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STAMPS and TAXES, SOMERSET-HOUSE, &-Y SEPTEMBER, 1846. Whereas, in pursuance of 1 and 2 Will: C. 22, the following ARTICLES have, on the days stated, been Zeposited in the Hackney Carriage-office, in this department, by the I''4:WEBS who FOUND the same. Notice is hereby given, that 4443 sash articles be claimed by thei r r es p ect i ve owners, b e t ween e hours of Ten, A.M., and Three, r. at., - within one year from the biteof depo2it, they will be dispos:d of as directed by the above Act THOMAS KEOGH, Assistant-Secretary May 22 451 Bag 1846. -22 j 2 Coat - - 23' 4 Umbrella - 23 4 Bag 23 8 Umbrella - 23 461 Cape - - 251 2 Shirt - - 25 j 3 Umbrella - 23 4 Ditto - - 7 Bag', - - 23, 8 Redicule - 26 . 471 Umbrella -26 r 2 Ditto - - 26, 7 Ditto - - 26 480 , Ditto 27: 2 Ditto - - - 27 4 Coat - • 271 5 Boa - - 27! 6 Opera-glass - - 27 7 Umbrella - 281 8 Coat - - 28' 9 Cardinal - 28 1 490 Parasol - - 25 1 Umbrella - 23 2 Paper - • - 30 5 Opera-glass - - 30 9Pa asol 301504 Coat - June 3i 7 Parasol - 31 9 Coat - - 3'510 Cap and Book - 3 2 Handkerchief - 3 7 Basket - - - 4,520 Umbrella • - 41 4 Parasol - - 41 6 Ditto 5 1 7 Paper - - 6 1 8 Parasol - - 6'530 Umbrella - 6i 1 Parasol - - 8' 3 Ditto - - 81 4 Ditto - - 10 1 7 Cape 10, 8 Parasol - - 10,540 Umbrella - 10' 1 Ditto - . 10i 3 Parasol - -10 i 4 Coat - 10: 5 Umbrella - - 10 1 6 Mackintosh - - 11: 8 Coat 11 1 9 Bank-note - - 11:555 Cloak - 1 11 7 Basket - 1 1 j 8 Umbrella - - 12' 9 Parasol - 12 560 snuff- box - - 12 1 cloak - - I - 12, 2 parasol 15 4 Coat - 151 S Ditto - 151 7 Parasol - - - 15 8 Coat - " - 15 , 9 Umbrella - - 16 573 Coat - 16 5 Parasol - 16 8 Keys - • - 16' 9 Umbrella - - 16,382 Handkerchief - 17 3 Parasol - 17, 4 Umbrella - - 17 5 Coat - 171 6 Cape - 171 7 Cane - 17 j 8 Umbrella - - 18 591 Coat - IS: 2 Ditto - - 18 6 whip - 19 7 Parasols - - 19 600 Pocket-book - - 19, 1 Parasol - - - 19, 2 Spectacles - - 20, 8 Umbrella - - 201 9 Ditto - - 20,610 Coat - 22 1 Umbrella - 22' 2 Ditto - - 22i 4 Ditto - - 23. 5 Shawl - - - - - 23 6 Umbrella - • - 23' 9 Ditto - - - - 1 1 . 24 921 Coat - - - - 18 - 24; 3 Cape - - 18 - 24: 4 Coat - - - 18 - 251 8 Umbrella and parasol - 19 25 63? 116 Parasol 1846. I) areel - 123 co , na ti brella - 5 Umbrella 7 Ditto - 13 9 0 Ditto Pocket -book o Ij Parasol m - $ Coat •. - ) Purse 2 3 Cloak - - n gera-glass - 5 Coat , !look -- - i,„ t C lat. oat easa - "" Parasol c 3 a r.yea - glass - 4 11. 00 ' k ease Paras - - lDitto ol - - - 161 3 Ilinbrella rarw,ol - 17,3 Co Ditto - 7 pa" r " - 4 wh asol ip 18„ oat P arasol - Coat`: uPera-glass Coat - „ Parasol -- Parcel areel - - ; .?_oat _ ,U - rnbrella 2 , ‘ ", uoirk Pareo 1 ° per ,. - 2 ass Parasol - :Coat - - Box, 6 Cloak - 7 Paper .. Bo p aperm - g .. C ,heque Parasol s sol l'ooket-book - 8 Parasol 24 .11_01tto - pera-glass - 6 ; mu.- Oat - P -araSel 1 4 ,', Ditto Coat - Ditto : l'ortfolio : C oat_ and wrapper I.lolnabrella, &e. riing - rod - ; Parasol 266 41'3-glass Cane - " th -oat Ditto 2 Cloak - 4 Parcel - - gParasol 262 toartfolio 5 p g 6 APro arasol 7 9 P arcel n 222 4 DUtorella p L - 6 h ataa..l aoi caaak-note Parasol - - July 18 - - - 20 - - - 23 - 23 - - 25 - - August Parasol - '' 1(e Ditto - : - - 25: 3 Snuff-box - y - - 25 4 Silk - - . 7 Sh - alt.' - - - - 25, 5 Cloak - - 31; Whin - - 251 6 Umbrella - 6 - Coat' - - - 26 640 Ditto - - 7 ,kir c shi-on - - - 271 3 Parasol - 120 4e ticu u le - - - 27, 4 Ditto - - 1 trinbrola - - - 27, 5 Coat - '- 2 D w i itt - - . 271 6 Ditto - - : - 301 7 Bag - - 1 2 Coat' - _ - 30 652 Rug - - 1 pegs . - - 30' 5 Umbrella - - - - - 30! 8 Coat - - dap .„krasol - - . unlbrella - _ -30 9 Umbrella - ,1 Ditto - - -30 GG2 Bag - - 3 ' Ditt o : . - 30, 3 Coat - - 33y Ditto - 30. 4 Umbrella - Co a t _ _ _ - 30 1 6 Chain and seal al. Dnlbrella - -- - July 1 , 7 Parasols - Coat _ _ _ - II 9 Coat - - b 4 ICey s . - 1 672 Ditto - - S - - - 1 I 3 Cloak - - t eal - - ' - 1 4 Ditto - - 1 inbrella - - muffol, _ - - 11 5 Umbrella __li - I, 7 Keys - - 41 11r,17 - - - 2 681 Cape - - a tni a b e r i e e ll - - 2 ' 2 Parasol - 7 - Coat a - - - - 3 Shawl - - . ~, tnlbrella - -2 , 5 Coat - - 4 1, Pare,' - - U mbrella - _ - 3 8 Batbox - b Sha w l _ _ - 3 9 Shawl - - p Cardcue _ _ - 3 690 Cloak - - P arasol - 4' 1 Pocket-book - 2 Law P'per : - 4' 3 Boa - - 4 Parasol - - 6 694 Parasol - 9 Coat - . -. - 6 6 Parasols ' ~,, P arasol - - - 6 7 Parasol - 2 '''' Coat - - -6: 9 Ditto - 3 Cap e .. - - - 7 700 Cloak - Shawl - - 7, 1 Parasol - 9 Parasol - - - 8' 2 Bag - 39 _ree brolin -- -8! 3 Coat - 3 ~r _ a• Ys and glove s - 8' 4 Cloak - unibrella . - - - 9' 5 Coat - 4 pi r , 402 '°l - - 9. 6 Gan-ease Handkerchief - 10 7 Bag - 4 trilibreu - and 1 9 Parasol - . stick - • , A, parasol. __ : ._ 10 , 719 Coat - 11 , I Coat, &C. q Parasol 9 Opp- 1 - 1 . 3 - 3 - 3 4 • 4 .. 4 - a - 5 - 5 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 11 - 11 - 11 - 11 - 11 - 11 - 12 - 12 - 20 - 20 - 20 - 20 4 13 i'p u t-glass - 6 l Intbre o ll; : . Ditt Bc o " 420 at - 2 ii a C u r slll9 o n K s° l -"" 43 1 bitas°l - _ to 3 %%eat ; , Ihitto 1 nbrella b 4 - pars e Coat e 4 gh oul riZe S 4 aWl a; - 11} 2 Parcel - - 11 4 Coat - - 11 5 Hat-case - 11 7 Cloak - . 11 8 Parasol - - 13 9 Coat - - 13 720 Brooch - . 13 1 Umbrella - 14 2 Ditto - - 14 1 3 Coat - - 14, 4 Umbrella - 14 5 Shawl - - 14 6 Coat - - 15, 7 Parasol - - 15' 8 Box - - 161 9 Purse - - 16 730 Coat - - 17 - 22 - 22 - 22 - 24 - 25 - 2G - 26 26 - 26 - 27 - 27 • 29 - - 31 - - 31 - Sept. 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 • - 3 - 4 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 7 - s - 8 NEW SAUCE, for general pur it 1368 "*.having gained such great approbation, and the demand hiloil,litinuing to increase, JOHN BURGESS and SON beg most k rii;:',!37 to offer thus their best acknowledgments to the Public e cce I V: . !!beral patronage of the same ; its utility and great convent "eiv: 41 1 climates have recommended I', to the most distinguished :1174 4 Ilnections, who have all spoken highly in its recoremenda -414 t o Prepared by them only ; and for preventing disappoint . ti e rarnilies, all possible care has been resorted to, by' each eaolulg sealed on the cork with their firm and address, as well tei ltun 4 label having their signature, without which it cannot be ti l°lle i k a ,....ITRGESS and SON'S long-established and much-esteemed 3a ,,. ,, Z; of ANCHOVIES continues to be prepared by them after icisz t 7e Manner that has given the greatest satisfaction for many -,_2ls W ar ouse, 107, Strand, corner of Savoy Steps, London, PERFECTION in LAMP OIL.—A PATENT b 1 PUR ht 'S PATENT SPERM OIL, only 55. per imperial . ql, Is brig as crystal in the coldest weather, and lasts longer ''eat . L a l Sperm. It burns in all descriptions of Argand Lamps. The Pense of Sperm Oil, and the trouble of common oils, can now A tali zensed with at pleaanre. It is admirably suited for Solar 4 kr ' 45 they will not want cleaning for years, and being so pure, Iktutß al lans go as far as five gallons of any common oils ; so, in 4 1,4 1 , 3 '; Clark's Patent Sperm Oil is cheapest. Families laying in ~ksle4 e k of Spermaceti or Wax Candles, Soaps, &c. &c.; will 4 15 , save 30 per cent. in their outlay. This is no fiction, and Sa 4l ' t ,ern of equitable charges the public will support. ka nt r 4 eB sent in London, and list of prices, with description Of the Ch tri rtiele, sent on application to all parts of the world. %q . v ' and Cempany, the immense Lamp, Oil, and Candle Depot, f *".,,,Z y s eat Strand, ten doors from Lowther Arcade. Pa‘ ' CER S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. Years have thousands of individuals who for upwards of twenty 4 111,i"ave used this celebrated liquid, pronounce it to be the only Sre y Z_extant which effectually changes, in a few minutes, red or Ivith ' 4 lr, whiskers, moustaches, &c., to a dark brown or black, 44 4 °,1 t trouble (by simply combing it through the hair), and pro esn by one application a pleasing and permanent change ; and it the b e incontestably proved, that while many dyes tend to destroy bli:air by their pernicious properties and dangerous process, hip the7.tiOn. that this article promotes the growth of hair, nouring 1, 40 0 ts till the latest period of life. Price 3s. 6d., 65., and 10s. b ottle. 1( 1 , 4 ,? be had of the Proprietors 29, Nottingham - place , Fieldgate t, Whitechapel-road, London ' ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68 , Corn ▪ ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Prout, 229, Strand; Sanger, 150, Oxford • et ; Barclay, Farringdon-street ; Atkinson 24, Old Bond- Ztet Hooper, 43, King William-street, London , :bridge • Fhinigin, ' l lmm-street, Bath; Elmore, Bull-street, Birmingham; and of most r~finers and medicine v en d ors i n town and country. Sent to part of the kingdom by receiving a re m itt ance , pest-paid. o k r lease to ask for " Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye." the Proprietor's address b on the wrapper. LADIESisi TRAVELLING, - -a the Sea Coast, or otherwise exposed to the scorching rays of the Sun, will find ItOWLAND'S KALYDOR a most refreshing Ih % , Preparation for th e Complexion, di s p e lli ng the clou d o f lan- Xtel and relaxation, allaying all heat and irritability. and immedi- Th e Y affordi ng the pleasing sensation attending restored elasticity of 14,,,,,5kin. The numerous varieties of Cutaneous Eruptions, Sun- Freckles, Tan, and Discolourations, are pleasingly eradicated Dg ty ?e Kalydor, and the skin rendered delicately seft and clear. Its tii:Ying and refreshing properties have obtained its exclusive selec -44' the Court and the Royal Family . of Great . pritain, and those with thcliin:stiotrlnodifat,haendArtihse tett e Continent of Europe, together brs e. 2Y. and " Haute Volee," from the sultry tr,iTehg-rooms of Calcutta and Madras, to the frozen realms of the thie o arld the Salons of St. Petersburgh and Moscow. —Price 4s. Q. t le. 6d. r . r Bewar pe e of bottle spurious ..g a iydere containing mineral astrin 4. 'utterly ruinous to the complexion , an d wh i ch, by their repel .,k`,„A action, endanger health. The only genuine has the words 4,,T , WLAND'S KALYDOR" on the wrapper , and A . ROwL AND e k 80 1 C 20 Hatton-garden, is also engraved (by desire of the ' s'otti %•ornmissioners) on the Government Stamp e. affixed on each neT e i r t by the Proprietors, and by respectablekhemists and Per- An "Z._ "iner " Ralydors " are fraudulent counterfeits. 