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e ., 10? Hcer, 4.4 Igg c.4.6A 0 • , 1 I ; - ,4 0 01 'O O , & . 4 \t` ------ y e tr e - l lter 4 ' ".. i.4,7 1414 ' fr. ton 0 I T . 4 , - 40 , W e 5 :2. t . :1 4. 4 :** pURSUANT to an ORDER of tho HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made in a cause of TIVEEDALE versus JO ii..NSON, the Creditors of JOHN PRATT, late of liaroard 4Ce'tstie, in the county of Ddrham, carpet manufacturer (who died in ttie montaoof September, 1849 j; are, by their Solicitors, on or before the 10thihk of Februaty, 186., to . leave their claims of debts before Jos lit3nruar, Esq., one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Lidice, in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London, and are, on the 4th day of March, 1852, to establish such claims before the said Master, or in default thereof such persons will be peremptorily excluded the benefit of the said Order, and the Ge neral Orders of the said Court. SUDLOWS, TORE, and JANEWAY, Bedford-row, London, Agents for GREAVES, SCHOLEF[ELD, and OLDROYD, Solicitors, Dewsbury, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, Plaintiff's Solicitors. ) . LONDON, FRIDAY E • - ..4 ,T3 .4 -` 4 Y e" - Ir . , 4 ! ;,‘ . s 7 FEBRITAR, 6, 1852 N' . 18,526.] THE • PROVIDENT CLERKS ' MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION (enrolled under the Friendly Society's Acts) and BENEVOLENT FUND. [PRicE SD. CENTRAL AUSTRLLIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY. The Directors hereby give notice, that no APPLICATION'S can be received from the country after SATURDAY NEXT, the 7th inst. By order of the Board, JOHN SIMPSON, Secretary pro tem. 11, Abchurch-lane, Feb. 5, 1852. CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING ) cpMPANY. Provisionally registered pursuant to 7th and Bth Victoria, Cap. no. Tem orary Oakes, I_l, Abchurch-lane, City. p Capital, 125,0 001 . , in 125,000 Shares, of I/. each. To be paid up in full on Allotme EES. nt, and no furth er Liability. TRUST Captain the Hon. J. C. w. Vivian, Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall Colonel Robert Douglas, R.A., C. 8., &c , Esher, Surrey With power to add to their number. DIRECTORS. The Pion. John Cranch Walker Vivian, 41, Green-street, Hyde -park The Hon. Denis Arthur Bingham, Portl an d -street, and Newbrook , county 3laYe, Ireland fi'r Philip Clarke, Bart., Westbounae-park Villas, and Oak Hall, East Barnet C3lottei Robert Douglas, R.A., C. 8., &C., Esher, Surrey Samuel Fennell, Esq., 14, St. Mary Axe, and Arlington-square Willian Matta, Esq., 17, Belgrave-street William Paterson, Esq., Essex-court, Temple, and Bloomfield-street, Westbourne-terrace. William Penny, Esq., Lincoln's Inn-fields, and Victoria-road South, Kentish town W. Berkeley Sllverlock, Esq., the Grove, Stoke Newington W. Campbell Sleigh, Esq., the Temple, and 11, Ovington-square, Brompton tynham W. Stewart, Esq., Kingsland-crescent, and Bromley, Mid dlesex With power to add to their number. CONSULTING ENGINEER. Jesse Balderston Quipby, Esq., C.E. (late Engineer to the Cabarras, Fair Forest, and Booker Gold Mining Companies, Carolina and Virgina; the Chanca and Huallanea Silver Mines, Peru, &c., &c.) RANKERS. Messrs. Martin, Stone, and Martins, 68, Lombard-stree4. AUDITORS. To be elected by the Shareholders. SECRETARY (pro tern.) Mr. John Simpson. SOLICITOR. William Henry Orchard, Esq., 11, Staple Inn. Applications for Shares may be made to the Solicitor, or the Secre tary of the Company; such applications must, however, in all cases, be accompanied by responsible references, otherwise they will not be entertained. RIB BL E NAVIGATION COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of an order of the Directors, the Proprietors of Preference Shares in this Company, created at a Special General Meeting of the Proprietors, held at the Company's office on the Ist day of September, 1848, are requested to Pay a CALL of 31. per share on each of their respective New Pre ference Shares in the Capital Stock of the said Company. on or be fore the sth day of March next, at the Bank of Messrs. Pedder, Fleetwood, and redder, in Preston. E. HATDOCK. Secretary to the said Company. Ribble Navigation Office, Preston, February 5, 1852. DROITWICH PATENT SALT COMPANY. The Proprietors of the Droitwich Patent Salt Company are hereby informed that the HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING Will be held at the Queen's Hotel, St. Martin's-le-Grand, on FRIDAY , the 27th February, at Two o'clock precisely. (Signed) February A, 1852 WILLIAM CLAY. GRAVESEND STAR PACKETS Fore Cabin. Saloon. To or from G ravesen d an d L on d on ••••• • •• •• 10d. . is. 2d _ Gravesend mad Blackwall and Woolwich Bd. .... Os. 10d. netween Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .... Os. Bd. No other Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purfleet Piers. The rackets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting). PROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. WEEK DAYS. SUNDAYS. ..f. o . .52 o ?.. si 49 O 4 -3 •=, .0 ... ,4 ..1 ...) 0 4 0 Time. i a . : 3 -. . t ''' Time. t_-. "I.; .-' ti 0 _ ° w g _ -- 1 834 p *a N __ __ _ 3)ii I% -- _ 5 . _ I- 'On Direct Trains from the Boats I Omnibuses from Fenchurch-s1 Very quarter of an hour. r OM BRUNSWICK WHARF, the following Trains from Wazz DATe. Time. 11:.i ilo ' `,31 I-- I-- `I-~~ 214 414 06% _ r -I -- -I - I - -I - .... 1 __ - I - - I - Larked t eet Station to all parte of London , BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the Fenchurch•street Station. Time. 9% 11 3% *su ..... 1 _ SUNDAYS. 4f ) Z t-ti i i '4,31,4 il BOAT TICKETS P assages marked * are run direct. .—Tw Thr ee Months 21. Os., to elve Months, be had of the os Collector Months s on boar pcketa; or Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. February 1,1852. . Os.; the BENJAMIN EDGINGTON has at length been successful in obtaining a Warehouse sufficiently lefty and extensive to show at one view Tents of different character and de- Seription, and would invite all who are in want of Tents, whether for r ili tary purposes, Emigrati on , Fl oral and H or ti cu l tura l Societies, hooting in the Highlands, or for Garden Lawns, to a private view, at 11 0. 2 . Duke-street, Southwark, where every information and ex- Planation will be given. pRAMPTON'S PILL of HEALTH. The following testimonial is another proof of the great efficacy this medicine : Winchmore Hill, Middlesex, April 16, 1851. & 4:lSir—ln consideration of the great benefit I have derived from akin g Frampton's Pill of Health, I feel it a duty that I owe to you . 1 !?fd the Pu b lic to send you the following statement. For upwards of ne Years I have experienced the efficacy of this excellent medicine. t had long previously been afflicted with headache and indigestion, but a friend having induced me to make a trial of Frampton's Pills, '. 1 !?" , inform you that a few doses gave me great relief; and during m edicine long period of time I have t a ken them in preference to any o th er "valcine ; and I have the happiness of saying that I never had a better state of health, which I attribute to Frampton's Pills. I beg thi ther to add, that this medicine is in general use by my fa m ily, an d we know of nothing to equal it. "I am, Sir, es pectfully, " To M r . T . P rou t , 22 9, Strand, London THOMAS PROVINCE.. eon T his excellent Family Pill is a medicine of l ong -t r i e d e ffi cac y f or -I", eeting all disorders of the stomach and bowels, and are a ~.„asant, safe, easy apperient, they unite the recommendation of a operation with the most successful effect, and require no re t of diet or confinement during their use. Ask for FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH, and observe the flame and address of " Thomas Prout, 229 Strand, London,"on the Clo76 roznent Stamp- _ . Price Is. 13Gd. aim 2s. 9d. per b•x. WHAT'S THE CRITERION? Islliti Of a gentleman's business skill, or a tradesma n ' s cape la es The former to comprehend where quality exists, a n d the tter toprovide it.. The criterion with a gentleman is his judgment of Wi tere he has been well served in his former purchases ; the trades • man, that he perfectly understands what quality is, and where it can fo und, with a determination to provide it. The unquestionable reerience of E. MOSES and SON in the clothing and general out ,,tting business gives them a complete qualification to decide on the quality of every article in which they profess to trade. Quality ! MOSES and SON consider as the criterion of price. No article be cheap unless it be good. They are anxious their patrons e nd regard the Strength, Fineness, Colour, and Workmanship of their dress, as much as the advantages in its price being much lower &nen charged elsewhere. They are confident in the result of such an ttircilnation, and equally sure the immense patronage bestowed on e stablishments in the City and country is the result of Superior 11 1 , 94,, as well as low prices. Quality ! is not limited by E. the SES and SON t o any single class of goods, but is applicable to to whole of their t ra d e ; whether garments they have the honour make In compliance with the commands of the nobility, clergy, of gentry, or the endless description of goods they have the pleasure supplying from thei r extensive stock of ready-made clothing hi " 411 department, the seine regard is paid to quality. Mantles, In Ladies' Habits , Sh awls, Pars, Boots, and Shoes, &c. ; In youths' Dress, every kind, I In articles of Clothing, r re h the most ingenious styles; m tnhge.drircellest velvet and the most ele gant satin to the substantial work' s criterion of the Artizan, Mechanic, or Feaman ; in all these the same regard ri qualityof observed—anditsheh capabilities on this E. MOSES and SON rest as th e for the world's patronage. , 156 ear 157, Minories, 88, E. MOSES and SON. London City Establishment, 154, 155 84, 85, and 85, Aldgate, opposite the Church, London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508. NeweOxf°nimorunid-atreaeetingt, 9, and 8, Hart-street, all communicating. Bradford Yorkshire Branch, 19, Bridge-street, Sheffield Branch, 36, Fugate, Tailors, Clothiers, Batters, Hollers, Furriers, Bost awl Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlema n . — v•- The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to m mHg on Elat-r lays when bnainsas is mowed till Twelve o'clock. The New Book, entitled " The Exhibition for All Nations," i n Three Languages, viz.:—English, French, and German, and contain log full directions for self- measurement, can be had gratis, on appu_ cation, or forwarded post free to any part of the kingdom. & handsome Almanac, for the year ending 1852, can be had gratis, on aPPlication. Id I'on parle Francais°. Qui ai parla Italian. Hier sprlcht man Deutsch. Aqui se habla Espanol. THE SILENT FRIEND. IN SIX LANGUAGES —FORTIETH EDITION. CO NTAINING THE REBLEDY FOR PREVENTION OF DISEASE. I llustrated by One Hundred Anatomical Coloured Engraving!. ° l ll PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA .,. PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO M A RRI AGE. A zonv Edition, enlarged to 196 pages, price 25. 