The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-12 00:00:00

•,714.„
.L SEPTEMBER 12, 1850.
LONDON, THURSDAY .esta' -r(
N°. 18,087.] ~ 7

RAILWAY PASSENGERS' ASSURANCE
COMPANY ;
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 12 and 13 Vic., cap. 40.
Offices, 3, Old Broad-street, London.
DIRECTORS.
Chairman-JOIN DEAN PA Ph, Esq., 217, Strand.
Deputy-Chairman-GEORGE BERKELEY HARRISON, Esq , 24,
Great Tower-street, City.
Humphrey Brown, Esq., M.P., Twining Park, Tewkesbury.
James Clay, Esq., M.P., 25, Montagu-square.
George Clive, Esq., Sanderstead Court, Croydon.
Samuel W hitfield Daukes, Esq., 14, Whitehall-place, Westminster.
Ilarvie Morton Farquhar, Esq , 16, St. Jarnes's-street.
Alexander Greig, Esq., 10, Lowndes-strcet, Belgrave-square.
The lion. Arthur Kinnaird, Pall-mall East.
George Robert Paul, Esq., Portland Lodge, Worthing.
Bankers-Messre. Strahan, Paul, Paul, and Bates, 217, Strand ;
Messrs. Ransom and Co , Pall-mall East.
Standing Counsel-Henry Davison, Esq., Brick-court, Temple.
Solicitors -"Messrs. Fry and Holt, Walbrook House, City.
Surgeon-Barnard Wight Bolt, Es F.R.C.S., 5, Parliament-street,
Westminster.
Secretary-Alexander Beattie, Esq.
This Company has teen established for the purpose of affording
compensation in etas .s of personal injury, and the paymeat of a cer-
tain stim In the event of death by railway accident.
During the year just closed the following are the particulaons who
rs of the
claims that have been made on this Company by
37 pers
have sustained injury in travelling by railway :-
No. 1. A holder of a periodical ticket, No. 5,091, met with an ac-
cident by falling off the platform at Preston, on the night of the let
November. Adjusted by a payment of 71. Os.
No. 2. A mail guard, insured by a periodical ticket, No. 5,584,
whilst travelling from Coatbridge to Perth, on the 29th November,
having occasion to get out at the Stirling Station, he slipped between
the platform and post-office van. The injury he sustained prevented
him from attending to his duties till the 3d January. Awarded 201.
No. 3. The holder of a periodical ticket, No. 5,396, whilst travel-
ling from Macclesfield to Manchester, on the 31st December, was
thrown against a gentleman sitting oppasite to him, and received a
blow on his face, which rendered him incapable of attending to his
business for a few days. His claim was settled by the Company pay-
ing at his request 5 guineas to the Manchester Infirmary, the
claimant being himself a medical man.
No. 4. A commercial traveller, and holder of a periodical ticket,
No. 16,880, met with an accident at the Thirek Station of the York,
'Newcastle, and Berwick RailVray, whilst about to proceed to New-
castle on the 24th of January. 'IQ e injury conthe sistedooroof the car-
d f a severe
bruise of the thumb, caused by a pter shutting
riage, on his left hand, befo e he could take his seat ; the accident
obliged him after a week at Newcastle, to return home
from his jou ,rney-, which hew was unable to resume until February 1 1.
Awarded 311. 103.
No. 5. The holder of a first-class ticket, issued at Leicester,January
28, was a passenger Ia the trail that ran off the rats between Blis-
worth and Wolverton ; be was thrown with great violence against
another passenger, and the shock unfitted him from attending to
business for some days. Awarded 14/. 14s.
No. G. The party in this instance is a clerk in the
4T74ravelling P
was ost-
se-
office, and the holder of a periodical ticket,
No. 5,, and
verely injured, especially in the face and eyes, by the collision of the
mail with the goods' train, that occurred on the 13th February, near
the Abingdon Station, on the Caledonian Railway. Awarded 2101.
The injury to the eyes appearing to be of a permanent character.
No. 0. The holder of a single journey ticket was also a passenger
in the same Canada 'the claimant was about to proceed to New
York, by the , but the injary he received prevented him from
doing so. Awarded 301.
No. S. The holder of a periodical ticket, No. 7,313, was injured by
the collision between the passengers' and goods
the' tra
18tin in the Tony
y.e long
tunnel the Leeds and Bradford Railway, on h
Awarded 401.
No. 9. A commercial traveller, holder of periodical ticket, No.
16,851, was travelling by the mail train that left Newcastle at 4 P.M.
on the 15th Marco for Manchester, and susta ned a severe shock
by the engine running off the line near the Victoria-bridge.
Awarded 10/.
o. 10. A Government officer and his wife were passengers by the
mail train that left Durham at hal-past four o'clock F.M. on 6th
May, which ran into an engine in the siding from the points not
having bee=, properly set, near the Belmont Sta
bothtion
much of the
hurt York, New-
castle, and Berwick It ailway, They were by the
collision. Awarded 351.
No. 11. An engine-ariver, whilst driving the engine of a goods'
train on the 25th of Slay, between Blisworth and Wolverton, was
thrown lasueath the engine from the train coming in collision with a
bale of cloth that had just fallen on the tine trom a passing train n;
was mush scalded and otherwise severely injured. Awarded 42a
Claims 12 to 17 were made by parties who were travelling by the
excnrs on train n the 3d July from Leek and to
Liverpool, the weight of which overpowered the breaksMacclesfield on entering
the station.
No. 12. The claimant, withhis wile and mother-in-law, from Leek,
second-class passengers, were all bruised. Awarde 161.
No. 13. A young woman from Leek, a third-class passenger, had
her face hurt. Awarded 2/.
No. 14. A man and his wife, employed In the manufacture of silk,
third-class passengers, were both slightly injured by the shock.
Awarded 21.
No. 15. A passenger from Macclesfield had insured himself and
family, six in number, Or e of whom received some injuries from the
concussion. Awarded 5/. ss.
No. 16. A gentleman holding a periodical ticket,
No. 8,751, left
Macclesfield in the above train, and was so shake,' as to beded in
ca-
6/.
pacitated from attending to his business for a few days. Awar
No. 17. A second-class passenger from Macclesfield was severely
injured about the spine and neck, which still confines her to her
room.
No. 18 and 19. These claims were made by two gentlemen,
holders of periodical tickets, employed in the railway post-office,
and travelling by the mail train that left the Euston Station- on the
evening of the 6th of July, and ran into some waggons of a goods'
train, proceeding on the same line, near Harrow. One of them
sprained the muscle of his back, and the other was thrown against
the corner of the post-office, breaking one of his ribs, and bciug
otherwise injured.
Claims No. 17, 18, and 19. are in course of adjustment.
No. 20. Ihe c'aimant and Ins wife were thirehelass passengers by
the same train ; he escaped with a few bruises, bu. his wife was
much injured. Awarded 15/.
From the accident that occurred to the excursion train at row-
lairs, on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, on the Ist August,
wpm six persons were deprived of their lives, and many others in-
jured, the following claims have arisen:-
No. 21. A farmer from Dublieads, near Crier, was hurt about the
head and face. Awarded 6/.
No. 22. A carpenter from Auchterarder, received a b'ow in the
head. Awarded 41.
No, 23. A farmer from Strathallen, was also hurt about the head.
Awarded 5/.
No. 24. A draper from Auehterarder, was injured about the thigh
and side. Awarded 31.35.
No. 25. A man. from Auchterarder, was severely braised about the

