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COMPANY;
~opowered by- Special Act of Parliament. 12 and 13 Vic., cap. 40.
• . Offices, 3, Old I;r,na;l-..5tre.0, London.
DIRECTORS.

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EY RA.IVI.E.ON, Esq , 24,

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This Company has teen establ!,h,tl for the purpos: of afford.ng
.oinpen.at4on in ells •s of personal injury, awl :he paymeat of 3 cer-
tain sum In the event of ,leash by railway aceidert.
During t ye ,r just closed the to.lowin; are the particulars of the
'flaims that have been mad• wn this Com pxny uy 37 p,rsuns who
have Sltstgdued injury in travelling by railway :
No 1. A holler of a periodical ticket, No. 5.091, met with an ac-
' cadent hi' falling off the platform at Preston, on the night of the Ist
November. Adjusted by a payment of 71. Gs.
No. 2- A mail guard, insure,' by a, perio,iical ticket, No. 5,584,
whilst travelling from Cc.atbridge to Perth, on the 29th November;
having occasion to get out at the StAing Station, he slipped between
the platform and post-office van. The injury he sustained prevented
him from attending to his duties till !he 3d JAnunry. Awarded 231.
No. 3.' The holder of a periodical ticket, No. 5,395, whilst travel-
ling from • Maccledlehl to :Manchester, on the 31st December, was
thrown against a gentleman sitting oppeshe to him. and received a
Mew on his face, which rendered nine incapable of attewiiag to his •
business for is few days. Disclaim was settled by tile Company pay-
ing at his request 5 guin7aa to the Manchester Infirmary, the
claimant being himself a medical man. •
No. 4. A commercial traveller, and holder of a periodical ticket,
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No. 16,880, met with an accident at the Thirsia Station of the Y. irk,
Newcastle, and Berwick Railway, whilst about to proceed to New-
castle on the 24th of January. '.l.'he injury consisted of a severe
bruisie‘Or the thumb, catiSed by a porter emitting the door of the car-
riage, on his left hand, before he cou!d take his seat; the accident
obliged him, after remaining a week at Newcastle, to return hone
train his journey, which he was unable to •resume until February I I.
Awarded 311. 10s.
No. 5. :Th, holder of a first-lass ticket, issued at Leicester,January
28, was a passenger ix the train that ran off the rats between Buis-
worth and W.Averton ; he was thrown with great violence againAt
another passenger, and the shock utrfitted him from attending to
business for some days. Awarded 14/. 14s.
No. 6. The party in this instance is a clerk in the Travelling Post-
office, and the holder of a periolical ticket, No. 5,474, and was se-
verely injured, t specially in the face and eyes, by the collision of the
rail with the goods' train, that occurred on the 13th February, near
the Abitredon Station, on the Celt:dont:at Railway. Awarded 2101.
The injury to the ey,,s appearing to be of a permanent character.
No. 'l. The holder of a single journey ticket was else a passenger
in the same train. ;he claimant was about to proceed to New
York, by the Canada, but the injury he received prevented him from
doing so. Awarded 34.
No. 6. The holder of a periodical ticket, No. 7,313, was injured by
the collision between the passsnc'rs' and goods' traits in the long
tunnel he the Leeds and Bradford Railway, on the 18th February.
Awarded 401.
Y,9. e commercial traveller, holder of terioilical ticket, No.
16.851, was travelling by the mail train that left Newcastle at 4 P.m.
in the 15th March for -Manchester, and susta fled a severe shock
the engine running off the line near the Victoria-bridge.
Awarded 10/.
Nu. 10. A Government officer and his wife were passengers by the
mall train that left Durham at liali-past four o'clock P.M. on 6th
Slay, which ran into an engine in the • siding from the points not
having beer, properly set, near the Belmont Station of the York, New-
castle, and Berwick Hsilway, 3hey were both much hurt by the

Icollision. Awarded 351.
No. 11. An engine-driver, whilst driving the engine of a goods'
train on the 25th of .%ray, between Blisworth and Wolverton, was
Thrown b,neath the engine from the train cothing in collision with a
bale of cloth that had just fallen On the line front a passing train; he
taus much scalded and otherwise severely injured. Awarded 421.
Claims 12 to 17 were m,..de by parties who were travelling by the
"_curs on tra.o on the 3d July from Leek and Macclesfield to
Liverpool, the weight of which overpowered the breaks on entering
the station.
N... It. The claimant,with his wife and rnother•in-law, from Leek,
second-class pass:neers, were all bruised. Awarde 1 61.
No. 13. A young woman from Leek, a third-class passenger, had
her face hurt. Awarded 21.
No. 14. A man and his wife, employed in the manufacture of silk,
third-class passengers, were both sightly injured by the shock.
Awarded 21.
_N.. s . passeiiger from Macclesfield had insured himself and
tathily, six in nitinbor, eof W11!?111 received some injuries from the
concussion. Awarded 51. Is.
No. 16. A gentleman holding a periodical ticket. No. 8,751, left
111acciestleld in the above train, and was so shaken as to be Inca-
pacitatsd from attending to his business tor a few days. Awarded 61.
No. 17. A second-class passenger from Macclesfield was severely
about the spine and neck, which - still confines her to her
room.
No. 18 and 19. These claims were made by two gmtleinfit,
holders of periodical tickets, employed in the railway poet-otrice,
and travelling by the mail train that Celt the Euston Sitatiou on the
evening of the 6th of July, and ran into some wsggong 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 agrenst
the corner of the pest office, I.reakiiii. one of his ribs, and beh.g
otherwise Injured.
Claims No 17, 18, and 19. are in course cfadjustment.
No. 20. The claimant and his wife were third ',bus passengers by
the same train ; his escaped with a few bruises, bu. his wife was
much Injured. Awarded 151.
From the aocident that occurred to the excursion train at Cow-
laks. on the Edini,urgh and Gliugow Railway, oil the Ist August,
when six persons tv.ro deprived of their lives, and many others in-

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DURSUANT to a DECREE of the HIGH
COURT of CHANCERY, made ha a cAuse GODDARD v. GEE,
all persons ,laimiog to he the Heir or Heirs at Law and Next of Kin
c,f FREDERICK GODDARD. Esq. (who died in the month of March,
1843), livinz et the time of his death, or the personal representative
or repre,entatives of any such Heir at Law or Next of Knt living it
the tni-t aforesaid, as have since died, are, by their •Solicitors,
on or betor, th' 6th day of November, 1850, to come in and make
oat their a ',I trove their heirshio and kindred betbre
RictiAtto 'foam EiNornstEv. E.q., one of the'.Masters of the said
Court, at his charn!,,rs, i,, Southaannon-builithigs, Chancery-lane,
London, or, In thereof. they will peremptoilly be excluded
the i‘en,..it of the na!d D‘teree.
The :Lb...we-named Frederick Goddard fs,r several years nreviotts to
hid deAth wan chiefly r,sident abroad, but occasionaPy returning to
Is laud, when lie resideti in Down-street and lloit,n.ro,,

and
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re.siled eI Fi,renee end at Wene, ash, re-he died

VIATIIOLIC LA IV ANT) GENERAL LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY.
8, NEW COVENTR (-STREET, LEM ESTER •SQUARE, LONDON.
The Founr d ANNUAL GENERAL 3iEETI NG of the Proprie-
tors of this Cory
mpany rook place on the 25th insta; at the Head
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Office. at One o'el )ck precisely. Tho follovMg is extracted from the
rept,rt. which :s too imgrhy fir puYication :
Daring' the past year no claim, have arisen from deaths in Fm gland,
nod but two in Ireland—one tor 500/. and the other tor 2,i0/.—making
together 7001.. v,7111:11 have been pail. This 14 far below the expected
mortality, nod 1= e4pecially favourable, when it is remembered how
,eeerely the life offices generally suircred front tho epidemic of last
year.

