The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-21 00:00:00

CONTRACT for WELSH S for MIMI 0 WLI NE . Department et the Storekeeper - Geteral o Navy, Somerset-place, September 20, 1648. E ll e ,' Commissioners for executing the *face of Lord High Admiral • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give ;,'c• that on Tuusseev,• the sth October next, at One o'clock, Foryvrill be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering into Store, at her Majesty's 371 Yard, at Ilaulbowline, hit C 4) Toni of WELSH COALS, lit for t he service of her Ma ,• Steam Vessels. hi, teell Conditions of the Contract and a Form of the Tender nay at the said Office. Na Tender will be received after One knelt on the day of treaty, nor any noticed , unless the p art y at or an agent fer him duly authorised in writing. and Tender must bo addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, treat in the left hand corner the words " Tender for Coals," t er also be elivered at Somerset-Place, accompanied by a ligbut by a fi responsible person, engaging to become bound kith Ms Person t enderi ng, in the sum of 4001., for the due perfotm -,`e of the Contract. SILL OF EXCHANGE FOR 15,0001. LOST, from the Office of Mr. E. L. Betts, No. 15 . Parliament-street, Railway Contractor , a B ILL of EX CHA, NCIF, for 15,0001., his proPe - rty. It 1 8 doted 17th July, 1848, drawn by Samuel Morton Peto, Esq., ~rn , kid accepted by Messrs. }Colson and Bartlemore, of Rochdale, "drable four months after date, and indorsed by the Drawer. 1, 1 71 ItENVARD of FIFTY POUNDS will be given to any person t to Quill either restore the Bill of Exchange, or give such informs !, to Mr. James Taylor, solicitor, No. 15, Furniyalls-inn, as shall IC to Its recovery, or to the conviction of the offender, in case each llPpear to have been dishonestly obtained. w:Persons are cautioned against negotiating the Bill, and notice u een given to the Acceptors and to the Drawer respectively, who -. Withhold the payment. SAUCS, for FISH, GRANT/IS, HASHES, STEAKS, &e FIN and CHARLES COCKS, the Solo Prietors and Manufactarers of the celebrated READING `4 0 %, beg to Cantles the Public against the daily frauds practised e 0 : 1,1 7 Lend** and Country Oilmen , who'r e offerin g their spurious ,r4 4 ,. 5 .. it i , n 3 al tke Genuine Reading Sattee. Ak.I.TCZ is patroniseJ and rocoravnended by most Families in W e i,„dirdent, and for general use it stands unrivalled. It is sold by ao,,7l 4 ctable Oilmen aud Fisk balms Venders. Be particular in "'"lffer "COCKS'S RELDING SAUCE," Itkiti t feu._ Prepared Only by John and. Charles Cocks, at their liana like^iY, Duke -street, Reading.—All others are Connterfelts.—Observe Z ll , 4 ni • " J. mid C. Cocks, Reading," en the Ideal *ad Label of each t , el Withent this none•areil-enalus. ~.,vo_- ... BACCO.—WANTED,' a respectable Person t with a leo(' 'cOnnsaion, to SELL TOBACCO, by _COMMIS -7 Ihrough Lincolnshire, and,the Eastern Counties. None need we y who do not possess the above qualifications, as he would be ' I a o lTorted by a first-rate House. ..._ Address K. V. M.. Post-office, Leeds. NICOLL'S REGISTERED PALETOT.—This g er . most gentlemanly ant useful over-coat retains its or i g inal mo /pi.44, Price, asd being , adepted.for the autumn and winter months, knee been honoured with the patlon a g e of his Ro y al highness et Albert, Prince George of Cambridge, Prince Edward of Saxe efihe►eini4r. his Grace the Duke of Wellington , an d the chief ornaments Court, the Pulpit, and the Bar. The above can be obtaißed Wen st a .. only of H. J. and D. -NICOLL, 114 , 116, 121, Regent 'el, and 22, Cornbill. NICOL L'S CHLAAIYS PALETOT. This is a new and patented inve ntion, which might perhaps h. betterliti described as the 'rade mecum to the traveller by railway o r 41 ., 'Packet. It also maintains the Registered Paletot's character tr k !fushionable moraing or out-doer Coat by a general resemblance tri v " Popular garment. The chief improvement consists in a con wince called a Chiamys, a - name gives to an extra lining, which th: 111S additional warmth to the chest and shoulders when worn in Street or on horseback in-the usual manner of a Paletot ; 'jut 711 it is intended to be used as a CHLAIA IS PALETOT in tra -4,444e4Flthbe wade to act as is extra lining, by m aerel com y fortable fixing one button into a button- Dr o .' cap or hood, effectually P il th.,..!e frulls draughtsttng the head, or cold carrentoof•air. ears, neck, and frost, or upper parts of the Z it _ t r .° l only will the probability of catching cold be diminished, but l in g by night will thus be divested ol its chief inconvenience, as t i westrer of NICOLL'S CIILAMYS PALETOT may enjoy a re ti Inng sleep, his hat or cap being hung up in the carriage or en -oVdispensed with during the journey, thus'avoiding headache and uneasy sensations caused by its compression npon the forehead. 1..,r ku ICROLL's•CEILAMYS PALE TOT can be had of all the recog -14 agents, but in London only of the Patentees , R. I. and D. COLL. 114, 116, 120 Regent-street , and 22, Cernhill. NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION, for Mutual Life Assurance, Annuities, &c. 48, Gracechurch-street, London. DIRECTORS. Chairman—SAMUEL HAYHURST LUCAS, Esq. let„, D epu t y -Chairman —THOMA CASTLE, E s S."Etre Cash, Esq. Charles Lushing q ton, Esq., M.P. ). "111a rn Miller Christy, Esq. • Jo hn St. Barbe, Esq. ard Crowley. Esq. S amuel Smith, Esq. Js ba Felthara, Esq. William Tyler, Esq. ;,"• ) berc . rnßert M. Holbo, Esq. 'o Samuel Wilson, Esq., Alder -- I ng h am , Esq. man. PHYSICIANS. T. Conquest, M.D., F.L S. Thomas Hodgkin, M.D. Sotacrrens —Messrs: Wardwick and Davidson. C01.431/1.71270 AcTuAny —Charles Ansell, Esq., F.R.S. e„lwornbers whose PREMIUMS become due on the tat October next, ",‘ reminded that the same must be PAID within 30 days. e „ e4 Pies of the last report, toge ther with the result of the quin eitntal made up to the 20 th of N ovember last, may be had application at the office. ' 4 O following Instances illustrate the Reduction in Premiums and ....2 1 1 11 ivalent Bonuses on Policies in Class 9, payable at death. •. I . . . I Equal to a 1 _ .. i I • . i d Reduetion Reduction 5 ) . : :I r; gt, 1 • • - 4 1 • .o in Pre- p er cent rniara io ' - ..5.1 . .411 gl ga . Ni, lien , on tho . 4 • ~...,;., of 1 , 14 g .1 —ti Bonus. Original Premium of rea rs. Years. X. X. .. d. X. B. d. X. s. d. Per Cent. 12[ 6$ 1,000 773 7 0 149 16 2, 83.13 0 26 32 1,000 166 9026 5 101 10 9 7 40 10[ 60 1,000 21 3 -4 045 10 1 0 ' 18 11 9 0 10 42 27 700 81 6016 6 61 6 , 34% I 8 100 104 90 3089 11 19 101 39% a 12 2,000 222 2051184 1 17 8 4 32 , ,, SE 60 5,000 826 - Cr 0 1 329 11 8 119 If 101 36 27 2,000 16 0 20!46100 14 6 6 31 5f • 61 300 48 40 1 24116 1 8 15 11 1 36 30 2,000 137 II 01 50 34115 0 0 , ii 30 1 [ 62 2$ 1,000 119 60 ' 171421 20 13 2 29 600 26 12 011 1 8 4 214 10, 23 1[ 5 4 1,000 65 10 012769 14 2, 18% a 21 3,000 111 00,6076, 10 5 01 17 2 [ 57 111 23 2 0,'29 56,310 8, 1 2 29 1,0011 25 19 01 24 12 1 2 12 9 le4 1 i -19 4 2,000 46 10 0126 11 $7 4 2 53i .—._ 27 1 100 61011112 6 0 11 9 '§. . • S ePteniber 18, 18411. JOSEPH MARSH, Secretary. to 4 ,t. MOSES and SON beg to call the attention of Emi esgrants t heir low - lists of outfits, comm encing (incluaing ever ;ii necsary) at 4 , lower if repaired. The t caa be had en application, or sent "4t free. ANOTHER POETICAL SPORTSMAN. AN ORDER IN VERSE. Excuse me, gentlemen, I pray, Addressing you in metre, Tour own good muse, I dare to say, Would do it rather neater. I bought a coat a year ago. . And what it clearly slows ls, That sportsmen never should be slow In patronising MOSES. Yes, gentlemen, I mast allow 'Twas nothing but a beauty, Aid if I did not aid you now, I should nol do ray duty. I want another, if you please, You've got my measure by you ; And hints concerning styli, and ease, I need not to supply you. I've many friends, as you may guess, Who lave to ran a barrel, And all their high delight express At MOSES' field apparel. My friends, Shot, Bang, and Ramrod, too And likewise Mr. Trigger, Declare that Coats not made by you, Would only make them snigger. Ind in your prices, too, you pleaee, . And often do we woader, - At MOSES sclliug Coats like these, For prices so muck under. 2. MOSES and SON' invite especial attention to their Shooting 17,tg• which possess a pecu liar cat and style, adding much comfort the tit. B. M. and S. are convinced they will bo much approved et 1, 7 the public. theoting Coats, in a variety of materials from Ss. 6d. to 21s. The Doeskin,'er Elastio Coat, front • • .. . - 11'•11.—E. MOSES and CON invite especial attentiol to their pre sllit Steck at - juvenile attire. Th e designs are elegant and unique, i q the workmanship and materials are suck as to command uniyer sm aliPiebation, while at the s ame time the prices are unusually mo 'rata. s LIST OF PRICES. 11ELDIr MA33I. rt,, Codriagton, from ••• • • • •• •• • ..... ....XS 16 6 - -rAklionis, silt collar and cars • ... •• • • 12 0 ••• -Aioloridge Cost, lined thronglsont •• •• .• ••••..•• • • • • • • 2 5 0 • billortinct Coat ••••••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 013 6 bre, Cost.. •••••• • • • • • . lest sitality otsantartured ••••.••••.• • • . •• • • ~ 1 0 Nl‘t ditto .•••••••••'• • • • • _• • • ' .. - a 3 0 4 , fi 8 0 Kith Dattera Testa • • .... • • • ................ 0 0 8 Luthraere, or clotk• •••••••••• • • • • • •• • • .••• • • . A I :Vree‘Thisers ••• • .. glade-roller Doeskin. ditto ...... .• .• • • .....• • • • • 1 2 0 lest, er Dresa tilts ...? ......... .• ••• • • 16 0 ao7ll' Hour or Tails Sults • .... . 7. ... _ __NADI TO 111.5L6113.1. ..............• ...... ....... ••• • • • from 0 2 $ esskraerette Codringtia •••••••"••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 16 6 Cambridges, Chesterfield Folkas, and all the newest patterns •••• • • • • " •• • 0 Tweet Csiat •• •• •••• • • •• • • •••• • • • • •• •• • 8 6 bPerting ditto ...... •• " • •• ••••• • • • • • 6 Drees coat .... • • ......... ....... .. ••••• • • • • 10 0 Extra Superize, a superior coat •• • • •"•••••• • • • • • • 1 15 0 trook Coat •• • • ....... ....... ••.••••••••• • • • • • 1 4 0 Extra SUDerfille, a superior coat .