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" -- -.:... ,, p • , .. •'.1.,..'‘; - - ik.rc. -- - V' is'' - • .., ,i‘....... t :;.':, , , . . ...g...N..s gir OFFICE of the GAS-LIGHT and COKE COMPANY, 19, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London, January 1, 184 S. do hereby give notice, that pursuant to the ML Bye-law of this FREDERICK ALBERT WINSOII, Esq., SIMON ADAMS BECK, Esq., and JONAH SMITH WELLS, Esq., and Auditor, e of the PROPRIETORS of this COMPANY have severally given notice in writing of their intention to stand for the office •f a .ECTOR, to suppiy the vacancy which has occurred in the Court , irectors by the resignation of William Morley, Esq., at the Elec which will take place at Itadley's Hotel, 10, New Bridge-street, :kfriars, on FRIDAY, the 14th day of January instant. By ord CH er, ARLES BURLS, Secretary. ATION AL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital X 500,000. Empowered by Act et rarlisunent. lastitatims embraces important aid substantial advantages lit deterred annaities. The assured 1 respect to life assurances and deferred anneu.”... en all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for ire of the policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table); the option •f selecting benefits, and the conversion of his M ats te meet other cenveniencies or necessity. 88arances for terms of years on th e lowest possible rates. DIVISION (9F PROFITS. he increasing prosperity of the Seeiety has enabled the Directors he annual meeting held on the 12th May, 1847, to declare a fifth is, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid oh each 0Y efeoted of the profit scale. BIN Lai. A! , , Perms- ISu n2 the A .d 1 Annual ,Policy Bonus in sent Re- Assured g E ?re- Itaken addition Bsuns in 'lndies of may bor a g Itians. - jest In Assured. ' Cask. Annual row on - Prentisum Policy. £ s. 41.1 £ s d. .£ s. 4. £ s. d. f 1537 243 9 3 1 112 8 i 18 4 6 494 0 10 £ As. d . 1833 218 4 II 99 810 15 13 0 445 • 0 .1000 74 3 4 1639 192 1 10 1 86 9 313 4 9 395 11 1 I MO 143 0 101 66 8 4 919 1 346 2 3 1841 138 14 11,' 61 17 6 9 0 2 296 13 4 1542 111 6 5! 49 10 0 , 7 10 4 247 4 5 . .. Ite lineal Report, witk tables of rates, &c., may be kad at tko te, or any of its branches In tke coantry ; or, oi application, will forwarded post free. F. TBRGUSON CAMBOIJX, Secretary. IASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. YORK EXTENSION SHARES. 'he Holders of these Shares upon which 41., 51. Se., W. 51., or 71. . per Share have beet paid, are required to pay to the Company's alters, on or before the 22d of January next, all arrears upon the 1 Shares, and also to deliver their Scrip Shares when so paid up, .his Office, hs order that they may be exchanged for Consolidated ck Certificates, otherwise they will not be entitled to receive the ridenda en the A Quarters, or the Interest on the B Quarters, ich will be payable under the Resolutions of the next Half-yearly eting of the Company, to be held In February next. By order of the Board, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. 3ishopsgate Station, December 20, 1647. CIIRIsTMAS HOLIDAYS. OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Dr. RYAN bas been engaged to deliver a short COURSE of CTITRES *a CHISHISTRY, with brilliant EXperiltlialii6, Daily at elf-past Three, aad every livening at Nine o'clock, except batur r Evoniag. A LECTURE by Dr. BACHIIOFFNRR on the ws of Nature, in reference to the important subject of SA TART MEASURES, and ea the ♦arieas modes of VENTILA ON, in wkick the PHYSICAL PROPERTIES of a JET of 'EAII will be exhibited Daily at Two, and en Tuesday and areday Evenings at Rigkt p.m. The OXY-HYDZOGEN MICRO OPE, New DISSOLVING TIEWS, tie CHROMATROPE. PRY DSCOPE, &t. MODDLS of MACHINERY at work, and ex tined. The DIVING BELL aid DIVER, with PIYDRIt NZNY q'ARATUS fec CONTERSINS ander WATER, &e. ke. Admission, ls.; Schools, Half-price. rIQUID ENAMEL.—The Liquid Enamel , for STOPPING DECAYED TEETH without pain, is a coro nation of those substances, of which, according to the most recent .alysis, the natural teeth are composed; and its successful applica in for many years by Mom. DE BERRI, the inventor, proves it rivalled for its efficacy in restoring Decayed Teeth and preventing Kith-ache. Artificial Teeth, on a new and infallible principle, stin ted by Meas. do Berri, who also remodels old sets; and those per ils who already wear artificial teeth, but wish to avail themselves the most recent improvements, can have a new set construeted, id a liberal allowance will be made for those already in Ise. Terms as ha Paris, where the charges are considerably lower than Inglansl. !9, rerey-street, Ratlibone-place, Oxford-street. At Horns from Tea till Six. PLATE, New and Second - hand. — —7 T. COX SAVORY and Co.'s Pamphlet of Prices, with ont ses, may be had gratis, or will be sent post free if applied for by paid letter. The contents are the prices, weights, and patterns of ew and second-hand Silver Spoons and Forks; new and second and Tea and Coffee , iervlees, Waiters, Silver-edged Plated Goods, ie new plated on white metal Spoons and Forks, Watches. Clocks, atier7. Ladles' Gold Neck Chains and Jewellery. T. COX SAVORY and Co., 47, Corakill (seven doors from Grace. sureh-street), London. /IDCCCXLVII. and AIDOCCXLVIII. TO THE PUBLIC. " Look on this picture, and on this."—Sliakspeure. As now another year is passed away, MOSES and SOS their wonted tribute pay; And freely own, with gratitude sincere, The many favours of another year. Oft have their warm acknowledgments been made, For vast suocess, and glorious public aid ; But never did such staunch support appear, As that which honoured the departed year. spring, summer, autumn, winter, bear fresh proof, Of crowding throngs beneath their trading roof. When January's frosts were keenly felt, Thousands with MOSES liberally dealt ; And Winter Overcoats, to suit the cold, Were purchased at their Warehouse million-fold. In February's month, and blust'ring March, The public sought the Emporium's lofty arch. In fickle April, and in milder May, MOSES and SON'S Spring dresses bore the sway. In pleasant June, and changeable July, Vast multitudes were daily seen tar buy ; And such supporters failed not to remember The City Mart in August and September. And in October's moult did thousands press, At MOSES' Mart for matchless Autumn dress. In dull November, and December, too, MOSES and SOW were ever kept in view. And thus did new encouragements appear Throughout the circle of the by-past year : Net only in attire, but boots and shoes, And also in the furs which ladies use ; And throngs of buyers might we daily see, obtatnining at Bioi , tv.three. In Hosiery and matchless outfits too, The trade at MOSES' Warehouse daily grew. The glorious marks of favour thus presented, Proclaim the by-gone year unprecedented. 'Twas truly pleasing to behold a throng, Crowding the spacious Warehouse all day long ; While all the current coins, with constant Jingle, Amid the busy stir were heard to mingle. Nor was it any sight to cause a frown, While orders for bespoke were putting down. Svrift wens the knibs, and orders swiftly took, A n a very swiftly filled each order-book. The Cutting-room at MOSES' mart has been, " A cutting sight"—an ever-busy scene. No time for idleness—no lengthy leisure, Could here be had for cutter, shears, or measure : All was activity in every part, And business "ruled the roast" at MOSES' Mart. Though scarcity of money roused alarm, MOSES and SON sustained is trading harm. 270 ; on the contrary, as people found, The real value of a current pound, They flocked to MOSES' Mart, assured that there, Unmatched economy is brought to bear. What sow remains 1 A task devolves on MOSES, Now eighteen Forty-seven for ever closes. Most heartily do Messrs. MOSES tender Their thanks ibr what a generous public render. But thanks ten thousand times they might repeat, And leave the task of thanking incomplete. Yet, happily, they've more that they can state, And thus they're led to Eighteen Forty-eight. In Eighteen Forty-eight they mean to steer Beyond the bounds of each succeeding year. The resent purchases which they have made, Will add new benefits to all their trade. When all the markets were depressed, they bought For moderate sums their cloths superbly wrought. They saw the opportunity, and now, A most immense redaction they allow. Such are the benefits which here await The purchaser of eighteen Forty-eight. May MOSES and the public ever be, On pleasing terms of trading unity ; May both the buyers and the sellers find, That all their mutual interests are combined ; And may the friends of MOSES (small and great) Enjoy, in every possible estate, A happy year in Eighteen Forty-eight. LIST OF PRICES. Beaver Taglima ••••••• • • • • • •• .