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CARRIAGE FOR SALE. TO be Sold, a CLARENCE CARRIAGE. London Rnilt, in excellent condition, with or without a set o doable harness. For particulars inquire of Mr George Bowen, Livery Stable, Tenby. BRITANNIA LIFE:ASSURANCE COMPANY, 1, PRINCES-STREET, BANK, LONDON, ESTABLISHED AUGUST 1, 1837. Etnpoieercd by Special Act of Parliament, IV. Vici., cap. 9 COLONEL ROBERT ALEXANDER, Blackheath, Park, Chairman. ADVANTAGES OF THIS INSTITUTION. Half credit rates of Premium. PERSONS assured according to these rates are allowed credit for half the amount of ibe first seven Annual Premtums, paying interest thereon at the rate of Five per Cent. per Annum, with the option of paying off the arrears of Premiums, at any time, or having the amount deducted from the sum assured when the Policy becomes a claim. Increasing Rates of Premium. A Table of Rates peculiarly applicabld to cases where Assurances are effected for securing the repayment of of debts, and to all other cases where a policy may be required for a temporary purpose only, but which may be kept up, if necessary, THROUGHOUT the remainder of life. Policies revived, without the exaction of a fine, at any time within twelve months, if health remain unimpaired. A Board OF Directors in attendance daily at two o'clock. Age of the Assured in every case admitted in the Poficy. Medical Attendants remunerated in all cases for their Reports. Extract from the Half Credit Redes of Premium. Annual Premium required for an Assurance of £100 for the whole Term of Life. 1 Half Premium for Whole Premium Age. seven years. after seven years. 1_ £ s. d. £ s. d. J 30 119 236 40 ] 9 2 2 18 4 50 2 2 6 4 5 0 | 60 3 6 8 6 13 4 E. IL FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. AGENTS. Carmarthen Mr. Ben. Jones, Guildhall-square. Cardigan Thos. Charles, Esq., Solicitor. N.B.-Tl.e Juverna is intended to sail from Bristol to Cork during the winter, on Tuesdays instead of Wednes- day*. NOTICE.—The Old Company's Steam Packets Dart and t'sk for Newport daily, and the Swift for Cardiff, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, will in future start from Bathurst Basin, Bristol, calling at the Hotwells, where a Waiting- room for Passengers is provided opposite the Landing. 1 place, and they are taken on board and landed free of charge. Goods for Newport, Chepstow,and Cardiff, will in future be received by W. & H. Hartnell, corner of St. Stephen'* Avenue on the Quay, instead of Clare-street Hall; and tor Swansea and Cardiff by E. T. Turner, 12 Quay-street as usual. BRISTOL GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY OFFICE, QUA Y, BRISTOL. RPHE following STEAM VESSELS are intended to Sail from CUMBERLAND BASIN, BRISTOL,—Dublin, RosH. Cork, JUVERNA and SABRINA: Waterford, VIC- TORY; Tenby, STAR and PHCENIX; Milford, Pater, and Haverfordwest, STAR; Carmarthen, PHCENIX; Swansea, LoaD BEtLFSFORD and PRINCESS ROYAL; Newport, DART and USK; Cardiff, SWIFT & PRINCE OF WALESor ether suitable packet,—and asunder-mentioned, with or without Pilots, and with liberty to tow Vessels, during JANUARY, 1852. N.B.-All Goods for Shipment must be alongsile before 4 olock in the afternoon. FROM BRISTOL. S TJ c as "o *1 o r CE T. .S w >i T3~|-> 2 « o. •P. ■— « .O U»U G c ;= R <« JO U T: a °— S W 2 S A o J? & £ =O S Jhnrsday 1 12 N 12Ja Friday. 2 L§* LJA lir. LM 1M L}a L|A S«turday 3 3 £ » 2|in '!» 2|a 4- Tuesday 6 5 a. 5M 5M 5in J**edn«s. 7 5 M 5 M 6M 5}A5|m THURSDAY 8 6 a 6 B 6 £ IN6 £ m 'C"DAY 9 7Jm 7Jm 7MFI £ nn 7M «»torday 10 8M 8M7IM7JM ^JONDAY 12 8JM8JM 8.JM 8|M ^O«SDAY 13 10M lOnt lOnt I0M9§NI9J{M ,JFEdnes. 14 lOm'Omllm THURSDAY 15 11 m 12 n IR,day. 16 L „ 1 a 1 a 1 a IN. I2J» IJA °A'URDAY 17 2 £ A 2Jm 1 « 2|A 18 ^JONDAY 19 3JM 3JM 5M 4 a A^ESDAY 20 5A m 5 m 5$m 5 M *dnes. 21 5W 5M 6M5 £ M.5$B) ,'RSday 22 6a 6a 6 £ M 6M '■day. 23 7in» 7Jm 7M6$m6$M 24 SIM 8M 7M 7M 2,5 -26 8M 8M 8M SIM W J AT 27 9*K> 9 a 9 ? .9 M 8J M 9 M T**dnes. 28 9|m JJMFLJM i.nursday 29 lOnt lOnt 9 £ M 10M S» ? 30 11m 11 M 10M 10M 11 m 'tnrday 31 12 n LM 11M 12Ja TO BRISTOL. £ a "3 — D >■ « 52 2 a, O & r< £ K O A Th PRIRFRS<1,Y 1 lit UM 12 njlOmlOm SA J2- 2 I« ? !l I m 12n 3 II, 3§a 2 £ MJL2I* LA ^5>IDAY 5 .IT. ~7T~~4IM!"2^ ?2A VVEHNAY 6M 6§A 4 a. 2^H 3|A TIN,. 5S" 6 M! 4 a 4 a JFJ-JJ AY 8 6 £ mj 4 a 51m SDTURH*" .9 5Jm 7IM (5§m AIM 10 9M 6JIN 8J:n 6m 6M &JAY *2 7I^7|M \VERFLAY 13 8^M 10 8NI8IM THIN-J*' 10M 12 n 11M 9M 9M PriH, 7 L|A 11M 12 n 10 m 10 m 16 12 n ? ] I M 11M 17 ••• ••• 2M 12JN LA "Y 19 S IT. "N 5m 4im a ?