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GRAVESEND STAR and BLACKWALL P $ et ket and Railway Fare included in one payment upc# every Passage. Alta % ^ other Pa c k e t s call at the GRAY'S or GREENHITHE PEOM TAE NEW TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. WEEK, DAYS.—At 71, 8%, 9%, 11%, 1,2%, 4, and 5. SUNDAYS.—No Packet at h e tit °M THE BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACKWALL. Trains starting One Quarter of an Hoar before each of WE EK DAY these times. S.—At 9%, 11, 12, 1% , 3%, 4%, and 6. SUNDAYS.—No Packet at 12. w f a , 7 l.---To or frost London—Fore cabin, and Second Class Rail -0,:,; Saloon and First Class Rail w ay, Is. 4 1°0 ,2 !rem Plackw ...._ eal and intermediate Piers—Fore Cabin, 6d. ; Tb ree 4t Tickets. —For Twelve months, 4/. 45.; Six months, 21. 15s. ; DEtek,,,Tonths, 11. 15s. T o b e h a d o f th e Collectors on board the ~nsor Mr. Monk, T errace P i er, Gravesend ; or o f M r . S aun d ers , Siarn,e, 4 " f hart Blackwell. — use, Gravesend, Oct. 14, 1846. NFw SECURE ENVELOPE for NEWS DE L , PAPERS. Price RUE ad Co.'s new reistered enveloe for newsp '• hundre n g d, may be had of all respectable stationersapers,. WALHALLA.—Late Miss LINWOOD'S ,Mktan. • GALLERY, Leicester-square. WHARTON begs to inform the Nobility, Gentry, and the of T aiji that she has opened the above - spacious gallery with series cent vi !, a ux Vivans, and Poses Plastiques ; having, during her re paid 1,° 4 on the Continent, engaged a troupe of eminent artistes. bratZru favoured with admissions to the studios of several cele- Z2itinters and sculptors, she is enabled to produce, in a classic ,ntic manner, this truly popular 'elhibltion. Acirni, I.lng Performances to Three ; Evening performances at Eight. sion, 1 ,.. s ; Reserved Sats, 2s. ; Stalls, 38. OrFICE of the GAS' LIGHT and COKE COMPANY. • 19, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. NoUc , London, 15th Oct , 1846. rro, " Is hereby given, that a half-yearly General Court of the 4 1 ,: b tn rs of this Company will be held on TUESDAY, the 3d day of , el. next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, at the Crown and 41. 8 ,,; 4 ',Vern p reviously Strand, in the county of Middlesex, and that b e e n n daYs the half-yearly Accounts of the Company P3' th r .Pen to the inspection of the Proprietors, on an order signed k u ee of the Directors. electi r „, in hereby also given, that at the same Meeting the annual It war Of Auditors will take place ; and should a ballot be required n Ontinue open for four hours from its commencement. • By order kg in. CHARLES BURLS, Secretary. ust p r0 % 41 ., e ellair will be taken at twelve o'clock precisely, and none *----.....ztn admitted. Tat PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTIgt BENEFIT ASSOCIATION. R . (Enrolled under the Friendly Societies' Acts.) 42, MOORGATE-STREET, LONDON. • - I .ott ai TRUSTEES. .. , , Raring, Esq , MP* IW. G.,,Trescoti, Esq: 11 44 4 I ‘ , l3 iflity, ju . n , Esq. _IBEir4VL. De Itothichild. , tv, r ;' (.I .' OF Tll E BENEVOLENT FUND—John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. De ut.„, descr:iption of Life Assurance on the mutual principle may te daily. Cki .. 1, 18 46, .....,.., lr By order of the Board, THOMAS 3fULLINDER, Secretary, I CTORIA LIFE A SSURANCE COMPANY No. 18, RING WILLIAM-STREET, CITY. Sir JAMES DUKE, Alderman. M.P., Chairman. f plja am BENJAMIN HAWES, Esq., Deputy - Chairman. 'atm n Barnard, Esq. Thomas Nesbitt, Esq. b e s Baldwi n, Es,ohn Nolloth, Esq. ' n Esq., R.S. 4 ro , E • Charles Phillips, Esq. a n Got b kt", mid, Esq. Major-General Robertson j olie 1 1- ', Esq. Daniel Sutton, Esq. 1.4 sill 'Pr , Esq. Jones O'B. B. Woolsey, Esq. r k k '„, s urances are effected by this Company on every description N eredii"' a Profit or non-profit scale. . 4e, eft' " half the premiums for the first five years allowed on Poll paymeted for the whole term of life. * lshe s e nt of Premiums so arranged as to meet the convenience or A dv of the Assured. 1 Policy may be made an absolute security. Dtrs on a , l oes continue to be made to Assurers on real or undoubted p a ,.„‘," security, for terms of years, repayable by instalments. vet o -"eillar attention isaequested to the detailed Prospectuses of the WILLIAM RATRAY, Actuary and Secretary, 4 TIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. With -“stitatthn embraces important and substantial advantages 44, n 'esDect to Lifo Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured L r eito4 l4ll occasians, the power orrow, without expense or for rio th' t the Policy, two-thirds if the premiums paid (see Table) ; , IN ta option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in %.4,484° ;test other conveniences or necessity. 444 4. " l ees for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible listlhe re,t, DIVISION OF PROFITS. en — arkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society 1 . 0.- - "'Exl tile Directors, at the last annual investigation, t• declare 11l ",.,1 b onus , varying from 35 to 85 per cen t , en the premiums paid -- " .4 Polley ' effected ea the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. mg pt T. re/m um BUM Bonne Iti Assured added. Cash. c — '6 n may • g o 13 Borrow. %pop 41 ; d* 1837 9g2 15 3 1 0 41( 81 ( 1 ) 11 4 4 1 6 3 1: : 11 - 4 1839 165 11 11 74 1 9 11 3 1 346 2 3 1841 116 7 6 84 •15 718 12 296 13 4 1841 111 6 8 49 10 • 710 4 247 4 "'mooli i •L`vmlima of profits is annual, and the next will be made in " r of tie present year. F. FERGUSON C.LMROUX. Secretary. _ . 111 VERSAL GAS - LIGHT COMPANY. COMPLETELY REGISTERED. ste e Com 11, Old Jury Chambers, City, OctoberlB46. Pany are now ready to exchange SCRIP for BA N KE RS' 'S. which must be left at their Offices before the 30th hi t e , N/a ,ranY 8 apparatus is at work at the following RAILWAY Las kt,2 , where the results give the greatest satisfaction: — ▪ o sTATION,/ qryi e ,FitailLEY ditto, On the Midland Line. The L i G ditto, on the Birmingham Line. "se w,"WORTII ditto, ditto I Are in course of -atTHING di t to , on the Brighton Line, being fitted up. "srby, t several extensive ' Mills and Factories at Nottingham, te Til e Itp c x" &., &c. - be . SHARES are open to the public; application ma, to t' h - th t pe e t u „ e Secretary. h "g t 'es, with full details of the advantages to be derived by eholders, to be had at the Offices of the r Company. and of the J. F. W. FESENMEYER, Esq., 23, Bedford-row. AL MERCANTILE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, "LTR T. MANSION-HOUSE. LONDON. DIRECTORS. ROBERT WILCOXON, Esq., Chairman. THOMAS SIDNEY, Esq., Alderman, Deputy-Chairman. }Award Baker, Esq. (Gale, Baker, Warde, and Co.) George Cursham, M.D.. Saville-row. William Lawson, Esq. (Trower, Lawson, and Trower). George Moore, Esq. (Groucock, Copestake, and Moore). William Nicholson. Esq. (J. and W. Nicholson and Co.) James Peek, Esq. (Peek, Brothers, and Co.) Cites Redmayno, Esq , New Bond-street. Peter Bolt, Esq. (Brocklebank and Rolt). Actuary and Secretary—J. Jones, Esq. Among other advantages offered by this Society are security with out liability, economy in the management, an d low rates of premium. , Claims promptly paid. PROF ?ITS TO POLICY-HOLDERS, onus declared July I, 1846.) cn 3 i 01 og. w 4,„. s• ?: :lo rila "w- , - a 1 §: ~ , ,,.4 , '4 6 , , .. 0 I :5 al c i 0 = B .3. O. P- 6. Bg : .II 9 . 4 ; C l i t k 0 — mi...-;._.0 .40 s . . a O. 5 r ... ... 4 8 . a 5 = o'6. = ' 0 . • 4 ?. r ' P "4 54 ........_ _ .._...._ £ £. 0. d. £. 0. d. £ 1: 38 , n 7 60 1,000 62 15 02415 3 248 40 1 - 6 Z 7 48 1,000 39 15 0 14 7 3 244 36 i ti ii 6 59 1,000 60 0 0 28 110 224 33 la, c 43 2,000 68 0 0 21 0 7 474 31 Isil $ 44 1,000 35 0 0 9 6 0 202 27 _ 4 49 2,000 82 10 • 18 10 0 341 23 tNGLISH and SCOTTISH L . 12, ASSURANCE and LOAN ASSOCIATB Waterloo-place, London; 119, Princes-streel Established in 1839. Subscribed Capital, One Million. TPE ASSURANCE, ANNUITIES, REVERSIONS, AND t t v ENDOWMENTS. 4 on of the k'O English and Scottish Principle of Assurance. toIinMPREHENSIVE and LIBERAL SYSTEM of LOAN in 1 644 011 with Life Assurance, on undoubted personal or other The -uK „„_ --- ed participate in two-thirds of the profits. J. HILL WILLIAMS, Actuary and Secretary. .W LIFE Edinburgh, cirOLD FLAT HORIZONTAL WATCHES, &wet en amel dials, carefully finished, with engice-turned cases, hatch in four holes, going barrel to continue the action of the i!.e winding, offered, price six guineas. These elegant aaaert,tkr,,,,,,nee Will be found to perform very correctly, and a printed t, eeiv` '"g is given, with fixed terms on which they will always ep attention required. ?eve, SAVORY and Co., Watchmakers, &c., 47, Cornhlll q l / 4 0 4 , Q a rrii from Graceehurch-street), London. N.B.—Seeond °les Purchased in exchange. P t li t l QUEEN OF SPAIN'S MARRIAGE, The marriage of the youthful Queen °I. Spain Is certainly deserving of a strain ; AAn lest you thi n k we ' re s li g hting the "Infanta," nd muse shall take the subject up instanter; We've nothing that's political in view, That we will leave for editors to do ; While some folks make a business to assail her, Our business is the business of a tailor. Touching her toy We want to give a hint (as you may guess) al bridegroom's wedding dress. OSES and SON (without a word's dispute) Sho uld have the orders for the wedding suit. Garments like these would make the courtiers stare, Thee Spanish Queen herself would much admire lx,meiegance display'd i n suc h a tti re . "`` , ES and SON (whic hgreat; ce need state) Are dail Y having orders from the EgYpts Prince, while visiting our orders, ,_orgot not to oblige us with his orders. - !.?