••• . . • ...from X 0 9 0 Ckesterfleli and Codriagtea's, and every descr iptive of Over-coat, kandsomely The raeha Coat ••.• • ••• ••••••••••• • • • •• • • • • • • 1 6 The Ballmer, especially adapted for snowy avd wetwaather • • ..... Tke ?relater • ••• • • Boy's Wilder Coats, in every style• •••• • • • ...... 0 • 6 0 Idea's Di. Trousers , lined ••••• • • • " ........ 0 4 0 Doeskin ••• • • • ........ ...... 012 Drees C0at5.................1 0 0 Frock d 0... • . Double-breasted Wiater Tests ••• • • 0 2 0 Roll collar • ........... ........ Boy' . Hussar and Tulle Suits •• • • KADI TO 'LIAM/rill. Winter Coats, in every style and shape, hand some,. trimmed •• • • .... ...... from 1 6 0 Milled cloth Over-coats, velvet collar and cuffs.. 2 r • Tweed Wrapper ••..••••••• • • • •• • • • • • • 018 6 Doeskil Trousers .. Best, or Dress ••••••• • • • • • • • .... ••. • • Dress Coat .•••••• • • • • • • • ...... . 112 3 Best quality made...—. 2 16 9 Frock • 11 lb 0 Best quality made 3 3 • Castinsere Tests 0 • 6 Satins, Plain or Fancy . loy's Hussar sad Tunic Suits Great Coat •• • • .... •••••••• • • • • • • • . • 016 • • A Salt of Clotho complete •..••• • • • • • 116 Meaning to any extent at Five Minutes notice. Observe.—Any article purchased, ready made, or made to mut iny., lf net approved of, will be exchanged, er if preferred, tke money retarned. E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Batters, Rollers, Farriers, Boot aid Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, for Ladies and Gentlemen, 184, 155, and 156, 157 Minorles, and 63, 14, 85, and 66 Aldgate, City, Lmadou. c"tha—E. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the bw aimiia t impostors, but have learned that the untradesman. r ho fii k e kcmpd of being connected with them, or it's the same concern, boa been resorted to in mazy instances, and for obvious reasons. They have no col:melte' with any other hours in er out of London; and these who desire genuine and cheep clothing, &a., should call at, ex send to, Minories aid Aldgnte• City, London. Not:Ms.-140 business tran sacted at th is establishment from sun -Ist Friday, till sunset Saturday, when kindness is resumed till twelve 0104ek Illustrated by 26 laatomical Coloured En , gravings on teel. ON PXYSICAL DISQUALICITIONS, GEN ERATITE,INCAI A CITY, LND IMPEDIMENTS TO MIRRIAGL. New Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or by post, direct from Ike Establishment, 38. Gd. in postage stamps, THZ SILENT FRIEND , a Medical Work on the infirmities aid decay of the generative system, from ex cessive indalgeace, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, with remarks on Marriage, ani the means ot obviating certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloared Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, Londe*. Published by the Authors : sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; itarie, 23, Titehborne "treet, Haymarket ; aid Gerdes, 146, Leadeahall-street. PAR T 1. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive Mans, and is Illustrated by Six Celoared Engravings. PUT 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive indal- Mee. and their lamentable effects on the system, producing rental _a" weakaess, nervous excitement, and generative Incapacity. Ind is illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. PAkT 111. Treats of the diseases resulting from infeetios, either ia the pririary or secondary fonts , and contains explicit directions for their treatment. The consequences of early neglect and of tke abase of mercury, are also clearly pointed oat. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Celoured Engravings. PAST IV. Treats of Perry's Preventative Lotion, by the use of Which the dangers of infection are obviated. It combines with the virus chemically, and destroys its power en the system. PAST V. Is devoted to the consideration et marriage, aid its duties, The canoes of unproductive anion, are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inqaired into. Teta 'OADIAL BALM OP 6TBIACUM is exclusively employed in treat ing ne vous aid sexaal debility, impotence, Sic., lls .and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases ef infection, secondary symp toms, eruptions, and the abase of mercury, 11 s. and 335. per bottle. Perry's purifying Specific Pills, 2s. id., 4s. 6d., and 11s. per box, a oortain remedy in gouerrhcea,gleet, strictures, and chronic inflamma tion of the bladder. Perry 's Preventative Lotion, an applcrtion to obviate the danger of infection, 335. a bottle. Consultation fee, if by letter, 11. 51. Packets with advice tebe had at the Establishment guys -- ar e by which the fee, 11..1s saved. Attendance daily at 19, Ber son-are/4.11'0m Eteveu till Two, and rive to MP,: cut Sculd&ys Vela Allston to Ova. maitanr=arssaw.m....l.-- - - - • . 17 -)4 • LOS ON, MOis DAY EE N G R OYAL HOTEL, GRAINGER-STREET, NR WCASTLE-ON-TYNE. CHARLES STATES solicits the patronage of his BROTHER TRAVELLERS to the above Establishment, which has recently bees newly furnished and laid out expressly for a Com mercial Hotel. The COMMERCIAL ROOM, one of the largest and most elegantly fitted in the NORTH, it is hoped will be found complete in every respect. The BED-ROOM 3 (Sixty iu number) have been famished is a style which mast ensure the approbation of all visitors. Gentlemen travelling with STOCK ca* at all tames have SMOW ROOMS without any extra charge. The Music Hall, Lecture Room, and Royal Motel Assembly Room are all attached, and under the same management. The Royal Hotel is is the most eestral sitsates is Newcastle. CENTRAL METROPOLITAN DISPEN SARY for Diseases of the STOMACH, HEART, and LUNGS, including CONSUMPTION, ASTHMA, &c. Until suitable premises are engaged for this new Dispensary, the afflicted poor may receive advice and medicine at One o'Clock, P.M., on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at 14, Leicester-place, Leicester-square, by tickets from subscribers, or on application to Dr. Cronin ; George Alnatt, Esq., Westow-lodge, Upper Norwood, Treasurer ; or Mr. George Isabell Soper, 46, Curzon-street, May fair, Secretary, by whom also subscriptions and donations will be thankfully received in aid of the benevolent object. REMARKS ON DWELLINGS FOR THE LABOURING CLASSES AT BIRKEN HEAD—EVILS OF THE WINDOW-TAX. BY J. HUNTER ROBERTSON, M.D. (From the Journal of Public Health and Monthly accord of Sanitary Improvement.) Birkenhead has the credit of having conceived and put into operation one of the most remarkable plans yet formed for applying modern improvements to dwellings for the working classes. How imperatively such works are called for, let our Health of Towns Commissioners and our sanitary Bills tell. If society at large knew how very high is the rent which the poor pay for wretched accommodation, they would find that, even independently of kindly feeling, it would be really a profitable investment to build good and comfortable dwellings, which might be let at rates not exceeding those now paid for " fever fac tories," as the closely-pent hovels are, with fearful expressiveness, sometimes called. If society would take the trouble to inquire how largely the poor-house, the hospital, and even the lunatic asylum, are tenantel by those who, but for their pestilent, and pestiferous dwellings, might per haps have been healthy and actively-working mem bers of the community, they would find that, in addition to all that the poor really suffer, the middle and upper classes pay enormously for the dsfective system, in the shape of increased rates and increased voluntary contributions. The dwellings above alluded to were built by the Dock Company for the accommodation of the work men likely to be required for the construction of the docks and warehouses ; but from their elegant highly . finished, and substantial construction, more so perhaps than requisite for the purpose intended, the investment, it is to be feared, will turn out an un profitable one. The whole pile of buildings is throughout fire-proof, and made to accommodate 350 families. I shall not here enter into further particulars about these dwellings, as they have already been so minutely described in that deservedly-popular work, " The Land we Live in ;" besides, as they are on such a gigantic scale, the cost being somewhere about 50,0001., probably it will be more acceptable to give the details of two tenements more recently erected in Birkenhead ; the