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" .4 FT,• DREADFUL TLATL-STORM. . a PUBLIC MEETING held at the LON . it DO N TAVERN, Bi s h opsgate-street, the 17th AnausT,lB46, I t O - val. Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, E.G., in the chair, as moved b y J. Am.surr, Esq. ; seconded by W. T. LarF, Esq. ; That the and carried unanimously-- " e severe l'sses which the nurseryman, florists, and of gar ` " .. 11 !t°,..nce th rs in the na nei ghbourhogd of the etropelis, sustained in cense- Lle dreadful hail-storm on the Ist day of August instant, i al e l a t our 'warmest sympathy, and demand all our efforts to alleviate lt w ens occasioned thereby." ELS moved by J. Coot, Esq. ; sticonald Wit' Saibose, Esq' and foit:_yllhaseanlret ol a i . ve P er u cl , b fb i ty l ii e lt su s. hs t iff e p on.in n tl i o . rn . 137 , .. 5 ef commenced , anal a fund raised seconded by W. Taaaaa. Esq., • " That lu" and carried unanimously— Y° , - •-•essrs. Bitlvlay and Co. Messrs. Cocks, Biddulpb, and Atssrsknee Loyd and Co., Messrs. Scott and Co.. and Messrs. S, baxitarg, It w '''' ,, g and be required to receive subscriptions." 5 moved ItY W. A. Coonss, Esq., seconded by ROBERT HOD .,„._" That .T.,..1 1 ". Esq., and carried unanimously— . 7 , 4? - -uva Cook, Esq., of Mincing-lane, be appointed trea tt w ax ~.. . -- ".'4 o ved by Captain Lx.moicr, seconded by Ron= Warlicla• 411 Emig and carried unanimously—, T hat the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor Benjamin Hawes, Esq., M.P. Sohn Alhiutt, Esq., Clapham , . W. T. Illff, Esq., M.D., Newington . , J. F. Young, E l / 4 q., M.D., Kennington JOhn bright, Esq., Brixton-hill 4. retham, Esq , Brixton • afirnes Coppock, Esq., Cleveland-row , J. Chapman, Esq., X orth Brixton William Davis, Esq., St. Paul's-churchyard • J. E. lladow, Esq., Mincing-lane G. Jeffs. Esq. Kennington-oval T. J. Pring, Esq., Kennington-common M. Sangster, Esq., Park-road, Stocks , ell • Win. Sandilands, Esq.. South Lambeth R. Seldon, Esq., Leadenball-street be , And Wm. Trahar, Esq., WhiteF.:iii_ yar d, rnitteg, will be *with power to add fto tb ed. " o.: number; by any of whom •,„ - ,PtiOns thankfully recv M e ..),:, th anks of the meeting iv''„ig given to the Right Hon. the Lord *r. for his kindness lit attending the meeting, and to his Royal 'mir th " the Duke of Cambridge, for his kindness and sympathy the er nb lecti of the meeting, a nd for his condescension in taking air , Stn-_, thg " , c.,_ IDtions will be received by any of the above-named Bankers, ;Lastsurer, the Committee. or Secretaries. E. l'• NEVILLE, Ebenezer House, Peckham , 1 Hon. Secretaries. ''• B. CUTLER. 97, Farringdon-street, to ..- r olnittee-room, Horns Tavern, Kennington. ._ l ii i he following Subscriptions were announced at the Meeting . i2l 0 1 , 4 ho, Sid Highness the Duke of Cambridge - - Ili- Right Hen. the Lord Mayor . 1 1 0 0 10 a,t Proprietors of the Gardeners' Chronicle - - - ,eaes Cook, - - - - - 10 10 Ifni Minna, Esq. 10 10 Zesars. J. A. Mem:lemon and Company - - . -10 10 7essrs. Batt and Rutley - - ..... 10 10 J Smith. Esq., Daiston - . - . - - -10 0 i• Hawes, Esq., M.P. . - . - - - - 10 0 i'.• ti• Scholey, Esq. - - - . . - - 10 10 17.,..A. Coombe, Esq. . - . . . - - 5 5 i.V'en Barclay, Esq. - - _ , 5 5 '-‘11"111. Lawson. and Son, Edinburgh . 1,%1. t t ooth and Son, Ramburgh iFgrt Hudson, Esq. - - - - . ; 5 5 4, l „a . Tran u ... E r .,,. . . v,,,,1D,...-7inv j.itWuteuthierley,tiEq R.N. Jam esl -, 0 1) - 00mt,t sc ia 5 5 . essr ss. ,/ '' -anion .4"m.s. Jacob Wrench and Sons 1 1 .• en, t a ,,,T ea „.." 7 ° , at and Sous Mess rs. ii -, „„_ , _ ,, orwich I''• Fr -",‘ and 21 , 51 x i _ aser, E sn. .. Qin "'''.. re. la r ' _ - - 55 • 1gd,,,, • ....ow and co " - - - - 5 5 Iles .r Marlborouh, ~ _ 5 0 *-- Dan . 1)4i11 " and Er N - - • - - " 5 0 I rt. , , son, E., Edinburgh dock 5 0 ltj ri. Se lleY i chard Gibb sq. - 5 5 --- C4 niairs R' Ear l' - 2 2 --- Thy n ' -N.. Edinburgh a s ' s 4 e, Esq, 2 2 Inc:blanch Esq - 4 , 11 „ right , E sn • -- 2 2 li' ,-Litanan E '. ".--- . 2 2 '''' tieltl e ' sq. Vl, n• Esq. - 2 2 k ',., • Iliff, E sti 2 2 I , *,, v hbarci, E sn • .• 2 2 J. sjari te, Earl' . - 2 2 irollushell, Eso The Jas Liffbio n • - 1 1 kr - `"-r•G c . . . - . . i i • J. n ames • Gr ossman - ~I vh l in olicites, Esq. : 1 I 1 1 ''i• S * ' sn o. Es I 1 4. tangster, Esq • . 1 1 kr strata, Egq. q. - - ..... 1 1 --- 11, 3 2 ° M as Donye r _ 1 1 Illor naa rr loh, Esq. 1 1 .e. J . 1 ., outne y, E ‘ ,., 1 1 ri ng, Esq. '''' - I I • EXAMPLES. 3„ Pr ey. I Bonus Bonus in /o, Assured gadded. Cash. ego may 9 Borrow. • , e I . _ -............. I , 11 . Et r 1837 by - a 4 I ,1838 1 1 1 839 184 9 1841 ! £21715 14100 011i£16 0 4' 1 192 3 0 87. 1 41 13 10 166 11 101 74 1 p 11 3 1 • 116 7 6i 54 010 718 10 111 6 81 49 10 0 710 4 £445 0 0 395 11 1 346 2 3 296 13 4 247 4 5 bec, ivt piglq - , f —' 7" ---- ------_---- et or ii th,l m °fits 18 annual and the next will be made in .re %eat year. ' F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. r- v , L ~.LIPE INSURANCE OFFICE, ° --4...4D-STRRET, and 57, CHARENG-CROSS, A ttw __ bit tSq., m . p . th:,_ (30 t20 1 7 _arclay, ESQ. vr R .8. ;M. i.'tirtis, Bart. cleh,, Fullq %4(1 r, Esq. AUDITORS. Emanuel Gooclhart, Esq. Thomas Itodpon, Esq. Established 1797. DULECTORS. 3: A. Gorelon.Esq.,.ll.D.,P.R.S. Kirkman D. liocigson, Esq. R. H. Lawrence, Esq. J. Petty Muspratt, Esq. C. 11. Turner, Esq. M. Whiting, Esq. „Th John Davis, Esq. ” t 443,1„; P eriodical Valuation of the Policies effected with this Com hett-" the Return System will be made after the 3d of July, 1847, th,r eqUitable proportion of the surplus premiums will be allotted older of every such Policy issued prior to that date. 14, 1 - Z Deculiar feature in the mode of division adopted by this Com 4143'1:M11sta in the admission of every member to participate in the b t has assisted to ' create. gene I:Leh h , r al Plan of the office comprises all the real advantages of eff ect ( 4 ) Ystem of life assurance :s susceptible. Insurances may ' t 1414 1 , d nn.the return or non-return systems; in either case the of th e* th e mostig.tiaranteed from all liability of partnership, and will i . e c ony ._ , ample security arisleg from the large accumulations 1 1. 0oitib ili nk . invested in the Government funds, and the unlimited ktth,.Peeth*YB2t its proprietary. I v •• and every information maybe obtained on application ' t Y tity' e m , s abme, or to the Agents of the Company appointed in Principal town in the kingdom. It. TUCKER, Secretary. IN' Thr r n -------- ------------- n. i r , - k BRITIsii INSURANCE 4, 1„ z , T 4 1 , 1 ,34 11,,,,,„ COMPANY. Ilitr t es of I , ' .. BUILDINGS, and 10, PALL-MALL _EAST. *•,..th0..1-eo_ this .c—oc,;(p.a:iiityig pzemiunil have been formed on a plan peen hereby assurance may be effected for , the 14 - 1 4,, -, tne prem ' ium coMmencing very low, and graduall3 In • II " Ill i t i, - ng t ile first ve vears, after which a uniform premium .1 the r emainder . ot lite. ,-...„ S PECIMEN OF THE TABLES. Age, - 1 1 -- -i--....._ Premium for ..4 miring 1001. 14" Second Third Fourth 1 - --.11._ Year. Ymn Year. 30 -•• B. 4 _Z----- 1 40 , 3 9 ,B. d.d.l .........) I 11 t 5 lo , • 2 1 6 8 1 8 4 110 0 210 5 ,13 4 115 10 118 1 2 0 6 3 8 3 Fifth 'Remainder Year. ' of Life. Thi s vtil i n abl e 1 , , %Li f i e „ re .asiri,,z t ° IIIY suitable to those who, from the prospect , of . t 'l ."'Fin g file s ecnne • or years,irme prefer payinz a stmat mode the witi‘ dl t feW but is also decidedly the bes I, is the view of securing the repayment of temporary 43. 44 Of lieeferable t e 'act poi icy as it may be continued to a high without requiring ri new certificates of health or incur- Aro v , e r rate of premium fie ,"o•37 be obtained of the Secretary, Henry T. Thomson, - . an k - buildings, or of the Actuary, 10, Pall-mall East. JOHN KING Actuary. tvENILE PLEASURE. .v... witness the bright scene we delightfully trea s ur e , .r with scstacy juvenile pleasure! 'Their li ght-hearted revels we cherish with joy, ft Mist the face is illumin'd of each beautiful boy I Oh ! there is not a youth, we may venture to say, itUt enraptured looks forth to the bright holiday; And amongst all the transports, and many are those, There is nothing that pleases so much as New Clothes I :Now EIYANI, we freely acknowledge with truth, The very best Clothing provides for each youth, Transcendently high his great name now it shines. For Hussar Suits and Tunics of novel designs I At incredulous prices he now will dispose Of his splendid assortment of Juvenile Clothes ! arexts and Guardians are respectfully Invited to inspect the im• 42% v.riety of Boys and Youths' Clothing always kept n hand at c't:stablishment. An immense saving in price is effected, and garment warranted as to durability, quality, and fashion. LIST OF PRICES. Xs. d. Dress Coat, braided edges.... • --from 1 1 0 eurtouts, 1 5 0 Trousers, In cloth and doeskins •• • • .... 0 8 6 Trousers, in Tweed........ • Vests, either in cloth or fancy Materials 0 4 6 SUMMER GARMENTS. Su mmer Coats, in endless variety .. J. •• •• 9 6 C ashmere Ditto Fishing • • or Shooting Ditto. • 0 7 6 office Ditto .......... .. 1',, °400 8, in countless profusion.. •••. • • • • 0 2 6 ' °ll sers, in all the newest washing v t nateri ditto, ala ......................0 6 6 4 t. Designs guaranteed to retain 0 2 9 brea s MADE TO ORDER. 6q y o "Ids, made to measure from 1 10 6 Tr........................ 1 15 0 0 15 0 168 % ditto ..... 07 0 Th e STIMMrR GARVENTS. : 4 Yanionian Paletot, a fashionable 11 t, made to order, extremely k aso gin and well-adapted for the present 0 rt rOlzs ........ ••• • • 41,' ......• 8 0 vee...ers, of Peculiarly light fabrics •• 0 0„11In rich C as h mere and printed sitn inkTrenchpatterns ••••••• • • • • • 0 7 6 ezi PiD k ralee e. Stock of Youth s a n d Boy's Clothing at proportionate 0 bom or Al o ney will be returned to any purchaser, should ho not L . nem t „ Purehive after seeing the articles at his own house. Ily „:ansacted on Saturdays until the evening. Pantechnetheca. Gracechurch•street.London. Vj B ; 4 ., ' g rit Th e s . LADIEthS to. tt-ea Coast or eerwize exposed the scorching rays of OWL A. ,,__ _, the Sun, will hod - 11 -YS KA LYDOR a most refreshing_ Ns rir ellarat: 4 tei • 44,1 rei , On for tl.e Complexion, dispelling the cloud im o m f l e ap ,. N: itto.,,,aixation, alla3ing all heat and irritability. and .t. . : 11 , lth i :';: . l4 the nt —easing sensation attending restored ela%iclt oi qz. , pr,ett_ne nuinerous vart ties of Cutaneous Erupti .. S:un: Ik tw ` ll , e k a i v ," Tan, and Discolouratiens, are pleasingly eradicated of r bd the skin rendered delicately milt and clear. Its erlby thn'kerreshlng properties have obtained its exclusive selec tit6:faktlieny::.;ll:74-1::;ti:rt and the Royal Family of Great Britain and those Europe, together with th , "elite" of the Aris te,:lbg.roorn•ladte V01e..," from the sultry climes of India, and the 114 141 4 na th e g s ., °f Calm! ta and Madras, to the frozen realms of the l Ed of St. Petersburgh and Moscow .— Price 4s. 6sl. 4 4 . t • Per bottle htit s e Ware f • .14, Utter, ...9 spurious "Kalydors" containing mineral astrin . J."