6d. by post, from the Establishment, Bs. 6d. in stamps, THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the exhaustion and physical decay of the system, produced by brsgve indulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abuse of 1 0 ,,,_ e arY, i with directions for the use of the preventive lotion, fol "" bY observations on Marriage, and the disqualifications which By R. and L. rp l it it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravin gs. sir 4.1 r and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Oxford- Lw_eet. London. Published by Sherwood and Co 23 Paternoster . and sold by Homey, 63, and Sanger. 150, O xfor d -street; Ger. t 7114146. Leadenhall.street ; Barclay, 95, Farringdon-street ; W. Sut y.,,,.‘. Q. Love Church-yard ;W. Edwards, 67, St. Paul's Church kl7,',..; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; It. Johnson, 68, Cornhill ; and Sirup. —..? ntationers' Hall -court. .Salax I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive 1118 , and is illustrated by 28 Coloured Engravings. dtiriptsr 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in. it.aance, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing la:2'lll4nd bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative the4Pacity. Illustrated by 10 Explanatory Engravings. t 11 ,,,.r ni , treats of th e d iseases resulting from infection, e i t h er i n ta t 4"4.arY or seco n d ary form, and contains explicit directions for lag s. `` eatz nent. This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured Engray. IV. Orr me THE PASSIONS. Simp le -- . • contains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a "What passions hurt the body—what improve, pu application , by which the danger of infection is obviated. Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." The ad uft '1 e. 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Der PROGRAMATE :—Laws and obligations o f h nature, nature, society, and reli itshtatrilihe t a y rt an o d f i r te ea a r a i a ng ve t r h si e a m n. . rament, comp . lexion, and by either sex. Time and "_^.` box, a ce lx*.ble Pills, is m. . 9d-, a, 45 , . 6 t d ri . ,..tur , and a l i n s d . e gl h o o n ic r e e , ga o r n dl b n o g th m s a i r d ri es a , ge a , s to to be ag o e b , se t r e v m ed pe u . . wuamMation of the bladd er , -.aw e .._. remedy for ' he n h Minute detail of tla .allitt hi see , °" Co b ns m ulta - ti le o e n t fcc, s if by letter . , r ii gh or ys o ic , altodesfeeectiurveenhessealatlnlyd its removal. w Iw o __ sty. 51. Packetape Consultation !pc/aired: age, habits, and Posl 1,.-.Lient osl. by which th a ce, to be had at the Fete- Cases, &c. kr 1 4 4 1110121. are in attendaaoe et. % ran, IL, I s saved. Messrs. P arr y, By R. J. CULVERWELL, M.D. (1841), M.R.c.s. (1827), L.S.A. 6 4 141140 14,..,___1f0re Mimi tu-Ils,i' o lit inm l9 .,..Berneri-street, Oxford- . (18 24 )• Twenty - five years Medical and Forensic Referee in these • - y_iti to Ono , --...v0 to Eight; on Sun- matters. Reeeptien hours daily till Five. - E .—vonings, Seven till RUA 0 4 . 1 17 11 1440 Beasat-street. FRAGMENTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. Two Vols. Vol. I. _ THE LAKES OF KILL tiItNEY ; REMINISCENCES or DUBLIN, &c. 111. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID, " That three score years and ten our course may run." A Popular review of almost every form (cause and cure) of ner vou.ly-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses theyoung, besets the man o f pl e asure, business, or study , and em bitters old age ; with tables and rules for the diet and physical regu lation of every-day life. By JAMES O'DOWD, Barrister-at-Law. London : Daily, Brothers, Cornhill. 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Just published, in French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian, in a Sealed Envelope, Is. 6d., or post-free from the Author for Forty-two Stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity, usually ac quired at an early period of life, which destroy the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelings, and ex haust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical Observations on the certain Prevention and successful Treatment of Nervous Debi lity, Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases and derangements resulting from Indiscretion, as adopted by Lallemand, Ricord, and other eminent members of the faculty of France. With Fifty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their structures, uses, and functions, and the various injuries that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and infection. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Member of the Hivaterian Medical Society of Edinburgh, &c., &c. This work contains a plain and complete description of the ana foray and physiology of the reproductive organs, and of their relative conditions in health and disease. Dr. La'Mert, who has taken the highest medical honours, as evidenced by the diplomas and testimo nials inserted in the work, is the only legally qualified medical man who has exclusively, and for many years, devoted his studies to the treatment of these complaints. He may be consulted with advan tage by all those whose constitutions may have become debilitated through secret practices acquired in youth, or by the excesses of later years, whereby the pleasures of life are marred, the objects of marriage frustrated, and existence itself rendered a term of anceas ng misery and regret. Published by the Author, and may be had of J. Gilbert, 49, Pater noster-row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; Starie, Titchbome-street, Haymarket ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street; Mann, 23, Cornhill ; or free by post for forty-two stamps, from the author's residence, who may be consulted on these disorders personally, or by letter, daily, from Ten till l'w , and from Six till Eight. FAIR-DAY IN AN IRISH MARKET-TOWN. On every road, pour in flocks of sheep, droves of cattle (many of them of the old country breed, small and rough), and pigs ; the latter for the most part coming singly, with hay-rope to jerking hind leg. At every convenient brook or hedge side, country girls don the shoes and stockings they have been carrying so far in a bundle : partly for economy's sake, partly because they can walk with more ease barefoot ; mainly, in order that they may enter the fair with undimmed lustre of black, and spotless white or blue. At an outskirt of the town spreads the "Fair Green," bordered with hovels ; its expanse of mire thickly trodden with hoof and brogue—men shouting, swearing, bargaining, where the moistened penny smites and resmites the rugged palm ; beasts lowing, bleating, bellowing, braying, neighing, and squeaking. Horses with ribbon on neck dash recklessly to and fro; multitudinous horns threaten, parried and punished by innumerable sticks. Who keep all those asses ? Are they never curried ? In good Booth they are ill-used. There are few whiskey-tents, but this is because people prefer to drink elsewhere ; for many have " broke their medal"—in other words, forgotten Father Mathew long ago. Down the street, it is alulitae extinct tg yet),cru sho fcarts,beasts, potatoes (not corn-sacks and human beings. There are men i n bl ue coats,, flat cloth caps, old brown hats : matrons in blue cloak., red shawls, a cloak or two of the old-fashioned red-cloth, white caps, white kerchiefs on head, red kerchiefs ; maidens with hair of brown or sable Spanish gloss, or, more ambitious, in bonnets with fluttering ribbons and flowered shawls. Yet these, too, found their last mirror, perhaps in Pie's Pool there above; coming thence no longer barefoot. At all corners and points of vantage, apples are offered energetically to the public ; at a few, cakes and " sweet-rock." Elevated on carts without horses, the auctioneers of old clothes, and the Cheap Johns of new apparel, make their ap peals to the crowd, and their apparently ferocious ver bal attacks upon each other. . . . A more quiet company of merchants —amongst whom, years ago, Cheap John the First arose like a red revolutionist — continue to pitch their tents hard by. The Stannens (standings) are conveniently ranged over the gutter on each side of the street, with roofs of patched canvas, sack-cloth, or motley counterpane, stretched on rickety poles, or rounded with osiers; whereunder are spread the dazzling treasures of cheap cutlery and jewellery ; distorting mirrors in red frames; round pewter-cased ditto, capable of being propped up and folded artfully ; gallowses (i. e. suspenders), and broad belts of coloured web—deemed wholesome wear by country youths ; little blue and yellow covered song-books; Lives of Saints, mixed with spelling books and Reed-a-ma-daisies (Reading-made-easys); and in a corner, three or four second-hand volumes— perhaps one o f T.Trquhart's " Rabelais," Dublin edition, and two of " The Justice of the Peace," published in 1823; which latter the stannen'-keeper recommends to your attention as "an entertaining romance ;" and, on being, with some trouble, undeceived on the point, says he's no scholar (meaning that he can't read), but that's what he bought it for.