• •• • • 2 0 0 11,11-c Vests . ..... . ... Fancy Satins Cloth, or Cussineere .......................... •• •• • • ° 0 4 4 6 6 Tweed Trensers• • • ...• ••• • • • ••••• • • • • • • • 0 10 6 Fancy Cassiaaere or Doeskin 0 lb 6 Sots Tanis and Ilussar suits.. • • • • • • • • • • ..... Moarning to any extent at Five Minutes notice. Observe. —Jay article purchased, ready made, or made to mea sure, if est approved of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the luoney.returned. E. MOSES aid SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, neaten, Furriers, Soot aid Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, for Ladies and Gentlemen, 154, 155, 156, aid 157 Minories, and 83, 64, 85, aid $6 Aldgate. City. London. Cantisi.—E. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the Subtle against impostors, but have leaned that the .untradesman falsek•od of being connected with then ' , or it's th e sane concern, 141 1 been resorted to in many instances, and for obvions reasons. They have no connexion with any other holm in or out of London; eat these who desire genuine and cheap clothing, &c., should call at, or send to, Miaories and Aldgate, City, London. smile/b.-140 intents+. transacted at this establishment from sun set Friday, till siumset fisturdity, when business is resumed till twelve Wsied. Several Patent Wanted. A It R I A fir E. 1 1 4 One half the world are desolately single, and the ether itiPposiig them married, questioaably contented. Diffidence, or a 'time et right deterraihe the former, and miscalculated hopes em bitter the latter. The solitary one nay shield himself under the plea if cautten and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret an e•sapresie: harry; but the truth lies deeper. Physical Incapacity, aid broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic heppiness !id social content. The d owr y should net be the only marriage set metment. Honour and justice der:amid that health should fens am !tens In the °suspect; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or iiglect weand more sorely than po vert y or misfortune. Reader, if these surmises concern yea, procure Dr. CULVERWELLS little MEMOIRS 'Oa Single and Married Life," Pub. in 2 vac , is. la.ck (by most , is stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imagisatiyely nor be hindered t eal's& fir prudish feeling deter you , b y their titles, 1 ,7 irdeinterpretatlsm of their supposed c ontents, from obtaining "am They are not intended certainly for mere idle cariosity, but for the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom they are offered as antagonistic to t he empyrical trash pat f or orth on the above subjects, by unqualified authors, whioh alone . nether, are a disgrace to the a g e. Furthermore, two other little Publications claim your attention (same price ls. each, b 7 Post Is. 61.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and Avoid," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour , but the study of the author's 'lie, wile 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--tc live after nature's laws—and to keep always on the " sunny side of the way." The above works may be h ad of Sherwood, 23, paternoster - row ; Carvalho , 147, Fleet .street ; Mann, ' C°rntinit liaison, 4b7,•West Strand ; -or direct (by pest or other wise)_ front the author (who may be confer red with personally, m minors and evenings), 10, Argyll-plaeo Regent-street; sad all Booksellers. ( • • • ...V t :4 - 4 14:ilk to 011111111111f; , •" 1 11 (.4/. t ITB ~.144111 4 • , so *Cir _ - 6 e4 - N0.17,469.] LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING AKIN'S ROYAL PATENT COFFEE. Oa introducing this extraordinary and highly important In vention, it will be necessary, in the first instance, to point out the evils and imperfections arising from all other principles of roasting and preparing Coffee at present in use. Coffee is almost universally roasted in an iron cylinder, which is turned by hand or steam power over a coke fire. The Coffee is let in and out of the cylinder by means of a slide, which is the whole length of the cylinder, and which it is next to impossible to render perfectly air-tight ; the consequence of this defect is, that the sul phurous and noxious fumes of the coke penetrate into the cylinder and mingle with the Coffee. We will suppose, however, the cylinder containing the Coffee to be placed over the fire, which is then co vered in, cylinder and all, and the process of roasting to be commenc ing. The first evidence of this fact is the vegetable vapour which is given off by the Coffee, and which vapour is more or less impregnated with gallic and mallic acids, which acids, acting upon the iron, form gallates and malates with that metal. The heat continues, the va pour is condensed, and forms a most noxious fluid, which is mingling with the Coffee, and by the increasing heat is again vaporised, and is assisted In its destroying work by ono of the most powerful acids known, namely, by the pyroligneous acid, which is now beginning to be given off by the Coffee most freely. This vicious acid continues forming with the iron the acetate thereof, and imparting the same to the Coffee, which receives, in addition, a sulphurous flavour from the coke. It should be observed, that so astonishingly great is the quan tity of pyreligneous acid formed, that many ounces may be collected from the roasting a single hundred weight of the berry. The action of the pyroligneous acid upon either iron or copper cylinders is well known; with the former a compound is formed which, if not de cidedly- injurious to health, gives to the berry a most acrid and oils, agreeable flavour; whilst, with the latter, the result is verdigris. Again, by the usual roasting process, which is nothing more nor less than a species of destructive distillation, what possible chance has the aroma of this valuable berry of being properly developed? Supposing for one moment that it were properly developed, it Is well known to be exceedingly volatile, and would quickly escape through the crevices in the slide of the:cylinder ; whilst the vegetable vapour, tieing exceedingly sluggish, and containing the vicious and noxious acids, would remain behind, giving to the Coffee that cankerous, acrid, and metallic taste, that renders the infusions of this otherwise most valuable and wholesome berry a beverage avoided by the deli cate, and highly injurious to the health of many who consume it. For guarding against all these evils, and for doing away with all those long-complained-of imperfections, her Most Gracious Majesty has been pleased to grant to Dakin and Company her Royal Letters Patent. The plan en which "Dakin's Royal Patent Coffee" is roasted and prepared is as font*. :—The iron cylinder is altogether done away with, and the Coffee is never, under any circumstance, allowed to come in contact with iron. A SILVER cylinder is substituted, and the heat is obtained by means of the atmospheric air passed over hot plates, by which plan, as neither the fire, nor the fumes thereof, are in any way allowed to be in contact with the cylinder, the evils arising from the sulphurous vapours of the coke mixing with the 'Coffee are entirely avoided The :SILVER cylinder is so constructed that, through apertures made for the purpose, the vegetable vapour which contains the vicious acids from the Coffee, is allowed to es cape, whilst the apertures, being closeable at pleasure, are imme diately closed as soon as this, the first part of the process of roasting, is accomplished. The SILVER cylinder then becomes air tight, and the aroma, which otherwise would escape, is condensed on the berry, which thereby contains all its valued and inherent excellence. The Coffee, after being sufficiently roasted in a SILVER cylinder, and after being cooled down in a SILVER cooler, is ready for purchasers who buy their Coffee whole : whilst the Coffee that is supplied ground, is pulverised between powerful stones, and for better preservation from the atmosphere, is recommended to purchasers packed in glass bottles, containing two pounds each, which are corked down air-tight, and sealed with the Royal Arms. DAMN and CO: will have great pleasure in showing many testi monials which they have received from the most eminent physicians, surgeons, and gentlemen of the faculty, as to the beneficial effects and advantages of " , Dakin's Royal Patent Coffee." The following certificate of Mr. Alfred. S. Taylor and Mr. Arthur Aikin, the great aatliorities on chemistry, medical jurisprudence:And the sanitary question, will, however, no doubt be deemed conclusive : " We hereby certify that we have chemically examined four " varieties of coffee—namely, best Mocha, Jamaica, Very Fine and " Good Plantation (Ceylon) Coffee, both in the raw state and as " prepared and roasted by the patent process of Messrs. Dakin. We " have likewise chemically examined samples of the same varieties " of Coffee roasted at the same time - in the usual way, and the result " of this examination is that in delicacy of flavour, odour, and as an " article of diet, the Coffee prepared by Messrs. Dakin's process is, in " our judgment, superior to that prepared in the ordinary way. "We have also examined the apparatus used by Messrs. Dakin " for roasting Coffee, and we find that all the surfaces with which " the Coffee comes in contact during this process are of silver. We " find aiso that great care is taken so to regulate the degree of heat " and the mode of its application as to render necessary a longer " time and lower temperature to effect the roasting, whereby all " risk of charring the berry or of producing empyreumatic oil is " preveated, the separation of acid vapour is more gradual and com " plete, and a larger portion of aroma is retained than occurs in the " usual methods of coffee roasting. " The process of Messrs. Dakin appears to us, therefore, in a " chemical view, better adapted than any yet suggested for procuring " roasted Coffee in a pure and wholesome form. " ARTHUR AIKIN, • ALFRED S. TAYLOR, F.R,S., " Lecturers on Chemistry in Guy's Hospital. " Chemical Laboratory, Guy's Hoepital, August 9, 1848. PRICE CURRENT OF "DAKIN'S ROTAL PATENT COFFEE.' In addition to the following, Dakin and Co. have the best Coffees procurable from,Demerara, Dominica, Malabar, Sumatra, Java, Padang, St. Domingo, Batavia, Havannah, Brazil, Bath, Cuba, La Guayra, Porto Rico, &c. Common Coffee •.