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On completing the perusal of this very interesting paper, the predominant sensation is that of k born, ct enl of tern: r. e -trucrure hui;t out of sol,(1 givntr, in the f,irni of a St end ,w 12 cl.ist«. 16 coin yards, 80 stab cases, 63 fountains, and 3,000 feet of painted fresco! Imagine the church of this palace being supported by four square pillars each of which is 112 feet in circumference! Imagine the reliquary of this church con t a i n i ng 7 ,4 21 re li cs ! I mag i ne t h e windows alone of this structure numbering no less than 11,000! Imagine it situated in the midst of a barren wilderness, and this wilderness sprinkled with stones of a bluish-grey colour " having the aspect of warts on the back of a centenary crocodile !" Imagine this stupendous fane standing at an elevation of 2,700 feet above the level of the sea I Imagine the almost innumerable passages which intersect the granite hulk of the edifice like " narrow guts of stone!" And then you will comprehend why it is called by Ford "a gloomy pile," by Gautier " a l ev i at h an of archi tecture," and by Dumas " a sepulchral colossus !" Altogether the contribution about the Escurial pos sessed for us a delightful attraction. No. 17,364.] LONDON, WEDNESDAY 7:21 ,t - MAY 10, 1848. • , -- oh [PRICE SD. AN APPEAL to the I WIDOW of WILLIAM 7 commr PUBLIC in behalf of the THOM, Poet of Inverury. ITTEE. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, May 9. SHABBOTT V. THE QUEEN. The plaintiff in this case is the owner of some pro perty, which is required by the Woods and Forests for construction of the new park at Battersea. As he claimed some 7,0001. or 8,0001. as a compensation, which the Government refused to pay, the Sheriff of Surrey was directed to call a jury, to assess the amount to which the plaintiff was entitled. He did so, and after much inquiry the jury returned a verdict for 7501. Subse quently an application was made to this Court for a rule, calling upon the Crown to show cause why a writ for prohibition should not issue. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL contended that the finding of the jury was conclusive, and that if the Court were to accede to the application it would establish a dangerous principle, inasmuch as iu all cases where the amount of compensation had been awarded similar applications would be made to the Court, and no end of litigation and expense would be the result. Mr. LUSH, in the absence of Mr. M. Chambers, con tended, on the strength of several cases, that such a pro ceeding was perfectly regular and proper. Lord DEN3IAN said he would look at the affidavits before they come to a decision. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) MAGAZINES, &c.—(CONTINUED.) Provost Thorns Mr. John Watson Rev. George Gildßan Mr. James 14. Ower Rev. J. R. M'Gavin. Mr. William Boyack Dr. Arrot Mr. William Bett Mr. James Westland Mr. James Chalmers, jun. Mr. Patrick Watson Mr. Arthur Begg, jun. Mr. Thomas Saunders. TREASURER—Mr. Patrick Watson. SECRETARY—Mr. William Boyack. BENTLEY. No. 114, REGENT - STREET.— M es srs. 1:41 r- NICOLL O have, in these Wsreroom ' the NEW REGISTERED • ":-.. sr,. ,-,.• fS:' i ere, : s'.'.l, 1....,.... ; . - ,- • - ,`LO'cd for • 'e , , . ~. •. „ ...c warm lye: l - 12 nil'lo -- , -' - - ,• , - - i; o a , Wlli Q` , lhr.tr•i' WI, frc, a . ,•-- . '. • '''' "' ' ' Y. Although Nicoll's Patent PockA Protector, together with other IV: in ' ev ements, have been added, yet the New Registered Paletot retain itsprseleceisor's moderate charge, viz , Two Guineas, or ecl siik,, Two -and-a-Half; and the Paletot d'Ete. One Guinea. ft.. % 116, REGENT -STREET.- Messrs. NICOLL have recently , ~,,...1 -seed these premises to - those where they have hitherto been ho );red with the distingnshed patronage of their Royal Highnesses itruice Albert, P r i nce George of Cambridge, his Grace the e Duke of v el ling„ ton, the elit e of rank and fashion, as also t h e chief meusbers to"ne senate, pulpit, and the bar. In addition to an increased ac -4 o , f :ft:idation for the sale of the REGISTERED PALET .. O f thee: ter W alerootris will contain, ready for immediate use, drising , cape , 44 a PPers, yachti ng and shooting coats, the substances of which are !Ptecl for the service of travellers to any clime, be it Kamschatcha, s b uctoo, or any of the more temperate and genial regions. l ee * T l T o . 120, R EGENT- STREET.—Messrs, NICOLL have here ce N l- Cr, 4 HS t he 'whole of the very l a r ge reserve stock of WO , OLLE. 4 Oecessar, FANCY an d PL AIN TROUS E I: INGS, VESTINGS, &c., ny to supply their several establishments. Most or the de itis for the present season are either registered or confined to their d to use, but the choice of which (any length being cut) is now offered e l '1.70 and country buyers, shippers, &c., the whole being marked c 4-4 figures at the smallest rate of profit perhaps ever previously i ",,. It would be idle of Messrs. Nicoll to invite attention tothis 47c*o_ieto e;:ovit e r be n i o r t a te e te rt r i m en in . ed that the goods themselves should w-welr°62t2, COR NIIILL.—Messrs. NICOLL respectfully intimate to Ter it convenience. Patrons :that these premises have been expressly opened ether convenience. The NEW REGISTERED PALETOT and Amu, garm ents can there be obtained in the same degree of excel- _a n a . at their Regent street Warerooms ; materials, fashions, cut e iia., .I..others, being under the same direction. )to,", GE-AL LEY. —Messrs. NICOLL have provided SHOW,..r i,ers':7!, (the entrance to which is as above), where merchants, ship pellerels.p'lmaY' without interruption, examine the several samples displayed, the same being intended for foreign and colonial pur- WsA T he goods consist of materials only of the first character, to ...„4_,et_teition is particularly invited. 1u,an2.1_...S PALETOT, newly Registered, 6 and 7 Tic : , Cap. tover•fiNlCOLL, whilst inviting general attention to this their 6 m 5 0 . ;t b eg Vices o i rt in the cause of fashion combined with personal comfort, c i sle. . . ~t will not be forgotten that all that could be said favourably e,,,,„!_uin its predecessor for its neatness and unpretending gentle it. r ,aPPearance, its avoidance of all foreign or extraneous effect, ?"-eta`r_derate price, durability and a.-reeable lightness ; all these are Th e l ' i l el , in the NEss,s REGISTERED , PALET.)T, which possesses lhowsaPaicvernbination of two different effects, in other words, it 14ICOLL ,..antage a hoed figure, or improves an Imperfect one. Scribe- _. B PA.. TENT POCKET PROTECTOR.—This tit e ge t vo_.!_ais invention effecte ~ by Messrs. NICOLL, of Regent-stree , simple ' a n ] , and elsewhere, whereby a desideratum is achieved in a most bi and novel manner. The POCKET PROTECTOR is applica t, an ° any garment, and is attached, free of additional expense, overcoat, the form of which is registered by thesn, and 'Widely 1, 1 „,.., .. known under the title of the Registered Paletot. The 4 ,; ai al .. in . erit of the Pocket Protector consists in its preventing Yetthe uaole substance or object from accidentally dropping ,_ a wearer can place such in, or withdraw the same, with all out, and i:6°71.'7 convenience. —Licenses to use this patent will be granted 2,4 , 1 . afters. Nicoll's agents, resident In the principal provincial ~. nth Aux VOYAGEURS. -3131. NICOLL, de 114, .yatgiis_tre n et, l et 22, Cornhill, London, Marchands Tailleurs. bre cm e prier les etran 116, et 120, nea r d_''' A tease Iteyal le Prince Albrt, la Cour, etc., out l'hon 1, ins cider indignef „hut riches et belles etas, °u e ra voyageurs a Londres de visiterleurs Ma sont deployes one grand" quantite des 1 treterre et l'etrangeerB' ME ..leluersu 'Nicoll out ch 'ial Parini lea meilleurs fabriques de ~,,,qui r a merits le ham. Pour :unique elegance du style, les ac inse celebrite qu'ils esperent conserver, ...mops ainsi au . x, la sulpeuerioeriurste d re I snatch u travail, soft Cour ou Diplomatiques, 1 esentants ii. Londres, I'excellence des soft dens 1 age de plusieurs Souverains de stunt one garantie pour cotta our, , es cos d tu a m ns es l" ord ir in u ate rm s qn. ' , elder e d s o de j la TELE R ,,,, , , it lour Bonner des commandos. Price et. NewZu'IsTERED SYRIAN PALETOT, and C o ., 279, Oxford. Shooting Coat, 3is. At Messrs. SWAIN ord-street. Tailors to her Majesty the Queen. MONEY in SEVERAL THOUSAND SUMS, e of 10,0001., et erling, B r r 13,000/., 6 ,0001, 5,0001., 4,000 1 ., 2,000/., &c., A.da ress fi:Lr sma ll speculatio n , may now be gained. and contractorpe y e t r ieulars to Messrs. Strauss and Co., i fo s r t e r ig ee n t ba . nt ee e t r . s Street, London. foreign distributions, 13, Bonver e- ,Fl r"-----7.--______ HE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC T IN STITUTION, REGENT-STREET. 7,4 10 :v RF.-OPENED with - GREAT ADDITIONS. The NEW 1 , 110i7j 11 ;_t; with its Galleries, is capable of containin;,L f OLE! kanaf'orirDs FIVE HUNDRED VISITORS. Specimens Variety 444 great i are greatly increased in number and in er . . lae kt. ru Provenients have been effected in the Optical Depart taistry Popular Lectures by Dr. Ryan and Dr. Bachho the ..,,_ __ lilted - an d E xperimental Philosophy. A Description of ffnero _ n c i ' C n h P; e : in .,.. Works by Hr. Crispe. Experiments with the Diver and 1)1 ' - `z% The Music will be conducted by Dr. Wallis. a".t ,Ti daily from Eleven to Five ; and in the Evenings (including 14Y Evening) from Seven to Half-past Ten. .........„.._ Admission, Is.