Lieute-
nant H. D. F. Davie to be First Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Lord A. G. Russell; the Hon. H. Clifford to be Secdnd
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Davie; Second Class Staff
Surgeon T. Alexander, to be Surgeon, Aug. 7.
3d `Vest India Regiment—Capt. H. Bristow, from the 36th
Foot, to be Captain, vice Creighton, who exchanges, Aug. 7.
Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Lieut. H. G. Hayes, from the 95th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Swettenham, who exchanges,
Aug. 7.
HOSPITAL STAFF—Assistant Staff Surgeon W. Denny to
he Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Alexander, ap-
Gent., to be As-
spiositnatnetd
sttoa
ffthe
ußrgi fleeo r‘iygi
caedbe
i;ckW, PrLoamPostieeei'in 12th Foot ; J. J.
Clifford, 11,1. D. , to be Assistant Staff Surgeon, vice Fishbourne,
promoted in 20th Foot; Assistant Surgeon J. D. M'Diarmid
to be Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Smith appointed
to 23d Foot; G. R. Woolhouse, Gent., to be Assistant Staff
Surgeon, vice M'Diarmid, promoted; E. W. Young, M.D.,
to be Assistant Staff Surgeon, vice Carr, promoted in the
71st Foot; F. Reynolds, Gent., to e Assistant Staff
Surgeon, vice Denny, promoted, Aug. 7.
MEMORANDUM._The Christian name of Captain Farmer,
of the 41st Foot, are Thomas M'Lean, not M'Leod.
The Christian names of Ensign Lees of the 96th Foot, are
William Munnings, not Manning.
WAR-OFFICE, Atm 7.
Further List of Four Private Soldiers of her Majesty's 62d
Regiment of Foot, who have died of wounds received in
action with the enemy on the Sutlej—William Edge,
Thomas Arcil, Joseph Parfitt, William Smith.

GOLDEN F LAX.
Extract from the "•Northern Whig," August 4, 1846.

" Society for the Promotion and _ Improvement of the Growth of

Flax in Ireland.

" A member of Committee having stated that some parties in
London had been using fac similies of the medals awarded by this
Society, as prizes for Linens made from Irish Fax, for the purpose of
vending goods under the denomination of ` Golden Fax linen,' the
Committee disapproved of this, as these prizes are given solely with
a view of exhibiting the capabilities of Irish Flax for the fabric of
the finest description of linens."

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Mr. J. BISHOP, the secretary, accordingly proceeded
to read the report, which stated that the past year had
been more than usually eventful to the members of this
society. Two questions, both of the utmost importance
to the retailers of beer, had occupied a very considerable
portion of the time and attention of the committee. The
first, and certainly the more important one, was the
refusal of two overseers to sign the certificate of rating
and occupying, demanded by law, to enable the Excise
to grant a license to sell beer by retail ; and the second,
the operation of the recent Act for regulating games and
wagers, by which it has become necessary to apply to
the magistrates for a license to keep a biliard-table or
bagatelle-board. With respect to the former case, it
appears that after much delay the society bad succeeded
in obtaining the issue of a mandamus for the purpose of
compelling the two obstinate officials to do their duty.
The trial of the question took place at the Queen's
Beach, Guildhall, before Lord Denman and a jury, who,
after five minutes' deliberation, decided in favour of the
plaintiff. So far the society was successful, but the
overseers have availed themselves of the law's delays by
obtaining a writ for a new trial, on the plea of misdirec-
tion of the jury on the art of his Lordship. In the
Ac... 0 of, a Astv tuvr4 . Aka.corqinittee have
ate..- _

knally-7d—ealded in their : ''r t is pelt to 't e
second, question, the report detailed at great length the
steps which have been taken to place the beersellers in
the same position with the Licensed Victuallers in re-
gard to the operations of the recent Act. Their efforts,
it appears, will, in a short period, be brought to a suc-
cessful and satisfactory conclusion ; indeed, the late
Attorney-General and Sir James Graham have
decided in their favour. The report, which was
a very lengthy and ably written document, concluded
by detailing the labours of the committee in reference
to other matters connected with the society. The num-
ber of informations laid against the members during the
past year was not, it appeared, more than three in two
hundred, and those principally on account of Sunday
trading, which was distinctly discountenanced by the
society. The law charges had necessarily been very
heavy, in consequence of the legal steps taken by the
society during the last twelve months.
Mr. BISHOP then read a statement of receipts and ex-
penditure, which showed a net balance of 2331. 19s. sd.

exclusive of 7371., the Pension Fund).
Mr. ROBERTS having moved, and Mr. BAGSHAW se-
conded, the adoption of the report and statement of
accounts, a discussion, in which Mr. Cox, Mr. May, and
others took pant, ensued as to the steps taken by the
committee in reference to the billiard-table question.
Those gentlemen stated that they would have been better
satisfied if the committee had proceeded further than
they had on that subject.
The SECRETARY, in reply, said that the committee
had done all in their power, and were determined, if
power were given to them by the meeting, to carry their
efforts still further.