The ntnn!vr of lives assured between the ist of June, 1849, end
the 31st of 'say, 1850, was tn,:re than double the number issued in
the twelve months preceding.
Proplsais wcr- mule for 133 !Vides, amounting to 52.9631. 2s. t 3 d.:
of these 121, comrrising 106 lives, were accepted tor 15,1251. Os.
itxteen Policies lapsed. representing 6,018€., upon ss hien 3201. 37.
was received by the Company in the shape of premiums
Since the c Inmencetnent of the Company to the Ist of Tune last,
assurances were effected to the extent of 110,9721. 12s 64., pro-
during in "annual premiums 3:7321. I Le. 6d. (It these 54 lapsed,
amounting to 23,9501. 16s. 6.1., of which the :um tl premiums were
741/. Is., !eavinq the yearly income on the Ist of June last equal to
2,9911. 15s. 11d.

Mr. Fier was not Prime Minister—Mr. Fox was Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs in the years 1806 and
1807. Although Lord Grenville was nominally Prime
kfinister, Mr. Fox must h tee exercised at least equal in-
fluence in the Administration.
As it is in the pewer of the Prima Minister at any
title to cause a dissolution of the Cabinet by his rraig
nation, does not that give him t pewer of exorcising
great influence in the dispe.al of the eetrenage of etch
eepattaietit ee far as he cho ees to ieterb re? —I (La net
think hs exsrcises on that ti.tetiunt any influence over the
disposal of aopoitarneet.; I have no tecolleeiien of arty
ease in which he has made use if any sub iefieei c: fir
.ttith a purp.ee.
Do a net it involve this cans: quence that if any eel.
league of the Prime Mieister resi.eed his wishes with
reference t.t any paricel sr aepointment, his would have
the poeer of dissolvieg the Governmee., by teasing to
continue in offise?—theler all ordinary circumstances, if
:here was a serious if:fret-rex° ot opinion between the
Prime Nl:fast• r and one of his colleagues, a ad that dif-
f-rence a uld not he reco Jelled by an anaccable under-
standing,
the result would he the retirement of the cid-
league, not of the Prime Minister; but such a difference
would never arise on a mere queitien of patronage.
The possession of this patronage dues riot in any way
diminish the personal expenditure occasioned to the
hollers of these offices?—Net in the slightest degree.
D t you consider the Prime Minister responsible for
the disposal of the whole of the patronage of Govern-
ment ?—I think so.
Is it his duty to control the disposal of that patron-
age?—l think so. lii all my experience, however, there
has been cordial concert in these matters between all the
members of the Government and the Prime Minister. I
do not recollect the slightest difference of opinion about
an appointment; at any rate, if there was a difference of
opinion, I do not recollect any case in which it Was not
immediately reconciled.
Will you state how far the Prime Minister has en in-
fluence over the patronage of the appointments con•
netted with the Government of India, th'at of Governor-
General far instance P—l consider that the Primo Mi-
nister ought to have as great influence over the appoint-
ment of the Governor-General as the President of the
Board of Control. The President of the Board of
Control would never suggest the appointment of an in-
dividual to fill that office without being certain that he
had the complete concurrence of the Prime Minister.
Thetis true of all great offices, but particularly so of
such an appointment as the Governor-General of India.
The Prime Minister would have at least as much influ-
ence on the appointment of Governor-General of India
as the Minister in whose particular department the for-
mal appointment might be.
Has the Prime Minister as much influence over the
appointment of the Governor General of India as he has
over the appointment of the Lord-Lieutenant of Ire-
land ; that is to say, how far he is independent • of the
East India Company with regard to the appointment?—
The appointment cannot take place without the concur-
rence of the East. India Company.
But the East India Company can make no appoint-
ment of their own ?—No.
Then virtually it becomes the appointment of the
Prime Minister ?—Virtually perhaps it is so ; but these
public departmenta cannot go on successfully unless
there is a good understanding between them.
Are there not instances in which the East India Com-
pany has differed as to the appointment, and the ap-
pointment has consequently been obliged ti be can-
celled ! —There have been such instances.
But, in fact, no Goverrnor-General of India can be
appointed without the complete approbation, saectiou
and concurrence of the Prime Minister of the Crown?—
No, nor could he be appointed, nor would it be ad-
visable that he should be appointed, unless the person
named had the complete confidence of the East India
Company,
The President of the Beard of Control is one of the
offices for which the Prime Minister selects an indivi-
dual as his colleague?—The Prime Minister, upon the
formation of the Government, would submit to the So-
vereign the name of the individual whom he conaidered
to be best qualified to fill the office of President of the
Board of Control; and supposing there were a vacancy
in the office atter the Government had been formed, the
Prime Minister would take the pleasure of the Crown
upon the appointment of a person to hold that office.
With regard to the Secretaries of the Board of Con-
trol, are those appointments made precisely in the same
way as the Secretaries of the Home Department and of
the Admiralty, by the joint action of the Prime Minister
and tat the department?—By joint action. The Presi-
dent of the Board of Centro' would probably consider
that the Prime Minister was reap .nsible for the general
conduct of the affairs of the Government, and would be
ready to acquiesce in the app inttnent of any cepisb!e
man te the office; he might expre s a wish in favour o'
some persse in whom he bad particular coufi fence; but
I d r tot recollect any practical difficulties in the adjust-
ment of those things.
Are the salaries of the President and Secretaries of
the Board of Control paid in a different form eons the
salaries oi the other public officer.,?—Yes, they aro paid
from the re venues of the East India Comp Any.
Under an Act of Parliament directing that?—Under
an Act of Parliament.
I, the First Lord of the Treasury a governor, ex-
ogich, of any public chariies; of Christ's llospa al, for
instance, er any of those institutions 7—l think tea. I
was a governor of the Charter-house, but not as First
Lord of the Treasury. The First Lord is an er-ogicio
trustee of the British Museum and of the National Gal-
lery; I do not thick he is ot any public charities.
Besides the Governor-General, whet other offices are
there in India to which the Prime Minister virtually ap-
points?—l think he would confsr with others upon the
appointment of the governor of Madras, the governor of
liembay, and the commander of the forces at each ef the
presidencies. In the latter case, the Commander-in•
Chief, the President of the Board of Control, and the
Prime Minister, would meat together and discuss the
qualifications of the persons who might be considered
candidates for the chief military command. The ap-
peintment afterwards submitted to the Crown would be
the result of this concert, and an agreement that such
an officer had upon the whole the fairest claim.
Can the Court of' Directors of the East India Company
appoint to any of those (Bees without the consent of the
Government here?—Their respective powers are exactly
defined by law; the power of objection on the part of the
East India Company, and the power of the Crown to
make the appointment; a reference to the Act will show
exactly it stands.