•• • • • .per lb. Os. 9d. to Os. Ild. Ceylon • • Good quality .. Fine plantation •• • Berbice ....Fine to finest .. •• • • Jamaica •• • • Good to fine Very fine to finest •. „ 1 6 to 1 10 Costa Rica .. A strong and good Coffee „ 1 2 to 1 6 Mocha—. • • Choice old to finest aged „ 1 5 to 1 10 SELECTED SORTS.—WhoIe or G. ound. Common Coffee ........... Very good and strong.... ............ •••• .. • • .... „ 1 2 Very strong and full flavoured .• ...• • ....• •• • . „ 1 4 Rich and fine flavoured Coffee .• •• .• •• • • •••• .• r, I Particularly choice C0ffee............... The above are also supplied in 21b. bottles, which bottles are charged id. each, and the same is allowed for when returned. The following sorts are supplied in sealed. bottles containing two petuids each, and no charge is made for the bottles : Two pounds of geed sound C.ffee, in a sealed bottle, 21. 6d. Two rounds of strong and fine flavoured Coffee, in a sealed bottle •• • • .•••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 3 s• 14 * Two peands of very choice and excellent Coffee, in a sealed bottle • • • • .. • • . •• • • ........... Ss. 6i. Two 'minds of the finest old m oun tain Coffee, mellow in ripeness and richness el Savour, in a sealed bottle 4s. Od. DARIN and COMPANY, Patentees, NUAIIIIIR ONE, St. PAU L'S - C II URC II TAR D. Adontlemen of science and the Public generally are respectfully in. fitted to inspect the machinery and apparatus empleyed in the .Mlnsting, &c., of Dailies Royal Patent Coffee, and to view the whole in action, nue. Coffee eenstantly roasting, &c., at the ware houses efDakin and Co:, in Shiernaker•row, within a stone's throw of " Number One," where an assistant is waiting to accompany visitors to the warehoases r and to explain the whole of this ROYAL PATENT PROCESS for roasting and preparing Coffee. S PENCER'S i a n alte d ldy i v lc i l d hq u ua a nid l g s ,esp w ,r h oin o nou f a o n r efee n w p i ssi tm a tio r n d CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. The t h ew o d u s ht ih a ci n hs d ee s effle : eb t tru 1 8b t be of a t , ht red eo nn lt o yy r " Kr t a i rs e I e h e a x v t e an us t grey hair, whiskers, moustaches, &c., to a dark brown or black, w ithout trouble (by simply combing it through the h a i r ), an d pro duces by one application a pleasing and permanent change; and it can be incontestibly proved, that while many dyes tend to destroy the hair by their pernicious properties and dangerous process of ap plication, that this article promotes the growth of hair, nourishing the roots till tke latest period of life. Price 3s. 6d., 65., and 10s. per bottle. To be had of the Proprietors, 29, Nottingham-place, Fleldgate dreet, Whiteehapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn hill ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Prout, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford street; Barclay, Farringdon-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond street; Hooper, 43, King William-street, London bridge ; Finnigin, Milsom-street, Bath ; Elmore, Bull-street, Birmingham ; Roberts, 23, Church-street, Liverpool ; and of most Perfumers and Medicine Vendors in town and country. Sent to any part of the kingdom by receiving a remittance, post-paid. Please to ask for " Spencer a nd Co. s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye." Observe. the Proprietor's ad dress is on the 'wrapper. _ YSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GE E. T ON PH Ilinstfated by 21, Anatom i ca l Coloured Ettrial ß E.. INSteCeA. Steel. CITY, &ND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAG ,by post, direct from the Establishment, 6d. in New Edition, enlarged to 156 pages. J ust published, 3s. io p s r t l a c gvv k e . 2 . s t . ana 6d p . s , , or rHE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical or on JL the infirmitiett and decay of the generative system, from ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, with remarks on Marriage, end the means of obviating certain d mi is d qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured EngraTing• By -- 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 ; Starie, 23, Titehborne street, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street. PARTI. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re - p roductive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. Peat IT. treats of the consequences resulting from excessiveindul gemie, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental .od 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, arc also clearly pointed out. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Engravings. PAAT IV. treats of the Prevention of Disease by a simple ap plication, by which the danger 01 infection is obviated. Its action is simple but sure. It acts with the vim chemically, and destroys its power en the system. Th!. important part of the Mork should se read by every Toing Id an entering into life. paio. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its Judos. Ths MOPS of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. Tux CoaDIAL BALM or SYLIACUM is exclusively employed in troat ng norvons and sexual debility, impotence, &c., 115 .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, 1 Is. and 338. per bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s.* ed., 4s. 6d., and Its. per box. a pertain . emedy in gonerrhcest,gleet, strictures, and chronic inflamma tion of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, 11. SI. Packets with advice to be had at the Fastablishment only, by which the fee, ll_ is saved. Attendance daily at 11, Burners-street, from Eleven till Two, and Five to Eight ; on Sundays from Eleven to One. LOVE is the leading feeling of the human breast. Moro exalted than mere passion, it soars high above but other impulse of nature, and is not only stronger than avarice, itt:influence, or can avoid its sway ; and business, pleasure, philo tmore engrossing even than ambition. No man is exempt from ofa ti L d ov. divinity zw h ich, itself become eo most facings, e h c i t g e s d , i t n u c i r d e e a r s t e l s i is n en i t a li t r e a n lli si t t l y g spoweroy, with time, until it receives the sacred consummation of marriage. Whendoes poison (en of th take e place, manliest however, feelings this becomespassion,a deadly d th l i y this fervour, i u n t this ilt olden heart, which now darkens, as it before bright ened, a st luiri et. sited, all Min.' upon earth. How is it that men, of chanieable habits , will chan g e at the ver y altar, and after time spent in the fulfilment of esery engagement, snap the very con tract asunder which should be most binding to an honourable mind? It is the effect of conscience. The Lover, by enervation of early habits, •r the results of secret disease, knows himself to be disqualified, and dares not enter a state which has been instituted by Divine Law for the fulfilment of important ends. The wretched condition of such a being mast subsequently be beyond measure deplorable ! Loving and beloved, he entails the most miserable disappointments on the object of his choice, and upon himself a desolation the most horrible, when the simple possession of natural attributes would change the scene, and yield to both a life of unall•yed happiness. The subject is interesting, and deserves the attention of all. Those desirous of investigating it will find the fhllest and most satisfactory information in th• littlo work entitled SELF-PRESSRV ATION, Illustrated - by forty coloured engravints on the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the'. reproductive organs ; with practical observa tions on the secret. Willa ies of youth and maturity, resulting from solitary habits, excesses, ol• infection. 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CANADA in 1848: being an Examination of the existing Resources of British North America, with Consi derations for their further and more perfect Development, as a Prac tical Remedy, by means of Colonization, for the Prevailing Distress in the United Empire, and for the Defence of the Colony. By MILLINGTON HENRY SYNGE, Lieutenant, Royal Engineers. London : Effingham Wilson, 11, Royal Exchange. 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 that caused the barren fig 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 • f these 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 of their fellow creatures, but their own hearts condemn them ; wealth brings no consolation to the wifeless besom—brings no return for the childless home. It is a remarkable fact that the unproductiveness of soil and species arises from similarity of cause. Some lands are the produce of vitiated Vrata that yields an offspring as unhealthy as itself. Others nurture in their juices the poison of minerals, which form the foe,ta.vegetation. Others again lose value by being to• 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 ! Man also is too often vitiated by the parent from whom he 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 avertasks 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 organisation and diffidence in his powers. Nor does the analogy cease here. The detriments to cultivation above detailed have been recently se entirely overcome by modern improvement in agricul ture, that farmers ars 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, dl, 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. much by one-half to make London healthy as is now ' spent in neutralizing its unhealthiness. Thereis nothing naturally insalubrious in the atmosphere of our city. We are not inevitably liable to the malaria of Rome or the plague of Constantinople. On the contrary, where ever common attention has been paid to ventilation and drainage, it has invariably been found that London is as healthy as any country district. Strange indeed it is that all this argument and expostulation'shottld be called for on such a subject as the present, and that people should require such unceasing efforts to cajole them into cleanliness and cheat them out of fever. CHRONICLE.