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THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, do hereby give Notice, that on THURSDAY the 27th instant, at One o'clock, th e y w ill b e ready to treat with' such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering into the Me dical Stores at her Majesty's Victualling Yard at Deptford, all er any of the following Articles, viz.:— CALICO FLANNEL 5,0(0 Yards S 000 S t CKING BOTTOMS 4, 100 No. BED CASES (Linen) l5O „ BOLSTER CASES ... (ditto) .. PI LLOW CASES (ditto) ~ SHEETS (ditto' COVERLITS ...... ..( White Cotten) 2OO No. FEATHERS 1,0 0 0 lbs. CAPS (Linen) 1 5OO No. LINEN WAISTCOATS (Flaunel). 1 OWNS', (ditto) 500 ~ SHIRTS (Linen) 300 ~ SHIRTS (Flannel) 650 Yards HUCKABACK TABLE -CLOTHS (Long) '2oo No. ( TOWELS " (d Short) itto) tt DRAWERS (Flannel) TROWSERS (Serge) 9OO ~ SAUCEPANS (Cast Iron) 2 quarts. ~ .. 3 pints l to , ~ 1 pint BASINS I '(Pewter) ( C 1 " CUPS „ 5 ) And Sundry Tin Articles, according to Samples. Samples of the Articles, aid the Conditions of may be seen at the said Office. No Tender will be received after one e'elock, on the clay of Treaty, liOr any noticed, unless the Party attends, or an Agent for him daly authorized in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi ralty, and bear in the left hand corner the words " Tender for ," aid must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a Letter signed by a responsible person, engaging to become bound with the person tendering, iu the aim of 25/. per cent. on the value, for the due performance of the Contract. E To be delivered within 4 Ca . lendar:Months from the day of Treaty. the Contracts. ,CONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, J ULY 10, 1 83 7 . N OTICE is hereby given, that the INTEREST at Five per Cent. upon the SHARES of this Society, and also the INTEREST upon the BONUS granted thereon in the year 1834, are now payable at the house of the Society, each day between the hours of Ten and Four o'Clock. JOHN KNOWLES, Resident Director. FAMILY ENDOWMENT SOCIETY EMPOWERED by SPECIAL ACT of PARLIAMENT. For Endowing Future and Existing Children. Office, 12, Chatham-place, Blackfriars. CAPITAL, £500,000. TRUSTEES. PASCOE ST. LEGER GRENFELL, Esq. HENRY PORCHER, Esq. MARTIN TUCKER SMITH, Esq. DIRECTORS. HENRY GEORGE WARD, Esq., M.P., Chairman. GEORGE ALFRED MUSKETT, E sq ., D e puty Chairman. W. Abbott, Esq. Pascoe St. Leger Gronfoll, Esq. William Butterworth Bayley, Esq. Edward Lee, Esq. Bowden, Esq. Major John Luard. %sett David Colvin, Esq. Thomas Willis Muskett, Esq. John Fuller, Esq. Major George Willock. ACTIJART—Mr. William Lewis. BANICERI—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths. Public attention is called to the importantfaet that a premiura of from Seven to Nine Guineas, (varying with the age of the lady) paid annually to the Society for a term of 22 years, will entitle ea c h one of the future childr en o f a M arr i age , on attaining the age of 21, to JOO/. In like manner a premium of 14 to 18 Guineas will entitle each to £2OO 21 to 27 Do. 35 to 45 Do. 70 to 90 Do. an I to any intermediate or larger amount in the same proportion. The premium may likewise be made to cease with the death of sat i r parent, instead of being for a term of years certain. Similar endowments are granted payable at any other age or ages, awl also to existing children. Annuities are likewise granted to Wires, payable after the decease of their Husbands, as well as all of ier descriptions of Annuities, immediate and future. JOHN CAZENOVE, Secretary. AT WINDSOR-HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT, WINDSOR-TERRACE, PLYMOUTH, CONDUCTED BY MR. T. M. BURT, YOUNG GENTLEMEN are Boarded and carefully instructed in the GREEK and LATIN CLAS SICS, the MODERN LANGUAGES, DRAWING, the MA THEMATICS, SURVEYING, &c. &c., and expeditiously qua lified for the Liberal Professions, Government Offices, Commercial and other situations. RESIDENT CLASSICAL MASTER, MR. E. C. BROWN, B.A. (Educated at Eton, and of Merton College, Oxford.) MATHEMATICAL MASTER, MR. T. M. BURT. FRENCH MASTER, MONSIEUR DE LARUE. TEACHER OS' NATAL AND CIVIL ARCHITECTURE AND LAND SURVEYING, MR. BRINDLEY. DANCING 3IASTF.R, MONSIEUR HAMELIN. DRAWING MASTER, MR. PENSON. And other Assistants. The Young Gentlemen will resume their Studies on Tuasnay, July 4, 1827. TERMS. For the Board and Education of Young Gentlemen above Ten Years of Age, 2.5/. per Annum. Under Ten Years, 20/. These Terms include Board and complete instruction in the Gieek and Latin Classics on the Eton Plan, with Celsus and Gre gory, should the Pupil be preparing for the Medical Profession. The various branches of the Mathematics—Surveying, in Theory and Practice—Drawing and Painting. The most approved modern Methods of Book-keeping, by Single and Double Entry. Astro -nomy—Geography--Mapping— the Globes--History—English Composition—Penmanship, &c. French and Dancing (each), 3 Guineas. Washing, 2 ditto. Board during a Vacation, 2 ditto. Use of an extensive School Library, 4s. The above Terms include every extra, except actual expenditure for the Pupil's use, as Books, &c. Every Boarder must be provided with a Silver Table and Tea Spoon, Six Towels, a Bible, and a Prayer-book. ALL SINGLE :BEDS. No Entrance Money is required, nor any notice previously to the :removal of a Pupil from the Establishment. There are only Two 'Vacations in the Year, Three Weeks each, at Christmas and Mid summer. A few Young Gentlemen received as DAY SCHOLARS. Terms regulated according to their Age, Studies, &c. The almost unprecedented patronage which Mr. Burt has re ci •ived for nearly Twenty Years is perhaps as fair a criterion as can t offered to the merits of the System of Education adopted by him, at id also of the general kindness and affectionate attention expert en ced by those who have been confided to his care and instruction. Tc . his numerous Friends and Patrons he begs to return his warmest ant I best thanks for their liberal and encouraging support ; and he tru% . ts the sincerity of his gratitude has ever been manifested, by a seal 'my, an energetic, and a faithful discharge of every duty of his pros anion. The limits of an advertisement will not allow Mr. B. to enter into a detail of the many advantages enjoyed by his Pupils : he must, therefore, content himself by respectfully soliciting a personal inspection of his Establishment, and at the same time he shall be most: happy to enter minutely into all particulars relative to its ma nage' cent. To those, however, who may, from distance or any other circumstance, be prevented calling on Mr. 8. - , he would briedy remark that WINDSOR HOUSE is most dastlightfully situated, and in every respect calculated to pro mote tine health and comfort of the Young Gentlemen • its conti guity to :the Hoe, with it s ex t ens i ve wa lk s an d grounds ior exercise, the magrillieent Panorama commanded from its windows, and the acknowledged salubrity of the air of the neigebourhood, make it a most d nimble situation for a BOARDING SCHOOL, and whieh, indeed, may justly be said to be unrivalled in the West of England. To the moral education of the Students the most rigid attention is at all times paid. They accompany Mr. B. twice every Sab bath to the Established Church, read thE. Scriptures regularly, and pay -a proper regard to every other religious dnty. In the forma tio,.l of their general conduct and address, such habits are induced, by a careful -watch over every action, and by frequent admonition, ll' s are becoming the Gentleman and the Scholar. The