The Sun. — London, England, 1846-06-27 00:00:00

WILSON'S LAST NIGHT BUT ONE• At the Music Hall, Store-street, On MONDAY EVENING, June 29, at Eight o'clock, Mr. WIL SON w ill repeat his Entertainment, selected from the SONGS of ALLAN RAMSAY, Read a portion from " The GENTLE SHEP HERD," and Sing some of the Favourite OLD SONGS of SCOT LAND, being his LAST APPEARANCE but one this Season. Pianoforte, Mr. Land. PHILHARMONIC SOCIE TY. The Subscribers and the Public are respectfully informed that the EIGHTH CONCERT will take place on Mowney EvEraria NEXT, when will be performed Haydn's Symphony iu E fiat, No. 8, Beethoven's in C minor ; Mendelssohn's Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream ; and Weber's Freyschiitz. Solo Performers—Piano forte, Madame Pleyel ; Violin, Camillo Sivori ; Vocalists, Miss Birch and Herr Pischek. Conductor, Mr. Costa. Single Tickets, It. Is., and double Tickets, 1/. 10s, ' to be had at the music warehouse of Messrs. Addison a nd Hodson, 210, Regent-street. SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATLE, COLOURS. The FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL EXHIBITION is NOW OPEN, at their Gallery, 5, Pall-mall East, each day, from Nine till Dusk. Admittance, One Shilling. Catalogue, Sixpence. J. W. WRIGHT, Sec. ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY, REGENT'S PARK. The LAST EXHIBITION, this season, of PLANTS, FLOWERS, and FRUIT, in the Gardens of this Society, will take place on WEDNE3DAY next, July 1. In the course of the day the three military bands will join and perform the following Overtures :—" Fra Diavolo," by Auber ; " Egmont," by Beethoven ; " Zampa," by Harold. Subscribers to the Society are admitted free. Visitors are admitted by Tickets, to be obtained at the Gardens only, by orders from Subscribers, price ss. ; or on the day of the Exhibition, 7s. 6d each. Gates to open at Two o'clock. Carriages to fall into the line in the read from Park-square over the Bridge facing York Gate; to set down at the Front Gate, or at the New Gate on the north side of the Circle, and to take up at the same. Parties on foot may conve niently enter at the Gate facing the road from Chester-terrace. J. D. C. SOWERBY, Secretary. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. A New and Interesting LECTURE, by Dr. Ryan, on the PHENOMENA and EEFECTI of HEAT and COLD, at Half-past Three •laily, and on the Evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at Nine o'clock. rrofessor Bachhoffner's LECTURES on NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, with brilliant experiments, daily. MACINTOSH'S REVOLVING ENGINE, COLEMAN'S PATENT LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE for ascending and descending Inelined Planes, FARRELL'S E RAILWAY. ATMS PHERIC RAILWAY,ARCHINI all in action. DlAN PORTRAITS the of Distill guished Men in the GOVERNMENT and ARMY of LAHORE, magnified by the OPAQUE MICROSCOPE. The OXY-HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE. exhibiting a fine Collection of Living Objects. A beautiful picture of the CHAPEL in the CONVENT of St. CA THERINE'S. Jerusalem, by Mr. Charles Smith, is one of the Series of DISSOLVING VIEWS just introduced. Admission, Is.; Schools, Half-price. FAMPOUX and HA ZEBROUCK RAILWAY. CALL. ..Notice Is hereby given that the COUNCIL of ADMINISVRATION of this COMPANY have made a CALL of ONE POUND on every SHARE therein, and that the same is payable on or before the 30th day of June next, at the banking-house of Messrs. Strahan, Bates, and Co., 217, Strand, or at the office of the Company, Rue de Provence, No. 5, Paris. Interest after the rate of Si. per cent. per annum will be charged n all payments made after the 30th June. By order of the Council, E. BENHAM, Agent. 20, Austin-friars, May, 1846. E XETER, YEOVIL, and DORCHESTER RAILWAY. The Committee of Management beg to congratulate the Share holders of the Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester Railway, on the suc cess of their measure before the Committee of the House of Com mons ; and at the same time to inform them that the Bill was soon as possible, be introduced into the House of Lords ; previous to -which it will be necessary that a further deposit of 5 per cent. be paid into the Court of Chancery. The Committee therefore beg to call on the Shareholders for a fur ther payment into the Company's Bankers of 2/. 105. on each share held by them respectively, on or before the 4th day of July next. By order of the Committee, JOHN CLENCH, Secretary. 33, Parliament-street, June 25th, 1546. BANKERS. LONDON • • Messrs. Masterman and Co. (Messrs. Sanders and Co. Messrs. Milford, Snow and Co. EXETER 'West of England and South Wales District Bank. Devon and Cornwall Bank. National Provincial Bank of LEEDS and CARLISLE, and YORKSHIRE and GLASGOW UNION RAILWAY COMPANY. WINDING UP. At a MEETING of large and influential SHAREHOLDERS in the above COMPANY, held at the Office of Mr. Barker, No. 7, Token house-yard, London, en Friday the 26th day of June, 1846, MARTIN STUTELY, Esq., in the Chair, Mr. George Allison, of Darlington, stated that he had received petitions and letters from the country from Shareholders, representing nearly 7,000 shares, stating that it was their desi re to wind up this Company, and Messrs. Tilson, Squance, Clerk, and Morice, of 29, Coleman-street, London, stated that they had received petitions, signed by Shareholders representing 4,000 shares and upwards, to the same effect. It was unanimously resolved — That the affairs of this Company be immediately wound up, and that the Directors be required to stop all further expense. The amalgamation with the York and Carlisle Railway Company is most improper, as, by this arrangement, the capital of the Com pany, instead of being decreased, as stated by the Chairman in his circular letter, is to be increased to the enormous sum of three million pounds. The shares are to be 501. instead of 25/., as stated by the Chairman in his said letter, and at the Meeting of the Scripholders ; and both lines are, as appears by thenew Bill, to be made, as originally proposed, and simultaneously ; for these and other important reasons, the Shareholders, now present, are determined to use every means to oppose the same. That the petition to Parliament now lying on the table for signa ture be forthwith signed, and forward it to other Shareholders to be siged and afterards transmitted to Messrs. Tilson, Squance, Cler n k, , and Morice, w in London, for presentation, and that Earl Fitz- William and Lord Brougham be respectfully requested to present and Skpport the same. That these resolutions be printed and circulated amongst the Shareholders, and on the Stock Exchanges of the principal towns in England and Scotland. That these resolutions be signed by the Chairman on behalf of the Shareholders now present. MARTIN STITTELY, Chairman. The Chairman having left the chair, • It was proposed, and carried with acclamation,—That the thanks of the meeting be given to the Chairman for his able and anxious attention to the interests of the Shareholders. Petitions are now lying for Signature with the following Gen tlemen : messre.Wen, Scplanoe, Clerk, and Morice. 29. Colen...a-street, London 3fr. Barker, stockbroker, 7, Tokenkouse-yard Mr. Robert Allan, sharebroker, Edinburgh Messrs. Seton and Son, sharebrokers, Glasgow Mr. James Cunningham, jun., sharebroker, Bristol Mr. Arthur Ashton, sharebroker. Derby-buildings, Liverpool Mr. Samuel Heap, sharebroker, Norfolk-street, Liverpool Messrs. Flint and Tootal, sharebrokers, Hull Mr. James Murphie, sharebroker, York. Messrs. J. F. Dickenson and Company, sharebrokers, Newcastle upon-Tyne Mr. Barker, sharebroker, Sunderland Mr. William Henry Smith, sharebroker, Leeds Ralph Park Philepson, Esq., solicitor, Newcastle-upon-Tyne George Allison, Esq., solicitor, Darlington. I BRAHI M PACHA'S TENT. — Th is oriental tent, decorated with the crescent and other emblems of the East, and used by the Pacha on wets occasion of It his is i 'visit o pt h e e norticultnral Fete, Chiswick, is no be sold. n sha decagon, and formed of blu e and white drapery ; in size about 36 feet in diameter. Apply to Benjamin Edgington, 2, Duke-street, Southwark, the Emporium for Marquees, Tents, Rickcloths, and temporary rooms. " MY DEJEUNER A LA FOURCHETTE," By THOMAS HAYNES BAYLY, Eeq. But the guests are arriving, my villa has got Quite a park-like appearance—a beautiful spot; The band on the lawn in the pretty Marquee— This tent for the dinner, and that for the tea." Dancing in the open air, to avoid the inconvenience of heated rooms. BENJAIGN EDGINGTON, 2, Duke-street, Borough, and 208, Piccadilly, respectfully informs the Nobility and Gentry that, by a new arrangement, his MARQUEES and TENTS are completely 'ventilated, and the most delightful coolness is felt, also in the pavilion or temporary room. Accommodation to any extent, on hire at Moderate cost, and erected with great dispatch. Rick cloths with poles, &c., complete. Orders per post to 2, Duke-street, Borough, will have immediate attention. REGISTERED PALETOT of LLAMA CLOTH, 6 and 7 Victoria, cap. 65. Patronised by the Prince Consort, Prince George o hed f Camvisitors tbridgo this e, the Duke of Wellingto n, and the following distinguis country :—The Emperor of Russia, the King of Prussia, the King of Belgium, the King of Saxony, the King of Holland, prince William ' o f . Prussia, and fUrther honoured by the continued patronage of all Who seek an unaffected gentlemanly appearance. The cloth is made of Llama Wool, a fabric Trost agreeably soft and elastic to the touch, and is one-third the weight of ordinary woollen clothes, but it corresponds in shades of colour. It is very durable, and naturally a ,repellent of rain, yet so porous as to admit of a due escape of exces +Ave bodily heat. These advantages, with the very moderate price Charged, renders the Registered Paletot worthy the atattention of all. They can be purchased in London, of the Patentees only, at their Warerooms, 114, Regent-street, and 22, Cornhill, CAUTION to