one by William Laird, Esq., called Morpeth Buildings, consisting of 64 dwellings; the other by Robert Hughes, Esq , consisting of 70 dwellings. The first of these is built on the Scotch plan, in flats, and constitutes eight blocks, each block con sisting of eight dwellings, making in all 64. Every block has a stone passage leading to the street, from whence the staircase and doors to the various dwellings proceed. The blocks are four stories high, no sunk flats or cellars, and each flat is divided into two dwellings. The internal arrangements are much the same as those of the Dock cottages, the dwellings consisting of three rooms—viz., kitchen, parlour, and bed-room, or two bedrooms, of the following dimensions : Kitchen, 13 feet by 9 feet 9 inches. The one bed room, 9 feet 6 inches by 7 feet ; the other, 9 feet 6 inches by 6 feet. The kitchen is provided with a range and oven. Immediately adjoining the kitchen, but shut out by a well-fitting door, is a water-closet, with an abundant supply of water, for this and all other purposes, from a large cistern, placed at the top of each block for the use of the eight dwellings; this cistern is supplied from the public works. Through the centre of each block, from top to bottom, runs a square shaft, containing the water and gas pipes belonging to the eight dwellings, and a small iron door about 10 inches square is fixed in one corner of a recess close to the ground, through which all the dust and dirt are swept; the dust shaft receives the dust from all the eight dwellings by eight similar openings, and thence descends to a very large dust cellar beneath the level of the house, from which it is removed at stated periods. Each room is ventilated by two " air bricks " that is, a space equal to the size of a brick is left open for the admission of air, covered within and without by an iron grating, and capable of being closed by an iron shutter if necessary. One of these openings is placed near the floor for the admission of fresh air, the other near the ceiling for the escape of heated or vitiated air. As to the advantages of such dwellings in a sanitary point of view, there cannot, I think, be two opinions ; but before parties will engage in such a speculation, it is but natural they should satisfy themselves as to the return they are likely to get for their money. Through the kindness of mr. lama “...1 Mr. Hughes, I am enabled to give full particulars as to the cost and return of their respective buildings. Cost of 64 Dwellings for the Working Classes in Wood street, the property of Wm. Laird, Esq. LAND. Length of 8 blocks Width of cottage 25 feet . . Passage bohind Given up to make a 12 feet street into an 18 feet street 292 min. 3 sec. by 33, equal to 1,071 yards, 3 roods, at 30s. per yard Contract for building 64 cottages, by Messrs. Walker 5,965 0 0 Extras : fitting shelves, cupboards, and tables, each cottage, 31 Architect's commission, 3 per cent. on 5,9651. 192 0 0 Perhaps we could not at the present time look for the total abolition of the window-tax, but cer tainly there might be some improved mode of assessment, and one that would not be instrumental in generating disease. The smallest opening made in the walls of an ordinary sized dwelling subjects the tenant to an additional Bs. 3d. per annum ; conse quently cellars, privies, and the roofs of houses, are left entirely without ventilation, the very places most requiring it. Mr. Hickson suggests that for every 1,000 cubic feet covered in for habitations there ought to be a certain number of windows or openings for light and ventilation ; that these ought to be charged for, whether they exist or not, and the window-tax would no longer operate as a premium upon defective ven tilation. This, however, would not, I think, answer the purpose intended, but have quite a contrary effect. A. certain amount of space in dwellings is requisite to health, and the plan proposed by Mr. Hickson would be a temptation to diminish it, and would con sequently be productive of great mischief. If I might venture an opinion on se intricate and important a subject, I would suggest, that instead of taxing the number of windows or the cubic contents, a certain per centage should be charged on the rent of every house exceeding 151. In this way, there would be no object in decreasing either the dimensions of dwellings or diminishing the number of windows, and the benefit of this arrangement would be felt by those most requiring it—viz., the working classes, their houses seldom exceeding in rental 151. per annum. At pre sent, all houses of about this rent are constructed with just the number of windows necessary to evade the tax ; consequently, they are in this way rendered deficient both in light and ventilation. The rents of house property might be taken at the same valuation as for the poor and local taxes, and instead of keeping a vast number of individuals throughout the country, in constant employment at high salaries, for no other purpose than to annoy people by counting their windows, the rent would at once be ascertained by referring either to the books of the parish or township. I have taken every pains in ascertaining from the tenants themselves their opinion of the dwellings in Morpeth• buildings, and it is exceedingly gratifying to find that they are unanimous as to their comfort and excellent accommodation. _ _ As it may not be uninteresting, I give the exact words of a few of the tenants as I had them from ;hemselves. First. Tenant states—My house is most comfort able, well worth the rent I pay. We never have had illness in our family since we occupied it. No one can tell the comfort we feel in having such an excellent water- closet, and so ample a supply of water. I think the air-holes create too much draught. If the rooms were from one to two feet larger, the house would be unexceptionable. Second. Tenant says—l think my house excellent. The water-closet is a great comfort. The air-holes made the house uncomfortable until we pasted paper over them. The great fault I find with the house is the smallness of the rooms. One foot more would add considerably to their comfort. Third. Tenant states—l have seven of a family. We all like the house very much, but the rooms are too small for so large a family. We resided formerly in Oliver-street, and had much illness there, but have all been in excellent health since we came to reside here. The water- closet is a great comfort, but the air-holes admit too much cold air. As the windows open from the top, we could dispense with the air-holes. Fourth. Tenant says—l never was in so com fortable a house. If the rooms were only a little larger, I would willingly pay a trifle more rent per week. We never had such continued good health as we have had since we occupied this house. The principal fault I find with the house, for a family, is the smallness of the apartments. From the manner in which we can so easily get rid of all dust and rub bish through the shaft, we have always a clean house. I don't like the way the house is ventilated. The statements of all the tenants were nearly to the same effect; it is therefore unnecessary to give further examples, but I will proceed to describe the 70 cottages erected by Mr. Hughes. They are built in five blocks, each block consisting of 14 houses, and divided by parallel streets or avenues of 12, 8, and 6 yards in width, the broadest being at the back, and decreasing as they advance towards the main street. Mr. Hughes ♦ery kindly took me through the whole of them, and I must say I was both astonished and pleased at their arrangement and accommodation. They are pot i n a• -„ . - consists of three stories and a sunk one, and has three rooms and a kitchen of the following dimen sions :—each bed-room 12 feet square, sitting-room 12 feet by 9, kitchen 12 feet square. The kitchen is provided with a range and oven. There is an excel- lent water-closet, with an abundant supply of water from the public works. Each of the avenues is lighted with gas ; in fact, there appears to be no ex pense spared in contributing to the comforts of the tenants. The ventilation appears to be excellent, every win dow opens both from above and below, and the stair is lighted with a gas cupola ; indeed, they have the appearance of being built for a much higher class of tenants than they are really intended for. I give the cost of these seventy cottages as fur nished me by Mr. Hughes. , Land for 70 cottages. 2,250 yards, at IL per yard 12,250 0 Building account 10,350 0 0 12,600 0 0 Gross rental of seventy cottages DEDUCTIONS. 850 0 0 Township rates. 70 cottages, at 30s. per annum ...... .