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THE NEW ASYLUM for INFANT OR PHANS, STAMFORD-HILL. For Orphans under Eight Years of Age, without distinction of sex, place, or religious connexion. The SECOND ANNIVERSARY DINNETt of tto. Charity i n held at the London Tavern, Biahopsgate-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 27th of May. The Right Hon. Lord Viscount MORPETH, M.P., in the Chair. STEWARDS. The Right Hon. the Earl of Cla rendon James Pattison, Esq., M.P. Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P. Henry Vyner, Esq. A. W. Robarts, Esq. S. P. Arnold, Esq. Francis Bennoch, Esq. Edward Brown, Esq. Domenic Braggiotti, Esq. Josiah Conder, Esq. James Carter, Esq. Isaac Circuit, Esq. Joseph Crane, Esq. Joseph Davis, Esq. John Finch, Esq. Edward Edwards, Esq. William Grocer, Esq. Edward Healey, Esq. John W. Harker, Esq. Charles Jones, Esq. George T. Kemp, Esq. P. C. Leckie, Esq. Christopher Lund, Esq. Tickets, One Guinea each, ma' ""Offices of the Institution, 32, Poult Tavern. 32, Poultry, May, 1846. JAME, Sir Geo. De H. Larpent, Bart. William Ewart, Esq., M.P. ' Charles Lushington, Esq. James Harmer, Esq. S. M. Pato, Esq. Robert Lush, Esq. William Leavers, Esq. John Remington Mills, Esq. Robert M`Cabe, Esq. William Mawby, Esq. James Peek, Esq. John itelfe, Esq. Charles Reed, Esq. Robert Rymill, Esq. George Simmons, Esq. James Smith, Esq. George Thompson, Esq. Henry Thompson, Esq. William Tho'nborrow,Esck William W. Tyler, Fsq. William Wilkinson, Esq. David W. Wire, Esq. John Wilks, Esq. Captain Weller. y be had of the Stewards; at the :ry ; and at tlie bar of the London SHER3UN, Hon. Secretary. UNIVERSAL GAS LIGHT COMPANY. Capital 100,0001., in 5,000 Shares of 201. per Share. Deposit, 10s. per 1001. Shares, in accordance with the Act. Provisionally Registered. Under the Management of a Proivisienal Committee, With power to add from the General Committee. COwSITLTING ENGlNEER —Professor Ryan, M.D., L.L.D., Royal Naval College, Portsmouth, and Royal Polytechnic Institution. ENGINEER —Mr. Robert Cordon, Nottingham. BANKERS—The London and County Joint Stock Bank. SOLICITOR—J. F. W. Fesenmeyer, 23, Bedford-row. Secarreay— Mr. Gabriel Kenyon. Offices of the Company, No. 11, Old Jewry-chambers, City. The Company have great pleasure in announcing to the Public, that since issuing their last Advertisements, they have availed them selves of the opportunity of testing, by practical operations the utility and applicability of their Apparatus for Manufacturing Gas on the Premises of the Consumer, and they feel great pleasure in stating that it hasTheen adopted by the Birmingham, North Midland, and Midland Railway Companies, and is now in active use at the following Railway Stations : Tring Station, Birmingham Line. Methley Station, North Midland Line. Kegworth Station, Midland Line. At which places it has been used with the utmost success, both as regards the Station and Signal Lights, producing in point of bril liancy and steadiness a most powerful light. The Apparatus has also been used at various Lace Mills and Factories, situate at Nottingham, Derby, and elsewhere, giving the greatest satisfaction. The full particulars whereof, and the purposes to which the inven tion is applicable, are embodied in the Company's Prospectus, which may be obtained of the Solicitor, and at the Company's Offices. In carrying out this invention, the Company hold out to the Share :,.;ll'''4lol44l3.laßel2lll2,tlpoa their capital of about .IMll,per cent - Instatin t . re urn at so large an amount of profit, it will be borne in min d that this Company have not to contend with any of the heavy ex penses to which other Gas Light Companies are subjected, such as large establishments for the manufacture of Gas, the erection and ' working of furnaces, steam-engines, laying down, taking up and re- Pairing of pipes, poor-rates, &C. &c. To bring this valuable patent and profitable invention into opera tion, it is proposed to form a Company by raising the sum of 100,0001. in 5,000 shares of 201. each. A deposit of two shillings per share to be paid to the Bankers of the Company, for which a receipt will be given. exchangeable for the certificate of the Company entitling the holder to an allotthent of shares. The Management of the Company to be under the guidance of a Board of Directors; and, when formed, a General Meeting to be held to approve the Deed of Settlement now drawn up under the advice of Counsel. Applications for shares, in the usual form, to be made to, and further particulars obtained from, the Solicitor to the Company, and also of the Secretary, at the Company's Offices. 'UNIVERSAL GAS LIGHT COMPANY. The ALLOTMENT of SHARES will take place on MONDAY, the Ist day of June next, at the Company's Offices, No. 11, Old J ewrYChambers, City. REDUCTION OF DUTY ON TRENCH BRANDY, COGNAC BRANDY, like the wine from which it is obtained, requires age for its perfection ; when old, it is the most wholesome of spirits, but when new it is deficient in its good and medicinal properties ; while, if adulterated with British Brandy, these valuable properties are lost, and, from a generous and invigorating cordial, it is changed into a coarse and inflammatory spirit. The great difficulty of procuring good genuine old Cognac Brandy, and the high duty charged upon it, have hitherto prevented many persons from using it ; but now that a good and genuine article may be obtained, and at a much more moderate rate, it is natural to ex pect a great increase in the consumption. To meet this demand, Mr. L. E. SEIGNETTE has determined to avail himself of his long and intimate acquaintance with the Brandy trade as an importer. He holds the largest stock of Cognac Brandy, pale and brown, in this country, and, in accordance with the wishes and recommendations of his numerous friends, he has taken out a Wholesale Dealer's Foreign License, which enables him to dispose of it in quantities of two gallons upwards, duty paid. He pledges him self to sell none but the best Old Cognac Brandy, genuine as im ported, and carefully selected. To those who know him, he feels assured that this pledge will be satisfactory. To strangers, who can discriminate the soft and fla grant flavour of pure and matured Cognac from the coarse, ardent, and frequently adulterated spirit until now imposed on the public, he recommends a trial, with reliance on their judgment in favour of the superior quality of his Brandy. Mr. Seignette begs also to offer to the Public the best Hollands' Geneva that can be imported. Prices for Cash on delivery, in quantities not less than two gallons are -245. per Gallon for best Brown Cognac Brandy. 26e. best Pale Ditto. 20s. best Geneva (Hollands). A liberal allowance to the Trade, to whom Mr. Seignette takes the opportunity of offering his Brandies and Geneva in bond at current Market prices. Agents wanted for Town and Country : persons of respectability may apply, per letter only, at the Office, 26 and 14, MINCING-LANE, CITY. SELLING OFF, at 379, Strand, the entire STOCK of Sheffield plated DISH COVERS, corner dishes, soup tureens, tea urns and kettles, branches, candlesticks, &c., at an enormous reduction in price, in consequence of the proprietor leaving the business. The following prices of some of the most useful articles are stated to convince the public of the advantages they may gain by purchasing at this establishment. Sheffield plated iidish covers, waranted best quality, 101. 4s. 6d. the set ; corner dishes and covers, 51. 18s. 6d. the set of four, forming eight dishes if required ; silver-plated spoons, forks, &c., on solid white metal, warranted :—Table forks, fiddle pattern, 265. to 365. per dozen ; table Spoons 265. to 369.; dessert forks, 20s to 305. ; dessert spoons, 20s. to ; tea sp9ons, 10s. 6d. The British plate articles (the best in Lon doze are selling at equally loons riceg—table forks and spoons, 10s. per don ; dessert, Bs. ; tea sp 4s. 6d. and other articles in British plate equally cheap, as the stock must be sold. Ivory table h knives in great variety, warranted ; sets of 50 pieces, 3-14 inch,handsome ba lance handles, for 345.; table knives, 9s. 6d. per dozen ; desse . rt, Bs. ; carvers, 3s. 6d. per pair—all balance handles . cons is T t h in e g s o to f ck di o a f m j oe jewellery d e 1 l a e n r Y d will be sold at little more than half price, Other rings, pins, brooches, and a variety of handsome gold guard chains, that are now selling for their weight in sovereigns—at W CRAMBROOK'S, 379, Strand, corner of Southampton. street. EARLY HAY HARVEST.-RICK CLOTHS, with Poles, Putties, and Lines, complete. "No farnaershould be without a good rick cloth, for it is certainly one of the most useful things he can have am his pre mises."—Gardener's Gazette. Rick Cloths, both New and Second-hand, at a reasonable cost, at BENJAMIN EDGINGTON'S, 2, Duke-street, Southwark. Early application will ensure prompt attention. A Warehouse at 208, Piccadilly. Marquees , Tents , Flags , Netting and Bunting for Fruit Trees. Railway Truck Covers, &c. FOR FILLING DECAYED TEETH DALE'S ENAMEL, price 2s. 6d. This preparation is confi dently offered to the public as the best material ever discovered for filling decayed teeth, which it effects without giving the least pain or inconvenience ; becoming in a short time as hard and as durable as the tooth itself; and, by perfectly excluding the access of air, it ar rests all further possible progress of decay. The preparation before use is is a soft state, and continues so for a short time ; and it may, therefore, be used by any person with perfect facility, and is war ranted to succeed in every case, however large the cavity. Prepared by John Dale, analytical chemist, Manchester. Sold in packets, at 2s. 6d. each, by most respectable Druggists and Medicine Venders in the kingdom. Directions for use are enclosed with eac h packet. Wholesale Agents, Barclay and Sons, 95, Farring- London ; and Mottershead and Robe r t s , M anc h es t er . don-street, 1 VIECIAT S PAPIER-MACHE TEA-TRAYS are decidedly the most unique and elegant ever manufac tured. The designs are various, as well as the prices, and the eco nomical may be suited as those whose wealth entitles them to seek for the most recherche articles which art can produce. The pap naache work-tables, work-boxes, tea-caddies, writing-cases, ink stands, hand-screens, card-boxes, &c., are really superb. Mechi has a stock of dressing-cases not to be surpassed; also an immense assortment of writing-desks, table cutlery, Sheffield plated ware, &c. His cushioned bagatelle tables are renowned for ndon. their superior con struction. —Manufactory, 