No. 26. A brother to the above was slightly injured. Awarded
21. 2s.
hurt.
No. 27. A female was bruised, and otherwise internally
Awarded 6L
No. 28. Another female was injured about the chest and side.
Awarded 2/. 23.
No. 29. A man, from Auchterarder, was slightly injured.
No. 30. A farmer, from Talliebardine, was seriously braised.
Claims 25, 29, and 30 are in course of adjustment.
In most of the above cases the sum awarded is exclusive of the
medical expenses incurred by the sufferers which have been defrayed
by this Company, in addition to that of their own medical officers,
who promptly visited the injured parties on hearing of the accident.
The utility of suet: a Company is demons tested by these cases,
and the conviction that the premiums which the railway traveller
pays are but a small addition to the cost of his journeys, and create
a _fund for the relief of those who from time to time suffer by railway
accidents, which no human Dresight can prevent, will it is hoped
secure the public support to this Company.
Table of Premiums.
Table for a Single Journey, irrespective of distance, to Insure
1,0001. in a first-class carriage, at a premium of 3d.
2001. in a second ditto ditto 2d.
2001. in a third ditto ditto ld.
For the convenience of frequent travellers, the Company also
issues period.cal tickets, to insure 1,090/. for one month, at a pre-
mium of ss. ; for three months, 10s. ; for six months, 16s. ; for
twelve months, 205., with the option of travelling in any class car-
riage, and in any railway in the kingdom.
These tickets 'say be obtained at the stations of most of the rail-
ways in England and Scotland, of the provincial agents
Londo of the Com-
pany, and at the Company's office,ad Brn.
-----_
THE EDINBURGH REVIEW,
No. CLXXXVIII.
ADVERTISEMENTS intended for insertion
28th ; are requested to be
forwarded to the Publishers before aturday, the and
not later than Monday, the 30th insStant.
London: Longman, Brown, and Co., 39. Paternoster-row.
-------------
• -

TiiN: ERA. of SATURDAY next will contain a
FULL PROGRAMME of the DO:COASTER MEETING
the
,
the Performances of the ST. LEGER FAVOURITE =,
a List of
PROBABLE STARTERS, and the ST. LEGER PROPHECY, by
" TOUCHSTONE."
On tyro occasion JOE MUGGIN'S DOG (the only victorious
Derby ,het) intends Going in to Win.
The ERA was the only Paper that PROPHESIED DOUBT f...r the
LEAMINGTON STAKES.
Order of all Newsmen, or send six postage stamps to 3, Cathe-
rine-street, Strand.
fiIJBBIJCICS PATENT WHITE ZINC
PAINT combines elegance, durability, health, and Economy.
Unparalleled in whiteness, It is permanent for ages—unaffected by
gases ater, sugar cargoes, vapour from cesspools, or the most noxious
—equal to the finest coach panelling, without the use of var-
nish—favourable to
phheslth withhe painter, and to the occupants
of apartments newly nted it—covers so much work that It
becomes cheaper than the poisonous paints hitherto used. Each cask
is stamped—" HU B BUCK, London, Patentobtained from the princi-
."
A Circular, with full particulars, may be
pal Dealers in Paints, and at the Works of THOS. HUBBUCK and
SON, opposite the London Docks.

READING SAUCE,
FOR FISH, GAME, GRAVIES, HASHES, STEAKS, &c.
JOHN and CHARLES COCKS, the sole Pro-
prietors and Manufacturers of the celebrated READING
SAUCE, beg to caution the Public against the daily frauds practised
by many persons, who are offering their spurious imitations as the
Genuine Reading Sauce.
This Sauce is patronised and recommended by most families in the
kingdom, and for general use it stands unrivalled. It is sold by all
zespectable Bah Sauce Vendors. Be pal ticular in askikg for
"COCK.'S READING SAUCE,"
which is prepared only b. John and Charles Cocks, at their Manu-
factory, Duke-street, Reading. All others are counterfeits.
Observe the name—" T. and C. COCKS, Reading,"
Label of each Bottle : without this none are genuine. on the Seal and

DEAFNESS and NOISES in the EARS ef•
fectually and speeilly cured by a new and painless mode of
treatment, of such signal efficacy, as to render failure in the most
invetcree:case impossible, and by which hearing can be speedily re-
stored, enabling the patient to hear a whisper, even in those cases
which have long been considered incurab!e.
Mr. FR aIiCIS has devoted his attention solely to these distre to day
ssing
complaints, and may be consulted daily (Thurslay and Sat
excepted) from Ten till Four, at his residence, 40, , iverpool-street,
King's-cross, London. Advice to the Poor Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday Evenings, from Six till Ninl. Patients may state their cases
by letter, and receive the means of cure through the post.
____-----------

THIRTY-FIRST EDITION.
Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel.
ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA-
PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE,
ew Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or
by post, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps
rIII-1E SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work oil
the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex-
cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury,
with remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviating certain dis-
qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and
L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Ox-
ford-street, London. Published by the Authors : sold by strange,
11, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ;
6tarie, 23, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; and Gordon, 146, Leaden-
hall-street.
and physiology of the re-productive
Palm I. treats of the anatomy
organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings.
PART treats of the consequences resulting from excessive
aulgence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing
mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative
Incapacity. Illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings.
PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in
the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for
their treatment. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured
EnglavingS•
ilaS a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a
PART IY. at
ion
application, by which the danger of infection is obviated.
This important part of the Work should Rot escape the reader's
notice.
ti,P.AßlT,hlre.ciasusdeesvootfeduntportohdeaccotinvseidueniraotnioanreoaf
ismosrelaggidee,reanad,
andits dtnue-
whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into.
treTaittinn,Con
rnvi
.ALus Ba
and
a of
anal
kv eal.y, el miap.laonyde d33lan.
per bottle. The Concentrated EcterSive Essence, an anti-syphilitic
debility,Uecm IMP ore :cues
reified:, for purifying the blood In cases of infection, secondary
sytnptomst, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, 1 Is. and 335. I
Is. per
bottle. Ferry's Purifying Specific Pills, 23 •9d , 4s. 6
and
per box, a certain remedy for gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and
chronic) inflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter,
it. A minute detail of the case is required: age, habits, he
Pte.
Pod'
tion in society. 11. Packets, with advice, to be had at
the
blighment only by which the fee, 11., is saved. idssre. re
ord-
rrY,
Burgeons, are in tttondanco daily at 19, Berners-street, Oxf
Win'
street, London, from Eleven till Two and Ziff toEl&lit on
day, from Eleven to Ono.