£lO5 0 0 Extra public gas lights for avenue 24 15 0 Water, 6s.per ann. on 70 cottages. 2t 0 0 nsurancc, 4s. 6d. per cent. on 8,0001 PUBLICATIONS. DIUBENY ON VOLCANOS. Just published, price 21s. cloth, with 12 Maps and Plates, A Second Edition, greatly Enlarged, of ADESCRIPTION of ACTIVE and EXTINCT VOLCANOS, of EARTHQUAKES, and of THERMAL SPRINGS ; with Remarks on their Causes, Products, and Influence on the Condition of the Globe. 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LAWERT TIN SECRET INFIRMITIES OF TOUTS AND MATURITY.—TrITII 40 COLOURED lINGRAYINGS ON Just published, and may be bad in Freack or English,Sad Envelope, 2s. 64„ or post-free, from the Author, for forty - t wo Stamps, SELF-PRESERTATION; a Medical Treatise •R the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions, and the secret Infirmities sad Disorders of -Yount which eme eta Ma ate turity, usually acquired at a n early period of life, ry the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelings, aid exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practica: Observatioas *a the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, whether arising from these causes, close study, or the influence of tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Byplallis, Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Indis cretion.. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy, Physiology, ant Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their structures, uses, and functions, and Ike various Injuries that are produced is them by solitary habits, excesses, aid infection. BT SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D.. 9, BEDFORD-STRERT. REDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. octer of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Holorary Member of the Londe' Hospital Medical Society, &e. Marriage requires the falibueat of several conditions. in order k rct covers v u really tir4.,:i.o of se:S mutual happiness. Could the h m ednes , %lte raised, , and its true source in every instance _ _.,is it be traced to physical disqualifications and their attenara7. °° , lll „ 4 pointments. Excesses are always injurious ; the gift, which wlir: used in moderation is fraught with advantage, becomes, when abused, the prollie mimes of mischief, and of greater or less injury to the constitutional and vital powers. The particular excesses, en ,he nature and conseqftence of which this Treatise professes to dilate, are productive of greater severity of misery to the hasten frame, than any other to which it is subject. This work contains au accurate and complete account of the Tiatey and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs, and of their r m elative conditions ix health aid disease. It deservedly requires the closest attention and study, for what subject can be of mere importance than the preservation of the health, and of the physical cap abilities of which every man should be possessed. It eafortueately happens that the unhappy victim of excessive indulgence aid visimis habits, whether acquired in early life or from the fellioe of advanced age, while seffering from their invariable eousequences, unwisely entertains a tear of ap plying to a qualified physician for relief. Shame aid 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 in ascertaining the causesnva- of disease, sympathy with the s u ff erer, and, above all, secrecy, i riably characterise the intelligent aid practical physician, and to the medical ran who can show by his posse-sion of the requisite legal qualifications that he is entitled to esteem aid respect ht his profes sional pursuits, the utmost coufidene• should be extended. Dr. L • 'MER,T has obtained the highest medical honoars, as his diplomas tee Iff and the great extent of his p ractice for many years is a gemantee for his professional experkinee, which has refereice almost solely to the treatment of these diseases. Published by the Author, and may be had of Kent and Richard., i 2, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Starie, Tichborne street, Haymarket ; Mansell, 115, Fleet-street ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street, London ; or, free by post for forty-two stamps, from the Anther, who may be consulted on these disorders personally by letter, daily, from Ten till Two, and from Five tin Eight at his residence. 9, Bedford-street Redford-semare Landoll. A A E. NlOne half the world are desolately single, and the other supposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a sense of right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em bitter the latter. The eslitary one may shield himself under the plea of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret an comprosing hurry ; but the trath lies deeper. Physical incapacity, and broken health, are the great hindrances to dornestie happiness and social content. The dowry should not be the only marriage set tlement. Honour andjusticedenaand tkat health should form an Item in the compact ; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or neglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if these surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULYERWELL'S little MEMOIRS On Single and Married Life," pub. la 2 vols., Is. each (by post, In stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively "elned, Ar prudish feeling deter yen, by their titles, nor be hindered ey misinterpretatior, of their supposed contents, from obtaieing them. They are not intended certainly for mere idle cariosity, bat tor the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom they are offered as antagonistic' to the empyrical trash put forth on the above subjects, by anqualified authors, which alone et* together, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other little publications claim your attention (same price Is. each, by post it 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and Avoid," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely pamphlets, bat equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the boar, but the study of the author's lite, 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 dons unto—to live atter nature's laws—and to keep always on the " sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Carvaiho, 147, Fleet-street ; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Nielson , 457, Wes t Strand ; or direct (by post or other wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally, moruings amid cvealags), 10, Argyll-pine° Itegeat-street; awl all Bookselleri. A THIEF KILLED WHILE COMMITTING A ROB BERY.—On Saturday morning the body of a man, about thirty years of age, was found in the basement-story of a new building now erecting in Tipper East Smithfield, in the parish of Aldgate. He appeared to have been dead several hours, and the body was quite cold. The back and neck of the deceased were broken, and be had received other contusions. On the body of the man being discovered, an investigation was made by the police, and it seems that he was in the act of stripping some lead off the roof of the building which is only par tially covered•in, and while doing so the rafters gave way, and he was precipitated to the ground, a height of fifty feet, and must have been killed on the spot. He wit , dressed in a fustian jacket, corduroy knee-breechos, cloth cap, and blue stockings, and low ewes. There was nothing found upon him which could lead to his identity. RESUMPTION or WORK.—Mr. Tyler and Messrs. Gardner and Naylor have resumed " short time" at their mills, and we understand some others commence on Monday. Should the next overland mail bring fa vourable news from India, many mills in Preston will commence working full time. We are glad to hear of many signs of improvement even in this town; cloth for the Indian ma rket h as bee n lately more sought after, and considerable shipments have been made to that and other inakets within the last fortnight.—Preston Chro- nick. ExmosioN of A BOILER.—On Christmas-da the boiler at the colliery of R. A. Thickness°, Esq., M.P., Platt -bridge , suddenly exploded, and kno c k e d down the chimney, inj ured the engine pillars, and did considerable damage to th e engine. Fortunately, the fireman was the only person on the spot, and he escaped with a little scalding .—Preston Chronicle. [ADVERTISENIENT.]—CARRIAGE FREE. —Families residing in the country are supplied with Teas and Coffees at the lowest wholesale pr ice, in quantities not less than six pounds, delivered carriage free to any part of England. Orders must be accompanied by a remit tance, or if a reference be made in London, payment will suffice on receipt and approval of the goods. A list of prices and samples free, on application to G. T. Man sell and Co., wholesale tea-dealers, 2, Bucklersbury, Cheapside. Tits INFLUENZA.