Mr. PROSSER exceedingly regretted that a single far-
thing of the funds had been expended in reference to
bagatelle playing, and he rejoiced to say that he had
determinedly opposed the proceedings of the committee
on that head.

The motion that the report, &c., be adopted was then
put from the chair, and unanimously agreed to.
The following gentlemen were then unanimously ap-
pointed to serve on the committee during the ensuing
year, viz. :—Mr. Boury, Mr. Lush, Mr. Williams, Mr.
Mayher, Mr. Kinnersly, Mr. Hazlewood, Mr. Smith, Mr.
Baker, and Mr. Saffry.
The SECRETARY then reminded the meeting that their
next business would be, which of three applicants they
should elect as a pensioner on the society.
The CHAIRMAN.highIy eulogised the conduct of Mr.
Richard Bankes (one of the applicants), and said that he
was one of the oldest and zealous subscribers to the,
society.
Mr. ROBERTS said, that as there was only one
vacancy, and three applicants for the benevolence of
the society, the fairest step that could be taken would be
to authorise the secretary to send to each member of
the society a balloting paper with the name, &c., of the
applicant, so that the question might be fairly settled at
the next meeting of the society, and he would, therefore,
propose a resolution to that effect.
The motion having been seconded and unanimously
adopted, and the Chairman having closed the business of
the meeting by expressing a hope that the entire of the
beersellers of the metropolitan district might speedily
perceive it to be to their great interest to enrol them-
selves members of the society, the meeting adjourned to
THE DINNER,

which took place in the capacious music saloon, situate in
the gardens attached to the above-named hotel, and at
which upwards of a thousand individuals sat down. The vast
assemblage was graced by the presence of several ladies
(the relatives of the company), who were seated in a
gallery at one end of the saloon.
Prior to the dinner, Mr. BISHOP, the Secretary, stated
that Mr. Ewart, M.P., had promised to do them the
honour of presiding on this occasion, but as that gentle-
man had not yet arrived, he begged to propose that the
chair, in the mean time, be taken by their worthy
Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Terry.
The motion having been seconded, that gentleman was
called to the chair amidst loud cheers.

Grace having been said by the Chairman, and ample
justice done to the good things which were most plenti-
fully provided for the occasion, " Non Nobis Domino"
was ably sung by a party of vocalists in attendance.
The CHAIRMAN then gave, " Health and happiness to
the Queen," which was of course responded to in the
most loyal manner.
The other usual loyal and patriotic toasts having been
given and duly honoured,
Mr. PROSSER rose and said that the toast which had
been committed to his charge was one that was particu-
larly grateful to his feelings, as he had no doubtit would
be to that assembly. That toast was, " The Right
Honourable Lord Monteagle, the patron of the New
Publicans' Protection Society, and their other Parlia-
mentary friends."—(Cheers.) All those gentlemen who
had been long connected with the trade, and all who
were engaged in its early struggles, must have a grate-
ful recollection of the great services which they had re-
ceived at the hands of those gentlemen included in the
toast.—(Cheers.) The Noble Lord and their Parlia-
mentary friends, who received them as deputations into
their mansions, were pleased to listen to their observa-
tions, and promised to do all in their power to effect the
emancipation of the trade.—(Cheers.) lie hoped, then,
that the members of that society would con-

INDIA BOARD, AUG. 5.
The following further List of Non-commissioned Officers,
Gunners, and Privates of the East India Company's Ser-
vice, killed in the recent actions on the Sutlej, or who have
subsequently died of their wounds, has been received at
the East India House :

tinue to conduct themselves in such a man-
ner as to justify those gentlemen (whose services
might be again required at no distant day) in
extending to them their assistance and patronage.—,
(Hear, hear.) The society would no doubt be soon
called upon again to act on the defensive, and it behoved
them to be prepared for any attacks which might be
attempted to be made on their just rights and privileges.
Having no wish to trespass any longer on their time,
he would conclude his observations by proposing for
their hearty reception, " The Right Hon. Lord Mont-
eagle, the patron of this Society, and our other Parlia-
mentary friends."— (Three times three cheers.)
Mr. Bruton then sang a comic song on railroads, a
performance which created bursts of laughter. The com-
pany
were also much entertained throughout the
remainder of the evening by the able services of that
gentleman, in conjunction with ➢iessrs. Atkinson, Dow-
son, Jones, Warry, &c.

