The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-05 00:00:00

...... . - ----"*""° E MBT S ' ----------........ - _, (.1.i.t : CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.' I, et, La ne ' t OPENING of the CASTLECARY BRANCH, and COMPLE- - ~ :en—ea .... TION of the DIRECT LINE of RAILWAY between LONDON, I",'aledonian,lii ,PERTH, DUNDEE, ARBROATH, MONFROSE, &c. 1 4 ' t rth- We stern ; 01 EXPRESS TRAINS between LONDON, EDINBURGH, GLAS- --- iit Sheffielu , !r, --DO ' GOW, PERTH, DUNDEE, ard ARBROATH. 4 : I ‘'•,- - " , .. ,4 •ck, 82 1 /4 bu rl, Between London and Edinburgh. ••• • • .... in 12 hours. i s _Shrew s ' Between London and Glasgow •••••• •• • • • • in 12 boars and 10 min. y rk S ir Between London and Perth ..............in 14 hours. i s .-- 0 , .Between London and Dundee ... •.• ...... in 15 hours. . .>, ...,_ IA P. Bet ween London and Arbroath .. •• • ..... in 15 hours and 45 min. ,_ 1 ` 11 .19. The line of Railway is continued from Arbroath to mon n is usual nn ! Mid llll4 ' 'Me, and fast coaches ran between Montrose and Aberdeen. No 17 455 ] LONDON Passengers by the Mail Train leaving London at 8.45 rad., and s are-- ~• ,• ) • f. 3S. 9d. e'' te ac hing the Greenhill Junction at 2.0 rat, will be taken on by the Expres s Train to Perth, &o. aa......, TIME TABLE. NT ATIO/4 AL LOAN FUND LIFE ti ted a ° _Oa and after August 7, 1849 , and until further notice—e qo_ ,,,. LA ASSURANCE SOCIETY. ghats' Oa 'n:, ARBROATH, DUNDEE, PERTH, EDINBURGH and GLASGOW, 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. DOI ' to CARLISLE, MANCHESTER, LIVERPOOL, BIRMINGHAM, Capital X 504,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. LONDON, &e. d Bradford , 2P. ...... Policies issued by this Society have a two-fold advantage :—Provi sion for the family of the Assured, and an augmenting pecuniary Tordshiret 4a6 - SUNDAY available resource to himself, if needful, while living. The Assured Ur TaAms. Thum. has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for t& 2 1,2,&3 feitere of the solicy, two-thirds of the premiums paid. c tee tO-dS., ~. Ex- (from (from Division of Profits Annual. , s m o 111. '' 1 press, Assurances for terms of years on the lowest possible rates. u., - ' hop '1 & 1,2, 1,2, Preston 1,2, Carlisle „ E. parc I ' 2, let Sr. 3. class. l 2. & 3.1 &3. let &3. I Ist Increased facilities for travelling. • only). only). Examples of Bonuses already Declared, and Options. w Ge nel 4 , ' - --......_...... 1 -- -- -- - • ?rains leave A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. . .; Annual Policy Bonus in Permit- Sant th e Kent Re- Assured IMP - ,„„ s y Arbroath .. .. 6457 0 •• •• .. .. •• Age. t,' Pre- taken addition Bonus in duction of may bor ,yr, bo u ',„,Thiod : s " bundes .. . 7308 0 .• •• •• •• •• a naig am. eat M to: Sum Cask. Animal row ea —Giasew. ts t, Perth ..., , :: 8309 0 .. .. • • • • • 02 Assured. Premium.; Policy. —NOrtil lin Edinburgh.: 650 10 30 11 15 130 a 0 9 . 15 11 15 915 ——-- 43 , 199 Z0w • ... 6 1 30 10 20 11 5 120 450 9 5 11 5 9 5 X s. d. X s a. A s. d. A s. d. . A rrive at E.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. 1837 214 8 121 15 11 20 0 0 443 17 9 ' • %Arita° .... 11 30 1 22 348 720 10 0 129 348 120 de 1000 74 3 4 1834 237 lb 6108 16 417 7 1 494 II IS :dinburgh S. .. —GO _ P.M. 1. 41. , 1839 211 18 6 95 It 9 14 17 7 445 5 IP 7s. 6d. .. 4 Newcastle —2 40 .. 780 .. .. .. Sl5 . , 1840 163 8 4 75 15 10 11 10 9 395 11 1 )itlo, ( 2 0 ' ....'restod .... 360 4 II 753 .• .. 529 83 5 . 19 1641 159 3 4 1 71 5 0 15 19 8 34S 2 3 • maitchester 5b2 6 7945 .. .. 7 4 940 7 4 1842 132 2658 17 6 819 10 294 13 4 • Liverpool- . 62 6' 1710 0• •• .. 71410 0 714 1843 84 11 81 37 10 0 114 2 247 4 5 or. 2. , c i r, A.M. AM. ;3.911e sp u d 90. . • .. 1 .. Rugby....'„ BBl 20 Ilrininaham .. 7451 0 • • .. 9551 — 0 - 9 65 4 " ; ,0 2 • • rospectuses, with tables of rates, &c., Ina, be had at the *lice, Thirder P M 0• P.M.. or any of its branches in the c•aatry ; or, en application, will be for ,,- . Lettdon ..... .. 15 30 4 45 , .. ,•• 104 46 1 0 warded post free. W. S. B. WOOLHOUSE, Actuary. , LIA R y. . LONDON , BIRMINGHAM, LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, CAR- m. ETROPOLITAN COUNTIES and . „. a, C. , , LISLE, &c., TO EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW, PERTH, GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. LC.LI.i ' 1 DUNDEE, AND ARBROATH. (Incorporated 7 and 8 Victoria, Cap. 110.) ...—________ Te. . SUNDAY 27, Regent-street, Waterloo-place, London. Temporary Offices, 30, • .0 , 1 DOWN Ta A.I NS. TRAINS. - .Regent-street. Rae , C Assurances granted on one or more Lives, on Joint Lives, or -Stu . • ylvorships ; also, Annuities, Immediate and Deferred. • , ,1 $ 5 . • 1,2, &3, An advantageous system of Loans in connexion with Life Assur mellow Ex- 1& 2 ailed, enabling parties to purchase Freehold or Leasehold Property. 1 :,.. 2, only 0 , Prospectuses and every variety of Table to be had, on application 1 4 1,2, 1 & press 1& 2. .• , 2. Ss 3. 2. Ist "' 3 ' Car- at the Office, or to the Agents in the Country. t 1 ' class. lisle. F. FERGUSON CAMEOUX, Manager. Gran-, -- _ fro. route . ~ Trains leave P.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. FARES REDUCED TO ANTWERP. en _ n re, • 8 30 Passengers walk on board to all except Hamburgh Steamers. 8 45 10 0 ot, Mi Sa v r „ot; • London .... 845 .. .. 9 0 [lO 0 THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION my gsd Y"" 4 .. A .M. P.M • COMPANY'S splendid and powerful first-class STEAM:. wal k ton, ~.s ti ; lirminoam 12 30 1 . .. 63012 10 P.M. A.M. P.M. ;HIPS are appointed to leave— ght In" ro,. 1 0 The Custom-House or Tower, for— •-• 516111 / 4 nth; '• Liverpool .. 3 231 7451040 1 10 325 12 30 148 Xanchester •• 7 55 , 10 50 120 335 ,3 23 HAMBURGH, carrying -her Majesty's Mails, every TuesdaY and Friday Evening. The Caledonia, To-morrow, at Three, ir o Morn 7'a , • PAL ing ; The Princess Royal, Friday, 'at Half-past Eight, Evening. 1 1$11, .. Preston .... 5159A012 30 3 10 116 115 516 /4 Xewcatitle .. 4301i0 1 45 .. 4 0 .., 5 0 From Blackwall Pier, for— a; ROTTERDAM ant the RHINE, carrying' her Majesty's Mails — ti Foot/ t. Cor g :- 1 r.m. ' Every Wednesday and Saturday, at Ten, Morning. The Ocean, giinen.7 re, Carl/SIG .... 9 16 , 2.15 I'o4 58 916 916 916 Wednesday, Sept. 6th ; the Rainbow, Saturday, 9th ; The Giraffe, Trotter; y . ~ Arrive at P.M. . A.M. P.M. A.M. Wednesday. 13th Chief Cabin, 11. 55.; Fore, 15s. i es, bag'? Edinburgh.. — 1 45, 74510'0 9 0 130 145 130 4, ,r,,,__ ANTWERP aid the RHINE—The Soho, every Thursday, at . ' ...`"eoltovr.... r:55.1• 7651015 9 10 140 145 140 Ten, Morning. Saloon, 11. 10s. ; Fore Cabin, 11. 10 t. ivy , • rerth ...... 3 30a .. .. 11 0 .• OSTEND—In Ten flours, every Wednesday, and Saturday Morn '''. 4th v i ' oo t, . Dundee .... 4 30 1 .. .. 12 20 • • ing. Sept. 6th, at Six ; 9th, at Nine ; 13th at Twelve Noon. Chief , 76th Y ' 'breath .. 4 201 • • • • 12 55 • Cabin, 11. 4s. ; Fore, 18s. ~aOO l _ From St. Katharine's Steam Wharf, for— m Baroli ''-- I T.E. No change of carriage between London and Edinburgh and , HA VR E—Ev e r y Sunday and Thursday, at Eight, Morning. sy 5 1 ° .. , - London and Perth. __ , _ _ —. . • --- " From London-bridge Wharf, for — ..p.m ,--,..... ...._ . ......,__ a,—, , 71.1. ell• Ci.• . 1411... ~ „.-re 44A11' t:0;;111.4•6:11.4.1.:6:-;-'s1:1:1118;.I.L::'-1':::* -4L'ege't-1-4 ----eli°l---In- - -- . , • • •:' *;.' - - ~_ ~: 7', ,,,..: 7 , 2 : ) ,.. - : :: ; .• ~:' -,, .. - . th 1,. ~ at o) -• ... - --. \ 61 , C ' .- ~,,. ,i,c ‘' ; ‘ : I ' .. b4 :i .--4‘ iti, _,,, '- ' ,l - ‘411 : ., " I', g-ja° ‘ i ./ .1 .: 11. ---. ' '*11111 ..: - z ' '1144 .-74 ,'Cc-N - ' e) • ).. \ - , ;)-•• - i - 4 - .. (11 ....- 1 .. , • .-....-- , .4). ..; -,,. ~. ' - 11, ..-- N.,........" ..- ,r - rt;;:v '-',' , ' ag,lijCSIC. -. l ',iY . tii:-.• • ' : 1 ,,. ra i1,,,;&,. .1., • ... , , - -/- it. ' wI l. -Di i .'', , , r4crl,n:- , - , q . " ilii" - - t;-;' , "•• =-. ' I ,- 0- iN ..,--.--- - - • . -..v- - t--I t a-, W --- c - f!':. ...i: , t- hal - ast 1, ' a FP • ..!..'• ' +.. , "" i t': * ...• • • '" -- 4 ',......_ -.•• ' , COURT CIRCULAR, Her Majesty will prorogue Parliament - th ,h inst., al )ne o'clock. ty and the Prince Albert left Osborne at; lock yesterday morning, embarked. on board the Fairy, royal yacht, at Osborne Pier, reached Gosport at a quarter before — eleven, and Buckingham Palace at twenty minutes past one. Her Majesty was accompanied by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and Prince Alfred, and was attended by the Countess of Gains borough, the Lady in Waiting, Lord Alfred Paget and Captain the Hon. A. Gordon, Equerri:ei in4Wait ing, General Bowles, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Dr. Meyer. Her Majesty was received at the Palace by the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Spencer, and Earl•of Morton. The three younger royal Princesses and the Dowager Lady Lyttelton remain at Osborne, to gether with her Serene Highness the Princess Ho henlohe Langenbourg and the Princesses Eliza Adelaide and Feodora of Ilohenlohe Langenbourg, and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent remains some time Monger at her present residence in East Cowes Park. riday, the' NG No. 17,455.] LONDON, TUESDAY E V E N 3E_ Sl7 Pt, SEPTEMBER 5, 1848. [PRICE SD. G A S. pRICE OF TO THE BENEVOLENT PUBLIC. A CASE OF PECULIAR HARDSHIP. A PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION for the Benefit of Mr. CHARLES .HUNT, the original projector and founder of the Commercial Gas light and Coke Company, in 181 G. Mr. Hunt having done a public good, and been the means of re ducing the price of Gas to consumers throughout the Metropolis ftom 9s. per thousand cubic feet to 6s. per thousand cubic feet, therefore doing away with the long -existing monopoly, and in removing other grievances, from his exertions the Gas consumers are now enjoying the benefits. A meeting of the Gas consumers and others of the metropolis has been held at Mr.Stebbing's, Blue Anchor Tavern, Stepney, for the purpose of taking into considiration the strong claims of Mr. Charles Hunt, the original projector and founder of the Commercial Gas light and Coke Company in 1836, it was unanimously resolved:— That Mr. Hunt being the original projector of the Company, and through his exertions the price of Gas has been greatly reduced, and having.established his claims by the production of manuscript and printed documents, whereby Mr. Hunt and his infant family has been reduced to a state of great poverty in consequence of his long and severe illness, also his late accident, a Public Subscription for the benefit