domestic arrangements of the Establishment are under the immediate care and direction of Mrs. BURT and her SISTER, 'whose whole time is devoted to these important duties. In their relaxation from Studies such a system of rational amuse ment is pursued, by proper exercises, frequent walks, &c., as can :3lot fail to ensure the health, and cheerfulness, of the Pupils. It may not be unnecessary to state, that the Pupils are on no ac lonuTt whatever limited in food, which is of the best and purest fa ' tthat ey have four meals a day, and otherwise every other corn caa be enjoyed at the table of the most affectionate parent. The Young Gentlemen enjoy the advantages of Sea Bathing idne.'ng the Season, under the direct care of Mr. B. , A_ PROSPECTUS of the ESTABLISIIMEN T will, if re vairec.', be sent free of postage, to any part of England; and at the same tune, Families of the first respectability in Devon, Cornwall, and the adjoining counties, can be referred to. Reference may also be made to Messrs. Charles Knight and Co., IPublish or Mite -street; ers, Ludgate-street; Mr. W. Ed war d s, B ookseller, A ve Marie-lane .J. Brown, 37, Fleet-street, London ;or Mrs. E. Brown, Park-street, Windsor. Windsor House, June 8, 1837. g Z.r.vious J_l A.PPINESS, " the a to m orrow of ge, it becii the mind," _A_ is insured by marriage. m il e r a e n ve i r, to entering he hallowed obligation of marria zno only to regulate the passions, but to cleanse the grossngrneuatui impressive I efrom the e impurities which the freedom of unrestricted pleasure may have %int, tiled upon it. Luxurious habits will effeminize the body —a residence in Vie tropics will relax the elastic fibre—but more especially does the ature infatuation of youth too frequently compromise the natural dignity into a state of inanition, from whence the agonized sufferer more than tloubts the chance of relief. To all such, then, we address ourselves, .offeeino hope —energy—muscular strength—felicity. The easy cares of Xsarriec life are sometimes disturbed by the suspension of those blessings which concentrate the nuptial wreath—for the female habit is often con. vtitutionat2Y weak—yet it can be strengthened, and deficient energy ins, proved into functional power. In every case •f syphilitic intrusion, as well as in every relaxation of the generative economy, we pledge our abi lity to cure speedily, and with effect. Confident in our own honourable inte grit y as m em b ers of the College of Surgeons, we refer the suffering core. munity of either sex (especially those entering into matrimonial life) at once to our house, where daily attendance is given for personal consulta tion ; and l e tt ers f rom the country are immediately answered ; these must contain a remittance for Advice and Medicine, describing minutely the case, which can be forwarded to any part of the world, liewever distant. No difficulty can occur, as the Medicine will b e secure l y pac k e d , an d care protected from observation. GOSS and CO. (M. It. C. Surgeons), Strand, London. Just publish e d (t wenty-first edition)—lst. The Lancaster.place JEGIS of LIEF a tarsi. r commentary on the above Diseases.—lst. HYGEI ANA, addressed cx 1, sively to the female Sex.-3d. The SY PHI LIST, a Treatise Li es Venerea, Goeorrhcea, &c.—May be had at 23 Paternosnr-ro o w n , 1.0 .c!on ; 72, Grafton-street, Dublin ; a 12, Calton-stree , t, Edinburgh ; 86, I`a or Late, Glasgow; anti of all booksellers. Price ss. earls. No. 13,988. FOR CALCUTTA, t o sa il t h e fi rst wee k i n August, the Ship BROXBORNBURY, 750 Tons register, now lving in the London Docks, ALFRED CHAPMAN, late of the }ast India Company's Service, Commander. ---777....- 4 !" *4 For freight or passage apply to Captain Grindlay, 15, — Corn Hill, or 8, St. Martin's-place, Charing-cross, or at Captain Chapman's Offices, 15, Birchin-lane, Corn Hill. No. 9, HALF MOON-STREET, PICCADILLY. ONSIEUR JOHN MALLAN, SURGEON DENTIST, Author of "Practical Observations on the Physiology and Diseases of the Teeth," may be CONSULTED DAILY on all branches of his Profession, at his Residence, No. 9, Half-Moon -street, Piccadilly. PERRING'S LIGHT BEAVER HATS, 215., the best that san be made, weighing oily four ounces, snort Nap and good Colour, in 100 different Shapes, to suit Con tent ; Second Qualities, Ins., eharged by other houses as the best, at 17s. ed. ; Third Qualities, 12s. Perring's Patent Light Ventilating Hats, weighing only three (ranges, 12s. ; Second Qualities, 10s.—Livery Hats, 125., 145., 111s.—Opera Dress Hats, 125., 1 Ss., and 21s.—Gossamer Hats, from 4s. 6d. to 81. 6&l.—Youths' Hats and Caps in every variety. All Goods at this Establishment are offered at the lowest possible prices, aid will be found cheaper and better in quality than any other house in London. Ceeil House, Strand. THE POOR RICH MAN, &e. In One Volume, 16m0., elegantly printed, p r i ce 3 s . 6(1., fancy Ws., T HE POOR RICH MAN, and the RICH POOR MAN. By Miss SEDGWICK. The Third Edition. London : Printed for Thomas Tegg - and Son, 73, Cheapside, where may be had the Seventeenth Edition of the Three Experi ments of Living, price 25., neatly bound. Dr. CRO.MBIE'S GYMNASIUM ABRIDGED. Just published, in One Volume, 12mo. pri ce 6 5 ., b oar d s , GYMNASIUIVI sive Symbol a C r iti ca . I nten d e d to assist the Classical Student in his endeavours to obtain a correct Latin Prose Style. Abridged by the Rev. ALEXANDER CROMBIE, LL. D. F. R. S. and M. R. S. L. London : Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. Stationers'-Nall-Court, Ludgate Street. MR. COOPER'S NEW WORK ON ENGLAND. This day was published, in 3 vols. post Bvo., 1 N G L A N D; with SKETCHES o SOCIETY in the METROPOLIS. _ By J. FENIMORE COOPER, Esq., Author of " The Pilot," ".The Spy," &e. "We recommend this work as worthy of a careful perusal. 1. abounds in curious anecdotes of the most distinguished authors and politicians of the day."—Sun. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. GENERAL ELECTION. MANUAL FOR RETURNING OFFICERS, CANDIDATES, AND AGENTS. This day was published, in Bvo., price 1/. ss. boards, - COMPLETE DICTIONA ItY o f th e LAW and PRACTICE of ELECTIONS an d ELECTION C MMITTEES for ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, and IRE LAND. By JOHN DAVID CHAMBERS, M.A., Barrister-at-Law. London ; Saunders and Kenning, 43, Fleet-street. Of whom may be had, RUSSELL'S REFORM ACT. Price 9s. boards. SEWELL'S REGISTRATION of VOTERS ; with SUP PLEMENT. Price ss. boards. Now ready, with an Authentic Table of the movements of all the Austrian and Fre nc h St e am-boats, and two Maps of the Route. AGUIDE along the DANUBE, VIENNA to CONSTANTINOPLE, SMYRNA, EPHESUS, ATHENS, the MOREA, the lONIAN ISLANDS, &c., returning by VENICE to PARIS, from the Notes of a Jour ney made in 1836, with observations on the recent changes in Turkey. By R. T. CLARIDGE, Esq. The Book shows how this most interesting Tour may be ac complished in four months, at an expense of 120/., but which has hitherto cost 500/. Also ready the New Edition of a PEDESTRIAN'S SAUN TER in BELGIUM, with Historical Notices, dedicated to the King Leopold. F. C. Westley, 162, Piccadilly ; Galignani, Paris.; POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-RO USE. A poor woman, who resides at No. 3, Fan -court, Bishopsgate, applied to the LORD MAYOR under the fol lowing circumstances :—From the applicant's statement it appeared that she had about three weeks ago lost a beauti ful young parrot to which she was greatly attached, and which had always returned her affection in a way that showed Polly to