—Dickens's Household Words. CASTING BELLS. We journeyed to Whitechapel the other day, to see a sot of bells cast, intended for Port Philip, Melbourne. Everything was ready for the operation. In the furnace there were nearly six tons of molten metal, a sea of fire when stirred by the men, consisting of copper and tin in certain proportions. The moulds were in their places, and the " gutters" formed. The moment was now come, the metal was of the right proportions (tried by occasional assays) and the right temperature, almost as important, and the men took a final glance around to see that the whole was correct. As Schiller says:-- " Is it in the ground well bedded? Is the mould well set and steadied? Skill and diligence to pay Will it issue fair to-day? Should the cast not hit— Should the copeing split! Ah, perhaps, while hope elates us, Now—e'en now—mishap awaits us!" To be had of Dom• cuLvER hWerwEoLL'S NEW WORKS. 147, Fleet-street; of 39, ~..0 ,1, . .23, paternoster-row; Carvalho, price One Shilling each b y po sZT l . l . ll 6 ; d. or direct from the author ENJOYMENT 02' LIFE "Health, Recreation, and Rational U . asant CONTENTS :—Early Bisin g --- SPring and Sumsemoef Time." I"Bgeht—Evenin sat Y cursions about the Environs of London The rM°rningg —Ex- Places Places — Country Fields, High-roads, and other p, Parks, Lanes, Hills, and Rambles—The Sea—London at The Drama—On Eating, Driaing, si gHome —Music— eePing, Bathing, &c. &c Occupation, . T F ri or p c s st, Rest, Ease, Air, But in Mears' foundry, it seems, mishap is never dreamt of: two or three blows with a point, at the clay.stopped hole in the furnace-mouth, and out rushes a vivid streak of fire , bubbles along the gutter and pours into the first VISIT TO THE LAKES ,KETCH OF EDl:n un _ Vol.II. L*ll, gr,c, " Smoking where the gutter bows Fierce in fiery waves it flower' When the red metal bubbles up through the air-hole the slice is withdrawn and the stream passes on to make the neat bell. Long may they hang to summon in a distant land our fellow-mon to holy teaching. About twenty-four hours suffice to cool an ordinary bell suffi cient to allow of the removal of the earth around it: the mould is then broken off with small hatchets, and the bell is removed to the shops to be tuned by means of the " tuning-machine." When a set of bells turn out to be in harmony, without tuning, they aro callvd a " maiden peal," but this does not often happen.—Builder. MEXICAN PRIESTS.—It is a fact not generally known, I believe, in E ng l and (so contrary is it to the usages -of the Romish clergy i n ot h er countries), that priests in Mexico are frequently i n t h e habit of living with favourite wives or concubines, and of bringing up their families in their own sanctified abodes. The practice entails upon them no disgrace, and their claim to mix in the beat company are as eligible as before. But, in this instance, a padre named Miguel, had ventured a step further; after living many years with a very amiable and well conducted lady; he basely deserted her and her children. This circumstance had very properly diminished the reverence with which his cha raw er had been previously regarded i n th e di strict. He was lf oth ex er ic w oe ise unpopular Al ookiety.—Nason's Pictures of LLife i CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Befor e M r. J ustice CRESSWELL.) Henry Wooly an d I saac Lyons surrendered to take their trial for m i s d emeanour, in having unlawfully ob tained goods u n d er the false colour and pretence that they required th em for the purposes of their trade, three months bef ore the period of their being adjudi cated bankrupts. " Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Bagley were counsel for the prosecution; Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Huddlestone ap peared for the defendants. The Learned COUNSE L for the prosecution, in a brief statement of the facts of the case to the jury, explained that the charge against the defendants was framed under one of the sections of the Bankrupt Law / Consolidation Act, which declared that any bankrupt who should within thre months of his bankruptcy obtain property from any person on credit, under the false pretence that such property was required for the bonez fide purposes of his trade, should be deemed guilty of misdemeanour, and be liable to be imprisoned, with or without hard la bour, at the discretion of the Court, for any period not exceeding two years. H e should show them that the defendants had obtained a large quantity of silk goods from Messr s . Elli s and Everington, of St. Paul's Churchyard, o n th e 27th of September, within a very short period of their Bankruptcy, and that they dis posed of the whole of that property two days afterwards to a person named Hart, at a considerable reduction in the price at which they had purchased it. The defen dants were partners in carrying on the business .of pa rasol and umbrella-makers, and it appeared that they commenced business in Oct o b er, 1850, having at that time a cspital between them then not exceeding 230/., and upon their being adjud4ed b ankrupts in November, 1851, it was found that their d e b ts amounted to between 4,0001. and 5,000/., and 3,0001 of that amount appeared to be wholly unaccounted,,for. property which come had i Having proved these to fd only q ues tion the jury rothe prty facts, and also the manner in which the h d i e c rd wn e ot a ao l i t tdh w eir viethepnootstushaeelslrsyion, have portionsh decide would be, whether at e s the time the defendants obtained this property from Messrs. Ellis and Everington, they really intended to use it in the honest exercise of their trade, or whether they were not actuated by the fraudulent intention to make use of it in quite a different manner, for their own purpose, and to defraud the prosecutors of the value of the property? The formal evidence with regard to the bankruptcy of the defendants having been gone into, Mr. Parington, an accountant, deposed that on the sth of November he was engaged by the creditors to examine the books of the defendants. They appeared to have been carrying on business as umbrella and pa rasol makers for a period of thirteen months, and he found by the books that there was a deficiency of 3,0004 He made inquiries of the bankrupts upon the subject ot this deficiency, and they told him that the only way they could account for it was by the heavy losses they had made in sacrificing their goods by selling them at less than they cost. They also gave him an account of property they had pledged with Messrs. Muncaster and Warre, pawnbrokers, to the amount of 1,200/., and upon which 530/. or 5401. bad been advanced. Mr. CLA RKSON —The defendants admitted th ey were insolvent, and readily s igned a declaration to t h at effect when they wore required to do so. They said that their difficulties had compelled them to pledge a great deal of their property, but they had redeemed a great portion of it, an d t h ey h an d e d him over the deposit notes for the remainder. The pledgings were referred to in the books of the bankrupts, and the redempti ons o f th e property also to a consi derable ex t ent . Th e w hole amount of the d e b ts was 5,4001., and the assets, including furniture, stock, and property of every description belonging to the defend ants, he estimated at 2,400/. It appeared by the books that there had been a great many business transactions between Messrs. Ellis and Everington and the bankrupts, and that the latter had supplied manufactured goods in their.trade to Messrs. Ellis and Co. to a large amount. The bankrupts made a statement of expenses and other matters to account for the deficiency of 3,0001., but ac cording to their own showing a sum of 1,000/. was still unaccounted for. The bankrupts' stock was sold by public tender, and the proceeds it realised he believed was 47 per cent. under the invoice price of the goods. Re - examined—The stock of the bankrupts fetched 1,000/. or 1,1001. By the COURT—The stock was parcelled out into small lots, with as option to any party to purchase the whole amount ; but, as the assignees considered that no eligi ble offer was made for the goods, they sold the whole of the stock by private arran g ement to a person named Myers, .at a discount of 47 per cent. upon the invoice price. This day is published, complete in one vol., price 10s. Gd., SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON'S TRANSLATION OF 1:100E MS AND BALL TIIE ADS OF SCHILLER. A New Edition, Corrected and Improved. With Engraved Title-page by Tenniel, uniform with the New Edition of Sir E. B. Lytton's Poetical Works. " With respect to the translations themselves, they are the work of one poet who has pettedly seized the meaning of another poet. We do not believe that there is one thmght of Schiller's whichrhaS. not its representative in Sir Edward's version."—Times. " The translations are executed with consummate ability. The technical difficulties attending a task so great and intricate have been mastered or eluded with a power and patience quite extraor dinary ; and the public is put in possession of perhaps the best trans lation of a foreign poet which exists in our language. Indeed we know of mine so complete and so faithful."—Morning Chronicle. " It is one of the most valuable of Sir Lytton Bulwer's numerous and diversified literary efforts."—Spectater. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. This day is published, Part 11. of CUSTOMS' ADMINISTRATORS and OHS TOMS' REFORMERS; or, The Digest of the Charlotte-row Committee. C APTAIN SHRAPNELL'S 14,800,000 CAB FARES. Just puplished, Part IL " The second part of Captain Shrapnell's Survey of London more than sustains the character of its predecessor, which did such excel lent service during the Great Exhibition. The arrangement is sim plicity itself; the distance between any two given points in the metropolis, and the proper cab fare, may be ascertained without the smallest difficulty. Frqm its great utll,ty it deserves a wide cir culation, and we know none who should be more anxious to possess it than the class of honest cabmen themselves ; it would be better than a character any day."—Times, January 30. William Grigg, 183, Regent-street. - Mr. H. A. Stansfeld, the official assignee, gave similar evidence with regard to the state of the bankrupt's book. He also said, that upon his asking the bankrupts the meaning of the term " silkman" that was placed against some of the items, they explained to him th.t cat the cheques that ocere draw. for tho purpob of redeem ing the silk that had been pawned were made payable to that name, in order that the real nature of the transaction might not be known. ry and she ed relativeev e ry transactionpositposition of and the bankrupts were a consi a d p e p ra e b ar le ed ti i m n Cross-examined—The whole The books also showed that 'eding October, wasof such aboutch esqouuel.s, between J 301.13 e the bo b t o h ok i s ti . favour of the defendants, and at other Messrs. Ellis and Everington forodfebPtior and creditor to each other, and in August, 1851, a there was a balance of 50/. in creditors to a very much pay ment of 501., and the actual balance urger amount. It also ap peared that during the whole sae sn the month of October, Co. with their goods, ander 3' supplied Messrs. Ellis and periods they were amount by the goods furnished due to the firm from the bankrupts at the time of the bankruptcy was 5111. they also made a cash Is. 51, it being reduced from the defendant Lyons came t by the6mf showed him some figured silk Mr. John Allen, a clerk' by the bankrupts. Ellis and Co., deposed that on the warehouse of Messrs. a much larger sum to that on th e 25th of September the establishment, and be He purchased one piece as consult his partner as to of pieces of both description —thellre a sare an p l e, al a so nd so e m a e id g b lii e re we si e lk ld . making parasols. He afterwardswhether it was suitable for service purchased a number 6,316 yards, the e of silks, containing alto gether6Bol. 14s. total value of which was the receipt of the goods iee Fry, a clerk in the t e h e e bankrupt, tbe 27 b bf proved sep_ ternber. lisßaybdMEry.rCieLgatneeissaotst wrote a letter to Messrs. El fore the goods were sent in. It was to the effect that of the defendants be give the Mr. Lyons could not the geode, but if they would (3 price that was asked for half penny less per yard, he would take a farthing or a was requested immediately, take them, and an answer Manchester in the evening' as Mr. Lyons was going to Mr. Solomon Abraham . Hat as a merchant and warehouse Hart, who described himself in Burystreet, St. M asysaxe man, carrying on business defendaws while they were , deposed that he knew the Cripplegate, and he had hadcarrying on their business in tra d e with them. On the 29 th September he wa s a t different tr a n s a c ti ons i n their warehouse , w hen they Showed fi g ured silk, and asked him if him several boxes of he said that they would, ~ at a they would suit him; and P he purchased 35 p iece s of thariee." On this occasion following silk at the rate of Is. 7d. p e r yard. On the defendants' ware hous e , and day he went again to the silk. The price of the he another lot of was 5431. 35. 11d., and h e „„, e ! the silk he purchased times. P 4 ld the amount at different By Mr. CLARKSON—m, gave portion of the glace silk, and 2 2 s. 3d. a yard for one defendant Lyons told him that 4d. for another. The silk was, that it was not suitable the reason he sold the parasols, for which they had for the manufacture of was certainly not suitable for thiaTrehased it. Tho silk Mr. Allen was re-called, and he Purpo se , they charged for the glace silk _stated that the prices 2s. I Id., and 2s. 6d. per yard. wer e 2. 2d ~ 2s. Bd., Mr. BALLANTINE asked the witness was a loser by the ban k r u ptcy of thes trart whether he replied that he did no lose anything by defendants? He Mr. Warre, of the firm of mahe them.pawers, Skinner-street, proved thaester and Warre, ing of the property at theirt, establishme different pawns named Moss, who acted as the agent of the defendants, a erson who did not appear at all in the t ransacti o n. peered that property amounting altogether It to about 1,4001. was pledged at different times,in value to 8001. worth was redeemed. The sane and about charged was 15 per cent. lint of i n t eres t This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. Clssaxsols said he should like to take of the Court as to whether any offence h e the opinion out within the terms of the section upon had been made dictment was framed. The section in which the in that if any " bankrupt" should do eertaluestion said, months before his bankruptcy he shouldn be three guilty of a misdemeanour; and it appeared toe deemed if this meant anything at all, it meant the pe him th at be a bankrupt at the time h e committ ed the must formed the subject of compla int. The section , act which appeared to be almost nons ense, end he felt in fact, himself justified in asking the opinion of his Lordship whether the charge made against the defendants could be sus tained. Mr. BALLANTINE, in answer to the objections, said he must admit that the section was worded very and that instead of the w ord " bankrupt,,, absurdly, and should have been if any " person" committed cer tain acts three months before the period at which be s hould be ad judged a bankrupt, and then no difficul ty could have arisen. He submitted, however, that the meaning in tended to be conveyed was p erfectl y clear, and that on a common-sense view of the matter, the expression, "bankrupt" should be taken t o mean " p e rson. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL, in, overruling the objection, observed that although the clau se mi g ht certainly have been worded much more clear l y , y et the intenti on sufficiently apparent to justify t he ,Cour t in acting was it- The offence itself was.of rat her a curi ous character. upon and he apprehended that the meanin g of the word ` bankrupt, ' in the clause in que stion, w as intended to be a person filling the character of a k . ban rupt The statute created a sort of ex post fa cto misd emeanour, for the party did not commit any offence at the ti me he ob tained the goods, but the offence was only 'anted by ,1 his filling the character of a bankrupt three months afterwaitds. Mr. CLARKSON then addressed the jury for the de fence, mud in the course of a very able speech he con tended with great earnestness that the defendants had not done any act that brought them within the scope of the very highly penal statute under which the indict ment against them had been framed. He contended that so far from there being any proof that they obtained the goods by the false pretence that they required them for the purposes of their trade, that the evidence proved the direct contrary; and he submitted that the proba bility was, that finding the articles were not suited for the purpose for which they were intended they had dis posed of them to the witness Hart, being at the time under pressure of a pecuniary character. As to the price at which the goods were sold he said it was ad mitted that they had fetched within 301. or 40/. of the sum at which they were originally sold to the de fendants, and he called the attention of the jury to the fact that the assignees had been proved to have sold the bankrupts' stock at a discount of 47 per cent. under the then e m n u c a n d v m e r o t r e e d ru t i o n o t u h s e s a stagr i fi n c a e : bankrupts last year, owing to the Exhibition, and said t Ti i n o hv n eoi t et l:: p t arr e ni x cee i d :t w ed Counselg es such at that carried on by the that no doubt they, like many others, were very much under pressure, and he would admit that they had acted recklessly in endeavouring to relieve themselves from it; but he observed that he was very much afraid that some of the first houses in the city of London had under some circumstances been compelled to act in a similar manner. The bankrupts had not yet obtained their certificate, and they were still liable to be dealt with and punished in the Bankruptcy Court, which he submitted was the proper tribunal to dispose of such a case; and he concluded by expressing his opinion that it would be very great injus tice to render the defendants criminally responsible upon such facts as now appeared before the Court, and he, therefore, called upon the jury to acquit them of the charge. The Learned JUDGE having summed up the case, and explained to the jury with great clearness the points upon which they were required to give an opinion, they almost immediately returned a verdict of Not Guilty. There were some other indictments against the de fendants, but it was arranged that they should stand over to the next session, the defendants being in the meantime admitted to bail. James Solomon Davis, who pleaded guilty on Wed nesday to a charge of the same character, and Jonas HeiThronne, who was convicted of perjury in connexion with the same transaction, were brought up for judg ment, and sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for 12 months. Upon the application of Mr. Clarkson, the trial of Gerber, Wagner, Kessler, and Kracheoer, for perjury was postponed to the next session. 