—We have been hitherto prevented, by the necessity of attending to other topics of more immediate importance, from noticing an attempt which has lately been made, by Mr. Enderby, to support the view taken by Lord Grey and the Hudson's Bay Com pany with respect to Vancouver's Island, and its capabi lities for colonization. That gentleman, it may be well to observe, has lately received a grant of the Auckland Islands, in the South Pacific; and hie main object is the establishment of a whaling station upon his new posses sion. It appears, however, that it is desirable for his interests to secure also a branch station in the North Pacific. With this view, Mr. End e rby fixed his eyes on Vancouver's Island ; and having ascertained that the transaction between Lord Grey and the directors of the Company was completed, and that the latter had beets constituted lords paramount over the territory in gees tion, he proceeds to apply to th em f o t t h e permission and co-operation which he r equ i res . i n . wa king his .. branch station." Mr. Enderby sbegins by sta ti n g his conviction that Sir John Pelly (G ovqrnoro f the Hud son's Bay Company, to whom his letter Is: addressed) " is in error in supposing that Vancouver's Island would ever be made a place of resort by. Amer icas whalers, or that it is :the most desirable ran dezvous for ships engaged in th a t t ra d e ;" and pro ceeds to say, " that his reasoi.,.;. for sisfgestkag that it should—be made a branch stet len foewhap&from the Aucklands was not because it was most favourably - situated for that purpose, but because its colonization would be thereby insured, and a British, instead of a foreign country, would reap the advantage of attending on the visits of the vessels.' And again, he says, Sir.J. Pelly " will perceive that, except from•a. desire to pro- I mote a great public object, he has no interest to desire the establishment of a branch station at Vancouver's Island, as it would be more to his advantage that the ships should refit at some settlement in the China or India sea." Now, putting aside the absurdity of propogiing that a station should be placed, by a mer cantilt company, in an unfavourable place, with a purely patriotic motive, and in hop es ( a s we must presume) that the whalers, actuated by simi larly high-flown sentiments, would go systematically out of their , way s" in pursuit of a great pub lic object "—putting aside, we say, the absurdity of supposing that the public will set any value on such professions and proofs of disinterestedness—we are happy to say that we do not, by any means, " perceive," as Mr. Enderby expects we should, that Vancouver's Island is " not a desirable rendezvous for whalers," or that it would be " more to his advantage that they should refit elsewhere"—i. e. either in the China seas, at the Sandwich Islands, , or in California. We are told that the northern fishery extends from 30 deg. to 60 deg. N. lat., and from 110 deg. to 180 deg. W. long., and that the habitual rendezvous of the American whalers is now the Sandwich Islands, but will henceforth probably be some port in their new province of California. Now, we ob serve that the harbours of Vancouver's Island range from 47 deg. to 49 deg. N. lat., and from 125 deg. to 130 deg. W. long., a position which a glance at the map will show to be more nearly central, with respect to the fishery, than any other spot of land whatever; while the fact that the whalers, according to Mr. Enderby, do not now find it for their advantage to go to the China Seas, but to the Sandwich Islands, over throws his own position that it would be " to his advantage" that they should go to those seas rather than to Vancouver's Island, a spot more easily available (as we have shown) than their present rendez vous. Whatever, therefore, may be Mr. Enderby's motive for dwelling at such length on the natural disad vantages of the locality which he proposes for his station, we are happy to " perceive from his statement," in the absence of any further information on the subject, that he is likely to enjoy the pleasure of gratifying his patriotism without sacrificing his fortune, and we trust, accordingly, that, in addition to its other recommenda tions, Vancouver's Island may, ere long, become the natural rendezvous for the whalers of the North Pacific. The latter part of Mr. Enderby's letter is directed to prove (notwithstanding " that it is by no means his desire to discourage settlers from proceeding to Van couver's Island") the extreme improbability that it will be colonized, the almost certainty of failure if its coloni zation be attempted, and, consequently, the desirableness of entertaining his scheme, as the only one by which the professed objects of the Government and the Company can be secured. We are fully convinced that the publication of the letter, by Sir J. Pelly—a pro ceeding which, if it were really the object of the com pany to colonize, would be unaccountable enough—is altogether due to that part of it in which the island is studiously disparaged; and we wish that attention should be directed to a circumstance so remarkably cha racteristic of the whole proceeding. Viewed, however, without reference to the animus displayed, we must say that the arguments by which the attempted disparage ment is supported are most curiously ill selected for the purposes of Mr. Enderby and the Company. That gen tleman affirms that " to say that Vancouver's Island possesses a fertile soil, a good climate, fine timber, and excellent coal, obtainable with little labour, is to say, probably, all that can be said about it." Considering that the island is as yet unoccupied, undeveloped, and even unexplored, we think this is pretty well; nor can we recollect any one region, similarly circumstanced, of which " more could be said." Mr. Enderby goes on to contend that " the harbours have no ships to frequent them, that the climate and soil yield pro duce for which their is no demand, tad that the same may be said of timber and coal, witioh, without ex ternal intercourse, would not enable colonists to pay for tools, clothing, and other necessaries." NOW , we should like Mr. Enderby to tell us how, if these were valid objections to colonization, any unoccupied country could ever be settled. Every one of his observations would apply with still greater force to the eastern coast of North America, to Australia and to New 4ealand; where, until the resources of those regions were disco vered and developed, and an export trade in their pro ducts created, there was, and could be, no " external in tercourse, demand, or ships." The fact is, that, consi dering the trade already existing and rapidly increasing between North-Western America and North-Eastern Asia, and the probability of an entirely new and most important line of communication being opened forthwith between the Atlantic and the Pacific, Vancouver's Island has advantages which not one of the countries we have alluded to had when first colonized. Far from being in an inferior position as regards export trade, it is absolutely the only one which begins with an export trade ready-made—we allude to that of coal, which it alonels known to possess in the whole region of the Pacific, and which, as we have before stated, is now procured in England for the steam service lately esta blished by tke Americans between Panama and Oregon. Besides this, there is sufficient reason for believing that copper is to be found in the island (large quantities being found in the possession of the natives), and it is needless to point out the peculiar advantage derivable from he co. ex i s t en ce of that mineral in the same locality with the coal required for smelting it. In short, we have no doubt that the same steps which created an export trade in wool from Sydney, in cotton from Charleston, and in copper from Adelaide, will, if taken in earnest, lead to similar results in a country of, at least, equal promise. That no such steps will be taken, we have too much rea son to believe; for in this case the Hudson's Bay Com pany have the means of realising their own and Lord Grey's prophecies—and the more we see of their pro ceedings, the more reason we have to conclude that they are determined that their predictions shall be true. ADVERTISER.—The suggestions which this journal has so often thrown out respecting the best way of im proving the management of railway affairs, are at length beginning, not only to be recognised as right is them selves, but to be carried into effect. Mr. Hudson, the railway king, is very appropriately setti ng an exampl e in the adoption of those means by which a l one the rail way companies can be put on a fo otin g of permanent prosperity. For more than six months, we have, at short intervals, sought to impress on railway directors that they were squandering the property of the share holders, while they were rendering no service to the public, by the frequency with which they run their trains. We are glad to enrol the name of Mr. Hudson on the list of converts to our views. In all the morning papers of Tuesday there was an announcement from the Eastern Counties Company, to the effect that some of the trains running on their line are to be dis continued, while alterations in the hours of starting in the case of others, are to take place. The remaining companies must follow t he example. Many of th em , indeed, are already preparing to do so. In this way, an enormous sum will be saved. From calculations which have been made, there is ground to believe that from this source alone of saving in the working o f li nes, an addition of from Ito 1 per cent. will be made to future dividends. The result will be that the Eastern Coun ties, instead of only paying 5 'per cent. on the original 161. shares, will yield a profit of more than 6 per cent. It is to be remembered that trains filled with passen gers are but a mere trifle more expensive than those which are all but empty. Nor will the public convenience be in any way diminish e d b y t h e re duction in the number of trains which daily run along the Eastern Counties line. So great a num ber of trains as ten wa s not needed, The moat ample accommodation will be given to the public by running seven trains. To do the public justice, they hare never been so unreasonable as to ask for the run ning of trains with such frequency. They have, on the contrary, expressed their regret that the dividends of those proprietors who have provided them with railway accommodation, should be unnecessarily diminished. This then is one step towards the restoration of confi dence in railway property. There are various other steps which Mr. Hudion has determined on adopting on the Eastern Counties, and all the other lines under his control. Such alterations are to be made in the hours ' and frequency with which third-class trains are to run, as will prevent those who ought to travel by first or second-class carriages, from travelling by the third-class conveyances. When the Legislature passed a law onin- SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAT. TIMES.