'EST APERIENT AND ANTIBILIOUS MEDICINE FOR GENERAL USE IS pRAMPTION'S PILL OF HEALTH which tioe effectually relieves the stomach and bowels by gentle relaxa -44 Without griping or prostration of strength. They remot = e rotfu Laello,' sickness, dizziness, pains in the chest, &c., are highly to the stomach, promote digestion, create appetite, relieve lreMr and depression of spirits ; while to those of a full habit, and 4 ,4 l i vers, who are continually suffering from drowsiness, heaviness, lineng in the head and ears, they offer advantages that will not T h ° , be appreciated. /n om. s Medicine has for many years received the approval of - the coev the classes of society and k indly ' confirmation of its effi *lei; Lhe following letter has been forwarded to Mr. Prout. aase Permission to publish it, and, if requisite, to refer any respect ,..person to its author : 1.0 Ildr.„Pront, 229, Strand, London. " " Heavitree, Exeter, April 24, 1844. li c i t I.—l feel pleasure in being able to bear my strong and unso t testimony to the excellence of your " Frampton's Pill of t t ? i th," which I consider a most safe, efficacious, and very superior -e ral medicine. The widow of an officer, an elderly lady, and b.,aro relatlve of mine. has used them—very rarely having recourse tither medicines for a long period of yearu ; she has recommended r 4 extensively, and in one instance' n which she induced a person tk.„ ° Ptthenz, and supplied the first box herself, they have proved or oti,"Rtinary efficacy. I think that perhaps there is scarcely any s4 "erf th e many patent me di c i nes b efore the publ i c of equal value 2 sl a w ," friend in need"—certainly none possessed of superior claims a t be happy on all occasions to give thent my individua recom . e4cletion. and am, Sir, " Your obedient servant, • * * • ~ . 8 1_ 1 (1 by T. Prout, 229, Strand, London, price Is, 134 d. and 2s. 9d. t. 14,7, 111 ; also by the Vendors of Medicines generally throughout the ) 4 4 ', kuh); FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH, and observe the 40;,„...._ % a nd address of Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," ou the THE UNWER SAL GAS BURNER. 30 to 60 per Cent. Saved! To be had at the Patentees, 60, St. Martin's-lane, Charing-cross. The Patentees beg to call public attention to the following facts, the advantages' resulting from the Invention are various and striking. Independently of a saving of 30 to 50 per cent„ the com bustion is perfect, and the brilliancy produced superior to any light hitherto discovered. It emits neither smell nor smoke, and burns steadily for any period ; and such is Its purity, that it neither affects or sons the most delicate colour or the finest fabric. Objections have made to the Introduction of gas in dwellint , houses, to the expense of fittings, to its destruction of furniture, draperies, gold moulding, &c. ; these are entirely obviated by. the "PATENT UNIVERSAL GAS BURNELL" As the cost of laying on gas is muck lower than is com monly supposed, it is adapted for private dwellings, as well as for club-houses, hotels, manufactories, and public buildings. One of the smallimmeasurably burners amply t ur ha s n tic spi i r e i nt t, o t u o , li o g r h a e t an e o 0,d,-sized with e d the room,avo avoidance a sum anceof i l s ower waster trouble. The merits of the " Burner," its brilliancy • by yt a h nd economy surpassing opinions of_the qualities of the UNIVERSAL the annexed authentic every other known light, are shown BURNER Extract from the Proceedings of the Instituti on of Civil Engineers, Tuesday, 26th May, 1846, Sir Jour; Itxxxim, P res id ent, in the Chair "A gag burner of a novel and Ingenious constructi on was exhibited . The principal novelty was the introduction of a stream of air to the . centre of the flame by a hollow button in the middle of the burner. The air passing up through the hollow stem of the button, was heated, and passed nut by two series of fire-holes around the periphery, and impinging with force on the flame of the gas curved it outwards in the shape of a tulip, while the oxygen of the air, mingling with the carburetted• hydrogen gas, produced a very perfect combustion, The flame was quite white down the top of the burner, was very steady, as was amply demonstrated by the excellent light of the Institution, where these burners have been used. In comparing the consumption of these burners with that of the concentric ring burners, and trying the power of the two lights by the photometer, the new burner gave a better light, with a saving of rather more than one-third." CERTIFICATE. POLYTECHNIC CHEMICAL SCHOOL.—" In testing Clark, Mc Niel', and Co,'s Universa leas Burner with one of the best shawdowless burners, it gave a more pure and brilliant light, with a saving of 20 to 25 per cent." GEORGE CRISP, Engineer, ROUT. LONGBOTTOM, Secretary, THE TONTINE LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 20, PALL-MALL. Capital, 400,0001. TRUSTEES. JOHN ELIJAH BLUNT, Esq. JOHN CONOLLY, M.D. SAVILLE CRAVEN HENRY OGLE, Esq., M.P. BANKERS. Messrs. llerries, Farquhar, and Co. Messrs. Martins, Stones, and Martins. This Company effects every species of Life Assurance, Annuity, and Endowment. Four-fifths of the profits divided amongst the Assured on the par ticipating scale. This Company grants Tontine Annuities in Classes, according to Age, with benefit of Survivorship, viz. : Class 5 including 20 to 25 years of age £3 11 5 Class 9 " 40 to 45 3 18 0 Class 13 60 and upwards 4 15 1 Example.—A party investing 1001. in Class 13 will, from the day. of Investment, receive an Annuity of 41. 15s. ld. per cent. per annum ; and on the completion of the number in his class, his Annuity will increase as his Companions die off, until it reaches the stun of 1,0001. per annum which he will enjoy during the remainder of his life. Prospectuses may be had on application at the office. FERDINAND GRUT, Actuary and Secretary. e ;~ ,77.VC,,X7C .Nro. 16 817. LONDON ) THURSDAY *2_ FLECTION OF LORD MAYOR. A At a MEETING of LI VERY3IEN of the CITY of LON DON, the friends of Mr. ALDEIIMAN WOOD, held at the Swan with Two Necks. Gresham•street, on Tuesday, the 15th September Instant, to take han consideration the course to be pursued to secure his ELECTION fol• LORD MAYOR for the year ensuing, Mr. Deputy Muddell in the Chair; It Was moved by JOSEPH UNDERWOOD, Esq., and seconded by T. J. MAT, Eeq., and resolved unanimously, That it is the opinion of this meeting, that Mr. Alderman Wood's claim to the distinguished honour of becoming the Chief Magistrate of this City. for the ensuing year is indisputable. That his high legal attainments, combined with upwards of eleven years of indefatigable zeal and assiduity in the discharge of his Magisterial duties, as well as his able and dignified discharge of the important office of Sheriff of London and Middlesex, well qualify him to perfor 1 the high and important duties of Chief Magistrate ; an office and an honour to which, by every con•dderatlon, he has a right to aspire, and the only office within the power of his fellow-citizens to bestow at all commen surate as a reward for the long-tried and faithful discharge of his Ma gisterial duties. HALL OF ROME, GREAT WINDMILL STREET, :HAYMARKET. Professor TURNOUR begs most respectfully to inforn the Nobility, Subscribers, and Public, that he has produced that novelty never bellire attempted, via., the introduction of FEMALE MODELS of COLOUR, who will appear every Afternoon and Evening, in varied groupings, expressly arranged for than. Stalls, 2s. 6d.; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls. Doom open at Half-past Two in the Afternoon, and commence at a. Quarter past Three punctually. Evening performance, Half-past tight o'clock. Venus will rise from the sea till furt her notice. I NVENTORS and DEPOSITORS of WORK ING MODELS and of other Specimens oi' the Useful Arts (as well as the Visitors ()HU ROYAL POLYTECIINJC INSTITUTION) are respectfully informed that the Directors haves given their anxious consideration to the new appointment of DIIIMONSTRATOR in MECHANICS, whose duty will be to explain to the Visitors the Principles and Uses of the above Specimens with clearness and simplicity. The Lectures now comprise the ELECTRIC TELE GRAPH, as well as other objects of present infxrest. The beautithl Optical Exhibitions, &c. &c. Admission, Is.; Schools, Half-price. It was moved by JOHN PITTMAN, Esq., and seconded by JAMES HARTLEY, Esq., and. resolved unanimously, _ _ . _ That the unabated confidence of this meeting in Mr. Alderman Wood cannot be mare forcibly expressed than by an earnest assurance that each and every individual composing it will use his utmost en deavours to secure the election of the worthy Alderman to the Civic Chair. It was moved by WINTOUR llAams, Esq., and seconded by Jows YATES, Esq., and resolved unanimously, That a copy of the foregoing resolutions be forwarded to the night Don. the Lord Mayor, with a request that he will be pleased to sub mit the same to the Court of Aldermen, at their next meeting. WM. MUDDELL, Chairman. HOT WE ATHER.- TRAVE LLING.-SEA SIDE.—The REGISTERD PA LETOT in London, only at 22, Conlinll, opposite the Royal Exchange ; and the chief Llama Cloth Warehouse, 114, Regent-street. Do not be deceived by a similarity of name. placed in the windows of a few petty shops in the neighbourhood of the Patentees. Each Paletot is stamped " U. J. and D. NICOLL, 114, Regent-street." 1 4. • . e to".111N, a , rpoi r . fl/ • le 11 . cs : fr, 441 4 i " , „ 0111041 tie—t • , - 0 8 E _ e „ p:y - se v 41*- I V" • t - - . /':,-";* • REMOVAL. DR. CULVERWELL has REMOVED to No. 10, ARGYLL-PLACE.: EGENT-STREET, (leading to Great Marlborough-street,), where he may. be consulted, as usual, Daily till Three,, and in the Evening from Seven till Nine ; and where also his several publications, of which entirely new and en larged editions have recently been published, may be obtained. EICE S TER AND BIRMINGHAM 4 RAILWAY. The Shareholders in this line are already aware that it was after a severe contest, and opposition to competing lines for two sessions of Parliament, defeated in the House of Commons, and In answer to many inquiries on the financial affairs of the Company, the Directors beg to state that they are collecting in and proceeding with the in vestigation of the accounts, and will perfect and lay the same before the Shareholders at the earliest possible moment. By order, S. S. BAXTER, Solicitor. 