_ e cho, ' Ltlllous to the complexion, and which, by their repel ec4Ql)7LANijadalikter health. The only genuine has the wor , ds lin, ) S ON', c , ''')KALYDOR" on the wranper. and A. ROWLAND Dot., Pon,,,,,,Viatton-garden, is also engraved (by desire of the de. ", loners) on the Government Stamp affixed on each 14 °°14 by t ., s,, _ - -1 Proprietors, and by respectable Chesaists and Per. OW! Ir ..,___ , "4'474 " " 1 0 Allillbat 6911,14,10*.! ~~ IS P Z/ // 7 "NI-7 - • ' • 04. it A ki Ade 4 " 7 '41 ;4 ,4 ; 4 1f r.. • 2( e ' 1 r 1 4 ) r t f , ' ' I { Kk. -1 O Ly - o --V • .D.LE ?, 1 4, 4 14- ~, (05. LONDON, TUESDAY H AVE YOU SEEN VENUS RISING FROM THE SEA? At the HALL of ROME, Great Windmill-street, Haymarket; and the much-admired New Group, the RAINBOW NYMPUIS. Ex planatory Expositions by Mr. C. Sloman, the only English Impro visatore of the various Poses. Performances commence at Three o'clock in the . Afternoon and Eight in the Evening. Stalls, 25.; Boxes, 15.6 d.; Pit, Is. nAVESEND STAR and BLACKWALL PACKETS. Packet and Railway Fare included in one payment upon every Passage. 1 .7 .11.-No other Packets call at the GRAY'S or GREENHITHE PIERS. FROM THE NEW TERRACE PIER, GRAYESEND. WEEK DAYS.-At 7,7 i, 8%, 934, 1134, 1,2, 5,4, 5,6, 63 Q , 7 , 7 34, and 8. SUNDAYS.-At 7,7 j, 835, 113¢, 1,2, 3,4, 5. 6. 634, 7, 736, and 8. FROM THE BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACKWALL. The Trains starting One Quarter of an hour before each of these times. WEEK DAYS.-At 9,9%, 1034, 11, 1131, 12, 1%, 236, 334, 43.,;, 5,6, 7, and 7%. SUNT")AYS.-At 834, 9, 936, 1031, 11, 1%, 211, 3%, 434, 5, 6,7, and 736. Fares.-To or from London-Fore cabin, and Secoxd Class Rail way, 9d. ; Saloon and First Class Railway, Is. To or from Blaekwall and intermediate Piers-Fore Cabin, 6d. ; Saloon, 9d. Packets for Excursions.-Apply to Mr. W. Morgan, Star Office, Fenchurch-street Terminus of the Blackwall Railway. Tickets.-For Twelve months, 4/. 45.; Six months, 2/ Iss. ; Three months, 11. 15s. To be had of the Collectors on board the packets ; Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend ; or of Mr. Saunders, Bruns wick-wharf, Blackwall. MILITART FLOGGING.—A Public Meeting will he held at Exeter Hall, on WEDNESDAY, the 19th inst., for the formation of a Society to promote the abolition of Flogging in the Army and Nay.v. or for the adoption of such other measures as may appear requisite. THOMAS WAKLEY, Esq., M.P., has kindly consented to preside. The Doors to be open at Four, and the Chair taken at Five o'clock precisely. Admission Cards to be had of Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Chappell, 201, Regent-street; Messrs. James Nisbet and Co., 21, 13erners street ; Messrs. Aylott and Jones, 8, Paternoster-row; and Mr. Pelham Richardson, 23, Cornhill • and Messrs. Ackerman and Co., 96, Strand (opposite Exeter CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL lJ LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Established 1824 Notice is hereby given that the usual DIVIDEND of 5 per cent. (less income-tax), on the paid-up Capital on the Shares of the So ciety, will be payable at this Office on and after Taußanal', the 20th day of August instant. Proprietors living at a distance may obtain their Dividends either by sending an order to the Secretary, or by applying to any of the Society's agents. GEO. H. PINCEARD, Resident Secretary, 78, Great Russell-street, Bloolusbur.v, - , London. August 18, 1846. PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. LONDON, OXFORD, and CHELTENHAM RAILWAY —(Provisionally RegisterOd.)—A Company has been formed to construct a direct and continuous line of the raUway on the narrow gauge, froth Cheltenham to Oxford, to join the Lon don and Birmingham Railway near Tring, thus effecting the most direct communication with London. The London and North-Western Railway Company have agreed to subscribe a large portion of the capital, and to lease the line in perpetuity at a guaranteed rent of 4/. 10s. per cent. on the cost of the line, and an equal division of surplus profits. The wishes of the inhabitants will be consulted in regard to the pos , tion of the station at Cheltenham, and the mode of approaching the town. A prospectus will be published in a few days. Communications may in the meantime be addressed to the Euston station; or to Messrs. Newman, Gwinnett, and Ticehurst, solicitors, Cheltenham ; or to DIY'. James Boodle, solicitor, Cheltenham. E DINBURGH and LEITH ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of the provisions con tained in an Act passed in the present session of Parliament, dated July 3, 1846, intituled "An Act to facilitate the Dissolution of certain Railway Companies," a MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the EDINBURGH and LEITH ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY COM PANY will he held within the Waterloo Hotel, Edinburgh, on Tun- DAY, the Ist day of September next, 1846, at Two o'clock, afternoon, for the purpose of determining whether the said Company shall be dissolved in terms of the Act. THOS. HUTCHISON, Chairman. JOHN PATTEN, Secretary. And immediately after the above statutory Meeting, another Meeting of the Shareholders will be held, at the same place, when a Report by the Committee of Management, and an Abstract of the Accounts of Expenditure will be laid before the Meeting, and the Instructions of the Shareholders taken as to certain CLAIMS against the Company still unadjusted, and as to the payment to the Share holders of the balance of deposits. THOS. HUTCHISON, Chairman. JOHN PATTEN, Secretary. Edinburgh, 7, Drummond-place, Aug. 18,1846. --- WAKEFIELD, PONTEFRACT, AND GOOLE RAILWAY EXTENSIONS. METHLEY, ASKER v, AND OAKENSHAW BRANCHES. The Act for the construction of these Extensions having received the royal assent. the Proprietors of Scrip Certificates are requested to transmit the same, with their names, occupations, and places of residence, distinctly enJorsed on the back of each Certificate, to Mr. GEORGE FOX, the Secretary, e Pontefract, on or before TUESDAY, the Ist day of September, 1846, for the purpose of being registered, in accordance with the provisions of the Company's Clauses Consolidation. Act. _ _ _ An acknowledgement will be returned for the Scrip, and on the completion of the registry, certificates under the seal of the Com pany will be given. All shares, in respect of which no application for registry shall be made on or before the said Ist day of September, will be registered in the names, and according to the description and residence, of the persons to whom they were allotted. GEORGE FOX, Secretary. Forms of application for registry may be obtained at the secre tary's office, in Pontefract. BIRMINGHAM and OXFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY. Capital, 1,000,0001., in Shares of 201. each. The Act for the incorporation of this Company having received the royai assent, the Holders of Scrip Certificates are requested to make • immediate application to be registered for their respective shares, according to the subjoined form (printed copies of which will be supplied, if desired), and transmit the same, accompanied with the Scrip Certificates, either to this Office or the London Office, No. 449, West Strand, en or before 'TUESDAY, the 15th day of September neat, An official receipt will be given on the deposit of the scrip, which receipt will afterwards be exchanged for the sealed certificates, with as little delay as the preparation of the same may require ; and due notice will be given when the sealed certificates are ready for delivery. Shares, in respect of which no application for registry shall be made on or betore the above date, will be registered in the name of the original subscriber, after which no share can be passed otherwise than by formal transfer, under the pro eisions of the Act. By order of the Board, THOS. 11.0LROYD, Secretary. Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway Offices, No. 34, Ben nctt's-bill, Birmingham, and No. 449, West Strand, London, August 12, 184 G. FORSI OF APPLICATION TO REGISTER. Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway. I hereby deposit Scrip Certificates for Shares in the above Company, viz., No. to and I claim to be registered as the Proprietor of the said Shares, subject to the general rules, regulations, and conditions contained in the Act of Incorporation, all of which I hereby undertake to fulfil and discharge. I also require sealed Certificates to be prepared in exchange as under. Christian Name and Surname at full length Designation Address Usual Signature Witness to the Signature Dated tills' 184 VALE of INEATH RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that the Act authorising the con struction of this railway having received the Royal Assent, all per sons holding Scrip Certificates for Shares in this Company, are re quested to transmit the same to the Secretary, for Registration, at the Offices of the Company, No. 449, West Strand, London, on or before ToesnAr, the Ist of September next, with their names, pro fessions, and residences distinctly written, in order that the same may be correctly entered in the Register of the Company. An Official Receipt will be given on the Deposit of the Scrip, which receipt will be afterwards exehanged for the sealed certificates, with as little delay as the preparation of the same may require, and due notice will be given when the scaled certificates will be ready for delivery. Shares, in respect of which no Application for Registry shall be mad; on or before the above date, will be registered in the name of the original subscriber, after which no share can be passed otherwise than by formal transfer, under the provisions of the Act. Forms of letters, claiming to be registered, may be had at the Offices of the Company. By order of the Board, FRED. G. SAUNDERS, Secretary. 449, West Strand, London, Aug. 5, 1846, FORM OF APPLICATION TO REGISTER. Vale of Neath Railway. I hereby deposit Scrip Certificates fer Shares in the above Company, viz.:- 1 No. to I No. to and I claim to be registered as the proprietor of the said shares, sub ject to the general rules, regulations, and conditions contained in the Act of Incorporation, all of which I hereby undertake to fulfil and discharge. I also require sealed certificates to be prepared I n ex. change asunder : Christian and Surname at full! ngth.. Designation Address Usual Signature . . Witness to the Signature . . Dated this 1846. OYSTERS. -J. S. SWEETING, ever anxious to meet the wishes of his friends, the public, has made arrangements to supply them per rail with the best and real NA TIVE OYSTERS. They are taken from the beds at Burnham, near Maiden, in Essex, every morning, transmitted by the Eastern Counties Railway, and are delivered daily betore Twelve o'clock, at his Fish !Ind Oytter Establishment, l)9, CHEAVSIDE, adjoining the General Post•office. Very superior Oyster Rooms. Reid's Stout and Crowley's Alton Ale. Wenham-lake Ice and Refrigerator Dep6t. ) AVIES'S FINE SPERM CANDLES Is. sd. per lb. ; Genuine Sperm, .8. 6d. ; Yellow Soap, 425., 465., 525., and 58s. per 1121bs. ; Mottled, 5 , 5., 60s. and 645.; Wax Candles, is. per lb. ; German, Is. 2d. ; Fine Wax, Is. sd. ; Trans parent Wax, Is. Bd. ; Genuine Wax, 2s. Id. ; Store Candles, 5%d. ; Extra Waxed-wick Moulds, 6%d. ; Genuine Sperm Oil, 7s. per gallon ; Solar, is. 3d., Pale Seal, 3s. 6d. ; Argand, or Ve4etable, 4s. 6d. ; Windsor Soap, 18.1 t. per packet ; Palm, Is. 4d. ; Old Brown Windsor, Is. 9d. itos e. 2s. ; Almond, 2s. 6d. ; Sealing Wax, 45. 