of himself and family be immediately entered into. Through his making the reduction in the price of Gas, he has been out of employ for Six Yeats. A Committee was formed to carry out the objects of the meeting, and Mr. Robertson, of the Queen Catherine, Ratcliffe, and Mr. Steb bings, of the Blue Anchor Tavern, Stepney, were appointed Trea surers. THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. scene on the placid and tranquil water still more sliblime than on land. The shrill cries of the respec tive commanders of the menaced vessels, the long, 'continuous, and savage howls of the mariners and sailors, in their endeavour to draw their crafts from the theatre of the conflagration, all tended to impress the spectator with the grandeur of the dreadful cala mity that had befallen the city of Constantinople. Towards nine o'clock the fire had spread out in an awful manner. In one direction it was travelling at a rapid rate towards the Calmoumjilar, in another towards the Uzun Charski, whilst on the other it was raging at the Odun Kapoussi. Notwithstand ing great efforts were made to prevent . its spread ing towards the hill, which gradually rises until it reaches the crest, on which stands the Mosque of Suleymanieh, and close to that the palaces of several vizirs, the Sheik-ul-Islam Kappoussi (Porte of the Ulemas), and other extensive public and private buildings, with their hanging gardens and kiosks, it was all of no avail. The houses were destroyed one after the other. The flames rushed up the walls, and stood like pyramids of fire in the air. At length, at about eleven o'clock, the pinnacle of one of the minarets of Suleymanieh, on the extreme height, and fully one mile from the scene of destruction, caught fire. A singular spectacle indeed was, to see this airy meteor burning and blazing away, whilst the flames in a vast body kept beating like waves against the angle of the Sheik-ul-Islam's palace, after having destroyed, in rapid succession, all the intervening buildings. At about midnight it had reached Baluk Bazaar, in the im mediate neighbourhood of the new bridge, and great anxiety was entertained respecting the Drug Bazaar, which is a splendid building, well known to tourists who visit this city. In the opposite direction it had reached the Skemnegelar, and was proceeding at a rapid rate towards the Oun Kapan. The efforts made by the Turks to extinguish the fire were useless; they everywhere ceased, and were mostly employed in pulling down buildings. With the poor inhabi tants it was a general sauve qui peut ; indeed, many were so surrounded by the flames as to be unable to escape, and were burned to death. Near Oun Kapan a dreadful destruction of life occurred, and it is said that upwards of twenty persons have perished. At two o'clock in the morning the fire had sensibly abated in its violence for want of fuel to aliment it, and at about half-past three no snore danger was anticipated. The fire has consumed, according to a detailed estimate, about 2,500 shops and 500 houses ; about 40 of the latter were splendid palaces belonging to the Sheik-ul- Islam, Moustapha Pasha, Said Pasha, Irret Pasha, Hassan Pasha, and others. The general loss is calculated at averaging from 2,000,0001. to 4,000,0001. sterling, but some have carried it to 5,000,000/. We should state it at, approximately, about 2,500,0001. To account for this great loss, it must be care fully understood that vast depositaries of merchan dise were kept there, besides whole bazaars of oil, fruit, wax, rice, spices, tallow, coffee, sponges, &c., as well as the establishments of the knife-grinders, wholesale grocers, nut sellers, &c. In addition to these must be noted nineteen khans, seven mosques, four baths, two public granaries, 15,000 barrels of rice belonging to the Pasha of Egypt, a Government steam mill and seventeen vessels, and among the rest an Austrian and Russian vessel, &c. This fire 'ex ceeds that of Pera, two months back, not only in the extent, but in the value of the objects destroyed. Here people are positively ruined, as their all was there. A fearful night of havoc indeed it was. The Sultan went inoognito to the scene of destruction, and subsequently took up his position in a steameriin the arsenal. Seventeen whole blocks, the, pier, the Columbia-street market, two bridges, and near one hundred boats, are destroyed. Most of the boats were heavily laden. We- regret to learn that several lives have been lost. Two men were drowned in the basin, near the foot of Maiden-lane. They were floating on a raft, and in the midst of the conflagration fell off and sunk. The owner of the steam-boat William Seymour, Benjamin Wake man, is missing. A man named Hardely, an Irishman, died from over exertion. A man named Johnson, and several others, are missing. Some 8,000 or 10,000 barrels of flour were burnt on the pier. The loss of property in the basin was immense. The loss is roughly estimated at two millions of dollars. We fear our local insurance companies are overwhelmed. The property on the pier was insured abroad. The Swiftsure and Eckford Towboat lines lose tremendously. Hundreds of our business men are utterly ruined. Four buildings were blown up with powder. At midnight the fire was burning in forty places, but it is completely under control. There is no wind, and the rain has ceased. The Argus says:—No estimate of the value of pro perty is yet attainable. We hear of two forwarding lines that estimate property under. their charge to the amount of 90,000 dolls., all consumed. Another line LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 4. The British and North _ Anierican Royal Mail Steam-ship Acadia, Captain Stone, arrived in the Mersey this afternoon at five, bringing advices from Boston to the 23d, and. Halifax to the 25th, one day and eleven hours later than that received by the Her mann, arrived this morning at Southampton. The Britannia, of the same line of vessels, had ar rived out before the Acadia left. We hare now to hand much that is important. The Cambria's intelligence had but little effect upon the markets. Indian corn was depressed, however. The money market was firm, though money was not abundant. Bills of exchange on London dull. The grain 'harvest was over, and turns out abundant. The meetings in connexion with the Irish movement in America were going on with more intensity than ever, and the most exaggerated reports were in circulation respecting the success of the rebels. As a proof of this, the correspondent of the Tribune has it that at the affair at Slievena mon the people had a great victory—General Mac donald.was killed, and six thousand of the British troops were killed and wounded. Three miles of the road were said to have been covered with dead. Kil kenny and Limerick were taken by the people. The citizens of Dublin went in' thousands to assist "the patriots; Dillon - and Meagher were wounded, and it• was expected th a t D u b l i n would rise and attack the gaols on Sunday (August 6). Not only this, but the Tribune's correspondent gravely adds : "The 3d Buffs turned and fought with the people. All the people on the railroad 'were cautioned and commanded—not - (o- Wl — the ' - ntvligrffntrtbirpelice drove away those who asked questions." It is no cause of wonder that with such stirring intelligence an additional impetus should have been given to the agitation, and the coffers are said to have been very largely replenished. The intelligence received from Mexico advises us that Congress had resumed its sittings in the capital. From New Orleans we learn that the revolution had been suppressed, the Indians disarmed, and all pri soners discharged upon pledging themselves to sup • port the Government. Paredes was still concealed. Some of his partisans had been captured. Another revolution had taken place at Mazatlan. Most of the Americans who remained in Mexico have gone to Yucatan to aid in subduing the refractory Indians. • The United States and Canadian press are not pulling very cordially together just now, the sym pathy manifested by the former for the Irish insur gents having stirred the ire of the latter, who vent their anger very unreservedly. It is but a few weeks since they were "soaping" each other, in order to promote a free- trade measure. -- --- -- -- . Permit- A.M. A.M. I.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. .; , i i Annual Policy Bonus in Keit Re- Sa Ass nt ured tbe .. 6457 0 •• •• • • .• •• Age. L' Pre- takes addition, Bonus in ductien of may bor .. 7 39 8 0.. .. •• •• • • . g naluin • eat in to: Sum Cask. Axsaal row ea 6 50 10 30 11 15 1 8 30 9 0 .. • 30 i• 0 9• • • • • . 15 11 15 915 Assured. Premium.; Policy. ----. ---- 630 10 20 11 5 120 450 9 5 11 5 9 5 A s. d A s d. A s. d. A s. 41 X.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. • t 11 30 1 22 3417 20 10 0 129 348 120 1237 214 1 121 15 11 10 0 0 143 17 1x Li. 4. 18311 237 15 6108 16 417 7 2 494 11 1 • P.M. 1839 211 18 6 1 95 IS 9 14 17 7 445 41 1 240 .. 7SO .. • • .. 11 15 .. 10 1000 74 3 4 1841 163 64 1 751510 11 10 9 395 11 1 350 4 6753 •• •• 129 8 3 519 1841 159 24 1 7150 le 19 8 341 2 3 5b2 6 7941 .. •. 7 4 940 7 4 1842 122 2658 17 6 819 10 292 13 4 62 6' 1710 0•• 71410 0 714 1843 84 11 81 37 10 0 514 2 247 4 5 A.M. A.M. .. 7 45 1 0 .. •• 955 1 0 925 5 8120 .. .. 10 20 • • P.M. Prospectuses, with tables of rates, &c., Ina, be bad at th e *lice, P M. or any of its kranches in the cmittry ; •r, on applicatles, will he for .. to 30 445 •• •• 1 0 4 46 1 0 warded p ost free. W. S. B. WOOLHOUSE, Actuary. At half-past two o'clock the Queen held. a Privy Council and Court at Buckingham Palace. - Before the Council her Majesty gave audience to Earl Spencer, the Marquis of Lansdowne, :and Sir George Grey. The Privy Council was attended by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Lord President, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Privy Seal, the Secre taries of State for the 'Home, Foreign, and-Col on i a l Departments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Postmaster-General, the President of the Board of Trade, the Chief Com missioner of the Woods and Forests, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, and the Master of the Horse. Mr. Hunt has strong claims on the gratitude of the Gas consumers of the metropolis, who are now payingpnly one-half the original price of Gas. Subscriptions received by the Treasurers, Mr. Robertson, Queen Catherine, Ratcliffe, and Mr. Stebbings, Blue Anchor Tavern, Stepney. Copy of a Letter to Mr. Chas. Hunt, from J. H. Pollock, Esq., Solicitor to the Company when it was first formed. (Published by Permission.) 4, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street, July 9, 1842. SIR,—I have received your letter of yesterday's date, and have no hesitation in answer, to state that you were the projector of the Cdmmercial Gas-light and Coke Company ; having consulted me some time previous to its formation, with a view to my seeing the gentlemen, who afterwards became the original directors; and to enable me to do this, you firrnished me with a series of calcula tions, accompanied by plans of the district, and an estimate of the outlay and rental, as the basis on which the Company should be es tablished. After my explanation to Messrs. Goldie, Lamont, Henry, Heathorn, Wilton, and others, it was decided that you should pro cure a requision from the inhabitants, being Gas consumers in the district, which you succeeded in doing, signed by a very large num ber, for about 11,0001. rental, before- the project was entertained, .which dOeument; I believe; Is llt existence ; and in contemplation of an Act of Parliament, you posted alt the usual notices, and rendered an account from which the Committee deducted sums actually paid by you. The prospectus first issued was prepared by you, subjected to several alterations by different directors, and I have pleasure in bearing testimony to your'zealous and indefatigable conduct in the sale of shares, the subscriptions on which you duly accounted for to me, and generally in promoting the objects of the Company ; your accounts were audited by a Committee appointed by the directors, some of the present directors being then in office, viz. :—Mr. Butler, Mr. Lecesine, and also Mr. Goldie and Mr. Lamont ; they were ap pi aved by such Committee, subsequent to their deduction, which de ductio is I consider improper, because they were actual payments ; independently of which, you posted all the original bills, advertising the formation of the Company, and distributed prospectuses in the district, to the exteat of 8,000 at least, for doing which I know, per sonally, that you were at au expense which was not charged by you to the Company. I regret that circumstances should have rendered it 'necessary for you to apply to me, as although I may be the only person willing to vouch to the above facts, nevertheless the directors above-Mentioned, I am sure, will not fail to bear testimony to all which I have stated. I am, Sir, yours obediently, (Signed) J. H. POLLOCK. To Mr. Chas. Hunt, 18, Upper John-street, Stepney, Projector of the Commercial Gas-light and Coke Company. P.S. I can feel no hesitation in personally coming forward to state the above facts, should it be (which I trust it may not be) necessary. suffers to an amount of f l f6m 60,000 dolls, to 80,000 dolls. TheAoss of flour afloat, and in store, is not less than 10,000 barrels. -- The area of 'the fire embraces many acres, perhaps fifty or sixty, , of the most compact and valuable part of the cily.'7 , lt includes at least twenty squares. Amidst tl4 - rains which everywhere meet the" eye, it is difficult to trace the outlines of the former state of things ; but those familiar with the city will perceive the ex tent of this most calamitous visitation, by a few ge neralities. The Most Honourable John Marquis of Breadal bane was, by command of the Queen, sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his seat at the Board. Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in waiting. At the Court Viscount de Moncorvo, the Portu guese Minister, had an audience of the Queen, to take leave on temporary leave of absence. His Ex cellency was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.11., her Majesty's Master of the Cere monies. Broadway, from the intersection of Herkimer, to the south corner of Hudson-street, on the west side and to Van Sehaack's variety store, on the east side, nearly half a mile, is, with all its structures and stores, including the Eagle Tavern,- the 'Townsend House, and the United States Hotel, level with the earth. From Broadway to the river, including the ranges of lofty stores on Quay-street, throughout nearly the entire space above mentioned, all is a heap of ruins. All the cross streets entering Broadway, Herkimer, Bleecker, Lydius, Hamilton, Division and Hudson, west as far Union and Da'Has-streets, are swept away. Ainaz - ing effort preserved Goold's great carriage and coach establishment ; everything on the surrounding streets being demolished. North, the flying cinders, with which the air was filled, caught the Columbia-street market, and of that large structure nothing remains. The adjacent buildings were saved by the prompt efforts of the two Schenectady fire companies. But the scene of the most striking and absolute desolation is the pier. Scarcely a vestige of it remains. Throughout its entire length, from Hamilton street to the cut opposite the Boston depot, it is utterly consumed, including the wharves, warehouses, nearly all the shipping in the basin, and outside the pier, tow boats, barges, canal boats, huge floating warehouse arks, with all their valuable and vast contents of goods and products, the three bridges at Columbia, State, and Ha milton-streets, lumber yards, flour stores, in short, everything that floated or teemed with life and value in that great mart yesterday morning. The scene in State-street beggars all description. Thousands, flyihg from the conflagration, pressed every -eonceivableoTehicle into their service, depositing goods, furniture, families, children, everything animate and inanimate. Every point in that wide street, —at the Exchange, at the City Bank, at the corners of all' the intersecting streets, in front of St. Peter's Church, all along the Parks, and finally at the State Hall and City Hall—were crowded with bales, boxes, furniture, goods of every description, &c. No point was deemed too remote from the de vouring element. The stores everywhere were closed, or were only opened to the flying citizens and their effects. Count de Ludolf, on a special mission from the King of the Two Sicilies, had an audience bf her Majesty. His Excellency was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, and was conducted by Colonel the' Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H. Baron d'Andrian had an audience to present a letter to the Queen from the Archduke John of Austria. The Baron was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, and was conducted by Colonel the lion. Sir Edward Cust. mill& no , Lards, v`,ll, [. Broo - V 3 orl Gdsl46 Passengers are booked to and from Bristol, Gloucester, ham, London, Coventry, Rugby, Crewe, Stafford, Leamin 111 ,_filtcham, Tamworth, Wolverhampton, Liverpool, Manche 'ma, Preston, Lancaster, Kendal, Windermere, and Penril By order, J. W. CODDINGTON, Sec Company's Offices, 122, George-street, Aug. i, 184$. , Chelten , rgton, sir Ester, Bet From London-bridge Wharf, for— BOULOGNE—Every Thursday Morning. Sept. 7th at Six; 13th, at Eleven. Chief Cabin, 12s. ; Fore, Ss. CALAIS—Every Thursday and Sunday Morning. Sept. 7th, al Seven ; 10th and 14th at Ten. _ . . :retary. llULL—Every Tuesday and Friday, at Eight Morning. Lieutenant-Colonel Shiel was presented to the Queen at the audience, by Viscount Palmerston. Sir John F. Davis, Baronet, was presented to her Majesty, by Viscount Pahnerston, on his return from China. CHESTER and HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. The HALF-YEARLY ORDINARY MEETING of the Share aolders of this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, 61, Ill oorgate-street, London, on WEDNESDAY, the 20th day of September, itt One o'clock precisely. The TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED on the 9th day of Sep 'aber until after the Meeting. YARMOUTH-Every Wednesday, and Saturday, at Six Evening. RAMSGATE—Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at llalf past Nine Morning, calling at Blackwall at a Quarter-past Ten: Saloon, 45.; Fore, 35.; Children, 2s. From Brown's Wharf, Poplar, for— EDINBURGH—Every Wednesday and 'SatUrday, at Ten Evening. The Leith, next Saturday ; the Trident, Wednesday, 13 ; the Cla rence, Saturday, 16. Chief Cabin, 2/. • Second Cabin,ll 2s. Gd. From lore's Steam Wharf, Wapping,Cy• . . . This Day is published, E PITOME, of ALISON'S HISTORY 01 EUROPE. The Earl of Auckland bad an audience of the Queen. The Judge-Advocate General had an audienca of the Queen, and submitted to her Majesty the pro ceedings of some courts-martial. The Court was attended by the Marquis of An glesey, Gold Stick in waiting, the Treasurer of the tfouis o'l4, the - comptroller of the Household, and the Earl' Morton, Lord in Waiting. Cou and Countess Neuilly and the Duke and Duchesi of Nemours called at Buckingham Palaceyesterday, l ha pay their respects to her Majesty pre vious Wilier eparture for Scotland. The Ankerican Minister and Mrs. Bancroft have returned to town from Scotland. W. R. COLLETT, Chairman. 61 , Moorgate-street, August 30,1848. NEWCASTLE—Every Wednesday and Saturday, at Eight Even ing. Chief Cabin, 1/. ; Second Cabin, 12s. Between BRIGHTON and DIEPPE—From the Railway Termi nus, Shoreham Harbour, every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, calling at Brighton Pier half an hour after. 6th, at Half past Five ; 7th, at Seven, Afternoon ; 9th, at Nine Morning ; 11th, at Half-past Ten, Morning ; leaving Dieppe for Brighton every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. To secure Berths, for Freight, and fur Bills, containing hours of departure, fares, &c., apply at the Offices, 71, Lombard-street ; 37, Regent-circus ; and 25, Leadenhall-street. For the Use of Schools and Young Persons. Price Seven Shillings and Sixpence, strongly bound in cloth. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. Sold by all Booksellers. The Trade may have Specimens of this Work for distribution, on application through their London correspondents. - The commercialnewsis very scanty. Exchange stood at 109 to 1091. In cotton the market was quiet, and nothing of importance was doing. In flour the receipts were light, though the market was firm. Corn was heavy, and wheat without change. G RAVESEND via BLACKWALL RAIL WIT', and STIR And BLACLWALL PACKETS. Railway and Boat included in one Payment. Fares, to or from London. Fere Cable ant Second Class Railway, ONS SHILLING; '▪ coon and First Class ditto, ONE SHILLING and SIXPENCE. Te er from Blackwall or intermediate Piers, Fore Cabin. . 94. Saloon •• • • .... Is. No ether Packets call at the Grays or Greenhithe Piers. Front The Terrace Pier, Gravesend, at 7, 854,* 9554, 1154, 1,2, 3, ▪ r 5, 6 , 6 54 , 7, and 1. Sundays , at 7, 6%,e 1054, 11 54 , 1,3, 4,5, 6, `34.7, 734, and 8. ▪ bom the Brunswick Wharf; Blackwell, at 9, 934, 10, 10%, 11, 12, :X. 254, 334, 4, 5%.