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Mr. Clark-'s Made Safe, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (Hiett) 2
Sir E. Smith na Collingwood, eked, 94 slb (Ftatinatt) 3
Lord Guernsey na Justice, 5 yrA, Bst elt., (Wakefield) • 4
6 to 5 on Priestess. 3 to 1 agst Male Safe, and 4 to 1
4Q:it Collingsmod. %Von in u, canter by Nur lengths.
Coiling-yowl and Justice were beaten Off early, and did
:;pit pa,,s the ch tir. The rice was not timed.
rite Scurry Handicap of 3 sovs. e.cb, ar.d 20 added. Five

furlong% (8 Sub;) •
Cardross's Seurbor‘ugh, 7s: 121 b ...(Doefteray) I
Viregstatrs bin by Stub:ireAnd, 6 t 916-...(Evans) 2
\lr. llerry'4 ch fby Irikr Birde4 &ler, 3 7.4 sft. 3
Mr. Edsva.d's Ilind of the F,srost, 5 irs, 94 (Na)
'l,..rvey'm Sampler, 3 yrs, 6lb (flold.yEly)—ati
M. J ,y',• fby Envoy, 2 y.s, 54 2:b (Wells), also
ran. 5t04 on the Hind. tVon by a le:10h•
The Seihuglt-s of 5 ?3ovs."(aeh, end 25 added,
winner to be sold for 2001, 5t..., on:+ mile, were won in
two heats by Lurd j,hti Scull's Defaulter, 5 yrs, 84
b,r,iting Mr. Aiff•rry's Firmt-rsto. 3 yrs, 6st—Mr.
is C4ptain Parry, 4 yrs, 74 7,b-llr. Cow b-y's
St. (Air, of the I-les, 3 yrs, 6sL Sib—and Mr. Dal y's
Goodwo id, 4 t rs, 7st 71b.

BETTINti ON TUE COURSE.
YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
9 to 2 .sgst Strong,,ow 10 to 1 apt Post-tempore
5 to 1 agA agar k Tapley 12 to 1 agst Uriel
10 to I act Castle 15 to I agst Clothworker
ST. LEGER.
1801t0 1 agst Crui-keen 30 to 1 fl Rs t Chaterbox (t:

lured, the following c!ahns have ariFen :
No. 21. A tanner from Dubheads, near Clic f, was hurt about the
-lead mid face. Awarded 6/. .

Yo. 22. A carnr‘ntor from Auchterarder, received a b:ow in the
head. Awarded 41.
2.0. 23. A fai mer from Strathallen, was also hurt about the head.
Awardei 51. . . . .

No, 24. A draper from Auchterarder, was injured about the tht

and side. Awarded 3!. 3a.
No. 25. A man. from Auehterarder, was sQverely bruised about the
ribs.
No. 26. A brother to the absve was s'ightly injured. Awarded

Z 6. Z 3.
No. 27. A female was bruised, and otherwise internally hurt.
Awarded 61.
No. 28. Another female was injured about the chest and side.
Awarded 21. Os,
No. 29. A man, from Auchterarder, was slightly injured.
No 30. A fanner, from Talli,bardine, was seriously Cruised.
Claims 25. 29, and 30 are in course of adjustment.
In most of the above cases the sum awarded is exclusive of the
medical ex,ienses incurred by the sufferers which have been deirayed
by this Company, in additien to that of their own medical tams.
who promptly visited the iojured parties on hearing of the accident.
The utility of such a Company 13 demonstrated by these cases,
and the conviction that the premiums which the railway traveller
pays are but a small addition to the cost of Ws journeys, and create
a surd for the relief of those who from time to tiiiie sutler by railway
accidents, which no hum4ti f,reslght can prevent, will it is hoped
secure the public support to this Company.
Table of Premiums.
Table for a Single Journey. irresp ,ctive of distance, to Insure
1,0001. iii a first-class carriage, at a premium of 3.1.
5001. in a se• mid ditto ditto 2d.
ditto Id.
2006. in a third ditto
For the coavenience of frequent travellers, the Company also
issues period.cal tickets, to insure 1,000/. for one moath, at a pre-
mium of 53. ; for three months, 10s. ; fur six months, 16s. ; for
twelve mouths. 203., with the option of travelling in any class car-
riage, and in any railway in the kingdom.
These tickets u,ay he obtained at the stations of most of the rail-
ways in England and Scotland, of:the provincial agents of the Com-
pany, and at the Company's office, 3, ad Broad-street, London.

rtatiE RAILWAY ASSURANCE COMPANY
for gr.inting Assurances upon Payment of a Single Premium
against Loss of Life or other Personal Injury arising from Itailwa3
Accidents

Offices, 5, St. James's-,tree', Loudon. •
Capital 100.001.
THWITZEI.
The Right Honourable Earl Fitzwilliam.
The Honourable H. G. Spencer.
Benjamin B. Cabbell, Esq., M.P.
Charles Hopkinson. Esq.
DIRECTORS.
Sir JAMES C,ARM It: 11.1 LI,. Bart., Chairman.
FRANCIS REED WILSOF, Esq.; Deputy-Chairman.
the Hon. Henry G. Spencer. Fredk. Himstede, Esq.
Thomas Millie, Esq. Charles Herring, Esq.
Henry Harrington Bird, Esq. Edward Loder, Esq
Hector Graham Forovvne, Esq. Charles Win. Tupper, Esq.
John Crosbie. Esq. , Y ,T-bn Neville Warren, Esq.

ARGYLL StiWiCRIPTION ROOMS, Grt-
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SIR IL PEEL ON OFFICIAL SALARIES.
(Contiuned frern The-Sun et. 'Tuesday.)
Taking. the office of First Lord of the Treasury, are
there aty other emoluments or advantages now belong-
ing to that office beyond what are stated in the liat
be:ore the Committee?—The First Lord of the Treasury
has 5,0001,. a-year, and there is also a house attached to
the office; ea I . happened to haverAbeasse in the imme-
diate neighbourhood, as conveniently 'situated for the
duties of office and of Parli-sment. I did not occupy the
official house as a private residence; but it is very pos-
sible that a Minister, not having a house in the neigh-
bourhood, might find it very convenient to cccupy the
official house.
Do you know of any other advantages, either in the
way of emolument or in any other way, which are at-
tached to the office of First Lard of the Treasury 2—No.
He has an allowance for two private secretaries, and he
has this house_, which, if be does not occtify, it is not an
advantage to him.
Is it any disadvantagq—l believe so; he pays for the
furniture on taking possession of it. Ido not recollect
whether he pays the rates or not.
You paid for the furniture on entering 2-1 paid my
predecessor for the furniture, receiving a payment from
my successor; I never occupied the house as a residence.
I allowed occasionally commissions of inquiry to occupy
some of the rooms.
There aro no other advantages, except the house at-
tached to that office?—None whatever.
Are you aware whether any of the other first-class
offices in this list have any other pecuniary advantage
besides those stated in the list? —There is the patronage
of ffice; except that, I am not aware of any; all tees
and gratuities of every kind are abolished. When I was
first appointed Secretary of State there was an allowance
for outfit that has been abolished; un allowance for a cer-
tain amount of plate.
To which of the offices was that allowance attached?
—lt was allowed to the Secretaries of State, and 1
think to the First Minister; it was paid from the civil
l;et; it was not a large allowance; it has been abolished
altogether.
Do you know whether. in the case of any of these offices
ie former times, any allowance was matte fir a house if
no house was attached?—l think not; I think there
never was a house attached to the Secretary of State
for the Home DvArtment. The First Lord of the. Ad-
miralty has always had a house, the First Lurd of the
Trtisurv, the Ciaticellor of the Exchequer, and some
of the Lords of the Admiralty.
You said that there is an allowance made to the First
Lord of the Treasury for two private secretaries; is that
allowance made it' the private secretaries happen to be
in the House of Commons?—The private secretary
would not be entitle 'l to retain his seat in Parliament
it •he received a salary, because the number of offices
the holders of which are allowed to sit in Parliament is

-Ince last meeting loans were applied for to the extent of 17,7001,
hut 1,1*31. 1 ls. 10,1. only was a'vaneed.
The Directors were also highly gratified to rep,rt that within 'the
last four in-itth, hey had considerably extended their business on
the Continent, having appointed. as Head Agent In France, Monsieur
de l'Ebane, a gentleman of high standing in Paris, distimuished for
his inteerity-and ability in financial and in all assurance matters,
who, nhder the sanction and patronage of the Arehbishaap of Patis,
th:, Cardinal Archbishm of Lyons, and Nlonaeigneur Parisis, Eveque
ale'Langres, has already within the last three months effected a con,
siderabie amouna of business, not only in Life Assurances, but in An-
nuities I,th Immediate and Deferred.