6d. rer lb. ; Hale's eller Paragon Composite, requiring no snuf fing, 9%d. For Cash—At DAVIES'S Old Established Warehouse 6 St. Martin's-lane, opposite New Slaughter's Coffee-house. A CROS PIC addresed to MR. GRIMSTONE ON HIS INCOMPARABLE EYE SNUFF. ifted of men, who by thy wondrous art, R enowned in every clime, through every part, I n Europe's wide and civilised domain; M idet Asia's countless millions, and again, S tretching from Afric's broad and scorching shores T o where the mighty Niagara roars : 0 h ! hero accept this tributary lay, N or deem that I can ever well repay, E xcept in gratitude sincere, profound, 'S uch wondrous benefits I so long have found. E 'en from the moment I was led to try Y ear marv'llous SNUFF, the SAVIOUR OF THE EvZ E ass, health, and comfort, now attend my day. S afe from the lamp's bewild'ring dazzling blaze, N or dreading e'en the Sun's TOO burning rays. U refit , in former days, for much employ, eeling, not seeing: now, indeed, my joy, F ree and unbounded, thrives without alloy Sept.. 1845. J. M. S. Observe—The gigantic balance of all, the Public Press ! eulogise t , is excellent compound of British Herbs. The reader will remem ber that this celebrated Eye Snuff has been before the Public up wards of thirty three years, advancing in the favour of all who use it. This odoriferous Snuff is sold loose at 6,1. per ounce, or in canis ters bearing the above Royal Authority, and the sanction of her Maiesty's Lords of the Treasury on each canister, at Bd., ls. 3d., he. 4d., 4s. 4d., 83., and 15s. 15d. each ,by all Tobacconists, Merchants, and others. This Eye Snuff is exported in white stone canisters to all quarters of the globe. A liberal discount allowed :to Merchants, Shippers, Agents, and others, on taking, large quantities. Look well to the Signatuil;de 24, 0 KlNGlnventor,fthe E N sTR G L I O tIINI G ASTOCIEE, 434, OXFORD STREET , LONDON. I t c h r e t a c , T ar ob l o c,c s e on , l a s t s n. d , G zs c h ers to , and h t ethrs awholarge acll this quataltie, they Lan ite now sup,lied with canisters containing ten petuuls, or upwards, if required. By sending a Post %ape Order for as., a 21. 4d. canister will be with full partite** paws biclucled, And go %I ID 14;0 Aalz: EMPril - 4 • _ .1‘ S . . , 4.4 AUGUST IS 1846. EASE IN WALKING, viTILLIAM BADDELEY, of 130, STRAND, is induced to give publicity to his much-admired PRE PARED LEATHER (so noted for extreme SOFTNESS and DURABILITY), in consequence of the patronage he has received, and the general satisfaction given by him in manufacturing the above into BOOTS, &c., on his peculiar fitting principle of combining elegance with ease. An extensive assortment of best made articles always ready on sale. Established in 1767. No. 130, Strand, corner of Waterloo -bridge, London. PUBLICATIONS. Just published, price 5g., FRANKS on URINO-GENITAL DISEASES. Part I. On Gonorrhoea and Gleet, exemplifying the influence of a Scrofulous or Scorbutic state of system in producing those Morbid Secretions, and showing that the true nature of their diseased action is irritative, not Inflammatory. _ _ Published by the Author, 90, Blackfriars-road, London; and may he had of-Johnston, 68, Coruhill; Starkie, 4, Strand; Sanger, lbo, Oxford-street ; and by order of all booksellers. The Third Edition, just published, price 55., APRACTICAL TREATISE on STRICTURE of the URETHRA ; its Causes. Varieties, and Cure ; by AN IMPROVED METHOD of TREATMENT, of such efficacy, that by its adoption Urethral Contractions that had resisted for periods varying from ten to twenty years, all the ordinary means of cure, have been in a few weeks completely and permanently removed. The mode of cure is illustrated by numerous cases, showing every peculiarity incidental to each variety of stricture to which the Urethra is liable, and the modifications in the treatment consequent thereon. lay F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.L. Published and Sold by H. Ballliere, Medical Bookseller, 2 19, Regent street, London ; Messrs. Maclaehlan, Stewart, and Co., Edinburgh; W. Strong, Bristol; Hedges and Smith, and Famin and Co., Dublin ; Simms and Denham, Manchester ; W. Grapel, Liverpool; and all Booksellers in town and country. WORKS by ROBERT J. CULVBIIWELL, M.D. M.R.C.S. One Shilling each, by post One and Sixpence. 1. N SINGLE and MARRIED. LIFE: (An Original Medical History.) 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In the exposition hereby offered of the till now hidden truths of nature, of human disappointments and their ways of relief, it is not contended that every reader shall become his or her own physician any more than their own lawyer, but it is insisted upon that we should know the simple principles of our own organisation, the laws whereby our existence and the issue thereof in their several healthy states depend, the duties that aro expected of us in our individual capacities in the family circle, and the terms on which the health and happiness of the present and future race of mankind have to rely. 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Just published, Sixteenth Thousand, In a sealed envelope, price 2s. 6d., or post paid, to any address, for 3s. 6d. in Postage Stamps or Post-oftice Order. ELF• PRESERVATION : A Medical Treatise ►. on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity. Illustrated with Twenty-five Coloured Plates on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Organs, explaining their various structures, uses, and functions, and showing the injuries that are produced in them, by solitary habits, and other excesses. With rractical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and other diseases of the Urethra. • ---- 7' By SAMUEL LA'MERT, CONSULTING SURGEON, 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London; Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Ste., Sc. CONTENTS OP THE TREATISE. narrisa 1. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its Hindrances and Obligations, and on Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions.— CHAPTER. 2. On tho Anatomy and Physiology of the Generative Organs, their functions, structures, and secretions, proving that great Mental and Physical Power are dependant upon their healthy action. —CHAPTER 3. On Solitary Habits; their various effects on the Animal Economy; the concealed cause of Debility of the functions of the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and general weakness of the Mental Faculties. CHAPTER 4. On the Secret Disorders of Youth and Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous and Local Weakness, Mental Debility, and Premature Decay.—CEAPTERS 5 and 6. On the Disorders arising from indiscriminate Excess, Gonnorhcea, Gleet, Strictures, and other Diseases of the Urethra. REVIEWS OF THE WORK. 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LONDON' CAUTION TO CYDER MAKERS.--An inquest was re cently held by T. Fooks, Esq., coroner for the liberty of Sherborne, Dorset, on a labourer, who died from the effects of drinking cyder which had been boiled in a brass or copper furnace. it appeared by the evideuce of the person who made the cyder, that a quantity of hops, loaf and moist sugar, ginger, and liquorice, was put into the liquor to fine it, and that to prevent the recipe being discovered by a person who a, , sisted, a small portion of brick-dust was added. The mixture was then boiled in the furnace. Mr. E. Turner, surgeon, gave it as his opinion that the ingredients named were harmless, but the boiling in a brass furnace would pro duce the acetate of copper, and ulceration of the bowels, such as he had found on a post mortem examination. The jury found, that death had been occasioned by drinking cyder boiled in a brass furnace fur the purpose of fining. BOSTON GRAMMAR SCHOuL.—WO are happy to learn that the Bishop has taken this much-abused institution into his hands.—The anomaly of a " head master's " receiving a large salary without a single pupil to teach, will soon be done away. His Lordship has too high a sense of justice to connive at such a continued perversion of clarity funds.— itanuferd Xercary. SPURTING INTELLIGENCE. T ATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. The most striking feature in the St. Leger bettingyester day afternoon was the advance of Brocardo and Sting; both were in great request at an improvement of several points on last week's quotation. Except this couple and Sir. Tatton Sykes, all the favourites for the event were on the decline. The bor Handicap had two rattling favourites in Bourton and the Laura colt, the latter having the decided call. Satyr was backed freely at 10 to 1. Druid was friendless. The latest prices were as follows : EBOR HANDICAP. 4 to 1 agst Mr. Micklam's Laura colt—taken 4 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Bourton 10 to I agst Capt. Harcourt's The Druid—no friends 10 to 1 agst Lord Glamis's Satyr—taken freely YORKSHIRE STAKES. 5 to 2 agst Col. Anson's lago—taken 3 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Mendicant 6 to 5 on Ingo agst Mendicant Grimston and Sting do not go to York. ST. LEGER. 11 to 2 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—ta. freely 6 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Pyrrhus the First—taken 8 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo-10 to 1 ta. fy. 10 to 1 agst Col. Anson's lago 11 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Traverser 12 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Grimston 13 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Fancy Boy—taken 13 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting—backed freely 25 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Eringobragh 30 to 1 agst Col. Synge's Mount Callan—taken 33 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Poynton. DERBY. 40 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Johnny Armstrong—t. 45 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Hart—taken. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The improvement which has gradually taken place daring the last seven or eight years in the York Meeting, has at last made it a rival of no small consequence to its much-favoured neighbour at Doncaster. This year the sport is decidedly above the average, although. the interest at tached, as far as betting goes, is but small, there being but four or five nags in the market this afternoon at Tattersall's for the" crack" race of the meeting, the Great Ekor Handi cap; and of these, Bonrton, a moderate three-year-old, and The Druid, are the only two invested on to anysum. On Wednesday the Colt Sapling Stakes will be won by Christopher. The Knavesmire Stakes of 100 soya, each looks very much like a " walk over" for Sir Tatton Sykes: it is not improbable that the. Wrestler or the Pen colt may put in an appearance; but whether they do or not, it will not interfere in the slightest degree with the result. The PrinCe of Wales's Stakes Sae; of 10 soya. each- has sixty four subs., and a good field may be expected to show, in cluding Slander, or Glentilt, Dipthong, Her Highness, and Cobweb fillies; the race will lie entirely between the latter two, with, most probably, the Cobweb filly for winner. The Great Ebor Handicap will attract from fifteen to eighteen to the post, viz., *Tbe Baron, Glossy, *Example, Little Hampton, Connaught Ranger, Dart, Satyr, Teetotaller, Burgundy, *Columbus, The Druid, Laura colt, *Cameraob scura, Driffield, Bourton, Finvaragh, Golden Bee, Brother to Sir Henry, and Robin Burns. (Those marked with an asterisk are doubtful.) Of the above lot, I consider Columbus, 6st 31b, and Finvaragh, sst 31b, to be as well in as any, and to them I leave the race, taking The Druid, fist 121 b, for a " cockboat." On Thursday the Chesterfield Handicap to Lord Chester field or Mr. Meiklam ; the former, with Lady Wildair, will just manage, I think, to do the trick; if he fails, Mr. bleiklam is my forlorn hope. The Competition Produce Stakes to Susanna or Johnny Armstrong. The Filly Stakes to the Slayer's Daughter, Morella filly playing second fiddle. The Gimcrack Stakes to Miles's Boy, Christopher, or Sir Martin. For this stake a dozen, or thereabouts, will start. On Friday the Great Yorkshire Stakes, with 116 nomina tions, will probably muster ten starters, viz., Mendicant, lago, Josephine, Poynton, The Conjuror, Joinville, Hoonah, Fiddlestring, and perhaps Fancy Boy and Sting, but the latter two and Grimston are very doubtful, the St. Leger being too near. I have not the least hesitation in declaring Mendicant or Fancy Boy the winner. The Convivial Stakes to Tom Fool or Tom Tit. The Filly Sapling Stakes to Dipthong; - ana ---- The Thirty SON'S. Stakes to Jonathan Wild or Erin-go bragh—the latter for choice. I am, Sir, &c., Aug. 17. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. THE PAVILION AT BRIGHTON. (From a London Journal.) In commenting upon the proposed alterations and addi • tions to Buckingham Palace, and the expense necessarily attendant upon it, after a long preamble, in a good-humoured and facetious style, the journalist goes on thus : " Her Majesty, hot to speak it profanely, seems very much in the predicament of the ' old woman' in the nursery rhyme, who Lived in a shoe, And had so many children she didn't know what to do.' hi this difficulty she, most excusably, applies to Parliament ror an extension of the Palace accomodations. " A vote of 20,0001. for the purpose of altering Buckingham Palace was proposed on Friday night. The total cost of the alterations is estimated at 150,0001. Among other changes to be made, we see the marble arch is to be taken down. This is hard on the memory of " the first gentleman of Europe," to whose taste we owe that remarkadly useful erection. Nay, not satisfied with thus trampling. on. ,his artistic reputation, the Woods and Forests ptopose . to sell the Pavilion at Brighton. The money it may fetch is to go in part payment of the expense of the repairs and alterations of Buckingham Palace. We hope that Mr. George Robins will be entrusted with the sale of this Pavilion; no style but his can de justice to .such a work of art. No doubt Punch will furnish him with a model for his advertisement, but we shrink from tres passing on the domain of our facetious friend. At the same time, we must repeat, we are sorry not to see more respect for the memory of the fourth George. His claims to ele gance of manners have been contested. Certain traits re corded by Lord Malmesbury and Lady Hester Stanhope somehow seem to be inconsistent with the behaviour not only of the first gentleman of Europe, but of any gent!eman whatever. His reputation for wit seems to have dwindled away into an admission of the fact, that at one time of his life he could use his tongue after his third bottle of claret. And now we thror down the arch he approved, and bring the pavilion of his aesthetic affections to the hammer. Sic transit !" CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THADIES.—Charles Camp. bell, of Westminster-bridge, and Robert Coombes, of Milbank, will contend to-morrow for 2001. and the championship of the Thames. The event is the theme of conversation In every circle, and so much diversity of opinion prevails as to the merits of the men, that but very little money depends upon it. Good sums have been offered at even on Campbell, but those disposed to back Coombes required odds ; and, although 5 to 4 has in some few instances been speculated, the current betting is 9to 8. The great question is, whether Campbell, the " lion" of past years, who defeated Coombes with perfect ease about eight years ago, is as good as he was. Both parties are in active training, and appear very confident. The distance is from Putney-bridge to Mortlake Church, and a strong attendance is expected. ALLEGED DEATH OF A FEMALE FROM THE VIOLENCE OF 11Elt Ilessmen.—Yesterday forenoon Mr. T. Wakiey, M.P., opened an inquest, at the Crown and Anchor, Ring-street, Seven Dials, 011 the body of Mary Williams, aged 45, who, it was alleged, had met her death through violent treatment she received from her husband. Mary Dixon, a single woman, said that she had known the deceased and her husband about three or four weeks, by living in the same house with them. On the evening of Thursday last, the deceased took a knife out of one of the drawers, and told her hus band that "she would stick him." The deceased at that time was inebriated,and they had been quarrelling together about some money. Witness and her sister laidhold of the arms of deceased, and wrenched the knife out of her hands. She afterwards took up a chair to beat her husband with. She also struck him in the face, and at the side of his head, two or three times. The husband then gave the de ceased a blow with his hand or fist. The blow produced a black eye. Between eight and Rine the same evening, the deceased, who had been out for an hour or two, returned home 'rather more intoxicated than olie was before, and she commenced abusing her husband, who took her round the waist, and carried her, out of the place; and left her on the lobby of the stairs. The husband then went to bed, and just before eleven o'clock the husband accused the deceased of having thrown the iron candlestick at him, for the purpose of splitting his head. He then got out of bed, gave her a violent blow on the head, and knocked her against the bedstead. When down he lifted his foot, apparently to kick her, but the candle having gone out, witness was unable to state positively whether he did or did not kick her. The deceased, however, fell over on her side, and faintly ejaculated " Oh !" The following morning deceased complained of great pain at her chest, and she died on Friday morn ing. Witness did not see any violence inflicted upon deceased after the night of Thursday last, as she left the house at eight o'clock the following morning to look after a situation. Other evidence of a similar character having been adduced, the Coroner said that the in quiry would occupy the Court several hours more, and as he had an other engagement to attend to, he should adjourn the further inquiry until this slay (Tuesday). Tito witnesses and the jurors were then bound over, each fu the sum of 101., to appear at the atijournnieut. A professional gentleman attended for the husband.—This morning at nine o'clock the inquiry was resumed, and after some further evidence had been gone into, the Coroner summed up, and ex plained the law on the subject, and remarked that as the evidence was not positive, it would be for the jury to consider whether the in flammation which caused the death of the deceased, had its origin, or was aggravated by, the kick given to her by her husband, and to jury then reti re d, an d a ft e r an return a verdict accordingly. The absence of half an hour returned the following verdict :—" That the deceased Mary Williams died from the effects of the ill treatment of her husband, Jeremiah Williams, against whom we find a verdict of manslaughter, which act was committed under great provocation." DREADFUL ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION IN BLOOMS anev.—Last evening, between the hours of six and seven o'clock, a most deliberate attempt at assassination was made by a man named Finch, in Hyde-street, Bloomsbury, and by which the whole neigh bourhood was thrown into the greatest alarm and dicitement as the fact became known. The subjoined are the particulars collected by the reporter : —John Sullivan, aged thirty, a labourer, who was we job, belag at the rear of th e prem i ses, em ployed at a public-house, situ ate in Hyde-stre et , kept by a Mr. Swain, and in the act of executing Man Finch, whom he had when ho was abruptly disturbedjob, the never before seen, and who was somewhat excited by jeal ous y, con sidering himself supplanted b y Sullivan, as he h a d made application for the same emplopmen t and the preference was given t o hi s unfor tunate victim. F i nc h gave vent t to in f the most o ff ensive expressions, Sullivan taking no notice , but cm ning his work, and as h e was i n the act of picking up so me bricks , Finch, drawing a Spanish knife from his bosom, stabbed him the right aide , inflicting a dreadful wound, extending lour inches in length, from which the blood poured forth in copious streams. The cryof6eMurderleft !" soon brought as sistance, but before the f ellow could thrust at his victim, jus t below the clavicle, causing a deep gash. At this time several police-officers were on the spot, and it required the united strength of two or three of them to convey him to the sta tion-house. The injured man was then removed in a cab to the King's College Hospital, an d placed under the care of Mr. S m ith, th e house surgeon, who was in immediate attendance, examined and dressed the wounds, which are pronounced to be of a dangerous nature. The unfortunate man is married. FATAL FALL. Y esterday an inq ues t was h e ld at the George's in th e East, before Mr. W. Wellington, Samuel-street , St. Baker, jun., touching the death of John Maclean, aged 44, a seaman on board the Victor, lying in the London Docks. On Saturday after tiberi last the deceased was standing on the upper decks, engaged in removing some wqpl, with his back towards the hatchway, whe n h e suddenly fell dowil to the bottom of the ship's hold, a distance of 17 feet. He was raised up by some of his shipmates, wh en they disc:). quite dead. Verdi ct , " A cc i dental vered his skull to be fractured , and death." FATAL FALL ,FROM A liousz.—Mr. W. Payne, the coroner, held an inquest last evening at St. Bart'lolomew's Hospital, on the body of Thomas Clive, aged 31, a groom. It appeared that the deceased had been in the serviee of Mr. Emerso n , f Whitstone. On Saturday week last, w hile proceeding along the high-ro a d, B arne t, he was suddenly seized with a flt, which caused him to fall from the horse, whereby he received severe injury to the skull and concussion of the brain. He was seen by a surgeon, who ordered his removal to the above hospital, where he died. on Saturday evening last, from the effects of the i * r i es. verdict, " Accident a l d ea th." A T. WAKLEY, Eng., penny subscription has seen set on foot by the inhabitants of Camden-town for the purpose of presenting a piece of plate to Mr. Wakley, as a mark of their esteem for the manly and unflindinig Ma n ner WlllllOll if* ha§ acted since rUilus tlje Bice Of Corm: for *l44:llests. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. _ Sin,--A journal having sTated that Mr. Lumley had exacted from me the sum of 1601. as the insuperable con dition of my being allowed to write an opera for Drury-lane Theatre, and that I had purchased my position at her Majesty's Theatre, ke., I beg to be allowed at once to refute, through your kind permission, this groundless assertion, as it will be seen from the following circumstances I am bound to do in common honesty. Although, from the terms of my written contract, I was debarred from writing for or making any engagement with theatres or other establishments in England, Mr. Lumley, on my application, granted me the permission as regards Drury-lane. Not only did he demand no compensation, but he gave me a sum in addition to my salary, as an acknowledgment, as he was pleased to say, of the manner in which I had discharged my duties. To this must be added, that Mr. Lumley made an addi tion to my salary for tho ensuing year, in consideration of my time being devoted, during the season, to the service of her Majesty's Theatre, to the exclusion of my engagements else where. _ _ _ I need not repeat, that although I have passed over in silence the numberless attacks, equally groundless, made urion me personallnfrom the same quarter, I was bound to protest against so great an untruth directed against one that has acted most fairly and liberally towards me. I trust, Sir, that this circumstatce will excuse my treßpass ing upon your attention.—l_have the honour to remain, Sir, your most obedient servant, Al. W. BALFE. 8, Maddox-street, August 17, 1846. PRICE SD. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was very quiet. Sales 3,000 bales, at previous rates. Shares were rather dull. It would appear by the last advices from the southern States of America, that the crops of Cotton were reported to be this year on the ground, and that, consequently, a short yield was anticipated. This rumour, however, did not have any influence upon prices at New York when the Great Britain left for this country. Should the report referred to prove to be correct, no doubt speculation in Cotton will be carried on to a considerable extent, as the stocks here are deficient as compared with what they were at this time last year. The computed quantity in store at Liverpool on Saturday last was 779,000 bales, whereas on the same day, 1845, there were on hand 1,049,600 bales. The average quantity taken per week for home consumption, from the Ist January, has been 29,130 bales. The weekly takings in the same time last year averaged 30,803 bales. The whole quantity bought for consumption from the Ist January to the 14th inst. is stated at 940,500 bales, against 994,500 bales in the corres ponding period of 1845. The demand for cotton manufac tured goods is at present dull, especially for exportation. The shipment of cotton to the continent has increased this year to 68,800 bales. Up to the 14th Aug., 1845, but 49,000 bales were exported. The measures propounded to the House of Commons last night by Lord John Russell for the relief of distress in Ire. land, are considered most satisfactory in the City. No doubt every means will be taken by the Lord Lieutenant to render the most efficient aid on the trying occasion. The extension of railways must prove a source of employment to the 1a: bouring population of the sister isle. The speech of the King of the French, on the opening of the Chambers, is satisfactory ; but, not being the speech of the session, does not excite much remark. The Stock Market is not affected by the reported intention of Government to dissolve Parliament this year. Consols are 95% to 95% for present transfer, and9s% for time, being steady. Exchequer- bills have realised 11 s. to 14s. premium. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been quoted 97% to 98. Bank Stock is firm at 208 to 209. The Foreign Securities have very - been dull. Spanish Five per Cents. have realised 2514, arid the Three per Cents. 36%. Portuguese Four per Cents. are 41. Brazilian Stock is quoted 89 to 89 1 ,,i ; Mexican Bonds have been 2214 to 23, which is again rather lower; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 59%. Shares have been vary quiet this morning, but remain at about previous rates. BRITISH FUNDS. OATS CLOSINc; O'CLOCK. ft ICES. Bank Stock .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 209 208 208 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 96% 96 96% 96 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 95N % 957,i New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 97'58 li 98 98 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 7-16 10% Ditto. 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .. 10 3-1 G % 10% South Sea Stock .. .. .. .. • . .. Ditto, Old Annuities :onsols for Account Exchequer Dills. 1,0001. 5001. Ditto, Small 95.,,i • • • : 95% . 95N 13 11 14 - pm. 10 10 14 - - pm. 14 13 10 14 - pm. 14 ONE CLOSING O'CLOCIC. PRICES. .. 89% 39 89% 83% FOREION FUNDS Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Danish, 3 per Cent •• .. Mexican Bonds, Old, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. 22% 23 22% 22% Ditto, Small .. .. • • • • 22% Portuguese Four per Cent .. .. 41 41% Ditto, 3 per Cent .. -• • • • • --- Ditto, for the Account 45 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account • • 25% 25% Ditto, Three per Cent .. 36% Ditto, for the Account .. 36% 36% Dividends on the above payable in Lend On. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 59% 591 EUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT ONE O'CLOCK. ritle" PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 . 5Th 6 6' Buckinghamshire .. L Caledonian 2GI 16 % ale• • • • • die. Ditto, Extension • • 2% Cambridge and Oxford .. 3 , • • • • Cornwall .. 5 1 % Direct Northern .• • • • • 2% • ... 1% %. .. % Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine .. 2% Eastern Counties 141. 165..... 23 yi 22% ex d. 22Th ad Ditto New .. .. • • • • 1 01. 111 s. •• • • 7 P•• •• • • 7 p Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. . • • • Ditto, ditto, .. No. 2. 61. 133. 4d. % p p Ditto, York Extension .. 101. 2Th3 ..... 2!,4 East Lincolnshire . • 154 •• • • % Goole, Doncast., and Sheffield, &c. 425. % die... • . dia. Great North of England . ..100 —.230 ex div • Ditto, New .. .. 15 51 Ditto, New .........134• •• • 18 %. ••••• • • • • 18 % Great Western .. 85 ....151 150 ex div l5O x d Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 10 •• .. 2337 ex div 23Th x (i. *Cluildtbrd, Fareliam, & Portsmoth 5 .... 5%.. • Leeds an•t Bradford • • .. '26 .... 70 69 .. ••.. • • 69 Lecester and Bedford .. 225. dis.• • • • • • dis. Leicester, Tainwortii, &c. 425. • dis London and Blackwall .. 161. 13s. 4d. 8% • •• • • London and Brighton 50 . 64 x d.• . Ditto ditto Fifths • • • • .. 30 . . .42% London and Croydon .. —l3l. 15s. 9(1 .. 23 1 ,4 •• • • 23 London a! d North-Western ...100 .... 210 23; a. all.. 207 null Ditto, Quarters -. . • • .. 2 .... .......... 35 .1) tto ditto New Shares .. London and South-Westeni•.4l/. 6s. 10d... .. Ditto, New .. .. .. • . 17% .... 27 26U • London and York .. 2 .... 214 2........ Ditto; Ilan' Shares • . .. 2;4 .. • . Lynn and Derehain .. • . 15 .... 13 IA ..... Manchester and Leeds .. .. • . 82 .. .......... Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . .......... 13: t 118% Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) .. 1 •• .. x a 11.... .. 94g xan Manchester, _Buxton, & Matlock 428. .... p...... p Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... - • .... Midland ..100 14.15.4' 141 .... 141 Ditto, New 24 .... ....•..... Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 25 .. • • .... •. • ... 43 Ditto, New . 1 1 % • • 11% Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 15 .... 28% Norfolk .. • • .. .. 20 .... I 'Ditto, Half Shares • • .. 71%. 10 x div...... Ditto, Extension . .. 2 .... North British .. .. • • 25 •• • • 39% ••••• • • - • • 38% Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • • 8% •• • • .. 14% Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 1% .... . . Northlient and Direct Dover .. 2% .... IN 3 • • • • 1% North Staffordshire .. • • •• 425. • ... 3,;4;58 p 3% p Richmond .. .. 10 .... .... • • Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick 425..... 1 4 dis IU dis Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 234' 3% 3.. .. Shropshire Union .. 423. % dis % Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Junction .. 2% .... • South Staffordshire Junction .. 2% .... 2 , !.i South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33% .. .......... Ditto. New ass. at 321.) No. 1. 20 ... 25% .. Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2%.... .. ........ Staines and Riclunond 1 .......... South Wales .. 5 .... 4 1 4 .......... Swans. & Loughor & Cameron's.. 2 • Welsh Midland .. 2 3% .... F, West Riding Union .. 425. .... 3,S p• •••• • • • Wirbeach and St. Ives .. .. • • 2 .. Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 10 .... 6 1 ,4 York and Carlisle •• 2 % •• • • N • • • •• • • York and North Midland .. 80 .... Ditto. Extension • • .. .. 20 .... 39 • • ........ Do. E, and W. Riding Exten.• • 1 •• . • 13 3 .......... cFOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens 14 .... 12% .. ......., Datch Rhenish .. 6 .... 6% 6.... East Inman . • • • • • • 5& •• • • .74351 •••• • • • • Great Western Bengal .. ss. .... 4 Italian and Austrian .. .. 3 .... Louvain a la Sambre 5 I% Luxembourg Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 . .......... Rouen and Jlavre.-. Tournay, Jurb'se, Landen, and Ilasselt 10xd DA 2% 43% 25% 3% 3!ii) a% 6 % 6 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. London and Westminster .. .. 20 .... 28% .......• • • 28% Union of Australia .. 25 .... 25% •• • ..... .• 25% ERRATA.—In yesterday's List, read Manchester and Birmingham 78% 77 4 ea all ; and Manchester and Leeds 117 instead of 115. LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Aue. 18.—Wind at noon S.S.W., moderate breeze, end line clear weather. DEAL, AUG. 17.—Wind W.S.W. to S.S.W.—Arrd. Anthony, Klomp, Batavia, for Rotterdam ; Emily, Dring, Cape of Good Hope ; Klint, Surinam, for Amsterdam; Johan Georg, Geerken, New York, for Bremen ; England, Scott, Pugwash ; Richard, Henry, Allan, Quebec. Arrd. from the river, Carleton. Odgers, St. Thomas's; Triton, Fitzpatrick, Cuba; Catherine Stewart Forbes, Wright, Bermuda. Arrd. from the river and sailed, Abberton, Paine, Adelaide, South Australia. Std. Alfred, Herrume, Calcutta. SOUTHAMPTON. AUG. 17.—Arrd. Florence, Prince Edward's Island. Sid. William Young, Quebec ; Tays, Sturdee, West Indies ; Princess Victoria, Quebec ; Madrid steame, Gibraltar. OFF SALCOMBE, AIYO. 12.—Paidlne, Jansen, Porto Rico, for Bre men ; William Penn, Stephenson, St. John's, New Brunswick. PLYMOUTH, Ana. 17.—Wind S.S.W.-51d. lftti, her MAJesty's ship Contest for the coast of Africa. LIVERPOOL Ana. 17.—Wind S.S.W., light.