* 6, and 7.° Sundays, at 154, 9, 934, 10, 41) ....11, 1 56 , 2 54 , 3 54, 5,6, 7,* and 7%.* The TRAINS starting one quarter of an hour before each of these antes. F OR STOPPING DECAYED TEETH, Price 2s. 6d. Patronised by her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. Mr. THOMAS HO WARD'S SLICCERLICEUM, for Stopping De cayed Teeth, however large the cavity. It is placed in the tooth in a soft state, without any pressure or pain, and soon becomes as hard as the enamel, and will remain firm in the tooth for many years rendering extraction unnecessary, and arresting the further progress of decay. All persons can use Mr. Howard's Succedaneum them selves with ease,as Hill directions are enclosed. Price 25. 6d. AWFUL CONFLAGRATION IN AL BANY -SIX HUNDRED BUILDINGS AND MUCH PROPERTY DESTROYED. 1 1 HE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. '417 The Cause of th• Fatal Explosion in Albany-street explained and (From the New York Herald.) • illustrated by Experiments, in a Lecture by Dr. Ryan, on Gas Mak ing, in which the new Patent Gas Apparatus of Stephen White, Esq., will be exhibited daily at Half-past Three o'clock, and in the Eve nings of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.—A Lecture on the His tory, Uses, and Manufacture of Gutta Percha, by Dr. Bachhoffner daily, at Two o'clock, and In the Evenings of Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.—The various Optical Effects.—Diver and Diving-bell, &c. Open daily from Eleven to Five ; and In the Evenings (including Saturday) from Seven till Half-past Ten. Admission, ls.—Schools, Half-price.—The Now Catalogue, Is. • The Albany papers are filled with accounts of a disastrous conflagration which took place in that city on the 17th ult. We are indebted to Capt. Gorham, of the steamboat Hendrik Hudson; for Albany papers delivered at an early hour on Friday afternoon. The Albany Express gives the following account of the disaster : Colonel Alaberley had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official re sidence in Downing-street. Prepared only by Thomas Howard, Surgeon Dentist, 17, George street, Hanover-square, who will send it into the country free by post. Sold by Savory, 2211, Regent-street; Sanger, 15e, Oxford street ; Starkie, 4, Strand ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Johnstone, 68, Cornhill ; and all Medicine Vendors. Price 2s. 6d. Passages marked * are ran direct, the Packets not being per laitted to stop at Piers or for Beats. _Omnibuses from Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London "very quarter of an heur. BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 41. 4 s. ; Six Months, 81 . 15 s. ; Khres Months, IL 15s. ; to be had of the Collectors en board the Packets ; Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Grayesend ; or of Mr. Saunders, 4 runwerick Wharf, Blackwell. POT Packets for Excursions apply to Mr. Morgan, Star Nice, Fez ellutrch-street Station, Blackwell Railway. Juno 10, 1841. Two buildings were blown up, in the hope of arrest ing the progress of the ftre—one, belonging to Mr. 7. I. Boyd, in Broadway, and 'the other to Mr. John Knower, corner of Hudson and Liberty streets, but with little effect. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO BAL- 4 ** MORAL. After Hip roguing Parliament this day, her Majesty, • Prince Albert, and suite, will immediat e ly d e p ar t f or Woolwich Dockyard, and embark in the royal steam yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord Adolphtie Fitzclarence, G.C.H. EYEBROWS, MOUSTACHIOS, and WHIS KERS produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed and prevented by the use of GRIMSTONE'S AROMATIC REGnICE, RATOR, an essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers a few drops of which care headache in a few minutes ; it Is also a most delightful, fragrant toilet perfume. Sold only in triangular bottles, protected by the Government stamp, at 4s. ; double the size, 7s. ; and double this size, I Is. each ; enclosed in a Pamphlet, con taining testimonials of undoubted authority, entitled " Three Minutes' Advice on the Growth and Preservation of the Human Hair, &c." By post, 4s. 6d., 7s. lid„ and 125., for money orders only. Sold wholesale only at Grimstone's llerbary, Highgate, near London ; and by Messrs. Barclay and Son, Farringdon-street ; Sanger, oxford-street; Messrs. Butler and Co.,Cheapside Fisher and Toiler, Conlait-street ; Mr. Johnston, medicine warehouse, 68, Comhill • and by all Chemists, Perfumers, and others For Edinburgh, J. and R. Ralmes, Leith-walk; for Manchester, eresehe and Son, .A.dverl riser-oflice. Mr. Howard continues to supply the loss of teeth on'his new system of self-adhesion, without springs or wires. This method does not re quire the extraction of any teeth or roots, or any painful operation wkatever.-17, George-street, Hanoyer-square. At home from Elerea till Four. The alarm guns have just been flred, and it is said that a serious conflagration has broken out at Kara gumruk, towards the Seven Towers. All the insurance companies suffer largely, if not ru inously. Among the shipping destroyed was the schooner Cotuit, of Boston, arrived yesterday morning, and the schooner Eliza Matilda, also of Boston, seriously da maged. Some 20 vessels below the Basin were hastily drawn out in the river and preserved. The Isaac New ton and :Rip Van Winkle steamers were ;also rescued with much difficulty. RAILWAY ACCIDENT. rdaY tb" t tie 001° patrO o OS ril th er e__ ~, Des pi the raw :v t hickif f that tu ' (ere filled kept up Pr etti f said of Bing Pr ci ; referen ce re pre" ;hallcvKo POf W . cu lling A 0 5 a n e s por. s plendi d COlOl l. 7 raltia b h ie , 54 01 ( 1 ) . is t co' , p are 3estel t(l t ObJeC' ;outsel l ' ;ho had with a nplzint, endea various st every fencing pills vent of e is ro ough A by all lualeut, ledges, Ca son• be wif° it, of s ,errace wife 0 le wife Sart' LIST OF PRICES. ILIADY MADI. prfolk , Wolf , ope. quare , arion , !mar mod land vat- bone, Rut ter of )lace► :ark- :1,1. t 150 11, J 44 ittL 52, Fleet-street. A NEW DISCOVERY IN TEETH, 12, FLEET-STREET. Mrnß. HOWARD, Surgeon Dentist, 52 , Fleet street, has introduced an ENTIRELY NEW DESCRIP TN -- of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or natures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be „ t atinguished from the originals by the closest observer; they will l'iriver change colour er decay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does net require the extraction f 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 teach of the most economical, he has fixed his charges at the lowest Beale possible. Decayealtssithsendami sound and useful in raastica t4n.-52, Fleet-street. At Home from Ten till Five. E• MOSES and SON beg to call the attention of Emigrants to their low lists of outflls, commencing (including every necessary) at ' 6 1., lower if required. The llit can be had en application, or sent Post free. 1 1 4 11 E POETICAL SPORTSMAN. A FACT FOR THE FIELD. A number of sportsmen, like'` birds of a feather," One day after shooting, were dining together, And I needn't to say they were all rather merry, As they sat after dinner, enjoying their sherry. Such indeed was the case, and in style did they go on, With toasts and with anecdotes, ditties, and so on. Now one of the company happened to be A quick-witted gentleman, something like me; And the host said he trusted it would need no persuasion, If he asked for a song on the very occasion. So the poet requested a writing utensil, And at once set tework with his paper and pencil, And in five or ten minutes, or hardly so long, The sportsman produced AN ORIGINAL SONG. The warrior bold. in days of old, Might sing sf his sword and his shield ; But the man of the sport, would sing as he ought, Of the Coat that he wears in the field. See, see, I have one, by MOSES and SON, An ont-and-out spicy affair ; Hurrah for the Mart, and Its Shooting-coat smart, Yes, hurrah I may it long Sourish there. I gaze round the room, and I see the costume Is all made by ➢IOSES aid SON ; Like myself, you have been, where the best Coats aro seen, Well done, brother sportsmen, well done. Let us all, as in one, back MOSES and SON, And tell what their Shoottng-coats are ; And as long let us sing as our gun barrelling, Hurrah for the Warehouse l—hurrah I al. MOSES and SON invite especial attention to their Shooting -.. 14 8, 'which possess a peculiar cut and style, adding much comfort tae fit. E. M. and S. are convinced they will be much approved 4 . 3 7 the public. Shooting Coats, in a variety of materials from Sc. Gd. to 21s. The Doeskin, or Elastic Coat, from• • ..... 17s. Od. to 325. • - ~t • —w •—E. MOSES and SON invite especial attention to their pre - Stock of juvenile attire. The designs a re ele g ant and uni q u e , I .nd the workmanship and materials are such as to command univer aPPiebation, while at the seine time the prices are unusually mo- C ashmere Cedrington. from ••• • " •• • • "•••••• X, 16 e Taldionis, silk collar and caffs .. ••••.•••.•.. • • .. • • . . 1 2 zornbridge Coat, lined throughout .• .. • • • • .. • . xvfood. Coats • ..... •• • , s 4 l'etting Co b oat ••••• • •• • • •' • • .. • •••" • • • • ••• • • t , ress ••..•••••••• _seat vtality mannfactilrna •• • • •• • • • '• • • • • • • • • r'rOck Coat •• •• •• •• •••••••• •••• •••... ****** ditto It_tcla pattern Tests • • • • • • ***** ' ** • • • • " • • • • • • • • • • • • „%askniere. or cloth •• ••••• • •• • ****** ***** ••• • " weed • • Trinuters ••••• • • • • • •: •"' •••••••• • • '• • • • • lglo-milled 'Doeskin ditto •• • • •• • • ••••• • • . • ••• • • • t. or Dress ditto •••••••—• • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • 14.73 ' Sr Tali* Snits ....... ***** ....... MAIM TO YZABIZI. 2 6 9 16 0 13 •• ea a h •••••••••• OO inerotto Codringtoz .................... • • .... 0 16 CUla ridles Chesterfield Polkas, ani all t he Newest Isr Patter u . s p est Coat •• •• •• •• • •........................0 8 •b r "ting ditto .••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I 6 P•xtrC.at "" " OO •••• 1 0 f p roe N Supertne, a superior coat .... ............... 1 15 ra Superfine, a superior coat •• .. •• .• ............ 2 0 1.1,0 •••• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 04 •• •• •• 0 2 sifts •• •• •• •• •• •e •• •• •• 0 6 4 1. or Cassintere • • • • utneY Cass Here or Doeskix 0 10 • Tonle an& Hussar .. 018 Mourning to any extent at Five Minutes notice. so ft. ny article purchased, ready made, or made to mea ,,. if not- approved o G will be exchanged, or if Preferred, the ' .07 4!17 retigug. • • /I ,,. ° L s Efi and SON, Tailcirs, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, 7441 — „r. 