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SVIIICCRIPTTON far tha BRIMSE 11'C!l• MEN, navorzs from FRANCE. The Most Noble the Marquis Ori,anidorrne, S.G. Ths *ght Hon. the Earl of Harrowby. The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of London. The Right Hon. the Speaker. The Right Hen. the Lord Mayor. The Earl of Arundel and Surrey, M.P. The Marquis of Granby, M.P. Lord Ashley, M.P, The Right Hon. Lord Robert Grosvenor, Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Bart., M.P. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. Sir Edward North Buxton, Bart., M.P. Raikes Currie, Esq., M.P. George Carr Glyn, Esq., M.P. Charles Pascoe direnfell, Esq., M.P. George Hudson, Esq., M.P. Augustus Stafford, Esq., M.P. George Edward Anson, Esq. Henry Kingcote, Esq. David Salomons, Esq., Alderman. A Committee, consisting of the Above-named Noblemen and Gen. tkmen has been formed for the purpose of raising funds, to be re mitted to the English Consuls in the French ports, and to the authori ties in the English ports of arrival, for the benefit of the numerous British artisans, labourers, domestic servants, and others, who are new daily arriving in this country, having been forced to leave their sseaployments in France, either by the tyranny of the French mob, or by the suspension of the establishments in which they were engaged, Ansequent on the recent Revolution. The following number of workmen were dispatched through the inetrunientabty of the Committee to the various destinations indi cated up to Wednesday, the 29th ult. Many more arrived on Ttiurs• day and Friday, who are in the course of being now sent o8: To Leith and Dundee, per steamers Victoria, Adelaide, and Dundee •• •• .• • •• •• To Edinburgh, per ditto • • • •• - To Dublin and Belfast • • • • To Hall •• .• •• •• Te Aberdeen, per City of Aberdeen To Liverpool, per railroad • • • • •' To Bath and Bristol, per ditto • • • • To Wales, per ditto •• •• •• To Manchester, per ditto •• • • • ••• • • To Nottingham, per ditto •• • • • • • • To Various parts of the country, per railroad (about) .. .. 223 .. 104 • • 133 Total .. .. • • • • •• 700 Each of the above was provided at the charge of the Committee With a small sum of money to provide against the contingencies of the journey. The following contributions towards the object have already been received : Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert /200 I 0 Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent . 30 0 0 His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge 25 0 0 Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glou cester . 25 0 0 Amount already advertised, about .. £3,000 Michael Faraday, Esq. • • • . 20 0 0 The Duke of Norfolk, K.G. 25 0 0 The Zarl of Ripon . 10 0 0 Jos. Loch, Esq., M.P. • • • • ' 50 0 11 Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co. . . 25 0 0 11. Gurney, Esq. . . • • • • 20 0 0 Messrs. Hanbury, Taylor, and Lloyd . . 10 10 0 Joseph Baxendale, Esq. . • • • 10 0 0 The Earl of Ellesmere . . . 20 0 0 George lialdimand, Esq. ." . • . 10 0 0 Marquis of Northampton . , • . 10 10 0 Messrs. Drummonds . . • . • 20 0 0 T. Thistletkwayte. Esq. . • • • 10 0 0 Wm. Forbes, Esq., M.P. . . • . 10 0 0 The Earl of Carlisle, Kl. . • • • 10 0 0 Messrs. Cocks, Biddulph, and Co. . . 10 0 0 The Marquis of Anglesea, E.G. . • . 20 0 0 The Duke of Somerset 20 0 0 The Duchess of Somerset . . . . 20 0 0 A. Majendie, Esq. . 1 00 . • • • B. Claypon, Es q . Lady Charlotte Fitiroy . • • • 2 0 0 Jos. Wilke, Esq. , . • • • 1 1 0 J. Sparks, Esq. Lord Archibald St. Maur . • • • s 8 0 Jos. Claypon, Esq. . • • • • i 0 0 James Matheson, Esq„ 5 5 . . •• Lord Alfred Paget M P General William Morrison • • • 5 0 0 The Earl of Sefton F. G. Currie, Esq. J. G. Cole, Esq. G. J. Pennington, Esq. . . • • 2 0 0 Hon. P. D Bouverie Countess of Wilton Countess of Falmouth • • • • 5 0 0 C. Sayer, Esq. R. C. Mellish, Esq. James R. Hope, Esq. . • • • H. Twistlston, Esq. . • • • ▪ 10 0 0 The Bishop of Lincoln • 10 0 0 Sir Robert Smirks . • • • • 5 0 0 Alia ...... • • 22 0 0 Lady L. 5 0 0 ... • 0 2 6 J. T..). , H. Blackden, Esq. • • 5 0 0 George Spence, Esq. . • • • • 1 0 I Lord Lewisham . • • " • 2 2 0 Mrs. Robert Close . • • 5 0 0 Earl Ho ve Countess of Pembroke . • • • • 5 0 0 Nemo 0 5 0 . J. Martin, Esq. . • • • " 6 0 0 Sir E. G. Clayton East, Bart. . • . 1 1 0 R. A. Hornby, Esq. . • • • • 5 0 0 John Ilewetson, Esq. . . • • • 2 0 0 Messrs. Lee . . Henry Bingley, Esq. . . 2 2 0 L. Bent, Esq. . . : • 5 0 0° J. W. Dent, Esq., Worcester . . • 3 1 0 0 Captain F. Marshall 1 0 0 •1 1 0 Rev. 0. Walford . .• . • 0 0 !Savoy Brooking, Esq. • • • 1 1 0 Captain R. Allen .• • . • •2 • 0 P. 11. Adams, Esq. • • • • 30 0 Rev. J. G. Heisch . • • • ' • Mrs. A. W. Hill b 0 0 The Bishop of Bangor . . • • • 10 00 1 1 0 Mrs. Gaily Kni g ht Dr. Arrowsmith E. W. Woodco c k, Esq. w. Ruck, Esq. A %It . .• . • .• o o •-1 o s -•- • • • : . • L. Wood, Esq. . . . • • J. Finnic Wood, M D. I 0 0 The Hon. the E as t I n di a Company • • 50 0 • Pastors of French Protestant Church, per the Lord May or Henry Drevon, Esq., per ditto . • • 2 2 0 J. B. Buffs Messrs. Comb e , Delafield, and Co. . •25 0 0 Messrs. Sapte, Mu s p ra tt, an d Ce. ' . 10 10 • James Yore, Esq., L eam i ng t on . • • 5 0 • John Butlin, Esq., Ealing . • • • 3 0 0 Further subscriptions from Members of the Stock Exchange . 38 11 0 Contributions will be received by the following bankers : Messrs. Jones Loyd and Co. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths. Me3srs._Glyn, Halllfax, Mills, and Ce. Messrs. Williams, Deaeon, and Co. Messrs. Sspte and Co. AT Tin wE/T IND. Messrs. Hoare, Fleet-street. Messrs. Coutts, Strand Messrs. Drummond. Charing-sross. Meesnr. Xerries, Farquhar. and Co., St. JI QCOTTISH PATRIOTIC SOCIETY for Ihi - PROVING the CONDITION of the LABOURING CLASSES. JOINT PATRONS. let Majesty the Queen, ant his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Donors •f £.lOO. PRESIDENT. Ms Grace the Duke of Sutherland. TICE-PRESIDENTS. The Most Noble the Marquis of Bute The Right Hon. the Earl of Aberdeen The Right Hon. Lord John Russell The Right Hon. Lord Macdonald The lion. Lord Murray, Edinburgh Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., of Newo and Edinglaitale Sir R. Abercromby, Bart., of Forglen. &c. Sir Duncan Cameron, Bart., of Fassfem SirJamos Clark, Bart., M.D., Physician to her Majesty Sir Eyed Mackenzie, Bart., of Kilcoy, Roes-shire Cluny Macpherson, Cluny Castle, Kinguesie Lo•hiel, Donald Cameron, Esq., of Achnagarry Professor Alison, M.D., Edinburgh Colonel Lindsay, of Balcarras, Fifechire The Chisholm, Erchlese Castle, Strathglass Tulloch, Duncan Davidson, Esq., of Tulloch Ciente, Colonel Gordon of, Aberdeenshire James Matheson, Esq., M.P., of the Lews Willi ITI Blacker, Esq., of Armagh Alexander Matheson, Esq.. M.P., of Ardross Archibald Alison, Esq., Sheriff of Lanarkshire Colonel Bantle, M.P., of liedcastle J. H. Callender, Esq., of Craigforth John Hay Mackenzie, Esq., of Cromartie J. W. Lillingstone, Esq., of Lochalsh David Milne, Esq., of Milne Graden H. Mackenzie. Esq., of Dundonnell K. S. Mackenzie, Esq., of Seaforth Win. Murray, Esq., of Menderland John Mackenzie, Esq., M.D., Elemtach, Inverness And, ex-ofilcio, the Presidents of Branch Associations. SUB-COMMITTEES. And Corresponding Members, with power to add. IMPROVEMENT OF caorTs. J. M'Kensie, Esq. M.D. Cluny Macpherson Dr. P. Neill, Sec. R.C.11.5. J. Matheson, Esq., M.P. A. Coventry, Esq. The Chisholm Messrs. J. Dickson and Co. J. W. Lillingston, Esq. Robert Stark, Esq., Edinburgh J. M'Kenzie, Esq., M.D. W. Campbell, Esq. W.S. W. Blacker, Esq., of Armagh Rev. Robert Lee, D.D. P.U.E. A. K. aPleinnon, Esq., of Corry John Wigham, jan. Esq. J. Ross, Esq t igverness Rev. Dr. Muir C. Chisholm, Esq., Inverness Rev. Thomas Guthrie H. I. Cameron, Esqa Dingwall Rev. D. T. K. Drummond Colonel Moody, lt.E. Richard Hole, Esq. M.D. W. Stewart, Esq., Inverness C. Cobbold, Esq., Edinburgh W. Murray, Esq., of Henderland Henry Wright, Esq. Dean William Brand, Esq. James Anderson, Esq. COTTAGE, DWELLING-MOCSE, ON IMPROVEMENT OF 7191tE111111, A sANITART IMPROVEMENTS. Ise. Air J. Clark, Bart., M.D. Hon. Lord Murray Archibald Aileen, Esq. Sir William Murray, Bart. Dr. P. Neill, Sec. W. and C. 11.5. Rev. Dr. N. NPLeod Rev. Dr. R. Lee J. M`Kenzie, Esq. M.D. Very Rev. Dean Ramsay E. it. Macdoansal, Esq. Arise* J. I. Nicol, Esq., M.D. D. Davidson, Esq. of Strath Professor Alison, Edinburgh Captain Grove, R.N. Professor Gregory, Edinburgh MI. H. Dempster Richard Huie, Esq., M.D. ON LOIN TUNDS. J. Mackenzie, Esq., M.D. Very Rev. Dean Ramsay 11. M. Gibb, Esq., Edinburgh Rev. Dr. R. Lee Rev. W. K. Tweedie J. M'Kenzie, Esq. M.D. Rev. Dr. Henry Grey J. Wlgham, jun. Esq. Bishop Gillis W. Campbell, Esq. W.S. Edie. W. Campbell, Esq., W.S., Edin- J. H. Colquhoun, Esq. burgh W. Brand, Esq. Union Bank W. Cumming, Esq., M.D. Rev. J. Thornburn, Inverness Rev. D. T. K. Drummond Rev. Thomas Guthrie Rev. Thomas Guthrie Rev. D. T. K. Drummond A. Wright, Esq., St. Catherine's Richard Hula, Esq. M.D. ON ALLOTMENT GARDENS. C. Cobbold, Esq. Edinburgh Colonel Lindsay, of Balcarrea FINANCE COMMITTIE4 'Very Rev. Dean Ramsay air. Brand, Esq. Sec. U. Bank D. Milne, Esq., of Milne Graden John Wighant, jun. Esq. Professor Johnston W. Campbell, Esq. W.S. The extremely depressed circumstances of vast numbers of the aommunity, and the necessity of adopting some effectual means for their improvement, long occupied the minds of the benevolent and philanthropic in Scotland. Apart from the destitution induced by gratultous criminality, it was evid en t th a t m u c h of the distress of the humbler classes arose out of circumstances over which they had little or no control. In aggravation of other evils, indigence conti nually drives numbers of the rural and urban population to occupy pestiferous dwelli ngs where their own health or lives are sacrificed, and whence those o f the higher classes also are invaded. Although possessing fields of oultivated, the eployment capable of remunerating if properly destitution, Highland fishermen and crofters are frequently in Actual starvation. requirin g the intervention of public charity to avert Although Scotland boasts a number of charitable institutions, it possessed no organization for aiding the industrious to raise them selves from destitution, or to Prevent their falling into depressed circumstances on the failure of uential and benevolent persons, Se p tember, . e i r :roYment, until a number of in set upon the principle s oon, 1846, determined to Y car r iedeP out in England, of forming great national institution, which should seek to Improve generally the condition of the labouring classes, various means adapted to that end, and accordingly the Scottis h Patriotic Society was in- Whited. The distinguishing features of thi s society are Itnd non-sectarian character , and its antagonism its non-political Ls aseptes—its great objects being. to enable the poo l ; s t u o Pe h rin elp ing them ten- selves ; to develop the resources of the land, of the sea, and of the colonies ; and to demonstrate how the labour of the otherwise un employed and indigent classes may be applied therein, so as to sup port and remunerate themselves, thereby indire c tl y telleving axd benefiting the whole community. It must be evident, that if agri- Cultural and similar societies are useful to the intelligent, the Organization of the Patriotic Society is unspeakably more necessary to the uninstructed and destitute. The emergency is great, and the field of exertion a wide one, but experience has already demonstrated, that the efforts of the Patriotic Society are telling effectually where they are so much needed. Hitherto the pecuniary means at its disposal have been too limited to enable it to enter so extensively upon its labours as is necessary, Lad its promoters confidently make the present appeal for extended liseans of usefulness. Every one is more or lees directly interested in the success of its attempts to improve the sanatory condition 6t the bumbler glasses and to raise them from mere paupers and con sumers, into the successful and self-supporting producers of food, as it is impossible for the Society to effect sanitary improvements in the dwellings of the humbler classes, and to augment the produce of the country, without benefiting the 'Wog 44 .001 etLeii Wigan t TistLa4 9 peitilimi sad //// / /141/( 1 / 11/454 -ik&-____S( .1-* :•,, ' /../),, ;.., ~,- „,...,- ~.., ,,i .r . ,;1 - l i k......