4, Leadenhall-street, Lo PLATE ROOMS for the choice of Silver and Sheffield Plate, including the various patterns of Silver spoons and forks, Silver Tea and Coffee services, plain and embossed, of vonoh there are fifty (lifferent patterns ; Silver Waiters, also as extensive selection of silver-mounted plated goods, from the latest designs, comprising every article requisite for the sideboard or plate-chest. A price current, stamped as a newspaper, illustrated by drawings, and containing every information relative to the purchase be of silver into or Sheffield plate, may be had on application, or will sent the country, free of postage , in answer to a paid letter. A. B. SAVORY and SONS , Goldsmiths, No. 14, Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank of England. Btiß,GrE SS'S NEW S AUCE, for general A —.pur poses, having gained such great approbation, and the demand for it continain,g to increase, JOHN BURGESS and SON beg most respectfully to 01!er thus their best acknowledgments to the Public for their liberal patronage of the same ; its utility and great conveni ence in all climates have recommended L. to the most distinguished oreign connections, yllo have all spoken highly in its recommenda tion. It is prepared by" them only ; and for preventing disappoint ment to families, all psoasible care has been resorted t o, by each bottle being sealed on the cork with their firm and address, as well as each label having their signature, without which it cannot be geJuineN. OH BURGESS and SOif'S long-established and much-esteemed ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES continues to be prepared by the formmany after the same manner that has given the greatest satisfaction Years. Warehouse, 107, Strand, •e?lnu of Savoy Stops, ndon. __ . .SPENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE without trouble, red or grey h air, changes in a few minutes , - --- whiskers, eyebrows, moustaches, Esc., . ... One application will simply Us i ng a comb wetted w i t h the liquid to a dark bro wn or black, by r i ce 3s. 6d., 65., and produce a plea s i ng and permanen t change. -- p les. per bottle. To be h a d of the Proprietors, 29, Nottingham-place, Fieldgate street, Whites , London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, hill ; Butler, 4, Cheapside r ; Prout, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford street; Barclay, p errin _ 68, Cori!: 10°n-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond street ; Hooper, 43 , King William-street, London bridge ; Finnigin, Milsem-street, Bath ; Elmo•re , Bull-street, Birmingham; and of most Perfllmers and Medicine Vendors i n town and country. S en t to ."eceiving a. remittance, peat-paid. illy part of the kingdom by Please to ask for " Spence," and Co.'s Chi nese Li qu id H a i r Dy e ." Observe, the Proprietor's addre sto is on th e wrapper. .________ • UP The manifold advantages to the heads d_!iaof families from the HEALTH. Possession of a Medicine of known efficacy , _oinfatymbeportessroyrteediekto. all, that no question can be raised of its importaneYi; are t so obvious to with confidence, and used with succes.l in cases of ness, occurring in families more or less every n a o every house holder in the kingdom. From among numerous testmonials, the ollowing is respsetfullY submitted : T o %B. TIIO3III TROUT, 29, STNAND, LONDON. . 1 5, Cooper-street., Manchester, March 12, 13 2 h a ve much satisfaction in communicating to you th4ei suit of my experience , after re p eated trials, of FR AM P TON'S PILL re suit _HEALTH, and I fe el it but j ustice to state, th at in the course of Many years' trial of various Aperient Medicines, I have never found results at once so salutary and efficient in the relief of the system from redundant bile, &c., Sec.. with so little inconvenience; I am therefore, warranted in declaring that they supply to me a means ong wanting, of being able to recommend to families, schools, and especially mercantile men, whether at the desk or on the road, a most valuable resource in an occasional medicine. And I shall take credit to myself if, in giving this testimony, I am the means of making FRAMPTON'S PILLS more generally known and appreciated. " I am, Sir, respectfully yours, " WILLIAM SMITH." The unprecedentd sale of these Pills, arising from the earnest re commendations of the many thousands who have derived benefit from their use, render any lengthened comment necessary ; they are not put forth as a cure for all diseases to which mankind is liable, but for Bilious and Liver Complaints, with their many well-known at tendants, Bilious - and Sick Headache, Pain and Oppression after meals, Giddiness, Dizziness, Singing Noise in Head and Ears, Drowsiness, Heartburn, Loss of Appetite, Wind, Spasms, &c ... T wo or three doses will convince the afflicted of their salutary uocts. The stomach will speedily regain its strength ; a healthy ztp. of the Liver, Bowels, and Kidneys, will rapidly take place ; instead of listlessness, heat, pains, and jaundiced appearance, strength, activity, and renewed health,. extending to good old . age, Willaccehe3thie result i of taking this medicine, according to the directions &a r id Y T ng each box. Pee n ov Y 4l -• Prout, 229, Strand, London. Price Is. I%d. and 2s. 9d. ' l° by the Vendors of Medicines generally throughout the Aek ems PILL OF HEALTH, and observe the me a lai ymio2 Ares et' " Thomas Prout 329 Strand, London," on the eat Siam DUNBLANE, DOUNE, and CALLANDER RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of the sessional orders of the Houses of Parliament, a MEETING of the HOLDERS of SCRIP, or of BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP of this COM PANY, will be held within Kinross's Inn, Dunblane, upon TUESDAY, the 26th day of May, 1846, at Twelve o'clock at noon, when the pro posed Bill to empower the said Company to construct the said rail way will be submitted to the consideration of the meeting, and a vote taken in the said Bill in the manner required by the said orders. JOHN STIRLING, Chairman. THOS. BARTY, JAMES J. STIRLING,} Secretaries. Dunblane, May 6, 1846. QCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY. ► Notice is hereby given that a SPECIAL MEETING is to be held on THURSDAY, the 28th day of May current, at One o'clock after noon, within Gibb's Royal Hotel, Princes-street, Edinburgh, of the HOLDERS of SCRIP PROPOSED to be CONVERTED into NEW SHARES or STOCK of the SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY, and which has been issused in respect of the under takings contemplated by the Bills undermentioned, at which Meeting copies of the following Bills will be submitted for the consideration and approval of such Shareholders, viz.:— 1. A BM to enable the Scottish Central Railway Company to make a branch railway to Crieff, in the county of Perth. 2. A Bill to enable the Scottish Central Railway Company to make a branch railway by Alloa Ferry to Tillicoultry. 3. A Bill to enable the Scottish Central Railway Company to make a branch railway to Denny, in the county of Stirling. And 4. A Bill to enable the Scottish Central Railway Company to make certain terminal branches and other works at the city of Perth. By order of the Directors, BREADALBANE Chairman. ROBERT D. KER, Secretary. Perth, May 4, 1846. WEST RIDING UNION RAILWAYS. Notice is hereby given, that in compliance with the Ses sional Orders of the two Houses of Parliament, a Special Meeting of the Holders of Scrip and Bankers' Receipts for Scrip of the West Riding Union Railway Company will be held at the Court-house, in Leeds, in the county of York, on FRIDAY, the 29th day of May instant, at Twelve o'clock at noon precisely, to consider the Bill now in Parliament for making certain lines of railway in the West Riding of the county of York, to be called " The West Riding Union Railways," and to approve or disapprove of the said Bill.—Dated this 13th day of May, 1846, H. HOULD3WORTM, Chairman. R. TLEY, Secreta. Persons attending the meeting will be required to pro ry duce the Scrip or Banker's Receipt for Scrip of their own, and also of any other person or persons on whose behalf they attend. The voting paper, properly tilled up and signed, may be transmitted, together with the corresponding Sci ip, • to 'any of:the following directors, or the Secretary, who will cause the votes to be registered accordingly, and return the Scrip after the meeting : Henry Houldsworth, Esq., Manchester, Chairman. William Rand, Esq., Bradford. Edward Akroyd, Esq., Halifax. Wm. Firth, Esq., Leeds. Printed forms of voting papers may be had on application at the Company's Office, Broad-street, Ilalifax ; Messrs. Barr, Lofthouse and Nelson's office, Leeds; Mr. Thompson and Mr. Tolson's offices, Bradford ; Messrs. Fenton and Jones, Huddersfield; and the Secre tary's office, Manchester and Leeds Railway Company, Manchester. To facilitate the alspatcn or miettietie et the meeting. the Secretary will attend at the following times and places to take an account of &c., intended to be produced at the m ee ti ng, and receive parties disposed to transmit thro ug h hi m, and at all the the S ea cri m p e , from events the Scrip, &c., must be produced at the meeting. At Halifax, on Monday, 25th instant, at the Company's office ; At Bradford, on Tuesday, 26th instant, at Mr. Thompson's °Mee ; At Leeds, on Wednesday, 27th instant, at Messrs. Barr, Lofthouse and Nelson's office ; From Ten to Four o'clock ea^h day. By order, R. OTLEY, Secretary. Offices, Broad-street, Halifax, 18th May, 1846. * Or Bankers' receipts (as the case may be). No. FORM OF VOTING PAPER. WEST RIDING UNION RAILWAYS. As the holder of the following Scrip (or Bankers' Receipts for Scrip, as the case may be) of the West Riding Union Railways Com pany, I, the under -signed, approve (if disapprove, say se,) of the Bill now in Parliament for making the proposed West Riding Union Railways, submitted to the Special Meeting held at the Court-house, in Leeds, on Friday, the 29th day of May, 1846, pursuant to the Sessional Orders of Parliament. Name (at length) .. •• •• •• .. Occupation, &c. •• • • • . Residence • • • • •• • • • • •• •. • • • • Date • LIST OF SCRIP ABOVE REFERRED TO. Date of i Brokers' ! Total Numbers of Numbers of Numbers of Receipts 1 Shares, 1 Shares. 5 Shares. 