—Schools, Half-price. - _ U I IES TER R ACES. SIR JOHN TO SIR HARRY. DEAa HARRY,—The races at Chester's old city have induced me to write an inquiring ditty ; And I beg you will write me a line (as you ought), With ev'ry particular touching the sport. And not only that, Sir—but give. in your letter, A general outline, which none can do better. This favour I'm anxiously building upon, So pray don't omit to remember " friend Joilx." v..SIR HARRY'S REPLY. D--- JACK,—As you've sent me a line so entreating, I Innen% pass over the Chester Spring Meeting. With regard to the course you shall hear more anon, For I've other things worthy your notice, Sir John. 114 c 1 MOSES and SON seen the late Chester Races, ▪ smile of delight would have played on their faces. , ' E ' ▪ v 'T'Y train that arrived brought its hundreds who wore such dress as I never have witness'd before. The scene round the " Walls " (thanks to MOSES and SON) Was, " really and truly," a brilliant one. When I look'd at the styles (which were certain to strike) In over-coats, trousers, coats, vests, and the like, I actually couldn't help saying—" Well done," The dresses do credit to MOSES and SON. But I'm forced to conclude, or the postman won't carry This note to Sir John, from his hearty friend HARM LIST OF PRICES. Beater Tagileni • Chesterfield and Codrington's, and every description of Over-coat, handsomely trimmed.. ••• • • • ••• • • •• •• 1 5 0 The Pacha Coat .. 1 3 0 The Builmer, especially adapted for snowy and wetw2ather ••••••• . • • • • .. ..... •.••••• • • • • • • 1 0 0 The Premier • • • . 015 0 BOY'S Winter Coats, in every style 0 6 0 Men's Do. Trousers, lined Doeskin ••• • • • .... . • 0 12 6 Dress Coats... • •..• • .. .......... 1 0 0 Frock do. Doable-breasted Winter Vests .. • ........ ....... 0 2 0 Roll collar. . . • . .. 0 1 6 BOYS' Hussar and Tunic suits.- ............ 0 16 6 MADI TO MIABUSI. 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Re ete " L uSES and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, Y urriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, for 4. 85, ai ' d Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 156, 157 Minories, and 83, eauttand 86 AlSgat B an d it y, London. Dtbu s MOSOG Son regret being obliged to guard V:e h e f ii • allust impostors, but have learned that the untradesman ass b;(7 r o°6 of being connected with them, or it's the same concern, They h ; e sorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons. th, s ve Iso connexion with any other houye in or out of London; or en-_. . e . who desire genuine and chest+ clothing, &c., should call at. 41 0 Minories and Aldgate, City, London. tat ltrid;:" }T _2 business transacted at this establishment from sun ccioef: tau sunset Saturday, whoa business is resumed till twelve If A R R I A G E. kipr.o. l „„ ° „ne half the world are desolately single, and the other 'tense . `r,`" them Married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a hitter tit 1-ght deterrmue the former, and raiscalculateA hopes eru ct e.utionatter The solitary one may shield himself under the plea c oalprom, " d Worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret titi an./ brok e , g i l,Y, ; hut the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, and Noel,' come e ::th. are the great hindrances to domestic happiness tlereent. it nt The dowry should net be the only marriage set lc the coos onour en. ' - -- , Attlee dersand that health should form an item heglect svol'ae't it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or the s , 8 ,, -4 nd tnore sorel than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if SlEmoirnliaall concern you, y procure Dr. CULYEKWELL'S little b''' ' tha Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols,, Is. Aatillec Y Gest, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively by c l r PrUdish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered therZati,',l,terpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining for the The are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but they ~: "'met Perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom th, '", offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on to__,!tove subjects, by enqualified authors, which alone or iitl;_ther, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other b y ° Publications claim your attention (same price Is. each, sob ,” Post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, D r i n k, an d ~,, P e lt , and How to be Happy." Th ey are not merely Pnlets but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the Mena ' ig i , ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's ...lino owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob .Wance of tke m ax i ms h e would inculcate —to do unto others as he ° Uld be done un t o — to li ve alter nature ' s laws —and to keep always ~ Sh erwood, the " sunny s i de of the way. " The above works may be had of o berwned, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet -street ; Mann, 33, Cornhill ; Nelson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other- Seise) Prom the author (who may be conferred with personally, Mornings and evenings), 10, Argyll-place Regent-street; anu all Booksellers. REMOVED TO 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE. DR. LA'MERT ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY.—WITII 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. Jut published, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 25. (Id„ or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two Stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION ; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma !ltrily, usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate sZ.physieal and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural s ob li e u r r a , u an o d exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical whether 'tri ne arising ntfhe Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, trowe , cumatgeslom these causes, close study, or the influence of Stricture, a n d , B * Loeal and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, eretion. With Diseases. and Derangements resulting from Indis iutateiny, ph y ., lo F g orty coloured Engravings, illustrating the explaining their strira and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, injuries that are proan e : d r Z' uses, anti ftuictions, and the various By sAto .hees by solitary habits, excesses, and Infection. L LA'MERT, M.D.. 37, BEDFORD. SQUARE,rnit LONDON. Doctor of Medicine. Matri pothecame,;, -ember of the University of Edin burgh, Licentiate of A o Ha il , London, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical e t ee; Ic e r ? a . Marriage requires the fulfilment 1 conditions. in order that it may be really the cause of ef veil, which covers the orlon of do mut ual happiness. C ou ld t h e and tta true source in every instance die Wr etchedness, be raised, closed, it be traced to physical disqualifi cations .i rd, in how malty could pointnients. Excesses are always injation. . their attendant dlsap- Used in moderation is fraught with advantage , the gift, which when abused .the prolific source of mischief and of becomes, when to the constitutional and vital powers. The ptitsela c ter or less injury the nature and consequence of whieh this Treatise ular excesses, on are productive of greater severity of misery to , p r ofesses to dilat e , Ulan any other to which it is subject. the human fr ame, This work contains an accurate and complete account Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive org of the their relative conditions in health and disease. Ined'esemndmios,f requires the closest attention and study, for what subjecte be of more importance than the preservation of thehesith— and of the physical capabilities of which every man should be possessed. it unfortunately happens that the unhappy victim of excessive indulgence and vicious habits, whether aoquirPed ht early life or from the follies of advanced age, while suffering hem their invariable consequeeces, unwisely entert a i ns a fear of ap plying to a qualified physician for relief. Shame and the dread so frequently, but erroneously entertained that these complaints are beyond the reach of art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking for assistance where alone it can be procured. In acting thus, he forgets that accurate discrimination n ascertaining the causes of di sease, sympathy with the sufferer, and, above all, secrecy, inva riably characterise the intelligent and practical physician, and to the Hedical man who can show by his possession of the requisite legal q u alifications that he is entitled to esteem and respect in his profes- LT;4I MER Pursuits, the utmost coufldence should be extended. Dr. T has obtained the highest medical honours, as his diplomas " cr lifY, and the great extent of his practice for many years is a soljantee for his professional experienee, which has reference almost to the treatment of these diseases. ""set b lished by the Author, and may be had of Kent and Richards, ternoster-row •' Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Stark., Tichborne , aymareet ; Mansell, 115, Fleet-street ; Gordon, 146, fr o „... all-street, London; or, free by post for forty-two stamps, ft or 41 e Author, who may be cons by ,te on these disorders personally 4 4 1 4w otter, daily , from T ea till Tw ul o, and from 1 , 170 till Night at his 47, rsedtta-si me Lyndon. The Committee appointed to raise a fund for the relief of the Widow and Family of the late William Thom, the gifted but unfor tunate Poet of Inverury, beg leave briefly but earnestly to appeal to the Public, more especially