PERFUMERS, and OTHERS. HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY. ROWLAND AND SONS, V. PENN. Messrs. ROWLAND and SONS, 20, Hatton Garden, London, hereby give notice, that they have lately adopted proceedings in the High Court of Chancery against this defendant and other parties, and have obtained a perpetual injunction to restrain the defendants f rom selling any liquid In bottles, having covers or labels, being copies o r f ac similes, or imitations, with colourable variations, of those Ted by Messrs. Rowland and Sons for the sale of their MACASSAR 'IL, and from using any trade marks of the es, same de have had scriptionto pay as those Used by them, and the defen dants, in all cas costs of the suit. Messrs. Rowland and Sons have also adopted proceedings against the printers of fraudulent labels or wrappers, and have obtained tho Plates from which the same have been printed, together with the -names of the parties to whom the same have been sold. All persons are, therefore, cautioned against selling or exposing for sp,:e, any preparations in wrappers or labels, being fraudulent imita tionS of those used by Messrs. Rowland and Sons, or containing any imitation of their trade marks, as proceedings will be adopted again', them, and full damages and costs enforced. Each bottle of the genuine " Macassar Oil" is enclosed in an en .aved and ornamented wrapper, having the words " ROWLAND'S ItilleAssAß OIL" 111 TWO lines, and their sign A. ature in RED INK, thus— . ROWLAND & SON. ALEXE. ROWLAND. mountersigned) __._..._.__-- EYEBROWS, MO USTACHES, and WHIS KERS produced in a f e w weeks by using an essential Spirit drawn from choice Aromatic Herbs, the peculiar properties of Which are known only to the Inventor, and although perfectly limo cent in itself, will produce new Hair on bald places, caused by weak les*, of constitution, or where Nature has not bestowed this orna ment of the human figure. It has been known to many of the Nobi lity and Gentry upwards of eleven years, some of whom the Inven tor most sincerely thanks for their attestation of its merits, in the certainty of restoring Hair and giving it additional lustre and strength. Its virtues are manifold—it prevents the Hair from fall ing off or turning gray ; a few drops on the crown of the head will :remove the most distressing p a i n i n that part produced b y or at tgi ended with faintness ; and i s acknowled d by the Faculty as the Only specifte known to cure that disease of de ,palvans (which ca uses the Harr tothe head called Pori go come off in patches) ; a few applications remove dan driff. This wene discovery is fully ex- Plainod in a pamphlet, containing testimonials to its regenerating new Hall- upon bald places, entitled, " Three Minutes' Advice on the Growth and Preservation of the Human Hair," 7 1 .; fthe Human Drimstone, _lnventor of the Aromatic Regenerator for the Growth in preventative of headache and , Rerbary, High_ ',Lair, and a certain toilet perfume --bearing the Inventor's signature, c__ e l . a : wactitinfgts;l;reoena, gate, near London. Sold only in triangular bottleS, with name, c & at 43., 75., and lie, each, Government stamp included, and Perfumers, and b retail, by all Chemists, Druggists , e and appointmenty se and THE FOLLOWING A RENTS FOR LONDON. Messrs. J. and E. Atkinson, perfumers, 24, Old Bond-street. Messrs. Fisher and Toiler, Chemists, Conduit street, Bond-street. J. Sanger, Patent Medicine Vendor, 150, Oxford -street. Messrs. Hannay and Co., Chemists, &c., 63, Oxfordstreet. Messrs. Barclay and Son, Patent Medicine Warehouse, Farringdon street. 'rhos Keating, Chemist, 79, St. Paul's -churchyard. 1• Edwards, Patent Medicine Warehouse, 67, St. Paul's-ehurehyard. ..; Butler, Patent Medicine Warehouse 4, Cheapside. "Ilessrs. W. sntton and Co., patent Medicine Warehouse, Bow churchyard. R. t. Johnston, Patent Medicine Warehouse, 68, Cornhill. and Messrs. Langton, Brothers, and S cott, Wholesale Druggists, 225 226, Thames-street. essrs. Drew and Hayward , W holesale Draggists, Great Trinity - Messrs. es Id . Butler and Muckley, herb alists, Covent -garden. ..„. It's •Prout, Medicine Vendor, 2 29 , St rand. .t. Hendree, Perfumer, Tichborne-street. I C FOR MANCHESTER.L eresche, Patent Medicine Vendor, Advertiser Office. FOE EXETER. Bexley, Medicine Warehouse, North-street, Devonshire Chronicle 0131ce. FOR BANBI 3Y. Potts, Medicine Vendor, Guardian Office. -11 Th.. FOR ENN ISKILLEN, IRELAND. .an, Chronicle Office. bi FOR ED INBURGH. MTS. J. and R. RilinleS and Co. Drage - Ista. grc.. Leith-walk. at.h. The 7s. size contains two of the 45., and the 1 ls. size con .ma lbw times the quantity of the 4s. By forwarding a Post-office "1 611 C tbr 41. 0., 70, (Id. or 120., (Ober Also will be returned. i- 41 66111,! --- 1 .., :lk tl li c s'l":± 9 - 6 '' 4. 1 " ( '' ' -- V. , lI . W . a v r _ir e 'sl ' ---;:.... - , /*-----......... t' Z. , .. ..k, 4 ' , ..' - 4f-- - - ..,.. , : i.. , m . -,,,4 1 . (....- ‘‘ ."" '\( • - . :2-- . .---.'. . 2“. , .., V W:r ' . ' ' ' '''' ' ft . 2 ' . t .I'', i4iI , 4ZOIV .!*. , . \.. • h. %4 1,. '‘. "^-' Z----\; \ c . : ... .. '11'"' .h. , 7 . - ''''. T '-' VP _ ._, ~.. ~ 4 41 , 1:37:, cl‘ , ~ „„ V, -F . /N. t'4.*: + 41d, '' ! ''4Y'fr :4 l k - e'..."' (5 , * 1 .--- -: • < r i . , ~,,, .Z , ,_. t . 0 ~ r c _.. „.„ .i.. i 411 P4 - I ) . r i4:17 4" ;*''' f l ll' N.. ; ' ' _.-;-- LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING STIN, ;FREEMASONRY. ASYLUM FOR AGED FREEMASONS. The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Governors and Subscribers to the Institution will be held at the NEW LONDON HOTEL (Radley's), New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, at Seven o'clock, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, July 8, for the transaction of general busi ness, receiving reports, and electing officers. The chair will be taken at seven o'clock precisely. JOHN WHITMORE, Secretary ad interim. 125, Oxford-street. The Committee most gratefully offer their beet thanks to the Board of Stewards who conducted the Festival in aid of this Institu tion, on the 17th of June, for their liberal arrangements and for the very generous subscriptions and donations of themselves and friends. Further subscriptions and donations received by the bankers, Messrs. Prescott and Co., Threadneedle-street ; the Treasurer, Dr. Crucefix, Grove, Gravesend ; and Mr. John Whitmore, 125, Oxford street. THE GOLDEN FLAX CRAVAT-COLLAR, registered by John Patterson, London, may be obtained in any quantity at Edward Lodges, 13, and 16, Strand. THE GOLDEN FLAX CRAVAT COLLAR Registered by John Paterson, London, may be obtained in any quantity at W. S. and J. B. Dew's Ready-made Linen Warehouse, 146, Cheapside. ITALIAN ALABASTER, MARBLE, BRONZE, DERBYSHIRE SPAR, and other ORNAMENTS, for the Drawing-room, Library. and Dining-room, consisting of a now and elegant assortment of Vases, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Inkstands, Obelisks, beautiful Inlaid Tables, Paper-weights, Watch stands, &c., imported and manufactured by J. TENNANT, lair Mawe, 149, Strand, London. Mr. TENNANT arranges elementary collections of Minerals, Shells, and Fossils, which will greatly faci litate the interesting study of Mineralogy, Conchology, and Geology, from 2to 60 guineas each. He also gives Private Instruction in Geological Mineralogy. VIE " MORNING HERALD " on PHOTO GRAPHIC PORTRAITURE, April 17 and 29.—" The re sults of Mr. Beard's experiments are, indeed, self-evident. We ob served in the specimens a more minute and greater delicacy of de tail, and a finer breadth of light, that peculiar charm of nature, than in any preyiously taken, while the portraits in colours no less de lighted than astonished us." 31r. BEARD'S Establishments are at S 5, King Wrillanv•street, City, (where-appeatiort far licences should be made); 34, Pirliament street,and the Royal Polytechnic Institution, Regent-street. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNHILL LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages with respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for feiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the Dremiunas paid (see Table) ; also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in terests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. NOTICE TO EQUITABLE POLICY HOLDERS. NITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. The attention of Equitable Policy Holders is particularly called to the HALF CREDIT SCALES of PREMIUM of this Company, by which table the bonus to be declared at the next investigation, in January, 1850, may be secured at a pfesent annual payment of one half the rates charged by other companies. In the event of death the sum insured will be paid less the amount ofpremiums on credit. Should the life Insured survive the declaration of the bonus, the policy may he allowed to lapse, and the Company will renounce all claim for the half premiums which may be duo thereon , or, in the event of the party being at that time in bad health, the policy can be kept up by commencing to pay the full premium of the age as when first accepted. The above plan, originating with the Company, was found peculiarly advantageous at the last equitable division in 1840, when it was largely adopted. and many of the policies then effected are still in force, and latge bemuses have been added to them on the scale of the following table ; Sum Assured. Time Assured. Sum added to Policy. £5,000 •••• • • • • 6 years 10 months •• • • £683 6 6 5,000 5,000 ••••• • • • 4 years ••••••• • • • • • • • 400 0 0 5,000 .. • • 2 years •• • • 200 0 0 .. Prospectuses and every information may be obtained on application to the Resident Directors, Edward Boyd, Esq., and F. Lennox Boyd, Esq., at the offices, 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. T HE CATHOLIC, LAW, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 8, New Coventry-street, Leicester-square. TRUSTEES. The Right Hon. the Earl of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers, Cheadle, Staffordshire. The Right Hon. the Earl of Traquair, Traquair House, Peeble shire, North Britain. The Right Hon. the Lord Stafford, Cossey Hall, Norfolk. A. H. Lynch, Esq., Master in Chancery, 33, Queen -square. .Thomas Barnewall, Pan., 16, York-terrace, Regent** Park- Thomas Eyre, - Esq., 62, Pulteney-street, Bath. The Right Rev. Wm. Morris, D.D., Acton, Middlesex, The Hon. Edward Petre, 26, Wilton-crescent. Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.8., Director of the Hon. East India Company, Rnd of the London Joint-Stock Bank. The Very Rev. Mons. A. Magee, D.D., 9, Romney-terrace, Westminster. Rev. Thomas Doyle, D.D., London-road, Southwark. Henry Clark Duppa, Esq., Quarry House, Boughton. Francis M'Donnell, Esq., Usk, Monmouthshire. James Reade, Esq., 13, Lower Berkeley-street, Director of th National Bank of Ireland. William Seymour, Esq., Montague-place, Russell-square. AUDITORS. E. jerningham, Esq. I James Marshall, Esq. CONSULTING PHYSICIAN—James Copland, M.D., F.R.S., 5, Old Burlington-street. CONSULTING Suaomox—William Teevan, Esq., 23, Bryanstone- STMTS. STANDING COUNSEL. England—Mr. Serjeant Shea, Sergeants' Inn. Edm. Beales, Esq., Stone-buildings, Lincoln's Inn. Ireland—Sir Colman O'Loughlen, Bart., Merriou-square, Dublin. SOLICITORS. England—Messrs. Norris and Sons, 2, Bedford-row, London. Ireland—Messrs. P. and D. Mahony, 23, William-street, Dublin CONSULTING AcmeEx—William Lewis, Esq. BANKERS. The Commercial Bank of London, Lothbnry, and Henrietta-street, Cevent-garden. The London Joint Stock Bank, 69, Pall-mall. SzcarrAav- -William Norris, Esq. The Deed of Settlement of this Company having been approved of by the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, Is now lying for Sig nature at this Office, and will remain until Saturday, the 13th inst., inclusive, from Ten, ♦.m., to Four, P.N. June 4, 1846. THE DELIGHTFUL COOLNESS of White Linen, even when exposed to the burning heat of the sun, re commends, especially at this sultry season, the GOLDEN FLAX CRAVAT COLLAR, which is manufactured from a line linen of a peculiar snowy whiteness. It needs no additional cravat; in ens article is united both collar and cravat. By this happy combination, cravat and collar suffer no disarrangement, however loosely tied on to suit the warm weather, possessing at the same time an easy ele gance of appearance. Obtainable through all the lthendrapers, hosiers, and outfitters in London and the country. Each Cravat Collar is stamped " John Paterson, London, registered." Merchants and shippers supplied by any of the wholesale houses in London and Manchester. LIEARTBURN, &c.—Certain and immediate relief, in the bolus of business, by night or on a journey, is given by the Pure Alkaline Preparations of 81-CARBONATE of SODA and POTASS, compressed into PILLS by Brockedon's Pa tent Process. They furnish an ever ready and instant remedy to those painful diseases of the digestive organs, Heartburn, Sick Head ache, Indigestion, &c., produced by acidity. Sold wholesale by Barclay and Sons, Farringdon-street, and by every Chemist and Druggist in the United Kingdom. Price One Shilling per Box, or in Family Boxes, Half-a-crown. On the Ist of July will be published, D OUGLAS JERROLD'S SHILLING MAGAZINE. No. XIX. Contents : —HISTORY OF ST. GILES AND ST. JAMES, Chapter XXlX—Never Fear—Modern Painters—Joe Huistley's Kit —My Heart is like the Bee—lreland and the Irish—The Ragged School—The East Wind at Harwich—Edmund Burke—The Semp stress to her Mignionette—How the Greenwoods got over their Trouble—The Toilet Tomfooleries —More Light for All—The Ruined City—Humility—Crinkum Crankum—Researches in Belgravia—Re views, &c. &c. London : Published at the " Punch " Office, 85, Fleet-street. On the Ist of July will be published, price 6d. 4 No. VII. of the ALMANACK OF THE MONTH, A REVIEW _OF EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY. Edited by GILBERT ABBOTT A'BECYCETP. Among the Contents will be found—The Abuse of Party—Visits to the Zoological Gardens, &c.—A Penny-a-liner's Phrase-book—The Indian Dedge—The Painter and the Premier—The Talk and Calen dar of the Month, &c., &c., with several Illustrations, including a PORTRAIT OF SIGNOR LABLACHE, AS DON PASQUALE. Vol. 1., from January to June, may now be had, bound in cloth, price 3s. 6d.. On the Ist of July will be published, price Is., No. IV. of UROWNT I M E S. Illustrated by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. Contents :—London Penetralia, No. lll.—The Cheap-Ball room, with a Plate.—Railway Deposits.—A Plea for Advertising Vans.— The Classics in Spectacles.—Matrimony by Advertisement. —A Mo dern Story of the Middle Ages.—A Ballad for Young England, &c. London : Bradbury and Evans, Whitefriars. THE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. CLV., will be published on SATURDAT next. CONTENTS: I. BORNEO—EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO, &c. . 11. SACRED POETRY—LYRA ENNOCENTIUM. _III. BARRON on the ARCTIC VOYAGES. IV. MILES on the HORSE'S FOOT. V. LATIN INSCRIPTIONS. VI. BURTON'S - MEMOIRS of DAVID HUME. VII. GROTE'S HISTORY of GREECE. VIII. BUNSEN on EGYPT. IX. The WAR of the PUNJALTB. X. PHILIMORE'S LORD LYTTELTON. John Murray, Albemarle-street. THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW for JULY—Price Three Shillings. F RASER'S MAGAZINE FOR JULY, Price 2s. Gd., contains :- 1. Civilisation. 2. The Two Graves. 3. John Sebastian Bach. 4. Incidents of Real Life. 1. The Image of the Norman Knight. 5. The Rise of Napoleon. By the Author of " The_Fall of Napo leon." No. VII. The Prussian Cempaign. 6. Major-General Brotherton and Colonel Brereton. 7. Brougham's Men of Letters and Science. 8. Of the Italian Opera. By Morgan Rattler. 9. Contemporary Orators, No. XI. Corn-law Speakers, Pro and Con. The Duke of Buckingham, the Duke of Richmond, Lord George Bentiuck ; the Earl of Radnor, Mr. Villiers, Mr. Bright. 10. May Flowers. 11. The Beagle's Discoveries in Australia. 12. The State of Parties. G. W. Nickisson, 215, Regent-street, London UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE, and NAVAL and MILITARY JOURNAL, for JULY. CONTENTS :- 1. Outlines of the Lif, of Ibrahim Pacha. By an Eye• Witness. 2. On Jobs in General. By Colonel Firebrace. 3. Marvels in Marine Natural History. 4. Early Wars with the Natchez. 5. The Sea of Trees. 6. Three Days in the Garden of Ireland. By Captain O'Connor, Ist West India Regiment. 7. On the Artillery of the Ancients. 8. The Alarm a Frontier Story from South Africa. Written on the Spot. 9. The Rob Roy of the West. 10. Lodging, Washing, Swimming, and Cooking in the Army. By Lieut.-Col. Wilkie. 1. Memoirs of an Old Sailor. [2. An Idler's Journey on Foot through France. 3. The Holy City in 1846. 4. The United States and Mexico. 5. The Royal Artillery Institution—Casemated Batteries. 6. Corporal Punishment. 7. The United Service Institution. Stations of the Army and Navy—Promotions and Appointments —Dispatches—General Orders—and all the Professional News of the Month. H. Hurst, publisher, 27, King William-street, Strand. T HE PLOUGH; a Monthly Journal of Agri cultural and Rural Affairs. Contents of No. VII., for JULY The Subsoil Plough, with an Illustration—Observations on the Motion of Plants—The Natural History of the Cereal Plants—On the Composition of the Earth, as applied to Agriculture—Chemical Composition of Gooseberries —Remarks on Fallow—Observations on Diarrlicea in Lambs—An Agricultural Survey of England—Remarks on the Maturation of Fruits—lnteresting Botanical Experiments — On the Weeds of Agriculture—The Ancient State of Farming in Great Britain—On the Value of Railroads to Agriculture—Animal Chemistry—Duration of Pregnancy and of Inonbatiens in several Quadrupeds and Honumrties Birds—British Sheep—Remarks on Heathy Lands—Chemical Analysis of Rhubarb—The Age of Plants —The Calendar of Horticulture for July—State of the Markets, &c. H. Hurst, publisher, 27, King William-street, Strand. FOURTEENTH EDITION of the SILENT FRIEND on Raman Frailty, with Coloured Engravings. 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But the topic exciting the most interest in Adelaide at the date of the Fly's departure was the return of Cap tain Sturt from his exploratory expedition northward. On this subject it will, perhaps, be in the recollection of our readers, that the gallant captain left Adelaide in August or September, 1844, for the north, under the expectation of discovering a vast inland sea in the inte rior of the Australian continent, and has, consequently, been absent on this mission a year and a half. This search, it seems, has been fruitless, as far as can be gathered from his dispatches ; although he himself is of opinion that important additions will be made by his ex pedition to the stores of geographical knowledge. Extracts from Captain Sturt's dispatches are pub lished in the Adelaide papers, with brief editorial com ments, which we here subjoin:— " RETURN OF CAPTAIN STURT AND PARTY FROM THEIR PERILOUS EXPEDITION. " Dispatches have been reed - fed from Captain Sturt, stating the probable arrival o: himself and party at Moorundee this day (Jan. 17th, Mr. Brown, the bearer of the packet, having left theta at Lake Victoria, and himself arriving at Mr. Natim's station on the 12th instant. The letter from Captain Sturt is dated 21st of December last. On the prep,eding day he had reached IhetDarling, after a most perilous journey from the depot, a distance of 270 miles. He effected his retreat with great difficulty, the first water being 115 miles from the depOt. He was absolutely forced to make the at tempt, for the only other alternative was to remain and rot at the old post' rhe heat was perfectly horrible, and had they not been providentially visited with a change of wind, and a shower of rain, which cooled the air and ground, they would have perished. They did not, as it turned out, lose even a sheep. After this account of the retreat, Captain Sturt proceeds to de tail the transactions from the time when he was last heard of. It may be remembered, that it was his inten tion to proceed to the north-west, in the