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1 1 .tOt orh er e '. ,-, ( wg - ::' • . 470: 0i: . ;, i .. 1 -a, :_ • , top ot s t ., 1 - mei. Ihc hiioittio.Al,t, w s :! of rifraic; :- 1 . cell. towers; in wric3 ' , out 100 paces frv. : PIA LONDON INSTITUTION, Nov. 23, 1830. t HE COMMITTEE of MANAGEMENT of this IN -1 STITUTION inform the Proprietors, that Mr.BUCKINGH AM will Deliver SIX LECTURES on PALESTINE and EGYPT, in the THEATRE of this INSTITUTION; the Pint Lecture will be given on MONDAY, the 13th December, at ONE &Clock ; the Second, on FRIDAY, the 17th, at the same hour; to be continued on oach succeeding Monday and Friday, until completed. By Order, IJ t Ili . ...-- „-:, C A 4-•% ll \\ r HALT ' I ' Lift o . 11110X641rD2,0 1101 • " It is properly composed of two thin walls, the n.;ted ; the interval is filled up with earth and gnat cor...ist of large unitewn stones ; the rest of the . height is 26 feet, and its breadth at the top, founeen. there are many cast iron cannon, are phi ed at ILA pace. each other ; the great tower is decay,slcrolt a c ; the gate Is unuch de. waged, as well as the adjacent wall. No Cinre is now taken to 1c,...) , .t in repair."—Trares of the Mission thron.y4 myolia to China. the nears 1820, 1821, ii. p. 300. XVIII. Chinese Drama.—The indelicacy which prevails on tt•e Chinese stage is no less remarkable than the contempt of their dr,,. ma ists for the three unities. De Outcries ( Voyage a Peking ii. 21.) me; Cons a piece in which the heroine " devint grosse et accutc't.s.ur I: th&it•e d'un enfant." 1111 WILLIAM TITE, Honorary Secretary. N.B. 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The Public are requested to be Cautious in the purchase of thew lirdicines, as spurious preparations are continually offered ter sale. a " A few days ago, while an ostler at the Bull Inn, Thomas-street, Bristol, was dressing a gentleman's horse, the animal took a fancy to his nose, bit it off, and actually eat it up 1 The man is now at the Infirmary, where the wound will, of course, be cured."—Morriftsg Herald, 7th Aug. 1812. tissong has merited the honour of translation into the Welsh language, and with a fidelity truly wonderful: take, u a specimen, the very title, A hyd y nos. The air to it, now become popular ln England, was composed by the celebrated harpist, Llewllyo Lloyd ap Dhwddlih. PRICE 71). "and this parcel contains the huge roll of parchment by which, doubt less, authors arc invested with the freedom of the theatre." Lo !it was my tragedy itself ! A note, of which the following is a copy, accom. ponied it " T. R. D. L. "Su*,—l am desired by the Managers to thank you for the honour of the preference ; but they are of opinion that the performance of your Tragedy, called " Sanguino, or the Blood-stained Murderer, would not serve the interests of this theatre.--I am, Sir, &c. &c." I was neither mortified nor much astonished at this, knowing, as I did, through newspaper report, that the dramatic patronage of that theatre was engrossed by three or four writers of little ability, by whose intrigues superior genius was excluded from even a chance of appearing before the public. I looked carefully through ithe pogo; of my manuscript, naturally expecting to find an abundance of marginal notes, pointing out where my play was defective, and by what means it might be improved. Will it be believed ? not a pencil-scratch was to be found from one end to the other ! " Well," again thought I, " they should not have my play now, were they to offer me a thou tand pounds for it ; and to put it beyond my power to abate one jot from thit resolution—for. doubtless, to-morrow's post will bring me a repenting letter from them—l will send it, by this night's coach, to Cover t. Garden." I did so. A few weeks elapsed, and a packet was delivered to me. The seal bore the welcome letters, T. R. C. G. " Here is my play," I ex. claimed, "sent down for revision, previously to its being put into re hearsal." I opened a small note, which was tucked between the fast and second leaves, and read— “ T. IL C. G. "13111,—1 am desired by the Managers to thank you for the honour of the preference ; but they are of opinion that the performance of your Tragedy, called "Sanguine, or the Blood-stained Murderer," would not serve the interests of this theatre.