to the Public of Scotland, in behalf of the trust which has been confided to them. The name and genius of Thom are well known and universally ac knowledged ; many of the feeling and pathetic effusions of his muse have been brought before the public, not enly in a combined form, but in various periodicals. His talents attracted the attention of the ablest judges; and the Messrs. Chambers, in their Journal, have de voted a chapter to his autobiography, and to that favourable meed of praise to which they considered his merits entitled. The life of William Thom has, in feed, combined the vicissitudes of a humble child of the Muses, having formed a scene of trials and dis appointments, accompanied by an overflowing share of poverty and distress. Many of his earliest and best years were passed at the Hawkhill of Dundee—the remembrance of which seemed deeply impressed on his mind ; for thither, to use his own emphatic language, he wished to return, like a bird that flutters round her forsaken nest, to spend his latter days in comparative peace and quiet. His wishes were fulfilled, for not many months ago he did return from his wanderings, debilitated and impoverished, and breathed his last on Monday, the 28th of February. He has left a widow and three infant children, the youngest but five months old, totally unprovided for ; and it has therefore been resolved to raise a fund, in order, if possible, to afford them permanent assistance. A Committee has been appointed, who have cheerfully undertaken this duty, and al ready they are happy to announce that their call has been responded to in a prompt and liberal manner. Lord Kinnaird, Lord Jeffrey, Messrs. Douglas Jerrold and Robert Chambers, and many others, have spontaneously sent their contributions ; and it is earnestly hoped that the charitable and the admirers of native genius and un• obtrusive merit will support and encourage the laudable object which the Committee have in view. Dundee, March 10, 1848. Contributions will be received by any of the Members of Commit tee; and at the shops of Messrs. Chalmers, Shaw, and Middleton, Booksellers, and Mr. Mills, Perfumer, Dundee. DEATH OF WILLIAM THOM, THE INVERURY POET. (To the Editor of the "Dundee Courier.") • Dundee, February 29, 1848. Sir,—The painful task has been deputed to me of announcing to the public the death of William Thom, the Inverury poet. For some time past he had been in delicate and declining health ; and his diseased state of body was doubtless aggravated by the uncer tainty of his circumstances, and the consequent anguish of his honourable and sensitive mind. Yesterday, in our city, at half past eleven ♦.M., he departed this life. Ile has left behind him something more than a name—some true and beautiful strains. which, as " a thing of beauty is a joy for ever," the world will not willingly suffer, like the inscription on the coffin, to be buried in the tomb. He has left behind him, alas something of yet ten derer and mere mournful interest—a widow and three children, th 7 eldest of whom is only four years, and the youngest but a few months old. These are " utterly destitute," and but for the kind ness of one or two private friends, might have been cast out ere this to the charity of the streets. I make no appeal in behalf of the poet himself; " after life's fitful fever he sleeps well " He has found what the most troubled and tempest-tossed wanderer will at last find, and which to him was peculiarly grateful—rest. Nor will / indulge or express any vindictive feelings as to the treatment which he received while yet alive. A true poet, he met with truly poetic usage. He was caressed, but not fed ; as if one could sup on incense, or as if one public dinner could keep a man alive for years : But I would bespeak general sympathy in behalf of his destitute family. I would implore every lover of literature— every one who has derived pleasure from the departed poet's lyrics, or from the simple story of his life—to prove their pleasure and their gratitude true by some more substantial evidence than ex clamations or tears. I would call especially upon those who saw him at our late Watt Festival, and heard almost his latest breath given forth in those brief, broken, but thrilling accents—accents how Mr superior to the measured cadences of rhetoric—to testify by generous deeds their sense of melancholy satisfaction that theirs was the privilege of meeting with and hearing him for the last time. No time ought to be lost. Indeed, no time has been lost. Intima tions to the above effect either have been, or are immediately to be, dispatched to Douglas Jerrold, Charles Dickens, Lord Jeffrey, and others But as Dundee has had the honour of containing his death bed, let us follow the start we have accidentally gained by instant, active, strenuous efforts in behalf of his widow and his fatherless bairns. Messrs. Chalmers, Middleton, and Shaw, Booksellers, and Mr Mills, Perfumer, have kindly undertaken to receive donations. The smallest sums will be welcomed I am, Sir, yours truly, GEORGE GILFILLAN. The last verses of the late William Thom, written shonly before his death : SONG OF THE DWELLERS IN DEAN YALE. Tune—" Miller o' Dee." While we laugh and sing, in this happy ring, With a bright and a brotherly glee, May we never forget that the sun bath set On the homes of misery. For oh it may be that this chill night wind Sweeps round some fireless hearth, Freezing the heart of the homeless one, With never a friend on earth. Then aye, as we sing, may we closereling, In our bright and brotherly glee ; Yet never forget that the sun may set On the homes of misery. Man was not made for this world alone, The world was lent to man ; 'Tis a debt we owe to Heaven, you know, Then pay it as well as you can. Now winter rides mad in his carriage of snow, With his pelting rain and his hail; May it never be said that hunger and woe Held abiding in bonny Dean Vale. Then aye, as we sing, may we closer cling, In our bright and brotherly glee, And never forget that the sun may set On the homes of misery. W. THOM. N UMBER ONE, SAINT PAUL'S CHURCH YARD. This business will be CLOSED at Seven o'clock, on the Evening of THURSDAY, the 11th instant, and will remain CLOSED on FRIDAY, being the day fixed for the Funeral in Derbyshire of Mr. WM. DAKIN, who met his death by the late sad accident. Business will be resumed on the day following, and will continue to be car tied on as heretofore. DAKIN and COMPANY, TEA-MERCHANTS, NUMBER ONE, SAINT PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD. ,ADIES' GOLD CHAINS, London made.— ..ILA Drawings of the various new patterns arc kept for the pur pose of sending by post to any part of the country.—For facility or reference the weight is given by comparison with sovereigns ; the quality of the gold is warranted equal to any that is worked into articles of this description. T. 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It is a medical publication, ably written, reatment of a cl ass of paiuful maladies which has too long been the prey of the illiterate and the designing."— • " United Service Gazette. gning.— ul elevelopes the The approaching Parentto a po , wh emature beholds his beloved child pining away, and last r grave, which, for want o f careful investigation of its real cause, has been i n consequence of some disease, set down to the s core of cons umption, will, on p erus i ng thi s wor k, be astonished to find, th at in nine-tenthsson o the cases of young per f s of both sexe s , w h o perish ofhe t is called pulmonary con- le and ex c l us i ve or i g i n h as sumption, heart disease, tab es , &c., the so been the indulgence in certai n destructive habits much more frequ en tl y than it is at all suspected practised by youth N.B. Hours o f cousultatioll 40111 £4yen till Two, aid Six to Eight 173 W© Lyeuing. THE QUEEN V. HENRY CRISPIN. Mr. COCKBURN moved the judgment of the Court upon the defendant, who appeared upon the floor of the court. It appeared that ill-feeling had existed for some time between the defendant and a gentleman named Henry Bolton Bennett, in consequence of the de fendant having alleged (which, however, Mr. Ben nett denied) that he had run over and killed a favourite dog belonging to him. Subsequently he encountered Mr. Bennett at a concert, and after calling him a snob, and applying other offensive epithets to him, invited him to meet him at a duel ; adding, he would give anything to have a shot at him, and that he should have the first shot. Mr. Bennett declined the honour, and appealed to a magistrate to punish the de fendant, for endeavouring to incite him to commit a breach of the peace. The defendant was bound over. but on the same day he met Mr. Bennett in company with his wile and daughter proceeding down a passage towards a steam boat, and there he struck him on the back, with some violence, with the butt end of a whip . The defendant was indicted at the sessions and found guilty of an assault. Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE addressed the Court in miti gation of punishment, and read affidavits from which it appeared that the defendant had offered to pay 2001 to a charitable institution, and that he contended that the passage to the steam-boat was narrow, and that he accidently pushed against the prosecutor. He had de clined to pay the 2001., because the prosecutor required that he should pay the same sum every year. Mr. CROWDER, on the other hand, said that the de fendant had repeatedly threatened to bring an action against Mrs. Bennett in the Queen's Bench, in which he said he should examine the maid-servant and " elicit some pretty disclosures for the edification of the Court." He had shown a continual desire to commit a breach of the peace,:and to set the proceedings of a court of justice at nought. Mr. Justice PATTIsoN characterised the assault as most violent and unprovoked, and sentenced the defen dant to pay a fine of 2001., to enter into his own recog nizances of 2001., and two sureties of 1001. each, for his good conduct for two years, and to be imprisoned in the Queen's Prison until the fine and recognizances are en tered into. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Jane Burgess, of No. 26, Dudley:street, Bloomsbury, and Margaret Parker, of 13, Bennett's-court, Drury lane (the former being the daughte and sister of the two womee who were stabbed a short time back by a man named Parker, who was tried at the last Old Bailey sessions fir the crime, and transported for life, and the latter is the sister of the convict), were brought before Alderman Salomons on the charge of being disorderly, and fighting in front of Newgate. From the evidence of the constable, and the sister of Burgess (the party stabbed). it appeared they all went to see the prisoner. The Burgesses were first there, and the injured woman was admitted to see the party who had attempted her life. When coming out, the prisoner (Parker) said, " So youlhave been to my bro ther after sending him away for life," at the same time making an attempt to strike her. Jane Burgess inter fered, and a fight ensued, which lasted until a police man came up and took them into custody. On the aay to the station-house, Parker said to Jane Burgess, " I'll serve you the same as my brother did your sister." Alderman SA.LOMONS said there was little doubt that much ill feeling might exist between both parties, and he should therefore bind Jane Burgess in the sum of 101. to keep the peace for three months, and make Margaret Parker find security for a similar amount for a like period. WORSHIP-STREET. Mr. Thomas Fuller, of 91. Herbert-street, New North road, appeared before Mr. Arnold, the magistrate, upon an adjourned summons, which charged him, as chief pro moter of the Great Southern Madras Railway Company, with having unlawfully failed to make to the Registry office the returns of particulars required by the Act 7 and Nol the present Queen, c. 110. The summons had been granted, with the authority of the Attorney- General, to Mr. Thomas How, of Norton-street, Fitzroy. square, who stated himselt to be a railway reporter, and representative of the holders of shares to the amount of 25,0001. in the said railway. Mr. Ballantine having shortly stated the facts for the prosecution, proceeded to call the witnesses. Mr. ARNOLD, however, observed, that to bring the case within his jurisdiction as a magistrate, the complaint should have been made within six calendar months after the commission of the alleged offence; but a much longer time had elapsed, and on that ground only he was bound to dismiss the case, and leave the parties to any remedy in the superior Courts. The summons was accordingly dismissed. THAMES. A person applied to Mr. Broderip to complain of an inconvenience to which he was subjected by having vehicles stop in the front of his premises, thereby to a considerable extent injuring his business. Ho felt it as a very great nuisance, aad hoped his Worship would be enabled to afford him redress or protection. Mr. YARDLEY asked whether vehicles stopped there for the purpose of loading or unloading, or for taking up or setting down passengers?—The applicant said they neither did one or the other,,but stopped there merely at their pleasure. Mr. YARDLEY regretted that under those circum stances he could render him no assistance. The Police Act, 2d and 3d Viet, cap. 47, sec. 54, imposed penalties on persons keeping carts, coaches, trucks, &c., in the streets, for a longer time than was necessary to load or unload, or to take up or set down passengers, but by some strange omission or oversight it neglected to pro vide against that nuisance. The applicant left the court, looking volumes of com mentaries on the wisdom of legislators. CL ERKEIV WELL. John Coker was placed at the bar, charged by Eliza beth Wells, a girl fifteen years of age, with having com mitted the following daring outrage. She stated that she had been living with her father and mother-in-law, in the neighbourhood of Ball's-pond, Islington, and on Sunday night last they turned her out of doors. She wandered about until twelve o'clock, when, being fatigued, she sat down on the step of a door in Maiden- lane, Battle-bridge, to rest herself; and fell asleep. At about half-past one she was awoke by the prisoner, who was conducting himself very indecently towards her. He then acted with the utmost violence, but she resisted his brutal attempts and called out " murder ; " and her screams brought assistance to the spot. She gave further evidence, which is unfit for publication. ➢irs. Mary Cosher, of Maiden-lane, Battle-bridge, deposed that she was passing near the spot, in company of her husband at the time, and corroborated the evi dence of the prosecutrix. The prisoner, who hung down his head, said he was drunk, and did not know what he was doing. Mr. TYRWHITT said he would commit him to take his trial at the Central Criminal Court, and he directed that the poor girl should be taken care of in the workhouse in the meantime. LAMBETH. Mrs. Mary Rowley, who a fortnight ago had been ex amined at this court, with her son, John Rawson, on various charges of swindling, but who had subsequently neglected to attend upon her recognizances, was placed at the bar with her son, William Hans Rawson, before Mr. Elliott, on a charge of defrauding Mr. George Crook, a draper, 48, Pall-mall, out of 25/. The facts of this case, as well as of several others in which the prisoners were implicated, have already been before the public, and after hearing Mr. Cook's state• meat, the prisoners were further remanded. TVESTdIINSTER. Thomas Williams, alias Foley, was charged with steal ing a very handsome and valuable Skye terrier, the property of Mr. William Witham, of 49, Eaton-►quare. William Long, footman in the prosecutor's service stated that he took the dog out between twelve and one o'clock for an airing, and on arriving at 'William -street, Knightsbridge, had to wait for a moment before he could cross the road. Immediately afterwards he missed the dog, and in consequence of what a boy told him he went in pursuit of the prisoner, who was running, and on overtaking him the latter threw down the dog. ➢lr. BURRELL committed him fur six months to hard labour. Mr. Bishop, of Bond-street, through whose unremit ting exertions, at considerable cost, the n ew A ct under which the prisoner was convicted was obtained, was present during the examination, and appeared to take great interest in the proceedings. FOLKSTONE.—The directors of the South-Eastern Folkstone Building Society, with their president, the Rev. Thomas Pearce, assembled on Tuesday last, on the ground, on the interesting occasion of opening the pro posed new street, to be called Londo n-street, running from Dover-s treet into the railway company's road ; where the societyintend to build 25 res pectable middle class residences.—Maidstune Gazette. HOSTILITIES BETWEEN THE DANES AND PRUSSIANS. —The following ships bound to ports in Germany have rut into this port in consequence of hostilities : Hamburgh 'brig Sidonia, N omens, from Sierra Leone, oil, for Ham burgh. Hamburgh barque, Rio de Janeiro, Lobbe, from Rio , coffee, for Hamburgh. Hamburgh brig Egmond, Smith, from Havannah, sugar, for Hamburgh. Hamburgh brig Georg. Cornellissen, from La Guyra, sugar and coffee, for Hamburgh. Lubec brig Alma, Woolff, from Bordeaux, wine, for Lubec. Danish schooner Berend Wilhelm, Dethlesen, from Bor deaux, wine, for Copenhagen. Danish schooner Elizabeth, Venbelm, from Rio, coffee, for Altona. Danish schooner Fortuna, Youge, from La Guyra, coffee, for Hamburgh. Danish brig Jupiter, Iversen, from Monte Video, hides, for Antwerp. Danish ship Maria Christina, Voss, from Rio, coffee, for Altona. Prussian brig Pomona, Melenhawer, from Port-au Prince coffee, for Stettin. The following arrived yesterday for orders:— Dutch ship Neur :L a kk a ll an d , Kremer, from Batavia , English barque Osprey, Willi ams, from Havanna h, sugar, and will pro cee d to L ondon. s ugar. Spanish schooner Euriquiti, Tons, from Havannah, sugar., Belgian barque Anvers a i s , M en l e l a i r, from Hayti/Ina" for Antwerp, has put in wind bound. The following vessels have been spoken with by the Edmond:—April 24, Ist. 46 36, lon. 24 21, Victor", from London for Quebec; April 26, lat. 46 56, lon. 22 7, Republicain (Oldenburg), from Brake for Baltimore. The brig Georg reports having seen the brig Robert off St. Andrew's, N. 8., waterlogged, and with only fore mast and bowsprit standing, in a gale in lat. 34 29, lon. 52 16. Several passengers have landed at this port from India, brought in by pilot-boats from the Channel. Passed through the roads the ship William Melville, 'rom the Cape for Portsmouth, with a detachment of the 91st Regiment m a b oar d. The Ruby steam er h as b een lying here since Wednes day last, expecting the arrival of the American steam ship Washington; but she is not yet in sight. BLOCKADES OF VENICE AND -- THE BALTIC PORTS. (From last night's Gazette.) Foreign.office, May 9th, 1848. It is hereby notified, that Viscount Palmerston, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has received a dispatch from her Majesty's am bassador at Vienna, enclosing a note from Count Fiquel