hope of finding an inland sea. He says " I went from the old depot to Lake Torrens, hoping to find a country affording a practicable route to the north, but was disappointed. I returned to the depOt to make a more extensive excursion to the north west. On the 14th of August I left the camp with Mr. Brown and three men, taking fifteen weeks' provisions, but after penetrating to lat. 24 deg. 30 min. and lon. 138 deg., I was obliged to return from the failure both of water and grass. Dr. Brown also suffered greatly from scurvy, but was too high-minded to complain. He is indeed an inestimable young man, and has been as a brother to me. " We passed over a country of alternate sand-hill and flats, until I struck upon a creek, beyond which the country was more open, and more subject to floods ; we crossed over extensive plains, subject to deep inundations, but toon again got on sand hills. From them we de scended to a stony plain of boundless extent, on which the horses left no track, and where no object was visible on the horizon from which to take bearings. Crossing these, we descended to flats, like a ploughed field, on which water had subsided, stretching to the north-east and south-west farther than the range of vision, and with out a blade of vegetation. From this we again ascended sand ridges of most formidable description, and found the country to the west so bad, where we attempted to penetrate in that direction, and surface water so scarce, that we were obliged to turn to the north at fifty miles, with only two small puddles to depend on. I struck a creek which I traced up sixty miles, when I got on a country of salt formation, covered with samphire and other salsolacious productions, with numbers of dry beds of lagoons, as white as snow with salt. Passing this, we once more found ourselves among sand ridges, per fectly insurmountable, so close that the base of one touched the base of another—the whole country sand. The sand-hills were of a fiery red, and they ran, for miles and miles, in parallel rows, with points like the vanishing points of an avenue. But there was neither grass nor water to be found, and after trying all points of the compass I gave it up, and returned to the depot, after an absence of seven weeks and a ride of 924 miles. " The men were all knocked up, and the horses per fectly leg weary; but I was dissatisfied with this journey, and there was little time for hesitation. Therefore, after giving the animals six clays' rest, I left the camp with Mr. Stewart, leaving Mr. Brown in charge of the camp, whose readiness to do anything I wished lightened my labours. I took two meas. and nine "woke provisriong, my objects being to try to enter the tropics, to- ascertain if there was any water between me and the north coast, or if the desert extends to the very tropics. I went due north, and struck a most splendid creek at 123 miles from the depot. Here I had a thunder storm that lasted half an hour, and left some surface water, de pndent on which, I crossed it, and ran out 170 miles without finding a single channel for conveyance of water. I dug five wells, but had little hope of benefiting from them. I was at length brought up by astony desert, that stretched before us in absolute boundlessness. Where there were sand-hills in it before, the sand-hills were now covered with stone, similar to the plain itself. I was in the centre of a dark and adamantine sea, with out an object by which to steer my course. I was 41 miles advanced in this gloomy region, and 52 from water. My horses had already been one day without water, and I could not hope to reach the other water under a day and a half, including part of the night; yet I hesitated to turn back. It was an irresistible influence that drove me back, certainly contrary to my own inclinations. I was well nigh too late. I lost three horses, but that was o f no cons equence on such an occasion. I got back to the creek, after having reached latitude 25 deg. 45 min., and longitude 139 deg. 13 min. " From the creek on which I was, I bad seen high and broken ranges to the north-east, and I now deter mined on examining them and the creek. I therefore went up the latter 120 miles, but I found that it was leading me away from the ranges, and I ultimately got to its termination, or rather head, in some extensive plains. The creek was as large as the Darling, and was flanked by a box-tree forest, in grassy land, to a con siderable distance from its banks. Here I fell in with a numerous population, passing three or four small tribes every day ; but the news of our kind treatment of them had spread through the country, and they evinced no alarm, but did all they could to serve us. " On the 3d October I was at the head of the creek, and all at once found myself in presence of about 270 or 280 natives, encamped on a r i s i ng piece of ground, under a large sand hill I had descended. On seeing us they set up a great shout ; but when I rode slowly down the hill, there was a dead silence ; then I dismounted, and giving my horse to one of the men, walked over to the natives, who received me very kindly, brought me troughs of water and baked seeds, and invited me to sleep at one of their fires ; but observing a small clump of trees about fifty y ar d s away f rom th e native camp, I told them that I wou ld sleep t h ere , t o w hi c h th e y gave a ready assent, an d carr i e d ove r fire-wood f or our use, which was very scarce. These people were the finest I have seen in Australia. Many stood six, several more than six feet hi g h. They were we ll made, and had not the pot bellies of the natives in general. They were frank and merry people, and told me all they could. They assured me there was no water to the east or north, and were quite distressed when I persisted next day in going to the eastward. The women were engaged to a late hour in bruising seed for [cakes, and the noise they made was like the working of looms in a manufac turing town. At ten, all was hushed, and, for the re mainder of the night, no one would have known that there were so many human beings near. " From this point I turned westward, and turning up a branch creek, went towards the ranges ; but 1 got into a terrible country, and found the effects of refrac tion had deceived me with regard to the ranges, and that they were nothing but masses of sand or rock, three to five hundred feet high. I saw that I was get ting near the scene of the greatest turmoil, where the water passed over this dreary waste, and left the shivered fragments of mountains behind it. Here again water and grass failed me, and I was forced to abandon this trying task on the 9th of November, being unable to contend against the season and country. I had done all that I could do, and had again run the risk of being alto gether cut off • indeed, so near was it, th at I d ra i ne d t h e last drop of mud—for it was not water—out of a pool that four weeks before was 150 yards broad, and 200 to 300 long. I lost two horses, and regretted them very much. I reached the depot (which Mr. Brown bad been obliged to move during my absence, in consequence of the pu tridity of the water) on the 17th, having ridden 843 miles in five weeks, less three days. . . " I had been exposed for twelve weeks to an exces sive heat, had had insufficient food, had drunk loath some water, and at length my iron constitution, under disappointment, anxiety, and weakness, gave way. The day I made the camp I was eighteen hours on horse back ; and when 1 dismounted the spasmodic action of the muscles of my thighs was so violent as almost to throw me forward. I had, in truth, ridden all day in great pain. The next day the scurvy, latent in me for eleven months, seized me. The muscles of my thighs contracted, and I was laid prostrate on my mattrass. I am still unable to walk or stand, but I am otherwise well in health ; and I hope, that with all the good things my friends have sent me, I will get round.' "Another gentleman, says the South Australian Register, from which the above is extracted, has fa voured us with the following note from the Gallant Captain, which forms an appropriate pendant to the foregoing communication:— ;The Ana Branch of the Darling, sth Jan., 1846. " I have, as you will hear, done nothing but toil through a desert that I believe is unequalled in the world. My investigations, however, were geographical, not with any direct view of finding good land, and as far as the geography of the interior goes, I think there will not be much difficulty, from the data I shall be en abled to furnish, to make a pretty good guess as to what the greater portion of it is. 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On Monday next, June 29, will be published, SOYER'S COOKER Y; Or, THE GASTRONOMIC REGENERATOR. Dedicated, by permission, to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. A Simplified and Entirely New SYSTEM of COOKERY, with nearly Two Thousand Practical Receipts, embracing every style, from the preparation of food for the middle classes to that of a ban quet for an Emperor. Illustrated with numerous engravings, and Correct and Minute Plans how Kitchens of every size, from the kitchen of a royal palace to that of the humble cottage, are to be constructed and furnished. By Monsieur A. SOYER, of the Reform Club. Published by Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., Stationers'-hall•court, and sold by John 011ivir, WORKS by ROBERT J. CULVERWELL, M.D. M.R.C.S. &c. One Shilling eaoh, by post One and Sixpence. 1. ON SINGLE and MARRIED LIFE: (An Original Medical History.) 