__ / . . _,,„.. - A PLA.NNU MANUP iliftEß is desires '4 ,1 . if N,. k4ot : '' o Or ." 'r" 'if' .. -4r- 1 - 4111#411k . xx._ to Engage some Party in Lo on for the Sale of his Go 4 ..-44 6 ' ' ' --. -. 4 . •,;,•`; ' 1 fr •-* -- - , ~ i:, o pikt , . 1 / 4 111 I , - - '--....- by Commission, whose khowledg f, and acquaintance with the . b . _ ~ %, „,..z :..,i- -, '" 2 -F , - ki, 1,..., 4 ,,t 0 , 4 ~: "k ' -'- , • A. . 'l , 1 \ .'&4 , • ..,' . •,:eo• - 7 0 -•,., - , • , ... k Ni- - -,, . _ ..-XllO l, ' ` , l•Ge --4/ ~ kr --_, - 0 .--- ~, A. Alv , , :It •.: . , ~,,. 40,_, 4' Wl,' .. bpi! IT, , %O'. sg. i.-4, It.i- -.....,. ~ . _ ----- • ..,_ . .4W --. , Drapers in London can be relied on. Reference to character, re / / / ,‘/ ,& x tuisite abilities, and stating present employment, addressed Box C., 167, Post-oftice, Manchester. LT f - - - - - - • - - - - - - _ _ ....,,,,,,-% r .:,•0nn5........,_, . .. , . r . STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. ANNUAL REPORT, 1848. The TWENTY - SECOND ANNUAL GENERA,,L...MEETIN G of this Company t o ok pl ace on Tuesday, the 15th of February, within the Company's Office, No 3, George street Edinburg. "' GEORGE MOIR, Esq. Advocate, in the Chair. The Report and Statements submitted by the Directers contained a very satisfactoty aeconnt of the progress of the Institution during the year 1847. It was reported : That the 'number of Policies for Life Assurance issued by the Company from the 15th November, 184 G, to 15th November, 1847, was 621. That the Sums Assured during the same period, contained in these Policies, amounted to 443,5781. 4s. I Id. That the number of applications for Policies made to the Com pany, and from which the above transactions were selected, was 801, cdntaining proposals for Assurance to the extent of 551,663/. That the Annual Revenue of the Company, as at 15th November, 1847, was 131,316/. 10s. 7d. That the whole amount of assurance covered by the Company's Policies, in force at 15th November, 1847, was 3,252,090/. 14s. 10d. The Report then proceeded as follows: " The past year has been marked by the most extraordinary fea tures as regards commercial affairs and general credit ; but, while ail classes of society, especially the mercantile community, and our public institutions connected with the general affairs of commerce, have felt the pressure of the times, the Life Assurance Institutions of the country have stood unaffected by the crisis. `;othing can tend more to extend confidence in these institutions than this result ; and it is hoped they will always be found affording protection and dis pensing benefits to all connected with them, unaffected by those periodical changes. " Notwithstanding the unfortunate position of the country during the pest year, the amount of new business transacted by this Com pany has exceeded to a large amount the business of the previous year. The claims during the year have been greater in proportion titan usual , but when the increased mortality throughout the king dom generally is remembered, the Directors consider they have reason to be well satisfied with the results." After the Report and Statements were read, the Chairman con gratulated the meeting on the favourable position of the Company, and its prospects generally, and again brought under notice the most prominent f'atures in the Report. He 'drew attention to the great increase of the business, the increase of the revenue, and the rapid ac umulation of the Company's Funds, which it appeared HAD BEEN MORE THAN DOUBLED DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS. The following Abstract, showing the new business transacted by the Company annually since 1842, was referred te, as exhibiting, in a marked degree, the growing estimation of the STANDARD in public favour:— E P r• R ICE D. Number of Corresponding Sum New Policies issued. Assured. 1843, New transactions .... 383 •...• • .. £348,135 17 1 1544, „ .. • • 562 ..... •.. 387,381 0 0 9, 1845, „ (Bows year) •• • • 693 ••..• • • • 446,026 12 10 1846, „ 19 •• • • 592 .. 1847, „ 1 . 9 .• .• 621 The meeting expressed entire satisfaction with the report and statements ; and, after the election of new directors in the room of those retiring by rotati.ai, in accordance with the Act of i'arliameht. the establishment of the Company for the ensuing year was declared to be as follows : GOVERNOR. His Grace the DUKE of nuc:A.A.UCH and QUEENSBERRY. DEPUTY-GOVERNOR. The Right Hon. the EARL of ELGIN and KINCARDINE. EDINBURGH. ORDINARY DIRECTORS. Humphrey Graham, Esq., W.S., 14, Atholl-crescent. John Sligo, Esq., of Carmyle, 15, Drummond-place. Alex. James Russell, Esq., C.S., 10, Walker -street. William Wood, Esq., Surgeon, 9, Darnaway-street. William Keith, Esq., Accountant, 50, Castle-street. John Robert Tod, Esq., W.S., 30, Moray- place. John S. Newbigging, Esq., Sheriff-Clerk of Roxburghshire. George Patton, Esq., Advocate, 38, Frederick-street. Alex. Clapperton, Esq., Merchant, 128, Prince's-street. Charles Pearson, Esq , Accountant, 128, George -street. David Smith, Esq., W.S., 2, Ainslie-place. Eagle Renders:Al, Esq., Merchant, 16, Coates-crescent. James Condie, Esq., Perth. James Robertson, Esq., W.S., 28, Stafford-street. James Hay, Esq., Merchant, Leith. LONDON. • CDAIRMAN OF TINE BOARD. The Right Hon. the Earl of ABERDEEN. ORDINARY DIRECTORS. 'Fhofnai Holdsworth Brooking, Esq., 2, Alderman's-walk. David Laing Burs, Esq., 12, Kensington Palace-gardens. Alek. Gfflespie, Esq., 5, Gould-square. John Lindsay, Esq., 26, Laurence Pountney-lane. Alex. Macgregor, Esq., 31, Chester-street, Grosvenor-place. John Scott, Esq., Moorgate-street Chambers. MANAGER—WiIIiam Thos. Thompson, Esq. RESIDENT SECRETARIES. LOndon — Peter Ewart, Esq. Dublin--Samuel Sinylle, Esq. 82 r , Glasgow—William Hunter, Esq. , -rig William-street, London, March 1, 1848. A T L AS ASSURANCE 92, CHEAPSIDE, LONDON. Established 1808. COM PAN Y WILLIA JO M IIN GE OLIVERORG DIREC TORS. . I.R IA s N eo S T ON , Esq.,tsq. Deputy Chairman. 17;hiArthur Edward CampbEeliiigEhsii.ookey, lalunfivrogialaos_prmesFrat,naE,nEs:s..q., P.n.s. James William ' Ogle, Esq. Sir William Baynes, Bart. Samuel Eustace Magan, Esq. Esq., and Arthur Augustus Moses Mocatta Esq. Emanuel Pac:tico, M.D. Donald Maclean, Esq. Joseph Pulley, Esq. ltasch, Esq. ACTEART—CharIes AEsell, Esq., F.R.S. SoLictioit—Thomas Browning, Esq. SURVEYOR—Thomas Hopper, Esq. FIRE DEPARTMENT. RETCRNS.—Policies for 3001. and upwards which may have been to force for one year prior to the date to which the Account is made up, will be periodically entitled to participate in the return of Surplus Premium. Distilleries, Sugar Reuses ; and Mercantile Property, in .the Docks; In Private or Public Warehouses : also Shipping in Hart our; assured for the Year, or for any shorter period on advantageous terms. Farming Si•ock is now exempt from Duty, and may be assured without the avera;"e clause. - On Assurane , s for Seven Years by one payment, a deduc:lon of one-seventh part of the Premium and Duty will be made. RENEWALS.—PoIicies due on Lady-day should bo renewed within fifteen days thereafter. LIFE DEPARTMENT. The attention of the pu lie h:.s, in the advertisements and pro posals of this Company of late years, been called to a Table of Additions applicable to and expectant on Policies of pa , ticular dates and ages ; the Directors now beg to submit the following statement s f Claims actually paid, showing the sums re,pectivAy assured and the Bonuses thereon, and they request, in order to exemplify the advantageous plan of Assurance proposed by this Company, that persons desirous of effecting Assur .noes on their own lives or on the lives of othels, will compare the statement now sub mitted, with the addition or bonus of any of the other offices which may apply to a Policy issued by them since 1316, when the Atlas Company adopted the Bonus Sys 7 7 44 CZ o=Ev. = Y. g Jo n A o ".•1 OCI ••••• ••••• C• 1 CCO •••• O^ stg c, c, CV .1. OQD I-. t ° •r E- F. a. co co.) r— On Do r— c.t . tr CC x o Csi cs, O 05 o Q 0 OD CJ rNh - C.l CC 00 00 OC C"* C. 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The Company's Rates and Proposals may be had at the Office in London, or of any of the Agents in the Country, who are authorised to report on the appearance of Lives proposed for Assurance. HENRY DESIIOROUGH, Secretary. 92, CheapAtde, March, 1848. ON THE CONCEALED CAUSE THAT PREYS ON THI HEALTH AND SHORTENS THE DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE. ILLUSTRATED RITE NUMEROUS COLOURED INGIA+INGS, Just Published, in a Sealed Envelope, price 2s. 6d., or free by post, 3s. 6d. CONTROUL OF THE PASSIONS: a Popular Inquiry into the Concealed Cause of its premature Decline, with Instructions for its Complete Restoration. Addressed to those suffering from the destructive consequences of excessive indulgence, terminating in Mental and Nervous Debility, Local or Constitutional Weakness, Indigestion, and Consumption. Including a comprehen sive Dissertation on MARRIAGE, Incontinence, and Celibacy. Illustrated with Coloured Engravings, explanatory of the varlofte Cases, &c. London. t Vice w w i th tohn Observations th e .lind and -ra e l n Body, - t - he . E r g d aus w ti l o th n i e n o d l it e c e e r d ed by En in g ord , l i tte s Member of the London College of Medicine, &c. &c, By C. J. LUCAS asntrteCt.o.o,.Cfoordnsn..sltretinge:urgeons, No. 60, Newman- CONTENTS Or Tan WORK, prine a ip n ai d other im L Pn if t r, a ce' nd on an the unhappiness caused by Unfruitful evidenced in the production of Censumpt on, Epil epsy, ind C u h lg ap et . ic l e ..- 2th d e llY Pa sansdionMs convulsive diseases, Insanity, d I Debility and Exhaustion Ofte e f i n a l ta lu l s st eere ttnecrilitmoping Melancholy, Chap. 2.—Baneftil Results fe , Unions. Chap. 3. Functions, the nature and treatment of Impotence and Sterility, and , Duties Stricture.f Married the imperfect performance of the Marital act, cau sed byt he practice ofself-in d u l g ence. Chap. 4.4.—gonorrhoea, its symptoms, !t o ns and treatment , Gleet, Stricture, and disease complica- Chap. s.—Syphilis , and its attendant maladies of the Prostate. an d concluding observations, Plate s, & c , and treatment. Cases, Sold by Brittain , 54, Paternoster street ; Hannay and Co., 63 . 