—Arrd. Luck, Gould, New Orleans ; George Hallett, Howes, Charleston ; Severn, Taylor, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sid. 16th, Prompt. Dunlop, Ilavannith; Achiever, Johnstone, Santa Martha; Scotia, Leslie, Baltimore; 17tb, Undaunted, Whiteway, Valparaiso ; Pickwick, Cornish, ditto : Michigan, Mason, Portland ; Dumbarton, Pendleton, New Orleans ; Schoodlac, Griffin, St. Stephen's, New Brunswick ; Emanuel, Burn, Quebec ; Mary, Page, Montreal. OR' Port, Sapphire and Ann Payley. YARMOUTH, AUG. ls.—The Crocus, Moffatt, from Sunderland to Fecamp, got on the Barber Saud this morning, but was assisted off soon after. BEAIIMARIS, Ave. 16.—The Diana, Tullock, from Dublin to Car. nary on, was in contact with the barque Juno, and both received con. •iderable damage. MARKET NEWS -(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. SUGAR.—There has been a good business done in British Plantation, about 600 hhds having been sold, and for which rather higher prices have been obtained, establishing an ad vance in nearly all descriptions of fully 6d to is since this day week. The public sales consisted chiefly of 1,613 bags Bengal, 1,936 boxes white, and 196 boxes yellow Havannah, chiefly damaged. The Bengal found ready buyers at 44s 6d to 53s 6d for soft greyish yellow to good white Benares, being fully previous rates. Nearly two-thirds of the Havannah were damaged, and sold at 25s 6d to 28s 6d for white, and 23s 6d to 245 6d for yellow, being comparatively the value. The sound white was taken in at 30s to 32s for mid to good strong quality. The quantity of British Plan tation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 1,572 hhds, 94 tierces, 19 barrels, and there were taken for home consumption 1,339 hhds, 220 tierces, 146 barrels. The stock in the same places was 10,458 hhds, 1,030 tierces, 2,158 barrels. COFFEE.-312 bags East India and 1,720 bags Rio at auction were all taken in at 25s to 26s for good to fine Pedang, and 34s to 34s 6d for fine ordinary colory, Rio being above the value; but subsequently part of the latter description has been disposed of at 335. 6d. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 459 puns 1 hhd ; there were taken for home consumption, 147 puns 6 hhds; and exported, 304 puns 24 hhds. The stock in the same places is 11,056 puns 2,497 hhds. RICE —2,703 bags Bengal chiefly sold at 14s 6d to 15s 6d for mid white, but broken ; good white was bought in at 158 Gd to 16s, which are almost former rates. SALTPETRE.-556 bags Brazil was nearly all taken at 26s to 278 for 4 to 2 1 4 per cent. refraction. SPICEB.-537 bags Penang Pepper were mostlytaken in at 2IAd to 2%d for fair but dusty, being about previous rates, }At at which there were not purchasers. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. Is 41$ 6d per cwt on the spot, and town 4&. TEL.—The market is steady. Sir James Graham, Bart., passed through-Carlisle on Saturday, en route for Netherby, where the :Right Hon. Baronet expected to remain some time. It is stated that the principal object of his visit is connected with the effects of the recent goods upon his estate, and the stock and crops of tenantry, which iro ougidersciStO rosin Pszticalgrattsattlyu..-041414.11**6 . No. 1.6,b21. 150. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, A CHEMICAL LECTURE, by Dr. Ryan, daily, and on the Evenings of Mondays, IVedneglays, and Fridays. Professor Bachboffner's LECTURES on NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, with brilliant experiments, daily. MACINTOSH'S REVOLVING EN GINE. COLEMAN'S PATENT LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE for as cending and descending Inclined Planes. FARRELL'S ARCM MEDIAN RAILWAY. The ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY, all in action. HALLETTE'S ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY VALVE. The OPAQUE MICROSCOPE. The OXY-HYDROGEN MICROS COPE, exhibiting a fine Collection of Living Objects. A beautiful Picture of the CHAPEL in the CONVENT of St. CATHERINE, near Jerusalem, by Mr. Charles Smith, is one of the Series of DIS SOLVING VIEWS. Admission, Is.; ; Schools, Half-price, REMOVAL. DR. CULVERWELL has REMOVED to No. 10, ARGYLL-PLACE, REGENT-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. LINT and STEEL, 311, HIGH HOLBORN, JIL: corner of Chancery-lane, Importers and manufacturers, have consigned to them monthly from Gerville's, and other celebrated manufacturers in Paris and Brussels, the best WELLINGTON BOOTS, of the finest Bordeaux Calf, Which they offer at 11. Is. per pair; the price of the same quality at Gerville's is 26 francs, and there are houses in London, both French and English, selling the same quality at lt. 103. per pair. French Wellington Boots, of the best patent leather, 11. Bs. per pair. Best French Polish, Is. and 2s. 6d. the bottle. FLINT and STEEL, importers and manufactu rers, have a large STOCK of BOOTS for SPORTSMEN, con sisting of stout enamelled leather and cow-hide, which approach as near to waterproof as any that can be made. Also, Hunting Boots, ,Antigropslos, and stout Drab Cloth Boots, lined throughout with leather.-311, HIGH HOLIIORN, corner of Chancery-lane. TO ADVERTISERS. DOUGLAS JERROLD'S WEEKLY NEWS PAPER, owing to the number required, is obliged to be put to lor the That edition early on Friday morning, and, conse qnently, Advertisements cannot be Inserted so as to circulate in the whole of the impression unless received before Six o'clock on the Thursday evening. Office, 169, Strand. HAYMARKET THEATRE. This theatre has been engaged during the short recess by Mr. Davidson, who opened last evening with Mr. Barnard Gregory in Hamlet. On the appearance of Mr. Gregory last night, the disgraceful scene of uproar, and confusion, and violence which took place on his appearance in the same character at Covent Garden a few years since, was renewed with, if possible, increased intensity, and continued to the conclusion of the performance. It is limier such circum. stances impossible to criticise minutely the acting of Mr. Gregoit, but what we say of Mr. Gregory's pertormanca last night, confirms the opinion which we expressed when he was acting at the Strand, viz., that if fair play were shown him, he would become a great actor. ADELPHI THEATRE. A glorious burlesque (from the prolific pen of Selby) on Le Tugement de Paris, and Le Pas des Dresses, was produced at the Adelphi last night, ender the title of The Judgment of Paris, or The Pas de Pippins. The getting up is magnificent, the scenery and costumes splendid, and the burlesque itself full of broad fun. Ryan, Paul Bedford, and Wright are the three goddesses. Glorious Paul, as Juno, appears riding on a peacock, and is turned round a la Keller, on a pedestal, the spread tail of the peacock appearing as though it were part of Juno's proper person; and Wright, as Venus, rises from the sea, after the most approved manner of the Hall of Rome. The Pas de Pippins was superb; Wright's imitation of Taglioni was most close, and at the same time most ludicrous. He was encored as a matter of course, and his mincing and deesse-like manner of advancing towards the orchestra, for the purpose of direeting the conductor when and where to recommence the music, was most rich caricature, and elicited roars of laughter. Then the bouquets were showered in such profusion that Mercury was obliged tojgather them up,and trundle them off in awheelbarrow, and at the conclusion there was a second shower, which the goddesses gathered into their aprons. The costumes were grotesquely classical, all save that of Jupiter, who appeared as Young England, in blue dress-coat and metal buttons, white satin waistcoat, black silk stockings, and smalls. 'flee bill of fare for the supper of the gods—furnished by Soyer, of course— was full of fun. Some of the best jokes, however, were too recherché for the audience; for instance. Alouettes (Larks) ala Waterford, passed unnoticed. The dances are admirably arranged; and some of them, the dance of the houris for instance, exceedingly graceful; and one or two beautiful melodies are introduced, which are tastefully sung by Miss Marian Taylor. This burlesque is a palpable hit—as great a hit as the original. The House was crowded to suffocation, and will continue to be so every night that the Judgment of Paris is acted, for months to come. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. A Curious Case, is the title of a cleverly written two-act comedietta, which was produced at this theatre last evening, with Mrs. Stirling as the heroine. She enacts the part of Mm. Aubrey, a high-minded, high spirited woman, who, to save her sister from destruction, has raised money by pawning her jewels, and who patiently submits to be the victim of her husband's jealousy and suspicions, rather than betray her sister. The jealousy of the husband is aroused by the conduct and re marks of . Twiggleton (Charles Mathews), a rollicking, gossip ing, scandal-loving, intriguing roue, who at length get a lesson, which effectually cures him of scandal-mongering while Mr. Aubrey bas his doubts, jealousies, and fears ef fectually dispelled, and is convinced of the high honour of his wife. The dialogue is very smartly written. Charles Mathews chatters and bustles through the part of Twiggleton in most diverting style—in fact, he is the play. It was completely successful, and was announced for repetition amidst much applause. VAUXHALL GARDENS.-110 annual fete and fancy fair for the benefit of the Licensed 'Victuallers' School was celebrated here yesterday, and will be again repeated this evening. In the early part of the proceedings, the children supported in this exeel lent establishment were introduced into the gardens, and allowed the license and the pleasures of a holiday. One of the boys spoke the address of thanks and congratulation from the orchestra. To amuse the children, old as well as young, there was the performance of Mr. Benedict Tournaire, an athlete of no mean pretensions ; there were miniature races by ponies, a ballet by the Armenian brothers, fireworks, a concert, and an inexhaustible *accession of strangg sights. The ball-room, in the old Italian walk, a statism or 300 feet in length, and proportionably broad, was thrown open, and here dancing to the music of numerous musicians tbrrned the entertain ment. In addition to the bands) under the direction of Mr. A. Lee, the bands of the Grenadier Guards and of the Artillery were en gaged, and played alternately. The crowd of Teeple was very great, and the whole of the arrangements satisfactory. _ CREMOBNE GARDENS.