be one of the kindest of the feathered creation. Ever since the departure of the bird she had been travelling in search of her but without success, until a day or two ago when, upon passing along Tower-hill, she recognised the voice of Poll calling out " Charlotte, bring a pot of beer." Upat,addressing a question in the direction from which the voice of the parrot issued she was answered by a peal of welcomes and invitations, which left no doubt upon her mind as to the identity of the party she was talking to. The house in which Poll was deposited being respectable, the applicant humbly represented that she had an acquaint ance down stairs to whom she was anxious to be introduced as soon as possible, as they were old friends, and for the satisfaction of the lady who owned the house she gave a description which could not be mistaken. The testimony as to the plumage and general appearance of the bird was strengthened by the evidence arising from the conduct of Poll herself upon beholding her old friend, for nothing could exceed the rapture of the pretty creature. The door of the cage, which had been lately purchased for the new acquaintance, having been opened, Poll impatiently seized the wire close to the opening with her bill, flew herself out upon the shoulders of her bosom companion, and chattered away in a language quite intelligible to her companion but to nobody else. The only words understood by the wit nesses to the same were those which showed that Poll was a very frequent customer at the public-house, and her low habits were not considered to be a sufficient criterion of ownership. The lady of the house admitted at once that the bird had been presented to her son by a man, into whose hands it had accidentally fallen, but she refused to part with Poll unless the separation was authorised by the Lord Mayor. The LORD MAYOR—Have you any friends who knew the bird ?—Applicant—l have brought one with me who knew the dear creature. Ido assure you, my Lord, that I have almost cried my eyes out since I lost her, she is so affectionate. The LORD MAYOR—You hare no family, I suppose, or you wouldn't be so fond of a noisy parrot ? Applicant—l have one daughter, and it is because the lovely bird is so fond of her, that lam so fond of my Polly. It is to her Polly calls out, " Charlotte, bring a pot of beer." I sent handbills round the neighbourhood, offering a reward of 1/. to any one that would bring her back. The LORD MAYOR—Why, you can't afford to give away a pound, my poor woman. • Applicant—l do speak the truth, my Lord, when I tell you I'd pawn the bed from under me to get her back ; aye, I'd pawn the shift off my back for my sweet bird. A young woman who accompanied the applicant said that she knew the parrot's voice at once, when Polly called out from her cage. The poor bird was quite distracted the mo ment she was spoken to by her old companion, and that was the reason she did not speak very plain. Mr. liobler—No doubt. Very probably joy affected her articulation.—( Laughter.) The LORD MAYOR desired a policeman named Bradley, who had humanely inquired into aad ascertained the cause of the poor woman's grief, to represent what had taken place at the justice room on the subject, and on Tues day the officer brought the parrot in her new cage to the Mansion-house, and was followed by the son of the new claimant. The young gentleman said that his mother suspected that the claim of the applicant was not a proper one, for the latter had been seen in conservation with a porter who had been discharged from the concern, and who no doubt informed her that the bird had strayed away. The LORD MAYOR-But your mother is not the ori ginal owner of the bird ? The young gentleman—Oh, no ; we knew that it was a stray bird. The fact is, that it was flying about the neighbourhood for two or three days be fore it was caught, and the men were all trying to get hold of it. The LORD MAYOR—But why suppose that it is not this poor woman's bird ? Grey parrots don't usually fly about Tower-hill like pigeons, do they ? I've been a long time in London, and I never observed them in great numbers in that district.—(Laughter.) By this time the poor woman bad got up to the cage, and began to whisper the parrot. The bird in a very In distinct way kept up the dialogue, and made a noise which might pass for the word " Charlotte' three or four times. The Loan Mavon—She calls to Charlotte ; but says not a word about the pot of beer, and I think she is per fectly right, for she doesn't think she'd get her share of it amongst all of us.—(Laughter.) The Applicant—M y Lord, she is quite a lady in her manners, I do assur e you. Nobody dares to scratch her poll but myself. Would pour Lordship direct one of your clerks to try ?—(Great laughter.) Look here, my Lord. " Polly, pretty creature."—(Here the applicant moved her finger up and down the bright neck of the bird, and Poll was delighted greatly, rubbed her beak to the hand that CORN AVERAGES. (41*:1. , TERAI. AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, Ft r the Week ended July 7, 16337, made up from the Returns of th, Inspectors in the different Cities and T.wns in England and Wales. pel Imperial Quarter. Wheat sEiti 4d. Oats Barley 'Ss 3d . I Rye IMPERIAL ACGRESATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX VVEEICS PRECEDING. Wheat s6s. 6(1.I Oats I Barley :Rs. Ud. Rye DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Wheat ..... .... 3os. &I. Oats I Barley l9i. Ind. Rye THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY hIARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trums.) Cu MBEILIA ND. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay...,.. £4 15 t. £5 8 tqcw Meadow Hay ..... 4 5 5 0 Useful Old Ditto 5 5 5 le Fite Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay Cloverillay Oat Straw £2 oto £2 21 Wheat Straw-- ........ 2 3 2 5 ___ - - SMITHFIELD. Cuarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £4 10 to .£4 lb Nvw Meadow Hay ...... .. ....... ............. ....... ..... ..... ... 4 10 5 0 Useful Old I,:itto Fine Upland Meadow and Rye grass Hay ........ . . Cl.ver Hay extra fine ......7 0 Generally .. ...... 6 5 G 10 Oat Straw - 2 Uto .£2 2 I Wheat Straw 2 2 2 4 WHITECHAPEL. __ Coarse Meadow Hay ..4 10 to £5 0 New Meadow Hay 4 10 4 15 Useful Old Ddto 5 ;5 5 10 Fine Upland Meadow and Itye.grass Hay Clover Hay 6 0 6 15 Old Straw £2 oto £2 3 ] Wheat Straw (From the London New Price Current of Tuesday.) SUGAR. -The British Plantation Raw Market has become very quiet, the demand from grocers and refiners having been extremely limited. The importers have not been so firm in their demands, and a reduction on former rates of Gd. has been submitted to. At auction 140 hhds. Barbadoes and 14 hhds. 8 tn. 28 brls. Trinidad were brought forward, when the former went off heavily at a reduction on the last sale of full Is., good and fine selling at 625. a 645. 6d. ; the latter sold at full market prices ; brown and mid. yellow at 535. 6d. to 555. 6d. Lumps passing the standard selling at 735. a 745., and those rather under at 725. a 725. 6d. ; for shipping there has been rather more business doing, but at the same time the demand has only been partial; a large parcel of Lumps has been taken at 725. long price, or 31s. for Crushed, but there being but few goods in the market for immediate delivery, the refiners now require 31s. 6d. For Treacle the demand has been very brisk at fully former rates, 275. paid for common. Dutch Crushed is offering at 30s. This afternoon the market was dull for shipping goods. Double Crushed is held for 31s. 6d. ; from the grocers there has been a good de mand at previous rates. MAURITIM-Good and fair brown with strength went at 525. to 535. 