—l am, Sir, &c. &c." A FEW WORDS ON CHINA. " But in his way lights on the barren plains Of Serleana, where CIIINESES drive With sails and wind their cany waggons light." btiLvoir " Paradise Lost," iiL 437. I. known to the Greeks 2000 years ago.—Such is the opinion of Dr. HAGER (see his " Description des Medellin Chinoises," fic.) and that the object of the latter's long and perilous journey, was those vases of enormous price, called murrhina by the ancients, and which were first introduced at Rome by Pompey, in his triumph over Alithridates. 11. The Roman V and X borrowed from the Chinese.—Dr. Hager uses many learned arguments to prove that the Romans botrowed from the Chinese their numerical characters V and X, as they are found in the Chow King, a work composed above 1,000 years before Cultist, and 250 before the building of Rome. 111. Their mousy.—Dr. Hager is inclined to believe that doe eon. stunted the tiring money of the ancient Chinese. Paper money was not introduced into China till about A.D. 1155, IV. Ranks in China distinguished by their buttons.—" Mandarins of all buttons were in waiting, several Princes of the blood, distinguished by clear ruby-buttons."—ELLta's Journal of Lord Amherst's Embassy to China, 177. V. Number of words in their language.—The generally received opinion, that the characters in the Chinese language are more numerous than the words in other languages, is very erroneous. Mr. blaltallaX (see his valuable' Dissertation on the Characters and Sounds of the Chinese Language") took the trouble to ascirtain by a careful estimate, the number of characters contained in Kaung Shee's dictionary, and he found them not to exceed 35,000, many of which were synonims. TODD'S Johnson contains 58,000 words, and WHISTLR'S English Dictionary not leas than 70,000 ! VI. To praise the Emperor's Ministers a crime.—" If any officer belonging to any of the departments of Government, or any private in dividual, should address the Emperor in praise of the virtues, abilities, or successful administration, of any of his 3lajesty's confidential mini,. ten of state—the offending party shall suffer death, by being beheaded, after remaining in prison the usual time. His wives and children shall become slaves ' and his property shall be conliscated."— The Penal Code of China, by Sir Robert Staunton, C. VII. The Government Post.—From the above work we learn that the rate of travelling with the Government despatches is not much less than 100 miles per day. VIII. China Ink.snakers.—lnk-making is considered a very res pectable employment in China ; it is even ranked among the liberal arta, on account of its utility to the sciences. In a city famous for the finest ink, the ink-makers have several small apartments illuminated night and day. IX. Lawyers ix China.—No attornies are authorised by law in Chins ; that self constituted, are thus defined and described by a Chinese classic writer:—" Villainous and perverse vagabonds, who are fond of making a stir, and who, either by fraudulent and crafty schemes, excite discord; or by disorderly and illegal proceedings, inti midate and impose upon people I" X. Napoleon worshipped by the Chinese.—An English missionary in Java states, that in the village of Bintenzorg, in the vicinity of Ba. tavia, where there is a colony of 2,000 Chinese, he found in one of their houses an European picture of Bonaparte, in a gilt frame, to which the people offer incense, and pay their morning and evening vows. Xl. flair dieelliags.—ln all China the houses are built upon the ground ; 1. e. without any cellar under them. The apartments are paved with flat, square bricks—a thing very agreeable in warm weather, but very little suitable to the severe season of the year. To defend them from the piercing cold which they experience in the northern parts of the empire, the Chinese have devised subterraneous furnaces in every direction, under the bricks of the floors, and under a kind of platforms on which the Chinese sleep. p They even pass through the walls, which divide the different rooms, so that the heat diffused by the tubes pro. duces in the apartments the temperature desired. The fire is kept up night and day in the outer stove or furnace, without the smallest danger to the buildings, because a coat of bricks closely tontines that destruc. the element, and opposes its disastrous effects.—See VAN Daau's Account of the Dutch Embassy to China in 1794 and 5. XII. Their Nankeen.