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By an ob servancevously delicate, even to th e most shattered the greatest of famlifocualntlootftepdhtyosimcaalnh.appiness, and reach in health the " How w e s h ou ld live—what eat , w hat drink, what shun, subjects of These interesting little volumes, although bearing upon suraba To reach in health full threescore years and ten." very d i e l l e lc nt ate ug import as their titles imply, will be found of immea surable questionable channels, nend enlightenede e but which information in through : a t general ii,, , u ne, t ill,: oughttaye- tx , for levp ett t rho3,te. that titeol,lv,o terriblef quality didiscount. matters oun t e. promulgated veryi v I n g crea ture In the exposition hereby ered of the till now hidden truths of contended that every reader nature, of human disappointment. and their ways of relief, it is not any more than their own lawyer,shali become his or her own physician but it is insisted upon that we so our organization, the laws should know the simple principle ainopeir several healthy s in our individual whereby our existence and the issue thereof states depend, the duties that are expel f capacities in the family circle, and the terms on i which the health and have to happiness of the present and future race of mankin ii By such knowledge, and which is herein faithfully health will be found to be in our own keeping, and within the attainment of all; by the availment hereof in Mir our duty to ourselves, we secure the like advantages on our offsprin g to follow, and finally by the cultivation of our faculties, which is in consistent with degenerate health, the mind as well as the body may , be exalted to the summit of perfection, as best becomes the highest 1 of God's creations. 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CONTENTS Thafasonic Jews and Grand Lodge of Prussia—Withd rawa l o f th e Reiirsentative of the Grand Lodge of England—Misconduct at the Grand Festival—New Grand Officers—Election of Board of General Purposes—New Office of Deputy Grand Secretary—Addresses by Lord Zetland, Sir C. Lemon, Bart., and W. Tucker, Esq.—Various Papers and most important Masonic Intelligence—Obituary —Poetry, Chit Chat, &c. &c. Sherwood and Co., 23, Paternoster-row. REVIEWS OF THE WORE. " The author of this singular and talented work is a legally quali fied medical man, who has evidently had considerable experience in the treatment of the various disorders arising from the follies and frailties of early Indiscretion. The engravings are an invaluable ad dition, by demonstrating the consequences of excesses, which must act as a salutary warning to youth and maturity, and by its perusal many questions may be satisfactorily replied to, that admit of no ap peal, eves to the most confidential friend."—Era. Published by the Author, and may be had at his residence; also from S. Gilbert, 52, Paternoster-row; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford street; Starie, Tichborne-street, Quadrant; Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street, London; Newton, 16, Church-street, Liverpool; and by all Booksellers. At Home for Consultation daily, from Nine till Two, and from Five till Eight ; and all letters immediately replied to, if containing the fee of it., for advice, &c.-9, BEDFORD-STREET, BEDFORD SQUA.RE. LONDON JUNE 27, 1846. weeks are quite long enough to be deprived of the use of one's legs; but I am yet thankful it is no worse. " I hope to be in. Adelaide about the end of the month. I cannot at present ride, but shall be able to do so in a week or ten days.' " Later dates, that is the 20th :and 21st January, re present the Gallant Captain as having arrived in Ade laide, and as being about to be entertained by the colonists. On the subject of the mines, there seems to be no diminution of interest. Every vessel that leaves it bringing home copper ore to this country. At one mine, opened in October last, private letters inform us that 850 tons have been already raised, and of this a large quantity has been shipped. One extract on this subject, however, must suffice. It is from the Adelaide Observer of Jan. 17:— "BURRA BURRA MINES.—The wealth of the Burra Burra mines, now so generally acknowledged, receives additional confirmation from the occurrences of each succeeding week. Six hundred and forty-one tons of copper ore have been put on board the vessels now about to sail for England ; the great capabilities of the mines are more apparent than ever, and the favourable preponderance of public opinion, influenced as it is by almost unanimous report, has been further exemplified by the recent sale of Mr. Solomon's forty 5/. scrips, which realised 1,0001., being 400 per cent. advance. It is asserted that shares are now saleable at a still higher price, and if 251. is henceforth to be considered the mini mum price in the colony, it is impossible to foresee the effects which may be looked for beyond it. The Burra Burra men who came into town, on leave, to spend the Christmas holidays, have nearly all returned, and we may expect soon to witness a large augmentation of the already wondrous weekly production." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE: PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The Maitland convict-ship, bound for Van Diemen's Land, came up from Cowes last evening. She has on board upwards of 200 prisoners, 70 of whom are juvenile delinquents, taken on board while lying at Cowes from Parkhurst prison. The Pique, 36, Captain the Hon. Montague Stopford, was towed into the harbour this morning by the Echo steam-tug, to dismantle and be paid off. The Seaflower cutter, Commander J. P. Roepel, sailed this afternoon to resume her station at Jersey for the protection of the oyster-fishery. A fire, which, had it made a little more progress, would in all probability have been attended with the most dis astrous consequences, broke out on Sunday night in the tarring-house, in the dock-yard, adjoining the rope-house. It was discovered by one of the police, just as it burst into flame, and was fortunately extinguished without damage by means of a few buckets of water. It was caused by the care lessly throwing some tow which had been used in wiping the oil off the works of the steam-engine in a heap in the win dow. Vegetable oils saturating any vegetable fibre, and the latter thrown in a heap in a close place, will, it is well known, ignite, and cautions to that effect are posted in all parts of the dockyard. The engine-driver was discharged, but it is said that in consequence of his good character and long ser vices he has been restored. When the Pique left Bermuda (on the 29th ult.) the squadron was distributed as follows : The Vindictive, 50, Captain Seymour (flag-ship), was re fitting at Bermuda, and was to sail for Halifax on the 12th inst. ; the Endy - mion, 44, Captain Lambert, was at Barba does; the Alarm, 26, Captain Frankland, was at Halifax; but the Persian, 16, Commander Coryton, sailed on the 27th of May for Halifax, to order the Alarm to Vera Cruz ; the Hyacinth, 18, Commander Scott, was at the Bay of Fundy; the Daring, 12, Commander Matson, was at Port Royal; the Viper, 3, Lieut.-Commauder Gray, was at Port Royal. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. On Thursday a Court was held for the dispatch of business. Mr. R. L. JONES brought up the report of the Consolidated Committee, with a petition against the West London Rail way Improvement and Extension Bill. He contended that the Government bad, pending the legal conflict between it and the Corporation on the question of the soil and bed of the river Thames, acted with remarkable unfairness in adopt ing clauses calculated to assist in the prejudication of the subject—(Hear)—and he regretted that the Recorder, who was so completely acquainted with it, had not been present in the House of Commons to represent in adequate terms the character of the proceeding. The RECORDER said he was engaged in the performance of his judicial duties when the matter was expected to be brought forward ; nevertheless, he made an arrangement with Mr. Bullock to enable him to attend during the discussion. By one of those accidents which interfere with men's most resolute intentions, he did not arrive at the House until the doors were closed for a division. The House of Lords was, however, still to be appealed to, and he felt confident that any lawyer, upon being referred to, would admit and act upon the feeling that the course pursued by the House of Commons was unwarrantable.—(Hear, hear.) , The report was received, and the petition to the House of Lords was unanimously agreed to. Mr. Low brought up the report of the City Lands Com mission, recommending the erection of a new barge-house at ni ti on n , Kew, at the estimated expense of 1,470/, times be o f muchr efor ra more and Mr. ANDERTON was surprised to hear a proposition to go to n m c os hm t e unnecessary expense,uldin his inthele opinion, eligible to employ the superior accommodation and rapidity of steam-vessels on such occasions as it was customary to call the City barge into requisition, than to incur the serious ex pense of building a barge-house. The City, in fact, could build for the money proposed by the report to be expended, twenty or thirty small houses, which would prove a matter of the greatest advantage to the poorer community.—(Hear,) Mr. HARRISON said he should hold up his hand against such a waste of public money as the report advised. The report was then rejected by a large majority. NUISANCE AT TIIE BOTTOM OF HOLBORN-HILL. Deputy BEDFORD rose to move that it be an instruction to the London-bridge Approaches Committee to report forth with their proceedings under the reference of the 26th day of June last, for the purchase of the houses at Holborn-bridge. The motion referred to the houses which projected close to Field-lane into the street, greatly to the danger of passengers, and to the obstruction of the vast traffic of that crowded thoroughfare. The unsightly and perilous projection had compelled the owners of the new buildings in the vicinity to lower the rents, and accidents were constantly occurring on the spot. Mr. KING declared that the system of railway jobbing which flourished some months ago had impeded the public improve ment in the locality alluded to. The inhabitants and the representatives of the ward of Farringdon Without were much to be blamed for winking at the obstruction, and they were certainly bound to set their houses in order. Doctor LYNCH denied that the representatives of the ward of which he was a member had neglected their duty as re garded the neceesary improvements. The reverse was the fact. They had urged the necessity of improving Holborn hill on every occasion that presented itself—(Hear, hear) — but there were some members of that Court who were for ever snarling and barkinglike dogs, and were sure to growl, whe ther the subject-matter of discussion was one which called for dispraise or commendation.