18, Abingdon-street, Westniinster, Sept. 16, 1846. T HE LEEDS, WAKEFIELD, and MIDLAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that a MEETING of the SIURE- HOLDERS of the LEEDS, WAKEFIELD, and MIDLAND JUNC TION RAILWAY COMPANY will be held at the Sessions House in Wakefield, on MONDAY, the 28th day of September instant, at One o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of laying before the meeting the accounts of the receipts and expenditure of the said Company, and of determining whether the said Company shall be dissolved under the provisions of the Statute 9 and 10 Vict., c. 28, or, whether the affairs of the said Company shall not be wound up, or whether it Ball be expedient to prosecute the said railway in the ensuing ses sion of Parliament, and, if necessary, to empower the Directors to enter into arrangements with certain other Companies upon the terms and conditions to be laid before the said meeting, and gene rally to transact all other business whatsoever that can be trans acted under the provisions of the said statute. Dated this 10th day of September, 1846. EDWARD TEW, Chairman. HENRY BERNERS, secretary. T HE LONDON, OXFORD, and CHEL TENHAM RAILWAY COMPANY. (Provisionally Registered.) CAPITAL 1,500,0001. in 75,000 SHARES of 201. each. Deposit 2/. per Share. PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS. (With power to add to their number.) The Right Hon. Lord Dunally, Cheltenham Henry Thomas Hope, Esq., Deepdene, Surrey, and Mansfield-street, London James Aspinall, Esq., Liverpool and Cheltenham Henry Bell, Esq., Chalfont Lodge, the Park, Cheltenham John Burton, Esq., Andover Lodge, Cheltenham Mr. William Bidmead, Cheltenham Samuel Carrington, Esq., Cheltenham Thomas Aquila Dale, Esq., Malvern House, Cheltenham John Eldridge, Esq., Promenade, Cheltenham Baynharn Jones, Esq., Cambray House, Cheltenham Mr. Henry Haines, Cheltenham Major Charles Pratt Kennedy, Lansdowne -crescent, Cheltenham James Brough Lawson, Esq„ Pine Villa, the Park, Cheltenham John Smith Riviere, Esq., Cheltenham Richard Scholes, Esq., Polefleld, Cheltenham James Webster, Esq., Matherly Court, Cheltenham Richard Warwick, Esq., Wyddrington house, Cheltenham Mr. George Arthur Williams, Cheltenham John Wadley Hughes, Esq., Mayor of Gloucester William Montague, Esq., Gloucester William Washbourne, Esq., Gloucester Mr. Henry Akers, Witney William James Clinch, Esq., Witney J. S. Browning, Esq., Oxford Henry Hall, Esq., Seswell Barton, Oxfordshire, and Mansfield-street, London Thomas Mallam, Esq., Oxford Charles Tawney, Esq., Oxford Sir Harry Verney, Bart., Steeple Claydon House, Bucks The Hon. Philip Sydney Plerrepont, Evenly Hall, Brackley, Nor thamptonshire Humphrey Humphreys, Esq , Buckingham Robert Benson, Esq. James Brownell Boothby, Esq. Edward Cropper, Esq. Frank Somerville Head, Esq. ,Toseph llornby, Esq. Ross Donelly Mangles, Esq., M.P. Cant. Constantine Richard Moorsom, R.N. Patrick Maxwell Stewart, Esq., M.P. Thomas Smith, Esq. Sir James Duke, 31. P., 1, Devonshire-ter-1 Directors of the Oxford, race, London Witney, Cheltenham, Peter Davey, Esq., 1, Sussex-terrace, Re gent's Park and Gloucester Inde ' Joseph Underwood, Esq., Blackheath Pendent Railway Company. Park, Kent Directors of the London and North- Western Railway Company. Henry Thomas Hope, Esq. James Webster. Esq. Mr. George Arthur Williams J. S. Browning, Esq. Sir James Duke, 31. P. William James Clinch, Esq. Joseph Underwood, Esq. Robert Benson, Esq. OF MA NAGEMENT. J. B. Boothby, Esq. Edward Cropper, Esq. Frank Somerville Head. Esq. Joseph Hornby, Esq. Ross Donelly Mangles, Esq., M.P. Captain C. R. Moorsom, R.N. Patrick M. Stewart, Esq. M.P. Thomas Smith, Esq. ENGINEER. Robert Stephenson, Esq. BANKERS. London—Messrs. Glyn, Militia, Mills, and Company. Oxford—Messrs. Wootten and Company. Pitney—Messrs. John Williams Clinch and Company. Cheltenham - 1 The County of Gloucester Bank, Gloucester j The Gloucestershire Banking Company. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Newman, Gwinnett, and Ticehurst, and Cheltenham. James Boodle, Esq. Messrs, Parker, Mayes, Barnwell, and Twisden, 1, Lincoln's Inn- fields, London. , , -............. Samuel Carter, Esq., Birmingham. Messrs. 11. and W. Toogood, 22, Parliament-street, London. SECRETARY PRO TEM. Wyndham Harding, Esq. PROSPECTUS. The object of this Company is to construct a direct and continuous line of railway, on the narrow gauge, from Cheltenham, through Northleach, Burford, and Witney, to Oxford, and thence, by Thame, to form a junction with the Loudon and Birmingham Railway, at once opening the shortest route from those towns and the surround ing districts to the metropolis, and by means of the Oxford and Bletchley, and other lines in connexion therewith, to Bedford, Cam bridge, Norwich, and the whole of the eastern side of the kingdom. The undertaking is promoted by parties locally interested in the district through which the line will pass, in conjunction with the Shareholders in the Oxford, Witney, Cheltenham, and Gloucester Independent Company, who introduced a Bill into Parliament during the session which has just closed for making the line between Oxford and Cheltenham, which failed upon technical objections only. It will be the anxious desire of the Committee to consult the wishes of the Inhabitantras to the terminus and mode of approaching the town of Cheltenham. ..,. ... _ A large proportion o fthe capital will be subscribed by the London and North-Western Railway Company, who have also agreed to lease the line in perpetuity, at a rent equal to four and a half per cent. upon the outlay, with an equal division of surplus profits. ... .. .. . ._ . Thislino will rethice the distance between Cheltenham and London to 100 miles, being a saving of twenty-two miles as compared with the present route, and the distance between Oxford and London will be shorter than by the Great Western Railway, without taking into account the saving in time arising from the more convenient position of the London Terminus at Euston •square as compared with Pad dington, which, to parties going to the City and most parts of the metropolis, may be considered as nearly equal to ten miles of rail way travelling. An unbroken narrow gauge communication will also be effected by means of this line between the Docks and Port of London and those of Gloucester, and there is no doubt eventually with Bristol, an object of considerable commercial importance. Worcester, and the important district of which it forms the centre, will also be brought by this line within the same distance of London as by any other lines sanctioned by Parliament. It having been decided by Parliament that (with some exceptions, not applying to the present case) all new lines of railway shall here after be constructed on the narrow gauge, it is obvious that the traffic of the districts accommodated by the proposed line will be best deve loped by a Company in connexion with the existing narrow gauge lines, giving, at the same time, to the public the advantages of that competition whichthe Legislature have recently evinced their anxiety to establish between rival Companies. Applications for Shares may be made, in the form given below, to the Secretary, at the Temporary Offices of the Company, 29, Great George•street, Westminster. In the allotment of Shares, a prefer ence will be given to parties resident on the line, or having local interest. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the London, Oxford, and Chelten ham Railway (provisonally registered). Gentlemen,- 1 request Youwill allot me - shares in the above undertaking on the terms of the Prospectus, and I agree to accept the same or such less number as you shall allot to me. And I undertake to pay the deposit thereon, and to execute the Sub scriber's Agreement and Parliamentary Contract when required so to do. Dated this day of 1846. Residence ............ De5cripti0n............. Reference •••• •••• . •• • . CERTIFICATE. 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It is the third illustration brought out by the 'British College 'of Health on this important question. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, SEPTEMBER 16. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Birmingham and Gloucester, 130—Bristol and Gloucester, Coal Pit Heath, 72—Caledonian, 16- -Ditto, New, 11. 9s. 3d.—Newcastle and Berwick, 28—North Bri tish, Carlisle Extension, 2 13-16 p.—North Staffordshire, 3% p. NTATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR -14 ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNIIILL, 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 hag, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for feiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums 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. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a fourth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid on each Policy effected on the Profit scale. E XAMPLE S. 'd g.i . 0 1 P cB Premium. ''''l Bonus Bonus in gg g Assured', P A' added. Cash. ,:. may : 1 p c o g Borrow. I-- -- 1 £ £ s.d. j - 1 8 8 . 3 3 7 £217 15 I'£loo 0 11 1 £16 0 4,-£445 0 0 ~,,,,,,, A ia., 11 ,, !?.• , .2 ; 87 1 4 1!! 10 2) 395 11 1 1 11837 1 £217 15 1 X X $ 'a "' 11838 192 3 0, 1000 3 4 1839, 165 11 10! (1840 116 7 118411 111 6 8, '..-C,lOO 0 11 1 87 1 4 74 1 9 54 0 10 49 10 01 *l6 0 4 13 10 2I 11 3 1 1 7 18 10! 7 10 4! X 445 0 0 395 11 1 346 2 3 296 13 4 247 4 5 The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made in December of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. MANCHESTER, SEPTEMBER 16. STOCK EXCBANQE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 1 5-16 p.—Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, lie. c. dis. —Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1 9-16 p.—Exeter and Ex mouth, 11-16 dis.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 3 dis.—Hudders field, Halifax, and Bradford, 2% p.—liuddersfleld and Manchester Railway and Canal 1% p.—Ditto, Extension, 7-16 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 4 dis.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 21,E p.—Leicester and Bedford, 10s. 6d. dis.—London, Manchester, and Birmingham, 76 l 4 —Ditto, Quarters (A), 7% p.—Ditto, ditto (11), 7 94 p.—Manches ter and Leeds Extension, 1 15-16 p.—Manchester and Southatnp. ton, 16s. dis.—North Eastern, 1% dis.—Oldham, Birkenhead, &c., 3 dis.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 3, 1-16 p.— Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, % dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, Halves, No. 4, 9.16 p.—West Riding Union, 2 7-16 p. LEEDS, SEPTEMBER 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, 31s. p.—Huddersfield and Manchester, 1 l A i c. p.