—The enaction: of this now popular place of amusement drew together within the inclosnre, yes terday, upwards of 8,000 persons. In the banquetting-room 300 of the fraternity of Oddfellows sat down to an excellent dinner, pro vided by Mr. Ellis, the proprietor, over which large party Mr. T. Duncombe, M.P., presided. There was an effective band of instru mental performers, and a strong muster of professional singers. The usual loyal and national toasts were drunk with the honours, and the chairman spoke at some length on the merits of the society and the benefits conferred by it on the members, At seven o'clock the ascent of the great Nassau balloon took place, under the direc tion of Mr. Green, who was accompanied by two ladies and nine gentlemen ; the ascent was magnificent, the balloon tower ing immediately on being loosed from the earth, and making its way over the north-western part of the metropolis. It was in sight for a considerable time. An experiment was tried on the occasion of the inflation of the balloon, to ascertain the precise number of cubic feet of gas requisite for the ascent ; this consisted in the introduction of a gas-metre, invented by Mr. Defries, of St. Mar tin's-lane, called " the dry gas-metre," by which the gas supplied by the Imperial Gas Company can be accurately computed, and, of course, the fair charge for the supply calculated without injustice either to those who supply the gas or to those by whom it is con sumed. The gas-metre employed was a very ingenious contrivance, and acted with great accuracy. There were many scientific persons present, by whom it was examined and approved. This is the first effort attended with success of the employment of such an instru ment on such an occasion. After the ascent of the balloon the theatrical representations, the concert, the dancing, &c., followed, and diversified the amusements till 1 t o'clock, the whole being con cluded by a display of fireworks by Mr. Mortram ; after which the company retired. THE HALIFAX AND BOSTON MAILS.—The following is the report of the Select Committee of the House cf Commons upon this subject:—" The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the circumstances connected with the granting of the present contract for the conveyance of the mails from England to Halifax and Bos ton, and also into the circumstances connected with the granting of any new or the extension of the existing contract for the Fame pur pose, have considered the several matters to them referred, and have agreed to the following report:—' That your Committee have in quired into the circumstances connected with the granting of the present contract for the conveyance of mails from England to Ha lifax and Boston, as well as other matters referred to them, and are of opinion that the arrangement has been concluded on terms advan tageous to the public service, and have been most efficiently per formed by Mr. Cunard. But your Committee do not wish to ex press any opinion whether a more advantageous one might not have been entered into had the tender been thrown open to public com petition. Your Committee, however, cannot but regret that the above arrangements involve consequences injurious to the Great Western Steam-ship Company; and, considering the meritorious character of the services rendered by the latter company, and its priority of establishment on the New York line, will be glad if, on any future extension of the Royal Mail service, it receives the fa vourable consideration of the Government.' " SIR CHARLES WETHERELL.—We regret to state that a decided change for the worse took place on Saturday night in Sir Charles Wetherell's health. Throughout Sunday he continued in the same precarious condition, without any improvement whatever ma nifesting itself. Yesterday (Monday) he was joined by his brother, Archdeacon Wetherell, his cousin, Mr. Nathan Wetherell, &c. but he was unable to recognise any of them ; indeed , since the day of the accident he has spoken but twice. and then in a forced and broken manner. We have to add that, according to the accounts re ceived by the last train which left Maidstone last night, Sir Charles was not expected to survive many hours. CAUTIONS TO PA ItENTS.—N ARROW ESCAPE FROM DHowNING.—On Sunday afternoon, about four o'clock, on the Sybil London and Woolwich steamer coining alongside the stone pier at Greenwich, a lady and gentleman, accompanied by a little boy, between two and three years of age, who were waiting to proceed to London, on perceiving the overcrowded state of the boat, refused to go aboard, preferring to await the arrival of the next boat. The lady and gentleman having seated themselves on one of the benches on the pier, allowed the child to run about the dummy, when, on at tempting to pass behind the bench on which his parents were seated, he fell overboard, between the cofferdam (erected for the purpoSe of repairing the pier) and the dummy. An instant alarm was raised, when Edward Gillett, the mate of the Sybil, with great presence of mind, and without waiting to pull off his clothes, plunged in, and fortunately succeeded in rescuing the child, as he rose for the third time. The little sufferer was immediately conveyed to a tea-house adjoining the Torbay Tavern, where the usual restoratives were ad ministered, and in less than an hour afterwards he was so far reco vered as to accompany his parents home, who left a very handsome douceur for the gallant preserver of their infant. CORONER'S INQUEST.—FATAL ACCIDENT, OCCASIONED ST THE SWILL of STEAM-BoATs.—Yesterday, Mr. Baker entered into and concluded an inquiry, at the Wheatsheaf, Wapping-wall, relative to the death of Lewis Harris, eleven years of age, the son of Mr. Joseph Harris, a broker, of the Jewish persuasion, living at 41, New road, St. George's. On Sunday afternoon, between live and six o'clock, deceased was in a barge off King:James's-stairs; in the act of stepping from it to another barge, when they parted from each other, and in consequence deceased fell into the idler. At the time of the accident three steam-boats passed, which caused the swell of the water and the barges to separate ftom, each other. Efforts were made to save deceased for half an hour, and which, upon a reward being offered for the discovery of the body, were continued till two o'clock that morning, when it was found aboutthree yards from the Acci." spot where he sunk. Verdict, FIRE AT THE GREENWICH RAILWAY.—Last evening, between the hours of nine and ten, the stores belonging to Mr. Joseph Horrodine, occupying No. 113 arch of the Greenwich Railway, from some cause unknown, took fire. The stock-in-trade consisted of a large quantity of linen, woollen, and cotton rags, the general collec tion of a marine store dealer. The flames shot up high above the railway, on either side, and for some time caused considerable alarm. Owing to the great distance of the place from the main street, a con siderable time elapsed before a sufficient supply of water could be ob tained to work the engines. At length, however, by uniting the hose, the power of two engines was brought to bear upon the flames, but owing to tile strong hold they had previously obtained, the whole length of the arch, nearly forty feet by twenty, was completely red with heat. By great exertions the firemen got the mastery over the flames, but before that was accomplished, a very considerable quan tity of the stock-in-trade was totally destroyed. The trains were running as usual at ten o'clock. AUCTION SALE OF WEST INDIAN PINE-APPLES Yesterday, Mr. Adams sold in Lower Thames street, upwards of 5,000 pine-apples, recently imported from New Providence, and which sold at from 3s. to ss. per pound. - A larffe flight of locusts passed over the town of Sunderlin on Monday evening last. They hovered over the neigh bourhood • of Hendon, and 'numbers alighted on the hedges there, till, on a crowd beginning to collect, they took flight towards the south. They appeared to conduct their migration in close company. Several of them were caught.— Newcastle Journal. Esq., M.P., arrived i n thi s town on Thursday eorg a e K Hud ernoo s n o , n from York,lind has since been actively engaged in inspecting the works on the Ne w castle and Berwick Railway, and In mating arrtuvr „,„ ts for the immediate construction Of the 1 4 1,- Wel Pap prim the Tywoo , --irsimigo JOurnat., i ~~` ~TI ~ r~~ // , (B IDGET OF THE CITy.OF The budget of Paris, comprehends all Paris, =c her one hen , not, as here, split and divided among set , many different divisions, or districts, of the one great metropolis. Here, we have the Borough and Lambeth on one side of the river: on the other, the Tower Hamlets, Finsbury, Pancras, Marylebone, all paro chially and financially administered distinctly from the ' Government which rules the city of London, properly so called. Paris and its outlying banlieux, or suburbs, indeed the whole department, is placed under one head. The Prefect of the Seine lords it supreme over mayors, of which there is a competent assortment;; common councilmen and aldermen, for there are city of Paris officials answering to those denominations, although composed of rather a superior order of men is what figure here in those capacities; as one example only' take M. Horace Say, the eminent political economist and --- - free-trading philosopher, who is member of the council of administration for the city of Paris. Whale shall we see a Jones Loyd, a Senior, a M'Cullochas or a Wade, Common Councillors of the city of London ? The Prefect of the Seine has recently presented his Paris budget for 1847, accompanied with a comparative review of the revenue and expenditure for 1846 andlB4s. There may possibly be a head for Corporation feasting, Lord Mayor's days, City State-barge galas, in the accounts, but we don't find it, and are led to conclude, therefore, that civic functionaries in Paris are reduced to feast et their own charge, and not out of city-funds. The Pario budget of 1845 valued the receipts of revenue at 46,017,214 francs; on the closing of the account, the 31st of last March, the actual revenue amounted to 50,316,161 francs, being an excess upon the budget of 4,298,946 francs. Our city corporations here square budgets and receipts more closely, or, if revenues exceed estimates, that is only the greater provocative to get rid of a troublesome excess, and balance accounts by so many more gala days, with an extra allowance for committee dinnering and river excursions. They manage these things better in France ; they forego the feasting, and expend the surplus in improvements. The revenue of 1846 is still on the increase in Paris ; for the quarter since March it is above that of the corresponding quarter of last year, viz., 382,000 francs. It is curious to see how the revenues of Paris are raised, and how the consump tion of luxuries by the rich, and of necesearies by the poor, concur to produce them. Here are the luxuries in which Parliament gastronomers indulged in the' financial year 1845, with the City-tax products : Consumption. City I)uti:ls - 1,859,868 f 1,859,868 f 148,7891. Other fish ........G,620,2421 397,2781. Fowl and game-9,417,771f.. f. Butter • 9,832,1741 120,402 f. The genteel diners are taxed, it will be seen, with great propriety. Who so well able to pay, or so wining ? Luxury would lose its lusciousness, and be degraded past all the enjoyments of taste, if not paid for dearly in argent comptant. The city of Paris has the flaunt:fat tact of understanding how to accommodate fiscal neces sities to the caprices of fashion. But after dining, African-like, gentlefolks have evenings to while away. They must lounge at the Academic de Musique, the Comic Opera, the Vaudeville. After turkey and truffles, people of taste and omit must have another sensual vent for time, and an excitement of pleasure in theatrical ex hibitions. Of these there are more than plenty; but the provident fiscality of Paris follows them there. There is a tax for the poor imposed and