After various resolutions, approving of the Report, and returning
thanks to the Right Reverend Chairman, Bishop Morris. the Vice-
Chairman, Actuary, Secretary, and Medical Officers of the establish;
ment, the meeting separated, highly gratified at its present results
and future prospects.

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Cook. The Proprietor urther wisnes to intimate that his Coffee
and Commercial Rooms, as well as Sitting and Bed Rooms, will be
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and It is respectfully intimated that all further payment is unne-
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Ivenings at Half p ,st Eight.—L-cture on the Ildro•Electrie Ma-
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Eight.--Lecture on the Mechanical Properties of a Jet of Steam,
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•
L there attached to any of the I 'Beers in this list any
cousidtrable amount of patronage which forms an ad-
ditional advantego to the ,ffice beyond its emoluments ?
is consithrtble pauonage atitichcd to some of
tto:m, probably to all of them ; the patronage at-
tached to the office of First Lurd of the Treasury is very
gr• at in amoul,t.
Has the patronage etttchEd to these offices increased
or diinn.ished, as compared with the patronage .formerly
existing?—The appoiuttneuts to civil offio-s have pro-
Wily increased, bemuse, us our colonial pissessiims have
extended, and the re-eipt of our revenue has increased,
it is ploblble that tLat species of patronage Las increased
also.

THIS EVENING,

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THIS DAY, September 5,

Immense Suce,ss of DeWitt's new Fairy Ballet. "The Origin of
Ittrlequin." New Groupings from the Antique. Dane,ag to
Borini's Bind of Fifty Instrumentalists. Madame Antonio
will make her m aye, us Ascent and Descent on the Rope amid
hurrie eves of Chevalier Murtram'sgorgeou.s Fireworks. ChAtaway's
celebrated Kraus Band.
Itt active preparnt:-.n a Grand Chinese Fete

.
On SAWN+y, for the future, the usual entertainments will bo pre,
tented, Ins:cad of the Bal al Fresco, and the usual charge for admis.
dot, restored, vN., is.

Is th patronage which is nominally in the hands 01
he Crown, in realty in the harele of the First Lord 0,
he Treasury?—Subetatitially. I do not mean to sae
hat the whole paeretiage of the Stets is in the hands o,
he First Lard Of the Treasury, because the patronage
if the °the- departments i.l consieerable. The Church
patronage of the Crown, with
Ohio bel ngs to Vie Lord Chancellor, is virtually dis-
eo•
ed 0. according to the advice of the First Lard ce
the l'revsusy. the exception of that
How is this power of the Prime Minister defined with
respect to Governinrnt pettoeage ?—The power is not
strictly refined. The diplomatic appointments are dis-
posed 4 f immediately on the advice of the Secretary of
State for Forsign Affairs; but the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs would naturally confer on all
important appointments with the First Lord of the
Treasury; so, with regard to other offices, I appre-
hend there is, or that there ought to be, that
intimate concert and cordial union between the persons
holding the hightst offices in the state, that they would
confer together upon every
important appointment; 1
mean, that each head of a department would confer
with the First Lord of the Treasury; for example, that
no very important colonial appointment would be made
without prsvious communication between the Colonial
Secretary and the First Lord of the Treasury. The
First Lerd ot the Treasury would not make an appoint-
(tient in any department but his owe; officially and
formally, it would be made by the Minister who pre-
sided over the detertment, but there would probably be
communicatii n between that Minister and the First.
Lord of the Treasury in respect to important appoint-
ments.
With regard to the patronage of the Church, is not
that mere directly and entirely at the disposal of the
Prime Minister than is tee patreuage of the various de-
partments?—With respect to the Church patronage of
the Crowe, except that portion of it which is exercieed
by the Lord Chancellor, and which is of very Con•
siderable amount, I consider that he First Lord of tea
Treasury would be responsible for the disposal of the
emcee ot the Church patronage.
That includes the eppoietments of the archbishops
and bishop •?—The archbishops, the bishops, t .e deans,
and all the Crown living; to which the Lord Chenceilor
does not appoint.
What is the number of Crown livings in the Church
to which the Lord Chancellor has not the appointment?
—The patronage of the Gird Chancy nor, with respect to
than that of the First Lord of
!ivheinreiss s murtu•c;h greaterthep
patronage of the Crown disposed of
by the dvice of the First Lord of the Treasury (so far
)ia
to the Crown
n,i t great ; the greater pro-
pe(s)rltiivoinngosf areliv concerned
it,gsinth
Churchsre disposed of by the Lord. Chancellor.
belonging
You have stated the power which the Minister had,
in former times, of bestowing appointments on his rela-
tives and connexions, is it not to b., taken as in some de-
gree an additieitt to his emulumente; is ienot the fact, also,
now that the Minister has the power, ant does still ex
cruise it, of doing that which is advantageous to his fa-
mily and relatives, by the distribution ef appointments
among them?—That certainly is tine of the advantages
of office, and ono that remains undiminished. I think
there is more care in making appointments than there
was in firmer times, but mailthe,pewer remains un.
diminished.
It is more controlled by public opinion,
.and the influ-
encemenr A
th en d press,th: conscience
ef
n nact
or mare rt,h, sop
se ni
tr.
l ty in Parlia
.
Then in taking into account that the p-cnniary
emolument is 5,0001. a year, all this patronage is
also
to
be taken into consideration as it was in former times,
though perhaps it is not appropriated so directly to the
Minister's family as it was in former times? —beedoubt
the selection of persons for the highest eln .es in the
s=ate is a very great privilege, and a very great trust,
and if the Minister's relatives art! qualified, it no
doubt, a great advantage that he is enabled to confer
upon his relatives appointments of considerable value.
Has not the Prime Minister the absolute disposal of
all other Cabinet appointments?—That must very much
depend tipon the personal character and influence of the
Prime Minister. I suppose Mr. Pitt appointed hi, own
colleagues. When Mr. Pitt had a quarrel with the Lord
Chancellor (Thurlow), it ended by the King requiring
the Lord Chancellor to resign; but the power of a
Minister to appoint or remove his colleagues is by no
weans an absolute one; I do not think you can consider
it at power as a branch of patronage. The appointment
of Ministers is sometimes the result of a combination of
parties, rather than the act of the Prime Minister. Speak-
g gm nerally, however, the Crown would certainly he
i; fluenced by the advice of the Prime Minister in the
lection of his colleagues. The charge of forming the
Government is left almost exclusively to the Prime
Minister.
Does not the existence of the Government depend
upon the Prime Minister, inasmuch as be is the pivot
upon which the whole Government turns?—lt is diffi-
ct It to give an answer to that question; Lord Chatham
at the time of his greatest official power was not the
Prime Minister of this country. Lord Chatham was
never First Lord of the Treasury—he was Secretary of
State at the time when the great military suceesses of
the war, which ended with the peace of 1763, were
achieved. Afterwards, when he fo med the Govern-
ment, in 1766, he held only the office of Lord Privy
Seal.
If the Prime Minister tend, rs he resignation to the
Sovereign, is not that
v_evally a 0 ss len of the Mi-
nistry?—lt probably woad be, ha the chief ar.ppoq of
a Government has no: always been the Prime 2dinbter.