—(Hear, hear.) The only way of treating such customers appeared to him to be that of drawing some of their teeth when they opened their jaws to carp and snap at the very persons who gave the least provo cation.—(Laughter, and cries of" Hear, hear.") Mr. 'WILLIAMS said that for years the members of the board had been making strong efforts to remedy the very disagreeable evil, and twelve months ago the Court had voted 15,0b0/. to accomplish the desired object. The question had been referred to the London Bridge Approaches Committee, but the Chairman of that Committee always was prepared with an answer to any question with respect to it, by stat ing that certain railway companies were going to Parliament for Bills which would include the improvement of the whole neighbourhood. It appeared that the application to Parlia ment existed only in the warm imagination of Mr. Jones, and the houses at Holborn-bridge remained in statu quo, without the least apparent chance of being removed. Mr. R. L. JONES said he had abstained from opposing the introduction of railroads into Farringdon-street, upon the dis. tinct understanding that the companies should effectually remedy the Holborn-hill grievance. The Direct Manchester actually ly t scheduled hat prect the ha d projected succeeded,i im provement, pßraoivlwemayenCot, the object would have been accomplished , and the dangero u s acclivity would have been overcome. — (Hear, hear.) — The Company yno had d ou a b c t Committee. question was referred to the London - bridge Improvement MR. WAGIEORN. Mr. Lori presented the following petition from Sir George Larpent, Bart., Charles Kerr, and Thomas Elliott, for a grant in aid of the subscription for the testimonal to Lieut. Wag horn, R.N. : " Sheweth—That a committee of noblemen and gentle men has been formed for the purpose of raising a subscription, to be called the Waghorn Testimonial.' That the amount at present received is about 3,000 L, as per annexed list of subscribers (subject to deductions on incidental expenses). But, in the estimation of the committee, the advantages which have been derived by the citizens of London from the enterprise of Lieutenant Waghorn, R.N., in personally prov ing at all risks, and at considerable outlay, through a series of years, Ihe practicability of bringing India nearer to Eng land by the space of nearly three months in point of time, deserves the public's thanks and a further pecuniary reward. Under this impression your petitioners respectfully appeal to the Corporation of the City of London, in confident expec tation that it will not only accord its meed of praise to Lieutenant Waghorn for his arduous and successful under taking, but mark their sense of his devotedness and zeal by aiding the cause of the committee, thereby setting a noble and generous example to the citizens at large. "And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray. "GEORGE LARPENT, "CHARLES KERR, "THOMAS ELLIOTT." Mr. Lott warmly described the exertions of Mr.Wagh orn, and the wonderful effects produced by that gentleman's skill, zeal, and perseverance in the mo s t use f u l o f a l l labours. He particularly claimed from th e c iti zens of London, Whose merchants had received such extraordinary benefits from the enterprising spirit of the eminent subject of his commenda tion, a perked attention to the petition. The motion that the petition be referred to the Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee was received with loud cheers, which clearly indicated the disposition of the Court to con tribute liberally to the testimonial. Mr. ANDERTON seconded the motion, and only wished that the Court had the power to vote money at once, without the delay of a reference. The petition was then referred to the Committee, amidst loud cheers. An election for a fruit-meter took place, and Mr. Rolls, formerly a highly -respected member of the corporation, was chosen by a great majority.—Adjourned. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENTS IN THE LATE STORM.- Yesterday morning, between twelve an done o'clock, the following fri ghtflil accidents, which occurred during the heavy storm that visited the metropolis, were admitted into the King's College Hos pital. The first happened to Eliza Beesley, a young woman about twenty-two, living at 31, St. Clement's-lane. As she was walking down the lane home, a portion of a chimney-pot suddenly fell upon her head, and fractured the skull, besides making an ext ensive lace ration of the forehead. The other accident happened ha'etter-lane, to Mary Thorn, aged forty-eight, a widow, who was running to take shelter out of the rain, which at that moment was descending in torrents, when the poor creature slipped down on the stones and broke her right leg. She remained in this helpless condition for nearly ten minutes before assistance arrived, when she was removed to the above institution, whero it was considered that the process of ainpittation west be resorted to. No. 16,777. ~% ~~~ ~~ t~.- PRICE SD. SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE AMENDMENT OF THE LAW. THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. Your Council have now for the third time to report to the Society their views of its state and prospects. Our numbers have continued to increase. In our last Annual Report, though we were able to announce a con siderable accession of members, we were obliged to add, that our recruits were principally from the ranks of the law : however much we were pleased at lawyers joining us who were willing to aid us, still we felt that our labours would be comparatively fruitless unless we received that support which the community at large alone can give. This year we are happy to state that we have also been joined by many Members of both Houses of Parliament, and by many other gentlemen belonging to the mercantile and other classes of the comm un i ty. In the last year death has deprived us of two eminent members, the late Earl Spencer and Mr. Justice Storey, the u one ever ready to promote any useful public object with his influence and purse, the other a man whose legal writings have acquired for him an European reputation. We notice with pleasure that one of our ordinary members, Mr. Burge, has been appointed to fill the office of C omm i ssioner of the Leeds Court of Bankruptcy, an office in the due performance of which we take the greater interest, because it is one of those offices which we owe to the progress of law amend ment. In losing Earl Spencer we have to regret the loss of a vice-president. The increasing importance of the Society, as evidenced by the number of Peers of Parliament who have joined it, has induced the Council to recommend that we should not merely fill up the vacancy thus occa sioned, but increase the number of vice -presidepy. The Society has also enlarged the sphere of its exertions. They have called in the public to sanction and approve of their proceedings, and in that appeal they have been com pletely successful. At a public meeting held on the 6th of June instant, composed of many eminent and learned per sons as well members of this Society as persons not yet en rolled, resolutions in favour of its establishment and objects were unanimously passed. It will be now our duty shortly to recapitulate the pro ceedings of the Society since our last Report. We have the satisfaction of stating that the machinery of the Society has worked well. The plan of referring suggestions to par ticular committees competent to entertain them, which com mittees report on them to the general body, where they are again discusseed, has proved well adapted to afford opportu nities both for careful and extensive consideration and in quiry. Inquiry indeed is the great object of the Society. It may be a humble one, but your Council submit that it is of unquestionable usa that inquiry should precede and accom pany all changes in the law, and that correct information as to them should be diffused. . . The Committee on the law of property has proceeded with its useful and successful labours, and to this committee, for its zeal and devotion to the cause, your Council feel that especial praise is due. The Bills for rendering the assign ment of satisfied terms unnecessary and faciliating the con veyance of property, which were founded on their Reports, have passed into law. The first of these has been accepted both by the profession and the public as a great improve ment. It has removed a source of great delay and expense (the latter having been calculated as amounting to 200,000/. a-year), and has done much to simplify the title to land while its security has been in no way diminished. By the Acts relating to deeds an effectual blew, as we be lieve, has been struck at awarding professional remuneration according to the length of the instrument, and something has also been done to shorten particular classes of deeds. Your Council have also observed with pleasure that the principle of these Acts has been adopted and recognized by her Majesty's Government in a Bill introduced in the pre sent session for facilitating the granting of leases in Ireland. These Acts must also he taken as a legislative expression of opinion, that the profession should exert themselves in every possible way to cheapen and simplify the necessary dealings between man and man connected with real property. This opinion has been subsequently and more emphatically expressed by the Report of a Select Committee of the House of Lords on the Burdens upon Laud, a document which has justly received the greatest attention and is entitled to the greatest weight, as