10 Shares. and No. of, Shares. i , ...._______ - 1 1 particular to i proper columns. srt the num-1 there of the Scrip in the EXETER, YEOVIL , and DORCHESTER .... jn compliance with the sesitsiAo 2 iordersof the two Houses of Par liament, a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the HOLDERS of SCRIP and of BANKERS' RECEIPTS fer SCRIP of this CoMpany, will be held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, London, on SATURD tr, the 30th of Mai, 1846 , at Ten o'clock in the morn'ing when a copy of the Bill now befor e P arl i ament, entitled a Bill for , making Railways from Exeter to Yeovil and to West Milton, to connect the sante with Dorchester, with branches, to be called " The Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway," will be submitted for the consideration and approval of such meeting. And notice is hereby given, that all persons attending such meet ing will be required to give their names and addresses, with the names and addresses of the owners of the scrip or bankers' receipts, which may be preduced by them at such meeting, and to permit the numbers and details thereof to be taken down in writing, before the votes can be received. A form of voting papers may be had on application to the &ere tary, at the Offices of the Company, as below. Dated this 19th day of May, 1846. By order of the Committee, JOHN CLENCH, Secretary. 33, Parliament-Street , Westmiroter. Elegant pocket edition, price Is., by post Is. 641. D R. CULVER WEL L ON MARRIAGE, Its BINDRANCES and OBLIGATIONS. _ __ " To be or not to be, that is the question."—Shakspere. Contents : —On Matrimonial Eligibility and Fitness—Laws of Paternity—Phenomena of Gestation—Ort Maternal Influence—On Infelleffous and unproductive Unions—Curiosities of Medical Experi ence, Cases, &c., &c. Also, companion to the same, price is., by post ls. 6d., CHASTITY; its ABUSES and DISEASES (72 Engravings.) These two interesting little volumes are not intended for idle or in discriminate perusal, but they are earnestly offered to the attentive consideration of those who may be more legitimately and perhaps painfully interested. Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Carralho, 147, eet-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; and all Booksellers, or direct from the Author, 21, Arundel -street, Strand. At home daily till 2 ; Evenings 7 till 9. FOURTEENTH EDITION of the SILENT FRIEND on Haman Frailty, with Coloured Engravings. Jost published, price 2s. 6d., free by post (in nulled envelope) as. 6d., THE SILENT FRIEND ; a Medical Work on the Infirmities of the Systeml n both sexes and on the loss of the reproductive powers, with means of restoration. The baneful effects of indulge- ce, &c., are filly pointed out. Illustrated by En gravings; followed by observations on Marriage. BY K. and L. PERRY and Co. Consulting Surgeons, London, 19 1:u B b E II RNE shed jc b s y_ s th T e ßE A E nt T h , or o s )a. , sm ou cc m . a s y raz be E h T a . d at their residence Sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay and Co., 6s, Ox ford-street; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; Pnrkiss, Compton street, Soho; Sanger and Co., Oxford-street; and all Booksellers. "We regard the work before us, the ' Silent Friend,' as a work embracing most clear and practical views of a series of complaint, hitherto little understood, and passed over by a majority of the me dicalprofession, for what roman we are at a loss to know. We must however confess that a perusal of this work has left such a favourable Impression on cur minds, that we net only recommend, but cordially wish every one who is the victim of past folly, or suffering from indis cretion, to profit by the advice contained in its pages."—Age and Argus. The CORDIAL BALM of SYItIACUM is exciusively directed to the cure of nervous debility, irregularity, weakness, loss of ap petite, indigestion, consumptive habits, and debilities arising from excess, &c. In bottles, price 11s., er the quantity of four in one bottle for 335., by which 1 ls. are saved. The live-pound cues may be had as usual. The CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, a remedy for searching oat and purifying the blood tom scurfy, blotches en the head, face, and body, ulcerations, and those painful affections arising from improper treatment or the elects of mercury, removing secondary symptoms, and all eruptions of the skin. Priee 118. and 335. per bottle. PERRY S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS, price 2s. 9d., 4.5. 6d., and 115. per box, are the most effectual remedy for strictures, inflam mation, Asc., without hindrance to business. Consultation fee, if by letter, 11. Minute detail of cases neeessary. Messrs. R. and L. 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With Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and other diseases of 9, Bedford-street, Bedford -square, London; SURGEON, Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, So., &c. REVIEWS OV 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 s n tr v e c et t i m frailties of early indiscretion. The engravings are an invaluable ad dition, by demonstrating the consequences of excesses, which must manyaf c o t timsiv a .i :Ismiaeldtuot by yh r y e t mh w eo a sA r warning Author, tnhg confidential t , o , ayno and may mhf friend."—Era. ye n n d bd t e. n " a h— t a d u E r ri at his , and by is perusal e questions may be satisfactorily replied to, that admit of no ap thbaiaelAllß°-toroßeHksetyhomrSall'e.e‘rtEL LA'MERT' CONSULTING street, London; Newton, 16, Church-street, Gilbert, s ti e T 5 c , h P b o a r t n e r s o t s r t e e e rzr Paternoster-row; ;a Quadrant; , n stt r n ; a e eiyrt,a,onrilLddijos,C,nero,re.:,:c4d6o6e3in, residence f a o l a e r l ti s d iy o - : r Consultation daily, from Eig , ht b i r a a nd vi all letters imm'ediatel y l 4 t r n e e pli t e i , l l l toif Two, an containing dfrotti the fee of 1/. 9QuAnE, 140 , 1u0 61 1s ce,,Scc.-9, BEDFORD-STREET, BEDFORD- TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. W. Nell, wine merchant, Manchester—second div. of 4s. in the pound, on Tuesday, June 9, or any s u bse quen t Tues day, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. J. Todd, ship builder, Hylton Ferry, Durham—second div. of 2d. and two-thirds of a penny in the pound (in addition to 2s. 6d. in the pound on new proofs), on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon Tyne. Thompson and Millis, merchants, Newcastle-upon-Tyne-- first div. of 9d. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. W. Hall, grocer, Durham—third div. of 4d. in the pound (in addition to 3s. in the pound previously declared), on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. C. Williams, currier, Sunderland—second div. of ld. and two-elevenths of a penny in the pound (in addition to Is. in the pound previously declared), on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. J. W. Collyer, victualler, Newgate-street—first div. of 3s. 10d. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall- street. J. Wright, cabinet maker, Birmingham—first and final div. of 3id. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. G. Hartshorne, iron nanufacturer, Oldswinford, Stafford shire—first div. of iid. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. W. Gill, poulterer, Leaden a -market—first div. of 7s. 11d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Tur quand, Old Jewry. W. Spiers, printer, North Audley-street, Oxford-street— first div. of 4s. 4d. in the pound, on Wednesday, May 20, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. M. Agate, grocer, Horsham, Sussex, JuLe 12, at half-past one—T. Clarkson, jun., upholsterer's warehouseman, Charles street, Middlesex Hospital, June 12, at twelve—T. B. and J. Waller, grocers, Ipswich, June 15, at half-past eleven—H. H. Foothead, milliner, Fore street, Cripplegate, June 11, at half-past twelve—W. Ebrey, silk dresser, Aldermanbury, June 11, at twelve—J. Linnit, goldsmith, Argyll-place, Re gent-street, June 9, at one—J. Barclay, mercantile clerk, Farm-terrace, Clapham, June 9, at half-past twelve. In the Country. F. S. Smith and J. Stanley, merchants, Liverpool, June 9, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—J. Gibbons and W. Sherwood, merchants, Liverpool, June 9, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—J. Sugden and W. Gamble, merchants, Liverpool. June 9, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—J. Pearson, fellmonger, Newcastle-upon- Tyne, June 11, at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—T. Heppell, timber merchant, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, June 11, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—R. and J. Bulmer, ship builders, South Shields, June 12, at half-past ten, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Dis trict Court—R. Agars, woollendraper, Kingston-upon-Hull, June 17, at eleven, at the Town- hall, Kingston-upon-Hull— J. Lilly, farmer,\Doddershill, Worcestershire, Jane 10, at one, at the Birmingham District Court—B. Sayle and T. Booth, iron masters, Sheffield, June 12, at eleven, at the Cutlers'- ball, Sheffield—G. J. Birtinchamp, June 9, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. CERTIFICATES to be gpinted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. R. Kimpton, jeweller, Crescent, .Jewin-street, Cripplegste, June O--J. Martin, fringe manufacturer, Wood- street, Cheap side, June 15—J. Hawkins, journeyman butcher, Hurst, Berkshire, June 10—J. C. Barratt, carver, Strand, June 9 R. Ensoll, draper, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, June 12—T. Heppell, timber merchant, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, June 9 W. Maud, licensed victualler, Liverpool, June 9—S. Cullen, chemist, Nottingham, June 11—J. ►Vright, scrivener, Tam worth, June 10—W. W. Sanderson, baker, Great Russell street, Covent-garden, June 9—G. Dardier, merchant, Liver pool, June 9—W. J. Harris, tailor, High-street, Southwark, June 9—J. T. Gibbons, grocer, Eton, June 9. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. • W. Thirkill and W. Leach, plumbers, Huddersfield—A. and H. Wyatt, yeomen, Hinton-farm, Southamptonshire — W. Muschamp, J. B. Muschamp, and T. W. Weighill, jun., linendrapers, Sunderland—J. Davison. J. Stead, and W. Stead, stone merchants, Alcoates.hill, Yorkshire- l'. Thorne and H. Hooper, Newfoundland merchants, Bristol—H. Wise and J. Restarick, plumbers, Walford, Hertfordshire—J. C. Westbrook and J. Brown, printers, Northampton—R. David son and G. Weatherhead, blacksmiths, North Shields—J. W. Wilson and J. F. Erskine, commission agents, Liverpool— W. C. and C. Bodley, ironfounders, Exeter—W. Sowden and J. Edwards, cabinet-makers, Manchester—A. S. Levy and J. C. Vaughan, wholesale fruit merchants, Botolph-lane—G. B. Morewood, A. Morewood, J. R. Morewood, and M. Lef ferts, merchants, New York—ll. Smith and D. Marshall, general agents, Star-court, Bread-street—W. Foster and J. E. Mansfield, grocers, Francis. place, New North. road, Hox ton—R. Russell and B. Ramsbottom, joiners, Salford—R. and W. Fentem, grocers, Oldham—J. Brooks, J. Erooks, jun., and J. M. Brooks, calico printers, Manchester (so far as re gards J. Brooks). SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. Mary Robertson, Jane Thompson, and Isabella Steele, partners of the Duddingstone Coal Company, May 2'2, and June 12, at twelve, at Stevenson's Rooms, Edinburgh. LOVE AND SUICIDE.