•n i, let the Royal Prince about to marry MOSESatt the hint which these few verses carry; ‘,__ and SON will choicely execute The Prince's order for a wedding suite. LIST OF PRICES. IiADT £ 0. el. . IW eGd Tag „from 0 7 " Libesterfleidlia7dl ...... •• •• 0 18 6 C••••••• ••••• ••• . edrington Taglloms ................. irreCats in every description and make, Jacinth's! 1 1 0 the ttun"lgnsetvere4Y mCoaatteria•l•...... •:::; tr • oin 0 : : tihnleirt'tteni Sul -Inner Vests .::::••••••'•'' ' • • • • • 0 9 4 6 rllim e k and and Persian ditto, in endless N iti lay •••• • •• 9 6 . tlancy TToti.,:riiey Satin, ditto .... •••—••'' • • ' • • • • 0 4 6 breack, iltto.• 3 •••• • • • • •• • • • •• • • • • •• • • . • • .....•• • .; ° 1 6 s 3 Ce4t 3.. • • • • •• •• .......... •• • • • • • • • • • • • • •• :. 1 0 0 rrock dittO •• • • ••••••••••::: :•• • •• • • • •••••• • • : .• —• :: • • 1 3 0 Coats of .„. MADE TO MEASURE. eery Material adapted for the season, in any Quilting of st„,.. ~.. and fashion , to 0rder.......... from 0 16 0 0 `l'lll,Ung Vesta , each, or • three for.. •• •• •• • • • • %' 1 8 ta.a4situtnere ditto, in every variety of pattern •• •• ••• • ' • - 14 6 •,!?!.11 ditto, plain and fancy ........................ 0 0 13 ii) tto• Cloth or Castraere ditto •• • . !ito, Black Single-milled ditto •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • •••ring Trousers, in every pattern. .. 0 0 N 0 -nesttSlngle-rnilled and Albert Victoria ditto ••••••• • • • •• 1 6 0 Black Dress ditto.... • . ••• •• •• •• brass C°4tB— •• —•••' ' .. • •••• ••••:::• ...... -. 112 0 best manufactured 2 15 0 Ito, Coats ......... .•: • • :::: ••••••• • • • • • • Worn — 1 1 5 0 Ditto, beet manufactured• :: • •••• •• ———••• • • • • • 3 3 0 Mournin g, to any exte••at five minutes notice. of Iv A in n ueYar, bole purchased or made to measure, if ant approved - , , Immediately exchanged, or the money returned.. t,—erve—E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollen Drapers, H at' , ‘,:g, Clothiers, Outfitters, and general Warehousemen, regret to be V:t.,,mged to guard the public against imposition, but, having learned the tuttradesntanlike falsehood of " being connected with them„ or it's the same concern, has been resorted to In many i n n; cs• and for obvious reasens, they have no connexion w any of hetute in or out of London. An these who desire genuine Cheap Clothing should, to prevent disa p t onal),,oni.utment, call at or send to the Miaories, and Aldgate, City, ._1:.:,• MORES and SON, Tailors , Woollen Drapers, flatters , Hosiers, "1 Outfitters, Nos. 154, 1 551a6, 157, Alinories, and 83, 84, 85, An 4 86, Aldgate, City, London. NtrneE.—Tllo entrance to the Bespoke Department is at 84, Ish i•tte. -'•'•'-° rltt business tranostototl at this Est a bli s h ment from sunset on Is. 4 tA3' e o'clo g e nin iill aunoet on Saturday evening, wh en it lit re4 resumed --. elyck I . . .. . "44111 A/P b rr.... . . ~. ... ... . 0, . -or. , ~,, •-, 1i5_:..... -,'• -: 4 „.: ,:- ~...%1 4: ,4 ,,, ___•., , ..• "le . 7 .4 . i'•'• `S: • a ' 1 . lit4 t _. : .... ~,,,//,' z.N. :„. • . 4, 9 i • ,tir ; ,, '. ' arct r . • w#;." ~,, \ ' * ~,,... . ... .. ......t..- .^7 - 49, ,„,,g , • • . d , 4 e• , _4 ; ,:.,.,.,...: ,. ( I.tri ' ...,-, , \. t. in,, , , , 1H,.. - , .., R ., ,-Av, p- -, uti... ~ - •,,, t ' .. ' ' ** -2- , ' + ...AC e r ''' ' ' 723 4,-'t'At No. 16,87'2. LONDON, FRIDAY E E '‘:- S N 7 OCTOBER 16, 1846. N ORTHERN COUNTIES UNION RAIL WAY COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that the SHARE CERTIFICATES will be in course of DELIVERY on and after the 31st day of October inst., at the Offices of the Company, 1, Poet's-corner, Westminster. Proprietors who have not received the return of 1/. 2s. 6d. on the original Leeds and Carlisle shares are requested to send in the same without delay. This scrip will require to be left for seven clear days with the Secretary for examination. By order, CHARLES LOCOCK WEBB, Sec. Company's Offices, 1, Poet's-corner, Westminster. I 4 ONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN . RAILWAY. OPENING OF THE BRANCH LINE TO BEDFORD. NOTICE. —The public are informed that on TIIESDAY NEXT, the 20th instant, this RAILWAY will be OPENED THROUGHOUT to BEDFORD, and that Trains will be dispatched • FROM EUSTON STATION - At % past 7 A.m., arriving at Bedford at about 3a past 10. % before 11 a.m., tf M past 1. 34 past 5 P.M., ft 8 P.M. AND FROM BEDFORD At % before S a.m., arriving at the Euston Station at about 20m. past 10 A.M. - OPENING OF THE PORTS. THE PROBABLE SUPPLY OF FOREIGN GRAIN THIS YEAR. . . A meeting of the Directors of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures was held on Wednes day, when the following meriolial for the opening of the ports was unanimously agreed to, and dispatched to Lord John Russell:— The total number of corn-laden ships now on their way from the Mediterranean and the Black Sea to this country, is between sixty and seventy, and allowing that each of them brings 1,000 quarters of grain (which is above the truth); this gives 60,000 or 70,000 quarters of grain, of all descriptions, on its way from all ports within the straits of Gibraltar. About as much more is supposed to remain in those ports, making a total of 150,000 quarters of Indian corn, which may pos • sibly be obtained from the Mediterranean and the Black Sea together before winter. The American ports may, perhaps, supply us with as much from the remains of last year's crops. In the spring a good deal more may be expected from the crop of the present year, but it will be nearer six months than six weeks before it arrives. The accounts from Odessa, which are to Sept. 7, state that the scarcity of vessels which bad existed in that port during the whole of the summer continued, and that the freight of grain to England was 1 ls. sd. per quarter for wheat or Indian corn. They further state that the whole stock of Indian corn in that port was 7,000 quarters, of which the greater part was of inferior quality; and that it was not likely to be much increased for some time, as this year's crop of the grain in Bessarabia was so poor as to make it doubtful whether any more could be spared for exportation. The quotations of second qualities of Indian corn were 17s. to 17s. 9d., and of the best 19s. to 20s. per quarter ; and those of wheat 30s. 6d. to 31s. per quarter for Polish Odessa. Accounts from Trieste, of the sth instant, state that the quantity of Indian corn shipped to England during the preceding fortnight, amounted to 20,000 quarters, and that the total stock of grain in the port consisted of 32,857 quarters of Indian corn, and of 12,857 quarters of wheat. The price of Indian corn was from 225. ld. to 245. 9d. per quarter, according to quality. Letters from Ancona of the 2d instant state, that the crop of Indian corn in that neighbourhood had been nearly destroyed, first by the long drought, and after wards by heavy floods. the price was 21s. to 245. per quarter, and the freight 7s. to Bs. to England. Letters from Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles, of about the same date, say that good Indian corn could not be bought in these ports so as to be laid down in England for less than 365. a quarter, for cost and freight alone. TO THE RIGHT HON. THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF HER MAJESTY'S TREASURY. "The Memorial of the Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures at Manchest€r 14 past 2 P.M., ~ 5 P.M. 6 P.M., „ 34 past 8 P.M. By order, R. CREED, Secretary. Office, Euston Station, October 13, 1846. " Showeth,—That your memorialists feel deep appre hensions at the prospects which threaten this district. Whilst the prices of raw materials have been advancing, the profits of trade hare been diminishing, and important branches of our manufactures are now prosecuted under heavy losses. • The depressing policy of our own country up to the last session of Parliament had long tended to fritter away our intercourse with several of our best cus tomers, and the short interval which has elapsed since the change has not yet permitted us to resume the con nexionkwhich we once enjoyed; the price of food at home ,alinest precludes hope that our people will have the means of - purchasing clothing; stocks of manufac tures are accumulating, and there are strong grounds for tearing, that before winter shall have piassed the demand for lahour will be greatly lessened. Your memorialists feel that any reference by them to your Lordships re specting the present and expected stock of food on which the labourer has to rely until fresh crops be available, is not necessary; they content themselves with stating, shortly, that at the present moment, besides a great en hancement in the prices of meat and bacon in this town, bread has been advanced fully one• third, whilst oatmeal is selling at twofold, and potatoes at threefold their usual price, and that they look forward with dread to the con dition in which the people will inevitably be found in the spring of next year. " That deeply grateful for the measures of relief passed' in the last session of Parliament, your memo rialists hoped to pass through the period of transition, and on the terms which the Legislature decreed, not only without despondency, but with a sustaining confi dence. The dispensations of Divine Providence have, however, interposed, and, in the opinion of your memo rialists, have thrown upon the Government further awful responsibilities. Extreme scarcity of food is inevitable ; if labour fail, that scarcity will become famine. Prayers are directed to be offered up in our churches to have those evils averted, and yet one of our laWs enacts, that whatever may be the price of wheat, the. smallest duty to be paid upon the import of it shall be 4s. per quarter; another law decrees that food brought into the country by certain vessels shall not be eaten at all by our people; whilst a third declares that nothing shall be used in our distilleries but that which would serve as food. Your memorialists implore your Lordships to take instant steps to remove these conflicting and cruel anomalies in such manner as the wisdom of your Lordships may sug gest. They believe that, to mitigate impending cala mities, nothing less will be sufficient than to admit into our ports every species of food necessary for daily sub sistence free of duty ; to permit it to be brought indis criminately from every country by the vessels of any nation or flag ; and to allow in our distilleries and breweries the use of sugar and molasses, without refer ence to the vessels which have already brought or may hereafter bring them to us. To this extent they humbly pray the immediate interference of your Lordships, believing that such a course will be approved by Par liament, and applauded by the nation.