—This epidemic, after having traversed northern Europe, has now extended its ravages to Algiers and the northern coast of Africa, as also to Athens and parts of Greece.--? Medical Gazette. 178 19 • £7,942 19 0 RETURNS. 1 block, containing 8 dwellings, produces the follow ing rental: — On ground floor, 2 cottages at 45. 6d. per week, or 11/. 14s per annum each £23 8 0 On first floor, 2 cottages, at 4s per week, or 101. Bs. per an num each... On second floor, 2 cottages at 3s. 6d. per week, or W. 2s per annum each On third floor, 2 cottages at 3s. per week, or 71. 16s. per annum each l5 12 9 £7B 0 0 Eight blocks at 781. each- -- -- - gross rental of sixty-four cottages £624 0 0 DEDUCTIONS. Window-tax, 5 windows to each dwelling, or 40 per block, and 3 staircase windows: 43 windows per block, 141. 8 9 k 8 ll5 10 0 10 per cent. additional ll 10 0 127 0 0 Township rates -64 cottages, at 308. per cottage per annum... 96 0 0 Water -64 cottages, at 6s. per cottage per annum.— 19 4 0 Insurance 4s. Gd. per ct. on 7,0001. 15 15 0 ---130 19 0 257 19 0 Deduct Net rental Or a little more than 4i per cent. The foregoing statement shows only a return of 41 per cent., or a trifle more, on the outlay, being con siderably under what is ususity looked for on house property. We must not, however, take the buildings in question as a fair exiterion to go by, for I consider they are built on much too expensive a plan for the purpose intended. From conversation I have lately had with sn eminent architect, I believe a tenement or dwellings for the working classes, of the same di mensions and accommodation, could, if judiciously gone about, be built for about 30 per cent. less than Morpeth-buildings. Afair sum to allow for each dwell ing, not including the ground, would be, I am informed, 701. Now, multiply this sum by 64, and you have 4,4801. instead of 5,9651., making a difference of 1,485/. ; and leaving the price of the ground as it is in the statement, the sum would be for the 64 dwel lings 6,087/., which would, supposing the net rental to be the same, give a return of 6 per cent. The great drawback on buildings of the above description is that most grievous of all taxes, the window-tax. It is, without doubt, the most effectual means of preventing healthful, cheerful, and comfort able habitations being erected for the labouring classes ; and so long as this tax is in existence, or at least levied on the present system, we seed never look for cheerful, well-aired, or well-ventilated dwellings. As a matter of course, this tax falls upon the tenant in the shape of rent; and as he cannot afford to pay for it, the landlord very naturally does all in his power to erect houses with just the light necessary to evade this tax. The net rental of Morpeth-buildings is 3661. is., or a little more than 44 per cent. on the cost, which is decidedly not an adequate return ; but deduct the window-tax, and the return will be ample. The window-tax on the buildings in question is 127/., or more than 20 per cent. on the gross rental, and 1 per cent. on the price, which, if added to the per cent., gives upwards of 6 per cent. The window-tax on the Dock-cottages is 6001. per annum ; and owing to the depressed state of trade at present in Birkenhead, tradesmen are unable to pay the required rent, and consequently it is con sidered more prudent to shut them up altogether for the present, merely to avoid paying this heavy tax. 168 15 0 Net Rental .......................................... £6Bl 5 0 Or equal to Si per cent. The foregoing statement shows a considerably higher return than on the Morpeth buildings, solely in consequence of these cottages not being liable to the window tax. This is an exceedingly hard case as regards Mr. Laird, for although the dwellings in Morpeth buildings have the same number of win- dows as Mr. Hughes's cottages, they are taxed, whilst Mr. Hughes's are not. This is the great objection to dwellings being built in flats, as the law has determined, that in any building with a door opeaing into the street, all within that door are as liable to the window tax as if they were one house; consequently, as there are in each block in Morpeth buildings eight dwellings, each dwelling having five windows, besides three in the staircase, forty-three windows are taxed, making 141. Bs. 9d. per block, or 1571. on the whole te nement. As to the convenience, comfort, and healthfulness of such houses, there cannot, I think, be a doubt ; and now that Birkenhead has shown such a praise worthy example in contributing so largely towards the health, comfort, and enjoyment of the labouring classes, I trust it may er e l ong b e un iversally followed throughout the kingdom ; for it is a well-ascertained fact, that no means can be more effectual, not only for rendering a man a better member of society, but also a better labourer than that of increasing the comforts of his home. 40, Hamilton. square, Birkenhead, Dec. 13, 1847. SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND COLLISION.—On Monday morning, the 20th instant, about seven o'clock, as the sloop Flora, of Inverness, belongi ng to Mr. Hugh Mac kintosh of this place, was lying at anchor on the other side of Corran Ferry, the mate (who was on the watch) observed, at about a mile distant, a steamer, the Dun- Castle, c oming , in the direction of the vessel. As she approached nearer, and still kept direct towards the s l o op, the mate called out to those on board to change their course; but, from whatever cause, his advice was not attended to, and the steamer bore down upon the vessel, and struck her near the stern. On the sloop being struck, the captain, who was sleeping, instantly awoke, and, jumping out of bed on th e ca bi n fl oo r, found him self up to his waist in water. With great difficulty he made his way to the deck, and, on arriving there, the men on board all cried to the steamer—she being at this time about a hundred yards off—to turn and save them, as they were in a sinking state. No notice, they say, wa s taken of their cries. They then betook themselves to the small boat, the how-rope of (which, fortunately, was loose; and no sooner were they in than the vessel immediately went down in about six fathoms of water, not more than three or four minutes having elapsed from the time she was struck by the steamer to the time she went down. The men saved nothing but the clothes that were then.—lnverness Courier. ROYAL ARTILLBRY.—Forty-five young men en listed by the recruiting party under Lieutenant James Clarke at Lisburne in Ireland, joite.d head quarters on Friday last, making with sixty previously, 105 recruits se nt by that veteran o ffi cer in the month of December last. Captain Knox, recruiting at Coleraine, sent about twenty young men during the same month, and there are now so many recruits in the garrison, in the various stages of drill, that they would be sufficient to form Another battalion. 150 15 0 18 0 0 S JANUARY 3, 1848, REMARKABLE EVENTS IN 1847, ARRANGED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. JANUARY. 2. Queen Anne's Bounty Office, in Dean's yard. West minster, destroyed by fire. 4. Four young ladies in a boarding-school, at Berlin, lost their lives from suffocation, by means of a lighted stove in their 'dormitory. 6. Dense fog in London, making gas-light necessary throughout the day, and suspending the naviga tion of the River Thames. 7. First sod of the North-Western Branch Railway, at Clestop, in Yorkshire, turned, with public cere monial, by Viscount Morpeth. - The Archduke Joseph Anthony John of Austria, Palatine of Hungary, died at Ofen, aged 69. 10. The French steam-frigate Caraibe, commanded by Rear-Admiral Montaignes de la Roque, totally wrecked to the north of St. Louis, in Senegal, with the loss of twenty seamen. - George Byng, Esq., Father of the House of Com mons, having represented Middlesex for a period of fifty-six years, throughout sixteen consecutive Parliaments, aged 82 years. 11. Tho French Chambers opened by King Louis Phi lippe. 12. Worth Park House, the mansion of Joseph Mon tefiore, Esq., nearly Crawley, Sassex, entirely destroyed by fire. 13. Pope Pius DC preached a sermon in the church of St. Andrea della Valle, at Rome, being the first time during the last three hundred years that a Sovereign Pontiff had addressed a congregation from the pulpit. 