0 Paternoster-row; ; Gorden 146, Leadenhall street ; Mansell, 115, Fleet -stree t, xtord-street ; Sanger, 150, Oxford- Birmingham; Whitmore, 19 Mar 54, Church-street, Liverpool , Market -street, Manchester ; Howell, binson, U, Greenside- t ; Heath, 1, Broad-street, Bristol ; Re- Glaskow ;power, 0 8 reet, Edinburgh; Love, b, Nelsou-street, Booksellers. 1 I , Westmoreland -street, Dublin; cad all Persons desirous of obtaini ng spply to a lirect from the bookseller for the same, may, to insure secrecy, h ave it Authors, by enclosing 3s. 6c1., or Postage Stamps. Messrs. Lucas and Co. are to be consulted fro m T en till P wo , an d rent Five till Eight in the evening, at their residence, No. 60, Newman-street, Oxford-street, London, and count ry b e successfully treated, patients may on minutely describing their case, and enclos ng Use usual fee of 11. for advice. rA DV ERTISEMENT.]—THE EARL OF ALDROROUGH ASS HoLtowax's Pmts.—An astounding cure by this miraculous medicine, after every other means had failed. See extract from his Lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. Professor Holloway—Sir : I beg to acquaint you that your pills have effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach all the most eminent of the faculty, at home and all over the continent, had not been able to effect; nay, not ever the waters of Carlsbad or Ma rienbad. (Signed) " ALDBOHOUGH." These wonderfttl pills will core any disease of the liver or stomach.—Sold (also Holloway's Ointmout) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, and by all medicine venuters throughout the civilised world. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has received from an anonymous correspondent half notes for 801., " for the public account." The Chancellor of the Ex chequer has also received 501. from "one who considers that he has wronged the Government to that amount." It will be paid into the Exchequer. CLERKENWELL.—Mr. Lumley, of her Majesty's Theatre, has had the kindness to forward to this Court 101., part of the proceeds of a benefit lately at that theatre for the distressed artizans of the metropolis, for 'which purpose it will be applied. No. 17,328.] LONDON, MONDAY E E must, without such industrial improvements, submit to pay higher prices for food, consequent upon numbers having to be supported in idleness out of the general stook. That the tendency of the means adopted by the Patriotic Society is to effect these Improvements, is beyond all question, and it solicits the Investigation of the intelli gent community, the principles Involved, not being matters of indif ference, but lying at the very foundation of national prosperity and safety. MR. JAMES'S N W NOVEL. On the 12th, at all the Libraries, in 3 vole. post Svo., SIR THEODORE BROUGHTON; Or, LAUREL WATER. fly G. P. R. JAMES, Esq. Author of " The Convict," " Ruuell," Acc. London : Cinith, Elder, and Co., 6b, Cornkill. MODEL LODGING•HOUSE for FAMILIES. Society for the Improvement of the Condition of the Labour ing Classes. Mader the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN, stud her Majesty the QUEEN DOWAGER. PI3.24IDINT—HIs Royal Highness Prince ALBERT, E.G., &C. The Archbishop of Canterbury The Duke of Manchester. The Marquis of Northampton. The Marquis of Bristol. The Eart of Erne. The Earl of liarrowby. The Earl •f Veralam. The Earl of El ion. The Earl of Effingham. The Lord John Russell, M.P. The Viscount Barrington, M.P. The Viscount Morpeth, M.P. Tho Lord Ashley, M.P. The Viscount Ebringtos, M.P. Lord Henry Cholmoadeley. Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P. The Bishop of London. The Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The Bishop of Norwich. The Right. Hon. Lord Kenyon. The Right Hon. Lord Calthorpe. The Right Hon. Lord Rayleigh. The Lord Skelmersdale. The Right Hon. Lord Leigh. The Lord Teignmouth. The Hon. Henry Ashley. The Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P. Capt. the Hen. D. Pelham, R.N. Sir William T. Pole, Bart. Sir Brooke W. Bridges, Bart, Sir Digby Mackworth, Bart. Sir Thomas Baring, Bart. Sir Arthur de Capei Brooke, Bart. Sir Thomas Blomlield, Bart. Sir John Dean Paul, Bart. Sir W. Edward Parry, G.C.B. B. Bond Cabbell, Esq., M.P. J. W. Childers, Esq., M.P. J. H. li. Foley, Esq , M.P. W. A. Mackinnon, Esq., M.P. W. Mlles, Esq., M.P. R. Brinsley Sheridan, Esq., M.P. John C. Coley:thews, Esq., M.P. John Hardy, Esq. Tho Lord ASHLEY, M.P., Chairman. lad Twenty-four Clergymen and Gentlemen. The Society for the Improvement of the Condition of the Labour ing Classes having met with entire success in three different efforts to provide batter dwellings for the labouring poor, is now desirous of commencing a new attempt, of, it may be hoped, a still more impor ant character. _ Its past operations have been as follows :- 1. A range of cottages, on a site where cottages only were admis sible, called Model Buildings, in Bagnigge-wells. These are now oc cupied by married couples and aged females, whose rents are paid weekly, with great thankfulness for the cheap and wholesome lodg ings provided. 2. Three houses repaired and thrown into one, in Charles-street, Drury-lane, wherein clean and proper accommodation is found for 80 working men. 3. The Model Lodging-house. for single men, built expressly for the Society, in George-street, St. Giles's. In th;s house 104 single men are provided with separate sleeping apartments, and every other desirable aceommedatien, at the eharge of 4d. per night. All these establishments are full, the rents are regularly paid, and the inmates are very thankfhl for V,e advantages they receive. The number of persons now tenanting the Society's houses is 320, while in various parts of the country their allotment tenants are 556. These three undertakings, therefore, while they return a fair and adequate rental for the capital laid out, are producing important be nefits to the working classes, and are compelling improvement in lodging-houses generally. But there is a very numerous and important class, for whose be nefit great efferts ought to be made. The mechanics and other la bourers, occupied in the heart of the metropolis, and having wives and families, who are compelled to dwell in localities where employ ment is to be found, surely demand some consideration. The Committee desire forthwith to make an earnest attempt to meet the wants of this interesting and important class of persons. They at present have in view two sites, in the very centre of the me tropolis, either of which would admirably answer the purpose. They are endeavouring to gain possession of one of them, but it will be necessary, in order to their effecting this object in a proper and sufficient manner, that they should first raise a sum of 5,0001 or 6,0001., which will obviously be required to erect any building of such extent as te to serve as a model for future undef - takings. fence a public appeal must be made, since the whole of the Sociecy's funds have been exhausted in the completion o: the three works above enu merated. The Committee believe that with the Christian public of this coun try no further plea need be ased than that of the duty and impor tance if benefiting the poor, especially with respect to their dwellings. Still it cannot be out of place to remark, that while measures for the improvement of the health of the metropolis are urged on every side, there can be ne measure so effectual for this purpose as that of ex changing the wretched abodes, into which the poor are now too often crewded, for well-planned, well-drained, and properly ventilated ha bitations. The Committee believe that this can be dine even at a lower rate of charge for rent than that which the labourer is now often forced to pay, and they entreat the affluent and the charitable to give them the means of still further demonstrating this important feet by actual experiment. It cannot be tee eften repeated, that while our poor are forced, as at present, to crowd together, all ages asd sexes in the same sleeping apartment, the preservation of either health or morals is rendered all but an impossibility. The Lard liaddo . • • • . £25 0 0 Rev. PI. G. Watkins . • • • . 5 0 0 J. J. Hensley, Esq. . . • . . 50 a Sir Jos. Copley, Bart. . . . . 10 0 0 J. F 2 0 0 S. R. Sitwell, Esq. • • • • • 5 0 0 H. Barnett, Esq. . . . . . 5 0 0 O. 31. Ridley, Esq. . • . . . 22 0 Miss Scott ..... . . 2 0 0 H. Sykes, E5q..... . . 2 2 0 air Richard Sutton, Bart. • • . . 10 0 0 E. M. C. Mrs. Dnmaresq . . • . . • 5 0 0 S. R. 4 0 0 Rev. Dr. Bliss . . . • . . 2 0 0 L.B. . • . 4 3 3 . -20 0 II The Earl Dartmouth : . . . . 10 0 0 William Gregson, Esq. • • • • 10 0 0 E. P. Garland, Esq. . . . • • 5 0 • E. Plgou, E5q..... • . 5 0 9 The Bishop of London 20 0 0 Mich. Faraday, Esq. . . . . . 5 0 0 J. W. Farer, Esq. . . . . 10 0 0 W. J. Ferrer, Esq. . . . . 5 0 II R. Hopkinson, Esq, . . • . . 10 0 0 R. Perry, E5q..... . . 5 0 II J. 0. Harris, Esq. . . . . . 20 0 0 P. Cazenove, Esq. . . . . . 5 6 0 The Lord Stanley . . . . . 20 0 0 Mrs. Eleden . _ . • . . 20 0 0 Miss Portal . . . . . . . 100 0 0 Earl of Harrowby . . . . . 10 0 0 Anonymous, per Messrs. Hoare . . 50 0 0 W. Davison, Esq. . . . . . 10 10 0 A. Mackenzie, Esq. . . . . . 10 I) 0 W. J. Denison. Esq., M.P. . . The Earl of Verulam Sir J. C. Hippesley, Bart. . . . F. Gibson, Esq. The Lord Viscount Donne . . The Lady Dynevor . . . . - 10 0 0 R. Wilkinson, Esq. . • . . . 50 0 John Watson, Esq. Messrs. Barclay and Ce . Sir R. T. Wigram, Bart. . • - . 10 0 0 Lord Dudley Stuart . • • . 5 0 0 Misses Jeffrey . • • • • • 2 0 0 Edw. Penrlsyn, Esq. • • • • • 3 0 0 Miss Scott . • A Lady, per Hatchards • • • • 20 0 W. A. hew, Esq. W. F. G. Farmer, Esq. • • • • 30 0 N. Ileathcote, Esq. J. H. Phillips, Esq. M. L. H. . ROT. J. Warelo 0 0 Ditto . . Mr. and Miss Copeland . • . W. Peek, Esq. Lord Blantyre H. Trencher, Esq. G., per Messrs. Hatchards . . Rev. Dr. Eller•on Lady C. Fitzroy C. Sayer, Esq. W. Beckford, Esq. W. Harding, Esq. J. Jackson, Esq. Mrs. E. Doswell H. B. Hickman, Esq. . . . It. Aldridge, Esq. John Baring, Esq. The Lord Radstock Right Hon. Earl BroWnleW • • •10 0 0 C. Cochrane, Req. Captain Cuttle . • . • • • 6 0 0 Mrs. M'Bride Captain the Hon. Pelham . • • • 5 0 0 Mrs. Hughman N. S. Thompson, Esq. • • • • b 5 0 Sir H. Martin, Bart. W. Dugmore, Esq 5 0 9 J. Phelps, Esq. Higford Burr, Esq. . • • • • 80 0 C. F. V. X. Hon. Miss Vernon . • • • R. H., per Messrs. Williams and Co. . P. B. Duncan, Esq. . • • • • 10 0 0 Rev. F. Bevan . . . . . . 2: 6 0 0 0 0 Mr. Justice Erie • • • • • Lady Erie ..... . . 6 0 0 Right lion. Lord Crowe • . • . 10 0 0 Admiral Sir George Munday, Hart. . . 10 0 0 W. W. Martin, Esq. . . , . 3 II 0 Mrs. Hough Major M'Farlane C. W. W. .... • . 10 0 0 William Peek, Esq.., jun 2 0 SI M. N. s. ..... . . 2 • 0 R. A. Slaney, Esq. . . . . . 