'furriers, Boot said . Shoemakers, and General Outfitters. for sad Gentlemen; 154, 155, 156, and 157 Minories, and $3, and 86 Allgate, CRY, London: „uttu°4*--E. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the nki t.L i dainst impostors, but have learned that tho -untradesman ha. I,.."`""a<od of being connected with them, or it's the same concern, Thei7.! redorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons. no connexion with any other house in or out of London; Or son: /I ts dOsiro %amine and cheap- clothing, /co., should call at, • Minories and Ildgate, City, .London. set: . "r• - -Ito business transacted . at this establiihment from sun -o'lt t. tMAtosot Saturday. when aiding Is resumed till twelve _ • • ' Some Portorg ` Wonted. • AC A G E. t„„,, One half the world are desolately single, and the other .` - "lag them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a IstiZ s E right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em -.r the 'enter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea Or caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret en e° hilrrY ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, Cid broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness e a acial content. The dowry should net be the only marriage set lll rne nt. Honour andjustlce demand th at health should form WI Item thB alone dignifles the alliance. Blighted hopes er theglect woun compact ; it d more sorely than poverty or misfortune. in Reader, if YAM A —ear,,thao is concern yos , procure Dr. CULVERWELL ' S lit tl e vn Single ad Li " 2 Tolls., Is. tby post, in stamps, Is. Gd. Married each) fe, . Let pub. no imaginatively e ' er Prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered thorn rntsin strre ptation of their supposed contents, from obtaining ,- They are not intended certainly for mere idle cariosity, but !or. the closet pe rusal of those mere deeply interested, to whom I ‘ U 3' A ve ofered as antagonistic to the cmpyrical trash put forth on lso subjects, by unqualified authors, whieh alone or Yogether, are a disgrace to the ago. Furthermore, two other little publications claim your attention (same price Is. each, bY Avoi po st Is. Gd.) c a n ed " What to Eat, Drink, and and " How to be. Happy." They are not merely Pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the briere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's fie, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob servance-of the maxims he would inculcate--to do unto others as he Would be done unto--to live after nature's laws—and to keep always on the ~ sunny side of the Way." The above works may be kad of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster -row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street ; Mann , rni, Cornhill ; liaison, 457, Pest Strand ; or direct (by post or ether ,sre) from the author (who may be conf erre d w i th personally, pings aud oveuings), 10. Argyll-plaeo Regent-Street; Rad all 4001ellers. J ~~....(.~ ... TO THE LADLES. This lady had the following letter inserted in the "Times" news paper on Aug. 7, 1846. Reader, remember, this letter was put into the paper by the lady herself, as a testimony to me. " Mrs. Weekley, of No. 3. Swan-street, Borough, takes this opper trinity of publicly thanking Mr. W. Grimstone, of the Herbary, High gate for the efficacy of his Aromatic Regenerator, in having com pletely restored the hair miler head, after using itabout four mouths, and the whole of her hair is much stronger and mere luxuriant than lever was before the baldness appeared. "Mrs. Weekley inserts this testimony to:the virtues of Mr. G.'s Regenator, feeling assured that many ladies would gladly purchase an I is. bottle if they were as certain of its virtues as she is, from ex perience, net only in the restoration and production of hair in abund ance, but as a cure of nervous headache; as a toilet perfume RE far beyond any to her taste. She will feel a pleasure in answering any 'ady of respectability to the above fact .-3, Swan-street, Borough." In cases of the hair becoming thin, weak, or turning grey, are w drops en the crown of the head occasionally. every week, will pre vent the hair from coming away with the comb, make it strong, and prevent it turning grey, rendering the hair luxuriant and curly. A few drops on your hairbrush before brushing the hair, will give the hair brilliancy, causing it to curl. The most delicate ladies may use this delightful product of the most aromatic herbs and towers with confidence ; its refreshing odour removes headache and makes it a most necessary companion to the toilet. In cases•of nevous headache, pour ten or twelve drops on the crown of the head ; if very bad, repeat it every quarter of an hour. In most cases relief is certain in ten minutes. It produces hair on children's heads in a few appplications. If used on infants' heads, it has such a peculiar cooling influence oa the brain as to pre vent convulsions, as well as promoting the growth of hair.—See pamphlet of testimonials. Allletters addressed to.Willisni Grlmstono, Herbary, Highgate Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA CITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or by post, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps, THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medica l W ork o n the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, with remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviating certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London. Published by the Authors ; sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Stade, 23, Titohborne street, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street. PAST I. treats of the anatomy and physiology if the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessiveindul gence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. It is illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. The consequences of early neglect and of the abuse of mercury, are also clearly pointed out. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Engravings. BAIT IV. treats of the Prevention of Disease by a simple ap plication, by which the danger of infection is obviated. Its action is simple but sure. It acts with the virus chemically, and destroys its power en the system. This important part of the 'Work should be read by every Young Man entering into life. PAST Y. is devoted to the consideration of marrjage, and its Jiffies. The ceases of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. MS CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIAgErId is exclusively employed in treat ing nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., I 1 s .and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symp toms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, I Is. and 335. per bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, 25. Al., 4s. 6d., and I Is. per box, a certain ,emedy in gonorrhicea,gleet, strictures, and chronic inflamma tion of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, 11. 11. Packets with advice te be had at the leetablishment only, by which the fee, IL, is saved. Attendance daily at 19, Berners-street, from Eleven till T wo, and Five to Eight ; on gandays from Eleven to One. REMOTE]) TO 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE. _ - • DR. LAWERT ON THIS SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY.-WITH 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. Just published, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. Od„ or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two Stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma turity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, whether arising from these causes, close study, or tr..,1 influence of tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Indis cretion. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating th e Anatomy, Physiology, am Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their strictui es, uses, and flinctions, and the various injuries that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and infection. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., 37, BEDFORD-SQUIRE, LONDON. Doctor of Medicine. Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Moraber of the London Hospital Medical Society, &c. Marriaga requires the fulfilment of several conditions. In order that It may be really the cause of mutual happiness. Could th veil, which covers the origin of domestic wretchedness, be raised, and its true source in every instance disclosed, in how ninny could it ho traced to physical disqualifications and their attendant d isap pointments. Excesses are always injurious ; the gift, which wken used in moderation is fraught with advantage, becomes, when abused .the prolific source of mischief and of greater or less injury to the constitutional and vital powers. The particular excesses, on the nature and consequence of which this Treatise professes to dilate, are productive of greater severity of ntisery to the human frame, han any other to which it is subject. This work contains as accurate and complete account of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs, and of their relative conditions in health and disease. It deservedly requires the closest attention and study, for what subject can be of more importance than the preservation of the health and of the physical capabilities of which every man should be possessed. It unfortunately happens that the unhappy victira of excessive indulgence and vicious habits, whether acquired la early life or front the follies of advanced age, while suffering from their invariable consequences, unwisely entertains a fear of ap plying to a qualified physician for relief. Shame and the dread so frequently, but erroneously entertained that these complaints are beyond the reach of art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking for assistance where alone it can be procured. In acting thus, he forgets that accurate discrimination n ascertaining the causes of disease, sympathy with the sufferer, and, above all, secrecy, inva riably characterise the intelligent and practical physician, and to the medical man who can show by his posse._sion of the requisite legal qualifications that he is entitled to esteem and respect in his profes sional pursuits, the utmost confidence should be extended. Dr. LA MERT has obtained the highest medical honours, as his diplomas certify, and the great extent