—The elaborate depravity required to con vert the Thames into a sewer can only be comprehended by reflecting carefully on the several steps of the pro cess. In the first place, there is the accumulating refuse of a large city to be promptly removed, as containing within itself the living seeds of pestilence and disease. Next there are the suburban districts to be brought under cultivation, and this for two distinct reasons, as we shall presently explain. These are the main condi tions of an effectual sanitary reform, and we are found deliberately vitiating both in order to add another ele ment of evil to those which we retain. We deprive the suburban lands of the treatment they require for the sake of poisoning our own homes with the material which should be there employed. It is both ruinous to keep this material, and ruinous not to bestow it else where ; yet we industriously incur both penalties, and at last crown our perversity by disposing of it in such a manner that it shall do as much additional harm as pos sible. We have hit upon the very maximum of mischief, and cling to it with the desperation of lunacy. If we were to cut off all the water now supplied to the out parishes of the metropolis, and turn it into a gigantic open tank somewhere about Smithfield, where it might reek and ,putrefy in miasmatic vapours under the sun's heat, while thousands of citizens were dying of thirst, we should be achieving very much such a consummation as we secure now. The su burban districts to the east of the metropolis are mostly either heavy undrained clay lands or marshes, and are extensively intersected with wide open and stag nant dikes, into which the drainage and refuse of the locality is thrown, as regularly as that of London is dis charged into the great open ditch which used to be the river Thames. In one of those swampy districts sur veyed by the Sanitary Commissioners it was actually found, upon measurement, that there were 18i acres of ditch to 450 acres of land; so that the surface of foul and stagnant water was to that of land as 1 to 24. That marsh diseases should bo rife in such neighbour hoods is no more than was to be expected; but the mis chief does not end here, for it has been matter of con stant notice that when the wind set steadily in from these quarters the unwholesome vapours of the swamp were carried inwards to the more thickly inhabited parts, and exercised a perceptible influence upon the mortality of the population. This is one point. The next is not one whit less important. Everybody knows the increase of value which land receives from lying in the vicinity of large towns; and nobody, we presume, will allege that the soil at present under cultivation in these islands is superabundantly sufficient to feed the population. Now, these suburban lands, of which we have been speaking, grow literally nothing but fever and ague. In order to aaake them subservient to the natural wants of man it is requisite,sa first. that they should be drained, which d h ate the incidental effect of removing the genera tive uu so f disease, and, next, that they should be w o icaev manured, which would again have the incidental effect of diverting the selfsame elements of mischief from the heart of the metropolis ; for no kind of manure is so well adapted for this purpose as that which is now kept to ferment under our very nostrils. Thus, if we could but persuade ourselves to part with the sewage matter now kept at home we should, by one and the same stroke, extinguish one great family of diseases in the suburbs, reclaim a vast surface of invaluable land, and cheapen articles of the first necessity to our suffer ing poor. In the language of one of the wit nesses examined by the Parliamentary Committee, " the presence of the richest materials for produc tion" is the chief source of the evils which afflicted the dwellings of our poorer fellow-citizens. Was there ever such a literal conversion of broad into poison! See, now, what as expense we incur for the pollution of our Thames ! We cannot keep this noble stream up to a steady standard of defilement but by perpetuating the desolation of large tracts of land, curtailing the supplies of necessary food, and infecting the habitations of those whom we help to famish by the same identical means. But for the constant demand thus made upon our inge nuity, we should have wherewithal to fertilize a quarter of a county. We consume in poisoning the Thames what would disinfect the marshes of Essex, and squander in concocting fever what would be invaluable in producing corn. Could it cost us half as much to purify this river as it does to pollute it ? Think of the swamps we are compelled to leave unreclaimed, of the land we are com pelled to leave unproductive, of the plagues which we generate, and the food which we lose in order to turn the Thames into a great tidal cesspool, and make its banks loathsome for fifteen hours out of the twenty-four. Think what pains we are taking to tax ourselves, and what losses r r c f u tt e m e s c water r i b e , whichan , i is possible, found stagnating to we submit to for the sa k e o f b e i ng f a i r l y d r i ven out o f town ! If the first step o f a san i tary comm i ss i on i n t h e suburbs remove th ist a o t s e in the open ditches, what must be the course adopted with respect to that great ditch of all, which we have successfully exerted ourselves to snake as filthy and as infectious as any dike in Surrey or Essex? Remove it we cannot, but it so happens that to restore it to its na tural salubrity of character we have but to let it alone. It is only necessary to abstain from waste to effect this vast reform; and is it to be considered any great com plication of hardships that the same measures which would purify the air we breathe should also incidentally augment our resources and enrich our exchequer? There are two objects of the greatest importance in that sani tary reform which so many circumstances just now com bine to force upon our notice—namely, the drainage of suburban lands, and the removal of the metropolitan re fuse. There is only one method by which both these ob jects can be attained at once, and that is by not discharg ing such refuse into the Thames. Could more be possibly said for any project than this ? Putting out of the question all damage to life and health, we will under take to show that more money is expended in any one year in direct consequence of our present perversity than could be expended on a thoroughly efficient sewer age even by the most costly plans. We deny that the affair is purely one of pounds, shillings, and pence, but we are quite willing so to consider it, and to stake the credit of the project on the result. It would not cost so Pl, l ~y2.al /:; SU N, SEPTEMBER 21, 1848. [Pa Icy SD. pelling companies to run third-class trains at least once a day, and at a certain charge, it did so solely with a view to the accommodation of the working . classes. It never for a moment contemplated the possibility of these third • class trains being travelled in by persons of station in society, and iu easy circumstances, to the great injury of the companies. There are various other measures which must be resorted to by the directors to restore railways to their wonted prosperity, and to inspire anew that confidence in them which has been so much impaired of late. The capital accounts in all the leading lines must be closed. That is one indispensable step towards a return of confidence. Unnecessary stations, of which there are many on every leading line,. must be shut up. The number of the directors must be reduced. Seven or eight will suffice. Indeed, though in most cases double the number compose most of our railway boards, not more than six or seven usually attend. All the busi ness is done by a few. The others are not only paid for doing nothing, but they do mischief. They are constantly taking advantage of the means of information, of which their position puts them in possession, to traffic in the shares of the company, and thus to cause fluctuations iii the market value of the stock, which would not other wise' take place, and which often has the effect of causing timid shareholders to part with their property at a serious sacrifice. These are some of the measures which all railway companies must adopt, in order to re store confidence in the Lona fide character of their lines as an investment. In addition to these, there must be a thorough system of economy—an avoidance of every shilling of unnecessary expense in every department of the company's service. We feel persuaded that there is not a railway company of any magnitude in the coun try whose expenditure might not be reduced from twenty to, twenty-five per cent., without in any degree diminishing the efficiency of the service, or depriving the public of necessary accommodation. Such a saving as this would increase the year's dividends from 11 to ,24iste cent. To this complexion matters- must conic at last. Why not now ? This is just the time for reforming railway management. Not only have share holders suffered from the past extravagance, and gross mismanagement of railway directors, but the public have witnessed with regret the recent reduction in the rate of dividends—for the public naturally feel that if railway property is to go on as it has done, steadily de creasing in value, the inevitable consequences