La lies gemiemen can here enjoy the health•promotlngelegar

exercise of the graceful bow, with the advantage of proper Instruc-
tion, gratis ! Shouting three dozen arr nvs, 14. Matches f.r Dinner,
Wine, enst a Prize !low are always open. Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to
be had of Mr. Tcetgen, Archery Manufactory, 161, Bishopsgate.•
street.

The Magic Cave—The Shooting Gallery—Burus's Cnttage,
with Groups of Fivmres illuvrative of his Works—Summer and
Winter in the Arctic Regions—The Maze—Statuary of the finest
Classical dercriptitn, &c., &c.
Be it recollected, ou Sundays, admission by Refreshment Ticket,

Sixpence.
Never were these delightful grounds in such high perfection
as at the present moment. Visitors to London should not omit a
Atroll 'neath the &incl., of the lofty trees and amongst the variegated
beds of flowers at Cretnorne. Everything has been done to milder
this magnificent place of amusement worthy the most extensive
patron:ige.

The attention of the French in London is particularly requested to
ismetropolitanducosse. . .

The grand Bowling Saloon of this establishment is open free to the
!Nthlic.
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ENJOYMENT OF LIFE.
"Health, Recreation, and rational Use of Time."

CONTENTS:—EarIy Rising—Apring and Summer Mornings—F.x.
air:Mona about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills,
forests, Fields, High-roads, and other pleasant places—Country
rrips and Ramkles•—The Sea—London at Night—Evening., at Home
—Music—The Drama—On Eating, Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, Air,
'.eat, I.ase, Occupation, &c.,

FRAGMENTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. Two Tole.
Volt.
k VISIT TO THE LAKEs;_SKETCH;OF EDINBURGH, &C.

Vol. 11.

THE LAKES OF REMENDICENCESI OF
DUBLIN, &c.
HI,
WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID.
"That three seore years and ten our course may run."

A. pepular review of alniost every form (cause and cure) of net,
eamly-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses
young, besets the man of pleasure, business, or study, and em-
itters old age, with tables and rules for the diet and physical regu•
stion of every-day life.

TV.
THE PASSIONS.
" What psgsdonA hurt the body—what improve.
Truths us refined as Athens ever heard."

IVA regard to the judges of the Queen's Courts in
the. Presidencies, are they also appointed by the Go-
yernm-nt at home?- .B 1 the President of the Board of
Controul.

St7anc2 -Lite's pilgrimage, from Infancy to old age. The advent
of the passions. Chastity and its infringements. The casualties of
icentiousnet.ts and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narrative,
..nd remediative. Advocacy of early marriages.

THE MARRIAGE STATE.
" To be or not to be, that is the question."
itOOllOOllE —Laws and obligations of nature, society, and re-
regaNing marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and
;boles, on both sides, as to ago, temperament, complexion, and
figure, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them.
physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and Its conversion.
:;asea, &c.
By R. J. CULVERVITELL, M.D. (1841), M.R,C.S. (1827), L.S.A.
824),'twenty-live years Medical and Forensic Referee in these
,attsrs 7, -1, (! f 0..01 hour* 'silr till five F,V*lllli 10. Se van tlli nin,.
10 Argyll-pace, Regent-street

In contradistinction from the East India Company ?
Y.s, in appointing an individual as chi( f justice, the Pre
sident of the Board of Controul would probably confer
with the Prime Minter; hut the Prime Minister is so
harassed with the duties of his office, that he is very glad
-0 leave it to the Board of Controul to make any ap-
pointments, except those which materially influence the
conduct of public affairs.
Do you think, from your experience, that the exercise
of tne pa:ronage of the Crown is one of the parts of the
duties of the Prime Mtnisler from which he derives the
greatest, satisfaction? —I think that what is caled the
patronage of the Treasury, such as the appointment of
commissioners and other revenue officers, so far from
aff)rdwg any satisfaction, is one of the most disagreeable
and invidious parts of his duty.
13 not the responsibility connected with the appoint-
ment of blshops and of the highest officers of Sate a
much greater consideration in the exercise of that pa-
tronage than the power of obliging individual.?--I think
it is. There is very little satisfaction in the possess'.
of that power as far as mere personal gratification is con-
cerned.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
W A RW ICK RACES—WEDNESDAY.
The Great Warwickshire Stakes Of 10 cove. each, and
50 added, for three yrs old. One mile and three quar.
tars. (7 Subs.)
Mr. G. Hawkea's Milcoto walked over
The Town Plate of 501., added to a Handicap of 10 sous.
h ft. Gentkmen riders.. One wile and a half.
(13 Subs.)
Mr. o,oe V'f4 Agis, 5 yrs, 104. 21b ...(eapPain LittlP) 1
Mr. w411,e, Capt. Parry, 4 yrs, 9st 2lb (DAvPriport) 2
Lord Strathinore's Msgiciaa. 10it 4161.8. t b (Owner).(sli‘fr.Bevill)
43
Mr. Osbaldeston's Joc-o'-Sot, 6 yrs, 1
Mr. G. Ll,bson's [lope, 5 yrs. 11,,t (Owner) 5
Betting-6 to 4 agst Joc-o'i)y a length.Sot,s)
ni
t( 2 atgt.n a 3
east Agis, and
3 to 1 a4st Magician. Won
36 secs.
The County Stakrs of 20 sous. each, h ft, and 5 only if
declared, with 100 added; the second to receive 301.
out of the Ftalcus. One mile and a half. (41 Subs., 18
of whom declared.)
L rd John Scott's Turnus, 4 yrs, 74 21b ......(Lye) 1
Lord Ex.tey's Little J,ck, 3 yrs, s't 101b(ilarlock) 2
• Lord Stanley's Uri-I, 7st 5i13 (carried 7st 61b) (Nat) 3
Lord Duakellin's Rhesus, 4 yrs, 7st (Treen) 4
Mr. W. Ru 5,4,11 us I),mility, 4 yrs, sat 111 h (Holdway) 5
Mr. Carew's Escape, 5 yrs, 64 61b (Charlt,n) 6
Betting-7 to 4 on Uriel, 4 to 1 agst Turnus, 6 t 1
agst anti 8 to 1 agat Docility. Won easily by a
Tigth, Uriel 9 bad th!rd. Run in :3 min. 26 sec,.
rh., Avon stakes of 15 soya. each, 10 ft, for two yrs old
7,t, and 3 yr 6 Ma'criens allowpd slb, and mares
and geldings 31b. T.Y.C. (9 Subs.)
Mr. Fl,ll:rd's Parri..lV, 3 >rs. Bst 11,b (Whitehouse) 1
Lord Ex,.ter'!, Turtle, 2 yrs, 6st 1115 (J. Mann) 2
Mr. 11,h,or.'s Thoroughg St,,.m, 2 yrs., 7. t (Crouch) 3
LLtrr,
:rdl n unld,ahuoxpda,
2yrys; 8
i:7ts9ti.b ((jF.lqtutan) 4
Smith)
5
Mr. Carew's Sotiffl-,, 2 yrs, 64 91b (Charlton) 6
5 to 4 ag4 liarriott, 5 to 2 agst Turtle, and 3 to 1
agst Thoroughgoocl Sam. Won by two lengths.
'll-e Borough Al udicap of 10 sovs. each, awl 50 addel',
the 4', t!Ofld O t.`l.,`i 201, out of the stakes. One sails
and a half. (6 Subs.)
Exeoit': Lt tie da,,k, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (Nat) 1
Mr. F,,wler's Jack Brigr, 7,4 1 lib (Whitehouse) 2
3 to 1 on Little Jack. Won •
DI a canter by three
length-. Pilo ih 2 min. 33 B,es„ •
The (-;010 Cup of 200 5,v5.. with 100 added. Three miles.
Lord L:igh tie Priestess, 4 yrs, fht 31b (Lye) 1'