—WORCESTER, MONDAY.—A fine young woman, named Mary Hall, Niece of Mr. Jeremy, land lord of the Angel Inn, in this city, put a period to her exist ence at her uncle's house, on Friday evening last, in conse quence, it is believed, of a disappointment in her affections; and an inquest has been held on the body before Mr. Hide, coroner, and a respectable jury. A number of witnesses were examined by the coroner, and from their testimony we glean the following facts :—lt seems that an ardent attachment had sprung up between the deceased and a printer en gaged in the city, named Dennis, but that the attach ment was not approved of by the ill-fated girl's relations. A short time since, a proposal of marriage was made to the deceased by another suitor, whom she rejected, and at the same time she expressed her determination never to marry any other than Dennis. On Friday evening the de ceased, having forgotten (in her capacity of barmaid to her uncle) to give one of the customers frequenting the house his change out of some money handed to her by him, Mr. Jeremy's son went up to her room, whither she had retired, for the keys of the bar-till, for the purpose of giving the ceased standing on a chair, and, having procured the keys, customer his change. Mr. Jeremy, junior, found the de he retired. Half an hour elapsed, and the deceased not having come down stairs, young Mr. Jeremy again went up to her room, and on entering it he found, to his horror, that his cousin had hung herself by a scarf or shawl, to a staple in the wall of the room. lie instantly raised an alar m an d cu t her down. Surgical ass i s tance was sent fo r , b ut i t was too late, eecineagsed quite dead. There b a d b een no quarrel and her lover, the p ar ti es h av i ng been on the best term s when the y last met. Th e latter, when examined at the inquest, seemed deeply affected at the th b e et d w e e c e e n as t e h d e d b tragical event. The Coroners jury shaving duly considered the evidence of the witnesses brought before th em, returned a verdict of "Temporary insanity." OUTRAGE ON TWO FEMALES.—Benjamin Painter, of Abbotts, near Bridgnorth the parish of Astley W. was brought ' t before last, the 9th ins committed a rape on a charge of having _on the pe rsons of t Sarah and Kezia Higgins, iy_o. females of weak i n t e ll ect, on the 4th of May last. Jemima H}ggins, siste r o f t h e complain ants, stated that on Monday, May 4, she saw the prisoner Painter skulking about her house. She had occasion to leave home, but on leaving. she gave her sisters precaution to fasten the door if they saw Painter coming to the house. Sarah Hig gins stated that Painter entered the house before they saw him, he caught hold of her, and threw her on the sofa, where he effected his purpose. That he remained in the house and prevented either of the two females giving an alarm. After remaining in the house a short time, lie commenced on Kezia with great violence also, and after a severe struggle, he then threw her down on the sofa and effected his design. He then left the house, telling them he hoped they would not tell any one about it. Shortly afterwards their sister Jemima returned home, they informed her of the circum stance, she sent for a woman, Mrs. Hayward, residing in the neighbourhood, who examined them and found some marks of violence en their bodies from the brutal attack of the pri soner. Painter pleaded guilty of the o ff ence, and hoped the magistrates would look over it; he was comm i tted to take his trial at the next Shropshire assizes. This distressing event has occasioned great exciteme n t i n the neighbourhood of Astley Abbotts, owing to the whole o f the parties ' • e parties being of unsound mind.—Shropshire Conservative SALE OF THE OATLANDS ESTATE, THE PROPERTY or ms ROYAL lIIMINESS THE LATE DERE OF YORK. Yester d the valuable freehold property of Oatlands, W hi ch Was for uf a ? of forty years the favourite residence of His Itoyal Highness the I r ate ' Duke of York, and was for some years in the occupation of Lord F ra ncis Egerton, but which was latterly in the p ossession of Mr. Hughes Ball Hughes, was disposed, of by auction, at the Auction Mart, by Mr. Driver, when there was a very numerous attendance of capitalists and speculators, and a very animated com petition took place for the various lots. The estate comprised the mansion, park, pleasure grounds, several freehold farms and villa residences, &c., consisting of 875 acres, the whole in the parish of Walton, being tithe-free. The estate was divided into 64 lots. The whole property fetched 64,456/, exclusive of the timber, which was valued at about 6,1421. We are assured that there is no foundation for the statement which appeared in our paper of yesterday (copied from a morning cetemporary), "that a wt of habe as corpus was applied for or granted on behalf of Sir. Smith O'Brien," • • 1111614 - " 1 4/ 1 • •I COI . ;f: ~ • - [K 7 za 1 / 4 \ N, • i. 7; • P!! 41W ' • • - ,e r «op,. I • /7 , -4 WM' t -F ) f, No. 16,745. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING SEE THE DAILY NEWS of JUNE 1 Daily News Office, Whitefrlars. WILSON'S SCOTTISH ENTERTAIN MENTS. Music Hall, Store-street, Bedford-square. On MONDAY EVENING, MAY 25, at Eight o'clock. Mr. WILSON will sing the following SONGS OF SCOTLAND. Planoforte—Mr. LAND. PART I.—Happy friendship—An thou wert my ain thing—Up in the morning early—Last May a brave weer—Scots, wha Bass wi' Wallace bled—The land o' the leal— The reel o' Tullochgorum. PART ll.—The spinning-wheel—The maid I daurna name—Saw ye my wee thing—The ewie wi' the crookit horn—Come under my plaidie—Muirland Willie. Tickets, 2s. Reserved Seats, 2s. 6d. Private Boxes for Six, 15s• for Eight, 11. QACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER HALL.7 On FRIDAY, MAT 22d, 1846, will be again repeated Haydn's Oratorio, THE CREATION. Principal Vocal Performers, Mrs. Sunderland, Mr. Hobbs, and Mr. Phillips. The Band and Chorus will consist of above Five Hundred Per formers. Tickets 3s. each; Reserved Seats, in the Gallery, 55.; in the Area, 10s. 6d. ; may be obtained of the principal Muslcsellers ' • of Mr. Howley, 53, Charing - cross; Mr. Ries, 102, Strand ; or of Mr. Mitchell, 39, Charing-cross. _ THOS. BREWER, Hon. Sec. FAASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. A SPECIAL TRAIN of First and Second Class Carriages WILL START FROM CAMBRIDGE for the convenience of parties attending EPSOM RACES, on WEDNESDAY, the 27st instant, (The DERBY DAY.) From Cambridge.... 645 A.m. Bishop's Stortford .. 7 45 A.m, Chesterford .. 7 5 „ Harlow .......• •• • . 8 0 „ Wanden...... 715 „ Dve in London, about 9 0 „ Returning from London, at 7 30, P.M., calling at the above stations, and arriving at Cambridge at about 9 45. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. Shoreditch, London, May 20, 1846. INVERNESS AND ELGIN JUNCTION RAILWAY. The Committee of Management regret to inform the Shareholders of the Inverness and Elgin Junction Railway Company, that the Committee of the House of Commons has refused to sanction the making of the railway proposed by this Company. The Committee of Management propose winding up the concern, should the Shareholders give their sanction, at a meeting which will be shortly summoned, immediately after the passing of the Railway Companies Dissolution Act. The Committee cannot at present form a correct estimate of the expenses incurred. The Shareholders may, however, rest assured that all accounts will be strictly scrutinized. By order of the Committee, C. STEWART, Joint Secretary. Colonnade Hotel, Haymarket, London, May, 1846. NEW WORK BY SIR COUTTS LINDSAY, BART. This day is published, in fcp.Bvo., 4 s, clo th, E DWARD the BLACK PRINCE ; a Tragedy. By Sir COUTTS LINDSAY, Bart. By the same Author, tO Bvo., 4s. ALFRED ; a Dratna. London : Longman, Brown, Grew, and Longman& JAY'S FAMILY PR),YERS. Printed In a large type, pri ce 7s. 6d., post Svc., cloth, being volume 10 of a New and Collected Edition of the Author's Works, revised by himself, r THE DOMESTIC MINISTER'S ASSISTANT; Or, Prayers for the use of Families for Six Weeks, Morning and E By the Rev. WILLIAM JAY. Contents —Prayers for Morning and Evening for Six Weeks — Prayers for Select Occasions—Short Dexitions—Plcus Addresses for Particular Seasons—Thanksgivings for ?articular Events—Acts of Devotion for the Table. C. A. Bartlett, 32, Paternoster-row. FURLOUGH REGULATIONS OF THE INDIAN ARMY. This day, price is. ASHORT PLEA for a REVISION of the FURLOUGH REGULATIONS of the INDIAN ARMY, showing the justice, policy, and economy of the proposed change, By Captain PATRICK ALEXANDER REYNOLDS, late of the Madras Army. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill. Novelties of extrem. interest and information at the OYAL POLYTECH~'IC INSTITUTION R Scenes in the OREGON TERRITORY form a part of an en tirely NEW SERIES of DISSOLVING VIEWS. PORTRAITS of the most Distinguished Men in the SIKH GOVERNMENT and ARMY of LAHORE, magnified by the OPAQUE MICROSCOPE ; also, Portraits of Sir Henry Hardinge, Sir Robert and Lady Sale. The PHYSIOSCOPE and CHROMATROPE, with new and beautiful variations. The most interesting of the Novelties at work are MACINTOSH'S ROTARY ENGINE, COLEMAN'S PATENT LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE for ascending and descending Inclined Planes, FARRELL'S ARCHIMEDIAN RAILWAY, an ENVE LOPE CUTTING MACHINE, WOOD'S NEW PATENT STEAM ENGINE GOVERNOR, and the ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY. Experiments with the DIVING BELL and DIVER. Lectures on CHEMISTRY and NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, with brilliant ex periments. Admission, Is.; Schools, Half-price. A brief Description of the Oregon Territory, from Notes by a Nine Years' Resident, presented to the Visitors. THE MYSTERIOUS LADY. EGYPTIAIT - ifili;, --- iibabiLLY.—For a short time. previous to bar flnal — retaru to America, this talented lady, whose performances are beyond comprehension, and unexampled in the history of the human mind, may be seen as above. Hours of performance—Eleven in the morning; two till three, four to six, and eight in the evening. —Admission ls.