16. The steam-ship Sirius, of 700 tuns burthen, and 320-horse power, the first steamer that ever made a voyage across the Atlantic, totally wrecked on her passage froth . Dublin to Cork, in Btillyeotton Bay, and nineteen of her passengers drowned. 17. Her Majesty's steam-sloop Sphynx, of 1,056 tons burthen and 500-horse power, went ashore during a dense fog, between Freshwater Bay and St. Catherine's Point, in the Isle of Wight. - Tremendous fire at Glasgow, destroying premises and merchandise in Queen-street, to the extent of from 80,0001. to 100,0001. in value. 19. Parliament opened with a speech from the throne by her Majesty in person. 24. Lieut.-General Sir Edward Gibbs, K.C.8., Lieut.- Governor of Jersey, died at Grandville, in that island. 30. Sir Valentine Blake, Bart., M.P. for Galway, died at Menlo Castle, in that county, aged 65. 31. Easton Lodge, in Essex, the family seat of Viscount Maynard, Lord-Lieutenant of the county, en tirely destroyed by fire. FEBRUARY. 2. The spacious theatre at Pesth, in Hungary, burnt down. 3. A constitutional government granted by royal ordi. nance to his people, by Frederick William IV., King of Prussia. - Sir John Eardley Wilmot, Bart„ Lieutenant-Go vernor of Van Dieman's Land, died in that co lony, aged 64. 4. The Lying-in Hospital in Manchester burnt down. 6. The opium receiving vessels, Omega and Caroline, in Chimmo Bay, near Amoy, boarded by pirates, their captains, officers, and several of their crews murdered, and plunder committed to the extent of 36.0001. 8. Tremendous snow-storm of nearly twelve hours' duration, causing a stoppage of the traffic on several railways, especially between London and Brighton. - Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Walter Scott, only surviving child of the author of " Waverley," died on his passage home from India. 10. Grand dinner given to Richard Cobden, Esq., M.P., at Rome, in honour of Free Trade. 11. The Duke of Northumberland, K.G., Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, died at Alnwick Castle, aged 62. 12. Seventy-three persons lost their lives by the wreck of the royal mail steam-packet Tweed, on the reef of Alacranes, on the pasage from Savannah to Vera Cruz. [3. The library of the late Right Hon. Thos. Grenville, valued at 100,000/., deposited, according to testa mentary bequest, in the British Museum. [5. The renowned patriot, Don Jos‘ Palafox, Duke of Saragoza, died suddenly at Madrid, at an ad vanced age. 16. Ten persons drowned by the overturning of an om nibus in the river from the quay at Bideford, Devon. - The Italian Opera House opened for the season. 17. The Queen's Head Inn, ai Newtown, Montgomery shire, destroyed by fire, the landlord, ostler, and a traveller, perishing in the flames. 20. The Brechin Castle, homeward-bound, from Port Adelaide, with the Australian mails, totally wrecked on the Welsh coast, near Swansea, with all her crew and passengers, amounting to 25 turfa st ,twithOtjuje.of her careo. valued_ with 25. Her Majesty and Prince Albert attended the per formances at the Italian Opera-house, for the benefit of the distressed Irish. 27. His Royal Highness Prince Albert elected Chancel , for of the University of Cambridge, after a severe contest with the Earl of Powis, the numbers being-for the Prince, 953; Earl Powis, 817- majority, 116. 28. Seventy persons burnt to death in the destruction by fire, of the theatre at Carlsruhe, in the Grand Duchy of Baden. MARCH. 1. The thermometer (Fahrenheit) in Paris, at six A.M. stood 13 degrees below freezing point. An extensive slip of chalk, containing about 48,000 tons, 353 feet in breadth, occured at the Shaks pere Cliff, Dover. Dr. Adam Black burned to death at his residence in Piccadilly, London. 6. Terrific explosion at the Ardley Main Colliery, near Barnsley, Yorkshire, destroying seventy-five persons. 6. New Oxford-street, London, opened to the public. 1. The Sovereign steamer wrecked off Amity Point, in Australia, on her passage from Brisbane, when thirty-six passengers, and seventeen of the crew, were drowned 14. Colonel Gore Langton, M.P., for the eastern division of Somerset, died, aged 87, having sat in the house of Commons during successive Parliaments upwards of fifty-four years. 16. Mrs. Sarah Bradstock died in the Cheltenham Union Workhouse, at the advanced age of 105 years, the last forty-seven of which she had passed in that establishment. 17. Several houses and farm buildings at Soham, in Cambridgeshire, burned down by an incendiary, the damage occasioned amounting to more than 2,0001. 20. Fifteen cottages destroyed by an accidental fire at Ilunningham, in Warwickshire. 22. Twenty-six persons killed by an explosion of fire damp, in a coal mine near Mons, in France. 23. Twenty-one arches of the Liverpool viaduct on the Liverpool and Bury Railway fell in with a tre mendous crash, occasioning damage to the extent of nearly 6,0001. Twenty-four persons killed by an explosion of fire damp, at one of the coal-pits of La Graine, in Alsace. Baron Alexander de Cetto, who had represented the Bavarian Government during his life at all the _ _ Courts of Europe, died at Ma . nich, aged 71. 24. General Count Drouot, highly distinguished in the military service of the Empire, and formerly Aide-de-Camp to Napoleon, whom he accom panied to Elba, died at Nancy, in France. General Fast. 25. Destructive fire at New Orleans, occasioning da mage to the extent of 300,000 dollars. 26. The funeral of Mademoiselle Mars, the celebrated actress, took place in the Church of the Made leine, at Paris, in the presence of ten thousand spectators. 28. Prince Jules de Polignac, Prime Minister of Charles X. at the period of that monarch's deposition, died at St. Germain-cn-Laye, aged 67. 29. The city of Vera Cruz and the castle of San Juan de Ulloa, capitulated to the American forces. 30. The Felicidade, armed vessel, employed in the slave trade, captured with 315 slaves on board, by her Majesty's ship Penelope, on the coast of Africa. - [PRICE SD. - The anniversary of the foundation of the city cele brated with great solemnity at Rome, a grand banquet taking place in the baths of Titus, near the Coliseum, attended by 800 guests, and up wards of 20,000 spectators. 22. Brandeston Hall, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, recently purchased by Mr. Austin, Q.C., entirely destroyed by fire. 23. The extensive power-loom factory of Messrs. Fer guson and Co., of Mile-end, Glasgow, burned down, by which calamity a loss was occasioned of 20,0001., and 300 persons were thrown out of employment. 24. Alarming food riots at Stettin, in Prussia, during which the mob were fired upon by the military, when two persons were killed and several wounded. 25. A five-shilling piece of Charles 11. sold by auction in London, at Coloeel Durant's sale, for 155/. - The Duke of Argyll died at Inverary Castle, Scot land, in his seventieth year. 26. Fire occasioned by a cinder from the engine on a railway train, destroying, at the village of Stoke Canon, near Exeter, thirty-two out of sixty houses, including the New Inn, school-room, vicarage, and a ladies' seminary. 27. Lord C ow l e y, b ro th er o f th e Duke of Wellington, formerly British Ambassador at Vienna, and afterwards at Paris, died, aged 74. 28. The emigrant ship Exmouth, bound from London derry for Quebec, wrecked on the coast of Islay, when the captain, crew, and passengers, amount ing to 251 persons, were all lost, excepting only three sailors. 29. Grand banquet given to Richard Cobden, Esq., M.P., at Florence, in honour of Free Trade. 30. The Archduke Charles of Austria, uncle to the Em peror, died at Vienna, in his 76th year. - Samuel Crummer executed at Lifford, Ireland, for the murder of his father. MAT. 1. Hon. and Rev. Robert Eden nominated, by letters patent under the Great Seal, to the vacant bishop ric of Sodor and Man. 3. Drury-lane Theatre closed for the season. 4. Commander Boyle and Mr. Milne (master), sen tenced by court-martial at Portsmouth to be dis missed the service for the loss of her Majesty's ship Thunderbolt, on the 3d of February. 6. Grand banquet given to Mr. Cobden, M.P., at Bo logna, by the members of the Society of Econo mic and Moral Sciences. 9. Alarming flood at Manchester, occasioned by the overflow of the Medlock, and serious losses sus tained by the working classes in the district known as Little Ireland. 12. Mr. James Wraith, with his wife and female servant, barbarously murdered at midday, in his house at Mirfield, Yorkshire. 13. The anniversary of the birthday of Pope Pius IX. celebrated with great enthusiasm at Rome. 15. The Carlist Guerilla Chief Tristany captured and executed by General Pavia at Solsona. - Daniel O'Connell died at Genoa. 