Is not the difficulty which occurs in the exercise of
that patronage often much greater than any personal
sstisfsetinn which the Minister can derive from that
p ,wer?—Certainly. There is a great misunderetandieg
with regsr dto the patronage of the Revenue. The pa-
tronage of the Revenue Departments is in general deter-
mined by certain rives and axed principles. Men rise,
as they rise in the army, after a certain length of service,
according to established regulations. The construction
to be placed upon those regulations is with the Boards
of Revenue; the power of the Treasury is very limited,
except as to the appointment of the Commissioners of
the Revenue Boards and the higher officers.
In former tunes the Treasury had the power of ap-
pointing the Collectors and Comptrollers, and all thu
nigher offices of the Revenue?—l believe so.

Do not those appointments now, under the present re-
gulations, go almost by seniority, according to the re
commendations of the different boards of the Treasury?
—Yes; they are of no value whatever for the purpose
of Parliamentary influence, or for the purpose of con-
ferring private favour.
When you speak of the disagreeable duty of alminis-
tering the patronage in the hands of the Prime Minister,
you allude tl the difficulty of adjusting the rival claims
of parties seeking such appointments?—Yes•
But at the same time there is an immense amount of
patronage, of which the Prime Minister has the abso-
lute disposal, and by which he can make provision for
dependents and relatives, provided they pss-sess the ne-
eosary qualificlations?—The power is much more limited
than you suppose.
ridie pldr..nac,e to which the Prime Minister is
directly or indirectly entitled, the patronage in the
Church, the patronage in the Judicial Courts, he patron-
age in the diplotnatte depsrtment. the Governor-General-
ship of India, the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland, and
other d-partsnentA; must nut the salaries and ernolu-
Ments of those appointments amount to may hundred
thousand pounds a year?—lt may be several hundred
thousands. I was before adverting to the ordinary re-
venue or civil patronage of the Treasury.
There is an immense power in the hands of the in•
dividusl holding the offiA of Prime Minister?—lm-
mense power.

And that surely is one of the objects for which high
race is desired; in f4ct, is not the exercie of west
power as much an object of ambition to a man as the ac-
tual emolument he recetves?—Certainly.
And it ought to be taken into.considera.ion as a por-
tion of flls reward?—lt ought to be considered us one
of the inducements to men t devote the mselves to the
public serv3c,, most certainly; but I doubt whether ad-
vantages cf that. kind ought t‘p be taken into account for
the purpose of reducing the salary which a public (.ffie.-r
ought to receive. A salary sufficient to enable the holder