—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 6% c. p.—Leeds and Bradford, 44M p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 2% c. p.—Ditto, Branches, 20s. p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 4M c. dis.—Ditto, New, 3 dis.—North British, 12% p.—Ditto, Carlisle Branch, 58s. p.—Clitheroe Junction, ISs. 6d. dis.—Grand Union, 15s. dis. s.—Great Eastern and Western, 325. dis.—Lancashire, York shire, and North Eastern, 275. die. —Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 13s. dis.—Malton and Driffleld Junction, 12s. 6d. p.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 265. p.—North Staffordshire, 3% p.—North Western, 3s. p.—Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole. lie. dis. s. —Shropshire Union, 4s, 6d. dis.—West Riding Union, 4/. 115.6 d. HULL, SEPTEMBEIL 16. STOCK Excasigaz.—The sales are—York and Newcastle, New, 11 —Buckinghamshire, % dis.—East Lincolnshire, 13s.—Fleet wood, Preston, and West Riding, 9s. 6d.—North Western, 24s.—West Riding Union, 41. 9s.—Grand Union, 13s. 6d.—Leicester and Bedford, 11s. 6d. YORK, SEPTEMBER 16. • STOCK Excnemaz.—The sales are—Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), % —lpswich and Bury, 9—Ditto, Extension (Norwich), 2% —Ditto (Cambridge and Ely), IN—London and York, 2/. Os. 6d. —Malton and Driftield Junction, 2%—North British, Half Shares, 16—Ditto, Carlisle Extension, 4—North Western, 1 (—West Riding Union, 4 %—York and Newcastle, New, 11 EDINBURGH, SEPTEMBER 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 141. 10s.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 41. 2s. 6d.-Arbroath and Forfar, 281.-Ditto, Half Shares, 15/. 102.-Armagh and Portrush, 12s. 6d.-Ayr and Gal loway, 1/. 65.-Belfast and County Down, Bs.-British and Irish Union, 2/. U.-Caledonian, 161.-Ditto, New, IL 125.-Caledonian Extension, 1/. 125.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, 1/. 25.--Clydes dale Junction, 28/. 7s. 6d.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 11. 10s.- Deeside Railway, 2/. 7s. 6d.-Direct Northern, 1/. 13s. 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 371.-Ditto, New, 241.-Dundee and Perth, 251. I Is.- East Indian Railway, 14s. 6d.-East of Fife, 1/. Os. 6d.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 2/. 15s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 721.-Ditto, Half Shares, 181. 10s.-Ditto, Quarters, 171. 10s.-Ditto, ditto, New, 171. IN.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 171. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 21/. 55.-Edinburgh and Northern, 101.-Ditto, Newport, V. Bs. 6d. -Edinburgh and Perth, 21.- Forth and Clyde Junction, 11. 18s.- Glasgow and Ayrshire, 77 4 o , New Stoec, 411. 12s. 6d.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 181. 155.-Glasgow and Belfast Unison, 21. 9s. 6d.- Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 11. 155.-Glasgow and Dundee Junc tion, U. 13s. 6d.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 391. 105.-Glasgow General Terminus, 91.-Glasgow and Greenock, 161. 10s.-Ditto, New Stock, Si. 155.-Ditto, Preference, .11. 155.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, I/. 12s. 6d.-Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow, 2/. 195.-Granton Junction, 10s.-Great North of Scotland, 155.- Lame, Belfast, and Ballymena, 95.-London, Bristol, and South Wales, U. 3s. 6d.-London and York, 2/. 25.-Ditto, Half Shares, 11. 15s.—Midland and Eastern Counties, 15s.—Noweas tle and Ber wick, 27/. 15s.—North British, 371.—Ditto, Halves, 161. 108.— Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 41. 2s.—Ditto, Fifths, 71. 10s.— North Staffordshire, 5/. 17s. 6d.—North Wales Mineral, 181. 10s.—Ditto, New, 91. 17s. 6d.—Scottish Central, 191. ss. —Ditto, New, 91. 12s. 6d. —Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, It. 10;.—ScOttisti Cfrand Junction, 12s.— Scottish Midland, 81. 2s. 6d.—Scottish Southern, 11. 17s.—Shrewsbury and Hereford, Bs.—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, Si. IN.—South Midland, 21.14s.—Stirling and Dunfermline, 1 ins. 6d.— Stirling and Midland, 21. 16s.—Strathern Junction, 21. Wishaw and Coltness, 471. 10s. GLASGOW, SEPTEMBER 15. STOCK ExcliAlrox. —The sales are—Caledonian, New, 328. 6(1. Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Extension, 235. 9d.—East Indian Railway, 14s. 6d.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, Quarter Shares, 181.— Glasgow General Terminus, 91.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves, 51. 15s. 6d. p.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 35s.—Glas gow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 295. 6d.—Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction, 39s.—Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 28s. 6d.—Great North of India, ss. 3d.—Manchester and Southampton, 24s.—Scot tish Central, 191.—Ditto, New, 934 EXTENSION OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY TO CHELTENHAM .—We understand that the completion of this railway from Gloucester to Cheltenham, on the broad gauge, will be immediately proceeded with, and will be finished as soon as possible. The completion of the line will effect a considerable saving in time to the passenger, and will, in some measure, lessen the real or imaginary inconveniences produced by the break of gauge at Gloucester. The completion of the line will occupy a very short space of time, and the journey be tween Paddington and Cheltenham, according to the present rate of travelling, will be performed in four hours and a half, and by the express trains in three hours. The portion of the railway between Gloucester and Cheltenham will be laid on the Birmingham and Gloucester line, in accordance with the stipulations en tered into by both companies, and finally resolved by Act of Parliament. NEW CIITJECII AT BETIINAL-GREEN.—Yesterday the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the new church of St. Matthias, Hare-street, Bethnal-green, was performed by the Lord Mayor, in the presence of a largo number of the neighbouring clergy. His Lordship arrived at two o'clock, and was heartily welcomed by a concourse of from 6,000 to B,GOO persons. The new church, which will be in the Byzantine style of archi tecture, is from the design of Messrs. Wyatt and Bran - don, and the building has been entrusted to Messrs. Winsland and Holland, who have undertaken to com plete it for the sum of 6,0001. The church of St. Mat thias will be the largest of the ten proposed to be erected in Bethnal-green, being 117 feet 6 inches in length. All the seats will be unappropriated and entirely free. At the close of the ceremony, all the persons resident in the district who felt inclined to accept the invi.ation sat down to tea in the spacious warehouses of the Eastern Counties Company, at the Mile-end station, kindly granted for their use by C. P. Honey, Esq., the secretary. Over this entertainment the Lord Mayor presided, and although the company consisted of nearly 3,000 persons, not the slightest confusion was occasioned. The assembly broke up about four o'clock. !•!:' ~/ ,~-,~ ~ ~/ PRICE SD. yz.,~ SEPTEMBER 17, 184 G. oxy-hydrogen blowpipe, by which the greatest known heat can be produced, and the result was precisely the b t t h i e th m e e P et r i e n s g i : 1 7911 THE dent, addressed the meeting at some length. BRITISH ASSOCINTION ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. called d r li e s p se n d SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY. Yesterday eveaing S;hrediOtHeyte. tDeEr.Rßsc:ElLNsboeNinagl a public dinner, open to ell the members of the =swede and alluded to the extraordinary visitation of comets than, took place at the long room, a large hall in which (luring the past two yours. Their number was so great the meetings of the mathematical section arc held. The that on one night he had been able to point out to some of his friends who visited the Armagh Observatory no banquet members havingv e ), sat numerously d on n to attended, table, b n upwardst ththe ar arrange less than five comets. A remarkable fact, which ap ments, to say the least cif them, were not those of a first-rate London hotel. There were no stewards ap peared to have some connexion with the discovery of Mr. pointed, and the guests were kept waiting in an ante room without seats for a full hour after the time ar- Grove, is that the comets when coming from their an ranged. Philosophers were, however, not expected to star the or comet solid swellsbody Considerably i into a n tie ion appear like small stars surrounded by the cloudy complain of such trifles, and_ to say the truth of them sin w g hi t l h e e th s e un sta t bt envelope or coma from which they derive their name ; they went through the experiment made upon their ca immenseu after size, p as pebility of endurance with true professional equanimity. Sir R. I. Murchison, the president of the association, decreases, and in one instance, observed by Sir John filled the chair. Herchel at the Cape, app eare d to h ave entirely dis- On the right of the chairman sat Professor Oersted, appeared. Sir John Herschel, Bart., the Rev. B. Powell, and the Sir JOHN HERSCHEL remar k e d t h at one of the most Dean of Westminster, and on the left sat the Mayor, extraordinary scientific f ac t s o f t h e past year was that of the Marquis of Northampton, Leonard Horner, Esq., one of the comets h av i ng di v id e d i nto two, each of which F.R.S., and G. Porter, Esq., president of the statistical section. All the other foreigners who are guests of the proceeded on its way al one . H e wou ld probably havesome remarks to bring bef o r e th e associat i on on this association were provided with places immediately in front of the chair. subject at a future ti me . When the cloth was removed, and grace said, The meeting, after hearing so me ex pl anatory remarks The PRESIDENT, in proposing the usual loyal toasts, from Mr. Grove, sepa ra t e d. referred to the interest which her Majesty took in the The sections, with the e x cepti on o f th ose which had completed their labours yesterday, all opened at eleven proceedings of the association, and to the knowledge o'clock this morning. which his Royal Highness Prince Albert displayed of the several branches of science treated of at the sectional SECTION B.—CHEMISTR Y . There were six papers rea d a t t hi s sect i on, b ut there meetings which he had attended. 