payable in the prices of admission. The tax is only too moderate, but it is not the less an ex ce ll en t t ax , w hi c h might be advan tageously increased; for what would noble or gentlefolk care about a franc _extra, who were full of champagne, and lined with tae de veaux en twtue, many capons, Strasburg green geese, hares, leverets, and boars from the Ardennes? The pauper duty must be light, and ought to be heavier, for it produced only— In 1831 287,000 francs 1840 826,000 1846 1,046,555 Paris taxi s not only the living, but the dead. Here the latter are taxed still higher, though not on corporation account. For concessions and burial grounds Paris re ceives 425,000 fr. For exhumations, moreover, 3,690 francs were obtained. From the privilege of shooting out ordure and depositing dying or dead animals in the wastes of Bondy, 440,000 francs are received. The markets for flowers only produce 30,000 francs. Ordure is more profitable than roses. Among other sources of - revenue there is one quite original, and which might be made more available here. It concerns umbrellas, all of which left without owners at the Bourse are city pro perty, and yielded 1,000 francs. Dogs without owners taken into custody produced 1,855 francs. Licenses to hunt in the department of the Seine gave 22,000 francs ; for stations of carriages for hire, 437,600 francs ; for duties on oils, wines, and brandy, 330,030 francs ; for octroi duties, 30,722,000 francs. The expenditure not being given in :any detail, it is unnecessary to go into. The budget 1847 estimates the receipts . and the ex penses at 46,566,693 francs each. It is pleasant to see with what exactitude, to the last farthing, budgets are adjusted always in one country or another to the very exact balance of account. ANCIENT USE OF PRUSSIC ACID.—The bitter almond contains the constituents of Prussic acid and a peculiar volatile oil, resembling the peach blossom in its odour; both aro developed when the almond is bruised and brought into contact with water. When the bitter almond, therefore, is masticated and receives moisture in the mouth and stomach, the prussic acid then formed operates as a powerful sedative on the nervous system, and renders the body less susceptible of the influence of excitants; consequently of wine. It forms, as it were, the balance in the opposite scale, and pre serves the equilibrium between the sinking which would re sult from its use, were no wine taken, and the intoxication which would follow an excess of wine, were the bitter almonds not eaten. Plutarch informs us that the sons of the physician of the Emperor Tiberius knew this fact; and, although most intrepid topers, yet they kept themselves sober by eating bitter almonds.—Dr. Thompson's Magic and Miracks. TUE Ifenvrsr.—A general harvest in this neigh bourhood commenced with the present week, and for the three first days proceeded uninterruptedly. Hiring at the gate has been good, and wages on the two first days were 3s. for women and 3s. 6d. for men ' • on the third day th e y were 2s. 6(1. for the former and 3s. fo r the latter. Yesterday, however, was a blank day in the harvest, a s ra i n f e ll h eav il y until the afternoon. This morning the weather was favour able and shearers again in demand, when au increase to former wages was made. The fears which have been occa sioned by the non-arrival of the usual number of Irish people are not likely to be long felt, as parties of these work people are now arriving daily, and are readily meeting with engagements. There was a demand for shearers in our market on Saturday, but the high wages demanded by the work people present prevented a general hiring. The few we heard of being hired were at 16s. and 175., with victuals, for men. —Bertvick Advertiser. POST OFFICE ORDER.— FORGERY.— On Saturday, ?mike, the contable at the General Post-office, returned to town, after having succeeded in apprehending a person charged with forging a letter to the Postmaster-General, and obtaining the transfer of a post-office order, and payment thereof, under the following circumstances: —lt appears that some time since a post-office order was remitted to a person named Davis, who had been performing at the Daveutry Theatre. He had, however, left that town, and gone on to Banbury, to which place the letter was forwarded. He did not, however, receive it, and it was ultimarely discovered that a correspondence had taken place between some person using his name and the Secretary of the General Post-office, requesting that the place of payment might be altered, and this was ultimately acceded to. Peake was sent to make inquiries, and discovered that the offender was a William Waldron, jun., also a performer, and whom he afterwards traced and apprehended at Berkhamstead, and conveyed him to Banbury, where he underwent an ex amination, when Davis swore that he never gave any au thority to write the letters or receive the money, and on this evidence the prisoner was remanded for the attendance of . the party who received the money. A QUEER, CASE FOR THE DOCTOR.—As Dr. of Paris, was returning home on Tuesday se'nnight, from.the . Champs Elysdes, with his young and pretty wife upon his arm, he was met by a young man, in a great perspiration, and apparently much agitated, who cried out so earnestly " Doctor, follow me: a man's life is in danger," that the doctor let go his wife's arm, saying that he would return as soon as possible. The young man proceeded towards .tbe Boulevards so rapidly, that the doctor was obliged to'csilt to him to moderate his pace. The young man, however, still kept on, and Dr. D— soon lost sight of him. Not kno W i n g what to do, the doctor waited a while; but as no one Caine to intimate where the patient was t o be found, he resolved to return home, naturally' supposing that if he was wanted be should be sent for. Upon arriving at home, he was surprised to find that his wife had not come back. A night passed over, and still no wife; and, after various inquiries amongst the lady's friends without effect, the doctor applied to the authorities. The investigation which Was set on foot gives reason to believe that the lady left Paris the same evening, in company with a foreigner, in the train for Brussels or Os tend. Nothing, however, is yet known of the mysterious af fair with any degree of certainty. ARRIVAL IN LIVERPOOL OP A SON OF THE LATE DWAtICKSAUTII TAGOBE.—On Friday evening last, Baboo Nogen dontauth Tagore, the son of the late much-lamented Dwarkananth Tagore, arrived in Liverpool, and has since been staying at the Adelphi Hotel. Baboo, who dresses, like his father, in the costume of his native country, is a flue lad, apparently not more than seven teen years of age. He is accompanied by Mr. Drummond, of Lowndes-square, London, and his object hi coming here is to see the principal public buildings and objects of interest in the town.—Lirer pool Albion. Milman is appointed to succeed Mr. Seeker, now one of the metropolitan police magistrates, as a revising barrister on the Oxford Circuit. THE MENAI STRAITS TUNNEL.—It WAS some time ago rumoured that Mr. Robert Stephenson, the eminent engineer, had determined to carry the Chester and Holyhead Railway across the - Menai Straits by means of an iron tubular bridge or tunnel, but it was afterwards stated that the idea had been abandoned. The re port presented at the meeting of shareholders held last week dis proved the latter rumour, and we find that workmen are preparing the ground on the Britannia-rock and the shores of the Menai for the foundations of the piers to support the projected tunnel; and that the first stone will very shortly be laid.—Manchester Courier. CITY RELICS.—The workmen engaged in pulling down seven houses in Milk-street, Cheapside, and what was formerly called Lad-lane, but since the City improvements named Gresham street, have come across some very interesting relics of London% The workmen, in digging below the foundations of the houses pulled down, have come across the remains of some ancient walls and vaults, and amongst the most remarkable is an archway of stone and a flight of stone steps; the archway is carefully finished off, the main wall is composed of fragments of stone, and the other portion Of red brick, so strongly combined, that it is difficult, even with an iron wedge and sledge hammer, to dissever it, although it has evi dently been for nearly two centuries embedded In the soil. The spot was visited yesterday by several gentlemen, and au examination took place which is likely to lead to an interesting inquiry as to the buildings which stood in the locality. CORONER'S INQUEST.—DEATH THRoUoll NOT AT TENDING To MEDICAL ADVICE.—On Monday an inquest was taken before Mr. William Baker, deputy-coroner, at the White Swan, Wap ping, on view of the body of Mrs. Isabella Brown, aged forty-five, lately the wife of a grocer, in a large way of business, in the neigh bourhood. It appeared ftom the evidence that on the Wednesday previous the deceased was attacked with symptoms of the cholera. to the alleviation of which she expressed her objections against having medical assistance. Mr. Arthur, a surgeon, however, was called in, who prescribed for her, and she was relieved by the medi cine. Mr. Arthur saw her the next day, and found that she had not continued the medicine, while she also had not attended to his advice In respect of the diet she was to take, and he warned her that the consequences would be serious. The next day she sank under • her complaint: Verdict, " Natural death." CRUELTIES IN NOTTINGHAM.—During the night of : Friday last some miscreants went into the Lammas fields, adJOhling: the town of Nottingham, and cut the hamstrings of a mare and e. pony, and beat a sheep and two lambs to death by striking them over the head with a blunt instrument, The animals wore the party of Mr. John Green and Mr. John Mee, butelr n steamer IMPORTATION OF WALNUTs.—The Be gi ld fruit, MS Antwerpen has brought, among other deeTIS,-,1 coun t r y abounds baskets of walnuts, the produce of Belgian] , _mt.' . 1 , this estatmd with the walnut tree. This is the drat ress impO. once, to 10 groat attest, =its Oho P ,-----. - 1 I- ' 'ng• 4,i: 7 4' . - - - ' 1 1 ATrt-,,-, - `-' , -lAL LOAN FUND .LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNIIILL LONDON. Capital £500,000. 'nttitttti fliPowered by Act of Parliament. ha t resp,, t en embraces important and substantial advantages h i e ea c i 0 40 ions ssurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured tt4, 444 or th eca ,the power to borrow, without expense or for t„,,.,_ th, e Policy, two-thirds of a nd u paid (see Table) ; - 7 t 4 to ° r„ Pti°4 of selecting benefltA, the conversion of his in ratl2:lll44..icee:ioo_thFrconveniences or necessity. 4 le Das of years are granted on the lowest possible 11l ,„ .q.. 1 e -tilarkabi DIVISION OF PROFITS. 4 r o ,!_.abled tk_ ~,e success and increasing prosperity of the Society or, e 'rkti b ob lArectors, at the last annual investigation, to declare l ~......._4chpolic7effazti.7.crwtte 35,t°0: s p real r e cent. on the premiums p I -----_____ EXAMPLES. -- ". - ouildings, oc of the Actuary, 10, Pall-man East. JOHN KING Actuary. -'----- C/i . 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