must, be fore long, be to deprive the community of that accommo dation which the railways so largely afford them. The system will rta i l m ceaseen t to ot' b t e h e extended,facilities and t.o r comfortable there m ustand be a d great rapid travelling which now exist. Other companies have, we learn from private sources of information, de - c u de termined en treading in Mr. Hudson's steps in the measures which he is now adopting for improving the value of the railways by increasing their dividends. Why not do it immediately? There can be no cause for delay. If the leading companies will only, in this matter, act in concert, the shares of all the better classes of railways Will soon recover their position in the market. And once having recovered their proper value, they will not again lose it. They will continue to command their proper price among the public securities of the day. THE BOULOGNE FETES. (From the Post.) Bo ULOGNE, WEDNESDAY,—The amusements of yesterday did not vary to any great extent from those of the previous day, but the interest they excited was undiminished. The weather continues peculiarly favourable for out of-door entertainments. As I mentioned in my letter yesterday, the day commenced with a distribution of bread and other provisions to the poor. About ten o'clock the various divisions of the Boulogne National Guard were inspected before the Hotel de Ville, after which they marched through the town and along the quay, pre ceded by their music, to the sands, for the purpose of shooting with rifles at targets for prizes. Twelve targets were erected, and the firing, which occupied about an hour, attracted a considerable degree of at tention, and though there was some very good shoot ing, the majority of the competitors, who were placed about 150 yards from the target, appeared to aim very wide of the mark, and the position in which the targets were placed seemed to be by far the safest. The most successful of the competitors in this trial of skill were the artillery corps. At the conclusion of the firing the troops were re-formed and marched through the town in the same order as that by which they went to the sands. From eleven till past two o'clock the banks of the river Liane were crowded to witness the sailing, rowing, and other matches which were announced to take place. At the conclusion of the regatta there was a duck chase—two or three ducks being set at liberty, and some dozen' swimmers, diving from a platform prepared for the purpose, endeavoured to catch them, an attempt which caused considerable amusement, and elicited repeated laughter and;cheers from the spectators. To this succeeded what was called in the programme a comic chase—viz., a si milar chase to the above, for a pig which was thrown into the water, but which proved an extremely dull affair, from the awkwardness of the pig as a swimmer, and the consequent ease with which it was caught. During the time the above sports were going on, others were climbing a greasy mast for a silver watch, and a herizontal greasy mast for a similar prize, which caused much amusement from the duckings which the various competitors obtained. At two o'clock there was a grand competition of music on the Place d'Alton, for gold and other medals, forming a monster promenade concert, which com pletely threw into the shade those of Jullien or Musard. The competition was preceded by a piece composed for the occasion, admirably played by the band of the National Guard of Boulogne. After which all the bands of the National Guard, eight or ten in number, played one piece each, consisting of the chefs-ct ceuvre of the French and Italian schools. This portion of the entertainment attracted consider able attention, and all the windows of the Place and neighbourhood were crowded with elegantly-dressed ladies. In the evening the theatre was opened with two or three stars from Paris, but attracted compara tively very little attention in consequence of the other amusements. At eight o'clock there was a second regatta on the Liane, when the boats being illumi nated, it had a peculiarly pleasing effect, and the entertainments of the day were wound up by a n OO or 700 persons, grand ball—the ball of the fet e a t the bathing rooms, which were enlarged, by t em p ora ry build ings for the occasion, to more than d o uble their usual size. de att e About attended this 6 ball, and disported the more aristocratic portion o f the omprisin in inhabitants and visitors, the mazy dance long pa s t th e w it c hi ng h ou r of themselves comprising mid night—an example which was followed by the less aristocratic portion of the community at the different public gardens and cafe's. The streets were again illuminated as on the previous evening, and through out the day and evening were almost impassable. To-day, however, was the day of days for the sight• seers. As early as seven o'clock the rappel, which has proved so ominous of mischief to other parts of France, was sounding, to call the National Guard to their appointed rendezvous, with the troops of the line and the custom-house officers, at a petit camp of cor porations of trades in the promenade beyond the Porte Gayole, where the National Guards invited to the fete were also to meet at ten o'clock. Shortly after twelve o'clock the cortege departed, and crossed the high town, and taking up at the Porte des Dunes the cars of Agriculture, Industry, and Liberty, continued its march along the principal streets of the town, defiled before the authorities of the town at the Place Navarin in the following order :—Cavalry band, companies of cavalry, various sections of National Guards and regiments of the line, headed by their bands, hospital children, more National Guards, sailors with a banner, Na tional Guards, fishwomen with a banner,' troops of the line, National Guard, car of Industry, representing a fishing smack in full sail, t as tefully decorated with the national colours, and attended by matelots, or fishermen, fantastically dressed; then came further bodies of troops of the line, National Guards, and the corpo rations of trades, each carrying a distinctive and appropriate banner ; to these succeeded an em blematical car of Agriculture, surrounded by dressedfour in blue smockfrocks and-twenty peasants , with s t ra w hats trimmed with tri-coloured ribbons, and young girls dressed in white , with tri-colour flowers in their caps, and each carrying in their hand a blue ribbon attached to the car; further detachments of troops of the line and National Guards, attended by their bands, followed, and then came a triumphal car, surmounted by a colossal figure of Liberty, about 10 feet high, and attended by twelve young girls dressed in white, with white veils and chaplets of roses on their heads, the whole being wound up with further de tachments of troops, National Guards, and gen darmerie. After passing by the authorities, the procession pursued its course to the bathing establish ment, where a square was formed round a platform erected on the Place Daunon, from whence the prizes to the conquerors in the various trials of skill during the last two days were distributed. Shortly after two the cortege returned up the quay, and by the way it column, where the Na came towards the Napoleon . o dine at four tional Guards invited to the fête are t o'clock. Every street and house along the route of densely crowded, and as it pro the procession Wa s ceeded in its cours e the co rtege was frequently cheered, but there was noth a q : like a political demonstrati on, ex cept at one or points, where a cry of " Vive la two Re pu blique!" being isecl, it was answered by a cr y of " Vive la France !,ria . Another detachment o parted on a visit • • to 'the day, the Soutla- *f the National Guards de " great metropolis yester- Eastern Compan in order to promote a fraternal feeling between Is a h two countries, having srtunity of doing s in liberally afforded them the oppt, IRELAND. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY MORNING}.—The intel ligence from the disturbed districts by this morn ing's mail ,train represents all tranquil, at least on the surface, for the apprehensions of fresh outbursts were rife still in the minds of the well disposed. The following communication arrived this morning : " Clonmel, Tuesday Afternoon. " This town and its neighbourhood were free from any disturbance during the past night. I watched until nearly twelve o'clock, but I could not see any signal fires blazing on the Waterford mountains which overlook the town, as on the previous night. Large bodies of rebels are still stated to be in the fastnesses of the mountains, many of which arc enclosed by deep ravines and very difficult of access; indeed, I am informed, almost inac • cessible to the military ; so that they may probably re main there as long as the fine weather permits, and carry on predatory excursions, and make midnight attacks upon the property of the gentry and farmers of the surrounding country. The rebel camp, as it is called, will be the resort of all the lawless and disaffected, who will be attracted to it for the sake of plunder. After the burning of the Glenbower Bar racks the insurgents from that place joined the main body in the Waterford mountains; and they were ob served in considerable numbers passing over in that direction a few nights since. It is stated that a number of the insurgents are persons who have been ejected from their lands, and who are reckless and desperate as to the crimes which they may commit. They still pro cure food by taking the cattle which they find in the neighbourhood, and which they are represented as roast ing entire on iron gates which they have carried from the fields below up to the mountains, and use as gridirons for that purpose. The passengers by the Kilkenny mail to Cork, which has just arrived, state that all is quiet along that line of road, and in the Glenbower district through which they passed. The Attorney-General, I have heard, arrived here last night, to make preparations for the state trials, which commence on Thursday. After posting my letter yesterday evening, the men that had been brought in from Clerihan, near the residence of Baron Pennefather, were liberated. It appeared that