The CHAIRMAN having called upon the assembly to
charge their glasses to the brim,
Mr. BISHOP rose and said, that the toast which had
fallen to his lot was the same that he had had the
honour of proposing for their reception on preced-
ing occasions--it was that of their Society ; but
he supposed that he must follow the old plan
that they had laid down, viz., that no gentleman
ought to propose anything for their acceptance without
giving them a reason, and a good reason, why they
ought to accept it. And as that was the case, and he
had this toast again put into his hands, he supposed he
must again preach a sermon upon it. A friend behind
him had just tapped him on the shoulder, and had re-
quested him to let the sermon be a very short one. He
promised them that it should be as short as the toast
could possibly admit of. As there were many amongst
them who had not been present on the preceding oc-
casions, he must trouble them to carry their recollection
back as far as the year 1840 ; ho would not go back
much farther than that. At that time the society was
subjected to a severe trial ; everything, however, that
perseverance could possibly suggest was done for the
purpose of carrying out the intentions of the New
Publicans' Protection Society, as every person who was
aware of their unceasing efforts must acknowledge. At
the time alluded to, the Act of Parliament
under which their trade was now regulated
was obtained. That Act released them from
the dominion of the magistracy, who previously
had the power of limiting their hours of business, as the
gentlemen of the Surrey district well knew. Their
success, then, in obtaining that Act of Parliament, must
be a source of great satisfaction. For the information
of those gentlemen who had lately joined the trade, he
could tell them that it was by the efforts of this society
that the price of their licenses had been reduced from
.5/. ss. to 3/. 35., the latter sum being paid by the
licensed victuallers, who nevertheless enjoyed greater
privileges than the beersellers. The committee of this
society took the liberty of suggesting to the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, and the other parties who were then
connected with the Government, that they could not
with any propriety call upon the beersellers to pay a
larger sum for a few additional privileges, than parties
who, for a lower sum, were put in possession of greater
privileges. There was a little hesitation on the part of
the Gr9rernment. The committee asserted that they

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LONDON AND BRIGHTON
RAILWAY.

Mr. Buckton, the secretary, submitted the directors' report.
It was as follows :

should •be able to prove their statements, and, on
an inquiry having been made, it was ascertained
that the licensed victuallers in the kingdom were in
number one-fifth more, whilst they, in fact, paid one-
fourth less for their beer licenses than was paid by the
beersellers at that period.—(Cheers.) The consequence
was, that the price demanded from the beerseller for
his license was reduced from 5/. ss. to 31. 35., and that
reduced sum they had continued till the present time.
Need he then say a single word more in praise of the
objects and efforts of the society whose labour had
been the means of saving 21. 2s. to every beerseller?
This society also made a liberal provision for its mem-
bers in the time of sickness, and their widows, in case
of death. If they needed any legal advice in matters
connected with their trade, they had a solicitor to pro-
tect them, without any expense whatever. All these '
privileges were conferred upon them at the trifling cost
of ten shillings per annum, out of the 2/. 2s. which had
been saved to every beerseller in the course of a year.—
(Cheers.) In reference to the Beer Bill of 1834, as to
"drinking upon the premises," the committee waited
upon upwards of four hundred Members of Parliament,
and stated their views to them. When that Bill
was committed in the House of Lords no less than
seventeen divisions took place on it in one night—a
circumstance unparalleled in the history of Parliament.
When the Bill came to the House of Commons it was
passed (notwithstanding all the opposition and influence
that was brought to bear against it) by a triumphant
majority. After dwelling at further length on the many
successful efforts which the society had made for the
purpose of obtaining protection to the beersellers of this
country, the speaker continued to say that it was now
high time that the petty jealousies which had hitherto
existed between the beersellers and licensed victuallers
should cease, and promised all the assistance in his power
to the members of the former trade. He concluded by
stating that the society had preserved its integrity and
respectability in all its proceedings, and it was for that
reason that he thought it was fully entitled to encourage-
ment from the trade, and it was for that reason that he