6d. ; ord. and mid. yellow Ms. 6d. to 58s. 6d. good and fine yell ow 595. to 62z ; very low brown went at 45s 6d. to 475. ; mid, and good brown 495. to 525., mid. yellow 555. to 575. ; good 58s. to 60s. 6d. EAST INDIA.--500 bags duty paid at auction went at 625. to 635. Gd. for mid. white, 555. 6d. to 595. for yellow, and 435. 6d. to 525. for ord. to good brown. This afternoon from the grocers there was a fair demand for Bengal, but the im porters were compelled to submit to rather lower prices, and 1,229 bags at public sale duty paid went 6d. under former rates, fine white sold at G3s. 6d. to 6.55. 6d., mid. 61s. (id. to 625., damps 61s. to 633. 6d. FOREIG;I.—The sales were a small floating cargo of brown Bahia at 183., deliverable at Hamburg, one of white Paraiba for Holland at 20s. 6d., and 1,700 bags Lima at 17s. to 193. for ord. and mid. yellow, being rather cheaper; at public sale 287 casks 142 brls. Foreign Muscovada, the former were bought in at 18s. to 21s. for good yellow, the latter found buyers at 225. 6d. to 235. for mid. brown. MOLASSES. —West India have fully maintained previous rates; fine St. Kitts at 295., and Demerara at 295. ; Antiguas 295. 6d. COFFEE.—This afternoon there was less disposition to pur chase British Plantation, and 216 bags Demerara at public eise at ord., sale were only partly di s p ose d o f at 60 s. f or very or d . unclean, being its full va l ue , th e rema i n d er was ta k en i n. C eylon ad missible for consumpti o n a t 6d . d uty i s l ess i n d emand, and 389 bags at auction sold 2 s . un d er f ormer pr i ces, f a i r ord. at 665., musty ord. 595. Gd. a 63 5., l ow ol d . 575. A public sale of 420 bags Manilla went atto auction4BF s o . r a ei 4 o. B r f, s oo . uff 6 ne d d r.ibnfua for r sale. for fin e 3 a 11 7 3 06c 8 d0 5 . . A i f o o_ r r oß o r r de d c.i broken.TheThere is Trinidad a i s no Per Ton COAL MAR S. 4 19 0 21 C 17 0 19 9 21 s 18 0 Adair's Holyweli Lease's Alain Pentop Windsor l'asfield Townley • Ha..•'e- KET.—July 12 Per Ton, s. d.Walls End Perkins ............... 3 Walls End Belmont ....... Walls End Helt on ..... 9 ....... . ...... , 3 0 Walls End Lam Won ....... • Walls End Stew art ' s . ..... 22 9 _ 23 0 Walls End Gordon ......... ...... .... 2i • Walls End South Dur.liam 21 6 Walls End Tees ............ .. 21 6 Walls End Ne w Tees. , ......... 19 0 0 Walls End We s t H elton 20 Walls End Hartley.. ............. 21 0 Llangenneeli Coal . l ast niarket-day. 26. ........... 27 0 West Hartley Walls End Bell and Brown Walls End Heaton . 021 0 0 Walls End Hilda Walls End Hotspur Walls End Newmarch 2O 6 Ships arrived sin ce 1; .TIIE WEEK. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURIN Wheat. Beans. Pease. Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. s, to s. I. to s. Abingdon.—....— 44 50 30 34 22 30 38 2. t 11. Andover 47 52 29 31 25 43 36 48 30 40 16 22 —.— Bridport 38 51 32 36 26 30 39 Cirencester 44 51 27 32 20 2 5 32 40 __--- 35 46 26 30 26 30 —.. 46 Guildford 33 54 28 35 20 30 43 H 42 553 26 32 23 24 43 Hereford 36 49 26 32 22 29 46 Highworth 42 60 32 42 29 34 3 fi 40 Maidenhead 32 58 21 36 20 24 34 44 3 1 38 — 46 41 32 34 22 29 3 1 40 Reading 34 57 25 35 i 2O 27 33 42 35 Salisbury. „44 44 30 34 20 28 41 46 Southampton 45 51 33 40 2$ 32 -- 42 Stroud Tewkesbury 5J 35 22 32 40 Uxbridge 40 49 24 331 17 24 -- 40 4g 32 52 24 24 20 25 33 42 33 4 8 Warmiaster 30 40 27 34 22 2i 36 4 Windsor 59 21 23 Wereester--........ 53 5(3 132 36 90 31 46 46 49 CHELTENHAM MARKETS. Per Bushel. s. d. to s.d Per lb. d. to d " Wheat 6 7' sisrley 3 6 4 0 Mutt.. 7 Oats 3 0 4 0 Veal Beans .. 5 0 6 6 Pork Pease 4 9 6 8 Lamb u 0 Hay 5l. 104 to 61. 6s. lid. per ton. HULL MARKET.—June 4. Wheat, Old s2s. 51s. 5%. New ...... 465. 50s. 545. Foreign —s. —s. —5.......111 bond... —s. —g....., Oats, Poland -- Small or Feed.... —s. 16s. 18s —s. —s. •. , 6a. -- Foreign —s. —a. s Barley, Norf. & Suf ... --s. —s. 325. Linc. & Wold —s. 28 s . 3Rs. -- Foreign Beans 32m. 3.es 483 Eareign Pease, White...—. 445. 455. 40s. Grey 325. 20s. 40s. Tare. .. Rapeseed. In bond none Free, per last 271. 2111. Os. CORONERS' INQUESTS. 'esterday an inquest was held at the Rose and Crown, Ealing, on the body of Mr. Ralph Shepheard, aged sixty eight, formerly an extensive straw-bonnet manufacturer, in Oxford-street. From the evidence of the witnesses it appeared that the deceased, with his wife, had for some time been residing at the house of Mr. Thompson, in Ealing. On Sunday morn ing last the deceased, while at Ealing Church with his wife, was taken suddenly ill, and obliged to go out. Shortly afterwards deceased was found by a gentleman named Farmer sitting on the gallery stairs, who immediately got Dickenson, the beadle, to see him towards his residence. On the road deceased went into several fits, and on his reaching home Dr. Tattersall was sent for, who administered mustard emetics, and adopted every other means to revive him, but without avail, as deceased gradually sunk, and expired in about an hour afterwards. Deceased had for sonic years served the Royal family, and it is supposed that the death of his late Majesty, at which lie was much affected, had operated too strongly on his nervous system. Verdict —" Died by the visitation of God." Yesterday forenoon an inquest was held at Twickenham on the body of Mr. Joseph Avis, aged 26. The evidence was as follows : John Copeland, a youth, worked for the deceased, who was a florist and seedsman. His master was unmarried. He had been in a desponding state of mind for some months past. Witness saw him last alive on Monday night, when he was very much ,indisposed. About eight o'clock on Tuesday morning the housekeeper desired witness to take the deceased's breakfast up to his bed-room, and on entering witness discovered his master suspended to one of the rails of the bedstead by a black silk handkerchief. He (witness) ran down stairs and went for Mr. Merry, a neighbour, who came in and cut him (deceased) down. Mr. Smoln, a sur geon, was sent fur, who endeavoured to restore animation, but without effect. Mr. Merry cut the deceased down, and added that he had known him since his (deceased's) youth. About six months back his friend had received a severe shock in consequence of his being disappointed in his affections. Verdict--" Temporary mental derangement." LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING caressed her, and uttered sounds which appeared to us. to come from her little heart.) . . . _ The LORD MAYOR—tile the bird home. lam very. glad that you have found it, and I am convinced that tho lady who has just lost the parrot's company will be glad that it has found its kind mistress. The applicant then put her hand to the door of the cage, and Poll, having helped her to open it, sprang upon her shoulder, and cried out, as if in perfect security, " Char lotte, bring a pot of beer." JULY 13, 1837 REPORT OF THE POOR•LAW COMMITTEE. The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the Ad ministration of the Relief of the Poor under the Orders and Regulations issued by the Commissioners appointed under the Provisions of the Poor-law Amendment Act, and who were empowered to report their opinion to the House, have agreed to the following Report : That your Committee have been suddenly interrupted in their investigation of the matters referred to them by tin unexpected approach of the conclusion of the Session of Parliament. They would otherwise