SALES BY AUCTION.

BERKSItI TIE.

the fine and distinguished FR EEIIOLD DOMAIN' of BILL-TALL,
with its capital and handsom Mansion, Manor, Fishery, lin('
valuable Farms, within a short distance of Reading and Windsor,
extending from the Twyford Station, on the Great Western Rail-
way (only one hour's Journey from London), to the town of
Wokingtam, offering one of the most important and, complete

Residential Properties in the County.
MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON are
commissioned by the Proprietor, John Leveson Gower, Esq.,
to SELL the above very valuable and important ESTATE by
AUCTION, at the Mart, on TUESDAY, September 17 (unless pre-
victi.sly disposed of by private treaty),
Comprising one of the most distinguished and deerable seats In
the county. It embraces a spacious and substantial modern man-
sion, commandingly situate amidst a rich, healthy, and perfectly
rural district, with all the requ'site and luxurious appendages for a
large establishment, surrounded by a rich park and a most
valuable domain of upwards of 2,000 acres, interspersed with
ornamental woodlands and plantations well stocked with game; with
the Manor of Barkham, and an extensive fishery in the river Lod-
don, which, with other tributary streams, bounds and intersects one
portion of the estate ; the farms lie in the parishes of Wokingliam,
Hurst, and Barkham, and are chiefly let to respectable tenants,
with suitable houses, buildings, and keepers' and other cottages in
excellent repair. A considerable portiox of the purchase money
might remain on mortgage, and separate offers would be received for
the Mansion and Bill-hill Domain, and fur the Barkham and Whistly
Court portions of the estate. he latter of which contains a singu-
larly delightful and beautiful range cf rich park-like m ,ad,ws and
assures, bounded by a Kcluded part of the river, and richly em-
bellished with gr :ups and groves r f fine and varied t mber, offering
a most inviting spot for the erection of another residence.
Descriptive particulars may be had at their offices in Waterloo-
place, Pall.mall ; of Messrs. Tennant. Harrison, and Tennant, solici-
tors, Gray's Inn-square ; and of Messrs. Beaumont and Thompson,
solicitors, 19, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; or of Messrs. Roberts, solicitors,
Wokingham.

CLERNIONT, IN NORFOLK.
An important and beautiful Estate, with an elegant and spacious
modern Mansion, the whole in perfect order. and one of the
choicest and most complete sporting domains in the kingdom, and

which may be extended to 4,000 or 5,000 acres.
ESSR S.. DANIEL SMLTII and SON are
IL_ commissioned, unless previ rally disposed of by Private
Treaty, to SUBMIE to public COMPETITION, at the Mart,

011
The above most desirable and distinguished COUNTRY SEAT,
.with manor and fine domain, embracing in a perfect ring fence,
nearly 2.500 acres intersected by a fine stream, with a range of
valuable meadows, surrounding the elegant mansion of Clermont
Lodge, which has been greatly enlarged and improved within the
last few years. The house is very superior as to its arrangements
and elegant fittings, opening with south aspect to an Italian flower
garden, parterre, and terrace, and the park-like paddocks. The
offices arc very complete for a large establishment, and the stables
are new. The gardens are well planned with ranges of hot-houses,
connected by gravelled walks with the pleasure grounds. The farm
homesteads are of a superior description, with cottages, keepers' and
other lodges, and the estatejudiciously divided into six capital farms,
and the whole estate richly belted and studded with luxuriant plan-
tations and woods full of game, and intersected by beautiful drives
and walks. The home demesne Is laid out with great judgment and
taste, embracing a magnificent oak wood. The judicious openings
and beautiful formation of the clumps and groves, wit't the inter-
mixture of various kinds of trees and wild cover, aff a'd a remark-
ably fine contrast of light and shade, and cheerful scenery from the
house. The game preserves are considered almost unequalled. A
very dirge outlay having been lately made en the house, offices, gar-
dens, and grounds, every part is in the highest order, and altogether
it will be found a most desirable and eomplete residential property,
and an excellent landed investment, with an opportunity now of
greatly extending the domain. It is about eight miles from Swaff-
ham and Brandon (where are railway stations), only one hoar's ride
from Norwich, and six from town, and in the midst of a d!stin-
guished neigbourhood.
The estate may be viewed, and particulars, with plans, had on the
premises; at the chief hotels at Norwich; at the Mart ; of William
Murray, Esq., Solicitor, 11, London-street, London ; and of Messrs.
Daniel S Atli and Son, Land Agents, Waterloo-place, Vall-mall.

SCOTL A ND.
The extensive and important DOMAIN. of ROSEHAUGII and
the SUDDIES, all adjoiniir', in the Parishes of AVOCII,
KNOCKBAIX, and RO:EMARKIE, and County of Ross, with its
excellent and commodious Mansion, Advowson, and Manorial
RiOtts, within 10 Miles of Inverne s (the capital of the Highlands),
commanding a grand Vieiv of the Moray Firth, and of portions of
the Countics of Inverness, Nairn, Moray, and Banff, near Fort
George, and the towns of Fortrosc and Dingwall, with Steam
Communication to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, &c., and now only 2 I
hours' journey by land from London.
MESSRS. DANIEL smini and SON are
commissioned by the proprietor, Sir James John Randol
Mackenzie, Bart., to announce that the a ove very fine and influen-
tial TERRITORIAL FREEHOLD PROPERTY, embracing upwards
of 7,000 acres (or eleven square miles) of highly-cultivated or im-
proveable Land, interspersed with thriving Noods and Plantations,
will (unless previously disposed of by Private Treaty) be SUBMIT-
TE.) to PUBLIC COMPETITION in tha Autumn.
The mansion, which is complete'y furnished, is of modern erec-
tion, and is suited in all respects for the immed'ate occupation of a
largo and first-rate establishment, with capital offices, stabling,
walled gardens, highly dressed and varied Flcasure grounds, hot-
houses, and conservatories. on a commanding but delightfully shel-
tered elevation, with splendid marine and inland scenery, and em-
bracing the site of the Old Ma nor house, with a fine and bold extent
of shore and beach, with south and east aspects. The domain sur-
rounds the residence, and is richly varied with hill and dale,
consisting of park-like p iddocks, thriving plantations well-stocked
with game, and numerous farms, mills, &c., let on improv-
ing leases, at rents which are most punctually paid half
yearly, and are so moderate as to hold out the certainty of a
considerable increase of income on the termination of the
present leases, •as we 1 as many undeveloped sources of
more extensive and permanent improvements. They embrace
a variety of soil, with valuable stone ; and having the great advan-
tage of a fine op acing to the sea, with a good anchorage tor a yacht,
and fine bathing ground, these estates possess every facility for car- '
rying out the most profitable as well as pleasurable objects for en-
hancing their value ; and the command of navigation and the gra-
dual approach of railway communication render them a very desir-
able and most safe investment. The parish churches of Avoch,
Rosemarkie, and Knockbain, as well as the Episcopal chapel of
Fortrose, are all in the close vicinity. The advowson or patronage
of the parish of Avoch will be disposed of with these estates.
Particulars and plans, when completed, may be had of William
Mackenzie, Esq., W.S., 29, Charlotte-square, Edinburgh ; of
Messrs. Cameron and Martin, 10, New Palace-yard, Westminster ;
and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, Land Agents, in waterloo-
place, ; to any of whom applications may be made for
further information, and for the purchase of the estate by private
treaty.