—And, as in duty bound," &c. A meeting of the corporation of Manchester is about also to be held, for the purpose of memorialising the Lords of the Treasury for the immediate opening of the ports. PUBLICATIONS. THE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. CLVI., is just published. CONTENTS: i. FORTIFICATIONS of PARIS. 11. LORD NUGENT'S TRAVELS in GREECE. 111. TIIF•SPANISH LADY'S LOVE. IV:CONSTANTINOPLE in the FOURTH CENTURY. V. DR. HOOK on EDUCATION of the PEOPLE. VI. COLOGNE CATHEDRAL. VII. GENERAL NOTT in. AFFGHANISTAN. VIILHOCHELA.GA, and Sir F. B. HEAD'S EMIGRANT. IX. CLOSE of SIR ROBERT PEEL'S ADMINISTRATION. Liberals. 34 John Murray, Albemarle-street. MR. LEIGH HUNT'S NEW WORK. This day is published, in post Bvo., pricy 9s. boards, or 10s. 6d. ele • gangly bound in cloth (uniform with " Imagination and Fancy"), WIT AND HUMOUR, Selected from the English Poeta : with au Illustrative Essay and Critical Comments. By LEIGH HUNT. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Conga, Of whom may be had " Imagination and Fancy." By. Leigh Hunt. Third Edition, 9s. boards, or 10s. 6d: cloth elegant. At Venice the price of the best Indian corn was 245. 6d., at the last advices. Combining all these facts, it is evident that our sup plies of Indian corn from the Mediterranean and the Black Sea will this year be small, unless English im porters are willing to give prices which will make it a dearer grain than wheat. The great hope, under these circumstances, is in the arrivals from the United States; but even from that country we shall receive no large quantity of Indian corn until after Christmas. The largest importation of Indian corn ever known from the United States took place in 1811, when the quantity reached 348,850 quarters, under the stimulus of a foreign demand for grain and flour, which raised the price of wheat to 645. per quarter in the United States, during the whole of that year. Since that time it has fallen off to 50,000 or 100,000 quarters, at which amount it has continued for twenty years. Even last year, when the demand for England was great, it did not exceed 200,000 quarters. It is possible that the importations this year may be five times as great as those of last, or a million quarters, but we can scarcely believe that they will reach more than that point. The fact is, that there are few things more difficult than to increase the quantity of grain grown in a country, in a short time. Little can be done with machinery, and in some stages of the operation just as little with horse labour. In the report of the judges of the Liverpool Agricultural Society, published only last week, it was stated that much grain was lost in this thickly-peopled county from shedding, owing to the want of labourers ; and if this be the case in Lancashire how much more must it be so in the back States of America ? The quantity of grain raised de pends much more on the quantity of hands than the number of acres in a country, and therefore it is that we do not expect that great increase of grain from the United States which some persons hope for, until the recent rise in prices has diverted more labour from the comparatively unprofitable cultivation of cotton and tobacco to that of Indian corn and wheat. This change is in progress, but it will be some time before it will en able the United States alone to supply the deficiencies of Europe.—Liverpool Times. THE SPANISH DEBT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—l beg to express my sincere thanks for your ready insertion of my communication on the above sub ject, in the columns of your valuable journal. If any confirmation were needed of the fact therein stated, that the greater portion of the Active Bonds were now in the hands of foreigners, I might refer to the City ar ticle of the Morning Post of yesterday, in which we are exultingly informed of the exertions which are being made on the Continent by the (self-constituted) com mittee of Spanish bondholders, and of the coalition it has formed with the Spanish (Active) bondholders in every capital in Europe. The majority of the British creditors would be better pleased if it were to attend a little more to their interests and somewhat lesa to those of their continental coadjutors ; but when they recollect that that committee principally represents the interests of a few wealthy Active bondholders, some of whom realised large sums by their successful efforts to produce the great and sudden fall in the value of Spanish stocks ten years ago, which was so ruinous to the British ere ditcrs, they will not be surprised that the parties in question should now restrict their efforts to the obtaining a further funding of the overdue Coupons of the Active Stock, in which only themselves and their continental connexions are, at the present time, much interested, keeping the just claims of the numerous holders of Passive Stock in the back-ground, and merely holding out to them the prospect of a possible trifling addition to the value _of their bonds; which a further payment of interest to themselves may occasion. I trust, however, that the exertions of the Passive bondholders, aided by the independent press of the me tropolis, may frustrate the scheme, and secure to the general body of the British creditors of Spain—the real sufferers by the Spanish loans—the benefit of any i future arrangement of the debt. I am, Sir, your obliged servant, AN ACTIVE AND PASSIVE BONDHOLDER. City, Oct. 13, 1846. INCENDIARY EXPLOSION AT THE CASTLE MILLS, SHEFFIELD. Another of those diabolical attempts at the destruc tion of property by explosive substances, for which the town of Sheffield has obtained a somewhat unenviable notoriety, was made on Saturday evening last. The facts are these : The Castle Mills, situate on the banks of the Don, were erected, about seven or eight years ago, ipy Messrs. Marshall, Brothers, for a grinding wheel, at an expense of from 15,0001. to 20,000/. ; and had become a prin cipal resort for parties who choose to carry on their business unconnected with the " unions," into which the vast majority of the workmen of Sheffield have enrolled themselves. On Saturday evening last the works wore stopped about twenty minutes before seven o'clock, soon after which time the premises were entirely cleared, and a watchman took charge of the building for the night. No circumstances of a suspicious nature were observed, but about half past eleven o'clock a most terrific explosion shook the building to its very centre. Mr. Marshall, jun., being near the spot, went to the premises, and on examination discovered that the cylinder belonging to one of the steam engines had been blown to atoms by gunpowder, and the shattered fragments were strewed in all directions, in addition to which the massive beam was broken into three pieces. The top of the steam chest was blown off, the piston considerably bent, and nearly every portion of the engine more or less in jured. Upon further examination it was found that the watchman, William Ibbotson, who ought to have been in the most central part of the building, was in a remote quarter, where no danger from an explosion of the en gine could harm him. His conduct in other respects ex citing suspicion he was given into custody. On Monday morning he was taken before the ma nager, and after a short examination was remanded until Thursday next. The injury done to the engine and premises is estimated at not less than from I,OOOL to 1,2001. WETHILL HOP AND CHEESE FAIR.—In the Farn ham-row there were the extraordinary number of 4,207 pockets, and in the Hampshire country-row 4,522 ditto. On Monday but few were sold. By five o'clock yester day there were not more than 600 to 700 pockets sold in the Farnham-row, and less than 500 in the country ditto. Farnhams made from 7L to 71. 15s. We heard of two or three choice samples making 81., but the general price may be quoted at 7L, and below that price the growers must come if they intend selling. In the country-row the prices were considerably lower, according to where , they grew. Some sold at 51. 10s., while others made 20s. per cwt. more ; the prices may, therefore, be fairly put at from 51. up to 61. 10s., and from the few yet sold and the many remaining to sell, lower prices must be sub mitted to. There was a less quantity of cheese pitched here yesterday than has been known for 27 years past, the whole not amounting to 200 tons. The prices were as follows, being from ss. to 6s. per cwt. under the prices made at Reading fair :—Best old Chedder from 70s. to 755. per cwt. ; Somerset, 68s. to 703. ; double Gloucester, 60s. to 655. ; - single ditto, 545. to 58s. ; Wilts and Dorsets, 58s. to 635. ; second ditto, 503. to 545. ; skim ditto, 30s. to 36a. WESTMINSTER LITERARY INSTITUTION.—Mr. Hen derson concluded a course of lectures on " London" last evening at the above institution, in which the subject was treated with great talent. The statistical and his torical matter, together with the necessary chronological detail, required much ingenuity to introduce without dryness ; the lecturer, however, continued to amuse the mere pleasure-seeker, while he afforded ample informa tion to the seeker after knowledge. There is a singular originality of style about Mr. Henderson, which sur prises by its peculiarity, while it gratifies by its vivacity, and instructs by its soundness. His anecdotes are ex tremely apposite, most effectively given, and serve to re lieve the heavier portions of the subject. The audience was highly delighted, and expressed its gratification by loud and repeated plaudits. The pictorial illustrations by Mr. Shalders, were the theme of universal admiration, FATAL FILIAL AFFECTION.