have been anxious to extend their inquiries generally to those parts of the country in which the Act has been in operation, to large and populous towns where unions have been formed, and to the manufacturinj districts, which have hitherto been scarcely brought under their observation. Their attention would also have been more closely directed to some particular questions con nected with the administration of the law, and to some in terests which appear to be in an especial degree affected by it, and into which they have been only able to inquire inci dentally, and in a manner too cursory to justify the ex pression of any positive opinion. Before they entered on the examination of any wit nesses, your Committee were anxious, in the first place, to determine what should be the general course of their inquiry. It was suggested that it might be better at once to call before them some of the Assistant Poor Law Com missioners, with a view to explain the circumstances and condition of whole counties or districts under their charge. •In this way the subject would have been opened to your Committee by persons of great intelligence and experience, and who were necessarily conversant with the administra tion of the law. I On the other hand, some statements having been made ) in Parliament of particular instances of severity and abuse, either in the law or in its administration, your Committee ) thought that they should best discharge their duty by pro ceeding at once to take those complaints into considera tion. They were the more induced to do so from a per suasion that, though their attention might in the first in stance be confined to some particular fact, yet that in the course of such an inquiry the whole state of things within the union, and the general operation of the:law, would be brought under their notice. With this view, and at the suggestion of the Hon. Mem ber who made the statements alluded' to, your Committee proceeded first to inquire into the union formed at Pet worth, in Sussex. They examined, among other witnesses, some members of the Board of Guardians, the Rector of Petworth, and several labourers residing within the union. The evidence of these parties would lead your Committee to believe that the introduction of the new law has been attended with considerable improvement in the character and condition of the poor. The aged and infirm are re lieved whenever they prefer it at thir own homes, or at the houses of relations or friends with whom they live ; and by the general testimony of the witnesses their condi tion has been improved by an increase of pay (Question 2,664.) The employment of agricultural labour appears to he greater (804) ; the morals and conduct of the labour ing poor are said to be improved (Questions, 779, 1,480, 2,943) ; they have become more provident, and more anxious to obtain and keep their places. On the other hand, the labourers with large families under an age fit to work, are said to feel severely the loss of the allowances which they formerly received in propor tion to the number of their children, and of the pay ment of a great part of the rent of their cottages. Wages have been in some degree raised, but not more than in proportion to the increased price of provisions (Questions 441 and 2,846) ; the rent of cottages appears also to have fallen in some instances, but not generally, or to any great extent. One man, a pauper, said that he still paid 8/. a year for his house (2,425), an expense which no ordinary rate of labourers' wages can supply. To meet these diffi culties, the members of the Board of Guardians seemed generally inclined to take into the workhouse a certain number of the children of parents married before the change of the law. This has been done in particular in stances with the permission of the Poor-law Commissioners. Your Committee then proceeded to examine the clerk of West Hampnett Union, which adjoins Petworth. In that union the wages appeared to be higher than in Pet worth, being 11s. instead of 10s. for the average class of labourers ; and a strong statement was made by this witness of the advantageous operation of the new law, and of the great improvement in the condition and employment of the poor. Your Committee did not at that time continue to prosecute their inquiries into the West Hampnett Union, beir b , desirous of directi n g th e i r attent i on to so me cases of great abuse said to have occurred in the unions of Fareham and Droxford, in Hampshire. Three children belonging to Droxford had been placed temporarily in the Fareham workhouse, until that at Droxford should be finished. It appears from the evi dence that these children were treated with great neglect and inhumanity, their food improperly reduced, and their health for a time impaired. The Guardians of Droxford and Fareham and the Assistant Poor-law Commissioner in stituted an immediate inquiry into these facts. The master of the workhouse, the schoolmistress, and the medical of ficer appear to have been in different degrees to blame ; they have been severely censured by the Fareham Board of Guardians and by the Poor-law Commissioners. Your Committee entertain a doubt whether any of the parties implicated in this transaction should have been al lowed to retain their situations ; and they canaot refrain from observing that the management of the workhouse, on which the administration of the new law so much depends, and the condition and treatment of their inmates, will at all times require 'the most vigilant care from the Commis sioners and Boards of Guardians. They think that in no case should children have any reduction made in the amount of their food, by way of punishment. In the Fareham workhouse (9,028), and at West Hampnett (15,501), books appear to be kept, in which strangers are permitted to enter their remarks. This practice seems likely to be a useful check on mismanagement. Perhaps • some regulations for the admission of strangers might be desirable. Your Committee entertain no doubt that those establish ments are in all respects infinitely superior (6,486, &c.) to the old parish poorhouses and workhouses, and in those in stances which have been brought under their notice, they have been generally satisfied with the provision made for the health and comfort of their inhabitants. In the cases of old persons and of children, they are inclined to think, that, under proper regulation, and subject to the controul of the Commissioners and Guardians, permission might safely and advantageously be given occasionally to go beyond the limits of the workhouse. They have reason to believe that this has been done in some instances without inconvenience. It would obviously be more difficult in towns than in the coun try ; and in all cases the propriety of such an indulgence must of course depend on the character and conduct of the poor, and in some degree on the situation of the workhouse, and of the extent of ground attached to it. With respect to the general circumstances of the Drox ford Union, your Committee examined at great length seve ral witnesses in different conditions of life, and of various opinions —members of the Board of Guardians, clergymen, medical practitioners, farmers, and labourers. In this in stance, as in all others, your Committee have examined all persons who were desirous of giving evidence, or who were said to be able to substantiate any ground of complaint. They have never refused a summons to any one. The Board of Guardians of Droxford, composed generally of the owners and occupiers of land, aear to be p er f ect l y convinced