5 0 0 Donations for the proposed " Model Lodging-house for Families" will be received at the banking-hen.,, of Messrs. Williams, Deacon and Co. ; Messrs. Strahan, Paul, and Ce. ; Messrs. Herries, Farquhar and Ce. ; and Messrs. eclat and Co. ; also by Messrs. Hatchards, Piccadilly ; Messrs. Seeley, Fieet-street, aid Hanover-street ; and Messrs. Nisbet. Berners-street ; or by the Secretary, 21, Exeter-hall. EASTER'S A SNG. Once more the dull Winter has bid us " foGd b y e," And the holiday season of Easter is nigh; A thousand attendants in spring's hapPY train, Remind us that Easter is coming again; And eyes gliste n brightly, and joyous hearts bu rn, At the glad indications of Easter's return. RETURN. A general bustle distinguishes trade ; , And full prepar a ti ons are every where time' SOS, Only see the tamed warehouse of MOSES and Sv.. Where every thin g t e ll s us that spring J., begun: And where all that the visitor's eye can discern, Proclaims the glad tidings of Easter's return. E. MOSES and SON, at a time such as this. Are never deficient, and never remiss. The fashions of winter are a l l cast aside, And articles fit for the spring are supplied. Coats, Trousers, and Waistcoats, which no one can Spurn. Arc stored in ab un d ance for Easter ' s return. And see how the public are flanking to buy, As the holiday season of Easter draws nigh. For MOSES and SON ever make it a rule To act on the laws of economy's school : And increased approbation they constantly earn , With good dress and c h eap dress f or Easter's return. and LIST a k pc 0 0 F dy : P n A D R g t l o C in. r: • and every Beaver T e n t g e l s i t e e n ri f eid description of (:0; :1 : :::::, hand som ely : ...•ftM 10 1 5 9 : trimmed.. •• • . ••••••••..• The Pacha Coat . •• • •• • •• • • ... 1 8 0 ............•••••••••••• The Ilullmer, wet wzmther.. especially adapted for snowy and 1 0 0 . . ............ ..... .. * .. 0 15 0 The Premier .. .. .... ••••••••• ••••• ..... •• 0 6 0 BOY'S Winter Coats, in every sty le ...... • " • • • • Men's Do. Trousers, lined. ... •••'•••• • • • • • 0 4 0 0 12 6 Doeskin 1 0 0 ... ...... .. 0 16 6 Dress Coats...: • • . • • • •• " " • • • • • • Frock d 0....... :......... ...... .. 1 4 • Double-breasted Winter Vests.. •• • • •• " •• *• • • .. 0 2 0 Roll collar ............................. ....... 0 1 6 Boys ' Wlnt e r i 1 as Coats, s a r and l T I every mulAiDc IS s uT t i y Ot s l style i'u. and i; I s • L . P e • comely trimmed •. • ......... ••••• • • • • • • from 1 6 0 hand ' Milled cloth Over-coats, velvet collar and cuffs .. 2 4 0 Tweed Wrapper. ..... Doeskin Trousers ••• • • • ...... ••• • • 1 2 0 1 6 0 rest, or Dress.• •••••• •• • .... •• • • ' •' '• Dress Coat .• .. ...... .. •••• •• • • Best qualltY 2 15 0 1 15 0 Best quality made.• •• ••••• • • • 3 3 0 Cashmere rests ••••••••" •• '• • • • • • ••••• • • • • • 0 8 6 Boy'sSati ns, H P u l s a s i ai n . o a r nd F Outfitters. for Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, A Suit of Clothes complete.• • • • • • • • • • 16 0 Mourning to an,' extent at Five Minutes notice. Observe. —Any article purchased, ready made, or made to mea sure, emyrsifro:nystokilaelp.dr,oieeo;t4T,OlifTerlYidai will Clsot Tailor, I ke,ea b' t 3EI ille.rai" Ladies and Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 156, 157 Minories, stud 82. 84, 85, and 86 Aldgate, City, London. CautiDs.—E. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard t h e public against imp tore , bu Ike falsehood of being connected with them, or it's the same concern, btu been resorted to in inauy instances, and for obvioas reasons. rhey have no connexion with any other house in or out of London; and these who desire genuine and cheap clothing, gm, should call at, n• send to, Minorles and Aldgate, City, London. Notice.—No business transacted at this establishment from sun set Friday, till sunset SaturdaY. whoa business is resumed till twelve o'clock. ::: :41.• :C•.h:•.an:..g:e..d.... o : r : .• if : : : preferred, Ol l 6-6 the . Difildence, o- a A It R I A G E. desolate] si y sin le and the other uestionably contented ate t n,, great should to domestic happiness supposing of right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes Qm- In On th e WWI the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea of caution and worldly prudence, and ies the indissoluble, regret on comprosleg hurry ; but the troth_ _ n _deeper. Physical Incapacity, and social content. The dowry Idthat net be the only Marriage set tlement. Honour aid justice deraa health sheuld form an item emhalfmathrreierra.efqld are and broken health, • It alone diggifies the alliance. In the compact , Blighted hopes er poverty or misfort neglect wound more sorely than una. Reader, If procure Dr. these surmises concern you, MEMOIRS 'On Single and Married n Life," pub . in 2 vols., Is. each (by post, in stamps, Is. Gel ach). Let no imaginatively refined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered oy misinterpretation, of their supposed contents, from Obtaining them They are not intended certainly tor mere idle curiosity, but :or the closet perusal of those mere d eeply interested, t o w h om they are offered as antagonistic to the ili empyrical t ras h put forth cm the above subject . , by lingua d authors, whi c h a l one or °gather, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other ittle publications claim your attention (same price ls. each, by post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and Avoid," and " How to be HWY." They are not merely pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the s t u d y of the author's life, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob servance of the maxims he would inculcate —to do unto others as he world be done unto—to live atter nature's laws —and to keep always m the "sunny side of the way." The above works may be bad of iberwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Carvalho, 147, Fleet -street; Mann, 19, Cornhill ; Nelson, 467, West Strand ; or direct (by post ip- other wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally, mornings and fiventap), 1 0, ArgYillisee Regent-street; aid all irvoludleci, _ . , 1 (1 ....., ::'lLs 1 OBJECTS. I. To improve the husbandry of the crofters by the introduction of better methods of cultivation. 11. promote the field garden system; to improve the cottages and gardens of the peasantry, and the residences of the labouring classes in towns, as regards comfort, cleanliness, and sanitary regu lations. 111. To promote the introduction of Agricultural Edueation Into elementary schools, and to seek the establishment of self-supporting agricultural schools, were needed. IV. To give gratuitous information to parties desirous of emi. orating. V. To promote the extension of the fisheries and the safety and welfare of those employed in them. VI. To promote the establishment of District Loan Funds for as sisting the industrious under temporary difficulties. VII. To seek the cultivation of provident and indnstriou.s habits among the lower classes. MEANS. I. The formation of Local and District Auxiliary Associations. 11. The publication in the Society's Industrial Magazine of infor mation respecting the actual position and difficulties of the lower classes, and of suggestions and facts demonstrating the various means of improving their circumstances. 111. The publication of occasional hand sheets, in English and in Gaulle, containing advice suited to the circumstances of the various classes whose improvement is desired. MEMBERSHIP. An annual subscription of 55., or a donation of one pound, con stitutes a member of the General Committee. An annual subscrip tion of lls. entitles Subscribers to the Society's publications at cost price. Members of local societies are entitled to vote at meetings of the parent Society. HONORARY SECRETARY, J. MACKBEZIB, Esq , M.D., Inverness. TREASURER, W. CAMPBELL, Esq., W.S., Edinburgh. SECRETARY, Mr. C. BOND, Edinburgh. " THE INDUSTRIAL MAGAZINE" of the Society is published monthly, in addition to which, hand sheets in English and Gaelic, on Croft and Garden Cultivation; and Facts about District and Household Cleanliness, may be obtained at the office of the Society, and of the publishers, sPLachlan. Stewart, and Co.. Edinburgh; Messrs. Bigg, 53, Parliament-street, London ; and M'Leod, Argyle street, Glasgow. DONATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS. Tler Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, a Donation of-1001. In lima' Subscription of 55., or a Donation of It., constitutes a Member of General Committee. Donations. .tb 0 0 20 0 0 2 10 0 Abercromby, Sir It., Bart., of Forgle• Aberdeen, Right Hon. Earl . . Alison, Alex., Esq., of Pitcon . Alison, Dr., Edinburgh . . Alison. A., Esq., Sheriff of Lanarkshire Anderson, Lady, Edinburgh . . Anderson, P , Esq Anonymous Baillie, Colonel, M.P. . . . Saline, /I. J., Esq., M.P. for Inverness-shire Bell, John, Esq., London Btgg, James, Esq., London . . Blacker, W., Esq., of Armagh , Bremner, Rev. Mr., Banff . . Bute, the Most Noble the Marquis of . Bute, the Most Noble the Marchioness of Campbell, A., Esq., of Monzie Campbell, W., Esq., W.S., Edinburgh Campbell. Mrs. W., do. . . . • • Campbell, W. F., Esq., of Islay , 10 0 Cameron, Donald, Esq., of Lochiel . • 1 0 0 Cameron, H. I. Esq., Dingwall 2 2 Cameron, Sir D., Bart., of Fassfern . • 6 Carruthers, the Right Rev. Bishop . . Carnegie, Miss, 10, Ainslie-place • • Callendar,.J. IL, Esq., of Craigforth Chalmers Rev Dr Chisholm, The Chisholm, Colin, Esq. . . Clark, Sir James, Bart., M.D. i 0 Clark, Rev. A., Kilrnalie, Fort William • 1 0 Colquhoun, J. C. Esq., M.P . • • • • Colquhoun, W. 11% Esq. . . • • Cobbold, C., Esq., Edinburgh . • • • • Cumming, William, Esq., M.D. 5 0 Cumming, Lieut.-Col., Ist Bombay Fusileers 5 0 Cumming, Rev. Dr., London, for Relief Fund 5 0 Campbell, Mrs. W, . Coventry, Andrew, Esq. . . • • Davidson, D., Esq., of Strath . • • Davidson, D., Esq., of Tulloch . • Dickson, Mes3rs. James, and Co. Drummond, Rev. D. T. K. . • • • • • Fraser, John, Esq, . 0 10 Forbes, Sir C., Bt., of Newe and Edinglassio 100 0 Forbes, George, Esq. . • 10 0 Forbes, Charles, Esq., of Asloun . . 5 0 Forbes, Rev. J., Gaelic Missionary, Edin. . 1 0 Forbes, Alex., Esq., Inverness . . . Findlay, John, Esq., Easterhill, Glasgow Fairburn, J., Governor, Herlot's Hospital Gibb, H. M., Esq., Royal Hotel, Edinburgh Gillis, Right Rev. Bishop Gordon, her Grace the Duchess of . • 5 I Gordon, Colonel, of Cluny . . . Gordon, Mrs., 10, Ainslie-place . Gordon, Miss, do. • • • . Gregory, Professor, Edinburgh . . . Grant, Rev. Charles, Kingussio . . . Grey, Rev. Dr. Henry, Edinburgh . . 1 0 Guthrie, Rev. Thomas, Edinburgh . Maio, Richard, Esq., M.D. . . . . Johnston, Professor, Edinburgh . . Johnstone, Miss Hope . . . . Kennedy, Donald, Esq. . . Kennedy, Rev. Mr., Inverness Lawson, C., Esq. . . . • Lee, Rev. Dr., Prof., University Edinburgh Leigh, Egerton, Esq. . . . Lillingston, J. W., Esq., of Lochalsh Lindsay, Colonel, of lialcarras . . . Maclennan, Mr. W., Inverness . . . Malcomson, James, Esq., London . . 5 5 Matheson, James, Esq., of the Lows, M.F. 10 II Matheson, A., Esq., of Ardross . . . 10 0 Matheson, Lteut.-Colonel . . . • 1 1 .1 0 0 . . . 10 . 0 . 0 1 0 0 Marsden, Mr. W. 11. . . Macdonald, the Right Hon. Lord Milne, David, Esq., of Milnegraden M'lan, R. R. ' Esq., London . . M'Kinnon, A. K., Esq., of Corry M'Donnell, E. R., Esq., Advocate . M'Leod, Dr., of Glasgow . . Mackenzie, Lady, of Gairloch . . Mackenzie, John Hay, Esq., of Cromertie . 2 0 Mackenzie, Sir Evan, Bart., of Kilcoy . 4 4 Mackenzie, Hon. Misses . . M'Kenzie, General, of Belleville M'Kenzie, Mr., Teacher, Auldearn . 0 5 M'Kenzie, 11. Esq., of Dundonnell . • 5 0 M'Kenzie, Ho n . M rs. S., of Seaforth . • 5 . M'Kenzie, J., Esq., M.D., Eleanach . 2 2 M'Kenzie, K. S., Esq., of Seaforth 2 2 Moody, Lieut.-Col., C.R.E.N.B. . 11 0 M'Pherson, (luny, Classy Castle „ . 