16. The Earl of Besborough, Lord Lieutenant of Ire land, died at the Vice-regal Lodge in Dublin. 17. Seven persons killed by an explosion of fire. damp, at Beeston Colliery, near Leeds. 18. Captain Drake, 92d Highlanders, drowned by the upsetting of a boat, at Ballyshannon, Ireland. 20. The Earl of Clarendon appointed by her Majesty in C. uncil Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. - A hundred and seventy emigrants from Sligo pe rished in the wreck of the Carrick brig, in the River St. Lawrence. 21. Grand banquet given to Mr. Cobden, M.P., at Venice. 22. The Earl of Dundonald restored to the Order of the Bath, after a deprivation of the honour during thirty years. 24. Grand banquet given to Mr. Cobden, M.P., at Turin. 25. Five persons killed, and several others seriously in jured, by the fall of a railway bridge at Chester. ' 26. Three hundred houses consumed by fire at St. De metri, one of the suburbs of Pera, in Turkey. 28. The Hon. and Rev. Dr. Herbert, Dean of Manchester, died, aged 69. ' 29. The cotton factory of Mr. Bushall, at Preston, de stroyed by fire, damage being sustained to the extent of nearly 5,0001. 30. Thomas Hickman, and five of his children, died from the effects of taking arsenic accidentally mixed with flour, at Kensal New Town, near London. 31. The Rev. Dr. Chalmers, the distinguished Scottish Divine, died at Morningside, near Edinburgh, aged 67. ,unga, drowned. 0. The French men-of-war, La Gloire and La Victo rieuse, wrecked off the Island Ko koon-to, in lat. 35. 47, lon. 126. 21 ; crews saved. Her Majesty and Prince Albert embarked on board the royal yacht at Cowes for Scotland. 12. The Right Rev. Dr. Griffiths, Roman Catholic Bishop of the London district, died, aged 56. 13. The Austrian troops took military possession of Ferrara, the Cardinal Legate protesting against the violation of the Treaty of Vienna. 17. The Duchesse de Choiseul Praslin murdered at the Hotel Sebastiana in Paris. 19. The Circassians defeated by the Russian troops, under the command of Lieutenant-General Kot zebue, at Au! Salty, in the Caucasus. 21. Her Majesty's Theatre and the Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden, closed for the seasin. 32. Sixty-seven vessels, laden principally with grain, en tered the river Mersey, for Liverpool. 23. The organ manufactory of Mr. Walker, in Francis street, Tottenham -court-road, burnt down, pro perty being consumed to the extent of nearly 20,001. in value. 24. The Due de Choiseul Praslin committed suicide in the prison of the Luxembourg, at Paris, whilst under confinement on the charge of murdering his wife. 27. Five persons killed and several others severely in jured by the explosion of the Cricket steam-boat at Hungerford Pier. 29. The church of Welton, near Lincoln, struck by lightning during Divine service, and one of the congregation killed on the spot. SEPTEMBER. 1. Terrific fire at Exeter, destroying property in Waterbear and High-street, to the amount of 10,0001. 2. Revolutionary movement at Messina, ending in the defeat and dispersion of the insurgents. 3. Espartero, Duke of Victory, recalled by a royal de cree to Madrid. 6. The Right Hon. Edward Pennefather, late Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, in Ireland, died. 9. Dreadful fire in the village of Cottenham, Cam bridgeshire, destroying property to the amount of more than 15,000/. 11. M. de Rochow, Minister and President of the Prus sian Council of State, died at Aix-la-Chapelle. 12. M. Colletti, Prime Minister of Greece, died at Athens. 15. The city of Mexico stormed and taken by the American forces. 16. The house in which Shakspere was born, at Strat ford-on-Avon, sold by auction, in London, and purchased by a committee for 3,0001. 18. Forty- six shops and sixteen houses, including a large palace, destroyed by fire, at Constantinople. 19. The Archbishop of Gran, Prince Primate of Hun gary, died at Gran, aged 76. 23. Between three and four hundred officers and seamen of the Mediterranean squadron confirmed in the Church of St. Paul, at Malta, by the Bishop of Gibraltar. 25. The Right Hon. Sir John Bernard Bosanquet, late Judge in the Common Pleas, died, aged 74. 56. General thanksgiving in all the churches at the Hague, for the abundant harvest. 27. The foundation stone of the Portsmouth, Portses, and Gosport Hospital, laid by his Royal High ness Prince Albert. 29. The mortal remains of Louis Bonaparte, ox-Ding of Holland, interred with great pomp and ceremony at St. Leu, in France. OCTOBER. 3. Twenty-one Spanish soldiers drowned by the upset ting of a boat while crossing the river Ebro, near Gandesa, for the purpose of attacking a detach ment of Carlists. 4. Narvaez, Duke of Valentia, appointed President of the new Administration at Madrid. 6. M. Leontril, responsible editer of the Reforme, at Paris, sentenced to four month s ' i m p r i sonmen t and a fine of 3,000 f. for having published an in flammatory libel. 7. Great damage sustained by an extraordinary over flow of the river Tay in the country round Perth in Scotland. 8. The Right Hon. 'Sir Robert Gordon, G.C.8., late her Majesty's Ambassador at Vienna, died. 9. The Queen Dowager embarked on board her Ma jesty's ship Howe at Portsmouth for Madeira. 10. The Duke de Guise, infant son of the Duke d'Aumale, and grandson of Louis Philippe, died at the Palace of St. Cloud. LI. Tremendous hurricane at Tobago, destroying .5111 houses, and killing 17 persons, many others being greatly injured. 14. The ex Raja of Sattara died at Benares. 15. The statue of Sir Robert Sale, G.C.8., the hero of Caubul, deposited in St. Paul's Cathedral. 16. The Rev. Dr. Hodgson, Master of St. Peter's Col lege, Cambridge, died, aged 46. 17. General Thanksgiving for the abundant harvest. 18. The Royal Bank at Liverpool suspended payment. 19. Chartley Hall, the family seat of Earl Ferrers, in Staffordshire, reduced to ruins by fire. 21. The Union Joint-stock Bank, at Newcastle-on- Tyne, suspended payment. 22. Damage to the extent of several thousand pounds occasioned to the farm buildings and stock of Mr. Loscombe, at Andover, by the descent of a fire balloon. 23. The Rev. James Prince Lee, M.A., Head Master of King Edward's School, Birmingham, gaaetted first Bishop of Manchester. - • v twoui, ,se +h. n n borealis, rora visiblo dom. 25. The North and South Wales Bank, at Liverpool, with twenty-one branches in the principality, suspended payment. 27. The new Corn Exchange opened at Birmingham, and a public dinner given in celebration of the event. 28. Mr. William Davison, solicitor, of Bloomsbury square, London, committed suicide by throwing himself from the whispering gallery in St. Paul's Cathedral, whilst labouring under temporary in sanity. 29. The banks of Messrs. Brodie, at Salisbury and Shaftesbury, suspended payment. NOVEMBER. 1. The Queen Dowager and royal suite land- ‘ ,l at Madeira. 2. London visited, from five to nine, P.M., with one of the densest fogs that has occurred in the metro polis for several yearn. Major Maho.n, of Strokestown, shot dead hI an assassin, on his return home from a meeting of the board of poor-law guardians of Roscommon. 4. The Queen of Portugal safely delivered of a Prince. 5. The Most Rev. Dr. Harcourt, Archbishop of York, died at Bishopsthorpe Palace, in his ninety-first year. 7. A solemn service celebrated in the church of Notre Dame de Victoires, at Paris, to invoke divine protection on the cause of the Sonderbund, in Switzerland. 8. The Earl of Minto received an audience of Pope Pius IX. at Rome. 9. The session of the Belgian Chambers opened by the King in person. 10. The packet-ship Stephen Whitney, from New York to Liverpool, totally wrecked near Cape Clear, on the S.W. coast of Ireland, nineteen persons only being saved out of a hundred and ten in number on board. ,2. The Hungarian Diet opened at Presburg by the Emperor of Austria, and the Archduke Stephen elected Palatine. 14. Twelve hundred and ninety pounds collected in the Roman Catholic parochial chapels at Dublin for a monument in memory of the late Daniel O'Connell. t 5. The session of the Spanish Cortes opened at Madrid by the Queen in person. G. The unprecedented number of forty-four bankrupts published in the London Gazette. t 7. The Right Rev. Dr. Musgrave, 13shop of Hereford, translated to the archiepiscopal see of York. 18. The New Parliament assembled at Westminster, and the Right Hon. C. S. Lefevre unanimously re-relected Speaker. 19. Convocations of the clergy held at St. Paul's Ca thedral, London, and at York. 20. His Royal Highness William 11., Elector of Hesse, died at Frankfort, in his 71st year. 21. Smart shock of an earthquake felt at Comrie, in Scotland. 