—Late on Monday evening Mr. Mills held an inquest at the Six Bells, Queen-street, Hammersmith, on the body of Eliza Rogers, aged 47. It appeared that deceased, a person of very feeble health, had lost her father some time since, and was in the habit of visiting his grave, in Hammersmith churchyard, at all hours and seasons. On Friday morn ing last she was found lying near her father's grave, in a state of semi-nudity, and almost lifeless. Though she received prompt medical assistance, she expired in the course of the day. It was proved that on Thursday night, which was a very tempestuous one, she stole from her bed, and, scarcely clad, visited the churchyard. Mr. Roy, a surgeon, was of opinion that she died from exhaustion, the result of exposure to the night air. Verdict accordingly. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL—DERBY, OCT. 13. The following instance of speedy justice, through the medium of the electric telegraph, speaks more for the efficiency of that invention, as applied to the purposes of detecting crime, than volumes :—William Eltinton, whose case appeared in The Sun of Tuesday last, com mitted a robbery at Derby on the night of Friday last ; information of the circumstance, together with a full and correct description of the person of the prisoner, and also of the property stolen, was forwarded by the electric telegraph from Derby to Rugby, at eight o'clock on Saturday morning. Inspector Faulkner, of the London and North-Western Railway Company, watched the arrival of the next train (11 A.m.) from Derby, when he saw the prisoner in one of the carriages, whereupon he took him into custody ; he was then taken before the magistrates at Rugby on Saturday morning, when sufficient evidence was adduced to cause them to re mand the prisoner till the arrival of one of the inspec tors of police at Derby, to which place he was conveyed the same evening. On Monday evening he was taken before the magistrates at Derby, when the prosecutor identified the property found upon the person of the prisoner as being the same that was stolen froni him ; whereupon the prisoner was committed to tak e his trial for the robbery. The quarter sessions b - j in g held the same day, before Mr. J. Balguy, the Recorder, a bill was preferred before the grand - ury, who returned a " true bill." The prisoner w - , s t h en and convicted, when he ws put upon his trial sentenced to six months hard labour. The Learr ed Recorder, in passing sen tence, made some ever , tent remarks upon the efficiency of the electric , ha. c• 4 : 5 -- , e ;raphs in detecting offenders, and trusted that, they `'mould be universally adopted on rail ways. :a e horAsil that the present instance would be made &s publfSi ss possible, as it was highly desirable that it should be e;enerally known what a formidable in strument offende es had to contend against. INTREPIDITY, Ki p T UE LION QUEEN. -011 Wed nesday evening, during the exhibition of H y lt o n's per forming animals i n N o ttingham fair, a ferocious male hyena, exhibitei i in a den with another of the same spe cies, broke his chain, and attacking the other animal seised him by the foot, and a terrific fight commen c ed. Mrs. Hylton, " The Lion Queen," who is in the habit of visiting the de a of these untameable brutes, immediately rushed betwce ea them, separated the furious animals by a blow to es ,ch, and eventually succeeded in again se curing the 'ts east. Both the animals received injuries in the fight.-^sj Nottinghamshire Gu4rdian. EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERIES AT NINEVEII.—Mr Layard, an English gentleman, has for the last twelve month been pursuing the track—first laid open by U. Botta—at Nimroud, near Mosul, on the Tigris. His excavations have not only settled the precise position of Nineveh—the very existence of which had become little better than a vague historic dream—but have brought to light some of its buildings, sculptures, and inscriptions. According to accounts received at Constantinople some months since, and communicated in the Athenaeum of Saturday last, Mr. Layard had discovered an entrance formed by two magnificent winged, human-handed lions. This entrance led him into a hall above 150 feet long and 30 broad, entirely built of slabs of marble, covered with sculptures. The side walls are ornamented with small bas-reliefs, of the highest interest—battle sieges, lion hunts, &c.; many of them in the finest state of preser vation, and all executed with extraordinary spirit. They afford a complete history of the military art amongst the Assyrians ; and prove their intimate knowledge of many of 'those machines of war whose invention is attributed to the Greeks and Romans—such as the bat tering-ram, the tower moving on wheels, the cata pult, &c. Nothing can exceed the beauty and elegance of the forms of various arms, swords, daggers, bows, spears, &c. In this great hall there are several en trances—each formed by winged lions or winged bulls. These lead into, other chambers, which, again, branch off into a hundred ramifications. Every chamber is built of slabs covered with sculptures or inscriptions, whence some idea may be formed of the number of ob jects discovered—the far greater part of which, in fact I nearly all, are in the best preservation. Mr. Layard's excavations have been hitherto confined to a very small corner of the mound, under which these antiquities have for ages been buried ; it is impossible to say what may come out when they can be carried forward on an ade quate scale. A DAMPER TO ELOQUENCE.—Amusing scenes occur occasionally in grave assemblies. During the late session of the New Hampshire Legislature a newly fledged orator rose to make his maiden speech in the House of Representatives. A Bill had been brought in to tax bank dividends, and, watching his opportunity, the dcbutant addressed the Members :—" Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Dover who introduced this Bill does not seem to be aware of its inevitable results. He would strip the widow." (Roars of laughter, and cries of " The widow, who ?" " hat widow ?" " Not in this public hall, I hope," &c.) As soon as the tumult had subsided in some degree, and the orator could make himself heard, he indignantly proceeded :—" Gentlemen need not think to put me down by clamour. Is there no sympathy here for the widow and the orphan ? I say, Sir, this is worse than stripping. Put on this tax, and I say you drive the widow to her last shift." Here the clamour became so great that the speaker, despairing of a hearing, resumed his seat. It was almost ten minutes before the House could transact its regular business.— New Yorh Paper. SWANSEA AND MUMBLES OYSTER FISHERY.— The commencement of the oyster fishery, in Swansea bay, has been more sdccessful this year than known for hundred. Swansea This quayhs is a great many seasons, and not w ithstanding the large number almost daily caught , such is the demand f o r the se oy s t ers at Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and oth er l arge for one blessing to the hard -work i n g poor engaged in these shilling towns, thatand sixpencethey readilyper long sell on heries (some of whom have lately been getting as fi much as 21. per week) at a period when provisions a re so dear.-IVclshstan: PRICE 51). THE REGISTRATIONS. CITY OF LONDON. The revision of the householders' lists was proceeded with at ten o'clock yesterday morning by the Revising Barrister. George Henry Wright appeared in the list with the following description attached to his name :—Place of abode: 31, Shepperton-cottages, New North-road,lsling ton. Nature of qualification : tenant to Mr. Bond, at a yearly rent of 501. Place where the property is situate: 45, Coruhill, being a successive occupation from No. 12, Moorgate• street, in the parish of —, Coleman-street, and previously 3, Spread Eagle-court, in the parish of St. Benet Fink. Mr. Browne applied to have the name expunged, and his application was founded on the manner in which the qualification was described, and which, he submitted, was not sufficient. The BARRISTER observed that the qualification as de scribed was insufficient ; it looked to him like a county qualification, and he must expunge the name. RESULT OF THE REVISION YESTERDAY. 013JECTIONS.—ALLOWED. Conservatives. 157 FAILED OR WITHDRAWN 106 Double. 