—The stuff called nankeen is made of a brown kind of cotton, which it teems can only be grown in the province of Kiang.nam. The colour of nankeen is natural, and not subject to fade. The white nankeen Is of the same quality, and is made of white cotton as good as the brown, and which also grows in Kiang-nal:l.- 14X BRAM. XIII. Rise.—The quantity of rice annually imported Into Pekin is I truly astonishing. Van Bram was assured that the Emperor kept for that purpose 9,999 vessels, each capable of carrying 100,000 weight of rice. By these means, more than 750 millions of pounds (French) ofi that grain were annually brought to Pekin. The bones of animals are burnt, and used as manure for the rice fields, which renders them very fertile. XIV. Their Saints.—ln a celebrated Chinese convent and temple, Van Bram saw 500 images of saints, nearly as large as life. The Em peror Kien Long, th nigh then living, and on the throne, was already included in the number. XV. Statistics of the Empire. There ate 185 rapitala, and the taxes and duties amount annually to about 131 millions ; 1,912,00 0 tons of corn and rice are also deducted for the subsistence of the troops The civil service costa only le million, and the military upwards of eight millions sterling. Eight millions are al:owed for the keeping in repair of the Yellow River, and two millions tur the gardens of Yuen-Ming. The revenue of the state, in money and produce, is estimated at 30 mil lions. According to the. latest census, China contains 148 millions.— The army forms an enormous mass of 1,263,000 men. XVI. Brutal modsofpuniahnteat.—ter. &An in his Journal qf a late Einlbassy to China, mentions having witnessed the infliction of a peculiar mode of punishment, by slapping the face of the culprit with a short piece of hide, half an inch thick. The hair was twisted on the hand of the executioner, until the eyes appeared to be almost start ing from their sockets, and the blows were applied to the cheeks, which in this state of distension, must necessarily create extreme pain ; the crime which the criminal had committed, was robbing the baggage boats. XVII. The great wall.—Thta wall, which hu been now in exist ence upward ut sixtsen centuries, is thus described by TINILOWIMI 1 XIX. Chinese ipleurian —Dogs are fa.ttd and eaten in Chira as a delicious food, and are always found at the tables of the great. Hord.. flesh, rats, and mice, are standard articles of fond, and sold public!) st the butchers ; a fact which reflects credit on the taste and good sens e the Chinese, for there are not more cleanly animals than t 10/ie existing. Birds' nests are another article of food ; but neith, r mud . r sticks e ... ter into their composition. The nests are found in the 'treks along the coasts of Tonquin i &c. and are built by birds resemb'ing th e swa h ow . They arc constructed, as is supposed, of a small species of sea.tish. ce mented by a glutinous matter exuding from the bird i'self; and wtt.n fully formed, resemble the rind of a large candied citron. Bears' pass form another favorite dish. T!..y are rolled in pepper and nutmeg. and dried in the sun. When auont to be dressed, they are soaked in rice water to make them soft, and titen_boiled in the gravy of a kid, and se... coned with various spices. XX. Chines* marriage ceremonies.—See No. 165 of the Asia:to Journal for every information on the above very interesting subject. XXI. Chinese Geography.—Till very lately, the Chinese, in their maps of the earth, set down the Celestial Empire in the middle of a large square, and dotted round it the other kingdoms of the world, sup. posed to be 72 in number, assigning to the latter ridiculous or con temptuous names. One of these, for example, was Siao.gin-que. or the Kingdom of Dwarfs, whose inhabitants they imagined to be so small as to be under the necessity of tying themselves together in bunched, to prevent their king carried away by the kites. _ _ J. J. IV N°. 