/ 3 a 6-N 0k 4 A J2« 3IA Thiircj 21 (>§'" A 4 a FRJ^ '22 FIJM 4 a 5I m S>M,RI'* OJM 7JM ^M 24 AJNI 6M 8M5IM 6M fed? *9^ G^T~^ WETIN^ 27 8m 9M I7M74M ThURSD • 28 8 M'.Oin 9J M 7JM 8m FRIDAV o IL,N SATNM, 2° 10 m 9m Y 31 LA llmjllim 10m ——— '————— — — tnitll, Ican book themselves at the Paddington Ter- BRISTOL "°"VE.V.ANCE to Cork per Great Western Railway thencE: N Will¡ liht rty to remain there two days, and from .RATE, UNdermentioned Steamers at the following '2ND^'ASRV^A'' AN^ Cabin of Steam Ship £ '2 5 0 3RD R°* do. do. I 18 0 PASSES AN^ Deck do. 0 16 0 Cork S FR ^0CE.EC''NG from Cork to London, can book at it,rtnx-LSteatn-sliip Company's Office, Cork, on the same TH" CONV<^L'10'E F'16 above Vessels are fitted up for the BOAR(JCE PASSENGERS and Goods.—Female Stewards HorsES '~J"J,RRIAGES and Horses shipped with care.— SAILITIG Carriages to be shipped two hourfc before Joseph Morgan, Tenby; Mr. J. Rees, John ^r* Palmer, Milford; Mr. James, Pater; R u Smart and Mr. J. W. Pockett, Swansea; Mr an<^ Mr. C. H. Bevan, CarditF; Mr. Martin Armani.6' Thomas Baker, Lynton; Mr. RobertStacey, PARTICNF1' A"^ ^R' Jones, Newport. ^TEAM M AR.8 MAJ' BE obtained by applying at the Bristol N" COOD»AD^!V'0N CORNPANY'S Office, Quay, Bristol; where '°R Cardift. ?IRA^ES' ^>ARCE'S< &c., should be addressed:— •AVENUE 0 • AN^ Hartnell, Corner of Saint STEPHEN^ »>er, jo' S!,AV; AND FOR Cardiff AND Swansea, tn E. T. Tnr- HARTNEL'L YUS*Y-streeland for NE wport, to \V. and H. I J°NES M'01' OF Saint Stephen's Avenue, Quay, and J. WN"AM Wharf, Hotwells. (See also Bradshaw's w'lll<HI,^5,Th' Proprietors of the above Steam Packets lost or .arcountab'e for any C bin Passenger s LiiRtra^t. any L ,la,l,aKe(')a,|>ove tiie value of Five Pounds nor In; the V8|up ?1?s?°^ers Lujagf. < if lost or .ain.iue.l) abovt •fch, 4nd tV ^'ulli»Ss unless in each ca>« e./tered :>•• 01 delivery in proportion paid for the same at the titne Cel hbovp'tk n°r iWI t'.)ev !>e aaswerrtble for any other p >r- tiQlfc>a e value o? Forty Shillings (if lost or clasna^c-i': ';iv re as such, and freight in pioportion puil ioi ^Of(ls W,RH«"F J!™E delivery.—Not accountable foi A/I* All?"* Sh,rP».>« Note. etlei» SEEKING iniormatioo be post-paid. BRIDGE-STREET, HAYERFORDWEST. DECIDED BARGAINS. TOHN GREEN begs to inform the Inhabitants of H^H^est an^I the Public generally, that he has made arrange J ments for the closing of his Establishment next month. The whole of his Stock o LINEN AND WOOLLEN DRAPERY, Now remaining wm besojd at a^ be enumerated continue^for_T WE>. TY « I "A Y ™ invited to visit the establishment and judge for themselves. JOHN ORKEN "« 0" B'F,"S TH' RI"' F""UARY''HAT demands against him may be sent in by that time. ^• P E M B R O K E SHIRE. IMPORTANT FREEHOLD ESTATES FOR SALE, CONTAINING ABOUT ONE THOUSAND ACRES, Divided into Convenient Farms, with substantial Farm Houses and Premises, in good Agricultural Districts. M R. X. P. GOODS -DEOS RAPTCTMLR M inform th, Hrtlic. IH.t T will OFFER FOR SALE BY AUCTION, AT JHL^RUTZEN ii A dtliq iw M arrvrth nn T H11RSD A Y* the 2^th day of tKHRUARY* lo5«i« at Une OCIOCK P..« undermentioned FREEHOLD ESTATES, and Moieties of Estates, with a Corn Grist Mill, Thriving Plantations, ic Mines of Coal, Culm, Iron, Stone, &c„ m Nine Lots, a. Allows ESTATES or WHICH THE tiNDIVIDEDi MOIETY IS FOR SALE. Present Rent TBRMS LOTS PARISHES. TENEMENTS. TENANTS. AUEA. La«2drax, ON WHICH HELD. 1, DI«:E: «&?& £ •" SISSS^J. » iw t» 2 2 63 and .43 (- ■j Thomas Davies 202 2 2 32 0 0 JLease for 2 lives,aged 2 Ditto Hendre Gwymrig 1 nomas davits 56 and 41 f Meluiey. Nant, | Davies 9 0 39 23 0 0 Lease for I life, aged 53 3 Ditto & Manordivy 1 otherwise Y Asati Uavies t Nant Mill J \T i P°o!herwiserte 1 Thomas Thomas 2 3 16 4 4 0 Lease for 2 lives, aged 4 Manordivy < otnerwise r 45 and 43 Pontrhydycirch ) t Nant Mill J Pon trhydycirte t Nant Mill J \T i P°o!herwiserte 1 Thomas Thomas 2 3 16 4 4 0 Lease for 2 lives, aged 4 Manordivy < otnerwise r 45 and 43 Pontrhydycirch ) 5 WI"LB" THMM. L™B 8 0 3 10 0 ° LT»D26'I,E'GE 44.1 0 32 143 4 0 ESTATES, THE ENTIRETY OF WHICH IS FOR SALE. 6 f LampeterVelfrey.[ Blaentydwell David John 94 3 14f 32 0 0 Year to year „ (Plantedwell other-) j0hn Williams 83 3 27 25 0 0 Year to year i D|tt0 I wise Blantedwell ) ft y t0 vear 8 H»U.e.„DL.nd. ETAWJ SK^. 8 2 34 T /Upper and Lower Thomas Davies, V 358 2 11 201 0 0 Year to year 9 Loveston Loveston Daniel Gay, &c. J Minerals under the\ Messrs. Pocock, & Co. 0 0 0 100 0 0 2lyeai» Lovestens ) — ■ 987 » 31 51-1 16 0 987 II 31 51-1 16 0 PH. Particulars, „Hh Li,H,,S,apTic 5 ui Gi £ niC»s s sX™,«s;rs ss^.w <*»-• inrveyor, Haverfi>rd west.