22 79 Liberal claims allowed... I I Disallowed The lists of the following parishes were revised : St. Botolpb, Aldgate, and St. Mary, Whitechapel, iu the ward of Portsoken, St. Michael, Cornhill, and St. Peter, Cornhill, in the ward of Cornhill ; and St. Olave, Hart street, Tower ward. The following parishes are yet to be revised :—St. Gabriel, Fenehurch-street ; St. Mary Wolnoth, and St. Nicholas Aeons, Langbourne, and Lime-street ward ; and Allhallows, Barking, and St. Dunstan's in the East. The Barrister proceeded with the revision of those parishes at ten o'clock this morning, and the revision will be brought to a close this evening, or early to-morrow. -I~_-~ NEW SECURE ENVELOPE FOR NEWS- DE LA RUE and CO.'S New Registered Envelope for News papers, price One Shilling per Hundred, may be had of all respectable Stationers. SALES BY AUCTION. N DORSETSFLIRE; CLOSE 'l'o - THE BOROMII 'TOWN OF WAREHAM A MOST ELIGIBLE-.PROPERTY,. EITHER FOR OCCUPATION OR INVESTMENT,. COMPRISING A PLEASANT MODERN' RESIDENCE, 'EXCELLENT FARM BUILDINGS, AND 295 ACRES OF SUPERIOR ARABLE AND DAIRY LAND, FREE PROM LAND-TAX AND GREAT TITHE. MR. GEORGE ROBINS is instructed by the Devisees in Trust of the late Harry Hammond, Esq., to submit to PUBLIC COMPETITION, at the Auction Mart, London, on THURSDAY. December 3d, at Twelve, in One Lot, A truly desirable FREEHOLD PROPERTY, presenting to the capitalist an investment free from the slightest doubt or risk. It is in the parish of East Stoke, yet within the limits of THE BOROUGH TOWN OF WAREHAM, a matter of no small importance to a proprietor, and for a tenant at all times ensuring the readiest sale for the produce, while the markets of Pools and Dorchester are easily commanded, and shortly the railway from Southampton to Dorchester will lend its powerful aid to give fresh impetus to this district, by rendering the London market accessible. It is known as THE BESTWALL AND SWINEHAM FARMS, OF 295 ACRES OF RICH DAIRY AND ARABLE LAND, _ _ _ and it will be in the recollection of those acquainted with the county that they were for many years the pet farms, or better known as - TITE MODEL FARMS OF THE LATE SIR CLAUDE, SCOTT, • by whose untiring energy, skill,- .BART., outlay, they were not only brought to a high state of cultivation, but by the formation of an embankment of vast extent, with a most perfect system of draining and irrigation, some of the richest dairy and corn land in the county was secured, as well as a constant supply of manure from the deposit from the river. The late proprietor, at very considerable cost, erected A GENTLEMANLY ABODE, offering excellent accommodation for a family, approached by a lodge entrance, through a most luxuriant shrubbery walk, adorned with an infinity of choice flowering plants, to the lawn and pleasure garden, from whence a view of singular magnificence is obtained, in cluding the long range of THE DORSETSHIRE HILLS, THE MAJESTIC RUINS OF CORFE CASTLE being a prominent object ; whilst the home view commands Lord Rivers' estate of Redcllff and the Wareham River, which yields a never-failing supply of fish, and in the season wild fowl is abundance —irresistible attractions to a sporting man—to whom it should be known that there are frequent meetings of Mr. Farquharson and Mr. Drax's hounds. There are two farm-houses, with most com plete agricultural buildings ; and an excellent - gravelled road runs through the estate, communicating with each field. Several cottages and every essential for conducting an extensive dairy farm with ad vantage; and if at any time desired, the estate can be divided into twe farms. Early possession may be had. The estate may be viewed by applying to Mr. House, at the resi dence, and particulars, with a plan, obtained also of R. D. Marsh field, Esq., solicitor, and the Red Lion, Wareham; New Inn, Wim borne ; Crown, Blandford ; Antelope, Poole ; Sherborne ; King's Arms, Dorchester ; Matcham's Hotel, Southampton ; of Henry Compign6, Esq., solicitor, 24, Bncklersbury ; at the Mart; and at Mr. George Robins's Offices, Covent-garden. THE VALUABLE AND IMPORTANT ESTATES OF THE LATE WM. CROWDY, ESQ., OF HIGHWORTH, WILTS, COMPRISING THE MUCH ADMIRED RESIDENCE, WEST ROP HOUSE, AND LANDS AROUND THE TOWN ; ALSO FARMS AND LANDS AT STRATTON, CLOSE TO THE SWINDON STATION, SOUTH MARSTON, SIIRIVENHAM, LETCOMBE, LECILLADE, HAMPTON AND HANNINGTON ; ALL MOST ELIGIBLE FOR INVESTMENT. --- - MR. GEORGE ROBINS is instructed by the Executors to announce for SALE by AUCTION, at the GODDARD ARMS, SWINDON, on MONDAY, Nov. 16, at Twelve for One o'clock, in Three Lots, The important Freehold Property of the late William Crowdy, Esq., of Ilighworth, Wilts. COMPRISING NEARLY 400 ACRES OF THE BEST LAND IN THE VICINITY OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, OFFERING MANY TEMPTING INVESTMENTS, including Westrop House, the family Residence, built of stone, of handsome exterior, and upon which no expense has been spared to secure every comfort ; the internal arrangement so complete as to leave nothing to be desired. The principal Rooms are of good pro portions, and the Reception Rooms and Saloon opening one with another and, LOOKING UPON THE LAWN AND PLEASURE GARDEN, WHICH EXTEND TO FIVE ACRES, form a most agreeable scene. A shrubbery walk, of singular beauty, winds a considerable distance through the grounds, which present a charming specimen of landscape gardening ; the offices are quite perfect, and, as four packs of hounds hunt the immediate neigh bourhood, A MOST DELIGHTFUL HUNTING SEAT may be secured, which from its many advantages only requires to be known to be appreciated by a sporting gentleman. Also Immediately opposite are 26 ACRES Or ORNAMENTAL LAND, with extensive frontages to two roads, forming a most valuable ap pendage to the residence, and close to the town, two Freehold Houses, facing the High-street, occupied by Mrs. Jones and Mr. Howes, with gardens, and several cottages. Also, AT EASTROP, IN HIGH WORTH, _ . _ a house occupied by Mr. Lavington, with two closes of extremely rich land, with frontage to the high road; one known as Fennell's Close, the other as THE TRINITY CLOSE, WITH FISH-POND AND PLANTATION, a romantic spot of extreme beauty, and its proximity to the town offers a tempting purehase. Two acres of meadow land, at Hampton, let to Mr. Robert Litton ; three acres at Hanuington, let to Mr. Richard Herbert ; thirty acres, known as the Goslakes, with frontage to the Lechlade road ; 37 ACRES OR RICH MEADOW AND ARABLE LAND AT STRATTON, _ . divided into five closes, two of them abutting upon the railroad at Swindon, and close to the station, let to Mr. Greenaway, Mr. Law rence, and Mr. 13ailey. A SNUG FARM OF FIRST-RATE PASTURE LAND 4.1` SOUTH MARSTON, comprising 58 acres, with homestead and buildings, let to Mr. Love ; and 9 acres, let to Mr. Hughes, Mr. Fisher, and Mr. Litton. 5 ACRES OF CAPITAL MEADOW LAND AT SHRIVENHAM. in two Closes, one with frontage to the Berkshire Canal, let to Mr. Street, and the other on the Road to Highworth, let to Mr. Pocock. Three Cottages at Watchfleld, let to Mr. Belcher and others. A CAPITAL PASTURE AND ARABLE FARM AT with a comfortabl e Farm ll L ons ET e C a ° n M d id su E llable Buildings, a portion of the Land of superior quality around the House, the remainder Down Land about a mile distant,iiunce forming together a desirable Farm, in the o ccupation of Mr. ~ lso an allotment of three and a half acres at Letcombe Regis, let t,,,Thomas at Letcombe Basset. Goodlake, Esq., and four and a half acres of rich Meadow Lind A N D t 0 A . the e L E lateC ll 3 L r A r. DE, a moiety of whichbelongedLAßD wdy, 46 acres being A SMALL FARM OF EXCE LLENT ARABLE AND MEADOW close to the Town , with Farm-yard and . cr 0 Buildings, and frontage to the High-road, let to Mr. Hunter, 10 acres of Water mead Road leading to Welford , in th e same occupation, and an meadow o ivid n the moiety of a small Clo se of three acres, bein g th e second from the ed Road leading from Farringdon to Lechlade, in the occupation of Mr. Phipp. The various Properties may be viewed, by permission of the tenants, and full particulars will be published 21 days prior to the Sale, to be had at the doddard Arms, Swindon ; Barrington Arms, Shrivenham ; Bear, Wantage ; New Inn, Lechlade ; White Horse, Cricklade ; Crown, Farringdon ; of Henry C. Crowdy, Esq., Solicitor, Highworth, and at the Kin g and Queen, Highworth ; of Messrs. Barnes, Winter, and Bernard, Solicitors, No. 2, Great Win chester-street, Broad-street ; and at Mr. George Robins's Offices, Covent-garden. SLATE QUARRY, NEAR CARNARVON, NORT 'll, WALES. R. GEORGE ROBINS is instructed to DIS POSE OF, by PRIVATE CONTRACT, a valuable SLATE QUARRY, in the most convenient position for readily embarking the produce to every part, and which is held under a lease for twenty-one years, renewable on application. It is about seven miles from the thriving town of Carnarvon, with the advantage of a rail or tram-road, which goes threugh the lower part of the quarry, an d thence to that town. The quality of the slate, which is of a most beautiful blue, cannot be surpassed; it is to be found in vast abundance, and capable of being manufactured to any size that may be required, A considerable part on the top has been worked, evincing ample proof of the superiority of the produce. A short level can easily be made, so as to have a depth of twenty-two yards over the whole of the quarry. The length of the vein is about 300 yards, and the breadth about 130. There is every convenience and advantage for conducting the working successfully ; and there cad be no question a large amount of annual profit may be safely reliea upon by the employment of only a moderate capital. Mr. Thomas Richardson, of South Penrallt, will show the quarry of whom full particulars may be had ; also at Mr. George Robins'S offices, Covent-garden. FREEHOLD ESTATE, WILBARSTON, IN THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, by B. PAYNE, at the Swans Inn, in Market Harborough, on TUESDAY, October 20, at Three in the afternoon, in one or more lots, and sub ject to such conditions of sale as will be then and there produced, (unless previously disposed of by private contraet, of which early notice will be given), all that FREEHOLD MESSUAGE, or Dwel ling-house, with the out-offices, barns, stabling, ya•d, garden, and conveniences, late the property of William Munton, Esq., deceased, situate in the parish of Wilbarston, in the county of Northampton. Also all those six closes of first-rate Grazing Land, lying near to and adjoining the above messuage or dwelling-house, containing eighty-three acres, or thereabouts. And also all that close of Graz ing Land, adjoining the above, called the Church Leys, and con taining 9a. Or. 10p., or thereabouts. The above estate would be found a most advantageous investment for capital, as the buildings are ample, and the land in the highest state of cultivation. Mr. Markham, of Wilbarston, will show the estate, and plans and conditions of sale and further particulars may be obtained at the offices of Mr. Steel, solicitor, Sleaford ; Messrs. Lawrance and Plews, solicitors, Old Jewry-chambers, London ; at the principal inns at Wilbarston, Market Harborough, Leicester, and Northamp ton ; and of the anztloneer, Leicester. THE UNIVERSAL GAS BURNER. 