of his practice far many years is a guarantee for his professional experience, which ha 3 reference almost solely to the treatment of these diseases. Published by the Author, and may be had of Kent and Richards, 52, Paternoster-row; Hammy, 63, Oxford-street; Starie, Tichborne street, Haymarket ; Mansell, 115, Fleet-street ; Gordon, 146; Leadenhall-street, London; or, free by post for forty-tivo stamps, from , he Author, who may be consulted on these disorders personally r by letter, daily, from Ten till Two, and from Five tili.Eight, at hie Vdence, 37, Bedford-square, London. _.._, ~ ,i; STERILITY. —Whatever is unproductive is with out intrinsic value. Man and his Maker alike condemn that which " yields no fruit," and we find large tracts of land abandoned for the same reason tint caused the barren flg•tree to be cursed. This curse clings to Sterility in every shape ; it brings upon the earth famine. But the malediction breathes loudest and deepest into the ear of those of the human race who remain childless in a community which must altogether fail, without continual additions. Not only do such encounter the silent scorn or pity •f their fellow creatures, but their own hearts condemn them ; wealth brings no consolation to the wifeless bosom—brings no return for the childless home. It is a remarkable fact that the in/productiveness of soil and species arises from similarity of cause. Some lands are the produce of vitiated strata that yields an offspring as unhealthy as itself. Others nurture in their juices the poison of minerals, which form the foe to vegetation. Others again lose value by being too early worked, before they are fit for cultivation, Some soils, originally fertile, become barren by excess of tillage; others are spoiled by unwholesome manures.; and others, again, by the want of perseverance and nerve In the husbandman. Mark the ana logy 1 Man also is too often vitiated by the parent from whom ho springs. Man is too often ruined by the indiscriminate use of mine rals, such as mercury, &c. Man also tries his constitution too early, and overtasks it too late. Man, by unwholesome contact can also in fect his frame ; and, to render the comparison complete, man can render a naturally vital constitution unproductive through ignorance of his orga , dzation and diffidence in his powers. Nor does the analogy cease here. The detriments to cultivation above detailed have been recently s• entirely overcome by modern improvement in agricul ture, that farmers are now enabled to produce crops almost from stone itself; and, in like manner, Sterility in the human race is now removable through the profound' discoveries in physic which enlighten the present age. In testimony of this, a volume has recently been produced which fills the heart with hope and is calculated to remove Sterility altogether. It is from the pen of Messrs. J. L. CURTIS AND CO., Consulting Surgeons, 7, Frith-street, Soho-square, London, and bears the title of " MANHOOD ; The Causes of its Premature Decline, with Plain Directions for; its Perfect Re storation;" and is sent by W. STRANGE, bookseller, 21, Pater noster-row, London, post-paid, in a sealed envelope, by initial or to any address, for 2s. 6d. in postage stamps, secure from observation. BANK OF FRANCE. The following was the situation of the Bank on Thurs. day evening, Aug. 31, 1848: ASSETS. Cashin coin and ingots . . f. 116,379,730 50 Ditto in branch banks . . 88,116,595 00 Bills over due •• 275,650 89 ••• ••• • Bills becoming due in Paris ... 88,219,606 06 Bills in the branch banks ... ... 132,325,141 21 Advances on coins and ingots... ... 15,179,048 96 Ditto on French public securities ... 34,195,796 65 Ditto by branch banks... ... ... 1,359,036 04 Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50,000,000 00 Advance to the State on the loan of 150,000,000 f. 25,000,000 00 Stock forming reserve ••• ••• 10,000,000 00 Rentes, disposable funds 13,203,003 11 ••• ••• Investments of the new branch banks in the public funds a. Hotel and furniture of the bank Real property and branch banks Interest in National Discount Bank ... Interest in old Departmental Banks in National Banks of ToWns Bills Protested in the Bank Ditto in the branches ... Expenses of administration of the bank Ditto of the branches ... Miscellaneous ... ••• ••• Consolidation of Treasury Bonds LIABILITIES. Capital ... . • Ditto of the new Branch Banks Reserve fund ... 12,806,741 39 4,000,000 00 2,521,757 00 200,000 00 ••• 230,000 00 ... 18,605,255 58 9,782,944 00 194,535 39 134,419 00 1,299,511 94 6,997,270 00 f. 631,025,502 72 ... f. 67,900,000 00 ... 23,350,000 00 ... 10,000,000 00 Ditto of the branch banks ... 2,980,750 14 Reserve-immobiliere 4,000,000 00 Notes to bearer, in circulation 3 17,900,300 00 Ditto of the branch banks ... 61,236,925 00 Ditto to 'order (post-bills) , ... 666,767 20 Account-current with Treasury ... 12,423,961 30 Various accounts current ... 88,039,788 32 Ditto in branches ... 25,014,176 83 Receipts payable at sight ... 2,586,800 00 Ditto at branches ... 1,936,642 00 Bills of the branch banks payable by the Bank ... ... 4,686,975 72 Ditto of the Bank payable by branches.. 2,467,003 00 Dividends payable . . ... 900,679 75 Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 1,283,204 04 Discounts, interests, and expense ... 1,084,332 63 Ditto branch bank ... 1,256,155 00 Rediscounts of the last six months ... 422,932 27 Ditto in branch banks .. ... 641,216 00 Miscellaneous . .. ... 246,893 52 f. 631,025,502 72 Certificate confirmed, The Governor of the Bank, D'ARGOUT. PRICE or GAs.—Our attention has been recently called to the case of Mr. Charles hunt, the original founder of the Commercial Gas-light and Coke Company, in the year 1836, also to a letter from T. 11. Pollock, Esq., solicitor to the company when it was first formed. And we beg to refer our readers to his advertisement in our colums of today, whereby he appears to merit the consideration of the benevolent, ho having been the means of reducing the price of gas to the consumers throughout the metropolis, and extinguishing a long existing monopoly. We are glad to see a public sub scription open to ,the gas consumers for the benefit of Mr. Hunt and Ars family, who aro reduced to a state of great poverty. STOPPAGE OF POST -OFFICE COMMUNICATION IN THE HEBRIDES. —The embargo on the postal communi cation between Dunvegan, in Skye, and Lochmaddy, in North Uist, still continues. There is some prospect, we hear,of an early arrangement; but in the meantime the inhabitants in the western islands and their friends on are subjected to tho g reatest inconve nthieennmeaninnldandlns, loss.— Witness. rADVERTISEMENT.j—THE EARL OF ALDBOROUGH AND HOLLOWAY'S I'ILLS.—An astounding cure by this miraculous medicine, after every other means had failed. See extract from his - Lordship's letter, dated " Villa Mess i na , Leghorn , Feb. 21, 1845. Professor llolloway—Sir : I beg to acquaint you that your pills have effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach all the most eminent of the faculty, at home and all ever the continent, had not been able to effect; nay, not ever the waters of Carlsbad or Ma rienbad. (Signed) " ALDBOIIOUGH." These wonderful pills will cure any disease of the liver or stomach,—Sold (also Holloway's Ointnifeit) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, mil d by all tuelichie vendors throughout the civilised world. We scarcely know how to describe the fearful cala mity that has befallen our doomed city. It is beyond adequate description beyond, at the time we write, intelligible detail. Soon after a fire was checked that broke out in Quackenbush-street, just before noon, the alarm was again sounded, and fire broke out in a small stable adjoining the Albion House, between Broadway and the Pier on Herkimer -street, and occupied by John G. White. Of its origin we know nothing; but it burst forth at a most unlucky moment. The fire department was weary, scattered, and disorgan ised. Some of the machines were disabled, and, in con sequence of a shameful fight, one of them—No. 9, we believe, was lodged in the City-hall -yard, and unmanned, in the moment of danger. The heat was intense, the mercury ranging at 91 in the shade, the city dry as tin der in consequence of the drought, and a &ale of wind blowing from the south. Everything conspired against us; and the destroying element immediately getting the upper hand, raged awfully and unchecked for hours, sweeping away fully 600 buildings, many of them new, and of great value, destroying about 2,000,000 of dollars worth of property, and rendering hundreds of families houseless and homeless. Truly, this calamity is an awful one ; but God be praised that it is no worse I At one time it seemed as if the destruction of our city was inevitable. The wind blew fiercely, the flames spread on all sides, the devour ing element advanced from block to block, and from street to street. Buildings were taking fire in several parts of the city. All was terror, confusion, and dis may, and the efforts of man seemed utterly power less. At this fearful moment the wind lulled, heavy clouds rose in the north-west, and a deluge of rain-- grateful, needed, God -sent rain—poured from the sur charged clouds, and checked the progress of the confla gration. Amid the roar, darkness, lightning and thunder of the storm, glared the red flames and rolled the vast columns of smoke, while occasionally the shock of a building blown up with gunpowder, added to the terror and sublimity of the indescribable scene. The fury and spread of the flames exceeded anything ever seen. The fire ran, leaped, flew from building to building, with the speed of • the hurricane that bore it on in its course of destruction. And as it ad vanced, and grew more and more threatening, the bells resounded the alarm, and the people looked on with terror and almost with despair. There were many nave row escapes from death, and some serious personal in juries sustained. Among the latter, William Johnson, his wife, and daughter, were badly burnt while escaping from their dwelling, 53, Liberty -street. Albany has never before, in her 200 years' history, suffered so dreadful a local calamity as this. The first block burnt was bounded by Herkimer street, Broadway, Bleecker-street, and the dock. The fire then went up the dock and the east side of Broadway, nearly to Hudson-street, and up the west side of Broad way quite to Hudson -street. It passed up Hudson-street to the Park, burnt both sides of Liberty and Church-streets, down to Lydius-street, went up Lydius to Union-street, and up the east side of Union back to Hudson-street Park. Over