—Th, WJCRI.. W.nt. »iil .HO..he pRE»,«s. Haverfordwest, 19th Jannary. i"2'^ in rmiwwmiii— BY HER I MAJESTY'S LETTERS ROYAL ij PATENL EXHIBITION PRIZE TURNIP CUTTER. IR«.™»5RAIM» AL A-HA1K ■« TWO »L.SU™, WTT.I.0T PNM F5" SOLE MANUFACTURER FOR THE PRINCIPALITY, JOSEPH MARYCHURCH, AGRICULTURAT, IMPLEMENT WORKS, HAVERFORDWEST. J.M. would also call particular attention to his CORN-CRUSHERS, Whreh are suitable for trashing Malt, Barley, Oats or Beans. The advantages of grinding corn for horses have been too frequently enumerated to re(juire repetition here, J.M. wo u,ld only mention that „ the alsurance of gentlemen who have nsed there machines, of their having effected a SAVING OF ONE WINCHESTER OF CORN IN • 0- TKON that CHANTED by Enclish houses ior the MFTCHINP* Price, £ 4 10S., which is wore than 2o per cent, lower than that cnargea "Y TWO KXIFF CHAFF-CUTTER, suitable tor Furze or Chaff, will cut ONK WINCHHWER P»R MINUTE. Price, O-IYMFL Lll « For moderate-sized Stables the bed and most simple ( huff-Machine out. The New Catalogue, with M.I.OCD ,S^NRNLRA FC! Every description of ARricnltnral Implements always in btock. J ■> FROM £ 5,000 TO £ 50,000 I A YEAR may I e realized by either; sex, whether em- ployed or unemployed, hy comparatively tnfi.nf? outlays go certainly as to render failure absolutely >»P0R"Wjj' » by mere fractional outlay, proportionately smaller may be as certainly realized. These lucrative u^ertakmps involve neither partnership nor risk, do not subject. those embarking to any employment, neither could any objections be raised apainst them on any ground. whatevpr lhese facts are confirmed by the testimony of highly respectable disinterested parties, including several Baronets and Mem- bers of Parliament. and in every case the strictest inquiry is not only solicit*d but i» u^ently con.ted; indeed, those who do inquire immediately e'nUa'5 °n'„halves undertakings, and advise their friends to ava.l themselves also of such unprecedented advantages. r T r. Printed particulars forwarded a-<i ^"fnn 'Fields' enre of E. W. Gkouok, Esq., 43, Lu.coln s London, and enclosing an unstamped envelope, addre.sed themselves to return an answer in. SPECIAL NOTICE, To secure the advantage of this year's entry, proposals must be lodged at the head-office, or any of the society's agencies, on or before Ist March. rpHE SCOTTISH EQIHTABLB LIFE _L ASSURANCE bOClETY, Incorporated by Special Act oj Parliament, Is an Institution peculiarly adapted to afford provision# for families. It is a pouEtv MUTUAL ASSUHANCK SO- CIETV. The WHor.B PROFITS are allocated every IHRLK YKARS amongst Policies of more than five years deration. No part is, as in the case of a Proprietary Company,,< in- verted from those wbo are Assured and paid aw»y ^to Share- holders. The additions which have already been ma le to Policies afford the clearest evidence ot the pro"|>«r>ty • the Institution, and the great advantages denvad by its MSincerthe Society was instituted in 1831, the additions to Policies have been at the rate of 1 wo Pounds per Cent, ner Annum, not only on the sums Assured, but also on all the additions accumulated from time to time, so that the Bonus of Two Pounds per Cent. declared at 1st March UI50 wac equal to about Two POUNDS FOURTERN SIHL- LINGS I'ER CENT. per Annum on the sums originally as- sured by the earlier Policies. Tlx; total additions to Policies made at and preceding 1st March 1850. amounted to FOUR HUNDRBD AND Fit.- TY THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE POUNDS, EFFECT OF ADDITIONS. OV A POLICY FOR £],000, DATED 1ST MARCH 1R32. £ 1,486 7*. 8d. will be payable the current year, after payment of this year I remium. This is an addition of nearly FORTY-NINE p"r Cent. on the SUM ASSURED. Supposing such a Po.jp' been effected at the age of 30 the ^du.on*. f now a,ppli,.d m reduction of the future Premium, wotila reduce tne Pre- miumIrom £ 2.1 10s. KM. td £ U 13*. Sd., be.ngSeventeen Shillings and Sixpence, or Seven-e.ghi >s » U.i's smMl Cent, only on the sum Assured; anil even mis sm^ii payment must be reduced every 'l'HRKS YEARS during the subsistence of the Policy, and may not only ultimately he extinguished, but leave further additions to be afterwards made to the Policy. The ADDITIONS or BONUSES may, in the option of the Assured, be applied thus— 1. They may be added to the sum payable at death 2. They may be commuted into A^present payment; or 3. They may btf applied in reduction oi the IN ure Pre- AMOUNT ASSURED. ANNUAL REVENUE ACCUMULATED FUND ROBT. CHRISTIE, Manager. II E ADO F FI C E S- EDINBURGH 20, ST. ANDREW SQUARE. Io\nu\ •• •• G] A, MOORGATE STREET. G K N T S !? M'I'H "NS R, WF.ST Philip Ellis, grocer, L.»O'A street "t'M aiiOKs: J. U. Oryeiii, SuigHnt WiI"i■->>r> Pi-nrose, Asviy O.'nce VRWPORT William Graham, Land-agent BRECON Stephen B. Evans, Solicitor ^KIAY Thomas James, Solicitor