34 to be per Cent. Saved ! To be had at the Patentees, 60, St. Martin's-lane, Charing-cross. The Patentees beg to call public attention to the following facts, The advantages resulting from the invention are various and striking. Independently of a saving of 30 to be per cent„ the coin bustien is perfect, and the brilliancy produced superior to any light hitherto discovered. It emits neither smell nor smoke, and burns steadily for any period ; and such is its purity, that it neither affects or soils the most delicate colour or the finest fabric. Objections have made to the introduction of gas in dwelling-houses, to the expense of fittings, to its destruction of furniture, draperies, gold moulding, Sec. ; these are entirely obviated by the " PATENT UNIVERSAL Gss BURNER." As the cost of laying on gas is muck lower than is com monly supposed, it is adapted for private dwellings, as well as for club-houses, hotels, manufactories, and public buildings. One of the small burners is amply sufficient to light a good-sized room, at a sum immeasurably lower than spirit, oil, or candle, with the avoidance of o Burner," The its brilliancy and econ om y surpass i ng every waste or trouble. light, are shown by the annexed authentic ev meritsother of known h opinions of the qualities of the UNIVERSAL GAS BURNER. the e Extract from the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Tuesday, 26th May, 1846, Sir Joi; RENNIE, President, in the Chair. "A gas burner of a novel and ingenious construction was exhibited. The principal novelty was the introduction of a stream of air to the centre of the flame by a hollow button in the middle of the burner. The air passing up through the hollow stem of the button, was heated, and passed out by two series of fire-holes around the periphery, and Lnpiuging with force on the flame of the gas curved it outwards in the shape of a tulip, while the oxygen of the air, mingling with the carburetted hydrogen gas, produced a very perfect combustion, The flame was quite white down the top of the burner, was very steady, as was amply demonstrated by the excellent light of the Institution, where these burners have been used. In comparing the consumption of these burners with that of the concentric ring burners, and trying the power of the two lights by the photometer, the new burner gave a better ght, with a saving of rather more than one-thlrd." CERTIFICATE. POLYTECHNIC CHEMICAL SCIIOOL.—" Ia testing Clark, McNiell, and s Universe lGas Burner with one of the best shawdowess burners, it gave a more pure and brilliant light, with a saving of 20 o 25 per cent." GEORGE CRISP, Engineer, BORT. 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The numerous varieties of Cutaneous Eruptions, Sun burn, Freckles, Tan, and Discolouratiens, are pleasingly eradicated by the Kalydor, and the skin rendered delicately soft and clear. Its purifying and refreshing properties have obtained its exclusive selec tion by the Court and the Royal Family of Great Britain, and those of the Continent of Europe, together with the " elite" of the Aris tocracy and " Haute Volee," from the sultry climes of India, and the Drawing-rooms of Calcutta and Madras, to the frozen realms of the Czar and the Salons of St. Petersburgh and klescaw.—Prico 4s. 64. and as. 6d. per bottle. *.* Beware of spurious " Kalydors " containing mineral astrin gents utterly ruinous to the complexion, and which, by their repel ant action, endanger health. The only genuine has the words " ROWLAND'S KALYDOR" en the wrapper. and A. ROWLAND and SON, 20, Hatton-garden, is also engraved (by desire of the Hon. Commissioners) en the Government Stamp affixed en each bottle. Sold by the Proprietors, and by respectable Chemists and Per fumers. All other " Kalvdors" are fraudulent counterfeits. HOME COLONIZATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The general sympathy excited by the existing popular distress will probably lead to the adoption of measures for permanently improving the condition of the labouring portion of the community ; at such a moment you will perhaps allow me to call attention to certain industrial establishments, founded a quarter of a Century ago, in calamitous times, by our neighbours the Dutch. Attempts are, apparently, about to be made on a small scale to introduce somewhat similar associations into this country ; one of these, a " Self. supporting Village Society," connected with the Church of England, purposes to found a village in the centre of not less than 1,000 acres of land, which shall accommodate 300 families, where the inhabitants may be enabled, " by the produce of their own labour, not only to support them selves, but also to defray the expenses of the establish ment. Each person, besides being more or less engaged in agriculture, will also be employed in that kind of work for which he is best suited." We know that com plete success has followed various well-directed ex periments in communism in different parts of the world. With reference, for example, to the Moravians, 12. Breuttel, the principal director of the colony of Horn hutt, asserts that with regard to "the commercial con cerns of the settlements in his experience of twenty-five years, he never knew one to fail." But perhaps the most apposite illustration of the benefits to be derived from self-supporting institutions is to be seen in Ha laud. The following account is taken from a " Sketch of German and Dutch Husbandry," published in the Journal of Agriculture, No. IL, New Series:— " The colonies of Fredericksoord and Willemsoord were established when, after two years of great scarcity, a large proportion of the . population was reduced to ab solute destitution. A society was, therefore, formed by a few benevolent individuals, the object of which was to give employment to men in this deplorable condition. In carrying out their purpose they conferred not only an immediate and lasting benefit on the individuals in ques tion, but effected groat national advantages—first, by stemming the spread of vice, and, in the second place, by increasing the national resources in converting to arable land a waste on which even a sprig of heather was scarcely to be mot with. Such was the origin of these colonies twenty-four years ago, and no one can travel the road along which they are situated without noticing the great change that has been effected on the face of the country by their establishment. From a wild, barren country we enter at once a little oasis, which bears every mark of prosperity—neat cottages, crops as luxuriant as if Nurtured by a better soil, and gardens stocked with useful vegetables, and adorned with a variety of flowers. The quantity of land attached to each house is about seven acres. The colonists are all supplied with implements on entering on their plot, besides a cow and a pig. There is a regular debtor and creditor account kept ; everything they receive on entering is marked down against them, and whenever they are enabled to pay off their debts from economy of living, they are allowed to rent their plots. Attached to the colonies are schools for the gratuitous education of the children, and worshops in which they are taught some useful trade. I passed one of these shops, in which there were from thirty to forty looms worked by the children, and adjoining it was another room, where some were engaged in spinning, mending shoes, and other occupations. I was attracted to the place by the busy clatter of the shuttles and the sounds of music ; and on coming up to it, found the children engaged at their respective occupations cheering on one another in their work by a song. What health, what happiness shone in these pauper children's faces! Their looks were a sufficient proof of the benefits derived from such an institution. How strikingly does a sketch like this contrast with Crabbe's picture of the interior of an English parish poor-house!" We spend upwards of seven millions of money annu ally for the mere purpose of keeping the poor alive ; since the conclusion of the war, in 1815, no less a sum has been levied upon the rate-payers than 200,000,000/. There are thirty millions of acres of waste land in Great Britain and Ireland, of which fifteen millions are considered as reclaimable. The value set upon the pos session of ground by the poor may be estimated from the fact that, according to Mr. R. B. Sheridan, the labouring man in Dorsetshire actually gives as high a rate as 9/. per acre for a small plot ; and it has been stated on good authority that recently reclaimed land in Lancashire and Sussex has yielded a produce, under spade cultivation, that has realised 401., and even 501., per acre. With what apparent facility, then, might the waste places of the land be made contributory to the in crease of the wealth of the nation, and, at the same time, ministrant to the comfort and happiness of the destitute ! What we seem to need is the intervention of some master-spirit, who, out of the elements of good which we suffer to lie around us unimproved, untouched, shall educe a new order of things, and confer upon the nation what Wordsworth calls the " English dower of inward happiness." Before the end of the present cen tury the population of the empire will have doubled itself ; will England in that day be a fountain of health and fertility, or will it be " a fen of stagnant waters," filling the atmosphere with baneful influences, and gene. rating misery and death ? S. THE NEW EAST SURREY REFORM REGISTRATION SOClETY.