1V EW COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT.) George Parker, alias fames Priest Borritt, 36, sailor, respectable-looking man, pleaded guilty to returning from transportation. The COMMON SERGEANT, after reading a petition handed in by the prisoner, the contents of which did not transpire, sentenced him to be imprisoned for six months, and then transported for life. It appeared from the certificate sent with the pri soner, that he had been transported from this court in July, 1839, for 15 years, ,and being found at large in 1844 at Liverpool was tried and transported for life. Thomas Johnson, 25, painter, was indicted upon two indictments for forging and uttering requests for the delivery of goods. The prisoner, who pleaded guilty of the uttering, was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment and hard labour. _ _ This court was adjourned for several hours. In the after part of the day Mr. Rassell Gurney presided, and disposed of several petty cases. THIRD COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) John Gerrard, 32, a very gentlemanly-looking well dressed man, described in the calendar as an agent, was indicted for attempting to steal certain monies from the person of a lady named Mason. There were also several other counts in the indictment, charging him with conspiring with others to steal monies from the persons of several other persons. Mr. Platt prosecuted, and Mr. Parry defended. The jury found him / Guilty. The RECORDER said he should pass the same sentence upon the prisoner that had been passed upon his com panions—namely, three months 'imprisonment. George Norris, 34, smith, pleaded guilty to feloniously marrying Emma Palmer, his wife being alive. The Court sentenced him to nine months' imprison ment. Established 1840. TRUSTEES. W. G. Prescott, Esq. I Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. Thomson Mulkey, Jon., Esq. TREASURER OF THE BENEVOLENT FUND. John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. This Association offers the following advantages : The Mutual Principle of Assurance. An Equitable Rate of Premiums. Division of Profits every five years on Policies of three years' standing ; nine•tenths thereof are divinable amongst the assured, and the remaining one-tenth is appropriated to the Benevolent Fund. The last Division of Profits up to the 31st December, 1847, ave raged 33 per cent. All Policies Indisputable, except in cases of fraud. LOANS to MEMBERS on security of their Policies to the extent of their estimated value. The sum assured may be MADE PAYABLE to the WIDOW, WIDOWER, or CHILDREN, FREE of PROBATE or LEGACY DUTY, or ANY CHARGE WHATEVER, Policies can be Assigned, and Atsignments Registered in the Books of ths , Association. By order of the Board, P. H. BYRNE, Secretary. 42, Moorgate-street, London, February 5, 1852. Clerks becoming Members by an AssUrance of 1001. or upwards, and subscribing ss. to 20s. annually, according to age, or by an an imal subscription of one guinea, are entitled to all the important advantages of the Benevolent Fund. GEOLOGY. —Persons wishing to become ac quainted with this interesting branch of Science will find their studies greatly facilitated by means of Elementary Collections, which can be hsd at Two, Five, Ten, Twenty, or Fifty Guineas each, arranged and sold by Mr. TENNANT (Mineralogist to her Majesty), 149, Strand, London. A Collection for Five Guineas, which will illustrate the recent works on Geology, contains 200 Specimens, in a Mahogany Cabinet, with five trays, viz : MINERALS which are the components of rocks, or occasionally imbedded in them:—Quartz, Agate, Calcedony, Jasper, Garnet, Zeolite, Hornblende, Augite, Asbestus, Felspar, Mica, Talc, Tour maline, Calcareous Spar, Fluor, Selenite, Baryta, Strontia, Salt, Sulphur; Plumbago, Bitumen, &c. METALLIC ORES—Iron, Manganese, Lead. Tin, Zinc, Copper, Antimony, Silver, Gold, Platina, &c. ROCKS—Granite, Gneiss, Mica-slate, Clay-slate, Porphyry, Ser pentine, Sandstones, Limestones, Basalt, Lavas, &c. FOSqLS—From the Llandeilo, Wenlock, Ludlow, Devonian, Carboniferous, Lias, Oolite, Wealden, Chalk, Plastic clay, London clay, arid Crag Formations, &c. Mr. Tennant is Agent for the Sale of SOPWITII'A GEOLO GICAL MODELS, which can be had in Sets from 2/. to 5/. each. TEA, ex Philah.—Just landed 1,320 CHESTS of tine POITCHONG TEA, on SALE at the Globe Tea Warehouse, at 3s. per lb., or in the orignal packages ( three to the pound). Is. per packet; also good strong Gunpowder, 45.; flne silvery-leaf ditto, ss. per lb. ; excellent Coffee, Is. per lb.; strong Jamaica Sugar, 4d., Loaf Sugar, bd. per lb. MARSHALL and CO., Globe Tea . Warehouse, 20, Strand, opposite St. Martin's Church. RIFLE VOLUNTEER CORPS. There is now as much difference between the Rifle of the enasseurs de Vincennes and our Regulation Muskets, as between our mu ket an,i the tvors and arrows of the Indian. By a very simple instrument called a Stadia, distances can . be measured, accurately, to suo yards, and the sights of the Rifle can be adjusted to the space indicated by the Stadia, so that at a distance of 765 yards this Rifle would, to a certainty, knock down a Life Guardsman In spite of his cuirass, and at 1,100 yards a front of 10 men. Extract from a letter in the " Times," Jan. 3, 1852 : " Improved Rifles are now being madelfor Messrs. Nicoll, in which the good points of a model, procured from France, are retained ; such, with the measuring instrument or stadia, will be supplied by them, with other portions of a complete uniform, cap, coat, trousers, and sword (to be used also as a bayonet), for a very moderate sum ; but calculations will be made for the supply of an entire corps— singly it will necessarily be more expensive." Samples of an outfit for eight guineas may now be seen at the Warerooms of H. J. and D. NICULL, ARMY CLOTHIERS, 114, 116, 118, 120, REGENT•STREET, LONDON. NATIONAL DEFENCES. An Explanatory Description of Wilkinson's Stadia, the Prus sian Musket, the Lancaster and Minie Rifles, the Improved Conical Bullet, and Fire-arms of the Earlier Periods, will be given at the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, by Mr. Crispe, daily at a Quarter to Three o'clock, and at Half-past Eight in the Evenings.—A Lecture on the Music of Many Nations, with Vocal Illustrations, by T. Thorpe Peed, Esq., on Monday, Wed nesday, and Friday Evenings, in addition to the usual Exhibitions, Lectures, &c. Admission, Is.; Schools and Children under Ten years of age, Half-price. _ . Open daily Prom Eleven to Five, and every Evening, except Sa turday, trona seven till ilalf-past Ten. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, St. James's. The PRIZE QUADRILLE, awarded toTutton, of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), will be played every evening by Laurent's Celebrated Band. Principal Cornet-a-Piston, M, Boulcourt. termDoionarstoepaetnhaart E .p i u gh t t e o le 'c v i e o n. ck. Dancing to commence at nine, and Admission—ONE SHILLING. DAVIES'S BOTANIC WAX CANDLES, 11d. per lb.; sperm, Is. 10d . and 25. ; patent sperm, I Id. ; British wax or sperm, Is. 4d. ; G erman wax, Is. 2d. ; fine wax, Is. 5d.; transparent wax, Is. 4d. and 2 s. 2d. ; best wax, 2 s . 3d. ; composite, Ncl., 9d., and 9'%d. ; Palmer's 6%d.; magnums, Bd.; mid size, 75 d.; store candles, 4%d. and sd. • wax-wick moulds , 6 d. ; Yellow soap, 445., 505., and 545. per 112 lbs. ; mottled, 56s ; Windsor soap, ls, 4th per packet ; brown Windsor, Is. 9d. ; rose, 2s. ; almond, 2s. 6d. Sealing wax, 4s. 6d. per lb. Argand, vege table, carcel, or colza oil, 4s, 6d. per gallon; sperm oil, 7s. 6d. ; solar, 3s. 6d. ; French oil, 45., for cash, at DAVIES'S old esta blished warehouse, 63, St. Martin's-lane, opposite the Westminster County Court. FOR VARICOSE VEINS and WEAKNESS. SURGICAL ELASTIC STOCKINGS AND KNEE CAPS, on a New Principle, pervious, light in texture, and inexpensive, yielding a permanent, efficient, and unvarying support under any temperature, without the trouble of Lacing or Bandaging ; likewise, a strong, low-priced article for Hospitals and the working classes ; ELASTIC NET CORSETS of the same beautiful fabric. ABDOMINAL SUPPORTING BELTS, for both sexes: those for ladies' use before and after accouchesnent are admirably adapted for giving adequate support with extreme lightness —a point little at tended to in the comparatively clumsy contrivances and fabrics hitherto employed. _ _ Instructions for Measurement, and prices, en application, and the Articles sent by post, from the Sole Manufacturers, POPE and rLANTE, 4, Waterloo-plaee, Pall-mall. The Profession, Trade, and Hospitals supplied. 52, FLEET-STREET. Mr. ANEW DISCOVERY IN TEETH.- HO WARD, Surgeon Dentist, 52, Fleet•street, has in troduced an ENTIRELY NEW DESCRIPTION of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so per fectly resemble the natural teeth, as not to be distinguished 'from the originals by the closest observer ; they will never ekange colour or decay, and will be found superior to any teeth ever before used. This Method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication; and that Mr. Howard's improvement may be within reach of the most economical, he has fixed his charges at the lowest scale possible. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mastication, 52, Fleet-s reet. At home from Ten till Five. TO a GENTLEMAN ABOUT to PURCIIA.SE A SUIT OF CLOTHES. You tell me, Sir, that you intend to go In quest of clothing—where, you do not know; No tailor in particular you name, While thus you hint of purchasing the same ; But you as good as tell me that in this, You'll play a game of hazard—hit or miss. And shall I let you go without advice, Both with regard to quality and price ? No—since you are a stranger to the place, I'll tender my assistance in the case. "All is not gold that glitters," is a phrase Well worthy of remembrance now-a-days. At whatsoever Mart you migh• apply, You'd find the garments lauded to the sky. And very likely you'd be led to view These plausible harangues as strictly true : So take a timely hint from one that knows, And act with caution when you buy your clothes. I know a Mart—the fairest in the trade — Where solid, sterling bargains may be made, 'Tis HYAM'S Mart to which I now refer — A warehouse which, for y ears , h as c aused a stir. 