wont, the Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs, con taining the following announcement of the blockade of Venice:— (Translation.) COUNT FIQUELMONT TO VISCOUNT PONSONBY, DATED VIENNA, APRIL 30, 1848. The eity of Venice having raised the standard of revolt, the Government of his Imperial and Roy al Apostolic Majesty has found itself compelled, with the view of reducing it again to obedience, to place the port of Venice under effective blockade, from the 23d of the present month. In expressing the hope that this measure will not be of long duration, and that it will cause only a short in terruption to commercial relations, the undersigned, Minister for Foreign Affairs, has the honour to request that his Excellency Viscount Ponsonby, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of her Britannic Majesty, will bring this measure to the knowledge of his Government. The undersigned avails himself, &c. (Signed) FIQUELMONT. Foreign-office, May 9, 1848. It is hereby notified that Viscount Palmerston, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has received from the Danish Minister at her Majesty's Court a note announcing the blockade of the German Baltic ports of" Stettin, Stralsund, Rostock, Wismar, Pillau, a nd D antz i c , an d further announcing that the Elbe will be blockaded on the 10th inst. The tenor of the Danish Minister's note is as follows: (Translation.) My Lord,--In execution of the instructions which I have just received from my Government, I have the honour to notify to you the blockade of the following ports of the Baltic by the forces of his Danish Majesty, namely: Stettin, Stralsund, Rostock, Wismar, from the 2d of May ; Pillau and Dantzic from the 3d of May ; and to request that the Government of her Britannic Majesty will cause the usual publication of the same to be made, in order to obviate all future complaint or reclamation on the part of the trade. Every neutral vessel will be informed, on its entry into the Baltic, that those ports are effectively blockaded. I am informed by the same dispatch that the blockade of the mouth of the Elbe has been provisionally fixed for the 10th of May, but that a further notification will be forwarded to me. In making your Excellency acquainted with the measures adopted by my Government, I have the honour to enclose a copy of the dispatch from my Court, which directs me to make the communication ; and I avail myselfof this opportunity of renewing the assurances, &c. (Signed) REVENTLO W. Danish Legation, this Bch of May, 1848. (Enclosure.) No. 29. Copenhagen, May 2, 1848. Monsieur le Comte,—You are aware that differences which have for some time prevailed between Denmark and Prussia, as well as the other powers of the North of Germany, have recently broken out into open hos tilities. It is not owing to the Ring our august master that they have not been terminated by means of conciliation; every proposition made with that view has unfortunately failed, in consequence of the o b st i nacy and p re cipitation of the Cabinet of Bei lin. His Majesty, being at present attacked upon his own territory by the German troops, finds himself under the painful necessity of employing all the means of defence in his power; and he has therefore resolved, in the first place, to cause the ports and t h e mouths o f th e rivers belonging to the enemy to be blockaded by his naval forces. I have the honour, Monsieur le Comte, to announce to you, in consequence, that the effective blockade of the following ports will take place:— For Stettin, Stralsund, Rostock, and Wismar —from the 2d of May. For Pillau and Dantzic—from the 3d of May regard to the mouth of the Elbe, the blockade thereof is provisionally fixed for the 10th of May; but I reserve to myself to tran sm i t to • you a furt h er notifica tion in this respect, as well as with regard to other ports, the blockade of which may be determined upon. While I request you, Monsieur le Comte, to bring these arrangements to the knowledge of the Govern ment to which you are accredited, I have to add, that every neutral vessel will be warned, on her entry into the Baltic, that those ports are effectively blockaded. The royal ordinance which, i n d eterm i n ing the mea sures to be taken relative to the bl oc k a ded ports, and the seizure of vessels belonging to the enemy, recognize s a n d guara nt e es the rights of neutral s , i s i n t h e press, and will eutral be communicated to you as soon as possible. N packets, charged with the conveyance of mails, will be allowed to pass freely , and will only be warn ed not to bring in articles contraband of war.—l have, &c , (Signed) KNITTid. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Andromache freight ship, 500 tons, Captain Passmore, arrived this morning. Her dates are — Hong Kong, Decem b e r 30; the Cape of Good Hope, March 5; and St. Helena, March 22. She has invalid seamen, marines, and soldiers , from the qtiadron in China, 12 of whom' died on. on thrace e passa Monc ge - She brought home Lieutenant the HHo ton, of the 29th, and lady, passengers; Mr. Black, late Naval Cadet of the Vulture steam-trigate, and other pas sengers. The Lightning steam-vessel went out and brought the invalids from her, who have been sent to Haslar Hospital. The Adventure naval transport, Master Commander Wellington, sailed this afternoon fer Sheerness, with vo lunteers for the Ganges, 84. The freight ship Melville arrived this morning from the Cape of Good Hope, with troops, we believe the 91st _ . regiment. A s tem of signalling, SEA• SERVICE SIGNALS .--,x S i - th e ed!, of the Im p eri al Austrian invention of Lieutenant B during the last two months, by an . order from the service, has been in the course of trial in the Solent Houston Stewart, R . N., C. 8., under coast defences. Comptroller-General of the coast guard service, Captain two black, dia mond nicated from Portland to St. Alban 's-head, 17i miles, and across the bay of Weymouth, t3i- miles, in rainy The trials have been most satisfactory, having nommu . hazy, windy, calm, and fine weather, with the rapidity of the electric telegraph, and the signals were made out at a distance of 22 miles. The method is ple, which distend them. They f tio c n on o st f ru " c consisting of two double cones of painted black canvas, similar to two nun-buoys, one over the other, showing the opinion of most naval - shaped substances when open, and when closed the same figure in evesriympdliereoc show only the black canvas of the cones collapsed on the edges of the hoops appear so cheap and as portable, that it is officers who have seen them that they may be used for general purposes as signals in a fleet, and shown in many positions where flags could not be seen, An instance in proof of this occurred on Monday, when' the Wellington revenue cruiser, Lieutenant Grandy, R.N., commanding, exch an g ed man y si g nals with her Majesty's ship Bienbeirn, between Calschot Castle, in the Southampton water and Portsmouth harbou r , a dis tance of eleven miles, w ith the utmost ra p id ity , while the flag-ship Victory was covered with signal pennant endeavouring to communicate with her Majesty's ship s lielleisle (whom she misreported to the Port Admiral the Collingwood), at Spithead, a distance of about six ''t miles, without success, until nearly eight o'clock n ight, in consequence of the mirage, &c. Flagsat hoisted on board the Wellington at the same were and so unconscious were the officers `Va lli te B le n heim time, the fact, though answering all the n 2 tn n t, eim of B iguals that they were not seen by tho rn," cone and they t o tdistanceshe remained i gnorant of the circumstances until the solely d e fol lowing morning. The cones being black can be seen w at ill immense irrespective of colour being themselves tw o diamond d non aper, figure one over t h e other, and s raw ij were to number them from top to bottom 1,2, 3,4, they w ou ld fi n d th e su m total make 10, which will admit of 15 changes, viz., two 3's, two 4's, two s's, two 6's, and tw o 7' s , w hi c h, by number ing the l et t ers of the ta alphabet, admit of any com muniincatßions bein g mad Sir James Cl a rk e R os s, Cap .N., commanding search of Si r John n ghe expediti on a b ou t t o go in Franklin and his lost voyagers, is going to take out these s • gnals as th e b est a d apte d f or i certain communications between ship and s hip. Lieu tenant Redrs intelli gence ment; he has al so a and talent deserve s encourage lamps, as simple as systemthe cone of ni g ht s i gna l s and signal cone signal s , an d the b rill i ancy of their light f ar es anythi ngsurpass else y e t p ro d uce d in this way. THE ALLEGED SEVERITY B aontoff.--We OA RD TH E B ELLE .. gave ion publicat accounts which h a d reached us of a gre a t many deser yesterday t o some tions from th e Bellerophon 78 c ,Captain Bay nes , C. 8 ., now at Portsmo u th, and of charges and other acts o f cruelty practised ed of excessi ve fl ogg i ng, com pany during the sh or t t i me she has been e eethe ship's We are well aware th at there waseramission' certain for some portions of t h e statements; but foundations time we felt assured th at the real facts at th e same very much exaggerated. W e are now enabled, on th e were, as usual, authority of a commu n i cat i on from the Belleroph on, charges to contradict that porti on of the which was contained in the par agrap h extracted from the Devonport and Telegraph's correspondence,we are sure our west country Coutemp or • Contemporary will rec • the denial of the horrible imputatio n on the eive officers of we the Bellerophon with as much satisfa c ti on as have had iu drawing it forth. With referenc e t o the flogging we have also the gratification to b e a b le to correct the exaggerations which have been set afloat; but we must confess that the bare truth is painful enough, a n d w h ether or not those frequent punishments on board the Bellero phon were justly deserved, and of necessity administered, or the culprits have been harshly treated and excessively tortured, of this we are assured that no body of men, in any position in public or private life, deplore the facts so much as the Lords of the Admiralty du themselves. The Bellerophon was commissioned on the 23d of September, 1847, and, with a crew of 450 men, left Spithead about the middle of December. She then proceeded to Gibraltar, Corfu, and back to Gibraltar ; and, on the 22d of April, to Spithead. According to the log of the ship, from the time she was commissioned to the 30th March last 29 of the crew were punished. 