10 0 Muir, Rev. Dr. Muir, Mr. Adam, Square Hall . • Murray, H . on. Lord Murray, William, Esq., of Henderland Neill, Dr. P., Sec. H.S. . . Peddie, Rev. Dr., Edinburgh . Proprietors of Caledonian Mercury . 5 0 Proprietors of Evening Post and Scottish Re cord Proprietors of Inverness Courier . e 0 Pi , prietor of Inverness Journal . .s 0 Ramsay, the Very Rev. Dean . . 1 0 Ross, John, Esq., of Berbice, Inverness . Rhind. Esq., Provost of Wick . 1 0 Robertson, Wm., Esq., of Kinloak-Moldart Ross, Sir William, Bart., F.R.S. . Ross, Esq., Inverleith Russell, Lord John, for Celtic Fund . Sutherland, his Grace the Duke of . Smith, J. C., Esq., .urveyor, Banff . . Stark, Robert, Esq., Edinburgh 1 1 Stevenson, T. Esq., C.E Stewart, W., Esq.. Inverness . . Sutherland, Mr., Leith-street, Ediulsurgh Trevelyan, Sir Walter, Hart. , Trevelyan, A., Esq., Edinburgh Tweedie, Rev. W. K., Edinburgh Wills, 8., Esq., Brixton. . . . Walker, Miss Ellen, Edinburgh Wigham, John Jun., Esq. . . Wright, A., Esq., St. Catherine's Wright, H., Esq., Dean . Wright, Charles, Esq. Wright, ——, Esq. 1 1 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Au. Slab. HORIZONTAL WATCHES, carefully finished, with engine-turned cases, jewelled in four holes, going barrel to continue the action of the Watch while winding, are offered, price in Silver C 11.5.7, 31. 10s. each; or in Gold Cases, Six Guineas each. These elegant little Watches will be tbend to perform very correctly, and a printed undertaking is given with fixed terns en which they will always receive any attention required. T. COX SAVORY and Co., Watchmakers, &e., 47, Cornhill (seven doors from Gracechurch-street). London. N.B. Second-hand Watches purchased in exchange. NING pUBL IC ANNOUNCEMENT From the " Hull Advertiser" of FSIDAT, MARCH 24. 1848. We have this week to announce an entire change in the Proprie torship of the " Hull Advertiser." 31r. William Bettison, the lest of a spirited Reform Proprietary, dating from the era of the Re form Bill, ceased to have any pecuniary interest in this Journal from the first day of March Instant. This event, usually:so important in the social and political life of a community, involves in the future conducting of this Paper no c h ange o f p e rsons ; no modification of political principles ; no fresh co m bination of party associations. The late Proprietor had no thi ng more a t heart than that the " Hull Advertiser " should al ways b e found t h e faithful and fearless advo cate of liberal opinions; and the hands to which he has entrusted it have never penned a sentence which a Fox, a Grey, a Itonailly, a Mackintosh, or a Cobden cou ld h ave o bjected to as favouring mono poly in trade, inhumanity in law, bigotry in re li g ion, or corru p tion in Parliament. Ile wh o was the Ed i tor f o r the last six years, and who, Burin, the whole of th at t i me, w as guided is his treatment of all public questions by th e f ree an d un disputed exercise of his own unfettered judgmett, i s s till Edi tor, an d one of the two Proprietors to whom the Paper n ow b e l ongs. Th e other has for settle years conducted the pecuniary business of the office, and will continue to confine himself to what the Chancellor of the Exchequer would call " the Ways and Means " department—an important one in a news paper office as well as in a Royal Cabinet. To the general reader, therefore, there will be little at first besides the imprint to remind him of a change which has been toreed on the late Proprietor by the necessity of extending his regular trade as a brewer. The most satisfactory way of placing this before the public will be to quote the following letter titan Mr. Bettison to the Editor : " 18, Charlotte-street, Hull, March 21, 1848. "My Dear Sir,—lt will gra tif y a ve ry natural degree of p ublic curiosity, and relieve me f rom more p e rsonal questionings than I have time to attend to, if y ou can ma k e it convenient to ann oun ce this week that I am n o l onger propr i etor of the ' Hull Advertiser , ' and that the sole proprietorship of the paper is now vested in your self and Mr. Marling. " When, many years ago, I became one of several proprietors, and in 1844, the sole proprietor of the H u ll Advertiser,' I made up my mind never to p ar t w ith i t, unless t o so me one as strongly devo ted to the support of t rue R e f orm pr i nc i p l e s as I was myself. The management of newspaper property was far from bein g as congenial to my habits as the busi ness o f a b rewer, w hich I inherited front my father ; but I looked upo n the Advertiser' m.o. public trust, which I felt bound only to delive.: to one capable of carrying out the ob jects for which it was first purchased for the Reform party. For six years you have been its uncontrolled, irresponsible Editor. By the fearless and able exercise of your talents and your industry, you have obtained for it a larger circulation, and a more commanding influence than it ever possessed before; and such is my unbounded confidence in your personal and' political integrity, that I believe that I cannot perform a greater st.rvice to the Liberal cause than by committing the chief organ of the Liberal party in the East Riding of Yorkshire permanently to your management and direction. You have made the paper a good property, and one with which I should be very loath now to part, but that there is a necessity for very greatly extending my brewing business. My son Samuel, as yell know, has become my partner in that business, and it requiras that all our energies should be employed in carrying it on with spirit. This is an age of competition, in which to do one thing well is enough for one establishment. " In Mr. Marling you have a trustworthy colleague, and a safe man of business. During his management or the affairs of the Ad vertiser office he possessed, and proved himself deserving of pos sessing, all my confidence. You know his worth, and how to appre ciate it at its true value. • " And now, my dear Sir, in severing my connexion as proprietor with the' Advertiser,' it is my earnest wish, as it is that et all my family, that the friendly and affectionate intercourse which has subsisted between us, without an hour's interruption, since the day of your first appearance in Hull, may be continued on the old looting. You can hardly represent yourself as less free from all poll teal influence, on my part, than you ever were. Let us then retain tke old intimacy so gratifying to us all. Yourself and Mr. Marling have the sincerest wishes of my heart for your joint success in an undertaking, in which it would be hard to find two men mere compe tent for their respective parts. Indeed, I knew that your labours must be crowned with success, if mcrit meets witk it s d uo rewar d . am , my dear Sir, Yours very affectionately, " WILLIAM BETTISON. " E. F. Collins, Esq." This letter is all that we could wish—all that the public can rea sonably desire ha Vie way of explanation of a change, which will not be felt either in Cie political tone or in the general management of the " Hull Advertiser." The new Proprietors have few professions to make, and are content to rest their success on the extent and fide lity or their endeavours to deserve it. One promise the editor may make to the people. The " Bull Advertiser" will never, under his management, be the tool of any party, or the organ of any clique or faction —political or religious. It will never be found supporting corrupt and ambitious men at the expense of great and enlightened principles ; nor attacking tl•e foundations of law and order to court an ephemeral popularity. Not that we wish the shsdow of doubt to be felt as to our political principles. We are Liberals in the most general interpretation of that term. We are the advocates of Free- Trade—Church Reform—Law Reform—the supporters of an ex tended Electoral Franchise--of the abolition of the Navigation- Laws—the University Tests—the mockery of Official Swearing— Capital Punishments—and for the substitution of Peace for Military principles in the :government and control of ail the nations of the earth. We are strongly in favour of a system of National Educa tion, and look upon the schoolmaster as the great regenerator of our social system. It will be our peculiar study and our greatest pleasure to co-ope rate with every movement having for its object the improvement of the social and physical condition of the people among whom this journal more especially circulates. Local reforms are, after all, the things which should chiefly occupy the constant attention of a pro vincial press. And here we hope to be well supported by our con temporaries of every shape of opinion. We have no jealousy of rival newspapers, and do not propose to ourselves the employment of any means to diminish their profits, or curtail their circulation. We can speak of the success which has attended our own labours without directly or indirectly imply ;eg a want of success on the part of our contemporaries. The great mission of a free press is not fulfilled by the traduction of rival journals, or the ♦ituperative railings and counter-railings of the organs of adverse opinions. The press, as a great intellectual institution, owes a respect to itself inconsistent with those coarse bickerings which are never popular but in a semi barbarous state of society. We trust to be pardoned for observing that henceforth all our in terests are mixed up with the prosperity of Hull. In assuming the proprietorship of this paper, we have aimed as much at making our residence in Yorkshire a permanent one, as in obtaining an organ wherewith to effect some social and political good in our generation. We are happy to say that it would require no increase of our present circidation to make the engagement upon which w e have entered a profitable one. To stand still would be to obtain a remrnerative share of success. But, with the blessing of God, we are not destined to enter upon what, in this ever-advancing world, should be con sidered as a retrograde course. We have arrangements in contem plation, which, when completed, will place us in an advanced posi tion as regards our most enterprising provincial contemporaries. Wherever lurking genius is to be ibund, it will be our peculiar care to draw it forth, and to enrich the world with its hidden treasures. There is a great abundance of unemployed intellectual wealth in Hull, for which we hope some day to find profitable in vestment. There is also a vast amount of moral and social evil to be remedied, not entirely beyond the reach of newspaper influence.ln the way of sanitary reform th e r e is more to be done than would suffice to constitute the twelve labours of Hercules. With these views, and with an earnest determination to do all in our power to redress the real grievances of every class and party of our fellow townsmen, we enter upon the more extended sphere of our puLlic duties. We ask from all extens vs support, and generous sympathy and encouragement. The "Hull Advertiser" is most extensively circulated in Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire, and N orth Li nc olnshire, and is therefore an excellent Advertising M e di um for profess i on al gentlemen, Agri culturists, auctioneers, commercial agents, So. It it published for th e proprietors, Edwar d Francis Collins and Jolla Marling, early e very Friday morning, at the office , 26, Low gate, Hull, where all communications, orders for pap ers, advertise ments, &c., are respectf u ll y requested to be se nt. N.B.