SEPTEMBER 5, 18r0
N°. 18 081.] LONDON) THUII-DAy V El
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that its rejection is Calculated to enhatie7e! fha
this company OR public support, as by lie
tch man may have the opporttibity of doing
dmself at a small expense, which the Bill was
to compel railway companies to do, without
any means of checking the abuse cf such a power. .
"The claims upon the company fur compensation
during the past heif-year, and the circumstances out of
which they arose, will he described, and the amount
awarded in each case stated at foot of this report; and,
without desiring to exaggerate the danger of railway tra-
velling, it is manifest that there are accidents inevitebly
___ occurring in this, as in all other modes of travelling,
which be prevented foresiht care
of it to maintain his office with a certain degree of dig- besides cannot
those which arise bfy romhuman negligence or or
income, nity ought to be attached to it. I de not deny the ex- Ph-lice.
feet of the power, or the value of the patronage, but I " The cases which this company has relieved during
to not think they ought to be cense-ler:A as equivalents the hsst year show that accidents do cccur, and that this
for salary.
company has been the means of relieving (as far as pi c .1-
When you speak of the dignity of the Prime Mi- reary aid is concerned) those who have buffered, and
nis!er. do not you think that that dignity is very w,ho had taken insurance tick, ta.
much atfeseed and very much increased by the ice-
sThwit:hiTiaahocidsiiiteiwnothn,ohwcahovinechtrthitbehu,s,taertitrshicriloenitimmiouramkkenwsoilothoiontultemthcelesttit•h.ogef
mums power which he possesses as an icelivititiel?—
i 'their tray Ling creates a fund for the relief of others,
C,rta'nly.
Would it make any difference in tie dignity ef that
office, whether the Prime Miniver spent, in his owe ! and the mill yof such a company is dem mtorated by
: es hicte.in most instances, has been made to persk.t.s in
private establishment. 1,000/. a year more or less?—Tne the number of cases which have zeeeived coml eesetion,
greater the power a Minister has. the greater the lia-
baby te abuse. I think is would be unwire to attach to these circumstanees that render the relief affo-ded a
the office of Prime nniste-, b: cause he has great pa-
great assistanee.
,
tronege. and the facility for abusing it, a less amount of '• In the short period that has.elap,ed sine/ the ezpira-
eineluinent than that ehieh is required for the proper ti en of the fir:t series of periodaal tickets, so greet a
prepertion have been renewed, that the directers a-e
support of the office. Ir. is rather an additional reason
why you should give a Minister no temptation to abuse p reloaded the censfert of being insured has induced the
: greater number of policy holders to continue their in-
his power on account of the inadt (piney of his ernolu-
esents. The argument tells the other way, in my suratices, and they trust that this may be regarded as a
opinion. , te.tisfastory fei,ture with reference to the future busitea
Is not that an argument that would not apply to other ' of the company.
" fte directors have to express their increased con-
membere of the Cabinet, who receive the same salaries i
fidoece in the utility of the undertaking, and their con-
es the Prime Minister, but have not the same patronage? :
—I think those who wish to see the arena of public eel.- viehon that as the cases compensated for injuries during
vice: open to all, without distinction of rank or fortune,
! the year will give publicity to it in a say that ordinary
ought not to contend for an undue limitation of officialial ! edvirtisemeet cannot do, the tame confidence in its
emolument'. Those emoluments ought to be sufficient 1
utility and its responsibility will be felt by the commu-
to induce a man of great abilities and of very moderate , nity at large. And they assure the proprietors that no
means to ent• r into the public service, and it would be
man
will he spared to render it not only a useful itt-
stitut
unjust to such aan to place him in immediate contact ! ion to the public, but a profitable investment of their
capital.
with cm n of great wealth, and leave him with insufficient
means to maintain the proper dignity of the office which " The directors cannot close this report without grate-
ully acknowledging the kind support and it'd they have
he held. I feel that very strongly. If you were to '
received from the directors of the Lendon and North-
adopt that principle, you would confine the tenure of
great offices to the aristocracy and to men of fortune. Western, the Gre .t Western, the Eastern Cour:ties, the
That would be a gnat public misfortune. Great Northern, the Midland, and all other railways in
The stices of Vie highest amount of salary are gene- the tees, west, and norm, working into or from those
rally taken now by rich men, or by men of aristocrats`
lines, having thus Nen enabled to establish the system,
connexions; but if the emoluments were lower; might I and render it as easy as possible for the public to obtain
not that have the eff.et of opening those offices to men
`bah single journey and psriodical tickets talk!! the priu-
of another alas?—li you review the great offices of ! cipal stations of the railways above mentioned."
State for the last fifty years—the office of Prime Minis- i Annexed to the report was published a list sped-
ter, the Secretaries cf State, and the Chancellor of the ; fying the claims and compensation awarded under
Exchequer, you will not find that aristocratic con- i insurances effected during the year 1849 50. From
nexions have much influenced those appointments. In , this statement it appeared that in addition to medical
the case of Mr. Pitt, of Mr. Addington, of Mr. Percevel, land surgical relief, thirty-seven persons bad been
of Mr. Canninee, it would surely be impossible to con-
tend that aristocratic influence had determined their iawarded sums varying between 21. and 2101.
app,+iurment. The CHAIRMAN, its IllOVilig the adoption of the re-
eiment. In other cases, wherein tenonro of high
rt ust rend, together with the balance-sheet which
po je ,
family connexion have held the chief (Aces, it has been •
I had been eeeause they have been the fi.test persons fur them. • in the hands of the proprietors for at veral
Lord Grey an i Lord J. Russell did not owe their sp-
days, said he wished to make a few observations,
-
poiutment as Prime Minister to tin it aristocratic con-
which he considered called for by the favourable
nexion, but to their superior qualifications, and to the auspices under wnich they had met, by the present
confidence of their party. Ido not think they owed it position of the company, and by its future prospects.
in the slightest degree to the accident of birth. And lie had to express his satisfaction at the result .d the
so. also, with respect to the office of Secretary for Fo- company's first year's experience. He did not limit
reign Affairs: Lord Grenville and Lord Londonderry his satisfaction to a mere pounds, shillings, and pence
owed their appointments not to aristocratic connexion, ' view of their position, although even financially con•
but to their just influence in the House of Commons, sidered they had cause for gratification, because their
acquired by superior *ability.
BE CONTINUED).
(
balauce-sheet presented a clear divisible surplus profit
TO
of 8 per cent. on the paid-up capital, after allowing
1 for all expenses and cleirns on the company. Still the
directors did not at present, as stated in the report,
recommend the appropriation of this surplus. Bat
he also look( d with satisfaction on the advantages
which had been conferred by the company on the
travelling portion of the public in the payment of
compensation to persons meeting with railway acci-
dents under circumstances that entailed much suffer-
ing, privation, and great loss of time. These parties
had borne their voluntary testimony, to the
inestimable boon they had derived from the
company, and which timely assistance, in his
opinion, entitled the company to the support of the
public generally, on these grounds of philanthropy
and benevolence, which called on the many who were
happily exempt from the effects of such caivalities,
to contribute cheerfully for the benefit of the few
who unfortuna7ely did suffer from them.—(llear,
hear.) Bearing in mind the difficulties invariably
inseparable from the introduction of a new system—
yet a new system, he would be allowed to say, as ad-
vantageous as it was novel—he did think the progress
they had made since they last met might fairly be
considered as an evidence that the system was steadily
gaining ground with th,i public, and becoming
gradually epprectVed by those who travelled on rail-
we) s, aud as an earnest of a future sucpess calcula'ed
to encourage them to labour in extending its utility
' and its general application. The company was in
cordial co-operation with all the leading lines of the
kingdom, and the directors were thankful fur the th-
gree of courtesy and accommodation they had always
received from the ditlerent railway companies ; and
they confidently cherished the hope that at no ois-
taut day all the southern lines in the country would
soon have so far adopted the system es would
enable the foreigner travelling to England to
complete the entire journey from London to
Paris under the advantages of the principle of the
company. As a company on precisely similar prin-
ciples had recently Leon established in France, met
with the same object, that circumstance would go far
in proving the utility and acceptab!eness of the system
generally. lie had before him many practical proofs
of the individual benefits derived from the operations
of this institution, but he would only trouble tl.e
meeting by reading one letter from a party who had
received compensation through the instrumentality
of the company. The writer stated that he was happy
to say he was doing well, and better than he had a
right to expect after so serious an accident, and he
indulged the hope that, with the assistance of Divine
Providence, he would be able shortly to resume his
ordinary duties. The writer had also to express his
heartfelt gratitude for the kind consideration he bad
experienced from the directors of the company, and
likewise from the directors of the London aud North-
Western Railway for the liberal manner in which
• they had met his case, and for the kind
consideration they had shown to his family in
addition to the forty guineas that he had teen
awarded as compensation from this company. The
writer wished his letter to be made public, in
order that other firemen arid engiee-drivers might
also lie induced to insure in this company. He
signed his name as John Haigh, an engine-driver
connected with the Peterborough station. He (the
(Chairman believed the publication of sudh a letter
through the press would tend to establish the system
in the estimation of the public; and he might have
cited various other similar instances. But he must
mention, by way of contrast, the unfortunate accident
that toe': place recently at Covvlais. Their medical
officer (to whose skill and ability he was glad to bear
testimony) had to visit the sufferers, to cheer their
spirits and administer to their wants and necessities.
Whilst performing these offices of mercy be waa
deeply pained in having regularly to pass the door of
one poor woman, who had sustained very serious in-
jury, and whose case was almost hopeless, but whO had
thoughtlessly omitted to take one of the company's
tickets when starting on her journey. At the trifling
cost of threepence, 1,0001, was insured to the first-class
passenger; for twopence, 5001. to the second•class ;
and for one penny, 2001. for the third-class ; and in
not a few of the thirty-four cases relieved during the
last twelve months, the cost to the sufferers had only
been one penny in addition to the railway fare. At
the last. meeting the directors retained some of the
shares for the purpose of allotting them to parties
who might be able and desirous to actively promote
the extension of the company's system. 3,250 shares
had since that time been carefully allotted upon this
principle, and the directors pledged themselves for
the future to exercise the same discretion in allotting
the few shares that might still remain in their hands,
always giving a preference to persons who expressed
their anxiety and had the power personally to pro-
mote the success of the institution. The directors,
it would be recollected, had once entertained
the idea of going to Parliament for a new
Bill to extend the company's powers, but in con-
sequence of communications which had taken place
between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and one of
the directors on this subject, circumstances arose
rendering it better not to press fur their Bill, and
therefore it had been abandoned in the meantime.
He would now assure the proprietors in his own
name, and in the name of those with whom he had
the privhege to work, that as regards the past they
cordially proferred their gratuitous services, and as
regards the future they pledged themselves to con-
tinue to exercise the same vigilance and attention to
the interests of those who bad favoured them with
their confidence as they had already shown. He was
in the sanguine expectation that at no distant day the
shareholders would derive such a return on their
capital as would safely and fairly be accompanied
with proper remuneration fur those who had taken the
report and accounts.
moving the adoption of the
labouring. oar. The Chairman concluded by again
(Deputy-Chairman) seconded the
Mr. HARRISON