this large district every building is consumed, except Haga man and Cowell's four-story brick, corner of broad way, and the new steam-boat landing; Bortle's new three story brick grocery store, west side of Broadway, and adjoining the district burnt in June; J. K. Wing's four • story brick store, corner of dock and new steam-boat landing; Cagger's new three-story brick buildings, run ning from the dock to Broadway, and occupied in part by Tweddle and Darlington.. All the rest are down, in cluding the Fort Orange Hotel, Cowell's eating-house, Quin's tavern and boarding-h ous e, the United States House, the Eagle Tavern, a G er man boarding-house, the Townsend House, the Odeon, m any small boardin g houses, &e., and an immense number of stores. The fire crossed, and burnt the Hamilton-street -bridge, and set on fire Dow's Western Hotel, the' first building on the pier. From this point every building on the pier, up to and across State-street, and thence to the cut at the foot of Maiden-lane, was destroyed,, including emigrant hotels, forwarding houses, groceries, steam-boat, canal boat, and freighting line offices, and all the floating craft in the Basin, including 50 to 60 canal and lake boats, 15 to 20 large tow-boats, some sail vessels, • and the steam. boat William Seymour. Burning vessels floated against the Columbia-street bridge, and set it on fire. Thence the fire was communi cated to the Columbia-street. Market, which was burned, together with a number of buildings in the vicinity. The exact bounds of the district burnt in this quarter we have not been able to obtain. • Vessels of all kinds on the outside of the pier floated out of harm's way. The lose of household goods of all kinds is immense. Great quantities that were strewed in the st reets were ruined by the rain. Carts, waggons, drays—everything on wheels—were in constant requisition, b u t could not acc omp li sh a tenth part of the work required. Five, ten, and tw en t y d o ll ars were offered for carrying a single load. - . There was nothing like organization of eff or t. Th e authorities, the fire department, and the citi zens were scattered, isolated, and acted too much witho u t concert . Still much was done. Almost superbintan personal efforts were put forth, and thousands of citizens worked with all their might. Our firemen, under the circumstances, did all they could. We received timely and valuable aid from East and West Troy, Greenbush, and Schenectady. Numbers of persons were rendered powerless by heat, fatigue, and cold water. Buildings, sheds, &e., took fire re peatedly as far north as Wilson and L umber-streets. The whole city was in danger. Mr. J. Smith's Free Soil Banner o ff ice and James Duffy's job printing-office were burnt. At one time the offices of the Atlas, Knick er b oc k er, an d Express, as well as V an Benthuysen's and Munsell's ex tensive printing establishments, were threatened with destruction. - - • Thousands of citizens packed up their goods, furniture, &c., and the stores were everywhere closed. A number of buildings were blown up under the direc tion of the authorities in the vicinity of Iludson-street. It is impossible at the time we write to get at any cor rect estimate of th e l oss sus tained, or the condition of the insurance com p an i es . O u r Albany companies have suffered terribly. . . Individual losses must be very great, and there will be muck distress and suffering. It will be a long time before ititiany will recover from this awful calamity. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. (From the Albany Journal, Aug. 18.) Fire, though a good servant, is indeed a fearful mas ter. And fearfully did this mad element rage yester day. Our city is desolate! The ruin is appalling! The spirit sinks and the heart sickens in contemplating such frightful losses—such wide-spread ruin. Painful, most painful, is the task of gathering up the afflicting details. Most of the commercial portion of the city, with fifteen or twenty densely populated squares, is a black and smouldering ruin. From Herkimer-street, where the fire broko out, to Colnmbia-street, where it was arrested, in distance, is more than half a mile! And all that work of destruction was accomplished in five hours. There could, therefore, have been little time to snatch property from the rapacious lames. Amid all this suffereng, there is much cause for grati tude. When the conflagration was at its height—when 'more than half the city was threatened, and when no human arm could save, a kind Providence interposed The wind suddenly changed from south to north-west, and this change brought with it abundant and continued rain. Fires that had extended to several buildings in the vicinity of the burnt district, were providentially ex tinguished by the rain. This great loss, superadded to the large sums swal lowed up during the winter and spring, by kindred ca lamities, has impaired the fortunes of wealthy people, impoverished hundreds of the middling class, and utterly ruined hundreds of poor hard-working families. The fire ran over portions of the city that had been laid waste by recent conflagrations, and upon which new buildings had recently been finished. The Columbian Hotel and Fort Orange are again demolished. Mr. S. F. Shepard, who had erected new buildings and resumed business, is again burnt out. We are happy to learn, holiever, that he saved about two thousand dollars' worth of goods. The steam-boats Isaac Newton and Rip Van Winkle were both on fire, but were got off into the river and pre served. — Eleven tow-boats, between forty and sixty canal boats, one small steamboat, one schooner, and two floats, were destroyed, This disastrous fire originated in the stable of Mr. not Callaghan, T khen oruinsw n h oewo which vietr adjoins n with originated. The at of Mr. Johnion. It is 2 b 0 O u l a d c i r n e g s s , e v T e r h y e r f e e o w t e r o o f more buildings upon it than upon , any other equal space in the city. Four-fifths of the buildidgs burned were brick, most of them large and substantial, and many of them three or four stories in height. Until fire o'clock it was feared that the flames could not be checked south of State-street ; but about this hour the wind changed to the north ) and gave new hope to those ready to despair. • But while this change of wind was of great service in the heart of the town, it proved expensive to the pro perty on the south of Lydius-street, between Dallius and Broadway, and Lydius and Herkimer. All the property within these boundaries was destroyed after the wind changed. No fears of its destruction were en tertained previously. There have been several lives lost. Mr. Johnson; wife, daughter, and grand-child, who lived next to the Columbian, were horribly burned. The child and Mr. J. e ar h e av d e ea r d u ; m th ou e rs ot o h f er o s them. th a e re r d n e e a t th e s x r beutetdcatnenoretetrevaecre. The firemen did as well as they could; but it seemed impotent to attempt anything against the fury of the flames; no human power could stay them. Our neigh bours from Greenbush, West Troy, and' Troy, came to the assistance of our firemen, and did efficient service. At one o'clock, A.m., the wooden buildings on fire in Union-street looked threatening, and the alarm was sounded. At this moment the Cohoes Engine Company came into the city, having left their village at nine o'clock—dragging their engine all the way by hand. They at once proceeded to the place of 'alarm, and by their timely aid the fire was checked. When it was ascertained that the engines were unable to cope with the flames, it was determined to blow up some buildings in Hudson-street, and Broadway. Capt. Stone, of the Ordnance Department, and now stationed at the Arsenal, volunteered his services, and three build ings were blown up, and the . flames thus kept on the south side of Hudson-street. Not more than four or five buildings are left standing between Herkimer and Hamilton and Union streets and the river. The desolation is complete. Mr. Akin's buildings, south of Herkimer-street and near Dallius• street, are.baclry scorched ; but nothing was burned south of that line. .DREADFUL TIRE. 'CONSTANTINOPLE, AuG. 19.—0 n Wednesday last, towards seven in the evening, a most lamentable fire broke out in Yemish Iskrlessi (dried 'fruit bazaar), situated between the two bridges. The intensity of the conflagration acquired such force, on account of the surrounding inflammable matter, that in a short quarter of an hour it had extended itself in a fearful manner. In the immediate neighbourhood of the fruit bazaar was the Yagh Kapan, or oil depot, the magazines and warehouses being well stocked with this inflammable matter; on the other side, towards the arsenal; was. an immense timber-yard; the greatest in the city, a quarter of a mile in length, 100 feet in height, and.soo in breadth. By eight . 6'6lOek both these places were invaded by the flames.. When the whole line of sphere on which the timber was piled was one blazing sheet of flame, the appearance was that of one burning mass of liquefied gold. • What was still-more-grievous was, that a compact ,pass of shipping was moored opposite 'this spot, and the roasting of several Turkish vessels, laden with oil, wheat, and timber, soon took fire, and rendered the An accident of a very serious character occurred on Saturday night, near the Newton-road Station on the northern division of the London and North- Western Railway. In consequence of the express train from Liverpool being twenty minutes behind its time at Wolverhampton it left that town at a more than usually rapid speed. The train.consisted of the " Colonel" engine, which is one of great power, a tender, three carriages, and a luggage van. The rate at which it proceeded created a tremor and oscillation in the carriages so great, that the passengers with difficulty were able to keep their seats, and ulti mately, about three hundred yards south of New ton-bridge, the engine ran off the rails, and dashed against the embankment. The carriages, by the concussion, were turned almost completely over, some of them being prevented falling to the ground by the telegraph and other posts. The luggage van was thrown completely on to the down line of rails. The engine embedded itself three feet deep in the embank ment. It would be difficult to describe the scene which immediately followed. It is stated that in the centre compartment of one of the carriages there was a party of five gentlemen, who were pitched against each other in the greatest consternation. They tried in vain to lower the windows, and it was not until a Mr. Smith, a whip-maker, commenced