01 these 16 were seamen (viz., 5 A.B 2 landsmen, 2 car• penter's crew, and 7 ordinary seamen), 10 marines, and 3 boys. The total number of lashes inflicted was 732, and the average number to each man was 25k. There were 15 punished for drunkenness, 4 for theft, 2 for skulking, 2 for stabbing, and 1 fur filthiness, &c. During the run from Gibraltar fire men were punished with 96 lashes. Thus the total number flogged since the ship has been in commission is 34, and the total number of lashes in flicted was 828, and not " 1,600," as stated. The number of desertions was stated to be about 94. This is also incorrect ; the number checked as absent without leave is 54, and it is expected that many of this number will return to the ship. These we believe to be the real facts of this painful case, and it is quite bad enough, without any exaggera tion. Captain Baynes is known to be an excellent officer, and a very mild disciplinarian. We trust that in future he will be " captain of his own ship." THE CHANNEL SQUADRON. —Rear-Admiral Sir C. Napier, with the St. Vincent and Prince Regent, are ordered to Spithead, and may be expected in about a fortnight. The Ganges, 84, at Sheerness, is ordered to the Nore; the Powerful, 84, at Portsmouth, to Spithead, on the 15th; and the Caledonia, 120, at Devonport, to Plymouth Sound. THE SURVEYOR'S OFFICE, SOMERSET HOUSE.—It is reported that Mr. Watts, master shipwright of Sheerness Dockyard, is ordered to Somerset House, to assist Sir Baldwin Walker in his duties as Surveyor of the Navy; and that Mr. Read, now one of the committee of refe rence at Portsmouth, is to act as waster shipwright at Sheerness during Mr. Watts's absence. APPOINTMENTS. _ _ Midshipmen—C. 1). Moultrie to the Hastings, 72, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Collier, fitting at Portsmouth for the East India command. Master Assistant—W. B. Shillabeer to the Enterprise discovery ship, at Greenhithe; C. S. Williamson to the San Josef, flag-ship, at Plymouth. Mr. Richard Harvey, the master rigger, at Portsmouth dockyard, has been appointed boatswain of the same yard, vice Wyse, superannuated. Mr. William Andrews is appointed master-rigger of Portsmouth yard, vice Harvey. Charles Bridges is appointed leading man of joiners at Sheerness dockyard. George Gates is appointed leading man of sailmakers at Chatham dockyard. On Monday the pitch house on the jetty in Ports mouth dockyard took fire, in consequence of the ignition and explosion ,of some naphth a preparation in conn ex i on with th e - p r ep ar ation manufactured by the chemical assistant for the bottom of the Birkenhead iron steam frigate in dock. The damage was immaterial, and no accident arose from the mishap, although very consider able alarm was created. APPOINTMENTS. ADMIRALTY, MAY 9.—Cavendish B. Bore, Lieu tenant, to the Excellent; John Griffiths and Maurice Dready, leading men of storehouses to the Deptford Victualling yard; W. S. Jordan, Midshipman, to the Victory; Charles Archer O'Dwyer, Second Class As sistant Engineer, to the Echo; Henry P. Jones, Lieu tenant, to the Ocean; James Fergusson, Second Class Assistant Engineer, to the Fisgard; George P. Cooke, Acting Assi)tant Surgeon, to the Victory. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. We have received further advices from the Cape to the 11th of March inclusive. We extract the following sad intelligence from the Zuid Africaan of that date ; " (Communicated).—We have just received the fol lowing must painful intelligence :—Admiral Dacres' only son, Commander James Richard Dacres, of her Majes ty's sloop Nimrod, and Lieutenant George J. Loch of the same vessel, went lately on shore, at Quilimane, in the Mozambique, where they unfortunately remained during the night, sleeping with the windows of their bedroom open. The following morning they returned on board, apparently quite well, but twelve hours after wards were both seized with that dangerous malady the coast fever, which in the course of a few days terminated fatally ; thus depriving the service of two most amiable, excellent, promising young officers, and plunging their families in the deepest affliction. The Nimrod may be daily expected in Simon's Bay, Lieut. Ross M. Floud acting commander.—loth March, 1648: " The popularity of Sir Harry Smith is, if anything, on the increase. The Gazette of the 9th of March contains a number of ordinances, proclamations, and notices connected with the public service and general improvement of the co lony, every one of which may be considered a step in the right direction. The subject of the first is the orga nization of a Government fur the safety of the emigrant Boers and native tribes beyond the Orange River ; and the whole being among the first (acts of the new Go vernment, from which a notion may be formed of the general character of the policy about to be pursued. A Government notice announces that henceforth two sessions of the Legislative Council will be held annually. The intelligence from the frontier by the last post was simply that everything was quiet in public, and active in private. The new system in Kafirland was maturing ra pidly, and gives the greatest satisfaction. Two vessels have been wrecked the Lady Leith, without a cargo, in Algoa Bay, and the iron schooner Chanticleer, in crossing the bar at Kowie river. No lives were lost. The following notice has been issued:— " NOTICE TO MARINERS. " Colonial-office, 6th March, 1848. " A letter having been received by the Secretary to Government, from Captain Lloyd, R.N., Resident Ma gistrate of Port Elizabeth, relating to the wreck of the brig Lady Leith, in which the loss of that vessel is at tributed to the passing between the Roman Rock and the shore; and as it appears that Mr. Salmond, who sent to the assistance of the Lady Leith, is of opinion that the Roman Rock forms part of a reef extending from the land, and spreading to a considerable distance in that neighbourhood: " It is strongly recommended to commanders of vessels not to pass between the Roman Rock and the shore, or to hug the land in that neighbourhood, until a proper survey shall have been held of such reef, and the rocks in the vicinity. " By command of his Excellency the Administrator of the Government, (Signed) "JOHN MONTAGU, " Secretary to Government." [ADVERTISEAIENT.]—A Desperate Wound in the Thigh Cured by Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—Extract of a Letter from Mr. J. S. Monday, farmer, residing at Kennington near Oxford dated March 31, 1848. To Pro fessor Holloway :—Sir, Having received a wonderful cure by the application of your Ointment to a dreadful wound in my thigh, and from which I had long suffered, I feel it my duty to acknowledge the speedy and extra ordinary effects produced by your valuable Ointment and Pills in my own case, having previously used several other remedies without success. I have also had vari• ous other opportunities of witnessing the beneficial results attending their use among my labourers. Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's establish ment, 244, Strand, London. DESTRUCTION OF A CANE FACTORY. — Yesterda y n• to afternoon, about one o'clock, the factory belongain Mr. P. Phillips, cane-dresser and dyer, situatewastbthe rear of 3 and 4, Foster-street, Bishop dis covered to be on fire. The flames originated the overheat of a stove used for drying spacious building g rn at a e te materials, throughi d owing to the inflammable characterneet tsthheestock in trade, but few minutes elapsed before were became wrapped in flames, whichATd aos a n g o e t s d u o b n d e u e i sd very it was totally destroy aft . Phillips was not insured serious, and unfortunately a , • for a single penny. om ent, no debtor under t h e At the present m a custody t the Ipswich county gaol, sheriff's writ, is in h a s - no t occurred but once before for 1 a circumstance that ,x _ ress. fifty years..