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RAILWAY PASSENG-ERS' ASSUR-
ANCE COMPANY.
The second half-yearly meeting of the shareholders
f this important and invaluable company to the
public took place yesterday, at the offices of the com-
pany, 3, Old Broad-street.
Mr. John Dean Paul, the chairman of the com-
pany, took the chair shortly after twelve o'clock.
The usual formal business having been gone
through, and the minutes of the last meeting having
been confirmed,
The CHAIRMAN called upon the Secretary tp read
the report.
The SECRETARY (Mr. A. Beattie) then read the
following report :
" At this secod half-yearly meeting the directors
are happy to be able to report a decided increase in the
amount of premiums over that of the previous half-year;
and they conaratuluts the proprietors that the comps! y
is now established on a firm basis, with every prosp ct
of a steady increase in its busitte:s.
" The abstract statement or the accounts of the com-
pany, to the 30th June last, have already been placed in
.he hands of the proprietors; and from these it will be
• een that the amount of premiums received during the
axle-year which terminated on that day amounted to I
2,0871. Os. 41., and as the income of the society for the
rev:ous half-year was 1,4211. 7e. Id., the increase its the
..mount of premiums received in the last six menthe,
over trait of the first six months, is 61151. 133. 31
The entire receipts of the )ear just closed are
3,503/ 7s. 51, the expenditure, including the sums pail
ea- compensation to parties injured, amounts to 2,4801.
ss. 6,1, aid at er estimating the liabilities of the company
!or charges which were nut paid when the accounts were
male up, and deducting them, the net balance amounts i
to 6781. Is. 110., which, for the first year of a new com-
pany the dire,tors conceive will be regarded as a most
sttis-actory resu:t.
" This balance, nulvess reduced hereafter by payments
for compensation on some of the politi,s issued prior to
the 30th < f June, will yield about eight per cep'. on the
capital paid up; and though f,r the present the direc-
tors cannot recommend its division, they trust that at
the next hale-yearly meeting they will be in a position
to pay into: eat to the proprietors on the capital; and
unless it should be deemed necessary to reserve a pox,
lion of the surplus to go in diminution of preliminary
expenses, a dividend of an almost equal amount to the
interest may likewise then be paid.
" The obvious course which the directors would sea-
tore to recommend to the proprietors at this meeting,
however, is to reserve this balance until the risks upon
the old insurances are run off.
" The issue of the company's tickets, which, at the
date of the last half-yearly meeting of the proprietors,
was established on twenty-seven railways, has since
been extended to five more, so that the public can now
obtain insurance tickets on the following lines of ra 1-
way:—The Louden anti North-Western Railway, and
all its branches ; Eistern Counties and Norfolk, and all
its branches; Great Western, and all its branches. Mid-
land, including the Leeds and Bradford and the Birm-
ingham arid Bristol; Lancashire and Yorkshire, and all
the lines connected with it; York, Newcastle, and B,r-
vk ick, and all the lines connected with it; York and
North Midland, and all the lines connected with it;
Great Northern, and all the lines connected with it; Lan-
caster and Carlisle, and all the lines connected with it;
East Lancashire, and all the lines connected with it;
South Devon, and all the lines connected with it; New-
castle and Carlisle, and all the lines connected with it;
Maryport and Carlisle, and all the lines connected with
it; Shrewsbury and Birmingham, and all the lines
connected with it; North Staffordshire, and all the
lines connected with it; South Staffordshire, and all
the lines connected with it; Eastern Union, and all the
lines connected with it; Chester arid Holyhead, and all
the lines connected with it; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, and all the lines connected with it; North-
Western, and all the lines connected with it; Taff Vale,
and all the lines connected with it; Cockermouth and
Workington, and all the lines connected with it; Stock-
ton and Hartlepool, and all the lines connected with it;
Leeds and Thirsk, and all the lines connected with it;
Caledonian, and all the lines connected with it; Edin-
burgh and Glasgow, and all the lines connected
with it;
North British, and all the lines connected with it; Scot-
tish Central, and all the lines come eted with it; Scottish
Midland Junction, and all the lines connected with it;
Aberdeen. and all the lines corm cted with it; Edin-
burgh, Perth, and Dundee, and all the lines connected
with it; Dundee and Pertb, and Aberdeen Junction, and
all the lines connected with it; and in the course of the
next week the issue of tickets will be establishel on the
South Wales and Shrewsbury and Chester Railways.
" The number of single journey tickets issued during
the year ending 30th June, has been 24,783 first-class;
41,515 second-class; 43.771 third-class; total, 110,074;
and the periodical tickets issued in the same period has
been 2,808.

" There is still an unwillingness on the part of two or
three railway boards to sanction the issue of insurance
tickets on their lint s. The plea of alarming passengers
has been put forward as the ground of this refusal, as it
provision against a possible dauger made danger more
certain or imminent. It is not usual for a man to be
more afraid of death because he insures his life, or that
he lives in fear of his hou,,e being burnt because he in-
sures against fire. But, however, your directors have
tried every reasonable and respectful means of influenc-
ing the railway boards in question to alTard the oppor-
tunity cf tifecting insurances on those lines, as well as
elsewhere, which they have reason to believe the public
would value. And as your directors can adopt no other
means, they wait the eflect of time and public opinion
upon the gentlemen who conduct those railways, and
they hope that, ere long, they may consent to the issue
of insurance tickets, so that the advantages which the
company holds out to travellers may be enjoyed upon
levery railway in the kingdom.
The directors stated in the last report that the
principle of effe.aing insurance against railway accidents
was beginning to he appreciated in France and America;
they have just learned that a company is now formed in
Paris, under the authority of an Act passed on the 22.1
and 231 April last, which will commence the issue of
tickets on the principal railways in France as soon as
the necassary arrat,gements are completed. The pro-
mot, ra of that c ,mpany are also a bunt to enter into ne-
getattions with the Governments of the principal con-
tinental states of Europe. to obtain permission to estab
lish branches in the principal cities, viz., Vienna, Bet lin,
Baden, &c. Your dir.ctors cannot help regarding this
cotite.mp'uted t xicrision of the system originally com-
menced by this company as a favourable feature in its
tuture prospects; for it must be evident, as the know-
ledge of the principle becomes more widely spread, the
probability of travellers acquiring the habit of insuring
vri'l be increase al.

motion.
Mr. G. STLVENS said that he was anxious to say
something before the report and the accounts were
adopted, because at the last half-yearly meeting he
had movtd a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman
and directors. On the same occasion he had stated
that he hoped the company would be able by the pre-
sent time to pay a fair dividend, and a liberal re-
muneration for the directors ; but he regretted to find
that the data upon which he bad fairly based tins ex-
ppntation had been upset by the directors, in-their
discontinuance of the extensive system og advertising
the company, which had previously made their busi-
neis fructify so remarkably. He had.bein connected •
with the company in the management of its advertis-
ing department, and although his official connexion
with the company was now strered, he did not rise

" In the last session a Bill was introduced into Parlia-
ment by Mr. Newd-gate, for the purpose of roakh.g it
compulsory on railway companies to provide medical
ai•,isrance to parties who may be irjured by railway
accident, itt he present state of the law no action
being mair.teinable against a railway eornpaiy by
a surgeon called io by the servant of a rail-
way cotopany, to fender st.:s4tance to a passengcr who
has been accidentally hurt upon a railway. This Bid
tbroan uut on tne,secoud reading, and your direo-

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