expressing the unanimous opinion of all parties in that branch of the Legislature of " the necessity of a thorough revision of the whole subject of conveyancing, -and the disuse of the present prolix, expensive, and vexa tious system."' As this opinion was similar to that expressed by this So ciety from its commencement, we cannot but consider the Lords' Report as a remarkable confirmation of our views, and (we trust we may add without presumption) some proof of the benefit which has already attended the diffusion of our reports and proceedings. Your Council is now watching with great interest the pro gress of the " Bill for further facilitating the Conveyance of Property," which stands for a third reading in the House of Lords without one dissentient voice having been expressed. This Bill is a further adoption of the recommendations of the Society. Your Council also invite attention to the other reports which have proceeded in the present session from this Committee, more especially to those " On the Law of Mortgages," " On the Law of Uses and Trusts," and the two reports " On the establishment of a General Registry of Deeds." We believe that in these reports, and in those pre- I viously submitted to the Society, are to be found sugges tions of the utmost importance; and that by following them out carefully and gradually, the community will be able to obtain, 1. A more ready mode of investing money on the mortgage of lands, which will be equally advantageous both , to the borrower and the lender; 2. The shortening and cheapening the deeds relating to the transfer of lands; and 3. The simplification of the title to land, and more especially the reduction of the delay and expense now attending a re trospective investigation of title. We believe that these measures will he a great advantage to all branches of the puhlic, and more especially to the landed interest, and the trading and mercantile interest. We also consider that a great social benefit will be conferred on the community, if the number of small holders of land can be increased, and small capitalists be induced to invest their savings in land. Neither can we possibly believe that changes which will greatly facilitate all legal dealings with land, which will bring about a much larger and more rapid investment of capital in land, which will engage in legal transactions of this nature a much wider circle of the com munity, can in any way injure the legal profession. We cannot think that the practical exclusion of the great mass of the people from taking any interest in the transactions of conveyancing is beneficial to any class, but least of all is it so to that class whose peculiar business it is to assist and prepare them. Your Council therefore have the fullest con fidence, that in recommending and furthering measures which improve and simplify the law, and facilitate to the utmost the alienation of property, they are the true friends of professional interests. Lawyers for the most part our selves, we consider that the maintenance of the profession of the law in an honourable and prosperous state in all its branches, is beneficial not only to the lawyer but to his client. Your Council are desirous that the Society should act in harmony with the feelings and interests of the pro fession; and we believe that these are in this case, as in most others, identical with those of the community at large. The Equity Committee is entitled to praise for much as siduous attention to the subjects referred to them. They have presented a report recommending the establishment of a Court of Tensts, with a view to creating a system of public Trusts, and Thus superseding the necessity, if parties so please, of appointing private trustees. Your Council have reason to suppose that a Bill will be brought in with the view rather of having the principle of a Public Trustee con sidered, than of attempting to pass any measure of this sort in the present session. This Committee has devoted much time to the subject of the delays in the Master's offices. The Committee have anxiously considered this important and difficult subject, and we look with hope and confidence to their ultimately suggesting a plan which may remedy this long admitted grievance. A useful report from the Common Law Committee for rendering the law uniform in all cases of actions brought against persons acting in pursuance of all public Acts of Parliament, has been received, and a Bill founded on it has been introduced, andjwill probably become law in the present session. The Criminal Law Committee has presented two very valuable Reports, one of which recommends for adoption the plan of Captain Maconochie, for the management of trans ported and other criminals; and the other reports in favour of submitting to the jurisdiction of the Petty Sessions an aggravated larcenies of small amount. Both these reports were the fruit of great consideration and discussion ; and we belive that much benefit in the diffusion of sound informa tion has already resulted from them. Your Council have the satisfaction of stating, that the in come of the Society exceeds its present expenditure. We are desirous that, in conformity with the approved practice of almost all other Societies, we should endeavour to obtain as extensive a diffusion as possible of the reports and pro ceedings of the Society. Having considered whether we should establish a separate publication for this purpose, or avail ourselves of any existing publication, we have come to the conclusion, that it would be both cheaper and more ad vantageous in the first instance to avail ourselves of an existing publication, if a suitable one could be found willing to forward the views of the Society. We have now much pleasure in announcing, that we have been able to make an arrangement with the publishers of the Law Review, (which has from its commencement promoted objects similar to those of the Society,) by means of which the reports and proceed ings of the Society will be regularly published, an d a more permanent record of the procee ge d ne in te g de s nw o t, f it t h h teheSwLa.wety members be ob tained. of the e Accordinghenctortth be his prarraensinSoonm Society will henceforth commencing with the current volume of that work. Our present resources have enabled us to do this. But the larger the funds are which are placed at our disposal, the more shall we be enabled, by the diffusion of sound information, to pro mote the objects of th e Society. In conclusion, your Council think that the present position of the Society is a subject of high congratulation; that reasonably progress has been as rapid as the most sanguine could labours ; expected ; that its members m and useful continuance of its has already affected We wish particu broad foundation for effecting much a i T n l dependm ust larly to impress on the Socie a t n y ks , th o e f t t t ie h i e s 3 m: u s n t g m . on the accession to much pertnaneonre.tangodaoyd,di'aaontpdethhfeoarsal Societyl i o d n g a nabolfe allto p gr roj e e a c t t a ; nadnudsteofutlheir under takings. n ca e r c ry es - s o a u ry t w fo h r a t t h w e dustry and energy the Council look chiefly for the labour a Ju ß ne epo li r t t h :p l . B 4 x 6 ii . i. 21, Regent-street, ecoomnlpoyal completion areior NATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND. The report of the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland for the year 1845 has just been published as a Par.. liamentary blue book, extending, with an appendix, to 127 folio pages. The Commissioners express their acknowledg ments for the charter of incorporation whi,ol her Majesty granted to them last year, through which they have effected an important improvement in the pla,n originally adopted, which was for having national school-houses, built by aid from the public, so conveyed to trustees as to be secured For the purpose of national education according to the existing national system. At the commencement ()Nast year the Commissioners had under their control 3,153 schools, which were attended by 395,550 children. At the close of the year the schools had increased to 3,426, and the children in at tendance numbered 432,844. The Commissioners have undertaken to make grants towards the building of 276 school-houses, which are not yet completed, and which when the whole are finished and opened, are expected to be attended by about 27,172 additional children. The schools in connexion with the Commissioners on the 31st of December last included those founded by the guardians of the poor a 90 unions, and the whole of the unions then ~~~~ e>.- , established in Ireland amounted in reference to the fact, re : made in their fo PORATION FUNDS. 23. The Commissioners, e observations which they rrts, " that the boards of guar -4tans—of—ttnrarerent unions comprise Protestants and Roman Catholic s , an d h ave amongst them men of the highest rank and station ; that the schools are attended by Pro testants and Roman Catholics indiscriminately ; and that the duty of giving religious instruction to those of each creed belongs to a chaplain of their own communion. That here, therefore, we see the national system carried into com plete effect; that here we see how peculiarly adapted it is to the circumstances of Ireland, and that here too we see how decidedly it carries the opinion of the country with it." It seems that there are in training 165 teachers at the public expense. The Commissioners, in their former reports, ad• verted to the importance of agricultural instruction. They have five agricultural model schools in operation, and have undertaken to make grants towards five more, which have as yet not been established. The Commis sioners state, that since they have determined on taking upon themselves the trust of school premises, they have made known their resolution to 126 applicants for building aid. Of the number only three positively refused to adopt the board as their trustees ; two others have objected unless the board would permit the pfernises to revert to the grantee on repayment of the grant ; one has declined to do so unless the expense of the proposed building was defrayed by the board ; the final determination of 25 had not been communicated at the date of the report, and 95 had con sented. From the account of receipts and expenditure of the board, it appears that in April, 1845, the balance: in favour of the public was 18,805/. 