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I ~ ~,ail ~,AI —„ii i,..,,,,:. Ilci.rtily Lu respond to-the
loan which had been confided to hips, and which he
submitted with all sincerity and earnestness, and which
toast was, " The Metropolitan New Publicans' Protection
' Society."—(Great cheering.)
Mr. HaNxs then proposed "The Public Press,"
which was duly honoured; after which
Mr. ROBINSON proposed " The Ladies," which met
with a similar reception.
Mr. BISHOP next proposed, in an able speech, " The
Brewers who have supported the Metropolitan New Pub-
licans' Protection Society," which was received with
three times three.

Mr. ASHLEY (the Solicitor to the Society) then gave
" The health of their worthy Chairman," which having
been duly honoured and responded to, the vast assem-
blage proceeded to enjoy the light fantastic trip to the
music of an excellent band, an amusement which was
sustained with unabated spirit and relish; after which
they retired to their home exceedingly gratified with
the day's proceedings.
Mr. Higgs performed the duties of toast-master in his
usual masterly style, and all praise is due to Mr. Rouse,
the worthy host, for the excellent manner in which he
provided for the entertainment of his guests.

The eighteenth half-yearly general meeting of this Com
pang• was held on Thursday at the London-bridge station. This
was the last meeting that will take place of this Company
under that title, as it now forms part of the consolidated
companies, called " The London, Brighton, and South Coast
Railway." Mr. C. P. Grenfell, Chairman of the Company,
presided.

The gross revenue arising from traffic in the half-year
ending the 30th of June last, shows an increase of 11,0004
upon the receipts for the corresponding period of last year,
but this is not a fair criterion by which to estimate the pro-
gressive prosperity of the line, inasmuch as, owing to the re-
duction in fares since June, 1845, a greater amount of work
had to be performed to obtain the same gross revenue, and a
larger expenditure was also consequent upon the increased
business. An exact comparison, therefore, of the present
with the corresponding half-year has not been instituted, as
it would lead to fallacious conclusions. The capital account
shows an outlay on the main line for the half-year of
52,2064, one considerable item in which, 13,686/., arises from
the settlement of the last contract for works of any mag-
nitude, leaving one only of minor importance yet to be ad-
justed. The :next important charge is for the engine and
carriage manufactory and workshops at Brighton,
amounting to 21,534/. ; the remaining items being
for machinery, new engines, carriages, waggons, &c.,
contracted for some time ago, and delivered since the
last report. It is satisfactory to be able to add, that
your working stock generally is in a complete state of effi-
ciency. The Chichester branch was opened throughout to
the public on the Bth of June, and that to Lewes on the
same day; the latter was further opened within two miles of
Hastings on the 27th of the same month. Both these
branches already give promise of fully realising the expecta-
tions of your directors, although the development of the
traffic cannot be expected till the line to Hastings and the
stations there and at Chichester are completed. In the last
report you were informed that, by the then subsisting
arrangement between the London and South-Western Rail-
way Company and yourselves, the portion of the line be-
tween Chichester and Portsmouth would be constructed at
the joint cost of the companies; subsequent circumstances
have, however, occurred, which have resulted iu the reten-
tion by your directors of the entire line. The works on this
portion are proceeding satisfactorily ; and it is expected that
the line will be open to Portsmouth by the end of this, or
the beginning of the ensuing year. The Keymer and Hor-
sham branches are also in progress. Detailed information
on the subject of the works generally will be contained in
the report of your engineer. It is satisfactory to be able to
state that, with the exception of the branch to Bognor and
that to Dorking, every Bill applied for in the present session
of Parliament has received the royal assent. They con-
sist, as fellows, of the Wandsworth branch, East Grinstead
branch, Steyning branch, Littlehampton branch, Newhaven
branch, llailsham branch, Eastbourne branch, and the Lon-
don and Brighton and London and Croydon Consolidation
Bill. In reference to the last-mentioned Bill, namely,
the consolidation of the Brighton and Croydon Com-
panies, under the new title of The London, Brighton,
and South Coast Railway,'—your directors consider it expe-
dient to enter into an arrangement, in conjunction with the
Croydon board, for the purchase of the Direct Portsmouth
Railway, which has since obtained the sanction of the Legis-
lature, in opposition to the Guildford" and Chichester prosject
of the South-Western Company, which was rejected. Fhe
assent of the amalgamated company will be necessary to con-
firm this arrangement. An augmentation of the capital of
the Company for the lines of this session will take place at
an early date; but the creation of new stock can only be
authorised at a meeting of the joint proprietary. In con-
nexion with the Newhaven Branch, mentioned in the fore-
going list, your directors think it right to call your especial
attention to the urgent necessity of improving, by the esta-
blishment of a steam-packet company, the communication
with the French coast. The railway from Rouen to Dieppe
is in course of rapid construction ; and it is indispensable to
provide in time for the development of a traffic with Paris,
with Normandy, the south of France, and with the continent
of Europe generally, the value of which to the railway in-
terests connected therewith must be of considerable import-
ance. Your directors stated in their last report that they
intended taking advantage of the first favourable opportunity
for bringing this subject again before you ; that opportunity
has now arrived, and therefore your directors have to inform
3-ou that, in full confidence of receiving your cordial concur-
rence, and in conformity with the general opinion of the pro-
prietors on the former ocoasion, they have recently formed
the basis of a company, for the purpose of affording superior
steam communication between the Brighton lines and the
French coast. A prospectus will be transmitted to each pro-
prietor in the amalgamated company. The revenue account
submitted herewith shows a disposable balance for the half-
year ending 30th of June last of 58,110/., which, divided
amongst 47,3061 shares, enables the directors to annnunce a
dividend of 11. 4s. 6d. per share."