—Children under ten years of age half-priee.—N.B. Private parties attended at their own residences, without previous preparation. RENIOWSKI'S NEW PHRENOTYPIC CLASS for WORKING MEN, on Wednesday Evenings, at Half-past Eight, will COMMENCE May 27. 10s. the Course (Six Lessons). Hand-book of the Principles, and their Applications. 2s. 6d. Pro spectus gratis.—Bow-street. INCOME, FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS PER ANNUM.— This will be guaranteed, with or without co-part nership, to a Gentleman of respectability, competent to conduct the Cash and Correspondence of a valuable Colliery, and able to invest 1,5001. to 2,0001., as a Floating Capital to meet increasing sales. The Colliery itself will require no working capital for twenty years to come. The Property is situated in a very delightful country, having many genteel residences, and abounding with game. To any gen tleman having money to invest, and open to a lucrative pursuit, this is a favourble opportunity. Address, Mr. Hudson, No, 16, Holborn-hill, London. THE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN PAPERS. At the CABINET DE LECTURE, 67, STRAND, all the most important French, German, Italian, Spanish, Belgian, and English papers are filed for perusal. Terms of subscription— Each sitting, 2d. ; by the week, Is. 6d. ; month, ss. ; quarter, 13s. ; year, 425. Further information can be obtained on application, or by address ing, prepaid, to the Manager of the Cabinet de Lecture, 67, Strand, opposite the Adelphi Theatre. NATIONAL LOAN FUNI) LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, COENHILL, LONDON. Capital X 500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This institution offers important and sulatantial advan tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borr3w, without ex pense or forfeiture of the Polley, two-thirds of the premium paid, (see table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion .1 his interests to meet ether conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION Of PROFIT:. The success and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a third Bonus, varying from 30 to 75 t per cent. on the premiums paid on each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. , .8 D w ,4 ~S. 04. a Premium. Bonus Benne in i t 9 0 0 0 tz e 5 Gg ..1 ),, 0 I •added. Cash. E 0 =0 1 I i WI ° t s 41. 4 g I 1837 £l9l 13 5 3£87 13 5 Xl3 17 1 X 395 11 1 1838, 164 13 0 74 13 10 11 8 6 346 2 3 60 1000 74 3 4 1839 138 13 6 61 14 3 I 9 210 296 13 4 1840 89 0 0 41 13 4 6 0 0 247 4 5 The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made in De ..:ember of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Bee. NICOLL'S PALETOT of LLAMA CLOTH registered 6 and 7 Vic., cap. 65. 'Patronised by the Prince Consort, Prince George of Cambridge, &c. This overcoat recommends itself to the Public generally by its peculiar elasticity and lightness, moderate price, and able defence against the almost constant humidity of the climate of Great Britain. To be had in London only of the Patentees. 114. Regent-street. FIWALKER'S NEEDLES (by authority • the " Queen's Own") with the new large eyes, are easily threaded (even by blind persons), and work with great ease, having improved points, temper, and finish : they are made of every length or substance, and for every purpose : the labels aro correct likenesses of her Majesty, and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, in relief on coloured grounds. They can be sent free by post, by any respectable dealer, on receipt of thirteen penny stamps for every shilling value. H. Walker's Hooks and Eyes, Fish-hooks, Steel Pens, &c., are re commended. ...... IL Walker, Manufacturer to the Queen, Gresham-street, West, Post-office, London. INVERNESS AND ELGIN JUNCTION RAILWAY. All persons having claims against the Inverness and Elgin Junction Railway Company aro requested to send them, on or before the 31st current, to C. STEWART, Joint Secretary. Colonnade Hotel, Haymarket, London, May 16, 1846. A SHpURTON, NEWTON, AND SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY COMPANY. _ . Notice is hereby given that a SPECIAL MEETING of the Holders of Scrip, or of Banker's receipts for Scrip, of this Company will be held, in compliance with the sessional orders of both Houses of Par liament, at the Golden Lion Inn, in Ashburton, on MONDAY, the eighth day of June next, at Twelve o'clock at noon, when a copy of the Bill for making the said railway will be submitted for the consi deration and approval of such meeting. Ashburton, May 16, 1846. ROBERT TUCKER 1 . Solicitors of the GEORGE CAUNTERj Company. BOSTON, STAMFORD, and BIRMING HAM RAILWAY (STAMFORD to WISBEACH). At a Special General Meeting of the Shareholders of this Company, held at tke Offices of the Company, No. 18, Abingdon-street, West minster, on Saturday, the 16th day of May, at Two o'clock precisely, Convened pgetleat ,ta th*repolittions of the Houle of Commons, at whinh Thoao,s. Mwranlwy . was . -.l . ).puty-Chairman, presided ; .. . It was unanimously resolved, Ist. That this Meeting of Holders of Scrip, and Bankers' Receipts representing Scrip, in the proposed Boston, Stamford, and Birming ham Railway Company, convened and constituted conformably to the Sessional Orders of the Houses of Lords and Commons, having had submitted to them a copy of the Bill now before Parliament, for incorporating the said Company, do approve thereof, and do autho rise the Directors to prosecute the same in the present session of Par liament. 2nd. That the Chairman of this Meeting and the Solicitor of the Company be authorised and requested to affix their respective sig natures to the said Bill, and to any certificate of the holding of this Meeting which the forms of Parliament may require. 3rd. That the thanks of the Shareholders are due to the Chairman and Committee of Maragement of this undertaking, for the zeal, abi lity, honesty, integrity, and perseverance with which they have pro secuted it, and which promise to realise its early and complete sncces9. THOMAS MACAULAY, Chairman. Also proposed and carried unanimously, That the thanks of the Meeting be given to the Chairman for his services to-day. _ By order, S. S. BAXTER, Solicitor. EDWARD DANIEL, Secretary, Any information the Shareholders may desire respecting the pre sent position and prospect of the Company, may be obtained upon application to the Solicitor or the Secretary, at the Offices of the Company. 18, Abingdon-street, Westminster, May 18,1846. JA ONDON, SALISBURY, AND YEOVIL JUNCTION RAILWAY. In pursuance of the sessional orders of the two Houses of Parlia ment, a special General Meeting of the Holders of Scrip and of Bankers' Receipts for Scrip of this Company will be held at the London Tavern, in Bishopsgate-street, London, on SATURDAY, the 30th of May instant, at twelve o'clock at noon precisely, when copies of the following Bills, now before Parliament, will be submitted to the consideration of the meeting : A Bill for making a railway from the London and South-Western Railway, near Basingstoke, by Salisbury, to Sutton Bingham, in the county of Somerset, with a branch to the town of Yeovil, to be called the " London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Junction Railway." A Bill for making a railway from Salisbury to Sutton Bingham, in the county of Somerset, with a branch to the town of Yeovil, to be called the " London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Junction Railway." And notice is hereby given, that all persons attending such meeting will be required to give their names and addresses, with the names and addresses of the owners of the scrip or bankers' receipts which may be produced by them at such meeting, and to permit the numbers and details thereof to be taken down in writing before the votes can be received. A form of voting paper may be had on application to the secretary, at the offices of the Company, as below.—Dated this 16th May, 1846. By order of the Committee, L. CROMBIE, Secretary. 4, Old Palaee-yard, Westminster. PUBLICATIONS. NATIONAL UNIFORMITY OF GAUGE. Just published, large royal Svo., handsomely b ou nd. GAUGE EVIDENCE.—The HISTORY and PROSPECTS of the RAILWAY SYS rEM, illustrated by the EVIDENCE given before the GAUGE COMMISSION. By SAMUEL SIDNEY, Author of "Bristol a Free Port," &c. With a Map. London : Edmonds, 154, Strand, and Vachei, Parliament-street. NEW WORK BY MR. CHARLES DICKENS. 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Order the " Lancet" of any bookseller or newsman. DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO VISCOUNT MORPETH. This day is published, in one handsome volume Svo. , c loth lettered. THE ELEVATION OF THE PEOPLE, IN STRUCTIONAL, MORAL, and SOCIAL. By the Rev. THOMAS MILNER, M.A., Author of " Astronomy and Scrip ture," &c. CONTENTS :—Chap. I. A Glance at Bygone Times—ll. Modern Aims at National Elevation—lll. The Last Census—lV. Home Aspects—V. The Certain and the Possible—Vl. Instruction for the Masses —VII. Industrial Discipline—Vlll. Methods of Instruction IX. Provision of Instruction—X. A National Experiment—Xl. The Strife for Life—Xll. Morality of Deus and wigwams—Xlll. The Public Health—XlV. Social Improvements. London John Snow, Paternoster-row. S V PRINCESS'S THEATRE. MAY 21, 1846. A new five-act play, entitled The King of the Commons, in which Macready sustained the principal character, was produced at this theatre last evening, pith com plete success. Th e scene is laid in Scotland, , and the King of the Commo ns i s th e chivairous,warm-hearted poet-king, James V. The play opens in the antichamber of the palace of Holyrood, where we find Mungo Small (Mr. Oxberry), a foolish, foppish, self-sufficient gentle man-usher in waiting. B uc ki e o f Drumshorian (Mr Cooper), the chief of a gan g o f ro bb ers, enters, and de . mands admittance to the Ki ng . T o th i s demand Mungo demurs, whereupon Buckie seats himself, and declares that he will not stir until he has seen the King. The King is soon after announced, and Jam es V. (M r . Macready), accompanied by his nobles, enters. The king is chafed and irritated, and dismisses his nobles, who, it appears have opposed his wish to go to war with England. Before dismissing them, however, he rates them soundly, and, calling to him Lord Seton (Mr. C. Fisher), directs him to go forth among the commons, and ascertain if they are willing to support him ; and if so he declares he will go to war despite the traitor nobles. When he is alone Buckle advances to him, and is recognised as a man who had saved his life from drowning. Buckle informs him that the greater part of his nobles are, as ha had