2s. 7d., since which 75,5231. 1 28.3(1. had been received, making 91,328/. 14s. 10d. The expendi ture in the year t mounted to 89,5011. 13s. Bd., and on the 30th of March t tic there was a balance in favour of the public of 4,827/. Is. 2d., making in discharge 94,328/. 14s. 10d. THE CITY OF LONDON COR- The following is the report of the auditors appointed by the livery to examine the City accounts:— " We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, elected by the livery of London, in Common Hall assembled, on the 24th June, 1844, and 24th June, 1845, auditors of the Chamberlain's accounts, of the Corporation and Gresham funds, and of the bridgemaster's accounts of the Bridge-house estates, do report. That the amount of the receipt and expenditure of the corporation of the City of London laid before us to audit was the second account of Sir W. Heygate, Bart., and the first of Anthony Brown Esq., Chamberlain of the City of Lond on , f rom the Ist day of January to the 31st day of December, 1844, both inclusive, which account we have carefully and thoroughly examined in. detail,-aild find that the balance of cash upon the lad account was 18,6741. 108. 2:/d.; that the receipts for the year 1844 (including a loan of 50,000/. raised by the corporation to complete the improvements near the Royal Exchange) are 204,396/. ss. 11d. ; that the expenditure of the said year, as appears by the several vouchers laid before us by the Chamberlain amounted to the sum of 193,8651. 2s. 7 d., including the sum of 50,0001. applied as above mentioned ; leaving a balance upon the account of Dec. 31, 1844, of 29,205/. 12s. 9d. In the further prosecution of the examination re, ferred to, we find that certain debts, arrears of rent; dues, and interest in Government securities, are due, and belonging to the Mayor and commonalty and citizens on the 31st December, 1844, and that they were at the same period answerable for debts, claims for interest, &c. We have, therefore, directed a balance statement of such assets and liabilities to be annexed, by which it will be seen that there was a cash balance in favour of the Cor poration of 51,0631. 17s. 3d., after providing for all claims and demands, without including in the accounts the value of their extensive freehold and leasehold pro perty. Included in the arrears of rents above mentioned, as forming part of the assets of the Corporation, we find the sum of 4231. 6s. Bd., as due in respect of a rent of 134 6s. Bd. per annum, is,uing out of a manor in Bed tfohrde s e h r i e r d e, i t w o r h e i , c h a n a d rr e thear has t e b n e t e i o n n re o p f e a t t e h d e ly C n o o r t po ice r d ati b o y n directed thereto, as will apper r by reference to their re ports, presented in the years 1843, 1844, and 1845 ; it is nevertheless, contained in the account laid before us, and the Chamberlain informs us, that being put into charge, he cannot discharge the amount, nor can legal proceed ings—should such he necessary—be put in motion, with out the orders of the Corporation. We cannot but ex press our regret that the matter still remains in so unsatisfactory a position ; and although we are aware that the duties of the committee charged with the management of the City estates must necessarily be of an arduous character, yet we think that the reasonable suggestion of the auditors, contained in their rcport three years since, " That steps should be taken to compel pay ment, if recoverable, or else to take the amount out of charge, as an available asset," ought long since to have been attended to. The Gresham account laid before us for examination was the first account of Anthony Brown, Esq., being the produce and expenditure of the City moiety of the estate, held under the will of Sir Thomas Gresham, Knight, from the 10th of October, 1844 to the 10th of October, 1845, which we also examined, and find, That the balance overdrawn at the com- rnencement of the account was That the receipts of the said account from the 10th of October, 1844 to the lath of October, 1845, were That the expenditure for the same period was 15,220 19 1 Leaving a balance of cash due to the ac count on the 10th of October, 1545 2,424 7 11 We find that the City's moiety of the estate was in debted on the 10th of October, 1545, the sum of 85,0001., borrowed towards rebuilding the Royal Ex change, after its recent destruction by fire in the year 1838, and that it was also indebted to the Corporation 20,000/, remaining of the sum advanced towards rebuild.. ing the said Exchange after the fire. The account of the Bridge-house estates laid before us to audit, was the account of Joseph Watson v. David Gibbs, the bridge master, or warden, f rom t h e Ist of January to the 31st of December, 1844, which we have also carefully examined, and find that— The balance of Cash in hand, on the 31st December, 1843, was That the rents of the said estates, and other receipts of the year 1844, was 36,309 19 61 That the disbursements of the said year (including the sum of 25,479/. 10s. Id. paid to the Chamberlain of London, under the Acts 4th George IV., cap. 50, and 4th William IV., cap. 118, in respect of rebuilding London-bridge and repairing Blackfriar's-bridge), amounted to 36,496 2 4 Leaving a balance in hand, on the 31st day of December, 1844, of 955 2 44 In addition to the said balance of cash in hand, we found that there were rents due and unpaid on the 31st of December, 1844, amounting to 13,8401. 18s. Bd. Of the amount of stock belonging to this trust we are not in a position to make any report, no entries of such stock appearing upon the account laid before us. Upon application to the officer who prepares the accounts for the Bridge Estates for information upon the subject, he appended to the foot of the account, the following note : " The assistant-clerk of the Bridge-house Estates not having received any official account of stock standing in the Courts of Chan cer y or E xc h equer, or of other securities, does not feel himself authorised in making any account of such stock, &c., in the Bridge-master's account for the year 1844." Without expressing any opinion upon the question of the so alleged differencede ficiencyedof opinion of official exists amongstializliformatio nupon which the officers who are employed in managing the business of the Bridge-house Estates, we merely suggest the pro priety i t o t f e e the f the subject Corporation, being w broughtit the nw before .e the of proper C obviat ing any such difficulty at the audit of the acounts upon future occasions. Before concluding this, our report, we, the auditors, should not be doing justice to our feelings if we did not record the approval of the system of accounts adopted by the Corporation, enabling us to perform, with as little labour as possible, a duty which, considering the voluminous nature of the City's rental, and the very numerous items of the corporate expenditure, must otherwise have been exceedingly laborious. J. c O: A S I E t D L s L o , We further beg to express our decided approbation of the clear and accurate manner in which the Ile. counts are prepared for our examination, and the atten. tion of the several gentlemen whose duty it is to assist us in the execution of our duties. (Signed) C: E A N R R L y E F S LUCAS HOUGHTON, R. CAPEL LAMBE, Auditors. Guildhall, June 22, 1846. CITY OF LONDON LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY. Upwards of one hundred of the members and friends of this Society sat down to an excellent dinner at the Bflacthkewaallbs'ence of the Right H on . t h e Brunswick In cons e q Hotel, uea o usualt o p a r s o ts p o h s e a d Vi s b u e o e o n e s d s i s t p o o s t e h d e o fca, City Mayor, the chair wa s filled b y t h e Rev. C. Lane, L m o A. rd The e R London Life Assurance Society, and long life to the in sured," and, in a very vt neat uatniot an g a s e n . s d Tappropriatepresented ,t called attention to the benefits to be derived frozn the certain plans OW } , y other astdi detail at that =A:wit of it a wasultei i unnecessary ea b c cs l e o i s s su n h s t ra m a ar i n e n yc n e e t d f 000rafffil thehslcuieracsh, with itno pe culiar nature, and of mutual interest to tir e assurer and the assured ; and it also afforded, facilifir es in every de partment, on principles of sure economy, limited only by a strict regard to security. The ace,amiulative, or deposit assurance, was also a new brancla of this institution, to which he was axious to call pP,rtieular attention Mr. BREWSTER proposed, the health of the Rev. Chairman, which was responded to with the greatest enthusiasm. The CII4IRMAN ret,arned thanks, and regretted that the chair was not filled by a more able individual than himseif. He had been called to the chair quite unex retedly, in consequence of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor having to attend a special summons of the Com missioners of Woods and Forests. Mr. SPARLING proposed the health of the Directors of the City of London Life Assurance Society. To them was mainly attributable the present success of their Society, and the position which it then held among other societies of a similar nature. Mr. SIMPSON, one of the directors, returned thanks. Several other minor toasts were proposed, after which the meeting broke up. It is but fair to state that the dinner was served up in most excellent style, and several songs, which wrme sung in the course of the evening by Messrs. Hobbs and Hawkins, were most enthusiastically cheered by the company present. VORACITY OF THE PHlE.—Yesterday, Mr. Acrrastead, of Beresford-street, Walworth, took a pike, weighing at Edgware, and inside it were found two yourAi; ducks, be sides some small fish. / -z ~ ~~ _~ -C-