13,649. MONDAY EVENING, DEC. 6, 1839. LITERARY INTELLIG INEZ NEW MONTHLY MAOAZINE.e..COLIORW. The number for this month has not quite so much humour as the last ; but it has several excellent, and truly philosophical papers, and one or two tales of great merit. The first article is a sound exposition of the causes, which occasioned the late change in Administration; and if the author proceeds with such rational political disquisitions, the Magazine will merit the attention of the professed politician, as well as the general reader. The " Dialogue of an Ambitious Student," we think, a paper which will merit attention from all wbo Indulge in ethical speculation. The paper en Africa—a useful condensation of curious matter. We subjoin an extract from a humourous article 2 MY FIRST TRAGEDY. There exists a mysterious sympathy between body and mind. So delicate and subtle is this sympathy as to render abortive all attempts to discover its cause ; but its existence is proved by the evidence of un impeachable facts. Inquire of the mere schoolboy, and be will tell you that when the mind is refractory, and rejects the lesson addressed directly to itself, it will readily receive it on applying (with • certain degree of velocity and force) a few slender twigs to that part of tb human frame which philosophers do not consider to be the mind's own peculiar seat. This is a fact notorious to all the world. I will instance one other, which, although less generally known, is more strictly appli cable to my present purpose; inasmuch as it corroborates the theory 1 have always held as explanatory of my early and still-enduring desire to distinguish myself as a Tragic Dramatist—else were this in roduc. tion altogether useless. When he was a mere child, a friend of mine was frequently taken by his father, into the pit of Drury lane Theatre, to see Garrick. Although bonnets as large as the hood of a cabriolet were not, at that time, in fashion; or, if they were, ladies (as they are at present) were too well-bred, and too considerate of the comfort and convenience of those who might be placed behind them, to wear those pa ra-sentar during the time of performance; it was, nevertheless, im possible for a little boy to see over the head of a much taller person before him. In order, therefore, to place his son on an equality with the " children of a larger growth," the old gentleman always took with him a thick quarto volume, which served there, as it did at the dinner table, to give little master his fair and just degree of elevation. Now, from these frequent visits to the theatre, it might be inferred that the bias of my friend was to the stage: no such thing ; it was strong towards the church ; and be is, at this very time, on the high road to a bishopric*, for the book on which he used to sit—was a volume of ser mons. To this same principle of juxtaposition, then, do I;:nainly at. tribute that fondness for tragic composition which manifested itself so early as the fifth year of my age, and which,with undiminished ardour, I still cherish t.—the medium to which I was indebted for a somewhat mote elevated station than, as a child, I could naturally command, beteg a folio Shakespeare. It is not to be supposed that, at so tender an age, I ventured upon giving to my compositions the complete dramatic form. I did, indeed, occasionally essay a dialogue between two persons—assassins, midnight robbers, churchyard goblins, banditti of the Black Forest, and such like ; but the far greater numbs of my productions, at that time, were monodies, elegies, and epitaphs, with sometimes a song, in a serious strain, commemorative of some recent accident or calamity. Of my poetical precocity I will afford the reader an opportunity of judging, by presenting him with a few stanzas, which were inspired by a paragraph in the " lifortairsg Herald" of the 7th of August, 1812; 6 I being at that time but seven years of age ! I select this particular poem, first, because it is no unfair specimen of the melancholy, or elegise, turn of my mind; secondly because many inaccurate copies of it have been handed about; thirdly, because the authorship has been claimed by many other popular poets ; lastly, and chiefly, because to it I am in. debted for my first introduction to an eminent man whose power. ful recommendation secured the acceptance and performance of my First Tragedy. SONG. An I SIDI YOUR NOM t Mark me, Scans I when hones dressing, Ah I hide your nose! If you count your nose a blessing, Ah I hide your nose ! Take, oh ! take a timely warning, From the fate of poor Jack Morning, He who lost his nose one morning, Ah ! bide your nose I Rubbing down a frisky filly— Ah ! hide your nose I In his mouth Jack reed—how silly Ah ! hide your nose ! " Sounds I " thinks Fill, " soon dispose of Jack's tit-bit—l'll bite his nose