demolishing them, that he and his companions extricated them selves from the carriages. Mr. Shuard, an architect residing at Paddington, and who, with two ladies, occupied one of the compartments of a carriage, nar rowly escaped death, and is much injured. When the confusion had somewhat subsided, and as sistance had arrived, Mr. Shuard was found lying under oae of the carriages, so completely wedged in between the broken pieces that it was found impossible to ex tricate him until the carriage was raised. Shortly after the express engine ran off the line, a pilot engine, which had been sent from Birmingham to ascertain the cause of delay of the express, made its appearance on the down line, and the driver, not being aware of the accident, absolutely cut through the luggage van, which lay on the line, and having run along the earth upwards of 100 yards, fell into a ditch. Had the carriages in the express train, like the luggage van, been thrown on the down line, the loss of life must have been frightful. Joyce, the driver of the Pilot, and Johnson, the stoker, were injured, and removed to their homes. The driver and stoker of the Colonel were also thrown from their engine, but were not seriously hurt. So soon as the accident became known in the neighbourhood, prompt assistance was rendered by the inhabitants. Messrs. Dickenson and Aber crombie, surgeons of Westbromwich, were indefati gable in their attentions, and the Earl of Dartmouth, who resides at Sandwell Hall, in the vicinity of Newton. bridge, on being informed of the accident, dispatched a team of horses to assist in removing the engine and carriages. A train from Walsall having arrived, the passengers were conveyed to Birming ham. Mr. Shuard and Captain Beard, of Stirling, who it appeared had also been severely shaken, were conveyed to the Queen's Hotel. Mr. Robinson, the station-master, was unremitting in his attention to the sufferers. It was found, upon examination, that Mr. Shuard's left leg was broken in two places, and that he :was suffering from internal injuries. None of the other passengers sustained any serious injuries, although as a matter of course considerably frightened. The rails where the accident eccurred are said to have been much damaged and broken up. FATAL FALL IN THE STREET.—Yesterday, Mr. Baker held an inquest at the London Hospital, on view of the body of Anne Collins, aged 58, a maiden lady of independent fortune, whose death was occasioned by a fall under the following distressing circumstances.—lt appeared that the deceased, on the 25th ult., was walking under the archway of the Eastern Counties Railway, in Globe-lane, when she slipped off, and fell in the road, which had been lowered for the purpose of allowing a thoroughfare for vehicles under the railway. She was assisted up and conveyed to her home, No. 242, White chapel-road, when her right leg was found fractured. She was instantly removed to the London Hospital, where the leg was amputated. She there gradually sank and died on Friday last. It was stated in the course of the inquiry, that there o ug ht to be a railing by the side of the footpath for the protection of the pas sengers. Verdict, " Accidental -Death," and the jury recommended that a railing should be erected along the footpath, by the directors •of the •Eastern Counties Railway, and that the Coroner should. write to the secretary. , at the London Hosp ital, on y SAGACITY OF A SPANlEL. — Yest erda f an inquest was taken b Mr. Baker view of the body of Eliza Sergeant, a b g y ed fir E e i . x I y t ears, whose death was caused from inj uries ap peared that the deceased was left, last sd in a room on the ground floor at No • I T ; h A u s r kta a n y .p ur a e ae k : e an article for the purpose of buy - had gone out to pledg Poplar, with two younger children , by their mother, who the screams of the elid ing some bread. d through a pin © of glass into dren, a little dog jumped and on their mother's return, which was in a the room ; Upon hearing few minutes, she sa w the faithful, d's clothes with his mouth and paws. UpO n the decease animal -t ear i ng away his, seeing the mother, be went up to her and laid hold ceeded in extinguishing the fire , and the deceased Was of her gown; to d r a w her towards th e c hild . _ s ho , sue. removed to the London Hospital, where . she , .died on Friday last from the effect of the injuries, Verdict, accidental death. A FACT Fon ANGLERS.—One day last week,•Mr.. Thomas Massicks, of Greenodd, Lonsdale, captured a very fine fluke with an artificial fly, whilst angling in the .charmfl for worts and sprods. Some of the most expert anglers in this neighbourhood state this capture to be the first instance of the kind which has come to their know ledge.—Kokial Ofercui y. Her Majesty will be received at the dockyard by the Earl of Auckland, G.C.8., Rear-Admiral Dun das, C. 8.: M.P., the Hon. Captain Berkeley, C. 8., M.P., Captain Lord John Hay, C. 8., M.P., Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.B , Surveyor of the Navy, &c., Lords and Officers of the Board of Admiralty ; and lay Commodore Superintendent Sir J. Gordon Bremer, K.C.8., K.C.H., as Colonel-Commandant; at the head of the Royal Dockyard Brigade. The Ad miralty barge and shallop will be in attendance on their Lordships. The Queen, Prince Albert, and suite will embark about 5 P.M when the Royal yacht, and the Black Eagle, Admiralty steam-yacht, Master Commander Cook, and the Vivid, steam-packet, Master Com mander Smithett, will drop down to the Lower Hope, where the squadron will anchor for the night ; and, attended by the Virago, steam-sloop, Com mander Harris, who will join the Royal squadron at the Nore, will proceed direct to Aberdeen, at day light on Wednesday morning, without stoppage, the sloop taking coals enough to supply deficiencies in the other three vessels. Her Majesty, it is expected, will land at Aberdeen on Friday morning, and proceed en route to Balmoral the same day. At Aberdeen the most extensive preparations are being made to give the Sovereign a right royal and loyal reception. No expense or labour is spared on the occasion. The Royal yacht will go alongside the jetty, and on landing the Q ueen an d P r i nce Albert will pass through one of the most magnifi cent triumphal arches ever erected, the decorations of which are most tastefully executed ; the segments are surmounted by a crown, over which is inscribed " Victoria," ,with stars on each side. The crown is entwined by a garland of evergreen, gracefully dropping in festoons, " V." on the right, and " A." on the left; and the garlands enclosing the inscription " Welcome." Leading through this triumphal arch the Royal party enter the carriages on the platform of the boundary wall of the dock, opposite to which is erected an ampitheatre to contain 1,500 of the principal inhabitants of Aberdeen and neighbourhood, admitted by ticket, whilst ample accommodation for the public is here given in the open space in front of the Royal landing place and on the Waterloo Quay. The strictest precautions have been taken to prevent intrusion on the Royal route, and with this view the road along the quay has been railed off, leaving a pas sage of 50 feet clear. Proceeding along the quay, the Royal cortege comes out on the open space formerly the Plain. Stanes, now ornamented with a noble granite statue, heroic size, erected to the memory of the much. beloved late Duke of Gordon, and will enter upon the High-street, Aberdeen, from which will be presented to the Royal view one of the most noble vistas that any town in the kingdom of Great Britain can boast of. Thence, it is understood, her Majesty will proceed direct to Balmoral, by Banchory, Kincardine, O'Neil, and Ballata. Here the Queen will enter tie High lands by one of the most romantic and beautiful rock passes that even that far-famed region can offer to Sovereign admiration. This pass, from its narrow ness and precipitousness, could be defended by a handful of determined troops against a force of any amount. The forest of Balmoral, which is about 54 miles from Aberdeen, affords a rare combination of moun tain, wood, field, and flood. The deer-forest extends to the summit of the far-famed poetical Loch N-Na gar. The mosses of this district abound with grouse, and the beautiful mountain itself is the resort of abundance of ptarmigan and the white hare. The whole forest includes an area of from 15 to 20 miles. The castle, which has been recently built, is most felicitously situated on a rich platform, on a winding of the river Dee, possessing in its immediate neigh bourhood a most charming contrast to the noble and rugged scenery with which the forest abounds. It is said that her Majesty's visit will not be ex tended beyond a fortnight. aNyonaTTolrNniGnHgA, Ms.o--onNaOfTteTrINOGIn; HAN, M ON DAY.--Yesterd ay d fields one of the suburbs of the borough, o'clock, a fire broke out in a stackyard situated in the and which San - has resulted in the almost total destruction of two stacks INCENDIARY FIRE of excellent hay, one weighing upward s o f twenty tons, the property of Mr. William Sinclair, and the other be.. longing to Mr. Humphrey Page, which weighed more than three tons. No sooner were the flames perceived than the police on duty in various parts cf the town ran to the scene of the disaster, and tho fire brigade, under the command of Inspector Meldrum, having coeveyed thither two of their best engines, great efforts were made to prevent the extension of the fire, but, notwithstanding their exertions, a very small portion only of the hay was rescued from the flames. The police have learned suffi cient to convince them that the fire was caused by an in cendiary; and they are now in pursuit of the guilty party, with a good prospect of effecting his capture. The damage (upwards of 1000 is covered by an in surance in the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Fire office. FATAL ACCIDENT.—We regret to announce the sadden decease of Mr. G. M. Fullerton, of Lower Tilgate, Crawley, Sussex. It appears that the unfortunate gen- tleman was returning to his residence on Saturday even ing, the 2d of September, a few minutes after eight o'clock, bilis dogcart, accompanied by a groom, when, in passing through a narrow gateway within his own •grounds, the night being very dark, the wheel came in contact with the gate post; and the horse, a high couraged animal, becoming unmanageable,' the vehicle was upset, and,l4r. Valhgton, received a concussion of the brain, whildrterrnined fatally in a few hours. The servank,, escaped - without any injury. The turferttmate'gentie-' r man wai only is is 38th year. *_- Mal