'He then gave "The Queen." was only one of any g en era l i n t eres t among them. " His Royal Highness Prince Albert, the first and "On certain principles whi c h o bt a i n i n t h e app li cat i on only honorary member of the British Association." of manures. By W. C. Sooner." Af ter alluding to " The army and navy." the importance of studyi ng economy i n cons id er i ng the Lieutenant-Colonel COLBY, RE., returned thanks on application of chemistry to th e p ur p oses o f agriculture— the part of the army. He said that as th e y had so very a fact which che m i s t s were b ut too prone to overlook— brief an interval before the hour fi x ed for the evening the author dwelt on th e necess it y o f atten di ng to the meeting, he would not occupy their tim e exce pt merely distinction betwee n manures t h at are most essential to to return thanks for the honour that had been done the the plant, and w hi c h can on l y b e supp li ed b y manure, service with which he was connected. Europe had now and those which ar e le ss essentia l an d w hi c h can b e pro been blessed with thirty years:of peace, and he trusted h i ai n nc hc p i r ct o hn c en u r st i jo n li g n. cured from other sources. Whil s t th e compounds of ammonia and phosphoric acid a re o f suc h va l ue as to gwreel them—theat t re e p x a t e y nwttheebn be x esr p u e bn a n s a d t in i t t nu u rt r es e ds —o forfthaee a l a a cl r hk g a e ol ti s hs u ,e m rw, that that peace would long continue to the advancement of science and the continuance of the intercourse which now existed between them and the distinguished scien tific foreigners whom he saw around him. Captain ALLEN, R.N., briefly acknowledged the toast cafes, which ought to be realised from th e so il ,should only be used as purchased manure when they canbe procured at on behalf of the navy. The PRESIDENT alluded to the very flattering and a low expense—particularly as they may b e got from the ashes of vegetables, or from burnt clay or other soil, hospitable reception which the association had met with or else by the disintegration of the earth in the mecha in the town of Southampton, and said lie was sure every nical operations of agriculture. The paper concluded member present would cordially unite with him in by suggesting the formation of an exclusively agriculs drinking the next toast, which was " The Mayor, Cor poration, and Inhabitants of Southampton."—(Cheers.) tural section at the future meetings of the as s o c i a ti on . The MAYOR said lie should claim the same privilege SECTION C.—GE O L OGY A ND G EOGRAPHY . that was accorded to those who preceded him, namely, Leonard Horner, Esq., p res id en t. of net tresspassing at any length upon their time, in con- This section sat for a short ti me , an d a f terwar d s pro ceeded to visit the Artesi an we ll on th e common, near sequence of the very few moments that would elap se before the time fixed on for the evening meetin g . In the town. The p res id en t o f t h e assoc i at i on, S i r R. Mur returning thanks for the honour which h a d be en con - chison, announced it t o b e th e op i n i on of the principal ferred by the toast they had just drank, he be gge d t o geologists present, that as th e b or i ng h a d b een cont i nue d state that the authorities of the town most anxiou s ly and for such a considerable di s t ance i n t o t h e c h a lk , t h e ardently desired that the association would do th em the works ought to be pro cee d e d w ith, w i t h t h e expectat i on o honour of coming among them; and he sincerely hoped of soon reaching the upp e r- green san d s t one, i n wh i ch they were in turn well pleased with their reception.— the great supply of w a t er wou ld b e f oun d. (Cheers.) It was true that the people of Southampton SECTION D.—ZOOLOGY A ND B OTANY . had not received them with any great liberality or hos- Sir John Richardson, M.D., p res id en t, i n t h e c h a i r. pitality, but they knew that they had to prepar e f or men "On mould containing phosphores cen t vegeta bl es. of science, and that the arrangements which would be By the Hon. W. Fox Strangways." Th e l um i nous most acceptable to the members of the association were matter described in the paper was found att ac h e d t o t h e those tending to promote the objects for which they roots of some mosses on a hill near Alexandria. N o at laboured.—(Cheers.) tempt at explaining the phenomenon was made. Mr. SBAPCOTE acknowledged the toast on the part of Mr. BABINGTON observed that he had fou n d th e same Phosphorescence attached to precisely similar moss grow the inhabitants. He apologised for anyi annoyances which might be felt on account of the delay which had ing in cavities in th e re d san d s t one o f C ornwa ll. taken place in the arrangements for the dinner, and said "On the dissimil ar ity i n th e ca l c ifyi ng f unc ti ons o f that, on the whole, he trusted they would consider the mollusks, whose org a ni s ati on i s i n o th er res p ec t s s i m il ar. " pledge which he had given at the Cambridge meeting, By Mr. Lovell Reev e —Thi s was an ora l commun i cat i on, namely, that they would be cordially received at S ou th- and the author d e li vere d some i n t erest i ng remar k s on the ampton, had been redeemed. physiological con diti on o f t h e hi g h est f orms of mollusks, The Marquis of NORTHAMPTON, in brief but com- for the purpos e o f s h ow i ng t h e su b or di nate c h aracter of Alimentary terms, proposed " The health of the Presi the shell as comp are d w i t h t h e ot h er parts of the i r struc dent." tare. He demonstr a t e d th a t o f t h e f our s h ell secret i ng kinds of cephalopods, th e cuttle fish, the paper nautilus, The toast was received with great applause. The PRESIDENT returned thanks. He f e lt in the tes- the pearly nautilus, and th e s pi ru l e or ram ' s h orn, each timony of their applause that, humbl e geologist as lie exhibited a different method o f f orm i ng i ts s h e ll , differ was, they were satisfied with the, exertions g which he had ing as much from each other in their mi crosco pi c struc made as president of their association. He s would ask tune; ,and secreted even from different parts of their those—if there were such, for he had ea t 'lrinatime for systqa, although strictly allied in all those elements of anatothicals detail which constitute the'ssoft 'parts or reading latterly, and lie did Rota w e ll k n o w w h a t was animal, frame; showing also that whilst the Calcareous going forward—he would ask those. w h o cr iti c i se d th e i r portion of the cuttle fish was merely represented by an proceedings, to look at the scientific charaeter of the men by whom he was surrounded. H e might mention 100 internal bony plate, consisting mainly of carbonate of lime, the shell of the pearly n a utilu s c o ns tit u t e d a h uge names of members of that associ a ti on w h o occup i e d t h e very foremost rank in science, and h e w ou ld i s le w h e th er mechanical apparatus, secreted from the mantle envelop it could be said that they were not capable of directing ing the visceral mass, and con s i s ti ng o f t wo se p ara t e deposits, an outer crust, and an i nner nacre , f or t h e the whole power of _their,minds „to the greatest objects of the sciences which they 'cultivated ?—(Hear, purpose of buoying up its i n h a bit an t un d er t h e hear.) In a recent elaborate discourse he endeavoured different mutations of pressure to w hi c h it i s to put before them the claims which th e ass° • subjected in its deep r eg io n o f h a bit a ti on . Th e ciation had on science, and the man y instances shell of the pap er nau til us , on th e ot h er h an d , in which they had eff ec t e d o bj ec t s of th e highest was a light elastic boat, t rans p aren t an d permea bl e scientific interest, whi c h wou ld nev er have been to light, secreted only by th e f ema l e f or t h e purpose o f produced but f o r the energ i es an d the money of the containing her eggs; and that in thi s an i ma l the office members of that bod He would sa to those to whom of calcification was transferred by some m y ster i ous or d er he alluded, that if t he y. y did not look y to these facts—if from the mantle to the hinder pai r o f arms . Th e sp i ru l a they did not look the horse in the face—let them not was again totally different, it b e i ng conta i ne d w i thin the o m f antle of' an animal far larg er i n proport i on than that attempt criticising their p r a cee dings.—(Hear, hear.) the other cephalopods, un d er c i rcumstances which at The association at its pre sen t mee ting received an im psent remained unkno wn . Th e d raw i ng exhibited was pulse in the support which had been extended to it by taken from a living sp ec i men recent l y collected at New all classes, from the Sovereign downwards, and which could not fail to be most ben e fi c i a l t o science. —(Hear.) Zealand, for the fir s t ti me i n per f ect con di t i on, b ut as the The PRESIDENT again rose , an d a ft er complim en ti ng proprietor was unwilling th a t it s h ou ld b e di ssecte d , M r. Reeve could only state that it co n t a i ne d a pro bl em i n t h e the foreign guests of the ass oc i a ti o n separately, and re physiological histo r y of th e cep h a l opo d s w hi c h i t was ferring to the great scientifi c c l a i ms of each of them, which he bad before set fo r th i n hi s inaugural address, extremely desirous to solve. The next p o i n t t o w hi c h he directed the attention of the s ec ti on was th e cur i ous ing member, and the oth er di st i ngu i s h e d f ore i gners w h o begged to propose the health o f M. Oersted, their lead difference which takes place in the gr ow th o f th e cowre y had honoured the meeti ng w i t h t h e i r presence . Th e and the olive, and which he had m ore f u ll y communi cated to the Linnman Society. Wh en th e cowrey arr i ve d toast was drunk with gr eat enthus i asm . Mr. BULLER, of South ampton, begged, on the part of at a certain period of its existence, th e man tl e di v id e d cordial into two lobes, which passing out of th e a p er t ure o f t h e his fellow-townsmen, t o o ff er a welcome to the s illustrious foreign gentlemen whose h ea l t h h a d b een shell on either side, deposited the t es t aceous ma tt er lust drunk. from the outside; but the olive, which prod uces a s h e ll . . M. OERSTED briefly returned thanks, and expressed the gratification felt by his foreign friends, as well as by himself, at the kind reception they had met with in this country, and the great amount of valuable and interest ing knowledge which they had received in attending at the meeting of the British Association. The