In the beautiful vicinity of ROSS.
Elegant and commodious MANSION, in the Elizabethan style, with
beautiful GROUNDS and valuable DOMAIN of nearly 1,030 acres,
with the Manor ef Sollershope, between Ross and Hereford, within
an easy distance of the romantic banks of the Wye, and of Glou-
cwter, Cheltenham, Malvern, and Worcester.
MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON will
SUBMIT to AUCTION, at the end of OCTOBER (unless pre-
viously disposed of by private contract),
The beautiful and valuable ESTATE of WESSINGTON COURT
(all freehold except about 23 acres), comprising about 1,030 acres of
pasture, orchard, meadow, and arable land, finely undulated, and di-
vided into convenient farms, with respectable houses and home-
steads, and several neat cottages. The Estate is interspersed with
ornamental and thriving woodlands, forming good preserves for
game, ani intersected by a windi g stream ; together with the Manor
or reputed Manor of Sollershope, and good lime and building stone.
The Mansion has been but recentls erected, and stands on a cheerful
elevated spot, approached by beautiful avenues; and amidst its highly
pictur sque scenery it embraces the little church and village of
Woolhope. It is upon the turnpike-road from Glouce ter to Here-
ford, and only about six miles from Ross and Ledbury, a favourite
and sporting part of the country. Possession may be had. The pro-
bected Monmouth and Hereford Railway, with a station at Ross, will
ring the desirable and beautiful property within four hours' journey
of London, and the railway at Gloucester alrealy connects it with all
parts of Er gland.
The Estate may be viewed, and particulars had of Mr. W. H. Col-
lins, solicitor, Rost ; and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, land
agents, Water 00-place, Pall-mall, who are fully authorised to
for its disposal on very moderate terms be ore the auction. treat

LONDON to BOULOGNE DIRECT.
The COMMERCIAL COMPANY'S powerful and splendid
Steam-fillips, CITY of BOULOGNE or EMERALD, from LONDON-
BRIDGE WHARF, every Tuesday and Friday, according to tide
Friday, Sept. 13, at 4, Morning.
• Tuesday, 1-ept. 17, at 9, Morning.
Friday, Sept. 20, at 10, Morning.
Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 1, Morning.
Friday, Sept. 27, at 2, Morning.
Saloon, 125.; Fore Cabin, Bs. Places booked throughout from
London to Paris at the following low charges:—
Saloon arid First Class Rail .• •• .• 345. 6d.
Fore Cabin and Second Class Its. Od.
Fore Cabin and Third Class Rail .• • • .... 21s. Od.
For articulars of Might,at the ompmy's ffics, 4,
Arthur-streetp East ; or the Universal Office, C
Regent-circO e us, Pic-
cadilly.

FORD'S WELLINGTON FAMILY and
COMMERCIAL HOTEL, DALE-STREET, LIVERPOOL.
This Hotel, situated In the immediate vicinity of the Exchange,
Docks, and other places of public and commercial resort, is fitted up
in first-rate style, and the accommodations for American, Foreign, as
well as English strangers, will be found everything that is desirable,
while the arrangements of the "Cuisine" are in the hands of a first-rate
Cook. The Proprietor urther wishes to intimate that his Coffee
and Commercial Rooms, as well as Sitting and lied Rooms, will be
found second to none in the kingdom.
N.B. The charges for servants are incded in the Bill (except those
who only reap c fdw hours), viz., Waiter, Porter, and Chambermaid,
and it is respectfully intimated that all further payment is unne-
cessary.
D.EFIIIE'S PATENT GAS BATH.
By the use of the above, a hot bath can be obtained in six
minutes for less than twopence. Every family should provide itself
with this invaluable requisite, its limited cost placing it within the
means of all, and its simplicity within the management of a child.
DEFRIE'S ECONOMIC GAS COOKING STOVES are adapted for
all esta`Aishrnents, large or small, and need only be seen to be appre-
ciated for their cleanliness anJ economy, entirely dispensing with a'l
coal. To be seen daily in operatic n (Saturday excepted) at 221, Re-
gent-street ; and, also in action, DEFRIE'S DRY GAS ME
heaEting
TR :
40,000 in use.—N.B. The apparatus can be applied for all
purposes.

ARGYLL
WSUBSCRIPTION
es'ROOMS, Great
indmill-street, St. Jams.
THIS EVENING,
This splendid and magnificent Salle de Danse is NOW OPEN
for the WINTER SEASON, with Laurent's celebrated as.d
unrivalled Band, Conducted by M. Laurent, jun. During
the short recess Ilse above Rooms have been entirely and newly de-
corated by the most talented and ingenious artists of she day ; and
such a galaxy of splendour and taste has been displayed (under the
sole direction of G. F. Bryer), that this favturite and popular resort
of fashion b
may e truly styled the most superb and elegant Temple
of Terpsichore in the United Kingdom.
Terms of Subscription:--Six months, 51. 55.; one month, II.ls.;
one evening, Is.
Doors open at Half-past Eight, Dancing to commence at Nine pre-
cisely. The Academy closes at Eleven.