they had been compelled to join the rebel force against their will, and the authorities were anxious to get them to give information against ,the insurgents. This, how ever, either from intimidation .or connivance, they de clined to do." _ The Clonmel Chronicle thus describes the progress of the state prisoners from Dublin to their final desti nation in the gaol of Clonmel : " The special train arrived at Thurles in three hours and twenty minutes. Here they were mat by a large military and constabulary force upon Bianconi's cars, and the travelling carriage having been removed from the train and put to, Messrs. O'Brien, Meagher, and Leyne were placed inside. There was nobody else with them. Messrs. O'Donoghue and M`Manus occupied seats out side, and the rest of the vehicle was occupied by police inspectors, constables, &c. They left Thurles at about two o'clock this morning and travelled on at a very rapid rate through Cashel, where they remained for some time to refresh the escort and the horses. The prisoners were also offered refreshment, which, however, was de clined, except a few cigars, which some of the party took. Then they came on to Clonmel, which place they reached at half past seven-o'clock. The prisoners were then handed over to the custody of Mr. Strahan, the Governor, and were immediately supplied with an excellent breakfast, of which they heartily partook. Messrs. O'Brien and Meagher were removed to a rather comfortable apartment prepared for them in the hospital rooms of the building, where they immediately retired to rest. Messrs. M`Manus, O'Donoghue, and Leyne, were then placed in the same department with other prisoners charged with treasonable offences. All the prisoners enjoy excellent health and spirits. Mr. M'Manus was very much dissatisfied with the distinction which had been made between him and Messrs. O'Brien and Meagher—for it must be remembered that Mr. M'Manus is also a great gun." Of this Mr. M'Manus the Chronicle gives the fol lowing sketch : " T. B. M`Manus is a native of Belfast, of prepossess ing appearance, and about 35 years of age. For some years he was known in this country as a commercial traveller, and among other houses had a commission from Messrs. Denton and Co., hatters, of Gretna. in Lancashire. He, however, relinquished this business about four or five years since, and took up his residence in Liverpool, where he has been studiously engaged as forwarding agent and ship broker, having secured a large and influential connexion in Ireland. He was most attentive to his business, and gave general satisfac tion to those who employed him. lie was a generous high-spirited man, capable of overcoming difficulties of no ordinary magnitude, and seemed to suffer no depres sion by the reverse of fortune, which he experienced during the railway mania of 1845-46, having lost considerably by speculation. He was always an en thusiastic nationalist, to which may be attributed his connexion with the recent insurrectionary movement. His present unhappy position is deeply deplored by a numerous circle of acquaintances and friends. In Liverpool he had acquired a high position and considerab!e influence. 'l'. B. M'Manus and Co., the firm of which he was principal, was among the first forwarding agents in the Irish trade, and transacted business for many establishments in Clonmel and Wa terford. Since Mr. M'Manus left his business and be came connected with the late melancholy attempt at re volution, he has been declared a bankrupt, we believe not on account of his insolvent circumstances, but be cause a commission of bankruptcy seemed to be neces sary to wind up his affairs on account of his abSence. The charges against him are of the most serious charac ter; he is stated to have been the actual leader in the Farrinrory affair, after which he made his way to Liver pool, and took a passage for New York in an emigrant vessel, which had put back into Liverpool, having sprung a leak in foul weather. He then went to the Cove of Cork, and was in the N. D. Chase,' bound for the same destination, when he was arrested by head-constable Crowley, and forwarded to Richmond Bridewell, whence he arrived here this morning." The Clonmel correspondent of launders' News letter writes as follows : " The belief is gaining ground that T. D'Arcy M'Gee, lately connected with the Nation, was the leader of the attack on the police barrack at Portlaw, and that he is in that neighbourhood still. There is no doubt that there are more leaders than O'Mahony. lam aware of Lord Waterford's having received unquestionable information (which he credits) that a week or two ago, at a meeting of four or five leaders in the neighbourhood of Curragh more, it was resolved to make a capture of his Lordship or the Marchioness as a hostage, with a determination of visiting Icn either a punishment similar to that awarded to the state prisoners. The Marquis, how ever, has determined to make such a feat no easy :natter ; between soldiers and armed specials he has an effective guard of about one hundred armed men. The bold and determined stand which his Lordship has taken, and the unremitting activity and bravery displayed by him, have done much to save that country from the violence and outrage of a rebel horde, that threatened to bear all before it. At the outset he acted wisely in calling upon all to declare themselves for or against rebellion, and to act in accordance with their decision, in order that the matter might be brought to a crisis. The following from the Clonmel Chronicle is a description of a scene that occurred at the meeting convened by his Lordship for that purpose : "Some weeks ago, when insurrectionary symptoms first manifested themselves, the Marquis of Waterford convened his tenantry and labourers for the purpose of asking them what part they were disposed to take in the threatened outbreak. A crowd of ill-disposed fellows from Portlaw gathered about him and made several de monstrations of dissent from his Lordship's statements, about the far superior force which England would bring against the rebels. One fellow was remarkably forward, full of bluster, and cried out, ' We do not care—we are able for them—we are ready to fight them, wait till we are let at them.' The Noble Marquis pointed at the noisy boaster, and said, Come here, sir; you want a fight—stand out and have a round with me—let us see what you are made of, who want to be at the troops ; come, sir, try your hand with me.' The fellow dropped his head and skulked away amid the derision of the spectators. It is hardly necessary to add, that the circumstance was not without a good effect on the spectators." " General" O'Mahony, it appears, had another narrow escape from being captured on Saturday night : " his pursuers have been often of late upon his heels, as the readers of the Chronicle are aware ; but on this night a force of police, under Sub-Inspector Renison, proceeded to O'Mahony's house, which is situated a short &stance from Carrick ; the owner, however, was non est inventus, but his coat, waistcoat, and trousers, were left behind on a chair beside the bed, from which apparently some person had risen a short time before. He was closely pursued to the River Suir, his favourite ro ute opposite Coolnamuck, at which place he crossed the river, upon horse back again —his old plan." The subjoined letter brings the latest intelligence from Carrick-on- Suir : " Carrick-on-Suir, Tuesday Evening. " The district of country around this town is the very head-quarters of the late insurrectionary movements. Slievenamon mountain, the hill of Aheny, and the Wa terford mountain are its vicinity ; indeed, the latter mountain almost overhangs the town. On the road from Clonmel to this place, I found all perfectly quiet. As I passed through the country this morning the people were busily engaged reaping, or at other farming oc cupations. The insurgents, it is stated by those who have the best opportunity of knowing, and are acquainted with their movements, have no regular encampment in the surrounding hills. They are, no doubt, often col lected in large numbers, but they have scouts in every direction, who watch the movements of the military and police, and give them such timely intelligence of their approach as affords them time to disperse or to gain the other side of the mountain before the others ascend, so that no vestige of them can be seen when they gain the summit. I heard from the police that there ~~/ are still numbers of them about the mountains, anti I . .hey arc, by threats, and even force, compelling many of the country people to join the movement. The military from Carrick-on-Suer, Dungarvan, and Clonmel, scoured the mountains where they were reported to have been collected on Sunday night without finding any of the insurgents. The military took their camp-furniture and provisions for two or three days, in order to enable the to pursue and capture the rebels, but they returned to their quarters yesterday, after a harassing and un successful search. Their plan was well concerted, for they ascended from different directions, in the ex pectation that what the one party drove before them the other would meet, and in this way succeed in hemming in the rebels on every side ; but they were foiled in their attempt. The police state, that there are so many scouts in every direction, to give intelligence to the insurgents, that they are enabled to disperse before they gain their place of rendez vous, and collect again as soon as they return to their barracks. The rebels are sending notices to the farmers to convey provisions to their camp, and threatening them, that if they sell any of their produce to the mer chants they will be visited with their vengeance. Busi ness is, therefore, very bad, both here and in Clonmel, as public confidence is in a great measure destroyed by the state of alarm in which the people are kept, and they are very unwilling to part with money, not knowing what turn events may take. The police arrested nine of the insurgents last night in the neighbourhood of the slate quarries. In the county of Kilkenny, who are charged as being concerned in the burning of the barracks in that place. They found the clothes of the police, and arms and ammunition in their possession. They are at present lodged in the Bridewell of this town a and it is expected they will be transalitted . . ......