of the great improvement effectedp by the alteration of the law, and to wish for no further change. r ileY, and some of the other witnesses (vide Mr. Harri son's evidence, and others), describe in strong terms the evils of the former system ; the indiscriminate allowance on account of children (3,979, and following answers), with out reference to the amount of wages ; that their allow ance was demanded as a right (3,798) ; that inferior la bourers, owing to these allowances, were sometimes better off (6,636) than superior ones : they also state that a great increase of agricultural employment has generally taken place (6,695, 6,841, 7,633, 9,918, &c.) ; that wages have been raised (6,597, 7,625) ; that children are more em ployed (8,475) ; that the work is done better, and with better feeling (8,129) ; and that the general character of the men has been improved (6,705). The relieving officer in the Droxford Union visits every parish twice a week (10,445), a practice which must evidently be attended with advantage. In this Union the visits are made on fixed days and hours, which seem to your Committee to be a better plan than that of leaving the time uncertain. These statements have been met by the production of particular instances, in which the rules of the Commis sioners are said to have operated with severity, principally upon labourers with numerous families of children too young for work. It is impossible that the withdrawal of parish allowance in such cases should not have been attended with privations, unless met by a rise of wages, by more constant work, or greater employm en t f or th e f am ily. Th e eviden ce received by your Committee leads them to be lieve that these results have followed the alteration of the law ; wages have risen, and the amount of employment has PRICE sd. confessedly, and by the admission of adverse witnesses 9,326), increased. But your Committee cannot pretend to s.) , that in any state of things, or in any condition of so ciety, the possession of a numerous family dependent on the efforts of their parents for support will not be felt as a serious incumbrance. M uc h must always depend upan the disposition and mean s o f t h e employers of labour, much upon the character a nd exertionsof the labourers, and in these important respects the l aw appears to your Committee to have placed both parties reciprocally upon a better footing. Bad habits of long standing are, however, not easily eradicated. The inclination to make the pa rish fund contribute to the payment of wages may for a time j prevail with the employers of labour, and the labourer's dis position to rely on so easy a resource may not at once be changed for greater activity and exertion ; but it is to be re marked that the new law has a direct tendency to produce a better state of things, the employers of labour having an immediate pecuniary interest in avoiding the expense of maintaining whole families in the workhouse, and at the same time the labourers are necessarily stimulated to in creased efforts and to greater regularity of conduct in order to avoid the necessity of going there. While, therefore, it is most desirable to employ all practicable means for the alleviation of particular instances of pressure, great care should be taken not to re-introduce in any shape the old system of allowances, which had a decided tendency to lower wages, and to deprive the labourer of his indepen dent character. The aged poor in Droxford and in all the unions which have come before your Committee do not appear to be materially affected by any rules which have been issued for the regulation of their relief; in no instance have they been compelled to reside in the workhouse, and in those cases in which they are there it is owing to the circumstance of their having no home or friends with whom they could conveniently lodge, or from their own choice. The same parties,. before the change of law, would have been found in the parish poor houses. They generally re ceive their pay at the place where they live, and the amount seems upon the whole to have increased rather than diminished. Your Committee collect from several witnesses, in the unions to which their inquiry has extended, that there has been a decrease in the number of bastards (911,953,6,569,7,094), and no complaints of any moment have been made to them on that branch of the subject. With respect to the burials of paupers some questions arose in the Petworth and Droxford unions. These re lated principally to the place of burial, to the use of a pall, the tolling a bell, and the payment of fees. Your Com mittee having heard various statements from witnesses, made some i nqu i r i es f rom th e P oor L aw Commissioners on these points. They have printed, in the appendix to their twelfth rep or t, severa l l e t ters , an d t h ey h ave exam ined the secretary of the Commission. In a letter from the Com missioners to the clerk of the Langport Union, dated August 15, 1836, they say, " that they do not direct the disallowance of the charge for tolling the bell and the use of the pall at the funerals of paupers, and presume that the auditor will not do so, unless lie considers them ex cessive, with reference to the custom prevalent in the dis trict in which the union is situate." And in another letter, also from the Poor Law Commissioners to the clerk of the Dunmow Union, dated March 8, 1837, there are these expressions :—" Although the Commissioners are of opinion that all expense which partakes of the character of impo sition, or which may be incurred for the purpose of unne cessary display, should be avoided in the funeral of paupers, still they think they ought in no way to differ from those of individuals of the labouring classes, when conducted at the expense of their families, assuming always that that expense does not exceed such an amount as is necessary to provide for a funeral according to those forms of deco rum and decency which the custom of the place may have sanctioned." The Secretary of the Commission (12,607, 13,576), with reference to these letters, stated to your Committee that these wore the rules by which, in the opinion of the Com missioners, the funerals of paupers should be conducted. With respect to the place of burial, and the fees to the clergy, the Commissioners, in a letter to the clerk of the Pewsey Union, dated Jan. 30, 1837, propose that paupers dying in a workhouse should, if it were thought desirable, be buried in the parishes to which they belong, and for this purpose they propose the use of a small hearse, drawn by one horse. They say that the law with respect to the payment of fees is in some respects obscure ; but that, without giving an opinion on that point, they will not direct the disallowance of such a fee as is usually paid for a per son dying in his own parish.