THE NATIONAL DEFENCES.—At a time when this subject is attracting much public attention, and the possibility of invasion'' is talked of, it may not be undeserving of notice to show, as showing the spirit of the country on a former similar occasion, that in the vear 1798 a voluntary subscription, amounting to no less a sum than I33,264 19a. 7d., was raised at Bristol in individual contributions amongst the citi- zens, and remitted to the Minister (Mr Pitt), for the defence of the country and in aid of Government. The meeting to take steps to raise the subscription was held at the Guildhall, Bristol, on the 22nd of February, 1798, Mr Thomas Daniel, the then mayor, in the chair. The object of the meeting was ex- pressed by the following resolution:—"That at the present important crisis, when our national prosperity and independence, with everything that is valuable in life, are at stake, it is incumbent on every individual who is attached to our glorious Constitution to stand forward in its defence." A subscription was accord- ingly organised, and amounted in a twelvemonth to the above sum. The subscription list includes every amount from £ 1,000 down to a few shillings, and contains the names of persons of all classes. THK GOLf) MANtA.-Messrs Gibbs, Bright, and Co., have forwarded to the Times the following ex- tract of a letter from one of their captains, dated Mel- bourne, October 3rd I am happy to inform you that we arrived here on the 14th ult. We have com menced discharging, but I fear it will be slow work, for I expect all our sailors will desert, for there is great excitement here—everbody going to the gold diggings in the ndighbourhood of Geelong. I have seen a great deal found, and, from all accounts, it is found in large quantities. You will please stop the half-pay of [mentioning the names of several of his crew] who have deserted, and I expect all of them will go, as there is not a man to be had for love or money. The ship Sea has been here six weeks, and cannot get away for want of hands. The ship Troubadour, by which I send this letter, can only getaway by getting men from the goal, sentenced to three month II im- prisonment, being caught in deserting from other ships therefore, how we shall get away I cannot tell, for the gold fever rages quite as bad as ever it did'in California. Since writing the above the ex- citement about gold gets worse every day; nearly all our sailors are gone, and I expect to be left in the ship with myself and wife, and, perhaps, a boy 0: two The lightermen have all struck work no haters to be had, as all the labouring men have gone to the diggings. It will be utterly impossible to get avay at all if the present excitement continues." A CUNNING SAILOR.—Wine was once made in Gol- conda upon the hills. During the reign of the great Akbar, whose tomb near Agra has lately been re- paired, though wine was forbidden, yet it was evi- dently used in this the noblest city of the empire. It is related that Akbar, standing in need of good gun- ners, gol them from on board Euglish vessel trading to his dominions. One of these, who, from the dry character of the man, was evidently a itar, being or- dered to fire at a carpet suspended as a mark, that the emperor might see his dexterity, purposely shot wide of it. He was reproved, and told that he was an im- postor upon which the fellow answered, with great pretended humility, that his sight was bad from having been debarred the use of wine but if Akbar ordered him a cup, he would hit a smaller mark. A cup, a full quart, was brought him, which he drank off, and then firing hit the mark, to the applause of all present. Akbar ordered it to he recorded, that wine was as necessary to Europeans as watei to fish and to deprive them of was to ROB them of the greatest romiort of their lives. He then gave per- mission to foreigners to cultivate vineyards in hi:- duninions.— Redding on TVincs: Baku's Illustrated Library.. greatest romiort of their lives." He then gave per- greatest romiort of their lives. He then gave per- mission to foreigners to cultivate vineyards in hi:- duninions.— Redding on TVincs: Baku's Illustrated Library..