—Posting Bills, Hand Bills Ci rcu lars, and every d escri p tion of Printing, executed with the greatest neatness and dispatch. Sl7 Ny APRIL 10, 1848. TRAINING INSTITUTION FOR NURSES FOR HOSPITALS, FAMILIES, AND THE POOR. All who are professionally conversant with the condition •f oar Hospitals complain of the inadequate supply of well-trained nurses as an evil seriously interfering with the efficient discharge of their du ties. They cannot trust to their orders being executed by the nurses, and they find that the patients suffer from faults of those on ^hem, in their state of helplessness, they are almost entirely dent ; and it is obvious that any defects in the tempers and charac ters of those who are constantly with the sick must exercise a hurt ful influence upon the state of their minds, and must tend to neutral. ize the erect of the religious instruction and consolation which they receive while in the hospital. It is also matter of general notoriety that great difficulty is found In obtaining well qualified nurses to attend on patients in private families, especially in those of the middle and lower classes; and Parochial clergymen feel the want of competent persons on whom they could rely, In visting the sick of their respective parishes, and admi nistering to their b o dil y wants. The most e ff ectual, perh aps the only e ff ectual, remedy for these Is to train up a body o f nurses who shall be taught to look upon their w or k as a religious one, to undertake it with habits of self-c ontro', and with a m i nd understanding it fully, and prepared for its trying an d painful duties. 'I lie want here spoken of has been felt in other countries as well as in our own, and attempts have been made to meet It. Orders of persons devoting themselves to visiting the sick exist in Roman Catholic countries :• " Institution of Deaconesses" has been found useful in Prussia; a recent attempt to improve the respectability of professional nurses has worked beneficially in England. The Insti tu Instition whic of t is prop osed to found under the name of " Training tution Nurse s " will be based on the doctrine and discipline selecting of the Ch urch of England ; and it will seek to accomplish its object, not by from other duti es to give themselves entirely t o thi s, b ut b y endea vouring to aet, thei h self-devoted directly a : 1 e d w ind ir ectly, ho a reupon p e rmitted the who l e freedom bo d yof persons who are pursuing this as their regular calling in life. To raise the charaeter of the class by offering to its members a training which shall quality them for their professional work, and be at the same time essentially a religious training; to hold out, to those who are justified in seeking for it, the prospect of a higher professiona' position than they could otherwise obtain ; and to afford also to those who are ready (without hope of any earthly reward) to give themselves to this work as one of Christian love, a legitimate field of labour: these are the means which, as they have been successful in forming the high character of the clergy and physicians of Eng land, may, it is hoped, be new instrumental, under God's blessing, in raising that of a b o d y which is at present so much in want of improvement. It is proposed that the Training Institution should be ander the immediate superintendence of a clergyman of the United Church of England and Ireland, as Master. That the inmates of the Institution should consist of three classes : probationers.tghte period of probation sa tisfactorily,on condition r of their engaging T T h h o o s s e . u,,anhrdeoe, radmittedt training er ps as .ains gii ttih, nurses, 21: to continue in connexion with the Institution to years from their admission. During this period theya period of five and maintained, and receive a fixed annual stipend, andwill be clothed will be entirely under the control of the governing in return In body of the In stitution. At the end of these five years they will be entitled to receive the Institution a certificate of their qualification as nurses, from thenceforward to pursue their calling, either in connexio n with atrllide Institution, or independent of any direct control from it. It is be lieved that this will be a very important step towards gradually raising the character of the whole class. A nurse having this certi cate will necessarily occupy a higher position than others, will be likely to set an example which can scarcely fail to have a good effect upon them, and will encourage those who are looking forward to this as their work in life, to follow in the same course, and submit them selves to the training of this Institution. • 3. In addition to these there will be a class of sisters, which is in tended to comprise persons, of whatever station in life, who are willing to devote themselves to the work of attending the sick and poor, or of educating others for it under an organised system like that which %ill be here provided for them. The management of the Institution will be confided to a council of twenty-four members, (exclusive of the master, who will be ex officio a member.) belonging to the United Church of England and Ireland, who shall be chosen by the Governors out of their own body. A donation of fiftygnineas in one payment, er in several payments within four years, er an annual subscription of five guineas, will con stitute a Governor. A donation of twenty guineas in one payment, or in several pay ments within four years, or an annual subscription of two guineas, will constitute a Donor. The Lord Bishop of London has sanctioned the plan now sub mitted to the public, and has kindly consented to become President of the Institution. It has also received the approbation of the Lord Archbishop of York, and the Bishops of Liehfleld, Salisbury, Gloucester and Bristol, Ripon, and Norwich. The Rev. C. Wordsworth, D.D., George Frere, Esq., and Dr. Latham, have kindly consented to act as Trustees to the Insti tution. EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO COMPANY Instituted for the Extension of Commerce in the China Seas and for Promoting the Civilization of Borneo, &c. Incorporated by Royal Charter. Capital, 200,0001., in 2,000 Shares of 1001. each. DIRECTORS. JOTIN MACGREGOR, Esq., Chairman. Captain C. IL Drintvrater Bethnne, R.N., C.ll. Alexander Nairne, Esq., Director of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Hugh Hamilton Lindsay, Esq. Sir John Pine, tart., Depaty-Chairman of the Penin• ruler and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Henry Wise, Esq. BANKERS--Messrs, Glyn, Haßifest, Mills, and Co., London. The objects of this Company are to carry on joining, agricultural, and trading operations in the Eastern Archipelago, and the acquiring and disposing of lands in the Island of Labuan and the parts adjacent —a region abounding in mineral wealth, must fertile in all the valu able tropical productions, and very happily situate for the purposes of commerce. The Island of Labuan has been formally taken possession of by the Crown of Great Britain; and, by a treaty with the Sultan of Borneo, many highly important advantages are permanently secured to this country. Piracy in the eastern seas will now be effectually suppressed; and, under the protection of the British flag at Labuan. a new era as regards those regions, has commenced, which affords the most fa vourable opportunity for successfully accomplishing the objects of this Company. To those who are at all acquainted with the Indian Archipelago, it is wholly unnecessary to expatiate on the advantages to he derived from this undertaking. The important discovery of an abundant sup ply of excellent coal ea the mainland of Borneo, in the immediate vi cinity of Labuan, is s circumstance which of Itself would render this enterprise pregnant with the most beneficial results. A formal grant of this coal, extending through a district of about 150 miles, has been obtained from the Sultan of Borneo, and is, with the approval of her Majesty's Government, now held by Mr. Wise, with whom arrange ments for its working will be made. The working of the coal mines will form an important feature in the operations of the Company, The geographical position of the Borneo coal districts In relation to our Eastern possessions, and to the steam communications which are now earned on, and others which are about to be carried on in con nexion therewith, is a matter of peculiar interest, and even of na tional importance. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, for instance, disburse more than 130,0001. annually for coal for their steam-vessels, of which sum about 90,0001. are ex pended in coal used to the eastward of the Cape of Good Hope. This coal. as well as the requisite Supplies for the steam-vessels of her Majesty's navy, and for those of the Honourable East India Com pany on the India and China stations, is at present chiefly furnished from England, at an average cost exceeding 335. per ton ; so that the eapencliture by her Majesty's Government, the Honourable East In dia Company, and the Peninsular and Oriental Company for the sin gle item of coal, will be considerably reduced as soon as the opera :atc.mrneni ea means a d t e n n o ia d n ids,tacnatnpneorti period, Bons of the Eastern Archipelago Company are sufficiently matured to admit of their supplying the several depots which have been esta blished at Hong-Kong, Singapore, and other places, with coal for the use of the many British and Foreign steam-vessels re-ortiug to those ports. The certain increase in the consumption of coal in the eastern e.ourcoal. The projected steam cononnnication between Singapore channelsseas , from the causes already mentioned, and the opening of other between il et u the ly to various augment and Australian colonies—the probable communication by the ments t o Bri tish Ist,: settle ments eo.f the eastward of the of America a C ape of Good Hope and the west coast esta blished in ill zwell as the system of railways now about to be esta immense consults . events eminently calculated to occasion au at comparati ve ly of Borneo coal, the more so as it can be sup pliedßorneo coal have beeelyn moderate rates. Samples of the Labuan and and submitted by her Majesty's over to this country by Mr. Wise, and analysis by competent parties, Government to a careful examination The Borneo co a l has also b" Parties, with a most sat i sfactory result. Bengal pronounced by the Calcutta s oa l Committee, appoi nted by the best English coal ; a n d Captain tattnigal Government, to b e equa l to t h e l a"' in his r e p ort on the supplies4f, coal obtained from th e seam at Lab uan, N for the u se of the liceiourable East India Company's s t eam-ship June, 1847, observes—" I hav e no hesi e t m at n N em e sis dated Sara w ak, LO t h received at Labuan is equal to any English co al in stating th a t !t h e ' coal steamers In India, and decidedly better thanoal I have see n on b oard India for steam purposes.. any coal worked in The portion of territory contemplated for the first o E a stern Archipelago Company possesses a climate and .' dras of the ably adapted for the culture of cotton , tobacco, Sugar, coffee, rice,_ admir nutmegs, pepper, and other valuabl e productions, and is, most favourably situate, having the advantage of Labua n , now su'liectotsot British dominion, as