company then separated. THE EVENING MEETING. The fourth evning meeting of the association was held at half-past eight o'clock, in the Royal Victoria Rooms. The attendance was fully as numerous and brilliant as on the preceding evening. Sir R. MURCHISON, the president, on taking the chair, apologised to the ladies present for the delay of half an hour which had taken place beyond the usual time of meeting, in consequence of the proceedings elsewhere. Lie then introduced Mr. Grove, the eminent chemist, to the meeting. The matter selected for the proceedings of this evening, it should be observed, comprised an explanation by Mr. Grove of his own recent discoveries of the decomposition of water by heat, and also an account of M. Schonbein's extraordinary invention of explosive cotton. Mr. GROVE entered in the first place on an explanation of Professor Schonbein's invention. He commenced with a sketch of the history of explosive substances. Though the origin of gunpowder is generally attributed to Schwartz, a monk of Cologne, he considered it pro bable that the experiments of that individual were made on explosive bodies well known for a considerable time previously. A pyrotechnic combination called " Greek tire" is mentioned in Arabic, Greek, and Latin writers of the 9th century, and in the 13th century a considerable number of such substances were known to the Arabs, who called them " Chinese fire" and " Chinese hail," &c.; and most probably, therefore, owed their knowledge of them to the Chinese. In all of these nitre was introduced, and some of them contained the precise ingredients of gunpowder. Professor Schonbein's discovery was not as yet secured by a patent, and of course it could not be supposed that the ingredients which he made use of would be commu nicated, but it was a gratifying circumstance that he had in the first place come to offer it to the British Govern ment and the British people. The principal drawbacks in the use of gunpowder were, that it produced so much smoke, and left a residuum which prevented fire-arms from being used fbr any considerable time without cleansing. M. Schonbein's gun cotton had neither of these disadvantages. It had all the appearance of ordinary white cotton, and was not injured by moisture. There were two kinds of this cotton, both similar in appearance, but one of an inferior quality which pro duced a small quantity of smoke, and left a slight residuum. Tho other caused not the slightest appear ance of smoke, and left no traces whatever on the paper from which it was fired. Mr. Grove fired off some portions of gunpowder, and of the two kinds of cotton, both dried and moist. In one experiment the superior cotton when placed on gunpowder exploded without igniting the powder, which was afterwards fired off on the application of a heated wire. This proved the great rapidity of its combustion, while the absence of smoke was according to the opinion of Sir J. Herschel, expressed at a later period of the evening, owing to the perfect union which took place between the substances made use of. Mr. GROVE next proceeded to exp l a i n hi s own great discovery of the separation of wat er i nto its constituent elements by heat. His discourse was the substance of a paper which he has communicated to the Royal Society on this subject. Water is known to b e composed of two elements, from a ch em i ca l un i on through a red-hot gun-barrel the oxy gen un i tes w i t h n el f e wh e i n e t h s , o i t x y e g a e n n b e e n d e a h s y i ly d r o fe g r e m n ed. By passing water the iron, which becomes incrustated with rust, while the hydrogen is eliminated separately. This is the old mode of proceeding, but no attempt had heretofore suc ceeded of collecting both the gases in one experiment, without having either absorbed by any other substance. The new process discovered by Mr. Grove consists iu introducing two platinum wires into the lower part of a glass tube, hermetically sealed, and filled with water, from which the atmospheric air has been first expelled by boiling. The wire is then heated almost to the point complet ely bbbles, which were decomposing th e u of fusion, by means of the galvanic curr ent , an d the in tensew ater,h heat t has e gases the e risingff cellected at the other extremity of th e tu b e. As it might be supposed that the decompositi on was produced ect off n small by the action of the galvanic fluid, he next tried the of almost similar appearance and external polish, com pleted its growth by the gradual addition of matter at the top, secreted by the mantle, which has no further influence over the shell after it once receded from it in its course of retrovolution, and was held in a state of tention by a filament or cord passing from its posterior extremity into a narrow groove in the spire of the shell. Other peculiarities were also demonstrated in the colours and design of the different layers of enamel. The author next directed his remarks to the chiton, patella, dolium, glassy nautilus, firoles, and other mollusks, the whole of which were illustrated by a series of beauti fully executed drawings on a large scale, each as in a living condition, with its shell in situ. Mr. Reeve con cluded his observations by hoping that as the result of his inquiries were in course of publication elsewhere, we should soon see our amateur conchologists collecting their specimens with a more philosophic spirit of inquiry into the nature and habits of those animals of which they merely constituted a subordinate portion. Whilst the geologist might content himself to a certain extent with the shells, as serving to identify that abundant issue of imperishable medals by which he is enabled to calcu late the age and convulsions of the crust of our globe, the zoologist must be satisfied with nothing short of complete physiological analysis of the mysterious ani mals from which they are derived. SECTION E. —SUBSECTION FOR ETHNOLOGY. Dr. R. G. Latham in the chair. 1. Dr. Twining on Nekrowazezers of Bessarabia. 2. On the Inhabitants of Timor. 3. On the Inhabitants of Macassar. 4. Dr. R. G. Latham's Report on the present state of Ethnological Philology. SECTION G.—MECHANICS. The Rev. Dr. Robinson, vice-president, in the chair. The proceedings at this section to-day were looked forward to during the week with much anxiety, as the new wave principle in the importont department of naval architecture was expected to be developed. The room was densely crowded during the meeting. Dr. PHIPPS gave an account, which was of a most flattering kind of the sailing powers of two sailing yachts, built by him on the wave principle. These were the Enchantress cutter and a smaller boat built for Dr. Corrigan, of Dublin. In the course of his remarks he observed that vessels of from 70 to 80 tons might be safely cutter-rigged, but above that tonnage the enor mous weight and size of the mainboom would render such a rig unwieldy and dangerous. In smaller vessels it might be taken as a general rule that no plurality of sails would never effectually supply the place of one large sail. The Rev. Dr. ROBINSON said, before calling on Mr. Russell, the author of the wave system of ship building, to explain its principles, he would offer a few preliminary remarks on a subject involving so intimately the great ness and prosperity of this empire. There was a museum, which was easy of access, kept at Somerset House, of the models of nearly all the vessels of war that had ever been built, and it was a most humiliating sight to perceive that, with the exception of the celebrated ship the Great Harry, and the Sovereign of the Seas, there was not a single model rising higher than that of a beast of burden in the entire, save some prizes taken from the French. During the war it was found that French vessels could always keep to the windward of the British ships, and then sail away from them when they liked, and it was solely owing to the indomitable spirit of the British sailors that so many great victories had been obtained. The superiority of the French ships he ascribed to the care taken by Louis XIV. to unite practical know ledge with superior science in this branch of national greatness. The few good British ships that had been constructed were made after French models, and even in these there was such an inferiority, that a number of small vessels, built on the plan of a celebrated French corvette, were so bad as to be known in the service as the forty thieves. The writers on naval arAii • tecture, with the exception of Chapman and a few more, promulgated the most absurd rules and systems, and left the subject without any theoretic principles whatever to guide the builders. He would have asked the associa tion before this to obtain a report on the practical prin ciples of naval architecture, but that he really knew no one to whom they could apply with a prospect of getting a satisfactory answer. As an instance of the bad feel ing existing on this subject, he had only to allude to the recent operations of the experimental squadron, where matters of fact had been made matters of party. He trusted, however, that at the next session of the associa tion some better prospect would be before them. A few of the points o'a which information was wanted were these :—The stability of the vessel to carry a suffi• cieney of canvass to obtain the necessary speed was an important co ns id erat i on. The stability was to be obtaine,d, eith er b y lengthening the vessel, or still mor'e by increa s i ng the breadth, or else by deepen ing it. Each of th ese modes, however, bore with it a corresponding disadvantage, and some general theory of proportion was most desirable. The second point was to enable the vessel to move through the water with the least possible resistance. By increas. ing the stability of the vessel, they increased also the resistance, and that resistance was also considerably pro moted if the vessel left a slough or vacant place in the water at its stern. The third great object was to increase the power of the vessel to sail against the resistance of the wind, as in sailing near the wind her tendency to drift sideways was much greater than in going ahead. On none of these points had they any accurate theore tical knowledge whatever. The water line, which was the line formed by the water on being first separated and then closing behind the vessel, was entirely unsettled, almost every ship-builder having some favourite theory of his own, without, however, being able to assign any reason for adopti ng it. The reverend gentleman then gave some particulars