'Tis here where I obtain my own attire, Which, I have beard you say, you much admire. 'Twas HYAM'S firm that honourably made The first grand movement to reform the trade ; And HYAM'S were the first who brought to bear Those new improvements in the dress we wear. Till lIYA M came, the Continental styles Surpassed the fashions of the British Isles; And 'twas acknowled&ed by a vast majority, That England, here, was in a sad minority. But this deficiency on England's part Was soon made up by HYAM'S matchless art ; And France, herself, who once would yield to none, Confesses, candidly, that she's outdone. You talk of laying out a five-pound note For nothing doubtless g s moreou would thantr t o h uLe kt rs : vest, "passingand coat? And strange" Were lIYAMS to return you two pounds change. Nor Ay a Aye ! intwl joking opkouinnadstocuhcahningge ! yo l u h r a e v x e p n e o n t se lo s s : t my senses, five-pound A Y n ou d r oneof iiyA n 3 o rs note owvoeureldoabtus to yaboot. first-ratesuit, I add no more—l see you look surprised, And, doubtless, you will act as I've advised ; For such superior dress you'll not begrudge A Price so moderate—" You're too good a judge." IIYAM AND CO.'s ESTABLISHMENTS. London. City Establishment •• •—•— " • • est-e nd Establishment • • • • •• • •86, Oxford-street. Cloth, Out fit '4* HYSaland Co , Tailo Clothiers, and Manufacturers of ters, a m ' Hatters, Naval and Military Tailors. Pr ovincial Establishments. Ma nchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, 36, Gracechurchstreet. 'W and Bristol. Leeds, Hull, Glasgow, Dublin, THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY. The proceedings in this extraordinary case were yes terday morning resumed before J. liumphry, Esq., in Viec-Chancellor Kindersley' Court, Lincoln's Inn. Mr. O'Connor was in attendance precisely at the ap pointed;hour, but some delay was occasioned in conse quence of the non-arrival of Mr. Wheeler, a barrister, who had been announced to be retained on the part of Mr. O'Connor. Mr. O'Connor's examination was then resumed by Mr. Roxburgh, the counsel for the official manager. He said he placed certain deeds in the hands of Mr. Roberts the solicitor, as a security for monies borrowed, as money did not come in sufficiently quick' to cover the expenses of the Land Company; but that it was all accounted for in the Daily News of the 16th of May, but it did not contain an account of all the monies received up to that time. It did not contain an account of Mr. Roberts's loan. The other directors were not aware that he bad borrowed money. He bad the privilege of making trans actions of his own, as the money was not coming in fast enough. The money was paid to labourers and brick layers. He had said before that he had not'a letter or word written upon the subject. Ile had no papers to show the expenditure of the money. It was lumped" with the other money received from the shareholders. Ho dare say that he might have received 106,5131. 17s. from the Land Company. Mr. Roxburgh thought it would be impossible to ar rive at any sevisfactory account of the expenditure of the money from Mr. O'Connor, and therefore he proposed an arrangement that two surveyors should be appointed to go over the estates and value all the wo r k s that had been done by Mr. O'Connor, and that he should be al lowed to discharge thi amount of the valuation in addi tion to the sums which might be found to be properly applied, and if any balance was found to be due to hi m the Act provided that such sum should be paid; but, on the other hand, if it should be found after the survey and va!uation that there was a sum of money due by Mr. O'Connor to the company, then such sum should be paid by him to the official manager. Mr. Wheeler, being only just instructed, could not at once fall into the suggestion, as objections appeared on the face of it. Mr. O'Connor then wished certain sums which he read to be taken down. Over 300 houses, he said, had been built, and those houses cost over 150/. a piece, which made altogether 45,0001.; four school-houses ; 3,000/.; Snig'i.-and estates, 12,6001.; 8,0001. for Low bands estate; and 10,0001. for Minster Love'. Mr. O'Connor then entered into a long statement of other sums he had paid for well-boring, placing pillars, plant ing hedges, making roads, and otherwise improving the property. Mr. Roxburgh—You originated - this land scheme, I believe ? Mr. O'Connor—l did. The principle upon which it was founded was to elevate the working classes—to put them in the possession of land—to make ' the manufacturers give more wages to the operatives. The free-traders now charge 13i per cent. interest on money paid on land, and I only charge 4} per cent. Will you allow me to repeat a speech I made at the London Tavern on— The Master—l will do no such thing. We do not come here for amusement. Mr. O'Connor—Or for instruction. —(Laughter.) The company was formed for the purpose of elevating the poor, and I hoped and trusted if it had not been opposed by Government to have had 50,000 houses built, and as I have said before, if Prince Albert had built these houses there would have been an office in every:street in London for the sale of shares, and The Master—Mr. O'Connor, do you wish me to dis solve the court ? Mr. O'Connor (carelessly)-ob, do just as you please. In answer to further questions from Mr. Roxburgh, he described the process of the ballot for allotment, and then suddenly bursting out said, "I thin k I told you ,be fore that at Great Dodsworth you could p lou g h a sod The Master (rising)—Mr. Wheeler, if youcannot control Mr. O'Connor I shall adjourn t he court, and _ re port his conduct to a higher powe r. I feel t u t ,. to D duty to the court over which I ha ve the hon o ur pre side, and one that I shall not neglec t if necessity should call upon me to exercise iL Mr. Wheeler entreated Mr. O'Connor to answer the questions that were V p ery ut t well; I'll do o him. do 50.-"'"" Mr. Mr. O'Connor was then ques tioned b a lanced; whenas to the books of the company, and whether they wer e he stated that he supposed they were, but he know no thing personally how they were kept. Mr. Wheeler—ls your recollectio_n t_he ,.... books of 0 Connor— the company perfect or imperfect? Al Imperfect. He was then about to resume his observations on Lord and Lady Nincompoop , when The Master rose indignantly and said,--Mr. O'Con nor, no one who has witnessed what has occurred in this court for the last three or four days but must, I think, come to the conclusion, that the Court has shown to you the greatest indulgence and the greatest forbearance.— (Loud applause throughout the court.) As far as I am personally and individually. concerned, Mr. O'Connor's conduct does not affect me in the least degree, for I can treat it with the most perfect indifference ; but I cannot forget that I sit here, presiding in a court of justice, and I feel myself called upon to see that its proceedings are not insulted. If, from any want of decision on my par t, I allowed such proceedings to pass un noticed, uncontrolled, or unpunished, it would be a re flection on my own conduct, and would tend to bring the courts of justice into disrepute, if not into con tempt. Whilst I am here to administer any portion of the law, however humble my position ma y be, it i s not because I am in a humbler position than let it _______„,.... etitinpoafssseudch con ' other judges, that I shall shrink from the discharge of my duty, however painful it may be, or whoever may be I b beforgotten, the person offending. I now warn you for the last time• but the next time I have to speak I will take the course duct shall revive it in my mind. bet intimated.eud nothing butAs toth the repetition Mr. O'Connor—Thank your Honour; I will give it up now.—(Roars of laughter.) Mr. Roxburgh then finally applied to Mr. Roberts to deliver over to the official manager the books and pa pers of the company now in his possession. This application led to a long discussion, and the question as to the lieu was deferred until to-morrow for Mr. Roberts to come to a final decision as to delivering over to the official manager all the deeds and papers having reference to the National Land Company. Mr: Macgowan and Mr. Wheeler were subsequently examined touching the affairs of the company; bat the substance o f t h e i r evidence has already appeared in the evidence of other witnesses. lIEALTIZOF LOND ON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Re gistrar-General's Report.) The deaths from all causes registered in the me tropolitan districts have shown throughout the four and if this' i be raised in weeks of January a tendency- to decline, the num bers returned for these periods having been as follow: 1,111, 1,096, 1,061, and, in the week w re a a s se l ra l m ' ount of population now which ended last Saturday, 1,002. In the ten weeks corresponding to last week of ho years 1842.51, proportion the ave ag e to number b increased in London it will become 1,178, compared with which the mortality of last week shows a decrease of 176. On reference to the table of fatal diseases it will be seen that complaints which affect the .—piratory organs are less fatal than usua l a t t hi s season; an d to this circumstance the decrease now remarked must to a great extent be attribut e d. U n d er thi s c l ass , compris ing lryngitis, bro nc hiti s , pl eur i s y, p neumon i a , and asthma, 176 cases are enumera t e d, w h ereas i n th e fi ve corresponding wee k s o f 184 7- 51, t h ey range d f rom 203 to 362. B u t th e diff erence i s ch i efly remarka b le in pneumonia ( or i n fl ammat i on of the lungs), for in the present return it numbers only 45, while in five corresponding weeks it ranged from 75 to 137. Last week larygitis and laryngismus stridulus were fatal to five children, bronchitis to 101 persons, pleurisy to 1, asthma to 14. Phthisis or consumption carried off 131 pereons, which differs little from the or dinary amount. Three died of influenza. The deaths referred to epidemic diseases amount to 215, whilst the corrected average of the corresponding weeks is 229. STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING TIIE PAST WEEK SUNDAY.