a point d'appui ; nor can there be a doubt of the excellent position of the proposed field of enterprise for an ex tensive and lucrative commerce. The proximity of Java, Sumatra, Siam, Cochin-China, Hainan, Manilla, Celebes, &c., is not only of great importance in this respect, but also as affording the means of introducing with facility from those places Chinese and other cote. mists, and labourers to any extent required for the service of the Company. Labuan itself will form an essential link in the chain our eastern settlements, from Penang, Malacca, and Singapore to Hong Kong ; and in the district of Sarawak every protection and encouragement will be granted by Mr. Brooke in furtherance of the Company's objects. In short, every circumstance justifies the anti cipation that the late proceedings of the British Government relating to Borneo, if followed up with vigour by the operations of the pre scut Company, will change that which has been heretofore a region of piracy, lawless violence, danger and desolation, into a scene of busy, peaceful, and beneficial cemmeree ; bringing the advantages of progressive civilisation to a large and fertile tract of the globe, and conferring extensive benefits on the commerce and manufactures of Great Britain. The philanthropist and the statesman, as wed as the merchant, will thus feel interested in this design, which, through the medium of British enterprise, sanctioned and protected by the wis dom and decision of the Government, promises the amelioration of the condition of the natives of the Indian Archipelago, among whom there exists a disposition most favourable to the development cf the resources of those countries. The view here taken of the promising character of the undertak ing is not hypothetical, but is the result of the arduous personal re searches of various individaals, who, in times past, have been de sirous of widening the circle of commerce and civilization, and, among ott ars more recently, of Mr. Wise, who has for several years devoted his time to the closest investigation of the subject. To his patient and indefatigable perseverance for a long period calling the attention of her Majesty 'sstloverlintent to the impe lance of Labnan as the site of a British settlement; mu'be ascribed the fact, that the protection of our flag is noiv extended to countries so important both in apolitical and commercial point of view. The Queen has appointed Mr. Brooke Governor and C, mmander in-Chief in and over the Island of Labuan and its dependencies, as well as her Majesty's Commissioner and Consul-General to the Sultan and independent chiefs of Borneo. These snefteurest and the course of policy which they indicate, will materiallci t a le and advance the objects and interests of the Company ti:rolioitt - he Eastern Ar chipelago. The Company being incorporated ty Royal Charter, the responsi bility of each shareholder is limited to the amount of his subscrip tion. The charter provides for the execution by the shareholders of a Deed of Settlement, to be approved by the President of the Board of Trade. Power Is given in the Charter to augment the amount of capital of the Corporation, if that course should become expedient. Cl. per share to be paid on the allotment of the shares, and the re mainder to be paid by instalments as called for by the Directors. The affairs of the Company are to be managed by a Court of Directors of not inure than twelve, two Managing Directors, and a Secretary, and such agents, in Labuan or elsewhere, as the Directors shall nominate ; the Directors and Auditors to be elected by the shareholders, as provided by the Deed of Settlement. Application for shares from parties well affected to the objects for which the Company is established, addressed, in the form annexed, to Messrs. Gledstanos and Co., 3, White Lion-court, Comilla Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq., has consented to act as Treasurer. The following gentlemen have formed themselves into a Provi sional Committee, to arrange the details of the Institution, and to solicit assistance for Its establishment and maintenance : Rev. J. M. S. Anderson, Lincoln's-inn. Rev. M. Biggs, 46, Lincoln's Inn-fields. W. Bowman, Esq., 14, Golden-square. J. E. Bowman, Esq., 7, Chapel-terrace, Bayswater. Dr. Mervyn A. N. Crawford, Upper Berkeley-street, Portman square. J. W. Cunningham, Esq., Ilarrow-on-the_llill. Rev. J. F. Daniell, Donnington Glebe, Chichester. Robert Few, Esq., Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. Dr. George Fincham, Spring-gardens. George Frere, Esq., Bedford-square. Rev. J. 0. W. Haweiss, Norwood, Surrey. C. Ileberden, Esq , 10, Old-square, Lincoln's-Inn. Dr. Latham, 3(, Grosvenor-place. Rev. Dr. Jelf, King's College, London. Rev. S. R. Maitland, Newinf,ton-terrace, Kennington. Rev. F. D. Maurice, Queen-square, Bloomsbury. It. Partridge, Esq., New-street, Spring-gardens. Rev. E. H. Plumptre, King's College, London. Rev. A. Pott, Cuddesden, near Oxford. Rev. W. Short, 43, Great Ormond-street. Robert Steven, Esq., 1 New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. H. S. Thornton, Esq., Birchin-lane. Dr. Todd, New-street, Spring-gardens. Rev. W. G. Todd, Bristol. Rev. J. 11. Woodward, Bristol. Rev. Dr. 'Wordsworth, Cloisters, Westminster Abbey. Persons willing to contribute their assistance to this object, ei,her by personal exertions, or by subscribing to its funds, are re quested to communicate with any of Llie Members of the Provisional Committee, or with any ofe...ilonornly Seenetaries, the Rev. E. 11. Plumptre, King's College, or-don, and J. E. Bowman, Esq., 7, Cha pel-terrace, Bayswater. Subscriptions may also be paid to Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand, or to Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., Birchiu-lane, to the ac count of the " Training Institution for Nurses." AN APPEAL to the PUBLIC in behalf of the WIDOW of WILLIAM T 1103 1 ., Poet of Inverury. Primoet Thoms Mr. John Watson Rev. George Gilfillan Mr. James K. Ower Rey. 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. The Committee appointed to raise a fund for the relief of the Widow and Family of the late William Thom, the gifted bnt unfor tunate Poet • f Inverury, beg leave briefly but earnestly to appeal to the Public, more especially to the Public of Scotland, in behalf of the t . trust which has been conded to them. The name and genius of Thom are well known and universally ac knowledged ; many of the feeling and pathetic effusions of his ruse gave been breught before the public, not oily 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 need of praise to which they considered his merits entitled. The Ho of William Thom has, indeed, 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 ebb; earliest and best years were passed at the Hawkll l .ll 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 impoveristed, 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 unprevided for ; and it has therefore been resolved to raise a fund, in order, if possible, to anord 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 a* , cl 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 eserit will support and encourage the laudable object which the Committee have in view. Dundee, March 10, 184.8. Contributions will be received by any of the Members of Commit tee; and at the sbeas of Messrs. Chalmers, Shaw, and Middleton, Booksellers, and Mr. Mills, Perfumer, Dundee. DEATH OF WILLIAM THOM, THE INVERI7RY POET. (To the Editor of the "Dundee Courier.") Datidee, 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 aid sensitive mind. Yesterday, in cur city, at half past eleven A.m., he departed this life. He 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 en the coffin, to be buried in the tomb. lie has left behind him, alas something of yet ten derer and mere mournful interest—a widow and three children, 'th7 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 bees 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 grateilil—rest. Nor will I 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 far 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 t o b e, 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 GILFILLAUT. The last verses of the late William Thom, written shortly before his death:— SONG OF THE if WELLERS IN DEAN VALE. Tune—" Miller o' Dee." While we laugh wad sing, in this happy ring, With a bright and a brotherly glee, May we never forget that the sun hath set On the homes of misery. For oh 1 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 closer cling, 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 hanger and woe Held abiding 11 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. TIIO3I. 1 1 Z CARBORThUGH HOTEL and BOARDING HOUSE,, LEEDS (adjoining the Yorkshire Banking Com pany's Premises), re-opened by Mr. J. NAYLOR, late of Barnsley. This Establishment is contiguous to the Bradford Railway Station, the Coloured Cloth Ball, the Commercial Buildings, the Post Office, and the intended Leeds Central Railway Station. Soup and Luncheon ready every morning at Eleven O'ClOCk. r t zcelloat Mdfivic 1t99214 4144 pupa* rod., FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SNARES. Gentlemen,--I beg to apply for Shares in the Eastern Archi pelago Company mentioned in the above prospectus ; and I agree to accept the same or any smaller number which, within three months torn the date hereof, may be allotted to me, and without reference to whether the whole amount of shares may be taken or subscribed for, and to pay the deposit and the instalments as they may be called for; and to execute, when required, the deed of settlement prepared under the direction of the Court of Directors, and approved of by the President of the Board of Trade. Dated this day of To Messrs. GledstaneF and Co., No. 3, White Lion-court, Centhill, London. Signature of Applicant • • ........ Name of Referee ..... • • • • ISM Address -. • - - ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S INN-ROAD. Ills Grace the Duke of BUi!CLEUC 11, K.G., President. John 31astenuan, Esq., M.P., Treasurer. The TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL will take place at the London Tavern, on THURSDAY, the 13th of April. The Right lion. the Earl of HARROWBV in the Chair. The Marquess of Lansdowne, K.G. John Reynolds, Esq., M.P. The Marquess of Donegal, G.C.B. Thos. Sidney, Esq., Ald., 3f.P. The Earl of Cardigan J. 11. Mariners Sutton, Esq., M.P. The Earl of Ellesmere George Thompson, Esq., M.P. The Earl of Zetland Thomas Wakley, Esq., Air. Viscount Sydney John Walter, Esq., M.P. Viscount Lake John Williams, Esq., M.P. lord Southampton The Rev. Edward Rice, D,D. Lord Ashburton Thomas Barnard. Esq. Viscount Drumlanrig, M.P. Herbert Broom, Esq. Viscount Ebrington, ALP. John P. Bull, Esq. Viscount Ingestre, M.P. Hiller Goodman, Esq. Vissount Milton, M.P. Edmund lials well, Esq, Lord Robert Grosvenor, 3f.P. William Molt, Esq. Lord Alfred Paget, M.P. E. It. Moran, Esq. Lord W. Powlett, M.P. ' T. Marsh Nelson, Esq. Sir Charles E. Douglas, M.P. 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Jut published, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. fld„ or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two Stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma turity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practice Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion. whether arising from these causes, elaae study, er the influence of tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Indis cretion. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their strictures, uses, and functions, and the various Injuries that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and infection. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University )1 Member Edin burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary of the London Hospital Medical Society, &c. i n order that It may be really the cause of mutual happiness. _ raised, Marriage requires the fulfilment of several eonditions c . in how many could and its true source in every instance disclosed, i d their attendant disap veil. which covers the origin of domestic wretchedness. be_ it be traced to physical disqualifications ; the g ift, which when ould the pointments. Excesses are always inj urious used in moderation is fraught with . abused . the proli fi c source of mischief The particular excesses. on of mai:agtu a dvant age , becomes, human frame, to the constitutional and high this Treatise e professes to dilate, the nature and conseouence of w are productive of and of greate b r ec o o r m l e e s s ' s injury vital powers. n severity aarate and complete account of the Reproductive Organs, and of lop of the Repr Anatomy and Phy - et° -In health and disease. It deservedly Than any y w o o t r h h er oo to n which it is subiect. and study, for what subject can requires es t ai t ns the importanceclosest than the preservation of the health be of more i al capabilities of which every man should of f vi h e d i vicious habits,advanced age,whether while sufferingacquired their relative conditions and of the physical capabilities rtunately happens that the unhappy e d It LILL • • greateratatention v be icti p nro u f w exce s- sive i n ind th ilig e e f n o c il e ies an In early life or from from their invariable consequences, unwi . sely entertains a :ear of ap plying to a q uali fi ed physician for relief. Same and the dread so .. bu t erroneously entertained that these complaints are frequen.J. - beyond the reach of art, alike restrict hi m and prevent his seeking • o r assistance where alone it can be p rocured. In active' thes, he abovenaseert e ll, eo alng s t e h or ec y a Is forgets sympathyac accurate a w t i e t h d t i s h e e r im n sufferer, i natio and, ,i e n s va o - f ea inva riably the intelligent and practical physician, and to the medical man who can show by his posse- sion of the requisite I,:gel q ualifications that he is entitled to esteem and respeet in his p-.•eles slonal pursuits, the utmost confidence should be extandcd. Dr. LA'MERT has obtained the highest medical honours, as his diplomas certify, and the great extent of his practice far many years is a guarantee for his p r o f essional experience, which h as re f erence a l roost solely to the treatment of these diseases. Published by the Author, and may be had of Kent and Richards, 52, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford -street; etarie, Tichborne gtreet, Haymarket ; Mansell, 115, Fleet-street ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street, London; or, free by post for iorty-two stamps, from the Author, who may be con su lt e d on these d i sor d ers personally or by letter, daily, from Tea till Two, and from Five tlll Eight. Wild ;(114•Allt. al ! livitngituare 14440, 5 5 0 5 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .. 1 1 0 I 1 0 1 1 o 1 1 e 0 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 9 10 0 0 10 6 •• 1 1 0 . 5 0 0 .. ..10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 .. 1 0 0 1 0 0 • .. 1 0 0 .. 25 0 0 .. 10 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 0 .. 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 S 0 0 5 0 0 I'4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS. _ _ Presented at the Annual held✓ at the Society's Office, on Thursday, March 2d, 1848. Having, at the Meeting keld in January, 1847, presented to the Proprietors and Assured a very full account of the Society's affairs, your Directors have but little to communicate on the present oc casion. It may, however, be satisfactory to those now assembled to learn that, notwithstanding the increased and active competition arising from the yearly establishment of many new Life Assurance Offices, the business of this Society still continues to advance. In proof of this, it will be sufficient to state the following facts : I. The number of Policies granted on the lives of Clergymen, e class of persons generally distinguished for longevity, has been greater during the year ending June 30th last (the period compre hended in this report) than in any one year since the commenc"- nient of the society. 11. The Society's Income, which was 116,3821. In the year ending June 30th, 1846, aiiounted to 122,9061. in the year ending June 30th, 1847. Hi. The number of NEW POLICIES issued within the year has been 513, and the amount assured thereby 287,079!. Being an increase, both in the number of policies and in the sum assured, over those of any preceding year. In conclusion, the Directors are happy to inform the Proprietors that the Society has not in any degree suffered from the great mor tality which has prevailed •f late throughout the kingdom, the claims, both in the course of the year ending June 3d, 1847, and also within the six months ending with December last, not having equalled either in number or amount those of preceding years. Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal can be obtained of any of the Society's Agents, or by addressing a letter to GEO. H. PINCKARD, Resident Secretary. office, No. 99, Great Rassell-street, Bloomsbury. London. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE DICAPA CITY, &ND IMPED IMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 196 p a g es. Just published, price 2 s. 6c1., or by post, direct from the Establishment, 35. 64. in postage stamps, THE SILENT FRIEND , a Medical Work on the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate toe of mercury, with remarks on Marriage, and tke means of obviating certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. Sy R. and L. PERRY and CO., 19, Berners-stroet, Oxford-street, London. Published by the _Authors : sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Starie, 23, Titshborne street, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street. PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PANT 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive indul gence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. It is illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. PAST 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and centaits explicit directions for their treatrnsat. The consequences of early neglect and of the abuse of mercury, are also clearly pointed out. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Engravings. PART IV. treats of the Prevention o Disease by a simple ap plication, by which the danger of infection is obviated. Its action to simple bat sure. It acts watt the virus chemically, and destroys its power on the system. This important part of the Werk should be read by every Yotng Man entering into life. PAST Y. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its duties. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. nTrIZ CORDIAL BALM OF STRIACUM is exclusively employed in treat gncrvous and sexual d e bility, i mpo t ence , /i.e.. Hs And 335. per bottle.ly, for pu r ifyi ng the blood in cases of infection, secondary symP- The Concentrated Dete rs i ve Essence, an anti-syphilitic me re toms, remedy Purifying eruptions, an d th e abuse of mercury, l and 3 3 5 . per bo ttle. Ferry's Specific Pills, 2s. Jct , 43 , 6d., and 1 is. per box. a certain gonorrhoea, gttioee.t, fee, strt c if tur . b e y s i ,an tte d r, chronic tion of th e e m b ed lad y cl th g er. with advice tube had at the E s t a b l i shment only by whick the fee , 11., is saved. Attendance daily a t 19, Beruerslstreet, from Elerni l i . l rck m e a- ts WI TWO/ NA riTs to root ; gutsy' teas &ova So goo ON NERVOUS DEBILITY AND GENERATIVE DISEASES. Just published, the Thirty-sixth Thousand, au improved edition, re vised and corrected, 120 pages, price 2s. in a sealed envelope, or forwarded by the Authors, post paid, to any address, secure from observation, for 2s. 6d., in postage stamps, illustrated with nu merous Anatomical Coloured Engravings. MANHOOD: the CAUSES of its PREMA TURE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for its PERFECT RESTORATION. A --- ii;aieailB;ay on those Diseases of the Generative Organs, emanating from Solitary and Sedentary Habits, indiscriminate Ex cesses, the Effects of Climate and Infection, kc., addressed to the sufferer in Youth, Manhood, and Old ♦ge ; with Practical Remarks on Marriage, the Treatment and Cure of Nervous and Mental De bility, Impotency, Syphilis, and ether Urine-Genital. Diseases, by which even the most shattered constitution may be restored, and reach the full period of life allotted to Man. The whole illustrated with numerous Anatomical Engravings on Steel, in colour, explain ing the various functions, secretions, and structures of the repro ductive Organs in health and disease ; with instructions for private correspondence, cases, &c. By J. L. CURTIS and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 7, A rri ls t i k e T i s i t e r a e l e w t, Sorokh.oisTquoatrhee, gay Lon and don thoughtless we tract . " s Manhood.' work will serve a s a b eacon to warn them of the ? danger attendant upon the too rash i n d u l gence of their passions, whilst to some it may serve as a monitor i n th e h our o f tempta tion, and to the afflicted as a sure guide to health."—Chronicle. ." Manhood.' By J. L. Curtis, and Co.—Their long experience and reputation in the treatment of these painful diseases is the patient's guarantee, and well deserves for the work its immense cir culation."—Era. " ' Curtis on Manhood' should be in the hands of youth and; old age. It is a medical publication, ably written, and developes the treatment of a class of painful maladies which has too long been the prey of the illiterate and the designing." United Service Gazette. The Parent, who beholds his beloved child pining away, and fast approaching to a premature grave, In consequence of some disease, which, for want of careful investigation of its real cause, has been set down to the score of consumption, will, on perusing this work, be astonished to find, that in nice-tenths of the cases of young per sons of both sexes, who perish of what is called pulmonary con sumption, heart disease, tribes, the sole and exclusive origin has been the indulgence in certain destructive habits practised by youth much more frequently than it is at all suspected. N.B. Hours of consUltAtioll from EleTen till Two, said Six to Eight 41 the Eyeigng. _. ,yi:, rLtl ~i 4 :.a:i~. .. 1 1 0 2 1 .. o o - .. - 010 0 1 0 0 1 " 1 0 O 5 0 5 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 O 5 0 O 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 500 1 0 0 1 0 0 .. 1 0 0 1 1 0 • 5 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 110 1 1 0 9 5 0 1 1 0 - - •• 0 10 0 5 0 0 •• 0 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 I 0 0 1 0 5 0 0