— Vide Appendix to the Twelfth Report. Your Committee cannot but express an opinion that Teat care has evidently been bestowed on the considera ion of this subject, and the conclusions at which the Com missioners have arrived, and the directions they have given, are in strict accordance with the religious feelings and ha bits of the country. Your Committee observed with regret, in the case of Droxford, that the ex officio guardians were rarely in the habit of attending the meetings of the Board (6,728, 6,761). Any appearance of a disinclination on the part of Magis trates to assist in the administration of the law must be attended with bad effects to all the interests concerned. Their advice might be often valuable, and their presence would add weight to the decisions of the Board. And in this great change of the law, affecting the condition of so large a portion of the community, and from its nature so liable to misapprehension, it is scarcely possible that the ad ministration of it should be satisfactory unless assisted by the co-operation of all classes of society. From Droxford, your Committee returned to the consi deration of the case of West Hampnett. The general cir cumstances of this union do not appear to differ materially from those of Droxford. There is the same evidence of the bad state of things under the former law (14,554), and of improvement under the change. The moral conduct of the labouring classes is said to be improved, and a better feeling to exist between theta and their masters. The amount of agricultural employment has greatly increased, and in some parishes large numbers of man formerly em ployed by overseers and waywardens in an unprofitable manner have either emigrated or found work. The num bers of a large benefit society (13,706), composed chiefly of agricultural labourers, heve increased in a remarkable degree within the last two years. There are also the same statements as in the other unions, of the severity with which the rule prohibiting all out-door relief to the able-bodied has pressed in particular instances on men with large families, and on widows with young chil dren. Some witnesses express an opinion that mendicancy has increased (14,177), and that in many cases the labourers are more in debt 04,554). A remarkable illustration of the main principles of the new Poor-law is afforded by the practice of a Board of Guardians at Chichester, under a local Act. They have recently, and with eminent success, adopted nearly the same rules of relief as those which prevail under the or ders of the Poor-law Commissioners. In cases of bastardy their rule is the same (14,974) the classification in the workhouse is the same, or nearly so (14,988). They have since October, 1833, put an end to out-door relief to the able-bodied (14,991). All this has been done of their own accord, without the interferences of any other authority ; they have reduced (15,002 and 13,010) the general ex penses of the establishment for the poor from 6,3991. in 1831, to 2,2161. in 1836 ; and Itrinin the same period the out-door relief has fallen from 3X271. to 5641. The per sons who formerly received this out-door relief are said to he more decent in their appearance, and seem to be better off, from improved habits of life, than they were before (15,011-12 and 15,036). In the early part of the year 18 36 there prevailed a con siderable mortality in the workh ouse at W est ll am p ne tt. This is attrib u t e d by the medicii officers principally to the character of the season, and sinne of the complaints are supposed to have been aggravaee d by the too frequent wash ing and ventilation of the house.. Your Committee are de sirous of referring to the evideace of this medical officer, and to that of a physician who. vas called in from Chiches ter, for a proof of the care and abundance with which the paupers in the workhouse were provided, not merely with medical attendance, but with every comfort and advantage of diet which could have been commanded by their more wealthy neighbours. Haring concluded their inquiries into these unions, your Committee were desirous of ascertaining what had been the effect of the administration of the law in some manufacturing districts, among: dense masses of people, with habits very different from those of the rural parts of England, and exposed to more - sudden and extreme vicissi tudes of fortune. With this ar!.ew they selected Bradford, in Wiltshire, that being the mseaufacturing district in which they were informed the new la et had been longest in ope ration. They had, however, E:Carcely commenced this part of their inquiry, and had been only able to hear one day's evidence with respect to Nottingham, where the law has been exposed to a severe trial , from an extreme depression of trade, when the approaching: termination of the Session obliged them abruptly to put an end to their own pro ceedings. Whatever impressicen may have been pro duced by the evidence which. they heard on that sub ject, and to which, from its valuable character, they beg to call the attention ,o 9 the House, your Com mittee do not feel that they can express any opi nion with reference to the manufacturing districts. They regret that, with respect to other parts of the coun try, they have not had the opportunity of making a more ( xtended inquiry : they have given to the subject an unre mitting and laborious attention faom their first appoint ment ; and if it should appear that in some instaric, s much time has been occupied in the investigation of minute de tails, your Committee can only say that, considering the na ture of the subject, the gre a t p u bli c i ntertst which atteched to every part of it, and the complaints which have been made, they were above all things anxious to leave no points in the case before them unexamined or unexplained. ! Upon the whole, and speaking of those unions to which their evidence relates, your Committee arc distinctly of opi nion that the operation of the new Poor-law is satisfactory, and that it ought to be maintained. They entertain no doubt of the general efficiency of its provisior.s. They think also that the administration of the law has been, in the main, judicious. The Boards of Guardians appear to be most attentive to their duties, and to be generally very sensible of the great improvement resulting from the change. It is obvious that Boards so consti tuted must bring to the consideration of cases connected with the circumstances and character of the poor a de gree of intelligence and experience utterly unknown before, except, perhaps, in a few rare instances. The distribution of relief, and the superintendence of the poor by the relieving officers, are among the most important parts of the system. The propriety of their frequently visiting their respective parishes has already been adverted to. No pains should be spared to render their agency as efficient. and per fect as p oss ibl e . An op i nion has been expressed that the poor may not be always sufficiently aware of the cases in which, in the absence of the relieving officers, they may apply to the churchwarden, overseer, or to the magistrate. Some of the parish officers themselves may possibly be not much more familiar with the provisions of the law. In so great a change it is natural that for a time some uncertainty should prevail ; but as inconvenience and unnecessary suf fering may be the consequence of any ignorance nn this point, your Committee are anxious that information respect ing it should be conveyed to every parish. The authority of the Poor-law Commissioners has, in the opinion of your Committee, and as far as they have had an opportunity of observing it, been exercised with great discretion. A more difficult task could scarcely have devolved on any depart ment of Government. Your Committee have now only to recommend that in a future Session of Parliament this subject should be resumed, and the following points appear to them to deserve especial consideration as matters for further inquiry : The situation of widows with several children too young to work ; that of able-bOdied labourers married before the passing of the Poor-law Amendment Act, with large fa milies under an age fit for work, and in districts where employment should not be readily obtained. . The circumstances by which the size of unions should he determined, and the state of medical relief as to the quali fications, number, mode of appointment, and remuneration of the medical officers. Whether in any and what cases it might be better that the medicine should be supplied by the union. The propriety of rating the owners rather than the oc cupiers of cottages under a certain value, has also been pressed on your Committee from various parts of England by magistrates and private individuals. Many suggestions have also been made of alterations in several particulars of the law. With respect to these and to the numerous peti tions which have been referred to them, your Committee would have felt it their duty to consider them with atten tion ; and they will take care to make arrangements by which they may be preserved as materials for any future inquiry which may be instituted by the House. (The figures in the report refer to the evidence as num bered).