_._ __ ~ , this day to the county gaol. The _people of this place say that the rebellion is not over yet—and certainly no thing but the presence of a strong military force keeps ~_ thetitfrom open insurrection. THE FLEET.—The fleet lying in Cove, which wa: about to sail for Plymouth, has been countermanded and the various vessels and war steamers composing it are to remain here, it is said, one month. Admiral Sir Donald Mackay is nominate the Commander in-Chief. The cause of this unexpe,, ' order is at tributed to the outbreak of the rebels in t;.. midland counties. THE FUNDS.—With the exception of a few bar gains in Government securities, the business at the Stock Exchange yesterday was almost nil. The Three per Cents. were done at 85i ; Three-and-a- Quarter per Cent. Stock, shut, 85t- money, 85f opening. THE GRAIN MARKET.—Our market to-day was firm for all descriptions of grain, and oats and here were 3d. to 6d, dearer. There was no improved demand for In dian corn, a reduction of Is. to 2s. having been submit. ted to. White wheat, old, 325. to 375.; red ditto, 31s. to 365.; new, 235. to 305.; barley, k6s. to 17s. 6d.; here, 12s. to 14s. 6d.; old oats, 13s. to 15s. 6d.; new, I Is. 6d. to 13s. 6d. per barrel; oatmeal, 12s. 6d. to 155.; second flour, 18s. to 202. per cwt.; Indian corn, 355. to 395. per 4801 b. A CHILD CRUSHED TO DEAT v.—Yesterday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the North Country Pink, Rope makers'-walk, Limehouse, on the body of Catherine Meaghan, aged three years. On Monday afternoon last the deceased was playing in Fore-street, Limehouse, a very narrow street, allowing only one carriage to pass at a time, when a cart approached her, and the only way she had of saving herself was by getting behind a post. As she was doing this the wheel struck her head, and completely smashed it against the post. The poor child was of course killed upon the spot. The jury re turned a verdict of " Accidtontal death." " A RALE IRISH BLUNDER."—A short time ago a servant of Messrs. Powley, of Thrimby Grange, was mowing grass in a field by the Shap and - Penrith'-'rOad at Shap Beck, and having left his waistcoat in a field near the road side, .it was presently picked up by a " nate green emeralder," who deposited his own Tipperary grey ve,t in its place, thinking, no doubt, that an exchange would be no robbery. The servant having occasion pre sently afterwards to return to the place, was rather as tonished to perceive his span-new red plush turned into a filthy grey rag, and surveying it cautiously for some time, at last took courage and examined it more mi nutely, when, to his agreeable surprise, he turned out from one of the pockets four shining "yellow boys." Paddy, however, had not travelled far before he recul _ lected his blunder, and on returning found that his an tiquated forsaken friend had been robbed of its glitter ing contents. He demanded the precious metal, but was refused, and on being threatened with prosecution fur stealing the waistcoat, was obliged to decamp, screaming out whillilleus, mingled with notes of distress and im precations, which no one but a thorough-bred Irishman can pretend to utter.—Carlisle Patriot. JOHN FRANCIS LEATIIES, ESQ., OF HERRING FLEET HALL, SUFFOLK.—The death of this lamented gentleman occurred on the Bth instant, at his seat, lier ringfleet Hall. He was a magistrate and Deputy-Lieu. tenant of the ' counties of Suffolk and Norfolk, and served as High Sheriff of the former in 1827. The family of Mussenden, of which Mr. Leathes was the male representative, came over from Normandy in the time of William the Conqueror, and soon acquired suck high position that Sir 'William de Mussenden held the dignified office of Grand Admiral of England, 1133. He founded the Abbey of Alusendeu, and dedi cated it to the Blessed Virgin, in fulfilment of a vow made during a dreadful storm at sea, in which his whole fleet were in the most imminent danger. From this an cient house lineally descended Carteret Mussel:Wen, Esq., M.l'., fur Ilurwieh, who assumed, at the death of his maternal uncle, William Loathes, Esq., Minister Ple,ni potentiary at the Hague, the surname and arms of Leathes. Ile was father of George Leathes, Esq., of Herringfleet, major of dragoons, whose son, John Francis Leathes, Esq., Lord of Herringfleet and Red ham, forms the subject of this brief notice. At the time of his death Mr. Leathes had completed his 61st year: He was Dever married. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—OXFORD, SEPT. 20.—Yes- terday evening a most destructive fire broke out, a. few minutes before seven o'clock, on the farm of Mr. John Price, adjoining the Woodstock turnpike-road, and about half a mile from this city, which raged so furiously that in a quarter of an hour after the fire burst out the whole of the ricks in the yards were in flames, and before any engine could arrive was one complete mass of fire. The sky appeared illuminated for a considerable distance, and thousands of spectators were looking on, anxious to render assistance, but could not for the want of water ; and, indeed, had there been a good supply, it would have been almost impossible, from the rapidity of the flames, and the nature of the burning materials, to have done so. The fire, there is no doubt, was caused either wilfully or from carelessness. It first originated in a shed, adjoining a heap of straw, to which it was soon communicated ; and,ttn the course of one sho r t h our , two wheat ricks, a Wley rick, a bean rick, two hay ricks, a clover rick, and a stack of straw, together with the barn and unthreshed wheat, several imple ments of husbandry, and the cart shed, were destroyed. The value of the property must have exceeded a thou- sand puunds. Several flue large elm trees standing at the back of the ricks, and known as " The half-mile trees," were so much injured as to render them almost useless except for firewood. Mr. Price is, we under stand, insured in the Farmers' General Insurance Office, but not to anything like the amount destroyed. The engines were set to work, in the hope of saving a few tons of hay, and have been so during the night and again this morning; but owing to the distance the water has to be pumped, it is doubtful if a single ton can be saved. Two of the hay ricks are still burning, but the corn ricks are totally destroyed. The house, stabling, piggeries, and out-buildings, being in an opposite direc tion, were not injured. FIRE AT CAI!diPSEY Asti HIGH HOUSE.—On Thursday morning, shortly after four o'clock, a fire broke out at the High House, Campsey Ash, she seat of J. G. Sheppard, Esq. The butler being awakened by the barking of a small dog in his bedroom, found the room full of smoke. Upon m a ki ng hi s way out, he found the laundry and kit c h en b e l ow in fla mes. An alarm iinstantly raised, and the inmates, including Mr. a rs. Sheppard, and a large circle of distin guished visitors wtio were staying with them, were aroused. The engine from Rendleshani Park reached the spot at five o'clock, and a good supply of water being at hand in the moat, did such service that the fire was subdued by half past five, its ravages being confined to the kitchen, laundry, and butler's moth, forming a por tion of the east wing of the mansion. All the plate and valuables were removed to a place of safety. The fire is supposed to have been caused by the over-heating of a beam in the kitchen chimney.—Bury Post. BATTERSEA PARK.—The Act of Parliament, in pursuance of which Battersea Park is now being formed, was passed on the 4th instant, entitled " An Act to en large the Powers of an Act empowering the Commis sioners of her Majesty's Woods to form a Royal Park in Battersea-fields, to facilitate the raising of moneys autho rised to be raised by the said Commissioners, for Metro politan Improvements; and to regulate and simplify the mode of keeping the Accounts of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods." This Act (11th and 12th Vic toria, cap. 202) contains twelve clauses. The Commis sioners of Woods have, under the 9th and 10th Victoria, cap. 38, contracted to make purchases to form the park, but the Commissioners for Public Works have not bad sufficient funds to advance the money requisite for the purpose, and as " much inconvenience to the public, and injury to individuals may be occasioned, if the completion of, the said purchases and formation of the said park be suspended, it is enacted that the Commissioners f Woods may raise money on the Crown revenues, (a nd give certificates of the same, provided the whole sum shall not exceed 200,0001. Under this Act money is about to be raised, and active proceedings are going on to form the park without delay. THE SERPENTINE.—It will be gratifying to those n interested in the salubrity of th e a i r of yde-park—and. who of the inhabitants of th e metropo lis are not so in terested ?—to know that Sir John Rennie commenced his survey of the Serpentine on Monday morning last. The first step having at length thus been taken, there is now hope that Cre l ong the b e d of that river will be cleared of its pestiferous filth, and its waters restored to their wonted state of sightliness and parity. This is the more desirabl e , threatened as we are by th e . apprq,ach of cholera, and stagnant water being invariably men tioned by all medical authorities as an evil to be specially avoided in the case of that frightful disease. THE MURDER AT ASIITON.—The inquiry into the circumstances attending the murder of Bright, the un fortunate policeman who fell a victim to the Chartists during the recent outbreak at Ashton, was brought to a close on Tuesday, when the bench of magistrates, after examining numbers of witnesses, came to the determination to commit Ratcliffe, Constantine. Ken worth, and Walker, as principals in the murder; Wi n ., terbottom, as 'accessory-after The" fact; and Scbtt, as accessory before the fact. At the same time Tassaker and Sefton were committed for unlawfully assembling and rioting. jet' w ag the t at oer, o ° - Igs; one ter, )Ckf 3tet ind re. r ,et ice, List Ind 15. 15. Ad