DR. LA'MERT ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH
AND MATURITY.—WITH 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON
STEEL.
Justulished, and may be had la French or English, in a Sealed
Envelope, 23. 6d., or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two
Stamps,
SELF-PRESERVATION; a
Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on
the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth
whieh and Ma
debil itturiattye
,
usually acquired at an early period of life,
the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural
"Celings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhooy
d ; with
dig Practical
3bservations on the Treatment of Nervous Debilrl and. Inestion,
whether arising from these causes, close study, or the influence of
topical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis,
Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Indis-
:Teton. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the
anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs,
explaining their structures, uses, and functions, and the various
injuries that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and
infection. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D.,
37, BEDFORD-SQUARE. LONDON.
Doctor of Micine. Matriculated Member of the University of Edin-
burgh, Liceendtiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member
of the London Hospital Medical Society, Bsc.
This work contains an accurate and complete account of the
Anatomy and Physislogy of the Reproductive Organs. It -un-
fortunately happens that the unhappy victim of excessive indul-
gence and vicious habits, while suffering from their invariable con-
sequences, unwisely entertains a fear of apelying to a qualified physi-
cian for relief. Shame and the dread so frequently, but erro-
neously entertained that these complaints are beyond the reach of
art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking 'or assistance where
alone it can be procured. Dr. LA'MERT has taken the highest
medical honours, as his diplomas testify, and the great extent of his
practice for many years is a guarantee for his professional experi-
ence, which has reference almost solely to the treatment of these
diseases.
Published by the Author, and may be had of Rent and Richards,
52, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Starie, Tichhorne-
street, Haymarket ; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Gordon, 146, Leaden-
hall-street, London ; or, free by post for forty-two otamph from
I the Author's Residence, 117, BadtOrdlquare Loudo,

ROYAL t POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION
During this week the ALI'iNC SINGEEIS from Styrla will
per•orin several of theires, y an3d in the
Evenings at Half-past Eight.--Lecture on the ll3dro-Electrie Ma-
chine, by Dr. Bachhoffner; daily at Two, and In the evenings at
Eight.—Lecture on the Mechanical Properties of a Jet of Steam,
daily at a Quarter-past fhree, and in the Evening; eta Quarter-put
Niue.—New Series of Dissolving Views illustrating some of the Won-
ders of Nature, daily at Half-past Four, and in the Evenings at a
Quarter to Ten ; also a Series,
exhibiting Scenes in the Arctic Regions
and Ceylon, 'daily at Ono o'clock.—Diver and Diving-bell, &e., &e.
Admission, Is.—Schools, Half-price.

OFFICIAL SALARIES COMMITTEE.
THE MIN r.
The following is the substance of the evidence of
the Right lion. R. L. Shell, Master of the Mint, re-
specting this estabashment.
How many years have you held the office of Master
of the Mint ?—Since 1846.

Chairman—Will, you be kind enough to state what
are the duties of your office as Master of the Mint ?
—When I was appointed Master of the Mint I found
that- I had very important responsibilities, but no
practical duties to perform ; very large sums of
money were vested in my hands, and in the hands of
persons for whose fidelity I was answerable. I read
the evidence that was taken before the Mint Com-
mittee in 1837, upon which there was no report, and
I came to the conclusion that there were very great
abuses in my department. I directed the attention of
Lard John Russell and the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer to the state of the Mint, and told them that
I was convinced that a very considerable saving of
public money might be effected. The Government
appointed a commission, end it appeared in evidence
before that commission that the moneyers, who are a
company in the Mint, at present consisting of five
persons, have been in the receipt of enormous profits ;
from the year 1842 to the year 1847 the profits, upon
their own acknowledgment (for they xefkised to pro-
duce their books), amounted to the. sum of 105387/.
12s. 11d., divided among five persons ; their:antece-
dent profits were not so large, but they were very
considerable. I found that the profits of the melter,
who is the clerk of the 'Master of the Mint, amounted,
from 1828 to 1847, to 49,6501. 7E. 11d.
Mr. Walter—From what sources were those profits
derived ?—The moneyers are, as they conceive, but
which I deny, a corporation. I conceive them to be
a branch of the general corporation of the Mint, but
not to constitute of themselves a distinct corporation.
They have existed in their present capacity for the
last three or four centuries ; the Master of the Mint
contracts with them for the coinage, and the contract
entered into in the year 1770 has been maintained to
this day. The profits arise from a contract made
with the Master of the Mint, which the Master of
the Mint has the power if terminating at three
months' notice; but no Master of the Mint, so far as
I know, ever directed his attention to the abuses to
which I am adverting till I was appointed to my
present offie,. I thought, that as my office was not
combined with another, I owed t, the public, in re-
turn for the salary which I received, to effect a cor-
rection of the abuses, by means of which a consider-
able retrenchment would be accomplished.
Chairman—Are the parties to whom you have now
alluded parties for whom you are yourself responsible
as Master of the Mint am responsible for all the
bullion that is conveyed into the Mint, and the mo-
neyers and the melters are responsible to me.
Supposing that the moneyers or the welters were
to commit any act of dishonesty, from which the
public were to suffer, should you be held responsible?
—There is no doubt of that. On becoming Master
the Mint I was obliged to enter into recognizance,
myself to the amount of 20,0001., and to induce two
of my friends to become securities to the amount of
10,000/. each ; and that recognizance fastens on their
estates, which is, of course, a source to them of con-
siderable inconvenience; so much so, that Sir George
Clerk, after ceasing to be Master of the Mint, pressed
-me to induce the Chancellor to appoint what he called
a trial of the pyx, in order that his sureties might be
liberated ; for one of his sureties was anxious to part
with a portion of his estate, which his was unable to
do, in consequence.of having become surety for the
Master of the Mint. _

Has that regulation always existed, that that
amount of security which you have now mentioned
should be taken from the Master of the Mint ?—I
cannot tell whether the Master of the Mint has always
been obliged to give that security, but I believe it
has been the case for at least the last 140 or 150 years.
The profits of the Master of the Mint formerly were
very considerable; they amounted to upwards of 5,0001.
a year. The Master of the Mint was paid in fees; then a
fixed salary of 3,0001. was adopted, and it was reduced
to 2,0001. a year when Lord• Auckland was made
Master of the Mint. I should state that, as the re-
sult of the investigations that have taken place before
the Commission, the Chancellor of the Exchequer
sent for the moneyers, and informed them that the
Government conceived not only that it would be
necessary to put an end to their contract, but to
cease to execute the coinage under their responsibility ;
and we are now considering whether we should
execute the coinage by contract, open to competition
to all the world, or whether we should ourselves
execute the coinage. In either case, there is no doubt
that, not oaly great responsibility on the part of the
Master of the Mint will continue, but I believe some-
what onerous duties will be laid upon him.
When you say "we are considering," is it to the
Commission that you allude, or to the Government ?
—The Government.