—.lpswi ch Bentley this month open; with a biographical sketch of Prince Metternich (illustrated with a portrait en graved by Cook, from the picture by Sir Thomas Lawrence), in which the writer contends that Met ternich has, throughout his whole career, been the victim of circumstances, inasmuch, as during the whole reign of the Emperor Francis, Metternich was only permitted to be the exponent of the views and executor of the designs of the Emperor himself ; and that at the Emperor's death he had become so entan gled in the system, that it was less dangerous to proceed and play out the game, than to attempt to retrace his steps. This is a new theory of the character of Prince _Metternich, and one by no means improbable; and it has, moreover, the merit of recon ciling many seeming contradictions in the character of the late Minister of Austria. The next paper is a sketch of the career of M. Guizot, by Mr. James Ward, which, however, communicates no new fact with regard to M. Guizot's career. " The Flaneur" gives some amusing sketches of the Republican clubs of Paris, and these may be considered all the political articles which appear in this month's Bentley, unless the " Chapters in the Life of an Old Politician" may claim to be placed in this category. He is a most amusing purveyor of gossip—is this old politician, and his reminiscences of the days of the agitation for emancipation and reform are very entertaining. A pleasant tale is that of " The Three Nuns" contributed by Alfred Crowquill, and Maxwell's "Robert Emmett and Arthur Aylmer ; or, Dublin in 1803, (an owre true tale, we believe,) commen ces well. The most interesting paper in the present number is " T he Hospital of San' Spirito at Rome, by E. V. Rippin gille. Afte r v i s i t i ng all parts f the hospital he arrives at the ward appropriated to consumptive patients, which he thinks is vacant, and accordingly he sits roime himselfdo w n b es id e one o f t h e b e d s : " At this o —the end nt the hour o f th e A ve M ar i a sounded all Catholic anothercountrie s , day —a point of time observed in 3 1 and marked pretty generally by e very touching cerem versation are suddeniony, in which a ll mot i on anti con and repeat s a short . suspend e d , an d every one stops I had seen entered, and, nda,Y; At thii m omen t th e nurs e approaching t h e b e d , s h e reac h e d over my shoulder di ' her fingers in the little ve,syl of holy water by the side the crucifix head, and sprinkled just above in% oacqua benedella upon the bed, the of she then sank down zmndaher knees by its side, and bnried her tace in her There was nothing sur prising to me in this act, havingshalli frequently witnessed to the reader similar: but in what words ,oadtlovanywhen, turning a notion of my astonishment and em b n which I had my head, I observed that this little sat so long was occupied! Never, to the la s t s eye the life, shall I fail to see distinctly in by yr mind's of my object that now rivetted and absorbed my attention, actually, for the moment, bewildered my faculties. and For a minute or more I gazed with wonder, unable to s. removemy eyes, or distinguish clear l y the truth and reality t what was before me. I had seen so many objects within the last few hours similar in aspect and situation, that, for the instant, I believed my fancy had played me this trick, and, aided by my sympathies, had placed this beautiful and soul-touching phantom in the little bed by which I was sitting. But the nurse, rising from her knees, dispelled the illusion ; her eyes were wet with tears, and she looked with a feeling of deep interest and sorrow upon the wasted form within it. " As soon as I recovered myself so as to speak, I re marked in a whisper, I thought all these beds were vacant ?' Without raising her eyes, and in a voice evidently affected by emotion, she replied, They will be to morrow!' " No!' I ejaculated: 'is it true, must it be so?' " The sympathising woman shook her head, and walked towards the other side of her own room, where, offering me a chair, she seated herself. " Must this beautiful creature die?' said I; 'if she really still lives, is there no hope for her; pray tell me who is she, and what, and where does she come from, from what country?' "'All!' said the nurse, with a sigh who knows, who can tell anything about her, dear patient girl, too good tor this cruel world; who knows her birthplace, the land in which she first drew her breath, the hands that first tended her, the eyes that first looked upon, or the bosom that first warmed and cherished her, who knows, alas! who knows?' and here the kind woman wept bitterly. " Seeing I that I regarded her emotion with interest and some surprise, she made a faint attempt to excuse her want of professional firmness, if Rot insensibility, and remarked, despondingly, that this was the begin. ning of her career as a hospital nurse, that this was her last patient, and that when she was gone her vocation should go with her!' " And is it possible,' said I, that no one knows who she is, or whence she comes V "`Not unless she has told her confessor,'said the woman. She knows not a word of Itallian ; and there is but one priest in the Propaganda, I believe, who speaks her language.' ." Good God I' I exclaimed, 'is it possible ?—no parent, no friend, no one to know the locality or the cause—thus to die, poor creature, so young, so beautiful ! Alas ! alas ! ' "Seeing me look towards the bed, and hearing me speak i❑ an undertone, the nurse remarked, " •0, you need not fear to disturb her; she has re. mained in this state tur almost two days, and appears to know nothing. I think she sleeps, and I hope now she does not suffer. The padre, when he left her at mezzo giorno (noun), crossed her hands upon her breast, as you now see them. I expect him soon again, and he will find her as he lett her; and to-morrow—tomorrow it will be over.' "I now rose from my chair, and on tiptoe approached the bed. The light within the last few minutes had been lowered into gloom and obscurity, so that the chamber, the bed, and its beautiful tenant appeared more visionary and affecting than ever; so much so that I felt my foot ing upon the floor unsteady, and a swimming sensation in my head. The bed appeared further from me than it had been, and I was obliged to stoop down in order to see distinctly what was within so short a distance of my eyes. Heavens ! what powers of language are equal to convey an idea of that sweet vision, that image of all that is melancholy, touching, and sad on earth, or beautiful in heaven—of all that is calculated to inspire serious thoughts, to burst the heart with its own sympathies, to break the bonds of earth, and to recal the soul from its mad career among the trifles of this trifling world ? Who, to have looked on such a face, such a form, would not have given half his life to reanimate it? Alas ! alas ! that anything so beautiful should perish and be lost, or become but "A flower of memory's sad and fickle clime, Chill'd by the frown of all-destroying time ; Frail thing of thought, that with oblivion strives, And, fanned by sighs, bedew'd with tears, survives!" " Fortunately at this moment I heard the surgeon's foot step at the door. On joining the kind old man, he apo logised for keeping me so long; but, choked with emo tion. I could make him no reply. I was ashamed of my weakness, and affected to cough to conceal it. It did not, however, escape his observation, and he remarked, " Ay, these are sad scenes for those not accustomed to them, and sometimes for those, too, that are.' " It is very natural to suppose I made inquiries about this lonely and lost creature ; but the surgeon could tell me nothing except as to the approp r i at i on of that part of the building; upon which point I found innYotcocnojemce tures were correct. The ;patient s h ere did he not p r aware make every innqutihry for me. H e within his department. He, th ere f ore, Ny of any such a case as that I de scr ib e d ; butt as P h r e o p p a r g o n d s e n d ; he would immediately and, if f some e probationers formati o nw andas to p a b d e r i o b i t a how little, an d yet ho n w ede much, of the I s . h , A ou l l a d s a y a v l e as i history of this h p a o t o a r creaturevitiem, ultimately came t o my what a fat e I H ow often reproached myself th k h n sv o e w l led ge. at I did not speak a word of English to her. Perhaps I might mes sage, some mission, some wishhave had some promised p er f ormance of confided to me, and my c m o i n g s h o t have i g to iv h en er r anything sh e cou ld h ave as k e d tanner of hope, o n e gl e am of o s n in e k'ngheart, in th e t err ibl e gloom g that was f ast closing the e short eea and dismal this, because b o e t c ' a her use gave young life, Never can I now I kn ow th e country that set h o e r r e bir e t t h t . No doubt the prie s t h a d reasons for communicating with her in her native tongue. Perhaps she might have known English b ut very imperfectly. Her home was in a re mote part of Ireland. Ttis victim of a cruel destiny was an Irish peasant girl." The Gaol Chaplain concludes his mysterious story,?, entitled, " Are there those who Read the Future f and Mr. Warre,n continues his pleasant account o his " Adventures on the Banks of the Amazon,wa". well written biography of " Prince Charle.E.Ed. Stuart," and a "Biographical Sketch of L in this number illustrated by a portrait, are also g r iv e e t : gives a corn of Bentley, in which Professor C Y the fifth of the mentary on the " Battle of Tours, ld. six decisive battles of theN________lq2 .A.INS If' 0 It TH. Another " old familiar face" beams upon us from the cover of Ainsworth's M a gazine —associated a s it is so plesantly v‘ ith recollections of " W indsor Castle" and Croiksha nk. The vivid and somewhat gorgeous roman ce of " Cricht)n," by Harrison Ainsw or th— a romanc e long since fa miliar to the world of novel readers —is rev ived in a revised edition with pie,. tur esque embellishments fr om the etching needle of Phiz. " Am I Murdered ?" is an odd cony lirt," whi c h contribution b 3, e backrie. i l l t i H. K. Addison ; End the " Tale of a follows it, is admirable for its ch o i ce esp s le o y e r y an i d t r eminds us of a paper published some }earsieg/ the New Monthly, called " The iai Drawing-room: a magazine t As i i s s m c capital. There There are continuations of ' ' of R ' The Man of Millions," and "The Countess udolst d