ON NATIONAL DEFENCE IN ENGLAND. [By Baron F. E. Maurice, Captain du Genie de I'Etat, Major de la Confederation Suisse, &c. Trans- lated by Captain J. E. Addison, Adjudant and Secre- tary to the Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea. London Parker. Furnival, &. Parker, 1852.]-From the Times. As Englishmen are noted for their business-like habits, their general coolness of judgment, and their sound common sense, we now submit to them in their national capacity a plain statement of facts and probabilities lespecting a question of infinite im- portance. It has often been said that we were exposed to ruin from a French invasion. Panics have often been created, and as often subsided in the absence of any actual visitation, but we are not aware that the case has hitherto ever been stated in a clear, dispassionate manner. Such a statement, however, we now intro- duce to the reader--a statement drawn up with as much preciseness of calculation and as great an indif- ference to the interests involved as is shown in the purchased report of a professional accountant. The Baron P. E. Maurice is a native of Switzerland and a Captain of Engineers in the service of the Confedera- tion. As a piece of militaiy practice he has computed and tabulated the probabilities GF the case before us with elaborate minuteness, .as far as the rules of science are concerned, but with no more sympathies than a naturalist might feel in a fight between a polecat and a buzzard. We shall do our best to imi- tate his serenity, and present the reader with a plain exposition of this national affair. Some points it is evident will hardly come within the scope of an arith- metical estimate, but the chief of them admit of being stated with the same perspicuity and the same reliance upon vouchers as the report of an ordinary railway company. We first shall give the Baron's calculations in his own form, and then remark upon them in detail. Captain Maurice alleges, and is at the pains to prove by summary, that the French army musters 453,984 men of all arms, 96,961 horses, and 1,236 guns that this number could be doubled under strong inducements, out of soldiers who had served their time, and that the existing stores in the arsenals could be readily augmented by an annual supply of 330,000 muskets and 1,000 cannon from specified manufactories and foundries. He further states that the French navy comprises, in vessels actually affoat, 224 sailing ships, 100 steamers, and four sail and steam ships compounded. Referring us, in continua- I tion, to the map of France, he observes that in the 559 miles of coast between Brest and Boulogne there are 26 ports, which he enumerates and describes, of various size and capacities and he remarks that the base of operations constituted by the coast line be- tween these two points possesses, in respect of the security and facility of its communications, every strategetical advantage that could be desired, being fortified by three lines of citadels on the continental side, and by Paris itself on the apex. Assuming, then, an invasion of England to be de- cided upon, Captain Maurice estimates the requisite strength of the invading army at 151,800 men of all arms, including 110,000 infantry, 22,000 cavalry, 13,750 artillery, 3,000 engineers, and 3,050 for the waggon train. Apply the approved rules of military science to the equipment of this force, he adds 57,806 horses, 7,376 carriages of all kinds, and 536 pieces of canon, field and siege. Into the particular composi- tion of the different brigades and equipages we need not enter, nor are we called upon to do more than state, very simply, that quarters could be found for such an army between Brest and Boulogne. The succeeding question, as Captain Maurice acknow- ledges, is both difficult and novel, concerning as it does the ascertaineble capacity for transport possessed by ships of war. He says, however, that he has I, good autboiitn" for computing that such vessels could carry for short distances, in addition to their own compliments, something like the subjoined number of troops according to their respective rates Guns. Men with arms and baggage. A ship of 120 800 b K >, 90 to ] 00 700 74 to 90 (joo »• (j0 MM „ 40 to 60 250 to 400 A corvette, 1st class 250 to ,?"dcla5:9 50 to 60 War steamers, 4,50 to 640 horse-power 1,200 to 2,003 t0 320 400 to 600 „ 160 to 180 300 He further states that these steamers could, by taking a somewhat number of troops, carry 100, CO, or 20, horses with their equipments lespectively, that a merchant steamer would embark 75 horses with the:r riders, and a merchantman of from 500 to 80U tons, 60 horses, and 10 carriages. A steam frigate, he adds, can tow two ships of 90 or 100 guns at a slow rate, and a ship of 800 tons at a moderate speed. Finally, he observes as a species of test for these calculations, that six steamers of the first class above mentioned, two of the second, and one of the third, with a couple of transports in tow, did, in 1848, embark at Toulon, carry to Civita Vecchia, and there disembark, with their whole materiel and baggage 10,000 men within ten days of the receipt of the order from Paris. Applying these results to the question before him, Captain Maurice shows that the strength of the French navy, as given from the returns, would suffice, if augmented to 291 merchant-steamers and 366 sailing-vessels of the same description, to transport across the Channel 151,800 men, 43,572 horses, 3,646 carriages, and 536 guns, leaving 22,830 horses, and 4,023 carriages to be supplied by requisition" from the resources of the country invaded. There exist, therefore, in France both the forces for composing an army of invasion, and the means of carry- ing them over the water to the opposite shores. In what way, then, might an invasion be conducted with the best prospect of success ? To this question, after admitting the openness to disputation" of most of the points involved, Captain Maurice gives the fol- lowing reply. He says that the powers of steam would enable the French to take a much broader base of operations than could be attempted by Napo- leon, and that the whole coast between Brest and Calais might be employed. He assumes, however, Brest and Cherbourg as the two points of departure, and since from these points the distances are to Ply- mouth 166 miles, to Bristol 270, to Rye 138, and to Portsmouth, 84, he sets the longest time ioltiired for passage at 30 or 34 hours. For points of debarcation he selects three places-Bristol, Plymouth, and Rye, I at which he would land a division of the invading army, which, by this separation, would not only ob- tain horses and means of transport more easily, but would still further damage the weak point of defence by compelling the English to divide their already in- ferior forces. To the c", Army of Bristol" he assigns I 32,161 men, 11.108 horses, 1,194 carriages, and 10:) guns, to be conveyed from Brest in four ships of the line, 10 frigates, 26 steamers, 66 merchant ditto, and 78 transports. The Army of Plymouth" would comprise 43,137 men, 18,012 horses, 2,814 carriages, and 166 guns, to sail also from Brest, in 10 ships of the line, 19 frigates, 30 steamers, 66 merchant ditto, and 85 transports. From Cherbourg would depart the Army of the Rye," mustering 76,502 men, 28,686 horses, 3,361 carriages, and 270 guns em- harked upon ten ships of the line, nine frigates, 124 small vessels, 38 transports, 45 steamers, 150 mer-1 chant ditto, and 196 sailing vessels of the latter I description. Supposing these squadrons to h$ve crossed the Channel, with or without encounter, the Army of Bristol would establish itself at that