off! " Quick as thought, -he snipp'd it close off! Ah hide your nose When you look a horse i'tb' face, Sir, Ab! bide your nose ! Coach-hone, dray-horse, hack, or mar—. Ah ! bide your nose ! For since horses care for no man, Where's the nose that may not go, man— Grecian, bottle, snub, or Roman Ah ! hide your nose I Hence a moral I let me teach it :--, Ah ! hide your nose ! No divine need blush to preach its Ah ! hide your nose ! He that pokes his busy snout In things he's DM concern'd about, Like Jack, too late may wish it out Ah hide your nose I Numerous and various were my compositions at about this period; and let my vanity be pardoned,if I boast that they were all sanctioned by the unqualified approbation of two critics, both equally competent and impartial—my mother and my nurse. With what pride and delight would the latter exclaim, on my producing a new poem, " Well, I de clare, if Master Peregrine hasn't hatched another bit of poetry !" There was something in the phrase which, though not agreeable to my sensi tive organs, might have been taken as illustrative of my theory ; but it was, in fact, nothing more than a sort of professional jargon of the old woman, who had the charge of the poultry as well of me. But I will pass on from this time to that memorable epoch in my life (A.D. 1825, I then being about to enter my twentieth year), when, having completed " Sanguine), or the Blood.stained- Murderer," a tragedy, in five acts, I soot It up to Drury-lane Theatre. [lt is proper I should state that I was then residing, as I still am, and ever have been, in my native town, Weepingford.] Together with my play, I forwarded a note to the manager, requesting " his most immediate attention and very earliest reply.' In less than six weeks I received a packet per coach, With palpitating heart, I broke the seal, the Impress on which was a flourishing T. R. D. L. "My tragedy is accepted," thought I ; PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 4. The Favourite, 18, arrived at Gibraltar on the 20th November, and sailed on the following day to the Westward ; she was expected to be on bee station in eight days. The Canon steam vessel arrived at Gibral tar, from Falmouth, on the 21st ult. The mission of the Canon is stated in private letters to have been to order home immediately the 43d regi ment, and the Windsor Castle sad the Gloucester were expected Matey to take them on-board. The Briton, 46, arrived at Lisbon on the 14th Nov. from St. Michael's s the Nautilus, 10, on the 19th, from Falmouth. The Madagascar, 48, arrived at Malta on the 27th, the Philoinel on the 29th, and the Wasp on the 30th October, from Ale andris the Ferret arrived there on the 27th October, from Tripoli. The Pelican, 18, sailed on the Bth November, from Malta. The He. nard arrived off Monte Video, from Falmouth, previous to the let Sep tember. The /Etna arrived at Madeira, from Portsmouth, on the 9th November. The Rainbow, 28, Capt. Sir J. Franklin. sailed from Plymouth on Saturday for 11alta, and returned on Sunday, with her bowsprit sprung. She went into harbour on Monday. The Undaunted, 46, Capt. Harvey, was taken out of dock yesterday. The Belvidere, 42, was commissioned on Monday by Capt. the /I it R. S. Dundas, and taken into dock yesterday. The Actaeon, 28, was commissioned on Thursday, by the Honourable W. F. Grey. At Spithead : Herald. In Harbour : St. Vincent, Royal George. Ganges, AVellesley, Undaunted, Tyne, Sapphire, Belvidere, asd Acueon.—llumpshire elegraph. THR TURF. COURSING. At the Louth Coursing Meeting, the cup was won by Mr. Host:in.'s Herdsman (a puppy). MATCH FOR ONE HUNDRED POUNDS. A bay mare, the property of Mr. Charles Wagstaff; was ba•k,d n perform fifty miles, in six hours (either to walk, trot, or gallop). in har. ness. The match came off on Wednesday last, the mare being driven by the owner (not a very skilful whip), and performed the distance in five hours and thirty minutes and a half, being very little distrerstd.