—July, 1837. THE RIVER AND WATERING PLACES. In consequence of the general closing of the shops and factories on Saturday, and the suspension of trade owing to the day being appointed for the funeral of our late most excellent Monarch, immense numbers availed themselves of the opportunity afforded them to visit Greenwich, Wool wich, and Gravesend, and from morn to night the river pre sented a scene of bustle and confusion such as was never before witnessed. On the day of the funeral of King George the Fourth not less than 10,000 persons embarked and disembarked at the St. Katharine's wharf, which was then the only place appropriated to the accommodation of steam-boat passengers, and the conduct of the people who visited Gravesend and other places on that occasion was marked by the greatest excesses little in accordance with the melancholy occasion, and the public-houses and tea gardens were filled with noisy and drunken people. On Saturday, between eight o'clock in the forenoon and seven in the evening, upwards of eighty thousand persons em barked in the steamers at London Bridge wharf, for Mar gate, Ramsgate, Southend, Harwich, Herne Bay, Graves end, Woolwich, and Greenwich, of whom about two-thirds returned at night. Gravesend was never so full before -14,500 persons landed during the day at the Terrace Pier and Town Quay. The Star and Diamond Companies could not provide enough vessels, and the Albion, Royal Sovereign, and several other steamers were put in requisi tion for Gravesend. Every packet which went down in the morning and the early part of the -afternoon was crammed with passengers fore and aft, above and below. The Star conveyed 1,000 persons, the Mercury 960, the Comet 800, the Planet 700, and the Medway about the same number in the first trip. These large and powerful steamers, after landing their living freights at Terrace-Pier, returned to London for more, and were running backwards and for wards until midnight with passengers. Every tavern, eat ing -house, and place of refreshment in Gravesend was crowded. The townspeople were quite taken by surprise by the great influx of visitors, who consumed all the provi sions in the place, and every bed was engaged. At night Bs. was the price demanded for beds, and they were eagerly sought after at that price. At half-past eight, when the Comet brought down the last draft of passengers, not a bed was to be procured at any price, and numbers offered half a-sovereigrf and 16s. each for the accommodation of a stable and a loft, but without success. In this dilemma the Star Company sent back the Comet at ten o'clock, and she arrived at London Bridge at twenty minutes past twelve, having come all the way up in the dark with 250 passen gers, who, to avoid perambulating the streets of Gravesend all night, returned to their homes. All business was sus pended at Gravesend except that of supplying the visitors with refreshments, the shops were all closed, and the bells of Gravesend and Milton churches were tolling during the evening ; while the colours on the shipping were hoisted half-mast high. The number of visitors to Gravesend was however trifling as compared with the countless multitudes who went down in the steamers from Hungerford Market, Dyer's Hall Wharf, and London Bridge Wharf to Green wich and Woolwich. It was startling to see steamer after steamer proceeding down the stream, with their decks crowded with passengers, consisting. principally of mecha nics and shopmen, wedged together as closely as sheep in the Smithfield pens. The numbers who embarked at the two places exceeded 100,000, twenty-five steamers being in requisition all the day. In Greenwich and Woolwich busi ness was likewise suspended, and the tolling of the bells and the firing of minute guns, together with the sombre appearance of the people, who were all attired in decent mourning, raised a feeling of melancholy and awe. The above-brAge steamers were also crowded with people, and the small boats were also busily engaged. Notwithstand inz the vast numbers who were on the river, and the nu merous steamers passing and repassing each other, we heard of no accidents. The conduct of the people was marked by the strictest decorum, and none of that revelry and boisterous mirth which distinguished the day on which George the Fourth was buried was observable. One feel ing of deep sorrow pervaded the minds of the people from the highest to the lowest. The same decorous behaviour characterized the people assembled at the tea gardens and other places of :csort in and about the metropolis. \Ve arc inuell deceived if the tra , :ellers to Constan- tinoplc, Modern Greece, the lonian Islands, and that " Sea Sybele"— Venice, be cot greatly augmented by the publication of Mr. Claridge's Guide along the Danube, &c., which sketches out so delightful a tour, occupying four months, and affording every enjoyment on the road ; while it demonstrates that it may be made at a coat scarcely exectd.lng a hundred pounds! On Sunday evening, between eight and nine o'clock, an accident occurred in the Long-line, leading from the London-road into Epping Forest, which, in a few minutes afterwards, proved of fatal consequences to a young lady, about 22 years of age, returning home in a gig. It appears that the unfortunate deceased, company with another lady and gentleman, were returning to the west end of London in a gig, from the fair, when the wheels of a coach caught those of the gig, and the vehicle c-, - erset, and the party were pre cipitated to the ground, about 100 yards from the May Pole public-house ; they were assisted up, and on raising the un fortunate lady from the ground the blood streamed from a desperate wound on the back part of her head. She was conveyed to the May Pole public-house, where she expired before surgical assistance could be procured. MoRE " BUBBLES."—Wc understand that what . the amusing author of " Bubbles," &c. has done for the Brun nens of Nassau, a much more elaborate pen is about to do for the other, and infinitely more important Spas that exist in ofto a p work, Gr w ao li v ic il h le i , s t o h n e various parts of Germany. We all,uedoe the point of appearing, learn the I object of which is to supply at once a professional guide, and a pleasant companion to those hitherto little known, but infi nitely important agents in the cure of almost every physical ill which " flesh is heir to." We can scarcely conceive a more 1 valuable offering at the shrine of public utility: for the igno ranee that at present prevails in this country on the highly in teresting subject in question would really amount to the ridi culous, if it were not so truly lamentable.