—Abstract of tho number of claims and objec tions made by the Society at the late revision for East Surrey. Claims :—Made, 165 ; allowed, 158 ; disal lawed, 7. Objections :--Made, 106 ; sustained, 75 ; failed, 13 ; withdrawn, 18. The Government contract for 100,000 gallons of rum for the navy was taken yesterday by Messrs. Lemon Hart and Son, v 9, Fenchurch-street. . MIDDLESEX. The court was held yesterday, at the Green Man, Bethnal-green, before Mr, Shadwell, for the revision of the lists in the Bethnal-green district. Mr. W. H. James appeared for the Liberal party, and Mr. J. Payne for the Conservatives. In the Norton-folgate list, Matthew Coffee, described as residing at Liverpool, was objected to by the Con servatives, on the ground of insufficient description. Mr. Coffee having proved his justification, stated that last year he was objected to by the Conservatives, and his name was retained. He had now come up from Liverpool on purpose to support his claim, and therefore asked for his expenses. Mr. Payne contended that Liverpool was not such a description of place of abode as required. Mr. Coffee stated that he resided in a ward called Everton, but that he conld not give any better address than Liverpool, as the place in which he lived was being newly formed, and had not yet been named. Mr. Payne submitted that Everton ought to be in serted. Mr. SHADWELL said that " Everton, Liverpool," might be a better description of place of abode, at all events it would prevent the voter being objected to again; but having made the alteration, he could not allow costs. Name retained. Mr. Robert Harrison, claiming in the Hackney list for a freehold house, situate in the High-street, was ob jected to by the Conservatives. From the evidence of the claimant it appeared that he lodged in the same house for which he claimed. At Lady-day last the claimant let to one Goodrich the house as yearly tenant, at the rent of 181. a year, and afterwards became his lodger, paying a rent of three shillings a week. The claimant had paid all the rates up to Lady-day, when he let the house to Goodrich, and he still continued to pay the rates. Mr. Payne submitted, that if the claimant was allowed to stand upon the register it would be a great infringe ment of the Reform Act, as he would be entitled to vote for the borough, and thereby have two votes for the same house. Mr. SUADWELL was of opinion that the claimant was entitled to vote; he would insert the number of the house in High-street.—Name retained. The Court rose at two o'clock. WESTMINSTER The revision of the Hits of voters for this city has ter minated most successfully for the Reform interest, as will be seen from the following statement:— RESULT OP REGISTRATION IN WESTMINSTER, 1846. Reform claims allowed l2B Tories expunged on objection 243 Deduct Tory gains on claims allowed Total gains to Reformers 367 In addition to the above gain, there was, previous to the revision, 979 more names on the lists than on the previous register, a large majority of whom are known to be Reformers; this increase has mainly resulted from the attention paid by the Reform Society to the insertion of names in the lists of voters previous to the revision. MARKWICK'S PATENT EPITHEMS.-012 Wednesday we were shown a specimen of Mr. Markwick's newly in vented epithems, which as a neat cleanly substitute for those nasty contrivances, blisters and poultices, is cer tainly worthy of the patronage of the medical world. The epithem consists of a prepared sort of skin, very closely resembling gold-beater's skin, which is water tight. To this is attached, by means of some glutinous material, a woollen fabric. This fabric, being saturated with warm water, forms an excellent poultice, having all the softness, heat, and mo i s t ure o f a p ou l t i ce , w ith ou t it s weight. i The epithem completely carri e s ou t Aber nethy's idea of the perfection of a poultice, viz. a very soft plaster. It is also used as a chest preserver. A square piece of the epithem applied dry to the che:t answers all the purpose of a prepared hare skin, while it has this advantage over a hare skin—that moisture does not make it either useless or uncomfortable. There is another purpose to which these epithems might be use fully applied, which we would suggest to the patentee. They would be admirable linings for shoes, making them soft, easy, and water-tight. A BARGE ON FlRE.—Yesterday morning, about eight o'clock, a sailing barge laden with lime, which was m oored in front of a wharf at Blackfriars, was found to be on fire. It appeared that the rain had penetrated through the tarpaulin to the lime and set it on fire. Several men belonging to the wharf endeavoured to ex tinguish the flames, but without success, and after an hour's exertion the barge was scuttled, and soon disap peared under the water, where she remained until the tide ebbed. A LAMETER FOR LIFE.—A lady, residing in the west of Scotland, whose earthly span had been lengthened out to upwards of ninety years, slipped her foot one day when descending a stair, and in the fall broke her arm. To prevent any alarm on the part of a patient, whose advanced age rendered such an accident highly dangerous, her medical attendants informed her that her arm was only bruised not broken. This assurance gave her great relief, and she excloimed, " Oh ! I am so glad of this, for what a terrible thing it would have been for me to have broken my arm, and become a lameter for life." Such an expression, at the age of ninety-six, is worthy of a niche in the curiosities of medical experience. —Dumfries Courier. SCOTCH THISTLE.—There is at present growing in the garden of Mr. John Boyd, Townend, Irvine, a fine specimen of the Scotch thistle, measuring upwards of six feet in height, with a corresponding circumference. This gigantic plant was raised from seed, sown two years ago, and when in full bloom a few weeks since was adorned with no less than 200 heads.—Scotch paper. STOPPAGE OF THAMES-STREET.—Yesterday the thoroughfare of Thames-street, between Southwark and London-bridges, was closed to relay the roadway. THE GERMAN HOSPITAL AT DALSTON.—The first anniversary of the opening of the German Hospital at Dalston was celebrated yesterday. A large body of the promoters, supporters, and friends of the institution as sembled within the hospital at one o'clock, when divine service was performed in the chapel by the Rev. Dr. Kuper, who preached an excellent and appropriate ser f mon. On the conclusion of the service the strangers were politely shown over the hospital by the Rev. — Dr. Wesley and Herr Walbaum, the honorary secretaries, accompanied by the'bther officials of the establishment, and the internal economy seomed to give general satis action. _ _ NOVEL IMPORTATION.—A vessel just arrived in the River from Alexandria (Egypt) has brought, in addition to 261 tons weight of animal bones, 3,758 baskets of pigeons' dung. This extensive arrival is not of the de scription of manure known by the name. of guano, other wise, it is presumed, it would have been so termed in the report of the vessel importing ttie article. It would appear, however, from the description given above, that 1 it possesses the qualities of, or is of the kind of merchan dise similar to, the article which has of late been so ex tensively supplied from the islands in the Southern and South Atlantic Oceans, between the African and S outh American coasts. Its ir.eportation from the part icular quarter mentioned, a-,el the apparent novelty of the article so named, cieAses it to he of interest to those con cerned in the supEily of the manure called guano,whih. rai is the exereme or refuse of the pengui n bird, ab all e d ing in the southern climes, and is , th e r efore, entitl ed° to particular 'notice. THE Holism-ion) CAVALR Y.--W e have learn ed from good authority, that in consequer-Ter of in-Chef reresen thL tion having been made . to the C ommander obstruclitkioenlys wteereoecatutrimfersemocetahseion.eei.rde,uamndstatlniaeetsac:ecifdetnhtes were Household Cavalry - , owing to militar y . regu l at ion . and practice, not invariably marching . on their near side o f the . road, his Grac' has very considerately ordered that in future' they shall uniformly march on their proper side. This will effectually prevent the inconvenience which, , from the number of vehicles constantly moving at difs ferent rates of speed on the roads about London, it i impossible otherwise to obviate. NEWS FOR SPORTSMEN.—We learn that Mr. Seaton, Hollybush, shot a woodcock on Saturday, the 3d inst., and another on Saturday last. The keeper of Sir William Miller's estate of Glenlee—Mr. M`Gaan— also shot one on Thursday the Bth. Theso early ar rivals, it they indicate nothing else, at least promise good sport for a sportsman.—Ayr Observer. MEXICAN BONDS. --- - The following highly important communication on the subject of the Mexican debt, with a copy of the opera tive part of the " dispatch," has been forwarded by Senor Gomez Farias the younger, son and representative of the Mexican Minister of Finance. It will be observed by the second clause of the dispatch that the Mexican Government contemplate a re-exchange of the old for the new bonds as the chief thing to be done at present; and by the third clause, that there is a notion of some new terms, yet undefined:— "TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. "Sir,-1 am informed that the continued silence of Mr. Murphy with regard to the determinatoin of the Mexican Government on the subject of the arrangement of its foreign debt lately made in this city, has excited much uneasiness among the bondholders, and an unfa vourable feeling towards the Government of the Re public. " Desirous of calming the apprehensions of these in terested in the public debt of Mexico, I beg to assure them that the resolutions of my Government disapprov ing the conversion made under the late administration of General Paredes, have been adopted, not from mo tives of party, and still less from those of interest, but solely from the conviction that the country could not fulfil the engagements which Mr. Murphy, without any powers to such effect, had contracted. " Since, therefore, it appears that Mr. Murphy re fuses to make, public the orders which he received by the last steamer from his Government (and which I de livered to him in person on the 7th inst.), that the bond holders may know the real intentions of the present Mexican Administration, I beg to accompany herewith a translation of that part of the dispatch which contains the orders referred to, and soliciting its publication.