The Government are at present considering the
subject you have just mentioned ?—They are con-
sidering the subject, and I have no doubt that, what-
ever conclusion they come to, the result will be, that
a very considerable saving will be effected.
In the event of their coming to the decision that
the coinage shall be carried on by public contract, do
you apprehend that it will then he necessary to main-
tain ;the office of Master of the Mint as at present
constituted ?—On that question I think it is better
that I should read to the Committee the opinion of the
Commissioners; I was one of them; but the opinion
of the other Commissioners will be probably consi-
dered of much greater value than my own. The
other Commissioners were Mr. C atop, the then Go •
vernor of the Bank of England, Sir Edwin Coffin,
who was Commissary-General, and Colonel Forbes,
who was at the head of the Mint at Calcutta. The
report states, " That the constitution of the Mint, as
it now exists, is unsuited to the present state of the
public administrative system, is ill adapted to promote
the efficient or economical management of the esta-
blishment, and ought, therefore, to be replaced by a
new organization." They state, That the superin-
tendence of the establishment should be entrusted to a

or duty, who should be personally responsible
exempt from all other charge
pfoerrmtahneenctonodffiuccter,of
the business of the Mint in
all its branches." They state, "Tnat the ap-
pointment to all offices and employments in the Mint
should be made by the Lords Commissioners of the
Treasury." At present the Master of the Mint bas
which he has offered to considerable patronage, of

divest himself, " and that the responsible head of the
establishment for the time being should be empowered
to suspend, subject to their Lordships' inquiry into
the case, any officer or other person with whose con-
duct or efficiciency he may have cau.e to be dissatis-
fied." It is further recommended by the Commis-
sioners, that the board, through which a great deal of
the business of the Mint is now done, shall be
abolished, and that many of the duties which are per-
formed by the beard shall be performed by the Master
of the Mint. I conceive that if the Master of the
Mint does his duty he can render essential service in
his department.
0 i whom does the board, to which you have alluded,
consist at present ?—The Board consists of the Master
of the Mint, the Deputy-Master of the Mint, the
tiig,
Queen's assayer, the clerk of the irons, and the comp-
troller.
Are all those salaried officers 2—They are all sala-
ried officers.
What is the amount of the emoluments of that
board at the present moment ?—I could tell you, but
I have not made an exact calculation. The emolu-
ments of the board are not very considerable ; I con-
ceive that the Deputy-Master of the Mint is indiffer-
ently paid ; he receives 8001. a-year. There is no
doubt that hitherto almost all the duties of the Master
of the Mint have been performed by the deputy.
With regard to opening the coinage to public com-
petition, is it your opinion that that is a good recom-
mendation,
or that that should be undertaken by the
Government ?—Mr. BI umrkaey,
also
s o veryme
ngreattaiodn i, r aet
cuhttaohtro, ri
tiatnyi
and
in his sp-ech on Economical Reform, most strongly
sin who heldeohe d that
is great
hh ea b
t a e o
it weight,
gentle-
manec isr e
carried
t o
by
f
Master
that the coinage should be carried on by
public competition.
o:very
gr
theasoteprinoif the
onofi‘Miinrt, Mr. Gthlsatkitone,
the coinage should
on by competition. Mr. Cotton, who was Governor
of the BopainnkionotisE,
beyondngland anddoubt, ,
should ic is
of nv
entertains different sentiments. The present Deputy-
Master of the Mint is Captain Harness, who was
co n
t connectedroafc t thatr
g e Nar
great capacity
the
i ta h
that a very great saving would result.
Supposing that recommendation to be adopted,
what do you consider would then be the duties of the
Master of the Mint ?—The Master of the Mint, in the
t
i ; Boardneise o
if s
Trade;n
o be carried on, and
first place would have to enter into contracts, and to
make every arrangement with reference to the con-
tracts, he would have to see that the contracts were pro-

perly fulfilled ; he should take care that the coin was
properly executed ; 11:s would have also to superintend
the whole of the department ; the Master of the
Mint ought to be his own cashier : he has very large
sums of money in his hands, and he gives a power of
attorney to individuals in the Mint to draw on the
Bank of England for such sums as they think proper.
I think that that practice ought to cease, and that the
Master of the Mint should ascertain the exact sum
that is properly payable in every case for which he is
called to draw upon the Bank; and, in fact, that he
should investigate the accounts for which he is re-
sponsible.
Mr. Henry Drummund—To whom does the ma-
chinery for coining belong ?—lt belongs to the Mint.
To the Corporation ?—Not to the moneyers the
machinery is put up by the Government, and kept in
repair by the Government, when the coinage is not
goining on.
If you did it by contract, how would you arrange
with respect to the machinery ; would you make it
part of the contract that they should use that machi-
nery, or might they use some other?—lf we enter
into a contract, we shall, of course, continue to supply
the machinery which is already in existence, and
which is of the best kind. I have here the terms of
the contract which it is proposed to enter into.
Is the coin assayed after it is struck, as well as
when it comes in as gross bullion ?—Yes ; it is
first assayed by the Queen's assayer. The Queen's
assayer receives, I believe, 4s. for every ingot from
the Bank.

Every ingot of what weight ?x--The ingots amount
to about 8001. in value. When the Queen's assayer
has assayed the gold, it is assayed by the Master's as-
sayer ; and when melted, it is again assayed by the
Q teen's assayer, and when coined, it is again assayed
by the Queen a assayer.
Mr. Ricardo—You mentioned that great profits
were made by the moneyers ; are those profits en-
tirely made by their contract ?—Entirely--by-their
con tract.

Then it costs them less to coin the money than you
could contract to do it for?—Their expenses are far
less than their receipts ; therefore the contract is in-
jurious to the public, and ought to have been long
since put an end to.
Supposing you wanted to alter that contract, are
you entirely at their mercy ?—lt is that which pre-
sents the difficulty; the Master of the Mint is bound
at present, as the moneyers conceive, to contract
with them only; if they do not agree, I conf-tas that
I do not see the way in which the matter is to be ac-
commodated between them, supposing the money ers
were right in their view of their privileges ; but the
Attorney and Solicitor-General have both given an
opinion, that the Master of the Mint is not bound to
contract with the moneyers.
Chairman—You were understood to say that the
Chancellor of the Exchequer has given notice to the
moneyers that the present system will be discon-
tinued; how long ago was that notice given ?—The
notice was given to them merely in conversation in
Downing-street, I think, about three wet ks ago ; a
regular notice has been drawn by the Solicitor for
the Treasury since that time. It is intended to give
them notice, which will expire in three months ; it
will then be necessary that we should determine
whether we shall coin ourselves, or whether we shall
do it by contract, thrown open to the world.
Is it a question under discussion whether there is
not a vested interest on the part of those persons in
this office ?—They claim to have a vested interest ;
they insist upon it that they are a corporation, and
that the Master of the Mint is bound to contract with
them only. Indeed, by the indenture into which the
Master of the Mint enterr, he covenants with the
Crown to employ themoneyers at certain rates. What
course the moneyers mean to take Ido not know. I
have no hesitation in saying that my opinion is, that
if their contract is put an end to, they ought to receive
some compensation. The system is this, that the
moneyers, when one of them dies, appoint an appren-
tice ; the apprentice generally pays 1,000/. ; he serves
as an apprentice seven years, and then he becomes a
moneyer. I think it would be a very great hardship,
when the system has existed for centuries, that we
should suddenly avail ourselves of the prerogative of
the Crown to dismiss these persons who have been
living in great affluence, to reduce them to ioverty,
• and give them no compensation.
How many of them are there ?—Five.
Mr. Ricardo—Do you consider that if the Mint
either undertook the coinage itself, or entered into an
open contract for it, there would be a saving with
regard to he pypeyers alone z.f 20,0001. a year ?
No; Ids 16C-ficiftik 20,000/. eyear. I cannot ex-
actly tell you what the saving will be. I think if we
could induce the Attorney-General to co-operate with
us in contracting the expenses of prosecutions, we
should be able to effect a saving of 14,0001 or 15,0001.
a year. The Commissioners have recommended that
no prosecutions shall be undertaken for the issuing of
base coin. At present the issuing of base coin is pro-
secuted at the assizes and quarter sessions. The Mint
Commissioners have recommended that the issuers of
base coin should be proceeded against by a summary
process. The Attorney-General does nut, I believe,
take that view.