point, and' operate from the Avon to the Thames, thus cutting off all communication between the Northern and South- Western counties of England. The army of Plymouth would disembark on Whitesand-bay, collect engineering materials from Dartmoor Forest, and commence the siege of Plymouth from the land- side, the fall of which town would place Devonshire and Cornwall with all their secondary ports and re- sources at the command of the invaders. The Army of Rye would operate directly upon London, from which it would only be three marches distant, and the general movements of the three corps would be so concerted as to allow them to advance concentrically on the metropolis. After taking Plymouth, the second division might appear before Portsmouth on its march, and we have little doubt," writes Capt. Maurice, that an army debouching by the South- ampton roall on the peninsula terminated by Gillicka- point, and extending itself from Elson to Alverstoke. would succeed in forcing Gosport, the defences of which are weak, and Portsmouth, with its docks and arsenals, thus taken in reverse, must necessarily be surrendered or burnt." Such is the plan of invasion drawn out by Captain Maurice, and we have been careful in specifying its I det/sils, that our readers might verify his calculations "ccording to their respective opportunities. But is England to be idle all this while? Far from it Captain Maurice prrceeds to estimate our means of defence, and. illiberally, as. will soon be seen. He gives us 480 ships of war and 187 steamers. He computes our cavalry upon an average strength y z, at 12,311, our artillerv at 11,041, and our infantry at 126,794 and, after deducting 39,600 for troop's on-foreign services, he assumes a generally dis- posable force of 110,516 for the defence of the British isles, or ol 73,698 for Great Britain only, one-third being detached for Ireland. He notices also our great facilities of railway and telegraphic communication, and specifies all our small fortifi- cations with great attention. On the alarra of invasion he considers that the Guards, to the amount of 6,563 men, horse and foot, would be retained in Windsor and London, and that the garrisons of Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Chat- ham must needs take 3,000 troops more. Re- vising, therefore, his calculation by the latest esti- mates, and taking account of the pensioners and dockyard brigades, he allows us a disposable army of 64,432 trained soldiers. These, he presumes, must bedivided into three corps to encounter the three invading forces, and he reckons accordingly that onthe signal being given three British armies of 21, 477 z' men and 84 guns each would be despatched to Bristol, Plymouth, and Rye as fast as steam could carry them. But how fast is that? Here also Captain Maurice has entered into most elabo- rate reckonings. Each of our corps d'armee would weigh, he says, 12,000 tons, and the whole of them would require either 456 trains and 600 loco- motives, or some number between these figures, according as the amount to be conveyed at once was or was not sacrificed to speed. Allowing then time for the assembly of the troops and the dis- tribution of the battalions, and computing the performance of the locomotives by the usual data, he says that the several armies of relief could only reach Bristol, Plymouth, and Rye, in nine, ten, and nine days respectively, but these days, we should observe, are reckoned at only 12 hours each. Hence he infers that, in any case, an ad- vanced guard of the invading army could disem- bark on the coast before the army of defence could arrive, and either take up the rails or prepare at leisure a masked battery to play upon the trains as they arrive, destroy the engines, and make the whole cargo prisoners. As to what might come of the actual shock of war, Capt Maurice contents himself with observing, that each of the English corps would be inferior in numbers to its opponent, and that we could scarcely bring into the field the necessary force of artillery." Scarcely," indeed Now, let us coolly examine these several con- clusions. In the first place, have the resources or chances of the invader been overrated ? Up to a certain point evidently not. Captain Maurice brings his invading army, without the smallest error, to the very water's edge. That France could march to the coasts of the Channel 151,800 fighting men, with all their munitions in a few weeks or days is what nobody will dispute. Nei- ther could there be the slightest difficulty about embarkation, if vessels were only in readiness. What can be performed by 10,000 men can be performed just as easily by 100,000; in fact, the whole thing was done once under Soult's eye in less than thirty minutes. But could vessels be in readiness for this enormous mass of passengers ? We very much doubt it. Captain Maurice, it is true, provides in his scheme the desired means of transport, but to do so he assumes that every single vessel in the entire French navy. steamer or sailer, and every single steamer belonging to the country, over and above 366 trading ships, are pressed into this service. There is not to be in any port, or any station, home or foreign, one solitary man-of- war left for any purposes whatever! On this we think we need say no more. Now comes the critical question of all. Could these squadrons, or any such, succeed in crossing the Channel without material damage in despite of the English cruisers? The inquiry clearly admits of no absolute reply, hut the chances seem to be less in favour than we have been used to think. As to positive surprise, such an event is surely impossible with armaments of such magnitude as those we have been describing. Granted that 10 or 12 steam-frigates, each carrying 2,000 men, might slip across unseen under favour of fogs or 11 z, night how different in all respects is the case of three expeditions averaging 330 vessels each, one- third of which is in tow, and all heavily laden Suppose, however, that one or more of them were actually encountered, could the main body of the transports be prevented from effecting a landing? Captain Maurice thinks not. In giving us the benefit of every doubt, he assumes, surely with some touch of satire at our arrangements, the Rye squadron" might be met by the home ser- vice squadron, which in 1845 consisted of six line- of-battle ships, six frigates, and several war- steamers," and against this he fairly sets off the 10 line-of-battle ships, nine frigates, and several large war-steamers of the invading force. But, with a navy of 600 ships of war, couldn't we make rather a better show in the Channel ? On the whole question, he is of opinion, and in this he is confirmed by the almost unilorm testimony of our own officers, that, considering the great extent permitted by steam to the practicable base of ope- rations, and the concert which might be made to Ir pervade every portion of the plan, it would not be possible even for a very strong Channel fleet to prevent, with anything like certainty, either by blockades or cruising, the passage of hostile arma- ments. A ''South Saxon," therefore, is precipi- tate in concluding that the union of our detached squadrons on our own coast would convince even the most timid of their security." But if Captain Maurice has favoured our op- ponents in estimating their chances at sea, he has IT least, been equally liberal to ourselves upon land. He gives us, after deducting guards and garrisons, three armies for Great Britain only, of 21,477 men each, trained soldiers, on which com- putation we will only remark that the last esti- mates laid before Parliament showed a grand total of 31,161 