of the excellent sailing qualities of Dr. Corrigan's yacht, but said that it was probable the wave principle on which she was built might here after be still further improved. At least there were sDme points on which he would like to cross-examine the inventor. Mr. RUSSELL, then came forward, and after expressing his gratitude to the association for directing its attention to so important a subject, proceeded to explain the theory of what was known as the wave principle in ship building. He was first induced to direct his mind to this subject when the canal companies proposed, some years ago, to establish swift boats that might compete with the mail coaches. On being applied to by them, his first attempt was to build one with a spheroidal bow, but the result was not as successful as was to be wished. The favourite shape of bow among seamen at the time was that called a duck's breast, but the effect was to raise a large wave immediately in front of the vessel, which of course considerably retarded its velocity. He then directed his attention to the motion of the water itself. When a vessel passed through the water at a great velocity, a high wave was raised at the head, as high in the old steamers as four feet, and this wave on falling back formed a hollow by its pressure immediately behind it, and the water was afterwards sent out with great force on both sides of the bow. All this was a costly and useless expenditure of force. In en deavouring to ascertain the least resistance necessary to bring the particles of water out of a state of rest, he conceived that there ought to be a similarity between the motion of water and that of a pendulum revolving in a circle, and this led him to adopt the form known as the wave principle. This is different from a bow formed of two straight lines meeting at an acute angle, in being narrower than such a bow towards the cut-water, and a little wider towards the bow. The object to be attained was, he conceived, to remove the particles of water ra pidly, and at the same time not to throw them farther aside than the breadth of the vessel amidships. That this object was effected by the wave principle he ascer tained in the following manner :—He got his model boat to be carried along by high-bred horses at a speed of 17 miles an hour, and made the head pass between two oranges floating on the water, and which he intended to represent two particles of the water to be removed. The oranges merely touched the side of the vessel until they got amidships, and there remained, thus showing that no greater force had been applied to them than was necessary to remove them out of the way of the vessel. Another phenomenon observed was, that, instead of the high wave at the bow, which sailors thought was a sign of a ship sailing well, or what they called carrying a bone in her teeth, the elevation and subsequent depression of the water were entirely got rid of. He at first thought it would be better to have the same shape behind, but he found it did not answer at all. He discovered, in fact, that the fuller she was behind, and the flatter she lay upon the surface of the water, the quicker she sailed, and that this should be the case is clear, when it is consi dered that the water, returning to its level, is governed by an entirely different law from that by which it is first separated. These two considerations united led him to the adoption of what is known as the wave principle. In the wave formation, the greatest breadth of the ship is not at the bows, or even amidships, but a great way aft, in the ratio of three to two, and the other peculiarity is, that there is a long and extremely gentle hollow in the water-line forward, with a very full water-line abaft, but which is, however, never on . the surface of the water to exceed a cycloid. An interesting discussion followed, and several mem bers expressed themselves highly grafi ied at the explan ation which Mr. Russell had given of his theory. MEETING OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE. The general committee met this day at three o'clock. The President in the chair, The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, Mr. TAYLOR, the general treasurer, read his report of the number of tickets issued since the commencement of the meeting. They were as follows : Old life members 241 New members lO New annual subscribers...— 39 Old annual subscribers Associates Foreigners Ladies . 198 Total 843 The amount of money received was 7101., to which was to be added the subscription of his Royal Highness Prince Albert of 1001., and Si. 4s. Bd. for books, making in all 8201. 4s. Bd. Colonel SABINE, the general secretary, then read the lists of recommendations agreed to by the committee of recommendation. These were divided into three parts, the first involving grants of money from the associa tion, the second requiring no grants of money, and the third being recommendations to the Government or other public bodies. The recommendations were una nimously adopted. The following is 'a synopsis of the grants of moneys recommended, with the name of the member, who alone, or as the first of the committee, is entitled to draw for the money:— Kew Observatory £lso 0 0 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE. Erman, A.—Computation of Gaussian for 1839. (Continuation.) ..... £so 0 0 Birt, W.—Researches in Atmospheric Waves 10 0 0 Robinson, Rev. Dr.—Construction of a new Anemometer (Committee).—Complete Catalogues of Stars 70 0 0 CHEMICAL SCIENCE. Percy, Dr.—On Crystalline Slags, &c.. 2O 0 0 Schunck.—Ou Colouring Matters ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY. Strickland, R. E.—Vitality of Seeds Portlock, Capt.—Marine Zoology of Corfu lO 0 0 Lemon, Sir Charles, Bart.—Marine Zoology of Cornwall lO 0 0 Forbes, Prof. E.—Marine Zoology of Britain 10 0 0 Egerton, Sir Philip, Bart.—Habits of Marine Animals Spence, William. —On Scorpionid m an d Arachnidm O wen, Prof.—Tabular Forms for Registering Periodical Phenomena PHYSIOLOGY. Blake, Dr.—Physiological Action of Medi- tines 2O 0 0 £4lO 0 0 Dr. Carpenter's Report on Microscopic Structure of Shells, &c., to be illustrated by plates, not exceeding twenty in number. _ There were several recommendations to individual members to continue their researches in various branches of science on which reports had been presented at the present meeting. The only recommendations in the third class were two applications to the Government. One was for a publication of the meteorological ebserva tions kept by the officers engaged in the Ordnance sur vey of Ireland, kept at Mountjoy and the Pigeon House forts, and the other was for an accurate survey of the parallel roads at Glenray, in the north of Scotland. Professor Willis, the president of the mechanical sec tion, brought forward a recommendation that that sec tion might be reunited to the mathematical and physical section, the whole to be called " The Section on Mathema tical, Physical, and Mechanical Science." The arrange ment was considered advisable, in consequence of the necessity of the same members attending both in most cases. The inconvenience formerly found to exist was proposed to be remedied by the appointment of a com mittee to investigate models in which the professors of physical science could feel no interest. The question will come under the consideration of the committee next session. The secretaries and officers of the council were then re-appointed, and Professor Ansted, Professor Willis, and Major Shadwell Clarke requested to act as auditors. This being the last business meeting of the assoc:a tion, the general committee was declared to stand ad journed until the 23d of June next, at Oxford. There will be an evening meeting to-night, and the members of the association are invited to inspect the ships and fortifications at Portsmouth to-morrow, the foreigners and officers of the council being all invited to a dejcuner at the residence of the Admiral of the port. THE ITARVEST.—The fields within six miles of Edinburgh may be described as cleared. The general complaint is lightness of return—corn as well as straw ; and, as a necessary consequence, markets are rising. Wheat in Edinburgh market brought from 4s. to ss. per quarter more money on Wednesday than on the previous market-day; and oats and barley realised an equal ad vance. Strange as it may seem after the many state ments as to the total failure of the potato crop, 41. per acre and upwards have been obtained by public roup for some fields; but unless to feed pigs we do not see to what use the product can be turned, for it is seldom that one good potato in twenty is turned up. Great fears are entertained of the soundness of turnips. Around Edin burgh this crop still maintains a healthy appearance; but from East Lothian there are some very unfavourable accounts.—Scotsman. A haddock was captured off Whitehaven last week, in the belly of which was found a considerable part of a joiner's two-foot rule. -- '_9 .2-7 z 7 - DEATSIR JOHN WILLIAMS. The sea ject of this notice was at his country resi dence, Livermere-park, near Bury, in Suffolk, enjoying that needful re l axat i on which this period of the year usually places at the disposal of the overwrought lawyer, where his earthly career was unhappily brought to a close. The age of Sir John Williams was not much short of 70 years, but those who knew him considered that his state of general health was sufficiently good to warrant the hope that he might be destined to enjoy as long a life as ordinarily falls to the lot of a successful lawyer. The learned personage just deceased had been for the last twelve years one of the judges of the Court of Queen's Bench ; and if he did not display in that distinguished position talents and attainments of the very highest order, he at least brought to the discharge of its onerous and important duties great integrity, a sincere and earnest desire to administer justice in exact conformity with the existing state of the law and the ac knowledged principles of British jurisprudence. The subject of this memoir reached the dignified station which he occupied at the time of his death without much aid from that species of connexion which in the present day is deemed almost essential to forensic success; for he began life at the bar with scarcely any means of procuring clients beyond that which a distinguished university re putation may be supposed to confer. Sir John Williams was a native of Bunbury, in Cheshire ; his family, how ever, were settled in Merionethshire, and Sir John was always very careful to have