previously suspected, traitors in the pay of England, and the communication with Eng land is carried on through the medium of Sir Adam Weir, of Laichmont. The king dismisses him, and im mediately sets out for Laichmont to reconnoitre. The scene then changes to the wood at Laich mont, where we find Madeline Weir (Mrs. Stirling), and Malcolm Young (Mr. Leigh Murray), wandering in the woods: Madeline is the grand-daughter, and Malcolm the poor relation of old air Adam, who is a sort of Scottish Sir Giles Over reach, and, like Sir Giles, is bent on forming a high alliance for his grand-child. Suspecting that an attach ment subsists between Malcolm and Madeline, he has forced - the former to become• a priest, and is using his utmost endeavours to bring about an alliance between Madeline and Ilungo Small, the gentleman-usher to whom we are' introduced in the.first_seene. The two lovers—for lovers they are notwithstanding the priest ship of Malcolm—are just about to come to an eclaircisse ment, when the clash of arms is heard at hand in the wood, and Malcolm rushes out, and returns imme diately leading in the King wounded, whom he has rescued from a gang of robbers. The king is but too happy to accept the hospitality proffered him by Malcolm, in Sir Adam's house, at Laichmont, and to the residence of that worthy the scene changes. Sir Adam (Mr. Ryder), a hale, shrewd old man, is busied with his accounts, when Laird Small (Mr. Compton), a garrulous old man, in the last stage of fatuous senility, full of beginnings of stories which his memory will not serve: him to bring to a conclusion, enters, and they are negotiat ing the marriage which is to join their properties, when they are informed of the arrival of the wounded stranger. This incident happens most opportunely to serve the pur poses of Sir Adam, who needs a messenger to the traitor Lords, and he determines to see the stranger, notwithstanding the opposition of old Small, who is dreadfully alarmed lest the stranger should die during the interview; and this bringn us to the conclu sion of the first act. In the second act we have the in terview between the King and Sir Adam, and this is certainly a most admirably written and cleverly managed scene. Sir Adam and the King each endeavour to sift the other, and albeit the King, in this shrewd encounter of their wits, ultimately comes off victorious, yet he comes not off altogether unscathed; for instance, he is obliged to listen to some most bitter sarcasms on his own poetry, which so gall him to the quick that he is often on the point of betraying himself. However, he at length circumvents Sir Adam, 'who entrusts him with a packet containing divers parcels of money, to be delivered to the various lords at the Scottish Court, to induce them to prevent the king from going to war, and persuading him, that albeit unknown at Court, the delivery of those packets will secure him friends and promotion. Previous to his departure, he has an interview with Malcolm and with Madeline, and discovers their mutual affection fox each other ; and manages so that they shall know the true state of each other's hearts • and then, meeting Buckle, he delivers to him the packet, desiring him to bring it to the palace, and deliver it to the King, in the presence of his • council, in the evening. Meanwhile, Mungo Small has arrived, and is introduced to Madeline, and, in the presence of his father and the Widow Barton (Mrs. Fosbroke), relates all sorts of anecdotes of his doings at Court. This scene, which is a perfect hors d'ceuvre, had better, in the future representations of the play, be omitted altogether ; it is far from being well writtten, and is anything but cleverly acted by Oxberry ; and the success of the play was last night jeopardised—the audience became impatient, and gave expression to their impatience iu a very audible manner. The aversion of Madeline to the match is so apparent that Sir Adam threatens her that if sho will not consent, he will send forth Malcolm a beggar, and sends Malcolm to urge her to it. Malcolm, however, unexpectedly turns upon the old man, refuses to aid him In his schemes, and taxes him with his cruelty. At this crisis the whole of the household of Laichmont are sum moned to appear at Holyrood instantly, to which spot the scene must now change. The king, on his return, is waited on by his old tutor, a bishop (Mr. Walton,), who tells him that he has discovered that Seton in his absence has entertained an envoy from England, and has dismissed him with safe conduct. Seton is sum moned instantly, and the scene between th% King, Seton, and the Bishop, is the scene of the play. Seton listens to the Bishop's statement, and admits its truth. The agony of the King is intense—he hits been deceived in one who had been his playmate in boyhood, his fellow-student in youth, and his friend in man hood—who might have coined him into ingots, so that he would not have betrayed him ; but he will be firm. He summonses his guards to lead Seton to instant execution ; but when he comes te pro nounce the fatal words he cannot utter them, and sinks into a chair speechless with agony. Seton demands that the Bishop should produce the messenger, whom he has arrested. The mes senger is produced, and delivers the letters of Seton, in which that faithful and loyal friend spurns with indignation the offers which have been made him, and challenges the offerer to single. combat whenever the Scottish army shall cross the Tweed. The King takes him to his heart, and dismisse s the Bishop to the superintendence of his priests, desirir ig him henceforth to insist somewhat more on charity, an d somewhat less on firmness. This powerful scene was given by Macready with an intensity of passion and tenderness which left nothing to be desired. He was great—very, very great in this scene, and worked up the audience to a pitch of enthusiasm which carried ti te remainder of the play through triumphantly. In the last act we find the captives of Laichmont at Holyrood. The King has pro cured from the Cardinal Archbishop a dispensation, re lieving Malcolm from the duties of the priesthood, and, after awhile playing upon his hope s and fears, gives it to him, and at the same time enrolls him in the army. The nobles are assembled, and Sir. Adam is present. Buckle is introduced, and proves himself to be the nephew of Sir Adam, who, having been cheated by his uncle of his property, has been f( weed into unlawful courses; and, having made this expose, he accuses Sir Adam o treason, and produces the fatal packet. The traitor-nobles are horror-struck. sThe King opens it, but, without reading it, destroys it:, and by this act of generosity wins the attachment ot: the traitor-nobles themselves. Sir Adam, as the price of his pardon, con sents to divide his property equally I3etween Buckler and Madeline, and the latter is united to Malcolm, who is knighted by the King. Chivalrous—high-spirited— "jealous in honour, sudden and Quick in quarrel"—a lover of adventure—a poet—manly in thought, in act, and in bearing, yet with a woman's tenderness of heart, the character of James the Fifth . is one admirably adapted for dramatic purposes, and most especially suited to Macready's peculiar pow( trs. It was evident that he had carefully studied the character, and his delineation of it was a series of exquisitely-finished pictures. At the conclusion he was called for, and re ceived with rapturous applause; a nd then there was a call for the author, "Mr. White, who bowed his ac knowledgments from the stage bo x. Mr. Cooper and Mr. Leigh Murray were very good as Buckie and Mal colm; but Mr. Ryder was scar( rely the Sir Adam of the author. He was an old man merely by virtue of wearing a white wig. Not so Compton, whose Laird Small we s perfect. He was literally "a foolish and a faded gentleman," and his Laird Small was, in its peculiar line, quite as great as the James of Macready. Mrs. Stirling! was a very interest ing Madeline ; but Oxberry, as Ye) ang Small, was much too farcical. The house was crowd ed, and the play was announced for repetition amidst low I applause. OPENING OF THE EASTERN UNION LINE.—We are led to understand, from what we believe tc be good authority, that this line will be permanently opened for goods traffic' on May 26, and for passenger traffic on the Thursday following. —lpswich paper. 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POOR r.IAN'S GUARDIAN SOCIETY A public Meeting of the inhabitants of the western division of Finsbury was held last evening, at the Queen-square Rooms, 8, Theobald's-road, to consider and to promote the objects and views of this society. THOMAS WAKLEY, Esq., M.P., took the chair at half past seven o'clock, and opened the business by reading the requisition, signed by 116 of the householders of the district, out of which the meeting originated. - He said, few things could give right-hearted men more plea sure than to contribute to relieve the distress of their less fortunate brethren, and that was the object of the society with which he stood connected ; for it was, novel as it might be among the many combinations for various purposes at the present day—it was a poor man's league supported by the rich man's purse—supported by those who desired to lessen the evils which arose from poverty, and alleviate the misfortunes of the poor man. The law which concerned the poor had undergone a change, and was not considered so good as when the integritythe 43d of Elizabeth was maintained; law in the land which says that but still there wag a want shall have relief, and the tpoor man who is in object PedrTiain o i f st th er e e s d o_ei p e e ty rh w ap a s s to see, at least, that that law was t i h f its working to try to improve the law —and was so objectionable, to get rid of it altogether. _ He said that the feeling of unkindness —the hard, whose on the part of the workhouse officials it was to administer to the wants of th e destitute, wdausty disgrace in a civilised country. It w as unprecedented that riches should be accumulating in one part of a country—a country which stood a terror to foreig n nations—and that those who were the producers of the wealth of that country should be sinking into deeper destitution and distress. Poverty was an evil in any place; but it was a dreadful calamity in England, for it was punished as a crime. It was the object, then, of the. Society to see that the poor but deserving family should have the attention and relief which the law entitled them to ; and if the Society did not succeed, it would not fail for want of an effort. He was. glad to say, the press had come to the aid of 'the Society, and