—The sky was for the most part free from cloud till the evening. A heavy shower of hail and rain fell between 7h. and Bh. P.M. Electricity—Nothing was shown during the first three days of the week. MONDAY.—The sky was free from cloud till near noon, one-third part was covered at 7h. P.m., and it was generally overcast afterwards. TUESDAY. —The sky was one-half covered till 10h. A.M., and overcast afterwards. Heavy rain fell generally through out the afternoon and even i ng . WEDNESDAY.—The sky was overcast till near noon, and three-fourths covered during the remainder of the day. Dense fog prevailed during the morning. Electricity—Posi tive, and tension moderate during the afternoon. THURSDAY.—The sky was clear during the morning, three fourths were covered during the afternoon, and it was clear at night. Electricity—Positive, and tension moderate during the morning and afternoon. FRIDAY. —The sky was generally covered during the morning and afternoon, and clear at night. Electricity— Nothing was shown throughout the day. SATURDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day. Rain fell frequently. Electricity—Nothing was shown throughout the day. The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main mast, and read each day at 9h. A.M. was 40.7° ; and the mean reading at 96. P.M. was 42.5°; the mean readings at the Royal Observatory for the same times were 38.6 Q and 41.6° respectively. The reading of the barometer increased from 2947 in. at the beginning of the week to 2995 in. by 9h. AM. on the 26th ; decreased to 29.37 in. by 3h. p.m. on the 27th ; increased to 29.98; in. by 9h. A.M. on the 29th ; decreased to 2950 in. by 9h. A.M. on the 30th; began to increase after noon to 29 . 80 in. by 9h. P.M. on the 31st; decreased to 29 ' 59 in. by 3h. P.M. ; and increased to 29.60 in. by midnight. ANNUAL rviEETING OF THE LI VERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The annual meeting of this association was held on Monday, in their Council Room. The assemblage was most numerous, and many gentlemen were unable to effect an entrance, so crowded was the place of meeting. In the absence of the president, Mr. T. B. Horsfall, the chair was taken by Mr. Hugh Hamby, vice-president, 'rho CHAIRMAN, on rising to open the business of the meeting, expressed his regret and that of the Council of the Chamber at the cause which deprived them of the presence of their esteemed president, Mr. Hors fall ; but he hoped they would soon have him again amongst them.—(Loud cheers.) The deep interest which Mr. Horsfall had taken in the sub ject of customs reform, and his intimate acquaintance with details, had rendered his absence from the depu tation which had recently waited upon the Premier a matter of regret to the council, who felt that the statements which Mr. Horsfall could have laid before the Noble Lord would have made more 1 impression than the observations of the gentlemen composing the deputation.—(Hear. hear.) Although he could not at present announce anything definite as re sulting from that interview, still it was satisfactory to the Chamber that one at least had been obtained, and that the request of the deputation for further in quiry would be answered by the re-appointment of the Customs Committee early in the present session.— (Cheers.) It w ou ld b e the duty of the association to turnish that co mm i ttee with ample proofs of the grievous evils resulting from the present Custom house system, and t o show that those evils could be remedied without the least injury or ob struction to the c ollection of the rev e nue.—(Lo u d cheers.) The diligence and discretion with which the Chamber had devoted itself to the promotion of objects of general mercantile utility, an d the careful abstinence from all controversial and political subjects, had greatly added to their numbers; and h o trusted this progression would continue until the Liverpool Chamber of Com merce included the whole of the respectable commercial classes of the town.—(Great applause.) The SECRETARY read the annual report, by the coun cil, of the transactions of the past year, which em braced the following subjects:—The reform of the pre sent Custom-house system and regulations, and the formation of local boards, by extending the authority e] the head local officers; the establishment of tribunals 01 commerce; an amendment of the patent laws; the suc cess of the Act for the arrest of absconding debtors; the introduction of ocean penny postage and of interna tional post money orders for sums not exceeding 10/4 , the abolition of the R uss i an C ompany ' s monopo ly of the Sound dues and of the soap duties. The report concluded with the anno uncement t h at M r. Gilb er t had presented the Chamber w ith a va l ua bl e portrai t of the late Mr. Canning, whi c h h a d b een p l ace d i n t h e council room, and was much admired. h Mr. C. HOLLAND moved the adoption of tee report, sho wing, in the remarks he made, the advantages pos sessed by Chambues of Commerce car rying the undertakings. He then entered intoout their subject of Customs' reform, and showed the advantagesthe adoption that would result to the commerce of the country by of the principle of local boards. The treasurer's report was then read, r and . showed that the association had increased from 34a membersin 1850 to 413 in 1851. At the present time, whey on l y a month of 1852 had elapsed, a further accession of be tween fifty and sixty members had been obtaihed. Both reports having been adopted, the ele c t ion of six gentlemen to fill the places of the retiring di rectors took place, and the meeting separated. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. B RIS T O L Arty EiETER RAlLWAY..—Traffic for th e week ending Jan. 25: — Passengers ... _- Goods Parcels ... Mails ... ••• £2,185 13 10 ", ... ... .. 1,153 11 1 ••• 126 9 11 ... 223 4 2 Total ••• ... ... £3,68$ 19 0 SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAIL WAY... -Traffic receipts for the week ending Feb. 1 :.... Passengers : • ... ... Parcels, horses£so3 2 5 , &c . . ... ... 29 211 Merchandise, minerals, &c. ... 899 711 Total ... £1,431 13 3 Corresponding week last year ... 1,318 6 8 MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATLOCK, AND MIDLANDS JUNC TION I RA ILWAY.—Retur n of traffic for the week ending Feb. :— Passengers, &c. ... Merchandise ... ... ... £46 3 5 - 66 o 9 Total ... .. ... xll5 4 2 Corresponding week last year ... 104 14 10 CALEDONIAN RAILWAY..—(IB9I miles opened.)—Return of traffic for the week ending Jan. 25: Passengers, &c. ... Goods, &c. .., ... £2,412 1 7 ... ... ... 4,444 9 8 Total £6,856 11 3i Corresponding week last year ... 7.120 4 10 GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN (IRELAND) RAILWAY (188 miles). Return of for the week ending Jan. 31• - Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £ 2 , 9 70 19 7 Merchandise and cattle 1,096 9 9 Total •• •••• ... £4,067 9 4 Corresponding week last year ... 4,703 8 3 The Report of the St. Albans Commission was laid on the table of the House of Commons by Sir George Grey on Tuesday. [aDvEuTisENENT.]—THE EARL OF ALDBOROVOR 's PILLS s.". , ~,.. AND HOLLOWAY • ....... Et3 , ollllumg CUM by this Miraculous medicine, alter every other means had failed. See extract from Ills Feb.l 1845. Lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, - e- ,_' ~ '..pei Professor Holloway—sir : I be _ gto acquaint you that your Piw." — - . ost felted a care of a disorder in my liver and stomach which all th em eminent of the faculty, at home and all over the continent, had not ; b e en able to effect; nay, not ever the waters of Carlsbad or rienbad. (Signed) " ALI/BOROUGH." These wonderful pills will ; ills cure any digease of th e li ver or stomach. — sold (also Holloway s ointment) at Profe ssor H o l loway ' s Esta bllehnienti 944. Strand, &at - $ll Mt 41014. Nam a roug h oi s as ottiWil ROM My remarks will apply just as well to naval actions, for certainly regular volleys would be of little avail against the bulkheads of a ship; all the service must be done by individual shots and independent firing. Now, Sir, there are hundreds of my comrades as ignorant as I am of the uses and properties of a musket, and perhaps many thousands in the service are in the same predicament. With all due de ference, do you not thi❑k that. instead of worrying and harassing men with such trifling non -essentials as canteen covers, buckles, &c., it would be more to the credit of our rulers were proper means taken to render the men efficient by thoroughly explaining and pointing out the uses of the weapons they are armed with, and allowing every man to practise individaally and learn the trim of the article he has to defend his life with? I hope you will pardon all errors of style and indif ferent penmanship, and perhaps you may find some means 01 introducing this subject to the public notice. I am, Sir, yours, &c., PRIVATE MARINE. TRIAL OF FRENCH INSURGENTS. A Court Martial, sitting at Clamecy, department of the Nikvre, commenced on Saturday the trial of the persons accused of having taken part in the insurrection which broke out in that town on the occasion of the events of December. Five of the leaders in the insurrection, who are in flight, were tried by default. Their names were Gannier, a coffee-house keeper; Meunier, his brother-in-law ; Rousseau, an avouti; Lech eyrie, physician ; Aiz'eres, labourer. The in dictment set fo r th t h a t f or s ome ti me b efore Clamecy had bee n i n f ecte d w ith b a d d octr i nes, and the partisans of disorder had resolved to effect a rising in 1852. But when the act of the 2d December took place, they prepared for action, and, when they received news of the events in Paris, they assembled in arms in the Faubourg de BethliSem. They then marched on the gaol and delivered