a t." Mrs. White con tributes a very pretty chapter —seasonable—called " The Footprints of enough to D Spring." A delightfv I, descriptive paper a b out wonderful palace in the world,"The Es cur i a l," the m' Jst Yersttilles, reterhoff, or the not excepting Wind' 3 ,,, , Vatican, is suggested by COLBURNS NEW MONTHLY. Mr. Ainsworth evinces a rare industry and a fair amount of discrimination in the responsibility of his double editorship. What with John Oxenford's " Austrian Legends," Charles Rowcroft's " Tick," Cyrus Redding 's " Life and Reminiscences of Thomas Campbell," and Mr. Jolly Green's " Visit to Paris since the French Revolution," the very title-page to the number for May has an enticing appearance. Both " Paquerette" and the "Richest Commoner in England" are pursued with ability. From the eccentric chapter headed " The Time Table of a Rich Septua genary" we transcribe this deplorable but in too many instances accurate catalogue of years. Here is the epitome of many a man's life—a true " TIME•TABLE OF A RICH SEPTUAGENARY. Years. I will begin with the years which, from the require ments of our common nature, or from my ha bitual waste of time, may be considered, so far as regards any serviceable purpose, to have been absolutely lost. Including the somnolent periods of infancy and childhood, and making allowance for the sluggish habits of my whole after-lite, I calculate that I have slept, and dczed, and dreamed away nine or ten hours in every twenty-Jour, which, for seventy 3 ears, absorbs about ....... .32 At school, with tutors, at college, I spent about twenty years, and having forgotten, in two or three, all the Latin and Greek and ne irly every thing else that I had learnt, except my collegiate viers and expensive habits, I cannot put down fur actual loss of'ttrre less than.... ........... isi Wasted, not in doing nothings, for that would pm brace nearly my whole life, but literally in doing nothing, two hours a day, about Expended in stag, fox, hare, and badger hunting; in coursin ~ racing, cockfighting, fishing ; in shooting birds and beasts of all sorts—as I always was an indefatigable sportsman, and began the work of destruction when I was ten years c.ld, I cannot reckon this waste at less than six hours a day, which, in sixty years of 313 days each, for on Sundays I killed nothing hut time, amounts to 13i (N.B.—Estimating my slaughter as au amaleur butcher at the very moderate number of only two lives a day, exclusively of the innumerable sufferers that I have maimed and lacerated, leaving most of them to die in anguish, I find that in sixty years In(esacmcolild.ninngoeSena Sabbaths), b e a re t h a s tu ), r l es h : a ) ve, for my mere amuse ment,God destroyed nearly thirty-eight thousand of two hours per diem, or entrance b at college to the present in g' froal my .Y :te l e e p a ie n . not have puffed out less than In gambling, a c'l l i asi a ng o , u h t urdle-racing, drink ing -bouts, Yateliing re , c zungi ng at club windows,— 4 doon up—hey—how—what! d bu oe t s s t t h a e y, su l me t tinoteal— my wasted years already amount to . .... There is an awful ... ..... ... ...... .... a " ;a " g;;;p — h . .. ... of the other contributions are clever —for instance, Several the one on Southern Africa by Lieutenant Colonel Napier. 110WITTS JOURNAL. Among the biographical notices of the poets of the people, William Howitt, as editor, has not forgotten the life of Thomas Cooper the ingenious author of The Purgatory of Suicides." The biography is interesting, and proves Mr. Cooper to be a man of no mean accomplishments. A similar attraction will be found in the memoir of " Albert the Artizan," written by Goodwyn Barmby. Several letters, by the same contributor, about the state of affairs in Revolu tionized Paris, will be found in the journal. They are, of course, more than curious at such a period of legislative transformations. Besides the articles al ready enumerated, we are glad to see a republication of some of Mrs. Howitt's lively descriptions of " Ger man Students' Life"—a theme of peculiar interest at this moment, when the students of Germany' are in volved in the turmoils of their fatherland. Recently they have anything but augmented their reputation by participating in the infamous expedition of con quest, butchery, and spoliation against Denmark in the duchies of Holstein and Schleswig. CHAMBERS'S EDINBURGH JOURNAL. We would particularly direct the attention of the multitude to a paper published in Number 225 of this admirable journal (the fourth number in the April part, just completed). The articlei s delineative of the life, the fortunes, and the character of " The Bath Post boy." Ralph Allen, at first a poor postboy in that city, and ultimately the wealthy proprietor of the estate called Prior Park, a noble, generous, and intellectual man, the friend of Addison, Steele, Gay, Pope, Arbuthnot, and all the famous luminaries of the reign of Queen Anne. His princely residence, near Coombe Down, now a Catholic college called Prior Park—a structure more like a palace than a seminary, and situated in a landscape as exquisitely beautiful as any spot on the lakes of Como or Geneva_ 111 for ever remain a monument of his industry, his taste, and his munificence. A great variety of agreeable contribu• tions are, as a matter of course, grouped together in Chambers's Journal, which, from the period of its commencement up to the present time, has been a repository of instructive and entertaining literature. MISCELLANEOUS. and Foremost again we a p m la o n n e g the theE m c ic l s ec e miscellaneous magazines ew,thebea periodicalst contributions to which are unquestionably the notice of Mrs. Fry , and of Mr. Brooke, " Th e Whit e R a j a of the East. Every publication almost, of any emi nence, has added its expressions of eulogium to those originally pronounced in the political circles respect ing the enterprise of the civihzer of Saravrak, and the Christian adventurer in Borneo. Another article will be perused with avidity, we mean the one commemo rative of the Chartist movement, and in which the necessity for reform is temperately enforced. Of Mr. Charles Knight's new serial called The Land we Live In we must speak in terms of unqualified amn edn praise.thoe hearths rf t l it t lhs ei of fa a ge book- an d Englishmen,t h eminently nation bookc l a bookaal t ifi o e n d fcoer t ootfhbpeeichatoommrieeas and literary excellence. The writing is wholesome, and the engravings are neat and faithful. In Part IX. there is an elaborate delineation of Edinburgh, and in Part X. there is an equally elaborate delinea ti on of the eastern coasts. Of Lowe's Edinburgh Afagazine, we cannot speak in language of such de cided commendation, some of the papers being intole rably superficial. One, however, in the number for May ha s a ff or d e d us d eep p l easure : it i s beautifully entitled" Pictures of Dr. Chalmers from the memor of one who loved him." The contrib t ut e ir le l s pe nnedof Car in the loose but masculine and earnest n y f Newton's there will be fount kepertory of Patent Inventions . and several sensible argu -1,71e. In the supplementary sL6acie admirable fragmen ts t en den'ey adorn the pages of the rramts of a practical character have latterly tended to e vents of a political in the furtherance of sani a bate the popular . Ireform, we are sanguine that Edu.catzoinal Magazine. Although recent will very speedily t arY reforms he enthusiasm for those Magazine appears this t 's Luis on Sharpe evive. It is no longer decorated r r aonth in a novel g but with ri , wre pretentious Qicartaenr: educations vith wood en gralin e g e s :ange promises to be an ina portrait of Alfred Tenn son's A fanciful. )rovement." that triple of the MaY . lyric of love and . , Queen so pensive, so solemn, so glad in. so gla ds o m e , its _ ' Beauty, ms the frontispiece to the May t i oehenells sad in advance, and so sorrowful in wthitel octfheurrcihtsofatEtr7acig-. Belle.ia A n sAemblee. To the agricultural or i .:19aotepsennociniougs,,.t so its co num ber of t l a nd Magazine will afford fitting subjects for triea a n d i e r ; , and d e t Farmer ' s(the religious reader consi deration. Before we close our not i ces of the miscel• l an eous publications just issued from the press, we must mention the appearance of the first number of a very striking and singular atlas, the Descriptive Atlas of Astronomy. It is a series of maps arranged on a new and ingenious system, a system which promises not only to re-arrange the geographic knowledge of the subscribers, but also associate their political ideas with the facts gleaned in the acquisition of the science of gesigraphy. THOM, THE INVERUItYPoET.LThe secretary of the committee in Dundee for raising subscriptions for the wicow and children of Thom, the Inverury poet, writes to us thus :—I am glad to say that our fund pro gresses in a very satisfactory way ; already it amounts to nearly 2001., which sum, however, includes a grant of 20/. from the Royal Literary Fund, and several col lections made at a distance sent in a lump to us ; but a good deal will, doubtless, yet be done in other Places ; and in London the Caledonian Society hay* formed a committee. We may thus, one way or other, muster more than 3001., which, invested safely and judi ciously, will be a very great assistance to the family."-- Dumfries Herald. MANLY ACTION.—Last week, at Jersey, the lives of two children, who had been surrounded by the tide, were saved by a little boy, son of Major Carlton, who, disgusted at the apathy of the spectators, rushed into the water at the risk of his life.---Bristol Paper.