exposure would follow the flagrant conduct of the ad ministrators of the poor-law. Why, he heard of a case but the other day. One poor man was guilty of saying of a poor-house, that the people there. were hungry, and ate raw potatoes ' • but it so happened that this po or man vfts reduced to have to apply to the house for relief. But what said the officer ? You must get no more out door relief. What had you to do with the house that you should talk of the people here being so hungry as, to eat raw potatoes? You shall come into the house i and you'll see whether you can't be brought to eat raw potatoes. In the case of the Andover Union, which was before the House of Commons Committee at present, the Society had sent down persons to Andover to make inquiry of every poor family, what had been their condition ; whether they had ever applied for relief; and where and what answer had been given them ; and what had been the circumstances of their family at the time : and there would be poor men and women brought up to Lon don at the expense of the society, to give evidence before a Committee of the House of Commons. The Chairman concluded his energetic address, which called forth great applause, with expressing his approbation of the society, as the best he had ever been connected with, and his de termination to support it to his utmost. Mr. COCHRANE gave a statement of the efforts in which the Society, during the time for which it has existed, had been engaged. He said the first effort of the Society had been to reform a diet table, formed by 1 the guardians of the Marylebone Workhouse, for the casual poor, which proposed gruel or soup for the appli cant. The gruel, ho was glad to say, had been with drawn. The next case which came under the Society's notice, was that of a woman, Gardiner by name, who was ill treated by Ann Lynch, in the Marlboro' House, at Peck ham. That woman had had her hair torn out by her companion, in the workhouse, and then turned out, be cause she had become noxious to a person at the head of that department. The Society took it in hand, and Ann Lynch was put into Horsemonger-lane Gaol, and the case was to have come on for re-hearing before the magistrate on the 2d of May, but the woman Gardiner was not to be heard of The Society wrote to the Lord Mayor, and applied to the Commissioners of Police if it were possible to hear of her, but she had not been heard of since, and there was good reason for believing that bribery had been exercised on that occasion. The third case was that of Mary Jones and Mary Smith. One of these women was coming out , of the house before mentioned, and plucked a flower as she passed along the garden walk. The workhouse officer upon that came forward and knocked the woman down. Her companion remonstrated, but his assistant came forward and knocked the companion down also. A warrant was ap plied for at Lambeth Police-office, and got against the two men. The case should have come on for hearing on the 9th instant, but the women were not to be found. Here, too, they had reason to suspect bribery. The Society advertised this history, and offered two guineas to any one who would inform the Society of the women in question, and two guineas for information about the woman Gardiner. The remaining case Was that , of another poor woman, recommended to the attention of the Society, who had attended at the Poplar Union, and been refused assistance. The society took various steps, but at last applied to the magistrate at Lambeth, this being the parish in which the woman had last been staying. She was recom mended to apply to the workhouse in Lambeth, but meanwhile, this woman, met with Mary Smith, one of the women they had been wishing to discover, and it was found out that she had been bribed one day with 2s. 6d., and another day with 35., besides articles of apparel—a list of which the Society had—all given her by the two ruffians who had abused these women. Mr. Cochrane concluded his statement by movin4— " That this meeting is of opinion that the labouring classes, and the destitute poor, are at all times anxious to maintain and recover their position of independence by their own honest labour and exertions. That they are not insensible to the humiliations and mortifications attendant on the necessity to seek parochial relief, and that the parish authorities ought to be, under every legal, as they are under every moral, obligation to render them efficient aid in the hour of trial and difficulty, in a spirit of kindness and benevolence." Mr. FIELDEN, M.P., seconded the resolution, and sup ported it with many other remarks on the working of the present poor law. The resolution was put and carried unanimously. Mr. KITCHENER moved, and Mr. MASS seconded, the following resolution, which was put from the chair and carried unanimously : " That this meeting warmly approves of the principles and objects of the Poor Man's Guardian Society, acknow ledges the services which it has already rendered by awakening public attention to many acts of hardship and cruelty, committed towards the poor by various parochial authorities, and pledges itself to promote its benevolent operations, by aiding to increase the list of members, and the funds of the Society." It was moved by Mr. SAVAGE, and seconded by Mr. OSBORNE, and passed unanimously by the meeting, - " That their cordial thanks are pre-eminently due to The Press,' for the valuable assistance spontaneously rendered in recording the exertions of the Poor Man's Guardian Society." A vote of thanks having been passed to the Chairman with acclamation, Mr. Wakley acknowledged the honour, and added several remarks and instances corroborative of what had been said, after which the meeting separated. SPORTING INTEIk.LIGENC E. I TATTERSALL'S—Tham inDAY DERBY. The last four and twenty hours appear to have disposed of Sting's pretensions for the Derby.OnTuesdaayv.jningol: nly . , v.,e l: 20, and 25 was laid against him , and yesterday he 11;:,d o nl y a nominal standing at 18 to 1 . His backers sanguine even of having a race for their mone3, but they are a retro ession. curious to know the cause of so extraerdintyr y His decline gave the two favourites a furtidei lift, gr and brought The Premier and the Conqueror _more prominently into favour. The betting in other reapetts Ims 4 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott% air Tattoo Sykes —t 9to 2 13 to 2 agst Lord Maidstone's ToniTullock—t 7 to 1 10 to 1 agst Sir J. Hatvie y'sHunidnim—t and aft off 10 to 1 agst Mr. Molld an f s Fancy Boy—offered 18 to 1 agst Lori ) , E Russell's Sting—nominal 22 to 1 agst X I% Merry's Peri colt—t and aft offered 22 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Pyrrhus the First—take 25 to 1 25 to 1 ar..st Mr. Wall's Crown Prince—t. and aft. off. 30 to I. ngst Gen. Shubrick's Brocardo —taken BO to agst Mr. E. R. Clark's The Conjuror—taken BB ~01 agst Mr. Dawson's Poynton....no backers 3`'s to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's The Premier—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. E. Peel's Twig—take 1,000 to 15 50 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsey's Malcolm—take 1,000 to 15 Even on four against the field. We have again to remind parties betting on the above rade that books should be compared this afternoon. THE LATE CHESTER, CIIP.—It will facilitate the settling of several beta if we state that the question has been sub mitted to Colonel Anson, Mr. Greville, Mr. Payne; and seve ral other gentlemen, and that they are unanimously of opi nion that Corranna was not one of the Irish lot. A NEW Talcs.—An impudent fraud, by which many of the respectable inhabitants of Coventr y and the nei g h-- bourhood were completely swindled out of their money, was successfully practised in that city on Friday se'nnight. It ap pears that a concert, under royal patronage, was advertised to take place in St. Mary's Hall on the evening of the above day. The artists announced were the veteran Braham, Mr. C. Bland, Miss Homer, the Misses Smith, Signor Sivori, and , in the whole about 50 p erformers. Admi ssio n was to be by I ticket only, 55. each, to be had at the ball, from 12 to k o ' c l oc k. The scheme was a most attractive one, and tic)r..-„ts were in great demand. One of the' parties enVa'; , ,,ed in the hoax remained at his post until four o'cloe„ ; I n the afternoon, when he left, as it was thought, for the 'purpose of completing the necessary arrangement s f o r the per formers, having previously taken care t:0 have the music stands for them placed in proper r',,sition. At the hour named for the doors to be opened, the purchasers of tickets flocked for admission ; but there, was no one to receive the tickets, and they walked into '(he hall and quietly took their seats. After waiting long -past the hour announced for the commencement of the c‘racert the audience retired from the hall, much chagrined aft their disappointment, and some not a little enraged at having been swindled out of their money. e these There were three tretors in this disgraceful affair, the princi pal of whom werat by the name of Hayden, lias Proct or , known b t ) ; transpired. nameir e e Chadwick.f gangthird i s has n Theand another na m e o o f the ee worthies, it is stated, formedpart of a company of theatricals lately performing at Gloucester A description of their per sons has been published, which it is hoped will lead to their speedy appreheu4on —Birmingham Gazette. - LICEI SEI) VICTUALLERS' ASYLUM. The nineteeth anniversary of the establishment of this excellent and philanthropic institution was cele brated last evening by a dinner at White Cpnduit House. James Le Seager, Esq., presided, and was sup ported on his right by captain Peellell, M.P. Upwards of 350 sat down to dinner; the large ro'm being almost inadequate to hold those deairona of b:.-ing present with anything like convenience. In fact, several persons were compelled to dine in the lower apartments of the house. _ Several of the most distinguished members of the trade were present. The dinner, and Non Nobis Domine havin g been dis posed of, - The dirainmAN gave in succession aLd long may she reign over a happy, propi;. people," " The Queen Dowager," " Prince Albert," who yestfrday pr's to the funds of the institution; •• The and the rest of the Royal Family," and the Nary," all of which were enthusiastically rvs'po;,. by the numerous assemblage., .; The CHAIRMAN then called on Mr. Jones, 5.•.