forty political prisoners, broke into the church and rung the tocsin. A number of armed men remained in the belfry to fire on the troops on guard at the Mairie, which was about to be attacked. A patrol of gen darmes having come up they fired on it ; one gendarme was killed, another was mortally and a third severely wounded. The insurgents afterwards attacked the Marie. A schoolmaster, who happened 1 to be standing at the door, was killed; a respectable inhabitant, an advocate named Mulon, who came up with a lady leaning on his arm, was also killed. The insur gents at length got possession of the Mairie. Mean time other bands welt into different public-houses, and remained there all night waiting for rein forcements from the adjacent villages. In the course of a few hours armed bands poured in from Corvol, Billy, Entrain), Dornecy, Oisy, Surgy, and Pousseaux. At the last mentioned place the band killed an old man of eighty named Bonneau. At Clamecy bar ricades were thrown up, and the chiefs of the insurgents issued proclamations to excite the zeal of their bands. Notwithstanding this, many of their partisans becoming alarmed attempted to leave them, but were prevented; those who took to flight were fired on. A.group of peasants who retired was shot at; one man was killed, and another so severely wounded that he had to have his leg amputated. eluded abandonedh all e gi ng urrtohutenh surrounded tetdotwhne: Court condemned the e e circum stances of great brutality. For three days Clamecy was in the hands of the insurgents. They extorted a A gendarme, named Badin, wa fi s vTe k h i e l a l c eediunsdueindetdmehreandtkthiloled i N a l dy . M w u h lo o n, tt totohOef. streets, from terrifying reeeiv e r the of f inhabitants. dulged in gross excesses. At length the insur gentse number of s t P o l FC r e oo d lfs fathers of families to join them, and in accused to transportion.—Two men, named Sabatier and a a r l i e m a e di ac companied hi m , end by other witnesses, that he and stabbed in the back with insur gents, a car penter's tool. The two prisoners were nearest to him, and the tool had previously been seen in the hands of n o g ; i p n a s r u t rr in ec t t both. The fatal blow it seemed was actually • k Sabatier. Alter M. Mulon ,andhioensefuellyentps.rovTedhe had expired .struc by the insurgents carried his body to his own house, and • - aGduilleamtei.not,lwterwe atrsiedprfoovrehdavbinyg threw it into the passage. Both the prisoners warn declared guilty, and were condemned to transportat ion—G'alignani. was suddenly REMA BRABLE---RECOVERY. just preventedln singular to h re ate, Le Sacle:--" A religious We find the follo w i ng custom has alive, and, l a person from being buried this is the second time p la p i e ie ne ß d_to — th t e hen sam a e g the same thin g ha s About ten years ago f _Ett a years, daughter Rue 0 honourable tradespeople in the After a Montmorency,fortnight's was attacked with typhus fever. e d person.h ree sickness she appeared to expire, and h er pare n ts, as a relief to their sorrow, left the house, l • caving two of the aunts girl's to superintend the fu nera l . As the fatuity - be lo nged to the Reformed religion, it was resolved, in compliance with the usual custom, to wash tho body before placing it in the shroud. Whilst the water was warming, one of the aunts proposed that it Should be made quite hot, and that part of the foot of the deceased should be placed in it. This was done, and the two females, to their surprise, fancied that they heard a alight sigh. They thereupon began to employ friction on different parts of the body, and succeeded in restoring the child to life. The girl continued to enjoy good health until recently, when she was attacked with brain fever, and, after suffering for some time, appeared to die. A physician declared her dead and signed a cer tificate for the interment. One of the aunts watched the body in company with a nurse. The aunt having stated in the course of conversation the singular cir cumstance that had previously occurred, the nurse recommended that the proof of hot water should be again tried. The leg of the girl was accordi n g l y plunged into hot w a t er . This produced a similar result, and the girl recovered." RIVER TERRACES FOR LONDON. If there is o ne port i on more t h an a nother which could be executed with f ac ili ty, an d w ould be attended with advantage s to those most immediate l y intereste d , far more than co mmensura t e to the expenditure, it is that lying between Adelphi-terrace and the north end of Waterloo-bridge. Here, the line of direction is free of main buildings; and the relative levels of the shore, terrace, and bridge, are su ch, that the low- l yin g pre mises on the first would be cleared by a terrace carried over them. Tho circumstances at this place are such as prominent part,—columns—arch suggest a mode of construction in which cast-iron wou ld obviously play a .d —binders — jois t s , and a platform of Rockhill (i. e. g c ir ors ness) or Valentin flags, not omitting semi tra ns p arent Caith ness) but substantial flags of glass: such platforms can now with b b e made wa ter p roof y a easesystem of skeleton framing affording solid bearings to ev e ry joint, these packed with elastic material saturated with red or white lead, and the fl o g s fl ush - screwed , S uch an opening next the river becomes very desirable in connex i on with the i m provements at the west aide of Somerset House buildings; while it would b e conve nience. so far as the westward from, Waterloo-bridge i approach to, or egress s also, of the aforesaid ' , concerned. To the proprietors, 10 w _i yi that would be spanned lig premises on tbe shore with the Strand and ()Tyr improved communication available, by mea ns of Waterloo . bridge level would become open, spiral, or other stairs opin— ing on the terrace: and . , generally, an enhancement in valueof the pro • petters in contact with it might be anti cipated. We throw out the hint to those whom it may concern, and shall bo glad to And tbe seed plttgatite,*-4 Builder. A VOICE FROM THE RANKS. -- TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. —Although a poor man, I am happy to say I Ipportunities of perusing your paper almost as soon it is printed. I must say that lam struck wi, _ various schemes and plans which the ramour of an outbreak with Louis Napoleon seems to have. called into life. In my bumble opinion, many of them have originated with officers, who m ay b e brave and gallant gentlemen, but certainly know but little of the main arm of defence—l mean the private sol diers. A good leader is an excellent thing, but what is he without sufficient troops? Ido not wish to under value anyone, but with all due submission, I think that. as well as levying fresh troops, pains should be taken with those we already have. Sir, lam a private soldier in the 4th division of Marines, and, as I take it, all foot soldiers are treated in the same manner. I will, in as few words as possible, state my own individual case. merely premising there are some hundreds in the divi sion in the same state, and, for aught I know, it may be the case in all regiments under the Crown. Well, Sir, I commence my career with the shilling of the recruiting sergeant, and after undergoing the usual allowance of bullying from all ranks,:from a lance-corporal up to a n a dj utant, and hearing the Queen's English muti lated by certain drill sergeants, who fancy that the chief part of their duty cons i sts i n making a noise, I have been am at length " passed for duty"—th a t i s , I step in taught to k eep my head up, to time, &e. —all very good thi ngs i n th e i r producing str angulation way. I have a stiff stock put round my th roa t, a l mos t fitting coat ; I h ave a thing ; I am imprison e d i n a tight tht I told is a musket put into my hand ; and there a is no am doubt bat if I keep my boots marked, my buckles and belts properly clean, spend all my pay in buying new trousers and canteen covers, and keeping a very awkwardly constructed marc knapsa h ckinto nicely varn fieldished, not forgetting to the , when required, with a strictly regulated pace, I shall be a credit to the country and become a great warrior. So far so good. But the wise gentlemen w h o have taken such pains to teach me to do everything in a certain number of motions and in strict time, have quite forgotten to explain to me the uses of the weapon I am armed with. I have no means of knowing the range of my musket ; I do not know whether it carries its ball high or low; whether it diverges to the right or left. I do not know the weight or measure of a ,charge of powder, should . rea dy- ma d e cartridges sad mill scarcely cast a ball even if I had a mould. Noii; Sir, 6 is all very well for me to assist my comrades to'deliver a volley in excellent time. I can load and fire on the same principle as a parrot learns A, B, C, but I want some instruction in the properties of the weapon. If I were placed in a situation (among the Ks firs, for instance) where every shot ought to be of service, I might as well be armed with a tobacco pipe. I know that I must fire at an object, but I also ought to be able to strike it; but as I am at pre sent taught I should not know whether an enemy were within my reach or not, nor how to aim with a rea sonable chance of hitting him. If I were to apply to the drill sergeant for any information of this kind, he would most probably call it "'pertinence," and put me in the gnardroom; or, perhaps, say, " It's no business of yourn ; I likes to see a man do wot he's told, and ask no_questions." 13, Great Marlborough-street. LORD PALMERSTON'S OPINION S AND romcy, As MINISTER, DIPLOMATIbT, and STATESMAN, During more than Forty Years of Public Life. With a Memoir, by G. H. FRANCIS, Esq. In one large vol. Bvo 12s. bomai, Those who desi re early copies of the , above work are requested to send their orders immediately to the Booksellers. Colburn and Co., Publisher, 13,, Great Marlborough-street.