23. The Swedish Diet opened by the King in person at Stockholm. 24. Netley Place, in Sussex, the property of J. Fraser, Esq., totally destroyed by fire. 28. The Rev. John Lloyd, of Smith Hill, near Elphin, Ireland, shot dead by assassins, on returning from the parish church at which ho had officiated. 29. The olisefugees at Paris and in London cele brPated the seventeenth anniversary of their ma. lution. 30. Th a e Government of Lucerne passed decree, excluding the Jesuits f or over from t he canton. DECEMBER. the seat of Waiter 1. Shandon House, near Glasgow', Buchanan, Esq., destroyed by fire. 3. Six Polish conspirators sentenced to death as traitors at Berlin. 5. Six Liverpool pilots of a boatdrowned in the River Mersey, by the upsetting 6. Twenty fi s hing beats foundered during a heavy gale, at Newhaven, N.B. 7. Mr. Liston, the eminent surgeon, died, aged 52. 8. Four children murdered at Birmingham by their mother, a widow, named Jane Ridout, who after wards destroyed herself. 10. The Bight lion. Charles Burton, one of the Judges of the Court of Queen's Bench in Ireland, died, aged 89. 11. The Rev. Dr. Hampden, Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford, nominated to the vacant see of Hereford. 13. The editor of the National, at Paris, sentenced to eight monthi' imprisonment, and a fine of 6,0001., for a libel on the Government. 15. William Newton Allnutt, aged only twelve years, found guilty, at the Old Bailey Senior*, a the wilful murder of his grandfather by poison. 16. A royal decree issued by the King of Basraris, abolishing in his dominions the censorship of the press. 17. The Archduchess Maria Louisa, widow of the Emperor Napoleon, died •at Parma, aged fifty six years. 25. Count Dubois, Prefect at Praris during the Empire, died at Paris, in his nit) etieth year. Ar&IL. 1. John Platts executed for murder, at Derby. 2. (Good Friday). The Bogue forts, an d several others in the river Pe-Kiang, taken from the Chinese by a British force. 5. The new docks and park at Birkenhead publicly opened with great ceremony and festivities, in the presence of Viscount Morpeth, Chief Com missioner of her Majesty's Woods and Forests. Nineteen thousand one hundred and seventy persons visited the British Museum. G. The New Royal Italian Opera at Covent-Garden opened. 9. The foundation stone of the Edinburgh station of the Caledonian Railway laid with Masonic honours. 11. (Low Sunday). The annual French steeple chase took place on the road between Paris and Or. leans, in the presence of 30,000 persons. 12. Destructive fire at the New Small Debts Court, in the Edgware-road, London. 14. The House of Commons rejected the proposed Roman Catholic Relief Bill, by a majority of 158 to 119, the Prime Minister and several members of the Cabinet being in the minority. 15. The Peers of the United Kingdom assembled for the first time in the new House of Lords. 17. Catherine Foster executed at Bury St. Edmunds, for the murder of her husband by poison. is. Two severe shocks of an earthquake felt at Trinidad. 20. Fifty-eight houses, including several valuable public buildings, the Episcopal Seminary, school, tribunals, &c., destroyed by fire, at Rominick, in Moldavia. 21. Dr. Shirley, Bishop of Sodor and Man, died, in his fiftieth year, three monhs only after his con secration. JUNE. 2. Eight persons killed by an explosion of fire-damp, at Gerard's Bridge Colliery, St. Helen's, Lanca shire. 4. The American steamer Etna, from Ouachita to New Orleans, blew up opposite the town of Columbia, when upwards of twenty persons were killed, and the whole cargo on board destroyed. 5. Seven persons killed by a collision on the North- Western Railway at Wolverton. 8. Grand banquet given at the London Tavern to M. Soyer, in testimony of his philanthropic ex -11. Grand State tAti gfiefi try 12erluive.j at ham Palace to nearly 2,000 persons. 12. Public meeting held :in London, under the pre sidency of Viscount Morpeth, to promote the erection of a monument in honour of Caxton, the first English printer. 14. A colossal statue of Napoleon inaugurated on the field of Marengo. 15. The Queen and Prince Albert went in state to her Majesty's Theatre. 17. Grand review in Hyde Park, in the presence of her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the Duke Con stantine of Russia, &c. 18. The thirty-second anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo celebrated by a grand banquet given at Apsley House, by the Duke of Wellington. 19. The British Hotel, in one of the principal thorough fares at Bombay, destroyed by fire. 20. The house in which Schiller lived, at Weimar, pur chased for a large sum, by the corporation of the town, at a public auction. 21. The first stow) of a new Music Hall, in Long-acre, London, for the pupils of Mr. Hullah, laid by Viscount Morpeth. 25. Admiral the Hon. Sir Robort Stopford, G.C.8., Go vernor of Greenwich Hospital, died, aged 79. 26. Several persons killed during corn-law riots at Mul hausen, in France. 27. The English Cardinal Acton died at Naples. 28. Inauguration of the statue of Frederick the Great at Berlin. 29. Four newly-appointed Colonial Bishops consecrated at Westminster Abbey. 30. The Roberts, East Indianian, of London, destroyed by fire, two days after her departure from Cal cutta ; the loss of the vessel and cargo being estimated at 30,0001. The passengers and crew providentially saved. JULY. L The Town-hall and adjoining premises at Linlith gow destroyed by fire ; also the spinning mills of Messrs. James Akroyd and Son, at Halifax, in which property of 30,0001. vt;lue was entirely consumed. 2. Grand entertainment given by the Roman citisens in the Campagna to the Jews of Rome. G. His Royal Highness Prince Albert installed at Cam bridge as Chancellor of the University in the presence of her Majesty. 7. Thirteen houses burnt down at Greenwich during a storm, by the electric fluid. 10. The Mariners' Church, adjoining the Sailors' Home, at o o W , a i o p p i t n h g e , co nsecrated o f byhistheßoß ishopHoifg hLnoen: d s Prince Albert. 13. M. Teste, Minister of Public Works in France, son• tented to civic degradation, a fine of 94,000 f., and three years' imprisonment, for corrupt practices. 14. Twenty-one persons killed, and others seriously in jured, by the explosion of Messrs. Hall's gun cotton-factory, at Foversham. 17. Calamitous fire at Archangel, destroying nearly five hundred houses and three churches. 19. One hundred and fifteen ships entered the port of London, chiefly laden with grain and provisions from various continental states of Europe. 20. The foundation-stone of St. Stephen's Church, Ro chester-row, Westminster,:laid by Miss Burdett Coutts, with the assistance of the Bishop of London. 21. Fifty-three Railway Hills received the royal assent, making the number of 1119 paaud during the present Parliamentary session, authorising the several companies to rai se , in the aggregate, by capital and loan, 34,692,8801., for the construction of 1,394 miles of railway, being at the average cost of 24,1871. per mile. 23. Parliament prorogued by the Queen in person 24. The Boar's Head Tavern, Long Acre, London, with the whole of the stock in trade, furniture, and other effects, destroyed by fire. 27. His Royal Highness Duke Adam of Wirtemburg, Lieut.-General in the Russian service, died at Langelsewalback, in the Duchy of Nassau. 28. Admiral Sir George Martin, G.C.8., Admiral of the Fleet, died, aged. 82. John Walter, Esq., principle proprietor of the Times newspaper, and formerly U.P. for Berkshire, died, aged 73. 30. Mary Ann Miller, under sentence of execution this day, for the murder of her mother-in-law, sister in-law, and niece, found dead in her cell, in Lin coinof Gaol, having committed suicid e b y means her strangulation, les.ving a full con fession o guilt. 31. T h e e x o p e c h u i l t u e s d W f i r s n t i r o: a v s s k o o i a s t n LirnobseerJpgh, t l h i. e a p u p s o e p z u i n l a s k e e i showering on them crowns of flowers, and treating them as martyrs in the cause of Poland. Grand banquet given to Mr. Cobden, M.P., at Berlin. AUGUST. 3. An eruption of Mount Vesuvius occurred, the stream of lava being fifteen feet deep in width, and two new craters opened, throwing out an immense quantity of fire arad stones. 4. The Earl of Dalhousie appointed Governor-General of India at a Court of Directors. 5. The funeral of Daniel O'Connell took place at Glasnevin Co hnetery, Dublin. 7. Severe shock of ark earthquake felt at Alexandria and (;alto. I ''..l ' , ~. - '-. • - . )tt . 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