What do you mean by summary process ?—Before
magistrates at petty sessions. The Attorney-General
takes a constitutional, but not an economical view, for
he in-ists that there shall be a trial by jury in every
case in which a bad shilling is issued. It was provLd
before the Mint Commissioners that there was a case
of a woman who had been imprisoned, I think, eight
times, for issuing bad coin. The expenses of her im-
prisonment, I am satisfied, amounted to several hun-
dred pounds.
It would be your advice rather to proceed by com-
promise of the matter, than to attempt to settle it in
a court of law ?—Most unques ionably ; I entertain a
very strong hope that we shall be able to come to an
amicable arrangement, because there is a proper dis-
position on both sides.

Have you any rooms or office at the Mint ?—No,
I have not.

how do you regulateyour attenlance at the Mint
—I used to attend the Board.

Where did the Board sit ?—At the Mint every Wed-
nesday ; but when I found that my attendance was
merely formal, and that I could effect nothing until
there was a change of system, I discontinued going
through what I found to be a mere ceremony.
In point of fact, at the present time your offi?e,
now that the inquiry into the system of the Mint is
over, is one more of responsibility than involving the
practical discharge of duties ?—My duties now con-
sist in framing a new scheme for the government of
the Mint, by which I am convinced that great saving
will be effected.

If that system is carried into effect in either of the
ways you have pointed out, do you think that the
time of the Master of the Mint will be occupied with
his duties P—l do not think that the whole of his
time will be occupied. For example, Ido not think
that when he is in attendance in the House of Com-
mons from four o'clock in the afternoon till two in
the morning, he will be engaged in the business of
the Mint; but I think that a very considerable por-
tion of his time will be dedicated to his office, if be
does his duty.
You have filled the office of Vice-President of the
Board of Trade ; do you think that under the new
system, such as you have pointed out, at the Mint, it
would be practicable to unite the two offices of Mas-
ter of the Mint and Vice-President of the Board of
Trade P—l am quite convinced that the Master of the
Mint can render far more service to the public by
not having any other office combined with his. The
best proof of that is, that none of my predecessors,
having other duties to attend to, ever thought of
making any effectual reform; and I do not think that
if I had been Vice-President of the Board of Trade,
my attention would have been directed to the Mint.
Chairman—What are the duties which you think
will devolve upon the Master of the Mint under the
new regulations; for what purposes will th© attend-
ance of the Master of the Mint be required in bis of-
fice under the new system ?—I do not mean to say
that the office of Master of the Mint might not be
abolished, and that the person who is the deputy
might not perform all the duties; but, at the same
time, the Commissioners have recommended that
there should be a general superintendence exercised
by an officer analogous to the Master of the Mint.
How long after Sir G. Clerk ceased to be Master"'
of the Mint did that trial of the pyx take place ?—I
think about eighteen months; the Lard Chancellor
had a great objection to hold a trial of the pyx, My
opinion is that the trial of the pyx should take place
once a year, if not more frequently ; at present, it
does not take place more than once in every thrt e or four years, and therefore it is not ascertained a hether
the coin be in accordance with the standard or not.
Mr. Ricardo—What is the trial of the pyx ?—The
trial of the pyx takes place before the Lord Chancellor
and a jury of twelve goldsmiths. Upon every coin-
age there is a certhin quantity of coin taken and
placed in what is called the pyx, and on the trial of
the pyx this coin is produced, and a jury of gold-
smiths examine and ascertain whether it be correct,
according to the standard.
Is it an expensive process to the pubic?—No; the
expense consists in having a dinner after the trial, to
which the Mint contribute 50/., and the rest is con-
tributed by the goldsmiths.
Chairman—What is the objection to there being a_
trial of the pyx every year ; why does the Lard

[PRICE SD.

Chancellor object to it ?—The Lord Chancellor ob-
jected because it takes up a whole day, and also be-
cause he thought it a mere form. Ido not think it
by any means a mere form. I think that the trial of
the pyx should take place at least twice a year, and
that it should take place, not before the Lord Chan-
cellor, but before some person whom he should ap-
point, say a Master in Chancery, who has less onerous
duties than the Lord Chancellor.

How often has a trial of the pyx taken place, upon
the average, during the period that you have been
Master of the Mint ?—Only once.
Mr. Rkarclo—They examine specimens ?—They
examine a certain number of specimens of coin taken
casually.
They examine what there iT in the Mint of that
coinage at the time ?—Yes.

What there is in circulation undergoes no exami-
nation ?—lt ucdergoes no examination after the
coin is delivered at the Bank; of course the Bank
take care not to receive any imperfect coin from the
Mint.

What is the average amount of bullion in the
Mint ?—lt varies so much that I cannot exactly tell ;
sometimes there is a very great coinage, and some-
times a very small quantity of gold is coined; this
year I do not believe that the coinage rill be consi-
derable.

Sir G. Trollops—ls it not delivered to you, from
the Bank of England, as required ?—Any person
may bring gold to the Mint to be coined, but practi-
cally our only customer is the Bank, because the
Bank has precedence ; it would not be worth any-
body's while to leave gold at the Mint till we could
return it to them, the loss of interest upon gold would
be so very great.
Rave you often a large accumulation of coined
money in the possession of the Mint ?—Not of coin ;
we deliver the coin the moment it is ready to the
Bank but we often have a large quantity of bullion
in the Mint, for which I am responsible.
Mr. Bright—The labour, probably, would not be
more onerous than that of the chairman of the In-
land Revenue department or of the chairman of the
Customs, or of the heads of various other depart-
ments ?—I am not acquainted with the duties of any
department excepting my own, therefore I cannot
judge by comparison.