cavalry and infantry stationed through- out Great Britain, guards, garrisons, depots, and recruiting companies, all included. Neither can we well see how a "peusioner," if fairly such, can be reckoned an effective soldier" too. As to the guns" which each of our divisions is to carry into the field, we can only say that the present artillery resources of the united kingdom together could Ilot furnish the guns for a single one of the corps, nor do conceive that more than 20 could be imme- diately despatched from all the available strength at Woolwich. Nay, it is a point, we believe, on which military men profess no doubt, that as far as effectual opposition on our side is concerned, a body of 10.000 or 20,000 men could be thrown on our coasts, could establish themselves, throw up intrenchments, and keep us at a respectable dis- tance with their guns until a second or third rein- forcement bad been ferried across the Channel. To turn now to what we may call the moral side of the question. Is a French invasion proba- ble in the present state of public opinion, or is it more probable than ordinary under the present conditions of politics ? To the first of these in- quiries we may conclusively reply, that an inva- sion of these islands fpom the opposite coast is exactly as probable as a declaration of war— neither more nor less so. Mr. Cobden, we recol- lect, used to speak of such a bucaniering expe- dition'' as a thing too savage to be apprehended but, if England and France are ever at war. it is obvious that, even in the very names of peace and hnmanity, such measures would oe preferred as would terminate the war at the earliest moment by forcing the enemy to terms. To suppose that France, being at War with us, would punctiliously avoid striking a blow at the heart and confine her- self to fields where all the risks would be her own, is simply absurd. If war were once declared, nothing whatever but the requisite preparations would keep a French army from attempting an immediate descent. But is war more probable just, now than usual ? The ruler of the French people (we can venture on no more distinctive appellation for him) has shown himself both unscrupulous and daring; he is under obligations to the armv lie is likely to be driven to straits, and above all, he IS surrounded bv Min- ister who have little reputation at stake. But for this last consideration we might perhaps acknow- ledge that the conduct to be expected from Louis Napoleon, under the given temptations, IS not very different from that which might have been ex- pected from any OIK: who during the last 20 years nave filled his place. It should be observed, how- ever, that an invasion just now would be destitute of all that support which the most audacious cam- paigners usually desire to find in the enemy'S ;ountry.-Napoleon reckoned on the aid ot the Radicals; Lamariiuc thttercd the Irish; M. Louis KL >lanc would have looked out for rjo&:alists and General Cavaignac might have counted perhaps in 1 1848 on a small contingent of Chartists. But who upon British earth is to fraternize with Louis I Napoleon? Lastly, though no ruler of the French ever commanded, perhaps, a stronger or more willing army, none certainly ever had so much occasion for his army at home. Louis Napoleon's occasion for his army at home. Louis Napoleon's armv supplies his Ministers, his agents, his police, his constituents, and his people, It holds France down, and what would become of France if it were transported to England ? — G ranted that the "glory" of the thing would be dazzling, but it is to be soberly concluded THAT the last-cartridge- of Waterloo" scyitiment has such a gripe of the French people that they would, for the sake of bearing 'hat London was burnt, abstain from all these opportunities of recovering freedom and ad- ministering retribution which the removal of the army would put in their power 1 True, the French military force is prodigious, but so are its duties. Little less than the army of England is required for the garrison of Paris alone. To sum up the case, we may recapitulate these points as virtually established. The French could detach a force from their army. which, if it were transported across the Channel, could reach and occupy London. The passage of the Channel could not be with any certainty prevented by an English fleet but the presence of this fleet would greatly increase, in proportion to Jthe strength of its composition, the risks of the attempt. This refers to armaments on a large scale. As to smaller expeditions, an army exceeding in number the entire military force in Great Britain could, in all human probability, be lodged in a fortified camp on our shores within a week after the decla- ration of war. Finally, the hazards of a maritime expedition are sojjgreat, and the consequences of a miscarriage so terrible, that nothing but the strongest chances of success would ever be likely to bring one about. All opinions, from all quar- ters, concur in this proposition, that if any single obstacle offering a show of effectual defence were interposed between Paris and London,fthejinvasion would never be dreamt of.

RIFLE CLUBS FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE COUNTRY. A correspondent of a morning journal suggests that—As the almost total disusejof fire-arms among our population proceeds from the want of public grounds in which to practice, legislative facilities should be afforded for the formation of rifle clubs throughout the country. In former times the English bowman was unrivalled, and nothing but the impossi- bility of firing a rifle without danger prevents our having a body of marksmen as renowned as the Swiss or the Americans. Shooting at a mark is a healthy andi agreeable ex- ercise. and with proper grounds there might soon be trained, in the metropolis, from 50,000 to 100,000 riflemen, who would not only make London impreg- nable to any foreign assault, but the knowledge that they existed would put an end to all fear of invasion on our part, and all hope of a succesful imoadiofi the part of an enemy. As the modern rifle carries more than L,000jyards, no ground for practice could be safe which was not three quarters of a mile long and 100 acres in extent, a quantity which cannot be secured in proper sit- uations unless powers be given to the magistrates or other public bodies to take the lead. But as agricnl- tural operations would not be prevented, the right of shooting over this extent of ground need not cost more than the rent of 10 acres, while, as the majotity of persons would not wish to practice more than once a week, 100 acres might afford space for 2,000 or 3,000 men. Since the clubs would he entirely vol- untary, the following rules might be found sufficient to secure good order. 1. The ground to he chosen and rented by the magistrates, under whose power it would be to ad- mit or forbid any individuals at pleasure. 2. Any club of twenty men, whose names have been passed by the magistrates, to be allowed to erect a target and choose their own hours of practice, Each club to have its captain, through whom all com- munications should he made with the magistrates, 3. Each man to pay a small sum for the rent of the ground, the expense of keeping it and other in- cidental charges. As no nation can be peimanently free which is not ready at all moments to defend itself, and as it is certain that a tolerably succesful invasion of our shores would lead to our adopting the military organ- ization of tlie continent, permit me to hope that a voluntary arming of the nation may at once secure the freedom of the country, and prevent the dreadful evils of a large standing army.