— I remain, Sir, your obcdient servant, " B. GOMEZ FARIAS. " Queen's Hotel, Clifford-street, London, Oct. 15." " His Excellency the General-in-Chief charged ad in terim with the government of the nation, declares-- " 1. That the conversion of our debt into the consoli dated fund of 10,241,6501, sterling is hereby annulled, and your Excellency is responsible for whatever loss or detriment may from this operation result to the republic. " 2. That public notice be immediately given through the London journals, in order that the holders of the said converted debt may go and receive back the bonds which they had previously delivered for conversion, giving in exchange those that they may have received of the new consolidated fund. " 3. That due notice be likewise given through the public journals to the holders of Mexican Bonds that the Government of the republic intends to propose, through other agents, a new plan, based upon an equitable ar rangement, and in which the Government will contract no obligation which it cannot fulfil. . " 4. That your Excellency being hereby relieved from every charge and office held from the Government of the republic, will deliver over to the Secretary of Legation the archives, and whatever papers and documents may be in your power, relating to the particular affairs in trusted to your Excellency. " I communicate this to your Excellency by supreme order for your intelligence and effects corresponding.. God and liberty. " Mexico Aug. 28. " GOMEZ FARIAS. "E. S. D . Thomas Murphy, Minister Plenipotentiary of the republic to her Britannic Majesty." MARVELLOUS RAILWAY IN CI- DENT. On Monday last, Oct. 12, a gentleman of the name of Parker, of Sydenham, Kent, was travelling by the mail train from Derby to London, in a first•class carriage; his only companion being a gentleman about thirty years of age, remarkably handsome, and perfectly gentle manly in his appearance and manners. After some pre liminary conversation, he requested to have the window kept open, and offered Mr. Parker his wrapper if he felt inconvenienced by the cold. Other conversation ensued, and he stated that he once possessed a large fortune, which he had squandered; that he had now retired from the army, and had not been so happy for a long period as at that moment; adding that some friend had given him 1,1001. to pay his debts, and 500 L more to buy furniture, and that the first thing he intended to do was to buy a dressing-case, which would cost him thirty-five guineas, which Mr. Parker remarked he thought would be a great pity, as no doubt he already possessed one. After some further conversation, which began to alarm Mr. Parker, he suddenly dropped on his knees, and in a most energetic and fervent manner prayed for his friends the Dukes of Beaufort and Wel lington, and more particularly that his dear mother, who had died in his infancy, should appear, &c. After rising from his knees he exclaimed to Mr. Parker, " Did you hear a noise ? You must have heard that God was speaking to me." At the same moment a train passed, the engine of which he declared to be hell. Mr. Parker by this time being greatly alarmed, tried in vain to soothe him ; his only reply was," Have you repented o f your sins?" at the same time throwing off his boots, coat, and shirt, with his gold watch, chain, and seals ; he began to slap Mr. Parker in the face, exclaiming, " You must come along with me 1" and thrusting his own head through the window, he cut his head and nec in a most shocking manner, and was soon covered with blood. He then returned with double fury, and beat Mr. Parker about the bead and face most severely. Ex pecting to be murdered every moment, Mr. Parker en treated him (in order to gain time) to pray again, which he instantly did ; while Mr. Parker, at the imminent risk of his life, opened the door and made his way to the next carriage, where there was only one gentle man, who, having heard all that had passed, helped him in and shut to the door. They had scarcely done this when the madman appeared, endeavouring to force his wayin also, and it required the united efforts of both to keep him out, so he returned to his carriage. This hap pened near the Watford station. Frequent and unavail ing appeals were made to the guard for assistance, stating that a gentleman was dying, and the reply was that being after their time they could not stop, as the Manchester train was close behind them. This, however, was no excuse for the guard not going to the carriage to ascer tain what was the matter. All Mr. Parker knows fur ther of this strange companion is, that the guard of. a following train saw a man in a state of nudity running by the side of the road, which can only be accounted for by his having thrown himself off the train, which was then going at an increased speed. A servant was at the terminus of the Euston-square station, waiting for his master; but Mr. Parker being in a dreadfully bruised state, and most anxious to get home, did not wait to hear the result of this strange encounter. We are happy to say he is now nearly recovered from the effects of his violent bruises and most alarming position. CELEBRATION OF EARL GROS VENOR'S MAJORITY. Chester was on Tuesday wholly given to festivity to celebrate the coming of age of Earl Grosvenor, eldest son of the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster. The bells of the cathedral and other churches rang forth merry peals, bands paraded the streets, and all was hilarity and mirth. Two thousand tickets, value seven shillings each, available either in silver coin or meat and drink, were distributed among the citizens as a gift from the Noble Marquis, to enable them to " make merry and be glad " on this auspicious occasion; and various social parties assembled at the different hotels and inns to enjoy a good dinner, and to drink long life and hap piness to the respected heir of the Noble House of Eaton. About twelve o'clock the boys of the Blue Coat Hospital, preceded by their excellent juvenile band, marched with their elegant banner and new flags pre pared for this festivity, to Eaton Park, where a scene of universal rejoicing presented itself. In front of the splendid mansion of Eaton Hall mall marquees were erected, in which an immense body of the tenants of the Noble Marquis, their la bourers, and dependents, were feasted with a most substantial dinner of ? good old English cheer, with potations o the choicest juice of the "barley bree;" and most heartily did the assembled throng do justice to the bounty of Lord Westminster, and most re solutely did they cheer the bumper toast to the health of the Earl Grosvenor. The festivities at Eaton Hall were continued on Wednesday and Thursday, when the females resident on the estates of the Marquis, and others to whom his kindness on this occasion has been extended, were regaled with tea and other entertain ments; and the children of the various schools which are supported by the liberality of the Grosvenor family had also the happiness of partaking in the universal joy. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, the Earl Grosvenor, Lady Elizabeth Grosvenor, the Honourable Mr. Lawley, and other members of the family circle, honoured the festivities with their pre sence; and a great number of the neighbouring gentry and of the most influential citizens of Chester were spectators of the joyous scene. At five o'clock in the afternoon about two hundred of the principal gentry and tradesmen of the city and neighbourhood sat down to a banquet at the Royal Hotel. In the unavoidable ab sence of the Mayor, Mr. Thomas Dixon discharged the duties of the chair. The greatest conviviality animated the party, and the toast of the evening, to the health and happiness of Earl Grosvenor, was drunk in wines of the choicest vintage, and with prolonged and hearty cheers. About nine o'clock there was a magnificent dis play of fireworks on the Roodee (for which a liberal sub scriptionusciitlilzuemnsi)u;atethde, s the th towers presented a most singul ar and interest i ng appeara nce, and b w ad all b s ee o n f the raised ancientam amon gst city,t from the Chester Cou rant. and the exhibition ex cited genera l admiration.—Abr idged SUICIDE OF A BARRIST Elt —lAle on Wednesday even i ng Mr. Mills held an inquest on the body of William Walker Jordan, Esq., aged 43, barrister. The place at the deceased's residence, No. 15, inquiryGioilce took place Regent's-park. It appeared by the evi dence of several witnesses that for some time past de ceased had laboured under great depression of spirits, and entertainyd a fear, which it appears was unfounded, that his pecuniary affairs were becoming embarrassed. Oa Tuesday morning he rose at his usual hour, ar.d went to his dressing-room, where shortly afterwards the report of tire-arms was heard. Mrs. Jordan and the servants (vent to the room, and found deceased 13ing on his back, haring discharged a large horse pistol into his cheat. Dr. Jones, a neighbouring surgeon, was imme diately called in, and prono unce d lif e ext i nct. V er di ct , " That deceased destroyed hi mse lf, being at the time of unsound mind." DEA ni or A. DWARF.—On Friday a diminutive woman, named Johanna O'Connor, aged about 50, from the sister isle, was brought into Nottingham for the pur pose of being exhibited in the fair. Persons who ho noured her with their company on that day were struck with the ghastliness of her appearance, and took especial care not to repeat the visit. On Saturday, at noon, the ‘. wonder of the world" was taken ill, and died at two o'clock. On Sunday afternoon the remains of the unfor tunate pigmy, who but a few days previous had been the subject of " a challenge to the world," were conveyed to the cemetery.—Nottingkon Journal.