The CHAIRMAN said, notwithstanding the alterations
which had occurred during the last six months in the com-
forts and the circumstances of many individuals, owing to
unfortunate speculation in railways, the Brighton line, in-
stead of decreasing its revenue, has increased, compared with
the circumstances of the corresponding six months, to the ex-
tent of between 10,000/. and 11,0001. in its profits, which he
thought was a very satisfactory result.—(Hear, hear.) The
report so fully detailed the position of the Company, that he
hardly required to offer any explanation of its statements.
There was, however, one circumstance to which he must al-
lude, namely, to the relations existing with the London and
South-Western Company, which relations had been very
considerably altered within the last six months. Circum-
, stances had occurred during that period which had led to
a disruption of the previously existing relations between the
companies. The application lately made to Parliament by
the London and Brighton Company, for power to construct
the branch to Wandsworth, was founded on an agreement
made with the South-Western Company, by which a toll was
to be paid by the Brighton Company on that portion of the
line leading from Wandsworth to London, and the advan-
tages thereby offered formed one of the inducements to make
the application. The Brighton Company in return gave cer-
tain advantages to the South-Western Company. and natu-
rally acted on the agreement concluded. When the Brighton
Company applied to the South-Western Company to give
them the necessary quid pro quo, in the shape of a toll clause,
the latter, for reasons best known to themselves, refused to
insert such a clause, thereby virtually refusing to legalise the
agreement. There were other differencesof opinion which
the Brighton Company offered to submit to arbitration, but
the South-Western Company refused, and the other party
deeming that the South-Western board wished to
break off the agreement, felt themselves compelled to !
consider that agreement at an end. The application
to Parliament for sanction to the joint purchase of the ex•
tension line from Chichester to Portsmouth was withdrawn,
but the extension had been sanctioned by Parliament, and
when the line is completed it will become part and parcel of
the Brighton Company. He felt it due to the proprietors to
make these observations, seeing that allusion to the agree-
ment had been made in the last report from the directors.
There was one other subject of importance to which he would
briefly advert, and that was the necessity of adopting effec-
tive steps to retain the traffic which the Company possessed
with the Continent. To effect that it was expedient that a
certain number of steamers should be placed on the station,
either at Brighton, Newhaven, or Shoreham, as may here-
after be determined on. The basis of the Company had been
laid down in a prospectus, am( he earnestly called on each
proprietor to give his sanction and support to so important
an undertaking. The lion. Gentleman concluded by moving
the adoption of the report.
Mr. J. M. PARSONS, the Deputy Chairman of the Com-
pany, seconded the motion.
In reply to a question from Mr. TAYtolt,
Mr. RASTRICK, the engineer; stated that he believed, so far
as the engineering works of the various lines completed and
in progress were concerned, the cost would not exceed the
Parliamentary estimates.
The CHAIRMAN, in reply to a question as to the amount of
calla which had been made for the completed lines, stated

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