— The start took place from the first mile stone on the Ely road, to the tenth beyond the town of Ely on the Littleport road ; the mare did not once break from the trot. A partial quibble t 0.4 place between two or three persons as to the payment of their bets, in consequence of the mare having been in some degree encouraged by a third party to go over an awkward drain opened in the road that morning, but it b. iug decided that the harness was not touched, the stakes were given up, and the principal bets paid. A very considerable sum of money war pending upon the result. The same mare is matched to perform fifty miles in five hours, to be driven by Mr. Al . Doual, within three months from this time. HUNTING. His Majesty's Stag Hounds meet Friday, at the Crooked leer Heath. Mr. Osbaldeston's Hounds to-morrow, at Sulby ; Thursday, at Dus ton ; Friday, at Teeton. The Duke of Grafton's Hounds Wednesday, at Castle Thorp ; Ft i day, at Moseley Ground. Mr. Berkeley's !founds to-morrow, at Snelnon Turnpike; Thursday, at Bromham ; Saturday, at Melchbourn. Mr. Drake's Hounds to-morrow, at White Cross.grren ; Thursday, at Tusmore-house ; Saturday, at Trafford-bridge, Mr. Meynell's Hounds, Thursday, at Shughorough ; Saturday, at Blythbury. The Quorn Hounds, Wednesday, at Great Dalby ; Thursday, at Howsley ; Friday, at Six Hills. Sir John Gerard's Hounds, Wednesday, at Princethorpe ; Friday, at Dunchurch ; Saturday, at Frankton. The Cambridgeshire Hounds, Wednesday, at Bromptoa Wood ; Friday, at Downing Anna. The Puckeridge Hounds, Wednesday, at the Kennel ; Saturday, at Barkway. Lord Middleton's Hounds, Wednesday, at Titbby ; and Friday. at Red Lodge. The Hon. Mr. Moreton's Hounds, Wednesday, at Lydi a rd P ar k ; Friday, at Barrow Elm ; and Saturda y, at Farringdon time. Mr. Wicksted's Fox Hounds meet to-morrow at Aqualate ; and Friday at Ellerton. Sir Richard Puleston's Hounds, ilrednesday, at Barras Hall ; Friday, I at Penley Green. The Cheshire Hounds, Wednesday, at Oul t on Lod ge ; Th urs d ay, at Alinshu ll ; and Saturday, at Dorfold Hall. The N. F. Hounds, Thursday, at Fumy Lawn Gate; Saturday, at Whaddoml The Hambledon Hounds,Wednesday. at Owselberry Doan; Friday, at Southwick Park. The H. H. to-morrow, at the Chequers, Ropley ; Thursday, at Northington Down ; Saturday, at Itlinchin's Barn. Mr. hleagher's Harriers, Wednesday and Friday, at the Krona Sir J. Cope's hounds, 'Wednesday, at the Hare and Hounds, Mt). ham ; and Friday, at Fence. The East Sussex Fox Hounds, Wednesda at Laughtos Pound ; Thursday, at Hillingly ; and Saturd a y, at the N ewnham Arm.. The East Kent Fox Hounds, Thursday, at New Barn. The Worcestershire Fox Hounds, to-monow, at Bishop'. Waal ; and Friday, at Hinton Gorse. Mr. Dariey's hounds, to-morrow, at Docklow; and Friday, at Brown Clee-hill. Lord Yarborough's hounds, Wednesday, at Thornton College; Fri day, at Hainton House ; and Saturday, at Little Limber Lodge. Mr. Freeman's hounds, to-morrow, at Marebam.k.Fen ; and Thurs. day, at Harrington. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS, BASINGIIALL-STREET. TO.MOMROW. M. A. 8. G. Leigh, Oundle, Northamptonshire, wine-merchant - 3 11 T. Vinen, Norwich, linen-draper - . - - 311 N. Kirwan. Riches -court, Lime-street, merchant - - 3 9 J. Ogilvy, Fleece-yard, Tothill-street, cabriolet proprietor .. 311 J. Byers Little St. Thomas the Apostle, t a il or - - 3 11 J. Rich:ldeal and Co. Barbican, builders . . .3 11 J. Fraser, Limehouse, patine ship-hearth manufacturer - 3 11 C. Nonage, Fore.street, butcher - - - - 3 Iti B. Kirkham, Bentinck.street, lodging-hous-kaper .. 2 itt H. Armstrong, Castle-street, Lelcester-square, oilman W. Grant, Richmond, Surrey, linen-draper.. H. Dixon, Leadenball-street, uunk•rasker .. ... . 212 W. H. Whiteley, Rosoman-street, stove-grate-manufacturer.. 2 12 H. Cohan, Clapton, Middlesex, coach-proprietor S. Emden, Bucklershury, merchant . .. .. .. J. N. Andrews Northampton, victualler .. . 2 11 H. A. U. Lock , Lower Thames -street, Custom-house-agent ... 2. 111 J. Rayner, Red Lion-yard, atakenwell, Iron-founder G. Peskett, Peckham, s urg eon •••• H. Bell, Crown -court, Threadneadle.street„ shipowner ... • 1 12 8. Larkan, Greenwich, victualler ... ... .. 1 U J. Brown, Old Kent-road, victualler ... ... •.1 12 DI VIDSX its. J. Talbot and Co. Threadneedle -street, brokers ... R. dodge, Lower Thames-street, fishmonger T. Ildgington, Wells -street, Oxford-sueet, cescitmaker W. Matthews, Old-street, timber-merchant A. Higbee:we, Royal Exchange-gallery, merchant K. Cherry, Roperroaker-stmet. llrer . y-vtable-keeper .„ J. Scott, Holyweßstrset, Shotedirch, stationer T. P. Adams, Cheapside, silkman ... .. H. Lister, North Audley - street , filtosvenor.square, tailor •• 12 • 11 ... 10 .. 10 ... 11 ... 10 .. 19 ... 11 ~I Ix -16. 1,- n; In.