• ere tary to the institution, to reed the report for past year, which detailed at length the iitbottr - of the institution, and the benefits it had conferred on those for whom it was established. ilov f h IIeSS - I*' :1:44v and 1 to The C H AIRMAN then rose to propose the t oas t o f t h e evening. In doing so he said, he believed, th'ere never was a more satisfactory report presented at any ,e the former meetings of the institution than the one had licensed victuallers on behalf of this large and Iniost just heard read. It, evinced the'deep interest taken by benevolent establishment.—(llear, hear.) But the in terest taken in the welfare of the society was ne . e.e oa .. fined to licensed victuallers alone, bat extended to the highest personages in the country—(Hear, hear)—and es not - connected interest taken in it by other parf. with the trade showed how beneficial it was considered. —(Cheers.) On a late visit to the asylum with the Lord Mayor, both himself and his Lordship were par ticularly struck with the excellent mangier in which the whol e es t a bli s h ment was conducted, and also w i th the sympathy that appeared to be felt for the iumates by the excellent management of the committee ; and it was most gratifying to Query o th n e e phlreessseinntgsonpothureeoganstiohiei theans owhich he referred, to of those for the comforts which they enjoyed through their (Hear, hear)—becausethey would they knw that instrumentality— eisnpvlti but for their aid and sympath to seek the workhouse —that by d be compelled. despair, none sh could enter without abhorrence. had not not yet seen the as ) him to visit it, in order e that e they might see for themselves the happiness and com forts which the inmates enjoyed. Ile was most happy to inform them that one of the circumstances alluded to by the Lord Mayor had reference to the Charitable Trusts' Bill, and his Lorship expressed himself a ith great feeling on.the subject, and that he would oppose it ta the utmost of his ability ; but he (the Chairman) w as gratified to state that without the exertions of the com mittee of the institution that end had been obtained by the rejection of the Bill by the House of Lnras—(Cheers)— and that there was no fear of the introduction of a simi lar measure into the Legislature, for some time to come at least. And they ought not simply to look to the contri butions which they gave to the society, and to the ad vantages which they thus conferred upon those who had. the misfortune to be stricken with poverty ; but they must look further, an d th ey wou l d find, hat whilst they contributed to the institution, they set a noble example to those in other parts of the kingdom to follow their example. He had also the pleasure, a few days ago, to be in the company of Mr.. Thomas Phillipps, the late Mayor of Birmingham,• who stated, that he was so delighted at the way the estele!ish went was conducted, that when he presided over the Pro tection Society of the town of Birmingham, he endea voured to induce that society to promote the • 4- eerests of licensed victuallers by establishing a • • • • similar institution in that town—(Hear, hear)—and, as earnest of evincing his d esire to accomplish this object, he arl headed a subscription li s t b y putt i ng down 501 . —(Cheers.) And eers.) And he added that it was quite delightful to see the w in Which parties came f orwar d to contribute their toi:lP'and fifty guineas to accomplish so great an object, and he had now obtained sufficient to erect a number of alms houses. for deeayed licensed vi c t ua ll ers i n the town of Birmingham.—(Cries of "Hear, hear.") And he • had also got a similar fund in order to relieve the distressed members of the trade until those almshouses could be constructed.—(Hear, hear.) That he (the Chairman) hoped that they would carry on their exertions to the utmost extent, and that their meetings would form a stimulus to their labours for the future. He would not, however, detain them longer on such an auspicious occasion, except to thank those who had given donations to the institution. There were many persons at that moment, in the last stage of poverty, who had lived in better circum stances, and as there was no tradesman who might not, at some period of his life, be reduced from affluence to poverty, he was sure their sympathies would be enlisted in behalf of such an institution, and that they would contribute to a fund which had for its object the support of the decayed members of the trade ini-their declining years.—(Cheers.) He concluded by proposing " Pros-, perity to the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum.”--,(Cheer s ,) The toast was received and drank with great appituse. Captain PECHELL, M.P., said they were no doubt well aware how advantageous meetings of that description were, where conviviality was part and,parcel of the pro-. ceedings. He thought it would be admitted on all hands, that the proceedings had been coneatcted by the Chairman in a manner which had _led to the -best results. It cou ld not f a il t o h e otheivvlse than a source of pride and satisfaction to him to preside over such an assembly. Beloved and respected by a large and numerous bo-coald hot eearey:toihim self a more amiable distinction than to possess the re• gard of so many of his fellow-creatures, But he would not be guilty of such bad taste as to interpose one moment between them and the object of their s meeting, which he considered was entitled to the utmost appro bation.— (Cheers.) He, therefore, had only to pro pose that they should drink the health of James Le Seager, Esq, The toast was, drank, with three times three, and with great apt cause. The CHAIRMAN briefly returned thanks. He felt himself quite inadequate. to express& thanks in suitable terms. Ho assured them that he never was more delighted or proud than ho felt at that moment, because he saw around him so many friends who entertained for him the kindest feel ings. He hoped he should not express himself with too much enthusiasm, when he said, that he had been con nected in= business with many of those around him for the last thirty years. He also felt deeply honoured by the expressions of those with whom he was not in im mediate acquaintance. He had only one circumstance to regret in behalf of the institution—that the Committee should have pitched on so feeble an advocate as himself. —(Cries of " No, no.") He felt his inadequacy to discharge the duties of the chair to their satisfaction ; but at the same time he considered that it was only right to be in their call whenever they considered that he could be of any benefit to the institu tion.—Cheers, and Hear, hear.) He felt himself bound. at all times to express his gratitude, not only in words, but by every means in his power.—(Hear, hear.) lie hoped, however, that in what he had done they would take the will for the deed. After again thanking there cor dially, the Hon. Gentleman resumed his seat, after drinking the health of all present. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health - of Captain Pechell, M.P. He was sure the toast would be accept able - able to all of them. H e h a d not on ly aided t le he a m dvo y cat t a presence, but by a d ona ti on . He was an nab no man who of the liberty of the p eo ple, and there was had devoted himself more todestroyx_so the nn-English in this country. system of poor-law which_ his ete services were not requi re d (fleet., hear.) And when ready to aid th em to in the Legislature, he was al w ays further the -work of benevolence and the benefit o f hi s country. He concluded by proposing the health of the Gallant Captain.—(Loud cheers.) Captain PECHELL, M.P., briefly returned thanks for the honour they had conferred upon him. It happened 'that, among his public duties, when he first entered the House of Commons, he undertook the cause of the licensed victuallers.—(Cheers.) He took up their cause because he thought that they were some of the most in telligent and most respectable portion of her Majesty's subjects, and because they were nndoubtedly one of the most oppressed classes of sooiety—(Hear, hear)—for 'whenever the Governm en t o f t h e day, of whatever' shade of politics, found th e i mpos i t i on of a new tax necessary, they invariably fixed upon licensed victuallers. They also considered the tax they were imposing like physic, but as long as they could get powers to inflict the dose, they did not care how they got it down.—(llear, and laughter.) It was, no doubt, from the measures which he undertook to get rid of a great many disabilities and impositions that were practised upon them, the.t he believed his name had attracted their attention, and it was gratifying that at the end of fourteen y ears he had the honour to appear before them, and, to find that they sanctioned all he had done.—(Cheers.) These were the rewards which public servants had to look to — no other did he expect, and it would be, a stimulus to him to continue in the same coin se. — (l3.ear, hear.) He was glad that they relieved the deaa-. ed members of their trade from the necessity of 'entering the union work house, and that they a dmiraietered to their relief in a truly British manner. — clear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN than gave "Mr. Lacon (of Yarmouth) , and the wine and s e iir'it merchants who had attended the anniversary." Mr. LACON of re t urne d thanks. Men hi s occupation feit extreme pleasure in contributing their quota to the support of their old friends• who sunk into diffienitie;, The ( aKiAIHMAN then gave "John Sontt, 113 q., editor of the gAdvertiser, and the Press," in a neat speech, in - 4 3 eich he passed a high eulogium on the teleets of :if% Scott, and the ability he had displayed in conduct beg the Morning Advertiser since he had been entrusted with its management. Mr. ScoTT briefly returned thanks in his own behalf and of the press, and assured theta that whilst that news paper was under his direction, it would support the liber ties of the people. The following toasts were among those given, and in succession, and were as warmly responded to as their predecessors;--" The Gov erno Mr. Kemp ;" 4. The Chairman of th e C ommittees; " " The Manager o f , t h e _Protection Society" ( rep li e d to b y M r . Elt) ; " Arr. Larby, and th e " Mr. Jones, th e Secretary," &c• ; an d the assembla g e. separated. past Chairman of the Institution;" The subscriptions altogether amounted to 2,5061. CS. Amongst those subscribing were the names of th e -.Chairman, 52L los. ; George Byng. Erg, M.P., aO/. 10s. ; the Lord Mayor, 101. 10s.; Messrs. GoklstrAtb, 101. 10s. ; Mrs. Goldsmith, Si. ss. ; Charles Pea; von, Esq., Si. ss. ; J. E. Layton; Esq., Yarmouth, 26/. von, ; Captain Pechell, Si. ss, ; Mr. Rouse, jun., 101. 10s. ; and John Scott, Esq., ss, ss. ~~ 4 -