THE FRENCH CONSTITUTION- (From Punch.) The President of the Republic is responsible (to the Republic's President.) Being responsible to the President, the President will do as he deems fit. The President will have Ministers, who will and must be honoured by thinking as the President shall I cogitate. The higher the President is placed, the more has he the need of faithful councillors and the greater the need the President may have of them, the less the call the President proposes to make upon them. Thus, the Government is free in its move- ments, and enlightened in its progress. A Chamber, to be called the Legislative body," will vote laws and taxes. This Chamber, to begin with, will be of about 2GO members but the fewer the better, in order to guarrantee the calmness of deliberation. History and philosophy having proved that the fewer the number, the less the mobility and ardour of the de- liberative body; hence, 60 may be better than 2HO 6 better than 60 and 1 better than G. The delib- erations of the Assembly will not, henceforth, be al- lowed to run verbosely riot in the public prints, but will be given with drum-head brevity in the President's own newspaper. The Legislative body will pass laws but will neither originate nor amend them. Much time having been lost in vain interpellations, no ques- tions will be asked none answered. Another assem- bly bears the name of the Senate. It will be its function to deliberate according to the direction of the President and it will contain all the illustrious names and talent that may not have been transported. Thus, the people remains master of its destiny. Such are ideas, such the principles, that you have author- ized me to apply. A Te Deum will he performed in aid of the blessings promised by the Constitution. Amen.—LOINS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE,—Palace of the Tuileries, Jan. 14, 1852.—N-B. Mr. Punch begs to acknowledge the couitesy of the President's English penman, the editor of the Morning Post, for an early copy of the above precious document.

— A NEW WAY TO RAISR THE WIND.—A rather novel mode of swindling has been put to practice at Dymock, two fellows having presented themselves to various parties in the neighbourhood as inspectors of weights and measures, and succeeded in extracting sundiy fees from the pockets of the unsuspicious tradesmen. On Saturday evening last a shopkeeper living at Broom's Green was visited by twomen, who represented themselves as the official inspectors, and who, having examined the man's weights and mea- sures, pronounced them all right, and demanded fees to the amount of five shillings and sixpence, which were paid as a matter of course. The affair, how- ever, subsequently came to the pan; of the police, who detected the imposition, and the men were traced to Newent, where t;iey were apprehended by Constable Creswell. On Monday they were taken before Mr Onslow, who remanded them to Wednes- day, when they were fully committed for trial. This was not the only victim, for they also visited a beer- house in the same vicinity, where after MEASURING every room in the house for some undefined purpose, nearly frightening mine host into fits, and easing him of fees" to the amount of 5s., they departod, to the great relief of Boniface. TAIMIRS FOR TUP. USE OF FAIOIKUS, POTATO DET,- LENS, &E.— I ables, compiled by Messrs. Brnce and Greenish, Manchester, have just been published, which show the comparative weights of potatoes, &c. in tubs, loads, sacks, and tons, from one to one hun- dred, and prices of potatoes and' cost ef carnage ai irom 5s.. to L(X)s. per ton the whole little pamphlet furnishing the most useful information for tin- guidance ot parties sending produce to the Munches-, ter markets, supplying what has hitherto been much wanted. The publishers are factors and agents, who. by bringing consumers and producers more ch-seh together, will combine their own with the public art- vantage. The practical results of Free Trade witl the continent are very far from being fully developed and we are glad to learn that, by simplifying alJO economising the transit, ;èt1t\ lessening tile NUMBER O profits to which home and foreign agricultural am horticultural productions have hitherto been SUBJECT there is a prospect of considerable a'idjj.iqa to th produce sent to our markeis,—MUNCHTUERSLTXAIIITHE and Timet, Dec. 20, 1-651.

NATIONAL EDUCATION. A contributive effort, very worthy of notice, toward! solving the religious difficulty" which embarrasesf the National Education question, was made by Pro- fessor Craik, of Qneen's College, Belfast, at a late meeting of the Belfast Literary Society. The sketch of a trne plan for the State to proceed upon in pro- moting the education of the people, was submitted, hv Mr. Craik to Lord John Russell in the summer of 1848 a more detailed explanation of the plan WaS soon afterwards placed in the hands of one (if the principal members of the Government; a few hun- dred copies of the statement which embodied the plan were printed by the author for private circulation iri 1847, under the title of The Reconcilement of the Difference, or cot Schools, but Education and now Professor Craik has launched his plan in a more pub- lie way. though with becoming modesty, under the rational impression that it would combine harmon- iously with every effective system of schools already in operation, and would also blend with and material- ly aid the success of any general system of schools which the State may possibly determine to establish; Professor Craik acknowledges that since the plan occured to him he has found something very like it in Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations," so that he yields the merit of its first conception. The principle of the plan is, that the State should not establish, schools at all. but should act simply by means of incentives applied so as to induce the people univers- ally or generally to seek for education, and provide schools and schoolmasters for themselves." 1 hese incentives might consist of honours and rewards for the educated, of privations and disabilities for the ig- norant—to be ascertained by registration of the school attendance of all children. The disabilities might include privation of the suffrage the rewards' might include a certain number, of appointments irr the Army, Navy, Excise, Customs, and Post-office. Honorary badges and distinctions might be added largely, without any cost to the nation. Thus would be created a demand for education, which would soon generate its own supply. Can it be doubted," says Professor Craik, in a forcible illustration, thaf if the Government by way of experiment were to select a paiticular parish, and to announce that every one of the children of a certain age who at the end of five years should he found properly instructed irr reading, writing, and ciphering, should have a pension of ten pounds a year for life, that the teachers and the teaching of the parish would speedily become the best in the Kingdom ? If an inducement to a cer- tain force will not do, a higher inducement will; it is only necessary to make the inducement strong enough. A single million a year judiciously applied* might afford the necessary pecuniary incentives, com- bined with the official and honorary inducements' referred to, for maintaining the system in operation: throughout England. That would be the entire, public cost of insuring ultimately, the education of the English people up to a standard which would greatly augment their comforts, improve their moral' condition, and proportionately gather round the es- tablished state of things the sympathies and interests of a large population upon which at present it has' but little hold.—Spectator,