it understood that he be longed to the principality. His father was rector of a parish in Merionethshire, but he was also vicar of Bun bury, and was residing there when his son John was born. At the well-known grammar school of Manches ter Sir John Williams received the early part of his education, and he proceeded thence to Trinity College, Cambridge, eminently qualified by the instruction and discipline of his boyhood to avail himself of the advan tages and acquire the honours which a university pre sents to men of diligence and ability. He went- to Cam bridge in the year 1794, and obtained a scholarship the first time that he sat. Mr. Williams took his bachelor's de gree in 1798, and during his under-graduate course ob tained several prizes; but the chief object of his youthfulstm bition—that to which he attached much more importance than to any advancement in after life—was a fellowship. In hoping for that distinction he was not destined to en counter disappointment ; and it is rather a remarkable proof of his peculiar opinions upon this subject, that he has been sometimes heard to say, he considered the honour of a fellowship, obtained in the face of that com petition against which he contended, an acquisition superior even to the dignity of the ermine. Mr. Wil liams, in getting his fellowship, very modestly acknovea !edged that he achieved success over a competiter set perior to himself in general scholarship. That gentle man was obliged to struggle through life as he best might on the scanty pittance which a poor clergyman receives, while a more favourable fate awaited Mr. Wil liams ; but to his infinite honour be it recorded, that when professional success and considerable opulence re warded his labours, he generously remembered his col lege rival ; and considering him hardly used by fortune, allowed him an annuity in aid of the scanty income which that learned and estimable person derived from a small church living. It is understood that the annuity has been continued to his widow. Long after Mr. Williams quitted college, he devoted his time occasionally to classical studies, as the pages of the Edinburgh Review amply testify, for they contain articles written by him on the orations of Demosthenes, and on several Greek plays. Even still later in life his classical attainments attracted attention; and Lord 'Ten terden, a high authority on such subjects, as well as upon the laws of the land, pronounced Mr. Williams to be the best scholar throughout the whole profession. Sir John Williams was called to the bar in the year 1804, and although he did not rise to the highest rank of the profession, he still obtained a very respectable amount of business. Mr. Williams chose the northern as his circuit, and the Liberal party as his political friends. Both were bold steps; for the magnitude of the circuit rendered success more problematical in that quarter than in any other, while certainly no prudent man could in the early part of the present century see a prospect of silk gowns, or ermined robes, by connecting himself with Whigs, Liberals, and other adversaries of the Church, the State, and Lord Chancellor Eldon. Slowly, but securely, did Mr. Williams advance in the arduous profession of the law; accident never seemed to have procured for him a client, and accident never de prived him of one. It could not be said that he en joyed a first-rate business; but he scarcely ever lost a client, and though a man of ardent temperament his discretion in the conduct of a cause was pre-eminent. In proof of this, it may be stated that the late Sir John Bayley has been heard more than once to declare that if he were to be tried for his life he should desire to be defended by Mr. Williams. Even the present generation need scarcely be reminded that the proceedings against Queen Caroline formed by far the most important occa sion upon which any lawyer has been employed during the present century. The Attorney-General of that Princess became Lord Chancellor, her Solicitor-General, Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, two of her counsel, successively, Chief Justices of the Common Pleas, and a fourth one of the judges of the ecclesiastical courts. Amongst those eminent men Mr. Williams took a conspicuous part as ono of her Majesty's advocates; and the almost unrivalled powers of cross-examination which he displayed upon that memorable occasion fully realised the expectations of his friends. His skill as a ere,es. examiner was generally acknowledged by the profession, but it was not until after he had exercised that astonishing power upon the notorious Theodaire Majocci that the public a t l arge b ecame aware of ids matchless talents in that branch of an advocate's duty. Soon after the Queen's trial," as it was called, his clients be came more numerous, and his na me considerably more public. An opportunity for getting into Parliament presented itself in the year 1822, when he s t oo d upon t h e L i beral interest for the city of Lincoln, and was returned. The most remarkable use which he made of his powers and privileges as a Member of Parliament was to co-operate with Mr. Michael Angelo Taylor in denotnacing the abuses of the Court of Chancery; but it must be admitted that the share which he took In the delibera tions of the House of Commons did not very greatly add to the reputation which he had previonsly acquired; but upon the whole he made rather a favourable impression on the House, and he certainly assisted in laying the foundation, or at least preparing the way, for several of the improvements which since that time have been effected in the Court of Chancery. A change of the Ministry at length procured for him that professional position to which he had for some years been fairly entitled. He received a silk gown, and soon after the accession of William IV., her Ma jesty, now Queen Dowager, appointed him her At torney-General. In February, 1834, he became one of the Barons of the Exchequer, and having sat in that court only one term was transferred to the Court of King's Bench, where he remained until the period of his lamented death. It is well known that Sir John Wil liams appeared to considerable advantage as a judge in criminal cases, and that he laboured unceasingly, in. every case that came before him to reconcile his stro ng sense of justice with, p er h a p s , his still stronger f ee li ngs of mercy. Altho ug h Si r John Williams bad been for some weeks past indisposed, he was not thought to be in any imminent danger, and he had, we understand, been considered by his physicians as labouring under soma affection of the liver. On Monday last, however, het complained of increased pain in the chest, and to the great regret of that very numerous circle of society who, could appreciate his many estimable qualities, U s valuable life was on that day brought to a close,_. Times. REDUCTION 01' THE HILL AT PICCADILLT.--FOT some time past a number of labourers have been engaged in digging away the hill in Piccadilly, from Half Moon street to Dover-street, and re-paving it with broken granite. OFFICIAL PROMOTION.—The Commissioners of the Customs Department having had under their notice o the fficerrespoofrtths the several end fr d o e m par ti tm me ents to , s ti u m bm e i b t y tin t g he p the ri n n a c m ipl names of officers and clerks for promotion on vacancies, ha re considered it expedient to promulgate an order, impress ing upon the principals that it is their duty in such re ports to bring prominently under the notice of the Board all the circumstances affecting the character and con duct of the parties, whether such circumstances may have been recorded in the annual returns of capacity and character or not ; and the Board have desired it to be distinctly understood by the whole of the employees throughout the departments in the United Kingdom, in the service of the Crown, that hence forth any transaction of a discreditable nature, pecuniary embarrassment, neglect of duty, or other misconduct, will be held by the Commissioners sufficient to justify them in withholding promotion from officers or clerks, even in the lower grades of the service, in which promo tion has usually proceeded by seniority, unless it shall be made evident to the Board that such parties have, by continued good conduct and increased zeal and activity in the discharge of their duties, subsequently entitled themselves to favourable consideration. This order has been communicated to the heads of the department in. London and throughout the United Kingdom, for their, government in this matter, and for the information, of the several officers under their survey. THE CONVICT HENRY.—Yesterday morning Joseph Henry was sent off from the prison of La Roquette to the hulks at Toulon, in execution of the sentence of the Court of Peers. Until his being transferred to this prison he maintained hopes that his appeal to the King for a commutation would meet with some success; and more than once sent for his counsel, M. Baroche, to whom he expressed great anxiety as to his fate. At six in the morning he was informed that he must prepare to go to Toulon, undergo the usual process, and put on the dress worn by all persons sentenced to the hulks. He sunk into a state of despair and almost stupor, exclaim-. ing, " Oh, God! Oh, God! All then is over! No hor c ie is left." And when brought out to be put into the v an , he saluted those around him, and seeing an inspector general of prisons among them, he raised his eyes to him and said, while his face streamed with perspiration, which he endeavoured to conceal, but could not, should have preferred death." Seven other convicts, condemned to the hulks for different terms of from five to ten years, were sent off with him. None of them seemed to have the least cornmisseration for their miserable companion. Among these was Pierre Marie Lecareux, sentenced for six years as one of Fournier's gang of robbers, and when he was stripped for being in vested with the convict's dress, there was found tattooed on the right side of his breast, Mort a Fernier et ct Helaine Magnet (Fournier's mistress), whose confessions and evidence formed ,the main ground of conviction.— Galignani. Accounts from Malaga state, that six persona have been sentenced to be shot for the assassination of Colonel Tubado; six banished for ten and six years from the Peninsula; seven condemned to imprisonment in a pre. imprisoned for for ten an d s i x years; and four women for five and four years, and six and four months. Two are also to be imprisoned for six months.