Are there any reasons why the functionary en-
trusted with the chief superintendence of the department
of the Mint should necessarily be in Parliament ?—I
do not conceive that there is any necessity for the
Master of the Mint being a Member of Parliament,
so fir as the Mint itself is concerned. The Master
of the Mint, I believe, has always been in Parliament,
but I do not conceive that the presence of the Master
of the Mint in Parliament is necessary for the due
execution of his office.

When the abuses to which you have alluded are
remedied, may the Committee suppose that the ma-
nagement of the Mint will be simplified, and that the
duties of those ho have to superintend it will be ren-
dered less complex and more easy to be performed ?
—I think, on the contrary, that the duties of the Mas-
ter of the Mint will be very considerably increased,
if he is diiposed to perform his duties; there are very
few public departments in which functionaries may
not escape from the performance of duties, if they are
so disposed.
Chairman—The Deputy-Master of the Mint has
his wliule time occupied at present ?—His whole time
is now occupied; he is engaged jointly with myself
in effrcting the reforms to which .1 have adverted; he
has furnishf.d me with a document, in which he has
suggested that the plan recommended by the Com-
missioners ought not to be adopted, but that we should
proceed by contract, and not coin ourselves at the
Mint.

W hat is the nature of his duties ?—The duties of
the Deputy-Master of the Mint are various; the
Deputy-Mister of the Mint receives large sums of
money from the Exchequer, with which he purchases
silver when it is advantageous to do so.
Does he exercise his discretion as to that ?—IIe
does; a large profit is made by the coinaga of silver
called "seignorage." By a judicious purchase of the
coinage of silver, a very considerable profit is effected
by the Government ; there are instances in which
there has been a profit of 40,0001. by seignorage
alone; that is one of the duties of the Deputy-Master
of the Mint; the Deputy-Master of the Mint, in fact,
keeps all the accounts, and makes all the payments.
Mr. \Valter—Does the Deputy-Master of the Mint
give any security ?—Yes; 5,000/.
If the coinage were thrown open to public compe-
tition, do you think that the Master of the Mint should
continue to be made personally responsible P—He
must be so, because the bullion is delivered to him ;
he delivers it to the contractors ; the contractors are
responsible to him, and he is responsible to the Crown.
Mr. Bright—ls it the fact that the Deputy-Master
does, without consultation with anybody, make those
purchases ; does he not take the advice and opinion of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer upon those transac-
tions ?—I do not think he does. The late Deputy-
Master of the Mint was Mr. Morrison, a gentleman
of the highest reputation, who was in the Mint upwards
of fifty years. It was through him that those pur-
chases mostly took place, and I am convinced that the
public interest was most advantageously attended to
by Mr. Morrison.

Does the Deputy-Mister make those purchases with-
out consulting the Master of the Mint ?—He does,
but I do not know whether it would not be conducive
to the public interest that the Master of the Mint
should exercise a, check upon those purchases ; but at
the same time it is right to say that the persons usu-
ally appointed Masters of the Mint are not the indi-
viduals most competent to form a judgment upon that
subject.

Will you state to what account the profits of the
seignorage are carried ?—They are carried to the Ex-
chequer ; the profit upon the coinage is paid into the
Exchequer.
With regard to the profits of the moneyers, how is
it proposed to dispose of their profits under the new
arrangement, supposing the coinage is carried on by
the Government ?-0f course the payment that is
made will be smaller, and the cost of the coinage will
be much less, and sa far the public would gain.
Sir J. Trollope— Against that gain have you not
set off the present profits of the seignorage • will you
not lose the profits of the seignorage?—Not at all ;
the profits of the seignorage are unconnected with the
protits of the moneyers ; the seignorage, in fact, con-
' sisti of the difference between the real and the nominal
value o. silver; there is no seignorage upon gold.
If you Lad silver coin delivered to you by contract,
should you still receive the seignorage as well ?--
Not in that case ; but of course it is our interest to
coin silver, since we have a profit upon it; we have a
profit of 10 per cent. on silver.
You do not propose to dispense with that, by
having silver coin delivered by contract F—Certainly
not ; silver is not the standard, and if it be not of the
full falue which it purports to bear no injury is done
to the public.
Mr. Walter—ln short, as a general rule, is it not
considered that any standard coin should not be sub-
ject to seignorage ?—Certainly ;
a seignorage for
gold has been proposed, but it has been, after much
consideration, determined that it would be injurious
to put a seignorage upon our gold.

NAVAL INTELLIGENOE.
PORTSMOUTH' WEDNESDAY.--The Marquis and
Marchioness of Exeter have arrived at the Portland
Hotel, Southsea, for the purpose of putting their son
(Lord Robert Cecil) on board of her Majesty's ship
Thetis, at Spithead, for passage to join her Majesty s
ship Leander, at Lisbon, to which ship his Lordship
has been appointed.
The Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord
Amelius Beauclerk, came into harbour this morning,
to he dismantled and paid off.
The Illustrious, 72, Captain Gates, is dismantling
alongside the Britannia, 120, which is to be the fu-
ture effi2ient ordinary guardship for the harbour, but
we do not think there will be much efficiency in the
Britannia if she is to take to the old spars of the
Illustrious (two rates beneath her in classification),
which seems to be the case.
The Dauntless s crew-frigate, Captain Halted,
b
hauled out of the basin this afternoon, and will
tried to• morrow morning with all her equipments
aboard.

The Lightning steam-vessel, Master-Commander
Pettey, returned to Woolwich this afternoon.
PLYMOUTH., SEPT. 10.—The Lords of the Admi-
ralty were present in the dockyard this morning, and
mustered the whole of the workmen. After their in-
spection, their Lordships gave leave to the men for
the remainder of the day. Sir F. Baring held a levee
this morning at the Superintendent's-office, at which
forty officers were presented, and it was subsequently
adjourned to to-morrow morning. Their Lordships
afterwards proceeded to Keyham Steam-yard, and in-
spected the works now in progress, and also visited
the ordinary on board the Agincourt. After the
levee to-morrow the Lords of tha Admiralty will
proceed to the Royal William Victualling-yard, and
in the evening will dine at the residence of the Port
Admiral, Sir William Hall Gage, in Government-
square. A ball will take place in the evening at
Moorshead's Royal Hotel, under their Lordships'
patronage, on behalf of the destitute children of sea-
men and soldiers. It is expected the Admiralty will
finish their inspections by Thursday, and proceed to
Pembroke on Friday in the Black Eagle steamer.